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MADERO’S DIFFICULT TASK I
Madero is said to be worth $20,000,000.
Francisco Madero is about forty-two years old, is married and the father
of a numerous family. He is tall, broad-shouldered, somewhat inclined to
stoutness. His head is well shaped, forehead finely developed, eyes far
apart. His countenance is pale from a somewhat studious, and Indoor life,
and he does not possess anything like the physical, prowess of Diaz.
At one time Madero was minister to Russia under Diaz. He held sev
eral other important posts in the government. He was educated in Paris (
and is a man of refinement and culture. He is a linguist and a diplomat.
| COLONY TO AID CITY’S POOR~] J
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Two thousand acres near Kutpaan,
Ind., will be devoted to the Warren
Springer colonization scheme for poor
Chicago families with many children,
according to the statement of Mrs.
Margaret Springer, widow of the mil
lionaire real estate man.
The colony wil be laid out as Oscar
Lovell Triggs, formerly of the Univer
sity of Chicago and now a member of
Katherine Tingley’s Theosophist col
ony at Point Loma, Cal., devised with
Mr. Springer years ago.
“In the city a family of ten children
ai~ liabilities, in the country they are
assets,” said Mrs. Springer, leaning
back in her chair with Russian furs
draped over her left shoulder.
“ ‘Daddy’ Springer’s idea was to boost
the poor who lead such miserable
lives in the congested parts of the city,
not to lay down the law to them as
to how they must act
“I mentioned Oscar Lovell Triggs
because it was his idea In the first
place as far back as 1898. To say the colony will be like Mrs. Tingley's
center at Point Loma is a mistake. There will be no religious element, and
In fact no element but the economic.
• When asked if she intended being a twentieth century Margaret Fuller
on the new Brook Farm, Mrs. Springer replied:
"No. I shall stay here in my husband’s office from early in the morning
till late at night until his affairs are settled.
DIRECTOR OF RURAL SCHOOLS |
to every rural school in the United States. The main object is to improve
the surroundings of the pupils and to aid In securing proper school houses.
Dr. A. C. Monahan is to have direct charge of the new rural school work.
“Our first step," he says, “will be to make a survey of the field so that we
may know definitely conditions of the rural schools as they' now exist.
“We have in the United States right now about 506,000 public school
teachers, while about 125,000 new teachers are required every year.
HEAD OF A BIG POSTOFFICE ~|
Simply because Mrs. Gustave A.
Root—no relation to the senior sena
tor from New York —postmaster of
the mining town of Tuttle, Col., re
cently took it upon herself to order
a couple of men from her office at the
point of a six-shooter one must not
infer that she is the only woman post
master (hot postmistress) in the coun
ty Tuttle is a fourth-class office.
There are 53 women postmasters at
first and second class offices, and near
ly 200 of all classes, many of them of
long terms, extending over two or
more administrations.
The highest paid woman postmaster
is Miss Alice M. Robertson at Musgo
kee, Okla. Miss Robertson has had a
rather notable career and is known to
every postmaster who has attended
any of the conventions of presidential
postmasters during the past few years.
Miss Robertson is a native of Okla
homa and is now in her fifty-seventh
year. Her parents were missionaries
among the Indians of Indian territory, and she was bom at one of these
missions. Miss Robertson has seen practically nothing but Indians ever
since. She served as a clerk'in the Indian office from 1873 to 1879. From
there she went as a teacher to the Carlisle Indian school. Afterward she was
appointed disbursing agent for the Creek Indian schools in Oklahoma Her
mother translated the Bible into the Creek Indian tongue.
Recent revolutionary outbreak in
the Republic of Mexico, has again
brought into the limelight Francisco
Madero, and there is some specula
tion in certain quarters regarding the
president’s ability to handle the situa
tion. Madero is the strangest world
figure alive today. He is a brave but
not a brilliant soldier. He is a quiet,
modest gentleman and scholar, too
nearly a dreamer and a doctrinaire in
patriotism for the thought of despotic
rule or undeserved injury to any man
ever to enter his mind. Gold lace
and medals for himself he despies al
most as heartily as he does graft and
selfish greed. There is not a trace of
the glitter that the Latin-American
temperament loves about the man
now so well beloved, whose pen pic
ture we quote from Hampton's Maga
zine:
The Madero properties in Mexico
are larger than several small Ameri
can states combined, and the elder
A new division of experts in educa- i
tional work will be organized shortly <
by the United States Bureau of Edu- 1
cation to look after the needs of the j
rural schools of the country. This is t
the latest plan of Uncle Sam for the i
proper education of the coming gen- i
eration in rural communities. In ad- i
dition to the 10 or more specialists in 1
rural education, there will be a num- i
her of experts engaged to assist in j
the handling of problems relative to 1
city schools. These will include spec
ialists for trade schools, agricultural
education below the college, educa
tion in home-making, commercial ed
ucation and for normal schools and
the training of teachers. In the di
vision there will also be specialists in
city school administration, in school
sanitation and hygiene, and one or
two in secondary education, with a di
rector of research.
The plan will include a personal
visit of representatives of the bureau
THOROUGH DISINFECTION TO
PREVENT INFECTIOUS DISEASE
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tance of Treatment for His Premises Following
Outbreak of Disorder—Complete Removal
of Cause Is to be Desired.
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Applying the Disinfectant.
(By GEORGE W. POPE, Veterinary In
spector, United States Department of
Agriculture.)
In the- work of the bureau of animal
industry in dealing with infectious dis
eases of live stock it has been found
that the average stockman and farmer
does not realize the importance of thor
oughly disinfecting his premises fol
lowing an outbreak of contagious dis
ease. There is apparently a widespread
lack of information regarding the
germicidal power of various sub
stances, commonly termed disinfect
ants. There is also a lack of knowl
edge concerning practical and econom
ical methods of proceeding with the
work of disinfection. Moreover, the
reappearance of a contagious disease
on premises from which it was be
lieved to have been eradicated may
frequently be traced to careless or im
perfect work in connection with the
cleaning and disinfecting of the place.
It is but natural to acknowledge the
presence of only such objects as can
be seen with the unaided eye. Science,
however, by means of the high-power
microscope, has clearly proved the ex
istence of numerous minute animal and
vegetable organisms—microorganisms
—and it is a matter of common knowl
edge that many of these organisms fre
quently find their way into the animal'
body and produce disease. It is also
well known that these micro-organ
isms, or germs, vary in form and oth
er characteristics and that for each
disease of an infectious nature there
is a specific germ.
The work of disinfection is based
upon our recognition of the presence
of disease germs, and disinfection
means the act of destroying the cause
of the infection. In other words, disin
fection is a removal of the cause, and
it will be clear to any practical man
that in dealing with disease any effort
which stops short of a complete re
moval of the cause is most unwise and
unprofitable. To those unaccustomed
to the work, disinfection may seem a
most complicated process. Any ap
proved method, however, is compara
tively simple when carried out care-
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fully, although, like many another pro
cedure, it is one in which attention to
details counts for much. It is im
portant to bear in mind that the caus
ative agents for many diseases are ex
tremely small, and may remain for an
indefinite time in dust, cracks, and
crevices of buildings, so that efforts
aiming at the eradication of disease
from contaminated premises must be
thorough in order to be effective.
In the work of disinfection nature
has provided man with a most valu
able ally—sunlight. It is well known
that the direct rays of the sun are de
structive to many forms of bacteria, in
ome cases destroying them and in oth
ers lessening their influence. Thus
the Importance of well-lighted stables
is evident. The dark and sunless
building will be a favorable breeding
place for bacteria, and the structure
which admits the greatest amount of
sunlight will be the least favorable for
their development. Again, heat will
destroy the bacteria of disease. By
this is not meant the ordinary heat of
the sun? but heat as developed in boil
ing water or in flame. It is upon this
principle that the surgeon before op-
erating renders his instruments free
from the possible presence of bacteria
by boiling, and it is heat which renders
a jet of live steam destructive to bac
teria. Sunlight, however, cannot be
considered more than an accessory in
the destruction of bacteria, while the
application of heat in the form of
steam or flame is seldom possible.
The result is that in the practical
work of disinfection we are dependent
upon certain drugs, which have pow
er to destroy the organisms of dis
ease.
Chloride of lime (sometimes termed
chlorinated lime) is a well-known dis
infectant, although its value is doubt
less greatly overrated. This may be
due in part to the fact that it is a
powerful deodorant —such drugs on
account of their pungent odor being
popularly believed to have great dis
infecting power. Being of uncertain
strength and somewhat destructive
to metals, and having a permeating
odor especially objectionable in a
stable, where milk is produced, chlor
ide of lime cannot be classed as the
most desirable of disinfectants. For
general disinfecting purposes it may
be mixed with water in the proportion
of six ounces to the gallon.
-• An aqueous solution containing ap
proximately 40 per cent, of formalde
hyde and known as formalin has of
recent years become a more or less
popular disinfectant.
Formaldehyde is used In either
liquid or gaseous form. In the former
case formalin is mixed with water in
the proportion of six ounces to the
gallon, and the resulting solution is
applied directly to surfaces or sub
stances which are to be disinfected.
Formaldehyde gas is in most cases
impracticable for stable disinfection.
Where, however, a stable can be made
almost air tight, and the animals re
moved, it will be found very service
able, as it penetrates every crevice.
Carbolic acid in its pure form is,
at ordinary temperatures, in the
shape of long, white crystals. For con
venience it is frequently dispensed in
liquid form by the addition of ten
per cent, of water. A five per cent,
solution of carbolic acid is sometimes
used as a disinfectant, but carbolic
acid has the disadvantage of being ex
pensive and somewhat difficult to dis
solve.
This substance should not be con
fused with pure carbolic acid. It is a
product of coal-tar distillation and
consists for the most part of practi
cally inert oils and cresylic acid. Its
disinfecting power depends upon the
amount of cresylic acid which it con
tains, as wel as the relative percent
age of hydrocarbon oils. Owing to
its uncertain composition, crude car
bolic acid cannot be classed as one of
the most desirable disinfectants.
Cresol, commonly termed “straw
colored carbolic acid,” “liquid car
bolic acid,” etc., in a two per cent, so
lution is an efficient disinfectant. It
has the disadvantage, however, of be
ing somewhat difficult to dissolve, so
in preparing a disinfecting solution
warm water should be used and care
exercised that the drug is entirely
dissolved. As the disinfecting powe»
of cresol is dependent upon the
amount of cresylic acid contained
therein, it is essential when using
the drug to know the degree of purity.
Grades can be purchased under a guar
anty to contain 90 to 98 per cent, of
cresylic acid. Any containing less
than 90 per cent, should be rejected.
Compound solution of cresol (liquid
cresolis compositus), now recognized
by the United States Pharmacopoeia
as an official preparation, is com
posed of equal parts of cresol (U. S.
P.) and linseed oil-potash soap. It is
an efficient disinfectant in a four per
cent, solution and has the advantage
of mixing readily with water.
Sheep Prizes.
Heretofore Canada has taken most
of the first prizes in the sheep exhibi
tions at the International Stock Show,
but at the show held in December, the
breeders of the United States came to
the front in good shape, Wyoming and
Kentucky carrying off the prlnclpt
championship*
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The Criticism .
of Missions I
By Rev. Edward A. Marshall,
Director of Missionary Course,
Moody Bible Institute, Chicago
It is natural to
expect that mis
sionary work will
be criticised when
one considers the
great variety of
people interested
and the many dif
ferent views pro
mulgated. There
are three or four
hundred societies
belonging to
scores of denomi
nations now work
ing in the field.
They have over
20,000 mission
aries in active
service and are spending more than
$30,000,000 annually on the work.
It would be unfair to say that criti
cism must be prohibited and that no
critical questions would be answered.
The critic could , justly reply that
since he was unable to learn how his
money was being spent, he would
cease to contribute. On the other
hand the critic must be fair to the so
ciety and worker who naturally ex
pect him to know what he is talking
about before he speaks.
Os course there are different kinds
of criticism just as there are different
kinds of people. One speaks with a
view to helpfulness, another criticises
because he desires to find reasons to
excuse himself from responsibility
while a third may talk against the
work because he is not content to
sanction the use of any ecclesiastical
harness or work in hanpony with his
fellows on any task.
However the person who wishes to
be accorded a hearing on missionary
work (or any other work) should com
ply with certain rules, which, if ob
served will make him an aid to th«
building up of that work in some sub
stantial, beneficial way.
I.- The critic must be a Christian.
A man out of Christ looks at the sub
ject from the wrong viewpoint. He
naturally thinks it unnecessary to
send the gospel to the heathen if he
has refused it himself. Neither can he
be expected to support a teaching he
does not himself believe.
11. The critic must be a soul win
ner. That is, he must have some ade
quate realization of the value of a lost
soul and must have tried to bring
souls to Christ.
111. The critic must be an honest
student of missionary work. The
great task of missions cannot be
learned by intuition. It involves
matters touching the personal life
and liberties of thousands and the
purses of millions. It deals with the
deepest principles of organization and
requires a broad knowledge of the
working value of policies and meth
ods. Therefore the person who would
dictate standards for the adoption of
missionaries must know whereof he
speaks.
IV. The critic should have visited
the mission fields or talked freely with
missionaries. Theory is one thing and
practice is quite another, especially
when the theory is created in Amer
ica, but has to be applied in Africa.
Parents find that the course of train
ing applied to one child is sometimes
worthless when applied to another,
even though the children be in the
same family.
Then again, if a person is capable
of offering criticism he must see that
it is cautiously and wisely given, be
cause :
I. It Is unwise to criticise what
God has especially commanded. The
person who criticises the work of mis
sions must remember that he is deal
ing with the triune God. Every per
son of the Godhead is vitally inter
ested, and is also a personal partici
pant in the work of saving the heath
en. Therefore the critic stands on
perilous ground before his Creator.
11. There are 20,000 missionaries
who have believed enough in missions
to be out on the field today. The
critic who remains at home in a well
feathered nest must realize that it is
no snJull thing to put his inexperi
enced judgment up against the actual
labors of consecrated thousands whose
universal testimony is that “missions
pay.”
1 111. The transformation of the
1 heathen, which has taken place dur
-1 ing the past 100 years, overwhelming
ly answers all those who would say
; that the work is not worth while. Any
one who has watched the evolution of
1 tribes and nations by the process of
divine regeneration; who has seen
annihilating customs become only
items for the historian, and the num
ber of printed languages leap from
fifty to more than five hundred,
through missionary toil, has surely
’ felt his thoughtless criticisms grow
cold on his lips.
These things make a wise man care
ful In his judgment for he realizes
that his Influence may mean the -weal
or woe of some of his fellowmen, both
. at home and abroad. The man who
is not both wise and careful in his
speech cannot of course expect men
who are in the thick of the fight to
leave their posts and come back to
where he reclines comfortably in the
barracks in order to answer his idle
word*
TURNED BUND
ALMOST FELL
Mrs. Hansen Says At First Her Case
Seemed Hopeless, but She _
Finally Won Out.
Mobile, Ala.—“For seven years,"
says Mrs. Sigurd Hansen, of this
city, “I suffered with womanly troub
les, and, at last, was operated on.
I felt better for a time, but soon I
had the same trouble as before.
I had dizzy spells, and would turn
blind and almost fall over. I had
pains in my back and side, and was
not able to work.
Half the time I could not eat any "
breakfast, and I always felt weak and
had a headache.
One day, my husband got me a bot
tle of Cardul, and I tried it. I felt
better, so I took some more.
Now, I am well and feel fine. My
doctor says I am looking better than
ever. I have a good appetite and sleep
well.
It Is all due to Cardul. I only wish
every suffering woman would try It.
They would soon feel as good as I
do.”
You may be sure, when Cardul will
relieve and cure such a serious case
as that of Mrs. Hansen, that It will,
much more quickly and certainly, help
those women who have no serious
symptoms, but are just weak and ail
ing.
Are you?
Try it
N. B.—Write tot Ladle** Advisory
Dept., Chattnnooßn Medicine Co., Chat
tanooga, Tenn., for Special Inatruo
tiona, and 64-pa*e book, “Home Treat
ment for Women,” sent in plain wrap
per, on request.
Natural Avoidance.
Mayor Gaynor of New York was de
fending his anti-suffrage views:
“Woman has her place and man has
his,” he said, “and when I think of
the confusion that would come from
intermingling their places. lam re
minded of an anecdote about Lady
Holland. Lady Holland once said to
Lord John Russell: ‘Why hasn’t Lori
Holland got a post in the cabinetF
‘Well, if you must know,’ Lord John
answered, ‘it is because nobody would
work in a cabinet with a man whose
wife opens all his letters.’ ”
Modern Methods.
The late A. Tennyson Dickens, dur
ing an interview in Chicago, condemn
ed the war in Tripoli vehemently.
“Slavery,” he said, with a bitter
smile, “is now abolished. We no long
er steal a people and sell them into
bondage. No, no, indeed. We just
steal their country and charge them
so much for governing it that they
have to work twice as hard as slaves
to pay their taxes.”
Papa’s Past.
Little Helen’s mamma was discuss
ing the drink question with a visitor
and the child listened gravely to the
conversation.
“Papa used to drink,” she volun
teered suddenly.
The visitor turned her head to con
ceal a smile, and mamma frowned
and shook her head at the little one.
“Well, then,” demanded Helen,
“what was It he used to do?” —Lippin-
cott’s Magazine.
His View.
“Tell me about Spain, romantic
Spain.”
“Well,” said the motorist, “there
are a few bad places as you come
down the mountains, but In the main
the roads are pretty good.”
An Alarmist.
“Jibwock is a very disquieting Indi
vidual.”
“Indeed be is. Jibwock seems to
have been born with no other purpose
in life than to yell ‘Fire!’”
A WOMAN DOCTOR
Was Quick to See That Coffee Polson
Was Doing the Mischief.
A lady tells of a bad case of coffee
poisoning, and tells it in away so sim
ple and straightforward that literary
skill could not Improve it.
“I had neuralgic headaches for 12
years,” she says, “and have suffered
untold agony. When I first began to
have them I weighed 140 pounds, but
they brought me down to 110.
“I went to many doctors and they
gave me only temporary relief. So I
suffered on, till one day, a woman
doctor advised me to drink Postum.
She said I looked like I was coffee
poisoned.
“So I began to drink Postum, and
gained 15 pounds in the first few
weeks and am still gaining, but not so
fast as at first. My headaches began
to leave me after I had used Postum
about two weeks —long enough, I ex
pect, to get the coffee poison out of
my system.
“Now that a few months have pass
ed since I began to use Postum, I can
gladly say that I never know what a
neuralgic headache is like any more,
and it was nothing but Postum that
relieved me.
"Before I used Postum I never
went out alone; I would get bewilder
ed and would not know which way to
turn. Now I go p.tone and my head
is as clear as a bell. My brain and
nerves are suonger than they have
been for years.” Name given by
Postum u O ., Battle Creek, Mich.
“The: e’s a reason," and it is explain
ed In the little book, “The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs.
"Ever read the above lettert A sew
one appears from time to time. They
are weanlne, true, and full ei human
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