The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-02-22

gins almost with the mountain itself
Mount Everest has only 1900 feet Of
snow. Mount Mckinley. much lower.
has about 1900 feet. The peaks Of
the Andes. which are bsing scaled
readily. now by Miss Peck and now by
Professor Bingham Of Yale. are higher
than Mount Mckinley by several thou
sand feet, but are far less difncult to
climb.
The feat Of reaching the mountain
II q difficult one. 1t II impossible to
reach the north side In summer. and
In winter the scaling Of the mountain
Is made extremely hazardous By ex-
treme cold and gales.
Professor Parker. who accompanied
the 1906 expedition. when Cook sep
arated from the rest Of the party and
later reported victory. set out this time
quite convinced that from the north be
could reach all of ths three summits
of Mount Mckinley. He even hoped.
he said. that In the time his party will
have before the Ice breaks up In the
summer hs will b able to scale the
peaks several times and make q large
number Of pictures and scientific OBJ
ssrvadons.
MILITARY oFFENoERs
Secretary Of War sumson recon-
mends sweeping changes In the meth
DDS of Furnishing military offenders.
He does not believe that youths who
are guilty Of purely military offenses
should be placed on the same plane
and treated in the same way ~ hard
ened criminals confined with them.
Secretary StimsOn does not advocate
the abolition Of prison sentences for
thoughtless desertion, nor can any one
Doubt that the discipline Of the army
must BE- maintained BY punishment Of
SUFFICIENT severity to impress upon en-.
listed men the necessity Of yielding to
military authority and Of observing the
terms Of their contract with the Unit
Cd States. But at present, according
to Mr.. 6timson. the man enters prison
usually a. an offender from immaturi-
ty or thoughtlessness and comes out
without hope Of or opportunity for re-
deeming himself in or out Of the MILL
tary service and with q distinct grisv-
ance against society.
Prison reform and q scientific dsvsl-
opment Of penology are important
movements Of the present century.
The states are making remarkable
progress along these lines.
CATTLE SHORTAGE
The international Cattlemen's asso-
ciation. according to notice sent out
by Henry NJ. Taylor. secretary Of the
organization, il to bs held at Laredo,
Tex, Feb. q. Endorsement Of Con-
gresham Burleson's Mexican reciproc-
ity bill in all probability will be given
at the meeting. 1t IL declared that the
bill will have wide effect In enlarging
the cattle raising territory.
Mr.. Taylor says there II q shortage
of cattle In the United States occasion
ed by the influx of settlers on cattle
ranges and the increased price Of land
as well as the high cost Of feed. The
cattlemen hope to have cattle admit.
ted free Of duty from Mexico 30 that
the ranges Of that country may be
utilized in the raising Of cattle. which
will be sent later to the United States.
HOGS As BAGGAGE
An Indiana man has raised tho QuaS-
ton, Is pork ever baggagef
A hog destined for the larder Of o.
B. Christ, an Erie fireman Of Hunting
ton. Ind. was taken by Christ's broth
er, a farmer, near Button, to the rail-
road station in a sack. and he wanted
it checked to Huntington a. baggage
on his ticket.
The agent objected, but Christ insist
ed that anything that was carried was
baggage and ended the argument BY
seating himself In a car with the ITO
pound hog on his lap. and there It r.
NAMED during the trip to Huntington.
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