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HEKE Is no end of odd
B occupations in the world
m whereby people gain a
livelihood, but certainly
one of the most novel
■ !jf these vocations is the
fi MA raisill 8 of butterflies for
proDt "Butterfly farm
in S" is new too, as new
as airship building in
/r fact, and up to date not
many people have taken it up but it
Is safe to predict that the number will
Increase considerably as time goes on
for when one can get S2O to $25 for
i handsome butterfly in the open mar
ket It goes without saying that such
butterflies are worth cultivating and
ire enough more profitable than chick
ens to justify the extra trouble they
cause.
Perhaps, at the outset, a word
should be said about the market for
butterflies and then the reader will
better understand why men and wo
men are devoting all their time to but
terfly farming and to that other
branch of the business, —the hunting
of rare butterflies in out of tho way
corners of the world. First of all
there is a constant and fairly heavy
demand for butterflies from museums,
schools and colleges and scientific in
stitutions of one kind or another.
Buch Institutions may be seeking in
dividual specimens of butterflies to
fill gaps In collections already fairly
complete or (particularly if the In
stitution be a newly established one)
they may be in the market for a com
plete collection of butterflies repre
senting the winged Jewels that In
habit any country or region, and it la
a commission such as this that brings
Joy to the butterfly expert, for great
Institutions of learning are usually
■willing to pay a fair price for the
prizes they seek.
Yet another butterfly market and
one that is broadening rapidly year
by year Is that wherein butterflies are
sold to private collectors. It Is very
common in Europe and is yearly be
coming more common in this country
for people of wealth to have collec
tions Just as people of means and
leisure amuse themselves with collec
tions of stamps or coins or paintings
_ J • J J • n\ • Some of the Formalities
lea etiquette in China
It has grown to be customary In
the United States to consider any
practise of so old a country as China
as being of barbaric or heathenish
origin and often as crude or uncivil
ized in its nature. A young American
(just returning from a three years'
ibußlnese trip in China which took
him all over the empire tells of a
custom practised by the Chinese
which might well be used to advan
tage in this young and Inexperienced
republic, where too llttlo time or
thought is given to the liner points
of etiquette.
When a salesman or person seeking
a business interview presents his card
at the entrance to a Chinese mer
chant's place of business the possi
bility of an audience depends alto
gether upon how he deports himself
while awaiting the return of the card
bearer. Should he bo so Indiscreet
its to put one foot over a twelve inch
Training the Modern Child
Two Women of a Past Generation Dis
cuss With Some Regret the
Present Methods.
A mother and a mother-in-law liv
ing In the same house with their re
spective married son and daughter
were, contrary to all generally re
reived Ideas of Btich relationship, the
best of friends. They sat one evening,
after the departure of the young peo
ple to tlx theater, en hanging views
upon th" differente between old and
present day practises In the bringing
up of children
"Alice Just tumbles the baby Into
his <rlb." said the maternal graud
mother, "abuts the door upon him and
leave* him togo to deep when he
gets tired of lying awake Hhe fays
■he his little enough tlm< for ttlng
ready togo out «vei» then. I always
counted upon ringing my babies to
sle««p ami enjoyed It as much a* they
did My daughter sings a beautiful
little luuabv In the parlor to her
g'i< is heitu times, but her baby has
ne .er heard It "
"I think my sot s devotion to me,"
iii.M the other grandparent, "begun
sit: Ms hitby eye* used to devour
V' trU! tote »h)l* I rocked him to
A BUTrCfVLY fit' ' o
or old furniture. Certainly there la
nothing In nature or art more beauti
ful than a collection of butterflies
and It is a hobby upon which one
may spend almost any amount of
money, as Is proven by the fact that
one of the Rothschilds gladly paid
more than $3,000 for an especially
rare butterfly which he had long
sought for his collection. Most of
these private collectors, of course,
purchase their butterfly treasures
merely for their own satisfaction and
for the edification of their friends but
there are other folk who buy butter
flies as an aid to their work or busi
ness. For Instance the great Parisian
dressmakers buy butterflies in order
to obtain new shades and suggestions
for new color combinations for gowns.
The famous Worth started the prac
tise and other dressmakers who cater
to the wealthy fashionables have fol
lowed his example.
The butterfly hunter penetrates to
the wildest and most inaccessible
quarters of the globe in quest of his
precious prey and much of his but
terfly hunting must be done at night
with the aid of a dark lantern. A but
terfly hunter is glad to get a rare
butterfly dead or alive because the
railing that intervenes between the
step and the doorway no manner of
persuasion can prevail upon the mer
chant to grant him an interview.
In case he waits patiently In the
space allotted to unknown callers this
fact Is noted and he is usually usher
ed In.
Once In there Is still a more deli
cate matter to be disposed of, and in
caso the newcomer is Ignorant of the
custom he fares 111 with his errand.
Immediately upon the caller's enter
ing and taking a seat a servant brings
a serving of tea, which includes a
small cup for each person present.
The point of etiquette demands that
this tea shall not be touched until
the guest Is ready to depart in case
the Interview has been a pleasant
one, In which case tho caller is sup
posed to take up and drink his tea at
parting and at this signal all the oth
ers do likewise. However, should It
sleep 1n my arms. I used to look
forward to that hour as a recompense
for the trials of the tiring day. The
present day mothers do not teach the
littlo ones a prayer and haven't time
to hear them say it, if they learn one.
Ah for rocking a baby in a cradle you
would think it was a crime the way
the auggestion is received. They say
It Injures the brain, as though Khake
*l>earo and the greatest minds the
world ever has known weren't rocked
in cradles."
"Maybo the dearth of cradles ex
plains the dearth of geniuses in these
latter days," laughed the other old
lady. "There are not us many surely
as in the days of lullabies and
cradles."
About Diamond Cutting.
In the diamond cutting industry the
sawing mat hi tie has superseded the
cleaver's hammer und splitter to a
large extent during the last few years.
To divide diamonds by saw lug. a thin
disc of steel or phoaphor-copiier, re
solving MJine 3,000 time* ,t minute,
slowly cuts through the diamond lu
any desired direction,
In Amsterdam, as elsewhere, the
dlamoud industry is for the greater
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1911.
price to be brought by that one speci
men Is apt to be well worth while
but If the hunter has a "butterfly
farm" at home, —aB most of the ex
perts in this field are coming to have,
—he bends every effort to capturing
alive the winged beauty, or, better
still, several specimens, in the hope
that such captives may be made the
pioneers in a transplanted colony of
the butterflies. However the mere
capture of the butterflies, difficult as
It may be, 1B not the sum and sub
stance of the butterfly expert's trou
bles for if the butterflies are to live
and thrive in their new home their
keeper must be familiar with their
habits and must have transplanted
the vegetation necessary to give them
the same environment they had In
their original homo or "something
equally as good."
The most beautiful butterflies are
the tropical ones and thus it comes
about that the butterfly farmer Is
most eager to stock his farm with
the live jewels from Central and
South America and the West Indies.
Some of these tropical butterflies
measure six Inches from tip to tip
of the wings and they are resplendant
in coloring of the most vivid hues.
The butterfly dealer must handle his
stock with greater care than Is be
stowed by any other merchant. Of
course the butterflies sold to collec
ters, museums, etc., are dead but ex
treme care must be exercised in han
dling lent their delicate wings be
broken or crushed. Each butterfly
when unmounted Is kept in a three
cornered envleope and the butterfly
expert likes to mount a valuable speci
men as promptly as possible feeling
that the treasure is safer In tbat
form. The latest approved method Is
to mount each butterfly between two
glass plates so that both sides of the
wonderfully colored wings may be
seen. Another style mount consists
of a square plaque of plaster into the
hollowed side of which a butterfly
fits while over the specimen Is placed
a glass lid which seals it hermetical
ly. This permits butterfly trophies
to be hung on the wall like pictures.
BO happen that the Chinaman LA not
pleased with hie caller and is in any
way annoyed by him the merchant
takes up the tea and begins to drink
at once, which act is a direct and de
cided hint that the interview is ended
and has not been to the pleasure of
the merchant. The caller is then ex
pected to take his immediate departs
ure.
When a caller has become well ac
quainted so eof the formality is bro
ken by the Chinese, and on a cold day
a cup of tea Is served immediately to
the guest in a socic.l way. But the
"formal" tea is still to be observed
and partaken of at parting, irrespec
tive of the cup given to warm and
greet the caller on his arrival. This,
however, is done only after many
visits, when the business dealings
have been of such a nature as to war
rant friendship and this hospitality.—
Youth's Companion.
part in the hands of members of tho
Jewish community. It was originally
a home industry, and was conducted
In attics, of which there are many in
the old tumbledown houses of Am
sterdam. Gradually better workshops
were seen to be essential, and the
first factory to use steam power was
erected In London In 1824, and the
Hrst In Amsterdam In 1840. Elec
tricity Is now largely used. The larg
est diamond polishing factory in tho
world Is that of Messrs. Asscher of
l'arls. and Amsterdam. Tho total
value of diamonds handled In Amster
dam i>er annum exceeds $21,250,000.
of which the United States, the most
Important buyer, purchases about $lO.-
000,000 polished, and $500,000 rough.
Change Enough.
Walter Wlnana wns talking about
our weather.
"American weather," he said, "boar#
the palm of quick and Incredlhla
change*. |tx like. In this respect, Is
found nowhrre c'so In th<* world. Th«
*11" "112 a frlu of mine had I'alm
Hi ach or Hun 4rtara In her mind
tho ollinr dp *hen said to bar
husband:
" '<Je<>r*e, the doctor says I need a
change of climate.'
All right, dear,' Huld Oeorge 'lt's
Ki-liig to be 55 di uru>ta milder tumor-
The Healing of a Breach
By MARIAN C. WALTON
"If 1 were only a man." Ellen ex
ploded, her eyes dark with tears.
Clayton's eyes twinkled despite
their open admiration "No doubt
it is possible to improve on the ways
of providence," he said. "Still —in
this case, 1 don't see any misfit."
"Of course not —you believe. 'What
ever is, is right,' " Ellen flung at him
in a tone meant to be crushing
Clayton took her hands in his,
looked carefully at the pink palms,
Boft as a baby's, at the filbert nails,
the taperting tips and went on:"It
really seems to me the powers that
be knew their business. What could
you do with those hands? Besides —
inen are not allowed to cry merely
for getting vexed—nothing short of
losing a fortune or a wife excuses
them for being lachrymose—"
"Hush! You are too hateful for
anything! Anything!" Ellen burst
out. "Of course, if 1 were a man 1
shouldn't be the ridiculous nuisance
I am—l should have reach and
strength of body to match my strength
of mind —"
"Dear me! Where do you keep it?
I always thought you adorably femi
nine—not the least bit strong-minded,"
Clayton interrupted, teasingly. "It
alarms me—dreadfully—to find myself
mistaken. You know I've quite made
up my mind to marry you."
"Indeed!" The monosyllable spoke
volumes—of scorn, of anger, of—
Bmothered satisfaction. Clayton caught
the smothered note and smiled cov
ertly.
Ellen saw the smile, read it aright,
and grew angrier than ever. "Maybe
I am ungrateful," she went on, chok
ing slightly, "but really, it seems to
me I have some rights In the case."
"All rights," Clayton conceded,
promptly. "But see here, honey-bug,
THROUGH, you my
SWCEReST APOLOGY-'
don't, don't let's quarrel, even before
we are engaged."
"Then—when can we quarrel?"
Ellen demanded. "Wo surely never
will be engaged."
"Do you mean that?" Clayton de
manded, a hint of seriousness creep
ing into his voice.
Ellen looked him up and down. "I
mean it. Utterly, positively!" she
said. "So I had better say good-by
to you—l fancy you won't care to
stay for dinner."
"No; but I am not going until you '
hear me out," Clayton said half stern- I
ly. "We have got beyond jesting, j
Let me state the case. You know I
love you—l've been showing it the j
best I know how this year and bet- j
ter. I think you love me—no mat- ]
ter what you say—now. Hut you are
flouting me. angry with mo over the
most foolish thing in the world. An
old quarrel, one that belongs to the
nieu of your family. If it means any
thing. I'd Joy to take it up. You aro
precious to me—so precious any hurt
or shame or scatb to you u'ould bo
worth a man's life If I know It. Hut ,
I don't Intend to make myself a
laughing stock for the county by re- I
fusing to speak from the same stand
with Gent ral Pcabody at the rally next
week. 1 want to speak—for many
reasons—l ought to do it—lt belongs
to me as a man and citizen. You
wouldn't have me sit back, a snail
In my shell—-"
"I would when that creature Pea- i
body wax around. .Vy father simply
couldn't eear bin.-. If I were n man
I'd show him the blood was true to
itself —no Burton ever forgets." 101 len
eaid, her eyes flashing.
Clayton WHS not sure whether ho
wanted most to kiss her or to shake
her He compromised by kissing her
hands, murmuring fond words as he
did It
She snatched away the hands. Fay
ing scornfully: "No doubt you think
I'm clay to be molded a< you choose.
Hut this I tell you and you may hs
li< vt It Um day ymi nh.-iU'- I.amis
with General Pegbody, that day you
cease to be men an acquaintance of
Vine."
After the last word she turned
swjy Clayton whistled, and took na
Instant departure He fell he had
uiad« tbi- grand mistake of arg'ilng
where he should have entrmttud Hut
Neil wad alAnyh ao s> usibU' until
now." he told himself. ' How cuuid
t I guess she had so much of that old
fire-eater, her daddy? Game's up, it
appears—without a special provi
dence. Please send one—quick—kind
Fate. Life without Nell is duller than
ditch-water."
Ellen had not meant togo to the
rally, but now a sense that going was
imperative fell upon her. So she was
there, very fine, very gay, with Johnny
Goold at her elbow. He had begged
to fetch her, but she had come alone
in the family carriage, save lor
Mammy Nance.
Johnny's tender mercies were over
tender —he had been mad pbout Nell
ever since they met. He was not
bad-looking, nor bad-hearted, only
lax and coarse of fiber, also easily
beset with a craving for liquor. Ellen
had never seen him save strictly
I sober—she was pardonable for fail
ing to understand his high color, his
glib speech, his all-embracing affec
tion for the universe. He was gallant
to every petticoat, but he never got
far away from Ellen.
Long before the speaking ended,
though she had not fully sensed hia
condition, she had begun to be un
easy.
Prejudiced as she was, uneasy as
she was, she had had to admit that
General Peabody was worth hearing;
not so well worth it as Frank Clay
ton, to be sure—but still he was elo
quent, and had sense no less than
sound to what he said. Deep down
she began to wonder —she had been
regretting it ever since the day of the
quarrel. If only she had left a loop
hole—but she knew how futile it was
to think Frank would ever come back.
"Won't you find mammy, please?"
she asked Johnny. "1 think we had
better go home before dinner. Tell
herss and to come at once."
"You're going to dine, not at this
measly barbecue—but with me—up
at the club," Johnny said, strenuous
ly, clasping her hand, tucking it over
his arm and striding toward his big
motor car. "We'll get there in no
time—l hate crowds like this,"he ran
on, half carrying Ellen as he strode
along.
She was wildly angry, still more
frightened. Pull as she might, she
could not free her hand. To scream
meant a scene—and anything was
better than that. Desperately she
hung back, casting appealing glances
toward the place where Clayton had
been standing a minute earlier. He
had vanished, but tall old General Pea
body was in evidence —he caught
Ellen's anguished eye. In three
strides he wa3 beside her, saying as
he laid a heavy hand on Johnny's
shoulder:
"Pardon me, my young friend, but
I must speak to Allan Durton's daugh
ter. Your father and I, my dear
young lady, were, I regret to say,
lifelong enemies. And all over a tri
fle—a trifle moreover in which late
ly. I have found that I was wrong.
So I offer him through you my sin
cere apology, and beg pardon. Will
you grant it?"
"Oh, general!" was all Ellen could
say.
Clayton, behind the general, caught
her trembling hand as it fell from
the general's clasp, and said, smiling:
"I am sure she Is In a forgiving
mood. Johnny Gcold nearly always
provokes one to repentance and re
mission."
"1 am very glad—to—to—forgive—
everybody," Ellen said lti a small,
tremulous voice.
The general smiled, shook hands
again, and bowed himself away.
"Did you really find out you were
wrong?" a crony asked him as the
two stood apart filled with joy and
barbecue an hour later. The gen
eral's eyes twinkled. "I have quite
forgotten what Burton and I hated
each other about," ho said, "but I
shall never be old enough to forget
the appeal of a girl's eyes when she's
badly worried —today 1 saw it, and
acted accordingly."
"Yet folks say you are less man
than politician." the crony said, ad
miringly.
The general chuckled mildly. "1
hope I'm pretty much all there is of
both," he said, "for the credit of my
country, no less myself."
One Way to Create Peers.
Peerages have sometimes been -o
qulrtcl in CUHOUB ways. When ths
head of a well-known west country
family was raised to the upper house
a good deal of surprise was expressed
at such a distinction being conferred
upon him, for he had not rendered
any particular service to bis party,
having lost practically eery election I
lie iiad contested l.ord HeaconMield
furnished me with the key to this
enigma "Well." said he, "we really
did not know what to do with him. i
for he was |>ositive!y doing us harm
Wherever he stood he was beaten. so
at last we though the best way to get
rid of him would be to send Mm to
the upper house" From ' I'nder Five
Iteigns "
The Son's Future.
Honsventure d<- Fourcrny, a cie\er
uodety poet <>f the seven tenth cen
tury, a spli'iulld orator, an eminent
advocate, and an Intliuat. friend of
Mollerti to boot, on being askt d <<n«
t'uy by a magistral" what h» meant
to do with his son, replied "If there I
Is anything In him I'll makn iilru s
barrister; If not, I'll u:aku hlra i
judge
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