New-York tribune., 1903-02-14
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Washington,
ROUGH ON THE ALASKAN-When the Sundry
Civil bill under consideration in the house
Representative Sulzer took occasion to re1terate
some of his oft-repeated experiences In Aiaska'
When be had concluded. Representative cannon
remarked in his customary dry tones: 'All OF us
are not so fortunate the gentleman from New
York. Our eyesight is not so long Perhaps we
might blame 1t on God but If we did it would no.
avail anything. For his long eyesight. his long
makeup evcryway. physically and mentally, ne is
not entitled to any credit. The Lord picked him
out out from the beginning. before anything vas and
Gsereeu that IN the year of Our LORD lsoo .nele
sentatves. Well God did ~ a 'ne GOOD lob. we are
glad Of IT: but the gentleman does not want to
suited about it. Because some of us not so
& t4Etunae we are not to blame haIe some
ing about Alaska. about other places. about the
Alaskans it would be better than the Gospel. By
ms example and precepts how he could build that
CARRYING WATER FOR THE ELEPHANT
The proverbial ingratitude for republics. well
as the want of reciprocity in political parties s.
uniquely shown in letter recently received by
secretary Hitchcock in case appealed the
head of Pension Commissioner Ware. The Secre-
tary could not help seeing the story related by
his correspondent not only the faithful perform
ance OF military services in defence of the Union
but also undoubted political allegiance for many
more years to the G. o. P. cleveriy suggested in
me reference to the typical animal of that party
adds
touch of pathos to the situation. wrote simply:
Honorable Secretary: The rejection of my claim
reminds me that when a small boy circus came
eep6 10 16wn got the job of carrying water to the
tent pumped over half the wells in the neigh
poured enough into the india rubber brute to float
the Olympia. When 1 got through the circus
CREATURES THAT HIss.-Although Repre-
sentative Woods is capable man and is on the
political nj ", affor 70
succeed Colonel John P. Irish as Naval Officer at
San FRANCISCO, ne has anything but walkover in
the hgnt Colonel Irish. who arrived in Wash
lnSton, is not an everyday antagonist. He is
man of great ability and unique personality. and
has the admiration of President Roosevelt and
secretary Shaw. The office in question comes
nn, nnder the JURISDICTION Of the Treasury Depart
appointing power Colonel irish enjoys a poiiticai
a voice Of thunder. In San Francisco convention
at one ned time S he vas pushing measure which
pegan to hiss Whereupon his followers shouted
7 always stood for Absolute IL bery m OF ex
pLesslon. believe that all persons and creatures
ing to their endewments. There are two animals
the goose out of it's natra stnid Xeno ana nd
then ne added, turning to the disturbers: Gentle
expression of your sentiments continue to ~ hiss
AT this the opposition gave way to applause.
ELECTRIC BATHS FOR CATTIE-secretarv
Wilson's announcement that there has been a new
outbreak Of the foot and mouth disease in a num-
her OF herds south Of Boston, and Governor Taft's
cable dispatch calling attention to the serious
losses from rnderpest in the Philippines bring to
light novel scientific project to cure these and
similar naladies by subjectng cattle to electric
baths Cows horses and sheep suffering from any
allment are led driven into apartments construct
ed on the plan of the lower section of the locks of
canal The walls of this cattle bath tub are lined
with copper. Wires radiating from an aterna ting
current generator run to portable metal yokes
placed the necks of the animals to be fed
wires with
per walls The cattle bath is then flooded and
the electric current turned on. small amount of
acetic acid is added to the bath to promote the
conductivfty of currents of low voltage The cleo
tr1city passes readily through the animals and
thence through the water to the negative electrode
IN the metal walls The scientists who have been
arranging these experiments are confident that the
process will cure many stubborn cattle ailments
which are now giving much trouble to the Agri-
cultural Department in general, and more particu-
larly to the Bureau of Animal Industry.