The National tribune., 1907-09-12


country from Greece is increasing. They
are feeling the drain on the other side
and a committee of deputies has been
appointed to look into the matter and
devise measures to restrict and limit
emigration. 1t is estimated that by the
end of the year the number of those
who have expatriated themselves will
reach 10000. Hitherto emigration has
taken place principally from the Pelo-
ponnesus, but it is now spreading to
central Greece, to Thessaly and the
islands. The last call for conscripts to
the Grecian army resulted in only about
half the usual number responding.
Here is a story they are telling on
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General
De Graw. The story recites that while
up in the mountains of Pennsylvania he
had a wild adventure with a bear, and
up to now, while nobody and nothing
was hurt, it is pretty hard to tell which
was the worst scared.
Bath County, Pa, or parts of it, any
way, is infested to a great extent by
bears, wildcats and snakes. over at
Nimrod Hill, fishing resort, natives
report bears frequently sweep down on
the place and carry off pigs and chick
ems. Fortunately for Mr.. De Graw. the
animal he encountered was a timid
creature. When the two met both were
frightened or, at least, embarrassed.
But the bear was the first to run, pre-
cipitously disappearing in a clump of
bushes. Mr.. De Graw unhesitatingly
ran the other way. And the first train
going Washingtonward carried the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-Ge
Among the matters under considera-
ton by the General Staff is the question
of substituting pack-trains for wagon
trains to carry Quartermaster, subsist-
ence and other supplies for mountain
artillery batteries. In the case of bat
teries of this character. the guns. am
munition, etc. are carried on pack
mules, in order that travel may be made
over mountainous country where it
would be impossible TO drag guns
mounted on wheels. In order that tfls
mobility of the batteries OF mouaJa5.l
artillery may not be deferred, il is pro-
posed to form pack-trains TO carry the
supplies. One proposition is to furnish
a pack-train of 30 mules for each bat
terry. and another is to form a pack
train of 65 mules for each battalion,
a battalion consisting of three batteries.
In case the battalion arrangement is es-
tabliShed, batteries on separate service
will be furnished train of a propor-
tionate number of animals from the
battalion train.
Aboard the battleship Kansas wire
less telegraph outfit is being installed,
which is understood to be the most
powerful yet placed on any vessel.
either naval or commercial, at home
or abroad. The generator is of five
kilowatt power. whereas those usually
installed aboard ship for the wireless
outfits are not over two kilowatts. The
approximate sending radius Of the new
outfit is about 500 miles. The receiving
radius, of course, depends on the power
of the sending stations.
Thoughtful people seem to be giving
more and more attention to the fire.
quently offered suggestion that the title
of the Secretary of War be changed to
'the Secretary of the Army 1t is
admitted on all sides that such a change
would be exceedingly sensible, but no
very vigorous effort to have it brought
about has ever been made. 1t is pointed
out that the present title is a misnomer,
inasmuch as many Secretaries of War
have had absolutely nothing to do with
war. Furthermore, it is asked, why
should there be such a distinction be-
tween the Secretary of War, who is
merely at the head of the Army Estab-
lishment, and the Secretary of the
Navy, who occupies a similar position
with reference to the forces at sea? II
any war in which the United States is
at all likely to be involved in the fu-
ture, the Navy probably would figure
Just as prominently as the Army, if not
more So. 1t is said to be not at all
improbable that between now and the
time Congress Convenes in December a
movement having the change in the
title for its object will be set on foot
new cotton worm, which is caus-
Ing much apprehension among cotton
planters in Crittenden, Cross and st.
Francis Counties. Ark, has been dis
covered within the last 10 days
The insect bores its way into the
cotton stalk just above the ground, and
eats its way to the top thru the pith.
killing the plant.
The new pest has appeared in a ter
ritory not heretofore affected by the
boil weeyil. In Crittenden County. it is
said, as much as one-third of the fields
has been killed in some places. Speci-
mems Of the worm will be sent TO the
Agricultural Experiment Station al
Fayetteville for examination.
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''It Will not be many years until lead
pencils viii have to be made of some
other kind of wood than red cedar"
declares W. F. Parrish, President of a
large red cedar company of Richmond,
Va. The supply of red cedar is fast
disappearing. The forests of North
Carolina and Virginia have nearly all
been cut. and for the last several years
we have had to go to Santo Domingo
Tor great deal of that used in the
manufacture of pencils and other arti-
cles
The large pencil manufacturing
companies do not cut their own wood,
but depend upon business firms, who
cut the wood into square blocks and
ship them to the companies. A large
proportion Of tee pencils used in this
country Is made in Germany. We ship
large quantities of wood to that coun-
try. which comes back here in the
shape of pencils. Many of the pencil
manufacturers already are beginning to
economic in the use of the red cedar.
and are making carpenters pencils and
other pencils Used in rough work out
of pine or other wood l believe that
the supply of red cedar will be ex-
hausted inside of 10 years, and then
pencils will have to be made of paper
or OF some kind of wood other than
cedar.
1t is the best speculation a man
can make at this time to buy timber
iands, added Mr.. Parrish 1T makes
no diference what kind of timber one
buys, he Is sure to make money. II
viii pay much greater profit in 10
years than mining stock or other kinds
of speculation, and il is absolutely saf.