THE N'OKFOLK NEWS : Fill DAY , AUGUST 30 , 1001.
If yon deniro to ascertain a nmn'i
wealth accurately don't look at lili
bunk account , but count his potatoes.
ThoresldontBof Corrcctionvlllc , Iowa
consider Bonio of tlio nctH of Pawnee
IMH'B show tronp altogether too realistic
Norfolk will object to any nets on tin
part of Pawnee Bill's Wild West uliow ,
wet down on the program , when il
thiB city.
The Fremont Tribune thinks it will
niako the report of drouth and calamltj
in Nebraska look like IK ) centH when il
bumps against that ! IO inllllona dopOHi !
in the Btato InxnkH.
Whi-u the yellow nowfipapcrs gel
through there will bo no cane for tin
naval court of inquiry to adjudicate
It IH being trii'd and decided positivolj
in all itH pointH now.
A man who makes fJ to JJ ! a day it :
wages whercaH ho formerly made but $1
or $ l.f > 0 shows poor judgement in nmk <
ing a kick because sugar IH flvo cents (
when it formerly was four centn
It IH HUppoHcd that , inasmuch an the
Jowa ( loinocrnlH have indorsed the Kan
BAH Oity platform , they will circulate
copies of that document liberally , BO tin
people can call to mliid what they lmv <
endorsed.
The man with the hoe last spring urn
Hummer IB now the mun with the Bpudi
niid the indicatioiiB are that ho will Jb <
nblo to make nil oilier people look Hki
Markham'B character before the rosei
bloom again ,
Free traderB appear to delight il
slapping at labor over the shoulder ol
capital , Their argumontB are that cap
ital is proiitiug , to hecuro a hearing , am
it IB well known that labor will suffer il
they are successful.
Fren trade journals that assort thai
American products are cheaper ii :
foreign countries than they are at homt
should not uegleot to add that labor it
likewise cheaper in foreign countries
than it is in the United States.
The annual meeting of the Nebraskn
Federation of Republican Publishers
will bo hold at the Limloll hotel , Lin
coln , on Tuesday evening , August 27 , at
H o'clock , for the purpose of electing of-
fleers and transacting other business.
Perhaps one reason of republican
Bnccess in Io < vu is that they have a way
of learning the people's desires in re
gard to candidates and policies and con
forming their action thereto. A party
cannot help but win when it is popular.
The populists and democrats of Hoi !
i-l county have again decided not to fuse ,
- There the populists have a practical
monopoly of the votes and they see ut
reason why they should not practice af
a monopoly and bimeezo out the small
concerns.
Franco has severed diplomatic relations -
tions with Turkey and some are in
clined to believe that the disruption ol
the Ottoman empire is at hand. The
Blck man has few friends among tin
powers that will insist on his rights
other than from a solflsh standpoint.
Some people will be very much astoii <
islied to learn that a moral movemenl
may proceed from the stage. In Lou
don the ballot and chorus girls are or
ganizing themselves for protectiou
against immoral managers and they
propose to make the organization a win
ner.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat dis
closes a discrepancy of more than $ < ,
000,000 in the reports of the auditors ol
-that state since the year 1871. And thie
is in a good democratic state one of
the ' -solid south. " It is perhaps none
too soon for the south to reform and go
republican.
More than 5,000,000 persons , or nearly
0 per cent of the United States popula
tion , are dependent on the railroads of
the country for support and yet there
are people , some of them employed by
these railroads , who can see no benefit
in them and consider them a detriment
I ! to the country.
The census bureau has given out the
information that there are more men
than women iu the western states , in-
eluding Nebraska. The young man
*
need not worry , however. There is a
superfluity of women in the east and the
real energetic young man seldom fails
to find a wife when he wants one.
The business failures for the first hall
of 1901 were * 55,000COO , against $76-
000,000 for the year 1900. If the country
continues to gain in prosperity showings
the time will come when there will bo
no failures and no calamity. A differ
ence of $20,000,000 in business failures
between two years is certainly gratify-
ing.
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A new steel plant that will employ
1,600 men and to be capitalized at | 2 , .
500,000 is to be built at New Castle , Pa. ,
to compete with the United States bteel
corporation. This is one of the best
ways of handl-nrr th * tmct qnestion.
If the Mt . - j. . , , . i ur own
grounds with competition they cannot
possibly enjoy iv monopoly.
In but one county of the state where
conventions have recently been held ,
has anything of the old fight Intforo the
legislature for senators sprung up and
in that , action was promptly re-
K'inded. This is a worthy showinK of
republican harmony and uporks well for
r MiccrsHful campaign tlilfi fall without
mixing in any old disputes.
Temporary Chairman Sharon of the
Iowa democratic convention spoku for
an hour and a half and was quite eulo
gistic in reference to democratic men
and mnaimrcs but failed to mention
Bryan during his entire talk. Perhaps
the ro-alllmation of the KIUIMIH City
platform by the Iowa democrats didn't
moan much after all , except to "show"
the other fellows
The custom receipts of Cuba for the
year HIOO were $ lllOiWl'J.'l ) , an iiicroane
of more than a million over those ol
1811 ! ) which were fM,8r.lBlll. , This in.
dlcates that Cuba's proiqxirity IB increas
ing under United Statin military rule ,
The people of that island may improve
the showing IIH a republic , but certain
it in their Uncle Samuel is setting them
a good example of business sagacity and
economy.
The comments regarding the lown
democratic platform by the democratic
papers of that Htato indicate that it it
not a small portion of the purty that in
dissatisfied with the realllrnmtion of the
Kunmui City platform. Many of them
see in it the breaking away from the
democrats cf the east and houtli , iu othei
words they fear that the democrats of
Iowa have lined upon the minority side
of democratic policies.
The state convention meets iu Lincoln
tomorrow to nominate a candidate for
supreme judge and attend to such other
business as may come before it. There
promises to be something of a contest
for the position as there are several can
didates out , but it is considered that
harmonious action will bo taken and
the choice of the majority will be unan
imously endorsed by the delegates , with
the approval of their constituents.
Flopping of politicians is already the
order in Iowa. Several prominent
democrats have announced their inten
tion of supporting Cummins , probably
with a view to making it unanimous.
The strangest Hop of all is that of a
democrat , register of the landolllco
under Cleveland , who announces that
ho will support the prohibition party.
Iowa domocratH must indeed bo in a
bad way when they are driven to pro
hibition.
The American Forestry association
will meet iu Denver Tuesday , Wednes
day and Thursday of next week. This
association has done much toward the
doveilopouieut of forestry in the United
States and it in to bo desired that it bo
strengthened in ita work as much as
possible. Nebraska should take a keen
interest iu the planting of timber and
the nearness of Denver should bo an in
ducement for a large attendance from
this stato.
Missouri republicans are not anxious
for democratic reorganization. They
are of the opinion , based on the occur
rences of the past two campaigns , that
with Bryauism in control of the party
that state will swing into the republi
can colutnu. Missouri has shown that
tendency and certainly the republicans
of the country have never won easier or
more complete victories than with
Bryauism in the saddle , so that there is
no very convincing reason why the re
publicans at largo should not sympa
thize with Missouri.
The starch "trust" is
adding ? 50,000
in improvements to the Nebraska City
works. Mr. Smythe and Mr. Bryan
should put on their fighting clothes , go
down to Nebraska City and enter stren
uous objection to any man or set of men
addiug to the value of Nebraska prop
erty iu any such recklefs manner.
Those men who are employed to do the
improving will nudonbtddly be followed
by an increased number of men in the
regular employ of the works and an in
creased demand for Nebraska corn at an
increased price. Such high-handed
outrages should be biippressed.
The report from Germany is confirmed
that Emperor William and the ofllcials
of his court hold German-Americans in
contempt. There are few of thorn ,
however , who will care for the opinions
of the eniporer and his ofllcials. They
have found good homes iu this country
and are here esteemed as good citizens.
The emperor's position is probably
taken to discourage emigration to Amer
ica but those who have been here and
have learned to like America will exert
an influence with old country relatives
and friends that will act as a powerful
antidote to the emperor's sentiment.
The good sense of the American people
is assailed by those who charge that
they will submit to long continued and
oppressive robbery by a trust. No man
or set of men could long produce at an
exhorbltant price anything in common
demand without inviting competition
that would be disastrous. When there
IB big profit to be made other people are
too willing to share in it to allow others
u monopoly and the imputation that
such competition cannot be created is an
attack on the buHlntHtj H'lisu of the
people. The grinding proponsltlcH of
the trust may sound well an an abstract
theory , but fact will not admit of it.
In 181)1 ) tli United States occupied
fourth place in the import trade of Ger
many with a total of flOS.r G.OOO. In
11)00 ) the United States was far and
away in the lead of any other country
with $2W,7f ( > 0,100. In 1801 Great Brit-
aln's trade with Germiny wan over
$1)0,000,000 more than Hint of the
United States and in 1000 the latter ex
ceeded the former'H trade with that
country by more than $ (1(1,000,000. ( ( ,
This great gain , with 0110 country alone ,
is evidence of what energetic American
buRlncsH methods c in accomplish when
given the proper pncouraKomont at
home , chief of which is favorable tariff
legislation.
The government ollicials at Washing
ton are compelled to move now if nevei
before. Not particularly that their of
ficial business is moro urgent , but there
is a pressing need for hurry experienced
in all department owing to a flea p M
that him invaded the cnpitolcity. Staid
and deliberate olllelals are compelled tc
halt in the midst of important duties
and chase the small but swift moving
insect. Things are therefore lively in
Washington livelier than the liveliest
of thorn desire The drug stores ait
swamped with orders for fly paper and
insect powder. If the democrats wore
in power it might be charged that Mark
Haiina had sent the post , but it wouldn't
bn probable that Mr , Bryan was taking
this means to make thoheadoilice iu the
land so undesirable that no ono will
want it and ho can have it for the ask
ing.
Those persons who spend a preat portion
tion of their lives in regretting that they
were not born with a silver spoon in
their mouth need not be afllicted with
such thoughts longer. It is no fun.
Win. K. Vamlerbilt says so , and he
should bo credited with kuowing. He
is quoted as saying : "My life was never
destined to bo quite happy. It was laid
on lines which I could foresee almost
from my earliest childhood. It has left
mo with nothing definite to strive for.
Inherited wealth is certain death to am
bition , as cocaine in to morals. If a
man makes money , no matter how
much , ho finds a certain happiness in its
possession ; for , in the desire to increase
his business ho has constant use for it ,
but the man who inherits it has none of
these. The greatest satisfaction , the
building of the foundation of his fortune
is denied to him. Ho must labor : if he
does labor , simply to add to what maybe
bo an over suflleieucy. "
Martin Noilan , the veteran democrat
of Woodbury county , when ho returned
from the Iowa democratic convention ,
considered an explanation to his fellow
democrats essential and , while he was
vigorous iu bringing part of Woodbnry
county into line with the minority re
port on resolutions , ho is quoted as fol
lows by the Sioux City Tribune : "The
re-afllrmation of the Kansas City plat
form by the Iowa democratic conven
tion did not mean that the convention
considered free silver the paramount is
sue or necessarily a living issue. You
are not to understand that the action of
the convention was meant to fore
shadow any future attitude on the part
of Iowa. It simply meant that the
boys down there determined to prove
that they were not crazy last fall. They
knew that Bryan is out of it and free
silver is out of it. But they had to do
what they did in self-defense. Then ,
besides , it was not considered chivalrous
on the part of Iowa to ignore a sister
state and contiguous at that , and fail to
oven refer to the Nebraska man who
has led our party.
There is a lesson in the following
from the High Point , North Carolina ,
Enterprise for the farmers and prop
erty owners of Nebraska and other
states where tree planting is necessary
If , instead of planting the quick grow
ing , valueless woods they will turn their
attention to trees of better quality future
generations , if not the present , will have
abundant reason to be thankful for the
wealth made possible by their thought-
fulness. The following indicates what
value there is in a tree outside of the
benefit it is while growing : "Railroad
Commissioner Rogers , who was here a
few days ago , was talking about the
value of North Carolina timber. Ho
said that ho had only one story to
relate , and that was a big one. A man
in western North Carolina was selling
standing timber walnut trees. The
man who was buying came to one very
handsome tree Ho told the owner ho
could pay as much as $50 for that tree.
This excited the owner. He did not
sell , but sent for experts. The owner
got $1,500 for the tree ( curled walnnt )
as it stood. The man who cut it down
realized $51,000 for it on the cars. It
was shipped to New York , veneered
one sixteenth to one-quarter inch. The
sales were watched and estimated as
best they could , and when all was dis
posed of , it turned out that the tree
Drought nearly $ ( X.000. ) The point of it
is this : We have no idea as to the
value of our timber , much of which is
being sent north for a mere song. We
can become rich in [ North Carolina if
we work our raw material as others
work it for us. "
The Sioux City Tribune thlukB the
Nebraska republicans should rmolvo tt
kee'p Mr. Bryan Just where they have
him now.
Pope Lee XIII was born March S
1810 , and Intent reports are that ho ii
enjoying excellent health in t-pite of hii
advanced age.
The Sioux City Tribune , democratic
sees no reason to alter its opinion thai
Mr. Cnuiuiius will receive the largest
majority any candidate for governor o
Iowa over received.
About D.OOO.OOO bushels of wheal
were exported from the United Statei
during the week ending the 17th , which
is a record-brtaklng total and doiup
very well for a drouth htrickeu country
While undergoing treatment in r
dentibt's chair recently a New York
woman recovered her lost voice. He
wants to charge an extra largo fee foi
his services and the husband threatem
to sue him for damages.
Some democrats who athPit that free
.silver is a dead issue continue to insist
that the Kansas City platfom bo reaf
firmed. They go on the theory that i
dead issue is better than none but il
must bo aggravating to the issue to be
continually "cuuutd" into the belie :
that it is alive.
Missouri furnishes a sample of demo
cratic financiering that is scarcely ex
ceeded by the national policy unrlci
Clovland. Thirty years ago the state
owed . 0,000,000. The tr.x pnynr have
contributed since that time * -14,000OOC
to carry and reduce the debt and the
state etill owts . ( i,000,000.
Prof. Gee > rge II. French of southern
Illinois btato Normal university states
that ho has discovered the parasite that
causes epilepsy and will soon have a cure
perfected. This is ono of the diseases
that has baflled medical science and it is
to bo hoped the professor is not mistaken
and that there is relief at hand for its
victims.
The confederate soldier was a good
dial gladder to get back into the union
than the non-combatant and it is the new
generation in the south that keeps up
the fires of democracy and populism.
Out of flvo living ex-confederate gen
erals in Virginia , four were delegates to
the late republican state convention.
State Journal.
It is figured that the steel trust has
lost by the strike thus far $ ( . , .100,000 and
that the men out of employment have
lost § 0,000,000 in wages. It will take
some mouths for either to recover whnt
they have lost and regardless of which
side wins , the onlooker will have some
difficulty iu determining whether or not
the victory was worth what it cost.
A Kearney man recently arrested 1 y
a game warden for killing quail , was
fined $3.9o besides < 5 for each bird killed ,
making a total of S18 1)5 ) for his sport.
Those who expect to hunt out of season
and fish contrary to law might find it
worth while to add to their expenses
enough to satisfy the violated law , ns the
wardens appear to be determined that
it shall be observed.
The Cleveland Leader reports a Ger
man woman as saying , referring to her
country : "The nobility detest , the
business interests fear and the populace
like America. " This is as the Ameri
can people would have it. They care
little for the opinion of the aristocracy
of Europe , with the exception of a few
fawning imitators , who are here held in
greater contempt than the originals.
The relations between France and
Turkey suggest the fact that there is
another country that should have a lit
tle civilization and respect for decency
driven into it , by dumdums if necessary ,
and that country is Turkey. The late
outrages of the Chinese boxers were no
worse than the atrocities indulged in by
the Turks from time to time. It is to
bo hoped that if France does go to war
with the Turks she will give them a
lesson in humanity that will be lasting.
A young man from Atlanta , Ga. , has
been two or three times offered a gov
ernment position at $000 a year and
each time courteously refused , finally
offering the explanation that he was
making $50,000 a year and while the job
would undoubtedly have been welcome
at the time he made application for it ,
ho really could not now think of accept
ing. In these times of large wages and
quick promotions the government job
occasionally goes begging and if pros
perity continues to increase , the govern
ment may sooner or later be compelled
to promulgate a new and higher scale of
wages.
Sheriff North of Asheville , Alabama ,
may not be popular in that part of the
country , but in standing off a mob in
tent on lynching his negro prisoner
Thursday he has raised himself in the
estimation of the people of the country
generally and at the same time has done
something to remove the stain that is
sjttliug upon the south. With a few
more officers like North the people of
some southern states would hold the
law in higher regard and the reign of
Judge Lynch would bo abrogated. A
leader or member of a mob intent on
riolence is no better than another crim
inul and if ROUIO of them require ktlliiif
it should bo done in the iuterest of lav
aud order.
Nebraska people have taken pride ii
the fact that the state was the lowest ii
point of illiteracy of any in the union
The late census , however , shows that o :
'K)1,0U ) ! adult males in the state then
are 7,888 who are illiterate. This is t
small percentage 3 C but it it is some
what surprising that there can be evei
that number iu a state flooded will
books , magazines , iiowxpapers andothci
very interesting rending matter , and r
tchool Bystem so perfect that educatiot
is in the reach of all. Besides it is con
sidered a'most a crime in the Btato t (
allow a young person to grow up will
no school advantages1.
Those stories of the thrift of Nebraskt
farmers umy read like novelettes to tin
people of the east , but they are easy te
prove and if anyone doubts their accnr
acy they have but to come out and sec
for themselves and be convinced. There
are numbers of farmers in every sectiot
of the state who came with nothing
practically , ami are now rated to be
worth from $10,000 to $100,0-jO. Thai
there are failures recorded isbutanothei
evidence that they are true. Nebraski
soil is a wonderful wealth producer , mil
candor compells the admission that it if
not "automatic. " It requires hard
work and close attention to business
details to bring the wealth , but it will
come to those who earn it.
Senator Tillmau now denies Mint there
was any effort to force MoLauriu out of
the democratic party in South Carolina ,
It apptarB from all the evidence that
every effort was employed by the politi
cians and oflico holders to do so and
they may succeed in retiring him from
ofllce but reports show that McLaurin
is by far the more popular of the two.
Ho has the people ou his side and when
they get a chauco to speak McLaurin
will bo honored aud Tillman retired.
Perhaps McLanrin's jolt to South Carolina
lina politics was rather sudden and
heavy , but his opinions will undoubtedly
gain in influence ns time passes and the
time will come when that democratic
state will view national policies with
new eyes.
" "
PERSPIRATION7
A Condition Practically Confined t
Men , MonkcyH find lloriei.
Perspiration Is almost peculiar to men ,
monkeys mill horses. Horses sweat all
over the body , and so do human beings ,
but monkeys , it is said , sweat only on
the hands , feet and face. The use of
perspiration is mainly to cool the body
by its evaporation , although it is geut-r-
nlly believed that waste materials are
also cxcrutt-d through the sweat glands
when tbe action of tin ? kidneys is Inter
fered with. In animals that perspire but
little the cooling of tbe body is effected
by evaporation from the lungs , as we ten
in the case of a panting dog.
The amount of perspiration vaiie <
greatly , according to the temperature of
the surrounding air , the condition of
health , the degree of exercise taken , tbe
amount of miids imbibed , etc. The av
erage amount of perspiration is thought
to be about two pints a day , but this is
of course much Increased in hot weather.
In damp weather evaporation from the
skin is lessened , and so one seems to per
spire more profusely than in dry weath
er , but tills Is only apparent , for really
transpiration is lessened when the at
mosphere is charged with moisture.
Hyperbidrosis Is the medical term used
to denote an abnormal Increase iu per
spiration. This increase may be general
from the entire body or confined to some
particular part , as the face , the hands or
Iho feet. Profuse sweating Is very com
mon In cases of debility aud in excessive
ly stout persons. It occurs also in con-
aeetion with various diseases , such as
rousumption ( night sweats ) , pneumonia ,
Inflammatory rheumatism and certain
nervous disorders. Sudden emotion may
cause increased perspiration.
The opposite condition , a great diminu
tion or absence of sweating ( anbidrosis ) ,
Is much rarer and occurs usually in con
nection with some disease of the skin.
Sometimes the character of the secretion
Is changed , and coses of black , blue , gray ,
yellow or red sweating have been de
scribed.
The treatment of profuse perspiration
depends upon tbe cause. Tonics , cold or
cool bathing , especially salt bathing , tem
perate exercise and rubbing of tbe skin
are useful In cases dependent upon gen
eral debility or obesity. Spraying or
sponging the body with brandy and wa
ter , vinegar and water or a solution of
tannin or of boric acid Is useful.
Certain drugs which have a tendency
to diminish perspiration are sometimes
employed to reduce the night sweats of
consumption when these are so excessive
as to weaken the already debilitated pa
tient and to prevent much needed sleep.
Youth's Companion.
A Famoai Temple.
The most magnificent work of nrclil-
ecture in the world Is the Taj Mnhal ,
n Agra , Hindustan. It was erected by
Shah Jeban to the memory of his fa
vorite queen. It is octagonal In form ,
f pure white marble , inlaid with Jas-
> er , carnellan , turquoise , agate , nmo-
hysts and sapphires. The work took
12,000 men 20 years to complete , and
hough there were free gifts and the
abor was free the cost Is estimated at
llO.OOO.OOO.
Helping nim.
Mr. Backward-Well-er-yes , since
FOU ask me , I was thinking of consult
ng a fortune teller.
Miss Coy To find out whom you will
narry , eh ?
Mr. Backward Why cr yes. I
Miss Coy Why not ask me and save
he fortune teller's fee toward the prlco
) f the ring ? Philadelphia Press.
Dealers In charcoal In Havana ar
mid never to have yellow fever , while
n lay circle's It Is advised always to
i.ive It about during Its prevalence ,
of Its absorbing properties , It
WOMEN AND DREAMS. " 3
StiperMlllon That ! Ittfe Even
Atnonit the Uducntrd Fnlr Sex.
It doesn't seem possible Umt In this
enllghtene-d age superstition could bo
rift- among the educated , but there nro
nevertheless a number of young wom
en who converse fluently , If not elo
quently , In three languages , and who
reud Spencer and Drowning and Emor-
pen , but who place a dreambook with
their Bible on the table beside the bed
and consult it In the morning the first
thing.
With a credulity worthy of a negro
mammy , If their sleep has been visited
with unusual visitors they seize this
volume * as Boon as their eyes arc fairly
open and look for an explanation. 1C
misfortune Is foretold by It , the seeker
after knowledge assumes a bravado
she Is far from feeling. "I don't care , "
Hbe says to herself , by way of bolsterIng -
Ing up hpr courage. "I am not super
stitious , anyway , and I don't believe In
Biich arrant nonsense. " But she's nerv
ous Just the Bamo for days until her
troubles have driven this mythical ono
out of her mind.
Theresa one young woman known to
the writer who never dreams of a
young child without shivering and
blinking for days after In fear of some
dreadful thing happening to her. She
has not consulted n dreambook on the
subject , and so she doesn't know how
Infants and bad luck became connected
In her mind , but nevertheless , after she
has bad a visit of this sort while sleepIng -
Ing , she snys prayers of unusual length
and then makes up her mind to be pa
tient under afflictions sore.
She Is an Intelligent woman , mind
you , but she doesn't attempt to explain
the terror that besets her at this par
ticular dream. She eloosn't call herself
superstitious of course no woman
docs , not even tbe one who wouldn't
walk under a ladder but her friends
do and make light of her until she ex
poses some fetich of theirs , when the
subject Is carefully avoided afterward.
Baltimore American.
THE CONQUEST OF KOREA.
Jnpancdc LeKend of Emperor Cluml
nnd HI * Vnllmit Wife.
Seventeen centuries ago the Japanese
Emperor Cluial was playing his lute
In tbe presence of his wife and prime
minister. Whether on account of the
music or from some other cause , the
empress became inspired with a diviuo
afflatus and began to utter the thoughts
put into her mind by the deity. "There
Is a land to the westward , " she ex
claimed , "and In that land is abun
dance of treasure , gold aud silver , daz
zling to look upon. This land I will
now bestow upon you. "
The emperor pushed away his lute.
"If you go up to a high place and look
toward the west , " said he , "there Is no
land to be seen , but only the great wa
ters. They are lying spirits who have
spoken to you. "
Then the good god was filled with
anger , and again be moved the empress
to prophesy. "You nro not fit. " she
said , "to rule this empire. Go the one
road ! "
But tbe prime minister trembled
when he heard these words and said to
his master : "I am troubled , my heaven
ly sovereign , by this terrible message.
Continue , I pray , to play the august
lute. "
The Emperor Chual commenced to
play softly. Gradually the sound died
away ; all was still. They held a light
to his face and saw that he was dead.
But tbe empress put herself at the
head of her fleet , Invaded the land of
gold and silver with her warriors and
soon made the three kingdoms of Ko
rea tributary to Japan.
These things happened , we are told.
In the year 201 A , D. , and the story of
the valllant empress Is as familiar to a
Japanese as Is that of Boadlcea to our
selves , Nineteenth Century.
The Slovene * * of Starvation.
During a prolonged fast the loss of
Jvelght is unusually rapid at first and
decreases as the time goes on. Death
ensues when a certain percentage of
the loss has been reached , and this per
centage varies according to the origi
nal weight Fat animals may lose half
their weight , thinner ones perhaps two-
Qfths. A man or woman of rather
spare build weighing 143 pounds
might , therefore , lose about 55 pounds
before succumbing. Children dlo after
i fast of from three to flve days , dur
ing which they have lost a quarter of
their weight. Healthy adults , however ,
have fasted 50 days when water has
been taken. A German physician re-
pprts the case of a woman aged 47
years who fasted for 43 days , taking
water freely. She lost 44 pounds out
3f 143 pounds and died from exhaus
tion.
An Idea of Man.
"As for me. " said M. Flammarion ,
speaking of the Inhabitants of Mars In
rbe National Magazine , "I rather envy
them a land where It Is always beau
tiful , where there are neither tempests
nor cyclones , where the years are twice
is long as ours , where the kilogram Is
) f 370 grams and where , therefore , men
ind women who here weigh 70 kilos
there weigh only 20 , and where , In a
word , everything Is lighter , more dell-
: ate and more reflned. "
And In another place he goes fur
ther , pointing out that If the Martians
ivlsbed to communicate with us they
tvould have doubtless made the effort
many times In the past and probably ,
iong ago abandoned It , deciding It n
iiopeless business to attempt communl-
: atlon with a planet so stupid.
A Talkative Mate.
"She Is so garrulous. " said the first
3eaf mute , speaking of a friend who
svas similarly affected.
"Is that BO ? "
"Yes. Why , do you know , when no
ane Is around for her to talk to , BUG
makea her right hand talk to her left"
"Baltimore American.
