THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1912. PAGE THREE PENT 1 8 MONTHS IN AMAZON WILDS fill Milter's Funlnratinns Fnr Natural History Museum. E GOT 2,300 SPECIMENS. u Tl. . A l 1 r- 1 the Cock of tho Rock, a Rare Bird. Hunt Took Him Into Unexplored 4,000 Mile Jungle at Amazon Sourcs. After eighteen months spent In the lunglcs of Colombia, during which lie minding the lieadwntcrs of the Ama zon, where no white men lind ever been eiure, ia-o ii, jinicr nns urougnt ms niuitlii.iiin 1 . .- t. It f Vntllnl inetrtri -1itMt ....... K.i..n....t leet wns to obtain specimens of tho rare bird, of which a few stuffed .....i.-...-..,.. i.. it. No nests or eggs of this bird, how ever, had ever been seen, and tho nest ing and feeding habits were unknown In spite of tho fact that many expedl- jiuin uutu uiiuiiiim-u 111 ei-i specimens. Mr. Miller brought back six nests, sev oral old birds, several young birds and a number of eggs. lie discovered that the nests are made of mud and roots and attached to clifTs, that the parents feed on berries and that tho cream col- UILU r.rt lliuiliril 14.11 LfltfWII NIII1IM. lie worked, however, from Februnrv. 1011, to Juno, mil', before ho discov ered any of th(-o things. Then 0110 dav in the midst of a rapidly flowing stream, attached to tho side of n bowl der, he spied a nest over which hov ered one of tho birds In question, with Tl.ltcl. ... .., ".nuiau uuuii- in me iiesi was n young bird. On cither side of the bowlder was a waterfall, and below tho bowlder was a whirlpool. Yet the nest had to be obtained. With tho aid of the Indians who were with him Miller managed to make a raft On this they ventured into the stream. Fortunately they had taken tho precaution to attach the raft to n strand of grapevine, because they were no sooner in the whirlpool than they capsized. They managed to reach laud ngaln by means of the grapevine. Attempts to Get Nest In n second attempt to get tho nest a treo was cut down. It was hoped by Mr. Miller that tho tree would fall across tho bowlder and so make a natural bridge by which one of tho Indians could cross and get tho nest This, however, It failed to do. Tho third attempt succeeded. Mr. Miller and two of his Indians waded Into the stream up to their necks and waited with outstretched hands while the third Indian from tho shore poked tho nest off tho bowlder with a long stick Tho nest fell into the river, nnd ns It fell ono of tho Indians dived into tho whirlpool after it and caught It In his teeth, as he was forced to use his hands and arms to swim wltli. These adventures nnd further ones in which this bird participated took place along tho IUo Naranjos. The other nests were found plastered on cliffs, nnd entailed somo dangerous climbing. Miller says that ho might have foregono tho first nest if ho had known that he would discover others. As a matter of fact, however, he brought back ns many nests ns ho could, ns absolutely none had been dis covered before. In his search for these nests he went to the headwators of tho Amazon in tho Oaqueta district. This Is ono of the Ienst kuown parts of the world, nb- WW.UbW.J IIIIV.-H'IU. V. V b ,U .4 111 IL II Jungle 4,000 miles from tho coast and 0,000 feet above tho soa level. From tho tops of tho trees there is ono level of dense green as far as tho cyo can reach. It extends, In fact, n large part of tho 4,000 miles. Other Specimens. These nests and birds are not tho only part of tho collection which Mr. Miller has obtained. Ho has brought back 2,300 specimens of birds nnd ani mals, Including ant enters, deer, agouti and eight kinds of monkeys. Tho agouti is a spotted rodent which often weighs ns much as fifty pounds. Pre vious explorers have brought to the museum 8,000 specimens from Colom bia, but Mr. Miller thinks many of his specimens are eutlroly new vnrletles. "Tho country Is very rough, nnd n Junglo Is always difficult to explore," snld Mr. Miller. "Then there were Jaguars and poisonous reptiles to fear. In ono part of tho country boa con strictors abound. But Uiey nro not dangerous. They will harm no one unless molestod. Thoy feed on the water rodents, somo of which weigh ns much as ninety pounds. I saw loa constrictors which wore nt least twen ty feet in length. "Tho pooplo of tho country nro most ly half breeds, with negro, Indian nnd Spanish blood. Thoro nro very few puro Spaniards, nnd, In fact, very few of tho Inhabitants hnvo any Spnnlsh blood. 'Tho pooplo nro all kindly nnd courteous, however, nnd what is theirs U yours. Ono can find food in any house. Thoro wero times in tho Jun gle when wo wero hard put to it for food. Wo often took a sheep nlong to kill for meat And wo carried other provisions, such as corn." new York man is walking 1,070 miles. Kiernnn Hopes to Make Trip From Chi cago In Twenty Days. John J. Kiernnn, an assistant district superintendent of Uio Now York street cleaning department, is walking from Chicago to New York, 1,070 miles, and expects to make tho trip in twenty days. Klenian weighs 200 pounds and la nearly six feet tall. IIo is forty-two years old and the father of cloven chil dren. To make tho distance In twenty days Kiernnn will have to walk an nverngo of llfty-threc and one-twentieth miles a dny for twenty consecutive days. Kier nnn snys he can do this without much effort, and some of his past perform ances bear him out He is a Spanish war veteran nnd hns been fourteen years in tho national guard of New York, serving in tho Sixty-ninth regiment during the Spanish-American war and later in the Twelfth regiment In 1000 Kiernnn walked from New York to tho state 'amp at IVeksklll, N. Y., a distance of forty-live tulles), in fourteen hours nnd the minutes. IIo carried his full army equipment. In Ifiot he walked from New York to Manassas. Vn., 2o0 miles, In five days and four hours. Medals have been given to Klernan for his foot prowess. PLAN FIRST INDIAN FAIR. Sioux of Fort Peck Reservation Will Hold Agricultural Show. The opening of Fort Peck Indian reservation in Montana next spring will mark tho last big opening of ngri cultral land iu the United States, and rIx now towns will bo stnrted on the land. area. The total acreage of reser vation is 2,O0S,00:$ acres, of which 723, (03 acres are allotted to the Indians. The land now under cultivation Is 3,800 ncres, while last yenr only 1,500 acres were tilled and tho year before prac tically none. Tho Indians nro highly elated over the progress they havo nlready made In agriculture, and tho entire trlbo Is ar ranging with great enthusiasm for the first Indian county fair over hold. It will open at Poplar, Mont., Oct. 1, nnd last for five days. A feature of tho fair will be a football game between teurns of tho Pelgan tribe of the Rocky mountains, on tho Blackfoot reserva tion, and the Mandan trlbo of tho Fort Peek reservation. In connection with tho ngricultural fair there will bo n big Indian gather ing Just outide tho agency town, where the Sioux will hold their tribal dances and go through their pictur esque ceremonies for several days. 19 KNIVES IN HIS STOMACH. Some Blades Rusty When Recovered After Eighteen Years. When physicians operated upon John Martiner nt tho Chicago County hospital to learn what had caused "ter rible pains in his stomach" they founfl nineteen pocketknlves, seventeen nails, five knlfo blades, a dozen screws nnd a silver dollar. For eighteen years Martiner, who hae been known ns "the human tool chest," had been swallowing tho articles on wngers. "Eating knives nnd all that stuff nev or hurt me," said Martiner before the operation, "but sometimes I'd get ter rible pains in my stomnch." Tho hardware which was removed from Mnrtiner's stomach was mounted on cardboard by Superintendent D. P. Tetcra of tho hospital and placed on exhibition ut tho institution. Ten of tho knives had had bono han dles, which had been dissolved by tho gastric Juices. Tho wooden handled knives wero Intact, but somo of tlve blades were rusty. ONLY ONE VETERAN LEFT NOW Colonel John L. Clem Last of Civil War Officers on Army's Active List. With tho recent retirement of Major Daniel W. Arnold but ono officer who had seen service in tho civil war will bo left on tho nctlvo list of the United States array. This officer is Colonel John I Clem of tho qpnrterranstor'a department, now serving as chief quartermaster of tho central division, wjth headquarters at Chicago. Colonel Clem served as musician of Company C, Twenty-socond Michigan Infantry, from May 1, 1803, to Sept 11), 180-1. IIo entered tho regular nnny ns n second lieutenant of tho Twenty fourth infantry in December, 1871. IIo Is a nntlve of Ohio, no was born on Aug. 13, 1851, and may servo three years more on tho nctlvo list If ho wishes to. Major Arnold, who retired becauso ho had reached tho ngo of sixty-four yenrs, got his civil war service as a prlvato in Company B, Ono Hundred and Thirty-fourth Illinois Infantry, from Mny 14, 1801, to Oct 25, tho snmo year. CLARK WRECKED HIS DESK. Pounded Away One Entire Section In Nine Months, Repair Men Find. Itepalr men in examining tho furni ture of tho houso discovered that Bpcaker Clark had used his gavel with such effect that virtually tho entire top of tho desk wns wrecked. Ono entire section had been pounded nwny, leaving n Inrgo hole concealed by tho jjrecn felt tlint covers tho desk. Tho speaker throughout tho session mndo vigorous use of tho gavel on all occasions. Accordlug to old members, no speaker since Thomas B. Reed had employed tho mallet wltii snob f rnMnm WILL LAUNCH THE NEW YORK OCT. 30 With Sister SHip.tlie Texas, Sho Will Be Largest in Navy. WILL HAVE COST $10,000,000 Daughter of Congressman Calder Will Christen the Battloship and State Officials Will Bo Present New York Navy Yard Proud of Record. Offlclnl announcement is mndo that the Dreadnought New York, which is now on the ways at tho New York navy yard, will bo launched Wednes day, Oct 30. Tho New York, wlUi hor sister ship, the Texas, which was launched several mouths ngo at tho yards of a private concern, will bo Undo Sam's two largest fighting ships. Tho minor details of the program have not boon worked out as yet. Tho young woman who will christen tho battleship Is Miss Elsie F. Calder of Brooklyn, a daughter of Representa tive William M. Calder. Invitations to bo proM-nt at the launching will bo tent to Governor DIx. Secretary of State Edward lazansky and other stato officials as well as all of the prominent Inhabitants of the Empire State iu ci vilian, military and naval life. Her Dimensions. Tho newest of the Dreadnoughts, which when completed will have cost in tho neighborhood of ?10,O0O,O00, has been under construction since Septem ber, 1011. Oi; the eleventh day of that month the keel wns laid. The length of the new ship is 573 feet and she has a broudth of 1)5 feet 2 Inches. Sho has a displacement of 27,000 tons nnd a mean depth of 28 feet 0 Inches. The machinery for tho new vessel is practically complete. All of it has been built at the Now York navy yard. When tho New York leaves the ways she will havo somo of her machinery, such ns hor boilers and condensers. It will take less than a year to complete hor after she Is In tho water. Rivalry Between Builders. The keen rivalry between tho con struction department at the New York navy yard and the private shipbuilding concern which has charge of tho build ing of tho Texas, has spurred the yard officials to greater effort In order that tho New York may be finished abend of her sister ship. Tho work on tho Texus was started flvo months before the keel of the New York was laid, and nlready the New York construc tors linve picked up about three monthB of tho lend. Ono of tho proudest boasts of tho New Y'ork navy yard officials is that they have made all the large castings without losing one. Ontsldo concerns; nlwnys count on losing one or more, but figures show that, while the offi cials at the yard spend more money per casting In orier that the work may bo done very carefully, tho ultlmato cost Is less than that of the less care ful methods employed by prlvato con cerns. TO SIBERIA FOR PLANTS. Agricultural Department Plans to De velop Plains Region. Siberia and other northern countries will bo searched for plants for n now experimental station which the depart ment of agriculture will soon establish at Mandan, N. D., to work out horti cultural nnd ngricultural problems of tho great plains region of the west. Official announcement soon will be made of the assignment of the stall for tho station. Frank Meyer, ono of tho experts under B. T. Galloway, chief of tho bureau of plant Industry, will undertake tho search for new plnnta. lie has Just returned from an agri cultural exploration of China, Manchu ria, Siberia, Turkestan, Tibet and oth er countries, where he gathered valua ble material for this country. An investigation of potato blight that has ballled farmers In irrigated sec tions will soon bo made in Idaho by tho department. Foreign grown sugar beet seed, upon which the entire beet sugnr industry of tho country now is dependent, may bo abandoned beforo very long for a do mestic product The bureau of plant Industry Is planning extensive experi ments to determlno whether or uot high grndo seed enn be raised in tho United States. WOMAN AS "CHAIN MAN." Passes Examination For Appointment In State Engineering 8ervice. For tho first tlmo In tho history of Now York stato a woman is an appli cant for tho position of chalnman in tho stnto's engineering service. With 371 other candidates, Mrs. Lucrotla F. Donnolly of Ilrockport took tho recent state civil sorvleo examination for ap pointment to that position, nnd sho Is among tho 170 successful candidates. As sho b tho only femalo eligible for appointment, her uamo can bo certified among tho first three successful candi dates, nlthough sho ranks No. 100 In the list Mrs. Donnelly Is. tho wlfo of n civil engineer nnd In her application papers says sho has studied engineering with lilra for over two yenrs and has served as "instruroout man" on farm surveys of lands and laying out streets. Sho speaks German, French nnd Spanish. Tho position of chalnman pays $3 a lav. of Notlco of Audit: Notlco Is horoby given that Homer Qrcono, an auditor duly appointed by tho Orphans' Court of Wayno county to pass upon exceptions filed to tho account of W. S. Harvey, administrator of tho above named estate, will attend to tho du ties of his appointment at his ofllco In tho borough of Honesdalo, Mon dny, Sept. 23, 1912, nt 10 o'clock a. m. 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