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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
WILD PLANTS.
Provided by Nature With Weapons For
Their Own Defense.

Their Own Defense.
The keen competition in com
mercial circles even in these siren
uous days is as nothing beside that
of many plants and trees for bare
existence. Their entire lives. from
the time they form in the parent
seed pod, are beSet with peril, for
nature is as much mistress of de-
struction as Of creation.
At the same time all plants in
their wild state are provided with
weapons of defense, and often the
weakest plant has proportionately
the strongest weapon. Directly cul-
tivation is brought about, however,
SO do the defensive faculties disap-
pear.
Thorns, spikes, spines and stiff.
bristly growths are the most COM
mon forms of plant defense.
In childish way We have all
looked at the araucaria, or monkey
puzzle tree, and firmly decided that
the spikes were intended to ward
off simian acrobats. As a matter
of fact, however, the spikes were
there for a very different purpose.
The trunk of the araucaria is COM
posed Of soft, pithy wood, and the
sap travels upward so near the bark
that were this covering broken by
blow the tree would "bleed." The
spikes therefore are to prevent a
possible blow from reaching the
bark, and as the tree grows and the
trunk toward the base toughens SO
do these basal spikes drop of.
The most terrible plant defense
Of all is that of the wreath Of
thorns, a creeper that fourishes in
the dense iungles of South Ameri-
ca. a horse or man struggling
through such a jungle If SO unfor-
tunate as to come IN contact with
this creeper will rapidly be EMBODIED
with the sinuous lengths that,
snakelike, form a chevaux de frise
around the intruder, from the
clutches of which it is impossible to
get free without assistance.
But often the more subtle meth
DDS of defense prove of greater in
terest than the apparent ones. 1t
is a well known fact that animals
dislike drinking water that has lain
in the large, bowl-ike leaves of GER
tain plants. The rhododendron, for
example, has stringy, tough leaves,
that must be the reverse Of palata-
bic, even to the most goatlike ami
NAL. The more familiar laurel is
also distinctly uninviting as a dish,
and if moth were placed IN an air
tight box with some crushed laurel
leaves the poisonous fumes would
Kill the insect.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
Learning the Motions.

The Homer twins, aged about
four, got their morning bath, and
then were dressed in clean white
suits and told to got out and play.
At the end of an hour or so their
mother went to look for them. She
found them in the back garden. It
had rained the night before, and a
certain fayorite hollow under an
elm tree was one soft mess of an
he deep mud. In this mud, on
their stomachs. lay the twins kick
ing out their legs and brandishing
their arms with vigor.
What on earth are you doing?"
the mother cried.
%We are learnin' to swim, moth
~ the twins answered.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
Ladies First.

Little Tommy and his younger
sister we're going to bed without a
light. They had Just reached the
bottom of the stairs when Tommy,
after vainly endeavoring to pierce
the darkness, turned round and
asked:
''AIa, is it polite for a gentleman
to precede a lady when they have
to walk in single tile?"
ENo, my son," replied the moth
er;; @the lady should always take the
lead"
q thought So" said Tommy de-
Eghtedly;; ego ahead, Suck
change.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
EVARTs STRANGE CLIENT.
IL Is Safe to Say He Didn't Follow the
Great LaNNNer,s Advice.

X - care % Day ne GidhS EoltoW GhO
Great Lawyers Advice.
William N. Eyarts was the most
approachable of men while secre-
tary of state. q find that It pays
better IN the long rum" he once
said, 80 see a man while the I'M
pulse is still fresh upon him and
before he has had time to think up
a set speech or prepare an argu-
ment. So when a caller asks me to
fix a future day and hour for an
interview of FIVE minutes-he al
ways wants just FIVE minutes, no
matter whether his errand. merely
involves the writing Of an auto
graph or portends the collapse of
an empire-I answer: I'm ready
now. Go on Taken thus by sur
prise, he probably puts into the
fewest words whatever he has IN
mind, and / get of easily.
%once in awhile my confidence is
imposed upon. l was Just closing
up my business as attorney general
at the end of the johnson admins
tration when man who announced
himself as a New Yorker called;
as usual, wished me to make an APP
pointment and, also as usual, was
admitted at once. BE wore very
mysterious look and requested that
dismiss my secretary, as his bust
ness was Of the most private ma
ture. When he was sure that we
were alone he said:
Knowing that you are going
back to private practice In New
York, I wish to avail myself
promptly of your services as a legal
adviser
Il bowed.
"fAs there should be no secrets
between counsel and CLIENT he
went on, 4 may as well tell YOU
frankly that l am sneak thief by
profession and have devised what l
believe to be novel and ingenious
trick, but before putting it into OPP
Grafton I should like to consult YOU
about the law on the subject. Sup
pose l went into savings bank
and, by pretending to be one of the
employees, led a depositor into
handing me his money, using no
force, of course, but simply accept
ing what he voluntarily handed me.
Is there any statute under which
l could be punished for that2:'
Il suppose a good many lawyers
would have knocked the fellow
down, but I saw that he had no
idea of insulting me, that he con-
sidered the whole thing simple
matter of business and that he had
done me the compliment of a first
choice from among all the members
of the bar, so l answered quietly
that I had never studied the law
on that point and was too busy to
look it up. You had better go to
somebody else,' 1 added.
Well, would you do me the IA
vor to recommend the lawyer who
has made, in your judgment, the
most exhaustive examination of the
criminal law that fits a case like
mine3 he persisted.
With pleasure I replied. Try
he district Attorney York
Post.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
Two EnaIi,h IA.

It is said that IN the window of
q country undertaker's shop is dis
played full sized coffin whereon
is placed this notice: HWanted-An
adult assistant. inquire within"
The case finds a parallel in that
of the picture shop the window Of
which contained a picture Of Cupid
to which the legend was attached:
'Wsnted-A respectable boy."-
London Globe.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
Tho soss Got Ahead.

IT came mighty near resiguinS my
Job this morning." said Ardup. order
ing coffee and stnkers. +'rd made up
my mind that the boss and I couldn't
set along any more"
"Well. why didn't you resiSnT asked
the man sitting on the next stool.
"He beat me to It by Just one sec
cnd. Chicago Tribune.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29
Looking For the Love Birds.

"We tried to keep the railway
carriage to ourselves" said the new
wife who can appreciate a joke
against herself even when on her
honeymoon. ''At Birmingham the
guard opened the door and, in spite
of Walters scowIs. lifted a small
girl into our compartment, making
rather embarrassing apologies. She
was little gir! OF about seven, and
she sat on the edge of the seat
and stared about her. What is the
matter?' said Walter. 4 don't see
the BIRDS said the small girl plain
lively. 'Birds-what birds:' asked
Walter. When I came from the
other train your guard said to my
guard, "0h, shove her along with
the lovebirds. "'"-London Chron-
icle.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29

The proper way to do Is to eat
what you want, and let Kodol d.
ReSt the food.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-29

But this food must be dlgested,
and It must be digested thoroughly.
When the stomach can't do It,
you must take something that win
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-24
WIRELESS TO WARN
Of STORMS APPROACH
Men Who Study Weather Are
Working Out Problem for
Worldwide Service.

WASHINGTON, May oG.-Flasbjng
around the world by wireless telegraphy
warnings of approaching storms and
other disturbances of the elements is
ono of the latest international projects,
according 10 an announcement made
here today Still another Of perhaps
little less Importance is the PROPOSE
ton to equip the vessels Of all nations
with uniform storm signals
These are the leading problems TO be
threshcd out at a conference of distin
guishcd mcteoroIogjsts OF the principal
nations TO be held in London on June
2l next.
The proposed conference is the out
growth of a meeting of the leading
meteorologists of the world, held in Flu
rope several wears ago. The United
States will be represented by Prof, Will
lis l.. Moore, chief Of the weather bu-
rcau.
concerted movement viii be inaug-
urated to induce tho principal govern
ments TO adopt uniform system of
wireless marine weather reports and to
reach an agreement so that all nations
shall display uniform marine storm sig
nails. If such AN international ngree-
ment can be effected. it is believed that
if will be a great factor in saving
life and property on sea and land
and at the same time he highly impor-
tant in the making Of weather prcdic-
tiOnS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-24
GEORGIA ROAD TIED UP
BY FIREMEN'S STRIKE

AUGUSTA, Ga, May 23.-The
Georgia railroad is completely tied up
by the 6rcmcu IS strike. The manage
meut is not trying to move trains, sim
ply announcing that it, has the men, the
trains and the equipment to proceed,
and will do so when the state an
nounces it is ready to protect the prop
erty and employees.
Governor Smith wired inc sheriff at
McDuffic TO cooperate with the munIc.
ipal authorities and TO summon all the
deputies necessary TO protect life and
property. In this county is located
Thomson, whore the crowd issued it's
uItimatum last night that no trains
should pass there carrying nonunlon
iircmen ar negro firemen.
The Gcorgia railroad is Ill miles
from Atlanta to Augusta. and branches
at Camak TO Macon, at Barnett TO
Washington, at Union Point TO White
Plains, and also at Union Point to Ath-
ems.
II employs 24o0 or $500 men, 400 of
whom are in the train service.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-24
PORTUGUESE E-CHINESE
SITUATION IS CRITICAL

LISBON, May 23,-Tbo dispute be.
tween Portugal and China over the pos
session of the dependencies of Macao
has become acute, The Portuguese gov
ernment is sending General Joaquin
Jose Machado, TO induce China to come
to an amicahle understanding. This.
Notwithstanding the fact that the gov
ernment has received word that China
absolutely refuses to enter into nego-
tiations with the Portuguese delegates
unless Portugal renounccs the depend
encies including the neighboring islands.
China holds that all the dependencies
of the town of Macao have been occu-
pied illegally by Portugal for some
years, that the only concession of terri
tory ever made TO Portugal was of
the town of Macao and she insists that
the territory and islands be evacuated
by Portugal
The Seculo reports that the British
government at tho request of China, has
intervened In China s favor
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-24
TEDDY'S ADMINISTRATION
is H0N0RED BY WINDOW

NEW YORK, May 23.-Oscar s.
Straus, former secretary of commerce
and labor department, and recently sp
pointed ambassador 10 Turkey, was the
principal speaker tonight at the dedica-
lion Of q window in honor of the Roose
Welt administration at the Metropolitan
temple.
Mr.. Straus' speech was principally
review of the administration of Theo-
dorc Roosevelt
- No other of our presidents possessed
in an equal degree mind so enriched
with an historian S knowledge of the
past combined with stateman's s fore
sight Of the future said Mr.. Straus:
ellis measures have all been conceived
under the guidance and inspiration OF
this dual equipment of retrospective
knowledge ef national growth and pros
pective insight into national tendencies.
With that great confidence and in deep
sympathy with the plain people of our
country, upon whose, Judgment and
sense placed their ultimate reliance.
Roosevelt has vitsli2ed and appealed TO
the public conscience of the nation.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-24
JAPANESE SQUADRON
is AT PORT TOWNSEND

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Nav %.
"A salute Of twenty-oDe guns from
Fort Worden, headquarters of the Pu-
get Sound artillery district. doomed
noisy welcome into these waters of Ad-
miral Ijichl s japanese training squad
ron. composed of the cruisers Aso and
Soya. While responses were being fired
TO their salute the Japanese vessels
steamed majcstically 10 anchorage in
the upper waters OF the bay Soon
after anchors were dropped Mayor Ger.
son proceeded TO aboard and extended a
welcome 10 Puget Sound to the distin-
guished guests. The Aso and Soya arc
scheduled TO depart after daylight for
Tacoma
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-24
ENGLAND WORKS HARD
TO IMPROVE HER NAVY

LONDON, May 23.-Reginald Nc
Kenna. first lord of the admiralty, in
replying to criticisms on the govern
ment IS naval policy, said today that the
batt]esbips to be built under this year s
programme would be al least thirty per
cent superior 10 their immediate prcde.
cessors. In what way that superiority
is 10 be obtained has moi been entirely
disclosed. but at least two of the i'm
provements to be introduced are known.
In The first place. the ten and twelve.
inch guns with which thc ships are TO
he equipped arc to have greater muz.
zle energy than those now in use.
These guns will be capable Of develop.
ing muzzle energy of 53.000-foo tons.
compared with the energy of $1,000 foot
tons Of the guns on the Drcadnoughts
In addition 10 this increased power.
all the twclve.inch guns of the new
ships NAV be on either side For this
purpose The deck crectons have been
reduced TO the minimum and the two
pairs of guns placed in the center of
the ship in barbettes on each wing but,
arranged in echelon, can sweep through
almost a complete circle and fire on
the port or starboard side. The other
three pairs of guns will he mounted in
barbettes IN the center line, one bar
bette being forward and two aft In
one of thc latter the guns will he ear
ried at a high elevation. This is con
sidered an Improvement on the arrange
ment of the big guns on the new Ameri.
can ships.
The ten primary guns can also he
fired on either broadsido in the Amcri.
can ships. but all the guns being placed
in the center line. the boat aud stern
fire is considerably reduced, there be-
ing no guns on the wing. Moreover,
the experts consider that the American
system makes it difficult 10 train all
the guns at an acute angle 10 the fore
and aft line Of the ship.
The new British vessels are to be fit
ted with turbines to develop a speed of
twcnty.one knots.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-24
.OENVER'S GREAT DAY
FOR PRESBYTER|ANS
Devotional Services of Varied
Form and Wide Scope Held
Throughout City.

DENVER, May 23.-Ninc great ser
vices of devotional character marked
the activities today attendant on the
annual gathering Of tho general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church,
The largest of these was the morning
meeting in the Central PRESBYTERIAN
church, at which Dr. James NJ Barkley,
mon 10 the assembly. He reviewed at
length the work of the church through
out the world.
Rain marrcd the great parade planned
for Sunday.school children and In which
several thousand children were to have
participated. A popular meeting in be-
half of home and foreign missions was
held in Central church in the afternoon
and in the Denver auditorium, Rev.
Charles StclZle of New York addressed
several thousand laboring men on the
subject Of labor conditions over the
United States. Mr., StelZle is chairman
of the department of church and la
bor
AT clock this evening there were
five popular meetings in rs many diff
ferent churches in behalf of various
movements The principal meeting was
IN Central church, where the subject Of
Christian education was taken up, The
need of strengthening Presbyterian col
lcCes TO compete with non-sectarian
schools was urged, A popular meeting
in behalf Of young peoples orgsnza
tions, another in the interest of the
Presbyterian board of education. an.
other in the interest of systematic benc-
fcence. and still another in the inter
ests Of Sabbath observance completed
the round of meetings, At the last
named meeting tho report of tho as.
semblys s committee on Sabbath obser-
vance was warmly approycd
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-24
ULTIMATE CONSUMER
GETS WORST OF GAME

WASHINGTON. May 23.-The ulti-
mate consumer, the scapegoat of the
tariff discussion In congress, is being en-
lightencd on many questions through the
publication of facts brought out in de-
bate.
Some of this knowledge brings no JOY
TO the heart of the r'uItimatc consgm-
cr. ~ for he finds in many instances he
has been deceived.
Apropos of the senate discussion re
gardug the necessity for protecting the
American cottouseed oil industry. Spe-
cial Agent Julien l.. Brode of the depart
meat of commerce and labor has sent
information from Marscillcs that the
American ''ultimatc consumer has
been using his own cottonsecd oil FOR
his salad dressing, in the belief that
If was 'purc olive oil - from France.
Mr. Brcdc adds, in kindly spirit. that
the French purcfood law and the short
crop of olives is going 90 boost the price
of real olive oil for the "'utimatc con
sumer
Those southern senators who opposed
a duty on cottonsccd oil contendcd that
the industry needed no protection, on
the ground that there was no competi-
tion abroad but Mr. Brode gives list
Of oils which he claims compete with
the American oil.
France imports about one-fifth of thc
cottonsccd oil shipped out Of the United
States, and Marscillcs is the largest
vegetable oil producer in the world,
having forty five mills which crush
about 365. 900 tons of seed annually, in
addition 10 the large amount Of oil
which is shipped there,
"Most Of the cottonsccd OIL is mixed
with other oils-olive, peanut. sesame
and sold as table oil. writes Mr..
Brodc. "Olive oil, araichade, or pea
nut oil. and sesame oils are the oils
most used in competition with cotton
seed oil Olive oil is in a class by it.
self.
Mr.. Brodc adds that the present price
of olive oil is very high. But. mas.
much as new olive oil will not come on
the market until December, and as the
salad. vegetable and fishing season is
row on, bringing with il an increased
demand, il is hardly probable That 4
decline will take place.
S.Thc strict French purefood law,
he continued, ''is having its effect on
thc market. Mixed oil was sold former,
Iv as olive oil. but is not sold now rms
| further curtails the suppl y and confines
the demand more directly TO the best
| grades of olive oil
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-24
INCREASE IN IMPORTS,
DECLINE IN EXPORTS

WASHINGTON, May 23.-Tbe April
statement of the bureau of statistics
shows a marked increase in the impor-
tation of manufacturers materials and
a decline in the expectation of food
stuffs,
The fifty articles named in the i'm
port list form about three fourths of the
total value Of exports.
II is shown that in nearly all articles
for use IN manufacturing. including raw
silk, hides aud skins. India rubber.
wood fibres, copper, lumber, raw cot
ton aud chemicals, the imports of the
month and of the accumulated months
o. the year arc in excess of those of
the corresponding period of last year;
that in many of the important manufac-
turcs the figures of the present year cx.
cecd those Of last year. but that in food
stnffs the exports of 1909 arc in most
cases i'll less value than those of
lDOS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-24
HAMMOND STORY NOT
CONFIRMED OR DENIED

WASHINGTON. May oa.-While it is
impossible To receive any confirmation
Of the report that President Taft will
tender the post of minister to China TO
John Hays Hammond, it is believed
here that such an offer will be made.
Whether Mr.. Hammond would feel
that he could leave his business connec-
tions in this country and take up his
residence in Poking without serious
dctrimcnt to the former. has been the
subject Of much speculation.
All efforts TO secure some express
sion from those officials most likely TO
know whether the offer is to be made
were unavailino.>
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-24
TARIFF ALONE IS
SENATE'S BURDEN
Night Sessions Probable This
Week to Expedite Work ON
Various Schedules.
DUTIES ON LUMBER
NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION
Aldrich Will Continue in Ef-
forts to Fix Time for the
Final Vote.

WASHINGTON, May. 23.-The sell
ate programme for ths week includes
nothing but the tariff and there is no
prospect for any Of that spice which
is said 10 be the result of variety.
Night sessions are probable.
No plan of operation has been out
lined beyond that Of hammcring away
at the various schedules as persistently
as possible. This is Senator Aldrich s
programme and nothing but set speech
es Of strong opposition by other sena-
tors will cause him to deviate from it,
The lumber schedule. taken up yes
terdav will on Monday continue TO re-
ceive attention and it is expected that
Mr.. Hepburn of Idaho will conclude his
remarks. He is pleadin" 2ealouSly for
a high duty on lumber while his eigh-
hors, Senator McCumber Of North Da
kota, is Just as earnestly cXerting him
self TO prevent the imposition of any
lumber duty whatever.
The prospect is still for much contro-
vcrsy. With the lumber paragraphs dis
posed Of, the finance committee will
undertake 10 have the senate gather up
the odds and ends or the tariff bill
which have been passed over, with a
view to cleaning up rs much of The
measure as possible before the cotton
and wooden schedules are reached. on
which there viii be much discussion and
sharp conflict. IL is not probable,
however, that either Of thasc schedules
viii be reached during the present
week
Senator Aldrich will continue TO urge
the fixing of day for final vote
OH the bill. He is not sanguinc Of i'm
mediate success, but discourages all
morbid prophcsics of an all-summer scs-
sion.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-24
THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE
ST. LOUIS TO PORTLAND

ST. LOUIS. May 23.-Through train
service from st. Louis TO the North Pa
cific coast was inaugursted here to-
night when the Burlington Northern Pa
cific passenger train left here at 9
'cIock. No change of cars VIII be
made on the trip
The train will leave Kansas City at
1880 a. m. Monday; Billings 1:50 p.
m. Tuesday; arrive mt Spokane i:35 p.
m. Wednesday and arrive at Portland
$50 a. M, Seattle $50 a. m, Tacoma
$3.50 a. IN. Thursday.
The run will cut two hours off The
best previous running time.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-24
TAFT ACCEPTS PLACE
on EDUCATIONAL BOARD

HAMPTON. Va. May 23-At Tho
commencement exercises at the Hamp-
ION Normal aud Agricultural institute
Today. a letter WAS read from President
Taft. in which he announced his, ac.
ceptancc Of n place on tho board of
;rustees Of that great school for the odu-.
cation OF the negro and the Indian:
Mr., Taft s letter TO DR.. ". r. FRS
sell, principal OF the school said:
- have your note announcing my
election as a member Of the board of
Hampton trustees. ! consider il an
honor 10 he one of them and shall be
very glad to contribute what little |
can 10 continue che success of the
school"