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The Washington times., 1907-04-30
Steadily Decreasing


Steadily Decreasing.
Public Printer Stillings said the work
In the bindery has been steadily de-
creasing in tho past twelve months. and
to postpone the dismissals he had in
stituted brief furloughs among the en-
ployes in the bindery, hoping that the
work would ultimately increase by the
natural growth Of Government needs
such proportions that the reduction
ne force might be avoided.
)wever. the work did not incresaa
ana hence the dismissals were inevita-
bic; they We're held off until warm
weather, which would mitigate much of
the distress Of those whose services have
been dispensed with, which. hav fhey,
occurred in the winter months, would
nave made it much harder for them.
a nOthe advantageous point is that the
IeaeY OF absence earned during the pres-
enI hscaI year is payable in cash to all
OF these employees and will be of some
material assistance TO them.
IN postponing the reduction of the
iorce OF the bindery, the Public Printer
mas ascertained by careful observafion
@ tlle actual conditions. Because of the
unsettled conditions he DELAYED the an
polntment of the foreman OF binding M
VI ne had been in office long enough to
know the average conditions in the
oIuuery ana not specific conditions at
any one time.
Deliberated on DismissaIs.
The dismissals have been made at+.u
very careful deliberation. largely with
the view, so far as the women emploves
are concerned, Of obviating the large
gaps IN the earnings of piece workers
because Of the fact that there have bea1
practically two DpOnla ~ oro -
work, with the result that earnines
were split in halves. %
10 adjust situation like this is q
very dlitlcult matter, as can be readily
that the present solution is the feGr
est 10 the Government and to the en-
pioyes. Notwithstanding that II brings
d heartache 10 those who have been dis
avoided. 0' oe
The Washington times., 1907-04-30
Regrets His Silence.


Mr.. Bywaters regrets in his state
ment that he preserved silence about
his son before and during the trial
while the press was made a medium
OF circulation for many cruel and ut
terly false statements In regard to my
son, and in the end his family was
prevented from bringing into court
any evidence 20 prove bis general good
character or honest intent in his mar
riage."
This earnest attempt Of a grIeving
parent to vindicate his dead sons
name continues as follows:
'As to his honesty OF purpose In his
marriage, the following facts could have
been proved.
ION the evening of their return to
CUlpepCr, December -, my son saw n
friend for a few moments who noticed
his depression OF spirits; IN response to
his friends inquiry thereto. he replied
that he had been through a great sor-
row. on being questioned as to its
nature. he replied that IL was a sorrow
which he could conhde in no one. that
he had not been able even 10 tell his
mother Of IT, His friend laughingly said
that his love affairs must be awry: to
this he replied in lighter vein. but IN the
conversation OCCasiOned by this remark
informed his friend that when he mar
ried he would marry Viola Strother
Arranged for Marriage.
The following day. Friday. he was
informed of her illness; he went alone
TO the StrOther home. though he doubt
less feared the nature of her Illness
and knew thas her brothers were pres
en- On this occasion IL was arranged
that marriage should take place at
some time agreed upon by her brothers.
Sorac date IN January was the time for
which the parties most interested ex-
pressed a preference.
The following morning, December ID.
was In Culpeper and saw my son for
lhe first time in several weeks. In an
interview with me he told me that he
expected to be married in January TO
Viola Strother- He spoke Of her in
terms OF highest affection and esteem
a sFort time after this interview James
and Philip Strother reached CuIpepar
and informed him of their plan for an
lmme date marriage After securing the
license and after an interview with
James Strother. To which james Stroth-
er testified that my son paid no at
tenuon, he went TO the barber shop Of
Sonny Payne for a shave From there
ne repaired 70 the home Of his mother
to make preparations for his ma~rIage
/ call attention to the statement Of bfs
sister. Mrs. Triplett, as tending to Gle
prove James Strother's statement thar
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Finest OF Lumber. 81 per 100 fsse
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LiO0ey 8 Co.. 9Th and New York ave.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-06

the protozoon within him may be d.
vided into groups and every few hours
one OF these groups may reach it's time
TO give off poisOns. In such a case the
patient is very sick man.
Qulnfne is a certain remedy for ma
laria- If 1t is given scientifically and
for long enough period it will kill
all or the protozoon In the patient s
blood and he will be fully recovered.
But 1t is evident that If mosquitoes
bite him while he is still i'll and then
go on and bite other men, these other
men will develop the disease There
fore. the stamping out OF malaria re-
quires two things-frst. the cure of
existing cases with quinine ana sec.
ondly. the prevention of new cases by
destroying all the mosquitoes in the
neighborhood
1t may seem a hopeless task to de-
stroy all the mosquitoes in a neighbor-
hood, but as matter of fact 1t is not.
To catch and kill the grown ones is,
indeed. impossible. but these grown
ones cannot live forever, and it is easy
enough to kill their young. The best
means for the accomplishment of this
is the use of common coal OIL
It's employment is based upon the
fact that the female mosquito lays
her eggs upon the surface of stagnant
pools. The eggs float upon the surface
of the water for few days and then
liberate the larvae. The larvae is a
minute worm and it swims about in
the water, eating greedily and coming
to the surface now and then for air
Later on it reaches the pupal period,
and after that it becomes a true mos
quito and flies away.
Now, if coal oil be spread upon a
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THE WAR ON MALARIA.

and so interfere with the body's sup
ply of oxygen, and they give off poi
sons which cripple the vital organs and
make the sufferer very Ill, indeed. In
the, end, unless something is done to
combat them, the sufferer is apt to
die.
Usually from five to twelve days
elapse between the time a man is Bit
ten by a mosquito and the time he ex-
hibits the first symptoms of malaria
This interval is spent by the proto-
zoon in making themselves at home In
his red corpuscles. The first chill ap-
pears just as the first batch Of proto-
zoon split up into young ones. This
splitting up Is accomplished by a dis
charge of toxins or poisons, and it is
these poisons that cause the chills and
fever
1t takes from four to eight hours for
all of the protoZoon to split up and so
the attack usually lasts that long
After ii is over the young protozoon
begin to grow. While they are grow
ing the patient feels fairly we'll, but
when they are full grown and begin to
split up, like their parents before
them. another attack of chills and rever
comes on.
There are three varieties of malaria
and they are differentiated by the
varying length of time between at
tacks. In one variety the patient has
chiiis every third day. in another every
fourth day, and so on. This means
that the protoZoon in his red corpus
cles require two days or three days for
their life cycle. as the case may be.
Sometimes there is a mixed infection,
and then the patient may have chills
almost continuously. That is to say,
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stagnant pool inhabited by MOSQUITO
larvae, it forms a thin film on the
surface, and this film acts as a sort
of barrier to the larvae They can't
break through it and its presence keeps
them from the air. The result Is that
they are drowned and the world is rid
of them
upon Stagnant water, and where there
is no stagnant water there are no
mosquitoes. This explains the fact that
the bothersome insects are never to be
found in the deserts, on mountains or
in other perfectly dry places. This ex-
plains. too. why they are so numerous
along rivers, in swamps and In the
tropics, where the heavy rainfall makes
many pools.
The best way to stamp them out, of
course. is to drain all swamps and
pools. This has been done on a large
scale at Panama and in Cuba, and the
result is an immense decrease in the
number Of mosquitoes and a consequent
failing off in the death rate from ma
laria. The United States government
has now under consideration a project
for draining millions Of acres of
swamp land in the southern states.
When this is done huge areas that are
now entirely uninhabitable will be
lopened to settlement.
When it is impossible to drain all
swamps and pools, the next best thing
is to cover them with a thin film of
coal oil. This should be renewed every
seven or eight days. 1t may seem a
troublesome and expensive thing. but
it is not, and the result is always well
worth the small labor and expense A
few pints of oil sprayed over the sur
face of the average mill-pond will kill
every young mosquito in ii.
In many American cities the spraying
of wells, cesspools and puddles is now
done under municipal supervision. In
every case the effect has been marvel
Gus. In one southern city mosquitoes
formerly constituted a great plague
and malaria was ever present. But
during the past summer coal-oil
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campaign was begun early and under
scientific supervision, and as a result
the inhabitants of that lucky city
passed the summer in comfort and ma
laria practically disappeared
Mosquitoes as a rule do not travel
far from their birthplace. Many au-
thorities say, indeed, that they seldom
if ever journey more than half a mile.
This is probably an underestimate, but
all the same 1t is plain that they do
not go very far. Therefore it is per-
fectly possible for any city to rid itself
Of the pests absolutely. and at COM
paratively small expense.
The time is soon coming, indeed,
when the appearance of such maladies
as malaria, smallpox and yellow fever
will be regarded as disgrace to CIV
iliZed community-as much so, in fact,
as a reign of crime. All of them are
preventible. and all of them, before
many years elapse. will be prevented
The experience of the American ply
sicians who are laboring so valiantly
in Cuba, the Philippines. and on the
canal zone, and of those Englishmen
and Germans who are working in In
dia and East Africa will prove of more
profit to the human race than the ex-
ploits of the most famous conquerors
that ever lived.
In the old days the Isthmus of Pana-
ma was plague spot and it is said
that every tie of the forty-mile railroad
across the isthmus marked a grave.
Today thousands of Americans are liv-
ing there in comfort, and the death
rate among them is little, if anything,
larger than that recorded In the aver
age community of the temperate zone.
A dozen years ago Cuba was a land of
plaques and fevers. Today ii is COM
ing into notice as health resort. A
dozen years ago life along the Congo
was practically impossible to white
men. Fifty years hence there may be
a city as large as New Orleans at its
mouth.
Copyright. 1907. by J. W. Mullerl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-06

E tell you what is fashion S
latest decree. We stand ready
to offer helpful suggestions,
with the hope Of aiding you
In your selection; always re-
membering that expensive
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Copyright, 1907, by j. W. Muller)
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decorations are not always the most pleasing.
We have spent life time stud ying decorative
effects and offer you the result Of that ex-
perience.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-05
The Bachelor Made Kew.

do enjoy the freedom Of a latch.
kayF' exclaimed the bachelor maid bit.
terry. Look at that bunch"-holding
aloft a ring full OF keys. Fifteen, and
l have to carry all Of them all the
time. This one IL the key to the studio
building, this to my own studio, this to
my club, this to my hamper at the
club, this to my desk, this to the se-
Cret drawer Of the desk, this to a
trunk, this TO another. this to my let
ter box, this to my sewing machine
oh, yOs, the woman who comes to clean
my studio would do her annual sewing
mere IL didn't-this to my box In the
safety deposit, this to the planO-to
keep the woman from using 1t, of
eourSe-this-positively l forget what
II Is for, but know l need 1t often.
TN simply worn out Juggling around a
wrist bag big enough to hold them all
l assure you. my dear, that II you ever
hear I have committed matrimony you
may tell all my friends needed a
man to carry my keys for me"-Nsw
YOEk Sun.
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Case Heard To-day.

The case OF the Occur d'Alene
Electric liue versus Henry Ulrloh
who was charged with malicious
mischief and attempt to do bodily
Injury, was heard today. Conductor
Hayden who had charge of the train
ON which Ulrioh rode stated before
Justice A, V. Chambelrin who heard
the case that Ulrich was boistrous
and drinking, that he called vile
names and assaulted his seatmate,
claiming the latter had stolen his
ticket but was put of the train after
which he threw no less than i've
rocks, some OF which, Injured passen-
gera,.
Ulrioh testified he was not drunk,
did not swear aud did not strike, but
threw one rock. He claimed he lost
$50 ring, had his coat tore aud re
ceived rough treatment at the hands
OF the conductor.
The Justice sentenced him to 90
days In the county jail.
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AIR TO enrich EARTH
Edison Says Extracted Nitrogen
win Give Bigger Harvests.
STEAM TO BE sUPPLANTED.

Electricity Direct From Coal viii Drive
hOrses From Field of Labor, Predicts
the Wizard-ships and Trains TO BE
Run by Electrical Fluid.
Thomas Edison gave to the New
York American recently the first inter
view since his announcement on his
sixtieth birthday last February that he
had quit the career of a money making
inventor for that of a scientist.
For the rest of his life, he says, he
Intends to devote all his attention to
scientific problems without u thought
of whether or not their solution would
bring financial gain. The wizard dis
cussed many of the mysteries into
which he was delving and prophesied
that, even though he might fail of a
solution, he firmly believed others
would triumph where he failed, Mr..
Edison, for example, made the predic-
ton that before long science would
enable the farmer to enrich his lands
by means of nitrogen from the air,
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~ Foroe of Hablt.

do snoreY' said the fat CONNER,
cal drummer. II should say so. That's
why can't use an alarm clock. cant
hear 'em. My snore browns the best of
EN-. And, speaking of the force of
habft-I put up once ut a crowded
country hotel where l had to double up
with an acquaintance. l told him l
snoCed a few, but he didn't mind, he
said, because his wife was a star in
that line, and he had a system to
beat Il.
"T'Il sust tap you on the shoulder
every time you begin to snore,' he ex-
planned. 'That'll stop you without
waking you, and after a little I'll drop
OF myself
ut worked like a charm. fast Ills
taps aor time, but finally OIL ! went
On q dream Of $4,000 salar.; AMI 10
per cant commission. Well, sir. when /
awOhs In the morning there was that
chap tapping away at my shoulder reg
ulAr as clOckwOrk, and he sound asleep.
Been at 1t all night don't you see?
Force Of habit"
And he beamed indulgently on the
silent paRty.-New York Globe.
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talk or what ne 10 0omg unan can me
general Of his plan Of attack on the
eve Of battle. The chief incentive
which prompts the scientist to labor
toward q certain goal is the hope that
be win be the first to reach it There
fore he does not care TO make plain
the road to others"
ut has been said, Mr.. Edison. YOU
intended to take up the study of spon.
taneous life," said the reporter.
mo, will leave that for Mr.. Burke, ("
was the prompt reply. "That is TOO
mysterious for me, and yet, for that
matter. It is no more strange than
10000 other things q man may OBJ
serve" "a
Here the speaker paused and, lifting
a bit Of paper from, the table, let it
drop
mo man can explain why that pa.
per falls" he said. "You may cali II
gravitation, but then l ask, What Is
gravitation| No one can tell why the
magnet attracts iron or steel. We are
still ignorant OF the true character of
electricity. Indeed, t. me, after all the
years have spent in studying electric.
ity, 1t Is more a mystery now than
ever"
When asked what he thought of the
Oslerian doctrine the sexagenarian re
piled: II don't feel any more like tax,
Ing chlorOform now than when I was
thirty. l expect to live at least forty
more years."
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na Mxatarx Of Oath.

Oh, death, how bitter Is the thought
OF thee! How speedy thy approach
How Dtealthy thy stepsI How unee
tain thy hOurl How universal thy
sway! The powerful cannot escape
thee; the wise know not how to avuh
thee; the strong have no strength .
oppose thse; the rich cannot bEih
thee with their treasure. Thou art
hammer that always strikes, a swOd
that h never dull, net into which ~
fall, a prison into which all must en-
tar, a sea on which all must venture
penalty which all must suffer, ND
ute which all must pay. oh, deam
death! Implacable enemy to the he
man raeel Why didst thou enter mn
the orld3-Luis de Granada.
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0rsaasr Than The Nation.

There 10 a certain congressman who,
whatever authority he may hold In
the councils Of state. Is OF compare
lively minor Importance In his own
household. Indeed, 1t has been nm
kindly intimated that his wife Is the
whole thing In their establishment.
Representative and Mrs. Blank had
bean to Baltimore one afternoon
When they left the train at Washine-
eon on their return MrS Blank dis
covered that her umbrella, which had
been intrusted to the care Of her hus-
band. was missing.
Where's my umbrellaY' abe de-
mandSd
Tn afraid I've forgotten It. my
Gear" meekly answered the congress
man 1T must still be In tha train
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rhe E.ornnl Enmlnlne.

Sing a song Of splnateral
MY latchkey ana my dat!
No brutal man 20 say to me.
What have YOU done with that
Last dollar | bestowed on you
A month or 50 aBo2'
! love my Independence. still.
When burns the firelight low,
feel quite lonesome and 20 smalR--
Maybe I'm marry. after ALL
Sing a song Of welded wivesl
Three meals to plan per day,
A cook to weep and pacify.
A husband to obey.
Hos very dear. OF course, but when
Both day and night he's buried
Up to his eyes IN Wall street stocka,
It's stupid to be married.
And th0re are moments whom ia faln
Become Hpingter once againl
New York Timea
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THE element necessary for making
land fertile" he said, ''is nitrogen,
which exists In almost inexhauStible
quantities in the atmosphere. Until
recently, however, the utilization OF at.
mospheric nitrogen was regarded as
merely a laboratory demonstration.
Business men said 1t could never be
obtained cheap enough to sell 70 the
farmer as fertilizer.
But the day Is just about to dawn
when the air will be made to give its
nitrogen to the earth and to make It
yield more abundant harvests and fat
ter herds Of cattle. In Norway a plant
has been established which has been
conducted with such good results that
expect to see atmospheric fertilizer
on the market in this country within
the next ten years.
THAT such product win soon be
imperativeiy necessary there Is NO
doubt. Every shlpload Of wheat and
corn which goes abroad leaves the
United States so much poorer, not In
gold. but in nitrogen
"Sir William Crookes, when he was
president of the British Association
For the Advancement OF Science, pro-
phesied that In another quarter Of a
century the earth would be drained of
nitrogen 30 such a degree that there
would be famine In many regions of
the world. He may have taken too
discouraging a view OF the subject,
but nevertheless his statement had a
true basis Of fact. At the present time
the bulk Of the worlds supply of nj
trogen comes from the saltpeter beds
OF South America, but these are being
dug up so fast It viii not be very long
before they will be exhausted.
Another scientific discovery which I
expect to see before die ls the direct
generation of electricity from coal.
Imagine what will be the conse-
quences. Then locomotives win DO
thrown into the scrap heaps All trains
will be run by electricity. No longer
will coal be laboriously transported TO
the cities, but there win be great power
plants established at the mouths Of the !
mines, from which the electricity win
be sent out over the country by wire.
There win be no horses in the
streets, no stables. no flies. Wagons
win be propelled by electricity. Houses
VIII be lighted entirely by electricity, |
for 1t viii be so cheap II can be used
by the humblest tenement dweller.
Ships win no longer be driven by
steam. Electricity win be their motive
power. And then Il will be possible
to cross the Atlantic In three days.
AT the present time nlna-tenths OF
the power obtained from coal IL lest
by the use OF boilers. wheels and dyna-
mos. With the direct generation OF the
electrical current. therefore. the world
win have ten times more energy than
now"
When asked just what subject now
engrossed his attention a smile imme-
diately lightened Mr. Edison's boyish.
sensitive face.
The man who = studying a scien-
tine problem" he replied. ''can no more
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Aan1ln aura IL Mna used.

An old farmer and his wife, nOtsa
for their niggardlinesS, had eusSo1
Of allowing the servant only one ma09
70 light the FIRE with each morning.
One morning the match failed 70 ~.
dla, % the servant went to Their DIV
room door and asked for another one.
A whispered consultation was hs-
between the two, then audibIy the WIZ
sid:
''Wln you risk her WI anither am
IohnY'
Il doOt wen haze tae risk her, JansI
replied John. 'but be sure an see. :
sach& O. the ane she got last nlcnL
Glasgow Times.
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Furniture Polish.

A cheap cleaning and polishing
cream for furniture may be made as
follows: Shred half an ounce white
wax and two ounces beeswax into half
pint OF turpentine: let II dissolve
In a warm place. then pour into this a
mixture made as follows: An ounce Of
pure white soap, piece of resin the
size OF a nutmeg and half a pint OF
water, boiled together until melted.
Mix the whole thoroughly together
and keep in a bottle.
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The Here.
CITY IN BRIEF.

Buy lot for $40 from the Amer.
loan Trust company. See ad.
We have number one grain hay in
any quantity. VIM 5arr- Chalpey
Co.
To make good bread use Ceretans
the hard wheat fiour. E. B. Keller 4
Company
Money to loan. A. W. Haley.
oil Lakeside.
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Notice.

The business and accounts of the
stole will be settled and paid at the
once OF NJ. D. Wright lO3 Second
street.
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In the traing' snorted the LADY
"And to think that the affairs Of th
nation are lntrusted to & man Wh
doesn't know enough to take care Of
wOman's aw-Success
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o. Rlnn Ard Another.

Il wonder when the ring nrst y
Sma connected with fghdngT -
TIE N0llO~eR Of pugflism. on -. 4
Hanpeck. 81 suppose it dates oaCA -. 4
the beginning Of the Christian
gion." whats thatf What nAs -
hsm to do with rsligionY Vn
thought yOO were speaking OF r0s w
0lng Neutrality-suspicious. Press