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The National tribune., 1907-10-24

Thing viii stop their work and make
them jump the job. Then the mysteri-
BUS sleeping sickness" sweeps them Off
by the thousands. Mules and oxen, SO
needful IN heavy transportation of ma
terial, were killed off by the dreadful
tsetse fly. Next, savage tribes would
raid the villages of laborers and carry
them off to be sold as slaves, perpetrat-
ing at the same time horrible atrocities
hpon the women and children Of the
Villages. 1t was necessary to organize
war expe ditions to overtake and prop
eriy punish the slave catchers. Then
there were grewsome stories of attacks
by man-eating lions and lionesses, which
would carry off the laborers and spread
panic, causing them all to desert their
work The lions sometimes got so bold
as to actually take men cut of cars in
open daylight. II is said that after a
lion has once tasted human flesh he
does not want any other food, and will
make extraordinary efforts TO obtain his
favorite dish. The people in Central
Africa know nothing about money, and
are paid every month in pieces Of cot
ton cloth, cowrie shells and brass wire.
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TO THE FRONT
Continued from page one1

pile in the gas yard. It was a dangerous
time, but disaster was averted by
promptly throwing out ballast, when it
shook itself free and shot up several
hundred feet. Then it swept away to
the northeast, and was soon lost to
view.
The Course.
The first report received from the
aeronauts was a message dropped near
Leesburg, O.. and telegraphed by the
Under to Chicago. The message said
that it had been dropped at a. M,
when the balloon was travelling rapidly
southeast. Later it was seen passing
over Gallipolis. O.. and at 1 D. m. it
was in West Virginia. near Point Pleas
ant, at the mouth of the great Kanawha
River. The course then was up the
Kanawha Valley until Walton was
reached. about 25 miles from Charles
ton, W. Va.
Capt. Chandler.
Capt. Chandler is the son of F. NJ
Chandler, a veteran of Cleveland, o..
and now United States Marshal for that
district He was educated in the pub
lie schools of Cleveland, and at the
Case School of Applied Science. He
enlisted IN the Spanish War, and rose
to the rank of Lieutenant In 1901 he
was appointed First Lieutenant in the
Signal Corps, U. S. A., and became a
Captain March 2, 1903 He made a
speciality of aerial navigation, and is
an enthusiast as to the uses of the bal
loon in war. When permanent bal
loon squad for the Army was formed
Capt. Chandler was placed in charge by
Gen. James Allen, Chief Signal Officer.
He is now 29 years old. HIS first as
cension was made at Pfttsfield. Mass,
The National tribune., 1907-10-24
Change in Patent Allowances.

AS most inventors know, it has hith-
erto been the practice of the United
States Patent Office to issue patents on
inventions three weeks after the date
of allowance on payment of the final
Government fee. The Commissioner of
Patents has given instructions that
hereafter the period between the date
of allowance and the issue of the pat
ent shall be four weeks. -s
The National tribune., 1907-10-24
Hogs In an Orchard.

Farmers have always considered that
hogs should be turned loose in an or
chard BY picking up the windfalls
they destroy many insects, whose pres
ence is often the cause of the fall, 1t
is stated on good authority that they
are very destructive to the larva and
pupa of the codling moth. and will grow
fat in an infested district.
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A Correction.

Mrs. Martha A. Turner, widow of An
drew L. Turner, Pittsburg, Tex, wants
the notice of her husbands death
changed. He belonged to Co. f. in
stead Of Co. l, 36th ILL.,, and was clerk
at headquarters from the time of the
battle at Helena, Ark, until he was
discharged. Sne would like to hear
from all of his comrades who knew him.
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last October, his second at ST. Louis
last April, and his eight others in this
city since Sept. 81. In his St Louis;
flight Capt. Chandler, who was pas
senger in ethe balloon of which Leo
Stevens was pilot, reached hight of
1000 feet, covered distance of 130
miles. from st. Louis to Golconda, ILL.,,
and was in the balloon 191a hours. His
longest trip from Washington was to
Princess Anne, Nd, a distance of 80
The National tribune., 1907-10-24
THE BEATING WING FLYING MA.
CHINE.
An Attempt to Initiate the Birds Method
of Flight.

Au AtteHPt TO HEHt"se tHe DIT" -"ctHOu
of Flight.
H. c. Gammeter is building a ma
chine to enter for the Scientific Ameri-
cams trophy, which will attempt to imi
tate the birds method of fight. 1t has
wings, to which is attempted to give the
motion of a birds wings, and these are
actuated by a seven-horsepower gaso-
line engine, which will give 1900 revo-
lutions per minute and a speed of rs
vibrations per minute to the wings
From tip to tip the wings will measure
80 feet, and the length. including the
.rudder,. will be II feet The wings have
an area of 154 square feet and the body
of 38 square feet, making total of 202
square feet The. weight with the oper-
ator and fuel Will be 490 pounds. The
inventor says that after years of study
of the science of asronautics and devot-
ing much time to the study of the flight
The National tribune., 1907-10-24
THE CLEVELAND MAYORALTY.
1t Has n National Significance in Maxi
ing OF UnmnkinS Candidates.

Politicians coming here from the Mid
die West say the Presidential impor-
tance of the Mayoralty contest at Cleve-
land is underestilnated. If Mayor Tom
l.. johnson wins q reelection against
the Administration forces that are try
ing to break him. say these Middle
Westerners. he becomes White House
possibility. and practically the only
The National tribune., 1907-10-24
TROUBLES OF RATLROADING IN
AFRICA.

The builders of the great Cape to
Cairo line in Africa have met with all
Sorts of strange troubles and difficulties
In the first place the negros have no
Idea Of continuous labor or the obliga-
hon Of contracts. and almost any old
The National tribune., 1907-10-24

Practical machinists have discovered
that no matter what the din of ma
chinery is about them, they can hear
the pounding of engines by putting a
stick of some kind against a crank case
with the other end against their teeth
and closing their ears. The vibrations
of the shaft make themselves distinctly
felt
The National tribune., 1907-10-24

A marked success has been achieved
by Prof. Carl E. Myers at his balloon
farm. east of Utica, N. Y. in securing
the better retention of the hydrogen gas
in the bag. He has been able to keep
in the gas for five days, longer period
than ever before achieved. This was
while the balloon was outdoors and ex-
posed to all kinds Of weather.
The National tribune., 1907-10-24

closed This will maize four points of
paper, two of which, 4 and B, are rais-
ed up, and the coin inserted. as is
shown in the sketch, and the other two
points remain back of the coin, holding
il firmly in place
The National tribune., 1907-10-24
Gen. james c. rice.

Editor National Tribune: Win you
plase inform me what brigade of the
Fourth Division. Fifth Corps. Army OF
the Potomac, was commanded by Brig :
Gen. James C. Rice He was assigned
to the command shortly before the ad-
The National tribune., 1907-10-24

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Send. Her the Poetry.

Miss Ludema Atchinson, Route 2.
Bussey, Iowa. daughter of Comrade
John W. Atchinson. of Co. e, 122d Ohio.
deceased, would like to receive a poem
sent her from the front by her father
when she was little girl. She renen,
bers only these, the opening lines:
''Uncle Sam, he was a farmer:
His dominions they We're great;
Divided into sections,
Each section was State"
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The National tribune., 1907-10-24
SCIENCE AND INVENTION.
Work of the Worlds Busy Brains Discovering nventng and
Creating.
SNAKE CHARMING.

Mr. Thomas C. Hutten has made
Study of the power of snakes to charm
their victims, which is so generally be-
lieyed in. Even scientists have thought
that there was something in it. Cuvier
ascribed it to narcotic eff1uvia; Audubon
to the self sacrificing audacity of nest
birds" Bonpland to the instincts of
curiosity and maternal devotion;" Rus
sci Wallace to "optfc fnfluerces. akin TO
hypnotism." Mr.. Hutten had number
of poisonous serpents sent him to study
with regard to antidetss for their bites,
and they were kept ncer Bennington,
vt. They were carefully watched for
a long time, and their conduct toward
other animals closely observed. Birds
and rats were put into the building,
where they were kept. and showed no
alarm at their presence. Black birds
would hop down on to the drinking
trough within two feet of where coiled
Fattlesnake was watching them with
burning eyes. and they, showing no fear,
proceeded to drink and dress their
plumage. The bird would hop aside
when the rattler crawled near him. The
rats would run recklessly into the pile
of straw where the snakes were. 1t
was only when in need of meal that
the snakes would take any notice what
ever of their companions, but when they
did it was quick and effective. Mr.. Hut
ten says, "a gradual elevation of the
head, a noiseless approach with a short
halt in reach of the bird that was pick
ing crumbs in his feeding corner, then
slow contraction of coils. snap-like
dart, and a leisurely retreat, as from a
task accomplished" The poison took
effect. as rule. in less than 80 seconds,
and the prey was quickly dragged off
by the snake to his dining room. This
was the invariable procedure with all
animals in hundreds of instances There
was no rough-and-tumble fight or strug-
gle of any kind.
MOTOR CAR TO THE SOUTH POLE.
Early next year E. H. ShackeIton will
start from New Zealand for the South
Pole, and after wtntering at a conven-
TENT spot rush will be made in Octo-
ber. There will be II persons in Shack
elton's party, and these will be divided
Into three expeditions. One will go
eastward, one southwark and one west
ward. ALI of these will be in motor
cars especially built for the purpose
and drawing 6 sledge containing pro-
visions and paraphernalia. Siberian
ponies will be taken along instead of
dogs, as 1t has been found that these
will do more work on less food than
hogs. A pony will pull 1900 pounds
over the SHOWS on a ration Of 10 pounds
d day, where q dog can only pull 100
pounds and requires two pounds of
food. Thus the pony will take the load
pf Is dogs on only one-third the food.
1t is expected that each party will make
rs miles per day, and if the motor cars
fulfil expectations Shackelton will go
beyond SO degrees south. The Winter
quarters from which the expeditions
will start are at Mount Melbourne, the
highest peak in that region, and 731
miles from the pole. 1t may be that
the magnetic pole will be discovered.
The National tribune., 1907-10-24
RECENT LITERATURE.

FALE.ACIES OF THE LAW. BY Henry
s. WILCOX. of the Chicago Bar Pub
lished by the Legal Literature
Company. Chicago. ILL.,
Mr.. Wilcox's previous works on the
Foibies of the Bench "Foibles of the
Bar, Frailties of the Jury" etc, have
been widely read, and their practical
good sense and keen sarcasm have been
strongly appreciated. The same is true
OF this later work. which deals with the
fietions and foibles OF the law itself
REVOLUTION AND CouNTER-REv-
OLUTION- By Karl Marx.
An interesting study of the civil war
in Germany in 1S4s. Published by
Charles H. Kerr & Co. Chicago
PRACTICAL HEALTH. BY Leander
Edmund Whipple. Published by the
Metaphysical Publishing Co., New
York
This is mind cure treated with moro
than usual carefulness of thought and
expression. 1t brings out all that there
Is in influence upon the mind to pre-
vent and cure disease.
THE AMERICAN ESPERANTO BOOK.
Compiled and edited by Arthur Ba-
ker, Chicago. Published BY Charles
n. Kerr & Co., Chicago. HI
IniS is a compete nandD0Ok OF the
new world language, and by It's means
anyone can learn the speech. 1t has
an alphabet. and a vocabulary of words
in common use. z5~
Magazines and Notes.
The second number of Longevity.
magazine devoted to life and phystcal
Immortality. has appeared with amin
|teresting discussion of ''Tfie Dominant
Factor in Longevity" Published at
Washington by Hyland C. Kirk. Price,
25 cents
The leading article in the New Eng
land Magazine is Connecticut, the State
ruled by its uninhabited country towns.
BY Frank Putnam Published at Boston.
New Music.
1--WE Want Rosey Once Again" A
song for the Nation. BY Lyman E.
Stowe, Detroit, Mich. Published by the
North American Music Co.. New York.
The National tribune., 1907-10-24
How to IncIose Coin in Letter.

Cut thru the writing paper with
knife a cross, making the cuts no longer
than the diameter of the coin to be in
The National tribune., 1907-10-24
HOsIEWARD BOUND.
The President Speeding From the Cane
brakes to Washington.


AS one forceful figure emerges from
the canebrakes, with bear skins, rattle
snake skins and deer skins in his train.
the whole country sets its face toward
Washington. AS that same forceful fig
ure takes his seat in his special car
and gives the word to pull the throttle
out Washingtonward thousands of 9TH
er passenger cars are running WASH
ingtonward with more or less eminent
citizens on board anxious to do busi-
ness at the seat of Government.
The setting for the drama Of the COM
ing weeks is already on the stage. There
is one dominant thought thru all Off
cial Washington, and that is to get
ready for the hour when the footing OF
President Roosevelt's special is heard
inside the District of Columbia bound
AIRY. The Cabinet members have been
scurrying to town and girding them
selves for the Winters tasks. Secre-
tary Root has returned from his trf-
umphal Mexican tour. There was no
effort at Acknowledgement on that re-
markable journey, but he cemented
friendships with the sister Republics
and incidentally had very good time
personally.
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
has also come to town and established
his household for the Winter. He is
more than ever an interesting figure in
Washington, because of his lively Pres
dential aspirations and of the pros
poets that he will be a great factor this
Winter in the political plans for thwart-
ing the Presidents selection of Secre-
tary Taft. .
ghc Government I'm Full Swing.
1t is now only a question of a few
days or two or three weeks at most
before the talk of the Winters opera
tions of the Government will be in full
swing. Departmental offices will re-
vcrberate with gossip about appropria-
tons and expenditures and methods of
getting around Congress. The po1iti
clans wifi be swooping down upon the
city with that manner of ownership
which is so Characteristic of the politi-
clan who resides very long in Wash
ington. Finally. ''Uncle Joe" will como
on the scene with that nonchalancc
born of his superior wisdom and inside
friendships. and the wheels of legisla,-
ton will begin to move. 1t cannot be
long before the Capital City will be
running full blast" 1t is to be hot
air. Winter. No Presidential election
preliminaries could be pulled off with
out tons and tons of talk.
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Magazines and Notes.
New Music.

1--WE Want Rosey Once Again" A
song for the Nation. BY Lyman E.
Stowe, Detroit, Mich. Published by the
North American Music Co.. New York.
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-21
Going Home From Work at Mid
night and Had Lost Sense
Of Location.
WAS ASKING HER WAY HOME.
After Promising TO Show Her the In
formant Suddenly Attacked and
Cruelty Beat Her Into Insensibility--
Her Recovery is Doubtful.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.--Ethel
Zeigation. a 17-year-old girl was ia
tally beaten by an unknown man at
sutter Street and Central avenue at /
O'Clock this morning while on her
way TO aer home on Lobos Avenue.
Miss Leignton Is employed at a
down town town candy store and does
not finish her work until after mid
night. She had but recently moved
to the Point Loboi district and was
unacquainted with the streets In that
nelghborhood. On her way home sne
asked man who passed by her
to direct her to her home. He bade
her follow him. They had proceed
ed but short distance when the man
turned and savagely attacked her.
The girl was picked up few mo-
ments later and taken to the park
hospital. There 1t was found that
her skull was fractured and that she
mad sustained other internal injuries.
The attending physicians say that
she win probably iie, Her assailant
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-21
ENToMsED MINERS ALIVE.
Laborsr Rescued Alive After Twenty
Four Hours.

Laborar Rescued Alive After Twenty
Four Hours.
CHICAGO. April 20.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from Escanaba, Mich,
says:
Caught in a mass of coal, Frank
Erickson, laborer, was caught head
foremost Thursday through chute
at the Refs Coal Company's dock
and after being entombed under the rs
tons for nearly twerttyt four hours,
was rescued alive yesterday.
Although bruised from head to foot
and sustaining serious internal inju-
ries. hopes are entertained for his
recovery.
Erickson's disappearance was not
discovered until late Thursday night
and crews dragged the bay through
out the night. thinking that he had
been drowned Yesterday when car
of coal was being dumped at the rail-
road yards, a feeble shout was heard
from the outside.
The car was quickly emptied and
Erickson found alive and unhurt. He
said he hod heard men passing near
him throughout the night and had
shouted repeatedly, but could not
make himself heard.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-21

CHICAGO, April 2o.--A dispatch to
the Tribune from washington says:
Taft and Hughes, That is the tick
ct which seems TO appeal TO the ma
jori,y OF the administration follow
ers and they point out the fact that
,iclly concentrated In me two states
Of Ohio and New York.
In each state the President has been
attacked personally, and In each
state, He has the right 10 ask for
personal yindIcation through the en-
dorsement Of a candidate In sympathy
with his point OF view on govern
mental matters, The idea OF coupling
tho Secretary Of War with a Cover
nor OF New York. has prove a popular
II would be about as strong n combi-
nation as could be imagined. Each
OF the two men would bring force to
the ticket and do 1t too, In a state
more or less uncertain, according to
ordinary political standards.
1t must not be understood OF course,
that President Roosevelt Is behind
this, butl the names OF Taft and
Hughes are grouped together so ofetn
by peaple who are in the confidence
Of the President as to give the impress
sion that this ticket would meet with
his APPROVAL to extraordinary de-
gree. :.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-21
STOCK MARKET DULL.
Damage to Market Causes Prices to
Fiuetuate.

NEW YORK, April 2O,-~The stock
market has lapsed into extreme dull
ness this week and the price fluetua-
tions have been irregular and within
narrowing range, This condition Is
regarded as normal after the disaster
and damage OF the recent markets. A
process Of reeuperatlon of speculative
forces Is implied In part. Also an
attitude OF waiting to discern the ex-
tent to which events shall verify the
fears which lie at the root of the de-
cline of prices, 1t only has grown
former owing to the credit require
ments of large syndicate subscriptions
and the recall OF credits by interior
banks prompted by the previous de-
cline In interest rates. Crops and In
dustrial y prospects, possible further
financing by the railroads and political
and governmental activities have vary
ing influence,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-21
STANFORD WON.
In Annual Field Meet Between Gait.
ornia and Stanford.

BERKELEY, Cal, April 2o.--six
new intercollegiate records were es-
tablished at the annual field meet be-
tween California and Stanford today.
Stanford won the day by final score
Of Gb points TO g. Fred flanagan
tStanfordl after winning the pole
vault at II feet f1A inches tried for
tho worlds record. clearing the bar
IL feet inches. which is but u inches
lower than the record. Three inter-
collegiate records were broken by each
college, Demamiet California; clipped
four seconds off OF the mile run, time
I minutes and 90 2-5 seconds.
crowies California; established a
new record in the high hurdles. Time
IS minutes 4-io seconds
Nash tstanfori) knocked 1926 Sec
onds from the record for two miles.
Time; 10 minutes. 10 3-5 seconds.
Hall California; cleared the bar In
the high Jump at sA feet. The mile
relay was won by Stanford In . min
utes. 1911 seconds and was the sixth
record.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-21
Anti-Toxin Hoped For viii Rout
Stopped Fever.
DR.. {. sIMsON FLExKER
Experimenting With Serum Which II
Is Hoped viii Kill cerebro Spinal
Meningitis Germ Or Be Exact Dip
Ioeeus intracellularis.

NEW YORK. April 2O.--Dr e.
Simon Flexner Of the Rockefeller In
stitute for medical research. who has
been searching for a remedy for cere-
bro spinal meningitis, spotted fever"
believes he is near the goal. In trac-
ing the virulence OF the disease and
to discover check he mas innumerable
mice, guinea pigs. rabbits and mon
keys. A practical anti-toxin win be
brought out as result Of the re-
search. it is hoped.
DR.. Flexner believes that fresh
guinea pigs serum can destroy all the
germs present, with the important
provision that the number shall not be
too great. The serum may be used as
an anti-toxin is near the point OF COM
pletion. Should another epidemic oc-
cur it is believed that the researches
Of DR.. Flexner will assist the medical
profession to most decided degree
in taking care Of it and In preventing
the usual large percentage Of mortal
ity. The beginning of DR.. Fiexner's
work was after the cerebro. spinal
meningitis epidemic during the winter
of 1O4 and the spring Of 1905. In the
period of one epidemic there were
about 1000 cases, The deaths num-
bered 1929. The percentage Of deaths
was 1876 The tremendous fatality
caused scientists all over the world to
take up the subject of finding a
remedy.
The germ has the remarkable name
of diploccus intraeellularis. Every ex-
pertinent seemed to show that its life
was short. 1t was also shown that the
germ was to be found In the nose and
the pharynx. and hence easily COM
municable. It is found later, however.
that although the germin itself with
out attention might be Of short life,
under certain conditions its period Of
existence was not limited by a few
months. Cold is deadly to 1t.