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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1908-02-06, Page 3\T Lay Interesting -ease 1.1 D. Happenings Reporteil From Britain. GREAT WAR TO BE WAGED AGAINST RATS. "Rat-infetsted districts are s, grava nattonal danger," declared Sir Laud- er Brunton, the famous medical scien. tist, ie an interview with a represen- tative of the Over -Seas "Daily Mail," "and I am glad to see that the mat- ter is being taken up seriouply. The new association which is to wage war against rats ie to be called the Society for the Destruction of Ver- min. "It is only comparatively recently that the nature of the connectien be tween mortality in rats and plague has been discovered. The disease germ which causes plague is a short, thiek coeco-bacillus with rounded ends, to which the name of bacillus pests has been given. It was dis- eovered by Kitasato, and also by Jer- sin and numerous experiments have proved without doubt that this bac- illus is the cause of plague. "People will very naturally ask how it is conveyed from rats to men, and the answer is that the real transmit- ters are fleas. These insects, haviug fed upon rats or patients infected with plague, absorb the bacillus, which multiplies within them, and! is transmitted to the next animal or person they bite. "We knew that the Great Plague of London spread from. Smyrna. It oarne in a bundle of rugs, and some of those rugs were carried in a pack- age to a town in Yorkshire, with the Jesuit that beth these communities were attacked by plague. single rat could infect a whole shipful, and although precautions may be taken at ports to isolate cases of plague yet rats may become infect- ed and creep along ropes to the shore, • there infeetieg .other rats. In this way a pestilence might be started. 'Tar necessity for a national campaign against rats, therefore, will be real - erred. "1 would like to draw attention to ilia virulence of the plague poison, 4vhich is capable of great increase and !great decrease. At first it seems too ieeble to attack man, but it able to tette& small animals such as rats. By passing succeesively through num- erous rats it becomes more and more virulent. "At length it attacks man, and as the epidemic proceeds the poison be. ,eornes stronger, and the mortality ;greater and greater. After some enonthe a decline in virulence sets in, and finally it fades away. It has long been observed that great mar- enlity in rats is apt to precede pestil- ence. ' Another well-known authority, Dr. J. Ashburton, Thompson, says: "The .exclusion eats from occupied build. in,g must be an important item amen& steps for tho prevention of plague, lor from the rat colen does the flea !derive its 'power. "In feet, 1 do not doubt that when a broad and comprehensive sur - ley of all the data has been taken at Ne 11,1 be peceive.d that the exclu- Ilion of rats from occupied buildings in cities is the only measure which eau permanently dlininish the sus. oeptibility of India to plague." Mr. W. Andrewe. attic) has for twen- ty-eight years been rancetcher for the Royal Mart ane) Vietoria Docks, contends thas it win never be pos- sible uterly to ',terminate rats "All we can hope to do," he said, "is to keep thee) under. The off- spring of one pail trill multiply in the emote et A year to considerably over 20,alle) LORD ROBERTS' APPEAL TO THE NATION. She peigaant net of the veteran who, alter fighting the nation's battles, finds himself in hes ela aspe Mee to face with all the sorrows of r,avert,y and destitu- tune in oae which calls for immediate remedy. In a leatte to the lalitod of the Over -Seas Levity Mail, Lord Roberts makee an eloquent &penal to the nation to do WI ants hy iia old and faithful ,servtuets, easel time to relieve the gloom tof tbe dosing eels of those who have bled and guttered for Britain. He re- nnin& the public that many of these old eloldiere aro in the workhouse, a tragic gate for sueh men; and that only too of- ten their ultintate goal is the pauper's rave. makes the important announee. Talent that, with His Majesty's accustom. 14 generosity and public spirit, the Knig has consented to become patron of a new flied to meet this distressing state of affairs, which is to be known as "The 'Veterans' Relief Fund," and has opened ehe list isf subscriptions; with 1,000 guile. :ea& The followiag are the most striking essasages in Lord Roberta' letter: "Within the last few weeks the atten- tion of the public haa been drawn to the aurviving veterans of the Crimea and Indian Mutiny, and the sad fact has been amide only tee clear that tho closing sears of these old servants of their coun- try aro in many cases emhittered by poverty and destitution. "A few days ago, when inspecting the Indian Mutiny veterana in Hyde Park, I found to my regret that no small number of them had come up that morning from the workhouse, and had only the work- house to look forward to for the re. mainder of their lives. "A strong feeling has been aroused in many quarters that it is he every way .discreditable to our ceuntry that such a 'state of .things should be possible, and it .is most desirable that an effort should ilea made without deley to remedy it. "1 can ;state that the movement has the entire approve). of His Majesty the Xing, who has graciously consented to lbecome the patron of 'The Veterans' Relief Fund,' and to open the list of subseribers with the donation of 1,000 gutn.eses. "It is proposed to collect a sufficiently lerge aunt to ensure every Crimean or Indian 3Iutiny veteran being released from the workhouse and then to make ithn Such a weekly tillowence as will en. able the old miler or toldier to spend hie Imitating days hi moderate comfort end eespectability." feetly well known that, ia the ceurse of time, uuless specific action is continually being taken to check veloeities, there is a pronounced tendency an the part of engine -drivers to neglect the strict letter of the iew, It is not, therefore, Kati - °lent to lay down regulations, In the interests of public safety is the duty of a railway company to ensure thet the regulations are rigidly enforced. It may be necessary to this end to fit all enginee with speed -recorders, or to pro- vide speed 'telatales,' at all places where speed restrictions are imposed, if they cennot otherwise be enforced," 4.1!•M•diillOn 00UNTESS' NULLITY SUIT., In the defended list of eases for trial in the Divorce Court at the coming sit- tings is the suit of the Countess against the Earl of Yarmouth formality of mar- riage. It is eet down to be heard in camera. Mr. Rufus Isaacs, K. C., M. Pa and Mr. Barnard, K. C., have been retained to ap- pear for the Countess of Yarmouth. The counsel for the Earl of Yarmouth will be Mr. Newton Crane and, probably, Sir Edward Carson, K. C., M. P. It is probable the suit cannot be heard until about the middle of February next. The Countess, it will be remembered, is . a sister of Mr. Harry Thaw, who is still awaiting, in the Tombs Prison, New York, his trial for the killing of Mr. Stanford White. She brought her hus- band 4200.000. The Earl of Yarmouth is thirty-seven years old, and is the eldest son and heir • of the Marquis of Hertford. Before his marriage he was best known as an erne- teur actor, who caused quite a sen.sation by his skill as a skirt dancer. .0AUSE 00 RAILWAY MISHAPS. . Major W. Pringle's report on the re. *ult. of his itiquiry into the cause of the derailment on Oct, 9 a a portion of a passenger treat at Dore sled Tetley Sta- tion Juktion een the Midland Railway, wee bunted by the RailWay Departnent Of the Board Of Trade on Wednaiday. The inspeetor elity's that he thinks, in spite of the eemplete ithaniatity of the Witneesele evidene,e, that there Was a %fiber velocity thati Wse jestifielsle, Major Pringle adds, In regaed to the eAtietestaal Of speed Smite, "it it Per - MUNICIPALIZATION IN VIENNA. With the beginning of NOS Vienna takes its place among the cities, having a populatiea of two millions and up- ward. Simultaneously comes the less agreeable announcement of the genial burgomaster, Dr.' Carl Lueger, of a new municipal loan of fifteen million poueds. While it was known that a loan was projected, its "magnificence" has rather staggered the public. Only a few days ago the burgomaster said he did not know whether it would be two hundred million crowns or three huedred Now he asks for three hundred and sixty millions, to be expended during the next six years. Naturally in a city where municipal ownership has beee so fostered as in Vi- enna most of the money is designed for such undertakings. Electric lighting will absorb three and a half millions; gas, a; million and a quarter; tearaways, two millions and a half; the municipal brew- ery—a notorious blunder of the city fathers—half a million, and cemtery, markets, municipal coal yards and muni- cipal undertaking pf funerals yet anoth- er million and a half. In the improvetnent of the city by the demolition of old buildings and the lay- ing out of parks and gardens, the erec- tion of a technical museum. work houses, asylums, a jubilee hospiial and addi- tional water service another five or six millions will be laid out.. Altogether as interesting budget for the new year! STRAW HAT KING. A remarkable career is ended by the death on Saturday of Alderman A. J. Hucklesby, J. P., of Leaside, Luton: • Born in humble eirmunstances, Mr. Hucklesby became Mayor of Luton five thnes. He has been called "straw hat king," as he was the head of the largest business in the straw hat industry. As a boy he used to tvalk seven utiles daily to school at Luton. He left school at thirteen, and after holding one situation for a number of years started in busi- ness for himself with one clerk and one packer. Mr. Hueklesby, who amassed a large fortune, took a leading part in the won- derful development of Luton's staple pro- dustry, which has doubled the town's population in thirty years. He remem- bered ahe days when one wagon sufficed to take to London the daily output. That was when Luton depended upon the straw plait made by Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire village s for its raw material. He started at the time when foreign plait began to revolutionize the staple trade and converted Luton into a busy manufacturing centre. • SLEEP -WALKER'S FEAT. A remarkable case of sleep-walkingie reported from 13oston (Lincolnshire). A rural postman was going on his morn. Mg round at about seven o'clock when he was startled to see a white -robed figure runnimg along the Sleaford road away from the town. The weather was intensely cold, the roads being frost-baund, On overtaking the figure he discovered it was a 'young woMan, whose clothing consisted merely of a nightdress and scarf. Her eyes were closed, and when he spoke to her ahe made no answer. Fearing to awaken her, the postrinui catried her to the pollee station, where in a few minuteie she awoke shivering with the cold. "Where am I?'" she ex- claimed and on being told that she had been found walking in her sleep and brought to the police station, she laugh. ed and observed that it was not her first adventure of the kind. Once she had made her way to the rives, but fortun- ately awoke when she reaehed the bank, The girl, who is a domeseic servant, had walked more than a mile from her mistress' house when the postman dis. eovered her, CATS WITHOUT STRIPES, The Horticultural Hall housed this week a met that has some claim to be the most perfect in the world. It has the distinction of being tee only anis real to defeat in competition the 41,000 marvel, Zelda. It i8 chinehille, Mrse Vord's Roosalka, judged to be the beat A remarkable report on the scourge of or a look nor a watchman soon attracts female in the show. The best male was tuberoulesis will be published by the the homeless in great numbers, and Mrs. Slingsbeas silver tabby, a huge anti Local Government Board ea a few days' sometimes they do not hesitate to melte wonderfully coated ahimal, time. The clocunsent is the work of Dr. thentselves Comfortable by lighting fires The great problem in the cat world Bulstrecle, one of the medieal inspectors on the newly laid floors. Only a fete at present ie to breed pure "selfoolore" the Local Government Board, how marked has with no trace of the tabby stripes. This The relmet shows has Veen done with the long-haired been the fall in the death -rate from i 1 1 II win be impossible. to wield:rola the sea esel easesna~seAeneiteteweiteeeweee I nights ago a uew tenement Was ItearlY frago from women and the time is, clotte 47 . . ' 4 ruined when the fire set by a dozent , lodgers in the building (Won stay on the floor 'where it was started, There is always great rejoicing entong the peysons who don't know where their twee night's sleep ift coming from Mien. they hear a grottp of buildings condemn. ecl to make way for public structures of one kind or another. For a long time %thee that will lie i eeoginze , 1 it step wee one so large, ete exteneive, that FREE LODGINGS k amid ;lot be taken ualess the voice i of the nation demanded it. They might vet it very large preponderanns of Veiceia, Bat, Oh toe other bane, they Meet Ileac n the manifestation of public opMion and NAvvvvkA,Aivw,rovvvvoysvorv consent evaled by WI election, eat, ne. IN WINTER cesearily on time ettbject eloue, but meth atT, e. Sen.) after tbe tenants of, such auildings have Wet aubject one of the items, "The °rinse of the suffrage I believe On warm nights Mien the park bench- . been evicted the btlildinge etand idle. As a result of frequent raids by boys e9 are at bl u the 's o eee MI reap to be a cause of the euffrage I believe . „ fe 1 eel re 1 n .- e the doors soon lose their locks, and news to be a MII-90 which in the end le /safe," ae" .er an inquiry by au amateur eo. of the new eleeping quarters that are (=eluded Mr,' Raki,:the, • " 6°1°04 08 t° th° aleePiaa Phtsee of waiting to be utilized by the homeless the city's lennelees who either lack the spreads rapidly to their daytime meet. ALUMINUM MONEY. price or haven't the inclination to *put mg places, After a while of coulee the upon a elencier purse the expense of •a For the first time in its .history the regular bed under a real roof. The Pro- growe to such an extent that the pollee itinerant population of such buildings Royal Mint lest year :seed aluminum blem of where the wanderers sleep on a for coiling() purposes. In all 31,872,134 cold night Min the park bevelies would have to take a hand, end 11 few raids ere neeessary to empty the ,buildings, coins were struck from this Metal, . only invite pneumonie if the policemen i 7 t those comprising halacent pieces for use permitted them to be ecceplea -in the OLD SAILING RECORDS. in Uganda and one-tenth of 6, penny first place is mach more Interesting. plecee for circulation in the Nigerian The inVestigatione of an arnateu: Proteetoretes. show that unexpected placee are held in Speed in Ocean Travel Shown bi A good deal of Imperial silver finds high esttern by the city's homeless for its way te the west emuit of Africa, nightly repose, and that the kind of Some American Ships. emelt of it going alto Northern Nigeria, .isnle:pnaffereed is not so bad atfter all, Bronze coins also circulate to some ex- considerign that it co.etts little or neth• in the receet nember of the Herald I find , p g p a atatement of tbe remarkable passages tesheiSizarviseOstiitonatiitolensreastsieltsfoeature of wiltat made in the last few years by the American ship Brekine W. Phelps, owned In Batb, me. The Municipal Lodging HOUSe at First The war In which the statement is put 'avenue and Twenty-third etreet, the might lead a casual reader tO believe that r.a.c,‘erd ,y11, m'oeviboo t' is sthleallb= t71; uSard°.celanthVelolfe tent on the coast, but it is very rare for them to be met with in the interior. In these regions the little shells known as cowries, the value of which is contin- ually fluctuating, being highest in the remoter districts, have hitherto formed the medium for exchange. "It is hoped that these small alumi- num coins will gradually take their place as the medium for exchange," stated Mr. Ellison-Mecaftney, Deputy Master of the Mint, "They have a fixed value, which ought to be of great ad- vantage to the native as well as to the general trade of the country," Mr. Macartney explained that the low value of the coins and the immense number of them requnred rendered it necessary to make them of some ex- tremely light metal—hence the adoption of aluminum, "The smaller the amotint the greater the cost of coinage," he re- marked. "Ilalf-pence are muoli more costly to coin than pennies, and yield far less profit. So far as I know, these are the only aluminum coins in the world." Both the new. coins are perforated in the centre to permit the natives to shing them together as bas been their habit with the cowrie: from time imme. morial. EM I RANTS, M EcCA. Although only two out of 309 emi- grants assisted to the Colonies by the Central Emigration Board went to Aus- tralia, the remainder having gone to Canada, the board has no complaint to make against the methods of any of the Commonwealth State Governments. "All the applicants excepting two," said Sir C. Kinloch.Cooke, chairman of the board, in an interview, "aeked to be sent to Canada, which seems to be bet- ter known among would-be emigrants - than Australia. "The Central Emigration Board would like to see a Wider scheme of immigra- tion adopted by the Australian States. At present they only want domestic servants and agriculturists, and we would like to see the doors opened for other classes." IRISH COUNCILLOR SHOT. Five more Irish shooting outrages are reported from County clone and County Galway. Mr. Daniel O'Loughlin, one of the best known residents of Lisdoonvarna, was assaulted wane driving to Ennistymon Railway Station to catch a train for Ennis, where he was to attend a meet. ing of the Clare County Council. - Four men suddenly appeared on the road and stopped Mr. O'Loughlin's horse. One of thein fired a shot, which struck Mr. O'Loughlin in. the breast close to the heart, the, coat being singed by the explosion. In spite of his wound Mr. O'Loughlin: jumped to the ground and ran along the road. A quarter of a raile ahead was Mr. Miehael Conaidine, C. C., who was also driving. Mr. Considine beard the phot and saw Mr. O'Loughlin chased and caught by, one of the men. He drove back, helped Mr. O'Loughlin into. the car, and pre- pared to go on. The man seized the horse's head and the three other a,ssail- ants ran up. After a struggle thee, pulled Mr. O'Loughlin to the ground and carried htm off. They released him later when. a revolver bullet was ex- tracted from his breast. Another outrege occurred on Monday night at Scariff, when two gunshots were fired through the window into a room in which three people were sitting in the house of Mr. William Young, a district eouncillor. No arreste have been made. Three more shooting outrages have occurred in Galway. At Garrytted shots were fired through a house. On Lord Gough's estate at Rossano, a party of timber -cutters were firee on. a Mr. 'Mit- chell end woektnan being slightly wounded., All the -windows in tbe same district were shattered on Thursilay night. THE NEW.ARMY AIRSHIP. Much progress has been made with the auilding of the new army airship at the balloon factory at Aldershot. The new vessel is tn, an advanced stage of con- steectione but ie not 'yet ready for flight. • Colonel Templar states that the Nulli Secundus is in process ef repair and has had a fresh section let into her envelope, malring it longer. Some improvements have also been effected in her ma,chiney, giving her great power of propulsion against the wind. Into the eew balloon, which will form building in which he takes a good deal the secona of the Army's aerial fleet, of peide will always provide. a night much that is novel has been ittroduced. watchman for the building, who will turn Her envelope will be longet and slimmer a deaf ear to a plea for a night's lodging, tban that of the Nulli Secendus when but throughoet the city buildings ate the latter came to grief at the Crestal constantly being constructed as quickly Palace. Her lifting power Will be great- and as cheaply as possible merely for er, and she Will -he able to wry nano the money they will brina in, The build - men, Her motor wallies° be of a higher ers of stroll structuree don't generally in - horse -power, and her means of propui- dufge al the luxury of a night watchman, sion against. a wind will ,be very much especially if there is no building material increased in eonsequence. piled in trent which would ineite biggest centre of free sleep in the city °neaten; your atteueou to certain properly of this subject because it scorns steady a ach°,tuu" ag0, veritied records made, most either:1s mut lias to be dropped from a consideration lodgere and caters only to transients, peel's moaslti ntontrsorteh,yjasei:erizirmaisnceheorf rtulie A few transients have tried to make nom° Norfolk, VI, to honolutu, a dietancne had a somewhat extended aojourn at the ostev1061,104:e miles, which she covered in ninety - clays, a dutly average of iss mikes. Tne it a permanent eleeping place and have ulponti"lilteweniriBasi6alanrdesullr. xciolsctoalceversastehaoteeorf at'lzeroxsizateyonitleste sasmane rkhouse thrust This is due to the fact that every ei- Francisco to New York, ru days. In tne fort is made to keep tee oity's hospital- same CORIleatiOn must be noted the old ship one. To that end the room clerk at the age of the famous time Rotuma, Shanghai en irma :Ste dia. n‘ a‘1.13` ri ea nz 'ley iosi yec so_ suddenly without a bed or the price of Ntao° rdtBailo.esrtifloonr,1 1 aillUetd. PIsilmiegilieralY; ity for the person who finds himself Municipal Lodging House goes so thor- Pi New York, eighty-eigirt daye. a alr0010 oughly into the history of each guest anToheireohmelpir\tlewalseyobraks ttoo 131aevractiledalt , that although he may be Mined once miles, in eighty days, ,averaging 162.6 miles or twice be generally Made the pereon Der day. ane old mat Indian Blackwaller g.niuoult ter:Inetleihano8h a neellim:oer,satzwroa:nba3 daet who abuses the eity's good nature be- tho entrance fore a Magistrate, who doesn't require ate ce the Hooely, an approxim- much evidence to find the prisoner ly equal distance, In sixty-eight days. bar phaze ct)..5t. ifitigona clippildig infrcitcria tulle guilty of vagrancy. The Municipal Lodg- coveyr ofesa' seaworn lio&drtacsht,e wilt/ °gives° nig House serve very well, however, to the record passage from Melbourne to the the city in winter who look for free Mersey as sixty-three days. The same skip - show how many persons there are in binaiol:iabri,ct urronundintrittee, ilrara 1 mauadde t otlieoltbhoeurrame sleep. The 300 beds in the lodging house Black Ball liner Marco Polo, one' in five three weeks of December there was an months twenty-six days, the other in one or two days over or under are full every night and during the first six months. s modated on the pier of the Department d Indered.sPefeenci Poenr'PshreluPn's orloturi- overflow of 2,353 who had to be acoom- veFryor goboursts of Charities at the foot of East Twenty- run of 6,50° teen miles, a day's run of 320 miles, and a sixth street. Mikes they could give good miles in 26 days, or an average zfwolsredfisThhatalfrhssaiestothesaonld ;ercaonrodiBcoof OA reasons not many of this large number days, or an average of 240 miles, Bu't it were taken care of more than two c must be remembered that the run of ale nights. Phelps was made wholly at sea, with open The sociologist didn't bather either wwriz, 'god rweorsdollistliteialsatd ttrao age: t b(,) --qt Y1 L:bCg:t about the other free beds that can be clear obtained once or twice at various other of the zone of the trades. And the Phelps' of the China sea, and then pass north philanthropic agencies in the city, be- breaeat Isoesemnallraccolearrigewiotpd tl.iAo runs of tho .eamse the number taken care of is in- owners, 43.4 miles eor an hour, sleigerana dfElly11, finitesimal compared with the. total That crowned queen of the sea the beautt- number of applicants,. He devoted his ful old Flying cloud holds a record which attention first to the yards of trucking companies, coal merchants and other concerns that use a great number of wagoess and trueke in their business. It was found. that wherever' these wagons and trucks were accessible to will probably stand till the end of time. In a day of 24 hours she made a verified run of 03 miles, an hourly average of 18 knots. And her rival, the Sovereign of the Seas, was but little behind Iser. It win be seen therefore that the best of our day must be much bettered • to match the best of the days When sailors sailed and molted clown from tired persona looking for bede they their poops with infinite scorn on the "steam" which was moping alone at a were generally atilized for that purpose humble six or seven knots. ---Rowland Thomas the number. of lodgess on moll truck ie, Boston Herald. . varying with the ease with whieh the I : '- lodgers could get into them without en- GROWING GIRLS countering the vieilance of a watchman /sr t or a po cenm.n. a ura y the moie lod- gers on each truck the evarmer was each. It was found that a truck of. average size aecommodates six sleepers comfor- tably. Tbe bed clothing generally con- sists of nething' but new,spapers. A surprising feature of the investigin I tion was the diseovery that the night I police court lsas proved a fairly good lodging place for some eight honrs night for personie who were sufficiently alert to take advantage of it and who were able to do their sleeping in an at- titude of appearing to take a keen inter- est in the doings of the court, There is an objection to the night court bitted oe about the same grpunds as that to the Municipal Lodging House. The court policemen get to know the steaey patrons after a few nights and deny them ehe privileges of the steam heated room, Besides, a few of the Mag- istrates have a habit of closing the court nearer 1 o'clock than the regulation hour of 3 a. m., and the average sleeper can't find out who the late closing Magistrates are in a day or even in a week, It is very annoying for a person to be called at 1 o'clock when he left ordets not to be disturbed until 3, Still there are those who say they' would rather have a free sleep in the night court part of the night than a twenty-five cent sleep all night in some of the lodging houses. It is a very unpopular night watchman who doesn't appreciate sociability enough to show a homeless person a place to sleep after the bediess ono lia,s spent several hours cbatting. It is gen- erally only tho watchman of a factory building who is willing to take a chance on persons that he never. saw before. A thousand or mote free beds of this sort is not a high estimate for an average winter night. A favorite haven for the persons who are not afraid to do a little work in ex- change for a bea is the power house, where a lot of coal has to be shovelled every night. The average stoker hails with delight the visit of a healthy look- ing vagrant who is willing to work for an hour or so if he can lave a warm bunk' for the rest of the mighte• The bed may be of enthracite, but the average wanderer generally doesn't de- mand feathers. Sometimes the homeless one can Make one hour's work eover sev- eria nights sleep. A contractor who is putting up a thieven WHITg SCOURGE FIGHT, Even though it may be in an out ef the way place, a building that has neitbe "blues," new just the color of blue fox, tubereelcis s atnong peop e w io ve ma and the most perfect eat from the breed. der °IeatilY c"diti"s' and justifies 'up ers' point of vieW that MS been devel- to th° hilt the public expenditure en °pert the demolition of shuts, the building of The "creame" are also a pure "self. healthy dWelliegs, the prevision of parks oelor," tut the whole endeavor of some and open spaces, and upon sanitation hundreds of breeders is now to elimin. generally. .. . ate the bare said stripes in "oraeges," The conclude:a semi; to pint tO the 1 fact that if the "White plague" is to be Suppressed Motley will be more profit. WIR, HALDANE'S BELIEF. ably spent on raising the etariderd Me. Raldttae, SeereterY of Stat° for health eimaitioris, irt the hove, the work - War, meaning tecently at ti, reeeption shop, the street, and in ell elates of given in. fat, George'm Ilan,. taltiegoW, by public ttesembly than in beildiog tosely the Liberel Soelid 'Couliol, prophesied seeeseetes the greeting of the freneldee to *Mee at Ito distaat tithe. * Artialia life elflate. at all depthe it, the "We ate progeeesing to A Saate of Oceans but Vegetation Will net theitte Sit thinge," eitid Mt. lialdeatte in *Welt it great preasurea. NEED PINK PILLS. This Tonic is Necessary for Their Proper Development and to Insure Health and Strength. There are throughout Canada thou- sands and thousands of young girls who are in a position approaching a de- cline. The complexion is pale or sallow. Appetite fickle. A short walk, or going upstairs, leaves them breathless and with a violently palpitating heart. Headaches and dizziness often add to their misery. Doctors call this anaemia—which, in eoramon English, means poor blood. There is just one sure and certain cure for this trouble—Dr. Willaims' Pink Pills. These Pills make new, rich, red blood, strengthen every nerve and bring a glow of health to pale faces. Do not waste time and money experi- menting with other medicines. Do not delay treatment until you are in a hope- less decline. Get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills itt once and see how speedily they will restore your health and strength. Here is the proof: .Mrs. Joseph E. Lepage, St. Jerome, Que., says: "My daughter Emilia began to lose her health at the age of thirteen years. She suffered from headaches and dizziness. Her appetite wen poor. She was pale and apparently bloodless. She had no strength and could neither study nor do any work. Doe. tors' medicine failed to cure her, and I thought she was going into a decline. She was in this condition for several months, wheu a neighbor advised the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and I decided to give them a trial. It was not long until an improvement was noticed, and the continued Ilse of the pills for a month or more completely cured her, and she has since enjoyed the best of health. I feel sure that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills will cure any ease of this kind." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills will cure all troubles auo to poor and watery blood, such as rheumatism, scialea, indigestion, partial paralysis, Se Vitus dance, and the ailments that make the levee of so many women miserable. Sold by all medicine dealers, or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, frora the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Getting Information Out of Pa. My pa, he didn't go to town Last evening after tea, But got a book and settled dam:, As comf'y as could be, 1'11 tell you I was offul glad To have my pa about To anawer all the things I had Been tryin' to find out. And so I asked him why the world le round instead of square, And Why the piggies' tails are curled, And why don't fish breathe ale? And why the moon don't hit a star And why the dirk is black, And just how many birds there are, And will the wind Onto back? And why does water stay In wells, And why do lune buss hem And what's the roar I hear In 'shells, And when wilt Christi:etas cane? And why the grass is always green, Instead . of sometimes blue And why a bean will gro1v 11, bean, And not an was toe? "White Holland turkeys have added $1,000 a yeer to my ineozne for the last three years," Mae E. N. Munson, of Connecticut, told e bun reporter when asked to suggest ways by which women in the country might make inoney, "Be- ing a farmer's wife and living some dis- tance in the country, I am accustomed to work, so I don't -mind putting in my spare time on poultry. "When soine seven years ago I decided. that I wanted to try making money of my own, I talked tbe matter over with my husband, and we both agreed an tur- keys. He had a in•efereeco for the bronze, because they were the largest and, he had heard, the hardiest. "1 hnd a longing for the white Hol- land, bemuse I wanted something orna- mental. I hadun any other reason, and tIulicretyvs.absolutely nothing about raising "As a beginning I bought two settings of eggs. All the eggs hatched, but eo meny of the young chicks died that only eighteen birds reached maturity. There were ten hens and eight ceeks. "Fortunately they were ell vigorous birds. I decided to keep all the hens and one of the cocks for etock, selling off the seven others. My husband had agreed to give me the food needed for the first two years, so I invested the money received for my extra turkeys in eggs. "When the spring came round again I knew guite a good deal more about raising turkeys than I had the previous season. As a consequence I did not lose so many clacks in comparison with the number hatched as I had lost the year b rhee. autumn of that year after select- ing my young breeders, I sold the bal- ance for upward of $2,000. That money went into' the bank, and before the end of the fallowing year by far the larger half had gone to pay for food. That year my profits amounted to over $300. "The fourth year 1 increased my flock and My profits were more than doubled. In the fifth year I cleared. $1,000 for the first time, and feeling tbat my flock was as large as I could comfortably manage, I have kept the number about the same, "Although I had no reason for select- ing white Holland turkeys beyond my love of their beauty, a now know many points in their favor. The first is that I believe they suit the climate of Connec- ticut better than either the bronze or the ordinary domestic turkey. "Then their color enables me to pick my flock out from those of my neigh- bors. They don't get mixed, and when they happen to stray, which is very sel- dom, they are easily identified. "They are more domestic and require a smaller yen°. •They are net nervous, and are so gentle that any one to whom they are accustomed can pick them up. "Though a size &mailer than the bronze turkey, 'they are larget than the ordin- ary domestic fowl, and an ideal market bird. When properly fattened their flesh is yellow, delicate in flavor and very juicy. Their breast is very large, whit% et another point in their favor for table "My methods of rearing them are very simple. In the winter my flock roost in a largo and very airy shed and have ac- cess to a barn, in which is kept plenty of good, clean chaff and grain litter. When the weather is unusually severe all their food is warmed and spiced with pepper. For the cold menthe, I use a mixture of wheat, buckwheat tuid corn almost ex- clusively. "They are never kept indoors even in the coldest weather, except in case of rain. They go out into the snow freely, although the doors of their shed and barn are always left open to them. "It has to be admitted that until a turkey passes its third week it is an ex- tremely delicate bird, but by observing a few rules it may be easily pulled through this dangerous period. To be successful with the young birds you mdeuws,t .see that they have. plenty of the and coops are kept clean and that they . axe kept from getting wet even in the right sort of food, but their troughs "For food I begin with bread seasoned • with pepper and curds, and let them gradually work into hard grain. As a rule, a turkey will begin to eat grain freely when it is about the size -of a pigeon. I give wheat and buckwheat be- fore corn. Even to grown turkeys I give corn sparingly, except during the oldest Weather. "Earthen vessels or old iron pans mike the best troughs for drinking wa- ter or sour milk. I would eVen recom- mend the use of wooden vessels for such purposes, as it is next to impossible to. clean them, and nothing is so sure to breed disease among fowls as a dirty drinking vessel, "It is my rule to keep the young birds ! confined until they are able to fly over the two -foot high fence of their yard. After this they are allowed to ton with their mother, but I am careful to keep . them in in wet weather and until the dew is off in the mornings. "As a. rule, after the third week, if a young turkey has been properly eared for it should bo able to stand alniost anything. There are Bente years in which care over them should be extend- ed one tveek arid sometimes even three weeks longer. A clear season, when there is pointy of sunlight, is much bet. ter for young turkeys than rainy or cloudy weather. "I have been urged to nee gluten meal And• why a horse Can't learn to mo0, And why a cow can't neigh? And do the fairied liVe on de*, Arid what makes hair grow gray—. .And then nly pa itot up an' gee: The offul words he said, I hadn't done thing, but he Jest sent Me Off to bed, I -v.-- Found 'Em Out. Hushing. into the smoking mimart- ment, ati old Mae cried, exeitedly: "A cerkscrew I Who's got a cork- terew?" -A +wore of hands shught poekets, ao4 a, score of kindly voicee said: "Here you ere, 'Sit," . "I thought se," shouted the old initn. "And now lay before you, gentleMen, fifty temperance pledges. Who sign first t and gluten feed by other turkey keep- ers, who say that it is just as good. as the whole grain and much cheaper. That it is Weeper in price I must admit, but it has never been proved to my eatisfact. tion that it was tie aealthful for the fowls, or that young birds hateatel from the eggs of gluten fed hens were as vig- orous. "I am fond of iny turkeys, and while I make a point of killing off every chiek that is not up to the mark it gives me pain to do it. When there are no puny Chicks in a brood it makes me very hap- py. So alll not willing to try any food. that I am not sure will not increase the number of litele creetures for me to put to death, "Though I am in the business for the money and am willing to try any little economy that promises a saving, I am, not tvilling to risk the health, of my birds. Good food produces good- birds, and even when the best food is generous- ly given there is a fair profit in turkey raising." ----ear A SAFE MEDICINE FOR ALL CHILDREN. All so-called "soothing" syrups arid most of the powders advertised to eure the ailments of babies and young chil- dren contain poisonous opiates, and an overdose may kill the child. Belay's Own Tablets are absolutely safe. You have the guarantee of a Govenunent analyst to the truth of this statement, Good for the new born babe and the well grown child, The Tablets positively oure such ailments as colic, sour stomach, indigestion, constipation, diarrhoea and teething troubles. They also cure simple fever; break up colds, prevent croup and destroy worms. Every mother who has used this medicine praises it highly. Sold by medicine dealers or .by mail at 25 cents a box from the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. LAKE THAT CHANGES COLOR At Dfifferent Times of Yeer It is Yel- low, Green, Red and Gray. A small ,lake at Seaside, Monterey county, Cal., changes its color four times every year. To all appearance this lake is just like ally other small lakes and there seems to be no reason why it should be such a remarkable sheet of water. It is prettily situated, full of fish and water fowl, and when in its normal condition the water is clear and sweet. lt has one peculiar- ity besides its varieble color, however, says the St. Louis Globe-Dernocret. The water is never stagnant, despite the fact that there is no apparent outlet to the lake. The color changes are very pro. nounced and are in four distinct shades—yellow, green, red and black at times. After each change the water regains its normal clear appearance. The color is in the water and is not ths result of reflection from the sky, This has been proved beyond doubt by the fact that the color remains the samd for days at a time, regard- less of the conditions of the clouds. The four colors mentioned are the ones always seen, and they always oc. cur in the order named, the distur. bance, if such it may be called, cov. ering a period of from six weeks to two months in July and August of each year. Old residents of Seaside assert that the phenomena is a reg. Ular annual event and` that it is al- ways followed by the death of a large number of fish in the lake. No explanation of the peculiar ocn- dition has even been attempted by scientists, although several scientific men of note have studied the lake very carefully. The prevailing opin- ion among the inhabitants of the section surrounding the lake is that the lake is of volcanic origin and that tha changes are due to subterranean disturbances which produce chemical changes in the water of the lake, the diea is supposed to have grown out of the belief that the lake is bet- tomless. Twenty years ago, when the Southern Pacific Railroad was being built across one end of the lake, the roadbed sank almost as fast as It was laid and thousands of tons of gravel and stone were dumped into the lake before a stable foundation could be obtained. This led to the belief that the lake is bottomless. The lake is not more htan three-quar ters o fa mile long by less than halt a mile wide. . Rates Too High, A lanky countryman from the minei came into the Argus office. "My old guynor's dead, and I should like a bit of poetry or somethink put in the paper about him." "All right," says the clerk, "hand it over." "Can't you fix somethink up for me?" asks the miner. "He was a right good chap." "Oh, yes," replied the clerk, "we'll man. itge that for you; our charge for `In Memoriam' notiees is sixpence an inch." "Oh, thunder1" exclaims the mourner, "I can't stand that; my gutenor was over six feet1"—From the Melbourne Ar- gus, 040441100•010411041401004:400100411041110.40 Nursing 'baby? It's a heavy strain on mother. Her system is called upon to supply nourishment for two. Some. form of nourishment that will be easily taken up by mother's system is needed. Scott'a Ernalaion contains the greatest possible amount of nourish. ment in easily digested form. Mother and baby are wonderfully helped by its use. ALL DleetateleTS1 &IS. AND 0,00 00.010400404000010406.000 Whereas,. getc. "You take A.iort walk every mor*. ing before breakfast, do you?" wild the deafer. "ea a sort of eonstitutionel, presume?" "No." answered the profeseon hst$ h •imt of preomble," Signe of Municipal. Greatness, "You ocean to have quil:e Cirhte tie city here," remarW traveler, who was takieg a breath of trash air while tee engineer was (Metering an overheated journal. "011, we're gritting along," said the native ea the station platform.. "We've got a bonded indebtednfts and a miler .skating rink." --- HAVE IT CHARGED. Ur. Tall—When I get my new house 1 mean that everything shall be like clockwork. Mr. Short—I see; the same as here. tofore—tick ! tick I ••••••••••...•,•••P, Assisting Him. Weerine (who is telling an intermin- Able yarn1—"Well, inak.e a long stoey shore ---et Tired Lieterser—"Skip the rest of it," • ;. Closing Reflections. The last dodo was. about to ale. "My race becomea extinct," it fothly gasped, "bectiante the burden of at): name with its meaningless repetitioe, , too genet to bear!" • Furthenembittered by the knowledge that the •Inebul was going to live Oil, the - poor ole dodo breathed its last. Practical Illustrations. Teacher—"Cald, you know, is merely the absence of heat. To what simple phenomenon do we owe the absence of heat during tee winter months?'4 Clas-s (in nnison)—"The jauitor does- n't turn it on." Modus Vivendi. The Melia:on-le but hnpectudous young chap who had ina.rricd tee rich and eld- erly widow began to hint that it vas time .to give him the control of her funds and the manageinent of her es- tate. 'Lanneelot," she said, "I shall allow you a sufficient ineome for the supply of your wants, but I expect to keep my business affairs in my own hauds. This is not a consolidation. This is a limited partnership." Quick Action. Miss Hope—"Mr. Sparkley, have you never felt that vague, indefinable pre- monition we all feel now aid then, that a calamity of some kind, or at least something unpleasant, is in store for you which might be averted by taking prompt measures, if you could make up your mind just what to do?" Mr. Sparkley (reaching for his hat.)— "Only once before, I think, and waS- 7et; prompt enough that time in making up my mind just what to do. I lingered until the young lady yawned and look- ed at the clock. Good night Miss Hope." Not at All Discouraged. "Can't you realize that you're merely wasting my Hine and your own?" com- plained the busy merchant. "Why so?" asked the insurance agent. "I hold you some time ago that I was inSured to the limit." "I know you did, mut a man will say most anything to get rid of an insur- ance man."—Philadelphia Press. Ready to Give Testiimony. "Mr. Skaggs, could you be ind.uced to give a testimonial that our peerlees health food is responsible for your great age?" "Sure" cheerfully piped the monogen- orlon. 'T credit my 90 years t,o the op- portune interyention of that food." The agent looked pleased. "You sec," continued the old man, "I was 83 before the stuff was invented, and had sense enough by that time not to touch it."—Philadelphia, Ledger. A BRIGHT OUTLOOK. . Smith—Come on home with me. Jones—I'm afraid your wife will be raving mad. Smith—That's just it, but she can't beat the two of us. A Lady of Note. • She was musical quite, so she made her a gown Of organdie, cleverly planned, With accordion plaits runn,ng all up and down - And fluted to beat the band. She looked truly swell and would Ire. quently harp On being high-toned and all that, And of course to B natural had to 13 sharp Enough to abide in A flat. Use,less Studies. Pat, sen.—Phat do ye be sh'tudyin' in school now, Patsy? Palsy—Freneh, English, composition, algebra and geometry. Pat, sen. (shaking head hopelessly—, Divil helpikwan av thim be to ye whin ye grow up t' be carryin' th' heal—Feb- ruary Bohemian. Wahted It. "So your divorce was granted, eh?" remarked Little. "Tell me, bow do you tind single life?'' "Great," exclaimed Large. "You don't understand me," interrupt. ed Little. "I'm asking for information. do you find it ?"—February Bohe- mian. He Lookod After It. Auntie had been visiting, end when the day came to deck her trunk mother and muntie and the maid and little Jack fedi. ed and fittea end stuffed things, in in fine style. At last all was in mut the key Wile missing from the lock. A hurriea eettrell Wd8 in progrees and the exprees. num was at the curb, when mama aek- ed the little founyeanola whether he had seen auntie's trunk key. "Yes'in," said Jack, proudly; "I put it in fir9t, so she wouldn't lose it.", Oregon Marriage Ceremony. Jaetice John R. Kelso, of Milwaukee, Porternd's Claelaunas eounty suburb, is beemning popular RA a inarriage official, says the Portland Oregonian. He is sent for far and near whenever any yontie temple in that neighborhood want to 1,e married, His popularity 18 Said te be due entirely to his short and unique ceremony. Thai always appeals to the nervous couple. His teretuoey is 0)00 its follows. after the couple hare been brought before hien "Do you people want each other?" "We do, we do," 14 the anSWer rcquir- ed. "Then, goodness graelous, have eech other, for nehody else Wants you. Yost ate Married." 4