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Thursday, February 21, 1018 rr btYWw ASHLAJTO TTDnfuS - " ; -jar: r j fOUIlDACOHTINEtlT Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer In Front Rank of Explorers. Stenlngten, Conn, Wat Birthplace of ' Bravt 8aller Who Wat the Firtt " to Dltoover Land In Great Antarctic Ocean. American sailors bave In more than ne Instance proven, while following their pursuits, to be explorers of the first magnitude. This fact Is recalled In the case of Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer, a native of Stonlngton, Conn., a port that once supported a prosperous fleet of mer chant vessels. Captain rainier, when twenty years Id, discovered the Antarctic continent. Today Captain Palmer's old home In th quiet seashore town of tils birth Is place honored by resident and .visi tor alike, while a fow miles from It, at JNoank, a famous old shipyard, bearing till the name of Palmer, Is perpetuat ing the traditions of the locality by turning out ships for the new merchant Marine, under the construction pro pram of the United States shipping board. Captain Palmer was an active, trong, aggressive character. When as a lad of eighteen he made a voyage on the brig Ilersilla as second mate, It (chanced that he was landed at the Falkland Islands to kill wild bullocks for meat, while his ship sailed away In search of an Island of which the Yan kee captains bad heard vague stories, fcut had never seen. In the absence of the Hersllla nn Ar gentine vessel, the Esplrlto Snnto, touched at the Falklnnds for water. Her captain told young Palmer that he yns bound for a place where there ere thousands of seals. The Argectlno sailed away before the Ilersilla came back; but on his Vessel's return, young Palmer Insisted that she put after the Esplrlto Santo, In hope of finding the strange Island. Thlt was done, and after many days' ailing, the Yankee brig found not only the vessel she had followed, but Is lands to that time unknown In North America, the South Shetlands. In 1821, Nathaniel Palmer, as com nander of a Stonlngton sloop, the Hero, sailed again to the South Shet lands for seals. Finding the seals near ly exterminated there, he sailed far ther and farther In search of new seal ing grounds, stopping only when he sighted land not laid down on any ichart There were numerous Islands, nd beyond them a wild coastline and Aim mountains. One night the Hero lay becalmed In thick fog that enveloped her like a Blanket After taking the deck at mid night for the middle watch. Captain Palmer was astonished when his man at the helm struck one bell; to hear the ound repented twice. The same thing kappened at two bells and so on through the watch. Superstition had sot left the seas In those days, and the men of the watch deck were alarmed. At seven bells the fog lifted a little, nd two men-of-war were seen not more than a mile away. After the United States ensign was run up at the main peak of the Hero, one of the warships sent a boat alongside with nn Invitation from Commander Belllng liausen of the Itusstanjiavy for the captain of the American sloop to come en board his ship. Captain Palmer went just as he was dressed In sea boots and sou'wester. The scene wus one of Impressive con trasts when Cnptaln Palmer stepped Into the commander's luxurious cabin. The polished, accomplished Russian commander Insisted on sitting down to luncheon with the rugged young Yan kee In sea boots, a meal that Captain Falmer found elaborate, after the fare on the Hero. The Russian officer had been two jrenrs on a voyage of discovery. He examined keenly the chart and log book of thc Hero, anil questioned Cap tain Palmer at length concerning the land he had found. Finally the commander arose, placed .Ws hand upon the young captain's lend, and said: "I name the land you have discovered 'Palmer Land' In your honor; but what will my august mas ter say, and what will he think of my cruising for two years In search of the land that has. been discovered by a boy, In a sloop only a little larger than the launch of my frigate?" Islands named for Peter and Alexan der are still so designated on charts f that part of the Antarctic; but the land found by the boy captain of Ston lngton appears on every chart of that part of the world as "Palmer Archl - pel a go." It was nearly 20 years after Captain Talmer'a discovery that the rim of the Antarctic continent was explored, by an Englishman, Sir James Ross, of the famous Erebus and Terror expedition. Women Gain on Men. Professor Phillips of Amherst col lege believes that the American wom en of today are physically much finer and stronger than the women of yes terday, and that If the women continue their physical Improvement In the suc ceeding generations as much as they bave In the last generation, It will not be many centuries off when the Amer ican women will be at physical equal (and fit at the American men. Hit Fate. "If ha ever gets to tha front, Jim will be hit the first thing with a hell." "What makes you think tor The law of natural affinity; bt'f ftach Ht" AROUSED TO FRENZY OF JOY People of Madrid Outdid American Baseball Fans When Bull Fight With Popular Matador It Announced. Madrid It the greatest bull fighting city In the world. From her ttald pro fessional and Intellectual classes down to the smallest and grimiest urchin vending newspapers on the streets, every Madrllleno It a connoisseur of bulls and bull fighters. Anyone who thinks that baseball can turn Hi devo tees Into temporary lunatics on the day of a world's championship game should see the people of Madrid when a famous matador Is billed to meet some of the ferocious Mlura bulls. Each of the well-known swordsmen has his group of followers, enthusiasts as they are called, any one of whom will stake his fortune or his neck on the prowess of his own par ticular master as compared to all other slayers of bulls. On the day of a "cor rida" these enthusiasts flock about the hotel, where their Idols are staying, to greet them hours before the combat with cheers and adulation. Early In the afternoon the streets leading to the plaza are choked with surging cur rents of. humanity, all moving to a single goal. The plaza Itself Is a great amphithe ater with a 'sanded arena for stage. The arena is surrounded by a thick brick wall, broken here and there by tiny doors one door to the pens, whence the bulls are loosed, another for the picadors, who ride in on de crepit old horses, a third for the he roes of the day, the swordsmen, who take tlie money and the glory of the occasion without running any greater risk than their humble subordinates. On a sunny day the arena Is a riot of color. Picadors are dressed In yel low, the "cape men," who turn the bull wave gayly colored silk robes, the lit tle darts which the banderilleros plant In the neck of the bull are tipped with flags, even the mules who haul out the debris carry huge Spanish banners In their headstalls. The matador Is the final glory, flaming from head to foot In a rich satin costume of green or blue, heavily embroidered with gold. He carries a flaming red flag to en rage the bull, and before the day has gone far, the red of the flag Is blended with the red of blood. Wound Statistics. Statistics uf men wounded in trench warfare have been published for the period between January,- 1016 and June, 1010. Seven and eighty-seven hundredths per cent of wounded men die on the battlefield. Ten and six-teen-hundredtht per cent die later from their Injuries, or 18.03 succumb, a proportion far less than 25 per cent estimated mortality which surgeons drew up when the war began. Artillery causes 54.74 per cent of wounds, rifles and revolvers S9.16 per cent, bayonets 0.59 and gas 5.61. Bombs, which have supplanted bay onet work so largely, are classed with artillery. Percentages of wounds Jn the head and neck are 21.02 per cent, for the trunk, they are 21.63 per cent, while wounds In the extremities stand at 56.4 per cent. Twenty-three and sixty-two hun dredths per cent of the wounds are classed as serious, 63.01 as medium, and 13.07 as so slight that the vic tims can return to the lines Imme diately. Snake Stops Water Supply. Glenvllle, a hamlet three miles back of Tarrytown, was without water Tues day. Its only supply Is obtained from the Gypsy spring on Gen. Howard Car roll's estate. The pipe that led from the spring appeared to be frozen, so William Van Winkle pulled the pipe out of the spring and took It home to thaw It out. There was consternation in the house when a garter snnke start ed to crawl out of the pipe. The snake had crawled Into the pipe during the cold snap of Monday night and had frozen In (here, shutting off the water supply. When the pipe was thawed the snake was released and tried to escape from Its storage prison. Van Winkle caught It and Is proudly exhibiting it In n jar. While this story has a Wiusted flavor It Is vouched for by Van Winkle's neighbor. Lepers of Panama. When the United Stutes government began to construct the Panama canal It found seven pitiful lepers In the re public In nn Isolated and forlorn build ing. In 1005 It was voted to spend $25, 000 for a suitable building for these outcasts. In April, 1907, a hospital was opened at Palo Seco and each patient was given a plot of land on which he might raise fruits and vegetables, and so be partly self-supporting. The Episcopal church, In establishing here the Mission of the Holy Comforter, has offered these lepers practically the only society they ever see except each other. Now a chapel, a school for the chil dren, an Infirmary for the shut-ins and laundry and gardens for the active make these lepers feel that they are being given their chance. The World Outlook. Exhaust Steam. More attention than ever before la being paid this winter to careful use of exhaust steam In power plants. It may be applied to Innumerable pur poses, such as heating feed water for the steam boiler, for many washing purposes, heating buildings, pasteuris ing and sterilizing and the like. ' A small Investment In additional boiler room equipment, such ht an exhaust steam heater, will effect savings of several hundred dollars a year Id the coal bill of even a moderate sized pow er plant. Going Away Oil Sloanle Williams, ton of Thomas A. Williams, who recently removed to Montgomery, Ala., from Franklin, and the ton of Capt K. B. Chenoweth, former coroner of Johnson county, who enlisted in the medical corps at Ft Harrison, and was sent to Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, for base hospital training, were playing. Sloanla started an argument by say ing "My papa and mamma and I are going away off." Young Chenoweth replied: "So are my papa and mamma and me." Sloanle took the matter In hand and announced : "Well, I bet we are going the farthest." Chenoweth Immediately objected, and the argument waged furious. Fin ally young Chenoweth asked young Williams : "Well, where are you going, anyhow?" Williams wat unable to answer, and the physician's son quick to show his superior knowledge, answered: "Well, wherever it Is, I bet It Isn't as far as Halleujah, that's where we're going to move to." Indianapolis News. Soap for Wounds. Common yellow soap, the kind used by housewives In washing clothes and dishes, has been found to be a wonder ful cure for wounds In French hos pitals and Its use has spread to the British medical stations. A solution Is made from a cake and Injected into soldiers' wounds, even In the latest in stances Into the deepest bullet holes, where It hns proved Itself to be a su perior antiseptic to hydrogen perox ide and most other germ killers, and In addition a strangely effective heal er of torn tissues. Wounds treated with soap need few er dressings and lessen pain far more than do wounds treated with other antiseptics. These facts greatly expedite the work of the surgeons, who can handle more men than when using other solutions. What the Girl Said. Being In charge of the complaint de partment at the local postofflce, I had a rather amusing Incident occur a few days ago. The blank used In filing a complnlnt required answers to about a dozen questions, as, for example, date of mailing, contents, nature of com plaint, as loss, damage or rifling. A young lady came to the window and explained that she was to receive a parcel containing, medicine from an out-of-town doctor, and same wus long overdue, according to advices regard ing shipment received from the doctor. So I proceeded to have her answer the several questions on the blank mentioned. When I read the ques tions, nature of complaint she replied, "Stomach trouble." Chicago Herald. Perfect Explanation. Little Bobby What does "knows no bounds" mean, dud? Explain It to me. Dad (burled In newspaper) Kanga roo with rheumatism. More Careful. "The German submarines have taken agnln to sinking neutral ships." "Yes, they know the neutrals haven't any guns." Subscription Bargain. 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