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r. Stockard. He las begun with that nm
eainly creature the walking stick.
which nature has net only coiortd. but
formed to deceive its enemies. for, Wh>n
hidden in foliage. it looks like a slender
twig with branches. Prot. Stockard says
that It feeds and breeds by night and ily
day remains motionless in protective
attitude among the stems Of its food
plant from which 1t is difficult TO distin-
guish it's form. Both the stems and the
insect vary considerably in coloL but the
latter generally fails 10 select branches
matching It's own shade. When disturbed
IL usually drops bodily to branch below
or to the ground. where 1t feigns death.
In a new s.ries of experiments with these
uncanuy insects DIR. Stockard blackens
their eyes and removes their feelers, after
which he subjects them To various noises
and colored lights Ito test the modifica-
ton of their behavior" lie VIII announce
his results later lie has also set upon
wire legs dummy figures made mp OF parts
of the bodies of dsad walking sticks
and has studied the behavior of live speci-
mems toward them.
4 fleet or two boats is now employed by
the Tortugas station, whose director is
DR.. Alfred G. Mayer. One of these ves-
sells lately carried a party of ornithoio-
gists to the Bahamas. where the habits
of the man-o war bird and ''bocby'' were
studied These vessels are also being en-
pIoyed in an investigation OF the marin
life Of the tropical sulf stream
The blind iiishes Of the caves OF Cuba
arc being STUDIED, under a grant by the
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Mickey rested. watching his man. Tho
him. Ey and by his face slaughtered
out.
Say. Mickey he said. did MckecTcr
give it to Snake good. hard-for fair?"
No. the boy said. intentiy eying tie
chief, Snake holIercd and | came ur.'
You're always butiin' into things yeye
got no right to, see" The chief vas
angry. why can't ye mind yer own
business? Now / got tor go an keep
keegan waiting while | promote that
blame country jay
Mickey srinned. He pulled il sheet Of
copy" paper out OF his pocket and tear
ing it to bits, dropped the pieces on lAe
sidewalk.
What ye litterin up the streets with?"
the chief demanded. stiIl in his rage.
THE notes for good story"
II like-say. I'd like to have you pulled
for that the chief said. but Mickey went
off Grinning across the street so the 'bi,;
fellow turned to go to his office.
But you bet III send him TO Goatvillc."
he called back; and he did He made
Mckeever roundsnan and assigned him
to precinct where. he put it 10
Mickeg, there amt no water TO make
But Mickey was satisfied. and SO was Me-
keever. Mckeever wasn't even surprised.
He took his promotion as a matter oc
course. The Roosevelt cop" doesn't
understand it to this day.
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both the smell and sound Of the sea are
distinct.
Worked Way to Nests.

both the smell and sound Of the sea are
distinct.
Worked Way to Nests.
The nesting instinct of birds is being
studied at the station by Prof. John b.
Watson. "Sooty terms and noodles
carried from Tortugas al! the way to Cape
Hatteras, $50 miles northward, and there
liberated have found their way back to
their nests. A labyrinth of problem
boxes has also been arranged so that
terms had to puzzle their way through
them to reach their nests. After success
sive trials they have succeeded in over
coming all such difficulties and have
reached their nests without giving up
Others have successfully worked their
way to their nests through a specially de-
signed maze.
The web-forming instincts of spiders are
being investigated by Dir. James +. Pcr-
ter of Clark College. who has a grant
from the institution. 1T is found that Of
the species under investigation the Young
If given species all start to build a
similar kind OF web. whose design in uni
formly altered as they grow older. Thus.
the zigZaR. or winding STAIR OF the
webs Of the young is curved about the
center. but they grow older they re-
,iuca this design to single zigzag The
side screens of the webs show character
site changes with aga.
\ study OF The mysteries OF prot ective
coloring IN insects has been eommenc ID
at the Tortu2as station by Prof. Charles
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that way? Detective Officer Keegan hap
pened to be over there an rescued n sick
woman from til top floor of til tcne-
ment?"
Yes. AMI fine act it was. too, tae
chief asserted. challenging denial
Mighty fine said Mickey. DO YOU
remember the woman's namc?''
Less see" the chief said. trying To re-
call il. Nope
1T was Mckecver.'' said Mickey.
His wife," And the chief was ready
to roar out another or his big laughs.
But Mickey spoiled IT,
No. he said. lit Was his mother"
!. The chief was as anxious as MicSry
now. ''Well?" he said
The man that saved her Was Nc
Keever. Kcccan wasn't within mile ns
tn place, but Snouks WAS an lie hadn't
tried to so into the house Mckccvcr
rushed right past him and saved his own
mother. And
"And?" the chief repeated. standing
straight.
''Snooks tried To steal the credit o. that
for keesan. but
''Of course" the chief exclaimed
NO. you're wrong. McKeevcr didn't
object To even that. What he licked
Snooks for was for proposing that his
mother make affidavit to ia lie: they
wanted her to swear that kecgan did tine
trick. She wouldn't, SO they had L. re-
port it To YOU with only tn af1idavts oc
friends and neighbors an other police"
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/. -ICKEY SWEENEY was sittins

o. -ICKEY SWEENEY was sitting
"A on the railing in front o. police
~" Headquarters waiting for Chief
Sullivan. The other reporters
we?e' Ioafing in one OF their
rooms across the street. and the boy be
levcd his chance had come TO see the
I'D man casually, yet alone. The only
Ioubt lay in the probability that the chief
would drive up: then the others would
hear the cab. II he waihed--
The chief walked slowly into sight.
around the corner or Houston street into
Mulberry. He was pleasant person TO
see If you did not know him: stout. but
red and Jolly; Il bold rascal. but good
fellow" As he came along toward Mickey
lie said:
+" Lo. Mickey"
Lo chief"' the boy answered, with
out moving.
The chief was passing. but he kept his
face turned TO Mickcy's, and there was a
twinkle in his eye They knew each other
we'll, these two; for they were old enc
mics 50 old that they had a queer sort of
Irish affection for their feud. So now.
though Mickey remained percIed on the
rail and gave no sign OF his wish to speak
Ia the big fellow Sullivan understood.
He halted. hesitatcd. then turned back.
out with it, he commanded. humor-
ously. ITS Your play. What ye got in
yer hand:
Then Mickey spoke Say. chief. he
said. You know all those recent promo
lions for bravery
More knockin'. CHI What promotions
for bravery? Which ones""
"tN of EN-. but especially those three
friends OF yours-B~ady. Cults and Done
gan
We'll. what about 'em?" The chief was
playing: the boy hard at work.
Rogus.' said Mickey. Fraud. fake
What's fake. tn promotions?''
Nope. tn bravery.
''-th. what ye givin' me? Always knock
in YOU are: always a-knockiu', | knew
it,
As the chief said this he drew out a
cigar. anG. leaning against the rail he
scratched match and began to smoke,
while he watched Mickey. evidently get
ting much amusement out OF the bows
seriousness.
it,: Mickey said
Well. Sweeney" the chief answered
sclf-appreciatively. ''yr know / don't like
good stories as we'll as you fellers do
Not after they're printed" Mickey
agreed. .but how about before:''
The chief laughed in his hearty, noisy
way.
Well. I'll take it before | notice Won
always make me pay for a story YOU give
TO me instead OF to tn paper But fire
ahead. give US yer story"
It'll just about last out that cigar yer
smokin'- Got tn time?''
in make tn time if you'll make it in
terestin'.''
We'll. chief said Mickey. there's a
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chief asked. cynically Did he sell or
was he robbede'
"fie didn't SELL. said Mickey. He
didn't care They offered to buy one act
OF his. a beaut: but he smiled and walked
off Snake Snoohs sold III rescue 10
Brady. an waited They're little afraid
o McHeever down there. But he never
pceped. so they watched him. an every
time he iished ont drunk Snake was
by and some friend OF yours was pro-
noted for tn good o tn service
The chief threw away the cigar half
smoked as it was. Don't like TIL story, :
Ire said But how did you get onto tn
deale''
When tn horse was rescued
What The chief was astonished
Yep" said Mickey. who saw that a;
last II, was telling the chief something
he didn't know Yes sir: they turned
that horse into lady. an you made Dom
egan sergeant of police for the saving
of her life.
The chief had been growing redder and
radder in the face-with mirth-as Mickey
told this. and now he burst into a roar
of laughter That's one on me- he said
That's one on me- Then he spit ard
frowned. 'Ill wiring Donegan's neck he
said. 'or was ii Snake
SNAKE" said Mickey. vindictively.
We'll. what of it?' the chief said
serious at last and sharp. too. What Of
it. eh?'
This said Mickey. sliding down off
tho rail. to accept the challenge. Il hap
pened to witness that horse rescue. by
accident, as ! said. and after | heard
what came of it | saw | had a scandal
To beat tn band"
so We ru',bered"'' the chief sneercd
so I rubhered.'' said Mickey, steadily
Il went down to see if | couldn't get
Mckeever To give me an interview that
would expose tn whole business
And he give up?
There was threat in the way Sullivan
said this. Mickey paid no heed.
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SNTY-lNCH TELESCOPE House
CARNEGIE SOLAR OBSERVATORY

institution TO Prof. c. II. Eiganmann ot
the Indiana University. who finds that
some Of the young Of these strange Spe-
cies born with eyes that are well
formed and which can be moved, but
which rapidly degenerate.
Shut Up a Week Without Food.
A "nutrition laboratory to be built by
the institution in Villa street. Boston. will
be OF great practical value To the pubic
at large Here the exact effects Of
various foods upon man viii he carefully
studied under the direction Of Mr.. +. q.
Benedict. The laboratory Will be equipped
with air-tight chambers in which human
subjects will be confined for various
periods An artificial climate Will be
supplied them and their food VIII he
handed into them through air valves. I
Delicate apparatus Will measure the /.
carnonc acid gas. water Napor and heat
given OF BY subjects put on special diets
a nj required TO do certain mental Or i
mus cu.ar work. The amount of oxygen !:
which each consumes viii also be meas |
ured. All food, air and water supplied |
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him. but yc needn't be worried about him.
He's always or post.
''Ah, g'wan. Sweeney
Sweeney went on: Now. there was lots
Of good fellows caught it hard and heavy
from reform that had 10 be rewarded FOL
not hollern' on their captains. but there
was no way Ia provide to. 'ctl all. There
stood the civil service rules against EN-.
They had to pass examinations. ard-thcy
couldn't. 1t looked pretty tough, ye re
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much they missed chances t show il.
You know how il was. chief. But say. do
YOU know how til fellows worked it?'
DO you?''
Yep: they bought rcscucs." : said Mick
cN. and he waited for tho chief to ma xe
some comment. The chief stretched him
self III the sun. 50 Mickey hurried on.
The fellows yc wanted To promote paid
$40 to $50 down to tn man that made n
rescue. an tool. tn credit. Then they got
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cine, an came back with you. Had To be
rewarded. so you make him ward man
ana lie makes tn graft. Snooks is u
snake. all right. all right"
II don't believe l like this cigar said
the chief.
Have another, said Mickey. while |
change til tune. You know the civil serI.
ice rules"
Sure"
We'll, accordin 10 one OF en- Mickey
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to a subject will be measured and
analyZed and just how his body utiiiZes
each ounce Of it will be learned. With
such apparatus Mr.. Benedict. under
grant from tire institution. has lately
studied several fasting men confined IN
the chamber without food, for periods OF
from two 10 seven days
To determine what economic pants can
be made to flourish in the grea. deserts
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of our arid southwest the desert botani-
cal laboratory which the institution has
butt al Tucson, AriZ.. is doing INTEREST," ing
work under the guidance of Mr. ID L.
MacDoUSal. director OF the department
Of botanical research. A boat lately bu;lt
for this laboratory is now circumnavioat-
ing the great inland ..Salton sea" OF Cali
fornia, which has an area OF 800 square
miles. Mr.. MacDousal estimates that the
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their promotions. But | see you know all
about that. Also We know that sometimes
they just stole til credit, and saved TIL
ten"
"Nhere did Mckcever come in" the
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member till some station-housc lawyer
run onto tn rule about conspicuous cour-
age. Not many Of EN- had th' kind OF
conspicuous courage meant. and those
that had it was off post in liquor stores 50
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II had deuce Of time findin' him. !
looked all over for him. 1t was his tour.
bat he wasn't on post. Oh. found hlIn.
Where dye think | found him
in a liquor store suggested the chief.
That's right" said Mickey. That S
where | found him"
The chief looked surprised. he Eadn /
expected that. and he was curious. But
he waited. and Mickey waited. 1t was
the chief who surrendered.
well, go on. he said, at last: what
was your reform cop doin' off post in
there"
He was lckin' TIL stuffiin' out o Snake
Snool-s.
What" The chief looked as if lie were
watching a prize fight. and. moreover. he
looked as if he had bet on the winning
man. But doubt crossed his mind. '.Ah
git out. What ye sivin me-" lie said
backing off.
That's right" said Mickey. You re
member that fire, night before last. dowr
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said, promotions for conspicuous courage
goes without examination
''Ain't forgettin that farmer tn
docks, are yeo" asked the chief.
mo" said Mickey, I'm comm back to
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certain little old farmer cop over on the
docks at til end OF this street. noted fer
sayin lives. He's a wonder He's pret- |
ty good swimmer. but it amt that: he's
done some mighty fine worl, at fires. TOO.
sa win wood so. OF course. he gets lots o
chances TO distinguish himself.
What's his name" the chief asked.
Mex eever down here from the woods.
Roosevelt cop. the chief said and he
hung himself by the elbows over the rail
ing comfortably.
"A Roosevelt cop Mickey assented.
Believes what tn commissioner uscter
tell him. that If he does his little trick like
little man he'll rise. And tn commits
sioner KEEP his word. till tn. people got
sick o reform an sent fer-you an that
sort
Go wan said Sullivan. splitting over
his shoulder into the area.
We'll. Mckeever, he saws wood and
nobody knows it. Can't leave him on a
good post because he'll report gamblin'
saloons open an all that Obeys orders
that amt meant to be obeyed. You know
tn sort.
Saw wood, Mickey. or me cigar won t
last
That's tn spirit said Mickey, SOL
emnly. We'll, anyhow. along the river
front and round the station houses he gets
quite a name for tn real thing: none O.
yer nerve but genuine courage. see?
Why. once ] saw him rescue a horse that
fell overheard with a delivery wagon
Mckeever jumped right into the tangle
with a knife an he cut tn horse loose
but not TIL they'd drifted way out in TIL
stream. Then he swan back leadin' tn
horse to where some fellows with a der
rick could heave i'm out. An ye see.
chief it wasn't just tn rescue 1 liked
Mckeever was good to tn horse The
poor beast was winded. so Mckeever
swan slow back with him: didn't urge
him; and it was cold; whew Then when
tn derrick fellows got mad and in n
hurry. Mckeever called up to 'em TO
that. when they got tn horse out. tn
driver kicked about TIL wagon being
more valuable, and tn cop SAYS 10 him.
Mister he says. quiet and straight, L
wet my clothin' for tn horse. not for yer
property. sea"' just like that"
That's tn stuff" the chief exclaimed.
Straight goods. delivered free Me
keevcr. eh?"
Mickey's face beamed, and he paused:
he was glad
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Go wan the chief commanded. chew.
ing his cigar.
YES. Mickey said. that's tn sort OF
copper Mckeever is all alone over there
on IN water front in tn dark with no
iflehds but kids an horses an drunken
longshoremen an women an citizens
Now, then. in the same precinct with him
is ward man. Snake Snooks. an. you
know him. He was fired out by tn reform
board. kept his mouth shut. took his medi
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Copyright. 1905. by John Eifreth wetkins3

by JOhn Eifreth WetkIns.y
/ + y the hands are
clasped together there is
usually a perfect con-
stancy as to which
thumb & uDppru1pst hli;
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-19

not college graduates found in the active work
Of the modern world than most who college
graduates The college is the only force that helps
to form humanity and the individual Let be thank
full that there other forces and most influential
But it is be said that the college force which,
added to the natural force Of many has helped 10
constitute their great worth But only urging that
the more complex conditions Of modern life making
imperative the need Of Of the widest deepest
highest, most enriching education and of dis
ciplinary training.
The great business Of the future be better
trained than their fathers
Yet the father is to find that the college will give
to his something besides capacity for commercial
and Industrial leadership
This something is gift which not few would regard
as Of Importance superior to commercial Industrial
mastery. The college will help boy to more satisfy
ing life 1t will open to him fields of meditation and
Fiction fresh and inviting which
to him barren and brown 1t will aid him In finding him.
self least alone when most alone 1t will help him to
clearer thinking to purer feeling, to stronger willing;
but the thinking will also be richer well clearer
the feeling will be deeper well purer and the will
will be gracious well stronger-New York In
dependent
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-19

ed her face at the sight of her old friend,
which was certainly reflected in the young
mans countenance as he came forward
and greeted them.
You are punctual to a minute, he
said joyously, rather before your time,
for l have only just driven IN. Miss
Carrirg-on told me l might bring the
deg cart, and your luggage might so up
by the omnibus. How are you, Miss Ali
sou? You do not seem at all tagged by
your long journey. l expected to find
a pair of dusty, jaded travellers
Allison is as fresh as lark, return
ed Roger; ''she has been chirping like
whole nestful all the way up. 1t is
good many years since we met, Moore.
should hardly have identified you The first
minute but for my sisters recognition
Il believe | should not have known
YOU" replied Greville, with quick, scru-
tinizing glance. You don't look first
rate-does he, Miss Alison? He has an
overworked appearance. We must give
him plenty of tennis and boating, aud
make him look younger"
"AlI work and no play makes Jack
dull boy laughed Roger Two of three
weeks of idleness and fresh air will make
a different fellow of me. l mean to for
get that there are such things as sawnliiis
iu existence"
Come, that is sensible" returned Gre
vile, heartily. Miss Alison, will You
take the front seat? Merle, the groom
is going to look after the luggage, so you
need not trouble your head about II.
And. springing lightly to his place, he
touched the mare, and in moment they
were driving rapidly down the shady
road.
Ito be continued.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-19
Fair Lesson in Spelling.

Students in a London school were
recently asked to write this from die
tation: "a glutonous sibyl with her
glutinous hand complacently seized a
seive, a phthiscal ichneumon, a notice
able supercilious irascible and cynical
sergeant, an embarrassed and harassed
chrysalis, a shrieking sheik, a COM
PLEASANT proselyte and an anonymous
chrysolite These all suddenly disap-
peared down her receptive esophagus.
She simply said: Pugh! not sacchar-
inc.
"She then transferred a billion Of
bilious mosquitoes, an unstable bou-
quet of fuchsias, lilies, dahlias, hya-
cinths and phlox. liquefied bdellium,
an indelible defamatory iniammatory
synchronism and a debatable syllogism
to the same capacious receptacle.
"Peaceably surrendering her daguer-
reotype to the ecstatic aeronaut, she
descended with her parachute-a syn
onym for barouche-and grievouSly
terrified the stolid, squalid yeomanry
already torretied by the heat, 101 Fab
renheit"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-11-19
Tho Dairy Cows Product.

The products of the dairy COW are
fourfold. The first and chief product
is, naturally, the milk which she Sc
cretes, and which is used as milk, or
for butter or cheese making. The sec
ond product is calves which she bears.
and which may be of more or less
value. Third, the carcass of beef which
useful for the production of milk
should be taken into account. Lastly,
the manure she produces is of consid
cradle value
We may call the milk the main prod
uct and the calves, beef and manure
the by-products of the dairy COW. 1t
has been asserted that the milk product
is the only thing that should be taken
into consideration in estimating the
value of the dairy COW, and that the
calves and beef should be entirely ig
nored by a successful dairyman, but
in these days of strong competition it
is not possible to ignore the by-prod
ucts and in any scheme of successful
dairying the calves and beef at least
should be taken into consideration.
This does not mean that in any case
milk producing qualities are to be
sacrificed for the sake of the by-prod-
ucts.
1t simply means that Of two animals
of equal value for the production Of
milk the one that will give the greater
return in production Of calves and
value Of carcass is more profitable
Agricultural Epitomist