The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-01-15

Tne e16D0fay0fyNt u BOMBAY Nh f6c6fted
instructions to provide the material for
$4,000 daily vaccinations.
The Texas exhibit at the Worlds
Fair. st. Louis, to cost $500 900. may be
supplemented by special county exhi-
bits. Bowie county has undertaken to
prepare an Independent exhibit In addI-
tion to Its doing Its full share In the
larger exhibit Of the great state.
The Journal Of Tropical Medicine
prints an article by DIR. Sambon on the
enemies Of the mosquito. There are
many Of them, including q number Of
parasites. and the doctor expresses the
hope that II may be pussible, with the
aid Of one Of these. to exterminate mos
quitoes. Just as the scale was destroyed
In California by an insect imported
from Australia.
Chancellor James II. Day has an
nounced o gift OF $4,000 to Syracuse
university by Mrs. Esther Baker Steele,
widow OF J. Dorman Steele, the famous
scientist, and donor OF the Esther Bak-
er Steele Hall OF Physics. The gift was
made some time ago, according to the
chancellor. but for various reasons on
the part Of the university authorities
the announcement was withheld.
In this land of innovations the sigh,
Of father and son earnestly seeking
an education at the same institution oi
learning can hardly be regarded as un-
usual. The University Of Pennsylvania
has on its rolls two such students. Der.
net Medoff. the father, is a years ol
age. and Joseph Medoff. the son. is 25
Both will be graduated In the same
year. The father is taking three
year course In architecture. and the sOr
Is taking the arts and sciences course
| As result OF some rough hazing II
connection with the freshman banquet
at Iehigh university two sophomore.
we're expelled. The freshman and sOph
| omore classes have agreed to abandon
all forms Of hazing II the faculty will
reinstate the two mon. II is expected
that the faculty will consent. Lehigl
is not the first college where the wors
forms OF hazing have been given up a
resu., Of such an incident.
Nine. Beiba Is to have an unusua
honor In her native city. Her name 4
to be associated with wing Of the Mel
bourne hospital. She has announce,
her intention OF giving a special con
cert for the beneft OF this institution
and has herself subscribed for thre
boxes of $500 each. One of them sh
has presented to her father, Davl,
Mitchell; the second to her manager
George Musgrove. and the third to al
unnamed friend.
In a private letter Bishop Charles II
Brent. the Protestant EpiscapOl bishol
Of the Philippines. reports that he !
studying Spanish and Tagalog, ha
journeyed as far az Dagupan. intend
to travel around Luzon for thre
months after Christmas. wants a mis-
sionary to move about among tn
Americans and Englishmen scattere
lurough the islands. and has decide
to establish his church settlement i
the Tondo (native) district Of Manila.
That the greatest gold fields tn
world has ever known are In the Anu
River country In eastern Siberia II tn
opinion OF r. b. MCGOWAN. minin
expert, who has Just returned from
12.000-mile trip Of exploration throug
the Asiatic possessions Of Russia. Th
Russians, ne said, took out 0.000. 90
OF gold last year from the placer de
poslts and have not yet begun to wor
the quartz. The mining methods Of tn
Russians are very crude, Mr. McCowa
says, and do not compare with Amer
lean methods.
Henri Murger. author Of La Vie d
Boheme," whose name IL inseparabl
associated with Traditions Of the Quar-
tier Latin, 10 said to have arranged hi
life month by month on plan char
acteristic Of that happy-go-lucky RI
gion. He chose to have three days q
enjoyment at $50 q day. ~ days q
drudging and pinching at the rate OF
day, and II the month happened I
have 81 days the extra day was pre-
vided for with the help Of dollar boz
rowed from a friend.
An extraordinary case has been In
vestigated by the city coroner Of Me-
bourne, Australia. Two little girl
aged. respectively, 5h years and 81
years. we're playing. when quarr'
arose. The younger child struck tn
older one on the forehead with sticl
causing her death. The jury foun
that the little girl had not discretion
discern between good and evil. and tn
coroner informed them that by thl
verdict he would be spared the necess
ty or committing the child for trial.
The Royal Scottish Academy at Edir
, burgh Is about to lose Its president
retirement. Sir George Reid was elect
ed academician In 1878 and president |