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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-26
Easily Constructed Coop.

The common A-shaped coop is one of
the most easily constructed and
convenient forms in use. The
one disadvantage connected with
1t is the difficulty of re-
moving the feeding and drinking
vessels for cleaning or of catching a
bird In it without danger of some of
the birds escaping. To obviate this,
one of the Stats may be made to slide,
as shown In tho figure.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-26
rheumatism In Fowls.

If you find a fowl disincllned to
stand, with joints hot and swollen,
rheumatism has taken hold. Damp
quarters are liable to bring on this dis
ease. and II is not an easy one to cure
Here is where the ounce of prevention
comes in most helpfully.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-26
RUNAWAY HORSE
Causes Great Excitement at Alliance
Sunday EVENING.

Alliance, o., May 21.-An exciting
runaway occurred on North Arch ave-
Lue about 1880 Sunday evening. A
horse belonging to Dick White became
frightened and broke away. When the
horse was seen coming down across the
tracks young man and two girls wei 3
driving across in the opposite direction
and in trying to avoid collision with
the horse narrowly escaped being run
down by shifting engine. Five young
girls also were nearly run over by the
engine.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-26
The
-ment of Guatemala has
cinded the order imposing

% cent additional duty on all
articles sent into the country under
the parcel post regulations existing
between the United States and Guar
temala.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28

felt 1t a matter of honor to keep his men
manly and true. as brave men are
And here let me remark that long
downward step was taken when the rules
regarding the appointment of officers In the
cadet corps were changed. Under the old
rules the fact of being even non-com-
misSioned officer meant that the student IN
question stood high IN scholarship ana de-
pertinent, and to be a commissioned offi-
Ger meant that he was excellent in both re-
spects. Now it means nothing of the kind,
and as ambition IS one of the best spurs
to good work and behavior. it is to be
hoped that the old order will be restored at
once.
Let 1t not be forgotten that our common
school system not inaugurated to
make athletics it's end and aim 1t was to
be the means of giving each child the edu-
cation required to make an honest living,
no matter whether its parents were able to
pay for It or not. When that point Is lost
sight of a step in the wrong direction is
taken and taxes are paid out for purpose
unjustified.
branches are valued at present. A teacher
in our graded schools gets four marks
during the year. one from each OF four
persons; the mark may be either excei-
lent good. fair, or poor. The music teacher
comes and what the school has done
in her line and marks the teacher accord
ingly; then the drawing teacher comes
and does the same the health teacher
comes and gives her mark. and. lastly the
supervising principal adds his for all the
really necessary work done in the school.
Thus II will be seen that reading, writing,
spelling, arithmetic, grammar, geography
and composition, the really important
things. have together only a value equal
to either of the three others. Then. when
one considers that the longest school year
consists of only 1873 days, usually has only
| 1T9 OF 1S1-this last had only 1l1-one VIII
| see how very little time can be given 10
| those important items, and can understand
| why 1t is that not half dozen children
| transferred from one grade to another
| have thoroughly mastered the work of the
| grade they are leaving. This goes on from
| grade TO grade. until the high schools get
| Pupils not half prepared for their work.
Formerly all aspirants had to take a thor
| ough entrance examination. and those who
passed il were suitable material, since they
| proved not only that they had mental
| power but the application to use 1t. 1t
| happened. however, that frequently chill
dren of influential people flunked most dis
gracefully while those of plain and unim-
| portant ones sailed in with flying colors.
| That could, of course, not be borne. so
| again the authorities were obiging and
| abolished the test. Then the high schools
| grew so rapidly that now the system Is
| top-heavy, and threatens to vie with col
| leges and universities in making athletics
| the main object of school life, with just
! little embroidery of studies around the
| edges.
| But to return to the problem of the East
ern. l am pretty sure that had l been in
Mr.. Swartzelfs place and convinced OF The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28

head down in the neck a few days ago.
While driving along the road near the old
school house on the Falling Waters road
Mr.. Dellinger's attention was attracted by
an unusual noise on the edge of the WOOD
behind a bush pile. He stopped to investl-
gate and as he drew closer to the noise ne
was fascinated with what he saw.
A blacksnake of unusual length ana d
copperhead were in mortal combat and the
quick movements of the reptiles swept the
grass and leaves like the fury of storm.
The blacksnake was the aggressor and
pushing the fight hard. The copperhead
had all It could do to defend itself from
the rushes of it's antagonist, and. rearing
like a mad bull, the copperhead made re-
peated thrusts at the blacksnake to fasten
It's poisonous fangs in the black, sinuous
body, failing in each attempt.
How long the snakes had been fighting
before Mr.. Delinger arrived upon the scene
he does not know, but he stood and watched
them for twenty minutes racing back and
forth in the death struggle. The black
snakes tactics were to rush around the
copperhead, which was kept going around
in a small circle, and occasionally the black
snake would grab at its antagonist and miss
a hold until finally the blacksnake succeeded
and like a flash wrapped the copper
head like spring closing and crushed it
to death. When the last culver in the body
of the copper head had ceased the black
snake slowly uncoiled itself and started to
leave the scene of battle but Mr.. Dellinger
slew it there beside the vanquished reptile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
STRANGE TRICKS.
Helpless Animals Which Use Deceit
Because They Lack Courage.
From the London Spectator.

From the London Spectator.
There was surprising number of Quaker
animals-animals whose regular method Of
self-protection is to offer no resistance to
their enemies.
Among marine animals Is starfish, often
called the brittle star which is the de-
spair of collectors. 1t seems to make 1t a
point Of pride that none of Its family shall
be shown in a bottle or on a museum shelf.
When taken from the water this starf1sh
throws off it's legs and also its stomach
The story is told Of one collector who
thought he had succeeded in coaxing a
specimen into a pail, only to see 1t dismem-
Der itself at the last moment.
w. II. Hudson describes the death feign-
ing habits Of small South African fox
common on the pampas. If caught In a
trap or overtaken it collapses as If dead.
and to all appearances Is dead The de
ception Is so well carried out that dogs are
constantly taken in by it. When one with
draws little way from a fegning fox and
watches him very attentively slight open
ing of the eye may be detected. Finally,
when left to himself, he does not recover
and start up like an animal that has been
stunned, but slowly and cautiously raises
his head first and only gets up when his
foes are at a distance. / was once riding
with gaucho when we saw on the open
level ground in front of us fox not yet
fully grown, standing still and watching
our approach. All at once ii dropped and
when we came up to the spot 1t was lying
stretched out, with It's eyes closed and ap-
parently dead Before passing on my COM
panion, who said 1t was not the first time
that he had seen such thing. dashed it
vigorously with his whip for some moments
without producing the slightest effect"
Dogs show much the same tendency when
they lie down meekly with their heads
down and their tails tucked in. and invite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
MODERN CRUSOES.
Story of Shipwrecked Crew of Bark
Anjou.

From the London News.
A stirring story of three months spent on
uninhabited island by the shipwrecked
crew and passengers of the bark Anjou
(2,069 tons), consisting of nearly forty per-
sons, was told by the captain on the arrival
of the liner Ernest Simons at Marseille
lately. The Anjou, while on a voyage from
Sydney to Falmouth, was wrecked on one
Of the Auckland group, in the Pacific.
The captain stated that they left Sydney
on January 20 and. during thick fog and
rough weather on February 4. the ship
struck on a reef. The masts fell and
smashed some of the boats and there was
considerable panic on board, Fortunately
all escaped in the boats that remained but
many were only partially dressed. After a
terrible experience In heavy gale they
reached the shore the following afternoon
and landed.
Half dressed and many wounded. we
looked like band of phantoms marching to
the conquest of an Internal island, said
the captain. big fire was lighted and sea
birds. attracted by it, were captured and
eaten. The party started to explore the
island and three days later discovered Il
shelter. showing that shipwrecked people
had been there before. On the following
days they killed a number of albatrosses
and caught quantity of shellfish. on which
they subsisted. A small seacow was also
captured and eaten. AS chance of making
their condition known, several albatrosses
which were caught alive were again set free
with cards tied round their necks stating in
French and English the position of the
shipwrecked people.
Later, in the interior of the island they
found some wild sheep and established a
sort of fold in which to keep the animals
for use as necessary. Boots were made
of pieces OF wood and sheepskin. and the
skins were also used for clothing A signal
OF distress was hoisted on the highest point
of the island to attract thee attention OF
shipping.
New Robinson Crusoes. we were living
an extraordinary life. fishing, hunting, get
ting our food sometimes in cave. some
times on a rock, according to the weather
and sleeping where we could" said the
captain. "A great deal of the weather was
very bad while we were ON the island" On
! May Z, after they had been the island
over three months. the New Zealand gov.
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eminent steamer Hnomoa rescued them.
This vessel had on board two daughters of
Mr.. Mills, the New Zealand minister of
commerce, who showed the shipwrecked
people the greatest kindness. AS me-
mento a cat which had been saved from
the wreck and had gone through all the
vicissitudes with the shipwrecked folk was
presented by them to the Misses Mills.
The steamer passed the spot where the
Anjou was wrecked, and there was then mo
trace of the vessel. 1t Is most dangerous
place for shipping, ten large vessels hav
ing been wrecked in the vicinity in the last
fifteen years. including the steamer Gen.
Grant, with a loss of seventythree lives.
The shipwrecked people received the great
est kindness in New Zealand and have been
sent home by the French consul.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28

a beating. Puppies are just as good at this
as hardened veterans.
Some kind of beetles, many of the woody
woolly caterpillars which have poisonous
hairs their backs and numerous spiders
adopt similar tactics. Even the weed-louse
has the same trick and rolls itself into
ball.
In the whole animal kingdom, If anything
runs away, there is always found some
thing to run after it. The badger, which
defends itself wickedly when attacked, Is
often used for batting.
Perhaps the commonest instance of pas
sive resistance is the land tortoise, which
draws up it's front piece and pulls in It's
head and legs and defes its foes by locking
them out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
Colossal Finances.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.


Modern financial operations are conducted
on so large scale that amounts running
up into the hundreds of millions are talked
of in daily conversation without any real
appreciation of what the sums mentioned
costs. and of the loans which make possible
the maintenance of armies and navies In
active service, or Of the operations of gov
ernments administering the affairs of mil
lions of inhabitants we take big figures as a
matter of course. 1t is In no degree re-
markabe that an empire of seventy or
eighty millions should require outlays on a
large scale. and 1t is perfectly proper
subject for discussion whether national ex-
penditures within the last quarter of CEN
fury have not increased to a proportion out
of keeping with the ability of nations to
stand the strain.
These are economic questions of the ut
most importance; but new element or
wonder enters in when the financial opera
lions of certain large commercial organiZa-
lions considered. popular magazine
writer has given a graphic and comprehen-
sive illustration of the scale on when mod
ern corporations are operating, taking the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad as an example. he
does not make the best use OF his opportu-
nifty. however. for the figures selected are
those of the lines east of rittsburg only.
whereas the showing for the entire system
would have been vastly more impressive.
For instance the railroad aggregate earn
ings in 1904 were $23S, 242. 4O2, a sum exceed
ed by the national revenues or only seven
of the great powers of the world.
This aggregate brings the financial trans
actions of this corporation into comparison
with the purses of the nations, but as the
Iron Age points out the comparison Will be
still more significant If the United States
Steel Corporations reports are scanned. In
It's greatest year its sales, amounting to
~f.<1a l<l h. fAfa fno, n
the United States government In the fiscal
year 1904-5 by 100000: and the average
receipts of Russia, Great Britain, Germany
and France alone 20 beyond those OF this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28

crop on record was harvested was that the
planted area was a million acres ahead Of
any previous year. and 100000 beyond
any year which has followed. The third
noteworthy case was 1890, when a great
drought developed in the second week Of
July, cutting the August wheat condition
down from 944 to So
That particular July was also marked by
20 per cent drop in corn's condition In
1888 July weather cut Ga per cent from the
corn crop indication; in 1894 the loss was
117s; in 1901 it was ~. But with these four
exceptions corn in the fifteen past years
has either improved during July or suf-
fered only trifing loss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
CURE FOR RHEUMATISM.
Despite the Tradition, Some Say That
Strawberries Are Curative.

From the New York Sun.
That strawberries are Injurious to rheu-
matte persons is as old tradition as that
tomatoes dove apples) conductive to
love. But against science no tradition Is
SAFE 1t is now asserted that the straw
berry is the real thing In food for
rheumatics Linnaeus, 1t is said, kept
himself free from rheumatism by eating
strawberries. Fonteneil another natural
list, attributed his longevity to Strawberries.
He resorted to them as a medicine and
would frequently say: eff 1 can but reach
the season of strawberriesr'
Borheave is said to have Chased the
strawberry with the principal red fruit
remedies containing iron as well as phos-
phOrous. salt. sulphur and sugar.
1t has long been tradition that the
chief demand for horse chestnuts has come
from persons who believe in their efficacy
as a cure for rheumatis at least pal
liative in rheumatic affections. Straw,
berries have heretofore been barred, but
If they have all the merits now claimed
for them, or indeed any of the merits.
the bars will be down and will stay down
permanently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
WHEN CROPS ARE INJURED.
Record of July as Month Of Damage
History in Spring Wheat and Corn.

From the New York Evening Post.
AS rule. II grain crops do not show
signs of damage by the third week of July.
they are reasonably safe. But this is not a
rule without exceptions. The case Of spring
wheat last year was one. Its July con-
dition was as high June's; on July 20 1t
would probably have been higher STILL and
its August / condition was only per cent
down. The mischief was done by the BLACK
rust" which nobody took seriously until
the end of July By September the condi-
ton was down 81 per cent, and 6o.000.0o
bushels were marked of at that crop esti-
mate.
Another instance was peculiar. In that the
crop suffered seriously in July, notwith-
standing which fact the largest wheat yield
on record was obtained. This" said the
weather bureau bulletin. reviewing the
second week of July. was the third con-
secutive week of intense heat.
with an almost entire absence of rain
the crops were subjected to most unfavor-
able conditions The wheat percentage
was marked down from 956 on July to
1903 in August. The main reason why, de-
spite this weather the largest spring wheat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
PORTO RICAN AFFAIRS
RESIDENT COMMISSIONER LAR
RINAGA EXPLAINS MATTERS.
Tells What Was Accomplished Under
Spanish Rule and What the
People Desire.


~" 'i....s '# i'i,' ft''' '+' attracting
c"rs.derI'." t'eHt.u rt late. due 60 the
evident Dissatisfaction OF tHe people Of the
island r. r.rrrr...-.. resilient commits
es.,r.- ~ Pc. r,t. -..-... .r. 49,.
'' "
l7s..'~ .'l.'..''H- WIKI representative OF
The S'1T to-day sTid
1.-The rrorTa of Porto rs#ra h.y.r had e..-
oral ra-r..-.--,.t.... s. +t ,,-...,t.,, .,.,,-.s
'' '"N- -...'.- years. i-.''Hl5 t'S mao
hlie.n They obtained some gradual re-
forms for the island TrraaeH the work of
their rfr.rr,--.tf .,- %, ,-, -;-.I.'-r ,.s-,se
tr. a-.--.t.,. -....-.......- ....-4., -.
tie island. Tho commercial code. civil and
criminal procedures and III, real estate
"a" tL'y HiToteelT,al were extended TO the
60, OIL. 4,-.. ,,,..-. Observation-Disclosures
slrrae.lrT I'm t....[., ..r ..li r,sseI f-r -6l
abolition of slavery and rhs raising Of a
loan OF seven million for the payment of
lI. Si'.+ owners Ih0y also succeeded In
gree .'.l"' win .". ihs.E8IoHS
~ ~-,.tg1- 'l..'.t'.h OF "'''t7 IN zen
- .l''lt 90, H'-t', a Sdee'e'-u III
- E.4N'.u .' 'g- country
t 49, g' ~ ,'-7 .,'..l'i --.."'t progress
.'. ...''' .','.. as llF pr"iet
.'N -'""-s ''- la"~Il' N\ many o. ileu
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guilt of those accused of fraud, no power
on earth could have made me yield in the
matter of their graduation. AS principal L
would have been truly the head of my
school. and then, if the authorities did not
like it, l would have gone out with drums
beating and colors flying, the victor in
good fight. VILLA A. LEONARD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
BATTLE WITH SNAKES.
Deadly Struggle Between Black Snake
and Copperhead.
rom The Hagerstown Mail.

From the Hagerst0wn Mall
The combative nature of the blacksnake
often gets it into trouble with other reptiles.
and many a hard-fought battle, has been
silently waged in the field or woods. away
from human eyes. but no harder fight be-
tween two snakes has ever been witnessed
than was the one Jacob Dellinger Of Half
Way. Washington county, saw between
six-foot blKcksnake and large copper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
Brilliant Bargain Array for the Last Day of the Grea
Cean=Sweep Sale! Prices at the Lowest Notch!
Tomorrow Will See the End
OF the
Marvellous
Clothing
Sale.

There's every price reason
why this should be-as it has
been-the most successful of
all clothing sales, for the en-
tire stock of clothing in ev-
cry line Except blue serges)
is included, and the prices are
not far from half the regular
figures.
And tomorrow is to be the
last day of the sale-the limit
of time when the Clean
Sweep sacrifice pricing is to
obtain!
SO get in tomorrow with
out fail!
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-11
HOLLANDS NEW CABINET
Professor q A. Van Hamel Is Made
Premier ard Minister Of Iustica

Professor e A. Van Hamel Is Made
Premier ard Minister Of Justice.
The Hague, Aug. S.-A new cabinet
was formed under the premiership Of
G. A. Van Hamel, professor of philoso-
ply at the University of Amsterdam.
JOnkheer R. de Marees Van Swinde-
rem. minister at Washington. was ap-
pointed minister of foreign affairs.
Premier Van Hamel also takes the
portfolio Of minister Of justice.
Other members of the cabinet are:
Minister Of the interior, Deputy Rink;
minister of finance. Herr Deceester;
vice president of the council of the
East Indies and minister Of marine.
Captain Cohen Stuart; minister of
war, General StaaI; minister OF public
works, trade and industry. Herr
Krans; director of the technical uni
versity and minister OF agriculture
and labor Herr VeVegens; minister
1f the colonies, Deputy FoclS.
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-11

come to me; live in me. have died
that you might live forever in God and
with GOd!"
Men and women who, as wild beasts
Of passion. are roaming over the hill
sides Of sin, will you not heed this
divine invitation? VIII you let the
blood Of an atoning Saviour be shed in
vain? From being a sinful, human
beast and spiritual outcast will you not
be changed into one Of Christ's glori-
fed spirits OF earth and heaven, which
shall live under the divine benedictiOn
and dwell with your redeemed ones
forever and ever? "The Call of the
Good" is here. Listen. DO you hear
Il? VIII you answer its summons !
now?
Jesus. take this heart Of mine.
Make II pure and wholly thine.
Thou hast bled and died for me;
will henceforth live for thee.
Copyright. 1905. by Louis Klopschl
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-11
iDaily. sDsily except Sunday.
PRANCH ROADS.

Delaware, Maryland q virginia X. n
! Leave Harrington for Franklin CITY and VVaN
statlOus ~ y a. m. and 50. o m. Wee5 -davs
heturDlngi train leaves Franklin Cit1 90 a
/ m. week ard ll.57 am. week days
/ Leave Franklin City for ChincOteaque wi,
stes merl 50 and s5 pm, week days Re
turning, leave ChincOteague 10 48 am and
4 30 pm. weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Ie,ves st
lO.R a. m. and $50 p. m. Week-days Returning.
leave Lewgs % a. m. and ly6 p.na. week-days
Leave harrington for kehOboth I0.Ss a, m
tuesdays. Ihusdays and Saturdays Return.
ing, leave RehObOdh lis o. m TUESDAYS Thurs
days and Saturdays.
Leave Harrington for Berlin. IO.Ss a. m. apo
9'5gP m. weekdays. Returning, leave BerliI
800 IN. and 1853 pm. Week. days.
q Lea Leave Porter Tor Delaware City 81 a. m, u q
81, > 5e and 3 " N. weekdays. Returning
leave Delaware City s., 3 % and IU.S inland
10 ana 81 ,. N. weekdays
Leave Masseys for ChestertOWn and Wa1
tsatiOns s. a. m. and 10 D. m. week-days
Returning leave Chestertown 7 or am. am
2 81 pm. weekdays.
Del. chesapeake r. R.-Leave Clayton 10
O1IOrd and way stations AZ 43 a. m. and S
2, m M week days. Returning, leave OXFORD
D - q m. and ~ p. m. week days.
CONNECTION.-At Porter, with Neyvarr A
delaware City Railroad. At Townsend. witt
queen Anne's a Kent Railroad. AT CIav
lOns Win delaware d Chrsapeake Railroad
thu E'iltl more Il Delaware Bav Railroad A.
daTflnstOByW with Delaware, MARYLAND q VIZ
sinla Railroad. At SeafOrd with Cam bri10,
: Ssaat9iQ railroad. At Delmar, with Nev
~ OIk, FnlladetPhia 4 Norfolk, WycOmioo : /
OSO4nOke 2, and Peninsula Railroads
D. b. HUTCHINSON, General ManaR
= H. WOOD, General Passenger Agent. -