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The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-03
sUFFERINGS UNTOLD.

A Kansas City Woman's Terrible Ex.
perisnee with Kidney Sickness.
Mrs Mary Cog!n. goth Ct and Cleve-
land ave-. Kansas City. NO.. says:
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-03
EA

There is such a thing in the
world as tea-toper, slave of
the cup; one can hardly
imagine it.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-03

Why do you select a family doctor
who lives so far from your homeo" IF
any .oi my family are taken sick
want them to have a chance to recover
before the doctor gets there"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-03

Try me Just once and I am sure to
come again. Defiance Starch.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-03
TEA

Is there anything good that
isn't advanced by good tea9
Is there anything bad that
isn't kept down by good tea?
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-03

Sam Johnson-'Rastus Skinbone done
bin a-talkin' powerful lot bout how
he's a-raisin chickens. 'Liphalet Snow
-Sho! He doan' mean ''raisin';" he
means "liftin'"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-03

Write for our knowledge Book, A. schliling 4
Company, San Francisco.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-03
TEA

Good tea is better than
poor coffee, and costs less
money.
Go by the book.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-03

The success OF other people is
purely a matter of luck.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-03

II sincerely hope your football team
isn't brutal" Not sufficiently brutal to
win"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-03

The average man is more willing to
lend his ear than to lend hand.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-11-03

ASK Mrs. Pnkhams AdvA Woman Understands Woman. I'M,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-05-02
ALCALDE SIN S|LLA
La actitud de Morales Le-
br6n es muy grave y
trascendente.
DESDEN MUNICIPAL
Ell enorme prestigio que dis
fruta el incllto y famoso
alcalde Valdivieso.

Los defensores y amigos del al
calde Valdivieso, de Ponce, censuran
duramente al CONCEAL Morales Lebron,
porque este, actuando una noche de
session como presidente INFERNO del
a%yuntamiento, no. ofreci6 asiento &
Valdivieso, con la d%grdrante de que Sc
habia mandado guitar del salon la ST.
LA donde acostumbra a sentarse e. al
calde.
Comprendemos que ese rasgo de la
silla no es muy correcto que digamos,
sobre TODD, tratandose de un caballero
tan c~orrecto, de I'm funcionario tan
honorable, de I'm ciudadano tan inte-
gro como ell senior Valdivieso, quien, q
juzgar por sus actos en- la ciudad del
Sur, es compendio, dechado, modelo
de las mas atlas virtudes.
Pero pongamonos en- ell case de
Morales Lebr6ny sus demas compafe-
ros en- tribulaciones comedies y lie ex-
cusaremos algin tanto.
Hay que estar en- Ponce, dentro de
aquel intringulis polftico- municipal,
para comprender las enormidades que
ALI ocurren y la paciencia que Sc ne
costa para lidiar con ell alcalde Val.
divieso,
En- rigor, a este caballero hace
tempo que moralmente L han QuitQdo
Ia SUl0
No hay pues que asustarse, POI
una falta de a~siento mas 8 menos.
Por otra parte, n6tese que ell con.
cejo municipal no ha dicho una pala.
bra contra la conducta de Morales
Lebr6n, 10 que prueba, dados los an.
tecedentes de este asunto, que esta dc
acuerdo con 81.
Esto es, por tanto, en- ell fondo, ur
acto politico, aunque impolitico pa
re2ca,
Una manera dc signifcar, como
cualquiera otra, que el alcalde de
Ponce no merece ningunas conside.
r~aciones q los ojos de aquel Ayun.
tamiento,
q un hombre de positive waller
no Sc lie hacen esas cosas: podra SCI
vfctima de un ataque, jamas de III
desden.
Pobre Ponce
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-05-02
CAST|LLOS EN- FL ARE
Los repubIicahos hacienda
peregrinas deducciones por
una hcia de Arecibo
BALUARTE De La UNION
La ciudad del Norte ha esta.
doyesta siempre delado de
los buenos patriotas.

Los republicanos comentan con
fruici6n una hoja suelta publicada
contra nosotros por algunos obreros
de Arecibo, con motive del debatido
asunto de las huelgas.
Sobre esta base movediza levan-
tan Ell fantastico castillo. de una espe-
rama impossible.
Estiman al noble pueblo do Areci-
DO como diyorciado, 8 POGO menos,
de la Coion, y muy principalmente de
este ~peri6dico que ha recibido y recibe
de aquella ciudad valioSas muestras
de adhesion y simpatia.
Ll6yales 4 tai extreme su errada
creencia en- este puhto, que va no du-
dan nj por asomo que ESQ implica
para ellos I'm considerable aumento
de ~inlnencias republicans, y quiza
ahora mismo estan hacienda peregri-
nos calculos sobre las elecciones del
afo pr6ximo.
Risa o causan tan descabella-
das ilusiones.
ST las citamos aqui, es para Que
Sc yea que1a actitud de los republica-
nos 4 favor de los obreros es intere-
sada por demas, pues de TODD sacan
partido para desprestigiefnos ante
estos.
Mas en- VanO,
Sabemos que la clasc obrera, en-
su importante mayoria, no aplaude nj
acepta tales manifestations.
Cuanto & que Arecibo tiene trazas
de perderse para la causa unionista,
ESQ no merece comeUtarse, porque es
una violonada may0scula.
iLo que Sc refrain en- Arecibo %
esas infantiles lucubra6ones,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-05-02
De AGUAD|LLA
JuiciOs celebrates pOr la
Corte de Distrito en- Ia
semana Ultima.
OTRA vEZ KOPEL
Tn bale de ninos en- q circulo
dc San Carlos, anteayer
domingo.

liaYo i Entire los juicios celebra'
dos iltimamente en- nuestra Corte de
Distrito Sc VIC ell seguido contra ell in
dividuo Juan Moves, de Moca, d
quien Sc acusa de haber cortado de un
machetazo, en- una riha, dos dedos de
la mano derecha 4 Juan Ntifez, 9 sea
Dor ell delito de mutilacion. III jura'
do que entendi6 en- esta causa declard
inocente al acusado. LA Corte lie alb.
soryi6.
-F1a regresado d esta ciudad, dc
esa capital donde Sc hallaba enfermo
en- IN hospital, Mr. Koopel, ell que to
mo possession de su cargo de Fiscal.
"A tres amos de preside con ira
baios foraados cada uno fueron sen
tenciados por la Corte de Distrito los
lndiyiduos Jose Rubio Jose Roman,
a quienes ell jurado declare culpa6les
del delito de perjorio,
FuG condenado tambien por Ia
Corte 81 individuo Cosme Hernandez,
por violaci6n q la pena de ocho amos
de preside con trabajos forzados.
Condenado 4 cinco amos de preside
con trabajos forzados, fu6 por ell deli
to de ataque para cometer %yiolacion,
ell senior Nemesio Cruz, d los cuales
declare culpable ell Jurado.
-Por flo, los dos oasos do adul'
terio registrados dltimamente en- ests
ciudad, Sc vieron On iuicio epIa Cora
municipal. Los odulerdd0res, son Sars
Carrero y Rafael L~assalle, Lucia Me
YES Y Manuel Munier. Probado Q
hecho, ne les impuso IN multa de II
pesos y las costas 8 diez diaz de car
eel.
-Lucidisimo qued6 ell bale do nj
nos celebrado co la noche del sabadC
pasato en- los salones del clrculo d.
xSan Carlos.S Los h0mbFsS del mana
"a Sc divertieron de 10 Undo. Lo'
grqndes tambiGa bdildr0e.
Mario Morales.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-05-02
IA MUTUA" De NEW YORK

Esta respetads Compahia de Sc
guros sobre la vida, nos ~obsequia con
un pequeao folleto c~onteniendo este
el 62q estado annual de dicha asocia-
ci6n, que excede en- mucho a los ante.
riores por todos conceptos.
Este prueba ell credito de que go
"a la citada Compahfa, cuyos nego-
clos son cada dia mas pr6speros, de.
Dido & la pericis y sctividad de su
Presidente, ell sehor Richard A., Nc.
Curdy, Agradecemos Ia atenei6n,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-05-02
DESOE GUAYAMA

Sc Queiau yarios yecinos de la
Gale de San Jose que no pueden So
portar ell NAL olor que despide ell mos
to de IN alambique de sacar ron que
tiene e~stsblecido don Carlos Moraz'
zani en- la fabrlca de aceits de castor
y esencia de malsgueta que era de
don Celestino Dominguez.
Llamamos la atenci6n de la Junta
de Sandal porque estamos en- Ell pc.
riodo propio para las e%pidemIas.
TN PERJUpICADQ.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-05-02
IA OPINION EN- ITALIA

Ell Giofnale dhalia, 6rgano de
Sonnino, dice que ell Kaiser aspira 4
iugar papel ~influyente en- ell Mediterra.
neo, y que convene vigilar sus pro.
yectos.
(9rrjere, de Milan, cree que la
actitud del %emperador responde prin.
cipalmente al deseo de contentar 4 los
metaburgistas alemanes.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-05-02
COSMOPOLITAN CLUB

Es verdsderamente agradable la
estsncia en- 81 Cosmopolitan Club,S
elegante Casino recien instalado en- Ia
Gale del Cristo Is. altos.
Dos billares magnifcos, buenos
peri6dicos, piano excelente y lihros
selectos, sirven para deleitar& los que
concurreA q este Centre,
Sc ~encuentran alli exquisitas CO.
midas , bebidas & cualquier bora del
dia J de la noehe, con IN servicio muy
esmerado,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-05-02
TUMULTOS EN- VALENCIA

s. ha com micado 1 la prensa
madrilena, cue en- Valencia han vuel-
TO a reproducirse las manifestations
e~scolares y los tumultos dc dfas ante
riores; que continda la silba %nocturna
y que los estudiantes muestran una &C
titud rebelde contra las autoridades.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-05-02
NOTAS De PONCE
La fiesta del Q de Mayo &C.
iebrada por la federation
iibre.--En ell teatro.
UN PLElTO FALlAD0
La Compania Industrial de
Puerto-Rico establece re-
formas en- sus fabrlcaS,
Mayo 70 La Federation Libre de

Napo 70 La Federation Libre de
poncs. celebra hoy las festas del ira
halo. Dor ser primero de Mayo
Al efecto, ha circulado un progra-
ma de los actos que tendran Iugar con
tai motive.
Entire esos actos hgura una mani
festaci6n pdblica de todas las unlones
del distrito de Ponce, que saldra oesde
10 ~Foderaci6n Libre, y llegara a la
nIa7a de las xDeliciasS, en- donde sc
celebrara I'm mecting'
los BALCONIES de la Federation Ii
hire Sc italian ~adornados con eoIgadu'
ras Y banderas'
En- ell programa de los aeto8 &c
Ia Federation Libre, en- ell dia de hoy.
6onra una velada que Sc efectuara eS'
to noche en- La Perla, y en- la cual ha'
blara nuestro e%locuente orador Se0oi
Matienzo.
En- la velada Sc recitaran compo'
.to;onos noeticas. hablara ell sehol
1glssias. Y Sc representara la zarzuela
rOuien fuera Libre p y ell Juguete CO.
mico sLos Baturros.S
-xLos siete dolores de Marla,1
drama que So representa- anoche, llev(
alguna concurrencia al teatro' no obs
tonte Ia lluvia que cayera desde Las
a;rco de la tarde, y que impidio que
10 corcurrencia fuese mayor FL Sc
nor Terradas hizo un Jesus de Na2a-
49,. ;niuitable. FL drama Sc represen'
t6 con TODD ell aparato que requlere'
air omitir detalles, Ell pdblico aplau-
do mucho. ,,.
-Recientemente SC han establecl'
do importantes reformas en- las onci'
nos do Ia fabrica de tabacos y cigarrl
uos de la playa de esta cludad' Las
maouipas son movidas ahora por tuer
"a electrical, y no de vapor como an'eS
u, od;fcio sc ha ensanchado con unf
NOVA construction, en- la cual Sc esta
hlecen las fabrieas de tabacos; en- es'
departamento pueden trabalar, como
damente, ciento %cincuenta opefarloS
Cada ramo de la fabrica tiene 81
d~epartamento, y ALI reinaH ell or00n
Ia huena direction, Enviamos nues
tro. nlacemes al inteligente admins
,rador de la fabrica, nuestro querld'
amigo don Nicolas Santini Torres
Sc ha fallado ell pleito entaola
do Dor el doctor Moret Muho1 con'r'
Ia .ucesi6n de don Pedro Puentes
plsjto del cual hemos dado cuensa' s.
eoudena & pagan q la succession mi
cuatro cientos dollars, en- favor de
doctor Moret Muhoz'
Sc hacen muchos elogioS de Ia dc
ten,a del doctor Moret, q cargo de
inteligente abogado don Jose fernSn
dez Coronss'
Hoy Sc ha pagado ell mes d
Abril al personal de la rolicia d
Ponce. sri
...Lss oacinas de la Corte de Dis
tri.o do Ponce Sc estAn trasladsndo
Ios depsrtameutos que Sc lie han de
xicuado en- ell edifcio denomlnad'
xCuartel militar, 8 <Castillo's
Ell puesto de la policfa insuls
a. traslsdarG & la casa cue venia ocu
paudo Ia Corte de Distrito de est
ciudad.
Ell pr6atmo sabado Sc celo0rs
ran en- Ponce los examenes de lngle
de los protesores en- e%iercicio.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-05-02
CULTOS EN- CATHEDRAL

En- este temple cat6lico Sc lleva-
ran & cabo durante los dias cuatro,
trece y catorce del mes en- curs0, va
rios actos religiosos dedicados al "a
iridrtd STA JoSf.
Dichos cultos serAn ameniEados
por IN coro do distinguidas damss de
San Juan, bajo Ia direction del pro
esor senior DLchssne.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-05-02
CORTE De DISTRI10

RslAsi6n de los iuictos cue cele
hrar& dleha Corte durante 81 presen-
to mes de Mayo,
Mayo 8. Pedro Virella J Alva'
rez. Aseyinato en- primer grade.
Mayo 3. Bernab6 Polancor Sc
ducci6n.
Mayo Julian Gonzalez seduc'
ci6n y Juan Torres Pab6n, Homicide
voluntario,
Mayo 5. Arturo Iglesias, Fraude
al Erario, & Isidoro HERNANDEZ, H0-
micidio involuntsrio.
Mayo s, E~ncarnacita Cruz, Sc
ducci6n.
Mayo 9. Emilio Oedeno y Juan
Acebedo, sSeducci6n.
Mayo 10. Cirilo Martinez, Hurto
mayor cusntia,
Mayo IL. salustiano RODRIGUEZ,
Seduction.
Mayo Il. Gon5alo Diaz, Ataques
con intenci6n de cometer homicidio.
Mayo Is. Juan Franco, Seduc.
ci6u: Jose Maria Ubsrri, Homicidio
voluntario,t
Mayo 16. Tomas salgado, Sc.
ducci6n; Manuel Garcia y Benigno
CaraEo, Atsques con intenci6n dc co.
meter ~violacion.
Mayo II. Miguel San Pedro, Vic.
laci0n.
Mayo 10. Pedro BORA Lopez,
A.~-H.t a. rr{r,a, Drado
The daily tribune., 1905-01-05
REPUBLICANS KISS
AND MAKE UP
Party Is Now Ready to Carry
Out Its Program.
Peabody Will Probably be Seated
as Governor, and Senators Hea-
ley and Born Unseated-
Joint Session Today.

j., Denver, Jan. 5-The Colorado re-
publicans practically settled their
differences today. At caucus held
this morning harmony prevailed.
The party il now ready to carry out
its program. which will mean the
seating of Peabody. and the unsest-
ing of democratio senators declared to
be unfairly elected
This morning when the legislature
assem- bled. Sena.or Drake offered a
resolution calling for the appoint.
ment of . committee o. five to inves.
tigate the right Of Senators Healey
and Born to their seats.
A resolution WAS also adopted call
ing for q joint meeting Of the sen
ate and house this afternoon to
listen to the governors message.
The daily tribune., 1905-01-05

WE HAVE been taking inven-
w tory and cleaning house.
Found many broken lots in
MEMS. BOYS and
CHILDRENS'S CLOTHING
Never cleaned a closet yet but
that you found something you
lost track of. So in store keep
ing; stock counting brings to
light many little things and
makes prominent many i'm
portant facts. We are going to
right these matters with an
The daily tribune., 1905-01-05

when the FIRE broke ont and the
wonderful instinct OF his pet dog
probably saved his life. The dog
seeins the flames and realizing the
imminent danger that itself and its
master were in. jump,d 1t Brosan's .
face and Tapped 1t with its tongue.
Mr.. Rrogau escaped with his fsce
slightly burned and his hair badly
sinaed. We're It not for the tenaoity
of the canine B ogsu would probably
have been burned to death.
The daily tribune., 1905-01-05
MIDNIGHT FIRES.
Two Houses Mysteriously Burned
In West Florence.

Two Houses Mysteriously Burned
In West Florence.
Mystery again surrounds the origin
Of FIRE in West Florence which o.
CURED about 1880 O'Clock this morn
ing and which burned two houses to
the ground. destroying them. The
houses are owned BY James Brogan
and ". n. Tabor.
The fire started in the Brogau house
from the back and center Of the build
ing. In few minutes the structure
was 90 enwrapped ~ to prevent any
possibility Of saving it. Mr.. BroRan
was seen this morning and stated that
be estimated his loss at el2OO In the
building and his furniture, not thing
Of the latter being saved.
Marshal Tabor owned house near
that OF Brogan's and It too. waa
destroyed. Mr.. Tabor's loss 10 not %
heavy and will not exceed $500 or seas.
The building was empty and for that
reason was not insured. Mr.. TABOR
early this morning found = 6.gallon
oil can one-third filled with gasoline
behind the Brogan house.
Mr.. Brogan was asleep in chat,
The daily tribune., 1905-01-05
'STOEssEL To Be
COURT MART|AlEO
Brave Russian General Evi-
IDENTIFY Has Enemies.
War Department Signs Order for
Stoessel's Return-Daily Papers
outspoken at Departments
Action.

st. Petersburg. Jan. "a new
cause for revolution has broken out
here. An order was issued today with
the official approval Of the war de-
pArtment and witnessed by the general
staff calling General Stoessel home
Immediately to stand . court martial
trial for surrendering the fortress 1t
Port Arthur to the Japanese.
1t 10 an Official order and has
aroused all Russia. With the an
nouncement of the official staff IL
made public Stoessel's appeal to the
emperor ''for lenient judgment on the
garrison which had been reduced 20 .
mere handful and who had done all
that is possible for human beings, to
uphold the honor Of Russia in the face
Of her enemies.
Today's papers are very outspoken
in their criticism of the war depart
ment, and this 10 considered moro
dangerous to the nation than the foe
which. fights in the open.
1t is learned today that the revolu-
tion agitators have decided to take
every advantage of the government .
extreme position and will try to COM
pei the summonipR Of Russian as
sem plage to act.
The daily tribune., 1905-01-05

with her parents to Kansas and when
but 16 years OF age taught . six
months term of school, having passed
the required examination to secure n
third grade certificate. From Kansas
the family move to Canon City where
the young lady attended the public
schools. and on the first day of jan
nary 1899 thev removed to Florence
and have resi- ded here continuously
ever sihce. Miss Beverstock entered
the Florence high school and gradual
ed with honors in the class OF '02.
She is now teaching her third year
in Fremont county. being at present
instructor Of the Brush Hollow schools
where she 10 held in the highest es-
teem by both the school board and
the patrons, while tire students idol
ize her.
The daily tribune., 1905-01-05
A POPULAR TEACHER.
Florence High School Girl Winning
Laurels.

The accompanying cut IL . good
Likeness of Miss Vira Beverstock, the
eldest child and only daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. e. l.. Beverstock OF 4O5
East Main street. Miss Beversto,k
first saw the light of day in WILDER,
Nebraska. From there she moved
The daily tribune., 1905-01-05
Supplement to Agreement.

Toxic. Jan. 5-Supplementins the
agreement between tine Russian and
Japanese commissioners for the capitu.
latlon OF the garrison At Port Arthur,
1t 10 provided that officials in the city
who did nos volunteer for military
service will be released without
parole.
The daily tribune., 1905-01-05
Statehood Blll WIN Pas.

Guthrie, Okla. Jan. "a diapatoh
from Washington has been received
here calling prominent men TO the
capitol. 1t 10 believed that the
statehood bill will bs called up in.
side of three days and that it will
pass.
The daily tribune., 1905-01-05
Japanese Cruiser off Manila.

Manila, Jan. 5-A Japanese
cruiser appeared of Manila this aft
ernoop, but when signaled to in
quire whittier bound the cruiser
hurried seaward. Merchant vessels
report . Japanese warship IN the
straihgt between Luzon and Minanao
The daily tribune., 1905-01-05
President Toasted by Mlkado.

Toxic. Jan. 6-The mik.do today
gave state luncheon to the diplo-
masio corps. The mikado toasted
President Roosevelt and other heads
OF state.
The daily tribune., 1905-01-05
INVENTORY SALE

Going to right them with very low prices. prices ~,
so low that every garment in these broken lines A n
will be sold. The broken lots usually the w q
best lots. We not have your size in every -
lot but will find it in some of the lots. It krOc
will pay you to investigate. DIOS'
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spacer-Why did the editor refuse
your story
Penman--lIe said it didn't come mp
TO nc standard of the advertisements.
Life.
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indeed he enjoincd by international
pledge. but axe We to trust ourselves
To the peldgc of an enemy when war
opens To him Il great opportunity in
disregard Of n mere Hague convcli-
ton? If not, then our defense in The
Pacific must he ol1rnSc. The cncmy's
commerce., not orr own. must he in
peril. Our supposed enemy need not
cross the Pacific to close our Pacific
ports. TO keep them open our Pacific
squadron must 80 to Asia, where the
cncmy's fleet would be- and where. lie
IT, noted, every one nj orr possible an
taSoniS,s has interests tho destruction
of which would alone he almost SUI
ficicnt to end n war in our favor. Grant
Ing. then, that we must carry our
naval war into ASiatic waters. as de-
fcnsivc measure, though by offensive
action, the value of the Philippines as
n base Is not open 10 argument. Dew
ey's plight when Hongkong was
closed Ia him is sufficient evidence in
point. From the Philippines as Il base
we could make. if only diversion,
such diversion rs would enormously
cmharrass the enemy by dividing his
forces. One other suppOsablc case Is
that of war with Japan. In that high
ly improbable event. our Pacific fleet
could be re-cnforced by large part of
the Atlantic fleet, and the war wagcd
on equal terms. but With this huge
difference in our favor-that our Paci-
tic ports would he 1000 miles from
Japan's fleet while all her commerce
would he only 1000 miles from ours.
Our Asiatic commerce, then, and not
possession of the Philippines, is our
vulnerable poin; in the Pacific. Under
protection of that commerce comes
any part we may have TO take to keep
Asia open IN Onr trade. For this com
mcrcc We must have n powerful fleet.
AS n naval base the Philippines arc
invaluable; not u source of weakness.
but an addition To our strength IN time
Of wnr.-l'oston Transcript.
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A MINIATURE DRAGON
in THE INSECT WORLD
Bug Which Emits Smoke and Heat to De-
fend Itself From Attack of Enemies
Does it Prove Ancient
Story OF Dragons ?

There exists in the region of the
Amazon variety of insects which are
provided with truly remarkable
means of defense. These are colc0p
terra OF the genus Cicindcla, with
thoraN and legs of light brownsh vel
low, black clyira marked with yellow,
and oil total length of from 0.6 10 on
of an inch. Although these insects
are some times seen in the daytime,
il is mt night that they can most easily
do their hunting. "ln the paths of my
garden" says NJ. lie Contc. .'by direct
ing the light of dark lantern toward
the ground, | have seen them running
In all directions seeking a refuge in
the clcfts between the stones OF the
borders or cOncealing themselves nm
der the tufts Of grass. lIvcrytimc that
have tried to seize one Of them IL
slight noise has been heard like that
oil steam under pressure escaping from
q valve raised by jerks. while n Jet of
smoke has made its exit with force.
Ill most cases from the extremity of
the abdomen. and sometimes oven
from the mouth, and disseminating Il
strong Odor of nitrous gas.
"At such times | have experienced
quite a strong feeling of heat in the
hand and the body of some of the in.
sectS that succeeded in catching an.
pcarcd To me to be hot My fingers
and the parts Of my hands that had
been touched by the hot smoke were
stained an indrlblc brown IL would
seem as if this were q very caustic
substance which the insect projects
with violence III an impalpnblc dust
against the enemies that threaten il.
an,l that il holds in reserve for import.
ant occasions.
This process is not absolutely alb
normal, since number of other ami
mais also have recourse to project
tons of liquids or Odurs against their
enemies for their defense But this
denotes i'll our insect both Il, special
chemical talent and Il special resist.
ancc OF the intcstincs that may be
qualiilcd as most remarkable.
Upon the whole this little coleop.
ter is nothing less than a dragon that
projects fire and fame from both of its
cXtrcmitics and that differs in princi.
pie from the famous monster of an
tiquity only in its dimensions. 1t may
very well have been that our ancestors
also knew soma gigantic cicindclc. the
remains of an antedluvian fauna, and
that they have not prcvarica,,d az
much ns might seem to be the case in
relating To us the misdccds If The mar
VeIaus and terrible animal committed
III tho days of yorc in guarding cayctns
III which was hidden every sort nj
treasure worthy of the name. -
Scientific American