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THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MARCH 4 199846 PAGES AN OPEN LETTER | To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THR EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD “CASTORIA,” AND “PITCHER’S: CASTORIA,” AS OUR TRADE MARK. J, DR SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of “PITCHER'S CASTORIA,” the same that has borne and does now Lota on every bear the fac-simile signature of wrapper. This is the original « PITCHER'S CASTORIA” which has been used in the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty years. the kind you have always bought, and has the signature LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is onthe wrap- Cnpthiten of per. No one has authority from me to use.my name except The Centaur Company of President. March 8, 1897. which Chas. H. Fletcher is Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by acceprng a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer. you (because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in. gredients of which evem he does not know. “The Kind You Have Always Bought” BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF eo The Kind That Never Failed You: YET CENTAUR COMPANT VP MURRAY BTAEET. NEW Vena e:Tv. = = — = —————— = LAKE SUPERIOR. A FARM IN THE WINDOW. Facts About the Largest Rody of | The Pleasure of a Little Play- Fresh Water in the World. House, From St. Nicholas. Lake Superior is, to begin with, the larg- est hody of fresh water In the world. It Is water of wonderful purity which it holds, too: and some time—ard in the not very distant future, efther—the people who live in the larg: cities to the west and south will come to this lake to get the water for ‘thelr homes. It will not be so remarkable an engineering feat to pipe the water of this lake, pure and sparkling and fresh From the Chicago Record. Fronting one of the busiest strects of Chicago, and surrounded by store build- ings and the noisy incidents of city life, is @ complete farm, which is looked after by sixty girls and boys. While the snow and | cold declare that winter is present the | farm crops flourish, for the farm is under cover. It fills one of the large windows of a storeroom in Southport avenue, the store being used as a class room by a branch of from its cold depths, to these cities which | the Prescott school. are now struggling with the question of their water supply, and meeting all sorts of difficultics in their efforts to get water iit to drink When Mrs. E. H. Reed, director of the class of sixty that owns the agricultural property, proposed to the girls and boys that the big front-window recess be used fi 7 = All down through this thovsand feet of | fof farming purposes the plan was enthu: ie there is a peculiar coldness. At the most the temperature varies through winter and summer net more than six de- grees. Winter and summer this great lake Tever changes to any appreciable extent, so that if you dip your finger tips in the «face on a day in July, or if you test ¢ day in early winter when you have out on some belated, ice-mailed fish- ing smack, or when you have gone out to ‘watch the fishermen spearing their supplies through the thick ice in mid-January, you WiR find but a trifting difference in the tem- perature. Away down at the bottom, too, there is but Httle variation in the temper- @ture, for it stands at nearly forty degrees Fahrenheit at the bottom, and varies from forty to fe ix degrees, wirter and sum- mer, at the surface. The other lakes, though cold, are not in this respect like Superior. The whole bottom of the lake is believed to be a strong rock basin, though it would seem that there must be great springs ct the bottom to help keep up the enormous volume of water. From the north there is nt of water pouring into the and year out, the swift-rush- banked Nipigon and other streams furnishing no small part of the s’pply. These streams .n a large measure make up the loss from the surface. One of the old lake captains, a brenzed, kindly faced man who had ‘heen for thirty. Son the lakes, and had faced d ~ in the frigttful st sweep across beautiful r. told me, as we were pass- day near the rorth coast of ith the headlands and inlets and bluffs of that most pictur- full view, that the theory was slowly going down in Was true. He msintained that he tell from certain landmarks along h which he is as familiar as with the streets of his old e, that the lake was slow- but surely receding. How- . it will be some centuries yet before there will be any appreciable lessening of the great lakes, so that we need not be may seem, the lake has » defined tides, discovered in is what is called a self-registering es, wit ld t 1860, tide. with a regular flux and reflux wave, caused. so the scientific men say, by the sun and moon. The average rise and fall gery twenty-four hours ts one fourteen- hundredth of a foot; the maximum tide at rew and full moon is one twenty-eight- hundredth of a foot. ———-eee. Fortune in Ginseng. From the New York World. George Carpenter of Sempronius, N. ¥., claims that he has discovered a way to gultivate ginseng successfully. The root is valued very highly by the Chinese, read- fly commanding from $3 to $4 a pound. All attempts made here before to cultivate the plant have failed. The plants will be raised from hothouse clippings. of which Mr. Carpenter has sev- eral thousand. He says: “I will place the plants four feet apart each way and expect to harvest from sixty to a hundred pounds an acre. I have six gcres of ground that I have prepared for the cultivation of the plant and I believe that these six acres should net me $2,000 worth of the roots. Last season I har- vested about fifty pounds from plants which I set out fn the spring. It Is one of the most difficult herbs in the world to cultivate, and it took years of experiment- ing before I was able to raise the root by cultivation.” Perhaps in your family you use but little whisky, but you want that little good—of the best. The United States Government guarantees the Age and Purity of every bottle of 0 ROWaind / through its Internal Revenue officers at the distilleries, at Frankfort, Ky. Every bottle of Old Crow’and Hermit. age istested. Be sure the enue Stamp over the Cork and Capsule is not broken and that it bears the name AINES & CO. W. A. Gi Guarantee that X te WHIS! Ma It is a Government goes with th:s bottling. slastically adopted. First, a thick layer of dirt was spread over the window sill, which is several feet square. Of course the next thing to do was to build a house and a sta- ble. This was begun when peaches were ripe, and a good many peach baskets were taken apart to provide shingles and clap- boards for the house and barn. A brick foundation was made for the house, which is 2 feet long and 1g feet wide and is two stories high. Inside the brick foundation wall a cellar was dug and plastered with mud, the girls mixing the mud plaster. Then the framework of the house was made from dry-goods box boards, the peach-basket clapboards and shingles were nailed into place and work was begun on the barn. While the boys were making the barn much after the fashion of the house con- struction, the girls completed the house. They painted it yellow outside, and papered it with red and orange strips inside. They made a hail wood carpet of walnut and of maple pieces of thin boards, each about an inch square. They put the finishing touch- es to the house on the outside, and after the four up and down stairs rooms had been completed the girls furnished the house for “Farmer Brown” and his wife, who were expected. Parlor furniture was made of pasteboard, a bed room set was folded out of stiff paper, and a kitchen set was made of peas and wood toothpicks. For instance, the peas were soaked till they were soft; then the toothpicks were whit- tled till they were slender enough to be Pushed through the peas without splitting them. After that it was an easy matter to split the peas to hold the framework of the chairs together. You will ‘be sur- prised to see how many pretty pieces of furniture can be made in this way. Try it. After the house was furnished and the barn was completed Farmer Brown, his family and his farm animals were install- ed. It so happened that these all came out of an ark, and were not over two inches high. Of course they were made of paihted wood, and some had-a provoking way of shedding their painted clothes whenever they got wet, for Noah’s ark colors will run, you know. After Farmer Brown had taken posses- sion the boys and girls turned their atten- tion to farming. Flowers were planted in the dooryard, grass seed was sown and corn and wheat were planted. Climbing vires were planted by the house and soon covered it prettily in spots. All the other plants ftourished, and the corn grew till it became nearly twice as high as the house and had ears as fat and large as the best. In fact, the farm became so valuable that it was found necessary to build a fence around it. Again the peach baskets were used. They were cut into thin strips, and these were woyen into a fine fence. Hundreds of visitors go to look at the farm and see the crops that are now grow- ing. It makes a pretty sight through the window, and the boys and girls are ever So proud of their work. I don’t wonder at it, do you? ~+oo—____ To Klondike on a Crutch. From the New York Journal. The mest curious outfit to start for the Klondike so far {s that of Mrs. S. A. Hicks, who left San Francisco for the north last week. Mrs. Hicks is fifty-seven years old, w2ighs nearly 200 pounds, and is sughtly lame, so that she finds it neces- sary to use a crutch. In order to insure a safe and pleasant jourrey across the snow fields, Mrs. Hicks has provided herself with four sturdy mules and a stout sleigh ard a ton and a half of provisions. Her only companion will b> her son, who will walk and drive the mules. The party will travel over the Dalton trail. Mrs. Hicks was a pioneer in California when she was but three years old, and has ever since been accustomed to frontier life. Hers was the firSt white family to cress the plains. For the last few weel Mrs. Hicks has been enjoying the sig! of San Francisco, wearing msanwhile the costume she will don in the Klondike. ; This consists of a blouse, bloomers, and @ | short skirt of brown velveteen reaching ‘ Just below the knees. She will wear be- H neath this as many suits as she needs of | heavy woolen underwear, and if neces- sary, she will put a heavy blanket suit on the outside. Mrs. Hicks has saved a little meney, and it is her intention to take up a small claim, which her son will work, while sh2 cooks for the miners. —~+-e+____ A Worried Dives, , From the New York Press. One of the pitiable persons in New York just now is a gray-headed millionaire, a THE R. R. GRADE CROSSINGS Commissioner Black Discusses Agreement Reached With B. and 0. The Plan to Be Embodied in a Bill at Next Session of Con- Speaking of the agreement reached be- tween the District Commissioners and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company in the matter of grade crossings, as exclus- ively announced in yesterday's Star, Com- missioner Black said today he had been informed that within one year after the company is authorized by Congress to make the proposed changes they will have been compieted. The company, it is ex- plained, will submit a bill to Congress in the early days of its next session au- thorizing it to proceed with the proposed improvements, and, as no opposition is, of course, expected to the passage of the act, it is not uplikely that so far ag the Balti- more and Ohio company is concerned grade cioesings in Washington will be matters of the past a year from next Jan- uary. The accompanying map shows the exist- ing tracks as well as the proposed new ones, and, as stated yesterday, it will be observed that the tracks of the Washing- ton branch of the road, the one running to Baltimore, wili be abandoned as’ they now exist south of Montello station. From that point they will proceed in a south- westerly direction through the old Ivy City race track grounds, parallel with New York ayenue as extended, to a point in the vi- cinity of New York avenue between 3d, and 4th streets east. Here, it will be seen, the tracks of the Washington branch are merged into those of the Metropolitan branch, and then continue to the ter- minal of the rvad in the city down Dela- ware avenue on a solid viaduct. Elevated Tracks in City. As was explained yesterday, all tracks within .the city limits: will be elevated, the streets passing under masonry arches or steel spans. It will also be observed from #n inspection of thé map herewith produc- ed that, while the Dassage of trains from one branch of the road to another will be provided for by the use of a “Y,” the “Y" will bé‘Tocated outside the city. limits, the one now in the city being done away with. Of course, the existing tracks in the city on both branches of the road will be re- moved a§ soon as the new system fs com* pleted, the proposed tracks being set forth on the map by the heavy lines. Mr. George E. Hamilton, the attorney of the Baltimore and Ohio road, stated to a Star reperter today that he trusted the agreement reached between’ the company and the Commissioners will be satisfactory to the people of the District. He sald no time will be lost in-going ahead with the preliminary work on‘the plans, so that the bill can be introduced early next Decem- ber. Just where the depot in the city, if it is decided to remove it, will be Tocated, Mr. Hamilton said he does not know, as nothing as to that has been definitely de- cided upon. Nor could he‘say, for the same reason, anything as to the location of the freight yards’ of the road, whether they will remain i ithe city or be placed outside, » Both Roads Handicapped. In this connection it is said that both the Baltimore and Ohfo and the Baltimore and Potomac roads are not?a little handicapped by sthe present situation of their Wash- ington terminals, .so far as the handling of freight is concerned. Both roads, it is stated, badly need/greater and quicker fa- cilities for handling freight here, and that necessity, it is explained, 1s one of the incentives moving;them to do away. with gtaile crossings, fs .with those abolished their freight can be moved net only easler, but also much quicker.” At present, it is claimed, neither road ds able to handle all the freight: offere®, anit ‘that ts given as one Treason wy HERt charges are #hat,, they are today. x the improvements contemplated: hy both roads, all this:wilt, it' is expected, be abolished, so that nat only will human life be s&fer in thé city limits, but there will ‘aiso ‘be reduced freight rates. 7 SKYLARKS IN EW. YORK. How the Scotch and Irish Delight in Their Singing. John Burroughs in the Century. I have never yet seen a caged bird that I wanted—at least, not on account of its song —nor a wild flower that I desired to trans- fer to my garden. A caged skylark will sing its song sitting on a bit of turf in the bottom of the cage; but you want to stop your ears, it is so harsh and sibilant and penetrating. But up there against the morning sky and above the wide expanse of fields, what delight we have in it! It is net the concord of sweet sounds; it is the soaring spirit of gladness and ecstacy rain- ing down upon us from “heaven's gate.” Then, to the time and place, if one could only add the association, or hear the bird through the vista of the years, the song touched with the magic of youthful mem- ories! A number of years ago a friend in Eng- land sent me a score of skylarks in a cage. I gave them their liberty in a fleld ne: my place. They drifted away, and ever heard them or saw them again.. But one Sunday a Scotchman from a neigh- boring city called upon me, and declared with visible excitement that on his way along the road he had heard a skylark. He was not dreaming; he knew it was a skylark, though he had not heard one since he had left the banks of the Doon, @ quarter of a century or more before, What pleasure it gave him! How much more the song meant to him than it would have meant to me. For the moment he was on his native heath aggin. Then I told him about the larks I- hed liberated, - and he seemed to enjoy it all over again’ with renewed appreciation, : Many years ago some skylarks were lib-. erated on Long Island, and they became es- tablished there and may now occasionally be heard in certain localities. One sum- mer day a friend of mine was out there observing them. A lark’ was soaring and singing in the sky above him. An old Irish- man came along and suddenly stopped as if transfixed to the spot. A look of mingled delight and incredulity came into his face, Was he indeed hearing the bird of his youth? He took off his hat, turned his face skyward and with moving lips and streaming eyes stood a long-time regard- ing the bird. my friend thought, “if I could only hear that Song with hie How it brought back his youth and all these lorg-gone days on his native hills! The power of bird-songs over’ us is so. of association. Hence it is that every traveler to other countries ‘prominent citizen sipping OLD-FASHIONED JOURNALISM. The Editor Didn’t Want Big News and Discharged the Reporter, From the New York Press, Reporters are at times too: officious for their breeches, as this story will, prove: When Thomas Kinsella was editor of the Brooklyn Eagle, a bright young man in th3 city department was sent over: to. New York to attend an important meeting that would have netted him about a stickful-of space. Down in Pearl street happening to stroll he came across on? of the great. ship- ping merchants, whose connections. with outh American republicans enabled him to get much valuable news, and, being ac- guainted with the gentleman,asked if thers was anything new. ,{‘Why, yes,” said tne merchant. “There's big news. The presi- dent 'of Bolivia has: been assassinated, and war with Chil> has broken out. The whole couhtry is fighting. Hasn't been such a Tuction in South America in years.” ‘This | Wasa good story, and looked as if dt might be a *‘beat.”. Our reporter droppedevery- thing else and went to work omit.” Hoping. to surprise the officy with fin: éx- callént account of the revolution the young man. deferred mentioning it to. the, city edi- tor until he had written about two columns, - when he marched proudly to thedesk''to turn it in. Mr. Kinsella happened to be near by. “‘Have you turned in a report of that meeting?” asked the city editor,. ‘No, sit," was the reply; “I got hold of @ big ;piece of news and have been busy worki: ‘on ft an day. The geo becov sre - by “city press,” and it isn’t wortl gtaph,”. Kinsella chipped in: Yyou- say: you have been deing?” an unt of a” revolution as President assassinated; war, with” Chile; whole. Sainte, fi “Who orderéd’ ycu to do it, sir?” “It's a ‘beat’ I-happaned .to get on.” The old editor raved. »“‘Let:-me give ‘you'to understand once for all, sir, that the people of Brooklyn care nothing for revolutions and. murders and. wars in South America when they can r3ad in the Eagle an account of Mr. McLaughlin or Mr. Beecher or Mr. Stranahan or any other ona peel rasalog. hig foot! Unde id that, on't forget it.”"That thedtihe. was a bid Aster ot know yer’ D—n your rovolu- tore up the story of ” discharged: the re- and sir! The Hobe andthe Maine Disaster. From the’ Charleston "Newg’aiid Couriet, *” hobo. has just its, appearance , In bs ust 3A40, nea, Jn but it*was in the the in- to fiplers. down, in Ha- vana. Of course the; wes iy in- jured. His head was singed end one of his legs was twisted into @ dozen . The bum said he was taken to Key West, and make it appear straight, -but it might ae fellow wanied fg Hi “as she SEW PUBLICATIONS. INTRODUCTION: AMERICAN LITER: ‘veecntative ” New Ealleneyee Company. Washington: American litereture ts a recent institu- tion, se recent, indeed, that some hyper- critical observers have been prone to re~ Ject the title altogether. But, as Mr Pan- coast observers tn his of this subject, Toofs in the books of the past, just as English Uterature is reoted in the far-away years. The newness of this nation as what~-is better and more enduring, world’s work of literature meking. The Americans, meaning the citizens of the American republic, are a new people only in their national retations, and the in- stinets that inspire the production of lit- erature are the results of centuries of development, to which the dwellers upon the old world. The change of scene in- volved no debarment from the honor and glory of adding to the record of worthy and lasting works in letters. Hence American literature, as a distinct institution or group of works, is to be ccvsidered primarily as coincidental with American history, as, indeed, should the Nterature of any land or time. The pres- ent volume proceéds upon that line. It seeks to infuse into the contemplation of the main subject an appreciation of the historical conditions, the personal ele- ments and the general circumstances that have contributed to the growth of a truly werthy aggregation of living literary works. This task has been well perform- ed. The “introduction” to such a subject is necessarily brief in its relation to each irdividual contributor to American Itera- ture, but it is thorough in whatever it touches. The atmosphere created is one of sincere respect for the chief workers in this field. The book is more than a cat- alogue of books and authors. It is a re- vicw of the history of American letters from the first beginnings of civilization on this continent. It is well illustrated with portraits, and is made the more con- venient by reason of @ series of tables ani a full index. THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF INDIANA; From the Earliest xploratious by the French to the Present Time; Containing an of the Principal Civil, Political and Mili Events, from 1763 to 1807. By William Henry Smith. In Two Volumes. Indianapolis: The B. L. Blair 5 Indiana is a remarkable state, not alone in its own resources and in the record it has written for itself in the American Union, but also in the love in which it is held by évery son and daughter of the commonweaith. ‘‘Hoosiers” are proud of their state, of its history and its achieve- ments. They are proud to be known by this distinctive name. They dwell fondly upon the natural beauties of the state and speak tenderly the names of the famous men whom Indiara has produced. It is therefore fitting that there should now be a history of Indiana, in order that all the world may understand why it is that its people are so loyal to its fame and mem- ory. The two volumes that Have just been published contain these reasons, well set forth, from both the literary and the mechanical standpoint. This work is ex- cellently well done in practically every respect. Naturally, it is written by an In- dianian. He confesses in his preface to having approached his work with a proper appreciation of its magnitude and its im- portance. His modesty is tempered only by his enthusiasm for his state, which is likely to infect the reader even from Texas or Maine. Indiana's history takes the reader back into Indian days, as the his- tory of a state with such a name is ap- propriately calculated to do. The cxact origin of the state, the precise point of set- tlement by white men, is a matter of some dispute, but wherever ft was begun, and by. whom, Indiana is now recognized as one of the nation’s bulwarks, and this history goes to show how well it has earn- ed that position. OUTLINES OF SOCIOLOGY, By Lester F. Ward, author of “Dynamic logy,"” “The Psychic Factors of Civilization,” etc. New York: ‘The Macmillan Company. Prof. Ward's present volume includes the matter embraced in a series of lectures delivered at the Schogl of Sociology of the Hartford Society for Education Exten- sion in 1804 and 1895. These lectures ap- peared in the twelve issues of the Amer- fean Journal of Sociology, ranging from July, 1895, to May, 1897. The author in- dicates a measure of embarrassment in naming his work, and to meet this condi- tion he divides the book into two parts, calling the first “Social Philosophy” and the second ‘Social Science.” The earlier chapters show what sociology is not, while the later ones set forth in broad outlines what sociology is. The author says in his preface: “These two objects are of prime import- ance in the present state of opinion re- specting this science, when so many con- flicting views are current as to its true nature and scope. No question is more frequently asked me than how I would define sociology; and nevertheless I have observed that contemporary works on so- clology teem with definitions of the sci- ence, many entirély different ones occur- ring in the same work. Indeed, I am about the only one who has written on the sub- ject who has not ventured one or more definitions. This has been because it has been apparent to me that it is not defini- tions thet are needed, but clear explana- tions and definite deliminations of its field. It is these that the present work aims to supply from the standpoint of its author, who would not th2reby deny the claims of others who look at the subject from other standpoints.” ‘THE NEW PURITANISM: Papers presented dur- ing the Semi-Centennial Celebration of Ply- motth Church, Brocklyn, N. ¥. (1847-1807. Ky Lyman Abbott, Amory’ H. 7 A, Bervy, George A. Gordcn, Washington Glad- len 5 and Wm. by Rossiter W. Raymond. New York: Fords, loward & Hulbert. Washington: Wm. Ballan- tyne & Sons. This is more than a memorial volume, dedicated to the hor-or of the great preach- er or to that of the church with which his name is identified. It is a contribution to the Hterature of theology. Dr. Abbott's discourse on “The New Puritanism” gives @ running history of Calvinism and its gradual modifications, especially in Amer- ica. Dr. Amory H. Bradford of Montclair sets forth the essential principles of Puri- tanism, their effect in history and the The genuine thing im the shape: of a reat | fal Prof. Brauner is Destroying yard. Me be female and each female to have de- posited 100 eggs, then sufficient locusts have been destroyed to have covered a peesible 20,000 square miles. To this de- ction of winged es 10,000 eggs that have also been destroyed. too, without disease. j th A : Ht F “Get It At Mertz’s.” pring Overcoat weather is upon us—lots of ‘em now being yorn—we're ready to supply you— New Covert Coats to order at 2". an excellent lin only. e of Top Coats for spring wear to-or- der at the mighty small price of $ Tailoring exclusively, Mertz & Mertz, “‘New Era’’ Tailors, - 906 F Street N.W. this volume, which bears upon so important @ period in the life of the poet. WHEN LOVE LAUGHS. By Tom Hall, author of Rr Herrick, & “Company. Washington, Wa . | Her ‘ompany. Wa: : Wm. Ballantyne & Sons. The style and rature of this well-prepared book of verse are cleverly pronounced by the author in the course of a characteristic introduction, which deserves repetition. He “A few of the verses In this volume have already appeared in print; the great majority, however, are here published for the first time. The author shamelessly ac- knowiedges that he has not ‘dipped his pen into the boiling crater of Vesuvius,’ nor yet endeavored to ‘write upon the blue vault of heaven.’ Neither has he attempted to per- petrate any poetical ‘fifteen puzzles’ by hiding his thoughts in ellipses and inver- sions. In fact, he has merely tried to create a few fanctes for people who have not time to do so for themselves.” These fancies are handsomely dressed. The book part of the enterprise is well achieved. The verses are quaintly clever and sprightly. KLONDIKE; The Chicago Record’s Book for Gold Seekers. " Illustrated. Chicago: The Chicago Company. This is one of the most notable of all the Klondike books that have appeared since the first rush to the Alaskan gold fields began. The Record has produced not only a full and presumably accurate guide for the purposes of those who may be plan- ning an expedition into the north in search of fortune, but it has given to the general reader an interest woFk on Alaska, its ap- proaches, its resources and its picturesque features. Much information regarding gold mining is likewise conveyed. of a high order are numerous. Incidental to the work are extracts from and copies of mining laws of both the United States and Canada. The information as to the various routes by which the gold fields are to be reached is exceptionally clear and explicit. Ilustrations SOUTHERN SOLDIER STORIES. By _ George Cary Eggleston, author of *“A Rebel’s Recollec- tions,”” ‘ete. Hiustrated by KR. F. Zogbaum. New York: The Macmillan Company. York: &. S, Barnes & Co. ETICAL SERMONS: Including the Ballad of Porrmeuth Charch By Willian © Davenport. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Washington: Brentano's. WHERE THE TRADE-WIND BLOWS: West In- dian Tales. By Mrs. Schusler Crowninshield. New York: The Macmillan Company. LOVE LETTERS; A By Harold R. Vym u brary. New York: Zimmerman's. THE CELEBRITY: An Episode. Br Winston Churchill. New York: The Macmillan Company. 4 DAUGHTER OF TWO NATIONS. By Ella Gale McClelland. Chieago: A. C. McClurg & C es AMERICA’S LOCUST KILLER. Romance 1n Correspondence. ne. Zimmerman's Pocket Li- Arse! From the Nebraska State Journal. A letter received Saturday Lawrence Bruner, now in Argentine from Prof. Re- public, says that the merchants’ commit- tee there wishes him to put in six months in addition te the year he contracted for to study the locust plague and devise rem- edies. » In thé Buenes Ayres Herald of Decem- Ler-24 appears an article taken from Prof. Bruner’s preliminary report to the mer- chants’ committee Some extracts are giv- en to show what the American scientist has accomplished in his important work: “Phe destruction of the winged insects as carried on by the government commissions during the past four or five months has been very satisfactory in its results. least 30,000 tons have been destroyed, as near as I ean judge from the reports plac- ed at my disposal. sects to-the ton, this would give a grand At Allowing 400,000 in- total of 12,000,000,000, or sufficient to cover 400 square miles of surface so thickly that there would be ten locusts on each square If in estimating we allow one-half insects we must add “To say that ail this reduction in the number of locusts in the country means nothing would be ridiculous in the extreme. of another year. “But this is LAMPS For Wagons, Carriages and Buggies; burn- ing oll, candle and gas. 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