The Coos Bay times., January 29, 1908, Image 4

THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1908.
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HORSE WHISPERERS.
$ WHAT THEY SAY
HENRY SENGSTACKEN "East-
aldo is the coming town."
MAYOR STRAW, and City Coun
cilmen (en voice). "No Mr, kelson,
you don't say much but you've
got the best think orgnn in the
whole council."
( W.'RHAINES. "Personally busi
ness nas'been just as" 'good' in my
line during the "past "few months as
before. This is' especially true in
the country contiguous to the Bay.
1 don't believe thero is another 'sec
tion of the United States so quail
tied to escape the results of mo
mentary disturbances A3 Coos Bay."
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WALTER S. M'FARLAND. "Coos
Bay has practically not felt the pres
ent financial panic. Prom a banking
standpoint the community' is as solid
as though conditions were normal.
This, in a measure, is due to the fact
.that the banks of the Pn" kept close
"watqh oh the money allowing very
little to get into foreign territory."
F
DORSEY KRIETZEll. "While
"wo are always ready to open new ac
counts, I must say that the offices
of the First Trust and Savings bank
are very pleased over the support
the institution has reicelved enc
Its opening. No, the effect of the
financial crlgjcwas not felt on the
Bay. Deposits are coming in the
same as though Wall street were in
Ideal condition."
J. W. BENNETT. "No panic
here Immediately after the holidays
the Flanagan & Bennett bank had a
surplus of $3,000 over its disburse
ments. About the future. With the
number of important industries
which aro now assured, chief of
which is the C. A. Smith lumber
mill with its various branches, and
the assurance that the Southern Pa
cific will rush construction on the
Drain route to completion, tho pros
perity of tho Coos Bay country never
was brighter. Its wonderful geo
graphical and topographical position
will keep it immune for all time from
any financial panic. God bless me
God bless us all.
FEW BANK FAILURES IN 1007.
failures of 1803 and 1801 Botli Ex
ceed Those of Last Year.
Remarkable as it may appear there
were fewer suspensions of banks of
all kinds in tho United States in 1907
than in either 1903 or tho year fol
lowing, according to complete figures
which have just been received. At
tho same time no one heard of any
financial flurry or tightness in either
of the two years mentioned. The
only reason why there was so much
excitement over the depression of tho
year just closed was that it was a
short and sharp conflict with adver
sity in which practically all failures
were bunched within a few weeks.
Actual figures prepared by a Now
York financial journal show that
there was a total of 89 failures in
1907, while there were 90 in 1903
and 9G in 1904.
Tho following table shows tho as-"
sets and liabilities of tho suspended
institutions in each of tho classes
mentioned for tho year 1907:
NaJ'l bks. $42,522,429 $39,201,694
State bks 19,078,339 19,852,940
Vav'g bks 7.191.C8G 6.G74.071
JPrv. bks 14,879,942 22.199.G22
.Loan & trust
com'ns 104,182,210 118.338.03G
Totals $188,4G4,G0G 20G,2GG,363
Tho failures for last year, or sus
pensions, as they aro designated, for
tho reason that a majority of the
closed institutions will soon roopen
their doors, wore divided as follows:
National Banks 14, stato banks 28,
savings banks 6, private banks 24
and loan and trust companies 17. Of
theso classes, with possibly ono or
two exceptions, all suspneded Nation
al banks will resumo business undor
a reorganized plan, a majority of the
state banks will do the same; In the
caso of the savings banks, privato
ones and the loan and trust compan
ies whero frenzied flnnanco played
tho leading part In, tho pauses leading
to' tho disaster, the porpqntago of
those which are llkoly to bo rehabil
itated is considerably smaller.
,ei4Uor,ii0iift'tJtfeMtfijrQ ,1m, at-,
urtkrti will 4l ', U
SttaWteri tttft.
Men Who Can Control the Most Vi
cious Animal by Voico.
Tho horse whisperer might be an un
known quantity in England and Ire
land today, but there are not a few
men who exercise a wonderful control
with their voices over horses which
when the dominating influence is ab
sent are apt to literally kick over tho
traces. In the thoroughbred stables of
England and Ireland today there arc
not a few stablemen and jockeys who
succeed in holding In check the. vice in
horses which, In demonstrative 'manner
show that they cannot tolernto the
presence of tho grooms or attendants.
Nimrod claimed for Count Duval a
power and influence of the .human
voice over the bruto creation, but that
powor was backed up by a lecture to
the horse with "his clinched fist In his
faco."
But the horse whisperer of today
avoids all gesticulations and trusts en
tirely to' a combination of sounds or
words. Thero Is no bullying done, and
tke whisperer can face a mad horse
with his hands behind his. buck und
apparently at the mercy of, the beast
that has to come under the charm.
Ono means of keeping remount horses
quiet in stations during the South Af
rican war was that employed by the
yeomen, who sat in a ring of head to
head horses singing as loudly as possi
ble nnd riveting the ears nnd attention
of J otherwise sprawling nnd hungry
animals. '
Ono of the first whisperers to ac
quire absolute control over fractious
equlnes was Con Sullivan. Who mi
grated in his youth from Rtlmalltclt,
whero ho could trace his genealogy
through a long line of snnlllcrs, nnd
became almost exclusively employed
by Lord Doneralle. The whisper of
this man made nn indelible impression
upon any horse, bringing the pupil' to
a degree of docility unattainable In
the ordinary course of discipline.
The race horse King Pepin, a famous
racer, vicious and reputed to have kill
ed two grooms nt tho Curragh, ouco
camo under his charge. He was want
ed to win a race at Mallow, but when
saddling tlmo came It found him In
ono of his unmanageable moods, no
reared, plunged and flung out fore and
aft until ho completely cowed groom
and jockey. It was at this crisis thnt
some one recommended that he should
bo "whispered." As It was tho only
chance left of taming him in time for
tho start, his owner gladly availed
himself of it, though warned that
horses were sometimes thrown into a
state of stupor by the process.
Sullivan was soon found, and ho was
delighted at tho opportunity of
"fwhulsperln before so much 'quoll
ty' from all parts." "Show us tho wild
baste," he said, "and we'll soon tache
him manners."
When he got within the circle and
a wide ono It was In which King Pe
pin was playing his antics he walked
up to him, approaching the horse from
behind. Ho mumbled somo words as
ho walked which, though not quite
Inaudible, were ns unintelligible as n
sermon In tho unknown tongue, but
they had a most magical effect on the
horse, for he stood stock still. Sulli
van then patted him on tho nock, while
ho whispered a word or two In his ear,
whereupon King Pepin went on his
knees and incontinently lay down.
Tho whisperer then stretched himself
on him at full leugth, took out a pouch
contalnlug pipe nnd tobacco, flint and
steel, struck n light nnd blew n cloud
as he lounged on the stomach of this
high mettled colt with as much com
posure as If he were seated on a bench
In his fuvorlto taproom. After two or
three puffs ho got up, beckoned the
nag to his legs, saddled him and walk
ed off to tho starting post, tho horse
following nnd fawning upon him like
a dog. He won tho race In a canter.
Loudon Live Stock Journal.
Great Falls of tho Potomao.
Tho Great Falls of tho Potomac are
about fifteen miles above Washington,
but tho neighboring country has re
mained so wild and undeveloped that
tho falls have been difficult to reach.
The famous Conduit or Aqueduct road,
so called because it Is built over the
big conduit which brings the national
capital Its water supply, leads about
up to tho falls on tho Maryland sldo
and thero stops. It' Is famous as one
of tho best roads in the country, nnd
it is a fnvorito drlvo with Washington
peoplo nnd visitors. About halfway
up' this road crosses a deep gulch by
means of tho Cabin John bridge, a ma
jestic Btono arch built by tho govern
ment and until recently the longest
slnglo masonry span in tho world,
about 220 feet This brldgo was be
gun just beforo tho civil war, and a
tablet was inserted In Its side, giving
the name of Jeff Davis as secretary of
war. .During tho war his name was
mutilated by soldiers, and now it is
entirely cut off. Pathfinder.
Dawn on the Prairies.
While wo nte the eastern sky light
ened. Tho mountains under tho dawn
looked 'llko silhouettes cut from slato
colored paper. Thoso In tho west show
ed faintly luminous. Objects about us
beciuno dimly visible. We could make
out tho windmill and tho adobe of tho
ranch, houses nnd tho corrals. Tho
cowboys arose ono by one, dropped
their' plates Into the dlshpan and be
gan to hunt out tliolr ropes. Every
thing waB obsouro and mysterious la
tho faint gray light. I watched Windy
BUI nuar his tarpaulin. Ho stooped to
throw ovor the canvas. When he bent
It was beforo daylight; when he
Btralgbtenbd bis back daylight had
como. "It watt Just1 llko that,' as though
sounsooo bftdJroach&l iout hU hand to
turntoartho Illumination of the world.
Stewart Edward Wait In Qutta;
MafftxiiM.
THE DRAGON FLY.
Before Taking to the Air It Lives In
thi Water.
Tho dragon fly lives In tho water dur
ing ono stage of its life and in the nir
during another. Tho eggs aro laid on
the leaves of water plants. When the
larva of a dragon fly appears It is a
very queer creature indeed. In tho
first place, it wears a mask) which
conceals its mandibles, or Jaws, and
when it sees anything that it would
llko to. capture for Its dinner It sud
denly unfolds, this mask and throws it
forward. It has two sharp claws that
instantly seize the prey.
It also draws In and sends forth wa
ter, moving in this way. and taking in
tho air in, the water for .breathing pur
poses, For nearly a, yetr it lives ia
tho" water world. Then on somo flno
May or June day "It climbs up the stem
of some tall "water plant that rises
above tho surface arid in about two
hours throws off the old. ugly body and
darts away an Inhabitant of tho air
world for tho rest of its JIfo on four
gossamer wings, glittering with many
beautiful colors llko those of shining
silver and bronze.
It files as swiftly as a swallow and
has a long, slender body and large
eyes, cut with many sides llko a dia
mond, nnd on a sunshiny day you may
see many of them catching their prey
on tho wing. If you should put It back
Into tho water world of its childhood
It would dlo. . ,- -
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r SHEPHERD CARVERS.
The Lonely 6hMp Tenders of the Call
fornia Sierras.
There are few lonelier lives In tho
world than those lived by shepherds
In tho high meadows of the California
Sierras. All alono they follow their
sheep, seeing no one for many months
of the year but the sheep, their dogs
and perhaps an occasional a very oc
casionaltraveler. Probably this soli
tude dries up tho springs of speech,
for they are said to be very silent
when they do encounter any one.
One of theso strange men Is a Basquo
from the Pyrenees. A lean, dark vis
aged, ragged fellow, he Is now nnd
then overtaken by some wanderer in
the mountains. Along the trail beforo
him his sheep feed. His mongrel collie
hangs at his heels. Ho may raise his
stick in mute salutation; he may slouch
by without a sign. Yet this uncouth
being has ono talent ho can carve.
His amusement Is carving quaint
shcop buckles out of bone. Every herd
has Its bellwether, about whoso neck
hangs a bell. The bell depends from a
leather collar, and It is the buckles of
theso collars that this old Basque shep
herd and some of these other Sierra
shepherds make In the course of their
lonely days. Sometimes n buckle rep
resents a summer's work, for somo of
them are very elaborate. Somo aro In
the semblance of saints or angels,
somo have the monograms of the sheep
owners or of tho shepherds in curious
designs. All are patiently cut, bit by
bit, with the pockctknlfe of the shep
herd. Exchnnge.
THE CRESCENT SYMBOL
How It Came to Be Adopted by the
Mohammedans.
The crescent symbol of tho Moham
medans has nothing to do with their
peculiar religious opinions and cere
monies. It was not originally a symbol
of tho followers of Mohammed at all,
but wns first used by the Byzautlnes.
Thousands of coins have been found
in all parts of Turkey which date back
to the time when Constantinople was
known as Byzantium, and on each of
theso the symbol of the crescent ap
pears, proving conclusively that It
wns iu use as an emblem among tho
people of that region long beforo By
zantium was overthrown and Its namo
changed to Constantinople. The story
of tho origin of the crescent symbol Is
as follows: When Philip of Macedonia
besieged Byzantium ho had planned to
storm the city on n certain cloudy
night, but before his arrangements
were completed the moon shone out
and discovered his approach to the be
sieged citizens, who accordingly march
ed out and repulsed his forces, some
thing which would have been Impossi
ble In the darkness. After that event
all Byzantine coins bore tho symbol of
tho crescout moon, which wns always
alluded to ns tho "savior of Byzan
tium." After many years tho hordes undor
Mohammed II. captured Constantino
ple. At that time tho crescent was
used everywhere and upon everything.
Suspecting that there must be magical
power in tho emblem, tho Mohamme
dans appropriated It and have since
used it as their only symbolic decora
tion. A' Royal Reprimand,
A tutor was once .employed to teach
tho son of n king. Tho young prince
was sometimes disobedient But In
tho esteem of tho tutor It was not quite
proper to whip the son of a king with
a common switch. So to tho lapel of
tho boy's coat the teacher pinned a
piece of purplo ribbon. When tho
young prince manifested n disposition
to defy authority the Instructor point
ed with tho end of tho rod to tho pur
ple ribbon on his coat This was, an
appeal to his royal blood.
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