ifrcScience
p..
gjfflvcntion
TTi narcotic bomb of an Austrian
surgeon fan b from any gun, and
It claimed to give off powerful nar
cotic gas enough to render two thou-;
and wen uixxiuwloua fur aeveral
(lour.
Human ene vary greatly In acute
oess. ao that for instance, a few In
dividuals bear the shrill cry of tie
bat, blch la lnaudllile to most ears.
It Is more than probable tbat the
sense of tbe lower animals vary eves
more, and tbat tbere are even kind of
perceptions unknown to us. W.
Wt'b F. R. M. H., reports tbe dis
covery on tbe femora of many flies of
a curious organ that seems to repre
sent some sense altogether unlike any
known.
A remarkable suggestion, bearing
ujxin tbe survival of organic life at
extremely low temperature, was made
Jn a paper by Professor Travers, of
1'nJverslty College, of Bristol, read
recently before the Royal Society In
Ixmdon. Ue said It quite possible
that If living organisms were cooled
only to temperature at which physical
changes, aucb as crystallization, take
place with measurable velocity, the
process would be fatal, whereas If
they once were cooled t,j the temper
ature of liquid air mi micli change
could take place in finite time, and
Uie organism woiihl survive.
Ancient time-keeping ban receiv
ed new light from two remarkable
tones lately unearthed by the Ger
man explorers on the site of the old
Ionic xirt of MlietiiH. These atones
are the remain of calendar, of wbleli
one U shown to date from Km A. I.
The year was divid-d Into twelve
todlaea! signs, ami against each month
the motion of the remaining signs was
given, with a note predicting the
weather. Oil the left side were thirty
holes, a wooden peg being moved for
ward one hole each day. thus Riving
the astronomical date. This new find
has made clear the meaning of para
pegma, or peg calendar, a name by
which other stones have lii-cn rather
mysteriously known.
Tins Indian fruit-cuckoo, Wolch. like
all members of the cuckoo family, lays
its eggs In the nests of oilier birds,
and thus avoids the trouble of hatching
thein. irt said to exhibit most Interest
ing strategy In dealing with crows,
which are. Its enemies. Whereas the
ben, an Inconspicuous speckled gray
Idrd. coin-eals herself In the foliage,
the cock, remarkable fur Ills brilliant
tilack plumage and crimson eyes, places
himself on a perch near a crow s nest,
and makes a gnat UoWo. The crows
Immediately rush out to attack him,
and he takes to (light with them in
pursuit. The ben mean while slips into
tbe nest and deposit an egg. Some
time the crow get back before the
egg la laid, and then the Intruding ben
cuckoo get a trouncing.
Prof. W. Ijb Coiite Stevens, acting
on the theory that the metric system
can only be made popular In lhl coun
try by adopting It decimal plan
while changing the present names of
fsmilhtr weitrhU and measures as lit
tle as possible, suggests the following
.changes: U t the )rd be made equal
to the meter; let the foot be made the
fourth instead of third part of a yard,
and let It have 10 Instead of 12 Inches;
let the pound be made equal to half
a kilogram; let the quart equal the
liter; let the ton be l.ooo kilograms;
let the pint, gallon, peck and bushel
be defined In terms of the quart. Pro
fessor Stevens points out that in this
way the Inch would be shortened less
than two per cent, but be admit. that
even this alight change would Incon
venience mechanical engineers and
machine manufacturers.
GOOD IN COLD WEATHER.
Wiolcr Air Strengthens Meort nI
I.unua and Jlukea Mood Hither.
Cold, fresh air has special value be
cause It stimulates the organs and all
the functions of the body, says Good
Health. U quickens (be heart to the
greatest activity, and Increases the
number of red corpuscles lu the blood.
Cold air also contains-more oxygen to
tbe cubic Inch than does warm air.
(The volume of air Is reduced one flve
bumlredtb part for each degree of re
duction in tempera I lire. Consider the
difference between a hot summer day
with a temperature of loo degrees and
n winter day at So degrees. Kven a
imoderately cold winter day marks a
difference of seventy degrees. So the
air has been reduced one-seventh of Its
volume, and In six breaths of cold air
one gets as muHi oxygen as he would
In seven breaths of warm nlr. Hence
the body takes In one-seventh more
oxygen In cold weather than In warm
weather. This Increased amount of
oxygen taken Into tbe body Is a matter
of great consequence. This Is why one
feels belter in cold than In warm nlr.
A brisk walk on a cold, crisp winter
morning creates a splendid appetite
for breakfast for the same reason that
tbe fire burns brighter on a cold win
ter night When the Ore burns with
a particularly bright glow, people ore
wont to aar: "Winter la coining. Sc
bow bright the Are burns!" Thbj Is
due to tbe Increased amount or oxygen
In the air. The Are burna brighter and
taster because It has ona-aeventh more
fuel supplied.
Ho it la with the body the vital fires
burn brighter In cold weather.
The whole tide of life moves wltli
greater activity. Cold air aids In the
elimination of tha poisonous matters
which ara all tha tfma formln within
the body. When oxygen is not plen- j
' -- ' ' uinnr- Mir , m n 1 J i
burn sufficiently to consume the fuel
, and w aste of tbe body, then much of j
the waste material 1 left behind la j
the form of imperfectly burned suli- .
stances, which may lie called cinders '
or the body. I ric acid I cinder.
As tbe result of sedentary habits,
tbere la not suffleieht oxygen taken
Into tbe lungs. The lungs do not ex
pand as they ought to. so enough air
Is not taken in. Then the overheated
air la dlluad. mil one must breathe
seven times to get as much oxygen as
he would get in breathing six times out
of doors, and so, breathing only Im
perfectly and slowly, !ccause he Is
not active, the amount of oxygen tak
en Into tbe U.ly Is Insufficient. One
exercising vigorously In the cold air
out of doors breathe more rapidly, ob
tains a larger supply of oxygen, and
the rubbish of the body the uric acid
cinders Is burned up and the whole
system Is kept clear.
This Is why cold air Is so lieneflclal
to nervous people. Tbe oxygen In the
air burns up the poisons which Irri
tate the nerves, and the person Is re
lieved. THE " OVERS. '
Charm Linger about the Things We
Have I ked.
It was one o'clock, and Miriam knew
from Hannah's disapproving tread In
the dining room that luncheon was
waiting, yet Miss Hlldreth was still
talking almut the gild. Miriam's
thoughts were far from the gild; she
was thinking of the lovely untrouli'ed
serenity w ith which her mother would
have solved the problem. Serenity
was far beyond Miriam's achievement
Just then, but her mother's daughter
ould not fail lo be hospitable. She
marshaled all her forces and
"Miss Hildrelh, I should like very
much to have you slay to luncheon
with me. hut I shall have to tell you
what to expect. I am the only one nt
home this noon, and there will lie only
'left overs'--warmed up potatoes and
meat, and the miiillns that were left
over from breakfast, ami cold pudding
and apple turnover. 1 o you think you
can stand II?"
Miss Hildrelh's face lighted up with
pleasure, "(ih, may IV" she asked. "If
you knew what a treat It will be, after
month of hotel fare, ami how often
1 long for a home table with left
overs and home rooms, where things
grow shabby and dear because they
are lived In!"
Miriam looked at her guest In frank
amazement. "And all my life," she ex
claimed, "I've been sighing lo be rich
enough never to have a single 'over'
left-over, made-over, turned over or
warmed-over again us long as I
lived:"
It is a wish that many a wenry
housewife has echoed, and yet, nfter
all, Is tbere not something to be said
on behalf of the "overs?" Who that
has Achieved a similar triumph doe
not appreciate (Jail Hamilton's "men
tal exhilaration In (he conversion of
an old muslin gown Into a new toilet
table cover?" I iocs It not of (en hap
pen not always, to be sure, but often
that a made-over gown pleases us
more than h new one? As fur the
bouse, bow instantly the charm of cer
tain rooms we know would vanish If
all the worn and shabby furnishings
were replaced bvvliew! Of course one
(toes not want everything iefl oei, nor
things left over too long. Perhaps the
question of the "overs" Is another In-Mam-e
where dcalrablllty rests lu the
golden mean of tbe wise man's prayer:
Give me neither poverty nor riches.
Youth's Companion.
The 1'roiiosnl.
lie thought that he would woo her as a
lyric poet minlit
Enthuse about tier sapphire eyes, and
hair like (ninsliine briitlit.
And vow he thought of her by day nnd
dreamed of her at night.
The medieval style, lie mused, might be
the best, perchance
He'd tell his lovely ladye fair that for a
furorliiL' L'lHncp
Agrinst all other rival knights he'd fear-
Irsx break Ins Innee.
I'erhaps a simpler way were best:
"Sweet maid, this earthly lire
Is but a hard and stony path, with
clouds nud Muidow rife;
My strong snn would protect yon, dear;
oh, sweet one, be my wife!"
But this is wliut he really said, in very
husky tones.
While Mvealdrop on his forehead stood,
diiil trembling were his tones:
"Hear Kate er Miss Kale er I
menu I ought to say Miss Jones,
"Ift we got married er I menn," his
voice was none too clear,
"I'm en ruing er fifteen a week, it's not
enough, I fear."
The maiden blushed, ami murmured low,
"Let's try it, Willie dear."
Woman's Home Companion.
A New Curprt Needed.
Willie Ma, Seller .V Co. are adver
tlsln' some awful cheap carpets this
week, uln't they?
Mother They are, Indeed, my son.
They're real bargains; never were so
cheap.
Willie Yes, ma'am, I'm glad o' that,
'cause I Jest spilled (be Ink all over
(he parlor floor. Philadelphia Press.
Sure Enough.
McJlgger I wonder why young
Uakjeley doesn't settle down."
Thingumbob Oh, I suppose that
goes against the grain.
McJlgger What grain?
Thingumbob Well, the "wild oats."
Philadelphia Press.
If many a so-called great mau could
come back to earth and glance over
his own biography undoubtedly it
would surprise him more than any one
else.
CURIOUS INSECT MIMICS.
Mulfa that UrM-niblt Leavee and Tariff
oa Which They Heat.
Many beautiful examples of mimicry
are to be een among the mollis. The
underwliig moth, for Instance, so close
ly resembles tbe lieben-covered bark of
the tree on which it is in tbe habit of
renting tbat It Is often difficult for one
to see it even when It Is known to be
there, and the dagger moth Is also dilH
cult to find at times. A question-mark
bulterliy with wings folded looks fcl
most exactly like a part of tbe tora or
partly eaten dead leaf on w hich it may
lie resting, and tbere are other butter
flies In which th deception la carried
even further. Some of the most ex
treme case are to be seen among the
tropical butterflies, a numler of which
are bent known as "leaf -Insects," from
the fact that they look almost exactly
like leaves growing from the branch
on which they have alighted. Tbe
closed wings are to all appearances a
leaf, the same In shape and color as
any of the leaves about it. A prolonga
tion of tbe hind wings touches the
branch and forms the stem, which
adds so much to the deception. A large
midrib or vein runs down tbe middle,
and from it radiates a system of
smaller veins, very much as they do lu
a real leaf. Even tbe Imperfections of
the leaf are mimicked In some cases,
and we find on the wing little spots
which correspond to Insect bites, mold
and blights of various kinds, such as
are frequently seen upon leaves. Our
own common katydid looks so much
like the bright green leaves among
which It Is feeding that we often pass
It by unnoticed.
The "walking slicks" are n group of
Insects which live chiefly on the trees
and bushes, and take their name from
their remarkable protective resem
blance to the twigs among which they
are found. They are most numerous
In the tropics, but we have one spe
cies, the common walking stick. In t lie
I'nlted Slates. This Is a slender, long
iMidled insect which sometimes occurs
in very great numbers in certain for
ests of the Northern States. Tha
young, most of which are hatched In
the spring, are green, corresponding
in color to the leaves at that season;
but when they are adult, In the full,
their color has changed lo gray or
brown, to correspond more or less with
the foliage. When the leaves have
fallen, (hey closely resemble (he twigs
on which (hey rest, stretching om their
forelegs straight In front of them to
give the finishing touches to the twig
like effect. Woman's Home Cumpun
ion. A PECULIAR ORNAMENT.
Ilerlln has probably one of the most
peculiar ornaments for a reading room
that has ever been seen in a similar
position In a civilized country. This
is a gravestone which stands, large
and massive, In one corner of a small
room. It Is only a gravestone, but la
In Its legitimate position at the head
of a grave. The history of Its loca
tion lu (he house Is Interesting. It
was not put lu the bouse, but the
bouse was built around the stone. Its
original isisltion was in (he burial
ground In the churchyard of St. Iled-
0IIAVK8TONK IX HKADINO ROOM.
wig's. The church has been removed
and the land was to be built over, but
the family to which this stone belong
ed refused to allow it to be removed.
For some time nothing could be done,
but Uie land was needed, anil it was
finally decided to put up the building
around the stone. This was done, and
the room In which the stone Is now lo
be found Is that used for the public,
who dally visit this little free reading j
room. There Is a long table in the
middle of the room around which the
,.,...i..rj sit tin. xlonc heliitr within
arm's length of one corner of the la-
ble.
A I,lll.
"I see by the county paper," said the
visitor, "that James Jones, the pros
perous druggist of your town, is vis
iting "
"I see that, too, an' It's a libel," re
turned the native, with some heat I
"Why, Isn't he really your druggist?" ,
"Yes, but this town's too healthy for (
him to tie prosperous. i niiaoeqiiiia
Press.
Foolish Fellow.
Kiilibnbs Who's the fellow lW'klotZ
brought out with him this evening?
X C- 'l'l. a li.i' 4,-i.lit.r Ia
.H IIUI 1 dill n a lutm u- n njioft, iv
sell Ills place to.
Subbubs What a chump be is! How
on earth does bo expect to sell the
place lo tbe fellow if he lets him see
It beforehand? -Philadelphia Press.
No Incentive.
"And now I notice that a London
doctor says we should eat heartily If
we wish to llva long,"
"That doctor would rhnnre Ills mind
If he lived nt our boarding house." !
Cleveland Plain Itealer.
Mau wants but little here below, but
he wants that little badly,
Money talks especially when a long
distance telephone Is used.
8S EMTOMALS P
OPINIONS OF GREAT
A Great Work Begun.
OW that $21,000,000 of tbe
TVT Iment's Irrigation fund have
11 I certain specified projects, It
ternal Improvement work ever undertaken by
the Government of tbe United States Is well
tarted. It is difficult to appreciate the ulti
mate meaning of these great workB. Many of the greatest
civilizations of tbe past have flourished in arid countries,
redeemed from the desert by the artificial application of
water. The highest state of civilization reached by tbe
aborigines of America was among those who practiued Irri
gation. Already in our own time, the richest agricultural
regions In this country are those where Irrigation is neces
sary and where the desert comes back to claim what it
once held when the water no longer flows.
In most of the arid and semi-arid portloni of the United
States na(ure atones for the lack of rainfall by giving to
tbe soil great fertility. It is well known tbat in years of
extraordinary rainfall the semi-arid regions produce enor
mous crops. Under irrigation the crops are uniformly
large, compared with what can be obtained In humid re
gions without Irrigation. The fact is that the arid country
is fertile because it is without much rain. The fertility
has not been washed out of the soil by tbe pounding rains
of countless ages. The result Is that it is left for men
to turn on the water and take from the arid regions, In tbe
shape of vegetation, the fertility that has been lost In
the humid regions. That is w hy the fertility of the Irri
gated country seems inexhaustible. There nature lias stored
'her treasures for man to use; elsewhere they have been
largely depleted by natural processes.
All of this explains why an acre under Irrigation is
worth so much more than one not Irrigated. If the Gov
ernment shall eventually redeem loo.ooo.ooo acres of land
it will be equivalent to the addition of
many acres of humid region land to
Think of how much room for population
already the time has come when room for our Increasing
population Is a problem worthy of national attention.
Minneapolis journal.
Submarine Warfare.
Ill-; frightful destruction which hfls lately be
fallen Russia on (he ea resulted from the use
of the torpedo or the submarine boat. Only
three of her vessels which have been destroyed
or put out of action were seriously injured
above the water line. This fact has elicited
from Senator Hale, one of our lx"--t naval ex-
T
iM
i " 1
' pei-U, the declaration that the battleship
'calls a halt on the further con strucl ion
Uig sua forts, Maying that the $1 'sI.ikki.ixKi which we have
lrmidy expended ttiercfor is practically ho much money
thrown away. Hudson Maxim, the renowned inventor of
lUHlrumeiiLs of destruction and defense, shows that there
Is much rea.son In the position taken by Senator Hale. He
says, hi the Review of Itcvlows:
I "A battleship costs $t;,OO0,0OO, and may have 1.000 men
on lxiurd, while the torpedo I mat costs not more than one
fifth as much, nnd nmy not have one-fiftieth iart a many
men on Iwxird. In other words, fifty torpedo Units may be
built and manned tit no greater expense than a single
battleship: consequently fifty torpedo boat may be de
stroyed with all on board, in order to sink a single battle
ship, and the loss lie equal on both aiklcs; while If two
battleHhlps be sunk by the sacrifice of fifty torpedo boats,
the torpedo flotilla has won a decided victory. Hut it is
prolmble that not more than ten torpedo tionts on an
.average would he destroyed for every battleship sunk.
ThU means that, the present torpedo system Is five times
is efficient as the battleship."
There Is no doubt that the Russian and Japanese war
AG1MNALDO IN SECLUSION.
Ills Retirement Bald to He Due to Fear
of AaHuaslnation.
Agulnaldo, the leader of the revolu
tion in th4 Philippines, leads a life of
practical retirement In Manila, writes
William K. Curtis. He seldom leaves
his homo and is never seen upon the
streets. If It Is necessary for him to
go to any other part of the town he
always takes a closed carriage, and
strangers who call upon him are very
carefully inspected before they are al
lowed to see him. Occasionally he
visits the old town of Cavlte. about IS
miles from Manila, where his family
have a plantation, and where his
mother is living. She Is said to be a
woman of remarkable traits and
strength of character and was his in
spiration and chief adviser during tbe
revolution.
Aguinaldo's seclusion is attributed to
fear of assassination. During the in
surrection he was guilty of acts of
atrocious cruelty upon persons whose
friends stIU survive and ordered sever
al assassinations, particularly tluit of
Gen. Luna, one of ills rivals, who was
a great favorite with the public and
bad many loyal and devoted admirers.
There is also an Impression among
ninny of Aguinaldo's former associates
that he profited financially during the
Insurrection, while they lost and for
feited everything they had. The Fill-'
pbio is a revengeful and vindictive
creature, nnd does not hesitate to take
vengeance Into his own hands. Hence
Agulnaldo Is supjiosed to be continual
ly on his guard, and the police authori
ties would not be surprlsinl any mo
ment even at this day, to learn of his
assassination. When he was released
from prison be was exceedingly nerv
ous and apprehensive, nnd would have
preferred to remain under the protec
tion of the military. Since that time
no notice has been taken of him. He
has been treated like an ordinary na
tive, and everything that might excite
sympathy for or attract attention to
him has been avoided. He has been in
vited to public function like other
prominent Filipinos, nnd when Gov.
Taft gave a reception to the natives
Agulnaldo was never overlooked. He
seldom availed himself of these cour
tesies, however, and lias avoided
crowds and public demonstrations for
the reasons I have given.
Tbe police have kept blm under
seml-survelllanee that Is, -they have
observed his movements and hnve
PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
tuts disclosed new problem for tbe navy to solve, but
nevertheless It has not yet proved tbe worthlessneeg of bat
tleships. None of tbe Japanese big and beavy armored ves
sels have turied turtle or been put out of auction. Russia
has about fifty-four torpedo boats and at least four sub
marines, but she baa done nothing with them. The Jap
anese arc brave and daring. Tte Ruekvlana are tlmoroua
and sluggish. So a test under decisive- cdrcumatavacea haa
not yet been made. It would be hlftxly rash and india
creet to reconstruct tbe navies of the world along the line
demanded by Senator Hale before the effectiveness of tor
pedo and submarine fighting la given a (borough trial.-'
Kanaas City Journal.
Federal Govern-
been set aside for
may be said that
Mr. Daniel Gregory Maaon, whose grandfather wai
really the founder of the study of music In tbe American
public schools, and who baa himself been closely identi
fied wltb the teaching of music, has lately suggested. In tbe
Outlook, both Jibe virtues and the defects of the modern
school music. His deductions and recommendations de
serve careful study and thought
The time is past when the utility of music in the schools
can be questioned. Physically, mentally and spiritually it
refreshes and enriches. It Is both the most self-sufficient
and the most general of the arts. Few persons are wholly
lacking In knowledge or appreciation of it, and to those
who have no other culture, music speaks Intelligibly and
sympathetically.
The trouble in the schools and it Is worth noting that
it Is also the trouble in the church hymnals is the tendency
to pay too much attention to the words, too little to the
melody. If a song be alout birds, animals, domestic life
or patriotism, says Mr. Mason, it is considered god. Tbe
result is the adoption of a lot of silly, vapid music, because
it happens to be set to edifying words.
The remedy lies In giving the children an opportunity
to become familiar with music which Is good enough to;
stand on its own feet. The folk-songs of many different
nations, much church music and the simpler productions
of the great composers productions in which the melody
is clear and dominating might all be placed within reach
of children In thepublicschools.to the displacement of much
musical pap and the lasting happiness of several millions
of young people. Rut this, in its particular aspects, Is a
matter for the supervisors of music, before whom It will be
brought this summer by a committee of the National Edu
cational Association. Youth's Companion.
several times as
the national area.
that means. And
Ls obsolete. lie
of these travel
the lalwror in the harvest fields. The fact that Kansas
farmers this early In the season are inviting farm hands
to their corn and rye and wheat and alfalfa fields, with
promise of good wages and board, Is a strong argument
against the blueness which so often attacks the American
citizen when he Imagines be sees an inpourlng of the farm
er and the farmer's boy to the cities. Cincinnati Commer
cial Tribune.
known his whereabouts at all times.
As long as lie remains In the city he
Is not watched, but when he lewves
Manila they make It a point to learn
where he goes and who he communi
cates with. For a while after his re
lease they watched him closely, but
bis conduct has been most exemplary.
He has been tempted on several occa
sions. Conspirators have endeavored
to interest him In their plots; San
Miguel, Pilar, Rkarte nnd other "In
surrectos" have tried to secure his
sympathy and co-operation, but ho has
never responded to their advances, and
the secret service people say thnt he
has allowed their letters to remain un
answered. He has scrupulously avoid
ed doing anything that could excite
suspicion, nnd Is practically cut off
from all his old friends and associates.
INDIANS NOT DYING OFF.
Aborigines More Numerous Than Ever
Hcfore Mince America's Setttement.
Recently Chnrlos M. Harvey pre-
pnred from the records of tbe govern
ment some Interesting facts with re
spect to the irrepressible conflict be
tween the while nnd the red men. He
notes Uie error of early historians who
estimated the number of Indians In
Ibis country at from 8,000,000 to 10,
000,000. It has been the theme of
innny a sentimentalist tbo supposed
slaughter and extermination of a grent
Indian population. Mr. Harvey finds
that In the Indian troubles from first
to last fifteen while persons perished
to eiu'li Indian slain. He shows from
(be best Information obtainable by the
KM 11.10 AGUIHALIX).
School Music
aaaBaaaaBBBBW persona of adult aga who have any real
F musical knowledge or ability can recall their
school masic with Intorett or pleasure. They
remember that they aang aappy little songs
f t about moonlight and dreams, but the alra. If
jj tbey are remembered at all, ara recalled only
to be laughed at.
Demand for Farm Laborers.
HERE is no danger of the farmer passing from.
T I existence. He knows a good tiling as well as
I his urban brother, and so does bis boy. Im--l,,i-vnrl
nirvllovls of farming mv continue to
diminish the number of farm hands, but not
even that fact will work to a discontinuaue
of the necessity for the farm laborer nor for
government that the Indian popula
tion at the time of the discovery by
Columbus could not have been mora
than 800,000.
'The early explorers, missionaries
ami trailers, he says, journeyed oy
way of the Reaeoa-st, the rivers and the
lakes, along which the Indians wenj
most numerous. In traveling tbrougo
the wilderness the whites attracted In
dlans from miles around through curi
osity. The whites thought the Indian
were equally numerous everywhere,
but vast stretches of forest and prairie
were absolutely untenanted, except foi
short times each year When visited by
hunting parties. War and hunting of
ten took the same bands of Indians to
several points in the course of a year,
the whites thinking they w-ere different
bands. Many tribes were known by
dlftVrent names to the Spaniards, the
French and the English, and among
some tribes the names varied at differ
ent places and times. These causes
accounted for the exaggerated notions."
The last census showed an Indian
population of 270,000 outside of tbos
in Alaska. In 400 years, then, tlifl
w;hit.e man has reduced the Indian pop
ulation from 800,000 to 270,000, or lu
the full number of 530,000 souls. Bui
this was not done directly by the wliM
mau. Much of it was due to the slck
nes-ses and vices which cume with, the
white man's civilization. A still large
proportion was due to the wars car
ried on between the tribes, these being
made more frequent and deadly as the
white men crowdod the redinen into a
limited area and made ihem rivals for
the same hunting ground. Still, of
course, the whites were primarily re
sensible for the decadence of the In
dian population,.
The Indians are now Increasing Id
numbers. Between the censuses of 1800
and 1900 they Increased by 30,00o. Bui
they are uo longer Indians In the sense
of old, for most of them have come to
the white man's mode of life and are
merely an element of the common pop
ulatlon. Kansas City Journal.
A Hatntly Sentiment.
"And It's a law-abiding settlement.
Is It?"
"You bet! Ain't been a lynchln'
'roun' here since a harrlcane mowed
the trees down, an' rope rls In price!"
Atlanta Constitution.
A woman thinks ber husband Is bet
ter than she wauU him to think sh
thinks he la.