$T THE
Census Returns Show Lure of City
(cood to Mumftimwt7ot
WASHINGTON- Tho census buroau
Iior hiado public figures' concern
ing anoiipji localities to Indicate ccr-
(tain Interesting trends In tho growth
of American population. What stands
lout first Is, of courso, tho gcncrnl In
crease lnj)opulntfon all over tho coun
try. Wnfio this growth ts perhaps
.moro Btrlklng in tho mlddlo west, or
(evon in tho. far west, tho cast Is llttlo
;bohlnd thoco sections. Increases In
idty population ruroly fall bolow 20
por cont. for tho Inst ten yoars. Often
itlio Increase is considerably In excosa
of no por cont.
This growth hns buen expected, but
thoro will probably bo somo surprlso
Ito find how far tho growth of tho
Icltlos exceeds that of tho rural dJs
(trlctn. Hore, cava In a -tow localities,
thoro Is nn increase, but generally it
lis bolow ten per cent.
' Somo spot In Illinois may mark tho
loonier of population for another ton
j years. It is worth whllo to cmphnslzo
Uncle Sam 'Watching Aeroplane Men
THE experts In both tho army and
tho navy nro watching with keen
(Interest tho, dovolopmcut of tho
hoavlor-thnn-nlr craft. Whllo tho of
llclnls nro not willing to say much pub
licly about tho possibilities of tho tlso
of airships In tlmo of war, thoy aro
saying prlvntoly that tho probability
Is that when tho next great war comes
itha airship will piny a moro offodtlvo
part than battleships, land batteries,
or great massoo of troops.
Tho prediction is frcoly mado by
nrmy and navy otuclnlB In private that
Siot a dollar, will over bo spent in forti
fying for tho protection of tho l'anamu
crinnl. They havo arrived nt this con
clusion bocauso thoy think thoy foro
noo that within a fow years tho airship
will ho brought to a stngQ of perfec
tion (hat will cnablo it quickly to do
iitroy any fortifications that might bo
oroctcd along tho routo of tho canal.
Congress at tho roccnt session de
clined to approprlato tnonoy for tho
Coy Curls Are Coming in From China
'ICH CON8UL General 8tuart J. Fill-
' V lor of Hongkong shods light on a
problem which has vexed tho brain of
man for many moons whoro all th
hair comes from which goes to mnl
jup tho.wldo oxpanso of colffuro which
wdorns tho hoad of woman.
Much na ho would liko to bollovo
.thnt nil womankind has suddenly como
Into tho secret possessed by tho Soyon
Buthorland Bisters, detached wisps,
f urls and occasional plaits, to say noth
iig of startling variation in texturo,
has forced upon tho most unobservant
suspicion that sho bedecks horsolt
with a foreign product Our roprosou
i Jtnttvo nt Hongkong cllnchoB tho ovl-
,lcnco with brutal statistics. Ho gives
jtho following data of tho quantities
jand vnluo of hair shipped from that
jport In tho last three yoars;
(Overhauling the
;
T.IU tronsury building la undergoing
another overhauling, which this
'umo costs $180,000. Tho ronovntorp
havo. been at wprk on tho treasury
(building for n good many years. Not
,vory much has been dono to tho lnsldo
of tho great pllo of masonry, whoro
tho United States monoy la kept, but
inpro or loss work 1b all tho tlmo going
on on tho outside. All of tho original
Kandut9n0.pt! HiHeBtono thnt faced
(lib outside Of. the building has boon at
last removed, and granite hns been put
in Its place. Tho principal chango that
will pow bo mndo will bo to cllmlnnto
tho huge granite entrance steps on tho
.Fifteenth street fcido. Sovorol now
passenger olovatera will bo installed.
J.ocUers will bo furnished aufilclont for
all ot tho clerks; tho monoy-handllng
division -will be eogregatod on .tho
ground floor; 'supplies will be shipped
troimthe wt w-atranca lantead of the
tho word "may," bocauso thorc Is not
avnllnblo at thin tlmo much lcflnlto
Informatlor. on which to make specula
tlon ns to whero tho contor of popula
tion will bo.
Tho rcmarltnblo Incronso In tho pop
ulation of Oklahoma must ho taken
Into consideration In n speculation as
to whero tho center of population Is
likely to "light." A fact worth hearing
in mind ts that tho Incroitses In popu
lation In tho east particularly havo
been In tho larger cities,
Tho center of population has moved
almost duo westward slnco 1700, when
It wnu at a point 23 miles oast of Haiti
more, From 1790 to 1800 it moved
almost duo west to n point 18 miles
woHt of Baltimore. In tho next ten
years, from 1800 to 1810, It moved
westward and slightly southward to n
point about forty miles northwest by
west of Washington.
During tho ton yoars between 1390
and 1900 tho "contor" tndvod west
ward a llttlo over 14 mllos and south
ward n llttlo less than thrco miles, and
linked at a point six miles southeast
of Columbus, Ind. This movement bo
twoon 1890 and 1900 was tho smallest
in 100 years.
Tho "contor" will havo to travpt
something llko 70 miles to got boyond
tho bordors of Indiana this yoar.
fortification of thpcanal. No public
reason for thlrYalluro to rnako nn ap
propriation was ovor announced, but
it is now protty woll understood thnt
tho experts in both tho war nnd navy
departments suggested that it would
bo woll to dofer nctlon until tho gov
ernment understands hotter what to
expect of tho airship,
Ofilclnls In tho army and navy de
partments nro greatly Impressed with
tho performances of alenn Curtlss
with his neroplano at Atlantic City ro
contly. Thoso performances were not
under tho auspices of either tho war
department or tho navy dopnrtment,
but agents of each of tho fighting nrma
woro prosont, nnd wero deeply im
pressed with what Curtlss was nblj to
do. Thoy havo roportod to their ro
spcctlvo departments that from a
holght that would havo protected him
reasonably well from a llro dlroctcd
at him from either land or water, ho
dropped small nitlolos on boats and on
objects on land with romarkablo pre
cision. Homo of tho oxpcrtn fom the do
pnrtmonts who saw tho CurttsB per
formances enmo back firmly convinced
that if war should como on tomorrow
tho neroplano would bo ablo to do de
structive work.
?r- . Pounds. Vnluo.
1MJ 80.132 J H.SS0
2 D2.S03
100vr V S M33 327.603
Noto how tho price hns soared. In
1907 hair was worth only about twon-ty-Ilvo
cents a pound, wholesale, and
wo Imported only SC.132 pounds of It,
whllo in 1909 wo brought in 440,733
poundB, with tho prlco nt something
moro thnn seventy cents. Such n rato
of growth In fnco of so rapid an In
cronso in prlco Is nhnost unprecedent
ed in othor linos of commorco nnd Is
another illustrntlon that woman wants
what Bho wants when sho wants it nnd
is going to havo It cxponso bo
hnngcdl
Our diplomatic roproBontntlvo loaves
us In tho dnrk ns to Vliut wotuun in
China is doing for hair. If tho trado
koops on, sho will cortalnly bo bnld In
courso of tlmo. Ho pays a compli
ment, uowovor, to tho gonlus of tho
Ohineso artist by remarking that "Chi
noso hair is treated at homo In various
ways so as to match almost any tex
turo doslrod," leaving ub to concludo
that tho dlvorslty of color not Infre
quently noted on tho Bnmo hoad is
duo to lack of clrcumspoctlon on tha
part of American women.
Treasury Building
tFiftoonth street: frlexn Wltlftnivo mill
nioonin street; frlezo windows will
bo placed on tho third lloor, nnd a
gonornl adjustment ot burenus und
divisions will bo mndo to facllltato the
work. Tho troaaiirv an nnpltilnnt linn
boon sorlously overcrowded for a man
ner 01 years, ono of tho very first Im
provements was tho elimination from
tho building of tho branch printing
offlco, with Its combustible Inks, oils,
etc. With tho great Fiftoonth otreot
steps removed, a lino ontraneo nt
grndo will bo provlrtcd for thq em
ployes, and a count will bo kept or tho
peoplo entering and leaving tho build
ing, which nt tho prosont tlmo sopms
to bo impossible. At tho present tlmo
tho employes nro ohllgod to carry
tholr clothing, hats, rubbors, umbrel
las nnd everything of that chnraqtor
Into tholr working rooms, so thnt lock
ora nro Irapornttvo. it will cortalnly
bo $180,000 mighty well oxnendod, for
in tho present condition ot the treas
ury department it Is Impossible to
kcop it clean or to run it on business
llko methods with departments of tho
various bureaus wldoly separated, so
that tho chief of ouo of thoso spends
rooet ot hts tlmo trayorslng tho "corri
dors in his attempt to lioop track of
his clorks and ot his work.
JOHN BROWN PARK, OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS
QtSAWATOMiF, MAN.
DOOM SMALL COIN
Proposed New Half-Cent Piece
Would Be of No Aid.
Chicago Bankers and Business Men
Doprecato Proposed Plan of New
Yorker to Aid Americans
Seo No Advantage.
Chicago, Tho American peoplo do
not havo "half cont" tastes.
Thoy couldn't bo cducnted to uso
anything smaller than n cent.
Tho dollar has spoiled tho sense of
nroportlon of tho peoplo of .'this
country.
All nrtlclcs aro sold on a cent ba
sis, and peoplo cannot lose something
thoy never had.
Thoso nro somo of tho answers ot
Chicago bankers und business men to
a statomont given out in New York
by William H. Short, a banker ot that
city, In which ho urged tho coinage of
a two nnd .n half cent piece by tho
United States government.
"Tho uso of such a coin " assorted
he. "would mean n saving of $39,000.
000 yearly by tho consumers.
'The absenco of such n coin," con
tinued tho Now York banker, "has
resulted In tho universal custom ot
sellers taking tho half cont whenover
NEW TEST FOR PRUSSIC ACID
English Scientist Gives Additional Par
ticulars of His Latest Chemlral
Discovery.
London. Dr. A. D. Waller, F. It. S.,
professor of physiology nt tho South
Kensington laboratory of tho London
university, has given additional par
ticulars ot tho wondorful discovery, al
ready announced to tho Society ot
Arts, by which tho presence of prusslc
acid can bo detected, ovou In tho
most mlnuto quantities, not only In hu-
man bodies, but In any othor Bub-
stance.
Tho discovery Is llkoly to havo a
great effect upon medicolegal Juris
prudence. Hitherto, as cxpinlned by
Dr. Waller, analysts havo rollod chief
ly upon their sense ot smell to detect
tho proBonco of prussle acid. But
tho new mothod Is ono hundred times
ns ncuto ns any ot tho old methods,
nnd so microscopical n portion as ouo
slxty-flvo hundredth of n grain can bo
discerned by it. Tho nrtlclo to bo
nnalyzod perhaps a part of a hu
man body Is distilled In n solution ot
plcrio ot sodn. This has tho effect ot
turning tho nrtlclo red, and tho do
greo ot redness determines tho amount
ot tho poison present.
Dr. Waller anticipates that the new
tost will bo highly appreciated oy com
mercial annlysts.
WINSTED FISH YARN IS GOOD
Anglers Haul In Finny Thief and Rec
ognlzo Tncklo It Stolo Five
Years( Ago.
Wlnstod, Conn. Moses O, Butler of
West Cornwall, whllo fishing in Cream
Hill lake, live years ago, rested his
rod ncross tho bow ot the boat to
light his plpo. A largo fish seized
tho bait and thu pole disappeared.
John Pattorson, W. D. Hosier, E. D.
Cnrtwrlght nnd W. H. Tully wore fish
ing on tho same lnko recently when
Mr. Patterson' had a blto. Aftor'hnlt
an hour tho baB8, which weighed six
and ono-half pounds, was landed.
A hook was found fastened through
tho roof ot tho fish's mouth, attached
to a second lino, Tho lino wns drawn
In nnd at tho otd was found a rod,
which Cartwrlght readily recognized
ab tho rod which Butler had lost flvo
Fear's ago.
OSAWATOMIE, Kan. On tho occasion of tho dedication ceremonies at
John Brown park, consequent upon its presentation to tho stnto, Ex-President
Iloosovelt wnB guest of honor nnd tho orator of tho day. Tho prin
cipal objects of lntorost nt tho park aro pictured. Tho monumont ovor the
gravo of John Drown is tho Bpot especially sought out by visitors to the
historic ground. Thousands vlow tho park and Its objects of Interest yearly.
a transaction docs not result In even
monoy."
Ho said ho thought tho public lost
yearly from this causa "tho approxi
mate sum of ?39.000,000."
Hero's what Chicago things of this
financial question:
Qeorgo E. Roberts, director of tho
government mint beforo he became
president ot tho recently merged Com
mercial National bank, thought the
American peoplo too extravagant to
npprcclato a two and n half cent pteco
If they secured It.
"We havo a ono cent piece, and Judg
ing from tho freedom with which tho
American peoplo spend money, I don't
think they could be educated to uso n
coin thut would glvo them a Bmnllcr
unit of exchange," said Mr. Roberts.
"In tills country nil our units aro
higher than thoy nro In Europo. Our
wages aro bettor; our standard of liv
ing Is different. I can't seo that we
need u two and a half cent piece, bo
causa wo have coins enough, nnd I
don't think tho proposed coin would
bo an. ndvautngo In trading,"
hen Small, recently appointed
United Stntes subtreasuror at Chi'
cago, declared over tho long distance
telephono from his homo In Kankakee
that he hnd nover given thought to
what would happen if wo had a two
and a half cent coin.
FETE SNAKE KILLERS
Secretary Birds From South Af
rica Do Tricks at Zoo.
Reptiles Destroyed With Neatness
and Despatch by Feathered Flying
Animal The Keepers Are
Astonished.
Now York. Two olllclal Bnako kill
ers, who havo been added to tho col
lection at tho Bronx Zoological garden,
gavo nu exhibition of how serpents
can bo slain with noatness und des
patch. Tho snake killers aro known
to ornithologists ns secretary birds.
Thoy hall from South Africa. These
two got hero on Saturday. Thoy aro
tho first over acquired by tho zoo man
agement. Tho zoo keepers had road a lot
about tho wny in which tho secretary
birds kill snakes, but they had never
seen tho birds In action. Koopor
Itlloy, of tho monkoy house, wns a
llttlo skeptical about tholr exploits.
"Well," keepor Charllo Snyder told
htm, "thoro nro soveral no-account
snnkes lying nround loose In tho store
room back 01 .lie roptllo house. Let's
glvo tho Bocrotarles a chanco to show
us."
They did. Snydor gathered up a
small bundle of snakes, put them In
a bag, and n call was made on tho
newcomers.
Snyder opened the bng and pulled
out n three-toot wntcr snako. Tho mo
ment It touched the floor the Bnako
dnrtcd toward tho closed window, and
both secretary birds mado a dash for
tho snake. Tho mala roached tho rep
tile first. Dowu enmo tho foot of tho
sccrotnry bird on tho snnko's back
Just behind tho head, anil in nn in
Btant about two feot ot tall wob twist
ing around tho bird's legs. Thoro was
a sovoro peck or two, nnd llttlo wns
loft of tho water snnko's bond.
Tho tall Blowfo unwound ltsoir, and
both tho mala and femnlo began to
uiuko a meal of tho dead reptile.
"That's about tho quickest work I
ovor oaw." Bald Snyder, and Itlloy ad
mitted that hla doubts had beon re
moved. When the birds had finished their
"But off hand," said ho, "I would
say that our present monoy takes care
of tho situation protty woll. I don't
think such a coin would effect much ol
a saving."
Henry H. Hart, Chicago merchant,
said ho would havo to glvo the mnt
ter consideration beforo expressing
nn opinion, but believed tho smaller re
tailor would profit moro under the
prosont colnngo system than docs tho
larger store.
"I can 300 no advantage of such a
coin," ho added.
"Tho moro colnngo of a two and a
half cont piece, or a twelve and a halt
cent piece, will not remedy tho trou
ble," averred II. M. Chattell of tho
Illinois Trust nnd Savings bank. "It
is deeper seated than that.
"In America wo hnvo become accus
tomed to 'two for a quarter,' 'throe
for a quarter and 'threo for a half,'
and our manufacturers havo govern
ed themselves accordingly. No cigar
maker in tho United StateB would
think or selling sigara for four, five,,
six, Boven or eight cents, and yet thnt
is what Is dono in Europoan countries
on a corresponding scalo of their
money.
"The trouble Is, tho peoplo of this
country, starting In a prlmltlvo way,
became nccustomcd to tho larger value
of coins. If, instend of having a dol
lar, wo had something akin to tho
German mark or tho French franc wo
would accustom our peoplo to n more
economical manner of living."
meal another snake was roleased, and
tho performance) was about tho samo.
Two moro reptiles mot with tho same
fato, and then the secretary birds had
eaten their fill.
After their probationary period ol
quarantlno 1b over thoy will bo put on
exhibition In tho ostrich houso, Thoy
will have a runway alongside tho os
trich corral, so that thoy can got all
the nlr thoy want In summer. Tho
birds have very long legB and necks.
At tho bnso of each of their skulls Is
a long tuft of feathers, which gives
them tho appearanco of having n quilt
pon stuck nt tho sides of their honds,
With them In tho samo shipment
from South Africa came n pair of
hyrax, a small animal somewhat re
sembling a woodchuck. Tho hyrax,
Bays Director Hornaday, ts really the
coney referrod to bo often In tho
Scriptures. It Is carnivorous. Both
specimens arrived in excellent condi
tion, and will bo placed on exhibition
soon.
In tho collection wero nlso nn At'
rlcuu porcupine, two zorlllns, small
okunk-llke nnlmnls, with white stripes
along tholr sides, a sprlnghnas, which
Is described by Colonel Hoosovolt In
his last story in Scrlbner's as looking
llko a big Jackrabblt, oxcopt for a long
tail, and two small monkeys, ono a
Diana, tho other known as n volvct
monkoy. These last are very bus
coptiblu to cold, nnd will bo hurd to
kcop here.
Snake-Skin Gowns Next.
Paris. During tho fall nn nttcmpt
is to bo mado to bring snnko skin into
uso as n fashion fabric. Society wom
en on tho lookout for novelty will bo
Buro to wolcomo tho Innovation.
Marvels can bo achieved by tho
python's skin In tho hands of n clover
designer, for this ckln nover pulls or
gives. It is both waterproof nnd pli
able, and it can, by skillful manipula
tion of Its wondorful scalo marking,
bring Into promlnonco a protty point,
or hide a defect.
Saves Two Cents at Cost of $12.50.
London. For refusing to pay a two
cent fnro In n tramway car Richard
Hawkins of Fortuno Gato road, Har
lesden, was at Wtllosden fined $12.50.
AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
LydiaE.Pinkham's Vegeta
ble Compound Cured Her
Knoxvillo, Iowa. "I suffered -with,
pains low down in my right sldo for &
year or moro and was bo weak and ner
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wroto to Alrs.rinK
lmm and took Lydia
E. Pinkham'u Vego
tablo Compound
and liver Pills, and
am glad to Bay that
your medicines nnd
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moro for mo than
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had tho Dcat physi
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do my oik nnd rest
woll at night. I boliovo thoro is noth
ing liko tho Pinkhnm remedies."
Mrs. Claka FitAmrs, B.P.D., No. 8,
Knoxvillo, Iowa.
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I Nine time in ten when the liver u right tha
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