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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-16
IMPORTANT ITEM OF NEWS.
Representatives Care That Inforina-
ton Should Not Be CARRIED.

Representative Thomas of Norm
Carolina is sure-enough southern
statesman. He is the type. He en-
bodies it.; is it; lives it. And having
made this fat, unequivocal statement,
I'm pretty certain that about IL other
southern statesmen will quit speaking
to me, says writer in the Washing
ton Star.
Mr.. Thomas is legislator. He legis-
lates In his sleep. Never does he slip
cog and relax the strain under which
he labors. To him life is one awfully
serious grunt
Tother day, or maybe twas t'other
week, Mr.. Thomas telephoned up to
the press gallery that he desired to
see the representative of the Evening
Star as he had a piece of important
news to impart for publication. This
was bit out of the ordinary, for us
ually when a southern statesman has
anything to impart in the line of per-
sonal publicity he comes around with
the goods and delivers with much
back-slapping and rib-tickling and
many expressions of regard and es-
TEEN.
But, anyhow, 1 chased down to see
Mr.. Thomas, full Of anticipation and
news instinct, and sent in for him. In
the course of quarter of an hour or
so he came out, placed his hand upon
my shoulder in a patronizing manner
and smiled seriously upon me.
Young man." he inquired, you are,
I take it, the Star representative
here?"
l admitted it. y
"You are their regular man."
Eyes"
THE reason l ASK" continued Mr..
Thomas, lis merely that l continually
have trouble with unreliable members
of your profession. For there are many
unreliable ones, are there pot?"
I pleaded guilty, being plumb
crushed.
$50 in order to get this item of
news just right continued Mr..
Thomas, Il have had it written from
my dictation. You assure me that it
will not be changed?"
"Oh, yes" 1 whispered, in deep de-
lection.
"You may add to this if you WISH
continued the light of the North Caro-
lima delegation, "some of my leading
achievements both here and at home.
Take this and pray see that it is pub,
lished today"
When l got up in the gallery again
unfolded the slip of paper which Mr..
Thomas had handed to me. And this
was the item of news it contained:
Mrs. Thomas, wife Of Hon. Charles
Randolph Thomas, representative in
congress from the Third district of
North Carolina, and who has been in
the house since the Fifty-sixth con-
gress, has returned to Washington
from a visit to her folks" ...
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-16
CHAPTER XIX.
Schemes That Failed.

The spy had not heard every word
that had passed between Mary Sister
son and Christabel Joyce, but he had
heard enough. He understood there
was something Sir John had wished
his daughter to do, and that that
something was connected with a
packet deposited in Coutts' bank. He
Immediately communicated what he
had learned to Maxwell Sisterson.
Maxwell questioned him closely,
but could get nothing more out of
him, for the excellent reason that
there was nothing more to be got;
the spy repeated accurately all he
had overheard. Maxwell was surpris-
ed, annoyed, and perhaps a little
frightened by what he was told. He
wondered, not without misgivings,
what the contents of the packet were
He had no clue-this was where the
snv failed him-as to the time when
Sir John had entrusted it to Mary, but
II was evident to him that, as his faith.
err had selected her in preference to
himself to receive and deposit it with
the bankers, there was that In il
which Sir John did not wish him tc
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-16
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE HEN
Mind Suggestion and Its Benign Influence Incubator
Eggs-Renlarkabe Effect of Good Music
Pullet's Sense of Duty

declares the master of AlinSwack.
Indeed we have tested the thing out,
so as to eliminate any possibility Of
deceiving ourselves. And this is the
way we have proved it: When the
day came for the chickens to pip or
break through the shell we have re-
moved the particular attendant who
during the three weeks of incubation
had watched over and talked to them.
In the place of this regular attendant
we have substituted another man and
had him address the downy little null
titude. With what result? Well, it
may sound very absurd, but the actu-
al fact is that the poor little creatures
are frightened almost to death at the
sound of strange voice.
"But in the midst of this panic and
confusion, let their regular attendant
come into the incubator cellar and
speak to them-the man whose voice
has been addressing them for twenty.
one days, and what do they do? Why
instantly their terror vanishes, and
they turn instinctively toward the di-
rection whence his voice comes. In a
moment they are cheeping' contented-
ly and they continue to flourish in the
greatest happiness SO long as no alien
hand or voice is inflicted upon them y
There are no diseases and no deaths
save by deliberate decapitation for
the pot, among the chickens at Aim
sawk. The reasons assigned for this
remarkable record are again to be cat
alogued under the mysterious term
suggestion"
And now the work of the psycholog-
ical training of chickens begins in
earnest. Always they are talked to-,
with the result that the pullets begin
laying eggs a little less than five
months old.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-16

Before "the bee sucks" as Ariel put
it, he must find the wonderful places
where the flowers hide away their
honey, to be found like the priests
hiding holes in ancient mansions, by
the right sort of visitor, and to keep
away all intruders.
In the recesses of the crown i'm
perial lily at the center can be seen
six large honey pits, one on every
floral leaf, and each is Drumming over
with big drop of honey and glisten-
ing like a tear drop. Shake the flow
er and it "weeps" as the big drops fall
from ii, soon to be replaced by other
tears in the rapidly secreting flower
The simple folk call the flower Jobs
tears
The snowdrop is literally flowing
with honey, for in swollen veins trav-
ersing its fragile Wilderness are rivers
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-16

lar date The trap nests are built in
tiers two deep, and completely sur
round the big sunshiny room. Now,
every nest is identically alike every
other inside but nevertheless most
of the hens have prejudices in favor
of soma particular nest, and though
others may be vacant these hens will
wait patiently until their favorite
berth is vacated. Indeed it is not an
unusual thing to see more than 100
hens crowding around and waiting for
vacancies.
In this same house there was also
to be seen a most unusual phenome-
non in natural history, this being moth
ing more nor less than sitting"
rooster.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-16
How Cat Caught Two Rats.

once had a cat who did rather
remarkable feat He sta1ked two
Young rats on the caves of low fiat
stable roof, and caught one in the
usual way. The other jumped on to
elderberry tree just below
Bob. however, not satisfied with the
one. grasped it firmly in his mouth,
and then jumped headlong for the
other. Either he was very lucky or
extraordinary agile, for he fell to the
ground with one rat still in his mouth
and the other in his paws, and prompt.
ly killed them both.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-16
A Forest of Stone in Australia.

In Albany, in Australia, is to be
seen a stone forest-in other words,
petrified trees. The trees are of a
gray stone. 1t is suggested as an ex-
PLANTATION of the strange phenomenon
that in the depths of past ages the
forest was in full vegetation, and then
through some upheaval Of the earth
it was buried in sand Little by lit
tie water acting on the sand pene-
trated the branches and solidifed.
The wood gradually disappeared I'M
der the layer of stone and in time took
its form. Then in succeeding years
the winds again carried away the
sand, and the forest appeared anew,
but of stone.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-16

toothsome a morsel that some chill
dren call it "suckies" The honey
sweetness is SO striking as to have
furnished it's name.
The monkshood has quaint nee
taries. If the hood be drawn back
there suddenly spring into sight two
objects on long stalks which are some
times like French horn, sometimes
like cowl, or, looked at sideways,
not unlike pair of doves. Their
presence within the hood has pro-
vided the nicknames adam and Eve"
and 'Noah's Ark" Thus the honey
bags are carefully tucked away and
protected.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-16

And finally, and perhaps the most
remarkable of all the many remarka-
bic practices and customs at Aim
sawak, are the rainy day concerts
held there. On rainy days, as any one
knows who has observed the ways of
poultry, chickens are never SO lively
as they are accustomed to being on
bright sunshiny days and where rainy
weather is protracted for any length
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-16
a Golf FalIacy.

1t is curious fact, in disproof OF
the theory that timing the ball is the
sole requisite of long driving in golf,
that all the longest drivers are men
of exceptional physique. Long driv-
ing Is less dependent upon art in tim
ing the ball than upon the muscular
build of the player all the body over.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-16

Nothing jolts a sarcastic man more
than a dose of his own medicine
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-16

Indeed" said Mary, bewildered.
She could not understand why Sir
John had done this, considering what
he had told her at the time. Are you
sure of that?" she asked.
ITO Be Continued.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-04
A Pleasant Birthday Party.

A birthday party was held at the
home of Attorney Abe Ottenheimer,
Wednesday evening, in honor of the an
niversaries of both Mr.. and Mrs. often
heimer. The formers birthday was on
Tuesday and the latter's yesterday. so
the medal date was chosen as the more
appropriate. The evening, following
an excellent o'clock supper, prepared
by the hostess, was spent in chatting
among the various members of the
family. Among those present Were
Mrs. s. Unger, Mr.. and Mrs. Hedger,
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Mayer, Mr. and
Mrs. Goodfriend of Chicago, and Mrs
l. Ottenheimer of Little Rock, Ark,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ottenheimer were well
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-04

terday moved his family to Roseland
where he is in the employ of the Cast
Candy company His Magoun avenue
nome has been purchased by Mrs
Aaron Thomas, who will reside there
Edward Schwabs house on Magoun
avenue has been sold to Principal
Clark Of the local high school The
deal was made through the Lewis
agency.
Miss Geraldine Scott of Whiting was
an East Chicago visitor last evening.
Former superintendent G. E. Fisher
of the chemical works is spending a
few days in East Chicago. His head
quarters are now in Cleveland
T. R. Ladd and Arthur Newton trans
acted business in Chicago yesterday.
They returned safel
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ Uric of Whiting
visited at the Veaco home last even
ing. Sidney was a little late but got
there.
1t is said that there will be several
new members in the senior class of the
local high school this year. The class
as it now stands is comprised of Messrs.
Cohen, Peterson and Cadman and
Misses Lillian Williams. Floss Pickard
and Alice Williams.
s Eynon of Magoun avenue returned
yesterday from a months visit at
Mudlavia, Ind. He says his rheumatism
Is all cured and he feels like a new
man.
Mrs. Edward Kluh of Miller visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Fahey
of Olcott avenue yesterday.
R. S. Kelley will go to Chicago Sun
day morning to meet Mrs. Olive Cliff
ford and Clifford Moore on their ar
rival from Milwaukee The latter will
be guests at the kelley home over
Sunday.
John Fahey of Olcott avenue, who has
been in st. Margarets hospital for the
past three weeks is reported as be-
ing slowly convalescent
w. L Curtis of Brazil. arrived in
East Chicago yesterday and commenced
working for the Republic mills. He is
residing with his family at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Dixon, on Ma
goun avenue for few days
D. D. Dixon and wife have returned
from Prophetstown, ILL., Mr.. Dixon will
leave Immediately for that place, ex-
pecting to complete his contract there
In few weeks.
Mrs. J. Burns and daughter, Garnet.
spent yesterday at the hub.
Miss Jaynes of Valparaiso. who is to
have charge of the drawing department
In EastChicago schools, was In the city
Yesterday, planning her years work
Mr.. A Goldbloom of Kensington, Wis
tied Sam Cohen last evening.
Attorney F. ]. Lewis Meyer of South
Bend, stopped off at East Chicago yes
-erday afternoon after a three months
tour of Europe. He is looking very
healthy and says he will have his road
INTO Chicago before long.
Messrs. Kanter and Gordon of Gary.
we're East Chicago visitors yesterday.
Misses Edgar and McKenna and
Messrs. McKenna and Quinn comprised
4 bathing party at Lake Front park
asst evening.
F. H. Hodson, special officer on the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-04
EAST CHICAGO AND
INDIANA HARBOR
remembered by several beautiful gifts
commemorative of the event.

George W. Lewis of the real estate
firm of that name, predicts a good
winter for East Chicago Several
Garyites have made application for
houses, saying that they prefer liv-
ing here than in Gary's sand hills.
Deals are being closed daily and there
is little doubt that East Chicago will
be on substantial footing by next year.
The Three Link social club have be-
gun advertising for their dance to be
held in the Odd Fellows hall on Sept.
25. The crowd is a good one and their
dance should be a real success.
Mayor John Patton of Burnham and
Miss Bernice Bracket of Hegewisch.
were the guests of East Chicago friends
yesterday. q
Misses Mary Johnson and Anna and
Hanna Derbrich visited friends in this
city.
officer Mariner went to Gary yester-
day to visit Sergeant Mulcahey. On ar
irving there, however, he found his
host already on the way to East Chi
cago and it was necessary for him
to return before seeing the sights of
the steel town.
G. 0. Reed was Gary visitor last
evening.
Mrs. G. Baird of the electric light
office, attended the Wednesday matinee
at Towle's opera house.
Max Engelstein of Chicago was the
guest of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. I. B.
Engelstein of Olcott avenue yesterday
Arthur Nelson who has baa1 xyorlr
ing for the Interstate company, left
yesterday for San Francisco, where he
will be an interested spectator in the
battle between his brother. Battling,
and one Joseph Cans. Arthur is con-
fdent that Hegewisch will be given a
new pugilistic laurel
NJ. T. Rottenburg of the East Chi
cago tea store, was In Chicago yes
terday and secured the sole agency for
the famous MODS butter and cheese
products.
The Curry home at ABS Magoun ave-
nue. was the scene of a delightful at
home last evening when 10 guests, all
belonging to East Chicago's younger
set, became acquainted with Miss Hazel
Pruitt, who is visiting with Mrs W.
H. Curry. The latter planned the par
ty and throughout the evening evil
denced her skill as a hostess. Whist
was the feature of the evening and
several beautiful prizes were won by
the contestants. Refreshments were
late hour, feeling that they had been
royalty entertained.
Charles King of Magoun avenue. yes
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-04
EAST CHICAGO.
Lads Tank a Large One.

A tale of extravaganza was laid bare
last night when officer Barr arrested
George Ando, a 17-year-old foreigner,
on a charge of intoxication. Andc is
driver for the B. & r. Brewing com
pany and confessed to having disposed
of "a pint bottles of beer in one hour,
personally etnptying them. Ando
threatened to join the navy as soon as
released and will make a special trip,
he said to Indiana Harbor. to terrorize
the natives. His trial will be held to-
day
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-04
INDIANA HARBOR.
Sued Venued RI uorh

attorney M. Hart of Gary, transacted
business In Judge G. E. Refland's court
Yesterday afternoon He brought a
chahge OF venue in the case of the Sta+e
vs. JULIUS Solomon ct al. solomon i
accused OF having entered the house of
one susan Puskar, in Gary. and stolen
a quantity of flour, coffee, eggs. chic
DRY and salt. He declares that the re-
ciplent of the groceries had declined
to pay bill of s51, upon which he
levied on the eatables.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-04

Friends of William Calvin of Elm,
street will be sorry to learn of his
extremely critical condition. It is said
that physicians have given up hone ~
saving his life and say that death &c
a matter of but few DAYS.
The Royal League will hold their POO
uiar meeting In the hall tonight. A
class OF candidates has been arranged
ana the TIMES correspondent is reliably
INFORMED that it has been starved for
several days and is now in an exceed
ingly vicious mood. The Royal League
VIII give a dance on the 18th of this
month and expect large attendance
Nathan Levy visited friends in South
Chicago yesterday afternoon and even
ing.
Mrs j. A. Patterson of Grapevine ave-
nue., entertained the Ladies' Aid of the
M. Il. church yesterday afternoon.
Mrs Agnes Smith of Pennsylvania
avenue, returned yesterday from two
weeks visit in Muncie. She was accom-
panied by two nieces who will spend a
vacation of several days at her home
Masters Laurel and Lloyd Lundquest
returned yesterday from Laporte, where
they have been visiting relatives for
several weeks.
Miss Mary Haher Will give a fare
well launch party on Saturday evening
In honor Of Miss Iva Merle, who will
shortly leave for Dunkirk, Ind. The
trip will be made In the Sternberg
launch. with Jackson park as the desti-
nation.
Miss Fora Sternberg arrived home
last night after a two weeks' vtsi+
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-04

,, ). Pere Marquette, visited Charles
Nassau last evening. Hdiies
Dr. Solomon Goldberger wos - r.
Chicago yesterday and todav = h1as
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-04
Carnival Coming

Inc Merchants and Trades carnival
VIII De held in the auditorium on Sept.
II and II under the auspices Of the
nj. T. church Ladies' Aid society. The
junction will be under the direction
OF Mrs. Deans of Los Angeles, Cal.
who will personally supervise a can
tata In which seventy children will
participate. Admission 25 cents to anv
part of the house. ~
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-04

Continued on page e.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-06-12
Mormons in Mexico.

The wonderful success of the Nor
mon colonies in the northwestern
part of Chihuahua and in northeast
en- Sonora is little appreciated in
Mexico, where they alone Of all for
eigners have accomplished their aim
colonization. They now number
fully 1000 souls, $500 in Chihuahua
and 500 in Sonora. They are pros
porous to high degree, have beautl-
full homes splendid school rooms and
an educational system, good farms
and orchards, good cattle, horses and
hogs, and in every way their settle
ments would pass muster with the
thrifty farming settlements in the
western part Of the United States and
are an object lesson in Mexico. The
Mormons in Mexico are an example OF
the best in quiet, law-abiding peo-
pie. 1t is exceedingly seldom that
the authorities have any trouble with
Mormons, and they pay their taxes for
the support of the government better
than the Mexicans themselves do. For
thrift and industry they are proving
what can be done in building up the
country materially, and are thereby
an example to all with whom they are
In contact.-Modern Mexico.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-06-12
Almost human Intelligence.

Something new and interestlD&
about ants was recently learned by
florist For week or so he naT
been bothered by ants that got into
boxes of seeds, which rested on
shelf.
To get rid of the ants he put tnts
execution an old plan, which was Il
place a meaty bone close by, whict
the ants soon covered, deserting the
boxes of seeds.
AS soon as the bone vecame thick
ly inhabited by the little creeper:
the florist tossed it into tub Of
water. The ants having been wash
ed off the bone was again put II
use as trap.
The florist bethought himself thai
he would save trouble by placing the
Zone in the center Of sheet of n.y.
paper, believing that the ants Woulc
get caught on the sticky fly-papal
while trying to reach the food. Bu
the florist was surprised to find thai
the ants, upon discovering the nature
of the paper trap, formed a working
force and built path on the paper
clear to the bone.
The material for the work was
sand, secured from little pile near
bv. For hours the ants worked
and when the path was completed
ttev made their way over its dry sur
face in couples, as IL march. to the
bone.-Nature.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-06-12
SHAWL MAKING IN INDIA.
The Manufacture of kashmir si1awls
Almost an Extinct Industry.

The manufacture of Kashmir shawls
which fifty years ago afforoed occu-
patton for whole villages and thous-
ands of families in the province OF
kashmir, is an almost extinct indus
try. Formerly the possession of
pair of the genuine Kashmir shawls
was the hall mark of nobility, or at
least of high social status, among IN
dian families.
Today, we are told, the cheap 1m1-
tations manufactured in the PunJaD,
and the machine made article from
Europe dyed with aniline in striking
hues and patterns, are supplanting the
hand made shawl of native workman
ship An occasional order for cou-
pie of shawls at moderate price,
to satisfy the passing whim OF pot
entate, or the fact that the Mahara1a
of Kashmir has few shawl tents
which require repair and renewal,
does not suffice to keep alive the
workman or the industry.
The manufacture of the real Kash-
mir shawl is almost wholly manual
process. The material is the soft wool
of the Tibetan goat. Hand spindles
are used in the preliminary operation
of converting the wool into yarn; the
weaving of the yarn into texture
of inimitable fineness is done entire
ly by hand looms manipulated with
the utmost deXterity; and the colored
woolen border is then interviewer. The
dyes are natural and indelible. 1t is
believed that the water OF certain
lakes and streams in which the shaWls
are dipped has virtue to make the
colors permanent o
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-06-12
Must Guarantee to Return.

The number of peasants emisrat-
ing from Asia Minor to the Unite:
States is so large that the Ottoman
government, fearful less tAe
whole province be depleted of able
bodied men has refused to permit
any one to leave the country, en-
cept uron giving guarantee that
he will return. There is, inspite OF
this restriction however, a consId-
erable emigration going on both to
to the United States and to Egypt.
Tie peasants smuggle themselves
out of the country by sailing vessel?
to Greece, whence they are free to
20 wherever thew wish
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-06-12
FORGOTTEN Poet.

The Rev. Mardy Rees Of Chelsea,
who has been lecturing on "Ebenezar
Jones, the neglected poet" has now
published an interesting little pamph-
let giving the result OF his researches.
for Jones lived in Chelsea, died at
forty in 1860, and was buried at Shen-
field. Mr.. Rees describes him as a
Welshman, and as to his claims to
fame, Watts Dunton has written that
among men who have expressed
themselves in English verse I greatly
doubt whether a more robust person.
ality has appeared since Byron" I"
Dante Gabriel Rosetti, who knew
Jones we'll, once said: "This remark
able poet affords nearly the most
striking instance Of neglected genius
in our modern school of poetry. -
South Wales Daily News.