San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 1910 Page: 3 of 8
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Colonel Roosevelt Bagged Elephants, Lions and Many
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Smithsonian Institute — Kermit the Expedition’s
Photographer.
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' Ifr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building for the readers of
this paper. "On account of his wide expe-
rience as Editor. Author and ' Manufac-
turer. he is. without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford/ No.
1M Fifth Ave., Chicago. 111., and only en-
close two-cent stamp for reply.
Every one realizes the advantages
of building on a good wide lot, but un-
fortunately real estate values are sol
tdgh that not every one can afford as
large a space as he would like. Real
estate operators have a habit of di-
viding up their sections into 25-foot
lots, probably because that is a con-
front. A cased opening connects
this room with the dining room, 14 by
19 feet in size. An open stairway at
one side of this room adds to its ap-
parent size. The kitchen is directly
back of the dining room, with a good
slzgd pantry to the left. The cellar
stairs go down from this pantry. A
nice feature of the dining room is the
fireplace and china" closet.
Nto house Bhould be built without
a good seviceable fireplace, if such can
possibly be had. As an aid to venti-
lation ft is unsurpassed, and for com-
fort on the cold, rainy days, of fall
or spring, and even summer, when
the furnace fire is out, there is noth-
ing quite so cozy and comfortable as
a blazing wood fire in the grate.
The second floor of this house pro
vldes three good-sized bedrooms and
a bath. There is' also a generous sup-
ply of closet space.
The house is planned along very
| economical lines, as the estimated
cost, $3,000, will Indicate. This es-
timate provides for a good grade of
material throughout, red oak floors
downstairs, yellow pine upstairs and
birch trim throughout* also a good
quality of plumbing and lighting fix-
tures.
JUST THE SAME KIND OF BOY
Youngsters In the Days of Our Forofc
fathers Were as Misqhievous as
They Are Now.
venl^nt number to figure with and
because It makes a space well
failed for home building purposes.
As a matter of fact, it is a difficult
matter ordinarily to design a satis-
frame house to occupy a 25-
lot Some space must be left on
«»0b side for light and air; also the
Hire hazard arising from too close
.fettfldtng must be considered.
Thp accompany design solves this
especially well. The total
width at
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In a book in which Jonathan Trum-
bull recorded the minor cases he tried
as justice of the peace, is this entry:
“His Majesties Tithing man entered
complaints against Jonas and Susan
Smith, that on the Lord’s 'day, during
divine service, they did smile.” They
were found guilty and each was fined
five shillings and costs. But it "was
the “small boy” whose behavior In
the meeting-house provoked the Puri-
tan elders to groan in chorus, “Fool-
ishness is bound in the heart of a
child.** .:.
The boy behaved badly because he
was seated with other boys, instead of
with bis father and mother in a family
pew. They were herded together on
the pulpit and gallery stairs, and <
Colonel Roosevelt added much to
his fame as a hunter of big game dur-
ing his 11 months in East Africa, and
also sent a great number of valuable
specimens*of the fauna and flora of
that region to .the Smithsonian insti-
tution, which partly financed the ex-
pedition. The individual expenses of
Mr. Roosevelt and his son Kermit
were paid by the former, .who earned
large surds by writing articles for a
magazine descriptive of his experi-
ences.
Not wasting much time after leav-
ing the White House, Colonel Roose-
velt sailed from New York on the
steamship Hamburg,’headed for Na-
ples. With him were Kermit and
three naturalists, Major Mearns, Ed-
mund Heller and J., Alden Loring, and
stowed In the hold was most of their
elaborate outfit for killing or photo-
graphing the animals of East Africa
and for preserving the specimens des-
tined for the Smithsonian Institution
Kermit had trained himself to be the
chief photographer of the expedition,
but he also turned oyt to be consider-
able of a hunter.
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A great throng of friends and ad-
mirers bade the colonel farewell, and
he sailed away, but could not entirely
separate himself from the world, for
practically all the way across the At-
lantic wireless communication with
the Hamburg was maintained. More-
over, at the Azores, and again at*
Gibraltar, he found the officials and
pedple insisted on doing him honor,
and when he reached Naples on April
5 the entire populace turned out to
greet him with flowers and cheers.
Boarding the German steamship Ad-
miral for Mombasa, Mr. Roosevelt
found In his cabin a quantity of flow-
ers and a 'letter from Emperor William
wishing him “good hunting.” At Mes-
sina a stop was made to view the
earthquake ruins, and there, at King
yictor Emmanuel’s request, Mr. Roose-
velt and Kermit visited the Italian
monarch on board the battleship Rex
Umberto. The party arrived at Mom-
basa April 21 and was received by
cember 19, crossed Uganda and went
down the White Nile, getting back to
comparative civilization at Gondokoro.
There they went aboard a steamer
put at their disposal by the sirdar,
and journeyed to Khartum, where
Mrs. Roosevelt met her husband, and
accompanied him in a leisurely trip to
Cairo. During his stay in Egypt Col-
onel Roosevelt was the recipient of
many honors and ‘made several
speeches. One of them, in which he
praised the administration of the
British, gave considerable offense to
the native Nationalists. At the end of
March the Roosevelts sailed for Italy.
In a preliminary report to the
Smithsonian Institution Mr. Roosevelt
summarized the material results of
the expedition as follows:
“C/n: the trip Mr. Heller has pre-
pared 1,020 specimens of mammals,
the n^ajority of large size; Mr. Loring
has prepared 3,163, and Doctor Mearns
714—-a total of 4,897 mammals. Of
birds, .Doctor Mearns has prepared
nearly 3,100, Mr. Loring 899, and Mr.
Helper’,'about fifty—a total of .about
4,0.0f
‘ reptiles and batrachians, Messrs.
Loring and Heller collected
poo.
shes, about 500 were collected,
[earns collected marine fishes
lbasa, and fresh water fishes
in British East Africa, and
linghame collected fishes
ite Nile.
makes, in al, of vertebrates:
.................1... 4,897
Jut ............................. 4,000
and batrachians (about).....2,000
“ Trout)............................ 500
ERITAPS readers will be interested in learning how the “more- -
daylight” plan works in actual practise. We had been disr ;
-cussing this plan in our office for some time and finally, at the
beginning of June, concluded to let the employees choose be-
tween the hours we had been observing and the more-daylight
plan. Our‘ regular hours-are from eight to twelve and from
1 ;00 to 5 :30, making an 8y2 hour day. The vote was unani- ■'
mous for beginning at seven and quitting at 4:30 and we
changed the hours. We did not change our clocks but began Ai;
an hour earlier. We have now been following the plan ’for
six weeks and I do not believe one of us would go back willingly to the
old hours now.
It seems to us that the advantages are many. We get to work in the -
morning when the air is cool and work until noon. We then take an hoar
for luncheon and begin with only 3y2 hours before us and I really thank
that all of us Work more rapidly because of the short* time until we can
quit. At 4 :30, the time in the day when things jbegin to drag and t
temperature has reached its most trying limit in hot weather, we are
through for the day with'hours of daylight before us in which to enjoy
ourselves according to our several dispositions. ‘
Inquiry reveals the fact that «we go to bed earlier than we have been
accustomed to, saving ourselves hourt pf artificial light ; that we vise early
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invertebrates were collected
Doctor Mearns. with some
ce from Messrs. Cuninghame
lit Roosevelt.
jW marine shells were collected
ambasa, and land and fresh-
lells throughout the regions
well as crabs, beetles, milli-
other invertebrates. ,
il thousand plants • were col-
ropghout the regions visited
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enough to receive the refreshing benefits that come from/early rising and
that we do our work better, more easily, and fed
over it than we did undeff the old order.
The writer has always been an early riser
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takes considerable satisfaction in “puttering”;
the lawn and vegetable garden, but dariy moi ‘
not a good time for this work on account of the
summer dews. Now I go to my office early and
early enough so that I can get rest, Recreation ;
much satisfaction working in the soil after hours. In
consequence I have a flourishing vegetable garden,. a
flower-filled lawn and muscles in good condition from
the exercise.
1 believe we are the first company in the United
States to put the “more-daylight” plan into act
practise and I believe that,everyone connected with
company is perfectly satisfied with the arrant^
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the bay wthdoaf. The balance of the
(right-hand wall is recessed feet.
£i?isg additional light and air. The
left-hand wall has no important win-
dow openings In it, so the house can
be placed well up to the lot line on
that side. Accordingly, on a 25-foot
|ot, even though the adjoining proper-
ty should be built in close, a strip of
awn 7H feet wide could be had along
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When the young woman entering
a business career awakens to
this earth and the life manifested
pressed in our daily actions is
of | the whole melody of existence,
she know that the goldep rule app
in the simplicity of an applicatio;
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By KATHRYN 0. BAHJET
Secood Floor Plan
the right side of the bouse. This
Would be enough to secure good sun-
shine and air for the dining room and
kitchen, the parlor or living room ta-
king ita light from the front.
This design has been very popular
With the home builders in all parts of
the country, which is not surprising
J, yifhtu one considers the very attractive
P sad substantial outward appearance^of
this house and the convenient arrange-
ment of the interior.
Coming through the vestibule, which
4 hr 8 feet, access may be had to
partor and alto directly into the
room. The parlor is 12 feet
hating a large octagon bay in
tlthingmen and constables were ap-
pointed to watch over them, “and see
that they behave themselves comelie,
and, use such raps and blows as meet.”
In one parish it was ordered in
’town^neeting “that there be some
sticks set up in.various places in the
meeting house, and fit persons by
them and to use them.”
In Miss Earle’s book, “The Sabbath
in Puritan New England,” a story is
told of t)r. Dakin hearing a noise while
hdi was praying In a church in Quincy.
The minister opened his eyes to dis-
cover the cause, and saw a red-haired
boy clutching the railing on the front
edge of the gallAry, while a ^venerable
deacon clutched the boy. At last the
balustrade gave way, and boy and dea-
con fell with a crash. The deacon then
led the boy out of the meeting house,
and swishing sounds, accompanied by
wails, were soon heard from the region
of the horse sheds.
ParBon Chauncy of Durham, when a
boy in his congregation misbehaved in
meeting and was “punched up” by the
tithlngman, would stop in his sermon,
and calling the offender by name
would ask him to call at the parsonage
the next day. At these Monday inter-
views such tender and beautiful les-
sohs were taught the bad boys that
they looked upon Mr. Chauncy as a
model of Christian patience and gen-
tleness
A Yankee trait early showed itself,
for in 1729 the town of Medford
passed an order to prosecute “all who
cut the seats in the meeting house.”
Those Puritan boys would whittle,
and m spite of the tithingman's watch-
fulness the seats were hacked and
cut—Christian Register.
haps wholly out
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dresser/* typist or stenographer the blessed privilege of expre
ideas of “life, death and that vast forever,” as is so desired.
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THE RAILWAY FROM MOMBASA
associates are quite as well informed upon some subjects as
; she may be prepared to be a success^ in her sphere.
Superfluous words and actions, as well as “puffs” and “cheap jen
so often referred to, and unkindly, perhaps, retard progress and stay:
cess when it would seem that it really was Reserved.
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Why is it. at all necessary to ask the question when there can he but
one correct answer? •
Learti to do something, to dp it, not to shirk a part bf it, Md to do it
as it should be done. That seems about all the sternest' of busin
desire of young jvomen in their offices.. r W
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Killing Time.
"I’m afraid Wornbly won’t have
much of a garden this year.
"What makes yod think so?”
“Any man who goes out in the
morning to chop weeds and spends ati
hour or two watching a colony of anta
build a new subway is more apt to
buy his vegetables from a greengro-
cer.”
Acting Governor Jackson, who had'
been instructed by the British'govern-
ment to do all In his power to further
the plans of the expedition. Unusual
privileges were granted the hunters,
and Mr. Roosevelt and Kermit were
licensed to kill lions. t
At Mombasa the party was joined
by R. J. Cunin^iamei a veteran Afri-
can hunter and explorer, and Leslie J.
Tarleton, and these two managed the
expedition in a most able manner.
Taking train to Kapitil plains, the
party became the guests of Sir Alfred
Pease on his ranch. An immense
caravan of 260 persons was organized
and on April 25 Colonel Roosevelt
had his -first African hunt On this
t occasion he bagged two wildebeests
and a Thompson's gazelle. April 30
was 'a notable day in the camp on the
Athi, for on that day the first lions
fell victims to the marksmanship of
the Roosevelts. Theodore shot two
and Kermit one, and there wa's great
rejoicing among the natives who maae
up the caravan. After that the big
'game came fast and cheetahs, giraffes,
rhinoceroses and more lions were
added to the list, in all 14 varieties of
animals being secured. Meanwhile
Kermit was busy with his cameras
and the naturalists prepared the spe-
cimens.
George McMillan, an American, was
the hext host of the hunters, and sev-
eral weeks were spent on'his fine Jtr
Ja ranch and In the surrounding coun-
try. There the game was very plenti-
ful and many fine specimens were
bagged. Members of the party made
several extensive trips of exploration,
notably on and around Mount Kenia.
The expedition left East Africa De-
by Doctor Mearns, who employed and
trained for the work a M’nYumnezi
named Makangarri, who soon, learned
how to make very good specimens,
and turned out an excellent man in
every way.
“Anthropological materials were
gathered by Doctor Mearns, with some
assistance from others; a collection
was contributed by Major Ross, an
American in the government service
at Nairobi.”
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Parents
Growing
Lax in .
Discipline
Touching Fidelity of Dog.
The fidelity of d dog was illustrated 1
at the Ayrshire town of Girvan re-
cently. Mrs. Dickie, a widow and
dairy keeper, returning home from a
visit the other night, collapsed o» the
road and lay unconscious for some
hours. Her dog, ivhich was accom-
panying her,, remained on- guard, and
a man who same upon the scene, was
compelled to abandon his attempt at
assistance owing to the animal’s,
threatening demeanor. -He happily
thought of finding the woman’s son.
on whose arrival the dog became
tractable, and allowed- its mistress t
he removed home. It was found she tnc ’st'reets
bad hurst a blood vessel, from which
she died.
By FRANC LYNN
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Is our civilization on the decline?. Are
parents growing lax in discipline for their
children? -If not, what is the cause of the
intolerable .conduct of the average Apteri-
gan’child today?
If men and women of the present time
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recall their childhood they will find there
wa^ not the t.oo-apparent liberty which
characterizes the child of today. It seems
to be a trait of the American child to be
haughty and show a lack of respect for his
elders. And even when parents are brought
face to face with the situation they mtari- - /
ably say ; “He is only a child and will
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grow out of it.” What a lack bf parental training is expressed in that sen-
tence ! The child may do whatever he chooses simply because he is a child,
wonder that our foreign visitors are amazed at the lack of training
erage American child deceives1 at home? In the home everything
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early to uproot any tendency toward demoralization in their children.
e.’by will parents permit their hoys and girls of school age to paradft ' / 5^
Greets at nine and ten o’clock in the evening? Is it because the A
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‘Why must you have a $50 hat?”
"If I get pinched for protruding hat-
pins “I‘want a hat valuable
to be left as collateral.”
enough
And Socks.
cost -of living ' continues
“The
go up.”
‘That’s right. Even low
high these days.”
shoes are
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courses offered in schools at the present time are• simplified to suchian ' ^
extent that a child does not find it necessary to study at home? There » ,;f:
no doubt that certain topics are easy to- grasp fgr some children, but tbi* . '
does not excuse these children from strengthening themselves in those
Studies that are difficult. * ‘ ,
Children of schoolCage should' have their minds-concentrated on th# -
things that befit their age, but it is obvious the. child who wantonly \rsji*
(lei's on the streets at nine pr ten o’clock in the evening has his mind on.
things far beyond his years and it is apparent that a continuance of thii
f&r a couple •£ generations will prove harmful to future American*.
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McCauley, W. S. San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 1910, newspaper, June 23, 1910; Sinton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth718922/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sinton Public Library.