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W. D. BAILEY
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THE ffIERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE
SWEEPS BALTIMORE
Two Men Believed to Have
Burned to Death.
THE BLAZE WAS SPECTACULAR
The Savannah Docks of the Merchants
and Line, the Steanver Es
sex and Much Valuable Freight Are
Destroyed.
Baltimore, Aid., June 13.—A million
dollar fire early Wednesday morning
wiped out the big Savannah docks of
the Alerchants and Miners’ Transpor
tation company, totally destroyed the
steamer Essex, of that line, all of the
valuable freight with which the dock
was crowded and a number of scows
loaded with cotton and resin, wltu
their freight, besides causing great
anxiety as to the fate of the crew of
the Essex, said to have consisted of
about forty men.
All of these save two are known to
save escaped. The two were almost
certainly burned to death, as they
were apparently unconscious when last
seen by their fleeing mates. They
were Edward Atkinson, a cabin as
sistant, and John Costello, a fireman.
Ihe burning steamer and scows
drifted in the south side of the harbor
and for a time there were grave fears
that extensive damage would be done
there, as the wind carried the flames
from the vessels directly toward the
shore and the shipping on the water
front, but the firemen were success
ful in preventing serious damage at
the threatened places.
The blaze was spectacular, the
burning resin and cotton giving off
immense volumes of dense smoke,
which was made lurid by he furious
flames.
The fire originated in a district sur
rounded, except on the water side, by
extensive lumber yards, but the direc
tion of the wind saved these from se
vere damage.
Business Is Illegal.
Columbus, 0., June 13. —Attorney
General Ellis in an opinion to Secre
tary of State Leyden, has held that
the kind of business done by the U.
S. Investors company, is illegal in
Ohio, and advised him not to issue a
certificate to it. The U. S. Investors
company is a New York corporation
and controls a number of subsidiary
companies engaged in mining, etc.,
the stock of which is subjected to
the payment of a share of its divi
dends into a pool out of which divi
dends on the holding company’s stock
are to be paid. Air. Ellis held that
this conflicts with the anti-trust act.
No Yellow Fever in Colon.
Washington, June 13.—The isth
mian canal commission received the
following dispatch Wednesday from
Governor Alagoon at Panama: “No
suspected cases of yellow fever at
Colon. Doubtful ease reported evi
dently not yellow fever as no case
since. Wvnian advised us of report
ed cases taken from steamship White
hall at New Orleans, but our inedica’
staff thinks Ship Island diagnosis er
roneous. Health condition excellent.
Deaths of employes during May, 5
whites, 49 negroes. Salles percent
age for past twelve months.” '
Collier’s Condition Improved.
Memphis, Tenn., June 13.—The con
dition of State Representative W. E
Collier, who was recently stabbed it
a difficulty with T. It. Tucker, a real
estate man of this city, is much im
proved, his physicians now stating
that unless some complication should
arise, he will recover. Tucker has
been released on bond.
Taken From Earning House.
Lexington, Ga., June 13. —George W.
Brooks, a prominent merchant of this
city, lost, his home and much of the
contents by fire, the fire originating in
the kitchen. Some of his family
were sick, and had to be carried out
on a matress to a near-by home. While
Air. Brooks had insurance of SI,OOO
on his home, his loss is great.
Forest Fires In Mountains.
El Paso, Tex., June 13.—Forest fires
are burning in the Sacramento moun
tains northeast of El Paso, close to
Cloud Craft, a summer resort. Great
areas of valuable timber are threat
ened with detfispuofVT'
Do Yon Open Your Mouth
Like a young tyrd and gulp down what
ever food or medicine may be offered you ?
Or, do you want to know' something of the
composition and character of that which
you take into your stomach whether as
food or medicine ?
Most intelligent and sensible people
now-a-days insist on knowing what they
employ whether as food or as medicine.
I)r. Pierce believes they have a perfect
right to insist upon such knowledge. So he
publishes, broadcast and on each bottle
wrapper, what his medicines are made of
and verities it under oath. This he feels
he can well afford to do because the more
the ingredients of which his medicines
are made are studied and understood the
more will their superior curative virtues
be appreciated.
For the cure of woman’s peculiar weak
nesses, irregularities and derangements,
giving rise to frequent headaches, back
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lower abdominal or pelvice region, accom
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pelvic, catarrhal drain and kindred symp
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It is equally effective in curing painful
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It is also a soothing and invigorating
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spasms, chorea or St. \ itus s dance, and
other distressing nervous symptoms at
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A host of medical authorities of all the
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"Favorite Prescription" is made for the
cure of the diseases for which it is claimed
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AMERICUS, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 14. 1906.
SOUTH GEORGIA IS
SWEPT BY CYCLONE
"Waycross. Tifton and Other
Points Suffer Severely.
THREE PERSONS FATALLY HURT
Entire Family Buried in Wreckage of
House., Church Demolished, Cottages
Unroofed, Trees Torn Up by Roots
and Other Damage Done.
Waycross, Ga., June 13. —A cyclone
which started at Alanor, near this
city, caused considerable damage to
property in this section of the state
Tuesday afternoon, and several per
sons are reported injured.
At Alanor the cyclone started out
by taking the lightning rods and top
boards off the house of D, C. Carmi
chael, and then jumped into the field
of W. S. Booth. From the field, for
a distance of four miles in a path a
hundred yards wide, every tree was
uprooted.
About four miles from Alanor the
cyclone struck the house of Henry
Corbett, completely destroying his
house, and outbuildings and probably
fatally injuring his nearly grown son
and daughter. After leaving the
Corbett home, the wind changed its
course to a more northerly direction
and continued for miles and miles,
destroying everything in its path.
The home of Dung James, near the
Corbett house, was destroyed and Air.
James and his family buried in the
ruins. The family w r as rescued with
out injury, except Air. James, who w r as
slightly hurt.
At Hasty, Pearson and Kirkland
considerable damage was reported,
and it is believed that it w'as the
same cyclone which started at Alanor
that reached Tifton, causing consider
able damage.
Ware county .along the path of the
cyclone, is only partly settled, and
this fact only prevented great loss of
life.
Tifton in Storm’s Path.
Tifton, Ga., June 18. —A small cy
clone struck Tifton Tuesday afternoon
doing damage to the amount of $lO,-
000, and probably causing the loss of
one life.
Its path was probably 150 yards in
width, through the main residence part
of the town, and but for its narrow
scope, the loss would have been enor
mous. It was traveling in a wester
ly direction, and first struck near the
public school building, crossing Love
and Central avenues, and going to
Second street. The first house struck
was the home of C. C. Guest, which
was badly damaged, the piazza being
unroofed. The outbuildings in the
rear were demolished, as were the sta
bles of Dr. N. Peterson. The loss of
these two was about S4OO. On Cen
tral avenue the homes of George Ba
ker and J. H. Hillhouse were damaged
and the outbuildings destroyed. The
loss here is about S4OO. On the west
side of Central avenue the homes of
Dr. G. W. Julian, J. AI. Paulk and E.
T. Forrest were damaged, and the sta
bles and outbuildings were destroyed.
Their loss will be SI,OOO.
Conductor W. S. Newton, of the At
lantic Coast Line, who lives with For
rest, had his leg severely cut with
broken glass.
Presbyterian Church Wrecked,
The Presbyterian church is a total
wreck, lifted from its pillars to the
ground. The loss is near $2,000'. The
Baptist church was damaged about
$25. The storm passed along the
north side of the lumber milling plant
and variety works of the Tifton Alan
ufacturing company, blowing the stack
from the boiler and unroofing build
ings, inflicting a damage of $2,500.
Crossing the railroad tracks of the
Georgia Southern and Florida, the cy
clone unroofed and wrecked three
tenant houses, belonging to H. H. Tift,
and badly damaged another. The
house occupied by the families of Ir
win Proctor and J. A. Weather was
lifted 20 feet from its pillars and to
tally wrecked. Air. Proctor sustain
ed severe injuries, having two ribs
broken, his shoulder bruised and sus
taining a severe contusion of the head.
His injuries are not considered nec
essarily fatal.
Several other persons were hurt,
but none seriously. Another house
was occupied by the families of J.
W. Wennedy and Air. Kemp, who had
narrow escapes, and another B. G.
N. Blount, whose daughter had been
ill in bed for several days, and who
was carried, wrapped in bed clothes,
in a pouring rain, to the home of the
nearest neighbor. The home least
damaged was occupied by E. E. Lytle.
The total loss at these cottages will
be about $3,000.
After leaving Tifton, the cyclone ap
parently rose, and no further damage
has been heard of.
Nurserymen in Convention.
Dallas, June 13. —The National As
sociation of Nurserymen began its an
nual session here Wednesday. About
three hundred delegates, including
many prominent horticulturists from
various parts of the country are in
attendance. The morning session for
three days will be devoted to tech
nical discussions and the afternoons
will be given over to enjoyment.
Georgia Begins Trial Trip
Rockland, Ale., June 13. —The battle
ship Georgia, built by the Bath Iron
works, at Ale., began her build
ers’ trip Wednesday. It was the in
tention to make fourteen runs at va
rying rates of speed over the govern
ment’s measured mile course. The
required contract speed is 19 knots
I The wind was fair and the weather
| clear.
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Monument Unveiled.
Providence, June 13. —On the spol
where Roger Williams and five com
panions are supposed to have firs!
landed after banishment from Massa
chusetts 270 years ago and founded
Providence, a monument of granite
with bronze panels and appropriate
Inscriptions, was unveiled Wednesday.
■
NAVAL RESERVES ARE DROWNED
Supposed that They Tried to Swim
to Tybee Island.
Savannah, Ga., June 13. —Two mem
bers of the Savannah naval reserves
of this city are lost or drowned on
the coast. Saturday afternon a par
ty of five members of the organization
left here in a launch belonging to the
reserves for Beach Hammock, about
30 miles away. A storm arose and
the launch was wrecked. One of the
young men, named Wortham, swam 4
miles to Little Tybee Island, where he
secured assistance, returned to Beach
Hammock by boat and rescued two of
his companions, this party of three
reaching the city Tuesday afternoon.
The other two members of the par
ty are missing. The two whom Worth
am was instrumental In rescuing say
that the two who are missing, Solo
man and Edwards, by name, left them
to attempt to swim to Tybee island.
It is supposed that they did this. In
that case they were probably drowned.
Searching parties left Atonday and are
still out looking for the young men.
The waters are very rough and in the
stormy weather that is prevailing and
the search is being carried on under
difficulties.
Bloodhounds After Negro.
Richmond, Va., June 13. —Aliss Bes
sie Branch, daughter of Airs. Betie
Branch, who resides near Dory, South
ampton county, was assaulted by an
unknown negro and is now lying pros
trated at the home of her mother. The
assailant escaped, but a #osse of
armed men is scouring the country
side for a trace of him. “Hurricane”
Branch, of Suffolk, with his blood
hounds, has b*on hurried to the scene.
Two More Arrests Made.
Huntsville, Ala., June 13. —Otey
Vann and John Roan, two additional
young men have been arrested for al
leged connection with the shooting of
W. As. Campbell on Sunday morning
in front of a dive in the red light dis
trict. Paul Allen and Jim Armstrong
were arrested Sunday. The arrest
of these young men followed an in
vestigation of the matter by the po
lice.
Hill Buys Residence.
New York, June 13.—The private
house at 8 East Sixty-fifth street, be
longing to Airs. Annie B. Bliss, was
bought Tuesday for a residence by
James J. Hill, president of the Great
Northern Railway company. It is
a modern five-story, American base
ment dwelling, on a 43-foot lot, and
has been held at $500,000. Air. Hill
has been living in New York at the
Savoy hotel.
Gomez Will Retire.
New York, June 13.—A cable dis
patch to a morning paper from Ca
racas says that General Gomez will
retire on Independence Day, the sth
of July, and General Castro will re
sume the presidency at once. Gener
al Gomez declares that his esteem
and affection for General Castro are
unchanged and that all misunder
standings are cleared.
Slash Policies 25 Per Cent.
San Francisco, June 13. —The Call
says that sixty insurance companies
agreed through their agents at their
meeting in Oakland to slash all poli
cies 25 per cent. Thirty companies
refused to enter the agreement. Twen
ty companies are yet undecided. Ten
were not present. The names of
those signing the agreement are being
kept secret
$23,000 for Armour institute.
Chicago, June 13. —Announcement of
a special gift to the Armour institute
of technology of $23,000 from J. Ogden
Armour was made Tuesday night. This
money, it was explained, was for the
equipment. It makes a total of one
million dollars, which Air. Armour has
given during the last five years to
the institution which his father
founded.
Aid Cultivation of Cotton.
London, June 13. —Winston Spencer
Churchill, under secretary of the col
commons Tuesday that the govern
onies, announced in the house of
commons Tuesday that the govern
ment was preparinga definite scheme
for railway building in Nigeria, West
Central Africa, with the view of aid
ing the extensive cultivation of cot
ton.
Yeomans Talks of the Issues.
Dawson, Ga., June 13.—Chairman
M. J. Yeomans in reply to a message
received from the Indianapolis Star,
wired the following: “In my opin
ion, the tariff and the trusts will be
the leading issues in the next cam
paign, and Bryan as a presidential
candidate for 1908 would be most ac
ceptable to the Democrats of Geor
gia.”
Rush for Passports Unabated.
Washington, June 13.—The rush for
passports by Americans bound for the
grand tour of Europe continues un
abated. Yesterday the passport bu
reau issued 97 passports and the day
before 138.
Vernon Takes Oath of Office.
Washington, June 13. —William T.
Vernon, of Kansas, the negro appoint
ed some time ago by President Roose
velt to succeed Judson W. Lyons as
register of the treasury has taken the
oath of office.
John Lawrence Toole Dying.
Brighton, England, June 13.—John
Lawrence Toole, the veteran come
dian, who has been ill for some time,
is dying. He was born in London in
1830.
LLD. Degree for Italy's King.
Philadelphia, June 13. —The ont
hundredth and fiftieth commencemen!
of the University of Pennsylvania wat
held Wednesday, and the degree oi
doctor of laws was conferred upon
King Victor Emmanuel, of Italy.
_ _ You cannot possibly enjoy good health
g • when the liver is inactive and the bowels,;
-JT J constipated. You must keep the liver
C* f XJf l/W'f active. You must have daily action of
the bowels. Ask your doctor if this is not true. Ask him at the same time if
he knows a better laxative than Ayer’s Pills. All vegetable, sugar-coated.
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NEW ORLEANS WARS
UPON YELLOW FEVER
City Health Board Begins A
Vigorous Crusade
against stegomyia fasciata
sixty City Blocks Are Now Under
Searching System of Inspection and
Other Portions of City Are Being
Carefully Watched Over.
New Orleans, June 13. —As a precau
tion against possible yellow fever out
breaks in this city, the state and city
boards of health announce that sixty
city blocks are now under searching
systems of inspection and that those
portions of New Orleans outside of
this closely guarded section are being
watched over through co-operation of
every physician in the city with the
health boards.
The sixty blocks under especial su
pervision are those in which the yel
low fever epidemic originated or was
worst last summer. Each house in
this district is visited by inspectors at
at least every 'two weeks, their
duties including enforcement of the
law that all cisterns shall be screen
ed and general sanitary regulations.
In this same district an officer watch
es and reports every case of sick
ness, no matter what nature, and
makes investigation as to the contrib
uting causes of such illness.
Alosquitoes, especially are under ob
servation. In several cases where
deaths have occurred within the six
ty blocks, microsmopical examinations
of mosquitoes have been made by the
city board of health in search for the
stegomyia, the mosquito which is be
lieved to carry yellow /ever.
In one case as may as fifty dead
mosquitoes were examined with this
object in view, after they had been
gathered from a house which had been
fumigated. The city board of health
reported that no stegomyia were
found.
A special health map, colored in red,
yellow and green, is kept at the city
health office to indicate the conditions
daily reported by the inspectors and
the precautions taken.
In the scheme for protection of these
sections outside of the sixty blocks,
the city board of health has prepared
a blank to be filled out by physicians
in case of death of patients. It is
accompanied by the following expla
nation:
“At this time we are naturally, espe
cially, apprehensive and anxious to
discover early cases of yellow fever,
if any occur, and we, therefore, are
including in our investigation all cases
or reports which reach this office only
(as death certificates.”
Several cases suspected to be yel
low fever have already been reported
to the health authorities by ear. Each
of those has been examined several
times by state or city health authori
ties acting in conjunction with a com
mittee of three local physicians. These
examinations have resulted in each
case in finding that the disease was
not yellow fever.
A MODERN ARCADIA.
Nowhere Are I.lfe mid Property So
Safe ns In Labrador.
A traveler who recently visited the
coast of Labrador says that nowhere
on earth are life and property held so
sacred as in that little known and bar
ren land. A thousand miles of lonely
seaboard, along which is scattered a
population of some 10,000 people, about
one-tliird of whom are white, would
seem to give every opportunity for
crime, yet there is no police officer of
any kind, no court and no jail. Nor
are they needed. The only criminal
charge within fifty years xvas one
against an Eskimo, who shot a rival in
love.
In addition to the resident popula
tion the coast is visited every summer
by about 10,000 Newfoundland fisher
men, and, while Newfoundland itself is
not by any means free from criminals,
none appear to come among the fishers
or else the example of the natives of
Labrador causes them to refrain from
any wrongdoing while there. Years
ago a circuit court visited the coast
every summer, but as it found nothing
to do it was abolished. Now should
any serious charge be made against a
man a magistrate would be sent from
Newfoundland to investigate it.—Har
per’s Weekly.
A Kitten and a Needle.
A short time ago a woman living in
England was petting her kitten, when
she suddenly felt something scratch
her hand. On examining the spot
whence the scratch proceeded, she felt
the point of a needle sticking out of
poor pussy’s neck fur. The needle was
pulled out by her husband, and an
other surprise was experienced when it
was found that a length of*thread was
attached to the needle, both having
passed down the kitten’s throat and
out again from the fur.
An Eye Opener.
“How does your father seem to re
gard my coming here?” anxiously ask
ed Adolphus of little Bobby, while
Aliss Alaud xvas upstairs getting ready
to present herself.
“He don’t care nothin’ about it,” re
plied Bobby carelessly.
“So he has no objections, eh? But
what did he say, my little man?”
“He said if Alaud had a mind to
make a fool of herself, why let her.”—
Pearson's Weekly.
The Result.
“Aly first husband,” she sobbed, “was
a kind, gentle man, always consider
ate of me. He always let me have my
own way.”
“l'es,” growled the second, “and look
at the result.”
“Result? What result?”
“Why, he’s dead!”—Cincinnati Post.
Got the Worst of the Bargain.
He (tauntingly)—Your father was in
trade when I married you, wasn’t he?
She (bitterly)—l suppose so. He was
sold, in any event.
Stylish Outing Suits.
The popular “two piece” models, in single
and Jouble breasted shapes. Not a detail of
correct fashion is lacking, and thefabrics areall
exclusive patterns. Coats quarter lined. Trous
ers made with a “turn up” bottom finish, and
belt loops.
Odd Trousers.
Thss is the time of the year when we sell
more odd trousers than any season Most men
wantan extra pair pants to wear with a light
summer coat, also for changing from the regu
lar heavier suits. This trouser stock of ours is
filled with choice designs, well tailored, perfect
fitting, correct weights,-trousers that wear,
$2.00 to $7.50 Per Pair.
Negligee Shirts.
Thlswarm weather should force you to defer no
longer the buying of Negligee shirts, We have
always been leaders in this line and this season
our immense assortment of the famous
“ECLIPSE SHIRTS” which are known from
ocean to ocean surpass any previous season in
our history
$[ and $1.50 Each.
Then we have the widely known “PRINCE
LY,” and the “GARLAND,” two of the best
known and most popular shirts in the country.
50c and 75c Each.
Hot Weather Underwear.
Nainsook Elastic Seam Drawers and Undershirts,
All the popular siz°s-extraordinary value 50c
Balbriggan Shirts aud Drawers, the best
values ever shown in Americus, All the popu
lar slzeSi 50c Each.
CHAB. L. ANSLEY,
Successor to Wheatley & Ansley
See A<l on Fourth Page.
THE SAVAGE MORO
His levrible lielinio«:s Frenay 'Which
Itiots In Murder.
The More is a savage, a primal man,
a Malay, which is a branch of one of
the oldest stocks of which we know.
Ho is subject when not under the in
fluence of a self contained ruler to
strange, murderous tits of insanity.
When a Moro, without effort on his
part, becomes seized with a desire to
murder he is said to have “run amuck,”
and at such times he will rush wildly,
slashing and killing every one lie
chances to meet, even his own people.
When, however, he purposely works
himself into a religious frenzy it is
with the desire to kill Christians and
by the faith of the prophet ascend
forthwith into paradise. The Moro in
this state of passion is said to be “ju
ramentado.” He has then taken a re
ligious oath, perhaps administered by
some sacred “hadji” who had duly
made his pilgrimage to Mecca. He has
bound himself up s? that he suffers
excruciating agonies and through phys
ical suffering is reduced to a nervous
frenzy. Having once taken the oath,
the Moro “jurameutado” is doomed to
slay until at last he himself is slain.
The Moro is a Mohammedan, but he
has perverted the Mohammedan belief
until at times it is a weird, grotesque
and terrible religion. In the heart of
the Moro there is no fear of death. It
is to him but an incident of life, and
his belief, as he has fashioned it, is
that he who dies in battle is cleansed
from sin and goes straight to the bos
oms of the houris in paradise. The
Moro’s idea of government is force.
He has never known anything else. If
you are kind to him he thinks you fear
him. Ilis world is j-uled by fear, not
love. Hamilton Wright in Leslie’s
Weekly.
First Glimmer of a Star.
A little girl, the French critic Sarcey
related, once presented herself at the
Paris Conser ♦.itoire in order to pass
the examination for admission. All
she knew was the fable of “The Two
Pigeons,” but she had no sooner recited
the opening lines when Auber stopped
her, with a gesture.
“Enough,” he said. “Come here, my
child.”
The little girl, who was pale and thin,
but whose eyes gleamed with intelli
gence, approached him with an air of
assurance.
“Your name is Sarah?” he said.
“Yes, sir,” was the reply.
“You are a Jewess?”
“Yes, sir, by birth, but I have been
baptized.”
“She has been baptized,” said Auber,
turning to his colleagues. “She has
said her fable of 'The Two Pigeons’
very v !’. She must be admitted.”
Ti n 1 rah Bernhardt, for it was
she, entered the Conservatoire.
Has Not ReoPred.
Paris, June 13.—M. Poincaire, min
ister of finance, atended the cabinet
council Tuesday, thus disposing of the
report that lie had tendered his resig
nation.
I Appointed Minister to Morocco.
Paris, June Id. —M. Rengnault, who
was second delegate of France to the
Algeciras conference, has been ap
pointed minister to Morocco.
FISHING FOR BIRDS.
Catching’ Gulls unil AlliatrosM With
llml and l.ine.
Curious though it may seem, it is a
fact thut birds are caught with rod and
line in many parts of the world.. The
pastime is declared to be almost as fas- ■-
einating as fishing. Gulls in Newfound
land are caught in this way in large
quantities. In New England fishing for
gulls and petrels is an important in
dustry.
The method of bird fishing is practi
cally the same as that of ordinary
fishing. Two men go out in a dory and
throw pieces of cod liver on the water.
When large quantities of birds have
been attracted lo the spot more cod
liver is thrown out on a hook. This the
birds greedily swallow and thus fail
easy victims.
Albatross are fished for in the same
way off the Cape of Good Hope. A
piece of pork is attached to a long line
and thrown overboard. The bird will
eye it for a long time, gradually and
cautiously making toward it. Suddenly
he will seize it and hold it in his beak.
When he discovers that he is caught lie
will sit on the water and vigorously
flap his wings. However, he will lie
drawn into ttie boat aud made a cap
tive.
Albatross fishing is good sport, since
the bird requires careful handling. Sj
long as he pulls against the line it is
easy enough. The moment, however,
he swims forward the hook will drop
from his beak unless it is skillfully ma
nipulated, and the bird will find him
self free.
A CURIOSITY IN BOOKS.
The Famous Chained Lihriiry of
Wiiiibourne, Ireland.
Wimbourne, Ireland, is noted for
many things, but its famous chained
library is perhaps the most notable of
its curiosities. The library possesses
unique interest as being oue of the
earliest attempts to disseminate knowl
edge among the people. The collection
was made accessible to the people in
IGSb and numbers some 200 volumes.
The scarcity of books and the value of
the collection are both indicated in the
care taken for their preservation, aud
especially against loss of such treas
ures by theft. By means of chains
and rods the books were securely fas
toned to the shelves, and these chains,
it is rather surprising to learn, were
, not removed until IS.”>7, when the li
brary fittings were repaired. Among
the interesting works of the collection
is a copy of the first edition of Sir
Walter Raleigh’s “History of the
World,” 1 (il4. It lias suffered from fire,
and tradition says that Matthew Prior
was responsible for its condition, the
story being that he fell asleep when
reading it once upon a time, and- the
pages were burned by liis candle. It
has been neatly repaired, and its mis
hap now adds to its interest. The old
est volume in the library is a fine old
copy in vellum of “Reginum Auinna
rum.” It is in manuscript aud bears
the date 1343.
State*?, to Dumas Unveiled.
Paris, June 13.—A statue to Alex
andre Dumas, the younger, has been
unveiled on tjie Place Malersherbes,
with impressive ceremonies.
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