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Oysters and Gelatine.
the Ohio State Journal.

FROM the Ohlo state journal.
DR.. Wiley, the national food expert, Is
b6mping about among some cherished no.
lions, and we fear he Is interfering with
some Of the joys Of life. Now he comes and
tells us that the only oysters that are fit to
eat are those that are taken directly from
the shell, and that these bucket oysters
should not be eaten. He even intimates that
they should be prevented from entering In
terstate commerce because they are dead
The doctor has really kind word for the
oysters sent out in tin cans, but those
shipped in tubs and buckets ARE either pre-
served with some preservative or are dan
gerously near the ptomaine line one of the
two" The doctor may be all right about
this matter. but, in spite of all his science,
there is great deal of joy in a dish of bulk
oysters bought from a clean, honest dealer.
and when they are fried or panned or
stewed, or otherwise receive the benediction
OF the smiling cook, we have failed to de-
tect any preservative or ptomaine lingering
in the tnmost mysteries Of the salubrious
bivalve. They may be there. The doctor ts
learned. But We object to state lines inter-
fering with the oyster. Let 1t come, dead or
alive.
But there Is another idol that the doctor
has shattered into shining shards, and that
Is fair, crystal, sunit gelatine. Everybody
thought that was as pure as the dewdrop
on the petal Of the rose. But alas, ugh!
pass the onions; another chunk of bologna.
please. We can now understand why the
proposition in Congress to raise Dr. Wiley's
salary from 5000 to s., 500 year was ruled
out on a point Of order. He is too inquiring.
He says. The gelattne factories are the
dirtiest in the world that lit Is made out
OF hides" which ARE scraped and trimmed
and then put Into the tanners watts, and
the residue used for gelatine." Then he adds
an awful thing-that the part Of the scrap
ing that lis not fit for glue Is made into
gelatine." Think Of that-what Is not good
enough for glue is good enough for gelatine!
We would not refer to these statements
be those who will eat dead oysters in de-
fault of live ones, and will not turn up their
nose at q dish Of snow pudding
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then having tied a bag of tobacco to the
neck Of the pup they wished to train they
would drive him in the direction of this
bogus official AS soon as the dog came near
the man in the customs uniform would run
for him, and If he caught him would give
him a good thrashing. The pup soon learn
ed that all men so dressed were his enemies
and he naturally gave them a wide berth.
The dogs were brought from the Spanish
side to Gibraltar and there loaded with to-
bacco. They would start home on the run
and no customs official could get within
mile of them until this fence was erected.
The British have now six thousand SOL
diers at Gibraltar. The place Is a crown
colony and 1t has a governor general, who
Is also commander in chief In proportion
to the area which he rules the governor of
Gibraltar is one of the best paid officials on
earth. His principally covers about two
square miles and his salary is $4,000 a
year. That Is half as much as President
Roosevelt gets. who governs about 3,60O,O OO
square miles. II our President was paid at
the same rate per square mile as is the
governor general of Gibraltar he would be
receiving the enormous sum of $40 600, OOO,-
600 year.
FRANK g. CARPENTER.
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CHAPTER xxi.

For all the rest of that day Frances Cand-
Ter hated herself, hated Durkn for the
mean and despicable paths into which he
and his plottings had forced her hated her
sordid and humiliating conquest of the
gambler Bryan and his secret
But most of all she hated what she saw
was happening within herself the insidious
and yet implacable hardening and narrow
ing of all her nature, the accommodating of
demeaning and corroding memories, the
ripening of more and more morose self
contempt into a vague yet sullen malevo-
lence OF thought and wish.
She told herself. forlornly that she still
would not let her better nature die without
a struggle. for all that she had done, and
for all that she had been through What
crushed and dsheartened her was the con-
viction that this struggle once more, in the
end, would prove futile one She was not
bad. though. not all bad. like women she
had known. She had always aspired and
turned toward what was right and good
her spirit cried out desolately. 1t was not
that she had gained anything through all
her wrong-doing. From the first, she felt
she had been the tool in some stronger
hand; she had been only the leaf on the
winds of some darker destiny. At first 1t
had been to live. and nothing more. Now IL
was to love-only some day TO love as she
had always hoped to do; not at once to win
the crown, but some day to hope to be able
to win that crown. For this she was sur
rendering her womanhood, her integrity of
SOUL even the last shred OF her tattered
sef-respect.
She would not die In a day, she told her
self again. desperately. She would not sur
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nology," says DIR. Frederick Peterson, the
well-known Cincinnati alienist.
Skull deformites now generally accepted
as denoting degeneracy are excessive fiat
headedness or narrow Medicines. the
"steeple-shaped skull or keel-shaped top
head, the skull tilted to one side of the
base line, and the skull with forehead very
narrow but with great width behind
Generally regarded as the most serious
physical signs of degeneration are deformi-
ties of the skull, hard palate ear, limbs
and Of the body in general. Of secondary
Importance are ranked lack of symmetry
in the face. deformties of the teeth, nose
and eyes and defects of the skin. Classed
signs of the third degree are defects of
the tongue, lips, sensory nerves, motor
functions and speech.
Palates, Ears and Limbs.
After measuring the shape of the skull
with his calipers, tape line and lead rib
bon the alienist turns his attention to the
hard palate. which we commonly call the
arch or roof of the mouth He regards a
large wide, moderately high arch nor
NAL, and notes the following forms signs
of degeneration: The Gothic arch, horse
shoe arch dome-shaped, flat-roofed and
hip-roofed. You will note that the CLASH
E s. Talbot of Chicago has invented very
ingenious instrument for making this meas
urement 1t resembles pair of scissors
with hooked points stretched against GER
tain teeth. Midway between them is a rod,
at right angles to the extremity of which
there is a steel scale moved up until it
touches the roof of the mouth, whose height
is then read on the graduations.
The expert classes as degenerate ears
which project much too far or lie much too
closely, are much too high or much too
low, too far backward or too far forward,
those which are much too large or much
too small, which have their details too
slightly marked and whose rims are out
lined like those of funnel, those which
are without lobes or which have lobes
growing fast to the cheek and those which
are unequal in size-due in the typical case
to a fault of the left ear only. The ea1
measurements are made with small, sliding
calpers of steel, resembling very minute
counterfeits of the scale with which the
shoe clerk measures the length of your
foot. They measure very exactly the di-
mansions of the features
Signs of degeneracy found in the limbs
are supernumerary or missing fingers and
toes, fingers and toes adhering to each
other excessive length of arms and CORE
spending bones of unequal length. These
points are determined by aid of a larger
sliding scale with wooden frame and
metallic mountings.
Defects of the body in general regarded as
primary marks of degeneracy are stunteG
| growth or gigantism, albinism, hair along
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pay him damages to the amount of about
&c., 600 and to conclude treaty which re-
nounced all tribute from Americans for
the future.
At this time they not only seized the
ships, but they enslaved their captives.
Capt. John Smith had served as such a
slave Shortly after our refusal to pay trib-
ute the English did likewise and bombarded
Algiers. The French followed in a war
with the pirates, and in 1880 they threw
the dey from his throne and captured
$10,000,000 Of gold and silver which they
found in his treasury.
Blinded for Stealing.
saw a blind beggar going through the
streets here this morning. His eyes had
been burned out with redhot pokers by one
Of the Berber chiefs Of the mountains near
by, and he presented horrible sight. I
am told that this was done as a punish
ment for stealing, and that 1t is not un-
common4n certain parts of Morocco. At
the first theft the mans hand Is cut of
and at the second his eyes are burned out.
Sometimes a foot is also cut OF, after
which the thief must move about upon
crutches with boy to lead him.
During my stay in Tangfer rode one
day out into the country and made some
photographs Of a village which had taken
summary vengeance upon an under official,
who had been unjust and oppressive in
collecting taxes for the basha who held
ONCE prior to the present governor. This
ofiicial wGE caught as he passed through
the village and his eyes were burned out.
That was not long ago. and 1t shows that
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renness and malignity of their lives the
vainly muffled squalidness Of that office Of
envenomed Chance the abortive lust for
gold without labor, the empty and hungry
eyes that waited and watched the figure
covered blackboard, the wolf-like ears that
pricked up at the report of some belated
prey in the distance-it all filled Frances
with a new and disheartening hatred of
, herself and the life into which she had
drifted
oh Godw she prayed silently, yet pas
sionately, while the little sounder in the
operators stall clicked and sang; "oh, God,
Listlessly she read the messages, the
report for the fifth Aqueduct event of the
afternoon began to flash in and the an
nouncer cried out They're OFF, Dreamily
she interpreted the snatches of information
as they came in over the wire: Scotch
Heather leads with White-Legs second'
Scotch Heather still leading at the quar-
ter and Hearts Desire pressing White
Legs close" Hearts Desire leads at the
half with the Duke of Kendall second"
'White-IIegs, the Duke of Kendall and
Hearts Desire punched at the turn" Duke
of Kendall holds the rail- with Hearts De-
sire and White-Legs locked for second
place" Then, for minute or two, silence
took possession of the little brass sounder.
Then thrilled out the news: THE Duke Of
Kendall wins!'
Frances quietly waited. amid the hubbub
and crowding and commotion, until the wire
report had been duly verified and the full
returns posted.
Then, when the little window of the pay
ing clerk slid open for the making of set
Elements, she deposited her ticket, and
quietly asked to have it in hundreds.
Her slip read for two hundred dollars on
the Duke of Kendall at odds of fifty to one
1T guess this shop shuts up mighty soon
on this kind of runnin'," said the paying
clerk sourly, after consulting with his, chief,
and flinging her money through his little
wicket at her. She counted 1t methodically,
amid the gasps and little envious murmurs
of the women at her elbow, and then hur-
red from the room.
''Well, you ought to be happier-looking!"
snarled a painted woman with solitaire dia-
mond earrings, as Frances hurried down the
half-lighted stairway to the street.
There the woman who ought to be happy
signaled moodily for a hanson. and drove
straight to Durkin's apartments
She flung the pile of bills at him. in q
heap before his astonished eyes.
"Thefe 1t isl she said, with shaking
hands and quivering lips, flashing at him
look in which he could see hatred con-
tempt, self-disgust and infinite unhappiness
There 1t is!' she screamed at him. shrilly.
There 1t is-all you wanted, at last, and I
hope 1t will make you happyv
She tore the veil she had dragged from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-16
TESTS FOR AL|EN|STS
Some of the Secrets of Their
Expert Methods Revealed.
SCENTING OUT THE FAKlRS
Insanity Experts Becoming More
Skilful From Year to Year.
DODGE KNOWN TO HOMER
Physical and Psychological Tests
Where the Simulator Almost
Always Fails.

Copyright. 1907. by John Eltreth watkins)
To the reader who diligently follows the
daily reports of a great murder trial the
methods of the aienists-who more often
than not try the defendant before he comes
Into court-have ever remained a mystery
deep as the riddle of the Sphinx.
The alienist advances further and further
Into the limelight the years grind on
The growth and elaboration of his science
of detecting the real lunatic from the SIM
ulator has been noteworthy in the past
decade.
Our skill in the detection of simulate
Is increasing from year to year, but the
skill of the simulator is also increasing"
says Prof Spitzka, the eminent alienist of
New York.
Insanity Dodge Known to Homer.
The insanity dodge appears to be as old
as civilization itself. 1t was known to
Homer, who depicts Odysseus as feigning
madness, and the Bible tells US that David
posed as lunatic by aid of the very
tricks resorted TO by the counterfeit mad
man of today.
Contrary TO the common superstition the
skilled alienist almost always makes him
self and the object of his visit known when
ne visits cell to examine the criminal ten
ant. He rarely acts the part of a spy, al
though he frequently has the suspect placed
under the surveillance of the Jail keepers
who note his movements when he imagines
that he is not seen. At such times the SIM
ulator will generally relax from the strain
of his acting and betray his sanity
One OF the first points noted by the in
sanity expert is whether the accused avoids
looking him straight in the face when he
enters the cell. The simulator generally
looks away. Delay or drawing in answer
Ing questions, although the face shows in
telligence, is another point against the SUBJ
tect. Having heard the oft-repeated rule
that the real lunatic is sure that he is sane
the skilled feigner contends that his mind
Is perfectly balanced, but here he frequent
~ overplays his part.
Lunatics Sometimes Feign Insanity
Really insane criminals have been known
to sham insanity and be convicted on the
strength OF their feint The typical make
believe lunatic when tired by his active
performances generally pretends not to
recognize his family or friends, whereas
the true maniac is lucid in these very pc
fectly well. The simulator generally botches
matters of IL also in flying into his fit too
rapidly. The spasms of a real lunatic as q
rule develop gradually. Moreover, the
shammer almost always has the notion that
the insane do not reason. A woman pris-
oner in a noted case made a failure of her
masquerade by absurd contradictions and
the feint Of not remembering such an i'm
portant event as the violent death of her
husband. But what betrays most counter
felt maniaCs is the fact that after perform
ing all day he sleeps Soundly all night and
awakes with a good appetite, whereas in
real insanity there is almost always chronic
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insomnia and impaired digestion. When the
simulator Is accused of shamming he will
undergo some unnatural change of symp-
tom while the real lunatic on such occa-
sionS generally acts like a sane person and
remains unchanged.
THE feigning of acute confessional insan-
ity alone presents any chances of success"
said an eminent alienist discussing these
problems. In such cases the physical signs
of inanity are not important to the expert
and the patient reasons with an incoherence
which is easily initiated. What the specific
symptoms of this form of insanity are had
best not however, be published indiscrim-
inately.
Feigned Insanity Five Years.
The record for feigned insanity was made
in France by Picard, a man convicted of
fraudulent bankruptcy. He played the part
of lunatic for five years without interrupt
ton Like that of the professional faster,
however, his strain was greatest at the
beginning of the ordeal The first period
of simulated insanity having been passed.
alienists says, the sham becomes second
nature.
Those noted are, of course, but a meager
fraction of the general observations made
by the alienist. Going deeper into the case,
he makes careful physical tests, frequently
with instruments of precision. He carries
into the cell an elaborate kit, comprising
calipers of various sizes, tape lines, strips
of lead ribbon for preserving the shape of
the head instruments for measuring sensi-
tiveness to pain, the 'acuteness of the senses
and so on. His portable amanuensis Is a
little revolving cylinder which he connects
to some of the instruments and which re-
produces their measurements in curved lines
marked upon paper.
Among the first physical symptoms sought
are the now recognized signs of degenera-
ton. In criminal cases this question of
degeneracy Is coming into greater and
greater prominence. owing to the elaborate
researches of numerous investigators in asy-
lums reformatories, prisons and other in
situations sheltering our less fortunate
brethren. Such specialists are discovering
more and more how insanity in ancestors
becomes-in one way or another-the herit-
age of children.
The New Phrenology.
The shape of the head Is as important to
the present-day alienist as 1t was to the
latter-day phrenologist. Every segment OF
the skull represents some brain region ly-
ing beneath it, and it is admitted by some
alienists today that groups of brain con-
volutions modify the shape of the skull.
The great recent advance in cerebral To-
calization paves the way 10 newer and
more scientific, though more limited. phre-
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her head between her two distraught hands
and flung 1t from her, and then fell in the
others arms and wept on his shoulder like
tired child, convulsively, bitterly, hope
lessly.
(To be Continued Tomorrow
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He Apologized.

From the Cleveland Leader.
Mrs. Binks-If we had known you were
coming to dinner we would have had
something more elaborate.
Mr.. Spinks-Oh-ah-er-tob be sure-rm-,
er-sorry-IH be sure and let you know thu
next time.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21
BAY CITY AoNoRs JAPS.
international Love Feast in Frisco
,Favors Peace.

San Francisco.-The Paramount no.
tel was the scene of an international
love feast Saturday afternoon, the &C.
casion being banquet rendered by
the San, Francisco Chamber of Com
merce, assisted by many prominent
Japanese. The guest of honor was
Kikijiro Ishii, director of commercial
affairs of the japanese foreign office.
Another honored guest was Secretary
Straus of the department of CON-
merce and labor. who was fellow
passenger of Director Ishii on the
steamer Asia.
There were about $50 guests, in
Guiding Mayor Taylor of this city. and
elaborate preparations we're made to
make the affair international in char
acter. There was mineral water from
Japan, and singers and performers
from the same land entertained.
According to Secretary c. w. Burke
of the chamber of commerce the OBJ
ject Of the banquet was to favorably
influence any report that Director
Ishii may make to his government up
on the Japanese labor troubles here.
Peace was the keynote Of the affair.
Secretary Straus spoke on labor
and his good impressions of the Ha'
waiian islands,
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21
CYCLONE KILLS CHILDREN,
Fearful Wreck in Alberta Country
Mother and Baby Escape.

Vermillion, Alberta-A tragedy oc-
CURED recently at the ranch of Henry
Meyer a we'll known local horsemen, on
the Battle river, about 20 miles from
here, as result of a small cyclone,
which passed across the district about
o'clock in the afternoon. Mr.. Mey-
er, with his hired man and eldest
child, boy of 10 years, were haying
a. some distance from the ranch and
Mrs. Meyer, with the four remaining
children, the youngest boy of four
months old, were in the kitchen. When
the hurricane struck the house the
three eldest children ran from the
building, but had got only a short dis.
lance when they were overtaken by
the flying timbers, two being instant
ly killed and the third SO badly in
jured that she died this morning at 4
o'clock.
Mrs. Meyer and the baby had a mi
raculous escape as the building was
completely demolished, together with
the stables and corrals. A horse was
also killed. The dead children were
all girls, Emerald, Ruby and Pearl,
their ages being 8, Z and 8 years, re.
spectively. So far as could be ascer-
tanned no other harm was done. The
report was brought to town by Mr.
Meyers man, who came for DR.. Ryan
to attend Pearl, the injured child. She
died, however, before his arrival. The
children will be buried Sunday.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-08-21
STRIKE
GOES ON
BOTH SIDES SEEM HOPE
FOR VICTORY.
UNION IN NEW YORK CITY DE.
cIDEs TO ISSUE A DAILY
PAPER.

New York, Aug. 19.-As though by
mutual consent the parties to the
strike Of the telegraphers took things
easier Sunday and the usual claims
and counter claims Of the days devel.
opments we're not made public.
The local union has decided to be-
gin at once the publication of daily
paper which would set forth the
strikers side of the controversy.
1t is said the special leased wire
service was materially improved
throughout the country Sunday.
One Wall street brokerage firm re-
fused the demands asked by its eight
operators, and when the latter quit
Immediately filed their places with
nonunion men. The telegraph COM
panies reiterated that they were doing
business without serious incon-
venience. The strikers for their part
still insisted the situation was salts
factory.
The early arrival of President Small
anu SAAC COAoCQuCAI oullJluS lTOH
Chicago to this city of executive direc.
ton of the strike is awaited expec-
family by the telegraphers of the east.
Just when Small will reach here the
union men could not say. They had
received no word from him, but ex-
pected he will be here within a few
days and they hope President Small
will be able to bring about a better
situation from the strikers standpoint
Unbounded enthusiasm was created
at the meeting Of the operators at
Portland, Oregon, Sunday by letter
written by Daniel McAllen offering
his services to the strikers in their
effort to effect a settlement of the
strike as soon as possible along the
demands made by the union. The
latter met with a warm reception
on the part OF the operators, and it
was decided to invite Mr.. McAllen
to take charge Of all local arrange
ments. for the assistance and support
of the striking operators. In answer
tn his letter President Branin and Sec
rotary Morgan of the union we're in
structed to prepare letter to Mr.. Nc
Allen outlining to him the stand of the
operators and their grievances.