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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-06
NIGHT FLIGHT OF BIRDS.
Favorite Time for Migration up the Mis-
slssippi Valley.
From the 81. Louie Post-Dispoteh.

From the 81. Louis Post-Dispatch.
This Ia the time when the birds pass in
the night. They are passing this year, 1t
Is said, In greater number than for years.
Bound for the waters and woods and the
g~reening fields of the North. they are hurry
ing over st. Louis every night. myriad, many,
wonderful In habit, u%nerrlng In instinct.
Northern Missouri and the States OF the
| upper Mississippi valley have from $50 to
52S different birds: from 200 to 275 on these
migrate north between the first Of April and
tie middle OF May. Just now this migration
il at its height. The geese and ducks have
gone on In advance and, after many rebuffs,
have driven winter headlong over the Cana
dian border. The song birds and all the other
little feathered creatures which troop along
after these holder and stronger migrants are
bringing up the main bird body and the
ohirruping rear. The robins and blueblrds
led this ongful procession.
The night is the birds ~favorite time for
travelling. Al night hawks and other birds OF
prey are asleep, and the songster may venture
out of the sheltering oopse and cruise the
high seas of the sky without fear. II You will
step outside Tonight and listen You may
hear them passing.
Their plaintlve little cries are calls of en-
'couragement TO one another. If the winds
are bunetinR them about their shrill notes be-
tray their distress, and You may be sure they
viii not long wear themselves out trying to
oppose n contrary wind. Some place near
they will drop into clump of trees or a thicket,
there 10 lie to until the conditions shall be more
favorable.
Most OF the birds go In 1ocks. The black
birds are famous for the innumerable host
which they assemble In migration. 1t Ia not
uncommo to see a flock of them which ran
not number less than ten or even twenty
thousand birds. Unlike most OF the small
birds. too. the blackbirds do a great deal Of
travelling during the day.
Some of the night flyers are great travellers.
Even blackblrds, which do too much dipping
and talking 10 get anywhere much, can
make 200 miles in a night. The swift winged
jacksnipe can do twice as much when he gcts
a stiff south breeze at his back. The ducks
can do such wonderful feats of flying in a
night that rnithologists are timid about
publishing the results Of their observations
II is apparently true that some of these
flyers make as much as 1870 miles without
stopping. and that ducks like the canvas
back and the pintail cover five. six or eight
hundred miles betw zen dusk and dawn.
The larger and swifter birds usually fly
higher than the. little songsters. On foGgy
nights they are all pretty much at sea.
Oftentlmes q flock Of birds, cropping along,
viii get tangled in a tree top or clump of
trees. Even ducks do this. and the squawk-
ing they set up on such occasions infests
the night with the clamor Of confusion and
terror.
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middle olass and the American comes the

middle class and the American comes the
response;
Il think it is this: The French woman
thinks more Of her home. She will take
what money she has and have everything
charming there and will economic IL neces-
sary In the matter of her own clothing, al
though her children will always look pretty
and sweet, while the American women think
more OF their own gowning.
"No, it is not true that the French peopls
live out, eating in restaurants and being
rarely at home, My own experience among
my compatriots here is that the French
people rarely go to public dining places.
"There is not the same incentive here, for
our people do not care for American cook
ing, and even the French cooking, advertised
at some Of the well known hotels and res
t~aurants, is not the same as hat you get
in France. So they have their home table,
and even after the theatre go for supper to
some private house.
1of course l speak now Of the French
people who are essentially domestic. Thers
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gwen under the patronage Of Les Dame
Sei orpheon, a society which was original,
ues'sned to be purely social, but has change
~ OBJECT of its being to that of a mutua
nv association. 1t rays to its invali,
MEMBERS S. "A week for thirte zen weeks i
auy one year. In age limit is As years
euu .ne membership fee $3.50 up to 40 years
and IS from 40 to IS.
IN the dressing room funny sartorial
tao'eeux arr visible. A small boy helps
~ smaller sister to disrobe and from a
paper package takes ont the various items
" her Sunday attire and gravely invests
- 'nerein, with his mouth full Of pins and
his eyes of pride.
No' TO be outdone by the little. fathers,
mule mothers put finishing toucbes TO
.nelr tiny charges OF the steiner sex, who
emerge from various stages Of the chrysalis
~ usl anu IRON being one moment clothed
/" hannels and porcelain buttons step
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with a single glad gasp Of Joy said In
stead at is the day" There were thos,
who had attended the balls before and
their delight was that Of the known, and
there were those who had not been 20 one
Of these dances or had forgotten abouH it,
and for them was the greater Joy os the
unknown.
The debut of the French child was made
early, If this ball may be taken as a cri-
terion. Beginning with the dressing room
and continuing th> s,arch through gal
leries, boxes and on the floor no fewer than
a score of babies less than a month old were
unearthed and from that period to the
more advanced ago Of 80 years tEore were
representatives Of every year ard month.
The children's ball, one Of the most
charming spectacles that can be seen, is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-06

sf~ Missy sehags and aaaag 40 haze ~
esas ihssggahlV AmeEietsitsd " hahf'
fdYt sad fqsfrs
Fhu ahsF - Vefy .llutesV aadsvefy minuts
~ fN8 o hufhila " ffHa laaa sad WHife
mudla n sssH dlasntIHaliuG ReN assrf
flufadIv Htisif ny ~ . fsfh hiis
asli1g mt \ looks ~ 4 he ulHfa ~ ~
fWay ~ = aupt asst eeHset ~fslsnly fails
~ Ohs eies n - el4'fefm ~ the Hhef
hri8w eheu no aYeheafe4 aflHea ap n aEfa
feH ef4etags movement aHd ~ rleHs9 W
W . @Hsli eigf, Shs bFIshes hiHs N nsatef'
naliy s6d fhen dHacsaa tsosstsp syn hiH
heialNa tsH ~ hlfF fhsf " 10 oaiy eecHst'ns
sliy fhat the INV teef tpsfrh ~ HeuF
IN q esfnef 4 v1IHa aiae y = niltlrt
4 sweet sad sturdy aftean ~ etchFuk iHh
Inc y1lcaf cswHtenff ~ NJ hliah fuas
vsfissy Balelua fgdm IN mHhteh't cheeR,
and M me Hnaf rot ftf agay . hNsnlstiFe
csiitlHn N taYeh ~ hciiine hsHds and oeoas
slaHafy ietnlHe evef tnd iHpsintlna untH'.
pssaluuet tiasrs Nhefevef thsy happHH ~
lieW
IN tno,hrv rosner = wctnan On enc sunny
slSe N nnhiila aes II koliiaa q tWosmohghes
afl haby tleh In hsf arm. sshile she dsaces
up and down Nv peffsrt tlfns ~ The bEby
aufaIes NJ sprfovaL
fraasitrs N the chgiihood varissy afe
M, ahpen, from tho half
The dnsF ~ ons N The beaes 10 openef
oncH n admit ~ tsasfui henfea, They
are tsinllhe IN propoftiona ~ In grief, and
have only me wori ~ utter
sMammn's
Why. tho moor deaFs,' esciaima q
eaafe,olv E~e,OehWco.ao aIkaV baVa Ioaf
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r..s r.t, ttsr' i- = nerr approach ~
n. ...sH.tl sunday fig1f IN Tho heqr'
.4 rr ihaf is when the French
,,0... .... .ts ahlldtoo inii Wife "
4, Do, i.'sr.rsl Nv e%trlu,r american chils
I.. .r| ,..e ~ othrf r%trpnHiiu s ~ far
po I.. r.a Irrn kept almost stciusively
Prom .r H' I'f"nd,hcc
Tho niI .uf many venrs hrs te"n rivrn
anon Is,r Tpsrer-tir Nrs' Sunday follows
lts us..IIy and n takes place IN Ttmmany
uan If tho ghosts " dead and gotc
,oUr..lrs have tho power ~ fevisititg
'ler .. umo htunta they must he AMUSED
a, ,. .r.wI ~ innooo ~ invading their
one ''H" r.an r.
Fr .IUy- rror ing the cvNft Young
Tr... wax up rlrly every morning and
utI..,r. l. n to-Gay?- and Sleeps with q
ssh 81 r.gr.t A.. ording To statistics
tlsrc v. TO- lu children n Is year who slept
tho MIGHT before s" the usual question was
omitted ard rn ~ place, when the day
broke fright and warm, Young France
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How Small Carving IL Done.

From the New Orleans Times-Dsmoerat.
Thackeray could write the Lords Prayer
on a sixpence. which Is the size Of a dime.
but II Is now possible to write the prayer on
a surface so small that one grain Of sand
would hide II completely.
Microscopists sell copies Of the Lords
Prayer written in a circle only the 50oth part
Of IN inch in diameter. To read the prayer
times,
Writing so incredibly small is accom-
plished BY means OF levers six feet long.
These levers are 80 adjusted that the motion
In gradually lessened as 1t travels along them,
till, when it reaches the delicate end. armed
glass surface, II causes the pen to register on
the glass writing so small as to be invisible.
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dance Of the ~tricolor, which Is repeated every

dance Of the ~tricolor, which is repeated every
year. 90
Sixteen girls OF the same age and size
are carefully drilled for weeks beforehand.
The dance Is q minuet-li like arrangement,
varied with ~vivacious steps. They dance
in divisions Of four, the white girls in the
centre, with the blue on the left and the
red on the right.
In the tableaus they look like a mass Of
lilies In a cluster Of tulips and larkspurs.
The gowns are made with full gauze skirts
that sway and swing prettily to the steps,
the hair is done high and huge pompons
Of the costume color are worn over the
ears. After the encore has been responded
to, the participants receive big bouquets
and boxes Of bonbons, and courtesy with
exceeding grace as the curtain hides them
from view.
Then comes the great event Of the aftcr-
noon, the drawing for prizes. Every ticket
has on it a number and there are two prizes,
a huge doll dressed in wonderful French
garments Of white with a big bonnet and
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flags are used together for decorations
and C%onterno's orchestra plays the Mar
seillaise" and other national songs, At
2 o'clock the children form in a line for
the grand march, led by the little pupils
OF the Ecole Maternelle, with broad bands
Of the ~tricolor across their breasts. Fol-
lowing them come the children of the
French colony, without respect to social
and financial barriers.
While the procession composed Of four
or five hundred children is slowly making
it's way about the big hall, through the
admiring throng Of mothers, fathers and
other relatives, the vice-president, NJ.
Polifeme, explains to THE sun reporter how
this is the event of the year for Frsnth-
men and French women.
French people who have hecr hero
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-06
Divers Work In Deep Water.

FROM INC fdNdinn SfnT.
Thirty fathoms, or $50 feet. il the depth at
which the Japanese diver. Doumea, testified
that he could work for a couple OF minutes.
Thirty fathoms is n SUI Efficiently remarkable
depth for diving. and Doumea was questioned
a good deal about the experience OF attempt
ing to work at that deptl.
Il can only stay just a couple of minutes
stay longer would cause a complete collapse,
When one gets down 10 that depth It feels as
II all tho limbs were dead. The parts Of the
body protected by bones, such as the chest
and the head. do not feel this effect. but wher-
ever there ls flesh at the surface II feels par
alyzod. The limbe seem 70 be dead"
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syllables and rsrru's srcp Ss,chful ears
fuf lafsss
Masquerade eostmn"s ar not required,
but Sums pafcnfa fHtt~r inriihe ~ tharn. and
me srr~ giTeehs. paeea fairies. highland lada
aud l%ss-ica, Colnnbinss md Pisrrots Tho
majority ~ tho little 1nr- apI~ar, however,
Nv their nav summon drr~aea, spick and
u with plentiful adornments NJ ribbons.
tho Zig bows on their heads bobbtna up
and duwn and their sashes and shoulder
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twenty and thirty yean," says h. "and
have lost sight of their friends of old, nav
ing become thoroughly Americanized in the
matter Of language and living. never forget
the children's ball, and come to revive old
memories, to meet the acquaintance Of
aud lang syno and hear the mother tongue
spoken.
There is hardly a word OF English spoken
in the hall, for by common consent even in
cases in which French has become super
seeded by the tongue Of adoption, the day is
sacred TO French. Baby lips chatter Gallo
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dancing.
But the children do not monopolize the
interest, You hear your neighbor say:
dc you see hey-that one with the baby
in her arms? She has four and they are
always just like t~h4t-always in white and
always 10 fresh and dainty, and she works
hard all day. She must sit up all night
to wash and iron. Isn't that French?'
And to Il question put by THE SUNS
reporter to one of the French ladies' in a
~neighboring box as to the essential differ
ences between the French woman Of the
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1906-06-02
Fetching Linen Suit,

Linen suits. made very much like
their cloth compatriots, will be found
to be among the most useful gowns In
a rousseau. A particularly attractive
gown made Of white linen Is banded
with coral linen and adorned with
white pearl buttons. A high bel. Of
linen folded into the surplice- crossed
front OF tn. bodice ID smariiy strapped
VITA the coral pink. connecting tho
gown with the princess model. Worn
with n Euimpe OF baby Irish lace. tho
Gown thus escapes the conventional
tailored effect Of most linens and. &C.
companieI by \ smartiy trimmed lin.
gcric hat. would present the bride upon
her appearing out" In 4 gnrb that
woaid defy criticism. for II represents
tho acme OF perfection In the summer
walking suit.
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tailored In mannish fashion are used
net only for motor wear but also for
rough service OF all kinds, and the
Into play for similar use.
Among the many short loose coats
OF black broadcloth and OF silk. either
tafieta or MORE, which abound in all
tie coat departments and threaten to
be lamentably common before the sea.
son progresses far upon Its way, there
are a few which by virtue of certain
little touches have note Of ele.
gance wanting In the more common.
place models. One such coat was In
the finest OF black broadcloth and cu,
more In the form Of short loose
palctot than Of the much abused pony
coat.
It fell to the hips and was so r!alt.
ed on TIE shoulders that without be.
Ing shapeless It achieved considerable
fullncss. Black silk braid about two
inches wide trimmed the cloth and on
the fronts were superb buttons OF cut
steel. These buttons and line OF
creamy embroidered batiste which
showed In narrow frill around the
neck and down the fronts and which
had u little steel dot applied In the
center OF each Of the seallops OF Its
edge. set the coat aside from the In.
expensive and ordinary models at
once. and gave II decidedly dressy
effect. despite Its servieeable charac.
ter.
The black silk coat OF tho boiero
and shor, loose coat order has been
taken up enthusiastically.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1906-06-02
COATS OF THE SEASON.
The Separate Eittls Coat Il Very
Much the Thing and Comes
In: Quaint Designs.

The question Of the sleeve Is a puz.
cling one just at present and while
the bolero SLEEVE of the coat and skirt
costume Is In a large majority Of the
models of elbow or three-Quarter
lengths. the tailored separate coat IL
often long Of sleeve. Only the short
caraco or palt tot models OF tailored
finish are invariably made with short
sleeves. but many Of the draped or
mantle coats have q loose sleeve that
falls In; with the coat fullness and
adds to the cape effect
Some very iaunty coats falling well
over the hips but ranking with the
short coats have cleverly cut short
capes. or peferlncs and three-quarter
sleeves and are either fitted closely
or plated and girdled. On such coats
one sometimes sees the incroyable re.
vers and collar.
Loose fitted coats OF the overcoa!
type made In English mixtures and
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1906-06-02
The 1908 oirl.

And to other eecentricitics. the null.
circular skirt, the high chiInon. and
the up-til,ed hat and the lace veil.
ana you have u young woman ~ ia.
srautiy dippsnt and frivolous that the
fspsibis shirt-waist summer girl OF
1904 snd 1908 drst Easps. then curis
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1906-06-02

II II quite easy TO make. Take big
fowl Of warm water and put . very
few drops Of bcnsoin In Il. Battle the
lace. You can add . little powdered
bogsx v your face 10 rough.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1906-06-02
For led 8yslida.

Bosats Of soda. two grams; campAoe
water, one ounce. hix and satusate .
small piece Of iist ssd plAcs over he
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1906-06-02

Grass !tasa Embroidered In japanese
style. both h whits and blue. 10 AMONG
ths pssttlsst drapsry for the diaing
soom table. Glass and china doyljss "
eofre1pond.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-06-28
CHITTENDEN COUNTY
SHELBURNE.

The fourth annual reunion of the Ball
family was held with Mr.. and Mrs. VII
lard Ball at Greystone farm. Shelburne
June 20. The house and grounds were
prettily trimmed with flags and there were
swings and hammocks for the children
Those coming by train were met at thu
station by Mr.. Balls teams and conveyed
to the farm. All had arrived by eleven
o'clock and a social time was enjoyed.
At 1890 all sat down to bounteous
picnic dinner. which was spread on tables
under the shady trees on the lawn. After
dinner they gathered on the broad veranda
for their business meeting. Owing to i'll
mess, the president of the association was
unable TO be present and Mrs. Cora l..
Wand was asked TO conduct the literary
land Fred Ball the business part OF the
meeting. a pleasing literary programme
was rendered. consisting of singing, reel
Itations and music The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: VIII
Hard S. Ball Shelhurne, president; Wilbur
f. Ball North Ferrsburgh, vice-presl-
dent: Miss Emma a. Ball North Ferris
Ihurgh. secretary Noble l.. kimball. North
| Ferr!shurgh, treasurer; Mr.. and Mrs. ETA
Ball. Farrisburgh. Mr.. and Mrs. Altor
Phillips, Richmond, Mr.. and Mrs. Noble
l.. Kimhall North Ferrishurgh. executive
Icommittee; Mrs. Cora l. Hand, North Fer
Irisburgh, literary committee.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-06-28
HUNTINGTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. u. Johns and daughter,
Lila, went to Shelhurne pond Saturday
for few days outing in company with
Mr.. and Mrs William White of Jones'
ville.-Miss Eleanor Sweet is home from
Barre for her summer vacation.Mrs
Mary Sweet went TO Lincoln Monday for
few weeks.-Mrs. y. +. O'Brien is to
entertain the next meeting of King $
Daughters. Wednesday, July 4.-Chil-
dren's day exercises next Sunday even
ing.--The severe electrical and wind storm
that passed over here Saturday, did con-
siderable damage on East street by tho
blowing down Of chimneys, unroofng
buildings, uprooting trees. etc.-B. f.
O'Brien lost a valuable COW Saturday by
her Slling In such way that it became
wcdged in between two large rocks and
died before she could he released.
The two months old daughter of Mr.. and
Carl Harvey died Monday with cholera
infantum, The funeral was held at two
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon. Mrs
George Smith went to Boston Saturday
to visit a brother.-Mr. and Mrs. George
Swinger Of Gaysville, y. Y, spent tbs
week here with relatives J. J. Ros!
came home Thursday evening and re
NAMED until Saturday with his mother
Mrs. Kate Ross
A. II. Blake. wife and granddaughter
OF Manchester. Iowa, are expected al tn
home of Mrs. Blakes sister. Mrs. Cor
! ton. here, next week. Later they vii
| visit her brother, G. w. Granger, in Yves
Milton. and stay during July.
| Miss Rena shepard is visiting her aun
in Monkton this week.Hcnry Porter am
! Young daughter Florence, have gone .
Ticonderoga, y. y. to reside with hi
parents.-Mrs. Mech Of Moukton wa
a guest at the home of A. w. Brews
ter Tuesday. Master Ralph Brewsto
who has been at his granfather's, y
Tarts, for the past two weeks ON az
count of a fractured leg, was remove
to his home Monday Mr.. and Mrs. WI
liam Leavitt and grandson. Samuel De-
mon, are visiting Mrs. Lcavltts sister il
| Fletcher.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-06-28
FANNY IL. SIIAW'S ESTATE.

STATE OF VERMONT, district of
Chittendcn.
estate of Fanny T.. Shaw. late of
Burlington in said district deceased
GREETING,
At a probate court, holden at Bur
lingtnn, within and for III" district Of
Chittenden, on the 27th day of juno,
1906, an instrument purporting 10 he
the last will and testament of Fanny
f.. Shaw late of Burlington in said
district deceased, was presented to the
court, aforesaid, for probate,
And it is ordered by said court that
the 10th day of July, at the probate
court rooms in said Burlington, be as
signed for proving said instrument;
and that notice thereof be given to all
persons concerned, by publishing this
order three weeks successfully in the
Darlington Weekly Free Press news
paper published at Burlington prev
ious to the time appointed
THEREFORE,, you are hereby noti-
fed to appear before said court, Mt
the time and place aforesaid ana con-
test the. probate of said will, If you
Given under my hand at Burlington,
in said district, this eth day of June,
1906.
~. w3t
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-06-28
WILLISTCN.

School closed in district No Friday.
June 10 Miss Belle Roberts. teacher The
following pupils had no absent marks for
the term, MarGarte Brown. Albert Har-
per, Ella Johnson. Hazel Munson. Idrs.
Fcricda and Rita Roberts and Florenoe
Russell were absent hu one day during
tn" term. Markham 1.ashua's horse,
which was lost. was found dead IN MI
Johrsou's pacture.-Miss Belle Roberts
was in Milton recently.-There is 4
gypsy camp near Mrs. Merchant's-Mrs
Sarah Wilkins is in vcl~ poor health and
gone to her daughters, Mrs. Henry Rat
ten.
The Union Ladies' Ala society will
/ give an ice cream social in the vestry
| Of the Methodist Church Friday even
| ing of this wcck.-Tho seven youn =
mon and women of this town, WHO
graduate this wear from the differeut
! schools will give an exercise at tie
Congregational Church Sunday even
ing. They viii deliver their gradual
| tion ESSAYS and oratious. Miss G.
Goodrich of BURLINGTON will sing.-The
death of Mrs. George Maidment oc-
CURED Tuesday morning after a severe
attack of pneumonia. The funeral
will take place at her late home Tues
at 90 o'clock.