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The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-19
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Of digsppearaSces most Iss s@SsSls
waS the case oT Benjamin Bayhurst.
who vanished November rs, 1893. whnS
engaged on a secret mission for the
foreign office Vienna was the young
dlplomaJist's objective, and. with his
friend and valet iu % post chaise.
PerIeberg. O small posting town iu
North Germany. had been reached
Here Bathurst suppcd and slept await
ing the arrival OF fresh horses Wax
ing, he asked were the horses ready.
and passed out Of the inn door to make
Inquiries. Eight people saw him 90
out, but none ever set eyes on him
again. Various theories were set
afoot; Napoleon's spies, robbers. III
ness, About three years ago, in the
forest, near Perleberg, a skeleton was
discovered. with a hole in the skull. as
from a heavy blunt instrument Was
it that of the English lord. as Perle.
berg Deople surmised?
Ruled Consumption Infectious.
A novel case recently decided IN
Ireland was Gwynne VS. Clarke i'm the
Monaghan county court, where tho de
PENDANT as executor of one Clarke
was sued for damages because Clarke
had obtained lodgings from the plain
tiff under the false representation
that he was not suffering from an
infectious disease. Plaintiff asked
Clarke at the time he applied If he
didn't have consumption and the lat.
ter was admitted on his assurance
that he had congestion of the lungs
lie died later of consumption. The
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-19

Testimony at tho trial showed that
The plairtiT was unable 10 rent his
LODGINGS for n long time because a
'iaTsc's occupancy. but thc defendant
argued that consumption is not Gu
infectious disease. Tho court he'd
that what little authority eXi te' ca
tue point wss entirely in fla'nHTt
iayor and ruled thGt s'rce Clarke
falsely represented that ha didn't have
consumption he was liable to pay
DAMAGES
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-19

About a decade ago the great ad
vantage TO be derived from bringing
the scientist directly to the mauurac,
turer's workshop, provided this could
be done in the proper spirit, becomes
evident and the institution now we'll
known as the Industrial research
laboratory has gradually become firm.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-19

81 understand you got into jail
said the warden, "on account OF
glowing mining prospectus"
81 was quite optimistic" admitted
the geutiemanly prisoner
f'Weu. the governor wants report
on conditions in my Jail / want you
IN write
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-19
Loalcal.

The Eagiishman and German were
arguing about their different uayies.
Oh said the German, there is
always something The matter with
your navy Only yesterday a battle
ship was fast in the mud
Well said the Englishman. III
battleship is fast in the mud il would
be a record-breaker in the open sea.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-19
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

NQ4tN6 Az 4AA1 Il END
Poll taxes for the year 1913 are
now due. All persons are rquested
to call at Police Headquarters, No,
I'LL Commercial avenue, and pay
same.
Fl. ]. DACRES.
street Supervisor.
% s-sO T.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-19

Miles Fred'k Gilbert. attorney
and counsellor, has removed his law
Offices from the old bank building
on Ohio street to suite 2l2 to 22S
Halliday Estate building over First
Bank and Trust Company, Eighth
Street and Washington avenue.
- 1872 If
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-07
Washino While Travelling.

Sir Francis Galton held that wash
ing when on Journey has Its draw
backs. In the cart Of Travel he re-
marks that there is no denying the
fact, though 1t be not agreeable to
confess 1t, that dirt and grease are
great protectors Of the skin against
lnclement weather and that therefore
the leader OF an exploring party should
not be too exacting about the appear
ance Of his less warmly clad followers.
Daily washing. II not accompanied by
oiling. must be compensated by wear
Ing clothes. A dog will sleep out un-
der any bush and thrive there so long
rs he Is not washed, groomed and
kept clean. There must be balance
between the activity of the skin and
the calls upon 1t. and. where the e1-
posure Is greater, there must the pores
be more defended."-LOndon Globe.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-07

Colonel Gorgas found in the early
years of canal work that the Ameri-
cans and Europeans were three times
as healthy as the natives Of the tropics,
who, as Chief Engineer Stevens noted
In 1905. ARE supposed to be immune
from everything. but who US matter
of fact are subject to almost every
thing" This somewhat upsets the
theory that northern races cannot live
readily in tropical climates.
Several Of the annual reports Of the
sanitary department have noted the
remarkably few diseases peculiar to
men, such as alcoholism, etc.
Allowance must be made In consider
Ing the favorable health showing on
the isthmus to the fact that the en-
ployees in one sense are picked men.
They must be in sound condition when
employed and usually in the prime OF
life. Another thing that has kept the
death rate down among the Americans
has been the practice of returning to
the United States many patients who
apparently had not long to live. Thus
their deaths were not a charge against
the canal zone.
1t cannot be assumed that all the
deaths from disease In the canal zone
were from causes that originated
there. The diseases peculiar to the
tropics have not claimed as many VIC
tins among the Americans as the dis.
eases peculiar to the northern climates
But there has been a steady improve
ment, as may be noted in fall In the
death rate among the Americans from
s14 per 1000 in 1907 to 5.14 per 1000
in 1911.
An incident in the sanitary govern
ment of the Isthmus was an executive
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-07

four killed. nine injured.
Aug. 80. 1910. at Ancon quarry. four
killed.
July 10. 1911. at Ancon quarry. four
killed. two injured.
Forty deaths from dynamite explo-
siOns are noted for the year 1908. the
largest number for any one year Of
canal construction. and this does not
take into account several individual
fatalities. Chief Engineer Goethals Is.
sued stringent regulations to govern
the handling Of the dynamite. but 1t
was In such common use that the en-
ployees naturally became careless. An
instance is afforded by two employ
who Knocked an iron pipe against a
railroad track to dislodge some dyna-
mite They were angels in less than
two seconds after the first blow. The
worst accident, at Bas Obispo. has not
been explained.
Most Of the accidents have occurred
since the working force has been in
excess Of 10000 men. When the mum.
Der killed outside the line Of duty is
subtracted from the total deaths BY
violence It will be found that the ac-
tual building Of the canal has been at
tended by normal percentage OF such
atalities-certainly no larger than In
any private construction Of the same
character or approximating the same
magnitude. The largest number OF
deaths by violence among employees In
one year was In 1909. when 17s were
killed. and this was equaled again In
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-07

papers gave the epidemic vide anu
oftentimes erroneous publicity. with
the consequence that the government
had to pay for the fear Of the isthmus
thus created In greatly increased SAL
aries and gratuities to secure Ameri-
can employees.
By October. 1905. Colonel Gorgas had
mastered the epidemic. and. although
Isolated cases have occurred since. yel-
low fever was permanently banished
as the bugbear Of Panama. From
July /. 1904. to Nov. /. 1905. forty
four employees succumbed to this dis
ease. While the epidemic ragged from
April to September. 1905. there were
thirty-seven deaths among employees.
mainly among Americans, with whom
the epidemic started.
There was a siege with smallpox
and the plague. but they. too. were
eradicated in 80 far as epidemics are
concerned, and malaria. pneumonia
and tuberculosis remain as the most
frequent attributed causes Of death
Quinine has been bought by the ton
for the canal zone dispensaries and
hospitals. In 1908 each employee av'
eraged about an ounce Of quinine ami
was advised to take three grains daily.
The French had left hospital build
ings In Colon and on the side OF Ancon
hill. lust outside Of Panama. the
Americans renovated these and added
to them until the present vast facilities
came into form. They sometimes have
more than 1900 patients. A large asy'
Ium for the insane also Is maintained
Hospital cars are attached to the pas
senger trains to bring in patients to
the Ancon and Colon hospitals each
day. In every town or settlement
there Is q dispensary with physician
in charge and sanitary officer to In
spect conditions Of living. There are
about twenty-four employees out OF
every 1000 constantly sick.
For the canal zone, Panama and
Colon, in 1905 the death rate was 49.94
DER 1000. In 1911 It was 21.46. or cut
down more than one-half. In 1906 the
death rate among the Americans from
disease was $50. and In 1911 1t was
2.S2. In 1908 and 1910 there were more
Americans killed In accidents or died
from violence than died from disease
It necessarily follows from an engi-
neering task Of this magnitude, where
vast quantities Of explosives are han
died, where there Is considerable
railroad mileage and other hazardous
features of construction. that the death
rate from accidents would be large.
Every month since the American oc-
cupation began In May, 1904, there has
been an average Of ten employees kill
ed or have died from external causes
The total to July l, 1912. was 995. and
by the time the canal Is completed.
barring unusual catastrophes. the
deaths from this cause will be around
LOO. Under the head Of violence are
included deaths by drowning. suicide.
dynamite explosions. railroad accidents.
poisonings. homlcides. electric shocks.
burns. lightning and accidental tran'
matism Of various kinds.
Dynamite Explosion In cuIebra.
Scores Of deaths have resulted from
the practice of the native employees
in using the railroad tracks rs public
highways. There have been bad col
llsions and wrecks with fatalities. and
dynamite has claimed about one-tenth
of the victims Of external violence. In
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-07
The silo Solves the Problem.

The drought of the southwest has
surely set the farmers, especially dairy
farmers, to thinking about better meth
ods of providing feed for their livestock.
Communications are constantly coming
to US that silos are being built and that
considerable feed may be gathered for
tho silo in the drought-stricken dis
tricts.
Mr.. Fl. NJ. Cottrell, Agricultural Com
missioner for the Rock Island Railway,
who has had many years of practical ex-
perience says:
~ have made careful observation Of
the corn and other feed crops In Grady
Co., Okla, and have seen none that
cannot be saved by being placed in q
silo. l have made good silage out OF
corn that burned up before the ears were
formed. In my opinion, Grady county
has twice the amount Of feed that will
be required by the stock now on hand,
provided it is placed in silos. l have
been through drouths as bad as this one
in Kansas and did it with silos. The
thing to do 10 to save every pound OF
feed and it can be done by building silos
right now. The more expensive silo Is
preferred by most farmers but pit silo
will answer every purpose"
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-07
Maxine SteeI Pens.

Briefly described, steel pens are made
as follows: First the steel is rolled into
big sheets and then cut into strips
about three inches in width. The strips
are heated to a bright red and are then
allowed to cool gradually, which TEN.
pers them They are next rolled to the
necessary thInness and are cut into
blank fat pens, and the pens while
fat are usually stamped with the brand
or the name Of the manufacturer To
shape the pens Is the next process.
The rounding makes them hold the Ink
and distribute It more evenly than
could be done II they were fiat. To
harden them they are heated to cher
dy red and then suddenly cooled. This
not only hardens them. but makes them
elastic. The polishing, pointing and
finishing come next, and then they are
ready for use. The little holes In the
pens at the end Of the Sits serve to
make them more elastic and to fac1n'
tate the flow Of the ink.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-07
Electricians and Soft Hats.

Every trade exercises same effect on
the dress Of its votaries. The Iocomo-
tive engineer wears cap and oyeralls.
the baker q white skull cap, the butch
er a long white apron and straw
sleeves, and the cook and the waiter
each has his distinctive garb. Elec-
tricians wear soft hats. and the follow
ing account from the Electrical World
gives the reason why: A substation
foreman on an electric line In northern
Indiana was explaining the details OF
some work to his men In q recently
completed substation. In pointing out
a Joint In the high tension wiring. hat
In hand, the rim of the derby came
into contact with live wires. A circuit
was completed from the high tension
line through the small steel wire In
the rim Of the hat and through the
mans body to the ground. thereby
causing a shock which proved fatal.
Soft hats have no metal wire In them.
and that is why they are so popular
with electricians.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-07
The Apple Outlook.

The outlook is distinctly for an ION
YEAR, crop Of apples. This is to some
extent an effect of the generally abun-
dant crop of 1912 in the more important
com mercial districts, which interfered
with the formation of fruit buds IN or
chards where full vigor of growth was
not maintained by adequate cultivation,
fertilization and spraying. Untimeiy
frosts aud in some sections excessive
rains at the blossoming time reduced
the set of fruit on important commercial
varieties in practically all the important
districts, both East and West. East of
the one hundredth meridian the prolong'
ed high temperature and deficient rain
fall. which in considerable portions OF
the territory still continue unbroken
have prevented that development ol
large sized fruit which sometimes oc-
ours in a light crop year.
Iu scattered localities and limited dis
tricts the conditions are more favorable
than throughout the country generally,
and where thoroughly efficient culture
and spraying have been practiced the
prospective yield and quality OF certain
varieties are promising. This is the case
with Greenings and Spys in the lake re-
gion, York Imperial in Southeastern
Pennsylvania, Pippins in the Blue Ridge
section of Virginia and Jonathan in por.
tions of the Ozark region. Baldwin and
Ben Davis, which are the varieties most
largely represented in the older orchards
of the '.barrep" apple territory, are gen
erally reported light in yield.
The Rocky Mountain and Pacific apple
districts, which constitute the distinct
i've box apple territory, generally report
the crop condition as considerably lower
than last year.
Reports regarding the apple crop IN
foreign countries indicate greatly re
duced yields in Canada and IN Grea'
Britain, France and Germany. The out
look for export demand for merchanta
BILE apples is excellent. Present indics-
tious are that the entire product of sound
and clean fruit of good keeping quality
will be needed to meet the consuming de
mand.-William A. Taylor, Chief, Bu
reau of Plant Industry.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-07

The Importance of 4 Test Record.
There IL no man on earth that de-
pends so much on guessing" as the
farmer. He can't bear to Dc mstnodicai,
to test out facts, to know positively what
bis cows are doing. He feels 90 much
more comfortable guessing az IL. Wnat
shout Of derision would go up from
these same farmers at . horse race II
they were refused the actual time made
by the winner and were told 10 guess
at It." Yet those same farmers can
bear to institute steady record OF tne
milk yield of their COWS. Tney ieei 30
much better guessing at It. suoa IDEAS
are uubusinesslike aud would never 20
followed were the men we'll trained U"
business principles and me'hoos'-
Hoard's Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-07
Fruit Notes.

Glover is the apple orchards best ten
ant.
Each tree has an individuality of its
own and must be treated accordingly.
Profit from q fruit orchard is not theo-
nv but demonstrated fact.
Make the orchard business venture,
and keep account OF everything pertain
ing to it's interests and you will 90 sur
prised at the figures.
Nature grows fruit for the seeds,
vbile man grows Il for the pulp; We
want pulp with as few seeds as possible.
In removing large limbs saw on ABOUT
three feet from the trunk TO prevent
splitting. Then saw of close to the
trunk so as not to leave projecting
stub.
A tree that is worth planting is worth
taking care OF.
Nature grows . multitude OF small
frnit but our aim should be to grow fewer
suecimens of large, wsll.developed fruit.
stable manure 10 without doubt the
ha.t general fertilizer that can be ap'
piled to orchard soils.
When poor fruit Is produced there 10 q
,s..on. Aim to lind out by . careful
study of the trees and conditions what
the reason is and try and remove the
IL ia more a matter of quality than OF
ouantity In growing fruit and We should
not plant more trees than We can care
for. ,,n n am o-charf
n, IN to profit all Of the fallen fruit
and thus destroy many Of tho Injurious
When stock that is kept In an orceart
.. ,s5 orsin foods they will distribute
,s,ss amounts of fertility and thus I'm
prove ,aS the soil for crops OF fruit. s,,s,
p'P Plant orchards near BY the buildings
There are many times when We % Souie !,
xorL o in the orchard few hours whSn y !
would O II require too much time to yak t'
the lar end OF tho farm.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-07
Provisions of Apple Packing Law.
BRIEFLY EXPLAINED, AND NAY BE
FURTHER IF DESIRED.

MAINE DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcUL
TURE. September 25, 1918.
Fruit growing has long been an i'm,
portsnt industry in the State Of Maine,
but only in the past few years have we
begun to pay attention to the impor-
tance Of properly grading and packing
the fruit.
The most important fruit sections are
those where the greatest care is taken in
grading, packing, and marketing the
fruit.
Before Maine can take her rightful
place as as a fruit growing center, we
must change our methods OF placing our
product upon the market. We must es
tablish standard grades. We must pack
uniformly in all parts of the state. The
stamp of standard grades upon fruit as
packed, must become q trademark for
that grade, so that all consumers when
they see box or barrel of Maine fruit
bearing the stamp Of fancy apples, will
be ready to pay the highest market price
for that box or barrel, knowing the con-
tents TO be guaranteed by the stamp
or trademark.
No one point connected with the or
chsrd business is so important as close
attention to honest pack and standard
grades.
Realizing the importance of better
preparation of our fruit for the market,
the Legislature, at its last session, passed
law, creating standards IN size and
quality, to guide US in making q uniform
pack in all parts of the State. The Leg
islature also provided funds so that all
growers and packers of fruit should be
instructed and assisted in packing fruit
according to the standards of grade and
quality established by the Legislature.
The Fancy" grade consists OF fruit
above the average in size and color for
the variety, none smaller than l-2
inches in diameter, all sound and free
from worm-holes, bruises, scsb, or other
Injurious defect.
The Number L" grade consists OF
fruit of normal size, shape and color Tor
the variety, none smaller than IA
inches in diameter, all sound and free
from worm-holes, bruises, scab or other
injurious defects.
The Number 2" grade consists OF
we'll matured apples, OF one variety, me-
dunn in color and normal in shape, not
less than 2 inches in diameter, except
that apples more than Ia inches In d.
ameter may have one defect such as
worm-hole or bruise.
The Number 81 grade consists of
fruit which will not conform TO the con-
ditions for the other three grades, and
shall be stamped "Unclassified.'
The penalty provided for misbranding
or adulterating apples, for packing and
selling or offering for sale packages OF
fruit IN violation of the law, is an
amount not over 500 for the first Of
fence, or over $500 for each subsequent
offence.
Any person desiring a complete copy
of the law may secure the same By writ
ing the Department of Agriculture, at
Augusta.
The Commissioner of Agriculture,
through his assistants, is ready to ex-
plain the law fully 10 those who do not
understand it, and to assist, In any way
he may be able, the furtherance OF the
fruit interests in Maine.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-07

order by President Taft. effective on
Dec. 12. 1911. which prohibited the
practice of any system of therapeutics
or healing that the sanitary depart
ment. the allopathic school. should rule
against The president upon its posi-.
BILE application to create a monopoly OF
healing in the canal zone being point
ed out to him revoked the order on
Jan. /. 1912 ~
Employees are not permitted TO re-
main in their homes and quarters
when sick, but must 60 to the Colon
or Ancon hospital unless the district
physician expressly rules otherwise.
The hospital grounds at Ancon are
beautiful, and convalescent patients
are sent to Taboga island. ten miles
out in Panama bay. for final treat
ment. A dairy with LIS cows supplies
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-07

the handling of 25,259 tons Of dyna-
mite, or 6O.517.e50 pounds. to July l..
1912. the following principal accidents
have occurred:
May %. 1908. In Chagres division.
two killed: premature explosion Of
twenty-six tons. caused by lightning.
Oct 8, 1908, at Empire. in the Guile
bra cut, Ave killed and eight injured.
premature explosion
Oct. 10. 1908. at Mind. seven killed
and ten injured. premature explosion;
dredging In Atlantic entrance.
. Dec. IL, 1908. at Bas obispo, prema.
ture explosion of twenty-five tons in
the Culebra cut, twenty-six killed and
forty injured.
|, Jan. 10, 1909. at Paraiso. two killed,
tan injured.
July 2t. 1909. on Panama railroad,
Oxford Democrat., 1913-10-07
Exeiaina tho stoIsn Goods.

An orchestra leader who has a fac
ulty for detecting "reminiscences made
himself unpopular with the composer
Of an opera Of serious pretenslon re-
Gently. II had been decided that the
performance must be shortened. and
the members Of the orchestra had been
assembled to make some cuts In the
score.
Now" said the leader, I'VE will be
gin by shortening the overture"
what shall we leave out" asked
the concert master.
Those thirty-two measures begin.
ming with Carmen and ending with
'Riooletto.' New York Post