The Washington Bee Newspaper, April 20, 1907, Page 3

yew nite ee — ol MONUMENT BE ERECTED AT 5 ETOWN, MASS. 50 Feet in Height, d Only in Size to ngton Shaft pital for “Prov- as memor- r wait formal ¥ ral government 4 construction be- to set the corner Delfhaven Day.” e ker Hill, which patriots died, ue peak 221 feet higher than Old South Meeting ‘oot tower this Province-' xo skyward to aij naking it the loft-! yuntry excepting | W ment at the na- jing it to the} the world. on charge of the 3 im iment at | and adding it to! in the world. The n charge of the : grim monument at » ists of the Hon. jam H a ecretary of War; a ( Jr, of Massachus- au Sears of Brewster, ape Cod Pilgrim n of the fund raised ,000, of which y ted by the United es 2 and $25,000 by the ea f assachusetts, and € by popular sub- Proposed Pilgrims’ Monument. Cape Cod Pilgrim onsist largely of reenforced by res sunk in the will be 27 feet The foundation a large base of cement, ware, 250 feet high t accordance with the inciples of construc- 1 run to the top| he purpose of these | ent the! sult of | ne will con- ociet May- ferent | cou All will be duly in- the monument on | 1 in the center of | un fine the futu treat- f the monument, pace for such dec- is mayinfuture be f Cockneyism. ry for him to do 1 that poem, but in he syllable “ing” ables like “in” and ind the concluding is Barham, of In- most facile rhym- e thing over and htening his labors t of rhyn 3's Full Name. r is Alfunso tiago Isidore nother decided he patron Court Crier. out into 1 all on ancisco come into} and then S eneour- life will re: | ( view a relief picture on the eeded, NEW GUNS FCR COAST DEFENSE. Latest Models Will Be Cheaper and Betier. Washington —Gen. Crozier, chief of ordnance, has comy!cted the plans for the new tyre of I4/nch caliber guns which are to be a 1 to the existing coast det ats: a ordnance bureau is t 2 work upon the new Sz Water- vliet arsenal a early But one point rema o b d and | , that is whether all be of the ordinary built-u steel type or shall be of dern-wire wound constructi¢ will be something of a paradox in ord- GEN. WM. CROZIER. (Chief of Ordnance Who Has De- signed New Coast Defense Guns.) nance design, for although full two inches larger in caliber than the stand- ard coast defense gun of the first grade, the new gun will be smaller in every other measurement and even lighter. The purpose is to make a weapon that will have a range and striking force at least equal to the present standard 12-inch gun but that shall vastly exceed the very limited life of that gun. It is not intended to throw away the expensive 12-inch guns now in place along the coast from Maine to Washington state, but rather to supply the new type when- ever there are additions to the exist ing defenses. A strong point in its favor is said to be the fact that its first cost will be less than that of the 12-inch gun, while the addition to its ult in economy. TO BISMARCK. MEMORI Erected in the Berliner Dom by Or- der of the Kaiser. Berlin—The memorial to the great chancellor of Germany, prince Otto von Bismarck, which has been design- ~d and erected at the order of the kaiser, by Reinhold Begas, is unique because of the place it occupies. It has been erected in the memorial chapel of the great cathedral of this ity known as the Berliner Dom vhere until now only MHohenzollern rials could find a place. The ure of Bismarck is lifelike as to} e and ex sior It at the i } SS as Statue to Bismarck. quest of t empe that the iror hancellor i r in the armo ni old. In happy t stern lines of the acefully iped dominant figure, ated alone and looking mly ahead are the smaller ones on either epresenting History and Fame. tory intended to show the great achievemen of the statesman, and Fame raisi the veil bringing into sarcopha- zus showing the union of the realm and a procession of princes bringing to the enthroned Germania an impe- rial crown. The pedestal bears only the one wi “Bismarck.” Child Has Extra Digits. Trenton, N. J.—Twelve toes and 13 fingers are allotted to a young son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon A. Shockley of his city. The prodigy is the first one in the Shockley household. There are seven fingers on one hand and six on the other, and six toes on each foot. All are perfectly formed, and it is believed w »t work to the disad- tage of one. It was the wish of the 1ockleys to have the ex. tra digits r »ved, but they were pre- vailed upon by the attending physi- cian to let them remain. A Plea for the Indolent. Men who fill unaccustomed positions exacting severe mental toil, are al- mst sure to be short-lived. Persons whose callings subject them to a heavy nervous strain ought occasionally to spend a day or two in bed. Even an afternoon nap is a tonic, and may do much to lessen the wear and tear of nervous, anxious days. One of the ablest statesmen of modern times, when once reproached in early life for indolence, retorted, “I am storing energy Suecess Magazine. + 14-inch gun | | | | | Gathering Crude Turpentine. From stereograph, copyright, by Underwood & Underwood, N. Y. Scene in one of the great pine forests in North Carolina. RAISING CANARY BIRDS GERMANY CONTROLS WORLD'S MARKET OF SINGERS. Exceptionally Good Ones Command Fancy Prices—How the Young Are Trained—Are Very Sensible to Drafts. Washington.—Writing from Madge burg, Consul Frank S. Hannah says concerning the business of raising canary birds in the Harz mountains: “The breeding and selling of canary birds in Germany, which has reached such proportions that it now controls the markets of the world, is conserva tively estimated of a value of $238,- 000. In St. Andreasburg alone 50,000 canaries are yearly raised. for export. For an exceptionally good singer and breeder at least 300 marks ($71.40) must be pafd and 100 marks ($23.80) is often paid for a good so-called ‘Vorsaenger,’ a bird used to teach the younger canaries to sing by example. The normal price for good singers varies from $2.86 to $8.57. Absolute | quiet and undisturbed intimate rela- \tions exist between the breeder and | his birds. Similar conditions are at- | tained by igeburg breeders. | Many of the so-called ‘Harz canaries’ | whic h are € to the United orted | States n the city of Madge- > of the best singers burg, w x of the young birds to one of the most im- ious features of the The young birds, tion for the most vad singing as well as s the plan of the he birds should y of the ‘Vorsaen- m natur: aken that € before the other }b re the same bad | ir over th umbering lt at age, de | to its highest point | of perfection in particular line. hese birds are ided into classes and kept in separate rooms, those | having harsh and sharp voices being | often placed in covered cages, where | instead of singing they are forced to listen to other good singers, through which their faults are often overcome. The better singers, after passing a certain stage where their habits are established and they do not require the close daily watching of the breed- er, are taken into a room reserved for the best singers. The elementary training for the singer is generally finished by the end of November and the singing is at its best at the be ginning of January and again after the mating time. Canaries are very sensitive to drafts and some singers, the results of years of careful breed- ing and training, have been ruined by a few moments’ exposure by an open window. “The exports of canaries from this aselgens for the calendar year 1905 was $37,685 and for the calendar year 1906 $40,048.” Would Manage Whole Town. Armour, S. D.—One man may run this town—not a political boss, but a business manager. J. C. Cantonwine is, with other taxpayers, disgusted with the city debt and high assess ments. He will put up a bond guar anteeing that if given the manage ment of the city’s affairs he will demonstrate that a town and city can be run profitably when conducted along business lines. Some of the aldermen look askance at the proposition, but the taxpayers generally would like to try it. Armour as 2,000 inhabitants and is a thriv- ing town, but it has a bonded debt of; $40,000, and city warrants have to be sold at a discount. | WATER CURE FOR INSANE. Innovation Will Be Introduced at Phil- adelphia Almshouse. Philadelphia—Treatment of the in- sane by water with the idea of wash- ing away insanity germs will be an innovation in the new quarters for the insane at the Philadelphia almshouse, which will be opened soon. Dr. Coply, director of the department of health, is confident of the success of the mcve- ment. The plant is designed primarily for the treatment of cases of acute mania by a system of bathing by which the body of the patient is kept completely submerged in running water for as long a time as is deemed necessary to effect acure. The plant, in its present form, is composed of a number of rooms, of which two. are specially set aside for this kind of treatment. In each bathroom a hammock is ar- ranged on which the patient’s body rests. Above are het and cold water faucets with a thermometer attached for gauging the temperature. There is a special appliance for emptying the tub instantly. The water generally is kept at a temperature of 100 degrees and is kept continually flowing. The patient remains in the ham- mock for a period varying from four to eight hours at a time. At the end of each period he is taken from the bath and placed on a cot, rubbed down, and allowed to rest for half an hour. He then is returned to the swinging hammock and immersed in water. The only purpose for from the water is an occasional rest 1 to him in the The head, which rests on a circuls ubber cushion, is the only portion of the body not submerged. DETECTS COLORS BY TOUCH. Blind Weaver Becomes Wage Earner and Develops Another Sense. J. Smith, who s ago in a prema- ture explosion i yecome an expert ¢ t weaver. $ annual ave is nearly 1,700 | ards, and since t his eyes hej as woven 31,000 ing farmers. It is a wonderfu im separate tacle to see nt colors of oe at chain. T with his rs, for he has t art “of feeling the colors. After he has them sep- arated they are pit different boxes, and here he can instantly tell by the size of the box without feeling so deliberately what color he is dealing with. He is getting so accustomed to his work that he is able to weave finer articles, such as towels and table cloths, and his ingenuity has been shown in a beautiful specimen o€ table cloth, which he wove from fisx spun by a Worcester township womam, PENSION TO POOR PARENTS. Ohio Official Proposes New Methed of Preventing Child Labor. Columbus, O.—State Shop Inspector Morgan in his annual report submit ted to the governor ma the novel proposition that the state of Ohie set aside a fund to be devoted to paying parents in poor circumstances who are now compelled to let their young children work in factories, to enable them to take the children from the factories and put them in school. Gov. Harris is inclined to look op the proposal with favor and may recommend a law to the legislature covering the matter. Mr. Morgan says that Ohio leads all the states in child labor legisle- tion, but he is openly opposed to giy- ing employers discretion to employ children where parents need their wages. Instead he suggests a school pension law by whkich the parents may be paid an equivalent sum out of the public treasury and the chiid sent to school. a * fairs, but I consider this one remark- j which he is taken j quarry, has / s for sige | THE JAMESTOWN FAR } SOMETHING OF BIG ik, | SOON TO OPEN. Great Naval Feature Will Be One of the Attractions—Many Points of Historic Interest in the Vicinity. New York.—That the Jamestown exposition, which will be formally opened by President Roosevelt on April 26, will astonish the country by its scope itude is the opinion of A. L. Sutton, chief of exploitation. “The grounds, buildings and exhib- its will be in complete readiness by the opening date,” id Mr. Sutton, | “and in this it will differ from all ex- positions that have preceded it. The | visitor who comes on the opening day | will know that he will see as much as | she could at any time later. I have been connected with several world’s , and mag able in many ways. “Its site on the shores of Hampton Roads makes pessible the great naval feature, wherein it is unlike all former expositions, while the historic interest attaching to all of the surrounding country will continue it is one of the favorite trips for tourists. - | “The grounds on Sewell’s point have long had the finished apparance of a completed park, and to this end the natural beauties of the land lent themselves admirably to the art of} the landscape designer. .The garish appearance common to buildings cov- | ered with staff is overcome by the use President Myers of the Jamestown Exposition. of brick as a veneer, and this com- ports with the style of architecture, that of the Georgian Renaissance, usu- ally called the Colonial style, some of the finest examples of which are found in the old mansions along the James river, ‘The great attention drawn to the naval and military features of the ex- position, beca of their novelty, has somewhat obscured in the public mind act that this exposition is really the in indus exhibits are | ating man’s | ts during a | usé non. hese bein Locomotive ) ion, ecial exhibits showin ate state buildings, designed for ! ul purpe are particularly beau- | ul in 4d and of permanent con- | ruction, @ 2d a large pro | portion of position structures | The exy ic te s to be me a vé uburb of ¢ which it is rez ley ride. ‘Congress and conventions of varied character will fill every day of the exposition. The exposition will also be the center of interest for amateur sports, from foot-racing to yachting. Automobiling will play an important } role, and in this connection ‘good roads will receive special attention and their making will be shown. “It is curious that despite the fact that newspapers have explained from the first that the expc ion is on Sew- ell’s point, many people think it is to be at Jamestown island, the site of the original settlement, the establishment of which, 300 years ago the exposition is to commemorate. Only the ruins remain with several monuments to mark sites, but the patriotic societies have been restoring the old church, and the trip to the island, which is some 60 miles up the Jame er, will certainly be taken by a large part of the exposition visitors. “Old Point, with Fort Monroe, and Hampton, the oldest town of English origin in the country, and Newport News, with its great shipyards, are across Hampton Road: On the Roads the battle of the Merrimac and Moni- tor will be reproduced by naval ves- sels. Yorktown, where Cornwallis surrendered, is but a pleasant boat trip distance, and many will take ad- vantage of the opportunity to see the great Dismal Swamp, only 23 miles from Norfolk. The battlefields of Vir- ginia and Richmond, the capital of the confederacy, will attract many more, prom nt and attrac i Norfolk, f 1ed by a pleasant trol - tional prosperity: SILENCE AN® MYSTERY THERE. Remarkable French Villa, Where Elec tricity Has Repiaced Servants. London—The house of mystery} and silence, or, to give it its official | title, La Villa Feria Electra, is situat- ed at Troyes and is owned by Mr. Georgia Knap. All the work usually done by servants, and much that is: usually left undone, is performed by } electric contrivance. The visitor to = the villa finds that, when he rings, : the door opens by itself, while a voice : proceeding from a hidden gramophone | tells him to allow the door to close. Once inside the visitor is confronted by a mat that rubs and dries his boots. ae GM =< Enchanted House of Electricity. Press a button near the bed in your bedroom and a hot water bottle is heated—an arrangement that would suit Toddles. In the morning, cur- tains fly apart and shutters open in response to the pushing of a button; breakfast, papers and letters arrive at the table in the same mysterious way. An electric lift brings electrically cooked food through the center of the dining table. In the laundry electric washing machines do the washing. Everything in the house, indeed, is run by electricity, and there are even electric alarms for use against those who would break in and steal. TRUSTEE OF SAGE FUND. Daniel Coit Gilman One of America’s Leading Educators. Daniel Coit Gilman, who, as trustee of the $10,000,000 “Sage Foundation,” will wield a powerful influence in the work of curing social evils in the poverty stricken districts in our large cities, succeeded Carl Schurz as head of the National Civil Service Reform league. He is one of the foremost educators in America. He was the president of the great University of California. He had pre- viously spent two years as attache of the American,legation in St. Peters- burg and several years as professor at Yale. When the Johns Hopkins uni- versity was founded in Baltimore Prof. Gilman was called to preside over its destinies. He soon brought the insti- tution into the front rank of American DANIEL COIT GILMAN. (Famous Educator Will Heip to Dis- tribute Big Sage Gift.) ats of learning. Prof, Gilm was the first president of the Carne in: stitute and has served on many impor. tant educational aad charitable boards Elephants’ Dramatic Revenge. The following tragic story of the death of Pargana Barahabhum, khera of Daima, is related in the Bombay paper, Maubhum. “Pargana Barahabhum went to his paddy field, and found a herd of ele phants destroying his crop. His rage rose, he shot arrows from behind a tree, and he killed a young elephant Then the greatness of his crime fell on the mind of Paragana Barahab- hum, and he fled to his cottage for ref- uge. But the elephant’s father and mother were stricken with rage, and they and their fellows charged the cot- tage and razed it to the ground. Par- gana Barahabhum was wily, and he climbed a tree to the topmost bough. The elephants surrounded it and roared, but they could not reach Par gana Barahabhum. But their sagacity was great, and with their own trunks they brought water from the bund, and they watered the ground at the foot of the tree. When they had wa tered well and the earth was soft, they uprooted the tree. Then they avenged the death of their young by | trampling the life out of Pargana Bar ahabhum.” Too Much Prosperity. Senator Hale in a St. Patrick’s day baaress at Ellsworth said of the na “Two tramps were conversing over a pail of hot ale. “These is terrible times,’ said the first, as he sat down the smoking pail and wiped his mustache. “‘They certainly is,’ the other an- swered. ‘A feller can’t ask fer woik nowadays ‘thout bein’ offered it’” TT iat coemeati t f ij a + es ene WARES