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THE SANDER8VILLE HERALD.
PROCi EDINGS OF THE GEORGIA LEfilSLATURE
!cert a a '!n h< ?I IZ H c,ty of Ca,hou » to sell
Knlh . ^ dS; by Mr - Candler of De-’
tiinri Incorporate Chamblee, to au-
$300 one c . oun , ty o f DeKalb to issue
*300.000 In bonds, to amend charter
>i Kirkwood, to authorize state libra-
,N THE house.
August 4.
p |i, votr of 71 to 75 the house ot
rcpreh
wives Tuesday defeated the
... , )V ir Fraser of Liberty provide
Ine for foe increased protection of
(uli and came.
T l„, i! provided for tho appoint-
eIlt of a game warden and deputy
i lM1 . named the conditions under
hunting and Ashing should be
•ll.uvul and sought to make an appro-
oriation of $50,000 for the purpose of
enforcing its provisions, tho money to
be mK'ii from the funds accruing
from tin* violations of the law and the
(e ,.s m ive'd for Issuing hunting and
1 cases. The discussion of
"hi* hill had the attention of tho
■W:,, tli ■ entire session.
August 5-
Tlu> nisi business done in the house
0 j ,,.])) ntatlveH Wednesday morn
ing W ;i lie passage under hnanlmous
consent, of the bill according to tho
newmunty of-Ben Hill a representa-'
t| Vfl in the house. At the request of
Mr Perry of Hall the bill was sent
Immediately to tho senate.
\ luiIon by Mr, Alexander of
p ( ,Kitl . van adopted, providing that
UI1 iil h-i-wise ordered, the house
fhall ! I afternoon sessions from 3
until "'clock.
A !l which provides that every
foul' * 1 ito veteran in the state who
j s no' . orth more than *1,000 shall
focoiv* a pension and every widow of
a v«>t• in with the exception of those
win, shall linve re-man led since 1870,
rvas pn "d by a vote of 139 to 1.
At i! time of adjournment of the
mornim session the “near beer’’ bill
was uml *r discussion and was made
th.' ■ inl order for the afternoon
session ■ .
Tin* I "use of representative* spent
most nt ihe afternoon session discuss
ing the resolution to cell the attorney
general to take action against tne
Duektown copper mines and at the
time of adjournment had not heard
all the arguments that are to be pre
sented.
The following bills were passed by
the house : By Mr. Mercer of Terrell,
to abolish Dawson light and water
commission; by Mr. Eaves of Haral
son, to incorporate town of Buchanan;
by Mr. Massengale of Warren, to
amend act incorporating Norwood ;
by Mr. Payton of Worth, to amend
charter of Sylvester.
August 0.
A bill placing a tax of *200 per an
num on all places dispensing near
beer, and taxing all manufacturing
plants and distributing agencies $300
per annum, was passed^ 132 to 24. No
reference was made in the bill of the
amount of alcohol to be contained In
the near beer. It was estimated that
this bill would bring at least $200,-
OOti per annum into the state treas
ury. Having raised this much mon
ey, the house proceeded to spend it.
A bill Increasing the salary of the
state* entomologist from $1,500 to $2,-
000 per year was passed. A bill ap
propriating $20,325 for maintenance of
the enlarged railroad commission was
pas ed by a vote of 124 to 5. A bill
was passed which appropriates $30,-
000 to pay off the poles of the Uni
versity of Georgia at Athens. The
next measure offered was that which
diverts to the use of the eleven dis-
trP't agricultural schools of the state
all of the fees arising from the Inspec
tion of fertilizers, oils and the sale of
Pure food tags. With the sum al-
read• appropriated from the sale of
fertilizer tngs this sum Is brought up
to about $77,000, or $7,000 for each
school enough to operate each. This
measure was fought, but passed by n
vote of 141 to 8. The final measure
acted upon at - morning session
waa that which appropriated $25,-
000 for the year 1908 and $50,000 for
the year 1909, direct, for the support
of the agricultural college at Athens.
The entire afternoon session of the
house was occcupled in discussing a
hill which calls for the recodification
of the laws of Georgia. The bill was
defeated by a vote of 117 to 30, but
"ill be reconsidered.
August 7.
The house of representatives con-
'imted its work of passing appropria
tion bills, $25,671 being the amount
appropriated Friday morning, of tills
amount $7,000 wa3 given the State
•N'odnial school at Athens, $7,671 was
si' 1 ' for ilie improving of the infidm-
ar .v of the Georgia Normal and Indus
trial college at Milledgeville; $5,000
Was allowed for the erection of a wall
around the confederate cemetery at
Maiieita and $5,000 was voted for re-,
Paiis tho Confederate Sodliers’ home
at Atlanta.
A resolution requesting the senate,
,IJ take immediate action on the Hol-j
der convict lease bill was passed.
The following Ibills were read the:
rat'd time and passed by the house: 1
tTy Mr. .McMullan of Hart—A bill to,
amend the charter of the town of
Bower; villa. By Messrs. Heaid and
Adkin of Dooly—A bill to authorize |
'he slate railroad commission to per-
nut or ^require physical connection j
Between railroads in any city or town
°* 'tic state. By Mr. Ward of Coffee,
~~A bill to amend the act creating the ;
a'ty court of Douglas. By Senator I
Cowart of Coffee—A bill to amend
the ai i creating the board of county
commissioners of Calhoun county.
The following hills were passed by
‘Be house; By Mr. Young of Troup,
>o authorize city of West Point to sell
certain streets, to empower West
volnt to close those streets; by Mr.
Ballard of Newton, to change tho
Bomber of county commissioners In
Aewton county; by Mr. Jones of
•HtciHll, to amend act incorporating
“elham; by Mr. Calbech of Gordon,
f-uthbert continues to suffer from!
a°f having residences sufficient for |
hose who desire to move there. The
11 mand for residences is much in ex- j
: ® Ss of the supply, notwithstanding
h! fact that quite a number have:
J cea built and several are in course
construction.
' Bo state board of arbitration has :
1 a,|, d the valuation of the Atlanta
[B'l West Point railway at $3,163,712.
l! ‘ West Point returned Its property
approximately $2,300,000, and the
aatipiroller, declining the return,
ade an assessment of $3,800,000.
ry to furnish clerk of court with cer
tain Georgia reports; by Mr Max-
well of Twiggs, to mark out’and re-
establish county lines between cer
tain counties; by Mr. Buchanan of
batly, to amend act creating citv
court of Blakely; by Mr. Blackburn of
Pulton, to allow the trustees of the
Georgia Soldiers' Homo to sell a strip
of land belonging to home on Confed
erate avenue; by Mr. Hall of Bibb,
o allow Individuals and corporations
o construct items across non-tiavifta-
ble streams for the purpose of devel
oping water power;; by Mr. Couch of
Coweta, to add Senoia to list of state
depositories; by Mr. White of Madi-
«on, to add Comer to list of state de
positories; by Senator Stephens of the
ritst, to allow judge of city court of
‘Savannah, to appoint a special bai
liff.
The afternoon session of the house
was taken up in passing local bills
ami pension resolutions:
Tile following hills were passed :
By Mr. McMullan of Hart, u bill to
amend the charter of the town of
Bowcrsville; by Messrs. Heard and
Adkinson of Dooly, a bill to authorize
the state railroad commission to per
mit or require physical connection be
tween railroads in any city or town of
the state; by Mr. Ward of Coffedf a
bill to amend the act creating the city
court oi Douglas; by Senator Cowart;
of the Ninth District, a bill to amend
the act creating the board of county
commissioners of Calhoun county;’ by
Mr. Warneir of Tat null, to remove
Tatnall and Toombs counties fijom the)
middle judicial clrciut to thn,Atlantic
Judicial circuit; by Senator Maddox,
to amend charter of St. Marys; by Mr#
Hide of Clayton, to incorporate For-*
rest Park; hy Mr. Parker of Talbot,
to amend act incorporating Junction
City; by Mr. Davison of Greene, to
amend act creating hoatd of roads
and revenues in Greene county; byj
Mr. Chamlee of Floyd, to authorize a
city hospital for Rome.
The following pension resolutions
were passed: By Mr. Adams of Wil
kinson, to pay pension to Mrs. Lucy
Lockhart; by Mr. Trent of Heard, to
pay pension to Peter Currous; by Mr.
Johnson of Jasper, to pay pension to
Louisa Hodge; by Mr. Ward of Coffee,
to pay pension of John M. Surreney to
his widow; by Mr. Barrett of Ste
phens, to pay pension of F. M. Rice
to W. A. Mitchell; by Mr. Trent of
Heard, to pay pension to Mrs. S. F.
Crain; hy Mr. Bond of Forsyth, to pay
pension to W. J. Stanford; by Mr.
Ballard of Newton, to pay pension of
Thomas H. Greer to his widow; by
Mr. Calbeck of Gordon, to pay pen
sion to Mrs. Mary McDougal; by Mr.
Taylor of Sumter, to pay pension of
Frank Johnson to his widow.
August 8.
The house defeated the bill exempt
ing firemen and policemen from the
provisions of the anti-pass bill by a
vote of 89 to 29. The bill will be re
considered.
An appropiiatlon of $3,000 or so,
much more or loss, as may he neces
sary to cover the expenses of the leg
islative investigating committee pro
bing the convict lease system was
passed.
Two thousand dollars were appro
priated to build a public comfort build
ing on the slate’s property at Indian
Springs.
Mrs. L. H. Ladsinger was appropri
ated $62.50 for copying pension rolls
and the Rainier Locker Club of Sa
vannah was lafunded $500 which they
had paid for a slate charter that was
never granted.
At the afternoon session of Die
house Saturday the following bills
were passed: By Mr. Pope of Brooks,
to incorporate town of Dixie; by Mr.
White of Screven, to establish a sys-.
teni of public schools for Sylvania;
hy -Mr. White of Madison, to incor
porate Danielsville; by Mr. Cook of
Telfair to provide board of roads and
revenues for Telfair county; hy Mr.
hTnes of Baldwin, to amend act cre
ating hoard of roads and revenues for
Baldwin county; by Mr. Johnson ot
left Davis, to create a board of roads
and revenues for Jeff Davis county; by
Senator Brantley, to amend act creat
ing new charter; by Senator Dobs,
to amend charter of Marietta; by Sen
ator Henderson, to abolish office of
roads and revenues for Irwin county,
to create board of roads and revenues
for Irwin county; by Senator Hayes,
to provide for maintenance of bridge
over Flint river, in Macon county.
IN THE SENATE.
August 4.
A resolution was offered in the sen
ate Tuesday that the governor .be
requested-to call an extra session of
the legislature to consider the convict
lease system. It was defeated by a
vote of 32 to 7. .
Senator Felder’s bill to abolish the
convict lease system after eighteen
months and place the convicts on the
public roads was then taken up as a
special order and a number of amend-
ments offered. The bill was still un- (
der discussion when the senate ad
journed at 1 o'clock.
The following bills were passed in
the senate. By Senator Dobbs-To
establish a new charter for the city
of Atlanta. By Senator Dcabs To
create a new charter for the city of
Marietta. By Senator Dobbs-To
Incorporate the town of Battle Hill.
By Senator Dobbs-To provide a mu
nicipal government for the town of
Edge wood, DeKalb county: By Sena-
' More than 250 Masons from Heard,
Douglas Haralson, Paulding and Car-
roll were present tq participate lu the
exercises of the Carroll County Ma-
r L° “ n.cn.lon at Carrollton. ore-
cers were elected as follows. J. D.
Hamrick, worshipful mastei, J* A.
F. Broom, senior warden, Jame
Beal, Junior warden; R. It - Hjatt, s
retary and treasurer.
Moving has been finished and t c
postofflee at Macon is now in the new
federal building. The Macon office
now boasts of one of the prettiest
homes in the state.
tor Hudson—To require a license or
'ax of all persons selling, soliciting
or taking orders for photographs,
portraits, etc. (Bible alone excepted),
In Harris county.
August 5.
The senate voted not to hold after
noon sessions and nfter hearing the
reading of a special message from the
governor decided to table all hills
dealiug whh the convict lease system
pending tin* decision of the governor
to call ail extra session of the general
assembly.
The following bills were passed by
the senate; By Senator Wilkes, to in
corporate town of Kingwood, in the
county of Colquitt; by Senator Hen
derson of the Fifteentht, to amend
the charter of the city of Ocilla; by
Senator Overstreet, to regulate the
publication of all legal advertisements
in all counties of the state having a
population acccordlng to the census
of 1900 of not less than 20,400 and
not more than 20,500 uml for other
purposes; by Senator Felder, to reg
ulate the exchange between Georgia
and other states of state documents
and for other purposes; ,by Mr. Hall
of Bibb, to amend the constitution by
adding to the end of section 6, article
7, “to pay t{ie county police and to
provide for the necessary sanitation;”
by Mr. Pope of Dade, a resolution to
authorize the county authorities of
Dade county to relieve sureties on
bond of John M. Castleberry; by
Messrs. Cooke, Stubbs and McIntyre
of Thomas, to Instruct trustees of the
University of Georgia to convoy real
ty to the hoard of education of the
city of Thomusville; .by Messrs. Hold
er and Flanagan of Jackson, to cre
ate the bpurd of Commissioners of
roads and revenues for* Jackson coun
ty; by Mr'.’Summer of Turner, to es
tablish the city court of ^niiburn and
for other purposes; by Mr. Flanders
of Johnson, 1o create a board of com
missioners of roads and revenues for
the county of Johnson; by Messrs.
Young and Tuggle of Troup, to change
the time of holding the fall and spring
terms of the Troup county superior
court; by Mr. McMahan of Clarke, to
amend the charter of the city of Ath
ens and for other purposes; by
Messrs. Heard and Adkins of Dooly,
to authorize the mayor and council of
the town of Byromvllle to issue and
sell bonds to erect a public school
building and waterworks and electric
light plant for the city of Byromvllle"
and for other purposes; by Mr. Bur-
well if Hancock, a resolution for the
relief of A. M. Hutchinson.
August 6.
By a vote of 21 to, 16 the senate
defeated the bill placing the solicitors
general of the state on a salary.
The bill providing for the creation
of the proposed new county of Geor
gia was also killed by a vote of 19
ayes to 20 noes.
The two bills took up the entire
morning session.
The following bills were passed by
the senate: By Senator Hawes, to In
corporate the city of Union City and
for other purposes; by Mr. Smith of
Campbell, to prohibit the sale of Bud
beer or near beer In Campbell county
and for other purposes; by Senator
Williford, to create a new charter for
the town of Buckhead and for other
purposes; by Senator Henderson of
the Thirty-ninth, to authorize the
mayor and council of the town of
Gumming, with the trustees of the
Gumming public school district, in
Forsyth, to order and have held an
election by Ihe qualified voters of said
district to determine whether or not
bonds shall be Issued by the said dis
trict to be sold for the purpose of
erecting, acquiring and equipping a
school building for said district and
for other purposes ,
At the afternoon session of the sen
ate several local house bills were
read the first and second time, and
the following were passed: fly Mr.
Strickland of Pike, to repeal an at«-t
to establish the city court of Barnes-
ville; by Mr. Strickland of Pike, to
establish the city court of Barnes-
ville; by Mr. Sumner of Turner, to
create a hoard of county commission
ers in and for Turner county; by Mr.
Williams of Dodge, to establish the
city court of Eastman; by Mr. Gibson
of Glascock, to change the time of
holding the superior court in Glascock
county; by Mr. Gadley of Camden,
to establish the city court of St. Ma
rys in and for the county of Cam
den; by Mr. SAuckland of Pike, to
incorporate the town of Williamson,
in the county of Pike; hy Mr. Me Wil
liams of Henry, to abolish the county
court of Henfy; by Mr. Reid of Ma
con, to amend sections 4 and 39, re
spectively, of an act approved August
22, 1907, entitled an act to establish
the city court of Oglethorpe; by
Messrs. Jones and Keith of Meriweth
er, to incorporate the town of Prim
rose, in the county of Meriwether;
by Mr. Hardeman of Jefferson, to es
tablish a local school system for the
town of Bartow; hy Mr, Dorminy cf
Irwin, to amend an act incorporating
the city of Fitzgerald; by Mr. Harde
man of Jeierson, to establish n pub
lic school system for the town of
Spread; by Mr. Bouren of Tifton, to
amend an act to create and establish
the <’• court of Tifton; by Mr. Fran-
de:' "011118011, to establish a public
schi- /stem within tho city of
Wrightsville; by Mr. Townsend of
Clinch, to establish the county court
of Clinch county; by Mr. Wynne of
Pulaski, to amend the county court
of Pulaski county; by Mr. Buehan-
nan of Early, to provide for an exam
ination into the affairs of the dispen
sary In Blakely, Ga.; by Mr. Williams
of Dodge, to amend an act creating a
board of commissions of roads and
revenues for the county of Dodge;
by Mr. McWilliams of Dodge, to
amend an act creating the charter for
the town of McDonough; by Mr. Sim
mons of Gilmer, to create a new char
ter for the town of Ellijay; by Messrs.
Alexander and Gaudier of DeKalb, to
amend the charter of the town of
Kirkwood; by Mr. I^ee of Glynn, to
amend an act entitled an act to cre
ate a hoard of commissioners of roads
and revenues In Ol.vnn county; hv Mr.
Lee of Glynn, to amend an act incor
porating (lie city of Brunswick; hy
Mr Lee of Glynn, to amend an act
authorizing an issue of bonds bv the
county of Glynn; by Mr. Fullbright
of Burke, to amend an act establish
ing tho city court of Waynesboro; hy
Mr. Matthews of Laurens, to incorpo
rate tho town of Cedar Grove, In tho
county of Laurens; by Messrs. Alex
ander and Candler of DeKalb, to in
corporate the town of East Lake, in
DeKalb county; by Mr. McMullen of
Hart, to abolish the hoard of com
missioners of roads and revenues In
and for the county of Hart; by Mr.
McMullen of Hart, to create the of
fice of county commissioner of roads
and revenues for Hurt county,
August 7,
After a spirited discussion, In which
about half the members of the sen
ate participated Friday Ihe Folder
hill to cut off tho appropriation for
the compiler of records after the first
of next October, was lost by a vote
of 25 to 12.
The following hills were passed In
the senate: By Senator Wilkes—To
umend section 492 of the penal codo
of Georgia. By Senator Hardaman—
To amend an act to Incorporate tho
town of Statham In Jackson county.
By Senator Williford—To regulate
the number of hours of telegraph and
telephone operators and other persons
engaged In the handling of trains,
prescribing penalties for violation of
said act.
At the afternoon session the senate
passed a resolution to buy a portrait
of the late Judge John W. Akin. Tho
remainder of the session was utilized
in passing local and house bills.
The following hills were passed :
The bill by Senator Henderson of tho
thirty-ninth to extend the present
school book contract until January 1,
1911, was the subject of a heated de
bate, but was eventually passed, and
was Immediately transmitted to the
house. By Mr. Rogers of Randolph,
to create a board of commissioners of
roads and revenues for the county of
Randolph; by Senator Martin, to
amend the charter of the city of Dal
ton; by Mr. Tracy of Webster, a res
olution to pay pension to Mrs. E. J.
Coker, deceased, for the year 1903 to
A. M. Johnson of Webster county; by
Senator Henderson of the Thirty-
ninth, to extend the present school
book contract until January 1, 1911 ;
by Mr. McMlchael of Marlon, to pro
tect the health and provide for the
comfort of the traveling public, to In-
Bure good sanitary and hygiene con
ditions In hotels and public Inns in
the state of Georgia; by Mr. Full-
bright of Burke, to amend the char
ter of Waynesboro so as to extend the
city limits.
August 8.
By a vote of 30 to 4, the senate
Saturday passed the bill to establish
a state institution for the treatment
of tuberculosis and appropriating tho
sum of $25,000 for the purchasing of
suitable buildings and the support of
same. The $25,000 appropriated shall
he appropriated as follows: $1,000 in
190S; $12,000 In 1909, and $12,000 In
1910.’
By a vote of 34 to 0, the hill of
Senator Martin, amending the regis
tration laws of the stlite of Georgia,
was passed ,by substitute. The princi
pal provisions of the bill are as fol
lows; That a real list of the qualified
voter’s In each county be furnished
the tax collector; to close the regis
tration sty. months before a general
election, so as not to conflict with the
disfranchisement amendment of the
constitution, in case It should pass;
compelling the voters to take actual
oath before the regular tax collector
or one of his clerks; to require the
filing of voters’ books ten days after
the closing of the books; the regis
trars to complete and file li3t of vot
ers by June 1,
By a vote of 25 to 7, the senate
passed the bill of Messrs. Flannlgan,
Martin and Holder, Increasing the sal
ary of the state entomologist from
$1,600 to $2,000 per year.
The bill by Senator Williford, amen
ding the constitution by abolishing the
office of county treasurer hy future
legislation and placing the duties of
this official In the hands of banks, was
lost by a vote of 2u to 15.
A motion by Senator Felder that
the senate reconsider its action In
tabling his bill fixing the liability of
common carriers by railroads for tho
homclde or injury and damage done
employees where such employees con
tribute to the injury, was lost by a
vole of 20 to 17.
The following hills were passed: By
Senator Stephens, to authorize tho
municipal authorities of this state to
establish and maintain a place for
confinement of misdemeanor convicts;
by Senator Bush, to amend an act in-„
corporating the city of Colquitt; by
Senator Stephens, to extend the time
for completion of the Savannah,
Statesboro and Western railroad; by
Mr. Godkey of Camden, to repeal an
act to create a county court in each
county In the state of Georgia except
certain counties mentioned herein ;
by Senator Camp, to authorize tho
governor of the state of Georgia to
contract and purchase a certain tract
o fland or any lands in the city of
Chattanooga for a terminal station and
a switch yard for the W. & A. railroad
and to contract and open a street in
said city of Chattanooga through the
property owned by the state of Geor
gia.
The Circus Horse.
It was a Itory circus horse ,
That minped and stamped and neighed.
Till every ereature In Its course
Fled, fright tied and dismayed.
The ehlekens on the roadway’s edge
rose and Happed their wings.
And making for tile sheltering liedgn
l-'low oft like crazy things.
Nor Iron gates nor fences barred
That mettled steed’s career,
it galloped right across our yard
And tilled ns all with fear;
And when it tossed Its lu id and ran
Straight through the pantry door,
Cook a I lines t dropped her frying pan
Cpon the kitchen floor!
It neighed and pranced and wheeled about
And scampered off, but then
We scarcely saw the creature out
When it was In again.
Ami so through tile livelong day,
Through house and yard and street,
That charger held its fearsome way *
And only stopped to eat.
But when at dusk, a little lame,
tt slowly climbed the stuirs,
Behold! a gentle lady came
And made it say its prayers.
Now, what a wondrous change you see!
’Slit Come and take a peep—
Here lies, as tame as tame can lie,
A little boy asleep!
—Catholic Standard Times.
Mother Hummingbird.
Such a tiny, tiny nest was that In
which Mother Hummingbird and her
two babies lived, hidden away In a
bush so carefully that only Betty
knew where It was, and she kept the
secret to herself.
But one day Betty began to think.
Suppose It should rain, what could
such wee birdies do, for a drop of
rain would he almost enough to drown
one of them?
Mamma only smiled when Betty
told her. “Wait until It. rains, little
daughter,” she said. "Little Mother
Hummingbird will know what to do.”
Sure enough. The next day It rained,
and what do you think the mother
bird did?
A good-sized leaf grew at one Bide
of the little nest. Mother Humming
bird took hold of the tip of the leaf
and bent It over the nest. Then she
fastened It to the other side to a lit
tle twig which happened to be on the
nest. There the birdies Btayed, quite
dry under the leaf roof, until the
storm passed. Then Mother Hum
mingbird unfastened the leaf again.—
Primary Education.
Lightning struck the barn of A. M.
■Griffin at Buchanan, killing two
horses. Mr. Griffin’s two little boys
were in the barn al the time and
both were severely burned, it is fear-
c-d the younger boy will lose his eye
sight as a result of the shock.
Captain J. A. Stafford, the original
peach man of Barnesville, is now pie-
paring for the gathering and shipping
of his crop ot Keifer pears, watch
will amount to about ten cars. It is
another illustration of the varied op
portunities offered for profitable em
ployment !u Georgia.
, By granting an amendment to tho
original charter, Judge Felton of Ma
con allowed the Central of Georgia
Power company to increase its cap
ital stock from $100,000 to $4,000,000.
At the same time, the amendment
changed the name of the company
from the Bibb Power to lue Central of
Georgia Power company.
Lamar Pate, a 14-year-edd boy of
Lihtonia, was bitten by a Morse, which
later died in great agony with hydro
phobia. The boy has been placed in
the Pasteur Institute at Atlanta tor
; treatment.
How Insects See.
It has always been a commonly ac
cepted belief among hoys and girls,
and grown folks, too, for that matter,
that insects have very sharp eye
sight. But a distinguished French sci
entist tells us that very few Insects
have good sight; In most It is so poor
that they see objects as though
through a colored plnte. A bee sees
a tiny insect that passes before it
as a confused patch on the bright
sky. The eyes of insects are mostly
Important in enabling them to direct
their flight. A layer of varnish over
their eyes, though transparent, makes
them wholly unable to find their way.
The eye enables the ants’ to dlntin-
gulsh the ultra violet rays, of which
they have a great horror.
It is by their antennae, or feelers,
that the Insect distinguishes objects.
At a distance the odor Is communi
cated through the antennae, and near
at hand odor and touch enable them
to distinguish objects. Through the
antennae Insects recognize their food;
never by eyesight.
It Is hy the antennae that the ant
recognizes its enemies. The French
scientist cut off the antennae of a
number of ants of different species,
well known as deadly enemies, and
put them Into a hox together. They
associated with each other in a most
friendly manner, proving that their
sight had nothing to do with their
ability to distinguish friends from
foes, while the antennae were every
thing.—Washington Star.
When Gunda Is Angry.
Again has Gunda, Napoleon of
finance of the wild animal colony at
Bronx Park, demonstrated his finan
cial shrewdness.
The big elephant was busy solicit
ing pennies for his bank from a
small group of women and children
gathered in front of his cage yester
day when a wild-eyed, dishevelled in
dividual suddenly elbowed himself up
to the rail. Neither the pachyderm
nor his keener, Bayreuther, was fav
orably impressed by the appearance
of the newcomer. Gunda, in particu
lar, eyed him with suspicion when the
visitor garrulously tried to open up
a conversation in French, or some
thing that was intended to be French.
Gunda suffered in silence for a mo
ment, and then, reaching up with
his trunk, suggestively and vigorous
ly banged the big bell suspended from
the side of his iron strong box.
•‘Aha! the mazuma, hey?” exclaim
ed the linguist, pretending not to have
seen the hank before. “Well, old
chappie, I’m sorrv, but I haven’t a
gold piece with mo.”
Then, as If struck with a bright
*dea, he exclaimed:—“But I’M tell you
what I’ll do. I’ll write you a chfeck.”
And, producing a blank promissory
note from au inside pocket, he filled
it in to read:
“Pay to Gunda, greatest of all bank
ers, $1,000,000.”
As the stranger leaned forward
confidently to pass the paper to the
elephantine receiving teller, the wise
pachyderm drew In a deep breath
and, lifting the business end of his
trunk toward the bogus check, sud
denly blew the piece of paper with a
mighty and indignant blast, mingled
rrltli a fine mist, back into the visi
tor’s lace. At the same time the huge
animal raised a terrifying trump that
sent the man flying in panic through
the outi’f door, where he quickly dis
appeared in tiie direction of the West
Farms entrance.
"Oh. Our.da," remarked the keeper
later, In relating the Incident, “ho
knows n confidence man every time.”
—New York Telegram.
When Papa Got a Scare.
Bructe’s papa sat at the desk In his
office when the telephone bell went
“Tlng-a-Mtig-tlng.”
"Dear me,” he cried, Impatiently,
“can’t I have one minute's peace?”
"Hello,” he shouted. “Who Is It?”
“It's me, pnpR," cried a email voice.
"It’s Bruce. Come home; somefln’
awful’s happenin’."
“What?" asked p$pa, ,
"Oh. somethin' awful. I’m bweedln’
and I’m all alone. I’m terrible fwlght-
ened. Come home, papa, kick. It’s
in here again. Oh-h! Come kick,
papa ”
Brucle’s plea ended In a shriek,
then papa heard a crash, a wild howl,
and Bructe's scream. Something aw
ful was happening In the dining
room where Ihe telephone hung. He
dashed out of the office. Somebody
called "Mr. Wilson" ns he ran down
tho stairs, but Brucie's papa did not
nnsvzer. He opened the door of the
wheelroom, took the first bicycle he
saw, and flew down the crowded
street Just as fast as the pedals
would go nround. He dodged In
among wagons and In front of trolley-
cars. Drivers shouted at him, and
once a policeman tried to catch him,
hut he did not even turn his head.
At last he caught sight of the lit
tle house In the big yard where Brucle
lived. It looked-very quiet and peace
ful. He had expected to find It on
fire or tumbled down by an earth
quake, but he did not hear even a
sound till he opened the front door.
His hand shook while he turned the
latch with his key.
"What If I am too late to save
Brucle?" he thought.
He was not, for It was Brucle who
came rushing through the hall to meet
him. He was a dreadful sight. His
clothes were torn and his face and
hunds were covered with scratches.
His pinafore was stained with blood,
and his yellow curls hung like a mop
over his tear-stained eyes.
"Brucle, Bruric,” cried his papa,
"what is the matter?”
"It’s Keen Vlctorbia," said the sob
bing little boy. "Come and see.”
He dragged his papa Into the kit
chen. Something was thumping and
fowling frightfully. It was Queen Vic
toria, the big gray cat. She had
squeezed her head into an empty sal
mon can and could not get it out. She
was rusring about and banging the
can either against the door, or the
st *7e, or the wall.
Brucie’s papa felt so relieved that
ho began to laugh. 'JJ'aen he led Bruce
to the sink to sponge tho blood off his
face and hands.
“Now," said papa, after he had bftth-
ed Brucle’s scratches with witchhazel,
“now we will see what we can do for
Queen Victoria.”
The old gray cat was very cross. She
tried to scartch papa, but she did not
succeed, for he wrapped a towel about
her. Ifiten he put her between I1I3
knees and held her head while he
sawed away at the tin can with a can-
opener. Queen Victoria screamed wild
ly, hut Brucie's papa did not mind, and
presently off came the old can. When
Quo n Victoria was set free she
crawled under the stove and began
to smooth her ruffled fur. Then ma
ma came homo. Papa and Brucle tried
both at once to tell her the story, and
at last [(he understood.
“Dear yie!” she said, "how glad I
am there was a telephone in the
house, and that Brucle knew how to
use It!”—I. G. Curtis.
How to be Lucky Always.
George Salsberry, mining operator,
returned from Rawhide yesterday,
convinced that advice is not always
worthless. He told about It at the
St. Francis last evening."
“Talk about advice being cheap,"
he said, "I tell you a man often gets
mighty valuable advice, and from en
tire strangers, too. It shows we’re all
akin and that the milk of human kind
ness is ever ready to flow if we hold
a pail for it.
"There was Turner—ever hear of
him? He's a prospector—at Rawhide.
We were sitting In the hotel chinning
when along came a fellow who knew
Turner slightly, but gave him the
best advice In the world, and next
week Turner struck it rich.
“ ‘Been having any luck?’ the fel
low asked.
“Turner replied, ‘Oh, good enough
luck one day, and the next da/ no
luck at al!.’
“ ‘Then work every other day only,’
said the fellow.”—San Francisco
Chronicle.
New Maryland Dish.
The diamond-back terrapin is nearly
extinct; therefore Maryland, My Mary
land, lias invented a new dish to take
its place. Herring roes, which hereto
fore have been thrown aside as use
less, are now being canned at Havre
de Grace. One firm alone has already
packed 1700 cases this season. Canned
herring roe is now advertised as the
“ideal breakfast dish.”