Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1907 — Page 3

Of the many different kinds of birds, •ome are called perching birds. These ar» the robin, thrush- and bluebird. . Then there are the swimming birds, as <lucks, swans and geese, which lire on the water and swim around most- of the time. Wading birds are of still another X cries, and some of these are rails, vers, snipe, cranes, flamingoes and tnrnstones. Birds fitted neither for swimming nor wading are owls, hawks, vultures, grouse, turkeys, pigeons, kingfishers and humming birds. There are also creeping birds, noted for creeping Along trees. Some of them are the •chlcadeeß, white-breasted nuthatch and brown creeper. There are about 300 species of the thrush. They are generally large, hopping birds, noted for their song; are pl/iln in color (as a rule, brown) and usually hare spotted breasts. - Their tall Is nearly square-tipped, of wide, •oft feathers, and their bill rather long and slender. —— Among the best known to us Is the wood thrush, which is a large, common brownish-backed bird, with white heavily spotted underparts, Including the eyes. The crown is a bright cinnamon brown And the back gradually changes in shade to an ollvce brown on the tall. It is not only found In the woods, as one might suppose from Its name, but is often seen on lawns and in shrubbery. It Is a great singer,

ETIQUETTE OF DESERT MINERS.

Ifever Aik a Man Where Hie Claims Are, Says a Death Valley Miner. •“Never ask a man anything about his mine because he won’t tell you If you do. It isn’t etiquette to ask such questions on the desert” Thus spoke J. Heinemnn, late of Beatty, an old-timer in Death Valley and the desert, now staying at the Hotel Munn, says the Lbs Angeles Times. He still has properties in that region, prospects he calls them, but he haß sold his business at Beatty and is stopping a while here in the haunts of civilization. t “You sec, when one miner meets another on the desert they stop, talk and pass pleasantries, one tne other how he’s getting along and he will say ‘good’ or ‘hard luck,’ but that’s about nil. Neither asks for details or where one has his claims located. If any one wants you to knpw he’ll tell you without being asked. If not, he won't tell you if you do ask. “The fact is that if a man has a great body of low grade ore that he must have a force of men to work mid ship to the smelters he must record it. But if he has a rich spot with free gold easily handled it is not necessary and many times one doesn’t care to have the world know about It and have everybody coming to dig all around. It" often leads to troubles and litigations, jumping and all that sort qf thing. “If a property is in the mountains- 1 It lg more necessary to record it, for it is easier found. A man can be followed in the mountains, but never out on the desert. I would like to see the man who could follow me on the desert If I don't want him to. I’ll give him a chase that will make him very sick of his Job. Of course, In such cases a claim Is never left unguarded If any one should stumble upon it by accident. In such case possession will be nine points of the law. “This is not only about mines but also qbout private, secret water holes. You know some of these givq so little water that once known to the general public they would be of no use to those who went to big trouble finding them, or to any one else very soon, so they never tell. Let one who has such a place hidden find one In need he will share his water and If necessary, be will go and bring back a supply, but the other fellow doesn't know where it comes from. Thut’s the finder’s secret. “Of there are public watering places, especially along the stage routes. Some wells have been dug by individuals or companies who sell water. Lots of money has bean expended in this way. (The water problem la Indeed a serious one on the desert. "At some of the camps water Is hauled by team and sells for ns high as $9 a barrel. People who don’t know think that Is a terrible price, but It really leaves a very small profit for the long haul and the time lost and feed of teams. Often much of the water with which one starts Is used up by the horses en route.”

They Didn't Tally.

"Thnt society newspaper published some very flnttertng remarks about me.” l>egan Miss Devane. , “Yea,” refilled her beat friend; “but tt was horrid of the editor to go and spoil It the wny he did.” "Spoil It, Indeed 1 Why, he said I was a beautiful belle of the younger set and " “Yea, and then he put your photograph right under It” The ulan who realizes the cowardice of people can always put up • great bluff.

FEATHERED SONGSTERS OF THE SUMMER TIME.

being one of the finest of any bf the thkushes. Its nest la made on boughs of trees, out of grass, weeds, leaves and some mud. The American robin Is a common, large red or brown breasted slate-color-ed bird, with white on its throat, lower belly and tips of the outer (under) tail feathers. The head and tall are much blacker than the back. The breast is unspotted except In very young blrda The robin is not as great a songster as the other thrushes, but Its notes are always full of melody. At times, these notes are sweet and cheerful, and again are full of sadness and plaintiveness. Over all the northern parts of this continent, wherever there are people living, robins are numerous. When they are taken into homes and made pets of they are affectionate and Interestlng. They are very Intelligent, and some think they might be taught to sing anything when In cages. There are several different kinds of robins, among which are the golden ground, marsh and Oregon robins. Their nests are made of mud and grass, found in trees at any height from the ground or in odd places around houses; eggs bluish green. The blue bird, another one of the thrush family, Is one of the first birds to make Its appearance in the early spring and welcome in that season, with Its sweet singing. From Southern New York and Illinois southward It Is found

NEWEST PHOTO OF KING AND QUEEN OF SIAM.

Seldom has England had visitors to arouse such great interest as have her recent royal callers, the King and Queen of Slam. Chulalcmgkorn I, King of Siam* has been twenty-nine years on the throne, having succeeded to the crown at the age of 15. He rules over a country of 244,000 square miles, or slightly more than twice the united size of Great Britain and Ireland. His Majesty has sent his sons, of whom there are many, to English schools, and he himself is quite English in his tastes. This picture shows him with his Queen and his palace at Bangkok in the background.

NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

When Carl Schurz was In Washington In ISB2, waiting for his assignment in the army, he had to undergo the tribulations of persons who are supposed to have influence. The news had gofle abroad that In America there was a great demand for officers of military training and experience. This demand, writes Mr. Schurz In his ‘•Reminiscences of a Long Life,” could not fail to attract from all parts of the globe udventurous characters who had seen, or pretended to have seen, military service In one country or another, and who believed that there was n chance for prompt employment” and rapid promotion One of the many foreigners who sought my Intercession was a young German count whose identity was vouched for by a member of the Prussian legation, lie had a long line of ancestors, going buck for several hundred years, lie was greatly Impressed with the Importance of this fact, and thought It would weigh heavily In securing him a position In our army. If he could only have au audience with the President and lay his case before him, he believed the result could not be doubtful. He pursued me so arduously with a request for a personal Introduction to Mr. Lincoln that at last I succumbed, and promised to Introduce him If the President permitted. The President did penult The count spoke English moderately well, and In bis Ingenuous way he at once explained l to Mr. Lincoln bow high the nobility

throughout the year. It Is a very common small, blue-backed, chestnutbreasted, white-bejlied bird. The female bird does not equal the robin as a songster, but the few notes It has are sweet and rever loud. There ming bird*- They belong to a family of small, bright-colored American birds that are known to be the swiftest'flying birds we have; in fact, their flight through the air is so swift (and their wings vibrate so rapidly), that tkey look like a tazlfflllt JThe liummlng bird lives mainly on insects asd nectar found in flowers, which it obtains while on the wing. It Is seen by most people only when It Is around flowers in search of food, and Is therefore thought to be always on the wing, but if you watch it carefully you will notice that it often rests on the twigs of tree tops. There are forty different species of American birds which live mainly in tlie woods and arouhd shrubbery. Their tails are as long as their wings, and In one of our common species much longer. Tlie bill is nearly as long as the head. The wren and catbird belong to this family. The mocking bird Is a large, nshy : colored, long-tailed bird, with much white on the center of its wing and outer tail feathers. It Is the most noted song bird of America, and the most wonderful mocker in the world. It can Imitate almost any sound in nature —In fact, has been

of Ids- family was. and that-they had been Counts so-and-so many centuries. “Well,” said Mr. Lincoln, interrupting him, “that need not trouble you. That will not be In your way If you behave yourself ns a soldier.” The poor count looked puzzled, and when the audience was over lie asked me what In the world the President could have meant by so strange a remark.

Trusting His Partner.

The Carrolls nil confidently believe that fcheir Billy, aged five, Is destined for future distinction. Perhaps they are right; at any rate, he is not lacking In that sagacity In choosing “associates In enterprise” said to be essential to success. Last smmuer Billy was se«n walking slowly along the hotel piazza, thoughtfully scanning the faces of guests seated there. Finally he stopped at the chair of an old lady with whom lie was on friendly terms. “Buy. Mrs. Jones, can you crack nuts?" be Inquired, his' hands In his pockets. "Why, no deary. I'm very sorry, but I can’t," replied Mrs. Jones, apologetically. "You know I’ve lost most of my teeth.” “That's what I thought," said Billy, relaxing from anxiety to his sunny him lie, and extending bis two hands confidently. "Bay. will you keep these nuts here for me while I go get the rest of 'em?” , Popularity Is overestimated about as often as tbo money you expect to make In the poultry business. Our Idof a charming woman Is one who Is Ignorant of her charms.

known to Imitate thirty-two different kinds of birds In less than a quarter of an hour. Many people have them for pets, and And them very delightful companions. The woodpecker belongs to a very large family of creeping or climbing birds, with stiff, sharp-pointed tall feathers, which they use to help support {heir bodies against the tree. Their toes are four In number, two going forward and two backward, so they can hold on to the tree more easily. They have cliisel-polnted bills, which they use to cut small holes In the wood when looking for Insects to eat, and also when they want to make a larger hole for a nesting place. The tongue of the woodpeclcer 1$ peculiarly long, with a spenrlike tip, which It can thrust out, bringing insects from their hiding places under the bark. 7 Woodpeckers are not singers. They only make a tattoo with their bills on the tree, which Is supposed to be their love song. Their eggs are always white. Among- the many different kinds are the ivory-billed woodpecker, the hairy woodpecker, the downy woodpecker, red-backed woodpecker and the redheaded woodpecker. The blue Jay belongs to the family of erows rand magpies It. Is a common, largd, noisy, crested, brightly marked blue bird with white throat, and tips of outer tail feathers. —Cincinnati Enquirer.

AMERICA'S FUTURE PLAYGROUND

The St. Jamea Bay Region Will Become a Paradise for Sportsmen. The most urgent need of Quebec Is a railroad from the St. Lawrence northward to St. James Bay, says Munsey’s. This would open up 70,000,000 acres of land and connect Quebec with Hudson Bay that Inland sea, which Is greater than ten Lake Superiors. The summer travel alone would probably enable such a railway to pay dividends, ns the whole region is a paradise for sportsmen. Here are wild geese, snipe, plover, otter, beaver, mink, deer, marten and bears In large numbers. At one camp an Indian hunter recently shot eighteen bears. And as for fishing ther j are 1,000 lakes and countless rivers , with trout and..salmon.' P ft j Y “We caught ninety-seven trout in ‘orfr haul,” reports a government surveyor. “In the far north,” he says, “we found the pike so tame that we killed them with our paddles.” .For those who wish to hunt big game there are the white whales of St. James Bay. In the good old days of the New Bedford vrhalers, these monsters were worth sl#o apiece to the ships that caught them. It is said that in forty voyages to St James Bay the whalers harpooned $1,000,000 worth of the blonde leviathans. Instead of being a frozen waste, as most Americans believe, this northern region has a lighter snowfall than the prosperous i cities of Ottawa and Montreal. It Is in the latitude of England and Denmark, and farther south than any part of Norway. “I have bathed In (he waters of St. James Bay as late as Oct. 3,” said one of the few enterprising woodsmen who had made the Journey by canoe. This unmapped land will yet be the playground of the continent. Here Is the Nottaway, a river two miles wkle> and 400 miles long, but not nearly as well known as the Kongo. Here is Lake Mistassini, with an area of 1,000 wpinre miles, whore the plash of the white man’s paddle has seldom been hoard. And here are the falls of the Hamilton River, which have broken the silence of this wilderness for ages with a wild plunge than that of Niagara.

The German Seat of Honor.

In tha more rigid German circles the sofa Is still the seat of honor, upon wlilch the hostess sits, to which the visitor may be Invited. This writer has an acute memory of the reproof of his hostess he dropped easily by her side on the sofa and' searched for his gutterals. Very kindly the baroness explained that the sofa was sacred and a man would do well to wait for the to sit upon It. Does that tradition linger In England? —Loudon Chronicle.

On Second Thought.

“Don’t you remember, you said you would drown yourself if midn’t marry you ?’’ “Yes, I remember; bow foolish I was!” "Do you consider that It was foolish?” “Yes; I should bars threatened to drown myself If you did marry me.”— Houston Post.

Something New.

“Yes,” said the lady gossip. “I know more about the affair than I care to tell." “That must be an unusual experience for you,” growled the savage bachelor. —Chicago News. • ■ —— If gray hairs were a sign of wisdom fewer men would have them.

INTRIGUES IN KOREAN CAPITAL.

Imperial Residence Hotbed es Dis--7" " senston and - Bickerings. ——-—— Telegrams from Seoul, Korea, siate that Intrigues on in extensive scale are now in progress. It la declared that the palace is a hotbed of Illicit plots and conspiracies. The placing on the throne of the new Emperor has aggravated the Jealousy between his mother, Princess Ming, and the mother of Prince Ying, each having a large following. This state of affairs is being taken advantage of by politicians, who are distrustful of one another. Disaffection is spreading rapidly and rlotlngs of the people throughout the peninsula are expected. The crisis provoked by the enforced abdication of the Emperor Is still full of menace. The two government araenals are guarded by Japanese soldiers, although the number is not large. They are under orders to explode tbe magazines If they find themselves unable to defend them. The Korean troops are frequently harangued by civilian agitators who take up their stand at the entrances to the barracks. Tlje Koreans possess 00,000 rounds of ammunition, of which General Hasegawa, who has only 2,300 Japanese troops In Seoul, has been unable to demand the surrender. Two disturbing factors are, first, the enigmatical presence In Seoul of Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashl, whose mission Is believed by tbe people the abduction of the former Emperor and his removal to Japan. Second, domicilary contact with the new Emperor and control and manipulation of the throne by the ex-Emperbr. Japan’s demands on the new Emperor probably will Include the revision of the Japanese-Korean treaty or new Korean constitution. In either case the power of the Japanese resident-general would be so extended that he can intervene In Korea’s internal administration, including the Judleiary. The demand also will be made that the court be distinguished from the administration, making confusion between the two impossible. Another plan Is to give the residentgeneral direct control of all departments and make the cabinet responsible to him, the Emperor retaining the power of formal veto. In any case the Korean military system will be abandoned. At the suggestion of Marquis Ito the various consulates have accepted Japanese guards.

THE RAILROADS

The Northwestern and St Paul roads will not have to pay Wisconsin license fees due prior to Feb. 1, 1899. The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided that the statute of limitations bars such collection. The Interstate Commerce Commission has announced the appointment of a hoard of experts to supervise and conduct experimental tests of block signal systems and other safety devices as provided for by the joint resolution of Congress. The officers of the Southern Railway have appealed to the United States Circuit Court in North Carolina for an injunction restraining the Legislature of that State and the Virginia corporation commission from putting into effect the reduced passenger rate of 2 cents a mile. This is the first instance in which the legal questions involved in the reduced rate laws have been brought before a high federal tribunal and will probably be the first to reach the Supreme Court for final adjudication. The Interstate Commerce Commission las reaffirmed the right of interstate railroads to operate separate passenger cars (or negroes, provided that accommodations be offered them equal to those intended for the whites of the same class. Commissioner Lane says that the reasonableness of regulations to segregate white acd colored passengers is established, but that It does not follow that carriers may discriminate as to accommodations. The decision requires that where a line is providing wash bowl and towels for first-class white passengers it must give the same conveniences to firstclass colored passengers. The complaint was made by Georgia Edwards against the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis. John H. Starin and two other members of the retiring rapid transit board of New York City have made known their intention of financing a company to construct a one-rail system of transit between Newark and New York City. It is to be a four-track system, operated at from 00 to 100 miles an hour, and is of the design invented by Howard 11. Tonis of Baltimore, a sample of which is now on exhibition at the Jamestown exposition. This •American monorail” has a car 47 feet long and a maximum width of 6 feet, tapering at each end. The car le supported on two trucks of two wheels each, tandem, and the wheels flanged ,on both sides, and the whole being maintained in an upright position by a combination of trolley pole and overhead support. The interstate commerce commission has announced the determination of the Department of Justice to prosecute practically every railroad company in twentysix States to recover penalties for violations of the safety appliance law. The recent conference of railroad presidents at Chicago resulted in an understanding favorable to ttu immediate adoption of the 2-cent passenger rate on all interstate business. This ie meant to be understood as bowing to public opinion, bat the lawyer* aay they expect no difficulty in knooking eat the 2-cent laws in the higher courts.

LABOR NOTES

During May 287 employes were injured in Canadian Industrial accidents. Austria has 2,404 local unions, ( with a total membership of 323,099. ’ v The fortieth annual British Trade* Congress will assemble at Bath 1 , England, Sept. 2. ■* . ~ Oklahoma City (O. T.) flour mill employes have organized and applied to th* international union for a charter. The strike of railway employes at Buenos Ayres, Argentina, has ended. Disputed questions will be arbitrated. The iron molders at Winnipeg, Canada, will go on strike for better wages unless a suitable agreement is reached. Chief Statistician Pidgin of Massachusetts says that th* increase of cost of living for R)O6 exceeded the average wag* increase. lY --t-- ~’Wm The British Postmen’s Federation held its sixteenth annual conference recently in I.ieeds. The membership was stated to be 15.358, an increase of 446 in the year. The school janitors of Minneapolis have taken steps to form a onion, and as soon as the organization is completed they will apply to the American Federation of Labor for a charter. The Scottish miners have decided to renew their demand for 12% per cent advance in wages to the conciliation board. The men’s representatives 'declare that the demand must be enforced. 4&tJ|| The Broommakers’ Union, —at- San Francisco, is making a fight against con-vict-made brooms. It has asked organized labor not to purchase any broom that does not bear the union stamp. At a recent meeting of the Manchester (England) Trade Union Colliers resolutions were passed in favor of urging upon their representatives in Parliament the necessity for supporffng the miners’ eighthour bill. The metal trades division of the Trade* Council of Cleveland is considering the advisability of establishing and maintaining a legal department that shall take charge of all the legal business of the unions and members in that city. ,tjggj From the American viewpoint the wages paid both skilled and common laborers in France are very low, while the cost of living is relatively higher in France than in the United States, With - the exception of house rent and wages. The factory inspectors of the Grand Duchy of Baden have published a comprehensive report on the home industries of their country, which has attracted much attention because of the picture it paints of the misery and destitution in which a large portion of the population lives. The central committee of German trades unions has published a statistical table showing the wages earned in each of the sixty-six organized trades of the empire. The most remarkable thing about the table is the evidence it bring* that in twenty-seven of these trades th* average daily wage is less than 75 cent*. The Central Labor Union of Detroit has added to the Labor day celebration & feature that will give much added interest to labor’s national holiday. The new feature is the election by popular vote of a “Queen of Labor Day.” The crowning of the “queen” will be one of the attract tions of the day. Encouraged by the success of the operations of the loan fund plan which waa established six months ago, the Minneapolis Cigarmakers’ Union has decided to go a step farther in the way of looking after its membership in a pecuniary way. A plan is to be considered to establish a banking system on a small scale, to bo operated under the direction of the anion. Recently about 1,500 laborers at Salford docks, England, ceased work, owing to a refusal on the part of officials to accede to an informal request for an increase in their wages. The men engaged in unloading timber began the trouble, by making a verbal demand for payment at the rate of 8d an hoar, or 6s a day, instead of 7d an hour, the present rate of pay.

KINGSTON IN WOE.

Desolated Jamaican City May Neve* Be Reballt. _ Slowly the conviction Is self even upon Jamaicans that Kingston will never be rebuilt Except that th&< streets have been cleared of debris, the city lies to-day in practically tbo condition that the earthquake left It A few plank buildings have been erect- g ed to accommodate certain lines of business, but they are of light, rude construction and can not be regarded as otherwise than temporary. Nowhere is there sign that any of the substantial structures a?e to be rebuilt. There is no money in the island. Not a man in Kingston but suffered and : most men lost their all. The insurance companies without exception have 1 refused to pay any earthquake claims and investors of all nations are giving ? the island a wide berth. This stand of the insurance companies has result»|| ed in an epidemic of Incendiary Area. | Many owners of property damaged by quake and fire, made desperate by their failure to collect insurance indemnities. ] fired their buildings that they might eomptetcly destroyed to enable theml to make a claim for fire damages notf] connected with the earthquake.

Lessoons in Motherhoos.

At the Rockefeller Institute for HfdH ical Research, New York City, a school 1 has just been opened by Mr. Rockefeller'll direction to tench mothers how to care fg£l their yoang. Twenty e*periencqdeteiVflH are to be hired to explain tIW subject tmM poor and ignorant mothers. Tbs Pltt«*|| burg board of health reports that lM*i|| cent of the babies born In that city befors reaching the age of 1 jaar, and J mainly due to the ignorance of thdwfl mothers. I