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The picture ohown here repreocnts a curious Kabyle superstition wit
nessed by sn artist while traveling through the Little Atlas mountains In Asia.
Before one of the great cedars of the mountains, a Marabout tree hung with
fetishes, were three women, stretching out their hands In supplication and
Lowing their heads In the dust, that sons might be born to them.
WATMltCUPINES
ANIMALS AMENACETO PENNSYL
VANIA FORESTS.
So Troublesome That Reward Is Put
on Their Heads Splendid Wood-
ed Area Little Known Ex.
cept to Natives.
I.nportc, Pa.The war of Kitchen's
creek la on. It is a war of extermina
tion, or attempted extermination, of
tlio porcupine trlho of thnt locality,
in the hope of saving to.futnro genem-i
tlona the virgin hemlock' trcea that go
to make tlila famous veticat thu pic
turcsquu place that it Ih. The caie
taker, who is on duty for the owner,
Col. Hlcketts, Is offering ono dollar
for every porcupine killed on tlio pre
serve. Colonies of porcupines have this
winter virtually killed some of the big
hemlocks, and as these nro tho very
ptlde of their owner and the delight
of the tourist who explores the Kitch
en's creek gorge tlio loss of the giants
of the forest Is a very serious one.
The mischief of the poicuplnes con
sists In gnawing the hark from tho
limbs in search of nntu and other In
sects, resulting In tho tree'H rapid de
cline and often In Its death.
The hemlock forest which covers
tho Kitchen'B Creek preserve Is tho
only virgin treo giowth yet Htaudlng
in Sulllvnn or Luzerne counties, and it
nffords the (student of present day tim
ber conservation a line lesson In what
tho hemlock growth was when the
woodman's ax began tho slaughter.
And because It Ib the only consider
able thick timber belt still standing It
serves to attract Innumerable num
bers of the denizens of tho foiest to
Its shelter. Tho Kitchen's Creek pre
serve runs from near Fnlrmount
Springs In Luzorno county to Long
Pond, or Gnnoga lake. In this county,
a distance of eight miles, and for the
most of the way It Is tluough a rock
ribbed gorge, nurpasslng In pictur
cbciuo grandeur the famed Wat kin's
Glen In New York state, containing no
loss thnn a half dozen cascades, some
of which are GO feet high, and ono de
clared to be as gorgeously beautiful
as the storied Minnehaha. Compara
tively few Pennsylvanlans know of
tho existence of this retreat, for tho
icason that It Is accessible only by
team or afoot, either down the gorgo
from tho Itlcketts end, from tho edge
of Long Pond or by way of the mouth,
five miles below, where the old turn
pike fiom Benton to Towanda ci oases
over the edge of one of tho waterfalls.
It requires a full day to esploie thu
two branches of the cieok, to aid In
which the caretaker has spent years
and years In building log inldges, rock
hteps nnd digging passages out of the
banks to permit ono to ciawl a i mind
the edge of tho noisy cataracts.
So absolutely nlono and pilmltlvo
aro the conditions that obtain theie
that the pieservo is a regular paradise
for black bears. DeoiH aro frequently
Hoon along the creek, nnd tho nlghtB
aro often mado dismal by tlio yowl of
tho catamount and wildcat. It Is to
preserve this very wlldorness against
tho ravages of time or natural enemy
that tho war on tho porcupines has
been begun. Onco before, about ten
years ago, a like criiBiido ngalnst the
tree enemy, "porklo," had to be prose
cuted, at which tlmo nearly 200 of tho
animals wero shot or trapped.
It Is only on dark, rainy days that
a chance to shoot them Is to be liad,
as at other timeB they keep scciirqly
hidden, They are night prowlers and
quit suscoptlblo to tho tempting mor
eel of a. wejl-balted trap, ap that for
the most part they must bo tUkeu In
this wny. They usually dwell lu col
onies, and seem not to bo either
frightened or dlscuurngcd because
their brother or Bister, or father or
mother get caught; when a colony Is
locuted the whole gang can bo taken
In n night or two or in a single
night, for that matter, tf ono has traps
enough. One trapper lu the former
war against tho pestiferous "porklo"
caught 18 In a single night, but as the
prl.e then was only 50 cents a head
he didn't make the haul that the pres
ent rate of ono dollar apiece offers.
A single colony of porcupines- Is
known to have mined n hemlock tree
In n Blngle night, and If they weto per
mitted to nourish unchecked they
would ultimately accomplish a forest's
ruin as effectively us a forest flro.
Americans Buy Island of Salt.
Mexico City. II. M. Crankshaw of
Gunymns nnd a number of Americans
hnve pui chased Carmen Island, situ
ated In the Gulf of California, from
James Vlesca of La Paz, Mexico. Tho
Island embraces about eight aquare
miles, most of which h bolld salt de
posits. Mr. Crnnkshaw nays that tho
deposits will be worked by Yuqul In
dian laborers, and that It Is planned
to ship about 50,000 tons of the prod
uct annually.
New York. H. h. Howdoln hat
signed contracts to dig to the bottom
of a hole In Nova Scotia and deter
mine for all time whether $10,000,000
lu pirate gold lies bailed thero. He
Is a bond broker most of the tlmo and
described himself nB the latest and
most cheerful recruit to tho ranks of
treasure hunters.
There is a holo In Oak Island. Nova
Scotia, at leust 100 feet deep and 13
feet In diameter. It was dug more
than ii century ago. Why was it dug?
History records thnt Oak Island was a
lendezvoiiH for pirates and tradition
says that Capt. Kldd had his head
quarters there. Several expeditions
have tiled to find tlio "Onk Island
treasure" and have failed.
"The reason thut failures to solve
the mystery of the hole have resulted
heretofore Is that the Investigators did
not enjoy tho advantage of modern en
gineering appliances," Howdoln says.
"I do not permit myself to believe
that a vast fortune Is concealed, but
I'm going to throw light on a mys
tery unsolved for more than a cen
tury." Ho hns diplomas ns a hydraulic and
mechanical engineer and Is tho in
ventor of the appliances used In tho
opectncular water sccnea at tho hip
nodrome. Ho tiays ho will not organ
ize n company to defray the expenses
of his quest, preferring to play tho
game with a lono hand and take t
chance at raking in tho whole pot. 0$
good's "Mailllmo Provinces," pub
llnhcd In 1881, contains the following
account:
"Oak island Is celebrated as ono of
the places where It Is alleged that
Capt. KIdd's treasure Is hidden. In
I79y threo Now Englaiulcrs tounn nero
ovldonco of a burled mystery, coincid
ing with n tradition of that effect. Dig
ging down, they passed regular layers
of llagstones and cut logs, and their
aucceasors penetrated the earth over
100 feet, finding layers or charcoal
putty. West Indian grass, sawed
planks and other curloi. substances,
tocother with a quaintly carven stone.
"The pit became Hooded with water
nmi whh iiiunneil out steadily. Halifax
and Truro merchants Invested in the
enterprise and great stone drains were
discovered leading from the sea Into
the pit. After much money and labor
wns spent In tho excavation It was
given up ten years ago, and tho object
of tho great drains and concealed pit
remains a mofound mystery."
"The quaintly carven stono" Is on
exhibition at present In Crelghton's
book atoro in Halifax, but tho Inscrip
tions were erased long ago after the
stono had endured tho blows from a
bookbinder's mallet. But at the tlmo
of tho dlscouary of the stone the In
scriptions were translated to read:
"Ten feet below, 2,000,000 pounds Ho
burled."
Howdoln entered Into his contract
with Henry Sellers and Frederick L.
Blair or Amherst. N. 11., who havo
kept alive the leaso secured from tho
British government for treasure hunt
ing lights on Oak island.
J. F. Hill In Charge of Republican Na,
tlonal Committee.
Washington. John Fremont Hill,
'the new vlce-chulrtnun of the Hopub
llcau national committee, has been fie
quently described by his friends ns "a
i!intlemaulv uontlcmnn of the now
school." His pcipetual urbanity of
manner, affability and genial good na
ture seem to Justify this appellation.
He Is extremely likable and has been
popular In IiIb home Btate of Maine.
He is considered an exceptionally
clover politician.
It Is said Mr. Hill took the vice
chairmanship with the expectation
PETER DELIVERED
FROM PRISON
Sunday School Ltuon for April 11, 1909
Specially Arranged forThl Papsr
THE CRACKING OF PAINT.
Memory
John F. Hill.
that it might aid him materially if
either of the Maine senators should
pass away, leaving a vacancy lor
which lie has ambitions. Ho has long"
had an eyo on the senntorship, but Ik
too wise to attempt to wrest It invay.
from cither Mr. Hale of Mr. Frye, as
Maine takes much pride In the leading
position these men occupy In bossing
the transaction of public affairs. So far
as being In line for the aenatorshlp is
concerned, Mr. Hill has for years re
sided In the house formerly occupied
by James G. Blaine at Augusta.
In addition to other personal quali
fications tending to popularity, Mr.
Hill Is a reputed millionaire and has
-plenty of money for the expenditures
essential to make and retain friends.
Mr. Hill is nearly 54 years old. He,
was bom In Eliot. York county. Maine,
October 23, 1855. After obtaining nn
.academic education he studied medU
jclno and was graduated from tho BoWi
doln Medical school in 1877. Ho later
'perfected his studies and received a!
diploma from the Long Island college,
'Hospital In Brooklyn. He took up,
the practice of medicine at Boothbay.
Harbor. Me., and since that time has
'been called "doctor" by those ac
quainted with that experience. After
following bis profoBBlon for about a
year ho moved to Augusta In 1879, as
sociated himself with P. O. Vlckery in
tho publishing business and has since
followed the avocation or turning out
family periodicals.
In 1889 Dr. Hill first appeared In
politics, being elected to tho Maine
house of representatives. Ho was re
elected anil then promoted to be Btatc
flcnntor for two terms. He was subse
quently elected governor bf the state
two terms. He has been a member or
tho Republican national committee
from Mnlne slnco 1899.
Oldest Office Boy Quits.
Trenton. N. .L Samuel K. Hrackett,
famous as the "oldest otllco boy In tho
world," has been pensioned and
placed on tho retired list by Mrs. Clark
Fisher of this city. Brackett began
work in the Fisher anvil plant as n
mine boy, and, while In tho years
that followed be attained to positions
of trust nnd responsibility, he was al
ways known as the "otllco boy."
United States Tests to Save Coal.
Washington. The government has
taken important stops to stop tho
wuste of tho fuel resources of the
country. It Is making testa of tlio coals
or tho Rocky mountain region nt tho
geological survey's plnnt In Denver,
Col. The purpose Is to determine
what coals ot that region are capable
of making coko that can bo used by
tho great metallurgical Interests of the
west.
WORLD'S BIGGEST BAROMETER.
Monument to Inventor Erected at Fa
enza, Italy.
London. The biggest barrineter In
the world Is In tho city of Fnenza,
Italy. It Is a monument to Tonlccili,
Inventor of the barometer, who was
born In that city just IS00 yenis ago.
The scale of this baiometer Is on n
basis of feet whom the ordinary na-
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AND LABOR
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if . MiJ$&&L&i&Jin d
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Barometer Which Contains Column of
Olive Oil 37 Feet High.
lometer is nieasuicd In Inches. The
liquid column Is :17 feet high rit nor
mal. It was Intended to use a 32-foot
column or water, but this was aban
doned because water evaporated 'too
niiickiv. Then glycerine wus tried;
but with thlB liquid tho normal height
was only 27 feet, which was not
enough. Olive oil was chosen finally.
The tubo tests against a monumental
pillar or stono. Ollvo oil 1b tho light
est liquid yet used ror a barometor.
Whou a lighter ono Is made available
a taller barometer may be construct
ed. Paacal made barometeia or wa
ter nnd wlno mixed. Zophnr Mills of
New York, a glycerine barometer, and
Jaubort sot up one of water in the
famous Tour St. Jacques, the weath
er bureau center or Pails.
t'opjrrlielit ly Vldn Kwctt
Charles Nagel of St. Louis, secretary 'of Commerce'and Labor In President
Taft's cabinet, Is better known among lawyers and educators than to the public
at large. He Is a member of the bar and holds a professorship In a St. Louis
law school. Mr, Nagel Is a native westerner, having been born In Texas In
1BW. i
The man who misses lovo Is likely
to miss Hoaven. It may bo only Ideal
ization: but after all that Is tho souL
Tho Sunday Magazine.
LHSSON TKXT.-Arls 12:1-11.
vi-rse 7.
GOLDEN TKXT. "The nnnel of the
I.ord I'lirumppth round about tlit-m Unit
fenr lilni. and ilellwieth them." Psalm
nt:7.
TIMi:. The PuHsover f'-iist ("the ilnye
of uiitciivoiied brood," veme SI April 1-8.
A. D. 44. lletod hud left his enpltnl,
.Ciipiaroii, nnd was In Jerusalem for the
fPHMt.
PLACK. .lorimnlem the fortius of An
tonlii. nnd the home of Mary, the mother
of John Atnik.
ltl'LHUS.-llorod Agrlppa I., kliur. ol
nil PalcHtine, the rciilin of lleiod tht
Croat, hli Krundfatlmr. He whh fit years
old. Cluuilltiti, Roman emperor, A. V
41-54.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
Dining our last Iobhoii and this frotr
four to six yeara have elapsed. Durlnt
that time have occurred the founding
of the great Oentlle church at Antloch
and the calling thither of Barnabas
from Jerusalem and Paul from Tarsus.
The famine, and the famine lellcr sent
to Jeiiisalcm from Antloch.
V. 1 He "vexed" the ttiurch. 'I lie
Gicek means to torment, oppress,
which Is the meaning "vex" boic1 In
old English. As a climax, "he killed
James the brother of John with the
sword," by beheading, "a mode or
death tegarded as very disgraceful
among the Jews." Expositor's Greek
Testament.
V. 4 "When he had apprehended
him." There had been some delay and
dlfliculty in arresting Peter. "Proba
bly Peter had concealed himself after
tho execution of James, but ventured
forth to the feast relying on the sa
ciedness of the season, and so gave
Herod's officers opportunity to arrest
him." Kendall.
The power of prayer, thnt "was
made without censing (sti etched out,
either in time or Intensity either
ceaselessly or 'earnestly,' as the R. V.
translates It) of the church unto God
for him." The central meeting place
(v. 12) was the house of Mary, the
mother of John Mark that Maiy who
wioto tho gospel, nnd went on Paul's
first missionary Journey with his cou
sin Barnabas. "He may appear, name
less. In Mark 14:51." Prof. II. P.
Forbes. There the Christians, going
In relays during the Passover, kept up
a continual supplication for the release
of their beloved lender, and, doubtless,
that he might be upheld In his Buffer
ings, and tho cniibe of Christ piospered
whatever might be the outcome.
Intercessory prayer "How happy
that in all extremities, and when evorj
other expedient is precluded or un
availing, the greatest of all still ro
mains!" John Foster. Wo do not use
this power half enough, or Relieve In
It half as strongly ns we should.
Peter was In prison till near the
close of the Passover, "when Ilerod
would have hi ought him forth."
Peter was not released eailicrby the
angel for tho same reason that often
causes a delay In tho answer to our
prayers to test our faith and
strengthen our characters by tho en
durance of affliction. This waiting,
and tho beating of trouble, tench us
patience, courage, hopefulness, cheer
fulness and faith. What school has a
nobler curriculum?
Peter wns sleeping quietly, like
David (Psa. 15:5) when Absalom and
all his foes pursued him. "For so ho
glveth his beloved sleep," or "In their
sleep" (Psa. 127:2.) It was in tho
last watch of the night, between three
and six o'clock, for Peter wns not
missed at tlnce, when the guaids were
changed ngaln. In this "daikest hour
which is Just beroie the dnwn" an
"angel or the I.ord camo upon him"
(stood by him) a brilliant piesenco
radlnting light which filled the cell.
Peter was sleeping so soundly that tho
light did not wake him. nnd the angel
"smote Peter on the bide." Keblc, In
hlB poem on tho subject, suggests that
Peter may have been dreaming or his
coming execution, and may havo
thought this stroke was his Biiramons
to It. What n blessed change: t'roim
bly the same ctroke served also to
.strike off the chains that bound Peter
to tho Boldlers, who wore held in n
profound slumbqr.
V. 8 He wns blddeiii "Gird thy
self," that Is, hind his tunic (long un
dergarment) with tho glidlo; for ori
entals do not chango their dress when
they go to rest, but merely looson It.
Over this tunic ho was to throw his
"garment," tho outer clonic or mantle.
Ho was to bind on his "sandals," or
wooden Boles, "the shoes of the poor."
Then he followed tho angel, hut "wist"
(thought, from the same toot ns wlso)
It was all a dionm. "Peter s incie
dullty as to the occurrence witnesses
to It's reality." Hurt ell.
Note that Peter was bidden to do
what'he could: It was not all done fori
lilm. Thus U was human muscles
that i oiled the Btono from tho grave
of Lazarus. "In the henrt or every
miracle we find theso hiimnu powers
employed. That Is tho spiritual side
or tho old pioverb, that God helps
those who help themselves." Rev. G.
H, Morrison.
Tho guards (wards) wero asleep, or
were kept by supernatural moans from
preventing them. The first guard may
have been placed outside the cell door
und the second at the gate leading
Into tho Btreot. "The Iron gnte," per
Imps or wood heavily plated with Iron,
though It was locked and barred, or
course, opened soemlngly or Its own
ncord, probably moved by unseen
angols. The angel led Peter "through
ono street." to give a reeling or secur
ity, nnd then, bocnuse angols always
Property Owners Can Save Money
by Learning the Cause,
1 "
Do you know what Is wrong when,
paint peels, or cracks, or othorwlso
necessitates premature ic-pajntlng?
Well, sometimes It hasn't been
proporly applied the Hitrraco being
damp or thero being too much turpen
tine or too much drier.
Hut, nino times out of ten, tho
trouble is caused by adulterated
whlto lead.
To avoid all such trouble, every
houseowncr Bhould know in a general
way, when a surface is In proper con
dition to receive paint, what kind of
primer nnd finishing coats different
Biirfnces require, and how to avoid
adulteration in materials.
A comploto painting guide, includ
ing a book of color schemes, specifi
cations for all kinds of painting work,
and nn instrument for detecting adul
terations in painting materials, with
directions for using it, can be hail
freo by writing National Icnd Com
pany, 1902 Trinity Bldg., Now York,
nnd asking for Houseownor's Paint
ing Outfit No. 49.
This company, tho largest makers
of pure whlto lead, invito tCBts, by
menns of the blowpipo (Included in
outfit), or in any other way, of tho
purity of tho whlto lead sold under
'their famous "Dutch Boy Painter"
trademark. That trademark on a keg
of whito load is in Itself an nbsoluto
guarantee of purity nnd quality.
DUTIFUL SON.
caught
"You young Bcamp! I'vo
you smoking my cigars'."
"Yes, pa er er you see I heard
ma say that you wero smokln' your
self to death and or I'm tr.yln' to savo'
your life!"
The Strenuous Blanche.
One or Blanche Bntcs' most.lntlmnte,
friends Is telling a rather funny storyi
about this clever nctress.
"She camo into my house ono even
ing very much excited, nnd I said to
her: 'Blanche, ror heaven's Bake, what
is the matter? You seem to be all
gone to pieces.'
" 'Matter enough,' she answered, a3
her voice shook with anger. 'I havo
been accosted by a man In tho
streets.'
" 'What did you do?' 1 asked.
'"I hauled oft and hit him in the
face,' bIic answerod, 'and I said to
him: "You dirty dog, would you speak
to a defenseless woman?"' '
" 'And where wns he when you sale?
this?' 1 again inquired.
"'Rolling in the gutter where ho
fell when I hit him,' sho said, In a
surprised tone at my question." To
ledo. HAD A RIGHT MERRY TIME.
Preaents and Souvenlro Distributed on
Casey's Birthday.
"Yls," began Mrs. O'Toolo, "ye see,
it was Casey's birthday ylstcrday, an
Casey brought homo two bottles of,
rale stufT ono Inside an' one outside
to Blllybrntc the occasion, an' they
jlst had tho tolme or their lives last
avenln'. Iv'rybody happy an' iv'rybody
handln' out prlsents an' souvenirs of
the evlnt to Iv'rybody else!
"Casey gavo his wife an' his mother-in-law
a black eye apiece; his wiro
give Cacey a punch in the bread
basket; his mother-in-law give him a
side swipe with a Bkillot; an' Casey
give the old lad another black eye to
keep company with the first one; an'
tho police come an' give CaBey a ride
to the Btatlon house; nn' this mornln'
tho Judge took a hand In the game, an'
give Casey ten daya!
"nh 'twas a cran slllybratlon they
had nil 'round, wld remlmbrances an
souvenirs handed out regardless or ix
Bense or who they happened to hit!"
SISTER'S TRICK
help men only to the point where thoy
can help themselves, he departed from
him. , t,
But It All Came Out Right.
How a Bister played a trick that
brought rosy health to a coffee fiend Is
nn interesting talo: t
"I was a coffoe fiend a trembling,
fiervous, physical wreck, yet clinging
o tho poison that Btolo away my
strength. 1 mocked at Postum and
would have none of It.
"Ono day my sister substituted a
cup or Postum pliilng hot for my morn
lug cup of coffee but did not tell mo
what It was. 1 noticed tho richness of
it and remarked that the coffeo tasted
fine but my sister did not tell mo
I was drinking Postum for fear 1 might
not tako any more.
"Sho kept tho secret and kept giv
ing mo Postum instead of coffeo until
1 grow stronger, more tlreiesa, got a
bettor color in my sallow cheeks and
a clearness to my eyes', then alio told
mo ot tho health-giving, nerve
strengthening life-savor sho had given
me In place of my morning coffoe.
From that tlmo I becamo a dlsclplo of
Postum and no words can do Justice
in tolling tho good this coical drink
did mo. 1 will not try to tell It, for
only after having used it can one bo
convinced of its moilts." .
Ten daya' trial shows Postum's pow
er to rebuild what coffeo haa de
bt toyed. "Thero's a Reason."
Look In pkgB. for tho famous llttlo
book, "Tho noad to Wellvlllo."
Kver rood Uir 'uliote lrttrrf A new
one tipiirarM from time to time. Tliry
urr. irt-iiuiuc, truv.
lutcrt!t. i
ii time to thur. 'l'liry
v. unO. full ol Uuiumm
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