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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-28
Ardmoreite Special.

Ardmoreite Special.
New York. July 27.-Man that IS
born of woman is of few days and
full OF fool notions. Yesterday he
Is married and today he visits Sioux
Falls and tomorrow he is to be found
at the Little Church Around the
Corner. begging for another whirl at
the matrimonial wheel Of misfortune.
For instance, there Is Wilson Miz-
ner. whose marriage to Mrs. CharleS
7. Yerkes shortly after the death of
her millionaire husband was consider
ably more than seven day sensation.
For time the question as to whether
Miner and Mrs Yerkes were really
1arried was as absorbing as How
Cld Is ANN" An undue amount OF
electric Juice was expended in spread
ing the glad tldings Of Miners mat.
rimonial exploit to he four corners
of the earth rho the popular inter
est subsided. the ex-Mrs Yorkes tired
of her young Lothario and secured a
divorce and Mizner was relcgated to
the comparative obscurity OF n tavern
keeper on West Forty.ninth street.
Now Miner is to be married again,
this time to Mrs. Helen Green, a
pretty grass widow, who writes clever
stories of theatrical and Bohemian
life for the Morning Telegraph. Mrs
| Green recently secured an intcrlocu
tory degree of divorce from her nus
band. Burt Green. also n member oi
the Morning Telegraph stan. A
soon as the final decree is granted
in about month. she will become
Mrs. Wilson Miner II.
Miner and the lady in the ca 81
first met seven or eight years ago
when the father OF the former wa
minister 10 Guatamala and the pros
poctive Mrs. Miner was travelin.
through Central America with her par
ents Later the couple met in Nome
! Alaska, where their friendship wa
renewed. Mrs. Green recently too
apartments in the Rand hotel, who'll
ignorant Of the fact that Miner wa
its manager and part owner. The
met by accident and Miner began th'
impassioned courtship that is soon Il
end at the altar.
Games to Marry Again.
The interlocutory degree of divorc
granted to Nine. Emma Eames. IN
onera star. from her husband. 1uliai
Story, the noted portrait painter. %
comes final today and Nine. Fame
Is now free 10 marry again-a pre-
iect which she is said to be consider
ing seriously. The divorce proceed
ings were instituted before Jusic
Arthur S. Tomkins at White Plain
and the decree entered on April 2
to become final in three months
Several names have been mentione
as OF men who are open aspiran'
to the hand OF Nine. Eames. but tn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-28

1907
New-York tribune., 1907-02-24
lNE OF THE NEWLY PRODUCED GUINEA
PIGS.

s screened on the land side by a background
of densely forested hills abounding with plant
and animal life The eye OF the visitor. looking
down upon the centre OF the plot from the
directors residence. the upland side, is first
attracted by a substantial structure OF light
brick, modelled the style OF the italian Re
naissance. About this. the main laboratory
building are grouped numerous experimental
gardens, stables pens and runways for the Great
ures now being subjected TO the far reaching
series OF experiments Here is new 'propa-
eating house for plants there new vivarium
for insect breeding, and yonder a "orooder
house" for poultry breeding. while further down
the hill slope are forty colony houses" not TO
mention new bird house" yet unfinished
In various pens goats. sheep and cattle, indlf-
ferent to the vari-coored fowls which peck
about between their feet. summing them
selves or browsing upon the grass scared by the
winters frosts-
Indoors the admitted visitor behoIds a corps
Of biologists studying with admiring eyes such
smaller cattle as guinea pigs. rats. pigeons,
nnchcs. canaries, snails moths. beetles,
cT!ckets. bees and even flies.
Popular interest is excited most by the d.
rector's curious collection OF cats. Here the
entire gamut OF the domestic feline family is
represented. Some notable individuals are n
black, tailless Manx cat white. blue-ey,d. deaf
toes: also black. Maltese and black and
yellow cat all poydactyl. With this particular
group Or. Davenport some time ago began Il
curious breeding experiment whose purpose he
thus describes:
IF characteristics are for the most part in
heritci entire and be combined in various
ways like atoms in chemistry. 1t should be pos
sibIc to obtain any desired combination. At the
beginning OF 1903 I set myself the task of pro-
curing 4 white. bue-eyed. deaf. long haired.
tai.loss. polydactyl cat"
The no-t2iled Manx was the father OF the first
generation, the deaf cat and the other polydactyI
cats Icing employed as mothers. In one year
there were obtained interesting variety Of
ktteus-soInc nO-taIIed and normal toed some
called ana abnormal toed, and others deaf and
go on. This work OF breeding to order a dis
unrt variety OF white, blue-eyed. deaf long
haired. taiiless, pOlydactyl cats stiu goes on
proHisinGly While such breed will have ~
practical vaide, its crea ton will prove the theory
of heTcdity on which DR. Davenport is diligently
working. The sclo ction of this particular yarl-
city was the result OF the parent stock which hs
New-York tribune., 1907-02-24

their labors on to their grandchildren or great
grandchildren But TIE three -generation-a-
year beetle win be grandfather before a calf.
kid or a lamb has learned to take care Of
itself
Hence. by hurryfrg the process OF physical
development impatient man may all the quicker
learn the laws which will enable him to mould
the animal and vegetable kingdoms to best
suit his commercial interests. And. far more
important still. these experiments are expected
10 result in teaching man how 10 improve his
own kind mentally. morally and physically
This is because the laws of heredity governing
the evolution of the humbIest asparagus beetle
or even the most despised louise of this stations
louise hatchery. are practically the same as
those which have controlled the evolution II
kings or-what is mOre-of great geniuses The
new theory regarding evolution worked out with
the aid of plants by Professor Hugo de Vres
Of Amsterdam. is being applied to animals by
Professor Davenport. who regards it as "des-
tined to be the foundation stone Of the rising
science Of experimental evolution"
EvoIutiOnists OF the Darwinian school have
been teaching that new species develop by a
series OF very slow and gradual changes. oc-
curing about equally to all individuals Of a
locality; that the whole group is changed in one
direction by the forces of environment Thev
have also taught that when two breeds are
crossed their characters usually become in
timately blended. They have recognized that in
dividual differences crop out. but have held that
all individuals of a group from time to time
intercross and that no single one has got very
far ahead of the general run Thus they hold
that the whole family has changed only gradu-
ally and common form has made it's appear
ances with the same gradual degree that the Old
form has disappeared
Professor De Vries caught wild species q
New-York tribune., 1907-02-24
CREATION or SPECIES.
Work Done at Station Of Erperi-
mental ETOIutiOn.
copyright, 1907, by John Elfreth watkins

copyright. 1907. by John Elfreth watkins
The dream of Bacon, who saw in the New
Atlantis gardens land devoted to the modIh-
cation and Improvement of animals and plants
al mans viii, is being realized by the Carnegie
Institution at its 1ew station for Experimental
Evolution" at Co d Spring Harbor, Long Island
The discovery of laws of organic evolution is
the prime function of this interesting institution
and its direct bearing upon man may best be
set forth in the words of DR.. Charles b. Daven-
port. its director:
''Since when we know the law may control
the process the principles of evolution will show
the way to an improvement of the human race
A knowledge of the principles OF evolution Is
advantageous in still another way. 1t shows
how organisms may be best modified to meet
requirements of beauty food materials ana
power The carnation can be made not only
crimson. but white yellow and blue; 1t can be
made as large as n chrysanthemum or dwarfed-
So the bantam fowl may be made OF red color
or black white; with ruff, or without; Win
a long tail, or with tail. The egg yield OF
the hen may be raised from fJ0 to over 2OO
year The strength of the horse may be In
creased, that of the Percheron exceeds that OF
the Norwegian pony. In fact by using the already
known principles of evolution great practical ad-
vances have been made in the past We are
consequently justified in expecting that an ex-
tension of evolutionary principles will result in
further advances in the future"
The Station for Experimental Evolution" is
heated at the head of Cold Spring Harbor, four
se.n miles in a direct line from the boundary OF
Greater New York. The reservation is between
the New York state fish hatchery and the
laboratory OF biological research of the Brooklyn
institute. 1t occupies a hill slope bordered by
she sea, is crossed by fresh water creek and
New-York tribune., 1907-02-24

the evening primrose IN the act OF producing
new forms suddenly and not gradually. For
eighteen years he has been studying il in its
wild locality and IT has steadily continued 70
repeat the phenomenon He finally brought il
to his garden in Amsterdam. where. he says
under my very eyes the production cf new
species has been going on. rather increasing in
rate than diminishing. The fact is that It has
become possible to see species originate and
that this origin is sudden and obeys distinct
laws
Professor De Vrfes announced two years ago
that these sudden changes in nature could not be
produced artifcally. but that their occurrence
could be predicted in some cases with enough
probability to justify the trial So instead =
trying to produce evolution by the process ot
selection" as stock breeders and bctan.scs
have largely done heretofore. DR.. Davenport
considers it more important to look for me
sports or freaks" caused by sudden evolution
and TO these the foundations Of new
races. To accomplish this he breeds according
to rules too technical for explanation here.
number of generations must be produced ty
various processes OF inbreeding Outbreed.us
crUssbreeding and what not before a new
race can be established He Is seeking nev
laws OF heredity and evolution rather than the
perfection Of any new and valuable races.
which task he viii leave to others after he has
discovered the law.
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS
New-York tribune., 1907-02-24

feathers turning forward to form a run on the
neck. and an extra-toed white silky fowl" with
downy feathers and booted feet The resulting
variety has the white plumage. extra toe and
booted feet OF one parent and the reversed ruff
and rose comb of the other. while its general
appearance is that OF a ball OF frixzled ostrich
feathers
A OF four-toed guinea pigs has similarly
been produced by W. f. Castle. one OF the biol
ogists of the station Normal guinea pigs have
only three toes each hind foot What corre-
spond to our big and ''little' toes are lack
ing One of Mr. Castles normal mothers gave
birth to three young guinea pigs, the largest Of
which displayed the extra little toe. With this
single freak a parent Mr.. Castle then pro-
duced the four-toed race. In other experiments
with 5000 guinea pigs and several hundred rab-
bits he has produced other new individual sorts,
characterized by peculiar qualities Of hair and
coat markings. His original parent stock vary
from long haired. rough albinos from Peru-re-
senbling living tassels of white silk-to short
haired. blackish-red individuals of the English
variety. The offspring OF these and other crosses
show curious characteristics. Some look like
balls OF long hair, "cowlicked" all over: others
like balls OF delicate feathers and still others
appear to have the bodies of guinea pigs but
the tails and topknots OF cocks.
Studies OF the inheritance Of the color pat
terms of asparagus beetles are also being made.
These patterns vary from light spots on a dark
ground to dark spots a light ground. F. E
Lutz, In charge of this work, is testing the pos
sibility OF changing these patterns at will by
altering the temperature of the cages in which
the beetles bred He is trying also to OBJ
tan strain which will produce three generations
year instead OF two. Experiments being
made also with webworms. crickets, squash
beetles and lady beetles. The problem of sup
plying all of these insects with food has been
troublesome one. Plant lice. for example. are
even more essential to the diet OF the lady beetle
than are baked beans to the Bostonian hot
bread to the Virginian. Hence a plant louise
hatchery has had to be set up in the station for
the special convenience of this hungry species
This business of producing to order beetles
with certain spots. guinea pigs with four toes,
goats with wattles and deaf cats with extra
toes appears upon superficial glance to be use
less and silly compared with the increase OF
the milk quality OF jersey cows OF the milk
glands OF the sheep. The enterprise of increas-
ing the annual generations OF asparagus bugs
Will not at first blush appear particularly prac-
farmer. But it is from the smallest creatures
thus experimental with at the station that the
quickest results in this work OF learning the
laws of heredity be obtained. II they con-
fined their experiments 10 cattle. for example
thee entCr?ristng biologists would have to pass
New-York tribune., 1907-02-24

happened to have on hand when the expert
ment began.
Similarly by experimenting with cattle, he
hopes to determine whether the quality of Hol-
stein milk. already noted for its volume, can
be improved by breeding with the Jersey. Dr.
Alexander Graham Bell has presented the sta
ton with two of his f1ve-nppled Nova Scotia
ewes and of his six-nippled rams With
these it is purpOsed to experiment in the very
practical direction of increasing the number Of
milk glands in sheep. There have been obtained
also two Irish goats. one having upon the neck
two we'll developed wattes and the other with
only one such popularity These abnormalitias
appear in the form of a flap OF skin or rudi-
mentary ear on each side of the neck OF some
domestic pigs. They sometimes appear also on
man. The breeding of goats so adorned with
others not thus distinguished will serve. as in
the other experiments to throw light upon the
problems of heredity.
Experiments with poultry yield quicker re-
suits since two generations can be reared to
maturity in single year.
Dr. Davenport has pursued this study by aid
of a series Of twenty nine pens. each containing
a cock and one or more hens. To separate the
eggs of different kens he uses trap nests
which hold the laying hen until her number is
written, with Gate upon the egg. Before being
placed in the incubator all eggs are carefully
lister and those OF different percentages are
separated into compartments so that the father
and mother OF each chick may be definitely
known.
leg band bearing identification data is ap-
Piled to each newly hatched chick at the mo-
ment of its removal from the incubator. By
these means the director has gained in one year
500 offspring derived from known parents and
has reared about 800 OF them 10 a period when
their adult pumage characteristics distin-
guishable \ "pumase chart''-a card with
feathers attachcd-of each OF the 1900 on
spring is kept and each fowl is regularly Dho-
tographcd Thirteen races OF parent chickens
were employed in the first series OF cross breed
ing experiments lately completed Among these
are such varieties as houdans friZzes. silkies
tosa fowls and rumpIess game bantams. selected
because of their striking contrasts TO one anoth-
er They vary from black Polish fowls with
great light chrysanthemum- like crests TO fowls
with tails rvalling those OF the birds OF paradise
and from silky fowls. resembling animated pow
der puts to rumpless game. appearing though
some uus.lllcd sportsman had succeeded only
in dcpriving each Of the part that goes over
the fence last" Crossing these in many series
the director has obtained some fantastic combi-
nations. HIS conclusion. based upon this par
ticular series OF experiments, is that any con
ceivabIe combination may be effected" one OF
the most interesting developments IS a cross be
tween a dark rose-combed "frizzle fowl" with
New-York tribune., 1907-02-24

4 want 10 talk to you. Mary. about that young
Kzxn Of yours" said her father. when did lie say
1rDod night to you last evening"
-Af 10 o'clock" replied the fair girl
-whatT Why. It was O'Clock at least"
-Ch. that was when he finished saying IT -Ph.Ia-
ae4phia Public Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11
se,ection Of Horne shrubs.

In helping to make your town at
tractive by beautifying your home
grounds select the plants and shrubs
that give the prettiest effects. Wilbur
mum, the botanical name for the
SNOWFALL" is one of the most salts
factory OF large shrubs for planting in
home grounds, says the Chicago News.
There are several varieties. The Japa-
nese SNOWFALL is smaller than the com
mon American variety, but is fine
bloomer. The ''high bush cranberry
closely resembles the SNOWFALL i'll it,
foliage and has an additional attrac-
ton in it's brilliant clusters of red Der
ries, which sometimes remain through
the winter. In the autumn its foliage
turns to bright cOlorS, which remain
until freezing weather The varieties
catalogued as common SNOWFALL, Wilbur
mum tomentosum and high bush cram
berry" are all excellent shrubs Phil
adelphus, also known rs syringa and
Knock orange" has flowers which
some think resemble orange blossoms.
The foliage comes out rather late, but
it is an extremely valuable shrub t
have in a collection, especially where
one has considerable room. It is as
hardy as the northern oak and does
we'll in the shade. The best varieties
are grandifora, which has large White
flowers; Flora plenO, with double flow
ers, and pekinensiS. with fragrant
white flowers. Hydrangeas have flow
ers in great clusters eight to ten inches
long, white when they first come out.
gradually turning to a rich light pur-
pie. When cut, they dry, retaining
their color well, and make fine Orna-
ments for the house in winter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11
SHRUBS A NECESSITY.
They Give Charm Which Nothing
Else Can Supply.

EiSe Ian supply
Every resident OF community owes
certain obligatio to it which he cam
not slight without annoyance to those
about him. One of these duties Is TO
observe order and care about his prem
tses. A home which is the very per-
lection Of neatness ard beauty may be
thoroughly spoiled by slouchy place
adjoining X. 1t is the duty of every
citizen to keep his grounds clean and
attractive, end they can be made beau
~ spots with Iitt,e care and expense.
Whcn one resident takes up this work,
others usually follow. and whole
blocks are thus beautified This is
what makes the town attractive and
brings new residents. In an article
on identifying yards in the Home
Magazine Eben Il. ReXfOrd says:
Every yard ought to have it's shrubs.
They give to it Il charm which nothing
else can supply. On very small grounds
they take the place of trees very salts
factOrily. Indeed, they are preferable
there because they are not likely to
outgrow the limits assigned them, as
trees will in time, and they do not
make shade enough to bring about the
1nsanitary conditions which are almost
always found to exist in small places
where the trees have made strong de-
velOpment.
Shade is pleasing feature in sum-
mer, but there is such thing as hav-
ing too much OF it. We frequently see
places in which the dwelling is almost
hidden by a thicket of trees, and eX-
animal on will show that the house IS
always damp and that the occupants of
it are unhealthy Look at the roof, and
you will be likely to find the shingles
covered with green moss. The only
remedy for such a condition Of things
IS the thinning out or removal of some
OF the trees and the admission of sun
light Shrubs can never be charged
with producing such a state of things
hence my preference for them on lots
where there is not much room.
Vines can be used upon the walls OF
the dwellings and about the verandas
and pOrches in such d way as to give
all the shade that is needed, and, with
few really fine specimens of shrubs
scattered about the grounds, trees viii!
not be likely to be missed very much.
would not be understood as discoUr
aging the planting OF trees on places
where there is ample space for their
development. A fine tree is one Of the
most beautiful things In the world,
but 1t must be given good deal Of
room, and that Is something that cannot
be done on the small city or village lot,
1t takes years for tree to grow to
good size, while shrub will-7or ought
to at least-be in it's prime the third or
fourth year from planting and gener-
ally affords satisfactory degree OF
pleasure to it's owner from the start
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11
TOWN IMPROVEMENT HINTS

Many towns find that waste paper
receptacles placed on street corners
help greatly in keeping the streets free
Of rubbish, etc.
You may spend great deal Of time
and money on the lawn, but if the
edges are not neatly trimmed at each
cutting much Of its beauty is lost
When you neglect outdoor house
keeping you not only depreciate the
value of your own property, but that
or your neighbors.
1t doesn't cost much and is very lit
tie trouble to keep town clean if the
citizens will cooperate and do their
share in the matter.
School children organized to prevent
the throwing OF rubbish into the streets
may do more effective work than many
policemen. 1t is an interesting expert
ment that might bring good results II
made.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11
A Mail Order Lemon.

ST Perkins-Where dye s'pOse that
expreshun come from bout handin' a
Teller a lemon?
Lem JOnes-Why. right from this
town. Seth Bagley was fool huff to
send dollar to a mail order house In
the city fur pair OF suspenders. and
We Oughter seen what they sent him.
They wasn't with quarter. Seth
told me afterward that he got lemon
fur his dollar, an it's bin goin' the
rounds ever since.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11
The Clean Town Grows.

Just as you select a clean store to
buy your goods in, so does the home
seeker look for q clean town In which
10 make his home Clean streets and
tidy, well kept lawns advertise a town,
and it is very little trouble and ex-
pense to bring about this condition or
affairs in any community il the citi-
zens will cooperate and do their share
In the matter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-11
Ads. Add 70 Your Profits.

Would you with profit advertise?
Then let your ad. be terse and wise.
SO folks OF every rank and station
VIII read your ad. with admiration.