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(Gaf&&GfiZJ9cer 7̂7&ASSOCL4ZZZ> •Vanishing Fleets," story of "what lgrhi nasi, imppemd," opens in Wash ton with the United States and Japan * £ 2 1% m DIET AND HEALTH By DR. J. T. ALLEN F#od 5p#dUiMit w a Author of "Eating fk farp&f«," "The ft* Gospel of Health,' Etc. (Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.) WHAT DO YOU EAT AND WHY? OB the verge of war. Guy Hillier, sec retary of the British embassy, and Misa Norma Roberts, chief aide of Inventor Roberts, are introduced as lovers. The government is much criticised because of its lack of preparation for strife. At the most inopportune moment Japan declares war. Japan takes the Philip­ pines without loss of a man. The en­ tire country is in a state of turmoil be­ cause of the government's indifference. Guy Hillier starts for England with secret message and is compelled to leave Norma Roberts, who with mili­ tary officers, also leaves Washington on mysterious expedition for an isolated point on the Florida coast. CHAPTER II.--Continued. "I don't know what it's all about, boys," he said, relenting. "I wish did; but I have no more knowledge of it than you have. I don't even knov. why Miss Roberts is aboard; but this much I am certain of; That the men In Washington know what they are doing, and all the rest of the world •can just keep on criticising and guess­ ing. As far as we are concerned, we are officers who have sworn to and •will obey orders, even if they tell us to go to the outer edge of the flat earth." Darkness came on them before their next stop was made, and they slowed down as they passed through the yards of a large city, felt their puff­ ing locomotive being uncoupled, and heard the slow resonant snorts of a fresh ope being driven into place. They were tired of the day's traveling, and sat in listless silence, looking through the open windows at the half deserted platforms. Newsboys were running here and there offering the latest editions, and they called them to the side of the coach and bought newspapers from them. The silence in the car was broken by the admiral, who had been the first purchaser. "Well, I'll be blanked!" he said, an­ grily crumpling his paper into a ball Which he threw on the floor at his feet, before he began striding up and down the aisle. What he had read be­ neath flaring headlines was this: "Washington, May 28.--The Japa­ nese have taken the Hawaiian islands, together with the gunboats Marietta and Corbett, and are now landing troops from a large transport. The in­ credible and disgraceful feature of the affair is that not a gun was fired by either side, our officers contenting themselves by running up the white flag when the enemy approached. The cable operator sending the message said that he did so under the surveil­ lance of two Japanese officers, who at the conclusion of the message would disconnect the cable, thus putting the islands out of communication." CHAPTER III. When the Flag Came Down. The government was compelled to take action toward pacifying its own subjects immediately after the news «f the Hawaiian surrender, public in­ dignation having risen to the point where the people threatened to take matters into their own hands. With­ out a dissenting voice the journals of the country came forth with scathing editorials, occasionally asking the president whether it was the intention of the administration to run up a white flag as soon as a fast approach­ ing enemy neared the shores, and thus surrender the whole United States. Therefore an appeal for patience was iBsued in the following terms: "The president and his cabinet, acting tor and empowered by congress in special session, most urgently ask the people of the United States to withhold judgment on the conduct of the war for at least a week longer; when it will be fully demonstrated that the government is following a well-defined policy, which will not only avert bloodshed, but will Impose no disgrace upon our country. The ex­ igencies of the situation are such that to make public our plans would be to jdefeat our own ends. We therefore ask the earnest support and co-opera­ tion of the people of the United States by such means as lie within their power, which at this time can be shown best by a cessation of mass- meetings and criticisms tending only to embarrass the government in the discharge of its duty and the bringing to a successful termination the con­ flict which is now on." Contrary to the usual form of procla­ mation, this one was signed not only by the president, but by all members <jf his cabinet, who, therefore, jointly assumed the responsibility. At first there was an inclination to deride the message, and then when more sober thought prevailed a spirit of fairness dictated that the administration should have its chanee. Foreign advices indicated that no at­ tack might be expected against the shores of the United States proper for even a greater length of time than ten days; hence the respite of seven 4ays seemed a reasonable limit within Which the government might demon­ strate its theories. It was possible that the public tem­ per would have remained passive for the full period, but for a somewhat v unfortunate and graphic description of what had taken place in the Philip­ pines, cabled by the correspondent sf a London paper, who had been on the scene, and which read as follows: "The surrender of the Philippine is­ lands by the United States to Japan : - sonstitotes what is probably the most gemarkable chapter In the history of V wars. Not only was there no battle 1 '£ iMgiit nor any attempt made at de- The Flag Under Which fense, but what is worse, or would seem so to any man with red blood in his veins, is the humiliation im­ posed upon the Americans by their home government. To an impartial observer it would appear that nothing but madness could dictate such a pol­ icy. The facts of the case are as fol­ lows: "Although trouble had been ex­ pected with Japan by every reasoning inhabitant of the islands for many months, the government at Washing­ ton apparently made no attempt what­ ever to strengthen Its position, and, on the contrary, seemed rather en­ deavoring to weaken it. As the whole world knows, there have been Im­ mense and costly fortifications under progress of construction in the Islands for the last ten years. More than 30 days ago, by official order, work on these defenses was summarily stopped, the workmen discharged and the en­ gineers ordered home. This was t^e first act of treachery toward the Phil­ ippines. "Immediately following this incom­ prehensible action all war vessels in waters surrounding the islands and on the Pacific station were ordered to ports in Europe, where they rendez­ voused in what can never be anything but neutral territory. And there they are at this moment,' thousands of miles from the scene of conflict, in­ capable of either offense or defense. Had the government deliberately chosen to put itself out of touch with the whole war, it could have selected no more effective method. Your cor­ respondent haB had the honor of an Intimate friendship not only with the civil officials of the islands, but with the men of the army and navy as well, and is therefore in a position to give trustworthy and detailed Information of what at this time seems little less than an infamy. "It had been known for some days that orders of a most remarkable na­ ture had been received by the govern­ or of the islands and the commanding general. What these were, however, remained a secret until that memor­ able . day of May. "At ten o'clock on the morning of May 27 a cloud of smoke became vis­ ible on the horizon, and when within range of the glasses it was discovered that in the offing floated two cruisers of the first class and one battle ship, flying the Japanese flag and cleared for action. The officer in command of the fort at once communicated this fact to the governor, and a consulta­ tion was called, to which all officials of both branches of government were summoned. Inasmuch as the gravity of the situation required the absolute concurrence of all concerned, the con­ sultation was not couflned to men of high rank, but included every com­ missioned officer from, the army and every official of standing in the civil government. The men, wondering at this strange call, and aware that something unexpected had happened, responded to the summons and re­ paired to the governor's office, where they seated themselves silently, and waited for that executive to" address them. He, a man grown gray in the diplomatic service of his nation, paced up and down the room as if loath to speak. " 'Gentlemen,' he began, 'It is not within my province to criticise the acts of the department which I repre­ sent nor to find fault with its desires, and yet I have before me at this mo­ ment the most humiliating instructions which in more than fortj^years of life Had Fought So Valiantly. in a responsible capacity I have ever received.' "He stood for a few moments, as If dreading to tell his auditors of hi3 country's shame, and then with trem bling hand opened a drawer of hi? desk and took out a file of official documents, which he held before him as he continued: " 'At the time when work ws3 stopped on the fortifications of this harbor I received additional orders to the effect that In case of any overt act or warlike demonstration upon the part of Japan we were not to make any defense unless it Involved the saving of our lives, and to surrender the islands in toto to our enemy.' "It has been your correspondent's privilege to Witness many scenes where the tempers of men were tried as by fire; but never yet has he been compelled to view the deliberate mor­ tification of at least two score of valiant men in such a peremptory and and unheard of manner. They sat as if stupefied by an overwhelming catas­ trophe, looking at one another as if incredulous and doubting their own hearing, and then suddenly broke into angry exclamations of surprise and indignation. By a most remarkable display of authority they were brought into subjection again, the commanding general, a man at almost retiring age, rising before them and holding up a warning hand. 'Gentlemen,' he said, quietly rebuking them, 'our first duty is that of obedience.' "The officers, looking at one anoth­ er, settled into their seats, and In al­ most an Instant the silence In the room had grown painful. The gov­ ernor, still holding his papers before him, slowly continued: " 'Fearing trickery on the part of a prospective enemy, I doubted the au­ thenticity of my instructions. I used a secret code which has never gone beyond the hands of the most confi­ dential men in my department, and to my surprise received absolute con­ firmation. To you of the army I will say that before this verification was received, your general,' and here he turned to his white-haired confrere, 'had been the recipient of a command from the secretary of war of the United States couched ip almost the same terms.' | "At the conclusion of his speech. ' his fine old man sank back into his ihair with bowed head as if the dis­ grace of his country was his own. Theire waft a more or less dignified dis­ cussion participated in by the older officers present; but interrupted now j and then by some of the younger men, j vh^1 favored totally ignoring the or­ ders and defending the islands to the death. The cooler heads among them prevailed, and at last it was recog­ nized that there was no alternative save absolute and unqualified surren­ der. "Before the meeting could be official­ ly dispersed the sullen boom of a gun came heavily from the sea, reverberat­ ing through the room. The mefc sprang to their feet and rushed tfl* ward the exit, knowing that war was upon them, bht that their hands were tied as hopelessly as though bound with manacles of steel. "There, within range of their own heavier guns, floated a formidable fleet from Japan. Even while their con­ ference was in progress, cruiser after cruiser and floating forts of steel had crept up over the horizon. The Jap­ anese gunners were testing their range; but no damage had been done. I saw a procession of crestfallen men, going .as if to a funeral, enter their fortress gates and silently gather round the great flagstaff, from which floated a hitherto unsullied banner. A grim old man grown gray in war and scarred with the marks of many bat­ tles, walked to the halyards, gave them a pull and brought fluttering to the ground the flag under which he had fought so valiantly. A colonel of his staff took from the hands of an orderly a cloth of white, the emblem the world over of defeat with or with­ out honor, fastened It into the idle loops and pulled it aloft. "The general, a warrior no longer, but a heart-broken old man, turned away from his colleagues, walked across the parade, and the door of his quarters closed upon him. Several other members of his staff did like­ wise, and still others stood silent on the rampartB, watching the outcome of this event. The ships ceased firing, and, as If perplexed by this unwar­ ranted outcome, seemed to be com* municatlng with each other, dexter­ ously wigwagging signal after signal. A torpedo boat destroyer slowly sepa­ rated itself from the fiotilla and came suspictqusly nosing itB way toward the land, winding in and out as If fearing floating mines or sunken engines of destruction. "As it neared the shore, it was seen that on Its black deck stood the ad­ miral of the fleet, together with hia staff. They were met at the landing by a deputation of officers, both civil and military, who escorted them to the fort. No one can depict the ex­ pressions, half surprise and half in­ quiry, which overspread the coun­ tenances of this Insignificant invading force. A party of less than ten men without arms was actually accom­ plishing the most remarkable con- Aad ever after he rolled helpless la the ditch. The man who eats because he likes to eat has much in his favor. If there is only one reason for eating he is fortunate in having chosen it, despite the adage, formulated in some hermi­ tage or monastry, centuries ago, "Live not to eat, but eat to live.* The latest word from the physiolog­ ical chemist is that "appetite juice* is one of the chief requirements -of good digestion. FIRST IN AM^KA. ^ PIONEER RAILROAD Lfflt AT QUINCY, MASS. First Planned in 1825, Its Constructlea Was Finished the Following Year--Stone Sleepers and | Wooden Rails. quest in all history. "At the entrance to this city of masonry and steel, equipped with silent monsters of warfare, embodyirg all the latest and most formidable in­ struments of offense and defense, built to withstand the onslaught of the combined navies and armies of the world, stood the sullen, shamefaced officers of the vanquished garrison, the gilt of their full dress uniforms un- tarnished by powder or smoke, and shining garishly in a midday sun. There, drawn up in line, were men who would have fought to death and gone exultantly out Into another world rather than face the disgrace which had been heaped upon them by an un­ worthy clique of superiors in office. "The Japanese admiral advanced to the sacrificed but not defeated gen­ eral and extended his hand, offering the commonplace courtesies of the day. There was no need of an Inter­ preter, the head of the victorious force speaking the English he had learned at* the United States Naval academy, in which he had been educated. (TO BE CONTINUED.) USURPS PLACE OF THE STORK Buzzard Is Revered by Inhabitants of Pennsylvania Town. Rather than bring about In epi­ demic of race suicide In East Notting­ ham township by keeping imprisoned the famous belled buzzard which acts in the capacity of the legendary Btork for that community, Samuel Winches­ ter, who captured the bird a few days ago, has decided to set It free, says a correspondent of the Philadelphia Record. Great numbers of persons have flocked to see the big bird, and it? capture aroused great interest throughout the entire tpwnship. The buzzard Is an unusually large one and is somewhat differently colored from others of its species. It has for years been recognized by a sleigh bell wired to its leg; For nearly a quarter of a century its hovering over a farmhouse has been regarded as an infallible sign that there was to be an addition to the family- Mothers instead of tell­ ing their children of the stork's visit informed them that the belled buzzard was the bearer of the little one. Peo­ ple have been trying to capture it for years, but no one ever succeeded until it fell into Mr. Winchester's hands. 8hould Go as Cook. "Understand," she said, "that 1 must have all I want, nothing to dot and nobody to boss me." With compressed lips the man shook his head. "My dear young lady," he said, "re­ member that this is a 'matrimonial agency, aotan employment bureau.*' "I eat what I like," Would be the answer of the avferage person scan­ ning the bill of fare in the average restaurant. And to eat ^rhat you like because you like it, is the best pos­ sible reason. To eat what one doesn't like is good for nobody. It has been shown in the laboratory that "appe­ tite juice" Is the first requirement for good digestion. Animals In their natural state never eat when they are not hungry, and they never eat what they don't like; and this together with abundance of fresh air, water, exercise and normal mental conditions, inhibits sickness, except by accident, while man Is al­ ways ailing more or less. And the chief cause of all the ailments, not mechanical or mental, to which flesh is heir, is wrong eating. It is generally admitted that most sickness, temporary and chronic, originates in the derangement of th6 digestive system; auto-intoxication,, that is, self-poisoning, induced by ab­ sorbing into the blood the poisons produced in the food tube by fermen­ tation resulting from eating too much, from hurried eating, from eating too many kinds of food at the same meal. Many of the most advanced students of the cause of disease now believe that the one cause is the retaining of waste matter in the system, which is a necessary result of wrong feeding Of course these abnormal conditions are traceable, in the last analysis, to wrong thinking, and they can be set right only by changing the thought. And it is a happy sign of the times that the study of the food question Is receiving so much attention. "I eat what I can get." This would be the answer of many an unfortun­ ate; but whether his case is worse than that of him who can get what he wants to eat, is doubtful. Is the for­ eigner who comes to America and changes his diet from black bread, a I few vegetables, apples and grapes to an abundance of highly-seasoned foods, meat, fine white bread, pickles and pie--Is he fortunate, in the mat­ ter of diet? The statistics say, No It is a peculiarly Interesting fact that the mortality from cancer is much higher among foreign-born Germans Irish and some other nationalities in this country than among the Ameri can born of those races. Cancer, in the opinion of the late Dr. Nicholas Senn and other eminent authorities 1b a disease of over-indulgence, and we believe indulgence In flesh meat The Italians, Greeks, Bohemians and others who continue to live on the simple diet of their home countries show a low rate of death from these diseases. The foreign-born Irish and I German peasants sooner fall victims to cancer and tuberculosis when they adopt the extravagant mixed diet of the average American family, because they are more susceptible than those who have become habituated, to a cer­ tain degree, to the more extravagant diet of the new country. It has been said that we are a na­ tion of dyspeptics, and the cause is easily found. Certainly, the natural way is to eat what one likes. But, unfortunately, many, if not all of us, are not natural, in eating as in many other things. How, then, can we de­ pend upon our inclinations to tell us what to eat? Nearly everybody now admltB that intoxicants are neces sarily injurious, yet many have a de­ sire for them. Shall they follow the inclination to drink what they like, merely because they like it. or, shall they not rather govern the appetite by reason? And does not the same argument apply, in some degree at least, to eating? This line of inquiry leads to the question, "What shall we eat to se­ cure the greatest enjoyment of life? What shall we eat to enjoy the great­ est degree of health, the most vigor­ ous, happy and useful life? These questions cannot be answered finally by laboratory Investigation alone. Only actual test of the effects of foods with careful allowance for personal factors and varying abnor­ mal conditions, can lead to wise con­ clusions. And in my next article I shall give the result of my own ex­ periments. • • • • Why do you eat? "Because I like to eat. It is one of the pleasures of life." This will be your answer, if you are an average reader. If not you are abnormal. To be a good man, one muBt first be a good animal, and the first requirement in a good animal is to be a good feeder. It is a well-established principle in psychology that we do best what we do unconsciously. What must become of a man who Is so conscious of his digestion that he must take so many chews for each mouthful and eat cer­ tain prescribed foods? Is it not pos­ sible that he may find it necessary to lie awake St night to see that his heart beats the right number to the minute? It is commonly said that if a man has a good stomach he doesn't know that he has a stomach, that so soon as he finds out thftt his food digests, there is indigestion. How often we hear a man say, "I wish I could eat anything, just as I used to eat, with­ out giving it a thought." The physi­ cian is orten called upon to deal with cases in which people have destroyed their digestion by thinking about it; as the story goes-- The centipede was happy quite, Tin the frog for mischief asked him, But there is another side to the question. Why do we eat? The ath­ lete who eats what he likes, as he likes and when he likes, cannot win the race. Paul advised taking a lit­ tle wine for the stomach's sake, even, presumably, though it might be dis­ tasteful, and the highest medical au­ thorities are unanimous in prescribing certain diet to be eaten upder certain circumstances. Evidently it is not always best to eat as one feels dis* posed. The lower animals are able to se­ lect their food by instinct, but man has lost this power to a large extent, and it must be supplemented by rea­ son, by science. By living in unnat­ ural conditions imposed by civiliza­ tion, we have acquired unnatural ap­ petites that are destructive of health, physical and moral. A man may drink a pint of brandy because he wants it, but who will say that that is reason sufficient? We have an ap­ petite for flesh, but are we sure that such appetite is normal, that we are the better for eating meat because we feel disposed to eat it? Is it, as vegetarians claim, an acquired appe­ tite, like that for tea and coffee, which are said, by most authorities, to be injurious? It would seem that the obvious an­ swer to the question, Why do you eat? is, "Because I am hungry." Yet one who habitually eats too much can­ not be hungry. The desire for food arises frequently from that gnawing sensation resulting from the fer­ mentation of superfluous food, pro­ ducing a condition of auto-intoxica­ tion. In fasting there is an almost irresistible desire for food the first two or three days; then the appetite leaves one for several days; there is a gain in strength with loss in weight; and when a distinct desire for food returns it is a natural hunger, easily satisfied; but this natural appetite in many cases does not come for 30 days or more, showing that the former aj* petite was unnatural. We do not feed a horse on the the­ ory that he should be guided solely by his inclinations in eating and drink­ ing, but largely by our knowledge of what Is best for him under the arti­ ficial conditions under which he lives and that he may be able to do his best work. And why should not a human being have the benefit of such knowledge? Should not the child, es­ pecially, have the benefit of right feed­ ing? With all due allowance for the fact that one man's meat may be another man's poison, that authorities are not unanimous on foods and feeding, .yet, it is true that there is a science of human feeding, that we have lost our Instinct for determining what the sys­ tem needs for nutrition and therefore appetite should be to some extent guided by reason. Certainly one should eat because he enjoys it, but also, whether he be an athlete, a la­ borer or a professional man, because, eating largely determines efficiency, and because health depends upon food more than upon anything else except pure air, pure water, and right think­ ing which is fundamental. y . "i-'i *'•£ 8avages in Civilization. Civilization does not change pas­ sion. The savage lives. Nothing alters the elemental emotions. Love changes to jealousy, jealousy to hate and hate to murder as swiftly and ruthlessly on some quiet little back street of small homes or on some wide and respectable thoroughfare as in the jungle. No savage land has more murders than parts of our cities and states. The customs, the restraints and tb« outer veneer of civilization perpetual­ ly deceive. Men and women, particu­ larly women, look on life as a mere merry dance, in which partners can be teased by a change and changed at a whim. But man remains, even more than woman, under the guise and dis­ guises of civilization, the elemental savage whose passions boil to love or death at a touch.--Philadelphia Press. First Press In the West. The first printing press in the United States west of the Missouri was set up at Santa Fe early In the last century. History does not dis­ close the date of its origin or its own­ ership, but there are extant printed proclamations dated 1821 and having the Santa Fe imprint antedating by 14 years the first newspaper El Cre- pusculo, prophetically named the Dawn, which was first published in 1835 at Taos and was in the main a periodical tract to make propaganda for the peculiar religious and moral ideas of Padre Martinez. The first English newspaper in New Mexico ap­ peared in 1847, shortly after the occu­ pation of Santa Fe by Gen. Kearny. They were the Santa Fe Republican and the Santa Fe New Mexican, both published at Santa Fe.--Santa Fe New Mexican. Chinese Student Has Future. Vu Kyuin Willington Koo, a Chinese, has been chosen to edit the Dally Spectator at Columbia university. It is said to be the first time that a Chinese student has been placed at the head of an American college pa­ per. Editor Koo, who is but 22 years old, is a slender chap and Is known throughout the university as a master of pure English. He speaks without accent, knows more about American politics than the average American, is a debater of wonderful--ability, and one of the most popular men in the university. ^ Qulncy, Mass., has the distinction having within her borders the railroad ever structed in this country. This is the granite rail­ road. It was buSt by Grldley Brj£§? ant, a self-edjp- c a t e d engineer, J who also planned the project, ' ~ The movement looking toward tls building of this road was started by Mr. Bryant in 1825. He finally de­ cided to build a road from his stone juarry to the Neponset river, a dis­ tance of four miles. Work was begntt on April 1, 1826, and finished On Oc­ tober 7 of the same year, and on that lay a train was run over the, road.' rhft deepest cutting was 15 feet and the highest elevation above the sur­ face of the ground was 12 feet. The several grades were as follows: The Rrst, commencing at the wharf or land­ ing, was 26 feet to the mile, the sec­ ond 13 feet and the third 66 feet This brought it to the foot of the table* : lands that ran around the main quar- j ry. Here an elevation of 84 feet had j to be overcome. This was done by an Inclined plane 315 feet long at an angle of about 15 degrees. It had an endless chain, to which the cars were attached ascending and descending. The road was constructed in tttt following manner: Stone sleepers were laid across the track eight feet apart. Upon these wooden rails six Inches thick and 12 inches high were placed. Upon the top of these rails iron plates three inches wide and one- fourth of an Inch thick were fastened with spikes, but at all the crossings of public roads and driftways stone rails were used instead of wood. On top of these were placed Iron plates four inches wide and one-half an inch thick, firmly bolted to the stone. The inclined plane was built in the same permanent manner and had a double track. The first cost of the road was $50,- 000 and that of the first car $600. The car had high wheels 6% feet in diam­ eter,'the load being suspended on a platform by chains under the axles. This platform was let down at any convenient place and loaded. The car was then run over the load and the chains attached to it by being in­ serted in the eye bolts In the plat­ form and raised a little above the track by machinery on the top of the car. The loads averaged about six tons each. | The next car was made with low ! wheels, with a strong, massive frame. The gauge of the road being five feet, the axles were placed that distance apart. When stones of eight and ten tons were to be transported two of these trucks were attached together by a platform and king bolts, making an eight-wheeled car. When larger stones were to be taken the number of trucks was increased, which made a 16-wheel car. This was used to transport the columns for the courthouse in Bos­ ton, each one weighing 64 tons In the rough. In the course of a few years the wooden rails began to decay and it was necessary to replace them. This was done by substituting stone in place of the wooden rails, using the stone transverse sleepers that had originally been laid. ? The 8am« mode of securing the tafia plates to the stone was adopted. m Railroad Takes Old Ticket. . , A railroad ticket. Issued in 1MI, was tendered the conductor by a pas­ senger on train No. 4, which left Pitts­ burg for the east at 8:50 o'clock the other evening, says the Pittsburg Dis­ patch. The ticket was issued by the Louisville & Lexington, or Mexican Railroad Company, and read: "Good for one first-class passage between Cincinnati, O., and Washington, D. C." It was so worn with age, however, that great difficulty was experienced in deciphering the full name of the railroad. The conductor telegraphed to the superintendent of passenger transpor­ tation at Philadelphia for instructions and was advised to honor the ticket, which, in all probability, will be placed in a frame as a relic of the post-bel­ lum days. Hawaiian Railroad Ties. A sawmill which will undoubtedly be one of the largest in the world for cutting railroad ties is being con­ structed on the Island of Hawaii by a company which has a contract to tar­ nish 1,000,000 ties a year to an Ameri­ can railroad. It is expected that the mill, which is located near the Kil- auea volcano, will turn out 100,(MM1 feet of ties per day. Four ties will be sawed at a time, while additional saws will take the surplus timber and vert It into lumber. Care of German Workmen. Every Injured German workmatf, no matter how be was injured, whether by his own fault, by the fault of hla employer or by nobody's fault, draws a regulir weekly compensation either from-the sickness insurance fund or from the accident insurance fund until -c-- - 18 a&le t0 8° t,ack to wor^ ffain--- Pray which "foot comes after which? J William Hard, in Everybod Lad Mutely Awaited Death. Adam Miscovits, aged nine years, met a tragic death at Nanticoke, Pa. He was crossing the tracks of the New Jersey Central railroad when his foot caught ta a frog. He was so badly scared that he did not notice the approach of an empty engine and gave no outcry. The crew of the engine failed to see the lad until some feet away. It was then too late to atop and the lit* tie fellow, with his eyes lifted heav^ enward, was run over and killed. ,v*>1 ' / - # • t'% Regrets Rash Promise* • young man of Vienna who prosi lsed his aged aunt that he would never part with any treasures she might be­ queath to him now finds at her death that he has taken upon himself tfc*. care of 56 cats. Pious Inspector. When a milkman was fined at Breads fer-J, Ssgland, an inspector said traders were in the habit of taking ad­ vantage of the Inspector's absence at church on Sunday mornings by aeiUMg poor i^il|.--New Orleans Picayune.