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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
REIGN OF THE DINosAUR.
Giant Reptiles Ceased Almost slmui-
taneously the World Over.

From the Century
Nevar in the whole history Of the world
as we now know it have there peen such
remarkable land scenes as were present
cd when the reign of these titapfc reptiles
was at its climax. 1t was also the pre-
vailine life picture of England, Germany,
South America and India. We can imag-
inc herds of these creatures from hfty to
eighty feet in length, with limbs ana gait
analogous to those Of gigantic elephants
hut with bodies extending through the
long. flexible and tapering necks Into the
diminutive heads and reaching back INTO
the equally long and still more tapering
tails The four or five varieties which ex-
listed together were each fitted to some
special mode Of life: some living more
exclusively on land. others 1or longer
periods in the water.
The competition for existence was not
only with the great carnivorous dino
saurs but with the other kinds OF herbiv-
orous dinosaurs (the iguanodonts), which
had much smaller bodies to sustain and
a much superior tooth mechanism Tor the
taking of food.
The cutting off Of this giant dinosaur
dynasty was nearly II not quite stimuli
taneous the world over. The explanation
which is deducible from similar cataStro-
Plies to other large types OF animals Is
that very large frame. with limited
and specialized set of teeth fitted only to
certain special food, is dangerous COM
bination of characters. Such monster
organism Is no longer adaptable; any
serious change of conditions which would
tend to eliminate the special food would
also eliminate these great animals as
necessary consequence.
There is an entirely different class OF
explanations. however. to be considered.
which are consistent both with the con-
Ifnued fitness of structure of the giant
dinosaurs themselves and with the sur
viyal of their especial food; such. for ex-
ample, as the Introduction OF a new en-
envy more deadly even than the great
carnfvorous dinosaurs. Among such theo-
ries the most ingenious Is that of the late
Prof Cope, who suggested that some Of
the small, fnoffensive and fncOnspicuous
forms of Jurassic mammals of the size of
the shrew and the hedgehog contracted
the habit Of seeking out the nests of
these dinosaurs, gnawtng through the
shells of their eggs and thus destroying
the young. The appearance or evolution
OF any gg-destroying animals. whether
reptiles or mammals, which could attack
this great race at such defenseiess point
would be rapidly followed by its extinc-
tion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
HUNTING THE KANGAROO.
Difficult to Shoot on Account of His
Speed.

Speed.
From the Seattle Post InteIligencer.
Tiger skins, elephant tusks. antlers and
a dozen other trophies decorated the
smoking room Of the huntsman
you can't guess what this is" he said,
and he took down from the wall piece
Of curiously woven mating. 1t was about
two feet square, green in color and five
inches thick.
This" he explained, us the breastplate
that is worn In kangaroo hunting. With
out II the kangaroo, with a foreleg blow
straight from the shoulder, could smash
in your chest as though 1t were paste
board box This breastplate is a Souve-
mir of an exciting kangaroo hunt In Aus
tratia. 800
"All big game enthusiasts are familiar
with tiger shooting. elephant shooting:
the chase of the grizzly, of the boar and
of the hippo, but I know few men who
have ever hunted kangaroos.
yet this is an exciting and dangerous
sport. The kangaroo, when he Is brougha
to bay, will fight. He jumps straight at
YOU like great cat, and with his fore
egs he aims at your chest two tremen-
1ous blows-irst the right and then the
Ieft-and these blows, delivered with
speed and accuracy that no prizefghter
could equal, would kill you If they landed
on an unprotected surface. So you wear,
for protection, this thick green guard
woven of native grasses by native wo-
men.
You hunt the kangaroo in sets eight
huntsmen compose a set, and each set
employs half a dozen native runners TO
stalk the kangaroo.
The kangaroo on being stalked, comes
tearing over the plain straight at you. He
travels with the speed Of an express
train, and he makes great bounding leaps.
One minute he is crouching on the grass,
the next he Is ten feet up in the air, and
ha NH ha q "
miles hour.
Hence he is mighty difficult object to
shoot If you fail to shoot him. and If
there is no tree handy. then you must put
your trust in your mating breastplate.
This breastplate of mine, you notice, has
q dent in it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
WANT TO LIVE TO BE loop
IF So You Would Do Well to Go
Arizona or New Mexico.

Arizona or New Mexico.
From the New York Sun.
The pitiless logic of percentages. as ap-
piled to vital statistics, falls short Of ac-
counting for one fact in the census reports
the longevity Of residents Of the few re-
naming territories Of the country.
OF 100000 persons in the population of
the average American community. taking
the whole country through. there is just
one which reaches or exceeds the age of
one hundred AS the census computers pro-
saically express 1t, 90, 800 die before that
time" One in 100000 Is. therefore, the per-
centaSe Of centenarians in the United
States, but in Arizona 1t is 1O-ten times as
high as in the rest Of the country; and in
New Mexico 1t is 9-nine times as high as
In the other portions OF the United States.
Some states-ArkansaS, Minnesota, Utah,
wyoming and Idaho-have no centenarfans
Some states-Florida. California, New
Hampshire. South Carolina and Vermont
nave a high rate of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
times as large as the average in the other
states. but much below the figures of Ari-
iona and New Mexico.
There are few centenarians In New Eng
land, but the number OF persons between
the ages of seventy-f1ve and one hundred
there are more than in any other section of
the United States. and the two New Eng
land states which are most noted on ac-
count OF. their great number of old inhab-
itants are Vermont and Maine. Massacbu-
sets has considerable number but the
people of Massachusetts, are generally of a
more progressive character than those of
the farming districts Of Vermont and Maine.
and urban life is not generally conducive to
longevity. ~
The large number Of centenarians In the
territories Is to be ascribed probably to ia
Vorable climatic conditions, for both Arj-
iona and New Mexico enjoy celebrity as
oenenclai In pulmonary ailments. The
question OF territorial Organization has
probably nothing to do with 1t. 'Ao
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
Choosing a Capital.
From the New York Mail.

From the New York Mall.
Dalgety an obscure village of 300 people,
has been definitely selected as the capital
of the Australian commonwealth. The
choice repeats the history of Washington
D. c., and Of Ottawa Canada. Australia
and Canada are practically republics, and
as such they distrust, as did the people Of
the thirteen original American states the
metropolitan influence OF a commercial
capital. Either New York or Philadelphia
was out of the question for the American
capital, would the north consent that
It should be an existing town In Virginia or
Maryland.
When the idea of a federal district was
hit upon the question arose where the dis
trict should be. New York state offered
Kingston. and worked nobly to get the capt.
tai located on the Hudson. Maryland Of
fered Annapolis, and New Jersey district
below the falls Of the Delaware. Delaware
went with New Jersey and the northern
states, and "a place on the Delaware near
the falls was actually selected. This ac-
ton was rescinded however, and 1t was de-
cided that Congress should reside for equal
periods on the Delaware and near the lower
falls of the Potomac. Until buildings should
be erected 1t was to meet alternately at
Trenton and Annapolis.
Then Virginia put in her oar very power
fully, and a federal district which bestrode
the Potomac. half In Virginia and half in
Maryland, was eventually chosen-and
Washington finally came into existence on
that ground. The compromise" between
the north and the south which led to this
selection was much like the compromise be-
tween the Irishman and his wife regarding
the house, in which he took the outside and
she the inside: for Washington was and Is
a southern town.
When the Dominion Of Canada came to
choose its capital neither Montreal nor To-
ronto was practicable. for the great prov
inces of Quebec and Ontario were at dag
gers drawn A compromise was reached in
which squalid numbering village on the
Ottawa, opposite Hull. was chosen. It was
in Ontario, but was centrally located and
out OF the range of provincial rtvalrtes. A
similar situation arose in the Australian
commonwealth between the dominant states
of Victoria and New South Wales, and
Dalgety represents a similar compromise.
Like Ottawa, and unlike Washington. It Is
in hill district. where the climate Is In
MIGRATING. and where Legislators viii have
no meteorological excuse for being lazy.
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ANCIENT TREATY MEDAL.
Compact Between Creeks and British
During Reign of George III.

from the Muskogee Phoenix
A silver medal struck In commemoration
OF treaty between the Creek people and
Great Britain during the reign of George
LII Is in possession of a Muskogee citizen.
The medal weighs three and a half ounces
ana measures three inches in diameter and
Is In an excellent state of preservation,
having been treasured in a buckskin pouch
ana exh1bited only on occasions when ma
uonal festivities were observed.
upon the face of the medal appears In
ooid relief picture OF King George and
an inscription as follows: "Georgius III
D. L. M bri fra ct hib. rex F. D." Upon
the reverse side appears a picture OF an
inoian and white man sitting under q
tree smoking the pipe OF peace. with three
SHIPS resting at anchor in the distance and
rude settlers home nestled among the
trees by the seashore. Above this picture is
the legend: Happy while united" Sur
mounting the medal is an eagles wing and
pipe Of peace
This treaty medal is regarded as being
the Oldest In existence and probably COM
between the Indian and the Saxon 1t was
handed down from chief to chief until
ABOUT half century ago, when II was
Intrusted to the head men OF the Toxic
TIC iiioSt powerful or all the
Creek towns. The medal then disappeared
and was forgotten by all except by the
snake faction. who have for the last Ave
years endeavored to recover It. but with
out success. With the medal once in their
possession the Snakes believed that they
could secure the intercession of Great Brit
ain In their struggle to restore their once
happy estate in America. Though unsuc-
cessful in their efforts to win possession
of the long lost, rare and sacred treasure.
they did not give up the search. but con-
tinued to seek.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
DRUGS FOR HEADAcHE
Their Constant Use Can Always Re
Avoided.

From the Youths Communion.
II may be said. with little fear of contra
uctlon from those who know the facts
that II cast-iron law forbidding the use
OF any drug whatever in the treatment OF
neadache could be enacted and enforced
there would be much less misery Tor the
coming generation than there Is for this
= sunerer from repeated headaches who
mas round means Of relief in 'headach che
powders or other even less harmful drug
may dispute this assertion, but the victims
OF some drug habit or the friends of one
whose heart. poisoned by acetanilid or anti
pyrin, has suddenly ceased to beat before
its time will look at the matter from an
other point of view entirely.
During the Spanish war numbers OF
would-be recruits were rejected because or
a weak heart; and in the epidemic of pneu-
mona which ravaged the country last WIN
ter an unusual number OF deaths occurred
from failure of the heart to meet the added
strain.
Although various causes have doubtless
been at work to weaken the hearts OF the
present generation, there can be no uues-
ton that one potent influence has been the
fndiscriminate use of headache powders
In all cases of habitual headache recur-
ring periodically. a physician must, OF
course. be consulted that he may find the
stomach or other more distant organs-and
remove 1t If possible. But the separate at
tacks of headache have to be relieved. II
very severe: and in these cases it is better
not to resort to drugs unless the drugs are
taken under the special guidance of the
physician. In the congestive headache.
marked by throbbing, and made worse by
STOPPING or lying down, a cold towel or an
Ice bag applied to the head. hot water
bag to the spine. mustard plaster to the
back of the neck or to the inner side OF the
thighs or hot mustard foot bath-one or
more-wfll often give relief when many
drugs fail.
In the anemic form Of headache. marked
by pallor, in which the pain is made less
severe by lying down. massage Of the head
or the application of warm cloths to the
head and face will often be found grateful.
A threatened bilious headache may some
times be warded of by a dose of EPSON
salts. as may other headaches due to auto
intoxication;' and one due TO overuse or
the eyes or eye strain viii usually. II taken
at the moment of the first warning. be ar
rested or mitigated by closing the book and
going for walk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12

| 1 want to know how a is to know when he
! has had enough?
The Pilgrim Fathers. 1 believe, had a quaint
| ssying to the effect that you should always rise
| from the table feeling as II you could eat some
| more.
| But the question Is. how much more?
just when to stop?
That's the point
The rule is wrong. because It's no rule at ALL
1t is inexact and unseientifc.
1t Is likely to lead to the dangerous habit of
eating too little.
And eating too little-or digesting too little
which amounts to the same thing-is the cause Of
nne-tenths of the diseases from which humanity
Suffers today.
What is disease?
1t is simply uneven balance between waste and
repair.
Some organ lacks strength to carry on the SPECIAL
work for which 1t created
Where shall 1t find the strength it Iscksf
Ia drugs;
Ten thousand times. MOI
Better die than become a hopeless drug fend.
No; in food.
But you say, II eat a plenty of good food
every day.
True. dear friend: but you don't digest it,
And food. undigested. is mere poison.
So. to make food do you good. you take
STARTS Dyspepsia Tablets.
The great thing about Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
is. that their action does not depend upon stimuIa-
tive druggery.
They cannot create a habit.
They contain ingredients to ''pick- you up"
tone up your nervous system furnish whip
energy, by calling out your vital reserve force.
They create new strength. force and energy-out
OF your Food.
II taken starving they will do you good at
all.
So. eat to live. and live to eat. with Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets.
The Of present civilization In
haustion.
And exhaustion whether of BRAIN nerves, phys
ical strength. vital force is caused by starva-
ton
or two evils, 1t is better to overeat land pre-
vent indigestion with Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets)
than to rise from the table not having eaten
enough to repair the exhaustion OF your vital
forces
For exhaustion starvation leads TO the most
varied forms OF sickness disease. brought by
inability of the weakened vitality to eonnteract
the disease-poisons. and microbes.
Whereas the weIl-fed and well nours.ed person.
without ever feeling the worse for IT. expose
h.mslf to dangers, the mere thought Of which
would drive the weak, starving dyspeptic into
panic fit.
Good food, well dIgested. Is the great secret q
a healthful existence here earth.
SO eat heartily. every day. OF the best food yeu
can get and regulate the working of your digest
i've machinery with stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
As result you will be astonished To find how
much stronger and livelier you feel. how much
your old enemy. that chronic trouble which has
fastened upon your weak spot. wherever It a. will
up and away. and after leave you In peace.
health and comfort
There's more truth than poetry 10 all this.
Hu II once. oci0.i2lA
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RULES FOR CARE. OF CHILDREN.
Board Of Health Formulates Instruc-
lions to Decrease Death Rate.

tionS to Decrease Death Kate.
From the New York Times.
The great mortality among infants In the
borough of Manhattan last month has led
the board of health to direct the attention
of mothers to ten simple rules designed for
the care of children Investigation has
shown that diarrhoeal diseases have been
responsible for a majority of the deaths
among children this summer. these diseases
having been brought about, In most In
stances, by carelessness In preparing their
food. improper methods of preparation. and
the use Of food of an unsuitable character.
The board Of health recommends that
these rules be rigtdly followed, guarantee
ing that their observation will Immensely
decrease the death rate Of infants.
First-Nurse the baby. and nurse 1t regu-
larly. about every three hours. II you can
not nurse the baby consult your own ply
stefan or send to the department OF neaitn
for a physician.
Second-Do not give the baby condensed
milk. Twenty-seven per cent OF the babies
who died during July were fed on con-
of all the babies in Manhattan are fed on
condensed milk. In other words, there are
four times as many deaths OF babies fed on
condensed milk as there are of babies who
are breast fed or fed on modified sterii1zed
milk. go
Third--Never use the loose milk sold in
grocery stores as food for the baby.
Fourth-Never give the baby raw milk In
warm weather. Milk must always be sterl-
lized and prepared as directed by the de-
partment of health or by private ply
sician These directions or physician or
nurse will be sent on request to any ad-
dress. ,,,
Fifth-Use only bottled pure. fresh milk.
properly prepared and stertlized. and FEED
the baby at regular intervals, about every
two and g. half or three hours.
Sixth-In the morning prepare and ster1-
lie enough milk to last the baby during
the day and until the next morning. cover
each bottle and place on ice after steriliza-
ton.
Seventh-See that the nursing bottles ana
nipples and all dishes used to hold the mix
are kept absolutely clean. WASH THESE
utensils in hot soap suds and then rinse IN
scalding water each time before using:
Eighth-The water that is used to dilute
the milk must be boiled
Ninth-Send to the department or neaitn.
55th street and 9Th avenue. for circular
telling lust how the milk should be pre-,
pared and how the baby should be red ano I
cared for or notify the department OF
health that you want a trained nurse "
show YOU how to prepare the food.
Tenth-Send at once to the department
cf health. or send for your own physician
A. the baby becomes ill. Stop giving milk
during the illness of the child, and give
the milk only when the physician directs IT,
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Telephoning In Abyssinia.
From the London Telegraph.

Abyssinia is being provided with The
telephone-another advance. surely. of civil
ization. Nearly 500 miles of Wire have heen
put up. and 1000 more are In process OF
construction. It would seem. however. that
the contractor who is doing the work fo-
the Abyssinian government has had to en-
counter unusual difficulties. Tropical rains
wash out the poles. white ants eat away
the parts in the ground. and when iron
poles are substituted for wood the natives
steal them to make tools Of. Monkeys find
the wires delightful swings. while elephants
use the poles as scratching posts. and often
knock them down. Lastly. the jungle grows
&C fast that party of men is kept con-
stantly employed in cutting away the young
growth. Altogether the telephone c5n-
structor's life in Abyssinia is not happy
one.
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SEABOARD AIR LINE nv

LEAVE PENNA. X. r. STATION
Fer Petersburg. Raleigh. wilmlng,aa Columbia
lants, Birmingham, Mobile. Pensacola and New
Orleans.
1c:46 AN. Daily SEABoARD MAIL-Through
Pullman Sleepers TO Jacksonville Fla connects
ing at Hamlet with Pullman Buffet Sleeper to
Atlanta.
y:0o pm Daiiy-sEAB0ARD EXPRESS Solid
train to Jacksonville and Tampa. with Pullman
sleepers. Through sleepers to Atlantis.
Ticket Once: la21 Penna- ave.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.

Schedule Effective September g. 1904
Trains leave Pennsy lvana Station
2:S0 PM Daily.-CHICAG0 AND ST. LOUIS SpF
CIAL. Solid sestibule. electric lighted DINING
Car train TO ST. Louis Reaches Cincinnati 4. O3
an, Louisville IL 90 an. St Louis 6:l5 n m
Chicago $50 p. Pullman Sleepers to Ious
Vile. Cincinnati Indianapolis and ST I1nis
Parlor car through TO Virginia Hot Springs weeE
days Parlor Car Cincinnati to Chicago Dinfne
Car from Washington; meals a Ia carte
II $40 PM. Daily. +. V. LIMITED Solid Nm.
tibule, eleetricli lighted Dining Car train 10 Gin
einnati Pullman Sieepers TO Cincinnati In
dianapolis, st. Louis. Lexington and louisville
without change. Compartment Sleeper to viz
giuia Hot Springs daily except SUNDAY Sleen
ers Cincinnati to Chicago and St Louis Din
ing serving meals a Ia carte
Reservation and tickets at Chesapeake and o,,o
ufice, ol3 Pennsylvania avenue: coo Fourteenth
street Gear Z. and at the station Telephone ca
1GI0 for Pennsylvania r. II. Cab Service ~"''
ii. W. FULLER
TeiephOne Main lO6b General PASSENGER Aoan&
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Sizing Him Up.
From the Philadelphia pre.a

From the Philadelphia Press
Pardon me-" said the seedy-looking man,
who was labordng over a letter in the hotel
writing room. but can you tell me how to
spell Temporarily
Certainly. replied his shrewd neighbor.
giving the desired Information. "and the
other word IL 'e-m-b-a-r-r-a-s-s-e-d."
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Effective April 10, 1901
4:30 am daily Sleeping Cars New York to
jacksonville. Fla.
S:i5 pm daily-Sleeping Cars New York to Port
Tampa Fla. Via Jacksonville; New York to Au-
gusta. Ga; New York to Charleston. s. c.; Wash
ington. ID. c.. to Wilmington, n. c. Connects at
Petersburg for Norfolk. via y. x w. PULLMAN
DINING CAR SERVICE on this train
Fct tickets and all information apply at the
OFFICE OF THE LINE. COL PENNSYLy ANA
AVENUE NORTHWEST and PENNSyIyAvI,
RAILROAD STATION
A. l.. REED,
District Passenger Agent. Washington. d. C.
W. J. CRAIG. H. NJ EMERSON
Ger Pas. Agt. Traffic Nnnayar
Wilmington, n. c. Wilmington 4 n
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Santa Claus Starts in a Schooner for
Brazil.

FROM the heuneDec Journal.
A Christmas cargo of all kinds OF Santa
Claus things is what the new schooner
Margaret Thomas Of Thomaston is going to,
take on her maiden voyage She is first
going to Boston. where the supply will be,
placed on board. and then Capt Balano
will head the vessel for Rio. where he is
to land the cargo, and make the people hap.
py December ..
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AMERICAN INF


neutrality-suspicious. CHARACTERIZATION
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Observation-Disclosures
ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINE
NEW YORK-LoNDoN DIRECT
RED STAR LINE
NEW YoRK-ANTwERP-LO
Calling at Dover for London and Paris
WHITE STAR LINE
NEW YORK-QUEENSTOwN
ON-QUEENSTOwN-L
NEW YORK AND BOSTON DIRECT
TIC, 10 MEDITERRANEAN VIA
GIBRALTAR-NAPLES-G
FROM NEW YORK
REPUBLIC. Oct 20. Dec. /. Jan. IA, Feb Is
CRETIC. ....... Nov. 5. Dec. H. Feb 4, Mar rs
FROM BOSTON
ROMANO. $50. Oct. -, Dec. To- Jan. 2S Mar II
CANOPIC. .............- Nov. 10. Jan. T. Feb ID
DAVID LINDSAY, Passenger Agent,
1906 St. Washington, d. G.
nh23- 3l2t27
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ON the Safety Of Over
Eating.

THE RULE OF CHOOSING THE LESSER OF
TWO EVILS APPLIES TO THE WAY YOU EAT.