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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-18

The Jolly Dozen was entertained by
Mrs. Richard Freeman. East Congress
street, Tuesday Afternoon. High scores
We're made by Mrs. r. Freeman, Mrs
Alfred Getty and Mrs. Ipps. The clubs
next hostess will be Mrs. Hampt, East
Isabel street
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-18
Pension Examiners RESIGN

WASHINGTON, April 17.-SeveraI
of the ten pension examiners against
whom Commissioner Warner has pre-
ferred charges handed in their resig-
nations today. Commissioner Warner
will report TO the secretary of the in
terror on the case shortly In the
meantime it is expected all ten of the
examiners will resign. If they are ex-
onerated on the report. reinstatement
viii be sought. The designations have
not been accepted. The charges re-
suited from disclosures that applica-
tons for civil war pensions have been
illegally passed on by. this examining
board, the claimants being members of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey regi-
ments which have never seen actual
service.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-18

Prosperity Hive of the l.. @. r.. NJ
gives dance at Bowlby hall, corner
Sixth and Robert, Easter Monday.
April "a. Committee in charge is Mrs
Stahi, chairman; Mrs. Dore and Mrs
Southern.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-18

Mrs. e. E. Donald of Bemidjf. Mimi.
is visiting Mrs. I. S. f. Hayes of Lin
coin avenue.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-18
/ha1<x.
Mainly About People

The Ladies Aid Society of the First
presbyterian Church will hold an
Easter sale today from II to 6 at the
chtfch parlors, corner of Lincoln ave-
nue. and Grotto street
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-18

Mrs. E. F. Berrisford and Miss. Kath-
crime Berrisford have returned from
California, where they spent the win
ter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-18

Miss De Coster of Summit avenue
entertained her bridge club yesterday
afternoon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-18

Mrs. T. German and Mrs. William
Tamborino. Mrs. A. Schweizer will be
the clubs next hostess. --.',
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-18

Mrs. c. w. Fogarty and, daughter of
Browns Valley, Mimi, are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e.. f. .Berris-
ford of Robert street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs. John Espey of West
ern avenue, have returned from the
south. ''''--'
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telephone and electric wire, and every day
1t sets the time for every station clock on
the whole line Of the Southern Pacific
company
or course the chief object OF interest
at Lick Observatory is the great 80 inch
telescope which was the largest in the
world until the instalnent of the 40 inch
glass at Yerkes Observatory. The Lick glass,
though smaller than that Of the Yerkes,
has the great advantage Of elevation above
sea level and far clearer atmosphere.
The good seeing, as astronomers call
clear vision, is due at Mount Hamilton In
summer to large masses of fog which cover
the valleys below and thus prevent the
heated air from rising to the level OF the
observatory. Thus the air at night even
in midsummer is cool and the stars appear
without twinkling.
Perhaps the feature Of the huge 80 inch
refractor that most impresses the unscientifc
observer is the cas-, with which it can be
handled. A child may move the great
glass, which weighs three and a half tons,
and child may also raise or lower the
floor of the dome, which is accomplished
by tremendous hydraulic pressure.
To look through this great glass is an
experience. Having personal letter to
Prof. w. G. Hussey, the astronomer of the
observatory, the writer was permitted
to look through the glass at several star
clusters and at the planet Mars. One Of
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In the excitement Of the chase the party
had divided into two bands, and DR.. Lam
bert. Borah and two or three mountainees
who had followed the two cubs decided
to wait until the rest Of the sportsmen put
in an appearance. But Skip was anxious
for killing and could not understand
why the function was postponed.
He stood the wait for a little. but finally
broke loose. He ran round and round the
tree. barking with great heat at the bears
above him, and became 80 Infatuated at
the failure Of the hunters to despatch the
cubs that he began tearing up with his
teeth pieces Of bark lying on the ground and
then he snapped at the trunk Of the tree
sava9ely.
BY this time the sun was sinking over
the hills and 1t was decided to bring down
the cubs without further delay. One of
the yearlings reached the ground very
much alive and began to fight with the dogs,
and in the scrimmage Skip. with discre-
ton born Of long experience, kept away
from the head and snapped and bit at the
hind quarters.
From now on Skip will lead life OF
luxury and ease, spending his winters at
the White House in Washington and sum-
mers on the shores OF Long Island Sound.
The grizzly and the bobcat will be better
off for his migration eastward.
1t was a lonesome little black and tan
that travelled from Glenwood Springs to
Washington. It was his first trip on the
cars and he didn't like it at all. He was
homeeick through and through. and alb
solutely unhappy unless seated in the lap
of some member Of the party.
From time to time the President sent
for him. and then Skip seemed to brace up.
When put In the baggage car at night he
howled as dogs will howl when they are
lonesome, and he made things miserable
for those sleeping in the adjoining car.
BY the time he reached Washington
Skip had become used to his surroundings
He has showed aside every pet Of the Presi-
dents household, and the Roosevelt chill
dren would not exchange him for worlds.
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away. This last bit Of road zigzags up the
mountain side and furnishes a constant
succession Of superb views. There are
actually 3e5 turns in the road.
= The slopes on the mountain are well
wooded with white and black oak and the
tough but worthless bull pine; but although
the beautiful manzanita is abundant. one
sees more of the madrofia trees that are
conspicuous in the forests in other parts
of the State Poison oak abounds and It's
fame colored leaves add color to the
landscape.
Finally. after what seem interminable
turns, the stage swings around and comes
out in front of the observatory dome and
the little village of houses scattered over
the uneven ground Of the summit.
A colony Of about fifty persons lives on
tn mountain top. The director and sew
eral of the astronomers who are married
have separate houses, but the bachelors
live in one big building and have mess in
another Then there are a score of me-
chanics, who are kept busy the year round
in the machine and carpenter shops.
Even a school is maintained for a dozen
little boys and girls. A few flowers and
hardy shrubs grow in the gardens, but
vegetables and fruits are cut down by
killing frosts, so that all supplies are brought
in from San Jose.
Yet remote as the place seems, it is in
actual touch with the outside world by
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INTER1ORorTHE GREAT DONE
WITH THE SO INCH GLASS.

stars. It seems beyond belief that this
little instrument, not over four feet IN
length, automatically solves the mystery
Of the composition Of star worlds that are
hundreds of millions OF miles from the
earth.
To the unsoientifo observer looking
through the IL inch refractor is nearly as
satisfying as gazing through the more
powerful glass. Through this smaller tele-
scope the writer observed Castor, one OF the
Gemini, a remarkably brilliant star which
is apparently single to the naked eye, but
which Is resolved by the telescope into two
white stars, one rotating about the other.
Astronomers have also found that each
Of these is accompanied by darker COM
panion rotating about the brighter star.
These stars, as well as when seen under the
powerful glasses, appear like bright electric
lights. The light given of. OF various
colors, has the intensity OF the electric
ray.
There are many other interesting things
at Lick Observator ~. including the Crossley
seventy-six inch reflector and the wonder
full clocks by which time is regulated and
transmitted by telegraph to every Southern
Pacific Railroad station on the coast and
as far east as FL Paso, Tex. But what
impresses one more than anything else is
the tomb OF James Lick, the founder of
the observatory, which is In the founda-
ton pier of the great telescope.
Lick was a German miller who came to
California in pioneer days and made a
fortune manufacturing flour. He had no
expert knowledge Of astronomy, but he
wished to found an observatory which
should have the largest telescope in the
world and by means Of the wonderfully
clear atmosphere of California should thus
he able to make finer observations Of the
planets and the stars than any others.
He gave $4,000. but the cost of construc-
ton on top Of a mountain was so great
that only about $780, 900 was left for endow-
ment. Hence it was found necessary to
make the observatory part OF the State
University, which furnishes funds for its
maintenance.
When Lick died in his eightieth year he
left no directions for his burial except
that he should like to lie in Mount Hamilton
So his remains, in a great leaden coffin,
were placed on the foundation stone Of
the pier of the great telescope. Upon it
rests the iron pier, which weighs twenty five
tons and is thirty feet high.
To tell of the work that has been done
Mt Lick Observatory would require several
columns, but it must suffice to say that it
furnishes materials for study for score Of
American and European observatories. By
means Of photographs and spectrogra phs
it is constantly adding to the worlds knowl-
edge Of the heavens.
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INDIAN TRIBAL PUNISHMENT.
Lash Applied by order OF Chief to Those
Guilty OF MisdemeanOrs.

"While In the Choctaw nation in the
Territory recently" said a travelling man
TO Houston Post reporter, Il saw sight
that impressed me much. AS everybody
knows, the Indians have long maintained
their tribal courts and enforced their own
laws, but Congress several years ago de-
MED them jurisdiction over felony cases
and since that time they have administered
the law only in misdemeanor cases.
Il arrived in Eagletown, little Territory
town away off the railway in the neighbor-
hood of the Arkansas line, and almost
instantly ! realized that something out Of
the ordinary was going on, for the place
seemed to swarm with tawny Indians
Upon inquiry was informed that it was
sentence day and that the Indian court
would deal with malefactoH. First one
Indian after another was brought before
the Indian Judge, who conducted the pro-
ceedngs in Choctaw. and as fast as one
prisoner was convicted the constable or
Sheriff as the case might be. would take
him out and inflict the punishment.
that is a person convicted Of a certain
offense receives so many lashes. They
would take the prisoner to n big oak tree,
into the body of which had been driven
an iron pin curved at the end about two
feet above the average mans head, and
after tying his hands together and stripping
stretched along the tree in an upright posi-
ton and then the Indian officer would take
his great rawhide strap, soaked and pre-
pared for the purpose, and apply 1t with
Intense vigor on the back Of the unfor-
tunate.
sThese blows were dealt only from the
elbow down. but the force used was amply
evidenced by the twisting, squirming
contortions of the victim. While the blood
did not come, great red welts were plen-
but not in one single instance did note
an outcry. The guilty, with traditional
stocsm. took their punishment, but never
was there an outcry. All about the tree
were gathered the friends and spectators
and the manner in which they -guyed the
absolutely no mercy, and was informed
that, the tongue lashings accompanying
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the most interesting Of the star clusters was
in Hercules. It is globular, with more than
$500 stars in an area about one-tenth
that OF the full moon. This cluster appears
as a fuzzy single star to the naked eye,
but the enormous number OF stars that
are brought out by the glass may be ap-
preciated when it Is said that on ordinary
nights the unaided eye can see only 5000
stars in the heavens.
Another and perhaps the most interesting
star cluster under a powerful glass Is w.
Centauri. the great southern cluster cover
ing an area about equal to that OF the
full moon and including many thousands
of stars. 1t can be seen from this lati-
tude only at upper elimination and only
on favorable nights. To reach it the great
refractor was turned nearly horizontal.
After seeing this cluster the glass was
turned upon Mars which Is now in the most
favorable position since 1894. It's dis
tance from the earth is 100000 miles.
Mars through the glass looked about the
size OF the moon In the zenith to the naked
eye.
1t was rudy, but on the left Of the disk
appeared dark spots which resembled the
outline Of a great crab, while In the lower
corner to the right was another dark
spot that looked like the map Of Aust ralia.
Between these two were dark bands d.
rectly across the face Of the planet. These
were the famous canals.
Prof. Hussey declared that no had never
seen the planet under more favorable cir
cumstances, yet by no stretch Of magma
ton could the writer convert these dark
bands into canals. nor could he detect
any OF the objects which Prof. Lowell at
Flagstaff says that he has seen recently.
1t Is evident that Flammarion, Schiapa-
relli, Lowell and others who have seen
wonderful things on Mars and who have
discussed the possibility Of communica-
ton with the Martians must be endowed
with far more than the normal magma
ton or power OF observation.
To the layman the most wonderful fea-
ture of this So inch refractor is the use
which it serves for Photographic and spec
Geographic work. By Photographic at
taohment to the eye-piece superb views
have been obtained Of the moon and the
planets.
But even more remarkable are the results
OF work with the spectrograph. When
this is attached to the glass a record is
made in colors on the spectrum which re-
veals the metals that are contained In the
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 30 THE opening
/ by the Southern Pacific Company OF its
( new coast line railroad from Los Angeles
to San Francisco has brought the main
tide of tourist travel almost to the doors
( of Lick Observatory, on Mount Hamilton,
! and has thus added another to the many
objects of interest in California.
In the old days it was necessary to make
4 special trip Of fifty miles from this city
t. San jose in order to see the observatory
and its huge 80 inch equatorial telescope.
Now the traveller can stop at San Jose for
two DAYS and see sight which IA without
PARALLEL in this country, in return for small
Rxpense and slight exertion, and he may
also see something of the Santa Clara val
lev, the garden spot of California, which
without irrigation produces all the fruits
and flowers Of temperate and semi tropical
climates.
Mount Hamilton, on which Lick Observa-
tory stands, is twenty-eght miles from
San Jose and s one of the highest points
on tie coast range of mountains, being 200
feeS above sea level. 1t was selected as
tho observatory site because of its e!eHa-
ton and because Of the purity of the atnos-
phere in its neighborhood 1t Is so far from
travelled roads that the air Is free from dust,
and on clear days, especially in winter,
the peaks of Yosemite valley in the Sierra
Nevadas on the East and the harbor of
San Francisco on the west may be seen,
while far to the north the snowcapped
summit Of Mount Shasta CLEANS in the
sunlight.
Over the twenty eight miles between San
jose and the summit of Mo mt Hamilton
fine turnpike has been built by Santa Cara
county The start is made from the Hotel
Vendomc in San dos at 73O in the morning,
and the observatory is reached at 1880 in the
afternoon, u half hour being spent for lunch
con at Smiths Creek. seven miles from the
summit. On ordinary days the coach
leaves the mountain at 23O P. NJ. and rea ches
San Jos s in time for dinner, but on Saturday
the big telescope is open to the public and
coaches are started from San JOSS early in
the afternoon, reaching the mountain at
in the evening, in time to permit each WISH
tor to look at some star or planet through
the great glass. The return to San jose
Is made at midnight
Nothing is more exhiarating than ride
to Mount Hamilton on a clear morning.
The road has been well oiled, which makes
1t as hard as Il fine asphaltum pavement
and "a free from dust The ride is the most
beautiful in California, surprising in views
the famous ride from Wanona into the
Yosemite valley.
From Smiths Creek the summit is seven
miles distant by road and two and half
observatory looks to be not over a half mile
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SKIP, THE NEWEST ROOSEVELT PET.
Little Black and Tan Terrier That Was Mighty Hunter of
Colorado Bears Now in High Favor in the White House.

WASHINGTON, June 3.-The Roosevelt
children have "A new pet, brought from the
Rocky Mountains by their father. 1t is a
little black and tan terrier, Skip by name,
the star bear hunter Of old Jake Borah's
pack which is one of the wonders of the big
game section Of Colorado.
Skip was born and bred in the higher
attitudes, and to him the mountain country
was happy hunting ground. If he had
chosen he would have stayed with Jake
and earned his living chasing the grizzly
rather than have come East, even with
President.
Roosevelt. the hunter, made such hit
with the people of Colorado that they offered
him everything in the State cept the noun
tains and the climate. Borah wanted him
70 accept as a souvenir of his sojourn there
the big white stallion he used in the chase.
When he refused the best animal in Bor-
abs train, the President was told to look
over the pack and name his choice. He
didn't hesitate a minute. He picked out
nhectionate little Skip, the liveliest and
most persevering and enthusiastic dog that
ever struck the trail Of a bear. The Prcsi-
dent intended Skip as a gift to his son
Archie, but the dog has worked himself into
tio dhCctiOub Ol Ill un6 CflllQren ana each
and every one claims him as his or her own.
Mr.. Roosevelt loves animals, and all sorts
have been presented to him, from the snarl-
ing and untamed mountain lion to the gentle
brown eyed deer. II he had kept all the
quadrupeds, both wild and domesticated,
that have been forced upon him he would
have the largest as well as one of the finest
OF the private menageries of tho world
He has done his part in the building I'D
OF the National Geological Garden in WASH
tngton and has made contributions to
other like institutions throughout the coun-
try. From his various hunts in the South
and West he has frequently brought back
i've trophies, but has always turned
them over to public ZOOS, not caring to start.
one OF his own. either in the spacious
grounds surrounding the White House or at
bis sixty acre farm near Oyster Bay.
The President had chance while in the
mountains to get a live bear. but refused
T. explaining that he was after pelts. and
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pelts from the bears that he pulled down
himself. Skip is the only live specimen
of the animal kingdom that he brought
back from the hunt
The fact was announced from one end
Of the country to the other when President
Roosevelt started East that he had with
him bear hunting dog A great many
good people thought that the animal must
he one Of the most ferocious Of its kind
as big as small grizzly and as strong as
an OK, and that for the safety Of those travel
ing on the Presidential special train he
had to be either chained to the floor Of the
baggage car or muzzled in steel and care
fully watched by armed attendants.
At several stops on the return journey
toward the capital anxious inquiries were
made by the curious as to the Whereabouts
of the monster.
He must be bad 'un,' said farmer in
Nebraska.
ooh. no, he isn't" said Secret Service
man, "Ill show him to you"
Skip was then led out of the car wagging
his tail and giving every other canine mani
festation Of friendship and joy,
That amt no bear hunter said the farm
err Hes just measly little cur"
Skip is not an awe inspiring animal. but
when it comes to chasing bears he is simply
a marvel. He was the pet of the Borah
pack, not only because of his affectionate
disposition, but also on account of his
stick-to-itiveness in the chase.
He was never 80 happy as when the pack
gave tongue for the start. He was in the
bunch through all the going, and when the
big hounds were winded and ready to quit
Skip cried for more. He never seemed to
tire out.
There were times. however, when Skip
preferred to be with the hunters rather
than with his own kind. On such occasions
he would spring to the saddle Of the Pres-
dent, and would hold his place there without
any help from the rider. And then. out OF
pure JOY. as the hunters slowly assembled
mountain trails, or slid down the sides OF
the gulches, or galloped across level
stretches. he would jump from saddle to
saddle, making . visit to every. man In the
oavalcade --~ -.
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ment that Skip can climb tree with the
agility if not the speed, of wildcat.
Il do not mean to assert" said the doctor,
Athat Skip could go up every tree, but he
had no trouble climbing the short, thick
pifion pine"
The bobcat ia shifty animal, but he
hasn't any sense and when once sighted
his pet is generally secured. He will some
times cover twenty miles or more, but the
run is usually shorter.
The Presidential party chased one Of
them into a gulch one day and played tag
with him up and down 1t for a couple OF
hours. He finally got into tree and stood
on limb spittin 6 and snarlng at the hunters
and the dogs below him. To show his
contempt for his enemies. he walked out
on rotten branch and fell into the midst
Of the pack, but in some unaoco,mtable
manner eluded the dogs.
He was freed for the second time in a
pifion. Skip Skinned up after him, and
bob had to jump. He failed to make a
landing and his demise followed.
In the meantime Skip was having his
troubles. He was fastened In q fork Of the
tree and could neither back out nor go
upward, and he whined piteously for help.
Dr. Lambert went to the rescue, but dis
covered that it was not so easy as it looked.
He got hold Of Skip all right, but the
brano hes were so thick that he could not
carry him down in his arms. Then happy
thought struck him.
Amid the applause Of the hunters and the
baying of the dogs, the New York physician
took firm hold Of Skip by the neck with
his teeth and descended to the ground
Phil Stewart. Of Colorado Springs. another
hunting companion Of the President, took
a snapshot Of DR.. Lambert with tho dog
in his teeth, and he said he would not take
mint for it.
On one occasion Skip showed a peevish
temper 1t was caused by the excitement
OF the hunt. This was the day that Dr.
Lambert bagged four bears while the Presi-
dent was compelled to remain in camp
on account Of a slight indisposition.
The party found the tracks OF an old bear
and three cubs shortly after noon. The
mother and one cub were sighted after a
short run. and little later they were freed
and shot.
Two little black balls could be seen going
up the mountain side. standing out in bold
relief on the freshly fallen snow. After
IN hour or two Of travel. tho packs tongue
said 'treed,' and soon The hunters were up
with TIE quarry.