The Washington times., 1907-01-05

As the New Year begins famine is
stalking in three lauds-Japau. China,
and Russia. Thousands upon thousands
OF poor peasants are undergoing fearful
hardships. In China mothers are
throwing their babes into rivers and
the sea. that they may not ole slowly
from famine and acts as abhOrrcnI as
his are constantly taking place ia ia
pan and Russia The well-ted would
do well 10 read this story of appalling
misery hanging over such a considerable
percentage OF the earth's inhabitants.
The ram katahdin-the first vessel
ever built for ramming purposes only and
which has been "A part of the United
states Navy Tor over a decade. Is soon
10 be sent TO the junk pile. untried.
There Is a romance In Ire fate of this
ship, the invention of Rear Admiral
Ammen.
a thrilling account Of "a recent mill
tary wedding o. nuptials, al the bar
rel OF shotgun. which took place in
Virginia town, is given ia The Sunday
Times. This story OF real life reads
like a tale or Western frontier town,
instead uT an episode enacted not FAR
rom Washington.
What became Of the abandoned babes
or yestery ear-the unfortunate little
alleys Of Washington. is euteTtainingly
told In The magazine supplement of the
sunday Times. IL Is interesting 90 mole
Jhat many Of these waits grow 20 useful
manhood and womanhoodt
The ghastly sport Of head-huntiug has
negun again with new Nlgar, ia the
philippines. Something about the
strange and gruesome pastime is rr-
counted IN the magazine section OF the
Sunday Times.
A new danger in hypuotzm has been
dlscoN cred Professor AluusJerberg OF
Harvard, has declared than aE Innocent
CniCaguan was hanged Tor the murder
81 a woman whom he ltEer saW-ait
because he was hypuOrIZsd into con-
Tossing. How this is possible g. shown
In story in the Sunday Times magazine
supplement, ia which the way 10 hyp-
nouze is fully explained by hypnOILsL
Millions Of dollars and hundreds OF
lives are sacrificed yearly in Washing
ton through impure food Read the
ngures and proofs in the Sunday Times.
William n. Stead. the famous scIen-
fist declares that the telephone tele-
graph. and kindred material methods
OF human communication are soon 20
be swept into the discard By tho grow
ing realization of the power of telep-
athy, which may permit man 10 hold
e.
harmony with him, over distance OF
20 miles OF more The SUNDAY Times
VIII tell all about f.
Ensre are some ghost stories" that
sAFAnts consider true. Prof .IIVsIdD
OF Columbia University, viii have an ar
ucle in the Sunday Times ia which will
be given detailed circumstances CON
corning a number OF ghost stories
That are accepted as true by the Amerf-
can Society for Psychical Research.
on the editorial page OF The SUNDAY
edition u 10 be- found the second article
on Facts, Fads and Failacies," by the
eminent psychologist and hygie list.
FrOf. Edward B. Warmau-thIs dime
on ''TelepaJhy.' Those who We're inter I
ested by the previous article on Der-
s0nal magnetism VIII read This one .
eagerly.
Two women pages. fun OF recipes +
FOR cooking and beauty hints and a I
page OF the latest fashions enhance The
Sunday Times.
The Sunday Times. AS usual. viii lead
all other papers m local, cable teIe-
graph. and sporting news.