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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13

change in an animal race owing TO lack
of food is to be found in the white anus
known as termites. William Morton
Wheeler, Ph.D., professor OF Economic
Entomology in Harvard University, deals
with this point in the course OF long
and very interesting article called Notes
About Ants and Their Resemblance TO
Man" in the National Geographic Maya
zine.
Professor Morton says in his introduc-
tory remarks that the ants have solved all
the economic and political problems which
man has 10 encounter Hence IL Ia not
surprising that they should help US 10
understand why Englishmen may change
into gorillas as the result of inability TO
make good living.
We must remember that a. hard but
successful struggle for living raises US
in the scale of evolution, but an unsuc-
cessful one makes us degenerate.
Now the white ants change a certain
proportion OF their population into sexless
workers, according to the food supply.
The less food there is the more OF these
workers there are. They are dreary, JOY
less creatures. underled, having just suf-
fcient strength TO drag them to their
work.
True, TO become hopeless worker is
not the same thing as becoming a gorilla,
but the case Of the ants does show how
the food question may modify a race, and
1t is the food question which, according to
Doctor Forbes Ross, Is going to modify
Englishmen,
The white ant queen" says Professor
Wheeler OF Harvard. lays small batch
OF eggs and cares for them till they hatch
as helpless, grub-like larvae These she
feeds with her saliva but as the sunpIy
of this Is meagre, the larvae grow slowly.
pupate prematurely, and emerge as very
small and feeble workers. They neverthe-
less at once set to work to expand the
COLONY by opening up a gallery to the ont
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13
The Scientists Strange Prophecy

the present day cannot keep pace with the
fearful stress OF taxation and other bur.
dens which are being thrown upon its
shoulders. 1t is being replaced by mix
ture of sheep and wild beasts.
There is distinction between the man
who is made criminal By legislation and
the man with the criminal instincts. The
man who is made criminal by law may be
one who is really angelic but weak. What
! mean by a criminal is a man OF the
gorilla type, utterly ruthless. without soul
or conscience, man who would commit
murder for a meal But a man Of weak
type. man with recedlng chin, instead
of being called criminal and being tried
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13
DIR. FORBES
Ross,
Distinguished

less abundantly and less frequently than
20 that Of the queen"
Observation by naturalists among the
mammals indicate that if man degnerated
through the narrowing Of the means OF
subsistence, be would revert TO some
earlier type In the history Of the race.
Mongrel dogs, i'll kept and not trained to
do certain things like the best breeds,
revert TO something like the wild dog Of
The African forest
Evolution teaches us that man was
evolved from a creature ckin TO the apes,
who vanished from the earth countless
ages ago. Toward this type the English
scientist argues that his race is reverting.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13

reasons for this fore
cast are, firstly the
tendency of the bet.
ter classes to curtail
their numbers; second,
the tendency OF the
more dissolute and
less intelligent to mul-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13

w from now look like depFaved
Doctor Forbes Ross. distinguished Eng.
lish physician and scientist, has predicted
that he will This prediction couched in
remarkably picturesque and entertaining
language was recently made before
scientific London audience 1t has aroused
widespread interest and not little amuse-
ment. The most interesting passages
from this entertaining address are printed
elsewhere on this page
The basic idea OF Dr.. Ross's address is
that owing to the stress OF taxation the
Lack Of food and the material difficulties
Of ex!ctence, only the most animal type
OF EDglishman will be able to survive.
There Will be no room, no means OF
subsistence for the higher type OF man,
the inheritor OF culture and civilization,
who requires abundant means and favor
able surroundings for the development
OF his powers.
The survivor will be a man who needs
only food and none OF the higher things,
He Will be an animal who possesses the
greatest ability to grab his food quickly.
and is not at all particular about it's quail
fty. In DR.. Rosss words he will be a
creature OF primordal qualities and
primitive Instincts" That means that he
Some nervous Engishmen are now pjc-
turing their descendants as lot Of ape
like creatures sitting in the ruins OF
Westminster Abbey and listening to a
large ape dancing and bowling in place
OF the impressive services that are now
held in that historic shrine. The enter
tainment enjoyed by these creatures
would resemble the beating upon a drum
like cake Of earth, that is now said to
give pleasure to small parties Of African
gorilas.
DOCTOR Ross has a welestablished scien-
tlnc reputation, but his address must be
regarded as containing large elements OF
sarcasm and exaggeration; his reference
10 the taxation policy Of the present Gov
eminent as leading 10 the degeneration
OF the race Is evidently violent and un-
scientific exhibition of political feeling. 1t
is not from the extinction of the upper
social classes that England is most in
danger OF degeneratng. The intelligent
skllled workman is as high a type OF civil.
lzation as any. The failure of the means
OF subsistence must tend to the extinction
Oh tnat Type or Workingman and his re-
Placement by more primitive creature.
In predicting that the failure OF the
means OF subsistence. the harder condi.
uons OF the struggle for life may lead TO
degeneration OF the race Or. Ross ia
following well established scientific nrin.
cipies' lhere are many cases of animal
genera which have suffered extinction or
nave undergone profound modification as
the result of the failure Of the food supply
Many races of mankind have certainly
snnered extensive changes and deeenera.
ton from The same cause The absolutely
Daroarous and ignorant natives who nov
ra Al ucdean are descendants OF the
MaSas; VINO once covered Mexico with
splendid temples and cities Their "tLn dal
generation is attributed partly to the fail.
ufG OF the water and food supply.
Inc most Interesting instance Of the
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tiply out OF all proper proportion The
face of the average Englishman w:il
be that Of typical criminal with
yrogDathous jaws. receding forehead.
broad. fiat nose, we'll marked canine
teeth, small eyes, short neck, head set
we'll back between the shoulders aud
o depraved gorilla counjenance. The
nation is being propogated mainly by
hose Who retain their primordial Qua!.
.ies and primitive instincts. There.
'c We must 20 back 10 the gorilla
- nuu'1Ti'" t..- 1r''. '.H.r <
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13
By DR.. Forbes Ross.

THE average EDglishman's face in
two thousand years will be that Of
typical criminal 1t will be a
typical criminal face because the tendency
of nature is TO improve, but the tendency
OF modern methods is the reverse The
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13

ny It seems 10 prefer TO starve.
for though greedy to fill Its social
stomach with liquid food when.
ever there is an opportunity, it
dispenses this store most gener.
ously 10 the larvae and Its sister
ants and permits very little OF
IL TO pass the valve into the in
dividual stomach, only enough,
ia fact. TO maintain healthfui
activity.
Ants are. therefore. the most
.horoughgoing Of communists, TO
whom individual possession as
'ch has no meaning beyond
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side world and 60 forth TO forage:
bring in food to their starving molhe'
henceforth spend their days in toFaE'
enIarging the nest by eXcavaung ao'
tional galleries and chambers, anG IN rear
ing the successive broods of larvae tro'"
the eggs which the queen is now aole 10
produce in quantities.
THE larvae are fed more abundantly
as the numbers Of workers increase, and.
therefore, develop into larger and more
vigorous individuals. AS time goes on and
at the proper season, male larvae appear
and develop, and the female larvae are
so we'll fed that they can develop beyond
the worker stage and become queens,
With the appearance OF these sexual
forms the colony has reached maturity.
and although it may persist for man
years II merely repeats each year this
same cycle of feeding and rearing as
great a number OF individuals as possible
on the amount OF foo (Which the workers
can secure.
The queen may live do7er roars or
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more, and each worker
may live three or four
years. but the males
usually live only d few
weeks and die after the
puptial fight, being ex
hausted and knowing
neither how to feed
themselves nor how to
return to the nest.
Most extraordinary
during the development
Of the ant colony Is the
behavior Of the work.
ers, for though sterile
and under ordinary cir.
cumstances, unable to
lay eggs, they neverthe-
ess exhibit all the
other maternal instincts
tp an exaggerated de-
gree. The worker, as
we have seen, Is a form
produced by inadequate
nouri5hment, II Ia a
hunger form go Injured
to long fasting during
Its larval life that even
when IT reaches matur.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-08
THE CATHOLIC BULLETIN, JUNE 5, 1912.

themselves and looked straight at me
down, as it were, to the depths of
my soul, and the lips parted as though
they were just about to speak. But
this time they remained silent
Now, Father, you will probably
tell mel hope you will-what | have
been telling myself ever since; that it
was all imagination-a sort of subcon-
scious suggestion due to my dream,
and not an actual fact
IF you are so sure it was due to
suggestion, why did you ask me if |
believed in miracles?' inquired.
She looked startled. A flush of
color came to her pale face.
"'You believe l saw it, she ex-
claimed impulsively. :
"'I see no reason why you should
not see it, l answered. But until
know little more of your life, en-
vironment generally, | cannot pro-
nounce an opinion. However, as l
saw she was hesitating-'do not tell
me anything unless you wish
and then, this woman whose name
l did not know-this woman whom
could see was reticent to a fault-told
me the story of her life. The main
facts are these: On leaving convent
school she was thrown into Protestant
society, the vortex of the smart SET
By degrees, she ceased to approach the
Sacraments, then ceased hearing Mass
In ha
cavalry officer, the ceremony being
performed in Protestant church. She
had now been married for six years
and had no children.
Your children, if you had any,
would be brought up Protestants?' I
asked.
There was a trace of embarrass-
ment in her manner.
"'There were no conditions attached
to my marriage she said. Strictly
speaking, it could not be called a
mixed marriage, as I was not at the
time a practising Catholic. I did not
apply for dispensation, and natural
ly, if 1 had had children they would
have been baptized in their fathers
religion
"'And notwithstanding all this, Our
Lady of Grace has given you a signal
proof of her protection!'
She locked and unlocked her hands
nervously and her eyes filed with
tears
What does it all mean?' she fall
tered. Help me-help me to under
stand!'
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ut was the psychological moment of
her spiritual life-not time for half
measures. The strength Of her char
acter predisposed her to face facts.
Thank you, Father she said quiet
ly when l had finished, I will think
over what you have said
"She left me, and I did not ask her
name or her address. Later in the
day / went down to the Church of
Santa Maria dele Grazie and asked
the sacristan to uncover the famous
picture. | knelt before it for some
time, just to see whether could i'm
agine I saw the eyes open. And al
though l tried long, and suggested
their opening to myself, there was not
a sign of life in those heavy lids. I
had felt that my visitors experience
was not an illusion. Now I was con-
vinced."
Father Cuthbert paused.
But that it not ALL" I exclaimed
ut surely didn't end there?"
"No, Dudley, stories of that kind are
prolonged until eternity. I oficiated
at her wedding year afterwards"
What" I calculated. did the
man die? Did she marry again? What
do you mean?"
she married again, but it was to
the same man. After that experience
in the dusky old Church of Santa
Maria dele Grazie she returned to the
practise of her religious duties, and
her example so affected her husband
"a good, easy-going chap without any
fixed beliefs of his own-that he asked
me to receive him into the Church.
And then I married them, and the fol-
lowing summer stood godfather to
their little boy
And what do you think of it all
YOURSELF" l inquired. For to my
mind it is Father Cuthbert's COM
ments which are the pith of his
stories why should such a grace
have been given to one who had
played at ninepins with the command
ments of the Church,
Father Cuthbert felt for his pipe.
You seem to forget, Dudley" he
remarked, that this woman had never
entirely abandoned her rosary. There
was still in her heart some devotion
to Mary, and where there is that, there
is always hope"
And the eyes in the picture?"
queried. "You think she saw them?"
| persisted.
Il think that she was permitted to
see them" he answered
g. " Christmas, in the Ma0nffcdt.
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once beamed in the heart of these
soldier boys.
And that these graces may be pre-
served, that the early seeds of good
ness may be cultivated, and that our
Catholic soldiers may be made worthy
sons of the Church, we need Chapel
at FIT. Mckinley. l have been prom
Used the ground, if I can collect the
money to erect a Chapel. The sold
iers themselves have agreed to help,
and I shall try to get the rest from
those who may be interested in the
welfare of the Catholic soldier, and
in the cause of the Church. 1t will
be a triumph of many small dona-
tons. Will you send us mite, to
help along this truly supernatural and
patriotic cause?
Any offering which your goodness
may inspire you to forward, will be
promptly and gratefully acknowledged
by the undersigned.
Very respectfully,
EDWARD F. BROPHY,
Chaplain, Seventh Cavalry,
United States Army.
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Continued from page 81
A CLIENT OF OUR LADY OF GRACE

and not especially beautiful, surround
ed as usual by number of votive
offerings silver hearts and so on. 1t
attracted me, in my dream, to most
extraordinary degree. l was gazing
at it, spellbound, when a voice seemed
to issue from the just parted lips and
to utter these words: my child, why
have you forsaken me?" I awoke with
start. That was the dream. The
oldest part is still to come
Zone moment interrupted, Have
you, or had you any special devotion
to Our Lady? Since you have given
up the practise of your religion, is
there any little observance connected
with Her which you have retained?
"She looked as if I had surprised
her.
"'Why, yes she said, slowly,
though cannot conceive how you can
have guessed it. / often say my ros-
airy even now. 1t was my particular
devotion and, somehow, I could not
give it up
"I thought So I answered. Now,
will you please go on?'
"'The day after this dream arrived
here, and yesterday afternoon I went
for a solitary walk Passing church
on my way home, went in to see it.
My friend had told me there was a
miraculous picture there, which you
probably know
EYES, 1 said, Our Lady of Grace
Wen?'
WELL she continued, the instant I
entered that church recognized it as
the one l had dreamed about. Every
detail was correct only this time the
picture was covered by curtain, hung
just where I had seen it above the
altar of side chapel, surrounded
with votive offerings
I went to the sacristy and asked an
old man found there to uncover the
picture for me. When he had done so
he was called away and I was left
there alone, gazing up at it as had
done in my dream. 1t was precisely
the same picture and possessed for
me the same attraction. And then, a
wonderful thing happened. The heav-
ily-lidded eyes of the Madonna raised
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A MISSIONARIES LETTER.

FIR J. Francis, O. M. l., who writes
so Interestingly about his work at
Pallai, Ceylon, sends another news
item and bit of description:
you will be glad to know that the
number of heather conversions is
ever increasing. | have now about
twenty-one baptized adults, and they
are doing very WELL Some three
children, of course baptized, have
gone to heaven. l am certain these
little angels will pray to God for the
conversion of their benighted towns
people.
Superstition is reigning with full
sway, and forms one of our most in
surmountable obstacles. To give an
instance: Hindus have a horror of
sendings their children to our schools.
My catechist is invariably told that
the children would die if they attend
ed Christian schools, the reason being
that Nagathampiran, their god, would
kill them. The people are extremely
illiterate and foolish, preferring to
rather than to send them to our
schools. Hence in village where
there are more thanh 800 children, I
have only about 40 in my school.
my next obstacle is caste pre-
judice There are eighteen castles
among the Hindus, one quite distinct
from the other, and each forming a
separate community. No sort of COM
munication is possible. In fact, the
caste prejudice is stretched to such
an extent that Vellala (the highest
caste) will quite calmly see man of
lower caste die of thirst rather than
allow him to drink at his we'll. When
low caste man drinks at the we'll of
high caste man, the water becomes
contaminated.
I'm spite of these trials, however,
am pushing on, leaving my poor en-
deavors to the mercy of God. The
times seem propitious-good must
result in the end"
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Perfect health, which may be de-
stroyed by piece of bad news, by
grief or anxiety, is often restored by
a good hearty laugh.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-11-15
Will Settle With Contractors

The village board of trustees will
hold a special meeting tomorrow
evening for the purpose Of settling
with Contractors Donaldson and
Wilson who have completed the
work of laying cement sidewalks
on Main street. At this meeting
the trustees will accept cash pay
ments from property owners who
do not wish to have their sidewalk
assessments come under the FIVE
year bonding proposition.
Under the terms of the contract
with Messrs. Donaldson and Will
son, the contractors must repair all
defects in the sidewalks they have
laid for the next three years,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-11-15
Additional Locals

Player pianos at Brody's. Ask
to see them.
For sale-A number of thorough
bred Buff Orphington hens. In
quire of Mrs. Fred Mccall. Nov. ! tt
A swell line of Lowney's candies
now on display at Brody's.
J. H. Guthrie, a prominent citi-
zen of Copeland, was a business
visitor in town several days this
week.
Be sure and call to see the line
of pianos now on display at
Brody's.
Mrs. Vim. Donahue, of Copeland
was a visitor in the city several
days last week returning home Fri
day.
A. Hickman, of the IdahoCon-
tinental Mining company of Port
hill, transacted bushes in town
last Friday. He was on his way
from Spokane to Porthill.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-11-15

A. Wickstrom purchased one of
the Callaghan acre tracts on the
Northside the first of the week
Mr.. Wickstrom plans to build a
substantial cottage on the tract.
G. H. Martin, the defeated Pro-
gressive candidate for governor
from Standpoint, was visitor in
town Monday. Mr.. Martin ex-
pressed himself as being delighted
with the support he received from
his home county in the recent cleo
ton.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-11-15

The Howard Baldwin pianos at
Brody's.
Charles Woods, of Troy, Mont,
visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Northup the first of
the week.
Miss Hazel Rue, who has been
visiting with her brother here this
summer and fall, left yesterday for
her home at Couer d Alene City,
Idaho.
Northups are offering a discount
of SO per cent this week on all
trimmed hats in order to close out
their stock of 1912 millinery and
make room for the Xmas line.
Harry Adams, of Spokane,
Wash, has been in town several
days this week looking after the
interests of his mother, Mrs. A. {.
Adams.
Auctioneer-I am an auctioneer
of long experience and am open to
engagements at all times in any
part of the county. I. Caustol,
Boomers Ferry, Idaho. If
Whats the use of experimenting
with new brands of coffee, tea,
spices and extracts when you can
get Schillings at Browns.
The boys basketball team of the
local high school will plav the first
game of this season with the Troy,
Mont. basketball team on the Troy
floor tomorrow evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Sheffield and
two children returned to their home
at Wenatchee, Wash, Monday af-
ter a several days visit here with
MI. and Mrs. J. w. Northup. Mr..
Sheffield was formerly the Greaf
Northern Railway company's sta
ton agent here.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Davis anC
Mrs. Pate, mother of Mrs. Davis
left Tuesday for a few days visit il
| Spokane. Mr.. and Mrs. Davis re
turned home today while Mrs. Pat
left Spokane today for points i
Oregon where she will visit severa
weeks with relatives before return
ing to her home in Wyoming.
Mrs. w. r. Wheelon returned
home Saturday from 9 week
visit with friends and relatives i
Superior, Wis, St. Paul, Mimi
and other eastern points. Mrs
Wheelon expects to leave about tn
goth of this month for Spokan
where she will make her futur
home with her son, Lorin Wheel
on.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-11-15
NOTICE roR PlJBlIcArIoN

Department of the Interior. U. S. Land Ofice
at Occur d'Alene. Idaho. Nov. It'll. 1872
Notice is hereby given that Joseph NJ. Riley,
OF Porthill, Id aho. who. on Jan. 9th, 1909, made
homestead entry serial, No. 0i267, for Lots and
g. Section 30, Township IS N, Range / West,
Boise Meridian, has fled notice OF intention TO
make three year proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before W. d. Baxter, L.
5. Commissioner, at Boomers Ferry Idaho, on
the 18th day Of December. 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses Charles LATER.
ty, Charlie Hendricks. Colon Smith, Arnold
Stern all OF Porthill, Idaho.
Nov. l5'Dec. 6. W. II, Batting, Register.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-11-15

generation has beet begun by
prominent New York physicians.
Here is a list of the don IS y
which the doctors say will prevent
the annual visitation of the cold:
Don't sit in a draughty car. -
Don't sleep in hot rooms"
Don't avoid the fresh air. y
Don't stuff yourself at meal
time. Over eating reduces your
resistance.
To which we would add-when
you take cold get rid OF it as
quickly as possible. To accom-
plish that you will find Chamber,
lain's Cough Remedy most excel
lent, Sold by all dealers,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-11-15

A crusade of education which
aims that common colds may be-
come uncommon within the next