Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-24

So alarming are the reports conf
Ing to the department of agriculture
from the inspectors of the spread OF
tuberculosis in hogs that the govern
ment has deemed II important to issue
I u warning to farmers. Latest sta.
tisties available snow that the SIS .000.-
600 hogs then in the country wera
valued at 1900. 900. and the inspec-
ton reports show that per cent OF
the hogs slaughtered are affected with
tuberculosis. This percentage liz less
than half the lowest rates In Europe,
but the warning sounded Is that un-
less II decreases the packing houses
and butchers generally in self-protee-
ton VIII In the near future have to
buy subject TO post mortem examina-
ton.
Formation OF an International labor
federation WAS advocated In reso.
luton adopted by the executive coun.
ell OF the American federation Mt its
quarterly meeting in New York. The
resolution, which Is In the nature OF
Instructions to President Gompers,
who leaves for Europe Saturday. Is az
follows. Resolved. that the interna,
tional trade union congress recon-
mends 10 the trade union centers of
all countries the discussion of the
pi oposition OF establishing an Interna-
tional federation Of labor, the atitono.
ms ,t thn a.
every country being ordained and
suaranteed--the purpose OF the feder-
alton being the protection and ad-
Nancement of the rights. interests and
Justice of the wage workers and the
establishment of international frater.
nifty and solidarity"
Wolf Bear. a sub chief of the Arapa-
hoe tribe. preached forceful and PIT
thctic sermon over the grave OF Leo
Wolf Bear at Lander, Wyo. The young
buck got drunk few days ago and
laid down ON the railroad tracks to
sleep and was Killed With his eyes
raised to heaven. and In the pres
ence of hundreds OF Indians, Wolf
pc"l o"iu iHe White man X Whiahey
killed my boy-my only son You see,
young men OF the Arapahoes, what tho
white mans whisky win do" Wolf
Bear said he did not blame the white
men for drinking and selling whisky.
but he hoped the men and women OF
his tribe would have more Judgment
than thelt pale face brethren aud abb
stain from tirewater. II was one of
The most striking lessons. for both
whites and reds. ever observed In
Wyoming. and already many men,
touched by the appeals and logic OF
the wrinkled old warrior. have taken
the pledge.
In nm effort to solve the problem
Of aerial navigation In an aeroplane
OF his own make. U. Soronson, the vii.
Iage blacksmith OF Berwyn. Neb.. fell
$500 feet and lives TO tell OF his ex.
periences. While the steel braces of
The aeroplane We're broken and twisted
Soronson did not have single bone
broken Half an hour after the acci.
dent he was making plans for n new
aeroplme. Soronson attached his aero
plane 10 an ordinary gas balloon and
ascended to a height estimated at $500
feet. then he cut loose from the bal.
loon hoping TO make a graceful des.
cent. He found the rudder of the
aeroplane had become jammed and
would not work He was unable to
guide the machine. and II dropped like
lead. turning over and over. Soron.
ION had the presence OF mind to cling
to the machine and Ii, In sitting
position. He was knocked senseless
and the machine was completely de-
molished. When the amateur aviator
came 20 II was found his hurts amount
ed only to some very severe bruises.