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The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
ADMIRAL PAUL JONES
BODY COMES SAILING HOME
Large Fleet Escorts Remains of Naval
Hero Into Chesapeake Bay.

Norfolk, Va, July 23.-The remains
of Admiral John Paul Jones, recently
found in Paris as the result of search
inspired and conducted under the di-
rect charge of Gen. Horace Porter, for
mer United States ambassador to
France, passed in the Virginia Capes
yesterday on the United States cruiser
Brooklyn, under Rear Admiral Sigs-
bee, the Brooklyn having as consort
across the Atlantic from France the
cruisers Galveston, Tacoma and Chat
tanooga.
OF this coast the fleet was met by
the battleship squadron of the North
Atlantic feet in two divisions, the first
being under the command of Rear Ad-
miral Evans and the second COM
manded by Rear Admi.il Davis. The
three squadrons approached the capes
together, the vessels under command
of Rear Admiral Evans leading and
the Davis and Sigsbee squadrons
closely following.
Upon the vessels reaching Cape
Henry, Admiral Evans squadron, COM
posed of the battleship Maine as flag
ship. the battleships Missouri. Ken
lucky and Kearsarge. passed into
lower chesapeake pay at I: ~ CLOCK.
Then came the Sigsbee squadron in
the following order:
The flagship Brooklyn, the cruisers
Galveston, Tacoma and Chattanooga.
Following these We're the vessels of
Rear Admiral Davis squadron, which
entered the lower bay in this order:
The battleships Alabama, Illinois,
Massachusetts and Iowa.
The Sigsbee and Davis squadrons
proceeded immediately up Chesapeake
bay. bringing the body of Admiral
Jones toward Annapolis, Maryland, its
last resting place, while the vessels of
Admiral Evans squadron said fare
well to the other fleets and proceeded
to Old Point Comfort, Virginia, en-
route to Lambert's Point.
II is understood here that in Chesa-
peake bay the body of Admiral Jones
will be transferred from the cruiser
Brooklyn and placed aboard one of
the upper bay lighthouse tenders,
which will bear it to Annapolis for
final interment on the United States
naval reservation at that place.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
CHANGED HUSBAND.
Wife Made Wise Change in Food.

Change of diet is the only way to
really cure stomach and bowel trouble.
A woman says:
My husband had dyspepsia when
we were married and had suffered
from it for several years. 1t was al
most impossible to find anything he
could eat without bad results.
81 thought this was largely due to
the use of coffee and persuaded him
to discontinue it, He did So and be-
gan to drink Postum Food Coffee. The
change did him good from the begin
ming. his digestion improved; he suf-
fered much less from his nervousness.
and when he added Grape-Nuts food
to his diet he was soon entirely cured.
my friend, Mrs. - -, of Vicks.
burg Tiny former home) had become a
nervous wreck also from dyspepsia
Medicines had no effect, neither did
travel help her. On my last visit home,
some months ago, l persuaded her to
use Grape-Nuts food. She was in de-
spair, and consented. She stuck TO it
until 1t restored her health so com.
pletely that she is now the most enthu-
siastic friend of Grape Nuts that ever
.
Just as 1t comes from the package
keeps 1t in her room and eats it when.
ever she feels like 1t.
81 began eating Grape-Nuts food
myself, when my baby was two
months old, and l don't know what
should have done without it. My ap'
petite was gone. was weak and nerv-
Gus and afforded but very little nour-
ishment for the child. The Grape-Nuts
food, of which | soon grew very fond
speedily set all this right again. and
the baby grew healthful, rosy and
beautiful as a mother could wish He
is two years old now and eats Grape
Nuts food himself. l wish every tired
young mother knew of the good that
Grape-Nuts would do her."
Names given by Postum Co.. Batt.S
| Creek. Mich.
There's a reason
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
Object Lesson in Irrigation.

Denver. July ga Greeley dis
match of Thursday says: Prof. c. E.
Carpenter of the State Agricultural
College was here to-day for the pur-
pose of meeting A. C. Campbell and q.
S. Ashbaugh. Campbell is a lawyer
in the government employ, and ASH
baugh of counsel for Kansas in its suit
against Colorado.
To show them the value of irrigation
TO this section Professor Carpenter
drove with them from here to Fort
Collins. He pointed out bitches ana
reservoirs, described methods OF lrri,
CATION, and showed them hundreds OF
thrifty farms produced by irrigation.
He particularly noted, the ruin tna.
would come to Northern colorado II
Gater of Colorado streams became uh'
available.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
AIDS NATURES WORK
EFFECT OF AcETYLENE RAYS ON
GROWTH OF PLANTS.
Grow to Twice Actual Weight Of
Those Exposed to Sunlight Only
Latest Victory for This New and
Beautiful llluminant.

The experiments recently made at
Cornell University prove that the
beautiful rays from the gas. acetylene,
are as effective as sunlight on the
growth of plants, and this may soon
become subject for serious consider
alton by all progressive cultivators of
the soil.
The results of the experiments are
astonishing. inasmuch as they show
conclusively the great increase of
growth attained by sTpplementing
THE Light of Nature" with The
Light of Acetylene" during the hours
in which the plants would otherwise be
in darkness. For instance. certain
number of radish plants subjected to
acetylene light during the night, grew
to twice the actual weight of the same
number of radishes given daylight
only all other conditions being equal.
and peas had blossomed and partially
matured pods with the help Of acety-
lene light, while without the added
light not even buds were apparent.
Acetylene is already taking its
Place as an illuminant for towns from
a central plant, for lighting houses,
churches, schools and isolated build
ings of all kinds. and it is being used
successfully for many other purposes.
A striking and important feature of
acetylene is the ease and small ex-
pense with which it can be made
available compared with the great ad-
vantages derived from its use. The
machine in which the gas is gener-
ated is easily installed.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
GUNBOAI EXPLOSION
SECOND ONLY TO MAINE HORROR
United States Gunboat Benninqton
Blown Up in San Diego Harbor-
Thirty-Nine Killed outright-Due
to Defective Boiler

San Diego. Cal, July 22.-As a re.
suit of a frightful explosion of one of
the main boilers on the United States
gunboat Bennington in San Diego har-
bor shortly before noon yesterday.
thirty-nine men are known to be dead,
twenty one are missing, and between
sixty and seventy are at the hospitals.
many OF whom will die. The total
deaths probably will be nearly sixty
The warship was badly shattered, a
great hole being torn in her stern. and
she has been beached to prevent her
nking. The explosion is believed to
nave been in a boiler, which for many
months has been regarded as weak,
though an inspection made a year ago
resulted in a favorable report. The
ship was getting up steam preparatory
to towing the disabled Wyoming to
Mare Island. Every seaman on board
was either killed or seriously or
slightly wounded
Thirty-nine of her crew lie dead at
city morgues, the fate of a dozen more
is as yet undetermined, and three
score are stretched upon beds of pain
in various hospitals.
This is the result of the explosion
which wrecked the trim little naval
among her crew at half past 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning.
The placid waters of San Diego bay
have never before been the scene of
such a disaster. and San Diego city
has never been stirred by such scenes
of death and suffering as those wit
messed last night.
The Bennington at the time of the
accident was lying in the stream just
off the commercial wharf at the foot
OF H street. The warship had received
orders to sail this morning for Port
Hartford where she was to meet the
monitor Wyoming and convoy the ves-
sci to Mare Island navy yard.
Steam was up and everything was
in readiness for sailing. when sud
denly and without any warning what
ever the starboaTd forward boiler eN-
pluded with a dSafening roar.
The explosion was terrific. People
standing on the shore saw a huge
cloud OF white steam rise above the
Bennington. Columns of water were
.lrled into the air and for a distance
nearly twice the height of the spars.
1t was Immediately apparent that an
awful disaster OF some kind had hap
pened on board the warship. The ferry
boat Ramona was coming across the
bay at the time of the accident.
Captain Bertelain of the Ramona
Immediately gave orders TO change
the course of the boat and instead or
continuing his trip to the San Diego
side of the bay, hurried to the aid or
the stricken warship.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
California Rattlesnakes.

Rattlesnakes in large numbers have
been reported as infesting the hill
slopes just behind the University OF
California grounds, and there is a be-
lief that the record-breaking rattler
that was killed few months ago was
the mother of this large brood OF
young srakes.
E. A. Bailey was almost stung by a
rattler that attacked him while he was
surveying on the hills yesterday. A
few days ago party of boys were
found playing with dead rattler just
behind the Greek Theatre.-San Fran
cisco Call.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
Japanese Navy at Work.

London, July 24.-The correspondent
of the Daily Telegraph at Toxic for
wards dispatch from the Japanese
correspondent OF that paper at Moji.
Japan, telling OF daring reconnais-
sance of Japanese squadron in Pos
siet Bay on July 1Ath.
Three days later the Japanese ves-
sells occupied Russinpan. where there
is vast and splendid harbor. Some
of the vessels. the correspondent says,
ran right inside Possiet bay. which IL
of great strategical value.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
Wisconsin Tornado.

Racine, Wis. July 24.-With roar
that was heard five miles. tornado
struck the northern rim of Racine
county yesterday. killing two men and
damaging property and crops to the ex-
tent of 100000. For miles trees can
be seen uprooted and fences down.
At farm in Thompsonville work
man whose name is not known was
struck and killed. Near Union Grove
Adam Hunter, an old farmer. was
picked up by the storm and his neck
broken. At the Haumerson brick yards
lightning struck q shed and six men
wore stunned
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
Lost in Death Valley.

Goldfield, New, July 22.-John Null
lin. E. M. Titus and Earl Weller OF Tel
,uride. Colorado, left Rhyolite June
goth, on prospecting trip INTO Dea'n
Valley. =,
Rhyolite half crazed from the terrible
sIffering he had undergone. He told
how Titus and Weller wandered over
the desert and in fifteen days failed
to return. 1t is believed that they
perished. Two horses and nineteen
burros belonging to the party also met
thair death from thirst
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-07-28
Earthquake in Mexico.

Mexico City, July 25.-Chilpancino
capital of Guerrero, has experienced
sharp earthquake shock. The residents
were much frightened. recalling the de
structive earthquake in that city three
years ago. The people remained in
the open air. following the disturbance
feAing q repetition Of the shock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-26
Disappointed Statesmen.
From Longman's Magazine.

From Longman's Magazine.
IT Is probably as annoying to an expect
ant minister to be offered what he regards
as an inferior post to be entirely ignored
Sir Robert Peel. in December, 1884, offered
Lord Ashley subsequently the Earl of
Shaftesbury) a seat on the board of ad-
miralty. which Lord Ashley, thinking 1t
altogether beneath him, promptly refused
HAD l not" he writes in his diary, by
Gods grace and the study of religion sub
dued the passion of my youth, should now
have been heartbroken. Canning, eight
years ago. offered me, as a neophyte, seat
at one of The boards, the first step in
young statesmans life. If l am not now
worthy nf more, IL is surely better to cease
to-be a candidate for public honors. Yet
Peers letter so full of flummery, would
lead any one to believe that l was host
of excellency. The thing is contradic-
ton" However, il is interesting to note
that he accepted the post subsequently. He
was satisfied that 1t was of more impor-
lance than he at first supposed
No politician had such curious adventures
as Shaftesbury as an aspirant TO once, and
certainly no one has confessed so freely the
bitterness of his disappointments. In 1889
Peel was again engaged in making gov
eminent Queen Victoria had hardly been
two years on the throne, and was only
twenty years of age. Peel invited Lord
Ashley TO accept post in the royal house
hold. urging that he desired TO have around
'sthis young woman, on whose moral and
religious character depends the welfare of
millions of human beings, persons whose
conversation would tend to her moral i'm
provement. Lord Ashley acknowledges
that he was "thunderstruck' when he re-
ceived Peel's letter, as he had aspired to a
far higher position than that, as he says, of
O. mere court puppet." But in his reply he
said somewhat sarcastically, that If Peel
desired it he was willing to take the office
of chief scullion to the court. However.
this administration was nos constituted. 1t
was wrecked on what is known as the bed
chamber question AS one of the ladies
of the bedchamber, the mistress of the
robes who was most closely in attendance
on Queen Victoria, related to some of
the outgoing whig ministers, by whom she
had been appointed-the office being then,
as now, political, and its occupant being
bound TO go out on change of government,
Peel insisted on her resignation. The queen
refused to consent to such a course, as one
repugnant to her feelings. and Peel there
upon refusing to form an administration,
the Melbourne ministry recalled TO
office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-26
HISTORIC NEW YORK TREE GONE
An Aged Japanese Ailanthus Formerly
Marked Old Hopper's Lane.

From the New York Times.
One of New Yorks few remaining his
toric trees has been cut down. The tree
was an ailanthus, or Japanese tree OF
heaven" and stood on the southwest cor
ner of Broadway and 51st street. Opposite
this tree, but farther from the road. is a tall
elm, Its towering branches rising above the
roof of the quaint wooden building known
for a generation or more as the Old Home
stead These two trees were the sole sur
vivors of what was once Hopper's lane,
which more than fifty years ago ran in a
diagonal line from Broadway to the North
river. ending near the foot of West oath
street.
The tree that was destroyed a few days
ago was the smaller of the two. and for an
ailanthus was unusually large and vigorous.
The tree did not fall under the blows of
the woodman's ak, but was carefully sawed
off branch by branch, begir ming near the
top. The old elm that STANDS close to tho
rear of the old wooden house now used as
saloon, but which in PALMER days was a
noted road house of Bloomingda4e road, Will
not be disturbed for the present. An auto
mobile garage is to be erected on the 51st
street corner.
1t Is said that Commodore Vanderbilt fire.
quently stopped at the road house as he
drove up Bloomingdale road behind his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-26
Preserving Wild Animals.
rom the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
So persistent and emphatic have been the
warnings of the approaching extinction Of
many species of wild animals that it is
rather surprising, albeit encouraging, to be
Informed on good authority that such dan
ger is not imminent in the case of some or
those generally supposed to be the most
Threatened. At the request of the Selbourne
Society OF England, an association devoted
TO the study of natural history. Mr.. Charles
Maurice Muhlberg. a fur trader OF thirty
years experience, has prepared a statement
relating TO the numbers and destruction OF
animals which are slaughtered for their
skins. He admits that the number of nearly
all the large animals usually hunted as
game, such as the buffalo. the musk OK. the
bear, Hon, otter and beaver, appears to be
decreasing but he looks to the United States
government protection OF the buffalo and 10
the special laws OF the Dominion of Canada
for the benefit of the beaver to save these
two animals In certain restricted areas
the breeding In captivity of fur-bearinR ami
mails, such as the buffalo, silver blue and
white foxes, mink and skunk has been more
or less successfully practiced. Mr.. Muhl-
bergs summing up is to the effect that "or
the large number of fur-bearing animals
known to commerce, there appears to be
at present no species of which serious short
ages are anticipated in the near future -
and that this will continue TO be the case
II the protective legislation already existing
IN several countries is maintained land
perhaps extended"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-26
PosTHuMous PRIVACY.
Rummaging Among the Letters Of the
Famous.

From the London Speaker.
There is no question of literary ethics on
which opinions differ more sincerely than
the degree to which the private life of a
great man rightly becomes public property
after his death. Nearly 200 years ago Pope
complained that Curl, the publisher, by his
practice of seizing on the letters and rem
nants of dead authors, had added a new
terror to death. 1t is no new terror now:
we are familiar with such proceedings. and
the majority of us are content, while enjoy
Ing the last indiscreet revelation, to utter
few conversational protests, which prove
the delicacy of our feelings and encourage
the circulation of the book. A few who do
not feel so secure in their insignificance
from similar exposure, who, like Tenny-
son and Thackeray, foresee an interminable
series of biographers, each more ruthless
than the last in rummaging for the unre-
vealed, may protest with passion and take
steps to prevent the violation of their
posthumous privacy; and for doing so some
will think them affected. some silly and
some the only men who show true dignity.
In fact on this matter every shade of opin-
ion is represented, the scale being marked
at one end by those who habituaiiy inveigh
against 1.-THE vulgar and Unsuitable curios-
ity" of the public, and at the other by edi-
tors like Mr.. Wellington Wack, who In his
preface to these old love letters laments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-26

of road would be required AS originally
projected. the Trans-Siberan road was to
have a length of about 400 miles, but
changes in the route have shortened 1t ma
terially. Not only will the Cape to Cairo
line surpass in length the line in Northern
Asia, but 1t will traverse region incom-
parably more productive
In time the Zambezi will be famous as
the scene Of an industrial development of
an entirely different nature. Several years
ago Sir Charles Metcalfe proposed that
electricity be generated by hydraulic means
on that stream, as 1t Is now at Niagara,
the undertaking his enthusiastic approval.
The volume of water which will be avail
able at Victoria Falls is said to be variable,
but the average amount is believed to be
larger than that at Niagara; and the
head" as the engineers call 1t, Is three
times as great. If the river were fully
utilized, therefore. something like 30, 900, 900
horsepower might be put at the disposal of
man in that part of the world. AS ut
Niagara, the enterprise will be carried out
gradually. the capacity Of the plant In
stalled being regulated by the probable de-
mand. Just now the idea of transmitting
electricity for mining purposes from Vic
toria Falls to johannesburg, nearly seven
hundred miles away, seems impracticable.
In America few transmission lines exceed
one hundred miles in length, and the most
extensive one Is barely more than two
hundred miles long Yet within ten years
the plan may be carried into execution.
If not. plenty of other uses will be found
for electric power much nearer to the
source. and when once start Is made
rapid increase In the applications of this
agent to local industry may be expected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-26

over the insatiate nav of the scrap bas-
ket from which he has snatched them.
For our curiosity, even when trivial, there
is good deal to be said. 1t is natural to
want to know as much as possible of the
character of the great men who have mold
ed our thoughts. directed our feelings.
shared our experiences; and to derive pleas
ure from knowing their habits and how
they lived through an ordinary day is as
natural as to enjoy hearing such details
about absent friends. But to publish the
secrets of the famous requires more excuse
than the fact that, being dead, they cannot
feel shame distress. Disclosures, IL they
are not intended as exposures, must throw
new light upon their work and character or
upon events, or bring as warranty some
gift Of beauty knowledge to the COM
mon memory, The presentiment of pub
licity is an unwholesome burden to carry
through life, and the reyealers of private
letters and papers. who intensity 1t, are
responsible for nfiaming the self-conscious-
ness of authors and of every one who comes
near them. Let them look to it that what
they publish has sound compensatory value.
for we are paying for the amusement they
offer by a loss of naturalness in our writ
ers and artists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-26
Victoria Falls.
From the New York Tribune.


Professor Darwin did not in his dedicat-
cry speech exaggerate the importance of
the opening of the bridge over the Zambezi.
The structure makes easily accessible one
of the most magnificent cataracts in the
world. Victoria falls are about three
times as high as those at Niagara, though
they are not as wide. So far as Is now
known, these two majestic works of nature
are without close rival The actual de-
scent of the Grand Falls of Labrador is
316 feet but their width Is only 200 feet.
They lack the grandeur of these other
wonders.
The bridge near Victoria Falls Is signih-
cant for another reason. Though not more
than 500 or 600 feet in length, it Is a link
i'll transcontineptal railway system which,
when completed. will be almost twice as
long as continuous line from New York
to San Francisco. Cape Town and Cairo
are separated by an air line distance ct
fully 1920 statute miles but to connect
them 1t has been estimated that b.644 miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-26
A Memory of Madras.

From the London Telegraph
Ore of the most amusing things In the
book Is the account OF Thomas Snodgrass.
s'the crossing sweeper" Snodgrass. after
serving the company" was refused the
usual pension. So he dressed himself up
as ragged crossing sweeper and took up
bis station in front of the entrance to East
india House, with a placard setting forth
the story OF his grievances. The directors.
compelled to pass him as they came and
went. tried to get him removed but In vain.
and at last had 10 come to terms and z. I've
him the customary retired allowance. Snod-
grass afterward became quite man of
Fashion in London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-26
Dangerous "Game.v

To capture alive, Mr.. Hamlyn explained,
a full grown gorilla is impossible. 1t has a
ferocious habit OF literally tearing its OPP
ponent limb from limb, of biting his
face away But the natives occasionally
dare to shoot them with Brummagem trade
muskets. The method is never initiated by
whites. The game is hardly worth the 60
rilla.
You get trade musket, jam 1t with nails
and powder. and approach your gorilla
He meets you half way. You offer him the
musket muzzle. which he promptly bites
Then the trigger ought to be pulled for
an obvious reason. If the reason is also
obvious to the gorilla your friends come
a long while after-with sacks for you.
The expedition collected thirty skeletons
and skins of various great apes, and thirty
complete skeletons In addition (besides if
ty-seven boxes of other dead specimens Of
various kinds). Mr.. Little the collector
shot one of the largest gorillas ever seen
fortunately without trouble. 1t was a
gigantic male, measuring forty-five inches
across the back. had an arm nearly three
feet long and hands ten and a half inches
across; its legs measured thirty-two inches.
A female also was shot which approached
IL in size.