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pflpPjj-M-^'; M| r??u:? xl- ? - ' ' uuinumt; me yuaillies OT WASHINGTON.?School teachers in Alaska must have a thorough knowledge of medicine as well as pedagogy. The Alaska school service is the only system of education in the United States or any of its possessions which is under the direct control of the federal bureau of education. In the northwest territory there are large areas in which the services of regular physicians are not obtainable. It often becomes the duty of the public school teachers not only to render first aid to the injured or sick native, but to care for him throughout the entire course of a severe illness without the aid of a physician. For the assistance of men working in Uncle Sam's Alaska school service Dr. Emil Krulish of the United States public health service and I)r. Daniel S. Neumann of the United States bureau of education have together writ ?;u a medical handbook which has just Smithsonian Institution H THE Smithsonian Institution presents to visitors within its grim brown walls and quiet halls an attractive Zoological Park exhibit. Many spectators, hat in hand, gather to study the pictures of wild life in the zoo which arc displayed here. In the central ailsle of the main hall to the right on entering is a large topographic plaster cast, the legend on which reads: "Modeled under the direction of Mr. S. P. Kangley, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution." It is a number of years old, but always a thing of freshness and interest to the streams of strangers that pass the itortals of the building. On the topographic model Hock creek ia represented by a strip of mirror, and the curving, winding line is as bright and shimmering as the waters of the creek in their happiest mood. The hills and vales and lawns and the shady groves and woodland stretches are all shown. In a big glass case on tho right hand of the entrance there hangs a fine map of the Zoological Park, Indicating many of the familiar things in that popular, educational resort. Surrounding the map is a collection of excellent photographs. One picture ' City Hall Girls Rise in I IN a dark corner of tho dim corridor leading through the flleroom of the city hall to the room where papers and documents are kept typewritten and compared by the young ladies of that department, stands a seductively baited trap. And thereby hangs a tale 1 ?a rat tale. A few days ago, when the ladies wero nil terribly busy, a great, big, 1 audacious old rat scuttled across the | room, disappearing behind Home shelves. The ladies honored his ap pearance by courteously rising. It is Baid that they kept right on rising till they had risen high as the tops of ' Iron Watchdog Is Not Ys THE Iron watchdog Is not extinct | in Washington. Ho may not ho i ho numerous as ho used to be. Time , was when it was not unusual for , the owner of a city home to have a ' pair of iron dogs before his house, 1 one on each side of the entrance. Prom time to time the writer has re- I ported the presence of dogs and lions ! as aide to architecture or as guards of i ortals In Washington. The list of theBo things has not been exhausted Ttere is an iron watch dog, freshly painted black, with a very glossy coat, on the north side of H street betA-een T'inth and Eleventh streets. There is only one of him. Usually these Iron dog doorkeepers come in pairs, and there probably was a pair here, but the other dog is missing? strayed or stolen. The remaining dog is a Newfoundland, or it may be that he is a setter. It is a big, red pressed brick double house three stories high and four windows wide, and its number 1005 SplDN mSSIiPM .<'? ' iiJLJLijlijlJ&L, >mr\ Professions in Alaska been published and sent to every school teacher working for the kov ernmeut in Alaskn. The authors liavo taken particular pains to describe the symptoms and outline the methods of treatment of the common diseases of the natives in simple, plain language. In a word of instructions to the teachers who will receive the book the author says: A little learning is a dangerous thing, and this is especially true in medicine. Teachers are warned to be careful in prescribing. It is often difficult to make a diagnosis of the disease which the patient is suffering. To lessen this difficulty symptoms of all of the common diseases are thoroughly described so that the teacher may have assistance in determining any case. Remember, this handbook is not intended to replace the services of a physician and all cases should be referred to oue whenever possible. Agents of the government have found that outside of performing their educational duties Alaska school teachers are called on most frequently to assist the natives in solving their health problems. The new medical handbook instructs the school teachers on every phase of medical practice through which it might bo possible for the agents of the bureau of education to he.lu the nntives. as a Large Plaster Cast shows the llagstafT hill closely covered by a crowd, mostly of children, and the inscription under the picture is "The Crowd at the Zoologicul Park Raster Monday, lit 10." There is a-picture of the bear yards, showing one of the furry beasts posing for the camera, one of the Hying cage with its busy-winged tenants; one of the yard of foxes and wolves with the sly and hungry dwellers there; portraits of tho >\iasKan Drown boar, the male moose, the frightful looking harpy eagle, the polar boars in their white robes, the yak standing comfortably in deep snow, California condors in their youthful and downy plumage, the slowgoing Galapagos tortoise, the zebra and his fancy markings, the elephant taking a bath, and a bull snake roiled gracefully around a cluster of her eggs. Honor of a Visiting Bat the tables nnd chairs In the room. Be that as it may. the rat didn't tarry to receive the homage intended for him, but he got around that way a day or so later, and that was the limit. There just had t* he a trap, and without another day's delay, at that. - - -* ?4.c ncfciu tn'ppttr or trie tiles was summoned and told of the impending trouble, and n trap was installed the next day and temptingly baited. Hut it seems that he is a wise old rodent, for nary a nibble has he taken at the bait. And in the meantime the girls are declaring they are not the least bit afraid of an old rat. Miss Elizabeth Wilson, in charge of the department, says rats are nothing to be scared of, and that she can't see why the others are scared. Mw.s Mary Greer says she knows well enough that rats are not dangerous, but she just doesn't care to have them around. Miss Lydla Gardner says she can't understand what's the matter with the city hall cat. it Extinct in Washinntnn H street. Hrownstone steps lead to the doorway from the herringbone brick sidewalk. On one side of the step is a bit of grass that grows behind an tron fence. The dog is stretched on the brick pavement close up to the iron fence on the east side of the entrance. He looks toward the west. In front of the iron fence and grassy strip on the west sldo of the entrance, presumably where the companion dog was wont to rest. Is a green slat bench, where dwellers in that hou-.ie rest in the cool of the evening, when it is cool, or the heat of the evening, when it is not cooL ' ~ NATIONAL CONSERV ~~~ ~~^ ^ 1 The city of KnoxvlUe, Tenn., Is ci Conservation Exposition, which open* two months. Eleven large and hand of which are shown in the illustration acres, a beautiful park among the foe NEW THE/ * Boston Woman Arranging to Erect Model Playhouse. Sho Aim8 at Moral Growth?ReadingRoom and Lunch Stand in Rear of Stage Will Aid Comfort of the Performers. Huston, Mass.? Mrs. Josephine Clement, probably tho best-known woman theatrical manager in the country, lias a scheme for a model theater which she hopes to build within a few months. She has not yet decided where she ! will erect the theater, but she has abundant financial backing by persons who have been attracted by her success with tho theater of which for several years she lias been the manager. It is to be a theater in which every seat will givu an unobstructed view of tin; stage. The cost of a seat will bo ten cents and the entertain ments will be of a type that will have 1 the approval of leaders in the "uplift movement" throughout the l.'ulted States. "It will be different from anything there Is In the I'nited States," said . Mrs. Clement. "Only performances of the highest class.will be given and ihe theater will l;o unique, as it will have light and air on all four sides. "It will have dignified entrances, and everything inside will be arranged for the comfort of the patrons and tho actors. "I believe that actors who have , brains enough to amuse audiences are entitled to as much as the patrons, I and that is why there will be as good an entrance in the back lor them as there is for ilie public in front. "Actors who are sntistied with their surroundings will cooperate with the management, and that means success for the theater." The llijou theater, under the direc- j tion of Mrs. Clement, has made a fea- i ture of moving pictures, and it is her intention to give pictures in her new theater, but they will be of a typo different from any now in general use. There will be nothing in them to offend, and they will bo entirely free from the weird features which have brought forth cirticisms from clergymen all over tho world. Mrs. Clement's idea Is to have pictures that will educate and aid in uo lift work. "1 am going to show pictures that will tend towards moral and intek lectual development," said Mrs. <'lej mont. "I intend to givo one long j Him, a short one of a humorous nature, two musical numbers and two HOlOS. "My scheme is to have a theater that every one will enjoy attending. ! and one in which a person will see ' and hear for ten cents what now costs not less than half a dollar. Moving pictures so far have been used to amuse, to startle the imagination and to reproduce many things which the public would be better without having seen. These pictures will havo no place In my theater." Mrs. (.lenient will have the cooperation of the Harvard Dramatic society, as she had In her work at the ltljou. and of many clergymen and city officials who havo been foremost in the agitation against the moving pieture shows that are given in many j theaters Hack of the stage will he a readingroom in which the actors < an amuse themselves between their acts There ! will be a lunchoom, where they will bo able to purchase menls at cost Young men and women will be giv on an opportunity to begin at the botJ torn and work to the top. "I have always taken an interest In ; young persons." said Mrs. Clement, | "and every day am on the lookout for promising young men and women. I have a theory that most of us can do ' something pretty well and havo proven it since I went into the theatrical business. "A young woman came to mo and said that she was a good dancer. I gave her a trial and sho was an utter ; failuro. She told mo she could play ' the piano. 1 tried her at this and she was a success. "1 had another girl tell mo she could sing. She couldn't, but I found , that she was a splendid stenographer ; I can find good actors and singers as fATION EXPOSITION ? ????????? ???mm*??? owdod with visitors to the National ?J on September 1 and will continue for I some buildings have been erected, two The grounds embrace more than 300 j thills of the Smoky mountains. *TER PLAN I have found steogpraphcrs and piano players, and when tho model theater I has been in operation a while it will ' have proven that I am right "We will win in a short time, I am confident, tho good will and support of those who see now in moving pic- j tares only things to condemn." ICE MENACE TO STEFANSSON Polar Expedition Meets With Accident ? Members of Crew Say Ship Has Hole In It. Nome, Alaska.- The old whaler Knrluk. which was taking the Vlhjaiinur StcfuilSSOll rnnnilinn nnl'it* ,.?,,lo^..ii.... ' - ......X. pxyitt x A I'lVfl (II ll'II expedition into the arctic, met with a serious accident in the ice oiT Point ! Harrow, the northernmost point of . Alaska, and may have to unload iter I cargo, according to word received here from the revenue cutter Hear. Phe extent of the damage to the KarInk is not known, hut it is reported that a large hole v.as stove in her hull. Tito Stefansson expedition found unusual ice conditions at Harrow The Karluk was caught between the ieo does and is drifting with the ice. Aird I lenton, a member of the crew, quit at i Hat row and told officers of ttie revenue cutter of the Karluk's plight The Stefansson expedition on iho ivurluk as tin- main sliip. and the mix Vihjaimur Stefar.sson iliary gasoline boats Mary Sachs and Alaska, left Port Clarence, Alaska, 30 tnlles north of Nome, late in July. Aboard the Karluk, of which Captain Robert Uartlett, who commanded Peary's polar ship Roosevelt, is master, are Slefanseon, commander-inchief of the expedition, and eight of the fourteen scientists who mako up ids party. The other scientists were divided between the Mary Sachs, of which Kenneth Chipman, the Canadian geologist, was placed in command, and the Alaska. In command of Dr. R M. Anderson, the American biologist. BURY ALL BOTTLES IN WOODS Growing Belief That Sun's Rays Passing ""hrough Glass Starts Some of the Fires. Centralia, Wash. It. er and whisky i bottles, carelessly thrown to the ground in timbered areas, are apt to cause forest tires, according to the 1 opinion of 11. \V. Kcrris, statu tire warden. Mr. Ferris said that firo wardens had been instructed to bury all bottles they saw In order that they may not act as a concentrating medium for the sun's rays and start (Ires In dry leaves and moss. "I have had many reports of fires that undoubtedly started In this manner," said Mr. Ferris, 'and I do not , doubt in the least the opinion that 1 there Is danger from this source. It | sounds odd, but undoubtedly it is | true." Recovers for Loss of Disposition. New York. Max Fenders' four ; > car-old daughter had a sweet, obedient disposition until the janitrcss of the apartment in which Max lived swatted the little girl with an ash can. After that the child became dis- j obedient and irritable and a jury has just awarded Fender $100 for loss of the child's nice disposition. KIN OF ANT EATER South African Animal That Digs Mole and Disappears. Aard-Vark Has Only Rudimentary Teeth With Legs Like Those of the Kangaroo?Specimens Very Hard to Secure. New York.?Did you ever see an aard-vark? asks a writer in the New voir World. PerhapB you know It better by its Latin name, orycteropus? : No? They haven't got one In the zo- 1 ologieal colectlon in Bronx park, nor, j so far as the writer has been able to learn. In any of the famous zoos or j menageries of the world. For the j aard-vark is a delicate animal, according to Curator Ditmars, and not easily acclimated. The aard-vartli was thought to he a myth until the Dutch aud English he , gun to settle Africa. It was iirst de- : scribed by P. Kolbe in 1712 in an account of ills travels in Capo Colony, but BulYon called in question his description. However, this is known to be accurate. The Paris museum has Just received an orycteropus, which it lias had j stuffed and placed on exhibition. . There are three species, and that in 1 Paris is the excessively rare Orycter- j opus Ethiopicus from the regions of the Blue Nile and Abyssiula. The commonest species is that which is found in eastern and southern Africa as far nortli as Angola. The third species ir. peculiar to Senegatnbia. .j The aard-vark belongs to the order of Edentata, so called because its members are either toothless or have j only rudimentary or defective teeth, j It is a cousin of the ant bears, the urmadlilocs and the pangolins of South America. It is about six feet long, including the tall, and about twenty Inches high. Its back Is arched, its head long and ending in a snout like a pig's, only sharper and longer. Its forelegs are short, its hind legs much larger, like those of a kangaroo, and its tail is heavy and almost ( as long as its body. Its ears are long and erect, like an ass'. It has small, piggy eyes, a very thick skin, like a pig's, covered with sparsely scattered hair mill x-r.ll.*.- "11 Its tougu Is very long, extensive and I always covered with a gummy saliva It protrudes from a mouth that la lit- | tlo moro than a round hole. Tho young animal has eight molars In the upper Jaw and six In tho lower, but tho adult has only five above and four ; below, ami all of these are rudlamen- J tarv. The Ethiopian species lives In the dessert, always near ant hills, for the ants are its food. In the daytime It stays curled up and asleep in a bur- I row which it closes behind it. It digs a hole even in the hardest ground with incredible rapidity and disap- ] pears in a few moments, for the four toes on Its front feet are armed with strong claws which it plies rapidly, scooping out the earth and throwing it behind itself in a groat cloud of dust. At night it emerges and goes out hunting tor ant hills. As soon as it has found one it makes sure that no danger is menacing, then it lies down with its snout against tho ant hill, puts out its tongue as far as it can and waits. Soon its tongue is covered with ants, caught like flies on sticky flypaper. Then it draws In its tongue, chews up the ants and begins again. It is very timid and so keen of ear 1 that it catches every faint sound. At the slightest alarm It digs a hole and i buries itself. It never attacks any- j thing but Insects, yet when attacked ; It defends itself with its powerful j claws in a way that makes It dangerous. When surprised by the hunter it al- . moat always has its head and shoulders in a hole, and It takes so tight a grip on tho earth that If the hunter tries to pull It forth ho Is almost certain to fall. Its flesh Is highly prized in Africa and It is said to taste like pork. It Is 1 easily tamed In its native land, and in the days of Egypt's ancient great- j ners must have been a pi t for ladies. , e. (.11 the tomb of Abd el (Journah of the nine! onth dynasty there Is ! graven a picture of a noblewoman v ith an orycteropus following her like a dog. SLIT SKIRTS WRECK NERVES Not of the Wearers, But of the Ankle G;*in^ Youths, Says Doctor Walters. Pittsburgh, Pa. "in looking over my ' statistics I find there lias been a slight 1 increase of nervous diseases among j young men, and I suspect that the j slashed skirt has something to do with j it," said Pr. B. It. Walters, director ot , the health department. "ilovv(!Vcrf I that by restricti 11 k the length of the skirt all will be well. "Personally, I have taken llttlo notice of the new skirt, for i am a home i loving man and careful about matter*of this kind. "And 1 do not know why young men should bo so closely observant of ankles?I have always judged women by their eyes. 1 have found It a much bettor way; ankles are deceiving. The ladles Beem to liko slit skirts and 1 am for anything thnt pleases the ladles. In that way I think that the elit skirt may do some good because people never are sick when they are well pleased. "And if the ladies want it, why, my goodness! why not let them have it?" ^ 1 IntchwionalT SlINMrSOKKd .1 F FWAN (By E. O. SELLERS. Director of Evening Department, The Moody Bible Instltut?w Chicago.) LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 21 THE GOLDEN CALF. LESSON TEXT?Ex. 32:15-20. 30-35. GOLDEN TEXT?"My little children, guard yourself from Idols."?I John 5:XL It is incredible that these Israelites should turn aside after gods made with man's hands in the very midst of such a demonstration of the holiness, majesty and glory of Jehovah. Yet in life it 1b always but a step from glory to degradation, and ono of the easiest moments in which to trip up the saint is at the time of his greatest ecstacies. The human heart Is absolutely unreliable, unstable, nay, it is wicked and is desperately deceitful, Jer. 17:9. Following the giving of the decalogue God gave Mosea n series of laws and ordinances which are an application of that fundamental luw and which form "the book of tho covenant." Then the ciders of Israel are called up into the mountain, given a vision of God, and given to eat and drink in his presence, symbolizing communion (Ex. 24). After this Moses and his servant Joshua leave Aaron and liur in charge of the people and go up again Into the mountain. On the seventh day Moses entered the cloud aud remained for a period of 40 days during which time he received the pattern of the tabernaclo and the order of worship. It was during thla period of time that the people sinned. Tho llrst part of this chapter tella us tho fact of the casting of the calf, vv. 1-6. God's righteous anger and Moses' prayer of intercession, vv. 7:14. Israel's boast, 19:8, 24:3, 7, is now revealed as being but utter weakness and illustrates the worthleBsness and unreliability of human nature. Tho drunkard's promised sobriety, the unclean man's promised purity, alike melt in the flerco heat of temptation. Their sin was a direct, positive violation of tho first commandment, and in it they also broke tho second Tho* did not want to substitute but rather Eought a similitude of God. Aaron here appears in a poor light; bo did not like their proposition (vv. 7, 8), but did not havo strength of character sufficient to stand against it. Aaron Is like those in the church and out of it who prefer to. control a movement which is bad rather than to combat the movement in its entirety. Human Fickleness. Notice Aaron's attempt to link old ideas with this new-fangled religion, this "modern expression," "tomorrow is the feast of Jehovah," v. 5. Men and women are today attempting to gloss evil teaching and open sin by associating with it the name of Christ. To call such an association scientific is a travesty. The fact, however, that Aaron gave the Israelites what they asked for, shows that he had some idea at least of God's attitude towards his people. We have here presented ulso the fickleness of human gratitude. Moses ia with God on their behalf (Heb. 7:25), yet they forget him and God who had performed such mighty signs on their behalf, and demand new new leadership (v. 1 and Ps. 106:21). Art has a place in religious life, but a spiritual worship a'one is acceptable to God, John 4:24. It was a sncrifi'ie (vv. 2, 3) of gold to make possible this calf which was doubtless a representation of the Egyptian god Apis and may or may not uave neen life-ai/.e, and may hare been solid or only veneer, but neither such earnestness nor sacrifice saved them. God's Word Immutable. Moses' prayer of Intercession, 11-14, 1h wonderful. It centers about tho Idea that Israel 1b "Thy people" (v. 11), and that God's word Is Immutable, "Remember," etc. (v. 13). Moses was moved with pity and bad a passion for the honor of God's name. As Moses and Joshua approached the camp they heard music, v. 17. What a commentary upon tho debasing use of one of God's noblest gifts to man. the gift of music. Reaching the camp, they beheld tho fullness of iniquity and depravity which was tho development of this disobedlehce, v. 25. Seo also Rom. 1:21-25, Rom. 6:23, Jas. 1:15. Moses' passion also manifested Itself against their sin by breaking tho tables, grinding the calf to powder and compelled them to drink the water into which it was flung. In order to complete this story we should call attention (vv. 30-35) how .Moses returned into God's presence, made a confession for the people, truly taking the place Of Intercession when ho desired to be blotted out rather than havo their sin ro unforgiven. Ho on into tho next chapter, vv. 13, 14. nnd rend his great heart cry and God'a answer of grace. The Teaching. We have here a story of the frailty of human nature and the feebleness of human resolutions. We see in Aaron the weaknes of a religious leader who attempts to compromise or to yield to the clamor of a mistaken people. There is also present in this lesson the possibility of prostituting right things. The Israelites made a proper request In their desire to go forward. They lacked patience, and made the mistake of dasiring something that appealed to their senses. We thus see the dleaater of disobedience, even though thn end desired be a good one.