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erablo contingent of these were Amer
cans.
It is a pity that more detailed fie
ures are not available, but even thi
lump account shows that Panama i
reaping permanent commercial bonefi
from the san'tary cleanup effected b
the American authorities. Also, on
cannot help wondering what change
might be effected in the world's em
gration currents it great areas lik
Brazil and Colombia were washed
scoured and disinfected in the sam
thorough fashion that General Gorga
Inaugurated at Panama.
More than half a century ago ai
English explorer declared that whil
Civilization had developed in col
climates, it was bound to come boc!
to the fertile tropics, and he predict?
that the Amazon valley would som
day be the home of the richest am
most enlightened society on eartt
The Journal dees not agree with thi
view, but it would b mighty interest
ing to see the matter tried.?Chicag
Journal.
Book Demand Lessens.
It is a matter of remark not only li
rnrnnonn 1...4 4 _ TT..I,.
6
FUTURE FOR AMAZON VALLE
Prediction of Explorer That Immigr;
tion Will Turn to Fertile Tropics
May Prove True.
It is claimed that in one month c
the summer 3,704 persons from othe
parts of the world reached Panama i
search of permanent homes. A consk
?'1" "I" 'H' iviuiiu imii III lilt- i IIIU'I
States. that while periodical litcratur
has increased because of the war th
demand for "hard-backed books." a pei
rnanent literature, has fallen off air
that the bibliomaniac, the collector o
rare and old book. . is no more abroari
The last of the noted buyers of of
hooks and other uirlos v.ns t'in int
John Pierpont Morgan, whose in
mense wealth enah'ed him to indtilg
his love for such 'hie s
Preceding Mf Moi'i,nn and otbc
book collectors ?? ' the nineteenth cor
tury v. as !-.* ..ngli. ' ma .. Itichar'
Hebcr (1"s.*{-is.".i>. The value of hi
library?estimated at t^n.noo volume
?was placed at <.'l"n.nin of thesi
books, shortly after his death, 117.01
were sold in London. The auctioneer'
hammer brought - 00.77.". for tha
which had cost h.m 177.150. Strang!
to say. when his will was discoveret
and read the library was not evei
his nervousness was not decreased b;
the sudden wailing of the infant a
they stood at the font.
When the time for baptism arrive*
tlie clergyman noticed that the fathe
was holding the child so that its fa
legs pointed toward the font.
"Turn her this way." he whispered
But the father was too disconcerted t<
hear or understand.
"Turn her feet around." the miniate
whispered again, hut there was no re
apon se.
The aituation was fast becomini
critical, when an old seaman in th<
back of the church came to the ree
cue. Putting his weatherbeaten han<
to his mouth, he roared across th<
room: "Head her into the wind, Tom.'
Soldiers' Sterilizers.
Our soldiers at the front are pro
viuea wiin a powqpr wnicn, tnrowi
Into water, instantly sterilizes the mi
crobes in it and also gives a pleas
ant flavor. The men carry this pow
der in a pocket medicine case, whirl
contains as well cubes for turtle soup
remedies in the form of gelatii
squares, and other necessaries fo
those who havo to "fend" for them
selves for days together.?London Tit
Bits.
mentioned. He had had the interest
lng labor of gathering these thousand
of books and having done so apparent
ly had no interest as to what shouh
become of them after his death.
Wild Things a Pest in France.
The prohibition imposed by thi
French government upon hunting ha;
caused wild animals and birds to mul
tiply so rapidly during this summe
that crops in the fields and in orchard
and gardens in various forest region
have been ravaged. The menace ha
become so serious that the govern
ment authorities are now killing rat
bits, hares, pheasants and other anl
mals and birds which have fed upoi
the growing crops. The killing is don
on specified days by those in the com
munes who have proper authorization
The huntsmen act collectively, no ind!
virtual sportsman being allowed to g
out for game. Guns are not used ii
ice worn except unaer mo supervisioi
of gendarmes, and then only when oth
er means of disposing of the game
such as traps and ferrets, are not avai
able. Wherever possible, the game i
taken alive, and transferred to othe
parts of the country for restockin
purposes.
Wax Model Costs $1,000.
A wax model, more than a foot lonf
of the insect that transmits typhus f<
ver is one of the curious features i:
the study of this disease by the healt
authorities of the United States got
ernment. The model is about one ml
lion times the size of the insect in lift
More than a year was spent in makln
1t. at a cost of about $1,000. Typhu
fever is now ravaging the armies c
Europs.
Term He Understooa.
A New York divine had occasion, ii
his early days, to officiate at a chrU
tening in a small fishing village ii
Massachusetts. The proud father, i
young fisherman, awkwardly holdinj
his first horn daughter, was visihl;
embarrassed under the scrutiny of th
many eyes in the congregation, am
i VICE CHARGED TO MOSQUITO &
i- Natives of Tropics Can't Be Moral, Is ?':
Argument Made by Some
Missionaries.
if ' Those who complain ol mosquitoes
r here ought to be thankful that condi
n tions here are not the same as in Cen- an
I- tral America," a returned traveler ar
i- said. "As soon as a man sets foot m<
in the wilds down there he is intro5
duced to this insatiable pest. The ,is
s mosquito Will clinK to him in waking ori
s ami sleeping hours, testing all his pow- da
t ers of endurance and leaving hint so
V thoroughly scarred that many a mis- "P
f sionary acquires the appearance of Ar
s one who has barely emerged from the o\\
i throes of some deadly and pernicious o\
f cisease."
' In the annual report of the Ameri- tic
p can Hible society, which is now be- co:
3 mg prepared for publication, many su
Hible distributors testify to the suffer- kh
n ir.g caused by contact with mosquitoes stt
c in the hot belt countries. The in^
sect, not heathenism, is the mission- th?
^ aries' worst enemy. Even the natives pit
^ are engaged In constant battle with tet
? the pests. They prevent sleep, they Bu
^ intect the food, they carry in their
' trail microbes and gums of destruc- Mi
8 tlon.
Many missionaries believe that the re]
? mosquito is actually responsible for
the vicious and deceptive traits of tot
character which prevail among the natives.
They can't possibly be happy
^ or moral under the continued assault
of such an enemy to physical comfort, ga
jt is argued.
P
Hoop Petticoats.
d During the reign of Charles I the j.
,f hoop petticoat was worn oniv bv
I. wives of the lower gentry ami by the
l wives of the citizens. In the latter ,
e part of the reign o. Queen Anne it ()(l
i- rose again; this time in another form
? ?that of an enormous hoop. This
gr> w to sueli immense proportions '
r that during the time of George 1 and
i- II. eight yards was considered the
i proper width.
s These hoops had outstanding steel
s or whalebone foundations at the hote
torn of the skirt. In Kli/.aheth's time w'i
1 this whalebone had been used at the it
s top. near the waist, enlarging the Pa
t hips for several leet. Addison ex- of
a pressed him-c i: about the subject as wa
1 follows, through his Sir Roger de let
"? Coverley: ho
"My great-great-grandmother has he
3 on a new fashioned petticoat, except !a<
* that hers is gathered at the waist, tm
i My grandmother appears as if she do
stood in a large drum, whereas tho ale
ladies now walk as if they wero In a 1
go-cart." 'o
e hit
Eating to Grow. ^
A certain Columbus newspaper man n
is proud of the precocity of his flve9
*? I l i
j WOI -WIVJ 11 ICV.V. an l> |Mtui ui |?t-r U1UU- #j
tal agility, he tolls tho following:
"We wore visiting recently at my
( brother's home When dinner was
I called the child politely hut firmly ni1
announced that she had no idea of t1"
II |)f*(
dining and would remain away from
I Uu' tab,e tot
"'Why, Mildred, you must eat three
|] full meals a day il you are ever to
n grow up and he a lady,' remarked iny
,, wite, who happens to he a woman of
il ?ir*
u substantial proportions
"Carefully surveying her gratuitous J,
, adviser, the little miss said Auntie,
|! do you eat tour n.-uls a day?' '? .,
3 Cciumhus Dispatch.
r tin
B Tlie white cattle which predominate tin
In northern Italy are of the Piedmont !'a
breed, and are particularly suitable as oft
work animals. A yoke of these oxen ')e
' of large size weigh ;i.520 to 4,400 j
pounds. The weight of* a fine white tlo
n cow of the Idedmont breed is 1.210 to trl
h 1,540 pounds. Steers attain about an
r" 1,980 pounds. The Piedmont bull 1111
reaches about 2,200 to 2,420 poundB. tat
Another breed of white cattle is also ?("
* found in Italy, known as Roman This tei
breed, however, is not. properly speak- ba
ing, of northern Italian origin, hut
rnmcs rrom tne neignnornooa or
Rome, in central Italy. The oxen of OI
^ this breed are also particularly adapt- , n
ed as work animals, hut are not ho
:1 Rood for slaughter. their meat being < a
not of such fine quality as that of the *8'
s Piedmont variety. ?
There is also a breed of pure white ^
e cattle in Italy, known as Chianina
j These cattle are of enormous size and ?> ?
v weight, less adapted to work, but are ?
3 for slaughter. There are oxen of the
Chianina breed weighing from 3,360 y
^ to 3,520 pounds each. ?. ?
r It is the opinion of breeders and i
t dairymen in this district that none of
the above breeds of cattle have been y
I exported to North America There are A
3 many breeders in Italy of the several ^
classes of white cattle, but there are ^
none who raise them especially for
export.
i
; First United States Treasurer. ^1
a Alexander Hamilton was the first ^
h secretary of the treasury (17R9-9f>). *i
j Michael Hlllcgas wan the first United ^
a States treasurer Hlllcgas wan ;.p- |
pointed to the office July 29, 1776,
when he and George Clymer were cho- ^
sen together in the formation of what ^
was the germ of the treasury depart- i Jj
I ment. Hlllegan served alone through i ^
I nrn of i ofi 11 v Ittci nnflrn form K r\ r*? ovoe i
as Clymer soon resigned to take a seat
as delegate to congress lllllegas' i ^
term expired September 11. 17S9, and ^
ho was succeeded by Samuel Meredith. ^
Both mon were from Pennsylvania
The treasury department was formally ^
organized by not of September 2. lTStt ^
but. trietly speaking. this was merely I ^
a reorganisation, for the department fl
under various names had been in existence
since 177T. V
THE LANCASTER NEW!
JRRUS ARE HIS BEST PALS
xty Year-Old Prospector, Starting
Life Anew Causes a Sensation
in San Francisco.
Harry H. Cloud, sixty years 'young,"
th his camping outfit of two burros
d a cart, has walked 1,750 miles
ross burning desert and rugged
>untaitis to get a "start in life!"
And 1 Miraudy' Cloud has establied
the long-distance walker's recil
for babies of ten months. "Miran"
is one of Cloud's burros.
Cloud, who abandoned his mining
rospect" 30 miles from Prescott.
iz. spread his blankets in the shadr
of the Tower of Jewels, outside the
position ground at San r rancisco.
Tito glitter and glare of the e:;posi>11
has never had a more colorful
ntrast than this picture of sturdy,
n-bronzed age in top boots and
aki. The "tenderfeet" of the city
>od ama/.ed.
rrafllc piled up on Market street as
2 strange caravan from the desert
idded down the great business ar y.
Crowds followed. Men cheered
bies cooed in glee.
'Soli me the baby burro?" said a
ss Louise Hurton.
Won't part 'or from 'or mother,'
[died Cloud
"I'll buy them both." said Miss Hur1
s sister .Mabel. "How much?"
Ten thousand dollars," answered
trry.
"O!" said the girls. Then they
sped again.
Well, these 'on- burros are my only
Is," said Cloud. "Would you value
friend at less? I'm startin' after a
tune. I'll need it when I get old.
i' I've got to have, friends to help |
i it. ii i n.i\?" iiro 9iw,w?"i i i
< (1 burros for friends That's proved
ilosephy (let ap tln re. Jinnie!"
\mp HAD GOGD BUSINESS
s Ledger Showed an income of
$1C0 Which He Had Made in
Thirty-Nine Days.
Tramping pays b? tter than working
ien a man ear make $1,200 a year at
merely l.v holding out the itching
1m. Klin or Ner on. thirty-live years
ago, with only one leg. a winning
y. an aptitude lor figures and a writ1
card of appeals for help, left Par
r, S. 1).. July 27. In 30 days, until
canio into Minneapolis in the state
r week crowd recently he was in 60
ivns or cities. Faithfully ho put
wn income and expense as hi- went
>n g.
Ho might be going yet and adding
his fortune, but the police picked
n up and spoiled his game, taking
neat letter ledger from his pocket.
this Norton had ruled ofT into colins
for towns reached, distance trav d.
fare paid, when he paid any. total
lount received in each town and bal
ce on hand when leaving the town,
fien Norton struck Minneapolis he
ist have had nearly $100 but he
imt it in Minneapolis. Business was
st at Windoni, where he look in $8.
averaged not less than $3 in every
,vn visited Expenses were light.
Sanitation in Skyscrapers.
rhe skyscrapers of New York city
to be placed under scrutiny by
ard of health officials, the purpose,
is said, being to ascertain whether
aitary regulations are adhered to
idly Safety Engineering thinks j
ie truth is that most, if not all. of
se structures were reared under
direction of numerous city dertments.
whose officiousness has
en been more marked than their
neflcent service.
The new departure," that publiea
n says, "will place the officials on
al as well as the owners and tents
of the skyscrapers. If there is
vthing about the buildings that mili;es
against the healthfulness of their
cupants, it is the fault, to some ex
it of the various civic bodies that
ve assumed to dectate how they
re to he constructed. If some of
s older buildings have been deprived
the light and air that they once
joyed, that is the fault of the huild?
department and the law Ancient
sements of light and air were abolled
long ago."
MEE1
fnco to lace
: MEAT
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for
All kinds ?
The Meat i
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CiLHI
The Priee i
and
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Hear E. I?. Rode
S JAXUAKY 17, 191(j.
Chinese -Aitar or Heaven."
No ultur on earth vies in marble ,
maJcBty with the Altar of Heaven? |
Tien T an?in the south of the Chinese
A(i.. ...hi/.h V..?.* 1?
LHJ ui i rMu^? ?UII,II rjuii'^iv/i A uiift'iu
of tlio Ming dynasty reared in A. I).
1420 with its triple balustrades, stairs, [
and platforms of pure white marble i
carved miraculously, its groat circle
covering a wido area in the midst of a j
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 j
thousands of robed celebrants, with j
music, incense, sacrifice, it is trans- j
ccndently imposing and impressing ]
There the emperor knelt once a year ]
and worshiped "the only being in the
universe he could look up to"?Shang- s
tl?the emperor of the- world above,
whore court was in the sky and the >
spear tips of whose soldiers were the I
stars.
Sc a Bolt Can't Slip.
Gave Name to Party.
The wort] "Radical, ' as applied to
a British political party, originated in
a speech made by Charles J. Fox in
17!?7, when he referred to the nocesity
for "radical" reform.
The Wonderful Medical Value
of Lemon Juice
is used to its fullest extent
when compounded by The Mo;:-'
1 (- v I c tut ill Ivl i v i l- ( \ i ve i 1 li tiiVii'i
Sliver ton.es, laxatives, aroma-1
ties, stimulants and blood puri-j
lit rs, the whole making that1
ideal LIVER MEDICINE. Mo/.ley's
Lemon Eiixir. More than
hi years attest that there are
none 'Must as Good" in perma-;:
nently relieving Chronic Const:-1
pat ion, Indigestion, Biliousness,1
Dizziness, Sour Stomach, Bad'J
Breath, Pains in Back or Sides.
Loss of Appetite, or anything i
caused by a disordered or tor- ;
pid 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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A metnou 01 locKing a nut upon a
bolt in such a way that it cannot work ,
loose is the object of a patent granted
to William Johnson of IMttsliold, Mass.!
The boit is the ordinary screw holt,
but has a flat edge down one side ;
Upon this a washer, made of spring
steel is placed. The straight edge of
the hole in the washer tits that of the
holt, thus making it immovable.
The surface of the washer Is
punched with round bosses. The under
surfact of the nut is bored with
th<> same numb; r of holes as there
are bosses and of e?iual size.
Wh? n the nut is screwed down the
bosses vield under nressure until th
nut is driven homo, when they fit into
the holes. Th? nut cannot work loose,
but can be remove:! easily with u
wrench.
Nesting Gclf Balls.
A golfer who was playing ever the
St .Vents, Huntingdonshire, links in
Kv.rlnm! the oth? r day hit his hall
in! > a li?:dt?e, and, alter searching for
it -ome tine with .ut success, ohnerved
a bird s ?: I From curiosity
m- re than with any expectation of
hndinj. his ball tk. re. lie looked ir.to
th. nes*. anc. found not only his own!
ball, but tlii' others as well. Tali
story, but actual iuc.il
Stooping Him.
I "I shall never ask you to promise ?
to come 1101110 early again," she said
sorrowfully when be let himselr in
at 2 a. m.
"Why not. my dear?" he inquired |
quietly.
"It's bad enough to be married to . ?.
nighthe**, k and a loafer without making
a liar ot you, too ' she replied,
and he nad do comeback. %
New Definition.
"The study of etymology," s. a th<
Philadelphia Record, "causes 110 enc
of trouble among tnat class of schoo
children whose Knowledge of tinglisl
is limited to words which fimire in tlx
ordinary street conversation, anc
many curious results nave followed
The custom usually observed by tin
teachers is to require such a detinitioi
ot the word, then its derivation, ant
finally a sentence in which tne wort
is properly used. The word ' ligament'
fell to the lot oi a rather diffident boj
recently. He defined it prouerly as "i
band," but followed up the correc
derivation with this remarkable sen
tence: "I was wakened up last nigh'
by bearing a brass ligament goln*
down the street. *
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Write for Free Catalogs, I'riv
Parker-Gardne
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How better can we expres
f port than to fie !y riii'ni tl
f What vo. <!; c< n cx.Te: s n o
that is in our hearts?
4, Indeed we thank you for j
i us such a generous measure
i your unfailing courtesy and
l efforts to serve you in that i
f. able to you.
We wish you all the unlir
t ity you deserve in 1916, and
?, of greeting you face to face
F
E. B. Rod
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? Optimistic Thought. B
t Today for money, tomorrow for B
I nothing. B
; OLDER BUT STRONGER I
To 1*' lienltliy at seventy, prepare at IH
} forty, is sound advice, because in the fl
strength of middle life we too often forget B
that neglected colds, or careless treat- B
ment of sligiit aches and pains, simply
I undermine strength and bring chronic S
' weakness for later years. 1
T To I* stronger when older, keep youi fl
t blood pure and rich and active wrth the ij
t strength-building ami blood-nourishing J
properties of iscott's Emulsion which isa '
food, u tonic and u medicine 4o keep youi 1
1 blood rich, alleviate rheumatism auc
I avoid sickness. No alcohol in Scott's.
Scott tfc Downe. Bloom field. N. I.
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WE SELL
biabe Pianos,
bickering Pianos,
/ers & Pond Pianos,
innola Player-Pianos,
arker, Gardner Pianos.
'arker - Gardner Player 'ianos.
?the last two instruments
narie especially for us by hi^h
lass manufacturers, measirr- 3
UK up to our own and the makrs'
high standard of real piano
.orth.
es and Terms.
Charlotte,
;rL,o. n. c.
?3 To Us 11
>t Vears J,
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s our gratitude for your supLie
al ove statement of fact? T
re fo cvfully the deep feeling v
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four goodness to us in giving +
a of your patronage, and for T
I appreciation of our humble T
nanner which is most accepts
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nited happiness and prosper- 5^
we hope to have the pleasure ;
; in the future as in the past.
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