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The Washington times., 1902-05-18

suits are full of information on i'm
portant problems of science"
In regard TO the eruption of Kra-
katoa, the author SAYS:
Until the year 1888 few had ever
heard of krakatoa. 1t was unknown
TO fame. as are hundreds of other
gems of glorious vegetation set in
tropical waters. II was not inhabited.
but the natives from the surrounding
shores Of Sumatrn and Java used oc-
casionally to draw their canoes up on
its beach while they roamcd through
the Jungle in search of the wild fruits
that there abounded. Geographers in
early days hardly condescended To no.
tice krakatoa-the name of the island
on their maps would have been far
longer than the island itself II was
known to the mariner who navigated
the Straits of Sunda. for it was mark
ed on his charts rs one of the perils
of the intricate navigation in those
waters. 1t was no doubt recorded
that the locality had been. once, or
more than once, the seat of an active
volcano. In fact, the island seemed
to owe its existence to some fright
full eruption of bygonc days; but for
a couple of centuries there had been
no fresh outbreak. 1t almost seemed
as if Krakatoa might be regarded as
n volcano that had become extinct. In
this respect it would only be like
many other similar objects all over
the globe. or like the countless ex-
tinct volcanoes all over the moon.
.'In 1888 Krakatoa suddenly sprang |
into notoriety. insignificant though /
it had hitherto seemed, the little is
and was soon to compel by its tones |
IF thunder the whole world to pay it
instant attention. 1t was to become
The scene of volcanic outbreak so
appalling that il is destined to be re-
nembered throughout the ages. In
he spring of that year there were
ymptoms that the volcanic powers of
Irakatoa were once more about to
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
LITERATURE AND OTHER THINGS.

fore social science association. and is
on the subject of the American news
paper 1t is chiefly remarkable as an ex-
ample OF the very peculiar notions which
many otherwise well-informed men have
about newspapers. Mir. Warner began
his address with the statement that he
bad never yet heard of anybody unable to
edit a newspaper. though many were un-
able to pay for one; and then he pro-
ceeded serenely and unconsciously to dem
onstrate the paucity of his own knowledge
on that subject. and the size of his
confidence in himself
He begins by saying a thing which is
not new. that is. that the editor of
newspaper is in the business to make
money: and he goes on TO mako a mis-
take that is not new. namely that the
way for newspaper to be profitable is
that of inaccuracy and sensationalism.
Some OF the things which he says in this
connection are nonsense. and some are
not true. In criticising the methods of
publishing the news. he complains that at
present news Is gathered very much by
chance, a drag-net being thrown out for
whatever comes. and he says;
Our newspapers every day are loaded
with accidents. casualties. and crimes
concerning people of whom we never heard
before, and never shall hear again. the
reading Of which is Of no earthly use TO
any human being"
Now. IL there is any statement in the
yeilowest OF yellow journals which is more
careless and inaccurate than that. let 1t
be found. Does it follow that because
Mr.. Warner never heard of the people
about whom items are printed they are
therefore wholly unimportant? Suppose
a laborer is killed on the railroad In Penn
sylvania; are not his relatives and ac-
Quaintances interested in the fact? Sup
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
PERSONAL GOSSIP.
An Establishment on So, a Year

In his new novel OF Mile. Fouchet,e >.
Charles Theodore Murray gives an inter
esting picture OF life in the Quarter Lat
In. where he resided two years obtaining
life studies for his novel. issued by the
J. u. Lippincott Company. He furnished
a small apartment In the Rue St. jacques,
where much Of the story is laid, and was
surrounded by students. professors, art
lists, grisettes. and the atmosphere of the
great schools. For the sum of sy5 a year
he had salon." "chambre a coucher.-
cuisine" and toilet-and there were four
floors above him. He started in unable 10
understand or communicate a word OF
French; he came out able 10 read the lam
suage as well as English Il got in he
says, where / Just had TO do II. that's
all To get what wanted IL was neces-
sary to live among these people and In
the way they lived; so | did my own
cooking and housekeeping; or, as they say.
lived de garcon'-and this involved con-
stant. immediate contact with all sorts
OF small tradesmen. and a consequent IA
with their WAYS"
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
WHEN KNIGHTHOOD RAN TO SEED.

Dorothy Of
est the reader
do People
sio of the fair dame
ed Mr. Major takes
the position
Of truth which is important
his heroine with the conventions
have not been done before and has
Incident SO
much and he pathos
disguise of servingman
fathers and his deadly
But Shakespeare writing
his Juliet
taking the hera
to at John therefore
the
her
chair and oblterates
This certainly idea which Shakespeare
Major be congratulated
little queer Speaking of Dorothy and riding
Th to put
a dash betw them"
the habit of writing the SPELL
but
$50 England read
rdo,
New
York The Macmillan Company
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
THE PRESERVATION OF WOODLANDS

in
tended
woodlands
a S
been paid it this
the
and irrigation
countries hcky
h cutaw
The theory held by Prof Clifford
that the doing nothing
necessary protection
which Affords
ucts Yields:
parties
in
which they located
"3 Both the Federal
him
of which following
by the extinguishment
of
agricultural
OF
by the introduction valuable
those who will for them by the establishment
animals as birds toads and aiding worthy
n
After this introduction author
The
all
ID.
The Washington times., 1902-05-18

hole gradually tapered from the sur
face TO the lowest point. At its great
est depth the hole was indeed hardly
larger than a mans little finger 1t
increased gradually all the way to
the surface, where it was large
enough for a mans arm to enter
easily. From the surface of
the ground. where the hole was some
six inches in diameter. down to the
lowest point. where it was only as
large as little finger, the vertical
depth was not less than 1 mile III
yards.
1T is worth pondering for n mo-
ment on the extraordinary mechani-
cal feat which this represents. When
the greatest depth was reached the
total length of the series of boring
rods from the surface, where the ma
chinery was engaged in rotating the
tool. down to the cutting diamonds
at the lower end, where the penetra-
tion was being effected. was as long
as from Piccadilly Circus to the top
of Portland Place. If n hole of canal
length had been bored downward
from the top of Ben Nevis il would
have reached the sea level and gone
down 1,2o0 feet lower still. When the
foreman in charge wished to look at
the tool to see whether il was work
ing satisfactorily. or whether any of
The diamonds had got injured or dis
placed, 1T was necessary to raise that
tremendous series of rods. Each one
OF them had to be lifted. had to be
uncoupled, and had TO be laid inside
l need hardly say that such an opera-
ton was very tedious one. The col
lective weight of the working system
of rods was about twenty tons. and
not less than ten hours hard work |
was required before the tool was
raised from the bottom TO the sur
face. We may, | believe. conclude
mat so much ingenuity and so much |
.roubie was never before expended on
he act of boring a hole: but the re-
The Washington times., 1902-05-18

awake from the slumber that had en-
dured for many generations. Notable
warnings were given. Earthquakes
were felt, and deep rumblings pro-
ceeded from the earth, showing that
some disturbance was in preparation
and that the old volcano was again
| to burst forth after its long period
of rest. At first the eruption did not
threaten to he of any serious type; i'll
fact. the good people of Batavia, so
far from being terrified ut what was
in progress in Krakatoa, thought the
display was such an attraction that
they chartered n steamer and went
forth for pleasant picnic to the is
land Many of us, | am sure, would
have been delighted to have been able
to join the party who were to witness
so interesting n spectacle. With eau
tious steps the more venturesome of
the excursion party clambered up the
sides of the volcano, guided by the
sounds which were issuing from its
summit There they beheld a vast
column of steam pouring forth with
terrific noise from a profound OPEN
ing about thirty yards in width.
''As the summer of this dread year
advanced the vigor of Krakatoa stead
iIy increased. the noises became more
and more vehement: these were pres
emily audible on shores ten miles dis |
tant, and then twenty miles distant; !
and still those noises waxed louder |
and louder. until the great thunders |
of the volcano, now so rapidly devel- |
oping. astonished the inhabitants that |
dwelt over an area at least as large |
as Great Britain. And there were
other symptoms of the approaching
With each successive
n quantity of fine dust was
projected aloft into the clouds. The
wind could not carry this dust away
as rapidly as it was hurled upward
by Krakatoa, and accordingly the at
mosphere became heavily charged
with suspended particles. \ pail of
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
An Adventurer's Story.

THE Mississippi Bubble" by Emerson
Hough, is the story of one OF the most
remarkable adventurers of his time, John
Law. the creator Of what was known as
the Mississippi bubble. A penniless Scotch
gentleman. he arrives in London in the
beginning OF the tale. and the scene
ranges from London to the wilds of the
New World and then to Paris, wherever
the campaigns of this soldier of fortune
happen to lead. The Kaleidoscope shift
ing of the plot brings into view courtiers
of England, France. and New France.
coureurs des bois. Iroquois. and all the
other strange elements in the life of the
time. The love interest is supplied by
two women, rivals for the affections of
John Law; and there are political in
trigues. wild adventures. and reckless
schemes of various sorts. scunningly
woven into a harmonious whole. It Is a
very clever piece OF work. and holds the
interest from beginning to end, both by
the consistency of the plot and the
strength and dominance OF the principal
character. indianapolis: The Bowen
Merrill Company
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
Louis Becke's Start.

Louis Becke, the author of ''Yorke, the
southern sea life and adventure, says that
his earliest and strongest encouragement
late Lord Pembroke--"whose kindly in
terest in my literary work shall always
ne in answer to letter of mine and said
he would very gladly write me preface
to the stories i sent him TO read, and
urged me to write more. Such encourage
ment from one of the Joint authors OF
South Sea Bubbles'-which and Herman
MelviIle's 'Typee and omoo' are the best
and truest books OF Polynesian life ever
written-decided me; / threw up my
trenching and scrubbing and went al
story writing for living. Up TO the time
OF his death almost the Earl of Pembroke
c0rresponded with me on all sorts of is
land matters, such as trading. whaling
shark fishing. and ethnographical sub
iects. i am afraid he said, in one of his
last letters. that those who get the is
land fever once q. e.-the desire TO wan
der about in the islands, have a great
many relapses-'tis in the blood And !
think SO. too. for while ! don't suppose !
VIII ever take up my old vocation a
trader again, have the NAL de roceane
pretty bad still. and mean to go back some
day with my little daughter. She says that
living in Samoa and padding about in a
canoe is better for you than sitting up |
late and writing books However, while |
her opinion has great weight with me. ! |
hope to write some more books yet-down
there hope"
The Washington times., 1902-05-18

For students who are obliged to
work at home this book will he val
liable possession, and il will also he
useful to public school teachers and
others who desire Il good reference
library on science.
One of the interesting chapters
deals with an experiment made a few
years ago near Leipzig by some cap
italists who were anxious to discover
whether, by boring deep enough, a
coal seam could be reached in that
particular locality. The result was
the deepest hole which has ever been
pierced through the crust of the
earth. and the process and results are
here described in detail. The author
says:
''The boring tool had cutting edge
of diamonds: for no other cutting
implement is at once hard enough and
durable enough to advance steadily.
yard by yard. through the various
rocks and minerals that are met with
in the descent through the earth's
crust. We might, perhaps. illustrate
the actual form of the tool, as fol-
lows: Imagine a piece of iron pipe
about six inches in diameter, cut
squarely across, with diamonds in
serted around its circular end. and we
have a notion of the diamond drill. If
the drill be made TO revolve when
held vertically, with the diamonds i'm
contact with the rocks, the cutting
Will commence. As the rotation is
continued the drill advances through
the rocks. and a solid core of the ma
terial Will occupy the hollow of the
pipe.
The famous boring to which we
are now referring. though very deep.
was not large in diameter. As it de-
scended the comparatively large tool |
first employed was replaced by sue
,ession of smaller tools, SO that the
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
THE MAKING OF A WORLD

"The Earth's beginning" by Sir
Robert Stawe1l Hall, professor of as
tronomy at Cambridge. is book
which Will be of especial interest to
the public just at present. owing to
the recent catastrophe in Martinique.
In ii the author discusses at length
the causes of earthquakes and vol
canoes, and describes in detail the
great eruption of Krallatoa in 1883.
which offers the nearest approach to
he found in modern times TO the out
break of Mont Pelee. The book is
fully illustrated, among the illustra-
tlons being four colored plates. the
first of which shows red sunset
caused in England by the Krakatoa
eruption. while another gives view
of the first stages of the same phe-
nomenon.
While these chapters are. of course.
of the greatest immediate interest.
the work gives a reasonably compre-
hensive idea of the teaching of mod
ern astronomy. so far as il can be
taken in by the untechnical mind.
The nebular hypothesis. the solar
spectrum, the evolution of the solar
system, and the theory of the suns
heat, all receive due attentions: and
the book is, in fact, compilation of
n course Of lectures which is perhaps
the best possible origin for work on
astronomy intended to suit the popu-
lar taste. The scientist who is not a |
lecturer. who has not the habit of |
addressing in clear and not too tech |
nical language students who are not /
trained in such thought. can hardly |
write a satisfactory book for the gen
eral public. He will either talk over
the heads of his readers or make
things so desperately simple as TO in
suit their intelligence. The expert
enced lecturer does neither.
The Washington times., 1902-05-18

darkness thus hung over the adjoin-
ing seas and islands. Such was the
thickness anu the density of these
atmospheric volumes of krakatoa
dust that for n hundred miles around
the darkness of midnight prevailed
at midday. Then the awful tragedy
of Krakatoa took place. Many thou
sands of the unfortunate inhabitants
of the adjacent shores of Sumatra
and Java were destined never to be-
hold the sun again. They were pres
emily swept away to destruction in
an invasion of the shore by the tre-
mendous waves with which the seas
surrounding Krakatoa were agitated.
Gradually the development OF the
volcanic energy proceeded, and gradu-
ally the terror of the inhabitants of
the surrounding coasts rose to n eli
max July had ended before the man
ifestations of kralSatoa had attained
their full violence. AS the days OF
August passed by the spasms of kra-
katoa waxed more and more We
hement. by the middle of that month
the panic was widespread, for the SUI
preme catastrophe was at hand.
'On the night of Sunday, August
&c, 1883, the blackness of the dust
clouds, now much thicker than ever
in the Straits of Sunda and adjacent
parts of Sumatra and Java, was only
illumined by lurid flashes
from the volcano. The KrakatOan
thunders were on the point of attain
ing their complete development. At
the town of Batavia, a hundred miles
there was no quiet that
night. The houses trembled with the
subterranean violence, and the win
lows ratified as if heavy artillery !
we're being discharged in the streets.
And still these efforts seemed to be !
,nly rehearsing for the supreme dis
play. BY 10 o'clock on the morning of |
Monday, August "a. 1888, the re-
learsals were over aud the perform
lnce began. An overture, consisting
The Washington times., 1902-05-18

Fashions in Literature is the essay
papers on various subjects. by the late
Charles Dudley Warner. Some OF these
have appeared in different periodicals.. and
others were addresses given on special
occasions. While they cannot be said. as
whole. to be equal to the authors best
work. being for the most part fiotsam and
jetsam of the last years OF his life, a
certain interest must always attach to
the work of a writer so scholarly and SO
well known as Mr.. Warner. There is an
introduction by Hamilton Wright Mabie,
which Is appreciative and delightful.
The FIRST essay is one of the best. and
contains much Of the epigrammatic raci-
ness which made this author beloved of
many readers. He introduces mis- subject
by observing:
within few years distinguished
Scotch clergyman made a fortune by di-
luting a paragraph written. By St Paul
II is in our memory how at one time all
the boys tried to write like Macaulay, ami
then like Carlyle, and then like Ruskin,
and we have lived TO see the day when
all the girls would like to write like
Heine."
Again, this is the dose of truth which
he has ready for the romantic novel:
In the historic novel. the receipt for
which can be prescribed by any compe
tent pharmacist, the one essential in the
Ingredients Il that tho hero cha II he only
got out Of one hole by dropping him into
deeper one, until-the proper serial length
being attained-he is miraculously drop
ped out into daylight. and stands to re-
ceive the plaudits OF tender-hearted
world. that is fond of nothing so much as
Of fighting"
The second essay was delivered be- |
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
A Virginia Novelist.

Miss Ellen Glasgow says that while
she read everything she could lay her
hands upon in the lire of wartime iitera-
ture before writing The battle-ground. :"
her most vivid impressions and most inti-
mate knowledge OF the scenes and time
which form the setting for her story
came from the stories told TO her while
she was a child. Two OF her uncIes were
killed in the civil var. one fighting for
the Union. one on the Confederate side.
and her family record is saturated with
war tradition and sentiment.
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
An Arizona Story.

I'm the Country God Forgot" by
Frances Charles. is story of Arizona
life, that sandy State being described by
the above picturesque name. The charac-
ters are those of the ranch and the mine.
and the style has someting of the brevity
and bleakness of the material used. The
author has dared something in calling her
hero Claude and her heroine Robbie. but
that is her and their affair. Boston:
Little, Brown & Coz
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
A Witchcraft Story.

The Coast OF Freedom" by Adele
Marie Shaw. is romance dealing with
the witchcraft panic in early Boston. The
hero is son OF the Puritans. and the
heroine a stranger girl accused of witch
craft. The author has evidently taken
pains to make her details realistic. and
the chapter dealing with the accusation
contains many incidents and bits of de-
scription showing how the superstition
probably gained hold OH the popular i'm
agination. tNew York: Doubleday, Page
AZ Col
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
Pioneer Fur Traders

'Heralds OF Empire" is the title OF a
novel dealing with tho early days of the
fur trading business in Canada. The
author. A. c. Laut. is evidently familiar
with the history of the time. and has
managed 1t we'll. Thu central figure is
Pierre Radisson. adventurer and more or
less hero: and there Is plenty OF incident
and excitement in the story. New York:
ID. Appleton & Coz
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
LITERARY NOTES.

from Mississippi. in which the writer tooh
Mrs. Williams to task as follows: IF you
knew how we were pestered with chicken
thieves you would never have made public
that trick OF making chickens step from
the roost onto i warm board. to be ear
ried of. | call that encouraging crime.
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
Fiction and Fudge.

Gilbert Parker. in his recent speech
upon the art OF Fiction" advanced
proposition that must have impressed
many OF his Sesame Club hearers IS
heterodox.
Love and fighting are not necessarily
romance nor are divorce and soup kitch-
ems necessarily realism said Mr.. Parker:
but the publishers tell us different things.
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
French Interest in Our Art Schools.

we are so accustomed to receive our
artistic instruction from France that il
Is surprising to note the interest that
country is manifestihs in our schools OF
art Andre Castaisne. the weil-known art
lst' Is again IN this country. acting as
commissioner TOR the French government
to examine and report on the methods
pursued in the leading American art
schools
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
Fables

Dorothy Dix has collected her gables
OF the Elite" which have been appearing
in the daily press. and they will be Is
sued IN book form. together with swimmer
tons Illustrations. by Il. +. Fenno & Cos
New York.
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
A Century Ago.

Agnes and Eserton Castle have nearly
hn'shed n new romance. and it is to be
brought ou. soon II is to be called The
Star-Gazer: \ Tale OF 1916"
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Ch9C l0mn9nV.
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Suitable For Hny Business Need.

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those usually grade of work handle We
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ers' Association was held in Kinder
garten Hall on February %. Musical
selections were contributed by Misses
Hadley and Barker and Rotations
were given by Miss Carleton. The
third act of the Merchant of Venice"
was read, and a number of singular
presents were distributed
The windstorm, which lasted for sew
eral days, broke off large branches of
the trees, and many trees were blown
down. The rain which followed made
little ponds and puddles in all parts of
the town. Main street was overlooked
in many places, and the water was so
deep that some persons feared to leave
their houses. Some damage was done
by the falling trees.
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CAUSE OF FALLING HAIR.
Dandruff, Which is a Germ Disease
Kill the Germ.

Failing hair is caused by dandruff
which is n germ disease. The germ in
burrowing into the root of the hair
where it destroys the vitality of the
hair, causing the hair to fall out, digs
up the cuticle in little scales, called
dandruff or scurf. You can't stop the
falling hair without killing the dand-
ruff. and you can't cure the dandruff
without killing the dandruff germ.
Destroy the cause, you remove the
effect" Newbro's Herpicide is the only
hair preparation that kills the dandruff
germ. Herpicide is also delightful
hair dressing.
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Lshaius Notes.

The Pioneer Stable has new sign.
There was no session Of the public
schools or Wednesday,
1t IS runored that n bridge was car
ried away near OIowalu.-NIaui News.
\ meeting Of the West Maui Teach