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LARGE BIRDS DISCOVERED BY
EXPLORERS THAT DO THIS.
The Nest of the Albatross and Some Oth
ers Is Where They Sit Down—An Island
In the Antarctic Regions—The Expe
rience of Audubon, :
Same time ago a small party of ex
plox.h landed on one of the apparently
barren islands just on the borders of the
antarctic regions and found it inhabited
by a remarkable colony of birds that
ranged from large Mother Carey like
birds to penguins of all kinds and de
grees. The island was fairly covered
with -he feathered inhabitants, and, as
the boat ran on to a rock that apparently
afforded a landing, the birds, instead of
moving away, seemed determined to
resent the intrusion and stood their
ground, viciously attacking the men,
who, though they knocked the birds
aside with clubs and oars, made no ap- ‘
preciable inroad upon their numbers.
The party then formed a compact
body, and, armed with boathooks to
push the shrieking throng aside, moved
ap what apparently was a street here
and there dotted with singular stool
like objects about 8 feet in width,
larger at the top. These were the nests
of the albatross, and, as the men were
especially desirous of obtaining a set of
eggs, they observed the nests very care
fully, but in every instance the bird
when approached shuffled clumsily
away, and no eggs were found, though
the birds were supposed to be sitting
upon them. |
Finally a nest was found containing
an egg, but just as the men drew near
the bird alighted and took her place
upon it, eying them with suspicion and
uttering a curious half hissing sound.
They watched her for a few moments
and then forced her from the nest, when,
to their amazement, the egg had disap
peared as gompletely as though it had
been swallowed up. Tnhc nest was ex
amined closely and finally torn apart,
the men thinking that possibly the egg
might have slipped into it in some mys
terious way, but without success.
Ome of the party attempted to catch
an albatross, and while he was follow
ing the bird in a ludicrous chase over
the stubble an egg suddenly appeared,
dropped by the running bird, which had
all the time been carrying it, not under
her wing, as she is supposed to do at sea
by superstitions sailors, but in a pecul
iar sack in the skin provided by nature
for this very purpose. .
The albatross is famed for its power
of flight, following vessels hundreds of
miles. Yet when nesting it apparently
forgets that it has wings, as it can be
handled and pushed about in the nest,
making no attempt to fly or move un
less driven away by blows. This may
be due to the fact that the egg is held
in qcie' curious sack and the bird in
ufigfi‘gvcly knows that it cannot fiy off
with 1t; 80 it resists.
This sly bird is called the molly
mauk. And its cousin, the great alba
tross, has a similar habit, the egg,
which is five inches in length, almost
as large as that of a swan, being held
in a perfect incubating pouch.
On Marion island the explorers found
the great king peunguin—a bird which
stands half as high as' a man, with its
bill pointing directly upward instead of
out, as with other birds. As they landed
and approached the singular creatures,
which had been standing about, they
hopped away slowly, but not an egg
could be found, a set of which was the
object of the visit.
The birds had a peculiar movement.
Instead of walking and moving one foot
after the other, or alternately, they
held them close together and hopped.
This excited the laughter of the men,
who finally toppled a bird over, where
upon the egg rolled out upon the sand.
The king peezuin was also an egg
carrier, not only holding it while stand
ing still, but carrying the big egg about
with it by placing it in a pouch for the
purpose, holding it in with the broad
webbed feet that are kept closely to
gether. This explained the curious hop
ping motion of the birds, as they could
not move their feet without dropping
the egg, but the moment one was forced
to give up the prize it ran away, using
both feet, like osdinary birds. .
This remarkable habit does away with
the necessity of a nest, as the bird car
xies its egg with it as it moves about.
In these instances the birds rarely trans
port the egg to a great distance. If un
disturbed, they probably remain apout a
certain locality, but there are birds
which have been known to transport
their eggs from one place to another,
literally flying away with them. When
Audubon first heard this story of the
nighthawk, called Chuck Will’s widow,
he thought it a story of the negroes.
Some insisted that the bird carried the
egg away under its wing; others that it
rolled the egg over the ground. To de
termine the truth Audubon concealed
himself in the woods under a nest, hav
ing first handled the eggs, and waited
to see what the old bird wonld do. The
first" bird to arrive appeared very de
jected at the discovery that the secret
home had been found, rufiling up its
feathers and uttering a moaning ory
just audible to the listenar. Then the
mate arrived, and, after various move
ments indicative of alarm, each bird
took an egg in its capacious mouth and
flew softly away.
e Va'llant. the French naturalist.
Joserved e toiiared goatsucker of the
Cape of Good Hope carrying off its eggs
in the same manner—a comparatively
easy feat, as the mcuth of all these birds
is very capacious, a veritable trap when
the jaws are opened for the various in
sects upon which they feed in the dusk
between day and nigkt
Many birds carry their young short
distances, as the wcodcock, which has
been seen carrying off a little one be
tween the claws, while it is well known
that the wood duck carries its young
down from the nest in trees to the wa
ter, using her bill for the purpose.—
Philadelphia Times
SPEAKER REED’S DAUGHTER.
She Is Said to Be Engaged to Congressman
Bennett of Brooklyn.
Society folks in Brooklyn are linking
the names of Congressman Charles G.
Bennett and Miss Catherine Reed, only
daughter of Speaker Thomas B. Reed.-
Among the friends c¢f Mr. Bennett the
rumor that they are engaged to be mar
ried is believed. ‘
The news of the engagement was told
to a reporter by an old acquaintance of
the congressman. The intimacy of Mr.
Bennett and the speaker has frequently
been told in dispatches from the capital.
It was not generally known, however,
that there was a prospect of a stronger
tie than political friendship between
the big speaker and the member of con
gress. |
Congressman Bennett’'s engagement
will be a great surprise to his political
friends for many reasons. He has been
prominent in social affairs, and his
name has been mentioned as the pro
spective husband of several prominent
belles Washincton Post.
Wonderful Vitality of Seeds.
Professors Webster and Pouchet, who
have recently been engaged in experi
menting on the vitality of seeds, find
that the seed of Medicigo americana
(lucern) may be boiled uninterruptedly
for four hours without losing their vi
tality. Seeds so treated sprouted and
eprung up in from 12 to 17 days.—St.
Louis Repuablie.
Down’t bolt your food; itirritates your
stomach. Choose digestible food and
chew it. ludigestion is a dangerous
sickness. Digestion is a dangerous dis
ease. Proper care prevents it. Shaker
Digestive Cordial cures it. That is the
tong and short of indigestion. Now, the
the question is: Have you got indiges
tion? Yes, if you have pain or discomfit
after eat'ng, headache,dizziness, nausea,
offensive breath, heartburn, langour,
weakness, fever, jaundice, flatulence,
loss of appetite, irritability, constipa
tion, ete. Yes, you have indigestion.
To cure it take Shaker Digestive Cor
dial. The medicinal herbs and plants of
which it is comnosed help to digest
the food im your stomach; help to
strengthen vyour stomach. When your
stomach s strong care will keep it so.
Shaker Digestive Cordial is for sale by
druggists; price 10 cents and $l.OO per
bottle,
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A Miracle in Missonri.
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CRIPPLED AND BENT FOR TEN YEARS
WITH RHEUMATISM.
The Case Happened in Panama, Mo,, and
is the Wonder of the State.
(From the Kansas City Times.)
For years one of the best known men in
Bates and Vernon counties has been Mark
M. Woodson, now postmaster at Panama,
and brother of ex-State Inspector of Mines,
C. C. Woodson, of this city. The people ot
Rich Hill, where he formerly resided, and of
his present home, remember well the bent
form, misshapen almost from the semblance
of man, which has painfully bowed its head
half to earth and labored snail-like across
the walks season after season, and when one
day last month it straightened to its full
height, threw away the heavy butt of cane
which for years had been its onl(y{y support
from total helplessness, and walked erect,
firmlly, unhesitatingly about the two cities,
people looked and wondered. The story of
the remarkable case has became the marvel
of the two counties. Exactly as Mr. Wood
son. told it to & Zimes reporter, it is here
published:
“In ’B4 the rheumatism started in my
vight knee, and after a lingering illness it
settled generally in mfljoints. I was finally
able to arise, but for the past five years could
only walk with the aid of crutches, and my
body was bent half toward the ground. I
went to the best dispensary in Kansas City,
where I was treated for six weeks, and with
out the slightest good. I then tried a strons
galvanic batterv, with the same result. I
then went to the City Hospital at St. Louis,
where the best physicians treated me—(in
cluding Drs. Kale and Mudd)—but without
result, and I came home, weak, doubled with
pain and despondent.
¢ About this time my attention was called
to the account of a remarkable cure by Dr,
Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People of loco
motor ataxia, rheumatism and paralysis. I
ordered some of the pills as an experiment,
When I began to take them, the rheuma
tism had developed into a phase of paral
ysis; my leg from the thigh down was cold
all the time and could not be kept warm. In
a short time I was able to attend to my office
duties, and I could enjoy a sound and restful
night’s sleep, something I had not known
for ten years. 'To-day am practically and
I firmly believe, permanently cured of my
terrible and agonizing ailment. No magician
of the Far East ever wrought the miracle
with his wand that Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills
did for me.
To verify the story bevond all question of
mbt Mr. Woodson made affidavit to the
ve.
~_ SBubscribed and sworn to before me this 3d
day of March, 1894.
JOoHN D. MoORE, Notary Public.
Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills contain all the
elements necessary to give new life and rich.
ness to the blood and restore shattered nerves,
They are for sale by all dmsfim, or may be
Orpaar, Sdbensotits. .Y, ke Son 3o
m ’ a - ”
box, or xx boxes for 8150. ity -
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The time to make a good trade is when the other felloy
wants to trade. Just now we are the “other fellow.” Wwe want
to trade off our whole summer stock for actual New York Cost
We want to turn our goods into money. ' l
Better Buy Now.
Our stock is going fast. Some of these days the end wili be
reached, and those who do wnot secure any of our bargains i
hav eto pay some dealer a good sized profit. Better buy now it
youare one of the folks who like to get goods at actual New
York cost. You’ll not have another chance like this.
10-4 sheeting, 20c seller, now 0n1y..............1383,
45 inch pillar casirg reduced from 15¢ t0........9%3c
BN BIROhIng &6, .. ovesi. i i it i 0
o n T SRR R e e T G
Nice summer calico, 52 seller, now 0n1y........3 1-2¢
Dress ginghams the 73c kind n0w................4%c
A big lot of crepon 10¢ seller thi55a1e..............68¢c
Oue lot pique plain and striped 83c only worth double
the money.
A big assortwent of dimities 0n1y................. T3¢
10 gioces good ducks only......,.coiviiivinarse a 0
RO BNk sabiell. ..\ s siivasibanas vinssatie
One lot of cheese cloth double width............%.3%¢
One lot of boys’ waists the 25c seller going at......15¢c
Men Ak working sHufs ORIV, ... cviis ivsii e f 0
Men’s unlaundried white shirts 50¢ kind 0n1y......25¢
Moswy eobbonades eloth .. .. ..oivui. v cvaisiidneinßie
10 dozen ladies’ vests to close out, each...........4ec,
Fobpelinngeper ¥BPd. cvcoe wiisnsqieasnisses.loo,
Umbrellas and Parasols Below Wholesale Prices!
50 Parasols, 24 inches, a bargain at 65 cen's; we sell them at 25 cents.
50 Parasols, 26 inches, glona silk; straight and crooked handles—the $l.OO kind, going at soc.
Our $l.OO and $1.25 Umbrellas-—every one guaranteed or money refuuded—are bargains, well
worth $2.00 and $2.50.
Remember you can't get goods at these prices else
where. The Bee Hive is theonly place. Don’t delay,
but come in time so you will get your share of the
bargains. Yours anxious and ready to serve,
THE BEC HIVE, LEADERS OF BARGAIN
DAWSON, GEORGIA.
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—DEALER IN—
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FANCY GROB\S
DAWSON, GA.
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PAINTSI rug Co-
Paint Your House Now.
Not since we have been in business have
paints been ‘
SO CHEAP AS NOW.
OIL ANP LEAP ARE BOTHGHEAP.
We sell Extein Lead, Pacific Lead, Hammock & Lucafs
Mixed House Paints and carry a full and complete stock ©
everything needed in the paint line.
Sale-Davis Drug Co-
Ladies' black hose 10c kind at........ ‘5O :
One Jot of baky caps 0n1y............ Chvnseus . ;
Men‘s summer ties per d0zen....,...............25(:.
Men’s Sunday slipper SI.SC kind now 0n1y........ 78 |
One lot of dress shields 7, 10 and 15¢; worth double the
mouey,
126 pairs ledies' elippers to close out, per pair ... . 40
1 halls ctochet cottou for. ... ........ ciatvey o T
’ One day alarm clocks $1.25 seller f0r...... os ok
lGood heavy towels OB s
One lot of corsets to close out, each.............. %
Men‘s good everyday working paats per pair...... 40
D pieces dres plaids to close at 73 and 10 cts, others ask
twice as much.
<D counterpanes dollar seller to close out at. . ... .. .08
Whalebone at 5c a dozen. A big lot of children's tm
|. hese all going at cost. ’
% Ladies* black sailor hut5,.......c..........10¢ only;
l “creven‘s pat. elastic seams dravers, all sizes 75ca i
