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The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-16
BEARS HAVE LITTLE CHANGE
Capture of Game They Go After
 Certainty.

A curious method of capturing wild bears is employed in certain parts of India. Four or five sturdy men are armed. two with long spears cross barred on the handles close to the sharp two-edged blade, and two or three with ten.foot bamboos, of which the ends are smeared with bird lime.
 Thus equipped and leading several powerful dogs, the hunters sally forth an hour or so before dawn. They pass along the base of the hills with the fresh morning wind blowing up from the plains below.
 Should the hunters be lucky, it is not long before the fierce dogs wind the bear. and though the dogs of this species hunt silently, their straining on the leash informs their owners that the game is nigh.
 The dogs are slipped and disappear in the semi-darkness- Soon their roaring and growing indicate that they have found the game. The hunt CTS run up to the spot where the bear is fighting with the dogs.
 The men with the lined poles poke the bear in the ribs and adroitly twist the ends in its long hair. thus holding 1t fast on each flank. The spearmen complete the operation by repeated spear thrusts
 It Is said that party of experienced men with good dogs never fail to se- cure the bear in this way.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-16
INCOMES ILLNESS WORRIES
Democratic National Chairman Will Not Be at His Desk for
 Weeks More.

New York. Aug. 16.-Chairman Will liam F. McCombs of the Democratic national committee is more seriously III than the managers of the Wilson campaign care to admit. He remain ed in his rooms at the Hotel Royalton md will not be at bis desk for a week. Vice-Chalrman McAdoo a1d Thomas J. Pence are considerably worried, and so, it is reported, is Gov Wilson
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-16

Boston, Aug. 15.-Married two days ago. Congressman and Mrs. William F. Murray began novel honeymoon. Mrs. Murray sailed on the Cymric for Europe and the congressman went to Washington to attend to his legisla- tive duties.
 More than a month ago Mrs. Mur' ray. who was Miss Mary A. Lappen, booked a passage with a relative, and 1t was decided after the wedding shc should make the trip abroad as planned
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-16
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The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-16

Washington. Aug. 13.-Moderately warm weather over the great central valley, the lake region and the east ern and southern states is promised by the weather bureau during the week Normal temperatures are prob able on the Pacific slope and in the Rocky mountain region.
 The precipitation during the week will be generally light and local. and fair weather will be the rule. There are no signs at present of conditions indicating a disturbance In West h. dian waters.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-16
instinctIve Debater.

"So you took your wife to the base ball gamer"
 "Yes," replied MT. Meekton.
 Did she enjoy it?"
 "Only parts of It. She thought they wasted good deal of time running around the lot. but she thought the ar guments with the umpres were quite interesting"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-16
W. (. I. U.

Enthusiasm ran high at yes>
 day's meeting whenever pro-
 ition was mentioned as against
 option. We find no mother
 b is willing for the liquor traf-
 or saloon to berun out of your
 he into hers, neither will she tsent to have itrun out of hers
 b yours. Take the vile thing Iar away from both homes and I've the loved ones to grow up |tramneled by it's heartless bckles. Ehe great benefits accruing to brth Carolina since prohibition given by Mrs, Tavener were D convincing for any one to pthfully proclaim the old hack |yed falsehood that 'prohibi. bn don't prohibit" " It does, in large measure, and that is the 'asOn the whisky folks are flood. g our state with their infamous erature. It is high time we ere getting on higher ground an they occupy. The time was hen they fought even local tlOn like tigers, but now since ey see the doom of their trade, ey are willing and anxious to cept local option rather than .al annihilation. They don t mt local option, but they know IS their only lease on life, and nee their position.
 The spirit of the Lord moved the mighty deep of the heart Miss Dees portrayed in vivid guage the Masters love for children, in that He gave 'm the commission to "Go ye . all the world etc." and how innnltely tender heart must m over those who are caught 'le meshes of the drink, and " little we, his professors, are lg toward removing .--these tins.
 our splendid women cast their "ilh us and were received the Union by our impressive enony' These were Mes. ues Lew Moore, Reeder. Hat, and Hawkins.
 
 N''le Miss Ethel Black recited N'uVilul poem, entitled. My ,S. ,u'iiul' White, White Ribbon. ,
 D'S was a memorable meeting.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-16
NOTICE.

Brusney Creek Local of the Farmers Educational Co-operat. i've Union of America will give a picnic at New Hope School House, six miles north of Pres colt on Saturday, August, 31st. Ben l.. Griffen and other speak CTS will be present. Every body come and bring well filled baskets.
 B, F. Wynn,
 H T. Ward,
 D. c Barnes,
 Com.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-11
MIDDIES' SUMMER CRUISE.
An Annapolis Event That Ranks Ahead
Of All Others.

OF All OtUoTb.
When vacation. time comes around
the military cadets ut West Point go
into camp, but each year when the ex-
T aminations are over at the United
States naval academy at Annapolis the
middies go off on Il practice ship on a
summer cruise. To the future admi-
rails. who are now naval cadets, this
cruise Is an event i'm the academic year
uncaqualed by any other
There are today on II ship of the new
navy more comforts than could be
found on any of the old wooden YES
sells, says the st. Louis GlObe-Demo-
crat. There Is now no reefing Of sails
or "boX hauling ship" the triple
screws and quadruple expansion en-
gines have done away with that. while
the Dahlgren shell gun has given place
to breechloading rifles.
After the cadets have embarked and
everything on board Is shipshape the
practice cyl!ser starts out. Going down
Chesapeake bay the days are chiefly
spent in drill, and the vessel comes to
an anchor every night. But when the
capcs have been left behind and the
open sen Is reached there Is a new or
der OF things. The cadets. just fike
bluciackets. are divided into the star
board and the port watches. and one
Of these must he on deck all the time
four hours constituting watch.
All day there are constant exercise
and drill below and aloft-boat drill,
sail drill, handling spars. exercise with
and working ship. Every phase of n
sailors life is illustrated and no mat
ter how rough the sea may be or how
hard the wind may blow, the cadet
must be aloft and work side by side
with the jack tars.
When the cruiser has been out three
or four weeks il Is customary to put
into some northern resort. where the
cadets spend some pleasant days on
shore during their stay, and the change
is greatly enjoyed by them.
After this little rest they put to sea
once more, and for several weeks buff
fct the ocean waves or broil under the
hot sun that blazes down on the Chesa-
peake.
Near the end of August Annapolis is
reached the crowd of bronzed and
sturdy youths rush ashore. and the
next train bears laughing. rollicking
middics to their homes for thirty days
vacation. When the time has expired
they return to Annapolis and resume
their academic life.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-11
Saving the Banks Funds
By TESSIE FOY COYNE

interruption, they assented to my
terms.
"You will find it in that young lady's
hair" | said.
They at once took off the girls hat.
removed the hairpins and found the
bills, which they held aloft with glee.
1t is many years since | saw the
glance of contempt given me by the
young lady. but it Is rs plain In my
memory today as it was then. 1t was
something to wound my amour proprc,
but the fierce glances turned upon Inc
by the miners indicated that when left
alone with me they would end my Gu
reer without benefit either ,ef~clcrgy or
jury.
The robbers. delighted with the addi-
ton to their find acquired through my
inStrumentality, jumped on their horses
and rode away in hurry. The two
miners watched them till they turned
into wood. Then the man with the
revolver slowly drew it from his hip
pocket and, pointing it at me, said;
SAY Yer pra'rs"'
zone moment. u
Not Il second I'll teach you, you
low down dog. that no man in Colorado
can play such a game as that on wo-
man"
but ...
SAY yer pra'rs." Numbered the
man. nervously cndcavoring TO keep his
finger off the trigger of his pistol 1t
began to look as if | should be sent out
of the world without an opportunity to
speak a word in my defense, but the
young lady interfcrcd,
Leave him to me- she said. brush
ing the pistol aside with her hand lie
injured ME. not YOU"
The man stood irrcsolute.
Give me chance TO explain" 7
/ pleaded.
why did YOU do Z" asked the girl.
Il am the cashier of the --th Ma
tlonal bank of Denver. | have fifty
81 LOCO bills sewed up in my clothing.
If | hadn't diverted the attention OF
the robbers they would have got il all.
Your 500 will he returned with
splendid interest You men will each
receive Il handsome present. and when.
ever you want grubStaking while work
ing II claim You will get it from
our bank. Now let us get on rs fast
as possible and save the treasure.
Something might induce the agents to
return.
They consented with alacrity. After
the girl reached her home she received
IL 4.
5000 The men later on were grub
staked in working Il claim which they
sold for a good profit.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-11
The CorpuIent Woodpio.on

Sir Digby l'igott in his "LondOn
Birds" states that wood pidgeonS ap-
pearcd for the first time in London in
lSGS The strangers were very shy
and Kept TO the tops Of the tall trees in
KenSington gardens. But they have
changed all that Nowadays the parks
nre literally ovcriun with them
Through long pampering they have
grown corpulcnt and lazy and so inso
lrutly tame that they will hardly dcigr
to wnddle out of the way Of passcrs by
aud will readily take food from Il per.
sons hand. London Saturday Review.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-11
p r was in the olden time when Il
traveller between Denver ana
Laramie must go in an old fash

- was in the olden time when
traveller between Denver ana
Laramie must go in IN old fash
toned stagecoach. There was one
season when the coach was robbed as
often us once week. Passengers knew
that there was one chance In seven or
being held up on the road and Travelled
with little or no money on their per-
sons. Nevertheless there was no other
way Of TRANSPORTING valuables, and
sometimes persons were obliged 10
take great risks.
II was necessary for me to 20 through
to Laramie OH important business.
found III the coach II young lady and
two miners. This generation cannot
realize the high position OF women in
that uncouth country ut that period
As rare and beautiful birds are pro
tected by game laws, so were the Few
women always safe in the chivalrous
sentiment of the many men.
or course we all soon got acquainted,
the miners, who We're of rough eXte-
rior, leaving the young lady to me.
The chief topic of discussion was what
we would do in case of holdup. one
miner said that he had 500 in dust in
his hip pocket, with revolver. ana
would draw the revolver first. The
other miner had $40 hidden under his
shirt. and If required to surrender 1t at
the point Of Il pistol he would certainly
do so. The young lady. who was going
east TO spend the winter. had her ticket
and some small bills in her pocEethpok,
the rest. four 500 billsc concealed in
her hair. confcsspdNwith equal frank
ness t.,at all l Rad brought with me
was in my vest Nocket and If it was
taken couldn't hcW it.
Sure enough. the holdup came. The
first we knew of ii thAcoach came to
stop and the door was flung open from
the outside. Half dozen masked men
stood III the road with rifles cooked
and ready for use While another held
their horses The man who opened the
door ordered the passengers ont ana
To stand in line to be searched. ! was
first examined and relieved of some
$40 in my vest pocket The miners
came next The man with the revolver
in his hip pocket had no opportunity Il"
use it, for we all stood hands up. lie
and his friend were both plundcrcd.
The robbers were rather pleased To find
more than usual and after politely
wishing us II pleasant journey were
about to permit us Ia 80 OH when one
of them looking ut me sharply said:
Young man, weren't YOU teller in
the --- bank when Il lot Of Us went
through IT one day two years 0goE
II was
"Wcl. reckon you must he in the
same business now"
I'm buying horses for the govern
ment."
"What-huying horses with this
chicken fced?" referring to the cash
they had taken.
"Scc here said "You men are not
so sharp rs YOU think. | wouldn't be
delayed on this trip for Il gold mine.
II tell YOU where YOU can find SiOO,
will YOU let us 20 on"
At first they said that If didn't give
them the information ] should never
go on and began to- search the coach.
Not finding anything and fearing an
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-11

| es on the ground. which are cleverly
| intwined and often hidden among the
stems of growing plants. in which are
| laid four or five eggs. Until mid-July
| the male boboink is Il faithful sentinel
Of the bird home. driving away such
| intruders as he can and especially
those Of his own kind.
The song Of the house wren is full
of music and cheer. The wren loves its
nest and mate and makes friends easily
Among the fighters, tiger birds, no
| larger than the American sparrow. but
many times as pugnacious, are the
only living things feared by the royal
Bengal tigers of India..@tGuthcred, In
| flocks Of thousands, they search out
the ferociouS beasts and give them bat
| tie In their jungle stronghods. The
| tigers only escape from his flying foes
is to get into his cave or lair
MARVELLOUS FLIGHTS
Bird flight Is an interesting side Of
ornithology Birds fly astonishing dis
tances. The golden plover is one Of
the most remarkable travellers III the
bird Kingdom. 1t passes northward In
May to its breeding site around the
north pole. The eggs are laid on II
cake of ice in June. aDf-six weeks
later the old bird and the chicks start
south. They loiter along slowly until
they reach Labrador, where they make
stand for some weeks, feasting OH
crowbcrries and becoming very fat.
Suddenly all the plovcrs in Labrador
rise as by signal and make for the
sea. The route Is now over the broad
Atlantic, 400 miles from land. south
ward to the Bermudas. over the gulf,
through Venezuela and Brazil, across
the entire continent of South Amcrica
to faroff Patagonia. The journey COM
pleted, the weary. emaciated travellers
rest for two weeks before starting
upon the return trip. The route north
ward Is wholly by land, over the
Andes mountains. up the Panama
country to the coast regions of the
gulf in Texas and Louisiana. The
northward journey to this point is
made with the most astonishing speed.
SPORTS OF THEIR OWN
There is evidence showing that birds
have their sports, and In America there
Is one family Of birds embracing sew
eral species which really dances. The
dances Of the grouse are not mere hop
ping and prancing about. like the
cranes Of Europe, but rather they have.
figures Of the dance, rules and meth
DDS. II one be student and lover of
the birds, he will know that he has
stumbled upon the dancing floor Of the
grouse. Generally the space is almost
square. and 1t varies In size according
to the number Of grouse that are in the
vicinity.
Parrots and cockatoos vary the mon
otony Of their lives with various play
things, being attracted particularly by
objects that glitter. such rs bits of
jewelry. They will play with such an
article by the hour and resent inter
ference. Lories, favorite cage birds of
the parrot family. play with one an
other In comical ways, hopping side
ways In circle with droll gestures and
nodding their heads, rolling over and
over, shaking hands and indulging In
many other gambols..
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-11
Memories of the Past.

Square Spcctaclps.
Top pockets in trousers.
Brass tocd boots.
Railroad passes.
Curling iron heaters.
Fancy front room curtains.
Embroidered wall notices.
Candle Snuffcrs.
Plush manicure sets.
penwipers.
Crayon portraits.
Plated caStors.
Diamond shirt studs.
WaXcd muStaches.
Individual salt cellars.
.Jackknives.
Negro MINISTRIES.
Nightcaps.
Family prayers.
Cleveland Plain DeG
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-11
Jokes That Have Been Kicked ArOun'
Payina For What He Knew.

by gosh, Tiers aipt nv chance to
Git ahead of these swinUers,' com
planned Silas IIoSSbarneS
Whats the. matter, now" his wife
asked.
Il sent 81 to one of 'pm for Il receipt
to keep hair from falling out, and what
do you s'posc hr writes
II can't guess" n
"'Quarrel with your wife and git~~h
pulled out. Chicago Rccord-llprald.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-11
An Invitation Declined.

''lIow would YOU like to 90 to bo-
hemian SUPPER Lot of literary people
and all that you know"
NO. The bohemians are too free
and easy for me. Last time Invent
they ran out of cheese anu spread the
sandwiches with library paste."-Iou-
isville Courier-Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-11

out the happy song of single
- bird to herald it! Suppose the
voices of all the feathered crca-
lures Of the air were stilled!
People, as Il rule, indulge in no such
suggestions, accepting Of natures gen
erous bounty quite as a matter OF
course. And yet If our song birds
should suddenly become extinct a
strange void would be felt in the gem
eral scheme of things. 1t is the glorl-
Gus month of May. The meadow lark
has reappeared bearing his message.
Spring o. the year, spring o the year.
Gorgeous robin rcdbreast has come
back and in his wake myriads of other
winged messengers of good cheer. 1t
IL spring, and the worlds glad.
The study of birds is known as or
anthology. Ornithologlsts discovered
long ago that many birds are ready
learners and expressed the opinion
that the feathered tribes could he train
ed in song and speech. Remarkable
results have been accomplished. Star
lings are well known as birds sus-
reptble not only of learning to whistle
simple melodies, buf asFivals Of par
rots in reproducing with great distinc
ton short sentences. Canary birds
have frequently been recorded rs learn
Ing to whistle simple tunes. and there
are n number of well attested accounts
Of their reproducing with precision
short sentences. Jays, crows and mag
pies also can be taught.
BIRDS AS IMiTAToRS
Few people know that only wild
birds, hand reared from II very early
age, are educated by man in song and
speech. The catbrd has been taught
to mimic the chirps and trils of its
companions, bluciays have been taught
to reproduce the song of the cardinal
so well that the listener is deceived,
and European jays have learned from
cockatooS to say, 'how do you do.
pretty Poly?" and n number of wills
ties and calls. Marked success has
attended experiments with the imlta-
ton theory. A few observers have
heard wild birds initiate the barking
of dogs and mechanically produced
sounds, such as the creaking of
wheel, the filing of a saw and the like.
The whippoorwill, cuckoo, bobwhite,
jay, chuck, Wills widow, killdcer and
dcklfnd do not merely tell us their
names, hut some of their songs may
be syllabified to the satisfaction Of the
human ear. although opinion will vary
AZ to what they say. Some say the
guinea fowl cries "come back others
insist on "pot-a-rack." and still others
hear only 'buckwheat as It's call.
Besides his own name, the bluejay cries
"phe-phay," wake up" "come out" in
most energetic fashion. The native
notes Of the brown thrasher resemble
those of the hooking bird, only they
are even more sweet, rapid and varied,
but the mocker can cry like n hurt
chicken and can make such close imi-
tations of other birds as to deceive not
only man, but the birds also.
Robins chirp "cheer up, cheer up"
the woodpecker stops his hammer to
cry "wlsh. wish" while the flicker Gays
"quich, duich" and wee chew-wee
chez" like the swlshing of willow
wands or boughs. The quail seems to
say, 'pay thy debts. pay thy debts"
but in Germany 1t is thought to cry,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-11

pray to God. pray to God" The blue
jay calls 'dearce, dear me-"
Bobolink sings different song in diff
ferent places. Sometimes he says, "be
true to me. Classy, be true to me-
Again kick your slipper" or his In
dian 'quonqucedle, quonqueedlc,' or
''robolnkim." Farmers fancy he
sometimes gives them directions about
planting corn, crying, dig n hole"
put it ill.," cover it up" stamp on
it, ''step along" The Maryland yell
low throat says (which way so plain
~ one feels like answering the inquiry.
The cardinal grosbeali calls what
cheer, what cheer" and sometimes
hurry. hurry, hurry" in excited tones
Sometimes the Peter bird cries very
distinctly, whip Tom Kelly, whip
Tom Kelly" There is weather lark
in Texas which says distinctly, "lazi-
ness will kill you, laziness will kill
YOU. The golden crowned thrush
cries, ueaoher, teacher" The tit
mouse hak4s Il noise resembling that
of n mouse: hence its name. Tie voice
Of the shrke Is harsh, i'm keeping with
his character, which is that Of Il robber
baron.
WHAT ENVIRONMENT DOES =.
Even with the despised sparrows
Roadway has been made in trying to
teach them to sing. DR.. Conrad. an
American investigator, conducted ex-
periments at Clark university, where
English sparrows were reared I'm the
presence Of canaries and entirely sep
arated from their own kind A canary
reared n sparrow from the time it
was IA day old, and in the same room
were score OF canaries. AS the spar
row grew up" and heard only the
canarles' sweet voices he attempted to
initiate them and eventually did quite
well.
Or. Conradi placed another sparrow
two weeks old In room with the
canarics. The sparrow upon entering
this new environment had developed
the chirp Of his species. but associa-
ton with canares soon had the de-
sired effect. AT first" said DIR. Con-
radi, "his voice was hoarsc. 1t sound
ed somewhat like the voice of the
female cannries when they try to sing.
He sang on a lower scale and failed
In his efforts to reach the higher
notes. Later, however, he learned to
trill in soft, musical manner"
Then the two sparrows were put In
n room surrounded by other sparrows,
and after six weeks the last vestige
of their adopted canary song disap-
peared.
NESTING HABITS
Some American birds have queer
methods Of nesting. Notably is this
true of the family Of grebes. Some
times mass of floating grasses and
sticks is chosen as home, and all
throughout the season OF breeding the
female sits there on her floating home.
rocked by the ripples Of the pond and
swung by the breezes. Then the young
are Matched out and tumbled into the
water. so they learn to swim.
The bobolink is one Of North Ameri-
cas- most interesting birds. II ar
rives from the south In May and, with
it's mate, establishes quarters, when
the female bird builds a nest Of grass
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-11
a Musical Dish,

"A multimillionuirc in II fashionable
restaurant" said Mrs. Burton Ilar.
rison. pointed to II line on the menu
and said to the waiter:
"'Tll have some Of that. please
I'm sorry, sir the waiter answer
ed. but the band is playing that.'"-
st. Louis Globe-DemOcrat.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-11
unexpeetad Answar-

Wife-I wonder what you'd say IL I
were to become new woman and
wear mems clothes?
Hubby-No fear of that. Men'A
clothes don't cost enough money.-Il
Illustrated Bits.