davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-08-17

Son Der lnbefledten gmpfang-
ntBfir9e aus tpur6e Dtenitag Nab-
mittag Elm fIeines sobnden. Der So
Mile oes Doctor Mar 4er11. beerbigt.
55rdulein Haa1lines 9odter Der
gamilie oeg Germ Soieph @infler,
melde 5tnei Monate lang III Norooarr
fotas per!panot= nno freunoiduftlide
Beiude eritattete, 1T Dienitag ms eli
terli6e. Sous 3urudgefebrt.6
Dien1tag trnf @err Gran5 Gin
6enberg, melder in Breckenridge I'M
ser Greet Mortbern 8abn-
geielidnft itebt, nit 6amilie gu einem
m%ebrtagigen 8eiud)e BET @ltern un6
Sci mijtern III 81. CLOUD ein: X
- @crseft nidJt ben @rnteperfanf,
iueldcr a1t Samitag, ben 10. Mmgmit
beginnt bel 6. u. Yarrett.
~: SSm Mlter bon 81 Sabren bat
Mic. San6, Delien Seim I'M Comm Sc
5a1f lit, infolge zines &er5letoenS
am Dienitag Mben0 oaS 8ettli6e ge-
1egnet. Ser @eritorbene mar int Mo-
ieltbole IN Deutiblan6, geboren, BON
mp er als fleiner &nabe NIT ieiner
Gltern in .oieies 2onb fam, Ste iid
brett in @tearnSg o>1ntp nie0erlieBen.
.Seit jener 8eit NOR er in oielem
.Sbeil bes 5taateS mobnbaft. Mit
Ser @attin betrol1ern 8pei S0bne nno
bier G06ter uno nebit6em 5met 8rii=
ser 11no 6rei 5hmeitern, unter 6ie=
fen SSrou Mthael 5teirbal1er un0
5rau g.. 80. geib bon ct. CLOUD,
lei1te1 SOB. Die 8eeroigung fin0et
Greitag Morgen BON Ser &atbe0rale
aus itatt. STINT Sic emige &ube Unto
SEM @interbliebenen nnier 8eilei6.
= geo6 Musiage 0es Gol1ntp=Mu=
6itors S. s.. &al1, melder 9ienifag
Dor ser 5taats=s in
ct. Saul erl9ien, mutt cine aberma=
lige Mbihdbung ser 5teuern in ct.
Glou0 l1n6 SEN gillages Mbon un0
Golo 5pring un0 II Somns i'm Count
tp BON lpe5ien e%rnannten Miieiioren
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-08-17
MidpronO AntDmo,bil : @trede.

ltnter5eiidneteer bdt cine Mutomobil-
5trede 5piiden 81. CLOUD un6 @i6-
mono er0ffnet uno miro an Montagen
un6 Samitagen r%egelmabige 6abrten
MAIDEN. Mbfabrt bon @iidmono nad
ct. Gloub z l1br %bormittags; gln-
funft in ct. glouo I'M 8 ubr. &iid-
fabrt Don ct. CLOUD Unit 5 nbr na9-
mittags. Gs mer0en audi Gaifagiere
genommen fir Sic ser Strede ent<
lang gelegenen 0rti6aften St.Soiepb,
@odbine un6 @ol6 5pring. Mtge-
meiiene Gabrpreiie. 8eitella1ngen tom
men 5uriidgelaiien meroen in Ser So
oega &eitauration 5u ct. CLOUD, in
ser @oitoffiee 5u &odptue uno in Der
Mpotbefe gu &idmon6.
S. s.. &Dttser, &i6mon6, Minn.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-08-17
9i5setan=N d6ri4ten

: &odtp'iter 8ii@of Sacob Grobec
fat folgenoe 8eriebunge1 geiitlider
sRerren porgenommen: &o9m. 9err
S. &innenfamp an Die engliide Sc
meinoe in Sauf Centre; bodan. Serr
Syn. Eoma5tn nod ct. Mntbonp;
bodm. &err Sobann 8ilfes nod 81.
,@li5abetb; bo9m. &err g. 5us3cpns-
ii na9 Mortb Brairie; bodu. Serr S.
SSansft nod 5lensburg; bodtp. &err:
g. 8ujalsfi nod ct. Mnna; bodm.
SEER g. 8rennp nod Opole.
Ser 3uitano pes bo9m. 8ater Ml-
FREQ, 8. g. s., oes Bfarrers ser unbe=
fledten OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in ct.
@louo, mel9er am Dtenitag pergange=
11er ISOLDE int ct. &apbaels &olpital
gu ct. CLOUD operirt mur6e, laBt, mie
am Dienitag beim Sodamte Ser Sc
mein6e %perfunoigt mur6e, 5u uiiniden
ibrig, pennglei6 6erielbe bon Sen
Ner5ten als fein 6urdaus lebensge=
idbrlider be5ei6net miro.
Scene 5met bodm. &enren, mel6e
i'm bergangenen Mfonat in 9etroit,
Mi6., in sen fl. Brieiteri tan0 erboben
ml1r0en uno ser 9i05eie ct. CLOUD
a%ngeboren, iino 0ienitag inn bii90fli-
@en Yalais gu ct. @lou6 eingetrof<
fen.
$ sSS11 ser nnbefledten gmpfGngniB=
fir6e 5u ct. @loro celebrirte ant Seite
Maria &immelfabrt ser 5ohm. Yater
CAMEL, 8. g. g., BON ct. Sohrs ua=
ter Iiiiiten5 Ses bo6m. @errn 8edf,
melder ser @eieuidaft bonn gottli9en
&orte angeb0rt, crit -ffiir51ih in Mme=
rita e%intraf un0 na@ Se6np, ST.,
gebort, pobin ct iid begeben miro,
I'M auoa ii6 Sic englilde gprode an=
5ueignen un6 itd Damn auf SEN Hbi=
lippinen als Miiiionar peroienitli9
5u MAIDEN, un0 0es bo6m. Hater @er=
ner, .. g. g., eil1 feierli9es @od)=
amt, mdbrei1o meld)em ser bobm. &err
8ed Die 6eltpre6igt bielt.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-08-17

s5ommerfranfbeit. Dienitag Nad-
mittag. murbe bas &tn6 bon Der 8a-
tbeorale aus beerbigt.
- Montag ging in Der @ebaction
beg uMorbitern" sic MadriM Elm, SAB
hodm. &err Sobn 5ano bon 2aitrup
auf ieiner Deuti6lan6reiie Bel ieinem
'8eiude ser &aiieritaot Madyens6 Sic Sc.
.legenbeit mabrnabm, Ser 5@meiter
.6es ,Morbitern" -9&feoacteuren In oem
innerbalb ser @ren5en Ser Staot
sladen gelegenen Sorltbaus 8ilo6en
%ieinen, menn audi nur flii@ttgen5 10
sod b0dit angenebmett 8eil1H gu er,
Itatten, mofiir mir unierem. bodm.
dreunoe 3n grobem 9anfe berpflidtet
itn6.
- @ersekt nidt ben Grnteperfanf,
iuelder ant Samitag, ben 10. Mnsnt
beginnt bel 6. u. Barrett.
- @elegentli6 elmer am samitag
Mbeno gebaltenen ipe5iellen Sttung
ser Ct. CLOUD @r5iebungsbeb0r0e
muroe sic bonn S9abmeiiter Sen. Scott
geleiitete 8irgidaft in ser @0be bon
$4,000 gl,tgebeiben; feline 8iirgen
fins Sic &erren S. .. Suuipan, &ein-
rid &iffmeper, Sulil1s 9ominif uno
S. 8. Sims1.
= Sic l1nterbaltungen bon GoreD
Bros, melde lire 3elte nobe Ser
Sranflin S6ule a1fgei6lagen baben
begannen geitern. Die freten 56alt=
itellunge1t, afrobatii6e nebungen II.
4. No., melhe Sung un6 9lt ergobten,
mltroen ont Mbenoe gegeben, mdbreno
|melder 3eit sic Granite Gitp 8ano
bel einem Srei=Gon5erte lire id0nften
@eiien ert0nen lieBen. Sreie gor=
1telnnge11 ftnben ie0en Sag 1tatt.
- Mad 8tpei Monate langem Ml1f=
entba1te BEL ibrer int &reIton berbei=
ratbeten Sodter, Srmt Srun5 gid=
mann, itl10 &err uno Srau Mn6reas
Greib letten 9onneritag beimgefebrt.
@err Hreib ging in &rei ton ieinem
5dlpiegeri obn, mo- Sic er cine 8raue=
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-08-17
ei 3u eiigen at; beiis1er~G inriidfttung
ines Glaibenbier,D epartemeutS CUR

Tel 3u eiige1 at; Sci sDereG inrihbtung
zines Glaihenbier-D eparteuaentS CUR
9anb..
- Sobn S. Seq tat nit SCI arbeit
zines 11esen MreBbudes Der Staot
ct. @louo oieler Gage Ben Mnfarg
geu1adt unb ernartet, 6as Bud Bis
gum fomrtenSen eriiten SSa1tl4ar fertig
gelteMt gu baben. NJ
~ SSolepb. 9an6merf, mel9er I'M
ct, &apbaeIs Soipital pegen 8lino=
oarment5iin0ung operirt muroe, bat
ii9 bon sen 6olgen ser Operation io-
melt erbolt, oaB ct in Sen ndditen Gu-
gen aus ser @eilanifalt e%ntlaifen tper-
sen fam.
- @deriff g. S. Morib bat iib
mie6er nod Soroan begeben, mo- er
in Sen 5~6lammbaoern Die ertpiini9te
Seill1ng bon Dem forperliben 2ei6en,
oos i'm abermals befallem. bat, bof-
fentli@ fin6en miro.
= @eD berlieher auf erltinirte
8urmen. Tarmers State 8anf, ct.
Glou6. Minn. f6-bn
- Die 'Mpfelernte in Minneiota
miro, mie erflart miro, sic Bette felt
Sabren lein, menigitenS mltroe eine
id0nere 6rudt hieier Dirt in un6 bel
ct. Gloub ME 5upor geerntet. &errn
sc. Sii@i0a's pradtpolle Mepfel 5ieren
immer nod Sic Sarmers 5tate 8anf,
mdbreno Ser an 8. Mpe. iuoli6 mob=
nen6e &err ;@einri6 &alfmann per=
idie0ene Mpfeli orten I'M 6en1ter Der
Merdbants National @anf altsgeiteQt
bat, mie iie nidt i6ot1er gemalt mer=
SEN f0nnen. @enn .Minneiota glei=
den 6ortidritt 1T Ser Sbif5udt balt
mie in 6e11 lebten Sabren, miro ser
uMor01tern" -Staot, mie 10 pieler anbe=
rer @or5iige uegen, au6 ser Sbit5u6t
mege1t gerehtermeile geprieien mer=
SEN.
= Wir %be5ahlen bier Bro5ent IN
3eitoepoiiten. Tarmers Gtate 8anf
of ct. glou6, Minn. 16ba
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-08-17
@ereimSs Ma@ri@ten.
G%inlabnne sum bentidjem
&atbolifcutag bou Minneiota.

Sin sic 8eamten un6 Mitglieoer al
Ter oeuti6en fatboliiden Mdnner=
uno SSiinglings=gereine BON Minneio=
ia un0 ser unS aggregierten 8ereir1e
ser beioen- 9afotas.
56eure Mithrii6er! = gs gereidt
oem unter5eidneten Seitfomite 5rr
@bre uno 5re10e, Sic nad ct. @eter
sum 6%ieSidbrigen &atbolifentage, TO-
mie 81 SEN Ser ammlungen oes g. St.
8. Staatsperbon0es nno ser g.. 81. 8.
unteritiibungs @eieni9aft ge5iemen0
ein5ula0en. @er uniere 5agungen
lit Sem lekten Sabren beiudt fat, mfrs
6ie @%rfabrung gemodt baben, oaB ie-
6es Sabr = iomeit ernite Mrbeis uno
niitlide 8elebr1tng in 8etradt font
men = einen erfreuliden Sort
l6ritt be6eutet. uMues in gbriito
erne11ern" fat uuier geliebter 81. So
ter einnal ausgerufe fen 1tn0 als 8arole
fir Sic fatboliide Nftion ausgegeben;
un0 mir 6eutide @atboltfen fonne11.
inns iagen, 6aB mir %penigitens sen
@eriu6 gemadt baben, 6ieie @orte
sur Sbat 81 MAIDEN. Mus Sic fem
@runoe itanoen sic pororsgegangenen.
geriammllmgen ltnter SEM 3eiden
Ser So5iolreform. 60 ion es au@
oteies Sabr iein. Darlm baben mir
nnter an0erem gu Sbrer @elebr1,ng
einen 2ibtbiloer=8ortra ser Central
iteQe bes 3entralpereineS getpon1er.
SO fommt '0enn gum "a. bis 81.
September nad ct. @eter. @ir ber=
lpreden gu6, 6ab es gu9 nidJt ge=
relten mi'l'; benn BON I'M ierer 5eite
ipu nidts unperil1d bleiben, INN Gud
oieie Gage ourd niitlide 8elebrung
un6 angenebme ltnterbaltung lief uno
mertb gu MAIDEN. &od)adtnngspon
init 8mtoergruB
S. s. SmaIian n, 8farrer,
6r. @enid, 5eitpraiioent,
S. g. 5pieB, GeiHefretar.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-08-17
8efanntmadjltng.

Die @ilmeroings : 8aumi6ule bat
fir 0iele cation groBe MuSmabl an
0bltbaun1er1, &eben un0 ~ionitigen
j3ierpflan5en. El1lpen unb 8fingitro=
len fir @erbitflan3ung ionten 1ett u1=
be6ingt be teut meroen. Man aorehtre:
@i1perbimss MurierD,
36=1Ot Greeport, Minn..
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-08-17

borgenonm1en peroen. Die EotDns
iinp: ,Miblep, Mbon, 8rodpap, College
pine, Goen 2afe, @ettp, &rain, 2nr-
ebburg, Maine 8rairie, Melroie, Mill-
MOOD, @apmono, 81. Muguita, ct.
CLOUD, ct. @enbel, souf Centre nno
@afefeb. s.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-08-17
81 perfanfen s1t 8arsain-&reiien.

Erammap-gaubo @agen, @aeen,
@anomerfs5eltg, Sreibriebmen, Slo=
ld)en5uge, Seile, 59dfte, Soften ETC.
Grpofitpn 21mber So.
39-4t 5auf &apios, Minn
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-10
Honesty Extraordinary.

A traveller writing In an italian
magazine says that the Swiss canton
OF Ticino Is inhabited by the most hon
est folk 1t is possible to imagine. In
most Of the Ticinese villages. the
writer says. the oldest inhabitants do
not remember any case Of thieving.
however petty. within lifetime. Lost
objects when found must never be
taken away: they must be left where
they were dropped OF placed in a con-
spicuous position so that the rightful
owner can find his property more easi-
ly. The case Is cited Of an American
woman tourist who lost her purse on
an excursion In the Val Capriasca.
The purse contained gold coin and a
jeweled watch. Upon returning from
her trip she found the purse with it's
contents intact on a little heap Of
leaves. so placed that 1t could not fail
to attract her attention.-New York
Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-10
Sailing Is So lnteres estinu,

The lady was reading a nautical
novel. She struggled along bravely for
q few minutes, but finally had to ap-
peal to her husband.
Gerald" she said. "the author says
that the boat was sailing wing and
wing What does that mean? I've
been on yacht. but never heard that
before"
"That means" answered Gerald, re-
joicing In the fact that he, too, had
spent several hours on q sailing YES
sel-"that means that the schooner had
her mains'l out to. port and her forest
out to starboard. Or vice versa"
"Oh. see" cried the lady. It's Just
like a chicken-a wing on each side
And now l understand why they call
those little sails In the middle ibis
It's short for 'giblets.' Of course. Isn't
sailing interesting gw-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-10
Correction and Explanation.

In the report Of the funeral SER
vices OF Miss Mary Witherspoon.
there were several palpable errors,
due to poor penmanship and worse
proof reading, but which the intel
ligent reader promptly detected, in
asmuch as the words substituted by
the intelligent compositor for those
intended by the writer were totally
out OF harmony with the contents Of
the article. In one instance the
word noted was substituted for
mortal and in another "memoriz-
ed" appeared when the word should
have been "mourned." The regular
proof reader was absent, and his
substitute, lacking years of experience
in this work and familiarity with the
writing of our correspond ents
fell into error along with the type
setter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-10
SHOOTING AT DAVIS STATION
'leve Ridgeway Shot by His Cousin,
Julius Ridgeway.

Manning Times, May 3.
most deplorable shooting oc-
Cured last Saturday afternoon at Da-
MS Station, resulting in Cleve Ridge
way being dangerously shot by his
cousin, Julius Ridgeway. Both are
young men about % years Of age.
Ihe injured man was hit on the arm
and in the abdomen. Doctor Stukes
reached the wounded man and adj
mlnlstered to him, and later DR.. Will
son called to see him. Julius Ridge.
way came to Manning Saturday night
and gave himself up to Sheriff Gam
BILE. The young man will have IN ra-
main in Jail to await the result OF
the wounds Of "Clevo." We are in
formed the trouble between these two
cousins originated some time back
because julius refused to take "Cleye"
TO see young lady, and last Satur-
day they happened to meet at the
station" hot words passed between
them. Julius walked off, Cleve fol-
lowing, and when he got within a
few steps Julius shot him with a 80
calibre pistol. We are also told that
the wounded man has requested his
people not to prosecute julius.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-10
IS 4 CORNER" ILLEGAL :
QUESTION BROUGHT BEFORE
UNITED STATES SUPREME
COURT.
Government Appeals From Declsion
OF Lower Court That Attempt 10
Fix Prices Thus In Not Legal.

Washington, May 5.-Another puz-
xling question about the Sherman
antitrust law today made Its ap-
pearance In the supreme court of the
United States to plague that tribunal.
IL was this: Does conspiracy to
fix the price OF a commodity by pro-
curing a corner constitute a vio-
lstion OF the Sherman antitrust law T?
The government ranks the import
ance OF the question along side that
OF the Standard oil and tobacco cases
now awaiting decision by the supreme
court.
The latest member OF the trust"
family came to the court In a writ Of
error obtained by the government
from the recent decision OF Judge
Ncyes of the New York federal court.
In regard to the antitrust law indict-
ment against James A. Patten. Eu-
gene G. Scales. Frank b. Hayne and
William p. Brown. The court dis.
missed tho counts in the indictment
which charged a conspiracy to "cor
ner" the cotton market. The indlct-
ment arose out OF the "bull" caiu-
paign In cotton In 1910 on the New
York cotton exchange. 1t was esu-
mated that the alleged leaders of the
campaign. Patten. Scales. Hayne ard
Brown. made between $4,000. .00d
and $4,000 900.
The case was docketed today as
No. 1888. which means ordinarily
that II will not be reached for argu-
ment and consideration by the court
for nearly three years. Inasmuch as
the appeal Of the government was
made under the criminal appeals act,
the department OF justice must dill
gently prosecute the appeal Con-
ssquently preparations are being
made TO have the case advanced for
hearing early next October.
The governments position In the
case was stated by Judge Noyes 20
be that any combination which in
terferes with the right of the manu-
facturerer to purchase a commodity
moving In interstate commerce az
prices determined by the competitive
law Of normal market conditions d.
rectly rsstrains interstate commerce
and violates the federal antitrust
statutes"
The lower court held that the gov
ernment's position could not be main
tainsd.
Judge Noyes said there was no di-
rect relation between prices and In
terstase commerce and that the vol
ume OF shipments did not necessarily
depend upon the lowness Of price.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-10
HUMAN SKULL PUZZLE.
a Cavity That May Have Been the
Seat Of a Sixth Sense.

Despite the progress of physiology
the study Of the human body Is full
OF mystery. Some Of It's well known
organs have never revealed either
their uses or the reason Of their crea-
ton. The part played by the spleen
In human life was discovered but re-
Gently. Ii Is now regarded as one OF
the principal agents In the circulation
or the blood. But there are in the
marvellous human organism mys.
terious parts which Ii Is possible that
no savant. however profound his
learning. may ever understand. For
instance, In the skull. behind the car
tilage Of the nose. there Is a little
cavity Of unknown origin. Physiolo-
gists believe that at one time--several
thousand generations ago-it contained
gland consisting Of two lobes Joined
by their common base.
This cavity-the delta turcica-is. In
the opinion Of certain savants. the
vestige of a sixth sense which was Of
great use to the antediluvian ances-
tors Of man. 1t is believed that this
little gland enabled them to see In the
darkness when they had not yet learn
ed the secret of procuring light: that
1t was the seat Of the mysterious
sense Of situation or locality. the pow
er to orient their course. the sense so
highly developed to this day in saw
ages and certain animals. The theory
Is plausible. but 1t Is doubtful whether
man will ever acquire any real knowl-
edge Of the reason for the existence
OF the delta turcica. a.-Exchange.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-10
The Parsees of India.

1t was at q point near the ancient
city of Surat that the Parsees first
landed In India when driven out of
Persia by their Mohammedan conquer
ors eleven centuries ago. Few things
are more remarkable than the manner
In which this small community has re-
tanned Its religion and racial charac-
teristics unchanged during that long
period. The peculiar style Of head
dress worn by the Parsees is said to
hAv0 boon mAlo compulsory by The
Hindu king Of India when the Parsees
first obtained refuge In that country,
and they have used II ever since. To-
day the Parsees are the leading CON-
mercial nation Of India.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-10
BASEBALL SIGNS.
Their Importance Is Much Greater
Than Their Number.


Among the players we do not use the
word signal" With us it is sign"
There are not aS maLy signs" used on
o ball club as the public would believe
or course the catcher must sign" the
pitcher for every ball that he throws.
That Is to prevent confusion or. as we
say. to keep from crossing each
other" The catcher has sign for a
curve ball. II fast ball and slow one.
To ball players all curve balls. such
as the drop and the outcurve, are call
ed IA curve" The catcher gives the
same sign for any one of them. We
do not call ball that jumps '1n" q
curve. Ball players do not recognize
the incurve. That Is called fast ball.
Any ball thrown by a right handed
pitcher with sufficient speed will jump
inward to slight degree. The out
curve and drop are unnatural curves.
and the ball must be spun in an un-
natural manner to get that peculiar
"break."
The only other "sign" Of Importance
Is the one the batter gives to the run
ner when he intends to hit the ball. IL
he wants the runner to start as he
swings Cthe hit and run play he gives
him certain sign. There are any
number Of signs used for this play
Sometimes the batter gives 1t by rub
bing his hand over the small end Of
the bat Again. he may give 1T by
knocking the dust from his shoes with
the big end of the bat.-JOhn j. Nc
Graw In Metropolitan Magazine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-10
EAST INDIAN RUNNERS.
kahars Who Can Regularly Make Q
Hundred Miles a Day.

Nahars VINO San he9uIariy make q
Hundred Miles a Day.
Ordinary Marathon races seem rath-
er insignificant compared with the
regular performances of certain east
Indian caste. These Kahars, also
known rs Jhinwarb. live in the Pun
jab, where for centuries they have
acted as runners. fishermen and water
fowl catchers.
The men are trained runners and are
said to be able to 60 a hundred miles
day without resting. According to
Baily's Magazine. there Is a we'll au-
thenticated instance that Tika Ram.
the son Of Lalu Ram. carried dis
patches 300. miles in three .days-from
Mean-Mir to Meerut.
The point discussed. however. is
whether the normal exertions of the
Kahar post runners and the similar ex-
ertiOns Of jlnrikisha men shortened
their lives, and 1t appears that the Ka-
hars. trained from childhood to be dis
tance runners. live to be old men. They
are not only able to withstand the
strain of running great distances un-
der heavy load, but thrive under 1t.
The tinrikisba man. too, nOtwith-
standing his irregular diet, excessive
use Of liquor and exposure to the ele-
ments. lives to reasonable age. In
Tokyo when census was taken of the
Jinrikisha men few years ago there
were found to be more than 1900 who
were over fifty-flve years Of age.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-10
Clerk Carrier Examination.

BY direction of the Civil Service
commission there will he held in this
city on May 31st, an examination for
postoffice clerks and carriers. The
examination will consist of the fol-
lowing subjects Spelling, arith-
rnetic, letter writing, penmanship,
copying from plain copy, United
States geography reading addresses
Applicants must be between the ages
or 1S and 40 years. For application
forms and instructions to applicants u
apply to B r. Sanders, secretary of
the local board Of civil service ex-
aminers, at the postoffice.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-10
NESTS IN COLONIES.
Homes of tho African Grosbeaks as
Big as q Natives Hut.


Big as q Natives Hut.
The biggest birds nest in the world.
not excepting the stork's. Is built by
the African grosbeak. It Is really 100
nests or more bound together with
closely interviewer sticks, vines and
strands Of coarse grass and is not
built by single pair of birds. but by
a colony Of them. 1t Is Of such enor-
nous size that at little distance it is
often mistaken for one Of the native
huts built In the trees so frequently
found in wild tropical countries where
man eating animals abound. and the
only way to sleep in safety is to "roost
high"
The birds usually select thorn tree.
probably because Of the protection af-
forded by the sharp. long thorns
against marauders. All around the
nest the roof of sticks. thatched with
dry grass. projects to let the rain run
of. A deep fringe Of grass hangs from
this cornice like curtain to keep out
any stray drops. These great nests
are added to from year to year. each
pair Of mated birds building on the
main nest. Sometimes the nest be-
comes too heavy. and the branch
breaks or the great mass Of sticks falls
to the ground. destroyed by its own
weight. The grosbeak Is no larger
than an English sparrow and Just as
gregarious.-NewY York Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-10
Ancient Architeofura

Herr Knauth, the architect in charge
OF the Cathedral Of Strassburg, has
shown that the principles Of construc-
tion followed by the great cathedral
builders Of former times are identical
with those used by the builders of the
Egyptian pyramids and are based on
triangulation. The same simple geo.
metrical figure underlies all these con-
structions. More than this, Herr
Knauth traces the architectural prin-
ciple In the formation Of crystals and
lays down thIs formula! wine laws o.
proportion In medieval architecture
are the geometrical laws Of crystalli-
cation"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-10
5-i-tf-I&W.
To Bcekeepers..

The A. ]. Root Co.. Medina, Ohio,
are Offering a six months trial SUBJ
scription To Gleanings In Bee Cul.
ture and free book on bee keeping
and their 1911 catalogue OF bee sup
piles all for twenty-five cents.
Gleanings In Bee Culture is the
leading publication OF is kind In this
country. Is issued twice n month for
S1.O0 n year. IL Is Handsomely
printed and illustrated.
Address The A. I. Root Co.. Medi-
ina. Ohio.
In writing mention this paper.