The bulletin. (Irwinton, Wilkinson County, Ga.) 191?-19??, January 23, 1914, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME 111. WEATHER STATION ON PANAMA CANAL ft** // w • /g w /1 * 9 \ \ 8^; IP ffiaEStaßPm^ ' -*»<r<H»«a asiJ ^ s “ w ^^ ” ♦ m ' i wW - ' I HB» ®S %%x&§Eg§|aß^ \ * < S liiiil^BlllI&i^ ; I ywe' * b On© of the stations along the Panama canal where an automatic record is made of the wind velocity, wind direction and rainfall. The height of the water in the canal is also recorded automatically by a register installed in the concrete tower. The rainfall and water supply are important factors in the success of the canal. SEAMEN EAI MONKEY » Sacrifice of Ship’s Pet Saves Starving Crew of Eight. British Schooner Stanley Buffeted by Gale for Three Weeks in Sore Straits When Tank Steamer Comes to Her Rescue. New York.—The three-masted Brit ish schooner Stanley labored through heavy seas to Nova Scotia. Death visited the schooner but the only member of the company that suf fered was the ship’s monkey, Gari baldi. His tail in the captain’s locker is all that is left of the ship’s pet now. The tank steamer Cymbeline, out of Bordeaux, brought the story of Garibaldi’s demise, for she met the Stanley in latitude 40.42, longitude 70.5, with her flag union down. It was a story of grim tragedy and grimmer comedy mingled. After three weeks’ buffeting by high seas and winds the Stanley from Turk’s island, found her rigging mostly carried away, her seams tak ing water, and provisions low. Then a gale broke that carried away the water casks and ruined what food remained. Captain Lohnes and his crew of seven, exhausted already, found them selves facing starvation. The last morsel of food was eaten, and there was only part of a cask WILLINGHAM’S WAREHOUSE COTTON FACTORS U Corner Third and Pine Sts. ^9^ MACON, GA. flB Mules, Horses FW Y| Bought, Sold and Traded ■ Cuano and Groceries Ilie bulletin NUMBER 4. of water in the galley when the oth ers went overboard. Garibaldi belonged to a sailor. The others began to look hungrily at him. Two were already partly delirious. Captain Lohnes asked Garibaldi’s owner if they might kill the monkey. He refused. Another day passed. Then, when most of the crew were too weak to man the pumps, the cap tain o’rdered the monkey killed. Cap tain Lohnes had to execute Garibaldi himself, and th'en the cook made him into stew. Garibaldi’s tail, saved by Captain Lohnes as a souvenir, was in the cabin locker when the Cymbeline was sighted. She reprovisioned the schooner, and gave her material for repairs to the rigging. Captain Lohnes said Garibaldi had saved the eight lives on the Stanley. STRYCHNINE PILLS TO BABY Little Girl Gives Infant Two Dozen Pellets, Which Cause Spasms and Death. San Jose. —Pills containing strych nine were fed to the eleven-months old son of Silvio Del Ponte, a car penter, by the child’s sister, three years older, and two hours later the baby died In spasms. Dr. C. E. Hab lutzel, hastily summoned, worked over the child, but could not save its life. The two children were playing in a room adjoining one in which neigh bors were visiting with the Del Ponte family. The pills were harmless in small doses. Nearly two dozen were eaten by the child. IRWINTON, WILKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1914. HAVE SPECIAL STUDY Separate Treatment for “Mental ly Unusual” Children. United States Bureau of Education Publishes Conclusions of Dr. Ar* nold Gesell of Yale University on the Subject. Washington.—That 12 out of every 100 pupils at the threshold of the pub lic schools are “mentally unusual^- and need special treatment, if possi ble apart from other children, is the conclusion reached by Dr. Arnold Ge- ; sell of Yale University, in a publica tion just issued by the United States bureau of education. “Take an ordinary kindergarten and first grade, with a combined enroll ment of 100 pupils,” says Doctor Ge sell. “Among this number we may ex pect to find at least one child feeble minded; one child who stutters; two : or three who seriously lisp; another extremely anemic; a badly spoilt < child; another babyish—a year or two retarded in mental or moral growth; and still another morally weak. There will be one ‘negative’ child —passive, I colorless; one over-sensitive, nervous child; one superficially precocious child; another distinctly superior— eager, ardent, imaginative, sociable. “For some of these children there is no better disposition than prompt assignment to a special class, the spe cial class method having been put into successful operation for 13 different types of children. But even the spe cial classes —particularly the so-called ungraded classes for backward chil dren that have been established in our large cities —are greatly in need of inventory. "The diversity of the ungraded class membership is often pathetically pic turesque. Here is the roll call for one such class in a large eastern city. Twenty-four boys, 16 girls; nationali ties, Norwegian, French, Irish, Armen ian, Italian, Austrian, American, Chi nese; names range from James Mo riarlty and Ong Yung to Arcangelo Christiano and Nishan Kalehadoar ian; ages range from six to eighteen, mentality, from giggling imbecility to ambitious intelligence; morality, from ■ truancy, cigarette smoking, and thiev ing to good behavior; parentage, noted in special cases, includes a drun ken mother, an insane father, and in three instances, gypsies; physical con dition, from partial blindness and deafness, and spinal trouble and ane mia, to vigorous physical health. Think of the problem before this teacher, who may not evert have a working definition of feeble-minded ness in her consciousness to aid her in classification and instruction!” In the opinion of Doctor Gesell, the time is coming when all our large municipal school systems, and per haps county educational systems as well, will have the equivalent of a de-, partment of child classification and special classes. “Child classification is the basis of child hygiene,” he de clares, “but it is more. The primary school may develop into a sociological clearing agency for the discovery and registration of all children who, when adults, may prove socially dependent, defective, or dangerous. Child classi fication thus becomes a part of the task of social hygiene as well.” Accidentally Shot and Killed. Baltimore.—Byron Hutchinson, eigh teen, was accidentally shot and killed by another hunter. Thanksgiving day three years ago Hutchinson’s elder brother was killed by a train. Wife Kept Him Awake Nights. Yonkers, N. Y.—Unable to sleep be cause his wife kept him awake to talk each night, James Cleary asked the police to lock him up that he might get the necessary rest LATEST ADDITION TO ARCTIC BT HAS often recurred in polar exploration, as in many other phases ofr-bu man activity, that the so called last word is not the final one. When the remarkable series of arc- I tic expeditions came to an end, after years of fruitless search for the long-lost Sir John Franklin, the fleet commander, Sir Edward Belcher, write “The Last of the Arc tic Voyages.” No one was more surprised than Belcher when McClintock’s search in thg Fox was initiated, and the final record was made of Franklin’s death and of the discoveries of his ship mates. And then followed that line of heroic American explorations which opened up the wondrous wa terways of the West Greenland coast and thus unbarred the hitherto closed gates to the very pole. In years just passed, when the stir ring dispatch came announcing that Perry had reached the north geo graphic pole, the acme of his ambi tious struggles of a quarter of a cen tury, the word went round that arc tic exploration was at an end. Even that virile and indomitable descendant of the Norse Vikings, Roald Amundsen, was deterred from that arctic voyage on which’ he had already started. Turning the prow of the Fram from Bering strait he sailed southward, and, scaling high antarc tic peaks with Norwegian ski and dog drawn sledges, attempted the south geographic pole. When the year 1912 opened there was noted a widespread recurrence of popular interest in arctic fields of research, so that there were no less than six expeditions initiated, ex cluding those of Russia. The Dane, Koch, and the Swiss, de Quarvain, crossed the Greenland icecap at dif ferent points. The German Schroder- Strauz, found disaster and death in North Spitzbergen. Meanwhile the Canadian, Stefansson, planned to i-sach the hypothetical continent long lurecast by Americans. The Ameri can, McMillan, sought definitely to outline Crocker Land. The French man, Prayer, re-explored that Franz Josef Land which his father was first to traverse. Amundsen now starts via Bering strait to drift northwest ward with the ice floes of the Sibe rian ocean. These all represent what may be called foreign and idealistic exploration, as compared with the Russian expeditions, which are do mestic and economic. Before describing the discoveries of Lieutenant Wilkitzky, the Russian, it will be well to set forth foreign in vasions into the Siberian ocean near est to Nicholas Second Land. First in order is the expedition of 1880, commanded by De Long, which drift ed northwesterly from Bering strait until the Jeanette was crushed by the ice. Nansen followed in the Fram, adopt ing De Long’s plan. The drift of the Fram was a practical continuation of that of the Jeanette, though no land was seen, and the ship passed into deep water about 250 miles to the north of the new- Siberian islands. The most important addition to the hydrography of the Siberian ocean, time and means considered, was made by Capt. Edward H. Johanesen, in the sailing schooner Nordland. Leaving Cape. Mouritius, Nova Zembia, he found the ocean ice-free, so that he crossed to Cape Taimur, near Cape Chelyurskin. On August 16, 1878, he discovered in 77 degrees 42 minutes north latitude, 86 degrees east longi tude, an island named Eisamkeit (Lonely island), scarcely more than 100 miles to the west of Nicholas Sec ond Land. Most interesting were the experi ences of Byron A. E. von Nordensk jold, the greatest, all phases of action and of knowledge considered, of arc- | tic explorers. In his unique voyage, the circumnavigating or Asia, he j reached on August 19, 1878, the north point of Asia. Captain Chelyuskin, which he determined to be in 77 de grees 36 minutes north latitude 103 degrees 17 minutes east longitude. As he was the first known visitor to the cape since its discovery by Chelyus kin by sledge journey in 1742, its surroundings were carefully noted. Nordensjold sent his supporting steamer, the Lena,’seaward to dredge. She was stopped by heavy and very close ice in about 77 degrees 45 min utes north, some 75 miles south of Nicholas Second Land, to which she made the nearest approach hitherto on record. The discovery of Nicholas Second ( Land is simply an incident in the eco- ■ nomic development of the Russian em pire. The general public is unaware of the astounding potential resources of arctic Russia. Its areas extends half way agound the world—through =5 r~ x 1 \ x / I | \ \ A, 'V'X. / \77.x ZCMBLA / | I \ -V N, \ ■ s' x ! /X / I \ \ Xl * I \ \ / / / A3 \ X / 7 \ , r — ios. \ X. / / I \ \ \ /\ // Lvn- ,y 0 . ^1 1^ y'l. tiichola^ Second Lanci artat it J rv/atian to the Worth Pole 168 degrees of longitude—while the distance across it exceeds by many hundred miles that from the north ernmost point of North America to the Isthmus of Panama. The survey of these remote regions was but one of the many progressive improvements for Russia initiated by that luminous character, Peter the Great. Planned in his last years, this most extended of geographic sur veys ever attempted was known as the Great Northern expedition; it lasted 17 years, from 1725 to 1742. Its results gave fame to Bering. Mura vief, to the Laptlefs, to Prontschischef and others. In later days they w'ere followed by Kotzebue, Wrangel, Anjou and Sannikof. How Russia has persistently-pursued a maritime policy for the develop ment of Siberian trade has been fully set forth by Gen. J. de Schokal sky, Russian Imperial navy, in vari ous publications. Safe routes of nav igation to and from the valleys of the Yenesei, of the Lena and of other lesser rivers are absolutely essential for she prosperity and development of this habitable empire, which is half as large again as is the Ufiited States. Siberia is no longerr a coun try of convicts, but a land swarming with pioneers, a wondrous leaven among its 10,000,000 of inhabitants. Routes via the Kara sea and around the north end of Nova Zembia have been tested, but neither has been found same for commercial ships year after year. It was then suggested that a satisfactory route could be found by entering Bering strait. This would enable Russia to obtain a Siberian out- I let, with Vladivostok as the main port, to which would be shipped the prod ucts of the vast region to the east of Cape Chelyuskin. In the summer of 1912 two power ful ice-breakers, the Taimyr and the Vaigatz, made safely a voyage via Bering strait to and from the Lena. Soundings and surveys were made en route, but ice conditions around Cape Chelyuskin prevented the ships from returning to Russia through the Kara sea. Early in July, 1913, the ice breakers Vaigatz and Taimyr left Vladivostok to prosecute their surveys and to re new their efforts to round Cape Chel yuskin and return to St. Petersburg through the Kara sea The expedition was under command of General Sergelef, imperial Russian navy, who was incapacitated by a stroke of apoplexy. Lieutenant Wil kitzky, imperial navy, succeeding to the command, made a running survey of the Asiatic coast from the Kolyma river, latitude 70 degrees north, longi tude 160 degrees east, to Cape Chel yuskin. It is the first time that this cape has been visited by a ship com ing from the eastward. Wilkltzkys hopes of completing the circumnavi gation of Asia were destroyed in longi tude 96 degrees east, where he found an impenetrable barrier of solid ice. As the sea was open to the north, he decided to explore this unknown area of the Siberian ocean. To his astonishment, he soon sighted high peaks, the summits of a new land. In latitude 81 degrees north, longitude 100 degrees .east he landed, hoisted the Russian imperial colors, took pos session of the land in the name of the czar and named it Nicholas Second Land. Wilkitzky followed the land north ward, finding it with a continuing northwesterly trend. In latitude 81 degrees north, longitude 96 degrees east, he found a pack of solid ice, which forbade further progress, though the land reached as far as the j eye could see. Retracing his course, the southern extremity of the new land was found in latitude 79 de grees north, longitude 104 degrees east, whence the coast took a trend to the northeast. The land is thus SI.OO A YEAR known to extend through more than two degrees of latitude, with a coast line of nearly 200 miles. While data to that effect are lack ing, it is probable that Nicholas Sec ond Land consists of a number of ' close lying islands, similar to Franz i Josef Land. Its high, abrupt cliffs, and many isolated peaks seem to sus tain Wilkitzky’s opinion that it may be of volcanic formation. Despite the fact that vegetation was scant at the landing place, the land evidently abounds in arctic game. Traces of reindeer were visible, polar bears were seen, and bird life was abundant. Off shore many walrus were seen. The large collection made by the Russian officers of specimens relating to the geology, the fauna and the flora will throw much light on its physical con ditions. In the way of general knowledge It is evident that the continental shelf of Asia is broader than has been gen erally supposed, being from 300 to 350 miles or more in width. When fosced from the southern shores of Nicholas Second Land by the ice pack, Wilkitzky found the ocean to the east quite ice free. He steamed easily along the seventy ninth parallel, through the sea where De Long and his gallant companions drifted for months, 4ce-beset until the Jeanette sank. Some additions and corrections were made in the number and posi tion of the De Long islands. Most im portant was the discovery by Wil kitzky on Bennett island of the diaries and records of Baron Toll. This Rus sian explorer visited this island by sledge in 1902 and doubtless perish ed on his attempted return journey to 1 Kotelnoi island. The scientific world 1 will await with interest the last mes sage of this intrepid Russian scien tist, who gave his life to advance geographic knowledge to Russian do minions. It is a happy coincidence that this very year a memorial tablet to Baron Toll is in process of in stallment on Kotelnoi island. Coal Now From Spitzbergen. i The vast coal fields of Spitzbergen are at last being opened up, and by an American. John M. Longyear of Marquette, Mich., who has a title to 1 170 square miles from a Norwegian company, reports that his company has shipped 35,000 tons this year. The Engineering and Mining Jour nal says that a deposit of about 60,- ’ 000.000 tons exists in Spitzbergen. The mines are worked by from 250 to 300 men and although the shipping season lasts but three months, mining is carried on throughout the year. But Spitzbergen is still a No Man’s Land and the northern nations of Europe look upon Mr. Longyear and his American company as interlopers. In fact, Russians have already invad ed the company's territory and taken away a cargo of coal. Consequently the Americans are in a quandary as to what to do. Old Mother Hubbard. A rare discovery has been made in the realm of literature—nothing less than the author of “Old Mother Hub bard," whose lines, unprotected by copyright, were appropriated by suc cessive editors of Mother Goose with out the least bit of a “thank you.” The discovery of the name of the au thor was made by a clergyman of the church of England, the present vicar of Yealmpton, in County Devon, who has given the news of his happy finding to the press. He says that'the author was Sarah Catherine Martin, who wrote the Imperishable rhyme more than a hundred years ago, and that Mother Hubbard herself was housekeeper to the squire of Yealmp ton. The pronunciation of this name is not given, but taking the hungry dog of the poem into account, ona may guess it off as yelp-ton.