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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-04

Wounded Knee and within q few miles of where the Indians had camped the year before.
 We were nearly twenty-four hours finding water; then we got it at the bottom of hole ten feet deep that we dug in the bed of dry creek Fol lowing the unbreakable law of the dry lands, we watered our horses first, then the cook took what he needed, then we took a drink, and last, we washed-as we seldom had enough to drink the bath was a neglected fea- ture of our camp etiquette. I well re- member the joy of bath in a muddy irrigating ditch that we struck on our way out of the Bad Lands-for pure pleasure and actual results it stands out prominently.
 My main interest in "bone hunting" has been in gathering and studying the animals that lived in the Permian division of the geological time scale; this is best located by remembering that it occurred just after the carb1ni- ferrous period, when the coal was formed, say 25,O0O,OOO to 4O,OOO, 900 years ago. The only place where the re- mains of these animals occur in any quantity in this country is in the northern part of Texas just south of the Red River. Though far from being the worst land that the "bone hunter" has to go into it is still sufficiently dreary, when one has wandered away from the small patches of irrigated land and becomes involved in the broken hills where the fossils occur.
 In his search the "bone hunter must go where the land is bare, for he finds his treasures by veritable hunt, walk ing forever walking; like an uneasy ghost he peers and prys into every hollow and gully, looks on every side of every stone and on the other side of every bump for the indications of the presence of the entombed animals. Any considerable amount of vegetation would hide the small fragments he searches for.
 When he stumbles upon few fragments in the bottom of a gully or on the hillside the hunter proceeds to gather up every fragment with the most scrupulous care and then traces out the position of the portion of the animal which is still in the ground; when this buried portion is located the covering of earth is most carefully re- moved and the bones hardened, if ne- cessary by being soaked full of gum water or glue water and then covered with layer on layer of newspaper soaked in flour paste or strips of gun ny sack or cheesecloth soaked in paste finally, if the specimen is fragile it is wrapped in bandages and soaked in plaster of paris; this process renders the specimens hard and resistant so that they will stand a great deal of rough handling,
 One partly I was with took out a great specimen in the Freeze Out hills of Wyoming in this manner. The specimen was the half of the pelyis
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-04
HOTEL ROTHWHLL.

Atlantic City N. J.
 New Hotel of High Glass. UnexceIled tel from Boardwalk and Steel pier Capacity 300. Private baths, running water in rooms elevator, sun pariors' amusement hall, etc. Highest standard in cuisine and service. Spring terms WELL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-04
sHAKEsPEAREs FOREST OF AR
 DEN


 There is not only this great Arden nes at the edge of France, but a little Arden in England; and this is not to be wondered at, for many geograph- tcaI name was carried across the Chan nel from the Continent. But some have claimed that Shakespeare meant the Arden of England. Shakespeare seems to write, however, with the con- stant implication that the forest is on the French border; he even cortrays Rosalind and Celia as wearily walk ing to the forest from their French home, and his description of Duke Frederick leading his army to the skirts of the wood seems clearly to point out that he means the Ardennes that is beside France,
 And it is curious that, while Shake speare was writing plays, Henry of Navarro found it necessary to march a force to the capture of Sedan, within what was at that time he forest boun- dary.
 I was in Ardennes in the idyllic glory of early spring. A tender warmth was in the air, and the forest, after the long unresponsiyeness of winter, was with shy generosity giving prom ise of loving opulence to come. The fields were pied with the earliest dais- ies, buttercups and violets painted the meadows with delight. the first birds were singing and the trees were gent lv unfolding their first buds It was the sweet and happy Arden of the sweet and happy comedy.
 Guidebooks and atlases use the term "Ardennes" with somewhat of un- avoidable vagueness. Originally this forest extended not only over a great part of Belgium, but stretched also in- to France and toward the eastward. Chumps of it's woodland still break the levels of Champagne; there are still remains of it in Luxembourg, and there are still great masses in Central Belgium, dotted with cities and inter- sected by railways. But the present centre of Ardennes is in the southern part of Belgium, along the line of the semois, and comprises a wide area of hill. of river valley, of undulating pla- teau, of upland heath. And it is this very part, isolated as it is, with which most of the great names that are con- nected with the forest have had theor sociation.-Robert Shackleton in around about twenty 3-inch steah-fin- Seribner's Magazine,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-04
HIGHLAND WITCHES.

The sphere of witchcraft is fertile field to explore, more especially that
 side of it which deals with the domes-
 tic animals. Of these last, the COW,
 being the most valuable, was naturally
 regarded as the most susceptible to the
 baneful effect of the evil eye. The
 witch is a creature peculiar to on one
 country. The species is a cosmopoli-
 tan by right of birth and upbringing,
 as the type is by virtue of her priVi-
 legeto ride on the wings of the storm
 seated on a broomstick. Her mode of
 life differs with different countries.
 The power of aerial locomotion com .monly attributed to her never, strange
 lily enough, received recognition in Highland folklore; but she is credited
 with the power to transform herself, if
 the need arise, into one of the lower
 animals, a hare by preference. The ad- vantages accruing from being able to
 undergo a process of metamorphosis at will are obvious and manifold. Four feet can carry one out of danger more speedily than two, Identification be- comes difficult if not impossible, and a small object such as hare can proWl about a cowshed or among herd of cattle grazing in the fields with a
 greater chance of escaping detection than human being. A hare-that is, a witch in disguise-is invulnerable to an ordinary bullet Nothing but sil-
 yer can prove effective, and many sto- ries are told of gamekeepers having with a doubled up sixpenny piece suc-
 cessfully wounded q suspicious hare
 which has proved itself bullet proof An incident of this kind which hap
 pened not long ago is worth telling. A crofter had reason to believe that one
 of his best cows had been bewitched,
 and, being a notorious poacher and
 good shot, he loaded a gun with a bent sixpenny bit and kept a patient and Watchful eye on his cattle. For several days nothing happened, Then his wig ilance was rewarded, for in the quiet dust of an evening he surpriseda hare moving in close proximity to his cows
 Taking careful aim, he fired and woun- ded the animal which, however, limp lingly made off. Next day he learned that an old woman who lived with a sister also aged, in a small hut in the neighhorhood, and who had earned for herself an unenviable notoriety as a witch was seriously i'll. The crofter's $
 suspicious were amply confirmed when
 it was discovered that the sister rigidly excluded all neighbors from the house until the patient had recovered.-D. Macleod in Chambers Journal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-04
PROGRESS or DENTISTRY.

Though dentistry became a science under the land of Professor Richard Owen as late as 1889, there are evi- dences that it was practiced in a crude way by the ancients Herodo- tus refers to treatment of the teeth by the Egyptians and evidences of at- tempts to supply artificial teeth have been discovered is ancient skulls and mummies. Galen was the first phy- scian to speak of treatment of trouble some teeth. and Ambroise Pare, in his work on surgery in 1850, makes men ton of the preservation of the teeth. It is only since the middle of the last century however, that dentistry has become a branch of surgical sscience. Before that time bad teeth were ex- tracted, and there tooth drawing con- stituuted dentistry early in the nine teenth century The first dental school in the United States was erect ed at Baltimore in 1S39 In 1S45 Gin cinnati boasted of a similar institution and in 1856 a dental school was erected at Philadelphia.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-04
PROSPEROUS WASHINGTON.
IA Magnificent Illustrated Magazin

lN Magnificent Illustrated Magazine
 Descriptive of Washington and Its
 Resources.
 A special illustrated magazine en- titled Prosperous Washington and Its Resources," has just issued by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The maga- zine is by far the handsomest and most comprehensive work of it's kind ever issued in the northwest, being a complete review of the various in- dustries and resources of the state, descriptive articles of cities and the urlimited advantages offered those who desire to seek a home ill this great and prosperous state
 The magazine consists of 160 pages, with cover pages in colors. The first cover page is a special design in fine colors, and is aspecimen of highest
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-04
TRIALS OF A BONE HUNTER
HIS ADVENTURES IN SEARCH OF
 SPECIMENS.

Most Prolific Fossil In Most Unattrac-
 tive RegiOns-DrOught and Flood
 How the FGinds are Unearthed and
 Prepared for Transportation--Unw
 come Rain.
 For ten months of the year I stay home and teach school. but in the spring, when athe red gods call' and other folks begin to think of noun tain, lake and stream, then go up into the attic and haul out water bottle, pick, collection sack and hob nailed shoes and begin to furbish up my outfit, writes E. c. Case in the Milwaukee Sentinel As soon as the last days work is done leave for the dry land of the West, where I may prowl in the graveyards of past geo. logical periods, and, if am lucky enough, unearth the skeleton of some animal that was decently inferred on the bottom of the sea millions of years ago.
 The United States is particularly fortunate in having within it's borders a great many deposits formed in swamps and on lake and ocean bot toms in which are preserved the skele- tons of extinct animals. From Canada to Texas and from the great plains to the Pacific coast there are numerous beds of this kind. and many of our museums and universities have recog- nized their value and have actively engaged themselves in collecting and preserving the relics of past life. Such in particular are the American Muse um of Natural History in New York, the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburg and the Field Museum in Chicago. From each of these parties go yearly into the field to bring back the skele- tons which after months of prepara- tion will appear in the showcases of the museums to tell their story of ex- LllcL He ana lHe eNolutloH OL new forms.
 For many reasons the most prolific of these fossil beds are in the least at- tractive regions--they lie in the dry regions where water, fuel and forage must often be carried for miles, and where landscape is but a succession of bare and rain washed hills. Typical of such a locality is the Big Bad Lands of South Dakota on the Sioux Indian reservation, We camped there the summer after the battle of
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-04
"Tf T were nominated for tbe nre,

"If I were nominated for the presi- dency of the United States" said MT. Henpeck, q would -"
 "You nominated for president of the United Statesl' his wife interrupted. What are you thinking of? You mean if we were nominated, don't you?"
 Then he wisely changed the subject. Chicago Record Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-04

The Doctor-Professor speaking as a thinker and g. man Of science, wilat would you call this age of the world7
 The Professor-I should call it the car short age.-Chicago Tribune.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-02-26
The Right Education for the New
South
South
by PRESIDENT W L. PorE,r. in Wake Forest Bulletin

in heap OF sand. His personality is
l1st In the mass Prosperity. on IT.
part leans TO luxury. and luxury means
the naturalization OF life. 80 that
the ve1-y- excellencies Of the new or
der constitute a menace. The very
nobility of man. the rights and dignity
Of the soul are threatened. All the
higher interests Of our humanity are in
peril of the disastrous extension OF the
reign Of the great gods Demos aud
Mammon.
To show that this is no meaningless
croak Of timid pessimism. ii may he
remarked that evidences Of the ten
dency indicated are manifest on every
hand. The state is-clearly subordinat-
ed to business. and the national ideal
appears to be. more markets for our
rapidly increasing surplus more mar
kets in other lands-by diplomatic
measures. if these will suffice, but
more markets. The individual ideal
appears to be more money whereWith
to buy more pleasures. to satisfy the
new wants OF our fast new life. Al
ready we are estimating men in terms
of money and measures by their bear
ing upon the individual or the national
bank account And the opportunities e
the business career are 50 numerous
and inviting and its rewards so quick
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-11
Presidents Son
Is Much Better .

VI dSlllnSlOlI. March lo-Markpu I'M
Dtovement Was shown today in the con-
diti0n of Ar, HE Eoosnl cit, the Press
dents son who is i'll with drphtheria
No official bulletins were issued today.
Surgeon General T;ixey says the la-
tient is practically out Of danger. as far
as the diphtheria is concerned. but
that the disease has left him in a some
what weakened condition. but he added
however that if no complications set liz
the boy should be we'll in two or three
weeks
moro hopeful feeling prevails at the
W hitc House regarding the sick bow
tl"n AT any time since the recent set :
back III his condition. So gratifying was
IN" Improvement today that the Pres
Idrnt and DR.. Lambert felt that they
c"E!d safely leave the lad in the care
Of othc"s and they went away from the
bite HoGs" twice
a LEO o'clock this afternoon the
President. accompanied by DIR. Lam
bert. went to Representative Long
W"rth's residence. where they took
luncheon with Mr.. and Mrs Longworth.
returning to the White House at 3
. clock. An hour later Pre- Sidcnt Eoosr-
Well 2IId DIR. Lambert went out for A
l>ng walk.
Dr. l;ixey. the family physician of the
R"osevclts. called early today to SEQ
Archie. Upon leaving he stated Archie
had passed an excellent night and his
condition was satisfactory He cx-
pressed tho opinion that should no COM
pliC1tiorS set in it would hc only q
question of a short Time before Archie
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-11
WORKING FOR DELAY.
Abraham Ruef's Lawyer Hope to Stave
0 Proceedings Today.

San Francisco, March 10.-At'orneys
for -Abralfam RUFF We're busy today pre-
pairing legal devices to prevent Superior
Judge Dunno from proceeding with
Ruef's tridl tomorrow on the charge OF
eXtorti0n. An application 10 the United
States supreme court. skiing for i writ
of prohibition, was prepared and it will
be forwarded to Washington tomorrow.
United States District Judge DeHavCn
is expected to render = decision tomorrow
on Ruef's petition for writ of habcas
corpus filed Saturday. Elisor Bibby has
been ordered 10 brig Eucf into court
tomorrow and unless restrained by
court Judge Dunno will proceed with tbs
cmpanelntnt of 4 jury 10 try Rucf.
Pending his trial it is probable ihat tie
judge will readmit Rurf TO bail.
Mayor Scl.mitz VIII aisD appear before
Judge Dunno tomorrow and a date will
BE- set for his trial on five charges OF cx-
tortion. to which he p.oadcI not guilty
Thursday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-11

which he founded will be observed dur
ing the funeral services of the deposit
ed leader. The white robed choir.
which was shorn Of its vestments
when Overseer Voliva assumed control
of Zion City. will take an active part
in the ceremonies. which will occur
Thursday afternoon in Zion Taber-
nacle.
The burial will be at Lake Mound
cemetery in Zion City beside the grave
Of Dowie's daughter. who died several
years ago of burns caused by the ex-
plosiOn of an alcohol lamp. No men,
orial service for the deceased We're held
in Zion City today. the only public
reference TO his death being a tribute
paid Dowie by one of the deacons at
the early morning service. The regular
service was observed. Mrs. Dowie and
Gladstone. her son, arrived at Zion
City early today
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-11
PROMINENT EDUCATORS
Form Maine Branch Of the New Eng
land Classical Association.

Waterville, Nc. March O.-(Specian.
AT a meeting OF the. Greek and Latin
instructors Of the State which was held
at the Coburn Classical Institute build
Ing Saturday, the Maine Branch OF tho
New England Classical Association eff
fccted temporary organization by the
election of the following officers:
Chairman, Prof. G. d. Chase of the
University of Maine: secretary, Prin-
cipal George s. Stevenson Of Coburn
Classical Institute; executive commit
tee, Prof. Chase, Principal Stevenson
and Kenneth c. VI. Sills of Bowdoin.
The New England Classical Assocla-
ton has finurishing branches in the
other New England states, and a Maine
branch has for some time been Contem-
plated.
The first annual meeting viii be held
next fall. at which time II" permanent
officers will he elected. and proc,a :;
of interesting papers on classical topic;
VIII be given.
Among The prominent educators
present were Prof. Woodruff Of Bow
doin, Principal Marshall Of Cony High
school, Augusta. and Principal Sargent
of Hebron Academy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-11
Funeral of Late Mrs. Meady.

The funeral of Mrs. +. III. Meldy was
held yesterday afternoon from her homs
on Ninderhook street Randolph. Rev.
Mr.. Smith and Rev. J. Langdon Quimby
of1iciated.
A very large crowd Of people attended
the funeral and the house was scarcely
large enough to accommodate those who
mad gathered to pay their last tributes.
The display of flowers was most beauti-
fui and consisted of set pieces and flow
ers.
There was singing by a quartet COM
posed Of Mrs. Preble, Miss Mildred
Wadsworth, Edgar Anderson and Fred
McCausland
The bearers were Herbert McFadden.
Charles Carson, Will Baker and III. W.
Peaslee. Entombment was in Oak Grove
cemetery.
a large number of friends and reia-
uVes from out of town attended among
them being Herbert B. Cox Of New York,
ID. w. Chapman and wife of Boston, Mrs
Towne Of Boston. Mrs. w. ". Cowan and
daughter of Colorado Springs. Mrs
keene Of Sidney, Mr.. and Mrs. Stetson
OF Augusta. Mrs. John Ellis Of Augusta.
Mr- and Mrs. Geo. Jackson of Vassalboro.
MI and Mrs. d. w. Scott of Fitchburg
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-11
Is the Worst Of Winter
in New York City.
Within Two Days Of Ami
versary Of 1888 Blizzard.
New Jersey and Eastern Pennsyl.
vania Suffer.

New York. March 10.-Within two
days Of the anniversary of the MEM
orable blizzard of 1883, New York today
was in the grasp of snow storm, per-
hpps the heaviest of the winter. The
fall began about 9 o'clock this morning.
accompanied by an east wind and con-
tinued until tonight. 1t was the 18th big
storm Of the winter season.
In eight hours nearly six inches of
ST ow had fallen bringing the total snow
fall of the winter up to A inches. This
is double the fall of last winter and
according to the local weather bureau.
the end is not yet. The cost of remoV-
irg the snow from the streets is esti-
mated at $4,000 the fiat inch, and many
Of the side streets have not been
cleared at all.
1t being Sunday there was no great
tie-up street traffic:
Comparatively few storm accidents
We're reported. A trolley car conduct
or. blinded by the snow, sent his car
across the tracks Of the Long Island
Railroad near Hemstead just ahead of
a train. The locomotive struck the rear
Of the car, but no one was seriously in
jured.
There was trouble on the water as
well as on the land today. On the North
and East rivers the ferryboats expert
enced troublesome times. Three ATTAIN
tic liners We're due to reach their docks
today. but the LaSavoie was the only
one to land her passengers.
No other vessel save the Panama
Line boat Colon either entered or left
the port during the day. The Colon
locked in safety. TIE American Liner
New York and the Cunard Liner Car
mania would have been at their
w!larves under ordinary weather con-
ditions. These vessels anchored between
Fire island and Sandy Hook.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-11
CAPITAL JoTTINGS.
Notes Picked Up In Washington Dur.
ing Congressional Recess.

Forty paintings have been presented
to the National Gallery of Art by Will
liam r. Evans of Montclair, y. j., and
will be known as THE Evans c0llec-
ton" The value Of the collection is
estimated at 500, 900.
Tho authorities at the Military
Academy have decided to take the
cadets To- the jamestown exposition
this summer on the transport Sumner
The cadets may be quartcred on board
the Sumner. instead Of establishing a
camp on the grounds at jamestown.
President Roosevelt has decided to
appoint Labor Commissioner Charles
p. Neill and Prof. J. w. jerks of Cor
nell University to be civilian members
Of the immigration commission au-
thorized BY the last Congress. Another
civilian member remains to be chosen
The names of the three senator's and
three members of the House who are
to be on the commission have been an
nOunced
The Oceanic Steamship Co. Of san
Francisco has notified the government
that it purposes Withdrawing from the
Observation-Disclosures service the vessels
now running on that line. This decision
was. 1t is said, the result of the failure
OF the United States Congress to pass
the ship subsidy bill. together with the
iIct that the New Zealand government
dld rot include an appropriation for
fnali snhSiiT i'll its last budget. making:
The operation of the Oceanic Cos line,
as heretofore conducted. improbable.
AS result of consultation between
Sec Root and Director North head Of
NE American tariff expert commission.
winch visited Germany relative to some
tariH arrangements between the two
Countries, the conclusion has been reach
ed that before the expiration of the Ger
man order suspending for a year the ap-
plication of the German maximum tariff
rates TO American imports. on July /
heNt. new arrangement will have been
made which will bridge over the period
OF time between the date and the reas-
Sembling of Congress. The basis for the
new agreement will be section of the
l'lhSieN act. under the terms of which
the President is authorized to grant re-
auctions Of duties on certain commodi-
lies IN return FOR the minimum tariff
rates OF other countries By the time
congress meets again it is probable that
a general trade or reciprocity treaty will
re ready for its action
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-11
STREET CARS IDLE.
No Change in the Railway Employees
Strike in Louisville, Ky

Louisville. Ky. March 10-Nith the
exception Of suburban cars ard few
cars carrying United States mail not 4
street gar 'n"vcd in Louisville TO-DAY,
ne Strlk" Of the union employees Of the
Louisville RAILWAY becoming effective
TINS morning. Although there a~c
nearly "e0 non-u"ion employees out "f
a total OF HOO the company made no at
Tempt % ruh passenger cars. Tie
street Cdr 81. cxrects u orcratn ils
mann line tomorrow. The union officers
say that the company Will not be abb
10 start Us snrNi e. Neither side maLa
any ofer oi settlement. The strikers
demand increased wages aud recorl.:-
'4oh OF IN" right TO Join the union.