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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19

to the height of creating symposically the
fecund words which my polymathic genius
uses with ubercy to abligate the tongues
of the weetlessi Sir, you have Grassy parO-
died my own pet words as though they
were trangrams. / will not coascervate re-
proaches-I will oduce veil over the
atramenatal ingratitude which has cham
fered even my indiscerptible heart. ! am
silent on the oscillation which my coad-
juvancy must have given you when / of
fered to become your fantor and adminicle.
1 will not speak of the lippitude, the OBJ
lepsy. you have shown in exacerbating me.
one whose genius you should have APP
preached with mental discalceaton. So,
tell you. without supervacaneous words,
nothing will render ignoscible your con-
duct to me- 1 warn you that would vel
licate your nose IL I thought that any
moral diarthros.s thereby could be per-
formed-if thought 1 should not impigno-
rate my reputation. Go. photographic
scrogie. band with your Grass inquinate
fantors: draw obiectatons from the
thought, II you can. of having synchronic-
ally lost the existimation of the greatest
poet since Milton.
And yet all these words are to b found
in the dictionary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19

of which details would be a convenient
warning to train robbers. But Of all the
numerous secrets. the darkest are those
stored away in the ample noodle" OF
John E. Wilkie, chief OF the secret service,
the very mention of whose name resolves
all conversation into a hush or a whisper.
Then. too, there are secrets kept umbrous
by the army and navy, even in times Of
peace. Visitors are barred not only from
our coast defenses. but from the land sur
rounding, and the army's complicated
plan for mining harbors In time of HOSTILE
ties are shrouded in the darkest mystery.
The publication by New York newspaper.
just before the war with Spain, of crude
plan OF the defenses of Washington
caused the expenditure of hundreds OF
thousands of dollars IN changing that sys-
tenn. The navy is equally strict regarding
its scattered coaling stations, and will not
allow even photographs of them to be is
sued to the press. But, then. when we
come to discuss Uncle Sans secrets We
might continue ad infinitum, and the
reader will grow weary-even of secrets.
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
TRAILING THE DEER
THROUGH THE WOODS IN THE
EARLY SUMMER.
The Doe and Her Fawn Discovered in
Clump Of Spruce Trees-Off
Into the Woodland.
Written for The Star.

Written for The Star.
For a few minutes after starting on the
trail OF the white-tailed deer 1 was able
to go in a straight line, for 1t was some
hundreds of yards away that her white flag
had disappeared. But from this point I
must follow her trail. for there was no
sign Of her in any direction. and even the
sound OF cracking twigs had died away.
parentIy she was the only deer which had
been that way for some time, and at every
jump she had disturbed the dry carpet of
the forest enough to enable one to follow
her freely.
But presently the trail had led me into
hardwood forest. where the ground was
soft and damp. and by the disposition of
her footprints. 1t was easy to see that
the doe had stopped. no doubt to look
around back and see If she were being fol-
lowed Perceiving, no doubt that I was
on her trail. she had dashed away again.
evidently al great speed. as indicated by the
length of her jumps and the deep marks
of the dew claws in the earth. Then she
had dropped to walk, and shortly after
ward had left the woodland entirely, pass
ing out on an open grassy hillside.
Trail Difficult to Follow.
Here the following of the trail was a
much more difficult matter, especially as
many dear had passed over this open ground
often in different directions. However,
assumed that the deer I had just seen was
the last to pass that way and that conse-
quently the freshest trail was hers Nor
was 1t always easy to tell Just which one
was the freshest, except in one way. When
a deer treads upon grass its hoof depresses
the blades with such force that they are
apt to remain depressed for a time. spring
ing back gradually, or with little Jerks. to
its original upright position. By watch
ing carefully I could see grass blades rising
thus from certain footprints, and 1 knew
that these were the ones I wished to fol-
low. And followed them. but very slowly,
on my hands and knees and often looking
ahead and round about to see If the doe
had stopped to browse.
The trail led me straight to a clump Of
spruces which We're growing in the open.
and at the foot of this clump 1 found de-
preston in the grass, evidently made by
some animal which had been lying down.
Here also the grass blades were rising
slowly, and when 1 put out my hand the
spot was warm. 1t was too small to have
been made by a full-grown deer; 1t was
about the right size and shape for a fawn,
and fawn had probably made it, as /
discovered moment later.
The Doe and Her Fawn.
Peering cautiously about. saw, between
the lower branches OF a spruce, big doe,
grazing in the open. Doubtless 1t was the
deer 1 had been following. The wind was
III my favor, and / had come SO slowly
and quietly over the latter part OF my
journey that she was quite unaware of
my presence. But as I watched her
noticed a curious movement of her hind
quarters, and suddenly her hind feet were
for a moment lifted clean Off the ground.
An instant later she turned half round. and
I saw the cause Of these curious move
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19

as hundred misunderstanding or there
abouts, the principal happens to glance
overhead. Great black clouds are moving
menacingly; away off near the horizon a
flash of jagged lightning breaks the ark-
ness for an instant
Swiftly he moves from one to another OF
his attendants. at looks like storm" he
says. I'VE must get them into the base
ment playground quietly and without arous-
ing any alarm. We don't want a panic, or
stampede for the stairs
Then he whispers a word into the ears of
the band leader, he gives the order for all
to make ready to go to the basement play
ground, the band strikes up a lively march,
and 3.1S2 pairs of feet march in fair pre-
cfsion down four flights of stairs.
The last person to quit the roof Is the
principal; two hours later he dsmisses the
children to their homes, by actual count of
his attendance officers at the two play
grounds having taken care of 3,S16 boys and
girls of all ages and almost every national
ity since l o'clock of the afternoon.
Still. that patient smile is on his face as
he starts for his own home, where wife
and child await him. You still think you
wouldn't Ike to be the summer playground
principal?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
NEW 81, SIAE z y73: I BOARD BEF1D
LOCKED DOORS.
SO, a permanent head Of that office can be
selected.
New Secret Crop Report Scheme.

New Secret Crop Report Scheme.
To begin with, those data from which the
regular forecasts will be made, are now
being regularly collected for the bureau by
25O, 600 men distributed over the country.
Reports of only part of these agents will
be collected and classified in one room, set
apart for the purpose in the annex building.
Here to the statsticians grouped about
table, will be issued sheets, each with the
name Of a separate state at the top and
with lists of counties in a column down the
margin The figures from the different
parts of the states will then be taken from
sealed envelopes and transferred opposite
those counties happening in the upper part
of the column and divided by a line from
those below. Under this line will be added
the totals for these several counties. Thus
each statistician will. up to this point, have
made out only partial total for any state
AS soon as their additions have been made
they will hand the sheets across the table
to Prof. Hayes, who will cut them In half
at the dividing line, shuttle up the blank
lower halves. and issue them TO the status
ticians Unfortunately. Then the envelopes
from the remaining counties will be opened
and their figures transferred to these blank
lower halves which now have nothing upon
them to show what states they represent.
BY aid of numbers placed at the top and
bottom of each sheet before IL has been cut
Prof Hays will be able to later fit the
halves together and. by adding the two
partial totals, ne Will optalf' py himself,
the state totals.
This counting will take place with doors
locked and with each statistician bending
over his own paper. Peeping at another's
sheet will be considered as reprehensible
as cribbing during school examination.
Even should these statisticians gain &C
cess to these figures before the counting day
comes round they would be awaited nothing,
since-as suggested-only the figures sent in
by a part of the quarterm million of CORE
spondents are received in the little annex
building. Those relating to speculative
crops-such as cotton, wheat. etc.-are per-
sonally addressed from the field to the Sec
rotary of Agriculture in the big main build
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whose tail was switching rapidly from side
to side. 1t happened that he was standing
where he was surrounded on all sides with
ox-eyedaisies, pearly everlasting and other
and smaller white flowers, and that his own
white spots caused him to look simply like
a part of the landscape.
Then, as it was time for me to return, 1
arose to my feet The doe started in alarm,
and the fawn ran bleating to join her.
Then she snorted like a small explosion
and sprang away toward the woodland fol-
lowed by her spotted baby, their white tails
waving their adieus.
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
A Vocabulary Test.

From the Chicago Journal.
The number Of obsolete words that are
to be found in Webster's Dictionary is con-
siderably larger than people have any idea
Of The following letter, written by an al
legged poet to an editor who had treated his
poetry with derision. furnishes some idea
of them:
''Sir: You have behaved like an impeti-
ginous scrogle! Like those who. envious
Of any moral celsitude, carry their ungicity
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ments; It was fawn taking his milk. and
every now and then butting her SO vigor-
ously as to almost carry her off her feet.
He was beautiful little fellow, reddish
brown, spotted with white, and he shook
his white bordered tail vigorously as though
he was enjoying himself. Every now ard
then his mother would turn her head as
though to see that he was all right. and
then fall to grazing again.
But In few minutes he had had all the
milk he wanted for that time, and as his
mother walked along he stopped to try
little grazing for himself. For moment
my eyes followed the doe as she walked
slowly along, nibbling a weed here and a
tuft Of grass there. occasionally stopping TO
scratch her nose or her ear with her hind
foot Then I looked back to see what the
fawn was doing. but he had disappeared.
1 could hardly believe that he would de-
liberately run off and leave his mother. so
I looked again and very carefully, but not
a glimpse of him could I get.
Fawn in the Field Of Daisies.
Then I noticed something small and white
move very rapidly from above the tops OF
the grass. and on looking hard in that
direction ! made out the form Of the fawn.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-27
Tie Anderson County Fair.

The Directors Of the Anderson Coun-
ty Fair Association are much encour-
aged with the outlook for the Fair to
be held on the 18th, 18th aud 10Th of
October, and are using every effort to
make it big SUCCESS. This Associa-
ton Ia one that every progressive citi-
zen of Anderson County should feel
and take an interest in, for it is o
county organization and has not been
organized for the purpose of making
money. The premium lists are now
ready for distribution and Secretary
F. Is. CraytOn will be glad to send the
list to any one interested.
new building has been co Dleted
for the housing of exhibits. The fair
last year had Il limited agricultural ex-
hibit. but no display Of the county's
ed. Xhis fall there will be both. The
suggestion that trades display be
arranged for one night at the fair has
met with q favorable reception. and it
ID probable that this feature will be
added TO the others.
The following special prizes have
been offered by tho Fair Association,
come. of which do not appear in the
premium list:
Bes: pair of mules exhibited by o
farmer--1st prize, Studebaker Wagon,
by Fretweil- Hanks Co.; 2nd prize,
blower, by Sullivan Hardware co.
Best Single mule, set single har-
ness. by j s.. Fowler Co.; and prize,
/ barrel of -four, by Harrison g. Co.
The mules winning the wagon prize
are not eligible for entry in this single
mule contest.
Best short horned. Poiied, Devon
or Jersey heifer, under one year old,
one dress suit case.
Best bicycle rider, under ID years
Beat display of field crops-1st prize,
horse rake; End prize, Cole cotton plan
ter. by Sullivan Hardware Co.
Best herd of short horned Hereford,
Devon, Jersey or Red Poled cattle con-
sisting OF not less than five, $40. 90.
Cow giving most milk in one day
during Fair-1st prize, ton huiIs by
Anderson Phosphate & Oil Co.; 2nd
prize churD. by Sullivan Hardware Co.
Best doublD team Of horses, style,
speed, rig, ETC., county owned. not
less than five to enter-1st prize. Hack
ney runabout buggy, ny J. l.. MCGEE;
2nd prize, lap robe, by j. s. Fowler.
The rates OF admission to the Fair
grounds are as follows: Adulte, 80
cents; children. 25 cents; 2-horse We
hicle. 80 cents; horse vehicle, 25 cents;
suuuIe nUrse, 20 cents.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-27
Trying Hard to Get Into Georgia Jail.

Atlanta. Ga, Sept. 21.--Claiming
that three years ag0 he knocked me-
gro from an excursion train Mt Ander-
son, s. c.. and that the negro was
killed either by the blow or the fall,
Arthur &. Davis. formerly of Ander-
SOD, 5. C..,tonight asked the city
police to lock him up. Davis says he
attended the inquest over the negro's
body and that no one. suspected him.
Ever since that time he has tried to
get rid Of the remembrance, but has
been unable to do so. He decided
that the best way to clear his con-
science was TO make full confession
and take the Consequences, aud, ac-
COrdingly went to the police with hia
odd request: Davis is now a prisoner,
and will be held until the South Caro-
lima authorities give Instructions con-
cerning him.-Special to tho Augusta
Chronicle. ). i45fs, 3.lgg n, 4, lEs
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 22. Arthur q.
DAVIS, young white man OF Ander-
son, .. e., is having a hard time trying
to break into jaii. He went to the
police station yesterday and said ts
was wanted in Anderson for murder.
ing II he we wanted there. Thereby
came back that all Anderson wanted
was Tor him to stay away from Z that
city. This morning Davis declared he
was wanted in Rome, Ga, for car rob-
bing. a long defiance telephone nies-
sage from Rome established the fact
that Davis had never been heard sc ia
the Hill City, and the police there were
not looking for any snoh raan. DaYisdeg
claras he is wanted in 80 many nI Iacea
for 2variona crimes that he don't know
where he war waited s. Wrrse.S He
says they won't let hin, 20 back ,to his
home iD South Carolina, B and as q lbs
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-27
Eureka News.

Rev. johnnie Mann preached al
Eureka Sunday from 2nd John 3.1S..
Mr.. Floyd keowp, of Pickens Coun-
ty has been visiting in this vicinity TO,
several days. The mountains seem to
agree with him. He does not like
keeping batch, though.
Mrs. B. b. Breazeale is off on visit
to her son in GreenvilIe, and her
sister-in- law, Mrs. Waddy McFail, OF
Pickens.
Mrs. Nappie Martin. of Anderson, il
spending awhile with her brother, Ar.
w. l.. Anderson.
Misses Cara and Lucy Shirley are
attending the Greenville Female
College. We will sorely miss our
girls. 1l
Mr. j. p. Harper has resumed his
studies at Furman University.
Miss Fannie Harper attended the
Clinkscales-L Lig0n wedding at Starr.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-27
Quarterly Conference at Starr.

The Fourth quarterly conference
for Starr and Iva charges will be held
at Starr on Thursday morning, Octo-
Der 10Th. AS this 10 the last meeting
for THE circuit for the yeer 1905, every
official is urged to be present, and al
business pertaining to the several
churches must be settled.
Il. Herbert Jones, p. e. ly
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-27
Horse Swappers' Convention.

A Horae Swappers' Convention ut An.
derson, 8. O., will be held Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday, October 3rti
4th snd 9Th, 1905. The largest conven
tion ever held in South Carolina or Geor
gia. You will ind fine stock OF al
kindR. There will be q prize Of $3.50
for tho man that trades the most times
Come onei Csme all! ss5
ANDERSON JOCKEY CLUB
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-27
esERE az "a FEvg zBAR GAINS 81.

Iaak Walhalla with house oubudnps
f& sl60
Sangaf 500
s. land al $500
000.
nile Walhalas ass Ssnsi
bargain bnS rent
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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-09-27

tsss ffenNSi IL ,lss pfs IauaSiiAissa
riu W are did oil sssi pfs 0f
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-14

comes the aftermath of disillusion-
mcnt. bitterness. and often divorce"
1t is n ermon which every man
and woman Should apply TO the affair;
OF everyday life. Existence based up
en- the fundamental vcrities would H.
infinitely happier for another and
broader life to follow. Tear aside the
shams and come II upon a platform
which needs no pretcnse to bolster
it up and which will stand the test af
the most searching Investigation. Is
it really worth the while pretending
To be what II knows M is not? Cor
;ainly we cannot deceive ourselves,
and there is little likelihood of decciv-
Ing even those whom we some iimes
wish 10 impress.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-14
NEW YORk'S MORTGAGE TAX
LAW.

y decision has been rendered in TIE
the constitutionality of the much.dis
cusscd and vigorously fought mort
gage tax. The matter came up on an
application for Il p%crcmptory writ Of
mandamus directing the register Ct
New York county to record a mort
gage without payment Of the tax III
denying the application Judge GioS-
erich held. among other things. tina.
the act did not deny the equal pro,cc-
ton Of the law 10 holders of mortgages
recorded July /; that it did not inter.
ferc with the freedom of contract;
that II did not deprive citizens of their
property without due process of law,
and that II was not shown how the act
violated any principle Of home rule
embodied i'll the constitution The dc
cision Just rendered will. il is under
stood, he reviewed ON appeal.
One Of the principal objections
urged against the measure while il
was under discussion was that ii would
result in the tax being placed upon the
borrower, who already was forced to
pay interest and that it would be an
unjust burden. or course. the Dor
rover holds the same relation to the
lender as does the American consum-
or to the manufacturer of foreign
goods upon which a tariff duty Is
levied. Few persons are now so silly
as 10 hold that the manufacturer pays
the tariff. II would be equally as fool.
iah to hold that the lender will pay
the tax OF Il mortgage. Tho justice
who delivered the opinion undoubtedly
has laid down the proper legal Erin.
ciples. When il ono TO the matter
of cXpehiency that it is Il different
matter altogether. ana a fight probably
will be made ON the measure on that
ground.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-14
MAN EATERS IN INDIA.
The Sort OF Tigers Tint Hunt For
uumHH Game.

NhN'
The man eater is the jungle night
mare of India. and numerous nrc the
theories TO account for its abnormal
appetite. Commonly it is said to be an
old tiger Which has found game too
difficult to bring down. or a sickly
tiger which has resorted to man kill
ing in its weakness as the easier meth
I'd. The consensus of opinion among
experienced hunters and observers is.
however. that Il man eater is an en-
cattle killer which in conflict with
llerders, who are often quite brave in
defense Of their cattle. has discovered
how much less work il is 10 kill a man
than cattle, for the cattle killer is
usually fat and lazy. Nothing has
been found, 80 far as ! have discover
cd, TO suggest appetite for human
ilcsh az the impelling motive, or that
man caters reject all flesh not human.
~ that the cubs Of n man killing IL
ilty. Rather is it n case OF contempt
for nan bred of familiarity, and more
often the lust lays hold OF the tigrcss,
very likely because in foraging for her
cubs (ns She does until they begin to
HINT for themselves at seven months,
and in their defense she has come
more frequently in contact with man.
or il may b. because tlc female is
more numerous than the male or be-
cause by nature The slyer and more
Vicious Exchange.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-14
POISONED ARROWS.
rhcir Uxe Tn Warfare Dates Back to
Prehistoric Ages.

The use of poisoned arrows in print
;irc warfare is undoubtedly OF Very
nncicut origin. Tile custom is mCu-
toned by Strabo. Piiny and Aristotle.
all of whom agree that il VAS Well
known in both prehistoric Europe and
Asia. In latcr lines the Celts and
Gauis envrnomed their arrow AMI
spear shafts with The juices OF the
hcllebore, and the American and Aus
tralian savages with serpent venom
End virus from dccaying flesh.
The very earliest mention OF the
Scythians refers To them as n people
who prepare arrow poison by mixing
serpent venom with the virus Of putr!d
blood serum Al the time Of tho dis
covery Of America the Indians were az
well skilled. III the science of preparing
arrow poison as the %Scythians or any
other early tribe OF European or Ash
ntlc people. The ~favorltc mode AZ
praciiccd by the American aboriginos
was 10 kill some wild animal, q deer
or buffalo preferred. remove its liver
and cause 81 heavily envenomcd rep
Tile 10 strike its fangs into It until the
meat turned green with poison. II Que
serpent did not supply enough. others
were obtained. and the work of cnrag-
ing the creatures and causing them TO
strike the liver was kept up until The
desired results We're obtained. One
large liver thus prepared would furnisi.
poison enough 10 Goa The shafts Of To-
coo arrows. The Smithsonian institute
has hundreds Of these poisoned arrows.
the microscope showing that most Of
thcrs hs-e been poisoned with rattle
snake venOm.