THE PALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , DIHCI MBI R i9 , 1906. , 7
ANTS BUILD GOOD ROADS.
They Are as Smooth as If Cemented
from End to End Greatest
Constructors on Earth.
The greatest road builders in
the world ni'o a species of red suits
found in South America. In build
ing a road they carry minute par
ticles of clay , with which they line
all the roads us well as the guller
ies and passages of their nests till
they look as smooth as if cemented
by a master mason. Some idea of
their number can be formed when
it is remembered that the whole of
this road to their tree , perhaps
nearly half a mile long , is donsch
thronged with a multitude going
out empty and coming back with
their umbrellulike burdens , while
thousands upon thousands swarm
in the doomed tree.
That this vast army is under the
best discipline can be proved bj
v watching them only 11 few mo 1
ments. The drivers are constantly
I
ly running up and down giving' '
their orders to the workers , which
they do by touching heads for a
moment. The individual so
touched will stop , turn back , hurry
forward or show in some such waj
that he is following some com
mand. But a better proof of the
discipline is found in the fact that
when the army meets with an ob
stacle. such as a log or large stone
thei e is a jam of ants on both sides
and they run about in dismay and
disorder. Instantly the drivers
hurry up , showing the greatest excitement
citement , and run over , around
and under the impediment to find
the best way out of the difficulty.
When they have decided they lead
off the line of march in the proper
direction. But until they takr-
this step the workers make no at
tempt to pass the obstacle.
When a selection of a level piece
of ground has been made a per
pendicular shaft some eight inches
os in diameter and six or seven
feet deep is formed. This is foi
drainage and ventilation , nevei
for ingress or egress. If the
ground slopes the shaft is horizon
( al , the mouth , of course , being at
the bottom of the hill. From Ihe
perpendicular shaft , commencing
at the bottom , radiate galleries , 1
like the spokes of a wheel set at
a slight angle. At the end of each
series of galleries' spokes a circu
lar gallery is made , forming ,
as it were , a set of wheels one ;
above the other. In , or rather
above these circular galleries the
nests or dwelling pl.Kes are constructed
|
structed/ These are oval in shape
and about a foot long. The nar .
row end of the oval is downward
- "ml opens into the roof of the gallery -
lory , and as the spokes always
slope slightly toward the shaft no
.tropical rains , no matter how
heavy , can enter the homes and
breeding places of the lints. .
NO FqpD FOR ELEVEN DAYS
Blind Indian Fnllo Into Mine Shaft
and Sabslsts Until Friends
Rescue Him.
Macey Ball , a blind Modoc. In-
( Han , living three miles northwest t
of Seneca , fell into an abandoned
mining shaft about GO feet deep i ,
over which brush had been heaped.
Ehncn days later Ball was res
cued. "There must have been con i-
siderable water in tlu > shaft"Hays
the Hustler , "as the Indian de
clares he never struck bottom.
It seems that in some \\ay , when
lii arose to the surface of the wa
ter , he caught on to something
long enough to keep fiom drown :
ing , and had dug a hole in t ho side
ol the shaft with his hands large 1 (
enough to crawl into , and there
he had remained the entire 11 days
without food of any kind. A ropi-
was lowered to him and he placed
the noose around his body and wu | K
pulled out. He seemed none fhe
worst for his fasting , as he was <
able to walk home , about half a ! l
mile. Sam Lawyer had been out '
hunting for the missing mn'n , and (
his dogs , p-issing the shaft , heard (
the Indians making queer sounds 1 ,
peculiai to his tribe , and set up a
howl. Sam looked into the shaft ! ,
tint could see no oneas Macoy had
burrowed deep enough to be en
tirely out of sight , but he heard
him and secured the help of Ben ,
Lawyer and Tom Welsh and they
rescued the imprisoned man. "
The Morning After.
Guest ( to bell boy ) Is this a
foundry ?
Boll Boy No , sir ; this is a hotel
That thumping you hear is on the (
inside of your bead. Detroit
Free Press.
HOW JAPANW/\SCOLONIZED
_ _
Traditional Account of Origin of Fai
Eastern Empire Proves |
Interesting.
One of the traditional accounts j j
of ( he origin of the Japanese empire -
pire is interesting. The legend , ! I
which attributes the rise of these |
sprightly easterners to a Chinese i
source , runs as follows :
Sinosikwo ascended the throne
(
ol China in the year iMO B. C. and
at once entered on a career of cm |
oily and tyranny. Ho was , never j
theless , most anxious lo enjoy tlu- (
privileges of his position for along -
long a period as possible. i
For the purpose of oblaininp
some specific agent by which tin ;
duralion of human life could be
j
prolonged , lie dispatched trusted j
messengers and explorers into all
the countries wilh which lie held
any commnnication or of the
whereabouts of which he could
possibly obtain any knowledge.
T.i' ' ingndvunlugeof thecircum-
slam os , one of his medical attend
ants < , who was living in hourly
dread of a sudden sentence of
death , told ( he ompoior that ho
had ' learned ( hat such an agent ext ]
5sed ( in the juice of a plant which
grew only in ( ho islands which
now form the Japanese empire. ,
The plant in question was also reported -
ported to be one of so delicate
structure and sensitive a nature
that , if not plucked with pure I
hands and with !
special precau- |
tion. it would lose all ils mysterious - I
ous virtue before arriving within j |
the limits of the celestial king
dom.
It was suggested that J500young
men and the same number of girls
all of spotless physical health
and morality should be selected
to proceed to Japan for the pur
pose of securing a sufficient supply
of the precious plant. The med
ical adviser also patriotically vol
untcered to conduct ihe expedi
tion himself , and the offer was
gladly accepted by the emperor.
The expedition embarked us
speedily as possible for the Japan
ese iulunds , but not one of its
members was ever seen within ( lie
bounds of ( he Chinese empire
again. The previously unoccupied
parls of Japan were rapidly jlop-
ulatod with a race more fresh and
vigorous in body and mind than
the average inhabitants of the
land of the "celestials" itself.
The medical chief of the expedi
tion , of course , created himself
king of the country , and soon had !
a magnificent palace erected for
his residence , which he called
Kanioku , i. e. , grand house. It is
further said that the Japanese
mention the historic fact in their
annals ; that they point out to vis
itors the spot on which the mod-
ical founder of their empire land
ed and also show the ruins of a
temple which was erected in his
honor.
Artificial Gold.
A new metal "harder i ban steel ,
as brilliant as gold , from which
it cannot be distinguished , and as
igood a conduct or as copper , " has
boon invented by an Italian , says
I/Koho des Mines ot dc la Metal I
lurgie. It is composed of copper.
iron , silver , phosphorus , and , of
3course , radium. It is lighter than
copper , and its beautiful color is
not changed by any chemical re-
agent. This is wonderfully inter-
esting if true. Indeed , "we will go
further ; il is interesting if only
half true. " Engineering and Mining -
ing Journal.
Hard Times.
First Tramp Not much doin ? ,
pard.
Second Ditto Nothiu' doin' at
all. Things is orful. I ain't had a
job for six months.
-That's rocky. What's yer
h.y . ? "
' "Mi * ? I peddles Chris'mus
tiei's. that's . \ourn ? "
" 1 sells sowvcneers utpresiden-
tial inaugurations. " Washing-
ton Life.
Considerable Cats.
Marshal Van \Vorley has gone
into a new business , viz. , the ship-
ping of cats out of Titusville. He '
has shipped about L'O to the farm
uf Eli Walker , at Quay. There
wore all sorts of cats , large and
small , and all shades of color ;
some with oars and tails and some
without. Titusville ( Fla. ) East *
Coast Advocate.
Italy's Working "Yemen.
, Whi.i ( icrmuny ha(5,500,000 (
| wnim-t ' \ in urn their own living '
li-i'v ' only one-hall the pop '
i.l.iiim
\
MANY | \ ENGLISH IN MEXICO.
Increasing Use of Language in South
ern Republic Makes Conver
sation Dnslor.
The increasing use and knowl
edge of the English language in
Mexico must not be considered by
foreigners who propose to dobusl-
ness in Mexico as relieving them
from a necessity of knowing Span j
ish. \ \ For those who come in direct
contact with the masses in any
way the native language is slill
very essential , and will always be.
The 1 amount of English that can
bo heard by the visitor in the
main street of this capital city is
apt lo be misleading. It is not
necessary to journey lo the interior
rior of ( he country to reach a sec
tion where English is neither
heard 1 nor understood. By walk
ing i a few squares either to tho'n
right or loft , away from Ihe beatd
on ( rack of Ihe lourisl and the
foreigner i , one readily encounters
the t Mexico ( hat must bo spoken
to in Spanish. As has been
Buid many times , it is more
important i that ( he man who
comes to Mexico should know' '
thoroughly t his own business
than ( that he should have a lluont
knowledge 1 of Spanish. Ignorance
of his business is quickly detecled
by 1 those with whom he has to deal ,
and al once discredits him , yet ho
(
may employ the services of an inr
M terproter without offense.
Many people wiio are not hit 5-
mately acquainted with conditions -
tions 1 in the Spanish islands ( hai
have 1 recently come under ihe con
trol of the United Slates imag
ine that I hey will bo readily
Americanized. They do not know
what a long process is required
to change the language and.the
customs of a race. It will not be
done in a generation , nor in many
of ( hem. Children born of Ameri
can parents in Mexico invariably
learn to speak Spanish before they
do English , and it must naturally
folow thai local customs are to
them more familiar than ( hose of
their parents. The new dependen
cies , and the constantly growing
trade relation between the United
j Slates and Spanish-speaking
countries , make it most desirable
that the education of the young
men of the United States should
include a thorough course in Span
ish. Many young men in coming
years will find a knowledge of
Spanish a valuable ussol oftheir
J stock in trade.
i HIS SOLDIERS MUST SING.
Edict from Kaiser Commands That
' Defender Must Lift Up Voice
in Tuneful Notes.
It is now commanded by Em
peror William II. that the
Ciorman soldier , in addition to his
many other duties , shall , while
marching , lift up his voice and
1 sing. With surprise and sorrow
his majesty has found in going
over the old time-honored marches
that ( hose had , for the most part 1
"not suitable texts , " and in hot
haste two poets of Berlin and Mu i
nich respectively have put their 1
| ' heads together and produced a lit- '
' tie "hand-book of
- easily remem
bored marching songs , " with ( ho
caroling of which Huns , Hermann
and Fritz will in the future be- '
guile their steady ( ramp , ( ramp. '
. tramp.
'
By the way , has not the foreign- '
or sometimes been puzzled as to
why a ( It'im.m ma idling regimen "
will on occasion suddenly and with
1 one accord start stamping ? The
1 "stamp" of all the rank and tile ,
follows on a sharply given order
to "salute" some passing olllcor ,
and the "salute" when on the ;
march is given wilh the fool !
Controlling the Elements.
According to the Peking ( China )
Times , the viceroy of Kwan-jlini 1 } :
province "has taken in hand tin
control of the elements. . " There
having been a long spell of clnud.v ]
weather , the viceroy started in Id
set the ma I tor right. "For sex
oral days by his order the variola
forts have boon firing s-ilutes ir
order lo break up the darkness ol
the heavens and cause ihe sun d t
shine. Hay and night there ha--
boon a lon < _ r cannonading. Thi
morning ( March LVo when lli
clouds grow thin and the sii ;
almost shone ( ho Chinese heuiii
to say that the viceroy's attempt-
were accomplishing soinethiii' . ' . "
Time to Speak Up.
When a girl tolls a young m <
' , that the best is none too -'ood f
' her it i : < up to him to offer he
self. Chicago Sun.
LAND OF BLACK DIAMONDS
Precious Stones Pound in AbumUuco
in Bed of Brazilian lllvcr of
Great Value.
The black diamond is an impor
tant article of commerce , not bo-
. ause it is destined to embellish
I ho hand of feminine grace , but
because of the fact that il has
jben widely applied in industry ,
where it is almost as valuable as
fho while follow. The home of the
black diamond is Brazil , the class-
cal land of the diamond , the richI
> st beds of I ho mineral having
boon found in I ho province of Ma j
hia and on the banks and in the
bed of the Sao Jose river. The
stone , which is perfectly opaque , >
n not beautiful , and if Ihe magic
il word diamond had never boon
ipplied to the substance ( hero is 1
no doubt thai lo I his day thoblacK J |
diamond would bo a ( hing nn-
known. However , the favor which
II ( his mineral enjoys is of recent
date , for 120 years ago its proper-
lies ( wore unknown and Ihe trade
in ( ho slono was practically nodi
ing.
The constantly increasing per
fection of boring instruments
brought out the value of the
black diamond , Ihe use of diamond
mend point drills now having be
come so general that the price of
the ( mineral has in consequence
rapidly increased. To-day the
diamond has become of prime no-
cessily in working tempered met
als , sawing of marbles , piercing of
( unnols and galleries and in
mines. A ( the time of ( ho inau
guraiion of the Laboratory of
Arts and Trades on July 1 , 1OI5 ! ) ,
a circular saw provided wilh diamond
mend points produced surprising
results , ending iulo thin slices tin-
hardest of materials. On the
banks of the Sao Jose are found
( races of ( ho first exploitation of
the mines by the natives , the
Gurimperos. The black diamond ,
however , having no commercial
value , did not attract those people
and ( hey were apparently ignor
nut of the real character of ( ho
mineral.
From ( ho report of an engineer
who explored the region in 1S" 8
ii is learned thai one day the diamond
mend diggers discovered a black
stone in ( ho Sao Jose. They took
( heir stone ( o one of their huts
and attempted to discover its na
ture by attempting to crack it.
All IhoireiVortK were fruitless , ihe
sione icsisting the most powerful
hammers , and after a lime il was *
thrown back into the river. The
stone weighed about 10,000 carats
a ml a ( the price of ? ! ( ) a carat rep-
resenlsu loss of $ .100,000.
The exploitation of the Brazil
ian diamond mines by IlioGui-im
peros. it is unnecessary to say , was
not scientific. The crevices of ( ho
rocks aie explored with the hand ,
the gravel being taken away in
little barrels , which are carried on
the head. Adompls have boon
made to lesson the lime of ( ho
work by diving for ihe mineral ,
but the violence of ( he stream is
such during 1 ho rainy season thai
this plan has boon but little
adopted. The only method which
will produce rosulls and the one
which will shortly be put in oper-
afion is that of draining. Dams
will be erected ISOO foot apart and
( onlrifugal pumps will be in-
.stalled for the purpose of drawing
off the water. The results of 11n-
work cannot be a qiiOHtiun f
[ doubt , judging from the past poi
'formances ' of ( hose diamond \
.
mines ,
The question naturally arises :
I Why have the diamonds boon
found in the Sao Jose ? The ail ,
s'-wer to ( his is not difilcull am' ' is
| j.i\cn when il is said Hint the
'oiigiunl ' rock rwhich formerly or
-iipiert ( ho high plateau has been
gradually disintegrated , the do
bris of the rock being carried by
rains into the Sao Jose. Because
of their density the black and
white diamonds woio concealed ,
under the sand , together with the
mineral accessories which snr- ,
round them and which are the in-
( Mentions of the precious stones ,
Thus in the course of years ( hose
uhods have ben formed , beds the
richness of which is incalculable.
Laws for Theaters ,
The laws of Italy in connection
with ( heaters and circuses are '
strict. Every act or performance' :
Minounced on the programme
must be given. Any gioat oxug-
,
' -ration , as in posters , intended
niNlcud the public , is punish- . '
For each infraction a line is
tit osed. ,
QUEER WAYS OF AN ESKIMO
Northerner Lacks Imagination , Hut
H's Powcrn of Observation Are
Exceedingly Acute.
I'rof. Mylius Krlkson , writing of :
the t heathen Eskimo in northern
Greenland , says : "Ho lacks im *
agination , but his powois of ob
sorat ion are very acute. lnuto ] ) !
of the fact thai his life is an unin-
torruptod t struggle for existence ,
the Greenlander is always in a
good j ; humor , and his boisterous
laugh I : can bo hoard sounding far
over ice and snow fields. His way
of lolling stories is short and abt
rupl , bui comical features are
strongly emphasized. His stories
consist generally of his own adHI
ventures , old legends about lights
with neighbors and wild animals ,
about severe winters and great
famines , about the creation of the
world and about supernatural ben
ings. II in considered highly cred
itable lo be able to loll stories HO
long thai the audience is lulled In
sloop. An oral or who achieve ?
I his foal is solemnly welcomed
on the next morning , and ovorj
one thanks him profusely for the
pleasure which he accorded I ho
nighl before.
"Ideas of beauty are peculiarly
developed in the heathen Es
kimo. Ho regards beauty solely
ly from the standpoint of utility ,
For instance , a rock projecting
out of water only appears beau
tiful to him when it is visited in
summer by water birds which
brood ( here. A foaming torrent
is only beautiful if it contain ?
many salmon. Oloihos are not
put together with any idea of rog
ularity of color , only I heir prac
( ical utility being considered !
Huts are i ndo of snow and
stones , with domed lopsbut wilh
out any aroliilootural dositrii.
"Only the spirit conjurers ( an
gakoks ) occupy an exalted posi
( ion , being regarded as priest ; :
and doctors. Their task is to os
( ablish a connection botwotn UK
visible world and Ihe hidden spir
its , and in ( his way they obtain a
certain inlliionco over | heir neigh
bors. The angakok asks his spirit
for advice , and then informs ( he
invalid ( hat his illness has been
sent by the spirits us punishment
for certain deeds. "
HUMAN POWER VITAL. |
Physique Is a Matter of Great Importance -
tanco in the
Huaso-Japan- ,
cse Conflict.
The physical endurance of tin
Japanese soldier in the present
wonderful campaign in Manchuria
impresses "American Medicine'
as the one great revelation that
has come out of the orient. Therr
have been no authentic reporti-
upon which we can base osli
mates as to his immunity from
disease or the protection from in {
feel ion , HO that it is entirely toi
soon to form any opinion as ( o I IK
organization and work of I ho medical
ical department of ( ho army. Wide
do not know definitely , indeed i
whether i ( is true that the Jap
a nose have escaped diseases ii
markedly greater proporHoi
than ( he Htissians or than oihoi
soldiers in similar campaigns
and if ( hey have so csr-apod
whet her il is due id racial im
miinily or watchful " : i" " flic ; '
olllcers. Of this iniii-Ji wenroeor
tain the man o'ln-ying H.e - '
on his shoulder has accomplishci
of physical endurance whirl
I wore no ( thought possible *
iphysiologists. .
The Russians could nol esli
male where ( ho Japanese woul. ' '
be , and were , therefore , eo.-isiant
ly surprised by ( renis-mlou :
forces at places -0 lo . " 50 miles be
yond ( he point where goo'd strut
ogy should have placed them
When Napoleon began lo defea
the well tried generals of Knrop-
they complained that In- . \a. , a !
ways far in advance of where lu
should have boon by the i nles. Im
it was all duo ( o his belter hnowl
edge of bow lo get work from hi !
soldiers. In ( ho orient there is {
now art of war depending ii ] mf \
now style of physique of a rae <
which has never before beer eu
to ( his work. Kopeatodly the Kus
sians have reported the 'upaii'si '
to be so exhiiiistod that thoj
could not pursue , yet the pursui'
kept up with no change of vigor.
-
Very Clever.
nv.rndy Vo can't toll mo th <
loime whin the O'drudys was no'
irinili'ini'ti.
n-Flynii Sure , mo bhoy , Oi kit
' i hot ; some o' thim was ladies
Tit Mils.
REARING CHILD CORRECTLY
Solution of the Problem by Thought
ful Brooklyn Mother Told In
llcr Own Words.
The young mother of a certain
very lively ihroo-.ycur-old Brook
lyn boy recently said :
" 1 think it sometimes pays to let
children ; yell and stamp and say
ugly things lo their hearts' con
tent. | There scema to be about so
much wickcdnesn in them , and if
you lot them blow it olT all at once
1 preferably in the morning
they i sort of gel il out of their sys
tems t , and are all the better for il.
A few mornings ago my small boy
awoke in the uglioot mood I have
seen him in for many a day. I could
do ] nothing wilh him , he was so
touchy ( ( and so belligerent.
"When 1 undertook to correct
him for some llagrant misdemeanor
meaner he would set his feel do-
llonlly and call me a 'dirty old
thing' a phrase which he had
picked up from some playmate , I
presume , and which I had tried
hard lo make him. quit using. On
this | ] parlicuar morning I had so
many things lo do thai I could not
atop to light it out with him , so 1
shut him in a closet , telling him J
would not lot him out until ho
promised ( o be good.
"For at least ton minutes lie
stood in there , stamping viciously
on the floor , pounding I ho door
with all his' might and yelling
'dirty < old thing' al the top of his
voice and as fast as ho could make
his tongue go. TTo must have re
pealed ( hat phrase fiOO limes.
Then suddenly ho nloppod , and in
the ( next instant called out in a
cheery tone :
" 'There , mother , 1 fool better
now. I foci just like being good. '
" 1 lot him out and ho ran to mo ,
all smiles , and , putting his little
arms noiind my nock , said : ( [
wanted to be naughty then and '
could help il , but now I want lobe
good. ( '
' 'I don't believe thai it was Ihe
punishment ] thai worked this
change in him. I think il was sim
ply \ dial he foU oyorohn rued will' '
wickedness and worked il off ail
at once in yelling and pounding.
jusl j as men Homolimos work oil'
their t ill nature by moans of violent
lent 1 swearing. A ( any rale , my
boy [ wan as sweet tempered ami
cheerfully obedient all ( hat day
uu l any little fellow could possibly
be. 1 I believe that if I had made
him 1 slop yelling and pounding , u ?
I had always done before under
similar . conditions , ho would have
been incorrigible moHl of ( he day ,
as that morning I confidently ox
peeled ' him ( o bo. "
SEAWEED j REALLY VALUABLE
Thanks to Writer Who Experimented
n Use IB Round for Hitherto
Unelcsn Article.
At Insl we seem to have found
an i excellent use for 'seaweed.
thanks lo an experienced and en
terprising wiilor in Outing. She
owned a summer collage by the
: seu , which , like the Biblical man
Hion , was buill upon sand. Befon
long the doors began to sag ; iml
Ihe whole .structure to lose its bal
ance , on account of ( lie shifl
ing of its foundation. It was ( hen
that necessity , the mother of invention -
vention , came ( o ( he rescue , and
( he seaweed that w.lbconiimuliy
drifting in with the luV \ . - lu :
pressed into service. Tit v > s
scattered around the houc. - \ \
loads of soil sprinkled o\o. . ml
in a few .wars what belo . s
nothing but barren sand ! '
cam" a c.irpot of vivid
envy of the neighboring < '
Also vegetables , llowoi >
hedges made their apj.e.
time , and the great ti
lion was complete.
many people who are > i
the same position w.
this innovation *
an n i
Compliment Worse Tl.
Political Candidati
whom ho is anxioun t
say , my friend , I've no
derl'nl improvement
uoi during the past fo
Kdilor Indeed ! 1
back from a month's
I'm glad lo know
Stoi ies.
Easy to Shut '
.Miss Hleoohoi An
( o the baseball game
Mr. Fa mi ?
Fa nn Well ei
thought of going.
"Alone , .Mr. Fanu ? "
"Oh. no. I shall taki
la. " N. Y. Times.