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The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
VARIETY OF FRUIT ON TREE
CrOss-breeding Develops a New Race
of Apples.
Seventy-three Kinds Grown on the
Same BrHnches-''Not Marvellous
Says Man Who Did IL.

Wonderful stories have been going the
rounds of the press Of the country con-
ceTning a box OF apples containing sew
enty-three varieties all grown on the
same tree. which was presented recently
by Luther Burbank TO the Leland Stan
ford Junior University. DR. David Starr
Jordan, president OF the university,
smiled when questioned concerning il the
other day
There is nothing wonderful about il, 20
he said The only marvel is in the ex-
treme variety which the breeding
Of the towering plants always yields.
Having seventy-three kinds on one tree
is no marvel NJ All. Burbank has, in
one case. 5d0 varieties OF plums on one
tree. and as you see, one can have as
many as there are tWigs. A correct
statement of the case is as follows:
with "a view 10 developing "a new race
OF apples Mr.. Burbank took one OF his
trees OF the variety called Early VIII
Jams and crossed the flowers by arti-
hciaI polIIasti0n with other desirable
apples. believing that some Of the result
ant apple seeds would have the good
t-fI-iI At-tr tL REtU LfiE parents WING
others would have bad characters ia diff
fering and variant combination. Natur-
aly some OF these flowers had already
been fertiiized by insects. so that Bur
bank could not control the output Of the
tree.
Planting q hundred or two Of these
seeds as many little trees would he pro-
duced. each one Of these trees being "A
of apple in fact no two Seeding ap-
pies are ever alike.
"Out of many little trees all the dwarf
ish, unthrlfty. and undesirable ones are
weeded out. The thrifty ones are at once
grated on the twigs uf "a healthy old
tree. This brings them at once into bear
ing. for the new wood replaces the old
and the character Of the leaves. flowers.
and fruit IS determined by the gratis.
not AT all by the character of the old
tree.
prom tree Of this sort seventy-three
kinds of apples were produced and an of
these Mr. Burbank sent 20 the uniyer-
sity, and I nave transferred them for
preservation to the State board of agri-
culture, which has placed them in forma-
line al the san Francisco ferry building.
The best of these is an elongated ap-
pie, very large juicy, and mellow in Sep
tember. pink. with crimson stripes. This
apple is sweet. The best Of the others
looks like dn early ripening pippiu- Two
kinds were not much larger than crab
apples, ia fact seemed 20 be crossed with
the crab Many of the apples are striped
with crimson, which would seem to indi-
cate that the Early Williams IS marked
in this way know nothing more about
the Early Williams than the characters
Of its progency.
As you see, there IS no new marvel
In this matter, the striking thing being
that no two seeding apples are alike.
the rest remains with the ingenuity OF
selecting the little trees and successfully
grating the growing tips on the trunk
Of an old tree
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Burial Customs of the Philippines.

Joe Mitchell Chapple in the Natioaal Magazine.
Since his return Secretary Taft has been
kept busy telling of his varied expert
ences during his notable trip. Among
other things, he was impressed by some
of the burial customs of the Philippines
which in some instances are somewhat
akin to pigeon-holing the dead. There is
indesCribable pathOs IN the funerals Of
the poor The mother, smoking pipe.
carries the little pasteboard coffin COW
cred with colOred cotton. Behind her are
several children. presumably the surviv-
ing members Of her family, and except
for the coffin she carries on her head
there is nothing to indicate that burial
is about TO take place The fact that the
child death rate in the city of Manila is
so heavy makes It evident that the little
ones who survive the climate there are in
small proportion to those who die. and
the poets argument that Loss is COM
mon, doth not make our loss the less. but
rather more" appears to be somewhat
disproved by the Filipino attitude toward
funerals.
The interment of a rich man is quite
different; there is much pomp and brass
band plays. 1t has been grimly stated
that the favorite tune on these occasions
Is ''There'n Be a Hot Time" an air al
ways associated with America by the
Filipiuos. Dixie" and "Hiawatha'' are
also popular airs for a funeral, and have
served 10 enliven many a ceremony Of
this nature. Funerals n the Philippines
appear to be regarded as sort of public
spectacle, and day when one or two
such gorgeous functions 90 not occur is
regarded as dull period in Manila.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
AMERICA'S ADVANCE GUARD IN ART
Three of the Worlds Famous Living Portrait
Painters Are Americans, Sargent, Chase, and
Beckwith- Bitter, Deserter from Austrian
Army, Won Fame After Coming TO America.

grouped about We're alternately amused
AT the Kings queries and Mr.. Abbey s
struggle between his modesty and his
desire 90 give his inquisitor the informa-
ton sought.
Favored by the King.
Mr. Abbey afterward admitted that this
was one of the worst half hours ne had
ever lived through. But it was instru-
mental in ultimately bringing him world
wide distinction When King Edward was
casting about for the proper artist to ex-
ecute the eorohation painting he chanced
one day TO bring the matter up in con-
versation with King Oscar. who recalled
the time he had been shTown through the
Royal Academy by Mr.. Abbey and the
satisfactory answers the latter had given
TO all questions propounded 10 him on the
techTiqGe of painting Thereupon King
Edward for the first time, though he had
long been acquainted with Abbey's work,
began to consider him for the commits
sion.
Abbey was hardly more than promoted
from his cradle when he began to draw.
His first efforts. on the fly leaves and
margins of books and magazines, attract
ed serious attention in the family and
among his friends. He was then four
years old. BY the time he had reached
baseball age he had Uttered the house
from cellar to garret with sketches Of his
family, his home. and his playmates.
He divided his time about evenly between
the great American game ana sketching
and ut school when he should have been
D0ring over the three RS, he was deeply
engTossed ia the pleasant pastime OF
making pictures.
The boys father, a merchant in Phila-
delphia, turned TO the sketch book and
brush for recreation throughout his life;
the boys grandfather, also "a merchant
IN the same city, had found his relaxa-
ton from business cares in the same
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
LIONS BEFORE BREAKFAST.
4 British Major Has n Good Days
Hunting

Mai G. c. Buxton Of the British army,
has had an exciting Iion-hunung expert
ence in British East Africa. where he
has been travelling since November.
On December y he heard a Hon grunt-
ing near his camp early in the morning.
After a pursuit of three miles he saw the
beast sixty yards off behind q bush. and
fred at him with rife The lion droB-
ped and then stood bolt upright. A shot
from q Mauser knocked him over for
good
Suddenly another great head and name
peered over the bush A steady shot
with the rife dropped the second lion,
whereUD0n ID loness Immediately spTaug
ouJ Of the bush. allowing clear shor-
Maj Buxton hit her with a shot from
the Mauser She dropped. but got up
again and twisted round and round Bit
ing her wounded shoulder
Another shot followed with the rifle,
und the major. as he lay concealed in
tie long grass. heard the bullet reach its
mark. The lioncSs stood up, looking for
her -assailant but a third shot with tha
Mauser sent her of severely wounded.
only half a minute had elapsed between
the shots.
On reaching the bush Maj Buxton
found two lions dead. Then he searched
for the li0ness. Suddenly he heard a ter
rife roar and the beast charged him
from a distance OF thirty yards He fred
at ten yards. and she staggered and fell
dead, the bullet having gone down her
throat and ont the back Of the head. A
second -lioness which was seen in the
bush bolted
Maj. Buxton remarks that his rife is
a ripper, as handy AS a shotgun And
he adds. one cannot complain Of going
out alone before breakfast. seeing four
lions, and bagging three.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
A LEARNED LUNATIC.
Alexander Cruden ana His Bible
Concordance.

Concordance.
Alexander Cruden, the peTseveriRg and
painstaking compiler of the famous con-
cordance to the Bible. was appointed
bookseller to the Queen of George II OF
England by Sir Robert Walpole. The con-
cOrdance which has conferred celebrity on
his name was published and dedicated to
Queen Caroline in 1871. He was permitted
to present a copy of it in person to her
majesty who. he said. smiled upon him
and assured him she was much obliged TO
him, says the Baltimore american.
She died sixteen days afterward and
cruden did not reap the benefit of the
Queens appreciation which ne had an-
ticiDated. fe prepared a second edition
twentE-four years afterWard. ana dedi-
Gated 1t 10 her grandson. George III For
this and a third edition issued IN 1853 he
reaped reward Of $1,000
Cruden was very eccentric character
and was thrice placed In private lunatic
asylums. lie designated himself Alex
ander the Corrector" and also the Cor
rector Of Morals" his claim TO the latter
title consisting in his stopping ali persons
whom he met in public places on Sundays
and admonishing them 10 go home and
keep the Sabbath day holy He was q
great believer in the distribution Of tracts
and spent great part Of bis means in
this way.
II seems difficult to believe that an ec-
centric man of this sort should have his
name associated with such remarka bly,
painstaking book as his concordance un-
doubtedly is. as IL must have cost an
enormous amount OF labor in its compiIa-
ton, but ii was probably the severity of
his occupation that unhinged his mind
Tie died on November J. l770.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

rect in every detail that the two models
refused several times to accommodate the
ambitious artist longer.
Mr. Abbey's home, Morgan Hill, in
Gloucestershire is "A rambling and ptc-
uTesque structure over 800 years old. II
is surrounded by thirty acres of typical
English land, and ever since Mr.. Abbey
has been its owner the house has under
gone frequent alteration. 1t is said TO be
one of the most artlstically furnished
homes I'm all England
Il was at Morgan Hill but not in Il,
that the famous series of panels known
collectively as The Quest for the Holy
Grail was painted. Mr. Abbey had erect
ed what he described in letter 10 a rela-
tive as AN abOminatIon of corrugated
iron" and in this the great panels We're
executed after their creator had spent
months patiently searching for data and
accessories TO make them historically ac-
curate Ia the slightest detail beyond the
peradventure of doubt.
Trio OF Famous Painters.
John S Sargent, who has been called
'the greatest portrait painter now liy-
ing" even by European art critics. is an
intimate friend Of AbDeys. and. like him.
has his residence abroad lie declares,
however. that he is a good American, and
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Made of Electricity.

what are little girls made of Sugar
and spice and an that's nice, and these
and everything else in the world are
mating guess of Sir Oliver Lodge. He
supposes that a group of, say. zoo cleo
irons. $50 positive and $50 negative. inter-
leaved or interl0cked in the state OF
violent motions, so as 20 produce a stable
con6guration under the influence Of their
centrifugal inertia and their electric
forces. constitute an atom of hydrogen;
that l6 times as many in another stable
grouping constitute an atom of oxygen;
that some 1909 Of them go 10 form an
atom Of sodium, about 100000 an atom OF
barium, and 10000 an atom of radium.
All the chemical elements become mere
ly different groupings Of one fundamental
constituent OF all the combinations or
groupings possible. probably most are so
unstable as never TO be formed, but some
are stable. and these stable groupings
constitute the chemical elements that We
know
The fundamental ingredient Of which
the whole matter is made up is nothing
more or.less than electricity in the form
of an equal number OF positive and mega
tive electric charges. This, when estab-
lished, will be a uniieation Of matter
such as has been sought through all the
ages. It goes further than had been
hoped, for the fundamental substratum OF
which all matter is composed Is not an
unknown and hypothetical 'prostyle' of
the old Greeks. who rightly conceived
matter to be but one ingredient ia many
combinations: but it is the familiar cleo
trio charge IF atoms are invisible. cleo
irons are a thousand tims invisible IL
an eleetron is represented by sphere
an inch in diameter, the diameter of an
atom on the same scale is a mile and y
half Or if an atom Of matter Is repre-
sented by an ordinary theater, the cleo
tron is representa- on the same scale by
an ordinary period on an ordinary page
of print.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
GEORGIA DRY,

You brooks that ripple sweet with song,
o put sodr mirth away
For shame for shame. your Georgia TOset
How can you bloom So gay5
Hush, hush, FCu thoughtess mocklug bind
Cease. cease your heartlcss layi
The Georgia Of our dreams is dead
Her drOuth begins to-day.
When spring on sIope and upland laid
Hef new-green carpets down.
To tempt the fees Of man and maid.
Forth fr0m the peegish town
II wa the GeJrgia poets wont
To sFoet the younging year
With sonnets, rhymes. and jingling chimes
Inspired by brown beck beer
When Maytime flung her gaTneTed blooms
Before the feet Of June.
The poet shared the seasons grace
And woTe it through his tune.
He lay within the shade and watched
The pleasant hours pass
And greeted each with rhythmic speech
Learned from bis julep glass.
From out tie wateTmel0n's heart
He tore luscious song
But spiked the watermelon first
With homemade scuppenong:
And every yellow peach that CLEANED
A globe Of Georgia gold
It prophesied Of songs that hide
In bTandies rare and old.
When royal autumn raised her flags
Flame-red against the SKY.
In penstve mood the Georgia bard
Moved through the corn and Bs:
And every rustiing stalk Of grain
Lisp'd promises TO him
From that tenth Muse who is called Booze
And waits On Whiskys Whim
But now forever, evermore,
Must Ceorgia's lips be mute.
Cold hands have stopped the singers booze
And snapped the singers lute.
O Georgia Of our dreams and drains.
Your lyrie days are done
Quenched is the fire. unstnng the lyre,
Aud sOTrOW hides the SUM-
Unless, o sister States to north
And west. you heed the cry
And keep the rhyme works running on.
The bsrds from getting dry
But haste. make haste the cruel drouth
DrooTs down with wings Of Ere,
And while you wait and hesitate
Ten thousand baTds expire
And O you shameful mockinsbirds
That sing SO blithe and gay
Hush. hush your heedlass mockery
And pllt your songs away;
YOu streams. that eTsf were friends Of mine,
FoTbear the heaTtiess lay
Weep. weep. y0u skies. ana sigh. you winds:
Tie dreath is here to-day
Don Marquis, n the Atlanta Journal.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
Changed HIS Mind.

From tie Chiacgo News.
well, what are you doing there2" ask
ed the lady. addressing a tramp who had
just climbed a tree in time to escape a
savage bulldog.
Madam replied the hobo 'it was my
intention 20 ask Tor hand-out. but in
the interest OF humanity ] now request
that you give any surplus food you may
have on hand to my canine friend down
there.'s
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
ASYLUMS OF EUROPE
DR.. William White Tells of Interesting
Visits abroad.

these wards. Every patient, without a
single exception. was tied hand and foot
TO the bed, and every patient was a good
example Of the bowling iuuatic one
reads about, but which ] had come 10
think did not In reality exist except in
rare instances. 1t must be said. how
ever, IN justice to the hospital that aIl
appearances indicated that they were
obliged to do with very small appropria-
tiOns. The number Of attendants was ex-
tremely limited. and All the appointments
were Of the simplest kind Cheap care IL
the insane is always poor care
"The last institution visited was the
manicomo AZ Naples. This institution IS
situated in the heart Of the city. and 1T
It's most elevated portion, il being neces-
ssry to climb a long steep hill to reach
it. II is very old building, having pre-
viousiy been'a convent.
1T may be interesting. 100. to know
that something over "a year ago a ma
tional committee on the causes Of in
sanity was organized under the patronage
Of tie King of Italy / had the honor
Of sitting with the committee during its
meetings ia Amsterdam as proxy for
were unavoidaby absent The committee
Is composed Of representatives of prac-
tically all OF the civilized countries. Their
meetings have resulted thus far in organ
izing and appointing q permanent secre-
tary, who is located ~ Zurich, and
permanent meeting place al Lugano.
Their main efforts now are being con-
centrated on getting sufficient funds 50
that permanent quarters may be secured,
clerks hired. and the necessary expenses
for the everyday routine Of business that
Will undoubtedly ensue be met. After
this is done they WIN take up the cues
ton Of securing through tHe state de-
paTtment access 10 the archives OF the
various governments they represent for
the purpose Of obtaining such material as
viii aid them IN throwing light on the
problem under consideration"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
AN ANCIENT DIAMOND.
kOhiHOOP Was known in Caesars
Time.

Time.
Although by far the greatest Of all the
Cullinan diamond now the property OF
King Edward Of England. is only one Of
many fam0us diamonds held by crowned
rulers OF Europe The King still has the
kohinoor, a stone which was known as
long ago as the time of Caesars landing
in Britain. Another well-known gem. tha
Florentine, is now owned by the Emperor
Of Austria. II formerly belonged to
Charles the Bold Duke of Burgundy. who
lost it on the battlefield. The Swiss peas
ant who discovered it mistook il for glass
and gladly parted with il for about half a
crown. Subsequently IL came into the
possession of Pope Julian H. who pre-
sented il 10 the Emperor of Austria.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-28
WOMEN SAILORS,
Some Romantic Stories from Naval
History-Two Famous Nautical
Herojnes.

Among the many aspects of oldtime
sea life which the student of naval
history chances upon in his researches
none is more curious and none more
romantic than the records which are
frequently met with of women. says
The London Globe. They are divided
into two classes. those who went TO
sea by permission with their hus.
bands. who in the hour of battle rose
to the occasion and did yeoman ser
vice behind the guns. and those who
for one reason and another donned
male costume and enlisted in the or
binary way. In the prosaic times in
which We live it is wellnish impos-
eible for any romantic girl to get 10
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-28
WISE WORDS,

Also. where there's will tScr,
a way out OF it.
Fools are people who don't use or|
own particular brand OF folly.
A wise man is simply one vi
knows when he has said enough
We can forgive beauty being onl
skin deep If the girl has money.
A woman's club may have certai
aims. but it seldom hits what |
aims at.
We are told that conscience maxi
towards of US ALL Naughty cod
science.
A man neye: realizes how mad
faults he has till he has been maj
ried few months.
He who boasts that he can driaI
whisky or lei il alone generally pr@
fers the former alternative
A pessimist is a person who cam
forget that the beautiful buttc-al
comes from horrible grub.
The skating girl, withou. doub(
may scores of lovers win. Sometimd
they have a falling out, sometimes
falling in.
It cannot help but make us sore \
pay for anotheT's fun. and the fatte
calf must suffer for the sins Of th
prodigal son.
Reformers now are all the craze
and though the craze is growing,
fellow cannot mend his ways withou
the patches showing.
The football man to college goe'
his wisdom to complete. He write
his name on the scroll CT fame, bu
writes it with his feet.
The maiden with a broken heal
finds that her woe increases. Thoug
shattered by Dan CuDid's dart, 81
always saves the pieces.
Lots wife was turned into a plia
of salt, but that is no reason to Snu
her. for it wasn't her fault that tn
lady did halt, for she thought sn'
would turn to rubber. From MUS
ings OF 4 Cynic," in the New Iorl
Times.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-28
Co6dling the Black Sheep.

The human mother is not the only
one with a tender preference for the
black sheep of her flock. William
Shoup. of Muzett. Forest County.
owns a eve which recently gave BIRTH
10 twin lambs. enc white and the
other black. The mother sheep re.
fused to have anything 10 do with the
White lamb in a maternal way. and
The white outcast was in danger Of
starving TO death. when the children
of the owner took ii in hand AMI
raised it on the bottle. The desert
ed one took kindly to he foster par.
ents. and has learned to depend upon
the family 10 a degree that is MAX.
ing it nuisance II will not stay III
the field with the other sheep, but
when it is hungry. thirsty or lone
some comes TO the house, paws at
the doors and bleats until it gets
what il wants. but which most Of
the time seems sympathy. -Philadel-
rhia Record.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-28
The Murderer.

A New York business mar. Willie
in Chicago recently, was expecting
money order letter in a day or t"o'
In order to avoid any dlfflculty y
identification, he went to a CLERK y
the postoffice and said
Il am expecting a none! o'oe1
to the amount of 500, and my nams
is Thomas Blank. Here are iot o'
letters addressed to ire from various
places. You will observe the posi-
marks. So, you see. if am not 'n'
man l claim to be. must have Eio, :.
dered that man and possessed m'se's
of his letters, and am now personal
ing him. AS that is not likely 'ou
must admit that l am the man
The New Yorker. having deh'efeu
himself of the foregoing. lett 'he poe,,
Office. In few days the inone.
order came. and the man from ne"
York repairad to the Office to get ~, !,
order casned. He expected to llna
the clerk ready for him, but q h's'
the clerk did not reco!lect him. f'es.
emily the New Yorker succeeaeu =
recalling himself 10 the man
Dry. o,;t.
oh. yes" said the eierA' q a,,r,
seriously, YOU re the chal 'na' or..
dored the other man. Harper
" ~
w eGkIF = Il
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-28
Health Of the Emperor Of I ''h''

A diary written by the mana u ~.
Emperor of China himself mas Jus.
been published. 1t shows . .ha. ia to
ing the past twenty yeaTs-thas 80, -
say. since His Majesty was 80 IN.
he has suffered from Constant. 49, -
creasing nervous debli'9' ,s,.h,e.
ent condition is almost in,oi. hr;ns,
The slightest noise or exeF'lon D e,.
on violent palpitations, and any an. * :
posture results in calcnin7 o.od as
foreign medical expert IS quo oosurs,
saving thai unless radical msa - mn.
be taken His Majesty may a. az; NV
ment fall into state %
South China Posi-.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-28
Birds Know SUNDAY.

All the animal world appears to
know a Sunday from a week day.
There is a tradition in Lancashire,
and perhaps elsewhere, that the rocks
always commence building on the
first Sunday in March. This has
been frequently verified by observa-
might almost claim to exceed the
limits Of coincidence-Coun Life.