The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-02-03

che sos. The animal is over go years
old; it has tusks four feet long. At the
end of each tusk is brass ballweigh-
ing eight pounds. 1t is rather an af-
fectionate beast, no vicious habits but
such wonderful tendency of friend
ship that 1t refuses to eat when the
keeper who has been with it 25 years
is absent for two or three days. AL
though this elephant carried the Prince
of Wales through Indian jungles, the
English people have not the feeling for
| it that they had for Jumbo. 1t is not
as large a creature as Jumbo, but its
frontal development is greater.
Judge Rentor-Baron Rentor, is his
title-is the principle news gatherer of
Europe. He has lived in London since
the year 1851, when he begun his work
on large scale for the English news
papers. By birth Prussian, he was in
his earlier years courier, and as such
carried dispatches from Berlin to the
several courts Of Europe. This gave
him valuable acquaintance with the
officials of high rank, the source of
much Of the political news of the day.
Before this he was a bank clerk and
while thus employed he attracted the
attention of Prof. GGues, one of the first
men to introduce the electric telegraph
into Germany. Rentor learned telegra-
ply from the Professor, and became
proficient. After resigning his post as
courier he had dealings with the tele-
graph companies, and by means of
mounted messengers, conveyed dis
patches from points in France and
Belgium to the wires of the German.
When the wires were extended he be-
gan to gather and supply customers
with commercial news, and established
agencies for that purpose in different
Cities in Europe. The possibilities OF
supplying the newspapers with speeder
and more complete intelligence began
eG his services to the London Times.
10 dawn upon him and he in 1858 Offer
Ihat paper having steam yacht of its
own to carry dispatches across the
chanel to railroad connections at Dover
declined Rentor's offer, saying it could
get by its own methods a better and
cheaper news service than his. At first
llentor was much discouraged, but only
for little while. He went to the edi-
tor of the Morning Advertiser and Off
Arrangements were made with six 9TH
er English papers, and the business be-
gan. So many successes were scored
that al! the London papers except the
Times became his CLIENTS, and very
soon the Times also subscribed tor
hentor's service. Among his first
achievements was the information
about Mason and Slidell, the confeder-
ate commissioners being taken by a
vessel of our navy from the British
ship Trent. He also was first to- in
form Europe of the Assassination of
abraham Lincoln. Baron Reator has
made large fortune by means of his
foresight and energy. His enterprise
though compares unfavorably with
that Of the American Associated Press.
Prof. Macc!Cslte, professor of biolo-
Gy at Princeton university an extensive
writer an scientific subjects, when ques-
toned as to his opinion concerning
Prof. Scheneck's discoveries concern
ing the possibilities of sex selection,
said that he had been expecting some
thing. OF the kind for some time. Sc
said:
Modern science has been confornt-
Cd with two very serious problems,
namely the increase of the population
end the decrease in the supply of food.
The latter problem will have to be met
and will, indeed, in the near future be
so met by the production of food by
artificial means. There is no way, then
to decrease the population except by
the generation of larger number of
human males than females. That is
what Prof. Scheneck's scheme, if sue
cessful, will in all probability bring
about. This thing has been acomplish-
ed already in the plant world and in
some forms of animal life. 1t has been
found that hemp, when grown in rich.