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LIFE IN SALT LAKE CITY; OR, A Visit to the Mormons. By LEON LEWIS, AUTHOR OF "THE GIRL HERMIT," "THE ROY MA-GICIAN," "THE BROKEN HOME," "RED KNIFE," ETC., ETC., ETC. CHAPTER XXV. HARRY'S INVESTIGATIONS. To know That which before us lies in daily life Is the prime wisdom. MILTON. The Prophet and Harry had been abroad only a few minutes, in the nearly deserted streets of the Mormon capital, as related on a foregoing page, when the former came to a halt, at the same time checking our hero's progress by a gentle pressure on the arm. "You see this house?" queried Brigham, nod-ding toward the dwelling in front of which they were standing. The young Gentile assented, surveying the scene before him intently. The house was of an ordinary type, without pretensions, but; having every appearance of comfort and refinement. It was set back a lib-eral distance from the street, in the midst of a neat garden, which was ornamented, as was the side of the street, with a profusion of shade trees. The front; room was lighted, and the curtains being undrawn, a pleasant interior was revealed to the observers, while a bright gleam fell upon them. "Do you see that man?" resumed the Prophet, with another nod toward the apartment thus il-luminated. "The man in this front room—he who is busy at a little desk near the window?" "Yes, I see him." "Did you ever see him before?" Harry scanned the man attentively a moment. "No—certainly not," he then answered. "Are YOU quite sure? Step a little nearer and look closer. Didn't you ever meet him?" "Never—I am certain." "You wouldn't suppose him to have any fear of anybody, to judge by the manner in which he leaves his ' house open, at such a late hour?" "Well, of course not." "How does he look to you? Like a robber or an assassin?" "To the contrary of all that—like a very intel-ligent. honorable and worthy gentleman. He's one of your celebrities, I suppose? Editor Can-non, perhaps? Your Delegate. Hooper? A good, solid citizen, in any case. Who is he?" "You'd be a long time guessing, and so I may as well tell you. The gentleman is Porter Rock-well "Indeed! No! Is it possible?" "Yes; it's Port himself, as he is generally called by this people. Don't look much like an 'Avenger,' eh? Reckon you wouldn't take him for a leader of Thugs? Wouldn't pass any-wheres for a "Destroying Angel,' would he? You remember what one of your Eastern scribblers named Ludlow says of him? that he has com-mitted fifty murders for the church, and as many more on private account!" "Yes, I remember all those stories," assented Harry, as lie continued to scan the form and features of Rockwell. "He don't look like any such man." "Well, not; much. I reckon," declared Brig-ham smilingly. "But you shall judge for your-self. We'll drop in upon him." Leading the way to the front door, the Prophet knocked loudly upon it, and in another moment Rockwell himself appeared, bringing a light, and throwing the entrance wide open. "Hallo, Brother Brigham! Why, is it you?" exclaimed the host, the instant his eyes rested upon the foremost visitor. " Come in! come in!" "Mr. Osburn, a young friend of mine, Mr. Rockwell," said Brigham, by way of introduction, as he brought Harry into the foreground. "Any friend of Brother Brigham is always doubly welcome," said Rockwell, as he shook hands with Harry. "Glad to see you, Mr. Os-burn." "And Mr. Osburn is glad to see you, no doubt," said Brigham, laughing. "The real Port., I reckon, don't look much like the bogus Port, who met you back in the gap, the other evening?" "No, he don't," declared Harry, with an an-swering laugh. "He's of another kind alto-gether." "Walk in, gentlemen—walk in," resumed Rockwell, after an inquiring glance at his visit-ors. "Glad to see you in such line spirits." In another moment the trio were seated in Rockwell's parlor, and the conversation pro-ceeded. "What fiendish plot are you up to now, Broth-er Rockwell?" asked the Prophet, as he nodded toward the loose papers upon the host's desk. "Looking over my school tax," was the an-swer. "It seemed to me a little dear." "And so this is the business of the terrible 'Avenger,' is it?" exclaimed Brigham. "Glad to find you in such a pacific employment, Brother Rockwell, for our young friend* here has had reason, for a time, to consider you a sort of Rocky Mountain Thug!" "Why, how is that?" As Rockwell, pushing his papers into a pile, and leaning back in his chair, turned his keen gray eyes from Harry to Brigham with a grace-ful ease and interest, the young Gentile took in his whole personnel at a glance. Mornington in size and height he closely resembled, but the most casual observer could not have mistaken one for the other. The features of Rockwell were not without a certain degree of sternness, such as distinguishes and becomes all men who have fought their way in the world and achieved their desired success ; but there was not the least trace upon them of that wild, scheming and sinister look by which Mornington was peculiarly characterized. To the contrary, it was evident, at a glance, that Rockwell was an honored citizen of the community, and a man of wealth and influence. "Now that I look at you, Mr. Rockwell," said Harry quickly, "I am almost ashamed to relate what sort of an impostor I received in your name ; but here goes." The young Gentile accordingly narrated the adventures he had had with Mornington and his gang in the Wahsatch mountains. "And so this is what you were smiling at be-tween yourselves, as you entered, eh?" was Rockwell's comment on the narrative. "Well, Mr. Osburn sees now what truth there was in the pretension of that loafer?" "Certainly," answered Harry. "And since I am making this visit to Utah in an official sort of way, I shall be glad to ask a few questions. To begin with, I will call your attention to a state-ment made by Captain Burton, in his City of the Saints. In fact, I will read the extract in ques-tion." And producing one of several clippings he had been carrying in Ills pocket- book, the young Gentile read aloud as follows: "The 'Danite band,' a name of fear in the Missis-sippi valley, is said by Anti-Mormons to consist of men between the ages of seventeen and forty-nine. They were originally termed Daughters of Gideon, Destroy-ing Angels—the Gentiles say devils—and finally, Sons of Dan, or Danites, from one of whom it was prophe-sied that he should be a serpent in the path. They were organized about 1837, under D. W. Patten, popu-larly called Captain Fearnot, for the purpose of deal-ing as avengers of blood with Gentiles. In fact, they formed a kind of 'Death Society,' Desperadoes, Thugs, Hashshashiyun—in plain English, assassins in the name of the Lord." Both Brigham and Rockwell listened atten-tively to this reading. "And what you want to know, Mr. Osburn" suggested the former— "What I want to know is," said Harry, re-placing the extract in his pocket-book, "if there has ever been in your midst, in the interests of your church, and under your directions, any such band of assassins as herein mentioned." "No; there has never been anything of the kind," declared the Prophet. "The whole thing is a bugaboo—a humbug!" declared Rockwell. "The simple fact is this," resumed Brigham. "In the course of our experience as a people, we have been hunted of men, like wolves. Look back at Nauvoo. A trail of blood can be traced from the Missouri river to the Salt Lake valley—the blood of our martyrs. And naturally some of our people have laid this treatment to heart, and have turned, in isolated cases, upon their persecutors and destroyers. Could anything else be expected of human nature? In regard to Brother Rockwell here, as in regard to my-self or any other leading member of our church, he has sometimes been forced to turn at bay. Yes, he has more than once, for good cause, drawn a bead on an enemy who was hunting his life; and so have you, Mr. Osburn, and so has every active spirit of our great western wilder-ness; and so would we all do again—the occa-sion arising. But that the Latter-day Saints, as a body or as individuals, have ever instituted or maintained a band of religious assassins, under the name of Danites, or any other, is cru-elly and infamously false." "I had begun to see as much," said Harry. "In speaking of Mornington and his men, I have called them Danites, for the Avant of a better term—" "And you have done well," interrupted Brig-ham, with a bitter smile. "The term has come to be a mere gag—to borrow a word used by you during our late interview. Let a couple of cut-throats pounce upon a Gentile traveller, in some lonely kanyon, and rob him—it's the Dan-ites! Let a Gentile drink himself to death, and fall dead in a fit, at midnight, on his way home from some whiskey den, and you will hear next day that the Danites have killed him. Let a band of murdering Goshoots intercept a Gen-tile in the mountains and kill him, and the story is at once started that Danites in the guise of Indians have done it. And so it goes on for-ever—the howl of Danites here, and Danites there—and all the time there is no more founda-tion in the whole business than there is in the mournful ballad of Old Mother Hubbard!" "And there is another cause for all this Danite uproar that Brother Brigham has not fully demonstrated," said Rockwell. "I refer to the presence of that large body of horse-thieves, desperadoes, gamblers, broken-down miners—the ends and offscourings of creation, in fact— who flock here from all parts of the globe, and live by stealing and lying; men of no faith, neither Saint nor Christian, but who call them-selves the one or the other, and put on a good outside show, and live by all sorts of mis-chief and baseness. You will readily compre-hend, Mr. Osburn, that this large class has al-ways been in our midst, has always been out-side of our control, and has always been bring-ing reproach upon us." "I see how it is," responded Harry, arising, "and while thanking you for this present inter-view, must beg of you to grant me another, that we may talk further on all these subjects." "Oh, as to that, call upon me at anytime," said Rockwell. "I am usually at leisure, and shall always be glad to see you." The Prophet and Harry soon took their leave of Rockwell, and set out at a rapid walk for the residence of Elder True. In the course of three or four minutes they had reached the Elder's dwelling. "They are still up," observed Brigham, as he marked the lights gleaming from a number of front windows of the house. "A goodly proportion of the old man's wives seem un-usually wakeful. And—yes, there is a light in the Elder's own quarters." "The Elder is at home, then? I am glad of this. There are eight front doors, I see. Has the Elder that number of wives?" "No. I believe not. Six was his number, at the latest report. As you are only too well aware, however, he has lately been intending to take a seventh, and this new addition to our right was intended for this seventh wife's occupancy." "And this eighth door to our left?" "That brings us to the quarters occupied by the old Elder himself. Reckon he is at home, to judge by that light. Yes. I hear him moving, and we'll see immediately what he has to say for himself." With this the Prophet led the way to the door in question, and bestowed aloud knock upon it. A stir within instantly followed—and then a profound silence, as if the occupant were hesi-tating as to his course. "Who's there?" then demanded the well-known voice of Elder True. "It's me—Brother Brigham." "Oh!" came in a long aspiration of relief, and the door was instantly opened. "And with me. Brother True, comes a young friend of mine from the East," announced the Prophet, indicating Harry by a gesture. "Exactly—all right," stammered the Elder, with some embarrassment. " Glad to see you, Brother Brigham. Walk in. Your friend is—" "A particular friend of the Burtons. His name is Harry Osburn." At this announcement a swift pallor mantled the Elder's face, only to be instantly followed by a burning flush. "Osburn, did you say. Brother Brigham? Very well—yes, walk in. I was jest about to go to bed. But, of course, you are very welcome, Brother Brigham, at any hour, and so is your friend. Anything new? Anything special to see me about?" "Well, yes," answered the Prophet, as he and Harry took the seats proffered them. "Our young friend here has been complaining of the treatment he has received from Mornington and his men in your interest?" "In my interest, Brother Brigham? Why, what; do you mean?" "Didn't you hire Mornington and a gang of ruffians to meet; Mr. Osburn in the mountains?" "Mornington! Mountains!" ejaculated True, with well-feigned surprise. "Why, what can you be driving at? What Mornington do you mean, Brother Brigham?" "There's only one of the name, to my knowl-edge, so far as our city is concerned—he who is called Captain Mornington, or Major, or Colonel, according to the fancy of the party addressing him. I am not aware that he has ever had any real military status, or that he has any real claim to any of those popular titles, but that does not matter. Anybody and everybody, you know, is a Captain or Colonel the minute he strikes the Missouri, coming westward. You must know the man I mean, or at least have heard of him—" "Can't say that I have," muttered the Elder, pretending to examine his memory. "Morning-ton? Don't remember that I've heard the name, and am sartain that I never saw the man. But what does he want of me, Brother Brigham, and in what manner has his name been coupled with mine?" "Why, he says that you engaged him to meet our young friend here in the mountains—" "Well, he lies, then. I never saw him. Never have had no dealin' with anybody of that name whosoever!" "You have at least been courting Doctor Burton's daughter?" "To be sure—I made a little beginnin' that way," assented True, with an air of pretended frankness. "In fact, I hoped to get the gal, and even built on an addition, as you may have no-ticed ; but the whole idee fell through a week or ten days ago. Her pa and ma told me that neither they nor the gal wanted me in their family, and that put an end, of course, to the whole business." "Well, have you had anything to do with the girl's disappearance?" "Me? Why, has she gone?" "The whole family is gone, the house shut up. and our young friend here has been unable to get any trace of them. Mornington says that you have been pro wing about the Doctor's house lately, in secret, and that you have even pro-cured duplicate keys of the various doors—" "The confounded liar!" interrupted the Elder fiercely. "There an't a word o'truth in him. I've never been near the house sence the gal gave me the go-by. Why should I? I've other things to think about." "And you have no idea of the whereabouts of the Doctor and his family?" "Not the least. I heard to-day that the Doc-tor has been indicted, and that lie has fled, tak-ing his wife and gal with him, but I can't say what truth there is in these rumors." "And you have set on foot no plots against Mr. Osburn?" "Of course not. Why, what is the matter ? Has Mornington been settin' you on?" "Indirectly—yes. He has made various state-ments which, being true, would prove you a vil-lain and a hypocrite!" "But which, being false," protested the Elder, "must stamp their author as a scoundrel. Go on, Brother Brigham. What else have you to ask me?" "Why, if you haven't had any dealings with Mornington, nor plotted against Mr. Osburn and the Burtons, there is no necessity of continuing this inquiry." "Well, you can depend upon what I tell you, Brother Young. I know nothing of any of these matters. At my age, and in my position, you can put confidence in me, I should think, as heretofore—" "Oh, certainly—I do," the Prophet hastened to declare. "It's clear that we need not trou-ble you longer." True declared that he felt honored by the visit, that he was glad to make Harry's acquaint-ance, that he should be glad to be of any service to either of his visitors, and that he would give them, at any time, all the information in his possession. And thus the Prophet and Harry were politely conducted to the point of taking their leave. At the door, however, as Harry stood on the steps, in the darkness, waiting for Brigham to address a final remark to the Elder, a hand sud-denly came in contact with the young Gentile's. This hand contained a slip of paper, and this paper was thrust gently into Harry's keeping. Then the figure—a slight, girlish figure—to which the hand had belonged, stole so quietly and quickly away that Harry barely caught a glimpse of it. "Well, this looks like business," thought our hero. "Who can she be? What can this mean?" The Prophet and True being still engaged with each other, Harry took occasion to raise the mysterious slip of paper into the light. As he had almost expected, the paper con-tained a communication. It consisted of a cou-ple of lines, written by a pencil, in a delicate chirography, and read as follows: "Come alone, in half an hour, to the fourth door from the right." The shock these few words gave Harry was unnoticed by either of his companions. They had finished their final remarks, and Brigham had turned to depart, while the Elder lighted the way. And so, exchanging a "good-night" with True, the visitors took their departure. "It is late," was Harry's observation, on reaching the street. "I will not trouble you further to-night, Governor. To-morrow night, however, if you will be so good as to bear me company—" "Very well," interrupted Brigham, with a shiver. "Come early, and we'll resume our in-vestigations. There is something in all these contradictions between True and Mornington that perplexes me. I think—But good-bye until to-morrow. There is something working in my mind, as in yours, no doubt, and we'll de-fer the whole matter to another evening." And a moment later the two men separated, the Prophet returning to his Block, and the young Gentile making a feint of going to Towns-end's. At the first, corner, however, our hero came to a halt, looking back toward the Elder's. Then he read his mysterious communication again, by the aid of a neighboring lamp. "It's a strange message," he said to himself. "There may be danger in heeding it. But, as the case stand's, I'll take my chances." With this he returned noiselessly to the walk in front of the Elder's dwelling, but not with-out taking good care to prevent his presence from being discovered. "The 'fourth door from the right,' eh?" he said to himself. "That must be the dwelling as-signed to the Elder's fourth wife, if he has got them hived in regular order. Can it be that this message is from that feminine fragment of True's household? And what can be her pur-pose?" It was in vain that he puzzled himself over this question. At length, after a considerable period of hesi-tation, during which the lights all died out of the Elder's house, the young Gentile came to a definite conclusion, and took his way to the door in question. How his heart beat as he placed his hand upon the door knob and turned it! And especially how did his heart quicken its wild beatings, as the door yielded to his touch, and gave him free admission, in a profound silence and dark-ness, into the interior of the dwelling! CHAPTER XXVI. FROM BAD TO WORSE. Oh, 'tis a dreadful interval of time, Filled up with horror, and big with death! SHAKESPEARE. The hours of that terrible night of gloom and despair—her first night of captivity in the herd-er's lonely cabin on Church Island—passed slowly and wearily to poor Winnie Burton. For a long time she sat motionless as a statue upon her hard wooden chair, her sad eyes shining through the gloom, her sad thoughts busy with the fates of those whose love for her had brought such trouble upon them. But at last her bodily weariness overpowered her mental activity. She moved feebly, crept to the low, hard bed, lay down upon it, and was presently asleep. And in her sleep, by the divine law of compen-sation, that happiness which was denied to her in waking hours came to her young soul. Dreams of father, mother and lover, a happy, unthreat-ened home, joy and love, refreshed her sorrow-ing spirit as the sight of the green, palm-shaded oasis close at hand rejoices the weary and worn traveller of the desert. She slept for hours, and awakened to a reality as hideous and repulsive as her dream had been sweet and alluring. The herder's wife, candle in hand, was bending over her, with an expres-sion of uneasiness on her hard, coarse face, and the sight of this woman brought Winnie's mind back to all the horrors of her situation. "Come, come. Are you never going to wake up?" was the salutation of Mrs. Gotekin, as she retreated a step or two before Winnie's gaze. "I've been into this room three times this morn-ing, and here it is noon. I had an idee you wa'n't never going, to wake up no more, and that'd be a pretty kettle of fish for Jacob and me!" Winnie slowly arose and sat upon the edge of the bed, passing one hand wearily over her fore-head. "Your breakfast is all ready," continued Mrs. Gotekin, as the girl did not speak. "It's been ready this four hours. I'll fetch it to you." She set down her light upon the table, and went into the outer room, returning almost im-mediately with a plate of food of the simplest and humblest description, and with a cup of hot tea. Giving these to Winnie, she went, and sat down by the door, bringing a chair from the outer room for her accommodation. Winnie was hungry, as may be supposed, after her long fast and fatigues. She drank her tea and ate her breakfast with a certain relish, Mrs. Gotekin watching her with her keen, cold eyes. "So you area Gentile girl?" observed the herder's wife, at last, evidently inclining to sociability. "The daughter of Doctor Burton, who has been getting into such scrapes, eh? Elder True seems to take a mighty fancy to you. Miss. Any one would think that you was all the girl there was in existence, judgin' by the way he goes on! He's regular bewitched, and I can't see what at! A pretty doll face, a pair of soft eyes, and fine-lady ways. I don't believe you can do a day's work with any one of his six wives. Two of his wives are master-hands at weaving, and bring him in considerable money that way. And three on 'em, a Nor-wegian, a German and a Dane, are first-rate farmers, if they be women. They used to do field-work in their own countries. But you," she added, half contemptuously, "what can you do?" "Certainly not farming, nor weaving!" said Winnie. "I thought not. Educated at the East, wasn't you? Then, of course, you play the pianner, and sew embroidery, and such fol-de-rols. Humph! Well, men will be born fools once in a while, and no help for it. What does Elder True want of a pianner-playing, fine-lady wife? But of course it's his own business. He's got six working ones, and likely he wants one orna-mental one. The six others have got to work to support you in idleness." "By no means!" said Winnie calmly. "I am well aware that Elder True is supported by the six deluded, hard-working women whom he has married after the Mormon fashion, but I shall never be a burden upon them. It does not fol-low because Elder True wants to marry me that he will succeed in doing so." "I should think it does foller," said Mrs. Gote-kin dryly. "You don't know the Elder, Miss. He's an awful man when he once makes up his mind. Nothing can turn him. He will marry you in spite of yourself, or President Young, or the whole Mormon church. That's the kind of man he is. You might better fight a grizzly than to fight him." Winnie finished her breakfast, and a glow of warmth began to overspread her tired frame. And with the warmth and strength came also the resolve to appeal to this unprepossessing jailer for aid. Surely some spark of womanliness must lie hidden under that cold and hard exterior! Poor Winnie did not yet comprehend how the hideous practice of polygamy tends to blunt all the finer and nobler qualities of both men and worn, n, and in the contests of jealousy, out-raged affection, wounded pride and utter despair, all the gentle and feminine qualities are frequently up-rooted from the breasts of women. "Are you English?" asked Winnie. Mrs. Gotekin assented. "I thought so," said the girl. "Most of the Mor-mons—the larger share at least—are foreigners. Have you any children?" The herder's wife replied in the negative. "Has your husband another wife?" inquired the young girl. Mrs. Gotekin's coarse, sallow face flushed quickly, and she clenched her bony red hands, as she answered hastily: "No, indeed. And he'd better not think of such a thing, I can tell him. If he should—" She paused abruptly, but her menacing eyes finished her sentence better than words would have done. "Do you like it here as well as you expected?" "Well, yes, Miss. I have to work harder than I ex-pected, but then we are the Lord's anointed, and are sure of Heaven. That's the great comfort!" The woman's sincerity was genuine, and Winnie did not smile at her assertion. She said gently: "You would not like to have a rival in your hus-band's affections, or in his house. Why, then, should you wish to condemn me to a life you abhor? Why try to force me to marry a man who has six wives al-ready?" "That's another affair," said the herder's wife, with a hoarse laugh. "I look out only for my own self." The woman rose abruptly and took up the dishes, retreating into the adjoining room. She locked the door of Winnie's cell, and the captive was again left to gloom and solitude. But once more during the day did Mrs. Gotekin appear with food, and then she was so grim and sullen in her demeanor that Winnie forbore to address her. Upon the second night of her imprisonment, the young captive slept well, unvisited by dreams of any description. Upon the following morning, soon after she had eaten her breakfast, there were sounds of an arrival at the herder's cottage. Gotekin was absent as usual, at his work, and Mrs. Gotekin was alone in the outer room. With a sudden thrill of hope, Winnie crept to her door, and listened to the sound of voices, almost per-suaded that Mountain Jack had come to her rescue. But a moment's listening dispelled all her hopes, filling her heart with a keen anxiety. The voice she heard was that of her enemy. Elder True. "Good-mornin', Mrs. Gotekim,' she heard him say-ing in his loud, coarse voice. "All right, I s'pose?" "All right, Elder," responded the herder's wife. "And the gal is well? She hasn't escaped, nor com-mitted suicide, nor nothin'?" "No, Elder. She an't very chirk, that's true, but she's well, and as restless as a cat She walks about her room hall the time." "She an't give in, of course?" "Not yet, Elder. She's true grit—one of them heady ones that's hard to hold. And as to breaking her spirit, I'm afraid it can't be done." "I like to tame jest such creturs," said the Elder. "I like a spirited, high-headed woman, and I like the fun o' breakin' her in. Jest unlock the door, and give me a light, and I'll go in and argue with her." As Mrs. Gotekin proceeded to light a candle, Win-nie moved away from the door. When True entered the room, light in hand, closing the door behind him, the young girl was standing in a further corner, her slender arms folded across her chest, her eyes turned upon him in a gaze of scorn and defiance. True set down his candle and surveyed her with the look of one contemplating a work of art—a rare pic-ture, or bit of statuary. His coarse, sensual face glowed with admiration; his thick, hanging lips were parted; and his dull eyes gleamed with delight, satis-faction and a savage triumph. For Winnie, flushed with defiance, was gloriously beautiful at that moment. Her brown hair, tangled and dishevelled, waved above her fair white forehead in picturesque confusion. A bright glow burned upon her cheeks; her dark eyes glowed like miniature suns, in their scornful splendor; and her lithe figure was instinct with haughtiness and defiance. It only needed to see her thus to quicken True's fancy for her into a strong, keen, jealous passion. To possess this lovely young creature as his wife became from this moment—if it had not been before—the su-preme object of his existence. The beautiful, high-bred, spirited girl was like some glorious star which he was determined to drag down to give light to his own dull, commonplace life. He moved toward her with outstretched hand. "Back!" commanded Winnie, her clear, high voice ringing through the room. "Keep your distance, El-der True. Don't dare to touch me!" Her manner, cool, commanding, quietly haughty, impressed the Mormon Elder with a vague awe. He halted near the door, his arm dropping to his side. "Anybody'd think you was a Queen, at the very least," he said, with a sickly grin. "Your imprison-ment an't hurt you, Miss Winnie, as I can see. But I'm willing to humor your notions. If my style o' courtin' don't suit you, I'm willin' to change it. Any-thing to be agreeable's my motter." "Anything but to behave like an honorable man," said Winnie, with cool sarcasm. "That, I suppose, would be impossible." True's face flushed unpleasantly. "You're pretty hard, Miss Winnie," he expostu-lated. "Them cuts o' your'n go deep. But I like a panther sort o' woman—I do, really. You look as pretty as a pictur at this moment. How that there beauty'd be set off by a set o' Roman pearls or French diamonds! I'd like to see you tricked out in silks and sattings; blamed if I would n't now, Winnie!" "Paste diamonds and silks bought with the hard earnings of six worn and weary, sad-eyed Mrs. Trues," said Winnie quietly. "I think not, Elder True. I don't desire to shine at the expense of the tears and labors of six deluded, broken-spirited wo-men." "Women al'ays like finery," observed True medita-tively, paying no heed to Winnie's speech. "I came to-day to do my courtin' up ship-shape. I have been ruttier rough and ha'sh, I own to it, but circumstances drove me to that there line o' action. But there's two sides to my character. One on 'em is all tiger or wolf; 'tother is turkle-dove! You've seen the wolf side, and now I've come to show you the turkle-dove side." "You had better spare yourself. The 'turkle-dove' side is as unpleasant to me as the other." "I'll try both, any how. 'Tween the two, I'm sure to be successful. I've got a fine new house finished for you, Miss Winnie. It's been buildin' nigh all sum-mer. There's two rooms into it, painted, papered and grained. There's a rag-carpet on the floors that Seline, my wife to the Welsh settlement, made, stripid green and blue and red. And there's a bureau with brass knobs, and no end to furniture. The house would jest suit an Eastern brought-up young lady like you." "I am afraid not." "I shouldn't begrudge clothes nor jewelry. None o' the President's wives should outshine you. You should go to the theatre dressed as fine as a fiddle—" "All this is childish," interposed the girl impatient-ly. "Can't you comprehend that I dislike you utter-ly—that I would rather die and be buried under the waters of the Salt Lake than be your wife? I will not add a seventh to your list of victims. Your 'turkle dove' talk is wasted upon me." The Elder breathed hard, and wiped the perspira-tion from his forehead. He had fancied that Winnie would be tempted to marry him in order to possess the gewgaws so tempting in his own sight. He now remembered that the Burton cottage was far superior to his own house in its appointments and air of re-finement, but he clung to the hope that a love of dress might be one of Winnie's characteristics. This hope was dispelled as soon as he proceeded to make new promises and bribes. Driven to his wit's end, as the saying is, he sat down upon the chair near the door, a feeling of anger against the scornful young captive taking possession of his narrow soul. "You are hard to suit, Miss Winnie!" he exclaimed. "If a man offers to be your slave, what more do you want?" "We won't argue on the subject of my preferences,'' said Winnie. "Let us talk of matters in which you are more at home. What have you done with my father?" "That's my secret. As I told you the night before last, his fate depends upon you." "And my mother?" "Ask Bishop Coulter. I s'pose she's still at his house. The Bishop's took a fancy to her, but if you'll marry me, and yer pa'll say nothing about the money, but jest go away peaceable, Coulter may let yer ma go off too. It all depends upon you!" Winnie twisted her hands nervously together. "Mountain Jack-" she murmured. "I sent three of the boys to smoke him out, inter-posed True. "They haven't reported themselves yet, but you may calc'late that yer Limber Jack has got enough to do at present in findin' a shelter and food for his family! "Oh, if Har'ry Osburn were but come!" exclaimed the girl, giving utterance to the wild cry that welled up from her very soul. True grinned like a demon. "Yer Harry Osburn has come!" he ejaculated, in a triumphant voice, as he arose to his feet. "It was true, then? The Osburn your men spoke of—" "Yes, that there Osburn was yer Harry!" "And he is at Salt Lake City?" "He is." The sorrowing young face of the doctor's daughter became transfigured with rapturous joy. "He has come!" she breathed. "Thank God! thank God!" The grin on the face of the Mormon elder deepened. Something in his looks and aspect startled Winnie. She came nearer to him. "You would not tell me that he had come unless you had something to say that would neutralize my joy," she said. "Has—has anything happened to Harry?" True laughed aloud, like a rejoicing demon. "Yes, something has happened to him," he said. "What?" gasped Winnie. "I will leave you to guess. He is powerless to aid you, or to harm me. He is in my power, absolutely helpless. But where he is, I will not tell you. Only one thing I will say. His fate hangs on you! If you act peaceable and consent ter marry me, I will save him and your father. Refuse, and they both die!" Winnie stared at her enemy with a wild, scared gaze. "This 'ere's the gist of what I came out hereto say," said Elder True, backing close to the door. " You refuse my love. I an't good enough for yer door-mat. Perhaps you'll look different at the matter when I say out what I came to say, and that is, to give you yer choice between yer marriage with me and the terrible death of yer father and Osburn. Take yer choice! Remember that if you sentence 'em ter death, you'll break yer ma's heart, You'll be a mur-deress in actooal fact! What shall it be, my bud o' beauty? Shall they live, or die?" "Monster!" cried the girl, in her passionate despair "What is it to be—life or death? Shall yer pa—that old man that sets a store by you—be put out o the way? Shall Osburn be cut down in all his bloomin pride? Speak, gal. It's for you to decide." "O God pity me!" "And you won't pity them? They must die, then?" "Oh, no, no! This is horrible—monstrous! What can I do?" "Marry me!" said True coolly. "That's the only road to their safety and your'n. You've got my ulty-matum. Now give me your'n." Poor Winnie's soul was torn by conflicting emotions. Her parents' safety—Harry's, she thought—all de-pended upon her answer to this wretch. Could she sacrifice herself for them? Could she embrace a life she rightly deemed one of dishonor—could she wrong her own soul and her God, as this man demanded? "Oh, if I could only die for them!" she moaned. But True asked more than life. And Winnie well knew that her father and mother and Harry Osburn would not accept their lives at the price demanded of her—that they would rather see her dead, and die themselves also, than to behold her the "wife" of this foul wretch No—she could not commit this wrong. Better death for her and hers! It was thus she decided, after a silent prayer in the depths of her heart. Then she lifted her pale, calm, heroic face toward the evilly triumphant visage of her enemy, and gave him her answer. "I cannot marry you! Not even to save the lives so dear to me. God will not permit your iniquity. At any rate, if we die we shall pass beyond all power or your persecutions. Go. You have my answer!" The Elder, who had fancied himself on the verge of victory, tried to shake her resolution, but in vain. At last, muttering threats, he went away. Once more in the darkness of her prison, Winnie sank on her knees, murmuring: "Father—mother— Harry—all are in this man's power! Oh, God pity and keep them, for there is no mortal hand to help us! He has gone to kill them! O father! O Harry!" [TO BE CONTINUED.]
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When a Bee Sting Can Be Sweet
Especially when the result is an auction item.
Take the case of "The Sting," a memorable lunch-hour photo that went viral. Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen and I were walking through the apiary of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis, when he stopped abruptly. "Kathy, get your camera ready," he said. "A bee is about to sting me."
The resulting image shows a trail of abdominal tissue, aka "guts."
It's copyrighted, registered with the U.S. Copyright Office, but after being named one of Huffington Post's Most Amazing Photos of 2012 and one of the World's Most Perfectly Timed Photos, it now appears on the Internet as owned by thousands of others--people with no qualms about removing my copyright; inserting their own copyright; uploading it; tagging it with the URL of their website; or trying to use it for commercial purposes.
All copyright infringements.
Meanwhile, the photo keeps traveling 'round the world, accompanied by assorted comments:
- "So, you sat around all day torturing bees to get that photo, right?" (Wrong. I've never killed a bee in my entire life, except for the one I accidentally stepped on in Hawaii.)
- "That poor guy. What kind of friend are you? Why didn't you put the camera down and help him?" (Sorry, that's not what happened.)
- "It's posed." (Nope.)
- "It's Photo-Shopped." (Nope.)
- "That abdominal tissue is fake. That's a piece of string." (Nope.)
- "It's a wasp." (Nope.)
- "It's not a real bee." (Wrong. It is--or was--a Carniolan bee reared by bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey, now of Washington State University.)
Fast forward to November of this year. Eric and his wife, Helen, decided to offer the mounted image as an auction item at the California State Beekeepers' Conference, held Nov. 19-21 at Lake Tahoe. Both Eric and I signed it, hoping that it would net a few dollars for CSBA.
So, how much did CSBA receive?
Ready for this? $900.
John Miller of Newcastle, outgoing president of CSBA, placed the winning bid. "The photo," he said, "will be in my house for visitors to enjoy/squirm while viewing."
And yes, he's been stung like that, with the abdominal tissue trailing. Usually a bee sting is a clean break.
"If you keep bees – sooner or later – you're going to take an ugly stinging," Miller commented. "I feel sorry for the bee. Usually, she is merely reacting to my own behavior – which ran outside her ability to understand. I 'act out' - she dies."
You may remember John Miller from the book, The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America, written by award-winning journalist Hannah Nordhaus.
Nordhaus describes Miller as a guy who loves bees, spreadsheets, humor and his friends. He's descended from Nephi Ephraim Miller, a Mormon farmer known as "the father of migratory beekeeping" and the first beekeeper to produce "the nation's first million-pound crop of honey."
Miller, based in Gackle, N.D. and Newcastle, Calif., maintains one of the biggest beekeeping operations in the country. Nordhaus hints that it's not quite as big as South Dakota's Richard Adee, who has 80,000 hives.
Miller has a "Jimmy Stewart-like voice and an eternally bemused expression," Nordhaus writes. Miller doesn't cuss. No, indeed. Nordhaus points out that he uses "cowboy words" (especially when he gets stung).
Now "The Sting" is in Miller's house "for visitors to enjoy/squirm while viewing."
Me thinks that once they see his prized auction item, they will not only squirm, but utter a few choice words of their own. Non-cowboy words.
This image, "The Sting," drew $900 at the California State Beekeepers' Association auction. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Targeting the Asian Soybean Aphid
As its name implies, it's native to Asia. It was first detected in North America in Wisconsin in July 2000. Technically, it's Aphis glycines Matsumura. In lay language, that's spelled "p-e-s-t."
Now found throughout much of the Midwest, it sucks.
Plant juices.
With its mouthparts.
Enter George Heimpel, professor of entomology at the University of Minnesota's Department of Entomology. Heimpel, who received his doctorate in entomology in 1995 from UC Davis, will return to the UC Davis campus Wednesday, Dec. 4 to speak on "Specificity and the Process of Biological Control Using Aphid Parasitoids."
His seminar takes place from 4:10 to 5 p.m. in 122 Briggs Hall. It is scheduled to be recorded for later posting on UCTV. (Editor's Note: The seminar was initially scheduled for noon, but due to midwest storms, Heimpel's flight was delayed.)
"Over the past 25 years or so, importation ('classical') biological control of arthropod pests has undergone a paradigm shift in which emphasis has shifted from an exclusive focus on efficacy to a focus on the actual and potential risks of biological control introductions," Heimpel says. "Host specificity testing is the cornerstone of risk assessment in this new paradigm, and only highly specialized agents are currently approved for release. Here, I describe the process of importation biological control of an invasive agricultural pest in the North-Central U.S.--the Asian soybean aphid."
"Numerous parasitoid species were imported from Asia as potential biological control agents and I focus on five species for which host-specificity testing was done," he says. "Each of these three species tells a different story in terms of host-specificity, the potential for biological control efficacy, and actual success of field releases. Together, these case studies illustrate some potential relationships between safety and efficacy in biological control, and the importance of various traits in mediating safety and efficacy of biological control agents."
Born in Germany, Heimpel grew up mainly in California. He received his bachelor's degree in conservation and resource studies in 1988 from UC Berkeley and his master's degree in 1991 in entomology and applied ecology from the University of Delaware before heading over to Jay Rosenheim's lab at UC Davis to receive his doctorate in 1995. Heimpel then spent two years as a USDA post-doctoral fellow at the University of Wisconsin in Mike Strand's lab.
Heimpel now teaches biological control and insect behavior.
And one of his targets is the Asian soybean aphid.
That sucks...
Asian soybean aphid. (Courtesy Wikipedia, Claudio Gratton, University of Wisconsin)
The Beetles and the Sticks
"Ooh, look at the dung beetles."
Those were some of the comments overheard at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's recent open house, themed "Beauty and the Beetles."
The museum, located in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building on Crocker Drive, UC Davis campus, is home to nearly eight million insect specimens. And many of them are beetles (specimens) and some are walking sticks (live).
Tabatha Yang, the Bohart Museum's education and outreach coordinator, said that beetles are "incredible diverse from the dung beetles to the shiny wood-boring beetles to the mighty Rhinoceros beetles. They are also spectacularly beautiful."
Activities including making jeweled beetles, crafting dung beetles and other figures from clay, checking out assorted insect specimens, and holding live Madagascar hissing cockroaches, walking sticks, rose-haired tarantulas, and praying mantids.
Here's what visitors learned about dung beetles from the text accompanying the displays:
Dung beetles (family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Scarabaeinae) are found worldwide. They
- Feed on dung, usually mammal dung, but some species can also feed on decomposing plant material or carrion
- Are found in many habitats, including desert, forest and, farmland
- Have a sensitive sense of smell and use it to find dung
- Have an expanded clypeus (area on front of face, above labrum)
- Aid in nutrient recycling and soil structure; beetles removing dung from livestock areas remove habitats for potential pests such as flies.
Fun fact: Ancient Egyptians associated dung beetles with the god of the rising sun, who would roll the sun away at night
The next event at the Bohart Museum is...drum roll..."The December Event." It's set from noon to 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7. "Come look at our collection, hold live insects and browse our gift shop," said Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum and professor of entomology at UC Davis.
Said Yang: "We will have some Oh, My! drawers pulled (called "Oh, my" because that's what visitors say when they first see them), and live animals to hold."
Attendees can test out Lizard Island, a new ecological videogamebeing developed by Budding Biologist (http://www.buddingbiologist.com/about.html), an educational publishing company owned by Kristine Callis-Duehl, a post-doctoral associate housed in the Department of Entomology and Nematology. This game is loosely based on ecological research being conducted by Louie Yang, assistant professor in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. Walter Hsiao, the video game developer, will be on hand to answer questions about game design.
Hsaio earlier designed a fly fishing simulation game that included input from Louie Yang and Sharon Lawler, professor in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology: http://www.flysim.com/flysim/flysim_features.html
The Bohart Museum, housing nearly eight million specimens, is the seventh largest insect collection in North America. It is also the home of the California Insect Survey, a storehouse of insect biodiversity. Noted entomologist Richard M. Bohart (1913-2007) founded the museum in 1946.
The year-around gift shop (also online) offers t-shirts, jewelry, insect nets, posters and books, including the newly published children's book, "The Story of the Dogface Butterfly," written by UC Davis doctoral candidate Fran Keller and illustrated (watercolor and ink) by Laine Bauer, a 2012 graduate of UC Davis. Naturalist Greg Kareofelas of Davis, a volunteer at the Bohart, also provided some of the photos for the 35-page book. It's geared toward kindergarteners through sixth graders, but is for all ages.
Bohart officials host weekend open houses throughout the academic year. Upcoming open houses are:
Sunday, Jan. 12
Theme: "Snuggle Bugs"
Hours: 1 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 8
Theme: "Biodiversity Museum Day"
Hours: Noon to 4 p.m.
This event will be held in conjunction with the Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology, Herbarium, Botanical Conservatory, Anthropology Collection and Geology and will take place at each of those locations. (All are free and open to the public.)
Sunday, March 2
Theme: "Garden Heroes!"
Hours: 1 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 12:
Theme: "UC Davis Picnic Day: 100 Years"
Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 4
Theme: "Moth-er's Day"
Hours: 1 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, July 26
Theme: "Arachnids: Awesome or Awful?"
Hours: 1 to 4 p.m.
The Bohart Museum's regular hours are from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The insect museum is closed to the public on Fridays and on major holidays. Admission is free. More information is available from Tabatha Yang at firstname.lastname@example.com or check out the website. Those who would like to join the Bohart Museum Society, a campus and community support organization dedicated to supporting the mission of the museum, can do so by accessing http://bohart.ucdavis.edu/html/about_society.html.
A jeweled beetle, part of the arts and crafts activity. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A dung beetle and dung, crafted at the Bohart Museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ally Estrada, 10, of Vacaville, works with clay. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mollie Bressler, 10, of Vacaville feeds a leaf to a walking stick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Linking Art with Science
You're in luck. Butterfly expert Art Shapiro, professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis, will speak on "Butterflies in Illuminated Manuscripts and Renaissance Art--Homage to Vladimir Nabokov" at the LASER-UC Davis event from 7:25 to 7:50 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2 in Room 3001, Plant and Environmental Sciences Building.
What's LASER? The acronym stands for Leonard Art Science Evening Rendezvous. Basically, as the name implies, it integrates art and science.
The event begins at 6:30 p.m. with socializing and networking, continues with four speakers, and ends with a discussion and networking from 9 to 9:30. Organized and moderated by Anna Davidson, a doctoral candidate in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, it is is free and open to all interested persons.
Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) was a Russian-born novelist best known for Lolita (1955) but he also made "serious contributions as a lepidopterist and chess composer," according to Wikipedia.
The schedule:
6:30-7 p.m.: Socializing/networking
7-7:25: Amy Franceschini, San Francisco area-based artist, speaking on "Excursions through Domains of Familiarity and Surprise"
7:25-7:50: Arthur Shapiro, professor, UC Davis Department of Evolution and Ecology, "Butterflies in Illuminated Manuscripts and Renaissance Art--Homage to Vladimir Nabokov"
7:50-8:10: BREAK. (During the break anyone in the audience currently working within the intersections of art and science will have 30 seconds to share their work).
8:10-8:35: Justin Schuetz, San Francisco Art Institute faculty member and director of conservation science for National Audubon Society, "Approximating Equations: Visual and Statistical Explorations of Truth"
8:35-9: Mary Anne Kluth, interdisciplinary artist based in San Francisco, "Narratives of Inquiry in a Contemporary Art Practice"
9-9:30: Discussion/Networking
Speaker biosketches:
Amy Franceschini is an artist and founder of the San Francisco-based art and design collective, Futurefarmers. Her work is highly collaborative and usually involves a diverse group of practitioners who come together to make work that responds to a particular time and space. Franceschini creates tactile frameworks for exchange where the logic of a situation can disappear -- where moments of surprise and wonder open the possibility for unexpected encounters and new perspectives on a particular situation. This situational approach emerges as temporary architectural interventions, public programs, choreography, radical journalism and museum exhibitions. Franceschini received her masters of fine arts degree from Stanford University. She is a Guggenheim Fellow and has exhibited at the New York Museum of Modern Art, New York Hall of Sciences and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Art Shapiro, distinguished professor of evoluation and ecology at UC Davis, monitors the butterfly population of Central California and posts on his website at http://butterfly.ucdavis.edu/. He works on butterfly biogeography, evolution, and ecology and also does research in Argentina. Shapiro received his bachelor of arts degree in biology from the University of Pennslvania in 1966, and his doctorate in entomology from Cornell University in 1970. Shapiro joined the UC Davis faculty in 1971. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, California Academy of Sciences, Royal Entomological Society (U.K.) and Explorers Club. He also was selected a Fellow of the Davis Humanities Institute. His credits also include 300 scientific publications (one book, Field Guide to Butterflies of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Valley Regions, University of California Press, 2007); and 16 completed doctoral and 15 masters students under his direction. He works on butterfly biogeography, evolution, and ecology.
Justin Schuetz is a visiting faculty member at San Francisco Art Institute; he co-teaches a class on scientific and artistic exploration of biological systems. "Recently I have been using images and text to explore the ideas of a Japanese mathematician whose work has changed how biologists construct statistical models of the world," Schuetz said. He received his bachelor's degree in biology and studio art from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine; his doctorate in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University; and his master's degree in fine arts (photography) from the San Francisco Art Institute. As the director of conservation science for National Audubon Society, he leads a team "that aims to describe relationships between birds, people, and places so that we can better shape conservation outcomes. Much of our recent work has focused on reconstructing responses of birds to historical climate change and forecasting responses to future climate change."
Mary Anne Kluth is an interdisciplinary artist who received her master's degree in fine arts from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2008 and a bachelor's of fine arts from California College of Arts in 2005. She says her work explores the nexus of landscape imagery, narrative, and information, and her most recent body of work deals with descriptions of landscape from the 1860s, and contemporary theme park simulations. Kluth recently completed a residence at the Kala Art Institute and exhibited at the Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, and the Contemporary Art Center, Las Vegas. Her work has been featured in ARTnews, Beautiful Decay, and Harper's, among other publications. Kluth has written catalog essays, reviews and contributed to various publications, including Art Practical, Artweek, Art Ltd. and Stretcher. She is represented by Gallery Wendi Norris in San Francisco.
For directions to the Plant and Environmental Sciences building, see map. See you there!
Butterfly expert Art Shapiro of UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gulf Fritillary butterfly on passion flower blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Thankful for Insects
Of the many things I'm thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day, I am thankful for the millions of insects that populate our planet. Scientists have described more than a million species, but there may be 10 million more undescribed.
I am thankful for honey bees. There is no more comforting sound on a warm summer day than the buzz of bees as they pollinate the plants and return to their colonies with nectar and pollen. I am thankful for the their role in providing the fruits and vegetables that we eat.
But that's just me.
I am thankful for bumble bees, especially the endangered ones that struggle to overcome the tragic changes to their environment. Bumble bees are social insects but what developers and others are doing to them is definitely anti-social.
But that's just me.
I am thankful for butterflies, nature's flying art that flutter in our garden and touch gently down on blossoms for a lingering sip of nectar. Their beauty overwhelms me.
But that's just me.
I am thankful for the pre-historic looking dragonflies that glide gracefully over our ponds and streams to snag mosquitoes and other undeirable insects.
But that's just me.
I am thankful for the insects that clothe us: the bees for pollinating cotton plants, and the silkworms for spinning cocoons.
But that's just me.
I am thankful for the beneficial insects, like honey bees, ladybugs, lacewings, assassin bugs, damsel bugs, soldier beetles, big-eyed bugs, syrphids, and parasitic mini-wasps.
But that's just me.
I am thankful for bee gardens, gardeners, entomologists and insect photographers. Frankly, I would rather spend an afternoon photographing insects in my backyard than sitting on a crowded beach in Hawaii with a little umbrella decorating a drink that I don't drink.
But that's just me.
I am thankful I don't engage in recreational shopping, collect pretentious possessions, or focus on five-star restaurants, especially when starving, ravaged and troubled souls sit forlornly outside. I firmly believe that Brown Thursday, Black Friday and Cyber Monday should not be an integral part of our lives, and that "greed" should be replaced by "giving."
But that's just me.
I'm happy with what I have. To me, it's important to "want" what you have, than to "have" what you want.
But that's just me.
Today I'm especially thankful for two Gulf Fritillary butterflies that just emerged from their chrysalids.
The double emergence may seem like a "minor" thing to be thankful for today but it's the "minor" things that I treasure. And why "happy" should always precede the name of this holiday.
A honey bee heading for a tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Western tiger swallowtail on a Mexican sunflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A flame skimmer dragonfly at rest. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Since it was first opened in 1978, Olsen Field has been the home to Texas A&M's "boys of spring and summer." Now, thanks to the generosity of two brothers and a well-known ice cream company that was named for a Texas wildflower that blooms in the summer, Olsen Field is on the verge of becoming one of college baseball's ultimate "sweet spots."
Texas A&M former students and Blue Bell Creameries executives Ed. and Howard Kruse of Brenham along with Blue Bell Creameries have pledged a $7 million lead gift to the 12th Man Foundation's Championship Vision capital campaign for the renovation and expansion of Olsen Field. In recognition of this generous gift, the Texas A&M athletic department leadership requested that the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents name the extensive new construction as "Blue Bell Park," and that the official name of the baseball facility be changed to C.E. "Pat" Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
"When we thought of a perfect partner to complete this fantastic facility, the name of one family came to mind. The support of the Kruses and Blue Bell for Aggie baseball go together like Peaches and Homemade Vanilla! ", said Miles Marks, President of the 12th Man Foundation.
Blue Bell Creameries, located about 40 miles south of College Station has become known to ice cream lovers across the country as "the Little Creamery in Brenham." It was founded in 1907 as the Brenham Creamery Company, which made butter from the excess cream produced by local farmers. Ice cream was added to the product line in 1911, produced at the rate of two gallons a day, which were made in a wooden tub filled with ice. In 1930, the name of the company was changed to "Blue Bell" after the favorite Texas wildflower of the company's manager, E.F. Kruse. Not to be confused with the Texas state flower the bluebonnet, which blooms in early spring, the blue bell blooms in the heat of the summer, just when ice cream is most popular.
Kruse, a former schoolteacher, joined the company as manager in 1919 when he was just 23. He guided and built the creamery until his death in 1951 when his sons Ed. and Howard took over leadership. Paul, Ed.'s son, has been CEO of the privately-held company since 2004. The family-run company has slowly expanded from its humble beginnings to now sell ice cream in parts of 19 mostly southern states.
Like the company, Texas A&M University has been a significant part of the Kruse family's legacy. Ed. graduated in 1949, Howard in 1952 and Paul in 1977. Among the numerous honors they have received, both Ed. and Howard are distinguished alumni of Texas A&M and are outstanding alumni of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
"Howard and I are proud of our association with Texas A&M and what it has meant to us over the years. We are honored to be able to give back in some way," said Ed. Kruse. Added Howard, "Texas A&M has certainly influenced the way in which we do business at Blue Bell, so what better way to show appreciation from our family and our company than to support this project. Besides, nothing goes better with baseball than Blue Bell ice cream."
Although Blue Bell is available in only a small percentage of the nation's supermarkets, it is the third best-selling ice cream in the country. The creamery's success has enabled the Kruse family to generously give back to the community. The Kruse family is involved in many civic endeavors in Brenham and throughout the state, and they have been particularly supportive of Blinn College and Texas A&M University.
As such, the "Blue Bell" name is a natural fit at Olsen Field, which is known nationally for being the home of some of the most passionate fans in all of college baseball. Texas A&M is traditionally among the nation's leaders in annual baseball attendance, and the playing surface at Olsen is known as one of the premier fields in the country. A new covered batting facility was added along the left field line in 2004, and the planned improvements will make it the finest collegiate baseball facility in the country.
To address the competitive needs of the baseball program, the 12th Man Foundation formed the Olsen Field committee, led by co-chairs Jerry Cox and Steve Morris, in 2009. The committee held gatherings across the state to inform potential donors about plans for a two-part renovation. The $16 million first phase of that plan included the construction of a two-story student-athlete center housing a new locker room, player's lounge, coaches' offices, training and weight facilities as well as club seating, widening of the concourse, and new concession stands and restrooms.
A secondary $8 million phase includes a dramatic new exterior façade of the facility, removal of metal bleachers and construction of grassy berm seating areas on both the first base and third base sides. Additionally, construction of suites along the top of the stadium and numerous fan and family amenities throughout the ballpark will be added.
Campaign commitments of over $15 million toward the Phase I goal of $16 million and the sales of premium seats and suites, the $7 million gift from the Kruse brothers and Blue Bell to the 12th Man Foundation made it possible to complete all phases of the $24 million renovation and expansion of the baseball stadium.
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As for myself, my numbers have been low due to my stupid software issues; hardware is running well. I've been messing around still in an attempt to get multi WUs working on Windows 8, but I have had no such fortune lately, thus my drastically low numbers But good work to everyone else holding down the fort!
Same here, my 7950's potential is being wasted because I wish to continue using Windows 8. I don't know what is to blame and why it hasn't been fixed 2 moths after the OS was released.
Also you may want to set the voltage manually as with some Amd boards, they will up the voltage to high levels when ocing when set to auto.
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Awesome, I grabbed a small sliver of pie tonight!!! Yummy! and dang MStenholm (and KieX) you're rocking like nobody's business!
Yes I had a good day with all rigs running 100 %. This morning I woke up my 2x7970 taking a 3 hour break. I haven't figured out what happened yet - PC was on but BOINC was not running.
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I missed out my pie, probably because of all my down time But I'm coming back tomorrow for some pie!!!!
Got a fresh slice of Blueberry waiting for you.... come on up and grab it You may have to battle mjkmike for it though. It looks like he has his new rig built and spooling up
My new rig has been a pain in the you know what. Turns out the add on WI-FI/Bluetooth card is shit so rebuilt the rig without it and things are running fine. As for competition just remember I am only doing one WU per card so if it gets bad I have a backup plan. current crunchers: 2600k with a 6990 3930k with 2 7770's 3930k with 3 7770's
More rigs? I have had more rigs than most. They all go too friends on TPU or local. It really is not a race but it is fun to be in the lead pack.
And a remarkable collection you have How well does the HD6990 do? I'm quite familiar with the HD7770s at this point... And MStenholm doing nearly 3 million WCG PPD!
I have two goals: to be first on sign up date. Until recently it was unrealistic but now I'm 15 days away. He (Biker- of XtremeSystems) had a 15 M BOINC head start when I checked the first time which he got be running some insane HW (five or six dual Xeon X-serie rigs plus a number of hex cores). The second is just get the most of my HW and 3 M WGC PPD is in my reach. Just waiting for some colder weather
You could probably reach the top spot for your country's stats if you can keep up the pace until the end of the GPU WU. Once I can get my hardware problems sorted I'll give you some encouragement to get there by nibbling on your cherry pie.
The two people in front of me is not running their own HW - one is an Apple dealer and the other is "buying" points (Easynews) so they can't just upgrade with nice AMD GPUs. That said there is a long way to being #1 in Denmark, at least May. I will slow down when temperatures are getting higher. Whom I kidding, I will reduce OC and let them run as long as there is GPU work. Third goal is hereby official Please nipple on my Cherry pie and keep me competitive, I expect nothing less from you
A valiant goal In terms of points/day, I'm actually #1 in Sweden currently--but #1 has 170 million BOINC points. So it will be a real challenge to overtake that any time soon But I did recently manage to become #1 on my sign-up date, which was cool
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This is disturbing story out of Chicago. It seems a number of young journalists covering the anti-NATO protests in Chicago were targeted for harassment by the Chicago Police Department. Batteries and external hard drives of theirs were smashed and the cell phone of one individual was taken, and much of what he had recorded was deleted. The excuse the cops gave to the individuals, was that their car had matched another car.
I hope whatever the people in that supposed other car had done was pretty bad, because these journalists had guns drawn on them during the stop. A fellow journalist, Mike Paczesny, who works with one of those stopped, Luke Rudkowski, was questioned earlier in the day about Rudkowski by the police. Maybe this was because Rudowski had asked the police superindendent of the city if the police was putting in agent provocateurs at the protests.
A woman who was renting the apartment where the individuals had stayed, said that police had gathered outside of the residence and were not allowing people into it. So, the odds that this was just the stop of a wrong car, are absolutely nill. The police targeted this car and made an excuse that they were going after other individuals.
They drew guns on these journalists in an effort, it seems, to illegally erase video and destroy equipment. Makes you wonder what was on the video, doesn't it? Frankly, I don't see one reason why all these cops shouldn't be immediately fired, along with those who ordered the illegal detention. Of course, that will not happen. They will probably be given medals.


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Campus Reform - A public university's Union Activities Board (UAB) paid $304.69 to purchase sex toys as prizes for a "Dirty Bingo" event, an administrator told Campus Reform on Thursday. The items purchased as awards include butt plugs, an artificial vagina, vibrators, dildos, lubricant, edible underwear, a book on sex positions, and other items, Lauryn Collier, president of North Carolina State University's (NCSU) UAB, told Campus Reform in a statement Thursday. An image, posted to the event's Facebook page, also reveals artificial vaginas among the many prizes to be given away.
The "Dirty Bingo" event, slated to take place next Tuesday, aims to find "innovative" ways to discuss sexual health on the campus. "The certified educators plan to use some of the items (those that are appropriate) to demonstrate healthy sex practices," said Collier in the statement. The event, which is being funded through mandatory student fees, has drawn criticism from students on campus. "The fact that a public university is going to spend mandatory student fees on such an event is just repulsive," said Emma Benson, an NCSU student and state co-chair of the libertarian organization Young Americans for Liberty, in a phone conversation with Campus Reform. "There is nothing that involves reading 50 Shades of Grey or using a butt plug that promotes safe sex," she added.
Jason Cockrell, an NCSU student who is hosting a discussion to talk about the criticism directed towards the event, said his opposition stems from the use of student fees. "I think that it's patently obvious that this is not an appropriate use of student fees," said Cockrell. "It doesn't pertain to safer sex."
Brace yourselves, we got a good old fashioned butt plug and artificial vagina fight at NC State! If I had a dollar for every time I saw a nerd and frat bro duking it out on their college's Facebook page debating the merits of butt plugs and lubricants and edible underwear I'd be a rich man by now.
I guess I don't really get the controversy here? I mean we're talking about what, 300 bucks out of the student activities budget? Is it really worth this big a stink? I'm sure all fellas interested in the butt plug giveaway aren't too thrilled about the trillion dollars you stick into the football and basketball teams. Little bit of give and take is all you can ask for. Plus bingo is awesome. Sure it's better when you win money instead of an object to stretch out your asshole but whatever. Different strokes for different folks. I say let Dirty Bingo happen and just don't go if you don't want to. Easy as that. Smell ya later dumb prudes.


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Lives of first responders and those whom they are trying to assist can be lost when first responders cannot communicate effectively as needed. This report addresses issues of determining the status of interoperable wireless communications across the nation, and the potential roles that federal state, local governments can play in improving these communications.
In a November 6, 2003, testimony, GAO said that no one group or level of government could "fix" the nation's interoperable communications problems. Success would require effective, collaborative, interdisciplinary and intergovernmental planning. The present extent and scope nationwide of public safety wireless communication systems' ability to talk among themselves as necessary and authorized has not been determined. Data on current conditions compared to needs are necessary to develop plans for improvement and measure progress over time. However, the nationwide data needed to do this are not currently available. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intends to obtain this information by the year 2005 by means of a nationwide survey. However, at the time of our review, DHS had not yet developed its detailed plans for conducting this survey and reporting its results. The federal government can take a leadership role in support of efforts to improve interoperability by developing national requirements and a national architecture, developing nationwide databases, and providing technical and financial support for state and local efforts to improve interoperability. In 2001, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) established the federal government's Wireless Public Safety Interoperable Communications Program, SAFECOM, to unify efforts to achieve national wireless communications interoperability. However, SAFECOM's authority and ability to oversee and coordinate federal and state efforts has been limited by its dependence upon other agencies for funding and their willingness to cooperate. OMB is currently examining alternative methods to implement SAFECOM's mission. In addition, DHS, where SAFECOM now resides, has recently announced it is establishing an Office for Interoperability and Compatibility to coordinate the federal response to the problems of interoperability in several functions, including wireless communications. The exact structure and funding for this office, which will include SAFECOM, are still being developed. State and local governments can play a large role in developing and implementing plans to improve public safety agencies' interoperable communications. State and local governments own most of the physical infrastructure of public safety communications systems, and states play a central role in managing emergency communications. The Federal Communications Commission recognized the central role of states in concluding that states should manage the public safety interoperability channels in the 700 MHz communications spectrum. States, with broad input from local governments, are a logical choice to serve as a foundation for interoperability planning because incidents of any level of severity originate at the local level with states as the primary source of support. However, states are not required to develop interoperability plans, and there is no clear guidance on what should be included in such plans.
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April 6, 2013
Meet Information
The Willamette Invitational is no longer a two day event. The 1500m, Steeplechase and 5K races, will be contested Saturday evening. The time schedule is subject to change.
McCulloch Stadium, Exit #253, head West on Mission St
Entry Information
Entry Deadline: Monday, April 1 at 5:00 P.M.
- When entering please submit marks that were achieved outdoors in 2013 or 2012.
- Without a verified entry mark, you will not be entered into the Willamette Invitational
- Unjustified entry times will be declined without notice.
- Meet management reserves the right to select which entries will be accepted and in which sections entrants will be placed.
- Some speculative marks may be considered, but an email explaining the speculative mark must be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com
- The use of speculative marks, is intended to accommodate the freshman athletes who don't have a mark in TFRRS, athletes returning from injury and/or athletes moving up or down distances.
- Speculative marks will only be considered if there is a verifiable comparable mark accompanied by an explanatory email request.
- Coaches should be aware that meet management will apply race formulas and predictors of verifiable distances only.
- Not all entries are guaranteed to be accepted. Check here Wednesday April 3 for accepted entries.
- Enter ONLY races you plan to run
- Do not enter more than one distance event (5,000m, 3,000m Steeplechase, 1,500m)
- At the close of entries on Monday April 1, athletes entered in more than one Friday distance event will be scratched from all events, No Exceptions.
Team Entry Procedures
- All entries must be completed through Direct Athletics
- Only valid TFRRS marks will be accepted
- Invited teams can enter their athletes from their rosters in Direct Athletics under the meet labeled "Willamette Invitational - COLLEGE TEAMS"
- To be considered an invited team please email your request to firstname.lastname@example.com
- $200 per invited team per gender (pay at packet pickup)
- $200 for men, $200 for women and $400 per team
- Entry fees will be calculated based on the number of accepted entries, at $20 per event, not the number of athletes that ultimately compete.
- Make checks payable to Willamette University.
- Late Team Entries will be considered for an additional fee of $100 per team per gender until Tuesday at 5:00pm.
- Teams can pay entry fee at packet pickup.
- Unattached individuals affiliated with a college or university team must use the Open/Club/Unattached Entry method.
- Meet management will deny all requests to change an athlete's status from a team affiliation to unattached after the entry deadline.
Individual Entry Procedures
Please understand all qualifying information before entering
- When entering please submit marks that were achieved outdoors in 2013 or 2012.
- If entry marks are not in the Direct Athletics results database you must provide a link to the online results for that entry mark in the note section
- Individuals (club & unattached) Must enter and pay online BEFORE the entry deadline under the meet labeled "Willamette Invitational - INDIVIDUALS".
- Athletes must be college age or older
- No high school athletes
- Late entries will not be accepted
- There will be no refunds for any reason
- $20 per event entered
- Make sure that you have your Direct Athletics username and password well in advance of the entry deadline
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- There will be no late individual entries and no refunds for any reason
- You must print your confirmation and present it at the event check-in
- Email scratches to email@example.com as soon as you know them
The hammer will be contested at 1850 Oxford St, behind the Math Learning Center.
The maximum allowable spike length is 1/4 inch on all track surfaces
Field Events: Clerking will take place 30 minutes prior to the start of each event at the event site.
Running Events: Report to the Northeast corner of the Track Shed at least 30 minutes prior to the scheduled event time. We may re-seed events based on checked-ins 30 minutes prior to the start of the event. Athletes not checked-in will be scratched.
Infield Regulations
- Team camps must be in the stands
- The throwing footballs, frisbees, or objects on the infield is prohibited.
- Non-competitors and fans must remain in the stands.
- Extra traffic becomes a distraction and creates an unsafe environment for competitors and meet management. Please enforce this with your coaching staff, families, and athletes.
Other Notes
Unsportsmanlike behavior or failure to follow procedures by coaches or athletes will result in denial of future entries at Willamette University.
Dressing Facilities
Locker rooms are available only at the Sparks Center on Willamette's main campus (2 blocks away). Arrangements must be made to use the locker rooms. Stadium locker room is off limits to visiting teams.
Training Room / Trainers
Trainers will be available at McCulloch Stadium 90 minutes prior to the start of events.
Results will be posted on the back wall of the stadium as they become available. Live results will be available online.
Implement Certification
Implement Certification will be at McCulloch Stadium in the Track Shed.
- Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Women's javelins, women's shot puts and men's discus' must be dropped off by 8:30 a.m.


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Been there several times with my flatmate.. we love the place. Not very loud or crowd.. the music is different depends on different bands.
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Let's face it: taking time out to review on Trip Advisor means the place is really worth it or serves as a warning. In this case, the Jazz Bar is well worth the recommendation. This upscale bar with a superior live band had the whole place groovin' and dancin' even without a dance floor! We did not eat, but the... More
Visited Hilton Abu Dhabi last year cannot rate highly enough, Lovely hotel , beach, room, everything to our satisfaction. Jazz Bar great at night, resident band, Maximus, absolutely fantastic, so much so, we have booked again this year for three nights, owing to the hotel room and everything on offer. Hope Maximus is on once again but will enjoy anyway.... More
Probably one of the best burgers I've ever had! Best to get there quite early to get a table to eat and then move to the bar area for drinks when the band start. Fantastic band, extremely talented and do a great selection and mix of music. They really get the audience going and the atmosphere is buzzing. It's not... More
We didn't eat in this restaurant so can't comment on the food. But the atmosphere and the live music is amazing. You MUST go here if you're in Abu Dhabi. It's hard to get a table but its worth standing for the entertainment. Staff are attentive and the drinks kept coming.
Jazz Bar is the place in Abu Dhabi to go to for a live band experience. They change band every couple of months. Usually all of them is great and some of them are very good. The place has a good setting with a stage in the middle, a bar and a dining area. If you have not been there... More
I have been visiting the Jazz Bar in Abu Dhabi for over a year now and it has become my favourite place for a night out. The main feature of the Bar is the live band that plays every night (except Saturday). The current 7 member band, Impact, is coming to the end of their run this week which is... More
If you are looking for a great place in Abu Dhabi to spend the night, this is certainly the place. Nice live music and great atmosphere. The band is fantastic! However avoid eating there. Food is not tasty and comes in very small portion. I ordered a sea bass with tomato risotto and carrot pure. It was totally tasteless. I... More
The atmosphere was thrilling fun.The bartender is of great hospitality and showmanship.I like going back here everytime I visit ABu dhabi.This is the best bar in AUH and a shining gem for Hilto hotel.Must visit!
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Great. Thanks Ashraf, Locutus & Samuel I'll "ungoodnight pronto" & instead click the "here" link again
Bullseye! Indeed it is "The 411 on Process Virtual Machines" Thanks, I'll read & seek any clarification if required. Upon a fast read it looks "simply loveable" and also "loveably simple". Wow!LOL
27Locutus (reference your comment 21)
Oh okay so there are no buttons as such for me to take. Therefore its not a computer problem at my end or yours. So I need to import smilies myself? How do I do that? Please guide me. Smilies are indeed great to use I agree with you 100%. They are there in my forum blog but not inside the main blog?!
29@Ramesh Kumar and Samuel: Has this comment thread turned into a mini-forum? :)
30They cannot accept address in ".name" domain name like "firstname.lastname@example.com".
This kind of domain existe since 2000 !!!35@Locutus: If I don't remember wrongly, you can uncheck "receive email for new comment posted on your submission" or s/th similar inside the WordPress dashboard.
Of course, if you use this method, you'll have to check it again later if you post again.
I've just tried this for a few addreses:
- "…@hotmail.com": Unknown
- "…@hotmail.co.uk": Unknown
- "…@gmail.com": Valid41Here's a free php script that works even better.
42Locutus (your comment no.33)
Thanks for your guidance
Ramesh:) :D


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