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Tue DreatH oF Recinatp Heser Firz of Manches- 
ter and Boston removes a man of great mental power, 
of keen scientific ability for observation and a citi- 
zen who has, rendered an honorable accounting to 
society for talents with which nature so beneficently en- 
dowed him. Countless thousands may call him blessed 
for they have life because of the fortunate and humani- 
tarian discovery that this doctor made early in his life. 
The sufferings that were endured by humanity before 
Dr, Reginald Fitz discovered the seat of the trouble in 
the vermiform appendix and that its removal would cure 
the malady that had been ignorantly called ‘“inflamma- 
tion of the bowels” and treated with ineffectual purga- 
tives and poultices. ‘The operation for appendicitis has 
now become an ordinary operation in every scientific hos- 
pital in the world. ‘To have been able to have rendered 
such a service to humanity must have been a source of 
pleasure to this great man. Nothing that can be said or 
written can ever give expression to the gratitude that 
the world owes the memory of this great physician. 
Tur Corron AND WooLkN Mis seem to be taking 
a more optimistic view of the tariff situation now that the 
new rates appear to be settled. 
Tuomas Morr Oszorne, chairman of the State Com- 
mittee for studying prison reform has taken the bull by 
the horns. He has entered the prison as a convict to 
live wit hthem and as they live, and to see at first hand 
the workings of the present prison regime. It is evident 
enough that the method adopted while spectacular, dra- 
matic and sensational at first thought, is really inspired by 
a genuine interest in the prisoners and a determination 
to alleviate their lot and transform the prisons of the 
state into institutions for the education of the convicts 
to higher ideals. ‘Thousands of men and women find 
their way into our prisons because they have never had 
an opportunity to better themselves. The American peo- 
ple have not yet awakened to the wasteful and condemn- 
ible systems of punishment in vogue. ‘There is a field 
here for good service and the results of Osborne’s ex- 
periments and experience ought to contribute something 
to the study of the problem. 
Tue Apmission of the first vessel into the Panama 
Canal through the locks is a harbinger of the future 
opening. Simultaneous with the triumph comes the 
merited honors to the constructor by Congress. 
Pleased with Progress in Moth Suppression 
; ay BE state forester, whose work includes the suppres- 
sion of gypsy and brown-tail moths is very well 
pleased with the progress that has been made in restrain- 
ing the activity of these pests, during the past year. 
Probably the average citizen has noticed on his own ac- 
count that the ravages of these two insects has not shown 
as prominently as in years that are passed. 
The state forester, however, believes that this is only 
a casual inspection of the whole subject matter for his 
reports show that in the deeply wooded sections of the 
infested territory the moths have been as busily at work 
as ever, therefore the best that can be said perhaps of 
the work of the department is that it has been able to 
keep the moths out from the residential sections of the 
commonwealth and to keep them in the deep forest 
recesses. It would follow, therefore, that if the work of 
the department ceases these pests will immediately begin 
to spread out from their present habitation and by another 
season would be as busily at work upon the shrubbery 
and trees of the residential section as they were a few 
years ago. 
This year the state forester has had $200,000 at his 
command in conducting his campaign against these two 
kind of moths and while the matter has not been decided 
it is the expectation that he will ask for a similar appro- 
priation for next year when the legislature convenes. It 
is to be remembered, however, that while this $200,000 is 
expended in conducting the work it is not all at his com- 
mand for something over two-thirds of it is used in re- 
imbursing cities and towns for their own campaign ex- 
penses in fighting these pests. 
These cities and towns are divided into three classes 
on a valuation basis. Places that have a valuation of 
$12,500,000 must expend $5,000 before they commence 
to receive any reimbursement from the state. After that 
amount is expended they receive back 50 per cent. of any 
amount expended above the $5,000. A second class of 
cities and towns are those having valuations of between 
$6,000,000 and $12,500,000. They must expend one- 
twenty-fifth of one per cent of their valuation or $400 
for each $1,000,000 of valuation before they receive any 
reimbursement. After this minimum is expended they 
are reimbursed 80 per cent. of their further expenditures. 
The third class is towns under $6,000,000 valuation. 
They must expend one-twenty-fifth of one per cent. of 
their valuation before receiving reimbursements but all 
expenditures beyond that amount are repaid in full. The 
only provision is that the amount to be expended for 
which reimbursement can be claimed must be approved 
before the expenditure is made by the state forester. 
Boston THEATRE 
The Liebler Company’s big specta- 
cular production, “Joseph and His 
Brethren,” is attracting large au- 
diences at the Boston Theatre, and 
the prospects are that the business 
of the coming week will be far in ad- 
vance of that of its first week which 
has just closed. The history of the 
first week was that at each successive 
performance the business was larger 
than that of the preceding one, which 
is abundant evidence that the Parker 
Biblical play made of one of the most 
engrossing narratives of sacred writ, 
has caught unmistakably the tastes 
and the temper of Boston  theatre- 
goers. One of the noticeable features 
as to the attendance was that a great 
many people from the surrounding 
cities and towns were in the audienes, 
and that the wide appeal, the dazzling 
story of Joseph makes, has the effect 
of drawing to the theatre representa- 
tives of almost all classes and creeds. 
While the story has great poetic 
and dramatic beauty, and is familiar 
to every one, it is the superb mount- 
ing that the Liebler Company hag in- 
vested the play with, and the carefully 
selected cast of well known players 
that they have employed to interpret 
the drama, that has the most to do 
with the popularity of the present en- 
gagement at the Boston Theatre. 
One of the largest forest nurseries 
in the United States is conducted by 
the forest service near Haugen, Mon- 
tana. It is known as the Savenac 
nursery and has a capacity of 4,000,- 
Ooo young trees a year, 
