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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1906)
IS FARTHEST NORTH Peary Expedition Makes a New Arctic Record. BUT DID NOT REACH THE POLE Gal Prevent Further Advance turns Short of Food, Being Forced to Eat Dors. Re- RECORDS OF FARTHEST NORTH. Commander Itohcrt 12. I'enry. IIMK! HI fi mln. thiko of Abruzzl wfl dcg. 34 mln. Kilthjof Nniisen, INitti.H'i di'K. H mln. Robert K. IVnry. IU02.84 deK. 17 mln. A. W. Greeley. IHN2...K.1 dcg. 24 mln. C. H. Nitres. K7I K.I dcK. 2') mln. W. K. Vnrry, IW H2 deg. 4T, mln. l' Mull. 1870 K2 dcg. n mln. JiiIIiih Payer, 1871 82 deg. 6 mln. Walter Wcllman, 1 KNU , 82 (leg, 0 mln. New York, Niv. 3. Tim United Hinii'M now hold Mm record of "far thst north. " 87 decree f, minute. This feat wan accomplished hy Com mander Hubert K. Peary, of tho United Stnfcs Nnvy. Tim Intrepid Antic ex lilorrr fulled to rem h the, north pole, iih In- hud confidently hoped to do with hi specially constructed vessel, the Roosevelt, hut he pi net fitted nearer to the poll, than the Duke of Abm!' xped)ton. which hud held tho Atc tie record KG degree 34 minute. What Commander IVnry did nnd hi experience during the past yeiir In tho north are ruther brl fly hut -certainly vividly summarized In a communication received hy Herbert ,. llrldnemnn. secretary of tho Vunry Arctic Club. Thl communication follow: Message From Peary, Mopedale, Labrador, via TwIIIingato, N. K., Nov. 2 Herbert D. Itrldge mnn. Roosevelt wintered north coast Grnntliind. somewhat north Alert winter uuartcr. Went north with jdedge Ki briifcTy, via Hcckla and Co lumbia. Delayed by open water be tween H4 and 85 degrees, lleyond 85 nix day. "Gale disrupted Ico, destroyed cache, ut off communication with supporting bodle ami drifted dim cast. Reached 87 degree fi minute north Intltud over Ice, drifting steadily eastward. KetumlnK ate eight dog. Drifted -aiwnl. delayed by open water. "Reached north count Grantlnnd In Jttraltened condition. Killed musk oxen and returned along Greenland coast to ship. Two uptortlng parteH lrlven on north coast Greenland. Orm rescued by mo In utarvInK condition. After one week recuperation on Boose veil, sledged went, completing north const Grantlund and reached other land near looth meridian. "Homeward voyage Incessant battle, with Ice, HtorniH and head winds. Roosevelt mngnlnent Ico fighter and "about. No death or Illness cxpedl lon. 'ISIgned.) PKARY." AFTER UNION PACIFIC. flooaevelt Order Vlgoroua Action By Moody Send Official to Prison. WaHhlngton. Nov. 3 WholoHnlo criminal proHecntlon are to bo begun by the Department of Justice against high official of tho Union rnclfle Coal 'ompany and other, who aro alleged to bo mixed tip In tho fraudulent acquisition of vast arena of coal land In Utah and Wyoming. President Roosevelt ha Interested Tilmself personally In tho land fraud "nseH and after a careful examination xf the report of tho Interstate Com merco Commission, which wa mado direct to him, ho has turned over tho papers to tho Department of Justice with Instruction to act, and act vig orously, against all who wero shown to have Ixen concerned In tho fraudu lent entry nnd fraudulent acquisition of land by tho coal company and by Mm rallrond enmpnny. H. T. Marchand, attorney for tho commission, nnd cx-Judgo Klmer K. Thomn. of Omnhn. nro arranging tho evidence for presentation to the Fed ral grand Juries In nt lenst two places. Indictments will bo sought for liorlury, subordination of perjury and violation of tho land act under which tho coal bind, valued at many mil lion of dollars, la nllegrd tohnvo been stolen from tho government by tho rallrond company for tho uso of tho oal company, which It own. Utes Depose Chief Ahpah. Rherldan .Wyo.. Nov. 3. Chief Ah pah hn born deposed. In a trlbnl council today Mm Utes expressed their vllssatlsfactlon over their lender' con sent to a pow wow with tho whites, by deposing him nnd electing tho moro warlike Ulack Whisker In his flace. Illack Whisker made an Impassion ed harangue, urging the members of the trlbo to fight for their right to live. He charged Ahpah with having prevented a Junction with the Chey onnea, fiOO of whom, ho declared, only nwnlt the signal to come to the Utes' aid. Smeltermen's Wages Raised. Hutte, Mont., Nov. 3. In the Knat Helena smelters of the American Smelting & Refining Company, the wages of common laborers were raised Thursday. About 90 per cent of the force Is affected by the Increase, which will bo about 7 per cent. Men work ing a ten-hour shift, getting $2 a day, will hereafter receive $2.25, those under tho elgut-hour basis receiving 12.25 to $3.25 will get 15 cents more n day. The total Increase will be about $2,000 a month. Japan'a New Battleship, London, Nov. 3. Tho Dally Tele graph snys It la reported that Jnpnn lias decided to begin tho construction of a bnttleshlp exceeding tho displace ment of tho Drcnduaught tons. by 3,000, FIRST BRUSH WITH INDIANS. Soldier Outwitted and Lose Band of Captured Ponle. lltitle, Nov. 1. A apodal to tho Miner from Hlmrldan, Wyo., ways: H port of the first bniMh between troop and Mle have reached hero by telo phono frotn Mlrney. A troop of Mm T nth Cavalry rounded up and at tvmpted to drive, off f0 head of ponle being grazed by tho fugitive, Indian Tho herd'r Me tit Mm alarm to Mm main band. A '" soldier wero drlv lug tho ponle away a band of 100 buck came riding up, ami, circling tho troop, succeeded In stampeding tho ponle and recovered all but five which wero ahot by the oldlera. Tho Indian did not flro, but their determined ri hcuc of their ponle In dliate their temper. Tho oldor felt themselves unablo to cop" with tho force and tho uliot killing tho anl mal wire fired a the herd wa being drlvn away. Tho Indian nro outwitting th troop now In tho field. A troop of the Tenth Cavalry marched all Tin day night In hopo of capturing a nmall band of Ute on Hitter CreoK. arrlv lug tmi only to And tho band had moved. I.atcr a acout reported tho Indlun 20 mltea away. Tho triKip then tnado a forced march to I'owdor river. Holdler uro complaining blltrrly Kiiliit Mm action of Mm Indian hcouik, American IIotho, Wotuen' DrcnH and White Cow Hull, employed by tho government. Tho Indian pro f not to know tho country, hut tho In lief I growing that they aro pur poHidy leading the troopa In a frultlcHH Hcarch In order to gain time. Another detachment of tho Tenth Cavalry met and turned back a nmall hand of Clmyuine tinder Chief Two Face. Mo ald they wero hunting and they wero Marled toward tho reerra lion. Tho band of a hundred Crow under Hwcet Mouth, which hurriedly left Kherldun Monday night, wa alHo met and turned back by tho Tenth Cavalry. Tho Indian aro making forced marche at ntght to eluilo the oldlerfl, and. owing to tho poor work or treach ery of Mm co;;', tho aoldlor aro un ablo to keep track of them. Railroad men running Into Sheridan tonight retxirt having paiod a band of a hundred Blour marching outh cant within 60 mile went of Fherldan Neither Indian nor troop have ar rived at Hlrney. The aettler aro fearful of a Cher enno uprUIng If the l.'te reach tho rcHorvatlon tordr near Ashland Troopa from Fort Keogh and Fort Meado aro converging on Aahland. ALCOHOL, MAKING AND U8E. Bulletlna Containing Useful Informa tion to B Issued. Washington, Nov. 1. Tho United States Department of Agrlculturo ha In pros and will soon, Issuo two farm' or' bulletin. No. 218 and 26!. relat lug to Industrial alcohol, tho former tnatlng of It sources and mnnufuc turo and the latter of It use and atn llstlcs. These bulletin have been pre pared by Dr. IT. W. Wiley, chief of tho Hnrcnu of Chemistry, and are designed to meet tho popular demand for Infor million In regnrd to denatured alcohol, relating to which a law was parsed by Congress on Juno 7, 1900. These bulletin define In a proper way what denatured alcohol is. tho sources from which It In obtained, tho processes and appliances used in It manufacture, the cost of manufactur ing, tho use to which it may bo ap plied and tho official of tho govern ment charged with tho enforcement of the law. The bulletin aro UluBtrated and are for freo distribution. Application ahould bo made to members of Con gress or to tho United States Depart ment of Agrlculturo. No Soldiers Need Apply. Leavenworth. Kan.. Nov. 1. Two Holdler of Company K. Eighteenth In fantry, stationed at Fort Ieavonworth. were refused admittance to a akatlng rink hro recently and Captain M. Mc Farland, commanding the company, who wa appealed to by tho men, wroto a communication to tho Military Secretary of tho War IVpnrtmont atat- lng that tho proprietor had said that ho would admit Boldlers only In citi zens' clothing. , Captain McFarland referred tho let ter to Lieutenant-Colonel William Paulding, who Indorsed it by stating that "it Ih very unfortunate and to be deplored that tho uniform of the Na tion's Army should bo held In such lack of esteem by Individuals in this community, and It Is to be hoped that some means may bo found In correc tion." Badges to Identify Soldiers. Washington, Nov. 1. Acting upon tho recommendation of Surgeon-General O'lteilly, Acting Secretary Oliver has ordered that hereafter Identifica tion tags of aluminum, the size of a silver dollar, stamped with the name, company, regiment or troop of the wearer, be suspended from the neck of each otflcer and soldier underneath tho clothing by a cord or thong. These badges will be Issued gratui tously to enllRted men nnd at cost price to officers. The Importance of such badges Is shown by thousands of graves of unidentified soldiers. President Buys Coach Hones. Baltimore, Nov. 1. President Roose velt recently bought a pair of fine coaching horses In the West. The ani mals are excellently matched. They are half-brotherB, 5 years old bay geld ings, mahogany In color and 16 hands high. They were sired In Michigan by W'oodblno by Nutwood, tho mother be ing French coaching stock. They wero raised together and have never been separated. They will bo driven exclu sively to tho President's coach. Mint Buys 8llver at 7071. Washington, Nov. 1. The Director of the Mint today purchased 100,000 ounces of silver at 70.71o per fine I ounce, for delivery at tho Denver mint, 500NERS GET PICK Indian Police Powerless to Strp Breaking ol Rules. LAW IGNORED BY PROSPECTORS Orsat Ruth Occurs Into Walker Lake Reserve, but All Claims Are Found Taken, IIAWTIIOUNH. Nov., Oct. 30 Walker Uiko Indian reservation waa opened at noon yesterday nnd half an hour after tho signal admitting thous ands of prospector had bi-en sounded counties mining claims had been lo cated, tf)wnsltes established and mush room cities nro now springing up at tho mouth of Dutchman and Cotton wood Creeks, In tho vicinity of which tho richest mining territory I sup posed to lie. Although many preferred to locate claim nccordlng to the law surround ing tho opening of tho reservation and waited at tho boundary lines, numer-i'w Japan, and serious consequences tin men bad rusher! Into tho coveted would most certainly follow, land Mm night previous. As a result T,"! l"'"P'f; ff the Kast do not look tho race from tho boundary wa a '"I"'" ,ri" Japanese with that same fnrce. J. P. Miller, who started from !ro""'rnpt that u ho'n w''Ht (t ,h Hawthorne with about G0o men when Ilo,kT Mountains. In this part of the tho dynamite signal was fired, beat au- lf"ntry the Japanese are viewed sen lomoblle and vehicles- with hi fleet , '"''' 7 1 thr f re known principally horse, covering the dlstanco of seven miles In 2'J minutes. Ho secured as location valuable mining property. (Jeorgo (Jreen, with A. Nye and P. O'Hrlen, of Tonopah. In tho raco from Walker Mountain from She Yerrlng ton side, covered four miles of precip itin country In 21 minutes. They also secured 14 Arastra properties. (Jeorgo Nagle, supposed to bo acting for United States Senator Nixon, staked out a townsito at Dutchman Creek. Holders of claims Immediately pa trolled them with Winchester, but, as nobody cared to dispute their loca tion, there was no bloodshed. It Is feared, however, that when surveys aro commenced tomorrow there may bo disputes which may cause trouble. Half a dozen participated In the strug gle for mining land, and In some In stances succeeded In securing rich properties. As a rule the people who waited until the regular time before rushing Into tho territory did not secure any thing for their efforts, and many hon est prospectors who had spent all their savings to participate In the opening turned back defeated. So great was the rush across the desert from the lino nearest ThorneJ that a number of persons narrowly escaped being trampled over, and In numerous Instances Injuries were re ported. Horses wero ridden until they dropped, and men recounted Oielr 111 fortune when their automobiles be came stalled In tho deep sand. Jaded and overcome by thirst, num bers of prospectors barely summoned enough strength to make their loca tions. Thoso who had waited for the signal from the top of Mount Grant before rushing Into the reservation, found that nil the most valuable claims In tho vicinity of the rich Dutchman, Cottonwood and other creeks emptying Into the southwest ern portion of Walker Lake had been taken up by men who had rushed In the night before. Even men who em ployed launches to take them across Walker iJike from the eastern side found that their efforts were of no avail, as they were much too late to be on an equal footing with the men who had disregarded all law. Special Land Agent Frank Parks has received no reply from Washing ton to his recommendations that the present opening bo annulled on ac count of Irregularity. He asserts that today's proceedings are an Injustice to those who sought to obey the laws regarding tho opening and whose ef forts were baffled by those who rush ed through ahead of time because the boundary lines were not properly guarded. Had It not boon for the work of private citizens, who assisted the 14 Indian police, there would not have been the slightest semblance of regularity In the opening. English Landlords Won't Sell. LONDON, Oct. 30. John E. Red mond moved the adjournment of the House of Commons today in order to oall attention to tho lack of progress In reinstating evicted tenants In Ire- Innd owing, as the speaker alleged, to the landlords hindering the operation of the Innd act by refusing to sell un tenanted land. The land commission ers wore consequently unable to pro vide farms for evicted tenants. Mr. Redmond said It was obvious that the government must resort tojiarrett, who Is to be made United some system of compulsion. Bracelets Are the Rage. NEW YORK. Oct. 30. Jewelry man ufacturers are busy trying to fill or- dors which have rushed upon them to an extent never before remembered In the trade. A canvass of the shops shows that with most of the plants running day and night the demand .,.. ho i,nniirt Th. j " , ,,St hraceiota t T. fn hTh rf I thJ .irIi , XVt J Ct C,Te ?,Jh ? ?.K PBCltyH0.f,a." torles The output of these articles la nu... v.vu wiucio iu- turner. Reds Make Another Rich Haul. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 30. A party of revolutionists numbering 20 held np a convoy of threo vehicles on the way to Kazan and socured 26.000 roubles. Tho robbers escaped. Cuba Has Tranquil Day. HAVANA, Oct. 30. Reports re- cdved by telegraph this morning from tho commanders of tho garrisons In all parts of Cuba show that complete tranquility prevails. JAPANE8E PROBLEM 8ERIOUS. Think the United States Is Thoroughly Prejudiced Against Them. Washington, Oct. 31. While nothing of an olllelal nature litis been allowed to h k out, It. In rev rthele a fa' I. Mint. President Roosevelt nnd tho Hlato Department are deeply concerned ov r tho growing anil Amerlr an sentiment that ha apparently taken deep root In Japan. Prlvato advice and confi dential telegram to tho State Depart ment confirm pros report telling of the unfriendly attitude of tho Japanese and add to the uneasiness of adminis tration official. It can bo stated on authority that tho administration I anxious to avoid a rupture with Japan. The Kast ap pear to ho In entire sympathy with this view, but In tho West a different sentiment prevails, and It Is tho en mity of tho people of the West that is largely responsible for the present del icate situation. The Japanese have come to tho con clusion that their people are not more welcome In Mm United States than aro the Chinese, and while no bar has yet been ralHcd against thern, they fully expect that in the near future the Chi nese exclusion act will be extended to cover all subject of the Mikado. If such a move is made by the American congress, It will certainly glvo affront iur uieir neons in war inn lor meir recent defeat of tho great Russian army and navy. In the Wst the Japanese are viewed from a practical standpoint, for there they are known Intimately. The difference Is that the West Is flooded with Japanese labor ers; In the Kast there are none. The East Judges the Japanese by the few people of that race who live here. They are principally diplomats or stu dents; citizens of the highest type. There sre no Japanese laborers In the Kast. On the other hand, the Pa cific Coast and the Rocky Mountain region knows little of the Japanese diplomat, but has an Intimate knowl edge of the Japanese laborer, and he Is a very different type of man. The Kast, knowing nothing of the Japanese labor problem, is at a loss to understand the unfriendly attitude taken by the people of the West, and If the Western contingent In congress attempts to extend the Chinese exclu sion law to embrace the Japanese, the Issue will meet with determined oppo sition from this end of the country. The further fact that the admlnlstra tlon is anxious to preserve friendly re lations with Japan will be another great obstacle in the way of the ad vocates of Japanese exclusion, and the fight, once begun, will be vigorous and protracted The bulk of Japanese In this country being confined to the TVestern states It Is natural that the current opinion In Japan should reflect the sentiment of the Japanese hordes in this country The Japanese laborers, being made aware of the unfriendliness of the white laborers In the West, as well as the unfriendliness of the employers of labor, very naturally conclude that this sentiment Is general throughout the United States, and having reached this conclusion. It is to be expected that their views would reach their home country. Their animosity crops out at frequent Intervals, notwith standing the efforts of the Japanese government to keep It down Thst the Japanese are In an ugly mood Is manifest by their readiness to make much out of little Incidents that occur in the United States. Only a few days ago Asahl Kitagakl. the only Japanese midshipman at the Annapo lis Naval Academy, voluntarily resign ed because he was deficient In his studies and unable to keep up with his class. He took this action on the ad vice of the Japanese Embassy la this city. Any other mldfQlpman would have been dropped without the privi lege of resigning. It was promptly announced that no other Japanese would be appointed to the vacancy, and immediately the report was spread that the United States government was displaying discourtesy to the Jap anese government, when, as a matter of fact, the announcement was made In accordance with a recent act of con gress, which stipulated that no more foreigners should be admitted to the Naval Academy. The Incident stirred the Japanese In the United States and caused another ripple at home. In like manner the Japanese took offense because John D. Rockefeller made some caustic remarks on the treachery of the Japanese In business. M'Creery to Be Minister. Mexico City, Oct. 31 It was stated here last ntght that Fenton R. Mc Creery, who for the past nine years ha3 been secretary of the United States legation and Embassy here, would be appointed United States Min Inter to Columbia to succeed Minister States Minister to Brazil. Lloyd C Griscom, present United States Am bassador to Brazil, will succeed George von L. Meyer as Ambassador to Rus sia, who will become PoBtmaster-Gen- eral In March 1907. Mr. McCreery said he had no official knowledge of his promotion. .. ... HhpM"te nl?' n t ther Sheridan. Wyo Oct. 3V-Luther Dunning, a man living on Otter Creek, has Just arrived from the Indian camp where he met and talked with Chief Kannapah. who says his people are prtpared to fight before they will be taken back to Utah to starve. When Dunning vlsltrd the camp the Indiana were on Bear Creek. This la the latest rellablle Informa tion regarding the location of the Utes and at that time they were 70 miles from Sheridan and making westward .to Tongue River, Want Dry Elections in Austria. Vienna, Oct. 31. The Austrian temp erance societies united In presenting to tho parliamentary committee which ta formulating a universal suffrage ).m nn unmi fimt it omimdv tn ih law the American practice of closing iBaloons during polling hours. -m j5'?iii timtA ltnl In Ih Month. In nn nddn-HK by John Craft of Mo bile it wns stated Mint the cost to tho I farmer of the Kouth In .V) cents per j bale of cotton for an average haul of ' eight miles. If there wero god ronds tho cost would be reduced to Vi cents a bale. Km- j tlmutltig a crop at n million bales this would meun a saving of f.W.i.) an i nunlly. It cost under present road conditions 2" cent to haul a ton of fertilizer a mile. With good roads the cost would Is; 8 cents a ton. "I have studied for some years the problonf of working convict on our public ronds," said Mr. Crnft, "and they have proved to bo the most economical road builders to be bad. The convict has long passe the experimental stage for nmd making. "Judge Have of GKrg!a, who has had twenty years' exier!enee In working convicts as road builders, ny: They are the Ix-st and cheaj-st road builders. While working convicts, not a single overt act wa committed, or a single child, woman or man molested, or one dollar's worth of property depredated on.' "Mecklenburg county, North Carolina, has the finest macadamized roads, and It Is being done with convict labor. It costs an average of 2. cents a day to guard, feed and care for convict labor when It I managed on business prin ciples. "As for the convict himself, statistics diow that IK) per cent of tliose who are worked In the open air, properly fed and guarded, return to their families and cease to be charge or a menace to the State, while of those who are kept In prison or are worked In mines, saw mills or similar places, 83 per cent be come hardened criminals. "Nor do I think It right to put the honest wage earners In competition with convict labor, or the manufactur ing Industry in comiietltlon with the one that hires cheap convict labor. "Indiana has more than 17,000 miles of good grave! roads. I remember when Indiana was considered one of the Illit erate States In the Union. To-day she Is prosperous, and her people are no longer Ignorant, but the State Is dotted with the finest schools and colleges. "Massachusetts spends more money than any other State on her public roads. New York has Just voted to lS' suo $ 50.000,000 for her roads to be spent lu the next ten years. New Jersey has flue roads, which have been of great lieneflt, and are the best investment the State has. Missouri Is agitating a bond Issue of $25,00,(Hi0 for her public roads. The Province of Ontario, Can ada, has tiO.000 miles of good roads, and from that phenomenal Improvement have been the results of prosperity to Its farmers." New York Sun. Everybody Drag! When the smiles of spring appear, Drag the roads ; When the summer time Is here. Drag the ruads; When the corn is in the ear; In the winter cold and drear; Every season In the year ; Drag the roads I When you've nothing else to do. Drag the roads ; If but for an hour or two, Drag the roads. It will keep them good as new. With a purpose firm and true, Fall In line! It's up to you; Drag the roads ! Would you do the proper thing7 Drag the roads. Set the system on the wing; Drag the roads. Give the drag a lively swing; Toss the laurel wreath to King I Hats off! Everybody sing; Drag the roads! M. Albertus Coverdell. The Itoad Problem. Good roads economize time and foroo In travel nnd transportation of tro- duets. Money expended In building trod ronds should not be considered as a tat but as au Investment. Good roads mean profit; bad roads mean loss. Good roads possess a money value as surely and eertalulv as does any desirable commodity. Wo do not reckon distances bv miles these days, but by hours. Bad roads mean long hours for transportation loss of time. Good roads mean aulk transportation saving of time. WEALTH IN WEEDS. Profitable Field Which th American Farmer I Nenlectlnar. I have often wondered, says Secre tary of Agriculture Wilson, why some of our wideawake and resourceful farmers have not gone In for drug plant cultivation. The United States last year bought f 04,000,000 worth of drugs and dyes and nearly every dol lar's worth of this material could have been secured from plants and weeds grown In the United States. A large and promising field here has been ueglected by our people. Some of the experts of the Pepart men of Agriculture have been Investi gating the question of the extent to which drugs now Imported from abroad at high prices may be growu lu the United States. Their studies have pro duced, facts calculated to encourage tho J cultivation on a large scnle of shrub and weeds which are now looked tiiti as worthless and trouh:ntiie, while In n-nllty they piHcss great vnlue If prop erly treated. Iti fact, tlte average farmer bns rich e lying unnoticed about his fields Irs the slmiw' of noxious weed, which In stead of iK'Ing utilized, remain to In eumlier the land and Impoverish tho owner. The vnlue of certain of theso native drug plants has been recognized by some rolli'tor with the result that they have been well nigh exterminated. Belladonna Is a standard drug, wldo ly used, and a very considerable sutti Is paid annually for the produt of this plant Kxperlnietits with lslln dotma have been In progress nt Mw Washington gardens of the government for nlsjiit four years, and It has beeri found to do well lu a gixsl garden soil. After the first year the roots Is-coino valuable and may Is? dug In the Into autumn or enrly spring. It Is desir able that they should riot be allowed to become too woody U-fore digging. Tliey are cut and cured. The cultivation of belladonna on a commercial scale ban been taken up successfully during tne past two years by an American firm using thl drug. At the present time a small but growing market exists in this country for ground paprika pepper, prepared from the pods of a slender fruit grown especially In Hungary. This product Is Imported in both Ms? whole and th ground condition, chiefly in the latter state. During the last two seasons. small experimental plantings have been made by the government at Elienezer, S. C. Three acres grown during the last season have yielded between 3,000 and 3,500 pounds of dried pepper pod, for which a profitable price has been received. In spite of the fact that the ripe -fruit was picked weekly and cured. out In a tobacco barn over artificial beat, the profits resulting have been satisfactory. There was Imported last year 3,500,000 pounds of pepjier, valued at more than 14,000,000. The govern ment experts say that this entire de mand can be met by American pro ducts provided proper attention Is giv en to the business. If the advice of the plant specialist of the government be followed many new Industries may be established on land that Is now considered worthless. Weeds regarded as nuisances, which may be found along the wayside. In fence corners, and waste places, con tain valuable drugs. Among these are the so-called. American wormseed, which Is used as a vermifuge. Some land In Florence, S. C, was devoted to the cultivation of this weed and yield ed 500 pounds to the acre. The crop gave a better return, acre for acre, than cotton on the same kind of laud for the same season. The despised Jlmpson weed supplies drug dealers with both leaves and seeds. If cultivated this ungainly 111 smelllng weed will pay better than wheat and other staple crops. Poke root has a commercial value, and on the shelves of the arwthecnries It Is labeled Phytolacca Americana. Burdock, and yellow dock roots are now Imported be cause no American farmer takes the trouble to dig and send them to mar ket Among the wild drug plants now rap Idly disappearing are seueca snake root and purple conetlower. This drug ha.i come Into special prominence In the last few years and is much in demand, an Increasing foreign consumption be ing noted In addition to the quantity necessary to satisfy home demands. Rablea from Dour'a Piw, The popular notion that rabies only follows the bite of a mad animal or, by exception, the licking of a superficial wound is Incorrect P. Remllnger, di rector of the Imperial Bacteriological Institute of Constantinople, has brought forward three observations, which show the possibility of a third method of contamination. A certain number of animals, particu larly the dog and the cat have tha habit of licking their paws. But Ron and Nocard have shown that the saliva becomes virulent lu a few dnvs nften the first apiearanee of the symptoms of rabies. When the rabid animal U mn. fined In one place the sarlva drtus noon the ground and soils his paws, which, are also contaminated by licking witb, his tongue. Wounds, therefore, made by scratch ing with the claws of a rabid animal are necessarily Infected wounds. Ia scratching the human sklu the animal lays bare a number of nerve filaments. upon which the virus Is deposited. Persons who are scratched bv anlmala thought to be mad should, therefore. submit themselves to appropriate treat ment without loss of time. Le Bulletin Medical. An Afterpiece. Everybody wondered why pretty. Amerlcan-boru Selma Carlsiyi married Olaf Jonssen, who Was only six months out of Sweden, and seemed stupid. But Olaf was steady, thrifty and kind hearted, and made Selma an admlra ble and easily managed husband. Sometimes, however, Olaf proved amusing, even to Selma. She tells of one occasion when she sent blm with. some aching teeth to the dentist After the teeth were extracted, Olaf,, Instead of leaving tho office, hunip about expectantly. "Is there something more you want done?" asked the deutlst. "Veil, my dunno," returned OlafJ looking doubtfully at the chandelier. "My tank maylie my like leedlo gas., My meesls ees tole my my hov to take some for my toots. Kef she don't htyls too ir.och, my tank maybe my better hov about twnnty-H' cent wort." As soou us you cut, It's ull over at & pleula .. . j