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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
FACTS ABOUT FLOODS.
influence Of Vegetation and Forests
Upon Rainfall.

influence Of Vegetation and Foresss
Upon Rainfall.
As . sponge will absorb and hold q
certain quantity of water and no more.
DO the air will hold certain quanti-
ty Of vapor and no more
But the sponge can be relied on to
hold the same amount of water at all
time, while the air cannot. Whatever
amount may be stored In the air at
any particular moment, 1t Is impossi-
BILE to say with certainty how long
that supply will stay there.
All over the whole earth water IL
vanishing and reappearing, and COM
ing into sight out of the air; being
cvaporated and being condensed;
passing from the liquid to the gase-
GUS form, and from the gaseous to the
liquid form.
So the air is always at work, taking
In moisture from every possible quar-
ter-until full. AS soon as the atmos-
phere Is thoroughly saturated It r.
turns to take In another drop.
The annual average rainfall, includ-
ing melted snow, over the United
States. varies in different sections of
the country from less than four inches
TO more than one hundred inches, the
quantity depending largely on the ele-
walton, distance from the ocean, and
the direction either of the prevailing
wind, or on accidental winds caused
BY the passage of storm centres across
the country.
There Is a well-markad tendency in
Illinois, Iowa, the entire Missouri val
ley, Nebraska and Kansas to q very
wet May and June, or June and July.
A there are three of the four months
In which cyclonic conditions OF the at
mosphere prevail. the resultant heavy
rains and cloud-burst are easily &C
counted for. AS the country named 10
almost as fiat as Holland, and filled
with broad, sluggish, shallow rivers,
floods follow as a matter of course.
Apart from even exceedingly heavy
rains or downpours may be classed the
enormous masses Of water which now
and then fall, and which are popularly
known In America as cloud-bursts or
water spouts In such cases the
ancient of water that falls in an hour
or two must equal rainfalls which are
otherwise deemed excessive for a day
or even for a month In that region.
These, as the reports of the United
States signal service show, have
caused many Of the most destructive
floods.
The question Of the influence Of veg
citation and forests upon rainfall is
perplexing one, and from its charac-
ter is not susceptible Of positive proof
or disproof. The influence of forests
on rainfall or temperature must de-
pend on the extent, density and char
acter of the woodland growth. The
evaporating and absorptive powers Of
foliage necessarily vary with the spe-
cies, and are also dependent for nearly
half the year on the amount of leaves.
There II no question, however, but
that the presence Of vegetation sub
serves the conservation of rainfall and
aids in its regular and systematic dis
tribution. The cloud-bursts and disas-
trous floods described in the reports of
the signal corps, as already pointed
out, have almost all occurred in those
states where rainfalls are infrequent
and there are no forest grOWths.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
WHAT 1T PROTECTS.
Fitzhush Lee Says Lynchlns Prevents
Humiliation.

General Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia,
while in Kansas City, Mo-, on the way
to make an address at the Chautauqua
assembly at Beloit, speaking OF lynch
ing, said: Il don't believe in lynch
ing. Nobody believes in lynching.
However, there is one of the objects
attained by lynching that is seldom
considered. If man, say a negro,
shall assault woman, perhaps some
very dear relative of yours, he has got
to be killed or arrested. If this negro
is brought into the court room the
woman must appear and perhaps un-
der cross-examination be subjected to
humiliation of an extreme degree"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
DESPERATE RIDE.
Enginemen Hang TO Locomotive Until
Brought to StandstiIl.

Charles Butterfleld, Michigan Cen
trail railroad fireman. and Engineer
j. l.. Kroll were in charge of freight
engine between Battle Creek, Mich.
and Augusta, when the 1ue split. Fire
and steam enveloped Butterfield, who.
frantic with pain, jumped. Engineer
Kroll crawled through the cab win
dow and clung to the outside of the
engine until he could stop the train,
which was going rs miles an hour.
With the cab full of steam the strain
on the clinging engineer was terrible.
The fireman was picked up and
brought to Battle Creek and placed
in Nichols hospital in a critical condi-
ton. The engineer was seriously hurt.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
Making a Record.

One Brigadier day until August s.
and then two Brigadiers for every "a
hours is the record the war depart
ment set out to establish by August
IS. Thirty-four Colonels, who served
in the Civil war, are to be promoted
to the next higher grade and all but
one are to be Immediately retired, so
as to get rid of the old men and
give the younger ones a chance to
wear the single star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
HEIR TO FORTUNE FOUND.
A Chicago Elevator Conductor Inherits
$35oooo.

Walter w. Condor, formerly of Cold.
water. Mich, an heir to a $4,000 es-
tate, was found after long search,
employed in downtown office build
ang. at Chicago. Condor is 23 years
old, and has not seen his parents since
he left his home seven years ago. His
parents died. and later his grand
mother, and the wealth of all three
descended to the missing heir.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
COW WAS BLOWN UP.
Swallowed Dynamite and Her Racing
Caused an Explosion.

A peculiar accident took place at
Bedford, Ky, where some workmen
were engaged in digging a pond. They
left several sticks of dynamite lying
on the ground while they worked. A
COW grazing around swallowed two
sticks. The workmen noticed that the
animal seemed distressed, but did not
know what allied her. Finally the
COW began running, disappearing
around a hill. A few minutes later
there came a terrific explosion, and
when the workmen reached the spot
where the animal was last seen there
was nothing left except few pieces OF
flesh
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
Gould Railroad System.

A. C. Bird. traffic manager of the
Gould system Of railroads, announced
at New Orleans that before the end
Of this year the Gold system would
have solid trains running direct into
Chicago and Pittsburg from New Or
leans and Galveston. and soon after
they would be entering Baltimore.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
Change Of Venue Granted.

Judge Hozell at Jefferson City, No,
overruled the demurrer in the case
against State Senator Frank Farris,
-narged with accepting a bribe Of ST.
900 from Lieut.. Gov. Lee and called
the case for trial. The application for
a change of venue was granted by
Judge Hazell and the bribery cases
will not come before him for trial.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
SECRETARY OF NAVY WINS.
All Saloons Adjacent to Navy Yard In
Bremerton Closed.

The Superior court has upheld Sec.
retary of Navy Moody, together with
the mayor and council OF Bremerton In
their fight to close every saloon at
Bremsrton adjacent to the Puget
Sound navy yard. A decision to this
effect has been handed down In case
brought 70 nullify an ordinance paned
closing al saloons.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
DROWNED IN SURF.
Lose Their Lives While Bathing at At
lantic City.

Two guests of the Hotel Sothern at
Atlantic City, N. j., lost their lives in
the surf at the foot of Delaware ave
nue.. They were Joseph Mervine, aged
S5, of Carbondale, Pa, and Miss Mer-
rill Shannon, aged 10. of South Will
Transport, Pa, While bathing they
got beyond their depth and were car
ried by the undertow beyond aid.
Miss Shannon threw her arms about
the neck of Mervine, who was trying to
save her, and both were drowned be-
fore the life guard could reach them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
ANCIENT PATENT FILED.
Original Deed from John Penn, Jr
Produced to Clear Title,

A patent granted by John Penn. Jr.,
and John Penn. Esquires, true and
absolute proprietaries and governors
in chief OF the province of Pennsyl-
vania, and counties of New Castle,
Kent and Sussex, upon Delaware to
Benjamin Chew and Alexander Will
cocks, for a tract of land called Pros
pect Hill. situate on the west side OF
the Great Crossings about one mile
north of Braddock's road in West
moreland county. now Fayette, Pa,
containing 150 acres, has been left for
record at Uniontown, Pa. It is dated
September 26. 1776. and signed by
John Penn. The Tub Run Coal Com
pany is purchasing land. and the pat
ent Is to make the title clear.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
st. Paul Road Grants Demand.

Owing to the refusal of the eastern
financial interests back of the st. Paul
lines to bear the expenses of long
contest with the labor unions, the lines
involved in the demands of the union
boilermakers for the Chicago scale of
$500 a day have granted everything
that was asked
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
Wilhelm u. Lowers Record.

The North German Lloyd line steam
er Kaiser Wilhelm H.. which sailed
from New York July 21. arrived at
Plymouth at 1905 p. m. July 27. max
ing the passage in five days Is hours
and 55 minutes, and lowering her best
previous eastward record by one hour
and 35 minutes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
YELLOW FEVER SUSPECTED.
Physicians Believe Sailors Death Was
Due to Plague.

Almon Smith, sailor, died in the
Kings county IN. " hospital, a vic
tim, the authorities believe, of yellow
fever. His home and the immediate
neighborhood have been quarantined
and physicians are on the lookout for
other possible cases. Smith arrived
on the steamship Havana from Vera
Cruz, and was taken to the hospital.
The ship sailed again before the board
of health was notified
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
Wynne Signs Herman Contract.

Acting Postmaster General Wynne
signed the contract of Paul Herman.
of Rutherford. NJ j.. to furnish the
money order forms to the government
during the next four years. The first
forms are to be supplied under the
new contract on September 4.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
Three Boys Drowned.

Joseph Hosack. of Carnegia. Pa.
q Princeton student; Walter Mehard
Of Mercer. Pa. student Of Johns
Hopkins. with cousin of Hosack, set
out from 0ravenhust. Muskoto, or.
tario. In = canoe. W&
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
HawalIan Enters AnnapoIIs.

Ellis Lando. of Hawaii. has success
fully passed his examination. and has
been ordered to report ct the naval
academy. He was examined at Hon
olulu by the civil service ofdcials and
by ~ United states naval surgeon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-08-05
Severe Frost In New HampshIre.

The coolest weather experienced on
Mount Washington. N. H.. in July for
many years was recorded July 27. At
z a. m, under 75-mile gale, the ther-
mometer dropped to 16; the frost was
severe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-09
Epidemics of Suicide.


u.
The well-known fact that suicide is often
suggested by other suicides is Of itself
enough to show that self-murder is an UNI
reasoning and unreasonable act. 1t always
rests on false premises but when due to an
initiative impulse 1t Is based wholly or irrel-
evant circumstances. Even in these busy
times men are known to kali themselves be-
cause they think they cannot get employ
ment They are simply too faint-hearted to
keep on looking for 1t, until they find an
opportunity. There Is something. surely.
for every able-bodied man to do. and II he
Is easily dispirited the fault Is in. his own
makeup Ilf-health is no excuse for suicide.
The desperately sick often recover. and ma
. ture executes It's ordinance in Its own sum-
Client way Human conditions of unhappi-
ness or guilt are not everlasting or ire
trievabie. A dark cloud often drifts by In
a day.. 1922
{ AS men and women do not create them
selves but are pIacsd In the world, beyond
the range Of their own volftion, with duties
to perform, the act of suicide Is desertion
Of the post and 9 population OF the respon-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-09
Kensington Items
'ecial Correspondence. Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
KENSINGTON. Md. April 8, 1903.
Rev. Thomas E. Copes. the former pas
tor of Gorsuch NJ. E. Church of Washing
ton. D. c., was appointed by the confer
ence recently held in Baltimore to succeed
DR.. E. d. Huntly as pastor of ST. PauIs
M. E. Church. So. =.
Mr.. Copes was the choice of the official
board a. well as of the congregation who
had heard him preach in their pulpit re-
Gently. DR.. Huntlsy. whose health has
been rather poor of late. has retired from
active service and will make his home at
Washington Grove. Md.
Ruth Cook, five years old, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Cook met with an acci-
dent yesterday which nearly resulted ia
tally. She was climbing upon a discon-
nected steam radiator when it fell over On
her. badly bruising her, head.
Mr. s. K. Green of Freeport. N Y, who
is visiting his daughter. Mrs. Henry S
Epes and who was reported to be much i'm
proved from his recent illness Is said to be
again very seriously i'll.
Miss Anna Gayley. who has been visiting
friends in Philadelphia, Pa, has returned
home.
Miss Catharine Clabby has returned from
Washington after several months of So
journ there and opened her home for the
summer. Miss Carrie Thrall is with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Cornwell have re-
turned to their home after several weeks
visit in Washington. D. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-09
BLOOD
POISON.
And now for the CIRE-for the Hone.

And now for the CURE-for the Hope,
The Sieber serum is animal lymph which IA
Injected under the skin and which absolutely Grad
1cates every trace Of blood poison from the blood
never TO return.
Its application by needle Injection subcut aneous
ly Is entirely painless and absolutely harmless in
RESULTS Its action is Instantaneous and throws Off
all poisons Of the system through the kidneys and
bowels II is not a panacea. but a specific per Sc
and by process of regeneration expels etfete and
diseased cells. 10 replace them with new Ilfe new
blood and an inslsorated body free from direase
and its sequelae primitive man.
1T is to such celebrated leaders In the new school
of medicine as Pasteur. Roux Sieber ind Koch that
thr medical world is Indebted for the modern prac
teeatment OF disease by the hypOd.rmic Injection Of
solutions. fasteur demonstrated the success Of
this practice in bis victory over hydropnobia Koch
within comparatively recent period with his now
w"rd renowned serum 'tuberculin' for tuberculous
consumption Roux perfected his serum, which Is
autl-toxin TO dfphtheria and later Sieber by his
serum: WHICH Is THE ONLY ANTI-TOXIN TO
BLOOD POISON, has discovered the first scientific
and perfect cure for blood poison since ever the
world began"
The above quotations are taken from the new
treatise on Blood Poison just issued by the medical
department OF the International Serum Toxin Co
3ts,-3Oo Evening Star bldg, 18th and Penn ave.
Washington, D. Co. who administer and guarantee
the SeDer serum treatment. the ONLY agency
through which this awful disease can be cured. We
understand the company will send a copy Of this
valuable book to any person sendRg a name and
address to Dept. Of the above company. ap2&0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-09
"The Crucifxion" at St. Johns.

Sir John Stainer's sacred composition,
1.-THE Crucifxion," was rendered in st.
Johns Episcopal Church last evening by
the choir Of that church, supported by the
organ and string quartet. The program
was under the direction of Mr.. II. H. Free
man, organist and choirmaster. Devotional
exercies and a short address by the rector.
Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith, preceded
the musical program.
The soloists for the piece were Mr.. Mel
Vile D. Hensey. tenor; Mr.. Arthur w. Por-
ter. basso, and Mr.. Charles F. Roberts,
baritone. The string quartet was composed
of Mr.. Anton Kaspar, first violin; Mr.. Rob-
ert B. Griffin, second violin; Mr.. Robert
Carey Stearns. viola, and Mr.. Ernest Lent,
violoncello. The principal solos In the COM
position fall to the tenor and bass, and the
Interpretation of both Mr.. HenseO and Mr..
Porter last night was eminently satisfac-
tory. Their singing was also agreeable
and effective in the several duets for tenor
and bass.
The best work of the chorus was in the
rendering of 1.-The Appeal of the Crucifed''
the most impressive of the choruses. The
shading and phrasing in this number were
especially good Considerable credit for
the success of the production is due to the
excellent accompaniment Of the organ and
strings. An arrangement of Chopin s
Funeral March," for organ and strings,
was effectively played as postlude.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-09
C=O=A=lg.::
THE DRY MEAL THEORY.
Nature Dictates That We Should Drink
Fluid With Our Food. -

ElU1u Win OUT EOOU.
From the New York Medical Journal. h.
DIR. ]. W. Carhart Qn the Texas Courier
Record of Medicine for january says that
from time immemorial. so far as he knows,
the dogmatic teaching has been that fluids
taken with meals are injurious. The less
taken at such times. therefore. the better.
This dietetfc dogma, in his opinion, has its
basis In theory only. The sole appeal to fact
for it's support that he has ever known has
been to the habits Of wild and domestic
animals. But wild animals drink while
feeding. where they have opportunity
which Is not freauent-and they. generally
drink as soon thereafter as they can con-
veniently reach a watering place. Domes-
tic animals are too generally excluded from
the water trough or cooling stream while
feeding. If left to themselves and amply
provided for, they will frequently drink
allowed their liberty In this respect.
1t Nature Is to serve as a guide. her most
laundering declarations are against dry
meals. Who, says DIR. Cariart, when eat
ing heartily. has not experienced an over
mastering. uncomfortable thirst? It was
not still small voice In the depths Of the
dietetic regions, to be easily hushed, but
the tremendous cutlery Of Nature for a re-
freshing beverage. which nothing but wa
ter-pure, sparkling. fresh and cool-can ST.
lence
If a properly constructed Thermometer is
passed into an empty stomach. and again
after the liberal ingestion of food, the read
ing will show considerable rise of tenn
perature Immediately after partaking Of a
hearty. dry meal An empty stomach Is
quiescent. On the ingestion of food activity
begins and activity increases temperature.
This develops thirst. which may become so
intolerable as to be positively painful, ac-
tuaHy interfering with digestion and rem.
dering progress in the meal fairly impossi-
nm lFv, hat -
horse will frequently refuse his feed until
he has slaked his thirst c.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-09
a.,,gence The evidence produced showed

negligence. The evidence produced showed
that he stopped and listened for the ap-
proach of the train, but that he failed to
fulfill the other legal obligations OF avoiding
danger The failure on his part to look up
the track before he attempted to cross was
held by the court to have been contributory
negligence, and a prayer of the defendant to
this effect was granted by the court. ana
the iury was instructed to return the YER
dict stated 1t is understood the case Will
be taken to the court of appeals.
Mr.. Everett Otis Lusby and Miss Flor
ence G. Pritchard. young Washingtonians.
came out to Rockville this afternoon and
were quietly married, Rev. Thomas J.
Packard. rector of Christ Episcopal Church.
being the officiating minister. The cere-
mony was performed at the Episcopal rec
tory In securing the license the groom
stated that he was twenty-one today. and
gave the age of the bride as twenty The
young couple returned to the city immedf-
ately after the ceremony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-09
Three Bay Steamers Ashore.

Three Of the large bay steamers got
ashore in Chesapeake bay below Sandy
Point during the heavy fog yesterday morn
Ing by a peculiar chain of circumstances.
The new Weems' line steamer Middlesex
went ashore first and in response to her
whistles for. aid. her sister steamer the
Westmoreland went to her assistance.
While pulling at her the Westmoreland
went ashore. Then the steamer Fred Arm
came along and in trying to aid the other
two she also stuck hard and fast. The trio
of steamers were finally pulled into deep
water by the lighthouse tender Holly and
the tug Favorite and resumed their trips
up the bay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-09

sibility: BY no kind OF reasoning can II be
morally justified The arguments used by
some ancient races to defend suicide have
been abandoned. In cutting loose from past
of Japan has, ceased to resort to suicide as
an assertion of peculiar code of honor.
Suicide Is Illogical and 1t is eowardIy. Every
human being Is bound by the great scheme
OF existence to- face what is In store for
MIN, to perform his share in his day and
generation, to try again If he fails, and to
seek again the paths OF virtue IL he has
abandoned Them. No one has any right to
end a hfe conferred upon him by higher
power. and 1t can. never, be done. except
through false views and moral weakness.
An infant from sunny Marseilles -.
Each night fills the air with Its weflles,
While it's poor French papa
And its petite mamma
Weep enough TO fill several peiiies.
Brooklyn Life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-09
Hunger BreAdH and Water.

The party carries Its own supply of pro-
visions-an absolute Necessity in a section
where all the peasantry have subsisted for
months on hunger-bread dipped in salt
water. Such are the general facts pertain
ing to the wrapped. rfur-booted and fur
capped party which emerged from the for
est depths tonight after many days spent
in driving from villages where the suffering
suffering was even-worse. Kajana, a
town of 1900 souls. and the center
of the famine ID FINLAND, is decidedly
as an oasis to this particular re-
lief party. For here for the time
being is a good inn a little fresh food
and some, of the. comforts of civilization
1t should be statedtheFe that in the course
which we have made thus far all the, re-
famine conditions in this most unhappy
land have BEEN fully corroborated. And
more, l can state positively that the con-
ditfons are even far worse than were ever
greater area and more persons are affect
ed than previous meaSer information had
led us to believe. that the suffering is ac-
tually~ increasing In intensity, and, more
important than all. that the worst is yet
to come in April and May. the critical
period when the great thraw begins For
then the roads are unpassable and the
peasants houses absolutely inaccessible,
and hence utterly cut off from relief.
The chief divisions of the Finnish peasant
try are the farmers, who are land owners,
and the. tenant farmers. 1t Is among the
latter that the suffering is most acute. For
two weeks we have visited the homes Of
Of misery and the story Of want has been
the same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-09

A dispatch from Vienna says: Professor
Adolph Lorenz, the surgeon. has again left
Vienna for the United States. TO attend ms
former patient, Miss Lolita Armour. in
Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-09

In fight between a tramp and citizens
of Dayton. N. j., the offending wanderer:
who was welding a fence rail. was cap
tured with lasso. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-09


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