Show CAUSES OF TYPHOID autumnal typhoid still has a way of appearing at cus seasons in well nigh every region of the the heal h authorities in nev find it this year rather worse than usual it appears in the dwellings of the well to do as freely as in the shacks of the poor sanitation does not prevent it that Is not what ve generally call sanitation it Is an in disease convened con veed by drink or food the old theor es of bad air sewer gas and damp houses have not now much standing it Is feared that some of the later theories do not explain all the points about autumn the housefly does not the condition of the batir supply as be ing different in summer and winter does not A plausible explanation is that the profuse persa ration with which in summer the body eliminates a large amount of disease breed ng matter is reduced to a minimum al most instantly when the cool days begin the kidneys and bowels un accustomed to the task are burdened with dangerous materials and unable to perform the task of it Is at least common knowledge that typhoid Is most prevalent when the cool weather sets in premier Iva tsura of japan in an ad dress before a club of bankers at tokyo outlined the pol cy of the gov in a manner which should al lay the apprehensions of timorous souls who see in every move in that direction a threat of war with the united states the premier set forth plans tor developing the resources of the empire and avoiding unnecessary expenditure this peaceful program contained nothing to which objection can be taken anywhere on the con arary the plans deserve the warmest approval japan has had eno gh of war tor the present and sees that her highest interests will be served by promoting prosperity at home and strengthening friendly relations abroad and what a year it is plying a north pole discovered dis tur key persia reformed eng land s ideas of the ethics of taxa alon upset india restive china subjected to a mass of new impressions the distance across the atlantic fur ther shortened the distance across the continent about to be shortened wireless improved the everlasting power of sentiment dramatically allus grated in the tall of clemenceau it the cave man lived to day he could hardly repeat his now famous declara alon romance Is dead says col her s weekly by science contrare to many fears wonder and mucery have been increased the daylight bill appears to have gone by the board in the british house of of commons and no great harm done the matter was solemnly considered by a committee and for awhile it looked as though ar diament would enact the measure but sober second thought set in and the committee reported in tavor of drop ping the bill because of grave doubt whether its objects would be attained without subjecting some important in teresta to serious inconvenience and that Is the end of the agitation so tar as parliament Is concerned six of rear admiral sebree s fleet of fast cruisers succeeded in mak ing a record run from san francisco to honolulu but the fact that two cruisers had to abandon the race be cause of breaks in their machinery which in one instance involved a sac of two lives is proof that it is dangerous to push warships at top speed een in times of peace in war times crippled cruisers are a seri ous handicap in emergencies the death of capt ferber of the french army in an aeroplane accident at boulogne sur mer adds another army official to a list of those who have died as a result of aerial ice the first american name on this ast Is that of thomas who was killed when the S right aeroplane tell at washington last year A purse containing and a handsome diamond ring were lost in a ew jersey penitentiary and found and restored by two si h an astonishing an aunt of honeas ought not to be locked up it becomes a matter of life and death to the british empire to re main supreme at sea says lord charles beresford Bere stord in his toronto speech says the los angeles ex iress Is the british empire supreme at seab and it she is can she stick it out A new aorl woman Is demanding a divorce because her husband threw eggs at her with eggs at three cents apiece she should have made the charge one of extravagance another photograph of halley u comet has been taken this time by an astronomer at yerkes observatory lake geneva this confirms the report of the heidelberg professor and shows that not only is the comet on its way but appears to know where it is going morocco will have to get out ot its quarrel with spain the best way it can the united states and the pow of europe wisely decline to be into the scrap |