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"MAKES BETTER RAILROADS." Wostern Writer Pays Tribute to Railroad Magnate as Oullder-Up of the Country, Mr. Hdward II. llnrrltnan ta oa a trip to Europe, Ordinarily there would need bo nothing udded to this nnnouncomont beyond an exhortation to Emperor William to chnln down IiIb railroads and to other monnrcha to put their crowns and other valuables In the safe at night. Hut Mr. Hnrrt man Is going off on a pleasure trh and so many moan things have boon said about him that It will not hurt any to change the tuno a momeut while ho l out of the country and not able to tako nny advantage of the lupso from the cold attitude of bo verity that la usually used In men tioning the name of Ilarriman. Of all tho groat railroad men de veloped In thlH generation, E. II . Har rltnan la oaBlly the biggest and the best, saya a writer in tho Hutchinson (Kan.) Daily News. Tho head of a railroad company, under tho rules of tho gamo, must work for his stock holders, whether It i for the advan tage, of politicians, .Hhlppera or con sumers. It In his job to do the best ho can for the Interests entrusted to his care. Harrlmnn la not only a financier, but ho la a builder nud an operator. Lucky is the town, city or community that lias a Harrlmnn road. Ho Insists on n good roadbed, level track, safo trade and tho con venience and comfort of tho traveler and the shipper. The Harrlmnn roads are noted as the best in tho coun try. ,Whon Harrlmnn gets hold or a one-horse or played-out track and right of way he procceda to put it in Ilrst class condition. He does not raise tho rates of fares, although he doubtless charges "a plenty," but ho insists that enough of tho funds go Into real Iniprovotnonta to make n railroad. And that in where he stands ahead of a good many others and why Harrlmaulsm is not such a bad thing art some people have been lod to think, He makes bettor railroads, and tliero is more noed for Improvement that way than there Is In some others which are being dlsuimsed. So far as we can aeo, ho buliovea in giving "very Interest along his road a fair deal. He is a public benefactor from thnt standpoint. Ho tinnu li Ik nowcr falrlv He Is a great man, and as good or hotter than tho ordinary citizen who looks upon him as tho personification of the money power, tieeklng whom it. may devour. Ho la a strong man in the financial world, but that should not be against him, when tho 11 nan clal world 1b tho object which most nf us wnnt to reach. Ho Is n good American and he .spends his money on American railroads, not on foreign titles, race horses, old editions or other bad habits. If ho Is not per feet and wo don't think he is he is no exception to tho nilo and Is worthy of the praiao of his fellow citizens for the good he does and lia.-t done. Laughter a Scrlc3 of Darks. Laughing Is barking, say the set entlsts. Tho neck ami head arc thrown back while n nodes of short barks aro emitted from tho throat However musical the barks may be, they aro barks. The laugh begins with a sudden and violent contraction nf tho muscles of tho chest nnd ab domen. Rut Instead of opening to let the air pass out of the lungs, tho vocal cords approach oach other nnd hold It hack. Hut they aro not strong enough, to exercise such opposition for more than an instant, and tho air, which Is under pressure, promptly escapes. Ac It does so It makos tin vocal cords vi brato producing tho baric. This obstruction and liberation of the air expelled from the lungs repenta itself again and again at Intervals of a quarter of a second. There are thus in a hearty laugh four barks a second, nnd If continued, they go on at thnt rate as long as tho air reserve in tho lungs holds out. The empty lungu must then It 11 themselves, nud this in terval is marked by a quick gasp for breath, after which the harks are- re newed. Tho barks occur In series with gasps for breath at Intervals. When laughter Is violent, the entire body participates, The tipper part of the trunk bendB and straightens Itself alternately or sways to risht and left. The feet stamp on tho Hour, while the hnnds nre pressed upon tho loins to moderate the painful spasm. Interviewing the Profescor. "So you don't think Slurs would ro ply. even if wo did send signals?" "I am almost convinced thnt there would be no response." answered l'rof. Thluktum, adjusting bis glasses. "Thon you don't bellovo that Mars Is Inhabited?" "On tho contrary, I think it ex tremely probable that life similar to our own exists on the slater planet." "Hut you don't give those people credit for Intelligence- equal to ours?" "Yea. I am Inclined to credit thorn with even greater Intelligence than we display. There are many Indlca tlonb that they have u civilization old er than ours, In which case they should have too much nonse to fool away their tlmo on auy such lmprac tlcal proposition." The Way He Old It. Jenkins Well, sir, I gave It to that man straight, I can tell you. He Is twice as big as I nm, too, but I told him exactly what I thought of his ras cnlly conduct right to his face, and I called htm all tho names in the die tlonary, and n lot of others as well. Studds And didn't he, try to hit you, Jenkins? Jenkins No, sir, ho didn't. And when he tried to answer back, 1 Just hung up the telephone receiver and 45 SOLDIER IN FIRST BATTLE. Member of tl'e "Dutch Company" Re lates His Experiences When En gaged In Initial Encounter. I was only '7, wont from Michigan to Illinois un-1 enlisted the second week I wnB there in n German com pany. There wore seven Amerlcnua, three Irish and two Englishmen and all tho rest wero Dutch, writes V. V. Jenkins of Arcadia, Nob., in National Tribune. This company was known as tho "Dutch company" and they called mo Company I's Yankee. On nccount of tho fnct that I was tho only Yankeo loft in tho company aftor wo loft Frankfort, K, in Octo ber mid because of my youth, my reckless and Independent disposition and tho indulgenco of my offlcors, to gether with my unusually good luck in coming out nil right In my various pranks and escapades, I was soldoni punished or reprimanded. I mako this brief introduction to explain why I did many things contrary to military discipline without getting Into trouble Now, tho bnttlo was In '04, aftor we hud been In the sorvlco about two years and had never been In an en- Helping a Comrade. gagemcnt. The boys kicked n good deal, becaiiBO they feared we should hnve to go homo wjthout getting a ehnnco to smell gunpowder, but on Sundny, Juno 15. 1SC4, wo received our first Introduction to tho Johnnies and right interestingly they enter tained us from ono o'clock until four. Our regiment belonged to tho First brigndo, commanded by old "Pappy" Ward, Third division, Twentieth corps. About ono o'clock wo formed In lino, fixed bayonets and stacked knapsacks. Then wo knew there was something doing. in tnn cugo or tno woods, ns we were, wo could eco In front of us and to tho south a largo open field; then a long, wooded slope of perhaps 10C rods in extent. About two-thirds ol tho way up Hint slope was a masked battery of four brass guns. This bat tery was nearly to tho right of out regiment. On the crest of tho ridge was a heavy lino of rebel works with head logs. On account of tho forma' tlon of tho brigade when wo charged and our orders to llro, Ho down, load and udvnnco, by tho time we got on a lino as far tip the slope as tho rebel battery, many of us lost our align mont and got mixed up with the othet companies and reglmonts. At Just about this point it mado no difference whether wo were among our own troops or not, ns thero was nothing to do but llo down and hug the ground. It seemed Impossible for c man to stand n second and oscapo the deadly shot. Any object two feel above ground was a certain mark within range of tho enemy. At nbout this tlmo I noticed nn offl cer riding up the hill with his hat lr his hand. He halted within 25 or 3C feet of mo, waving his hat and trying to get tho boys to got up and chnrgo I kept my oyos fixed on him in hor ror, feeling thnt he could not live more than a few moments. Ho was near the very front nnd his horst wheeled In such a manner that he wnB partially turned toward our rank! just at tho moment, so thnt ho quar tercd toward tho enomy when ho wni struck. He fell on his horse's neck and I heard him call for a Nlnoteontt .Michigan man two or thrco times, hit horse In the meantime standing nt qulotly ns If he were in a Held 1 himself. As no men came In nnswei to his cnll for assistance and I was e Michigan man I rap up and told hltr. I was a Michigan man, though not oi tho Nineteenth. Ho put his hand or my shoulder and rolled off his horso 1 was satisfied that his wound wat mortal, ns I saw that ho was shm through the chest. I unbuckled hit sword bolt, putting It on myself, ami with his arm over my neck we started down tho slope. Although In fair view of tho onoiny where wo wore stnnd lug, 1 do not bellovo any attempt wat mado to shoot us. This was n part of my first day'c experience in battlo. At roll call thai night many of tho boys fullod to an p.wer.to tholr nnmos, Capt. Locko wai not thoro and 1 was loft tho onlj Yankee In tho "Dutch company." The only really miserable people arc those who haven't any troubles. WELL KNOWN Alexander Johnion oi t-ort Wayne, inu., itt general secretary ot the Na tional Conference of Charities and Correction. Ho has a wide knowledge of all the social and philanthropic work that Is discussed in the conference, and ia possessed of great executive ability, a genial disposition and a remarkable fund of humor. TOHT'L AZY BU(T Hook Worm Engages Attention of Military Authorities. Surgeon General Will Advice Wide spread Effort of State Officials to Kill Parasite Which Causes In dolence on Part of Victim. Washington. Tho hook worm, or "lazy bug," us It has been shown to exist in tho Houthern states, accord ing to investigations ot the physical condition of army recruits, will form an Interesting chapter In tho forth coming report of tho Burgeon general of tho army nnd probably will lead to a widespread effort on the part of boards of health in tho southern states to eradicate this dlscaBe, which a fow years ngo was brought promi nently to tho attention of tho world In connection with tho Porto IMcnns. When tho hook worm, referred to In tho mcdicnl world as uncinariasis, waB declaroil to bo prevalent in Porto Rico, rosultlng In a tendency to Indo lence on tho pnrt of tho patient who otherwise appeared in usual health, thero wnB no suggestion that this pe culiar parastto Infected peoplo in the United States. Through tho mothodB that havo boon adopted in tho United States army, both In tho uolcctton of recruits and in the enro of men aftor tholr en listment, thla disenso has been shown to exist to a largo extent. This investigation has been pro gressing quietly during the last six or seven montliB, so that whon Sur geon General Tornoy makes up his an nual report ho will havo much duta to provo tho prevalence of tho hook worm among soldiers enlisted from southern states. DOCTOR TOOK HIS MEDICINE. Intended a Dig Dose of Croton Oil for Thieves, But by Mistake Got It Himself. Hazelton, Pa. A popular notion that physicians never tnko much of tho medicine they prescribe for others does not hold good In tho case of Dr. F. M. Hrundago of Conyghnm, former ly United Stutos consul to Alx-Ia-Chapollo, Germany. For some tlmo tho doctor noticed that unknown par ties wero gottlng tho benefit of his tlno Btrnwborry patch, so ho sprnyod croton oil on ono soctlon of the patch, dosing Bomo of tho choicest berries with tho oil and then awaited results. Whether any of tho parties who had provlously Invaded his premises got nny of tho fruit treated with tho oil Ib not known, but tho doctor has been obliged to admit that ho did, despite the care ho had taken to prevent just such an occurrence. Millions of Lobster Eggs, nangor. Tho United States fish commission steamer Gannett Is plant ing lobster fry oft the const. Thou sands of seed lobsterB have been pro cured, and whon the season ends 14,000 of them will have been stripped nt tho hatchery. Those will produce millions of eggs. . The lobster fry planted this year run Into tho hun dred millions, and there aro still over 100,000,000 cgg3 on hand In process of development. Whon tho 100;000,000 eggs develop Into lobsters prnctlcnlly nil of thorn will live, although tho experts allow fur u certain number dying. Acres of Gypsy Moths, Hourno, Muss. Tho discovery of the largest colony of gypsy moths that has over Infested southeastern .Massachusetts Is reported by the gypsy moth commission agent, near tho mnln highway from Hourno to Falmouth, on tho Huznzr'ds Hay shore. Twenty-llvo acres of fine oak woods will have to bo burned over to pre vent a spreud of the pest, which, It is said, has already ruined a thrco aero tract of lino trees. SOCIAL WORKER. These recruits passing through tho ttruiy depot at Tort Slocum', N. Y wero examined to the number of 140, 100 of them being Infected with tho parasite, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina. South Carolina, (leorgla, Florida. Alabama nnd Ten nessee all supplied recruits that were Infected. Whllo tho hook worm was ho largely prevalent, in only two Instances In thla series of investigations was tho anaemia sulllclently severo to cnuso the rocrulfs rejection. After being treated nil tho Infected soldiers gained in weight nnd improved tn physical condition gonornlly. Following this Investigation ot re cruits It was discovered thut uncin ariasis was a common disenso throughout tho southern utntcs. It la estimated by army surgeons thnt CO per cent, of the recruits in tho nrmy today from tho rural districts ot North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama nnd Louisiana will show hook-worm Infection. KecniltH from southern states who have boon In tho nrmy sevoral yeara show a tendency townrd tho elimina tion of tho dlscnse. This is partly ac counted for on tho theory thnt tho regular life nud nourishing food, to gether with dnlly enforced exercise, often result In recovery from tho In fection. It hns been estimated that tho cam paign waged by tho nrmy against the hook worm In Porto HIco resulted in saving of more than 5,000 lives nn nunlly. Tho surgeon general may suggest tho possibility of Instituting some campaign against -tho dlscaoo In tho south, but under present condi tions it is said but little can bo done except through tho agency of state governments. Girls Wind 1,200 Watches Delicate Machine Required to Do This Work Damaged in Transit Across The Continent. Senttle, Wash. Winding watches for u living? Preposterous No, surest thing you know. Out nt the exposition. It is ono of tho occupations which baa developed out of life, movement and energy, which nro the prominent ehnractorlKtlcB of tho exhlblta In Ma chinery hall and tho Liberal Arts building of tho exposition. A well-known watch company, in conjunction with a model manufactur ing plant In Its booth, has on display some 1,200 wntches which aro keep ing time. Llko most wntches they have to bo wound each day. Ordinari ly tho winding should bo dono by n spcclnlly constructed mnchlno, but In shipment ucross the country nnd through rough handling this dollcnto piece of mncblnory has been damaged. Five Soattlo glrln havo been engaged to do tho work that was allotted to tho machine. It takes practically two minutes to wind n watch unless ono Is anxious to send it to tho repair man, and ns thero aro 1,200 watches, this means that It will tako 2,400 minutes or 40 hours to do this work by hand, Five girls forking eight hours a day can accomplish thin seemingly simple task, encli girl winding as her share Homo 240 watches. Such n job as this might at first hund bo thought to ba something of n snap, but stop and think thnt for eight hours a day thu girls must do nothing hut move their llngcrn over thu stem of a watch nnd decide for yourself whether It won't become tedious. WIDOW MAKES A SUCCESS. Woman Manages Manufacturing Con cern and Increases Husband's Es tate by Half-Million, Now York.- .Mrs. Edward It. Ladow hns not only maintained her high so cial position, caring for her largo resi FINGER Method of Identification Refused by a London Jury. Testimony of the Head of Scotland Yard Record Department In Case of Man Charged with Theft Is Rejected. London. In spite ot the elaborate and expensive plant for tho Idontlllcn tlon ot criminals by linger prints at Scotland Yard, nnd In splto ot tho ex position of the system made tn court, a London jury has declined to rocog nlzo aa cvldenco identification tuudo in this manner. The case was thnt of James Francis Lawlcr, late bead gardener to tho duke of Norfolk, at Arundel? who pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with vnrioiiB thefts. Ho, however, de nted that he wnB the man who, under tho natno of William Clark, was sen tenced to Ilvo years penal scrvltudo soma years ngo. Inspector Muuro of iho finger print department nt New Scotland Yard pro duced a st of linger prints taken nt Portland In 1SU2 of the convict Clark, and those ot the prisoner, tnken at llrlxton. Tho two, ho said, wero iden tical. Tho witness said that ho bad been conuocted with tho department since it wnB introduced nt Scotland Ynrd. During that period the prints nt H0, 000 persons hnd been recorded, nnd moro than 45,000 identifications hnd ben mado by means ot them without a single mistake. The rldgo characteristics on each of tho two prlntfl agreed exactly. These rldgo characteristics did not niter in detail or general character during tho whole course of n person's life, or oven after death, until tho skin began to do cay. Mr. Frnmpton said that tho defend ant obtained his position with tho duke of Norfolk by mentis of rccommeudn tlons which aro now said to bo forged In regard to tho proscnt case ho wan stated to havo obtnlued Jowolry by means of eheckn which were subso quently dishonored. In tho tuenntlmo tho prisoner disap peared from Arundel without giving notice, and ho wan traced and nrrest cd. Sentence of thrco years' ponal sorvltudo was passed. PROVES TO BE MAN OF HONOR Arrested In San Francisco, Crosses Continent to Surrender to New Jersey Authorities. Now York. Kobcrt Lcclcrc, nr rested nt San Francisco ten days ngo. is n prisoner nt Hnekenmick, N. J., because ho wns too honornblo to de ceive tho ofllcerfl. When Lcclerc was nrrcsted Hncken sack ofllclalB decided It was too er penslvo to send nn officer to the Pa cific coast to bring him back and ad vised the Sun Francisco pollco to ro lease him. Hut tho prlsonor decided thnt IiIb honor was nt stnku and agreed to return If tho Now Jersey authorities would pay his railroad faro nnd meals. Thla offer was nc- coptcd and Lcclcrc camo back to an swer n chargo of obtaining $1,500 under fatso pretenses whllo acting nB a real cstato agent. When ho reached HackonBack ho went immediately to tho prosecutor's office, surrendered, nnd was locked lti Jail, dence nt Glen Cove, i. I., nnd her two children, but she has increased the estate left by her husbnnd four yearn ago by G00.000, according to tho re port she has had filed In tho sur rogate's office. When Mr. Ludew died In 11)05 ho left an estate of about ?2,G00.000. Slnco his death Mrs. La dew, aB executrix, baa managed tho extenslvo leather belting manufactur ing business, which omplnyB COO hands, nud has so managed the es tate that It Is now worth $:!, 000,000. Footless Ball Player Agile. Sunbury, Pa. Headless baseball players, figuratively, ure not uncom mon, but u footless third baseman nctunlly Is n rare occurronco. How ever, Atwood Hnrnhnrt of this place 1b one who, although both legs are cut off Just bolow the knee, covers tho third sack with such nglllty ns to placo him In n class of ball players all by himself. Hnrnhnrt Is vory well developed ns to his chest and nrms. His "whip" Is strong and sure, and he Hues the ball to ilrst with such speed and uc curacy thut fow runners over "beat out" a punky hit along the third bnso line. He plnys In close nud takes stinging liners ulmost off tho bat. By long practlco ho has developed a marvelous jumping ability, and most of his catches ure made whllo off the ground. Chicken Done In Child's Jaw. Omaha, Neb. An Interesting surg ical feat was reported from St. Jo seph's hospital, whoro n portion or tho Jawbono of llttlo Lucretla Norrls waB romoved and n piece of chlckon bono inserted In place of a diseased section, An examination ohowed ndheslon, nud thu operation Is pronounced a success. Tho operation was performed a short tlmo ago, but was kept secret. Tho girl Is six yeara old, and was born with a malformed Jaw. It was to remedy thla thnt a bono from n fresh ly killed chicken was Inserted YOU NEVER KNOW YOUR LUCK. She Yes, they aro engaged. I know sho refused him twlco, but tho third tlmo he proposed sho accepted hint. Her Huabnnd Sorvcd him right. STARTED THE TEARS AFRESH Thoughtless Act of Little Eben That Reminded Sorrowful Widow of Her Loss, Mr. Jefferson hnd not boon alto gether an exemplary husband and fa ther, but he possessed certain engag ing qualities which secured him many friends nnd tnadq his death tho cause of sincere mourning to his widow. "Mis' Jeft'son, sho's dono broko up over Kb'nczor bolng took off fr'm pnoumony," said ono ot tho neigh bors. "Sho sutfnly Is," Bald nnothor. "Mournln' round do Iioubo ull dc time. hIio ROGB. Why, day befo' ylst'dny I was thar hclpln' her, nn' she only stop cryln' once, nn' dot was to spank llttlo Eben for takln' m'lasscfl out'n do jug right into his tuouC when hor back wns turned. "When sho spanked htm good an' set him down, she Bay to mo: 'He makes tno fink ob his pa no much I cyun't bear Itt' nnd bus' right out cryln' agin." Youth'a Compnnlon. ITCHED FOR TWELVE .YEARS, Eczema Mado Hands and Feet Swell, Peel and Get Raw Arm Affected, Too Gave Up All Hope of Cure. Quickly Cured 'by Cutlcura. "I Buffered from eczema on my hands, arms and feet for nbout twolro yearn, my hnnda and foct would bwcII, sweat and Itch, thon would becomo callous and got very dry, thon pool off and got raw. I tried moat every kind of salvo and ointment without Bttccess. I tried sovcrnl doctors, but at last gnvo up thinking' thoro wan n euro for eczema. A friend of mino Insisted on ray trying tho Cutlcura Itcmodles, but I did not glvo them a trial until I got so bad thnt I had to do somothing. I Bccured a sot and by tho ttmo thoy woro usod I could boo a vast Improvement and my hands and feot wero hcalod up tn no tlmp. I havo had no troublo nlnco. Charles T. Uaucr, Volant, Pa., Mar. 11, 1908." I'uttur Drug & Cham. Corp, Solo I'ropi, lloitoa. Singular and Plural. "Whonover sho gota to thinking how much thoy'ru In debt it nffects hsr nerves." "Huh! tho way It nffoctB her hus band is singular." "How singular?" "Just singular, It affects lits 'norvo.' He tried to borrow a hundred from mo to-dny." Catholic Standard and Times. Usa Allan's Foot-Eato. It Is tho only iMIof for Bwollon Smart ing. Tired, Aclit.tg, Hot, Sweating Feel, Cjrns and liunlons. Ask for Allen' Foot 2Hbc, a powder to bo shaken Into the Loes. Cures whllo you walk. At all Drug fCxiH and Shoo Stores, Sc. Don't accopt ftny nubHtltutn. ri. unpin nont KUHI2. Ad dress, Allan t!. Olmsted, Lcltoy, N. Y. Got His Answer. Uncle You nro n very nice llttlo girl to aBk mo to havo moro soup. Now why do you want mo to havo It? Nlocc So you won't cat bo much of tho chicken as you did lust time. Fllegendo Hlatter. A fcllnn of security and freedom from anxiety pervndes tho home in which flamlinH Wizard Oil is kept constantly :-n hnnd. Mothers know it can always b tiopendcd upon in timu of need. Every one should consider himself entrusted not only with his own con duct, but with that of others. Thero aro imitations, don't be fooled There is no sulihtitute! tell tliu dealer you want Lewis' Sinalo Hinder cigiir. He's a stingy man who will not glvo vou a smile. Mr. 'Vrinslonr'a HoothliiR fly r up. 7or children tccltilatr, softens the trtinm, reaurce to C nuinttoa, tlUy t pala. euro w lint collu. DM twtU. 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