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ture of Chas. H. Fletcher, and has been made under his
personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one
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OFFICERS OF GRAND LODGE
CHOSEN BY ODD FELLOWS IN SES
SION AT WAYCROSS.
T. S. Mell of Athen* Is Grnnrt Master.
Henry McAlptn of Suvannnh Is
Oraml Warden and J. S. Tyson
Grand Secretary Proceedings of
the Gathering; Meeting of the
(■rand Encampment.
Waycross, Ga., May l 23.—The Grand
Lodge of Odd Felows elected officers this
afternoon as follows:
T. S. Mell, Grand Master, Athens, Ga.
J. L. Bass, Deputy Grand Master,
Rome, Ga.
Henry McAlpin, Grand Warden, Savan
nah, Ga.
J. S. Tison, Grand Secretary, Savannah,
Ga.
T. A. Cheatham, Grand Treasurer,
Macon, Ga.
John B. Goodwin, Grand Representa
tive, Atlanta, Ga.
Waycross Is in possession of the Odd
Fellows, the Grand Encampment and the
Grand Lodge holding Its sessions here.
Representatives of this order began to
arrive .Monday afternoon, and by the
opening of the Grand Encampment the at
tndance was fully as large as any former
meeting of the lodge In Georgia.
The Grand Encampment of Georgia held
its annual session in I. O. O. F. Hail, this
city, Tuesday morning. There were fifty
five members present, and the meeting
was opened at 9:30 o'clock by Grand Chief
Patriarch Gantt. The meeting, after at
tending to regular business, elected the
following officers:
J. S. Allen, Gainesville, grand chief
patriarch.
M. C. Watson, Athens, grand high
priest.
Fr and Flcken, Waycross, grand senior
warden.
J S. Tyson, Savannah, grand scrlba.
A. L. Kontz, grand treasurer.
0. P, Elliott, Brunswick, grand junior
warden.
C. H. Dorsett, Savannah, grand repre
sentative.
R. C. Randall, Griffin, grand marshal.
C. P. Simms, Gainesville, grand outside
Efntinel.
R. S. Crenshaw, Columbus, grand inside
sentinel.
Among those present at the encampment
to-day were J. S. Tyson, C. H. Dorsett,
J B. Benchold, H. M. Clark, C. A. Vetter,
Jonas Mendell of Savannah, J. A. Watts,
J A. Anderson, Alex Deitler, J. B. Good
win. J. A. Hynds, J. A. Cooksey and H.
R. Wright, Atlanta; W. C. Knoblock, W.
IS. Mayfield, W. W. Driggars, Macon; C.
|s, Elliott, W. E. Porter, Brunswick; J. B.
■ Kveridge, S. S. Kaul, R. L. Crenshaw, Co
■ lumbus; J. S. Bass, H. B. Strozler, Rome,
o Grand Lodge Meeting.
■ The fifty-seventh annual session of the
■Grand L/idge, I. O. O. F. of Georgia, was
■held in this city to-day, there being about
■2a representatives present. At 7:3) tirs
■morning Waycross Lodge No. 97 met at
K. (>. O. F. Hall on Plant avenue, and
■marched to Phoenix Hotel, from whence,
■headed by Waycross Cornet Band, they es
■con.d the Grand Lodge of Georgia to
■Johnson’s Opera House, where the annual
Btv ■ -c, w*,s held: Officers" of the' Grand
■Lodge and the local order were seated on
■the stage, while the vast auditorium was
■crowded with visiting Odd Fellows.
■ After music by the band and prayer by
■til'- Grand Chaplain, Solicitor Gener.il
■John \v. Bennett of the local lodge Intro
■due>l Hon. John C. McDonald, who on
>ehalf of the Mayor and people of the
■Msgi • City, welcomed the visitors to Way
■cn and turned ever the keys of the city
■° them. He paid a glowing tribute to the
■a l: > present, and complimented theta on
■ heir presence here. The response by Hon.
■John B. Goodwin of Atlanta was timely
■* n< ' appropriate. He. complimented, the
■city on the evidences of prosperity visible
■hi every hand. He was warmly ap
■rlauded throughout.
■ •hi behalf of the local* lodge. Solicitor
■lencral John W. Bennett welcomed tne
■Band ledge to Waycross, and turned
®ver to them the keys to the hearts of
■very Odd Fellow and citizen of the town,
■n response, Hon. Tom Mell o( Athens
■had- a decided hit with his happy and
■umiy sayings. He plead guilty to the
urge of being welcome, and threw hitn
■r’ !f on the mercy of the people. After
by the grand chaplain, the
dispersed.
■ V l o'clock in the afternoon, a recep-
H n and entertainment was tendered the
si Phoenix Hotel. This was large
attended and greatly dnjoyed by ill.
1 -lit Rebekah I.odge No. 6, was in-
W; j by officers of the Grand Lodge.
Among the prominent Odd Fellows here
following officers; Alex. Dittier,
master, Atlanta; T. S. Mell, deputy
master, Athens; J. L. Bass, grand
'f l' tt, Rome; J. 8. Tyson, grand secre
ir Aivannah; T. A. Cheatham, grand
Macon; R. T. Daniel, grand
I"-motive, Griffin; J. B. Goodwin,
representative, Atlanta; Rev. A.
' ,,r d. grand chaplain, Atlanta; Henry
1 grand marshal, Savannah; Leon
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Epian, grand conductor, Atlanta; R. H.
Sikes, grand guardian, Augusta; William
Turner, grand herald, Pine Dog.
GRADUATES AT DARIEN,
Closing Exercises Attended by a
l argo Audience.
Darien, Ga., May 23.—The exercises of
the graduation class, high school depart
ment, of the Darien and Ridge Acade
mies last night was by far the most in
teresting event of the year. The court
room, where the exercises were held, was
crowded a half hour before the appointed
time for beginning. At 9 o’cloc*k the mem
bers of the graduating class came upon
the improvised' stage and an expectant
hush fell over the audience, which a mo
ment before was all astir with gay con
versation and fluttering fans.
The exercises were opened with prayer
by Rev. La R. Lynn, followed by a literary
address by Hon. J. M. Hopkins. Mr. Hop
kins made a most interesting address on
the value of thorough training when
young as a means of acquiring practical
knowledge later in life. He charmed the
audience with his pretty thoughts and easy
style, notwithstanding he made no effort
at oratorical effect.
The was read by Miss Nell
Mclntosh, after which the following es
says were read:
Rooks That Boys and Girls Should
Read,” by Miss Florrie Mallard.
“Class History,” by Miss Muriel
Downey.
“What Does Home Mean?” by Miss
Janie Thompson.
"Architecture,” by Mr. William Hagan,
“We Live in Deeds, Not in Years,” by
Miss Isabelle Wolfe.
“The Two Paths,” by Miss Annie Dun
wody.
The valedictory was read by Miss Ro
berta Paul.
Prof. C. EL Cook, the principal, deliv
ered the first honor medal to Miss Paul,
whose record he praised most highly. He
spoke of the class contest for this justly
prized medal, and said that the entire
class had made a record to be proud of.
A medal was also awarded to Miss An
nie Dunwody for the highest mark in
spelling.
A committee appointed before the exer
cises began to decide who read his or her
essay in the best manner awarded this
prize to Miss Janie Thompson. The es
says were all well read, and claimed the
attention of the audience from beginning
to end.
The closing remarks to the class by
Prof. Cook just before delivering the di
plomas were timely and evidently heart
felt. He said he had taken a pride in
the class and had been gratified with the
success of his efforts.
The school is now one of the best In the
state, and the teachers and the public are
delighted with the success which is at
tending it.
DESERVES ARE AT NORFOLK.
Rrimstvlek Men Getting Much Drill
ing and Target Practice.
Brunswick, Ga., May 23.—Telegrams re
ceived here to-night from the Brunswick
Naval Reserves, announce their safe, ar
rival on board the cruiser Prairie at Nor
folk. All the Reserves are reported well
and having a good time on the war ship.
They are expected to return to Brunswick
soon, and may arrive to-morrow. While
the Reserves are getting plenty of diall
ing and target practice, they are seeing
many new places and enjoying the cruise
hugely.
Munificent Bequests by a Itotliscliild.
Paris Cable in New York Herald.
The following figures are more Inter
esting and will only excite admiration.
They are those of the sums which the
late Baron Adolphe de Rothschild, who
died recently, left to the poor.
They amount to more than 25,000,000
francs ($5,000,000).
This is a rare event in Paris or else
where.
The figures are kept secret by the
heirs, who are also generosity Itself.
Baron Adolphe de Rothschild leaves
500,000 francs $($100,000) to relieve Catho
lic, Israelite or Protestant priests who
may he In need of assistance; 1,000,000
francs ($200,000) to various charitable es
tablishments In Paris, 200 OtO francs ($lO,-
0)0) for distribution to the poor on the
day of h:s death, SfiO.OOO francs ($72,000) to
the Assistance Puhilque, (S,0?0,(00 francs
($1,200,000) for the foundation and sup
port of a hospital for diseases of the eye,
3(X),000 francs (160,000) to the Louvre, as
well as his art. collection; 300,000 francs
($100,000), the lnecme c f which Is to be de
voted to giving an allowance to forty
poor girls who live by their own work,
and 15,000 francs ($30,000) to the Society
for the prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
In a word, suffering of all kinds has
been relieved with perfect generosity.
Delegnte* to Louisville.
Richmond, Va., May 23.—The following
have been appointed delegates and alter
nates to represent the Grand Camp, Con
federate \l>tei l anp, Department of Vtrgi hi,
at the Ixj'ilsvllle reunion: Dclega es, Gen
Stlth Bolling. Petersburg; Judge G. L.
Christian, Richmond; Col. Thomas C. Mor
on, Staunton; J. Taylor Ellyson, Rich
mond.
Alternates—Col. James McGill, Pule ski;
Col. Thomas D. Jeffries. Cr.n e (I y;
Judge T. R. B. Wrlgh>, Tappthannock;
Col. William Keen, Thomps >n's Crovs
Roads; Rev. J. M. Jones, Richmond.
—As a man entered a picture gallery the
attendant tapped him on the shoulder and,
pointing to a small cur that followed him,
said, “Dogs are not almltbd.
“That’s not my replied the v sltor.
"But he follows you.”
"So do you," replied the old gentleman
sharply. The attendant growled, and re
moved the dog with entirely unnecessary
violence.—Tlt-Eit*
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1900.
TUB PORT ROYAL STATION.
Reasons Against Transferring: It to
Charleston.
Beaufort, S. C., May 23.—Editor Morn
ing News: While so much is being said
in favor of the removal of the naval sta
tion from Port Royal, S. C., to Charles
ton, I ask your indulgence for a few
words, showing the absurdity of such a
thing.
In the first place, to float vessels of war,
to a dry dock or naval station, it takes
a certain depth of water, and in this par
ticular Charleston is a dead issue; but we
are informed by the News and Courier,
that Charleston will soon have
feet on the bar at low’ water. Allowing
that they will have it, how many yeors
will it take, if ever? and how many dol
lars will it cost to get it? Much more we
think, than to build a half dozen dry
docks. It is true, Charleston has a beau
tiful harbor, but it is all in width, but
the width of a sheet of water has nothing
to do with the depth, while Port Royal
has width os well as depth.
As every one kMows, a short time ago,
the cruiser Raleigh, drawing but twenty
two feet of water, wajs ordered to Charles
ton to take part in some of their numer
ous celebrations, which are 'becoming
chronic, was put ashore while trying to
cross the bar, but since it has been claim
ed, that she was not to the bar, but nev
ertheless the poor pilot who was alK>arl
of her. was suspended. Why was he sus
pended if she was not on the bar? The
pilots are not responsible for vessels ex
cept from the bar, in and from the docks,
over the bar on their way out.
It does very well for the editor of the
News and Courier, to pen such stuff,
which is only believed by people that
don’t know any better, but those that
are on the ground know more about dry
docks and navy yards than he does, for
we doubt very much if he has ever seen
a modern dry dock, and inform him that
it is altogether different from Pregnall’s
Marine Railway in his city.
Tf Charleston has so much water on the
bar, why was it that when the British
ship Astoria was picked lip waterlogged by
some Charleston 'fishermen she was not
towed into that port? Search the records
of the United Stales Court at Charles'on
in the case that was brought against the
vessel for salvage, and it will bo seen tint
she drew too much water and that Port
Royal harbor was the place for her. She
came in drawing twenty-eight feet, for she
struck drawing thirty feet and was pump
ed a little, and came in without the least
trouble, and it w;as not high water either.
In the News and Courier of May 19 a
piece appears from the Congressional Rec
ord, which, if copied correctly, is one ma*
of mistakes, for in that it is claimed the
Indiana could not get into the dry dock
at Port Royal, but that she was sent to
Halifax. N. S. This is not so. for excur
sions were run from Charleston-, Savannah
and other points to see the Indiana in the
Port Royal dry dock, and quite a number
of photographs of her, going in, and in the
dock, are in existence, as well as living
witnesses, If this poor near-sighted
genius will only look over the flies of his
paper he will see anaocount of the docking
sent in by one of his reporters. Now, the
battleship lowa has never been into this
port and was sent to Halifax, because, at
the time, our government never owned a
dock large enough, it was claimed, to ac
commodate her, even the Brooklyn dry
dock.
The News and Courier also published a
letter from Admiral Endioott, chief of the
bureau of yards and docks, in which he re
ports all sorts of stuff about the dock be
ing a failure, in so far that it is made of
wood and that it is not wide enough, and
that there is not enough water on the sill,
but he fails to mention the several draw
backs at the Brooklyn navy yard. Is that
the fault of Port Royal harbor or of the
authorities who had the building of the
dock in charge? If this “big chief” had
been attending to his duties, for whPh he
is well paid. It would never have been thus,
for on the day before the docking of the
Indiana there was thirty feet of water be
tween the wing dams and the eaiss. n.
while over the siil there was but twenty
four feet, showing that Ihe bottom of ihe
dock was not built on a level with the bot
tom of the river, and also showing that the
plans were not correctly made, and if they
were, were not carried out. He also men
tions storms that visit our coast as being
a great drawback to Port Royal. Why
Port Royal mere than any of our coast?
No one can stay the storms, for they are
the work of God and have visited Charles
ton a frequently as this section, and had
o dock been in Charleston in 1593, the
writer Is sure It would have suffered as
much, If not more, than it did here, for
he happened to be in the city on that night
and went over the water front from the
foot of Columbus street to Colonial Lake,
and it was one mass of wreckage, vessels
being In the streets and heavy timber be
ing upon the high Battery and in the
yards of the fine residences there. Be
cause we had a storm in 1893 that did great
damage, Is that any reason that we will
have another? We all remember, Charles
ton had a terrible earthquake in 1888. that
did much more damage than our storm,
but she has not had another, and we h po
she won't, for if she does it will ruin her,
for she has not recovered from that one
yet, and some of her loyal citizens have
not quit running at this late day.
No, It is not the fault of the depth of
water on our bar or in our harbor, but It
is the lark of free suppers and women
society; in other words, not enough de
bauchery for our fine officers, who are ed
ucated at the public exicnee, given a good
billet in the r.avy, and expect all these
things added onto them. If Jhis is what
they are looking for, we cannot furnish it,
and would rather- lose a dozen dry docks
and navy yards than contaminate the
moral purity of our surroundings, and
Charleston is welcome to It if she is will
ing to furnish such entertainment.
All we ask Is fairness from the navy de-
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Advisory Department.” The Chattanooga KS
Medicine Company, Chattanooga, Teun. gffl
partment, and request that they make the
test of water by ordering such ships as
the lowa, New York, Columbia, Texas and
Indiana, to visit tho several ports on the
South Atlantic, cnxss the bar and go in
the harbor.
Id the last place, I rftspe tfully refer tho
News and Courier to the Looks of the
Blue Cross Line of steamships of their
port, which was formerly’ the Johnson.
Shipping Oompony, of Port Royal, and it
will be seen that vessels drawing from
21 to 26% feet h.xve gone from the wharf
to sea odd times, and did not need the as
sistance of a tug to pull them over the
bar, and ask them, to explain the reason,
for loading the army transports outside of
the bar, by means of boats and lighters,
and why they did not come up to the
docks and be loaded.
8. H. Rod gars, Jr.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Thursday and Friday:
Georgia: Showers Thursday. Friday
partly cloudy; winds mostly fresh east to
south.
Eastern Florida: Showers Thursday and
probably Friday; winds mostly fresh
southerly.
Western Florida: Partly cloudy Thurs
day, with showers in eastern portion. Fri
day generally fair; light to fresh south
to west winds.
South Carolina: Showers Thursday. Fri
day partly cloudy, probably showers in
eastern portion; winds mostly fresh east
to south.
Yesterday’s Weather at Savannah:
Maximum temperature, 3 am.. 75 degrees
Minimum temi>erature, 6pm... 66 degrees
Mean temperature 70 degrees
Normal temrierature 73 degrees
Deficiency of temperature 3 degrees
Accumulated excess since
May 1 17 degrees
At simulated deficiency since
January 1 142 degrees
Rainfall 1.07 in. hes
Normal 11 inch
Kxcees since May 1 ‘ si mh
Excess since Jan. 1 1.86 inche**
River Report.—The hight of the Savan
nah river at Augusta, at 8 a. m., 76th
meridian time, yesterday, was 7.8 feet, a
fall of 1.5 feM during the preceding twen
ty-four hours.
Cotton region bulletin, Savannah, Ga.,
for the twenty-four hours ending at 8 a.
m., 75th meridian time, May 23, 1900.
Stations of |Max.| Min.Jßaln
Savannah district. |Tm.JTem.| fall.
Alapaha, Ga., cloudy ....| 83 | 68 | .00
Albany, cloudy ; 92 j 72 | .00
Americus, cloudy j 86 j 69 j .00
Balnbrldge, cloudy | 84 | 70 | i
Eastman, cloudy | 85 I 67 | .(X*
Fort Gaines, raining jB9 70 j .02
Gainesville, Fla., cloudy.j 83 71 | .10
MHlen, Ga., threatening! 87 60 | .00
Quitman, cloudy | 85 68 | .00
Savannah, raining i 82 70 | .01
Thomasville, cloudy jB3 70 | .07
Waycross, cloudy | 85 67 | .00
Special Texas Rainfall Reports.—Beau
mont, trace; Blanco, trace; Brenham. .06;
Corsicana. .08; Huntsville, .44; Longview,
.46; Sherman, trace; Temple* .02; Corpus
<*hristi, trace; Palestine, .14; Tyler, .24.
Galveston, .28.
Heavy Rains.—Corinth. Miss., 2.38.
| ll>lst. Averages.
(No. | 1 1
1 Sta- Max.l Min.JPala
Central Station. jtlons;Tem.|Tem.[ faiL
Atlanta .. I 12 | 84 I 60 I .06
Augusta j 11 j 82 j 00 | .00
Charleston j j |
Galveston i 30 76 | 60 j .01
Galveston j 30 76 60 | .06
Little Rock ...j 13 80 68 j .22
Memphis |.. .. .. j .68
Mobile | 7 86 64 | .84
Mon<gomery j 8 88 06 | .40
New’ Orleans ..| 14 84 62 | .38
Savannah jl2 85 68 I .02
Vicksburg jll 86 60 [ .54
Wilmington ( 10 80 66 I .00
Remarks.—There has been rain in all
districts of the cotton belt, except Augus
ta and Wilmington; the temperature has
recorded a material increase over Ala
bama, while elsewhere a slight rise has
taken place, except stationary over the
western district.
Observations taken at the same moment
of time at all stations. May 23, 1900, 8 p.
m., 75th meridian time.
Name of Station. | -|-T| *V. |Raln
Boston, clear J 64 * I L I .00
Nqw York city, pt Cldy..| 68 j 32 j .00
Philadelphia, partly cldy. 74 J 8 j .(X)
Washington city, cloudy..; 72 | L | .00
Norfolk, cloudy j 74 | 12 | .00
Hatteras, cloudy ; 72 | 12 j .00
Wilmington, raining j 70 I 8 | .04
Charlotte, raining 64 | L .18
Raleigh, cloudy I 72 J 10 .00
Charleston, raining 74 j 8 .32
Atlanta, cloudy 64 j 8 1.12
Augusta, raining 70 I 6 .58
Savannah, cloudy 68 | L 1.06
Jacksonville, clear 76 J 6 .32
Jupiter, cloudy 74 j L .16
Key West, cloudy j 80 | 6 .02
Tampa, cloudy | 78 | L .00
Mobile, partly cloudy .... 76 10 .36
Montgomery, partly cldy..l 74 i L 1.08
Vicksburg, clear I 72 j L | .00
New Orleans, pt dldy | 82 J L .0)
Galveston, clear | 80 | L T
Corpus Christi, clear f 78 1 12 .00
Palestine, clear | 80 | L .09
Memphis, cloudy 1 66 | 6 .16
Cincinnati, raining \..j .. | L .02
Pittsburg, cloudy j 76 | L .00
Buffalo, cloudy ( 62 ' 6 .00
Detroit, cloudy j 70 ! 8 .00
Chicago, raining | 58 I 20 | T
Marquette, clear | 70 I 14 i .06
St. Paul, cloudy 6N j 6 j .00
Davenport, cloudy j 64 | 6 I .03
St. Louis, clear I 68 8 I T
Kansas City, cloudy ;72 L j .CO
Oklahoma, partly cldy... 76 L | .00
Dodge City, partly c*ldy.| 76 14 I T
North Platte, clear J 66 L j .08
-|-T, temperature; *V, velocity of wind.
H. B. Boyer, Weather Bureau.
ON Tllli MOVING SIDEWALK.
Curions Sensation* and Sijrlitfi on n
New Parisian Institution.
Paris Correspondence London News.
On the 3outh side of the river the Ex
position buildings stand upon three sides
of what in London would be called a
square. Trapezium would be the right
word, but square is the more popular.
The longest side, measuring three-quar
ters of a mile and containing the Avenue
of the Nations, is formed by the river.
The next longest is formed by the Champ
de Mars Palaces, and the third and short
est by the palaces of the Invalides sec
tion. The fourth side, open to the city,
is bounded by the Avenue de la Motte
Picquet. It Is obvious that under ordin
ary circumstances a visitor intending to
pass, say, from the Invalides to the
Champ de Mars must, without specially
contrived means of communication, tra
verse a large block of streets, avenues
and boulevards. The rolling platform,
“trottoir roulant,* is the special contriv
ance. It is not a detached structure like
a railway train, arriving at and passing
certain points at stated times. In the
“trottoir roulant” there is no break. In
engineers’ languagi, It Is an “endless”
floor. The “trottoir roulant” is a narrow
ribbon of a floor raised thirty feet above
the level of the ground, ever and ever
gliding along the four sides of the square
a wooden serpent with its tail in its
mouth.
The rolling platform is about two and
a quarter miles in length. There are ten
entries to it and as many exits from it,
distributed over the river face, along
the Champ de Mars and the Invalides.
It never iff ops for passengers; you step
on to it or off it as you do on or off a
London ’bus in motion, but with the im
portant difference that the rolling plat
form is only two inches above the level
of your shoe soles, and that Its rate of
motion is slower. As it turns the corners
of the huge trapezium, or swerves right
ward or leftward at some point on one
of its sides, its motion resembles the sin
uous crawl of a snake.
Thirty feet overhead, supported upon a
forest of scaffolding, are laid the steel
rails upon which revolve ihe dwarf wheels
of the “trottoir roulant.” L’pon the two
and a quarter miles of more or less idly
curious humanity—a ribbon of humanity,
as a French journalist calls it. Multitudes
of Parisians, provincials, Americans, cock
neys, Germans, but principally the first
two, glide over head on- the back of this
sinuous monster. It i odd to witness,
when a shower comes, the sudden shJny
apparition of the long ribbon of umbrellas.
The monster’s voice sounds unceasingly
the day long, and half the night. Some
times it resembles the din made by tho
lids of twenty million Brobdingnagian ket
tles from which the steam is escaping,
sometimes the roll of the massed drums
of the entire French army. At other times
it concentrates itself In a high-pitched,
fierce iron screech.
How does this infernal muttering, groaru
ing growling, rattling, screeching affect
the dwellers of the Avenue de la Bourdon
nals, the Avenue de la Motte Picquet, the
Rue Fabert, in front of whose third-story
windows the “trottoir” rolls past with ita
load of humanity? In London, where peo
ple make a fuss about organ grinders and
the tambourine girls of the Salvation
Army, it would, I fancy, cause an insur
rection. But I have heard of no wild
protest in Paris- not a wrathful face have
1 seen In all those half miles of
windows. What shopkeepers and profes
sional people have done 4s to seize this
rare opportunity of advertising them
selves. The most striking advertisemem
is the figure of a doll meant for a newly
born baby, stuck in a window, bearing the
sign of “Mme. Poussin. Accoucheuse.”
That baby of flannel and sawdust, with Its
prematurely wideawake m!le, everlasting
ly holds out its spuds of arms to the rib
bon of humanity that glides past everlast
ingly alike.
For the man of business, Intent up n
prompt transfer from this to that region
of the exposition, and the idle louk A r on
caring moat for the summer air and a
smoke, the “trottoir roulnnt” is a oonve
nieni, comfortable and ingenious device.
In the first place, the aerial structure i
not all mobile. It is divided into three I n
gltudlnal parallel sections,the first station
ary, the second moving at the rate < f
about three miles nn hour, the third at
about six. If you want to make the cir
cuit quickly you stand on ihe. third, and If
you are in a great hurry all you have to
do is to stride ahead and r o add your in
dividual movement to that of the “trot
toir roulant.” If you want to take it <a ;y
and look leisurely about you, you 'simply
step down two inches to the second sec
tion, or if you want to come to a dead stop
the two Inches to stationary strip. You
will often do this in order to adm r* some
street view, or glimpse of the sunlit river,
or beautiful building in tho Avenue of the
Nations, or on the opposite bank of tho
Seine tho cluster of steep roofed old Pari4.
Going on the “trottoir roulant” is eisy
us walking, but for 11 that scores of peo
ple come to grief quite harmlessly end
comically when first they try It. In Cock
ayne not one person gets faco
to the rear out of an om
nibus. or attempts to enter It with
his silly back turned toward tho hor.es.
Many try it on the "trotioir roulant ” It
is great fun. A stoulDh, Jolly locking wo
man has done it, and the r. wilt D th it
she hua cannoned against somebody who
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InmiJated platform, one pole being 1 attached
thereto, th other grounded or attached to
the crown auapended. over tho head of tho
patient. Immediately upon the battery be
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to rise and In a few moments a very pleas,
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cannons against a third, who pitches
against the stomach of a fourth, whom the
unexpected shock temporarily deprives of
his umbrella and his* hat. Innocuous dis
aster often happens when a person's foot
becomes entangled behind the calf of tho
other leg; each leg beiotnes os unmanage
able as a towel whipped round the leg of
a table. .Ensnared thuswbe, the permits
manifests an uncontrollable tendency to
spin round like a teetotum. Alter long
and leisurely observation. 1 am Inclined to
think that of all attitude* on the "trot
loir roulant" this Is the roost absurd.
That the victims suspect so too 1 gather
frtyn the sheepish expression of ther
faces, but these quite Innocent misadven
tures are. In comparison with the grea*
numbers on the "trottoir roulant," few and
far between.
You will have galhtred that the trottoir
has become a favorite place of resort.
teen, the akin frequently breaking out In
a gentle pereplralien. This “bath” of
Static Kler*rlelty Is a most powerful attm
ulating tonic and by changing' from posi
tive to negative |H>le, become* a powerful
aedatlve tonic. There la no form of elec
trical treatment that elicits such expres
sions of appreciation from the patient as
does this. In these days of la grippe I
have used It largely for the “after effects”
and have found It almost a specific for the
various nervous conditions arising from or
remaining after the disease. I have, in
may cases een even two or three treat
ments restore the patient’s system to lta
normal condition.
Asa better illustration. I will quote a
case—affr. R., who came to me Just recov
ering from grip. It had left him In a
state of complete nervous exhaustion on<J
he wn almost In a fainting condition wheni
he reached my office. I administered tho
positive bath for fifteen minutes, followed
by the breezo on the head und spine. Ha
was so much better after Its application
that he called again In the afternoon for
another treatment, and left tho next dciy
for a business trip feeling "entirely well.”
We could mention hundred* of cases, but
in this article we wish to say that no ohy
slclan who treats chronic and difficult
cases can rely on drugs alone and expect
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For those of Its passengers who have
friends in the u venues before whose win
dows It crawls along It might become a
convenient substitute for long deferred
calls. Standing on the trottoir, one might
chuck one's visiting card through any open
window In the Avenue de la Motte Plcquec.
and exchange salutations with old cronies
In the up|s*r stories of Rue Fabert and
Avenue de la Bourdonnals. Indeed, I hava
seen many such exchanges of hecks and
noils and wreathed smiles. It is also ob
vious that the "trottoir roulant" may, in
Its own lazy, loafing way. he made tha
means of forming new acquaintances.
One who sticks to it all day long cant
scarcely help making some, and for his 50
centimes one may, If she chooses, stay
there all day long. Crowds of idlers would
do It, but for one thing—the lack of s at*.
That is doubiless the reason why the com*
puny lias not provided seats t
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