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Spiders That Change Color.
From Harper's Weekly.


Every traveller that returns from
tropical regions has extraordinary stories
to tell OF the strange mimicry of leaves
and flowers by insects. Sometimes the
purpose of the imitation seems to be con-
cealment. and sometimes the laying OF
q snare to catch other insects A curious
instance OF this was noticed on the gold
coast Of Africa by a member of q British
scientific expedition when he stopped to
examine singular-loolSing white flower
with blue center.
He found, 10 his establishment that ii
was not flower at all, but a spiders
web. and that the supposed light blue
heart OF the Hover was the spider itself
lying in wait for its prey. The legs of
the cunning spider. yellow notified with
brown. were extended in such a way as
to resemble the divisions between the
petals OF the flower.
The web itself. very delcately woven
into rosette pattern, was white, and
the threads that suspended il from the
bushes were so fine as TO be almost in
visible. The whole thing had the APP
pcarance of being suspended in the air
upon a stem concealed beneath
When the scientist knocked the spider
from its perch into a white gauze net
his surprise was increased upon seeing
his captive instantly turn from blue 10
white. Its former mimiCry had been
practiced as a snare: now il was pla ying
a similar game for the sake of con-
ceaiment
But the end Of the performance was
not yet reached. When the investi-
gator shook his captive its body again
changed color, becoming this time of "A
dull greenish brown. Later he captured
another larger specimen of the same
species OF spider whose flower web re-
sembled an orchid. This spider exhibited
the same remarkable power of changing
its color.
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sleep. For it was unbelievable that he
would not soon wake up to find that this
was bad dream
There We're hats in the hat box: Fox
hams hats, perhaps: certainly not Lord
Loveland's. And In the boot box, which
came next. We're boots. but boots which
had lost all claim to self-respect: boots
which even Foxham would have found il
difficult to give away.
Only the custom house officials good
nature and haste and Loyeland's COM
plete absence of mind on the dock had
delayed discovery until this moment. but
now that the secret was out there seemed
nothing to do, if not to rage helplessly.
Loveland spluttered a few colorfui
words but was still too bewildered by the
catastrophe to become volcanic. The
eruption would follow later.
What shall ] do with the things, SIR
the valet wanted to know.
do with them?' repeated Loveland,
exasperated by the creatures calmness.
pitch 'em into the fire-get rid Of them
anyhow. out of my sight, and he quick
about 1t. I've been robbed by my own
man."
ITO be continued tomorrow
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mo. Don't protest. Sufficient for the
minute is the meaning thereof. l must go
Il want to go-while you still mean it all
And I'd rather not see you again. because
I'd like to keep the memory of you as You
look and are In this minute-nothing less.
It will seem afterward to justify our
temporary partnership, in case 1 ever ask
myself-why?'
And before he could answer she was
gone.
He dared not follow, and instantly lost
sight of her In the crowd that poured to
the rail to greet the waiting crowd be-
low Aftetward, on the dock. he saw her
again, but only at distance. for her
aunt's luggage had been marked 3D.
that it might chaperon Miss Dearmer's.
and enable the two ladies to keep each
other company during the tedious time of
waiting.
From the far-off stall under the big let
ter IT, Loveland gazed sadly at the back
of his lost friends head, her face. either
by accident or design, being turned from
him. His boxes were long In coming.
and as It happened that none OF his ship
acquaintances were Us he had no one
to talk to. nothing pleasanter to do than
look at Miss Dearmers back and gradu-
ally lose hope of her relenting.
She had brought a little camp stool for
her aunt, and that lady sat facing Love-
land, her eyes so destitute OF interest
when now and then they strayed In his
direction that he began to believe her
niece had never mentioned his existence.
More than once he had pictured Lesley
describing her aunt's distinguished name
sake; had fancied Mrs. Loveland asking
questions. and wished that he might hear
the answers The lady's Indifference was
not 10 fo hiS Self-eSteom. hllt Mrs
Loveland did not look a woman to claim
relation because he was peer.
Lesley's aunt was a little woman with
dove-gray hair. folded like doves wings
covering her ears Hers was gentle
face, with eyes that gazed kindly. and
somehow impersonally. out upon the
world. She had the air which many
American mothers wear. OF having con-
tentedly stepped aside from the fore
front Of life In favor OF a younger gen.
Grafton. and of having lost interest in
herself as separate entity.
Lesley and Mrs Loveland all got their
luggage dumped down under the letter
..D" before a single IL box had ap-
peared. Then, when Vals did come, and
the property of other impatient LIS" at
the same time. the outside world was lost
to view. Loveland got hold of good
natured custom house man, who, cOnsid-
erip9 the indubitable fact that he was
dealing with a British subject. and be-
lieving the "Britisher's" statement that
he was merely on a visit to America,
made no unnecessary trouble. He was in
a hurry, like everybody else. and did lit
tie more than casually open the leather
portmanteau. the cabin trunk. the hat
box and the fitted suit case, glittering
with coronets, which constituted Lord
Loveland's luggage
Very few minutes were wasted in the
examination though Americans all around
were suffering severely. Nevertheless
when the keys were in his hand again.
and Val was ready to separate himself
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active interest in increasing the manu-
script material concerning the colonial
period and the revolutionary war. most
of which has never been published. The
manuscripts of Sir William Johnson and
| Of Col. John Bradstreet contain a store
! of material concerning the struggle be-
tween the English and the French and
the history of our relations with the In
dian tribes prior to the revolution. The
most interesting manuscript In the revo-
lutionary collection is the reply of the
officers of the army to Washington s
farewell address.
Thousands of letters and public papers
are In the handwriting of the Adamses
Hancock, Jefferson, Livingston, Tr,lmbull
Schuyler, Washington. Sherman, Morris
| and of later date Of Madison Monroe
John Quincy Adams. Edward Everett and
others.
papers is that of Aaron Burr. covering
almost his entire life. The papers OF
the two Levi Lincolns. father and son,
| and Of Enooh Lincoln. Governor Of Maine
many of Webster, Choate and other
political leaders in New England
The largest collection of manuscripts
and historical material concerning the
settlement of the Ohio valley may be
found here. They begin with memoranda
from Washington concerning a canal OF
highway to the west. Among them are
discussions Of the advantages of Euro
pean emigration, the best locations for
the settlement Of foreigners and the
methods that must be used to instruct
| them concerning American institutions
so that they may prove a source OF
strength and not of injury to the young
nation.
Altogether there are about $4,000 his
| torical manuscripts in the collection
which are arranged in groups centerine
about person, a subject or a period OF
time. Experts are now at work making
thorough card catalogue of their con-
tents. Up to this time about 1900 Of the
manuscripts have been indexed In that
way
The library is especially strong in
early school books. in Bibles. hymns and
psalm books and family histories.
beautiful new building of colonial
architecture standing upon the outskirts
of the city has recently been completed.
7 and 1t will be a mecca for students OF
American history forever
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FRENCH CONSUL ARRESTED
BY PATROL IN MOROCCO
Spaniards Say Mistake Was Made,
But Do Not Offer an
Apology.

TANGIER, Morocco, July 1S.-A dis
patch from Aicazar says that NJ. Boisset.
the French consular agent. while return
ing from a ramble In the country, was
stopped by Spanish patrol. which at
tempted to take his carbine from him.
Finally the patrol conducted the con-
sui across the city. followed by an Arab
crowd to the Spanish barracks. The OFF,
Ger in charge at the barracks said that
q mistake had been made, and allowed
he consul to depart. but made no apol-
ogy for his arrest
MOGADOR. Morocco, July 1S-fhe
country surrounding Agadir the point OF
German intervention. is reported quiet
The commander of the German cruiser
Berlin daily lands men to explore the
country in the immediate vicinity OF the
port 1t Is feared here that the Moorish
tribes in the neighborhood will resent the
presence OF armed Germans proving
about the country, and that violent COLI
sions may result.
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CHAPTER TX.
Foxham Redivivus.

Loveland tried to put thoughts of the
girl out Of his head as he drove through
the exciting streets of New York. which
vast flower garden. sown regardlessly.
But. despite the rush and roar of 'ele-
waited trains above his head. the swift
whir Of electric trans to left. to right. of
him on a level. and the bizarre effect of
the ''skyscrapers.' which turned long
thoroughfares into Swallowed valleys, lie
could not throw open his mind to the rush
of new impressions. This brilliant New
York made him feel after all a person of
comparatively small Importance. He be-
gan to repent having refused invitations.
for instead Of humping dolefully to a
hotel, in cab which was the least mod
ern thing New York had shown him, he
might now be spinning uptown in any one
of half dozen hospitable ten-thousand-
dollar motor cars In his isolation he re-
GREETED the Coolidges. and even Cad
wallader Hunter. who had pressed him to
spend day or two at his fiat: however,
he was consoled by the reflection that he
had decided wisely, and that wisdom
would be it's own reward. 1t was better
not to lend himself to any one until he
had seen every one. and decided to whom
he would permanently belong.
When the bear had refused the hospi-
tally of its leaders cage Cadwallader
Hunter had suggested a quiet new hotel,
uptown and near his apartment. But the
bear did not know that 1T was bear and
had tired of dictation. Loveland had
heard Of the Waldorf-Astoria, and he had
not heard Of the quiet new hotel. Men
he knew. who ran over to New York on
such errandS as his own stopped at the
Waldorf-Astoria, or Holland House. or
the Plaza, and Val, who believed that the
best was only just good enough, would
not risk hiding his light under a bushel
True, he had very little money, but he
had plenty of invitations and was certain
to have more couple of days at the
and Jim and Betty Harborough's mil
lionaire friends would probably expect
him to be conspicuous. Now was the tide
in his affairs which must be taken at the
food. and he could not afford to let his
future relations-in-law (whoever they
might be- learn to despise him.
Loveland's intention had been to ask for
small room, high in situation and low
in price: but once inside the immense, red
to hold half New York, pride tied his
tongue Pretty girls. beautifully dressed.
and prosperous looking men, with facial
expressions as Supercilious as his own,
were standing within earshot: and Love
land could not resist satisfying an i'm
pulse Of boyish vanity. He announced to
a superior gentleman at a desk that he
charming voice and English accent at
tracted the Americans near him. and
under his mask Of Indifference Loveland
was aware of the attention he excited
The superior gentleman thought for a
moment and consulted book. Then he
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Highly Educated Employees.

In addition to the university library
there is a city public library, built in
1881. containing 1898 volumes; and for
those who do lot wish or cannot afford
to take the courses in the university there
are two technical schools. the Worcester
Polytechnic Institute. founded in 1860,
and the Municipal Industrial School for
the teaching of ordinary trades. These
schools are generously patronized by the
manufacturers of the city and the courses
are SO arranged that wage earners C, n
have the opportunity of attending the
classes without losing their time or their
pay. The manual training is considered
essential for success III any OF the trades,
and Young man who brings into a fac
tory diploma from the industrial school
or the Polytechnic Institute is sure Of
permanent employment at good wages
Although there Is very large foreign
population in Worcester, including the
most important Armenian colony in the
United States. the employees of It's manu-
factories are said to have a higher aver
age of training than those Of any other
city in the world. But this ira aiming IL
simply a substitute for the old apprentice
ship system. under which a young man
was required to work three years with
out wages before he could have a Jour-
peymans job. I cannot find that there
* any objection from the labor unions
On the contrary they are said to be in
OlUrrent TO the industrial education
n shed here, or. rather. to accept It in a
matter of-fact way as an established GUS
| tom.
American Antiquarian Society.
! The American Antiquarian Society
which will celebrate it's centennial an
niversary next year, is perhaps the oldes,
| and the most important institution OF
| the kind in the country. 1t was founded
| in October, 1912. by Isaiah Thomas ed.-
| tor of the Worcester Spy, "for the pur-
| pose of collecting and preserving ma
| terials for the study of American history
| and antiquities" and he began at once
| to collect manuscripts of every sort-fam.
| lily papers. correspondence of prominen,
| men. particularly of the colonial and
| revolutionary periods, he grabbed every
diary he could get hold Of bought and
| begged literary and historical records an6
| spent altogether about $4,000 of his owr
money to carry out the object of thu
institution society not confined Il
local purposes. not intended for the par
| ticular advantage OF any one state or sec
ton of the Cnion or for the benefit of q
| few individuals" as he said, but on,
whose members may be found in ever,
part of our western continent and It'll
adjacent islands, and who are citizen,
| pf all parts af this quarter Of the globe.
] Inc reasons for locating it In Worces
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1t has been the good fortune of the
American Antiquarian Society to have a
series Of Librarians possessing true anti
quarian tastes. gifted with ability to ex-
cite the interest Of others and imbued
with zeal that was extraordinary. The
Salisbury family has been especially gen.
erous in gifts and labors. and to it the
importance of the institution Is very
largely due Its members have taken an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-18
New Center of Population.

The center of population of the United
States has moved thirty-one miles west
ward and seven-tenths of a mile north
ward during the last ten years, and ia
located four and a quarter miles south
of Unionville, Monroe county. Ind. ac-
cording TO the official geographer of the
census bureau. Ten years ago the GEN.
ter of population was six miles south
east of Columbus, Ind.
The westward movement during the
last decade was more than twice that Of
the 1S90-19O0 decade. The census officials
say that the increased westward move
ment has been due to the growth of the
Pacific and southwestern states
The geographical center of the United
States is located in Kansas, and the
$50 miles east Of the geographical GEN.
ter Of the country.
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Tried and True.


Mabel am sure he must have loved
her very dearly?
Maude-l should say so. He married
her in spite of the fact that he had been
out in the rain with her all one after
noon. was seasick with her and saw her
Unexpectedly at home the morning after
a dance
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Complications Pile Up,

THE Forbidden Way" George Gibbs
serial, moves along in our next Sunday
Magazine, piling up its complications, with
Cortland Bent and Camilla being drawn
too sentimentally together for the good
of all concerned. and the introduction
of old Gen. Bent, who Is soon to lock
horns with Wray over the disposition Of
smelling business in the west
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Gelett Burgess New York Arabian
Nights Entertainment continues in our
next Sunday Magazine. Who was Belle
Carlton, any how?
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and his belongings from the seething
mass of anxious LIS" Miss Dearmer
and her aunt had vanished off the face
of the dock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-08

church in the third ward on Nov. Is.
1t will be general plant show and
prizes awarded for finest plants ex-
hibited of any kind and all are invited
to exhibit plants.
Mrs. George Hannptmann has had
placed fine monument at the grave
OF her husband in our city cemetery.
As we predicted in former issues
that the Nauyoo city treasury was de-
pleted OF funds on account OF the cut
ting down of the Martin hill has prov
en- true. At the council meeting last
Monday night the members voted to
borrow $1,000 for further use to car
~ on street Improvements. etc. Nau-
VOC. like Keokuk with its Carroll
street, is slow in getting finished, but
when completed our business men
ought 10 hang out flags celebrating
the event Knowing ones say that
brick paving would have cost less.
Shorty Lyle and his companions
are bagging large number Of pos
sums, skunks and other fur animals
with their high priced coon dog. They
go out several nights during the week
ind seldom come back empty-handed
The boys are having great sport with
their coon dog.
Quail season opens next Sunday
and our nimrods are getting ready
for the Bob White that are plentiful
/ in and around Nauvoo 1t seems q
! pity to kill this popuIar bird
Jos. Haas. of Nauvoo and Mrs. An
ma Lively of Elyaston. H., were mar
4 ried in the latter city Thursday even
ing of last week. jos. became &C
qnainted with the lady at a Keokul
hospital during an operation he un
derwent there, and who was his nurse
while he was patient there, and
which ripened into a love match. The
lady is reported to be quite wealthy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-08
GOOD REPORTS ARE
BEGINNING TO CONE
Crowds at Drug Store Continue
to Show Great Interest in
New Root Juice Medicine
and Some Very Encour
aging Reports Are
Heard.

Crowds OF Root Juice enthusiasts
continue to call at the Wilkinson &
Co, drug store where the new medi-
cine is being explained and the big
consignment that was sent here when
the sale opened is fast being depleted.
At the drug store yesterday it was
sal. that the demand for the medicine
exceeds anything ever sold in thig
city and that the sales are increasing
every day.
Many who call now state that some
friend or relative has been using the
Root Juice with good results and ad.
visited them to try 1t.
Reports are still coming from Day.
export, where demonstration has
been in progress for some weeks and
stories of the most remarkable cures
continue to appear. Among the latest
reports are those of Mrs. Alma
Rhoades, who claims to have suffer.
ed from stomach trouble for some
time and after trying numerous rem.
edieg without result tried Root Juice
Her report states: 81 suffered very
much from indigestion. pains after
eating and other stomach distress,
and found relief In one bottle. !
have no more pains after eating. nv
food digests well and 1 have good
appetite. In fact feel better every
way"
Mrs. E. E. Remer, another well
known Davenport lady living at 7311b
w. 3rd street, when asked about her
experience, said: Ny trouble was
general weakness, loss of appetite
pains and nervousness, and I can
truthfully say / used the Root Juice
Medicine with wonderful results.
gained in strength with the use O,
the first bottle and feel much better
in every way
The first few doses seem TO in
crease the appetite and improve the
digestion. Persons who suffered
from backache and rheumatism saw
they have never used medicine that
gave such prompt and wonderful re
Iies.
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unknown, OF this class of individuals
in the near future.
II has been thought by many people
living in this county outside OF keo
sauoua, that crimes committed in this
town are overlooked by the officers;
but this time that will not be the
case. Some OF these twelve men now
in jail say they have played poker
with many Keosauqua fellows. some
of these being from respected fani
lies and hitherto prominent in church
circles. 1t was predicted yesterday
that there would be something doing
in this Gown within the next few days.
There are some two hundred and
fifty prospects in the county, and
about this many are nov on the an1-
ious seat Many OF these are repeat
ing a line OF that old familiar hymn,
is Ny Name Written There mean
ing On an indictment in the clerks
Office. OF the large number OF pros
poets only q few at a time viii De
arrested, because there are only
twelve beds in the jail Some might
be hung up behind the door, for this
has been done. A few years ago a
prisoner by the name OF Hale hung
himself up behind the door where
he remained until cut down two
hours afterwards.
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ments committe was composed Of the
Misses Grace Argast, Emma Paul.
Emma Lininger and Emma Koehler.
These socials are the most pleasant
feature of the league.
Chas. E. Bidleman is one of Nau-
voo's unfortunates Recently he had
his launch stolen and last Friday
night some thief or thieves stole his
trammel net, coal box and some bat
teries from the river bank. He recoy.
cred his launch, but the last named
articles he has given up as lost.
Some parties from Fort Madison
killed monster eagle on the islands
above Nauvoo last Monday. 1t meas
ured over eight feet from tip to tip.
Marshal Louis Hudson has received
several car loads of cement which he
has hauled from Montrose to Nauvoo
from the cars by the wagon route.
Another home talent play will be
presented at the city hall soon II
viii be under the direction OF Mrs
Fred Salnl, Jr., who is splendid in
structor.
The ladies of the ". C. T. q. Of
Nauroo and vicinity will give g
chrysanthemum show at the NJ. E
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