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The Washington times., 1906-03-25
Rich Literary Diet.

: No postmortem has been held. and so
NE cause of his death. which occurred
soon thereafter is not positively known.
but New York bibliophiIes think that
flt may have been due to his unusually
s ileh and heavy diet. Too much Ruskin
ana Shakespeare is bad. the knowing
ones say. for even the most Confirmed
bookworm. particularly when the bind
ing is OF heavy hand-tooled leather and
fhe paper Of the old-time weight.
one learned gentleman said that the
'hohensive stranger was travelling under
an alias. and that his real name was
ptnus brunneus. of the ptinidae family
= mere are many branches OF, this family
All of which have an overwbeInine
q 1Ondness for literature. although II can
/ not be said that each is SO partici1lar
IN his tastes as the one discovered in
: Or Burnetts book. On the other hand
fhey are all antiquarians by nature. ana
oeIray fondness for old books.
r II. Crittcnden. of the Bureau of En-
'"hloioSy OF the Agricultural Department.
s"id Yesterday that the ptinus brunneus
Is domestic ptinidae that we have with
US always. Like other members of tbe
family. safd-Mr. Crittenden. iii js die
posed TO be omnivorous ana is snme-
" ." 90 'AeSN4F lItudeHDnS cellars
and attics, 'storehOuSes. and pigeon
lofts. being competent to exc out. living
almost anywhere anything animal or
vegetable is stored Among the different
substances that afford il sustenance. are
books, feathers, skins, dried mush-
rooms. and other things 1t sometimes,
gets into drugs. and is recorded 10 have
attacked musk root ana the powdered
leaves of SIENNA and jaborandi.
Bored Heavy Saddle.
There are several articles at the Agri-
cultural Department that have been at
lacked by the species. Among them is
q part of heavy leather saddle that
has been bored so much by one Of the
animals that il almost resembles a sieve
The holes are about as large as would
i be made by an ordinary sized pin. and
The large number of them shows that
lhe little bookworm had no trouble in
penetrating the eighth OF an inch Of
solid leather.
There is a prevalent belief that the
boOkworm is ii myth, and in reality that
no such animal exists. Many people are
of the opinion that the word is merely a
term applied 20 very studiOus people or
those that read great deal. This.
however. is far from the truth. and this
little animal has made such inrOads dur
ing late years that fully dozen books
have been written on the subject Mr..
Crittenden has made an extensive study
of the ptinidae family. and in one of the
ie epartment's bulletins he treats the sub
iect fully.
The Washington times., 1906-03-25
Survival
of an Odd
Custom.

an ancient uniform
blows the curfeW
horn nightly at .
O'Clock.
What with the
curfew and the an
cient monitory in
scription on the
town hall. Except
We lord keep We
cittie ye wakeman
waketh in vain.
Ripon ought 10 be
wide awake.
The Washington times., 1906-03-25
CurfeW Is
Sounded
on Horn.

LONDON. March
2L-The people Of
2ipon. a small town
i'm Yorkshire. are
becoming modern
ized. They think
IT'S about time 10
do away with the
curfew.
In Ripon cUrfew
is not rung. but
blown.
\ watchman in
The Washington times., 1906-03-25
HEAVY LITERATURE
KILLED BOOKWORN
Sad Fate That Befell a Ptj-
nus Brunneus.
HIS DIET WAS TOO RICH
Dined First Of Shakespeare and Then
Used Ruskin as a Dessert
Dish.
HIS DIET WAS TOO RICH

When some OF the old books belong
Ing 10 The late DR. Swan NJ Burnett.
ot this city. were shipped to New York
recently. there was found between the
covers Of an ancient Shakespeare folio
q real. sure enough bookworm The
box containing the books was opened
Friday by Henry Thorpe. an emDIoye
az the Merwin-C Clayton auction rooms.
and as soon as the book was picked up
out dropped the worm
Hc had been dining upon Shakespeare.
and was greatly embarrassed when he
was exposed to the light Of day In
falling he dropped upon one of DR.. Bur
netts favorite books. John Ruskin's
''Praeterita." which showed that his
tastes were cultured and discriminat-
ing. and all shat a well brought un
bookworm's should be. He became very
much interested I'm page Z. chapter of
TIE volume. and was about TO bury him
self IN its text i'm ii sort Of brown study
when he was seized upon and imprison-
cd in an cnVclOnp
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12
THE R S COMPASS.
Was Known 20 sailors Before the
Twelfth contury-tndispensable
Adjunct 20 Navigation.

Some Asian people, perhaps the Chi
nose. discovered, many centuries ago,
that a kind OF iron ore possessed a very
peculiar quality. We call this ore
magnetic ore. In more common lan-
guage. lodostone, and Il Is very widely
distributed, especially Ia the older
crystalline rocks. II was found that
n a BIT Of iodestone were placed ia
water upon a piece OF cork or straw
braid Il would turn till the axis Of the
stone assumed a north and south POSI-
ton. A phenomenon OF magnetism had
been discovered by means of an ore
that Is peculiarly susceptible to mag
netic influence.
It is an open question whether the
Chinese utilized the directive power Of
the lodestone, but il rs certain that the
hrst rude compass was not used on
European vessels before the twelfth
sentury Of our era. BY that tine tho
true magnetic compass had been
avolved through the discovery that II
an iroL Or steel needle we're stroked
On a lodestoae IL would receive the at
tractive and directive power OF this
ere. With this wonderful appliance
placed at the service Of navigation, the
vessels that had hugged the coasts soon
dared 10 venture even out OF sight Of
land. A new impetus vas gradually
given to c~artoEraphy, for now the true
directions OF the coast lines might be
charted with some approach TO accu-
racy. Il was the happy fortune OF Ital-
ian sailors 70 maze the surprisingly ex-
celIent surveys Of the directions and
lengths OF the Black sea and Mesiter-
rsnean coasts and along the Atlantic
to British waters that have come down
TO us in the so-called Portulan maps
Cyrus C. Adams, in Harper's.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12
he Presses Against the Sheriff.

people OF the City Of Mexico have APP
~parently not even thought OF retiring.
On all sides can be heard voices sing
ing; or the sweet t%hrobbing OF man.
dolins that are touched by the deli
cate fingers Of dark-halred maidens.
The moon dispels one OF the bug
bears attending visitors to the Mexi.
can capital. darkness. and makes II
safer to move about. Our friends
have no further adventures on this
night. but arrive at the Hotel lturbe
at last. a street car taking them the
concluding few blocks.
When the ladies have gone to their
rooms. the best the house affords. as
becomes the girl who manages the
great II Dorado Mine. Dick aud Bob
smoke aud talk, and elevate their
feet on the railing Of the piazza be-
low as true-boFn Americans alone
have the right 20 do.
Dick Is not inclined 20 be conhden.
tial In matters that concern his own
private life. but with Bob IL is another
matter; he feels that he has a deep
interest IN his chum's welfare. and
that n there has been an understand.
ing between Pauline and himself, he.
Bob. ought 70 know Il, In order that
he may rejoice gith his friend.
SO Dick tells the fact IN his terse
way and owns up that Pauline and
himself have had an understanding.
and are pledged to L another, upon
hearing which the impulsiye colonel
springs 70 his feet. oyerturning his
chair. and clutches the expectant out
stretched hand Of his oomrade with
the fury Of a young avalanche.
"A thousand congratulations. my
boy; I wish you Joy upon the ooca.
SIGN, and may o see many Of them;
that Isl, I mean. confound the luck.
what do mean? At any rate. you've
certainly got the handsomest and
best. Of course barring one. girl in
Mexico. and may you be puiyerized II
ever you give her occasion % wish
she'd never met Dick Denver"
Ditto yourself. Bob. old boy. Now.
SIT down like a Christian, and let's
talk horse sense. Heaven knows we've
enough 20 talk about that wretched
old persists IN keeping Il warm
for as. and I'm Of the opinion hen
never let up until By accident OF de-
sign ne receives his q%uietus
well he's going 70 get Il one OF
these days. Bob Harlan has q marked
bullet In his revolver to-day that's
checked through 70 reach Lopez aud
as sure a. you live, Dick, IN fetch
him. You look out for Barcelona
when you Gre al him. cut the third
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12
CANDLES AGAIN IN USE.
Quantities Are Sold, and Ono May
Pick Up Pretty candleatieks
for Small Price.


In this age Of electricity ana S0-ccn,
gas, think Of 5000 and more ordinary
candles being sold in one day in a
shop IN THIS city, And set that oc-
Cured In this borough within The past
fortnight, and the sale OF candles goes
on daily. The special point with re-
gard 70 the candles so much In de-
mand is that they are not the deco
ratiye kind. but the ordinary fat vari-
ETY., designed for service in the kitch-
en- or cellar. and if need be, for general
use ia the country house.
Il is safe to say that since candles
ceased to be the star medium fer artin-
oial. illumination they have never been
used 90 much as at the present time.
For the country house they r con
sidered Indispensable, and eve in the
city hO,sse many a ch|atelaine uses can
dies nightly in conjunction with more
modern forms Of illumination.
The charm Of the soft glow OF can
dleligh, on the dining table is admit
ted even By the most persistent ad-
mirer OF other methods of lighting for
other occasions. AS dinner table dec
oratlohs. candles have hourished for
some decades, but Il Is not for deco
rative purposes that the majority Of
candles are purchased to-day.
10 would seem as II a 10, Is or wen
25-cent eandlestick could not be much
OF IN affair, but the i%udicious shopper
knows that in glass the most artistic
holders are to be had at this price.
There r genuine bargains to be had
at 10 and Is cents exact copies of
cut glass, ana for ordinary use per
forming the Identical mission as the
stick that costs 10 to Is times the same
amount. These cheap holders are very
pretty, and, being easily kept clean.
they appeal to the hygienic no less
than the artistic sense of the average
householder. For % cents there may
be had a beautiful little holder in
Flemish pottery in soft sea green coll
oring. and for a little more comes an
exquisite specimen of TepIitz ware. de-
signed as a. candle holder. Then there
is Italian faience. which is somewhat
deare-, and. of course. IL one cares to
mount the price list, almost any sum
can he spent on candlesticks.-Brook-
lyn Eagle.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12
PE-RU-NA STRENGTHENS
The ENTIRE SYSTEM.

Mr.. Chas. l.. Sauer, Grand Scribe,
Grand Encampment l. o. o. T. OF
Texas. and Assistant City Auditor,
writes from the City Hall, san Antonio,
Tex:
"Nearly two years z I accepted n
position rs secretary and treasurer
with one of the leading dry goods
establishments Of Galveston. Tex.
The sudden change from highland
dry altitude to sea level proved too
much for me and / became afflicted
with catarrh and cold in the head, and
general debility 20 such an extent as TO
almost incapacitate me for attending
10 my duties.
81 WIS induced 10 fry Peruna, aad
after taking several BOTTLES in small
doses ! am pleased 10 say rhsf I WIS
entirely restored 10 ms normal condi-
ff0nand have ever since recommended
the use Of Peruna 10 my friends"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12
Matter Of Rank.

Capt, Homer Hedge. president Of the
new Aero club, was talking hopefully
az West Point about the future VI
flying.
mo doubt we shall all fly some
day" he said. "as safely as we now
rice or sail. Before that day comes.
though, every subtlety OF flying mus;
be mastered, fancy hat We look az
the art toe broadly now. We handle q
10 too cursory and general a way.
We handle II rs an old nan I knew
In the west handled military rank
Meeting the old man one day.
said 20 him:
LET me see, your nephew enlist
ed for a soldier, didn't hep
you're right, sir, said the old
man, he did
'well' said /. what rank does he
hold nowG'
The old man frowned renectiyeiy
Let me see he muttered, I amt
quite sure. but / know us either a
general or a corporal Boston Post,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12
LOVELY WATER LILIES.
How TO Make a Beautiful Corner with
Nymphaes and Other Of the
Water Plants.

Everyone recognizes the charm Of
a pool Of water in which there are a
few goldfish. Add 20 this pool a few
water lilies. scientifically known as
nymphaeas. a few water hyaclnths for
the border. and a plant or two Of par
rot's feather. and a transformation Of
increased delight will be wrought.
Such an enchanting garden. where the
owner may watch the lilies unfold
their beautiful petals, may be made
Of half a barrel OF a tub. or better.
three or four Of them placed together.
and sunk into the earth. The space
between the tubs may be used for o
rockery and the edges may be hid
den with moss. The little umbrella
plant, the calamus, many Of the wild
growing sedges. and the wild arrow
head are all very desirable plants 10
be placed along the border Of the
tubs % hide their artificial shape.
The tubs should be half filed with
rotted vegetable material from boys
ponds; or with good loan with
one-third well.decayed COW manure.
place several inches Of sand on top
OF this anb on the remainder with
water. There are both tender aud
hardy nymphaeas. and the latter are
especially desirable for tub growing
for they bloom freely in shallow
basins, There are day blooming and
night blooming lilies. One lily plant
20 each tub "a sufficient In addition to
the border plants. The water hya.
clnths float upon the water without
root hold and a mass Of them. with
their beautiful Hight blue flowers,
sometimes rivals orchidg with rich
markings and ~deiicacy Of color. Ten.
der nymphaeaa' roots must be stored
In a cellar or greenhouse at a tenn.
perature OF not less than 60 degrees,
aud the hardy roots should be we'll
covered with straw II left ia the small
tubs during the winter. Il IS safer,
however. to empty the water and
place the roots In the cellar.-Brook'
Ign Eagle.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

be heavy fighting ahead, and Dick
Denver knows what Il means to run
across the desperate bandits OF the
Sierra Madres az home.
Then there are provisions. tents,
horses and numerous other things TO
be secured. II Is fortunate Ia the first
place that Dick Is thoroughly at home
in all these things. and hat he Is sup
piled with any amount OF money.
through Miss Pauline. with which 10
carry out her plans.
ITO BE ContnuedO
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12


silver button on his jacket TO the LEFT.
aud you reach his heart,
As the words are spoken, a dusky
figure that has been c%rouching IN the
shadow OF the piazza below their feet
hnes the ground more closely than
ever. as though the party takes this
threat as a personal affair. He Is
evidently there FOR no good purpose.
this skulker In the shadow.
when gentlemen talk about person.
al business they should be certain
that no eavesdropper hangs in the
shadow OF the piazza.
They talk on in a dlsjolnted way,
until a clock in a church near by
warns them that It is time they retir-
ed, If they mean to get any sleep. A
couple Of half-smoked cigars fall near
the creuching figure, one actually
striking him In the face, at which he
gives a start. as though he has resson
for feeling a hatred toward Yankee
cigars.
After they had gone. he crawls
away. and as he rises to his fun
height reveals the figure Of the Next
can bull fighter, Tordas Barcelona.
when the explanation OF his hatred for
cigars Is made manifest.
The day dawns-
It promises a fair and pleasant spell
Of weather for this time OF year, and
the Americans CHARTERED at the
Iturbe profit by II. Pauline desires to
see all that Is possible OF the Mexican
capital during their limited stay. Dick
and Colonel Bob take turns In escort.
ing the girls around. They have other
work to do, which the one not en-.
gagged in this pleasant task looks
after.
In the City Of Mexico there are at
all times of the year, and particularly
during the winter season, numbers OF
Americans to be found, It would be
an easy task TO make up a fair regi.
ment. If all would enlist.
Among these men our friends work.
picking out one here and u there.
and using great care that the parties
selected possess the proper requisites
for such a business. A couple OF
Mexicans are hired with the rest. as
they do not want to excite the anger
Of the natives by what might appear
to be an invasion Of a foreign band,
Every man is required to arm him
self thoroughly. and their weapons
will be looked after before the expedi-
ton leaves in the morning. There may
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12
~ 0TNEW YCRK

cacy. still she can read between the
lines. and knows that q was anxiety
for her welfare. and nothing else, that
has influenced him in his movements
She hears how he took the place
Of the driver, and laughs merrily to
think how he helped her into and out
Of the coach with all the gallantry
OF a French iehu, than which higher
praise could not be bestowed. Gradu-
ally Dick becomes fervent, the occa-
sion is very promising, and he can.
rot Withstand the temptation to
speak; 80 he tells his love IN Just the
way any one who knows him well.
would expect; plainly, simply, yet
with an %eloquence that sincerity Of
heart alone car give.
Pauline is deeply thrilled by his
frank declaration. she believes in him
entirely. and has mad many opportuni-
ties Of lase to read the mar to whom
her heart has gone out.
So she answer him in Just the
same impulsive manner as that In
which he has told his love. tells him
that her heart has long been in his
keeping, that she believes in him as
she never dreamed she would In any
man, and that she is proud indeed OF
the affection he has declared for her.
So It is all settled. without any
great fuss, and in a business, matter
of-fact way that seems quite suited to
such people. II would be folly to ex-
pect a quiet. undemonstrative man
to so into rhapsodies when declaring
his affection for a lady, but at the
same time the manner of saying it
would convince one that every word
came direct from an honest heart.
Their future looks rosy-hued at
present and yet no one knows better
than Dick that there may be some
rocky hills to CLIMB before they reach
the goal OF connubial bliss.
When the canal no longer serves
their purpose, they leave the canoes
tied up where the owners have direct
ed them, and strike across a street
that will bring them to the grand
plaza.
It is nearly midnight, but the good
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12
Distinction or a Difference.

A congressional committee went 10
Portland. Ore, 20 assist In the open
ing Of the exposition on June 1 last.
There was a parade IN the morning.
IN which an the visiting statesmen
rode IN carriages. The local commit
tee brought the carriage around to he
Portland hotel The scheme was 10
have " senator's or Representatives
and two local men IN each carriage.
After the vice president and his par
~ had been sen away. a Portland
notable, who was acting as a major
como, came into the lobby or the no.
tei. where the statesmen wers waiting.
AMI baWled;
Two congressman and two gentle
men, pleased" Saturday Evening Post.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12
stnned Ralsins.

Select large. nne r%aisins, and split
chem from cad TO end and remove the
seeds. Make a filling Of fondant by
beating together pulverlzed sugar and
the white Of egg. Crush the kernels
Of pecans with a rolling pin, and mix
IN the fondant Fin the raisins with
the mixture, and press hrmiy together.
Roll in pulverized sugar, and " TO be
kept for some time, wrap lightly In
paramne paper.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12
CHAPTER XVII.
The CLIQUE Of the Alameda.

inc kliAAe ol ANc eNNENas
The situation is M Wen calculated
to o u thoughts Of iove-the soft
moonlight, the odorous night air, the
splash OF the paddles. from which
drops of molten silver seem to fall
as they are raised from the water,
and. besides, the scene OF danger
which has just been shared IN com.
mon-these things bring loving hearts
closer together than ever.
Naturally. Dick allows bis compan,
ion 10 draw ahead some little distance.
though keeping IN plain sight OF each
other They are neither Of them IN
any hurry, as the danger is past, at
lesst for the time being.
Tender thoughts are born OF the
occasion-Pauline, On her part. feels
very nepr and dear 10 Dick, because
OF The pertinaclty with which he de-
tends her. and the In which
De watches over her interests--while
Dick has learned Of late how very
precious Pauline Westerly has be-.
come. ard how essential 70 ais happi.
ness.
She questions him eagery-on his
part he answers With truth aud deli
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

To parboll a chicken nat Is no long
er young and tender, put on in cold
water 70 more than cover. having
cleaned and washed the fowl; II very
tough put a tablespoonful OF baking
soda il the water and simmer slowly
an hour. It should be tender enough
by that time q lift from the kettle.
cool and dnlsh by, roasting in the
oven as usual. Boil the giblets In a
separate saucepan, haste the fowl
while roasting with the liquor In the
pot and make a gravy OF the rest, Add
salt and sliced onion to the water and
-aasOn.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12
Scriptures in Russia

II Is raher remarkable that. not
outstanding the disturbed conditions
II affairs In Russia last year. the
British and Foreign Bible society re-
ports a banner year In the circulation
Of Scriptures, over 500. 600 copies being
distributed in European Russia. be-
sides a very large number In Siberia.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

Slice cold mashed potatoes into
strips two inches long, n inch wide
aud one aud a half inchos thick. Dip
them FIRST 10 melted butter, then IN
oeaten egg. and place IN a buiterei tin
and bake IA a hot oven for az minutes.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

Inspeetor-ls there anything the
matter with your Gas3
Eyes. sir; u has a very bad attack
OF g~ailoplng consumptionl"-hnswsTB
New-York tribune., 1906-07-08
ZEMSTV0S AID D0UMA.
PEOPLE NEARER POWER.
Cause of Trepof,s Desire for Re-
sponable Ministry.

ST. Petersburg July THE demand of par
Lament for the retirement Of the Goremyhin
Cabinet will be backed by the zemstvo congress
at its meeting in Moscow on Monday. The pro-
granme drawn up by the central committee
favors the withdrawal by the zemstvo organiza-
tions of all measures for famine relief as long
as the present ministry remains I'm power The
committee however. recommends the continued
maintenance Of soup kitchens and free dining
rooms.
Parliamentary data regarding the famine
show that 127 counties In twenty-eight prov
inces are affected, that liz crops are complete
failures and that in lightweight counties the
famine Is in it's second year.
The revolutionists of st. Petersburg are Or
ganizing an executive organization which It is
expected will fill the gap caused by the arrest
Of the members of the Workmen's Council.
Thirty-eght agitatOrs arrested in the last week
have been sent to prison by administrative order
FOR three months.
General Trepof's advocacy of ministry COM
posed of Constitutional Democrats introduces
new element into the situation which, though
the fall Of the Goremykin Cabinet is momentarily
postponed. is steadily moving toward parlia-
mentary government. Trepoff's conversion 90
the idea Of responsible ministry is based on the
conviction that repression by disaffected army
and disorganized police is impossible.