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Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-28

So Will and fixed up a nice coop under
the apple tree, which seemed to suit Mrs.
Black exactly, for she took possession at once.
Mr.. Black never went inside, but he used to
roost on top of the coop each night
Then our troubles began. Such chickens
for wandering You never saw. From the time
they were fortnight old, hardly day passed
but some one of our neighbors would either
bring the Spaniards all home, or send us word
that our chickens were in their garden.
In three or four weeks the Muscovite desert
ed the ranks, and, taking to the brook, was
hardly ever seen with Mrs Black in daytime,
though he went home regularly each night to
the coop in the orchard to sleep.
Late in the summer / was sitting up in the
apple tree, reading, while Will was stretched
on the grass below. making a boat All at
once we heard s. such cackles Of Of distress that we
and down, her feathers all wet and rumpled,
was Mrs Black.
Looking around, I saw the Muscoyite swim
ming across the brook, while bobt,ng about
in the water were all the Spaniards, who had
been induced to try their fortunes at s swim. i'm
ming also.
One by one, Will fshed them out a limp
and draggled set. took them in my apron,
and we set out to find comfort at the kitchen
fire, closely followed by Mrs Black and the
Muscovite brother, who waddled along with
"Quack! quack!" now and then as if to say,
'1 didn't dream that there were any creatures
| in the world so stupid as not to know how
| to swim. 1T is very easy. lhey had only to
watch me. and do as l did,"
| Well, that frolic, though gotten up with the
best intentions, came near being the end of
the Spaniards. / dried them, and gave each
one two or three pnches of red pepper mixed
with meal, which remedy was prescribed by
| the cook For several weeks three of them
seemed dropping, but | believe now they will
| get on.
Will told me this morning that the duck
had left home, and had not slept in Mrs.
Blacks coop since the accident. suppose
after the adventure in the brook coolness
grew up between him and his adopted mother.
| At any rate, he doesn't seem unhappy. hut
manages to secure his. regular meals in the
poultry-yard, and spends most of his time al.
! ter that down at the brook.
Will says that the duck thinks the SPAN
iards regular muffs" for not being able to
swim, but, not knowing exactly what Will
means by "muff, am not able to give the
| Nuscovites views ON the subject
| Mamma says our one queer family have civ
! en- us more trouble than all the whole poultry.
ward has been to her. 1 know | shall never
| let one of ours be killed; so, next summer, il
we live, VIII and ] will have six Spaniards
and Muscovie with which to start the
season.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-28

native servant boy took place after service
one Sunday, and permission was sent round
to ren Paarh II h lUm Ep W ns Where
think. he had been one of the donkey-drivers
To the suite; and he made a picturesque addi-
tion G to the household. in his Eastern costume,
smiling and showing his ivory teeth, and was
emancipation and profusion around led poor
Hakim into confused ideas upon the rights of
nroperty, and the propensity continuing to de-
yyelogp, the effect of baptismal ceremonial and
preparatory instruction was tried, and Mr.;
eeyerness with which this little heathen pu-
nil mastered the catechism and Scripture les
SONS. The Prince and Princess stood sponsors
in person, and if that did not cure him do
IDENTITY not intended to illustrate the doctrine
Of regeneration. He became more trying than
before, and the only use he made of his newly
acquired Scriptural knowledge was in reply
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-28
The Heathen Could Not Be Good

S the Prince of Wales, King Edward
VII lived at Sandringham, where
he maintained most magnificent
estate. Writing of long sojourn at
Sandringham, gentleman gives the
following: The christening of a
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19

mltted Thursday by Senator Kittredge.
On the subject OF danger from earth.
quake on the isthmus and the effect
upon the two types Of canal proposed.
the report says:
The recent calamity that over
whelmed one OF our great cities has
cau9ed many forebodings. The asser-
ton that any particular spot In the
tropics Is exempt from all danger from
such commissions from nature as re-
Gently visited California or wrought
great havoc near Charleston. s. C., In
1856. or changed the face of nature
In southeastern Missouri the year OF
her beginning OF this century. would
not be hazarded by any wise man. That
the Isthmus OF Panama Is not exempt
conclusively appears. and we can have
no guaranty that the canal zone viii
In future be exempt from such disas.
ter
The canal structures that would
be most exposed TO injury by the pass.
Ing OF an earthwave are the locks pro-
posed by the minority. whose walls OF
many hundreds Of feet or even 1900
or 5000 feet long az Catun, would az
least some OF them be more than sew
enty.fiye feet high and entirely UNI
supported on one side save for part
OF height by water. II these walls
should be moved az all the natural
and probable result would be In their
/ leaking and so prevent closing OF
gntes-an injury for which the sug'
gestIon OF extra gates on hand would
be useless. for no one could guess the
extent OF the movement.
THE minority suggests that a dam
at Gamboa included In the plan OF
board would be as likely 20 sustain
damage from such conyulsion as the
structure above mentioned. This Is
not a fact The Gamboa dam Is built
on solid rock. the foundation rein
forced with strong walls and buttress-
ed AZ either end with walls OF rock
After reviewing legislation and mes.
sages Of president on the subject OF
the canal. the report says that II Is
due to the executive branch OF the
government that the uncertainties con
fronting the president as 70 his pow
ers In the premises be disposed OF al.
\ Tentatively
The division among experts as TO
the best type Of canal Is treated by
the report. which says that the conclu-
sion has been reached that the follow
ing propositions are irrefutable; That
the ideal canal Is one at sea level;
that its construction would be attended
with no more and probably with less
hazard than one with locks and dams
on doubtful foundations. that the sea
level canal Is safer and more 2onven'
TENT than one with locks; that II
would take but little longer time TO
build: that Il Is simpler and more
economical IN operation and mainten-
ancc.
The majority report SO concludes
that the sea level canal would not re-
quire more than two or three years
more 10 construct than the lock type.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19

Give Us. Oh. give Us, writes Carlyle
the man who sings at his work! BE bis
occupation what II may. he IS superior
10 those who follow the same pursuit
IN silent sullenness. lie viii do more
m the same time. he win do Il better
he win pcrseyere longer. one Is scarce
ly sensible Of fatigue while one march
- 20 music. The very stars are said 10
make harmony as they rcvolve In their
spheres. Wondrous Is the strength OF
cheerfulness: altogether past calcula.
ton are It's powers Of endurance. Fl
forts. 10 be permanently useful, must
be uniformly Joyous. spirit all sun
shine. peaceful from very giadness'
beautiful because bright
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19
THE PICTORIAL FINS.
Withsut Them the Fssh Woutd
stand ON ~. Head.

The pectoral fms Of fish are the two
fus. one on each side. just back OF the
head. These flns aid the fish to some
extent In swimming. They are small
oars which the fish feathers very beau
tIfully and are OF value chiefly TO pre-
serve its equilibrium. II Is with these
fms that the fish maintains It's horizon
tai posltIon In the water when not
swimming. Without them the nsh
would stand on It's head. Sometimes
Ash loses one or both OF Its pectorai
fins by disease or by accident. A nsh
without pectoral fms is In bad way.
While most fishes keep horizontal
position In tho water when not SWIM
ming. there are fishes that do not. one
of these fishes Is the tleiish. which
when motionless suspends itself In the
water. head downward. nj an angle OF
forty.five degrees or even nearer the
perpendlcular. A hleiish kept In an
aquarium which had lost both It's pee
torai inns inclined over backward past
the perpendicular when motlonless TO
about the same angle that II would
have kept In the other direction II It's
pectoral fms had been Intact, SO that
when not Ia motion II seemed 10 be ~
ing nj an angle on It's back.
In the same aquarium there was a
striped bass weighing about pound
and half. one OF whose pecioral hns
was attacked at the tip by fungus,
which gradually encroached upon II.
Finally the diseased portions Of the I'm
were cut of with pair Of sharp shears,
the cut being made within the sound
part OF the I'm. At first the fish was
like a man in n boat pulling one long
oar and one short one-it couldn't hold
a course. But II soon accustomed II
self 10 It's new condition. and there
after II got along very comfortably.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19
SWISS EDUCATION.
A serious Matter, Guarded JsaiousIy
by the state.

by the state.
one reason why the Swiss fare well
Is that their public school system Is
probably the best In the world. and
with them public school education is
practically compulsory. You can send
your child 20 q private school On some
cantons) II you insist upon so doing.
but the face OF the government and the
force Of public opinion are sternly
against the practice. In the canton OF
solothurn private schools are absolute
~ forbidden. In other cantons pri-
vate school pupil must secure formal
permit from the local authorities. and
I'm some cantons he must pay charge
10 the public funds. The idea Is that
the public schools are good enough TOR
all: that rich and poor are 10 meet
there ON even terms: that the public
school Is the nursery OF democracy and
patriotism; above all, that democracy
is the llfeblood and strength and very
soul OF the republic. and the republic u
Switzerland. and without the republic
Switzerland Is nothing. Private schools
for Swiss children are few In number,
and such as exist are under the strict
supervision OF the state. Education Is
n serious matter In Switzerland. There
is no escape from IT, a parent must
send his children 90 school or 20 him
self TO Jail. They kept a Seventh Day
Adventist in Jail for two years because
he refused 20 let his child attend school
on Saturdays AS II then seemed likely
he would spend the rest OF his life In a
cell he MISUNDERSTANDING Mag.
nzlne.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19

Cosmetic jelly has been found an ex-
cellent remedy for eczema. You can
use It on the face without the slightest
fear OF unpleasant results. Take thirty
grains OF gum tragacanth and soak for
three days In seven ounces Of rose wa
ter. Force through muslin to make the
preparation smooth and add an ounce
OF alcohol an ounce OF glyccrin and a
suggestion Of boric acid. say half a tea
spoonful. The jelly Is a preparation
which has been found wonderfully fine
for chapped face and hands.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19
SEA LEVEL TYPE FAVORED.
Majority Of ssnss nSomrissss on In
,.roes.nIs c.nas Submits Report.

washington. May 1.-THE following
Is an abstract Of the majority report
OF the senate committee on inter
oceanic canals:
That the earthquake which destroy
ed San Francisco was an important
element in influencing the senate com.
nifttee on interoceanic canals In IN.
vor OF the sea level type Is apparent.
from the fact that the majority report
Is n discussion Of the effect sueh an
earthquake might have ON locks and
dams. The majority report IL In IA.
yor OF the sea level canal was submit.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19

What Is the origin OF the word
"whlgY" A twenty-year-old number OF
spurgeon's magazine, Sword and Trow-
eli. says. I'm Cromwclrs day the royal
lists first called the liberals wings, tax
ing the first letter Of each word In their
motto We hope In God and forming
them into this word"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19
euLFPoRT HARsoR.
Mississippi Press Association Wants
an Appropriation Made.

Gulfport, Mss. May 1.-THE Mis-
sissippI Press association meeting
here. in annual session. unanimously
adopted a resolution memorializlng
congress 10 appropriate money for the
development and maintenance Of Cult
port harbor. and requesting senators
and representatives OF this state In
congress to use every means In thelI
power 10 secure the passage Of such
a bill Copies Of the resolution have
been sent 70 Washington by Secretary
Mcclure
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19
sIunned Inc InsensIbIIIty.

Oklahoma. May 1.-Two unknown
men utered the senOd-hand store OF
Adolph Levi and slugged Levi and Sol
White Into insensibllliy. The men
we're intent on robbery, but wers
frightened away By nearby pedestrians
Levi NAV die.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19
Has Three Climates.

Abysslnla has three climates, accord
ing 10 the altitude above the sea. In
the low country or valleys bananas
dates. indigo. cotton and other tropical
plants flourish. Elephants, lions, 81
RATES.. zebras and gazelles abound. The
intermediate zone recalls the climate
OF Sicily or OF Andalusia. In Spain
There is good pasture for hocks aud
herds In the highest region.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19
pontmasters coniIrmed.

Washington. May 17.-Senate con
firmed W. II. Hilton at Durant !. T.,
w. Naele. postmaster 40 Denison, and
G. W. Hill. postmaster at Saratoga
Tex. G. +. Pollard Of Ohio was also
confirmed as assistant commissioner
OF the general land office and w. t.
Vernon Of Kansas register Of the treas
urv.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19
ISSUES STATEMENT.
Standard OIL Company Directors Deny
eeinq Benefited by Secret Rate.

Being Benefited by Secret Rate.
New York. May 1.-THE Standard
oil company issued TO It's shareholders
a statement in reply TO the special
message recentdw sent TO congress
By President Roosevelt and the re-
port on the company's oil Industry
by Commissioner Garfield Of the bu
reau Of corporations which accompa
MED Il. The statement Is signed by
G. NJ. Pratt. secretary, and was Vs.
sued by order OF the board Of direct
ors. II denies positively the charges
that the Standard OIL company bene
fitted by secret rates for the transpor
tatlon OF rs products.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19
An Exclamation.

Joe-But. my dear fellow. Is your IN
come enough 10 Justify your marryingf
Fred-rm afraid not Joe-Then what
reason have you Tor taking 50 serious
a stepf Fred-I have no reason. I'm
IN love.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19
SHOT AND KILLED.

Police officer Who Maltreateu WON
an Slain on Street
Tamboff. Russia. Mir i7.-Zhanon,
n police officer. who participated in the
brutay maltroatmeut OF Maria spir.
itionovo. was shot and killed on the
street here Thursday by an unknown
person. An avengcr OF young revolu.
tionlsts recently melted ont the same
fate at Borissogliebsk 20 Abramoff. the
Cossack officer. who boasted Of his
cruelty 10 her while she was In prison
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19
cot,on,.sd Meal as Human Food.

Atlanta. May IA paper on cot
tonseed meal as Human Food was
read before the Interstate Cottonseed
Crushers' association by Professor j..
II Connell q Dallas. Tex
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19

Peru. Ind. May lin a wreck NJ
Fowlerton on the Chicago. Cincinnati
and Louisville railway, Engineer Yves
ley Wolf and brakeman Ollie Bowman
were crushed 20 death.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19
NavaI ann comnIeted.

Washington. May 1.-THE naval ap
preparation bill. carrying nearly 500.
100000. was completed Wednesday Il
the house after one OF the busiest day
Of the present congress.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19
no voie on LoeaI optIon.

Balllnger. Tex. May l7.-Runnels
county holds a local option election
June 2.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19

The wasp has one strong point, but
n Is not IN bis favor.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19
EIeven nuIIdlnns Rurned.

Monteagle. Tenn. May 17.-In the
fire here Wednesday eleven buildings
were consumed.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19
BIG BLAZE.
Two Thousand Bales Of Cotton De
stroyed at Macon. Ca.

Macon, Ca, May l1.-Fire Thursday
destroyed the cotton compress OF the
Central Of Georgia railroad. together
with about 1000 bales Of cotton and
fifty loaded freight cars The loss Is
estimated at Si25.000.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-19

HOW CAN WE BE OF SERVICE
TO YOU?

We will be glad to consult with you.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-02
GIVEN DAILY RESPITES.
Peculiar Legal Tangles Ward Or
Moose from Neck ct Convicted
Murderer in Alabama.

Members Of the legal profession OIL
Jefferson county, Alabama, are in
quandary over the most novel action
in a criminal case ever taken In the
state. Thursday night Judge Samuel
l.. Weaver of the criminal court III
Birmingham, granted a writ OF nabeas
corpus in the case of John Williams
Of Cullman, Ala, just twelve hours be-
fore the time set for the execution
of the prisoner for the murder Of
State Senator R. B. Hipp. The writ
was made returnable Friday. The pris-
oner was convicted in the circuit
court Of Cullman county, and the su-
preme court of Alabama affirmed the
sentence. Williams was removed to
the Birmingham Jail for safekeepins.
The petition for the writ Of habeas
corpus was made on an insanity plea,
and the question which was argued
by counsel all day Friday in the
criminal court was whether a Jeffer-
son county official has jurisdiction
and authority to issue the writ. Mean
time the hour for the legal execution
had expired, and it was thought a
new date for the hanging will have
to be set in case Of failure to sustain
the insanity plea.
The governor, however, came to the
rescue and granted the prisoner a
respite until Saturday. He will grant
respites from day to day until the
question Is settled
Sentiment in north Alabama, where
the crime was committed, has not
been so thoroughly aroused since the
famous Hawes' riot in 1888.
It has developed that Friday night
Sheriff ORear of Cullman county, ae-
companied by several deputies, en-
tered the Birmingham Jail to secure
Williams. The prisoner seized Sec
ton of iron pipe which he had torn
loose from the sewer connections IN
his cell, and with it threatened to kill
the first man who attempted 10 enter
his cell.
He said that he realized that re-
moval from the Birmingham jail
meant his death, and as he had to die
he would as soon die there as else
where. Not one Of the officers dared
enter the cell. Finally after a con-
ference a quantity of ammonia was
secured and dashed on the prisoner
through the bars. The fumes OF the
drug overcame him and the officers
were able tc handcuff him. However,
his resistance caused such delay
that the officers missed the train on
which they expected to take Williams
to Cullman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-02
PITIFUL STORIES TOLD
BY Fleeing Men Who AIIese They
Were Held in B-ndage at Lumber
Camp-Chased by Bloodhounds.

With big welts and bruises all owe,
their arms and bodies, some Of them
as large as a finger, and with cloth
ing torn by the fierce attacks Of
bloodhounds, which had trailed and
caught them, three more men arrived
in Pensacola, Fla, Thursday from
the camps of the Jackson Lumber
company at Lockhart, Ala, and asked
for protection.
The men are John Cook and Harry
Lyman, Americ rs, and 'Vendal Kel-
vershult, a German.
. 1--WE tried to escape last Saturday
night" said the men, "but they put
the bloodhounds on us, and we were
trailed down and captured. and taken
back@t to the camps" ="
What did they do with us?' re-
piled Lyman, in answer to a ques-
ton, "Well look at my arms and
back.
"They answer the question" he
said, as he barred his arms, showing
welts as large as a finger and terri:
BILE bruises.
"We were given forty lashes each
and taken back. The bloodhounds
would have torn me to pieces, but l
fought for my hfe, and saved N.Y.
self by a hard fight. Here, look at my
coat, you can see where the fangs
OF the animal sunk as he made
lump for my throat and missed me.
Our second attempt to escape was
more successful, and we came on to
Pensacola to report the matter"
The Jackson Lumber company, re-
plying to an article in the Pensacola
Journal, giving an account OF the
affair, demanded of the paper that II
send a representative to investigate
conditions and that it retract the re-
ports concerning it,
In reply the paper wired that the
best manner to conduct an 1nVesu'
cation of the affair would be for the
company to surrende, three OF their
employees who, it Is alleged. recently
followed a Polander who had escaped
into Walton county, where they kid
mapped him and took him back to the
camps.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-02
NEGRO TROOPS BARRED.
Will Not BE Allowed to Take Part
In Texas Maneuvers.

Will Not BE Allowed to Take Fart
In Texas Maneuvers.
Adjutant General Hulen Of the Tex
as state militia has given notice that
no negro troops have been or will
be ordered to. take part in maneuVers
at Camp Mabry until after the militia
leaves, if at all.
It has been. the understanding In
Texas that the negro regular troops
are not to be sent to Camp Mabry
at Austin during the time that MI
litiamen are in the camp, and that
they would be kept on the border
until such time as only the regu-
lars remained in camp. Adjutant Gen.
eral Hulen represented to the war
department that this would be the
wisest course, as it was feared that
trouble would arisee If negroes were
in camp with white militiamen from
Texas, Louisiana or the territories.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-08-02
WILD BOARS IN ENGLAND,
Once Abundant-Attemp Made to
Reintroduce Them.

Among the exhibits at a meeting OF
the Geological Society last evening.
was the almost perfect skull of wild
boar which was recently dug up DUR
ing building operations in James
street, Oxford street.
= Like the beaver, the wolf, the
bear and the reindeer, the wild boar,
though long extinct in this country,
was formerly very abundant In the
large forest lands which once sur
rounded the site of London, and its
remains are not infrequently un-.
earthed in and around the metropo-3
lis. It Is not certain when the last
wild boar was killed in England, butt
it was probably in the reign OF
Charles II. or soon afterward, for IN
the book Of accounts kept on the
Charley estate is the following
entry, dated 1888: "Paid the cooper
for a pale for ye wild swine, 20.
It is, Of course, possible that the
wild swine alluded to were merely
individuals preserved In Chartley
Park, and that the boar had been ex-
terminated as really wild animal
long before, but whether the swine
were preserved It Charley or not It
Is certain that another species OF
wild animal-the white cattle
found a sanctuary there, and 1t was
not until quite recently that the hero
that descended from the ortginai
stock preserved in the park, was dis
persed.
Attempts have been made to REIN
troduce the wild bo-r into England
bu. they have had to De abandoned
partly because the forests which tney
haunted in past ages are now cuiti-
vated lands and gardens, and parity
because the havoc these huge ana
destructive beasts commit among
growing crops is not to be tolerated
br our already oppressed agrlcui'
turists.-London Daily Graphic. .