The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

i /\mmnn/v\nfiAn I uji i i i irclKjci irci i i A 'W^-1r' tfdbvrtajhted .bv WAi^bir mwcf-TT' «&? QV^ ft j^™. MSaife' • a &a&?fj5ve?x£Ai JtiES-JZ IHV&e&GA- »Sf Wmmm , </; i "•A*.", ; ®M8 • 1 ll«Pl • AVIATOR MAKES 88 MILM '4# VflO M|NUTE8 IN *»IS BIPLANE. HALTS NOT FAR FROM QOAl KADI'ATION week at th» U n i t e d States Mili­ tary a cad emy Is easi 1 y t h e c r o w n lug week of the year, a n d ! s looked for ward to with the keenest antlcipatto n by all the future gen­ erals of the A merl can army in tbe Making, la iMs respect, however. tbe significant week iu June at the great military institution on tbe Hudson Is not BO Wry different from the corresponding culminating interval of the academic year at other grebt seats ©f learning in this country. To be sure, the drills. Open-air evolutions, dress parades and sham 'bat­ tles do supply an element of the spectacular not to be found in like degree anywhere else, unless perhaps it be at the United States Naval acad- •my at Annapolis, but in so far as the graduation exercises proper are concerned, and the attendant Cure well bails, the program at the Point is not so Afferent from that carried out at other big edu­ cational Institution* at the close of the school Tet tor all this sameness, in some respects there is enough of novelty In the climax at West Point to draw visitors by the thousand from all •actions of the country. Nor are the spectators toy any means limited to the relatives and close Mends of the young men who are to receive, along with their diplomas, commissions as second lieutenants in the regular army. That would be understandable enough--such a gathering pf inter­ ested kith and kin. But aside from the«onlook­ ers whose interest is stimulated by blood ties, there is a vast assemblage, the members of which feel no Interest in either graduates or under* graduates at the Point, but who have been drawn thither by the prospect of a "show" literally worthy of many miles of travel to witness. The picturesque events, ranging in variety all the way from "guard mount" to rough riding, are the magnets which draw to West Point the vast throng of sightseers and pleasure seekers. In­ cidentally, It lhay be noted that It Is an excellent opportunity to see celebrities. The president of the United States, the secretary of war, or some other prominent official, presents the diplomas to the graduates, and high officials of the army are always present In their bravest show of gold braid. . The Military academy lg probably unique among all educational institutions in that the term - - duty at West Point Is likely to have his hospitality "commencement week" has a certain appropriate and incidentally the sleeping accommodations In his ' "quarters" taxed to the utmost. During the golden days of June, which wind up the year at the military academy, discipline Is re­ lated, and all the cadets from upper-classmen to "plebes" are at liberty to enjoy the round of schools, if change of occupation be a sufficient vacation however, the purpose bf a summer respite la admirably served for the boys 1b gray exchange their quarters In barracks for the camp accommoda­ tions erf a tented city, and tbe vari­ ous forms of study from b$oks. are supplemented by outdoor soldiering of the most practical kind. For more than two months the young men are to live under canvas, and many of the graduation week vis­ itors, particularly the representa­ tion of the fair sex, remain to see the camp life Inaugurated with all Its essentials of sentry duty, pa» rades, etc. Commencement season at West Point brings to the fountain head of American military education a swarm of visitors that taxes the hospitality of everybody in the countryside. As though the varied attractions of the Point at gradua­ tion time were not enough, there are notable boat races on the Hud­ son in this vicinity at this season, and moreover, this whole section of the Hudson river valley has her most attractive spring dress at this time of year, and draws hither a considerable portion of our leisure class, ever ready to go anywhere in search of diversion. The circumstance that the West Point Military academy Is not in close proximity to any large city, compli­ cates the problem of housing the strangers that in­ vade the stronghold at this time of year. All ac­ commodations In the hotels in the vicinity (Inclu­ ding the one under the auspices of Uncle Sam), are engaged monthB In advance, and every officer on Charles fC. Hamilton Files From New V«rk to Philadelphia--Has mauhifTcry Trouble on Return Trip. New York.--The first air-lfhe ex­ press to Fhiiadeiphia by the upper route went through on schedule time to a minute Monday, but on the return trip Charles K. Hamilton, the aviator seemed to miss his way- and turned southeast at Metuohuen, N. J., toward Prince's bay. < A special train following him lost Sight of the biplane a few minutea later at Menlo Patk and there was na further news until the telegraph wires brought the brief report "Hamilton stuck in the swamps at iQprth Amboy." Hamilton had landed on the south short of the Raritan river, two miles above Perth Amboy. His descent was deliberate and he was not hurt, nor did it appear a\ first sight that his aeroplane was damaged. The fact ie that Hamilton had made his journey from Governor's island to Philadelphia with only seven cylinders working. The eighth 'cylinder went out of com­ mission when he-was 1,500-feet above the harbor. Nevertheless the first leg of the trip was a remarkable success. Hamilton traveled the eighty-eight miles from Governor's island to the aviation field at North Penn Junction in 1 hour anfr 50 minutes. He left Governor's island at 7:36 and alighted at 9:26. At Philadelphia he stopped two hours and seven minutes for food, gasoline and oil, and, rising again at 11:33, hurried ahead of the special train, which had become tangled in the railway yards. For thirty-five miles the train chased him at a speed sometimes reaching seventy-five miles an hour before it caught up with him, two miles beyond Princeton Junction, forty miles out. Hamilton started from Governor's Island under the auspices of. tbe New York Times and the Philadelphia Pub­ lic Ledger. His propeller, broken In an attempted start twenty-five min­ utes earlier, was repaired quickly and the aviator made a graceful rise, cir­ cled the island and then cabled off over the Kill von Kull at a height of about 225 feet. INTERIOR HEAfr IS SCORED significance for the whole student body, rather than merely for the graduating class. At Wept Point, commencement week means the commence­ ment of a new lite for the lads, who. after four years of book learning and practical training, are to go forth to assume the responsibilities of lieu­ tenants of infantry, cavalry or artillery. But for the quota of cadets left behind to finish their un­ completed courses of Instruction this momentous week in June likewise means the commencement of a new era, a change in the existing order of things that is about as radical as could be Imag­ ined. 'This universal significance of the oommence- • stent season is due to the fact that the majority of the West Point cadets are not granted a sum­ mer vacation after the fashion which obtains in the case of the pupils at most public and private Attorney Brandeis Declares Ballinger Is Menace to People's Interests and Is Not Trustworthy. Washington.--"The defense of Mr. Ballinger was that he was ignorant of the situation In Alaska, and that all the acts complained of were per­ formed by subordinates, for whom he was not responsible. "Such, a defense is enough to con­ demn him. The evidence in the rec­ ord and the conduct of Mr. Ballinger throw a strong light upon his char­ acter. "No man with such a character would be trusted by an individual or private corporation with care of Im­ portant property interests." The above statements are part of a scathing attack on Secretary Ballinger and his conduct of the interior depart­ ment filed Monday in a brief of Attor­ ney L. D. Brandeis with the Ballinger- Plnchot committee. The brief pre­ pared by Attorneys Brandeis, George Rublee and Joseph Cotton, Jr., Is in behalf of Louis R. Glavis. Other briefs were presented by At­ torney George D. Pepper for Gilford Pinchot and by Attorney John J.-Ver- treefa for Secretary Ballinger. TWENTY PERISH IN BLAZE *2X5 ;n:x?;x;;rxr.i;:iKii;raxsixaiaxse pleasure which Is provided. To be sure there is plenty of work mixed in with the play, for this is the time of year that the official board of visitors inakes its annual Inspection, and the West Point battalion.is expected to display its best points. Be­ tween times: however, there are opportunities for strolls on the far-famed "Flirtation Walk," and In­ cidentally It may be remarked, that it is the one season of the year when there Is a fair visitor for every cadet Ordinarily the proportion Is one belle to three, or even to six or seven prospective offi­ cers. The evenings are given over to hops, culmina* ting in the appropriately named "Farewell Ball.' GENERAL WOOD ALWAYS READY Qualification That Earned His Advancement In Brief Time. Ray Stknnard Baker writes a most interesting •l^etch .of Gen. Leonard Wood In the American Magazine, part of which is quoted as followsi"" Many there are who have attempted to ac­ count for the startling rise to power and fame of Gen. Leonard Wood. Twelve years ago an assistant surgeon, with little or no regular mili­ tary training, how Is it possible that today at the astonishingly youthful age of 50 (he was born October 9, I860), he should be the ranking major- general and chief of staff of the army of the United States? { "Somewhere in one of his essays Emerson ob- cerves of a certain extraordinary man that he was 'prep&red for his age.' No better description of " ';£• the success of General Wood could possibly be '^'C'.tvritten. Without especially brilliant qualities to commend him, with little promise In his earlier gfc; years, he has been, at every crisis he has had to ^ ,.jpoeet, peculiarly the man who was ready There | s? Stood Leonard Wood--prepared. It was not that *•;•jKj'tie sought the places which he has filled so suc- •• jcessfully, but that he was supremely the man who - Was ready for them. "At the very beginning of his career In the army, although only a surgton, he was assigned to lead a detachment of soldiers in pursuit of Geronimo'8 Apache warriors, far down among the mountains a°d cactus deserts of Old Mexico. He performed^ this difficult task with such courage and efficiency that he was especially commended by his commanding general and rewarded by con­ gress with one of Its rare medals. Theodore ' Roosevelt said of him: " 'No soldier could outwalk him, could live with greater indifference on hard and scanty fare, could endure hardship better or do better without sleep.' "At the beginning of the Spanish war, when it was proposed to raise a regiment of rough riders, the man naturally chosen to lead was this same reticent, low-spoken, well-prepared army Burgeon. He became colonel and led the rough riders on the bloody hill of Las Guasimas. After that, when the high ones at Washington looked about them for a man to command the conquered province of Santiago, there stood Leonard Wood--ready. . . . He proved an admirable colonial administrator and from that moment onward he had been the 'imminent man' In connection with the most diffi­ cult problems of our foreign dependencies. He became governor of Cuba, then he went to the Philippines. 'As he has held more and more important po­ sitions, performing each task with that high sort of quiet efficiency which Americans admire, he has risen, naturally, In rank in the army, until now he is chief of staff, with headquarters at Washington." INDIAN CREMATION MU8T 8TOP. Some time ago the agent and other officers In charge of the Yuma reservation asked the braves to refrain from burning the houses of the dead. They showed how easy It would be for a fire to sweep over a part of the reservation and put gov­ ernment property in Jeopardy. For a time the Indians observed the request, the Los Angeles Times says, but a few days ago celebrated the departure of One of their number In the most approved redskin style. The personal effects of the deceased were burned and his house was set on fire, He was supposed to have arrived In tbe hapiry hunting ground, ready for an enthu­ siastic reception. But, inasmuch as the personal property of a deceased person belongB to the heirs by the Cali­ fornia law, there is no doubt that zealous friends overstepped the law fohen they cremated every­ thing the dead Indian had ever owned. The practice of the Yuma Indians in burning their dead, together with the possessions left by the departed braves, has aroused the federal au­ thorities to action. While there wouldn't be In­ terference with cremation--a religious rite--the officers declare that government property must not be endangered. Herald Building at Montreal Burn#-- Bindery Qlrla and Othere Are Dead In Ruins. Montreal, Que.--Bodies of 20 bind­ ery girls and linotype men are burled beneath tons of wrecked machinery and heavy debris In the basement of the Herald building, which was wrecked by fire Monday. Thirty were hurt, several fatally. Many of the dead met thei? death In •low torture. Flames were steadily creeping down upon them as they lay helpless and aa a rescue party was fighting near by to penetrate the building. The victims were swept downward through the building by a huge water tank which plunged from roof to cel­ lar. Almost Instantly there was an ex­ plosion of gas from several ' pipes which hung about the sides of the im­ mense jagged hole. Flames, fanned by a stiff wind were soon sweeping the upper floors of the building. Scores of persons in the editorial and other departments had to fight for their lives through smoke. Forty Acres Enough for a Family A great ileal of farm land is distant f^from markets and otherwise limited in ^ ^tts range- of production, but nearly kta «very forty which lies east of the hun- V ; ^redth meridian Is competent to fur- *. ' Irtish a living fqr a family of workers, - '"|f the workers be Intelligent as well Jui industrious. Farm lands are each year being brought closer- to markets by atesm and electric roads; tele- phone and telegraphic wires give Im­ mediate service; and the daily distri­ bution of mails brings the producer Into closer touch with the consumer. The day of isolation and seclusion has passed, and the farmer is a personal factor in the market. He is learning the advantages of cooperation, both in producing and in dispoyittg of his wares; he has paid-off his mortgage and has money in the bank; he is a power in politics, and by far the most dependable element in the state. Like the wrestler of old, who gained new strength whenever his foot touched the ground, our country gains fresh vigor from every man who takes to the boII.--The Fat of the Land," a story of an American farm, by John Wimjuas Streetfer. - •'" - -- • - • Excess of wealth is cause of covet* ousness.--Marlowe. No Change. "I am afraid," she smilingly said to the census taker "that you don't be­ lieve me when I tell you I am twenty- eight." "Oh, that's all right, ma'am," replied the cheerful enumerator. "You mustn't concern yourself with my feelings on the subject. You see, I was census taker on this same route ten years ago and your age was twenty-eight at that time, I ain't surprised at any-' thing. It's still twenty-eigkt, is it?" Find Charlton's Coat In Lake. Como, Italy.--A part of a man's coat, declared by some of his fisher­ man neighbors to have belonged to Porter Charlton, was found Monday In Lake Como, from the waters of which the body of his murdered bride, Mary Scott Castle Charlton, was re­ covered last Friday. The torn gar­ ment was fished up from the bottom of the lake, near the spot where the trunk containing the body of the wom­ an wai found. This discovery strengthens the theory of many that a double murder was committed. Cuts Nicaragua In Two. New Orleans.--After issuing a proc­ lamation setting up the independence of an east coast republic In Nicara­ gua, General Estrada, the Insurgent leader, has fixed the boundaries of this division, according to the Blue- fields American received here Mon­ lay. The American is Estrada's offi­ cial paper. The bounds of the pro­ claimed republic extend the whole length of Nicaragua, and from the At* lantic ocean to the eighty-fifth paraU lei of longitude. This practically dlr rides Nicaragua In halt. GRAVEL TRAm NuT rOruLAR Admitted to. Be Necessary, But lit Railroad Man Really Loves It. Like the fat' man of the oomedy, the gravel train 4s loved by no one. Yet its awkward moves and blunder­ ing attempts to get out of the way 'of the principal actors must be tolerated ' on the railroad stage where are pro­ duced the tragedies and problem plays of the nation. This apparently inconsequent supernumerary goes on making its entrances at the wrong time, causing the stage manager of the system to fuige at the awkward situations thus created and even thGS6 wiiS 5tt uaCk OS SaSJ" CUSuiCuS to fret at the tangle. But Uke the spear carrier who paves the way for the coming king. It will be easily for­ gotten when the gloriously arrayed principal--the limited--holds the center. The grave! train is the dispatcher's bane. In his game of "Pigs In Clover," after he thinks he has all tbe little trains safely rolling toward the pock­ ets it is this work special that bumps into view and reminds him that It must be taken care of. He tilts the train sheet puzzle this way and that and after all of the train balls have been shifted unceasingly, finally lands a part of them In the terminal or divi­ dend clover field. He must let the gravel train work just as long as it can before it starts to hiding on some nearby switch, for the ballasting work must be ended as soon as possible. Conductors of the passenger and freight trains regard the crawling laborer as a special effort of some un- deflnable enemy to mar their records for that ever sounding virtue, "get­ ting over the road." In expressing this they forget that the man in charge of the humbler train ranks as high in "the brotherhood" as they and greetings are as strenuous as in the pioneer days of "back-up-your-own- train" railroading. The head of the maintenance of way department breathes a-sigh when the season of ballasting" is over, for during that time his* responsibility 1b a convenient peg for trainmen to hang upon all sorts of possible delays. Even the section foreman and, below him, his men do hot welcome the gravel­ ing season, for it means whipping up above the averageTworklng gait. iwwnoi OiniriMni is umo in fevffjr Country of the World ae the Best Remedy for Itching PI lea. I was terribly annoyed with Itching Piles for twenty-five years. I found such great relief with' the first appli­ cation of Reslnol Ointment that In fu­ ture I (would not think of being with­ out it.' An occasional application la all that is necessary. Christopher Holmes. Brookline, Mast, Would Mean a Better Show. ; ^Johnny," 'said the teacher, "hero is a book. Now, stand up straight and iiiiiK a little man," The song was "Nearer, My God." No sooner had tfye school commenced to sing that a little girl waved her hand frantically. Stopping the sing­ ing, the teacher iliijuircd the cause. "Please, teacher, I think Johnny will get nearer if be whistles."-?' Judge. ENGINES NO LONGER NAMED Known by Numbers In America, But In Other Countries They Cling to Old 8tyle. When the railroads first broke their way through the prejudices of our fa­ thers one of the forces behind them, as opposed to these prejudices, was the romantic affection for the project that every builder has for his work. In no way was this more cleverly shown than In the naming of locomo­ tives. By and by this land of the prosaic, of figures, of standardized parts, aban­ doned the flower nomenclature of the old days and In place of the Thunder­ er came the 999; the General was sue* ceeded by some such bald fact as the 146, and the thousand men who worked upon a single engine made engine parts that would as well have fitted the 999 as the 146. But in the old world standardization of parts, rapid building and pooling of engines were not allowed to rob the mi jhty flyers of all their romance. In their names Is still recorded the pop­ ular worship of some soldier idol of glorious battlefield or loyalty to a lead­ er or ruler. The Sevastopol, Inkertnan and Alma were succeeded by the Tel-ei-Keblr, Alexandria, Omderman and Atbara. which have in turn given place to the Baden-Powell, Ladysmith, Mafeking, Sir George White or Kimberley, while such names as Beatrice and Princess of Wales pay their tribute of popular­ ity to the reigning house. Even the first of that most unromantic of all lo­ comotives, the oil burner, was ele­ vated Into the Petjrolea. In fact, so numerous are the named locomotives that considerable in­ genuity is required in the invention of new names. The Great Western is now drawing upon the floral kingdom, and Hyacinths, Lobelias, Gardenias and other delicate blossoms are bloom­ ing smoklly along Its right of way, while the saints of earth and the angels of heaven have long ago been drawn to the point of exhaustion-- that la, exhaustion of the locomotive builder's familiarity with them.--Rail­ road Man's Magazine. A Railroad to the Mer de Glaee- One of the most recent mountain railroad enterprises in the Mont Blanc region is the light steam rail­ road line whlcb has been built near Chamounix. It is known as the Mont- envers line and Is designed to take tourists up the steep mountain side, so as to enable them to reach tbe im­ mense glacier known as the Mer de Glace, which is one of the most visits ed places of this, region, lying amid lofty mountain peaks. Before the above-mentioned railroad was built tourists had to make a difficult climb either on foot or on mule back over a steep and rocky mountain path and the ascent and descent took the greater part of half a day. There was thus a great demand for a comfort­ able and rapid means of reaching this elevated point. By the new railroad, the Mer de Giace. the station of Mont- envers, which overlooks the great glacier, can be reached within 50 mln- ntes after a comfortable trip, so that the view of the glacier can be en­ joyed without fatigue.--Cassler's Mag- axine. Railroad Phones to Rsach 5,800 Mllee. The Santa Fe railroad is so satis­ fied of the practicability of the tele­ phone for uae In train dispatching that It haa been determined to extend its use to all branches ol the rail­ road service. This^ means that the telephone will supplant the telegraph to be Installed, one for the handling of messages between the grand divi­ sion points, Topeka. Galveston and Los Angeles, and Chicago. About 6.000 messages are handled between each of these three grand division points and Chicago daily. Percentage of Fatalities Small. In 300 balloon scents there is, la average, om Catal aooida&tT Casey at the Jet. "What's this 1 hear about Casey?" asked McGlnnls. "He's been trying to asphyxiate himself?* said O'Reilly. "G'wan! What did he do?" "He lit every gas Jat in the house and sat down and waited."--Every- bodys. According to some It makes no dlf-. ference how many dead cats yon throw into the well so long as you keep the pump handle polished. SAVED OLD LADrS HAIR "My mother used to have a very had humor on her head which the doctors called an eczema, and for it I had two different doctors. Her head was very sore and her hair nearly all fell out In spite of what they both did. One day her niece came in and they were speaking of how her hair was falling out and the doctors did it no good. She says, t 'Aunt, why don't you try Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint­ ment?' Mother did and they helped her. In six months' time the itching, burning and scaling of her head was over and her hair begaff growing. To­ day she feels much in debt to -Cuti- fcura Soap and Ointment for the fine rfead of hair she has for an old lady of seventy-four. "My own case was an eczema in my feet As soon as the cold weather came my feet would itch and burn and then they would crack open and bleed. Then I thought I would flee to my mother's friends, Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. I did for four or five winters, and now my feet are as smooth as any one's. Ellsworth Dun* ham, Hiram, Ma, Sept 30, 1909." REMARKABLE PIECE OF LUCK Some Men Would Loae Reputation for Veracity if They Told This aa Mark Twain Told It. Marti Twain was an Inveterate smoker. He even smoked in bed, where he did much of his work. And speaking of his devotion to tobacco Septimus tells the following In the Rochester Post-Express: Mark Twain used to say that one of the most re­ markable stories of luck ever told had to do with smoking. It was In Ne­ vada days. He had been out pros­ pecting in a wild and uninhabited country, a hundred miles from a vil­ lage, when bis matches were de­ stroyed by water. He had no flint or tlnderbox and no way of getting a light So he went about six hours without a smoke. Then the smoker's Insatiable hunger began to gnaw. "I was 1ft agony," said Mark Twain, "and Would have given hundreds of thousands of dollars for a light, when suddenly I looked down on the ground, and what do you think I saw? A match. Sure as I live, there, in a place where I would have sworn no white man ever put his foot was a large, fat match, perfectly dry. I lighted my pipe and kept It going un­ til I reached a white man's hahitar tlon. That was the greatest bit of luck that ever happened In my life." And the humorist would tell the story with the gravest of faces and with­ out even so much as a twinkle in the eyes. A DOCTOR'S EXPERIENCE Medicine Not Needed in This Cae* It is hard to convince some people that coffee does them an injury! They lay their bad feelings to almost every cause but the true and unsuspected one. But the doctor knows. His wide ex­ perience has proven to him that to some systems, coffee is an Insidious poison that undermines the health. Ask the doctor if coffee Is the cause of constipation, stomach and nervous trouble. "I have been a coffee drinker all my life. I am now 42 years old and when taken sick two years ago with hervous prostration, the doctor said thftt my nervous aystem was broken down and that I would have to give up coffee. "I got so weak and shaky I could not work, and reading your advertise­ ment of Postum, I asked my grocer if- he had any of It. He said: 'Yea,' and (hat he used it In his family, and tt was all it claimed to be. "So I quit coffee and commenced to use Postum steadily and found In about two weeks' time I could sleep soundly at night and get up In the morning feeling fresh. In about two mouths I began to gain flesh. I weighed only 146 pounds when I com­ menced on Postum, and now I weigh 167 and feel better than I did at 20 years of age. / * "I am working every day and sleep well at night. My two children were great coffee drinkers, but they have not drank any since Postum came into the house, and are far more healthy than they were before." Read "The Road to WellvUle," found In pkga "There's a reason," Bver read the above letter? A H* ••e appear* from tine to tla are *ew latnHt m ft' "4: ^. •' Beware of Ointments for CatarfU that Contain Mercury, w'U surety rtfwtpcv the sense ol take!! and eoraplsieiy deranse the "whole gyatem when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescrip­ tions tram reputable pbwslclaM, ae the damage tbey will <lo is ten foid to tiio good you car: possibly (ie- rtvfc from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, munutarturod by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.. contains no mer­ cury, and is tatan inl.~rr.aiiy. acting diretlly upoa the blocwl and mucous surface* of the system. Il buying Hall's Catarrh Curs be sure you ce* fto mmulne, « is taken Internally and marts In TXHeOfc Villa, b" V. J. Chfesiey &, Co. Testimonials Sree. Said, bjr Drutcglobt. Pries, 75c. per bottle. 3MH Hall's F&oilly Pitts for constipa^Joe.