The Wingham Advance, 1904-09-22, Page 3;00
TERRORISM AS A
°Murder aa a fine artl Blackmail es
a business! Extortion as e pastime!
Kidnapping as a vaeationi Such hi the
sinister rule of action of those handed
bodies known as Mafia,"La Cam-
snorin"La. 1auQ Nero,' and all the other
bloody brotherboods that thrive on the
terrorism of their fellow countrymen and
the world Pt large, Yet give me twenty
active and ambitious men of my own
people to drill in the defective eervice
And within a few months at mast I shall
root out every vestige of the accursed
guilds from this free country,"
The speaker was Giuseppe Potrosini, of
the New York Detective Bureau, one of
the meet astute and sleeplos sleuths
that ever raided a den or landed en
outlaw behind bars.
"Americans do not realize the situa-
tion," he continued. "Tbey do not know
with what class of scoundrels we have
to deal in emu crises as these. Let
me tell you now that your Sicilian
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terrorist s by no means the ignorant,
coarse grained monster that he ie pic-
tured. He is usually well eaucated, but
above all he has received a good train-
ing in the business of preying upon the
unfortunate.
"Ire has been taught all the fine
points of the black art 0 the alarmist.
He knows every secret working of
banded society, and marks every likely
individual for plunder. The ramifiea-
tions of tbe confederation of outlawry
reach the uttermost parts of the earth,
Theirs is a secret information bureau
more complete and accurate than any
Bertillon system ever devised, The exact
status of every member of the various
Italian colonies throughout the world is
known to the powers that prey, just
what each is worth in money and pros
pects how much he will stand for, his
weakness and his strength, aud the per-
sonnel of every member of his family.
With such an information bureau to
draw. upon as that, it is uo wonder that
Black Hands succeed.
"The laws of this country are alto-
gether too lenient with these men. In
Italy, where they have had to cope with
the problems of banded scoundrels for
ages, these meets are not treated in
any such a kid glove manner. Let a man
who is known to have no visible means
of support be seen handling sums of
money or indulging in extravagances
-which his leisure does not justify, and
he is immediately arrested and put
through a third degree examination.
"If there is any evidence that connects
him directly or indirectly with any of
the accursed brotherhoods he is shipped
off tq, a convenient prison indefinitely:
If there is. no evidence to prove him one
of the sinister gang lie is given to un-
derstand that his company is not thought
to be the best for his village and the
country in general, and be is told that
he has ten hours in which to make him-
self conspicuous by his absence. He
usually takes the hint, and some city or
village of America, Australia, South
Africa or South America has the honor
of knowing him henceforth, there to
spread the principles and increase the
mnnber of the banded foes of society
who still retain their headquarters in
. the mother country.
"In. return for his efforts and far a
fair share of the spoil, he is given the
most accurate information regarding
every possible victim, the manner of
procedure and the exact status of the
laws as well as the personnel of the
police officials. It is no wonder then
that the guild is successful, for the trade
has achieved. the dignity of a fine art.
"It is a strange foot that these bands
of outlaws wilo stop at nothing to
thieve their ends were originally formed
for good ,purposes. `La. Mafia and `La
Oammora were formerly hands of young
men who sought by political mous to
free the people from the yoke of evil
rulers and extroxae°ant oppressors. They
really served a good end, and only of
recent years have they fallen into dis-
repute. .
"It was found that humi
an nature s
weak and that a fat thing may be had
by takingadvantage of the force of fear.
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inherent n 'every semi -tropical nature
which is ruled by superstition ani bio
pulse rather than by reason. In a coun-
try where there are so many traditions,
'where the intense religious spirit of the
people makes the sublime, the myster-
sous and the awful more real *zoos any-
evnere else, it is easy to work up a eon -
awning fear of something dark, terrible
and persistent in vengeance. There is no
use affirming that Italians do not dread
the Black Hata 'and all the other nial-
ovialent bands. Prom the bottom of
their ,hearts they der fear them with a
great and consuming terror, For that
reason you ean get little out of the vie-
, time, even ithe more intelligent and well
educated. -
"Only a few days ago 4 newspaper man
approached one of our New York busi-
ness men, an Italian Who has nutde some
thing like a. quarter of a million dollars
by head and .honest labor. Pressing him
for some information about the BIabk
Blind, the men refused even' to express
an opinion. The tewspaper num tvas
• amazed et this reticence and made light
f it 'All vcry Well,' Said the merchant
but if some day yen receive a letter
written it blood, demanding money on
pain of death, and when you leave house
in the onerning you do not know bid
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that on returning you will fincr your wife
with 11, tiletto in her heart or one of
your children kidnapped—I say, after ex-
periences like this, you Change your
views of the matter; you pay up, and
shut up, too.'
"The man of the press was amazed. 'Is
it esossiblee said he, 'MeV a men of your
intelligeme, influence and ability will
submit to this terrorism lit the hands of
pack of human jackals' 'We have to,'
was the reply. venture to say that
there are not a -closet Italians of known
wealth but have received letters demand-
ing money in the same way, and invar-
iably hove done just as I inyself have
done. Twiee within it year I taxa put up
$500 demosided, and twice glad to get
ont so miler. I have known others Who
have less money, but who made trouble
and perhaps squealed to the police, who
got heavier doses, end in nue% than one
instanee leleve seen men driven out of
business and out of the wintry
"'The pollee? Why, of what use is it
to complain to the police? They will look
the threatening letter over strid say: "We
Call do nothing for you. Welt till Some-
thing happens, then emne to us, and we
will help you." Wait tilt something bap -
pens, ireleedl Then, alms it is too late!'
"This actual conversation shows with
Whet insistent terror the Italian views
the mysterious workings of the Black
Hand and like societies. For the most
kpart the Italians here lisiVe been compar-
atively ignorant MCA who by hard labor
have made money at the expense of their
education. The sucinbers of the gang
are well edmated—at least, the chief
Are, and their victims know it. They
have not stolen into the eonntry by th
steerage toute, hut have slipped througl
by way of the first within, so that Wit
reimport* havebeen ignored,
form of secrets. The idea of being handed
in a brothoerhood appeale to them
'strongly, and the leadera invariably stir
rucpcittabie porsaloo:so olfeatllirr ie efeflalnocwiesdbysiigtet
IIN 1400 NO e T'
tcor injury,
tifyin murderomo att k
or e .c: on ef money ftoni tbe
alleged, *Madero.
"Thus living in comparative lawiesge
ness themselves, driven by poverty and
"In Italy it is impossible to travel hunger to prey upon those more fortun-
from one place to another without a pees- ate, the sons of the 131ack Bend come to
port, which tells iu black and white just regard the very existence of all laws
what the criminal, if such lie be, has and governments as odious and °mea-
dow, ad his prison record is also given. sive. -
lie canot map° this eurveillance. Over "Transferring their interests to this
here, on the contrary, they do not say, country, it is not to be wondered at that
'Why should this man not be kept out?' the terrorists inspire the same alarm
but rather, 'Why should this man not among the Italian immigrants, who
be allowed enter 1' It is altogether would rather commit suicide than ap-
too easy. peal to the pollee, for they realize the
"The federal government is doing all lielplessnems of that department in pro
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it can with it small appropriation for the , toting the victiin of the Black Hand von -
purpose and a small number of inspect- I geance, The Black Hand fraternity
ors both here and abroad,. But to keep boasts of an enduring memory that is
the criminal classes out is hnpossible. ,putty to receive anit granite to Taoist,'
They Will alweys find it way to enter, , and they have money enough to follow
if not through the greet needle's eye et their vietinus to the very ends of the
Ellis Island, then through the South, or I earth, even though it takes years.
down over the sr owdrifts of Canada, "But it is also natural that the vie.
One.° in, they remain here, and there are , tints of banded blackmail should also
no laws by which they may get dislodg- bate, with a deep and enduring hatred,
ed or placed behind. solid walls on mere ! those who have so alarmed and oppress-
ed them. Deep in their hearts they
would delight to see the evil stamped
out, even though they will not admit as
euspicion of crime. Over there it is dif-
ferent.
And so, to my muus, at least (arid I
have studied this problem at closer range , much to it stranger, or, indeed, discuss
then perhaps any other detective on the l the question at all, for-fenrothat even
staff), it would seem that the best way, the questioner bi'mself may be a trait -
to root out these bands is by increasing or and it spy, only desirous of getting
our workiug force from tha ranks of information to furnish it in turn to the
the Italians themselves, for it is only the ' rascals wlio will bring down the lash
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Latin same that understand thoroughly with renewed force,
the Latin character, speaking not only "But, alas, there is no confidence in
the language perfectly, but also the the police or the government in the Ital.
mores of dialects of the various soften- fan heart, when it conies to coning with
pepoll of Italy and the patois of the the worst criminals, so they suffer in ail -
ermine' classes.
"Terrorism breeds terrorism, and fire I "It is not unlikely that, as Gladstone
must be met with something quite as said, "There is a point reached in admin -
powerful to destroy. Within a year I; istering punishment when men are made
believe it' would be poisible to train a i worse rather than bettor by its inflic-
band of detectives to go out and cope , tion," This has been proven in Italy,
with this terrible problem with certain- ; where life imprisonment means that and
tyand despatch. One or two of them :nothing short of it; nevertheless it hi
might be missingin the crusade, but the :certain that thousands of criminals from
blood of the martyr has been the seed, the lower classes of Europe have taken -
of more than one successful enterprise,' advantage of the leniency of our laws,
and none of us fear death in the pus- the delays incident upon long technical !
suit of our duty. trials and readiness to give a criminal
"There are Italians of the highest in- every benefit of a doubt,
telligence and aggressive spirit wbo are "'Discharged for lack of evidence' has
capable of carrying out a concerted oru- become a proverb involving something of
Rade with every criance of success, and I irony. Once in a while it whips public ,
am (lure that with•the rounding up of it I scorn into concerted fury, as in the case
score or two of these scoundrels the Ital.- of the lynching of eleven murderers im-
ian colonies and the Ainericans them- plicated in the assassination of Chief
selves svoula soon be rid of it danger Henessy, of the Nev Orleans police, in
that lurks in darkness." 1890, when they were about to be dia.
Signor F. L. Frugone, of Il Bulletin° charged.
della Serra. (The Evening Bulletin), one "There is no doubt that the police have
of the most influential Italian newspap- no more difficult task set for them than
erg in New York, to make an active cru- to trace the participants in a Black Hand
sade against the banded miscreants who outrage, for the assistance offered by in-
preyupon Italians, was very outspoken ferments, and even the ones sinned
in his opinions with regard to what he . against themselves, is one of the most
believed to be inadequacy of the police unsatisfactory kind.
to cims with the growing probl
e , em. "Crimmth
e in America is ore in e nat-
gistnate Tighe,' said Signor Fru: ure of accident, misfortune or environ -
gone, `was aparently right when he re- ment, while that which comes from over
sneaked it as his belief that the lawless the water is the result of distinct sociol-
element among the Italians is on the in- ogical causes that have their origin away
crease to such an extent that the police ' back in criminal history, haying, as
find themselves embarrassed. Every good Maudsley says, 'come upon the field by
Italian regards the situation as .person- virtue of a natirral law and testifying
ally weflecting upon him and all Ins eosin- to causality." I
trymen at home and abroad, We feel . "Yet the very same law retreads for
,that it is "up to us" to do something the benefit of suppression if there is
practical toward combating the existing, strong enough influence brought to bear ;
evil, I to that end, and in this should all good
"The pollee force, including detective Americans and Italians, both here and .
service and all, is recruited from the Ital- abroad, combine to bring about the high- !
tan ranks to the extent of not more than est results for the general good."—New
seventeen men! Now, while crime has York Sun,
been on 'the Increase in certain quarters,
the force has not been correspondingly
Fully Appreciated
Py all drInkers of 4apan tea*
OgYLON NATURAL cRIEEN tea absolutely pure and
free from adulteration., t will displace Japan tea Just
as " SA 41I4 A " black is displacing all other black teas.
Sealed lead packets only. 260 and 40c per lb. Oy all
i grocers.
Wil1ian Th' Hearst is said to have
spent $1,00,000 in his attempt to land
tee Democretis Presidential nomination.
Cologne newspapers complain ' that
tourists are 'neglecting the Rhine, and
they suggest that the high prices pre-
vailing in the hotels have a good deal
to do with this.
In fasting feats the sect known as
the Jains, in India, is far ahead of all ri-
vals. Fasts of from thirty to forty days
are very common, and once it year the
people abstain from food for seventy-
fivAepp"enYdeicitis has °elided the death of
e ch»npenzeo at the Pasteur Institute
i'aulB.
Ga13ritain, France and Germany
produce 05,000,000 pins every doy, ac-
cording to last years statistics. Of this
number Great Britain alone manufac-
tures 03,000,000,
In Denmark there le what is called
"old maid insurance." By paying a cer-
tain sum each year until they are forty
they seeable it pension for life.
increased to meet theHEALTHY BABIES. emergency. What
eau seventeen men do toward facing a —
condition that would tax the inffeetlitY Healthy babies are always happy bab-
and the energy of a hundred It is 'en . ies. If the stomach and bowels aro kept
very well to say that the police are able 'right the little ones will be healthy and
sand efficient,untiring in their efforts happy. Baby's Own Tablets are the best
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and sleepless n vigilance. There is some- thing in the world to accomplish this '
thing more required than mere assiduity putpoee. The Tablets are the favorite
—an intimate knowledge of the eriminal prescription of a doctor who for years
sitnation at home and abroad, conver- made the ailments of little ones a spec-
sance with alto language and the methods fatty. They are used in thousands of
of the criminal population. homes, bringing health to little ones and
"A million Italian immigrants have cobfort to mothers. The Tablets reduce
come into the country within the last fever, break up colds, expel worms, clic*
ten years, and. nearly one-thitd of them diarrhoea, cure constipation, promote
have remained in New l'ork and vicinity. digestion, • alley the irritation of teeth -
If they were encouraged to go elsewhere ing and bring sound healthy sleep. Ask
and take upsome work for the better- I any mother who has used these tablets
anent of their condition and the good of 1 and die will tell you there is no other
the country as well they would aliened medicine so safe and effective. Good. for
and there would be less of la,svlessness, the new born baby or the well grown
blackmaaling, -extortion, and the taking child, and guaranteed to contain no opi-
of human life. ate or harinful drug. Medicine dealers
"To cope with such it bloodthirsty, everywhere sell the Tablets or you can
crafty, and resistless band as the Black et them b mail at 25 ents b b
IN MODERN DAYS,
•••••••••••••••••••••••,
The Ways of Doing Things
Have Greatly Changed,
No Branch ot Science llas Made Great-
er Advancement Than That of
Med to ine —Th ousan ds or Lives
Prolonged by Modern
D iscoyeriel0,
"Few things have develoued us rapidly
during the past quarter of a century as
the science of medicine," saki a well-
known practitioner recently. "And un-
doubtedly. the most striking phase en its
progress is its treatment of the blood.
In the old days it was thought that
opening it vein and letting the blood out
was a cure for most diseases. The utter
fallacy of that theory was discovered
atter a while. Then the symptoms of
the disease were treated and the blood
disregarded. That also has been shown
to :be a wrong practice, for, though driv-
en away for it time, the symptoms -al-
ways return if •the cause is not removed,
and the disease is worse than before. It
is the root of the disease :that must be
attacked, and the moat important devel-
opment of modern medical science has
been it discovering that, in most dis-
eases, this lies in the condition of the
blood. If the blood is thin and poor, the
nerves and vital organs cannot receive
their proper nourishment, the system be-
oomes run down, and in a condition to
inoite disease. Build up the blood, re-
store the worn out nerves a,nd you re-
move the •eause. When the muse is gone,
the disease will vanish.'
An instance of the truth of this is
given by Miss A. M. Tuckey, Ondrift,
Ont., who says: "I do not know what
would have become of me Oast it not
been for Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. My
blood seemed to have turned to water,
and I was troubled with dizziness,
headaches and general prostration. I
tried several enedioines, but instead of
getting better I was gradually but sus*
, growing worsme. I became so was.k I
I could no longer work, and it was while
' in this condition I W4Sadvised to try
' Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. After using
the .pills for it few weeks I began. to gain
strength; my appetite returned, the
headaches and dizziness vanished, and
before long I was enjoying as good
health as ever I had done in my life. I
eannotothank you enough for the good
, the pills have done me, and I hope they
will long continue to help other suffer-
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iland kong requires it /sower Just as writing The Dr. Williams' Me14 dicine Co.,
crafty, Just as -subtle and efficient in the Brockville, ans.
detail of its internal working machinery.
To begin with ,the Immigration Depart-
TM 'WORLD'S EBB AND FLOW.
in.ent needs a, eareful investigation to im-
prove both the numbers of the inspeetors An Austrian has invented self lighting
said the details of the work at our own tug cigars and cigarettes Tipped with
home port and the thiaping parts of a chemical mixture they ignite on being
Eueope. It is well known that the laws struck against anything.
are entirely too lax, and if a criminal I Stunted dogs are very much admired
wishes to ,eome into the couistry be can ; by Parisian ladies. The demand for them
do so by one route or another, and if not !is met by at least forty professional
by stealing in like a thief in the night, "dog dwellers," who bring up the pups
then by sauntering in like a gentlemanon an Alcoholic diet,which has the et -
"The Tesv•ards of the blackmail busi- feet of checking their growth.
'mess are large enough to allow its mem- A. new line of steainers is projected for
berg to travel as they please. They not the trade with South Africa. Two steel
only can do that, but they can settle ships of 5,500 tons each are being built
down in some part of New York let us in England for this line. Both are to be
.soy, and establish an honest business as ready before the end of October, 1904,
it cloak end shield fer their nefarious en- The most active volcano in the world
Sterprisets is Mount Sangay, in .elcuador. It has been
"They deal in 'Italian importations,' active without interruption since 17281
,run se *onor undertaker shops at an Gold bearing quartz has been found
•expense of it hundred dollars it month in- in Ceylon, but it remains to be seen
etead of tt profit, and behind this refuge
carry on their schemes. The police have
made complaints that they do not receive
the cooperatiot which they hove the
right to exped from the Italians them-
selves, This tnay partially be true, but it
Is also well known that certain red tape-
isns of civil Service and other barriers
havekept the Italians from the laitaable
asabition of becoming approhenders of
ctiminala and so the force is inadequate -
1' recruited. The other nations are bet-
ter, far better, represented, whereas the
percentage of crime among the Ibalians
Is greater for the reason that it is allow-
ed to thrive without molestation.
"The average Italian here in America
Is a law abiding citizen, Anxious to be of
service to the State and to abide by its
iaws, while taking advantage of its op-
portunities. In some respects he finds
the Country literally too free, if such a
thing can bit believed. Lasvlese enter -
whether it is present in sufficient quan-
tities to be commercially successful.
During the seven years ending 1902
the Prusian State paid $500,000 in behalf
of arts Of this sum. $170,000 went to
the National gallery in Bertha
As a grave digger at Finsiedeln, in
Switzerland was shOvelling earth on the
coffin of a Inman who had been buried
he heard it cry for help and hastily open-
ing the eofin, found the occupant alive.
If the ocean were dried up all the
water passing away as vapor' the
amoutit of salt remaining wouldbe en-
ough to cover 5,000,000 square miles With
a layer one mile thick.
Germany is probably the most densely
wooded country in Europe. Over one-
quarter of the entire area of the empire
is covered with forest.
Treasure hunting lias become the prin-
cipal occupation of the islanders of Mara
tinique. They dig clity and night anaon
prises of various sacret. kinds flourish the mine caused by the eruptions o
as Hips art by BC means allowed to do Mont Pelee for gold and other valuables.
even in Holy. 'The surveillance of erini- In Anglesey, Wales, there are thirty*
birds abroad is strict and severe, but the five parishes, containing nearly 7,900 ins
demands of the situation force the issue, habitants, awl in Carnarvonshwe 32
If every known criminal wits compelled parishes, with a population of 3,500,with.
to appeal: before the department owe a out it single public house. .
month and give a strict mount of his After 10 years of experience the U. S.
etoidtet, as is done in Bey, on penalty War Department bas decided that the
of arrest mid imprisonment for failing so-called dynalnite guns at which at one
to do so, there Would be a eessation of tiine formed a picturesque feature of
Itideoua crimes, sueli 118 the. 'barrel mys- certain harbor defences are obsolete and
tory,' the Vendettas tout kidnappinge and rid of them as quickly as possible.
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the mattering of the bands thenisolvess Flying fish do not usually rise more
"The hard struggle for existence in than three feet above the sea, but they
Sicily and Southern Italy has hod much have heeh known to fall oh a deck as
to do with the fostering and the, spread- much as twenty feet above the water.
' ing of revolutionary doctrines, mid the Inc highest inhabited place in the
ificreaSe of crime there. The population world is the lindelltiet monastery of /1-
8 ie increesing at a surprising rate and Mews'% Thibet, which la situated about
S early marringes remelt in very 'large 17,000 foota. ove sen level.
%milk& The problem of earning !See The Belgian Consul General at Cape
e daily bread is not may to solve. Town reports that the eity will soon ex -
i ' "The impressionable eleeracter of these tend .its tramway system and content-
` People is proverbial. They are easily car- plates making large purchases oe mg,
Tied away by sentiments imparted in the Will idol rails, tte.) for that putpoets
IA Czar who limps eon nevertheless
make some long strides.
The Czar knows not misery because he
does not live in it cabin.
The erni of the Czar is long, but it
cannot reach to the sky.
The valet of the Czar believes he bas
some right to the crown.
The ukases of the Czar are worth
nothing if Cod says not amen.
The Voice of the Czar bas an echo even
when there are no mountains.
The Czar cast disturb the earth, blithe
cannot move it from its axis.
'When the Czar makes you a present
of 411 egg be axpects of you a, hen.
When the Czar squints the Ministers
are ono -eyed and the people blind,
The horse which ban onde been mount -
ed by the Czar neighs continually.
That which the Czar cannot 4lee0m-
plish is only accomplithed by' time.
The Czar never hurts Ins finger but
natal everybody carries his arm in a
When the Czar wishes to cut some
thongs the peopje should furnish their
A drop of water in the eye of the Czar
costs the country a great many handker-
chiefs.
Indigestion, neuralgia, heart trouble,
anaenuas kidney and liver complaints,
rheumatism, the functional ailments of
tomen, and it host of other troubles are
all a disease of the blood, and that is
why they are always cured by the use of
Dr.‘Williaans' Pink Pills, which actually
' make new, rich, red blood, thus reaching
the root of the disease and driving it
from the systeni. The great success of
this :medicine has indueed some unscrup-
ulous dealers to offer some pink colored
iimitations. You can protect yourself
against these by seeing that sthe full
name, "Dr: Williams' Pink Pills for Pale
People," is printed on the wrapper
'around every box. Sold by all medicine
I dealers, or may be had direct from The
Dr, Williams' Medicine Co,. Brockville,
Ont., at 50 cents a box, or six boxes for
$2.50.
Russian Proverbs About Czars,
A Czar in the desert is only a man.
When use Czar is a rhymster poets are
unhappy.
Even the crown of the Czar cannot
euro headache.
Aii aetive Czar puts wings upon his
minister's feet.
Even the hens of AIM Czarina cannot
lay goose eggs.
The Czar's cows cannot have more
• that two horns.
ANIMALS MOST WIDELY SPREAD.
Wherever *an Lives Are Found Horse,"
Pig and Cow.
The three animals that are most wide-
ly spread over the earth are the cow, the ,
horse and the pig. These animals did
not spread through their own efforts,
but were developed by man, and gradu-
ally rendered adaptable to practically
every place where man himself can live,
Cattle entered America, simultaneously
with its discovery, for Columbus intro -
(bleed Spanish steers and cows in 1493.
In 1535 they were introduced into Mex-
ico, which offered, ideal conditions for
them. From Mexico they spread into
Texas, where the new conditions of range
and feeding developed a race of cattle
that became known as Texas cattle, and
these animals are typical of range bred
cattle of America now.
The pig had its origin in India, and its
first conquest was that of eastern Asia
and the archipelagoes of the Eastern
seas. China fell an early victim to the
love of the pig. Records show that the
cultivation of the grunting porker was
O high art in that land as long ago as
3,000 years beefs° Christ. One of the
greatest of the Chinese feast days is
known by the name of "Pig."
The Koran forbids the Use of pork,
jnst as the Mosaic law does; hence the
pig is not raised in countries where the
Mohammedan law rules. But in all oth-
er parts of the world the porker is as
popular as the cow or the horse; and
thre are as many varieties of pig, due
to local causes and to different ways of
breeding in different countries, as there
are varieties of horses and cattle.
It has always been it matter of wonder
to naturalists and economists that the
camel did not become so widely spread
as, any of these three animals in the
course of its thousands of years of ex-
istence as a domestic animal.
The camel combines the advantages of
ox and horse as draught animal and bur-
den carrier; it is of high food value;
it gives excellent milk; its demands in
the form of food and water are exceed-
ingly modest, ami its hair is of great
value. While the camel could not prob-
ably bear all the extremes of climate that
the horse or COW can bear, it is by no
means it difficult nnimallo acclimate, as
is shown by the fact that it is used as
a drought anima in the colder parts of
Siberia on the Russian and Turkestan
steppes, in the Himalayas, in Africa and
in Australia.
It is well known that wili camels,
which descended from domestic camels
that had been turned loose were to be
found in some of the western sand plains
of the United States until recent years,
and occasionally there are stories of a
herd of them exists in Arizona;
The dromedary is the plains camel,
while the .beast with two humps is the
favorite for mountain use. In Sokotra
the latter camel climbs up steep steps
hewn into the face of the rock, and in
all places where tney are used as moun-
tain climbers they are almost as sure-
footed as mules. Preshewalski, tlie Rus-
sian explorer, found wild camels in the
worst mountain regions of Asia, in places
so dangerous that the human foot could
not find a hold.—Pittsburg Leader.
Fortunes in Finger Tips.
The"costliest thimble in the world is
undoubtedly one possessed by the Queen
-of Siam. It was presented to her by her
husband, the king, who had it made at
a cost of rather more than £15,000. This
thimble is quite rut exquisite work of art.
It is made of pure gold in the fashion
fashion or shape of a balf-open lotus
flower, the floral emblem of the royal
studded with the most
hoeisoffiSaieakmiy.
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beautiful diamonds and other precious
stones, which are so arraoged as to form
the tame of the Qneen, together with
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Depertment of Agrkulture,
Commissioner's Branch,
Seventeen illustration poultry fatten-
ing stations are being operated this year
by the Dominion Department of Agricul-
ture under the supervision -of Mr. F. C.
Elford, Acting Cbief of the Poultry Divi-
sion. The following is a, list of these ste-
tions, with the names of the operators in
charge:
Ontavio—Bowinanville, A. W. Foley;
Hohnesville, T. P. Foster.
Quebec—Boat/111e, A. P. Hillhouse;
Chicoutimi, T. 0. Lachance; Le. Trappe,
Rev. Father Edward; Stanford, Frank
Farley; Auguste betfard.
New Brunswick—Andover, George E.
Baxter; Rogersville, F. Richard.
Nova Scotia—East Ainherat, Ale -
Clegg; Northeast Maagaree, Mariner
Smith.
Prince Edward Island—Vernon River
Bridge, Robert runless; Atherton, II. J.
Matthews; Elston, Robert Longard; Glen -
finnan, David Mecilonaid; Montague
Bridge, William Campbell; Mount Stew-
art, Montague Pigott,
A. great deal of the operator's time is
given to showing farmers how the work
of fattening is done, therefore the wa-
vy of the operator and the cost of in-
stalling tife plant are considered as ex-
perimental and educational expenditures.
The selling price of the dressesd thickens
is, however, expected to execed the first
eost of the thickens and the cost of feed-
ing, plucking and marketing. The work
of each stations is confined. to fattening
enough ohickena for illustration pur-
pose. About, 200 is the maximum num-
ber kept at one time. The operator is
not allowed to be it competing buyer
with others who have begun to fatten
chickens as it private enterprise. If the
faxinera are already getting a fair price
for their poultry, the station will con-
fine its efforts to Illustration or experi-
mental work with even less than 200
the date of her marriage, She regards
this thimble as one of her most precious
possessions.
Not long sine a Paris Jeweller made a
most eleborate thimble to tbe order of a
certain well-known American millionaire.
It was somewhat larger then the ordi-
nary thimble, and the agreed price was
£5,000. The gold setting was scarcely
-visible, so completely was it covered
with diamonds, rubies and pearls in ar-
tistic designs, the rubies showing the
initials of the recipient.
Five or six years ago a jeyeller in the.,
west end of London was paid a sum of
neaaly £3,000 for a thimble which the
pampered wife of a South African Croe-
sus, insisted in having made for her.
This was one mass of precious gems, dia-
monds and rubies, which as thimble or-
naments seem to almost monopolize
feminine taste.
Heart relief In half an hour.
—A lady in New York State, writing of hor
cure by Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart,
says: "I feel like one brought back from
the dead, so great was my suffering from
heart trouble and so almost miraculous my
recovery through the agency of this power-
ful treatment. I owe my life to it." -19,
GLOBULAR LIGHTNING.
Queer Freaks of Electricity Aftet
Striking a Church Spire.
The form of lightning which is un-
usual and outside the average experience
is the globular or fireball manifestation.
These so-called fireballs do very surpris-
ing "stunts." When the writer was a
boy, and. was summering in Morristown,
N. J., he saw, or with others thought
he saw—a manifestation of globular
lightning. The bolt struck the spire of
the old First Church, facing the green,
and knocked its weather vane away. It
passed down the outside of the spire,
bobbing from point to point dropped to
the steps leading to the front door, roll-
ed down them about as rapidly as it
football Welt have done if dropped. from
a height, jumped into the middle of the
road, side-stepped from there to the top
a rail fence, danced along this for it hun-
dred feet or so, and explode with a deaf-
ening report. It certainly scared. one into
rigidity, but did no other ham.
Several years later I was in an upper
room in a frame house occupying what
is now the corner of 75th street and
West End avenue, New York. The only
other person in the house. was the cook
in the kitchen. The house was struck by
lightning, apparently on the edge of a
porch on the south side. The charge
followed a wistaria vine to the ground,
scooped out a wagon load of mud from
around its roots and plastered it against
the side of the house, passed under the
porch, leaping an area some five feet
wide, entered the house through a small
hole which it made in it brick founda-
tion wall, crossed the south basement,
follosved a hall past a portable furnace
of large size, entered the kitchen through
the open door leading into this hall,
crossed it and passed out by way of a
dosed window not in line systh the ball,
taking half the window easing with it. It
seemed to me at the time a Very foolish
performance, but no doubt there was bet-
ter reason for it than I was able to dm-
cover.—New York Times,
Young Men's Clubs.
Every town should have it building des
voted to athletics, because indoor sports
as well as outdoor sports are necessary
in this climate. In the sUnnner even-
ings, the young men may indulge in
cricket, baseball, lacrosse, football, mato
'aties, and even in bowls and golf. In
the winter time he should have a swim-
ming bath, a gymtasiunt and perhaps it
billiard room.
If the temperance reformers would
work along this line they 'would aecom.
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Vane**.
How would you like to be tied down to
an unchanging diet every day in the year ,
Wouldn't you rebel? our stomach would.
s,
Vet think how little variety the live stock
have in their food. Season it with
Myers' Royal Horse and Cattle Spice
and see what wonders it works in their condition. See how it gives
Snap •and vim to the horses—hew
ntuch better they work—and yet
see how much less it costs to
keep them fat. See how much
more milk the tows give—and what
fine ealves you raise, A few tents in.
vested in Myers` Royal Horse and
Cattle Spice rettitns many dollars
bit imptoved quality of all kiads o
live stock. Write for eirculars, ete.
$yorsItosoal Spice Co
Niagaatzirbtatk Ont.
Itmeireeevieset-
.
plish more than by agitations for local
option and prohibition. The young maii
who drinks to excess is usually led there-
to by the necessity for spending his leis.
me winter evenings in the hotel—the
only place in the town that invites 'him
to enter 'when lm pleases. The Y. M. C.
A. buildings in most of the larger towns
are splendid institutions where not too
narrowly directed. Their noral 1171111.
01100 is good.
The other day 1 noticed a fine new
building in course of erection in Strat-
ford. ttna learned that it was it Y. M.
0. A. ettneture to which the Grand
Trunk lloilway bed subscribed 4000. It
has 'nearly n titousend WOrkla011 at that
point. This is an excellent example
wilich might be followed by other large
employers of labor. These young men
elUbS will heuefit not, only themselves
end the community, but else Ow nation.
Of coulee, these institutions will bless
only ecording to their administration,
and the giving of money is not enough;
employers must 'retain a permettent in -
tercet and influence in the manage-
ment.
Keep the young num out of the bet -
teem by interesting him in other phases
of life, --September "Canadian Magazine.
birds. Those who nre carrying Asa the
work for themseivea wait be eomddered
not rivals but friends, end Will be Offe,rett
eseistance where poesible.
Special attention is being paid to
elmosiug the right sort of bird for fate
tening; for instance, the blocky. type of
Plymouth. Rock or Wyandotte es recom-
mended as sultstrble for the purpose. The
operators are required to spend as much
of their time as may be required m as-
sisting those who are engaged in or en-
teriug the business, by giving instruction
m buying elle proper type for fattening,
in killing ad plucking, Peeking, ehlinilog,
etc.
Only birds of the proper type will be
bought this year, anti seven cents per
pound will be petit for these at the eta -
tions. An extra good type might well be
worth eight cents, while another type of
the SUMO breed would be too dear at five
cents a pound.
Each operator is considered responsible
for the work and suecess of his own sta-
tion. lie is expected, as far as possible,
to find it euitable market for the birds
fattened at his station. The Department
will, however, endeavor to provide it
market for any surplus etock above local
requirements. Eaell station Will be eon -
ducted as much like it private enterprise
as posible, the Deportment gestating the
operator in inerketing, etc., as it would
a private firm initiatnig a new business.
The demand for chickens fattened at
the Government stations is very brisk
this season, and frcnn the offers Already
received it is expected that the ruling
price will be from 11 to 13 cents per
pound. Parties fattening chickens so -
cording to the methods recommended by
the Poultry Division, who limy wish as-
sistance in snorketiug, can obtain, on ap-
plication to Mr. Elfoncl, it list of dealers
who will be glad to purchase their birds.
Yours very truly,
W. A. Clemons
Publication Clerk.
" FRIENDLY BACTERIA.
Proof That Sterilization is Not Always
Professor Metchnikoff has made ire -
anent referenees to the existence of
bacteria, which are not only Itarmlees
but beneficial, and, in fact, essential to
the human body. A young physichton,
Dr. Marian, of.Paris, has just effected
some curious experiments on the sub-
ject, the results of which have been com-
Municated to the Academy of Science by
Professor Bouchard. Some rabbits were
fed entirely on vegetables which had
been steralized by the most thorough
processes known. Other animals of the
same species were given the same food.
In this case, however, the vegetables,
after having been steralized, were im-
pregnated with bacilli, a broth in which
bacteria had been artificially cultivat-
ed being sprinkled over them. Instead
of dying from one or more of many pos-
sible ralerobian infections, this lot of
rabbits florished and grew fat. The oth-
ers on the contrary, who absorbed no
bacteria whatever with their food, soon
perished of interic affections produced
by non -assimilation of their anti -septic -
ally treated food. Dr. Charrin's infer-
ence is that, as regards the human spec-
ies, the theory that the freer food is
from bacteria the better is erroneous. On
thet contrary, certain bacilli are indis-
Pensible to the digestive functions. Com-
pletely sterilized nourishment is, ae-
cordingly, dangerous, as, by slaying all
your microbes you may kill yourself like-
wise. The aim of science in this re-
spect must be to find an effectual meth -
of distinguishing our friends from
our enemies in the bacterial world, and
then to exterminate the latter while ten-
derly fostering the fernier.
Eyes and Nose ran Water.—
C. G. Archer, of Brewer. Maine, says: "1
have had catarrh for several years. Water
would run from my eyes and nose for days
at a time. About tour months ago I was in-
duced to try Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder,
and since using the wouderful remedy, 1
have not had an attack. It relieves in ten
minutes." 60 cents. -17.
HOW HE BEGAN.
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The inanufacturer of a proprietary
medicine, who has a neat and conspicu-
ous advertisement in the leading news-
papers, began business by making his
remedy over it kithen stove. Even then
be put every dollar ho could get inta
newspaper advertising, and to this policy
he credits a success which means "six
compounding vats, each with a capacity,
of hundreds of gallons."
Miss Nettie Blackmore,
neapolis, tells how any young
'woman may be permanently
cured of monthly pains by tak-
ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
yorNa woltEN:—I had frequent
headaches of a severe nature, dark
spots before ray eyes, and at my men.
etrual periods I suffered untold agony.
A member of the lodge advised me to
try Lydia E. ',inkhorn's Vege-
table Compound, but /only scorned
good adviee and felt that my owe was
hopelets, but she kept at me until
bought a bottle and started taking
it. 1 soon had the best reason ba the
world to ehange my opinion of the
medicine, 4S each day my health Im-
proved, and finally I was entirely with-
out pain at nay naenstruation periods.
I am most gre.teful."—Nnesreae lik.aote
twat, 28 Central Ave., Minneapolis,
Minn.—MOO forfeit if original of above /OW
proving gess:emu rennet bit predated,
If there is anything about your
ease about which you would
like special advice, write freely
to Mrs. riulthatn. She 'will hold
your letter in strict confidence.
she can surely help you, for no
.person in America can speak
from a wider experience in treat -
Mg female ills. She has helped
hundreds of thousands of women
bo,ek to heal:Lb. Her address Is
tom. Nass,; ner advice Lit iv:*