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"CiviIization" and the Wilderness Poet

In Mr.. Irland's very interesting arti-
Gle in the current Scri5ncr's Magazine
describing a fishing trip in New Bruins
wick occurs :; passage that must fill
with Indignation every lover of the vo-
states that the loon. so difficult to kill
by rife shot in the old days. now falls
an easy victim to modern high power
rifles using smokelcss powder. Where
under earlier conditions the loon could
dive at sight of the puff of smoke, and
thus escape the ball. he is now slaugh-
tered at will Mr.. Irland even relates
how n fat fish commissioner from the
states" shot two of these beautiful
creatures.
IF thc hich-power rife does menace
the loon. then the sooner every North
ern state and the Dominion of Canada
PASS stringent laws for his protection
the better Mr. Irland's excuse for the
slaughter of this beautiful poet spirit
Of the wilderness is that he eats fish!
Yet the fish seem to have been ridicu-
lousy plenty upon the trip. Not I'M
til man appears upon the scene Is eth
er loon or trout i'm the slightest danger
of extinction. AS between the two-f
there must be a choice, which is not
the case-the beautiful. free. careless
loon adds most Of the interest of the
wilderness. | think, and experienced
woodsmen will agree with ne. that ne
adds more to the visible charm OF the
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thing so wonderful. What brought my
attention to my speed was Il challenge
l received. l went into training for a
week of SO. 1 then learned that l was
passing the 200 a minute mark. When
l got ready for the contest the chal-
longer refused TO write. Determined
not to be outdone l invited some
friends to witness the demonstration
and made a first record of us words.
again tried my speed, and made the
record in the presence of six witnesses,
whom l had previously invited. They
made affidavit that l had done the
work in one minute, and since then my
challenger has kept quiet.
The main principle underlying the
record is practice. l have set before
the machine and hammered out letter
after letter line upon line, and have
run over and over that keyboard until
far into the night. This unccasng
work l consider the secret of my sue
cess. l do not believe that there is any
other speed secret. 1t is not an intri-
crate problem. but simply that old, old
story-pcrscvcrancc. ] know that it
takes work and hard work. but it Is
this one thing that so many are not
willing to pay.
"Of course / have methods Of prac-
tising that are my own. / have some
methods of lingering that / obtained
from no one else ] have my own idea
as to the kind of material one should
use when practising for speed, and l
might say here that it is not writing
one sevcnty-two space sentence over
and over"
For two weeks after Mr.. Shields had
made his record of 21S ne was regarded
as Il prodigy. Since his second record
he has been regarded differently. One
of the faculty of Ottawa University
said that he was hypnotized or he could
never have written that many words IN
n minute. Those who know him best
agree that this is the case, but add that
he hypnotized himself by hard work.
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222 WORDS A MINUTE.
Kansas Man Makes New Record on
Typewriter.

In dark room where he could see
nothing but the outline of his machine,
with a stop watch held Oh him and six
Witnesses Present, John y. Shields, of
Ottawa, Kan, clattCrcd off ~ words
on IA typewriter in minute, thus max
ing a new worlds record and demon
stratjng his right to be hailed as the
champion. Charles McGurrin has for
several years held the world RECORD
at 212 words a minute.
One who has never run typewriter
does not, perhaps, realize what his
means. During a single minute each
of the thirty-nne keys on shift Key
machine WAS struck twerty-se,cn and
onc-third times, or seventeen ana two
thirds keys hit every second. III furth"r
means that there were 1864 dcpressiohs
made in sixty-twO seconds, the machine
running one and thrce-quarters seconds
after time was called. These strokes
were so automatic that there was not
a pileup in the entire work.
= There were more than 21SS distinct
muscular actions, taking the expansion
and contraction of the muscles as
separate movements, during the sixty
machine thirteen times. or once every
four and two-third seconds. 1t requires
six or seven seconds for an experienced
stenoerapher to run the carriage sew
enty-two spaces. taking the letters
sIsI. and Shields wrote a connected
paragraph.
The speed which today holds the
worlds record showed that the muscles
of the hands and forearm had been so
trained that they needed not the incen-
tive of thought to direct their move
ment. 1t is constant practice to which
the champion says his record is due.
Shields is nineteen, but looks young
err. He graduated from business
school two years ago, and has since
been employed principally by enc OF
the typewriter companies.
! 81 do not see that have done any
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that they late with the knife" But they
must be careful how they thrust knife
into a dish of sweets or of any sauce and
convey that knifeful to pieces of bread or
cake. This is most unfortunate breach
of table manners.
Don't use the knife in this connection
at all. Sweets and sauces are not to be
placed upon the bread in any case. They
are eaten when possible with a fork;
otherwise with spoon.
Try to WELD your knife. fork and spoon
with as much quietude as possible.
Don't let fork or spoon jingle upon the
china. A half dozen juggling or scrapinG
plates make frightful concert.
Although 1t is generally supposed that
every one calling himself well bred knows
that in using the knife and fork a move
ment of the wrist and not of the elbow is
the proper thing. we occasionally sec
people using their elbows vigorously. The
handle of the knife should repoSc in the
center of the hand, and no part of the
hand should touch the knife above the
handle. In using fork only the half of
the handle is covered by the hand.
Upon leaving the table the chair is
placed far enough back out of the way
to enable the other guests to pass out
with ease.
one of the fundamental rules to observe
is the manner of sitting down at the
table. One should not sit on the edge of
the chair nor sideways. nor should the
back rest continually on the back of the
chair An easy, upright position is the
proper one. The feet should rest on the
floor and one should sit far enough away
from the plate to be able to use the knife
and fork without awkwardness.-New
lork World
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ccthcr unknown to them, it is SAID.
which will not seem strange when it
is stated that love in our sense of the
word is another passion unknown III
Ladak.
Even with one woman the common
wife az half Il dozen men. large fai lilies
are not the rule. while it frequently
happcus that such much-marrieh Wo-
men viii have no children at al. III
households where this is the case. tho
husbands do not scruplc to invite to
share the bed of their wife any stranger
who may happen to visit their village.
cspcc tally il the stranger is young and
vigorous Devoid of love as most pco-
pie understand Vt. and therefore the
passions. cntimcnts and dccencicS
that have their root in that PASSION
the I.pdakians hrc still eager to have
children and ruit" willing to resort to
the extraordinary means above 1ndl-
Gated rather than have their poor
hc,rths rc,,.ain unchcered by the pres
cncc of little ores. This strong desire
for children and the kindness and con-
sdcra,iou they show their wives arc
traits Of the T.aIiliaps' character tbat
serve t. mitigate the 1celliBS iTOuotu
toward thon IN tho breasts of warm
blooGc.l Frrornar; because of their
practice of polva:j:iy and lack OF prop
err conju~al rri,c
Nicho-a@ %c;". ten. author of that
curious lr,nsl ~, Vic 1nconnue de
Jesus Cr-,i:t." r.t,i~h WIS published in
Paris about ten l"prs $50 and has new
or been TRANSLATED into English. gives
some interesting details of the strange
marital customs ii II ihk, where ne
spent several v,nr.,s during the journey
in which he claims to have discovered
the Buddhist mnnuS' rpts recounting
the doings anil sayings o. the Savior
while the latter WIS SCjoUrning in the
East, previous to tn" oocning OF HIS
mission in JudeI. Polyandry. accord
ing to Notovitch. existed in Ladak be-
To 1.-THE appari!inn Of E:u'.dha. as it had
eI ted in India. In the latter country
itSaeas sanctioned by the laws Of Manu-
ins.rder to check the alarming gro" IN
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cd 10 given locality than o.,
Inc golden fleece" was o,o,
ing dcsideratim in kcepino. ;, aa.,-
sheep but today the market ,.aI,, u u
the carcass is the object VI
,.ee "pii'ty and proiitabIencss of
'iecun are weighed. as tba
Io"i " NC reached Is mutton or a co,,-
oihation animal representing WOO, an,
mutton- bolt many reasons there b..
been y great transformation in 1oo.,I;
ties that forty years ago exploited 49,
sheep industry. The Hooks have liz
ncarcd and cattle and horses have eli,
their places.
The old iiorks were largely Merinos
descended from Vermont. Now Wi,
and Ohio stock. They were of Iirh+
carcass. but grew heavy fleece of
fine wool that sold in the COS at =, cents
to 81 per pound. AS prices declined tn
20 to p cents, there was no profit in ~,
industry. The end of sheep, as of c,t-
tie, is public consumption, and the
delicate McrinO did not ill the market
demand for mutton The Shropbsbiro
Rambouillet, Southdown. Hampshire
and other larger breeds crowded ont
the smaller and more delicate Merino
The losses incident to sheep husba udrv
by shecpkillinS dogs and the invasion
of foot rot in the majority of the flock
of the northern states induced MANY
farmers to abandon the industry. for
other branches of live stock husbandry
The difficulty of obtaining adequate
hired help on the farm has stimulate
many farmers to return to the animals
that produce the golden fleece. TIL
advantage of sheep husbandry as con-
trastcd with dairying is the small
amount of help required to care for 300
the farm with a dairy. One will care
for all the sheep that Il 200-acre farm
will carry. while it will require five
men to operate the same farm with
cows. The sheep of the mutton breeds
are kcrt and raising early lambs fnr
market made Il specially. Several OK
pcricnccd dairymcn who have expert
with the general results. as through
the early lamb industry they have been
able to obtain larger net earnings than
when operating the farm to Il dairy.
Sheep are great enemies of weeds ami
will eat burdocks and Canada thiStic;.
particularly if the latter are sprinkl"d
with brine. Farmers who have chang
ed from dairying to sheep husbandry
from the difficulty of obtaining cor
pctcnt help are well satisfied whit til"
transition.
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A Tidy Farm Yard.

An experienced real estate man
who has spent a lifetime in the bust
ness If selling farms-oncc said to me:
"A tasty. wcll-kept door-yard is worth
at least 500 to any farm. And some
times. such a yard adds u thousand
dollars to the scllinG-pricc of a place"
The remark set me to thinking. |
watched farm sales and noted prices
and yard conditions; and within Il
year or 50 | was quite ready to indorsc
my real estate friends statement.
writes Walter L. Andrews, in Farmers
Voice.
There is another side to this question
Of ward ;iGornmcnt. TO make Il farm
Nor" valuable is n desirable thing. but
to mai" a place more comfortable,
more .'liv"ahlc." is still more desirable.
and it il this phase of the matter
wl,ih :preals most to the average
country family.
\ ionV should be more than house:
more tI,'n u place in which to eat and
sI"cr. Far more, 1t should be place
so coy ana attractive in it's appoint
mcnts pnd surroundings that the hu-
m?n heart will cling TO it as to bit of
earthly heaven; a place that the chill
drcn will learn to love and to which
their thoughts will tcndeily return All
through life: Il place where the good
wifc's soul may be at peace. and whe""
the husband may lind daily inspiration
and enjoyment.
That . a real home!
1t docs not require wealth to bring
about this ideal home condition. Some
of the sweetest homes on earth are
owned by people of limited means.
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woods than any other animate denizen
whatever
l can understand how any man can
row about the woodland lakes for an
hour or so. playing with a loon at long
range, watching the marvellous crea-
ture dive and double back and forth.
cannot understand how any man can
have the heart to shoot one. The loon
is worthless for food; he is simply the
gayest of laughing philosophers, a
thing of pure beauty. dear to idealism,
a good example, a merry fellow. who
more than pays with his little comedies
of flashing sunlight and rippled water
and trumpeting laughter for the fish
he eats.
In heavens name. has not the pro-
cess of destroying all that makes the
world beautiful gone far enough? Can
nothing escape man? Is he doomed to
kill first every beautiful creature that
makes the woods its home. then the
woods themselves. and finally to die Of
thirst and conflict upon the arid sands
of the desert he himself has made?--
New York World.
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QUEER CUSTOMS THERE.
in the Domain of the Grand
Lama of Tibet.

The Young husband expedition, sent
by thu British Indian government int"
the mysterious domain of the Grand
Lama Of Tibet will pass, after leaving
the beautiful vale of Kashincrc,
through the territory Of Ladak,
drucndcnCy of the ma hara jah of Nash
mere. the inhabitants of which practice
the curious custom of polyandry. Inc
prevalence of this strange custom
among the I.adakians is not due to
their religion, fer most of them are
EI,ddhiq,s. with a few Shiito Mussul-
mans, rolygany being PERMITTED L"
the latter by the ordinances oi
economic causes. apparently. and
illustrates the extraordinary. almost
unnatural. devices to which the human
animal Will resort to avert extinction
when The pressure of population on the
means of subsistence becomes severe.
Jolyandry has been prarticcd among
the Iadakians from time imrnctnorlai'
it is said. as we'll when they were
under the rule of the Dalai-Laina Oh
i,assa and their territory was a part OF
Tibet as afterword when conquered by
the Nohammcdan invaders from the
north and the doctrines of Islam were
imposed on them, and later stu as
subjects of the maharajah of HASH
mere Their country. lying mostly on
high mountain plateaus. where the Gil
mate is bleak and the summers are
short. is not highly productive ana
the spare population has always found
the struggle for existence Il severe one.
For reasons that are not apparent, the
male inhabitants of Ladak are
physically much inferior to the females
poor. spiritless. stoop shouldered de-
generates. almost devoid of beard. and
of peculiar ugliness of feature. To
these wretchel specimens OF mel there
seems nothing unworthy or doSricaoie
in sharing among half dozen the
same wife. Jealousy is passion alto
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Among the little known but keenly
contested honOrs is that Of being the
champion bootblack Of London. Since
the title was created two years ago 1t
has been held by w. Couts. but recent
ly at the annual competition at the
headquarters of the Central (Reds)
Shoehlack Society in Great Saffron
Hall. the honor was won ( by C. G.
Smith, who for year. will have the
right to wear gold medal and bar.
At given signal the six competitors
attacked the boots of six members OF
the committee, and the rapidity with
which the transformation from dirty to
clean was effected was marvellous.
Lord kinnard, who was present, dis
tributed the prizes won.
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Returning to Sheep.

IL" New England Farmer, during
tn. past Ecrr. has point"d out many
r''.,.- tls why farmers should give more
lt,.u'juI to- %E""p huHhandry. Good
AN Farmer makes some suggestions
uIi tri! Iiiic which ar" worth reading.
l:vcrN branch Of lily" stock husband
~ has its cr:ts Of prosperity anu its
G, IT,, or depression. Tn" evolution of
H. II conditions forces change $ in the
.uimal Industry. Circumstances make
one branch of live stock better adapt
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The restoration Of the famous
Stadion, OF Stadium, Of Athens. begun
in 1895, with funds given by Greek
merchant, has progressed until they
are now placing the last OF the $1,000
marble seats which the great ampht-
tiNcater contains. The seats. ratings.
etc. are all Of the creamy-white
Pentelikon marble. 1t is the intention
Of the committee having the restor-
alton in charge to buiid marble
"propylaea." or entrance, resembling
the ancient one. Some urge the finish
ing OF the outer walls of hte Stadium
by aurmounting them with marble
colonnade. When the propylaea VIII
be commenced is not notwithstanding
Report.
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General BiEeeosS Cured.

Gcncf0v BSSet0W CureG
Gen. J. G. Bigelow, Isl G. st., N. W.,
Washington, d. c., writes:
"Peruna has made me well and it has
given me more than ordinary strength
and spirit for work."
Gen. O'Belrne Of Washla1ton, D. C,
Writes: "As many Of my friends and
acquaintanccs have successfully used
your Peruna as eatarrh cure, feel
that it is an effective remedy, and 1 rec.
ommend 1t ~ such to those suffering
from that disease as q most hopeful
source Of relief."-James r. O'Beirne,
go Broadway, Washington, DC.
General Chase. Asst Al. Gent, G. A. r.,
Writes: "The excellence Of Peruna -
cure or relief for catarrhal disturb
ances is well established. Many OF my
friends have been benefited by its use.n
B. F. Chase, . Harrison St., Ana
costa, D. C..
General S. S. Yooer Of Ohio,
Writes: "Ihaye found Peruns to be .
wonderful remedy. I only used It for .
short time and am thoroughly satisfied
~ 10 it's merits."-S. 8. Yoder, Wash.
inGtOn, D.. c.
General O'Conror OF U. v. LcSloux.
Writes: "If you are suffering from CO.
tarrh or physical debility, Immediately
commence the use Of Peruna. 1t has
been of the greatest benefit and service
to many Of my friends. Dennis
O'Connor, 7ss SIND St., N. w, WASH
hgton, DC.
Gen. Wright Of the Confederate Army,
Writes: II take pleasure in rccom-
mending Peruna. 1t is . remarkable
medicine and should be used by persons
who are in need Of good tonic and
by sufferers from arrh."-Marcus
Wright, 1874 Corcoran St., Washington.
D. c..
Gen. HaWIcy Of Washington. D. C.,
Writes: ~ have used Peruna snd find
it very beneficial for kidney trouble and
good for coughs, colds and
catarrhal troublcs."-A. r. Hawley.
Gen. UrclI Of Spanish War Veterans,
Writes: "Many of my friends have
used Pcruna with beneficial results ~
an effective remedy for catarrh."-M.
Emmett Urell, sl3 18th St., N. W., Wash.
inGton, ID. c.
Other Army Generals who praise Pc
runa are:
Brigadicr- General Cook OF Wash.
iDgton, D. c.
General Sypher of Washington, d. c.
General Middleton, Hancock Regi.
n1enf, u. v. u, Washington. d. c.
If you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving .
full statement Of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable AL
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
nv" Ir.r,nnn Sa;iitcPium, Column hus q.
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~ Army Generals Send Letters Of Endorsement To
The Inventor Of the Great Caarrh Remedy, Pe.ru-na.

os'Sso'oe0ener0 King Of Confederate
Army.
writes: 81 unhesitatincly state that 7
am convinced Peruna IL a medicine that
will effect all the cures that is claimed
ior Its use."-J. Floyd King, Wash
ington, DC.
General Smalis. Beaufort, S. C..
Writes: 81 have used Peruna for en-.
tarrhal trouble and find it beneficial
and TO be all that it promises. and freely
give 1t my unqualified recommends
ton. "-Robert Smalls. -"I,t'
General Abbott. Of Washlnfton, D. c.,
Writes: 81 am fully convinced that
your remedy Pcruna is an excellent
tonic. Many Of my friends have used It
with the most beneficial results for
coughs, colds and catarrhal tronb,e y
Ira c. Abbott, COG NJ. St., N, W.. Wash.
ington, c.
Captain Yarneil. OF WASHINGTON n
Writes: "Your medicine, Pernna 10
lieve to be the best medicine for catarrh
on the market. I have taken onlv n
small amount, and can see yerv beref,-
cial results."-W. G. Yarnell. 2392 lin.
coin street, n. E., Washington, DC.
General Mcbride Of U. s.A.
Writes: ~ have no hesitation in rec.
ommending Peruna to all persons who
are afflicted with catarrhal troubles.n-
J. D. Mcbride, $50 Pennsylvania Ave-.
N. W., Washington, D. G..
General lonsstreet Of the Confederate
Army,
Writes: 81 can testify to the merits Of
Peruna, both as a tonic and q catarrh
remedy. Peruna enjoys the greatest
reputation as a catarrh remedy of any
medicine yet devised. flames Long
street, Gainesville, Ga.
General N0ske Of O. v. u,
Writes: 81 commend Peruna to those
who are troubled with colds producing
catarrh as a most ef1icacious cure and az
a good general tonic."-Chas. F. Noske,
2l3 Il. st., N. W., Washington, DC.
General Erwln's Recommend.
"Many Of my friends have used Fe-
runa as dyspepsia remedy with the
most beneficial results" John B.
Erwin, Washington, D. G.
BrlS. General SctleIl Benefited,
"Peruna is indeed wonderful tonic,
and for coughs and colds 1 know of
nothing better."-F. NJ. Schell, Wash
ington, ID. c.
General Eufflcld Of the Union Array,
Writes: ~ have used Pcruna in nv
family and have found it valuable
medicine, and take pleasure in recon-
ncnding it to all who suffer from ca
tarrh Of the stomach or who require a
tonic Of cf1ici4ncy."-The Cairo, Wash
'-~4~-, nc
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zen. SebrlnS Of the Confederate Army,
writes: 81 can cheerfully recommend
your valuable remedy Peruna "a very
excellent tonic, and also good for coughs,
colds, catarrh, and general debility."-
W. IL. Sebring, LBS w. 4th St., Jackso
vile, Fla.
GENERAL lumax Of Washington, D. C.,
Writes: 81 can cheerfully recommend
your remedy rs permanent and efrec-
tive cure for .'tarrh, colds and to any
one who needs an invigorating tonic to
build up their system."-L. l.. Lumax.
1908 10Th ST., Washington, DC.
Gen. Payne of Washington, D. c.,
Writes: 81 join with my comrades in
recommending Peruna to my friends as
an invigorating tonic to build M the
stem."-Gen. Eugene b. Payne, 4O7
4th ST., n. W., Washington, DC.
General Te.icy of Pa. Vel. U. S. A.,
Writes: "Your Pcruna has been used
by mo and my friends as relief for ca
tarrhal troubles; with the most beneficial
results. ! am so convinced Of the efficacy
Of Pcruna that do not hesitate to give
it my Recommendations Cooper
T:l1cy, 713 d ST., II. E., Washington.
" -
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General Butler Of South Carolina.

writes: 81 can recommend Pcruna for
dyspepsia and stomach trouble. have
been using your medicine for a short
period and I feel very much relieved.
1t is indeed wonderful medicine be-
sides a good tonic."-M. C. Butler,
Brl1adler General Kirby
Writes: 81 can recommend Peruna TO
all those who are afflicted with catarrh )"
-General d. I. Kirby, Washington,
DC.
Gen. Powell. Hcckcr Post No. AA3,
Writes: "After using one bottle Of Pc
runa 1 became convinced Of it's curative
qualities, and continued its use to date.
AL symptoms of catarrh have disap-
peared, yet continue its moderate use
as preventive, and an old mans tonic. :"
w. II. Powell, Belleville, Ill.
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General Duff1cld of the Union Arc,v.

Writes: 81 have used Pcruna i'll my
family and have found it valuable
medicine, and take pleasure in recon-
ncnding it to all who suffer from ca
tarrh Of the stomach or who require a
tonic Of cf1ici2ncy."-The Cairo, Wash
f-~+~-, n q