•mowtad. ItaantNiNliMo mo am MlM|r to wo what waa fo» hatoa* «r Ua. Mr. wavtag Mi bang torn** flba Oly. ha at cm bogaa to h* h tho lisa. Ready ham* >•' toot a larger logo to tt TOtrrwtad by a third. haer a man * wtgght Tha l haaM tbta hut la with ttr. Mr tho dtatanc* _ w* tag* waa hoary. Hr Him bad u» aod aaada tt fiMt to tho traa aot (baa 'jgW<):: Ao .. thaw waa a I --.-J «* •* order aa l appototTTm! tJSb hjjh m* b* cried, lo coald depend. "Go la ■UMWlnu. then hast a heart* wpe oahora. Wartl pot a traveler w«h a boraVa chair aa tt «■* Wt tha afcbaaa aad throe iviwta fleet ofaR. aad tataiHgkoUy car rtafl eor by LOU—e. aad hi* men. who fleet want aahora. A heary haw mad* (art Mgb op am tba Marty palm •n* Ob it tbay rigged a traraiar aad tba chafe; aad tbao tha priori* w-cca brought forward frotn tt«a raliuu Tbay fetrt atrtchaa with toor. un» ruutwed feair courage at tha aigbt at tho calm aaaa aC tha atom. "OocmtpoM." aaM Morgan. -ant yaa ottn faithful ta aw ta tbt» <-ri»u r ■"1 feaU okay yaa fax ail thlupt— now,* lawn! tha boatsvaia. lawk.” By tha aM kamoMC faith." aaM tha aaa ays*. again adding tba ■ignld caat adrerb, mow." POr a wnodar. tha catitaM paid no al trtUaa to tha aowtmiH oa tha word "CHI yon hoop your platofe dry r *T oaa wrap tbam la oUshto aad throat thaw hi ay Jacket." "Oo to tho than, thorn" aaM llama, "aad main this woman and thcaa P«1—to- March tbam away from tha mm to yonder clump at palm* and *wtd thorn m rot would your Ufa If any aM approach yaa or thorn for any |h|Mi ohooc him daad without a word. I*H aaa that «■«■ Tiulain. Blr Ilenry Borden. K. C. R. • dia UagttUtMd I-ondus surgeon, recently nude n TigDcoui proteat agatbat the tn bnnun treatment by rwUllvea of per ••ns «uttering from cooauajptioc. say* • Boston special dispatch to the New Toafc lleraM. IIU remark* wore In apt**! at the conference of .the Asso ciation of Hoapltal Superintendent* at the Boston Medical library', wbou Or. Henry M. Dnfd road a paper on "John HewanVa Observations on HoopttaJ*. lnU-lTaO," tn which It w.is shown that tba medical proteaalon wu* at that thaa acquainted with tbo cuntaglnus mbi of cotunmptlon. "Itet oa protest." said be, "agalnat the nmnlag amuck at anything that la believed to ba consumption. I bare almody aaan o caas tu a family whera a daughter who suffered from th* ilis eaaa baa been put lata a aepamta roira and tba family ha* looked at bar through n window. Tba result l* that tfca poor girl, who la the daughter of aa army officer, 1* now longing fur death. ‘ barely paopu of odneatioo. at any rate, ought to hare more nnwn sense aod more humanity. What shall wa do Ih regard to thla abominable nnrvro mauly and onmanly fear of what Is called the Infacttorum a* of tubcrctUo •taT “I real my reputation aa a profession al man on the statement I new umku that there I* no aneb roalagiooauea* about tuberculosis a* should iwuler It nrmaaary for aay of thla vroidu-d ami contemptible panic to patacas faniilkv. far wo know perfectly well that with ordteary procaotious and with tl.n (a telllgent coutwrattou of the iKitVnt atepe may bo taken that will rruder th* dtseauf for purposes of dinmwlic treatment rwutotutbly safe. “It aaght, tberefnao, tu be |iuellih> far a family to keep It* dear mum hear to it and taka cars of them wbou sf facted with this disease sad not tr.mt them aa object* sf horror to be thrust away. “While l advocate ami »ui**rrt the fkUact measures of praTcntlon aud ill* Infactlun. I ala* urge that we atu*t he rational and that In considering pbtld «*n a* aa lafoetluo* disaaso we are not te teach that It moot be laotatad an "I bailor a that uiaaj poor panose boro already boon done to death by IWtr frtaMda brcanee «f thta panic (oar ■ —aa aed the boat Tan Trlhaa. TO RECLAIM A VALLEY Details of Irrigation Project at Klamath Falla, Ore. ▼AST GOTOUXZBT UXDEKTAXHO William s Cnrtl. t«Ut Mew *30,000 Avrea ec Uni Wilt Be KaBweiaad. ua»« te Me Onluft, nuala uea •■S a Rallwar B«lll—Aatevml n» aearuee l*Ua*e Will Me he trail, able. Klantadi Falls ht one of the oklost plucm In Uh* alula of Orvtcun. Tlicrc bna Item a lowu Ibcro for Italf ■ cvn tnrf, and a great deni of money bna U’vu made raining abvcp nnd cutUe, but awing to tra lack of transportation fnclUtlca aiul InarvcaatWHIjr tbo town baa not uiadc mnek bead way. It* Un ix ttou has licco broken la upon, how ever. uiwl Klamath Kalla la bound to bccotuo a place of grant Importance •ouu hceauao of an tatmalro lrrlgn tton project which the federal govern ment liaa audm-tftkcu there under (be reclamation art. Jt la proposed to re deem 230,000 terra of land at n test of about 14.000.000. This will rcijulra a large force of laborer* and an ImmruM amount of material, which will glee temporary popnlattou and activity to the town, wrltlhi not km than 30,000 people will intimately take op farms n]>oa tba*h*clalmort land, aaya William A Curtis, Uia Chicago Bcconl-Ucrakl correapondent, writing from Klamath Kali*. Oh both Hides of tbo boundary lion bstwoen California sad Oregon about midway botwssu Mss Francisco snd Portland and about ISO mi Us oast of tbs Pacific coast, between tbs Cascade and tbo main rang* of tbo Kooky mountains, lies tbs Klamath bnaln. an •xtresirs tract, embracing some half a million acres of land. nU of which la now practically worthless except for cattle range?. Bat by drainage and Irrigation It onn bo mads worth from *30 to fXVO an acre. About two-third* of this laud Is in Orogou -and ons-thlrd In California. The valley has a mean elevation of 4.100 feet. From north to south It U about thirty tnUce In length and varies In width from one to twenty-fire miles. About 20.000 sore* are now tinder cultivation. The re mainder ta used for paatarago. About one-half of the Klamath basin to occupied by a string of tokss. the largest of which aro known as Upper Klamath, Lower Klamath, Tala. Clear and (loose tokss. with sersral other bodies of water of tower importance. It Is proposed to drain Lower Klamatli toka. which has an area of 00.000 acres, aa arerage depth of eight feet and an eb-vaUou of 4,142 feet and Tula lake, which has an area of tokood acres, To ries from five to twenty-five feet end has an elevation of 4.084 foot Several smaller tokw and swamps which sur round them will also be drained and reclaimed. Tbs bottoms of these lakes are known to be of fertile soil. At one time, according to the traditions of the Indiana, both of thstn were dry. or at least ware very much smaller than they aro new. The mala trail used by the Indiana gohig north and south la tbs Klamath country need to cross what la now Lower Klamath lake. Upper Klamath lake snd Clear lake aro to bo mode perron mu t reservoir* to receive aad Mere tbo draluago of tits surrounding mountain* for irrigation purposes, and a system of mini* will he dug to carry away (he surplus wa ter Into the Klamath river, which Mows through the valley sluggishly from north to south for u distance of twelve m/lca, tbeu turn* abruptly to the west and dashes through a plcturcwiu* can yon to the Pacific. To drain the two tokss mentioned a canal fifteen mils* tong, with a grads of 200 to 800 foot, win be dug from then* to tbo river, which will carry off all the water. When the tokss are drained and (heir bottoms become dry irrigation will be necessary for their reltlratios as wsM as upon the uplands, hut la Upper Kla math taka mature has not only provid 'd •• ample reservoir and all the wa if that can possibly be needed, but has formed the topography so aa la make its mmm gftfnsU a*ul -— a.. * nemt_ ■ala canal. wbtch will dlatrlbata tba water tbrougbeot tba want part of tba Klamath baatn. win ha forty mllaa lew*, with Ofty mike af lateral* aad woata canaia. It will bay a a alopa of aaa foot ta tba mUe. In arte ta roach parallel valley* tsaacla are being bared IbHteWi latarraala# rld«aa. Tba cart Mr af Klamath vatoy will be aop pUad with water from Clear take. Which WIN ha aaada a raaarrntr large wn* ta imeatre aad atara the draia* ■ft of a large area. A third raaarrntr Win to ham la what la kaewn aa Kwetej valley la aappty lead tbat la KdiHf tttow ttom dear lake. M». Ltppliicett aad Mr. nampterya. tto y Mam *j chargm^tatl ■ ettett amaymiaf "far *h*n* Tft« 'waterier* ready Created, aad H ta only nacaaaary la toaa daraa ig aaUrgi them and ca j 1 ^===5============== kiul ibmy the authority of Ulu j»v«oiiiu«1 to compel Uunu to Mill or to limit tbo price. Their obathiacy may delay tUo projaei auaiewbat. and their landa wlU uot be Irrigated. Tbs goTcrauivut will not Irrlgato mote n.,.n MU acre* tor uuy ana uiau tbo public landa, which comprise alrant luiXOJO norci, will ba «dIk11v!J.i1 Into tract, of eighty acre* reck aud aukl at an avee agu real of *18 per acre, ttis lowest price or auy project the eaostructlnn at which tit* govoniuicut lam yet uujor taken. There will bo no opportunity to aocnie government laud for eevvral ycara. however, for It la practically conhuml to the water covered lakes mul swamps, which tniMI flr*t be tboc ougniy draliioj ai»i imule ready for cultivation. A eotmiuernbh. |uirt of tbo private land* are now offered for male ut iwlcea ranging r>iun alll lo gU au ucro. according lo IU locelUvn and the quality of the noil KUunat* valley la surrounded by niMgiilUrent forests of pluo nnJ rad flr. The timber rsanurccs of the lmm o dialo region bars breu call mated by espurta aa high as 15,000.000,OUO root, ■which is now being slowly cut by half a doarn aawiallla The surrounding inonntalna aud foothill*, which are be yond the ranch of Irrigation, afford ex cellent pasturage. aud even now an average of 25,000 head of beef cattle aro driven to market annually mid a proportkMinte number of sheep aud horse*. Most of the Lories raised uora are sou to tho United States •mr. Tto reclaimed laud ta very rich. It grows all Usds of grain and vegeta bles, and especially celery, asparagus, potatoes and forage plants for dairy cattle. Tlic climate la similar to that of central Now York slat*. Tho lakes and river* are filled with Osh, and tho swamp* am awamlug with duck, geooo and other Mixta. The 330.000 acres of land that aro about to be Irrigated will uo doubt bo extended whenever tbe demand re quire* It, for at lean 500,000 acres may easily bo reached by IrrtgaUou. At present tbe entire population of tbn ▼aUcy la not more than 3,000 or 8,000— the local authorlttea claim 10,000—ami they aro scattered In a doecn ▼lUagoa. Klamath Falla ta the largest town and tho commercial center It claims 1JM0 population uud probably baa a little more than 1,000. it will Increase rap idly In number* from this time an, however. Not lass ttun 1.300 or UOO laborer* will bo required by tho gov ern meat, ainl they must bo fad. cloth ed and taken care of. Ifnuy of them will doubttes* bring their families ««u settle la tho neighborhood. Already tho town la so crowd od that no ho usee can be had, and there la not a vacant rooeo. Newcomer* are compelled ta live In tents until they can provtdo something better. There ta a fringe at while cam as oil around tile outskirts of lha town. Klamath Falls la a pretty place and hoe an enterprising people. Tfcuro ore banka end ctoroa of ah Hn.t. which aoem to bo doing a largo business, ami an excellent hotel. There la a lino echoothousfl and various other features of modern civilian rtaci, and there wfU bo a railroad In there very soon. !•» Wireless Mseerd. TYbet la said to bo a new record la receiving wire lee* telegraph messages has been made by the government plant at the torpedo station at Now port. It- I. Eighteen word! a mluute ware meetvid clearly and accurately from t'«po lienry. Kill mile*; Washing ton, 323 mile*; PfclladclpUla. 230 miles; Fortamouth, N. H.. 130 in I lea. and sow wal other points where tho govera msnl haa a tat Iona. A German ay atom wa* naed. A NEW BROTHERHOOD. Cleb ef Kaaane City ■uhelen Wk* Iteve Uevn «Tsrari Deny naif a dosou Kansas Ctty bachelor* who mw a grant deal of oue another have organized a unique chib, eay* the Kanes* City Tlaiaa. It la called tho Brotherbood of the Jangling Gan. Its Drawn arc an men who iu« Dean "tnrued doera" or “canowl" ty (Hair girl* To become a Malar la good Handing a bachelor meat convince the organise tbia’g executive committee that ba hat bean thoroughly “canned." Having daaa so, ho goaa Into the bands of the sympathetic committee, which pula Idxi tbroots a complete course of sympathy—the last he gets. He then »l*ne the following pledge: "I hereby dr solemnly rwear that (or the rest of my Ufa I xbaJI never show say preference for woman lahw aha oecere halfway, trad never shall 1 la dings la lava mekpag on leas aba dote bar ahare-L a. half. I premise to work to lb© end that ao woama shall ever have the opportealty to tarn mo down again- Io other words, I ihatl bo indifferent to the opposite sea and pay woama attention only when they pay attention to me." The apphrsat Car -snatnraM|i Is thaa taught a eoag called "All atria Look AUke to Mb” after which bo la gives the motto of the brotherhood, worked aa cardboard aad neatly framed. U la -ge Halifax With tba Wstosn. ■o many dltr!^t>Tkh.£*^i hatog •raght la the pahhe sad prtvato a to ante that there are few taneve Mtoahi tfw tine of pedopegy that win aato "TffT * **" —dvaawhoare MaatM^totor^i toOtoTvtok 3 { HUMAN FLY’S CLIAABINu Steeplejack Garrick'* Perilous Exploit In New York. OLQCBED DOWS A BXY2CRAPEA Darts* WX. w*IU< ty aad Down Mara Walt <1 Kla.lruu lAuild la* Says ll« can Ctiu*b fair* at Aar ■alNIaBaa Bank — ***** u«l. *»ar*d aatl Ha* Pantrfnl Va**. "t eiut climb (I* fuco „r usj- build* liar III I hi a city* or nuy »el;rr city on CJcili, J lui%«* clilu!*-1 *juio of tin morn ilitUcull building* lu (lila luiui'a towu. Aud. nay, Irl m* put It down right here. It N a clnclt to climb build lug* nlougalda of chluiucy Bo (poke XteepWjuck Joint Uarrkk recently when u reporter lor ih* New York World warned U kuuw bow ha kept lila am while climbing along tli* •brer aide* of tbo l'lotlrou luUldlng lu Sew York like a human :l>. Oarrlck baa literally startled Maw York. Tboiaauiula luxve watched blui dig hie Sugar* aud toes In tb* aballon' lnterxttcw* of tb* riathrou wulla and go op aud ilowu oa steadily aa n ■*»* on a Bight of atulr*. Ha lira doacesded tb* twenty atortce—UTO fret-oud ha hae aaccudrd from the ninth to the alx tcenlli nory. Like alt tamoua climber*. Garrick waa a sailor lu bla youth. Tbeu hr be came a steeplejack, from that he went to the balloon aud parachute, for the hut tlx rummer* lw boa beau hanging awulu«r». Oarrlck uoror gets scaled, lie aays: “Boow or tbo bul)dli>*a wblcti 1 hm* cMwbrtl itro tli# Broad Kxclmagu. Uic Whitehall building, 020 Broadway, tho 1‘ruducc khedmuge and tbo Atlantic building Tbu average height uf the a* knllAL... I _ .. I....* ban._ _■_ a have bad a few nc-chleut*, but non* vory eorluun. A fallow Id oiy hull do** can’t expect to get free all the lime. "I anppus* 111 KM mine eooacr or later, but I nuke inyaclf mighty tmra of my grip end foothold before I vtm tar* forth. But vrbca aur* nothing (eases tnc. “My feet are small. I wear a aaren aud a half oboe, aud they arc Joel as safe to me SHOO feet up In the air aa they ore ou the sidewalk. "I am not one of (boa* fellows who MTer look dowu or up I can look any old tray. It never frnavo one. 1 ftwl perfectly ciiey. I never suffer from any dlxxy effect*, if 1 ever did I woakl let gu, tlist's nil.” Tlda darlug man la five feet ben Inchon tall and weigh* 140 pounds. Hla build la peculiarly adapted to climbing. HI* bauds bnvo long, thick, powerful Hagers. lie in bow legged and very muscular la hla thighs and Urn calves of hla legs. Ha baa the ap psarance of being very wiry. He la nimble oa hla feet and wear* hla shoes over ou the side and at tha tip of the toe. Indicating that hi* toes are aa powerful 1* hanging on to any thing a* hla Huger*. Whan shaking hands with a person hla grip Is Ilka an Iron vise. Xo steeple climber baa equaled John Oorrick's feat of climbing np the bora walls of thn Flatiron bsliding. 0tb«r moo have climbed to dlxxy heights, but noon baa dona an without some kind of baroeaa, 1 • A K*»*l n«att«V Trfpw nut tbs motor car la capebla of be ing put to surprising naan la dnmon atrated In an article to Harper's Week ly describing an automobile boating and camping expedition recently made by three Americana through Mato* and n>Bd/<» TtiPrtA intnk bfitetwH mi thd trip northward from 1'ortUnd. carry tag, ta addition to the member* of th< party, a “rood bonding' eqalproen eooeUtln* of block and tackle, rope ax**, ahorda aad crowbara, four tanta a making outfit, a supply of crncaa tratad food*, rifle# and flaking tackh Tba ante* Jonraayad through trad* «l forest aa wild Umt It waa aecaaaary ti «d**r a way for thaw, aad at nigh ••“P pitched by aome lake a atreun. Oanatd*r%ble gam* waa aba from tha macbiom la tha coura# of th. trip, which extend ad aa far aa Die Qiebao. Wkaaa Th.r Waeag aka itllw*. Tha aflact eg aaadaeatad pooylo nl tba recent solar aellpte la xlvldiy de •arlhad la th* following Jotter which l raadoa Ckroalcl# eorreapondcat recent ly raoatrad from a noaceimalaatooef °mc*r 1 the royal eagamra atafloart at Ualtai “Dtd yea seo mock of Uu •• “*• W# had a apian did view of It bur*. Tba If alt am near »T »*«t moil with fright, thinking th. wertd waa coming u aa uud. AU tin P«Ho la tha rlllago whdra I am lletol ran Into the church, while enta* rani the church belt* aad aaaia era* find off large equIUat (something of th# Are wnrtta trtlie, I mans), bat It waa a! aror.la alawt a qaarier ef an boa.-, *iW Ihct. (ha Ualtse* left II.a cl.arth cod **d* I heir way hni-ts to thetr hoiwga making »o-y macfi am red.” Jjataai' i.t_. Professional Cards. or. o. e. McConnell, * DRNTI8T. Office first foot Y. M. C. A. Bld’f OAflTONIA, N. C. Pbonc 09 TUCKASCBOB FBRRY w. T.snnaa