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T Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects.
DOCTORS WABN US AGAINST IIAIID WORK.
"OAF und crow fat" 1b the trlto oxprcHHlun
W I of mi old trulHin supposed to huvo tlio
I backing of physiological research mid mod
JhmJLJ leal experience. Tho fanner who wishes
JIOJll to fatten stock fur the inurkot docs not
JJjJaHBI Denn,t 11 10 routn ,1Q 1iI,lfj' lIu i,,ltH 1,10
BiocK in a pen, wncro u can got. uiuu ex
erclso, and feeda tt fattening material.
Hut It has never been supposed that loafing made a
person healthy or Htrong, It favors an Increase of adi
pose, tissue, but no one ever contended that It made
muscular tlssuo or Improved the circulation or strength
ened any of the organs of the bod.
Hut now come certain members of the American
Medical Association with the declaration that hard
work la deadly, that the "strenuous llfu" Is making the
young men of the United States as decrepit as their
grandfathers were at tho nge of 70 years. The Intro
duction of the cinder path, football and other forms of
outdoor athletics Into college life, It Is claimed, has re
sulted lu the alarming growth of an Incurable disease
that is sapping the vitality of the young men. This
disease, -which tho doctors have named "arteriosclero
sis," is a suffering and deterioration of the arteries,
causing them to age prematurely and bringing about u
serious affection of the heart.
It should not require the adm6nltlon of the learned
doctors to impress young men with the danger and
foolishness of "strenuous" athletics, or with the benefits
to bo derived from rational outdoor exorel.i. Tho loaf
ing that permits an excessive accumulation of fat Is
dangerous, Tho work or tho athletic exercise that does
not respond to the rational needs of u particular body
is also dangerous. Experience and common sense teach
us this without the testimony of Uic doctors.
Loafing docs not bring health. Nor dotw "strenuous"
exerclso necessarily bring strength. Chicago Record-Herald.
PROSPERITY AND MONEY MADNESS.
HAT mi nrdlnnrv HlininnlnsH luilltlcliin. who
I I must live by his wits, should want to steal,
I I or that a forlorn wretch who has little or
UIMUIII, MUk UICM HID iifv:iiu "I U IUII-
sclcnce, should bo tempted to rob his neigh
bro, Is comprehensible enough. Hut why
should a man who has more millions than
ho can count, more Income than he can spend, or even
give away, a man who can satisfy every rational desire
of a human being and yet have enough over to support
10,000 people lu comfort why should such a man bo
'Willing to commit crime to get more?
The answer is that he has lost ids mental equilib
rium; lie baa become money-mad. lie Is In precisely
the same case as the man who, because of Infatuation
for a wanton, gives up his wife and children, his home,
ids religion, bis reputation and his money; and that
kind of n performance is recorded In the newspapers
nearly every day. An evil passion has got possession
of tho soul of the mouey-mad man, Just as alcohol
or opium gets possession of the body of a man who Is
a drinker or a doper. Why did Napoleon, having all
.the rest of the continent of Europe at his feet, and lit
erally drunk with glory, want to conquer Russia and
then Asia? Because be was ambltlou-mad. He had
lost his balance. lie had parted with his sense of tho
right proportion of things.
The money-mad man is similarly a victim, but of on
other mania. An Insane person is one who Is i longer
able to perceive things as they are. Everything Is dis
torted as lie looks at it. Always ho exaggcrhfos his own
Importance; invariably he gives a false valwe to some
other person or thing. The multl-milllonalre who Is so
hot for more dollars that he will plunge Into, criminal
projects and cover his hands with tilth and his name
with Ignominy to reap a harvest of money that he wanta
no more than ho wants eleven toes, is a man who has
lost Ids head. The police might fairly collar him; but
his rightful guardian Is an alienist.
If, Indeed, It be a fact that ho and his kind aro
multiplied, and their passion for spoil is mad hotter
by prosperity, may we not consider whether, as we look
around upon the increase of graft and development of
money-madness, this country could not obtain somo
benefit from a brief spell of hurd times 7 Philadelphia
North American.
AGRICULTURE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
II K question of teaching agriculture In our
public schools is being ventilated thor
oughly by educational leaders. State
Supt. Stetson, of Maine, haa expressed
the conviction that in some elementary
form all the teachers of that State should
be prepared to teach agriculture. He
thinks that farm boys and farm girls, should bo so
taught that when they are through with tho common
schools they will be qualified to make country homes,
and not, by their very training, be biased toward town
life. The fact Is that the ordinary common school does
comparatively exalt trade and manufacturing as com
pared with land culture. The children receive no In
formation whatever concerning animals and plants,
concerning soils and fertilizers, nor oro they taught the
relation that In country life should exist between the
truo, tho beautiful and the useful.
Suprlntendcnt Joyner, of North Carolina, insists that
agriculture should be taught Just bb history la taught
Assign a lesson in nature study, and eco that tho pupil
masters it. He thinks the application will come later.
Pupils will become keenly Interested in matters that
touch everyday home life. Then he would have sup
plied to the pupils small boxes, In which they are to
place the requisite soil, and lu each plant a given num
ber of seeds. He would have them test seed to begin
with not go ahead blindly, but make sure at every
point. For instance, he finds In his experiments that cab
bage seed germinates nt a 1)0 per cent ratio, clover at
a 75 per cent ratio, while blue grass has a percentage
of germination ns low us 45. His object Is to teach a
child accuracy in nil matters pertaining to agriculture;
but accuracy Is nothing more or less than science.
Elbert Hubbard emphasizes the necessity of a rad
ical change In the division of school work. To teach
agriculture wisely requires a good deal of outdoor appli
cation. Recently we showed what Iowa had undertak
en with her normal schools that Is, a certain amount
of garden work and field work for incipient teachers, so
that they will be qualified to teach nature studies In the
schools.
There Is really no good reason why boys and girls
should be shut up all day Inside school rooms. It la un
natural, and it Is a serious damage to their nerves and
their muscles. There Is no reason why half of this tlmo
should not be spent out of doors In the application of
the lessons learned. These may bo lessons In entomol
ogy or In ornithology, or in direct gardening. Mr. Hub
bard adds: "Suppose we quit talking about war, and
set ourselves tu the problem of educating our boys
and girls that Is, educate them to be useful; one ses
sion a day for books and the afternoon for hand work."
He thinks this would end the era of overworked teach
ers and yellow, nervous pupils. At present we aro
giving twice as much to war as we are to our schools.
We are glnd to welcome the assistance of all thoughtful
educators, editors and others in this campaign for com
mon sense. Lot us make our motto "Educate for the
farm and not from the farm; educate for the coimtry
and not from the country." New York Tribune.
A FAVORED SPOT.
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In these days a town which cannot
present a sutllcleut number of attract
ivu spots to warrant tho issuing of u
book of "views" Is indeed unblessed.
"They're getting out a panoramic
folder over at Uracil Ledge," said one
of tho Inhabitants of SaudvHle, gloom
ily. "Outside they've got n picture of
tho church, and inside they've got
Main street, looking north' that
shows the hotel and 'Main street, look
ing south' thut shows the telegraph of
fice.
"Then they've got 'Croon Lake' and
'The Pines,' and "The Residence of
Samuel Epps, Esquire,' and 'A Group of
Our Citizens,' and 'One of Green
Ledge's beautiful lanes,' and a Twl
light Vista.' and 'The Olllco of the
Green Ledge Bugle. I tell you, they
look mighty well, those views do ! Now
what are we going to show up? Or are
wo going to sit still and be squushed
right off the landscape?"
For a moment Ebon Putterson, one of
Sandvllle's handful of residents, who
nerved tho limited public of his town
lu many capacities, looked depressed;
then ho rose to meet tho occasion.
"We'll get out a set of postal cards
that'll beat their views all hollow," he
luid, cheerfully. "Let's Bee wo'll have
A Little Home lu Saiulvlllo' that'll be
four houso taken side on, showing tho
jorch. Then wo'll havo 'The Residence
f Saiidvllle's most honored citizen, E.
p. Grub' that'll bo your house taken
bcud on, Bhowlug the front door and
tho yard. You set out all tho chairs
fiia've got, so it'll look social.
"Then we'll have 'A Little Drive
long Ono of SundvUlo's Roads.' You
know that Jlueo where those ten nine
trees grow?1 Well, sir, I'll runge J'ou
and your family and the Todds und
tho Lamsons and we'll, that's enough,
anyway I'll range you In your bug
gies, and so on, along in front of those
pines, nnd I reckon It'll make a picture
worth looking at
"Then I'll have A Corner In One of
Sandvillo's Gardens.' I'll squat down
In front of those nasturtiums that Hud
Lamsou's managed to make grow, und
I'll take 'em large. They'll look luxu
riantthat's the way they'll look!
"And as for tho rest of tho sot"
Mr. Patterson snapped his fingers airily
"I reckon wo can make out ten, be
tween tho postollice and tho grocery
taken both ways, and a 'Uroup of Cuts'
everybody knows cats like a good
place to live. Why, I shouldn't won
der If our postal cards brought a reg
ular boom right hero to Sandvillo's
doors I"
COLLIE WEIGHS SIX POUNDS.
Only Three of Thin Ilrerd of An-
worn 1)ok;n lu America,
Although tho dog aristocrats are sup
posed to havo representation in tho
New York and Boston dog shows, there
is one species which Is never represent
ed, because tho species is so rare. Tills
Is tho Angora collie, and there aro only
threo of tho dogs in this country. Dr.
E. 0. Swltzer, of Springfield, Mass.,
owns ono of tho animals, und the other
two uro In Nowburyport, Muss., suys
tho New York Herald.
The peculiar characteristic of the
dog lu that wldle it bus all the marks
of n typical collie, it weighs ubout six
pounds Instead of tho thirty or more
which tho colllo ordinarily weighs. It
has the feutherliig ou the legs aud In
the cars and Its head is broad and in
telligent, but hero all resemblance to
the well-known breed ends, for it Is a
dainty, graceful dog, with all tho pret
ty ways of a small dog.
Dr. Swltzer's dog is named Spider
nnd her father and mother were
brought to this country from Spain and
taken to Nowburyport, and now tho
mother nnd her two children, Toudlo
and Spider, oro the only rcpresentn
tlves of the breed In this country.
Spider lias an unusually broad head,
big, intelligent eyes with spots of brown
around them, brown markings on hack
and sides, slender, graceful legs, and a
coat which Is gleaming white except
for tho marks of brown.
The little dog is extremely affection
ate, loves to bo cuddled, and makes an
excellent ladles' dog, but she is no toy,
for she has dauntless courage aud
pluck nnd is always ready to defend
her rights.
Although born In a warm country,
she stands well the uncertainties of the
New England climate and is perfectly
well in the coldest weather. She is
small eater, and fresh tripe is a deli
cacy of which she is particularly fond
Jumping is her especial delight, and
she will take leaps with the ease of a
greyhound. Sho is an excellent watch
dog and will hark uproariously at the
slightest nolce. She Is sensitive to
degreo and grieves sorely over a cross
or rougli word.
Modern Mntheuiattcc.
Teacher What are the principal
parts of mathematics?
Johnny Addition, subtraction, inuV
tlplicatlon, division aud restitution.
New York Sun.
Whut a man's wife thinks oX blra U
not far from the truth.
John M. Gearln, recently appointed
L'nlted States Senator from Oregon,
will bo the poorest man In that body.
The entire collection of the diplo
matic letters of Pope Pius VII. has
been stolen from the archives of the
Vatican.
The old-style sharp-pointed shoe of
Spanish origin has nearly disappeared
In Mexico, having been replaced by
the American lasts.
Tho Hoard of Trade of San Mateo,
Cal., lias named It "Floral City" and
a committee has been appointed to see
that It lives up to its name.
English educational and sanitary
authorities are discussing the advisa
bility of substituting cheap paper and
pencils for slates lu schools. The Lan
cet is strongly in favor of paper and
pencils.
Experiments made with kites on the
Mediterranean have shown that over
a large surface of water tho tempera
ture and the rapidity of air movements
decline steadily In proportion to the
altitude.
The original proclamation for the
capture of Prince Charles Edward (the
Young Pretender), dated Whitehall,
Aug. 21, 17-15, has recently been dis
covered, and purchased by the British
Museum.
A man in Portland, Ore., proposes
to purchase tir logs which the saw
mills of British Columbia will not use,
build them into enormous rafts, and
tow them to San Diego, to be there
cut into firewood.
A bushel of bituminous coal Is dif
ferent in different' States. In Illinois,
lown, Missouri and Kentucky Its
weight is eighty pounds; in Pennsyl
vania, seventy-six pounds, and in Iu-
Vllana, seventy pounds.
Athens, Greece, has many fine build
ings, but the provisions for fighting
fires nre most Inadequate. The fire
brigade consists of men detailed from
the regular army, who, in addition to
clothes and keep, get only 10 cents a
week!
Quiack, the oldest Indlun in the
Northwest, died recently ut his home
on Satsop River, Chchalla County,
Washington. He was at least 120
years old, as he was old and gray
haired when the oldest settlers came
to Gray's Harbor, fifty years ago.
It having been proved by experi
ment that fish can be brought in re
frigerator lu good condition from Af
rica to Paris, a regular steamship
company is to be Inaugurated for sup
plying the capital with fish, lobsters,
etc., from the western African coast.
When tho Prince and Princess of
Wales desired to Inspect the Golden
Temple, at Amrltsir, in the Punjab,
tho Sikhs declined to allow them to
enter the main gate, because they were
not Sikhs, but said they could enter by
a side door. The offer was declined
An outbreak of rinderpest has
brought the German campaign against
the Hottentots In southwest Africa to
a standstill. The Gorman government
has asked the Reichstag to provide for
the dispatch of 700 more men, 2,(500
horses and 1,000 dromedaries to the
scene of wnr.
Among the presents received by
Bishop O'Connell, now in Japan, as the
Papal envoy to tho Mikado, Is a deed
of dedication for an eleven-acre tract
of land to tho Pope as a site for Cath
olic headquarters, at Oshlde, seven
miles from the well-known tourist re
sort at Karulzawa.
Switzerland has adopted mid-European
time, the true local time for Bern
being just half an hour later. The re
sult of putting the working hours thir
ty minutes earlier In the day has had
such an effect on the consumption of
gas that the gas company has been
demanding a return to the old system.
The British Early Closing Associa
tion admits that the early closing act,
passed by Parliament nfter seventeen
years of agitation, hns proved a fail
ure. It has been In force over sixteen
months and is still practically inoper
ative. In no district can two-thirds of
tho shop-keepers bo Induced to adopt
It.
An application has been made by
the Japanese government to the Brit
ish General Medical Council, asking it
to recognize tho degrees of Jupanese
medical practitioners in various parts
of the British Empire. It Is In the
Straits Settlements that the Japanese
doctors particularly wish leave to prac
tice at present
Seagulls lnvoded a boatful of her
ring at Nonainio, Wash., whllo the
fishermen were away. When the fish
ermen returned sixty had eaten so
much that they could not fly away.
The fishermen lifted them Into the wa
ter nnd they Just managed to swim to
the shore, where they lay down to re
cover from their dinner.
Sir nenry Irving ono day met a
broken-down actor lu the Strand, "I
never see you at the theater now," said
Sir Henry. The other murmured some
thing about his 111 luck nud shabbl-
ness. "Oh, nonsense, you come to
morrow nnd give your name at the
box olllce." Ho went, to Hud two tick
ets awaiting him, with u ten-pound
note.
PEARLS IN LABRADOR.
A lilttlc Known Source or Wenltn
In St renin of Northern Dl.it riot.
The deep sea fishermen and whale Oi
seal hunters are about the only people
who know much about the Northern
Labrador coast, where It runs up Into
Hudson Bay territory. Barrenness and
desolation, rocky chores, beaten by the
ley Atlantic, long winters and short,
inclement summers are its chief characteristics.
There are but few signs of human
life; merely ancient rock-built shelters
set up by whalers from Nantucket or
Gloucester, when Greenland whales
were hunted among the icebergs, or
rude seal hunters' shanties, where ob
servation parties land for a day or
two at a time. But, curious as It ap
pears, mere is a nine Known sourco
of wealth in that lone land.
It Is found In the rushing rivers,
which generally make their last leap
nto the ocean over a steep and high
'waterfall. The Immense masses of
fresh water mussels, which in many
places actualy choko tho streams, first
directed attention to It in late years.
Men wondered why the old-tlmo
whale or seal hunters and other early
navigators had collected such quanti
ties of the shells ns were to be seen
piled about the camping places. Then
a short search by a well-read ne'er-do-
well a few years ago revealed a large,
Irregularly shaped pearl under a pile
of old shells, and immediately a valu
able secret was revealed to a few persons.
Since that tlmo a certain number of
men have become expert pearl fishers,
and now shipments are periodically,
and, In summer, regularly, made of
pearls. These men make fair wages
by their labors, though, of course, tho
returns vary according to the fortune,
good or bad, which attends the Indi
vidual.
Some of the pearls are large and of
great value. Last year one was sold to
a New Yorker of rare discrimination
In the purchase of curios for upward
of $1,000. In appearance these fresh
water pearls are not easily distinguish
ed from those obtained In Southern
seas, though uufortuuately a certain
percentage of them are Irregular In
shape.
Usually they are silver white in col
or, though a young man who has Just
returned from Labrador has a pair of
rose pink pearls, perfectly matched,
which weigh about twelve grains each,
and are worth probably $00 or $70
apiece.
Strangely enough, this lucky ono wai
not a pearl hunter, but took a clump
of shells in his hand and sat down
to open them with his pocketknlfe.
He found the two pearls in one lnrg
shell. After that he spent a fortnight
in searching for more, but only se
cured about half a dozen small ones,
worth perhaps $3 the lot.
As a rule the pearl hunting is goni
about in a more scientific manner than
that. The mussels are regularlj
stacked on flat rocks or sand bars, and
nre allowed to decompose, when tin
shells open naturally, and are easily
examined for the pearls, which llf
loosely Imbedded in the flesh of thi
fish.
It appears that the Indians of thai
district have always known of thesf
fresh water pearls, and that several ol
the rivers running north have bees
regularly fished for them for manj
generations. Most of the pearls col
lected by these people In olden tlmei
were ruined by being rudely bored,
so that they might be strung for neck
laces or for the adornment of wain
pum belts.
Nowadays, the wide-awake Hudson.
Bay Company traders pay a fair pric
for all tho Indians can collect. Sonn
of the Montreal houses have reguhu
dealings with tho pearl hunters of tin
coast, and have agents on the spot wh
secure shipments for them. Washing
ton Post.
In Dead Hnrnest.
A traveling man received tho fol
lowing telegram from his wife:
'Twins arrived to-night. More bj
mall."
He went at once to the nearest
office and sent the following reply:
"I leave for home to-night If mort
come by mail send to dead lettci
office." Llpplncott's Magazine.
A Monoloirne.
Nell I Just met Misa Gabble dowl
the street.
Belle Oh, you poor thing!
Nell She was telling me she had I
long talk with you this morning.
Belle That's not correct What sbf
had was u long talk "to" me.
Hefaned tV-'.noo for Orchid.
Two offers of $2,500 were recently ro
fused for a new variety of orchii
shown in Lot
You can't
offering tin!
some politicians bj
ilnted mouey. .
