The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-21

nesses, who gave their evidence in
Australia, New Zealand and London,
point to the success Of the state own
ed Pacific cable and argue that an
full and would give the British empire
a route which would never enter for
eign territory or come under foreign
control.
The Pacific cable between Canada,
Australia and New Zealand, completed
in 1902, cost $1O.O00.O00, which was
supplied by the dominions named in
conjunction with the imperial govern
ment. AS the cost will have been paid
off in 1920, the cable will then be able
to rely solely upon its earnings and
rates to Australia which have already
been reduced from $3.50 a word to
IS cents will probably be still further
Some Of the witnesses declared that
SO long as the control of messages be-
tween Great Britain and Canada was
in the hands of foreign companies the
fact constituted serious menace to
the prosperity and welfare of the Brit
ish race. 1t was estimated that the
cost Of a cable to- link up the British
empire would cost $5.5O0,0 900. and that
the working expenses, including re-
newal fund, would be just under $780,
900 against which there would be
earnings of over 100000. 1t was fig
ured that sinking fund for repay
ment in fifty years of a $5,0OO.O 900
100000, leaving a substantial bal
ance.
A peculiar bargain is being struck
land for the prevention of the spread
OF disease. The Manchester city gov
ernment has just agreed to grant a
pension to woman carrier Of enteric
germs in return for which she has
given her promise to give up the keep
ing Of lodging house. According
to reports of physicians attached to
the local government board the land
lady was responsible for an epidemic
of enteric fever among her dodgers.
and 1t was decided to buy her off with
q weekly pension.
A moro serious case is reported
from the West Riding of Yorkshire
where woman employed as house
keeper at various farms is declared
to be the source of sixty cases of en-
teric fever, six of which have proved
fatal. For three years after her dis
charge from the hospital where she
was treated for the fever she lived
with her parents and no cases of in
lection were traced to her. Then she
took up work as temporary house
keeper in the country and the enteric
fever epidemic followed her from farm
to farm. The local government board
inspectors ordered her to return to
the home of her parents and soon
afterward the epidemic in the country
ceased. The woman will be paid by
the local government to remain at
home.
In the British army a new regula-
ton provides that a known carrier of
enteric germs may be discharged
when his condition refuses to respond
to treatment and he is allowed a PEN
sion II he permits the fact that he is
a carrier to be disclosed in his dis
charge papers.
An epidemic Of mumps has become
| so serious in London that lively busf-
ness is being done insuring business
men against the disease. Mumps is
not on the list of notiffable contagious
| diseases and the result has been that
during the present period Of cold.
damp weather the epidemic has gone
like wildfire through the office dis
trict of the city.
One physician has written to the
papers protesting against the levity
with which the outbreak has been
treated by the press. He asserts that
the only funny thing about the dis.
ease is its name and concludes that
since there are no specifics against
{ the mumpe once acquired. strong pre-
ventive measures should be taken.
| The medals presented to the pupils
Of the Christ Church Schools. South
wark in commemoratton of the BIZ
symbolical of the curious endowment
Of the schools. The medals bear a
representation Of two asparagus leaves
united by a pin. The explanation lies
| in the fact that in 1713 Mrs. Cath
crime Bovey bequeathed her sparrow
grass gardens to provide free school
| for the Door children Of the parish.
| At the same time a Mr.. johnson, who
| had made his money out Of pins. de-
voted the proceeds of some of his
property to the same purpose. As
| result Of these philanthropfc impulses
the schools have flourished for two
| centuries.
The colleges at Oxford have been
+! having their silver reva1ued. No est1-
mate OF the total valuation has been
| given but it must run into many thou
| sands Of dollars. One or two COLLEGES
are said to have silver to the value
/ of $100, ,0o0 Practically all this was
| given by old members Of the colleges.
it being for many years the regular
| custom for men to give benefaction
of plate when they graduated. Many
| Of the treasures are Ct great value.
having been in the possession OF the
colleges from tho fifteenth and six
| teenth centuries.
1 The long cherished theory that the
! worlds surplus feminine population
could be married on II it could be per-
suaded to migrate to the Antipodes II
i not borne out In a report OF the Do