Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11

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DIR. Roux. Of the Institute, in the Rue
Dutolt, Paris, announces that his col
league, DIR. Yersin, has just left Paris
for Tonquln armed with serum which
Will allow him to combat successfully
T, the dread disease. Concerning DR..
Yersln, DIR. Roux says: This young
physician went TO Hong Kong In 1894
In order to study the pest, and during
the following year he continued his
meteorological studies at the Institut
Pasteur. As soon as he was able 70
unite the elements Of a serum antago-
nlstlc to the tchouma he departed for
Canton and Annoy. The result of iis
experiments has been that Of twenty
seven cases treated he lost only two, or
less than Ii per cent, whereas the Ms
ual mortality Of the persons stricken
is 80 per cent, especially In Bombay,
wher the serum is not employed"
While 1t might elicit some differ
ence of opinion TO say that a national
| debt is an evidence CT progress, 1t Is
| nevertheless a fact that some of the
most progressive nations on the globe
are burdene1 with heavy national OBJ
legations. In round numbers the Pail
Mall Gazette estimates the present ma
tional debt Of the world at $20,OO0,O0O,-
600 in federal money, as opposed 10
$23, 750, 100000 in 1875. During the
last twenty years England, Germany
and the United States have consider
ably reduced their Indebtedness, and
yet within the same period OF time the
worlds aggregate debt has Increased
S4,210,000,000. France Is nj present
the heaviest Debtor nation. In 1919 the
national debt Of France was only ST.
800 100000, while in 1895 it had climb
ed to $4,000, 100000 Although reduced
somewhat, the national debt OF Eng
land Is $3.3O0,0O0,O00. Russias debt
has been steadily Increasing for several
years and while the exact figures can
not be given, she ranks fourth among
European powers with respect TO the
burden which she carries.
After an experience Of two years in
serving cheap luncheons ut the high
schools in Boston the idea Is pro
nounced a success. 1t has strong APP
prevail from many parents and also
from the principals of the schools. who
asoribe to ii good results. The scheme
Is self-supporting. For five cents
choice is given of many excellent
things, while for ten cents one may
fare finely. The management rather
20 In, h..
lief that it is better for the pupils 10
have as much as the spending of that
sum will provide. Soups are served,
also bread and butter, crackers, llgnt
digestlble cakes, fresh fruits, milk. CO.
Goa, and even ice cream, not made. Of
course, from over-rlch cream. Pas
try is tabooed, and in this respect the
promoters of the luncheonS have II
compete with the pie wagons which
still cater to the American appetite in
the vicinity of the schOolhouses. No
provision has been made for those roo
done Is European countries. About
1,G0O pupils are catered to daily, AMI
the luncheon Is served in less Than
twenty minutes. The practical sue
cess of the plan has led to its introduc-
ton in other cities. Somerville (Mass.),
has a different grade of prices, giving
the pupils n chance TO buy simply n
glass Of milk, n cup of cocoa, or a
sandwich at prices ranging from two
cents up to ten cents for these AMI
other things. Fitchburg Is another
city which has adopted the system, "a
has Manchester, n. H., where bitter
strife between outside piemen and the
promoters of the school luncheon ended
in victory for the latter.
Until recent years the purchase Of
Alaska from the Russian Government
was regarded by many in this coun-
try as a grave national mistake. One
reason for this impression is found IN
the extreme northern latitude which
the peninsula occupies. Because Of the
severe climate peculiar TO that remote
section Of the map, ii was commonly
supposed that Alaska could produce
nothing short of icebergs. While the
purchase covered $4,000 square miles
and made a handsome addition to the
geographical extent of the nation. it
was thought for quite n while that
Congress had virtually squandered ST.
100000, which was the price Of the ter
rltory purchased from Russia. Since
Alaska has been recognized as a part
of this country the serious apprehcn-
sions which formerly existed in re-
gard to the purchase have gradually
disappeared. From the seal industry
alone quite a handsome sum has been
realized within the past few years.
With respect to the fisheries which
have been a source of international dis
pute between England and this coun-
try for some time 1t may be said that
large profits have accrued to the own.
ers of these fisheries, and that chiefly
to this account Is due our present mis-
understanding with England. But
there Is still another source OF wealth
which has recently been discovered In
Alaska. Some four or five years ago
IL was found that the soil was threaded
with rich seams Of gold, and thar
new field was opened to mining enter
prise. AS a result Of this disclosure II
large number Of enterprising iIdivi-
duals fiocxed to Alaska and began at
once IT. search for the precious metal.
In 1895 the total output Of gold
reached $3,OOO,OOO, while for 1896 it
will hardly fall short Of $5,00O,00O. A
corps Of men recently sent out by the