The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, January 17, 1916, Page 6, Image 6
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FUTURE FOR AMAZON VALLE.
Prediction of Explorer That Immigration
Will Turn to Fertile Tropics
May Prove True.
It Is claimed that in one month of
the summer 3,7fil persons from other
parts of the world reached Panama in
search of permanent homes. A considerable
contingent of these were Americans.
It is a pity that more detailed figures
are not available, but even this
lump account shows that Panama i?
reaping permanent commercial benefit
from the sanitary cleanup effected by
the American authorities. Also, one
cannot help wondering what changes
Tvtirrt.t ?... i ?i --1-1
grntion currents if great areas like
lirazil and Colombia were washed,
scoured and disinfected in the same
thorough fashion that General Gorgas
inaugurated at Panama.
More than half a century ago an
English explorer declared that while
civilization had developed in cold
climates, it was hound to come back
to the fertile tropics, and he predicted
that the Amazon valley would some
day be the home of the richest and
most enlightened society on earth.
The Journal does not agree with this
view, hut it would h > mighty interesting
to see the matter tried.?Chicago
Journal.
Book Demand Lessens.
It is a matter of remark not only in
European countries, hut in the T'nitod
States, that while periodical literature
has increased because of the war the
demand for "hard-backed books." a permanent
literature. has fallen o!T and
that the bibliomaniac. tho collector of
rare and old ho I:. It no inorc abroad.
Tho last of the noted havers of oM
hooks and o?b-'"trios was t'?o la
.lohti Piorpont ! >r an. whoso Ini
mouse wealth ot iMr t hint to indulge
Itis lovo for snob th ncs
Proooiiinsr V** and other
book oollei tors e ||< l<et ?#rt!l ce|itur?
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Hobor 's"h Tho v Ino ?oi b*s
library -estimated a' lVt.non volnmos
?was place! it L' I^O.OOO. Of thoso
books, short);, after hi- death. 117.151'!
wore sold in London. The aoetlonoor's
hantnter brought 7 7.*. for that
which had cost him C77.1 rn Strange
to say. when his will was discovered
and read the library was not even
mentioned. He had had the interesting
labor of gathering these thousands
of books and having done so apparently
had no interest as to what should
become of them after his death.
Wild Things a Pest in France.
The prohibition imposed by the
French government upon hunting has
caused wild animals and birds to multiply
so rapidly during this summer
that crops in the fields and in orchards
and gardens in various forest regions
have been ravaged. The menace has i
become so serious that the government
authorities are now killing rah
bits, hares, pheasants and other animals
and birds which have fed upon
the growing crops. The killing is done
on specified days by those in the communes
who have proper authorization.
The huntsmen act collectively, no indl
vidua) sportsman being allowed to go
out for game (luns are not used in
the work except under ihe supervision
of gendarmes, and then only when other
means of disposing of the game,
such as traps and ferrets, are not available.
Wherever possible, the game is
taken alive, and transferred to other
parts of the country tor restocking
purposes
Wax Model Costs $1,000.
A wax model, more than a foot long.
of the insect that transmits typhus fever
is one of the < urious features in
the study of this disease by the health
authorities of the t'nited States government
The model is about one million
times the size of the insect in life.
More than a year was spent in making
it. at a cost of ahout $1,000. Typhua
fever is now ravaging the armies of
Europa.
Term He Understooc.
A New York divine had occasion, in
his early days, to ofllciate at a christening
in a small fishing village in
Massachusetts. The proud father, a
young fishotman. a\vk\vardl\ holdinc
liis first born daughter, was visibly
embarrassed under tie- serutiny of the
many eyes in the congregation, and
bis nervousness was not decreased by
the sudden wailing of the infant as
they stood at the font.
When the time lor baptism arrived
the clergyman noticed that the father
was holding tin child so that its fat
legs pointed toward the font.
"Turn her this way," ho whispered.
But the father was too disconcerted to
hear or understand.
"Turn her feet around." the minister
whispered again, but there was no response.
The situation was fast becoming
critical, when an old seaman in the
back of the church came to the rescue.
Putting his weatherbeaten hand
to his mouth, he roared across the
room: "Head her into the wind Tom
Soldiers' Sterilizers.
Our soldiers at the front are provided
with a pow<U>r which, thrown
into water, instantly sterilizes the microbes
in it and also gives a pleasant
flavor. The men carry this powder
in a pocket medicine case, which
contains as well cubes for turtle soup,
remedies in the form of gelatin
squares, and other necessaries for
those who have to "fend" for themselves
for days together.? London TitBits.
VICE CHARGED VO MOSQUITO
Natives of Tropics Can't Bo Moral, is
Argument Made by Some
M issionaries.
'"flhose who complain ot mosquitoes
hero ought to bo thankful that condi
tions here are not the same as in t'en- 1
tral America," a returned traveler 1
said. "As soon a* a man sets foot , 1
in the wilds down there he is introduced
to this insatiable pest. The
mosquito will cling to him in waking '
and sleeping hours, testing all bis pow- '
ers of endurance and leaving him so
thoroughly scarred that many a missionary
acquires the appearance ot
one who has barely emerged from the 1
throes of some deadly and pernicious <
disease.'
In the annual report of the Ameri <
can Hible society, which is now be- <
iDg prepared for publication, many !
Hible distributors testify to the suffer- I
itig caused by contact with mosquitoes s
in the hot belt countries. The insect.
not heathenism, is the mission- 1
aries' worst enemy. Even the natives I
are engaged in constant battle with t
the pests. They prevent sleep, they >
inteet the food, they carry in their
trail microbes and g ?rms of destruction
Many missionaries believe that the '
mosquito is actually responsible for
the vicious and deceptive traits of 1
churactcr which prevail among the wv
tives. They trail t possibly be happy '
or moral under tin continued assault
of such an ouruiy to physical comfort, v
;t is argued.
Hoop Petticoats.
During the reign of Charles I the (
hoop petticoat was worn only by ,
wives of the lower entry and by the v
wives of the citizens. In the latter
part i i the reign o Queen Anne it
rose again, this time in another form
that of an enormous hoop This _
grow to such Inmi nso proportions '
that during the time of George 1 and
li. eight yards was considered the '
proper width.
These hoops had outstanding steel
or uhue mm- P.nidations at the bottom
of the shirt. In Klizabeth's time v
this whalebone had bt on used at the i
tfili .1 i?j?r * u :i:<t . nl.'iriMni* thu 1
hips for several |? < I. Addison ox- '
j.r-ss.si i.in:;.t 11 a.unit tin' subject as \
follows, through his Sir Hogor do t
Coverlev I
"My groat-great grandmother has I
on a now fashioned petticoat, except '
that tiers is gathered at the waist t
My grandmother appears as if sho '
stood in a large drum, whereas the s
ladies now walk as if they were in a
go-cart." f
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Eating to Grow. *
A certain Columbus newspaper man
is proud of the precocity of his live
year-old niece. As typical of her mental
agility, he tells the following
"We were visiting recently at my *
brother's home. When dinner was
called the child politely hut tirmly
announced that she had no idea of j
dining and would remain away from (
tne tame.
Why. Mildred you must eat three
full meals a day 11 you are ever to
grow up and ho a lad\,' remarked my
wile, who happens to he a woman of
substantial proportions. j
"Carefully smveyuig her gratuitous ]
adviser, the little miss said: Auntie. ,
do you eat tour meals a day?"
Criumhus Dispatch.
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The white rattle which predominate 1
in northern Italy are of the Piedmont I
breed, and are particularly suitable as '
work animals. A yoke of these oxen 1
of large size weigh 2.520 to 4.400
pounds. The weight of* a fine white '
cow of the piedmont breed is 1,210 to '
1,540 'pounds. Steers attain about 1
1 .'.iso pounds. The Piedmont bull
reaches about 2.20U to 2.420 pounds.
Another breed of white cattle is also 1
found in Italy, known as Roman This
breed, however, is not properly speaking,
of northern Italian origin, but
comes from the neighborhood ol
Rome, in central Italy. The oxen of
this breed are also particularly adapt
'd as work animals, hut are not so
pood for slaughter their meat being
not of such fine quality as that of the
Piedmont variety.
There is also a breed of pure white
rattle in Italy, known as ('hianina.
These rattle are of enormous size and
weight, less adapted to work, but are
for slaughter. There are oxen of the
Chlanina breed weighing from 3,3*10
to 3,520 pounds each.
It is the opinion of breeders and
dairymen in this district that none of
the above breeds of rattle have been
exported to North America There are
many breeders in Italy of the several
classns of white cattle, but there are
none who raise them especially for
export.
First UnitrH Rtatrn Trracurrr
Alexander Hamilton was the first
secretary of the treasury (l7Vf?-9f.) 1
Michael liillegas was the first I7nlted ,
States treasurer. HiUegas was ap
pointed to the office July 21*. 1776,
when he and George Clymer were oho- 1
sen together in the formation of what ,
was the germ of the treasury depart
ment HiUegas served alone through
practically his entire term, however. '
as Clymer soon resigned to take a seat .
as delegate to congress HiUegas'
term expired September 11. 17K9, and
he was succeeded by Samuel Meredith.
Both men were from Pennsylvania !
The treasury department was formally
organized hv act of September 2, 17k'.?. i
hut, strictly speaking, this was merely '
a reorganization, for the department
under various names had been in existence
since 1776 I'
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THE LANCASTER NEWS
BURRUS Aj^E HIS BEST PALS
Sixty-Year-Olc! Prospector, Starting
Life Anew Causes a Sensation
in San Francisco
Harry H. Cloud, sixty years 'young,"
with Ins camping outfit of two burros
and a cart, lias walked l,7f>0 miles
across burning desert and rugged
mountains to get a 'start in life!"
And ' Mirandy' Cloud has established
the longdistance walker's record
for babies of ten months. "MiranIfi"
in nnn nf f I.iikI'u hurriui
Cloud, who abandoned his mining
"prospect" 30 miles from Hrescott,
Ariz, spread his blankets in the shadow
of the Tower of Jewels, outside the
exposition ground at Sail Francisco.
The glitter and glare of the exposition
has never had a more colorful
contrast than this picture of sturdy,
miebronzed age in top boots and
rcliaki. The "tenderfoot" of the city
stood amazed.
Traffic piled up on Market street as
he strange caravan from the desert
dodded down the great business arery.
Crowds followed. Men cheered
'tables cooed in glee.
"Sell me the baby burro?" said a
diss Louise Murton.
"Won't part er from 'or mother,' ]
eplied Cloud
"I'll buy them both." said Miss Hut
oils sister Mabel. "How much?"
Ten thousand dollars," answered
larry.
"O!" said the girls. Then they
pisped again.
"Well, these 'ere burros are my only
mis," said Cloud. "Would you value
i friend at less? I'm startin' after a
ortuiie. I'll need it when 1 get old.
tn' I've got to have friends to help
:et it. If I have ih > $in.ooii l won't
i< ed burros for friends That's proved
ihilosephy (let "ai> tin re Jinnie!"
rRAMP HAD GOOD BUSINESS
His Ledger Showed an Income of
$100 Which He Had MaJe in
Thirty-h.'me Oays.
Tramping pays hotter than workim'
vhen a man ear t* ake $1.2oil a year al
t merely by holding out the itching
lalm. Kltner Nor'on, thirty live years
if age. with only one leg, a winning
vay. .in aptitude tor ligures and a writ
en card of appeals for help, let"' Carter,
S. 1)., July 27. In 3!? days, until
e ranie into Minneapolis in the st:ite
'air week crowd recentlv he was in Co
owns or cities. Faithfully ho put
lowii income and expense as ho went
tlong.
Ho might ho going yet and adding
0 his fortune, but the police picked
litn up and spoiled his game, taking
1 neat letter ledger from his pocket,
n this Norton had ruled off into colmins
for towns reached, distance trav led.
fare paid, when ho paid any. total
imount received in each town and balinco
on hand when leaving the town
IVhen Norton struck Minneapolis ho
nust havo had nearly $loo hut he
'pent it in .Minneapolis. Husincss was
>ost at Windom. where ho took in $8.
He averaged not less than in every
own visited Kxpensos wore light.
Sanitation in Skyscrapers.
The skyscrapers of New York city
in- to he placed tinder scrutiny by
>oard of health officials, the purpose,
t is said, being to ascertain whether
-unitary regulations are adhered to
trictly Safety Kngineering thinks
the truth is that most, if not all, of
llmse structures were reared under
the direction of numerous city departments,
whoso ofllciousness has
aft en been more marked than their
beneficent service.
"The now departure," that publication
says, "will place the officials on
trial as well as the owners and tenants
of the skyscrapers. If there Is
anything about the buildings that militates
against the heulthfulness of their
occupants, it is the fault, to some extent
of the various civic bodies that
have assumed to dcctate how they
were to be constructed If some of
the older buildings have been deprived
of the light and air that they once
enjoyed, that is the fault of the building
department and tho law. Ancient
easements of light and air were abolished
long ago."
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CPiinese "Mitar* of Hteaven."
No altar on earth vies in marble
majesty with the Altar of Heaven?
Tien T'an?in the south of the Chinese
city of Peking, which Emperor Yung-lo
of the Ming dynasty reared in A. I)
14'_'0 with its triple balustrades, stairs,
and platforms of pure white marble
carved miraculously, its great circle
covering a wide area in the midst of a
vast enclosure. Standing alone, deserted
under the blue Chinese sky, it
is a dream of majesty and beauty. As
the great setting of a scene of ritual
pomp that calls for thousands and
Hi.iiisnnds of rnbiil celebrants. with
music, incense, sacrifice, it is transcendontly
imposing and impressing, j
There t!ie emperor knelt once a year '
and worshiped "the only being in the
universe he could look up to"- Sha"K- I
ti?the emperor of the world above,
whose court was in the sky and thol
spear tips of whose soldiers were the
stars.
Sc a Bolt Can't Slip.
A n.ethod of locking a nut upon a
holt in such a way that it cannot work
loose is the object of a patent granted
to William .!< hnson of i'ittsllcld. Mas. . 1
The bolt is the ordinary screw bolt,
but has a flat edge down one side
i'pon this a washer, mode of spring
si eel is placed. The straight edge of
tb- hole in the washer (its that of the
bolt, thus making il in.movable.
Tlte surface of the washer is,
punch* d with round bosses. The under
surfac- of the nut is bored with
the sum tiuuihi r of boles us there I
are hossi s an ' >f equal si?.e.
Winn the nut is screwed down th?* 1
bess. s yi- Id under juvssure until tli
n.vit is driven home, when thoy lit into
tin holes. Th< nut cannot work loose,
but can be removed easily with a
wrench.
Nesting Gclf Balls.
A golf r win v s playing ever the
St Neots. liuntin oh.nshire, links in
Fvpl :.d the > t'n r day hit his ball
int i a In (U:> . in l. 'iter searching for
it -Tine time with nit success, observed
a birds c.. st From curiosity
m? re than with my expectation of
iiudinr, his hall tin-re he looked into
th. ni's*. and i end not only his own
ball, but tin'" otl'wrs as well. Tail
story, hut actual fcoii
Stopping Him.
I "1 shall never ask you to promise
to come nenie early again," she said
sorrowfully when he let himself in
at 12 a. m
wtiy ihh. my dear.' bo inquired
quietly.
"It's bad enough to be married to a
nipbtb"**. k and a loafer without making
a liar oi you, too ' sue replied,
and h<- bad no comeback.
Gave Name to Party.
The word "Radical.' as applied to
a British political party, originated in
a speech made by Charles ,1. Fox in
IT'.tT, when he referred to the nocesity
for "radical" reform.
The Wonderful .Medical \ alue
of Lemon Juice
is used to its fullest extent
when compounded by The Mo;:
ley Lemon Elixir Co.. with othei
liver tonics, laxatives, aroma
tics, stimulants and blood purifiers,
the whole making that
ideal LIVER MEDICINE. Mo/lex's
Lemon r~ii\ir. .More than
V.\ years attest that there are
none "Just as Oood" in permanently
relieving Chronic Constipation,
Indigestion, Biliousness,
Dizziness, Sour Stomach, Bad
Breath, Pains in Back or Sides.
Loss of Appetite, or anything
caused by a disordered or torpid
liver.
It builds you up at the same
time it cleanses the Liver and
Bowels. 50c and $1.00 a bottle.
"One Dose Convinces." Sold
and recommended by Lancaster
Pharmacy.
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New Definition.
"The study of etymology." says the
' Philadelphia Record, 'causes no end T
ot' trouble among tiiat class of school not!
children whose Knowledge of lOnglish A
is limited to words which figure in tho IJ
ordinary street conversation, and
many curious results nave followed ^
The custom usually observed by tho
: teachers is to require such a definition
ot the word, then its derivation, and ,nc,
dually a sentence in which tne word un<
is properly used. The word ' ligament" wet
fell to the lot oi a rather diflident boy 1
recently. He defined it properly as "a bla
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oan i. fun lOiiowen up utt corrrcr.
derivation with this remarkable sencence:
"i was wakened up last night ^,j0
by hearing a brass ligament going ?vc
down the street. '
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be healthy at seventy, prepare .it
:y, is sound advice, because in the
rtigth of middle life we too often forget
t neglected colds, or careless treatnt
of slight nches and pains, simply
lertnine strength and bring clironit
iknesa for later years.
Vj be stronger when older, keep yoiu
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ngth-buUding ami blood-tiourislring
rrties of Scott's Rnmlsion which ise
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