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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-25
VTERESTING HABITS OF ANTS
By FREDERIC j. HASKIN.

hen a freight train suddenly tum-
through trestle some time ago to
| q nsastonishment of the crew, and to
. Y rrcnt disaster Of the rolling stock
gecommodities carried. an investiga-
+, WAS made to see what could have
led it. II was in no dangerous place,
|hnost modern engineering skill had
. employed in its construction, and
tron bolts and timbers seemed to
ts been good for many years. The
itigation brought about the fact
&'the wooden piers and supports of
lsrestle work had been literally hon
/, 'mbed by ants. They cut passage.
passage in the wood, building
|lsss of many chambers, one above
! ather; leaving only thread-like bits
| hie timber between, with the result
y lthere was little strength lcfJ III
! fructure. Scientists then set about
smlg out more about these little
. ms who could do so much damage
,ich q quiet way. Eager for the
|h, some packed their grips and went
.slsxas to study the agricultural ant
.er own fields, and some went to
' ! middle West to see what the car
~ ant was doing besides eating up
,ad trestles. The Department of
,,ulture sent men TO Guatemala TO
Escouainted with the Kelep, and see
were really true that she could
sSSpy bolI-weevils, while lew YORK
I'm captured several colonies OF
II put them in artificial nests IN her
and devoted her time to a study
Ieir habits.
| 1 this study contributed many nov
I'D startling facts to the present,
knowledge of ants. 1t was found
! they are strong for the new wo-
ddea, the workers of the ant-hllls
X ing females. Queens preside, over
est1nies Of the race. and the kings
] las much out of the way as pos
being only barely tolerated by
Vorkers who have such advanced
II on woman's rights. There are
:, rRihed regiments of soldiers. eftl-
policemen on guard at the village
!. trained nurses to care 1or the
~ hatched pupae, masons,. BRICK
rs, and carpenters-all females.
army Of busy black slaves Is con.
1ly under the watehful eyes or
Yptors, and herd of f'ant cows.
phldeS, or plant nee, is cdie uIiS
ed and fed, that it may furnish
iset fluid for the support of the
yes.
I.have way of saying that a man
p works hard works like Tro-
iz Virgil wrote in his Aeneid that
rojans reminded him of swarms
uxts as they worked. The amount
hor that one busy ant can accom-
ain one day is almost unbelievc-
.rr She has been known TO dig
along the highway of her village
isat the rate of an inch a day, the
M being many times deeper than
IF. and the dirt being taken out
ed into bricks and put along the
ito form a wall or embankment.
,snan did an equal amount of work
.i}portion y to his size, he would be
ed from the union for working
me.
7Ecngineers the ants have accom-
feats that make the great works
b n, such as bridging the Lucin cut
hsd cork screwing down the North
Sna mountains from the Swan
. * tunnel. look like child s play.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-25

Jamestown the cornerstone Of the
Nation, will be the topic Mr.. Haskin
viii treat in The Tribune Friday msrn.
ing.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-25

They are very hard to kill An amt
that has been supposedly drowned sew
eral days has been known to suddenly
give herself shake when taken from
the water, then rise up and go about
her business as if nothing had happened.
A queen lived for long while without
her head. They can go as long as forty
days without food, though they must
always have plenty OF water. both for
drinking, for moistening the stored
grain and for house cleaning purposes.
II is this ability to fast and not appear
to mind it that makes the slaves such n
valuable acquisition.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-25
WALKER BROTHERS,
BANKERS.
NTUCOTpOTa aIsO,
Established 1853

Absorbed the Salt Lake branch Of Weils-
Fargo & Co.'S Bank
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-25

Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent
Travellers Letters " Credit Issued,
Available in All Parts of the World.
WE INVITE YOUR ACCOUNT.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-25

Capital $500, 900; Surplus, s25o.ooo-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-25
THE BALCONY OF THE ROYAL.

In no way does it conflict with the conduct of the
present establishment, the balcony will be used
the past, for regular luncheon service.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-12-28
DECLARACION DE DOMINIC
EX PARTE
TOHN D. GUILLIES,

PoR CUANTo habiendo presenta-
do ell abogado don Gabriel Guerra.
una mocion 4 nombre de John D..
sGuillies, para que Sc declare su fa-
vor Ell dominic de la siguiente finca :
"Rnstica, terreno en- Ell barrio de 81
bana-ilana, de la Jurisdiction de Rio
Piedras, compuesto de dos cuerdas,
equivalentes siete areas y ochenta
v seis centiareas, colindantes por ell
Norte conslasSucesiou de Paula Cal
deron, compuesta de Regina, Sotero,
~Tomasa. Otilio, Julia, Conception,
Elisa, Lucia y Jestls Calderon; por
el Sur Oeste con Mr. John Gui-
lilies y por ell Este, con ell mismo
Mr.. Guillies y Mr.. William Il. Hylan
PoR TANTo y habiendose ordenado
-por Ell Honorable Pedro de Audrey
Iuez de la Primera Seccion de esta
aCorte sc publique la petension por
tres veces en- un periodico de los de
mayor circulation de los que Sc edi
tan en- esta Ciudad para que los que
tengan alg1n derecho real sobre Ell
inmueble descriro, las personas ig-
noradas 4 quienes pueda perjudicar
la inscription y en- general TODD Ell
que desee oponerse pueda efectuarlo
~dentro del termino de sesenta d1as
libro ell presente en- San Juan de
Puerto Rico 24 de Diciembre de
1oo7.-Jose E. Figueras, Secretario
de la Corte. Por A Marin Marien, Sc
~oretario Auxiliar.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-12-28
EDICTO

EN- Ia C0RTE DE- DISTRJTO
DEL DISTRIT0 JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN, ?. R.
Secci6n Ia, J NO. 1900
III ,tados Unidos de America.
El Presidente de los E.U. IS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-12-28
BUQUEs ANUNCIADOS

II
Golcta e. Starr Jones' i de la Ii
nea Benner sali6 de New York di-
recta para San Juan, 81 10 del pre-.
scnte.
Consignatarios. Sobrinos de Ez-
Iquiaga.
Bergantfn americana Mamie Swan.
ISali6 de New York, directo para es.a
Ell "a del actual.
Consignatarios. Sobrinos de Ez-
lquiaga.
Goleta americana Madeleine. Sa-
lio de New York, para csta Ell III del
corriente.
Consignatarios, Sobrinos de Ez-
quiaga.
Goleta americana Augusta w. Snow
Esta a la carga en- Nueva York, y
debe salir hoy para esta.
Co lsignatarios, Sobrinos de Ez-
|quiaga.
Vapor espafol Conde Wifredo. SAL
dra de Barcelona Ell 81 del preseute
por Ell Mediterraneo y Canarias para
San Juan. Mayaguez. Ponce, Santa
60 de Cuba, Habana New Orleans.
Consignatarios, Sobrinos de IL
quierdo y Co.
Goleta americana James J Marisell.
Saldra ell rs de Enero entrante del
puerto de New York.
Consignatarios, Sobrinos de Ez--
|quiaga.
Vapor espaflol Antonio Lopez. Es-
tara aquf hoy prodente de la PENN
sula.
Consignstarios, Sobrinos de Ez
|quiaga.
Vapor ingles Casilda. Saldra de
Montevideo y Buenos Aires, Ell Is de
Enero entrante para este puerto.
Consignatarios, Villar y Ca.
Vapor americana San Juan. Con
destino este puerto salio hoy de
New York.
Consignatarios, The New York
and Porto Rico S. S. Co.
Vapor americana Coamo. Con des
tino 4 New York, zarpara de este
puerto Ell 81 del corriente.
Consignatario los, The New York
and Porto Rico S. S. Co.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-12-28
HIoICTO
MA cORfE DE DISTRITO
DE HUMACAo, PUERTO RICO
ENstados Unidos de America
El Presidente SIS.
de los EStados Unidos.
ABINTESTATO
de Celestino Lanza

0C OSlCSt1HO LdHAo
Por el presente Sc avisa q todos
dos acrcedorcS de Celestino LAMA,
falleeido, para que dentro del plazo
de dos meses, contados desde e, 81
Iguiente dfa al en- que aparezca pu-
blicado este edicto en- Ell periodico. El
-BoLETIN MERCANTIL, presenter sus
reclamaciones con los correspondent
tes comprobantes bajo juramento, al
Administrator que suscribe, en- su
domicilio, sito en- esta Ciudad, calle
de "La Carrera''.
Humacao 80 de Noviembre de
roo7. Tomas Carrera administrator
Judicial.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-12-28

En- la Corte Municipal del Dis
trito Judicial Municipal
de Yabucoa, Puer-
to Rico.

de YabucOa, Puer-
to Rico.
EEstados Unidos de America. }
Ell Presidente IS.
de los e. u.
fuan Bertran Casaf1as 4 nombre de
de sus hijos Maria Margarita
Juana, Juana Ignacia Margarita,
Fiiomena Ana Manuela. Wire
do Berenguer Ramon, Margarita
Manuela Josefa y Juan Jose Ma
nuel Bertran y Carrasquillo.
CONVERSION DE DOMINIC
EX-PARTE
PoR CUANTo Dofla Maria Margarita
Juana, Juana Ignacia Margarita, FL
lof1lena Ana Manuela, Wifredo Be-
renguer Ramon, Margarita Msnuela
Josefa y Juan Jose Manuel Bertran y
1>arrasquilIo, representadas por su pa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-12-28

Ell precio de cada Inca de edictos,
judicialee, publicados tres veces con-
secutivas en G. BOLETIN MERCANTtt.,
vale 5 centavoc. En- otras public
clones Sc cobran 10 y u.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-15
REV. ORR RESIGNS
 ENSLEy CHARGE
Popular Pastor is Called to Corinth, Miss.
MANY AT SAMPLES BURIAL
Never Has There Been Larger Funeral or More Abundant Floral Offerings Seen in Pratt City.
 News of Ensley.

Ensley, July Especial. Rev. J. W. Orr, pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Ensley, rendered his resig- nation this morning to take effect Au- gust 1, having accepted a call to the First Presb yterian church at Corinth. Miss. MT. Orr came to Ensley July |, 1900, from the Southwestern Presby- terian university, Clarksyille, Tenn, this being his first charge. The church at that time had a member ship of twenty and the Sunday school thirty-fve. The membership now is over 200, the Sunday school 225. MT. Orr is recognized as a leader In tn e North Alabama presbytery. having had charge of the home missions for four years. Under his direction much pro- gress along this line has been made. He is chairman of Sunday schools in the synod of Alabama, and was re- gently elected moderator of the Synodi- cal institute of Opelika. Two years ago he was elected superintendent of Sunday schools of the states of Vir- ginia Georgia, North Carolina South Carolina and Florida but declined this position. During his seven years pas torate he has endeared himself not only to the members of his church, but to the entire community, having always been fearless in the discharge of his duties. It was with sincere regret his resignation was rendered and with re- luctance accepted. MT. Orr has re- ceived many calls but has declined them, not thinking he had completed his work in EnSleV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-15
PEACE PREVAILS
 IN COAL REGION
NOT A SINGLE CASE NOW AP-
 PEARS ON THE DOCKET OF
 THE BOARD OF CANCELLATION
 NAMED TO SETTLE TROUBLES.

New York, July 14.-The following statement is authorized on behalf of the anthracite coal operators:
 The board of conciliation, created by the strike commission of 1902 to set tie disputes between the anthracite coal miners and operators, has at last a clean docket. Not single case is today pending. This marks a condition of industrial peace brought about by means which are probably unique in this country. It must be assumed that, if the miners have no complaints to make. they are satihed with the way they are being treated.
 During the four years of the com missions existence 159 differences be- tween the coal operators and their em- ployes have been settled. The board itself-composed of three representa- lives of the operators and three of the miners-has disposed of 132 of the cases. and an even division of the board has made 1t necessary to reter only 27 cases to an umpire. Of these appeals. he sustained the complainant in only six cases.
 Experience gained in handling the complex questions involved mas enabled the board to render its decisions with increasing promptness, and of the 159 cases presented 49 were disposed of within less than one month.
 Of the grievances considered, only one was presented by the united Mine Workers of America, as a body rep resenting all the miners. Thirteen were presented by the operators. and 146 by the miners. by the boarl.s decisions 29 cases were sustained. l15 not sustained or withdrawn, and 15 settled through the influence of the board"
 Almost every element of the miners welfare is Involved in controversies brought up for consideration. The dis charge of an employe, failure of an- other to secure reinstatement suspen- siop of a contract for a half-holiday on pay day, and scores of other questions come before the board.
 Questions affecting wages have been arely brought before the board, for the reason that the anthracite strike com mission. after exhaustive investigation. settled upon a minimum scale of wages. which was renewed for three years by the miners and operators at the expira- ton. April l. 1906, of the original af- rangement. To put the miners upon profit sharing basis the conmissi1n furth CT awarded that for every ad- vance of five cents above S4 50 in the wholesale selling price per ton of do- nestle sizes of coal at tideWater, the wages of every man about the mines should be increased one per cent above the sch edule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-15

that all officers of the court were formerly on salaries. and there was no incentive for them to make any unusual efforts to secure their payment.
 John Bogensatt, a well known business man of Chattanooga. ai,d Miss Ernestine Hall,a popular young lady of Gurley, weie married at the home of the bride in that town on Thursday.
 James D. Rice merchant of this city. and Mrs. Eva McDoVell were quietly married Thursday evening in the parson- age of the First Methodist church. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. H. C. Howard. The wedding took the friends and relatives of the couple by surprise,
 The school affairs of Huntsville are awaiting the result of Senator Spragins' effort to secure the passage by the state legislature of q bill creating board of education for this city. The bill is de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-15
WILL ANSWER CHARGES.
Young Man Who Pocketed Express
 company's Money Returns.

Selma, July IA. - Especially = In charge of deputy United States mar shal, John B. Gore, the young man who was agent for the Southern Ex- press company at Faunsdale and who is charged with making away with package containing a thousand dol lars, passed through Selma today en route to Linden. in Marengo county, to answer to the charges. Gore was cap tured in Richmond about two weeks ago and confessed. Extradition papers were just secured in time as he was about to be released.
 Gore was agent for about five days at Faunsdale and the day he was oh eek ed out he receipted for the package of money but tore up the way bill and pocketed the thousand dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-15

From the Manufacturers Record.
 So much which is fancy has been writ ten of the new terminal depot that has been in course of construction since March last year that the facts here presented have been gathered from official sources and are submitted for the information of your readers. The conveniences and com- forts which the building offers the travel ing public are more and more appreciated as they are unfolded while it is being erected. When completed it will be 72G feet long, with two towers each 130 feet high and central dome 96 feet high. Ten tracks will be used with a daily ar rival of A passenger trains. Seven sys- tems will enter the station, and although 1t is in use now, it will be long months before it will be wholly completed. In beauty of design and as for adaptability to the purpose for which it was erected there Is little in the structure to criticise. If any other city has a terminal station in which the attractions and the utilities are better blended. then that place has the handsomest and most convenient rail- way terminal in the land.
 The new Birmingham station and tracks cover 1215 acres of ground, and are To-
 
 nues and Twenty-sXth and Twenty-sev- enth streets, north being connected Dy street car line with every part of the city. The tracks cover three and one half miles. They are laid with S0-pound rails that were rolled at the steel mill of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company at Ensley The system has elab- crate switching facilities, all of which ara operated by an electric interlocking and signaling plant which was installed by the General Railway Signal company of Buff falo, N Y. The train shed and plat form are wholly of reinforced concrete construction and were built by the South ern Ferro- Concrete company of Birming- ham and Atlanta. The design of the shed is unique, and attracts at once the atten- ton of visitors The platforms are ccv- cred by inverted cantilever sheds the outer edges of which are in line with the outer edges of the train platforms. Upon these rest the upper sheds, covering the trains and the spaces between the plat forms The roofs of the upper shed or deck project five feet over the lower shed, leaving an aperature of 10 feet between the roofs of the two sheds for the escape or emission of smoke and gases. These spaces also serve as ventilators, and they likewise admit light. Extending upward from the lower edge and line of the lower
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-15
NEW GAS PLANT
 FOR HUNTSVILLE
ARTIFICIAL GAS WILL BE PUMP ED THROUGH THE PIPES OF THE OLD GAS COMPANY FROM THE WELLS.

Huntsville, July 14-(Special.) )-Hunts- viles dream of cheap gas will be real ized in few days. The directors of the New York Alabama Oil company, sev- eral of whom have been in Huntsville during the last week. have concluded negotiations for the local gas plant and last night they took charge of it. The trade which has just been consummated will prevent the double piping of the city and more promptly gives the people the benefit of natural gas, which will be turned on through the pipes now used for artificial gas. and extended to un- connected portions of the city as soon as possible Dr. c. NJ. Erwin, secretary of the company, has been elected general manager. It is stated authoritatively that the producing wells of the company give forth twice as much gas as is used In Huntsville and the quality is twice as fine as artificial gas. Other wells will be bored in this locality and the gas ex- perts hope to have several S1ore produc- ing wells soon.
 Dr. Eugene A. Smith, state geologlst has found cement rock on Monte Sano. which he pronounces to be of the same grade that at Demopolis, the manii- facture of which Is being carried on on an extensive scale there The quantity on Monte Sano is apparently unlimited
 Deputy Marshal II. C. Arnold has re- turned from Tuscumbia, where he ar rested Dr. J. T. Pitts, on a charge Of failing to deposit money belonging to the government. Pitts was bound over to the federal grand jury on bond of S10O.
 of i, he part of the county were received here yesterday. The farmers claim that the rains have caused them great loss. A great amount of corn and cotton was washed out of the ground.
 The United States government has set about to ascertain just now much Is due the national treasury on unpaid judg- ments In the courts of the northern dls- trict of Alabama, and when the exact sum
 is known, steps will be taken to secure payment with interest from the date of the judgment. Assistant District Attor- ney Steele has been working on the dock cts of the court for several days past. and mas collected list of unpaid judgments since 1885. The number was found 10 be between 800 and 900. and the amounts due on them range from $ijO to $15O0. the aV craze being about S250. The sum due the government on these claims amounts to about s225, GOO without interest, and with the interest added the sum will be nearly twice as large. Most of the claims are due on forfeited bonds. while many others are judgments rendered in civil suits. h the Birmingham division of the district Mir. Steele has found claims aggregating about SlS0000.
 The list has been compiled at the in. stance of the solicitor of the United States treasury. Proceedings will be instituted to collect all of Nhe claims that are due against solvent parties. The accumula- tion of this immense number of unpaid iudgments Is said to be due to the fact
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-15
ChiIds Sad Death.

Goodwater, July IA. - Special )- Earl Bagley, youngest son of MT. and Mrs. k. F. Bagley' of Birmingham, died here yesterday morning at o'clock of typhoid pneumonia. Mrs. Bagley and children came here last week to visit her husbands parents. The child was taken sick last Monday, and con tinued to grow worse until death came. One sad feature of the case is that the cnilds father was away, hav- ing joined the state militia, and was encamped in South Carolina. He has been wired of the cnild's death. but has not arrived yet The little fellow was laid to rest In the Goodwater cemetery this morning a II o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-15
Personal and General.

Cunningham chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, will meet Monday night at their hall on Nineteenth street. Sev- eral candidates will be initiated, and other important business transacted. The worthy matron requests a full at tendence at this meeting.
 Misses Agnes Mcdowell, Bessie Nor rison and Ethel Pennington left this afternoon to spend few days with friends at Lttleton.
 Mrs. J. c. Lamont and Miss Grace Kennedy have gone to Chattanooga, Tenn. They will return Monday with Miss Mary Lamont, who has been tn ere for the past two weeks on a visit to friends.
 MT. Sanders White, formerly of this city, now residing in Talladega Is in the city on business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-15
Many Attend Simple Funeral.

The funeral services over the re- mains of MT. J. V. Samples, Pratt Citys pioneer citizen. brought together the largest gathering of relatives and friends in the history of the city Never was a larger funeral procession nor more abundant floral offerings seen here. The service at the Meth odist church, which was filled to overhowing was conducted by the Rev. MT. Henry, and seldom has a more beautiful and eloquent tribute been paid to the dead than that of MT. Merry on the life and character of the deceased.
 The interment was at Crunley's chapel. The Masonic lodge, of which the deceased was a member. laid him away with the usual Masonic cere- monies. Past Grand Master R. M. Gun ningham officiated, and read the burial service in a most impressive manner. MT. Samples was laid by the grave of his only son, Methodist minister who died some years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-15

signed to harmonize the disagreement be- tween the city and state over the control of the schools here by placing everything pertaining to the schools in the hands of five prominent citizens. Neither the state officials of the schools here nor the City Council has elected teachers for next ses- sion and if the Spraglns bill is enacted that duty will be taken from them.