The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 24, 1903, Page 33

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 24, 1903. C _ DAKLAND WILL MAKE PROTEST Mass-Meeting Called to|Employes at This Fac- Throng, Inc Extend Sympathy to Jews. i resgions of Sentiment Rather Than Money Is Desired. —_—— Office San Francisco Call 5 Broadway, May join the rest of the world tion of the atro- ced upon the Jews in Russia. d a committee of citizens was together by Mayor Olney this morn- age for a public meeting at of Oakland may ex- relation to the hor- henev which has & prac s e in on the following s to act as a gen- ee to make suitable arrange- h a gathering: R. Lukens, Rabbi M. Fried- Taylor, H. F. Gordon, Ed- ns, W. E. Dargle, G. B. Dan- C. Klein, Theodore Gier, D. x fus Abrahamson, A J. Heeseman and -committees were glso Stearns, Lu- kens J speakers—Messrs. Dar- & nd Abrahamson. mee of the committee of the wt w ded to arrange for a = on Thursday or next week The eor n on Monday morning at § o'clock to complete the de tails eemen Jonas and ‘Rabbl hat adequate financial and at their or collections s-meeting o be re of the citizens,” their moral We want mighty protest OF INSTRUCTOR CRIPPLES A DEPARTMENT Au- civil —Professor gned from the take & position b in seriously ves only A. Loring and e students. The lost three of its Dye, by death and F. engineers ate concerns iversity pays 2 r placgs. —_———————— Aged Jockey Not Insane. S 23.—W. H. Moore, an was examined before head with a defense that . 8 but is old and feeble now. —_——————— Marriage Licens OARLANI Ms 23.—Tt following | merriag es were issued to-day Miss Lena Gar- riel E de er on “Architects at 8 o ¥ evening at 3 1060 Broad meeting v held under the a < Socialists and is open to the — e Benefit for a Widow. F 21 Y May —An entertain- n s r in Lorin Hall for the ben- efit of widow of the late Thomas The programme is in the a number of energetic people. " work hard for the success of THE GREAT RIVER BEFBIEE{DS LAWYERS How the Mississippi Promotes Real Estate Litiga- tion. d the combined acreage in- ween Lake Itasca and the during a single year be of the largest real estate sald an old river would be very inter er expert would give out ject. If you want he extent of this from New Orleans yme time and talk re directly affected by 1 will” tell you several miles there nywhere from a » & foot to ten feet some of the richest of his sc s been washed nto the river s same thing goes on all alo What is lost on one side as a T ed on the other, that is, the ac olved in tne cav- ing ow one side is nearly so gnuch made Jand on the other. here i, Of course, some waste, but re- _sistances which med on the other side 7 per cent of the t and the formation of a bar is the result. One man told me some time ago at in one short stretch in Mississippl than 1000 acres of land had caved into the river in less than a dozen years. I nally know of another instance e the river in Jittle less than two rs’ time clipped off & point which con ed more than 100 acres. Properts ghts-do not cut much figure with the old Mississippi pei ‘in fact, I may say that the big muddy | itream is one of the most prolific breed- “ers of litigation in all the country be- cause of the almost innumerable contro- tersies which spring up in the courts over rian rights. In mot a few instances State lines have been changed, and I be- teve there is a dispute still hanging fire between the States of Arkansas and Mis- si#eippt, due to a change in the river. But 1 was speaking of the immense acreage volved in the washing gnd shifting of e.river. It is something much larger one not familiar with conditions think, and if T had its value in money—well, 1 would be steamboating still, I suppose, but on a very much larger than at present.”—New Orleans Times-Democrat. —ee—————— Fifty million galions of petroleum were wroduced in Burmah and Assam last year. scle of the University | the changes of the Missis- | EAGLE BOX MEN [DEDICATION OF NEW HIGH "SCHOOL ALL WALK 00T tory Demand New Wage Schedule. Strike Still On at the Big Emeryville Subway of Transit Company. R R Oekland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 23. Three strikes are in progress in Oakland to-day, though there have been no dis- | turbances. The employes of the Eagle Box Factory | on Market street near First all walked cut this morning as the result of a con- | troversy that has been on between the men and the management for some time. The men want nine hours’ work a day and an increase of 2 cents a day in wages. This has been under debate for several weeks, and this morning the Box- | makers' and Cabinet Workers' Union | called the men off, and nineteen out of twenty employes quit. | A delegation of the men went at once | to the City wharf, where the schooner | Western Home was being unloaded for the Eagle Box Factory, and informed the longshoremen of the strike. The long- shoremen all agreed to sympathize and refused to unload the schoonef. The own- ers sent for police protection, but there | was no disturbance. They managed to get a few non-union men, but these soon quit after being argued with by the strik- ers. There will be several conferences be- tween now and Monday morning to see if the matter cannot be adjusted. The lumber schooner Corona arrived at Adams wharf this morning with a load of lumber and a load of San Francisco long- shoremen to discharge her. The Oak- land longshoremen objected to this, and a demand was sent for police protection. There w: no trouble, however. There has been no trouble at the Emeryville subway. The strikers have | now been out a wee! back. About twenty been employed and the work is going ahead slowly. The men are waiting for | the return of Manager W. F. Kelly of the Oakland Transit Company. 'SOME ANSWERS TO QUERIES BY CALL READERS FLAG—A. 8, City. None of the books | that describe the world say he flags of all natlons of that the Jews have a flag. DATE OF A FIGHT— C fight_between Terry McGovern a Herera took place in San Francisco, 29, 1901 | TARI Curlous, Ci The McKinlk tariff bill went into effect in 1890, the W tariff bill in 1894 and the Dingley tariff bill in 1897 LARGEST CITIES—B. M., City. Ac- cording to population the five largest cities of the world are: New York, 3437,202; Paris, Franc riin, 1,888,326; Chica@o 1,69 MENDOCINO LANDS—J., Mendocino County, Cal. If the land office in which you have made application for lands in Mendocino County does not give a fair | show to intending settlers, make com- plaint to General Land Office, Washing- | ton, D. C. ZINCOGRAPH Any first class book seller can procure for you a work that will give you all the in- formation you may desire on the art of preparing zi ne £ pictures before transfer 3 department has not the space to Getail the process. GE—R. T., City. If a conductor fa eet car, in returning change to a passenger, allows it to fall to the ground, in passing it to the passenger, he must make the amount good to that passen- ger, if it was through his negligence. If e of that kind occurred the matter 1ld be reported to the rallroad office. VADE MECUM—F. W.'W,, City. Vade mecum is Latin and means “go with me.” When one says, “The book is an indispen- sable vade mecum,” he means that ft indispensable pocket companion. The words are pronounced as written, with the a long in vade and the e short in mecum INVESTMENT—O., Bear River City, Utah—This department does nbt advise | any one as to whether any company that advertises shares of stock for sale throughout the country is a safe invest- ment. The party should ask for reference and if the party does not furnish the name of a reliable banking house or mer- cantile house to either of which the in- tending purchaser may write, it is well enough to let such concerns alone. INSECTS ON PLANTS.—M. H., Dyer- Humboldt County, Cal. The fol- is recommended as an excellent green lice or other | ville, { lcwing | method of destroyin | fusects on plants o injury to the plants or bushes: Take of quassia chips 3 ounces; larkspur seeds, 5 drams. Boil these together in seven | pints of water until the decoction is re- | duced to five pints. When the liquid is cooled it is to be stralned and used with a, flower pot or florist’s syringe, as may be most convenient. ! STANDING ARMY—: City. The | largest army is-that of Germany. The number of non-commissioned officers and men is 2,265,416 in active army and re- serve., The next largest is that of France —1882214. Next comes that of Russia— 1,314,288, Each has a first and a secord | reserve, which, added to the active list | above given, gives those nations the fol- | lowing war footing: Germany, 5,496,53% | France, 5,017,419; Russia, 4,150,129. The to- tal peace estimate of these nations Is: Germany, 604268 men; France,, 575, Russfa, 1,111,283, ——————— | Archaeology and Mineralogy. In 2 note on the precious stones of the Bible Professor Paul Haupt shows that the verses from the Song of Solomon— | His arms are poles that are golden; Bedecked with rubles of Tarshish; 1is' body is one plece of fvory Adorned with azure blue sapphires; | redliy mean that the lover's bronzed arms are covered with ornamental designs in | vermilion (made from cinnabar), while his beautiful white body is tattooed in ultra- | marine (made from lapis lazulf). | Tattooing has been in use among the | Semites from the earliest times. The mark that the Lord appointed to Cain was |2 tattooed mark. King Solomon’s mines | were located in Southern Spain and in | Boutheastern Africa: silver came from | Spain, and the Opbir gold from the El | Dorado north of the Transvaal.—New York Sun. —_—— Stephen Decatur Jr. of Portsmouth, N. | H., a grandson of the famous Commodore | Perry, has passed the mental examination for admission to the Naval Academ;. ———————— Fanne Vanzi, the noted Itallan novelist, is in_California, gathering material for a novel dealing with life and social condi- tions in that rezion. , and none have gone | non-union men have | London, 4,536,- | . A. F., Los Gatos, Cal. | graph plates and the man- | rose bushes without |, MADE NOTABLE EDUCATIONAL EVENT | |1 | i | { NEW AL FlIGH SCHOOL B, FEXNALD PART? . ALArizoa LAMEDA, May 23.—With eéxer- clses befitting the most notable event In the educational history of Alameda, the splendid new | building for the High School was | dedicated this afternoon. The exercises | were held in the pretty assembly hall of the structure, which was crowded to its | full capacity. President Frank Otis of the Board of ucation was master of ceremonies. He | Introduced President Benjamin Ide Whee- ler of the University of California, who delivered the dedlcatory address; Dr. Henry May Pond of the Board of City Trustees, who formally turned the build- | ing over to the Board of Education, rep- resented by Mr. Otis, and Ira W. Kibby, who acceoted the new edifice on behalf | of the students of the Alameda High School. Interspersed with the addresses | were songs rendered by the choral so- clety of the High School, led by Miss | Tda Fisher. Dr. Wheeler In the course of his address said: | “Mr. Otis, Citizens of Alameda and | Puplls of the High School: One day I spent & whole hour in the Royal Art Gallery In Dresden observing people of all | castes and nationalities pass by and gaze upon the Sistine Madonna hung therein. | All of them passed their judgment upon | the masterplece of Raphael, not thinking | that the masterplece was at the same | time passing judgment upon them. The | citizens of Alameda passed judgment upon the project for a new building for | the High School when it was put before them ahd now the building itself passes judgment upon the citizens of Alameda. | It stands as a monument to their good | judgment and is commendatory of the city. I congratulate Alamedans, the City Trus- tees and the Board of Education upon o | having such a magnificent educational in- | stitution in their community. I have been { pretty well over California and will say that you can nearly judge a town by the school buildings it contains.. They are the best working test to determine the | character of the people of a community. |1 stood on the rear of President Roose- velt's train while he was entering the | Santa Clara Valley and saw the commit- | tee point out to him the prune orchards | as the train passed through that beautls ful section of California. 1 noticed that the President was not particularly fm- | presed with the prunes, but when he chanced to spy a schoolhouse in the midst of the prune trees he was all attention. When we arrived at San Jose and he ad- dressed a gathering there he sald in the course of his remarks, ‘I do not Itke your prunes as well as I like your schools.’ ““High school buildings mean a sacrifice |'Tor a community in wuich they are erect- | ed. They mean, also, that the people of | that community stand together to grow | better. They stand for the higher edu- cation. When a community ceases to work and improve, it begins to decay, and the same holds good of the individual. If he does not labor to improve himself, he will deteriorate and by the natural law be sloughed off from the progressive body. High schools are the people’s colleges. Alameda has felt that it needs such a college and now that hope is fulfilled. You have great reason.to be proud of your Superintendent of Schools, your Board of Education and your High School princl- pal. They are remarkable educators and there are none better to be found in California. “The High school has ceased to be a preparatory school. Students completing the course in the California High schools that are accredited to the State Univer- sity go right on with their work when they reach the higher college. There is no difference between life and education. If any person thinks that his life work is done when he graduates from a high school or a university, he had better go and dle. Education is life and life is edu- cation. Therefore there is no such thing as a finishing school.” The members of the Board of Educa- tion, under whose supervision the new building was completed, are President Frank Otis, Dr. W. K. Scott, Cyrus A. Brown, William H. Baurhyte and Captain J. S. Hanley. School Superintendent Charles C. Hughes, who was one of the originators of the movement for the ¢on- struction of a new High School building, gave much of his time and attention to seeing that the Tiew structure was com- plete and up-to-date in every detail. @ il @ The late Dr. Joseph Parker of Lon- don econom! in every possibls way for years to pay the entire sum for which his father failed, and he had the satisfaction of doing it. Queen Alexandra's beautiful coronation crown is to be broken up. The jewels are 10 be removed from the settings and the lnr-tmed Koh-i-Noor is to be used by Ler Muiesty as a neck ornament. luding Members of Board Who Erected Building, Gathers at New Structure for Advanced Pupils of Alameda and Listens to Ceremonies, One Feature of Which Is the Address by Benjamin Ide Wheeler — AMEDA. LLDIN 6~ / T ve . off o= A o HANEX - e T NEW EXGHANGE Illumination and Music Please Thousands of Visitors. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 23. The formal opening of the new Produce Exchange took place this evening with a grand illumination and a promenade concert by the Fifth Regiment band. All through the afterncon crowds of people thronged the new structure, inspecting the various stores. Between 1500 and 2000 electric lights were used in the illumina- tion of the buliding, and these will not be removed until after the Oakland street carnival, as it Is the Intention of the man- agement to illuminate the exchange on that occasion, The new market is thoroughly up to date in every respect. All the water used is drawn from an artesian well on the| premises and the refrigerators of all the stores are connected with a cold storage plant located in the building. At the rear of the stores fronting on Twelfth street is a concrete court, or driveway, extend- ing from Webster street to Harrison. The firms doing business in the new building include all the wholesale dealers in produce and most of the commission men in the city. Poultry Useful to Kill Insects. Inquiries from our northern subscribers show a need of a remedy for the hop louse. This insect is about the only foe of the hop grower, but it is a most se- rious one. It is the cause of the mildew which ‘makes the crop unsalable. It saps the life of the vines, and the hops fall short in the amount of lupulin, which is the most important element of the hop for brewing purposes. The most effect- ive remedy yet tried is the whale oil soap and quassia mixture. Strong soapsuds made from any good soap is useful for destroying soft-bodied insects like plant lice. It Is usual, how- ever, to employ for this purpose special soaps made with fish oils and sold as whale oil soaps. These vary considerably in composition, some being made with soda, others with potash lye. The latter are much superior and buyers should in- sist on having potash soaps. For scale insects whale oll soap is some- times used in as concentrated a solution as two pounds of soap to one gallon of water, but only upon dormant plants. As a remedy for the various plant lice one pound of soap to eight or ten gallons of water Is usually sufficient. Hop growers are inclined to believe that better re- sults are obtained when spraying for hop lice by adding some quassia decoction to the soap solution, as follows: ‘Whale oil soap, ten pounds; quassia, five pounds; water, 100 gallons. Place the quassia chips in a sack, cover with eight or ten gallons of water and soak twelve to twenty-four hours. Then bring to a boil, remove the chips, add the soap and boi:i until it is dissolved. Add waier to make 100 gallons. If preferred the grower may prepare his own whale oil soap after the following formula: Potash lye, one pound; fish oil, thres pints; water ,two gallons. Dissoive the lye in the water. When boiling hot add the oil and boil about two hours. Add water to make two gallons. Each pound of the scap thus made should be dissolved in cight or ten gallons of water. It will be found a satisfactory remedy for hop lice dn@ other soft-bodied insects.—Cal- ifornia Cultivator. o | | races, while | starting gun. George J. W. Stark had | stalls did a land office | perimenting and fleld investigation, that | 54 ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL, DEDICATED YESTERDAY, AND BOARD OF EDUCATION. P T S S ¢ UNIVERSITY EVENTS BERKELEY, May 23.—W. Clifford Smith, who recently won the prohibition debating contests for students, carried off the first prize of $100 in the Interstate de- bating contest last night at Corvallis, Or. Debaters from Washington and Oregon were ‘his opponents. Professor H. Morse Stephens will have general charge of the university exten- sion work 'again next year. He proposes to extend ‘the range of the courses and to cover more ground. Professor E. J. Wickson of the agri- cultural department has issued a paper entitled “Luther Burbank, Man Methods and Achievements; an Appreciation.” Mr. Burbank is the well known horticulturist of Santa Rosa. Saul Epsteen, 01, has published the re- sult of his recent investigation in biology under the title of “Light Problems.” Frederick Gardner Cottrell was recently given his doctor's degree from the Uni- versity of Leipzig and has published his investigations under the title of ‘‘Polar- jzation and Diffusion of Light Through Chemicals.” He studied under Dr. Ost- wald, the great chemist, who declared Cottrell to be the best student America had ever sent to Leipzig. —_———————— Our Way to Fight Bugs With Bugs. What may be called the California sys- tem of fighting bugs with bugs has be- come recognized the world over as the proper and most effective method. The Department of Agriculture at Washing- ton has been working along these lines now for some time, and other States and nations have followed California’s lead in the matter, for while the theory of para- sitism was known to entomologists for many years California was the first to put it into practice as a commercial prop- osition. The rescue of our citrus crop from the ravages of cottony cushion scale was the first great work along this line, and this has been followed by others which, while not so marked, have still | been very effective. Now, following our lead, comes Tahitl, where a plague of white scale, very nearly related to our cottony cushion, has made its appearance and is playing havoc with a great va- riety of fruit and other trees in the isl- and. To check this pest application has been made to Mr. Craw for colonies of the Vedalla cardinalis, and one grower has applied for 20,000 of these insects. It will not be possible at present to supply them in such numbers, but it is probable that the Vedalia will soon be started on its good work there. Since thelr introduc- tion into California these little ladybirds have been sent by the Board of Horticul- ture to Portugal, Egypt, France, Brazil, Costa Rica and other places in various parts of the world, besides Florida and points in the Southern States.—California Cultivator. 7 Tt is estimated that no fewer than four hundred thousand people in Finlan! are suffe terrible privations owing to the fallure of the crars £ J CHILDREN PIGNIE Merry Shouts of Little Ones Ring Out in Sunset Park. Races and Games and Good Things to Eat Bring Joy Aplenty. ki Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 23. Eighteen hundred Sunday-school chil- dren journeyed to Sunset Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains to-day and en- joyed what is declared to be one of the most successful outings ever held under the auspices of the union Sunday-schools of this city. The long train was puffing and snorting at the First street and Broadway station before 8 o'clock, and by 8:15 had taken aboard 1000 passen- ger! At East Oakland, Fruitvale and way stations the Sunday-schools of Ala- meda County added their quotas, until 1t is estimated close to 2000 people were on board the train when it arrived at its destination. At Niles a girl fell off the platform of one of the cars, but fortunately was not hurt, and she was quickly picked up and her identity lost in the throng. Upon the arrival of the train at its destination the crowds spread them- selves out over the surrounding country. The train arrived at the picnio grounds at 11:15 and by the noon hour the entire throng was eating under the trees. In the afternon there were games and trials of speed and skill. An egg flnd’ ladle race for teachers’ created much amusement, while the superintendents’ and pastors’ race brought out a surpris- ing lot of entries. There was a tug-of- war and a three-legged race. A gallon of fcecream was offered as a prize for the winner of the fat men's race. The gathering was characterized by the usual number of celebrities at such festivities. J. H. Coleman was the cen- ter of a young crowd of enthusiasts, and he delighted in telling how much better times they were having than when he was a boy. W. B. Wright was the admiration of the small boy in a full regalia of the Western cowboy. C. W. Kinsey held the tape and judged the A. H. Trathen fired the a general eye out for the entire assem- blage. The candy booths and icecream business. The train let off the tired but happy crowd at 8 o'clock this evening. —_—ee———— OWLS AND HAWKS ARE NO LONGER TABOOED For years owls and hawks have been under the condemnation of the farmer. Now scientists come forward in defense of the birds, asserting, after years of ex- the activity of owls and hawks is of a| | very great service to husbandry. Special | encomiums are heaped upon the great horned owl. But for its vigilance, says | the ornithologist, the depredations of the cottontail rabbit would know no limit. | The blological survey deplores the fact that the rabbit, which is a great nuisance, | is protected by law, and in many States bounties are offered for the extermination | of owls and hawks, now declared to be| among ‘the farmer's real frends. In| counties of Scotland, England and other | countries where owls and hawks have been practically exterminated in the sup- posed interest of the preservation of game it frequently happens that meadow | mice devastate crops and destroy young | fruit trees by girding them. To avert a similar tendency in America the Govern- ment scientists will attempt to convince the various State authorities that most of the species of owls and hawks in this country are beneficial. An object lesson was presented on a | farm near Washington. In a nursery of | 4000 apple trees near farm buildings, which hawks and owls do not dare to approach, rabbits estroyed 2000 trees. In a newly planted orchard, distant from the bullding and surrounded by woods, hawks Lndi owls afforded such complete pl‘o(ecflonl that scarcely a tree was touched. The| occasional descent of hawks upon barn-| vards is a slight offense, the scientists say, when their great service is consid- ered. There are seventy-five species and sub-species ‘of owls and hawks in (hel United States and a recent examination of the stomachs of about. 3000 of these showed that only six of the 73 species are to be classed as more harmful than bene- ficlal. Mice, rabbits, gophers and ground squirrels comprise the chief dlet of the larger species, while insects injurious to | agriculture are devoured by the smaller. The rough-legged hawk seems to have earned its imposing title (archbuto lago- pus sancti-johannis), for it is declared to be an uncompromising enemy of weasles, | shrews and every variety of rodent and {nsect which war on husbandry. The bird is among the largest and most beneficent of all hawks. As if in its wisdom the owl had known that it would ultimately be defended by science, a palr of barn owls for years had their eyrie in the tower of the Smithson- fan Institution. Scientists have on re- peated occasions climbed to the place of banquet of these sapient birds, and up to date have gathered there the skeletons of more than 2000 mammels, most of them meadow mice, one of the most destructive | enemies with which the farmers have to édompete.—Petaluma Poultry Journal. ———————— ‘Worth While to Save Your Beeswax. The present price for beeswax makes it very desirable to save all that is possible. Keep the old combs and the scraps and put them in a large iron kettle, which should be nearly fllled with water. Boill them for several hours. Have a wooden tub partly filled with clean water on | which floats a clean board, and cover with a clean strong cloth or sack. Dip out the hot water and melted comb on this, and stir around and squeeze it with a smooth stick until the wax has all run through into the water, on which it will float, Clean the kettle thoroughly and put the wax in again with more clean water. Let it boil until the wax is thor- oughly dissolved, then strain through | clean, fine cloth strainers several times, if necessary, to remove all the impurities. When the wax has cooled it may be melt- ed again without water and poured into molds or cups of convenient sizes for mar- ket, the quarter-pound cakes being usu- ally the most desired.—American Culti- vator. e Lets Stock Run Often on Alfalfa. A writer in Dairy and Creamery says he lets his stock run on clover and alfaifa | when they will, and as often and as long as it cares to, and has no trouble from bloat. His method of prevention is to place lumps of rock salt at convenient places in field and let the cattle know where they are. They will eat and then take a taste of the salt, and there is no further uble. Some of his neighbors have adSpted the same plan with the same resuws. We remember hearing an old doctor say that there was no better remedy for a case of indigestion, when it was accompanied by bioating and gas in the stomach, than a teaspoonful of com- mon salt in.a glass of water. Tt is simple and inexpensive, which would commend it to many.*-California Cultivator. ——————————————— UNDAY SCHOOL MAX UALE GOES 10 TAKE BRIDE Noted German Scientist Is Victim of Cunning Cupid’s Wiles. ———— Fiancee Is a Member of One of Philadelphia’s Lead- ing Families. . DB Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, May 23. Professor Max Uhle. the eminent Ger- man scientist, whose discoveries of Peru- vian relics have made him celebrated and the University of California’s archeolog- ical collection famous, is going to marry. The doctor let the secret out to-day just before his departure for Philadelphia, where he will clalm Miss Charlotte Grosse as his bride. The wedding will take place immediately upon the doctor’s arrival in Philadelphia. A honeymoon trip of a month or so will follow the nuptials. Miss Grosse is a member of one of the first families in the City of Brotherly Love.. Dr. Uhle’s excavations in Peru and his tracing of prehistoric man to an earlier period than any other scientist brought him fame. Under the patronage of Mrs. Phebe Hearst, he spent a good deal of time in the rich archeclogical flelds of Peru and brought back many rare speci- mens. His mest recent work was done in exploring the Indian mounds that abound on the bay shores. SALT MAY BE USED TO BENEFIT OROPS There is no rotash in common salt. It is chemically Fnown as chiloride of so- dium, composed of chlorine and sods, though the refi:se article, which is com- monly used as fertilizer, contains small quantities of other substances. All soils capable of producing crops contain all the soda and chlorine that ordinary nlants re- quire, so that salt is not to be ¢ nsidered a true fertilizer. It belongs to ‘he class of substances which benefit cror s by the work they do in the soll rather than by directly supply'ng plant food. Several years ago many reports favoralfe to the use of salt, esprcially on grass shd grain, were published. Now we seldony hear of them, declares the Rural New Yorker. Omne reason for this is that tbws potash salts, like muri~te and kainit, néw large- ly used, comtain considerable salt, and #ive most of the results formerly obtained from [ts use. As they also suppiy potash they are more economical than the salt. On very rich soil, where grain snd grass frequently ‘“lodge” or fall down, salt usually prevents this trouble, giving a shorter and harder stem—delaying the ripening for a t'me. It was first thought that the salt set free certain minerals in the soil like silica and potash, which thus gave a harder and stiffer straw. To some extent this is probably true, but the chief effect of the sa.t now appears to be re- tarding or holding back nitrification. That means the changing of nitrogen into forms which are quickly available to the plant. As we all know from observation the tendency of plants when grown in very rich soil is to make a very rapid and tender growth. When *we speak of a ‘rich”” sofl we mean one containing a large amount of soluble nitrogen. Salt holds back the formation of this soluble form of nitrogen so that the plant will make a slower but more -uniform and solid growth. As an {llustration, we can imagine a young man left with a good- sized fortune. This might come to him in cash or in property which he could easily sell. The chances are that he would make a growth like the overfed plant, and weaken himself in body and character. It would be much better for the young man if by some wise provision in the will that property could be tied up securely so that he could touch only what he actually needed of the income! In a way that would be like putting salt in a sofl containing too much nitrogen! Salt also retards or holds back the formation of starch, and thus has a bad Influence on the flavor of fruits. It is likely to make Soggy potatoes for this reason. Some plants, ke asparagus, can utilize far more salt than others. Salt attracts and absorbs moisture. Also, like lime, It has power to flocculate the sofl. That means to lump or bunch it up—uniting the smaller particles into larger ones. It is said that on the sea coast, when streets are sprinkled with salt water they are less muddy than when fresh water is used. When the fresh muddy waters of rivers reach the salty waters of the ocean much of the fine particles which form “mud” bunch together and sink, thus forming the sandbars or ‘“deitas” found there. 'We do not advise the use of salt as a fertliizer. If the effects it brings about are really needed in the soil we would prefer to use kainit or muriate of potash, since these gvie the action of salt and also supply potash. Salt has some power to kill or weaken insects. In ofder to damage the insects we would have to use so much salt that the crops would suffer. SOME INSTANCES OF STAGE FRIGHTS Sudden Trips and Turns Which Have Brought the Curtain Down. ‘While playing the principal part at the Grand Theater, Birmingham, last Guy Fawkes night, Miss Kate Rorke, the well- known actress, was interrupted in a cu- rious manner. Precisely at the moment when the audience was watching her with eager and Intense interest, they were one and all alarmed by a sudden crash through the roof, followed by a commo- tion in the gallery. The bolt from the blue, which interfered with the play for a time, was a spent rocket that had been sent up from a bonfire in the neighbor- hood. Beyond startling the audience just for the moment, this sudden turn did no great damage. Now and again the interruption on the stage takes a humorous turn. A funny incident occurred not so very long ago at the London Alhambra. Mile.. Cleo de Me- rode, the famous continental dancer, had already given part of her turn with the greatest success, and had come on for the Greek dance she gives—the last and per- haps prettiest part of her performance. In this act she usually finishes by posing as on example of Grecian statuary, and placing the customary double pipe in her mouth to give a classical effect to the posture. It is a silent act. At that mo- ment, on the occasion in question, a ter- rible boy in the gallery gave a terrible blast on his Mafeking trumpet. The au- dience was convulsed, and Mile. Merode was only too pleased to beat a retreat. Not only was the iInterruption at the Garrison Theater, Chatham, some time ago, attended by serious injury to one of the company, but a panic among the audienge was only just prevented by the promptest measures. The performance ‘was being given by an amateur company from the depot ship Pembroke. During the preparation of one of the scenes, in which a tomahawk display by Indians served as a prominent feature, the audi- ence was alarmed by the sudden appear- ance on the stage of a most realistic red- skin, attired in the fullest warpaint, his body enveloped in flames. Jumping the footlights, the fiery figure rushed into the street, eventually putting out the flames by rolling in the mud of the gutter. The poor fellow, a seaman, Wwas terribly burned and had to be removed 1o the Bos- pital.