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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31
The Story Of soko,


II appears that when the director Of
the geological garden first acquired this
wonderful monkey she was an especial
ly active little creature. Her spirits
were so eXuberant that she was almost
uncomfortable, and she required con-
slant surveillance. one fine day, how
ever, she was taken sick. She lost her
good spirits, moped constantly and re-
fused to leave her cage. Finally II was
discovered that Soko had developed an
abscess OF the jaw. Having establish
ed this diagnosis, It was easy to UNI
derstand why the patient had become
misanthropic.
Everybody connected with the mon
key house agreed that a surgical OPP
GRAFTON was the only prospect OF af-
fording relief to the sufferer but no.
body could suggest how Il was going TO
be managed Shortly before the hour
fixed for the trial the veterinary sur
geon Of the geological garden stood In
front Of tho invalid's cage trying to
devise some scheme to make the opera
ton possible As he stood there Soko
came forward suddenly and pressed her
face between the bars. There was an
appealing look on her face, and she
moaned softly and extended a hand.
Tho astonlshed veterinary opened
Soko's mouth and examined the abb
scess with his finger Instead Of re-
senting his professional maneuver Soko
seemed grateful and turned her face
so that the doctor could get at the
diseased spot to better advantage.
Finding that she was not only unmind-
flll Of Tho pain he WAS causing her. but
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31

The interior Of Borneo is still prac-
ticaly unknown The huge island is
about six times the size of England.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31

stance Of simian reasoning power that
has strengthened the doctors faith in
such things.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31
Fabulous Beasts.

This naturalist has been told Of null
titudcs of strange beasts that have
never found place In the natural his
tory books, not even in those made by
the imaginative geniuses who have
aroused the executive indignation.
During his exploration Of the Guiana
jungles Dr. Hornaduy heard of more
ferocIous man eating varieties Of Wild
beasts than would stock a geological
garden and, to make the business even
more thrilling, all Of his information
came from those who actually had seen
them. one Of his Indian guides had
but to announce the existence of some
surprising monster which had been
seen by him and every other native in
the party was ready to swear to the
truth of the statement, Evidence was
plentiful, but the only evidence that
the doctor would accept was that Of
his two good American eyes, and when
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31

might have been obtained, but Dr. Hor-
naday thought 1t hardly worth while
lie was so well acquainted with the
stolidity of the American public In
matters of this description that he
knew it would not do.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31

tho time President Roosevelt
made his recent scalhing an
ruignment Of that school Of
uatursligts which has gur-
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31

sleep dulls the intellect. II people
would not sleep so long we would de-
velop into a stronger and more intel
lectual race, Il is wen known that the
amt one Of the most Intelligent of in.
seCts does not sleep
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-10-30
Flowers for the Home Garden.

A correspondent Of Farm and Ranch
writes interes tingly and at considerable
length on this subject AS the climate
Of Texas is in many respects quite
similar to that Of Florida, what she
says will be of some value in this state:
The love of flowers and their cult
ure has come down to us from our
remotest ancestors. 1t is inherent
in our natures and few but are charm
ed with their color, form and fra
GRANGE. So universal is the love of
flowers we rarely see home but bears
testimony in some degree to this fond
ness. They have become part of our
daily life, luxuries that every one may
have with but small expenditure Of
money and time.
In every section of our country are
to be found numerous nurseries,
greenhouses and gardens where trees,
plants and Towering shrubs are grown
to supply the constantly increasing
demand for such for ornamental pur-
poses. Every home should be made
attractive by the judicious use of or
namental shrubs, flowers and vines
and the humblest cottage becomes a
home beautiful when so adorned.
Some idea Of the vast amount of
money invested in such business may
be gathered from the following fig
ures which we had from Mr.. E. H. R.
Green, whose immense grounds and
greenhouses we recently visited He
has $4,000 invested in his plant
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-10-30
Jasmines, Botanical Names, Etc.

Editor Floral Department:
Replying to a lady who writes you
regarding my article on Jasmines, COM
menting on my leaving out species
Grandiforum, and Cape Jasmine, will
say that [ wrote Of those varieties I
have on my grounds, and the above
two [ do not grow. The first is very
satisfactory rambler and I am familiar
with it, but have never planted it, while
the other [ am not anxious to grow
because Of it's bad reputation for har-
boring the white fly. [ bought an ever
blooming Cape Jasmine from Childs,
some years ago, and it really b1oomed
several times during the year, but I
lost it one summer while was in the
North, and did not replace it, as I had
read SO much after getting it, about its
tendency to invite that fearful pest, the
white fly.
The past season I cut out eight
Chinaberry trees, twenty-five feet high
and one foot in diameter for the same
reason, and also for the reason that
they are always badly infested with a
white scale that I find is called Snow
Scale in Prof. Hume's book on citrus
culture
This spreads to other plants and is
not easy to subdue: if the China-berry
grows in the vicinity.
Tabernaemontana, the substitute for
the Cape Jasmine, have, and admire
it very much. It is always symmetrical
in its growth, and every one of the
several I know in our town, is beauty.
Gypsy asked sometime ago if the
DODDv world GROW do1,,.o bo-o co,,,
one plant last spring, that was as
thrifty and fine as any ever saw in
the North. I am going to plant some
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-10-30
Confusion in Botanical Names.

Tn his letter, this week, Mr.. Meadow
brings up the question OF DotaI!Cal
names and says that there is confusion
in names between the different authors
and even between different books by
the same writer. We have no intention
of disputing the statement, but will say
that we have made a study Of botany
and floral names for many years, and
we do not now remember to nave seen
any such difference, that is, IN the gen
eric names, specific names are gwen
differently by different authors. This is
easily accounted for, different botan1sts
discover the same plant and each gives
it a name, for instance vt this season
the Liatris is a very common Wild how
er, one species, L. gracilis was called
by one botanist, L. lanceolate. In such
cases the rule is that the name tlrsf
given shall be retained This has hap
Dened SO many times that botanies are
full of records Of the different names
given to the same species. OCCASION
ally one or more plants are fourd
which the discoverer refers to one
family, but which later investigation
shows to really belong to another. For
instance a botanist by the name OF
Elliott, described two or three species
found in this state as L1atr1s and gave
them specific names. Later it was de-
cided by other botanists that they dit
fered sufficiently from Liatris to be put
into a separate genus, which is called
CarpheOphOrus, therefore you may find
some old botany describing plant as
Liatris tomentosa, while later editions
give the name as Carpheophorus
corymbosus Among cultivated plants
we had an instance given in this &C.
partment not long ago, several species
which were catalogued as Habrotham-
nus are now placed in the Cestrum
genus. All these changes are justified
by the circumstance of the cases. But
what we complained of in the book we
criticized was the arbitrary changing
Of old names without sufficient author
ity.
We are an advocate of the use Of
botanical names, because it is the only
way that you can be sure that people
will know what flower you are talking
about The supposed difficulty in re-
membering them is mostly imaginary.
People have no trouble in remembering
Chrysanthemum, Verbena, Rhododen-
dron, Achmenes, Al1amanda, Cyc1amen,
and innumerable other Towering plants
which are called by their botanical
names every day.
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them from seed is difficult and I'M
satisfactory undertaking. The chrys-
anthemum is as easily propagated from
cuttings as a geranium and cuttings
set out as late as July will, with gooo
attention, blossom in autumn.
The dahlia is one of our shoW1est
flowers and is we'll suited to Our soil
and climate, as is proven IN the grand
show of thousands Of brilliant, perfect
mowers, blooming in the open held at
Mr. Green's nurseries, where they are
cultivated in long rows like corn or
cotton, making a gorgeous show IN the
sunlight. The dahlia comes readily
from seed, blooming the first season,
the seed of the double varieties produc-
ing a fair percentage Of double flower
ing plants The single varieties cover
wiae range OF colOrs and are among
the most popular ANIMALS. Dahllas are
also easily propagated from cuttings.
They are good feeders and demand
good deal of fertilizer and water. The
wash water from the weekly wash is a
fine fertilizer for them.
The Gamma is one of Our most deslr-
able plants, especially for hedges or
back grounds. 1t multiplies rapidly
and has beautiful foliage and flowers
| in all the richest shades OF scarlet
and yellow, solid, striped and marbled.
For hiding an unsightly fence or wall,
they have no equal. In early spring
take up and divide the roots. Every
eve brings a healthy flower stalk and
though classed as seml-aquatlc, they
will struggle through a hot summer
with comparatively little water, bloom
! ing most Of the time.
Hollyhocks come readily from seed
and though they do not bloom the
first season, if the seed are planted
late in summer they will bloom the
next season. There is a recent intro
duction called Allegheny hollyhocks,
which, it is said, bloom the first sea-
son. Once established, these beaut1-
full, hardy old-fashioned flowers are
with us all time, for the roots may
be separated each season without in
jury.
The marigold, petunia, zinnia, phlox,
nasturtium and balsam, or touch-me-
not are among Our showiest, hardy
ANIMALS, easily grown and blooming
throughout the season.
Vines which lend themselves so
gracefully and generously to beautify-
ing our homes, should not be neglect
ed Nothing adds such grace and ele-
gance to the home and to it's surround
ings as covering Of green vines, for
they, like charity, often hide multi
tude of-not sins-ugly, dishguring OBJ
jects Perennial vines should be plant
ed about all unsightly buildings and
back fences. A green wall dividing the
dooryard from the chicken yard makes
a charming back door view. All may
not have greenhouses with costly flow
ers and plants but we may have many
beautiful flowers at an outlay Of few
dollars which will add much to the ap-
pearance of the home and furnish de-
lightful and healthful recreation to all
members Of the family
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-10-30
Ornamental Horticulture X

next month, when the air is cooler, an
orange variety with black center. l
have read somewhere that popp1es need
some lime in the soil, SO l shall expert
ment with it.
In YOUR advertising columns l motto
ed a request from lady in California,
to exchange such plants and seeds as
she had. for desirable ones from Florl-
da. It.would be very nice way OF &C
curing oddities, in the plant line, II 1t
could be done, but the authorities who
look after the horticultural interests
Of California, have put ban on every
thing Of that sort coming from Flor
da. Such packages are opened and
burned as soon as. they reach the state,
and YOU are notified Of the fact. They
are afraid of the white fly.
Before closing, I wish to make few
remarks which are called forth by COM
ments of the editor on Alice Louns-
berry's book He says, "The only OBJ
lection we have to it is, the fact that
the writer, while she is no doubt a
botanist, belongs to the extreme new
school, which is trying to upset the old
nomenclature and change them round. "
I have three regular botan1es, besides
the Cyclopedia Of Horticulture, and
half a dozen books on flowers, of the
nature Of the Loun3berry book, and as
there are great differences in their
naming Of plants, how are we to know
which to pin Our faith to?
In my school days, twenty years ago,
Gray's Botany was the standard, but
as [ have two botanies of his, and he
does not agree with himself in both,
who shall decide? When some par
ticular flower is found in the Geranium
family in one book, and in a quite diff
erent one in the other, imagine tbe con-
fusion.
l, myself, have reached place where
! I do not pretend to memorize the
c1assihcations in the bOtanles. [ try
to remember the general information
given, and am most interested in that
feature, and for this reason [ regard
Natures Garden" and 'Southern Wild
Flowers and Trees,'' as having much
greater value to the ordinary student
and lover Of nature, than the more
technical books.
One ,an be so easily led astray by
inaccurate statements, in trying to
identity flower. In description l
recertly read of the Paw-paW or Gus
tard Apple, it was stated that it was
odorless. The one | find down here
has an exceedingly strong and SWEEP
odor These are the things that leao
us astray in our search, and make
botany a difficult and inaccurate sci
ence, until some one steps forward as
an authority, and re-adjusts the whole
system.
M. A. Meadow.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-02
MOTHER HAS EVIL EYE.
Six of Her Children Die on Seventh
Birthday.

A strange story is told Of an elder
ly gypsy woman who is at present
travelling with a tribe of Bohemians
in the canton of Berne. Switzerland.
The woman has had six children,
four boys and two girls, all of whom
have died on reaching the age of
seven-the last dying a few days ago.
Three of the children died on their
seventh birthday and the others day
or two after 1t is stated that all the
children fell i'll as every birthday ap-
preached, but the mother took no no.
tice of their Illnesses until the criti-
cal seventh year was reached, when
she nursed them devotedly.
The women of her tribe shun her
believing that she possesses the "evil
eye" and is responsible for the death
of her children, but the unfortunate
woman's husband is devoted to her.
After the death of the sixth child the
tribe became so hostile that her hus-
band has decided to take his wife
away and will shortly return to 3D.
hemia.
The children died from no particu-
lar disease and seemed simply to have
wasted away. The doctors who signed
the death certificates never traced the
cause Of decease.
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once the eyes above the fan wandered
to us, and in another moment she was
kissing auntie-yes, actually as if she
we're overjoyed to see her. She even
seemed a little agitated, as she said:
Here is my husband Harold"
turning to him, ''Ive just come across
my dear old friends-Miss Howard,
and her niece, Dolly; her father'is the
squire near my old home, her mother
was one of my kindest and best
| friends
I found Mr.. Rainsford most easy to
get on with, a really entertaining
companion, and I was soon chattering
away to him as if had known him for
years. He had travelled much-and
read; he talked brilliantly-his' wit
was sparkling-his tongue sarcastic
he made me laugh continually. He in
formed me that he liked young people
especially lively young people, and
that he was exceedingly sorry that
they were coming to the end of their
visit just as we had arrived.
For the next three or four days the
Rainsfords and we shared the same
table, made the same expeditions, and
the long.severed friendship was neatly
spliced. Before we parted from
the Rainsfords it was arranged that
Rodney and I, with Bennett, our maid,
in attendance, were to pay them a
visit before we returned home 1t was
my first experience of country
house party"
Doume Castle lay in a valley, and
we looked down on it's gray towers
and dark woods long before we en-
tered the gates of it's winding avenue.
We arrived just in nice time for tea.
The hall was crowded, there we found
Lurline playing the hostess to admira-
ton.
She greeted me warmly, and pres
emily escorted me up to my room. It
was in a stone-fagged corridor, and
hung with tapestry.
"I've put you next to Maud Ans
truther," announced. Lrrline. you
can keep one another company, and
be sure you make yourself quite at
home, dear" Here she kissed me,
and hurried away to see after her
other visitors.
rs. it not like a delightful haunted
castle in fairy tale?" I said to my
neighbor ere we parted for the night
(the gloomy, echoing> passages, the
mysterious, dark corners, the silence,
afforded sharp contrast to the merry
party we had just left). u r..
:. Yes she replied; cts p capital
house, to stay in--but they rarely have
guests worse luck---his health is: the
excuse. TO me he seems always per
fectly well Ia I'D the old lady, j his: mo-
Their hates socie ty ''s |ai= ii:
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ground in bows and curtsies. Then
over the soft grass came the lovely
Lady Elinor. Down sprang Bertram
and knelt to give her the letter. When
he rose, she looked into his eyes, She
discovered that his were black; he
discovered that hers were beautiful.
I'm truth l am honored," she muir
INJURED
And is thy name Roger" she cried
sharply
Il am called Bertram,' says he,
amazed-and still amazed to hear a
little angry laugh.
''Haply you know certain Roger
de Belesme, Sir Bertram?" Bertram
bowed. And do you honor him.
Bertram laughed.
Honor? Why, honor! Truth to tell,
l had not thought Of it with Roger de
Belesme'
Il thank you, sir. I am to marry
him. says the lady, and with that
swept queenly away.
So, it happened the next day they
came to Whitchurch, and there before
the door of the royal pavilion was Sir
Roger de Belesme, very splendid in
cloth Of silver. Plump he was, and
had curling brown hair to his Shout
ders. Smiling sweetly, he came to
help the Lady Elinor to the ground,
but she had sprung lightly down ere
he reached her. Then Sir Roger, am
Orous of a lady so we'll endowed,
would have taken her in his arms to
kiss her.
She held out her hand to him, so
Sir Roger, failing of better, kissed
that She swept him a low curtsy.
Bertram was not joyous, and that
was noted by his friend and sworn
brother, young Sir Harry of Silver
mere, to whom, that evening, he ex-
planned the whole matter.
Next night a minstrel sang a Pro-
vencal lay while Sir Roger leant
plump]y over the Lady Elinor's chair;
to whom came Sir Harry, and was
greeted with scowl from the knight
and smile from the lady.
And THE king hath not come, then,
Sir Harry?'' says the lady.
Harry opened his eyes wider.
Not yet. On the morrow, I think. "
Il am glad. I would speak to him. -
WELL said Sir Harry, Eat least we
lie in noble place. Noble hawking
there is on the westward hills" In
truth, those hills breed naught; but
that, for certain, is what he said.
eve have had no sport" says the
lady. Surely we must take to the
hills, Sir Roger?" said she.
NAY, Elinor, in faith"
"Why, do you fear, sir?" .s--..~-,:: i.
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I. .. 2, So = - = = - !
[. .Madi11,a,n:I. :.
>Inc0g;:nit0i
BY Mrs. B. M. Croker
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

<Copyr1ght, by Joseph b. BowleS)
It was my first experience of fash
enable hotel life, and it was an agree
able novelty to a country mouse like
myself, to see the stream of smartly-
dressed women, with their husbands,
| brothers, and SWANS, pass along the
vide corridor to the great dining
| room.
Rodney said Aunt Sophy, putting
Down her long-handled eyeglass, and
addressing my brother, do you re-
member Lurline Jones?"
of course do. Why, she was my
first love! What do you think l am
made of"
Unless I'm Mistaken responded
my aunt, @'she and her husband are
sitting near the third window. She is
wearing a black lace gown-the wo-
man with the deliberately dressed hair
and white face. I must say she is
;hockingly altered-but all the same
IN sure it is Lurline''
"Yes-and quite the smart society
ady-and he is a good-looking fellow
but rather cadaverous,' l put in.
His name is Rainsford, and I be-
ieve he is enormously rich," contin-
ued Aunt Sophy. ''Lurline met him
| abroad-a very short wooing "a quiet
wedding, exit Miss Jones!"
Never to return I added, signid-
cantly.
HE has a fine place-near the Dor
der-and Lurline took to her new posi-
ton with alacrity, and dropped her old
friends
"Of course, woman must adopt
her husbands people especially when
they are wealthy" sneered Rodney.
Ten minutes later we were sitting
on the lounge-Aunt Sophy deep in
the evening paper-when Mr.. and Mrs
RalnsfOrd passed by.
They sat down within a few yards
Of us-and Mrs. Rainsford yawned,
and famed herself languidly. All at
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-02
How Berfran7
Won the
Lady Eli110r'
BY Fl. C.. Bailey
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Now it happened that, in the sum.
mer OF 1882, King Edward I. moved
westward with great host to war
with Llywelyn.
Now, on q day in June, Anthony
Bek, the bishop, consulted the king on
an infnity Of small matters. Thus:
ARISES also,' says Anthony Bek,
shifting, 1.-The matter of the Lady Eli
nor Of The king was in a hurry
and
Now. why must the Lady Elinor
ariseo" he snapped.
-"of Tarporley, of Meopham and de
Iorgnac,' says Anthony Bek. This
Lady Elinor hath come into wardship
OF the crown"
'Humph. She must marry. Is that
all:' Sir Stephen, captain of the
Kings House, strobe in, cleaning in
his mail, and to him the king turned
eagerly to talk of the host, and heard
not the bishops
"She would then need a husband,
SIR A moment the king pondered
on Sir Stephens words. Then
But, sir, arises need of a husband -
said the bishop anxiously, and Sir
Stephen gaped, knowing not why a
bishop needed one.
Roger de Belesme," snapped the
king, in hurry and went out. 1t was
the first name that rose to his lips.
"Oh, Beelzebub!" muttered Sir Ste
phen, who had met Roger.
The bishop had no knowledge of the
lady nor the spouse. To him they
were names on a piece Of parchment.
Wherefore, he .indited, with fourishes
of pen and style, letter to the Lady
Elinor that called her to the court and
advised her of her happy fate. Then
the bishop went to Sir Bertram, the
lieutenant of Sir Stephen, and begged
him go, take the letter, and bring the
lady back. So all things went fairly.
Now see Sir Bertram and his men
riding over the mead in the golden
dawn. Riding two and two, a score
Of them, they came to the old moss
green house beyond Tarporley Maids
and men, running up, swept the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-02
LOOKS LIKE A THORN.
South American Insect Is One of tho
oldest Known.

Protective resemblance, protective
celebration, or whatever name may be
given to the deception which is prac-
tised by one branch of zoology upon
another, is to the naturalist at all
times most fascinating study. One
of the most remarkable, perhaps, is
the little South American insect
which bears so striking a resemblance
to the ordinary rose thorn as often
to deceive even the most practiced
eye. How it discovered in the first
instance it's similarity to prickly
thorn, or how, having made the dis
covery, it decided to use it as a means
of protection against it's natural enc