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CONVICT NO. 0,010.
kOH many years Newton C. Dougherty was a
leading, prosperous and honored citizen of
Peoria. Ills work In his chosen profession of
educator was wldoly applauded and received
not only local but national recognition. Through
a combination of talents not often seen In an
educator ho gained personal wealth as well
nti professional honor.
Yet to day Newton C. Dougherty has no longer wealth,
nor honor, nor even n name In tho regard of the public or
of his fellow men about him. Ho Is moroly Convict No.
0,510 In the Illinois State prison at Jollct.
Why has Newton 0. Dougherty fallen so fast, so far,
nnd so low? Tho answer Is as old as human life on tho
earth, and so long as men forget that manhood is more
than riches that answer must still bo given.
Newton C. Dougherty was In haste to bo not merely
honorably prosperous, but luxuriously rich. That he might
get money much money ho set his honor as a man and
Jils well-earned fame as an educator upon tho cast of the
dice In the gatno for wealth.
He did this again and again nnd again. For a long
time ho won and his sin was hid. But there came n day
when he lost again and again, and his sin could no longer
be hid. It burst forth to alarm the guilty and astound the
free.
And almost in a day wealth, reputation, tho respect of
men, professional honor nnd renown, wcro gone and lost
forever. Because ho forgot that tho wages of sin Is death,
in one day Newton 0. Dougherty was forced to draw all tho
urreara of thoso wages to tho uttermost penny.
JThat Is why Newton 0. Dougherty has fallen so fast,
no far and so low. That Is why Nowton C. Dougherty has
to-day, neither wcnlth nor honor, nor even a name, but Is
merely Convict No. 0,510 In tho Jollot prison. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
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FIELDS TURNED TO GOLD.
HE wealth of tho American farmer Is the won
der of tho world. With tho magic of a Midas
ho has turned all his fields to gold. The wealth
production on farms in 1005 has reached the
highest amount over attained by tho farmer of
I this or any other country.
The total figures $0,'115,000,000 arc almost
beyond comprehension. It may help In realizing tho enor
mity of the amount to know that if tho farmer keeps up
this rate of production three years more ho will have pro
duced an amount of wealth within ten ycaiy equal to 0110
Lalf of the entire national wealth produced In threo cen
turies. It may help still further to know that the agricul
tural exports tho sui'plus left over after all home wants
were supplied have amounted in sixteen years to a round
51,000,000,000 more than tho value of all tho railroads in
the country. Yes, tho farmer has been doing things on a
scale so big that ordinary comprehension can hardly rise
to It.
And tho things ho sells, nt prices which make fiction
tales of wealth look shrunken nnd mean, by no means rep
resents the total of his riches. IIo still owns tho cow that
this year has yielded him $055,000,000. IIo keeps the hens
that pay him $000,000,000 a year. A slnglo year's Increase
In tho value of his farms equals tho ontire national debt.
IIo has money In tho bank big -wads of it. Indeed lie
owns banks that aro numbered by tho hundreds. The 1,751
country banks organized in the last five years are nltnost
wholly owned by tho farmer. Tho farmer is king of tho
land. The cornstalk Is a humble scepter, but it yields
2,700,000,000 bushels, and that Is mo.ro thnu niy other king's
scepter, though of gold and Jeweled, ever did for him in all
tho history of the world. '
Tho farmer may havo hayseed in his hair,' but ho' has
$005,000,000 worth of hay In the market. Wo may laugh
at tho straw in his mouth, but must bow down in respect
before the most valuable wheat crop ever produced lu any
year in any land. Kansas City World.
THE PRESERVATION OF NIAGARA.
REPORT recently submitted by tho Interna-
I tlonal Waterways Commission holds out a
f" I hope that tho Falls of Niagara may be saved.
iruiu any mruier uo.ipuiiuuun iur uuuiiiiurciui
purposes. No act of the commission can bo
final, but It has waved a danger signal In Its
recommendation to the Government of tho
United States nnd to that of Canada that "such steps as
they may regard as neccssnry bo taken to prevent any cor
porate rights or franchises being granted or renewed by
either Federal, State or Provincial authority for the use of
tho waters of the Niagara River for power or other pur
posos until this commission is able to collect tho Informa
tion necessary to cnnblo It to report fully upon the condi
tions nnd uses of those waters to tho respective Govern
ments of tho United States and Canada."
The preservation of the Falls depends upon tho com
bined action of both countries. It may bo assumed that
tho Dominion will bo ready to pass such laws and enter
Into such agreements as may be nccessnry to prevent tho
full conversion of the Niagara River into mere horse-power.
Pending final legislation, a suspension bill Is a highly desir
able measure. Tho raid on tho river has already gone too
fnr. Concurrent action by Congress nnd Parliament could
effect a permanent prohibition of further injury. New
York Sun.
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OFFICIALS' BIG SALARIES.
REAT merit should have great wages. But
when n high salary only whets the appetite for
the trimmings, tho bigger tho salary tho bigger
tho appetite. The Rank of Germany, with as
sets of over $000,000,000, finds a competent man
to manage its affairs on a salary of $30,000 a
year, while the governor of tho Bank of Eng
land with still larger assets to handle, gets only $10,00(5 a
year, but Mr. McCurdy, as president of tho Mutual Life,
pays himself $150,000 a year, and other members of his
family, who hold subordinate positions under him, nearly
twice as much more. Can any one believe that It takes
more ability to manage the insurance company than the
bank? Or Is it a matter of experience? Then let us ask
how much experience In the insurance business had Mr.
Paul Morton when made president of the Equitable at a
salary of $S0,000 a year? Does any one think the position
of an insurance official more important than the presidency
of the United States? And yet more of policy holders'
money goes Into the capacious coffers of tho McCurdy fam
ily than It takes to pay the salary of tho President of the
United States and nil his Cabinet officers and all the judges
of tho Supremo Court of the United States, and the Gov
ernors of Bixteon States of tho Union all thrown together.
W. D. Vnndlver, In The World To-day.
THE DEADLY TERMITE.
Notcil far "Whj-m that Aro Dnrlt ami
Trick Unit Aro Menu.
"For ways that aro dark, and tricks
that aro menu," the termite's tho mean
est of bugs ever seen. However, tho
termite Is not seen
very often, nnd
thcro's tho rub
which Is agitating
in a n y American
scientists, nnd like
wise many owners
of wooden struc
tures lu tho United
States.
The termite looks
like nn nnt. but Is
the queer. not Qf tho nnt fam
lly. It Is really nllled to tho dragon
flics and May files. It Is of tro'picnl
origin, but somehow managed to colo
nize lu the land of tho free and the
homo of tho brave. Fifty years ago a
.traveling entomologist reported that
ho was surprised to find termites "colo-
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HEAD OF THE TERMITE.
nlzcd In San Francisco nnd on the
'Wiores of Lako Erie, near Cleveland,
0." Tho termites at some later date
jioved Info Cleveland but tliolr devas
tations wore attributed to other causes
antll Prof. Oldenbnch, n Jesuit scien
tist of that city, discovered a cozy
family of nbout n million of them and
reported his find to Washington. Slnco
then tho termites havo greatly extend
ed themselves In 41 residential wny.
How to offset their dostructl veneris
has become a very serious proposition.
Tho invasion of the United States
by tho tcrmlto lias become very thor
ough. It has been found on mountain
tops of Colorado at x height of 7,000
Not long ago an accumulation of
books nnd papers belonging to tho
State of Illinois was thoroughly ruined
by their attacks. In South Carolina a
school library closed for the summer
was found In autumn to be completely
enten out and valueless. Even In the
department of agriculture at Wash
ington an accumulation of records and
documents stored In a vault, on exam
ination proved to be thoroughly mined
and ruined by these destroyers.
Threo frame buildings in Washing
ton woro found recently to bo so badly
eaten up by this Insidious foo that it
was necessary to tear tnein down.
Damage of tho sort mentioned has oc
curred as far north as Boston.
As a destructive force in tho United
States tho terrlblo termite threatens
to rival tho forces of tho elements.
They work In tho dark. Prof. C. L.
Marlatt, of tho entomology depart
ment, states they cannot bear the full
sunshine nnd when exposed to it
shrivel up and die. They first colonize
underground and then begin their at
tack on a building, seldom, If ever,
coming to a floor surface.
Hence, a building seemingly firm
In all its proportions, suddenly falls
apart as might a child's house of cards,
carrying to death and Injury Its living
occupants.
There Is a winged termite, but the
real depredators are soft-bodies, large
headed and milky white, less than a
quarter of an Inch in length. A colony
of termites In the tropics lias a king
nnd queen, tho latter possessing an
enormous capacity for laying eggs. In
this country tills queen line not boon
found. In her absence, however, the
termites are able to develop from a
young larva or nymph which would
otherwlso become a winged female,
known ns a supplementary queen,
which is nover winged and never
leaves tho colony. The lato Prof. II.
Or. Hubbard discovered this .supplemen
tary que(?n tho parent Insect of all
the terrlblo termites In America.
What has become of tho wonnjn so
old-fashioned that she leaned on her
escort's arm?
COST OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
Sum Itcqulrcil Annually to Maintain
It mill OIIht KlKiiroN.
The White House un to dnto hns
cost about $.',006,000, of which near
ly one-third has been paid for furni
ture and interior decorations, snys tho
Saturday Evening Post. Originally
the State of Virginia gave $130,000 to
build it, Maryland adding $72,000. To
innlntaln tho White House costs from
$25,000 to $50,000 a year, the appro
priation for tills purpose varying con-;
slderably. But every now and thou
there is something extra to be paid for
and Congress Is called upon to give an
extra $110,000 or $50,000. The biggest
pull of this kind ever made was for
$550,000, which was spent a couple of
years ago in a partial reconstruction
of the Interior nnd in the addition of
wlngllke terraces an nn olllco build
ing. Every now nnd then a new set of
china has to ho provided, and usually
that costs about $2:,00u rather a big
sum from tho everyday housewife's
point of view. Repairs run up to a
large amount annually, white paint be
ing an important Item.
The President gets his pay every
month in the shape of a check, or,
moro accurately speaking, a "war
rant," for $4,100.(57, which Is sent by
a messenger to tho White House. A
memorandum of the nmount duo is
made out by tho auditor of tho State
Department and Is sent to tho warrant
division of tho Treasury, where it Is
examined and marked as approved.
Tho Secretary of tho Treasury signs
it, the Controller certifies it ns correct
and then Mr. Roosevelt receives ills
money. Tho smallest warrant over Is
sued by tho Treasury Department was
lu favor of a President of the United
States, it was for one cent and was
forwarded from Washington to Mr.
Cleveland to Gray Gables, tho sum
being duo to close the account of sal
ary for tho lineal year.
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IJnnny Pccver.
'What are the bugles blowin' for?" said
Files-on-Pnrndc.
"To turn you out, to turn you out,"
tho Color Sergeant said.
"What makes you look so white, so
white?" said Fllcs-on-Parndc.
"I'm drcndln' what I've got to watch,"
tho Color Sergeant said.
For they're hnnglu' Dnnny Dcover,
you can 'ear the Dead March piny,
Thoy'vo taken of his buttons off nn'
cut his stripes nwny,
An' they're hangln' Danny Dccvcr
in tho morning'. '
"What mnkes the rear rank brcntho so
nrd?" said Filcs-on-Parade.
"It's bitter cold, it's bitter cold," tho
Color Sergeant said.
"What makes that front-rank mnn fall
down?" said Flles-on-Parnde.
"A touch of sun, a touch of sun," the
Color Sergeant said.
They arc hangin' Danny Dcover,
they aro marchln' of Mm round,
They 'ave 'altcd Danny Deovcr by
'Is coffin on tho ground;
An' 'o'll swing in 'nrf a minuto for
a sncakln' shootln' hound
Oh, they're hangin' Danny Deovcr
in tho morula'.
" 'Is cot waB right-'and cot to mine,"
said Files-on-Pnrade.
" 'E's slocpin' out nn far to-night,"
tho Color Sorgonnt said.
"I've drunk 'is boor a scoro 0' times,"
said Filcs-on-Paradc.
"'E's drinkin' bitter beer alone," tho
Color Sergeant 6nid.
They aro hangin Danny Dcover, you
must mark 'hn to 'Is place,
For 'c shot a comrade sleepln' you
must look Mm In tho face;
Nine 'undrcd of 'is county an' the
regiment's disgrnoo,
While they're hangin' Danny Dcover
hi tho moinin'.
"What'B that so black agin the sun?"
said Flles-on-Pnrndc.
"It's Dnnny fightin ard for life," the
Color Scrgcnnt snid.
"What's that that whimpers ovcr'cad?"
said Filcs-on-Parade.
"It's Danny's soul that's passin' now,"
the Color Sergeant snid.
For they're done with Danny Dce
vcr, you can 'car the quickstep
piny,
Tho regiment's in column, an'
they're marchln' us away;
Ho! the young recruits aro shakin',
an' they'll want their beer to-dny,
After hangin' Dnnny Dccver in tho
niornin'.
Rudyard Kipling.
SPECIALIST A CALAMITY.
Some peoplo in time grow almost
famous for hearing of things that
nover happem-fl,
lit) ml 011 Doctor' Indictment of n
Modern Tendency as Narrowing.
"The inherent dangers and advant
ages of tho almost universal tendency
to specialize on the pnrt of physlclnns
nnd surgeons" wns the main thesis of
a recent address, delivered by Dr. G.
C. Franklin. Perhaps tho most start
ling fact of tho day in connection with
medical education, said Dr. Franklin,
Is tho apparently inevitable develop
ment of tho specialist. Ono might be
Inclined to ask whether the general
practitioner will, ns such, continue to
exist, when one contemplates the sub
divisions of work that arc undertaken
by tho specialist. Thus there were not
only spoclnl men for tho eye, ear,
spine, skin and throat, but for almost
every organ in tho body, snys the Lon
don Mall.
Two main reasons might be assigned
for this state of things first, the se
vere competition which awnlts a well-
qualified man when ho Is nbout to
start in practice; and, second, tho de
mand of the public. Tho public did
not believe In unlversnlism ns applied
to the practice of medicine, but they
pinned their faith to some specialist
who had taken up some particular ail
ment or orgnn of the body. "A hcnlthy
specialism," continued Dr. Franklin,
"has been described as the practice of
a special branch of trcntniont, the
study of a special domain of knowl
edge of a natural and gradual growth,
In the varied experience of n practi
tioner. Something like this hns al
ways existed in medicine, greatly to
its advantage, and Is very different
from the specialism of what I have
heard described as tho 'mushroom
growth' variety, whero chicanery and
humbug reign trlumphnnt.
"Thero can be no doubt that honest
specialism has advanced tho science
and nrt of both medicine and surgery,
particularly during tho Inst thirty or
forty years, but as has often been ob
served in many other lines of human
activity, subdivisions' of labor,- while
advancing the best interests of tho poo
plo at large, have great disadvantages
for those engaged In tho work. There
Is then the danger that tills modern de
velopment of specialism may tend to
produce a narrower typo of medical
men, who, like the mechanics, will only
know their own departments of work,
and bo unablo to understand properly
the relations of speclaj portions of the
Hold of modlclno to others, or to tbo
system at largo.
"From my experlouco of practlco nnl
pntlonts I make bold to declaro that
tho public might derive moro help and!
benefit than they do if they know what
to have and what to avoid In the way
of specialism. Now, here is tho oppor
tunity and a well-defined duty for tho
well-educated practitioner. IIo wul
see to it that his patients shall not, If
he can help it, pntronlzo tho false spe
cialist, legally qualified or not Bo
fore leaving this subject I mny tnkol
tho opportunity to express my regret
that nothing seems to bo ablo to boi
done to check tho advertising special
ists enterprising advertisers wfofr
claim to cure diseases without sccm
tho patients, who claim to do, in fact,
what is Impossible of accomplishment,1
and who use tho dally press, religious)
and magazine publications for fraudu
lent purposes for that Is what It
amounts to."
WOMANLY MANI3HNESS.
Curloun Sort of Crcntnro tlint Mod-,
crn Girls Arc Turn luff Into.
The proper tiling to glvo to a girl
of to-dny, wo arc told, Is a walking
stick or a cigarette caso or a match
box. Something buslncss-liko ami
masculine Is her only Joy. Sho
scorns delights nnd lives laborious
days though why litis should bo con
sidered a masculine hnblti tho accus
ers do not explain. However, It will
bo rendlly admitted, especially by mon
who havo played mixed hockey, that
tho girl hockey-player does scorn .de
lights with great zeal. And hockey,
so they say, now hns women devotees
numerous as tho sands of tho shoro.
Tho consumption of arnica Is largely
on tho Increase.
While the woman of to-dny, and still
moro the woman of to-morrow, thus
devotes her daylight hours to tho
sports which havo made her broth
ers tho noble creatures they are, hex
nights, too, are strenuous. No longol
does tho long-suffering piano claim hei
after-dinner hours (so they say with
less truth tlinn ono could wish). No
longer are tho theater and tho ball'
rooin terrestrial heaven. Tho woman
do nos Jours gives her time to seriouj
matters. Sho goes In her hundred
and thousands (so they sny) to lecturoj
not pretty little lectures Unit pro
vide Intellectual oatmeal porridge. Leo
turcs which are, speaking motnphorl
cully, bone-mnklng food, lectures on
tho economic system of tho mlddlo
nges nnd tho motnphysic of the will,
and fine, large tilings of that kind. So
say tho scaremongers. And theronftei
enthusiastically Inquire "if all this does
not make women into men, what doea
it do?"
It seems likely to make them, kUol
Into men, but Into the virtuous hccjjlbj
of university novels, the wonderful
creatures who distribute tliolr llvei
between plnylng games and. studying
hard, and ultimately dlo of consump
tion, but who are not, strictly speak
ing, mon. So let us hopo thnt things
are not as bad as tho scaremongers
sny. The worst of a scaremonger 13
that he frightens peoplo away from
what is good as well as what is bad,
It is doubtless possible to bo too stren
uous for your own good, as well ns
for other people's comfort. Too ficrca
a devotion to hockey means immedlato
havoc for other people's anatomy, and
ultimately for your own. Too flerco a
devotion to the motnphysic of the will
or something of that solid kind will
mean thnt such mundane mnttcrs as
dinner go to chaos, and that tho stu
dent ceases to bo human. But after
all most of us nro not so strenuous
thnt wo need to be warned to tnke
things easy. Quito otherwise.
If you want a place whero really
valuable femlnlno accomplishments
aro held In esteem, you should go to
Canton. Tho Chinese thero havo re
cently celebrated tho festival of tho
spinning maiden nnd tho cowherd. It
sounds gay. Thereat ono girl of 16,
with u needle In ono hand and thread
In tho other, knelt beforo tho shrlno
of the stargoddoss, and threaded tha
needle behind her head. Sho wns at
once inundated with offers of mar
riage. So easily pleased is tho simplo
Chinaman. London Telegraph.
Myntcry ItoveuliMl.
The Layman Why do you tie that
bnndago so tight about the patient's
limb beforo you operate?
The Surgeon To compress tho ar
teries so that ho won't bleed to death.
Tho Layman Ah! Now I know why
tho barber nearly strangles me with a
towel before ho begins to shnvo inc.
Cleveland Louder.
An Kxpert Critic. t
The decaying cabbage field ralSfl
Its mnny heads as a hugo gnsollno
auto went humming by.
"It's a wretched shame," cried tho
effete cabbages, "to poison the innocent
nlr with such a sickening odor." .
Cleveland Plain Denier.
Not Much I-onn.
"Oh! my!" exclaimed Mrs. Schop
pen, "I've lost my pocketbook!"
"Nover mind, dear," replied her hus
band, "I'll got you another pocket
hook and you can easily collect moro
dress-goods samples." Philadelphia
Press.
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