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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-28
ABOUT SUBMARINE CABLES.
How They Have Multiplied since the
First one Was Laid Half
Century Ago.

u is more than 90 years since the first
submarine cable for commercial use
was laid IN the straits OF Dover. but all
the work since 1851 IA reticulating the
ocean beds with 200 coo miles OF cable
has been a training for the severer
problems Of the Pacific. q dee per body
OF water. with longer spans. than any
previously encountered. All the other
1870 cables. little and big. have afford
ed lessons % value for this. the bold
est undertaking OF the kind.
As usually happens. the Pacific no
sooner has one cable stretching from
Asia 20 North American shores than IL
becomes possessed Of two. Apparent
" nature abhors a monopoly no less
than Il does a vacuum While the
s27S 900 900 invested In submarine
cables paws very well on the whole. SAYS
a writer In the North American Review.
IL may be doubted whether az first the
two Asian-American cables can earn
much profit That, however. IS not di-
rectly the question. when Dewey cut
the cable in Manila bay he decided
F for the United States the point that
a. least one Pacific cable must land on
our shores.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-28
SLANG IN THE MAKING.
nnny OF the Jp-to-Dats Phrases Cam
not he Traced a. Their
ORIGIN.

The study OF slang in the making
has always been hampered ~ the fact
that no Investigator ever secs the in-
Ventor at his work. In some college
students room. behind the screens OF
a drinking hall. or among the rousta-
bouts of the levee the words and high
" eolorcd phrases taken up by the
world so readily have probably FIRST
been altered. Where lived the man
who coined word 'chump2" asks the
New York Evening Post. Who first
thought OF saying 20 his rival: Go
way back and sit down. No one
seems 10 know. and the inquirer has
20 be contcnted with inferior speci-
mems for study. One Of these has
Just come TO light in Chicago. IL il
not one Of the elusive sort. full Of
fancy and inspiring suggestions. But
IL has the merit OF having been de-
signed. as 70 were. before our eyes.
like the wheat cakes which the white
capped cook makes I'm the window OF
n dainty restaurant. n is the word
"seg." which l. applied 20 the young
women now attending the University
OF Chicago. Since coeducation has
been abolished IL is obviously mac
curate 20 call them goods. Al the same
tSne. the west does not take mp the
less complimentary terms which the
young men in some eastern colleges
apply 20 their feminine fellow stu
dents. The new word is certainly rs
euphonious as the old (more So. Il any
T thing. because 81 has no hiatus). IL is
4 highly descriptive and not in the least
/ uncompiimentnry.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-28
NEVER VICTIMS OF CUPID.
There Are More bachelors Than ola
Maids in the Census Emu
meratiOn.

II is estimated that there are now
IN the United States 100000 more
single men Of marriageahle age than
there are single women. the official fig
ures being az follows: Unmarried men.
1O.44S.153; unmarried girls and women.
1913. SIG. The male population 81 the
United States. through the excess Of
male immigration and the higher male
birth rate. is more than 100000 iu eN-
cess Of the female. The span of life T.
on the average. longer for q woman
than for a man and the manageable
age for women is several years younger
than the average for men. A. "a con-
sequence OF this the numbered widows
j. very largely in excess Of the number
OF widowers. the figures being 100000
and 100000 respectively. says the san
Francisco Argonaut.
There are more divorced women who
have not remarked than there are
divorced men. and for all these reasons
the number Of the single men Of mar
riageable age is larger than the num-
b-r of single women. IN New York il
/ j. 100000. in Pennsylvania 10000. In
Ohio 10000. ia Illinois 100000. ia Cali
fornia 10000. in Texas 10000 and in
Kansas $4,000. In Massachusetts the
number of unmarried men exceeds the
number Of unmarried women by oIls
few thousand. ia Utah there are 80.
600 unmarried men and $4,000 unmar
. ried women OF marriageable age. II
Washington, the capital. the number
Of single men Is $4,000 and II singl,
women about the same.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-28
DIR. ID. e. BLOCK,
Graduate Veterinary Surgeon
NEWPORT NEWS. VJRGI1IE.

Licensed under aus Of IA. EE-sri1odc Surgeon q.
s. Amy. Orcc washington bue. ora Son 81. OD-
crCfIul acrtlfyt gc0 sufcgfg specially Diseases
Of az domestic qqinois. Cores ponaeEce ~ mail s.
Cot ccstrgtor spcCfltg. fail supply e Ceterinarb
Qcdcines oIuofs oH hand. Higt-cioss horses fought
ma s0id. 'Pfore I25 11-6sTgr.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-28
THE RETORT COURTEOUS.
One Messenger BOY Who Was Not
slew ib Countering on
Famous wit.

George AIDE is an exert at badinage,
but IN Chicago one day little messen-
ger boy got the better Of him, says
the New York Tribune.
Having only a few minutes for
luncheon. Mr.. AIDE had gone 10 a cheap
place, and was sitting on a stool before
a marble counter when the messenger
boy entered, took a place beside the
humorist. and ordered piece of-apple
pie. As he ate the pie the fact becams
evident thas his hands were dirty.
There was on his plate piece Of
cheese piece Of very yellow, hard
cheese. cut with mathematical preci-
sion, 30 that IL resembled a cake OF
soap Mr.. AIDE pointed 10 II and said:
| Here, boy, take that and go wash
your hands viii 81
The boy answered: ''Yon take IL, and
60 shave yourself"
There was no possible rejoinder, for
| Mr.. AIDES beard Was Individually Of two
O. three days growth,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-28
HUMAN AND ANIMAL MIND.
There - Less oinrrcnce oetween
Them Than Most People
fmaxinc.

The fact may not be fiattering tothe
human race. but il is nevertheless true,
as recent tigation proves,
that there is very little difference be
tween the minds Cf animals and those
Of men. Those variations that exist
arc those Of degree rather than Of
quality On the whole she investigator
in question thinks that animals GER
tainly have some glimmering Of rea-
son. With regard 10 the senses Of hear
ing and sight he has found that some
animals con h5ar sounds inauoioic 10
Us and can perceive rays Of light thai
are invisible 10 the human eye AtmoS-
pheric vibrations varying from IS 10
$4,000 per second strike the human ear
and produce the sense OF sound. But
certain animals can hear vibrations
more rapid than this-that i, they can
hear higher notes than we can. says
Nature.
In the same way vibrations 81 the
ether impinging on the human retins
produce the sense % color. These.
measured on the ample scale Of mill
lions Of millions per second. vary in
number from 4O0 20 700. by the aid Of
AAtN t-ANA AAtN'AAANtN AA-- VI fAANNh ~ l't-
respectfully. we have discovered the
existence of rays beyond the REQ at
4 one end Of the spectrum and beyond tn,
violet al the other. Il has been found
that animals are sensitive 10 rays be
yond the violet end. Ii Is. therefore
quite possible that tho world aroI~,5
Us is to animals full Of music which
we cannot hear. Of color which we can
not see and Of sounds which we can
f not conceive"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-28
HowARRowHEADs WERE MADE
Indians Broke Fifnt Rock IntO small
Pieces by Heating and Drop
ping on water.

We did 10; know until to-day how the
Indians made the flint srrowheads that
are very often found all over the couu-
try. They had no tools 20 work with,
and the question Of how they made
them was not answered ABE" Math-
eney. who was for many years a heap
big chief Of the Wahoo tribe. says the
suuasVe broke flint rock into small
pieces BY putting IL into the fire.
They then selected suitable piece
for an arrowhead. held H. IN the fire
tlT Il got hot. Ven put a drop Of wa
ter on Il. which ~chipped OF" small
particle Of the flint. and by this slow
ard fediocs process the squaws shaped
the srrC~heads. says the Eidorado Re
publican. A look az an arrowhead viii
convince one that this was the process
adopted 80 make them, al they ali have
rough surfaces.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-28
Lnnennees spoI.en in chlcnro.

In a pamphlet entitled "A sketch Of
the Linguistic Conditions OF Chicago"
Prof {. j.. Buck. OF the University OF
Chicago. says that 40 languages are
spoken In that city. which is more cos
mopol.tan in character than Constanti-
nople or Cairo, or any other city OF the
past or present. Fourteen tongues are
spoken by 10000 or more persons each;
newspapers appear regularly in ten
languages. and church services may be
heard in about 20 languages. "Chi-
cage" says the professor, lis the sec
ond largest bohemian city in the world,
the third Swedish, the third Nor
wegian. the fourth Polish and the fifth
German, New York being the fourth -
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-28
MEDICAL PRACTICE IN INDIA.
IL Has some Very Curious sides for
Professionals Engaged
an Healing.

a correspondent has sent rs from
Calcutta a collection OF anecdotes bear
ing on the supposed efficacy OF contact
with live animals IN the treatment OF
certain morbid conditions. saws the
London Lancet. Some 60 years ago. ne
SAYS. there was a great kavira or Ben
gall. physician in Nuddea. whose name
was either Janardan or JaCuannath.
This worthy followed the method Of
the ancient school OF Indian practi-
TONERS. and was. moreover. a specialist
IN the animal cure" When sent for
10 attend a young man suffering from
asthma he announced that he would
employ the goat treatment" Chez
prepared with goats flesh was admin
istere6 internally and a goat which
made itself dissgreeably perceptible
20 the nasal organs was brought into
the room three times dav. The pa
tient inhaled ths o6or. made use Of the
animal as a pillow. Rugged IL during hir
paroxysms. and recovered IN a few
days
/ The reptile cure" was prescribed for
patient attacked with a violent head
ache. A large snake was caught in the
jungle and after its Jaws had beer
/ properly secured IL was wrapped round
the sufferers bead The poor snake
died Ia a few minutes. but the patien
made q rapid recovery
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-28

The GrEt artificial butter was
~margarine" made IN POisey, France.
In fsss. II was made from the fat
OF the loins and kidneys OF cattle
uhseh. when melted, IA sometimes
called @oIeo oil" This Oh, taliow,
lard. olive and cottonssed oil are
rsed. CONSUMED With dairy butter, IN
making the various batteri1es- Co
eoanuf butter Is largely used ia
northern Europe.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-28

France spends annually for her col
onies little more than S25.O0O,O00,
while the aggregate Of its business
with them, export and import. is but
S02. GOO 900. and but 1000 a year emil
crate 10 French colonies. But France
has not been the least successful coun-
try in building a colonial empire, for
Germany's geographically large pos
sessions cost more than the aggregate
Of the exports and imports from them
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-28

Retzrns obtained by the Scottish
Anti-Tobacco society show that in
four-fiffhK Cor ~ Of the United States
Of America IL has been made . penal
offense 10 gave or sell tobacco IN say
form 10 ehi.drsn. The sge Ax1at varies
<ycu ~ W % Il.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-03-28

A Chicago man who advertised for
q cook and q musie teacher received
nine Answers 90 the former sdysrfise-
neat sd 80 - the latter
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-02

profeFor, baB man Tia bur9 bas grs
iernen zines !Sunbperts e~rnisorigsn
fDnne9"
p&einespess. Nidt mas man lernt,
ionbern ipie man lernt, entI9sibet bic
Suds. Wenn i6 an Oeiner Ste1e
tuGre, Geo, tpiirbe i9 ss nit Der niFens
f9aftlihen 9reieinigfeit geniigen laI=
fen. S9uitsrei, S9neiOerei uno
@bemie, bas geniist ieIbit benz StGrts
fen
nSie baben gana ReGt, Serr gros
fshor," iuste ieBt Truu Stern.
SD babe Seq pieberboIt %gefparnt,
ni9t gu bel gu unternebmen. 9ofs
fentIi9 beddtet er Sbren Ratb befer."
Der profeHpr fdb fie idarf an.
~Saben sic feline Gorge, SrauStern,"
faste er berubisenb. sd tpplIte meis
men iungen Sreuno nur elm bisden
aufsisben, @enn Sic fpiiBtsn, mas
feline PrufeHOren binii4tIi4 isiner ids'
ten 49,"
Sophie bordte duF unb faste eifrig:
nNas mar es, Batter, mas mar esq
Bite, bite, LAB es uns piHen."
SEQ feinerfeits erbob bic Sano in
proteIt, alIein SOpbiens Bite mar
mabgebenb; benin Der Profeiior idste
lansiam unb einbringli9: nSdnSIer
S9mibt iaste mir, bdB Seq an Der
Spite ieiner Glafe itebe uno nit @bs
rem srabutren perbe."
SEQ bate bas gnoe bieIer 8emers
flung ni9t a%beepartet, fonbern mar
dufseiprirnsen. aus benz 3immer 9es
rannt unb i'm pberen Stpdpert pers
I6tpunben. Wenise Minuten ipGter
ert0nte feline Stimme: rWsutter, Rofd
fust, has @benbeHen iei fertig. &pmm
berauf."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-02
3dpttel 3.
aus benz Re9eu in bic

mir brauden pobl tdum 5u Iassn.
bdB bic erIten Sage mad 2eo's Nbs
reiTe triib unb trauris bubinidpuu-
ben. Wan ibien ittlf6peiseno iibers
eingetommen gu isin. btn Isioisen llms
Itdnb im@eiprd6 at pttmsibeH; oasin
@eoanten lafeu f9 ni9t uHters
briiden, uno bieIe binsen eepitters
I&psr am seiiiissn 9immeI. @islIei6t
mai ss gut unO %5eritrsuenb. oaB mehs
r,re tleine llnannsbmIi9t.itsn Iid Elm.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-02

Gin bebauernsner
Ties &inb. 3nabe (auf Der Stra-
BE b~ettelnb): g9. bite. meiu Serr,
I9enten sic mir bod cine tleins 9as
be! Serr: Sait 0u benn feline Gltern
mebr2 9nabe: Rein. mein Ser. Serr:
alu9 feline Gei9piiter9 Snabe: a9
u.iu = i'd bin mein eiuaiser 8ruber.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-17

enjoyed it so much that encores were de-
malded.
MIR. Shelton and Mr.. Mcclellan of salt
Lake City contributed two violin and
piano duets Mr.. Shelton has a rare.
DeduJlul, mellow tone of singing quality.
and when required imparts that dramatic
element which renders his PLAYING very
arJStlc. Mr. Mcclellan accompanied Mr.
SkelJOn and did commendable work Civ
ing 10 the performer that necessary HELM
which means so much 10 the vioIinist
me male QuarteUte, composed Of
AcssrS. Tout Anderson. Ferriu and Tout
did good work. Their voices blend beau
utully and in their rendition of .'Juanitav
lhey created a very favorable impression.
MISS Lucia terrln. as usual. with her
pure dramatic soprano of brilliant carry
ing powers and unusual sweetness was
a feature OF the entertainment To hear
Mrs. Bessie Dean Allison is always q de-
light. Her powerful cOntralt0 rano- Onr
with most beautiful effect i'm her solo ssTf
Ihou DldSt Love Me" Few voices in
OIah can compare in timbre and dramatic
lower with this beautiful one Squire
Coop was unusually happy iva the two
piano solos contributed.
The tabernacle choir Of 200 voices nm
der the direction Of Joseph Bauantvne.
contributed four ChOruseS to the nro-
Sramme. This body of exceTIentlv
trained voices is marvelously true. i'm at
tack and natural I'm expression aTr pa
lantyne has the good Judgment 10 i,'siet
upon memorizatiOu of am public con-
cert work, which gives him the mower "a
couIfol their work in the DrODer fntcrnra-
latloh OF the choruses IN hand. Mr. Nc
Clellan was protusC in his commentator
OF the choral work the choir is doing
The concert was "a pronounced success
and much credit Is due Mr. Bailantvne
and the entertainment committee for ar
ranging such rare musical treat for the
visitors who are in Ogden.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-17

grown without irrigation. and in many
places today little or no attention is paid
20 the requirements Of the law as TO the
character of lands upon which desert
land filings are made, and to the recla-
nation Of lands that are desert in char
acter. one would think after reading the
last annual report on the public lands by
the secretary of the interior. that high
water mark in the exercise of land frauds
had been reached under the timber and
stone act, but in my oVlnion greater
frauds are now being committed under
the desert land act fri the arid states
IMAM under all other land acts combined.
For a long time past many of our fore
most statesmen and public officials oc-
cupying high places i'm the land depart
ment have declared i'm the most emphatic
manner that these land acts, i'm their op-
eIauon, were the sources OF unlinifced
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-17

the work and the possibility of seeing
beneficial results in the near future
Frank w. Mondel of Wyoming ex-
tended his greetings to the engineers
and expressed his Intention of support
ing their conclusions in every practical
manner.
The committee on organization, con-
sisting Of AIessrs. Lippincott. Davis and
Fitch submitted a list of proposed com
mites 10 act as advisers in the tech
nical work and operations Of the SER
vice
Arthur p. Davis described. at some
length. the proposed Sal river reservoir
in Arizona and gave a description of
the engineering features of the work.
He was followed by Mr.. A L. Fellows
who presented the present condition OF
operations in connection with the Gun
nisOn tunnel in Colorado. A general
discussion Of these subjects was taken
up.
The engineers then adjourned to at
tend the meeting of the Irrigation con-
gress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-17

direct revenue to be derived from the
sale of them President Grant. in has
fourth annual message. said. I renew
my recommendation that the public lands
be regarded as the heritage of our chill
dren. to be disposed of only as required
for occupation and for actual settlers.
From the report of the public lands COM
mission. created under the acts of con-
gress of March 3, 1879. and June IS, 1850
which commission was composed of men
eminent IN national affairs. and who pre-
pared report that viii ever be regarded
as among the ablest Investigations Of the
land question, ] make the following brief
extracts. 1t has been represented that
desert land entries have largely been
made for speculative purposes, in viola
ton of the restrictions Of the act. and I'M
many instances upon land naturally pro-
ductive, and the lands are held fraudu-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-17
For Three New States.
NOTES CT THE CONGRESS.

DIT. T. s. Wadsworth Of Morgan City
is probably the oldest delegate to the
congress. He looks to be perhaps so,
but admits So years. Dr. WadsWOrth
came 10 Utah fifty years ago and, he
says, has been an irrigator ever since.
He has fifteen children, all living. sew
era grandchildren and five great
grandchildren. DR.. WadswoTth says
that from the way he. feels he sees no
reason why he should not live several
thousand years yet. Recently one Of
haS sons-in-law bantered the old gem
tleman 90 a jumping contest for "A dol
lar. and the doctor won By leap Of
nine feet from standing start. "A
man is only as old as his heart is"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-17

says the doctor, "and my heart is not
twenty yet"
John Henry Smiths vital portrayal
Of the experiences of the pioneer irri-
gators and home builders Of Utah was
doubtless regarded as the greatest and
most interesting address Of the whole
congress by the group of pioneers.
headed by LOrin Farr, who occupied
seats on the platform. The old-timers
listened with almost breathless atten-
tor to the entire speech.
Judge W H King and c. s. Varian
of Salt Lake were among the repre-
sentatives of the Salt Lake bar who
were interested spectators at the
wednesday sessions.
The president employs as a gaveI a
large and venerable screw driver with
which he calls the congress to order.
grasping 1t by the metal part and using
the head of IL 20 produce the desired
sounds through contact with the top of
his table
II any one misses q salt Laker and
cannot locate him. send word TO Og-
den. as dozens of well known citizens
o. the capital are to be seen on the
streets of Ogden at ali hours of the day
every day.
Senator Newlands Of Nevada has his
quarters at the Union Pacific hotel He
was in the city Tuesday but was not
conspicuous, and many Of his friends
feared he would not be present to de-
liver his address. but were relieved by
seeing him on the platform at the
morning session Wednesday. Senator
Newlands is the father of the irrigation
law and. according to congressman
and senators in attendance. is entitled
to more credit for the passage Of the
measure than any one man in the coun-
ry. u being the result Of years Of labor
on his part in the halls of congress.
John Henry Smith created much
amusement by an announcement he
made at the morning session on
Wednesday. He stated that there
would be a musical entertainment in
the tabernacle in the evening and, after
referring to the limited capacity of the
building to accommodate the great
number Of delegates. suggested that
as matter of gallantry. the Utah
delegates stay away from the concert
II was something new in the way of an
invitation and raised great laugh.
Ogden. Utah, Sept. Ex-senator
hearns left for his home in Salt Lake
last evening Before leaving the SEN
ator stated that business affairs at
home required his attention and that he
would probably be unable to address
the Irrigation congress as expected.
60
Ellery's Royal Italian band at the
Theatre tonight. Only 25c to 81.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-17

and which have been shown upon exam
nation to be susceptible of cultivation
without the necessity of irrigation.
They further stated that the desert land
act has become an aid to land grabbing
and should be repealed President
Roosevelt, in his long message to con-
Gress, made this statement: In their
actual use, the desert land law, the tim
Der and stone law and the Communication
clause Of the homestead law have been
so perverted from the intention with
which they were enacted as to permit the
acquisition of large areas of public do
main for other than actual settlers Mr..
Lemar, while secretary Of the interior,
as the result of Investigations Of the
desert land act said: The repeal of this
act, In my judgment. is demanded BY the
most obvious considerations of q public
policy looking to the protection of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-17

fraud and were contrary to the purposes
Of the government i'm the administi alton
of the public domain. Mr.. Benton was
perhaps the most persistent Of all our
statesmen i'm his advocacy Of a home
stead law. and during his illUstriOus ca
rCer i'm the United States senate laDOrcd
increasingly for the preservation Of the
public lands for home builders claiming
that 'gratuitOus grants of land to actual
settlers was the true policy, and their
labor the true way Of extracting national
wealth from the soil
Lincoln's Policy.
President Lincoln, during his admin
istratiOn. although sorely pressed for
money with which to prosecute the war
doubted the policy Of deriving revenue
from the sale of public lands. declaring
that IL had long been a cherished Opin-
ion Of some Of the wisest statesmen that
the people Of the United States had a
higher and more enduring interest i'm the
settlement and substantial cultivation Of
the public lands than i'm the amount Of