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New-York tribune., 1909-04-25

q II TIE HEALTHIEST CITIES IN THE
Il nsrs than s1,0O0O00, the city's mortality
81 r two 10 the thousand of Popu lation.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25

Continued on eighth page.
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mo, a, all" said Malcolm sm,,,n.

Not a. all" said Malcolm, smiling
I'm going TO bed" said Hirst. motto.
ing the smile and resenting Il. "Will
you share myroom with me, Somers? %
II will with pleasure" said his
friend. provided you don't mind sleep
ing with the gas on all night"
lie rose from his seat and bidding
the company u friendly good night
left the room with his crest.fallen
friend. The others saw them to the
foot OF The stairs. and having heard
their door close, returned to the cof.
fcc-room
Well. ! suppose the bets ofI?" said
the stout ommercIal. roking the fire
aud then s'ar,ing with his legs apart
on the hcarthrus; though, as far as 7
can see. | won II. never saw a man
80 scared In all my lie. Sort of
poetic justice about II. isn't therc?"
Never mind about poetry or jus
tico." said one OF his listeners; who's
going TO sleep with mc?"
II Will said Malcolm. affably.
And | suppose We share room TO
gethcr, Mr.. Lcck?" said che third
man. turning To the fourth.
NO. thank you said the other.
briskly; Il don't believe in ghosts. II
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tcopyrlsh,. podd. Mead csmp~n, )

II wanted a few nights To Christmas,
n festival for which the small market
town Of dorchester was making ex.
tensivc preparations. The narrow
streets which had been throngcd with
people were now almost deserted. the
cheap Jack from London, with the
remnant Of breath left him after his
evenings cxcrtions, was making fee.
BILE attempts to blow out his naphtha
lamp. and the last shops open were
rapidly closing for the night.
In the comfortable cofee-room OF
the old Boars Head. half dozen
guests. principally commercial travel
ors. sat talking by the light of the
fire. The talk had drifted from trade
TO politics and politics TO religion,
and 80 by easy stages To the super.
natural. Three ghost stories. never
known to fail before. had fallen fiat,
there was too much noise outside.
zoo much light within The fourth
story was told by an old hand with
more success: the streets were quiet,
aud he had turned the gas out In the
fickcring light OF the fire. as II shono
on the glasses and danced with shad.
ows ON the walls. the story proved so
enthralling that George. the waiter,
whose presence had been forgotten.
created very dsaerecablc sensation
by suddenly starting up from dark
corner and gliding silently from the
room That's what | call good
story" said one OF the men. slipping
his hot whisky. "Of course it's an
old idea that spirits like to get into
the company OF human beings. A man
told me once that he Travelled down
the Great Western with ghost and
hadn't the slightest suspicion Of II
until the inspector came for tickets.
My friend said the way that ghost
tried To keep up appearances by feel.
Ing for II I'm all It's pockets and look
Ing on the floor was quite touching.
Ultimately II gave II up and with u
faint groan vanished through the ven
tilator."
"That'll do. HIrst." said another
man.
ITS not n subject for jestlng." said
n little old gentleman who had been
nm attentive iistcser. sT've never seen
an apparition myself. but I know peo-
pie who have. aud consider that
they form n very interesting link be
tween us and the after-life There's
ghost story connected with this
,ousc. YOU know"
Never heard OF g." said Ano,her
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speaker. "and I've been here aomo
pvars now"
II dates back a long tlme now"
said the old gentleman, You've heard
about Jerry Bundlcr. Gcorgcg"
And who is this ndndlers' in.
quircd voice
"a London thict pickpocket, high,
waymau --anNthius he could turn his
dishonest hand to-" rcplicd the old
gentleman; "and he was run 10 earth
In this house one Christmas week
sumC so years ago lie took hts last
supper in this very room. and after
hc had gone TO bed a couple ot Bow
street runners, who had followed him
from London hu, lost the scent bit
went upstairs with the landlord and
tried the door Il was stout oak. and
fast. 80 one went into ,hc yard and
by means OF short ladder got onto
the window siil, while tho other stayed
outside the door These below In the
yard saw the man crouch,ug ON the
sill. and then there VAS Sudden
smash of glass, and with a cry he fen
I'm "A heap ON the stones az their feet
Thon IN the moonlight they saw the
white face OF the pickpocket poepins
over the sill. and while some stayed
,n the yard, others ran into the
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or died, when / read abort Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; so
began to take it, and am well again and
relieved of all my suffering. ~ Mrs.
GEORGE JoRDY, Box 40, Marlton, NJ.
Lydia i. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or HARM
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
Of female diseases we know of, and
thousandsof Observation-Disclosures
on file in the Pinkham laboratory at
Lynn, Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form of
female complaints, Inflammation, ul-
ceration, displacements, fibroidtumors,
Irregularities, periodicpains, backache.
Indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every suffering woman owes 1t to her.
self to give Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound trial.
IL you would like special advice
about your case write n cOniidcn.
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
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floating kidney. | had intense pain
In the back, headaches and dizzy
spells. and the action of the bladder
very irregular. About three years ago
tried Doan's Kidney Pills and inside
OF comparatively short time was en-.
tirely rid of kidney trouble"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster.Milburn Co, Buffalo. N. Y.
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Personal.

bcrsonaI.
w r. Blackburn, editor OF the An.
thony Republican. has been chosen
president of the new board of regents
OF the Kansas Agricultural college at
Manhattan.
w. 4. Harris ex.United States Sen.
ator from Kansas has declined the
presidency Of the Colorado State Agri-
cultural college
Gov. Stubbs OF Kansas has appoint.
ed Richard r. Price Of Hutchinson a
member OF the state text book board
Ex.President Castro OF Venezuela
has been expelled by France from the
island of Martinique.
John F. Sly, 81 years Old, a pioneer
OF northwest Missouri, is dead In St
Joseph,
joan NeyIE for 80 years city editor
u the Pit,Sburg Leader Is dead.
The funeral OF Lieut. Joseph
Petrosino OF The New York police de.
partment who was killed while on a
special mission to Italy occurred in
New York md was largely attended.
by the explosion OF an incubs,o or
lamp Mrs. Gertrude Kelly OF Con,
eordia, Kan, was burned 10 death.
John Wilson retired farmer o.
Mayyyllle. Ran, While crazed by drink
sho, and killed his wife wounded a l2.
yesrold step daughter set fire TO the
house and then shot himself in the
head.
F. Marion Crawford the novelist
died 3, his villa near Sorrento. Italy.
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anything comes into my room I shall
shoot it,
That won't hurt spirit. Leek."
said Malcolm, decisively.
We'll, the noise'll be like company
to me-" said Leek. "and it'll wake the
house. too. But II you're nervous.
SIR" he added. with q grin, to the man
who had suggested sharing his room,
"George1l be only too pleased to
sleep on the doormat inside your
room. | know"
That | will. sir" said George. fer
vently; and II you gentlemen would
only come down with me to the bar
to put the Gas out, could never be
sufficiently grateful"
They went out in n body. with the
exception of Leek, peerinG carefully
before them as they went George
turned the light out In the bar and they
returned unmolCstcd TO the coffee
room. and, avoiding the sardonic
smile OF Leek, prepared to separate
for the night
Give me the candle while you put
the gas out, George. said the traveller
The waiter handed 1t TO him and ox,
iirEuishei the gas. and at tho same
moment all distinctly heard step In
| the passage outside. II stopped at
! the door, and as they watched with
bated breath. the door crcakod and
slowly opened. Malcolm foll Back
opcnmouthed. as white. lcering
| fcce, with sunkon cycbal's and chose
cropped bulloth,ad, appeared at the
opening.
For a few seconds the creature
] stood regarding them, blinking In n
strange fashion At the candle, Then
with siding movement, II came a
little way into the room and stood
there as II bcwildercd
Not a man spoke or moved. hut al
watched with n horrible fascination
as the creature removed It's dirty
ucCkcloth and its head rolled on Ia
shoulder, For minute II paused ant
then. holding the rag before II, move
towards Malcolm,
The candle went out suddenly Will
fash and n hang, There was
smell Of powder. and something with
ing In the darkness on the floor,
faint. choking cough, and the
silence. Malcolm was the first {
speak. Matches" he said, in
strange voice. George struck one
Then he loaped al the gas and burn
er famed from the match, Malcolr
! touched the thing on the floor Wit
, his foot and found II soft, lie locke
at his companions They mouthed In
auirirs at him. hut he shook his head
lie ~ the candle, and, krccling 6owr
; examined the silent thing on the hool
Then he rose swiftly, and dippinS NJ
, handkerchief in the Watering, ben
/ down again and grimly wiped III
white face Then lie srrang back wit
cry OF incrcdulous horror polntin
at it. Lseks pistol fen TO the foo
, and he shut out the slght with hi
, hands. but the others, crowdins fol
ward, gaEei spell.boaud At the dea
! face of Hirst
Before a word vas spoken the do1
= opened and Somers hastily entere
{ The room. iI!s eyes fell On the foo
. Good God" he cried. You didn't
! Nobody SPOKE.
"A told him not 10" he said, In
I sunfocating voice. Il told him not Il
I told him"
Q lie leaned against the wall. DEATH
{ sick, put his arms out feebly, and fe
l falnting into the travellers arms
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Little Barbara. Complaint.

Four-y year-old Barbara went to church
with her two sisters and came home
crying.
What is the matter. dear?" inquired
her mother.
"He preached q whole s-sermon-
about M-Mary and Martha" sobbed
Barbara, "and-never said-a-word
about me."-Lippincotts.
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just like thou
sands of others.
Mr.. Martin says:
II think ] have
had kidney dis
ease ever since the
war. During an en-.
gag e m ent my
horse fell on me,
strain!.ng my back
and injuring the
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given me new life.
i suffered for ten
years with serious
female troubles, in
fammation, ulcer.
alton, Indigestion,
nervousness, and
could not sleep.
Doctors gave mo
up, as they said my
trOu b les were
chronic. l was in
despair, anddid not
II A. n
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More life to that flavor than any
gum l have ever tasted"
WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT.
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HARpsHIPs OF ARMY LIFE.
Left Thousands Of Veterans with KID
ney Trouble.

The experience OF David w. Martin,
retired merchant of Bolivar, Mo. Is
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AFTER
SUFFERING
TEN YEARS
Cured by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound

MARLToN, MI feel that LydiaE.
Pinkham's Vegetable COMPOUND has
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II is the man who can't do things
that is always telling others how TO
do them
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0n,norfanf "a Mofhevs.
Memory Training.

81 forget so easily. | wish could
do something to exercise my memory"
That's simple said his friend.
Just lend me ten dollars and let me
know II you forget it"-Judge.
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Some figures do not lie until the
Gressmaker starts to pad them.
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Compounded by Experienced Physicians
Conforms to Pure Food and Drugs Laws.
Wins Friends Wherever Used. Ask Drug
gists for Murine Eye Remedy. Try Mu-
rine In Your Eyes. You Will Like Murine.
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The trouble with men who are all
right otherwise is their pencbant for
boasting Of Il.
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GOOD HOUsEKEEPERs.

Use the best. That's why they buy Re-
Gross Ball Blue. At leading grocers cents
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
How the Ice Crystals Fall

A IALOS and similar optical phenomena of the
atmosphere have been explained due to the
reflection OF the suns rays from polished
sides OF minute ice crystals has been to
suppose that these rejecting surfaces always
nearly quite vertical. and this position has been
accounted for the ground that it is the position Of
least resistance the crystal falls through the air
Recentya French experimenter observed the fall of
models shaped like ice crystals through liquids and
reported that they did not assume the required posi-
ton. thus failing to support the orthodox theory
German observer, Wilhelm Schmidt, however, testi6es
to its accuracy by first hand observation Being
UP in balloon he found himself in a cloud of falling
ice crystals in which he saw, in vertical mirror,
blurred image of the sun, which proved that the
crystals were falling with their rejecting surfaces
vertical or nearly so, the blurred character of the
image indicating that there was slight oscillation
of each crystal The original reflection theory of
halos would thus appear to be the true after all
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

among the trees Even the huge
whale all the jellyfish children in mouthful.
got a harpoon in his neck and been killed and
boiled down to blubber.
But, though they all gone, still their grand
childrens looked exactly like
them and behaved exactly like them, that it was
impossible any change in the wood.
Only, things looked different just where the coral
child had settled down build his island.
An immense number trees and
more kept on coming. Millions little coral children
swan the world home and settled
down beside their parents Millions the polyps died.
n many of there single living
polyp all the lime branches full of stars
where they had been
the had overturned the old and
beaten them pieces and flung them in among the
Others the top of the others. Gradually this
grew into great. strong lime reef it kept on
growing children settled
top old and built diligently.
fine day they reached close beneath the sur
face
rejoicing only great great great great
great grandfather had lived to itr'
But they had rejoced a little early.
the water they could The small poyps could not
bear the sun shining upon them and. do what they
would. they got farther
Now will help you,' said the
then they lifted couple of big blocks of coral
up from the bottom of the and threw them the
top of the other
Now the island there. 1t large that is
true, white and pretty, and it shone sun
about it, could see, nothing
water and water and just water. And every day
a big white gull and sat down it
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26


IT WAS upon time. many long year ago. far
out at sea.
But it was the real sea. which is deeper than
one can tell, big the skipper sail for
] many days without seeing land.
And was tropical where the water is
almost in a hot bath at home in Denmark
But it is only surface where the shines
that it is so warm. Deep below the is as
cold fee and, it is darker there than on the
blacklist night is not equally deep either
sn every part a. bottom there high noun
tsins low valleys, just the dry land
Now. there at there was place where
big mountain from the bottom nearly to the sur
face. II looked could see nothing on every
side but water and water and just water
But down in the water there was ever so much
For on the mountain grew forests of seawrack
which stretched miles and down the slopes
When rolled the leaves waved in the water
Just as the leaves Of the trees upon land wave IN te
win the stems of the wrack trees were not
nearly so those of the beech the
oak therefore they waved also to and fro where
billows drove them.
For the rest, the wrack trees taller than any
tree dry land but they never above the
surface Of the sea. For when their leaves touched
the air they dried up withered But when the
water still they spread out and CLEANED with
splendid red and yellow and brown, like
the foliage OF woods in the autumn
And among the tops of the wrack trees multitude
jolly from TO tree, Just the birds
fly the wood.
cod and the pike and the eel. Many of them shone
gold and silver; sky blue, another scarlet
And then there the porcupine fish, who could puff
a ball and stick out his bristles on
side and make the other animals terribly fright
For there were many other animals in the wrack
forest
There were mussels with the most comical scales
and there snais. with big colored shells.
There cuttlefsh. who darting backward
through he a incredible pace. There
great crawfsh. who also backward and nipped
with claws. there were fat crabs, who
went sdewise got all the
Sometimes a herd of several hundred
big in the wrack forest exactly like
the the fields
would also happen that a huge whale came swim
ming along. Then it grew dark, as If cloud were
passing the wherever he broke through the
wrack forest And when he struck out with his pow
erful tail the wrack trees shook though it
earthquake.
once also happened that ship sailed over the
wrac1 forest sailor fell overheard and he at
once by big shark who made mouthful
of him and swan with good conscience.
Any easily understand, therefore, that it
very and amusing in the wrack forest. But
STILL quite STILL for of the animals uttered
cry sang.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

One day he put forth bud on one side, just the
trees land And the bud grew into the pret
test stone coral with and mouth and stomach
and piece of chalk inside him But he hung on to
the old coral of him. just the bough
forms of the
The old coral overjoyed.
Now We're all right" he said Now there are
two of u.s.
Then he the new coral about the island he
meant make and the new coral agreed that that
the thing do And they both put forth new
buds and went doing so until fine coral tree was
formed, with many branches which We're all full of
stone coras All day long they waved their arms In
the water and drove tiny little animals into their
mouths and them.
One day the starhsh came crawling past and stopped
in amazement
What a queer tree. with flowers on it, he said
Il am not tree" said the coral Il am q coral.
Goodness is that you?" said the starfsh- 1t $
wonderful how you've changed. Upon my word l
should never have known YOU
Nor you, replied the coral But. then. we
haven't seen each other since were children I'm
busy now building my island"
Are you still thinking of that nonsense" asked
the starhsh, and laughed I imagined you had become
wiser as you grew older. 1t seems to me- all the same
that you look you quite a firm"
so am" said the coral. II have put out buds and
Branchesall flowers you coral polyps, who
partners with in the island"
Well, neverr' said the ,starfsh You've turned
yourself into syndicate. Upon my word that's very
clever of you for would never have got anywhere
by yourself. Do you get well together?9
Excelently,'' replied the coral No better family
relations be imagined We hold together nviolaby
through thick and thin Only just think. when one of
US has good dinner all the rest enjoy it as weL
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
Evaporation in Electric Bulbs

livery one has noticed electric lamps that seem
to have been smoked inside The smoky coating
lis fine deposit of carbon from the 6lament.
which begins to evaporate when heated too hot.
Carbon is very refractory to heat and does melt
until it reaches the extremely high temperature Of
about 1000 degrees; but long before this it begins to
part with its substance in the form of vapor lust as
camphor does, for instance. Some other substances
which melt far sooner than carbon do vaporize in
this way when solid, and may thus be raised to a
higher temperature without spelling the bulbs. This
is why the lamp with tungsten lament, for instance
is efficient than the ordinary carbon incandes-
cent. The inventor whip find method of treating
carbon that it will not evaporate long it stays
solid will be in a fair way to make his fortune
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
II.

,ow in the middle of the forest there was
IN cozy little open place the tree tops, not
Y very far from the surface. The water was warm
clear and the place was so situated that it was
seldom that anybody came there.
In this place four children used to play with one
another every day and chat together according to
their lights
They were all four so small be invisible with
the naked eye il had with
nfying glass discovered them he would neverthe
less, have it dnhcult make out from the
other unless he knew an awful history.
For they were all round, transparent little things
with fine hair them, but without heads legs
eyes OF any the things which belong to proper
animal and which men can't very well do without
either.
And yet they not related to another at ALL
One the child Of coral the next of
3eIIyfsh. third OF a ctarhsh But the fourth
a real little oyster spat
one day they were chatting about what they
when they big
.T win be highwaymani" said the starfsh- child
Il will forest and at the
rnusses and small fish and all the animals can
age them the last drop their blood"
'T will swim round and look pretty" said the little
5eIlyfsh. And IL any comes too me shall
sting him"
"T destined for something higher" said the
oyster spat looked important possible
look when has neither face eyes.
Really" said the starhsh. How you known
THAT of thing s replied
oyster spat You know, a kind of domestic
animal with men. It is simply incredible the value
them nothing but breed look after sell
others nothing but eat They build beautiful biz
Then II seems to me that it's you who the
mems beck CALL" said the little jelyhsh How
ever, every TO his Now, could gine
anything frightful than to sit fast a stick"
why ALL" said the oyster spat Give a
calm and sedentary life until come to be eaten"
all this the coral chile said nothing but
the and listened to the others
them him further thought. for the
always the quietest of them, they did not
he would achieve anything particular.
last. however the starfsh asked
We'll. my little coral what do you say? I wonder
aofv Have .tcrhf fSorff
e aIl2"
"T never think anything else" replied coral
child
pear me-" said the starfsh And might one ask
your thoughts?'
You would be able to understand them if I
told you" replied the coral.
Have a try" said the starhsh.
the oyster spat the little jellyfsh said the
same. Then the child said:
when big I will build; island"
"A what2' they all three asked together
An island" said the coral again.
don't want much" said the starhsh and
laughed till the whole of his little body shook. How
you propose to set about it?"
yet" said the coral But island
build regular island that rises above the