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Duelling not for honor, but for fun,
is one of the latest pastimes Indulged
111 by the gayest of nations. And they
call this fencing with buttonles6 foils,
do the merry Gauls, "la poule sanglante."
I. e., the bloody hen. For those
ensanguined poultry contests the fallowing
regulations hare been iaid
down: "Swords with buttonless blades,
face uncovered, right arm bared, ordinary
kid gloves if desired, upper part
of the body clothed in a vest fitting
tightly to the skin, belts forbidden,
,?ach fencer to be assisted by two s?c
|pHOTOGRi
nit; UUEJL. BETWEEN
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onds. The competitions will consist
of two-minute bouts, and Trill stop at
the first blood." The first public event
of this kiud took place early in March
. at Neuilly, near Paris,- the fighting
I cocks (pr hens) to lead off being M. Laberdesque
and M. de Vllette. The latter
received a scratch on the foreaim.
Then the police intervened. After a
perfunctory though clamorous official
demonstration, the officers of the law
Withdrew, and then the series of duels
continued and more of the brave Gallic
birds bled for fun.?Collier's Weekly.
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I RACINQ ON
THE JAHb,
A NEW JPORT
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By Day Allen Willey.
Tl | HE eastern const of Florida.
I between Daytona and Ori
I monde Includes a stretch of
f. 8?nd which is about thirty
miles In length and remarkable
tor Its smooth and hard surface
It is so firm that it is utilized
as a boulevard by horse vehicles of
various kinds and by automobiles,
bicycles, and by what are locally
termed "sand-sailers." During the winter
season, when the resorts mentioned
are largely patronized, nearly every val
rlety of vehicle operated by steam or
gasoline can be seen upon the beach.
The photographs show a collection of
the various automobiles which have
been used here during the past winter.
They Include not only a break, but runabouts
of various kinds. In the picture
are poMess than seven different kinds
of autos, including the motor bicycle.
The "sand-sailers" consist of a frame work
spread on three bicycle wheels,
to which is attached an ordinary sprit
sail. The rear wheel is used to steer
the "craft." and it can be operated
. quite close to the wind, while in running
before the wind it frequently attbins
a very high speed. Some of the
bicyclists who use the beach for a
course have fitted up sails which are
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fastened to a mast attached to the
framework, and are used iu coasting
before the wind.
Caged Birds Live Longent.
Many people declaim against the
cruelty of keeping birds in cages, but
it is a well-proved truth that cage-birds
live about six times as long as a wild
bird, and the bird invariably becomes
so fond of its owner aud its surrouudings
that, when the cage is thrown
rf open, it will not fly away. It suffers so
little from solitude that, .? a prospective
mate is introduced, it hits her on
the head at first for her Impudence in
daring to intrude into a private apartment.?
New Yorlr rress.
The British Officer.
( ' The dash and bravery displayed by
the little British force In the storming
of Kano were quite up to the traditions
' of the service. The British officer may
be criticised for lack of "slimness," bul
when It comes to leading straight intc
an. ogly breach he can give them all
cards and spades.?Ottawa Citizen.
Hk:
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a dream. A young woman living in
village near Pirot, In Servla, dreamt
one night, of a burled church. St
spoke of it to the prefect and the loc
clergy, but they only laughed at he
She persisted in her statements, ho^
ever, and ultimately induced the pe
pie to dig at a spot she Indicate
Here, to the intense surprise of evei
one but the dreamer, the ruins of a m
diaeval church were found. The;
were rebuilt as a tiny chapel, and sine
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BiftgjgrajM ; - fl
S^N^H^Hmv ^'jj^B^^S - , ^ M
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M. LABEKDESQUE AND M. DE
then hundreds of people have mac
pilgrimages to the place. The chap
is simply crowded with tablets, sacre
icons and other tributes of the faithfu
mrnmrnmr'
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A CHAPEL BUILT FBOM THE RUINS OF
MEDIAEVAL CHURCH WHICH Wj
DISCOVERED THBOUOH A DREAM.
[From a Plioti
The woman whose dream led to Its di
covery Is the presiding geulus of tl
place, and receives so many gifts fro
the worshipers that she is already qui
rich. Our photograph shows the drea
church and Its discoverer, frith her ctii
dreu.?The Wide World Magazine.
The Snnrce of Sapply.
At last the doctor consented to smil
the nurs? was already laughing; tl
shadow had been lifted from the sic
room, and everything was well; ar
after profusely bathing her eyes Aui
Jennie came down to the breakfa
table where her two small nieces we:
seated, wondering what had turn<
j the house so topsy-turvy that mornin
I "Guess what I know, girlies!" si
! said, gayly. "There is a little bal
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ELLED VEHICLES USED ON TIIE
P FLORIDA.
?From the Scientific American.
brother upstairs. lie came this mor
in? when you were asleep. What i
you thiuk of that?"
"Did he:" exclaimed the sharp-eyt
Edith. "Then I know wfco brougl
him."
"You do?"
"Ye?, it was the milkman. It said
on hi.! cart yesterday."
"Said wJiat?" asked Aunt Jennie
astonishment.
' Why, 'Families supplied daily!'
was the quick reply.?New York Time
The Pepper Plant.
The pepper plant?piper nigrum
which produces the white and bla<
pepper of commerce, is a climbin
vine-like shrub, found Trowing wi
in the forests of Trevancore and tl
Malabar coast of India. Pepper is e
' tirely tropical in its requirements. T]
' irlilta nonnor 1a tha Mock* npnnpr H
" t-MV, MH4VM v
corticated by maceration and rubbin
> Dulutb, Minn., is to have an immen
i electrical power plant which will riv
that at the "800."
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Church With a
Strange History
la n rninjirk-nhlo llftlp mprliflpv
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church which was discovered throug
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A MISSING LINK.
* Strange Animal Connecting Rep-?
!<?? and Mammals
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>d In Permian times, which was about
ie midday in the great geological past,
nl there lived many strange and wierd
r. creatures belonging to the vast reptilv
ian class. The fossil sunlight, which
o- we call coal, was just forming In Pennd.
sylvanla and no mammal had yet trod
y upon this earth.
e- The comparatively brief period of the
se world's history embraced by the Per:e
mian and Trias saw some remarkable
^NCH DUEL.
VILETTE, AT NEUILLY.
?From Collier's Weekly.
le changes among back-boned animals,
si not only of our continent, but elsed
where; It saw the disappearance of the
1. great frog and salamander-like amphlb?
lans, and the coming of dinosaurs and
marine reptiles. Turtles made theii
appearance, and the strange, mammallike
reptiles, the anoroodonts, ran their
course, passed across the stage, and
went out of existence. Most important
of all events that took place in the
Triassic period was the advent of
mammals, and, while these were no
larger than rats, and seem to have had
many features in common with their
anomodont associates, they marked the
coming of the highest of all groups or
animals. No period of time, before or
since, has witnessed such a complete
revolution in the life of the globe. The
vegetation, too, was changing; those
giant, overgrown mosses, wiucii naa
waned In the carboniferous, practically
disappeared with the Permian, while
fern9 and cycads increased and conifers
appeared in numbers. The world
had changed, our continent had increased
in sizek and the close of the
Trias looked upon a new landscape,
peopled by a new race of beings.
Mr. Cass, of the State Normal School.
Milwaukee, Wis., has patiently recona
structed one of these primitive actors
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JO A STRAKGE ANIMAL OF ANCIENT TIMES
of the stage, long since forgotten, for
our delectation. Head down and tall
exposed is the way that auomodont
known ns "Einbolophorus dollovianus"
was discovered. The strata was slight?r
ly inclined and composed of peculiarly
refractory cement of Iron and sand,
!l? which made the extraction of the hones
>5 a matter of extreme difficulty and pa?
tlence.
Patience ultimately had its reward
and the specimen proved to be nearly
anatoniatically complete, the only part9
lacking being the ribs find part of the
feet, which were present in other specimens
of the same animal. The restoration
here shown was made after a most
careful study, measurement and comparison
with nil bones of like creatures.
The body is drawn somewhat elevated
from the ground. At first it seemed
probable that the belly was dragged
on tne gTouna, our an urrempr ro piace
the bones of the fore limb in such a position
showed such not to have been
the rase with the animal. The tail
would naturally seem to have been
pretty Ion?, If for no other reason than
I to preserve the symmetry of tivg? animal,
but the bones prove otherwise.
When alive Embolopliorus dollovianus
must have been about the size of a
pony, only of vastly different appearance
and possessed of the habits of an
alligator.
A Iteinnaint of Old ?wcate.
The most notorious part of the whole
? structure?and which yet ream ins?was
ii- iiiL' jnt^s |aiu. i-T.trit- u wns ui.ii ijeiui*
lo forte et dure was inflicted upon prisoners
charged with felony who with the
*d view of saving their property from
lit conliscation, refused to plead at the
bar. This dreadful punishment of being
pressed to death was, however,
so abolished in 1772. A Major Strangways,
who was indicted for murder,
in having refused to plead, was condemned
to this savage peine forte et
" dure. He died In eight minutes, and
is. many of those who witnessed the
dreadful sight threw stones at him to
hasten his end.?Chambers's Journal
Mere Opinion.
A woman isn't old as long as she can
keep her daughter in short skirts.
ie People who are disposed to cry over
n. spilled milk have damp handkerchiefs
i.e most of the time.
Ti. nltr-n m fJlA m rtof l/\.
q it isii L ai?uja mc uivot i/vucuui iv
comotive that has the biggest whistle.
There is many a man who would be
se willing to lose the respect of a townaj
shipful of people in order to win a $2
Drize.?Chicago Record-Herald.
1 mFIBS" a mark of genius.
Cblesgo Teacher Find* Good In Chlld'a
Prevarication?. 1
"Let children fabricate; It is a mark ;
af literary genius." _ ;
In tbese words Mrs. Ella A.dams
Moore, of the University of Chicago, 1
condoned the habit children form of
imagining things, and then telling them i
as gospel truth. She- was speaking on
"The Place of Literature in Child
Life."
"The creation of invisible companion;?."
said Mrs. Moore, "is a common
phenomenon among children. When
the child renches this stage?the stage !
where the real world and the imagin- '
ary world become merged into cne in
the child mind?it n-eeds careful hand- :
ling. The child draws on its imagina- >
tion to such an extent that it begins
to fabricate.
"This wholesale prevarication often I
causes the fluid's ciders to become J
alaruifd lfst it will grow up untruth- ,
fill and no a law-abiding citizen. But ,
this tendency to fabricate is often a J
sign of literary genius. How many
literary geniuses have been trashed J
by stern parents who feel if their vhil- :
dren fabricate they will fall from
grace and grow into bad men. They
tell them they mustn't fabricate; that
their innocent stories do not please
God: and by doing that the parents
nmhnhir nrn smotherine senilis."
Mrs. Moore declared that tlw child i
mind is ready for imaginary stories !
such as "Little Red Riding Hood,"' I
'The Three Bears" and "Jack and
Jill," at the age of two and a haif
years.
"It is the parent's dut}*," sne said,
"to teach the child a connection between
the real and the imaginary. A
good way is to bring the story home to
them by suggesting that perhaps the
vacant lot across the street may have
been the woods which Red Riding
Hood frequented. This develops the I
imagination, and the imaginative tend
ency is what makes the children able
to write stories. It should bo cultivated."
Mrs. Moore advised mothers and j
kindergarten teachers to read to their
children enly such literature as can be J
thoroughly comprehended and absorbed j
by the child mind. i
"Don't read anything," she said, "in '
which the thought is involved. First
of all. literature must' be understood
by the child. Fresh air, play, the
sounds and sights of nature are better
than stories for children. They are
the stuff that stories are made of?it is
the child's birthright to be permitted
to enjoy them.
"Activity is the only thing on earth J
the child wants. It wants wider and,
fuller experience through literature
than it finds in its every day existence.
Feeling the need of a wildei and fuller !
life is often what drives thp boy to
the cheap novel, it is a high impulse' ,
that sends a boy to a bad theatre; it is
a high impulse that sends him to the j '
bad novel. He wants and craves for a
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broader experience, ana ue nnus mat ,
through these two agencies he can enlarge
his sphere of vision. It is narrow
ness in the home and the school that \
usually drives the boy to th? yellow ,
backed novel and the melodrama."
A teacher declared that, in her be- i
lief, the characters in the literature.
read In; the kindergartens are so goody. |
goody tbat they should have died be \
fore they were born.
'Everything is negation in the
stories," she said. 'The boys are too
good to be spanked and there is nothing
in the stories that will make the
good shine out against the bad. The!
stories should be stronger "
"For voune children a meaningless !
phrase is better than soothing ?irup," i
declared Mrs. Moore. "If a child he
gins to cry. say something meaningless j '
which wiy at once appeal to its sense j
of humor The child will laugh when j
it would have cried."-Chicago Tribune.
'
I'Tndependenco Forever."
Thomas Jefferson and John Adam*
were two of the brightest men in that j 1
notable body, the Second Continental j
Congress. Together they worked for j
Independence, together they served on
the committee to draw up the Declart- I
tion, and for more than a dozen year* j
after were the closest confidants aud j
friends. Political differences, ala3!
separated them, and their close friendship
was replaced by the bitterest animosity.
Both became President, and
strong Presidents, of the country they
had done eo much to bring into existence.
But so sharp was the estrange- ,
ment between these now gray-haired
rivals, that, upon Jefferson succeeding ,
Adams in ofUce, the latter, late at night
of his last day a6 President, appointed
and signed the commissions of a number
of judges that Congress had jus) '
created, rather thau let Jefferson select i
men of his own -way of thinking for 1
these important offices. The slur of 1
"midnight judges" was long attached
to those thus elevated. On the day ol
Inauguration Adams left the city
rather than see the oath administered
to h!a old comrade. This foolish and '
unfortunate quarrel is the greatest
stain on the memory of these two in*
tellectual giant3 at this day. They re- .
pented it themselves after years had ;
passed, renewed their friendship, and '
corresponded from then until death. .
Death came to both on the fiftieth anniversary
of that historical Fourth o.' ^
July when both had so nrmiy ana
proudly signed the Declaration of Ie- j
dependence. When Adams felt tjs j
death-dew coming upon his forehead ,
he thought lovingly of his old comrade, j
already dead, though Adams knew IS ]
not. "Jefferson still lives!" he said, ,
A little later he murmured, "Inuepend. t
er.ce forever!" and expired.?Lora S. |
La Mance, In "New" Lipplncott. I
Coollnz a Hot Iron.
The small girl had been told not to 1
put her toy flatiron on the stove, as it
would become too hot. She insisted *'
that she must have a hot Iron, how- (
ever; for how else could she make her J
doll's clothes look nice? But when the '
iron was given to her sho found its (
warmth more than she bargained for.
She said nothing to her mother, but *
quietly taking up the iron she toddled "
out to the refrigerator and deposited
there; and when her mother asked her
for an explanation she said:
"T trmrrht T'H pnnl it nff."?New York
Pres9. '
The range of hearing in adults under
flfty-flve years of age is approximately i
16,000 to 48,000 jlbrajUioot per second.
j Ease For the l
f Wounded, ?
j .Improved Ambulance as ^
J Used in Saxony. ^
THE State Ambulance Associatlou,
of Saxony, has been Introducing
improved methods
of aiding such inhabitants of
the rural districts as meet with bodily
accidents. Some of th.: accessories
used are described by the Illastrlrte
Zeitung in an article translated for the
Scientific American, from which translation
we reproduce the following
paragraphs. One of the most important
reforms has been the introduction
of an ambulance carriage, with accommodation
for two patients and an attendant,
which Is made sufficiently nar
AMBULANCE STRETCHER MOUNTED UPON
CARRIAGE, SHOWING TEMOVAELE
COVER AND CHEST OF BANDAGES.
row to allow it to pass upon country
lanes. The interior is airy and light,
allowing of a close observation of the
patient by the attendant at all times,
and of perfect ventilation by the windows
of the walls of tho van. The internal
covering of the van is carefully
packed in the joints; the walls are impregnated
and polished smooth, are
not attacked by moisture, and present
no edges or corners. It is, therefore,
easy to thoroughly clean and disinfect
the interior. Under the driver's box
are carried the chest of bandages and
a number of covers.
In addition to protection against Jolts
afforded by the binary carriage
springs the patient Is further
htr tlio fVmstTlietion of the
outuiu^u wj ^ ? ?
rHE STRETCHES 8UPP0BTED ON SPBING3.
stretcher itself, which is shown in the
iccompanying illustration. The method
of supporting the stretcher in the van
from below was resorted to in preference
to that of suspending It, as the
latter requires for its manipulation
several strong hands trained to the
work; and also because the horizontal
of a suspended stretcher Curing the
journey cnn never be wholly eliminated
even by the most careful fastenings.
The stretcher rests on four small
wheels with thick rubber tires, which
are connected with the main part of
the stretcher by two pairs of good
? t.. rrv.1. ? fiC i ? J i l ?
springs. iuis uuuius uu eAi:et;ujugijelastic
aud soft support and the
stretcher easily glides into the van undor
the hand of quite an inexperienced
operator. The handles are made to
slide in under the stretcher when the
latter Is placed In the van. and when
In this position they fit with their rubber-tipped
ends against the front and
hack walls of the van. holding the
stretcher securely in position. Tinmattress
of the stretcher is covered
with rubber cloth, which can be removed
and thoroughly cleaned.
For short distances the model In the
other cut is used. The sailcloth awning
protects the patient from wind and
rain and shuts off the gaze of the inquisitive.
As it Is removable it does
not inconvenience the bearers in passing
through narrow passages of a
building, and does not unnecessarily
add to the weight of the stretcher indoors.
The top can be thrown backnear
the head, thus admitting light and
air at discretion. In this case also the
mattress is covered with rubber cloth
IMBALANCE STItETCHER WITH SAILCLOTH
COVEFIXO.
which can be taken off for cleaning.
The stretcher weighs forty pounds,
the awning twenty-two pounds and the
carriage 123 pounds. The springs are
carefully chosen and the whole is solidly
made.
Our Everyday Heroes.
A fireman died at Bellevue yester..
Simmon lito ntliprs nf us. are
Ail J. r iiciucu, tiav ,
l?orn to dip, but they, unlike us, die
that our lives and our property may
i>e protected. This particular fireman,
MeXally, died from Injuries received
n endeavoring to rescue a comrade
?rom certain death. He himself would
mve suffered instant death but for
Hie courage of his hero comrade, McEvoy.
You have seen these brave men go
nto the very jaws of death fearlessly,
laving only a regard for the duty
rou are paying dollars and cents for
:hem to perform. They run greater
isks than you or me?for In the very
mture of the demands made on them
lie danger is ever imminent. The dash
Jirough the streets, the dodging of
rucks and ears, the menace of smoke, i
ire, bad walls, gases?all contribute
:o a hazardous life.
They deserve much at our hamls,
nul yet only when one meets a heroic
loath bravely do we stop and thtuk.
in the roll of Are heroes the names of
McNally and McEvoy will always recall
the memory of a noble deed, for
'Greater love hath no man than this,
hat he give up his life for his friend."
-New York News.
Another Think Dae.
The man who thinks his wife Is
blind to his faults is entitled to ansther
think.?New York News.
The man who has nothing to lose can
ifford to gamble with destiny.
k iDmamaV hao Hlannlr^fpH A
A riCUCU IUICUIV1 UUO ?
new way of making roads free from
dust. At a cost of two cents per square
yard he covered a macadamized road
with a coat of tar, and found it, after
four months, in excellent condition, al- ]
though heavy wagons as well as car- '
riages had used it 1
Dr. Figueria, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has J <
successfully performed on a hospita.' 1
patient an operation which has hitherto ' j
proved fatal in all similar cases. The . t
patient was suffering from paralysis of i
the right side and tumor of the brain, j j
due to a fall. To remove the rapidly j j
enlarging growth twelve square inches | <
of the- skull was lifted and the tumor ]
and an eighth of the brain removed. ^
The nest day the paralysis began to ]
disappear and the man's sight to re-1 <
turn. j
The Steljes typewriting telegraph, as 1
nsed by the London police, is an appa- 1
ratus for sending a message simulta- '
neously and in typewritten characters i
to several places at once. The battery <
o rkATfAnPnl mortnof orH +ha nni'tc am '
15 a 1>\J ? CI i. UI Iuu^,uwit uuu WMV jfU4*a M?v . ^
actuated by springs. The operator at I ,
one end touches the keys representing
I the letters and figures, at the same
' time turning a handle, and the message
is received and printed automatically
by all the recording instruments on th?
circuit.
In the Medical Journal is an interest,
lng account of a queer accident. The
: patient was brought to the hospital in a
state of asphyxia, which had come on
without warning, the lad being perfectly
well. A few minutes after his admission
to the hospital another and
more intense paroxysm set in. The second
attack ceased after a time, the boy
becoming perfectly quiet and comfortable.
A new attack followed, however,
with increasing intensity, which led Dr. .
Mollica to suspect a foreign body In the
windpipe. A tube was inserted, the
kMAflikinA hllf O ffor f) I j
j urcaiumg uctuuic ^u^i, ? ?
time another attack of asphyxia set in, 1
with the tube in place. The tnbe was !
then withdrawn, and a large leech was \
found to hare crawled Into it. The pa- i
tient was well In a few days. The au* j
thor was of the opinion that the alter- j
nations In the spasms of asphyxia were
due to the leech crawling about in the }
windpipe, and thus giving the lad time j
to breathe, and again " closing the i
trachea. j
In the course of a lecture at the Con* ,
ference of Musicians in Dublin, Ire- i
land, some interesting particulars and :
some astonishing statistics were given
relatively to the amount of work ac- i
compllshed by the brain and nerves In '
piano playing. A pianist in view of the |
present state of pianoforte playing has ,
to cultivate the eye to see about 4500
signs in one minttfe, the fingers to 1
make about 2000 movements, and the J
Drain xo receive anu uxtueroiauu scyui- < <
ately the 1500 signs while it issues 2000 . 1
orders. In playing Weber's "Moto per- j '
I p?tuo." a pianist has to read 4541 notes
in a little under four minutes. This is j
about nineteen per second; but the eye |
can receive only about ten consecutive |
impressions per second, so that it is ,
evident that In very rapid music a , j
player does not see every note singly, 1
but in groups, probably a bar or more j
at one vision. In Chopin's "Etude in E
Minor" (In the second set) the speed of 1
reading is still greater, since it is neces- j
savy to read 3950 signs In two minutes i
and a half, which Is equivalent to j j
about twenty-six notes per second.
Hettj Green'* Retort.
Hetty Green, of New York, had ft i
way of taking care of her own, even j 1
in her youth. A Vermont neighbor tells j ]
that while she was living on her New | l
England farm she had for a neighbor i <
a particularly unneighborly old bach- j ]
elor. One day, while the threshers j 1
were at work on her wheat crop, the j i
winnowing fan broke and she went j !
over in great haste to borrow her j (
neighbor's machine. j i
"Certainly," was the reply. "Mrs. I 1
Green may use the fan, but I make It j
a rule never to allow my implements to
be taken from my farm. The machine
is In the barn, and she may bring her
grain there to be winnowed," an offer j (
It was manifestly Impossible to accept. ; j
Mrs. Green had not forgotten the im- i 1
pll-ed refusal when the old bachplor | 8
sent his hired man over one morning ( <
to-borrow her sidesaddle for the use j t
of a visiting relative. I 1
"I shall be only too glad to favor j J
him," was the word sent back by the | ,<
-~A"*- Hwirtn "Knf T noriii. ollnTfT t t
US IU1? lUi9. U1CCU, uut A. uvivi U4IVH
anything I own to be carried off the j ^
farm. My saddle is hanging across a | r
beam In the barn loft. Tell Mr. Browne j a
to send his aunt over. She may ride ' a
there as long as she likes."?Philadel- ^
phla Public Ledger.
In the Knih Hoars.
New Yorkers In a crowd walk at the ^
rate of two steps per second. If the I t
police will permit, stand at the entrance i J
to Brooklyn Bridge and watch the I *
crowd pour out in the morning or pour ! t
in at the end of the day. The column j v
as it marches past the Pulitzer Build- j ?
ing is formed in eights and tens. Fix I r
your eye on some stationary object and I t
count the passers. Two groups of t
~1nnrcnnc ic tho flVPrfifP I
tJigUl*? ? ~ ~ ' j-.~
fov every second of the rush hours.
The average is so high because for
long periods the rate is twenty per sec- i s
oud, or 1200 per hour. Estimating the
average step at twenty inches?and I
that is nearly correct?the speed of the ?
crowd is slightly more than two miles *
au hour.?New York World. c
Champion Circulation Liar. I
The champion circulaton liar has 4
been discovered. His lair is in Japan, g
where hs is acting as editor-in-chief t
of the Thundering Dawn, a Buddnist
organ just started in Tokio. Here is ^
his "greeting to the public:"
"This paper has come from eternity. t
It starts its circulation -with millions t
and millions of numbers. The rays of t
the sun, the beams of the stars, the
leaves of the trees, the blades of grass, J
the grains of sand, the hearts of tigers, r
elephants, lions, ants, men and "women a
are Its subscribers. This journal will e
henceforth tlow in the universe as the e
rivers flow and the oceans surge." i
Any liar who can boat that can get a e
small job with a big salary?In New 1
York.?Detroit News. 6
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HE GREAT DESTROYER;
?OM$ STARTLING j FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE."
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In Impr?MiT? ArtleU Written by Tfcoaaa*
L. Ponlton, D. U? on tb? Subjecti "Alcohol
Food Discourage Men Vroan
Drinking Thla Tile Be.<.r?j(e.
Is the world better off on that account?
lq the food suddIv so short that it ifl nece?*
jary to cast about to find a new viand1 to
itay the hunger of mankind?
During the recent coal famine ingenious
sersoUs were busy in efforts to aiscgver
)thec articles of fuel. Coke, oil, peat, etc.,
vere' recommended as substitutes for an;hraqite.
In so far as they were utilized .
n that direction they relieved the strained
lituation. * j'
But are we in such dire needs in the
narth of food? Are flour, meats, vegetables
md trait so scarce that we are likely to
iamish if we fail to And something else to
;at? Are scientists under such pressure
[or want of suitable subjects of investigation
as that they are forsooth constrained
;o devote their valuable time and mean* in
labored and expensive experiments to aa:ertain
whether or not alcohol may contain
i modicum of nutriment as well as of in;oxicating
properties? Might it not be
safer to apply their careful tests to tooacco,
chewing gum, licorice root, etc.
[which are not deadly intoxicants), for a
jimilar laudable purpose?
Suppose it be authoritatively ascertained
md proclaimed by science that alcohol is >
i food What then? Alcohol as a common
beverage is the most cruel and relentless
iemon preying on humanity. In the name
sf debauched souls, what would it be as a
Food? The greater portion of the world's
poverty, misery ana crime are the monstrous
progeny of alcoholism. Nobody
knows that fearful fact better than scientific
students. Let them proclaim it a
Pood. How soon thereafter would the
ivhole brood of insatiable guzzlers make
that pronouncement the pretext of their
need of the imbruting swill to save them
from starvation? Now men drink alcohol
For the most part to pander to their depraved
palates.
Under the advanced scientific regimen
they could plausibly excuse their indulgence
therein on the ground of aEaying
the cravings of hunger. With that double
motive how much more swift and sure
their overthrow by this liquid hydra? Alas,
lias science become the apologist for the
long train of unmitigated mischief inflicted
upon the race by alcoholic beverages?
We have no quarrel with science at any
point. Let it go on with its commendable
researches in the interests of truth in every
direction. But permit us humbly to ask if <
there are not more vital problems appealing
for scientific solution than the compare
itively insignificant per centum of food
that may be lodged in a given quantity of
alcohol? Is it not enough for science to in
form us that alcohol Is an untant poison,
to be proscribed with caution by competent
medical practitioners, rather than to pat
itself to infinite pains in a series of intricate
experiments in order to prove that it
is a food?
Already dealers in alcoholic drinks are
loudly heralding the statement that science
bas declared tn&n to contain food, and
therefore to be. tajcen freeJy as nutriment
upon all occasjgnr. This opinion is even
now being quoted "by some as a reason why
they indulge in alcoholic nourishment;
whereas they would otherwise refrain from
auch drink, while it were thought to be a
fever producing, nerve racking, drunkard
making liquid. K
If alcohol shall ultimately be found to be
a food, will it therefore be less harmful as
a beverage, less intoxicating, less baneful
to society, less a despoiler of homes, less a
promoter of immorality, less a breeder of
rice, less an incentive to riotous living, less
s waster of substance, or lees a soul slayer?
Strenuous efforts^have been and are tstiH
jeing made in certain otherwise respectable
circles to have it appear that ^ alcohol is
the universal solvent and the elixir of life,
:apable of transmuting all disorder and
baseness into refinement and purity, enibling
men to sing with Keats,
ounic uiibue wmc
Or bright elixir peerless I had drunk,
And so become immortal."
We are told that Paracelsus, long before
science undertook the herculean task o?
showing that alcohol is a food, claimed to
have discovered the secret of physical vigor
in drinking that beverage, which he accordingly
freely drank, until he fell lifeless in a ,
5t of delirium tremens in a groggery. ,
It will indeed be a red-letter day of
triumph for Diabolus when science shall
reinforce his wavering ranks bv deciding
that his chief dependence for demoralization
on this earth (alcohol) is exalted to
the dignity of an essential food supply for
building up the human body, which is a
temple designed for the indwelling of the
Divine Spirit. /
Come, Brethren, let us get at something
more conducive to the world's betterment;
something that will improve the stock of
men. Nearly all the great wrkera of human
history call alcohol- a devil when it
becomes incarnate. One famous author
i^ TT_11\ J?t Gm .
[ivooerc nau; ueciarea ik wj uc ui^uiu mu
ind distilled damnation." Let us therefore
jy all means discourage men from drinking
this vile beverage. It is almost a hopeless
ffork to persuade them to abstain from aljoholic
arinks by the plea of their utter
larmfulness to body ana soul, for time and ;ternity,
but if science shall declare that
;hey possess a food va'.up, it would push ua
;o the very brink of despair in our rescue
jfforts. Are we color blind? Can we not
tee the warning red flag?
A Doctor SUeactd.
A medical man, discoursing upon the ab>
lolute necessity of alcohol to the highest
)hy3ical development, asserted positively
;hat the mission of alcohol is a better phy
ical development of man. A clergvman in[uired:
"Do you believe the Bible?" "Ccr:ainly
I do, as sincerely as yourself." was
he prompt replv. '"If your position De corect,"
continued the clergyman, "what will
rou do with the fact that when God would
tiake the strongest man that ever lived? *
samson?He commanded not only the son
,o be a total abstainer, but the mother
ilso, even before Samson's birth, lest some
aint of physical weakness should be imlarted
to his constitution. God discarded
ilcohol in giving to the world the best ex- - i
mple of physical strength on record. What
pill von do with that fact?" The doctor
ras silent.?National Advocate.
Drinking Among Ftililoiablti.
Let me here give the testimony of Sir
Andrew Clark, whose "fashionable" pracice
in England was the greatest of his day.
rust before his death ne wrote: "The e^
ent to which the abuse of alcoholic drinks
xisrs in private families is very great, and
he consequences are fearful. When the
ice has become a habit, it is all but impoaible
of cure in women. The misery?the
lornble niserv?I have sometimes to witless
is something that we could scarcely
lelieve if it were fully related. It is con*
inuous and terrible."
The Crnaado In Brief.
The Lake Shore road not oniy prohibit*
mployes from drinking, but from visiting
aloens.
Because Dr. F-oeiieh, of Vienna, at the
international Anti-Alcohol Congress, ar
;ued that the poverty of the people must
>e removed as a step toward eradicating
ilcoholism. he was interrupted with cries
if "No politics!"
Alcoholic degenerates are especially
>roae to become self accusers, offering
her.iselves to the authorities a3 guilty of
rimes committed by others or confessing
;uilt foi acts which have occurred only in
heir imaginations.
Carrie NaticSn has opened a nome for
Iruakards' wives in Topeka. Five married
romen have sought shelter there.
Commandant Stirling notified the mayohat
no more oattleships would be sent to
lie Puget Sound naw yard untii Breme:on
presented a better moral tone.
M. de Tera, general director of the Gcrnan
railroad:*, lias announced that an en
>argo will be placed on all ctrp'roves on the
ail-roads who are not total abstainers, and
ill ;-uch persons will be discharged at the
arliest possible moment.
As the result of a protest by the United
states Navy Department public gamo.ing
n Breiuerton, Wash., has been completely
1 " in five sa
muea. u&mefl were ruumu? ?? .
oons, but the mayor ha3 Closed toem aJ?
iad says they will uo? open
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