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Ex-State Treasurer Bartley Liber
ated On New Year's Day.
COV. SAVAGE TEILS WHY HE DID IT
U. O. Knit Kxprei Wrecked two
Dead From Effect of Wood Alio
hoi Illghnuyiimn Hliot In Chi
cago Oilier Important New.
Former State Treasurer Joseph II.
Hartley, sentenced In 1807 to twenty
yearn' Imprisonment for tint embezzle
ment of public funds has walked out
of tlio state penitentiary u free mini.
His sentence was eommuted to live
years, seven mouths and eight .lays,
which term expired December Ml, 1001,
mid tlio olllclal discharge, signed by
tho governor, was delivered by Private
Secretary Claneey to Mr. Hartley'
fumlly. A few minutes later Miss Imlii
Hartley, the, prisoner's daughter, took
tho papers to the. penitentiary and
upon their presentation to Warden
Davis her father was iunnenlately re
leased. Tlio arrest and Incarceration of Hart
ley dates from June ai, l(W7, when he
was placed in the Douglas county jail.
Ho was not removed to tho pcuiten
Jtcntlary until July tl, IS'13, after the
supreme court had alllrmed tho sen
tence of twenty years imposed by
Judge Hen linker. Counting tho time
ho was in jail and good time allowance
he has served live years, seven mouths
and eight days.
Willie the total shortage charged
ngalnst Haptley is over S.'OO.OOO, he
was convicted for embez.ling tho pro
ceeds of a certain state warrant
amounting to $201,000. This warrant
passed through the Omaha National
bank arid that Institution and Its pres
ident, Senator Mlllard.aro now defend
t ants in a suit in v hlch tho state seeks
to recover tho money. This suit is
pending in the supreme court and it
Is reported that tho three judges now
on the bench hold different views in
regard to the Interpretation of the law.
Tho failure of Hartley to account
to his successor created a sensation at
the time and has even wlnco been tho
cause of much discussion in business
and political circles. Having been
elected on tho republican ticket, his
shortage was made au Issue by tho
fusion party. Gov. Savage paroled' Hart
ley July 13 for n period of sixty days.
When tho republican state convention
met August 28, a resolution said to
have been drawn up by K. Hosewater
of Omaha was presented aud ndopted
after a heated debato and within an
hour Governor Savago sent Hartley
back to prison.
In justification of his action Govern
or Savago says in part:
"The primary question to bo consid
ered In all eases Involving executive
clemency Is, 'Has the prisoner been
punished in a degree commensurate
with his offense?" Tho object or every
penal law is, or should bo to adjust the
punishment to tho enormity of tho
crime. While It may be contended
that the guilty should bo punished as
much with the object in view of deter
ring others as to making tho guilty
suffer, it is manifestly wrong to prey
upon tho liberty of one individnal in
order to remove tho impure Ingredients
in tho character of another individual.
If the individual who commits a crime
is punished nccordlng to the degree of
tho crime ho has satisfied the demands
of organized society and fully vindi
cated the law, and any further penalty
inflicted upon him is a withering trav
esty on justice. That philosophy which
remedies one ill by multiplying the
enormity of other Ills is both unsound
nnd dangerous and should have no
place in the laws or morals of a civil
ized people."
Story DUerodlted.
Tho reports circulated In Nebraska
to the effect that Dr. J. Sidney (7ood
manson had been lynched In Washing
ton aro without any foundation. There
has been no lynching in this state,
eayB tho dispatch, for a long tlrao, and
nothing is known on tho coast of a
circumstance such as mentioned in tho
Nebraska papers.
Dr. J. Sidney Goodmanson formerly
lived at Pender, and while a resident
of that placo his wife died suddenly.
Ho was accused of being tho cause of
her death and arrested on th chargo
of murder. He took nchange of venue
and on trial at Ponca was acquitted.
He never returned to Pondor to Hvo,
but removed to South Dakota, which
state he left some time ago. Tho re
port printed In several of tho state
papers was to the effect that he had
been lynched at a town near Heattlo
for the murder of his second wife.
Aged Man Mining,
Robert Scott, aged seventy-eight of
Joy, 111., while on his way to Californ
ia, decided to stop in Kansas City a
a day with his traveling companion,
M. L. Wellcts, also of Joy, 111. The
two men were sepcrated and since last
Thursday a vigorous search has failed
to locate Mr. Scott. Ho is a wealthy
farmer.
Kxprei Train .lump Track.
As a result of a through passenger
train on tho Haltlmore & Ohio road
jumping tho track two men aro dead
and seventeen Injured, tlvo of whom
are considered seriously hurt.
The work of rescuo had to bo done
quickly because the gas tanks in the
cars wero exploded and set fire to the
wreckage. Tho flames spread rapidly
and (n a short time tho entire train
wan burned. The engine was com
pletely domollBhed and tho two men,
when taken from tbo debris, were hor
ribly mangled.
THE SENATORIAL SITUATION
Foraker and llnunii Purer Organltlnr
for n Fight In Ohio.
The Ohio legislature, which elects
the successor of Senator Fornker, con
venes In Columbus next Monday. The
parly caucuses to nominntucundldates
for presiding oflleers nnd other posi
tions In both branches of the general
assembly will be held next Saturday
night. As the republicans have a largo
majority in in both houses and as thcra
Is no opposition to the re-election of
Fornker, the senatorial question for
this session is settled, but there is a
very bitter contest In progress bearing
on tho re-election of Sentaor I Ian mi
two years hence, as It Is said that a
majority of republican members will
be ro-lcctcd to the next assembly. Sen
ator For.ikcr is at his homo at Cincin
nati and Senator Ilunua remains in
Washington. Neither is expected this
week, but both aro In constant com
munication with the leaders of their
respective forces. John U Malloy,
secretary of the state and oil inspector
under Governor Nash, is manager of
the Manna forces, ami ex-Stale Chair
man Charles II. Kurtz, who was pri
vate secretary to Foraker as governor
and who headed the fusion in the leg
islature against Hanna four-years ago,
is manager of this auti-IInuna forces.
It is asserted by tlio Hanna men that
tlio present contest is "tho satnu old
factional light of 1S07-99 over again."
Tho Fornker men say that they arc
simply exercising their right to sup
port their friends.
Hoth factions have their respective,
tickets for tho caucus nominations and
they are called tho llanua and Foraker
tickets as openly as tho designation of
the democratic and republican tickets
in campaigns. Four years ago the
contest did not not end with tho party
caucuses, but it was carried into tho
legislature, it is conceded by both
sides thai the results of tho caucuses
next Saturday night will be final.
HIGH WATER IN THE SOUTH
Turrcntlul lUlns In tlio State of Georgia
nnd Aliibmnn.
Owing to floods hi Georgia mall for
New Orleans and Texas points Is leing
sent around by way of Hlrmlngham
aud Meridian, while Pensaeola, wnich
is usually renelmd via Montgomery, is
being served through Jacksonville.
The river at West Point began falling
and all danger Is believed to havo
passed. No trains have been run over
tho East and West railroad since Sat
urday. Tho company's irestlo over tho
Etowah river near Cartersville, Ga., is
covered and tho track for four miles
beyond Is under water.
The torrential rains in Georgia, Ala
bama and east Tennessee nnd portions
of North Carolina caused tho death of
four persons, as far as known, and In
flicted serious damage to all kinds of
property. Tho rains have been fol
lowed by clearing and much colder
weather accompanied by high winds.
Tho weather bureau announced that
tho Chattahoochco river would con
tiuuo to rise during tho next thirty-six
hours and it Is expected that much
damage will result. Threo peoplo wero
drowned at West Point, Ga., whllu
trying to cross tho turbulent Chatta
hoochee and Thomas Hussell, an engi
neer on tho Atlnntio & West Point
railroad, was killed In a freight wreck
caused by a washout near Notasulga,
Ala. Thousands of dollars worth of
property has been destroyed at West
Point nud there is much suffering.
Tlio water in tho streets of West Point
was from one to live feet deep. Many
of tho peoplo spcut tho night In Fort
Tyler.
HEADS OFF PRISON PLOT
Warden of Leavenworth Fcnltentlnry
Dlicover Man to Ksc-upe.
Warden MeClanghey of tho United
States penitentiary at Leavenworth,
headed off a plot, planned by live of
tho couvict mutineers of November 7,
which embraced tho possible death oi
Deputy Warden Lemon and a guard,
It. G. Hrown, the capture of tho guard's
armory and another delivery of pris
oners. Tho ringleader In tho plot Is Gilbert
Mulllns, who held up and disarmed
Sheriff Cook and part of the 1'opekn
police. Frank Thompson, the big ne
gro, Frederick Robinson, Hob Clark
and Turner Harncs wero tho other
four. Tho plot was exposed by a fel
low convict, who overheard tho muti
neers talking.
Mulllns had obtained a fllo and an
other convict a case-knife. It was
planned to file off the shackles, and
when four convict barbers camo to
shavo tho prisoners In tho stonebreak
ing shed, the razors wore to bo seized
aud the guards rushed.
llralued lllm With an Axe.
An unknown man attacked Harold
Frledborn, uged fifteen, and Florence,
his sister, aged sixteen, while they
wero skating on a pond near thcli
home in North Denver. Tho boy was
struck on tho head with an axe and in
stantly killed. The girl was then as
saulted. Some time later she recover
ed consciousness and reached her home.
The police wero notified and tho en
tire force is now searching for tin
murderer.
A Deadly Beverage,
Five of the general prisoners at tho
military prison at Alcatraz island neat
San Francisco drank a beverago ol
which wood alcohol formed tho prlncl
pal part.
The bodies of two of them and tho
other three aro still in tho hospital
Tho two who died aro Edward I
Canflelduud Win. Mitchell. Hospital
attendants said that ono of those Id
the hospital was so affected by th
poison that IiIb sight had left him.
Tho other t o wero reported to bo re
covering.
BLOW OPEN SAFE
Bank at Bellwood, Neb., Looted
by Cracksmen.
BLOODHOUNDS fOLLOW THE ROBBERS
Three Men 8-nliMi!,li Death Miner Fa
tally Injured V. nil Hiploiloii Nor
folk Mm Knd III I.lfe .Nlioep
Djlngof .struugo Dln-a-ie.
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racitsinen ioti.eu an en rnnco in
I i uh ih rear door of tho Platte
Valley bank at itellwood, Neb., blew
open tho sare nnd t-cctircd for their
work about S'.'.OOO In cash. The rob
bery was the most daring in the his
tory of tho town. Three explosions
were heard by several citizens, but
they supposed it was some of the city's
youngsters going homo after a night
in thub.irroom, aud so did not investi
gate further, but plain facts were be
fore them when people passed the bank
at daylight. A. II. Gould, tho cashier,
says the loss will In no way alVect the
bank's business, and the sa'mo will be
open for business as usual.
Tho Platte Valley State bank is
owned by the Gould family. A. II.
Gould, tho cashier, and K. ('. Gould,
his assistant. It has a capit-il stock of
Sir,l)0i), and at the time of Its lust re
port to tho state had a Sl.uOO surplus
on hand.
Two men came to Hcllwood, or were
seen here after the evening passenger
from Lincoln went through. They
played pool around town anil other
wise spent the early part of the night.
In tho morning they had disappeared.
One man is described as about twenty-two
years old, five feet seven inches
tall, smr.oth face, wide forehead, large
eyes, wide cheek bones, light hair,
light soft hat and light grey mack
intosh. Tho other is said to have been
apparency thlrty-flve years old, five
feet seven, light hair and small light
mustache, looked like a Swede. He
wore a black plush cap, and black over
coat and yellow legglns.
Pa tally Hi-iihlrd.
The boiler in the South Pcnn Oil
company's pumping station, at Harry
Hhodens, in Doldrldgo county, Wes't
Virginia, blew up, sculdlng to death
Harry Rhodon, a pumper for the com
pany, Morrick Frick, who ran a string
of well cleaning, tools, and Dell Ash,
his assistant. The men were all in the
bjller house warming themselves when
fie explosion occurred. They broke
oien tho door which lind become
locko 1 aud cs aped to another house a
mile away.
All were, so badly scalded that flesh
fell from them on the way. After
reaching thu other boiler house they
collapsed and in a few hours all were
deud.
Killed In n Wreck.
Tli -co trains were piled up in a
wreck on tho Pennsylvania railroad
about seven miles west of Johnstown.
O i man was killed and four badly in
jured, several others sustaining slight
injuries. Tlio killed and injured were
railroaders. An enstbound mail and
ospress train ran into a side track, on
which was standing an enstbound
freight train. Thu wreckage was piled
up high over tho tracks and before
flagmen could he sent out a fast west
bound freight ran Into the wreckage'
and much of tho debris was tumbled
down Into tho Concmaugh river.
Fatally Injured.
Hy nn explosion in tho mine of tho
Hlack Diamond Mining company near
Springfield, III., while l.'.O men wero
working In thu mine, Thomas Hlack
nnd John Grnnhinski, both single,
wero fatally Injured, and Jesse Leu
taleks, driver, who was entering tho
ro.in where the explosion occurred,
was badly hurt, while tho mule and
four curs were thrown-from the track.
I'eeullar DIku.mo Among Sheep.
G. Sexsou living somo seven miles
northwest of Grant, Neb., has a large
Uosk of shenp which ho lecently turn
onto fresh range and on Monday of
this week they began to die, ami to
this date ho has lost 1G0 head. Tho
causo of death Is a mystery here and is
exciting much comment among sheep
men.
Outlaw n Murderer.
Persons who have recently been vic
tims of tho Heeder-Cravens band of
outlaws, operating in southern Okla
homa, havo Identified one member of
the gang as Hob McCunc, who has been
wanted for over twenty years for the
murder of a man named Ulley, in the
vicinity of Washington, la.
Killed by Arcldent.
Ira V. Lee, aged forty years, was ac
cidentally shot ami killed at Jouesboro
111., by his nephew, Enls Peak, the
son of Circuit Court Clerk William II.
Peak.
Ileuil-nn Collision.
A head-on collision on the Now York
Central at Foncher, N. Y. Two men
wero killed and a number of passen
gers aro reported injured.
Knd 111 Life.
William Donner, living about four
rpllcs northwest of Norfolk, Neb.,
hanged himself In tho city jail, whore
ho had been placed on complaint of his
son for abusing his family. He used
his scarf for n ropo Ho was addicted
to tho use of liquor.
l'oreit I'lrn la Territory,
A forest Uro is raging along the
'Frisco railway, tributarr to Tuska
horaa, I, T. Tho section of country Is
well sqttled by small farmers, and it is
feared' that there has-nlroady been Iobs
oMlfe. ;,
JUDGES WILL CLASH
Judgo Mi-Itrlito Buys He Will Not Yield
to (Jot. Htanley' Appointed.
.Tudgo W. T. Mcllrltlc, who Iiiih been
superseded by tho appointment of
James Lawrence, declares that ho will
not give up to Governor Stanley or
Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence is equally as
positive that ho will convene court at
Winfield, Kas., January 7, and says ho
lias assurances from Sheriff McDanlels,
who is n republican, that he will bo
obeyed. The county attorneys of this
nnd Cowley county havo received let
ters from Attorney General Godard not
to try criminal cases before tlio old
judges and lawyers hero believe such
action will Interfere materially witli
tho work of tho court. Mr. Lawrence
has assurance from Governor Stanley
that ho will appoint a nhcrllT to carry
out his inundates srfuuld tho sheriff of
this or Cowley county refuse to obey
mm.
Urolith lit Clierrywito.
The lack ot water at Cherry vale,
Kan., is becoming a serious problem.
The brick plunt and factories have,
been pumping water from Drum Creek
for some time, but now tho supply
from tills source is well nigh exhaust
ed, i lie water has been secured here
tofore by attaching pipes to tho ponds
and pumping all the water from them,
but now all the water in the ponds
have been secured to a distance of four
or five miles from Cherry vale.
Nearly all the wells and cisterns aro
dry and what few are left are supply
ing the whole town. Frank Appleby
is furnishing water for almost the en
tire Fourth ward. Some parties who
aro fortunate enough to havo good
wells me coining money by selling
water at ao cents per barrel. Thu
brick plants and some ofher factories
are closed down on account of tho
dearth of water. The smelters claim
they have enough water in their pond
to last another month. They have
been replenishing their pond from the
creek.
Mystery of Ilreley'a
The mystery surroundlne- the disap
pearance of Dennis llegley of Atehi
son, Kas., and his being found nearly
froen Is becoiliig more intense, lleg
ley tiled without regaining conscious
ness. Those conversant with tho ease
say it is not reasonable that Heglcyl
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iiiituu nine nines u me piace wnore
ho was found nearly frozen. Tlio the
ory that ho was the victim of foul play
is readily advanced. Humor has it
that Hegley drew several hundred dol
lars from the bank on the afternoon of
his disappearance. Ho was a man of
splendid character and behavior and
lived in the section many jears. Ho
was postmaster at Kllingham during
Cleveland's administration.
She roll In u Well,
While Mrs. Ferguson of Leaven
worth, Kas., weighing ISO, wns draw
ing a bucket of water from a well the
covernlng gave way and she was pre
cipitated to the bottom, a depth of fifty
feet. The ncciilcnt wns noticed and it
required tho united efforts of six men
to bring her to tho surface. Upon
reaching tho surface she walked off.
seemingly none the worse for her fall
iindbatli in two feet of water.
Turincr Tujloc Killed,
George W. Taylor, a well-to-do farm
er and stockman, who resided in the
territory south of Chetopa, Kris., was
thrown from his horse ami sustained
injuries from which ho died. Tho ac
cident happened on tho main street,
near tlio Missouri, Kansas & Texas de
pot. Mr. Taylor was an old soldier
and had beeu a resident of this vicinity
for years.
Shot rilmcir WUh n Itllle.
Hugo Carlander, nn eccentric charac
ter of Wellington, Kan., committed
suicide by shooting himself In tho left
breast with a muzel-loadlng shotgun,
tho charge tearing his heart to pieces.
Ho had been ill for for some time, and
his relatives suspected ho had been
losing his mind. Carlander was a poet
and song writer of somo reputation.
Death Duo to it Itutiminy.
Isane Griffith, an old resident of Sa
lina, Kas., died from injuries received
In a runaway. Tho man was injured
internally, causing death. His wife,
who was witli him in tho buggy, re
ceived serious injuries, but will recov
er. Mr. Griffith wns about seventy
years of age and wus bom in England.
F.pldemlo of Smullpox.
An epidemic of smallpox has ap
peared in Concordia, Kan., following n
big public danco held recently. Five
families were found on Saturday with
Bixtcen cases, and later four more fam
ilies wero discovered to have tho dis
ease. Tho health authorities havo tak
en prompt steps to prevent further
spread of the plague.
Dodlrutcd Free of Deht.
The newly erected Presbyterian
church at Minneapolis, Kan,, was ded
icated last Sunday. Dr. Williamson
of St. Joseph, Mo., preached tho dedi
catory sermon. Mora than $13,000
dollars was raised in twenty minutes
and the church is now free of debt.
Death Followed a Dure.
William Mullln, fourteen yenrs old, of
Wichita, Kas., while leading in a gamo
on tho ico Christmas afternoon, was
drowned In tho river. Two other boys
narrowly escaped, Mullln dared tho
boys to follow him over, a part of tho
lco which was known to bo very thin.
The weight caused tho Ice to break.
About a dozen of the boys companions
wero witnesses to tho catastrophe.
Tho boyB wero pulled out, but when
Mullln was taken from the water life
was extinct.
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Circulates Wnrm Air.
Most people put away their electric
fans In the fall, thinking they will
havo no further use for them until tho
warm weather arrives In tho spring,
but there la a slmplo arrangement
which makes it possible to utilize tho
electric fan for blowing hot as well as
cold air. It Is tho invention of Edwin
F. Porter of Uoston, Mass., and can
bo used to heat rooms and offices
wherever there Is a gas jet handy. It
nlso keeps tho air tu circulation about
tho room, Instead of allowing it to re
main still nnd dead nil day. In thin
apparatus the frame or guard which
sunounds tlio blades of tho fan Is of
hollow tubing and Is connected
witli n gas Jet hy u rubber tube. The
frame being perforated at Intervals tho
gas Is Ignited as It flows from the
openings, tho resultant heat being
driven about the room by tlio action
of tho fun blades. Tlio Inventor de
signs this heater cspcclnlly for attach
ment to a thermo-electric fan, which
runs solely with the aid of tho gas,
generating Its own current for rotating
tho fnn, but tho frame can ho readily
attached to any electric fan with but
llttlo expense.
Mineral Ileotirro of Palestine.
A Gorman mining engineer traveling
in Palestlno has written to tho Klrch
oft's TcchnlBcho Hlattor to the effect
Hint now that mineral treasures havo
been found In the country that nn In
dustrial awakening la assured. As yet,
ho says, traveling la very unsafe. Tho
mlneial deposits llo on both sides of
tho Jordan and tho Dead Sea. Of
them ho thinks tho salt deposits of tho
Dead Sen could alone bo developed
Into an extensive Industry, but that,
in addition to them, there are the bitu
minous chalk springs of Nebl Musa,
which contain from 20 to 10 per cent
of asphalt. However, ho thinks the
most important of all aro thu deposits
of phosphates. There are immense
fields of these, he says, to the east nnd
west of tho Jordnn. only awaiting
transportation facilities for their de
velopment. Statistic of Thunderstorm.
Statistics of thunder storms in dif
ferent parts of the world havo been
collected by a German writer. Java
is sulci to have storms on an averago
97 dnys in each year; Hlndostan, CG;
tho Gold Coast, 52; Rio do Janeiro, 51;
Italy. 38; tho West Indies, 3C; Cunnda,
and Australia, 23; Germany, 22; Hel
glum, 21; France, 1G; Spain and Portu
gal, 15; Sweden nnd Finland. 8; Eng
land. 7; Norway, I, and Cnlro, 3. it
Is observed that in East Turkestan,
as well as in the extreme north, there
ire scarcely any thunder storms.
For Printing Photograph,
nolow Is Illustrated an improved ap
paratus for tlio printing of photo
graphs on strips of sensitized pnper,
with provision for pressing tho film
ngalnst tho negative while tho print
ing process is taking place. The In
ventor Is Gcorgo Gerlnch of Berlin,
Germany, nnd tho principal advantago
ot his machine seems to be that It
will print a largo number of pictures
PNEUMATIC PRESSURE HOLDS
THE FILM.
at onco and with less trouble than Is
ordinarily required to manipulate a
single printing frame. Tho lower
reel Is provided with a handle to wind
tho film after each printing, which is
much easier than to open Individual
frames to removo the films. To.lnsuro
tho maintenance of tho films In a fixed
position in relation to tho negatlvo
ti pneumatic pocket Is fixed in align
ment with tho strip of film and air
Is forced Into this cushion by means
of tho accompanying pump. To enable
tlio photographer to uro tho instru
ment night or day a row of electric
lamps provides artificial light to re
place the Bunllght when tho latter
falls.
Improved Cattle Uuard.
Not a few serious railroad wrecks
havo been causod by cnttlo straying
from tho highway onto tho tracks
through tho cattle guards provided to
keep thorn out, and thero seems to bo
room for the Improved arrangement
for this work recently patented by
Charles E. Sansoucy of Eveleth, Minn.,
a plcturo of which is shown here
with. Tho intention of tho inventor Is
not only to erect n bnrrler to prevent
tho cattlo from getting onto tbo rail
road lands, but nlso to drlvo them
from tho guurd instead of catching
them and holding them on tho cross
ing, as somo other guards do. Tho ar
rangement consists of a platform ovor
which the cattle must pass to got
through the opening together with
ago
swinging gates armed with sharp
prongs to prod tho cuttle ml drive
them off tho platform. Tho latter Is
permanently secured to a tie at the
outer end, the Inner end resting on a
tilted plank, which Is pivoted at either
side of tho track nnd fulls flat under
the weight of the animal. Tho pivot
ed gates are connected either by gear
ing or levers to the pivoted plank, nnd
ns soon as tho latter falls It pulls tho
PNEUMATIC CATTLE OUAHI).
gates across tho track suddenly nnd
drives tho nnlmnl off with the sharp
prodding. As soon us tho weight Is
removed from the platform the gates
automatically swing back and tho
platform rises to Its normal position.
Dr. ioorK N. I!t-t.
A high and well-merited honor has
been conferred upon Dr. George N.
Uest, of Rosemot, N. J., hy his election
to tho prcsldcncyof tho Sullivan Moss
Chapter of the Agassis Association,
which Is ono of tho most prominent of
tho organizations devoted to this lino
of scientific research In tho United
States. Dr. Host Is freely accorded by
tlio workers in tho sarno field, tho dis
tinction of being ono of tlio foremost
bryologists in America, and his works,
whlrh include a number of mono
graphs, havo received lccognltlon from
tho best moss students of Europe.
Though not a Philadelphia!!, ho has
long been associated with and highly
esteemed by tho botanists of this city.
Would Develop Forent.
William L. Hall, assistant superin
tendent of tree planting in tho di
vision of forestry, believes that tho
tlmo has come for an extensive devel
opment of forest plantation through
out tho mlddlo West, In consequonco
of tho rapid diminution of tho supply
of natural timber in tho Mississippi
Valley, says Science. Over extensive
areas the prices of posts, telegraph
poles and cross ties much exceed tho
cost of growing them.
To Tell or African Kxplorntlon.
At the forthcoming session of tho
Royal Geographical Society Sir Harry
Johnston is oxpectcd to glvo a paper
on Uganda and the bordering coun
tries, through which he made scvoral
Journeys in his capacity as special
commissioner. Not only will the pa
per bo Illustrated by slides, Including
a colored ono of Okapl, but Sir Harry
will glvo phonographic reproductions
of tho songs of tho natives.
1 nut ruction for Filipinos.
Ira A. Collins or Rtdgewood, N. J.,
has gono to tho Philippines to teach
for tho United States government. It
Is his intention to introduce the visual
method, using lantern slides in teach
ing geography, history, etc., to tho na
tives. As Mr. Collins is an expert
photographer and is also ablo to make
plaster llfo masks, ho hopes to bo ablo
to send somo anthropometric data to
tho museum of this country.
l!e for Aretylene Light.
It Is claimed for acetylene light that
it has the property of rendering color
shades truly at night. A cotton mill
In Muhlbach, In Alsace, employing
500 hands. It Is reported, has Installed
between 800 and 900 Jets of ucetyleno
and has found it entirely satisfactory
in this particular.
Farmer' Letter Itox.
Sinco tho government has begun to
establish freo delivery in tho rural dis
tricts it is obligatory upon each far
mor to provide a convenient and safo
repository for tho mail matter, or tho
carrier cannot be compelled to ac
commodate him. Tho letter box re
cently designed by Edson W. Phillips,
of Cassadaga, N. Y nnd shown In
tho picture, has a number of advan
tages to recommend its uso in UiIb ser
vice, the principal improvement being
a signal to Indicate both to tbo farmer
and carrier If there is anything In tho
box. This is accomplished by sotting
tho bright-colored metallic flag In a
raised position. Tho mast which car
ries the flag ts pivoted on tho side of
the box nnd has a short finger lying
parallel with tho mast. When the
mall matter Is to bo inserted in tho
box a turn of tho crank releases tho in
terior catch and allows tho lid to bo
lifted. As tho lid falls tho carrier or
farmer lifts tho masts and sees that
tho projecting finger enters a tubo at
tho sldo of tho ltd to support tho flag
In an upright position. Tho box is, of
courso, water-proof, and tho lntorior
FOR RURAL MAfL nnilTRH
locking mechanism prevents the blow
ing open of tho cover by a strong
wind.
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