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Col. Roosevelt gives anew and Interest
ing view of that great charge of the Rough
Riders up San Juan hlil. He says that
when he started up the slope at the head
of his men and gave them to command
to charge, he soon found that he would
have to “run like h to avoid being run
over by those coming up behind.”
A Washington dispatch says that during
the past few days the President offered
the vacant peace commissionership—the
piace Justice White declined to fill—to ex
gecretary of State Oiney, to ex-Secretary
of the Treasury Carlisle and Senator
Gorman, and that each asked to be excus
ed. The acceptance of either of these
statesmen would have materially strength
ened the commission.
Gov. Pingree of Michigan is said to be
grooming himself to be Michigan's “fa
vorite son” in 1900, which is taken in some
quarters to account for his activity in
defending certain leading Michigan politi
cians. The “favorite son" business, how
ever, will hardly cut much of a figure in
the next Republican national convention.
Jt will run up against a stone wall In the
shape of a "logical candidate,” in the per
son of President McKinley.
It was stated in a Washington dispatch
a day or two ago that the papers in the
court martial case of Capt. O. M. Carter
had been "referred to his attorneys.” Any
such proceeding would have been remark
able, even in this remarkable case; but
It has been officially denied that anything
of the kind has been done. It is stated
to be probable, however, that Secretary
Alger has referred the papers to “an at
torney”—not Capt. Carter's attorneys—
whose views he desires to obtain. There
is no indication when the matter will be
noted upon.
Richmond and Danville, (Va.), newspa
pers say that the free importation of “alt
of the tobacco raised in Cuba and the
Philippines in a hundred years” might
be imported free of duty into Virginia
•'in one week” without hurting the price
of or market for Virginia tobacco. There
Is so much difference between the tobacco
of Cuba and that of Virginia, acording
to the Danville Register, that there is
no competition between them. One is used
for one thing, and one for another. While
that may be true with reference lo Vir
ginia tobacco, open competition would be
felt by the growers of cigar tobacco in
Florida.
The surplus arising from the fees for
the inspection of fertilizers amounts to
approximately $12,000 to $14,000 per annum.
This money is now turned in to the school
fund, where it is practically “only a drop
in the bucket.” Hon. O. B. Stevens, who
it to be the next state commissioner of
agriculture, thinks this fund should te
exjx-nded for the extension and expan
sion of the work of the agricultural de
partment. He thinks the farmers should
have whatever benefits accrue., from the
department, and it is his idea that all of
the bulletins and other publications of
the department should be given full and
free distribution utnong the farmers. Not
one in fifty of them now receives the de
partment's publications, he says. His
suggestion is certainly worth the careful
consideration of the legislature.
Tlie Ilellalon of the Island*.
The Catholic religion is the religion of
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines and
it will remain the religion of those islands
for a long time. Nevertheless, tt is the evi
dent purpose of the Protestant churches
to make a vigorous effort to get converts
from among the islanders. The
chief reason why the ministers of
the Protestant churches are strong
advocates of the policy of ex
pansion is that they think the opportuni
ties for spreading the i’rotestant religion
will be greatly increased. They do not
take into consideration the commercial ad
vantages which, it is said, would accrue
to the country by holding on to all of the
islands which we have wrested from
Spain, or which we can wrest from her if
we are so disposed, nor do they take into
account the obligations which we may
have Incurred to the insurgents of the
Philippines or to other nations in urging
tle retention of all the territory over
w hich our flag has been raised. Thfcir one
thought is the carrying of the gospel to
the natives.
And it is certain that the Protestant
churches are going to enter into active
competition with the Catholic church for
converts. The spirit by which they are
animated is shown by the remarks of the
Rev. Henry McDonald, pastor of the Sec
ond Baptist Church of Atlanta on Thurs
day, at the meeting of the Stone Mountain
Association. At that meeting a resolution
was adopted recommending that $50,000 be
raised for mission work in Cuba and Porto
Rico.
If the Philippines are retained by this
country there will be hundreds of thou
sands of dollars annually raised for Pro
testant mission work there and in the two
islands of the West Indies. In all of these
islands the Catholic Church has a firm
footing, and it will require great efforts
to draw any considerable portion of the
native population away from it. It is evi
dent, however, thal efforts are going to
be made.
It would not be surprising if one of the
reasons why Mr, Justice White declined to
serve on the peace commission was the
probability that the commission might be
required to take a position on religious
matters that would not be altogether pleas
ant to him. There is no doubt
that the President will instruct the
commissioners that the same sort
ofi religious freedom that exists in
this country shall exist in the territory
that comes to the United Slates as the re
sult of the war. It may be Spain will
not make any suggestions relative to re
ligious matters, but questions bearing
upon religion are certain to come up of
ficially sooner or later. It is pretty safe
to say that the President will not inter
fere further than he can possibly help.
The position which he will take is doubt
less that there shall be absolute freedom
in religious matters, just ns there Is in
this country, and that there shall be no
state aid or special privileges to Catholics
or Protestants. In other words, the Amer
ican policy in respect to churches and
schools will be extended to the newly ac
quired possessions. That policy has been
found to be admirable in the United States.
Why should it not be satisfactory in the
possessions which they have acquired?
Secretary Alger'* Request.
The Secretary of War, Gen. Alger, and
Adjt. Gen. Corbin have asked the Presi
dent to order an investigation .of the war
department. The President ought not to
hesitate about granting the request. At
present a very large portion of the people
think that the secretary is responsible for
all the incompetency and ignorance and
negligence in the army,during the war
with Spain, and that, consequently, he is
to blame for the sickness which gained a
foothold in the camps and carried off so
many of the soldiers. The secretary Is
confident that he can show that the things
of which there has been so much com
plaint cannot be charged to his account
or- else he would not ask for an investi-
gation.
If it cannot be shown that the secre
tary put incompetent men in responsilde
places the country will not blame him
for the unnecessary hardships endured by
the soldiers and the diseases which got
into the camps and carried hundreds of
brave men to their graves. It will blame
the incompetent, ignorant and neglectful
officer*—some of them belonging to the
regular army and others to the volunteers
—who were wholly unfit for the positions
which they occupied.
If the secretary is not to blame the fact
ought to be made public. The country
ought to be informed of all the facts, so
that justice would be done to both the
guilty and the innocent. There is no way
to discover the truth except by means of
an Investigation. If the President declines
to grant the secretary’s request a very
large portion of the people will continue
to think that he is responsible for the
death of many of those who died in the
camps. Let the truth be known, and the
guilty be required to suffer the condem
nation of their fellow citizens.
Suvaiinnli'* Keturniiijr Soldier*.
Savannah Is sincerely glad to have the
men of Battery B, Georgia Artillery—
which is virtually the historic, glorious old
Chatham Artillery—back at home again.
There was only short notice of the time
the soldiers would arrive, and consequent
ly a large popular demonstration was out
of the question; but what the welcome
lacked in size, it more than made up in
honest heartiness and enthusiasm. The
men look every incli soldiers, fit to sus
tain the honor of their country and the
prestige of their parent organization upon
any field and in any emergency; and they
are no less heroes of the war than if they
had been at the front at San Juan and
Caney with Lawton and Capron, as they
would have been had it been a matter of
choice with them. By performing cheer
fully and conscientiously their duties
wherever they were assigned, the battery
added its quota to that invincible strength
of the American army which brought
Spain to see the hopelessness of continu
ing the struggle and suing for peace. Sa
vannah is proud of her artillerymen, as
indeed she is of all of her gallant soldiers.
It would probably be just as well for
Mr. Hogan lo apply to the Populist cam
paign committee for a furlough of thirty
days. The Democrats will muster him
out Of the catniaiign at the expiration of
about that period auyfvuy.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 189S.
Tlie First IBstriet Campaign.
At present there are no good reasons
for thinking that Col. Lester, the Demo
cratic candidate for Congress in the First
district, will have opposition, but there
is no telling what the Republican and
Populists will do. They will put out a
candidate if they see a chance of getting
a fair-sized campaign fund to distribute.
It seems there Is a little talk about nomi
nating a Populist candidate, but the out
look for the success of any kind or op
position to Coi. I-ester is so gloomy that
the talk will amount to nothing unless,
as already stated, there is a prospect of
getting a campign fund to distribute.
We call attention to this matter mainly
for the purpose of suggesting to Demo
crats in all the counties of the district the
necessity for registering. There appears
to be a great deal of apathy In most of
them. Democrats feel so certain that Col.
Lester will have no opponent that they
are not registering as generally as they
should. It is the duty of every one of
them to register, so as to be prepared not
only for the congressional election, but
also for the state election. The Demo
cratic party cannot win big victories un
less Democrats prepare themselves to
vote.
Col. Lester has served his district well.
Nobody could serve it better. Hie con
stituents, therefore, ought to see to it that
he is re-elected by a majority that would
mak& him feel that his services are ap
preciated. The Democratic newspapers of
the different counties of the district should
impress upon their readers the importance
of registering. They exert an immense
influence. If they go about the matter
earnestly they can get pretty near every
Democrat to take the trouble to put his
name on the registration books. And it Is
their duty to use their influence in the
direction of the success of their party,
which, in fact, means using their influ
ence for good government.
Whether Col. I-ester has opposition or
not he ought to be given a bigger ma
jority than he has received in any previous
election, because it is by increasing his
majorities we show him that the value
of his services is understood and that ef
forts to serve his constituents are appre
ciated.
netter Stay ut Home.
There are many persons who seem to
think that In tlie new territory acquired
or to be acquired by the United States
there are or will be almost limitless op
portunities for money-making. The work
ings of this idea are now being illustrated
in Hawaii. Hundreds of young men; doc
tors, lawyers, accountants, dentists,
clerks and others are rushing to the Is
lands, expecting to be able to at once be
gin the rapid accumulation of an inde
pendent fortune. A dispatch from Hono
lulu says that city is full of such persons
who went there in the expectation of
“picking up sugar stock in the street, and
at once taking it to a hank and having
the coupons cashed, and living on the fat
of the land." Many of them have about
exhausted their slender resources, and the
captains of steamers and sailing craft are
being daily appealed to for free passage
back to the states by disappointed fortune
hunters. “If this immigration*continues,”
says the dispatch, "there will be suffering
among those who come with small
means.”
Individuals whose working capital con
sists solely of energy, ambition and an
adventurous spirit should understand that
there is no royal road to fortune in Ha
waii, or Porto Rico, or the Philippines, or
in Cuba. There are no “good things” ly
ing around loose, to be picked up and en
joyed by the first comers and the smart
hustlers. The "good things'* have all been
pre-empted by those who have an abund
ance of capital at command with which to
make the most of the opportunities pre
sented. The man who goes to either of the
islands without capital had as well make
up his mind that he is going to have a par
ticularly hard row to hoe. The chances of
success there for a person with only
brains and labor to put on the market
are probably not nearly so good as they
are right at home. Georgia, for Instance,
has infinitely more and richer undeveloped
resources than Hawaii or Porto Rico. The
indomitable will and energy necessary to
the winning of success in either of the Is
lands, without the aid of ample capital,
would If expended in Georgia yield better
returns. And In the matter of investments,
the truth probably is that Georgia offers
more and better inducements than may be
found in either the Atlantic or the Pacific
islands.
Young men of sense, when they have
come to understand the situation, will not
go rainbow chasing in any of the so
called “new” territory, but will stay at
home and make the best of the opportun
ities at hand, and which exist amid sur
roundings with which they are familiar.
The list of deaths in New York from
heat during the past ten days is simply
appalling. Had Dewey lost as many men
in battle while sinking the Spanish fleet
at Manila, the nation would have been
shocked; yet no impression has been made
upon the outside public, and probably
very little upon New York Itself, by the
fearful rate of mortality. Meantime Sa
vannah, several hundred miles nearer the
equator than New York, and with the
CTiermomeler ranging about as high as in
that city, has not for years had a death
from heat. Sunstroke is unknown in this
city. What gives us our immunity in this
matter? There can be no doubt that our
great number of beautiful trees contribute
to It in no Inconsiderable degree. Savan
' nah is a city of brick* and cobblestones
and asphalt and granite and marble, just
as New York is; but our buildings and
streets do not store up heat from the
beaming sun day after day, as vs the case
in New York. The cool, green leaves of
the thousands of trees make a buffer be
tween us and the cruel sun, with the re
sult that we escape the baking and broil
ing and sweltering that the New Yorkers
must suffer because they have no trees
to protect them. Our nights are almost
always pleasant and refreshing, and our
mornings begin cool, however warm the
preceding day may have been. Is it any
wonder, then, thal Snvannahians are
proud of their trees, and that they 'nsist
that the slock of them shall never grow
(less?
Several of the larger cities showed de
creased bank clearances last month, not
withstanding th'-re was no decrease, but
rather an increase of trade noted. Since
the volume of such clearances Is supposed
to show the volume of "solvent business,”
there has been some speculation with re
gard_ to the probable cause of the falling
off. The Baltimore Sun offers an expla
nation which may pretty well cover the
case. “The new tax on bank checks is a
sufficient explanation,” the Sun says. In
stead of paying bills with checks, as has
been the custom heretofore, the people
are paying them with cash whenever pos
sible and thus the bank clearances are
decreased In volume. Meantime, it is
w'orthy of note that Savannah's bank
clearances for August showed a good in
crease.
The wrecking company which is engaged
in trying to raise the Spanish derelicts
which the American fleet scattered along
the Cuban shore stems lately to have re
vised its opinion regarding the possibility
of saving the Colon. Capt. Nelson of the
company the other day advised his prin
cipals that the probabilities were that,
with good weather, not only would the
Colon be saved, but that the Teresa and
the Mercedes would be floated also. The
Oquendo and the Vizcaya, however, are
total wrecks, and the IMerrimac will have
to be destroyed with dynamite.
A special and costly kind of machinery
is necessary in the manufacture
of pneumatic dynamite guns. The
machinery, however, is also used in
manufacturing other articles. There
are only two or three shop® in the
United States having such machinery. The
government wrote to them recently' and
invited bids for making guns. One of the
firms replied that it would not make guns
at any price, as it had conscientious scru
ples against making or handling war ma
terials. The firm is composed of Pennsyl
vania Quakers.
American ports are to be speedily open
ed to Spanish ships. That is good. As the
victors, we can afford to be liberal, even
generous, notwithstanding Spain will not
open the port of Havana to an American
vessel bearing free food intended to feed
the starving people of that city. How
ever, Spain’s power to close the port of
Havana is limited to a few days, or weeks
at most.
PERSONAL,
—Minister Woodford is still in law our
envoy to Madrid and may go back there
when peace is declared. De Lome hates
this country and does not want to come
back. Polo does not waste much love on
us either, but would not, it is said, be un
willing to come back.
—Rev. Dr. John A. Zahm, recently made
provincial de facto of the Order of the
Holy Cross in the United States, is well
known in scientific circles as a writer on
the evolution of plants and animals, and
received from the Pope himself his degree
of doctor, profrio moto, an horor conferred
on no other scientist except St. Georg*
Mivart.
—Ernestine Curot, a young saleswoman
in a Parisian dry goods shop, who ia de
clared by many to be the most beautiful
woman in the city, is at present the craze
of the French capital. She personated the
“Muse of Poetry” in clowning with lau
rel the bust of Michelet, and was dis
charged by her employers for her partic
ipation in tlie ceremony. A movement is
on foot to furnish her with a shop of her
own by popular subscription.
BRIGHT BITS.
—"This,” said Mr. Flitter, "is a picture
of the only girl I ever loved.”
“How cleverly,” sakd Miss Wyse, as she
looked at the portrait, “they do get up
these composite photographs!”—Truth.
—Wife.—l don’t believe you love me tru
ly.
Husband—How can you say so, when
you know I adore you ?
Wife—How can a man love a woman
who wears such an old, worn hat?—Flie
gende Blatter.
—"General,” exclaimed the subordinate
officer in the Spanish army, “what shall
we do with these bundles of typewritten
victories?”
"Hold on to 'em. Maybe Don Carlos
will give us a chance to work some of ’em
off yet.”—Washington Star.
—“Half a crown!” exclaimed Count
Ram Ramsackle to cabby. “Dat was
Bchwindle.”
■‘lt's the regular fare,” said the cabby,
"but, seeing you’re a furriner, I'll take
two and sixpence."
“Good!” exclaimed the count, “it was
witdout bossibllity to sheet me.”—Tit-
Bits.
Cl It It ENT COMMENT.
I
Lacks Party Approval.
(From the Augusta Tribune (Pop 4
The Populist convention at Cincinnati
committed a big blunder in naming can
didates more than two years ahead of
the election.
Slmnld Be No Delay,
From the Birmingham News (Dem.)
Not another season should be permitted
to pass without a national quarantine law
to protect the country as a whole and the
Southern states in particular.
May Go Fishing.
From the Macon Telegraph (Dem.)
If the early bird gets the worm the
Populist presidential ticket nominated at
Cincinnati on Tuesday ought to get enough
to go to the bream beds with—a whole
gourd full.
Queer .Statement Ahont Alaska.
From the Springfield Republican (Ind.)
President Jordan of Leland Stanford,
Jr., University is an expert on Alaska,
and ho says that Russia has had as good
reason to protest against American mls
government of the Ilaskun natives as we
have had to protest against Spanish mis
government of Cuba.
lie I* a Civil Servlee Reformer.
From the Galveston News (Dem.)
Col. Roosevelt said the other day: “T.ie
man who debauches our public life,
whether by malversation of funds in office
or by the corrupt use of the offices as
spoils wherewith to reward the unworthy
and the vicious for their noxious and in
teresting activity, this man is a greater foe
to uur Veil being as a nation thun is even
the defaulting cashier of a bank or the
betrayer of a private trust.” That i®
■magnificent Americanism. ' j
A Gallant Governor.
They were talking about the civil war
and were recalling some of the governors
who made their marks during the mighty
conflict, says the Detroit Free Press. A
veteran who had served in an Ohio reg
iment burst out laughing and was called
upon to explain himself.
"I happened to think of an experience
of Gov. Todd's,” responded the veteran.
“There was an all-round man for you,
diplomat, fighter dnd good fellow, that his
friends called 'Dave' as long as he lived.
One of the volunteers In our company
had a wife who was bound that he must
stay at home and look after her. She
nearly pestered the life out of the captain,
who could do nothing for her, and finally
referred her to the Governor. To him she
went, and was storming the castle when
he calmly asked some questions that had
a quieting effec t.
“ 'Your husband is not over 45?’
“ ‘Of course not. I'm only 40, and he’s
three years younger.’
” 'Nothing the matter with his health?’
" ‘lf he was he wouldn't be any ac
count to me in workin’ the farm. He's
tougher'n a pine knot and the strongest
man in the township.'
" ‘Then I can do nothing for him,’ said
the Governor, with a face as solemn as
that of a judge pronouncing a death sen
telce; ‘but I can do something for you. If
your husband doesn’t come back I’ll mar
ry you myself.’
"She smiled, blushed, bowed, backed
out of the office and ceased to be trouble
some. Nobody could ever get Tod in a
corner and keep him there.”
Repartee In Parliament.
T. P. O'Connor is writing "The Humors
of Parliament” for ”M. A. P.” and in the
current article tells this of Daniel O’Con
nell: A certain member named Thomas
Massey, who had his eye always on the
i’ope, brought in a bill to obliterate the
Popish affix "mas” or “mass,” and sub
stitute the good old Saxon word “tide”
in all instances as Christmas and Michael
mas,. so that they should reach "Christ
tide” and "Michael tide,” respectively.
O'Connell listened attentively to ail the
member had to say in favor of ‘his
scheme, and then got up and said:
"Since the honorable gentleman is so
noxious to wipe out the obnoxious ‘mas’
from the English vocabulary, why does
he not make a commencement by Saxon
isting his own name? In that case he
would be known as Thotide Tidey.” The
bill was fairly laughed out of the House.
He follows it with these two anecdotes:
Lord Monck, at one time Governor of
Canada, sat in the House of Commons for
an English constituency. An Irishman
himself, he was very patronizing to the
Irish members. Meeting Vincent Scully,
the member for Tipperary, in the lobby
one night, he slapped him on the shoulder,
and said, familiarly: “Well, Scull, how
are you?” The other, annoyed by this
form of address, rejoined: ”1 will thank
you, my lord, not to deprive my name
of the last letter, or if you do, pray add
it to your own and call yourself—Mon
key.”
Vincent Scully once gave utterance in
the House to a ludicrous confusion of
thought. A landlord had been murdered
in Tipperary, and during a discussion in
regard to the crime, an attempt was made
to prove that it was agrarian. Mr. Scully
spoke of the murdered man in terms of
the highest praise. "He was much be
loved,” said he; "he destributed food to
the starving people, and no man had a
less right to be murdered."
Expressed Her Opinion.
The afternoon was exceedingly hot, and
she was of an avoirdupois which made
the heart a burden, says the Washington
Post. You could see that she had hurried
all the way. She had four bundles, and
her collar was superflously high. Possi
bly, too, her shoes were new. At any
rate, her face was far from serene as she*
dashed through the station gate, just in
the nick of time, and panted up the car
steps. The sudden transition from the
glare without to the gloom within blinded
her, but she rushed on. In the very mid
dle of the aisle stood a huge traveling
bag. The woman did not see it. She
came down with a jar that must have
loosened the filling in her back teeth. Her
hat flew off, her collar slipped its moor
ings, and her bundles dropped with a
crash that suggested bottles inside. She
picked herslf up. Her voice had a vibra
tion that bespoke of unfathomable depth.
"What idiot left that bag there?” she
inquired, icily.
A young man hurried down the aisle.
”1 left it there, ma'am,” he said, apolo
getically, "I just went ahead to look for
a better seat. I hope you’ll pardon me—”
"You heard what I said, didn't you,"
interrupted the woman. "You heard it,
didn't you? Well, I mean it.”
“I’m awfully sorry,” said the man. “I
hope you are not hurt.”
"I've broken a bottle of shoe polish in
a bag full of linen,” answered the wo
man, freezingly. ''l’ve smashed the crys
tal of my watch. I've barked one knee
and sprained my wrist. I am hurt. You
heard my opinion of you, and don’t you
dare try to apologize, young man; don't
you dare. I won’t have It. You just re
member, too, that I meant what I said.”
And with a glance before which the
miscreant withered visibly, she moved on.
One could conceive that the consciousness
of having spoken her mind freely was an
arnica to her bruises.
A* to War Taxes.
From Harper’s Weekly.
They’ve put a stamp upon our checks,
As well as on our beer;
They’ve taxed the note tliat often wrecks,
And things that bring good cheer.
They've taxed the mortgage on the roof,
They’ve taxed insurance too,
Until some folks have hut reproof
For schemes for Revenue.
I've but a word of good advice
For those who make the tax:
Why not impose some of the ice
On more deserving backs?
Why make the man who pays a debt
Add something to his score,
When there are several millions yet
'Twere well not to ignore?
Tax nuisances, not virtues. There
Is sure no lack of these:
The man who talks while cutting hair.
The man demanding fees
For doing what he ought to do,
And others of his ilk;
Fray why ignore the pirate crew
And put so much on silk?
The Yellow Journalist should be
Compelled to pay two cents
On every one-cent extra he
Brings out with lines Immense.
Tax all the fibs this fellow tells;
That you've at last removed the spells
That weak finances bind.
Tax all the saffron clergymen,
Forgetful of their place,
For every word they utter when
They would Incite the race.
Tax people like our loved Van Wyck,
And Piatt, and Croker too.
For every scheming little strike
Their politics put through.
Tax deals and schemes, tax everything
Which makes our folk appear
To be bound fast within a ring—
You’ll find there’s plenty here.
Tax everywhere corruption, und
I think you'll shortly see
The people in a chorus grand
Acclaim you splendidly.
—John Kendick Bangs.
—He; If I should embrace you would
you call for help?
She: If you really thought you needed it.
Free Press,
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—Having invaded the markets of the
world with most other articles, American
manufacturers are now making arrange
ments to sell thousands of coffins to the
Australians in competition with the Bir
mingham makers.
—A war correspondent in the Soudan
states that anew sun-bonnet, a sort of
poke fteadgear, has been designed and tried
on 1.000 camels. Ont of these animals,
which have marched all the way from
Assiout, only one animal died from the
effects of the sun, and that was a camel
which had lost his hat.
—ln Paris there are many societies for
preserving of landmarks from the vandal
ism of the present generation. There are
the Old Paris commission, the Archaeo
logical Society of Auteuil, the Friends of
the Louvre, and many other leagues,
which work together in the common task
of preserving the lights of "la Vdle Lu
miere” from latter-day Philistines.
Java has been always the principal
producer of cinchona bark,‘but the manu
lacture of quinine in that country is of
only recent origin. So far there have been
shipped from Java to this country 48 -
200 ounces of quinine, worth $11,395. The
Single factory upon the island, however, is
tunning steadily, and there is every indi
cation that the industry will assume large
proportions.
—Switzerland continues to export the
larger number of complete watches to
Japan, but it has been badly beaten by
the United States in the exportation of
watch parts to that country. The com
petition has been fair, and the Americans
have won because they sell better goods
at cheaper prices. To offset this, the fac
tory at Osaka has discharged its Ameri
can foreman and all American workmen,
replacing them with Japanese who learn
ed their trade in Switzerland.
—The latest innovation is a tramway
through a cathedral. The idea hails from
Utrecht, where the faithful have been
much scandalized by the intrusion. The
cathedral in question was built in the thir
teenth century on the site of an older or.e,
founded by St. Willebrodus, Bishop of
Utrecht. In 1674, after a terribie storm,
a portion of the nave gave way, leaving a
large space between the chancel and the
tower. The tower is a beautiful piece of
architecture, and Is 350 feet high. Anew
nave has been built, but it does not stretch
as far as the tower, and there is still a
fairly wide street between the two, which
Is considered as consecrated ground.
Hence the disgust of the congregation
when the municipality of Utrecht estab
lished tramway lines there.
The Missouri River Commission is expe
rimenting with anew system for keeping
open the channel of the river, which, if
successful, will take the place, to a large
extent, of the very expensive system of re
vetments, and may be adopted on all large
rivers having treacherous currents and
shifting channels. Revetments are made of
willow mattresses, and cost about $7 per
foot. The bank heads to be substituted are
built of stone. They are placed at the
bends of the river, to keep the current
from cutting away the soil. The expecta
tion is that the water will cut into the
bank Mow the bank head only to a cer
tain distance, and then strike out across
the river again. The bank heads are from
600 to 1,000 feet in length, and the stretch
of river bank between them is from 3,000
to 6,000 feet. Several of them have been
placed, and the results thus far noted have
been very encouraging.
Cocaine, which dentists hailed as a local
anaesthetic a few years ago, appears to
be losing favor in that profession. Much
sentiment against its use was manifested
at the recent national gathering of dentists
in Omaha, and the opinion was general
that the drug, if used at ail, should be
handled with the greatest caution and
moderation. Chicago dentists cited cases
of paralysis from its use, and many in
stances were related of the formation of
the cocaine habit, following its applica
tion by a dentist. The doses have been
very greatly reduced. Where a 10 per cent,
solution was thought necessary a few
years ago, a 2 per cent, solution is now
considered strong enough, and even that is
used with great caution. Injection into the
tissues of the gums has been abandoned
altogether, and, in addition, some drug
gists recommended that the administra
tion should be without the knowledge of
the patient.
—As plum trees have been taught, in
an arid section of Texas, to bore for a
subterranean water supply, so fruits,
grains and the like have learned to ac
commodate themselves to the climate of
Minnesota. A few years ago corn could
not be raised in that state. Now it is
matured all the way to the northern boun
dary. The hardy varieties which were in
troduced have learned to do their growing
and ripening within the season's limits.
In experiments in the same line made with
fruit trees, it has been observed that the
plum and apple trees brought from more
northern latitudes begin to make prepa
rations for winter about the middle of Au
gust, while those from more southern lati
tudes continue their fruitage until the cold
weather injures or kills them. Success is
hoped for. from the northern stock, as,
of course, that is not injured by going into
winter conditions early, while in time it
may learn to accommodate itself more
closely to the changing seasons.
—ln Corea all men and women smoke.
They begin early. The pipe is a brass
bowl, with a reed stem four feet long and
a brass, amber or glass mouthpiece. Ac
cidents often occur from persons falling
with a long pipe in the mouth, the stem
of which is driven down the throat,
through the cheek or into the palate. Dur
ing the "reform period,” after the Japan-
C'hlna war, long pipes were forbidden to
tho common people, and they turned to
cigarettes, which have become rooted in
the popular affection. Native cigarettes,
which are of poor quality, sell for 1 cent
gold for twenty. Little cigars of cigarette
size sell for 14 cents gold per 100. Amer
ican cigarettes are usrti exclusively in the
palace, and thousands of them are smoked
there. This makes them popular with
the upper classes, and the consumption of
them is very great. The best of them cost
1 cent gold apiece. The import duty on
cigars and cigarettes is 20 per cent, ad
valorem, but. In spite of this the Ameri
can manufacturers are gradually coming
into control of the market.
—The duties of a chaplain in a campaign
are in one way what he seeks to make
them, and in another way are quile num
erous. We held some refigious services in
Cuba, and on one occasion the order was
given out that all who attended divine
service should take their guns and cart
ridges with them. The service consists
of singing, prayer and a talk that could
hardly be called a sermon. As there were
only two or three gospel hymnbooks any
where to be had and those without notes,
it was necessary to sing familiar pieces.
The men always want a chaplain to go
along with them. To him falls the duty
of taking care of the mall, and usually
6igns the letters that are without post
age. To be successful, the chaplain
should be kind and helpful to the men
In every way, and to him usually are in
trusted the messages of the sick, who fear
fhey cannot recover, and he It is who does
most of the letter writing for those una
ble to do it themselves. One chaplain won
a great deal of popularity by walking six
or seven miles and bringing a sackful of
tobacco on his back to the men. They ap
preciated his goodness of heart and were
grateful for it. There is plenty for an in
dustrious and faithful chaplain to dov
Our little girl’s humor commenced with >
tiny sore on one nostril,but it kept on gpreai
ing till we thought she would never get it
cured. We tried everything we could get.
but it kept getting larger all the time, till
both nostrils, the upper lip, a part of the lower
lip, and up one side to the eye,cere a solid sort.
We thought there was no *ure, and that she
would be dieflguretlfor life. Finallv we tried
CcrictTßA Remedies. We used CcTicrp.A
Resolvent and nearly a box of Ctrrici i tA
(ointment), and in a short time she was en
tirely well, with no scar or trace of the hun <>r
t Mrs. WM. CHICHESTER, Plainville, Ct!
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cbio Hmoas.wiTTi Loss or ItAin.-Wum bsth,'. ~,
C'JTtcrm Soap. r*ntle .notntine* with Cuticoma And
mild doses of Ccticura Hr solvent.
Bold thwmgbout the world. Pottk* Dmro Aim Cm*
Conr., Prop*., Boston. How to Cure Baby H umore, fri'
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