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The Washington herald., 1914-01-12
Japaa and Ourselves u Hid,
~ GRIDLEY DnDE.

We have existed a. nation for ~
years; japan has mythical legends run
ming back 4sco
Ths discovery OF America In llee ID
quite . modern event when contrasted
with nation whose recorded history
runs back Loo years beyond the time
when our sncestors were hanging on
the fringe Of the Atlantic.
When our forefathers roamed the for
ests Of Europe. little removed from
savases. Japan was already . great Asi-
attic. power.
church. on Gods most holy day. Zamsts,
or Japan, had placed its best lacquer
and bronze work In the temples Of III
people fourteen centuries before.
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erty is now estimated at more than
sIo,0lO,O0o
The people Of rumta Arenas arc of a
dozen different nations. and they come
from all parts OF the world. There are
English ana Germans. and also many
Danes. Norwcgians and Swedcs who
nave u large share in the navigation
OF the straits. There are Australians
ana Italians. and also Chileans and In
ui;inS.. some of the most successful
business men are Scotchmen. and the
Scotch have large interests In tn.
sheep industry
The Indians OF the Strait of AIagel-
ian arc fast dying out doubt
whether there arc now, all told, more
than 1000, although they numbered
three times as many Il decade ago.
AS II is, the Onas and Yaghans, the
largest tribes, have almost dis:,ppear-
and the canoe Indians. or Alacalufcs
are fewer than ever.
] have seen all Of these various In
dian tribes. The AlucaIufcs | met
when Travelled through Smythcs
Channel some years ago. These In
dians are seldom seen by the travel
cr They live in the islands about
SmythcS Channel and in the western
parts Of the TERRA del Fuegan archi-
pclago. They go about in canoes and
subSist on what they can get from the
sea and on the roots that they dig
up ON land. They sleep sometimes i'm
their canoes and sometimes on land
In the latter case they build wigwa
about yard high, made by bending
over the branches of low trees and
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tying them together. The wigwams
are used only for sleeping. They
are so low that the Indians have to
crawl in on their hands and knees,
and the cooking must be done on a
lire built in the canoe or on the
ground outside of the wigwam.
The Alaccalufc canoes that saw
were well constructed, and some of
them were fifteen feet long, y yard
wide and about two feet i'll depth.
IhcN were made OF strips OF bark
sewn together with sinrws and fast
ened TO ribs which ran across the
canoe. Each boat had it's fire, which
was built on some earth in the CEN
tire. The Indians who were not pad
ding or steering the beat sat around
these fires and some cooked the
while over the Goals.
The Alacalufes are perhaps the low
est OF all the human race. They are
more like beasts than men. Those
saw were almost naked, although
there was snow on the ground and
the winds were bitter cold. few
of them had on guanaco skins, which
half covered their bodies and others
had shrcds OF rags that only accen-
tuated their nakedness. l remember
one man who wore 4 rag apron as
big as 4 lady's handk erchicf tied to
string about his waist. and, except
ing this, only n short vest open at
the front and a hat. This man pad
died the boat, and his wife sat at
the stern and stccred. The woman
was naked TO the waist, and she was
SuckliQg baby clad in little more
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than string of beads and brecch
cloth. She held the naked baby to her
breast with one hand and steercd tho
boat with the other. Another wife
near the prov aided I'm padding. She
had guanaco skin tied around her
waist. but the upper part Of her body
was bare. She bent back and forth
us the oar rose and fell in tho water.
During our stay in the straits we
had to tie up every night. as the navi-
ration was too dangerous to risk after
dark: AT every anchorage Il number
or those canoe Indians came to our
steamer. All were undcrslzed, but the
most of them were plump and fat, and
not few had paint OH their fnccs
and bodies. Their fnccs were some
thing like those of the North Amer
lean Indians. They had black hair
and brown skins, and their teeth were
white and apparently good. They had
skins and furs to sell. or rather trade.
Tor they knew nothing of money.
They snapped them for knives. food
and beads. They were evidently afraid
OF us, and would not come on board.
we dickcred with them over the side
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they had permanent homes he Wiz M
surely destroy them. They are i Ps hi
taller than the Alacalufes. alth>t.
they are not giants. as they have ,nI
described. The men arc about six ~ Il
IN height and the women perhaps Sewf
inches lower. n.t
In the past tho most of these onas's
went naked. save for Il coat Of fish
oil and guanaco skin, which they
wrapped around their shoulders. To-
day they are almost all clad like the
whites. although they still use tho
skins as an extra protection. / am
told that they have become subject to
colds and consumption and pneumonia
since shcy began wearing clothing, and
that these diseases have killed them off
by the scores. They are also no better
for the foreign food that they have
now and then. and their normal death
ratio Is now SO great that the race will
soon disappear.
Copyright. 1914. by Frank @. Car
penter.)
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OF the vessel. they staying In their
canoes the while. They were shrewd.
and they often got the better Of the
bargain. The things they most want
ed werc tobacco. candy and cake.
They were ready to trade for biscuits
or cigars or tobacco In any shape, and
they seemed quite as anxious to get
tobacco as food. .s ,,-.tt
Tho Onas and Ynghans are the In
dian tribes of the Island Of TERRA del
Fucgo. They arc of u higher civiliza-
ton than the Alncalufes, and Of late
they have been 80 changed by the mis-
sionaries that their savage traits are
fast passing away. In the past tho
Ona houses were merely holes In the
ground, with wind breaks OF branches
bent over them. The holes were about
big enough to contain one Indian fam
lily, and were used only for sleeping.
The Indians crawled in Mt night. cud-
ding up there with their dogs lying
about and over them for warmth The
cooking of the Onas was done outside
their houses. They moved about from
place to place. believing. so 1t is snid.
that the devil was after them. and IL
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BIO A2dLa25 0Z5a
AaSsZAa1 z&CvIfoyy

although the shepherd comes in to help
farms this work is paid for by the
fleece. The present scale OF wages
likes the rate at S4.13 per hundred or
little more than 4 centls per fleece.
When man begins to shear he is
given a booklet. In which is recorded
the number of animals he shears dur
ing the week, and the amount to his
credit. II any dispuatc arises IL is
to be settled by Il committee COM
posed equally OF the owners and en-
ployes. The company furnishes the
shears, and every man gets three pairs
OF hears at the start. and an additional
pair for each thousand animals. At
cents sheep the man can make very
good wages
The average fleece of wool now pro-
duced in TERRA del Fuego is much
larger than the average fleece of the
United States II runs at seven and Il
half pounds and upward The wool is
OF good quality, having staple of
three or four inches, and selling at the
same price rs the wool of New Zealand
The sheep are not washed. and the wool
is exported in its greasy state. The
most OF Its goes to Great Britain. and
the remainder to Germany, Belgium and
France. Ii is shipped in bales Of $50
pounds net
The capital OF tho Chilean territory
Of the Mage]lans is Punta Arenas This
place has now 10000 inhabitants and
II is the metropolis Of the strait II
is situated on the mainland, facing the
great Island OF TERRA del l'ucgo. Just
about half way between the Atlantic
ana tn" pacific Oceans. II is more than
hundred miles north Of Cape Horn.
and it has the whole length of the
continent between il and Panama.
Punta Arenas is the southcrnmost
city of the world. South America OK
tends more than thousand miles
nearer the south pole than Africa and
Punta Arenas Is 100 miles farther
south that Cape Town. There is no
ely of any size within Il thousand
miles OF ii. and it is now. rea ched only
by the steamers that pass through the
strait of Magellan. In the far future
IL may have railway connections with
the rest of Chile
Nevertheless. runta Arenas is an up
to-datc municipality. Fifteen years
the woods. Stumps SSH stood In the
principal streets, and in the rainy sea-
son the roads We're rivcrs of mud. To-
day the town is we'll paved, and ii has
plaza surrounded by good houses and
stores. The streets arc lighted by cleo
tricity. and there are churches and
schools. The government has recently
erected wireless station. and the nav
igation of the straits is being greatly
improved. Tho value Of the city prop
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-01-22
Way FOR THE YOUNG MEM
Condition That Must Be RseeEnlxed
10 Pointed Out by Writer In
Magazine.

Clear the way for the young men.
They are entering the strong, hour.
ishing. and beautiful age of mans
life" They decree the changes The
map OF the world may be rolled up
every acre tramped upon and inhab-
tied. But still they come. claiming oil
the rights OF the adyenturer and pio-
neer. Domains must he found Tor
them II the old earth has gone stale.
II the life OF aanger aud discovery is
ended. then they viii turn their hand
against our secure world and relash-
lon the pleasant places. They WIN
uprcot tradition and shatter the insti
tutlons. We should like them better
X they fitted into our scheme, IL they
were ruddy and CHEEKY and ended
there. Bat they come earnest and
critical. They jeer At our failures.
reject our compromises. IL isn't our
idea OF youth our peaceful picture OF
waht youth should be. Poets sting II
as II II were q pretty thing. the gentle
possession OF golden race OF beings.
But II Is lusty with power and disss-
trous to comfort Men algh for il as
II IL had vanished with old Japan al
the hour when IL IS rornping I'm their
courtyard and challenging their dear
beliefs. They are wistfui for Il in
their transfgured memory. and they
curse IL In their councils. for youth
never Is what the elders would have
Il. Il does unacceptable things. while
age stands blinking and sorrowful. II
Is unruly. turbulent power ON it's end
less track.-CCllier's Weekly.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-01-22

New York woman had Just re-
turned from a trip around the world.
The trunk which she took with her
was naturally covered with labels
from the different hotels. steamships
and expresses which she had visited
or used. and. though II had been an
unusually expensive and very strong
trunk. IL was somewhat In need OF re-
pair by the time she landed In this
city. She accordingly sent 1t to the
place where she had bought it and
asked how much II would cost to have
IL put In good ORDER.
Imagine her surprise to receive a
letter from the firm. telling her that a
thorough rehabilitation OF the trunk
would cost a certain moderate sum;
"but," the letter concluded. IF you will
give us the trunk. We shall be glad to
give you In return a new one exactly
like IT," II you walk up Broadway
you may see that much beisbeled trunk
In some show window. az an adver.
ttsement Of what a certain hrm's
trunks can stand.-Leslie's
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-01-22
SURFACE DRAINAGE or ROADS
Crown Of Road Should 7e Sufficient
to Shed Water RspIdiy--Reecn-
mendation From Iowa.

Csy PROF. J r. DAVIDSON. lows stat.
Agricultural Coilege1
The roads should be provided with
surface drainage. The cross section
should be OF such shape as 10 shed
ali rain at once TO the side bitches.
To do this. the road must be oval or
have crown. must be smooth. The
first OF these Is q matter Of eonstruc-
,ion. and the latter Of maintenance.
The side drainage system should be
called upon 10 carry as much water
as possible Water cannot be carried
away by the tile drains until the water
has sunk through the soil and soft
ened H.
The crown Of a road should be SUI.
hcient 10 shed the water readily II
the road Is to be maintained and kept
free from ruts and holes. less crown
will do Than 4 the road Is TO be neg
lectod The Iowa Highway commits.
mission recommended a slope one
inch 70 one loot for a crown In tho
Travelled way This is sufficient for
most conditions The crown should
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-01-22
ASSERTS FLOWERS FEEL. PAIN
French Scientist, After q Series OF Ex-
periments, 10 Most Positive
In His Opinion.

Can flowers feel pain? This Is q
question 20 which French psychologists
are giving attention at the present
time.
NJ. L. Chassaigne believes that they
ian and do. His opinion 10 based on
Interesting experiments. Taking a mi.
nosa plant. he exposed IL TO the action
,f heat. The leaves writhed as IL I'm
pain. A simple mechanical effect, say
The skeptics: proof OF sensibility,
says NJ. Chassaigne. since IL does not
take place II the mimosa be anesthet.
lzed.
IL the vase containing the mimosa
- placed In a glass globe with a piece
II cotton impregnated with chloroform
or any other volatile anesthetic for
half an hour. the foliage becomes wilt
I'd and the plant Las all the appear.
anees OF being In a deep sleep. II It
be now subjected 90 the action OF heat
II remains unaffected.
II. Chassaigne has repeated the
same experiment with many different
kinds OF plants. but always with the
same result. 1t Is maintained" he
says. that plants do not suffer pain
because they have no nerves.
Many psychologists hold that nerves
are but the extension OF protoplasn,
modified aud adapted to fulfill the re-
CURED function. Hence the proto-
plssm OF plants can perfectly well act
as rndimentary nervous system"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-01-22

cf their dear ones. Percivsl attended
10 the packing and Grating cf articles
ordered Elsie did all the billing and
correspondence. Often she insisted on
aiding PeFcival at his work. Her soft
silky hair sweeping his face. her per
fumed breath. the touch Of her fairy
hands woeld send a rare thrill TO his
soul He could scarcely control the
impulse 70 take her In his arms and
tell her how he losed her.
Then came to Percival Deane the
disappointment Of his hfe A young
man came TO the village. For two
days he was almost constantly with
Elsie. II was whispered about the VIII
lage that he was the brother OF Elsie's
closest school friend and her fiance.
Elsie came back TO work more shy
and self conscious than before. She
was still kindly and helpful. but there
seemed to be barrier now between
them. One day she came to waere
Percival was busy.
Mr. Deane," she said, Il find that
while You have been sending mother q
regular allowance. you do not draw
any money yourself
oh. that's all right" insisted Per
cival brightly. Il win take my share
when the collections come in"
But we must not be thus privi.
legged"
II fancied perhaps you particular
ly needed your ailowance-just now"
Why. what do you mean?" inquired
Elsie innocently.
i heard you might leave here. That
is. fsncied-well. az you are en-
gagged"
''Engaged?" repeated Elsie vaguely
oh. you mean to my recent visitor?"
and she burst into merry laugh. He
was q very good friend. but anything
farther than that was never possible
with me and utterly cut OF the ques-
ton with him-when he learned how
poor ] was"
Yea" observed Percivai. I'VE are
both poor"
But, oh! so glad to share that
poverty cheerfully. almost happy"
"Ycu say that" cried Percival. un-
able 10 restrain his fervent emotions.
and her downcast eyes. her blushing
face told him that his love was re-
turned.
One evening a pale. trayelworn man
came to the Marvin home-the miss
Ing partner. What a story he had TO
tell Of adventure. imprisonment. es-
cape, the $4,000 safely hidden. the
final investment and-wealth!
What q reunion Il was. when Mr..
Deane was called home to learn the
joyful news! What glowing prospects
presented for the partners-and Elsie
and Percival partners for life,
copyright. 1913. by W. q. Chapmsn.)
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The roads cannot be kept In too good
a condition. IL every farmer would
keep up the roads adjoining HIS land
tho means or travel would be better
This Is nos only true for the autono
biles. but for all kinds and means Of
loeomotion. Good roads lessen the
distance 70 town and make II possible
for all kinds OF products TO be narket
ed az any time Of the yes.r.
The time win come VIXEN every road
IN the country Of any importance wifi
be Of cement. The sooner the better.
The county governments have spent
enough money in the last 20 years
on the roads 20 build good cencrt
roads over all the principal thorough.
fares within their borders
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-01-22
SOMETHING MORE THAN HINT
Sandy Meouibber Could Hardly Have
Been Pleased by the Remarks
OF the Beadie.

native OF a small village in Scot.
land, having made good In ''furrin
parts" returned home. and. TO show
his more unfortunate brethren al home
how little he valued G 5. d.. he pre-.
sented a brand-new umbrella stand TO
the ''auld kirk" In accordance with
the usual custom the presentation was
announced by the beadle on the Sab
bath. just before the service started.
The beadle. a grizzled old warrior
OF about seventy. delivered himself In
the following manner
Nae doot. brethren. yen a'hae no
ticed the bran-new umbrelia-stan that
oor worthy neiber, Mr.. MacRae. has
glen tae the kirk. Moo. umbrellas Is
umbrellas. and human naturs human
Laturs. an although it III behoyes me
tae say onything agin ony worshiper
1 this sacred place. yet tae tell ye the
truth We wad q be vera pleased IL
Sandy MacQuibber wad tax a sIttin'
a wee bittie farer ava fra the door!"
London Tit-Bits.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-01-22

not be too great. A steep crown caus-
es the travel 10 be concentrated at the
center. where ruts will be worn and
washing result. Again there is sOEse
difficulty ia vehicles passing ON ble
side Of the crown the wheels of the We
hicles have tendency to grind the ro;ld
down. The tops OF the wheels are
nearer the gutter than the bottoms
THIS action. together with the sweiv-
ing or flow action OF the lower part
OF the wheel. has very marked af.
feet
The sleeper the slope OF tho road
the more important the crown. Tor
there n tendency for the water TO
run down the track rather than to
the side. II water once begins TO run
down the center OF the Roadway Il Is
but a short time until the road ls
CALLED out
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-01-22
M Failed &c Come Up.

Hi Larits treated his pog leg to a
handsome coat OF white paint one day
this week. after which he painted
inches and half inches on II and has
since been using 4 as q measuring
stick when digging postholes and DO.
Ing other work. Our road overseer
came along few days later and placed
white pole in the creek with inches
and half inches painted on 1t 80 team.
sters can tell when the creek is too
high 10 ford. Link Lollop passed that
way shortly after and found s;imp
Sumpers staring at the pole most IN.
tently. Link asked him what he was
watching. I've been settin' here
nearly an hour" Sinp replied. "waitln'
To see what HIS divin' after. bat hit
seems like hit takes him a long time
To come up."-KanEas City Star.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-01-22
PARTNERS FOR LIFE

'Th .gs look pretty dubious. yoe
zee" observed Lawyer Bailey.
-Tt Is 10 doubt that my fathers
businss : y a q critical condition.
Wei an here 70 mend it."
u ! pe y0a do and you look as II
you sfe going to give the experiment
n Sotf hard try" observed the attor-
ney y b an adniring glance at the
cieari eed. supple-limbed young man
before him.
PERI val Deane had been called from
the ridst Of splendid attachments at
coiiere 60 realize the true nobility
Of self-sacrifcing father. Deane &
Marin had been TO the son a synonym
for stability and profit. Il vas an old
iron manufacturing business and al
though Percivai had known that ii had
got ssamewhat behind the times, he
had m.-Fer mistrusted that IL had been
narrowly grazing the edge Of ruin for
many Months.
1t situation 10 .-azlly told" said
Mr.. Dailey Two years ago your
fathsss 8 partner. sar. Marvin, induced
him 80 agree to investigate a chance
20 pAfchase a Peruvian concession to
cost $4,000. This they had every
assu sance could be sold within q year
at al enormous advance. Nearly all
the capital Of the firm was turned
into cash. Mr. Marvin departed on
his mission. He wired from San
Frasscisco and since that time not a
wore has been received from him"
They think he was murdered-rob-
bedT-
That's the only way they can ex.
plaiI this unaccountable silence" !"
agreed the lawyer "Cramped for
capital. your father has seen the bust.
Ress fairly 60 to pieces. He kept the
true state Of affairs from you. He has
even paid Mrs. Marvin the old liberal
draw Ing account OF her husband. She
has daughter. Elsie. just finishing
her education. Poor woman. it was
severe blow when your father broke
down physically and mentally and she
learned The bitter truth as to how
Affairs stand
Percivai Deane figuratively took or
his coat and started in to make time
and ability count. The first thing he
did was to send his father and a