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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-07
Loss Of Life In 1902.
From the Nashville Banner


The loss Of human life in 1902 apart from
the ordinary ravages of disease. was great
er than 1t has been in any year for con-
siderable period. 1t is estimated that tbe
deaths caused by the volcanic eruptions In
the West Indies numbered about so, 900. and
thousands more deaths resulted from a like
cause in other parts of the world. War
added something like 25,0OO to 28.oOO to the
list of the fatalities. the greatest losses OF
this character being in the Transvaal. Chi
ma, Africa and Venezuela. Deaths from en-
idemics aggregated about 1856, 900, which Is
estimated as nearly 5000 more than in the
preceding year, while shipwrecks account
for 4, 200 of the accidental deaths or nearly
double those from that cause in 1901. Sui
eide figures grand total of S231 The num-
Der OF deaths caused by murder and acci-
dents Of various kinds will foot up a large
aggregate. which cannot be approximately
estimated.
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Pillory for old-Trust Magnatea.

From the London Chronicle.
At the present time. when rumors are rife
concerning the existence of rings" for
maintaining high prices for the food Of the
people. 1t is interesting to see how such
persons were dealt with in the good old
times" In 1913 was passed THE Bill Of
Conspiracies Of Victuallers and Craftsmen"
and it enacted THAT of late divers SELL
ers of victuals, not content with moderate
and reasonable gain. have conspired to sell
them at unreasonable prices. II. after the
first Of March next. any butchers. brewers
bakers poulterers or fruiterers conspire.
promise or make oaths. they shall for. the
first offense forfeit 910, or twenty days
Imprisonment on bread and water; for the
second offense EGO. or the pilory: and for
the third offense $40 and the pllory with
the loss CT one OF his ears. IL any such
conspiracy was entered into by the COM
pany of victualers, its corporation was to
be dissolved. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-07
Air Baths.
From the Golden Penny.

'.Air baths are all the rage In fashion
able Berlin just now. We all know what
necessary factors light and air are for the
maintenance of health. The Berlin air
baths have the great advantage Of being
pleasant as well as healthy. and many of
the society ladies Of the German capital
have taken them up. Even the tiniest chill
dren are taken to these baths" as well as
young girls and more elderly ladies.
The main object of course. Is the exercise
of both the muscles and the lungs at the
same time. and the nondescript kind of
bathing dress worn allows the ladies a
delightful sense of freedom while practic-
ing their gymnastic feats or playing at gar
dening in the grounds. 1t is scarcely nee
essary to add that the garden. is kept as
secluded as possible. Surrounded by high
walls, 1t Is situated in a quiet locality Just
outside the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-07

small girl who has Just begun to attend
school recently brought home a pumpkin
seed and told her mother that the teacher
said that although the seed was white the
pumpkin would be yellow. -
~And what will be the color of the vines?'
asked the mother. @e-
The little girl replied that the teacher
had not taught her that.
But" said her mother. you know, dear.
for we have pumpkin vines in our garden"
..Of course l do, but we amt expected to
know anything until we are taught
Youths Companion.
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An Up-to-Date Shepherd.

NAoo"A : '>A' - - sss34 KS 80. ~
.'Your pastor must be a financier."
II should say sol. Why, he has a scheme
to fund the church debtr at pa per cent, and
I believe that some day he'll capitalize the
church and issue common and preferred
stock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-07

They say that death loves shining
mark
Does he? Well, 1t seems to me I've no
ficed that the fellows who wore the most
gold lace had trouble In lodging dam
ger when any real fighting was going on
as-e1levcfs nj Plain Dealer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-07

Brtgss-"Bilkins didn't get along with
that rich girl he married, did hep
Griggs-"No. She went back to her fam
lily. and he went back to his creditors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-07

De1Ore the nSnt, anu WAS obviously taxing
the whole thing as big joke. He didn't
appear to be bothered any over the fine ap-
pearance of the stripped marine.
''The crowd In the loft looked upon it as
a dead sure thing for the marine. and
begged each other to take 4 to l against
the unknowns' chance. The crowd who
had arranged the thing quietly took all Of
this to 1 that they had the money to
cover, and laughed In their sleeves.
gallagher, the marine, put Goddard. the
Australian champion. out in just one min
ute of fighting, Conditions equal, he would
have been no match whatever for the AUS
tralian, but Goddard was too much occu-
pied in 'funning' when time was called. and
in pretending to be novice at the game.
Gallagher took the offensive at once, God
dard laughing all tfres while as he easily
warded off thea 9marane's wildly aimed
blows. Then. affsr 9, break. and while the
Australian was still laughing. with his
hands held clumsiiy down in front of him.
Gallagher suddenly shot his left to the
point Of Goddard's. jaw. and the barrier
man went down like a log. The fellows
who had framed up the job sat stunned
but they knew that It wouldn't be safe for
them to say anythingsI They always de-
clared afterwarde whenlft became safe for
them to mention thea details OF the job
that Goddard had given them the cross af-
ter having got goodlyo bundle down on the
sea soldier, but'f It Is almost certain that
there was no truth In this conjecture. God
dard had simply lost out because he had
overdone his effort to make It appear that
he was a tyro ats4hes game, and because he
had been drinking andG was out of condt-
tion III t"
"Gailagher, all unaware. of course, of the
identity of the man he was to 20 up
against. had bet on himself to win. He
started successful trucking business in a
western city when he left the service a few
weeks later. When. several years after
ward, he was informed of the details of the
Job, his delight over having whipped God
dard was boundless. but there Is Of course
no doubt that the Australian would have
made chopping block of him had he been
In shape and trying"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-07

prince Henry? should say 1 have
about 500 times. I have no hesitation in
saying that he is the most photographed
man of his day. and the prince also feels
sure of this distinction. judging from the
conversation that had with him while the
special train was coming east, for was on
the train during the entire trip.
TT was after the princes experience in
Chicago, where every man, woman and
child in sight seemed to have a camera, and
where the prince literally had to make his
way at all times through veritable lane
of black-boxed. clicking instruments. The
prince walked up to me and said:
How many times do you think that
you've photographed me-?
''On a rough guess I should say five
hundred / replied.
1.-The prince pulled out a note book and
busted himself writing something for few
mintes. Then he turned to me and said,
and there was much WEAKNESS In his voice:
Using your figures and my Chicago ex-
perence as starting point I've hastily cal
culated that since I've been In America,
I've lad four million, six hundred thousand
and fifteen cameras pointed at me. with a
grand total Of somewhere between ten and
fifteen million photographs taken. And
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sHg DID NOT DRINK.
And Consequently Did Not Need First
Floor Rooms.

Floor Rooms.
American pushfulness IS an unlim.
tied quantity. The women are as ir.
repressible in society as the men IN
commerce. A certain visitor to the
Riviera found this out recently. He
was occupying first floor rooms at a
well-known hotel. All of a sudden,
without any Introduction or prelim.
mary, a note was brought to him
signed by the wife Of a well-knoWn
American millionaire. 1t asked him
wheIner he would object to giving up
his rooms to her niece. He was much
amazed, but wrote back inquiring
whether the niece drank Mrs.
wrote in reply, in surprise and indig-
nation, winding up with an emphatic
statement that her niece did not
drink. Lord X-co concluded with
the following note: Lord X- X. re-
grets that he cannot give Up his first
floor rooms to Mrs. -'s niece.
for he is cow inced that, as the young
lady does not drink, it is very much
easier for her to get up stairs than it
is for Lord -.'--London Tat
1or
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NOT A roLYGAMlsT.
Hsw Bishop Potter Filled Out an OF.
flciaI Form.

Hew Bishop Potter Filled Out an OF.
fetal Form.
An army officer just returned from
the Philippines tells this story on
Bishop Potter.
When tbt bishop went out to Ma,
Mia year or two ago. on his arrival
at the islands he was confronted by
q formidable list of about thirty
questions. The list, prepared by
Uncle Sam for Chinese and native
Filipinos was nevertheless submit
ted 1mpartially to all corners.
Gravely the bishop, as became his
respect of forms, wrote down his
name, age, occupation, place of birth.
He did no. even smile as he wrote
mo" opposite the question Have you
any opium?'
But the last question was too much.
A look of mock pain crossed his fea,
lures.
"Must answer this?" he asked the
examiner.
The examiner nodded.
And in the space opposite "Are
you a polygamist?" the bishop grave.
" wrote mot yet
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-16
M.L / INC ~. rLATES>
Tons of Tho,e Used for Printing Money

Tons of Those Used for Printing Money
to Serve rs Ship Ballast,
This was melting day. at the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing. All
the plates, rolls and dies Used in print
ing gold and silver certificates. postage
and revenue stamps, bonds and postal
cards during 1901 were loaded early
this morning on two big trucks. AL
though the precaution had been taken
to spoil the face Of each plate with a
file, four Swapping employees Of the
Treasury Department rode on each
truck. A Treasury committee rode in
a carriage.
The procession went to the May
yard foundry, where the plates were
unceremoniously dumped into one OF
the furnaces, to come out as pig steel
and to be used for ballast FOR war
ships. There were twenty tons OF
plates, rolls and dies. from which
were printed last year $4,000, OOO, 900 in
gold and silver certificates Of various
denominations. and $685., 100000 IN
postage stamps, besides hundreds OF
millions of bonds, revenue stamps and
postal cards.
The engravers are now at work on
the plates, rolls aud dies for 1903
Those in use now will be destroyed
next February.-New York World.
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A NEW BOILED DINNEA.
Little Ones stonishment Natural Tn
der the circumstances.

Little Ones A stonishment Natural Tn.
der the circumstances.
ri have a little niece" said the ra'
contour Of the Sewing Circle. who
is never so happy as when she is al.
lowed to visit the kitchen and watch
the servants at work. Fortunately,
her mother has good-natured servants
who rather enjoy having the child
around. so many are the charmed
hours which Jessie spends downstairs
making little ples under the cook 8
superintendent, and pretending she
is grown up.
The other day she descended to the
laundry to oversee the family wash In
her busy little way. She gave one
look Of utter establishment as Mary
put on the clothes to boil, and then
fairly flew upstairs to her mother. ex-
claiming:
"'Oh, mamma! What do you think7
Marys cooking the clothes for din
ner!' New York Times.
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Eu,, Of Aosen,ees.

There was a larger attendance than
usual in the "Amer corner" at the
Fifth Avenue hotel last night. and
these wee some of the interesting
stories told: Judge Gildersleeve." re.
marked George ". Wanamaker. was
telling the other night of a laughable
bull made by Maj. Leach, once ia,
nous as the head of the Irish rife
team. The judge was visiting in-Ife-
land and remarked: Major, is it true
that much OF the trouble in this little
country of yours Is caused by alb
sentee la1dlords?' 1t is. SIR re-
sponded the major. Sure, our little is.
land is full Of them. New York
Mail and Express.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-16
Fl.ARIA IS A NEW DISEASE.
Responsible for the Death of Mary
American Soldiers.

American 0OiOierS.
Capt. Charles Kieeffer, a United
States army surgeon, says the Phil
ippines are infested with mosquitoes
more troublesome and dangerous from
medical point Of view than those
that swarm in the Jersey swamps. A
strange malady known as filaria is
traced directly to them, and is COM
mon among the American soldiers
quartered on the islands. Soldiers
contract the disease by drinking
water from stagnant pools in which
the mosquitoes have laid their eggs.
The 1rst indication of f.aria ap.
pears in the form of worm In the
victims thorax This develops into
elephantiasis, which causes the pa.
tient terrible pans, accompanied by
q constant cough. The sufferer is
worst at night, and the patient be-.
comes prey to insomnia.
The only remedy lies in an opera.
ton, which In itself is dangerous and
rarely successful If the worm, which
is female, is injured and dies
through the operation, it's poison gets
into the blood, the disease is increased
4 thousandfold and the chances OF re-
covery are small.
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Teeto taIIsm IN Texas.

When Gen Horace Porter was II
Texas he cane loss man who
went about telling everybody, in great
surprise. that he had struck big
thing here" whats the matter?s'
people asked Why" he answered
Il was sent down here by a temper
ance society in Kansas to distribute
these tracts. Well, whenever l hand
ed man a tract he glanced over it.
hauled out revolver from one pocket
and q quart bottle of whisky from
the other and then said: Look here
you just have drink of that, or my
gun'll go off, Would you believe 1t!
haven't had to pay for drop OF
liquor since I came here to distribute
teetotal tracts.''
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cheerfuIness Counts.

The Cosmopolitan says the longevity
Of the medical man is materially less
than that Of workers OF other profess
sions. Only those with a sound
physique, other things being equal
can win in a struggle for success. The
sick look with confidence to the well.
They demand the hearty dogmattsm
that cones from the overflowing OF
animal spirits. They enjoy the cheer
full optimism that comes from good
digestion. They lean upon the doc
tor in their weakness and yield willing
obedience to his kindly influence.
Much Of che power possessed for good
may be outside of pills or potions, cor
rect theories or sound deductions
American Medicine.
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s.Ae fvor, n"pn.r;

IN view of the rapid disappearance
If the herds of elephants which for
.uerly roamed in Africa, and tie limi;
Ell number OF those animals remaining
III Asia, Dr.. r. Lydekker calls at1er.
ION to the enormous supply OF ivory
which exists in the frozen tunaras OF
Siberia. and which, he thinks Evil!
probably suffice for the worlds con
sumption for many years to come .
This ivory consts of tusks of the ex.
S!nct species of elephant called nam.
moths. The tusks nj these en- snals were
of great size. aBN are wonderfully
abundant at socne places in Siberia
where the frost has perfectly pre-.
served them. and in mauy cases has
preserved the flesh Of the animals
$3.50.
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Cures Diseases Of Plants.

By his method of feeling through
the stems instead Of the roots S. A.
Mokrsezki. the Russian entomologist,
believes that trees and plants can be
cured of disease and greatly stimulat.
ed in growth His special apparatus
is intended 10 introduce salts Of iron
either solid or in solution-into
apple and pear trees, and he has used
1t for applying chemical treatment to
300 fruit trees on the southern shore
of the Crimea. The weak and dis
eased condition Of the trees was
remedied, while an unusual develop.
ment followed.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-16
Not Looking for Notorlety.

No author of the day has been less
photographed than Joseph Conrad,
who has just published book OF sea
stories. His publishers, when his
book was aboat to come out, having
failed to persuade him to face the
camera for a new picture, hunted high
and low throughout England and
America for sop,e sort of likeness.
Finally, in the files of an old English
illustrated magazine. someone stun
bled upon a small oval head of him.
and it is from that half-tone, enlarged
and retouched, that all pictures OF
Conrad recently published have been
made.
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First Australian Woman Physician.
The FIRST Australian lady duly quail
flied physician, Dr. Emma Constance
Stone, recently died in Melbourne at
the age of 46. She was the daughter
of a London contractor of scientific
tastes who settled in Tasmania. She
studied first at the Woman's Medical
college, Philadelphia afterward in
London and finally in Melbourne,
where she started practice and en-
couraged number of young ladies to
follow in her footsteps. DR.. Stone
was strong advocate Of female suf-
frage
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Lesson In Chaplain MIburn's Life.
It was of the late William II. Mil
burn, the blind preacher chaplain
of the house and afterward OF the
Senate, that William r Morrison
once said: "Mr. Mirburn Is man
who fears God, hates the devfl and
votes the straight ticket" Mr.. NIL
burns life illustrates what one can
do in the face Of hardshfps. He vas
totally blind before becoming Of age.
but became Methodist clergyman,
successful lecturer and author, keep
ing at his work until few months
before his death at the age Of eighty.
The newspapers were read to him
every day and he kept fully posted on
passing events.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-16
BEASTS BORN IN CAPTIVITY.
Those That First See the Light In
Bristol, ENGLAND, Are the Best.

6rIStOl, England, NTs VIC S
The, birth of a litter OF lions at
Haslemere ParE, a private menagerie
In England, leads one Of the English
papers to note fact that has for long
puzzled biologists, and that is notori-
GUS among those who interest them
selves in the study of wild beasts IN
captivity, this being that nearly all the
lion, tiger and leopard cubs born IN
that country have cleft palate, which
prevents them from being properly
sucked, and usually leads to their
premature death. But, beyond this, 8
more astonishing fSct still-and one
that also greatly puzzles biologists
that which determines that OF all the
wild animals born in England those
born in Bristol are regarded as the
finest and as the most likely to live.
.So,.well known is this to professional
showmen and menagerie keepers that
Bristol born" is recognized brand ID
s;e wild animal trade
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-16
Who Was Demosthenes 2

Il was in Athens that the great
orator Benosthenes was born. Al.
though he had many impediments to
overcome, he worked on untiring4y, un-
til finally he became not only the first
orator Of Greece, but of all antiquity.
He remedied q stammer in his speech
by praeticirg with pebbles in his
mouth. On TIE death Of Alexander
he gave his services as an orator to
tire tei.fed Grated Greeks, and in the
ED made way with himself by using
-tto;@e-tts= aTciit. falling into III aa::Gs
II ~. .;S.Sr
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Bait!

A class in Sunday school was list
ening to lesson on patience. The
topic had been carefully explained. and
as an aid to understanding the teach.
er had given each pupil card bearing
the picture Of boy fishing. Even
pleasure: said she, requires the exer-
else Of patience. Look at the boy fish
ing! He must sit and wait and wait.
He must be patient" Having treated
the subject very fully, she began with
the simplest. most practical question:
and now can any little boy tell me
what we need most when we go fish.
ing?" With one voice was the answer
shouted" bait!"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-16
EvIcted kaffirs.

The correspondent of a London pa
rer. writing from British South Afri.
ca, says the Kaffirs are bound to in.
crease in population more rapidly
than the whites, whom they already
greatly outnumber, and, being barred
from work in many cases by the i'm
portation of cheap labor from India
and forced to leave their land hold
ings, which they retain only under
lease from the Beers, to whom It has
been allotted, and under liability OF
eviction, serious uprising of the ma
tives is not beyond the possibilities Of
the near future.
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They Dive.

Wood Is very scarce IN the Sandwich
islands and what there is of it comes
dashing down from the mountain
streams In the tine 8. Tie spring
foods. 1t Is heavier than our wood
lad sinks to the bottom of the bays
into which the streams empty. Thor
the natives wade out into the water
until they feel a bit of wood under
their feet and at once they dive for it,
the women and children helping, and
su laughing and shouting and having
q good time.
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Pleasure In Doing Good.

Rev. A. p. Doyle OF New York 70.
marked the other day: "A woman who
has an abundance Of the good things
Of this world appreciates them ell the
more when she tries to uplift the
fallen or bring comfort to the heart
broken. and It sweetene her enjoyment
Of Gods gifts On the other hand
there Is no more useless creature on
Gods earth than the woman Of wealth
-hA lives for herself alone.
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1na One Thlnq WRONG.

A foreigner went into one Of Bos'
tons big hotels one Sunday morning
not long ago and asked for q typical
Boston breakfast. After some con.
ference with the head waiter an espe-
cially nice breakfast was served, In
GLIDING of course Goldfish balls, brown
bread and pork and beans. The visitor
ate with apparent relish, but after
some minutes summoned his man
"These beans are delicious" he said.
"And the coffee could not be better,
but"-pointing to the Goldfish ball
"you may remove the little bun.
There appears to be something dead
IN ii, ;"
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For Those With Stomach Habit.

A Philadelphia baker is authority
for the assertion that the latest fad
Of dyspeptics is bread made with sea
water, instead of fresh water. 1T
has saltier TASTE" he says, than
we are accustomed to, but it is very
palatable. In fact, he who likes salty
things is apt to like 1t better than
the other kind of bread. A physician
asked me about three morths ago to
make some Of this bread for his
patients. Az first made six loaves
a day, but now 1 make thirty. My sea
water comes up to me from Atlantic
City three times week. The dys-
peptics who buy the bread say 1t IL
the only kind they can eat fresh
without discomfort