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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-20
TaE FLYING MACHINE
AND THE PTEROpAcTYL
From Harper's Magazinc.

~ p
Professor Langley long ago pointed
out that the greatest flying creature
which the earth has aver known was
the extinct peterodactyl. It's spread of
wing was probably as much as 20 feet;
It's wing surface was in the %neighbor-
hood of % qua feet: it's weight was
about 80 pounds. Yet this huge crea-
,ture was driven at an expenditure OF
energy OF probably less than O.O5 horse
power. The condor. which is pre-
,e%minently II soaring bird. has Il stretch
of wing that varies from nine to 10
feet. a supporting area OF nearly 10
square feet, and Il weight OF II pounds.
Its approximate horse owe has been
placed by Professor Langley at scarcely
O.05. The turkey buzzard. with a
stretch of wing OF six feet. Il support
ing area of a little over five square feet,
and a weight of five pounds, uses about
O.015 horse power. Langley's own sue
cessful. small, steam-driven model had
n supporting area of 81 feet and a
one n a half horse power to drive it.
How much W is needed to fly at
high speed in machines may be gath
cred from the fact that although 8le.iot
crossed the channel With a 25-horse
power Anzani motor, and the WRIGHT
motor, O aerOplanes have engines
of 5O-horse power and upward. When
we consider thai one horse power is
equal to the w of at leas: 10 linen.
we see that wen the smallest power
successfully used in an %acroplane rep
resents the combined continuous effort
OF more than 200 men. TO be sure, our
flying machines are very much larger
than any flying creature that ever ex-
listed, but comparing their weights and
supporting surfaces with the cores
.ponding elements of Il bird. their reia-
tive ineff1ciency becomes Immediately
apparent.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-20
ENGLAND 10 Ireland.

Spouse whom my sword N the o!aen time
won me,
Winning me hatred more Sharp than q
sword
Mother of children who hiss at or shun me,
Curse or ievile me. and hold me abb
hOrred-
Mad for the future ana mad for the
Daughter OF III The i,nplacahie ages.
Io, let us tt,n and lie lovers at last.
Lovers whom tragicai sin hath made
equal.
One in tlailssression and one in re,norse.
BONDS may he severed. but what were
the sequel"
Hardly shall am.ty come OF divorce.
Let the dead past have IL royal cntor.r-
ing.
Der it the future built white for q fame.
] that am naughty from much overcoming
Sue to thee. surplicatc-nay. is it vain!
Hate and inistrust are the children OF
blindness
Could We but see one another. 'twsre
we'll.
Knowledge is sympathy. charity. kindness.
Ignorance only is maker of he'll.
Could we but saze for an hour. for a min
Deep in each Others unfaltering eyes.
Love We're hegIn-for that look would
begin it -
Born in the flash of a mighty surprise. :
Then sho;l,a the ominons night bird of
error.
Scared by a sudden Eruption Of day.
Flap his maleficcnt wings, and in terror
F'lit to the wilderness. dropping his prey.
Then should we, growing in strength ana
in sweetness.
Fusing to one indiy.sible soul.
Dazzle the world with Il splendid oomriete-
Nightly single. tmmovably whole.
Thou. like u fame when the stormy Winds
fan it.
+. L. like a rock to the clements hare.
Mixed by loves magic, the fire and The
granite,
Who should compete with rs, What
+, should compare"
Strong with a strength :ha. no fate might
discover.
One with a oneness 30 fierce could divide.
So were we married and mingled forever.
Lover with lover and bridegroom with
bride.
William Watson.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-20
He's eeuinnino Early.

Man now begins to feel the surge
OF spring within his veins, the urge
OF nature, hear her far-flung call;
And though his back yard is as small
As any yard at all could be.
He pines to plant a cherry tree,
An apple tree, a plum tree. too,
And see what a pear tree would DO
Within its narrow space: 1T might.
II 1t had care, come out all right.
Clurrants and grapes and peaches long
Hold him enthralled. The siren o
or spring sends ting!es through his blood
lie wants to dabble in the mud:
he wants to see vines Chamber DER
Where just an ash heap grew before;
He pines to plant in one small plot
All the seed cataiogs have got.
Within his heart a voice grows big,
AND all it says is Dig, dig, dig"
So he will dig, and he will know
Ihe hope he knew a year CO..
He'll sow enough seeds snug and warm
In his back yard to plant a farm;
An orchard or Il garden there
He knows would look surprising fair.
The chickens next door wait with glee
And wonder which one it will be.
Last year his garden was hrs boast;
He got a mess of ~greens-almost.
Chicago News
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-20
How Sea Birds Drink.

TOW sea 6leo8 Drink.
Under the headline, Where Do They
Get Water? a writer in the Young
Folks Catholic Weekly says: When
I was q cabin boy I often used to
wonder, seeing birds thousands Of
miles out to sea, what they did for
fresh water when they were thirsty.
One day q squall answered that ques-
ton for me. 1t was a hot and glitter
ing day in the tropics, and In the clear
sky overhead a black rain cloud ap-
peared all Of a sudden. Then out Of
empty space over a hundred sea birds
came darting from every direction.
They got under the rain cloud, and
waited there for about ten minutes,
crcling round and round. and when
the rain began to fall they drank their
nll. In the tropics. where the great
sea birds sail thousands Of miles away
from shore. they get their drinking
water in that way. They smell out q
storm q long way OF; they travel q
hundred miles maybe to get under II,
and they swallow enough raindrops to
keep them going."-New York Trih
un0.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-20
Inconsistencies of a Prime Min;ste,

In his "reminiscences of George du
Maurier in Harper's, MIR. I. Armstrong
tells of an amusing conversation con-
corning Disraeli which took place at
George Eliot's house. where du Maurier
and Armstrong were frequent guests.
"Du Maurier was we'll known as an
accomplished amateur singer, and his
company was much sought after. Ac-
quaintance thus made often ripened
into friendship with those who, COM
ing to know him. were charmed by his
kindly and affectionate nature and his
interesting conversation. Among these
friends were the G.. HI. Leweses.
George Eliot" n her husband, who
lived at the "Priory." a detached house
in a garden at st. Johns Wood. and
and warbled trivial ditties like lie vim
a Quatre sous.'' to the delight of many
serious people.
1T was considered a very great
privilege to be allowed to attend these
| Sunday afternoon receptions. / think
! first time / was shown into the pres
ence at the Priory than l was the first
time l went to court. Smart people
and people of rank Gas such) had al
ways been denied admittance, or at
least had not been encouraged to come.
title among the frequenters.
"One Sunday afternoon the CONVEX
sation at the Priory turned on Dis
raeli. and what was called his want
of sincerity. Browning told us how,
at the recent Royal academy banquet.
Disraeli, in his speech, had said that
however much the English school
of painting might be defective In tech
meal skill. it had at any rate that high
imaginative quality which in art is
beyond and above all others Brown
ing added that on a former occasion,
at an academy dinner, a speech had
been made by Disraeli which contained
q passage to the same ~effect.) After
dinner, the speech making being over
and the guests strolling about the gal
Ieries looking at h pictures. as was
prime minister, shutting about with
the gait those who saw him must re-
member very we'll. Disraeli took
Browning's arm. and walking along
with a glance now and then at the
walls, exclaimed: Tut! Tut! Not a
single picture with the slightest trace
Of imagination in it!
who knew Mr.. Gladston very well
about the reception he gave this
story when Browning told it to him.
He said: Yes. isn't 1t hellish? That's
Just the way he used to behave in the
house of commons Mr.. Gladstone
could not see anything funny in it.
/ am sure that 'heilish' was the word.
1T was from Huxley that I heard
long afterward of Browning having
field of what he had said. The latter's
comment was yer characteristic. NV
dear Mr.. Browning he said, nobody
but a poet would allow confusion to
| arise between what he says and what
he thinks"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-20
A Wild Alligator. Nest.
From the Wide World Magazin

FROM the WlOe world Magazine.
A wild alligatOr's nest was recently Sc
cured in the Everglades of Florida, where
this creature Is still to be found in fairly
large numbers. AS luck would have It.
the young %alligators were just breaking
out Of their shells when the nest was dis
covered. The mother had been shot by
q member of q surveying party, otherwise
1t wpuld nave been dangerous to stand
near the nest, as %alligators do not hesi-
tate to attack anything that approaches
the vicinity Of their breeding places.
There were q eggs in all-not a particular
iy large number, seeing that these crea-
lures often lay from 30 to 60 eggs in q
single nest. The eggs are similar in shape
to those Of a duck, and about three inches
In length. When they first appear the
young %alligators are about the same size
as lizards, and almost as lively. They
make ideal pets, and those obtained from
he nest under notice readily found own.
ers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-20
1JusT FEMINIST THE HILL.
Little Pointer for Those Who Feel ,
Desire to Seek the state Of
Matrimony.


The state Of Matrimony is one O,
the United States. 1t is bounded b,
kissing and hugging on one side and
cradles and babies on the ether. Iu
chief products are population, broom
sticks and staying out at night. Il
was discovered by Adam and Eve
while trying to find a Northwest pas
sage out of Paradise. The climate ID
sultry until you pass the tropics o.!
housekeeping, when squally weather
commonly sets in with such power a,
to keep all hands as cool as cucum
bers. For the principal roads leading
to this interesting state, consult the
drst pair OF blue eyes you SEES
change.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-20
Save It for tha Bow.
From the Dundee Advertise

T1OHH tHC DUHUcC AUVcTtIscT.
A boy IL years old with an air Of mel
Lncholy resignation. went to his teacher
and handed in the following note from
his mother before taking his seat:
Dear Str: Pleas excuse James for
not being present yesterday.
He played truant. but you needn't whip
him for it. as the boy he played truant
with and him fell out. and he licked
James: n a man they threw stones
at caught him and licked him: and the
driver of a cart they hung onto licked
him: and the owner of a cat they chased
licked him.. Then l licked him when he
came home, after which his father licked
him; and I had to give him another for
being impudent to me for telling his faith
err. So you need not lick him until next
time.
HE thinks he will attend regular in
future"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-20
oiIcIoth Convict a counterfeiter.

In McClure's. Detective Burns, in
telling of his great cases, shows how
slight q clew is needed to convict a
a He says that every criminal
leaves a track, and the following ex-
tract is one of the almost impercep,-
ible tracks that Burns found:
II remember, when we were after
.Rrockway, DIR. Bradford. Jimmy
Courtney. and their gang of counter
.~feiters. that almost ever. one said
that we could not connect Brockway
with the case. Three or four days be-
fore we arrested Brockway, A. T..
Drummond, for a stort time chief Of
the secret service. came out in a news
paper article in which he said that
Broclway was then leading an honest
life and had been for some time. When
we made the raid OF the engravers'
plant III Jersey City, we found an oil
cloth apron in the room. Later, when
we visited Brockw.y in New York, L
found a strip of the same oi.cloth used
on a mantelpiecc in his house. When
we came to put h apron and the
strip together. they fitted perfectly. It
was this bit OF evidence that really
convicted Frockway."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-20
Where camels Smoke.

A curious fact is described in the
Strand Magazine regarding the tanning
of wild camels by the natives Of Mo-
rocco. A t-hree-cornered piece Of wood,
through which a hole is drilled. is
placed in the mouth OF the camel. and
q lighted cigar. very large and loosely
rolled. is then inserted in the hole, AZ
soon as the animal starts to draw It
becomes very tame. and continues to
inhale the smoke and to emit Il
through its nose. AS soon as the first
cigar Is finished a new must be
put in its place, otherwise the camel
becomes furious and very stubborn.
fixes its legs In the ground, and cannot
be made to move until the cigar smokes
again.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-20

"A trial package of Munyon's Paw Paw
Pills will be cent free to anyone on re-
guest. Address Professor Munyon. SD q
Jefferson Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. IF you are
In need of medical advice. do not fail ia
write Professor Munyon. Your commune
cation will be treated in strict conidenoel
and your case will DO diagnosed az caro-
fully ~ though you had . personal inter
view.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are unlike
all other laxatives or cathartics. They
coax the liver into activity BY gentle
methods. They do not cou they do
not grippe. they do not weaken. but they
do start all tho secretions Of tho liver
and stomach in . way that soon puts
these organs in a healthy condition and
~eorrects constipation. In my opinion
constipation is responsible for most all
ments. There are % feet of human
bowels, which is really . sewer pipe.
When this pipe becomes clogged the
whole system becomes poisoned, caus.
ing biliousness, indigestion and impure
blood, which often produce rheumatism
and kidney ailments. No woman who
suffers with constipation OF any liver
ailment can expect to have q clear
complexion OF enjoy good health. #
I had my way I would prohibit the sale
Of nine-tenths Of the cathartics that arc
how being sold for the reason that they
soon destroy the lining Of the stomach,
setting up serious forms of indigestiony
md so paralyze the bowels that they re-
euse to act unless forced by strong
psrgatives. !.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills arc Q tonic
% the stomach, liver and nerves. They
hvigorate instead of weaken; they en-
rich h blood instead Of impoverish
t.; they enable the stomach to get alp
the nourishment from food that il put
into it. {,
These pills contain no calomel. mol
dope; they are soothing. healing andl
stimulating. They school the boweld
- act without physic. !
Regular size bottle. containing IS pills.
= cents. Munyon's Laboratory, SD q
Jefferson SITS. Philadelphia.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-20
The Reason.

The Reason.
From he Toledo Blade.
You say hes s professional NAM"
Yes
But I thought he fcllowed autamosils
racing"
HE does. He's a doctor"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-20
Truth 4 Trouble Maker.

wife have separated. Mono Of their
friends know why. but one. being curl.
Gus, asked the husband:
What was the trouble between you
and your wife,"
20, nothing much. She bought .
new hat, for $50 and asked me what I
thought oe It. And I told her. That's
ALL"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-20

Plants have movement without WIN
animals have the will to live. humar
beings have the will to live divinely.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-08-29

he had a chance to speak with Henry.
Father Magri knew that Henry was
not a Catholic, but that made 30 DIFF
ference"
This was the statement made today
by a close relative Of Henry Beatu",
made after talking with him yes'er-
day afternoon. The relative added
Paul told me that his mother was
a Catholic, and that she was a good
woman. l happen to know NOR"
about the family than a great many
others who have seen fit to appear in
the papers.
Expected 70 Resent Effort TO Conncct
Him With Crime.
paul knows that a certain ft-
ment is trying 70 n him Win
the awful tragedy. and he i Kept
posted daily as to what Is going on
The effort yesterday afternoon 10
nave a man Who is $50 miles away
from Richmond the night Of the muir
der say that he bad seen Paul FeattIe
is merely one Of the many glarlng
and -groundless efforts that have been
made to fix the crime on him.
Has Never Made But One state
ment and that TO Prosecutions
Detective.
Now. as to that confession which
Paul is said to have made to Faihrr
Magri. There is not a scitilla OF
truth IN that statement. That vas
done in order TO max e it appear lHdt
Paul had confessed to the crime ana
that Father Magri would be called 10
the stand and would. Of course, az a
minister. refuse to say anything but
Paul has made no confession. and dld
not talk to Fathe Magri for more
than a minute. Paul Is innocent OF any
com plicity in that crime, and he VIII
prove it before the jury.
And let me say right here thar
Paul Will tell on the stand q greAH
deal more than he old when before
the coroner. He was then frightened
almost to death, and gave way TO tnaL
CONTINUED on page thirteen)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-08-29

The court sustained the denfence OBJ
Jections - questions concerning DR..
Mann neating the prisoner for 2 dis
ease some time before the murder.
Attorney Smith, cross-examining,
asked DR.. Mann. just one question
If 1t were not possible that all the
COMPRESSION in Mrs. Beattie's skull
was due solely to the gun h o wound.
the witness said Yes, that is posi-
Bile
The Coroner's Testimony.
DR.. J. G. Loving, the coroner, te.-
titled that he inspected the car the
nlght OF the murder and found a
bloody gauntlet glove on the bottom.
Did you see Henry Beattie she
any tears whe you We're at the Owen
home?' DR.. Mercer was asked.
No, sir. His first request was for
Whiskey, but brandy was procured
first and later some whiskey. About
l o'clock / could notice that he was
staggering and l ecall that he asked
me to have a drink"
Detectives Tel Their Story.
Detectives Wren and Wiltshire went
over in detail their visit to the scene
very composed under the circum
stances"
Women Asked to Leave the Court
Of the crime in thel early morning
hours after the murder.
Both insisted the blood-stains IN
the road could not have been made
by blood dripping through the auto
mobile. and they were at a loss 70
explain how they came there unless
the victim was out of the car.
The Commonwealth pursued this
line with a view to that I'ea>-
tie shot his wife after he had
knocked her down and had then
lifted her body into the car.
awe Too Much for Detectives.
>elther detective was an expert on
autofhoplleS, however, and both We're
easily in cross-examination
/ by H. M. Smith. Jr.. for the defense.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-08-29

Finally Judge Watson said the
matter Of whether blood could run
through the car should be deter
minet by the jurors themselves by
experiments with the machine itself.
This probably will be done tomorrow.
Wren testified that Beattie was
very "coor as they went over the
ground near the scene Of the murder,
and walked around smoking cigar
cites" The detective described a
stump at the roadside and tracks
leading to and from it. Behind this.
the prosecution will charge, Beattie
concealed the old single-barreled
shotgun.
Henry Keeps His Nerve-Father Close
Blood-stained clothing was unrol1ed
and passed among the Jurors several
times during the day. The prisoner
watched the jurors faces carefully and
appeared far more cheerful thar on
yesterday.
~ courtroom was packed
throughout the day with the largest
crowd that has been on hand since
the grand jury met.
Henry Clay Beattie, ST., sat by his
son side throughout the long SEES
sion.
At $50 p. m. adjournment was
taken until tomorrow morning.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-08-29
Paul Eeattie's Evidence Will Cause a
Sensation.

Richmond, Va. Aug 24-The
Evening Journal prints the
significant statement. which is indica-
tive Of the general feeling tonight:
Paul Beattie is not a Catholic. and
I wish TO God he was. He has seen
no priest for more than a ONE
and that was when Father Magri went
to the jail, engaged in Christian work
and expressed a desire to offer his
sympathies to Henry Clay Beattie. He
made a mistake and saw Paul before
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
New York.
New YORK, Dec. %, 191:

NEW YORK, Dec. %, 1911.
The holiday atmosphere has taken
hold of the leaf market and has caused
business activity to take a rest till
after the new year. But there is no
anxiety felt about the trade itself.
Stocks of every type are held to be
good investments, and although there
may be grumbling about prices, desir-
able leaf is bound to uphold it's value.
The binder stock is short, the large
packings being almost all decimated.
And although there seems to be plen-
tiful supply of filler grades, prices are
not receding. The Sumatra market
will find pretty clean slate when the
new inscriptions start in, and as for the
Havana market, those who figure on
the new crop are likely to get disap-
pointed. The damage done to the seed
lings by the recent cyclone seems to
have been very effective in preventing
a restoring of a full crop in the Vuelta
Abajo at least. A shortage of filters is
perceptible already, and wrappers have
not been plentiful anyhow for the last
few seasons. Of all the tobacco crops
the one of Cuba has met with the most
unfortunate setbacks. journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 1911.


The approach of the holidays is re-
sponsible probably for a cessation of
the activity that was apparent the lat
ter part of last month and the early
part of this. On all sides it is reported
that sales have fallen off to mini
mum, and such as are made are billed
for next month. Of course, the binder
shortage continues in even emphasized
form, the heavy transactions reported
from time to time in the past few
weeks having removed from the mar
ket large proportion of the already
inadequate supply. The new Pennsyl-
vania crop still remains in the farmers
hands, the packers having thus far re-
fused to buy owing to number of rea-
sons.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER, Pa, Dec. 19, /

LANCASTER, Pa, Dec. 19, 1911.
The Lancaster county tobacco grow
ers, at recent meeting of their asso-
citation, gave out very rosy views of the
1911 crop, claiming it was very desir-
able in every particular, containing
very little pole-burn. The packers who
have kept in touch with the situation
know better. There is considerable
pole-burn, and the quality of the tobac-
CO is so uncertain that the trade will
hold off from buying until the crop has
been stripped. A good deal of strip
ping is now in progress, though strip
ping conditions are not of the best, the
weather being unfavorable, and not
great deal may be taken down at a
time. Last week few crops were