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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-04
COLONEL TO RETIRE.

Col. Alexander Rodgers. commanding.
the sixth Cavalry at Fort Des MoineS
will be placed on the retired list Of the
army January Is, after more than
thirtv-nine years service Colonel
Rodgers is from New Jersey.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20

shovel. And a beautiful showing the
little nuggets make, stuck on pins in
glass showcases!
Butterflies fly by day, the moth by
night, and the beetle, though he seems
TO crawl forth most any old time, has
his favorite haunts, his habits and his
hours. But ii is the moth, in its
various guises, that officer Cottle stalks
after nightfall, Turing it forth by means
of a great, tall acetylene lantern that
gives a light as powerful as that OF
street lamp He makes some if his
catches around his own doorstep, others
he trails out toward Golden Gate park,
that with its many flower beds and
abundant shrubbery is veritable
storehouse of floating treasure, and
thence wanders on, sometimes out by
the beach and at other times out
toward San Mateo and the adjacent dis
tricts. He is a tireless walker and an
expert climber. On his longer jaunts
among the hills over in Mill valley and
up around Mount Tamalpais he seldom
goes alone, but is accompanied by his
friend. Francis X. Williams gradu-
ate of Stanford university in the de-
partment of entomology. These two
have scaled nearly every high peak in
the vicinity of the bay seeking certain
odd specimens that have penchant for
roostinysve, high places.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20

Rare flies are not always found in
rare places; so it is not necessary to
scale a high peak In order to discover a
treasure. One of Mr.. Cottles most
highly priced specimens, a variety of
the Pyrameis caryae. with markings so
peculiar and so different from any other
member of its family that he values
his catch at $50, was captured in
garden at the corner of Washington and
Buchanan streets. He has the pride of
a discoverer in his find, for he sur
misses that this is the only variety of
its kind in any collection. All collect
ors are constantly on the lookout for
odd specimens of a recognized family
showing markings or characteristics a
little different from those on its family
tree. Moreover, butterflies are migra-
tory creatures, and frequently vanish
from a favorite locality only to re-
appear later amid entirely different sur
roundings. Thus the Lepisesia phac-
ton. formerly of Los Angeles. whose
progeny retail for $40 a pair because
of their scarcity. may, perchance, be
rearing a family right around the cor
ner. The Arctonotus lucidus, an eva
sive little olive green creature, has re-
Gently moved from northern Oregon to
our vicinity. Not quite so scarce as
some of its neighbors, this fly brings
about S. pair
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20

Previous to April dS. 1906. Mr.. Cot
tie had as fine collection of butter
flies and moths as could be found in
the United States, representing work
covering period of 16 years. 1t all
went up in smoke, along with several
other choice collections of various
kinds in this city. He has re-
covered from the shock, though he
still bemoans the loss of certain
beetle so rare that only two of its
counterparts are known today-one in
the famous Rothschild collection in.
London and the other in the possession
of DR.. Edwin Van Dyke of San Fran
cisco. Since Mr.. Cottle makes a spe-
cialty of butterflies and moths, this
beetle was merely straggler in his
net, but proved very welcome, as there
was a handsome price on his head. The
little beetle when caught was bearing
up bravely under the stupendous name
of Neoclythus balteatus, having been
thus designated by Professor lie Conte.
over the many other rare specimens
lost Mr.. Cottle draws a veil and points
with pride to his new collection that
is being rebuilt drawer by drawer. on
a par with the city's growth. Wonder
full butterflies and moths. all of them
native Californians, each with a neat
unpronounceable name attached to its
pin, are lined up in handsome new
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20

tered up and asked him what he
thought he was doing, anyway.
What am / doing? said he, looking
at me, kind Of scornfunike. why, I've
just caught one of the rarest butter
flies in this locality and think I'm
on the trail of some more 1 looked
at the bug. 1t didn't amount to shucks
in my eyes; so 1 asked him what he
wanted with the things after he'd got
EN-. He was good natured chap, and
just grinned at my ignorance.
Want with EN-? said he. Why,
can sell these fellows for 50 apiece
easy You should have seen me jump.
g Say. said I; do you mean to tell me
you can get real money for things like
that@
That's what, said he. got $50 for
a dandy lot last week saw my chance
and ducked in. Don't you need some
help? said l. easy like. Have you got
another metz He had, and off we sailed
together. We caught % that day and
he sold 'em, and gave me half the profit,
like the dead game sport that he was
That was my start. I bought some
books and set to work l have been
confirmed bugologist ever since, and
that was 20 years ago.
Mr.. Cottle explained that the novice
of course can not collect specimens with
profit to himself or any one else with
out some proper instruction. Butter
flies, moths and even hardy looking
beetles, it seems, are all of them fragile
enough to be ruthlessly destroyed by a
little clumsy handling; and since there
is a market for perfect specimens only,
it behooves the wouldbe collector to
learn ways and means before starting
TO the hills with a net and a bottle.
AS far as the field is concerned, it is
right at our doors, for California is she
mecca of the entomologist, and some OF
the rarest specimens, many of them
unclassified as yet, are to be found on,
over and around our San Francisco
hills. According to Officer Cottle and
others of his ilk the atmosphere en-
circling our city is vast unexplorod
mine of floating wealth. And right
here comes in the hint of fairy gold;
for what could be more evasive more
elhnlike. than a little ethereal moth.
its wings STEPPED in gold dust, hover
ing just out of reach of some horrid
old miser's metz Gold. Not only in
color, but in substance! And behold,
here is a new way to mine for bright
little nuggets-with net and cya-
nide bottle, instead of a pick and
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20

cabinet in a little den OF room re-
served especially for his bugs. and the
paraphernalia that goes with them
And apart from these there is a float
ing population of brilliant flies with
folded wings done up in little tricol-
ored manila envelopes ready for the
eastern market. which Mr.. Cottle Is
constantly supplying with new speci-
mems. Some of his rarer specimens he
ships to Germany. France and other
European countries. The demand for
such specimens. he states. Is on the
increase. The demand is always ahead
of the supply. since it Is almost impos-
sible to capture more than one or two
of certain rare species during a season.
though occasional good fortune favors
the collector when he stumbles on
swarm of some rara avis. Take, for
example the Kodiosoma nigra. a spe-
cies of moth much in demand. Mr..
Cottle. roaming around Marin county
not long ago. was able to capture 16
of these in a single day and sold them
III NEW i OIh IOI S-.OU dplCCCs
a request for more with his check.
The running mate of this little beastie.
the Kidiosoma tricolor. whose haunts
have been traced to the vicinity OF San
Jose, has so far eluded his net at every
turn and he is still seeking his first
specimen of this breed. though at pres
ent he is looking more pointedly for
specimens of the Arctonotus lucidus,
rare species that flies from November
to the last of February, with it's IA
vorite haunts around Mount Tamalpais.
Meanwhile he has his eye open for a
glimpse of the bewitching Melittia glo-
riosa, a magnificent moth. as elusive
as she is charming and valuable. In
all his collecting he has caught but
one specimen OF the gloriosa, and that
he states was a battered old girl"
roosting behind Mount Diablo. These
little moths easily command a price of
So a pair. They would be easy to
catch, he declares, if a fellow could
only find their haunts
The Heniseuca electra. another rare
motn, Is ndtiNe OF odn DleSO- GolnS
down there last year at the right sea-
son, Mr.. cottle was able.to bag 81 flies
and 422 eggs. He realized so cents
apiece for the males and 81 apiece for
the females. Eggs so collected are
Matched out in breeding cages and the
collector has the fun of watching his
specimens in their metamorphosis from
worm to fly. Then pop-the fully de-
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20
By Mabel H. CoIiyer

TT POLICEMAN by day-a trailer of
fairy gold by night!
Patrolman is. q stalwart, full
chested. good natured member OF
San Francisco's finest" is man
with a dual personality. BY day you
may catch a glimpse Of him patrolling
his beat, anywhere along Geary, O'Far-
rell or out by Fillmore; by night you
may not be able TO catch up with him
at all, unless your eyes are keener
than those Of the candle moth or the
other creepy, Gravity things whose
haunts be disturbs. Straight as an ar
row by day, big and brawny. built
something on the typical western cow
boy plan, he dwindles away at night
10 an Insignificant nocturnal prowler.
logged out in brown khaki, with
slouch hat pulled over his eyes and a
net over his shoulder. he skulks along
blind lanes and alleys. as suspicious
looking a character as any he himself
may run in during the day. For our
friend the policeman is a bugologist of
q very pronounced type.
Bugs-ugh, Their mere mention
brings a vision OF blue specialized old
men. with long hair and pasty faces,
peering into Shiny pools, But our cop
viii tell you that this is passing
type-that The entomologist Of today
is as lively as the cricket he trails and
as sportive as the bee The greatest
sport ia the world" he calls it, this
oil
fairy. huttery creatures. or poking into
hollows FOR ugly brown beetles. And
be ii known that on his longer jaunts
during vacation. or GA some holiday,
a single butterfly has led him chase
Of some SS miles in day--only to die
a dire little death at sundown in
cyanide bottle and to be labeled, Rare
and beautiful specimen of the"-spaze
us the name.
But apart from this-the glorious
sport that it is. and the exercise, the
interest and all that is TO be derived
from painstaking pursuit of ento-
nlological objects-there is another
side. namely, that an ever increasing
demand for rare and perfect specimens
brings a goodly financial return to the
professional collector. The prices
paid for unusual specimens are truly
enough to make the uninitiated out
slider sit UP and take notice. Imagine
II YOU Will little feather weight Of a
moth being worth IS in gold, and an
odd kind Of beetle, a little different
from all his neighbors, commanding
price Of $50 in open market, with va
rious collectors bidding against each
other for his possession at that.
Policeman James E. cottle, sitting in
the dining room OF his home at PLY
Bush street, told with twinkling eyes
how he first came to be interested in
the insect industry:
, 1t was one day in early June.
think" he said, that I was rusticating
in some little out OF the way place.
had the popular notion in my head that
q chap who would spend his time chas-
ing beetles and bees over the hills was
2 species Of crank that ought to be
locked up; so when L saw one of them
canning down the mountainside with a
net over his shoulder and a bug in his
hand. ! had a notion to run him in on
the spot But / had some curiosity
concerning his special genus. so saun-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-12
I: Beautiful Stylish Dresse,
Half Price

A nice variety Of new seasonable goods
in voiles, aeolians, 1nessalines, wool crepes,
serges, broadcloths, Panamas, silks and mix
lures, in cream, blue, brown, black tan, green
plaid and gray. Tailored and fancy effects
and Persian designs Latest styles ranging in
price from S 4 to $50 at Half Price.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-12
Hero1sn1 Beneath the
Waters of Harlem R,;ver

OF reservoir had his foot caught in
the suction of an outlet pipe and died
after 'hrec days of effort on tho part
OF the best engineers to devise some
way OF releasing him.
1t was about half past eleven o'clock
last night when Nystrom WIS let down
to work He was laying n tvc-fo gas
main from Second avenue on the Man
haitian side to Lincoln avenue In the
Bronx. Stanisaus Schnltkes was on
the barge working the air pump.
1t Is customary with tho t.ivers to
send frequent signals aloft, to keep
their pumrmen informed that all is
we'll. Therrupon. whom quarter past
felt twitch OF tho rope from Nystrom,
he began to be worried and called An
dorson, tho foreman.
there was no response. Then he yelled
for his own diving suit ard said he
would 80 down and find out what the
matter was. He jumped into the UNI
wieldly rubber clothes, lot his men
screw down tho helmet, and in less than
10 minutes was on his way to the bot
tom, holding with one hand to Ny
stroms Guide rope.
Il Nystrom appeared 10 be .kneellpg on
one knee, Anderson threw n fash from
his electric lamp and saw that NY
strom's leg was buried up to the hip
The foreman knew what the trouble
was in Il moment, The slate and mud
of which the river bod is composed. II
hard to denl with at best. and in this
case had slid on Nystrom In a mass and
taken him q prisoner. Nystrom scanned
dead. and Anderson knew that he would
have difficulty In extricating him. From
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-12

I OUR DRUG STORE Is At
j u2-114 SOUTH MAIN STREET.
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his previous experience with tho trcnch-
erous slate. no felt that lie might per-
haps suffer the same fate as his work.
man.
However he did not let that stand In
the way of action. but pulled on his
rope to Indicate that he wanted to
como to tho surface. They raised h5
helmet and he asked for the pick. Then
he went down again md began eau
tlously working around Nystrom's leg.
Finally he managed to free the heavy
boot, ANA. gathering his unconscious
comrnde in one arm while he held to
the rope with the other, again gave tho
signal TO draw up.
In the meantime doctor had been
summoned from Lincoln hospital ana
been ro%od over from the Bronx side.
He found Nystrom still unconscious
when the diving suit was removed, but
soon managed the resuscltntion. But
when Nystrom tried to stand IN 10
shifted his weight with n suppressed
cry of pain. from HIS right to his left
foot, and 1t appeared that his ankle had
been sprained. The doctor fixed that up
for him. and he was scnt to his home
In II tnxicab.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-12

French eyes, and there is now little
chance that tho French people would
welcome II Russian general as their
ruler. Excepting this Russian gem
cral there Is no member Of tho Bona
parte family in Europe who IL suf-
fcicntly able to HIT the standard of his
race. Even regarding the abilities OF
Prince Louis thcro IS no certainty. Tho
only Bonaparto on whom men could
pin their hopes with confidence Is
neither n Frenchman nor Il prince. but
he IL of rs pure descent. and MS close
~ related 70 the great emperor MS any
of his European cousins, This Is
Charles Joseph Bunaparte. OF Mary
land, grandson of jerome Bonnpnrtc,
king OF Wcstphala. and Elizabeth Pat
terson. Of Baltimore
JOHN DE CouRCY MAcDONNELL.
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GUM. is tho most saturnine OF men.
rho due d'Orleans does nothing IN
limclght. Prince Victor Napoleon docs
nothing in n coal cellar. He served,
without distinction. in the French army
for one year rs nm nrt!llcryman. The
Bonnpartists have nothing to hope for
from him. At one time they hoped
for great things from his brother,
Prince Louis, who holds high com
mand In the Russian service. 1t was
believed that the great wealth of the
Empress Eugcno would pass to him.
and French Bonapart!ats looked for
ward to the morrow of some brilliant
victory, when awakened France would
cali the general who bore Napolcon's
numc to tho head of her government,
Prince Louis has done nothing to les
sen his reputation. but the popularity
of Russian service Is on the wnne in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-12
AZ Excmsu AUTHOR WROTE:

mo- shade, no shine, no fruit, no flow
crs. no lcNVcS-- November Many Ameri-
ems would add no freedom from catarrh.
which is ~ aggravated during this month
thht II becomes constantly Troublesome
There Is 1buru,lrt PROOF that cRtarrh Ia
Il constitutional disease. It Is related to
scrofl,ln and consumption. being one Of
tho WASTING Diseases. Hoods Shrsaparff-
10 has shown that what Is capable Of
Graduating scrofula, completely cures ca
tnrrN and taken In time prevents con-
Sumption, We cannot see how any sur
ferei. Gun nut off taking this medicine.
.inaYiew OF the widely published record
}of It's radical and permanent cures. 1t Is
undoubtedly Americas Greatest Medicine
for Americas Greatest Dlscase-C atarrh.
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DRESSED IN "BLNCIZ AND
NEIlOWv

Not Football Coors," but the color
of the carton containing E'oleys
Honey and Tar the lest and safest
cough remedy for all coughs and
colds. DO not accept n substitute but
see that you get the genuine Tolcy's
Honey ana Tar In II yellow carton with
black letters. Schramm-Jo Johnson
Drug Co.
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: Tailored Shirts Hall Price

fts our buyer obtained them price and customers are
rchase The world famous Geisha waists without an equ
White embroidered white with colored stripes and white 81
SOC the dollar, each scientifically Numbered ready for
while they last commencing Monday morning at Half
SEE THE WINDOW DISPLAY
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.|nf|anled Kidneys

Have you had Kidney trouble"
(inhamlnation Of the Kidneys)
over six months? Ifso, recognized.
authorities declare it incurable.
~. S. deaths now nearly 10000
annually Call for free diet list
and literature that may prolong or.
save Your life at Schramm- johnson
Drug Stores.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-12
OPERATE VINEYARDS.
Zone of the French pretenders

Naundorff found wealthy supporters.
and made some way among the credit
lous with whom he was aided by n
crazy farmer who declared the Arch
angel Raphael revealed to him that
Naundorrt was Louis XVII He died
In Dclf in 1915. His tombstone in the
with the name and titles of Louis
XVII. king of France and Navarro. Hr
left several descendants ono of whom
obtained a commission IN the Dutch
army, and becoming II naturallZc'i,
Dutchman. executed formal net OF
pronunciation ot his rights to the French
crown, At the present moment there
are six princes of tho 'Naundorif-
Bourbon dynasty" living In Paris. They
add vino growing in the south of
Franco and u trade in wine 10 their
occupation rs pretcndcrs the king of
their dynasty being II wine salesman
in Paris. Every year on tho ami
verxary OF the execution OF Louis NVI
this fnmily has IL demonstration IN
Paris, at n mass which 1t caused to be
said for the reposc of that kings soul.
1t has a sufficient number Of support
ers to keep UP n couple of reviews ana
to scatter pamphlets about the Louis
XVII question" a
Much about the Bourbon prctcndors
that surrounds tho Napolconic pretend
4 or Is solid gloom. Prince Victor Ma
n polcon. chief of tho house OF Bona
8iNnrte, WHO Is to be married in n few
y Ways to Princess Clemcntlnc OF Bel
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-12
\ UT of the waters of the Harlem
I river, early this morning, u

- UT of the waters Of the Harlem
river, early this morning.
! diver was hauled over the edge
OF a barge: and in his arms
he bore tho unconscious form of fell
low diver, says n recent issue of tho
Now York Evening Post.
Tho bottom of the river Is trcacher-
GUS, all along the region of Second ave-
nuc where they are laying n new gas
main under the water. Frank Nystrom.
who was working on the river bottom
In his watcr-tight rubber suit was tho
man who met with the accident. His
foreman. Joseph Anderson. went down
and rescued him. 1t came near being
a repetition of the less fortunate acct
dent In New Jersey II few years ago.
when diver working ut the bottom
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-12

Pacific Twill Calicocs, regular
s I-3c a yard, special. &c
Colorcd Outing Flannel, checks
and stripes, regular S I-3c
yard, special $1,000. ...7c
Colorcd Outing Flannel, checks
and stripes, regular 1oc Il
yard, special IS I-2c
Colorcd Outing Flannel, checks
and stripes, regular l2 Lac a
yard, special ...1oc
l'lannclcttc, regular IL I-2c a
yard, special ...... .1oc
l'lannelette, regular I5c yard,
special 1905. $3.50. IL I-2c
lilannclettc, regular II Lee
yard, special ...........14c
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HEIKLEss PRETENDERs.

cabs for bourgcoise weddings. aud
The white horses were sold to II circus.
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Flannclettc, regular 2oc a yard,
special ........ ....... .I6c
Bath Robins, regular $50 a yard,
special ......... CSC
Bsth Robing, REGULAR 45c yard,
spccal .......... ......36c
Bath Robing, regular Sc a yard,
sPeclal ........ ........44c
Pcrcalc, SO i'll, wide, regular 15c
a yard, special .l2 1-2c
Scrpcntinc Crepe, regular zoe a
yard, special ...... ...16c
Cotton Challis, regular 1e Lee a
yard, special .1oc
All Pillows 300 off
All Cushions 5000. 300 off
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Staple Dept. Reductions

Amoskcag Apron Ciinghans,
regular loc a yard, special a
yard 1850. .........7 LAC
Light and Dark Calicocs, regular
7 I-2c a yard, special a
yard ......... ......O Lac
Quilt Satecn, regular 55c yard,
special q yard ......... eSc
Quilt Satecn, regular CSC yard,
special a yard ........ 2oc
Silkolinc, worth l5c IL yard, spc-
cial yard ........ -. .Ioc
Crctons, worth sc a yard, spc-
cial a yard ..........1o I-2c
Crctons, worth le 1-2c a yard,
special a yard .1oc
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-04-02

For Sale by all Druggists
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-04-02
By Easy Stages.

Justice McEwen once sat on a
COW case-that is, a case involving
money due one man for boarding
the COW of another. The wrangle
was as to what the board was worth.
One attorney called three OF four
hverymen and got their testimony
on the cost Of boarding a horse. OF
course the opposing counsel object
ed and declared such testimony to
be incompetent on the ground that
the cost of boarding a horse is not
the same as the cost of boarding a
COW. This the other attorney CON
ceded, but he explained that he was
going to follow up the testimony of
the liveryman with expert testimony
to show how much less, if any, it
costs to keep a COW than a horse.
"0h, if you're going to work on
that plan," put in McEwen in judi
cial tones, "you might as well start
in with elephants and work down to
cows by gradual stages" Cleveland
Leader.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-04-02
The Discovery Of Florida.

Juan Ponce de Leon, sailing from
Porto Rico in search of new land,
discovered Florida on March ~,
1912. He landed near st. Angus
tine, planted the cross and took pos
session in the name Of the Spanish
monarch. In 1868 a treaty ceding
east and west Florida to Great Brit
ain in exchange for Havana and
the western part Of Cuba was rati.
fed. In 1871 part Of Florida wa.
receded to Spain, and in 1888 Great
Britain ceded east and west Florida
10 Spain. On Feb. %. 1919, east
and west Florida we're coded to the
United States by treaty and pur.
chase, Spain receiving 100000.