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Continent Is Rising in Spots and Sinking Elsewhere
WASHINGTON. Moat people know fa a general wny that largo portions
of tho United States liavo In tho past beon covered by tho ocean, but It
Is perhnpB not so generally known that tho continent Is now rising In somo
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ciiannol, and In places wholly submerge It. Tho submcrgenco of tho land
was greater at ono tlmo than It Is now. In excavations for somo of tho
now York skyscrapers remains of oysters and other salt-wator animals havo
been found. As a rulo tho only avallablo knowledge In regard to tho former
rubmprgenco of an area la derived from tho marlno shells and other animals
found In doposlts laid down by tho sea. By tho nature of tho fossils gool
ogiats aro ablo to tell approximately when tho ocean Invaded tho land. They
havo found ovldonco of a submergence of much grcator magnitude and much
older than that which now Hoods the Hudson valloy.
Gothamltea and others need not, howovor, feel alarmed at this statement
ol tho ups and downs of tho continent, for while geologically this submcrg
enco Is not so very old, tho geologist thinks and speaks In terms of thou
sands If not millions of years.
Along tho Atlantic coast, from Now Jersey southward, It Is not unusual to
And quantities of sharks' teeth and other marlno fossils In tho green sand's
that aro now located far Inland und aro used for fertilizers. In certain sec
tions of tho southern Mississippi valley, whoro limestone Is not readily acces
Mlile, a farmer will go out and gather a wagon load of fossil oyster sholls to
burn for Jlmo.
m Jn. o. courso. of ItB investigations of tho geology of tho country tho
United States geological survey has been making a study of tho cretaceous
deposits of tho oaotorn Btatos and has found that tho ocean of that tlmo cov
ered much of what is now tho Atlantlo coastal plain, whllo tho Gulf of Mexico
spread widely over tho central southern Btates, probably reaching as far
north as Cairo, 111.
Mysterious Stone Dog Over Gate on 18th Street
MEN and women, as well as children, who pass along Eighteenth Btreot
south of F, nro often attracted by a stono dog above a gato which plorceo
an old brick wall Inclosing half a city squaro of ground at tho rear of a
rrrnnrl toil .Atni'Mrl .i.. ..t..i t.i.i.
D.-uu, " uiiwjuui uuii'vuiuruu uriun
houso that lu four stories and base
ment high. Tho writer has made a
number of inquiries concerning tho
history of thin houso, but tho Informa
tion obtained has boon contradictory
nnd otherwise unsatisfactory. There.
1b no doubt as to Us great age, as"
great ago Is raoasurod in Washington,
tho capital of a now countryt and
thcro Is also no doubt that at somo
Urno within a century this houso was
ono of tho great and Imnosiuc homnS
houu win Si i? bif "Ration 'which the writer obtained about this
Xe i,nS ! f PJe8ldcnt J5knon. The writer-was not told that WJrt was
S? 2 ? J10?.80' and lt nppears t0 nftvo been butl' bf tho tlmo of
Jackson a administration,
ft(ri0r!! 1J,B Umi tL hous hRS boon occupied by tho bureau of Insular
S!a i i m PnrtoMhat bureau, and the last tlmo tho reporter passed
there a neighbor said that tho houso was to bo torn down and a largo and
! yJTr!!r?mont.bu,,d,nB co8tructod on Its stto nnd over the ground at tho
roar, which bears traces of once having beon n flno garden.
Tho dog statue is that of a hunter. Ho is a setter, and ho appears to bo
look ng from his p ace on tho wall above tho gato at ono of tho windows at
ft?J ? old house. It may bo tho ofllgy of a pot hunting dog which
' tura? fancy " tenant8 f- hUB0' r ,l may bo an rch,t
Uncle Sam Solves the Fuzzy Hair Mystery
ry HE department of agrlculturo has mado a dlBcovory. Somo of tho falao
i .K.,2B?rfl(Wear,l,nB n,ro ,,imdo of goat lmlr- An brnvl8 e wrath
of tho fair sex, Secretary Houston's experts give the whole thing away in a
, steady market."
Mohnlr, it may bo explained, Is tho trado namo Tor tho floece of tho
Angora goat.
Tho Angora, department oxports declare, is tho best animal to mine, bo
causo ho "works and pays for his board at tho same time." Ho does this by
helping to clear away tho brush from land, will eat weeds and nny other
refuse about tho placo; and is lnvaluablo !n "cloanlng-up" week about tho
farm or ranch.
"In 1881," tho department bullotlu adds, "tho sultan of Turkey ondoavorcd
to preserve for hla dominions tho monopoly of tho mohair trade by prohibit
ing thdHxportatlon of tho Uvo animals. But it was too lato. Somo of tho
beat blood was already In America, and today other countries nro buying
of us "
Has No Fond Recollection of Plum Puddings
REPRESENTATIVE PHIL CAMPBELL of KanBas evidently has no fond
recollection of tho plum puddings or his boyish dayB on tho old farm back
In the Grtsshopper state. When tho tariff on raisins was lowered tho mom
bers from California predicted overy
cleaner tV human race could know
from measles to earthquakes. Tho
raisin was a sacred Institution, tho
temple of liberty, tho flro upon the
family altar.
In fact, no ono of tho raisin breed
could havo recognized himself in tho
glowing picture painted by tho orators
from tho Golden stato. Tho raUIn,
like the flag and-tho mint Julep, fol
lowed tho Constitution, and only tho
lowest of poltroons would daro cast a
shadow on its tlmo-honored namo. Campbell rose In his Boat in tho.houEo
and unbosomed himsolf.
"Gentlomon," he said with tears In his trombllng volco, "If tho raisins of
today aro like those I used to eat in plum pudding In my bare-legged youth
.liack la my,atate,.J vote raisins ba excluded altogether)"
I'luvL-B uuu uiutuug in outers. J nero
Is every reason to boliovo thnt minor
movements of the land aro constantly
taking placo.
Not bo very long ago, In a geologic
Bonso, tho Hudson river flowed
through a deep canyon or gorge at
Now York city. Soundings show that
this gorge extends through tho harbor
and far out to sea. It Is evident that
tho land ourfaco has beon lowered In
this region, allowing tho ocean to
prnnti In in 41i lnn.1 mi ,1. .u .!.
ouiieun issued tho other day on tho
Angora goat
"Formerly," tho department bulle
tin says, ''tho use of mohair dftpondod
bo largoly upon tho prevailing fashion
that its prlco varied widely from year
to year, This condition Is rapidly
changing, as new uses for mohair are
continually found, from nutomoblle
tops and tnblo covers to dross goods
and curled false hair, and today tho
grower Is assured of a reasonably
S tiWJiJ EXCLUDED
IF LJST25 YEARS
Mexican Struggle May Continue
Quarter of Century. .
Rebels Will Flock to Huerta's Aid, Is
Opinion of Man From Mexico
Dlfflcultlea to Be Encountered
In Present Invasion.
New York. "Now that tho United,
States forces havo been landed In i
Moxlco It will, In my opinion, bo 25
J ears boforo thoy will bo ablo to'
leave," Bald James Harold Warner,
president of the Mexican Abstract and
Charter company, tho other day In dis
cussing tteo American invasion of tho
southern republic, according to tho
Now York Herald.
Mr. Warner Is a lawyer, who fori
moro man ten years was In Mexico.
He left there about a year ngo to glvo
personal attention to tho affairs of hla
compuny in this city.
"Tho task confronting tho United!
oiaies in Mexico is very much grentor
than It Is conernllv hnllnvnil tn Un"
Mr. Warner continued. "For oxamnle.
I do not bollevo lt will bo possible to
fight Huorta and nt tho samo tlmo
keep on friendly terms with tho Car-ranza-VllItt
forces. From tho mnmnni
tho first engagement Is fought tho reb
els will melt away from thnlr london.
it tho latter endpnvnr tn rnmnln
friendly to Americans and will Inln
tliti Huerta army to fight what thoy ro-
gara as tno common foe.
"You might Just as well attempt to
soparato -water In a pall by placing
your hand in it as to try to keep tho
robels nnd tho Huortlstas apart now
that tho Americans havo landed.
"In addition to that, Huerta'a forces
will bo augmented and strengthened
by a class of men who never beforo
havo fought In his army. I refer to tho
bettor and to tho middle classes of
Mexicans, such as tho mechanics, rail
road employes and others vt that
typo.
"Villa himself Is likely to turn
against tho Americans, for no one In
Mexico harbors a greater animosity to
Amoricans than does that treacherous,
vicious, Ignorant and bloodthirsty ban
dit. No ono who knows him ever has
bolloved In his protestations of friend
ship for tho United States, and lt Is
only reasonable to suppose he will
embrace the first chance to throw off
tho cloak of pretense In fact ho will
bo compelled to do so If he wants to
keep his men around him.
"Thoso statements will convey Borne
Idea of tho magnitude of tho tnsk tho
United States has undertaken. And
,yet It had to undortako It and must
now complete lt. That tho United
ROAD IS
Highway to Mexico City Made
Famous by Scott.
Route From Vera Cruz to Capital Ove;
Which Invading Armies Have to .
March Maxmlllan's Gaudy
Pageant of 1864.
Chicago. Tho road from Vera Cnu
west to tho City of Moxico, some two
hundred and forty mllos In length,
which tho American army havo. to
travel in ono of tho world's historic
highways. It has been tho sceno of
throo famous marches tho march of
tho Spanish conquorors In 1619, the
invasion of Qon. Wlnflold Scott's
American army iu 1847, and the taw
dry pageant of tho so-called Emperor
Maximilian and his wife, Carlotta, on
their entranco in 1864. It was also
tho routo, three years ago, on tho
Uigbt of Oen. Porflrlo Diaz, after his
downfall as President.
Vera Cruz (Truo Cross) received Kb
namo from Hernando Cortes, who
Jandod there with 700 mon, In March,
1510. Cortes burned, In the harbor or
Vera Cruz, the ships In which ho has
brought, his men from Cuba, to show
thom that thoy must conquer or per
ish. The Spaniards, In their march
west, conauored tho indenendont na
tion of Tlnxcala, which was at enmity
with tho Emplro of Montezuma In
central Mexico, and tho Tlaxcalas
wore made the allies of tho invaders.
At tho ancient city of Cholula, near
tho presont city of Puobla, tho Span
iards won a terrific encounter with
tho natlvos. Their march into" tho Val
loy of Moxico, and their conquest of
tho capital city, which was then sur
rounded by a lako, form ono of tho
most thrilling chaptora in tho world's
history.
Substantially tho samo routo was
taken by Scott and his men when,
after the invasion of northern Moxico
had not brought tho expected surren
der, thoy wore sent via tho gulf to
tho capital city, Tho principal Inci
dent of this campaign was a long de
lay at Puobla, bo thnt although Vera
Cruz waa takon In April, Scott did not
reach tho City of Mexico until Sop
tcmbor. Tho advance of Maximilian and Car
lottn, from Vera Cruz to Mexico City,
which was mado In a gaudy jtago
coach, took from May 2S to June 12,
1864, There was no opposition, for a
French army had gono ahead of thom.
Tinsel decorations and festivities, iu
which an 6mlnotisly small part of tho
people Joined, horalded tho passage ot
tho Austrian pair to tho scat of their
"emplro," They returned over tho
samo road separately Carlotta on a
fruitless mission to Napoleon III and
REAR ADMIRAL
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The bnttleshlp liginla, llagahlp of Rear Admiral Ho.itty, commander of
tho Third division or tho Atlantic fleet, Is now In Mexican waters. This
photograph was taken aB the Virginia was leaving Boston harbor, cheered
by a multitude of spectators. "
States would havo to go into Mexico
sooner or later was Inovitable. The
Mexican peoplo, ns a whole, aro unfit
for self-government, Of tho 16,000,000
Inhabitants only about fivo hundred
thousand aro of Latin extraction.
About flvB hundred thousand are of
mixed blood and the remainder aro
practically pure blooded Indians. Prob
ably not moro than one million can
read or write.
Of tho entire 16.000,000 inhabitants
probably 12,000,000 Bleep and eat on
tho ground tho bare ground in mud
or thatched huts. They are a peoplo ab
solutely Incompetent of understanding
a civil government and havo no con
ception of any rights to govern them
selves. "In my opinion the best solution to
tho problem is the establishment over
tho country of a military protectorate
which shall support a civil govern
ment composed of tho best element of
the-educated Mexicans. " At tho samo
tlmo Immigration should bo encour
aged from tho white races of Europo
to the end that a new race of MexL
cans, through assimilation, may be
built un capable of real self-govern
ment Then and not until then lt
seems to mo can we retiro or with
draw our protectorate.
"Tho idea of remaining on tho coast
and merely holding tho ports is im
practical. Tho United States forces
must push on at least to Mexico City.
That city now Is isolated with Its
thousands of foreigners. Tho civilized
HISTORIC
tho poppj and Maximilian in his coffin,
shot to death by a republican flrlna
squad nt Quorctaro,
Soon after tho downfall of Maxi
milian, railroad building between Vera
Cruz and tho capital began in earnest,
and two lines now span tho distance,
tho Mexican railway, an independent
standard-gaugo line, and tho Inter
oceanic, a narrow-gauge lno which Is
part of the National railways sys
tem. Tho ascent from Vera Cruz to Mex
ico City is moro than seven thousand
four hundred feet, or which tho great
er part Is east of tho City of Puebln.
Tho coast and tho district to the west
beyond Orizaba, aro included in tho
dreaded tlerra callente (hot country,
whllo tho district trom Puobla to Mex
ico City is In tho tlerra iria, or cold
country, which Is cold only by com
parison. Throo volcanlo and snow-clad moun
tain peaks rise along tho wny. Orizaba
Is the farthest cast, and west of
Puebla aro the other two, Popocatepel
and Ixteacclhuatl (Is-tasewattlo),
which are visible from tho palace of
Chaupultopec in Mexico City. From
tho towers of tho cathedral In Puebla,
nil three peaks can be seen.
Jalao. Tlaxcala, tho seat of tho an
clcnt "government of that name, San
Lorenzo nnd Texcoco are towns of
Importance along tho routo. Puebla
In Jlin third nltv nt Xf .!.. .
tlon, and Is a stronghold of church
inuuenco. us cathedral rivals tho
famous one In tho City of Moxico,
being nearly as largo and having a'
much moro Imposing interior design.
Puobla has also a largo army station,
near tho hill whero in 1802 Porflrlo
Diaz beat tho French In tho battlo ot
tho Ctnco do Mayo (fifth of May)
which mado that date a national holi
day. Jalapa, which Is tho capital of the
stato of Vera Cruz, is noted for Its
flno cigars. In this town tho soldiers
of tho Fourth Illinois regiment, in
1847, ployed baseball, using as n bat
tho wooden Jeg of tho Moxlcan dicta
tor, Santa Anna, which they had cap
tured. The pyramid of Cholula, near Pueb
la, Is a mammoth memorial of the an
cient Aztec civilization. It Is over
grown with shrubbery, so as to look a
natural hill. At San Juan Teotlhua
can, near Mexico City, aro two pyra
mids, thoso of tho sun and tho moon.
Tho former is 216 fcot high, and is
said by antiquarians to bo larger than
any of tho Egyptlnn pyramids except
Cheops.
Students Must De Proficient.
Mlddletown. Conn. Students nf
WosJeyan university must not only bo
proncient in tneir studies, but must
attain a certain degree in baseball,
track athletics or other form ot sport.
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world will not permit that condition
or aualrs to exist
"Beforo the American forces can en
ter tho city, howover, there la a long
and arduous march ahead of them
In tho courso or. this perhaps two or
threo severe battles will have to be
fought In which tho Mexicans will be
able to. chooso their positions. To
undertako tho march to Mexico Cty
except with a strong force and on
scientific military lines would bo a
great mistake.
"Ono of tho things that may not
havo been rorescen Is the terrible con
dition of affairs likely to ensuo in
Mexico City ir Huorta moves out to
nifint tlm ntinrnnrhlntr Amorlonno . tn
rotiro boforo them. In tho city thero
are approximately four hundred thou
sand ignorant peons who have no
higher ambition than to loot and de
stroy. Tho moment restraint is re
moved thoy will probably set about
the work of murder and rapine. The
ono hundred thousand Mexicans of
the better class and tho ten thousand
or bo foreigners In tho city will be
absolutely at their mercy except for
wnatover aeronso they may bo ablo to
organize among themselves."
TUTORED ON AMERICAN UNES
Hereditary Grand Duke Frledrich-
Franr of Mecklenburg-Schwerln
Taught From U. 8. Viewpoint.
Berlin. A good deal ot Irritation
has been expressed by writers in the
German press at tho remarkable par
tiality shown by tho reigning grand
duko and grand duchess or Mecklenburg-Schwerln
ror everything that Is
American. Thoy aro said to buy their
boots and much or their clothing In
Now York, whllo (owing to tho num
ber or their transatlantic friends) both
Hereditary Grand Duke Frledrich
Franz. speak English with a pronounced ac
cent. Thoir onlv son. tho hprnrtitnrv
Grand Duke Fried rich-Franz, who celo-
Drated his third birthday on April 22,
has two nurses T)oth American nnd
the grand duko has expressed his In
tention or later on engaging an Ameri
can tutor ror hts sou and heir. Tho
picturo, which Is excluslvo and was
taken recently, shows tho hereditary
grand duke with an enormous ball,
also stated to bo American.
Was Awake a Long Time.
Rlverhead, N. Y. John F. Fournler
whoso will Is being contested, told
witnesses ho had not "slept for' 20
years. '
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And even a very tall' matrinayilbt"
bo above criticism.
Don't be mlplod. Ak for Red Cross
Hall liluo. Makes beautiful whito clothei.
At all good grocczs. Adv.
Insulted.
Salesman 1 think you will find this
cook book very Buggostivo.
Bride-Elect Sir! Princeton Tiger.
Constipation cati!c many eerlotn dis
eases. It is thoroughly cured by Doctor
Pierce's Plcaxant Pellets, One axntive,
three for cathartic. " Adv.
Depends on Colors.
Church Do you bellove "tho
parol oft proclaims tho man?
ap-
Gotham Why, yes, it It's loud
enough.
FACE ITCHED AND BURNED
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383 No. Union St, Aurora, Ill.-s-"M
ailment Btarted with a llttlo plmplo
and It always itched and burned ter
ribly. I scratched It and in a few
dayB my faco was all covered with
soreB. It ran up to my eyea and the
day after I could not ceo out of my
right eye. I was unablo to get any
rest. I couldn't go to bed, being
afraid of getting the clothing all
coiled, although I had my faco all
bandaged.
"I was given two Jars of Balvo but
it kept getting worse It was some
thing like a running Bore because
every tlmo I used somo of tho salve
had to wrap bandages around my
neck to hoop tho water and pus from
running down ray body. I wrote for a
sample of Cuticura Soap and Oint
ment and in a few days I received
theso and wnshed my faco with the
Cuticura Soap and put on Bomo Cuti
cura Ointment and tho next morning
my face felt cool and somewhat re
lieved. After using the samplo I
bought eome Cuticura Soap and Oint
ment at tho drug store. .1 folfowed
this treatment Ju3t twenty-six. days
and after using one cako of Cuticura
Soap and two boxes of Cuticura Olnt
ment I was cured." (Signed) George
Miller, Jan. 1, 1913.
Cuticura Soap -and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Samplo of each,
free.wlth 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston." Adr.
Fatal Defect.
The Rev. Bascom Anthony, a presid
ing elder of the Methodist church la
southern Georgia, tells a story of a
negro pastor down his way who failed
to give satisfaction to his flock. A
comltteo from tho congregation wait
ed on him to request his resignation.
VLook here I" demanded tho preach
er. "Whut's do trouble wld mab
preachln? Don't I argufy?"
. "You sho' does, eldah," agreed tho-"
spokesman.
"Don't I 'sputify concernln' de Scrip
tures?" "You suttlnly does," admitted tht -other.
"Den what's wrong?" - ,
"Well, eldah," Btated the Lead ot
the committee, "hlt'B dis way: You ar
gufies and you 'sputlfles, bu' you don't
show wherein!" Saturday Evening
Post
Thoughtful.
Little Delia was slowly turnlfig the.
leaves of her nursery book -when sud
denly sho looked up and Inquired;
"Mother, what day was I born on?'1
"Wednesday, dear."
"Wasn't that fortunate! It's your
day 'at home,' " replied tho llttlo miss.
Harper's Magazine.
Far More.
"Papa, how big is a croquet ball?"
"About tho'slze of a grapefruit, but
aioro nutritious."
LIVING ADVERTISEMENT
Glow of Health Speaks for Pootum.
It requires no scientific trnlnini? tn
discover whether coffee disagrees or
not.
Simply stop It for a tlmo and us
Postum In placo of it, then note the
beneficial effects. The truth will ap
pear. "Six years ago I was In a very bad
condition," writes a Tenn. lady. "I
suffered from Indigestion, nervous
ness and Insomnia.
"I was then an Inveterate coffee
drinker, but it waB long before I could
be persuaded that it was coffeo that
hurt me. Finally I decided to leavo it
off a few days and find out tho truth,
"The first morning I left off coffeo
I had a raging headacho, bo I decided
I must havo something to take the
placo of coffee." (Tho headacho was
caused by tho reaction of tho coffee
drug caffeine.)
"Having hoard of Postum through a
friend who used it, I bought a package
and tried it I did not like it at first
but after I learned how to make it
right, according to directions on pkg.,
I would not change back to coffeo ror
anything.
"When I began to ujo Postum I
weighed only 117 lbs. Now I weigh
170 and as I havo not takon any tonlo
In that tlmo I can only attribute my
present good health to the use or Pos
tum in placo or coffeo.
"My husband says I am a living ad
vertlsemcnt ror Postum."
Name given by tho Postum Co., Bat
tlo Creek, Mich.
Postum now comes in two rorms:
Regular Postum must bo well
boiled.. 15c and 23c packages.
Instant Postum is a nolublo pow
der. A teaspoonrul dissolves qulokly
In a cup or hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious bever
age Instantly 30c and 50c tins.
Tho coBt per 'cup or both kinds is
about tho same.
"There's a Reason" ror Poatum.
sold by Grocers.
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