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Too Late.

n ISHOP R. G. wATERHOUSE said
at an open-air luncheon in a rose
garden in Los Angeles:
1T is wise to begin to train children
in morality from their very earliest
years. Delay only makes this training
more difficult.
There is a story about a Cornish
miner out Pittsburgh way who did not
get his little son baptized till the ur-
chin was six years old.
The story goes that. at the baptism.
the parson sprinkled the boy rather
too literally with cold water, where
upon he lifted up his voice and roared:.
"Give DER, wilt tina? If tina does that
again, Ah'll hit tina one!"
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rHAw1NG THE EARTH WITH STEAM POINTS.

standing upright on the ground. 1t is
usually inside a derrick which is often
as tall as that of an oil well. A man
stands on the derrick holding a sledge
hammer weighing twelve pounds, and
with, this he drives the steam carrying
pipe inch by inch through the earth.
The steam melts the ice as 1t goes
down and a second man stands at the
bottom and twists the pipe this way
and that to aid in the work. After a
long time bed rock is reached and the
tube is left there for two or three days
oozing forth steam.
The tubes are SO sunk that each
softens the frozen earth for a radius
of three or more feet around it. and
these circles of melting six feet in di-
ameter come together, making the whole
of the ground so that 1t can be work
ed by the dredges. Hundreds OF such
pipes have to be sunk and all are con-
nected by other pipes with the steam
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Chester A. Thomas. the resident man
ager Of the Yukon Gold Company. We
had a high powered automobile. and
few up the klondike valley. winding
our way in and out through great piles
of debris We rode along Bonanza and
Eldorado creeks. which have been
dredged from one end to the other.
and along the sides of mountains where
they are now sluicing down the bed Of
the famous White river channel. The
whole way was through mass of
gravel. rock and earth washings. The
beds of the rivers and creeks have
been plowed in great burrows many
feet high There are places where
miles of powders. pebbles and broken
rock seem to flow In a mighty stream
like that of a glacier down the noun
tains that rise from the valley. Streams
of water sas big around. as the thigh
OF man are shooting out OF pipes
with such force that they hit the
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icy gravel at 100 pounds to the inch.
and that Notwithstanding it is several
hundred feet from the pipe mouth to
the hill. In other places the water
drops from the top of the mountain.
washing down the ice-melttng earth.
the whole giving one the impression
that mighty cloudburst has torn
down the hills, and, that avalanches OF
earth slides have filled up the valleys.
The excavation that has been done in
the Klondike has been surpassed only by
that of our great canal at Panama. The
work is still going on. The Guggenheims
have, on the famous gold creeks. nine
dredges which are tearing nature to bits
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der consideration.
That such a subject is worthy of fed
eral study is proved by the fact that
England, France, Germany, Italy,
Sweden and other European countries
for many years have issued such gem
eral life tables.
That the work is one which Will
prove of value may be expected from
the fact that it touches directly upon
the present interest in infant mortality
and the general effort to improve pub
lie health conditions.
That the work is accurate is assured
by The care and time expended in its
prepara ton as well as in the personnel
Of the corps directly responsible for
its publication.
The single drawback exists in the
fact that the area under observation
is limited. A second series of tables IS
already under way. and because IL Is
the intention of the bureau to make
these two series the basis of an ex-
haustive comparison, il was necessary
to have both deal with the subject
under similar conditions. And while
many states at the time of the 1910
census, on NHioH 'he pa sSi -
based, had death registration laws. but
few had those laws at the time of the
1900 census.
Only those states. therefore, consti-
tuting the original death registration
states are considered. These are Maine.
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu-
sets Rhode Island, Connecticut. New
York New Jersey, Indiana. Michigan
and the District of Columbia. 1t is
pointed out, however. that the condi-
lions existing in the area under OBJ
serva.ion are probably an index to
those in the rest of the country.
The idea of constructing and pub
fishing such life tables was initiated
by DIR. Cressy l.. Wilbur, at that time
chief statistician of the division of
vital statistics in which division the
work was done. DIR. Wilbur, however,
resigned to become chief statistician
of the New York department Of health.
since which time his successor, Rich
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. the nOrtn, "Aere SOiO aust ana
: gravel and powders are cemented to-
gether by perpetual ice. You know of
1.-The thousands who rushed here few
years ago. and of the hundreds who
went back loaded with gold. You may
. have heard how the district has pro-
duced gold by the ton. and how within
ten years after its discovery the out
put footed up more than one hundred
millions of dollars. That was the Klon-
Sdike of the past. ! write of the klon-
sdike of today.
The first gold came from large pock-
cts. The icy earth was thawed down
Ito bed rock with wood fires, and the
syeilow grains dragged forth with pick
and shovel and the sweat of man.
. brow. Irtook rich dirt to pay for the
labor. and when the cream had been
y Skinned the individual miners left al
: most in a body. Then the new Klondike
> began. which continues in the Klondike
of today. Companies with millions of
= capital brought in the latest of mining
Z machinery. They thawed the ice with
r steam points, and forced electricity to
-dredge the gold-bearing gravel from
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7S7 7HAT chance of life has your
MAN. baby: How long may you
WV hope to live:

~ ~ "
MAN. baby How long may you
Ask Uncle Sam.
If fair-haired little Eliza beth, who
laughs merrily as she makes brave eff
E forts to walk upon her sturdy eleven
months-old legs. reaches her first
= birthday without mishap-provided she
is a city baby-she may hope to live to
be more than fifty-seven years old.
But if Eliza beths parents join that
forlorn army of bereaved fathers and
mothers they may know that their
baby's fate is that of four or five other
: tots per thousand of the same age in
the city.
o If Henry's parents live in a rural
= community he may expect to live long
er than if he were a city boy. For If
he reaches his second birthday he may
= hope to live to be approximately six
ty-two years old. while but about
!. twenty country boys per thousand die
T. between their first and second years.
Elizabeth's cousin Sarah. provided
she is the same age, but lives in the
country, may hope to live to be sixty
two years old, if she reaches one year
of age, while the chances of her not
: reaching her first birthday are less
than three per thousand.
But Henrys city cousin Richard. of
the same age. can hope to live an
average of but fiftyfour years. if he
=, lives to be two, while the chances of
his not reaching his second birthday
are thirty-three per thousand.
70 That is a fair example of what Uncle
Sam might tell you.
This is not the testimonial of for
tune teller; it is a simple statement
of facts. based upon carefully gathered
statistics. scientifically computed under
the supervision of one of the foremost
experts on the subject in the United
States.
: In other words, the bureau of the
census. Department of Commerce, has
. Just issued a set of life tables. a gov
eminent publication not only unique
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The Census Bureau Figures Your Chances of Livil

COMPILES a Set of 'Life Tables
~ Showing Chances of Living Of Indi-
viduals at Various Ages and Under Various
Conditions-Infant Mortality Still High.
Country Baby Has Better Chance of LW-
ing Than the City Baby-Average Female
Lives Longer Than Average Male by Three
Years-Adult Statistics.
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year forms ABOUT Z or per cent or all
reported deaths.
Taking the entire death registration
states of 1900 as a whole and showing
separate results only as to the sexes. it
is evident that nearly forty-nine males
per thousand die during their first
month as against more than thirty
eight females. During the second
month the mortality rate for males is
more than thirteen per thousand. fe
males less than eleven per thousand
The expectation of life for males jumps
from less than fifty at birth to more
than ffty-two at the end of the first
month; for females from more than
f1fty-three at birth to more than fifty
five at the end of the first month.
At the exact age of two the expecta-
ton of life is at its highest, being more
than fifty-six years for men and nearly
fifty-nine for women. At the eleven
twelve age interval the rate of mortal
ity has dropped to 2.3s per thousand for
men, EOS per thousand for women, the
lowest point reached in the entire range
of life.
The tables dealing with New York
state separately show the rate of NOR
tally among males to be less than
forty-eight per thousand during the
first month. females less than thirty
seven. The rate of mortality for the
entire first year is males. 1877, females,
107 per thousand.
OF all states shown separately Mas
sachusetts has the highest infant NOR
tally rate. During their first year more
than 1877 males die per thousand and
more than 113 females during the same
time.
The population of New York state is
s.152,532, or over one-third that of the
entire area under consideration. And
of that number 6,s1s,751 live in cities.
Massachusetts has a population of s.
1872 52. of which number 2,616,673 live
in cities. Proportionately Massachu-
cities as has New York, but her death
rate is much higher.
Further proving that rural children
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the depths of the earth and wash it to
q get out the gold They turned the
: course of rivers and carried them IN
pipes over the mountains TO wash down
the hills They handled millions OF tons
of material. but each ton has yielded
a few grains of pure gold. and alto
sgether they have produced almost as
: much wealth as came forth in the first
. ten years by the work of the individ-
q uai miners.
The mining of the present is more
/. destructive than that of the past. The
fres of Sodom and Gomorrah left paths
no more marked than the tracks Of the
dredges and the hydraulic giants. They
have walked over some of the most
beautiful parts of the. world, and left
them the abomination of desolation.
Twenty years ago there was no more
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A study of these tables shows many
general facts of unusual interest:
Infant mortality is still high despite
the efforts of medical science to arrest
it.
The country baby has a far better
chance of life than the city baby.
Girl infants show a smaller rate of
mortality in their first year than do
male infants.
The life of the average female is
longer than that of the average male
by approximately three years.
~ With but few exceptions, the rate of
mortality is lower among native-born
whites than among foreign-born
whites.
Practically all tables show the
healthiest age intervals to be those
between 1911 and HIP years. the low
est rate of mortality being reached for
both males and females at these ages.
Tables dealing with the negro popu-
lation show that the rate of mortality
among them is far greater than among
whites and the expectation of life much
shorter.
Great as is the death rate among
white infants. that among negro in
fants is fully double.
OF all classes shown, that of white
females in rural communities shows the
lowest rate of mortality. if considered
for the entire period of life.
Heretofore, tables relating to the pos
sbilities of life, so far as the United
States is concerned. have been issued
consequently based almost entirely
upon risks selected through medical
examination. In the government tables
results are based upon census reports
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ard c. Lappin, has had charge of the
work.
AS has been done in many instances, the
services Of some one specially qualified
for the particular work to be done were
obtained In this instance Prof. James
w. Glover. who occupies the chair OF
mathematics and insurance at the Uni
versity.- of Michigan, was chosen to
supervise the preparation of the life
tables Assisting him was Miss El5ertie
Foudray, who as a special agent OF
the bureau had charge Of the force
actually engaged in the computation.
In addition, the Actuarial Society OF
America was asked to appoint special
census committee whose advice and APP
nroval were sought in determining the
lines along which the work should pro.
coed. The committee was composed OF
John K. Gore. chairman: Robert Hen
derson. Arthur Hunter, Emor.' 80 =. 'rk
and Henry Moir.
One striking difference exists between
the United States life tables and those
issued by other countries, as we'll as
those compiled by insurance companies.
Whereas all other tables have been in
tended primarily for the scientist only,
those Just issued by this government, by
the addition of special headings and a
lengthy explanation, have been maze
inteliigible to the layman, though at the
same time following the general style OF
the purely scientific works.
In this way teachers. physicians. public
health officials and others interested in
the Improvement Of the public health will
find this document of value. 1t is also
pointed out that lawyers will be able
to use it advantageously in connection
with the valuation OF reyersiOns, annui-
ties. retirement funds and old-age PEN
SionS.
In speaking of the tables Prof. Glover
said:
THE tables exhibit at each age. among
thousand the complete expectation of
life in years and the average annual
death rate per thousand. 1t is believed
that the population and mortality statis-
tics upon which these values are based
warrant confidence in the results.
Much attention has been given In
recent years to the improvement of
infant mortality Owing to the lack of
reliable statistics on birth registra-
ton in most communities 1t is diff
cult to calculate the rate of mortality
during the first year of life. 1t changes
very rapidly, decreasing from month
ly rate of about forty or fifty per
thousand in the first month. of life to
four or five per thousand in the
twelfth month of life.
"On account of the Importance Of this
subject separate infant mortality
table, appearing at the head of each
life table, has been constructed which
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nearly nearly half occur during the first
The city baby has not the same
chance of life that the country baby
has. White males in cities die at the
rate of 1880 per 100000 during their
first year, as against 1926 per 100000
per cent fewer deaths In the country
than in the cities. Similar conditions
exist for white females.
1t is also shown that the expecta-
ton of life at birth for white males
born in cities is almost eight years
less than for white males born in rural
communities. The difference in the
case of females is six years less in
cities than in the country. At the
age of ten white males expectation
of life is over five years greater in
the country than in the city, and over
three years greater for white females
at the same age under similar condi-
tions.
Until the age of thirty the
margin in favor of the country-born
white male is over five years, while
the margin of three years continues
in favor of the country-born white
female until the age of forty-six.
The expectation of life for all males,
without regard to color or locality, is
slightly under fifty years at birth, for
females in the same class slightly over
fifty three years. White males. how
ever. show an expectation of life at
birth of more than fifty years. and
white females, more than fifty-three
years. Native-born white males have
an expectation of life at birth of more
than fifty years, and native-born white
females. more than fifty-four years.
The consistent margin of about three
years in the expectation of life in favor
of women of all classes is accounted
for. in part. by the greater number of
violent deaths which occur among men.
Nearly four-f1fths of these deaths-sui-
cides, homicides and accidental deaths
are among men, while the total num-
Der of violent deaths occurring each
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Mines ofte coo and Where
Came Fnm-The White E4sQuee
hu Of Gold Manufacture Perpetual
tunes in Grade
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Copyrighted. 1915. by FIR

Copyrighted. 1915. by Frank G. Carpenter.)
DAWSON. Yukon Territory
, you have all heard of the Klon-
w dixie, the treasure cave of Jack
III Frost in this faraway land of
q the north. where gold dust and
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.rd c. Lappin, has had charge of the
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in the annals of this country's official
documents. but one which promises to
have far-reaching results.
In short. the census bureau has COM
piled a series of tables from which 1t
is possible to determine the rate Of NOR
tality per thousand for any one of
several classified groups during each
year of life, and to aScertai in for those
surviving each age interval the aver
age number of years of life yet remain
ing.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-05
STRONG STATEMENT
BY CAR CONDUCTOR
GIVEN OUT TODAY
Penn. Ave. Line Man Says He Suf
fered From Pains and Gas in
Stomach, Heartburn and
Constipation. Dreco
Relieved Him.

For quite a while I have suffered
aGonies from indigestion, severe pains in
my stomach, heartburn, and formation
of gas whenever I would eat much solid
food. l didn't sleep well and was very
nervous. think my liver was also
sluggish for 1 had dizzy spells and
swimming in the head. Several different
medicines had failed to relieve me, 50
when friend suggested / try Dreco.
as 1t was doing so much good around
Washington, 1 went TO O'Donnelrs store
and got a bottle. Right from the start
I felt better. The action was certainly
quick in my case, for in a few days 1
was relieved of the constipation, began
to sleep better and my food would digest
without giving rise to that gas or causing
heartburn. My liver is also acting better,
for 1 don't have the dizzy spells any
more. My general condition is much i'm
proved, bst / expect to take several
bottles more as / think every one should
take a good spring tonic, and Dreco has
proven its worth to me already" This
is from the signed statement Of Mr.. H
F. Reynolds, of 2525 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, who is a conductor for the
Capital Traction Company. Dreco, the
great root and herb medicine is on sale
at all O'Donnell Drug Stores. Bury's
Drug Store in Anacostia. Aliens Drug
Store in Alexandria. Price, 500 bottle.
Mail orders filled--Adv.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-05
UNIVERSITY LEFT $4,000.
Methodist Institution Here Receives
Sum for Graduate FeIIowshIp.,

Chester D. Massey. Of Toronto, Canada,
has made arrangements 10 turn over TO
the American University here $50 900 from
the Massey estate. The money is to ere
ate an endowment fund bearing the
name Of Hart A. Massey, the income Of
which shall be used for the support Of
graduate fellowships in the American
University. In the assignment 70 such
fellowships priority Of claim shall be al
lowed to young men and women OF the
Dominion OF Canada. But II the fellow
ships are not thus assigned they shall be
open TO all
This gift has unusual interest from the
fact that It makes operative what hong
had been a cherished desire Of the late
Hart A. Massey, so widely known as the
founder Of the great farm implement
mandatory Of Canada. The senior Mr..
Massey wished to make a contribution
from Canada which should establish, II
possible, some link between the Method
isms of Canada and OF the United States.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-05
Tells Uncle Remus' Stories.

Mrs. Katherine Wright, president Of the
Story Telers' League, of Nashville,
Tenn, an acknowledged leader in the
revived art of story telling, charmed a
gathering at the home of Miss Bouldin
(The Magnolia) with Uncle Remus'
stories and songs Of the slave negroes.
AS the faithful interpreter of Joel
Chandler Harris quaint character, typi-
cal Of a bygone time, Mrs. Wright told
of the dolngs of "Brer Fox and Brer
Rabbit and the "Cunger CONAN" and
from memory entertained the audience
with anecdotes and superstitions OF the
old time 'Mammies"
Miss Bouldin welcomed her guests with
her accustomed grace and cOrdiality, as
doubtless she used to do in her old Vir-
ginia home, Roanoke" the home of
John Randolph.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-05
MISS MACKAY SMITH WEEDS,
Society Folk Witness MARRIAGE OF
Btshop's Daughter.

Miss Gladys Mackay-smith, daughter
OF the late Bishop Mackay-smith, Of
Philadelphia, former pastor Of st. Johns
Church in this city. was married here
yesterday to William Bell Watkins, OF
Philadelphia The ceremony took place
at St Johns Church In the presence OF
large company. The Rev. Ernest Pad
dock, of Cambridge, Mass, officiated.
The bride was escorted by William r,
Move. Of New York, and preceded by her
sister, Miss Virginia Mackay-Smith
Heating Wilcox, of Philadelphia, was
best man. A reception at the home OF
the brides mother followed the cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Watkins will make
their home at Westtown. Pa
The Washington herald., 1916-03-05
POLICE READY
TO MEET STRIKE
Maj. Pullman Gives Emer-
gency Orders Following Cri-
sis in Car Trouble.
STOPS ABSENCE LEAVE
Policemen Will Be Stationed Along
Street Railway Lines Where
Riots Might Occur.
STOPS ABSENCE LEAVE

An order mobilizing the police force Of
Washington, coincident with crisis ir
the relations between street car en-
ployes and employers, was issued yes
terday by Maj. Pullman, superintendent
of police. 1t was denied In the office OF
the superintendent however, that the
instructions were in anticipation of q
strike of the street car men.
The order announced that absence per
mits would not be issued to applicants
IL It was understood they were to leave
the city and called upon the police to
hold themselves ready to report for
duty upon notice to do so.'
It Is understood a plan is being worked
out whereby each of the 715 policemen
In the District is to be assigned to
special duty and ordered to slip into the
new routine at the emergency command.
While many policemen VIII be assigned
to guard the fifteen car barns Of the
two railway companies and nearly an
equal number Of sub7stations, work shops
and other buildings, the majority will
be held in readiness to take beats where
riots would be likely to occur along the
lines Of the companies, ~and to see that
order is kept on cars and to keep work
men from collecting crowds.
1t is not believed, the District VIII find
IL necessary to deputtze special police
men, as the companies themselves will
employ large numbers Of the guards II
a strike is called.
In discussing the Instructions from the
office of the superintendent Of police. an
Official declared the two street railway
companies had not been in communication
with the police department and that the
order was not in anticipation Of strike.
Grips and colds were prevalent in the
ranks Of the police, II was declared. and
1t was not thought expedient to grant
absence leaves with SO many members
i'll.