The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, April 21, 1910, Image 8
|f II M SiORY OF Mil.
f I "All ASvc at 2 P. M." Last
Message from Miners.
CAkRIEB LARGE SUMS MONEY
TUrty-Oiu More Bodies Taken From
Cherry Mine?All of 300 Accounted
For?Mine Will Be Opened and
Work Commenced.
Cherry, UL, Special.?-"All alive
2 p. November 14.'' This the
latest message from the fatal St
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jraui rmu uiinf? lire w ab uniu^m iu
light with the recovery of 31 miners1
bodies which had been entombed since
the disaster of last November.
The todies were taken from the
lowest level, 500 feet below ground.
The men had retreated to a space
20 feet square and had constructed
a rude fan of Ixxard to keek the air
I circulating. On the fan in big letters
were chalked the words quoted
above, indicating that the men had
lived at least until the day after the
fire started. Evidently the men had
taken turns at the crank of the fan.
for one of the bodies had fallen ovei
' the handles as though he had died
while straggling to maintain an ait
current.
That the miners were in the liabil
of keeping their savings on their persons
was shown by the large amounts
of money found on the bodies. On<
miner had in his belt $1,400. In th<
belt of another miner was fount
$190 and another had $172.
It was declared by the mine com
pany's officers that all the nearly 30(
I miners killed by the disasters hat
been art own led for. A few l>odies an
still in the mine but within a 1'er
days, the mine will be cleared am
ready for work.
Oct. Hughes Insists on Investigatior
Albany, N. Y., Special.?Declarin
that the revelations in the recen
Allds-Congor bribery inquiry ami th
facts brought out in the insuranc
investigation by Superintendent o
Insurance llotchkiss have cause
every honest citizen to tingle wit
shame ami indignation and hav
made irresistible the demand tha
every proper means should be eir
ployed to purge and purify. Governo
Hughes srnt a special message to th
Legislature recommending 4'an ini
mediate, iiftp.irtial. thorough and un
sparing investigation into legislntiv
practices and procedure and into th
use of corrupt or improper mean
for the promotion or defeat of legis
lation."
Grafters Severely Scored.
Pittsburg, Pa.. Special.?A true bil
charging Mar O. Leslie, collector o
delinquent taxes in Allegheny conn
ty, with bribery, was returned b;
the grand jury and at the same tinn
I a sweeping presentment was hande<
down with general charges that man;
of the 125 witnesses, whom the gram
jury has had before it during tin
graft investigations, thus far liavi
wilfully withheld knowledge of graf
secrets and Dint a certain few liavi
practically begn guilty of perjury
Directors and oflicials of some ol" tlx
six big banks which profited by tin
corrupt depositary ordinance an
severely scored by the probers.
Boy, 14 Years, to Hang.
Deland, Fla., Special.?Irwin Han
chett, the 14-year-old Connecticut
boy, was found guilty in the crimina
cmiri nnr ?i inc muroer OI I'lOVH
Tedder, 13 years old, and sentence*
<o be banned.
He met the little girl while sh
was on her way to school and stabhe*
her to deaib. Her body was a mas
of knife wounds, one physician tes
tifying at the trial that he counte<
event jr-five. wounds.
Hanehett is a former inmate of th
Conneetwai State kqform school.
Promiaent Doctor's Wicked Deed.
Pittsburg, Special. Dr. Mark \\
Black hum, a member of a promi
nent and wealthy family, is dead an
Mrs. Violet C jetty, who rejected hi
alleged advances, is severely wound
ed from shots which Blackburn fire
in a rootring house. She said tha
I>r. Blaekburn had called at tb
house, where she roomed, and mad
a propose! that they elope.
Postofice Business Getting Better.
Washington, Special.?Basing hi
conclusions on the auditors' return
of postal -receipts and expenditure
for tbe first half of the current fisea
year and on preliminary returns fo
the third quarter of the year, whiel
closed March 31, Postmaster Genera
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jiucneoca premt-iea mat ttie nrst yea
of tbe present administration wouli
show a dernasp of over $10,000,00
g< in the Mint of $17,480,000 hande*
E, doym front the preceding year. Th
deihit for the first half of the cur
> rent year was $4,072,000 as aguins
#10,28.r>,000 for the flrst half of las
Wataefca, I1L, Special.?Dr. W. F
Miller and lira. J. B. Sayler wer
found gaalty of manslaughter for th
alnyin* ftaat Joly of J. Byron Saylei
g?{ a hsalar of Crescent City. Joh
ChrnMha, * medicine vender froi
Milter ami I years tar Mrs. Saylei
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CAPITAL FACTS. Is
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Interesting News Gathered in
the District of Columbia.
THE AMERICAN CONGRESS.
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Personal Incidents and Important co'
i Happenings of National Import ?r:
[ Published for the Pleasure and In[
formation of Newspaper Readers, coi
. eni
Negro Conference Closes.
Washington district conference of ?
1 A. M. E. Zion Church lias closed its w 1
last day's work, Rev. M. L. Blaleck .
! presiding. Florence li. Wye was ap- .01
pointed District president of Variek , 1C
1 C. E. Society by Bishop J. W. Smith , ^
B. F. Grant was re-elected District . .
1 superintendent of Sunday schools. - ^
A Sunday school convention was held
' wiUi District Superintendent B. F. aa(
Grant presiding. The great need of
more earnest Sunday school work was {
' emphasized by Gertrude Brooks, Drs. ?*
Logan Johnson. S. L. Corrothers, C. C. xa
AUeyne, II. W. Smith and others. -ar
Bishop J. W. Smith, D. D., address- or
ed the conference on appointments
; and work of pastors and presiding
elders. He urged that churches
[ should l?e true to their pastors and j>ai
jmstors to presiding elders. "J"
t Job Too Big For One Man. ma
After having worked for years to an<
3 develop the system of one-man con- rig
5 trol of the great fleets of the navy, r\
> Secretary Meyer has come to the con- has
1 elusion that the abilities of the in- ita
dividual have reached the breaking bus
point, and that it will he necessary hat
) to subdivide the responsibility.
1 Le:
e "Oh, You Comet!" (.a)
v The tail of the comet through which (jit
[j the earth probably will pass will be ,.OI
noticeable only as an absolutely '
nariiness luminous gas or ciusi. ii
may produce electrical and magnetic r
ir effects that can be detected only by j
j self-recording instruments. ^
o Automobile Expenses Anyhow. l''s
e Speaker Cannon lias not been de- Sl>'
f prived of the appropriation for the ^t'!'
d "care, maintennice and driving" of n,r
h his automobile, after all.
e The aetion of the conferees of the xv.?
it two Houses of Congress in striking ('1('
i- out of the legislative, executive, and
* judicial appropriation bill the item
e carrying the appropriation of $2,500
i- for the object was but formal, for *
i* the appropriation has reappeared uuo
der the heard of miscellaneous ex- nj
0 penses of the House of Represents- ( '
s tives, and in that disguise was not ra!
>- recognized even by its friends until aif
an otlicial explanation was made. xv,t
of
Ex-Congressman and Land Frauds. ?'l2s
Former Representative Hinger Herf
man, of Oregon, may be prosecuted
by the United States government for
9 alleged lain! frauds commit teed years ^
3 ago. Herman was tried once. The
1 jury stood eleven to one for convic- st '
9 tion, and he was discharged. s<*"
1 His trial created a sensation in J'JS
e Washington, where lie was well known '
? as a member of Congress and as Com- ,,'r
t missioner of the General l.aiul Of- '
3 fice, and througliont >he West he.
cause of the fact that the case ine
volved many well-known men, such '
s as the late United States Senator XVP1
3 Mitchell, of Oregon. so"
? ret |
President Will Not Interfere. stu
State elections are not to be in- ed
flucuced bv political aiiDointments au
t made from the While House, if Pres- in
j ident Taft can prevent it.
B The following statement was isj
sued: rJ
"The President has concluded not is
e to decide the issue between the Sen- in
j ators from West Virginia and Con- j gin
gressman Hubbard, in respect to the a 1
postmasters at Fairmont and Clarks- cor
j burg, until after the senatorial con- hat
troversy has been settled, in order to dot
t avoid seeming to take part in the tia
controversy."
Appointments for Memorial Day.
Lincoln Camp No. 2, Sons of Vet- 1
\ eraus, have appointed K. F. Warner pri
and O. R. Scott a coinmitttee to ar- Ne
j range for the services at Arlington for
Cemetery on Memorial Day. .1. B. cat
I Northcott and E. K. De l'uy were ap- J
^ pointed to the general committee for the
^ the District for the observance of esc
the day. Plans were discussed for seq
f the celebration of Grant's birthday ?aj
on April 27.
I
Members D. A. R. Get Excited. I
A persistent effort to indorse the da;
" administration of Mrs. Matthew T. Sii
Scott, presidertt general of the I). A. for
^ R., was made at the district confer- wa
1 ence. pai
I, It was a three-cornered parliamen,
tary battle from the moment Mrs. a
M.... P L- tJ A -A . 1 ?< n
I ??imjr u u. himhii, r?-gerii oi me l.iv- j
f] ingston Manor Chapter, introduced a j,je
q resolution indorsing the regime of ^
Mrs. Scott. The conservatives, the ca|
g regulars, and the mixed" were on y(J
*heir feet simultaneously. Mrs. H. n
j P. Herald, the rpgent whose daugh- n
t ter was dismissed toy Mi v. Scott, p_
took part in the debate.
Severe Criticism of Vaccination.
Vaccination and its advocates have
been severely criticised by Harry B. cal
< Bradford, president of the District f0|
( Anti-Compulsory Vaccination Society
r who declared the theory was eonceiv- ac<
ed in lunacy, and that the whole ^f1
n thing is nothing but a professional
1 graft, which allows the physicians to
fill their pockets by innoculating the un
pure and wholesome blood of chil-i tr<
} dren with the baeeili of diseased cat- **
r tie. *?
r.
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OUTH CAROLINA AFFAIRS
he Cream of Hows Item Gathered
From All Orer South Caroline
and Boiled Down.
0;
Freight Rates Will be Lowered.
Mr. T. C. Williams, the real estate sr
in whose various companies have th
nducted a number of successful op- at
itions at Columbia and at other nc
ints in the State and at points in on
>rth Carolina and Virginia, has n?
upleted all the main details in an ne
terprise which promises ad van- Ci
res in point of freight rates to C<
lumbia, and to the State as a es
ole. I in
Mr. William's plan is to put the
it transportation problem on a
iroughly practical business basis
building and putting on the river M
ween here and Georgetown three Gi
; steel freight boats with a carry- gr
; capacity of 250 tons each, build be
1 operate a railroad system in and J>und
Columbia, so as to make the ni
rsical connections between the ioi
it line and the railroad and pri- W
e warehouses, and make traflic ar- wj
igeraents with the street car line, hi;
a central depot. *
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Several Charters Granted.
The Seneca bight and Power fcom- ^
iv of Seneca has been chartered
the secretary of state with a capi- ~?
of $50,000. The company will ('e
nufacturc and sell electric lights *?
1 electric power and is given the cu
lit to develop water powers. n^a
The Wee Nee bank of Kingstree j*
? been commissioned with a caj>- "1;
1 of $50,000. A general banking
on ess will be conducted by the
lk.
Plie Richard Supply company of
vington, was commissioned with a (G
vital of $5,000 A general mercan- m(
1 business will be conducted by the w,
n pa liy. fa
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Spartanburg Festival Closes. WJ
fwenty-four hundred people on the of
t night of the Spartanburg music th
tival, saf enthralled and breath- tU
s listening to such music as has
ilom liven heard even at a musical
tival in that city. It was artists'
rht, and Madame Jeane Gerville- so
piche and Signor Nicola Zcrola As
re the charmers who held the an- oo
nee in listening silence or caused m<
to break forth in wild outbursts na
enthusiastic applause. Tl
sn
Charged With Breach of Trust.
I. Alex. Gordon, formerly telle!
the Geriiuinin Savings bank.
arl<*<triii ?'.w .... n
uin^n-M nil .1 IViir- V c
it sworn out by State Bank Es- a
incr Giles i. Wilson, charging him of
li breach of trust to the amount th
10..720. lie was released from to
itody upon furnishing a bond of
500. with five substantial eitiis
as surety. ?
fir
iigh School Oratorical Contest.
V. W. Folger of the Easley high
ool won first place Jji the high
ool oratorical contesfTjLAllen Nor- 1
of Westminster wou second place,
e contest was held in the audi- 111
ium of the Greenville Female
lege.
I lit
Stamps for Food Stuffs. | ui
% tamps to the number of 1.800.000 lii
re ordered by Commissioner Wat- Pi
i. to be used in carrying out the fo
luiremcnts of the commercial food ot
lfs inspection act. which was pass- h?
at the last session of the general
emblv. The stamps will he sold
hooks of 1.000. 2.000 and 8.000.
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Marion's Handsome Library. of
The Marion free public library at
one of the pioneer free libraries In
South Carolina. From small be- te
inings, when it was supported by k
few public spirited citizens, it has If
ne to be an institution housed in a I d
idsome brick buildings with an en- I vi
wment of $0,000 and receiving n?r. I H
1 suport from the town revenues. | A
Record of Newberry Sheriff.
Pink Saunders one of the four
soners who have escaped from tlie it
wherry jail during Sheriff Ku- tl
d's long service?more than a de- ?(
ie?has been recaptured.
In all Sheriff Buford's career only a
se two men, and two negroes, who tl
aped about 10 years ago and sub- b
luently were recaptured have es>ed
his vigilance. ^
'rinter Shoots Insurance Agent.
In a quarrel at Rock Hill Saturv
S. 11. White, a printer, shot M. e
nes, an insurance agent working
a Georgetown Concern. White a
s cut in the breast. White is j e
in fully hurt and Sims is seriously, v
t not futally, wounded. u
utoists Pass Through Lancaster.
Ileorge llotchkiss and family of
w York city passed through Lan- ti
der Saturday in a large touring <
\ en route from Florida to New h
>rk. Mr. Hotchkiss was driving a ti
chine, wbieh, it is claimed, hns t
i near 20,000 utiles without re- a
ire.
Sand Flies in Berry Trees. 1
The origin of the insect commonly
lied the sand fly may have been t
und in the berry of certain trees. S
wording to Mrs. Harriett Lewis of ^
>unt Pleasant. Fortifying her posi- "
in with the aid of a miseroscope in J
e examination of these organisms
der the glass, she advises that the \
ee of this section wbieh have the
rries found to contain these cr- J
nisms should ha destroyed.
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PALMETTO HAPPENINGS J
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News Nates of fieiml Interest j
From All Parte of tfco State,
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arolinian Accountant in Mississippi *-*A
young South Carolinian has A
rung into prominence in probing first
ie Mississippi graft, which now is wor
tracting a great deul of attention atio
>t only in that State but through- com
it the country, owing to the promi- expc
uice of the otficials said to be con- pain
icted with graft scandals. This but
irolinian is Charles J. Moore, of wort
>lumbia, who has been engaged as I paid
pert accountant to look officially j $1-2
to the gTaft charges. a >'e
beer
Bed Men Elect Officers. ton
At their annual convention the Red kern
en elected the following officers: Coas
:and prophet, J. S. Booth, Chester; 195,
eat sachem, Otto Kleetner, New- celvl
rry: great senior sagamore, Dr. ranl<
1'. Carlisle, Greenville; great ju- and
or sagamore, James G. Long, Un- T<
n; great chief of records, B. C. or P
all ace. Sumter; great keeper of are 1
impum, S. M. Clarkson, of Colum- cracl
a; great representative. Cole L. 5nne
ease. Newberry; trustee, H. C. trad'
immers, of Newberry. dred
' pour
folorsd Industrial School Burned. crac'
The Walton cottage, used as a boys Libe
irmitory at the industrial school for *nne
stitute negro children at Irmo, was >'et s
tally destroyed by fire. The oc- tlon
pants, several colored boys, had a fin8?
irrow escape from death. Richard F<
irroll believes that the fire proba- PreP
v originated from a lighted cigar- Palnte.
He does not believe it to have ^
en incendiarv. j
quar
Aiken Wants S. A. L. Too. niort
Aiken is going to make an attempt grim
get the "Seaboard Railway. At a mak
aeting of city council the matter mice
is informality discussed, and the The
ct that Springfield, Burn well and surfi
angeburg are alive to the situation This
is brought out, and t .e ad vantages whic
having the Seaboad to pass through dew,
e city were discussed by the geu- who!
:men of 'he council. subs
coup
Lake City Truckers Complain. ter 1
W. L. Bass and I). M. Kpps, repre- tor I
nting the Lake City Truck Growers (j
isociation, have made their formal 0p j
mplaint before the Interstate Com- jn a
erce Commission of rate discriiui- whic
itions by the Atlantic Coast Line. jng
le Atlantic Coas< Line has made a To s
rail reduction on crates. they
then
No Postoffices at Universities. skirr
Postmaster Geo. 11. Hugging of I pFat
)luml>ia, is not able to arrange for 1 trad
I 1. ? -. .1 ?
uiuiiiu jjiisiuiiive ?ii iue univi'i'siiy T]
South Carolina. This is because Imp;
e postollice department is averse sum
establishing a precedent. valu
Gen. Reed Will Command. yfQJ
Gen. J. W. Heed, commanding: the '
st brigade, S. C. Division. lT. C. V., Jv c
lio by reason of. the death of Gen. ^
mmerman Davis and the illness of j1O]0
mi. B. H. Teagne. of the Secoond
rigade, will be in coininand of the c
vision in Mobile at the annual re- ro0(]
,ion- the
U. C. V. Maids of Honor. it m
M iss May Meetze, of Columbia, cati<
is been appointed one of the two midi
aids of honor for the South Caro- the
ta Division, l". C. V. Miss Mildred tree
itterson, of Chester, is the sponsor and
r the division. Miss Edith C. Rice the
Denmark, is the other maid of mor
>nor. the
sap
Found Dead in Bed. the
J. G. Lindlev was arrested at prei:
reenville. charged with the murder dry.
Ben Allen, who was found in b?d Juici
his home Friday with a bullet wal(
de in his head. There are mys- 8oni
rions circumstances surrounding the next
illing, it first being alleged that Al- the
'ii had committed suicide. Later boil
evelopment disproved this theory, 8we"
'hen it h?Mm? L-nnmn /? llio wtfll
lat Dindley had bben intimate with exce
lien's wife. All parties are white. A
age.
Another Story on the Citadel. whl'
At a meeting of the Hoard of Viaors
of the Citadel, at Charleston, Rref
lie contract for the erection of the pro]
ourth story of the Citadel wa*
warded to the J. T. Snelson Co. i'oi Rnn'
on t
he sum of $26,800. There were sir oth(
idders. The work wilt be begun on 'pj,e
lay 6 and it will be completed by ajUI
ept. 15th. ,)ler
v/hf
Pensions fof Home Soldiers. ,)OW
As the result of a resolution pass- ant.
d at the meeting of State Board oi litci
'elisions, at Columbia, all veterans ovci
t the Confederate Home who receiv- moi
d pensions-before going to the home j\
fill continue to receive the same stit
mount. plu
the
Income Tax Act Constitutional. nf t
Tlio 11 rvrnmo i 'aiirt Itou
??.v /?{' VI1IX y 1/UI l una 1U1CU UJ/UH lllg
he constitutionality of the State in- gpi(
ome tax. The court, in an opinion nng
anded .down, declares the income bre
ax act is constitutional and affirms juic
hes decision of the lower court in a an i
peciflc ca&. 1
* as
the
j?dy Agent Educational Campaign, the
Rliae C. Rudd, a graduate of Win- Th(
hrop (College and treasurer pf the dry
tou^h Carolina School Improvement the
IsHoriation, has been elected field A8
gent of the educational campaign
ind will have headquarters in the of- ter
Ice of State Superintendent of Ed- 0ff
teation Swearingen. Miaa Rudd is wj|
rom Saluda county and ainee gradu- r<a]
it ion haa taught in the aehoola oi ww
be 8taU. tJoi
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I USFFtX ?vTREH
Yields Oil, WlttTf Foe
Medicine and Podtloei.
'barge d'Affairs Ellis, Monrovia.
bout 1850 Liberia was among t
. to introduce palm oil to t
id markets, beginning the expo
n of nnlm L-omolo toKuk . i
? nuivu uavv 1
e a great factor in West Afric
>rt trade. The European price
i kernels in 1905 was $66 a tc
the crtl expressed from them w
th $150 a ton. The price nc
for kernels in local markets
0 to $1.32 a bushel, against
ar ago. Palm kernels have late
1 selling in Europe at $70.20
for Liberian kernels and $72 f
lels from farther t}own the We
it. In 1908 Liberia export
4 90 bushels of the kernels, r
ing therefor $195,490. Palm i
;s highest in Liberian expor
in 1908 brought $350,193.
> secure palm oil, the outside pu
ericarp is removed and the nu
laid aside to dry. They are thi
ked between two rocks and tl
r kernels preserved for use ai
e. It is estimated that two hu
weight of nuts produce flfty-s
ids of kernels. A portable nt
king machine is much needed
rla. Generally the shells of tl
r palm kernels are used for fui
lome Africans use them in decor
and dress, for such purposes
tr rings, necklaces, bracelets, el
)r local consumption the Africa:
are two kinds x>f oil from tl
i kernel:
L) The better quality of kern
Is manufactured by putting
itity of kernels into a woodi
tar and pounding them, and th<
ding them thoroughly on a ston
ing a fine paste, which is th<
id with cold water and stirre
oil rises in white lumps to tl
ice, and after collection is boile
oil is of a light straw colc
:h, after exposure to the sun ai
turns beautifully white. Bell
lesome and palatable, it is a got
titute for lard. It relieves
;h, and used in moderation is be
than shea butter as an emolie
the skin.
!) The commoner kind of kern
s obtained by frying the kerne
pan until a dark oil is extracte
:h is strained and kept for dres
the hair or rubbing on the bod
iecure more oil from the kerne
are pounded, ground fine, ai
boiled, when the floating oil
imed off. The skimming is r
cd until all the oil has been e
ted from the kernels,
tie wine of the palm also Is :
jrtant article for African co
ption and may possess an expo
e when its properties and us
more thoroughly understoo
n the palm cabbage there are tn
lods of securing what is commo
ailed palm wine: (1) By fellii
tree and inserting a reed in
cut in the cabbage and allowii
sap to run into a receptacle: (!
limbing the tree and inserting
in a hole cut in the cabbage
tree stands. If the flow is sic
ay be increased by the daily app
in of a lighted torch made of tl
rib of the palm leaf to the side
hole nearest to the trunk of tl
; by cutting off a fresh slice nc
again from the charred woui
sap will continue sometimes f
n 1 ii fi ?i f hirtv H n ve Troon wl
mcst luxuriant leaves gives mo
than those with few leaves. F
local market this palm wine
tared in two forms?sweet ai
In making the sweet wine tl
e is mixed in equal portions wi
er, and after being boiled f
e time is allowed to cool. T!
morning fresh wine is added ai
whole thoroughly stirred. T!
ing causes the wine to retain i
etness for some time. The d
2 is made in much the same wa
ipt that it is not boiled,
side from being used as a bev<
palm wine has some other us
[>h might be mentioned. In ma
bread it is used for yeast. By t
Ition of hot water its strength
itly reduced. It has great diurel
?erties and much greater sustal
powers. Mixed with a little ca
e pepper, it can sustain a labor
:he farm for many hours witho
r rood. It is also used as vinegi
goldsmith uses palm wine wi
n to clean and renovate his ii
nents. Effective as an insectici
?n sprinkled about, it is also
crful and satisfactory disinfe*
It is good for cleaning any fc
usil, and by soaking them in
r night rust of all kinds is 1
red.
i similar substance and a fine su
ute is prepared from the pines
fruit by removing the skin a
core and squeezing out the Jul
lie remaining fruit. After stra!
and boiling this juice one has
tndid beverage, sweet and spai
It may be used also for maki
ad, n3 Is palm wine. Pineapt
:e also heals sore throat and mall
appetizing vinegar.
'he heart of palm cabbage is us
a vegetable. Its ertraction ki
tree. A fine mushroom grows
spot where a trunk has decayi
? palm cabbage is also used as
for dressing wounds, and wh
is used for tinder. The back
palm stalk is scraped off and ut
a dressing for wounds. When
' of the leaves are beaten and v
la added, the liquor when strain
and mixed with maize porrid
1 stop diarrhea. Ferns on the
m when made Into paste and nh
h oil are good tor cuts. A deco
a of the roots is used as a rem
^ for biliousness and jgnndlce. TIm *
male flower of the palm\trfe barned u
Into charcoal is good tor use as a "
dressing on burns. potfltlee of
pounded palm leaves mixed with oil
j11 is useful for wound dressing; genexe
^al,y' 4
1T0 A MAKER OF
rt- JAPANESE HISTORY.
ye
an Really Framer of th? p...?*
of System of Govtrnmant of That
>B. Country
as
)W Prince Ito had one of the great
lB minds of his .time; a Bismarck, a Li
^ Hung Chang, with whom he con>ly
eluded the Tientsin Treaty in 1895.
Ito was a very good friend of the
or United States. Of the world-circling
,gt voyage of the United States SjtaUae
ed sent a cable message to the Ng# ^>rk
,e_ World, which ran:
"The Japanese nation watches with
t friendly Interest the voyage of the
American fleet, hoping it may visit
j Japan, where its cordial reception
tg will prove the falsity of foolish
en rumors of Japanese animosity and
(je distrust."
ld The battleship fleet went to Japan
n_ and all the w rid knows how It was
,jx received there
(t_ Hirobumi Ito was born in Septemln
ber, 1841. He took a large part on
the Imperial side in the war against
the Shogun, and was appointed Governor
of Hyogo at the victorious end
ag of the war. His Imperial master sent
c him to Europe with a special emng
bassy to? revise treaties in 1871.
Hirobumi Ito really established the
foundation on which Japanese bankcl
ing regulations are fixed. He was
a Minister of Public Works in Japan in
Jn 1878, after the Emperor's proclamation
announcing the inauguration of
e representative government.
;n' In 1SS8 the then Baron Ito was
d dispatched to Europe and America to
le gather material from which to fran\e
d a constitution for Japan. Ito really
' founded the present system of govld
crnment in Japan. After the war
1R with China he concluded the treaty
;)d of peace at Shimonasoki with the late
a Li Hung Chang, another ruler of men.
,t~ Tto represented Japan at Queen Vicn?
toria's Diamond Jubilee.
He was Prime Minister of Japan
five times. His sovereign made him
^ a Marquis of the peerage which he
s himself organized in 1905. He was
' appointed Resident-General of Korea
1S~ the next year. In effect, he annexed
:' Korea to Japan.
Is |
Ys King Hunger Makes Beasts of
e- Us All.
x
r.y DR. WILLIAM H. THOMSON
in Unfeeling Nature says to all crean
tures, if you would live on this earth,
rt you must either fight, run, or hide;
es and it is in obedience to this last ind.
junction that all shells onstructro
ed. These are not notes of eace, for
n- peace is unknown where King Hunig
ger's mandates must be obeyed, else
a he will inflict untold torture. For
lg thirst there is lifeless water In abun2)
dance, but only what is or has been
a living will make food. I heard a
as naval officer describe how he learned
iw really to sympathize with the ravenli
ing wolf, when, in Greenland, he and
he his dogs were nearly famished until
of they and he savagely rushed together
he at the still standing musk ox which
>w he had shot. Small thought then did
id he have of how a gentleman should
or take his nieal.?Everybody's Magtto
th zine.
re
or Resources of the Philippines. ,
ls There lies ahead of the hardwood
and furniture industries of the Philiphe
pines a splendid future. The islands
^ possess the most beautiful woods in
Or tllQ nnJ ?i ?-??
WUV wwsau, aiiu lliCJ ttl c i cacxiiu^
he their development just at a tim?%
id when the world Is looking for hardhe
woods. The timber is not located In , 4
its thick "stands," but Is well scattered,
ry covering, it has been estimated, an 4
area aggregating 40,000,000 acres.
Of this great amount less than one |
"*- per cent, is under private ownership,
es Most of these woods, which have no J
It- equal in richness of color, durability,
he brilliance of polish and size of tim-' |
18 bers, are difficult to transport by water.
Their texture is so close and (
n_ their specific gravity so great that
y- they quickly sink. Their weight av- |
er erages about seveifty-flve pounds to
ut the cubic foot; height, from fifty to (
100 feet, the natural annual growth
th being estimated by the Insular gov- (
ernment at 1,400,000,000 cubic feet. S
de nearly all of which is now going to J
a waste. In 1904 the Bureau of For- (
ct- estry had record of some 393 differ- (
>ul ent species; now the list has lnit
creased to 665, the species being well |
"e* mixed.?Cassier's Magazine.
ib- Where They Got Done.
ip- "Among the gambling stories that j
nd the late Pat Sheedy used to. K1 i?
ice his art shop," said a New
In- porter, "was one about a jacfc?3df
i a "A beautiful young bride, t\%?^Ory . (
k- ran, entered a corner grocery ona
ng morning and said; (
[>le "'Have you got any jackpots, Mr.
tes Sands?'
"'No, ma'am,' Sands answered, g
ed and he hid a smile behind hl3 hand. i
lis 'I've got teapots and coffee pots, bat a
on Jackpots I don't stock.'
Ml. " 'Oh, dear!' said the bride. A *f
i a frown wrinkled her smooth and beauen
tlftul brow. 'I'm so sorry! You see,
of Mr. Sands, my husband's mother
ted used to cook for him, and nearly
; a every night he talks in his sleep about 1
ra- a Jackpot. 3o I thought I'd get one
led for, since he mentions It so often, hs <
Ige must bo used to it. Could you tell ' jj
oil me, Mr. Sands, what they cook in <
ced Jackpots?'
ra- ' " Grpens, ma'am,' was the qulidt /
tdy answer."?-Detroit Free Press, , .3