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CUNNING NEST BUILDERS.
Hunmins Birds Homes Are Not Hid.
den, Yet They Defy Detection.

0Su, iHSy DcfJ GStCStiOsts
Even in those parts of tropical Amer
lea where, as in Colombia, humming
birds are vastly numerous, it is almost
impossible for the most experienced
naturalist to find their nests, in this,
although as rule they are not hidden
at all, the feathered builders relying
for concealment upon tn, likeness Of
their tiny houses to the surroundings
amid which they are placed. A hum
mers nest always corresponds exactly
In color with the branch to which it Is
attached. 1t may initiate knot or
humming bird of the western United
States often builds ON dead pine
twig, either upon or near cone of
similar size and hue
Usually the nests of humming birds
are cup shaped or turban shaped, and
their material is always plant down.
Such down, resembling cotton wool,
but Of more delicate fiber, is gathered
from the stems of ferns and other
plants. This is woven together with
spiders webs into a compact mass.
Usually they ornament the outside Of
the nest with small feathers or lichens
which they obtain by detaching them
from the rocks where these humble
plants grow. These they fasten with
cobwebs all over the exterior of their
tiny house.
When these wee architects suspend
their nets from leaves or tendrils they
are always weighted for stability In
order that they may not be upset by
every passing breeze. For this pur-
pose the bottom is made very thick.
But the most remarkable expedient is
that adopted by the hill stars, which
dwell far up near the snow line of the
Andes. They weight the tiny suspend
ed house on the lighter side with
pebble to give the proper balance.
There Is no question whatever that
this is done, and many of the nests Of
such species preserved in collections
are found to contain pebbles.-R L.
Hnneyman in st. Nicholas. q
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MARK TWAIN AS A Lecturer.
The Story Of His First Appearance
Upon the Platform.


The story of Mark Twain's first great
public lecture Is told in Albert Bige-
low Paine's Boys Life" of the hui
morist In ST. Nicholas. 1t had been
suggested that he should lecture on
the Sandwich Islands, where he had
been spending some weeks as news
paper correspondent and one Of his
San Francisco friends urged him to
hire the largest hall In the city and
charge dollar ticket.
without waiting until his fright
came back" writes Mr.. Paine. mark
Twain hurried to the manager Of the
Academy OF Music and engaged it for
q lecture to be given Oct 2, 1856, and
sat down and wrote his announce
meat- He began by stating what he
would speak upon and ended with a
few absurdities such as:
A SPLENDID ORCHESTRA
II In Town. but Has Not Been Engaged
Also
A DEN or FEROCIOUS WILD BEASTS
WIN Be on Exhibition In the Next Block.
4 GRAND TORCHLIGEIT PROCESSION
May Be Expected: In Fact the Public
Are Privileged to Expect Whatever
They Please.
Doors epsa at o. clock.
The trouble to begin at o'clock.
mark Twain was well known In
San Francisco and was pretty sure to
have q good house. But he did not
realize this, and as the evening ap-
preached his dread of failure increas-
ed. Arriving at the theater, he en-
tered by the stage door, half expecting
TO fad the place empty. Then sudden
" be became more frightened than
eyer. Peexine from the wings, he saw
that the house was jammed-packed
from The footlights to the walls. Ter
rifed, his knees shaking, his tongue
dry, he managed to emerge and was
greeted with a roar, crash OF ap-
plause that nearly finished him: Only
for an instant - reaction followed.
These people were his friends, and he
was talking to them. He forgot to be
afraid, and as the applause came In
great billows that rose ever higher he
felt himself borne with it as on tide
Of happiness and success. His even
ing from beginning to end was COM
plete triumph. Friends declared that
for descriptive eloquence, humor and
real entertainment nothing like his ad-
dress had ever neen delivered"
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And come he slow or come he fast
Il - but death who comes at last,
Aaarat,s p.adIv FERMENTATION.

Marat's Deadly Prescription.
Whether Marat of "the terror was q
SotoEdnAry surgeon or q fashionable
p6ysician Is q point which historians
haze earnestly debated. Some light Is
thrown upon it by the memoirs OF the
Dapal envoy Of the period, who was
one Of his patients, and reports as fol-
lows:
He prescribed for me some medi-
cine which would have killed me II
tAe celebrated chemist of the Rue
Jacob had been willing to give 1t to
-. I see well enough he said, that
thls. b no medicine for you; it is medi-
cine for a horse. recognize the doc
tnr's signature; he is mad Apparently
AaI1t had mistaken me for one of his
patients at the stable at which he was
= uhy1fcfan.''
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-11-13
A Recipe For Success.

IF were obliged to pack lot Of
advice into a few words" says Con-
gresham Edward j. King of Illinois in
the American Magazine, for the bene-
fit of poor boys l would tell them to de-
eide as early in life as possible what
they intend to do. There is nothing so
helpful to a tired traveller as destina-
ton. This thing of not knowing where
you're going, but being merely on your
way, is delusion and folly"
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An Old Massachusetts Law

The general court of Massachusetts
Bay Colony, following the example of
the English parliament, in 1869 enact
ed law that anybody who is found
observing by abstinence from labor,
feasting or any other way any such
day as Christmas day shall pay for
every such offense shillings' This
law was repealed in 1851.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-11-13
MIXED IT WITH MYSTERY.
But the Secret Of Portland Cement Wa,
Solved by Busybody.

Solved by Busybody.
Portland cement may be defined as a
product made by burning limestone and
clay, which have been mixed so as to
form a certain composition, and grind
ing the resulting "clinker" to powder.
In the early days much mystery sur
rounded the manufacture Of Portland
cement when it was first discovered by
a bricklayer Of Leeds, England. He
found that by mixing water with a
compound of Thames chalk and Med
way mud he could compound an artif1-
cial water cement and determined that
no one should discover his secret.
When employed in manufacturing his
raw mixture he is said to have attired
himself in long black gown and the
pointed hat Of the mystic and to have
recited mysterious incantations during
his operations.
But a curious onlooker who deter
mined to ascertain his ingredients and
methods had sample analysed by q
chemist, whose result showed 80 per
cent phosphate of lime. Thinking that
he had solved the secret, he began to
calcine all the bones he could gather up
in the village, much to the discomfort
and objections of his neighbors, who
finally induced him to desist. Follow
ing, however, the old system of cut
and-try, he finally solved the problem
and eventually produced cement
equal to that Of the original COM
FOUNDER, and the great industry began
to thrive at once
In this country the Portland cement
industry had its beginnings In the Lee
high valley in Pennsylvania, chiefly In
Lehigh and Northampton counties.
where John W. Eckert, a chemist, dis
covered that there occurred a lime
stone composed of approximately the
correct ingredients necessary for the
manufacture of Portland cement
Smithsonian Institution Bulletin.
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Secret of Harmony.

Pull together This is the real secret
OF harmony. There is a story told of q
man who had committed the care Of
one of his teams to faithful servant
for years. AT last one of the horses
sickened and died. While the servant
was burying the faithful animal the
other horse came across the field and
stood by. watching, the work as silent
mourner.
The master said. 81 believe Dick
loved Billy"
Instantly the servant replied: I'm
cose he did, massa Why, they pulled
together nigh twenty years. Chris
tan Herald
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Reason For Joy.

what beautiful girl that is stand
Ing over there!''
"I'm glad to hear you say so. She is
my daughter"
"Hallelujah!' he said to his wife
when the mother had departed. "For
once in my life struck it rightw-De-
frOit Free Press.
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RonoRED THE PASS.
Aad, - One Good Turn Deserves An
ether, Il Was Used Again.

Aad, - One Good Turn Deserves An
ethsr, Il Was Used Again.
was practicing law in Nevada,
whites Thomas Fitch, and had success
f01ly defended some men who were &C.
ou1od Of stage robbery. A week after
ward, with some companions, / was
0eing or a London mining expert
WAow about to depart on the stage
onaeh After round of drinks he said
- Ne jocularly: 81 may meet some of
your clients on the road. wish you
Wo0ld give me pass" Certainly"
Ioplted- stepped to the hotel desk
and on sheet Of my Office paper
wh3eh l happened to have in my
pocket wrote: ITO All Road Agents
l1oese pass the bearer and oblige me-"
I signed my name thereto. With a
lAngh he pocketed the note. and we
hade each other goodby.
That night, sure enough, the stage
WAS stopped and the passengers lined
mp and relieved Of their money and
ynluables by masked highwaymen
When my friend was reached he hand
"a my note to the robber, exclaiming,
Here, my man, is note for you"
Tho robber carried it to the stagecoach
lamp, read it and handed it to the cap
tain Of the gang, who read it and with
q grin that could be seen below his
mask, exclaimed, That's goodv' and
passed the bearer of the note without
robbing him.
-
Months afterward l received from
the county jail a message from man
who was accused of being partici-
DAnt In q shooting scrape that he de-
SIRED to see me. / went there. He said
that he desired to employ me to defend
him. 81 have no cash to pay a Fee"
oad he, "but maybe this win serve for
enc" He handed me the pass had
1nued. "Its good" said I. Could
haye said less?-Case and Comment
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A Bull In the Pulpit.

II am requested to say" said the
young dominic, who was acting as @
substitute. "that there will be no meet
ing of the Ladies' Sewing guild this
week as usual, owing to the fact that
all the ladies of the guild will be out of
town. Should any others wish to take
up the work they may do so.''
Then he paused. but 1t was too late.
Richmond Times Dispatch.
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Natures EIoquenca.

There is eloquence IN the tongueless
wind and a melody in the flowing
brooks and the rustling of the reeds
beside them which. by their inconceiv-
able relation to something within the
soul. awaken the spirits to dance of
areath'ess rapture Shelby.
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A Prison Pun.t.r.

The close confinement" said the
prison visiting justice to a hardened
old convict, must affect you greatly"
"Yes," replied the facetious convict.
Il find prison bars somewhat grating"
"Ah, life to you is evidently fail
ure" was the visitors further COM
ment.
Yes; It's nothing but CELL" said
the convict. Pittsburgh Chronicle-T ele-
graph.
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Some Pay More.

The man was looking over the fam
lily bills as his wife glanced through
the paper.
"Oh, john" she said, sit tells here
of a young fellow who was fined $3.50
for flirting"
"That's cheaper than 1 got off," re-
piled the man, his eye still on the bills.
philadelphia Ledger.
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Contemporary Opinion of Beethoven

When the First Trios and the First
symphony appeared the conservative
critics declared that they were 1.-THE
confused explosions of a talented
young mans overweening conceit."
The Second Symphony was called a
monster, dragon wounded to death
ana unable to die, thrashing around
with Its tail in impotent rageI Later
Won Weber declared of the sublime
Seventh Symphony that 1.-THE extrava-
gances of this genius have reached
their ne plus ultra. and Beethoven is
quite ripe for the madhouser'-Dolei in
Famous Composers"
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Always Present.

II suppose you don't believe in luck, T"
suggested the sympathetic friend to
the chronic loser.
ooh, yes; 1 do" responded that un.
fortunate. at is the quality which en-
ables other players to overcome my
skin."-Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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c.ttino What You Paw For.

Church = Seats in the theaters in
New York come high, don't they?
Gotham-Well, yes, higher than seats
In the street cars. But there ia the
satisfaction when buying seat in a
theater you are pretty sure to get one.
-Yonkers Statesman.
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cRITIcIsING A CRITIC.

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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-11-13
In and Out.

The old saying that man cannot
be In two places at the same time has
at last been proved false.
It was discovered one day that q
baseball player. much to the dislike OF
q number of loyal fans. can be out at
home.-New York Post.
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Making II Plain to Him.

when l don't want a mans atten
lions and he asks me where / live
cay in the suburbs"
"Ha, ha! Excellent; but where dc
you really live, Miss Brown"
''In the suburbs. Mr.. Short."-Cht
cago News.
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Postal Savings Banks.

All the money the postal savings
banks receive they Immediately rede-
posit in national reserve banks and SO
keep it in circulation instead Of allow
ing il to remain boarded and hidden.
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Honest.
Honest.
"Why did Won give ND your last posi-.

"Why did you give up your last posi-
tion?''
81 didn't give it up. sir | was fred"
''Oh. in that case take off your hat
and coat and go to work. We can use
man as honest as you. Detroit
Free Press.
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Light and Dark.

little She told me she was going
TO bleach her hair. Tattle-How in
discreet. She really ought to keep It
S-ark.-Phfladelphi Record.
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A Losing Game.

1.-THE average man fifty years Of age, :"
didactically began Professor Pate, has
eaten 10000 pounds of meat, 1900
pounds of bread and 1900 pounds of
vegetables, drunk 1900 gallons of
liquid
"And after going to all that expense
and trouble" spoke UP the old codger,
'.he has been unable to build up a
structure that has anything like the
unqualified Endorsement of his friends
and neighbors. Judge.
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Elsewhere.

do you ever take a day of and go
nahingr
'Yes. But the fish always seem to
take the same day OF that do
Washington Star.
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Getting Into Society.

Guess I'll have to rig up middle
name" declared Flubdub. 81 never
really had one. but gotta have one
now"
"Why SOP
My wife insists upon one to print on
her visiting cards. Louisville Cour.
ier-Journ-I.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-16
He Had the Price.

Bill McCabe's Poughkeepsie team
was playing the Kingston team one
day years ago. in the Atlantic league,
and guy named Fogarty was umpire.
In the ninth inning. with the score
tied, two of McCabe's men played out,
and as Bill had only one man extra,
he had to rush the bleacher seats to
find a man to fill in. He drew big
hick, who said he couldn't play. but for
the fun could fill in. There were two
out at the time and the fans were ex-
cited.
Our hero, the hick, came to bat. He
drew three balls and the next one
across he picked over the left field
fence for homer. Instead Of running,
the fathead stood there while the
crowd howled itself mad. McCabe ran
out to him and yelled, Run. you boob.
rum"
The hick turned and faced Bill and
in a slow voice drawled: mo. sir, ]
won't run. I'm no coward. I'll admit
l lost your ball, but l got the money
right here in my pocket to pay for 1t"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-16
HUGHES ACCEPTS AND RESIGNS OFFICE

Hughes accented the
statement
hereby resign court
oi" am respeetfuly
Republican nomination
Committee
Deatss have not desired e 1 e
history recognize THAT 1t Is your fEht @ @
transcendinE me partisan consideration. -,,
sn yh p n Sst se THIS srs cannot
Therefore
unhinehng all the rights
land and neither mpusn motives nor
rsgrebIy thn in in oregn ] rsnons ms & we
regardt rights 49, . 49,.
OF
Son s "a and we the world %
influence
sacrhed and brave words have been stripped
"
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Command diPiSmaie
g m 3g n S nS %
Of position manifest ability
ana for =
which is single an , Whether nve or
@ Of ant eGe any d,Wisions ana we "
S nS e1l snfeg S for DUR Ss
Sers Se w may al the
heads -, . ~, a., :. .o,o,,. .oo NV. ,., =. -
wise
abiding ideals there danger OF
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-16

the same time married Miss Antoi-
nette Carter, daughter of Walter 8.
Carter, senior member of the firm.
First Attracts Attention.
He first attracted newspaper atten-
tion In 1905, when he became counsel
for the Stephens gas investigating
committee. Mr.. Hughes uncovered
the ramifications of the gas and cleo
tric light monopoly Of the metropolis
and later assisted in framing several
legislative bills to bring relief to bad
conditions he had discovered.
In the same year started the IA
nous life insurance investigation.
When asked to take up the work Of
counsel to the investigating commit.
tee Mr. Hughes declined, except on
condition that he be given free rein
and allowed to handle the probe
thoroughly.
The investigation lasted four months
and resulted in a revolution in insur-
ance methods.
In the autumn of 1906 Mr.. Hughes
was elected governor OF New York
state by the Republicans. In 1910
President Taft appointed Mr.. Hughes
an associate justice of the Supreme
court. and he took once on October ]
of that year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-16

Fairbanks. Burton. Weeks. Root, Sher-
man. La Toilette, Cummins and one or
two others were advertised by noisy
supporters. Roosevelt men-Progres-
sives and progressive Republicans
were at It early and late. They prob
ably made the greatest racket. Mr.
Hughes was unrepresented by merry.
makers.
Career Of Justice Hughes.
Charles Evans Hughes fame rests
principally on his conduct Of the in.
surance investigation and his career
as governor of New York state.
An iron will, incorruptible charac
ter and remarkable reasoning ability
are characteristics commonly attrib.
uted to him.
Mr.. Hughes was born at Glens Falls,
N. Y. April II, 1862. the son Of a
Welshman who had come to this coun,
try in 1855.
He graduated from Brown univer.
sity in 1881.
In 1882 he entered Columbia Law
school. New York city. He was grad.
uated two years later at the head OF
his class and became a member of the
New York bar.
In 1888 he entered the law firm OF
Carter. Hughes & Cravath. and about
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-16

Hughes from the moment the first
tate-Alabama-was called upon. He
was given 949h; Roosevelt, 1S1e; Du-
Pont. 8; Weeks. 3; Lodge, Z. and La
Toilette. 3.
The nomination of Hughes came
after the Republicans had turned
down the proposal of Col. Theodore
Roosevelt that United States Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge be named as q
compromise candidate.
II preceded by q few minutes the
the nomination of Roosevelt by the
Progressive party national convention
in the Auditorium theater.
John NJ. Parker of Louisiana was
named by the Progressives as their
candidate for vice president.
By the time New Jersey was called
on the roll Of states. Hughes had
polled a majority of the votes of the
convention.
The nomination of the New York
man was the signal for a wild out
burst in the Coliseum-the scene OF
many wild outbursts in the last few
days.
Choice Made Unanimous.
Chairman Harding announced the
nomination of Hughes, and Alex. p
Moore of Pittsburgh and Senator
Lodge, who voted for Theodore Roose,
welt, moved to make 1t unanimous.
The nomination was made unani
nous with a roaring chorus of Ayes
and not a single No"
Senator Lodge made an eloquent ap
peal for Hughes in seconding the
motion for unanimity.
New Mexico nominated Fairbanks
for vice president. Governor Willis
of Ohio seconded Fairbanks.
Nebraska was the next state to re
spond and H. H. Baldridge nominated
former Senator Burkett.
Charles Warren Fairbanks of 1ndi
ana was nominated on the first bal
lot as the vice presidential candidate
of the Republican party.
The fact that Roosevelt had beer
nominated by the rival convention, II
no wise dampened the ardor or the
enthusiasm OF the Republican dele
gates.
AS soon as the presidential nomina
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-16

made of the yolks of the eggs. Serve
cold.
Prune Whip.-stew half a pound
of prunes until soft, then set aside
to cool after draining off the liquor.
When perfectly cold chop very fine.
Beat the whites of six eggs to a
close firm meringue, add six table
spoonfuls of sugar and add the prunes.
Bake half an hour in deep buttered
dish. covered for 20 minutes so that
the souffle has risen to its full height.
Send to the table Immediately with
a sauce made of cupful of whipped
cream, sweetened and favored.
Rhubarb PuddIne.-Roll out a thin
piecrust and heap on a cupful or two
of chopped rhubarb and half cupful
of raisins. Roll up and place in deep
dish. Add a cupful of brown sugar,
two tablespoonfuls of butter and a
cupful of boiling water. Place in the
oven and bake an hour. There will be
sauce enough to serve with the pud-
ding of the Juice and sugar.
Date PuddIng.-Take a third Of a
cupful of softened butter. add half
cupful of sugar, one egg beaten. a
cupful of milk. two and a half cup
fuls of graham flour. three teaspoon
fuls of baking powder. little salt and
q cupful Of dates. cut fine. Steam two
hours in n covered mold. A tube
mold is better.
Caramel Rice Puddina.-Wash a
cupful of rice and cook 1t in salted
water Zone cupfuD until it is abb
sorbed. Add a quart of hot milk and
cook until the rice is soft; then add
two wellbeaten eggs. Melt three
fourths of a cupful of sugar until a
light brown; cover the bottom and
sides of pudding dish with this cara
mel. Turn in the rice and cook in hot
water for half an hour. Turn upside
down on a serving dish and let stand
ten minutes. and it will slip out easily.