Decrease In Suicide.
The desire to commit suicide
by t lie American people is on
the decrease, according to a
prominent insurance publica
tion. This .journal gives figures
relating to 100 leading cities in
this country ,and it appears the
number of suicides per 100,000
population for 1012 was 18, an
improvement on toll, when it
was 10. The rale has fallen ev
ery year since 1008, when it was
21, the successive figures being
10 and 18. A noteworthy point
brought out by the insurance pa
per is that if I hr (dt ies he divid
ed into two groups, those above
and those below 25,000 the im
provemenl in 1012, as compared
with (he preceding ten years,
has all taken place in (lie upper
group. In the cities below 25,
000, taken as an aggregate, there
lias been a slight decrease in the
suicide rate. Tin* most strik
ing thing in the table, howev
er, is the way in which Califor
nia figures in it. The cities are
arranged according to their
rates of suicide* for the period
1002-11, the highest rate com
ing first, and most emphatically
the great stale of the Golden'
West leads all I he rest. Five of
the top cities where suicide has
been tin* gentlest are in (Califor
nia. The Southern states are far
down in the list, our people seem
ing'entirely satisfied to remain
in this good old world and make
the best of il. Memphis News
Scimitar.
Unlimited Coal In Alberta.
Edmonton. Alla, Oct. 21.—
Statisticians in the employ of
the provincial department of
mines, have figured that il would
require the services of 1.000,
000 men, each producing live
tons a day and working 800
days in a year, 17!) years to
mine the coal available in Al
. berta, which is credited with
14Va per cent of the total coal
resources of the world, estimat
ed to contain I ,O7~),O89,OO0.()00
tons, as compared with 100,811,
910,000 tons for the rest of
Canada.
I), lb Dowling, co-editor of the
“Coal Resources of the World,”
published in connection with the
convention at. Toronto of the
International (Jeological Con
egress, gives these* figures of the
coal resources of the province of
Alberta:
Actula reserves: Semi-bitumin
ous and lignites, 88-1,908.000,000
tons; bituminous, 8,209,000,00
tons; anthracite. (5(58,000.000
tons. Probable reserves; Semi
bituminous and lignites, 491,
271.000. 000 tons; bituminous,
194.882.000. 000 tons; anthra
cite. too.000.01) tons.
The eo;>! output of Alberta for
15)1*2 is placed at 2,500.000 tons,
of a total of 12.000.000 tons for
all Canada, taking in seven
provinces, the Yukon and North
west territories and the Artie
[ islands.
There are three distinct coal
horizons in Alberta: the Koot
enay, or lower Cretaceous, tlie
Belly river, or middle Cretace
ous, and the Edmonton, lying at
the top of the' Cretaceous. The
Edmonton formations cover an
area of 77.1S I square miles, of a
total coal surface area of 10!),
1 (»S square miles in the domin
ion of Canada.
jppr —-—
The "Sentence Cap."
X small, Ump piece of black cloth
h according to ancient custom, put cm
the top of the judge’s wig In England
before he passes sentence of death,
6Bd Is properly called the "sontence
cap" or "black cap." Covering the
heed was a sign of mourning among
the Israelites, Greeks, Romans and :
ABglo-Saxons, and Is referred to lb
Samuel 11, 15-80. Rutting on the black
eap Is not a grim sign of revenge of
the law, but Is rather & token of sor
tow, expressing the regret the Judge
at having to condemn the vrls
(Bar to death.
_
United States Ranks Tenth.
In the production of rice and coffee
the United Slates ranks tenth, com
pared with other countries of the
world. |
.
PEARLS FIND READY MARKET
Those From the Mississippi Only
Slightly Second in Demand to
Deep Water Products.
Arkansas is the greatest pearl pro
ducing state in the Union, and hun
dreds of men engage In the peari
hunt. It is said that the fresh water
pearl of Arkansas of the highest class
cannot be distinguished from the fin
est deep sea jewel. Throughout the
south generally thousands of people
follow the pearl fishing industry and
make a comfortable living at it. Up
to a few years ago the jewel wealth
contained in the river beds of the
Mississippi valley was completely hid
den. It was not supposed that the
fresh water mussel was a pearl bear
er, or that it had any value except for
tisli bait.
The fresh water mussel Is sought
now not only for the preelouH stone It
may have hidden in its shell, but for
the shell itself, which Is manufac
tured into stick pins, cuff links, and
buttons of every description. The
shell fisheries have for years extend
er) far up the Mississippi river. A re
cent writer on the subject puts fresh
water peurls into four classifications
true pearls, baroques, slugs, and
chicken feed.
The first, or true, pearls are of a
definite shape, and regular form,
round, oval, or pear shaped. These
command tint highest prices. Baroques
are pearls of irregular form. Slugs
are low grade baroques. The smaller
size, the kind used in inexpensive
though genuine and neat Jewelry, go
by tliu professional name of chicken
feed.
MERELY A POPULAR BELIEF
Scholars Question Whether the Apple
Was the “Forbidden Fruit” In the
Garden of Eden.
Why and how It has happened that
the apple has been spoken of as the
fruit that was forbidden in the Gar
den of Eden is one of the great puz
zles of Biblical scholars. The fact Is
that in Genesis 3, where the Incident
of the eating of this fruit of the "Tree
of Knowledge of Good and Evil” is
mentioned, no name whatever is given
to the fruit. All that is Baid is: "And
when the woman saw that the tree
was good for food, and that it was
pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be
desired to make one wise, she took of
the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave
also unto her husband with her; and
he did eat” (verse 6).
In fact, scholars doubt very serious
ly whether it waB the apple at all.
They suggest that all evidence points
to it having been the quince, fragrance
of which was held in the highest es
teem by the Orientals. Another point
in favor of the quince is that it is the
fruit which was sacred to Venus, the
goddess of live, and in a great many
of the ancient writings the quince is
very frequently mentioned in this man
ner. In Babylonia Ishtar took the
place of Venus in the Roman mythol
ogy, and it should be remembered
that the story of the creation origina
ted with the Babylonians. All evi
dence seems to point away from the
apple having been the “Forbidden
Fruit,” and towards the quince as hav
ing been that fruit of the “Tree of
Knowledge of Good and Evil.”
Wordsworth on Real Estate.
There is an interesting story of
Wordsworth, who went to call on Miss
Harriet Martineau at Ambleside, In
t lie house which she had built and laid
out, writes A. C. Benson in the Cen
tury Magazine. There was a gathering
of neighbors present, and Wordsworth
stood lor a long time at the window
contemplating the beautiful landscape
outside. Then he turned to the party
and said:
'Miss Martineau, I congratulate you
on your beautiful little domain. The
views are wonderful, and it will turn
out to be the wisest thing you ever did
in your life.”
He paused for a moment, and the
guests expected some comment on the
uplifting effects of communion with
nature, hut Wordsworth, with a fine
gesture, continued:
“Your property will certainly be
trebled in value within the neat teu
years!”
Living in Poise.
To improve yourself, the tlrst essen
tial is to prevent ull waste of energy
by living in poise. The second essen
tial is to use your imagination in pic
turing those things that you want to
accomplish now. And the most prac
tical use that can be made of the im
agination is to picture your talents and
faculties larger, greater and more
perfect. To imagine in mind a larger
and more perfect talent is to give the
creative forces in mind a better mod
el; and as these forces always create
after the fashion of the latest model,
they will consequently create the lar
ger and the more perfect talent.—Lar
son.
Different Thing Entirely.
This story is being told on a Kan
sas lawyer. The lawyer was arguing
a case before a judge and, desiring to
illustrate by supposing a case, he did
so. as follows: 'We will suppose,
your honor," lie said, "that your hon
or were to steal a horse."—"No! No!
No!" interrupted the judge, "not at
all, not at all, sir. Taiu't a suppos
able case, sir." "Very well, begging
your honor’s pardon,” said the eager
lawyer with more zeal than prudence,
"very well, then; supposing that 1
should steal a horse."—“Ah, yes, yes," j
said the judge, "that is a different
thing, very different, Mr. X. Pro
ceed, sir.”
Royal Arcanum.
Newport Council, No. 322.
Royal Arcanum meets 1st and
3rd Friday nights in each month
in the opera house building.
Visiting brethren always wel
come.
S. M. Beattie, Regent,
W. C. Wishon. Sec.
Woodmen of the World.
Pecan Camp, No. 3, meets 1st
and 3rd Thursday nights of
each month in Masonic Hall.
Visiting brothers welcome.
R. T. Simmons, C. C.,
P. S. White. Clerk.
Modern Woodmen.
Newport Camp, No. 13,674,
M. W. A., meets Second Friday
night of each month in Opera
House. Visiting brethren invit
ed.
R. T. Simmons, Consul.
Jackson Lodge, No. 191 F. &
A.M.
Meets Second and Fourth
Tuesday nights of each “onth
in the Opera House Building, Se
cond and Hazel streets.
Visiting brothers always wel
come.
Geo. M. Sink, W. M.;
S. M. Beattie, Sec
The I. O. O. F.
The I. 0. 0. F. meets every
Monday night in Masonic Hall,
corner Hazel and Second streets.
Visiting brothers always wel
come.
S. J. Blackburn, N. G.
J. F. Parish, Secretary.
Tribe of Ben Hur.
The Tribe of Ben Hur meets
in the Board Building every
Tuesday night at 8 o’clock by or
der of the Chief._
Adversity Makes Character.
A smooth sea never made a skilful
■nariner. neither do uninterrupted
irosperitv and success qualify for
isefulness and happiness. The storms
if adversity, like those of the ocean,
youse the faculties, and excite the In
ention. prudence, skill and fortitude
f the '• ■■•mcp'- " '*-■ _
Safety In Friendship.
An Intimate friendship Is at once
a safeguard In recreation and social
enjoyment, for a man thinks twice be
fore he plunges into surroundings
which he knows his best friend would
condemn. It Is a stimulus, because
In work or business, or even play, a
man does not willingly lag behind
while the friend is forging ahead. In
common endeavors for good oauses,
. religious or social or political, friend
J ship is a powerful Inducement to self
forgetting activity.
At Least Knew His Value.
A native, named Appu, of Kotahana,
Ceylon, recently attackeu his father
and mother with a mallet while they
were asleep, and nearly killed them.
The excuse he subsequently gave
was that he was disgusted with hte
“miserable parents for having such a
low-down son.’*
Cheerful Men Succeed.
The men whom I have seen succeed
best in life have been cheerful and
[ hopeful men, who went about their
business with a smile on their faces,
and took the changes of this mortal
Ufe like men, facing rough and
smooth alike as It came.—Charles
Kingsley.
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The Mitchell 1914
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Eighty years op paithpul service to the American public is the Company's jfcuaranM M
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