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A FRENCH CRISIS.
The French have escaped another
crisis. By a narrow majority {he
Chamber of Deputies voted Tuesday
that it had confidence in the Ministry.
The exact vote reported was 297 to
227. Had the majority been re
versed, the Ministry would have re
signed, the editors of differing views
would have challenged each other,
the crisis would have assumed charge
and somebody else would have been
Ministers.
Wouldn’t it be a fine scheme to
have a vote occasionally on the ques
tion, does the Government of this
country merit confidence ? It might
be peculiarly interesting to have such
a vote put in the present House after
it shall meet next December. About
that time the distribution of bribes
in the way of patronage will be over.
The crisis in France was brought
about by the testimony of witnesses
in the Panama Canal matter on
Saturday, who gave testimony impli
cating Mr. Bourgeois, minister of
justice. The minister resigned Mon
day, went before the commission
taking testimony, and denied every
thing charged. From the court he
went to the Assembly and was
present when the vote was cast.
Os course that settled it. The
chamber has confidence in what s
left of the ministry, and there is no
longer a crisis. Others may be on
tap, however.
STICKS TO THAT VERSION.
The Macon Telegraph has changed
hands. The new management sticks
to the “ one rude boy and one egg ”
version of the disgraceful scene in
that city last September, and has
fonud a man from Kansas who pro
fesses to believe it.
TFoUASI-REBEL.
Bill /Arp speaks in his last screed
about “us rebels.”’ It is time for
Bill to let the people know which
side he fought on. Men are prone
to forget, and very few men ever
knew he had a war record.
HOW THE RULE WORKS.
The rule announced by Mr. Cleve
land is illustrated in the following
incident reported in the newspapers :
Judge Durham, of Kentucky, who
held than office under the former
Cleveland administration, called at
* the White House to-day and was
cordially greeted by Mr. Cleveland.
Judge Durham notified the President
that he would be an applicant for his
old office as Comptroller, and ex
plained that he had ieeu in the news
papers that those who held office
under the former administration were
barred this time. To Mr. Cleveland
Mr. Durham said :
“I think, having discharged the
duties of my office so satisfactorily
before, yon might make an exception
in my case.” Mr. Cleveland very
bluntly said :
“There will be no exception, Judge.
If I could make an exception at all, I
would make it in your case, because
you made a good officer, but there
will be no exceptions to the rule.”
Then Durham asked if the holding
of a particular office under the for
mer administration would bar a man
from being appointed to a different
office this time.
Mr. Cleveland said it would, and
so Judge Durham, it is undrstood,
secured tickets for Kentucky and left
to-night.
A Misfit Cabinet.
National Watchman.
The make-up of President Cleve
land’s cabinet is a surprise to every
one and a bitter disappointment to
the leading men in the Democratic
party. While this misfit absurdity
is to a certain extent lost in curiosity,
and the folly of such a selection is
somewhat neutralized in astonish
ment, the wonder continues to grow
as to how such a perfect conglom
eration of characterless, unknown
and unprepared individuals could be
gathered into into one executive
family. Just how this aggregation
of non-descripts were selected 'will
doubtless forever remain a mystery.
It is said, however, that Mr. Cleve
land during the past four years has
had a sack hanging near by his desk,
and whenever any one did him a
personal favor or to whom he took a
fancy, he would write his name on
a slip of paper and throw it into the
sack. When he came to select his
political family he simply shook up
the sack and drew out the required
number of names. The character
of his cabinet seems to justify such a
statement. Mr. Carlisle has never
been charged with being a financier,
and his position to-day on that ques
tion is a gross libel upon his past
record. The idea that Mr. Gresham
is a statesman and diplomat is all
silly bosh. He is a fairly good judge
with a consuming fire of political
ambition, and will be used as a de
fense against the rising tide of the
reform element on account of his
fancied following in the ranks of
organized labor. Dan Lamont was
an office boy and can make himself
extremely handy about the house,
while Mr. Bissell is an old law part
ner with nothing to recommend save
a sort of old chumming relation.
Mr. Olney is a brand new discovery
from New England. No one ever
. heard of him before, hence com.
PEOPLE’S PARTY PAPER. ATLANTA. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, MARCH
ments are out of place. Mr. Her
bert is a third-rate lawyer and never
cut much of a figure as a congress
man. His appointment discloses a
desire on the part of President
Cleveland to have no one in his cabi
net whom he could not easily boss.
Mr. J. Sterling Morton, having been
a failure in everything else, may find
his particular niche in the agricul
tural department; it is very doubt
ful, however. Last, but by far not
the least, comes the unique, pictu
resque and altogether, allround Mr.
Hoke Smith. Just why this bundle
of assumption and pure mendacity 7
was injected into this mess of un
organized humanity is not easy to
comprehend. Mr. Smith’s appoint
ment will add neither lustre to the
administration nor bring peace and
quiet from the South. Taken as a
whole, Mr. Cleveland’s cabinet is
neither a thing ofTieauty, an associa
tion of intelligence, nor a promise of
future benefits to the people. It
may succeed, but it is said to be
very difficult “to make a silk purse
out of a sow’s ear.”
Washington County Notes.
Davisboro, Ga., March 13.
To the Readers of The People's Party
Paper:
Seeing correspondence from vari
ous sections of the country, I have
decided that a few lines from old
Washington county might be of
some interest to subscribers from
other section of the State. I will
first give a brief account of how the
different elections went in our
county in the recent campaign, and
this will at once show the fraud
practiced by T some of the leaders of
the Democratic party in our county.
In the State election in October
we gave our representatives, Messrs.
W. T. Atkins and J. A. Smith, a
handsome majority of about 375 in
the county. In November we gave
Mr. Watson about 700 majority, after
the Democrats threw out seven of
our country precincts, which they
did through the managers at some
precincts being Democrats; and to
show it was a cut-and-died plan,
they refused to sign the tally sheets
in some instances, and in others they
kept but two sheets, which they
knew was a violation of law. They
did this at the precincts where our
largest majorities were given. Weaver
also had quite as large a majority as
Mr. Watson, but in spite of the
Democratic Bosses we piled up this
majority for our gallant Tom, and
had it not been for the Augusta ring,
the counties in the old Tenth Dis
trict would have snowed the Demo
crats under so deep in the National
election they would have been
ashamed to ever put a man out
against Mr. Watson again. The Au
gusta ring is all that saved the Bosses
in the Tenth District.
But now, notice the difference in
affairs from the time of the national
election to the county election in
January. We nominated a full
couiity ticket,'feeling sure of victory,
and the Democrats went to work—
the old county officers—as you all
know there was no change in the
candidates last fall with the Demo
crats, they let every man run who
had been holding office, I suppose
thinking they were stronger and
could make a better race. But the
old county officers went to work,
ordered whisky and distributed it
throughout the county, and also, I
am informed, they used a lot of
money to buy votes, and of course
the People’s party candidates did not
indulge in this rottenness to anything
like the extent their opponents did
and they were defeated by the Dem
ocrats from 200 to 300 majority in
the county for all the offices except
coroner. Our man was elected coro
ner by about 150 majority. How
ever, the negroes put out a man for
coroner and this put three men in
the race for that office. The Demo
cratic paper printed in Sandersville,
our county town, has admitted since
the election that the Democrats were
certainly surprised at being elected
after seeing how the two previous
elections had went, and of course it
was done by bribery, misrepresenta
tion and other schemes which are
natural diseases which afflict the
“dear old Democratic party,” when
an election is on hand. This, how
ever, is not a fair showing for our
county. Go to the two elections
preceding this and you will see how
the boys stand in old Washington.
There has been some talk about
the citizens of our county petition
ing to our Ordinary for an election
on the whisky question, since the
county election, and it is certainly
amusing to see the steps taken by
these same Democrats who were
elected by votes a great many of
which were influenced by whisky.
They are kicking with all their might.
While I am opposed to the sale, I
can’t help but notice the difference
in the attitude of our Democratic
officers so soon after handing the
jug around in their buggies', bidding
for votes with the stuff mean enough
to make a man fight his great-grand
daddy. They did agree with their
peerless gentleman when they wanted
to be elected by doing as he did, ad
vocating whisky while candidates,
and after being elected they put a
man on an equal with a dog for doing
as he sees fit, and signing a petition
for the whisky election, which is a
God-given right. If they had fol
lowed the example of their peerless
gentlemen of Augusta, they would
not only sign the petition, but would
cast their vote for it.
Subscriber.
Tuesday a blizzard was prevalent
in the Northwestern States, with
considerable snow and ice.
POLK COUNTY SENTIMENS
A Progressive Grand Jury ReJßfcncJ
by the Judge.
Cedartown, Ga., March
Our Superior Court has just cfl|d
a two weeks’ session. The
grand jury served through
weeks. I have not seen the
ments, but learn through one of the
jury that they recommended the ab
olition of the present convict system,
and also the adoption of the Austra
lian ballot. Judge C. G. Janes, find
ing by some means before the pre
sentments were read that the jury
had thus recommended, ordered both
stricken from the minutes.
The foreman, Col. M. A. Wright,
refused to strike them under the
Judge’s order, but said if the mem
bers of the body said strike of course
he would do so, otherwise he would
not. When the question of recom
mendation was put to a vote, seven
teen of the twenty-three voted for
them. When the question, under
the Judge’s order for striking was
put, it was agreed to strike by a
small majority. The question is, had
the Judge a right to order any part
of the minutes stricken? Who is
the supreme power of a Superior
Court—the Judge or the Grand
Jury ? I think both of the recom
mendations are timely.
We need reform and 1 am glad to
know that seventeen out of twenty
three men, taken at random as it
were in our county, have the courage
to recommend this much needed re
form. The true Populists of our
section are quite numerous, but a few
who joined for “ revenue only” have
gone back to their former Democ
racy. A very important question
here presents itself to my mind : Is
the Democratic party Democratic ?
Aytch.
Looting the Treasury.
National Watchman.
During the last day of the session
one of the most bare-faced acts of
legislative piracy since the “ Salary
Grab” steal was perpetuated.
By a vote of 132 to 57, an act giv
ing to each Congressman SIOO per
month extra compensation for clerk
hire, went through the House and
was concurred in by the Senate*
This will add to the expenses of
Congress $>394,800. The bill pro
vides that the money shall be paid
to each Congressman, and he can use
it as he may elect. These same men
receive a salary of $5,000 and num
erous perquisites which in the case of
a majority is twice or three times as
much as they ever earned before
coming to Congress. This $1,200
steal virtually increases their salary
to $6,200. It is bad enough to vote
money into another’s pocket, but
when men are so lost to shame as to
up and jry money into theirj
own pockets, itlS time to Call a halt.
The Populist Members voted against
it as they have all measures of like
character. Livingston voted for it,
of course, his business requires a
private secretary.
While it was being discussed, Mr.
Holman and George Tillman, of
South Carolina, made .the following
vigorous remarks:
Mr. Holman. I trust that we will
not make increase of our salaries at
this hour of midnight and in this
manner. How many of us, gentle
men, during the last campaign advo
cated an increase of the salaries of
Members of Congress? I will ven
ture to say that not one gentleman
will rise and say he advocated any
such measure before the people.
Mr. Boatner. If it is an increase
of salary, I did.
Mr. Holman. This is an increase;
not a direct, but an indirect increase.
Most of us are compelled to use a
portion of our salaries for the em
ployment of clerks. I live on my
salary; I have no other compensa
tion; but I employ a clerk. The
clerks of my committee do not do
my work. I employ a stenographer
who does my work, and I presume
that other Members do likewise.
Gentlemen, can any of us afford to
vote, as an addition to our own com
pensation, the amount we are requir
ed to pay for clerk hire ?
• Have we in any shape or form
proposed or advocated an increase of
our own compensation before the
people? Yet every gentleman must
admit that this proposition is a prop
osition to increase our compensation,
while no gentleman will pretend that
he ever advocated before his con
stituents the policy of increasing the
pay of Members of Congress.
Yes, gentlemen, that pledge that
we so deliberately made—shall it be
violated ?
Yes, you Republican gentlemen
can laugh; but gentlemen on this
side of the House, who are pledged
to economy in the public expendi
tures, cannot afford to laugh, and
they cannot afford to stand up with
out blushing in the face of their con
stituents after voting for such a prop
osition as this. Yet the gentleman
from California [Mr. Bowers], be
cause Senators are allowed clerks,
an abuse which he has denounced
and which all of us have denounced,
assumes that we must take the same
compensation which we are com
pelled to yield to them. Has the
country approved of that act on the
part of the Senats ?
Gentlemen, I stood on this floor in
the midst of just such a scene as this
in the closing hours of the Forty
second Congress, when I saw a bill
nassed through, this House to increase
the compensation of Representatives
and Senators. It was done under
uist such circumstances as these.
Mbr told us: “The country will
condone this act or will approve it;”
yet those who supported that propo
sition melted away almost en masse
before the indignation of their con
stituents.
Gentlemen, this Congress has not
made too good a record on the sub
ject of economy. It has not made
so good a record that we can afford
at the last hour to create an army of
employees to be paid out of the
Treasury of the United States for
our benefit. Gentlemen, I warn you
this is an act which ought not to be
done.
Mr. Dickerson. I yield two min
utes to the gentleman from South
Carolina [Mr. Tillman].
Mr. Tillman. Mr. Speaker, I want
to say to my Democratic friends that
the Republicans some years ago
passed a “salary grab” and got their
party into a bad position. Let the
Democrats, with a two-thirds ma
jority here, pass this bill and they
will get into a worse one, because
the Butler grab was a bold, direct
one, while this will be a cowardly,
indirect, virtual steal. Why was this
resolution not brought forward at
the first session, so the people could
pass'upon it at the last election ?
Enact this measure and each mem
ber will continue to do most of his
work as now, while he will certify
the pay to a dependent member of
his family, and thus practically add
SIOO a month to his own salary while
Congress is in session.
Mr. Boatner. Will the gentleman
yield ?
Mr. Tillman. No, sir; I have not
the time. The Republican party,
through what was known as the
“Butler salary grab,” added $2,500
annually to the compensation of
Congressmen. With the long session
lasting about nine months and the
short one three, $1,200, or, we may
say in round numbers, just one
fourth of the Butler grab—is now
proposed to be added indirectly to
our salaries. Pass this resolution,
gentlemen, to give yourselves clerks,
and to thereby indirectly to your
salaries ; vote yourselves the clerks ;
and as sure as God is in heaven,
many of you will not need them long.
[Laughter and applause.]
THE OBSTINATE EMPEROR.
He is Determined to Carry tile Army
Bill Through.
New York, March 13.—Despite
the demands of the radical press for
his resignation, Chancellor Caprivi,
according to the Berlin correspon
dent to the Evening Post, appears
determined to fight on till the last.
It is understood that even should the
committee, as expected, again re
ject the army bill on Thursday, he
will take no decisive steps, but calmly
wait until the measure is submitted
to the full house, when he hopes the
d&cisioii will reversed. In any, case,
he will gain a respite, as the bill is
not likely vo be submitted to the
Reichstag much before Whitsuntide,
and he can utilize the interval in final
endeavors to win the Centrists by
concessions in other directions. If
draws another blank in the Reichstag
that body will be dissolved.
The Kaiser’s obstinate mood re
garding the bill is illustrated in his
reply when told that the Conserva
tives and Centrists had interpreted
the withdrawal of the education bill
as a sign of weakness on the part of
the Government. The Kaiser re
sponded : “The army bill will prove
the contrary,” and he declared that
he possessed the same strong will as
his grandfather. He has had pro
longed conferences ’with Caprivi and
other high generals in the last few
days, and has reiterated his deter
mination to carry the bill through.
With a strong-willed Kaiser and a
resolute opposition, a serious crisis
appears inevitable.
The Conservitive Premier, Anhalt,
in opening the Diet made a signifi
cant speech. He openly declared
that the financial burdens consequent
on the commercial treaties and the
constant increase of the military
charges were becoming unbearable
and there must be an amelioration.
Carroll County Alive.
I am glad to tell you that there
is one man in Carroll county who
has laid aside party name and is
strongly and ardently advocating the
pure and undefiled principles of Jef
fersonian Democracy. Yea, there
are one thousand men in old Caraoll
who have shown beyond a reasonable
doubt that an empty name is nothing
compared with the People’s party
principles advocated by T. E. Wat
son and thousands of other good,
honest men all over this broad land.
The dear old Democratic party is
in power. What may -we expect
from them? Os course, they have
promised a great many things, but
can we expect them to redeem those
promises ?
On the thirty-second day of the
thirteenth month of the eighth day
of the week and on the twenty-fifth
hour of the sikty-first minute we’ll
find all things we seek through the
Democratic party. Os course we
don’t expect them to do anything for
the poor oppressed people. They
have already demonstrated to us
what they’ll do for us years ago.
The way in which Watson has been
treated shows the composition of the
Democratic party, and what we may
expect from a party that is composed
of such material as that.
W. T. Cannon.
Temple, Ga.
Did Villard and Whitney get all
they wanted ? They have subsided.
('HEKOKEE ST KIP ’AWg
Fears that the Cherokees May Not
Agree to the Congressional Bill.
Guthrie, Ok., March 13.—The
Cherokee Strip agitators have just
discovered that, should the Cherokee
Senate decide not to accept the terms
of the Strip bill passed by Congress,
the Strip cannot be opened by the
President. This has caused a great
commotion among them and a dele
gation will at once go to Tahlequah
to work with the Indian Council.
For several days a number of men
who have had cattle on the Strip for
years have been in conference here,
and, it is believed, are planning to
defeat the ratification of the bill by
the Cherokees and thus secure the
Strip for pasturage for another term
of years. There is considerable ex
citement over the matter, and boom
ers declare that should the bill be
rejected by the Indians they will
move on the Strip in a body and
stay there to shoot every steer
brought in.
THE HONDURAS REVOLT.
The Whole of Central America May
Become Involved in It.
New York, March 14.—The Her
ald's Panama cable says that the
Government forces of Honduras, un
der command of General Vasquez,
were defeated yesterday by the rev
olutionists under Barillas. General
Bonilla, who is Barillas’ rival in the
revolution, defeated a small section
of the latter’s army. Present indi
cations are that nearly the whole of
Central America will be involved in
war before the struggle has ended.
President Ezeta, of San Salvador,
has sent arms and re-enforcements
from that Republic to General Vas
quez, while a strong force of Nicara
guan troops is held in readiness to
march to the assistance of General
Bonilla.
First Populist Law.
Naiional Watchman.
The first purely and distinctive
Populist measure became a law under
the postoflice appropriations. Hon.
Tom Watson forced an amendment
on to that appropriation bill which
granted SIO,OOO as a fund for exper
imenting in free rural postal deliv
ery. This will not be attempted in
villages or cross-road towns, but
among farmers absolute. Mr. Wat
son thinks this experiment will de
velop into a general free delivery
among the agricultural portion of the
country, As it now stands, the
farmers help pay for delivery of mail
in cities from three to ten times
each day. Is it any more than fair
that the farmer should have a chance
at some of those favors? Mr. Wat
son thinks it is not, and hence this
experiment.
Quite Frenchy News from Europe.
In Paris the Panama scandal has
reached the point where all depends
upon the arrest of Arton, the princi
pal lobbyist employed by the Panama
Canal people. The aversion of the
Government to capturing a man -who
possesses such damaging evidence of
the bribery of the 104 Deputies has
been revealed in a stronger light by
the publication of the story of his
life in Bucharest while the Paris
police were supposed to be doing
their utmost to catch him.
ARTON PLAYING THE PRINCE.
The first evening after his arrival
in Bucharest, Arton passed at a
music hall, where he became ac
quainted with Miss Lilli Merz, the
principal song and dance artist of the
resort. He introduced himself as a
German Prince traveling incognito,
and threw money about so lavishly
that he at once obtained her favor.
The next day he placed her in ele
gant apartments, then bought her a
carriage and pair, and subsequently
drove with her daily in public parks.
Three days after his arrival he was
the most conspicuous civilian in the
Roumanian capital, and his enor
mous expenditure of money and his
success with Miss Merz -was the sub
ject of gossip in all the clubs. He
made no effort to disguise himself,
but wore the same closely cropped
beard and the same striking gar
ments which he had affected in
Paris. The Bucharest police were
so sure of his identity that they at
once telegraphed a description of
him to Paris and directed to him the
attention of the French embassy, but
they received no answ r er from either
source. Arton monopolized the at
tention of the gay world for three
weeks, spent 20,000 francs on Miss
Merz, and then left, to return,| he
said, on March 1. Upon leaving he
“ THE CLIMAX ”
cotton planter.
pate “ ted h ®’» isth > iß9 °-
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WILL n
bring up \\
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3 Davs.
Price, $5,50 -
This is to certify that I have known the “CLIMAX” COTTON PLANTER from its firs
invention, and" it has steadily grown in public favor just in proportion as it has demonstrated
its excellencies to those who have seen its work. For ease or operation, equal distribution of
seed, and hasty germination, it is the climax of cotton planters.
West Bowersville, Ga., January 14, 1893. S. P. BOND, (Merchant.)
Write for descriptive circulars aud testimonials of merchants who have sold them and
farmers who have used them. Every intelligent cotton farmer who sees the ” Climax” Cot
ton Planter wants one because he at once knows, when he sees the principles, that it is the
best way there is to plant cotton seed so as to get them up quick, and insure a good stand.
This is what he wants, and this is what he will have, when he plants with the ” Climax.” If
your merchant does not sell the “ Climax ” write to me for one. JS? AGENTS WANTED.
A. J. OWENS, West Bowersville, Ga.
|( 5 IBiiiBIBJI
from Paris a
unimportant Miss
apartments, making in
quiries as to Arton’s whereabouts or
further proceedings returned to
France. The mission of the police
was purely perfunctory, intended
merely to impress the people of
France "with the idea that the Gov
ernment was straining every nerve
to probe the scandal. After such an
exhibition of indifference most per.
sons in Paris and other European
capitals believe that all chance of a
full exposure is past and the Panama
incident may be regarded as closed.
In Germany the Social Democrats
are making final efforts to defeat the
army bill. Meetings to protest
against the bill will be held in all
the large cities and towns to-morrow
and the Social Democratic press has
been ordered by the Central Com
mittee in Berlin to unite next week
in a violent attack upon the measure.
The prospect is that, unless the Gov
ernment accepts the National Lib
eral compromise granting 45,000
men instead of 65,000 demanded, it»<
•■will be obliged to dissolve the Reich
stag and appeal to the country.
Prairie Fires in Kansas.
Hutchinson, Kans, March 13.—•
Reports from Western Kansas state
that destructive prairie fires have
been raging there for the past three
days. The area burned is quite
large, embracing Gove, Lane, Ness,
Hodgeman and Garfield counties.
Three lives were lost in Ness county,
and it is feared when the details of
devastation are at hand the list of
casualties will be larger. The fin an?
cial loss sustained by the farmers
will be enormous, though no intelli
gent estimate can be made at this
time. Prairie fires swept the North
east part of this county yesterday,
burning farm - houses and barns,
granaries and hay-stacks, together
with considerable live stock. The
wind is blowing a furious gale, and
further losses are certain.
A Destructive Prairie Fire.
Denver, Colo., March 13.—A
sweeping and disastrous prairie fire
started near Lamar, and has done a
great amount of damage in Powers;
county. The flames swept the coun
ty, destroying thousands of dollars
worth of stock, hay and grain. They
have crossed the Colorado and Kan
sas border. From Holyoke also
comes news of a destructive fire. A
great many farmers lost all their
feed and buildings. The fire swept
over an area of 25 miles long by five
miles wide.
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A Famous Club Bun by a Woman.
Many years ago Boodle’s club in St.
James street was one of the leading in
stitutions in clubland. Some years since?
! an unfortunate dispute led- to ? a Very
large number of the members resigning,
and thenceforth Boodle’s sank very comj
siderably in importance. Mr. C. Gay
ner, the proprietor, died suddenly of
heart disease on Wednesday morning.
A notice has now been placed in the
clubrooms announcing that Miss Gay
ner, a sister of the late proprietor, ’will
carry on the concern, certainly to the
end of the term, and it is understood
that by his will the late Mr. Gayner has
desired that this lady should continue to
control it indefinitely. I understand
that a well known member of society is
to assume the appointment of ’ manager
general. —London Truth.
A Feather For Bryn Mawr.
Bryn Mawr college is justly proud of
all its departments, but has had occasion
lately to feel especial pride in its depart
ment of mathematics. The young lady
who won the fellowship in that study
for the year 1890-1 has been the first
woman to secure the privilege of attend
ance upon mathematical lectures for a
full year at the University of Berlin, and
now two graduate students from Europe
have come to the college this year to
seek instruction in that branch. Miss
Charlotte Agnes Scott, who has just been
made professor of mathematics at Bryn
Mawr, is a graduate in honors of Girtoni
college, Cambridge, and was given a de
gree by the University of London.—*
Philadelphia Record.
A Canadian Woman Won.
The Ladies’ Home Journal of Phila
delphia has awarded the first price of
SIOO for the best original -waltz to Mrs.
Frances J. Moore of this city. The
waltz is to be dedicated to the Canadian
readers of The Ladies’ Home Journal
and will be accompanied by Mrs. Moore’s
portrait. The editor, Mr. Edward W.
Bok, speaks of the composition as “a
charming production.” We are glad the
first prize goes to a Canadian, to a wom
an and to a resident of our own pleasant
city.—London (Ont.) Wives and Daugh
ters.