the duke. Each o f the three men haa
held the record for |ienetrating farthest
north. Colonel Rrnluard. with the par
t. D. A l t X A N D t R . Publisher
ty lu search o f the ilrecly expiilltlon,
reachisl S3 degrees, 24c, minutes north
Entered at the p >-*t»ilW at Stayton, Ore ■ m, a* latitude In 1 VC. He held tills rivord
mail matter of the Mcond class.
till Nansen passed It In ISJIR, reaching
St! degrees, 1,'t.Oikl minutes. The Duke
Fast friends t-ihiuM Is* slow to dis o f the Ahruzzt In WHO, or the party
ag nv.
sent out by him, tieat this by about 20
minutes, and IVary last year surpa-sisl
When ¡1 uiau earns his money lie nev
them all, touching S7 degrees and tl
er has any to hum.
minutes. In the twenty five years since
Colouel llralnanl's achievement the ex
Business Is business for tlaxu* who
plorers have gone almost S 'j degree*
mltul their own business.
nearer to the pole, or at the rate of
about ten miles a year. There remain
Fruit may he scarce on tree and vine
about 200 miles to go.
tills year, hut there is still a fairly
good crop in the till run.
It sometimes happens In human life
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191
H O W TH E W O R LD W IL L
BE S A V E D FROM S T A R V A T IO N .
U
I «i|i|M»r-l*til*«inl hai .
Workers In ct>p|H*r minerà,
that a man who has lived for years In
|s*aivalile If not a in lea tile relations with
his neighbors Is suddenly revealed ns
a great criminal, whose presence has
been a constant menais* to all alwmt
Those warsld; s in the Paclfli* mean
him. wnd whose sins Include tragedies
nothin»;, but Japan will not have to pay
which had long been mysteries. Some
an admission tee to look at them.
aueb revelation as this has been made
about tlie common domestic rat. not
Why should there he a dispute over
suddenly. i«'rliaps, but with a slow and
the sex o f the American eagle? The
ivrtalti piling up *>f evldemv, until now
eagle is on our money, and it cert a in
the Biological Survey of tin* Cnited
ly i.
States government lias indict is I the sly
Because lie lias l>eeii made a doctor gray criminal In a apodal pamphlet.
o f literature. Mark Twain will not The first rat to reach flies«* shores was
treat |>oetry for had feet. lie is not thA Euro|K*an black rat. which came
over nearly three hundred years ago.
a chiropodist.
The common rat o f today is the brown,
We do not remember having rent? or Norway rat. He reached America
any nature faking stories about the atsiut 1775. and lias multiplied so rapid
moapiito. KveryU»1 \ stvma to under iy that he has almost entirely driven
out his black predecessor. Then* is
stand the mosquito's habits.
also a fhinl sjiecies. known as tlie roof,
Somebody should push along that or Alexandrian rat of Egypt. This rat
Idea o f sidling eggs by weight. Some Is a good sailor, and so Is found mostly
o f those that now go toward making In aeacoast cities. The brown rat is
up a full dozen are no larger than pronounced to he the worst mamma I inti
pest ill exlstein-e.
No statistics a re
hailstones.
available for America, but in Denmark
Lest we become too proud as a peo this rat is estimated to work three m il
ple let us recall the fact at suitable in lion dollars’ worth of desfnictlon every
tervals that English tailors criticise the year; and in the Cnited States one rat
style o f clothing worn by Americans at to every horse, cow. sheep ami hog- a
conservative estimate- would do one
society functions.
hundred million dollars* worth o f dam
A Washington preacher declart*s that age In a year. Bats destroy eggs and
“ hell Is in the sun.” But. tbeu. he may young [sniltry, pigeons, game-birds and
know no more atiout It than the good song-birds. In cities they enter stores
old i>astor who used to tell us that it and warehouses, and destroy lai-es. car
|s*ts. silks and woolen*. They gnaw
Is In tlie opjioslte direction.
through lead pli»e. and so flood build
The Duke o f Abruzzi is reported to ings with water. They eat away the
he in love with a Philadelphia girl insulation o f electric wires, and thus
whose father has millions. The duke's cause fires. They are prolific sources
friends will, if the rejsirt Is true, tie o f the spread of contagious diseases.
sorry that be Is in financial diffb-ulties. They breed so fast that a single pair. If
th»*y and their descendants were un
Congressman Hobson says it is a molested for three years, would 1«* re|>-
dream o f his life to see erected in Ala resented at the end o f that time by
bama a factory that will turn out 100 more than twenty million Individuals.
battle shi|is u day. Iioes lie stop to The bulletin o f the Biological Survey is
think how common captains and com issued esjiecially for farmers and
JUDGE J E T E R C. P R IT C H A R D .
manders would lie in the event o f such others whose* premises are iufc*sted
with rats. It gives the ls»st methods
a consummation?
o f i<oisoning them,— the rats, -describe* N o r l l i ( u r t i l i riti J u r l « t I n v o l v r d I n
Klulitn Contri»* er»> .
With some men education is a proc the most effective traps, and gives other
A t(»in|x>riiry frinì* wa.n c*Htnbll#h(Hl
ess, as the word indicates. With others information which makes it an ImiNtrt- in North Carolina ubere governmental
It is an event. A New Jersey janitor ant itid in the elimination of what has adjustiiient of railroad ratea brought
iimfrrpjok to wipe windows with a truly lK*en called *‘a world jiest.”
011 a flash I «»tween Disierai and State
Cnited States flag. When the police
authnrltlea. The flash was o f aride-
drove away the mob the Janitor had LANG U AG E T H A T D IS A P P O IN T E D spremi interest because It not only in-
been educated, but it bad taken only a j
volved thè arresi o f promlricnt railroad
A l l T h a t a » I r o n « M a n Said I niter
few minutes.
ni* 11 . but it threntened to ralse a ques-
«¿rent P r o v o c a t i o n .
tion o f State riglits to I h * foiight out
“ I don’t like to hear a man swear ns
A great deal has been said about the a general thing.” said the girl <>f some in fin» next Presldential eleetion.
North Carolina made a 2%-cent tini-
facility o f the Japanese In adopting exi<erience. to a Providence Journal
and adapting Western methods. Even writer, “ but there are times when It forni passenger rate. Thls was vlolat-
our language appears to gain some se**rns Justifiable, and then I like to
thing from their use erf it. It Is told know that a man can relieve his feel
of one o f General Kuroki’s party that ings The other day I had what was
when his opinon o f America was asked, a real dlsnp]»oinlnient, though
It’s
he replied, "You r country Is full of re- dreadful to admit it.
markabilities, but I find the wesither
“ I was walking up Westminster
curseworthy.” Tw o noteworthy new street with a man you know, anti his
worels in a single breath!
hat blew tiff, fell under the wheels o f
Adam never had invasion to try to
explain tile presence of a blonde hair
ou the sleeve o f his coat.
smelt*
er**. molder* and c ppersnilths are
more fortunale tinnì those wlm bave
to do wlth oihcr metili*, lenii. for ex
ampio, lu tliat copper mctalllc eiipiaff.
tluit I* to *uy |s uot a very daugeroii*
metal.
In* la tic*** of iMilsonlng liy It
ari* comparati*<*ly rare. Thcre bava
lndt*i*d hei‘11 i*n*>*a of coppcr |»>lsonlng,
Isitti acuti* and chronlc, hut tlM*y aro
Infrequent, and Ilio M.vinptoiii* ari*
nilld a* isiuiparisl wlth II iomi * o f poi*
soiiliig hy lenii, itili«* or ars-uh*.
Tlu* aymptouiM of acute i*i>iqn*r-pi»l-
soiilug. hy siilphatc o f *n|>jM*r. ar»*
Miosc of an I rr I tu ut o f fin* digestivi*
traci a uietallli* la ste.la thè niouth,
nausea «imi vomitine, colle and purg
big. follon i»! hy fallitimi «| n *II*. per-
hnps delirium and •»itivulslon*.
The le*st antidoti** for cop|N*r |M>latui-
Ing nr** milk ami cggs. elth«*r separ-
atcly or licatcn tip together. I f lllCM
cnntiot I n * olitaliusl al once, soap mny
I n * gl veti.
It shollld I n * dissovlisl In
water, hut uot glvi'ii lu the forni o f
frothy sud*, the alr in whh'h w*nihl
umilili Infiliti* tlu* stoinach.
tù-'
In chronlc |Mil*oiiliig «svurrlng a* mi
Indiiatrlnl di arane, tlu* symptoni* are
A W H E A T K IE L D l.N A. D. l.ȔO.
mIDI. cnuslsilng chlcflv lu n tuetallic
Several distinguIslMsI scientists have recently |M*liitcd out that under tin*
faste In the niouth. n Min* lini* on the
present conditions the world would lu a short time I n * threatened with a
edite of the giuiiM, soiiH-tlmi** iilccriitlon
sc*rloiis bread famine, lu a lecture at the Itoyal Institution, l^uidon. Pro and recesslon of thè ginn*. Icadlng to
fessor Sil vaults 1*. Thompson referred to this subject showing that a« the*
cxposiirc and di»-nv o f thè teeth. The
demand o f the white ra*»*» for w heat a* a food »lu ff Increase's the* acreage* feofh are often of a gr****n <*olnr.
devoted to wheat g row 'rg Inoren ■«■*■, but at a les» rapid rate, and being I'm-
“ Ilrusa-fouiider*' ague” M prolmhly
ited by climatic conditions will In a few ye*nrs. (lerhapa less than thirty, t*o due more to tlu* poliamoti* action o f
entirely tak**u up. T I m * ii , aa Sir William Cr<Mike*s |Milntcd out In his presi thè ztne than to thè ohpjmt . Ttn* symp-
dential address In I kon there w ill I n * a wheat famine uuleaa tlie* world’s toma conslst of a chili, wIMi clatntny
yield |s*r acre* (at present ntMiiit 12.7 hushe*ls on the* average) <*«11 I k * raised swcatliig, followed hv tmu«*n and vom
by tlw* use* <if fertilizers. Of such fe*rtillze*rs tin* chief Is nitrate of soda ex- lilng The workers alno suffer more or
|M>rtc<l from the* niter l>e*e|s In e'hil!. The demand for this has risen from h*»s bronchiti* and aslhma.
l.essi.ess) tona in 1*02 to l..Vl.'l, 1 Jo tons lu limó, and the* supply will lit the
Milk I* thè nccepteil remoti/ for thln
pre*sent rate* Is* exhausted in h*ss than fifty years. Then the* only chance condltion ; but fin* usi* o f ln*plrntont
o f averting starvation lle*s, as Professor Uronkes poinii-*! out, through tin* by thè workmen, ventllatlou o f tls*
laboratory, Uavcndish. I ’rookes. Dewar, and lla yld gli bad demonstrated lu shop*, and atrld nttentlon to perennai
the laboratory that nitrogen could Is* obtained from the* atmosphere by pjss
eleanllnesM are Imiwrntlve In thè pre-
lug air through an eles*trle* arc flame. This process has now entered the* ventloti of furi ber nttncks and o f
commercial stage* by tlie* <*on»lruction and successful o|s*rntiou o f the* Berke- dironlc |s>isonlng.
land-Eyre works at Notodeu 111 Norway, nitric ai'iel and nitrate* o f lius* ls*iug
The fumi** In nnielting Works ami
formed in large* quantities. The* latter is extremely useful as a fertilizer. emnnutiona fmm ila* n*ln*s rcmovisl
« Mir artist has depicted tin* furtlier mechanlcnl and chemical means which from fhe furnnces are dangerou*, a*
the* future may have to employ In the* production o f Its daily bread. The they ari* rhnrged wlth oxld <>f <*oppt*r.
huge e*ars o f wheat can he s**en growing In long glazes! alley* while it range* and may In finn* causi* sytnptoma o f
lights are blazing from many |*diits.
•li roti le 1 n lison I ng.
î î r m
Sir Chentung Lian-Oheng. Chinese
minister to the United States, has been
railed home like his predecessor, Mr.
Wu, to serve the empire in domestic
diplomacy. China has need o f all tier
aide diplomatists and administrators in
her vast new scheme of internal re
form. One o f Sir Cbeiitung’s a<i*om-
plishments, however, will I k * allowed to
languish in the Chinese foreign office—
his Yankee skill at baseball, w hich'be
acquired along with other liberal arts
at Phillips Academy, Andover.
Notwithstanding the passage o f the
service pension law last February, tlie
pension roll Is decreasing, according to
a recent statement by the pension com
missioner. It reached Its maximum in
January, 1005, with a few more than
a million names on 1L In the next
eighteen months It decreased eighteen
thousand; there were sixteen thousand
fewer names on It In tlie following
eleven months, and the net decrease for
April was two thousand nine hundred
and seventy-seven, or at tlie rate of
aisrut thirty-five thousand a year. This
Is what one would expect forty years
after the close o f the war.
a trolley and was absolutely ruined—.
a new hat, too! What do you think
that big, strong man said? He picked
up the remains, looked at them for a
time as if he were struggling with
some strong emotion and then observ
ed mildly, ‘Dear m e!’ ”
“ So you wanted to hear him swear?”
inquired the man to whom she piured
out her tale.
“ Well, I thought he would use at
least one Mg D." replied tlie girl.
“ My dear girl.” said her companion,
“ that man you were with is probably
the most profane man in Providence,
and on what you might call ordinary
occaaions he cun swear for half an
hour without repeating himself. There
are, however, times when ‘words Is In
adequate,’ and he doubtless recalled
that all the cuss words he knew were
too feeble for the occasion. I assure
you there was more heartfelt bitter
ness In that mild expression than In
all the oaths he knew.”
“ Perhaps,” said the girl, ‘‘but It
really seemed so pitiful that I wanted
to say things for him.”
Th ankfd.
Lil* rain an* sunshine makes de country
amile;
Thank the I^awd we livin’, ef it's only fer
a while!
Polar exploration has made more
progress within the past twenty-five
years than in any other similar period. Lil’ rose a-growin’, drinkin’ up de dew—
This was well Illustrated when Com Thank de Lawd you livin’ en de flowers
is fer you !
mander Robert E. Peary, o f the Amer
ican navy. Col. David L. Bralnard, of
Lil’ hit er trouble— lil’ song en sigh;
the American army, and the Duke of Thank de Lawd de res’ time is cornin’
the Abruzzi, o f the Italian navy, met
by en b y !
at a dinner In New York In honor of — Atlanta Constitution.
T rm lm riii
of
( o t n • lU ton«,
a coinproniim*. providing that tin* In
Mothers are often lunch
ninnili»!
junction suit I n * brought to final hear
wlieti a niemtier of tlu* fninlly Is taken
ing at om-e, that the I ih I k *: is corpus
wlth convulsioni. In inany cns«*s some
proiTislings under tin* rate law In the
dlHturlmnce of the stillimeli I n fin* cause
State courts I k * suspetidisl until tin*
: and to securi* emptylng of thè stomncli
Supreme t ’oiirt o f the United States
. iMs-omes thè flrst treatment. |f thè pa-
ceiial render filial Judgment. This
tlent can awallow, hot water In large
projNisItlou was rejected hy Governor
| quiintltle* wlll tu* llpt tu seetire tliat
Glenn promptly, aa Involving his sur I resilit. I f the fis-t lire colli, applv beat
render to III«* Federal Court, lie said j iti some forni. \Vra|iplng them In thln
In* would not consider any offer from hnga o f hot siimi or salt or hrnn Is ef-
the other side until the railroad had , fedivi*. I f the Iberni Is hot. apply hs*.
compiled with tin* law, and until the I A full hot batti may I h * diulrahle. I f
Federal Courts hud recognized
the file i*a*e Is severe thi*se measiires
r :ght o f the State to institute suits and | should he only prellniliuirv lo send-
to prosecute them under tin* existin g, I |ng
tor Care should Is* givi
--i* for a * dot
•■■> *»..
law. Ile ordcrisl other prosecution» to to the diet.
In* proceeded wlth. saylng tliat In* woiild
use every Inwfui ineans tu enforce tlu*
A Xlew M u rr m | K r i i n n i i i j ,
laws o f thè State. Ile held that the
iiiterference o f Judge Prltchard prc-
''
t
te n
vented the Stale i»mrts from perforni-
Ing tlu-ir ditti«** and would bave tlisl
the hniids of the Gorertuir. However,
after l ’resldent l-'luley o f the Southern
rallway |M*rmitted tilmself lo I h * ar-
rested a l'oinpronilse was reai’lwsl
whereby all i | i i i * s || o i i h under contro-
versy are t<> go to tlu* higlier ixmrta for
settleinent and the railroad agrcns to
pili th<* ii <* w ratea luto i*ffi*ct.
¥Ài&
Judge l ’rltchard formerly si*rved
ciglit yenrs in thè Uniteli States Sell
ale. havlng Isen electi»! 011 tlu* l!e-
i publican Popiilist fiishloti ticket. Al thè
end o f bis terni he wiih appointed hy
"This pa[K»r six n fel|«*r In I’ennsyl-
Pr«*sldi*nt ItiHisenelt to thè Supreme rniiny's Invented a chemical th’t make»
heucli o f tlu* Dislrlet o f Coliinildii. and ashes burn.”
om* ye.-ir later was elevated to thè C ir
“ Why don’t you try It In ycr pipe an'
'•ut down ycr Flun ker hills?”
cuit l'ourt.
J I.IS .K
l i l i I ( I l A llo .
id hy two ticket agents, whereupon
they were arrested and sent to Jail for
thirty days. Appeal was made to Fed-
eral Judge Jeter C. Pritchard, who dis
charged the two men and deelared the
penalty clause o f the rati* law uncon
stitutional.
The Pritchard decision
was hitndnl down despite the napiest
of Governor Glenn for delay until the
legal authorities o f the State could I k *
heard.
At the same time Governor
Glenn ordered Suiierlor Court Solicitor
Brown to resist to the utmost the re
lease of the defendants,
promising
armed protis-tlon to the State officers,
and thus precipitating a direct conflict
of authority between the Federal court
and the State o f North Carolina.
With a view to adjusting this con
flict o f authorities, AssiMtant Attorney
General Snnford was sent to Presi
dent Roosevelt to Asheville to propone
rl«*
K levnfor»
In
. South
Afrlon.
D rsm sllc,
Just as he chiHped the heailtlfiil g ll.
The South African demand for elec-
fri«* elevator* Is stated to he rapidly In bis grent strong arins a stränge man
Increasing. The erection o f many sky- cnme out and stisid heside them, Imik-
sernper tiiiiliüngs creates an enormons
exivptionaly foolish and Idiotie, due
deniauil for eonstruetlon material a n d !
embarrnssni«*tit.
"Pardon me,” he said. “ The play
on account o f tin* w a rd ty of water for
the hydraulic elevator these new build wright had more epigrams than he
ings are largely demanding the elec- could put In the mouths of his logical
trle lifts. Not only an* the commercial characters and I ’ve dropped In, Just
emporium* putting in these electric ele 1 here, to get off a few o f them. I ’ll I ni
vators, hut the hotels as well. As there ns quick as I can. You understand my
Is a decided tendency to erect more m>- position, o f course?”
“ Oh, denr, yes,” they replied, ns with
to-date hotels the call for such appli
one voice. “ Don’t mind us. Go right
ances should he much extended.
ahead. Take the center o f the stage
nini talk Just ns long ns you like. W e’ve
S a m e « lit i « t a a l I H e a t l o n s .
“ This,” said the dealer, “ Is the lient lw*t*n In society drama before, you
automobile yon could buy; Just the know.” — Puck.
thing for a lady.”
W«|*V.
“ Really?” remarked Miss Bright. “ I
, . .
,
A1
“ He keeps putting off the wlddlng
sup|s»si* it
kind and gentle «nd ,1ay and putting It o ff!”
not afraid o f electric cars.” — Philadel
“ Yen? Perhaps he hn* b«*en married
phia Presa,
' before.” — Houston Post.