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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19

When the question was put IN % b N
just before his retirement from office
Mr. Porter refused to approve C.! tie
plan bectus, OF the danger II p@ollut.Ja
of New N.lk ci'y's water supply. Niter
disdpproving the plan the eN-Comns.
s.uner of Health pointed out that me
possibility Of change In politics II 'Fe
consequent change in the m~anagcH.r:'
Of the sewage disposal system was slt.
ficient TO Justify the belief that ,te.
lessness might al some time or Olh1
exist in the management Of the plant.
Mr. Porter declared that even tas
possibility was enough to warrant ne
diSdpproval OF the plan because 10
health OF New York c.ty's large poIu,a.
ton would then be dependent Ip'r ne
efficiency of the management OF ne
Nohdnsic sewage disposal plant
In view ~ the strong opposition OF
New York city 10 the plan 1t IL more
than likely that Gov. Whitman vii
take somc decisive acton to ward n
even the possibility Of poilu'.ng he
water supply of the metropolis. ,s
the matter does not come wholly Within
his jurisdiction he is in a position 20
suggest To the Commissioner If Heath
who has final approval of the plan, whlt
he deems best at this time.
His decision. which will be made A.
ter the hearing, while not binding rp0n
the state Health department, Viii 1--we
the effect OF determining Whether ~
not the plan should be approved
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG.
Mr.. VIII II. Thompson's Documented
History OF n Famous Poem.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: The
editorial article in THE SUN Of Sunday.
August 20, entitled Poems That Have
Been Added TO- is such "A dignined
and explicit challenge Of my authorship
or the four concluding stanzas of the
poem THE High Tide at Gettysburg"
that ! feel compelled to ask you to
undo the wrong to history and to me
that may follow this publication by
printing the extended and careful his
tory which | now give of the creation
and publication of the poem.
In 1887 the Century Magazine was
engaged in the publication of war ar
ticles written by leading soldiers Of
the Northern and Southern armies, and
noting IA number of poems by Northern
writer's eulogi2ing heroic deeds by
Northern soldiers, such, for instance. as
"keenan's Charge at charlottesville"
| attempted the task OF portraying In
verse the most notable and picturesque
achievement of the Confederate arms.
the charge OF Pickett's division at Get
tysburg. The poem as completed and
mailed to the editor of the Century
was precisely as 1t now appears, with
the exception OF the last -four stauzas
and of the form of one line In the
sixth stanza.
| received from Richard Watson Gil
der, then editor OF the magazine, a let
ter acknowledging the receipt Of the
manuscript and suggesting that ] should
add another stanza TO the effect that
the South was not lost but saved by
the result of the great battle. There
after ] rewrote the poem, changing
the first line in the sixth stanza to its
present form, and added the last four
stanzas, leaving the poem completed in
a. ivory nursiPullr In Rxnpt form and
wording as the same now appears In
Stedman's American Anthology" n
IN other similar works. Upon receipt
Of the completed manuscript I received
from Mr.. Glider the following letter,
dated July /, 1887:
My DEAR MR TBOMPsoN: I can't keep
the tears from my eyes as read your
nobly pathetic poem. It has the true ring
now and ! am grateful to you.
1t cannot be at once printed. Meantime,
perhaps. YOU can get the idea In more
powerfully.
"A nation lost No. no! A nation saved"
Sincerely.
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
Rucsi-n Eorests.

We are disposed to think of Russia
as land of linitless forests, but even
russia has q serious forestry prob
iem. For decades, according to a
~riter in the oetrograd Novoe Vrem-
"a, Russia took no notice of the de-
struction of her forests. The ruling
class, the nobility, sold large parts of
their wooded properties rather than
sell farm land. They disposed of their
9orests usually for sums SO small that
lie brokers made from three hundred
o one thousand per cent on their capi-
tai In the end, the deforestation Of
lie country assumed such threatening
proportions that the government intro
duced a forest conservation law. But
the destruction of the forests
even now goes on at full speed. The
forests. which gua-a the very possibil-
ity OF mans existence in the North,
re rapidly disappearing. Firewood
9 as necessary to Russia as the sea is
. the English or the mountains to
switzerland. One may regret the dis
appearance Of timber, but in a large
degree timber can be replaced by
brick iron or other building materials;
but in the North, fuel, in the form of
frewood, cannot be replaced
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
China Needs Weather Bureau.

The need OF a weather bureau III
China is emphasized by G. D. Jameson
in hls report to the American Red
Cross on the measures which his per
sonal observations in China indicate
should be adopted to ameliorate the
flood and famine conditions Of that
country. There are at present practi
cally no rainfall statistics for the river
basins most subject to fiootis. much
less any organization for flccd predic-
tion. Torrential rains sometimes oc.
cur in this region. In June, 1910, a
local downpour in the vicinity OF
Szeohow, lasting some AZ hours, Is es-
timated to have amounted to "a inches
The unofficial meteorological service
of Zikawej observatory. extending
along the coast and up the Yangtse
valley is the nearest approach to
national weather bureau yet existing
in Scientific American.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
Seeking 2 Husband,

Nat E. Harris, recently elected gov.
ernor of Georgia. merrily smiled the
other evening when the converse
tion in the lobby of hotel turned to
the subject Of benedicts. F'e said he
was reminded of little in 1dent
Some time ago pretty yc ang wom-
an entered a moving pictur. theater
and took seat we'll toward the front.
Finally the lights were turned on, re-
vealing young married couple with
whom she was acquainted sitting be-
side her
"Why, Clara!" exclaimed the young
married woman, nothing that the
other was unattended. What in the
worl3 are you doing here?"
Il am locking for a husband, dear"
was the quiet response Of Clara.
Looking for husband" returned
the married woman, wonderingly.
why. you have a husband"
Eyes, know" was the siglful re-
joinder of the late conner. That's the
one I'm looking for. r."-Philadelphia
Telegraph.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
HOLD QUEER BELIEFS
sCPERsTITloNS OF THE NATIVES
OF INDIA.
Toad Soup as a Cure for Insanity 10
One Of Them-Caste Question A.
ways Of Profound impor-
tance.

Hidden among the pages Of statis'
tics and maps in the 1911 general re-
port on the census of India are some
quaint stories of Indian beliefs and
superstitions. Mr. O'Mailey, who SUI
perintenled the census taking in Ben.
gal, Bihar and Orissa. tells US that the
lower classes think that insanity ID
due to excess OF bile in the system or
to worms in the head.
Neglect of the worship Of the gods,
or the curse of Yogi Sadhu or other
holy man may produce it. Madness
being due to possession by an evil
spirit, every attempt is made to ap-
pease or exercise it. The exorcists
hold smoking chilies to the nostrils
of the patient and chant mantras. ad-
dressing the spirit in obscene Ian
guage. all with The idea of driving 1t
away. When these means prove futile
they prescribe a diet calculated to
force the spirit to leave his victim in
fear of losing his caste. The unfortu-
nate patient has therefore to consume
soup made of toads, etc. When these
abominable nostrums fail the use OF
medicated oils and of indigenous
herbs and drugs is resorted to-"
The medical treatment of the insane
sometimes takes the following forms !:
THE mud taken from putrid tanks
is plastered on the patients head, or
aloe pulp is mixed with water and ap-
piled in the form Of an emulsion. A
favorite remedy is soup made from a
particular kind of frog"
Again, the caste question is one
which is of particular importance in
many of the Eastern provinces, and II
is told how one chief communicated
the recalcitrants in one highly organ.
lied caste which had been split into
two hostile camps. and SO effectual
and binding was this order that not
only did the BARRIERS. washermen and
priests Of the state, who had hitherto
served them. refuse to work for them
but the services could not be OBJ
tanned even OF BARRIERS, washermen
and priests residing outside the state.
This order was strictly enforced for
some time. The men of this caste
are clean-shaven and very well
groomed and dressed, but when the
dispute was eventually settle 4 the per.
sons affected by the order had long,
dirt-matted boards. the hai- of their
heads was in long strands and filthy
beyond description for uncleanliness
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
TIE HOME A FAILURE?
The American Man Is Too Busy to
Enjoy the Company of
Family Life.

The failure of the home in this
tusy, driving country. Is one of the
startling counts in the indictment
IN current Publication by Rev
Dwight Hills. Nor does he let the
American men escape. He pictures
he well-to-do Englishinan deliberate
y bfeakfasting 1t hcme and strolling
20 his business at ten o'clock, and
nome again in time for afternoon tea.
I he American is too busy for family
life. . ha@ty breakfast, behind the
morning LapeI. a rush all day, up to
the very edge of the evening dinner,
!eaye him TOO weary and exhausted
20 ter Or create another atmos
There.' Husband and wife g, differ
ent ways. THE wife, heart hungry
.bsorbs herself with charity, elub-life
Or society. If she is weak and meets
temptation, tragedy ensues.' The
average American woman ciin. s., long
after she has ceased to rece We en-
couragenent in SO doing, to the old
deal she saw in the husband, Hoping
hat some day he will cease giving her
yhings and give himself" Even the
FreDchman is better family man;
and every traveller testifies to the
keen relish with which. in pubic
pleasures, the French husband shares
the simplest amu.ements of his fam
ily. 1t is the families OF almost any
other blood than American, those OF
the Hebrews b st OF all. who show us
what holidays at home may be. We
are neglecting. it seems, the best
saving influence of all, in what Glad
stone called this fallen and disor-
dered world to mitigate the princi-
pie of. personal selfishness" and sus-
tain the fabric of society.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
MOST FAITHFUL OF FRIENDS
scr affection and Fidelity No Living
Ihlne Can Equal Mans Com
panion, the Cog.

The dog is the delight of the poor
man Is hovel and the rich mans man
sion. Faithfully he follows mis- mas
ter who tramps the dusty roa iside,
and sits proudly upon the cushioned
seat OF the mill ionaire's de luxe
machine.
Wealth, caste, social distinction are
all cne to him; he is content and use
ful in every station to which assigned
by fate
Disguise does not deceive him;
aaint. tiasel, silk and Jewels are no
more to him than tatters, rags, worn
shoes or ragged hats. but it is what
those things cover, the man, who win /;
his affection or dislike.
But he knows the just from the un-
just, the kind from the unkind the
charitable from the uncharitabe, the
true from the false, the man from
the hypocrite. He is considerate,
courteous, chivalrous
With devoted strength he has res
cued his master from a watery grave
and dragged child from an angry
fire.
Over bleak and frozen mountains
ne has carried food and drink and
brought assistance TO the wounded and
those in dire distress.
And in return he asks but a little
consideration and few kind words.
Never yet the dog our country fed.
Betrayed the kindness forgot the
bread.
Collie Folio.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
WATCH FOR "MAvING WILLIE
Young Mans Unique Method Of TAX
ing Leave of His Girl Has AZ
tracted Attention.

He's been calling on Juliet for many,
many months. Not that the neighbnr'
hood objects to that. A lot of theu,
come and go up that way. The giIls
give them all a tryout, but 1t would
seem as if this one had earned a regu-
lar place. The best part of the show
occurs when Willie says good night.
We presume the real good night is en-
acted in the reception hall or dark cor
ner of the vestibule-but that S an
other story.
The fable concerns what Willie does
after he goes. The stay-up-lates in the
zection have been accustomed to see
each man fade into the darkness the
moment he gumshoes away from his
girls abode. But it remained for VIII
lie to spring the innovation. He got
away with it for month before the
neighborhood got wise. Now every
body stays up till he takes his depar-
rure, and watches.
He proceeds up the street until un-
der an arc light 20 yards away Turn
ing with a graceful motion he lifts one
flail-like arm and waves farewell to
his love. He played football once at
high school, too. He advances five
yards, perhaps eight. Then he turns
agaln and waves once more. One night
he waited a kiss on the evening breeze.
And so it goes. until he is out of sight.
The neighborhood enjoys it hugely. So
he latest indoor sport is sitting up
tor Waving Willie. ."-Brockton Enter
JrIse.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
GRAY Hair Turning Black.

Arnold Reimer, seventy eight years
old, is@ attracting more than ordinary
interest. In Portland. Ore, because
after having had white hair for 40
years his shaggy locks are now turn,
ing black. Reimer has been . sea.
faring man for six decades. He has
Travelled the world over many times.
Early last summer he was teased by
friends for having grease spots in his
white hair. He began to examine his
silvery locks. and found that the dark
spots were the result Of . natural
Erowth Of dark hair. Now. after six
months, the old man declares his
youthful days are returning. Physi-
clans are unable to account for the
queer properties Of Reimer's hair and
sav similar cases are rare.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
When Matter Conquered Mind.

Lord Wolseley maintained that Ost-
end would have been the scene of a
desperate battle in 1915 II Napoleon's 8
bodily strength had then proved on a
study the Waterloo campaign" Wolse-
ley told Grant Duff, the more highly
do think Of Napoleon. II his physical
condition and energy had been equal
20 the powers of his mind, think he
would have succeeded in his design
and would first have beaten the Prus-
slams and then driven us back to Ost-
end. In spite Of his odious and
contemplate character. Napoleon was
the greatest man Of whom We know
anything. and quite unlike anybody
else. e.'-London Chronicle
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
JAPAN A LAND OF POETS
Whole Country Is Falryland and Con-
slant Inspiration to Most
Prosaic Mind.

Japan is land Of poets, and those
who are SO fortunate as to live in
view of Fuji have every reason for
writing verse. Yet not Full only
the whole country is fairyland and
q constant inspiration to the most
prosaic mind. We have only to recol.
lect the Festival of Lanterns, the fes-
tival on which the souls of the de-
parted come back for a few hours to
wander In their old haunts, along the
winding road, by little flower-colored
cascade or over bridge dropping
with lavender wistaria to realize how
much nature means to Japan. Perhaps
to the west it all seems very primf-
tive, very far from a lasting and in
spring truth that shall nourish the
soul for all time. know from expert
ence that this Unborn, love of nature
such an old love it is-has had much
Japanese nation. One does not ex-
pect to fnd poetry on the battlefield,
but in the late Russo Japanese war II
is touching to find that dying soldiers
asked that their comrades should
bring the flowers, and, looking op
their wonderful blossoms, the brave
fellows passed away. This was not
in the quiet seclusion of a hospital.
but on the battlefield. shaking with
the thunder of guns, the shouting OF
commands, and the clear note of
trumpet call.-F Hadland Davis. 10
London T. P's Weekly.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
Temperature and conduetabiIssy

1t has been known that some mate
rials are better conductors of elec-
tricity than others, and now Professor
Kamerlingh-O Onnes Of Leyden has dis
covered that at certain very low tenn.
peratures: many metals which are con-
ductors of electricity lose every trace
OF resistance to the current and be-
cuIne what he calls Representations"
Tho finest wires of tin and lead do not
becvme heated under the highest cur.
rents. 1t is strange that wien the
critical temperature is lowered even
slightly the superconductivity ceases
and the metal behaves as at other low
temperatures.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
"I guess we'd better fix up car ad.

"I guess we'd better fix up car ad-
Jertisement for summer boarde IS right
iow," said Farmer Corntossel
What ior?" asked his wife.
/ Cont want to write ANYTHING that
~ truthful There amt any mosuui
AZ now an the nights are always
III population of Japan, exc ding
'ormosa, Chosen, Kab2futo, ka ltung
eased territory, men in the i'm .,erial
army and navy, and prisoners. was
"A, ,S43,053 on December 81 of last
year. There were ten cities that had
a population of over one hundred thou
sand. Tokyo's population was then
2,O33.3OO and Osaka's 1,9S7,366.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
An Explanation.

The chairman Of the program COM
mittee was embarrassed. After much
choking, he said:
Il am very sorry, ladies and gentle
men. ! am very sorry, indeed, gentle
men and ladies-it gives me deep re-
gret, ladies and gentlemen, to be COM
PEELED, gentlemen and ladies. to come
before you with an exclusion; but, Ia
dies and gentlemen, the lady who will
sing next is not here. We suppose
gentleman and ladies. that ste ha.
been providentisily Detained"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
Wood IN AeropIanes.

Many persons are wondering these
days what material is being used in
the construction of aeroplanes of the
REffng nations. Constant flying
vice which continues day after day
Is caused belief that metal has
lanted wood to considerable
= matter of fact, the flying ma
Hare made almost entirely OF
The propellers Of the aero
hes are in most instances made OF
kected ash, which, in addition to be-
\ ,dg strong and light, will not split un-
Sier vibration or shock Built up lay
ere OF spruce with mahogany centers
are also in use. Spruce is used In the
construction Of the frame because OF
Its markedly straight grain and free
kiom from hidden defects.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
Wasted Weather,

Remarkable weather we're having" !"
said the Ian who tries to be conver.
sational
YES" replied the man who is ever
gloomy; but with no baseball nor
circus nor election in town I don't
. see what's the use of Il"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
TO THE FELLOW WHO'LL
TAKE MY PLACE

Here is toast that I'd like to drink
To the fellow I'll never know;
To fellow who's coming o my place
When it's time fer CO.
We wondered what kind of a chap he'll be
And I've wished l could hand,
'ustto whisper, II wish you WELL man
~ In way lie could understand!
I'd like to give him cheering word
That I've longed oft hear
I'd like to give him the hand clasp
When a friend seemed near,
I've earned MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD,
And wish l could pass
To the fellow who'll take MY PLACE
Some day I gone
Will he all the
And all the battles lost?
Will he ever guess all the tears they caused
Or the ATTACHES which they cost?
VIII he through the failures and fruiess toll
To the underlying plan,
And catch glimpse Of the real intent
And the heart of the vunquished man?
dare hope he may pause day,
AS he tolls where l have wrought,
And gain strength for his weary task
From the battles that | have fought!
But I've only the task itself leave
Will the for him to face
And cheering word may speak
To the fellow who'll take MY PLACE!
Then: Here's to your bealth old chs p-1n drink
AS a bridegroom his BRIDE
l leave unfinished task for you
But God knows that tried
I've dreamed my dreams-as all dream
Yet prayer tonight that all my dreams
May ID realiz d by you.
Ard ae II SOME DAY in the GREAT UNKNOWN
Far in the REALM of SPACE,
And You'll know clasp, as take your hand
And gaze in tired face.
Then all your FAILURES will be SUCCESS
In LIGHT of the NEW FOUND DAWN.
So: .Here's your health, old CHAP who IL TAKE
NV PLACE WHEN AM GONE!
Exchange.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
Salt Production Doubles.

The salt production Of the United
States has doubled in 15 years, last
years output Of about 33.3S0.00O bar
rels being per cent more than the
year before.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-04-08
sojialiitiide Mabmng.

Sn Ser r8ergiiden Mrbetterftimme"
nerDffentli4t Ser Mbgeor6nete @4etbez
mann, Mttglieb bes fo5ialbemotruttz
19en parteippr itanbes, folgenben Neuz
iobrspun19 an feline Mdbler:
u@9nere Gorge 1aitet anf uns al
len 9udlenb fino Die f@lafloien
Nd9te, in benen mir unferer 2ieben
gebenfen, bic i'm Selbe fteben- @ruuz
lam niiblt Ser @dmer3 i'm 9er5en oez
rer, Die oas 2tebfte 1@on baben bergez
BEN miiHen 9ut ab Dor ben 9elz
ben, bic fir unier @aterlonb gefanen
iinb. @r6Ber als bic @orgen uno
@9mer5en mifen unfer unbeugfamer
@Me, uni ere unerf9utterlt@e @ntz
i9lpTenbeit iein- Wir mol1en bic
fur9tbare .3ett ni9t MIR in tlarem
8epuBtfein NIT offenen Mugen buraz
leben, mir molten au@ bic Mbfdten
unisrer Teinbe 5ufdan6en MAIDEN;
MIR tnolen iiesen! 11n6 10 minf4e
i9 anen Sic &raft, Summer uno
@@mer5en nteoertdmpfen gu t0n1en.
S4 minide alien ben unerf4iitterltz
den Wiuen gum 9ur@balten Bis gum
@tege! 1nferer1 perpunbeten unb tranz
ten Solbaten piin14e i4 balbtge unb
poGfpmmene @%eneiung. Sbnen unb
tbren &ameraben, bic in ben @4Ibenz
sraben bauien, our See ooer ouf Der
Ma4t Dem 8aterlanoe oienen-tbnen
oride ih berabaft bic 6anb! Sbnen
gang Defenders rufe i4 gu: n9altet
aus! @on eu9 bdngt es ab, mas aus
uni erem Qanbe unb mas aus Der beutz
f9en Mrbeiterfdaft pirb. TDge uns
bas Sabr 1915 balbtgen @ieg unb
bouernoen 5rieoen bringen!
Berlin. pbt1ipp @9et6emarn."
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tti9 ferner itano als Der Mbgeorbnete
@deibemann. @s gibt niemanben,
Der uns mebr aus benz Ser3en ipreden
t1nnte, als ct es BIER tut" ben1erft boz
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