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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-15

mutlneerS, must, Tor the hOnOr or
France, be henceforth dead. Eyes,
Monsieur" he continued, "and the adj
miralty consigns me to perdition, or,
what is worse, to Kalamazoo, Florida
and Oshkosh, Winnipeg, those bar
barous cities of a barbarous nation.
But l shall not survive. Tonight /
blow my brains out. and when you
lay flower secretly upon my grave,
you will weep a little and say, He
died for France" %
'But you shall live for France"
cried, M. Brouet. Nov, Monsieur
Lieutenant" he continued, suppose
l give you back your rank and COM
mand-nay, suppose have you pro-
NOTED to be captain with salary
sufficient to enable you to marry
Mademoiselle Smeeth, the fair pro-
duct of that barbarous nation across
the water What them"
"How?" murmured the lieutenant,
looking forlornly upon his interroga-
tor.
Twill expound to you,"' replied
Monsieur Brouet. Nov listen. Do
you know that the Clarion is a power
in France? That ministers tremble
when they unfold it's pages each day
lest they find themselves pilloried
therein? Assuredly, the Clarion, mir
roring as it does the soul of our fair
country, concentrating under the
burning glass of its scrutiny all the
essences of justices, fraternity, and
civilization, can give you your hearts
DESIRE" 81.
Nov, Monsieur, listen. Go home.
Tomorrow morning at II o'clock be
waiting in your parade uniform, out
side your residence. Then you will
see what you will see."
He refused to offer any explanation
of this enigma, and the unfortunate
lieutenant, slightly cheered, but still
disconsolate, took himself homeward
as the clocks of the capital were
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-15

latchkey which had somehow surviv-
ed the various vicissitudes of the past
three weeks.
In his rooms, as he had expected,
he found bis valet, entertaining
choice party of hack-drivers and but
lers around his card table. Seeing
his master, the man sprang to his
feet in terror, his teeth chattering.
Monsieur he gasped. Though
you, were deadp'
$50 perceive, !" replied the Heuten-
ant amiably. Continue your game,
gentlemen"
20, no, Monsieur / am overcome.
My heart-my emotions are pro-
foundly stirred. With your permits :,
sion"
with my permission you will con-
tinue your game" answered Leuten-
ant Savard. What is more, l shall
join you. 1t is essential that nobody
leaves this room till O'Clock, for, if
l understand my friend Brouet cor
rectly, there will be a scarehead in
the Clarion tomorrow morning, and it
must be-a SCOOP"
That word he had learned from
Wilfred Smith, who had freqneltly re-
called him with interesting informa-
ton concerning his experiences as an
American newspaper reporter in-his
earlier days.
Lieutenant Savard sat down and
joined the party. They had pleas
ant game till morning, when, having
cleaned out his guests, he babe them
adieu and turned in for few hours
sleep. At IL O'Clock, fully dressed,
he awaited Monsieur Brouet.
: And at II exactly the editor rushed
into the room and embraced him ex-
citedly, kissing each cheek in turn.
He wore silk hat and evening dress,
and in his buttonhole was draped the
red ribbon of the Legion of Honor.
T,, ~ !, h1Il n ~f ~
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
Japnne.e Recipe for Long Life.

From the Rochester Mail and E1preSA
The trouble is that it involves giving up
coffee and there are some people who
think that century without coffee would.
in King Charles words, be AN uncon-
scionable time adying." But perhaps the
coffee clause in the japanese recipe for
living a century is not one Of the most
important The first essential Of this
Eastern specific for longevity is to get
married. Here. too there are confirmed
old bachelors who will declare that sixty
years of single blessedness is better worta
while than a cycle OF welded bliss. But
they are in the minority and may De
set of against the confirmed spinsters,
who, forgetting the examples set them
by their mothers, view all men with
aversion. Happy married life makes for
placidity ami repose. and these are things
which, in turn, make for long life Then
you must sleep at least seven hours in
dark room and the windows must be kept
wide open. The hour of going TO bed
should be an early one: early, too. should
be rising. East and West agree on the
wisdom of the old coupIet:
Early to bed and early to rise
Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
The Japanese favor moderation as
warmly as did Aristotles Of old, who set
virtue in the mean between, extremes.
They bid US shrink from all excess OF
passion; from anger which consumes and
bitterness that corrodes; from joy and
sorrow save in such restraint as makes
the person who experiences them their
master. The emotions should not be
allowed to manifest themselves in the
face. Nor should We work too much. nor
think too much. Eating should be in
dulged in moderation, especially in hot
weather. The Japanese are as earnest
believers in living in the open as any
Dr.. Goler among u.s. Frequent bathing
is another OF their pet beliefs. They be-
lieve in the taking Of baths twice day,
or even more frequently. But first and
last they counsel the way Of matrimony
as the way of health. 1T is not good
for man to be alone''-nO, nor woman
either.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
TESTS TO Find
OUT FISHES AGE
U. S. Experts Working on
Problem to Foretell Run
Of Salmon.
REPORT OF SPECIALIST
University Worker Tells Of Effort He
Has Made to Perfect
Methods.
REPORT OF SPECIALIST

The dyed-in-wool farmer OF our remote
rural district shakEs his head disapprov-
ingly and condemns the extravaganza OF
the Federal government when he reads
in his weekly country journal of high.
salaried experts devOting time to the
solution Of such a problem as Can the
age OF a salmon be told with accuracy
The question, on the face OF II, seems
absurd and ridiculous, but to the fisher
men Of our extreme Northwestern States
1t is one of great Importance and will
mean the revOlutionizing OF one OF the
country's largest industries.
The United States government has
spent many years and thousands of dol
lars in an effort TO find out this very
thing. The most skilled experts in the
country have been employed and every
effort made to solve the problem. To the
hard-thinking, plain farmer il sounds
foolish. He would rather the govern
ment experiment with raising argicul-
tural products than bothering about the
age OF a fish. This same farmer. how
ever, does not understand the Importance
OF the question.
The theory has been advanced and Is
well established that when the method
OF telling accurately the age of a fish is
perfected IL will be possible TO foretell
the salmon run in different waters. The
Bureau OF Fisheries has conducted ex-
tensive experiments. The ultimate sue
cess Of the experiments will revolutionZe
the fishing industry, il is said. inasmuch
AS il will place the authorities in a posi-
ton to know with eXactness what TO ex-
pect in the way of salmon runs. The
fish can be classified by years, and the
pi ioduct Of any single year. regardless o:
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
H. P. Salmon Tells of Condi-
tions in South Africa and
Comments Upon Changes
in This Country.

Preparing to return to Rhodesia, South
Africa, where he has been engaged in
mining since 1907 Horace P. Salmon, at
present on a visit to the United States.
is of the opinion that one of the most
marked changes coming under his OBJ
servation during his stay is the increased
cost of living.
Il want to supplement this statement -
Mr.. Salmon said in an interview, "by
adding that this increase has come to
my knowledge gradually, and is i'm
pressive, because l have observed it in
my going four times back and forth be-
tween the United States and South AZ
rica since 1897.
In 1905 l first visited this country,
coming directly from England. 1 stayed
here for almost two years. and went to
Rhodesia subsequently. I know that the
choicest kinds of meat, cuts that are
now quoted at excessive figures here, are
at least so per cent cheaper with US in
Africa
Great Development Expected.
South Africa possesses wonderful pos
sibilities as a beef country, and it would
not surprise me to see a remarkable de-
velopment along that line, in view OF the
scarcity of the article in countries here
tofure considered chief sources of supply.
Large QudnIlIlSS OF American Canned
goods are consumed in South Africa, -
Mr.. Salmon continued. And what is
more. the prices are no higher than here.
How can that be? There is the cost of
transportation to be considered and the
necessary profits to both importer and
retailer, and yet the prices are no higher
than in the United States. The question
Of why this is has often been asked, and
l have not yet heard a satisfactory an
swer.
My last visit to this country-the
present one, of course-has covered
some time and has enabled me 20
make comparisons that in some re-
spects show conditions generally ex-
pected to obtain in new country
such as South Africa may be consid-
cred to be are different than expected.
The reason 1 mention my various
trips to the United States is because
only by making these comparisons ap-
ply from period to period can l gauge
accurately the increase here in all
that has TO do with living costs. At
the same time, prices for the neces-
saries of life have virtually remained
stationary in South Africa. This is the
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
REMBRANDT AS A GAMBLER.
Unwise Investments Swept Away
the Artists Fortune.


the Artists Fortune.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Berlin-German art students. who have
been investigating the reason why Rem
brandt died hopelessly bankrupt. have
discovered that he was an incorrigible
speculator. 1t had hitherto been popu-
larry supposed that he was compelled to
remain poor because OF his extravagant
love of Jewels
Unfortunate speculations turn out to
have been the cause of his financial ruin.
Documents have been disinterred show
ing that he officially informed the mu-
nicipality of Amsterdam that he had
suffered heavy losses in business trans
actions as well as through damage and
loses on the high seas.
II was at a time-16i0-166o-when all
Europe was engaged In feyerish money
making in connection with Holland $
meteoric commercial prosperity. Specu-
lation took place on a reckless scale.
Immense fortunes were sunk in shipping,
banking, and colonial enterprises
Rembrandt. whose highly artistic ma
ture was sadly devoid OF even elemen-
tary business sense, fell an easy victim
to the scheming spectators Of that era
Of frenzied finance and he lost his en-
tire fortune. Many of his pictures were
seized for debt by the legal authorities
before the canvases were half finished.
Bankruptcy finally overlook him and
compelled him to sell all his properties
his home, and his priceless works of art
under the hammer at sacrifice prices.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
ChesterfeId's BnIiard Game.
rer; "Great Men At Play.

Dyer: Great Men at Play"
An amusing anecdote is told OF Lord
Chesterfield. When staying at Bath he
amused himself sometimes at billiards
with a well-known gamester Of the name
OF Lookup. On one occasion. Lookup,
after winning a game or two. asked his
lCrdship what odds he would give, II he
we're TO put a patch over one eye. His
lordship agreed to give him five, and
Lookup having won several games in
succession, Lord Chesterfield threw down
his cue, declaring that he considered his
antagonist played as well with one eye
as with two.
81 don't wonder at It. my lord" re-
rlied Lookup, for I have only seen out
Of ore eye these ten years
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
King George VIII Pay.

King George V bids fair to redeem in
part the name of Britain. Why king,
prince potentate, president, or any Of
the ''higher-ups" should be privileged to
go deadhead through the world is one
Of the things the common people who
enjoy no such immunity can hardly un-
derstand King George does much visit
ing among his faithf subjects. He has
now decided that future the cost of
the temporary ps and telegraph office
always establish at any house he visits
for more than twenty-four years shan
be met out of his own funds and not be
borne by his entertainers, as hitherto.
The expense is about $500, chiefly entailed
by the erection OF the private temporary
wire between the house where the Kins
is staying and the nearest telegraph
office.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
Russian Regulations.

The Holy Synod of Russia, says LIE Cri
de Paris, keeps careful watch upon all
that pertains to religion. The synod has
just suppressed on the restaurant cards
and on the labels Of wine bottles the
words "Lachryma Christi Clears Of
Christi, the name of a famous Italian wine
grown in the neighborhood OF Mount
Vesuvius, judging the words to be Of
fensive because attached to the pleasures
Of the table. A like Introduction was
made concerning the Liquer de Saint
Georges, of which the French consul at
St Petersburg had asked introduction
into the empire, though as a matter OF
fact st. George drank only water. The
holy synod has gone further and now
forbids postal employees to obliterste from
the stamps the effigy of the Emperor,
who is the head of the church, for to do
which would be to soil sacred image.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
chIna,s "AItar of IIcaNen.n
a the Chicago Record-HeraId.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
One of the most sacred places in China.
the Altar OF Heaven, has been thrown
open to the public. For centuries 1t was
jealousy guarded as a place where none
but the Son of Heaven could sac.ifice.
1t was sealed from the people and re-
garded with holy reverence on their part
But when permission was at last given
for vulgar eyes to pry into the mys-
teries of the holyNof holes, great multi
tudes from Pekin poured out of the city
to see the sight, which shows the modern
trend Of affairs in the new republic.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
VISITOR IMPRESSED BY HIGH PRICES

more curious since it is a well-known
fact that almost everything there has
TO be imported.
The matter of supply and demand
! in Africa has interest, as it applies
! to the natives, the people working
principally in the mines The British
government has laws tending to pro-
| tect these miners. For instance, there
are regulations that so and so much
fresh meat, cornmeal, and other edi-
bles are to constitute a daily ration
and IL there are complaints on the
score OF insufficient food, the COM
plainants are sure to get the ear of
the officials. In the same way, If
treated in any other manner than that
to which they are entitled, the natives
have only to enter a complaint in the
proper quarter and they will be taken
care of.
THE natives Of South Africa are a
tractable sort of people, and kindness in
variably goes farthest with them. They
are Intelligent and quick to learn. and,
except in cases where the less desirable
white element has affected them by as
scciation, lead lives considered ire
pTos chabIe. have often been the only
white man in a company of several hun
dred miners, and I have seldom had oc-
SaStDH u impress my duInOFlIy unOuly.
Coming back to the question of the
cost of living. I know from what have
learned on the ground that where a
weekly wage may average in Rhodesia,
say, $S5 to $40. the outlay for food, shell
ter, and the immediate necessaries does
not exceed $12 a week See what that
leaves the individual"
Countvy's Progress Praised.
Mr. Salmon served under Gen. Baden
Powell in the Boer war. He thinks that
Rhodesia is to become one of the great
states Of the world. and that the whole
Of South Africa, with. johannesburg in
the lead, is making a new chapter in
agricultural and mining history.
AS for Bulawayo, the capital of
Rhodesia,' Mr.. Salmon said, this city
is spreading out to a remarkable extent
II Is well laid out, and central to a won
derful rich country. That the whole of
south Africa is prospering under the
present regime there seems to be no
DOUBT The Dutch, of course, opened up
the country, but excessive political ac-
uvit~ among these sturdy pioneers
proved unsuited to their temperament.
4 i expect soon to return to Rhodesia.
am wondering how living conditions
VIII be in America when 1 next come 70
the United States. From what I hear
much is expected from legislative action
and can readily believe that Ameri-
cans will be delighted to get the bene-
ne of a change that shall mean lower
prices for things to eat"
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
Largest Lake Freighter.

A shipbuilding company at Port Ar
thur. Ontario, is constructing the largest
freight carrying vessel known on the
Great Lakes for an organization of
Montreal capitalists. The vessel is to
have $4,000 bushels OF grain capacity.
Its length will be 62S feet; width, 50 feet;
depth, 30 feet, with the bulk freight pat
tern. engines OF latest types, and OF suf-
ficient power to lead in speed, and Isher-
wood construction system, with five
bulkheads, thus dividing the ship into
six compartments. The vessel is to be
ready for the 1914 season. operating be-
tween Port Arthur, Fort William, and
Colingwood. Ontario.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07

| President of the Board OF District
Commissioners.
Newman studied electricity and wired
houses for an electric light company;
then, before he decided that a soldier S
career was what he desired above and
| beyond anything else on earth. he sold
accident insurance, kept the books in
an insurance office, and clerked in a
wholesale stationery store.
Came Here in 1901.
Mr. Newman's life as a newspaper
man in Washington began in that tragic
September of 1901, when his first assign
ment was the assassination OF President
Mckinley, for a Washington paper, after
which he covered the Senate for the
Washington bureau Of the Hearst news
papers, and then some one told the keen.
clear-eyed young correspondent, the
hard-working chap with the high ambi-
tions, that he was stricken with the
white plague and that there was an un-
certain struggle ahead.
Perhaps it was at this crisis in Mr..
Newman's life that his training at West
Point proved his salvation, for, with
shoulders squared against the dread
enemy and with head high, he went
forth to slay. rather than to be slain.
7 went to Fort Stanton, New Mexico"
he said, "and there, as a civilian en-
ploye in the Government tuberculosis
Hospital, I won out I suppose that is
the great reason why I am so extreme
in my views of perfect sanitation and
pure, fresh air." he continued. why.
out Of the hundreds of thousands of
people who are stricken with tubercu-
lOsis. there is not the slightest reason in
the world why such an appalling per-
centage of them should die.
FRvOrs Better Sanitation.
Always" Mr.. Newman said, thought
fully, lit enters into all my schemes of
social reform. which include the public
comfort stations, the bathing pools the
sanitary alleys, the splendid big school
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
UNITED STATES HAS COMPLETE
MAS PLOTTED FOR INVASION
OF MEXICO FROM TWO POINTS
the date of catching, can always be as
certained.

the date Of catching, can always be as
certained.
College Scientists Report.
The experts Of the Bureau of Fisheries
have devoted much time to the subject
and have been assisted by the best au-
thorities from the outside. In report
made TO the bureau by Charles H Gil
bert, professor of zoology, Stanford Uni
versity, he outlines the extent OF the ex-
reriments and prophecies as to the ulti-
mate solution OF the problem.
Prof. Gilbert in his report says:
prior 20 1910, when the writer tirst de-
veloped the method Of determining the
age of Pacific salmon by the seasonal
grouping Of the delicate rings marking
the surface of the scales, II had been
generally accepted that Fraser River
sockeyes mature invariably in their
fourth year.
This theory was based on the WELL
known fact that very heavy runs enter
the Fraser ever fourth year, with much
lighter runs in the intervening years,
condition which has existed as far back
as we have any definite records. The
theory of a four-year cycle for the SOCK
eye seemed. therefore, well founded, and
il became a matter Of extraordinary in
terest to test the theory by independently
determining the age of number of indi-
viduals belonging to the spawning run
On doing this, Il became at once ap-
parent that the majority were four years
old and hence in accord with the theory.
But the smallest members OF the run (al-
most invariably naies) were but three
years old, while a considerable number of
the larger fish were Unmistakably in
their fifth year.
I'm view of these facts, It became i'm
perative to inquire how the predomi-
nance of every fourth year had been so
long maintained. For II the progeny
of a big year should mature and return
TO the river partly in three. partly in
four, and partly In five years, II would
scam there should be a tendency to in
crease the runs in the third and fifth
years of the cycle, as well as to main
tain that of the fourth year: and as this
tendency would be constantly operative
and cumulative, II should eventually dis
tribute the benefits Of the big years
equally among the others.
"on consideration. however, It becomes
obvious that the three-year fish, or
grilse, can be eliminated from the prob
lem. For. inasmuch as practically aone
of these are females, and as the males
can be considered purely supplementary,
being OF small size and not needed IN
the spawning beds, It is evident they add
nothing to the progeny of any year IN
which they are more than usually nu-
merous. But the case would appear
otherwise with the fve-year fish. Among
these, both males and females are pres
ent in not very unequal numbers, and
with these the females average larger
than the four-year females and produce
a greater number of eggs. II. therefore,
any constant percentage OF the progeny
Of big year natures in the fifth, rather
than its fourth, year, this should have
its evident effect on the fifth years o.
the cycle"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-11
MONDAYS MATCHES M
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
4:0o b. m.Fitts vs.. Schmutzler.
\ 4.45 p. n. Purvis vs.. Oss.
Worrall. vs.. Larimer

The third round IN the y. M. c. A.
tennis tournament will be finished
Monday Afternoon with. the three
Smstches scheduled above
y Schmutkler won his right to play
IN the semi finals which begin Tues
day, when he wen close contest from
Ileardmore yesterday. Ga, "a.
Kicker and Edgecomb completed
their match which had abeen stopped
bv darkness on the previous day,
Kicker winning 63. So.
The fastest tennis OF the Afternoon
was shown when Puryis and Cross
prayed their decidinG set which. re:
suited In victory for PufTls the
final SCORE standing 6--4, S---6, =
Il IS probably that the singles will
he completed 81 Thursday 81 next
week. Monday, October 9o. Is the
dat6 SGT Ter tho .obsning q the dop.
kless matches. x