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The Conservative, 1901-05-23
BOOK LEARNING AND CHARACTER.

Prof. George Edward Woodberry of
the Department of Comparative Litera-
ture in the Columbia University is evil
IDENTIFY gentleman who does his think
ing for himself. He does not rely on the
wisdom of the past for all his inspira-
ton. He interested and entertained
one Of his classes the other day with
talk on the Importance of athletics in
the development of the college man, and
incidentally expressed some opinions as
to the Importance of book learning. He
said: "The college man is fed with
intellectual life for four years, and is
trained so much in books that he is apt
to have tendency to overestimate book
learning. If he succeeds in after life, it
is rather on account of a peculiar and
personal genius than on account of what
he has learned in books.'' Later in the
same speech he added: cit is perhaps
easier to study, as far as the strain on
character is concerned, than to train for
athletics" These are the reported
words of the professor, and though the
report may not have been absolutely
accurate, it no doubt reproduces the
sense Of the remarks.
And very sensible they were. Book
learning, when viewed in the light of
mere accumulation of facts, is of very
little value in the struggle of life. The
peculiar and personal genius, of which
the professor spoke, is in the character
of the man who has the book learning to
use. There is probably no occupation to
which the lessons to be drawn from COL
lege book learning cannot be applied, but
the men who see the application are few.
On the other hand, it is perfectly true
that the young man just out of college
greatly overestimates the value of his
scholarship. AS a business man recently
said, "The college man is unwilling to
subordinate his education to his expert
ence." He enters the battle of life in
about the same condition as a trained
The Conservative, 1901-05-23
HOW ARBOR DAY WAS SPENT IN
MONTANA.

pills OF the public schools OF Butte, Mon
tana, celebrated Arbor Day by special
exercises. Mr.. T. w. Kelly, editor of
the Inter Mountain, in very pleasing
address, among other things, said:
81. Sterling Morton was the founder
and editor of the first paper ever estab-
lished in Nebraska. He entered into
the work of building up a great COM
monwealth upon the treeless plains of the
paper championed whatever he consid-
cred best adapted to advance the newly
formed community on its way toward
the higher levels of statehood, and he
was aggressive and fearless in the eX-
preston of his views. Mr.. Morton has
seen many years Of public service, and
he looks back with pride upon the long
campaign he made to have one day of
the year set aside for tree planting. To
him and to us the history of that time
cannot fail to be of interest.
"AIr. Morton began the agitation for
the annual observance of ArbOrs Day
under the same circumstances that at
tend all new movements. 1t was nov
city at first, his advocacy Of the plan ex-
cited nothing but curiosity. Then the
promoter of the novel scheme came in
for share of derision that all public
spirited men receive in large measure.
He was made to feel the cudgel of the
editorial critic and the keen lance Of the
paragrapher. Mr.. Morton's home is
known as Arbor Lodge, and many
pointed joke was turned upon this Cir
cumstance. Mr.. Morton was conspic
uous figure in Nebraska politics at the
time he made his famous campaign for
Arbor Day, and he was considered fair
game for the opposition press. One en-
vious rival in the newspaper business
spoke of Mr.. Morton as having branched
out in the business of planting trees,
and another sarcastic contemporary of a
rival political party, suggested that the
trees would at least leave every spring,
while Mr.. Morton never appeared to
know when to leave"
In speaking of the beneficial results of
a day set aside for e-planting, and
the fostering of forestry generally, Mr..
Kelly said:
'It has been said that in view of the
growing scarcity of trees, it will not be
many years before the forest monarchs
are put to new uses. 1t has been sug-
gested that wealthy men who wish to
perpetuate their memory, and raise an
enduring memorial to remind the world
that they have lived, would do well to
select a mighty tree as their monument,
and provide for it's protection. 1t does
not require a long look into the future
to see the time when this custom may
obtain. If it does, nothing will be
more beautiful in the history of the
burial services of the world. Well may
the man who consigns his remains to
the guardianship of the silent trees, ex-
claim, as he prepares for his demise:
I've built a monument, my own, more durable
than brass.
Yea, kingly pyramids of stone in height it will
surpass.
Rain shall not wreck, nor driving blast disturb
it's settled base,
Nor countless ages rolling past, it's symmetry
deface.'
The age-herald., 1901-12-31

Montgomery December So.-(Special)- Traffic on the Western of Alabama Rail- way and the M. 6 M. division of the Louisville and Nashville Is still tied up from the floods of Saturday and Sunday
 No trains have been enabled to run over the Western of Alabama today and little headway has been made in repairing the damage. The line on the Atlanta end is clear as far as LaGrange and Presi- dent Wickersham came to that point to- day to personally superintend the re- pair work. The serious washouts on the line are between LaGIangs Ga. and Mill stead, Ala, three pile drivers were sent from this point to the scene of the Nota- suiga wreck, but up to tonight the waters over the track there had not sufficiently receded as to permit an attempt to re- pair the damage.
 Washouts Stop Supply Train.
 Master Mechanic Walsh is with the pile drivers to superintend their work. A supply train was sent out from Mont
The age-herald., 1901-12-31
Professor JOeb Says He Has Checked Death Germs
 By Chemicals
LOWER MARINE ANIMALS
 USED IN EXPERIMENTS
Sea Urchln Eggs, UnfertllIzed, Kept Alive When Placed In Weak So- Iutlon of Potassium Cyanide.
 Sensation With Scientists

Chicago. H.. December S0.-Experi- ments. which 1t Is claimed are the be- ginning of the unrayeling of the my steries of death. were made public by Professor Jacques Loeb at the fourteenth annual meeting of the American Physi- ological society tonight. During the past summer the noted scientist has been con tinuing his series of experiments with the eggs of the lower marine animals, especially those of the sea urchin and tonight he told a group of the foremost physiologists in America that by means of observation of the effects of certain chemicals upon these minute bits of protoplasm, he was ready to make a tentative definition of the heretofore un- known nature of death.
 Death, Professor Loeb affirmed. was not a negative process. a simp ply breaking down of tissues as it has been regarded up to this time, but an active agent born with the birth of the egg and destined. If not checked, to gain the upper hand of the life instinct and bring about ex- tinction. But, greater even than the ap- parent discovery of this death agent in all life substance, Is Professor Loeb's an- nouncement that he has been able to check 1t in the eggs of the sea urchin at least by means of chemical agents. This 1t Is claimed, means nothing less than that on a minute scale the secret of eternal life Is In the power of mankind.
 The experiments, Professor Loeb says, were simple. Unfertilizei eggs of the sea urchin were placed In g. weak solution of potassium cyanide for several hours. In ordinary conditions an unfertilized egg died in few hours, destroyed by the several days the eggs were again ex- amined and were found to be still capable of fertilization and of producing healthy animals.
 Tn explaining the results Professor Loeb said. mortiferious processes were due to the actions of certain ferments of an unknown nature whose destructive ten dency was enumerated by the potassium salts.
 Prof. D. J. Lingle gave the results of his research into the effect of common salt upon the heart beat. He affirmed with great emphasis that contrary to the statements of Prof. ". H. Howells of Harvard, salt Is the sole agent respon- sible for the rhythmic action of the heart.
 Prof F. s. Lee of Columbia University said that by experiments upon the frog he had noticed that a. small amount of alcohol increased the working power of muscle, enabled 1t to make more rapid contractions In a given space of time and delayed fatigue; that, in short, 1t made the muscle much better machine. In larger quantities, however, alcohol were detrimental in all respects.
The age-herald., 1901-12-31
SECRET OF ETERNAL LIFE IS IN POWER OF MANKIND
 CLAIMS 4 PHYSIOLOGLST
GERMANY TO WAIT TILL
 REVOLUTION SUBSIDIES
1t Said Contemplated Naval Demonstration Against Venezue Ian Ports Will Moi Begin for Some Time-Rumored Thai UItimatum Will be Issued in Three Days.

Caracas, Venezuela, December 30.-It can be said upon excellent authority that Germany's contemplated naval demon stration against certain Venezuelan ports will be postponed until the termination of the present revolution against Presi- dent Castro.
 London, December 3O.--A dispatch to the Central News from Berlin says: Tt is believed to be certain here that an ultimatum will be issued within three days, and that an attack on Venezuela will follow directly after. In addition to the Vincta, the Falk, two training ships. the cruiser Beier has been ordered to La- Guyra.
 Tn the meanwhile am officially as- sured that the German chafge d'affaires has not left Caracas. and that diplomatic relations have not yet been broken off. The Pour Parlers continue:
 "An agreement has been reached be- tween Germany and the United States in regard to the German course of action in Venezuela"
 German Cruiser Ordered to Sail.
 Berlin. December so-Today the small German cruiser Gazelle was ordered to sail immediately from Kiel to Venezuelan waters.
 The government intends to send one or two other small warships to reinforce the present German squadron in the Carribean sea. The additions to Germany's naval force in the Carribean will not be suffi- cient to give rise to suspicious among the people of the United States that Germany meditates anything beyond the collection of claims due German subjects. The German government desires, beyond anything else In this matter, to avoid dis turbing the government or the people of the United States German newspa- pers published today are full of express sions of this kind and many of these ex- pressions are so much alike that 1t is easy to infer their utterance was suggest ed by the government.
 A remarkable thing is the fact that there is not single unkind expression towards the United States In any of this !.
The age-herald., 1901-12-31

took measures to provide for the home less and sufferings.
 At Columbus Ga, the Chattahoochee rose steadily all night, and at 10 o'clock today the guage registered thirty-eight feet. Parts of the mammoth dam of the Columbus Power Company In north Co., lumbus have been swept away, and the water is running through the machinery room of the Eagle and Phenix mills. The water is within two feet of the Fourteenth street bridge and passage across 1t Is re- fused to teams. If this structure Is car ried away 1t may take with 1t the two other city bridges. The power house of the Columbus Railroad Company was flooded early and the city was in darkness last night.
 Nearly five inches of rain has fallen In the vicinity of Rome, Ga. A gin house and thirty-five bales of cotton were washed away on the Etowah river.
 Mail for New Orleans and Texas points
 is being sent around by the way of Bir- mingham and Meridian. while Pensacola, which is usually reached via Montgom- cry, Is being served through Jackson vile.
 The river at West Point began falling this afternoon and all danger is believed to have passed.
 No trains have been run over the East and West Railroad since Saturday. The companys trestle over Etowah river, near Cartersville, Ga, Is covered and the track for four miles beyond is under water.
The age-herald., 1901-12-31
FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
Secretary Root In Daily Conference
 Senators Lodge and Platt.

Washington, December 30.-Secretary Root has been in almost daily conference with Senators Lodge and Platt (Conn.) during the past week in regard to legis- lation for the government of the Philip pines. Bill are in course of preparation for submission to Congress on its reas- sembling next week to carry into effect the recommendations made by the Phil ippine commission and indorsed by the President and Secretary of War looking to material and political welfare of the islands. These bills authorize the granting of franchises for railroads, elec- tric lights. telephones, etc., the issue of bonds of the insular government to pur- chase the agricultural holdings and prop erty of religious orders, provide for the acquisition of homestead rights, regulate mining and provide a special system of coinage and banking for the islands.
The age-herald., 1901-12-31
INOFFENSIVE MAN SHOT BY 4 GANG OF RUFFIANS
 ON BOARD PASSENGER CAR.

newspaper comment. Even the dispatch from Washington to a New York news paper printed yesterday to the effect that persons of importance In the war and navy departments consider war between Germany and the United States to be in- evitable. and which has been reproduced everywhere throughout Germany. Is dis cussed cooly and for the rAost part treat ed with incredulity.
 We hope that this opinion" says the Berliner Nueste Nachrichten which grew out of the Spanish war and which we consider to be wholly erroneous, will soon give place to a more correct concep- ton of Germany aims. It is quite un- reasonable that the people of the United States holding such opinion. should con- meet thls opinion with~ the Yenezuelan affair in so much as Wasf1inGton has been fully informed of Germany's intentions. ]"
 "Nonsense,' Says White.
 Berlin, December 30.-The Tageblatt this afternoon prints a double leaded ca bIe dispatch from Washington setting forth that the principal military and na- val authorities there consider that war between the United States and Germany sooner or later, is inevitable.
 The United States ambassador, Andrew D. White. informed the German newspa- per men who ca..~d at the embassy today that the reports of the possibility of war between the United States and Germany were the "thinnest kind of sensational nonsense"
 Not one of the authorities referred to in the TageL att's dispatch he added, would, under any circumstances, disclose such an opinion, least of all when the relations between the two countries are so good as at present
 Moreover, said Mir White. President Roosevelt, the commander in chief of both the army and navy, 1t Is well known entertains not only official but personal predilictions for Germany which have been known not only officially to the Ger man government, but which have long been known among his friends. He studied in Germany reads and loves Ger man literature, and has a most sincere personal respect for the German Elm peror.
 Any utterance of the kind alleged by an officer oI either service, would be sternly rebuked by President Roosevelt" :"
The age-herald., 1901-12-31
MECHANICS GIVE
 MEDAL TO SCHLEY
COMMITTEE TRAVELLED MANY MILES TO PRESENT HANDSOME TOKEN TO THE HERO OF SAN. TACO

Washington, December 30-The Mary land councils of the Junior Order of Uni ted American Mechanics tonight pre- sented to Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley a magnificent medal studded with diamonds as an evidence of their personal esteem and admiration and of his serv- ices to the country. The presentation took place in Admiral schleys apartments in this city and was made by a committee from the councils which came from Balt- more Rev. c. F. Wyatt, acting as spokes- man of thes committee referred to Ad- miral Schley's participation in the bat tie of Santiago and his conduct follow ing it and added that his unselfishness had endeared him to the hearts of the American people. Referring to the court of inquiry Dr. Wyatt said the people had sympathized with the admiral in the or deal through which he had passed and had substituted the minority report for that of the majority because they weigh ed opinions rather than counted them.
 Time" he added, will but increase the appreciation of your services and the brilliancy of your fame"
 Admiral Schley sincerely thanked the committee and added:
 ''The services which this beautiful emblem is intended to commemorate were those which every loyal lover of home and country will gladly perform for his people and for their prestige. It was my good fortune to have participated on that eventful third day of July in an engage ment which readjusted the geographical lines on this continent and this testimon- ial from your organization is only an- other recognition of my fellow country men that these have met their approval. I thank you again for this kind tribute"
The age-herald., 1901-12-31
STONE DAMS BROKEN
 BY RACING TORRENTS
MANY OF THE ROADS
 ARE STILL TIED UP

 gomery at o'clock last night to over take the wrecldng crews at Notasulga, but 1t encountered several washouts that had occurred during the day, and this train had not reached it's destination to- night
 The damage to the railroad will reach many thousands of dollars
 The first train since Saturday to pass over the Louisville and Nashville south to Mobile was ordered out of the Union station here at Il o'clock tonight The two passenger trains which have been tied up between here and Mobile since Saturday night were moved today. one going Into Mobile. and the other is ex- pected to reach Montgomery during to- night. A train for the Louisville and Nashville was sent to Mobile today via Selma. Superintendent Mckinney said tonight that he expected to be able to resume the regular schedules on the divis- ion tomorrow.
 Reports from the interior districts GOV cred by the Saturday floods show much damage to have resulted. Many bridges across streams on public highways are reported washed away.
The age-herald., 1901-12-31
Collier Docked Successfully.

New Orleans. La, December SO.-The collier Sterling was doeked today by the United States government dry dock, ev- erytning working smoothly The naval board of examiners had fixed, soon after the dock arrived here a minimum depth of water before permitting the docking. and at the last moment 1t was found that there was a sunken barge under the dock. This had to be removed and in the mean time the fall in the river left the depth half foot short although more than ample for the collier. It was finally de- cided to admit the yes sel and she took her place inside the strteture, everything working to perfection. The river Is ris- ing and the battleship Illinois will be docked next4week with ease.
The age-herald., 1901-12-31
WASHoUTS IN VIRGINIA.
Telegraph and TeIephonic Service is
 Prostrated by Rain and SIeet.

Roanoke, Va, December 30.-Railroad traffic in Southwestern Virginia has been seriously interferred with for the past forty-eight hours on account of the heavy fall of snow and rain of the last two weeks. Many washouts are reported on the Norfolk and Western main line, the Roanoke and Southern and the Shanan- doah Valley railroads.
 John Wright lost his life in this county last night while attempting to cross a swollen stream on a horse.
 heavy fall of seet and snow at Christiansburg today has prostrated the telegraph and telephone lines in that vii cinity.
 At Radford New River has risen to twenty feet and spread over the adjacent country, partially submerging trees, houses and railway tracks
The age-herald., 1901-12-31
TENNESSEE BOOMING.
Has Reached Stage of 35 Feet, Which
 Is Above Danger Line.

Chattanooga, December 30.-The Ten nessee river has reached stage of thir- ty-five feet here, two feet above the dan ger line According to weather bureau predictions the river will continue to rise tonight and Tuesday reaching stage of forty to forty-two feet by midnight Tues day. A stage of forty-two feet here floods the basement of number of busi- ness houses and will compel many fac tories to shut down. The river is several feet above the danger line at Charleston, Tenn, Clinton, Tenn, London, Tenn, and Knoxville Considerable damage will be done by the freshet here and points above.
The age-herald., 1901-12-31
TRAIN STRIKES A ROCK.
Two Men Are Missing and Engineer
 Will Probably Die.

Parkersburg. December S0.-Two men are missing, one badly injured one en- zine and four cars are at the foot of the embankment, two other cars are wreck ed and a hundred feet of track is torn up as the result of the collision with a heavy rock of westbound freight train on the Burlington and Ohio Railroad at No. tunnel. near Longrun. at 6:5 o'clock this morning. The engine struck the rock which had rolled down from the hill just as the train came out of the tun- mel. The two missing men are fireman A R. Hite and Brakeman E. B. Putnam both of Grafton. They are probably dead beneath the wreck. Engineer Hope Goudy of Grafton, was so seriously injured he will probably not recover. Heavy rains loosened the rock.
The age-herald., 1901-12-31
AMERICANA MAY TAKE
 IMMENSE COAL TRADE
High Prices In England May Cause Her to Lose Out in the
 Mediterranean.

London. December 31.-The Board of Trade Journal publishes report from the British consul at Marseilles on the competition between British and Amer ican coal in the Mediterranean. The re- port says:
 "The inflated price of British coal has given the Americans a great chance to say that their coal has proved to be far better than was anticipated, and that the old prejudice against 1t is disappear ing. American competition at present Is not serious" says the consul at Mar seilles, "but if the United States passes & bounty bill, and if the present high prices are maintained in Great Britain, the Americans are likely to capture much Medit erranean trade"
The age-herald., 1901-12-31
BOUQUETS FOR DEPEW. An Enormous Aggregate of Money In Various Consultations.

New York, December so.-In an annual review of the corporations of the Uni ted States, the Journal of Commerce esti- mates the total capitalization of all indus trial consultations ir, the United States as approximately s6.5O0 ooO,o00. This does not include railway, street railway, light ing or banking consultations. It Is also estimated that the industrial corporations completed during 1901 and having an au- thorized capitalization of $1,oO0.OOO or more have an authorized preferred stock issue amounting to $Sss. 10000 and capi- talization of common stock amounting to S1 1B2. .450. .O00
The age-herald., 1901-12-31
St. Louis Democrats Hsrmonlou..

St. Louis, December 30.-In one of the in this city. the county Democracy of Missouri representing every county in the state today after perfecting plans for a permanent organization of county commit tees. unanimously adopted an address to the Democrats of the state unqualifiedly indorsing the Democratic administrations, present and past and pledging itself to trations in carrying out the principles of the party and promoting the welfare of the state. There were about two hun dred delegates in attendance
The age-herald., 1901-12-31
HEADQUARTERS OPENED.
Four Want to Succeed William J. De-
 boe as Senator From Kentucky.

Frankfort, Ky, December S0.-Judge James E. Cantrell and Congressman D. H. Smith and Charles K. Wheelot, three of the four candidates for the Democratic nomination for United States senator from Kentucky to succeed Vim. J. Deboe arriv- ed here tonight to open headquarters and prepare to receive the party legislators. Representatives of Former Governor J. B. McCreary the fourth candidate also arriv- ed for the same purpose The headquar- ters of all will be in the same hotel and the fight will begin in earnest on Satur- day next when headquarters will be onanAd.