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The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
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THOUSANDS OF DRAGON FLIES
Queer Sight Witnessed by a French
Naturalist While Making a Tour
Through Morbihan.

A professor of zoology at Lille, M.
Charles Barrios, was making tour
through Morbihan, in France. AS he
was walking along the road he noticed
that a multitude of dragon flies were
alighting on the telegraph wires. The
singular thing about ii was that they
all rested at an equal distance from
each other, and all occupied the same
position, with head turned toward the
west.
From all sides the dragon flies ar
rived and always placed themselves
In the same position, and at the same
distance from each other. They re-
NAMED as If glued to the wire, motion
less and paralyzed. Each new arrival
few over the fixed bodies OF the
others and took its place in the line.
This chain stretched itself out to-
ward the west, and turned toward the
setting sun. Professor Barrios fol-
lowed the route for a long distance
and found the same strange phe-
nomenon. He estimated the number
at 10000, at least. At an abrupt turn
of the road to the south, the telegraph
line turned also. There not dragon
hy was in sight! The wire was abso-
lutely free from them With the
change of direction it seemed to have
lost attraction for them.
Was this chance? Did the electric
currents running from the east to the
west exercise any influence upon
these insects? Was it the solar re-
Election? Explain it, who can. In
any case 1t would be interesting to
know whether this phenomenon be an
isolated one or not.
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
Direct Cause Of Pellagra
Is Unsound Corn
By DR.. E. M. HUMMEL. New Orleans

ament the consumption mody and uound caused by the
harvesting of the grain when soft and immature
The correctness Of this theory be successfully disputed for all
the and facts connected Herewith ooborate that
position.
parts the SOUTH people produce their
and do not take from the fields until is thoroughly ripe there
of pag 1t from sound and wematud
other southern like Mississippi Texas, where the
farmers devote all their attention cotton planting and where they
the outside the supply usually from
the western states
this satisfied that produces plaga
grown and harvested purely commercial proposition and but
paid the hygenic aspect the Just
pass the market eab product enough for those who
grow it only to SELL
The have operated in the in those of
southern Europe where the disease finds many victims. In ITALY,
instance they to gather too single the
thus effectively cured becomes breeder of disease
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
METALS DEARER THAN GOLD
Iridium, for instance, Is Three Times
as ExpensiVe-Osmium is Dearer
and Heavier.

Gold is generally looked on as the
last word in costliness, but. as mat
ter of fact, there are more metals
dearer than gold than there are cheap
er. The number of known metals is
about seventy.
Iridium, for instance, of which big
find was made the other day in Aus
tria, is three times as expensive as
gold Gold is worth nearly $40 an
ounce Iridium is worth some $50,
though the price will probably come
down now.
Osmium is another metal much
dearer than gold 1t costs about $50 an
ounce. 1t is by far the heaviest of all
known substances, being more than 22
times as heavy as water. If pennies
were made of osmium it would tax
ones strength to carry the change of
half dollar This metal has the pc
culiar property of being able to stand
without melting the most intense heat
known.
Palladium, about $40 an ounce, is
just the reverse. It is quite easy TO
make palladium vanish in steam. Be
ing of white, silvery color, and I'M
tarnishable, it Is used for the division
marks on scales and delicate scientific
instruments.
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
PREDICTED THE RUIN OF N. Y.
Yellow Invaders and Negroes VIII
Throw Dice for Spells in 1914,
Said Seer.

Paris.-There is much talk here OF
the death of one of the most pictur-
esque figures in Europe, Maria Bonita
Frey, who breathed her last recently
near Rome after having been bedrid-
den 81 years. She is said to have
made many predictions which we're
fulfilled with absolute accuracy, which
gives a sinister significance to her
last utterance dictated on her death
bed to the nuns;
Before two years are past-about
the end of 1914-yellow invaders and
negroes will be throwing dice for the
fate of the last American girl in Cen
trail Park, N. Y, amid the smoking
ruins of the great city, given up to the
idolatrous cult of the Golden Calf"
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
NEAL Ar ltn-DINNER TRICKS
Really interesting Scientific Expert
ment Showing How Compressed
Air May Be Used.

An apparently empty bottle may be
made to blow out a candle. The trick
is really an interesting scientific ex-
pertinent, showing how compressed
air, directly the pressure which con-
fines it is removed, tends to assume
the normal density of the atmosphere
We take an ordinary bottle and, see
ing that 1t is empty and dry. we place
the ball of the thumb over the mouth
with just small aperture uncovered.
Then, placing our mouth to this, we
blow steadily and continuously into
the bottle.
The result is that the air in the bot
tie is compressed. When we take our
mouth away we insure that no air
shall escape by instantly closing the
whole aperture with the ball of the
thumb which is already pressed over
part of the opening.
Now we invert the bottle and, plac'
ing the mouth against the fame OF a
lighted candle, we remove so much OF
our hand as will make an opening sim
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
MUSIC SAVES A MANS LIFE
Wrapped Around Carnival Manager,
Snake Loosens Coils as Mile. la
Beneto Plays Weird Tune.

Punxsutawney, Pa.-With the coils
OF a python 25 feet long tightening
gradually around his body, James
Harve Stenger. manager for car
nival company, escaped being crushed
to death only through the power of
music to soothe the reptile after the
efforts of six men had failed to dis
lodge it.
Mr. Stenger was experimenting the
unloading of a box of snakes when
the python escaped, For an instant
the reptile seemed to be dazed, and
as Mr. Stenger took a stick and tried
to push 1t through a door into a big
glass cage the snake turned like
flash. In an instant the python en-
twined itself around Mr.. Stenger. pin
ming his arms to his sides.
Six men went to Mr.. Stenger's aid
and attempted to pull the snake from
his body. The folds of the big rep
tile, however, only drew closer, and
Mr.. Stenger was on the verge OF a
collapse, when Mile La Beneto. who
owns the reptile, appeared with a
nageolet between her lips.
Stationing herself. near the snake
she began to play a low. weird mel
ody at the same time swaying her
body to and fro gently. Raising it's
head, the python began to sway in
rhythm with the player and the mu-
sic, and gradually loosening its folds
from Mr.. Stenger it coiled on the
ground with its head swinging from
side to side.
Slowly approaching the snake Mile.
La Beneto, still playing gently. forced
it into the glass cage. In the mean
time Mr.. Stenger, who had toppled
over unconscious when released from
the folds of the snake, was revived
and found to be uninjured.
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
BOOT TOO TIGHT, SNAKE IN 1T
After Returning to Farmhouse From
Feeding Chickens Woman Makes
Unpleasant Discovery.

Junction City, Kan.--Mrs. Grover
Filby, wife Of farmer near Skiddy.
raises ducks. Mrs. Filby also has a
pair of rubber boots that she wears
when attending to her charges. When
not in use the boots are left lying on
the porch.
In the morning. when Mrs. F'ilby
slipped them on, she noticed that one
of them was rather tight, but did nol
pull 1t of to investigate, as she sup.
posed that the children had stuffed
paper or rags into the toe. as a joke
on her.
She looked after the ducks and re-
turning to the house. pulled of the
boots. From the tight one dropped
snake.
Mrs. Filby has no recollection OF
how large the serpent was or its kind
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
RIDDLES.

Why are fishermen and shepherds
like beggars?
Because they live by hook or by
crook.
Why is a thief picking a coiners
pocket reminded Of a line in Othello?
Because who steals his purse
steals trash"
Why is a shoeblack like an editor?
Because he polishes the understand
Ing of his patrons.
Why is a whisper like forged
note?
Because It is uttered but not aloud
(allowed).
When is a sheep like ink?
When you take It up into the pen.
What is the best way to keep
mans love?
Not to return It.
What is button?
A small event that is always coming
OF.
..
What are the most difficult ships to
conquer?
Hardships.
Why is an ass the most unfortunate
CREDITOR
Because he gets nothing in the
pound
Why have I'VE reason to doubt the
Giants causeway?
Because Ireland abounds with sham
rocks.
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
CITY OF MYSTERIES
Over 10000 Disappear Every
Year in London.
Little Hope Of Discovery-5y Moving
Around the Corner One Can Van
ish Completely, Declares
Veteran Detective.

London..The disappearance OF the
Memphis millionaire" Joseph WILDER
force Martin, in the hidden depths OF
London has served to remind the
whole world that the British capital
Is in many ways the best hiding place
that anybody can utilize.
The city Is so vast that the police
can only investigate any case on well
understood and we'll defined lines A
smart man learns these lines. He
does not rush to the railroad depots
to get knocked down by an auto and
conveyed to a hospital. He does not
take too much to drink and secrete
himself in a police cell. He merely
changes his name, his clothes and his
feminine curiosity he is as safe in
London as he would be in the desert
of the Sahara
The best proof of this will be found
in the fact that on the day that j. w.
Martin disappeared in London some
where about fifty other persons van
ished. A similar number were lost
the day before. and a similar number
the day after. But no outcry was
raised on the subject.
London does not boast or shout
about its mysteries. Ii Is only when
something really dramatic happens
and there are shrewd folks like the
Americans concerned in the solution
that real big stir is made Then
-
that somewhere about 10000 men and
women disappear every year within
that puzzling conglomeration of towns
and cities to which is given the magic
name of London"
An outcry was raised over the disap-
pearance of Antanas Vedegris. a
wealthy Lithuanian, who came to Lon
don on business in January. and on
the 18th OF that month visited friend,
a priest, and has not been seen since.
Yet he was a man of forty, could
speak English fairly well, and had a
physique that few "toughs" would care
to tackle in the daylight. He had
about $4,000 in his possession and
facilities for obtaining more money II
he wished to do So
Some time ago two girl students
took rooms together in the west end.
One night they were hanging pictures
and they found they had run short of
nails. 'T'll go out and get some" one
said. She went, Just as she was. with
out hat or coat, to little store round
the corner. while her companion set
about preparing the evening meal.
The girl never returned. Inquiries
showed that she did not visit the store,
and she has not been heard of since
London has cloaks enough to hide
us ALL" Sheriker contends. IF you
want to disappear all you need do is
to move around the corner. Very few
people in the metropolis are on speak
ing terms with those who live in the
next fiat or in the next house. There
have been several cases in recent
years of policemen having resided in
the same block as men who were
wanted for some notorious crime, and
there is an instance on record of
wealthy ex-convict who vanished, as
sumed a disguise and another name,
became a property owner and actual
ly leased a house to the Judge who
some years before had sentenced him
to penal servitude"
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31

weak to assist him. When "Provi-
dence Spring" was reached they went
back to look for him-he had crawled
four miles on his hands and knees be-
fore he died. A second wandered
away insane, a third fell dead without
groan, another staggered into one of
the springs on the route, and died
with the first taste of water on his
lips. When his veins were cut open,
watery fluid bearing a faint resem-
blance to blood flowed out
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
Lightning Kills Mother.

Titusville, Pa.--Mrs. l.. o. Bradley,
wife of a prominent merchant here.
was instantly killed by a bolt OF light
ming. When killed the woman carried
small baby and 1t was uninjured.
The death occurred at the Bradley
summer home at Mystic Park.
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31

Tyr trying to wrench his arm from
the jaws of Fenrir the great mythology
zeal wolf of the old Norsemen, after
whom, it is supposed, Wolferton was
named The wolf was symbolical Of
Fate. In the background is a repre-
sentation of the gilded rooms of AS
gard.
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
Vehicle Swing.

the use of the vehicle swing and to
guard against a tendency of producing
dizziness of the user. For the purpose
named, use is made of suspended
link pivotally supporting at it's lower
end a supporting frame provided at
one end with wheels and seats, the
wheels being adapted to travel on the
ground, on the floor, or rails or other
suitable support
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
Quail Are Scavengers
of the Fields
By Philip A. Brown. Sterling. Ill.

legislators do read the agricultural reports of the university
Champaign various birds feed largely
injurious destructive to the crops of grain and fruit everywhere
cavengers of the fields and the orchards
of granting of privilege to the reckless hunters the
law should shooting of all birds Enable ofene
Farmers should conspicuous notices fences and No
Shooting Penalty" and the aca persist in intrusion club
them Off
Let us have services of the Birds and let hunters who
are hungry for that raise Plymouth Rocks.
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
JAYHAWKERS TRIALS
Survivors Live Again So Death
Valley Days.
Of the First White Persons to Cross
the Desert in 1849 Only Four Are
Now Living-8oiIed OK
Hide for Soup.

San Franoisco.-Of the hardships
endured by the "jayhawkers of 80"
as the survivors of the first band OF
white people ever to cross Death val
ley are now called. little has been told
The memories of 80 days spent in the
sands of the Mojave desert, with boil
ed OK hide for food. and water as an
occasional luxury. however, are kept
alive by the Jayhawkers society,
whose four members, one of them
woman nearly 100 years old, hold year
~ meetings.
These meetings, preceded by din
ner, take place on the anniversary of
the day in 1850 when the remnants of
he party left the desert behind them
and wandered, more dead than alive.
into a Mexican rancho in the valley of
the Santa Clara river, near the pres
ent site of Newhall, a southern Pa
cific station on the route to Mojave.
At the home of Mrs. Juliet w. Brier,
the only woman of the party, who
brought three children under the age
of ten years with her on the journey,
the remnant was held this year. She
now lives at "a Myrtle street, Santa
Cruz. Col. John B. Cotton of Gales
burg. ILL.,; l.. Dow Stephens of San
Jose and John Grosscup of Laytonville
now compose the rest of the Jayhawk-
ers. Only three were present, as Mr..
Grosscup has been unable to make the
journey for a number of years on ac-
count of i'll health. Absent in body,
he has been present in spirit, sending
a letter each time, which is read at
the dinner.
In 1S49 when the party started for
California, Illinois was a frontier
state, and west of there Indianas we're
practically the only inhabitants. BY
the time they reached Salt Lake and
the Mormon settlements practically
all their cattle had been stampeded.
The desire of the Mormons to have
some one break a wagon trail to south
ern California led them to advise the
jayhawkers to head for Los Angeles,
says Colonel Cotton, and the start
across the desert was made against
the advice of Kit Carson and other
noted plainsmen. Hearing of the
hardships of the Denver party, how
ever, they hesitated at taking the
route over the Sierras, and so, after
waiting for six weeks in Salt Lake for
the desert to cool off, they started
southwark
Captain Hunt of the Mormon bat
talXn of the Mexican war was en-
gagged to lead them at price of $1,000
for 100 wagons. Nearly 290 persons
were in the party at the beginning.
They soon found that they could eat
the flesh of their cattle, and so a diet
of oxen was begun, to continue until
they reached California. These poor
animals, scarcely more than skin and
bones. were killed regularly, and the
skin boiled until it was eatable. Pos
sibly a pailful of blood was secured
from each, and this made blood pud-
ding. BY boiling the entrails, dish
on the order of tripe was made. There
was no other food.
Three out OF FIVE water holes they
reached contained alkali and so had to
be passed by. Men and oxen alike
dropped in their tracks, never to rise
again. According to the account OF
Rev. Mr.. Brier. husband OF the Tit
tie woman" one man was left behind,
unable to walk, and the party too
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
KINGS SIGNP0ST IS QUAINT
surmounted by Device in Oak, Depict
ing the God Tyr and the Great
NEUROLOGICAL Wolf.

The illustration shows a signpost
remarkable for it's decorative qualities
which King George of England has
just had erected by the roadside near
Wolferton railway station on the San
dringham estate. The post is sur
mounted by a device in oak, carved,
painted, and gilded, depicting the god
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
VEHICLE SWING is INVENTED
Mechanical Device Affords Exhilarat-
ing Exercise and Considerable
Amusement for All.

The Scientific American in descrio-
ing vehicle swing. invented by o.
Zimmerman of Los Angeles, Cal, says:
The object of the inventor is to pro-
vide a mechanical swing arranged to
provide an exhilarating exercise and
considerable amusement to young and
old using the swing, to insure safety in
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
Careful Parent.

Tommy, when can interview your
scout captain?"
"Pll make an engagement for you,
dad. What do you want7"
Want to see IL there is anything
in the rules to prevent your putting
In ton of coal tomorrow afternoon"
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
RETURNS TO THE OLD HOME
Kentucky Farmer Gives Goose to
Friend but She Returns
Next Day.

Louisville, Ky.-A Kentucky farmer
gave a goose to a friend who lived
six miles away. The goose was put
into bag and carried in a wagon. a
river separating the two farms. On
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31

The papers have lately
published the season for
shooting quail and prairie
chickens in Illinois. There
should be no season for de-
stroying these friends of
the farmer.
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
Mu<<1e htLE--.,-.a~p

Having seen pellagra in
Italy, where it has prevailed
for generations, and having
studied in Georgia and my
home state, | am prepared
to assert very positively
that the direct cause of the
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31

the afternoon of the next day the
goose was seen walking up the hill to
her former owners home, having
swan the river and walked the entire
distance during the night That goose
wasn't given away again. you MAJ
be sure.
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31

Competition IN business
and truthfulness are mutu-
ally exclusive things. Where
one is the other is not. A
man whose bread and but
ter and whose family's
bread and butter-to say
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
T Men Removing Coats
in Woman's Presence
BY Mrs. J. Carter. Blue Island, III.

nee to wear when have the privilege wearing
almost keep coo subject
believe the majority of women would rather including
;ooron and posmn shirt common ordinary clean
n.O shirt than suffering with the heat coats this hot weather
IT'S about time quit training gnas swallowing
camels"
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31

There seems to be a
great deal of discussion
about men removing their
coats in the presence OF
women.
Why not be human ?
Why should a man be ex-
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
Holding Out for a Concession.

Bobby, won't you be a good boy
and go to Sunday school this morn
mgr
Mamma, will you let me skip nv
bath IL do?"
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31

Why are fishermen and shepherds
like beggars?
Because they live by hook or by
crook
The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31

Why is a thief picking a coiners
pocket reminded of a line in Othello?
Because who steals his purse
steals trash"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-01
Most Children Have Worms.

Many mothers thinks their children
are suffering from indigestion, head
ache, nervousness, weakness, costive-
ness, when they are victims of that
most common of al children 8 all
cmnts-worms. Peevish, ill.tempcred,
fretful children, who toss and grind
their teeth, with bad breath and colicky
pains. have all the symptoms of hav,
ing worms and should be given Kicka.
poo Worm Killer. q pleasant candy loz.
enge., which expels worms, regulates the
bowels. tones up the system, and makes
children well and happy. Kickapoo
Worm Killer is guaranteed All drug
gists, or by mail. Price CSC. Kicka-
poo Indian Medicine Co., Philadelphia
and ST, Louis. Schramm.J J ohnson,
Drugs, "The Never -Substitutors. -
Five (5) Good Stores.
advertisement.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-01
Take Plenty Of Time 20 Eat.

There is. saying that "rapid eating
ls slow suicide. If YOU have formed
the habit OF eating too rapidly YOU are
most likely suffering from indigestion
or constipation. which will result
eventually in serious illness unless cor.
rected- Digestion begins in the mouth.
Food should be thoroughly masticated
and iDsalivated Then when you have
4 fullncss Of the stomach or feel dull
aud stupid after eating, take one OF
Chamberlain IS Tablets. Many severe
eases of stomach trouble and cousti.
patton have been cured by the use of
these tablets. They are easy TO take
and most agreeable in effect. Sold by
all dealers. advertisement
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-01
The Brilliant Stars of june

By the end Of June, Mars. Venus.
Saturn and Jupiter will all be morning
stars, but Foley's Honey and Tar Com.
pound is at all times the Star med.
icine for cougs. colds, Group and whoop.
ing cough. A cold in June is as apt to
develop into bronchitis or pneumonia as
at any other time, but not if Foley S
Honey and Tar Compound is taken.
Schramm-Johnson. Drugs. "The Never
Substltutors. Five (5) Good Stores.
(AdVertisemrnt.)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-01
RECEIVES TIPS FOR
RELINQUISHING SEAT

BERLIN. May 3l.-Here was created
,he other day another way OF making a
oi Wit but short OF funds and wholly with
out work, took his seat dejectedly III a
street car. Bye and bye woman laden
WIN many bundles, got on and swung 10
strap In front CT him The Young man
got up and gave her his seat. Also. he
had an idea
He bought a monthly ticket that en-
utles him 10 ride continuously OIL certain
lines. Selecting stout women. package
laden women and girls, scholars with
arms full of books and other persons who
would rather sit than stand. he ma de
them MS customers, To these as the car
hlied, he surrendered his seat plainly
stating that he expected tip In return
He generally got it; and has been able. he
says, TO make d fair living