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I GREAT NAVY i BUILDERwv The retirement from active service ©f Ctiief Constructor Philip Hichborn, . 'he United States navy, on account t>r riie ige limit. Is a severe loss to thit Inuiorfant branch of the serv.ee of tinele Satn. Although dib name is not ©a familiar to the general public as lit >*e ( f Dewey. Sampson and Schley, t>ov Tthalese he was one <>f the men Vii esc genius made possible the gior l**l s work of our navy during the war *llh Spain. Wheu the country was Ifliiglng with the praises of the officers fcud men who carried our victorious ©mbiom Into Manila bay and who arrowed the coast, of southern Cuba With ,ie battered wrecks of Spain’s Irost tlghtiVig vessels, and honors and prnmnMnns came thick and fast to j tuosH wiio participated in tile engag<‘- ©iein.s, there were three men at the linnets of three naval bureaus in Wash ington whose work did not receive the recognition t’hat was due them, at | least by ihe public at large. These men Were Chief Constructor Hiohborn, Cleorge W. Wallace, enginoer-in-chler ©f tbi< navy, and Charles O’Neil, head Cf tiia rdnance bureau Theirs were I I'li Mituter Mi ad t CHI at planned the hulls of our modern gr-sseis of war; that designed the Hugnty engines which carried them (rwife y and surely Into the enemy’s Wafers, that were responsible for the ■owarful armament and various muui (lonH of war which enabled our Jackies humble the proud Castilian That Vmso chiefs have not been accorded 4hn public lecoguitiou due them fur the distinguished service they ren © iiel the country in lu time of need 1h not due to lack of appreciation, but t- general Ignorance regarding the important part which the bureaus un *>r ineir control play lu the construc tion of an up-to-date navy. Their lira Ins planned about all of the vessels In our present navy and that they liullded well Is recorded on history’s pages it is no wonder, then, that the tetirerneut from the service of one or these men Is looked upon, by those Vho know liis worth, as a public ca ls inlfy. Philip Hicliborn was bora sixty-two > !Hrs prior lo (ho dale on which he retired. March 4, in Charlestown. Hass., and came of an old Colonial family, one member or which, De borah Hichborn, was the mother of UMAR ADMIRAL PHILIP HICHBORN. I A XsXsXsksxSx®(s)®(iX'*)®®®®®(®®®®®®CsXi Mrs. Emmons Blaine X*D< SXsXSXSX§)!SXS)(SXSy2<sXSXS)®(SXaXSXS)C<*XjiS(SfxSjrYSYYi The Chicago Institute, as the aca •emie and pedagogic school established t>r Mrs. Emiuons Blaine is called, is to become a part of the University of Chicago, as a separate department to be fsUla.l the Emmons Blaine Phllosoph- MKS. EMMONS BLAINE, leal and Pedagogic Institute. Thanks t<> the munificence of Mrs. Emmons X*.i tine this Institution is endowed in the sum of of $2,000,000, which Insures CHIEF CONSTRUC TOR HICHBORN TO RETIRE. ’ Paul Revere. He graduated f'Jm ths j Huston High School and when HI. at ! the direction of the navy department, j he received a special course of instruc -1 tiou in ship building, etc., in the Bcs j (on navy yard. In 1861 he took a trip ia- carpenter on a ship going from ' Poston to San Francisco, and entering j the Mare Island navy yard there, rose to Mi- position of master shipwright. In 186!* he was appointed an assistant naval constructor with the rank of lieutenant. Two years later he was de tached from duty at Mare Island and ordered to the Portsmouth navy yard. After passing a competitive examina tion at the New York navy yard, in which lit distanced all competitors, he was in 1875 commissioned a naval con structor He became chief constructor of the navy in 1893 and was appointed for a second term In 18&7. Since he firsst entered the navy as an assistant constructor in 1869. his life has been one of uninterrupted ac tivity in the Immediate concerns of our naval vessels. Asa government ex pert he has inspected the principal navies of Fnrope and has made ex haustive reportt on their condition and efticieney. In 1899 he was promoted to the rank of rear admiral, and in the same year was elected an honor ary member of the Institute of Naval Architects, then in session in Lon don. A IMutlucllon Itnrely Conferred. Among the many hulls designed by Admiral Hichborn are those of the battleships lowa, Kearsarge, Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois. Wiscon sin and Maine, besides several cruis ers and many gunboats and torpedo boats. So successful has been his work that the various types of his creation are being literally copied by the prin cipal foreign governments. In 1880 ho superintended the construction and completion of the monitors Terror, Amphitrite and Puritan, and it is due to him that two of these vessels were converted from double-turreted moni tors of doubtful utility into double barbette-turreted coast defense vessels of a very formidable type. These highly efficient barbet'e-turrets, famil iarly styled ‘‘Hichborn turrets," were unanimously approved by the board oi bureau chiefs, and have since been im proved and perfected and become pari of the construction of every turreted vessel of the navy. I its perpetuity. The purpose of the school is to promote psychological and philosophical investigation by teachers and to furnish opportunity for mental culture. Beside the advantages it ofTers teachers, the school has kindergarten and academic branches, and nature study, domestic economies and man ual training are also taught. The founder of this school. Mrs. Em mons Blaine, is a daughter-in-law of the distinguished Maine statesman, James G. Blaine, and a daughter of the late Cyrus McCormick, of reaper fame. She is a business woman, and has an office in the general offices of her brothers, who are among the fore most business men of Chicago. Her estate amounts to several millions, and she looks after it herself. She has ideas of her own regarding eduea , tion and the social problems that per | plex great thinkers. She believes that I text books are a sin and a shame and | that examination papers are the device of the evil one. She believes that her servants should be obliged to work j only eight hours in a day, and she i believes that a rich woman should have brains enough to look after her owu property. Mrs. Blaiue is 35 years I old. Confusion is the enemy of all com ; fort, and confusion is born of pro crastination. —Amici. THE WEEKLY NEW'S, CARTERSVILLE, GA. BREED BETTER MEN. A Chicago Prenchor Suggest* is Car# for Social ErUs. "When society is wise enough to | take as much care in the breeding of | human beings as it does in breeding ; cattle, race horses, cats and dogs, muen of the evil of life will disappear,” said Rev. R. A. White of Chicago Sunday. "Heredity conserves the moral and in tellectual capital of the race. It must also conserve the evil tendencies. God could not make a river which would iioat only ships bound on errands of righteousness. That so many are born with evil tendencies is due to the fact that parents somewhere along the lino have broken laws of health or morals. A case Is on record that out of 709 descendants of criminally inclined an cestors 106 were illegitimate. 162 were beggars, 181 of the women were dis solute, 76 were criminals, 7 were con demned for murder, etc. Five hundred and ninety-six out of the 709 were tainted with the criminality of their ancestor. Yet society hanged some of them, imprisoned and hunted others, built poorhouses for others, and talked piously about divine providence. But it permitted these people to marry and intermarry with their kind and con tinue to stock the earth with beggars and dissolute women. “Society should see to it that crimi nals are not permitted to intermarry and rear broods of criminals. By law or moral suasion marriages between persons physically diseased should be discouraged. No sentimentality should interfere with reasonable measures to prevent the perpetuation of disease and criminality. Society has no longer the excuse of Ignorance. Modern knowl edge has revealed the law of trans mitted tendencies. “Thousands are born every day in tenements reeking with disease-breed ing germs; reared in sunless rooms and alleys, never a bit of clean dirt to dig in, never a bit of green earth to play in. Such children, or many •)f them, grow up sickly and criminal. Wo build hospitals and prisons and gallows for them and talk of provi dence. Better talk of the criminal carelessness and indifference of a so doty which permits in an underpopu lated country like ours, with our mani fold means of production, the poorer 'lasses to so live and so rear their children.” COMES OF A LONG LINE. Rev. Ernest Morehead Paddock was installed as pastor of Emanuel church, Allegheny, Pa., the other Sunday. Bishop Whitehead of the diocese of Pittsburg was in charge of the ser vices and was assisted by many well known Episcopal clergymen. The new rector was formerly of St. John’s church, Washington, D. C. This is the most fashionable congregation in the capital, and among its parishioners are many families of national fame. Rev. Mr. Paddock comes of a long lino of Episcopal ministers. His fath er, Rev. Wilbur Fiske Paddock, is rec tor of St. Andrews, Philadelphia, and two others of the family connection have been bishops in the church. Rev. Ernest Morehead Paddock graduated from the Episcopal Theological School nt Cambridge and from Harvard. He went first to Boston where he did a great deal of slum work. He was then called to Washington. He is a cousin of Rev. R. L. Paddock, rector of the Stanton Street Mission. New York, a man who has done more to purge the criminal element from the lower end of the metropolis than any other of recent years. Some months ago Kev. Mr. Paddock was insulted by a police captain of New York and the case was taken up by Bishop Potter. The result was the cleaning out of the Tenderloin REV. ERNEST M. PADDOCK, district of New York and the passage last week of a bill in the legislature reorganizing the police system of New York. Civilization'* Kol* In Chin*. Two Chinese heads were stricken off Tuesday in Pekin in compliance with the demands of the powers that pun ishment should be inflicted upon cer tain officials who were identified with the recent anti-foreign outbreak In China. Others remain to be punished, some by decapitation, and others still by compulsory suicide. Placing a sword In the hand of civilization which then offers it to the Oriental with the command. “Thou must kill thyself,” is something new to our code of eth ; ics. When Tree* Reach Maturity. Authorities on forestry say that sev enty-five years are required for the oak to reach maturity; for the ash, larch and elm, about the same length of time; for the spruce and fir, about eighty years. After this time their growth remains stationary for some years, and then decay begins. There are, however, some exceptions to this, , for oaks are still living which are ; kiowo to be 1,090 years old. I THE NUPTIAL KNOT. MA3SACHUSDETS WOMEN DE TERMINED TO TIE IT. I.<l bj Sir*. Marlb* Hoy* They Have i’etltioned tU*> Legislature for the Privilege of Joining Candidate* in Wedlock. The latest desire of the woman suf fragists of Massachusetts is for per mission to tie the nuptial knot. From time immemorial the performing of the marriage ceremony has been man’s special privilege, but the twen tieth century woman has resolved that it shall be a part of her rights to say the formal words for happy couples in search of wedded bliss. This move ment, which has originated in Boston, has been formulated into a petition to the legislature of Massachusetts that “special commissioners” may be au thorized by the governor, like justices of the peace, to perform marriages. “Special commissioners” is applied to certain women in Massachusetts who are qualified for a period of seven years to take depositions, witness deeds and perform other duties such as are performed by any justice of the peace. In fact, they have practically the powers of a justice, with the pain ful exception that they are not entitled they reason that a fee in a woman's pocket is as good as in a man’s. An lal-re*tlng Woman. It is one of these commissioners. Mrs. Martha S. Hoyt, of Boston, who started the petition and who intends to see it through. When she starts out on a thing she does it with a de termination to succeed, so it may not be long before bashful and shrinking couples can be made one by a “faire ladie” without intervention of priest or justice. Mrs. Hoyt Is an interesting woman in more ways than one. For one thing, she has the unique distinction The Late Senator 'ZOhite Former United States Senator Steph en M. White, who died at his home in Los Angeles a few days ago, was one of the most remarkable men that Cal ifornia has produced. Born within a STEPHEN M. WHITE, few years after the great rush to the “Golden Gate,” he was essentially a Californian, and to many of his fellow citizens of that state he represented the best that the term could imply. His qualities won for him a remark able following, and in the opinion of GROWING FASTER THAN EVER. The Mormon Church and Tt Shrewd Policy of Colonization. The Mormon church is growing fast er to-day than ever before in its his tory. It is building more churches, planting more settlements, maintain ing more missionaries all over the earth. The general public appears to know nothing of it except polygamy. And polygamy Is only the ornamental buckle on its shoe. Behind that is the s.uruy body and enterprising brain of a great materialism, which possesses attractions far more potent than a plurality of wives. Whatever myster ies may be embalmed within the ex clusive precincts of Mormon temples there is nothing occult about their method of gaining converts and mak ing those converts prosperous and con tented. The Mormon policy is colonization. The Mormon method is co-operation. I itiy years of expanding prosperity have shown that this i a winning com bination. There is no reason to sup pose that it will appeal less effectively in the future than in the paat. On the contrary, present economic ten dencies more urgently favor emigra tion and co-operative industry than those of twenty-five or fifty years ago. Where the missionaries of other churches speak chiefly of security in the life to come Mormon missionaries add their prescription for security here and now. The missionary who holds out the hope of "three square meals a day” in this world has a striking ad vantage over his rival who deals only in the hopes of futurity. The great social and economic tacts which alone give the Mormon religion a habitation and a name and enable it to survive the assaults of congresses, presidents and all the churches of the land have been overlooked. The truth is that the Mormon church is a great plan of co-operative settlement, to which thousands of people have fled as to a rock of refuge. Those who ask this church for bread do not get a stone. They get an Irrigated farm. They get the shrewd but kindly as sistance of able men in making their way from servitude to self-employ ment and landed proprietorship. All the church asks in return is obedience. of behag the only woman In Boston who bears a United States commission empowering her to eoliect pension claims. For another thing, she does an enterprising real estate business, and for a third, she has been In politi cal life in Kansas. She is the widow of a clergyman. She was born “way down east," but after her marriage went to Kansas to reside. Then, of course, she voted, and in other ways she took an active to perform the marriage service, and part in politics. On one occasion she closed up a saloon, though she did not resort to the sure methods now In use by Mrs. Nation and others, A MRS. MARTHA S. HOYT, man from Missouri came to the town in which Mrs. Hoyt lived and opened a barroom. Mrs. Hoyt and another woman secured a formidable list of names petitioning his removal, and then calmly proceeded to the barroom, walked in and read the petition to the irate proprietor. The next day he left town. the people of his state nothing was too good for “Steve” White, as he was af lectionately called. His father, William White, who be longod to a well-known family of New Yo k state, went to California in 1849. Stephen White was born in San Fran cisco forty-seven years ago. He at tended the Jesuit, college of Santa Clara and was graduated in 1871. He began the practice of law in Los Angeles in 1874. Entering politics, he became in succession, district attorney of the county, state senator and lieu tenant governor. He was chairman of the National Democratic convention in 1888, and again in 1896. He was elected to the United States senate in 1893. Former Senator White achieved a national reputation as a lawyer, and during the last twenty years argued many cases before the United States supreme court. Tf the King VUlt* Ireland. Should King Edward VII. visit Ire land this year, as may happen, he will be the first king, with his consort, who ever visited the country since it be come part of the British kingdom. Dur ing that time six kings of England have visited Ireland, but unaccompan ied by their queens. In South Australia there are only 85 women for every 100 men. Succession to European Thrones. Many people have been confused by the various laws of succession which prevail in Europe. There are three different systems, the most general be ing that known as the Salic system, under which women are completely excluded. This is the rule in Bel gium, Sweden and Norway, Italy, Den mark and Germany. Then there is the German-Dutch system, under which males of all degrees of relationship take precedence of females, the throne passing to the female line only in case of the extinction of all the male lines, however remote. This is the rule in Holland—from which It takes its name —Russia, and some of the minor German states. The third system is that prevailing in Great Britain, under which females are excluded when thero are males in the same degree of rela tionship. but take precedence of males whose degree of relationship is not so close as their own. Thus an elder daughter of the ruling sovereign of Great Britain gives way to all her younger brothers and their issue, but takes precedence of a male cousin or a nephew. This system is the rule in Spain and Portugal as well as in Eng land. A Dmlils* Worth Millions. The decision of the New York Court of Appeals declaring unconstitutional the prevailing rate of wage law, will have a far-reaching effect throughout the state. The law was passed in 1897 and provided that a contractor per forming public work should pay hla workmen at a rate which “shall not be less than the prevailing rate for a day’s work in the same trade or occu pation in the locality.” It also pro vided that eight hours should consti tute a day’s work. By the decision of the Court of Ap peals New York city Is benefited many millions. Within the last two years the city has been deluged with claims for back pay. Thousands of employes have demanded compensation for over time work and extra pay for services performed for less than the rate of compensation prevailing at the time. These claims, in the aggregate, have reached an enormous total, by some computed at $10,000,000. The decision kills the claims. BACK TO THE SENATE. MITCHELL OF ORECON Rp TURNED AFTER FOUR YEARS ”** U “S • Led r In th , Folltlo. or hi, State LIIt Other. Who Have Grown u p wltu Far West He Wa* Korn Uowu E** t Alter an absence of four years from the senate, the tall form of John ? Oroon - be welcomed back to Wasnington by his colleagues He was elected recently and has al ready taken the seat of John W Mr Bride. Mitchell was first elected in W 2 serving until 1879. Previously he had JOHN H. MITCHELL, been an unsuccessful candidate for the place, having been defeated by oad vote in the party caucus of 1866. la 1882 ne again received the nomination but was defeated in joint session. He was successful, however, in 1886, when be was chosen to succeed James H. Slater, Democrat. He retained his seat in the election of 1891 and retired from the senate at the expiration of that term in 1897. While he has been a leading figure In Pacific coast politics for many years, Mr. Mitchell is a native of Pennsylvania, having been born in Washington county June 22, 1836. He was educated in the public schools and by a private tutor, studied law and was admitted to the bar. When he removed to the West he settled in San Luis Obispo, Cal., and later went to Ban Francisco, practicing law at both places. He removed to Portland in 1860, continuing the practice of his profession, and at once beginning po litical activity. His first public office was that of corporation attorney of Portland, which he held for one year. He was elected to the state senate in 1862 and served four years. In 1865 he was commissioned by the governor as lieutenant colonel of the Oregon mil itia. In the next year ho entered the contest for the United States senator ship and smee has held a prominent place as a political leader of his state. LADY CURZON’S PARTIES. New Form of Entertainment Which Amuien lullin'* 4DO. Elephant parties are the latest form of amusement to be invented by Lady Curzon to entertain India’s 400. It seems that several of the native rul ers have taken a great fancy to her, and the Maharajah of Durbhunga re cently made her a unique gift by plac ing at her disposal a magnificent herd of elephants. The vicereine was at a loss to know just what to do with the gift at first. Then the idea occurred to her of giv ing an elephant party. She arranged it so that each animal was to bear a young woman and an attendant saint to a rendezvous, where tiffin was to be served to the assembled pairs. Lady Curzon herself rode the largest elephant in the group, and in her how dah of silver was protected from the sun by an umbrella of white silk, bor dered with pearls. Her mahout car ried a silver goad and fly fan. The trappings of her mounts were em broidered in silk and gold, while a festoon of pearls hung around the ele phant’s ears. The first party was such a success that her ladyship gave several more, and now the fad has developed Into almost a craze. The humorous side of these affairs was supplied by the elephants them selves, who insisted on testifying to their affection by snatching treasures from passersby, or from the bazaars, and bestowing them upon the rider. This thoughtfulness on the part of the elephants several times became em barrassing, especially when the gift happened to take the form of a naked Indian child. One chubby little boy. the aon of the elephant’s keeper, wear ing only a string of beads, was lifted into the vicereine’s bowdah, causing great amusement to the party. Lady Curzon received the gift graciously, and gave the child a present to take home. Lincoln and His Law Cae*. All clients knew that, with "Old Abe” as their lawyer, they would their case—if it was fair; if not, then it was a waste of time to take it to him. After listening some "rime one day to a would-be cHjs n f S statement, with his eyes on the illns. •“ suddenly round in hl&~ ch alr and claimed: to' “Well, you have avf L ett y good in technical law, but iki’ b ad one in equity and justice. |*** You’ll have get some other fellow ;v w j n this case for you. I couldn't dofcir the time while standing talklnee ’ {o that J ury I’d be thinking,i‘Ling you're 3 liar.’ and I believe I sas" forget ®>’ self and say it out lq r. 10 |lii _ - What is play ta th* gtro ag ! s dc3t to the weak.