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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10
TIE COWARD SPIDER

There is no more efficient fighter than an
ant He has exhaustless wind, ndomtable
courage and double weapons, like Tartarin's
double muscles" ] never saw one ruI--eNcept
at the enemy.
II is fortunate for US that no animal of our
size is constructed like an ant So, consider,
too what he is able 10 do with his microscopic
speck Of a brain. il is easy TO believe that with
a brain Of human dimensions he would invent
weapons that we shall never dream Of and that
we haven't limbs enough 10 handle II we pos
sessed the weapons.
| had so much confidence in my fighting
black ants, when | was a nOnpaclfist boy. that
! once pitted a champion Of that breed against
a spider The spider is a mean fighter; he
never gets fair and square, like an ant lie de-
ponds on his fierce looks and is, in fact ter
rollst coward. He is a squealer, gutter, and
won't take punishment, but, like human beings
possessing the same characteristics, is cruel to
the point Of devilishness.
To see him bale up poor helpless fly, tying
down the iridescent wings and wrapping them
round the still living body Of his victim with
the Internal sticky ropes that he spins out of
himself is alone sufficient 10 make anybody
hate spiders. II is not the end proposed or at
tanned, but the cold diaboism of the method
that maddens the behoder.
In the windows Of "the wagon house" were
Mc SILKY traps OF manly ulS HpiueI, HOillDiy
thatched with insect skeletons, and il was
against one Of these monsters of the window
that put my champion ant. / threw the ant
into the web, and out OF his dusty den instantly
darted the spider In twinkling he was upon
his supposed prey. and my nerves were on edge.
expected to see a terrific struggle. The spider
was to the ant as Goliath to David, but had
complete faith in my man"
He did not fail me. but what happened was
not what | was looking for The recollection of
il brings back to my ears the laugh of delight
mingled with derision with which ! made the
wagon house ring The spider fled faster than
he had come. Zip! he had come out, zipl he
went back again. The caliperiaws had no
chance to get hold II they had closed once the
ant would have gone into the den with the
spider like tiger on an elephants back. and
would never have come out again unless bearing
a piece of the foe. Left 10 himself. he tore
hole in the web and dropped out, and never
tried the experiment a second time. which show
cd that | was not on true scientific TRAIL
Ry Garrett L. Serviss.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10
DO YOU KNOW THAT

Spiders have eight eyes?
The largest Atlantic liners carry $50 fire
men?
Sixteen ounces o. the finest spider webs
would reach around the world?
A machine has been constructed by which an
armless man can mend boots by means Of his
toes
The value Of food destroyed by rats in Lon
don annually is equal to the whole cost Of old
age pensions?
The most expensive watch in the world is a
ieweled one in the possession of the pope? 1t
is said TO be worth about $4,000.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10

A a Jewel u gold IN 4 seinsa snout, - u Q
Fair woman which u without discretion. Prov
iil1s
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10
GIRAFFES SCARCE AND HIGH IN PRICE

Anders Zngmber, custodian OF the R'raffes
in the Ringling-Barnum a Bailey CHcu' said
his four pets could not be duplicated for less
than $4,000 fob, al the port Of shipment
There are a few IN the United States In city
geological gardens and perhaps half dozen In
various other circus zoos. hut In shipping they
must have expert attendance lest they break
their necks Girafies require warm water To
drink, and their hay must he Aifted by hand 10
weed cut coarse htk In crossing the ocean
Tlaffes stand about AN even chance 81 breaking
their necka 0T Eggs IN any rough weather
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-06-10
THE SLEET STORM

The fairies were AL working
hard last night
And spun a web on the trees
A sparkling web all flittering
white
That cfeakcd Ia the dawnlng
breeze.
They had waited ~ long ln the
cold and the rain,
TO make pretty The hare old
Trees
Al laat lhn alllleIlng leo king
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-06
CORNWALL NEWS
(Mrs. c. H. Lane, CorrespOndent.)

Judge and Mrs. A. w. Foote have
visited this week their children Mr.
and Mrs Ralph Foote of Whiting
and Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Mott and
family of Hubbardton.
Miss Jessie Foote, who has taught in
the schools of Hartford, VT, several
years, has rendered hen resignation
and accepted a position in a Grammar
school in Somers, Conn.
The vital statistics for 1919 are as
follows; marriages, six; births, eleven
females and seven males; deaths, elev-
en-; of these four were over so, two
nearly 70, three between 40 and 40, one
33 and one a young child.
Mrs Truman Eells returned home
on Monday from Boston, where she
was called last week Thursday on &C
count of the death of her granddaugh-
ter, the eight months old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Moore, who had
been i'll only a brief time with pneu-
monia Mrs. Moore, who was formerly
Ella Eells of town has just returned to
her home from hospital where she
underwent a serious operation. Her
sister, Elizabeth Eells is with her.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-06
Warer Power For National Capital

Senator George w. Norris Of Nebras-
ka has succeeded in having incorpora-
ted in the water power development
bill an item for developing the pro-
ject known as Great Falls in the Po-
tomac River near Washington. Prac-
tically ever since Mr. Norris has been
in the Senate he has urged that the
National Capital should get the bene-
fit of the cheaper power and additional
water facilities that the building of a
high dam across the river would make
possible. Many surveys have been
made and the entire feasibility of the
project is assured. The scheme con-
templates dam lis feet high, i'm
pounding the water in a lake about
nine miles long and covering 5000 acres.
The power to be generated when the
whole project is developed would APP
proximate 100000 horse power. Dur
ing the war, which brought tremen-
dous increase in the population OF
Washington, the water supply was tax
ed TO the utmost With the creation
of the artificial lake that question
would be solved for all time to come.
The ultimate cost of the improvement
would be about $25,000,000, according
to Senator Norris estimate.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-06
BRISTOL NEWS

DR. ]. E. Globinsky and wife of
Montreal are the guests of Mrs. Grace
D. Brady.
c. V. Brown has sold for Mrs.
Martha Roscoe, her residence on
Pleasant street to E. H. Palmer OF
Monkton. Consideration $500.
George H. Brooks died Monday at
Roxbury, Mass. He is survived by two
sons, Charles and Frank Brooks. The
family formerly lived here Mr.. Brooks
was civil war veteran and had q
wide circle of friends in this section
The body was brought here for buria
in Greenwood cemetery.
Charles Allison LaMay, a veteran Of
the Civil War, died Monday evening al
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harry
Rock, at 81 Pearl street in Burlington
of pneumonia, aged 76 years. Mr. La
Mays home was in Bristol and he wa.
in Burlington OH visit, He is sur.
vived by four daughters, Mrs. o. H
Plain of Bristol, the Misses Celia anC
Nellie LaMay of Burlington and Mrs
Harry Rock of Burlington; and by
two sons, Edward of Bridgeport, Conn
and Ralph of Burlington.
Henry Farr of Randolph, who, witt
Mrs Farr, came to pass the winte
with their niece, Mrs. Ida Davis, dice
here Friday. Mr. Farr had been il
frail health for a long time, caused b,
hardening of the arteries and a wea
heart. The remains were taken to hi
home Friday and the funeral hell
Saturday morning at IL o'clock. TIL
body was placed in the vault unit
spring. when it will be taken to Mid
dlebury and inferred in the family lot
The deceased is survived by the widow
and one son, George Farr of Hancock
besides other relatives. Mr.. Farr wa
81 years of age.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-06

Agitations.
Through centuries the world has faced.
Philosophers assert
1t has been very often scared.
But seldom badly hurt,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-06
LINCOLN NEWS

Mrs. Frank Thompson is quite sick.
Mrs. Fred Brown is considerable bet
ter.
W. E. Pierce is working for E. M.
Tucker,
Miss Irene Grant is able to be in
school again.
Miss Fannie Sprague is staying in
New Haven.
George Dearborn, who has been i'll
for few days, is better
Frank Hartshorn of Warren called
on friends in town January r.
Leslie Chamberlain of Stockbridge
has been visiting at Dave Grants
George Bassett and wife are home
from visit in Springfield, Mass
Lincoln was well represented at the
Grange meeting in New Haven Wed
nesday,
A large number attended the farmers
meeting at Albert Guindon's Tuesday
evening,
Harrison Chapman of Hmesburg, Wis
1teQ dl lHe uOluC VI - ~ Ch"P
over Sunday
A. F. Smith Of York Village, Me,
is doing well and is in hupes to be on
his crutches next week.
Sunday services of the United church
in the Methodist church, at II a m.
and p. m, with Sunday school fol
lowing the morning worship.
Mrs Howard Grant has returned
from her brothers, William Begor, in
New Haven Leon BegoT and wife of
Hardscrabble, are stopping at Mrs.
Howard Grants on account of their
baby having whoeping cough.
A Mother and Daughter" banquet
will he served in che Ladies Aid nall,
February H. A large number of men
have gotten together and proposed to
serve the ladies OH this occasion and
will provide food and entertainment,
A general invitation is eXtended to The
mothers and daughters Of Lincoln.
A community night meeting was held
in the Union church Wednesday even
ing An inteJ esting program was car
ried out, which included roll call,
music and addresses by Revs, Roy f.
Whittemore and G.. T. Moody of Mid
dlebury on the InterC hurch Movement.
A bountiful supper was served. The
attendance was large.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-06
SHOREHAM NEWS

Frank Austin and little daughter
have returned from visit with his
brother DR.. Austin in Wollaston,
Mass,
Miss Blanche Brisau and Augustus
Ridgean were married Monday morn
ing at St. Genevieve's church, Rev. Fl.
Welch of Orwell performing the cere-
mony-
Donald Aunchman, youngest son OF
Mrs. William Aunchman, now of Bos-
ton, Mas been granted a discharge from
the marines and has accepted a posi-
ton IN Brooklyn, N. Y
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-06
Sticking to L.

Sticking to Il.
"YOu never get anywhere unless you
pick something out and stick to it."
Even that doesn't always work.
Look at the fly on the fly paper"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-06

Frost's Pharmacy. So Main ST.,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-06
TIT THIS OUTFIT IS WORTH MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip
enclose with Sc and mail it to Foley < Co.,
2S35 Sheffield Ave, Chicago, ILL.,, writing your
name and address clearly. You will receive
in return a trial package containing Foley
Honey and Tar Compound for coughs, colds
and Group; Foley Kidney Pills for pain in sides
and back; rheumatism, backache, kidney and
bladder ailments; and Foley Cathartic Tablets,
wholesome and thoroughly cleansing cathartc,
for constipation, biliousness, headache and
sluggish bowels.
Frost's Pharmacy. So Main ST.,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-06
Better Gov. For Virgin Islands

The Virgin Islands are at present
governed by order of the President
through officers of the Navy The ar
rangement is but temporary one. AS
to whether it should be superseded by
civil government provided by Congress
is to be determined by a joint COM
mittee composed Of three Senators and
three Representatives 0inted under
the authority of a joint resolution just
passed by the two Houses The COM
mittee will also make a thorough in
vestigation of the general conditions
existing in the islands, and submit
full report to Congress of their obser-
vations. That the trip of the commit
tee to the islands will be in no sense a
pleasure junket, but strictly for the
purpose of providing a better govern
ment for the islands, is indicated by the
limitation in the resolution of its ex-
penditures to $500
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-06
TO GUARD AGAINST INFLUENZA

Don't let the dread influenza get you. If
YOU have even the slightest cough or cold
better begin using Foleys Honey and Tar at
once. Henry Willis Sandy Point Texas, is
one OF many thousands who consider this
remedy lust fine He says: Il suffered Sc
verely with bad cough after using four or
five dollars worth of different medicines de-
cded to Try Foleys Honey and Tar one DOL
tie gave relief Best medicine ever used
Contains no opates.
T., m, 70 AEo;a CT
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-06
Suitable One.

"What is the reigning style Of flora
decoration for brides just now7"
II don't know, but 1t ought to be
shower bouquet"
The Washington times., 1920-01-25

reached my ears. heard doors open and
close and feet descending the stairs
heard a door downstairs slam and heard
feet moving slowly across the versnda. i
stared from my window The night was
inky-black, but throegh the darkness
saw something moving slowly and heard
the faint crunching OF gravel as by wheels.
"'The little mother was quiet last
nixbtl, I remarked to the woman who
brought my breakfast next morning.
.'she IL gone she answered.
"'Where has she goner inquired.
"'Never you mind. See that you don't
20 where she has, that's ALL never got
any further information about my un-
"At the back on the same floor with
me they placed a woman who literally
howled all night She wore out nurse
n week. No nurse could stand more than
seven days OF her. but we, who were 80
unfortunate as TO be imprisoned on the
same floor had TO endure the sleep+breaS'
ing howls for FIVE months.
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hs sprsns up The and her thin arms above her
Unels she shrsksd have my uncle! Godl
Call my uncle
s spun swiftly around the drive and back again the
sntranes. Still the si stsed The and screamed
"Thoss pseplsp she cried. Those faces wndowst
o unelsi Uneiei Unesr -
Twelve around the buildings before the
ss ubdsd permit her be taken into the
villa the back Of the houSe in which stayed"
The Washington times., 1920-01-25

During my confinement the automobile
that brought patients from the Newtown
station swung down the drive one after
noon. A slight young girl, fsirhaired AMI
with exouisitely regular features, sat
wedged between doctor and a nurse.
shall never forget the look in her great
brown eyes as abe lifted them TO the win
dows. was staring from the window.
Every other patient must have been look.
ing from his or her window at sound OF
the approaching car. II was our habit
The girl must have had a lash OF under.
standing. She sprans DIP In the car and
flung her thin arms above her head.
"'Uncle!' she shrieked. 4 must have
my unciei Oh. my God, call my unciei'
The car spun swiftly around the drive
aud back again 10 the entrance. still the
,,1 iooo In,e,nat,o,ai r..ture service Inc.
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InAn ZVV. IL 4 NbutuiVu w bao'S
an inch from her side she roared at me
with the voice Of bull. She made my
days miserable by this close and. coarse
association.
"And the nights were worse. The enor''
nous nurse slept In small bed that
touched mine. And she snored horribly.
The rasping sound from her open mouth
kent me awake. Twenty times night
would waken her. But she would shake
off my hand, fall off to sleep again and the
raucous sounds continued.
"Imagine a woman accustomed to the
refinements Of a good American home and
of n quiet scholars life In Paris doomed
to this constant companionship Of coarse
creature who could not be shaken off,
with her must share my meals, my room
and even my scant allotment OF oxygen to
breath, for the windows were never al
lowed to be widely opened. II, wearied Of
her perspiring bulk, moved further away
from per on the veranda or on the narrow
path where we walked, she would scream
at me, Come back here beside me or TT
make you sorry for st.
"Tbe arrival of a new patient was al.
ways attended by silent mystery or some
dreadful outbreak. For instance, there
was the impressive-looking elderly man
who stepped majestically from the auto
mobile and walked beside keeper up the
steps to the veranda, He even paused TO
admire the view.
"'fs the gentleman In the gray suit n
pbysioianf I asked the nurse who brought
my dinner.
"'No,' she answered. He is New York
millionaire who has come up here for III
tie rest
"Yet the second night after his arrival
frightfui sounds issued from his room. He
had back room across the hall from mine
The sounds were as Of a struggle OF two
powerful persons. There were several
hoarse shouts. A sound az though someone
had been felled 10 the floor. Then silence
covered my head with the bed clothes and
lay there trembling.
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faces at the windowsi Oh, uncle, unclel'
Twelve times the car drove around tho
buildings before the girls fear subsidized
enough to permit her to be taken into the
villa at the back OF the house in which
stayed. l never knew what became OF
her, but ] heard that she had died In n
torturing paroxysm.
The nurses we're, for the most part,
coarse, unimpressionable creatures. II
one came to US who was not insensible
70 the horrors about her she was soon
eliminated. Steelnerved, hard-hearted,
cold-eyed women were the type that
chiefly survived the frequent changes in
the Institution. In the year and half
that I was there 14s nurses passed through
the funnel-like institution. The gentler,
kinder ones, who listened to our stories
The Washington times., 1920-01-25

Reads powerful novel Hard Cash." deal
ing with the insane, will wonder how
sane person can be locked up for year
and a half with iunatics and still retain
her balance Of mind. But Elizabeth Boyle
o'Reilly has endured the ordeal and Is
still sane. Miss O'Reilly narl ated her dis
tressing experiences in an interview as
follows:
II had done war work abroad, and some
of, my experiences seemed beyond belief
.s I told them to my friends In Boston.
who had never heard the sound Of shot
and shell nor seen the miseries OF field
, hospital. Particularly, think, some OF
my experiences with German spies
aroused their incredulity--and the first
thing I knew was in an automobile and
on my way to q private asylum In Mas
sachusetts town near Boston.
"For eighteen long, miserable months l
was confined In that private madhouse.
Fortunately, had read Charles Reads
stirring novel of madhouse life. and as
drove up to the square gray house re-
called his words, Chained sane among
the insane! Who can paint the agonized
soul in o mental situation SO CHASTITY?
Think Of It, men and women. 1t may be
your turn tomorrow
~ knew that was sane, but thft no
body would believe It. The very fad that
was entering an asylum for diseased
minds was proof enough to doctors,
nurses, attendants, patients, visitors, TO
everybody, OF course, my mind was dis
esssd. I realised that the slightest ur-
usual gesture. popularity of voice, inclina-
ton of the head, glance of the eye, eccen-
tricity OF word or action would be hailed
as the stigma OF insanity.
~ determined that whatever befell me
I would never lose my self-control. 1
knew that II did would give my jailers
the opportunity 10 register me as violently
crazy. I made a vow as l entered that
awful building that would be cool, con-
trolled, watchful BY keeping this vow i
saved my sanity and perhaps saved my
life.
"I was led into a large hall where big,
Notwithstanding woman met me, not as
a gentlewoman should be met, but as a
keeper OF dog kennel would meet a new
dog. Glancing at the memorandum con-
cerning my supposed delusion she looked
at me sharply and said, You thought you
were being Swallowed in Paris and t1en,
with sneer, added, I am as crazy against
Boche spies as you are
"A loud guffaw greeted this cruel joke
from a group OF ooarse.looking, ill-man.
nered mon and women. They were the at.
tendants. tr
But while realised what contemptt
BILE thing II was for the matron 10 take sd.
vantage of helpless and supposedly
eeeble-minded new arrival 10 make Joke
on the patients supposed delusiony yet
realized that here was my first test OF my
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" hCh oAAc soAN AaN
whose sobbing 1t
was that came to
me from the room
that was separat-
ed from mine by
o bathroom.
" Poor little
thing!' said this
tender. hearted
nurse. She is q
little. old. white.
b afre d mother.
Her son brought
ner Q0Wn mere
from New Hsnp-
shire in his car.
She was heavily
drugged, and the
effect of the drug
Is beginning to
wear on
That neighbor,
invisible, was like
a lost soul pro-
testing against
b e-r Luciferean
fate. Though lit
tie and weak her
voice seemed alb.
normal; and II
b ad marvellous
endurance. 8 h e
screamed almost
continuously:
|" What can !
do7 Help me ont
Of here! Help
me out OF herep
when she had
exhausted herself
and everyone else
within hearing
her voice would
trail away into q
piteous little
series OF means.
Then would come
a brief quiet.
"For hve months
II had TO endure
this screaming
neighbor. Her
voice grew faint
er at the last.
One night after
she had sobbed
| herself into quiet
and I sat culver
J Ing with terror
and sympathy I
heard heavy foot
steps In the hall.
Voices OF several
m e n, m u file d
Though they wpra
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vanished after week or two. Some Of
those who remained had nothing torecom-
mend them save the fact that they were
willing TO work in that purgatorial place
for IS q week. am describing these Jail
ers OF ours that you may understand 1t
was an unusual case that caused one Of
them to turn pale. Yet one of them did
when she told me
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Tells Ofthe
Sights and
Scenes In the
Mad House /.
and HOll,
She Escaped
- AM convinced that this woman is
80 perfectly sane and therefore a.
i rect that she be discharged from

4 rect that she be discharged from
custody and allowed her freedom"
Judge Robert F. Wagner. sitting IN the
Supreme Court Of New York City. deiiv.
cred this decision the other day, and Miss
Elizabeth Boyle o'Reilly, daughter Of the
famous Irish poet and patriot Of Boston
the late John Boyle o'Reiliy. stepped
forth free woman.
Miss o'Reilly had endured a year sndsa
half OF confinement in private f9adhouse
in Massachusetts,. Finally she was able
to make her escape and made her way to
New York City. She was pursued. ar.
rested and an effort made to lock her up
again in an asylum. After due considera.
ton Judge Wagner decided that Miss
The Washington times., 1920-01-25

o'Reilly was sane and should
not be restrained Of her liberty.
Elizabeth Boyle o'Reilly is a
woman OF intellectual achieve
ment. q graduate Of Radcliffe
College and an authoress of es-
tablished standing. She wrote
Heroic Spain and is now en-
gagged in writing a book on "The
Cathedrals Of Europe" soon to
be published. Miss O'Reilly is
a sister-in-law OF Professor
Ernest Hooking, who holds a
chair Of philosophy in Harvard
University. and she also has a
sister, Mary Boyle O'Reilly. who
lives in New York.
Anybody who has ever visited
an insane asylum or has seen
the faces at the window OF
a madhouse or has read Charles
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own sanity and self-control. !
did not stare at her. I did not
resent the brutal Jest. I made
no comment. I smiled very.
family and bowed slightly with
dignity, realizing the wicked
irony of the situation.
"For the first two months ]
lived in a small room almost
like the life Of one Of the Siam
ese twins. Not for a moment
was I permitted to be alone. !
am a small woman, weighing
scarcely 100 pounds, and they
picked out for me as my keeper
a huge nurse who weighed more
than 200. III 4 yentured to move