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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17

President Lee Mantle of the Montana
Commission. whose return home was de-
layed on account of sickness, departed
yesterday for Butte. Mr.. Mantle, who
Montana, will stop at Chicago for several
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17

Miss Yates. pianist: Miss Jordan. So
prano. and Victor Chabulak, a boy violin
ist. viii furnish the programme for the
regular weekly recital at the Arkansas
building Tuesday morning.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17

Clusters Last Stand" upon which Ar
fist E. s. Paxson of Butte spent seven
western paintings on display in the Mon
tana building. Each face represents a
separate study. and the work is valued at
10000. The Latest Arrivals" another
painting OF Parsons. represents the ar
: rival Of an Indian family at a trading
post
VI. A. Marshall of Moorehouse. Mo-. one
of the Missouri Commissioners. is i'll at
the Missouri building. Mr.. Marshall re-
Gently returned from Arizona.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17

Judge l. W. shurtiiY of Ogden. one of
the Utah Worlds Fair Commissioners, is
Visiting the Fair, accompanied by his
son Judge Shurtlin was formerly Pro-
bate Judge and is now President of one
OF the Districts Of Utah. He will remain
here until after the demonstration of the
Utah concentrating mills in the Mines
and Metal irsy building on Wednesday.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17

Mrs. William Larrabee, wife of Presi-
President Larrabee of the lowe Commits
SION will conduct the regular Sunday sons
service at the Iowa building at 40 o'clock
this afternoon. Mrs. J. Ellen Foster will
deliver an address and solos will be rem
dered by Miss E. F.. Pierce of Boston, and
E. II. Peck of ST. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-10
The Dangerous Handshake.

The French journals have recently given
publicity to a scientific discovery which
may have considerable influence upon one
of the most ordinary usages of social inter-
course. One M. Crouzel. a chemist at Bor-
oeaux, has discovered that the human hand
is largely occupied in sowing the seeds of
all sorts OF diseases. The hand, ne says, In
rot Only the most dirty. but the most dan
gerous portion OF our anatomy. II contains
on the average S3.450.OO0 baciIli Hence,
be argues. people should never shake hands.
We know already that IL is dangerous to
kiss; but now, as a French paper puts II,
science Is no less hostile to friendship than
to love. All men, however. are not equal
In this matter. You must not shake hands
with physician. surgeon. hairdresser or
Enthusiastically a pork butcher. Work.
ers In metal are. however, much less dan
gerous. because the minute metaIlic parti-
cles form under the influence of the hands
warmth an antiseptc oxide. It Is possible
M Crouzel says. to protect yourss Ir, IL you
must shake hands, by using Jolp and a
nail brush for five minutes, plugging your
hand In warm alkaline solution. rinsiny
It with sterilfzed water, drying II en- a
sterilized rough towel and finally washing
II again In a solution of alcohol ana ether
we commend this precaution to public men
IN general and to the President of the
United states In particular
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-10
PHYSICIANS IN GERMANY.
The Overcrowded Condition Of the
Profession.

The plethora OF German doctors is the
subject OF a report to the State Department
by United States Consul Monaghan at
Chemnitz. 1t appears that the overcrowd-
ed condition OF the medical profession Is
steadily growing worse. and that In spite
OF the poor prospects in that profession
more and more students are crowdng into
1t. During the last two years the number
OF practitioners has increased nearly 10 per
cent. Today there are 20. 200 doctors in
Germany. more than twice the number in
1876, an increase out OF all proportion to
tho increase In population.
In the larger cities there is one doctor
for 800 inhabitants. That fact explains
why IN Berlin 40 per cent OF all doctors
have taxable income below STA. OF that
number about per cent have no taxable
income at all On the other hand 80 per
cent OF the German legal profession have
an income over s.. $50. 1t Is estimated that
the total expense OF medical study In Ger
many. plus the outlay OF establishing an
office and developing a fair practice. Is from
$3.50 to 7.114.
Discussing the same subject. Consul Gen.
eral Guenther at Frankfort details the Or
ganized efforts being made to find remuner-
ative places for German physicians abroad
and upon German ships In order to prevent
overcrowding OF the medical profession at
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-10
IT COSTS TO BE CARELESS.
Surprising Result Of an Inquiry Into
Reckless Methods of Men.

From the Indianapolis News.
The somewhat melodramatic If not grew
some sound In the title dead letter ofice,
the report of which the government binds
In q pink cover (nearly red). seems appro-
pirate to the matter. This Is information
of the kind that the social student D. his
torian Of civilization might find valuable
The number OF pieces Of mall matter Of all
kinds that came to the dead letter Office In
the last fiscal year was lO. 153. 52s; this was
an increase Of 81 per cent over the previous
year. While the per cent OF Increase nee
essarily diminishes each year. the super
intepdent says a comparison OF the reports
for series of years shows a neavy and
continuous increase each year: that is. we
are getting more careless instead of less
SO. About seven-tenths of the total was
ordinary unclaimed letters. which shows
an increase of o per cent over the previous
year. zsss
Ordinary letters returned from foreign
countries Increased leo per cent. Letters
With q return address Increased slightly.
There was an increase Of nearly per cent
In the number of letters and plrcsls held
for postage Misdirected letters-~and here
Is one of the strongest arraignmants OF our
nteiligence--numbered e94,e77 fthis did not
inciCde postal cards, which was an in.
crease OF 20 per cent and Is unprecedented.
And who would think that In the course
OF the year So .g36 persons had heen 50 abb.
sent minded as to mail matter with no adj
dress at all land among It letters with
money, jewels. etc.)? But SD II was laat
year. N Round unnqbers about 100 letters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-10

TOUR stomachs, are hopelessly poisoned II
once they have swallowed a dose. whether In
toxic plant or otherwise. 1t is this curl
GUS arrangement Of their interiors which
makes 1t such a difficult matter to give
cattle medicine at all
In common with human beings animals
seem to be affected by poison In certain
forms when In a particular condition of
health At other times they can eat the
same plant or shrub with tmpunity. In
certain states Of health a man can eat
pork Holsters. cookies. scallops and other
somewhat risky foods without bad effects
At other times the same edibles would pro
ouce on him the effect Of ptomaine poison
ing. Two persons may eat of the same food
at the same time and. while one is per-
fectly well afterward, the other may be-
come violently i'll. The curious cases of
yew poisoning among cattle or horses seem
to be somewhat analogous They will some
times browse on shoots of yew and take
no harm whatever. At other times they
are obviously made Ill or die from eating
the leaves. They have even been found
dead with the yew fresh and undigested in
their stcmachs. Where poisonous plants
are present In any great numbers in herb
age 1t seems quite impossible to prevent
cattle from eating them. The poison
Weld of parts of the Transvaal has a par
ticularly bad reputation caused by plants
one Of which is said to be a species of tu-
lip which comes into leaf in the spring
In addition to the poisOns mentioned
above the deaths or Illness of English cat
tie have been traced to eating the leaves
OF laurel. common crowfoot and various
other plants Of the ranunculus family. wild
parsnips and acorns, which are very as
tringent, and also, 1t is believed to their
eating woody nightshade. The keeping of
goat with cattle may possibly be bene-
fetal. because goats eat by choice and with
impuntty plants which are injurious to
cows.
Birds seem to have no discrimination
whatever In regard to poisons. probably
because they have almost no sense of smell
and swallow their food without masticat-
Ing 1t. They are terrified to paralysis by
the appearance OF a poisonous snake Gun
less the terror be due to dread of the APP
pearance Of the serpent rather than to an
inherited knowledge of its venomous pow
err. but such Intelligent birds as rocks will
pick up and eat poisoned grain, and crows
and ravens readily eat poisoned eggs or
meat, Chickens will eat the poisonous
seeds OF the laburnum and die from the eff
fects. Whether birds such as tits and
greenfinches ever do so does not seem to
be known. But Wild birds are frequently
found dying In gardens. though apparently
they had been In good health q few hours
before. and their death may probably be
due to the consumption of poisonous seeds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-10
INSTINCT SAVES FROM DEATH.
Few Animals VIII Eat Poisonous Food
Unless Well Disguised.


That animals of every species can detect
poison In food lie a weli-known fact. Dis
guised though it may be, the deleterious
matter is discovered and instantly rejected
unless disguised by, artificial means. AS q
rule dumb brutes seem to have very little
sense Of taste upon the palate. But car
nivorous animals have q kind of half
way sense between taste and stomachache
which very soon tells them when they have
taken poison or anything likelyst to disagree
with them. and nature has kindly arranged
that they can get rid of it by the throat
with very great ease.
Wolves, tigers, leopards and other car
.nivora are difficult to poison because OF the
power which they have OF rapidly getting
rid of the drug. Lions. on the other hand,
are very frequently poisoned. as they eat
voraciously and quickly. more Hike dng
than the other large felidae. 1T 10 said
that good many lion skins, especially.
those brought back by foreign counts and
others from 6omaliland, were obtained BY,
the unsportsmanliks method Of poisoning
carcasses and leaving them for the lions to
esvour. Cattle, which have no ieas than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-10
One Economy of Pure Water.
From the Chicago Record Herald.

from the Chicago Record Herald.
The motive power department of the
santa Fe railroad recently performed the
remarkable feat of keeping a locomotive
poiier hot and the locomotive in continu-
Gus service for thirty days with modicun
OF the trouble frequently experienced on
short runs This was accomplished by the
use OF water made pure by chemical treat
ment by means of water softening plant
The result of the Santa Fe experiment is
only another link in the chain of evidence
which has proved that pure water has I'm
these days of new economy I'm railroading
become commercial necessity. Many Of
the big railway systems, especially those
IN the west. which suffer greatly from al
kali and corrosive waters. have equipped
their lines with water purifying plants at
large expense, each plant costing from
$4,000 to $4,000. The results attained
warrant the expenditures and show that In
railroaddng as well az In human consump-
ton OF the beverage there 10 great 0ooh.
cmy in pure wafer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-10
FISHING ron SEA F1aHTER.
Great Sport Pulling In . Jewish, Al
bicore or Tuna.

b1core or Tuna.
From the New York Sum-
The jewish have come again, and the
heart of many a tourist fisherman has been
made glad, to say nothing Of the pocket
books OF the boatmen. This Is the king of
all game hsh, says the Los Angeles Times,
not even the tarpon of the great gulf ex-
ceiling 1t in the estimation of some prac-
ticed fisherman. Before the smaller fish.
such as yellowfn. pompano and mackerel,
begin to run close inshore at the southern
beaches. deep water anglers know the yell
lowtai and jewish and albicore win be
found In the channel In numbers
A bright. sunny day, is the time to fish
the channel from the Santa Catalina side.
when the California sun and air make It
a JOY merely to be alive. when you almost
fan asleep waiting for a bite. when the
strike comes so suddenly that you have lost
half your Hne before you know you've tag
ged one, and then the fun Is on In dead
earnest. And when you happen to get on q
sea bass that weighs 800 pounds and he
concludes to explore the nethermost re-
cesses of Neptune's realm, with or. without
your permission, you had better look to
your line and reel and rod or all you may
have to show for 1t will be your reel and
the last joint of the stick you value so
highly There are other sea fighters IN
Avalon waters than the jewish, not the
least the albicore. which. though smaller
than either the bass or the tuna, knows all
the tricks of sounding that ever any fish
knew. and works them to perfection just at
the moment when they will do the most to
distract your attention. Except for size.
the casual fisherman might mistake the
tuna for an albicore grown old but In reali-
ty they are varieties Of the great family Of
mackerel, and when once hooked their diff
ferences are so apparent that he who has
had fght with either can tell forever
aftervard just what he has on his hook.
The strike Of the great black bass OF the
sea Is slow and careful. like the old CAIN
paigner he L. but that of the albicore IS q
rueh like Q salmon's. while the tuna. after
sizing up things from every point of view.
takes the hook with q quick gulp, only to
"soun4' with It as soon az he feels the
steel. This trick Of dashing far down with
out giving the angler previous notice Ia q
favorlte with the jewish. too, and he gem
orally gets few hundred feet Of the line
as we'll as the leader and hooks, IL you are
not watching.
A great deal in deep sea fishing lies in the
skill or awkwardness Of the boatman one
gets, for often. as much Of the playing of
the hooked fish depends upon the ability
of your man to handle the boat as upon
your skill with the rod. Four hundred
pounds Of slippery fish struggling on the
end Of slender line, and with unlimited
water In which to try your ability Is quite
different proposition even from thirty
pound salmon In northern river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-10
City Residents Nearsirhted.
ON the Jewellers Circular WeekIv

From the Jewellers circular-weekIy.
80 The race is growing nearsIghted owing
to city life and the conditions OF our civil,
izatfon, said Frederick P. Simmons. er-
amining eye specialist, while addressing the
members of the New England AssociatIon
OF Opticians. Our visual range Is con-
nned to near objects for the greater part
OF the day. said he. s'and this keeps the
eyes turned In. An object twenty feet
away VIII make the eyebails parallel. Any
thing less will turn them in, and people
who spend their hous in offices and croud-
ed flats necessarily have short range or
vision, which overworks and weakens the
interior muscles close to the nasal cavity
The exterior muscles. not being so strained.
are strong. and hence cause the eyes 10
turn out Let person who is thus ar
fected spend q week or two In the country
and his eyes become normal again because
he gets greater range Of vision. Sayages
are generally farsighted."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-10
DISCARDED FURNITURE SOLD.
Annual Sale by the Department Of the
Interior

The annual sale of the discarded desks
furniture, etc. in the Department OF the
Interior was held today. The articles to
be sold were separated into two lots. one
of which was displayed in the grounds sur
rounding the patent office building and one
In the court and on the sidewalk about
the old post office building. Mr.. Charles
G.. Sloan was the auctioneer.
The lot of stun sold this year was small
in comparison with that of previous years.
Many good bargains were picked UP during
the early part Of the sale In the matter of
desks, carpets. mattings. etc. fine blue
carpet that cost the department a good
sum when new sold today for less than g.
considerably less than II COST to lay 1t
alone. The sale was finished up today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-10
GARRISON AT HONOLULU.
2sth and e2d Companies Arrive on the
Thomas

The War Department has been informed
by Maj. Gen. Macarthur, commanding the
Pacific division, that the 2Sth Company Of
Coast Artillery. consisting of two lieuten-
ants and seventy-eight men. and the 92d
Company consisting of two lieutenants
and six men, arrived at Honolulu on the
transport Thomas on the sth. He also
states that the 66th Company. consisting Of
two officers and sixty-six men, and the
6Tth Company. consisting of one lieutenant
and sixty-four men, left Honolulu on the
transport Sherman on the same date for
San Francisco.
Brig. Gen. Baldwin commanding the de-
partment of Colorado, has telegraphed the
department that Troop B. 9Th Cavalry. left
Fort Huachuca, Ariz., on May en- route
-marchng-for tour of duty at sub-station
at Fort Grant, Artz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-10
Brakeman killed Near vssuvius. ",

dispatch from Luray. Va, says: Albert
Smith, brakeman on the Norfolk and
Western railroad. fell from his train near
Vesuvius and was instantly killed His
home was at Crimora. where the interment
took place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-10

"9F"Vf Ut patent utuicfne with
"eakenhg stimulsnts. but a food medicne-the
prescription Of an eminent specialist, 1t Is guar
fnteed TO cure all throat and lung troubles scrof
uia, skin diseases. rheumatism and all ailments
resulting from weak and impure blood. Fifty years
In u<s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-10
By SISTERS OF HOLY CROSS.
Endorsement OF Father Johns Medicine a.
Tonic and Body Builder for the
Weak and Rum Down.

1--WE cheerfully recommend Father
Johns Medicine as a good remedy
for bronchial troubles and as a tonic
and cody builder for those who are
weak and run down. Several per-
sons OF our institution have used It
with beneficial results. (Signed)
Sisters OF Holy Gross. A Chandler
ST.. Nashua. N. H." Not a Cough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-10
How Chorus Was Written.

Happy thought said Gilbert: hum the
air to Sullivan and III copy the Words.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-03-24

shock, he said, was the hardest he ever
knew and made things rattle throughout
the house. The station agent at Crowley 3
junction said it shook the station SO that it
fairly rocked. He thought the first shock
lasted 10 Or 20 seconds and IL was vas followed
WATERvILLE, March 21. A distinct
shock of earthquake was felt here at LIS
this morning. Many persons were aroused
from their slumbers by the swaying of the
houses. On the main street large brick
buildings shook from foundation to roof.
BRUNSWICK, March q. Two distinct
earthquake shocks were felt here at an
early hour this morning. The second shock
followed the first closely and was much
heavier. Considerable excitement resulted.
AUGUSTA, March 20. An earthquake e
struck Augusta about 1.O6 this morning
and in the southern part of the city there
was terrible jar, chimneys on lamps be-
ing demolished and bric-a-brac broken.
No serious damage happened.
PORTLAND, March q. At 1.05 this morn
ing a very perceptible earth tremor was
felt in this city. Rockland also reports
having felt it.
BOsToN, March q. An earthquake
this morning caused tremOr throughout
the entire eastern section of New Eng
land. Beginning at st. John, n b., the
seismic vibrations traverSed throughout
the State of Maine. The shock was felt
plainly as far sonth as Taunton. Reports
from Manchester, N. H., and Springfield,
Mass, state that the vibratio MS were felt
distinctly in those two cities. Observers
at the Harvard University astronomical
observatory in Cambridge felt the shock
distinctly. The vibrations lasted several
seconds and in nearly every instance
occurred about five minutes after one
O'Clock this morning
ST. JOHN N. b. March % An earth
quake of considerable force was felt here
at O'clock this morning. Fredericton and
other points along the Canadian Pacific
Railway have also reported experiencing
the shock.
HALIFAX, N. S., March 81. So far no
report of disturbance in any town in the
Province has reached here
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-03-24
LOCAL INDUSTRIES.

N fottrell made a model last week
90" 26-foot gasoline launch he is to
# tuT a Rockland man. She will have
nsu ieet beam, fiat floor, and will be
r~I fishing.
D. Pitcher finished his seasons cut
' lumber on the Curtis lot in Sears
4> week, and will have his logs all
a.an 10 the mill this week. He has cut
H"H 10000 feet this winter, mostly large
b- lis steam saw mill is located at the
Ne about two miles west of Searsport
a-e
81 tottrell has been awarded the con-
'l'. 20 build ten boats for the government,
' 'e delivered at New York and Norfolk,
he boats are for tenders to U. S.
u-lterS. There are to be four 2O-foot
ale boats; three 20-foot square stern
''"is and three 1S-foot square stern boats.
'ae three 20-foot square stern boats are to
5 >"up-rigged. Mr.. Cottrell has bought
'as to be used in the construction of
""e b0ats and most of it has been deliv-
,e. lie will build them in his present
.l.t and build the 5O-foot launch con-
~" I'd for for Bar Harbor parties on the
5N south of the shop.