BIG EAGLE FOUGHT
BAND OF FARMERS
America's Great Bird Had Been
Caught Trying to Carry Off
a 35-Pound Boy
BOLDLY SWOOPS DOWN ON CHILD
Battle Royal Ensued Between Farm
ers' Armed with Pitchforks and the
Magnificent Eagle Men Won but
the Bird Carried Off Honors of War.
St. Charles, 111. In n battle royal
between a collection of farmerH arm
ed with pitchforks, sticks and stones
on one side, and a lone eagle, but of
inagnlllccnt size; on the other, tho
men finally won, although tho fighting
honors rightfully belonged to the bird,
which had been interfered with in its
atttempts to carry off tho three-year-old
son of Peter Johnson.
Fully a score of persons participat
ed in the conflict with the eagle, and
pitchforks, clubs and stones were
brought into service beforo the bird,
exhausted from its efforts, gave up
tho ilglit. Johnson was terribly
scratched in the encounter, although
his son was 'unhurt.
Tho Johnson boy, was playing on
his father's farm near St Charles
when tho eagle was first observed.
Tho great bird circled about the vi
cinity at a great height for several
minutes. Suddenly, with tho speed
of a lighting Hash, it darted down,
and its steel like talons had caught
tho child's dress.
The child's surprise for a second
struck him dumb, and tho eagle, using
every ounce of its strength, bore the
boy upward. Surprise gave way to
alarm. The child screamed for aid
and struggled vigorously to free him
self from the eagle's, clutches.
Tho boy is a stockily built lad,
weighing about 33 pounds, and tho
bird was unable to make great pro
gress. The father heard the screams of his
child and hurried from his home. Ho
saw the boy in the bird's clutches and
ran toward the scene of tho struggle.
With all his strength he throw him
self on the eagle and bore it to tho
ground. Tho child was saved and ran
shrieking for assistance for his fath
er. The man and the bird were lock
ed in a deatli grip, tho eagle using its
claws, while Johnson struck out with
his free hand as he held tho bird witt
the other.
Neighbors were soon on tho scene.
From the start they wero determined
if possible, to capture the eagle alive
Sticks and stones fell on its body
while both wings were iramediatelj
crippled.
Tho breaking of the wings made es
cape of the eagle impossible, but for
two hours it lluttered along tho
ground, fiercely repelling every attack
until, completely exhausted, it was
pinioned to the earth by two pitch
forks. The eagle when measured proved
to be twelve feet from tip to tip of
its wings and a perfect specimen of
Its kind. It is believed It will speed'
ily recover from the injuries received
in its struggle with the men, and
Johnson plans to present it to some
zoological garden.
Although Johnson is suffering in
tense pain as a result of the scratches
received in the fight, none of his hurts
is regarded as dangerous, tho worst
wound being an Immense gash torn
in his left shoulder. He was greatly
weakened from loss of blood.
Tho boy Is none the worse for his
experience and takes the greatest de-
light in watching tho imprisoned bird.
A STRANGE NEW PERIL.
Travelers Tell of Cactus That Jumped
at Them.
Torreon, Mexico. Travelers return
ing hero from the mountains have dis
covered a new species of cactus which
they have named "catcuss" because
they say It springs upon travelers
like a cat and makes them "cuss.
The paper says that the "Catcuss1
grows upon a stalk and is shaped like
a small ball and covered with spines.
Travelers claim that it is attracted by
the warmth of a human or animal
body and that it springs from its stem
onto tho passerby, the spines piercing
the flesh and holding on like a oac
tus spine.
BROTHERS KILLED SAME WAY.
Interval Exactly Four Years Both
Run Over by Trains.
Redding, Cal. At the same spot
and in tho same way in which, four
years ago to a day his brother was
killed, Daniel McKonzie, a farmer llv-
Ing near Lamolne, was killed by n
train.
McKenzle lay down and went
sleep on tho track half a mile north
of Lamolne. Train No. 228 struck
him and cut his body in twain. Tho
engineer saw McKenzle as the train
came around the curve, but not in
time to come to a stop.
Has an Albino Pheasant.
Albany, Ore. On the farm of Petet
Byrne, three miles east of Halsoy, Is
a pure white China pheasant. It jvas
captured last fall and so far as can
be learned is the only albino China
pheasant in existence. It has all of
the characteristics of an ordinary
China pheasant except that its feath
ers ore nurn whlto.
LEAVES CUREJNUKEBIIES
Authority on Rattlesnakes Says Pro
fessor Is Far Behind Times Discov
ery Turned Town Temperance.
Port Jervls, N. Y. "Science mny
not know how to cure tho blto of a
rattler, but if 'Doc' Marshall will hunt
up tho Greening boys in Pike County,
Pennsylvania, they will tell him how
to do it. Or he can find out from
John C. Goer, of Fremont Centre, Sul
livan County, New York, that the
leaves of the arrow leaf violet (vio
lens Sagittarius) never fail to cure."
Tills was the statement of William
Nearpass, perpetual supervisor from
Deorpark township, editor, trout sharp
and authority on tho rattlesnakes of
the upper Delaware river. His re
marks were addressed to Krlo Con
ductor "Dill" Uaxtcr regarding the
Philadelphia dispatch telling how Dr.
John Marshall, chemistry and toxico
logy professor of the University of
Pennsylvania, had Infornied a bunch
of medics that there was no known
cure for snakebite.
"No ono dies from snakebite up
nlong the Delaware," continued the
deacon; "not since John Geor some
thirty years ago found out that If lie
had a few violet leaves of a certain
kind handy lie could defy the venom
of nil the rattlers of Pike and Sullivan
counties combined. Just had to chew
a few leaves green or dried, nnd go
about his busfness."
"Gecr," said tho deacon, "was tho
pioneer In tho snake industry. He
knew more about rattlesnakes and
rattlesnake greaso than you are ever
likely to learn about original sin.
'Geer was always getting hit by the
serpents and kept a whisky ilask
handy. Ono day the bites came so
fast that tho Ilask went dry, and not
a tavern in twenty miles.
'Geer always drew a veil of silence
over what happened the rest of the
day; but ho never drank whisky for
snakebite or anything else after that,
and in place of the flask carried a
leather tobacco nouch with a lot of
.,,nlrrtllrnT rivlnrl Innvna in it I
'Ho would not tell wnat it was, ior
some time, though everybody in four
counties soon lef.rned that John Geer
had a euro for snnkeblto and that it
wasn't whisky. People drove for
miles across country to reach Geer
and his cure. Always saved them.
too."
WILD BEASTS GETTING BOLD.
Mountain Lions and Wildcats Attack
ing Men and Horses. ,
Dayton, Wash. Not for many years '
have mountain Hons and wildcats i
been so numerous in tho Blue Moun- '
tains as they are this season. Range
horses have been killed and even
men are attacked. I
lien Maglll, on his return from a ,
trip to tho Tukanon, reports the kill
ing of a valuable saddle horse belong
ing to R. W. Maglll. The lion sprang
from a tree under which the horse
had sought shelter from a storm. Less I
than a month ago Frank Lotzeu, a '
Tukanon fanner, was attacked by a j
cat at the entrance of his cabin, nnd ;
saved his life only by beating off his i
assailant wuu an axe. ii is iiul un
common to find cats and even lions
prowling about barnyards along the I
roads. More cat bounties nave been
paid than for twenty years.
Trappers and hunters attribute the
boldness of the animals to a scarcity
of small game and the protracted win
ter with an unusual depth of snow.
HAND GROWS TO ARM.
Michigan Surgeons Successful in Un- :
usual Operation.
Kalamazoo, Mich. The hand that '
was severed from the wrist of Chnrlus '
Miller at a paper factory here recent- j
ly has been successfully rejoined to (
his arm, and it is said that the young i
man will shortly be discharged from j
Dronson Hospital, with the prospect J
of regaining full use ot his hand. Only
a small piece of flesh held the hand
and arm together when the accident
occurred, but doctors qv ickly bound
them together and the wound has
rapidly healed.
Doctors here say that few such
operations have resulted successfully.
SAYS MEAT MAKES DRUNKARDS.
Doctor Urges Vegetarian Diet to Cure
Alcoholism.
Washington. "If you have a strong
appetite for King Alcohol and tobacco
and want to be cured of tho habit, just
eat a vegetable diet for six months."
This was the advice given by Dr.
D. H. Kress of this city in an address
entitled "Dyspepsia and Its Relation
to Inebriety," before tho American So
ciety for tho Study of Alcohol nnd
Other Drug Narcotics. He discussed
tho evil effects of an excessive diet
and declared that overeating leads to
drunkenness. "If you would not be
come a drunkard," said Dr. Kress,
"then quit eating meat."
Rides In Auto at 100 to Vote.
WIlkes-Darre, Pa. Peter Keck, of
Berwick, celebrated his ono hundredth
birthday by being taken to the polls
In an automobile to vote. It was his
first ride in an automobile, and he en
joyed it Ho has seven living chil
dren, the eldest being eighty years;
twenty-four grandchildren, thirty
greatgrandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
Oklahoma Tribute to Art.
Chlckasha, Okla. Tho west gallery
in the Chlckasha Opera House sagged
eight inches In a minstrel perform
ance, but tho show was so good that
somebody ran out and got a few fence
rails, propped up the gallery and the
performance continued.
TALK TO MARS AT
$10,000,000 A GHAT
Only 35,000,000 Miles Away
and Communication Can Be
Established by Mirrors
PLANET WILL BE CLOSE SHORTLY
Martians Tall, Thin, Furry and Have
Dig Heads Columbia's Astrono
mers Admit This Much, but Are not
Cure They Would Know Our Signals
Doston. Men on earth may be able
to fonununicntc with the Inhabitants
of Mars soon, snld Professor William
Henry Pickering of Harvard. This
will be possible by flash messages
when that planet approaches to with
in W.OOO.OOO miles of the earth, or 5,
OOU.OOI) miles closer than ever before.
"If there are inhabitants on Mars
who have advanced as far as man has
and who are provided with telescopes
us powerful as we to-day possess,
they could easll;- perceive our signals
nnd undoubtedly could recognize und
answer them.
"My plan of communication would
require the use of n series of mir
rors so arranged as to present a single-reflecting
surface toward the plan
et. As the surface neccssnry for re
flecting tho sunlight 35,000,000 miles
would have to be more than a quarter
of a mile long, a single mirror would
not bo practicable. We would have
to use many of them.
"These mirrors would all have to be
attached to one great axis parallel to
the axis of the earth, run by motors
and so timed as to make a complete
revolution every twenty-four hours,
thus carrying the reflecting surface
A Martan Accordlng t0 Dr. Mitchell's
Description.
around with the axis once a day and
obviating the necessity of continually
I readjusting It to allow for the move
1 ment of the planets.
"As far as the people of Mars are
I concerned this reflector would not,
! of course, be apparent to the naked
eye, but through lenses of such magni
tude as we have to-day the reflection
, would bo easily discernible nnd would
; undoubtedly attract attention at onci
i "The best time for transmlttin
1 such a reflection would be In the
I morning, a little after sunrise. Tho
i cost of such an undertaikng would be
about $10,000,000."
Now York City. When a reporter
invaded the astronomical sanctum of
Columbia University to learn how
star-gazers there regarded Prof. Wll
Ham Henry Pickering's plan for com
munlcatlng with Mars, Prof. Howard
Jacoby, head of the department, and
Dr. S. A. Mitchell, his associate, were
just bowing out a venerable gentle
man who had inquired as to the
weight of holes in cheese.
"His problem was little less obtuse
than some propounded to us concern
ing Mars," smiled Prof. Jacoby, "but
wo are always glad to answer ques
tlons, as discussion stimulates inter
est in astronomy. Now, you ask if
wo might signal to Mars by projecting
a reflected ray of light from a mirror
or scries of mirrors a quarter of a mile
in area. This is scientifically possible
but Impractical. Why not wait for
tho Martians, if there bo any, to sig
nal us? Would it not then bo tlmo
enough to rig up an answering ap
paratus?"
"Quite the correct idea," agreed Dr,
Mitchell.
The professors wero asked what a
Martian ought to look like.
"Well, to begin with he would bo
tall and spindle-shanked," replied Dr,
Mitchell. "It is a certainty that there
are no fat men on Mars. Tho at
traction of gravity is two-thirds less
there than here, hence he would grow
upward instead of sideways. Ho
would make a great Marathon runner,
as the resistance is less. His head
would be immense when compared to
tho dlamoter of his body and his eyes
might be as big as saucers. As I'm
oreating this Martian I'm going to
have him to my own liking.
"Being exceedingly brainy he has
probably discovered a way to per
petuate his kind through the Incuba
tor process. I don't believe tho men
are web-footed, but they probably
grow a fine crop of fur."
jgfaturday Qight
'ullf 0 By Rev. F. E. DAVISON
Rutland, Vb
:HfO004-0OKM-0400400
(i BLOW AT BJGOTRY
International Bible Lesson for
May 23, '09 (Acts 15; 1-35).
Tho book of Acts opens In tho Jew
ish city of Jerusalem and ends In
Imperial Rome. And the contents of
the book are chiefly occupied with tho
story of tho rise and progress of Chris
tianity from the heart of Judaism to
a place in the cnpltnl of the world. At
first It seems to ho only one form of
Judaism. Its founder was a Jew, his
disciples wore Jews, and tho new doc
trines wero preached at first exclusive-
v to Jews. But when we reach tho
end of tho book wo find that the new
faith has burst Its early limitations.
Gentiles everywhere have been gather
ed Into tho fold, and instead of look
ing upon a phase of Jewish religion,
we behold a faith adapted to all man
kind.
Shipwreck Avoided.
But In order to bring about that re
sult the church had to pass through
an experience like a ship In the break
ers on a lee shore, only escaping an
awful shipwreck through tho able sea
manship of those who were in control
ot affairs. Tho troublo came becfiuso
of tho narrow bigotry of the Jewish
converts. When the Gentiles began
to apply for admission to church mem
bership they insisted that they must
conform to tho Mosaic law and ob
serve the customs of tho Jewish
church or they could not be saved.
One of the hardest lessons for men to
learn Is to unlearn and act contrary
to early impressions and convictions.
They become so much a part of our
mental and spiritual structure that it
seems like tearing down a part of
ourselves to break away from these
ideas. Therefore those Jewish con
verts, though acknowledging that tho
Mosaic yoke was one which neither
their fathers nor they wero able to
bear, yet inconsistently insisted on
putting it upon tho necks of the Gen
tile disciples. When they saw other
people rejoicing in the liberty where
with Christ had set them free, they
plcKed up that ancient yoke, and said,
You must bear this as wo do."
Against such a pernicious doctrlno
Paul protested with all his might, and
he was supported by some of tho lead
ers who had had their eyes opened to
the truth. In consequence the first
church council was held at Jerusalem
and it was unanimously decided that
tne work of the old dispensation had
been finished; that Christ was tho
end of the law for righteousness to
every one that bolleveth, and thus
with their own hands theso converted
Jews steered tho ship of Christianity
out of the breakers never to be in dan
ger of shipwreck at that point.
Caterpillar vs. Butterfly.
That was the death blow of bigotry,
and yet tho old veteran was not slain,
through all the ages he has been able
to get in more or less of his work. The
remains of that narrow, self-righteous,
exclusivencss bothered tho church for
generations. Paul wrote a whole
epistle, Galations, to show that there
was no salvation by tho works of tho
law, and that Christian believers wero
under no obligations to it in any par
ticular. As well might a new born
butterfly carry around with it its old
caterpillar existence, nnd attempt to
fly nnd crawl at the same time. Tho
Jewish Christians from force of habit
and because of affectionate veneration
for tho past, for a long time dragged
along their Jewish customs. But as
time wore on thoy dropped them one
by ono, and came to Paul's standard
which he describes "as not having the
righteousness which is of the law, but
that which is through the faith of
Christ." The butterfly does not de
nounce and condemn tho caterpillar.
The Gentilo Christians did not de
nounce Judaism, they simply had no
use for it. They were living In a new
dispensation, they were worshipping
a living redeemer, they had got be
yond the alphabet, they saw no par
ticular need of venerating the scaf
folding when they had the building it
self, they did not make the mlstako
of putting new wine into old bottles,
or sewing on new patches to an old
garment. They had new wine, and
new garments, and new promises, and
new priesthood, their Master had de
clared, Behold I make all things new.
Tyrant's Bedstead.
It Is said of an ancient tyrant that
he had an iron bedstead which he
fitted to every one of his victims by
the simple expedient of sawing off the
long and stretching out the short to
bring them into the proper length.
There is the spirit of bigotry sym
bolized. Get some peculiar idea In
your head and then insist on stretch
ing out or sawing off everybody to fit
that notion. It matters not what it is.
It may be a mode of baptism, it may
bo the observance of a day, it may be
a statement of theology, It may be a
cl.-.im of infallibility, it may bo a form
of ordination. All it needs Is fanati
cism enough to insist that a certain
thing is essential to salvation and you
have got a bigot, full-fledged and con
troversial on your hands. The old
colored Baptist preacher could find
baptism by immersion taught In every
text of Scripture, and when some one,
on a wager, gave him the text, "The
voice of the turtle is heard in the
land" his interpretation was Instantly
available. The voice of the turtle is
the noise the animal makes in plung
ing oft the log into deep water, and
It teaches baptism by Immersion as
plain u lansuase can express Idea.
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nnd home.
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VfOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
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law 111 tno omee ot uciiry w nson. i-.si 01
the Wayne county bar, anil a student In
Dickinson Law School, will make applica
tion to the State Hoard of Law Kxanilners, to
bo examined 011 the fith and 7th days of July.
I'M), for admission to the bar of the Supreme
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Honesdale. l'a. May L'7, IUU1). itiwi
NOTICE IS IIEUEI5Y GIVEN that the
undersigned, a registered student at
law In the olliceof A. T. Searle, Ksq of the
Wayne county bar, will make application to
the State Hoard of Law lOxamloers. to be ex
amined on the litli and 7th days of July, l'JWJ,
ior nunussion to tne bar 01 tne supreme
Court of Pennsylvania, and to the bar of tho
Court of Common Pleas of Wayne county.
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION,
KSTATK OF
HAItVKY N. FAItl.KY, late of llucklngham
township.
All persons Indebted to said estate are noti
fied to make Immediate payment to the un
dersigned : nnd those bavins; claims against
the said estate are untitled to present them
duly attested, for settlement.
JOSKl'll W. KAltr.KY. Adm.
Kqulnunk, Pa., April. l'JOa. 33wti
VTOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION,
IN ESTATE OK
SARAH A. GKOMMCII,
lato of the township of Lake, Pa.
All persons indebted to said estate are notl
fled to make Immediate payment to the un
derstgued : and those having claims against
the said estate are notlllcd to present them
duly attested for settlement.
J.II.GKOMMUII, Administrator.
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Honesdale, Pa., April 1(1, 1009.
Notice. Puraunnt to Act of Assem
bly, a meeting of tho Stockholders of
the Wayne County Savings Bank will be
held at tho olllco of tho bank on Thurs
day, July 22, 1009, from ono to two
o'clock 11. ni., to voto for or against tho
proposition to again renuw and extend
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