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The Washington herald., 1907-02-24

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Directly all the figures are down. 3"
remarks Mr. Abbott "the feeder must
have ready the total Of the first column
Ito transmit 20 his medium Before
the person VINO has written the figures
has time TO draw the line the feeder
says to him I please draw a line (I'
stands for ] and please for g.
The medium is listening for the code
and Immediately adds the first column
and calls out. Put down and carry l.
You are ready with the second column
and say to the writer, 7 please. put down
8 and carry J. Your medium knows
that I please is is, and again calls out,
Put down 6 and carry J..
Then you have the last column ready
10 send her. and YOU say. j asked the
lady quick Cquick' stands for 81 low
many more columns there are to add
The gentleman at the board advances and
asks the question of the medium who
Immediately responds. There is only one
more column 10 add. sir. put down Il. The
answer TO that sum is 1866
Then Mr.. Abbott shows how easily the
medium though blindfolded. can tell
what figure on the board is indicated
when il is merely tapped by her partner
THE audience is bewildered and never
stops to think that this part of the pro-
graWme has been preaTranged.' Mr. Alb
bolt arranges that his medium shall
answer in this order-2932. nothing
there -, nothing there 81, nothing
there 3,91, nothing there" Sometimes
be viii slightly vary the order.
Mr. Abbott's code can be made 10 cover
almost every conceivable thing We give
Just the first three signs
r. means figure I or letter "B."
Co means figure or letter b.
Can means figure 3 or letter &C"
So.
Il want to know his initial?''-"A'
Go and tell this letter. p"
Can you tell this one?''-"C."
Take the months of the year:
r. is January.
Go" is February
Can is March
So:
Can you tell this gentleman the month
he was born in?"-"March."
In the same way the code is extended to
colors. TO metals, to Christian names. to
relatives, 20 cards, to countries, and to
articles.
In the matter OF dates nothing could
be simpler. For example: Tell the date"
means 1893.
50:
r. tell the date-190l
Go" tell the date-I9o2.
Can tell the date-l9J3.
It should be explained that there is
nothing cumbersome about Mr.. Abbott's
Z" One fancies all the while that he
is saying aye"
However. enough has been said to make
clear the simplicity Of the Abbott code.
And il there still be any one who fancles
that "ZaReiging' depends upon some
mystic force he cannot 60 better than
study this pamphlet
The Washington herald., 1907-02-24

There is no more difficult position i'm the
world than that of the COns0rt of the
feminine ruler of a state-a position for
which there is practically no description
or designation in diplomatic phraseology,
save that OF 'Le Mari de la Refine,
which is likewise frequently employed to
indicate in ordinary life the husband who
is reduced TO an altogether subordinate
role and obscured by the brilliancy,
beauty, and imperiOusness of his wife.
Perhaps the best proof OF the fact that
the position of the husband of the queen
or empress resnant is abnormal IS fur
nished by the circumstance that SO few
cases OF this kind are To be found in the
history of the Old World. Indeed, there
are not more than half dozen all told.
besides that of Prince Henry Of the Meth
erlands, namely, Prince Albert OF Sake
Cpburg-Gotha. husband of Queen Veto
ria; Prince Ferdinand Of SaSe-CObuFS.
cOns0rt OF Queen Maria de la Gloria Of
Portugal; Prince Francis OF Bourbon the
husband of the late Queen Isabella Of
Spain, Prince George of Denmark. the
husband Of Queen Anne of Great Britain,
and Lord Darnley. the Inflated spouse Of
Mary Queen Of Scots II members of the
same nationality as their wives. like. for
instance Lord DaTnley, they arouse the
most bitter jealousy on the part of their
fell0w-coUntrymeu. especially among those
whose birth is equal or superior TO their
own. If foreigners they are viewed with
the distaste that falls TO the share OF al
most every allen. and, moreover. cXcites
suspicion 10 the effect that they are sub
Ordinating the interests of the land Of
their adoption to those of the land of
their birth.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-24

Much suffering has been occasioned in
Lanzarote. one of the Canary Islands, by
tie lack of water. So great is the dcarth
OF this vital necessity Of life that large
numbers of the inhabitants have had to
leave the island A pitcher of water
costs three shillings. and the very poor
are going from door to door begging for
the means wherewith to quench their
thirst The mayor of Arrecife, the capt.
tai of LanzarOte. has asked the mayor Of
Las Palmas TO send fifty tons of water
daily for distribution among the poor.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-24

How fond the Queen IS Of her husband
was shown in "a very striking way not so
very long ago, when all the arrangements
which had been made for an official visit
of the prince to the Dutch East Indies
were countermanded at the last minute
by the Queens orders. because she could
not bear the idea of the separation Of
the several weeks from her husband
which the trip to the Orient would have
involved. She cid this in spite OF the
pleas of her ministers that tour by the
prince through her colonies would be
Of great political advantage. and would
scarcely have taken such a step had there
been even the faintest bit of truth in the
stories current abroad to the effect that
she is unhappy in her married life.
EX-ATTACHE
The Washington herald., 1907-02-24

An important article. signed with a we'll
known initial, appears in the Russky
Viedomosti It deals with the iHterna-
tlonsl relations of Russia. Japan. and
Great Britain. Referring to tho Anglo
Russian entente. the writer declares that
England's attitude is dictated by a de-
sire to prevent the further growth and
Importance of Germany.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-24

All these things are so much matters
Of general knowledge and common talk
in France that they would not be worth
presenting in any French publication.
But even Frenchmen were astounded by
the revelations of the highly organized
system of espionage which had long been
maintained By the Great Orient in the
interests OF the anti-cleTical elements.
revelations which resulted in the almost
immediate resignation of Gen. Andre.
the Minister Of War. and later in the
downfall of the Combes ministry.
The bette noiTe Of French Freemasonry
during the last fifteen years has been not
the frreconcilable opponent OF the repub-
lean regime. bus the representation of
the new spirit" the Moderate in politics.
known as rallie, who rallied to the sup
port of tAe republic in response 10 the
famous encyclical OF Leo XIII In 1S94
NJ Gadaud, soon to become a minister.
denounced the rallies bitterly as the most
dangerous enemies OF the state and per-
suaded the convent of that year to vote a
head tax of one franc upon al Masons.
the proceeds to constitute a sort OF Sc
cret fund for combating these redoubtable
foes; n fund Of which after the manner
Of secret funds of the New York insur-
ance companies) no account was to be
rendered even to the brothers.
In 1887 circular was sent out from
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A Variation,

a West Philadelphia business man had
n small bill against one of his customers
who was very well known for his slow
ness In making payments. The business
man had been trying to collect his bill
for over six weeks. having called on the
delinquent one every day except Sundays
during that time, only to be put off with
one excuse or another. The debtor nearly
always said he was too busy. to call to-
morrow. This day the creditor. seeing
the one he was after. went up to him
and '~'buttonholed him"
Look here" he said. IT nave been here
each day for over six weeks to see YOU
about this little bill. and each time you
said you We're too busy, n to call to.
morrow. Now ! want you to understand
I am getting tired of hearing you tell me
that"
We'll, o may call day after tomor-
row." answered the delinquent one as he
broke away.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-06-20

around the tree to They, motaers. who
had turned now and seed WATCHING
,ntently TO see the effect g. their los
son. Then it began again.
Ii seemed 10 me lilr true Ninlcrgar-
ten teaching. for, under suise Of u
%fcolic. the calves wore being taught,
. necdful lesson: not only to jump but,
Par more important than that. to fol-
low n leader. and to go where lie zoe.
without question or hesitation i'ol
the leaders OH the harrens. when the
snow is deep and the wolves are out.
are wise old caribou that make no mis-
takes.
Most of the little caribou took to the
sport very Well. and presently followed
the mothers over the low hurdles. a
few more We're timid and then came
the most intensely Interesting bit OF
whole strange school. when a lit.
tie one would be led to a tire" and but
ted from behind until he tool The
jump.
There was no consent of the gov
erned" in that governing. The mother
knew, and the calf did not know. lust
h was good for hiln.
1t was this last lesson that unror.
tunately, broke up the school. Just III
front of my hiding place a big dead
t had fallen out into the opening.
A mother caribou brought her calf UP
to this and leaped over, expecting the
little one to follow.
AS she struck the ground near me
she whirled with a terrible start and
stood like a beautiful statue. her head
pointing I'm my direction. Her eyes
We're bright and very large. her ears
set forward, her nostrils spread wide
to catch every tainted atom from the
air. A moment she stood as if carved
out of u gray rock; not a muscle. not
Il nerve quivered.
Then she turned and glided silently
away, the little one close ut her side.
looking up and nudging her frequently
with its muZzle as if to whisper:
What is it? What is il ?" but making
no sound whatever.
There was no signal given. no alarm
of any kind that I could understand
but that mysterious feeling of danger
leaped through the air from mothers
to little ones. and the lesson topped.
instantly. The carbon glided away
like shadows. over across the opening
Il bush swayed here and there a leaf
quivered as if something touched it's
branch.
Then the school room was empty and
the woods all still.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-06-20
DOUBLE WEDDING RINGS.

Every year the two ring wedding
service is growing IN popularity. And
why shouldn't it? 1t is really the most
sensible institution that has yet been
adopted by n fad loving people whose
principal idea is To find some thing
hat every one else has not tried.
That was why the two ring service
was first taken To with such favor.
because it was different. but that is
not why it is becoming more popular
each year. 1t is because it tends to
equaliZe things.
Why should woman proclaim to the
world by a band of gold on her finger
that she is married when man can CON
ceal the fact if he chooses. His name
is the same after as before marriage
and ever the prefix to it is subject TO
no change.
1t is truly n sensible fad, that of the
two rings. and it will undoubtedly be-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-06-20

young are manifestly ignorant; and 1t
is for this winter life together, when
laws must be known and the rights
of the individual laid aside for the good
of the herd, that the young are trained.
One afternoon in late summer l was
drifting silently down the Toledi river
in the New Brunswick woods casting
for trout when Il movement in The
bushes ahead caught my attention. A
great swampy tract of ground covered
with grass and low brush spread out
on either side OF the stream. From
the canoe l made out two or three way
ing lines of bushes, where some ami
mails We're making their way through
the swamp toward a strip of big tim
Der. which formed q kind of isla:,.
in the middle.
Pushing my canoe into the grass. '
made for a point just astern of he
nearest Guivering line of bushes. A
glance at a bit of soft ground showed
me the trail of n mother caribou and
her calf. l followed stealthily. the wind
being in my favor. They were not
hurrying, and took very good pains
When reached the timber and crept
through the fringe of underbrush
there We're the caribou. five or six
mother animals and nearly twice as
many little ones, which had evidently
just come in from all directions. They
were gathered in a natural opening.
fairly clear of bushes. with a fallen
tree or two which served Il good pur-
pose later. The sunlight fell across II
in golden bars, making light and
shadow to play in: all around was the
great marsh. giving protection from
enemies: dense underbrush screened
them from prying eyes-and this was
their school Oom.
The Iittle ones were pushed out into
tie middle. away from the mothers. to
whom they clrng instinctively. and
we're left to get acquainted with one
arct,icr. which the? did Very SHY at
first. 'f':c - many strange children.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-06-20

they can travel muh farther in a day
ana more easily.
Their gait is a swinging rack or a
pace from which it is impossible to
of their pace into a gallop n keep
them at it they soon grow exhausted.
Countless generations on the far north
ern wastes. where there are no trees
and no need of jumping. have bred this
habit ana modified their muscles ac-
cordingly.
But now a race of caribou has moved
south into the woods. where great trees
lie fallen across the way and where. If
Megaleep is in a hurry or there Is n
wolf behind him jumping is a neces-
-ity. Still he does not like 1t and avoids
i; whenever possible.
The little ones, left to themselves.
would probably never jump. / have
watched them in a score of different
places. and in contrast with the avn
of red deer they always try to crawl
under a windfall or to trot around 1t.
And this is another thing to overcome
and another lesson to be taught in the
caribou school.
AS / watched them the mothers all
came out from the shadows and began
trotting round the opening. The little
ones ollowed naturally. each one keep
ing close as possible TO its own mothers
side. Then the cows went faster. the
calves We're left in a long line ~stringing
out ehind
Suddenly the leader veered In to the
edge of the timber and went over a
fallen tree with ar easy jump. The
COWS followed ~splendidly, rising on one
side. falling on the other. like choppy
gray waves racing past the end Of a
jetty. But the first little one dropped
his head obstinately at the tree and
stopped short. The next one did the
same thing. only he ran his head into
the first ones legs and knocked them
cut from under him.
The others whirled. bleating and
hu-aping their backs and scampered
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-06-20

IL was all new ana curious. this meet.
ing with their kind. for till now they
mad llVed in dense solitudes, each one
Knowing no living creature save it's own
mother.
Some We're timid and backed away as
far as possible into the shadow. look
ing with wild. wid eyes from one to
another of the little caribou midi bolt
ing to their mothers tides at every
unusual movement. Others were bold
ana look TO butting at the first en-
counter.
But careful. kindly eyes watched over
them. Now and then il mother caribou
would come from the shadows and push
a little one gently from his retreat UNI
der a bush out into the An
other would push her away between
two stubborn little heads that lowered
at each other t~hreateningly and say
with a warming swing OF the head that
putting was no good way to get along
together.
For over an hour I lay there and
Watched. my curiosity growing more
age every moment. for most OF what
l saw l could not comprehend, having
no key or understanding WHY certain
youngsters who needed reproof accord
ms to my standards We're let alone
Wnlie Others We're kept moving con-
stantly. and still others were led aside
often to be Influenced, apparently. by
their mothers. But at last came a les
son IN which all joined and which could
not be misunderstood, not even by IL
man. 1t was the jumping lesson.
Caribou are naturally poor jumpers.
BESIDES a deer. who often goes out of
ms way To jump a fallen tree just for
lhe JOY of using his springy muscles.
'hey nave no show whatever. though
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-06-20
Rev. MlLLlAM J. LONG,.

Stamford, Conn, Special: Rev. Will
lam j. Long, the naturalist, against
whom President Roosevelt directed his
keenest shafts in the magazine article
attacking writer's of animal and bird
stories who, Mr.. Roosevelt claims,
fake their yarns, has written the fol-
lowing letter to the president:
His ENcellency, Theodore Roosevelt,
Washington, ID. C.-Dear sir: ! IA
just read our article in Everybody's
Magazine. You have deliberately M
out OF our way 10 attack a man of
whom you know nothing, who is hon
estly trying to do a mans work in the
world. You have used the advantage
of your high position to injure him. and
have hidden behind another nan in
this alleged interview.
There are only two noticeable things
about your article-its a taste and
its cowardice. OF itself. with all its
derials and assertions, which are too
easily disproved. 1t is not worth a gem
tleman's consideration. Unfortunately.
your high position gives weight to even
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-06-20
~ FOR FEMININE EYES w
A N OF HUMOR

If all the gifts of the gods were
stretched out in a row and every one
MAS allowed To make n choice, the wise
Woman would pass all the other by
without SO much as a heart throb and
take as her portion that one called
hulnor.
Beside it all the others are as moth
ing. Beauty fades into inslgnifcance
and even happiness losses its value.
With humor as "A safe guard woman
needs fear no heart breaks or diSap-
p~ointmcnts. No trouble can come to
enough developed. When SORROWS como
she can step aside n watch 1T pass
by IN all its numerous phases.
For there is II funny side to every
thing. No tragedy but what some one
can see something IN ii to laugh about
and no disappointment but what has
its ridiculous side.
If the girl who had been Tilted by
her loved for another could just see the
joke that was being perpetrated on her
rival her heart would lose half OF its
bitterness. OR If she had met with no
such treatmer but had married the
man of her choice what n god-send 1t
would be to see the humor in the situa-
ton when stealing In quietly from tho
club the cuckoo clock called out It's
usual remonstrance to the delinquent
husband.
What Il joy 1t would be to n man to-
know that no matter how dull and
unintelligible his sallies of wit were,
that his wife would always be able to
see a little light in them. or course
he wouldn't want her to al him as n
joke. that would never do. There would
of course nave to be some exceptions.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-06-20
THE .TAcTFUL M
From McC.lg.s Magazine.

Among the qualities most essential!
to women. tact may fairly take a front
place. for. without IL. word spoken and
things done with the best motives not
only fail often Of their END. but may
even be productive sometimes of the
very evils which they were intended to
prevent. No human being can afford
to be devoid of tact, although a great
many people are Ill that condition; but
1t Is especially necessary TO those whose
strength lies in the weakness. or in 9TH
er words. those for whom judgment and
perSuasiveness are The only p
A tactless woman. stirs up the elements
instead Of soothing them, and drives
those about her nearly to desperation,
simply because, from never studying
their peculiarities ana hobbies, she has
no idea of what Viii please or offend,
and consequently she says and does
things which rub them the wrong
way anG ~irritatc beyond bearing.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-06-20
A NATURE STORYBY ONE
WHO HAS VERY BITTERLY
ATTACKED The PRESIDENT

by VIM. J. Long. (who has written bitter
replies to President Roosevelt's maya
zine article ~denouncing some natiire
writer's as fakers).
OF all the curious things thai l ever
stumbled upon Unexpectedly in the big
wilderness. the most interesting, to me,
was Il chool for little caribou. That
sounds odd. l know, out am thinking
of a school. not as a little red building
at the crossroads containing one will
ing teacher and severed unwilling pu-
pills bending over their books togeth-
er, but as any place in this big world
where anyone who knows a thing or
two shares his crumb of knowledge
with anyone else who is ignorant. If
o accept this definition you will find
your school everywhere in the woods,
where each year careful mothers lead
their ignorant little cub and nestlings
out into the world.
dc they teach their young, or Is all
the simple knowledge of birds and
beasts a matter of mere blind in
met? That is one of the questions
which naturaliStS are debating now,
promulgating all sorts of interesting
opinions from the background of the
easy chair or the natural history mu-
scum.
Meanwhile the animal world outside
is full of suggestive object lessons.
Here is one, shown me by the caribou.
from which one might be justified in
forming a modest opinion of his own.
Wherever there are barrens-tree-
less plains in the midst of dense for
caribou collect in small herds
as winter comes on, following the old
'gregarious instinct. Then each one
cannot do as he pleases any more, for
all g~regarious creatures seem to have
certain regulations which all must
and respect. but of which the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-06-20

o u foolish words. and for the sake
of truth for the thousands who have
read my books and love them, l am
obliged to answer you publicly.
with all my soul l regret this con-
troversy and shrink from it. but you
brought it upon yourself. i shall say
only what many sportsmen and ever
some of your associates. who flatter
you publicly, say secretly behind your
back. If the magazine which you
doomed by your article has any cour-
age or fairness it will reject either you
own books OF your unwarranted attack
upon mine. Unlike yourself. when you
prepared this attack. | shall send you
proofs as soon as | have received them
and give a fair nance to defend
yourself. William j. Long"
Washington. Special: Mr.. Long is
rather small game to shoot at twice"
was the only comment made in the
White House to the counter attack of
Rev. William j. Long. whom the presi-
dent has classified with the Nature
fakirs."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-06-20

but on tho wtoie her humor woul not
come in amiss.
Instead of losing her temper when
her new gown didn't suit she would
laugh herself into good nature over the
funny way it fit her. She would never
nave any trouble IN approaching the
oke that were played on her and she
wouldn't hesitate to tell them on her
self. She would always be good COM
pany.
She would not need beauty. for she
would be 80 vivacious that no matter
how plain her features or how sallow
her skin she would seem pretty any
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-06-20
THE FELT HAT.

Most women never stop 20 think what
becomes OF their ~gloriously plumed
winter hats. that for a brief season are
such a source of joy and delight to
their hearts. after they have been strip
ped of their finery and dumped into
the ash barrel or given to charity.
But they do not go to waste by any
means and more than one rag picker
prowling around alleys has gloated
over the rumoer OF crushed and faded
wads of felt that they ave pulled out
for their own. They are all sent back
to tne factories n done over until
they are mad as perfect a piece of
material IS before. Then blocked, and
sent out anew at the same high prices
that felt generally commands.