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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-15
A NEW nj TO HIM.
Man walking Up Town Il Halted o. the
Way by . BeEGaF.

way ny = nobbuI
sAs ] wal walking uptown yesterday at
the end OF my days work. said a man who
finds il highly beneficial TO take that X
ercise daily, Il met coming from the other
direction a man who as we drew ear
sheered In toward me with an intention that
seemed unmistakable,
while | don't believe in encouraging
beggare. you can't always tell. and tie
pretty cold N winter, and I'd rather waste
a nickel than take a chance Of missing
somebody that needed II more than l did,
and 40 when this man closed in on me
| halted and reached in my pocket. And
then he spr ung on me a new one:
I'm not hungry, he says; I don't want
you 10 take me 20 a restaurant and get
me something 70 eat, but / am sick'-And
he mentioned the ailment that was afiictlng
him, which ] was glad 10 know wa one
commonly Of a temporary nature-'and
] want you 20 go with me 10 a drug store and
get this prescription filed for me-
and as he spoke he drew from his pocket
a folded piece Of white paper and held II
Wasn't that something newl Entirely
new? And was so surprised that | didn't
asi 10 look az the prescription; ] just said
| couldn't 60 with him, but | would put
up FIVE cents toward getting the preschp-
ton filled, and | handed over that amount
70 him on the spot. | felt myself warranted
in not putting up the whole amount re-
quired because his pain at that moment
did not seem 70 be very acute.
But as ! walked IN ! considered that
I had been rather ~niggardly; that really
! ought to have given him more; that az
II stood II was not he who wat indebted
TO me for my palty nickel, but TO him
for something new
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-15
FAILED TO FOOL HIMSELF.
The Athletes Great Scheme to Take His
Mind on the Race Didn't Work.

VIM WI wv "eSO 0N
7 knew a fellow once who was on the
track team in college" said the man who
believes he was an athlete. and this chap
had every indication Of being An athlete
except the requisite nerve.
He had the build, the strength and the
speed, but he didn't have Just the requisite
amount OF ability to persuade himself to
20 on when he was tired. He was q whim-
steal sort Of chap, clever and likable, and
with all sorts Of odd ideas. Every one liked
him and tried to help him along, but IL was
no 60.
Finally one day some one suggested to
him that the trouble was he let his mind
dwell too much on whether or not he wss
tired and that il he could get that out Of
his head he would be all right. He took
TO that idea strongly.
Not long afterward he got into a race.
He didn't run much worse than usual, but
every one thought he was going to do we'll,
because Just about at the point where he
usually curled up he began TO laugh like
anything. You could see 1t on his face
away across the field. But he didn't end
up much better.
when he finished, one Of his friends said:
4 thought you had that easy when | saw
YOU laughing. What hit your
: Well he answered, you fellows were
all telling me Id run all right II l did some
thing 10 take my mind Oh the race. SO l
went to work and learned two or three
funny stories, and when l began TO get
tired | thought them over in my mind.
That's what made me laugh. But, say. as
soon as | had finished with them l felt Just
as tired as ever ! did,
I'VE decided we'd give over. his case as
hopelesG7
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-15
DOG WITH HIS OWN GOCART
HOW HIGGINS, 4 COCKER SPAN-
TEL, GETS ABOUT.

MS Hind Legs PAralyEed, Ills Mistress Sub.
GtltUted Nheess and Now He Travels
a. Comfortably ~ You Please-Needs
Assistance Only At the Crossings.
When Higgins goes a-Walklng he turns
the head Of every one he meets. Higgins
Ia a cocker spaniel with a silky black mAns,
beautiful brown eyes, cordial manners
and an aIectionate disposition toward
those he Likes. and he likes nearly every
body except servants. Youngsters
in the park may take all sorts Of liberties
with Higgins-pull his ears, rune his
shining ooat-and Higgins continues 10
wag his tail delightedly and to smile with
his eyes. But let the nurse maid attempt
the slightest familiarity and Higgins let's
out a series Of protesting yelps, his tail
droops, and his eyes take on q ~resentful
expression.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-15

II that doesn't PROVE that the tipping evil
can b abolished II it's gone At In the right
way than | need 10 have my eyes treated.
AT q great coast hotel in southern Cali
fornia the no tipping scheme has been put
into operation and 10 working like q $500
watch. The proprietor Of this huge cara
vansary went about the job Of Graduating
the tipping nuisance around his place with
the greatest elaboration. .
First he set a secret watch upon all OF
his employees. waters. bellhops, porters,
ohambermaids, the whole crew, for the
purpose Of ascertaining how much they
averaged from their tips, He did this at
the height OF the hotels season too, 90 a.
10 be perfectly fair. Then fe had a tabulA-
ton prepared showing these averages.
then he summoned all hands Of his
employees 10 a meeting which he addressed,
He told them that tipping in that institu-
ton was over with for all time. He informed
them Of what he had done 10 find out what
thoy averaged In tips, and he announced
that he was going to increase their wages
to a weekly sun which would fairly com-
pensate them for the loss Of tips.
this weekly raise would be maintained
throughout the season, so that really
since the averages were beSed upon their
tips for the height Of the season-they
would profit morein the long pn through
their wages than II the tipping business were
10 be permitted to continue. He asked
those who liked the new deal to slgnify their
willingness TO cooperate with him 70 break
up the tipping business. Nearly all Of them
liked II. though a few old time walters
couldn't see IL and quit.
The hotel man Immediately put the TO
tipping scheme into practice. That was a
year ago. and It has worked perfectly.
Everybody is satisfied.
'You cant imagine the comfort you get
out Of a stay at that hotel. You see, most
men dread this tipping thing. Men who
can well afford TO tip hate tofeel that they've
got to dig for every hands turn that 10
done for them. It's the nuisance and the
bother Of the business as much a. the actual
outlay that i~rritates.
AT this hotel you know that you can AJAX
for some inoonsequential service without
having TO plant a half or q quarter In the
doer's hand. The eyes are not looked out
Of you by the servants. You're not fawned
upon nor danced around. You're not
Inundated by the spectacle Of menials
doing these things for what they expect
to get.
"And II that sort Of thing can be done
on a spot that was a cumbersome
old Spanish mission only twenty years
CO. why can't It be done in New York;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-15
Shower Of Fish in Australia.
From he London Globt

TTUW TE LUWUUW VTVVN'
In a communication to the Royal Society
Of Queensland Douglas OgIlby records the
occurrence Of a shower Of fishes which fell
In Brisbane during a severe hailstorm on
October 7 last,
az the trout gudgeon tKrefftius adspersusl,
such showers OF small fish are not unknown
I'M other parts Of the world, Sometimes
after a heavy rain they are found swimming
about In the pools formed on the surface
Of the fields.
The explanation Ia that the waters Of q
pond or lake have been drawn up into the
clouds by q whirlwind carrying some OF the
course. promptly descend again In the rain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-15
INDIANS AT SYRACUSE.
They Have Antonio Lubo There and hay
Get Boyen and Mount Pleasant.

Syracuse is the only one OF the Eastern
uniyeraltie, that has attracted students
from tho Carlisle Indian School, Directly
after the football season last year Antonio
Lube, captain OF the Indian team made
orranpements 10 20 TO Syracuse. he 10
tbere now in the arts course n making
Sood In his studies, according 70 report;
70 follow Lubo, Bowen. another iootoaii
nisvsr is 10 enter and he may be accom-
psnied by Frank Mount Pleasant, who 10
az rood an all round athlete a. has peen
heard Of for some years
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-15
Train Cut or FOx'S Brush.

From the LoRdoa Ddilg Mail
During a run with the Vine Hounds at
W%hitohurch yesterday a fox was caught
by one Of the hounds on the railway line.
Before the hounds could be whipped on
40 express train dashed into them, killing
one and cutting % the foX'G brush.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-06-05
As 4 Sacrifice
F0R HUMANITY
Man InOcHIated With Germ Of
tuberculosis.

New York Especial I'm the hopel
of discovering preventive and curel
for tuberculosis, Frank Merritt, whol
about two weeks ago volunteered tol
surrender his body in the interest Of
humanity and medical science, has
permitted physician to inoculate his.
system with the germs of the dread
disease. An examination made show
ed that already the disease has made
considerable progress since the inocu-
lation week ago.
Merritt, who is a middIe-aged
man, was at one time a prosperous
bookbinder in Western state. Ac-
cording to his story his wife and a.
promising son died, victims of tuber-
culosis. Their loss preyed on his
mind to such an extent that he final
ly failed in business and became a
wanderer. Two weeks ago he APP
piled to the Salvation Army head
quarters in this state for lodging and
was sent to the Salvation Army Hotel
In Catham Square. 1t was there that
he first announced his willingness to-
die If his death might aid in any
way in combating the spread OF
tuberculosis.
have had difficulty in keeping
body and soul together" he said,
and death has no terrors for me"
For several days after Merrittsr
announcement he waited for a reply,
but no one appeared to take advant~
age of his offer. Finally DR.. C. C.
Carroll, of 2f02 Broadway, found
Merritt and last Thursday inoculated
the man with germ of tuberculosis
A statement from the doctors Office
says that the disease has now thor.
oughly entered into Merritt's system
and it is expected the case will be
under way in the next few days
thropists and other interested in his:
case to call on him at his room
in the Sherman Building on Broad.
way.
my action was voluntary" said
Merritt, and II hope that as result
of the experiment preventive and
cure for Tuberculosis may be found.
/ was well man when | was inocu.
lated last Thursday, but today the
disease seems to be pretty we'll
developed. Ny condition will be
watched from hour to hour, and at
a certain stage of the disease efforts
will be made to cure me and the doc
tor seems to be pretty sure that he
can do it. OF course. 1 am not anx-
ious to die, but felt like doing what
have done in the interest of human
ity and science"
Merritt is not the mans real name
He admits that much, but refuses to
discuss his antecedents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-06-05
H|LARITY IN HOUSE
S0LEhNIIY in SENATE
Congress Ends At Midnight May
80.

Washington, D. c. Especially Just
10 minutes, officially, before the
hands Of the big. round clock in
the chambers of the two houses of
Congress pointed to the hour of
midnight the first session of the Six
tieth Congress came to close.
In the House the closing hours
were characterized by singing of
songs by Republicans In honor of
Speaker Cannon, and by Democrats
In the interest of William J.. Bryan.
The excitement, which was great at
times, finally subsidized; and the ses-
sion closed with general good-fel-
lowship among the members
The Senate was extremely quiet
during the closing hours, held to-
gether only by the necessity of re-
naming in session for the engrossing
and signing of bills.
The last days of the Senate will
be memorable on account of the fill
buster of Messrs. Lafollette, Stone
and Gore against the Emergency Cur
rency Bill, by the remarkable inter-
pretations of the rules which go far
to establish cloture in body note
worthy for the freedom of debate,
and by the final passage of the Cur
rency Bill.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-06-05
FINANCIAL

Dick Brothers say the cotton acre
age is 3 per cent. greater than last
year.
Some of the May corn contracts
are being settled for privately at "a
cents bushel.
Subscription books for the ST.
600. 900 of Virginia Railroad notes
were closed Immediately after open
ing, as the amount was heavily over
bid
Missouri Pacific, which recently
rose from As to 641a in. a compare
lively few days, has suffered a large
reaction.
National banks still carry $176,-
900, 900 of United States Government
deposits.
London again sold considerable
quantity of American stocks,
Lehigh Valleys April statement
shows that the company earned net
nearly $4,000 more than in the
same month last year.
Bear traders were selling stocks
on the report from Washington that
new Government suit was to be
brought against Union Pacific.
Newburger, Henderson & Loeb an
nounce that all of the $2,356,OOO
Chicago & Eastern Illinois per
cent. equipment bonds which were
recently purchased have been sold.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-06-05
1000 LIVES LOST.
The Terrors OF Typhoon And Flood
I'm China.


Victoria. B. C. (By Cable) The
steamer Shinono, of the Japanese
line. which just arrived here, brought
news of another disaster through a
typhoon at Hankow following on
the disastrous freshet which involves
the loss of more than 900 lives,
with the wrecking of l 900 junks and
stranding of many steamers, includ-
ing several of the foreign river craft.
The typhoon came suddenly and
in few hours reduced hundreds of
boats in the Kan River to splinters.
Steamers broke away from their
moorings and only those which could
get up steam quickly escaped. The
steamer WI Saig was driven ashore.
The Kiang Foo, paddle steamer,
and several other steamers were dam
aged.
The shores were thick with corpses
of river people. Hundreds were re-
covered before the steamer left
Shanghai.
News was also brought OF great
coal mining disaster In Kwang 81,
where 1000 lives were lost when
the mine took fire.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-06-05
WASHINGTON

A bench warrant was issued for
Theodore H. Price, the millionaire
cotton king: Moses Haas and Freder-
ick IA Peckhan. all of New York,
for their removal to Washington on
an indictment In connection with a
"leako on cotton reports.
President Roosevelt appointed
Oscar r. Hundley United States dis
trict Judge for the Northern District
of Alabama. The nomination had
been held up in the Senate.
The Supreme Court decided that
dealers may cut prices on copyright
ed books, despite restrictions placed
on them by owners of the copyright.
Self-defence was the plea OF Gas
ton Phillip, charged with the murder
of Frank MacADoy, the capman'
when he took the STAND.
Secrelary noos ap r. ne1.a sao tho
mlssiones sene ~ Tp,,;S EvnrS
s uul.eu @se
IN. c,,nra Court dac;ded that a
.tantae nav ston the nse of his in
paot;nn vb;cb he himself does not
use.
The Supreme Court oecideu .nae
H. Clay Pierce can be extradited 70
stand trial on the charge OF perjury;
Fresloent noosevel1 sisne ~ 'ne D,,l
Ior the ACCOMPLISHMENTS u me uevei,
opment OF coal deposits IN Alasn No anu
to protect the coal deposits IN the
terri'ors rom inonopl's's
Herbert Knox smith, commissioner
of corporations, made pubic the sec
ond and third parts OF his report on
the operation OF COTTON exchanges OF
the United states.
By unanimous consent the House
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-06-05
Killed Man And Herself.

Roanoke, Va. Especially VIM. NJ
Simpson. a weH-known locomotive
engineer, was shot and killed by
Sadie Butler. formerly of Lynchburg,
who Immediately drank a bottle OF
carbolic acid and died in few min.
utes. The woman was of very pre-
possessing appearance, and was mad
ly in love with Simpson and had
often declared that she intended kill
ing both herself and him. The trag
edy occurred in house where the
woman lived.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-06-05
A Fatal Peep.

Cincinnati Especially A real dead
victim of the sheath dress is Joseph
Zins, 90 years old. A pretty girl,
name unknown, wore one of modi-
fed Partisan forms on the street
here, and Zins turned his head so
sharply to rubber" that he broke
his neck. He's now dead. Zins suf-
fered from tuberculosis of the YER
zebra or spinal column. This all
ment is not unusual, but it Is rare
that the disease attacks such high
part of the column, the first and
third vertebrae. These bones were
so weakened that the sudden motion
of the head caused the second to
slip out of place and press against
the spinal cord.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-06-05
DEAD AT THE THRoTTLE.
Overland Limited Sped go Miles Am
Hour Past Danger Signals.

Chicago Especially The Overland
Limited, fastest train of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail-
road system, ran at full speed of
nearly so miles an hour over inter-
locking switches and past signals
near Byron, ILL.,, with Engineer AL
bert Gauvins lying dead on the cab
floor and no controlling hand on the
throttle, the train with a hundred
passengers abroad narrowly missing
a smashup.
officials of the railroad heard the
story, as told by Fireman Michael
Nash. It proved frightful tragedy
had been averted as by miracle. The
train left Chicago on the journey to
San Francisco with Gauvins at the
throttle in apparently good health
Near Davis Junction, at Byron,
where the train slows down to cross
the right of way of another road,
Fireman Nash noticed that the train
was flying across switches and
tracks at top speed, unmindfuI of
adverse set signals. Just as the
limited cleared the tracks of the 9TH
er road heavy train Numbered
across In the rear. Nash leaped back
into the engine cab and discovered
Gauvins' body lying on the floor.
The train was stopped and help
called.
An examination showed the en-
gineer was dead as the result of a
hemorrhage of the brain. After
some delay another engineer was OBJ
tanned and the train proceeded. Gau-
wins had been in the service of the
road about 25 years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-06-05
SIcpt While Autos Raced.

Denver, Col, Especial III, A.
Hartman, scheduled to drive a car in
an automobile race here, didn't. His
wife saw to that. Mrs. Hartman adj
ministered to her husband dose of
morphine, not large enough to do
harm, but enough to make him sleep
well and long. He was unconscious
until the auto race was over II
went over the road with my husband
before the race and saw that it was
dangerous" said Mrs. Hartman. II
did not propose to have him risk his
life. 50 gave him something to make
him sleep"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-06-05
Observation-Disclosures I'm Panic

Chicago Especially - Unfounded
rumors that an Italian secret society.
had formed plot to dynamite the
Dante school. at Ewing and Des-
planes Streets. caused a panic among
the 100 pupils of the school. When
several shots were heard in the alley
back of the building. 600 children
in a panic fed to the street. Many
Of them were knocked down in the
rush for the doors and slightly
bruised, but none of them were seri-
onsly injured.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-06-05
BIG GUNS .AyRL
SHOT At WARSHIP
Monitor Arkansas Rains Shot and
Shell at the Florida.

Fort Monroe, Va. Especial On
the broad waters of Hampton Roads,
not far from the place where As
years ago the Monitor and the Mer-
rimac riddled each other with shot
and shell, two modern monitors en-
gagged in a bloodless contest in the
interest of naval science. The mont
tor Arkansas, of 1925 tons, fred six
shots at her sister ship, the Florida,
each of which was accurately aimed
and effective. One of the shots fired
by the Arkansas was 12-inch pro-
jectile loaded with new high ex-
piosive. This shot struck the port
plate of the Florida's turret just a
little to the side of dummy gun,
which had been placed in position
to take the place of the regular IL
inch gun. This shot smashed the
12-inch armor protecting the front
of the turret, and also badly loosened
the armor seams on the side OF the
turret.
The force of the 12-inch high ex-
plosive shell had been entirely spent
by crushing the armor plate. and the
cloth screen placed inside the turret
ports showed no damage, indicating
that none of the fragments of the
exploding shell had entered the tur-
ret ports, and showing, as Chief Con-
structor Washington L. Capps de-
clared, that if anyone had been in
the turret at the time the powerful
projectile struck he would not have
been injured. The only occupant of
the turret was a dummy man, ar
ranged with springs and wires to re-
cord the shock. He was standing
at the breech of one of the 12-inch
guns and was unhurt.
The biggest naval gun, the heavi-
est projectile and the highest explo-
sive known, combined with close
range and deadly aim. were allowed
to work their full havoc on the tur-
ret plate. The result is declared to
be victory for turret construction,
and this, Notwithstanding the 11-inch
hardened steel plate was blackened,
broken, the seams of the turret
sprung and the rivets and screws
loosened and twisted.
1t was not five minutes after the
terrible impact that the finely bal
anced mechanism of the turret was
being worked with perfect ease, and
the 12-inch gun on the left side was
trained at will. Inside the turret
where stand the gunners and gun
crew the havoc was much less APP
parent than from the outside. Ex-
animation showed that of the many
delicately adjusted instruments for
fire control, sighting and operating
the turret, few, if any, were out of
working order.
eff this had happened in battle
the Florida would be fighting yet,
said one of the rear admirals with
enthusiasm.
Then followed a futile attempt to
destroy the newly designed fighting
mast erected on the stern of the
Florida. After five shots from the
Arkansas guns had gone ripping
through it the mast still stood firm.
Forty shots would not bring 1t
down, and no enemy would waste
ammunition and time shooting at It,
was the expert comment. 1t was pre-
dicted that all new ships will be
equipped with battlemasts of this
design.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-06-05
Made $4,000, GOO d Corn.

Chicago (Special).-A gift of
$4,000 for gymnasium building
at Northwestern University was made
by James A. Patten, king of the
corn pit in the Chicago Board of
Trade. The announcement wss
made by President A. w. Harris at
the annual convocation of the stu
dents held in Fisk Hail. Mr.. Patten,
who is credited with having cleared
50, 600, 000-more or less-in the
corn market within the last two
weeks. was in the audience.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-06-05
NOT nl From Cancer.

New York Especially George F.
Parker, secretary to the Equitable
Life Assurance Society trustees, gave
out statement in which he said he
was authorized by Mrs. Grover
Cleveland to deny absolutely the
reports that Mr.. Cleveland is suffer
ing from cancer. Mr.. Parker said
Mrs. Cleveland is now in Princeton,
that DR.. Bryant has not been to Lake
wood since Monday. and that no
other physician is in attendance upon
the former president.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-06-05
Played with A Rattle.

Louisville, Ky. Especially Charles
Conn. of Lexington,-sKYp salesman
for a law book concern, diedsrofe a
rattlesnake bite suffered in the cafe
at the Mary Anderson Theater.
Conn, who was formerly a civil engi-
neer in Arizona. said he was snake
charmer. and took the reptile out of
its exhibition case in spirit of
bravado. He was bitten twice. He
became unconscious in a few min
utes, and was taken to a hospital.
He raved until death ended his suf-
fering.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-06-05
sues For Docbite.

Newport, R. /. Especially. = The
United States court here is hearing
the suit of Miss Hilda Rika Oberg
against Mrs. Francis o. French,
brought to recover $4,000 for in
juries alleged to have been sustained
by the plaintiff by reason of an at
tack by a large dog, the property
of the defendant. Mrs. French is
the mother OF Elsie French Wander
bilt, who recently secured divorce
from Alfred g. Vanderbilt.