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e m u s t b e a d d e d an' e i g h t h n u m b e r ,
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r e m a r k a b l e t h a n t h e o t h e r s , el~UEER
Legends
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AND EVENTS.
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l~][an.
H i s e y e s a r e balls of p o l i s h e d steel;
H i s l u n g s are ~ p o n g e s d r i e d ;
H i s b l o o d is b o u i l l o n - c o n c e n t r a t e
In v e i n s of l e a t h e r hide.
Hls muscles creak like pulley ropes
W h e n h u r r i e d into p l a y ;
H i s h a i r is like p i a n o c h o r d s ~
S o m e c h o r d s a r e lost, t h e y say.
H i s h e a r t ' s a little g l o b e of p u n k ~
A h o u s e of c o n s t a n t g l o o m ,
For love can never burn within,
B e c a u s e t h e r e i s n ' t room.
Iqis a p p e t i t e
To fit his
Till f r u i t is
And bread
has dwindled down
little food,
" w a t e r in a p o k e "
is " s o m u c h w o o d . "
Hot apple tarts and pumpkin pies~
H e r e a d s of t h e m a g h a s t ;
A n d waffles b r o w n a n d c h i c k e n s t e w
A r e " t e r r o r s of t h e p a s t . "
And, s m i l i n g , f r o m his vest he slips
A t i n y b o x of tin,
With capsules brown and pellets pink
All r a t t l i n g w i t h i n .
Then, w i t h a gulp,
His dinner from
T h i s p r o d u c t of t h e
The Concentrated
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he s w a l l o w s d o w n
the can~
health-food school,
Man!
in W h a t to E a t .
Fol k-Tales.
. t h o u g h it is t h e h a n d i w o r k of n a t u r e ,
n o t of m a n . T h i s is t h e T s a n g p o river, w h i c h is t h e h i g h e s t of all n a v i g a b l e s t r e a m s , w h i c h flows for a l m o s t
1,000 m i l e s at "an a l t i t u d e of f r o m 11,000 to 14,000 f e e t a b o v e t h e s e a level.
F o r t h e g r e a t e r p a r t of its c o u r s e it is
a s l u g g i s h b o d y of w a t e r , b u t as it
n e a r s t h e c o a s t its c u r r e n t i n c r e a s e s in
velocity and the river becomes a ragi n g c a t a r a c t , s w e e p i n g all
obstacles
f r o m its p a t h w a y a n d o f t e n i n u n d a t i n g
the country
on e i t h e r b a n k .
The
Tsangpo has never yet been explored
t h r o u g h o u t its e n t i r e c o u r s e . It r/see
in t h e e x t r e m e n o r t h w e s t of T h t b e t , a
m o u n t a i n o u s region, a t a h e i g h t of
n e a r l y 15,000 f e e t a b o v e t h e s e a . . I t
soon b e c o m e s a n a v i g a b l e r i v e r a n d
a c o n s i d e r a b l e traffic is c o n d u c t e d u p o n
it,' w h e r e its bed a l m o s t r e a c h e s the
clouds. I t s d i r e c t i o n is n e a r l y due e a s t
for s o m e 800 miles,
it r e c e i v e s n u merous large tributaries
from both
south and north and when near L h a s a
it is a t l o w w a t e r n e a r l y a t h i r d of a
mile w i d e a n d of u n k n o w n d e p t h . In
l o n g i t u d e 94 d e g r e e s e a s t it m a k e s a
s h a r p b e n d to the s o u t h and p a s s e s
through the
H i m a l a y a s in a c o u r s e
k n o w n o n l y to the s a v a g e s w h o d w e l l
u p o n its p r e c i p i t o u s b a n k s . W h e n l a s t
seen b y a n e x p l o r e r t h e T s a n g p o is at
a h e i g h t of f r o m 8,000 to 11,000 feet,
b u t w h e n it e m e r g e s in A s s a m it is
o n l y 400 f e e t a b o v e sea level. F r o m
this p o i n t it p u r s u e s its s l u g g i s h w a y
for a n o t h e r 800 miles a s t h e B r a h m a p u r r s to t h e G a n g e s and t h e b a y of
Bengal.
T h e r e h a s been a l o n g cont r o v e r s y , into t h d details of w h i c h it
is n o t n e c e s s a r y to enter, as to Whe'ther t h e I r a w a d a or t h e B r a h m a p u t r a is
the continuation
of t h e
Tsangpo.
T h o u g h t h e r e has been as y e t no d i r e c t
c v i d e n c e ~ t h e l a s t e x p e d i e n t of t h r o w ing in m a r k e d logs in T h i b E t h a v i n g
failed t h e g e n e r a l c o n s e n s u s of scientific o p i n i o n is in f a v o r of t h e B r a h m a p u t r a a n d t h e l a t e s t E n g l i s h . gazett e e r d e s c r i b e s it u n d e r this n a m e .
It
is h a r d l y to be e x p e c t e d t h a t p u r e science will be m u c h benefited b y t h e lift-i n g of th'e v e i l which h a n g s o v e r t h i s
p a r t of t h e r i v e r ' s coursE. B u t t h e r e
can bE little d o u b t t h a t it h i d e s s c e n e s
of m a g n i f i c e n t b e a u t y a n d
grandeur
which thrill the expectant world and
give it n e w a n d n o b l e r c o n c e p t i o n s .
T h e i m a g i n a t i o n fails to g r a s p the reality, as t h e r e is no o t h e r i n s t a n c e on
e a r t h of a l a r g e r i v e r d r o p p i n g 8,000
feet in 150 miles, p l u n g i n g w i t h t h e
m a d r u s h of a m o u n t a i n b r o o k h e m m e d
by r a n g e s w h o s e p e a k s a r e f r o m 13,O00 to 22.000 feet in height. T h e native t e s t i m o n y is c o n c l u s i v e as to t h e
e x i s t e n c e of at least one a w e - i n s p i r i n g
fall b e f o r e T h i b e t a n t e r r i t o r y is left.
I t s a t t e m p t e d a s c e n t f r o m t h e p l a i n s of
Assam has been absolutely prohibited
h i t h e r t o by t h e I n d i a n g o v e r n m e n t on
t h e ~entirely r e a s o n a b l e
ground that
t h e r e is a l m o s t a c e r t a i n t y t h a t t h e
e x p l o r e r w o u l d be killed b y t h e s a v a g e
Mishmis, who are intolerably jealous
of t h e p r e s e n c e of a s t r a n g e r in t h e i r
country. This would necessitate a punitive expedition costly
in t r e a s u r e
a n d in l i f e - - a n evil b y no m e a n s c o m m e n s u r a t e w i t h t h e g a i n of h a v i n g s a t isfied w h a t is, a f t e r all, p u r e c u r i o s i t y .
T h e T h l b e t a n officials also, w h i l e p r e v e n t i n g so f a r as t h e y a r e a b l e a n y
white m a n from entering Thibet, for
some unknown reason forbid Thibeta n s e v e n to a t t e m p t to d e s c e n d t h e river b e y o n d t h e i r o w n
frontier.
The
Tsangpo has been explored, however,
w i t h t h e ~ e x c e p t i o n of t h i s 150 miles,
n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e o p p o s i t i o n of t h e
T h i b e t a n s a n d t h e difficulties p r e s e n t e d
b y t h e h i g h e s t m o u n t a i n r e g i o n in / the
world, though not by white men.
One of t h e m o s t difllcult q u e s t i o n s
that folk-lorists and ethnologists have
to deal w i t h is t h e e x i s t e n c e of p a r a l l e l
legends. A l m o s t a n y tale in a n y
c o u n t r y c a n be m a t c h e d b y a s i m i l a r
t a l e t o l d in s o m e d i s t a n t p a r t of t h e
worltl. T h e r e is n o t a m y t h o l o g y or a
c l u s t e r of f o l k - l e g e n d s t h a t c a n c l a i m
originality.
If w e m i g h t l o o k f o r
s u c h o r i g i n a l i t y a t all w e s h o u l d ex~
p e t c it in t h e land, of t h e M o n g o l s , in
t h e v a s t C e l e s t i a l e m p i r e w h i c h for
~ens of c e n t u r i e s w a s a p p a r e n t l y un~
touched by western culture, and which
has a language utterly unlike any
with which E u r o p e a n s are familiar.
T h a t p e o p l e s of s i m i l a r r a c e s h o u l d
p o s s e s s s i m i l a r t r a d i t i o n s is n o t s u r p r i s i n g , b u t t h a t t h i s s h o u l d be so
w i t h p e o p l e s of q u i t e d i s s i m i l a r race
l~oints to s o m e l i n k of k i n s h i p w h i c h
we have not yet fathomed.
T h e r e is,
f o r i n s t a n c e , t h e R i p V a n Virtnkie leg e n d , of w h i c h W a s h i n g t o n
Irving
m a d e so m u c h . T h e A m e r i c a n w r i t e r ,
of c o u r s e , b o r r o w e d t h e idea
from
classic and Christian myth~from
the
t a l e of E p i m e n t d e s a n d of t h e S e v e n
S l e e p e r s of E p h e s u s . T h e C h i n e s e tell
us h o w W a n g Chi, a f a t h e r of T a o u ism, w a s o n e d a y g a t h e r i n g firewood.
C o m i n g to a cave, he f o u n d s o m e o l d
m e n t h e r e i n p l a y i n g chess, t h a t g a m e
cf immemorial antiquity.
While he
s t o o d a n d w a t c h e d t h e g a m e o n e of
t h e p l a y e r s g a v e h i m s o m e t h i n g to
p u t in h i s m o u t h .
A f t e r he
had
w a t c h e d f o r s o m e time, o n e of t h e
old m e n r e m a r k e d to him, " Y o u h a v e
been here a long while; you should
go h o m e no,w." H e w e n t o u t of t h e
c a v e , bu~ ~ n p i c k t n g up his a x h e
f o u n d t h e h a n d l e hal~ c r u m b l e d
to
dust. R e t u r n i n g to h i . ~ w ~ c . . . h e f o u n d
it a p l a c e of strange~me~he~¢.'zt b e e n
~ a t c h i n g t h a t g a m e of, c h e s s w h i l e
l~Ils~lonarle~' F l c s i z ]Proforr@d.
c e n t u r i e s land p a s s e d by. ~ o . m i g h t
S p e a k i n g of t h e r e c e n t k i l l i n g a n d
f a n c y this to be a s a r c a s t i c t h r u s t at e a t i n g of t w o m i s s i o n a r i e s b y c a n n i t h e s l o w n e s s w i t h w h i c h c h e s s fs s o m e - b a l s of F l y r i v e r , Guinea, t h e P o r t l a n d
t i m e s p l a y e d , bu~ C h i n e s e a r e
not O r e g o n i a n
says:
" T h e s a v a g e s do
g e n e r a l l y g i v e n t o d o u b i e - e n t e n d r e s of n o t e a t m i s s i o n a r i e s b e c a u s e t h e y h a v e
t h a t sort. T h e r e is a n o t h e r A a ] e , w h i c h a n y r e l i g i o u s h o s t i l i t y f o r t h e m
as
w e s u p p o s e p e c u l i a r to W a l e s ,
b u t p r e a c h e r s of a n e w f a i t h ; t h e y o n l y
w h i c h is r e a l l y a l m o s t u n i v e r s a l ~ t h a t
e a t t h e m b e c a u s e , as n o n - c o n s u m e r s of
of t h e d o g Gellert.
I n d i f f e r e n t v e r - r u m a n d t o b a c c o , t h e i r flesh is f a r
s t o n e of t h e s t o r y , t h e f a i t h f u l c r e a - m o r e p a l a t a b l e t h a n t h a t of a n y o t h e r
t u r e is n o t a h v a y s a dog; it is a f a l c o n ,
t y p e of w h i t e m a n . In ~he J u d g m e n t
o r a w e a s e l ; or a p o l e - c a t .
I n t h e o f a c a n n i b a l , t h e m e a t of a m i s s i o n C h i n e s e ta~,e i t is a p e t i c h n e u m o n
a r y is ,better eating than
anything
who w a t c h e s a w o m a n ' s child while
else except the flesh of a young child,
s h e goes t o f e t c h w a t e r . A s n a k e c o m e s a n o t h e r n o n - c o n s u m e r o~ t o b a c c o a n d
s t e a l i n g :n a n d w o u l d bite t h e child,
a r d e n t spirits. T h e s e c a n n i b a l s n o t
but the brave ichneumon attacks and
s e l d o m s p a r e t h e l i v e s of A m e r i c a n
k i l l s it. H a v i n g d o n e so, it goes f o r t h a n d E u r o p e a n s a i l o r s f o r t h e s i m p l e
p r o u d l y : to m e e t t h e m o t h e r , b u t irar e a s o n t h a t t h e i r flesh is so' Smpregr~edia~ely on s e e i n g it s t a i n e d w i t h
h a t e d w i t h t h e flavor of a l c o h o l a n d
b l o o & s h e c o n c l u d e s t h a t it h a s k i l l e d
. t o b a c c o as to be as u n p a l a t a b l e a s w e
her~ child, a n d in h e r r a g e s h e s l a y s
find t h a t of crows, gulls, b u z z a r d s a n d
it. T h e c h i l d is f o u n d alive a n d well.
other carrion consuming birds."
In( a l m o s t e v e r y c o l l e c t i o n of f o l k b t o r i e s w e r e a d of a m e r m a i d o r r i v e r
Optical Telegraphy,
~pirit o r s w a n - m a i d e n , w h o b e c o m e s
I n t h e l a s t m a n e u v e r s of t h e G e r :
the wife of a human
being, but at last
were
made
deserts him.
One s p e c i m e n is th9 m a n a r m y e x p e r i m e n t s
w i t h t h e a c e t y l e n e l i g h t in o p t i c a l
' f a m i l i a r s t o r y of M e l u s i n a ; a n o t h e r
Up to t h e p r e s e n t n i g h t
v e r s i o n h a s b e e n told f o r u s b y Sir t e l e g r a p h y ,
L e w i s M o r r i s in his p o e m , " T h e P h y s - m e s s a g e s a n d s i g n a l s h a v e b e e n t r a n s i c i a n s of M y d d f a i : " T h e C h i n e s e t a l e m i t t e d b y m e a n s of t h e l i m e light.
a
certain
T e s e m b l e s t h o s e of E u r o p e in a v e r y A c e t y l e n e , m i n g l e d w i t h
m a r k e d degree.
A f a r m e r o n e d a y a m o u n t of o x y g e n , w a s f o u n d to g i v e
.discovers a ' w o m a n b a t h i n g in his weli, a c a n d l e p o w e r t h r e e t i m e s g r e a t e r
By its
h e r c l o t h e s h a n g i n g on his p i n e - t r e e . than that of the lime light.
A n n o y e d a t w h a t h e i h o u g h t b o t h im- m e a n s s i g n a l s c o u l d be f l a s h e d b y d a y
modest and intrusive,
he h i d e s h e r to a d i s t a n c e of five m i l e s a n d b y
,clothing, a n d w h e n 'the w o m a n w a i l s n i g h t to a d i s t a n c e of t e n miles,.
~or it a n d b e g s to h a v e it b a c k , he H i t h e r t o t h e s i g n a l c o r p s h a s b e e ~
a s k s h e r w h y s h e f o u l e d his ° w a t e r , c o m p e l l e d to t r a n s p o r t t h e n e c e s s a r y
F o r the
She a n s w e r s t h a t t h e C r e a t o r m a d e t h e o x y g e n in h e a v y c y l i n d e r s .
w e l l f o r t h e u s e of ~11. " H e h a s m e a n ~ a c e t y l e n e light, o x y g e n is g e n e r a t e d
y o u f o r m y w i f e a t a n y r a t e , " r e p l i e s in f i f t e e n m i n u t e s b y m e a n s o f a s m a l l
r e t o r t a n d s t o r e d in a g a s b a g .
t h e m a n ; s o he r e t a i n s h e r g a r m e n t s
a n d s h e b e c o m e s his wife.
A t last,
Stridulating Orgwns.
after having borne a son and daught e r , s h e finds t h e c l o t h e s a n d a n i r r e W h i l e the s t r u c t u r e of the' m,usic of
s i s t i b l e l o n g i n g c o m e s o v e r h e r to s t r i d u l a t i n g o r g a n s of b e e t l e s is exp u t t h e m or~ a n d r e t u r n to h e r old life. tremely s i m p l e , t h e y s o m e t i m e s p o s B i d d i n g g o o d - b y t o 'her c h i l d r e n s h e s e s s c o n t r i v a n c e s for v a r y i n g t h e pitch,
~ a n i s h e s o n a cloud.
P r o b a b l y s h e T h e g e n e r a l s t r u c t u r e of' s u c h ' a n ori s o n e of t h e c l o u d - m ~ i d e n s of A s i a t i c gan is a h a r d s u r f a c e c o v e r e d w i t h
mythology.~London
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striations, over which
some
other
m e m b e r o f t h e b o d y f u r n i s h e d w i t h a'
r a s p i n g e d g e o r a r e a is r u b b e d . W h e n
There 2kro ~Elght "Wonder~.
E v e r y o n e h a s 'heard of t h e s e v e n t h e s t r i a t e d s u r f a c e is d i v i d e d i n t o
p a r t s w i t h finer a n d c o a r s e r m a r k i n g s
wonders of the world--the
hanging
~i:~ g a r d e n s of B a b y l o n , t h e l e a n i n g t o w e r v a r i a t i o n s of p i t c h c a n b e l~rOdueea.
o f P i s a , t h e Co'lossus of R h o d e s , t h e
N e c e s s i t y h a s no Iaw; I k n o w s o m e
p y r a m i d s o£ E g y p t . t h e s t a t u e of J u piter at Athens, Diana at Ephesus. To a t t o r n e y s of the same:
THE ,SHfPBUILDINGNATION.S
The 12elat'ive 81andinff of the United ZIotes as ,Shown by
the Latest OTficial Firguees Germany's
l~emaekable Pro feess.
"Great Britain has lost her
proud
record of first in t h e g r e a t i r o n ind u s t r y . S h e is l o s i n g h e r l e a d in coal
mining. H e r cotton m a n u f a c t u r l e s are
s i n k i n g to s e c o n d r a n k . M a n y of t h e
i n d u s t r i e s in w h i c h it h a s b e e n h e r
b o a s t for m a n y y e a r s t h a t s h e h a s l e d
the world are being threatened. There
is, h o w e v e r , o n e a r t i c l e in t h e p r o d u c t i o n of which, b q t h in q u a l i t y a n d
q u a n t i t y , t h i s c o u n t r y can s a f e l y a s s e r t
her superiority.
Not even Germany
h a s s n a t c h e d f r o m h e r first h o n o r s in
ship-building."
So s a y s a n E n g l i s h p u b l i c a t i o n , a n d
if w e p a s s t h e p o i n t of q u a l i t y , t h e
statement regarding shipbuilding
is,
llke t h e o t h e r s t a t e m e n t s , u n d o u b t e d l y
true.
Britannia rules the wave. To
go b a c k to t h e y e a r 1899, w h i c h a f f o r d s
the l a t e s t a s c e r t a i n e d figures for c o m parison, w e find t h a t in t h a t y e a r t h e
United K i n g d o m l a u n c h e d
1,245 v e s sels. T h i s e s t i m a t e t a k e s n o a c c o u n t
of w a r vessels, n o r of v e s s e l s b u i l t f o r
f o r e i g n n a t i o n s o r i n d i v i d u a l s . Of t h e
former there were eight launched during t h e y e a r , a n d of t h e l a t t e r t w e n t y six m e n - o f - w a r
a n d 215, m e r c h a n t men. Of t h e m e r c h a n t s h i p s a l o n e t h e
t o t a l t o n n a g e w a s 930,550 tons. T h e s e
1,460 v e s s e l s w o u l d c a r r y c a r g o e s
a m o u n t i n g in real b u r d e n to a b o u t
twice their
registered
tonnage,
or,
1;861,100 t o n s of f r e i g h t .
T h e e a s i e s t w a y to see a t a g l a n c e
tile p o s i t i o n of E n g l a n d in t h e s h i p b u i l d i n g w o r l d is to t a k e a list of t h e
l a r g e s t v e s s E l s - - s a y t h o s e of 100 t o n s
and o v e r - - a n d c o m p a r e t h e n u m b e r
b u i l t in t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m
during
the year, and t h e i r t o n n a g e , w i t h t h o s e
of o t h e r s h i p - b u i l d i n g countries'.
Ine l u d i n g all ships, m e r c h a n t , w a r , steel
w h e r e a s f u l l y o n e - h a l f of t h e Ameri:~aa
s h i p s w e r e i n t e n d e d f o r s e r v i c e on t h e
g r e a t i n l a n d lakes, t h e G e r m a n ships.
w e r e m a i n l y m e a n t for competing for
t h e t r a n s a t l a n t i c trade, a n d f o r c o m m e r c e w i t h G e r m a n y ' s n e w c o l o n i e s in
A f r i c a o r t h e Pacific.
Germany
is G r e a t B r i t a i n ' s
most
d a n g e r o u s c o m p e t i t o r in t h e m a t t e r of
ship-building, and grows more formida b l e e v e r y y e a r . She a n d t h e U n i t e d
States are both threatening Great Britain with
cargo
ships of equal
or
even greater
size t h a n
the largest
B r i t i s h ship, t h o u g h t h e Celtic of t h e
E n g l i s h W h i t e S t a r line h o l d s t h e c a r go r e c o r d .
lleeent
Activity
in A m e r i c a .
could c a r r y ~ w e n t y p e r c e n t m 6 ~ car,
go t h a n an i r o n one, a n d b y 1890, n i n e t y o u t Of e v e r y 100 s t e a m v e s s e l s built
w e r e c o n s t r u c t e d of steel. E n g l a n d is
t h e p r i n c i p a l b u i l d e r t o d a y of i r o n a n d
Wooden ships. She a l s o m a k e s a f e w
of w h a t a r e called c o m p o s i t e s h i p s ,
s h i p s built of m e t a l a n d s h i e l d e d w i t h
w o o d . T h e B r i t i s h figures f o r m a t e rials of s h i p s for t h e y e a r 1899 a r e as
follows:
206 w o o d , nifle c o m p o s i t e ,
e i g h t y iron, 849 steel.
T h e cost of s h i p - b u i l d i n g h a s f a l l e n
gceatly within the last few yearK This
is, d u e to t h e g r e a t r e d u c t i o n in t h e
¢os~ of p r o d u c i n g steel, a n d t o i m prove:d m a c h i n e r y ,
I t is e s t i m a t e d
t h a t t w e n t y y e a r s a g o first c l a s s t r a m p
s t e a m e r ~ c o s t $70 a t o n to build. T h e y
c a n ' n o w b e b u i l t f o r $50, F o r s a i l i n g
s h i p s t h e cost is $25 d t o n as c o m p a r ed w i t h $35 a t o n t w e n t y y e a r s ago,
H i g h s p e e d s t e a m e r s a r e f a r m o r e exp e n s i v e , a t y p i c a l t w i n - s c r e w steamer
c a n n o t be b u i l t f o r less t h a n $200 a t o n , '
it is said.
I t is i n t e r e s t i n g to see w h e r e t h e
g i a n t s t e p s of m o d e r n s h i p : b u i l d i n g
a r e l e a d i n g us. In t h e l a s t t h i r d of a
c e n t u r y s h i p s h a v e i n c r e a s e d five t i m e s
in size a n d h a v e d o u b l e d t h e i r speed. If
t h i s goes on t h e o c e a n g r e y h o u n d of
1933 will be of 65,000 t o n s b u r d e n ,
1,100 feet long, 120 f e e t b e a m , 75 f e e t
d e p t h , a n d t r a v e l at f o r t y - f i v e m i l e s a n
hour.
The recent
activity
in A m e r i c a n
s h i p b u i l d i n g is d u e to the g r e a t p r o s p e r i t y of t h e c o u n t r y a n d to n e w legi s l a t i o n . T h e l e g i s l a t i o n of f o r t y y e a r s
a g o w a s d i s a s t r o u s . In 1860 t h e r e w e r e
on t h e h i g h s e a s 2,38G,000 t o n s of A m e r i c a n s h i p p i n g , w h i c h d w i n d l e d in t h e
The First Colored Voter.
n e x t t e n y e a r s to 1,450,000, a n d in 1889
Thomas
Peterson
of Perth Amboy,
w a s d o w n to 1,000,000 only. ' B u t t h e N. J., enjoys the distinction of being
country started
up the l a d d e r a g a i n t h e first c o l o r e d v o t e r in t h e U n i t e d
a b o u t t e n y e a r s ago, a n d h a s b e e n p r o - S t a t e s .
He recently celebrated
the
g r e s s i n g w i t h g i a n t strides. T h e re- t h i r t y - f i r s t
a n n i v e r s a r y of h i s first
t u r n s a t . p r e s e n t in h a n d f o r 1900 s h o w vote. Mr. P e t e r s o n w a s b o r n in M e t u t h a t t h e 207,000 t o n s of 1899 h a v e b e e n chert, N. J., on M a y 1, 1824. W h e n
e x c e e d e d b y a t l e a s t 25,000 l a s t y e a r , T h o m a s w a s f o u r y e a r s old his p a r and
it is c o n f i d e n t l y p r e d i c t e d t h a t e n t s m o v e d to P e r t h A m b o y , a n d t h a t
w i t h i n t w e n t y y e a r s t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s p l a c e h a s e v e r s i n c e b e e n his h o m e .
will b e a t G r e a t B r i t a i n as b a d l y in M a r c h 31, 1870, t h e r e s i d e n t s of P e r t h
s h i p - b u i l d i n g as it is a l r e a d y d o i n g A m b o y v o t e d on a p r o p o s e d r e v i s i o n
in the m a t t e r of steel a n d iron.
of t h e city c h a r t e r , on w h i c h o c c a s i o n
On t h e c o a s t of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s h a s P e t e r s o n delJosited his first b a l l o t . I n
l a t e l y b e e n laid t h e k e e l of t w o s h i p s c o m m e m o r a t i o n of t h e first v o t e c a s t
w h i c h , w h e n c o m p l e t e d , will b e a t all b y a n e g r o t h e c i t i z e n s of t h a t p l a c e
r e c o r d for size. T h e y a r e i n t e n d e d f o r c o l l e c t e d $80 a n d p r e s e n t e d Mr. P e t e r ,
in-,
t h e Pacific trade. T h e y will be regis- son a gold medal, a p p r o p r i a t e l y
scribed.
U s e s of
IIorso Illdos.
H o r s e h i d e is used in m o r e w a y s t h a n
in t h e m a k i n g of r a z o r s t r o p s .
Some
p a r t s of t h e h i d e a r e u s e d f o r s h o e u p pers, t h e
l e a t h e r p r o d u c e d for t h e
p u r p o s e b e i n g called C o r d o v a n , f r o m
C o r d o v a , in • Spain, w h e r e it was~ first
made.
H o r s e h i d e is u s e d a l s o f o r t h e
m a n u f a c t u r e of m i t t e n s a n d g l o v e s ,
a n d in b o o k b i n d i n g , a n d t h e r e is m a d e
GERM,aNY
UNITE[:} hlHGOOM
0NI']'CD ~TATE~
of it an e x c e l l e n t - i m i t a t i o n of b u c k Horsehide
is u s e d in m a l d n g
t e r e d at 20,000 tons, skin.
a n d will d i s p l a c e 33,- w h i p l a s h e s , a n d s o m e p a r t s of it a r e
s h o e s t r i n g s ; it i s
f';
.
000 t o n s o~ w a t e r as used for m a k i n g
u
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d
l
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r
g
e
l
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f
o
r
c
a
rriage leather,
in
a g a i n s t 23,000 t o n s
displaced
by
t h e c o v e r i n g seats, a n d so on. T h e r e a r e
b e t w e e n 150,000 a n d 200,000 a n n u a l l y
Deutschland.
They
used in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s .
will be 630 f e e t long,
h a v e Ilve decks, a n d
The Sultan'a
Armor0d
]Kitchen.
accommodations for
FRgNC E
NORWAY
ITP,LY
T h e p r i v a t e k i t c h e n of t h e s u l t a n of
1,000 p a s s e n g e r s beT u r k e y is a v e r i t a b l e f o r t r e s s , c o n s i s t a n d wood, sail a n d s t e a m , tile c o m - s i d e s e n o r m o u s c a r g o e s of f r e i g h t .
A c o m p a r i s o n of t h e m a t e r i a l of ing of a s m a l l c h a m b e r s i t u a t e d to t h e
parison stands thus:
is
w h i c h s h i p s a r e b u i l t is i n t e r e s t i n g . In r i g h t of t h e g r e a t e n t r a n c e , a n d
Ships. T o n n a g e .
guarded by barred windows and an
1820,
f
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n
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,
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20,000
U n i t e d K i n g d o m . . . . . . . . 655 1,363,012
t o n s of s t e a m v e s s e l s a n d 5,814,000 t o n s a r m o r - p l a t e d door. T h e c o o k officiates
United States ...........
154
207,345
u n d e r t h e e v e r - w a t c h f u l e y e of t h e
Germany ...............
98
227,898 of s a i l i n g s h i p s all of w h i c h w e r e b u i l t k e l a r d j h i
bachi; one
of t h e
most
of
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.
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France ................
55
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w e i g h t y f u n c t i o n a r i e s in Yildlz p a l a c e
of
s
t
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a
m
h
a
d
risen,
to
6,840,000
a
n
d
of
Norway ...............
30
24,351
a t C o n s t a n t i n o p l e , f o r t h e h e a l t h , its
Italy ...................
24
33,542 sail 14,890,000, b u t all b u t t w o w e r e v e r y life e v e n , of t h e r u l e r is a t h i s
still of w o o d . I t w a s n o t u n t i l 1859
In a d d i t i o n , t h e B r i t i s h c o l o n i e s
t h a t t h e u s e of i r o n J u s t b e g a n in m e r c y . W h e n c o o k e d e a c h dish is f a s t t u r n e d o u t f o r t y - o n e s h i p s of a c o m - s h i p - b u i l d i n g .
In t h a t y e a r w a s b u i l t e n e d w i t h r e d w a x , b e a r i n g t h e official
b i n e d t o n n a g e of 11,573, a n d S w e d e n , L a F r a n c e , a n i r o n - p l a t e d f r i g a t e ; f o r seal of t h e k e l a r d j h i , a n d r e f n a i n s h e r Holland, Belgium and Denmark each
t h e F r e n c h n a v y , a n d in t h e n e x t y e a r m e t i c a l l y c l o s e d u n t i l t h e s e a l s a r e
b u i l t o v e r 10,000 t o n s of s h i p p i n g . Of
t h e W a r r i e r , of 6,170 tons, w a s b u i l t b r o k e n in t h e s u l t a n ' s p r e s e n c e ,
t h e y e a r ' s c o m b i n e d t o t a l of ships, t h e
in'England.
During the civil:war the
C o p p e r In t h e ]Phlllppin©$.
U n i t e d K i n g d o m m u s t be c r e d i t e d w i t h
E r i c c s o n m o n i t o r a n d o t h e r i r o n clad
C o p p e r d e p o s i t s in t h e p r o v i n c e of
C o n s i d e r a b l y o v e r half.
w a r v e s s e l s w e r e b u i l t in t h e U n i t e d
L e p a n t o , n e a r M o u n t D a t a , P. I., h a v e
America's
]PoMtlon.
States.
T h e M o n i t o r w a s t h e first
been worked by the Igorrotes
since
I t is w i t h s o m e p r i d e t h a t w e n o t e i r o n - c l a d s u c c e s s f u l l y p u t to t h e h a z - b e f o r e t h e S p a n i s h d i s c o v e r y of the
t h a t in t h e n u m b e r of s h i p s b u i l t t h e a r d of a fierce e n g a g e m e n t .
archipelago.
These
barbarians, who
U n i t e d S t a t e s s t a n d s s e c o n d on t h e l i s t
Iron Ships Begun.
a r e h e a t h e n s , l i v i n g in s q u a l o r , h a v e
b u t t h i s f e e l i n g of p r i d e is h u m b l e d
T h e G u i o n line of T r a n s a t l a n t i c
developed industriously to a surprissomewhat by the fact that although
s h i p s t h e n b e g a n b u i l d i n g i r o n ships, i n g l y h i g h p o i n t , a n d t h e s k i l l t h e y exG e r m a n y b u i l t o n l y n i n e t y - e i g h t s h i p s a n d b y 1879 n e a r l y h a l f t h e s t e a m h i b i t in t h e e x t r a c t i o n a n d w o r k i n g of
their
combined tonnage
w a s 20,000 v e s s e l s b u i l t w e r e b e i n g c o n s t r u c t e d of m e t a l s is e x t r a o r d i n a r y . T h e y t u r n o u t
tons greater than
t h a t of ~t h e 154 " t h a t m e t a l . In 1879 c a m e t h e first s t e e l c o p p e r k e t t l e s n o less t h a n t h r e e a n d
l a u n c h e d in o u r s h i p y a r d s . T h e c a u s e v e s s e l s . E i g h t e e n t h o u s a n d t o n s of a h a l f f e e t in d i a m e t e r , a n d t h e y a l s o
f o r this d i s p a r i t y b e t w e e n n u m b e r s a n d s t e e l v e s s e l s w e r e b u i l t in t h a t y e a r . m a k e n u m e r o u s k i n d s of i m p l e m e n t s
tonnage arises from the fact that
S o o n it w a s s h o w n t h a t a s t e e l v e s s e l a n d o r n a m e n t s o u t of t h e s a m e m e t a l .
IMAGINATION
]~:~"
t,Lxperhnents
WORKS
]Prove
CURES,
Sncces~fnl
In
Cases of Ilyslerla.
T h e v a l u e :of a l i v e l y i m a g i n a t i o . ~
as a c u r a t i v e a g e n t in d i s e a s e is n o w
well u n d e r s t o o d b y d o c t o r s , a n d is
f r e q u e n t l y u s e d as a n aid i n e f f e c t i n g
a cure. P u r e w a t e r , f o r i n s t a n c e , is
u s e d b y c e r t a i n p h y s i c i a n s in t h e c i t y
h o s p i t a l a t C i n c i n n a t i , w h e r e t h e r e is
a young woman who believes she can
n o t sleep w i t h o u t r e c e i v i n g a h y p o d e r m i c i n j e c t i o n of m o r p h i n e .
She
gets the injection regularly, but rat e r is s u b s t i t u t e d for t h e m o r p h i n e .
T h e d e c e p t i o n w o r k s like a c h a r m ,
a n d t h e p a t i e n t is r e c o v e r i n g . N o w
a n d t h e n a case p r e s e n t s a n a m u s i n g
phase. One w o m a n p o s s e s s e d of the"
idea that her heart was growing
to ~
h e r side, r e f u s e d t o i m p r o v e u n d e r
t h e t r e a t m e n t a c c o r d e d her, a n 4 t h e
doctors, knowing her condition
was
d u e to h y s t e r i a , p l a n n e d ~o g e t rid
o f her.
M e d i c i n e w a s prescribed,,
m a d e uP of t h e
most
n'auseating
drugs, a n d t h e p a t i e n t w a s o r d e r e d t o
take
d o s e s liou'rl:F. A f t e r t h e first
d a y ' s t r e a t m e n t t h e w o m a n , said' s h e
was well enough to go home, and the
d o c t o r s congratulaged" fhemsel~res t h a t
t h e e x p e l l i n g d e c o c t i o n h a d p r o v e d so
successful. To t h e i r surprise, w h e n
t h e w o m a n l e f t t h e h o s p i t a l she' a s k e d
tha£ a b o t t l e of t h e m e d i c i n e be g i v e n
her, as it h a d f u r n i s h e d m o r e ' r e l i e f
t h a n a n y t h i n g s h e hadi t~aken.
Alt h o u g h t h e d o c t o r s s a y t h a t it is' w o m e n w h o r e s p o n d m o s t r e a d i l y to t h i s
f o r m of t r e a t m e n t , t h e r e is n o w a n d
t h e n a m a n w h o p e r m i t s h i m s e l f to
b f d d e c e i v e d t o his o w n a d v a n t a g e . A n
ei'ly m a n f o r i n s t a n c e , uuffered
~-eatly from
imaginary
paralysis.
Therefore the ordinary treatments,
whether by drugs or the electric cur.rent,. h a d n o effect u p o n him. T h e
d o c t o r s c o n s u l t e d , a n d o n e day, b y
p r e a r r a n g e d plan, t h e p a t i e n t w a s inf o r m e d b y a p e r s o n s u p p o s e d to be u n i n t e r e s t e d in his c a s e t h a t m a g n e t i s m ,
n o t e l e c t r i c i t y , w a s w h a t he n e e d e d ,
a n d s i n c e t h e n he h a s s h o w n m a r k e d
i m p r o v e m e n t under the c o n s t a n t app l i c a t i o n of a w o o d e n m a g n e t p a i n t e d
to r e s e m b l e t h e g e n u i n e a r t i c l e .
t
Japs Absorb
as Well ns
Imitate.
T h e J a p a n e s e h a v e so l o n g b e e n
called " i m i t a t o r s "
that
the
terms
s o u n d s trite. B u t it is o n e of t h e s e t r i t e
e x p r e s s i o n s of a h a l f t r u t h . As a m a t t e r o f fact, it is i m p o s s i b l e f o r a r a c e
which has such strong individuality to
be m e r e l y i m i t a t i v e . I t s w o n d e r f u l l y
m e t a ~ D o r p h o s i s of t h e l a s t t h i r t y y e a r s
c a n n o t be a c c o u n t e d for b y s u c h a s i m ple statement. The Japanese imitate,
yes; but wlmt they imitate becomes a
p a r t o f t h e m , a n d as it is a b s o r b e d i t
is a d a p t e d a n d c h a n g e d . H o w
else
could the country through thousands
of y e a r s h a v e r e m a i n e d so a b s o l u t e l y
d i f f e r e n t f r o m e v e r y otl~er c o u n t r y V . ~
Ainslee's Magazine.
Win ter Vegelr~bles.
Successful experiments have been
m a d e r e c e n t l y in t h e f o r c i n g o f t h e
g r o w t h of a s p a r a g u s in t h e f i e l d i n
w i n t e r b y t h e h e l p of s t e a m . N a r r o w
trenches about four, inches deep are
dug between the rows and covered"
w i t h b o a r d s , so as to f o r m l i t t l e t u n nels.
S t e a m f r o m a b o i l e r is f o r c e d
i n t o t h e t u n n e l s t h r o u g h a h o s e , penetrating t h e soil a n d k e e p i n g t h e latter
m o i s t a n d w a r m . T h e p r o c e s s ¢:~. t o
b e p e r f o r m e d o n l y o n c e a day, f o r live
m i n u t e s a t a t i m e , a n d t h e resul.ts
obtained have been quite remarkable.
W i t h i n r e c e n t y e a r s s a l a d p l a n t s , tomatoes, m u s k m e l o n s ,
green
corn,
G
rnblirxg
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an~
A league for the suppression
of i n g t h e l e a d i n g A t l a n t i c lines,
~cean ga.mblii~g h a s b e e n f o r m e d w i t h a p p e a l s a r e b e i n g s e n t to t r a v e l e r s t(~
b r a n c h e s on b o t h s i d e s o f t h e A t l a n t i c j o i n t h e l e a g u e a n d t h r o u g h it, m a k d ~
~nd a c o n c e r t e d e f f o r t is to be m a d e a n i r r e s i s t i b l e d e m a n d u p o n t h e s t e a m oil ~
to d r i v e f r o m t h e o'cea~x t h e g a n g s of ship c o m p a n i e s to s t o p g a m b l i n g
~harpers t h a t h a v e ' f o r so l o n g i n f e s t e d t h e i r v e s s e l s .
T h e t h i n g can be done, a n d it m u s t
the p a s s e n g e r b o a t s p l y i n g b e t w e e n
Lhe U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d E u r o p e a n p o r t s . b e done; If a g r e a t s e c t i o n of t h e t r a V It p r o m i s e s to be a t h r e e - c o r n e r e d fight e l i n g p u b l i c calls f o r a r e f o r m i n liner'
m a n a g e m e n t it will g e t it. W h e n t h e ~
and m a y b e c o m e d e c i d e d l y i n t e r e s t i n g
b e f o r e long. T h e a g e n t s of t h e s t e a m - A t l a n t i c c o m p a n i e s h a v e b e e n r e f o r m ?
ship l i n e s a r e n o t all in s y m p a t h y w i t h ed hhe l i n e s r u n n i n g t o t h e e a s t w i l l be
the m o v e m e n t a n d s o m e l a u g h a t it t a k e n in h a n d . A n t i - g a m b l i n g c r u ~
and p r o n o u n c e it v i s i o n a r y a n d i m - s a d e s will h a r d l y g o f a r o n t h e h i g h I
practical, p r o b a b l y f o r t h e r e a s o n that s e a s , " t h e m a n a g e r of o n e line is q u o t - j
t h e y a r e i n t e r e s t e d in t h e profits of t h e ed a s s a y i n g . " I f o u r p a s s e n g e r s want~
g a m b l e r s e i t h e r as s h a r e r s in t h e i r
to g a m b l e a b i t w e c e r t a i n l y a r e , n o ~ ,
w i n n i n g s o r in profits of t h e c u s t o m g o i n g to s t o p t h e m . W e do all w e c a n t
t h e y b r i n g to t h e lines. J a m e s W i l s o n t o k e e p s h a r p e r s off o u r b o a t s , bu~ I
of N e w Y o r k is at t h e h e a d Of t h e c r u - t h e y a p p e a r o f t e n in a d i s g u i s e t h a t
sade. H e is n o w in L o n d o n c o l l e c t i n g w o u l d d e c e i v e t h e v e r y
elect,
lit
e v i d e n c e s h o w i n g ttie n a t u r e a n d ex- t h i n k ~hat d e e p - s e a g a m i n g w i l l be'
t e n t of t h e g a m b l i n g evil on l i n e r s .
w i t h us y e t ~ h little w h i l e . " T h e gain-!
T h e p u r p o s e of t h e l e a g u e is to d r i v e .bldr's side of t h e a f f a i r is s t a t e d t h u s
card s h a r p e r s f r o m t h e o c e a n b y m a k - b y o n e of t h e m :
"They can't keep'u~
i n g i t a g a i n s t t h e r u l e s of all t h e b i g off. W e b u y o u r t i c k e t s a n d h a v e t h e l
s t e a m e r l i n e s to g a m b l e f o r a n y s u m s a m e rigl~ts a n d p r i v i l e g e s as o t h e r 4
or a n y s t a k e s , i n t h e p u b l i c r o o m s of ~passengers. If we w a n t to g a m b l e w e '!
their vessels.
Mr. W i l s o n is r e p o r t e d will. T h e b o y s a r e p r e t t y h o n e s t a n d
as s a y i n g :
in t h e o r d i n a r y g a m e a r e o n t h e
" I t is t r u e t h a t a l e a g u e to p r e v e n t s q u a r e .
N o m a n will r i s k e x p o s u r e .
o c e a n g a m b l i n g is b e i n g f o r m e d , a n d f o r a s m a l l s t a k e . I n t h e c a s e of w h a t
it is a l s o a g r a t i f y i n g f a c t t h a t it i s is t e c h n i c a l l y k n o w n as a ' s u c k e r ' :we
g o i n g to be v e r y p o p u l a r w i t h t h e t o u r - win. If s o m e f e l I o w w i t h a lot of c a s h
"lsts and t r a v e l i n g public. G a m b l i n g
is w i l l i n g to b e t h e a v i l y w e a r e t h e r e
h a s g r o w n to be a g r e a t evil on t h e to g e t h i s m o n e y . A g a i n , so l o n g as t h e
ocean. T h o u s a n d s first l e a r n to g a m - 6fficers g e t t h e i r
commissions there
ble w h i l e k i l l i n g t i m e on t h e o c e a n will be h e a v y I o s i n g on o c e a n l i n e r s . "
passage,
and other thousands
lose
m o n e y t h a t t h e y m i g h t h a v e u s e d in
Olrorwhelrningl~ Cordial,
good w o r k s . T h e g a m b l i n g s p i r i t is, I
"Do your country cousins treat you
a m s o r r y to say, i n f e c t i o u s on all t h e c o r d i a l l y w h e n y o u v i s i t t h e m in t h e
big liners. T h e r e a r e pools a n d s w e e p summer?"
s t a k e s a n d g a m e s of c h a n c e daily, a n d
"Do they?
Say, t h e m i n u t e I g e t
t h e f e v e r of t h e g a m e s t e r s e e m s to t h e r e t h e y m a k e m e t a k e s o m e e l d e r seize t h e m o s t s e l f - c o n t a i n e d . S h a r p berry cordial as a fatigue destroyer,
ers f l o u r i s h on t h e vice, a n d m a n y a
then I have to drink some peppermint
young man has been ruined by losing
cordial for fear the water won't agree
h e a v i l y to a p r o f e s s i o n a l p l a y e r w h o
w i t h m e ; n e x t d a y t h e y i n s i s t t h a t 2[
i n v e i g l e d h i m i n t o g a m e s on s h i p absorb some snakeroot
cordial,
to
board.
I believe that these sharpers
w a r d off p o s s i b l e c h i l l s a n d fever, a n d
d i v i d e g a i n s w i t h t h e officers, ! o r dest h e n I h a v e to gulp d o w n s o m e l i v e r pite t h e f r e q u e n t s c a n d a l s t h e s a m e
scoundrels
appear
in t h e
smoking wort cordial for the good of my syst e m g e n e r a l l y . Do t h e y t r e a t m e corrooms voyage after voyage. The league
d i a l l y ? B y J o v e , t h e r e ' s p l e n t y of c o r p u r p o s e s to s t o p g a m b l i n g a l t o g e t h e r
I can t a s t e it f b r m o n t h s
on s h i p b o a r d .
B i s h o p P o t t e r of N e w d i a l i t y !
Y o r k , A n d r e w C a r n e g i e , Mr. M o r g a n a f t e r ! "
a n d m a n y o t h e r s as p r o m i n e n t h a v e
M a n y a m a n w o u l d s t a r v e if he h a d
p r o m i s e d t h e i r aid. W e h a v e c o p i e s of
p a s s e n g e r l i s t s f o r y e a r s b a c k , c o v e r - n o t h i n g to live on b u t his r e p u t a t i o n .
A Model
Mill
So~th Ce~roltr~.
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the Most R~em~rk~ b l o PleLr~t t n t h e
World.
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S o u t h C a r o l i n a m a y be s l o w in s o m e
r e s p e c t s , b u t in o t h e r s s h e is in: t h e
f r o n t r a n k of p r o g r e s s , a n d p a r t i c u l a r ly in t h e u s e of e l e c t r i c i t y as a m o t i v e
power. T h e C o l u m b i a mill, a m a m moth institution
for manufacturing
c o t t o n d u c k , w a s t h e first in t h e w o r l d
to a d o p t e l e c t r i c i t y , a n d w i t h i n t h e
last three years four other big mills
have been similarly equipped, making
Columbia the most important center
of e l e c t r i c a l t e x t i l e f a c t o r i e s , w r i t e s
W i l l i a m E. C u r t i n in t h e C h i c a g o R e c ()rd-Herald.
T h e O l y m p i a m i l l is p r o b a b l y t h e
most complete cotton factory in existonce; T h e r e is n o t h i n g in N e w E n g l a n d to c o m p a r e w i t h i t f r o m a n y p o i n t
of v i e w . T h e m a c h i n e r y a n d a p p a r a tus are perfect.
The
buildings are
models with the same sort of plumbing, h e a t i n g a n d v e n t i l a t i n g a p p a r a t u s
t h a t is f o u n d i n t h e m o s t l u x u r i o u s
h o t e l s . T h e e n g i n e r o o m is laid w i t h
tiles, w a i n s c o t e d w i t h T e n n e s s e e m a r ble a n d h a s a n a r t i s t i c c e i l i n g of steel.
T h e floors of t h e m i l l a r e of m a r b l e ;
the walls wainscoted with hard wood;
the sanitary arrangements, the toilet
rooms and porcelain bath
tubs are
good enough for a palace. Every conv e n i e n c e is p r o v i d e d for t h e b e n e f i t o f
the operatives and every precaution
f o r t h e p r o t e c t i o n of t h e i r h e a l t h . T h e
h o u s e s t h e y o c c u p y - in t h e v i l l a g e
a r o u n d t h e m i l l a r e all b u i l t o n a r t i s tic p l a n s a n d finished in t h e m o s t p e r f e c t m a n n e r . T h e r e is a h o s p i t a l f o r
t h e s i c k t h a t is s a i d t o b e t h e b e s t in
the south, and the medical a t t e n d a n c e
a n d t h e n u r s i n g a r e free. T h e m a n a g e ment furnishes free Sunday concerts
and vaudeville entertainments several
e v e n i n g s e a c h m o n t h for t h e o p e r a t i v e s a n d f r e e s c h o o l f o r t h e m i l l children. '
B u t t h e mill i t s e l f is t h e g r e a t a t traction, and manufacturers come from
all o v e r t h e w o r l d to i n s p e c t i t a s a
n o v e l t y as well as a m o d e l : E v e r y t h i n g is d o n e b y e l e c t r i c i t y . The
s w i t c h b o a r d is t h e l a r g e s t in t h e
s o u t h a n d is c o n n e c t e d w i t h m o r e
than thirty motors, which represent
6,000 h o r s e p o w e r , a n d l i g h t the
'buildings,
the
cottages,
the
city,
a n d r u n t h e c a r s of t h e ' C o l u m b u s
Street RallwayCompany.
Electricity
b r i n g s in t h e c o a l a n d t a k e s away the
a s h e s f r o m t h e f u r n a c e r o o m s ; it fills
a n 800,000 g a l l o n r e s e r v o i r t h a t s u p plies the boilers and the village with
w a t e r ; It r u n s t h e e l e v a t o r s , b r i n g s ttxe
c o t t o n f r o m t h e w a r e h o u s e to t h e s p i n n i n g m a c h i n e s ; c a r r i e s a w a y t h e finished product and operates hot air fans
in s u m m e r .
All t h i s is n o t d o n e as a l u x u r y , but
f o r e c o n o m i c a l r e a s o n s , a l t h o u g h it
c o s t $1,800,000. T h e o r d i n a r y expenBe
of b u i l d i n g a n d e q u i p p i n g a N e w E n g l a n d s t e a m mill Is a b o u t $15 a s p i n d l e ,
b u t t h e O l y m p i a m i l l c o s t o n l y $13.54 a
spindle; the annual expense for repalr8
i s a b o u t one-half those of the ordin a r y N e w E n g l a n d m i l l s of t h e s a m e
size, a n d t h e u n i f o r m s p e e d of e l e c t r i c
machinery produces an average of four
p e r c e n t m o r e g o o d s to t h e m a c h i n e :
V e r m o n t is p r e p a r i n g to h a v e a n
Old H o m e W e e k in A u g u s t , w h i c h will
be attended by many notable men. Inv i t a t i o n s h a v e b e e n s e n t o u t to all
m e n of d i s t i n c t i o n b o r n in t h e G r e e n
M o u n t a i n s t a t e a n d it is t h o u g h t t h a t
m a y of t h e 200,000 n a t i v e V e r m o n t e r s
w h o r e s i d e o u t s i d e t h a t s t a t e will b e
p r e s e n t . T h e list i n c l u d e s H e n . L e v i P.
M o r t o n , f o r m e r g o v e r n o r of N e w Y o r k ,
v i c e p r e s i d e n t , m i n i s t e r to F r a n c e a n d
financier, w h o w a s b o r n a t S h o r e h a m ;
A d m r a l D e w e y , a n a t i v e of M o n t p e l i e r ;
H e n . G e o r g e M. T h u r s t o n , l o n g s e n a t o r f r o m N e b r a s k a , w h o also w a s b o r n
a t t h e c a p i t a l ; Capt. C h a r l e s E. C l a r k ,
c o m m a n d e r of t h e O r e g o n , b o r n in Ora n g e c o u n t y ; Hen. W i l l i a m F . V l l a s
W o r l d ' s Co,~tllest :Funeral.
of W i s c o n s i n , f o r m e r s e n a t o r a n d p o s t The most costly state funeral which
m a s t e r g e n e r a l , w h o s e b i r t h p l a c e is
has ever taken place was perhaps that
C h e l s e a ; Gee. L e s l i e M. S h a w of Iowa,
of A l e x a n d e r t h e G r e a t . . A r o u n d m i l - w h o w a s b o r n in M o r r i s t o w n ;
Hen,
lion w a s s p e n t in l a y i n g A l e x a n d e r t o
G e o r g e F. E d m u n d s , n o w of P h i l a d e l his rest. T h e b o d y w a s p l a c e d in a
phia, a n d P r e s i d e n t J a m e s B. A n g e l l
coffin of gold, filled w i t h c o s t l y a r o - of M i c h i g a n U n i v e r s i t y , f o r m e r m i n matics, and a diadem was placed' on
ister to Turkey.
the head. The funeral car was embel•A s s y r i a n B a b y l o n i a n R e c o r d s .
l i s h e d w i t h o r n a m e n t s of p u r e g o l d
T h e c o l l e c t i o n of A s s y r i a n a n d BabYa n d i t s w e i g h t w a s so g r e a t t h a t it
t o o k 84 m u l e s m o r e t h a n a y e a r t o ionian r e c o r d s a t t h e B r i t i s h " M u s e u m
~as rQvealed m o r e of t h e d o m e s t i c l i f e
c o n v e y i t f r o m B~_abylon to S y r i a .
of p e o p l e w h o l i v e d 5,000 y e a r s a g o
t h a n is k n o w n in t h e c a s e o f o u r o w n
c o u n t r y m e n 1,000 y e a r s ago. S u c h w a s
t h e o p i n i o n e x p r e s s e d b y Mr. W'. St.
Chad Boscawen when he explained
t h e s e r e l i c s to a n i n t e r e s t e d a u d i e n c e
yesterday afternoon. The clay bricks
and cylinders beneath the glass cases
were "covered with characters testifyi n g to a c o m p l e t e l y o r g a n i z e d s y s t e m
of j u s t i c e , m a r r i a g e , d i v o r c e a n d c o m merce.
T h e b o o k k e e p i n g of
5,000
years ago was wonderfully accurate.
A c u r i o u s f o r m o f r e c o r d is t h a t p r e s e r v e d in t h e f o r m of b a k e d c l a y t a b lets, w h i c h w e r e e n c l o s e d in c l a y envelopes also inscribed with the terms
of t h e t r a n s a c t i o n ,
so t h a t a dohb~e
record provided against the possibilities of damage. The "open and closed
e v i d e n c e " s p o k e n of b y J'erefiflah is
s u p p o s e d t o r e f e r to t h i s s y s t e m . T h e
p r a c t i c e of r e c o r d i n g on a b r i c k the
n a m e of t h e k i n g , of t h e b u i l d i n g , and
o f t h e c i t y in w h i c h i t w a s e r e c t e d ha~
h a d t h e a d v a n t a g e in m o d e r n day~ t h a |
a n o d d b r i c k m a y b e t h e m e a n ~ of dis,
interring a city hitherto unkfiown.
b e a n s a n d "other g a r d e n p r o d u c t s h a v e
been added one after another, to the
list o f g r e e n h o u s e
crops, r e n d e r i n g
these delicacies available for winter
use and giving delight to epicures,
while putting much money into the
p o c k e t s of t h e p r o d u c e r s . N e c e s s a r i l y
s u c h p r o d u c t s a r e expeI~stve, a n d no
little i n t e r e s t a t t a c h e s t h e r e f o r e to eff o r t s w h i c h t h e D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e is m a k i n g to find m e a n s w h e r e b y p e r s o n s in m o d e s t c i r c u m s t a n c e s
m a y f o r c e s o m e k i n d s of g a r d e n t r u c k
f o r t h e i r o w n use
d u r i n g t h e cold
weather.--Philadelphia Telegraph.
Hired ]Pallbearers I~ IM[llw~ukee.
M i l w a u k e e is g o i n g t o h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y of i n t r o d u c i n g t h e c u s t o m o f
hired pallbearers.
There are many
r e s i d e n t s of t h e c i t y w h o h a v e s e r v e d
as s u c h in E u r o p e a n c o u n t r i e s .
They
h a v e b e e n o r g a n i z e d a n d drilled, a n d
a r e r e a d y f o r service. T h e i r u n i f o r m
is b l a c k , w i t h k n e e b r e e c h e s , b e l t e d
b l o u s e coats, w i t h w i d e , ~ w h i t e r u f fles a t t h e n e c k a n d w r i s t , a n d a m i l l t a r y hat, r e l i e v e d w i t h a l i t t l e w h i t e .
I t is s a i d t h a t t h e s e a r e t h e first u n i formed pallbearers
in t h i s c o u n t r y .
They are incorporated, and the undert a k e r s a r e w i l l i n g to e m p l o y t h e m if
p e o p l e will a c c e p t t h e m .
A b a n k f a i l u r e n a t u r a l l y u p s e t s thG
d e p o s i t o r w h o loses his b a l a n c e .
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