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The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-30
POLK co. TEACHERS.
 WILL MEET IN MENA.
Friday Night and Saturday. Dec. s and g, Has Been Selected as Dates of Meeting-Patrons' Program
 Friday and Teachers Saturday.

The following excellent programs have been arranged for the Polk County Teachers Association, which conyenes in Mena on Friday night December and continues thru Saturday, Dec. 9. Also a statement bv both the county president, Prof G. M. Woods and County Superin- tendent w. Homer Pigg:
 Patrons Program.
 Opening Song. Invocation-Rev. I. A. Park, Pas tor Presbyterian Church.
 Song-Mena Schools.
 Welcome Address-M Mark P. 0lney, Secretary Mena School Board. Response NJ. Woods, Principal Cove School.
 Song-Vanderyoort School.
 Reading-Pupil of Grannis School. Hatfield School.
 Reading Mena High School.
 Declamation-0zark School.
 Music-Cove School.
 Reading-Hatton School.
 Musical Reading Miss Hettye Cot ner, Mena Central School.
 Declamation-pupil of Wickes School.
 Recitation-Gann School.
 Educational Address-Dr. J. A. Biggs of Texarkana.
 Teachers Program.
 Opening Exercises.
 Presidents Address.
 Vocal Solo-Miss Maggie Moore, Mena High School.
 Some Problems Confronting the Rural Teacher and How to Solve Them'-W. R. Shinn and Vernon Miller.
 Music.
 Enforcement of the Compulsory School Law''-T. J. Wilbanks.
 Amount of High School Work to Be Done in One and Two Room Schools s"-R. B. Dodd.
 "A Practical High School Course T. c. Wiggins. Principal Acorn School.
 Round Table Discussion-Le by Superintendent W. Homer pigg. Address-Col. D. A. Shaw, Lyce- um Lecturer and Editor Poteau Sun. Business Session.
 All teachers are urged to attend this meeting and a special invitation is extended to all the school direc- tors of the county to attend. The attendance at these meetings of the association will be taken into con- 'sideration when renewing teachers licenses. Let us make this the best meeting ever held in the county.
 w. HOMER pIGG,
 County Superintendent. All the teachers of the county are expected to be present and will be given free entertainment by the people of Mena.
 Upon arrival teachers should re- bort at the Courthouse to be as afa
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-30

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The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-30

Uarez, Nov. 28.-A persistent re- port is current here that Treyino has evacuated Chihuahua City and is retiring eastward, leaving Villa and his bandits in control of the city. The report Is said to have been brought by courier to Terrazas Sta ton and telegraphed here.
 Caranza officials here say they have nothing definite regarding the reported retirement of General Ire vino, but admit the possibility that Villa holds Chihuahua City.
 The message, on which the report is said to have been based, is de- clared to have been received by Gen. eral Gonzales.
 Early Tuesday Gonzales, with a command from the Juarez garrison, left for Sauz Station to make a per- sonal investigation and. if possible, learn the fate of the tie faeto troops in Chihuahua City.
 One report current here, tho not confirmed, is that General Treyino was able to take only his cavalry out of Chihuahua City, being forced to abandon his artillery to Villa and his infantry descrting to the bandit leader
 On the train carrying Gonzales and his command which approximated 400 men. was taken a quantity Of ammunition It is known that ann intuition sent to Treyino at the out break of the battle was stolen from the train near Callega station north of Chihuahua City The escort ae- companying Tuesdays shipment is expected to prevent recurrence of the theft Trevino is admitted by Carranza officials here. to be short of ammunition.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-30

Strayed- -Duroc male hog, weighing
 about 250 pounds. Information concerning same will be gladly re- ceived by F. J. Smith, Grandview Heights. 2S2-3t 4S-it
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-30

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The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-30

Fl Paso, Nov 2S.-United States government officials here claim to have received positive information regarding the reported evacuation of Chihuahua City by General Jacin- to Trevino, the Carranza command CT, because of a shortage of ammu- milton. These officers have sent of- garding this report.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-30
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
MOTHER FORGTVES SONS
FOR PLOTTING MURDER
Dictograph Reveals Plans to
Kill Parents and Sister.
Made Previous Effort

CHICAGO, Jan. IA mothers forgive
ness may save Irving and Herbert Updike.
sons of Furman D. Updike, millionaire
retired commission merchant, from prison
for plotting to murder their parents and
sister to gain their fortune.
A dictograph revealed details of the plot
after Herbert Updike, 10. confessed to
the police As detectives hid in the barn
adjoining the Updike residence, in Oak
Park Irving, who is 80. recited TO his
younger brother the instructions he was
to follow in killing his parents at 10
o'clock last night.
They were to climb to n window. shoot
the aged couple with rifles equipped with
Maxim silencers and then remove evil
dence and establish an alibi.
Herbert said they had essayed the muir
der on January 4, but failed when their
mother got up to close the window of
her bedroom just as they reached the
sill armed and ready to shoot
The elder Updike. who is near death
from cancer had planned to change his
will in favor of the daughter Florence,
tine sons believed.
Mrs Updike pleaded with her husband
today to forgive the boys.
Irving, she said. must have been de-
mented and the younger boy was led on
by him. Police, however. said Irving was
In love with a cabaret singer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
ADVERTISERS ATTACK
"JUST-AS-GOOD" IDEA
Associated Clubs National
Commission Meets at
Bellevue-Stratford

Advertising men met at the Bellevue
Stratford today to consider the retailer
and his ways. The big problem that
faced them was the "just-as-good' idea,
which many statesmen in shops are ad-
dicted to, and to which the national ad-
vertisers take exception. The National
Commission of the Associated Advertis-
ing Clubs of the World met in this room,
while the Executive Committee of the
clubs met in another.
It was said by speakers that retailers.
when asked for a nationally advertised
article, often produced something else
which they said was "just as good"
They preferred to sell these so-called
"just-as-good' articles because. as 1t
was said, their profits were greater on
these than they were on many of the
nationally advertised articles. The prob
lem must be settled in one of two ways,
either by reducing the price of the ma
tionally advertised goods to the retailer
or to increase the price of the other
goods; or at least seek methods of dis.
tribution that would tend to equalize the
prices.
Other questions that were taken up
were general unfairness in business COM
petition and fraudulent advertising
There were 36 members of the National
Commission in attendance, William H.
lngersoll, the chairman, presiding.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
FIRE WRECKS ASBURY PARK
BUILDING; LOSS HEAVY
Damage Estimated at From 100000
to S150,000

ASBURY PARK, N. J., Jan. II. - Fire
destroyed the buildings of the Asbury
Park Press and the Asbury Trust Com
pany today, causing damage estimated at
from 100000 to s150,OOO.
The blaze was discovered on the third
floor of the Asbury Park Press building
shortly before 8 o'clock this morning and
spread so rapidlyq that soon a consldera-
bic section of the business district was
menaced.
Timers were at work in the linotype
room of the Press plant on the third floor
when the fire started. and the only ex-
PLANTATION OF the origin was that pot of
molten metal had been accidentally upset
The flames were got under control after
a three-hour fight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
Theatrical Baedeker

PLAYS.
ADELPHI-"sinners." play In four acts b,
owen Davis. Of the usual meiodramic type
man whose life is one Of worthessness Il
eonsdeTs @asf aq hsias KS prey through the woman ne
LYRIc-"Passing Show Of 1918" with George
den show Of the usual type, with girls rum
way. music and costumes in large quantities,
sh@S Shows. some eN''i''"' OOr'eS'ue on 'urre"'
FORREST Cousin Lucy" with Julian Bl-
with plenty or opportunitv FOR the star to
appear in his remarkable gowns Music
GARR1Ck-,"on Trial" with Frederick Perry
and good cast Az exciting story Of crime,
Novel and entertaining.
BRoAD1,%,The Chief" with, John prew and
ing. '' 'N' ''' '''''' '''''
AT POPULAR PRICES.
pd1 by Porter 22 ThsTo RTS%o from R5ORf R
Ilng's The Vampire"
PHoToPLAYs.
cnEsTNtrT STREET OPERA nousP-"Tho
EaSsr lfc With clifford 81 Bruce t" and nd Ruth Ruth
Gy T Tfsf Sue nf baWS wsdpssaf fsans
Men" with Constance Collier.
Efi''feo Wool Nvmph With Marie poro IitSsE'i a
rqh fir d2eS eT wS sS aerSSr a Rsy
stone; Thursday. Friday and saturday, THE
e ] anG Th MGden En6dS R2den
with Joe jackson. n Keystone.
REGENT Monday and Tuesday, MY Lady's
Slipnpr- with Anita gtowprt IulIa guayps
Gordon and Earle Williams, Wednesday and
Thursday, THE Lure of Hearts Desire"
from r. w. SERVICES poem, The Spell OF
tho Yukon" with Edmond Breese; Friday
and Saturday The Love Trail" with Agnes
Glynne.
PAEkCE-Al week, "The Temptation" with
Geraldine Farrar. a story OF an episode in a
dya's life. excellently produced by Cecil dc
VAUDEVILLE.
KEITH S-"The Forest Sire" an English
mclodrnma Emma Carus, comedienne: Fred
Overman, in THE Highest Bldder''; De Leon
and Davies. in "Burcsque Movies: Altman
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17

ana tody. mtsuon inpefsonatots Kert and
Re Mont, n ,,,ceiiegs Nonsssnfhsi nsssnh prsdna and
eArtk berTtek Quinn and NJ f@rerty circus riders;
Gibson and peMctt. copedians TN The Italian :
eontoTtionist
GfoBE-"The Jungle Man" a trained animal
doS 99itm mTnstres Talr or Nine Minstre Maids Al
Whites .'Kidiand" Green, MeeIIenry eH,e1 an and q
nean' Men' JACK sSeatG and Annie Annie Bowen in Bunk
orsno. oIogg, the zera Carmen Trio. johnson and
aEe snsns dSnGaE and raed dna
NIxoN-wnlard The Man who Grove: ITO
aSs aeno Wood Rood Menne and a " Phips two come
dans and comedienne the Bei,m1,onttes ote .l En-
soRssn soRss, stoTiss and dances and Wsnsfofd
CROSS KEys-Firs halt Of week, The Three
italian and the boss: Jarrow, the Magician;
dancing. S ."S and 'f fEpsotts iI Liputians Second
Rlsk Ra p2pE Sn5 Wha a df 6to II Rsdoo stsag eoged
snne Rnnsr and sSycrs w.r1 d .6J op 6euSa SStny mr.
Ray n TRe fiSs' 12Gir Tsrrbe jadge; hsrr T@!ns n
coEfoNfh fSTSf poop The % ManeR1rian Troupe Of
Ghness usea spGat se the KnRad ks sG
tlsh singers and dancers; NedervIlle baboons.
Rs F9q B9'f ane he
ss snd Ho G Sns Sd carson
acrobats; Howard Kbble and Herbert, sing
ing. talking and dancing; Herberts dogs.
and tho famous Red Circle and 'Walling-
ford photoplays.
STOCK.
KNICKERBOCKER-'"T Natural Law" n
problem play. IT'S the first Philadelphia per
formance presented by the Knickerbocker
A&EhRiSAN,-owheg we We're twenty, one; !"
Esmonds popular comedy. in which Nat
Goodwin starred. The leads will be played
by George Arvine. Ruth Robinson and Rich
ard La Sale. ---
BURLESQUE.
DUMONT S-Dumonts Minstrels,s in topical
satires with some Gilbert and Sullivan thrown
In,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
Woman Hurt by Tripping Over Child

Mrs. Mary Harklns. aged 43. OF S23 Pearl
street. Camden, suffered a fracture of
her right shoulder yesterday. when she
tripped over child as she was attempt
ing to avoid a live trolley wire at the
corner of Broadway and Mickle street.
She was taken to Cooper Hospital, where
1t Is reported she is resting well today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
Twenty.nine Years a Pastor

Special services were held all day yes.
terday at the East Baptist Church, Co
lumbia and Girard avenues, in celebra-
ton of the 18th year, OF the lRev c. II
Woolston's pastorate. wv. Freeland Ken.
drick was one of the speakers last eve
ming. The anniversary sermon was
preached in the morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17


news. viii publish their criticisms IN tho
Columbia Monthly magazine.
ABOUT ORGANS.
There are two kinds OF organs. as we
all know, one musical and one the house
variety, but it is reported that Manager
G. Stamper of the Tioga, is going to
install a $1,000 Kimball organ.
The Garden Theatre is having $4,000
Seeburg organ put in.
Mechanics are working on new organ
now in course of erection at the Victoria.
Paramount is issuing n novel style
house organ for local exhibitors and is
edited by oscar Morgan.
The big Four Family" is tn, medium
of inspiration for the members of the
v. l.. s. f. and published from the home
office in New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
whooping cough serre. no0a

Whocping Cough Serves Good Pn,o..
whocping cough prevente6 wh.. e
have been q serious Are earI,, nat nlisht
A child suffering with IL awsI1.y wsen
parents. Mrs. Max weaner ~ s,s be
trell street. got up to attend a. San-
year-old son, Joseph, who was ~ co, nT I
violently. when she smelt smoEa moE1usnins .sf
aroused her husband, who cayr,ss sns
Joe ana another child, Reba, 2 yeer, nsF l
tinguished. qu'ekly ez-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17

MONDAY

MONDAY
Edna Goodrich, in
Armstrong; Wife
Margarita Fischer. in
The Dragon
Marie Doro, In
The Wood Nymph
Victor Moore. in Chin
mie Fadden Out West
Ethel Clayton, I'm
The Great Divide
Arthur Hoops. In
The DEVILS Prayerbook
Hazel Dawn. In q,
Niobe
Florence la Badie, In
Price OF Her Silence
Robert Edeson, in
The Cave Man
Blanche Sweet, In
The Captive
Pearl White, In
The Kings Game
Howard Estabrook, In
The Closing Net
Marguerite Clark. in
Gretna Green
Lou Tellegen, in
The Unknown
Sam DeGrasse, I'm
Martyrs OF the Alamo
Mary Miles Minter, in
Barbara Frtetchie
Charles Trowhridge. In
The Sirens Song
Norma Talmadge. In
Missing Links
Grace Ellison, in
Black Fear
Bessie BarTlscale, in
The Golden Claw
Cry OF the First Born:
Majesty OF the King
Florence Reed. In
The Cowardly Way
Charlotte Greenwood. in
Jane
Ethel Clayton. in
The Great Divide
II. Cooper Cliffe. In
A Partisan Romance
Valli VaIli. In
The Woman Pays
-----=
Mr.. & Mrs. Castle. IN
The Whlrl Of Life
Blanche Sweet. In
The Case OF Becky
Hekn Ware. in
Cross Currents
Frank Keenan,. IN
The Coward
Geraldine Farrar, In
Temptation
Pauline Frederick. In
Bella Donna
Paying the Toll:
Ready made Maid
aoibfoOk blinn. In
LIES Whirlpool
Anita Stewart. Ia
My Lady's Slipper
Fannie Ward. IN
The Chsat
Dorothy naunelly. IN
Madame X
Pauline Frederick, IN
Hazel Dawn. IN
NJ Lady IncoE.
Broa1gay featurs.
TIE PretendeFs /
Henry Kolksr, IN
The Warning
Dastia Faruum 10
lentienan ffqm inaAna
HHse PeIzza Ia
A 0i4Ee I11I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17

Mechanics are working on a new orgar
now in course of erection at the Victoria
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17

The Garden Theatre is having $4,000
Seeburg organ put in.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17

Constance Collier, IN
Tongues or Nan
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17

Clara Kimball Young, in
Camilla
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17

kathryn Adams, In
The Phantom Witness
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17

riliiss hFs'i paRsi Rsfisiis ] ESnsnes n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17

Henry b. Walthall, In
The Misleading Lady
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13

When Crowd Learned Nature Of Christ
mas Gift 1t Left Hin to Commit
His Crime.

It was Christmas eve, and a stout
man with large package beneath his
arm hurried through the crowded
thoroughfare, closely pursued by a
small man Of haggard aspect, with a
thick stick in his hand.
On and on, relentlessly, the forlorn
man logged the other, and those who
passed him heard an occasional word
drop from his lips, indicative of
despair or awful terror.
Finally, some OF the crowd turned
and followed the pair, determined not
to miss the fun. The crowd grew
larger, and finally a bold man went
up to the person of haggard coun-
tenance.
whats the rHatter?"
The little nan turned.
"Matter?" he echoed. "See that man
with bundle? He is my neXt-door
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13
q &
JES' FORE CHRISTMAS

They're acting mighty funny up at our
house nowadays,
They're different than they used to be an
changed in many ways;
Not long ago if l should want some toy
upon a shelf,
They used to make me get a chair and
hunt for it myself
Las night / wanted building blocks and
went to get 'ep, too
An three of 'em got up an said: "I'll
get 'em down for YOU"
somehow went astray,
They let me open bureau drawers with.
out a word to say;
Ma would s2w and sis would play, an
pa would read his book
An never think of gettin' from their
chairs to help me look.
But las night when l started in to FIND
my lectric car
They all exclaimed: ''We'll hunt for 1t d,
you stay right where you are!"
I've never known 'em be so kind In all
my life before;
They'll jump to wait on me an find the
things I'm huntin' for;
Although they used to grumble an to
say l was pest,
I'm not a bother any more-but why,
haven't guessed
[ only know that when / want some toy
that's on q shelf.
They're mighty quick to see that I don't
hunt for it myself.
Edgar A. Guest, in Chicago Daily News
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13
Anyhow, Who Cares?

Using radioactive phenomena for
the basis OF their calculations, two
British scientists believe that the
world is at least 100000 years old
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13
No Comparison.

1t is an indisputable fact lhat the
morocco-bound encyclopedia is less
weighty than the plain, well-filled
pocketbOok
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13
Few of Them Can Do That.

There would be less temptation to
speculate IL the losers could talk as
Interestingly as a Misunderstanding
ton Star.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13
x & *
Wise Willie.

After five-year-old Willie had gone
to bed on Christmas eve his mother
went into the room to see If he had
hung up his stocking properly for
Santa Claus. Much to her surprise
she found that the little fellow had
appropriated one of hers for the occa-
sion and had attached slip of paper
on which he had printed in a bold
hand one of his Sunday-school texts F.:
''ThE Lord lOvvEtH a CheaRfuLL
giVVeR"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-12-13

neighbor, and in that bundle he has a
cornet which he has bought for his
small son to play upon"
But the crowd waited no longer. It
surged ahead and left him to work out
his own salvation, and when peace
had been restored the remains of the
battered man and q battered cornet
lay upon the pavement.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-01-20
Checkers

The German name for the game Of
checkers or daughts Is ''damenbrett"-
ladies' board-probably "damen" for
short Some form of dame" Is used
In almost every country where the
game Is played. except the English
speaking countries. and the Scots still
speak OF the "dambrod." DANES"
was the name in England for a time,
and we find 1t In an English book to-
ward the end Of Elizabeth's reign.
The first use Of the word draughts In
existing literature Is about 400. At a
later day checkers became another
name, and this went to America with
the early English emigrants and there
became the usual name In England
in the sixteenth century the game had
three names-"dames," "draughts" and
checkers. At an earlier period 'check.
erie" "chekar." ETC., had been English
names for chess.-London Mirror
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-01-20
II q Naturalist Painted.

If were to paint the short days Of
winter I should paint two towering
icebergs approaching each other like
promontOries, for morning and even
ing, with cavernous recesses and SOL
itary traveller wrapping his cloak about
him and bent forward against the
driving storm, just entering the narrow
pass. | would paint the light of a ia
per at midday, seen through cottage
window. half buried In snow and frost.
In the foreground should be seen the
sewers In the fields and other evidences
of spring On the right and left of
the approaching icebergs the heavens
should be shaded off from the light of
midday to midnight with its stars. the
sun being low in the sky.-Henry Da-
vid Thoreau.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-01-20
Tn. Founding of Frankfort.


The beautiful German commercial
city OF Frankfort Oh the Main Is said
to have had a curious origin.
When the Emperor Chariemagns
contended with the Saxons the for
tunes Of war were often against him
On one occasion he was forced TO retire
along the banks of the Main. At the
time there was thick fog. and he was
unable to find his ship or any place
where his army could cross.
He was almost In despair when q
doe, carrying young one, sprang from
thicket in alarm, leaped into the
stream and swan over Charlemagne
followed the example and crossed at
the same place. The fog concealed the
army. which escaped detection
When the emperor reached the shore
he stuck his spear into the earth and
exclaimed:
"Here shall a city arise, to be called
Frankenfordr'
In consequence of crossing the
stream he overthrow the Saxons. He
then built the town. which afterward
became the scene Of imperial corona
tons and later Of great commercial
Observation-Disclosures Answers
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-01-20
Euclid's Lost Books.

Il was very much amused at the
comment of young friend who recent
ly went up against the board of exam
iners for the naval SERVICE" said a
Philadelphia man. speaking of the
questions In geometry which were pro-
pounded to the boys, this youngster
said In dry way:
History tells Us that the old dis
coverer of the science of geometry,
Euclid. who lived 300 years before
Christ, wrote something like twenty
books. which he called Elements" and
that of this number seven were lost
The examining board of the marine
corps has found those books. for the
questions 1t put to us two weeks ago
clearly demonstrated that 1t dug up
some theorems which had not been
seen In the last 1000 years Pitts
burgh Dispatch.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-01-20
snails Are Queer Creatures.

The snail is found everywhere. over
5000 species being known. Some of
the large tropical snails. as bulimas,
form nests OF leaves, their eggs being
as large as pigeons The snail is ex
tremely skillful In mendlng Its shell,
and some curious experiments may be
made with them. Thus l have seen a
helix Of yellow species attached to
another shell of reddish hue by cut
ting of the top whorl Of the latter,
when the snail will proceed to weld
the two shells together and occupy
both. using the addition as a door and
possibly wondering at this sudden ex-
tension of its house. In the winter
some OF the snails hibernate or lie dor
mant until warm weather. A snail OF
the Philippine Islands has faculty OF
throwing Off its tail when seized. This
Is also true Of West Indian variety,
stenophus. London Telegraph