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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

fall several days ago. Only portion of her invitations had been distributed be- fore the accident. Her card club was to have been augmented by a number of other friends. Miss Aida Carr. who has been the house guest of Mrs. John Sydney White for the past several weeks, plans to go to her home in Columbus. Miss, today. Miss Cornelia Hudmon of Columbus, Miss, will leave today for home, after a brief visit to Mrs. Charles H. Cooke.
  MT. Charles S. Robbins is at home again after trip to Kentucky.
  Thomas Hamilton, who has been in school this winter at Cullman, returned home yesterday quite ill
 
 Miss Fannie Evans was the sponsor for the Birmingham High school yesterday afternoon in the game between that in stitution and the University High school Her maids were Miss Cecle McCrossin and Miss Ellie Gordon Robinson.
 
 Mir. and Mrs. Howard Perdue have re- turned from their wedding journey and are at home with MT. and Mrs. E. w. Jordan, on the South Highlands. , Miss Annie Ruth Sewell, popular At lanta girl, is expected to arrive very soon to be the house guest of Mrs. Charles Clifton Jordan. Miss Sewell Is the eldest daughter of Dr. Sewell of Atlanta. She will be the recipient of many social cour- tesies during her stay.
 Mrs. A. A. Northern of Ashland is the guest of Mrs J. w. Whatley. on South Seventy-first street.
 Mrs w. C. Wimbish is visiting reIa- tives in Atlanta.
 Mrs. W, V. M. Robertson, who has been In Baltimore for the past six weeks, will return home Tuesday. Her daughter.
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rho are interested in Powell school may

who are interested in Powell school may see the work that has been done by the improvement association toward the build ing up of the Mary A. Cahalan library. Bookcases have been installed, and the library already consists of 800 volumes. t is most gratifying to note that on one day of last week 300 volumes were in use
 The annual election of officers was held and the following were elected:
 Mrs T. A. Moross, unanimously re- elected president: Mrs. Felix Blackburn vice president; MT. T. c. Young, secre- tary.
 The association enters into another year with brilliant prospects, and it Is hoped that all the friends and former pupils of Powell school will attend their meet ings and help the cause of education in Birmingham.
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THE "DEEsTRIck skuLE.v

The 'Deestrick Skule,' given Thursday night at St. Andrews parish house, proved a success. The house was crowd ed and many standing. One of the pieces" an old folksong, I'm a Rake and a Rambling Boy" was sung by Mrs R. w. Park of Chattanooga. The quaint manner in which she rendered it to an accordeon accompaniment. brought forth hearty applause.
 Miss Georgia Rowless, as Madame Hun nysuckle, wore an old rose velvet gown a hundred years old, and with powdered hair and poke bonnet, was quaint pie ture of "Ye olden times.'' Miss Nita Lovelaces piece showed her an imper- senator of talent. Mrs. Shanner as Fife nocent'' HunnysuclSle and MT. Tucker were favorites with the audience. Mr. H. E. Crow as the teacher and Col. John M. Caldwell as the "dunce'' were exceptionally fine neat sum was real- ized by the guild of St. Andrews and many requests have been sent in for a repetition of the "skule."
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oLp-FAsHIoNED MENU.

In many southern homes opossum and potatoes hold their place as essentially in the cuisine at this season, as the tur- key at Thanksgiving time. There have been a number of 'possum hunts already, and the timid little fellow pursued to his lair with much glee is afterward served up to the hunters in southern style by some old-fashioned cook, who knows just the way 1t ought to be done. Recog- nizlng the hold that the 'possum and potatoes retain, Mrs. Stevens announces that this will be feature Tuesday and Wednesday at the Gold Lion and no doubt those who are unable to follow the opossum to his haunts in the wood will take advantage of the opportunity of fla miliarizing themselves with what Is con sidered by many typical of the south.
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SOCIETY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14.)


 Leonard T. Beecher announce recep- ton for the afternoon of November lS at the Country club.
 One of the prettiest events of the winter will be Mrs. Frank Howe Bells bridge fin honor of Mrs. Fred Lowry and Mrs. Fred Riggs of Chattanooga. It will be given about the middle of the month In the den and Mrs Bells apartment at Terrace Court and will be one of the largest bridge parties ever given in Bir- mingham.
 Mrs. Frank H. Lathrop will entertain at an afternoon and evening reception in honor of Miss Marie Smith and Miss Berry Lathrop on November 16 A number of other smart events are promised and will be announced witffn a few days.
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MUSIC AT SOUTHERN CLUB.

At the Southern club this evening, from T to 9:3O, the following programme will be given by Calmon's orchestra: Overture, Schauspiel, Chr. Bach. Selection, Grand Duchess, Offenbach. Polonaise, Triumphale, Tobani Selection, The Love Cure, Eysler. Concert valse, Am Neckarstrand, Mill locker. Selection. the Dollar Princess, Fall. Violin solo, Precieuse, Ernest Gfllett. Selection, Faust, Gounod
 Pizzicato serenade, Loved-Forgotten, Berghaus.
 Overture, Sounds from the sunny south, Isenman.
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EVENTS OF THE WEEK,

EVEN . UT WE
 Miss Rosa Rains will be the hostess at a luncheon Tuesday in compliment to Miss Helen Palmer.
 
 General Sumter chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet "Wednesday afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. wade Wood, 1923 Sycamore street. Delegates will be elected to attend the congress to convene in Tuscaloosa, and it Is hoped every member will be in at tendance.
 Miss Edna Smith has issued cards to a studio tea to be given Thursday after noon at her rooms in the Watts building. Mrs J. B. Raulston will open her studio in the Watts building Thursday after noon from to o'clock informally to her friends.
 Mrs. Angus Macey Taylor will entertain at a linen shower Thursday afternoon for Miss Antoinette Stollenwerck. Mrs. Harwells luncheon for Miss Stol- lenwerck will be an event of Friday.
 s*s
 Mrs. L. c. Mcclure and Miss Rosa Rains will give a linen shower for Miss Helen Palmer Friday.
 The marriage of Miss Alice Fallon and MT. Ralph ODell Kaufman will be an event of Wednesday afternoon at 5:0 o'clock.
 Wednesday afternoon Mrs. H. B. Wood and Mrs. E. A. Carter will give re- ception in compliment to Miss Mabel Van Keuren and Miss Ruth Hopson, two of the November brides.
 The meeting of the Nineteenth Century
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cRosS-sToLLENWERcK.

The following invitation has been issued to ut-of-town guests: Mrs. Julia Fowlkes Stollenwerck re- quests the honor of your presence at the marriage of her daughter, Antoinette Ai-
 nee, to MT. Orren Miller Cross, on the
 afternoon of Wednesday,, November 10,
 1909, at 2:3O o'clock, 1136 South Fifteenth
 street, Birmingham, Ala"
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LIBRARY DAY AT
 POWELL SCHOOL.

The Powell School Improvement asso- citation held a meeting at Powell school this week, at which it was decided that Thursday November 4 will be Library Day. Suitable exercises will be held by the children in the various grades, and the association extends a cordial invita- tion to all friends and patrons of Powell school to attend. It Is hoped that there will be large attendance, not only for the exercises, but also in order that those
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NorEs AND PERSONALS.

Miss Marie Pinckard is in New York city. where she will spend the autumn and winter months, returning for the Christmas holidays.
 MT. R. NJ. Henderson is passing tSe weekend in Montgomery with relatives.
 Mrs Lucien Brown and her two little sons, Elmore and Lucien Brown, Jr., res turned Friday from Evergreen, where they have been guests of her father. Mir. Martin Reynolds.
 Mir and Mrs Henry Hiden. Jr., are expected to return tomorrow from their wedding journey. They visited Chicago, St Louis and other large cities.
 Miss Anna Knox Taylor is expected to- morrow from Mobile to be the house guest of Mrs. Lucien Brown Miss Tay- Tor planned a visit to Birmingham last winter but it was indefinitely post XgNd
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TIBBS-REM BERT.

The following invitation has been re- ceived in the city:
 Mrs. George Gaines Lyon requests the honor of your presence at the wedding of her granddaughter Miss Florence Ter rell Rembert and MT. Albert Alexander Tibbs. on Tuesday evening, November g, at 6:3o o'clock at her home, Demopolis, Ala"
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ESTES-SYLvESTER.

MT. and Mrs. J. Arberry Sylvester of Nashville, Tenn, announce the engage ment and approaching marriage of their daughter Margaret to MT. Charles Rich ard Estes of this city, the wedding to take place in December.
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VtAEL-AEEEtN. w
 Mrs. Mary Woolly of Montevallo an-
 nounces the engagement Of her daughter,
 Maude Allen, to Dr. John Cox Wall of Eastman Ga, the wedding to be an event of November 24 at home. Miss Allen has large circle of friends in this city. She has frequently visited here and her charm of manner and piquant beauty won universal admira- ton. Miss Edna Moore will be her only attendant.
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A business meeting of the Little Jokers is called for Tuesday morning at Il O clock at the Hotel Hillman.
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tion" No. S. Liszt; Sans Bois," Staub and ''Valse Caprice" Newland.
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Miss May Wards afternoon tea for Miss Stollenwerck will be an event of Sat- urday.
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Mrs. Sydney Johnston Bowie is spend ing the weekend with friends in TalIa- dega. She is expected home tomorrow or Tuesday.
 Mrs Henry Dean, who spent the week. end with her sister in Washington, is ex- 'pected home tomorrow.
 Miss Laura Gambler of Decatur, Ga. is expected Wednesday to be the guest of Miss Grace Hardie. Miss Gambler wis., ited In Birmingham several years ago and has many friends who will be gNad to receive her.
 MT. Robert Hemphill, Jr., is i'll at his home with typhoid fever.
 Miss Martha Dabney left Wednesday for New Orleans and Vicksburg, Miss, to be absent until about November 10, when she will return with her house guest.
 Miss Penelope Bryan left this week for Kansas City to be the guest of rel atives.
 Miss Aleta Mcdonald has returned from Florence, Ala. where she spent the past 10 days.
 Mrs B. B. Conner and Miss Eva Conner are at home again after extended for eign tour and aye receiving cordial greet ngs from their large circle of friends.
 Miss Mary Lanier who Is visiting in Raleigh N. C., Is the center of many delightful gatherings of a social nature MT. and Mrs Steve Smith have have taken an apartment at Terrace Court for the winter.
 Mrs. Lila Thach of Auburn is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Robert Thach at Ter race Court.
 home for the winter in the Lyman resi- dence, 1342 South Nineteenth street.
 Mrs. Mary Pickens and family, for merly of Greensboro, are at home in the Towers residence for the winter.
 Miss Florence McCrossin is still the guest of friends in Virginia. She was recently the guest of the sisters at the convent in Washington. where she fin- shed school.
 Mr. J. Grissom is now convalescent after a serious attack of pneumonia
 
 Miss Jean Helwity of Melbourne. Aus tralia who has been visiting Mir. and Mrs. Y. Williams. left yesterday for New York where she will remain year be- fore sailing for home
 Mrs A. c. Bromburg who was called to Mobile on account of the death of her father. returned last Wednesday.
 Miss Avis Ehrmann arrived Friday to be the guest of Mrs. Barnes Morgan. Mrs Morgan and Miss Ehrmann will leave Sat urday for New York to attend the Horse show.
 Mir and Mrs. Norman Morrison re- turned this week from Denver, Col. where they spent several months. MT Morrison's friends will be glad to learn that he is much improved in health. They will not occupy their residence until De- cember, and are now the guests of friends.
 Mrs. Fred Riggs and Mrs. Fred Lowry of Chattanooga are expected early in Mo- vember to be guests of Mrs. Frank Howe Bell.
 Mrs. William Street who planned to entertain at cards Tuesday. has been compelled to withdraw her invitations be- cause of broken arm. sustained from
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WALL-ALLEN.

The Creche will meet Tuesday morning at Il o'clock at the Mercy Home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

Mrs. Sydney Johnston Bowie is spend ing the weekend with friends in TalIa- dega. She is expected home tomorrow or Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

because of her illness. She has a host of friends here who will be glad to welcome her Several charming informal parties are planned for her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

Mrs Fred Riggs and Mrs Fred Lowry of Chattanooga are expected early in No vember to be guests of Mrs. Frank Howe Bell.
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fall several days ago. Only a portion of her invitations had been distributed be- fore the accident. Her card club was to have been augmented by & number of other friends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

Miss Margaret Robertson. Is attending the Oldheld school, near Baltimore. MT Mark Rittepberry is critically ill at his home on Red' mountain.
 The Saturday Evening Post for this week (issue of October 30) will contain an interesting description of our Inner Player Pianos.
 After you read it call at our salesrooms and see the instru- ments. CABLE PIANO CO.,,
 1916 Second Avenue. SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
 Commencing Monday, No vember 1, Southern Railway will occupy it's new city ticket office, ground floor Empire building.
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turned this week from Denver Col. where they spent several months. Mir Morrison's friends will be glad to learn that he is much improved in health. They will not occupy their residence until De- cember, and are now the guests of friends
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And Save S1 to $2.5O.

club. which usually takes place on Wednesday, has been postponed this week until Thursday because of the coming of President Taft. Mrs. Hardee Johnston will be the hostess.
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Mrs William Street, who planned to entertain at cards Tuesday. has been to withdraw her invitations be- cause of broken arm. sustained from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

Miss Avis Ehrmann arrived Friday to be the guest of Mrs Barnes Morgan. Mrs Morgan and Miss Ehrmann will leave Sat urday for New York to attend the Horse chn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

Mrs. A. c. Bromburg, who was called to Mobile on account of the death of her father returned last Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

Mrs. Henry Dean, who spent the week end with her sister in Washington, is ex 'pected home tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

Miss Jean Helwity of Melbourne, Aus tralia who has been visiting MT. and Mrs. T. Williams. left yesterday for New York where she will remain d year be- fore sailing for home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

Miss Florence McCrossin is still the guest of friends in Virginia. She was recently the guest of the sisters at the convent in Washington where she fin- ished school.
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Miss Aida Carr. who has been the house guest of Mrs. John Sydney White for the past several weeks, plans to go to her home in Columbus, Miss, today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

Mr. J. Grisson is now convalescent after a serious attack of pneumonia,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

Miss Laura Gambler of Decatur, Ga, is expected Wednesday to be the guest of Miss Grace Hardie. Miss Gambler vis- ited In Birmingham several years ago and has many friends who will be g<ad to receive her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

Mrs. Mary Pickens and family, for merly of Greensboro, are at home in the Towers residence for the winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

MT. and Mrs. Charles F. Hogue are at home for the winter in the Lyman resi- dence, 1342 South Nineteenth street.
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Miss Edna Smith has issued cards to studio tea to be given Thursday after noon at her rooms in the Watts building.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-29

EDWARD II. SINCELL,
Z ATrORNEYAT-L Law
OAKLAND. MARYLAND
VIII practice inthe Courts OF Garrett and
Aslegany counties, the Court of Appeals OF
Maryland, and the adjoining counties OF
West virginia
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-29
GILLESPIE is A BANKRUPT.
he Put Up A Strong Fight But Lost
at Last

After stubborn legal battle in the
Federal Court for the Northern District
OF West Virginia, c. D. Gillespie, who
built the Hotel Gassaway, Elkins, has
been adjuged bankrupt by Judge Day
ton. Gillespie's liabilities amounting
to more than 100000, with sufficient
property. now tied up In his wite's
name, to more than offset the liabilities.
The case has been referred to NJ. H.
King, referee in bankruptcy.
Gillespie's principal claim to fame in
West Virginia was the founding of the
town of Brooklyn Heights, opposite the
town of Hambleton. About nine years
ago Gillespie applied for license to con
duct saloon in Hambleton. His license
was refused. Piqued by this refusal,
he butt town on large tract of land
on the opposite side of Cheat river and
opened saloon, setting himself up as
the absolute boss" of the place and
debating the law of the town, which he
called BROOKLYN Heights. In compar-
atively short time Brooklyn Heights
became noted.
Gillespie invested in Elkins real es-
tate about three years ago and built a
slX-story hotel. The hotel about Is
months ago went into the hands of a
receiver.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-29

Persons who guide Legislative desti-
MES are authority for the statement
that the pure cabbage bill and meas
ure to secure proper ventilation in
doughnuts are being prepared and will
be introduced next year The dough-
nut bill, it is announced, will provide
that each Individual creation shall have
a tunnel capable Of carrying a specific
amount of air. The pure cabbage bill
will provide that SO per cent of cabbage
seeds shall bear frui
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-29
Modest Modern Man

Whatever may be said Of the mod
ern man, he cannot be said to be lack.
ing In modesty. While the ancients
did their utmost to prove that they
issued from the gods, we do our best
to demonstrate that we have descend
ed from monkeys Daily
Mail.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-29
Real Estate Bargains
l offer for sale

FARM OF AZ ACRES, 3 miles from Oakland; good
Groom House; plenty of water so cleared;
about IS of grass; Orchards, bearing; over Is
acres of White Oak Timber; R. F. D. mail service
COTTAGE OF ROOMS for sale at Mt. Lake Park
HOUSE LOT Oak Street Oakland for sale or
rent. House of rooms Lot 5ox15o feet with
Stable and all necessary Oubuidings
FOUR VERY DESIRABLE BUILDING LOTS situated
on Liberty Street in Oakland Also DWELLING
HOUSES on Liberty Street with good water and all
necessary outbudings.
HOUSE LOT on Wilson Street House of 10 rooms.
good water. Lot $50 feet front. Best Outbuildines
in Oakland.
A VERY GOOD FARM mile from Oakland-al under
fence containing 80 acres; about IS under cutiva
ton; 2 fine Orchards, and about IN acres In small
Fruit; Houses, very good Well and never failing
Spring very desirable place for Truck and Poultry
Farming. Can be bought at a low price lust now
have for sale rs of the very best Building Lots in the
town which will sell for cash--or S. down and S.
per month.
$50 ACRES OF VALUABLE COAL LAND situated less
than two miles OF Oakland which can be bought at a
great bargain. The surface would make fine farming
land. This land is well watered with a stream and
several good springs.
IL MORE CHOICE BUILDING LOTS at S. down and
IS per month.
If you want cash for your Real Estate or Real Estate
for your cash, let me hear from you
bSrFor further particulars call address
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-29

Mr.. Brown is a man whom Cumber-
land is proud of, and who has lived a
long life without making an enemy. He
being warmly congratulated today. He
is one Of the oldest lawyers in the coun-
try in active practice. He has also con-
tributed much valuable literature to
different publications and is the author
OF valuable book containing much To-
cal history.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-29

mr.. X. F. BARTLETT
~ Den list.
once in McComas Building, Second street,
Oakland, MA
Specia attention given to bridge and crown
work.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-29

North Carolina pine knots under a
tank that contained some more
North Carolina pine knots, and he
was hunting for a way to distill
turpentine from the dead tree
trunks and old knots found so
abundantly in this section.
Others had tried the same thing
but without success. Weed boil
ed his pine knots in melted rosin,
and procured by the operation a
fine yield of a peculiar turpentine
spirit which differed in some re-
speCts from the spirit distilled from
the crude turpentine from boxed
trees. This new spirit was named
spiritine, and it is sold in large
quantities, for Weed had discover
ed a gold mine. All through the
South spiritine plants are in opera
ton now, utilizing the old dead
pine, and turning out thousands
of gallons of spiritine.
Weed went into the question of
further products, and separated
his spiritine into simpler elements
getting many valuable products,
for turpentine is one of the hydro
carbon compounds made of up two
or three Of theoriginal elements in
such way as to be capable of
splitting up into many other things
as coal tar is.
Poor old Weed. He had fooled
around with the experimental
work in Pittsburg and down here
long time before he got it to
move, and many a time l dropped
iii at his place in Pittsburg to note
his progress and to lie about North
Carolina with him. He finally
made a success, and then he came
to this section and built his stills
on a successful commercial basis,
and for little while he had to
luke to keep the dollars from roll
ing over him. Then when things
were coming his way fate PLAYED
it roughi with him, and Weed died
That thing gave me a Jolt for two
reasons, one because | liked him
and the other because it is tough
to see a man make an uphill fight
for years, and then just as he gets
to the top of the hill and has
caught his breath to find old grim
Death standing at the door. That
IS one reason ! was always a stlunch
partisan of Moses. There was. a
great leader and a great man, pos
sibly the greatest the world has
produced. But when he finished
his half century of struggle, lead
ing his people onward through
every conceivable difficulty, he
looked down into the promised
land from the summit of the noun
tains and yielded up the ghost.
And in the land of the vale OF
Moab they made him a sepulchre
which is to this day unknown and
lonely.
Odds fish Moses was not con-
nected with the turpentine trade,
and has no particular place in this
story.
Turpentining infiicts such ugly
wounds on the pine trees that their
grown Is checked, and alter a
few years the lumberman comes
and cuts them down. 1t is not a
very noble end for a most noble
tree, but if you ever felt your foot
move uneasily when the fiddle be-
gan to turn out the Virginia reel
or Money Musk you know that
the pine tree must provide the
rosin. So let it go at that.
BION H. BUTLER.
Southern Pines, N. c.
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One Spiders Doincs,
Southern Pines, N. c.

The entire fire alarm system OF
Bayonne y. j., was recently thrown
out Of order by a single spider. The
insect had got caught where all the
wires of the transmitter room con-
verge together, and it's body hung in
such a way as to short-circuit the
whole sYstem