The Corvallis gazette., July 09, 1897, Image 4

fliscellany.
SHE GAVE HER HEART TO ME.
Cupid, on. day, In idle quest, S
Fittid a dainty dart.
And aimed it at Priscilla's breast.
To strike Priscilla's heart.
Clean through it went; no heart was
there;
Said Oupid: "I belters
Priscilla's just the girl to wear ,
Her heart upon her sleeve." "
But there, alack! it was not found;
" "Aha!" cried Cupid, "note
Her frightened air; now I'll be bound.
Her heart is in her throat."
Failure again. On some slender chance.
He rne more arrow shoots;
Assuming from her downcast glance,
Her heart was in her boots.
Foiled, Cupid threw aside his bow;
"She has no heart," said he.
(He did not know that long ago
She gave her heart to me.)
Pittsburg Dispatch.
AS IT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN.
"Murder!
Murder! Help! Mur-
der!"
It was a woman's shrill scream that
rang out on the murky air and caused
a great commotion on the usually quiet
street. Men ran, hatless, from their
supper tables; women with frightened
faces followed.
"What has happened? What can be
the matter?" they asked each other.
"The cries came from Dean's," one
man said, making haste in that direc
tion. From up and down the street people
came running, and in the dusk they
crowded and hindered each other, and
the opposite streams met and jammed
the gate at Dean's. But men leaped
the low pickets and rushed around fbe
house, for whatever It meant the dis
turbance was in the back yard.
Almost instantly one came hurrying
back.
"Neighbors," he shouted, "there has
been murder done! Mr. Dean has been
killed! He is lying there, all blood, his
head split with an ax. Somebody go
for a doctor," he called back from the
corner of the house.
"Police! Police!" some one yelled.
The increasing crowd swarmed Inside
and overran the yard and filled the
house and sureed to and -fro, excited
and eager for a glimpse of the unfor
tunate victim.
Bulletins for the Information of the
hindmost were Bent back, second by
second, from mouth to mouth, by those
nearest the scene of the tragedy ana
whose imaginations supplied them with
their knowledge of the facts, and many
were the contradictory statements that
flew about and enlarged themselves in
passing, as Is natural and usual.
The messengers dispatched for doc
tor and police spread the news as they
ran, and on returning heard on the out
skirts of the crowd that stretched far
up the street that not only Mr. Dean,
but Mrs. Dean and even the two chil
dren had been butchered In cold blood.
The screams were from the servant
girl, who had found the mangled bod
ies, etc.
So' does human nature love the hor
rible, and gloat over It
As Mr. Dean was cashier of the bank,
the president and other officers were
notified by swift and willing volun
teers, and presently they added them
selves and their neighbors to the hu
man mass of excitement and curiosity.
It was at last definitely learned that
no one was hurt but Mr. Dean; that no
one else happened to be at home at the
time; that Mrs. Dean, returning late
from something somewhere,.iad found
him lying in the back yard apparently
dead.
A few of the bystanders were so for
tunate as to get a fleeting view of the
Inert figure as it was carried into the
house; and then the police with their
bludgeons undertook to drive out the
crowd.
"Off with you!" they cried. "If you
stamp and prance all over the place,
bow do you think anybody ls-going to
find a trace of the murderer?"
"Yah, much good you'll do!" jeered
one.
"That's so! Much good youll do!" re
"""peated another, taking It up. "I'd like
to know what the police amounts to
any way when a man can be murdered
in broad daylight within two blocks of
the square."
-ve mignt au De murdered in our
yards and you not know It," said
third.
"It was not done in broad daylight.
as you know very well; and we are not
expected to prowl around in back
yards, looking for possible assassins,'
the police retorted hotly. "But get out
of here, every one of you; we've got to
search the "premises," and with much
taunting and resisting the mob at last
withdrew.
Reporters for the several newspapers,
the bank officials and a neighbor or
two were allowed to remain; the may
or, a personal friend of the family, came
in, and together they awaited in an
outer room the announcement of the re
sult of the examination by the physi
cian. The wound on the head was found
to extend from forehead to crown.
"The whole bit of the ax," said one
of the doctors; but although It was an
ugly gasli it did not seem to have pene
trated the skull; and aside from that
there was not a bruise or wound of
any kind on the body.
The man breathed, and it seemed pos
sible that he might recover if he es
caped concussion of the brain.
Having done everything possible for
his comfort and well-being, attention
was turned to a close examination of
the place, and everybody concerned, in
hopes of finding something that would
explain the murderous attack on Dr.
Dean.
Encouraged by the knowledge that
her husband still lived, Mrs. Dean had
recovered her composure, and was able
to state quite clearly the little she knew
of the affair, in compliance with the
somewhat pompous request of the chief
of police, who felt that his -hour had
come.
"It was late," she began. "And I
came home in a great hurry; It was so
dark that I could "not see distinctly
across the street. I hurried in and
lighted the lamps, wondering where
Mr. Dean could be. The children I did
not expect home until after tea at their
auntie's; the girl should have been here.
but was not Mr. Dean, I knew, had
some work he was anxious to finish,
and it was a surprise to me to find the
house dark and no one about"
"Did you see or hear anything at all
unusual on the street or about the
.house or yard as you came in?" asked
the chief of police. , -V. .-.
All felt that it was a very serious oc
casion indeed, and they crowded closer
nd listened with intense interest, the
reporter's pencils flying, as Mrs. Dean
answered.
No, I noticed nothing unusual about
the place, except that the lamps had.
notbeen lighted."
Did you meet any one who might
have come from here?" he asked.
I met no one on this street" she an
swered, and then went on with her
story. "After lighting the lamps I went
into the kitchen and found the outside
door open
Ah, ha!" ejaculated the chief, know
ingly. " "Outside door open.' Was it
wide open?" he asked.
The bank president ' frowned at the
interruption.
Yes," said Mrs. Dean. It was wide
open; that was strange, and I felt that
something was wrong. I called Mr.
Dean several times, but got no answer,
so I ran out into the back yard and
found him stretched out on the
ground," she faltered a little at rec
ollection of the dreadful sight, but ral
lied immediately.
It was lighter on the west side of
the house, and Mr. Dean had on his
gray clothes, and so I saw him finite
plainly at once. He was lying on his
back, the blood had streamed down
over his face and I thought he was
dead and I began to scream and to
try and lift him up. He was so limp
and helpless that I grewmore fright
ened at touching him, and I thought I
would faint before any one came. It
seemed so long that I called and called
for help before anybody heard me. Just
for an Instant I couldn't think what
had happened, and then I knew that
some one had murdered him, or tried
to," and she paused, wiping the, tears
from her eyes.
If you had been obliged to search
the back premises for Mr., Dean you
would very likely have discovered some
trace of the assassin, but coming upon
him at once in that condition the shock
and excitement would, of course, ren
der it impossible for you to observe the
surroundings carefully," said the chief.
It is my opinion that the murderer
heard you coming and made off down
the alley."
And I am sure he ran up the alley.
as he could, more quickly get In hiding
behind the 'business houses," said the
bank president positively and added:
Very likely he slipped around and
came down into the crowd."
The chief sniffed a little as he re
plied:
"He would have to have a great deal
of nerve to do that Anyhow, It is plain
that he was frightened away before he
accomplished his object, as the contents
of Mr. Dean's pockets were not dis
turbed."
"His object was to obtain possession
of the keys, of course," said the bank
president twirling the bunch In his
fingers. .
The servant girl, when she was ex
amined, stated, with much incoherence,
that she had stepped out to see a friend
a couple of blocks away for a few mo
ments; stayed longer than she meant
to and was still away when Mr. Dean
came In; that as she was hurrying
home she saw a man come out of the
alley and cross the street and a few
seconds after she heard Mrs. - Dean's
screams.
The chief rubbed his hands and cast
a triumphant glance at the bank presi
dent, as he said:
"The very man! He ran down the
alley and was making for that string
of old sheds and stables. I am seldom
mistaken in my surmises, and the man
whom I sent out-to search In that di
rection will probably bring blm in."'
The girl's testimony was very impor
tant and she was looked at with inter
est as one who had seen the "murderous
villain. Questioned closely it was
found that she could not give a de
scription of him; that he was almost
on a run and held his head. down; that
he made across the street diagonally
and was at least a half block from her,
and she could tell nothing as to the
color of ba hair, eyes or clothing.
The men, presently returning, did not
bring him in; had found no trace of
him, and nothing had been discovered
to give them a clew, though the whole
place and the alley behind the store
buildings bad been very carefully
"searched.
The bank president grew Impatient
It seemed to him that the miscreant
might have been found at once had it
been rightly managed.
"We must have a strong guard at the
bank to-night," he remarked to one of
the directors as they wended their way
thither, the chief accompanying them.
"I am satisfied that the fellow who at
tacked Mr. Dean was only one of
gang who have planned to rob the
bank, and they may try It yet, although
he failed to get the keys. He ought to
have been taken before this."
The chief was nettled and interposed
hotly.
"You intimate, sir, that carelessness
and Incompetency on our part has al
lowed him to escape. I can assure you
that no one could nave been more
prompt and thorough, in the search
than we have. The depots are watch-
ed and every spot where a fugitive
could be lurking has been, or is now
being, overhauled."
"Oh, of course, Jenkins," the bank
president answered.. "You are doing
as well as you know how, I suppose
but this is beyond the common town po
lice. I shall telegraph to the city for a
good detective at once."
"You can do as you please," snapped
the chief, in high dudgeon.
"Certainly," answered the president.
blandly.
Such a bold attempt at crime had
never before been made in the quiet
town, and it was excited beyond meas
ure. The Morning News, being the
only morning paper in the place, had
big scoop on its several evening rivals.
and made the most of it Column after
column was filled with the stories of
different people, narrating all that was
known, suspected or imagined, and it
sold like hot cakes.
The city detective arrived early and
excited much interest and comment
but like the great man that he was, be
preserved a dignified reserve and si
lence. The physician who had cared for Mr.
Dean through the night reported blm
as much better; that be had passed
from unconsciousness into natural
sleep, and would probably awaken ra
tional and able to give an account of
the attempt on his life. The detective
requested the privilege of being pres
ent (out of sight of course, as a strange
face might excite him) when Mr. Dean
rallied enough to be questioned.
The, night had passed quietly as far
as the bank was concerned. A num
ber of arrests had been made and sus
picious characters were reported as
having been seen on all sides.
It is surprising how after-events will
clear the mental vision. Many remem
bered distinctly the vlllalijpus appear
ance of men whom they had observed
slouching along the streets. The de
tective had made known nothing of his
mind on the case, except to Intimate
that he should probably telegraph for
several men from bis force in the city,
and his manner only served to strength
en the air of mystery that brooded over
tb ola.
People ' looked at each other with
questioning eyes, as If wondering if
some of their, own townspeople might
not prove to be implicated in the affair.
It was supposed by everyone tnat Mr,
Dean had seen enough of his assailant
to be able to identify him if known, or
describe him if a stranger, and busi
ness was almost suspended in the anx
iety and eagerness all felt when it was
whispered about that he had awakened
rational
Only the officers of the law and the
bank president were admitted to the
room adjoining the one where Mr. Dean
lay. After uneasy movements, partial
ly arousing and drifting off to sleep
again, he had finally opened his eyes
and looked about Noticing the doc
tor, he said:
"Why, doctor, you here?"
The doctor merely nodded, watching
him closely as he rubbed his eyes again,
felt his head and then exclaimed:
Oh, I remember now! This is to
morrow, Is it not r
'Yes, this is to-morrow, the doctor
answered. "How do you feel now?
All right," he answered, promptly.
and then added, smiling, "but that
blow was a swinger, wasn't it?"
The listeners, out of sight, craned
their necks and strained their ears to
catch every word. He semed to come
suddenly to a full understanding, for
he said, quickly:
'Why, I must have been pretty badly
stunned to He so all night Were you
frightened, Alice?" he asked his wife.
Oh,, yes," she answered, almost in
tears; ,"I thought the wretch had killed
you." " , . . ..
"Whor" - he asked, then added:
"There was no one." -
There, never mind," said the doc
tor, soothingly. "Drink this and don't
get excited.
Though everybody was aching to hear
what he had to say about the assassin.
they feared the abrupt way in which
Mrs. Dean bad mentioned him would
retard matters.
Ought to have been, led up to very
carefully," muttered the detective.
1 am not excited," said Mr. Dean to
the doctor. "But I want to know what
my wife meant Is it supposed that
somebody attacked me with an ax?"
Certainly," said the doctor, seeing
that the truth would be the best "And
he very nearly killed you, too. Can you
tell us who be was or what he was
like?"
In their eagerness the listeners edged
Inside the door. , Mr. Dean lay and
laughed; then catching sight of the
bank president, said:
"Good morning, Mr. Akers. You here,
too?" - ' -
Yes," said the president, "we are
anxious to know all you can tell us
about it what he was like, what he
said and if he let out anything about
the gang " ;
The doctor put up his hand. "Don't
hurry him," he said. "Take your time,
Mr. Dean." ,
Mr. Dean laughed again as he said:
"There was no one here but myself;
positively no one."
"But you were struck a murderous
blow by someone." Don't you remem
ber?" said the rather impatient presi
dent " -
Nobody struck me at all. -1 did It
myself," said Mr. Dean, flatly.
There was a sensation. .
"He doesn't know what he is saying.
He is not rational," said someone.
Mr. Dean looked at the blank faces
and put out bis hand, saying: -
"You will find my pulse quiet, doctor,
have no fever. I know very well
what I am saying. I remember how
it happened."; -
"He certainly Is all right," said the
doctor. ."TelL us about it, Dean," he
continued.. ; :
"I usually split wood a while for ex
ercise after coming home from the
bank. There was no one at home, and
I left the kitchen door open, meaning
to carry in a big armful. I got hold of
a particularly tough stick and I was
bound to split It I swung the ax with
all my strength, to fetch a tremendous
blow, and it caught on the wire clothes
line above me, bounded, turned .and
came down on my head before I could
possibly dodge it You see how easily
that could happen. So easy that I won
der you did not discover It for your
selves," and he laughed again.
Yes, they saw now how easily It
could happen. They were convinced.
"Well, I'll be bio wed!" exclaimed the
bank president slowly, and as they
silently dispersed Mr. Dean sent his
parting shot after them:
If 1 had killed myself I suppose yon
would have always believed me to have
been murdered and would have fast
ened it upon some poor fellow and pun
ished him for it" New Orleans Times
Democrat The Indian Baby.
An article on "Home Life Among the
Indians" is contributed to the Century
by Mrs. Alice C. Fletcher. Mrs. Fletch
er saysr In the Indian household, as
in our own, children bear an Important
part The baby is the constant com
panion of Its mother; not that other
members of the family do not share in
the care of It, but the little one is
kept closely under the maternal eye.
Soon after birth it -Is laid In Its own
bed, which Is often profusely orna
mented, and is always portable. A
board about a foot wide and three feet
long is covered with a feather pillow
or with layers of soft skins. Upon
these the baby Is fastened by broad
bands of skin, flannel, or calico. When
asleep the child's arms are bound un
der cover, but they are released when
It awakes. A great portion of the in
fant's time Is spent lying upon a soft
robe or blanket, where it can kick
and crow to its heart's content If,
however, the mother should be so en
gaged as to be frequently called out of
the tent, the baby Is laced upon Its
board, and hung up under a tree, or
Disced where there is no danger of
falling. Should the mother have to go
any distance from home, she will slip
the strap of the board over her head,
and the baby goes along, winking at
the great world from Its mother's back.
Long journeys on horses are made by
babies snugly packed and hung from
the born of the mother's saddle.
Oleomargarine in France.
Under a new law butter sold la
France must be the product exclusive
ly of m'lk, cream or a combination of
the two, with our without salt Or color-
kir matter, otherwise it comes under
the head of "margarine," which must
m no case be artitically colored. Manu -
facturers of margarine are registered,
their factories subjected to rigid In
spection, and the article when sold by
retail must be put In cube form and
stamped clearly "margarine.' -
His Place.
Watts Notice how bald'headed the
pictures of King George snow him
to be?. -
Potts Yes. And I can't understand
why he isn't at the front of those ballet-skirted
troops. Indianapolis Jour
nal. ' '
It probably pleases every man to re
ceive a letter which speaks of encroacto-
on his "valuable tima," --r-
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North and South America, besides Guatemala.
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men of these countries, have spoken In no un
certain tones concerning the efficacy of the
great household remedy.
- Cost of Sblpa and Guns.
Since 188S the British parliament
has voted $541,000,000 for new war
ships and modern naval guns.
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.'
We are asserting; in the courts' our right to the
exclusive use of the word '- CASTORIA," and
PITCHER'S CASTORIA," as our Trade Mark.
I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator of " PITCHER'S CASTORIA,"
the same that has borne and does now bear the
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Long Distance Telephoning.
A merchant in an Eastern city not
long ago happened to meet a business
acquaintance in a public station as he
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transaction was met by the remark that
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Chair Rents In Paris Parks.
Paris manages to make 150,000
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The craving tor drink Is a disease, a marvelous
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More than 2000 people mysteriously
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A Royal Explorer. '
Princess Theressa, of Bavaria, a
maiden lady of mature years, and as
eccentric in her appearance as in : her
behavior, has explored all South Amer
ica, as well as unknown parts of Sibe
ria, and her services to the cause o
geography have won for her honorary
membership. of most of the geograph
ical societies of Europe. , ,V,
The hew rifle supplied to the Italian
army has a capacity of 24 shots a min
ute, . - "
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GAVE. HERSELF AWAY.
Hott a Boay-Cbeeked Miaa Revealed
Her'Name on a Hallroad Train. - -
: She occupied - the - seat directly In
front of me on a Central. Railroad, of
New Jersey train from New York the
other night, says a traveler. She was
a plump girl, with auburn hair and
hazel eyes. She was evidently a girl
employed in New York perhaps a
typewriter. Her name is Elizabeth.
How do I know? Well, didn't I ask
her. I never saw her before, no one
called her by name and she had noth
ing about her that served to tell me
that her name is Elisabeth. Yet her
name Is Elizabeth.
I am not the seventh son of a sev-
f enb son, neither do I possess the pow
er of second sight But I found out
that the name of the plump, rosy
cheeked young miss in the seat In front
of me is Elizabeth. Before we had
gone many miles out of Jersey City the
"sand man" began to play havoc with
Elizabeth. Her eyes became heavy
and every few seconds her head would
drop.. Before we bad crossed Newark
Bay Elizabeth" -was sound asleep. . The
train sped on, and when the speed was
slackened the brakeman opened the
door and shouted "E-lizabeth! Eliz
abeth! 'Llz'beth!" With the first word
the girl began to move. When the
brakeman shouted - "E-llzabeth!" the
eyes were half opened, and when he
finally called " Llz'bethr she rubbed
her eyes and said: "Yes, papa, I'll
get up." Through the cars ran the
sound of suppressed laughter; but the
girl had fallen asleep again, and when
the train stopped and the brakeman
again called out "Elizabeth! Eliza
beth!" the plump girl Jumped up and
said: "All right, I'm coming.".
This was too much for the hair-
brained dude across the aisle, and he
began to "Ha! ha!" while the giggling
maidens several seats In front began
to giggle more furiously. Even the
sedate-looking old gentleman seated
near by could not suppress , a smile.
By this time the girl was wide awake,
and that she was conscious of what
she had done. was evident by the fact
that her naturally red cheeks became
redder still, and I even imagined that
I saw tears in her eyes.
That is how I found out that her
name Is Elizabeth.
7 The Knowing Oameooek.
We all remember the story of the
Athenian artist who painted cherries
so naturally that even the birds were
deceived and csiiue to peck at them. A
modern incident illustrates in a some
what similar manner the power of pic
torial art to deceive, and at the same
time seems to show a good deal of rea
soning intelligence in at least one mem
ber of the feathered tribe. Mr. Scott
Lelghton, the Boston artist, tells the
story of a pet gamecock which he kept
In his studio. Having at one time to
paint the . portrait of a large-sized
game-cock for a patron, the pet suffer
ed a great deal from the domineering
spirit of the larger bird, and got so
that he never could see him without
flying into a rage. After the picture
was completed and the feathered mod
el had been removed, the canvas re
mained in the studio, standing on the
floor. . ...
One day the little gamecock was pick
ing has way about the studio, when he
suddenly caught sight of the counter-
felt presentment of his former enemy
With a scream of rage he gave one
leap, and, flying at the picture, struck
his spurs into it again and again. The
next time that he was given an oppor
tunity, he repeated the attack, and it
became the almost daily amusemen:
of the artist and his friends to witness
these impromptu -cock-fights between a
live bird and a dummy.
.At last one day the little fellow, rest
ing a moment after an unusually spir
ited attack, happened to cock his head
on one. side so as to get a look behind
the picture. For an instant he. was
dumfounded. He looked In front and
saw his old enemy, as large as life; an
other glance behind, and he was more
than ever puzzled. He then deliberate
ly walked behind and around the pic
ture several times, carefully surveying
it, and- with a spiteful flirt, and with
an air of disgust that would have done
credit to a human being, marched away
and hid himself. ..
Never after that could he be persuad
ed to attack the picture, or, indeed, to
pay the slightest attention to It He
had penetrated the sham, and would
! have no more of it.
Baved -from a Rattlesnake's Fangs.
Johnnie, the grandson of E. F. Car
rabee. II vlnsr near Areyle. Fla., had a
! narrow escape the other day, and he
1 owes his life to the quick wits of his
brave sister, a pretty 15-year-old girl.
! J vJJl liiilt? WHS UTJ W l ai vuu uouu6,
when he saw a rattlesnake. He at once
1 killed It. A few seconds later he saw
i , , , , , ... - ... ,
I another one. which he killed likewise,
1 , . . . , ..
1 He then saw a third coming out of its
h- . , . .
This rather frightened the boy and he
started for home. As he passed along
, the path another snake which he bad
'not noticed sprang at him, Its fangs
1 catching in his coat tails. The fright-
' ened boy ran like a deer to the house,
' shouting at the top of his voice. His
-
sister Ethel, who was on front of the
house, saw him coming and also no
ticed the big snake twisting, jerking
and circling behind him. She was
triming some bushes and had in her
hand a sharp knife.
As Johnnie passed her she made a
strike at the snake, but missed it
"Run around the house, Johnnie," she
called to the boy, "and come back
here." The frightened boy had Just wit
enough to bear and obey. . Around and
around the house at full speed, the
rapidity of his movements keeping the
snake out so that it could not get a
Hlrmer hold and strike him. Ethel sta
tioned herself near the corner of the
house and as the boy came around she
made a careful calculation and brought
the knife down, cutting the snake in
two just back of the head. The fright
ened boy ran a few steps further and
fell down in a dead faint. The snake
was a monster, being nearly five feet
long, and had It been able to strike the
boy the poison would have killed him
Instantly. Ethel did not seem disturb
ed over her exciting adventure and she
received a great many compliments for
her quick wit and bravery.
How Nature Builds Rockeries.
The fact is, the rockery, to be a suc
cess must be an evolution Instead of n
creation. Attempt to construct one
after any set plan and you are sure to
fail with it. The most satisfactory one
I ever saw was one that made Itself,
so to speak. The. stones of which it
was composed were hauled in winter
and dumped down carelessly In a great
heap. In spiring the owner looked them
over and came to the conclusion that
It would be impossible for him to ar
range them In a more picturesque man
ner, and he had the good sense not to
attempt it He worked earth in be
tween them and planted wild vines
md ferns there, and his rockery was a
uecess. If possible, a rockery should
-e located In a secluded portion of the
ground. BflfcSsries as nature makes
them are generally In secluded nooks,
where all kinds of wild things feel at
home, and we should try to carry out
as completely as possible the Idea of
the wildness which prevails in nature's
haunts to domesticate wildness, so to
speak. This cannot be done satisfac
torily where the grounds are close to
the street If the grounas are too
small to allow you to give the rockery
a place at some auKamce iroui cue
house, and you feel that you must
have one, plant trees or shrubs so as to
give Vt an air of partial seclusion at
least Ladies' Home Journal. ? .
THE TALKINU STARLING.
Amusing- Antics and (Speech of 1
Clever Little Bird.
The talking starling, says a writer 1)
the London Spectator, is a clever ano.
amusing bird, and Is easily reared and
taught - We secured a nestling eight
een months ago, before any feathers
had begun to grow, and brought him
up by hand. He naturally grew up
perfectly tame and so much attached
to us that when, by- accident, he flew
away after being with us only a few
weeks, and spent a whole night but In
London, he returned to his home the
next morning and hopped into Ms cage
with evident satisfaction. This he did
a second time, but on that occasion re
turned with less dignity, as we saw
him overbalance when sitting on a
chimney at the top of the high man
sions m Victoria street In which we
live, and he fell down to the bottom of
the , house, reappearing In a gentle
man's office the next morning the veri
est little sweep, but quite unabashed.
After '-he had changed his Immature
plumage for the brighter adult plu
mage. In his first autumn he began to
talk, repeating his own name with vari
ation-" 'Bobble,' .'Bodkin,' or 'Bobbi
kin" "then picking up the terms of
endearment and admiration which
were applied to him, but without any
effort on our part to teach him, till
at last he cried all day long, "Dear lit
tle 'Bobbie,' pretty little 'Bobkin,' poor
old 'Bobbie,' '.'. in the most bewitching
way. After awhile he learned nothing
fresh till he moulted last autumn, since
when he has added considerably to his
vocabulary. During that process his'
head was bare, and we used to say to
him in derision: "You old crow," which
he readily picked up, but -altered it to
Dear old crow," and called as clearly
as a human being, "Pretty Bobby,' I
love you, such a sweet little .'Bobble,'
klssie poor Bobkin,' " transposing the
words frequently, but curiously enough
putting them together so as to make
sense. As I write be is chattering this
.beside me and barking like a dog be
tween whiles. He comes out of his
cage when he likes, and when we have
tha patience to endure his prying and
Inquisitive ways. He sits on one's
Bhoulder, creeps down one's arm till
he at last perches on the hand and
pecks at pen or needle, as the case may
be, rendering work or writing impossi
ble. He has apparently ceased again
to learn fresh words, and seems more
occupied with his spring plumage,
though he still chatters all day long,
and we shall look with interest after
his next moult for further additions to
his conversational powers.
A New View of the Bird Question
"The Bird on a Woman's Hat" is the
subject of an editorial by Edward W.
Bok, in the Ladies' Home Journal,
which presents the live, .practical aide
of the movement 'against the slaughter
of birds for their plumage. The cru
sade, Mr. Bok considers, has been car
ried on upon unwise lines, and over-
zealously. "There Is a practical ele
ment in this desired reform," he writes,
"and it is this:-- . Anybody who has
given even the most cursory attention
or study to botany knows that all
forms of life have their origin In plant
life.. Every animal which exists either
lives directly on some plants, or on
Insects which destroy plants. The
birds find their sustenance mainly in
the Insects that Injure vegetation and
ofttimes kill It entirely. A sufficiently
large number of Insects will kill a crop,
If there are no birds, naturally the in
sects have everything their own' way.
I have recently gone to considerable
pains to find out from farmers to what
extent the decrease of birds is affecting
their crops, and I find that the condi
tion Is more alarming than we, who
live in the cities and large centers,
have any Idea of. All the farmers to
whom I spoke or wrote agreed that last
year the Increase of insects was unus
ually great, while the decrease of birds
was even greater. For every hundred
birds killed, about sixty are born.
Hence it Is easy to see that the greater
the number of birds killed the more
exposed become the crops of the farm
er to the Insects. The same may be
said of our trees, for the bird Is really
the balance of nature. To what extent
this balance Is being upset by fashiou
is easy to realise from the statement
that during 1896 the plumage of over
8,000,000 of birds was received In New
Xork. It Is these things which
I would like women to think about
when they purchase birds for their
hats. Naturally a supply depends upon
a demand. If women would moderate
their buying of bats adorned with birds
or their plumage fewer birds would be
slaughtered. Those who kill the bird
cannot be rightly attacked. They sim
ply supply a demand. The reform in
this matter lies with the women who
have adopted this fashion."
Round Photography.
The reported discovery of a method
of sound photography is by no means
incredible, since the photography'ls not
direct and the original sound waves set
up a vibration on a drumhead. This
drumhead Is In contant with a certain
liquid In such a way that the resultant j
photographs are wondrous geometrical "j
designs, due to the expansion and vi
bration of this liquid. But there does (
not appear to be any particular value
to the invention, otherwise than as a (
mere curiosity. The sounds even from
the same person of the same tones
would never be exactly alike.
The Beaaon Why.
English Tourist Don't any of you
Scotchmen wear trousers? What do
you do for pockets in those kilts?
McGab Hoot! For why. should we
ha'e pockets whin there's naethlng but
hands tae put in them?" Cleveland
Leader. - '" '
Family Pride.
"My papa," said little Tommy, whose
parent was the public prosecutor, "has
all the bad people punished."
"Ah, that ain't nuthing,' replied lit
tle Jimmy, "my father makes ropes
what they hangs 'em with." Philadel
phia North AmericanT
. . "After the Deluge."
The origin of the oft-repeated phrase
Is attributed generally to Prinoe Met-
ternlch; but Douglas Jerrold ascribes It
to Madame Pompadour. The senti
ment Is, however, traced back to Sue
tonlous. " . ' v
.' ' - A Beaaon Tragedy.
Oht the red bird sat on the picket fence
And sang in his merry glee;
Along came the boy with a rubber flip
- And shut off his breathing. Sea?
Atlanta Constitution, v,- '
$400 not $200
Two San Francisco grocers -
won $100.00 each because they sent the most yellow tickets,
before June 15th. - ' ' -:
But grocers and clerks can get more tickets than other
consumers ; so we also paid $10000 each to the two persons
named below :
Mrs. Wm. Funk, Winnemucca,
Mrs. L. During, 819 Bryant Street, San Francisco, 71 tickets. v
. Mrs. During got a number of friends in San Francisco
and near by (one keeps a boarding house) to give her their
tickets ; and she used the tea herself.
By the way, she uses Schilling's Best baking powder and
extracts too bad she doesn't know how good Schilling's Best
spices are! But she says the extracts and baking powder
are wonderful.
A woman in Stockton, who keeps a restaurant, came very
near getting a prize. She deserves one for supplying her
customers such good tea.
. Better read our advertisements every day some contain
suggestions how to win the prize.
By the way, grocers can't compete for the two $150.00 prizes offered for tha
most yellow tickets in one envelope bet-. een June 15th and August 31st. They
can, however, compete for the J 1000.00 prize. B 4
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Franklin' Bequest in Court.
If Benjamin Franklin, one of the
wisest of men, could have foreseen the
difficulties and complications that have
grown out of his famous bequest to the
city of Boston of $ 5,000, more than 100
years ago, he would probably have can
celled that part of the will, or at least
made its provisions very different, re
marks the Buffalo Commercial. The
fund, which now amounts to 1348,000,
has been invested mainly as he direct
ed. At the end of the firt hundred
years the principal was to be laid out at
the discretion of the managers of the
donation to the town of Boston, "in
public works which may be judged of
most utility, to the inhabitants, such as
fortifications, bridges, aqueducts, pub
lic buildings, baths, pavements, or
whatever may make living in the town
more convenient to its people and ren
der it more agreeable to strangers re
sorting thither for health or temporary
residence." The money is in the Bos
ton city treasury, but it appears the
municipal authorities and the trustees
are at loggerheads as to their respec
tive powers, and also as to the method
of its expenditure, and as a last resort
the matter has been carried to the
courts. An application is to be made to
the supreme court of Massachusetts to
decide who has authority under the will
to expend the money in one of the sev
eral ways suggested by the testator.
It is to be hoped a way out of the diffi
culty will be found and that the fund
will be used to establish the Franklin
trades school, as has been proposed. It
is one of the most remarkable legacies
ever made, and the benevolent intent
is plain enough, though perhaps not ex
pressed in sufficiently definite terms.
Burled the Wnrng Corpae.
Fairplay describes the following as a
true story: Lately an English family
hail tha misfortune to lose an aged
aunt, who died in St. Petersburg. Ar-
rangements were most carefully made
and directions sent that the body should
- be forwarded to England to be interred
in the family vault. In due time a
J magnificent coffin arrived and before it
was lowered to its last resting place it
was opened for inspection. Much to
the dismay of the family, instead of
finding the familiar features and frail
form of their beloved aunt, the corpse
of a Russian officer; clothed in military
garments and decorated with ribbons
and medals, was disclosed to view. A
t rantio telegram was dispatched to the
Bussian capital, to which the following
answer Was returned: "Lady buried
yesterday with military honors. Please
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As we have now started on the road
toward the annexation of Hawaii, it is
but natural that Americans should
want to pronounce the name of the
forthcoming new territory correotly.
The correct pronunciation is "Ha-wi-e,"
the "a" sounded as in "father,"
the "i" as in "time," and the "e" as
in "we," the accent being on the seo
ond syllable. It is well to know how
the new territory is pronounced, says
the Chicago Tribune, even before it en
ters into the Union.
New Use for Sand Blast.
The sand blast has frequently been
adapted to a number of ingenious op
erations, and the latest phase of its
utility is in the cleansing of ships' bot
toms. The Atlanta, one of the United
States men-of-war, was recently dry
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