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a UEEP.sEA ENTHUSIAST.

Soon after the ChallcngCr's FIRST cNpcI-
ton. the Prince OF Monaco became dcepN
interested in the new science. IN 1915 he
acquired the yacht LHirondelle. which lie
used I'm his oceanoGra hhical exploration.
Tic has described his voyage in her in
his book La Narriere dun Navigator.
Returning from voyage Of this kim
that lasted four years. beginnin. in
1855. ne encountered a terrific STORM when
determined him to buhd d larger vcss'
for future expeditions.
His resolve resulted IN the construction
or the Prnccssc Alice Of 6o) tons burd H.
in which he crusod from s9l to 1891 u
was during this period that he plumbo
La Fos-e de Monaco or the Monaco
Deep. This sounding was made south OF
the island OF Madeira and reach d
depth Of $50 metres. or 4 little less man
three and onc-half mile.
By this time the Princes enthusiasm
had become ruling passion. and he
ordered the construction Of the Princesse
Alice H. boat specially designed Tor
deep sea explorations. She was a steel
yacht OF 40 tons and about 2i1 feet
long She lad a two-mastcd schooner rig
and 800 horsepower engine Her bunk
ers would hold coal enough for voyage
OF many months and her hull Was 50
built that she could haul up from pro-
found depths loads Of great weight. For
making soundngs and manipulating her
drcdges and other instruments she carried
about $1,000 feet Of steel cable. Besides
quarters for her crew Of sixty men, sho
was fitted out with luxurious apartments
for the Prince and his distinguished
scientific ouoete
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the ship proceeds AT slow speed, dragging
the SCOOP along the sea bottom. \ dy-
namoter shows whether the trapl is I'LL
ing has been caught on the bottom. or
has ceased To touch bottom entirely SO
carefully must this dredging be done that
after an carly morning start has been
made at unreelins the cable il Is often
. or 10 O'Clock AT night before the pre-
cious load OF strange life from the depths
makes IL appearance over the side Of
the ship.
The character Of the ocean bed over
which the traWl is thus dragged varies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-22

that VIC thread to-day grew during geo
logical times i'm the depths OF the waters.
THE sounding wire carries with 1t other
Instruments; thermometers which. by
very ingenious device register the tenn
pcrature Of the depth at which they stop
and do not thercaft r vary. and thus when
brought to the surface indicate the tenn
pcrature Of the deep waters where they
have been
sounding operation OF this kind may
last several hours The ascent OF the
cable Is slow. and TO insure the safety OF
the instruments the ship must he kept In
the same spot-uot an easy task where
the anchor chain is only fcw fathons
long and the bottom several hundred or a
thousand feet below. The instruments
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-22
a LAND OF DARKNESS.

Thrcc-hfths OF the whole earth's surface
Is perpetually plunged beneath the rollins
waste Of water More than half these
sea-sWcpt hills and valleys are down two
thousand fathoms deep beneath the
waves Plunged underneath two and one
half miles Of Shiny cold, pitch ackness,
lighted here and there by the pale diffu-
sion from phosphorescent fishes and dis
turbcd but little by the slow, eternal
droppings OF the calcareous remnants Of
dead pelsgic. creatures, lies one-third Of
The worlds exterior.
But only part OF this oue-third is so
near the shining sides of the ships that
carry our CargOeS. The ocean liner whose
slow dissolving particles sink two and
one-half miles 10 a resting place in the
ultimate slime is not half way 10 the
floor OF the deepest valley of the sea
1t is only a few weeks since the Ger
man survey ship, the Planet made the
deepest sounding thus far taken, and
some time later flashed her message Of
triumph by cable TO Berlin. About forty
sea miles off the north coast )f Mindanao.
Philippine Islands, the Planet plumbed a
depth of 32.O7S feet or 500 miles.
Take the loftiest mountain peak that
Lifts its cloud piercing pinnacle so near TO
heaven that men cannot scale II and
live and sink It's towering bulk Ia this
valley or the coast Of Mindanao-its sum
nit Will be buried three-quarters Of q
mile under the shimmering sea, Far be
low tho point where sunlight ever shines.
THE GERMANS BEAT THE U. S.
Tins abyss that the Planet has found
hitherto known. In 1901 the United States
survey snip, the Nero while studying out
4 route for our cable line 70 the Philip
pines. made a sounding some distance 10
the southeast OF the Island Of Guam OF
81 800 feet which beat the worlds record
for sea depths Up 10 that time. This IS a
depth Of 5.9S miles. This location is now
called the Nero Deep. II has been sug
cested that the SURPRISING sea depth now
discovered may be appropriately named
the Planet Deep.
The scientists aboard the famous Brit
ssh survey ship the Challenger, which
maze her FIRST trip In 1872, and may be
said 10 have founded the science Of
oceanography. originated the practice Of
designating all areas with depth ex-
cceding 1900 feet mot quite three and
one-lolf niles as "deeps. and giving TO
each Of them distinctive name. About
Hfty OF these deaps are row known
This Is the second discovery that the
Planet has made In the neighborhood of
the Philippines. A few years ago she
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-22
SOCIAL EXCUSES

Miss liner Milholland' AZ :, ,hs ST.
Newport. iamented the loss ~
frage in tho recent Ohio ele'',v, a .pa'
why did we Iose'" she "ans :, sIlly!
opponents arguments are a'"as ,yersss
They're as silly and false as the ave.
social excuse"
She smiled and added -, exeuss.
"Apropos of the average sO.' 80 hclI''
a Newport man was invi'eu wired:
party In Maine last weeh, ,o,Ioss "
Regret can't come. Lac
post"
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Tia Spots on the Hes-A
o. the E crotCbehys
Produce PhosPn0reseso'
Light

ing csmp In the mountains. Tnere W.
about ffty miners present Nnen ~ !,
gan. but when. a The end Of a ooup' :,
hours. he gave no Sien OF ini'nlns
listeners dropped away.
Some went back TO work. OUT W, -.
iority sought places 10 quench tnelr 'm,,
which had been aggravated by the o''"'
OF the discourse. t.r
Finally there was only one auo''v, r,x
a dilapidatcd. weary loolins oio IN r.J
Fixing his gaze on him. the orator =.
out large siN-shootcr and lsio =" "a
table. The old fellow rose s'oNH
ORA wled out al.
"Be YOU going to shoot II 90 .s..
YOU bet am" replied the III
Tn bound to finish my speech
have TO shoot 10 keep an aud'eho' as.
The old fellow sighed in urea :. u
nor. and edged slowly away ss'H'
he did so: r,y
We'll, shoot II YOU want 70 -
Jest as well he shot rs talked 10 u''
Tit Bits.
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traced deep trough extending JOY "''''
than two hundred miles along ''" cast
coast Of Luzon and only twenty-five 10
thirty miles from th" island shore. Sn'
found that tho ocean uoor a'S''nu. quito
fio"piF from the is'''d 10 inc 'F"nE"
This 'a'l has been taken 10 l"o'''., ''''
TIC submarine P'''''''" OF N''''
'r'N'Fe.@No S'dn'' 'NH+ 'a'''' ''..''''
on ''" ''.''' ''"'' "' ''' l>."'''
I'' '''''' 7'"'''" ''' "''
January q. ''' 10 '"'e-''-di' ''' ''-','
stmosph''' over inc ocean S'''f '''
action OF tho wafer survey coast ines
aud cEpi"ro tho depths. For PURSUING IN"
last named object she carried q deep sea
maromojrr. which determines depths
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-22
q HERCULEAN LABOR.

Transport the Atlas range from north
cin Africa. Bring the Alps from Europe
and the Ulal Mountains from frozen
Russia. cross over into the brand nc"
Republic Of China and set those hundred
million shoycllcrs TO razing the snoH-
canned bulk Of the Great Altai chain Go
south and Gch from The reluctant Lama
tne dizzy heights OF the Tibctan plains.
Send them all hurting over the Wcs 81"
edge Of California and then return ior
;hc towering mass OF the majestic Him"-
layas. O.,
Stand on the top OF Mount Tamalpai ,
the northern Golden Gate post. and listen
to the splash. II falls family or youi
ears. and tie surface Of the placid Pae.d-
rpplcs broad IN spreading smile You &c.
q long way from films up the ocean yct.
YOU haven't even made dent IN Men
tunes trident. But try again.
Hire thousand billion men. Send them
10 all parts Of the world. Gather tosctn-
or ali the surface Of the earth that lifts
itself above the level Of the sed-all the
land that is not under water If >o'
drink copious drafts from the Foun-
tain OF Perpetual Youth in the Island Of
Bllnini. you may live to sec the tdsh
completed, but YOU will not live TO see the
bed Of the Pacific filed
All this mass Of matter that forms the
spreading continents and unscalcd noun
tain peaks scraped down to tho level OF
the sca AMI poured into the Pacific would
~ Just onc-soventh part Of its stipend
c4s basin. The Pacific ocean contains a
l.f az wafer
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SHOT FOR PREFERENCE.

\ rather tursid orator noted fcr y
yerbosity and heaviness was once |"
signed to do some campaigning IN Nh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-22
Men, Money and Vessels Devoted to the Study OF
the Vastly Deeps Have Given Us an Ink
ling of Weird Animal and Vegetable
Life Existing Three Miles, Six Miles,
Even Further from Sunlight,
on the Seas Bed.

TIC wrecks dissolve above Us, their Gust drops
I,ovr TO tao Isrk. 10 the utter dark. where
tine blind white ser en- axes arc.
'-rcrc H. $50 sound. no echo Of sound. IN i've
lescyt- OF the dcep.
or Tho treat gray Level plains OF oohe. Mh't'
,re shcll-nJr cables creep.
rHE ocean contains lot OF water.
II isn't necessary TO designate wfat
a ocean is mcaut-any ocean VIII CO.
II YOU want 10 find out just how true mat
is. take the Pacific ocean and try to FIJI
il ~.
Hire hundred million men and start
them Transporting the Rocky Mountains
TO the Golden Gate and dumping them ln.
when you've levclicd tho Rockies. come
east and get the Appalachians. Go 10
South America and bring back the lofty
Andes Dump them all in. and the I'M
precision you've made viii hc hardy
noticeable Don't be discours ccd-at least
until ,.tf.'t.r done N0fiT best.
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~ C. CHANDLER, M. D.,
Specialist

In diseases Of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Spectacles and Artificial Eyes always on hand
ONCE, Rooms 1924, Levy building, Shreveport.
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ROAD BUILT IN 1904 AND STILL IN 6obD
CONDITION.
highways are intended to afford
hard. smooth and as nearly as posi-
ble a horizontal surface. over which
the great instrument of civilization.
the wheel. with it's burden can be
made to move with the least possible
friction. Every unit of friction en-
countered is measurable element of
cost either in time. power or damage
to the road and carriage. For every
foot of distance he traverses the wag
oner is incurring tax. The amount
of the tax over a properly constructed
and maintained road may be rs low
as 8 cents per mile. but this increases
with increase in grade or the condi
ton In which the road is found BE
cause this tax is not paid out in actual
cash to the sheriff the farmer does
not realize that it is coming out of
his pocket all the time. but if be will
think moment he will realize that il
is an infinitely higher rate of tax than
any direct tax which ne may be called
upon to pay to keep the wheels Of civ
ilization going.
The cash value of good road has
been summarized under the following
headings:
First.--A reduction in the cost of
hauling.
Second.-An increase In the value of
lands within its zone of influence.
Third.-Increase in productive value
through making uncultivated lands ac
cessible.
Fourth.-The substitution Of the
more profitable crops for the less profit
able crops.
Fifth-The ability of the producer
to market his produce at time When
the prices are more favorable instead
If marketing his produce when the
roads permit.
Realizing now what bad roads are
costing the farmer and what good
roads will mean to him. the question
is how can good roads land by good
roads Is meant roads which are good
385 days in the year, be obtained ana
maintained. for it is just as necessar,
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Wark of the Heart.

The average human heart Is sue
ton and force pump of remarkable Ca
pacity and durability. Each OF Its two
chambers contains on an averge seven
ty.five cubic centimeterS. or 4.jI5 cubic
inches rhe total contents of l?O cen
timerprs. or 915 CUBIC inches. nefng
discharged eighty-one times minute.
CORRESPONDING to a delivery OF l2.loO
cubic eentimeters tl2l Is !iters,. or TAI
;.ubi inches per minute. 729 liters. or
~ 73 cubic feet per hour Expressed
in the United States gallons. the aver
age human heart pumps through 1t
each hour 1926 gallons; each day.
4ti22.4 gallons: each year. l.6sI.l .l76
gallons. aud In the admit life time OF
a man living to the age sung by the
psalmist. s4.3:SsiN gallons. The pres
sure against which this fluid is pumped
is equivalent to That OF water col
umn two and half meters. or. say.
s feet 2.42 inches nigh: otherwise ex-
pressed. ab,nIt 0 242 atmosphere or Sa5
pounds avoirdupois per square inch
Schientific American.
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Odd Schools.

"Freak" schools were the subject re-
Gently of an article in "a provincial pa
per. and we are confident that few OF
our readers will have heard of some OF
these very odd educational establish
inents 1t appears that in Belgium be
fore qualifying for post as sexton
one must pass an examination IN a
school of gravediggers, while in Paris
there is a school for judges. where
make helieve trials are carried out in
detail before Ia awyers OF repute.
Russia has Il school for policemen,
which it is. we believe. the pet ambi
ton of the young and aspiring burglar
to join In an adjoining museum "the
pupils make themselves familiar with
iimmies. drills. rhisels and other tools
used by professional thieves.
Still more ambiguous are the merits
of the course of instruction given In
the casino ut Monte Carlo. Here is
evolved the professional croupier. Some
six months training is all that Is need
ed to produce finished specimen Ol
these useful articles. which are turned
out ut the rate of nearly hundred
year. University Correspondent.
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"A HANDSOME COUFLI," SAID RANDALL
loves him not. All debts are Cancelled,
all gratitude vanishes, the wisdom OF
wise counselors is folly. the dictatss
of worldly prudence are as rash as
madness. if they urge toward marriage
without love.
Such was Bryce's philosophy, and
you may imagine his feelings at the
spectacle presented in Ran1all's home
Mrs. Loring and Randall were erea-
lures Of Interchangeable decision. They
had decided upon this marriage ng
ago. The idea of it had grown into
their bones. AS for Amy, she had
known Dillcn since her childhood and
had liked him and disliked him and
quarreled with him and made it III.
The girl exerted a strong attraction
upon Dillon. and there were moments
when he fancied himself deeply in
love with her. These were I'll" mo
ments OF encouragement when d"
seemed to see WAY out OF the trn'i-
bles into which he had fallen Of late
Years through course Of elaborate
duplicity and secret extravaganza.
For the most part he had too MANY
worries to think of love. His pillow
was not haunted by images Of beauty.
He saw Shylocks and shysters ami ths
wolfish faces Of third rate Wall street
brokers, and even the helmeted 20
liceman and grim yisaged iaiier fig
nred in the worst Of his visions.
Dillon's situation and character Wes'
unknown to Bryce. who charged hi
| constantly recurring doubt OF tn
| NUNS prubity to the promptings Q
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LUCKY .bOb'S
INSPIRATION.
How a Light In a Window Caused
a Villains Downfall.
BY HOWARD FIELDING.
copyright. 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciatiOn1

copyright, 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciation.]
His name was Robert Bryce. lie
was an attorney. and the law Of pat
ents was the field wherein he reaped
an excellent harvest of fees. His
friends called him Lucky Bob"
A man would naturally prefer to
have his successes credited to his abii-
ity rather than to his luck, yet it was
not for this reason that Bryce dislikad
his nickname. 1t offended him bec,u se
it was lie. The fates had done him
an i'll turn, and all their favors were
but mockeries.
Three years ago, when Bryce was
twenty-six, he met Martin l.. Randall,
who paid him well for small profess
sional service. The money came just
in the nick of time, for Bryce was
struggling hard to get foothold in in
dependent practice. Randall was 4
rich man. He had manufacturing nter-
ests of various kinds, involving the use
OF patented machinery aud the making
of patented articles. He took a fancy
to Bryce, intrusted him with Important
affairs, kept him in funds, adyis, d him
| in the Investment of his surplus, in
vited him to his home.
Friendship sprang up between the
men despite the great difference in
| their years. They We're constantly
seen together. 1t was current talk thu t
| Bryce's fortune was made, and his c;::-
lege nickname, Lucky Bob, was heard
again on the lips of his associates.
| On his first visit to Randalls home
Bryce dined with the family, cniy olc
of whom had drop of blood in COM
mon with Randall. This was his ST.
ter, widow and childless. The Others
were Mrs. LOring and her Gaughte.
Amy and young man named Balli,a d
| Dillon. Randall had been a cavalry
officer in the civil war aud in those
days capable of romantic fren ships
Mrs. Loring was the widow Of a COM
ratle in arms. Dillon was the sen OF
/ another The lady had been left will
some small means in trust with Ran
dali. Dillon was penIHless orphan
who had fallen into the lap Of luxury.
Amy Loring was not yet eighte, i
when Bryce first saw her. She
seemed to him a very pretty and we.
bred girl and nothing more.
The first warning that Bryce Ic
| ceived came from Randall at the
house one evening. Amy and Dill n
happened to be standing toget.er in :
good light and accidentally pcsed witt
some artistic value.
"a handsome couple" said Randall
who was an admirer of personal bea !
ty,- like mosl other people who hayt
been blessed with share Of il.
1t was not long after this that Ran
dali conveyed to Bryce definitely th'
intelligence that Amy and Dillon Were
ii. spnded for each other. Increasn:
misery was Bryce's portion from tha
hour. and the word 'lucky" ceu;'et
viii. his name was bitter mocSery.
There may be many reasons why
worfssr1 should not marry a man thcugi
SHE loves him. There is no reasol
why she should marry him if sh
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to maintain a road after it is built as
it is to construct 1t in the first in
stance.
1t is now the consensus of opinion
among men who have spent their lives
studying road problems that the only
sensible plan for any county or town
ship to adopt is to set apart portion
Of its money for the employment of
a competent road engineer to properly
locate it's roads aud supervise their
construction and maintenance. In or
der. however. to have uniform meth
cd Of road construction from one coun
ty to apother 1t Is believed that tn"
wisest policy would be for the state t'.
have some kind of supervision over
the road work Of the counties and for
the state to aid the counties. certain!,
to the extent of furnishing highwa'
engineers for the proper location ~
roads. Under the present systeEi
working the roads 1t IS not I'll
statement TO say that at least or,
tenth to one-fifth Of the time and Ii
Dor expended in public road work
absolutely wasted.
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TIE CONSTRUCTION AND
MalNTE TEllANCE OF DIRT ROADS
The Fundamentals Must Be Mastered
First. Says Major Thomas.

The desirability of good roads needs
in this day no extended advocacy. says
Major r. G.. Thomas in Good Roads.
Their desirab bility. If not their neces-
sity, is generally acknowledged. The
agitation of the subject during recent
years has called forth from various
sources full and convincing exposi-
tions of the advantages of good roads
to the citizen. to the state and to the
nation.
shall therefore proceed at once to
my immediate subject. Earth Roads
Construction and Maintenance
In regard to good roads, as to most
good things. there are obviously de-
grees >of excellence
While it is to be hoped that the
roads over which there is heavy traf-
fic in the vicinity Of the cities and
towns of the state will be macadam-
lied. grayeled or otherwise improved
in the not distant future, it is evident
that in the main the public roads of
the state must of necessity be COM
posed Of earth for many years to come.
Such being the case. it Is fortunate
that under favorable conditions. when
well drained and free from ruts, the
earth road is the most satisfactory
for pleasure and for light traffic.
The statement that an earth road Is
as good as any other kind of road II
kept well drained and free from ruts
that a certain bronze eagle in Salt
Lake City "fiies down to get drink
every time it hears the town clock
strike" The writer holds that the
statements are true in both cases. but
the conditions are equally impossible
of fulfillment. No. the claim is moi
made that under all conditions the
earth road is as good as any other type
of road 1t is held that with proper
construction and maintenance the
earth road is a good road, and 1t may
serve>a community we'll until the in
ing surface imperatively necessary.
1t is to be remembered that wheI
the time comes to build macadam o.
other pavement it will have to be bull
upon an earth bed. so that much of tht
work of making an earth road may b.
utilized in the future when it become:
necessary and practicable to have {
paved surface to the road. The con
dition of the common roads is 80 bat
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IT it seemed now doubly futile


-. ! the mans exposure had already
be.7un Beyond a doubt the path Of
Bryce's love now lay open before him,
and he read success in Amy's eyes.
The time had not come for words, but
the hearts of these two lovers spoke to
each other in the warm shadows thrill
ing with wildwood scents beady as
wine.
1t happened that the Cliff was taxed
to its capacity and Bryce must seek
accommodation elsewhere. After din
ner, therefore, he took a rowboat and
pulled across to neighboring hotel,
the Vale.
As Bryce rOwed along in the dark
ness he could see certain light on
veranda of the Cliff. 1t was ii bright
lantern on a table before the dGGr Of
Amy's room. If he held true course
the corner of the hotel would cut thi;
light off from Bryce's view, bat by
keeping a very little outside the line
he could have it to look at and he
amused himself by just pressrv .ng his
beacon from eclipse. His metiitaiio,lS
were of the most agreeable character.
but they were rudely interrupted by
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Offices, second floor Of Cooper Build
ing, Shreveport, La.
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GOOD ROADS
AND THE FARMER
They Mean a Great Reduction
In His Expenses.
A SUPERVISOR IS NEEDED.
Without q Competent Man In Charge
Great Deal Of the Labor Is Wasted.
Farmers Should Get Together and
Help Highway Engineer.

1t is worth while for all intelligent
people to have some general idea con
corning the simpler facts involved in
the art and science of road huildine
and maintenance This is a matter
which should appeal particularly to
the farmer. for to him more than to
any one else the well built and main
tanned road means saving OF time
and money In marketing his products
and makes easier the attendance OF
his children at school and his family
at religious services and increases the
social intercourse which is needed to
make farm life what it should be Ali