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I THE COUNTRY HOME
Women, on the Farm
Conducted By Mrs. IV. H. Felton.
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THE STATE SHOULD BUILD
AN INEBRIATE ASYLUM.
There are constantly growing com
plaints that the state sanitarium at Mil
ledgeville does not accommodate all the
Insane people of Georgia, who are pro
nounced insane by rhe legal authorities,
after examination.
▲long with these complaints a cry is
heard that Inebriates are given the shel
ter and attention which snould be given
to lunatics who become insane from dis
ease or malformation and.not from drink
—by theft own voluntary action.
How many complaints are well-ground
ed or otherwise, ft is not my province to
declare, but I do not hesitate to say that
any state which licensee the sale and
manufacture of intoxicants, is in duty
bound to provide a place where craxy
fntoxicated persons could be Incarcerated
and kept away from their own homes
and society after they become dangerous
and ungovernable lunatics.
1 do wish it was possible for each one
of our legislators to be shut up with the
helpless wife and children for a single
night, and watch the antles of a habitual
drunkard, one who has reached rhe place
where he mpat have strong drink. and yet
• he knows it is his undoing and -»s down
fall when he lapses into Intoxication.
Just one single night—all night—and
nee the wreck and ruin that liquor has
wroug. - In that home, when the head
of rhe family has become a madman—
wftaeut pr._e or decency—and I am quite
sure the body would meet next day and
pass a Mil au .or. zing a place of deten
tion and medical treatment for the mis
erable creature who has lost all his will
power and is mentally and morally insane
and dangerous to everybody within his
reach.
Think of a timid woman, shut in behind
these four wa..» and compelled to stay
within sight and hearing of the vulgar
babblings and Indecent behavior of the
father of her children, when her life is
in danger every morrent of toe time, and
her eftspring are doomed also to sec and
listen in such brutalised surroundings!
I fee! indigna-.on in the very marrow
of jny bones that such homes should be
demonized to this degree, while that wife
and her children are torn by agony, hu
miliation and losses of all sorts and de
grees. both day and night because of the
madness
! state, the proposition—ln reference to
an asylum for Inebriates—ln the most
gentle tones, when I say here to our legis
lators: "Save those children from Inti
mate contact with such influence wnich
net only destroys their happiness and
hopes for the future, but infects their
lives and characters with the deadly virus
e. debasing example and the lust of un
bridled appetite!”
So long ea the state draws a revenue
from thy sale of such deadly intoxicants,
equity, fair dealing, common sense and
honesty demands an asylum for the vic
tims nf the sale, and a place of deten
. <m for the lunatics from drink that tae
family may have at least peace at home
if their domestic happiness is destroyed
forever by the curse.
Some years ago I was going out cf At
lanta oa a railroad train. As I entered
the coach, already fu.l of city visitors
bound for near-by summer resorts. I
passed a laay who was standing by the
door ano leaning towards the empty
heater which was not removed In sum
mer time.
Her pale, anxious face, troubled me.
but 1 passed on and took my seat near
the other end of the coach. After awhile
two policemen came In looking so some
thing as J discerned by their actions.
When they reached t'.ie place where that
pale weman stood, they reached - down
. behind her and lifted up a drunken man
who-Was limp and intoxicated'to beastli
ness and they hustled him out of the
train.
He had been on a stupendous drunk and
she had come to the eity to rescue him
from the dram which had engulfed
« hto entire mental and mora. nature.
Somebody felt aggrieved by rhe pres
ence of the drunkard and reported the
grievance to the police station. The poor
woman had only her trouble for her pains.
That crowd eould not bear to ride even
a short distance with the man who had
made himself lower than the brute, and
the demented inebriate was put off and
trial anguished woman was tortured to
know that her misery must be further
uncovered when she fondly hoped she
might take bm away from temptation
and was thus foiled In the attempt.
And that faithful heart was willing to
hear the cross ar.d endure the exposure
• the drunken creature might be re
stored bnee more to his right mind at
home.
I do not hesitate to declare that the
state owed protection to that woman aad
a refuge to the demented creature who
was made insane by the strong drink
which the state gave the dramshop keep
er permission to sell to him.
Every dollar from such license has been
called "blood money.” when it Is received
under such circumstances, and which en
tailed upon this innocent woman and
tmayhap her helpless innocent children)
the most abject suffering.
It has always seemed a travesty, a
faree. a delusion and a snare, to apply
such liquor license money to educating
young Children. God forbid it longer!
It is fit for nothing under the shining
heavens, but the support and mainte
nance of an asylum to shelter the crazy
victims of the drink demon.
When a sovereign state holds out Its
hand for this “blood money.” it should
have the courage to apply this revenue
to a refuge or asylum for the creatures
erased by tbe intoxicants sold.
I am told that a good many people are
now talking briskly about the revenues
certain counties are getting from dispen
saries in those counties. Dispensaries are
getting to be popular I am informed, as
money-makers. I am also told that one
South Georgia county has no taxation for
county purposes, because the money
tliquor moneyi flows in with a strong cur
rent and a swelling tide to meet the
bills.
I trust tbe good Lord will help me to
clarify my vision and never forget that
big receipts in dispensaries mean big
drinks for. not only the dram
shop contingent, but the respecta
ble toddy mixers and general and
promiscuous debauchery. And I do
hope that such money if raked into the
county’s strong box will be promptly ex-
Suffering Women.
Tucker can curs
you of that awful
J backache, smothering,
pa'.nsaround the heart.
J/ja misplacement, nervous
fears short breath, leu
ccrrhoea bloating in
digestion and *or.st;pa-
Hon Advice fre* Dr.
Tucker. Broad atreet,
Atlanta, Ga.
pended in providing a calaboose and in
sane asylum for the numberless topers,
according to grade, lawlessness and un
happy condition that will be made .by the
sale.
' If the state sanitarium is choked, as
charged, with scores of inebriates that
political influence and family pride desire
to cover up under the plea of Insanity,
let the state do the honest thing and re
lieve Dr. Powell of those inebriates and
put them where they legitimately belong,
in an inebriate asylum equipped for the
purpose and without subterfuge.
The asylum for the insane is a place
where no common and sane person could
bear to stay long, but it is where some
noble and uncommon minds have given
valuable service and diligent attention to
the Insane people of Georgia for a long
term of years. It is a difficult and dan
gerous service as well.
The time has come to demand this asy
lum for the inebriate as well as for the
unsound in mind, the blind and the deaf
and dumb, for reasons which I have here
attempted to place before the readers of
The Journal.
REVELATIdNsTN NAVAL
COURTS OF INUIRY.
The published reports from the court of
Inquiry now progressing in the eity of
Washington to discover if Admiral Schley
was a coward at Santiago have lessened
public respect for the naval department
of the government to a remarkable de
gree
If it is not honey-combed through and
through with cliques and strategems it
has been certainly unfortunate in appear
ance and present reputation.
The country’ is paying dear prices for
everything connected with the navy. It
is an expensive arm of the Federal ser
vice, but there has been a sincere Impres
sion heretofore that our brave sailors were
real tip-top men in the work of the gen
eral government and many degrees re
moved from the enmities, rivalries and
political schemes which have disgraced a
considerable number of army officers,
great and small.
But the Schley trial has reversed all
such favorable impressions and the people
are opening their eyes to the real condi
tion of our naval department as uncov
ered in the slow progress of this notable
case.
There was glory enough for all when
Cervera’s fleet was driven upon the beach
and destroyed, but Admiral Sampson took
umbrage at the request of Commodore
Schley, who asked that the reports from
different battleships should be sent to
him. that he might make a full report to
the commander-in-chief. Sampson, with
all the whys and wherefores of the en
gagement. that due hpner might be given
to each and all. Admiral Sampson being
away on the eventful Sunday it was not
possible for him to tell the story .himself
as a participant, and it would appear an
improbability that he should a!T any time
desire to be set down as present and help
ing when everybody knew be was not'in
time to do a single thing thing during the
entire sea battle, except .to bring up the
rear and hear the bejs hurrah over the r
victory at the close.
It is possible that naval punctilio gets
its back up on trifles. but it is too much
like child’s play to be thus far adopted
by grown And grisrled "sea-dogs A
ccording to the testimony, as reported ami
printed elf’over the Country, great sea
captains can turn out to be very small
men when a test is applied to certain
jealous, envious natures.
These revelations are Impalatable as
welt as mal-odorous to the reading pub
lic. They have lowered the d’gnity cf
naval commanders tq the minimum of
common respect and it seems a pity that
these captains should tfrr their own
rakes) be constantly kept but at sea or
given some tasks which would curb'aad
prevent evil speaking, banlf biting and en
vious detraction among themselves when
eff duty and cn shore.
Mr. Rayner and Captain Lemly are
sharp and skilled attorneys, and they un
derstand how to ask questions, but they
are rubbing off al) the paint and white
wash from our naval affairs in Washing
ton. •
It makes one shudder to think of what
would have happened if Cervera’s ships
had escaped out to open sea and left Com
modore Schley to the rage of h.s enemies
in the squadron commanded by Admiral
Sampson The jawbone flourished by an
other Sampson on the Philistines In Bible
combats would have been Jess deadly than
the weapon wielded by this modern Samp
son. judging of such indications from
naval court trials. '
Commander Schley should always have
been prepared to call on the hills and
rocks to fall upon him if by any mis
chance he should fall to carry put plans
proposed or imagined by such commander
as Admiral Sampson.
The knout and bow-string would be in
significant torture compared to the dis
grace which menaces a naval commander
whose superior officer is both envious and
exacting, unjust and jealous. .
We have still had only a glimpse at the
seamy side and are not enraptured at the
working methods of naval commanders
after a battle is over and tbe victory won.
'ine report presented by Commodore
SchLey after Santiago, which report of
fended the commander-in-chief, looks
very respectful at this distance, and cer
tainly harmless to the average mind. ♦
If some of us had stood in Commander
Schley’s shoes we would have seen him—
yes. elsewhere—before such a fair report
should have been "doctored” to appease
the ugly Irritation of a chagrined officer
who had no part tn the sea fight.
This naval court of inquiry will run up
its thousands of expense on the United
States government, but there is one plain
and redeeming feature in the whole busi
ness.
The country understands the difficulties
under which an inferior officer labors and
is considerably acquainted with the su
peraltlvs littleness of a commander-in
chief “dressed In a little brief authority.”
A Regret.
Though a quarter of a century has pass
ed. I remember with the most acute pain
the only time that I ever wilfully wounded
my mother’s feelings. She had been sick
for months—her last illness—and the care
of the entire household had fallen upon
my young and Inexperienced shoulders.
The nursing also fell to my lot. as there
were but two other members of the family
at home—my father and a younger broth
er. How vividly is every detail of that
morning stamped upon my memory! The
doors and windows were thrown open to
let in the sweet spring sunshine and
balmy breexe. My mother sat propped up
In bed directing me in my work, trying,
no doubt, to teach me all she could dur
ing the little time left to her. In my child
ish impatience I supposeu she was only
finding fault, and petulantly exclaimed
that I was doing the best I could; that I
shouldn't try any more, as I could not
please her, anyway. Each word that I
spoke cost me a pang, ana I could have
cried out for very sorrow the moment
they were uttered, and when I turned and
saw my mother with her head bowed
upon her hands and silen-.y weeping, my
heart ached within me. I went to her
and stood beside her. speaking no word,
only placing my hand upon her shoulder.
How I longed to say. “Mother, forgive
me." but no sound came from my lips,
which had been so quick to speak in an
ger. Gradually she grew calm and turned
her sad, patient eyes to the window,
seemingly looking beyond all things earth-
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THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1901.
. PROTECTION OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS.
From Viewpoint of Facts.
The secretary of state. Col. Philip Cook,
kindly sent Mrs. Julius Brown the report
of the committee on the protection of
North American birds for 1900. This re
port is extracted from “The Auk,” Janu
ary 1901.
Evidently the secretary thinks bird
lovers should not run entirely to senti
ment, but know and attend to "the facts
in the case.”
It is out of the question to give more
than a glance at the practical work done
by man organised seeletiee. nobly helped
by the press. Most of the effort has
been aimed at enforcing. laws already
made for protection of birds. Extracts
from this report follow:
• • •
First, as to the repert of the commit
tee dn the protection of North American
birds for the year MOB:
The past year has been perhaps the
moat notable one in the annals of bird
protection since the present committee
was established.
As was the case last year, I propose in
this report to consider only the work
that has come immediately before the
committee. I must, however, congratu
late the Audubon societies on the excel
lent work they are accomplishing, without
which the more serious undertakings Os
this committee eould not have been car
ried through. The societies now exist in
no less than twenty-two states of the
union, and so widely has their influence
been extended that we rarely And per
sons today who have not heard of the
movement for bird protection, and every
proposed act of legislation now finds the
way paved for its progress and willing
hands extended everywhere to aid it.
The strengthening of these existing Au
dubon societies and the establishment of
additional organisations of this kind in
’our remaining states, especially in the
south, cannot be too strongly encour
aged. ...
The railroads, too. old their part. Espe
cially the Pennsylvania railroad also lent
us its aid by notifying its agents to exer
cise great care not to ship from the state
any birds killed contrary to law. as they
would thereby be liable to prosecution un
der the laws of Delaware.
Then during the last session of congress
great efforts were made by various game
protective associations, headed by Mr. G.
O Shields, to force the passage of the so
called Lacey bill. This act Is supple
mentary to the state game and bird laws
and forbids shipment of illegally killed
birds from one state to another, while
birds coming Into a state, even though
killed legally, cannot be sold in that state
if tho law there forbids the sale of that
sort of bird. The possibilities of prosecu
tions of millinery agents for receiving sea
birds killed contrary to law in other states
are easily seen. Your chairman and many
members of the committee exerted all
their Influence in behalf of this bill, and
were ably seconded by the Audubon socie
ties. To the gratification of all, it be
came a law In May last.
Again, already several seizures of gulls
have bem made under this or state laws,
most notably that of 2.CM gulls and terns
in th* pessesslen of Charles E. rentier,
manager for Dumont A Co.. Baltimore.
Further on the report says one of the
largest wholesale millinery hrms in Balti
more requested an official inspection of
their stock and agreed to abandon the sale
not 'only of gulls and "teiffib but also of
grebes, pelicans, herons and ether birds
protected by state er federal law. I’ in
terviewed practically all tbe wholesale
milliners in the eity and without exception
they took the same ground and promptly
withdrew these birds from sale.
This, toe. is interesting: ■■
Ip connection with cage birds, Mrs. Ed
ward Robins reports that in a conversa
tion with one’of the largest bird dealers
W Philadelphia he voluntarily told her,
without any idea that he was talking to
one .of your committee, that his flrm had
recently shinned to Germany 150 blue
birds. cardinals. and iW mockingbirds,
and stated that all the large importers
were also exporters, that this was one of
ths necessities of the trade. This, it seems
to m». is one of the strongest arguments
•galst the clause allowing the keeping of
native cage birds which exists in the
Pcnßsylvnnla law and that of many other
hfate* .
the. report, front which Jhese ex.racts
Iv to that peace which would soon be
her s. She lived long enough for me to
prove by my unremitting attention and
unfailing kindness how sincere was my
regret and how deep was my love.
Though no allusion was ever made to
my conduct, I knew that she understood
and forrave me.
When the last sad moment came,
though beyond the power of speech, she
gave each a farewell, loving look and It
seemed to mutelV call me to her. I held
her in my amts, end thus she passed
* Oh. girls, do nothing to wound your
mother. No matter if she should find fault
or scold, do net answer her in anger, and
some day you will than.v God for it, and
be spared many sad regrets.
S S. 4»AYNIE.
(How many of us would also recall the
hasty words If we could do so! The love
of a mother is next to the love of the
Almighty Father—so pure. Sweet and un
failing. This little article touched my
heart very deeply.—Editress.)
Find Bostrom’s Improved Farm Level
advertisement, and see what you get free.
Mrs. Springer’s Book, “Intra Muros.”
I am crowded with inquiries as to where
Mrs. Springer’s book may be obtained
since my little article on “Revelations of
the Spirit World," appeared in The Jour
nal last week.
It may be that every bookstore or Sab
bath school library Is familiar with it.
but the copy I have was sent to me by
an old-time friend from Washington City,
and was published by the David C. Cook
Publishing company. 36 Washington
street, Chicago, Illinois.
Two other incidents of similar revela
tions have been brought to my notice
since writing my article, one of them so
remarkable that I hope to get a full de
tail of facts for another and later article
on the subject.
From the Far North.
Dear Mrs. Felton: May I ask If any of
the readers know the words of an old
song. "Faithless Emma?” .
Why do not more of the southern ladies
write for the home column? The Journal
is not alone read by its home people,
where each may see for themselves, but
comes to the far north, where each week
It is eagerly scanned for southern ideas
on home topics.- Let ua hear from those
interested in fancy work, flowers, old
melodies and home.
With best wishes for The Journal and a
reuniting of the blue and the gray, I am,
respectfully, DIAMOND.
I With.
these
p) three things you
' ca ‘ n wa *h. Just
.so you can do
many other things tha.t n.re
tiresome, unhealthy, unpleasant
and wasteful. If ft’s necessary,
well a.nd good: but it isn’t with
PE AR. LINE washing. PEARL
INE’S way is best, ensiest,
quickest, most economical—no
soap, no washboard, no rubbing,
-..M-.tr—hex* 6.18
are taken is signed by Wilmer Stone,
chairman.
• • •
Then comes a special report, very long
and interesting. This Is signed by William
Dutcher, and below are- a few clippings.
This report concerns many islands, mostly
on coasts of Maine, New York, New Jer
sey, Connecticut and Virginia.
"In beginning this report on the special
protection work of the past year,” says
the writer, "great credit should be given
to our fellow-member, Abbott H. Thayer,
for the very Important part contributed
by him to the result. The thought of this
special protection was his alone, and his
unflagging and unaided energy and tact
secured the sinews of war, a fund of over
31,409, with which wardens were paid;
without this fund nothing eould have been
accomplished. Where he should have re
ceived encouragement, 1. e., among the
ornithologists, he met with discourage
ment, for he was told that it was impos
sible to raise any funds for the work. By
his personal courage and faith he accom
plished what others said could not be
done.”
Wardens were employed on many
Islands, and It Is pjeaslng to see how often
these wardens were the crew at a life
saving station—thus double a life-saving
station! The same rough sailors who go
out to wrecks and save men's lives look
tenderly after nesting birds.
The next clipping gives an idea of the
work: •.
"As it was useless to attempt to pro
tect either the birds or eggs until the
close season commenced, the wardens
| were, prior to that date, fully informed
of the exact text of the law and were
Instructed to absolutely enforce its pro
visions from the first to the last day of
the close season on all birds breeding or
living near their stations. Just prior to
the end of the close season, our member,
Mr. Frank C. Kirkwood, volunteered to
make a trip to each of the stations In Vir
ginia and the one in Maryland, which he
did at much personal discomfort. The trip
lasted froiW'August 90 to 29, inclusive, and
was made In a 25-feet sharpie, a shallow,
flat-bottomed sailboat. When Mr. Kirk
wood was fortunate enough to reach a
life-saving station at night he was com
fortably housed, but on several occasions
the night was spent at anchor, his couch
being the bottom of the boat, and his cov
ering a portion of the sail or the sky.
Sleep was almost impossible, for if he re
' tired under the sail he was almost suf
. focated with the heat, and when he threw
! it off life was unendurable owing to the
I swarms of mosquitoes, and on one occa-
I rion a temperature of 119 degrees In the
i sun at 7 a. m.. were some of the difficul
i lies Mr. Kirkwood had to overcome during
: nls trip, and on his return to his home he
! was laid tip with a sharp attack of mala
j ria as the result of his fatigue and ex
' posure. Mr. Kirkwood reported that he
! wm very well pleased with the results of
I the work done by the eight wardens, that
J he, tn the main, found them interested,
* and that the reports they severally made
' to him could be depended upon.
On his return Mr. Kirkwood submitted
; a long written report from which I quote
. the following interesting details:
I "On Trumpet Island evidences were seen
■ showing that a party had visited the
: place and had en.oyed fried terns’ eggs
or a tern’s egg omelet. This island was
a lew, flat, grass-covered mound with a
wide margin of aand and large cobble.
I Nests were found on the sandy beach
! above the normal high tide mark and
also on the grassy upland. At the date of
the vtfit, July 4th, no young birds were
found in any stage, probably because all
1 the first clutches of eggs had been taken.
1 It was noticed also that all these unpro
i tested birds were much wilder than the
: terns on Matlnicite Rock where they are
i practically undisturbed. On Green island
! young terh wfli found July 9,-on the
cobble, which beautifully illustrated pro
tective coloration. It was almost stepped
upon before It w*s seen, and during the
i whole time that a tripod camera was be
ing set up, moved about, focused and
plates exposed from two different posi
tions, It did not move.
“In Moosea bee Reach stands a tall cyl
i indrieal roek whose flat apex must contain
i an area of half an acre. The sides are sa
i precipitous that it is Impossible for any
i thing without wings to reaeh the top.
HOOP THE ROPE.
—— •>
❖ A Recess Carr.e for Girls. ♦
A A -M- -M- • A-M- —■».»>-
Here is a recess ganfe for our little
girls, played with a hoop and a skipping
rope, that Is very simple indeed, and yet
is great fun; at least, the little girls who
have tried it say so. The girls play
“partners,” two on a side. Two of the
girls turn the skipping rope, one on each
I end. while the other two stand behind a
line 15 feet away. The girls with the rope
are having their "Innings” and they turn
the rope briskly just as if they were
turning for someone to skip. One of the
girls with the hoop on the “outside”
holds it directly at the rope. She may
roll It fast or slow, as she pleases, as
her object is to keep the "Inside” from
making the hoop “skip" pver the rope by
whirling it round so that it touches the
ground at just the moment that the hoop
Is about to pass over it.
If the “inside” are clever enough to do
this they may score one po,lnt, but if they
fall and the rope knocks the hoop over,
or if the rope should pass over the hoop,
then the "outside" scores one point. The
two players of the "outside” take turns
in rolling the hoop, and if it should not
go far enough or if it should go In the
wrong direction and not pass between the
two of the “inside.” then the "inside"
scores one point. Both players of the
“outside” roll the hoop five times each,
and then they have their “innings.” Then
the girls who have been turning the rope
take their turn at rolling the hoop. Each
side has three innings, and the side that
has scored the greatest number of points
at the last inning wins the game.
The hoop is liable to do the most extra
ordinary things when it touches the rope,
especially if both are going fast. It may
slip over as if the rope were not there at
all, or it may leap high In the air. and
coming down again perform amazing
evolutions on the ground. It may be
thrown back in the direction from whence
It camn, and after rolling that way for a
few feet suddenly come back toward the
rope again. The rapidly whirling rope
gives the moving hoop a peculiar twist
that causes it to revolve rapidly, and thus
do these strange antles. and as it seldom
does the same thing twice, this furnishes
no small part of thj -un in the game.
~THE COSMIC EGG.
Upon a rock yet uncreate.
Amid a ehaos inchoate.
An uncreated being sate:
Beneath him, rock;
Above him, cloud.
And the cloud was rock.
And the rock was cloud.
The rock then growing soft and warm.
The cloud began to take a form,
A form chaotic, vast and vague.
Which Issued In the cosmic egg.
Then the being uncreate
On the egg did incubate.
And thus became the incubator;
And of the egg did allegate.
And the Incubator was potentate.
But the alligator was potuntator.
*Anonymous.
What Broke the Engagement.
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
She—But I would never marry a man
who loved me for my good looks.
He—Of course not, dear. I never thought
of such a thing.
Too Well Known.
Detroit Free Press.
Dobson—Lead you JW? Why, man,’ I don't
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Borrower—That’s the reason I asked you.
No one that Knows me will lend me a cent.
i The writer passed close by It on the
steamer Frank Jones’ about 5 a. m., July
16th. The whole top of the rock was so
white with gulls that It looked as though
it were covered with a blanket of snow.
The pilot of the steamer told the writer
that the gulls were never disturbed there,
( because no one eould get at them, and he
added: 'I am glad of it, for many and
many a time in a dense fog or in the
darkness, the gulls have told me that
I was on the true course.’ Their cries
were always vented on the approach of
the steamer whether in daylight, dark
ness, or fqg. He thought that the de
struction of that colony of gulls would be
a distinct menace to navigation."
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And very fascinating is No-mans-land.
The largest colony of Herring Gulls (L.
a. smlthsonianus) in the state of Maine
is located the Island of No-mans-land.
This island has an area of about 12 acres
and Is situated abou a mile from Matln
icus island, some 17 miles south of Rock
land. It is, like all the islands on the
Maine coast, very rocky, with practically
no beach, and is consequently difficult to
land upon. It is about half covered with
spruce and fir trees of moderate size and
is well carpeted with red-top grass, clover
and weeds. It Is an Ideal home for gulls
and about 2,500 to 3,000 pairs breed there.
On reaching the crest of the island, the
large painted notice of Captain Mark
Young, in full view from every direction,
was seen warning all persons to "keep
off” and forbidding the firing of guns or
taking eggs. The result of this protect
tion was every where, visible, for a walker
had to step with care or he would be in
danger of crushing a young bird that
was hiding in the grass. The most im
mature birds usually selected some cover
under which to hide, sometimes going so
far under the shade of a stump oi\ log
that they looked like balls of chinchilla
colored yarn. Others w’ere content with
a more exposed position closer to the
nest In which they were hatched. The
young seen In the grass were in all stages
of downy plurfiage, some just showing
feathers mixed In the down, others furth
er advanced, still others, that had almost
left the downy stage, and others whose
flight feathers were quite large. In the
last stage before flight the birds were tail
less but the plumage was perfect, the
down having entirely disappeared. They
were large strong birds and could run
through the grass and among the spruces
as fast as a man could. It .was only by
cornering one on a ledge of rocks that a
ohotograph was secured.
• • •
Mrs. Florence Merriam Bailey has sent
the following in regard to plume hunting
In southern Texas:
"While working in Texas last spring
Mr. Bailey and I spent two weeks In the
neighborhood of Corpus Christi. In talking
with the settlers we gradually discovered
that we were in the heart of a plume
hunting district. The discovery was grad 4
ual, as the people seemed afraid to talk
to us at first, apparently on account of a
r,umor of some prohibitory legislation in
the north. As an old bird hunter said
afterwards, he report was that 'they were
rtot golns: to buy any more birds—there
was some law about it.’
“So absolutely is the southern ’ plume
hunting business controlled by-the north
ern market ftiat'this rumor had held up
the trade, apd ft was only a$ ftme went
by without its confirmation that the hunt
ers prepireef to sitart out again?
"As they watched our work the people
came to talk quite freely to us and we
learned a good deal about the number of
birds killed, the principal kinds taken,
and the prices ' for them. One man
boasted—moved perhaps by the small
number'of birds we found it Important to
shoot-that he and another plume hunter
had. in iBB3, shot BJ6 birds In five days, and
1,033 in six to seven days.”
Now all this is not the fancies or work
of sentimentalists, but of hard-headed,
soft-hearted business men.
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WE EAT
”■ ’ i— '
To Keep Healthy and Strong ?
A healthy appetite and common sense
are excellent guides to follow in matters
of diet, and a rr'— ’ -”-t of grains, fruits
fey
and meats is undoubtedly the best, in
spite of the claims made by vegetarians
and food cranks generally.
As compared with grains and vegeta
bles, meat furnishes the most nutriment
in a highly concentrated form and is di
gested and assimilated more quickly than
vegetables or grains.
Dr. Julius Remusson on this subject
says: Nervous persons, people run down in
health and of low vitality should eat plen
ty of meat. If the digestion is too feeble
at first It may be easily strengthened by
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der the head of nervous dyspeptics should
cat plenty of meat and insure its com
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Cheap cathartic medicines masquerading
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because they.have absolutely po effect
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Dyspepsia in all its forms is simply a
failure of the stomach to digest food and
the sensible way to solve tbe riddle and'
cure the indigestion Is to make daily use
at meal time of a safe preparation which
is indorsed by the medical profession and
known to contain active digestive prin
ciples, and all this can truly be said of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
All druggists throughout the United
States, Canada and Great Britain sell
them them at ths uniform price of 50
cents for full treatment.
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The Boy Who Would Not Work
BY RAYMOND FULLER AYERS.
Once upon a time there was a miller who
had four sons, who could not be
ded to work in their father's mill. The
old miller felt very bad about this, for he
loved his work and was very proud of
the amount of flour he could grind In one
day. He wanted all of his sons to help
him, so that he could grind still more
flour, for he wished to be known as hav
ing the largest mill In that country.
Aso soon as the boys were old enough
to work the miller tried to teach them
the business. The eldest son tried It for
a time, but he said the flour got in his
nose and made him sneeze, and that he
did not like that kind of work anyway,
so he came a blacksmith. The next son
said the flour got into his eyes and made
him sleepy, and that he could not bear
that kind of work anyway, and so he be
came a tailor. The third son said that
the smell of the flour took away his ap
petite. and that he simply could not stand
that kind of work anyway, so he became
a carpenter. The old man was fearfully
disappointed In these three boys, but felt
sure that his youngest son, Bruce, would
make a good miller when he grßw old
enough, for he did not like the noise of
the forge, the confinement of a tailorshop
or the lifting Os heavy beams.
At last Bruce grew old enough to work,
and his father- started to. teach .him how
to run the mill. After trying for a week
Bruce said he did not like it one single
bit. for the flour got on his clothes and
made‘his hands dirty, and that he did not
believe.in any kind of work anyway, for
he wflnted to be a gentleman. "The very
Idea!" cried his father. “The next thing
you know you will be wanting to marry
a beautiful princess and live happily ever
after, like they do in the story books.”!
“That sounds nice," said Bruce. "I
guess I would like that, now that you
mention Jh 1 never thought of that be
fore.”
"Well, never think of it again if you
want to live in this concern,” said his fa
ther. in a very bad temper. But Bruce
did think of it, and that evening at dinner,
when his father asked him to pass the
horseradish. Bruce said: "Yes. your High
and Mighty Sweetness.” This made the
old man so mad that he gave Bruce a
.large piece of his mind, kicked him off
•the front porch and told him to go west
and grow up with the country.
Bruce spent the night with his eldest
brother, Jack, and in the morning Jack
gave him a blacksmith’s hammer and
some good advice. He called on his oth
er two brothers, and the carpenter gave
him a bunch of nails and the tailor gave
him a needle and thread. These were not
worth very much, but they each gave him
some good advice, which the?’ said was
worth a great deal, and, besides, it did
not cost them anything.
Bruce started alone up the road and
walked until he was very tired without
meeting anyone. He sat down by the
roadside to rest, and was just beginning
to get hungry when twelve robbers jump
ed out of the bushes and each pointed
two pistols at him. “Surrender! or you
are a dead man!” cried the robbers, and
Bruce surrendered.
"Hand over your jewels, gold and other
valuables!” cried the captain of the rob
bers. Bruce was frightened almost to
death, but he said he never saw any jew
els or gold in his life, and he was only
a poor boy on his way to go west, where
he could grow up with the country and be
a gentleman and marry a beautiful prin
cess .like they did in story books. Then
the captain said that they had better take
Bruce to their camp and hold him for
ransom.. So they took him to their camp,
and one of their band mounted guard over
him to see that he did not escape.
The captain of the band sent a letter to
Bruce's father and brothers, saying If
they did not pay a ransom of 10,000 ko
pecks inside of three days Bruce would
be lost to them forever. The brothers sent
back word that if Bruce had taken their
good advice he would not have been in
his present fix, and they declined to be
responsible for his foolishness. His fath
er said that if they thought he was going
to pay a ransom just to have Bruce come
back and eat his bread they must take
him for a pea green lumpiddle. This made
the robbers very angry, and they all
came and stood In a line In front of
Bruce, scowling fearfully. “Prepare to
die!” growled the captain, and all the
robbers drew their snickersnees and said,
"Prepare to die!” just like the chorus of a
comic opera.
"Don't be in such a hurry,” said Bruce.
“I don't see what you want to kill me
for, anyway. You must be terribly desper
ate robbers.”
“Desperate!” cried the captain of the
robbers. "Why, we are just as desperate
as we ean possibly be. We are so desperate
that the King of this country has prom
ised to marry the beautiful Princess, his
daughter, to any one who would take us
to birr in chains, and if any robbers were
ever more desperate than that I would
like to know it, that’s all!”
"There's my chance!” exclaimed Bruce.
"Now, suppose you let me take you all to
the King in chains, and then when I mar
ry the beautiful Princess I will pay you
the ransom of W.OCO kopeks and throw in
a whole bunch of rearls and diamonds for
luck.”
“That would be nn excellent scheme if
we were all tired of life and wanted to
provide for our families,” said the cap
tain, "but we haven't any families and
wc are not the least bit tired of life, so
there you are! I think we had better go on
with the execution.”
"Not ”al all,” said Bruce. "That would
spoil everything. You can’t expect a beau
tiful Princess to marry any one that his
been executed, can you? Besides, I will
marry the Princess at once, and than I
will be the heir to the throne anc wil:
pardon you at once and appoint you all
police captains in the city srsurtd the
palace, and then you can get rich in a
very short time.” The robbers said that
was something like, and they told Bruce
to go ahead with his chains.
Bruce took the hammer and pounded
the nails until they were bent just like
the links in a chain, and then he tied then:
all together with his thread until they
made a fine long chain. He fastened th:
robbers neck and heel with this, and they
helped him all they could to hurry thing*
along. Bruee marched them along the
road all that day. and every one he met
said that he must be just the bravest
young fellow that .ever lived to capture
an those desperate robbers all by himself.
When he arrived at the King’s palace the
King had heard of his coming, and had
the court already to receive him. This
made Bruce feci very proud, and when the
beautiful Princess said that she just
adored brave men and was willing to bq
married at once, he swelled up like the
schoolmaster cAoes when he presents thq
diplomas on graduation day. )
The King said that Brace, must be as
brave as brave could be, and that when
he had married the Princess he should be
given command of .the army,* and then
while Bruce had his.heck turned, getting
acquainted with the beautiful Princees r
and finding out which her favorite flower
was, the King had the executioner chop
off the heads of all the robbers, although
they said it wasn’t fair and, that they
didn't come there to get beheaded. Os
course, that wasn’t Bruce’s fault, for ho
did not know anything about M. He has
done the best he could, and he married the
beautiful Princess and Ihed happily evej
after, just as they do in the story books. .
didn’t like it one single bit.” said Mrg
Dog, "and I want my picture book to loori
at.’’ So Tommy got the picture book and I
Mr. Dog took it off and sat down under!
a tree in the field. He was looking at the !
pictures and having a fine time when Mrs. j
Cow came along and ’ looked over hiq i;
shoulder. “My goodness me!" she ex« i
claimed. "Do read to me what it says un- ( !
der that picture of the cat and the fiddle
and the cow jumping up in the air." Mr,
Dog could not read a bit, but he was
ashamed td say so, so he made up <
rhyme. "Why certainjy,” he said: 1
"Bow wow! Sukey, the cow.
She turned a flipflap in the afrj
When she landed a cat
Said If she-could do that. »
She could be the prlma donna In hit*
opera troupe." \ 1
You see. Mr. Dog was in such a hurry,
that he couldn’t make tne last line rhyme,
but Mrs. Cow did not know much about
poetry, so she did not know the differ-'
ence.
"How perfectly lovely!” she exclaimed,
“I wonder if a cat would take me in an
opera troupe if I turned a flipflap like ‘
that?” ' '
"Os course he would,” said Mr. Dog. "He .
wouldn’t be much of a cat If he didn't,
and, anyway, whatever you see in books
is true.” People really thought so in those
days, as they were dog for surely
you have heard grown-up folks say “every
dog has Its day.”
"Do you really think I could turn a AlP\
flap?” asked Mrs. Cow, with a simper. • “
“I am sure of it. You are so fraceful,’’
said Mr. Dog. Mrs. Cow made a very low
bow and jumped up Ln the air to turn a
flipflap, but she only got half way around
and landed on the top of her head. Her
horns ran so far into the ground that she
was stuck fast, and there she was, stand
ing on her head, with her feet wildly wav
ing in the air. She kicked and struggled,
but could not get loose, and she was just
about to have a rush of blood to the head
when Mr. Man came along and helped
her turn right side up aaaln. But poor
Mrs. Cow was a sight! One horn was
crumpled, and her neck was shut up just
like your uncle’s telescope when it Is
closed. She triid to look for Mr. Dog, hut <
her eyes were between her shoulders, and
she could only see straight ahead. "Rub
her neck!” shouted Mr. Man, and he and
Mr. Dog rubbed her neck until .it came
out again. She looked very pale and said
if Mr. Man would please excuse her she
would go sit In the hammock for a while
and rest.
While she was in the hammock trying
to think how it happened Mr. Cat came
along. As socn as she saw him Mrs. Cow ;
remembered all about the opera, troupe, ,
and she was just getting up to do another
flipflap when Mr. Dog came along. He was
afraid she would poke holes in Mr. Man's
front porch and that he would get blam- (
ed for it, so he shouted as loud as he
could “Rubber neck!” trying to do just as
Mr. Man had done. When Mrs. Cow heard
this she ran at Mr. Dog as hard as she
could, and Mr. Dog remembered that he
had urgent business elsewhere. He ran
as fast aa his feet would carry him, but
he was so tired from carting the apples
that it' was not verj’ fast.' Mrs. Cow
soon caught him, and she got that crum
pled horn under him and tossed him so
high in the air that he thought he would
never come down.
If Mr. Dog had not fallen on a hay
stack. he would have been killed, but tba
hay broke his fall, and he was only shak
en up. As he crawled down to the foot
of the haystack he heard a voice, and then :
he saw Tommy sitting in the shade and ‘
reading out of his picture book: “’fills is
the cow with the crumpled horn that toss
ed the dog that”— 4
“Is that In the book?” asked Mr.- Dog.
“Os course It is. or you wouldn’t hear
me reading it," said Tommy. .
"Well, then,” said Mr. Dog. “1 am
through with bcoks. "I don’t know how
to read, and what ts more, I will -jiever
learn.”
He kept his word, and to (lay dogs
cannot even say their A. B. C.’s. If you
do not believe it, just get your dog to ;
try it.
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