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New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
HOW TO LAUGH.

A tenor singer. by name Noel Flinltns has tuse
opened In Milan school OF laughing Nj Flrx-
ing contends that very few people Know noN %
laugh. They laugh without taking any accoul,,
OF fhe effect on their listeners. ard with totaA
disrezrrd OF the Jaws OF harmony Mr.. Filming
cornpiet. course OF Harmonious htlartry consists
OF ten lessons and Il Is claimed that pCptl wro
has gone through the course ccrscteErfocsty Will
be able laugh with that musical Esodulaooa
and artistic anish which arss usually assoclaesl
With the Character OF Marguerite n Faust y
is said that the professor already hss a targe
Clientele and received numerous lseters OF en-
couragensnt from infuential people
II seems that laughter hetoken$, nationality. rs
German has a sonorous laugh without bounds ard
without purpose. The English laugh Is cold. IN
feeling almost con6escenaing. and among the
gentry learn IL is rule never 70 laugh at all
The Austrian has elegant. light and Infectious
laugh The Viennese girl laughs fre1uenriy. PROB
ably on account OF her good teeth The Belgian
laughs freely-the laughter OF the fair Ihs
American has g ringing and dorinesring laugh
The American girls laughter Is bright and inro-
cent. The French laughter - that OF a peopis
who drink good wine but for some years the-e
has been less laughter IN France, possibly due 20
the greater consumption OF mineral waters snoa-
ism, and dental deterioration The city which
laughs the most il Brusses- that which faaxas
the least Madrid. and taat when ASxeA -
PAxiA-Ion4on 2loeA
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

valuable contribution to the farming industry Such
investigation need not involve journey to italy,
there numbers of Italian truck and fruit
farms scattered through New England and IN close
proximity TO New York City, well as here and
there through the South and West. These farms
prove beyond any question that intensive
cutivator of the soil the italian cannot be beaten
Near South Glastonbury. Conn, about
seventy farms owned by italians. The first pioneer
of this interesting colony John Carino, who
came to South Glastonbury sixteen years ago to
cut railroad ties for the New Haven s. Hartford
Railroad. At the end of two years he had saved
enough TO purchase small farm and send for his
family Every member of the family toiied early
and late until the place yielded enough income to
enable him to buy more land and now fourteen
years from the date of his first purchase, Mr.
Carino owns 1,500 acres all. with the exception OF
a small wooded portion, under the highest limit
of cultivation. There peach orchards, apples
plums and pears. Grapes grown in quantity
and also variety Of small fruits and vegetables
This year, II nothing unforeseen occurs, he ex-
poets to market 10000 bushels Of peaches HIS
eldest two children attending school in Hart
ford, and doubt will go to college later
. Some twelve years ago J. H. Hale, Of South
Glastonbury 0he largest peaeh grower in New
Eagandl. decided to employ an Italian, one Luigi
Plro on his place. The neighbors shuddered, and
prophesied a agic end for the entire Hale family
To-day this Luigi Pro is partner with MI.
Hale in a novel orchard. AS time passed Mr.. Hale
grew more and more to confde in Pros judgment,
So that when he advised converting a 40o-acre iot
(Which had always been considered by Americans
too difficult to grow anything On) into a COM
bnation peach and apple orchard Mr. Hale de-
cided to take the plunge 1t required great deal
of blasting to dispose OF rocks and stumps but.
that ACCOMPLISHED the soil absolutely virgin
and ideal for fruit growing Between the apple
trees are planted peaches The space allows for
twenty-year growth Of the peach trees when they
will have finished bearing for market purposes By
the time the apples will have matured as TO re-
ouire more room the peaches will be removed
After the product of this orchard has reimbursed
Mr. Hale for his outlay, with 10 per cent interest
he will deed one-half Of it, or two hundred acres.
10 PRO He prophesies that this will be accom-
pshed in less than ten years. and that he and
PRO will then each orchard worth $4,000
o1,ar and above all cost Luigi said it would
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
So Fierce That They Attack
Children, Women and Even
lien Sometimes.

The desolate coast OF Labrador. ave hundred
miles in air line from Belle Isle to Hudson
Strait, peopled by four thousand whites and fifteen
hundred Esquimaus and frequented- every summer
by twenty-five thousand Observation-Disclosures fer the
cod fishery. is absolutely without roads or any
other public utilities; is gutless Of charts lights
beacons; knew neither mission medical aid
until Dr. Grenfe established himself there sixteen
years ago and to-day all communication in
summer is by boat across the waters and winter
by dog the snowclad wastes. These
devil dogs they frequently called, really
deserve that in many instances for they
often attack and sometimes kill and devour human
beings. There are numerous cases of this on rec
ord the most notable being DR.. Grenfelrs
narrow escape from the fangs Of the venomous
brutes in early part Of the present year, which
was fully told in the daily newspapers at the time.
These Esquimau dogs are half wolf in species and
will attack any creature they think they over
come. So dangerous they TO and beast
that their importation into Newfoundland is
forbidden. DR.. Grenfe says that II is uncom-
mon occurrence IN the northern areas. where
wolves are plentiful. for these dogs To have pups
by wolves which hover around the fishing stations,
and he himself has often seen the wolfsh offspring,
though one observes but little difference between
them and the ordinary dog. Dr., Freehairn reports
having occasionally in the autumn. when snow
SQUALLS would sweep the coast, seen the wolves
come from the backwoods and mate with the dogs
about the hshermen's wharves. Dillon Wallace.
the explorer describes how. in his winter journey
from Cng6va TO Brsdore, huge gray "oL4 jour
neyed with his party for long stretch keeping
s-s distance by day. but running in with his pack
at night So savage these creatures that they
have besn known 10 attack and kill strong. husky
naan On april ia, 1906 Robert Cumby. thiTty-fve
wears old residing Battle Harbor. started
with his dog team, in company with other men, for
Lewis Bay 10 procure hrewood. The dogs were
vicious and two men usually went with them.
Arter crossing the bay on the ice Cumby branched
of from the other men, but they had not been
sAnarsted long when his dogs began fighting While
he vras attempting TO clear the dogs his feet be-
came entaneled among the traces and he fell IN
the MIDST Of the pack, which turned on him Hs
fought desperately with age. killing two dogs
s,d Utmost severinR the head from another and
woundtng several but their number ovefcane him,
and ne was literally TO pieces a brother OF
the unfortunate went 10 his rescue and mar
roufv escar4d similar fate 1t was only after
much time had elapsed and negIbors gathered
that the ulutilated corpse was rescued. In the
same summer the captain of the mail boat brought
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

has treated all of them The dogs are excessive
ly quarresone and, wolfike hunt in packs and
always attack the weaker among themselves. de-
vouring them as they kill them All seem anxious
to take part in a fray. but peace is usually re-
stored. even if twenty or engaged In
combat. by the application Of the dreaded Es-
quimau whip used by the settlers. Only the
ceastng application of the lash keeps them IN
subjection. TAe dog whip consists OF handle
about eighteen inches long and plated whip OF
walrus hide about twenty feet long and with il
expert driver can hit any part Of the leading
dog he chooses. In the coves and creeks along
the seaboard. where the settlers live no man
ventures abroad without his whip Every woman
carries stout club It is death to a child aso
get among the dogs In the more Isolated settFx
ments visitor dare land without carrying a re-
voIver
If any dog is brought up in a house a pet
his doom IS sealed. for at the first opportunity
the others will pounce upon him in the absence OF
his master and worry him 10 death. the prefer
ence exciting the deepest jealousy IN the breasts
of the other dogs and they patiently await
opportunity for revenge. In winter the dogs will
drag komatk fifty sixty miles day over
the snow. and If the traveller trusts 10 the sa-
gacity Of the leader OF the team. which is dog
chosen for its intelligence. he may wrap himself
up in his bear and sealskin robes and. regardless
OF piercing winds and binding snowdrirts these
sturdy creatures will draw him securely 70 his
own door the nearest habitation.
The Esquinau dog of pure breed, with its
strongly built frame. long white fur pointed
ears and bushy tail. is capable OF enduring
hunger far more than the mixed breed. but the
latter is superior for long journeys. even when
fed only once a day An Esquimau dog will
travel two days without food One of the mixed
breed be fed every day II is good for
little. but keep II in food and it will draw
much greater weight over a longer distance than
the pure bred Esquimau- In winter their food
usually consists OF dried herring capIin, but
since the establishment OF the whaling industry
whale meat Is fed 20 them. and when the seals
go shore IN the early spring seal flesh Is an
additional delicacy.
At Rigolet. where Donald Smith NOW Lord
stratheona) was factor for many years, at
tempt recently made 70 the dogs in
pIoughtng They were hitched the implement
with sealskin traces One marched in front.
dragging piece OF seal meat TO sntice the dogs.
and another showed and guided she plough, but
IL was trouble than IL worth
The reindeer imported by Dr. Grenfeli have
had less trouble from the dogs, which at
tack them every occasion. One day two deer
hauling logs from the forest were attacked hy
dogs being driven after nrewood the
path The deer herders beat away the dogs with
heavy sticks, bat savage bruts nearly killed
staS bstore Il could be driven 90
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
SOME UNUSUAL CHARACTERISTICS.

New PaItz. once reached. is found historically 10
have more than one unusual Characteristic IN the
outskirts Of the town. along q pleasantly snadeo
street are number of rough stone houses They
are nearly two hundred years old and were erected
by the settlers They are only standing, but in
good condition and occupied Only one OF the
horaesteads OF the settlers is missing Half OF them
are still possession Of descendants OF their onAd-
ers This Is believed 70 be unique among the early
settlements the United States. Not only are the
ebodes OF the original settlers IN existence put 50
far as known all OF the papers relating 10 the
history of the town have been preserved New
PeItz also is nota bic for the fact that for half =
century in it's early history it was ruled by a
curious form Of hereditary government The pow
ers OF government were placed IN the hands or
IJr1sfne .or group Of twelve men, selected rom
among the descendants Of each OF the twelve pat
entees.
The ola settlers street Is IN the outskirts OF the
modern village. being separated from the town by
open fields Fronting in the street and within rev
tans Of each other are the old cemetery. the site
OF the first church. the steep-roofed home or Jean
Hasbrouck built in 1712 and now used as me-
mortal museum; the remodeled nome OF tne OeyoS'
the home OF Louis Du Bois the leader OF the col
CIV. +he vrhitewashed Bevter house, the home or
Abraham Hasbrouck and the Freer homestead
The Te Feyre house has been torn down Wlthin
rscs,+ Years The Du Bois homestead. which was
srected In I7O5 was designed to be used as IorI
in the Indians should make an attack upon tne
.attler1ent There was never any trouble with the
4,, b,1+ the brick-Ilned Ioopholss closed with
Iesg NAV still be seen in the walls OF the house
TnA Eevfer house was erected in three seccons'
+ba third being completed in 1T35- II contains
shcsIIar In which the French settler used 70 Keep
hts vino The house erected by Abraham Has
n-o,,c< Is certainly older than Washtnstons head
1t- - NAvrh,Irx which was erected BY Colonel
jonathan HasOrouck grandson OF Abraham II
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
AN ENIGMATICAL SIGN.

THE ferry is down az the foot Of the street It's
only couple Of minutes walk TIE trolley lines
the other side of the river"
This reply disposed OF the theory that possibly
the Poughkeepsie Bridge had been converted into a
trolley line. The Journey TO 5e without its
small sideIights, however. The ferry slip Eas de-
serted. but this enigatieaI sign greeted the trzv
elIer 70 New Paltz:
Foot passengers on this boat seven cents Those
remaining on over one trip, 10 cents"
Was this a reversal OF the principle OF lower
charges for carload lots? Or this seeming
discourager travel quite the and Intended
10 encourage excursion traffic by reducing the price
TO those who desired 70 make more than one
secutive trip? Whichever It was, there was one
IN the ticket booth TO sell tickets Looking about,
sign was observed which advertised the fact that
excursion tickets to New PaItz could be bought IN
a ueghboring building. An old man bowed over q
sat in the doorway. He rose stihfy and, going
a wall closet took out tin box This he slowly
unlocked. and from it drew one Of the precious
excursion tickets
II was apparent upon reaching the west shore
that the operation OF rhe trolley lire was fun oc
uncertainties. These not fully explained until
New PaItz was attained. There inquiry was made
20 the hour when could be expected 70 return
This Is natural and essential inquiry make after
experiencing the trolley journey TO New Paltz-
There many different answers that in ths
mind OF the questioner the timetable Of the road
obscured in haze as impenstrable as tA9
smoke-laden atmosphere II transpIre5. howeVer.
that there were only two cars in operation with
two sets OF conductors and motoFrnen and that IN
the middle Of the day the line. perhaps following
the custom IN banking circles in some Continental
cities took a recess while the employees ate their
luncheon. It was not learned whether the Juice
was shut of through the neon hour for the accom-
mediation OF the power house employees or nOtc
On the return trip the front end Of the car was
piled high with Grated grapes. some OF the crates
resting on the seats. Part way down 70 the Hud-
son the car detained in it's fight while the mo-
torrnan and conductor discharged the cargo
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

they demanded a new schooIhou Many Of them
contributed lumber from their farms and more
gave their services toward IT'S construction.
There are thrty-two children who attend
this school, thirty of them Italians A young
American girl is teacher. She enjoys teaching the
little Italians, and the parents cannot do enough
to express their appreciation for the effort she is
putting into her work In the winter the men
turn out and shovel a path for her through the
woods cutting off a detour Of about TWO miles
she would otherwise have 70 walk.
And now for the ''bogie man the treacherous
Italian of tradition, concealins a stiIetto
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
ITALIAN FARMERS
NEAR METROPOLIS
CONNECTICUT CONTADINO
OWNS 1900 ACRES.
Highly Successful pith Small Acre-
ages Near Good Market-4naious
to Educate Children.
By Alice Bennett

Exclusive Service and the Commons Press
Bureau&
Any individual or group interested in developing
the agricultural districts of the United States
would do well to study the italian contadini as
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
TO RECLAIM HOLY LAND,

A meeting is now in progress at At
lantic City looking toward the forma-
ton of plans for the peaceful con-
quest of the Holy Land, and the resto-
ration of the chosen people to the
country now held by the upsurping
hosts of Mohammed. '.r
1t is the eleventh annual convention
Of the Federation of American Zion
lists, and some of the most prominent
Hebrew scholars and men of affairs in
America will address the delegates.
who represent about 400 societies in
different cities of the United States
and Canada. f..
Aside from considerations of the
future. when the dream of the resto-
ration of Palestine to the Jewish peo-
pie shall come true, the convention
will pay much attention to the practi-
cal work Of Jewish colonization sin
Palestine which is now being carried
on. The political phase of the inter-
national movement. in its relation to
negotiations with the Turkish govern
ment, will also be fully discussed.
IL is estimated that the number OF
Jews in the United States is about l.
100000. and the total for the world
about 100000 OF all the nations OF
earth. Russia leads in Jewish popula-
ton, with about 3.500,000, and it is in
the land of the car that the Zionist
movement has gained its greatest
strength Centuries of persecution
have caused the Russian Jew to look
upon Palestine with a depth of long
ing unknown in other lands, and, des-
pite extreme poverty, to contribute
literally to the Zionist fund. Measures
for the relief of their brethren in Rus
STA will be considered at the present
convention and those who have at
tanned wealth in this country will be
asked to contribute literally to the
colonization fund"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16

the best collateral. There is forum
ately a great deal of conservatism
still prevailing in banking circles; as
well as a general disposition to have
nothing to do with new financial
schemes or fiotations, except those OF
the most desirable class. The fact
also, that many OF those engaged in
syndicates and other financial opera
lions previous to the panic are still
more or less tied up financially acts
as a preventive upon various specula-
tive enterprises. But aside. from this
class there are many rich capitalists
with abundant resources, and it is
chiefly these who are now actively dis
counting changes int business and
political situation, which are confident
ly expected 10 be more apparent in the
last quarter of the year than in the
current quarter The stock market
today is dealing freely in "expecta-
tons" and as usual is literally dis,
counting them. 1t is to be sincerely
hoped that such expectations will be
fully realized, and that prudence will
protect us from the injurious effects
of over-confidence with which we are
already too familiar.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
THREE GOOD SIGNS.

Henry Clews in his weekly New
York letter takes an optimistic view
OF the business situation, saying:
Three most important influences
contributing to strengthen the stock
market this week were the good crop
report, the dissipation OF political I'M
certainty and an easy money market.
Added 10 these developments were
signs of business improvement and
rising confidence in various quarters.
Good news OF the right sort was
forthcoming in the form of favorable
crop reports The July Government
estimates indicated 2,726.000.000 bush
els of corn, which would be 10000, 900
bushels more than last year and has
been exceeded but once. and that by
the bumper crop of 2.9270O0,OO0 in
1906. The wheat crop is estimated
at 692.790.000 bushels, or $4,000, 600
bushels in excess of last year. and
closely approaches the largest crop on
record. The promise for oats is L.
0l2.0O0,000, bumper yield and com
pairing with 10000, 900 bushels a year
ago. In addition to a fun grain har-
vest the cotton crop promises to be
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
WAR ON EIIEs.

A national campaign against the
house fly and mosquito has been plann-
ed and is about to be begun by the
government bureau of insects. 1t will
cover the entire country, and in its
prosecution measures are to be urged
by which not only communities, but
whole states will be enabled to rid
themselves of these deadly enemies of
mankind.
In order to attain this end 1t is
necessary merely to adopt a few sim
pie and MISUNDERSTOOD methods, the
application of which may be intrusted
to local boards of health. Where the
mosquito is concerned, however, it is
deemed advisable that there should be
a general control by the state, because
of the fact that certain species of these
tuneful marauders are migratory and
liable to appear suddenly in multitu-
dinous swarms in places far from their
breeding areas, giving profound dis
enlargement to local efforts toward
determination
The, house fly is strictly local; it
never goes far from the place where
it was Matched. Furthermore, practi,
cally all house flies are bred in stables.
Hence it is a simple matter to eXter-
inmate them absolutely.
There is no doubt that house flies
and mosquitoes transmit germs and
that some of them find their way into
food and drink, causing sickness. The
extent of infection from this source
cannot be exactly known. 80.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
AS TO CITY BUILDINGS.

City Attorney c. c. orvis calls the
Herald's attention to the fact that
the city council can build the Fire
Department house without submitting
the proposition to the people.
This condition maintains because
the necessary money can be secured
without issuing bonds or increasing
the indebtedness of the city.
About four thousand dollars was
left over from last years revenues.
and if the equal amount can be saved
this year, the building can be erected
under authority of the council.
The plan now is to build the fire
department part OF the City Hall, ac-
cording 10 the plans prepared several
years ago, and then later add the rest
OF the building.
The Herald is glad to be corrected
in the matter and is glad the city is
able TO make such a good showing
But this good showing is all the more
reason why the entire structure should
be built now. If $4,000 or $1,000 per
year can be saved out of the revenues
Of the city every year, this would pay
for the hall itself in 10 TO Is years.
Let's build right when we build. and
build something that will be a last
ing credit to Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-16
STRANGE OCCURRENCES.

. Burlington Saturday Evening Post:
A letter sent from Lawton, Oklahoma,
tells of the election OF Quanan Parker
as president of the school board of
that town, and says further that Par
ker's son is teacher in the Lawton
schools. Now the strange part of this
recitation consists in the fact, that
thirty years ago, President Parker was
a blanket Indian, the chief of the Com
anche tribe. and was waging war OF
extermination against the white set
!, tiers. of northern and western Texas.
1t is a wonderful transformation that
thirty years have wrought in Quanah
Parker, changing him from blood.
thirsty savage to the head of the
school board of a community of whites
Hardly any event more wonderful ever
has transpired in American history
A descendant of Tama's band of Mus
quake Indians is now the engineer
of fast passenger train on the Bur-
lington road. He is here on the same
ground where his ancestors lived Tor
many generations. He crosses the
same rivers. surveys the same land
scapes, observes the same phenomena
of wind, temperature, storms, etc. that
were familiar to his ancestors of cen
turtles ago. He wears more clothes
than they wore, and he speaks a diff
ferent language, and he is serving CIV.
| ilization instead of barbarism. Few II
any of the passengers who ride behind
him know that Tama Indian sits in
the cab of the engine as it speeds over
the prairies. But time, with limits as
wide as space, passes and these things
transpire. There is differentiation Of
| habit and custom. but the blood anC
genius remains the same. Here is ar
other peculiar incident in the remark
able fux OF people and events in new
America. Eighty-eight years ago wher
there was certainty that Missouri
would be admitted as a state, some
families in Virginia moved out there
and settled. They made the journey
overland, and the families travelled in
the old-fashioned carriages of those
days These families came out to Mis-
souri, to better their condition. Land
was dear in Virginia and it was cheaT
in Missouri. These conditions are now
reversed. Land now is dear in Mis-
souri, and cheap in Virginia. So the
descendants of some of those families
are preparing TO move to Virginia in
order TO secure cheap lands.