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EXCAVATIONS OF GREAT INTEREST
GIGANTIC PORTAL. CUT OF
ONE stone »
The excavations of Prof. Humann
'which brought to light the grandeur
of the residence's of the old At tallies
In Greece came to a close in 1886, says
the New York Herald. No further
work was done for some years, but in
the autumn of ISIOO excavations in the
historical ground covering the ancient
city of Pergamus were resumed. This
new enterprise was begun in the hope
that the previous find of a Grecian res
idence might bring about enough dis*
coveries to restore an ancient Grecian
city. Since 1000 the work has pro
gressed yearly under the direetjon of
Prof. Dorpfeld, secretary of the Ger
man Archaeological Institute in
Athens. Prof. Dorpfeld has been as
sisted in his work by Dr. Altmann.
Puddings have been erected on the
spot for the housing of the workmen
and everything necessary for the con
tinuation of the work lias been placed
HAS GOLD MINE IN IRELAND.
Lies in County Donegal and Rock Rich
in Various Minerals.
Not long ago the known globe, but
especially that part of it known ns Ire
land. was thrilled tiiat on Irish soil a
gold mine had been discovered. Noth
ing afterward was heard of it for a
long time and many may have classed
Hit news nlong with those discoveries
of perpetual motion and instantaneous
spent at lon that are constantly being
Hut now come detailed descriptions
of ;he mine, with tlie assurances that
it s an actuality. It lies in County
Puiegal and Is owned by a company
unJcr the control of one Robert John
sign. Belfast timber merchant. The
rock is said to lie ricli in all sorts of
minerals, but richest of all in gold,
hojding ns much of this metal as two
ounces to the ton. This would make it
on a of the richest mines in the' world.
Machinery for working the ore lias
been purchased and may by now have
even been Installed. Work is expected
to lie in full swing In a few weeks'
time. And so Ireland has struck it
A Panacea.
Last fall an Englishwomon of let
tots was staying as the guest of an el
derly lady, at a country house in
Western Massachusetts. While they
were driving one afternoon they had
the misfortune to met I lie omnipresent
automobile at a sharp turn of the
road. The horses, being spirited!
shied, dashing the carriage against a
tree and throwing its occupants out
into the road.
The Englishwoman picked herself
up uninjured, but was horrified to see
her aged hostess lying on the ground
unconscious. Running to a nearby
farmhouse, she knocked for some time
i tlore she finally succeeded in bring
ing a suubonneted woman to the door.
“A lady has been hurt—thrown from
a carriage. She is lying down there
in the road. Cun you give me some
whisky for her?" cried the visitor in
breathless anxiety.
“Well, no, we don't never keep no
whisky,” said the native-born after
His Wonder.
Mr. Wardwell conceived the idea
■not long ago that it would be a line
thing to take his little son away from
the fiat country in which he had al
ways lived and show him some of the
wonder works of nature. According
ly arrangements were made for a trip
to Wyoming, and there father and son
went into camp hard by the foothills
of the great mountains.
It was on the morning after tlieir
arrival that little Edward, who bait
owing to his natural tendency to frail
ness, been pretty well drilled in tin*
use of dumb-bells, looked out at the
high quartz clifTs and was filled with
wonder. For a long time lie stood
mute and feasted Ills eyes on the
cliffs, the like of which he had never
dreamed of. At last lie turned to ills
father, asking:
"How did they get there?"
Mr. Wardwell was busy getting tlieir
breakfast, and his eye.; were filled
with smoke, which fact may have
been accountable for his unwilling
ness to enter into a scientific dis
course upon geological formations. In
p-r event, he resorted to the si::pie
.MONOLITH TEN FEET HIGH
AU- PIECE
at the disposal of Prof. Dorpfeld.
Prof. Dorpfeld went to work on the
southwest, or untouched, portion,
where Prof. Humann had left off, in
cluding three large terraces of the
Temple of Learning, as well as a large
ancient tower which adjoined it. This
tower contained a winding staircase,
the greater part of which is still well
preserved. With the discovery of the
three terraces was also unearthed a
magnificent hall of columns dating
from the time of King Eumones 11.
Thousands of figures in white marble
which ornamented the wall of the tem
ple have also been unearthed. A study
of the inscriptions on these fragments
suggests that tlie walls of the temple
were used for cataloguing purposes.
The most important find was the
head of Hermes by Alkamenes. w hich
has been sent to the Ottoman Museum
in Constant inutile. It is a bust
some deliberation. "Wouldn't the lady
like a piece o’ pie?”—Lippincott's.
The Need of Foresters.
The new profession of forestry is
to-day chiefly conspicuous for the slim
ness of its ranks and the wide
stretches of opportunity it affords.
Experts are painfully scarce in com
parison with the demand for their
services. The need may be compared
with that which came with tlie sudden
development of electric lighting, power
and transportation. Every commun
ity wanted to utilize these, but the
men who knew how to make them
available could only hero and there
he lmd. With almost equal sudden
ness —though after long years of slow
and painful educational prosesses—
the nation, the states, great industrial
interests dependent on a continuous
supply of lumber and individual own
ers of forest tracts have sprung to an
appreciation of forestry as necessary
not merely to the continued growth.
Fine Observatory at Jeypore, India
Lnrgest of Five Built by Cele
brated Royal Astronomer in
1693 Place of Great Interest
to Antiquarians.
Jeypore is the pleasant, healthful
capital of 0119 of the most prosperous
independent states of Rajputana, In
dia. It is a busy and important com
mercial center, with large banks and
other trading establishments. It is a
center of native manufactures, espec
ially those of many kinds of jewelry
and of colored printed cloths and mus
lins. The enamel work done there is
the best in India and the cutting and
setting of garnets and other stones
found in the state is a large branch
of Industry. The crowded streets and
bazaars are lively anil picturesque.
Jeypore is laid out in rectangular
blocks and is divided by cross streets
into six equal portions. The main
streets are 111 feet wide and are
paved and the city is lighted by gas.
The maharajah's palace occupies the
THE ROMANCE OF A PARASOL.
A parasol it was ensnared
My roving bachelor fancy.
A pat axel of silk that fared
Above Uie fuce of Nancy.
All. when I met lier in the lane.
Her blush the lose outlying.
(A city bell I much disdain!)
I straightway fell a-slghlng.
Obliging Eros sent a breeze,
(Just why since then I'm wondered.)
The sunshade tlew among the trees.
And after it 1 blundered.
Restored to lier this talisman.
Led on in Cupid's sally.
No ballroom toast's coquettish fan.
Ere proved more potent ally.
I wood fair Nan beneath its shade.
I won her. now we're married;
I understand tin; game sin- played.
And wished that I hud tarried.
The bloom 1 once ndmlrrd so,
The rose’s hue outvying.
So guarded from tin- sun's rude glow.
For Airs. Nan I'm buying.
Though parasols her charms enhance,
The bills now make me pensive.
For "sweet simplicity” from France,
I find Is quite expensive.
- Carol Lee in New York Herald.
explanation that God put them there.
Little Edward looked again at the
great cliffs, then he turned his eyes
upon the dumb-bells that lay at bis
feet. and. drawing a deep sigh, said:
"Gee. but God must take a lot of
exercise!”
Hospital for Incurables.
In 1891 Castlenne Gercalon died in
Oakland, Cal., leaving $700,000 for the
establishment there of a hospital for
incurables. The law's delay inter
vened and the trustees have only just
received permission to proceed with
the execution of the trust. The build
ings are to cost $250,000, and $500,000
is. according to the will, to be kept as
a fund for the maintenance of the hos
pital.
Money for Astronomers.
D. O. Mills, the California capitalist,
who is financing the D. O. Mills expe
dition to the southern hemisphere
from the Lick observatory, has in
formed Director William W. Campbell
of bis purpose to furnish enough
money to keep the astronomers at
v»/<Tk in Chile for five years more.
CHURCH OF TIAHUAHACOTj
which was undoubtedly mounted on a
pedestal, and when found was in three
pieces. These pieces, put together,
make a complete bust. Below the
bust is the inscription: “Learn that
tills is Hermes, by the great Alka
menes, standing at the gates of Perga
mus.”
Another important find was the
statue of a Greek water carrier. It de
picts the face of a beautiful Grecian
girl. The small, sharp eyes, the well
defined contour and the smiling mouth
are characteristic of this period of
Grecian life.
Work is now progressing on tlie
southern portion of the temple, and
Prof. Dorpfeld has hopes that this year
his excavations will result in restor
ing almost completely tho long burled
city of Pergamus, which lias figured
so prominently in the ancient history
of Troy.
blit to the maintenance of the posi
tion and wealth already won.—St. Paul
Pioneer.
Let His Rents Get Behind.
The late Governor Marcus A. Mor
ton, whose old home in Taunton is
now the Morton hospital, says the Bea
ton Herald, was as careless in his
dress as lie was punctual in collecting
his rents. It was no uncommon sight
to see him walking the streets without
stockings, the expanse between the
bottom of his trouser legs and his
siioes revealing that fact to the public.
One day as t lie governor passed
down the street a flutter of white be
neath ills coat-tails gave mute testi
mony of the need of repairs in which
ills trousers stood. In a group of id
lers was a wag who was ulso one ol
the governor’s tenants.
"Great horn spoons!" lie shouted, as
the governor passed, "I never knew
Governor Morton let his rents get so
far behind!”
f.
center of tho city, which has a popu
lation of about 1-13,000.
In Jeypore is a famous observatory,
the largest of five built by the cele
brated royal astronomer. Joy Sing, the
founder of Jeypore, who succeeded tlie 1
rajahs of Amber in 1093. Chosen by
Muhammcd Shall to reform the calen
dar, his astronomical observations are ;
formulated in tables. He built live
observatories—at Delhi. Benares, Mut-'
tra, Ujjian and Jeypore. The observa
tory at Jeypore is the largest of the
five. It is not under cover, but Is
an open courtyard full of curious and !
fantastic • instruments invented and
designed by him.
These instruments have been al-1
lowed to go out of repair and many
of them are now quite useless, it being!
impossible even to guess what purpose
they served In the wonderfully ac
curate calculations nnd observations
of their inventor, hut the dial, gno
mons and quadrants still remain of
great interest to astronomers.
Simple Remedy for Snake Bites.
Dr. C. G. Harrison a*' Los Angeles
sends a clipping from the Clinic, giv
ing a receipt furnished by Dr. Allen
F. Stiles of Unaka, N. C., for snake
bites. He says: “If you get there before
the patient dies, it makes no difference
how badly swollen the part is. Satur
ate a flannel with chloroform and bind
it upon the swollen part, and when
dry apply it again. I have never had
to apply but twice, in the worst form."
Dr. Garrison wrote to Dr. Stiles to
know whether he had been correctly
quoted. In his reply, he says that
chloroform, applied as directed, will
allay any form of snake bite within
six hours, and that it makes no differ
ence how severe or bad the case is.
He says it acts In the same manner as
ammonia in bee stings.
This is certainly a very simple rem
edy. and is worth trying.
Trouble Brings Wrinkles.
Recent pictures of the czar and the
czarina indicate that both have aged
within the last year. This, however,
is more true of the czarina than of
cs* *
With Uncle Sam’s Regular Soldiers
Some Facts About Army Life
and the Trealmunt. Prospects
and Facilities for Education
of the Men.
It must be bon. in mind, says a
writer, that one e.- n'ial for loading a
happy life in the I'nitod States Army
is good behavior, and if any voice from
the ranks tolls a ta> of unnecessary
hardships endured, "r other griev
ances, it is certain to lie merely the
natural result of i. conduct, and of
leading a lazy ami -solute life, and
the same man would have fared
equally bad in any other walk of life,
lor that lie is inexp- idiccd and does
not know how to < :n«* for himself or
1 fails to attend L> the directions re
reived.
The army is m-< *ssarily governed
by intelligent regulations, and strict
obedience is reqtiii-'d of all, for with
out this nothing could lie done, and
what is now viewed by the world as a
magnificent fighting force would be
come of no more use than an armed
mob.
While the ordinary citizen may view
with some contempt the proffer of sl3
a month for his daily work, still how
many to-day toiling eight, ten, and
sometimes sixteen hours, are making
on an average of a month, or an
income of $720 a year? This is what
the average soldier in the United
States Army is getting to day, when all
clothing, medical attention, medicines,
baths, free gymnasium, libraries, with
hooks of all sorts, magazines, periodi
cals. post exchange • exclusively for
tlie soldier's use where he may pur
chase at cost such soft drinks and arti
cles as may be deemed necessary for
his comfort, nnd where may lie found
billiard and pool tables and a good
supply of games, i< bas c-hess, check
ers, dominoes and cards, can be taken
into consideration
In addition to this, if the soldier be
a good tradesman, carpenter, mason,
teamster or any kind of workman or a
man with a fair education, or it may
lie mentioned that even when a man
enlists, if he is n<>’ up to ills work, he
Keep Organs in Tune.
1 hey attend to the comfort of the
public ear in Belgium. At Verviere
organ grinders an- by law compelled
to appear every morning before the
police superintendent and play their
instruments. The organs which chance
to ha out of tunc must be set in or
der before a lb n e to play in the
streets will be granted.
Old Hats Go to Africa.
Africa is the land for old top hats.
Cylinders .which formerly graced the
heads of Bond .*■ ivet fops are now
being worn by the swells of Swazi
land. Ashanti and Sen ogam b la. a Bel
gian firm, which trades with the Con
go. every year exports over 10*,000
o!d top hats, mos' bought through a
Loudon dealer.
Troublesome White Ants.
■ ■ uuuivaun vviiiic nun.
It cost the toi'ii of Sydney, New
South Wales. $1,500 to ant-proof the
organ in the town hall. Tills organ,
tho finesfc in Australia, was invaded
by white ant and in a short time the
plpw wen ed and the elbows de
stroyed. Tin- wooden floors had to lie
raised am! com red with metal to avoid
the pest.
Mexico's Dangerous Volcano.
Colima is the most troublesome of
all Mexican volcanoes at. present, and
on more than one occasion it has giv
en sufficient motive* to cause people
to bo afraid of it. Like Vesuvius. Co
lima ia constantly puffing and smok
ing, but from time to time goes to
sleep only to resume activity.
Rattan Furniture.
Rattan furniture was first made in
the United States with bamboo and a
kind of soagrass imported from China.
The Chinese have now learned the
trick, and make this furniture in large
quantities. The grass grows in un
limited quantities In the salt water
marshes along .ne coast.
Market for Cast-Off Finery.
German agents buy large quantities
of our castoff clothing for shipment
to South America. The Indians and
negroids of Brazil buy women’s hats
the chiefs extracting the feathers or
artificial flowers for their own adorn
ment and giving the baro shapes to
their wives.
Politicians and the Truth.
No politician can afford to tell the
truth—that is to say, exactly what he
thinks. And no politician can safely
tell a lie, unless he has a good mem
ory. But then a man without a good
memory doesn't amount to much as a
politician.—Boston Transcript.
Custom of Mohammedans.
It is a frequent custom among the
Mohammedans to write desirable
names on half a dozen or more slips
of paper. These are placed in the
Kt<ran, and «lie name on the first slip
drawn out is given to the child.
Only in the Novels.
It. is all right for a "sweet, sensitive
soul" to appear in the novels, but it
is terribly uncomfortable getting along
with any of ihem outside of books.—
Atchison Globe.
Credulous Parisians.
More than 2.000 people earn a liv
ing in Paris by fortune telling, and
their total yearly earnings are osti
mited at $2,000,000.
Millions Differ.
The word "billion” in England and
the colonies means a million millions.
In the United States, it means a thou
sand millions.
English Epitaph.
A death notice In an English news
paper terminates thus: "At rest with
the Ixird. Friends accept this intima
tion."
Permission to Marry.
German postofflee employes must
obtain the special permission of the
government before they may marry.
n ay, by little application, and by tak
ing advantage of the chances to in
form himself, soon become a good
scholar or improve in his trade.
As in the? case first cited he will re
ceive in addition to the regular sol
dier’s pay, 35 or 50 cents a day by be
ing detailed for duty in some of tin*
places in which extra duty is paid at
these rates.
| From tills it may be seen that an
industrious man can earn from $lO to
i sls a month in addition to his pay.
Any money saved can be deposited in
the treasury in sums not less than $5
at four per cent, interest and cannot
be forfeited except by desertion, thus
giving the enlisted man a bank and a
surety for saving, such as no citizen in
the United States can boast.
A private soldier with a fair educa
tion, who proves himself, by his con
duct, his duty well done, his efficiency,
and aptitude, will always sooner or :
later get the first step upward—that!
of a corporal, from where, if he is am-i
bitious and shows fitness, he can bo
sure that his work and talents will
be noted and rewarded by further pro
motion. For It may be truly said that
while we have no field marshal in our
service and wo cannot literally repeat
Napoleon's assertion, that every sol
dier carries a marshal’s baton in his
knapsack, still the highest rp.nk in our
army to-day is held by a lieutenant
general who was at one time a recruit.
He succeeded a man. Lieutenant Gen
eral Young, who also started ns a
private, ami when General Young re
linquished the highest rank in our
army, he sent to his successor a pair
of lieutenant general's shoulder straps
with the note: “From Private Young,
Twelfth Pennsylvania Volunteer In
fantry, to Private Chaffee, Troop K.
U. S. Cavalry.” Of course these men
enlisted during the Civil War. when
motives for enlisting were different,
while those who enlist at present with
commissions in view, mostly do so
from love of a soldier's life. To say
that a man loves the life is simply
saying that he is a born soldier, and
Ibis sec:cess in the army is assured.
Use for Candle Ends.
Some one has discovered a really
practical use for candle ends that are
too short to burn well and that seem
fit for nothing except the trash basket
They will he found very useful in kind
ling fires, as they burn with a steady
flame, for a few minutes at least, unt 1
the kindling and wood would liavq
time to become well ignited.
Spare That Tree!
The largest fig tree in Western
Europe is the one at Roscoff. in Brit
tany. a small Finister seajKirt peculiar
ly influenced by the Gulf Stream. This
tree is in a garden of a Capucian con
vent, and its spreading branches, sup
ported by a scaffolding, are said to be
capable of sheltering over two hundred
persons.
Progress in Nail Making.
A common nail Is an excellent illus
tration of the difference between old
and new methods. Formerly metal
was cut into strips and forged Into
shape with hammers, an expert taking
one and a half minutes for each nail.
Perfect nails arc now made at an av
erage rate of seventy nails per min
ute.
Safe for the Family Library.
Received from the department of
agriculture, a bulletin on "Terms Used
in Forestry.” Having looked it over,
we are pleased to note that none of
the terms wo have beard lumbermen
using is included. The book can.
therefore, be put in the hands of tho
young--Cleveland Leader.
Supply Needs of Savages.
New Guiana acounts for a good per
centage of cast-off women's clothing.
A Papuan man reaches the hichest
possible social pre-eminence whui at
tired in a serge skirt. Some New
Guinea tribes thirst for old slippers,
not for wear, but as amulets to keep,
off the Evil One.
Took No Chances.
"I c;,n't stop ter talk now.” said
Brother Williams. “I done digged a
storm pit ter hide me fum de harri
cane, an I gwino ter see 'bout fakin'
out insurance on it. Kaze you know,
a earthquake might happen ter come
'long en swaller it!”—Atlanta Consti
tution.
Lineman Shows Nerve.
A lineman at Reno, Nev., came In
contact with a heavily charged wiro
at the top of a sixty-foot electric light,
pole and fell to the ground. When he
recovered consciousness he wished to
return to work at once, but was per
suaded to call it a day.
Something Was Wrong.
Impecunious Friend (to business
man)—"What! With a big business
like this you can lend me only $5? 1
am going to report this to Brad
street's." —Translated for Tales from
Maggendorfer Blatter.
World's Highest Elevator.
The highest elevator in the world
has been opened on the Burgenstock,
a mountain near Lake Lucerne. It
lifts tourists 500 feet to the top of a
vertical rock.
Chief Cause of Consumption.
According to Prof. Behring, "the
milk fed to infants is the chief cause
of consumption.” He would insist on
the pasteurization of all milk.
Irrelevancies.
Faith, hope and charity! Cherish
the first, preach the second, and be
silent as to the last. —New Orleans
Times-Dcmocrat.
Great Sunfish.
A sunfish weighing over 1.000
pounds was caught recently at Santa
Barbara, Cal. It was twelve feet
long.
Irish Dislike Sea Fishing.
The Irish have never taken kindly
to sea fishing, although it would prove
a source of wealth close at hand.
DENVER Y.M.C.A. HEALTH FARM
J Praiseworthy Department of the Association I
J Practical Results Have Repaid Gen- P
5* erous Promoters f
One of the most interesting and
hopeful “signs of the times" is the
work that is being done with a view
to the prevention and care of con
sutfiption. Experiments in this direc
tion in many parts of the world are
meeting with no small degree of suc
cess and their common foundation lies
principally in outdoor life, pure air
and a plain diet. The ‘‘open air cure”
comes the nearest of anything yet in
i' vented to being a panacle for tubercu
lar diseases.
| The Association Health Farm, or
| ganized by the Y. M. C. A. of Denver,
I hi* now been in operation for more
[ than two years and has, so far. fully
justified the hopes of its founders and
, promoters.
I When I first heard of the Association
Health Farm, near Denver, the image
that arose in my mind was that of a
cluster of tents out on the treeless,
ca::tus covered plains, supplemented
by a windmill or two and perhaps a
f*w twigs of trees transplanted from
some nearby nursery —plus, of course,
abundance of “light air," Colorado sun
shine and a mile of altitude.
Having recently visited the health
firm, I hasten to apologize for my
atrocious misconception.
If there is in Colorado, or anywhere
else, a more beautiful plot of embow
ered landscape, I could hardly tell you
M here to look for it. The farm Is sur
rounded by highly cultivated small
farms, orchards and gardens, border
ed by almost a superabundance of
shade trees. Cactus covered desert,
ludeed!
It is indeed on the plains, but they
are the rich, fertile lands that irriga
tion has made to "blossom like the
rjse."
The farm lies just outside the city
limits of Denver, between Denver and
Golden, about six miles from the post
office in Denver and eight miles from
Golden, which lies nestled in the near
est beyond which rise the
peaks of the snowy range. It is on the
edge of the uplands skirting the beau
tiful. highly cultivated Clear Creek
valley, which it overlooks. The view
front the farm embraces more than
150 miles of the mountain range—the
great Colorado or Front range—ex
truding from Pike’s Peak, some seven-
ty-five miles to the south, to beyond
Long's Peak, nearly an equal distance
, to the north. Patches of snow are in
I plain sight on the mountain crests
during the hottest days of July and
I August, which, after ai! are never op
pressively hot at the farm.
! The farm comprises thirty-four
acres of land, worth at the market
price upwards of five hundred dol
lars an acre, about twenty-four ncres
of which are covered with an orchard
of well-grown bearing fruit trees and
j small fruits, the remaining ten acres
I. being devoted to gardening. It Is
neatly kept and attractive, as every
j visitor will testify. On the north side
is a wind-break of tall thickly-set
! hardy poplars and orchard and shade
trees break the force of the winds
from other directions. There 1s no
suggestion of barrenness to awaken
homesickness in the new comer.
To many, as to me. the small size
of the health farm is at first thought
a disappointment. What is a little
haven of thirty-four acres as com
pared with the great ocean of disease
whose victims are spread abroad over
all the world? It Is, indeed, but a
small beginning. Hut may we not
hope that it shall prove the leaven
that is to leaven the whole lump?
In another respect, I am sorry to
say, it must always break the word of
promise to the hope of many unfor
tunates. Not only is it too small to
accommodate all who may wish to
come, but it -is impossible for it to
furnish work for those whom it Woes
; take sufficient to wholly provide for
i their support. Of course the ideal
health farm would be one where all
could come and make a living by
farming while getting well. But such
a consummation can be only feebly
approximated through long years of
experiments. The best that can be
done at present. Is to help as many as
possible to re-establish tlielr health in
such degree as will enable them to do
farm work, or other work, on their
own responsibility. No general sys
tem of paternalism has so far com-
Clergymen Skillful Golfers.
Clergymen are to the front as skill
ful golf players. At the championship
of the Transmississippi Golf Associa
tion Rev. P. R. Talbot, of Wichita.
Kan., was in the second sixteen and
went through a strong field in splen
did golf, finally winning the consola
tion cup by 3 up and 2 to play. In
the infant days of the game in this
country Rev. W. S. Rainford was the
best player among the clergymen and
he took part in the amateur champion
ship of 1895 at Newport. The same
pre-eminence is row* accorded by gen
eral consent to Rev. Simon Carr, who
plays for the Huntington Valley Coun
try Club. Philadelphia. At Plainfield.
N. J.. Rev. Dr. H. K. Carroll is prom
inent in tho weekly handicaps. Rev.
.1. E Adams made a good showing at
the recent open tournament of the
Apawamis Club In Brooklyn.
New Anesthetic.
The London Lancet says a German
doctor lias discovered a new and val
uable anesthetic. It Is called ' hydro
chlorate of benzoyltetramethyldiamon
oeiis. ldimethylcarbin.'L'
mended itself to practical workers in
this line.
In spite of its limitations and its ex
perimental character, I have no hesi
tation in pronouncing the Denver As
sociation Health Farm a distinct and
hopeful success, deserving in a high
degree the generous support of the*
public. It is. to a large extent, doing
pioneer work and blazing a track that
others may follow. Those who aid in
its establishment are not only helping
a worthy institution, but contributing
to a great cause.
«At the time I visited the farm It
was accommodating forty-three per
sons, most of whom were absent from,
their tents engaged in some kind of
occupation. The gathering at the din
ner tables in the dining room brought
most of them together—all very cheer
ful and apparently possessed of ex
cellent appetites.
The little community is a depart
ment of the Y. M. C. A. Every resi
dent is a member association.
Every two months ••cers of the
department are elc-c ballot. De
votional exercises a r *r held every
morning after breakfast, those who
desire to do so acting in rotation as
leaders. ;
Mr. W. M. Danner, secretary of the
Denver Y. M. C. A., to whose energy
and organizing ability the health farm
is chiefly indebted for its existence
and prosperity, in his address at its
second anniversary last spring said:
“In a financial way the health farm
has passed the danger line. It alwajs
costs more to establish any kind of
work than you estimate from the archi
tect’s drawings or from the prelimin
ary sketches. From the sales of prod
uce and contributions we have supple
mented our income, and have gotten
along very nicely. The average month
ly cost per man at the farm is $30.88,
hut none of the men have been re
quired to pay over $25 per month.
Through the generosity of friends and
sales of produce we have been able
to keep our heads above w*ater. There
is a very sympathetic touch, and a
very deep sympathy with our move
ment in all the associations through
out the country.”
All the residents, or patients if we
are so to call them live In handsome
square tents, set in regular streets
among the orchard trees and connect
ed by board walks. Large tqienings
in the sides for ventilation are pro
tected by wire screens to keep out
insects. The interiors are furnished
like an ordinary bedroom anil a small
stofre Is provided to dress and un
dress by in very cold weather, al
though Its use is not encouraged.
One interesting feature is the names
on the tents, showing by what associa
tion. organization or individual they
were given, for instance, New Yor...
Chicago, St. Louis, Boston, etc.
The foregoing is largely in general
terms. The reader wants an answer
to the main question: "To what ex
tent are persons affected with tubercu
losis cured or benefited at the farm?''
A careful record lias been kept for
the past two years. It shows that
from May 21st, 1903, to April 30tli.
1905, there were 166 persons admitted
as residents at the farm, of whom 35
were still present on the farm at the
time of the report, leaving 130 to be
accounted for.
Of tills number 69 so far recovered
as to accept positions, mostly secured
for them by the department, and go
back to work; 15 went back home:
eight left to reside with friends; eight
went away because they could not ac
custom themselves to tent life; six
were sent to hospital and seven
died.
° f ro * si,lon,s w l‘° worked on the
farm 65 were improved.
Of the ex-residents, so far as heard
from. 57 have gained and 32 have lost.
Of the latter, 15 returned to the farm,
of whom 13 again gained and 2 lost.
For the information of those who
may desire to assist in furthering the
work, it may be stated that the most
pressing needs or the farm at the*
present time are a heating plant and
a hospital or infirmary.
J hose who wish information In re
gard to entering the farm as residents
or assisting the work by donations,
should address W. M. Danner, general
seereary, Denver. Colorado.
Thurlow's Lost Temper.
3 i-osi i emper.
Lord Thurlow. one of the ablest of
English lord chancellors, was a most
uncomfortable man to be associated
wnh. He never learned self-control,
and his explosions of temper on the
slightest provocation were appalling.
On one occasion, however, one of
his lordship's confreres, greatly dar
ing. expressed an opinion of Thurlow's
temper without violating courtesy,
and with a wit worthy of Talleyrand.
Lord Thurlow came late to an impor
tant cabinet meeting, and apologized
for his tardiness by saying that he
had a fracas with a cabman and lost
his temper.
The colleague answered, quietly:
“Ivost your temper, my lord? I con
gratulate you heartily. l hope you
may never find it. for it was the most
villainous temper that I ever knew.”
Diamonds Advance in Value.
Gen. G. W. Mindll. United States ap
praiser of diamonds that come into
New York, declares that they hav» ad
vanced 50 per cent in value in r.-n
years, and that the increase will con
tinue.