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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07

light, 9sSEGz8: mixed. H001.l0: heavy,
$7W67.s7.4: rough. $L007.io: ptgs. $kso0
CArrLE-Receipte 5000. Market steady.
Native steers. $6.5o0eeo: western. $4.S08
80: cows and heifers. $2.S07so: calves.
SHEEP Receipts 1900 Market firm.
Sheep. $5.s0@sH: yearlings. S&so67.ss:
lambs. $6BQS.s5.
Kansas City 1.-Two Stock Market.
Kansas City. Jan. 1.-HOGS-Receipta
$780, Market strong to SC higher. Bulk Of
sales. T.1507.30: heavy, H.007.36: packers
and butchers. H15@ass; light. N1e07.2
pigs, $6.25Q7.26.
to 10c higher. Prime fed steers. 3 1907
dressed beef steers. 81. 4O6S50: western
steers. Is: southern steers. $500
SEQ; cows. $4500725; heifers, 4650@S. IS:
stockers and feeders, O. 25@7.S6; bulls, $50
0S.75; calves. @s00@105
EHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
wethers. $5.5OGs5o: ewes, ;5.s5@sco; stock.
ers and feeders. $4O007.O0.
Kansas City Live Stock Sales.
1.-THE following sales were made this
morning at tho Stock Yards, Kansas
City, and reported over long distance
Clay, Robinson & Co., live stock COM
mission merchants. with offices at all
markets.
Kansas City. Jan. 7.-CATTLE-Receipt
5000 head. Market steady to strong.
| HOGS-Receipts 5000 head. Market
strong and SC higher. Bulk Of sales. $1,000
sHEEPEReceipts 1000 head Market loc
higher. Lambs. 81. 20.
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Grain Gossip.


by special wire to T. ]. Myers.1
Minneapolis wheat stocks have increased
5.G00 bushels thus far this week.
A cable from India said beneficial rains
are falling in the central provinces and
wheat crop prospects are good.
Exports from the United States and
Canada yesterday were So, GOO bushels Of
wheat and 10000 barrels of flour.
"A cable from Liverpool says: The Brit
ish government has threatened to take
drastic action to check exorbftant prices"
Elevator stocks Of wheat in Kanaas City
have decreased 1O6. 80 bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks increased !. ia BUSH
els.
"A Russian report said crop advices con-
tinue favorable Feed grains are album
dant at low prices Buying Of speculative
holding is limited. as money ID scarce.
A cable from Spain reads AZ follows:
Free Importation OF wheat 10 early ex-
pected. normal acreage OF new wheat
has been seeded, but weather has been
continually unfavorable. Rain is needed"
A cable from Argentina reads as follows:
Weather II rainy In parts of the har-
vesting area Wheat harvesting returns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07

officer of Capital Council No. I, knights
and Ladies of Security. and was a men,
Der Of that order for seventeen years.
The funeral will be held Saturday
afternoon at o'clock from the Central
Congregational church. Interment in
Mount Hope cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets. Druggists refund money If 1t
fails to cure. E. w. GROVES signature
is on each box. 25c.-Adv.
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New York stock Market.

Well St.. New York. Jan. 7.-STOCKS-
Further progress toward the higher level
was made by today's marle, many active
and special stocks gaining from to yer
points.
The entire list underwent a marked
change for the better in thefinal hour
when top prices were received to the ac-
compartment Of considerable activity.
The closing was strong.
Further unimportant changes occurred
during the morning but the movement was
conflicting owing to profession selling Of
Union Pacific, Canadian Pacific and Steel
as well as the Gould group. Bethlehem
Steel moved to a new high price on rumors
of a restored dividend in the near future
International Harvester corporation fell 9
points to its minimum at q.
Bonds were irregular with increased
weakness in St. Paul convertfbles.
Aside from its general firmness today's
early stock market was devoid of especial
features. Union Pacific was the only ac-
tive stock to show any decline. others be-
ing either unchanged or slightly higher.
For the first time since London's resump-
ton a few international issues showed
small gains. but these were Offset by
losses. some Of which ranged from l to 2
points. Bethlehem Steel was again in de-
mand. with some inquiry for United
States Steel and American Can.
New York Stock Market.
rEtIrnfa hed NV xneCfal wire n r T. Mvers1
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General Won Luettevitx, the form
e. German military governor Of
Brussels, is now commander Of the
German army on the French border.
During his incumbency Of the Office
Of military governor he endeared
himself to the people Of Brussels BY
his kind treatm- + * thesnss -,-. :
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wichita Live stock Market.
Wichita, Jan. 7.-HOGSEReceipts 1000.
Market steady. Top, $715: bulk OF sales,
s. 9O@7.10.
Receipts 100 Market steady.
Native steers, $6.0OQ650; cows and heifers.
a. 7568O0: stockers and feeders, $5.O0Q7.75;
stock cows and heifers. A5O@6. Is; bulls,
S. 100000; calves. $6.O0@9.50.
st. Joseph live Stock Market.
st. Joseph Jan. 7.-HOGS-Receipts II,
600. Market steady. Top, $7.277z; bulk of
sales, $7.10@7.O.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
Steers, $700@9. Is; cows and heifers, A.2S@
$50; calves .$6.0009.50.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market 10c
higher. Lambs, H7548.75.
Chicago, Jan. 7-HOGS-Receipts 4, 0C0.
Market steady. Bulk OF sales. 1.1607O;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07

More or Less Important
Can 1 git on today. boss?"
What for?"
"A weddin''
DO you have to go?"
''I'd like to. sir-I'm the brtdegro
Cornell Widow.
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Liverpool Grain Market.

Liverpool, Jan. 7.-WHEAT-No. 1 Man.
itoba, lis 4d No. 3, lis; No. hard winter,
lis; futures. nominal.
CORN-Futures. firm; January, es lid:
February, IS uxd.
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Wheat Market.
FURNISHED by Shawnee Milling Col
Topeka Grain Market,
Hay Market.

1s7~ Topeka Hay Market. isfs. a
FURNISHED by T. A. Beck, :12-2A e. eth.1
Topeka. Kan. Jan. Z.
PRAIRIE HAY-S1000.
ALFALFA $500.
FURNISHED by s. e. Lux.l
Topeka, Kan. Jan. z
NAVEL ORANGES-Per box. @2.60@3OA
FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT - Per box,
BHNANAS-Per h.. -s63Ac.
EMPERS1Re GKA nHSsPes nh Sb' x S ds ~
Jersey CRANBERRIES-Per lb., &c;
I.EMONSLPer box. $500.
APPLES-Jonathan, per box, $50:
Roman Beauties. per box. $40; Mammoth
HACK Twig. per box. $40; Winesaps. per
box $40 t GanS Per box 81; HeP Payis
SWEET POTATOESLPer bu.. $50. In
Jack lots per bu., Soc.
CELERY-Per dox., Sc.
OYSTERS-35Q50c per can; $1.506z.oo per
CHEEsE-Per h.. 17@1Skc.
SPANISH ONIONS-Per crate. $50
Topeka Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Furnished by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent and Madison.1
Topeka. Kan, Jan. T.
POULTRY-Hens. s1 pounds and over.
lOc: hens. under pounds. &c: springs,
and broilers. 10c; stage young ROSTERS. &c:
old BOOSTERS, &c: ducks SC; geese. Sc: hens
and young Tom turkeys. 13c: old Tom
turkeys. lie.
EGGs26c-
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THE WEATHER RECORD.

Following are observations or The
| United States weather bureau for the
twenty-four hours ending at O'Clock
| this morning: Rain ar
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Kansas City. Jan. z.
ChicneO Grafn Market.

CHICAGO Grain MAFkGt.
Chicago, Jan. 7.-WHEAT-Close: May,
81 1885,; July. $1.24ss.
CORN-May, 75ssc: July. 7e1t@765sc.
OATS-May, 557sG56c: July. 53ssc.
PORK-January. $500; May, $l9.47.
LARDoJanuary. $1O.62; May. $10.s5.
SHORT RIBS-January, 5000; May,
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Chicago Grain Market.
1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board Of Trade as reported
by Thos. J. Myers. Broker. Columbian
Bld5.1
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New York Money Market

New York Money Market.
New York, Jan. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
paper, 4@4A per cent. Sterling exchange,
steady after early decline; 60 day bills,
4.M-50; for cables. 4.A.25; for demand.
1880. Bar silver. 1910: Mexican dollars,
374c. Overnment bonds, steady; railroad
bonds, irregular. Time loans, easy; 60
days. 81; 80 days. 31k@3A; months, $40
1.
Call money. steady: high. ~; low, ~;
ruling rate. IN; last loan, 2h; closing bid
TX; offered at ~.
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Butter and Eggs.
FURNISHED by The Continental Creamery
Co, Topeka. Kan.1
Topeka, Kan, Jan. I.
CHICAGO EGG13l@S5c.
NEW YORK EGGS 38@39c.
STORAGE EGGS26@Nc.
CREAMERY SUPPLEMENTARY, 34c;
New York, SIC; Elgin. 33c; Topeka whole
sale. SIC.
Wheat Market.
FURNISHED by Shawnee Milling Col
Topeka, Kan. Jan. Z.
WHEAT-No. hard, $1.15.
WHEAT-No. 3 hard, $1.13.
WHEAT-No. 2 soft, $1.15.
Topeka Grain Market.
Furnished by ]. B. Billiard. corner Kan
sase Ave. and Curtis st.
Topeka, Kan. Jan. Z.
CORN-70c.
OATS-42@44c.
WHEAT-$.1291.15.
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Chicago. Jan. Z.

Kansas City Grain Market.
1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
the Kansas City Board of Trade an re-
ported by Thos. ]. Myers. BROKER Co
luE.bian Bldg.J
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New York. Jan. Z.

New York Stock Market.
FURNISHED by special wire to T. ]. Myers1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07

are disappointing. Estimates Of export
able surplus OF oats are being reduced"
'.shipments Of breadstums to Europe from
August l to date amount to 1eo million
bushels, compared with ~ million bushels
shipments to the United Kingdom. Europe
and ex-European countries in the same
time were 176 million bushels. and require
Last year in the same time shipments
were - million bushels and requirements
were 20 million bushels.''
Kansas City Produce Market
Kansas City. Jan 7.-WHEAT-Cash:
Market Nc to 1Mc higher. No 2 hard, g. -
q ~; No .. E.ss@10; No. red. $50;
CORN-Market unchanged to Ac lower.
No; mixed. 7oc; No. B. ssAc; No. white.
1 e.; white s''zas'0' No. = mixed $40
RYE-$1.12
| HAY-Market steady.
WHEAT-Recefpts Is cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POIILTRY-Market unchanged.
CLOSE: wHEAT-May. N.3ox@1. 3oN
coRN-M.y. 74xc: July. sxc
Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, Jan. 7.-BUTTER-Market low.
er. Creamery. A@s2h@ssc.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
| POTATOESNMarket higher. Michigan
and Wisconsin red. 45@4Sc: ditto white
| 45@50c.
POULTRY-Alive. unchanged.
New York Produce Market.
New York, Jan. Z-BUTTER-Market
dull. Creamery extras coz score), 34c
creamery (higher scoring). 34A@35c.
CHEESE-Market steady. State Who'll,
milk. held average fancy, 15Q151kc.
| EGGS-Market unsettled. Fresh gather
cd extra fine. Ao0Hc: extra firsts. ss@4oc
POULTRY-Live, weak: western chick
ems. 1351@14c; fowls, 1SAk @1bc: turkeys, 1s0
Zoe: dressed. dull: western roasting chick
ems, 15Q17c; fresh fowls. 121z@17c; turkeys
12@20c.
New York Sugar Market.
New York. Jan. z.-SUGAR-Raw, firm
molasses. 328; centrifugal. 404; refined
steady.
New York Cotton Market.
New York, Jan. 7.-COTTON-Spot
quiet; middling uplands, 800. Sales, 100.
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G Below zero.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07

New York Sugar Market
New York. Jan. z.-SUGAR-Raw, firm;
molasses. 3.28; centrifugal. 404; refined
steady.
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Topeka Market.
furnished by Chas. Woln Packing Col
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26
ECLIPSE Eclipsed By WAR

~ NE Of the expeditions 70 Europe
TO observe the recent eclipse
Of the sun was made by Prof.
David Todd Of Amherst College Ar
irving at Libau. Russia, he found that
In the neighborhood Of 40 other par
ties were located at Riga, the nearest
point in the path Of the. eclipse. SO he
decided to try some other place.
Through the chief observer Of the
Imperial observatory 1t petrograd.
he received an Invitation to make his
observations at private estate near
Taev, but his host was called away by
the mobilization Of the troopa and
prof Todd accepted the Invitation Of
another gentleman at semla. a hum
dred miles south.
Az rail transportation was dlsor-
ganized. Prof Todd's instruments
were delayed and did not reach him
until too late to unpacis and set up.
but In the meantime he secured q
yery good lens in Kievs with which
he. arranged q Photographic appa-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26
Hoy the Gear
Wars on Loc..sts
5REMAI.R]Ks,AiR :

A REMARKABLY successful
~ campaign has recently been
= conducted by the Russian gov
eminent against locusts In Turkes.
tan, where formerly the inhabitants,
for religious reasons. did hardly any.
thing to check the ravages Of these
insects.
'Turkestan supplies almost half the
cotton used In Russian mills. and
raises other valuable crops. As re-
Gently as 1901. locusts caused an an
nual loss Of over 100000 in this
region. and only primitive methods
of dealing with them were in vogue.
The loss has now been reduced to
practically nothing.
The methods employed BY the Rus
SLAMS include: Preparation in sum-
mer and autumn OF forecast maps.
showing the position. area and dens-
fly of the egg centres Of each dis
trict; treatment of the infested areas
with paris green. or. better molassed
sodium arsenfte. as soon as the larvae
appear: scorchlng by knapsack ma
chimes Of larvae in places not access
sible to sprayers. devoid of vegeta-
ton. or far from water-courses Of
sufficient capacity to keep the spray
ers going; capture OF larvae in pits
or bitches.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26

the two fluids are elected from the
tube on to- a glass slide and are thor.
oughly mixed by being drawn into
the tube and expelled on TO the slide
a number Of times.
The mixture Is finally thinly
spread on a number Of slides id the
ordinary manner OF making blood
smears. The smears are stained and
examined with microscope having
q ruled eye-piece. In looking through
the microscope the organisms and the
blood cells are seen In square fields:
It is a very simple matter to count
the number Of red blood cells and The
tiny straight bacteria II each field.
After a number Of fields have been
counted the number d bacteria per
cubic centimeter can be calculated.
Prof. H. Vincent estimates the nors
NAL number Of deaths from typhoid
among the civil population Of Francs
at more than 5000 annually. which.
as about 10 per cent. Of typhoid cases
in civil life end fatally, would dive
aniannual number Of SO, 0B6 cases.
Can nothing be done to put an end
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26
EIYPNOTISING Bird. Beastand MAN
.TYPNoTlzING a hen Is a trick
known to most country 5oys.
II "a an old evner;mant Arst

81 TYPNOTlZING hen Is a trick
s !, :, : most county s y.
described by the Jesuit Father Atha-
nasius Kircher, who laid a hen on
The table, held It firmly for a little
while, and drew a chalk line In front
Of its eyes, with the result that it
remained as II in catulepsy.
In India 1t IS known that cobra
caught by the neck and gently
pressed will soon become stitf and
remain so for a considerable time.
a frog fastened to board and
turned suddenly upside down goes
into trance. Other animals are
susceptible to this treatment, some
more quickly than others.
If you pick up a crab and wave 1t
IL the air 1t becomes lmmoblle, q
female bending her legs over her
abdomen. a male sticking them out
almost straight.
Among the insects catalepsy-
commonly known as death feign-
ing"-is common. and according to
Prof. Ernst Mangold, the learned
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26
MYSTERY Of the SINGING SNAIIS Of Hawaii SOLVED At Last

the music, but tree crickets, which,
for the reason that, unlike the snails,
they are inconspicuous, are not no
ticed by the casual observer. Thus
does accepted error in natural
history fall to the ground.
Thetree cricket though very small
and delicate In structure mere
ssdiaphanous embed iment Of sound
makes anoise Of piercing shrillness
and loudness by rubbing its wing.cov-
ers together. This It does with such In
credible rapidity that its wings, while
thus operated, appear n1otionless. A
single specimen in a window curtain
will Danish sleep, and to find Il is
almost impossible.
This solves one puzzle about the
singing snails. But there are two
others which have newly been re-
solved by DR.. Bartsch's investiga-
ltions.
Naturalists have long wondered
how these land snails could have
made their way from one island to
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26

that he Judged the distance Al
which to hold It.
Then taking another cigar,.
which was about IL inches IN,
length. he explained how. IN that
case. Il was not necessary to squint
50 much. as the point 81 distance to.
be measured by the eyes was fur
ther away.
This was done TO illustrate the.
fact that. Just as the brain calcu-
lates the distances Of things seen
by means ot.the angle Of the squint,
SO astronomers tell the distance Of
the stars bysreckoning the amount
OF "sauint" involved when looking
at them. -
Two telescopes are placed apart
at an exactly measured distance.
The astronomer then looks through
the two telescopes at the same
time. and, having got them to the
angle at which he can zee the mar.
ticular star, Just reckons an the
amount Of 'tsduint'' and reels It on
in millions Of miles.
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Natural Hist 5
Dream, FL Dorado
a. LUCAS, director the Mp-.
scum Of Natural History. New

~ a. LUCAS, director the Mu-
~ scum Of Natural History, New
= . York, In disputing q recent,
statement that some Of the butterfly
farmers Of Europe have reared speci.
mems selling for $1,000. asks for the
names OF the men who ever spent
that amount for q butterfly.
During my a0syears' experience In
both buying and selling history ma.
iterial = says he, II have never even.
heard of . butterfly having sold for.
such an enormous price. nor, in fact,
anything like that sum, and the state.
rnent ID likely to arouse In some o..
your readers expectations destined
never to be realized.
Many years ago. when at the
United States National Museum. the
correspondence clerk was kept busy
contradicting the statement that a
certain butterfly had recently been.
purchased for the sum Of $4,000
Quite recently q statement, equally.
false. went the rounds Of the papers.
stating that Sir Walter Rothschild
bad paid $1,000 for q flea. 4 .7
"As 9 matter OF fact, there is hard.
" q natural history specimen Of any
kind. save precious stones, that can.
not be purchased for $4,000, and usu.s
ally tor Q great deal less
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26

vvyHo will solve the mystery Of
wv the singing snailsS Of Hawaii?
~ II will" says DR.. Paul
Bartsch Of the Smithsonian 1nstitu-
ton, and apparently he has done it.
Visitors to that little archipelago
In mid.Pae,ac who take the trouble
to explore the interior Of the islands
find many curious things, but none.
perhaps. more pictpresquely remark:
able than the Singing snails."
They are land snails Of brilliant
and varied colors, and they live in
trees, subsisting on the foliage there
Of. So numerous are they that in
places the trees are fairly burdened
with them, and bear the aspect Of
Christmas trees loaded with bright
shued ornaments.
From the trees thus curiously
adorned comes a shrill, intermittent,
chirping chorus the so-callcd Song"
Of the snails. It has been supposed
that they produced the music by the
scrapfng OF their tongues upon the
leaves as they ate them. but on this
point there has been much dispute.
The truth, however, as recently
ascertained. is that the snails do not
sing at ali. It is not they that mako
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26

TvHE part Constantinople Is play
ing in the big war, and the part
1t has In the history Of wars. Of
conquests and religions gives GER
tain ti,neliness to the exhibition Of
the famous labarum, or Christian
banner Of Constantine. The we'll
known archaeolagist, Wilpert, having
communicated his researches on the
famous emblem to the Kaiser, the
latter commissioned the Benedictines
ofMarialaach to have a faithful repro.
duction made oft the famous standard.
In carrying out the Kaisers request
the monks closely followed the de.
tails given by Eusebius, who says:
From a cross-pole hung q piece of
cloth, a royal wool. which was COW
cred with an immense number Of
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26

With view to finding out the rea.
son why Of this geographical direr.
enttation. DR.. Bartsch recently under.
took some very novel experiments.
He obtained large numbers Of living
tree snails from the Bahamas, and n.
troduced them unframed into HE
Florida keys and the mainland a
that peninsula. He bred them. Or 4
might Nor properly .sbea safd tl,af
they attended to that business for
themselves. But the point Of impor.
lance was that in a couple Of genera
tons they altered; they became. as
evidenced most particularly by color.
alton, new varieties. 1t was the
sc Of environment that did Il.
&c the hnal conclusion in re.
the singing snails Of Hawaii
he first place. they do not sing.
'fne Tree crickets do 1t for them.
Second, they have made their wav.
about over the vast reaches Of the
Pacific by accidental lodgment on
masses of floating vegetable stun.
carried by ocean currents.
Third. the fact that each particu.
lar valley in the Hawaiian Islands
as In; Samoa and Tahiti possesses
its peculiar and distinct variety Of
such snails Is attributable to circum-
stances Of environment and nothing
else. XII
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snatls reached Hawaii from Samoa
or Tahiti, where they are plentiful
today. Ocean currents have distrib.
suted plants as the cocoanut-
all over the Pacific; why not snails
.likewise?
But the third puzzle remained.
Why was It that every. individual
valley in the Hawaiian Islands pos.
sessed its own distinct variety Of
tree snails?
So conspicuously distinct are these
varieties that actually an expert in
this branch Of natural history-Dr.
Bartsch, for example-if conducted
blindfold to any part Of any island in
the Hawaiian group, could, by briet
examination Of the local tree snails
tell what island it was, and even f.,.t
his way by no other information 10
the nearest; seaport. For not only
are the snails in each island differ
ent, but those Of each Individual val
ley are separately recognizable as be.
longing to that valley and no other.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26
How SClE.N
Drives I PHOlD
from the ARMIES

THE most important victory Of
this great war is the suppress
sion by the medical forces Of the
contending armies Of the general and
Impartial enemy, typhoid fever. Dur.
ing the Franco. German war thou
sands and thousands Of soldiers fell
before It. and that the roll Is 50
slight during the present Is testimony
to the efficiency Of the man in the
laboratory.
Typhoid vaccination Is compulsory
in the French army and in the United
States army.
In the English army incubation is
stillvoiuntary.
And. strange as It may seem to
thrust what seems to be a relatively
minor detail into the discussion of
the big features Of the war. expert.
ments in laboratories Of various
countries have shown that
Woman, who is now assuming the
burdens Of man in the avenues Of
many activities-woman particularly
seems to take the typhoid vaccine
badly. This fact, at present at least,
has no bearing on the war side Of the
question, but when the propositio is
considered Of inocu1ating for typhoid
in civil III , 1t is to be taken as an
importantiga ct.
Making The Army Safe.
It is four years since Uncle Sam
began inoculating HIS fighting men,
with the data showing that among
civilians the death rate for typhoid
was 16.5 per 100000.
Typhoid fever IN the past has
been the awful scourge OF mill.
tary camps. The appalling expert.