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( December 26, 1901.
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(Continued from .Page One.)
wings of Or species of bird grow strong
er, larger and ' better adapted for
flight. " '
During the process it is plain that (higher leaves, of 'trees
succeeding' generations must, in .-suc
cession, become superior to those
whieh preceded them. The whole pro
blem of evolution hinges on the ques
tion. In what way is this improvement,
effected? By what method? - ' -
Only; two theories , of .evolution are
possible, or even thinkable. Lamarck,
because he first formally enunciated
It, gave, bis name to the one theory;
Darwin for the same reason, gavehis
to the other. " x :
The two theories can be explained
best by illustrations drawn from the
animal world, but first it is necessary
to define two important terms. All
. the characters of a living being, ev
ery physical structure and every men
tal trait, may be placed in one of two
.categories.
Either, they are inborn xr they , are
acquired. An inborn or innate char
acter is one which, in common par
lance, arises in the individual by
nature." Thus arms, legs, eyes, ears,
head, etc., are all inborn characters.
The child inherits them from his par
ent. .But, if during its development,
or after the completion of the develop
ment any one of, the inborn charac
ters, of, an individual is modified .by
some occurrence,, the change thus pro
duced is known as an. acquired char
acter, or, shortly, as an acquirement.
Thus all the effects of exercise are
acquirements, for example, the en
largement whicl. exercise' causes in
muscle.1 The effects : of lack of exar
clse are also acquirements;- for ex
ample, the wasting of a disused musce.
.The, .effects' of injury, are acquire
ments: for example, the changes to a
diseased lung or injured arm. Every
modification of the mind is also an vc-s
quirement; .for example, everything
stored within the memory. .
If . a man T? blinded by accident or
disease," his blindness fs' acquired. But
if he come' into "the :world blind, if he
be blind by nature, his blindness is
inborn: If a son be naturally smalHr
than his father, then his inferiority of
size is Inborn; but if his growth be
stunted by ill health or. lack of nour
ishment or exercise, bis inferiority is
acquired. . -
Lamarck held, as people in all ages
have held, that characters acquired
by parents are also transmissible to
some extent, 'and that evolution re
sults from their accentuation during
succesding generations'. Lamarck's
theory is rejected totally by the mod
ern followers of Darwin.
If, as -Lamarck alleged, a child in
herits his father's acquirement, it must
follow that he differs from his father
in that he has Inborn, the peculiarif.y
which the parent acquired., .He differs
at birth from what his. father was at
birth. He therefore makes a different
start in life. , ' ,
But. even If Lamarck were right,
even if the transmission of acquire
ments be admitted, it is still certain
that all inborn differences betwe3n
parent and child cannot be attributed
to this cause.. For instance, a child
may, be born with peculiarities of
which the parent had, never a trace:
for example, a mole on the face.
The child of a natural athlete who
lias trained himself to the point of per
fection may be a natural weakling.
The child of a sedentary parent may
have in him the makings of an ath
lete. ,
It (is clear, therefore, that offspring
may be superior or inferior to their
parents, as regards any particular,
from causes other than the transmis
sion of acquirements. On that' In
dubitable fact Darwin founded his
theory of evolution.
Darwin, accepted Lamarck's theory
so far as it went. He' thought that
nature, like the breeder, selected to
continue the race individuals who were
"accidentally" superior, while : she
eliminated the "accidentally" inferior..
The world has progressed since Dar
win's day. A new school- has arisen
which out-Herods Herod. His modern
followers, the Neo-Darwinians, declare
.that Darwin, with characteristic mod
esty, underrated his own great discov
ery. ' They Insist that Lamarck was whol
ly wrong, that acquired characters are
never transmitted, and that therefore
Darwin's theory, instead of only par
tially explaining the facts of evolu
tion, wholly explains them.
The reader will note that Darwin
merely accepted the indubitable , fact
that offspring - differ from . their par
ents in that they are superior or in
ferior, and founded his theory on the
supposition; that as a general rule, the
superior individuals are selected by
nature to continue .the race. He did
not attempt by his theory to explain
how. the differences arose, f "
. Lamarck did more. He attempted to
go deeper than Darwin. He assigned a
particular cause for the differences.
j Let us now 'return to- our : illustra
tions. The followers of Lamarck at
tribute the long neck of the modern
giraffe to the transmitted effects of
stretching. : They think that ancestral
giraffes. lengthened their necks by
stretching upward, and that this ac
quirement,' being transmitted and jin-;
creased In subsequent generations, Re
sulted in evolution. , . .'
Neo-Darwinians, on the other hand,
contend that, the change was due solely
to the survival of those individuals
which had naturally the longer necks.
They suppose that in times of drouth
when food was scarce, the shorter
giraffes perished, because .they were
less aoie "than the tauer to reacn iue
. "Ho been uoluC AStAllKTS for
nsomniu. with which I have been aftiicicd for
Aer twenty years, and t can say that Cascarets
nave tri ven me more relief than av other remo-
ujr i uavc ever tried. I shall eertaiulv recom-
mend them to my friends us lcin all tlicy Are
represented - Tuws. Gh.i.auo. Klin, J1L ,
CANDY
CATHARTIC
Pleasant. Palatable. "Potent. TantA ctnnA rv
Oooa. Never Sick,,. WeakenTor Grfpe l(S.c'.Jw!
mZZ -CURE CONSTIPATION.
ssw iv UHV gists to-;rU,lfK Tobacco ilahuL
Lamarckians believe that hares via
swiftly because -their efforts at swift
running developed the transmitted and
f increased gei,eratlon after generation.
resulted at last in that. very swift ani
mal; the modern hare:, Neo-Darwinians
contend that the great speed of
hares is duetto the fact that these ani
mals who. were naturally the swiftest
escaped" their enemies,' and that by this
means, during the process of ages, was
the swift modern hare evolved.
Neo-Darwinians say that a naturally
tall man tends to .have tall children.,
but that, no matter how a man
stretched or how he stretches himself,
his children will not be taller in t'M
smallest degree for the stretching;
Lamarckians affirm that they will.
Lamarckians maintain that if a
blacksmith increases the. size of his
muscles by labor, his children will
thereby profit and .have stronger mu?
cles than they, otherwise would have
had. Neo-Darwinians deny this.
marckians affirm that if a man devel
ops his brains by study his childrea
will have better brains for this process.
This again Neo-Darwinians deny.
Lamarckians maintain that .if a
man has children, ana tnen, aiier
falling into ill-health, has more chil
dren, the latter will be more feebie
than the former. This yet again is de
nied by Neo-Darwinians.
Examined closely it will be. seen that
the two theories are violently opposed.
No breeder of "plan ts and animals is
able to improve " his stock unless he
breeds with care; unless he exercise?
stringent selection. Race horses, fcr
example, could not have; been evolved
by the occasional, elimination of a a
inferior animal. .All or most inferior
animals had to be eliminated.
It follows that .a breeder cannot at
one and the same time improve a spe
cies in every or even in 'many direc
tions; he must be content with im
provement in a very few particulars
only. "' ' '
If he sought improvement In may
directions, in size,- instrength, in speed
Jn endurance and' .hardiness, in beauty
of color and form,' in sight, in scent,
in hearing, and so, forth, so few .anl-'
mals would be excellent at once in all
these particulars that if he attempted
selection in all, he would exterminate
rather than Improve his stock.
He, therefore, deals with a few char
acters only) and as regards all other
characters eliminates only such ani
mals as- are plainly inferior to the av
erage. If the Neo-parwinian doctrine
be true, the , same thing must , occur
in nature. In that case wild plants
and animals could not undergo evolu
tion in many directions at the same
time.
The Lamarckian school is rapUly
becoming" extinct in' the scientific
world. It flourishes, however, among
the general public, who, though thsy
may never have heard of Lamarck,
give to his theory unquestioning ad
herence. Probably many of my non-biological
readers are now thinking of instances
within their knowledge which they
believe prove the transmission of .ic
quired characters.
All these cases of alleged transmis
sion, of which readers are perhaps
thinking, are, I venture to believe,
mere coincidences. Thus, for instance,
if they are thinking of, some man they
have heard of who broke, a finger and
afterward had a. son with a . crooked
finger. , . .'
Ten thousand men might break their
finger, yet among their offspring not
one might have a crooked finger. Cdn
sider on the other hand for how many
generations women have bored their
ears and noses in"-India. Yet-when Is
a gill born with ears and nose, already
pierced? For how many generations
have we amputated the tails of ter
riers, and yet their tails are no shorter.
It will then be perceived how over
whelming is the case against the doc
trine of the transmission of acquire
ments. The general question of the trans
mission of acquirements is too big and
too abstruse to be treated adequately
here. Two arguments more I may use,
however, partly because they have not
been developed, to niy knowledge, by
other writers, and partly because they
seem to me well-nigh decisive. The
more than normal development of the
blacksmith's arm is rightfully callelj
an acquired trait, since it arises from
exercise, from use, not from germinal
conditions. But no Infant's arm de
velops into an ordinary adult arm
without exercise similar in kind' to
that which develops4 the blacksmith '3
arm, though ! 3ss in degree.
Every single thing contained within
the memory of man, every single word
of a language, .for instance, is, an ac
quirement. But when are the contents
of a parent's mind transmitted to the
child? . .V
Again, a manls capable of becoming
a parent at any time between extreme
youth and extreme old age; a; woman
from the age of thirteen to fourteen
till nearly fifty. Between the birth of
the first child and the last such an in
dividual changes vastly. ;
Under, stress and fear of circum
stances, under the slings andn arrows
of outrageous fortune, all sort ofac
ouirements are' made. The body be
comes vigorous, and then feeble; the
mind grows maV.re,1 and theti senile.
He or She grows ' wrinkled . and
bowed, and perhaps very wise, .or per-
' . '
haps much the reverse. Yet - no ; one
viewing a baby show, , a children's
party, or an assembly of adults, of
whom he has no previous knowledge,
can say; which is the child of the
youthful and which Of aged parents.
Apparently, therefore, the whole of
the parent's acquirements have no ef
fect on the child. Surely no evidence
could be stronger.
How, do you like the advertisement
of Sure -Hatch Incubator on page 2?
Where Schley Left Them , r
'Twas thought a wile ago
That the case of'Schiey was done;
The solemn fact is, though,
N That the trouble's just" begun;'
They are pouring resolutions into
Congress by the score;
There has been a lot of talking, there
will be1 a great deal more;
They will fight the good fight over,
' they will argue pro andcon.
We hall hear again how bravely "all
the heroes' sword3 wem drawn
Ah. let 'them scold away,
, For no matter , what tbey say1,
And no matter what the verdict in the
.case, , at last, may be,
Still j those buttered wrecks will lie
Th ere , beneath the southern sky
Where Schley left them to be sung
' to by the sea.
Fodder For Sale
Ihave'50 ton of shredded corn fod
der o sell Parties wishing to buy-can
write to me. Address J. E. Fish, Camp
bell, Franklin Co., Nebraska.
RUBBING IT IN ON MADDEN
The Irrepressible WlUMre Pleya a II age
Joke on the Czar of the United States
Pontal Department
,. The irrepressible and egotistical H.
Gaylord Wilshire he of the flamboy
ant talk and dauntless spirit has
played a cruel and unusual joke upon
the truly good Mr. Madden. We de
plore the joke because it makes a
simian out of Mr. Madden, and if there
is upon the face of the broad, earth
a man who thinks that he is the acme
of-political wisdom and the ne plus
ultra of governmental authority it is
Mr. Edward Madden, third assistant
postmaster general of these United
States. We might saj', although it
will be a digression from the subject
in hand, that if we had as much money
as. Mr. - Madden don't know beans, we
would be able to finance a northern se
curities company and pay the plumb
er's, bill without flinching. ,
Wilshire used to run a paper called
the Challenge out in Los Angeles. It
was a good paper because it possessed
an individuality, and because the edi
tor had a unique way of putting, his
ideas before the people. It is ,tn.e
that he r.3ed the personal pronoun
extensively, but so far as we know
he never tried to attract public at
tention by busting a broncho, shoot
ing a Spaniard in the back or going on
a .mountain lion chase equipped with
kodaks and a carps of special corre
spondents. He merely let people kAow
that what he had to say. was said af-J
ter thinking it all over, and if he: posed
a little hero here and strutted a little
there he is to be forgiven, because
we all love to pose a little and stmt
a little.
Eut the Challenge did not meet
with the approbation of Mr. Madden.
This is sad, but true. We are pained
to tUnk that Mr. Madden -should meet
up with anything calculated to jar his
finer feelings. B'ut the Challenga
jarred him and he proceeced to shut
it from the mails. Of course he had
no moral or legal right to do thisbut
he happened to have the authority,
and that is all that some poopie need
when they set about to do something
that will satisfy personal spite or
cinch their popularity with the powers
that have political pie to cut and dis
tribute. Wilshire made earnest pro
test, but Madden declared that the
Challenge was only an "advertising
sheet" nd therefore not eligible to
entry as second class matter. Of
course Wilshire thought it was strict:y
first-class, but that is not figured ac
cording to the postal laws. When Wil
shire pointed out that the Challenge !
carried very little advertising Madden
retorted; '"Yes, but you use most o!
your space advertising your ideas."
Here is where we opine that Madden
made his greatest mistake. When he
saw ideas advertised he should hav4
Immediately seized the opportunity and
acquired a few. Much as we love and
esteem Madden, we are compelled to
remark that no man of our acquaint'
ance stands more in need of a few
bright, original, useful ideas. The
ones he happens -to have are shop
worn, second-hand and somewhat in
clined to be the possessor of the an
cient and fish-like smell betokening
decay.
. But to return to our mutton, as the
tariff protected trust magnate said
when he threw the poor beggar over
the transom and returned to his well
laden table. Wilshire tried to secure
justice, but failed. The word was i
new one in Madden's vocabulary. Wil
shire changed the Challenge from a
weekly to a monthly and applied for
re-entry at the New York postoffice.
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But Madden the chesty and dignifiel
autocrat of the P. O. D. refused. And
tnen it was that Wilshire, with a
flendishness that would 'do credit to a
Fi jii island Cannibal, hit upon a means
of revenge calculated to make Mr.
Madden feel like three lead dimes.
Wilshire moved the Challenge to To
ronto, Canada, where he is enabled, to
enjoy the freedom vouchsafed by i
monarchy and rid. himself from, the
despotism of a free and enlightened re
public The Canadian postal rates are,
just half what the United States rates
are. - Under the postal agreement all
mail from the United States for Ca
nadian points is carried free in Canada
and mail from Canada for points with
in the United States is carried free in
the United - ftates. Does the dear
reader begin to grasp the. point? Mr.
Wilshire prints his paper in Canada,
saves ohe-half on the postal charges,
and forces the man who : refused to
accept the regular fee for mail priv
ileges to caVry' it for nothing, abso
lutely nothing.
Imagine if you can the huge de
light of Wilshire as he sees his per
sonal pronouns hiking through the
United States mails in open defiance
of Madden E Pluribus Unum Mad
den. Imagine if you can the impotent
wrath of this same Madden as he pon
ders on the chuckling of the aforesaid
Wilshire. ,
We hasten to extend our congratula
tions of Wilshire not because of his
political views,; but because of his
shrewdness in circumventing the. plain
scheme that some fellows have coi
cocted to prevent the promulgation-of
ideas calculated to assure Mr. Madden
In Hoe Signo Vinces Madden that
we have thus far been unable to frame
up any sympathy for him. He invited
the trouble by" being entirely too
fresh. He reminds us of the man who
.had the temerity to tackle a locomo
tive: The man in questibn filled up on
conversation juice and started home
along the railroad track. When half
way across a bridge that lay between
himself and home he" collided . withJ a
locomotive:.
"Git out o' my 1 way!" shouted the
inebriated individual.
"Toot! toot!!" shrieked the locomo
tive. .
A moment later the inebriated gen
tleman pulled himself out of the mud
a dozen yards away, , and; after feeling,
himself to ascertain the measure of
damage, exclaimed:
"I guess I: overestimated my abil
ity." .. - '
Mr. Madden Vox Populi Vox a Bas
Madden has . overestimated his abil
ity. IZ3, is hot. yet as powerful as ?.h
Almighty. But this may be because
Mr. Madden is a young man yet.
LABOR'S GREAT FORUM
Golden Era's Note Sounded by
" t, Says Straus.
CLAIMS GBA5D EESULTS ABE ?LAIN
Get Together
Editor Independent: Remembering
that a few weeks ago you expressed a
fear lest the j-UniteJ States postoffice
department might exclude the Nebras
ka Independent from the mails as second-class
matter; I mail you s under a
separate wrapper; a copy of Appeal to
Reason" (No;:i 313); not . knowing
v. hether you get - it or not, which the
Third Assistant Postmaster, General
Madden seems Vent on .suppressing "be
cause of its socialistic tendencies. FOr
the life of me I cannot see anything
wrong in the Appeal, or true socialism,
can you ?
I know you have read volumes upon
the subject, as you r editorially in
formed the readers of The Independent
last year, and yet seemingly uncon
vinced of the inherits of socialism, but
what can be wrong in. "government
ownership of all public utilities," espe
cially If under it- (true socialism) ev
ery man- woman and child inv the
United States could draw $3,000 an
nually? Wish you and J. A. Way
land, editor of the Appeal, could get
together' and compare ideas. I'd like
to hear the confab, I suggest that
populists, .Bryan democrats, socialists,
and all. republicans, get "together and
vote-republican plutocracy out of ex
istence, . substituting .therefore the
"brotherhood ' of man."
.' 3 . J- E. SPENCER. ..
Bemer, Neb. "
There is nothing wrong in "the
public ownership of public utilities',"
but when jt comes to the common own
ership bt everything and the attempt
t6.:rcarry6n;;'aHj the vaci industries of
the Un lted States upon direct orders
from "therovernmentithat is a matter
at which The Independent halts. If
such an effort as that were made the
profits, instead. of being $3,000 per cap
ita, would be nothing at all. Ed. Ind.)
Unfbrfiinat8 Affusion v
The "president in his message says
the anarchists, crime should be made
anr offense against the law of nations,
like piracy, and that form of man
stealing .known as the slave trade.
. The comparison is an unrortunate
one. Does Mr. Roosevelt not know
that te slave trade is now being car
ried on under , the stars and stripes in
our new eastern possessions, the Sulu
islands? And does he not know that
we have been assured by no less " an
authbrity than President Schurman,
ex-resident of the Philippine com
miss on, that slavery as it now exists
in the United States in Asia, "is not
the ci',uel and inhuman kind of slav
ery that we have been accustomed to
think bf, but on the contrary the rela
tionship between the slaves and their
owners (is often quite friendly?" -
It is unfortunate to have Mr. Roose
velt pntlavery In the same category
with piricy and anarchy. This por
tion of tce message will not make a
favorable Impression in Jolo, Utica
(N. Y.) democrat,
WW be Suppressed
Editor Independent: Your offer of
sample coptes will cause Madden to
close the mails against you just as he
has squelchcfl the Challenge, the Ap
peal to Reaspn and the Topeka. Advoi
cate. I J. H. "WILLIAMSON.
Belle Fouikh. S. D.
Populism Needed
Editqr Independent: I am much
Interested irf the , people'.; party and
am sorry that there is no organization
here In New lYork where it Is so much
LARENCE STRIGHT.
ace, Brooklyn, N. Y.
needed."
' . Clarence "
Labor Conference In Kevr York, De-
la Worlclnir Directly Toward tne
World'a Peace Bellerea It la Pre
eminently a Practical Hortutat.
A new plane of discussion of the la
bor problem has, developed from the
New York conference. The new com
mittee of thirty-six Is recognized in the
general discussion of its aims, objects
and proposed methods as a body hav
lng an authority at the bar of. ptiblic
opinion never before conceived of. ; Par
ticipants in and critics of the move
ment are now agreed that a new era
has begun in the work of bringing cap
italist and breadwinner to a common
meeting place. The point most dwelt
upon is the fact that theory, futile
hitherto, has been abandoned for prac
tical und efficient means.
As planned by J. P. Morgan, the de
viser cf the conference, the discussion
has sounded a meaning note with
which both interests are in accord. It
has stated the basic principles of fu
ture relations to which money and
work alike subscribe and has embod
ied those ideas in men .whose repre
sentative character commands univer
sal respect. .
Oscar S. Straus, " prominent in the
movement as a man who has thought
much and worked much for mankind,
emphasizes these points In the Inter
view which follows, says Julius Cham
bers in the- New York Journal.
As a largeA and generous employer of
labor in various branches of mercan
tile trade Oscar S. Straus, ex-minister
to Turkey, was pre-eminently fitted to
take part in the memorable conference
of capitalists, labor representatives
and neutrals that closed its session In
New York city the other day.
The choice of United States Senator
Marcus A., Hanna as chairman of the
Industrial d?partment of the National
Civic association was made in a spirit
of the utmost harmony. Every man
present at the conference bears testi
mony to that fact. Mr. Straus declares
him tobe the ideal chairman, of so Im
portant and so original a social and j
economic project, I
"I regard this as the greatest and
most conspicuous movement for Indus
trial peace - that ha9 ever occurred in
the history of labor," said the Hon.
Oscar S. Straus. "I am devoted to Its
prosecution heart and soul. We ,are
not theorists, for you will see that we
have eliminated that phasie of the sub
ject lri. our 'plan and scopje.' This Is
pre-eminently a practical movement
managed by practical men to achieve
practical results. We do not hope for
the millennium, but we do expect to be
able to lessen industrial disturbances,
to be instrumental in bringing employ
ers and workingmen nearer together
for the purpose of avoiding and remov
ing those misunderstandings that in the
past have been the most fruitful sources
of strikes. .
"The whole tones and spirit of the
conference, as expressed by the repro
sentatlve men who stood for two mil
lions of organized labor, by those men
who represented the public Interest and
by the men who "are the chief repre
sentatives of the largest employers of
labor throughout the United States,
were such as to cause every member
present at each session to feel assured
that the Inauguration of this momen
tous movement and the formation of
this permanent body would have the
most beneflciaj results."
, The speaker then paid the highest
compliments to the Intelligence of the
men who acted as spokesmen for labor.
He concluded by saying:
"The representatives of labor met us
upon a high plane and In a broad spir
it. They Were 4 Gorapers.- president of
the American Federation: Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Workers:
Sargent, grand master cf the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen: Shaffer,
president of the American Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers: Keefe,
president of the International Associa
tion of Longshoremen: Fox, president
of the Iron Molders of America: Lynch,
president of the international Typo
graphical union; White, secretary of
the Garment Workers of America, and
MacArthur and McDonald.
"I can sincerely say that the repre
sentative employers came with the
same feelings. It was a grand and
magnificent reunion. I shall always be
proud to have had a place In its mem
bership. "I am not a prophet or a chaser of
rainbows, but to me the grand results
to bo expected are plain.
s "Employed and employers must feel
grateful for the enthusiastic support of
the newspaper press throughout the
country. It has shown the highest pub
lic spirit ani interest.
"Early conferences when differences
arise are the surest safeguards," con
tinued Mr. Straus as he handed me tho
text of what 4 is known as the "scope
and province of the department.
These are the resolutions minted at
the meeting of the executive comix It
tee the other day. ' ,
"Those are the frank and joint ex
pressions of nil the elements represent
ed in the conference." added V Mr.
Straus in conclusion. "They are epocl
making. Tne golden era's note of
pedce has been sounded."
A
Rubber Subatltnte.
A promising substitute for rubber
has recently been made from the youna
shoots of the Rocky mountain grease -wood
plant. , . - ;
MARCONI ON H3 HOPE8.;
Maaaaa - War '15os Seat at a fcaW ' a
,-W"ord bjr Wlrelcaa r t j, "
. Sir Cavendish Boyle, governcr of
NewfounUland, recently gavo a large
luncheon at St. John's In "honor of Sig
nor Marconi. Auionjr those present
were Premier Bond, the cabinst minis
ters and the heads of departments.
The affair was practically a state func
tion. .. " ' : ;. K; :
Governor Boyle in proposing Sfgnor
Marconi's health spoke at length, on
the Inventor's work since his arrival lu
the colony and referred In a glowing
manner to what his latest exploit
means to the scientific world and what
it may soon mean to the world of com
merce. " The speaker thanked Signor j
Marconi for having selected Newfound
land as the scene of his most important
experiments. He said this Illustrated
the Important strategic value of the
island. He closed by: congratulating
the 'inventor ''upon his approaching
marriage. . V , ; "
In replying. Signor Marconi thanked
Sir Cavendish for the many kindnesses
shown to him (Marconi) and for his
flattering remarks. After referring to
the important factor In the progress of
civilization which lies In facility of
communication between different coun
tries Stgnor Marconi said:
."If my system of wireless telegraphy
can be commercially established be
tween different parts of the earth. In
regard to the possibility of which I
may state I have not the slightest
doubt, it would - bring about an enor
mous cheapening' In the methods of
communication at present existing. The
system of submarine cables of today
fulfills the demands of communication
to a great extent, but the great cost of
the cables themselves and their heavy
working expenses cause the existing
method to be . beyond the reach of a
majority of -the people inhabiting the
various countries of the. world. But
could this new method.be applied I,
believe the cost of what we now call
cabling to England might be reduced
at least twentyfold. The present rate
Is 25 cents a word. I do not see why
eventually, with the wireless system
this cost should not be reduced to 1
cent a word or less."
Observing that he was half a Brit
isher by birth, .Signor Marconi contin'
ued: . . ..- ?-
"With regard to the Brl'ish empire.
the wireless system has a quite special
importance, as facilitating the methods
of communication' between the mother
country and her great colonies beyond
the seas, and it cannot but result in still
more firmly .cementing .the bond of,
unity and a common, cause In the inter
est of civilization,, of which the empire
has during;, tle anxious times of , the
last two or three years given such a.
splendid example to the world. This
colony of Newfoundland Is the 'first in
which a message was received by cable
from across' the ocean, and I am glad
to say ; it has equally been, the first to
receive a message across this same '
ocean without a cable. It Is my sin
cere wish that if there Is anything use-,
ful In my method this country should
not be the last nor the least In partici
pating In its benefits. ' It Is my sincere
wish that doverhor Boyle and the
members of ' his government may. In
the future, always have cause to look
back with satisfaction on,' the great as
sistance and encouragement they have
afforded me in the carrying out of ioy
work." . , '. ' ' - .c. '
Signor Marconi's lawyer at St. John's
has Informed counsel for" the Anglo
American Telegraph company tbat
Marconi will" temporarily cease his
tests and,' without admitting the rights
of the Anglo-American company, will
notify that company prior to resuming
the tests.
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floating commercial exhibitions has
been remarkably profitable, says the
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exporters contributed ' a sum propor
tionate to the amount of space he de
sired to occupy. This went to defray
expenses. In addition each promised
a 10 per cnt commission on sales.
Ships were fitted ' out. with a staff
trained in the technical and commerc'al
schools. On entering a harbor a can
vass was inadeof the merchants, who
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NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT DEFENDANT!-
To Catherine Rotors, Tliomas Rogers and Kai
fcer jc-mery nerenaant.
You and each of you take notice that on t '
27th day of November, jDOl, Elijah J. Qar
filed her petition against you and others, in ,
District Court of the Third Judicial District
Nebraska.' in aud for Lancaster county, to f
close the lien of a tax sain and certificate
November 24th, 1809 made by the county til
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lowing property, towit: -JL01 eiRl't ibt
east quarter (N. E. ?4 Section thirty a)) f
(11) Kanife eicht (81 W'averlv Precinct Lu.i .
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1M. l&M. 1897 and 1898 acid tue lit n of State and
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I89U,and WU.) paid by the plaintiff under certifl
cate'on which there is now due the plaiutitf the
sum of thirty-six dollars and seventy-seven
cents ($36. 7) with cot of this notice and in
terest n twenty dollars and five cents ifi.(5
at ten per cent per annum from November Zith
1901.
Plaintiff prays that said property be sold to
satisfy aid lieus, and the costs of this action
including- an attorney's fee as provided by law
and for general relief.
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or before the third day of February. JiXr.
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