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The Washington bee., 1907-05-25

mittee is now in communication with
their managers to get details.
During the past ten years the cost
of living in Washington has increased
from II to 25 per cent, while the sal
aries of government employees have re-
NAMED stationary. The consequence
is that government employees are pray
ing for panic times. They say if this
terrible prosperity continues they
will be ground into the earth.
. The plan for the new store is to
sell the goods at current market
rates, and then to return the profit
to members. Ten per cent will be
set aside as a sinking fund to I'm
prove the store. An experienced man
will be chosen for manager and will
be paid good salary.
At the first general meeting, DR.. A.
Patton, of the treasury department.
was chosen president OF the society
The vice president is G. w. w.
Hanger, of the department of com
meree and labor, while other promi.
nent officials held other important
places.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25
WILL REFOREST PINE LANDS.
Company Carrying on Extensive Ex
periments in Upper Michigan.

Marquette, Mich.-With the purpose
of eventually bringing about the re-
fOrestatiOn Of the pine barrens of up
per Michigan the Cleveland Cliffs Iron
company is carrying on extensive eX-
periments. 1t has established nur-
series in Negaumee and AIger coun-
ties at which pine trees are being
raised from seed and the plan has
thus far been attended with entire
success. White pine trees grown from
seed are ready for transplanting two
years after sprouting Ninety thou
sand of these tender sprigs are ready
for this purpose now, and they are be-
ing set out on cut-over lands near
COalwOOd
A considerable quantity of seed was
planted last year. More Will go into
the ground this spring, including so
pounds received few days ago from
Denmark, and this process will be re
peated annually for an indefinite time.
Forty years. it is estimated, are re-
quired for a white pine tree TO attain
such size as to make it profitable 20
market
Another interesting experiment to
be conducted by the company is the
culture Of the southern cottonwood
on northern Michigan lands 1t is be-
lieved that this timber would be ideal
for pulpwood.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25
AN AUTHORITY ON FISHES.
Milwaukeean Presented with Cross of
Legion of Honor.

Milwaukee. Wis.-Edward P. Allis,
Jr.. an American who has been given
the cross of the French Legion of
Honor. is Milwaukee man. He is
one of the few Americans to be thus
honOred for scientific work.
Several Americans have been given
the cross for their labors in Htera-
ture or diplomacy. Mr.. Allis is hon
ured for his work in the study of
fish life
His scientific labors have made
him known among scientists general
ly. For the past Is years he has
lived at Mentone, France, where he
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25
DOG RACING IN MICHIGAN.
Every Boy in the Upper Peninsula
Owns a Team of Dogs.

Calumet, Mich.-One of the most
popular forms of winter entertainment
in the upper peninsular of Michigan is
dog racing. Several of these kind of
derbys are held every winter. Ski
tournaments are frequent, but they do
not overshadow the dog races.
At Nagaunee the annual dog race
was held not very long ago, and was
witnessed by thousands of people.
The warm sun of the morning soft
ened the surface of the street, putting
it in bad condition. By the time the
races were over it is doubtful if the
mothers of the youngsters who drove
the dogs could have recognized them,
as they were completely covered with
mud. All of the boys wore masks at
the start, but when the race grew
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25
FRENCH PRIESTS EARN LIVING.
Forced by the Separation Act to Sup
port Selves in Business.

Paris.-The separation act, which
deprived the French Roman Catholic
clergy of official position and stipends.
has led many to adopt curious forms
of cooperation, with a view to earn
ing their living in Paris. The priests
have formed a syndicate, the chief OBJ
ject of which is to procure coal and
provisions at wholesale prices. There
is also a federation of clerics who do
manual labor
Many priests who are capable gar
deners and carpenters find employ
ment from Roman Catholics through
this federation. Its members under
take to copy the celebrated Socialist
division of the day by giving eight
hCHrs to manual work. eight to cleri-
cal and eight TO rest.
In the department of Cher priests
have formed a beekeepers' association
and make as a yearly income from the
sale of honey about $3.50, almost as
much as their former stipends.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25
BED Cans for Kansas.

st. LOu1s.-Kansans have always
been noted for doing curious things,
but the story to the effect that Gov.
Hoch has signed a bill requiring the
use of red cans for gasoline reaches
the lovely limit The law makes it
unlawful for dealers to sell gasoline in
any but red receptacles, and is en-
titled, so the correspondent of Au-
tomobile Topics states, An act to pro-
tect hired girls and absent-minded
men"
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25

warm they tossed them aside to
enable them to see better.
There were 19 entries, all of whom
appeared in several heats, and most
of the races were close. All the runs
were down the grades on either end
of Iron street, but in spite of this fact
the smaller dogs had difficulty in get
ting over the course.
There were numerous fights, par
ticularly at the starting points, and
occasionally two or more dogs would
get into a miX-up midway down the
street or just before reaching the tape
No more amusing sight can be i'm
agined than a dog race. Usually at
the start there is trouble At the word
ego" some of the dogs get into a fight
and require the immediate attention
of their drivers. The more peaceably
inclined get away during the alterca-
tions of their opponents, and thus OBJ
tain a commanding lead. There is a
great overturning and humping when
the rushing mass of dogs cross a rail-
road track or ditch.
The handling of the dogs and
sleighs at these points is most skill
fully done and causes great merriment
among the spectators.
Dog teams are very common in
Northern Michigan, and there is a
scare in a town where there is not
from 100 to 200 dog teams owned by
boys who find them very useful. In
some cases these outfits prove a
source of considerable income to the
owners. who use them for hauling
wood, etc
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25
Long East Cures Disease.

Webster City, Ia.-Mrs. Harriet NJ.
CIosz. a beautiful and prominent soci-
ETY. woman, has just tasted food for
the first time in 40 days. She entered
the voluntary fast to cure herself Of
rheumatism, which had crippled her.
Her first breakfast was made up of
orange juice. Though she had gone
without food for so long she was able
to answer the telephone and inform
the pain and swelling in her legs are
almost gone. She believes dieting can
completely cure many diseases.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25
s25 nnn for Girls Lost Len

New York-A verdict Of $4,000.
the largest on record for such an in
jury. was given Miss Margaret Noakes
against the New York Central rail-
road the other day before Justice
Hendrick by jury in the supreme
court. Miss Noakes, a girl of 20 years.
sued the railroad company for $4,000
damages for the loss of her left leg. A
Central locomotive ran down the auto
mobile on which she was in June,
1903.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ORGANIZE.
Form Cooperative Store at Washing
ton TO Reduce Expenses.

WashingtOn.-The first cooperative
experiment ever tried in the nations
capital is an attempt by the $4,000
government employees of Washington
to reduce the excessive cost of living
by organizing a cooperative depart
ment store. A preliminary organiza-
now being perfected.
The cooperative societies of Eng
land and Australia are to be models.
The army and navy and the civil serv-
ice cooperative societies of London
have attained worldwide reputation
for their success. and 2 special COM
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25

has pursued his researches. His par
ticular branch of work has been fish
organism.
At mis- own expense Mr.. Allis pub
fishes a quarterly magazine at Bos-
ton devoted to mOrphology. The mag
aZine is conducted at a loss, but is
regarded as an authority.
Mr.. Allis is now on the point of
publishing his researches, as a text
book for advanced workers. The cost
of the plates deferred English, French
and American publishers, but a Ger
man publisher has been found who is
willing TO undertake the work.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25

3 pale and was made an object Of
,-0lare regard and veneration.
A1er Croouerberghs when he
-ei his steps away from there in
vas a master of II different and
-ct dialeots-all of the tribal Ian
( Keen observation and possessed
\ extraordinary natural descriptive
his tales were above ordinary
S description of the Nile region
nor. particularly of the great
.a falls was minute and graphic.
s story of his entry into the Ny
country is worth repetition.
and his companions had been
--s for weeks and months prior
certain day on which in the early
-s they calculated they would
-r evening reach the point of
-la.1 So it was on late that
evening they found themselves
growth Of heavy underbrush,
s-. aM0er and there it was de-
.-es would halt for the night.
suddenly occurred to him that
-.s, bee come other people in
..-.. .E- FOR he detected some
--.. ......- among the brush. A
.. .-. Erms of several men
.. ... uiuge of the timber
. minute or two one
out from the brush
......E across to where
......... .."-hs was standing.
... had some sort of
... around the body, but
..a carried, held across
WI. both hands, a rife. and
.-- b. ..ar style right up to
.... .. TTO and directly in
.-o Jesuit OF course, Father
..--s was surprised and a
-."sI. specially as the other
aga 1.enyIy at his face. all
-. holding the rife ready for
.7. CONSERVATION of the
..--r man presently took
and said with a rather
@.ll.-.r.
do E.a aa father?"
.@.."r replied.
Very v.a. but, pray. who are
Other answered.
Jam. Is Paddy Donovan. from
-~-t / am glad TO see
'...sr said, Mr.. Donovan.
PITT. doing Lere"'
.-e --ihe in this vic:n-
.5 The II be with
."asred a small hut,
.-. first Rcm-n Cath,
. lie territory. With
= .aerghs Donovan be.
w." #aa.nted and wherever
-~. e-ed Donovan went with
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25
Chicago Gets Famous Gun.

El Paso, TeX.-James NJ. Guthrie of
Chicago has departed for his home
after spending some time at Alama-
gordO. He took with him the rifle
that Geronimo, the famous Apache
leader. used in his fight against Gen.
Crook in Arizona The gun was in
the possession of an old regular army
veteran, and Mr Guthrie purchased
it for the Field museum OF Chicago.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25
Denended on Circumstances.

Edwin Markham said of child labor
at a dinner in New York:
And where we have a fair child la
Dor law it is too often made null
through the lies that the children S
parents make them tell.
"A NOrristown minister asked a
poor, thin, pallid bobbin boy how old
he was.
1t depends, the boy answered
cautiously.
Depends said the minister. De
pends on what?'
IF I'm goin' on the train I'm under
u. but if I'm loOkin' for job I'm over
IA"
The Washington bee., 1907-05-25
LAST OF LoNDoNs CID INNS.
Travellers Of To-Day Stop at Tavern
of PickWiok and Sam Weller.

New York; century ago London
was noted fer iJs cca hing inns To-
day but one remains in London proper
TO recall the egyety Of coaching par
ties that assembled in the comfortable
parlOrs for an evening Of pleasure
Georges inn, the last Of these famous
taverns where the nobility of England
gathered in years gone by, was prob
ably the most popular that lined the
roadways of the English capital. It
was through his association with the
people who frequented Georges inn
that Charles Dickens began to attract
widespread attention as a novelist and
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-01-12
Area of the United States.

The United States Geological Sur
vey has just issued Bulletin 302, by
Henry Gannett, which represents the
result of conference and cooperation
of the Land Office, Census Bureau and
Geological Survey in an effort to agree
on what constitutes the area of the
United States"
The absence of standard of meas
urement for determining the area led
to a discrepancy between the tables
Of the Census Bureau made in 1887
and those of the General Land Office
prepared in 1899.
The result Of the cooperation of the
departments is that the area of the
United States proper, which is given
as 3,O26,789 square miles, has been
increased over the census figures by
1,1SS square miles. The bulletin gives
the area of Alaska as 590,SS4; the
Philippines, 1906; Hawaii, 6,449;
Porto Rico 3,435; Guam 21O; Samoa
II: ana the Panama Canal strip Ala
square miles, All of the detached ter
ritory is subject to change as the
limits become more correctly defined.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-01-12
HALEY COMET DUE IN 1o,a
Has Not Been SEEN Since 1895, and
VIII Not Be Seen Again Tin
Latter Part Of Twentieth
Century.
Century,

The most famous Of all com...
though not the largest and most h,;,
liant, will again be visible in 1o1n
This is Halley's comet, SO called -ro,.
it's Identification by the great astron
omer who was the friend Of Sir Is,,.
Newton. Halley's investigations =,
astronomical records led him to a.,
sert that the comet which he had -,
served in 1852 had appeared in 1s,,
and 1907, and to predict its reanna.,
ance in 1853. The fulfilment ~ h.
prophecy excited the most into ..
scientific interest and established !.
yond doubt the periodcity of comot.
and their movements in orbits IA.
termined by the law of grayitation
Its last appearance was in 1879 n.
period varying between seyentv.Hv.
and seventy six years years on a.
count OF the perturbing attraction.
ed Jupiter and Saturn in certai,
parts of its orbit. 1t was BY that
time possible to calculate its mov..
ments with much greater accura.v
than before that it made its perih.,,o.
passage within four days of the nra.
dicted date. 1t was not then varv
grand object to the naked eye hn,
the light of its nucleus surpassad
that OF second magnitude stars and
was comparable with that Of AL
debaran and Antares. It's tail. vhile
the comet was approaching the sun
attained to a length of 20 degrees
-Leslie's Weekly.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-01-12
Vocabulary Supplied.

The man who had visited San Fran
cisco to view the ruins and the be-
ginnings of the restoration sat looking
out Of the car window with an ex-
preston of wonder and bewilderment
on his face.
"Seen great things out there, haven't
you?" said a genial stranger, who had
slipped into the next seat. Now
you're going home to tell about it,
'It's-it's marvellous-it unbeliev-
able. such courage-such-we words
fail me-" said the man from the East,
stammering in his excitement
Il knew they'd fail you, said the
genial stranger, in a confidential tone,
"but l can obivate all your difficulty.
l don't wish to press it on you, but
have here a little book of one hundred
pages called The Right Word in the
Right Place. handy for the pocket or
the bag, and costing only twenty-five
cents. All, thought SO! Thank you!"
and the genial stranger moved up the
car toward an old lady who was wip-
ing her eyes with damp ball of
handkerchief.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-01-12
The Evils of CONSTIPATION

are many; in fact, almost every serious
illness has its origin in constipation, and
some medicines, instead of preventing CON
stipation, add to it. This is true Of most
cathartics, which, when first used, have
beneficial effect, but the dose has to b
continually increased, and before long thu
remedy ceases to have the slightest effect
There is one preparation, however, thai
can be relied upon to produce the SAINT
results with the same dose, even afta
fifty years daily use, and this is Brand
reth's Pills, which has a record Of ova
100 years as the standard remedy for con
stipation and all troubles arising from Y
impure state Of the blood.
Brandreth's Pills are the same fine la
ative tonic pill your grandparents use
and can be found in every drug and med
cine store, either plain or sugar coated
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-01-12
IN THE HIGHLANDS.

In the highlands, in the country places
Where the old plain men have rosy faces
And the young fair rnaidens
Quiet eyes.
Where essential silence cheers ana plesses
And forever in the hill-recesses,
Her more lovely music
Broods and dies.
o to mount again where erst l haunted;
Where the old red hills are bird -enchahted
And the low green meadows
Bright with sward: ,
And when even dies, the million Ihttu,
And the night has come. and planets
glinted
10, the valley hollow
Lamp bestarred!
o to dream. o to awake and WANDER
There, and with delight to take anu ieh-
der
Through the trance Of silence
Quiet breath:
10, for there, among the MOWERS anu
Only the nightier movement sounds and
passes,
Only winds and rivers.
Life and Death.
Robert Louis Stevenson.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-01-12

A very plain elderly Atchison gil
was married lately and the society 70
porter gave the usual account Of the
wedding in the paper, notes the At
Gibson Globe. She spoke of the win
some prettiness of the bride and Of
her grace and beauty in her bridal
dress. A formerly of AtchiSn woman.
who knew the bride, cut the descrip.
ton out of the paper and sent 1t to
the society reporter with the follow.
ing words: "In the language of Victor
Hugo in his famous novel, Les Mis-.
cradles This lie will follow you to
Paradise
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-01-12
What the Latin-Americans need II

What the Latin-Americans need Il
be told. observes the Louisville COul
Ter Journal, is that the great republic
of North America does not propose Il
Interfere unnecessarily with theh
affairs. but will leave them, in mat
tiers where our own interests are mo-
involved, to work out their own des
TIMES They have much to learn il
self-govenment, mt they will no,
learn any faster by unnecessary in
reference from us. They have long
entertained a fear thai We propose Ia
put them under tutelage, and this
they a/a disposed to resent. Neither
their interests nor ours will be pro
NOTED by policy of meddling with
their affairs.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-01-12
Soap and Alum as Waterproof Com
pound.

The cement reservoir of the new
water system at Uxbridge, Mass,
which leaked water at the rate Of 3d.
600 gallons a day when tested, has
been treated with an inside coat of a
composition of soap and alum. The
composition is made by heating soap,
alum and water in kettle until the
mixture is the thickness of paste,
when it is applied while hot with
brushes. 1t is believed that this will
fill the pores in the cement and pre-
vent the water from leaking through.
This process has long been known to
engineers and in spite of the theory
of some that it will not last has given
entire satisfaction on more than one
occasion.-Cement Age.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-01-12
The Last Phase.
thought to humble her

They thought to humble her.
Everybody" they declared, severe
ly, knows very well how old you are
But the woman did not vince. On
the contrary she tossed her head in a
defiant manner.
"They know very we'll, do they:
Well. what if am old enough to know
better?" was her crushing retort.-
Puck.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-01-12

Doan's Kidney Pills cured me in
few short weeks am now enjoying
the best of health, have fine appe-
lite, the best of digestion. and restfui
sleep. all due to your splendid pills"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster-M Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-01-12

The sublime Of Nature does not
equal the sublime Of Thought. A good
man is truer image Of spiritual
things than the loveliest landscapes;
and the faithfulness OF conscience,
the inviolab!e law in the soul, is more
worthy to picture the moral con-
stancy Of God than the orderly revo-
lutions of the heavens.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-01-12
Pearx,s New Po,-c Record.

Commander Robert f. Peary has
sent message stating that he sue
ceeded reaching latitude 81 degrees
minutes. This is higher than thH
point reached by the Duke OF tho
AbruzZi. who held the record. Pea
suffered terrible privation and hard
ship. battling necessarily with ice,
storms and headwinds. No deaths OF
illness, however, occurred in the ex-
petition.
Peary wintered on the north coast
of Grant Land and then Travelled by
sledge northward. Gales broke up
the ice, destroyed his caches, AMI cul
off communication with his support
ing bodies. Drifting steadily east
ward, however, he reached the point
mentioned. On the return his party
had to eat eight doSs.-Scientlflc
American.
He who allows oppression shares
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-01-12

Doan's Kidney
Pills, as l have
found by personal
experie nee tn at
they are an ideal
kidney remedy. l
suffered with COM
plications Of kid
ney complaint for
nearly five years,
spent over 800 on
useless remedies,
while FIVE boxes Of
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-01-12

WXlQO lZ!=1NNQLA
A company has been formed in
Greece for buying up unsold currants
and converting them into alcohol for
fuel.
If drops of water condensed from
the atmosphere were collected from
the walls of a close room and injected
into rabbit the creature would, ac-
in agony.
The normal child is a slumberous
animal by natures design. II he does
not sleep soundly the whole night
through for eight to ten hours, he is
not well and should be examined TO
determine the cause.
A new pen has recently come upon
the market in Europe for which con-
siderable success is predicted. These
pens are made of tantalum in substi-
tuition for steel. They are more flexi-
BILE than gold pens and more durable
than those of steel, since they resist
corrosion, and can with difficulty be
spotted with ink. At the same time
their points are exceedingly hard.
The applications of the X-rays to
the study of phenomena invisible,
bo,yt %hoiv old ors,tiuua11v increase
in number. Some of the results are
rather curious than useful, but sub
stantial additions to knowledge are
being made in this way. One Of the
latest scientific uses found for the
rays is in revealing the inner struc-
ture of flowers and fruitbuds. In some
respects this is better method than
dissecting for the study of certain
parts of plants.
In the Pan Angle Telescope Of Dana
Dudley of Wakefield, Mass, vision is
connected around corners by mirrors
in the angles of the tubes. A telescope
eyepiece receives the image, and If the
distance is considerable powerful lights
are placed at the transmitting stations.
Receivable hoods mounted above
buildings or on shipmasts make it pos
sible to obtain extended outside views.
The tubes may be placed under
ground or elsewhere, and with the APP
paratus installed in a factory with
electric switches controlling suitable
mirrors, a superintendent may look
into any room or building at will, or
may view a person at a telephone.
In his Bakerian lecture in London
recently, Prof JOAN Milne said that
in addition to the many tremors due
to seismic, or earthquake. influences
which delicate modern instruments de-
tect there are certain puisatlons when
seem to have some other origin. Some
Of these are diurnal. and are probably
due to the influence OF the sun and
the weather on the ground. In wet
weather the sides and bottom of
valley carry a greater load than the
bounding ridges; in cry weather the
case is reversed. Even the transpira-
ticn Of moisture by plants may pro-
duce perceptible effects upon the tilt
CT the ground. Thus the face OF
mother earth is almost as sensitive to
external influences as the skin of a liv-
ing creature.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-01-12

The Congo Free State has an area
Of 100000 square miles, and an esti-
mated population of no less than 30r
100000.