MISTAKES ,; C? SCIENTISTS
f sradty and Airy Mad Errors About
iubmarlne Catla and Nswctmb
About Asroplants.
Sir Humphrey Davy's dogmatic pro
nouncement against gas lighting Is
not the only Instance of a clever scien
tist being hopelessly wrong. The
early history of submarine cabling
furnleh3 two striking examples. Con
sulted on the scientific side of the
project, Faraday asserted that the first
cables were made too small. Theu ho
said that ''the larger the wire, the
more electricity would be required to
charge It;" and In this quite wrong
opicion he was supported by other
niluent electricians. As a result of
this dictum the current was increased
until the operation literally "electro
cuted" the wire and the cable broke
down. It was Lord Kelvin who by
sending messages through heavy ca
bles with incredibly weak electric cur
rents proved that Faraday was mis
taken. Sir O. B. Airy submitted the pro
ject to mathematics and arrived at
the conclusion that a cable could not
be submerged to the necessary depth,
and that If It could no recognizable
signal could ever travel from Ireland
to Nova Scotia. In aviation Professor
Newcomb, one of the cleverest math
ematicians America has produced,
who died last year, declared that he
had matematically Investigated all
the conditions operating against the
heavier than air machine and was con
vinced that the aeroplane would never
be more than a scientific toy; and the
possibility of an aeroplane motor be
ing reliable in the reduced atmosphere
pressure above 3,000 feet was by sev
eral experts said to be out of the ques
tion a few months ago. Drexel's car
bureter was certainly a bit erratlo
above the clouds last week, but ha
rose to an altitude of 6750 feet
Motors wfl find Mrs. WlnsloWs Soothing
Syrup tue tx st reined" to use ioi their ciiildiej
luring the loathing period.
EYE NOT PATRIOTIC ENOUGH
Oculist's Second Attempt Procures for
Him Decoration From Haitien
Emperor.
During the reign of Emperor Sou
lougue In Haiti one of his generals
wrote to an eminent oculist In Paris
ordering a glass eye. The oculist flat
tered himself that a successfully con
structed artificial optic would secure
for him a decoration of honor by the
Hatian government; accordingly, he
devoted his entire skill to the produc
tion of a work of art.
Six months after the shipment of
the eye to Haiti, the oculist received a
small box from Haiti. In his imagina
tion he pictured the golden testimonial
to his skill, so It was with horror that,
when he had unwound the folds of cot
ton in the box, he saw returned his
work of art. A letter accompanied the
box. Among other things It said:
"The eye you have forwarded me Is
of a tint that resembles that of the
Spanish flag, and I am tco patriotic to
wear any but the color of my coun
try." Whereupon the oculist proceeded at
once to the admiralty, where he ascer
tained the colors of the Haitian flag.
He then Immediately manufactured a
scarlet and green eye, of the approved
shades, and forwarded It to the em
peror, who was much pleased with the
effort and who duly decoratad the oci
list
Ti e riuuis (11 t 4-cj an.
There Is in Yucatan a chain of ruins
three hundred miles long where once
Btood buildings richly decorated and
erected with a vast amount of archi
tectural knowledge. The buildings be
long to the Stone Aga, when the fig
ures were carved, with pieces of flint.
The people of this age had not the use
of either bronze or iron.
Where One Cannot brown.
In the Great Salt lake people are not
drowned through sinking, but stran
gled while still afloat. The bitter wa
ter may enter the air passages with
f-tal effect, but the body floats until
It reaches the Bhore and Is picked up,
Harper's Weekly.
Old Colliery Closed.
Tranent colliery, Haddingtonshire,
from which coal has been taken for
nearly 700 years, was closed recently.
For many years women went down
the mines at Tranent and worked
T 1th the men. One or two old women
who were formerly engaged In the
mines are still living in the district.
Nan -alcoholic
Sarsaparilla
If ycu think you need a tonic,
ask your doctor. If you think
you need something for your
blood, ask your doctor. If you
think you would like to try
Ayer's non-alcoholic Sarsapa
rilla, ask your doctor. Con
sult him often. Keep in close
touch with him.
A
V, pubUh our forvuiM
W banlch a'eobol
trow our iclcico
W urf fm c
Cuau t yur
vers
Atk your doctor to name some of the
results of constipation. His lonf listwill
begin vith sick-heidache. biliousness,
dyspepsia, thin blood, bad skin. Then
ask him if be would recommend your
using Ayer's Pills.
7 ta 3. C. Ajw C- Vw1U Mm 11
e
COUNTRY IS
Metropolis of America to Hold Its First Annual "Land
Show" Next November Exhibit Products of Nation
(Special Correspondence.) I
For the first time in its history the
metropolis of America is to have a
"land show.' and no event scheduled
for 1911 will be of greater interest to
the Atlantic seaboard or of more Ini-
nortance to the entire country than!
the American Land and Irrigation
Kxposition to be held in New York
City November 3 to 12.
Seven millions of people living on
and near Manhattan Island are to
have their first opportunity to witness
an exhibit of the products and re-
sources of the soil. Incredible as it
may seen to the rural dweller, there
are hundreds of thousands of citizens
of New York and adjacent territory
who know absolutely nothing of the
agricultural resources of the states
that support them nor of the oppor I
tunities for gainirg a comfortable and
independent livelihood from the soil
Here in the port of entry for a mil-
lion immigrants yearly, a large per-
centage of whom are seeking land
there is and has been no exhibit of
the agricultural wealth and possibili i
CORN.
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A V ' f '-(A t.
v' I ir -yT1 A
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These beautiful silver trophies stand more than two feet high and are valued at over $1,000 each. To be award
ed for best exhibits In these cereals at the American Land and Irrigation exposition. New York. Nov. 3 to 12.
ties of the nation to stimulate a
stronger tie of labor and of capital
toward the undeveloped land.
When this fact was brought to the
attention of Arthur E. Stilwell, presi-
dent of the Kansas City, Mexico ana exnimt oi its agricultural proauct3. tne cry of "Back to the soil the
Orient Railway and of the United Exhibits will be made by farmers and the home!" It will give illua
States and Mexican Trust Company, and orchardists, by a majority of tho traterl information to the home seeker,
n his office In the Singer tower tid
quickly realized that a "land show ',
in New York City would be eagerly
welcomed by hundreds of thousands
of its citizens anxious to learn the
agricultural resources of our country
and to secure some knowledge of tho
opportunities to be found In tilling
the soil. .
Mr. Stilwell at once authorized his
interviewer, Mr. Gilbert McClurg, who
had directed the national Irrigation
congresses in Colorado and Utah, to
organize the American Land and Irri-
gation Exposition, to lease the Madi-
son Square Garden and to hold New
York's first land show there in No-
vember of the present year.
The first New York land exposition
t ho tvir,rr.np-hiv rpnrpapntntivo nf
American agriculture as well as th3
most picturesque and instructive call
of the land ever presented In the na
tion Exhibitors will display their
soil and its products or show maps
and relief models of their holdings
Agriculture as it is generally prac-
ticed dry farming and Irrigation
methods will be demonstrated. Mov-
ing pictures Illustrated lectures, liter-
ature, growers and agents will demon-
strate the possibilities of American
soils. In fact, the exposition will per-
foctlv illustrate that from the land
oil r,nani a-oalth nnH th.if
nfo nn tho land affords the Greatest
measure of independence.
Big Men Encouraae Agriculture.
Presidf-nt. Stilwell" has secured for
the exposition a thoroughly represen-
tative advisory and governing board.
It is made up of the presidents of has Deen donated by Colonel Uustav ft win iwcume i
twelve of the great railway systems I'abst, of Milwaukee, who will pur In his district will increase as a coa
of the country United States Sen- chase at fancy price the entire barley Sequence, and, to sum up. the wiu
ators and Congressmen, thirty gov crop from the farmer winning the ling of this prize will induce settle
ernors of the most progressive states prize. .rent all over the Dominion. Canada
of the Union, and well known agri- For the best hops grown In the annot afford to lose,
culturists educators and bankers. United States a cup valued at $1000 , Mr. James J. Hill s prize cup for
Among them are President McCroa has been donated by Mr. Adolphu3 Ihe best bushel of wheat grown in
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Presi . Huscta of St. Louis. he United States in 1911 can be won
dent Brown of the New York Ceo-1 For the best oats grown anywheie y the exhibitor whose grain gives
tral President Miller of the Hurling- In the United States a cup valued at he largest yield per acre, has the
ton' General Manager E. Dickinson of $1000 has been donated by President best general appearance and weight
the' Orient, United States Senators A. J. Fading of the Chicago, Mil- and Is truest to variety and type.
Francis B Warren, Clarence D. Clark waukee and St. Paul Railway. Mr. Hill requires further that the
and Reed Smoot, ex-Governor Gille'j For the best potatoes grown any wheat placed in comi-etition for his
of California, Governor Shafroth or,
. . iini. i
uoioraao, governor ueneen oi iihuui,
Governor Carroll of Iowa. Governo-
Hadley of Missouri. Governor Foss of
ug,,t,it. onri th eTeeiitlven t,t
other states, Cyrus Northrup, presi !
flent of the University of Minnesota-
Oeorg E. McLean, president of the I
COMING TO NEW YORK 0
Iowa State University; Benjamin Ida
Wheeler, president of the University
of California, and the presidents of
the agricultural colleges of Missis
sippl, South Carolina, Kansas, Utah
and Iowa.
James J. 11:11 of the Great North
em. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy of the
Canadian I'ucitic, Howard KUiott of
the Burlington and President Barling
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul were quick to approve of tha
exposition by donating valuable prizes
and taking exhibition space in Madi-
son Square Harden for their roads.:
These men appreciate the opportunity
offered by the exposition for exploit
ing the productivity of the soil along
their lines in this center of million
of men and millions of money.
Gilbert McClurg, general manager
of the exposition, with offices in the
Singer building, 149 Broadway, New
York City, is now in correspondence
with soil and crop experts and ex -
hibitors all over the country. Secra
tary Wilson of the United States D3
partment of Agriculture has agreed
OATS.
that his department shall send an
educational exhibit to the exposition,
and Canada s agriculture and horti ;
culture will be well represented.!
Mexico also is planning to make an
states, by leading railroads, oy Doara&
of trade and by chambers of com- vestrr, the student and to town and
merce. I cityj dwellers regarding the develop-
Valuable Prizes. I metft and colonization of the beckon
The prizes to be awarded to exhib- ing lands of the Middle and Far West,
Itors at this exposition constitute a the, Pacific Slope and the South,
galaxy of the handsomest trophies jj. wj,j t the maa on the piace;
ever contested for in the history oi Jt Lju Bnow tj,e tillers of worn out
American agriculture and are attract- a d now to rejuvenate lhelr farma or
Ing the attention of crop experts in wl)ore Dest t0 8eek an(i fjn(i richer
every state. t j j , ' vifgin soil; it will turn tired city toil-
For the best one hundred pounds er to green fiellig an(j tne song 0 tne
of wheat grown in the United States thj.usn. it wjn pojnt the way for the
and shown at this exposition a prize (,Jmjgr'ant and direct "the landless
cup valued at $1000 has been donated tQ the manesg iand."
by Mr. James J. Hill of the Great , .
Northern Railway. 'tLomo nr wjpn por wheat
For the best one hundred pounds TERMS OF AWARD FOR WHEAT
of hard red spring or winter wheat: I
erown anvwhere in the two Americas Much Interest has already been
and shown at this exposition $1000 iu
gold nas Deen donated by sir xnomas
Shaughnessy, president of the Canad-
ian Pacific.
For the best thirty ears of corn
grown in the United States a prize
;up valued at $1000 has been donated
by the International Harvester Com-
pany.
For the best sut;ar beets produced
in tha United States Mr. Horace
Havemeyer has donated a magnificent
cup valued at $1000.
For the best twenty-five boxes of
annles of anv variety or variftips
grown anywhere in the world Mr.
Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific, has donated $000 in
gold.
For the best barley grown in the
United States a cup valued at $1500
where in .Norm America resident
c i i wnii w mr.n :
oimch u..c.o a u,,.
Negotiations are being carried on
by Manager McClurg for similar
handsome Drizes for the best alfalfa,
rice and other products of the field
and orchard.
It Is expected that ti win tx the
largest and boat land show In point
of al tendance ever held in America
No land show ever held In the wor'
will have been given in the center of
so many millions people. More than
half the entire population of the na
tion is within a nights or a day s
ride of New York City, and to thes
the exposition of the productivity and
riches of the American soil will make
! direct appeal
A compelling magnet will be the
giving away daily to visitors by popu
lar allotment of a farm, orchard, Ini
gated grain tract or grain land in
1 various parts of the United States
Free gifts of this kind have never
been ottered in New York or the East
and this will prove a great attrac
i tion.
Among the prize allotments are 160
acres of grain land in Montana, donat-
ed by President Elliott of the North
ern Pacific Railway; ten acres of irri
, gated land near Roswell, New Mexico,
given by the Western Irrigated LanJ
! and Orchard Company, of New York,
j and a fine five-acre pecan orchard at
WHEAL
Tallahassee, Fla., donated by Presi
dent Stihvell of the Florida Pecan
Endowment Company,
The (American Land and Irrigation
Exposition will be attuned to voice
tne farmer, the railroad man. the in-
anSused In Canada by the announce-
ment, maue vy m anauiiu riuui
Riilway that Sir Thomas G. Shaugh-
n(ssy, its president, has offered $1000
i gold for the best hundred poundj
ol hard red spring or winter wheat
0-own anywhere in the two Americas,
I "For Canada to win this prize of
$1000 in gold." writes Mr J. S L Den-
rUs, president of the Canadian I aciflc
Irrigation Colonization Company, "will
nean that we are still mistress ol
wheat; it will mean honor and glory
td the farmer Individually and $1000
id his pocket. It will mean tnat Dolt)
Canada and the farmer who carrlas
off the coveted prize will receive such
advertising as would be hard to se
dire in any other way The par-
t'cular district where the wheat is
tfrown, and the man who produced
cup mum '"" j """"I
-mmaT Th trower must be nre-
. . .i- '
pared to make affidavit as to the ,
method of preparation of the land for
the wheat, crops grown on the land
for three years previous, date and
(method of sowing, amount of seed
usea ana ice u.e ui utuii,.
MODEST T0M3 Or GARIBALDI
Expressed Desire of Italian Patriot
Disregarded After Death by
Friends and Relations.
There Is In Caprera a peculiar scent
of resin and Incense baked In the sun,
and It is precisely this sun, not as In
Africa, which brings out the aroma of
the lentlsk of the low-growing pines
and of the myrtles, says the Glasgow
Herald.
The pungent perfume of theBe
Island shrubs explains the desire ex
pressed by Garibaldi In all his wills
(not excepting the last In 1877) to
have his body burned on a funeral
pile of the wood of the Island "before
letting any one know of his decease,"
In the open air, his face turned to the
sun like Pompeius, and then to have
the ashes placed In the wall behind
the tomb of his little grandchildren,
Anita and Roslta, and beneath the
shade of a leafy acacia.
But when he died, his will was dis
regarded by friends and relations, and
against this profanation Giosne Car-
duccl, the greatest of modern Italian
poets, has protested a protest ap
proved by the most eminent men of
Bclence and of the democracy. Thus
the body of the hero was embalmed
and placed In a tomb covered by an
enormous block of Caprera granite
and inscribed on It only the name,
Garibaldi.
A tomb worthy Indeed of the hera.
and which reminds the visitor of the
modest grave of Gladstone's father In
the little cemetery at Lelth, near
Edinburgh. Garibaldi's resting place
Is in an olive wood between the gen
eral's house and the seashore. Five
other tombs surround his now, those
of Menottl and Maulo, his eldest and
his youngest sons; of his daughter
Teresita, wife of General Canzio. and
of Rosita and Anita, A sailor of the
Italian navy mounts guard at the
tomb.
In his home at Caprera Garibaldi
rose very early In the morning and
with his hat well pulled down over
his eyes proceeded by a tiny footpath
to a prominence and thence admired
the wide view of sea and horizon.
After his morning walk he returned
home In a cheerful frame of mind,
had a kind word for everybody and
went with the peasants to look after
the cultivation of his fields.
During the last years of his life, be
ing crippled hand and- foot by arthri
tis, he seldom left his-room, but he
sat with the windows open and the
sparrows hopped in and took food
from his hand. On his deathbed he
had the windows opened to let two lit
tle tame tomtits Into his room. He
generally dined at noon, then played
a game of draughts; after that he dic
tated his correspondence or some
lines from memory, retired to bed at
9 and there read his favorite authors.
Both Strangers.
A convivial person from somewhere
ap-stftte was manoeuvring home from
a banquet In this city, where the sons
of a certain county had made merry.
He lost his bearings all streets loow
Ing alike to him rnd paused under a
lamp post. He wasn't sure whether It
was a cafe signal, an arc light, a comet
or the moon. He was Inclined some
how to the belief that it was the moon
the moon In the middle of many.
Presently, as the convivial gentle
man was swaying on his heels, anoth
er well-reefed person came along, and,
after the manner of ships in distress,
hove to alongside and regarded the
light of the lamp post with the first
man.
"Wash trouble, ol' fel'?" asked the
newcomer.
She' 'ere," said the first convivial
one, wnar 1 wan t Know s tnisn; isn
tha' light a lamposh or lsh It th' moon
hi?"
The convivial newcomer swayed on
his heels and studied the light for a
long time. Finally he said with pro
found gravity:
Don' know, ol' fel'. Am a stranger
here m'self!" New York Times.
Klngsley's Pebble Ridge.
Readers and admirers of Charlet
Klngsley will learn with regret that
his beloved "Pebble Ridge" at West
ward Ho! has suffered serious damage
from the recent gales.
This remarkable barrier Is about
fifty feet wide and twenty feet high.
and extends In a straight line for
about two miles from the distant cliffs
to the mouth of the Taw, like an arti
ficial embankment. It is a singularly
uniform and compact structure, form
ed of rounded slate, stones or pebbles,
varying from six Inches to two feet
In diameter. Formerly the "potwal
lopers," as the neighboring common
ers are opprobriously called, used to
vindicate their rights by replacing the
scattered stones every Whit Mon
day, but of recent years this laudable
practice has disastrously fallen Into
desuetude. Pall Mail Gaiette.
Ducks Driven by Hunger Into Harbor.
Owing to stress of weather outside,
where they generally dwell In security
from mankind, a large number of
coots, black ducks and king eiders
have come up Into the slack water
above Martin's Point bridge and ar
trying to find means of sustaining life
until warmer weather opens up their
regular feeding places.
It will be recalled that a few years
ago tbe fiats, even up through the
bridge, were frozen over and nothing
but hand feeding for a number of
days saved large numbers of these
fine birds from starvation. It may be
Bc8arT t0 resort to the eame treat
necpssarj 10 inun i lu"
.,.i , tha flt nhnr iv.
ment again, for the Data abova th
bridge ara pretty well Iced up and
only a small section of open water
and moist ground remains for th.
bird. .Portland Ar I
Hear This Stylish Suit!
Th man who In ftdmlmd U th wM)
djHRi uihii n Lort 'ioth ur fr
intitil. Bi4ti nre 1911 Mtvlm. Voti will
THIkM
Kak
h ti'rtt uihii In your uelfrlitMnHomll
1UJ1 at IP! nrt Just lu. del ttitMmill
thatweileat, oliHMit, sniHiptt'rit
tylo w nver p refund itnU bettor
your amion ram:ri this is our
idlai vve wuiit one rutin iiNour
rHprtweiitntlve In four Ufltru
borliood. You'vn irnt u hit ot
friends. Thoy war clothe.
It la tho eattioat tliinu in tha
world to aeit Chain to onTt-r tholp
jlothna troru you. Price. K7 Al' and
up. Thona onmm nirnn h blif ImikI
MHaM tlifit mora thnn htiilil
your Miliary, nm! the work ia tho
enalrHt, trU'iiupHt, nicentocfuptitioa
In the world. New rorotii(iitiv-
ainke SA to $10 u dny. You ttlninty
iiike the ordor and tnotiMirunit-nta
and inm I than) w u Wo iiiukiMlMtnnUH,
atiipilii'in on apeniral t" fir fucmJ ii'id
hand too tha profit moner- A RRular
Cinch I That tho beauty of lioum in hum.
hum lor youraulf, Sit riuht dwn now;
writo una iMiMtalora letter for tholreeouU
fit to reproBcnUtl vm. And foil fvt tn
wo 1 1 untuf ffixliinnnlilo tnilor-iiitt'lo,
all w.ml. mil H.tthoa avwr worn in your
neighborhood. If vmr paraonal appear
a tc ai abigbUflinoa .:"iilh it pMfil
or a 2-oei't stamp I" vu. then vt now
WnU ui tuttuy. Ad'li oitf
IMERICAN WOOLEN MILLS C0 Dept. 512, ChiciO
Bablei Chtw Tobacco.
Eskimo bablas, it Is alleged, are
seldom weaned before the fourth or
fifth year, but are taught to chew to
bacco and to swallow the Juice even
as early as the ninth month. The cus
toms general with both sexes of In
haling tobacco smoka and swallowing
tobacco juice secra to be of no recent
growth. No evil results of either prad
ttc seem to ba apparent. Medical
Times.
ADVICE
WOMEN
Women stifTcrln from any form of
llnesa are invited to promptly com
municate with Mrs. rinkham at Lynn,
Mass. All letters are received, opened,
read and answered by women. A wo
man can lreeiy tali:
of her private ill
ness to a woman;
thus has been es
tablished this con
fidence between
Mt3. Pinkham and
tl.o women of
America which has
never been broken.
nkham j ever nas sue puu-
linhed a testimonial or used a lcttc r
without the written consent of tho
ivriter, and never has the Company
tllowed these confidential letters to
?et out of their possession, as tho
Hundreds of thousands of them in
their files will attest. ,
Out of the vast volume of experience
which airs, rinkham has to draw
from, it is more than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge needed
in your case. She asks nothing in re
turn except your good will, and her
idvice has helped thousands. Surely
anv woman, rich or poor, should be
glad to take advantage of this gener
ous offer of assistance. Address Mr3.
Pinkham, care of Lydia E. 1'inkhani
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia E. Pinkham's 80-pagro
Text Book. It is not a book for
general distribution, as it is too
expensiw. It is free and only
obtainable by mail. Write for
It today.
of T. Hedlund
DENTIST
Dentistry to the txst of my ability. Let
me make a booster of you. 1 examine
your mouth, tell you what I can (Jo, what
it will cost (a reasonable ch;rjrn). If
ready, we brRin; if not, the examination
haa coat you nothing. ALL. WOKK
CiUARANTKEI). If I can't guarantee it,
I don't do it. and if I ever did it, it's g jar
anteed. Open evening. Hours, S a. m.
to 8 p. m.
Dr. Elof T. Hedlund
Fourth Floor Washington Bldg.,
270H Washington st., near 4th st
ALCOHOL
OPIUM TOBACCO
Sabita PotHlve) Cured,
nly authorized Kaob'T In
RtitutM la t)rfflun. Writ
for illustrated circular.
KIFIEY ItlSTITUT, 71 E. 1 1 TH IU
To Purify Water.
To purify water sprinkle a table
spoonful of pulverized alum Into a
hogshead of water (the water to be
stirred at the same time). It will aft
er a few hours, by precipitating to
the bottom tbe Impure particles, so
purify the water that It will be found
to possess nearly all the freshness
end clearness of spring water. A pail
ful containing four gallons may be
purified by a teaspoonful of alum.
National '"""'"
Hamilton's Genius.
Men give me credit for genius. All
the genius I have lies Just In this
When I have a subject In hand, I
study It profoundly. Day and night
It is before me. I explore it In all Its
bearings. My mind becomes pervad
ed with It. Then the effort which I
make, the people are pleased to call
It the fruit of genius. It Is the fruit
of labor and thought. Alexander
Hamilton.
Ot Court.
A man In a near-by town fell down
the cellar steps the other day with a
barrel of apples on top of him. Ho
broke his left lsg. bis right arm, two
ribs, bts nose, one finger, cut his scalp,
sprained his ankle and put his shoal
der out of Joint But he didn't groan
or cuss until bis wife Inquired U it
I "fcurt him." Then he Ali both.
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