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The Washington times., 1905-04-23
YING dormant like huge hiber-

YING dormant like huge hiber
mating insect the Black
Death has not reared its hid
eous head in the West-the Oc-
cident as distinguished from the Orient
for tens of years By fits and starts
1T has appeared in Russia and the
more eastern European countries, tax
ing its toll of lives, but when 1T has
appeared the cases have been only
sporadic there has been no great cpl
demic such as swept over Europe IN
the fourteenth century and later in the
seventeenth.
How long will the Western world
continue immune? How long Will 1t
be before the dread disease for which,
in thousands of years Of study, the
doctors of the world have found no
remedy, will return to blot out with
irresistible power a quarter, d half,
who knows how many, of the human
race. Many of the famous bacteriolo-
pists say that such a calamity may
occur this year or next, five years from
now or ten. They do not set any exact
date. they merely assert, and in no
doubtful terms. that the BLACK Death.
the bubonic plague, is bound to make
,4s apnearance sooner or later and bid
tho countries of the West beware and
prepare to resist as far as they may
tbe threads of the disease.
For they say that the plague has done
more than lie dormant They say that
tt has grown and developed In many
n,aces scattered throughout the world
that it is germanating wherever it can
got a foothold that in spite Of the
boasted modern hygiene there are many
nlaces where this germ lies as snug as
q bug In a rug. Just as the new germs
=, life lie in the springtime all over
the world, waiting only for the warmth
Of the sun to cover the earth with green
co the scientists say the plague is wait
ing for some peculiar climatic condl-
ttons. some great famine-ior ,ne
nIas1e follows upon famine frequently
when the people are too weak 10 WIN
stand it's ravages-to cover the earth
with its black coat of death.
As evidence that the men who nave
gone most carefully into the subject aho
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

in the next three centuries. it was not
until the seventeenth century that an
other plague which rivaled the BLACK
Death" arose 1t was then that the
great London plague took place. when
IS. 600 persisted in a year in the capital
of Great Britain and in Naples 100000
in five months. But since the year 1865
England has never been visited by an
other great epidemic of plague Europe,
however has been the scene of many,
and IL was not until 1879 that it really
became free. and even To-Day there are
found isolated cases.
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

81. 600 TO 60,030 cases in all, for only
about % per cent OF the cases in the
death column come out of the live cases.
II must be borne in Inind that the cases
reported are those in, or near, the
large cities, and that thousand of cases
in the hills and remote districts are
never reported. There are numerous
cases in Bombay, Calcutta, and Kara
chi In the same report are found $50
cases and PSI deaths reported in Arabia.
The Washington times., 1905-04-23
Is Black Death Necessary?

Nautilus considers 1t safe calculation
that population when unchecked goes on
doubling itself every twenty-five years.
1t has been calculated that it may
double itself in thirteen years. that pro-
portion has actually occurred fer short
The Washington times., 1905-04-23
Preventive Remedies.

The bacillus of the plague was dis
covered simultaneously by a French
man, Yersin, and a Japanese, Kitasato,
in 1894 1t is a tiny oval rod, short and
thick, with rounded ends. After hav-
ing discovered the bacillus of the
bubonic plague, Yersin made what he
called a curative serum. This serum, of
which a large amount, about half a
pint, has to be injected, offers protec-
The Washington times., 1905-04-23
WHEN THE BLACK DEATH HAS RAOAGED
THE EARTH.

Two centuries million
persisted
the century when starting Con-
it Europe, killing several millions
when it killed 25OO0o persons IN
Europe population at that time
In 1856 when N Naples alone 100000 persisted
In 1865 persons persisted in London
In 1920 when persisted in Marseilles, France
In starting Bombay it spread over India
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The sun., 1905-08-06
How Tom johnson Knew.
From the Philadelphia Telegraph

From the PhUddefpnd Telegraph.
Tom l.. johnson, multi millionaire, free
trader. Mayor of Cleveland and former Con-
gressman, who was in Philadelphia on Wednes-
day. and took occasion to congratulate Mayor
Weaver on his campaign for good govern
ment Ia one of the most picturesque char
acters In the political world. and has fire.
quently Jared his opponents In the most
unexpected manner.
There is a good story told OF the strenuous
Ohioan's characteristic of taking any ad-
vlntaRes that might be presented. while
at the same time vigorously opposing tho
conditions that make them possible
1t was while he was In Congress and waging
vigorous warfare against the trusts. There
were those of his collea CUES on the other side
who did not agree with him. and wearyinR
OF the repeated demands for legislation.
the late Mr.. Dingley Of Maine. the author
Of the War Revenue bill. made a speech In
which he said plumply that the clamof against
the trusts was all for effect. and that as a mat
ter Of fact there was no such thing as
trust in existence.
Mr.. johnson was greatly Interested.
How about the steel rail trust?" he de-
manded.
There is no such thing as a steel rail trust y
replied Mr.. Dingley. and never was" A
AWell." said MIR. johnson, cheerfX3,
there is a steel rail trust. and I am pGSl-
Mr. Dinsley sat down without another 16rd.
The sun., 1905-08-06
SUPREME COURT BIBLE.
Historic Beck On Which Dist1n guisl1ed Men
Took Oath o( Allegiance.


Took Oath q Allegiance.
From Leslie's Weekly.
Kept securely under lock and key IN the
Supreme Court room at washin gton there ID
q small Oxford Bible around which cluster
many notable and historic incidental 1t was
printed at Oxford in 1890. first came into the
courts service In 1908, and Ia believed to be
one of the 900 imported BY Congress few
years before. During It's court career Of
nearly a century this volume has been called
into service every day on which the august
tribunal has held session.
The great constitutional lawyers Of the
formative period Of our Government, a. q
prerequisite Of their admission to practise
before this learned body. kissed its material
face. ..s.
Besides these great legal lights. every asso-
ciate and chief Justice. with the exception Of
Chief Justice Chase. who had Bible of his
own, and every lawyer. except Daniel Web
ster. sworn To- practise before the Supreme
Court Bar. has taken his oath Of allegiance on
this little book.
1t Ia q tradition Of the court that when
Daniel Webster came before this high tribunal
In his first argument In the defense of the
chartered rights Of his alma mater. Dart
mouth College. against the legislative attacks
of New Hampshire, by some stran &c inad-
vertenoe the oath was not administered
The tradition goes further. intimatins that
the Judges were so impressed by the elo-
Quence of his appeal. which stands out to-day
o1 o1 Hos
1t Is no wonder that this little Bible 10 90
carefully preserved. endeared as 1t IL with
me- men and jurists. When Presidsns is s'f to be
sworn the clerk OF the court usually purchases
q new Bible. and after the certificate has been
afhXed he presents 1t to the first lady Of the
land.
The sun., 1905-08-06
Pcsars Wosra READsNs.

ne pastss asA shs Alvsssisss.
Oucs o. . time I knew man "
Who sAid II didn't pay
10 sdvsrtiss tie eoods hs had
10 ell OF trade swsy.
10 prove thas hs VA OF his bass
And u,alF6 him clearly ses.
] gave him half page OF spAos
And let him have II fres.
II almost scared him Into ats
To 80 himself displayed
A. I displayed him. but hs seat
IL inausnos on his tfade.
I kept u up, his bustns0 toomsd.
The customsFs swoopsd down
Upon his store until hs had
The biggest rush In town.
One day Z wsnt around 70 call
And found him on the run.
With people waiting for their turn
When those ahead were done.
well. we'll" csssd IN crest delight
10 so things boom thss way.
Don't advertising pay. old mani
What have you GOT 70 sayf'
! thought he'd IKE my woyt % muoh.
And think my plan % nice,
That he'd not only praise my Wafes,
But pay me double price.
And did he do ~ Listen. piease
thought that rd drop dsAd
When suddenly he turned on me
And vteorously said:
-r.ks ou. .a.. .av&u.sm.n. susal
ooldern yer pssky skin.
ri never gis chance 70 rest
Es long es IL stays IN"
W. 7. IsA6HTOl
The sun., 1905-08-06
THESE INDIANS WERE GIANTS.
Evidence That Bears Out Capt john smith
Story oe Tribe of Tall Red Men.

Story os Tribe u Tall Red Men.
From the Boitimors American
Gigantic skeletons Of prehistoric Indians
nearly eight feet tall have been discovered
along the banks Of the Choptank River. Ia
this State, by employees of the MARYLAND
Academy of Science. The remains are at
the scademy's building on Franklin street.
where they are being articulated and re-
stored by the academy expert. John Wild
seon. colored. They will be placed on public
exhibition early In the fall.
The collection comprises eight skeletons,
OF which some arc women and children.
They are not all complete. but all the larger
bones have been found and there is at least
one complete specimen OF an adult man.
The excavations were In progress for months.
and the discovery is considered one Of the
most important. from the standpoint Of
snthropology. In Maryland in number OF
years. Tho remains are believed to be at
least .0oO years old. The formation OF the
ground above and the location Of the graves
gives every evidence Of this. During the ex-
cavations the remains of the camps Of later
Indians were revealed. These consisted Of
oyster shell heaps. charred and burned earth
and fragments Of cooking utensils These dis
coveries were made fully ten feet above the
graves which contained the gigantic skele-
tons.
There have been other discoveries in Mary
land of remains Of men OF tremendous stature.
A skeleton was discovered at Ocean City
several years ago which measured fraction
over feet inches. This skeleton was in
TERED in a regular burying mound and beads
manufactured by white men were found
upon it. The dead Indian was probably one
OF the tribes mentioned by Capt. John Smith.
who. in July. 1908. made a voyage Of expiora-
tion OF the Chesapeake Bay.
At the point on the Choptank where the
remains we're found there are steep shelving
cliffs Of sand and gravel that extend to the
waters edge. Beneath the bank is layer
Of mari. The graves are in the sand few
feet above the hard mari. and have deposits
Of between twenty and thirty feet Of sand
and gravel above them. A peculiar feature
Of the discovery Is the charred state of the
bones OF the women and children. Those Of
the men are untouched by fire. This seems
to indicate that the ancient Indians cre-
mated tho bodies of all except their warriors.
The wet resting place Of the bones for so
many centuries has made them very soft
and fragile. and II was with the greatest diff
flculty that they were removed.
The sun., 1905-08-06
BRITISH AND FRENCH SAILORS.
Methods In the Navies Of the Two Countries
C0ntrasted.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
The navles OF France and England have
scarcely met for forty years. and for the last
twenty politeness rather than intimacy has
marked their intercourse. Now that the
curtain Of reserve is withdrawn II Is interest
Ing to contrast the methods OF the two SER
vices.
Discipline In both fleets exists solely for the
nation. 80 that In the day Of battle the will OF
the commander may be effective. Still. as
education and knowledge spread. discipline
may be maintained even when old. hard
coercive methods are relaxed. In the Eng
llsh feet nobody may smoke except when
permitted. In the French feet anybody
may smoke except when forbidden.
The British code OF punlshments makes
crimes Of trifiing infractons Of uniform
regulations French seamen are neither
so smart nor 80 alert as ours. but, being
spared certain vexatious rules. are conscious
of retaining individuality. Has not the time
come to reconsider the details Of our code
Of discipline7 To punish grown men by put
ting them in a corner for hours as punish
ment for tiny errors Of dress imperoeptible
to landsmen is doubtful policy. Punish
ment Of boys by fogglng may or may not be
necessary. but IL is contrary to reason to
make criminals Of adults for acts which do
not affect the fighting efficiency Of ships
The first thing that strikes me in connec-
tion with the administration OF the French
navy is the rigid centralization. the over
tapping Of authorities. and the effect Of
political struggles on the executive. With
out the smallest pretension or wish to criticize
French methods. cannot but think that in
such a matter as gunnery-the appoint
ment Of q military officer at headquarters
to guide and control naval gunnery-is GER
tain to cause friction. laxity and deteriora-
ton, although the French guns are as good.
or better. than the best Germany produces.
At all events. II the information given mo
Is correct. French target practise at long
distances does not even attempt the achieve
ment of results which are already accepted
a. matters Of course In the Royal Navy.
This Ii the more remarkable, - the French
have invariably been the pioneers Of almost
every improvement In the material side Of
naval development Ship armor, breech-
loading guns. submarines. abolition OF masts
and sails &C.. are instances Of French alert
ness to seize an idea from which John Bull
recoils with bovine determination.
The sun., 1905-08-06
FRENCHMAN's SLIDING BOAT.
Skins Along Surface OF the water at q
Good Speed.
From the Am ertcam Inrentor.

From the Am ertcan Inrentor.
The fact that stone can skim the wat er
It's nat surface strikes squarely has re-
Gently been put In practise In the construo-
tion OF a slidins boat by a French inventor.
M. de Lambert. The friction which 10 present
when the de Lambert boat slides over the
water is very slight. and the power which is
necessary in order to make the boat glide Is
not high. When the boat 10 at rest II is sup
ported by floats.
The boat constructed by NJ. de Lambert
has a total length Of 20 feet. with width Of
10 feet between the inclined planes upon
which 1t slides. The boat has parallel floats
resembling certain Asiatio canoes. The two
floats are very narrow and are united by cross
pieces. partly OF wood and partly Of alumni
mum, q metal which has been used to large
extent in the construction OF the boat because
OF its slight weight.
The motor used is IL horsepower. but the
essential parts Of the boat are fixed sliding
planes. adjusted under the boat at carefully
regulsted distances from each other. TheSe
planes, which are made Of wood. are i'm
mersed to a depth Of several centimeters
when the boat ia Mt rest. and they are inclined
at an angle which has been decided upon
after wide experimentation. The total
weight of che hsst :s about ECO pounds, but
In order to move this weight it requires a
motor Of only ~ horse power. while in the
case Of automobile boats the motors required
are 90, 80, and even 100 horse power.
NJ. Belief says that M. de Lambert's boat
has been timed by oflcfal chronometers. and
that the results have been surprising. When
the motor Ia started the boat commences to
move with the planes still submerged. cutting
the water horizontally. But this lasts only q
short time; the planes show an instantaneous
on ths S stf hsf
the speed quickly increases because of the
immense. dminution In resistance, and soon
the DO at Ia sliding on the water, or, more
exactly. on q layer OF Air resting between the
planes and the water. At Q speed OF fourteen
hfteen or twenty-five miles an hour.
The sun., 1905-08-06

ssns Of the Baldheaded MAJ.
Great Cesar's classic head was bare.
And likewise Socrates's:
Peter and Paul were forced 70 wear
Thin capillary neeces:
Shakespeare, earths literary king.
And johnson. Pope and Gibbon.
Being short OF hirsute covering
Wore wigs tied deft With ribbon.
But Achan, J. Iscariot.
Ananias (of truth chary).
Herod, the Pharisees wot,
All sported caputs hairy:
Later came Danton. Robespierre.
And Aarat. bloody THO:
Guy Fawkes aud Jefines, Glencoe stair.
Thick .thstched like nddling Nero.
Nor will the eye. ln sooth. OFT see
Bald Hotteutot or Arab.
KamchAtkan, abongtnoe,
Kurd or man eating Carib:
Nay. nay. but OF the human breed
The greater In earth's story,
Are those who lead In thought and deed
Crowned not with hair. but gioryi
MONROE GUY CAnLEroN.
The sun., 1905-08-06
The Dreamers


From ne Aud1td Consftufton.
We plot an plan great deeds 70 do
Waste time In dream an doubt:
Yet. ere We know comes winters snow-
Tho hre's outi"
We reach the mountain top. where beams
Fsme's star-where thunders shout:
cry comes thrilling through our dreams
Tho nre's out!"
Too late to change the course-too late
To turn the ship about:
On the bleak shore that gioOms before,
The fre's outl"
An yet. when this strange life Is past,
'Twould solve full many . doubt
Could we but hear that cry at last:
THE 6re'S out!"
The sun., 1905-08-06
CAi1NssS AAExoss.


Has Tried 1he0.
Chinese sailors have not hsrstofoes bssn
highly rsgardsd ~ . rule, but . shipmasbsr
who has made tour Of the world and ~
osntly landed In Boston \ authority for The
statement that Chtnamen ualbs the bsst OF
sailors. Hs hsd command Of . crew Of
forty-two officers and msn, Of whom thirty
four were Chine %. Ii speaking oS his
Grew be aald.
T lsft Nsw York In Decsmbsr for Aus
tralia and New Zealand ports With . @sw
Of Americans and Engiishmsu. I had no
there was trouble, and II lasted al the
. port tho men GOV drunk.
This has been my experience with cfsws
for ysars, but I detrminsd to mako .
ohanss I had seem ships with Chimes
sailors and hssrd the captains tell Of their
good qualitiss, and finally determined
to try them.
'As singapcssI Hred my New York csw
and replaced It With Chinese. paid the
farss Of tho New York sailors to their home
ports and waa glad to get rid Of them.
Since that day the. experience Of mySslf
and my fellow officers has bean . glorious
ona. Tho continuous grumhltns and kick
ing has ceassd.
The Chtnasmn work hard and nsvsr
muumur. They axo . quist, order loving
crowd, and . bettsr lot of saalors nsvr
walhsd The decks.
sIhe time VIII come whsm thsy win b
found On sveEy ship. Whsn they reach
. port thsy do not r,1h aahors and ct
drunk and than como aboard and begin
to abuse eveEy ona'
Tho Chinanaem aze satasdsd 10 tahD .
short shere leavo only. They do not
quarrel, they do not drink 10 excess. They
arc placid and docile and arc not in
clined to mntiny.
American captains ON foreign voyages
aT0, from present Indications, likely to have
much to do With Chinese sailors in the
future. Tho maritime business Of tho
Philippines Is largely In the hands Of Chinese
merchants at present and many Of the
sailors IN Philippine ports como from
Hongkong.
Hawaii, too. and many sailors shipped in
Hawaii for voyages to America arc China
men-
Though Englishmen and Sootohmen arc
excellent sailors 1t was found some years
ago desirable for English shipowners to
secure for tropical or semi-tropical voyages
men less easily affected by intense heat
and East Indian or Lasoar sailors have been
found to fulfil this requirement. In much
the same way Il Is predicted that Chinese
sailors will become popular a. seamen for
American ships on voyages south OF tho
line.
The sun., 1905-08-06
The Cash Account.

From tie L0utsruIs C0urt6F~J0VF~N.
I cannot make the thing como out.
Though have thought and thought and thought,
And tried TO make q careful note
or everything that have bought.
Tho more think and think and think
The more In vain my brain fermenb.
Confound the pesky cash accounti
Where did I spend that thirty centsf
Ton cents for car fares-thats all right:
Three dollars for q new straw hat
For luncheon. Nifty: shoeshlne. nve-
Oh, hang III Yes. I've got all thati
Considering the scant supply,
Tho treasury has too many vents.
It's outgo, outgo all the time
Whore did spend that thirty centsf
Cigars. four-nfty: grape Juice. ten
II think II had some foam on top):
Heachers and peanuts, thirty -nve,
And ten cents more for gingor pop.
But still that haunting deficit
Ny deep perple1ity augments
What was II for7-Oh. we'll, here goes!
For foreign missions, thirty cents,"
The sun., 1905-08-06
Churches Turned Into Inns.

FrOm Me LONDON DduV NebR.l
At Great Easton. three miles from Rock
In CHAM Station. there is a Wesleyan chapel
which 10 now an inn. When built stone was
placed over the entrance with the words In
scriptIon still remains over the portal OF
the licensed premises. F
At Newcastle-under-L Lyme a chapel was
built In ls4e. In the time Of the Wesleyan
reform movement, which after time be-
came too small. and larger building some
distance away was bought from the Wesley
passing through various hands the former
building Is now . licensed house and music
hall
The sun., 1905-08-06
The Cricket.

To Natures patient. listening ear
Arose the plants Of man:
without pause from morn 10 night
His endless grumbling ran.
The sun was hot. the rain was vet,
And neither rightly sent;
Besides. each fellow thought himself
For higher circlea meant.
Then grew his ceaseless diScontent
And swelled In volume strong;
Ouoth Nature: Il will make q life
Whose protest Ia song"
Twas thus the cricket came 70 be.
With all its winsome tricks,
Sole creature on the earth which makes
Sweet music when II kicks.
NcLANpDUDun wylAoN
The sun., 1905-08-06
webster's Bill That Grow.
From, the Boston Herdld..

Daniel Webster was never noted for atten-
ton to detail In business matters. His well
known failinss were often taken advantage
of By unsorupulous creditors. who gave no
receipts for paid bills. simply because they
wero not demanded Webster was we'll
aware OF this. but II seemed to trouble him
very little. -'t
On one occasion creditor presented 4
bill which seemed familiar. and Webster
asked; -Isn 7 this bill pretty larger"
Il think not. replied the maker os II. con-
sWef.n said Webster. handing over the
money, every time I have paid that bill II
has seemed to me q tribe larger"
The sun., 1905-08-06
Out The Wire.

Out The Wire.
When you si1p the torYid sown
And forsake The woris Of man,
Turn your busnsss troubles down.
Talk Of shop put under ban.
Watch the lambs iope o'er ths lawn.
Seek the tfoutlet In The stream,
Bed With sun and up With dawn;
Out the wire, lad. and dream.
Cut tho wtre, cut the wire.
Lot the rost Of them perspire.
Later on their time will come.
Put the ticker on the bum:
Let the deals drop In tho soup:
Let the others make the coup.
Don't you fret. Go hang. the hire
Cut the wire.
Come. you artificial oaf,
To the woods for yours: and then
Just invite your soul and loaf
And forget the Why and When.
Seek the haunt OF hem and ooot.
Skip the feathers and the fsiss,
Give your grind the merry hoot-
Cut the wire-let 'em cuss.
Cut the wire. out the wire.
Let the others sell and buy or
Not, a. II shall please them 10.
But as for you.
Pretermit your search for gold:
Have your fun-you're growing old.
And n Mother Care comes. guy her
Cut the wire.