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New-York tribune., 1908-06-28

,S,,. ort Of every ten Of the women who con-
,.,tr+e sn,eriea,s smart set take e flying trip 10
Paris every spring between February ana M3s ioi
The ra,-nase Of selecting the summer WARDROBE lha'
ia intended f oyerwhelrn the unucky tenth fenlaie
hz it's er,rava azanoe and chic. The amount OF
r,onsy g fashionable woman can spend upon her
u1stinees alone is enough 10 turn the afeiAeo
yoynF man from the idea OF nlatEtulony lriaes
or his kind ere considered cheap at sleo eaoh' "a
garment AT this price VIII be hand made pul to
lace will not be real IL good lace IL oe' co.
price will easily double. OF course. thls aoes ~
mean one Of those lovely. long trailing alafS' %
Soft safin or some other shimmering' becoiiiiiAs
fabric t,ut merely the short, loose jacket arfas
rnent for dressing room wear, when oio ~
oryang after shampoo or the nsAs CIV - noo
n.auicured Mrs Philip Dydig recehlly speN' 80
or her ..,urbelows and gewgaws. as ~
woula designate the results OF her eApeiu -.
Miss Carter the daughter OF Eddgeiy cA1eei. -
ell her sroc,s t,;Jilt abroad. Although her ha
diplomatic most Keeps the family IN Donooii ii
Of tbs ZINE Miss Carter true TO her couhtfs'
over % make her debut in her nau'e iA'1 %
grandmother Mrs David Pierce Morgan s
her sn6 her cousin Miss Gladys kissei '0 ~
out tea that VIII be long remembered BON ,rs s
women wore on this occasion ninny ktieN -
French from hem 10 throat, ano oi 'Ho r,Iv
euis.tely simple design, for which ohe -.
must nav 1,,e y,osf as IL &c the Eeight Oh a ~ -
bakers art 10 accomplish such -,
Partisan make too were ali the darphs
e'~4 trocks these cousin debutantes wore ava '-
New-York tribune., 1908-06-28
ABOUT T0ADS.
by the Rev. Theodore Wood.

Toads are SO plentiful In all parts Of the country
that everybody knows them very well by sight.
During the daytime you may find them hiding
under logs of wood big stones. in some
damp. dark corner OF the garden. And you can
hardly take evening stroll without seeing several
OF them crawling about in the roads. But 1t is not
everybody who knows what curious creatures they
For thing. they have such very odd tongues.
Our tongues have the root down tho throat and
the tip just behind the lips But toad's tongue is
turned the other way round and has the root just
inside the lips and the tip down the throat Be
sides this 1t is very long and very elastic so that
1t be darted out of the mouth to really
wonderful distance, while il is quite as sticky as
IL it had been dipped in gum The toad uses this
tongue in very odd way, for by means of 1t he
catches flies If you keep a toad as pet and put
fly into his cage he will not seem to take any
notice of the insect at ALL You would think that
he did not gee it; but after little while. per-
haps the fly will settle two three Inches
away from the toad. Still the toad will not aD-
pear to notice IT; but few seconds later II Will
vanish, suddenly and so quickly that you Will
not be able what has become of it, The
act is that the toad has really been watching the
fly all the time. and when 1t settled he took care
full aim, ficked out his long elastic tongue. and
Just touched the insect with the tip. As 1t is so
eummy, Of the fly stuck to the tip and
when the tongue flew back into the mouth II car
ried ths victim with # and pushed 1t right down
the throat,
AS rule the toad feeds only upon small in
sects But he Is very fond OF the odd little pill
mIIepedes which roll themselves up into balls
when they are frightened; and just now and then
he will swallow a worm. which he always selzes
by the middle of the body. The worm of course
does not like being swallowed at all, and wtggles
and twists about actively that you might thlhK
that IL would easily succeed in making its escape
But the toad takes hold OF it with both his fore
naws Grams it einto his mouth and gives two or
three great gups. And at last it disappears Just
as the fly did.
Another very curious thing about the toad Is Inat
every now and then he throws OF his skin and
gets new one instead. When he Is about TO DO
this the old skin splits down the middle OF the
hack so that you the new one lying I'M
derneath it. Then the toad begins to wissle ana
twist about and to rub his legs against his bocy
and his body against his legs till at last ne man
oges to strip off his old skin altogether Then
what do yoI think he does with his CASTOR coat I!
am sure that you will never guess, so must
tell vou He rolls it up into kind OF ball. oy
means of his front paws. and then swallows IT,
inst as If 1t we're big pill
Some peopIe think that the toad Is polsonous'
.,a T. is quite true that if dog picks one OF
tbase animals up he very soon drops 1t again. and
hegins to foam at the mouth But the 1act Is 'ha'
New-York tribune., 1908-06-28

and few resist when the test comes il they have
anv that is not bulky and can be easily hidden r.
But these are trifes when the pleasures and aa~
vantages Of the spring flight to Paris are consid~
cred The sea voyage is much needed after busy
social season in order that the more strenuous
summer festivities may be enjoyed. and eaeh anu
every one of the yearly "trppers" will tell the
ouaetioner that Paris holds for her certain kind
OF intoxication and that the pleasure OF choosing
at Will there from the hundreds of good looking
gowns cannot be approached by any similar Oppor-
tunitv in any other foreign city Paris certainly
holds the charm Of surprises. and will offer TO the
,ra1Inigb heUildered buyer endless unique color ef
fects that are irresistible and that remain at
tractive in their difference until worn out Even
IN bandkerchiefs smartness IS achieved. for TO the
smallest item Of the wardrobe does the genius Of
the French extend.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-28

Contest No CHidden Proverb).-Choice or
hoy's Tribune watch, a sterling silver lriouhe
badge an embroidery set, interesting pook
box or water color paints an imitation ivory paper
cutter or a leather cardcase for the neatest ana
best three answers.
Contest No Things to Think Aoouo.-Choice
Of an interesting book, an embroidery se'' ooS
Tribune watch. a leather pencil pocket po3 OF
s;,+,, no+ensner sterling silver Tribune badge
mr. a box of water color paints for the neatest ana
best two solutions. go
Contest No drawing entitled "See-saW =
Choice of a box of dainty notepaper, an interesting
book a boys Tribune watch, an enloroiueis 'e'
sterling silver Tribune badge, leather cardcase,
an imitation ivory paper cutter, or leather pencil
New-York tribune., 1908-06-28
PLAYING HOSPITAL.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: ] want 20
tel you about a funny accident that happened to
nv friend Joan and me last summer. One hot
6sy we decided 10 play hospital" So Joan lay in
the hammock while I bsndaged her legs with some
nice leaves which | found by. Then when
he- broken leg had mended I developed a broken
Hrrn which needed instant attention so Joan bound
Il up with more Of the same kind of leaves.
We played ali the afternoon and had great fun.
But the next day we didn't have fun. for our
s-rns and legs were covered with poison ivy, and
friend told US that the lovely leaves had
used TO play with those of the poison ivy
vine
Il took fully week to recover. and l as
sure you that didn't play hospital again fer
many a long day. BETTY WHITE aged ~.
No SOS West l2lst street. New York City.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-28
FlUFFYS DILEMMA.

Desr Little Men and Little Women: We have
Maltese kitten named Fluffy which is always M to
tricks Fluffy is fond Of playing on a back porch.
A large drain pipe connected with the sewer car
-ses the water from the leaders and has an open
s-e from this porch. In way the kitten must
have jumped down this pipe. For hours heard
her pitiful meow, but could find no trace of her
Every time We called she would Finally,
st midnight. she located in the cellar having
forced herself down that far toward the sewer
Praying that Il would not rain that night, went
10 bed. and early in the morning for a plumb
or who succeeded in extricatine her. She did not
seern much hurt. but very suhdued for the rest
Of the day. begging every she to take
her up end pet her.
fier father, s gray and white cat. called Sherry
hss the reputation Of being worst fight
ers the city OF Workers. 1t is to he hoped that
This kitten VIII take after him
ESTELLE NJ WOLFF taged lSl.
Nc ls 1amsTtine Terrace Yonkers
New-York tribune., 1908-06-28
ADDITION OF FRACTIONS,

I Add fve-ninths of meiodrama anu On
..-.h ~ . NAV and get musical air
q ,ad +hree-sevenths of a failure ana t"o-nlths
=. s.orv and get an imaginary dimfnut1ve beif~
in human form ..
. Add two-thirds OF a sum- one-fourth VI iii'
o,aba1f Of beauty and one-ftfth ct music aI" &C.
so,netrins that often comes in at your windo" IN
III. morning and wakens YOU
4 .d5 one-third of a myriad, one-half OF star,
o half of fern and one-thrd of JOY ana get
so,netbine that is above human 1ntelI1gehce'
: Add three-ffths of folly, one-sixtn OF "lSooii
o,d three fourths OF a sage and get leaves.
8 Add one-half of dime, three-fourths OF more
.,a one fourth of many and get the power CT rec
.,,actiny past events or ideas
: Add one-half of a ship, one-hah o, SOW
. ono fourth Of a schooner end get fall Oh ram
of short duration.
2 Add three-fourths of a twig. one-ioulth u I"
,ot a,d four-ffths of eight and get the unle oe-
tween daylight and dark.
Ada three-sevenths of marshal ana 1oul
ef,be of a miner and get sailor
N Add one-third Of a jar. two-th'ros oi 'u''
.b.e fo,,rths of q tile and one-thlrd OF oee anu
oct season of public festivity and joy
New-York tribune., 1908-06-28
Hosu TO 6Uir1 q Prize.

pocket for the neatest and best two original draw
ing These dra wings must be In black INK on white
paper.
C,on+.s+ No 4 fOur Letter Box).-A prize of 81
will he given for every letter printed under thls
heading The letter may contain incidents In your
life anecdotes OF pets novel school experiences or
things seen In travel. These stories must be orig
,naI and must be written on side of the paper
only
Be sure TO state your age.
BE sure to give your choice of prizes.
Re sure to give your name and address.
Contest closes on July 2. Age is considered IN
awarding prizes. Address your answers ana letters
TO Little Men and Little Women, The New-York
Tribune, New York.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-28
A BANTAM DOES STUNTS.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: l live in the
country near Albany, and have few bantams
Last wear / raised twelve little chickens; two of
them for some reason did not grow large Ike the
rest and when the mother hen covered her chicks
up at night these little ones would get pushed out
from under her. and l had TO put them back again.
] have one of them yet. and call her Emma. When
/ 60 out TO feed my chickens Emma flies UP in the
corn nail and eats from it. II I sit down on our
hack steps and call her, she comes and eats from
my hand. 1 can hold her, lying her side. or any
-yav in my hand. and she will not move She lies
so still sometimes think she is dead She is q
Rurf Cockin bantam and lays a small egg every
other day. PAUL Il. QUlRlN tased lo).
Nassau, Rensselaer, County, N. Y.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-28
AN AFFEcT!oNATE PONY.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: When /
was quite q little girl lived near Cape Town,
Sou.h Africa. While there my brother
was given little brown and white Shetland
rorv which was never shod. and pony cart
we petted the pony great deal One day when
Frisk as the pony called. was standing out
side the station g lady who didn't know him went
I'D and petted and stroked him and gave him some
grass Ali Of sudden Frisk reared UP and, plac-
ing his fore feet on her shoulders rubbed her face
gently with his little nose. if he were kissing
her She was good deal frightened at first but
he soon got down without hurting her.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-28
LETTERS OF THANKS.

Dear Editor: I want TO thank you ror ,ne Vei
nice hook I received. I inclose two sketcnes OF
nv face before and after receiving tne ~ pooa- Io
sincerely. Hal TIE
No. 5f1 West 112th street New York City.
Note. The drawings referred to in Miss Hattssi
letter were very expressive, and the edltor resEeS
that space is too limited to publish them
Daar Editor: 7 accept with much gratincaton
vour highly esteemed and valuable prize "nicn
received this morning. Hoping to win anotner.
remain. your constant reader, GEORGE LANG.
No 11s1 Hancock street, Brooklyn, N Z.
Dear Editor: Thank you very much ror tne
dollar you sent me- I am very mucn pieaseo Ni.I'
f. Hoping it will not be the last am respectlunS'
FRANCES NJ HYDE. d.
No 155 Turren avenue. South Orange ~ I' I:
Dear Editor: I delighted with tne car"
case and thank you very much Your Loyal reaoers
BESSIE GREENE
No. $50 Clarenont avenue. Jersey CITY, " D.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-28

the Jumps which you may see on dinsrent part
OF toad's body really glands or eass' "AAe.'
contain a small quantity OF kind OF acid hquiu-
When these are squeezed the liquid IS sq1irted
out. and II a little of gets into dogs mouth iI
makes IL smart much that he iss very giad M
decd 70 drop his victim But this liquid IS nou
really poisonous And certainly you need not ."
at all afraid to handle toad for It cannot huf5
-, in any way whatever-London Tribune
New-York tribune., 1908-06-28
Our Letter Boz.

One day Frisk standing outside the door
while the cart being loaded with trunks. He
was left alone for few minutes. and when we
returned he racing down the road Frisk, cart
and all, jumped sunken fence and went careen-
ing off. Fortunately, before he had gone far he
was caught and brought back
AMY JENNINGS (aged 12.
Park Cottage Dohhs Ferry. y. Y.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-28
MISSING RHYMES.

While the sun shines make your
60 the proverb old doth --
Something you should lay
Lest there come rainy "
Listen, all ye young and -
To nv moraliZing --
New-York tribune., 1908-06-28

Poor frightened Baby Bnnykins ne sobs himself to sleep
dreadful Dreams till dawn oegns 10 peep
Ru when he ah JOY dear Bunny Boots IS tne
And Bunny scolds bit, but takes HIM nome WIN care
And when bev lodgings To- there's father with nag
ITn oeIabrae know. and candy IN bag
Ard father fires off, and mother makes ice cream
I.IJahi IIuah! like the Fourth! the little buneS Sere
To be continuedO
New-York tribune., 1908-06-28
6binGs to Think About.
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.
Thrush, rush, hush tush, push, gush, mush.
L NJ
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2 A S G
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New-York tribune., 1908-06-28
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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-25

think OF him only AZ the dashlng cav
airy leader. whereas he was In reality
not only that, but also a great com
mander. OF course. the fact IN his
career most readily recognized was
his mastery In the necessarily mod
ern art OF handling masses Of mod
ern cavalry 30 as to give them the
fullest possible effect, not only In
the ordinary operations Of cavalry
which preeede and follow a battle,
but In the battle Itself. But In adj
dition he showed in the civil war that
be was a first-class army commander,
both as a subordinate OF Grant and
when in Independent command. His
record In the Valley campaign. and
again from Five Forks to Appomat-
tox, is one dihleult to parallel IN mill
itary history. After the close Of the
great war. in a field where there was
scant glory to be won By the general
in chief. be rendered 3 signal service
winch mas gone almost unn0tteed;
for in the tedious weary Indian wars
on the Great Plains Il was be who
developed in throuGh-Eoing fashion
the system Of campaigning in winter.
which. at the cost Of bitter hardships
and peFils. anaily broke down the
banded strength Of those formidable
woTriors. the horse Indians.
His career was typleaily American
for from plain beginnings he rose 70
the highest military position IN our
land. We honor his memory Itself:
and moreover. a. in the case Of the
other great commanders Of bis day.
MS career symboIiEes the careers Of
ali those men who IN the years Of
CONTINUED On paGs s0aF.I
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-25
DIG UP PIONEERS BONES
Believe Dead Bodies Found Were
MOandhuilanra.

Believe Dead Bodies Found Were
AiOundbuildera.
EAST ST. LOUIS. Ill. Nov. "a
Human bones. believed to have been
those Of Is moundbuilders, we're
found in East St. Louis today by
workmen who were digging an exea.
walton.
One skeleton was walled up IN .
tsone tomb eight feet high. II was
that Of a man apparently seven feet
tall. When the stones were remov-
ed the skeleton fell to pieces.
Buried under seven feet OF earth
near the base OF this ancient tomb
were the skeletons OF rs men, ali
above normal height. They were
seated in a circle about the tomb
where their chief had been walled mn.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-25
WIN be Married this Evening.

Percy Jones, and Miss Jennie
Brown, both OF this city. win be unit
ed in marriage this evening. The
wedding will occur at the home OF
the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. r.
P. Brown. and Rev. Henry G. Taylor
OF the Episcopalian church win per-
form the ceremony. Both are well
and favorabIy known In Occur d.
Aiene society. Mr.. Jones Is employ
ed at the Exchange National bank.
They viii make this city their home.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-25
Local optlon nreetinr.

VANCOUVER, B. c.. Nov. 2s-A
British Columbia Local Option Lea
que win be formed and VIII carry
on an earnest campaign to secure To-
cal option In every municipality Of
the province. a. the result Of a meet
ing held here today By the temper
anee people Of this section Of Cana
da.
Members Of the new league win
circulate petitions requesting the
government 70 bring IN 3 local op-
tion bin At the next session Of the
legislature. All the ministers. tenn
peranee societies and womea's clubs
in the province win be urged to
take part In the movement to make
BritiEh Columbia DRY
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-25
STATE REPORT ON
FOREST FIRES
Total Loss Of $4,000 Feet
Work OF Associations
Was Well Done.

MOSCOW. Idaho. Nov aa--State
Land Commissioner Charles >. Mun-
son has completed his annual report
Of the Timber Fire Protective asso-
citation Of northern Idaho. giving en-
itemiSsd statement Of the expenses
incurred In patrolling the timber dis
tricts OF this portion OF tbs state.
The report shows that Il cost gss.-
600 70 patrol against are this year
IN the ave northern counties Of Ida
no.
Under provisions Of the laws Of
Idaho the timber companies, indivl-
duals and the state. jointly. through
the several associations into which
this section 10 divided, maintain or-
gAnizationa. hire man. build trails.
establish and provision stations and
eabina TO keep up patrols and guard
against firea, each contributing 70 the
expenses IN proportion to the num-
Der Of acres each has In the district.
The Clearwater Fire Protective a.
soetation's district contained this
year 2ss,7s6 acres OF timber lands.
owned IS follows: A. L. FleWelling.
1850 acres; Potiateh Lumber COM
pany. 1850; @. A. Rubedew. 2i0e:
Jerome J. DAILY. 1870; Western Land
company, IO2sO; state. 1890; y.
A. KFibbs. s20O; North Fork Timber
company, $3.50; Clearwater Timber
company. $4,000. Total cost 81 D.
trolling. e7137.es; cost per acre,
.024G cents. the commissioner
states that ~. oO0 fest viii cover the
timber the state lost By the Clear
water association this year.
The second ID he Potlatch Timber
association, containing sI4.sss acres
OF timbered lands owned a. follows:
Milwaukee Land company. 1880
acres; o. Q. Rice. agent. eI3S: Pot
latch Lumber company. so7. 500:
Clearwater Timber company. 2s,eeO;
d. Cameron, 200; O. A. RnbsdsW,
agent, 4i9s; state, 1850; Edward
Ratlsdge Timber company. TOO. To-
tai cost Of Datrolings ts7ss.se; cost
per acre, .O3os cents. The total
loss In this district h represented BY
so, 900 feet.
The third 10 the Pend oraliIe Tim
Der Protective association containing
S03,173 acres OF timbeFed lands.
owned as follows: Inland Lumber
company. 1856 acres: c. n. smith.
t2,l37; Panhandle Lumber company
24,0s7; w. r. whitaker. s9B: sand
point Lumber company. 41sS; John
steinlein. 100: d. w. Burgstram.
$500; Rntiedso Lumber company.
100; c. L. Hoffman. $40: HnmbiFd
Lumber company. l76.162: Potiatch
Lumber company. 1853: Fidelity
Lumber company, s5se: MeGoIdrlck
Lumber company. $3.50; MeGinnls
Lumber company. 1890; Rodgers
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-25
TO
GEN. SHERIDAN
President ROOsevelt's Address at
dwelling Of the Statue

WASHINGTON. Nov. 25-Ths I'M
yelling Of the massive statute erected
to the memory Of General Phillip
Sheridan, who won fame during the
civil war a. a fighter. and because OF
his famous ride 10 Winchester, oc-
Cured here today. The statute OF
the illustrious soldier was unveiled
by the son, Lieutenant Phillip sheri-
dan, in the presence OF thousands Of
people and Grand Army veterans.
Secretary OF war Wright presided.
and President Roosevelt escorted BY
the officers Of his general stan, the
marines and soldiers stationed IN this
vicinity participated in the ceremon-
lea. Among those who made address
ses were President Roosevelt, and
General Horace Porter. President
Rooseyelt's speech follows:
RooseveIt's speech.
1T ls eminently hitting that the ma
tons lllustrious men. the men who
loom as heroes before the eyes OF
our people, should be nttingiy com
memorated here at the national cap
ital. and am clad indeed 70 take
part in the unwilling Of this statue
70 General sheridan. His name viii
always stand higa on the list or
American worthless. Not only was
he a great general. but he showed
his greatness with that touch OF orig
inality which we call genius. Indeed
this quality OF brilliance has been IN
one sense DISADVANTAGES to his repu-
tation. for II has tended to oysrshad-
ow his solid ability. We tend 10
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-25
OCEAN LINER
BURNS AT SEA
Panic Stricken Passengers Jump
Overheard and 100 Drown

MALTA, Nov. 25 - The big
steamer SARDINIA caught on nre Just
as she was eelaring the harbor here
today. and many passengers were
killed, and the big liner practically
destroyed.
The flames when first observed
were bursting from the hold and
shortly after their discovery a terri
fic explosion followed. Two humid
red passengers we're on board and a
panic ensued among them. A num-
Der Of people on the shore witnessed
the disaster and saw women and
children leap overheard into the sea,
but were powerless to render them
any assistance. The crew fought
bravely to extihguish the flames but
their efforts were futile. The boat
was finally beached and the fire ex-
tinguished. but II Is said that the big
ship is practically destroyed. The
SARDINIA was enrOute from Liverpool
to eastern points.
Death last Il 100.
One hundred of the passengers on
the boat are missing, and II ls be-
lieved they met death in the IRE or
by leaping overheard into the water.
The majority OF the passengers were
Greeks. but among the number there
were also many BFitishers.
Seventy Ave bodies have been
brought to shore n tugs. and a
search is still being prosecuted for
others. The survivors tell Of the
most terrifying scenes upon board the
ship after the explosion The nre
and explosion seemed TO make the
native passengers insane. and they
made an attack upon the crew
which fought them on with revolv-
ers. Fifteen British passengers have
been saved. The IRE was caused BY
naptha.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-25
81. Luke,s saIe.

The sale put on by the ladies OF
st. Luke's Guild at Norquist's de-
partment store yesterday was a de-
eided success. All OF the fancy work
and pastry furnished by the ladies
was disposed OF at good prices and
the guild received ten per cent OF
the store sales.
Miss Adelyn Young furnished mus
ic for the afternoon and the band or
chestra rendered the evening pro-
gram.