The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-22

petitions. In 1888 he discovered Mo-
no Lake near Virginia City, New,
which blondined the hair and skin Of
all persons who bathed in it consis-
tently. There is in that country today
a large colony Of negroes and others
who Travelled there and were never
able to get away. On April %, 1899,
the st: Louis Globe Democrat reported
a large party of scientists in Mexico
az having discovered a sort Of tree
called the arbor diaboli, which caught
birds. wild cats, etc.-in fact anything
that sought its branches-folded the
victims to its heart and devoured
them.
Again expeditions. costing hundreds
of thousands of dollars. set out and
then the story was traced to Mulhat-
Shreveport, La, telegraphed hin an
offer of $1,000 as an honorarium to
come on and address the jury. The
judge. hearing of the matter. offered
to suspend court till Mulhatton could
arrive. and in the interim the chief
witness died and the prisoner went
free. In 1909 Mulhatton had deluded
the world to such an extent that the
decisions came home to roost and he
was committed to the Arizona insane
asylum for a short time. Alienists
hocked to him from every direction
and pronounced him sane. but since
then he has been more careful.
Major Ha%azeldorp, who lived at Ba-
sin, Mont, kept the west in a gale of
laughter for years. His chief work is
memorialized in the ANIMALS of the
Royal Geographical society of Lon
don. being part OF q highly scientific
paper read by, Sir Mount3oy Fitzmour-
ice. from which 1, quote"a paragraph:
I'VE have just passed through a
part Of the west wherA the changes Of
denness. I am informed+b by n of the
citizens here that five years ago an
immense flock Of wild ducks settled
upon the bosom Of d small lake when
the thermometer stood at so. At day.
light next morning the thermometer
had fallen to 25 below freezing and
the ducks were frozen IN: Moved by
a common impulse they attempted to
rise and after a few moments they
the frozen lake. It is pne ofsthe most
marvellous occurrences which has
come under our. notice. .SI. J,
Ike Cooley. was forced sinfp rfamevssaz
a liar. One day before IT, wass.stirn
to shoot deer Cooley wAs out.sin. thu
mountains of Colorado, and meeting
up with. stranger. Seits into talk
This - a fine sfiinting country"
said the stranger. looking at cooley's
gun. go ses,as ~
yer, indeed. 1shof . buck ye.ter-
day that weighed CLOSE fc 200 pounds"
That :wasa a fine, one. but do you
know whom you arestaiking sto??s"
mo, can't say as I d..
well, I am the chief game warden
Of the state of Colorado"
"Oh-um-yes. yes" said Cooley, a
bit shaken for a moment. But do
yon know who o are talking to-"
mot an idea-at least. not yet"
well, you are talking to the big
gest liar in the state, Of Colorado"
That story flew, on the wings Of the
morning, and soon Ike Cooley had q
reputation that he decided to live up
to. His tales cannot rs repeated here,
but their quality; and nature IL attest
ed. by the fact that Captain South
worth. his next door neishbor, a de-
vcuts church.goinE man moved sud
denly to California, giving az his rea.
son that. he loved ana believed his
bible; but he could not credit the pun
ishI1ent. Of Ananies. ana yet continus
ITO live whore he could look out :ny
day and see Ike Cooley walking
\ around alive and we'll.