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EARTHQUAKE PHENOMENA.
Peculiar Conditions Reported on
Yucatan
on
special Dispatch 10 The Star


PHILADELPHIA November l The
scientists who have been trying to
locate he big earthquake since the in
struments il the observatory. through
ont the world recorded it three weeks
ago, may bo aided IN their .uvestiga-
tons by The reports Of vessel masters
arr wing ar Philadelphia. who state they
observed strange phenomena III the coast
OF Yuca,an. near Progreso.
About ght NIL of shore ''. vessels
entered q straak Of yellow ssh. ro!ored
water. the limits OF which were clearly
defined by the contrast with the natural
color Of tn sea. Tbs streak extended as
far as the eye could reach Ia the east and
west. and Immense quantities Of dead hsh
We're floating az It's surface. emitting an
un bcartblo. stencil OF dvcOmposed mat
ter and Of sulphur tn" beach at the
port OF Prograso Vas strcNU with millions
Of dead fish thrown u by the sea. The
anchorage 1t TrosreSo has apparently nm
derg0uc change. as there are now only
four and yhree-quarter fathnms 81 water,
where formerly the depth VAS six faith
0nls. Doubtless a volcanic eruption n
that vicinity IS responsible for this change
Of the bottom. and vessels should take
car full sourdings When approaching their
usual anchorage off Progreso ana other
nearby points
Prof Marvin. the earthquake specialist
of the weather bureau, says that while
the great number of dead fish cast up
by the sea and the ycilOwish cast of the
water might indicate that there had been
some earthquake eruption down on the
floor of the sea still he did not believe
such phenomena resulted from the great
shock which was recorded on the weather
bureau saismograph. october 10. Had the
big quake OF that date occurred but
eight miles from the coast of lucatan
he said, the Inhabitants of that immedi-
ate locality would have been aware OF It,
as great damage would no doubt have
resulted on land.
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STREETS WITHOUT NAMES.
Unusual Condition of Affairs in Bis
marck, N. D.

Bismarck, the capital of North Dakota,
3 as far as is known, the only city in
e United States having streets unnamed
and houses unnumberad.
The dead letter Office, in compiling a
new edition of its directory that con-
aims the names of all the streets in the
-nited States sent blanks TO be filled out
~ all postmasters. The postmaster Of
Bismarck wrote that many OF the streets
II his city have no nam at all, and that
most of the houses are without numbers
ither theoretical or actual. Bismarck is
he capital has a population Of nearly
900, contains some federal institutions
md is called III the gazetteer "a banking
enter" 1t is presumed that 1t las at
asst a Main street or Il broadway"
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE. DAYS.
1AM \. WESCTILER. AICTI0NEER.


ExPr-r+0rS Sale 0f a-StOrN Brick
:.
DWELLING No oI- X Street North
-.
west Z-StCrN / rdT0c ijWeiliilg,
c' \,
no. ny N CiiStt MOI tuNtot,
tow o.,I p,-,,,-.,,,. I--,.,,, D,,.,,f1
SUI diib aSSiiSllt tdiltN lDNti
mo No a. y Street \-1-+I,,-ac>
'''~' ''D' = y ~ ~ ->'i "a w 49,
p-CToTy and Easement Brick
"
DWELLINGS,. Nos. 1870 and I212
- ~
! = street southwest, ana 4 Lot
TJ 81, E, d.
Jlti lb\CQ DN dil 1lN Iplitk buliQ-
;,c- NJ 100 ,D.L C+-oa4 SC,tI,
us. Nv. iOeC iClli ,'4NNt >Opt'i
aac+
~ virtue ~ the authority vested m me uli.
lrs~!$i.! hS the MS VIII ana re- amen ., ~
b-fii MArrlN- deceased, We MI st4 ~ pun.
-. j. H. III t m - ne rG>t'.t! We ~, ~
M1>i'A ~ y f.sN ~ II - ~ ~ T,r:rv
l.'-it. i!tni- I'm at<t ~ a. t'I -
- 'L''.N !.Si-. u" i"A'tlN- a. ''FN "a
Tar SITUATE III ne city 81 Washington bis'I+''
@' niGE'ia, T. wit; -...... ID, -
l." = "tc"idInG 10 the SNp'-i''Hi, h ih.Hf -
Java Murphy IN square 33> as s4It SUIT - =, !.
d''tS ~ record IN ID" once 81 ~ sul Wy o,
tAe i'I-'lf' 81 Columbia IN hock - NJ pase l"''
being lnrrEvet by premises - - y 81 NV
IMMEDIATELY THEREAf1fR
ne east = - feet front OF original lot . ny me
nun depth thereof il square o"S- be4Ds improve"
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CAMPUS FIGHTS CEASE.
President Winston's Remedy for
Hazing Worse Than the Disease

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RALEIGH. \. c.. November lat the
State Agricultural and Mechanical COL
lege yesterday the statement was given
out that there will be no more
fstic encounters like those of Tues
day afternoon and Wednesday even
ing In the fight Wednesday evening be-
tween 300 freshmen and sophomores sew
eral of the boys on each side were badly
hurt. One a least, of the students had
his nose broken and others suffered severe
in iIlries President Winston will later
make an official statement about the en-
tire affair, which had his sanction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-01
Swift Justice in jersey.

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MORRISTOWN. y. J., November l.
The swift action of Jersey justice was
again Illustrated yesterday, when James
Battle, negro. who was arrested Wed
lesday charged with having attacked a
girl last Monday night, was sentenced to
twenty years at hard labor Ia state prison
at Trenton. Battle pleaded guilty in
court yesterday ana was Immediately SEN
fenced and hurried off to Trenton. Battle
who was a coachmau, is thirty-tive years
old. The plaintiff was d young woman.
She was returning home when attacked
The negro was arrested on her descrip-
ton.
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Interstate Commission Hearings.

The Interstate commerce commission
as given notice OF hearings in this city
n the following cases:
Florida Fruit and Vegetable Shippers
Protective Association against Atlantic
cast Line.
Southwestern Kansas Farmers and Bus
ness Mems l. aoua against the Atchison,
Topeka ard Santa Fe Ra way COMPANY.
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sixty-Cent Gas for indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, November l.
The Citizens Gas Company, organized by
popular subscription to manufacture artf-
fetal gas for 90 cents a thousand feet
yesterday paid S409 600 for the mains and
pant Of the Consumers Gas Trust Com
pauy. which have been Idle since the ex-
haustion o. natural ga. The purchase
insufes Go-cent gas for Indianapolis T.
price cnarg d by the indianapolis Gas
Company is 30 cents
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oc26 G&ds eSu
ru0s. J. OWEN &. son. AUCTIoNnEEs.

BANKRUPT SALE OF NEW MACHINERY
Thirty HIP SIra que Electric Motor. tyre n:
IS H. Cincinnati Drll Press. with skinner wise: >
Brown x Sharpe IGrret In hes. Eu. - and a.
with chuching attachments: Lodge x Shialey is
III. Lathe, with chuckinG attachments and com
ana .IgtD-; Gould & EberharIt lin. Stroi.
ShaHar, Power 5-in. Hack Saw: 26-in. Cincinnati
PiaIcr sjE-f5lf bed and Skinner chuck. BIN
Power Press, WaShhuTn Sensitive DrIll. Reed
Multiple spindle Drill, with three spudes, Fox
Milling Ma rhiuc. 40. -: No ) Full l4iTersai
tin.:uG. II Milling Machine. with dividing head
and attachments: Brown ~ Sharpe No o Milling
Pratt x Whitney Hand Milling Machine: Eivct
Lathe. with attachments; Power Eive-or; sol Of
Green River Screw Plates: Emery Wheel Grind
or. GIiudStone. Hand Tool Grinder. Hand Forge
and Anvil. with toueS; 30 feet of l2-in. Double
leather Driving Belt; . Prentice Bench Eiscs. Il
Iron Bench Frames. with 50 feet of benches; 10
SigftiuG hangers. with self lining: $50 feyt of
Line ShaftinG with couplings and Il hangers,
lot Crrclla Steel COMPANY Steel and odds and
ends of Steel Hrass and Iron.
As trustee in bankruptcy of Heupel Holloran
x WiEsl - Incor! orated, l viii sell the above
described property for cash at public auct on on
the PREMISES Of the Frazee Potomac aunirv
ingcon, d. c, on THURSDAY. THE SEVENTH
DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1901, At TEN O'CLOCK
\ u.
At TWO O'CLOCK or THE SAME DAY I
will also sell at public auction in Room 90
JcHifer building. Washington. d. c. for cash
new l.. - Smith Typewriter. No. . with Table
Fllt-top Double Desk five Office Chairs Letter
Press and Table: Large Cary Safe 4 feet higb ?
feet wide and ~. Feet deep
WILSON & BARKSDALE
ATTORNEYS for Trustee. oc2sdts
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ADAM \. wEsCHLFR. ArcTIOyrrR-

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE. PIANOS BOOKS SEWTNC;
MACHINES GRAPHOPHONES. CARPETS.
Ed 5 CA,EkR i3:, ETC BY ACTION.
On SATURDAY. THE NINTH DAY OF NO
VENEER, 1871. COMMENCING AT TEN
O'clock 4 NJ. I Will sell by public auction,
within the sale~rcona of Adam \. Wrschlcr
so Pennsylvania aveuup northwest. ii. The I'M
redeemed gled-os which now due, TO pay IN.
irreat charges. etc. All parties interested will
please take notice.
Terms cash GEORGE u. HOR\ING
mol -d&dbs eSu Broker 9th and d SITS. NV.
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ITUsItts
]. \. NAEDEL, Attorney. 41G 9Th NV.
Oc2I-l&dS, eSu
ADAM A. WESCHLEK- ATCTI0NEER

SALE OF VALUABLE M
ISfS 3n1N STREET NORTHWEST AND 1857
31ST STREET NORTHWEST
4? virtue Of order Of the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia passed in probate No
l3ft5. in re- estate Of Edgar Z. Berry. deceased.
The und"rS .gned VIII sell at public auction in
f. NJ If the respective premises TIiI'RSD iY,
THE SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1907
M. the following described real estate, sit-atp
IL the city If Washington, District of Columbia
Fir>t-Lyt numbered ) in Jones and Cragiu.
AssiguceS- Subdivision of part Of square nun
h"red 12S2 improved by modern two-stnry brick
dwelling, heated by hot water ard containing all
modern improvements.
Socond-AH undivided one third interest in part
If square numbered l2S2, described as follows
Beginning for the same point On ;:lst street
Il 30-foot alley laid out IN said squar" by Harri
Williams and running thence and fronting On
3i$t street ll2 feet. more less. by Il depth
from 3lst street of 236 feet improved by an Is
room steam heated dwelling, containing all
modern improvements
Terms of sale: Onp-thrd cash. balance in two
equal installmentS, payable in and two years
cured by deed Il trust upon the property sold, or
ali cash. ~ the purchasers option. A deposit
of 500 Will be required If the purchaser as 10
each piece Il property at he time Of sale. ]
convcy&ncinG. recording and rofarial fees a the
cost f purchaser. Terms t. be complied wit.
within fifteen days from date Of sale property
will be resnd after > days advertisement a.
risk and cost Of Gofault:ng purchaser.
ALBERT T. BERRY. Administrator.
2924 Newark St ny
CHAS. W ARTH, Attorney.
Cnrcoran building or26-d&iS, eSl
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THos. J. OWEN & son, Aucts., 1881 G st. NV

POSITIVE SALE BY AUCTION or THREE
!Mb-NInRl FRAME DWELLINGS. Nos.
IEi6 ANlb l121 hTH STREET NORTHWEST
I'D 800 NEW YORK AVENUE NORTH
On TUESDAY. NOVEMBER FIFTH. 1907. W.
VIII sell II public auction in front Of the re
SpcctNc premises rs follows: At FOI X O'CLOCK
r. NJ, part of lot 81 in square 400 being 1916
",n street northwest: at FOUR TWENTY
oti-c'k 7. NJ. same day. parts Of lots and
>, IN square 4l9. being lT25 efh street north
west: same day at FOUR FORTY FIVE O'CLOCK
T. NJ, lot I, in square 52f being No 305 New
York avenue northwest
two years. with interest, or all cash. one hun
dred dollars deposit REQUIRED at time of sale
Conyeyancing and recording at purchasers cost.
THoS. J. OWEN & son, Auctioneers
-d,E rs
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- " $3.50 ''' i " 81 "'"'
VALUABLE COAL AND WOOD BUSINESS. N
GLIDING SCALES. WAGONS. CARTS. HAIR
NESS. LIVE STOCK, ELECTRIC MOTOR
SAW MILL. OFFICE FINTE'RE ADDING
MACHINE. GOOD WILL AND CI STuMERS'
LIST. ETC. OF THE OLD EST ABIISIED
YARD OF T.. +. LGCRAF'T X BEO.. ST. 9TH
STREET NoRTHWEST
Ty virtue of authority from the owner retir-
ing from business, will soil at public auc-
ton within the above premises on MONDAY.
THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1907. At
HALFTAST Ten O'CLOCK A. NJ, the stock
implements of trade. good will. customers list
etc. of this Old established yard. Excellent
opportunity to secure well-ocatcd yard with
ucnt.
Terms cash. TfIOS ]. OWEN < SON
Uc:fi-dt$, eSu AuctiOuecrs.
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TiiOS J. OWEN ( son, AUCIIONLERS.

TRCSTEE'S SALE OF XALJABLE RES,DENTIAI;
AND BUSINESS PROPERTY AT CORNER OF
It'll AND STREETS SOUTHWEST.
I5y virtue of deed of trust dated June Il
1875 and recorded in LiIer No. 30 folio ~. Of
the land records for the District Of Columbia
we viii sell public auction in front If the
premises. On WEDNESDAY. THE SMITH DAY
NJ NOVEMBER. 1907. AT HALF-PASr -FOUR
O'clock T. ~, lots 80. 81, 81. 80, 81, 81 and
SO in William IL. Baum's subdivision of part
Of square +33 in the city Of Washington, IN t."
District If Columbia. as per plat recorded in
book II. folio -. Of the office Of the surveyor for
said District. This property is improved 10y 10 4
brick dwelling houses on Il street, a brick store
and dwelling on corner of Tth ana L streets and
large unimproV"l lot on Tth street adapted for
business purposes or for the location If an apart
mrut house. The said property will he sold as
an entirety, subject tn Il Iced Of trust securing
So oiD with interest from May y. 1907
Terms OF sale: one thirG cash. balance in eoua
iusralimenyS in one and two years with interest
pay able s"m-aGulal!y, aud Sc Hrpd Gpon the
property, or all cash, at the option of The pur
chaser. deposit of five hundr i dollars re
qprrd at time of sale. Couyeya icing and re
cofding at cost of purchaser. If terms Of SALE
are not compiled with in ten days from day @:
sale ;he trustees reserve the right t. resell ut
risk and cost of dafaultiug purchaser.
WILLIAM \. GORDON.
j. WORDSWORTH GORDON
oc26 d&is eSu Trustees.
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ADAM \. WESCHLER, AUCTIoyTER

Trustees Sale Of Two-storv
Frame Store and Dwelling, No.
1912 9th St. N.W.,: Also Unin-
proved Lot on South Side Mas
sachusetts Ave, Between North
Capitol and Ist SITS. NV.
by virtue Of decree Of the Supreme Court Of
No. 2Il2i, wherein Cornelius n Wells Of ny
are c"nrlainants and Ida l.. Drurv ct nj arc do
fendants. The undersigned trustees viii ofrer fer
sale by pubic auction. in front Of the respective
ET SWETif on MoNpAI THE rogRT!5 IAp OF
HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM +.n follow.
ing described real estate situate In rbc c'fr ".
Washington. District Of Columbia to Wit: The
north 20 feet front by the depth of s1hl,t nun
frame store and dwelling No. 1912 eth street
northwest.
At FIVE O'CLOCK PM
The east 30 100 foot front by the GcDfh Ct sub
lot numbered 27. and tie west IS s0-l0i feet
front by the depth of sublot numbered oS in
square numbered e26 on Mass. ave ,rt North
tAr. and Isl streets northwest tunimDryvpdl
Terms: On each parcel. one-thir1 cl.L bal
ance in one and two years with interest On de
feerred PAYMENT at six per cent per anDGm. pay
able senrl-annuailv, secured by deed of trust on
tn" property sold. all cash nj the option Of
the purchaser. \ deposit of 500 on each parcel
required ut the time Of sale Terms If sale TO
be complied with In u days from Guy of sale
otherwise the trustees reserve the igat to re
sell the property at The risk aud cost of the de
Of such resale III The Evening Star a newspaper
published in Washington. n G. All ,,nyeyapc.
ing, recording, etc, ut purchasers cost
s T. THOMAS,
No. l52 n st NV
IRVING WIIITAESON
Columan t.Gg
EDWARD H THOMAS
No. 9l6 T vt. NV.
oc22 d&ds."Su Trustees.
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The undersigned viii sell public sale n f-0nr
Of Hicks store, at Eords station, on the Mot
,2pq,it1n ira9gh q t4' = an1 . Z; T.. on SAT
O'CLOCK M. a tract Of band. cont8inil" about
- acres and located about or" mile east o,
Hcy5S station and along the BarncsvilIo road. Il
is known the Bloom tract. end adtoiaS N.
lands OF Joseph T. White. Clarence Griffith aud
others. Part Of the land is well set IN timber.
i heavily set in pine, suitable for lumber or
pulp wood. This land wien cleared viii make
excellent farming aud dairy land There are sev-
er1i fine springs on it and fine stream OF wate-
rms thro4-a it. There is - room DIVE linz
t the house. This land is near churches.
schools, post office railroad AMI i loca red in a
2ood community The lands Immediately around
are among the best il the country. ard this
tract IS of III" same quality.
The tract viii T." offered 4 whole and lu
TWO parcels. Persons wishing 10 Invest in lands
" the above character will do well to visit and
INSPECT tits tract.
Terms: One-;hird cash balance in equal ray
UeHts OF one and TWO years !UrchaS erS 70 f,iyn
notes with approved security for deferred nav
ueuts or all cash at option " purchasers
Possession given upon compliance with terms OF
Fer further particulars address the undersigned
II Hagerstowl, Md.
FRANK W. MIsu.
CHARLES \. LITTLE.
AftoraeTs in Fact Of Samuel Martin Bloom.
C. Il. SLOAN u co. AECTI0NEEES. lsg7 q ST.
SALE or GENERAL HOUSEHOLD MD OF
FIcE FURNITURE FROM \ LOCAL SrOR
AGE CONCERN. PRIVATE OWNERS. ETC:
AiSo FOR TIE ACCOUNT or EILuN
SPENCER luSSEY EX.. WITHIN ORR
ROOMS. 1907 c st. SATURDAY. N0yEu.
ErE SECOND. 1901. At TEN AN
Fine CHARTERED Oak Dining rao,1. aad Rod
oan Ser. Brass and Erarc.,I I'eIs AMI S,.~fo@s.
'' .'.~r'-. new hEI used. IUi,HE. Bedding. ! f.
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r-TTiIE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED IN
TIL THU KSDAT. NOVEMBER SEVENTH. 1907
-"-.- u.u's and places. BY order ~ the trustees.
G o. SLOAN < co. AUCTIDNr l401 = Sc
ADAMS EXPRESS CnNfpANY'S SALE OF UN.
CLAIMED FREIGHT
oN TUESDAY. THE TWELFTH DAY OF
\ot EMbEE- \. y. 1907. AT Ten O'CLOCK
An, The adams T. ress Co will sell, without
reser:e. In the auction rooms (second hooD of
c. 6. S!oan 4 Co, 1907 st. Washington, D
c. 10 pay charges. about 500 packages, compris
.Tg au assortment q trunks. valises. boxes. pack
ages etc. All parties concerned wiz please take
aoIrr.
Tens cash and no lot VIII on any account be
delivered during the time of sale.
Q. Il. SLOAN CO., Auctioneers
oc7-dts
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McGratn s Kennedy.
AI-ELL0NELrS-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-30
RAISING CHURCH FUNDS.
The kaftirs Mix In Lot of Fun With
Their Gcncrosity

The gentle I[u1lr when he does be-
come Christianized has his own idoas
of the best method of raising funds
for the support OF the cause" From
the sublotncd description of native
'nectihg sent home by Il missionary it
would appear that native generosity,
although of Il rough and tumble char
actcr, Is distinctly productive of ways
and means:
"Receutly attended a native tea
meeting, at which moro than fl2 was
raised by this very poor congregation.
Their way Of doing It ans characters
tic and amusing. They paid 2 shillings
TO sit down to tea, Then come one
would pay 8 shllllngs for such aud
such man to be required to get up
again mud leave the table. The man
thus assaulted would pny 3s. Cd. for
leave 10 sit down again. There was n
special table at which six could sit
paying an extra shilling each for the
privilege. They had Just not seated
when man pnid { nhilings to clent
them out, md they pnld another 8 shil-
ings to sit on. ana so 1t went on. They
- ''''s7S 'ii 'ii' 'hS'h'ciNcS, uiiu WIS 10
their way OF giving to the cause. Ono
man had tin of sirup. He said he
would pay . shillIngs 20 pour 1t over
another mans head who had goe him
self up well ira large collar, ETC.. this
man paid 3 shillIngs to be let of, the
first man 4 shillings agnin to 10 1t, tho
other shillings TO escape, the first 9
shlllings to do it--and did 1t, and, oh,
the laughter and the mess!"
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II Blow.

When British battleship was lying
In New York harbor lieutenant of
the visiting vessel was discussing
rough weather with group OF Ameri-
can naval officers. one OF whom re-
pented the tale of the day that was SO
windy that the crows had to walk
home.
still. that wind was nothing to one
wo encountered in the bay OF Bis.
cayF' laughed the lieutenant. "Why.
1t blew so hard TINT 1t took four men
TO hold Prince Louis hat on. and even
then 1t blew the anchors off the but
tons on his Woman's Home
Companion.
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A Fools Identity.

Some of the best known people pass
unrecognlzed by those to whom they
should be known. Harold Frederick
sat one night Mt dinner next man
whose very silence md tnciturnity
caused him the more closely covertly
to survey him. Not word wns ex-
changed between the two. "Who was
that hopeless idiot that sat next to at
dlnncr?" asked Frederick ut the close
of the meal. THAT hopeless idiot was
Cecil Rhodes" he was answered. 1t
was the fact. The Colossus had been
In one of the moods in which he would
not talk, and Frederick, though he had
seen his portrait a hundred times, had
not recognized him.-St. James Ga
zette.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-30
saaaeity of the Aneients.

Many quotations came from the
works of Thales. the Greek philosopher
and one of the seven wise men. 1t was
he who said, Know tlysef," Few
words ore sign of prudent Judgment"
Search after wisdom and choose what
is most worthy There is nothing
more beautiful than the world" Time
is the wisest thug, for 1t lnvents and
discovers ell things" He also said
that 1t was the hardest thing in the
world to know oneself and the easiest
to admonish another. In his youth
Thalcs was urged to marry, but he
said, ut is too soon," and later in life
upon being urged again he said, at is
too late"
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lntoxicated Midae Eliea.

Concerning the life history of the
particular little nudge that patronizes
the arum In England very little is
known, yet 1t IS certain that when
arums are blooming these midges give
little time to anything besides drunken
orgies within their shelter. You have
only to cut open bloom at the narrow
neck portion and look down to the
lower part to see the helpless insects
lying In heaps. ali more or less intoxi
cated-intoxlcated from overindulgence
In arum pollen.-Strand Magazine.
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Nurses and Cancer.

II find the trained nurses brave
enough in most cases of contagious dis.
ease" said Il Brooklyn doctor. but
there is one thing at which they balk."
Whats that" asked friend
smallpox"
mo; cancer. They have nil the un-
trained woman's horror OF that dis
ease. The most faithful of them will.
go without an engagement for weeks
rather than take cancer case. Yet
the peril is slight compared with what
they face almost without thought"
isn't it contaglous?
"a malignant case Is IL scratched
hand is brought into contact with the
cancer Three cancers out of four.
however, are not malignant and can bt
dressed without gloves safely. The
trained nurses balk at all of them."-
Brooklyn Eagle.
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HUMoRs OF WAR.
A Federal Lieutenant Who Was Worse
Than Surprised.

During the civil war the commander
OF Il marching detachment looked along
his line. scowlcd at Its irrcgularlty,
then shouted aloud. "Close up Close
up, you fcllows Why. IL the enemy
were 10 fire on lis now they couldn't
hit ono Of you" Another commander.
willie d hnttie was ia nrosress, came
upon u stragglcr who was running
away. with tears streaming down his
checks. "AIy man. don't he baby"
tho general demonstrated. thinking TO
shame the renegade. "Boo-hoo. VISIT
! was n baby and gal baby ut that"
was the answer that showed him the
case was bopclcss,
That Is less humanity amusing than
the answer of Euilolcss lieutenant
who with half company had been
captured md paro'ed by the ubiquitous
John Morgan. Upon reaching Federal
territory tile lieutenant made haste TO
report TO tho nearest post commander,
who, inter- duly welcoming the new
conner. said: Tell me low all this
happened We're you surprIsedi'
Surprised! A heap worse'n that. /
tell you. was plum astonlshcd to sec
them gray fclcrs. was. fer fact.
co,onel," the lieutenant answered, with
the mir OF one who fully covers the
cnse.-Success Magazine.