Plymouth Tribune, Volume 8, Number 20, Plymouth, Marshall County, 18 February 1909 — Page 6

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'The Cloud in he Orlen. The California House has passed nn act providing for separate schools for Indian, Japanese and Chinese children. President Kic..scvelt says it is "clearly uv.nstitutlaal." This view cannot bo accepted. rXLe Fed mil courts have repeatedly ivIVxed to set aside provisions for separate school am! prohibitions of mixed fch!s. Even In the P.erea college rase, where charitable trusts were affected and the school received no public money, the courts took this position. Nevertheless, such legislation Is ieeulurly Inopportune In California at this time. It is offensive to a friendly foreign pjwer. The people of California :.nd thc!r lawmakers should l more patient. They should give the national government time to turn nrourd tinv to work its way out of a bad situation. TIte national government must consider its obligations under a treaty dr.ifled after European models and framed to meet situations quite different from that of the United States. It must eventually get away from part of this treaty, tut it must have time to do .co. For California to force the nation's hand, even to the verge of war, would le atrocious. In this respect President Kooserelt's position is exactly correct. The whit? people of California are

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.Minneapolis Journal. like Americans everywhere reasonably easy to lead but extremely hard to drive. 'With good temier and patience 11 both sides especially In Washington there is prospect of an amicable solution of the wholo question. Put it must be a solution In accordance with the facts and not on the basis of legal technLalltles, for, right or wrong, for good or for evil, the white families of the Pacific slope will not consent permanently to school their young children side by side with Oriental boys and men. Culcago Inter Ocean. Cuba Warned. In turning over the Government of Cuba to its own authorities for the s-econd time, the United States Covernraent, through Gov. Magoon. expressed Itself firmly upon certain ImIortant points. The language and intent are friendly, but the admonltlcr. conveyed is definite. It is stated ir. the decree of the United States that the money .obligations of the provisional terra have beea paid up as far as practicable, but those remaining unpaid are to be treated as claims upon Cuba. Contracts made for sanitation and other public works on the Island must be recognised and carried out. Cuba's public debt must rot be increased, except as provided in the Piatt amendment, and it Is held that Mil claims of Cuban soldiers in the war of liberation have been fully satto this decree Is that "All acquired Lifled. The response of President Gomez rights shall.be respected In harmony with the principles of international Jaw, the principle? of our constitution and the provisions of the appendix of the constitution," which apIiendix is the Piatt amendment. President Gomez refers t' the "newly acquired Integrity of the nation" and the "fall enjoyment of our sovereignty. lie says the Cubans again are masters of their fate, and that the United States will always find a friendly nation In Cuba. But to say that Cuba Is In full enjoyment of sovereignty is an expression not completely Justified by the facts. The appendix to the constitution Is a vital part of It Wisely, the government of the United States has been specific In Its statement. No more Cuban bonds will be sold to provide a bonanza distribution of cash for any class of its citizens. This Is one of the rocks on which the Palma administration was wrecked. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Dollar-Chant n K American PI! A. provisional statement Issued by the Italian government shows that sixty towns were overthrown by the earthquake and that, as near as can be told, 105,053 persons perished. For the relief of the sufferers over $12,000,000 has been received, of of which about $2,000,000 was collect ed iu Italy and the rest came frcm other countries, the largest contributors being: Kalkan States, $20,000; Egypt, $22,000; Austria, $.12,000; Germany, $G0,000; Japan. $84,000; Russia, $150,000; Melgluni. $1G0.X: Switzerland. $l.SO.000;' Australia, $100.000; Great Britain, $eO0,00O; France, $500,000; Spain, $100,000; South America. $200,000; the United States. $3.000,000. Tixese figures are submitted not for the sake of any odious comparison, but merely for the light they throw upon the chief criticism passed on the American people by European writers, 'be-so high-souled persons are wont to

f OMMEAJT I think and speak of us as "DollarChasers," ami, in southern Europe, even as "the Dollar-Chasing American Yes? Well, It may Ie so. And yet somehow when overwhelming human calamity appeals for human sympathy and aid these same "Figs" are always ready to help. They come swiftly forward, not "chasing" dollars to get them, but handing them out to feed the hungry and clothe the naked and shelter the widow and orphan passing them out, as It were, with all four feet I Queer "Pigs," these, and strangely unfaithful to the supposed traditions of tue jorcine race! The truth Is that the typical American chases the dollar, not harder, but faster, than the typical European. The further truth is that the typical American cares much less alnmt money when he has it than the typical European. Any man whose knowledge of Europe was obtained at tirst hand, knows this from sad experience. We cannot expect our Eurojan critics to believe this all at once and change their tone, especially when we have among us so many persons who try hard to prove them correct. Yet, when the foregoing figures are contemplated in certain Euroiean countries, it would seem that they ought to produce, for a brief season at least, the silence Ocean. of shame. Chicago Inter The Cost 1 II Im li nx. The expense of keeping this government going is on the increase. We spend more In one year now than did half a dozen administrations beginning with Washington. Suddenly we have become a world power. We have possessions In the two greatest oceans. We must have a navy to keep trespassers off and we must send a squadron around the world to Impress upon the nations our might upon the water. All this eosts money, especially when some of the great guns tise up $1.000 in projectiles and powder at a single discharge. The demand to keep this up has re sulted In an empty treasury. If the tariff is reduced much it will mean a continuance of this condition. It looks as if the deficit by July will amount to $1.ok",000,000. To meet it new revenues must be raised or old ones carried higher or a bond issue. Among other suggestions is to place a duty on coffee and tea. This last would raise a storm of protests. It would bo likened to a war measure. It Is likely that a Iond issue will le authorized by the special session of Congress which. It appears, has something to do besides revising the tariff. If business keeps on improving this year the Income of the government will increase enough to equal the expenditures and do away with the shortage now bothering our lawmakers. Utica Globe. The Onu mil. Veto. When President Roosevelt's message in connection with his veto of the census bill is read there Is little room for argument as to the relative merits of his position and that of Congress. The President might Indeed well have concluded with the stinging turn of sicech which he used Iu the matter of the secret service appropriation and have said: "If the Congressmen wish to get their hands on siolls they would do better to distribute the $J.0O0,CM"JO which the spoils system will waste in the census bureau aniong their constituents direct. Iy this means they can at least save time for the government and avoid lessening the accuracy of the census work." Congress will be very foolish if It attempts to pas this census appropriation bill over the President's veto. It viil be wise If It adopts an amendment which brings the staff of census employes fully under the merit system without postponing tte issue for the next Congress to handle. It will be wisest of all If it takes the lesson to heart and makes Itself popular with the country by adopting progressive Republican iolIeies for its own. Chicago Record Herald The Coantrjr Store Orator. "He's been arguing about the coun try going to smash for the last tw hours." whispered the rural sto keeier. "Did you notice the range his voice?" "Yes." laughed the soap salesman, a he helped himself to the dried apples "What kind of a range would you call it?" "Um t know for sartln, but It pears to nie I'd call it a 'hot-air range.' " Tall Clerk I don't think the boss trusts me much. Short (Merk Why, he said you were as honest as the days were long. Tall Clerk Yes, but he always says aat when the days are short

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WEDDING OF V7ASIIINGT0N. Great Social Invent n Century und a llnlf A c. It was Jr..it 150 years ago the 0th of thU month that Colonel t;eore WanIrgtcn, a dashing young oflicer la the Colonial army, led to the altar Martha CVstis, a young matron whose fain? for beauty and charm and wit had made her the pride of Kent and all tho counties round about in his Majesty's prospeiovs colony of Virginia. No puase of life In America of the present can fomi such a setting for days of gcyety and festival celebration as those that preceded and followed this wMding. Washington was clad in all the finery that was affected by the young bloods f the time. His sint was of blue cloth And the cont of which showed a rich lining of red silk and boasted many silver ornaments, 'while a white satin waistcoat, gold knee buckles and powdered hair completed his costume. The bride wore a huge white satin petti coat quilted and pleated beyond belief. Her heavily-corded white silk overdress was the richest that the colony had ever Un )wn. and why should It not be. for was she not one of the wealthiest women in Virginia, and many peop'e there had by this time amassed considerable fortunes? Diamonds blazed from her hands and braids of pearls h'ai'g from her patrician neck. P.rldesmaids and groomsmen were correspondingly nrrnyetl !n the height of tho latent fashion that was brought over from Kinj Georgs '" urt. After Uev. John Mossum bad performed the ceremony that ui.lted the pair th gay cavalcade formed that was to wind its way back to the "White House," where tho fen sting and merrymaking was to take place. The newlymade Mrs. Martha Washington and her three bridesmaids were placed by gallant hands in the finest chariot In Vir ginia, drawn by six white horses. Thos? were driven by iosti!lons In H-ery. each man driving a span, one of which he rode. When with much clanking of chain and JlnfeUng of bells, thep rocession started, the groom and all his assistants and the ay company sprang to saddle and formed the escort with outriders and followers and gallants vying with ov.c another for position by the carriage door. The week of gayety that followed culminated with a visit to the House of Rurgesses, then in session In Wiiliamport and a member of which Colonel Washington had recently Iteen chosen. The young oiHccr was quite the hero of the hour, for he had returned from the wars laden v.irh honors and his personal social conquests had been climaxed by his marriage with Mrs. CnstK whose popularity was widespread. Then the bride and groom traveled by easy stage to Mount Vernon, making several visits on the wav. The even tenor of th life of quiet which filled 1ho r.ext seventeen years at Mount Vernon Is fIiowh In the fre quent passages In tho diary tint Wash ington kept, beginning with the new year following ins mama re. In all that grace and hospitality of those days Martha excelled and they said In Virginia there was no place like the Washingtons' as a social center. Here were almost always to be found as piests the Fairfaxes, the Lees, the Custises. the Fitzhughes and others whnw names live not only In the records of those days, but also to-day as typical of the old aristocracy of the colony. From this home on the Potomac and from his wife's side Washington was called to bewme commander-in-chief of the American army in the Revolution: to this home he returned when the struggle was won. and from this home he was again called as the Qrst Presi dent of the United States. Again he returned to thU peaceful spot, forever apart from public life, to pass his few remaining years in happiness with his wife, never to leave it until death beckoned him away. And from this home on the Potomac. where an obscure- prave held the remains of the greatest man of Iiis time from amid the scenes of her happiest days, of days of honeymooning and o days of strife, the spirit of Martha Wnshlngtou wes called. Wusliliielim' l.nnt Youth. "At the time of his retirement t' Mo-tut Vernon, after the expiration o hi term as President, the fall fiirur of Washington only sligntly be:; he was still supposed to weich upwar of two hundred pourd," wrius WP Ham Penine of "The Last Years Washington's Life" in the Ladies' Horn Journal. "I'xrepting his gniy hair an his falso teeth, and some trouble i hearing, there was little of the usu:appearance of age in bis muscular petson, his gait and his strong, pock marked face. He was affable an merry with his best friends, but whil be had the true hospitality of a South crn gentleman In Inviting every visitor from a distance to his table or b a bed over night, his politeness wn gee rally formal. Yet If he particti larly enjoyed thn conversation of : guest he would pay him the cornpllmer of listening to him until after 'J o'clock or even lighting him with the cand" to a bedroom for the nLiit. .Mit Washington at tiii.s ti:n was healthy, pleasant and uuostcntatlo;: little woman, still showing traces o good looks and with seldom any othe

thought than of playing respectably her role of mistress of the house of a country gentleman, of caring for the negroes, or of amusing herself with her knitting. She had great pride In her receipt for making 'cherry bounce,' and on a midsummer day she cut out thirty-two pair of breeches for the men working on the farm. She had said that she and the General felt like children just released from sehool when he left the Presidency, and she told of her satisfaction In setting down again to the duties of an old-fashioned Virginia housekeeper, steady as a clock, busy ns a bee, aid cheerful as a cricket."

WASHINGTON'S BOYHOOD HOME. Ferry Farm on the IlappnhannocU na It Was and I. The boyhood home of George Washington was Fredericksburg, a quaint city by the Rappahannock, and an old city whose story touches that of the great republic at many points in the colonial, revolutionary, constitutional and Civil War periods. Washington was lKrn In Westmoreland County, on the Potomac, and lived his later youth and his maturity at Mount Vernon, but the home of his boyhood was on the bank of the Rappahannock. It was there be went to school to Mr. Hobby; there was laid the scene of the apocryphal story of the cherry tree; there he conquered the wild colt; and there he threw ti silver dollar, or other object, iirmss tbo river It was at FredericksbüTjj that lie was initiated into Masonry, and It was there he took tinal leave of his mother before assuming the oiheo of President at New York, and it was there Mrs. Washington died, Aug. 23, 17S0. Fredericksburg Is rich in relics and memories of the Washingtons, writes 0. Harry Shannon. Not long after the birth of George Washington on the Pope's creek, or Rridge's creek farm in Westmoreland County, Washington's parents, his half-brother, Lawrence, and perhaps also his half-brother, Augustine, removed to a farm on the Rappahannock river In Stafford County. Thl.i farm at that time was somewhat below the city of Fredericksburg and had been owned for several years by Augustine Washington the elder. The farm has been variously called the "Pine Grove" nnd tho "Ferry Farm." The latter name was due to the fact that the farm was opposite the lower ferry to Fredericksburg. The house on "Ferry Farm," like that In which Washington was born. lias disappeared; the site Is only to j be trac-d by fragments of brick, china and cr.rthenware. This house was occupied by Mary Washington until it was destroyed by fire at a time after George had changed his place of living from Fredericksburg to his halfbrother's home. Mount Vernon. After the fire Mrs. Washington removed to a small cottage in the city of Fredericksburg. This cottage Is standing and s owned by the Society for the Preserva tion of Virginia Antiquities. Diplomacy Martha Am I the first woman you i'ver loved, George? George (aside: "The fherry-tree lnident wasn't a marker to this") Don't k me, my love, such a foolish questlon. Washington Liked to Tilth. G rover' Cleveland was not the only -'resident of the United States who !early loved to fish. There was a line orccedent for his fishing expeditions In 'ie outings of George Washington. In ds diaries ho tells us that he "went -dragging for sturgeon" frequently. In 17S7, while In Philadelphia, he got "shins tackio and went up to his old imping ground nt Valley Forge, where i spent a day rastb'.u his lines. Two ears later he wa at Portsmouth, and s he writes, "hiving lines, wepro-:-oded to the fishli banks a little vi thou t the harbor and fished for cod; t. it not being a proper time of tide, only caught two." That year he oca me President, the capital being : w York. In a rewspaper of 171)0 ':ere is r,n item that "yesterday the resident of the. I'nited States returnI from Sandy Hook and the Ashing inks, where he had been for the'bene;t of the sea air and to amuse him!f In the delightful recreation of flshg. We are told he has had excellent port, having hlmslf caught a great niher of sea bass and black-fish.' Involution of Oorge'i Ax

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Ol The l'ride of ÜRttery B. South Mountain towered upon our right, far off the rivsr lay; And over on the wooded height we held their lints at bay. At last the muttering guns wen still; the day died slow and wan ; At last th gunners' pipes did fill, the ?crgoaut's jams began. When, ns tho wind a moment blew aside the fragrant fiood, Our briarwoods raised, within our view a little maiden stood A tin- tot of (5 or 7, from Greside fresh she seenj'-d. (Of such a little one in heaven, one soldier often dreamed.)' And as we stared one Kttle hand went to her curly h?ad In grave salute. "And Who are you?" at length the s-Tgeant said, "And whore's you. home?" he growled a sain. S'ie lisped out, "Who is me? Why, don't you know? I'm little Jane, the pride of Battery B. My home? Why that was burned away; and xi and ma are dead ; And so I ride the guns all day along with Sergeant Ned. And I've a drum that's not a toy, a cap with feathers, too; And I march beside the drummer boy on Sundays at review. Put now our 'baeea's all give out, the men can't have their smoke, And so they're cross why even Ned won't play with me or joke. And the big colonel said to me to-day (I hate to hear him swear) He'd give a leg for a good pine like the Yanks had. over there. And so I thought when beat the drum, and the big guns were still, I'd creep beneath the tent and come out here across the hilL And beg, good Mister Yankee man, you'd give me some Lone Jack. Please do! When we get some again I'll surely bring it back Indeed I will, for Ned, says he, if 1 do what I say I'll be a general yet, maybe, and rid a prancing bay. We brimmed her tiny apron o'er. You should have heard her laugh As each man from his scanty store shook out a generous half. To kiss the little mouth stooped down a score of grimy men. L'nti! the sergeant's husky voice said, "'Tention, s,aad,M and then We gave her escort till good-night the pretty waif we bid. And watched her toddle out of sight or else 'twas tears that hU Her tinv form nor turned about a man. nor spoke a word, l'ill after awhile a far, hoarse shout upon the wind we heard. We sent it back, and cast saJ eyes upoa the scene around, A baby's hand had touched the tie that Lrothers once had hound. That's all save when the dawn ( awoke nv;uiii the work of hell. And through tue sull?u clouds of smoke the screaming missiles fell. Our general often rubbed his glass and marveled much to see N'ot a single shell that whole day fell on the camp of Battery B. F. II. Gnssaway. Tlie Urvest of 31 en. One of the recent tributes Laid upon the bier of the dead naval hero, Kea Admiral Coghlan, Is in the form of a thrilling story of the late admiral's early days. A bluil old sea captain, Commander Piatt, of Washington, recently told of the experience and in Its telling there was nothing of sensation it was Just an affectionate testimony to a brave man by one who knew him In his youth and shared with him seme of the dangers of civil war. The Incident ojcurred during Dahlgren's time, when Sherman wr.s on his famous march to the sea. Every effort was made by the Federal forces to effect a junction with Sherman's army. The ocean ai:d its estuaries had been carefully sounded and explored to guard against obstructions to the ships and avoid their externilnatiou by hidden mines. (.'apt. Paich, afterward a rear admiral, with his flagship, tho Pawnee, was with the "mosquito fleet" off the coast of Charleston. He had carefully explored the depths of Port Boyal Bound, nnd wishing to probe still farther, sent - for Kobert Piatt, then nttaehed to the United States coast and geodetic survey and now a retired commander of the United States Navy, who had sounded and chartered the Atlantic coast from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico and knew more perhaps of Its treacherous depths than any other man living. "Piatt." said the captain, "I have sent for you becauye I want to find out more about what the Johnnies are doing and have done up on Tulliflnuey river I ara inclined to to believe they have been busy up there lately, and unlcsi we discover how there may be a reckoning later on." "Well, captain," said Piatt, "111 take a boat and some boys and explore." lie did, and later, after two days nnd a night of creeping in and out bcre aml thcn n,on tne ,ine of tn3 river he discovered a mud rort well mannet!, with guns enough to make trouble for any of the little fleet of Federal gunboats that dared up that way. He found more. To obstruct the passage of the river and practically ground the little boats until they could be shot to smithereens the Confederates had sunk piles on either side of the river right under the very nose of their guns. As the means of detecting such traps were noj; as efliclent Iu those days as they are to-day, and as the Email boats, for the most part equipped with howitzers only, made their sorties during the night, when the dark ness made it dilheult to detect such obstructions, those heavy chains were quite sufiicient to tie up the daring little fleet and die it in confusion, while the heavier guns of the fort did the rest. Piatt slowly and cautiously worked his way back to the Pawnee with full Information of the situation for Admiral Balch. "What are we going to do about It?" the admiral asked. "We must get up that river." "There's only one ftilng to do, admiral," replied Piatt; "we must cut the chains." "Yes, and be blown into eternity doing it," blurted out the admiral. "Well," said Piatt, "give me a couple of men and a nervy otlieor to help out. and we'll run up the river with muffled ars ai d we'll cut those chains or know the reason why." A NEItVE-ft CKIXO KXI'ERIEXCE. "Admiral, then emdgn ,Joo Coghlan.

was the officer," said blunT old Coamander Piatt in telling of the experience. "Ah. he was one of the nerviest, bravest, most loyal men I ever knew. Yes, be was young," continued th gray haired veteran, "but he had the priceless courage of youth and the rare discretion of age. "Slowly we worked our way from the head of Port Itoyal sound, thiv miles up that tortuous river Tulli Hnney. There were time, my boy, when we had to hold our very breath, so close were we to the shore. We could hear the tread of tbo scntrhv, even hear them as they breathed heavily or sighed for those were the days when sighs were common, my friend. "We reached the spot where the; chains lay buried iu the water. It makes my blood creep even now tc think of the danger we were in. One shot from one of those nasty guns in that port would have sent us all to Davy Jones, and it would not have required more than one little indiscreet action or unnecessary noise t have started that shot on Its way. "Dear old Joe was as cool as a cucumber. He seemed to know jur what was to be done without the telling. Quietly and coolly we set to work and before the gray light of dawn crept Into the skies the chains lay harmless In the river bed. Back again to our ship we worked our way, and when we reached her Joe turned to me and gave just a heavy sigh. "'There was a lot f hell in that Job. Piatt. said he. 'if the Johnnies had only fe.'ind it out.' "And there was. Admiral Balch reported that result of the investigation to Admiral Dahlgren. We were complimented. But I know that the satisfaction of having ne'ped saw that bunch of chains under water brought more joy to dear old Joe's heart than all the compliments of the universe. "He was that kind of man. And there were many of them In those old days, too men who did not stop to count the glory of a deed, hut only to get the results they were after to win out in the great battle before them. "Part of the little fleet steamed up the river the next day. The Pluto, notwithstanding the destruction of thf chain, was blown to pieces. Put the Pawnee, following, with one shot from her nine-Inch gun soon put the fort out of commission. We landed and did the rest. T lost sight of Joe for years," continued Commander Piatt. "But one day while sitting In a certain hotel In Washington. I noticed a gentleman walking up and down, apparency closely observing me. Finally he came over to where I sat. " 'Piatt, old fellow, isnt that you?' be exclaimed. "Yes, it was I, and he was dear old Joe Coghlan. returned from the battle of Manila bay covered with glory, but tho same old Joe. "The nation lost a hen when h? d ed, He was one? of the bravest men that ever lived and his bravery was all the more valuable to his country leeause it wr.s tempered with a cool head and cautious bearing at all times." Uliea, Star.

Specimen of Irl.xh Wit. An Alban', N. Y. letter to the Veteran's Advocate gives the following specimens of Irish wit as furnished by Gen. Palmer, who said: "There was an Irish corporal In my company. One night at Baton Itouge there was a dreadful storm. It rained and so cold it froze. This Irishman was on picket. As I passed him I said, 'Well, Jerry, what do you think of this?"' "Sure, sergeant, this is a night for Americans to be on guard." This same fellow was a color sergeant at the battle of Monacsy. The rebels charged with cavalry and broke our line. As he was running 'a rebel grabbed the staff over his slroulder'and pulled it apart where It joined. The general afterwards said: "Well, don't you think you are a pretty '.dler to lose your colors?" "Well, now see here, geueral, I'll tell you all about It. This rebel rode up and he said, 'Give me that flag you d d Yank. And general, it was the tirst time I was ever complimented by being called a Yank, and so I gave them right up." And that reminds me of another yarn where the quick Irish wit comes out ahead. Two old soldiers met. One, a Northern Irishman, said, "Well, we licked ye, we did." "Yes, bejjorra, yez licked us, but we disabled all yez, for j'e're all a gettlu' pensions." Odd and Rndi, A uniform system of municipal accounts is in force in the State of Iowa. Ninety per cent of the neuralgic headaches are attributed to eye defects. The American eats more than his own weight iu sugar every two years. The Alaska Marble Company at Shakan shipped 2,500 tons of marble to Puget Sound last year. About three thousand pieces of crockcry are broken on each trip of a firstclass ocean liner. "Music is dead," says Dr. Kuiil Iteich. And concerts, adds the Musical Courier, are the funerals. The largest cigars come from the Philippine islands, some of them being eighteen Inches in length. The white population of New Zealand is now 800,000, having increased 117.CC0 In the last five years. There has been a marked falling off In the Sunday school attendance In New York city in the last five years. With the aid of steam heat and elec tric lights, vegetables and flowers are being grown In Fairbanks, Alaska. New York city has. now In contem plat ion water front Improvements that will require an expenditure of $12,000,fH0. At the present moment the countries of Europe are spending on their armies and navies as much as $1,000,000 a day. A New York Broadway druggist esti mates that the people of the city spond $2.fiSO,000 each year for patent medi- ' eines. Constant exposure of mirrors to the direct rays of the sun is apt to crystal lize the amalgam and destroy the bril liancy. New Yorkers drink tea as well as other things, and It Is estimated that one pound of the herb is consumed by each Inhabitant yearly. The world's production of sugar has practically doubled in the past twenty years, having grown from 17 billion pounds In 18S7 to 32 billions in 1007. An electric rapid transit line is to be built from Frankfort to Wiesbaden, Germany, by private enteqris.., the government reserving the right to buy it after a number of yeans.

TU1IULT IU THE SEA.

Trrlfle Force of a Marine UphearaJ Off Cap Horn, A sailing ship rounding Cape Horn was caught in a dead calm, something ;:Imi .-.t unprecedented In that stormy latitude. The sky was filmed with m light haze, and the- sea was Cat and lead colored. About 10 o'clock on the morning of th second day the ship j iegan to s-hake violently, the masts whipped and bent like fish poles, and everything movable above and below came down with a clatter, it was like striking a rock, only the shock was less pronounced at first, but increased in violence during the- thirty seconds it lasted. The sea heaved in oilv swells with a strange., hoarse murmur, and it continued to be- agitated after the tremors ceased. Half an hour, later fish by the thousands began to rise to the surface until it was covered with then Fortyseven whales were counted, many cowfish fully eight feet across, 'sharks without number and seals by the hundreds. They were evidently stunned with the force of some terrific marine upheaval, and when struck with .a pole by one of the sailors showed only faint signs of life. In twenty minutes after the first fish arose to the surface they began to drop out of sight like pieces of lead. Whether they were stunned and. on recovering, immediately dived beneath the waves in a p.inie, or whether they died from the shock and, instead of floating as dead fish tlo, were drawn under by some submarine whirlpool, were scientific questions too deep for the skipper, but half a dozen of the smaller fish hauled aboard by the cook for dinner were quite dead when examined. The calm continued twenty-four hours longer b fore the ocean resumed its usual aspect and a wind from the southeast permitted the ship to continue its course. New York Press. 1 The Japanese government is waging a successful war on rats by paying for every dead one brought in, nnd giving each rat slayer a ticket ta a lottery with valuable prizes. Mrs. Nellie C. Upham was the on'v woman delegate at the recent American mining congress which met at Pittsburg. She is the owner of a paying mine, which she manages herself. The women of Wisconsin have dt hired their intention of getting every mar. and woman in the State who ! 21 or over to sign the petition for woman suffrage which is to be presented f.ti:. present Congress. A permanent national expositiou at Madrid, for the promotion of which an organization has been formed In Spain, will have for one of its chief objects t?;e stimulation of scientific methods In tiericidture and manufacturing. On the basis of a bushel of corn pnv luciiig '2.Z gallons of alcohol, it hes Ixen figured out that last year's com rop in the United States was sufficient to furnish 20,000,000 horsepower for ten hours a day for an entire year. The largest single infiltration In the wrhl Is said to be the one recently .on.pleted for Pittsburg. The sedimen tation basins have a capacity of 120.bOO.OOO gallons, and the filtered water reservoir room for 50,000,000 gallons. A new stop watch has been brought Mit for use of physicians and nurses in fimting pulse beats. The pressure of i button starts It and another pressure stops it r.nd marks the time when a given number of beats have been count?d. fvmisiana Is estimated to waste 73,XK),000 cubic feet of natural gas dally. . AA1. - AI A. more man one-iweniieiu ot uiai con sumed In the United States, and the Secretary of the Interior has withJrawn from entry 0,500 acres of nat ural gas fields To avoid the troubles besetting com passes on steel ships, the metal of which deflects the needle, a German in ventor has devised a needleless one, in the form of a gyroscope, the axis of which always adjusts itself parallel to the carta's axis. British automobile exports now imouutito a value of $22,500, KiO a year. ractories are full of orders as a result f the recent automobile show at the Dlyxpia in London. About SO per cent rf the t t tiers are for closed cars, usual'y of the landaulet typ The new woman In China, instead of following the example of her English md American sisters in railing against Lhe tyranny of men has revolted igalnst her relatlons-Iu-law. One of the women's clubs In Shanghai proclaims as Its object "rebellion against notbers-In law. Getting Acquainted In evr York. (letting acquainted In New York is thus Tlescribed by a man from Atlanta. He brought a letter of Introduction to the person he was to meet at the latter's otlice In Nassau street. This is the Atlantau's report to lis house : "Called at 2 p. m. Poy on the gate isked my name and business. Cave him the letter of Introduction. Doy returned and told uic to sit down. . "Sat down twenty-five minutes. Saw x man come out of his office and break through the gate as If he was chased by hornets. "Who's the man from Atlanta who wants to see me?' asked the hurried individual. "'I am the man,' I replied, trying to act ns if I was hurried. "'Come along with me,' said the man, as be grabbed me by the arm. He dragged me through the main door into the hallway. lie caught sight of i descending elevator nnd shrieked to the man In the car to stop. "The door of the car slid ajar and the man who had me by the arm said. Come along; let's get acquainted as we go down. "Ily that time the car had reached the landing on the main floor. As the door of the car was pushed back the man who had my letter in his hand said: "I haven't had time to read this letter, but we know each other; come In day after to-morrow. I've got to make a train. I'll know you when we meet again. Good bye.' "Before I could say good-bye he had turned the corner and was out of sight. 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