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Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20
Ahnut th. soresch Owl.

The barn owl. or sereech owl, as 1t is often called. from its weird. pierc- ing shriek. so unlike the deep, mellow the best known of its kind. It is also the best worth knowing and most use ful of its tribe and a good friend of the farmer. for it destroys hundreds of the farmers greatest enemies-rats and mice
 In it's favorite haunt. the barn, 1t will stand bolt upright in some dark corner CT on a lofty beam. seemingly asleep. but with eyes ald ears open. At the slightest rustic in the straw below 1t is all attention. head bent downward and bright eyes gazing in- tently at the spot from whence the sound comes. If the mouse or rat shows itself. without movement of his wings the owl simply drops" upon his prey and seldom fails to grasp 1t in his strong. sharp talons. Flying back to his perch with it. he seems to meditate awhile. then grave ly bolts his victim whole and solemnly waits for the next sound from below. His method of swallowing the mouse he has caught is curious. He takes it from his talons and holds it in his beak by the middle for a few mo ments, then by quick jerk of the head throws 1t In the air and catches 1t by the head A second jerk sends 1t head first down his throat. except for the tail. which remains hanging out for another minute of meditation. when third jerk puts 1t out of sight.
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20
Where the Candidate For the Army
 Put His Foot In it,

Put His Foot ln it.
 Bill was one of those fellows who always try 10 do things right He lost his position recently and. being unable to secure another. decided to join the regular army. He applied at Uncle Sam's recruiting sta ton Now. Bill was a good looking spect men of manhood. and the army offi eer began his examination with pleas. ure.
 Heart, lungs. hearing. sight and nerves were found in tue best Of con dition. But one test remained before he could become Il regular.
 "Take of your shoes.' commanded the officer
 Bill did so.
 Now wet your feet In that bucket he was further instructed,
 Bill did as he WAS told
 Now walk across the room." said the army man.
 Bill knew from the actions of the army officer that he had made good mark and wanted to increase his aver age He started across the floor, bringing every inch of his weight to bear at every step He looked back Yes. he was doing ine He could plainly see the whole imprint of his feet each step he had taken He was happy. and the task was finished.
 Don't want you. You're natfooted." said the army man.
 What do you think of thatr' re 6ected Bill as be made his way to the street-Pittsburg Gazette Timea.
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20
India Rubber.

When we think of the many differ. ent uses to which india rubber is now put we cannot repress smile as we read the following allusion to it in Dr. lished in ITO. which. 1t is said. is the earliest mention of the substance: "l have seen substance excellently adapted to the purpose of wiping from paper the marks of . black lead pen matical instrument maker. opposite the Royal Exchange. He sells . cu- bical piece of about half an inch for shillings. and he says 1t will last sev- eral years"
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20

States to Birmingham, Elihu Burritt returned in 1870 to New Britain, where he remained until his death, in ls79. devoting himself to the material and moral welfare of his beloved native town.
 Could Elihu Burritt have looked up on the long procession of 1000 people, bearing the flags and wearing the cos tunes of many lands, that moved to the music of numerous bands past his grave in Fairview Cemetery, on May 10, could he have seen the representa- lives of sixteen nations reverently planting around his grave the siIken flags of their country, and as many more laying laurel wreaths upon the mound beneath which he rests, he would have felt that his ideal of the Brotherhood of Man and the Fedora ton of thei World was approaching realization.
 Twenty-Five elaborate floats were an important spectacular feature of the procession. At the close of the parade John Brown Scott, Solicitor General of the State Department, Washington, D. C., spoke on the life of Elihu Burritt, and in the evening at the Russian Ly. ceum, the same theme was the subject Of an eloquent address by Rabbi Wise af New York.
 Wednesday forenoon the Congress resumed sessions at the Center Church, Hartford, Rev. Walter Walsh, of Scot- land, John w. Foster, ex-Secretary of State, Washington, D. C., and Profess sor Fitzpatrick, of Toronto, were among the speakers of the day.
 The first New England Arbitration and Peace Congress came to a fitting close Wednesday evening with ban quet al the Allyn House.
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20
Whxf

Why is lazy dog like . hill? Be cause he is slow pup tslope up,.
 Why is a bee great deceiver? Be- cause he is a humbug.
 Why is jailer like musician ? Because he fingers the keys.
 What grows the less tired the more 1t works? A carriage wheel
 What Is that which never asks question, yet requires many answerst A doorbell
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20
seasonable Advertisements.

This advertisement was seen posted in Birdland: Master Robin has o2caed singing school at g Songster street. A limited number of pupils will be ad- mitted. Master Robin will teach the birdlings to sing the sweetest and lat est songs, such as The Merry Widow Waltz I'm Afraid to Go Home In the Dark etc. All who wish to join the Simmer school ~ili leave word at hts aeot"
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20
curi.u. ssr.se N.m...


 The list of cur,ols str--t nan,eo b OexhaussihIe, R~rmoud>ey poss@sAes . Pickle Herring street Near Grsy's inn therr Is 10 be found Cold Bath ssusre. Most af the Nightingale laues and Lore ianss are hidden ironically enough In the siulns of the east end. Hut for really bizarre street names one shouh go to Brussels. The Short Street of the Long Chariot. the Street of the Rsi AaiTsd Woman and the Street of >arrows are remarkable enough to eafeh the least ebserraiir eye The SIr-.t af the Que Person is. a> ene falsha guess considerably mar rewer than Whitehall Rnf the erpan of Rrsa>ss'ss >tr-S names surely bs. teas> te tae >sr~,t af the gRrraesssi Silver t'ss~aaaHt This la the ori-ina. sgpeasS as one fsspdee,a~ thirsy six sesief &os1 l>,sss.,sn s'lsrsabrle
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20
Wiliis Winkis's Drive.

Wsllte Wrinkle drives hts horses
 Over hill and over dale. Never stops for flood or fire
 Whsa hes golng for tho mail fhcugh the way be long and dreaxys Wniss's sp1rit never 0AGs All his thought ia for his horses
 And ths safety of his hAss- When at last his tourney's eaded An the mall that he has brought Wl11is runs and givea to mother. A eooA nan eAsrtew ought f1o1 too nery oeoo1o AD1 1rtvof 1ake . Hash arc eG oaoe Oora. Dot WstA all thofF spoo1 thoy n0v0 Get beyoaA the nursery door.
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20
THE ROYAL HOAX.
And the Missins Sword ef the Duke ~
 Cumkertand

What became Of the Duke of Cum berland's sword. which was lost or stolen at the Haymarket theater Jan l6. i1497
 IL was on the night of the great Bottle Hoax" According 10 sdver tisement man was to play on s common walking cane the music of every instrument now used to per lection. gel into a quart bottle with out equivoeation and while there sing several songs. besides doing other things only little less marvellous should have been packed with spec tators. including many of the nobility and the Duke of Cumberland of Cuilo- den fame
 The conjurer did not appear. but one of the theater officials did and in- formed the house that all money would be returued at the dooss. .Cum- beriand vas the nrst that neW in . rage" contemporary acc0unt tells us. and called to pull down the housA. He drew his swosd asd was in such . rage that somebody dipped in b. hind him and pulled tho sverd ct q Ais had. whicA vas as much as to 0y. .Fooh should not have cAopptAg sttcka' Thia swosd ct htD has Dever heen heard of aef tAs Deesoa wAo eook it Thirty guiaeas of rsvard ars oe- fered for it~-Loedos CArosiclA
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20
Perry Dsyrs' psiuk,Iler

Summer complaint, bowel trouble. cramps have no teFnors in the house- hotd where thts dependable medicine ls Sept ea hand. sac., sS. and 5ac. bottles. rQ.<ss
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20
To Subscribers of the Patriot


 According 10 Order No. pT oi the Post Office Department subsefi. bers cannot be indebted 10 newspa. per more than one year and still have the paper sent to them at the second class rate. The order reads as follows.
 A reasonable time will be allowed publishers to secure renewals Of suo- seripfions, bui unless subscriptions are exyrcsslg rene,oed after the term for which they are paid within the follow Ing periods.
 Dailies. within three months,
 WeekIies, within One Year. they shall pot be counted in the leEib- male list Of subseTlDers. and copies mailed on aee6uni thereof shoH HGf bs aecepted for maRmg at the second class postage rate of one cent poand' but may ie inniicd at ii1c transient sec ond class I5ostaae tate 0f eepl fof eaeh four ounees or ffaetion thereof. prepaid by stamps asiike4
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20

Top spinning is one of the oldest games fin the world. Ii has been play. ed for thousands of years. and there are few even of the sayage nations of Asia and Africa who don't play fha game with some sort of top Long before Columbus sailed for America the Indians knew a good deal ahout tops and top spinning The Sioux whittlea them cut of bits of wood something uke those shown in the picture. In Geylon. Siam and China nearly all the tops are so fixed that they whistle or sing when they spin. The ordinary top used by tine Amer iean boy is probably the most popular in the world. It is extensively used in England and In all of her colonies The GerInaa top is larger and more expensive. and the French top is quite different in shape. None of them will stand the begging of the stubby little American top.
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20

Heavy, impure blood makes mud. dy. psmply complexion, headaches. usasea. indigestion. Thin blond makes yea weak, pale. siekly. Bur. dock Rlood klsters makes The blood rich, Fess, pare-EessoFes perfect health.
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20
A G~iuA

E-itrse Willie Say. "a. what is gen tuss
 Pa-A s~aiass my son. Is peeson whom nsislrf sess lu on the ground Ha~sr. but whom eireamStances force to live lB aa -chk,aso News
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20
He Knew How it Was.

James mother Is one of those un. fortunate individuals who .'pEs up uuconsstousiy every error iD speech n that they hear This failing Is I source of much amusement and com. mtat la her family. as are also tbe hahituai and giaring mistakes of Mrs F.. very estimaole acquaintance.
 Que day James mother had been out and upon her return committed s grave otfense against the mother tongue Immediately little Jauses con fronted her. with upraised forennger and exclaimed iu accusing tones Now. mother. you have b~ro playin with Mn- F again~-lpe,tneator.
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20
Lishss osa

An irnsctbie sergeant xcing h1s aigtt- iy round ct the oaracks i0 ocder ts make sure that al ,ixets ed neee es- tingutshed uotisv-d that . window vas illuminated He rcu,ed sbe ocsupasu sf tne rocm
 -tut ous that ttENt.- As craerva. and b. qutck atout IL"
 ~Rut fr's nssOcstxAt- exptaiueA . frivnte
 -t doaf cuyw what is ts.~ roarpd tho ~ery~ant Int h aut--I0nuo0 Ex.
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20
SPECIAL yALuEs IN LADILs SHIFT WAISTS

models, carefully made, beautiful embroidery fae val lace I like you to see the many styles showing
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-22
More Sugar Frauds
to Be Investigated
Alleged Abuse of Drawback" Priv
ileges Under Investigation-Seek
to Recover Large Amount.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9i.--Customs ex-
perts from the Treasury department and
special agents OF the Department of Jus
tiee are making an Investigation which
promises to add another chapter to the
story Of the sugar frauds.
An alleged ebuse OF the drawback priv
ileges, principally at New York, is under
investigation and one official says the
revelations promise to put the government
In position to recover nearly as much as in
the underweIght cases, when more than
S'OO0.0Oo was paid to the treasury.
When sugar Is imported It pays a duty.
unless coming from the Philippines, and
when 1t is manufactured into a product
and in that form exported. the duty is re-
funded in the form Of drawback" ex-
cent per cent, which is retained to defray
the cost Of tariff administration.
Under this arrangement sugar Is i'm
ported raw. exported as syrup and many
other hyproducts OF sugar on each of
these the treasury makes drawback re-
funds. About 100000 is paid in that way
each year and half that amount is drawn
back on exports Of sugar and tin. Officials
say that frauds in sugar extending over
several years could easily run into a large
amount OF money.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-22
Whole Nest of Poems
by John G.. Whittier
Biographer of Quaker Poet Finds
Many Verses Not Hitherto Rec
ognized of His Writings.

AMESBURY, Mass Dec a.-samuel T.
Plckard. the biogIapher OF John GrecnIeaf
Whittier. and now living In the old Whittier
home IN this town, tells Of his recent DIS
covery OF a whole nest Of poems by Whit
tier never before recognized as his" In
commenting On his study OF volume OF the
New England Review OF lSSO-3l Mr.. Pick
ard says:
While It was edited by Whittier / find
much that has escaped me hitherto. have
found a whole nest OF poems by Whittier
never before recognized as his. The sg
nature was the odd one. 'Feramcrz.'
find that the 'FeTamorz' poems are Whit
icrs ard that he used this signature be-
fore and after he became editor Of the
Review"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-22
Big BLAZE IN CINCINNATI
Continued from First Page.)

otherwise injuring himself He was the
most seriously hurt OF any of the firemen.
Hardly had these two men been taken 70
the hospitals when an iron electric light
pole, 200 feet from the apparent danger
zone Of the fire. toppled over and crushed
Walter Morris, a boy about Is years old
He died on the way to the hospital
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-22
DETECTIVE SENT TO PRISON
G. P. Browning Found Guilty at Des
Moines of Threats to Extort.
OUTCOME OF ANTI-sALOoN FIGHT
Reports from State of Iowa Indicate
Renewal of InfantiIe Paralysis
Number of Fatal Cases
Recently.
(From Staff Correspondents

(From a Staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Ia, Dec. 2.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-C. p. Browning, one Of the private
detectives found guilty in the criminal
court Of malicious threats to extort, was
denied a new trial and was sentenced to
the penitentiary at Fort Madison for a
term not to exceed two years. A w. Rice,
the other detective tried after Browning
and found guilty of the same charge as
Browning, was fined $500. Both were mixed
up In an effort to show that the police
department was enforcing the laws.
New Head for Regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles NJ. O'Connor
OF the Eighth cavalry has been ordered
to the Sixth cavalry at Fort Des Moines.
1t is expected he will succeed Colonel
Alexander Rodgers in command Nis
InfantiIe Paralysis.
Infantile paralysis, which assumed cpl
demic form in Iowa last summer and
which was supposed to have been almost
under control, has broken out in several
cities in the western part of the state.
Sioux City has recorded a number of cases
Onawa has recorded two and the State
Board Of Health secured a report Of one
death and one case of the disease in At
lantic.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-22
To DI.soINe thc UnIon

To Dissolve the Union
Of stomach, liver and kidney troubles and
cure biiousness and malaria, take Electric
Bitters. Guaranteed. SOC For sale by
Beaten Drug Co
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-22
cnLn. t,.I-E HENDACIIE.

LAXATIVE BROMO Qu!uIne The woHl
"a d. Cold and GRIN remtdF. removes cause
t'au for fun name LoO1 Tor sisnaturs
L. ". GROVE 2-e-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-22

committee that no credence ought TO be
given to any part of his testimony, tend
ing to establish the fact Of bribery
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-22
FREMEN HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
Thirty Men Caught by Back DrauEht
in New York.

NEW YORK, Dec A.-Fire early today
in the mercantile building at Hudson and
Vestry streets. occupied by Joseph Lib
man & Co. paper manufacturers caused
a loss estimated at $4,000 Thirty firemen
had narrow escape when a back drausht
caught them shortly after the fire started
but all managed 70 get out safely through
the blazing and smoke-fiIed rooms on tho
first floor
Scores Of families in nearby houses fled
TO the street in a panic, but the firemen
were able to eonfine the flames to the
business structure. It took them five hours
to conquer the stubborn blaze
After the narrow escapes in the early
stages OF the fire, Chief Croker would not
permit his men to enter the building, and
they fought the flames with street lines
from water towers and the roofs OF adjoin
ing buildings.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-22
The Weather
Omaha YESTERDAY

FOR NEBRASKA-snow.
FOR IOWA snow
IFmT ergtUrrg al Omaha veste
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-22
ANNUAL REPORT
OF COMMISSION
CONTINUED from First Page.)

l6l in 1903 to 2o7 in 1910 or % per cent.
1t is pointed out that notwithstanding
the increase OF casualties the marked inn
provement is noted IN the practices Of rail
roads in guarding against violations Of
the safety appliance laws. An alarming
number OF accidents occurred to employees
Of railroads who fell from cars. From
this cause there were $50 deaths and 1924
injuries.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-22

suit Against Western Union Dismissed
DIES MONIES, Dec. 2i-Judge w. II.
McHenry, In district court at Des Moines
today dismissed suit for 81 100000 started
by Attorney General Byers. representing
the state. against the Western Union Tele-
graph company for failure to pay license
fees. The dismisFal was based upon a re-
cent decision Of the United States supreme
,AJTrt involving The state OF Kansas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-04

-EN dividend uud rights tES Sd ser cent .
s-crh CIV tieuI and P-v cent cash
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-04
BANK EXCHANGES AND SALES.

1--we hank exchange of The Sew VurS
& Tearing UCusc ard JLe stocks ~ulI cu the
New Nork StovN Exchange last week. uuI
Ia Tho same week OF tue prcyeJiuI ty,u
years compare ass follows
NrrI &. .iu NrrI 81. .Op NI.,. .u~
Nrhes s. Vl~ SslN S~3 s. pa .9s l9 81 81, te- 1st
Sh-. srId 1Ptt4t> s-sS go = t3I. lps
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-04
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.


las final prices OF the " tn" ma
Eprces Of
the the high and 10" prices
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-27
OPEX DEVELOPMENT
IS NOW INTERESTING
Anticipated Ore Deposits Are
Due to Make i'm Next
Few Days.

Information from the OpeX property in
the Tintic district received in this city
through private sources Saturday morn
ing, was 10 the effect that the north
drift. which is being sent in towards the
Centennial Eureka workings, is close
10 the latter property that the workmen
can hear each others operations through
the intervening wall. IC such is the case
the OpeX people are very probably near
tho goal toward which they are driving.
VIZ: thc continuation OF the Centennial
ore bodies. AS yet. however no reports
Of ore finds have been circulated. though
developments are being watched very
closely by many interested stockholders.
who arc looking 10 OpeX for killing
when The ore is finally encountered.
On the POO foot level the drift to the
south, II is said. is displaying very en-
couraglnG indications. This drift is be
ing sent along iissure. which. accord
ing TO engineers familiar with the forma
tions Of the district. will very soon make
case this development will be OF cspe-
Ncial interest. as II is TO the south that
the management has the larger area OF
territory TO develop in opening up what
ever values may be found,
The management, it is understood, is
and 10 this end the main working shaft
WAS sent down to the 2200-ioot level.
At this point. however. water came in In
quantities which the present equipment
was incapable OF handling. and as
suit work ls confined TO the upper
levels. the drift to the north being run
on the "000-fo level and the one to the
south on the 2i00-foot level.
Local traders arc sanguine as 10 the
future OF the property, and when the an
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-27

Rescue Mining e. Milling Company.
Principal place OF business, Salt Lake
City. Utah. Location OF works, MardIs
mining district, Elko county. Nevada
Notice Is hereby given that al a meeting
of the board Of directors OF the Rescue
Mining & Milling company. held on the
1lth day OF February, A. d. 1910. an as
scssment OF Ave 90 cents per share was
levied and assessed on the outstanding
capital stock OF said corporation payable
Immediately to F. r. Davis secretary,
al his office. room 625. Boston building
Salt Lake City, Utah
Any stock upon which said assessment
shall remain unpaid on the 11fh day OF
March. A. D. 1910, will he deIinuiIcnt
and advertised for sale at public auction,
and unless payment is made before. will
he sold on the 2Sth day of March, A. d.
1910. at o'clock p. m or said day to
ray the said delinquent assessment there
on. together with the costs OF advertIs-
ing and expenses OF sale.
+. r. DAVIS. Secretary
Room 6s5. Boston Building. Salt Lake
City, Utah. el335
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-27
RECORD PRICE FOR
HOGS IN CHICAGO
POrkers Get So Near the $40
Mark That Packers and
Buyers Go Wild.
SMALL RECEIPTS ADD
T0 ANXIETY TO BUY
Expectation is That Monday
Will Set Another and
Higher Mark.
BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.

by Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
CHICAGO. Feb 26.-Al Chicago mar
)et price records went by the board To-
day when choice shipping hogs went 10
$3.50 in a mad bidding war at the stock
yards. in which spectators and packers
buyers tumblcd over each other in an
effort 10 buy UP the whole supply.
Men in their shirt sleeves regardless OF
the weather. rushed everywhere in the
night 10 secure even one carload,
The announcement that receipts were
not more than 10 600 only served 10 fan
10 frenzy tho eagcrness TO get into the
market before The expected rise above
$40 next week. With a carry over" OF
10000. The total supply at the yards was
less than half an average days receipts
Mixed hogs were quoted at 500 the
highest ever chroniclcd for this class
Unless receipts arc above ~. 900 and
this is regarded impossible hogs are
expected 10 open at $40 Monday.
There was wild rush to get every car
load. Packers arc far under The num-
Der needed for packing purposes. Pack
crs said that the February hog supply
had been sold in January and the farm
eIs supplies usually looked for to fiji in
March shipments for the far west had
all come in February.
y near panic followed this statement
and the packers in their caserness TO
obtain stock for packing fought a battle
1T prices with spectators who were anX-
lcuS TO get hogs against the expected rise
10 $40 and above next week.