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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-13

with sugar. The Failing is the vessel
which occupied year on the voyage
from New York to these Islands, being
compelled to put in at the Falkland ISL
ands for repairs on account of damage
sustained in the Atlantic.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29
To ward on AvaIanehes.

Avalanches are so common in Svitz-
erland that devices are now being
made to control them. The Swiss
form earthworks or intrenchnent3
which are pointed in such fashion
that avalanches coming in contact with
them are split and so driven aside.
An earthwork of this kind has been
built near the church at Oberwald,
in Wallis. 1t was first hollow within,
but received 50 many shocks from
avalanches that the people OF the
Oberwald recently made 1t massive
and solid.
Primitive though this nethcd o.
guarding against huge masses OF snow
is, the Swiss maintain that IL Is prov
ing OF admirable service, and owing
10 the attention which Or. SteltCr has
now drawn to thc subject, 1t Is though
likely that many new earthwork3 viii
be erected in Switzerland during this
summer. At first sight II may seem
Incredible that comparatively small
mass OF earth and stone should have
the power Of opposing any resistance
TO an avalanche. but experience SHOWS
that II has, and the reason evident"
Is because IL is properly constructed
and Is placed in the very spot whe".
the impact Of an avalanche is like.
20 do Il the least injury.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29

|e Government who had remained
Paris were put in touch with their
|lleagues of the National Defense
|ho We're at Tours. In order TO at
lin this subject n certain number of
yeons were conveyed by balloon from
|iris 20 Tours, whence they were set
&c, bearing messages Photographic
|ly reduced 10 microscopic dinen-
DIS on very light collodion films. In
ose days the despatch was rolled up
inclosed in a quill attached 10 the
Il of the pigeon. BY these means over
10000 official and, at the lowest,
100000 private messages entered
ris.
The great French shipping company
own as the Compagnie Transatlan-
lue deserves the credit of making
|e first attempts 10 establish what
ny truly be styled the seapost.
On March 26, 1895, the steamship
Champagne took aboard, for the
st time, eighty pigeons. Three
tches of birds We're set free at a
ort distance from the seaboard, and
s in most stormy weather. The
Ter birds safely reached their cote,
lie the younger ones, unable to with
md peltlng rainfall, dropped into
, sea IL sight of those aboard.
On the following day, and under
e unfavorable weather conditions,
Champagne. having covered $50
| les, rescued the crew of the doomed
thnia Seven pigeons were sent
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29
WHY THEY TALKED HOPEFULLY
While from the First the Chances wers
All Against the President.

Only one error. according &c the
Philadelphia Medical Journal. can fair
ly he charged against the surgeons and
physicians who cared for President
Mckinley, and that error is simply one
OF prognosis. out. though they un-
douStedly made prophecies which were
contraticted by the termination OF the
case. the Journal both asserts and
strongly argues that this. II an error
az all. was infinitely preferable 10 an
error in the other direction, and is. in
deed. 10 be commended as we'll as JUS
uies, since its effect was 10 add ap.
preciably 10 the patients chances OF
recovery. we take IL as well-es-
tablished fact IN practice" explains the
Journal. that hopeful proguosis is
better than despair In any case and
under any circumstances whatever.
There is real and genuine asset 10 be
derived from hoFe. and the individual
who comes in for the biggest share OF
this asset is the patient The tristful
or lugubrious doctor who cannot see
some silver lining TO the cloud in an
essentially doubtful case should retire.
he is not in the psychological mood To
avail himself ot all his opportunities
IL seems 10 US that these opinions
are sound and reasonable. and they
lend sort OF credulity 20 curious
theory which al least few people have
had in mind ever since the president
died. The theory is, In effect. that the
doctors, though thoroughly realizing
the high probability of death from the
very beginning. deliberately put their
own regulations for knowledge and
foresight IN peril, and assumed and ex-
pressed confidence which they did
not feel in order TO gain for their pa
tient such advantage IA might come 20
him from the confidence and hope not
only of the few friends who were ad-
mitted 10 his room. but OF everybody
In the city, In the country. and In the
civilized world. The force OF psychical
Influences is recognized nowadays by
others than those who degrade them
into foul superstitions for the sake of
robbing the ignorant and the weak
minded. and. fanciful as the theory is.
IL explains the otherwise inexplicable
and changes what seemed gross mis-
take into self-sacrihce OF the noblest
sort.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29

fit to do what is expected Of them. The
clerk attaches each tube 10 the leg Of
a pigeon by buttoning the kid band
above described. A pigeon is able TO
carry n weight of fifteen grammes
without its detracting from the rap
idity of its fight.
The loosings take place in the morn
Ing. or. If the skies are too overcast.
at latest before p. IN. Immediately
upon Icing loosened the pigeons circ Q
a few times about the ship, after
which they mead straight for France,
in the direction of Eennes. On arrival
at the home station the tubes are
taken off. the films extracted from
them, and the Photographic dispatches
enlarged TO their original size. The
proofs thus obtained are pasted Oh a
glazed card ornamented with n pretty
ailegorical design.
II has often been asked what consti-
tutes the marvellous faculty of shaping
its course by the carrier pigeon.
Neither sea nor mountains nor forests
Interfere with this faculty. The bird
steers its course as If guideG by COM
pass. As t'.e pigeon flies at an alti-
tude of not more than $50 yards 20 $50
yards il is not aided by its vision, for
in that case, given the rotundty Of
the world. II would have 10 soar 10 an
altitude of 7O7G yards. Now, accord
ing TO aeronauts who have expert
mented in the matter, the bird at that
altitude quickly drops TO much lower
one Are they then guide1 by mag
nteic currents? Are they endowed
with a sixth sense? Tie matter re-
mains a mystery.
1t is impossible for the pigeon car
ried away by a steamship to note the
course followed by means Cf one Of
his five senses. since. during his jour.
ney by rail from Rennes TO HavTe, as
well as during the o.e by sea, he has
been altogether cut off from tne outer
world. And yet the bird possesses SO
accurate a knowledge OF the road It
has travelled that il makes for is
cote without the slightest hesitancy
and at a very normal rapidity Of aight-
The carrier pigeon was Of necessity
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29

shape like al infantry soldiers haver-
sack; this cage is strapped on the back
of a dragon. DragooLs are preferred
for this service. for they do not carry
any carbinc slulg about them so that
the cage is more easily attached to
their back. The CragoonS gallop of
In the direction ordered, and before
coming IL touch with the enemy they
commit 10 n very thin sheet Of paper
the result Of their observations. The
sheet Is then Inserted in a tube, and n
little while after lcosing tho pigeon
the officer ut headquarters is in posi-
ton TO read the dispatch.
II order 10 fight the carrier pigeons,
10 stop them In their fight ana inter
cept the information borne by them,
the Germans have trained hawks 10
hunt down these winged messengers
The undertaking was az first attended
with difficulties, for, independently of
the necessity of establishing on a large
scale n system Of falconry, the same
dispatch might be intrusted 10 several
pigeons. and hence il would be suffi-
cient for a single one 10 escape from
he talons Of the birds Of prey TO rem
der useless all efforts made to capture
the dispatch. Moreover the pigeons
are protected from thn assault os the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29
CAUSE OF LEFT-HANDEpNEss
An Anatomical Explanation for That
Quality In tho Eyes

an thht
Quality In tho Eyes.
II is a well-known fact the stronger
activity OF the nerves OF the right half
OF the body (for not only the hand IL
concerned) must be assibed To n pre-
ponderance OF the left side OF the
brain. whose finer development, espe-
cially as the seat OF the center OF
speech. IL n matter OF common knowl-
edge. In paper by DR. Luddeckens
In the Algemeines Journal der Uhr-
macherkunst valuable information re-
garding the two hemlsphores OF the
brain is furnished. A sketch touch
ing on the history OF evolution leads
from the original symmetry OF the
organism 20 a subsequent symmetrical
arrangement OF the heart and the large
! blood vessels. from which II follows
quite naturally that the two halves OF
the head are not placed on an equal
footing as regards the distribution OF
the blood. and consequently OF the
blood pressure; and that. on the con-
trary there must be. under normal
| conditions. strong pressure on the
arteries of the left side OF the head
This theory Is borne out by we'll
known experience OF anatomistg and
pathologists says the London Express
and series OF interesting observa-
tions. OF especial interest is the ef-
feet Of the higher blood pressure upon
the left eye. Or. Luddeckens found In
the latter as compared with the right
one, In a surprisingly large number OF
cases, a narrow pupil In consequence
OF a more flled-up condition OF the
vessels OF the iris and upon closer ex-
animation a shorter construction OF
the eyeball. This furnishes reason for
the fact that In large number OF
persons the left eye is tho better one
Thus the finer development OF the left
half OF the brain Is explained very
simply by the fact that II Is better sup
piled with blood, and the question why
Il is the seat OF the center OF speech
and why most people are right-handed
is solved in the most natural manner
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29

free. The experiment is renewed daily.
the distance On each occasion being
imperceptibly increased. The bird 5
education cannot be considered COM
plete, however. until IL has attained
the age OF three years.
on land the pigeon is able 20 cover
long distances. such as those between
Rouen and Brussels Or New York and
Chicago. Its ratio OF flight. under nor
NAL atmospheric conditions. is never
less than 3l15S50 miles an hour. and
never exceeds 49.s53GO miles on q
long distance.
The pigeons re brought aboard the
Transatlantlque steamers in wicker
cages having 4 drinking trough. AS
socr as the French coast is out Of
sight passengers desirous OF sending
dispatch are notified 10 prepare Il.
In pursuance of this object the passer-
ger is handed small rectangular card
on which he is 10 write cs legibly as
possible what he wishes 70 comnuni-
cate, plus the name and address OF the
receiver;the card Is then handed 70 the
clerk intrusted with the transmission
Of the message. ~he clerk puts the
different messages into n croup.pLoto-
graphs them on plaque 10 which al
heres film, reducing the writing IN
the course of the operation TO such n
degree that it caInot be declpherel
except with the aid Of 4 nagni-yinG
glass The proof is developed. the
tilm detached and carefully rolled. and
tlel placed in small bamboo tube,
hermetically sealed. cnl weighing
hardly che and onc-ha'f gramnc. To
this tube is attached light kid band.
provided with an automatic button
slch as is sometimes used to fastel
gloves.
AS soon n le tubes are ready the
pigeons are taken out Of the baskets
containing them. These birCs are e1-
tremely delicate-the slightest crush
ing Injuries them and renders then IN.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29

movements. To this end use Is made
OF cavalry patrols and Of the feld tele-
graph and telephone. But 10 insure
the safe arrival OF Information none
OF these means is so reliable as the
carrier pigeon. Scouts are liable TO
be made prisoners or killed. telegraph
or telephone wires may work faulty
or be destroyed. These mishaps are
avoided by the use OF the carrier pig
con.
In wcr time the role Of cavalry con-
sists more especially In seeing and in
reporting what /: has seen. II is Of
ten an easy matter 10 see. but 10 report
oftentimes attended by difficulties.
Herein lies the value OF the carrier
pigeon. Troops on the march are ac.
comDanied by portable cotes. They
consist Of huge wire cages provided
with lateral shutters; the cage Is trans
Ported on a two-horse four-wheeled
wagon. When IL Is found expedient
70 reconnoitre the position OF the enc
my OF surprise its movements q few
pigeons are taken cut o. the portable
cote and placed II 4 wicker ccgc il
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29

tn, each bearing a similar despatch.
ey took their flight Gt noon. and It
: calculated that they should either
ch land or some ships mast. One
he birds dropped on the deck of the
ltterton. in the Bay Of Biscay; the
ltterton cabled to Paris and TO New
X the loss Of the Bothnia. a sec
bird was picked up by freight
amer, WHICH thereupol shaped its
rse for the locality of the Gisastec,
le across the derelict. and tcwed 1t
b an Irish port. \ week later q
I'D pigeon, wounded. and minus its
|patch, reached its cote. The four
ers were never heard Of again.
be pigeons employed by tne Com
| ME Transatlantique are selected
h the most rigirous care. The head
|st be big and round; the bill rell-
ly short and surnounted with n
| by. heart-shaped excrcsce1ce; the
shine brightly; the breast must
ch out; the legs De short; and the
sgs must meet on a narrow aLG
i,erful tail.
Y addition TO being endowed with
extraordinary instinct for shaping
course. n good carrier pigeon must
;ess great rapidity OF flight and
lendous staying power. The first
led quality-the "homing Instinct
ch is inmates not susceptible of
improvement. The two others
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29
Happy Course OF n Bowler

One Of the greatest crrlositles in tie
neighborhood OF New York is now ~
be seen at the foot Of the Palisa-Cs.
Between two frame houses built thoTr
Is a giant bowlder twenty-five fnet
wide, which fell from n great height,
at the top Of the Palisades, and sweep
ing down the front Ct the cliffs, up.
rooted big trees, tore UP tons OF lCCse
stone and cut n wide swath the q.
tire distance. Finally. after zigza &
ging from one side to the other. -
rolled in between two frame houses
and stopped there.
The people vCra aslcep In tho LorEes
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29
AR MY

pointed star Immediately beneath IT,
embleuatic OF the six federated
States, while the other half Of the flag
is devoted 20 depicting the Southern
Cross. The Government and official
color is 10 be blue, while the mercal-
tile marine OF the new commonwealth
will fly the flag with a red ground The
approved design was submitted by
several competitors.-New York Tri-
bune
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29
Boy Murderer IN Prison For Life

Smith Jones, aged thirteen. was re-
ceiyed at the Indiana Northern Pri.
son. Laporte. October -. 10 serve a
life sentence for murder. Warden
Shideler says Jones Is tho youngest
convict received il the history OF the
prison. and Il Is said that 10 other
penal institution in the United States
has so young a prisoner convicted OF
first degree murder. Jones killed a
man twelve years hls senior. The lat
ter is alleged 10 have taunted Jones,
and the boy retaliated by drawing n
knife and stabbinv his victim 10 dca .-..
Cincinnati Enquirer a.,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29
A.roIlte Hnrn.aR a Rarn.

It is reported from kief that a large
aerolite fell IN the village OF Wisienkl.
a few miles from Kieff. the noise OF its
fall being heard for a distance of
fifteen miles.
According 10 n Warsaw dispatch 0Oc
tober - IN tine London Express. the
aerollte crashed through q barn. set.
ting 10 on FIRE. and within half au
hour fourteen peasants houses were
In flames. a boy. three years old. was
burned % q cinder IN one o. the dwell.
lBgs.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29

hawk by mearsrs' n little Aeollan or
Chinese whistle affixed to its tall. This
whistle sounds rs tho bird flies through
the air, and frigltens away the tlmid
hawk.
In Germany much Importance is at
tached TO the use Of carrier pigeons in
time Of war. and in the German Army
greatest care is devoted T. the
training Of the birds. the officers and
men being given instruction in the art
OF handling them. In France the
scouts ere provided with a pigeon
apiece. which they carry in little iron
case fastened 10 the waistbelt. The
holder has n hinged lid, which is
opened when the bird is TO be released,
and the head piece cal be unfastened
when the bird Is fed
In France carrier pigeons are Ike
hOrses-liable TO be reCuisitioned In
time Ct war Every year owners Of
CARRIE pigeons ere compelled 10 state
at the Mayors Cfice the number Of
birds they own; while foreigners ere
no longer permitted 10 breed carrier
pigeons In the country.
There are at present in Paris some
700 owners Of carrier pigeons, posses
sing 1900 pigeons. 1900 Of which are
subjected 10 a regular course Of train
ing. The total nunrer OF carrier pig
cons In France Is GOC.OO)
The price Of q pigeon varies accord
ing TO its peiigree age and degree Of
training. Somc few years ago. at q
sale in England. seventy pigeons
fetched S3449. Ono OF the birds. n
cross between the Antwerp and Brus-
sells breed. brought S2IJ.-The Wide
Wc-id Magazine
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29

y France. during the siege OF Paris,
at a time when the German
armies were surrounding the capi-
tai and cutting of the Partisan
bpulation from all communication
ith the outside world. Monsieur
hmpont, the then Postmaster-Gen-
|al. conceived the idea OF intrusting
pigeons the transmission OF news,
Jus giving the inhabitants a knowl-
(ge Of what was going on in the prov
|ces. In this waY those members of
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29

W. S. Musser, Millheim, Pa, saved the
ife Of his little girl by giving her One
Minute Cough Cure when she was dying
from Group. II Is the only harmless
remedy that gives immediate results. II
quickly cures coughs. colds, bronchitis,
grippe, asthma and all throat and lung
troubles. +. X. Parker, Olneyville, Cen
terdale Pharmacy, Centerdale.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29

70 b. made use % for national defense.
During a campaign the success OF Op-
erations depends az most times on the
rapility with which the commander
In chief is Informed Of the enemys
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29

be secured By means Of progress
and regular training A pigeons
alton begins when lt j. but three
JuF months old. n is conveyed
distant from its cote and then set
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29

A compulsory scheme oi rp rement
az the age Of sixty Eve of all rcspOnsi
Die officials and siationmasters in the
service of thc Noftb British Railway
Company Is shgrly 10 Dc .naugurated.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29

The cost of living we are told has
reached the highest point for ~ cade.
Well and u not life worth more than
II ever was befDref IL certainly is 10
those Of us who are alive Boston
Transcript
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29

when the rock started. They had hare
ly time 10 make their escape whe4 Il
made IT. appearance ~ their 'rtEt
door. They are now thanking their
lucky stars that the enormous stone
did not bit one u the building -New
York Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29
(learly appaTsnt.

He-Ycs. | know two men thor
oGghly admire. She-Indeed? Who's
the other one
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29
THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG.
A Selection Made From the Thirty Thou
sand Designs Submitted.

The judges appointed by the Govern
nent OF the Australian Commonwealth
have made their selection from the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29

thirty thousand designs submitted in
the recent competition open 70 Aus
tralian artists and others. The dag
decided upon has the Union Jack in
the top left hand corner. Wit 4 six
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-29
The Pigeon-POst at Sea and in War.
By Adrien De Jsssaud, OF Paris.
y France, during the siege OF Paris

i::;;s "a; S;.ss 8
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-07
FOREST RANGERS.
Quie a Number of Changer Likely to be
Made During the Next Month

Washington, June 3-During the
next month the forestry force in the
several western states will be generally
scrutinized, forest rangers will be ap-
pointed, and in some instances changes
are likely to occur among the forest
superintendent and supervisors. The
principal changes, however, will be
among the large force of rangers.
Commissioner Hermann of the general
land Office has decided to reorganize
the ranger force on practically the
same lines followed last season. At
that time there were 9 superinten
dents, 80 supervisors and 445 rangers
while for two months during the dry
season some fifty additional rangers
were temporarily employed. During
the winter the ranger force is reduced
to minimum; but the approach of
the dry season makes it necessary to
take more extensive precautions to
guard against fire. 1t was found dur
ing the summer of 1900, when the
forestry force reached its maximum
size, that the complement of rangers
was inadequate to afford sufficient
protection against fire and also to pre-
vent unlawful encroachments of stock
men and other trespassers. Under these
conditions Commissioner Hermann
sees no reason for making an increase
in the force.
In making appointments for forest
rangers Difference will be paid to the
recommendations. These officials have
been instructed by the commissioner
to employ, as far as possible, men who
have seen previous service in the for
ests, and who have shown an adapt
ability to the work. If full quota of
rangers cannot be secured in this way,
the superintendent are instructed to
select men who are known TO possess
a bility.
In some states these places have here
tofore been disposed of by members of
congress in the payment of political
debts, and many men entirely untitled
for the work have been appointed. A
provisi ON was inserted in the last sum
dry civil bill which directs that merit
alone, and not politics, shall hereafter
be considered in making appointments
in the forestry force. 1t is the inten-
tion to follow this rule as closely as
possible.