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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-14

can be avoided by keeping nearly con-
slant the quantity of oxygen taken in
at each respiration. Accordingly, since
his time, aeronauts have carried with
them oxygen, which they breathe
through a flexible tube fitted with q
mouthpiece.
NJ. Cailletet, in n paper read before
the Paris Academy of Sciences, re-
marks that this method of taking the
oxygen is defective. Ever since birth
we have been accustomed to breathe
through the nose, and aeronauts have
difficulty in giving up this habit and
breathing through the mouth. Thus
the oxygen inspired through the
mouthpiece scarcely fills the mouth.
and Is ordinarily rejected without hav-
ing penetrated to the lungs
The author presented to the academy
an apparatus enabling aeronauts to
carry and have at their disposal large
quantities of oxygen stored in small
volume, and to assure the absorption
OF the gas without taking any particu-
lar care. 1t is composed C) of one or
several vessels containing liquid oXy
gen, (2) of a recipient in which this is
turned into gaseous oxygen, and (3) OF
a kind of mask which renders the res
piration of the gas certain.
Pure oxygen almost always causes
nausea and Illness. To avoid this NJ
Cailletet has placed in the mask 4
shutter with variable opening. ena
bling the wearer to mix with the oxy.
gen certain volume of air. The aero.
naut regulates this opening so that the
oxygen increases in amount with the
height, and, with the object of pre-
venting the condensation OF the water
vapor contained in the respred gases.
he allows 1t to escape by a flexible
tube furnished with special valve
and hidden under the aeronaut's
clothes to prevent freezing.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-14

water to rush away. There Is nothing
to hold the water, and SO it passes off
rapidly, leaving the ground dry. Water
that falls on slate roof runs off fast
er than If the roof were covered with
| moss"
| Professor Fernow says OF hailstorms
| that they seem to avoid forest covered
areas. This is certainly interesting to
| farmers and students of meteorology.
The influence of forests upon fogs
and clouds is marked and peculiar.
| Fog fingers in the woods when it is
| clear elsewhere. Trees act as condens-
ers, gatherers of dew, frost and ice,
| and this phenomenon is especially re-
markable in the so-called "ice storms"
| where the accumulation of ice Is so
great as to overload and break the
| larger limbs and branches.
The man who has most carefully
| studied this subject Is b. Ribbentrop,
Inspector General of Forests in India.
He says forests affect climate in a
marked degree. History proves this
In numerous instances where the de-
terioration of the climate of whole dis
tricts, and even of entire countries, has
| followed the destruction of forests.
The once well wooded Dalmatia is
| now stony desert. Persia, former
| ly one Of the granaries of the East, is
| barren and desolate over large eX-
| tent of it's territory. North Africa,
which was one OF the main grain pro-
ducers of ancient Rome, is subject to
the severest droughts. Spain, Italy,
| Sicily, Greece and Asia Minor have
also suffered enormously from defor-
| estation.
In the United States observing sta
| tlons established in forests have re-
corded over and over again the fact
! that the air over wooded areas was
both cooler and moister than above
the open fields.
| 1t has been claimed that forests ex-
ert an important influence in behalf
of human health. Soil conditions in
the woods are unfavorable to disease
producing germs. especially those of
cholera and yellow fever.
Every forest is an oxygen factory.
and 1t is declared that its production
Of that life giving gas is of sanitary
Importance. Ozone is also a forest
product
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-14
MODE OF REFOREsTING A HILLSIDE DY
ESTABLISHING BARRIERS OF BRUSH
TO HOLD SOIL IN WHICH YOUNG
TREES ARE TO BE PLANTED.

Forest Bureau, in Washington, for his
views. He said:
"There is much difference of opinion
on the subject among scientific men.
but students of forestry are as rule
convinced that the wholesale destruc-
tion Of trees in this country has had
much to do with the recent aggrava-
ton of the meteorological phenomenon
known as the hot wave.
"Hot waves may almost be said to
be peculiar to this country. They oc-
cur in India, but in Europe and most
other parts Of the world they are un-
known. We find them uncomfortable,
but as yet we have not learned with
any degree Of certainty the causes
that bring them about. Future inves-
tigation is likely to throw more light
upon the subject. 1 am satisfied a
principal cause Of the severe heated
spells of recent summers has been the
wholesale wiping out of forests.
THAT forests affect the airs tenn
perature there is no doubt. Evapora-
ton within the limits of forest goes
on much more slowly than outside.
This means moisture, and with mois-
ture comes cooling of the atmos-
phere. In regions largely forested the
temperature is usually much lower.
1--WE have long observed that areas
originally humid are dried up by de-
forestaton. Regions once heavily
wooded, with plenty of water in
streams and springs, have become
parched, the streams being either dried
up or nearly dry. The forest covered
watershed means a spongy layer of
'humus,' or leaf-mold, which absorbs
rain. This sponge, spread over the
soil, gives up its water slowly. and
thus the supply of moisture remains
in the water shed for longer time.
"Wipe out the forest cover, and the
spongy layer disappears. Even though
the amount of rainfall remains un-
altered, the smooth surface allows the
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-14

it is supposed, living in that once pas
toral region, fleeing before invading
tribes, burned the forests behind them.
On every side, in a grand encircling
amphitheatre, peaks Of the Rocky
Mountains rise to the snow line hem
ming In this Middle Peak, fortunately
supplied with rivers flowing swift and
deep from the canyons Of the snowy
range. But the rainfall is said to be
decreasing with the destruction of pine
forests of the higher mountains.
In view of the vital necessity Of pro-
tecting the timber vet remaining In
Colorado, the Forestry Association,
composed of the best men in that
State, was early organized, stringent
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Summer Heat May
Become Unbearable.
National Danger Impending From Forest Destruction

it had not rained there for eight years.
The dust was a foot deep, aud the
burning heat Of the sun seemed to
wither the very faces of the muleteers
driving their silver laden asses through
the streets.
In the spectral Middle Park Of Col
orado one sees a vast desolation of
stupendous mountains, isolated and in
clusters, absolutely naked-without
tree or shrub. Ages ago the Indians,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-14

stripped of timber for fuel and manu-
featuring purposes.
On the great plains rain seldom falls.
When it does it Is a cloudburst. The
washouts that come once in three or
four years in Arizona are Of inde-
scribable violence. Eastern readers
would scarcely believe that on the
parched alkali deserts q cloudburst a
few years ago along the Southern
Pacific east of Tucson in half an hour
buried sections of the railroad track
thirty feet deep in sand, filled gorges.
changed the course Of rivers, wound
steel rails as If they were wire around
the few struggling cottonwood trees
skirting a dry stream twenty or thirty
feet above the old track. and plowed
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-14

ing cut, which clearly also shows the
nature of the innovation. which lies in
the method of putting on the eye. A
needle thus equipped IS said to pass
through the material with much more
ease than is experienced with the old
style, and the strength of the cotton
cannot be impaired by Its repeated
passages through the cloth, as is fire.
quently the case with the instrument
low In vogue
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-14

chasms in the tarantula beds clear
down to solid rock.
In that strange city of San Luis Po-
tosl, in Old Mexico, where the timber
disappeared long ago. l was tod that
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-14
OXYGEN FOR BALLooNIsTs.

French Sayant.
The Investigations of Bert have made
clear the action of oxygen on organ
isms subjected to feeble atmospheric
pressure. His numerous experiments
have shown that the accidents to
which one is exposed in raretied air
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-14

with 1t comes a milder tempered at
uosphere, gsstle showers and cooling
breezes, instead Of erratic periods Of
drought. floods and cyclones.
AL this. with many other facts has
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-14
An improvement ent in Needles.

An Improvement In Needles.
An Improvement has just been made
by a French needle manufacturer,
which Is said to have several advan-
tages. 1t is shown by the accompany
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-14

an important bearing on the phenom-
ena of heat waves now exciting so
much concern.
1 called ON Mr. George Sudworth,
Acting Chief Of the United States
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-14

solve. Important facts are herewith
presented on the subject. 1t is be-
lieved that the rapid destruction Of
the great forests of the country by
careless settlers, lumbermen and wood
pulp makers are the chief cause of
this marked recent change in our eli
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-14

a watch may give tick, but WIS,
jeweler doesn't.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-14

GROWING CORN IN FOREST IN NORTH
CARoLINA-THE TREES HAVE BEEN
GIRDLED TO KILL THEM, AND THIS
PRIMITIVE SORT OF AGRICULTURE IS
CARRIED ON IN THE INTERVENING
SPACES.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-14

- HESE modern hot waves,
with sunstroke and death on
every hand, have become a
Ii eninnana 70
, 1901-06-04
CONVENIENT POCKET MAPS
OF STATE OF WYOMING.

There having been so many calls re
Gently for maps of the State of Wyo-
ming, The Republican has been prompt
ed to put in a supply for its patrons.
The map selected is issued by Rand,
McNally x Co, and is up-tO-datc in cv-
cry particular. 1t is arranged in neat
book form and is suitable for carrying
in ones pocket. is neatly covered and
there is Il large amount of valuable IN
formation concerning the state con
tanned in the book. 1t has a new and Or
iginal compilation and ready index,
showing in detail the entire railroad
system, the express company doing
business over each road and accurate
ly locates all cities, towns, postottiCrs,
railroad stations, villages, counties, isl
-ands, lakes. rivers, etc.
The special features OF this pocket
map are: Locating the branch or par
ticular division of railroad upon which
each station is situated; the nearest
mailing point of all local places; desig-
mating money order postoflices; telc-
graph stations, and naming the com
pany doing business at the point whore
the several companies have offices.
The population of the various towns
is given according to the 1900 census.
These pocket maps will be sold for
the small sum of % cents each and can
be had only at The Republican office.
A copy will be given free with every
six months subscription to The Daily
Republican, paid in advance.
The Republican also furnishes the
very latest wall map issued by Rand,
McNally & Co., for the sum of 81, or
will give it free with each yearly sub
scription to The Daily Republican paid
in advance. This map is kept right up
to the time and shows the United
States and its new possessions on the
one side and the world on the other.
The Rand, Mentally & Co. Atlas of
Three Wars may also be had at The
Republican Office for the low price of
so cents per copy, or it will be given
free with every six months subscrip'
ton to The Daily Republican paid in
advance. The Atlas is the latest pub
lished and like the pocket map of Wyo
ming and the wall map is right up-to
date in every particular.
, 1901-06-04
Nnur HodY Not Nnnr Own.

The supreme court Of California has
decided in a contest between next Of
kin on the one hand and claimants
under a will on the other hand for tn
possession of a corpse. that a man
cannot by will dispose of that which
after his death will be his corpse. The
custody of the corpse belongs to the
next OF kin in preference to the ad
ministrator. This view is based on
the fact that the general English and
American legal authorities establish
the rule that, in the absence of statu-
tory provisions. there is no property
in a dead body. If this ruling is in
correct. the sooner statutory provi-
sions are obtained enabling n man who
feels that a great benefit to humanity
will accrue through increase of mrdi-
cal knowledge. by the continuance
postmortem of an investigation into
his case. or hat new light may be
shed upon other scientific problems. to
authorize by will such use of his
corpse. the better.
, 1901-06-04
Praise for Good Women.

Few women realize until TOO late t1e
vast influence they have upon the men
.hev meet. A woman always sets the
.OE5 Of IKE conversation. A man starts
9TH On the sea of life with two bea-
cJn i;Ghts to guide him-One is his be
lief in Coo. the other his belief in
good women. Few men pass through
the tempest without finding the first
light Shrouded for a time. It often
depends then upon the second whether
he reaches the port in safety or make
shipwreCk, says the Philaa"i--;
Ledger. Sometimes if the pure Hight
of a woman's influence is bright across
the waters he rides out the storm and
finds that the other light, which he
fancied had failed him. was shining
which he sought it was clouded Such
influence as this is not conscious. II
is not owing to an attempt to do any
thing: it is the result of being some
thing. The girl who has the lOftiost
ideas-the stainless heritage which T.,
hers by right-has an unconscious
power on those she meets. and many
a man when face to face with that
power has had no choice but to strive
to make himself what such a on" be
lievos him to be. feeling no other
course Open to him but an impossih'"
hypocrisy or a yet more impossible
flight.
, 1901-06-04

square. Whenever an official got
hold Of any public money from any
source he merely put it into his pocket,
applying it on his account.
There was no postal system. When
ever any one wished to send a letter.
he applied to the most convenient Of
fetal, no matter whether he was magis-
trate or taotai. and drove a bargain.
The official held the applicant up Ior
all that he would stand and then sent
the letter, provided it was convenient.
Mr.. Brown was the man finally
selected to inject business principles
into the affairs of the nation. One of
the first things he did was to get a
lot of postage stamps printed and to
attempt to organize a sort OF postal
system. On the stamps were printed
characters representing Great Corea. "
AS China exercised a sort of limited
sovereignty over COrea, the Chinese
minister promptly and vigorously OBJ
jected to the inscription. The king
dom had no business to consider it
self great was the basis of the pro-
test. The king sustained the objection
and refused to pay the printers bill.
What's the use of having men go
around and sell these things anyhow;
and only to have them struck on let
tiers and blotted off again" growlcd
the king. THE old way is the best
anyhow" And it was some time be
fore Brown was able to introduce his
postal system into the country.
Brown sOon got into favor with the
king because he kept books and. in a
short time, got the debts of the ma
ton paid off without raising the taxes.
But while rising in the kings favor he
was constantly having a peck of
trouble with the ministers and the Of
ficials. These would want to have
their salary paid two or three times
each month, and frequently would bob
up under assumed names in order to
get an extra rake-Off out of the treas
ury.
Until recently COTea suffered from a
queen dowager. The old m ruled
things with a high hand and cut mems
heads off in indiscriminate fashion.
She finally forced the king to abdicate
in favor of his second son, the in
cumbent.
The first son is dead. but he left a
son., who is the legal heir to the
throne. This pretender has always
ago the Corean government sent him
, 1901-06-04

Susan shines shoes INT socks: socks
and shoes shine Susan. She ceaseth
shining shoes and socks. for shoes and
socks shock Susan.
Robert Rowley rolled a round roll
round; a round roll Robert Rowley
rolled round; where rolled the round
roll Robert Rowley rolled round.
Oliver Oglethorp ogled an owl and
oyster. If Oliver Oglethorp ogled an
owl and oyster, where are the owl
and oyster Oliver Oglethorp oaled?
Sammy Shoesmith saw a shrieking
youngster. If Sammy Shoesmith saw a
shrieking youngster, where's the
shrieking youngster Sammy Shoesmith
saw?
| went into the garden to gather
some blades, and there | saw W pref
ty babes. "Ah. babes, is that you
babes, braiding blades, babes? II you
braid any blades, babes. braid broad
blades. babes. or braid no blades,
babes."-Boston Herald.
, 1901-06-04

To lone down the man who is NO
duly inflated with his own Importance.
To convince a woman that her way
is not the best way.
To arouse an indolent man whan his
own interests are not at stake.
To satisfy the hypercritical observer
of every day affairs.
To find words which convey a re-
buke without a sting.
To repress the eXuberance of youth
without hurting the feelings.
To express sentiment to a woman
without feeling a trifle foolish.
To foil a woman's sarcasm without
becoming brusque.
To explain your economy to your ED
est Observation-Disclosures Bulletin.
, 1901-06-04
JOHN M'LEAVY BROWN
he WAS A STUMBLING BLOCK
OF RUSSIA IN COREA.
ana the Car Had Him DIsmissed-He
Is a Native OF Ireland and Won til.
Esteem OF the Corean King because
of Ability

The Kingdom of Corea within the
last few weeks has become, so to
speak. the diplomatic storm center Of
the world. As usual in such cases
there is one man more conspicuous
than his fellows. This time it is John
McLeary Brown, director general of
Corean customs, deposed from office,
as alleged, at the imperious demand of
Russia-who has thus become what
may be termed an international Incl
dent.
A British subject, but not an Eng
llshman, he was born in the parish of
Magheragall, in the County Down, not
many miles from Belfast, Ireland. In
lineage he comes of that sturdy stock
which has made the Ulster famed for
its Drawn and brain, both at home and
abroad. Those northern men had the
courage of their COnvictiOns-"their
rights they knew, and knowing, dared
maintain them to the death" Magher-
agall, the name of his native parish,
full vineyard of the stranger"
Beneath the shadow of hat parish
church young Brown grew to manhood.
In his veins coursed the blood OF the
Hamptons-a family of churChmen and
sOldiers-one of whom was an arch
bishop of Armagh and Primate of All
Ireland. Naturally. he looked forward
to holy orders as his vocation. With
this end in view he made his prepare
ton for college. But insuperable diff
1cultieS arose, and he changed his
mind, and read with a view to follow
ing some secular pursuit. The British
government had organized what was
cal the corps of student interpre-
teIs. for the purpose of eXpediting the
inteI course of the British ambassadors
with the chiefs of the nations to which
they were accredited-more especially
in pagan lands having difficult or bar
barOus dialects. Appointment to this
corps was had by college men after
competitive examination. The COM
petitOr of high standing received his
choice of field within certain limita-
tons, and then, with his associates.
was sent abroad for a three years
course, under native teachers in the
language of the land in which he was
to serve. The privilege of choice was
the lot of Mr.. Brown, and he selected
China.
There were several reasons known to
his friends for this preference. China
in those days was more open to west
ern ideas than Japan-and it was GER
tainly more salubrious than most of
the stations in India. Yet there was
, 1901-06-04
UNION PACIFIC TIME TABLE
How to Travel in Comfort.

Wash the face as seldom as posi-
BILE when travelling. as the lust and air
render the skin very harsh If it is con.
stanty danped.
The best way to remove any dust
Is to dip a rag in elder flower water
(that most innocent and refreshing of
toilet waters) and use that only. When
the journeys end is reached, rub the
face all over with q thin cold cream,
and leave on until you make your ap.
pearance among your friends, wheI
wipe on with a soft towel: then use a
vaporizer Tor sponge with warm wa
teri. and finish by LAYING well with
cold water to close the pores and give
frmness to the skin. If powder Is used
In travelling, 1t should be put on only to
dust it OF again. To keep it on makes
the skin dry and harsh. At night rub
on a very little cold cream when re.
firing as the close air and electric
light are very injurious to the complex.
ion, especially in hot weather. For q
powder nothing is better than powder
ed magnesia-it is harmless and cool
mg-but 1t should not be left on long.
There is nothing. however, that re.
freshes one so much as washing ones
hands with a good soap and water, but
one should never use the soap provid.
ed for the public use. as there is great
, 1901-06-04
FUN FROM

Alt was a case of love at first sight.
B-I thought he couldn't lave got a
real good look at her.
He-I want to know, nee fOr all.
who is the master of this house, She
You'll be happier If you don't find
out.
Charlie-Your wife doesn't seem to
improve in health. Bob-No; as fast
as she gains strength she uses it up
telling people what is the matter with
her.
Client-Well, did | make a good wit
ness? Lawyer-Ies: between you and
that stupid jury you took some pounds
out of my pocket. Client-Why, won
the case, didn't l? Lawyer-That's
just the point; | wanted a chance to
appeal.
Little 4-year-old Harry had been
whipped by his father for telling a
falsehood and he ran to his mother for
consolation. when | was your age l
never told a f%alsehood," said his
mother. When did you begin, mann
MAJ" asked Harry.