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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-14
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM.
WISHES AND INVERTEBRATES
-. BY Frederic ]. Haskin.
By rederic J. Haskin.

The three divisions of the National Mu-
scum which deal with the fishes. the mol
lusks and the marine invertebrates have.
next to the division of insects, the great
est of all the biological fields for future
work While much has been done by the
BIOLOGISTS In exploring the waters of the
world, 1t is realized that only compare
lively few of the many species of these
forms of animal life have been found
With the water surface of the earth Of SO
much greater area than the land surface,
and with millions of square miles of the
oceans bed yet UNEMPLOYED, 1t is evident
that the future holds an enormous
amount of work for the naturalists deal
ing with these subjects
The division OF fishes I'm the National
Museum possesses one of the best
collections in the world. The United
States has led all of the nations in the
matter of fish culture. This supremacy
has made great demands upon the natu-
ralist for information, and many cruises
on the high seas have been made for the
purpose of studying the problems related
to fish culture. These cruises have in
variably proved rich expeditions for the
collection of new material for the study
of the zoologist dealing with fishes and
their habits of life. All parts of the globe
have contributed to the collections in the
museum. with the result that large ma
jority of the twelve thousand species of
fishes which have been described are
represented in these collections. These
twelve thousand species are divided into
two hundred fam lies, some with hum
dreds of species and others represented
by single species. About one-third of
all the species of fishes now known to
exist inhabit the waters contiguous to the
North American continent. More than a
thousand of these serve as food and game
fishes. How much fish culture has done
in enlarging Americas supply of sea
food Is shown by the fact that in a sin
gle century the kinds of fishes represent-
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cd IN the eastern seaboard markets of the
country have increased from ffty-seven
Verieties to seventy-five.
The peculiarities of the various species
of fish differ as widely as those of any
other subkingdom
Some Are Timid; of the animal
Some Are Brave. tham ,o !. 70 e aa t;r, os
as the hare and seek only to keep out Of
the way of danger. Others are as pugna-
cious as bulldog, and fight to the death
when aroused. In Hawaii he natives
take advantage of the pugnacity of the
stickleback, specimens of which are found
in the National Museum collections The
native catches one and ties it with a
string Others are attracted by the dis
turbance and, coming to put up a fight.
are captured by the willy fisherman.
Many kinds of fish are equipped with
weapons of defense One Of these Is the
,. electric ray. which has living electric
battery consisting of four hundred prisms
| filled with clear, trembling. jellylike
substance This battery has all the known
qualities Of magnetism; it moves the mag
netic needle and decomposes chemical
compounds. The natives of South Amer
lea demagnetize these fishes by driving
mules into the water and allowing them
to receive on their legs the shocks caused
by the aroused anger of the electric rays.
In the Gulf stream, along the shores Of
the United States, a fish Is found with a
peculiar headlight attachment which 1t is
able to use whenever necessary. This fish
inhabits the. water at a depth to which
light rays do not penetrate, and It's head
light serves for purposes of intelligent
Y <l-t-
tected by their poisonous qualities. Among
these are the file fishes, trigger fishes,
globe fishes, porcupine fishes and buffers.
There is fish in the waters Of Hawaii
known as the muki-muki. Its flesh is
poisonous in the highest degree
Fishes preceded the reptiles on the earth
and 1t remained for the present secretary
of the Smith
Discovers Species sonian Institu-
of Ancient Family. er the - mo os' sn
cient of all known species. When secre-
| tary Walcott, who is one of the most emf
nent Of living paleontologists. was making
some Investigations in the rocks of the
Trenton period Of the lower Silurian age
| of geology he found among them q fossil
specimen of a small fish resembling q
group of living fishes. but known, by its
position In the rock. to have lived millions
of years ago. The next oldest of the
| fnny tribe, which has been discovered by
| the geologist. comes from the Bloomfield
sandstone Of Pennsylvania. The oldest
| fishes in Europe of which traces have
| been discovered were found in the upper
Silurian. These were entOmbed there ages
after the ones which were discovered by
Secretary WalcOtt.
The need OF a closer study OF the fishes
livered by Dr. Theodore Gill before the
fourth International Fisheries Congress
held in Washington. He called attention
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Modifying the Impossible.

From the Cleveland Leader.
One hundred and two aviators have
been killed to date. One hundred and fiji
teen persons have met death this year
while climbing the Alps. But If they
hadn't been doing those things they might
have been trying to make automobiles
ascend telegraph poles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-14

California high school is putting a
course in matrinfony in its curriculum.
The teacher Is q spinster. no doubt
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-14

From the London Chronicle.
There Is one aspect OF spelling re-
form which has received scant atten-
ton. Many readers derive as much
pleasure from the sight OF words as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-14

lost il any alternative system OF SPELL
ing were adopted 1t may be true that
a rose by any other name would smell
as sweet. But would IL spell as sweet?
What pleasure can there be in the
sight Of ro8f .Annls1
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ed in the eastern seaboard markets of the
country have increased from fifty-seven
verieties to seventy-five
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The division of mollusks has very
large collection of shells-land, fresh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-14

There is no more interesting phase Of
animal life than that Of the inhabitants
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
TRAIN KILLS WOLF


Brings 10 Sudden End Career Of Big
Timber Woif-Anirnal Hit soith Of
hsre-Crow Gots Souvenir ~ Proof.
The career Of big gray timber wolf
was brought to sudden and unusual
end, even for so cunning an animal.
Thursday night, when Iowa Central
passenger No. 2. ran down the animal
somewhere between here and Grinnell.
The engine crew, George Cummings,
engineer. and D. S. Hendrix. fireman.
have one Of the forelegs Of the animal
to prove the story. The trucks of the
cara were stained with splashes OF
blood and tufts Of hair were found
clinging 20 the brake beams. which
bear evidence to the tragedy enacted
under the wheels.
It il not known just where the ami
NAL was run down, but when the train
reached Grinnell the blood was found
on the trucks Of the cars and closer
inspection showed most OF one OF the
fore legs wedged on brake beam I'M
der the engine tank. The leg was
brought here this morning. The train
pulled out OF here about an hour late
Thursday night and it was dark before
it's started south. Neither the engi-
neer or fireman saw the animal. but
had not the train been late on its re-
turn trip this morning the enginemen
said they would have kept q sharp
lookout for the carcass. The scalp Is
worth q bounty OF S..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
orioinal Notice.


In the district court OF Iowa. in and
for Marshall county. March term. 1911
Elleanor NJ. Creswell. plaintiff, VS..
John 8. Creswell, defendant.
To said defendant. John S. Creswell:
You are hereby notified that there is
now on file in the office OF the clerk of
the district court of Iowa, in and for
Marshall county. the petition OF plaintifY.
claiming OF you divorce. from the
bonds Of matrimony. now existing by
and between said plaintiff and defend
ant. and for grounds therefore alleges
cruel and inhunan treatment. and ask
ing for q writ Of injunction to restrain
you from interfering with the said
plaintiff or children and which said writ
has issued and the care and custody of
the minor children.
Now. unless you be and apear and de-
fend on or before noon Of the I'd day Of
the said March ERIN. OF said district
court to be begun and holden in the
court house Mt Marshalltown, Marshall
county. Iowa, on the 18th day OF March
A. d. 1911, your default will be taken
and Judgment and decree rendered as
prayed.
ELEANOR NJ. CREswELL.
BY p. L. HAYZLETT.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
NO DYSPEPSIA or GAS on STOMACH

will be no sour risings, no 49,
OF undigested food mixed Woe4 $500
no stomach gas or heartburn.
or heavy feeling In the st0anAeAs 49,
sea, Debilltating HeadachAD. Ooo
or intestinal gripping. This van -
and. besides. there win b 10 -
left over In the stomach 20 poeooe
breath with nAusoous odosA y.
Pape's Dinpepatn II . CERTAIN g
for out of -order stomachs, beoon1o 1oe
prevents fermentation ana tAkoD -
OF your food ana digssts e 1uDe GWa
same as II your stomach wasn't tAofos
Relief in f,ve minutes from ~ ato9n..s,
ach misery at any drug stors. wassS.
Ing for you.
These large 5o-csn1 Cases oontesoi
more than sufficient to cure alAnet ~.
chronic case OF Dyspepsia. In4a9eoeteoa
or any other Stomach trouble.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

DO hsltsr. ana that she would b per-
fectly happy II she could eat q pearl.
Ths friends Of the family. and es-
pScially The girl friends OF Miss Town
send, o( whom she has many. will be
grisved Ii the extreme to know of the
unhappy circumstances that have me-
cessitated removing her to the state
hospital. Miss Townsend is an excel.
lent young woman. 10 good looking and.
prior to her recent sickness. enjoyed
the BEST Of health. She has two broth
era Frank b. Townsend. Of Minneapolis.
who 10 an assistant general freight
aren't OF the Minneapolis & st. Louis
and Iowa Central railroads. and Roscoe
OF st. Louis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
RECEIVES FINE WATCHES.

larSe Line Of the Finest Imported
Watohee Received BY Hsllbsrs.
We are glad to announce to the peo-
pie Of Marshall county and vicinity
that we have Just received a large
shipment Of the. fine Longines
watches for ladies. The great demand
for these watches at Christmas time
made II impossible to keep stock on
hand large enough to supply the de-
mand. We are now able to supply all
Of those who were unable to secure
these watches at the holiday time.
WILLIAM HELLBERG.
The Jeweler.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
January showing Coed.

y The regular monthly report Of the
public librarian, Miss Anna Maud
Kimberly, flied with the library board.
shows an unusually good record for
January. Following are some Of the
features: Books added. II; pictures
added. 2oe: new readers registered.
III; number Of books issued, $500, of
which number only 43 per cent was
fiction; largest daily circulation. 424;
number of branch libraries sent out.
q. comprising 265 Volumes: number
Of visitors to reading. reference and
children's rooms. 5000. and money
taken in from fines, nonresident cards
and renting collection books. @22.93
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
% LAST JURY TRIAL.

othsr Jurors Have BEEN Gxeused-
Term ends on Feb. "a.
The case OF G. Schneider w. John II.
Boyd, Ct Crookston, and c. Kroener. OF
Albion. which Is now on trial in tho
district court. will be the last jury trial
OF the term. The other jurors OF the
panel have been excused for the term.
The defense has begun to introduce Its
evidence. and at noon 1t was thought
that most OF evidence would be in by
the time court adjourned this evening.
The case will probably not go to the
jury until some time early next week.
When court adjourns 1t will not be re-
convened until next Tuesday morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
TWO sue FOR DIVORCE.
Mrs. Lizzie Miller and Mrs.. Rose cussy
File P0titjons,

Petitions for divorce were filed In the
district court this morning by attorneys
representing two wives. One of these
was Mrs. Lizzie 8. Miller. who seeks
10 be legally separated from Albert
Miller. Mrs. Miller lives in this city
and her petition alleges that she was
married in Marion Sept IL. 1909. She
asks for the return of her maiden name
Lizzie s. .Swalley.
The other wife Is Mrs. Rose Cusey.
also of this city. who has brought suit
against d. Glen Cusey The petition
alleges the couple was married in this
city Sept. Z. 1908. Mrs. Cusey asks for
the custody OF her minor son. Ford NJ.
Cusey.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
n &heaDje3rjet Court.

The Will Of Warren ]: Arson. who
died at his home. west Of the city a
short time ago, WA. admitted to probate
in the district cuuft this morning. The
widow, Mrs. Mafy L. Arson. was ap-
pointed administrative, without bond.
John Melting. If, was appointed per-
manent guardian Of Louis Melting by
Judge Nichols Thursday afternoon, his
bond being fixed at $4,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
aux popL,Ms ON SALE.

Saturday and Monday at Benedict 4
Brintnail's.
We just received our new silk pop
Inns for spring. We will put them on
sale SATURDAY and Monday for 37M
cents q yard. In pinks. light blue. tans.
nile green, white, gray. wine. deep
blue. brown ana Jasper. Now IL the
time to buy silk !poplins at
Z BENEDLCrS a. HAINTNALLS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
Trusses.

II you should ever need a truss. alb
dominal belt. elastic stockings. etc.
etc. remember we guarantee a AT and
satisfactory result. Chas. j. Lander old
reliable druggist. corner Main and First
avenue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

Siashsd With . Razor,
wounded with q gun. or pierced by a
rusty nail: Bucklen's Arnica Salve
heals the wound. Guaranteed. CSC.
Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
Er;.nd. Join in Postcard Shower.

Friends of J. c. Lowe, Of Clemens.
TONED in giving him a post card show
er. the occasion being his 37th anniver-
sary Mr.. Lowe received many re-
membra noes OF the day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

Miss Collins at PsI<in.
Miss BESSIE Collins. a holiness evan
gelist OF this city. opened meetings in
the Methodist church at Pekin. Keo-
kuk county, Tuesday. Miss Collins
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

Take Little oispspsln New and Veu'
otomaoh viii Pssl Fine In
Five Minutes.
Every family here ought to Keep
some Diapepsin in tho house. - any
one of you may have an attack OF IN
digestion or Stomach trouble IT any
time. day or night.
This harmless preparation Will d.
gest anything you eat and overcome
of-order stomach nve
minutes afterwards.
II your meals don't tempt you. or
what little you do eat seems to MI you.
or lays like lump OF lead In your
stomach. or II you have heartburn.
that IS a sign OF Indigestion.
Ask your Pharmacist for a b0-cent
case OF Pape's DiapepsIn. and take
a little Just a. soon a. you can. There
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
TulneRNPUBLIUAN IOWA. FEBRUARY

closed on Sunday covninG At High
land Center. where thirty new mem
beers Joined the Methodist church.
whore tho meetings were held.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
A Bloody Affair.

a Bloody AHAir.
is lung hemorrhage Stop 1t: and cura
weak lungs. coughs and colds. with DR..
Kings New Discovery. so cents and 81.
Mcbride & Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10
YOUNG LADY INSANE:
CASE P|I|AB[E one
MIos loUloE ToWNeINp 70 RG.
MOVED TO INDEPENDENCE
STATE nosPiTAL.
CONDITION 70 DUE TO
sgveRG NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

Miss Townsend, Whs Has Been En-.
pieyed in oss Meinss for Several
Years, Was Forced - Return Homo
On Account Of Siei<nsss-Is che Only
Daughter Of NJ. and Mrs. Townsend.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-10

ELEANOR NJ. CRESWELL,
BY p. L. HAYZLETT. :
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water making traffic perilous and slow.
steamer, the Tennessee. collided with
the schooner Myronus, and the captain Of
the latter craft was thrown overheard by
the impact of the two vessels. On board
the Tennessee was Michael F. Crosson.
one Of Uncle Sans bluejackets. With
out moments hesitation he dived from
the upper deck. Swimming to the help
less captain, who was unable to swim. he
supported him until boat came to their
aid. Crosson received a silver medal.
In Panama another drama resulted in
the presentation Of q gold medal. This
happened in March, 1909, and has to do,
strangely enough, with another Tonnes
see, this time the U. 8. 8. Tennessee. The
ship was steaming out of Panama bay at
the rate Of more than ten miles an hour.
when a man fell overheard. Immediately
a seaman on the same boat. Thomas G..
Shanahan. plunged to his rescue. To the
landsman this may sound simple enough
for a man accustomed to the sea. But
with the boat going ahead rapidly 1t was
no slight matter for a man to risk his
life in such fashion. Shanahan reached
the drowning man and supported him Tor
ten long, tortuous minutes, until the boat
could swing around and pick them up.
One of the last rescues which occurred
in 1910, and resulted in the presentation
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ly drawn to insure the distinction. Let
tiers are sent to sailors who show cool
Judgment, quick action, etc., but Uncle
Sam does not go to the length Of giving
them medals. Even the life-saving med
ais are divided into two classes, the sill
yer and the gold, for lives can be rescued
amid several degrees Of danger. The sill
yer medal is awarded to a brave man
as well as the gold. and with the pres
entation Of the former there is implied
no slur on his courage or unwillingness
to give up his life for another. It SIM
ply signifies that the conditions under
which he made his rescue were not the
most dangerous possible. To win gold
medal the danger must be. as the act
authorizing the award of the medals
states Extraordinary"
The medal Of honor of the Navy De-
partment Is generally awarded for val
orous service either in action or In time
Of peace, 1t. too, being given for rescu-
ing persons from drowning. The life
saving medals are identical, and the
medal Of honor, though different in de-
sign. is awarded for practically tho same
bravery, and. like the other, presented by
the President.
In Long Island sound. in the early
morning, Just before dawn, few years
ago, a thick fog had settled over the
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of medal the same year, was made by
William e. Lester, a private in the
United States Marine Corps. A rowboat
containing four marines was overtaken
by rough weather in the Potomac river
and capsized. One Of the men disap-
peared, but Lester. who was in the party.
seeing an oar projecting from the water
swam>to it and found the man submerg-.
ed. He brought him to the surface and
back to the boat. to which the entire
party endeavored to cling. Repeated eff
forts to hail a passing schooner failed,
and likewise all attempts to push the
boat to shore by swimming. At tho end
Of half an hour the men were exhausted
and the boat showed signs of sinking.
Lester finally offered to give up his place
and attempt to swim to shore for aid.
For an hour and a half he battled with
the rough water. the strong current and
the cold. When he reached land-a mile
distant-a rescue boat was just being
launched, the party havirg been sighted.
Lester was awarded a silver medal.
Another case which resulted In an
award in the same year was one in
which both B. E. Kirwan and Peter
Foy received silver medals. The boys
were canoeing on the Potomac river
when the canoe capsized in an arm OF
the river near the marine barracks at
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~ silver. LEE,SANINd MEDAL 90
OnYgksRS1pEc, bvERSEASDRct

Washington. One Of the boys chung to
the canoe. while the other set out TO
swim ashore. But he soon showed
signs Of exhaustion. Foy and Kirwan,
seeing the situation. immediately
stripped and plunged into the cold wa
ter. When the swimmer was reached
he was so exhausted that he became
frightened and grappled with botf
men. He succeeded In dragging Kirwar
down, but Foy managed to bring both
to the surface again, when the boy
lost consciousness. Between the two
of them they managed to sustain him
until assistance arrived.
Elzar A. Hart and William j Kunze
tificates Of merit for services per
formed during a terrific hurricane at
Key West. Fla. in the early part Of
1910. They voluntarily boarded a juno
and remained on board after the boat
house with all its approaches had been
carried away. By daring and skillful
handling the launch was eventually
run into = safe mooring and saved from
destruction.
Mike Sonnis. another corporal, by
displaying unusual GOODNESS also won
for himself a certificate Of merit at
Fort George Wright, Washington
when he disarmed man intent upon
Sonnis. armed only with his lance.
rushed at the would-be murderer. who.
armed with a revolver. was attacking
another soldier. Sonnis rushed in and
was fired, thereby saving the life OF
the man toward whom 1t had been
aimed.
A somewhat similar deed brought
Warren e. Dewey. q sergeant. a GER
tificate Of merit While stationed at
E,nrf Ethan Allen Vorpnopf he racan-
tured a deserving sentry and the two
convicts under his charge. The cap
ture occurred near the fort. Dewey
was armed with a revolver only. and
ridges. Not only did he make the cap
ture without assistance. but showed
exceptional courage and discretion in
doing SO.
a few years ago won medal Of honor
from the Navy Department by perform.
ing a unique feat Of daring while serv-
ing on board the Z. S. S. Potomac. The
fireroom of the vessel became filled with
steam and the forward boiler was dis
abled. The only remedy lay in opening
the auxiliary valve in the steam filled
room. This Cavanaugh volunteered Il
do. Time after time he ventured int
the deadly steam. enveloped from head
Finally, almost exhausted. he succeeded
and thereby relieved the vessel from fur
Their danger. Alexander Jardine also tool
an active part In the efforts to open the
auxiliary valve and was similarly re-
warded.
James Ward. a seaman in the revenue
cutter service. while serving on the cut.
ter Mohawk. rescued a comrade under
difficult conditions and was awarded 6
silver medal. While the Mohawk was
lying of Tompkinsville, N. Y. a cox
swain fell overheard and was carried
seward by the strong ebb tide. A launch
from the vessel and a dingy were Sen,
to his rescue. AS the launch neared