The Hooker Advance (Hooker, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, February 21, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
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CONGRESS
Jesse S. Moffitt, Pub.
HOOKER, BEAVER, CO., OKLA.
A Condensed Account of Transac.
tions at the National Capital.
A New Spanish Navy.
Monarchs, like other men, combine
business with pleasure, and aometimes
atop on the way to the doctor's to have
something sent home which has ap-
pealed to them from the shop window.
King Alfonso of Sp&in was supposed
to have had no other object in his re-
cent visit to England than the wish
to consult a noted English physician
in regard to the condition of his lungs.
It has since developed, however, that
a representative of a Clyde ship-
building company was with the king
on his shooting excursions, and before
he left had succeeded In bagging very
considerable game In the shape of a
commission to build a new Spanish
navy. There has prevailed for some
time a feeling that the Spanish navy
was not all that it ought to be, or, in
fact, all that it used to be. Even the
Spaniards themselves have come to
see it, and to admit it, and so they
have authorized a new navy, at a cost
of 180,000,000, to be completed In 1910.
Since modern battleships cost fr m
$5,000,000 to $10,000,000 each the
Spaniards should be able to secure
from eight to a dozen vessels. The
question naturally arises: How many
of them will be turned over to the
United States, to replace those which
were cAptured by the American nnvy,
but which sank, or turned turtle, or
blew up before they could be got to
port, or proved far Inferior to the ad-
vertisements after getting to port? It
may, of course, be necessary for a
special grievance committee to pre-
sent the matter, says the Youth's Com-
panion; but the Spanish people are so
courteous and so generous that they
will hardly need so pointed a hlpt. A
almple description of such of their
former vessels as fell into our hands,
with a brief history of them, quietly
forwarded, should be sufficient to
bring us half the new Spanish navy
as a present.
During the recent Are in New York
45 lengths of hose burst, and it whs
afterward acknowledged by a member
of the fire commission of that city tliat
the hose bought under a late contract
had not been put to the usual test be-
cause it was known not to bo up to
the standard. Such a condition as this
Is criminal. With faulty hose even the
best water supply is worthless, and
consequently not only Immense
amount of property but human lives
may be jeopardized by Inefficient
means to fight fire. It Is to be hoped
that the men who are guilty of in-
stalling this worthless hose will be
severely reprimanded and punished
and that there will be no danger of a
recurrence of such conditions, remarks
the Baltimore American.
Tolstoi's poetic imagination makes
him an inspiring prophet even to those
who disagree with his opinions. In a
recent message to the contentious
world. In whose combats he sees no
light, he compared the struggling par-
ties to the panic-stricken prisoners in
a house from which they aro trying to
escape. They fight to force the door
opea, and only seal It moro hopeless-
ly, for It opens Inward, as the doors
of the soul must open to the light
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., says the
command to Bell what thou hast and
give to the poor should not be obeyed
literally nowadays, lest It should make
the poor Improvident. Evidently the
great benefits which would come to
the rich from acquiring the habit of
giving would not compensate for the
harm it would do to the poor by mak-
ing them expect gifts, thus ceasing to
rustle for a job cutting Ice when they
had no overshoes.
A bill has been Introduced In the
New York legislature to the effect that
if an automoblliBt runs a man down he
must stop and give his correct name
and address. It is a pity that neither
the etiquette of the road or plain hu-
manity has made this little courtesy
customary, and that It has been found
necessary to Invoke the law to con-
sider failure to accord It a misde-
meanor.
Secretary Straus of the department
of commerce and labor has decided
that federal Inspectors have no rlghl
to consider a man's lame legs as a dls
ability when his efficiency does noi
depend upon legs, but upon eyesighl
and mental qualifications. Mr. Straus
may ;:et.' Into trouble If he Insists on
•substituting common sense for gov
'eminent red tape in this way.
A colored man who. claims to have
Once held George Washington'* horse
has applied In New York for a mut
rlag<- license, it is probably only his
native gallantry that keeps him from
explaining thnt the lady whom he is to
marry used to do Martha's Ironing.
Another indication of the fact that
the money stringency has censed to !>r
serious may be found In the attention
the people are again giving to mufd'
mysteries, fashionable weddings and
charily balls.
â– The American people have got to
the point where the q;i. :-Uon what
the Panama canal will cost seems les,
interesting than the question when it
will be done.
It may be true that slender girls are
.fashionable this winter, but the plump
ones have no reason to feel discour
aged.
Anarchist plots to blow up the fleet
are easily discovered and thwarted
when they are made to order.
The Most Important Items Gathered
From Each Day's Session of
8enate and House.
Raised an Issue of Fact.
Washington, D. C.—In a speech In
the senate Thursday Senator Culber-
son declared that the secretary of the
treasury by his report to the senate
has raised an issue of fact as to
whether national bankB In New York
used the $75,000,000 of public money
deposited with them for speculative
purposes or whether this money was
used to meet the demand of outside
banks for reserve purposes. The re-
port shows that the loans and dis-
counts of New York banks Increased
several millions while they were refus-
ing to cash checks or honor drafts.
Another Day of Oratory.
Washington, D. C.—Tariff revis-
ion and the president's recent spe-
cial message to congreBB again were
the main topics of discussion In the
house of representatives Wednesday.
As has been the case for nearly a
week, the Indian appropriation bill
ostensibly was before the house, but
in no quarter whb any word spoken
In regard to it. The house apparently
had made up Its mind to discuss the
issues of the day at this time and no
effort was made to check the flow of
general debate which will be con-
tinued Thursday.
To 8ave Pension Agencies.
Washington. D. C.—The plan of
the Interior department to abolish the
pension agencies throughout the coun-
try and pay the pensioners from
Washington will be vigorously op-
posed on the floor of the house. The
most important of these agencies is
In Topeka. That agency disbursed
$15,807,638 last year more than $1,
000,000 more than was disbursed by
any other agency. The number of
pensioners paid there was 111,508.
Beveridge Want# Tariff Commission.
Washington, D. C — Senator Bever-
idge of Indiana Wednesday delivered
an appeal to the si-nate to adopt his
bill providing for a non-partisan tariff
commission, a plan which he declared
conformed to modern and business
Ideas on this subject. He spoke for
an hour and a half receiving the care-
ful attention of senators anil a large
audience in tho galleries. There were
present many delegates of commercial
bodies now In session in this city.
More Power for the Commission.
Washington, D. C.—The senate com-
mittee on Interstate commerce Friday
practically reached an agreement to
amend the bill so as to allow the in-
terstate commerce commission the
right to Initiate proceedings against a
railroad when in its judgment a rate is
too high or the practices of a road are
such ns to produce the effect of nn un-
fair rate.
The Minority Bill.
Washington, D. CA-What will L<
kuowu as "the minority currency bill'
was introduced Friday by Representa-
tive John Sharp Williams of Missis-
sippi, the democratic* leader of tha
house, who drew the measure as a re-
sult of a conference of democrats be-
hind closed doors Friday.
Stone Would Give Up Philippines.
Washington, D. C,—Senator Stone of
MIbbouH has Introduced a joint resolu-
tion authorizing the president to re-
linquish control of the Philippine
Islands In 1913, upon first securing a
pledge from other nations to preserve
the neutrality of the islands.
Take Their Seats in Congress.
Washington, D. C.—Representation
In the house of representatives was
Increased by two Wednesday, when
Henito Legardn and Pablo Ocampo,
resident Philippine commissioners,
took their seats.
Speech Making Ends.
Washington, D. C.—Political speech-
mnking came to an end in the house
Thursday and actual consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill was re-
sumed.
For Maximum and Minimum Tariff.
Washington, D. C.—Senator Bever-
idge introduced a resolution declaring
' mat the tariff Bhould provide for
maximum and minimum rates of duty;'
the first to npply to all countries that
will not grant to this country special
advantages In their markets and the
second to apply to all countries that
will grant to this country special com-
mercial advantages In their markets."
Both maximum and minimum rates are
required to be arranged according to
the principles of protection.
Royce Names Assistants.
Topeka, Kan.—Hank Commissioner
J. Q. Royce Wednesday announced the
following appointments as a part of
the additional force authorized under
his jurisdiction by the special legis-
lative session: Capt. W. S. Albright,
assistant bank commissioner, and
John Ryberg, Salina nud M, M. Row-
ley, Belolt, examiners. Two more ex-
aminers are yet to be named.
Not Impressed by the Cubans.
St. Paul, Neb.—"The Cubans are nc
moro capable of self government than
Americau Indians." This was the
opinion of Chief Justice H. W. Howell,
of Manitoba, who stopped In St. Paul
on his way home to Winnipeg from a
trip to Cuba and the southern states.
"Your government Is making a great
mistake In giving up that beautiful
island," he concluded. "If you do give
it up it will only mean a groat deal of
useless bloodshed and destruction of
property and you will have to go back
there eventually."
For Uniform Railway Rates.
Topeka, Kan —Oeorgi- W. Kanaval,
chairman of the Kansas board of rail-
road commissioners, hns been named
by the interstate- commerce commis-
sion as a member of the committee
to revise the freight classifications
now In use on tho American railroads.
Soldier's Home Governor Resigns.
Los Angeles, Calif.—Gen. O. H.
Lagrange, governor of the Notional
Soldiers homo at Sawtoile, has ten-
dered his resignation, because of his
Ill-health. It has been accepted
P
SPEAKER'S GREAT POWER.
WOKt OF
Little Wonder the Poor Man It Gray
Before Hit Time.
The Gentlemen In the Background—That Evidently Is Not Intended for
Our Use.
HEIR TO TITLE AND WEALTH
Actual Adventures of Reckless Youth
Reads Like a Pipe Dream.
Young Man Succeeds to English Title
After a Varied Career in
Many Countries.
New York. — Genllle-Cave-Rrowne-
Cave sailed for England Thursday to
secure the title and estates awaiting
him there. He Is the -only surviving
son of Sir Myites Cave-Iirowne-Cave,
who died a year ago at the age of 84
years. Ever since the elder baronet's
death his solicitors have been search-
ing for his son and heir who was only
recently found in America. The bar-
onetcy is a very old one, dating from
11541, when It was created by Charles
I. Sir Gentile's life has been a ro-
mantic one. When a boy his father
sent him to sea to cure him of his
wildness and on his return home he
enlisted in a Highland regiment and
was then transferred to a cavalry
regiment just leaving for the war in
Egypt. He fought in the battle of Tel-
El-Kebir under Lord Wolseley and
later went, to Afghanistan, where he
was captured by the hill tribes, but
escaped after being held a prisoner for
some time. Returning to England, lie
quarreled with his father and came to
America with a small allowance. He
then went to Burmah with an expedi-
tion seut out to kill big game for a
museum and afterward served in the
South African war. He lived for a
time In Hong Kong and Yokohama,
worked as a member of the "White
Wings" in Kansas City, was a cowboy
In the Southwest and In Wyoming,
where he was found through inquiries
Bet on foot by the British ambassador
at Washington. He savs that he will
return to America as soon ns his busi-
ness In England is settled and will
take up his residence in one of the
western states.
James Hargis Shot by His Son.
Jackson, Ky.—Former County Judge
James Hargis, for many years mem-
ber of the state democratic executive
committee accused of complicity In
many murders and a prominent figure
In the feuds which have disrupted
Hreathitt county for-sevejal years was
shot and instantly killed In his gen-
eral store here Thursday afternoon by
his son Beach Hargis. The son fired
five shots In rapid succession at his
father, who fell dead while his clerks
were waiting on customers. The ex-
act cause of the murder has not been
learned, but it Is supposed to have
been the result of differences which
have existed between father and son
for some time.
The "Hoboes" Form Resolutions.
St, Louis, Mo.—As a means of pro-
viding for men and women of the
country who are out of employment,
the national committee of the unem-
ployed, appointed at Tuesday's session
of the National convention of the self-
styled "hoboes" Wednesday drew up
a set of resolutions, demanding of the
United States government that it ap-
propriate the $25,000,000 loaned to
banks during the recent financial
flurry for that purpose.
Ten Passengers Injured.
Franklinvllle, N. Y.—Ten of 20
passengers were Injured In a wreck
on tho Pennsylvania railroad two miles
south of this village Friday. N'o one
was killed.
McLean Arrived In Tangier.
Tangier.—Kald Sir Harry MaeLean,
commander of the sultan's bodyguard
and next to the sultan, the most in-
fluential man In Morocco, has arrived
here under an escort from the bandit
Raisuli, who has had him under bond-
age for the past seven months. He
wag brought, here In accordance with
the agreement which the Hrltig) gov-
ernment finally succeeded in making
with Raisuli for his release, In return
for which Great Britain will pay $100,-
000 to Raisuli ond guarantee him pro-
tection and immunity from arrest.
Extravagance Caused the Panic.
Cincinnati, O.—In his annual ad-
dress before the National Hardwood
Lumber association Thursday, Presi-
dent John 13. Rasom declared that
"wasteful extravagance In private and
business life was the chief cause of
the recent panic."
Our Lumber Production..
Washington, D. C.—Approximately
the present annual lumber yield of tha
United States the forestry service es-
timates ts 40,000.000,(100 feet with a
mill value at about $700,000,000.
WAS A GOLD BRICK.
The Government Has Paid $120,000 foi
a Useless Cost Ascertaining Sys-
tem for the Public Printer.
Washington, D. C.—Concurring In
the recommendation of Acting Public
Printer Rossiter, the president Thurs-
day cancelled the contract of the gov-
ernment with the Audit System and
ordered its ejection from the govern-
ment printing office at the end of six
days. The Audit System Is the cor-
porate name of the cost-ascertaining
method which was installed more
than a year ago by Public Printer
Stillings. Under its operation the gov-
ernment has paid about $120,000 for
the privilege of calculating the cost of
government printing and binding.
Representative Landis of Indiana,
chairman of the joint committee which
Is Investigating the government print-
ing office, says that the Audit System,
as It has been installed and operated
in Washington, "is a gold brick thinly
plated with the genuine stuff."
TOO MUCH WORK.
Officers and Enlisted Men Telling Sec
retary Taft of Reasons for Dis-
content in the Army.
New York.—There have been plenty
of responses, both from officers and
enlisted men, to Secretary Taft's in-
vitation for an expression of reasons
of discontent and unrest In the army.
The reason given as contributing to
disturbing conditions are the practice
marches, compulsory exercise In the
gymnasiums and Inadequacy of the ra-
tion and of the cutting off of "extras"
in the way of food and the character
of extra work. The department has
already taken steps to ameliorate some
of these conditions.
The ration has been increased and
congress has been asked to pass a
bill to create a service corps to cost
$400,000, to do extra and non-military
work, now required of soldler3.
The monetary value of the increase
authorized In the ration is a little
more than two c^pts per ration. There
will also be established a haversack
ration made of bacon, hard bread, cof-
fee and sugar and, possibly, canned
beef, to be used for emergencies.
Oppose the Aldrich Bill.
New York.—The Merchants' associ-
ation of New York, representing the
wholesale and retail commercial Inter-
ests of the city Thursday announced
its decision to oppose the Aldrich
financial bill which has been presented
In congress. In announcing the decis-
ion President Clarence Whitman, said
the association has not committed it-
self to any substitute currency meas-
ure. "At present." said Mr. Whitman,
"we are more interested in preventing
the adoption of some dangerous make-
shift measures, of which the Aldrich
bill Is a fair sample."
One Railroad Orders Rails.
Philadelphia. Pa --The Pennsylvania
Railroad company Thursday placed or
ders with steel manufacturers for 55.-
000 tons left over from 1907, will give
ing 190S. These, in addition to 30,-
000 tons left over from 1907, will give
the company 85,000 tons for use this
year.
A German Banker Also.
Berlin.—Slegmund Frledbury, a pri-
vate banker and owner of the financial
newspaper. The Investors' Advisor,
has disappeared. It Is. said that he has
liabilities amounting to $400,000.
He Swindled the Germans.
Berlin.—The" police of this city Fri-
day took into custody in Schmargen-
ilorf, a suburb of liorlln, a man named
William Scott, ostensibly an American,
aud who sayfe he Is an author, on the
charge of having systematically swin-
dled the German public for years past.
Scott's method was to sell "Plan-
chcttes" claiming that the buyers of
these articles were able to hypnotize
themselves and read their own future.
He kept a business ofllce In Berlin and
it Is reported that he took In as much
as $1,700 a day.
Anti-Bucket Shop and Anti-Trust.
Guthrie, Ok.—Thi> state senate Wed-
nesday passed ihe antl-bucketshop
bill. The bill 1b a very stringent pro-
vision and is modeled after the Texas
law. The lower house passed the
Undsey anti-trust ;ict.
The Kentucky Deadlock.
Frankfort, Ky ,-^he senate and
house in joint Bession took a formal
ballot for senator w ithout result Wed-
nesday. The ballot follows: Beck-
ham, 59: Bradley, 59: Blackburn, 1-
McCreary, 3; Allen, 2; Flexner, 1.
The Business of Country "Not Being
Despatched Speedily Because of
Bad House Rules.
Washington, D. C.—A bitter attack
oa the rules and power of tbe speaker
was made in the house of representa-
tives Wednesday by Mr. Nelson of
Wisconsin, republican, who said the
power of the house was merged in the
speaker. "He is the house," he ex-
claimed amid democratic applause. He
charged that the business of the coun-
try was not being despatched speedily,
economically or considerately. He did
not, he said, believe in personality or
partisanship. "I am speaking," he de-
clared, "of principles and not of men
that are passing."
It was Intended, he Bald, that the
speaker should be only a mere mod-
erator in according the representa-
tives of the people their just rights
and in securing a square deal. But
now he said the speaker overrules
ruthlessly the rights of his opponents
and his own associates, as well. The
minority, he declared, were not only
speechless but absolutely helpless and
as for the majority members they
have to obey the will of the speaker.
At times, he added, they would
break away but not for long because
they were brought back under the
power of the speaker's Bpell. He said
that many of the president's policies
were Important, but they were no
more Important than parliamentary
reforms in the house.
"Shoe Day" on the Bowery,
New York, N. Y. Thursday was
"Bhoe day" on the Bowery and Friday
5,000 men were tramping the Bowery
sidewalks wearing new shoes and new
woolen socks. "Shoe day" is an in-
stitution and was established by Con-
gressman Timothy D. Sullivan, known
to his constituents and New York gen-
erally as "Big Tim." Every year Sul-
livan gives away shoes to every man
of his district who needs them and
Thursday more than 5,000 were in line
long before the doors of the club
rooms were opened for "ae distribu-
tion. The annual distribution of shoes
Is Sullivan's pet charity, for, he says,
"a man can march to glory in a pair
of new shoes and dry socks."
Would Borrow the School Fund.
Guthrie, Ok.—The lower house Fri-
day passed tho Holland bill allowing
each county of the new state to bor-
row $2 per capita, from the public
school fund. The state treasurer now
has $5,000,000 on hand that congress
donated the Indian Territory and un-
der the contemplated sale of Okla-
homa school kindB will have about
$20,000,000 additional. The new coun-
ties in the Ind-'an Territory are at
present operating without any money
as no tax levy has been made.
A Chicago Judge Restrained.
Springfield, 111.—The Illinois su-
preme court consented FViday, on
motion of State's Attorney Healey of
Chicago, to consider an application for
an injunction to restrain Judge Wil-
lard M. McEwen of Chicago from
hearing arguments for the discharge
of a prisoner In habeas corpus pro-
ceedings. The supreme court in cer-
tiorari proceedings directs Judge Mc-
Ewen to stay his habeas corpus hear-
ing pending forther action of the su-
preme court.
Endorsed Bryan in Iowa.
Pes Moinc-s, la.—A resolution en-
dorsing William J. Hryan was Friday
unanimously adopted by the democra-
tic state central committee and notice
of its adoption sent by wire to Mr.
Bryan. This action came only after a
whole day of maneuvering, in which
the radicals showed themselve! com-
pletely in the majority over the con-
servative democrats who have in the
past opposed Bryan.
Public Printer Suspended.
Washington, — President Roose-
velt Wednesday temporarily suspend-
ed as public printer Charles A. Still-
ings and appointed William S. Ros-
siter temporarily to fill the duties of
that office. The action, as explained
ofllciall.v, is to facilitate the investi-
gation now being made of the govern-
ment printing office by congress. Mr.
Rossiter now is chief clerk of the cen-
sus ofllce.
A Hamilton Memorial.
Washington, D. C—The Alexander
Hamilton National Memorial associ-
ation was incorporated here Thursday
for the purpose of securing funds for
the purchase of an appropriate site
and monument to perpetuate the mem-
ory, and commemorate the public
achievements of Alexander Hamilton.
Oklahoma Papers Consolidated.
Wichita, Kansns—Lyman G. White,
editor and publisher of the
Alva, Ok., Review, Friday purchased
tho Alva Weekly Courier and will con-
solidate the two papers. The Courier
was owned by A. J. Robs.
St. Louis Pioneer Dead.
fit. Louis, Mo.—Pneumonia caused
the death Wednesday of Alfred Carr,
70 years old, a pioneer and member
of oi# of the oldest families of St.
Louis.
Of Interest to Kansas.
Washington, D. C.—A resolution
was adiipteiPby the house of represen-
tatives Friday ceding to the state of
Kansas one acre of ground from the
Fort Itiley military reservation on
which is located the ruins of the first
Kansas territorial capltol.
Troops From Goldfield March 7.
Carson. Nev.—Gov. Sparks Friday
received a message from President
Roosevelt, announcing that federal
troops would be withdrawn from Gold-
field March 7.
Panama Demands Denied.
Washington, D. C.—Demands of the
Panama merchants that the privKeges
of the commissary conducted by the
Isthmian Canal commission be denied
the laborers have been refused by
that body according to a dispatch re-
ceived at the offices here.
Commission Government for Tulsa.
Tulsa. Ok.—A special charter pro-
viding the commission form of govern-
ment for this city was adopted at a
special charter election held here
Tuesday.
LIEUT. 8HACKLET0N WILL USE
MOTOR CAR AND PONIES.
Siberian Animals Selected for Their
Endurance and Ability—Com-
mander Experienced in Ant-
arctic Exploration.
Washington.—With a specially built
motor car, and with Siberian ponies
—two novelties in polar expeditions—
a big siege of the south pole will be
begun by Lieut. E. H. Shackleton,
commander of the British south polar
expedition, and 28 companions this
week. "Success" has been painted on
the funnel of the old Newfoundland
sealing vessel Nimrod, whose name
has been changed for the trip to En-
durance, and Lieut. Shackleton ex-
pects to plant on the south pole the
union jack presented to him by Queen
Alexandra for thiB purpose.
Almost as many fruitless expedi-
tions have been made to the south as
to the north pole, with the odds in fa-
vor, however, of the antarctic explor-
ers getting back to a warmer and
more congenial civilization. But the
inner antarctic circle Is just as much
terra Incognita as that of the arctic.
Hitherto, in the antarctic circle, the
daring adventurers have always met
with mountainous ramparts of Ice, Im-
possible to climb, and around which
no*way has yet been found. With his
new methods of locomotion Lieut.
Shackleton hopes to make a dash
which will result in finding the loca-
tion of the south pole.
The Endurance sails from Lyttle-
ton, New Zealand, and 1b expected to
reach King Edward VII. island by
February 1, which will be midsummer In
the antarctic region. The vessel will
then return to Lyttleton and wait un-
til January, 1909, before going to the
l&UT. £0)mUTQ}r
base of operations on King Edward
VII. Island to bring the explorers back
to civilization. The cargo of the ves-
sel consists of ample food supplies, a
living hut In sections, 12 Siberian po-
nies, a team of 12 picked dogs from
the far northwest of Canada and the
specially constructed motor car. The
car will go at the rate of 25 miles a
day, drawing more provisions thaa
the pony and dog sledges.
Lieut. Shackleton selected Siberian
ponies, which will be used for the first
time in a polar expedition, because of
their endurance and ability to stand
very low temperatures. One disad-
vantage he reckoned against the po-
nies was that if any died they could
not be fed to the others. This has
always been done with the dead dogs
in all polar expeditions.
In speaking of his expedition before
he left England Lieut. Shackleton
said: "With regard to our food supply,
we have studied this question down
to the final analysis. Our foods are
prepared with the utmost care. The
tins they are packed in are triple
thickness and are doubly painted.
Every particle of food is of the best.
Ab 1 suffered terribly from scurvy on
my first antarctic trip I know the val-
ue of this careful attention to the food
supply. We are going practically with-
out vegetables, as they do not keep,
carrying only the best meats and
other eatables."
Lieut. Shackleton went with Capt.
8cott five years ago in the latter's
historic dash to the pole, in which a
record for "furthest south" was es-
tablished. During the 96 days' jour-
ney over the Ice Lieut Shackleton,
was stricken with snow blindness and
so had to be fastened to the sledge,
when all the dogs were dead, In order
to do his share of the pulling. He suf-
fered from that curious complaint ac-
companying long lack of food—dream-
ing about food. He dreamed that ho
was being chased by three-cornered
jam tarts. Another member of the
expedition always dreamed that he
was cutting sandwiches for some one
else to eat. He spent Christmas day.
1902, 300 miles from the ship and the
party had a plum pudding which
weighed only nine ounces. On his re-
turn to England Lieut. Shackleton
was made a member of the Victorian
order.
Expeditions to the south pole have
been made by explorers from the
United States, France, Germany and
England. The longest and most fa-
mous was that of Sir James Clark
Robs, who started one with the two
ships Erebus and Terror in 1839 and
did not return until late in 1843.
His Thirtieth Year.
James C. Courts, who has received
a reappointment as clerk of the appro-
priations committee of the house of
representatives, is now serving his
thirtieth year in the employ of the
house, having first been appointed by
Representative Atkins of Tennessee
in 1677.
Force of Habit.
Mrs. A.—Dear me! Why does your
little boy squirm around bo when he
sits in that big chair?
Mrs. Z.—Why. it is rattan and hf
always thinks of the schoolhouse.
The "Answers to Correspondents"
man, feverishly rumpling the hair that
his duties had too soon made gray,
tossed a letter on the table.
"An ex-widow of 30," he groaned,
"says she loves her second husband
better than her first She wants to
know if this is wicked or un-Chris-
tian."
He sneered and ripped open another
letter. Then he said:
"A Methodist minister haB too large
a nose. What 1b he to do? What, in-
deed?"
He read a third letter.
"Here's a girl," he Bald, "who wants
to know in what winter resort hotel
she will meet the largest number of
eligible bachelors."
"Reggie," he went on, "a ks me the
best way to avoid the effects of heavy
drinking. I'll tell him, I suppose, to
avoid heavy drinking.
" 'Is It possible,' Charles inquires,
'to tell when a black man blushes?'
"So the questions go, ten or twelve
of them a day. Is It any wonder I am
gray before my time?"
Plan Beautiful Cemetery.
Munich is to have one of the most
beautiful ♦graveyards in Germany.
The city has purchased about 300
acres of romantic forest land about
five miles from its borders, which will
be used as a cemetery. It will be the
first forest graveyard in Germany, and
it Is to be so used that its idyllic
character will be preserved.
The fox may lose his hair, but not
his cunning.—Dutch.
PURE FOOD.
No Food Commissioner of Any State
Hat Ever Attacked the Absolute
Purity of Grape-Nuts.
Every analysis undertaken shows
this food to be made strictly of Wheat
and Barley, treated by our processes
to partially transform the starch
parts into a form of Sugar, and there-
fore much easier to digest.
Our claim that it is a "Food for
Brain and Nerve Centres" is based
upon the fact that certain parts of
Wheat and Barley (which w<> use) con-
tain Nature's brain and nerve-building
ingredients, viz.: Phosphate of Pot-
ash, and the way w>i prepare the food
makes it easy to digest and assimilate.
Dr. Geo. W. Carey in his book on
"The Biochemic System of Medicine"
says:
"When the medical profession fully
understands the nature and range of
the phosphate of potassium, insane
asylums will no longer be needed.
"The gray matter of the brain is
controlled entirely by the inorganic
cell-salt, potassium phosphate.
"This salt unites with albumen, and
by the addition of oxygen creates nerve-
fluid, or the gray matter of the brain.
"Of course, there is a trace of other
salts and other organic matter in
nerve-fluid, but potassium phosphate
is the chief factor, and has the power
within itself to attract, by its own law
of affinity, all things jiceded to manu-
facture the elixir of life. Therefore,
when nervous symptoms arise, due to
the fact that the nerve-fluid has been
exhausted from any cause, the phos-
phate of potassium is the only true
remedy, because nothing else can
possibly supply the deficiency.
"The ills arising from too rapidly
consuming the gray matter of the
brain cannot be overestimated.
"Phosphate of Potash, is to my
mind, the most wonderful curative
agent ever discovered by man, and
the blessings It has already conferred
on the race are many. But 'what
shall the harvest be' when physicians
everywhere fully understand the part
this wonderful salt plays in the
processes of life? It will do as much
as can be done through physiology to
make a heaven on earth.
"Le| the overworked business man
take it and go home good-tempered.
Let the weary wife, norves unstrung
from attending to sick children or en-
tertaining company, take it and note
how quickly the equilibrium will be
restored and calm and reason assert
her throne. No 'provings' are required
here. We find this potassium salt
largely predominates In nerve-fluid,
and that a deficiency produces well-
defined symptoms. The beginning and
end of the matter is to supply the
lacking principle, and in molecular
form, exactly as nature furnishes it in
vegetables, fruits and grain. To sup-
ply deficiencies—this is the only law
of curs."
Please observe that Phosphate of
Potash Is not properly of the drug-
shop variety but is best prepared by
"Old Mother Nature" and stored in
the grains ready for use by mankind.
Those who have been helped to better
health by the use of Grape-Nuts are
legion.
"There's a Reason."
BRAIN POWER
Increased by Proper Feeding.
A lady writer who not only has done
good literary work, but reared a fam-
ily, found in GrapevNuts the ideal food
for brain work and to develop healthy
children. She writes:
"I am an enthusiastic proclaimer of
Grape-Nuts as a regular diet. I for-
merly had no appetite in the morning
and for 8 years while nursing my four
children, had insufficient nourishment
for them.
"Unable to eat breakfast I felt faint
later, and would go to the pantry and
eat cold chops, sausage, cookies,
doughnuts or anything I happened to
find. Being a writer, at times my
head felt heavy and my brain asleep.
"When I read of Grape-Nuts I began
eating It every morning, also gave it
to the children, including my 10
months old baby, who soon grew as
fat as a little pig, good natured and
contented.
"I wrote evenings and feeling the
need of sustained brain power, began
eating a small saucer of Grape-Nuts
with milk, instead of my usual indi-
gestible hot pudding, pie, or cake for
dessert at night.
"I grew plump, nerves strong, and
when I wrote my brain was active and
clear; indeed, the dull head pain never
returned."
POSTUM CEREAL fO.. Ltd.
Battle Creek**Mich.
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