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The Weather.
The Indications for Georgia to-day are
for fair weather, warmer in northern and
central portions, light northerly winds;
and for Eastern Flordia, fair weather,
light valable winds.
The Dowager Empress has given old
Earl LI Huag Chang a difficult task to
perform. He ha# been ordered to prevent
the Germans from marching out and
threatening th* Chinese. The Dowager
doesn’t care how LI accomplishes It, but
she warns him that he will be held re
sponsible for any failure. It Is to be ex
pected, therefore, that the old Earl will
be reported desperately 111 within the next
few days. The thing for er Chinese di
plomat to do when he has a hard or im
possible Job on hand seems to be to get
very sick.
Copt. Richmond Pearson Hobson Is get
ting Into the papers with great regular
ity there days. Recently It was announced
that he was shortly to be married; then
that the announcement was an error;
next that ha had been assigned to the
Buffalo Exposition and would be one of
the exhibits there; then that he would
make his debut -Into Washington society
last Tuesday night assn usher at a swell
wedding, and latest, that he had accept
ed the Invitation of Adfirlral Cervera to
visit him at his home In Spain. Is it pos
sible that the Buffalo Exposition Press
Bureau has taken Hobson In hand?
The New York Legislature has
declined to pass the bill prohibiting
the shooting of tame pigeons from
trap* In tournaments and shooting
matches. A plurality of members
voted In favor of the., bill, but
It lacked the constitutional majority. The
date of the next pigeon slaughtering
tournament in New York will probably be
fixed a little further away from the time
of the meeting of the Legislature, so that
lndignatlop at the butchery will have
cooled off by the time that body meets.
The shooters had a cloee call this time,
and will not care to risk a prohibitory law
again.
A limited woman suffrage law la now be
fore the Governor of New York. It pro
vides that women who own reiil estate
and pay taxes In cities and towns other
than those of the first class may vots on
all questions where appropriations are In
volved. It t# believed the Governor will
sign the bill In round numbers, It It esti
mated 246,000 women wIU have the fran
rtilae. Should the new law work well,
•Ml the women take enough wu crest In
public affaire to gw out arsd vote. It would
be followed in a year or two by a bill con
fer thug universal suffrage. A number of
eorpMy women aid actresses will become
voters obdei the sts law.
THE .TREASURER AND TEACHERS.
State Treasurer Park is being quite se
verely criticised for his refusal to pay the
school teachers out of the public property
fund. It does not seem to us that there
is any good ground for such criticism.
It may be that there is a precedent for
paying warrants of the school teachers
out of that fund, and the Attorney Gen
eral has given an opinion to the effect
that dt would be legal to use the fund
for that purpose. Some of the ablest
lawyers of the state, however, do not
agree with the Attorney General in this
matter. In their opinion Treasurer Park
has no legal right to use the public prop
erty fund for such a purpose. The don
stitution forbids any such use of ft. In
view of the existing doubt Treasurer
Park has taken the only course left open
to him if he wishes to keep strictly within
the letter and spirit of the law. He has
refused to use the public property fund
and the matter has gone to the courts for
adjustment.
The case ought to be pushed along as
rapidly as possible, because the teachers
want their money and ought to have It
as quickly as it Is possible to get It for
them. If it should be decided that Treas
urer Park is right In refusing to use the
public property fund the Governor will
have to borrow the money.
It Is probable that no harm would have
come to Treasurer Park or his bondsmen
if hg had acted In accordance with the
opinion of the Attorney General, but there
Is a chance that there would. There is
no good reason why he should take that
chance.
It is true of course that the state de
positories will be benefited by the course
taken by Treasurer Park, provided he
is sustained by the Supreme Court, and
so will that class of money lenders who
deal In teachers’ warrants, but that Is
not his fault. It Is tlie fault of the Legis
lature for not providing the money with
which to pay the teachers when their sal
aries are due.
This trouble about the pay of the school
teachers Is not anew one. Every year,
for a number of years, there has been
a lack of funds with whlt'h to pay the
teachers. We are certain if there were
a lack of money to pay the per diem of
the members of the Legislature at the
time they were entitled to it, a way could
be found to have It In the treasury when
It was needed. The Legislature, however,
seems to think It Is a matter of no conse
quence whether the teachers get their
money promptly or not. Even the fact
that the teachers have to pay a ruinous
discount, to have their warrants cashed
by the money lenders does not seem to
make any Impression on that body.
This action of Treasurer Park will have
the effect of drawing strongly public l at
tention to the wrong of which the teach
ers are the victims. It may have the ef
fect of Inducing the Legislature to adopt
means for paying the teachers promptly.
The fiction has been indulged In these
many years that there Is no deficit In the
school fund. In view of the fact that
the teachers cannot be paid out of the
taxes collected in the year In which their
services are rendered, but have to be paid
out of taxes for the following year, It
would be interesting to know what the
matter with the school fund is, if there
Is no deficit. It Is the duty of the Legis
lature to provide for this deficit, and thus
avoid the annual trouble about the pay
of the school leachera. Treasurer Park
Is not to blame for the shortage In the
school fund or for refusing to do what
he thinks would be a violation of the con
stitution.
THE ANTI-IMPERIALISTS AND AOTJI
SALDO.
The antt-tmperlaltsts have no further
use for Aguinaldo. There was a time
when they found It difficult to get words
that fully expressed their admiration for
him. They called him a second Washing
ton, and It Is probable that they had In
mind a statue of him to be erected in the
most conspicuous place in Manila. Now
they seldom mention him except tn scorn.
He Is no longer a hero in their estimation.
His address to the Filipinos, telling them
they will be better off under American
rule than they would as an Independent
people, has changed their view of him en
tirely. Their admiration for him has been
turned into contempt- By Joining the
American government in its effort to paci
fy the Philippines he has cut himself off
from their sympathy and lost their re
spect.
As long as he was in the field as the
leader of the Insurgents they had a basis
for their antl-lmperlaliwtlc campaign, but
now that he has gone over to the govern
ment, abd has become an active worker
for the establishment of civil rule, under
American protection, there Is practically
nothing for them to do but to fold up
their manuscripts and give up the leasee
of the hails they had rented. And there
doee not seem to be any use to make a
fight for Filipino Independence If the Fili
pinos themselves do not want It. If they
are satisfied that It fs to their Interests
to cast their fortunes with the United
Btates It would be a waste of time to keep
up a fight In their behalf.
But while It may be for the Interest of
the Filipinos to accept American rule, it
Is far from settled that the permanent
possession of the Philippines would be a
good thing for this republic. The anti-im
perialists, however, have not seemed to
be so much concerned about the effect the
permanent possession of the Islands would
have on American Institutions as they
have been about the independence of Fil
ipinos. It is probable, therefore, that
those New England anti-imperialists who
had been holding up the hands of Agul
naldo will show but little further Inter
est In the future of the Philippines. '
In the meantime Aguinaldo seems to be
well satisfied with the part he is playing.
A# a matter of fact he Is not of the ma
terial of which heroes and the leaders
of patriots are made.
A Cleveland woman, with more gener
osity than Judgment proposes (he founding
of u home for murderers who may be jr
doned out of the penltenttsry. The Idea
Is to gather at the home murderers who
have served their sentences or been par
doned. and have nowhere to go. They
will be kept there until they are ‘lifted
u#,“ or It has been found that they can
not be “lifted up," The woman's Inten
tions are no doubt the very best, but she
proposes an experiment nai may cause
her more grief than gratification.
While the sparks are flying front the
rasping blades of Tinman and M- l-aurln
the editor of the Columbia Mlate le >a!mi y
| writing a aerial edUetifti uu 'Moequllge*
miM Mslarta."
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1901.
PIRPOSES OF THE OGDEN PARTY.
It was the very general belief that the
■ purpose of the party of Northern philan
thropists under the leadership of Robert
; Ogden of New York, when It started on
| Its trip through the South, was to con
tribute a large amount of money for the
education of negroes. It is probable that
It had no Intention of aiding the white
people In any way.
Some things which members of the
party have said since coming South, and
other things which correspondents with
the party have written to Northern papers
lead to the belief that in the minds of
some of the party there has come a doubt
whether It would be advisable to con
tribute to the education of negroes with
out at the same time contributing to the
education of poor white people.
It is not of course known Just what
the programme of the party is. It may
not make Its plans known until Its re
turn to the North. In fact it may not
yet have decided upon a programme. The
chances are It has not. It seems to have
come to the conclusion, however, that
poor whites would not permit negroes to
have superior advantages—that they
would not tolerate the advancement
of the negroes to a plane of Intelligence
higher than that occupied by themselves.
Therefore, If it were originally the pur
pose of the party to aid only In building
up schools for negroes, that purpose may
have been modified.
One thing that has Impressed itself
strongly on the minds of the party Is,
that It is folly to educate the negro in
any other direction than that of technical
knowledge. Time given to Greek, Latin,
the higher mathematics, metaphysics and
rhetoric Is thrown away. Negro boys and
girls should be taught to be mechanics
and farmers. Those who have been
trained to be masons, carpenters, ma
chinists, etc., in Booker Washington's
school at Tuskegee, Alabama, have given
very good account of themselves since
they have gone out from that institution.
And the same thing Is true of the Indus
trial college near this city.
Enough attention, however, Is not given
to teaching negro youths farming
and negro girls the various occupations
which are open to them, and in which
they could earn a good living. If the ne
gro were a good farmer there is no rea
son why he could not prosper In any part
of the South. In this county there are
tens of thousands of acres waiting for the
plow. And the same is true In every
oounty In this state. In most of the
counties land can be had at a price that Is
within the reach of every thrifty man.
There Is much Interest felt in the Ogden
party throughout the South. It Is be
lieved that it represents those who are
prepared to distribute a large amount of
money for educational purposes In the
Southern states. The result of its obser
vations in the South, therefore, will be
awaited with a great deal of interest.
COI.D WEATHER AND *THE CROPS.
The recent cold wave did some damage
in parts of the South, but not nearly so
much as It was thought It wouid when
the temperature was at the lowest Then
many farmers thought that their crops
were killed. The cloudy weather and the
high wind* prevented froet, however, and
the fruit was but little damaged, accord
ing to reports thus far received, and the
acreage of .cotton that will have to be re
planted Is not believed to be very large.
Had it not been for the wind and clouds
the South would have suffered severely.
Not only would cotton that was up have
been killed, but also com and vegetables.
The peaches of course and other fruits
would have been destroyed.
In Southern Georgia the peaches do not
seem to have beer* hurt at all. A large
grower said yesterday that a careful In
spection of his orchard showed it to be in
as good condition as could be wished. He
did not find any peaches on the ground.
He Is satisfied that the South Georgia
orchards will have abundant crops.
Good reports have been received from
the orchards In the middle part of the
state, but It would not be surprising If the
trees there have lost some of their fruit.
It was much colder In the Marshalville
and Fort Valley sections than around Tlf
ton, and it Is not Improbable that the
orchards there suffered some damage. The
peachee will be better, however, If the
trees have lost a small percentage of their
burden.
The farmers were fortunate In. escaping
so lightly. It Is an old saying that farm
ers are always sure of a living, but never-’
theless their occupation Is largely a specu
lative one. They are never sure of their
crops until they have them harvested, and
then they are not sure they" will get dor
them what It cost to raise them. They
have many things to contend with—so
many, In fact, that It is a wonder they
succeed as well as they do.
Now It Is a natural gas boom In Texas.
Near Beaumont, the new oil field, the
gas has been found in what promises to
be unheard of quantities. The pressure
Is strong, and there Is already talk of
piping It to New Orleans. Should It be
possible to do that. It would have Im
portant bearing on the fuel market. It Is
doubtful, however. If the gas could be
utilized at the place of production. If
there were metallic ores anywhere In the
neighborhood It might be expected that
foundries and mills would spring up at
Beaumont, but there is no ore. A few
cotton factories might be built, but the
number of them would hardly be such
as to make the gas properties very val
uable. The discovery of the gas, however,
la said to Indicate that the pil field Is
much larger than was at first thought.
Speculation In lands and oil stocks Is still
going on feverishly.
The recent decision of the United States
Supreme Court respecting divorce seems
likely to disturb the plans of a number
of persons In “smart" society at the
North who are contemplating matrimony.
A notable case Is that of James t>. Blaine,
whose marriage to Miss Hlchborn of
Washington on June 5 next has been an
nounced. Several years ago young Mr.
Blaine married Mlsa Nevlns of Pittsburg.
The union soon became Irksome, and Mrs.
Blaine went to South Dakota and see tired
a divorce. A few weeks later she mar
ried Dr W. T. Bull of New York. It ap
pears that under the ruling of tne court
there is nothing to disturb the present re
lations of Mr Blaine, Mm Bull and Dr
Bull aa long as the first named remains
unmarried but ehwuld he lead another
•omen to the altar, Hurt might gome
gstiMt.
Red vests may be all righl in Kentucky,
but they are (objected to In West Vir
ginia. Robert McCall of C’attlettsburg,
Ky., arrived in Hinton, W. Va., the other
day. He had on a fiery red vest. Philip
Ward, of Hinton, noticed it. "I can whip
any man who togs himself like that.”
was his remark. "And I'll see that you
do It good,” said John York, another Hin
ton man. Whereupon Ward proceeded
about the business of licking the man in
the red vest. But he apparently forgot
where the gent of the sunset garment
hailed from. When Ward had struck him
a time or two McCall whipped out a pis
tol, shot one bullet through Ward’s arm
and another through York's thigh, and
made his escape. Thus the West Virgin
ians vindicated their state’s regard for
the proprieties, while the Kentuckian up
held the reputation of his section.
And now It Is Pettigrew, formerly a
United States senator from. South Dakota,
who has Joined the ranks of the million
aires. A dispatch from Sioux Falls says
Pettigrew himself confided to some of his
friends that he had made a lot of money
recently. These friends, who gave the
story away, place the amount at better
than $1,000,000, and say It was raked oft
by speculating in railroad stocks within
the past thirty days. They believe that
the lucky man operated on tips given him
by James J. Hill, president of the Great
Northern. With this bunch of money in
his possession Pettigrew, it Is believed,
will try for the Senate again next year.
Paris Is being dlssappointed by Mr. J.
Fierpont Morgan. His coming had been
heralded in the newspapers, which called
him the "Modern Midas,” and Paris was
led to expect that he wou'.d go out every
day with his pockets and both hands full
of money, and scatter it broadcast. The
shopkeepers and others conceived the idea
that Mr. Morgan was merely a millionaire
who had gone to Paris only to have a
good time and squander his cash, and
their appetites for bleeding him wer*
But the hard-headed American
Is living quietly, spending little and con
ducting himself In a most genteel sort of
way; all of which is a sore disappoint
ment to Paris.
In pursuit of the time-honored custom,
Mrs. Freedman of a Connecticut town, re
cently rifled her husband’s pockets while
he was asleep In search of money. She
found no cash, but drew forth from a
coat pocket a small dynamite cartridge.
She didn’t know what It was, and handled
it carelessly. It exploded, and tore oft two
of her fingers. At first she thought it
was a cruel joke of her husband’s, but
he assured her that he had not put the
cartridge there; that the coat was a
new one, and had been worn only from
the store where he bought It. Mrs.
Freedman has therefore sued the man
who soM her husband the coat for dam
ages.
PERSONAL.
—Archbishop Ireland is said to know
his Bible so well that even in the hurry
of rapid speech he can put his finger up
on any passage he requires, Just as the
pianist’s finger can find the needed key.
—Mrs. Lizzie Wooster of Topeka Kan.,
whose works have Just been adopted by
the United States government for use in
the Indian schools, Is a descendant of Gen.
Wooster of revolutionary fame, after
whom Wooster, 0., was callled.
—Marlon Crawford believes that the pen
Is the true Implement of labor for an au
thor. “For me." he says, “dictation is
Impossible, and I find that If I myself
operate a typewriter the result is a life
less string of stiff words.”
--At. de Blow! t. the famous Paris cor
respondent of the London Times, said In
a recent interview: "I have got so used
to writing for publication that even my
personal letters rave a sort of printed
tone. For the rest, I dare say I’ll die
with a pen in my hand.”
—Dr. Conan Doyle wrote his firs* story
when he was six. It consisted of a thrill
ing account of a little affair between a
man and a tiger, though which came oft
victor Dr. Doyle does not remember. The
story was carefully written in large round
hand, about four words of which went to
the line.
—Sir Archibald Gelke, who Is about to
retire from the positions of director gen
eral of the British Geological Survey and
director general of the British Museum
of Practical Geology, will be given, on the
Ist of May, • dinner in London, at which
many famous English scientists will be
present.
—The late Sir Frederick Gore-Ouseley,
professor of music at Oxford, was once
going to call on a friend In London, and
asked a fellow-musician the number In
which be lived in a certain street. "I
don’t know his number,” answered the
other, “but the note of his doorscraper
Is C sharp.” Sir Frederick went off, con
tentedly kicked the doorscrapers all down
the street until he came ’to the right one,
rang the bell and went In.
CURRENT COMMENT.
The Baltimore Sun (Dem.) says; “The
determination of our relations with Porto
Rico and the Philippines by the political
authorities would make the status of
these dependencies always an open ques
tion. Under Republican administration
protective duties would be Imposed on im
ports from our Insular territories; under
Democratic administrations it may be as
sumed that the principle of tariff reform,
or of free trade possibly, would be as
serted in determining the commercial re
lations between the United States and Its
dependencies. Moreover, If the matter of,
relations is purely a political question it
Is conceivable that a contingency might
arise in which political authorities not In
favor of holding foreign territory might
get rid of the Philippines and Porto Rloo.
To declare the status of our dependencies
exclusively a political concern is, there
fore, to open up possibilities of various
kinds—the bare thought of which would
plunge ardent expansionists Into the low
est depths of gloom and despair."
The Chicago Chronicle (Dem.), says:
"Army scandals form one of the penal
ties of the new conditions under which
a large part of the army Is kept In ser
vice outside the borders of the United
States. The worst feature of such reve
lations Is their example to the peopl-a
whom we officially call Inferior. The
American flag In both Cuba and the
Philippines should symbolize national and
Individual honeaty and virtue If it Is to
become respected by the people whom wo
call our wards.”
The Galveston News (Dem ). says:
"While the Chinese may have learned ts
fear the power of Western civilisation,
the Inordinate greed shown tn tha Indem
nity demands will deetfoy alt reaped for
Its Justice."
The Columbia (f. C.) State save; "Dr.
Parkhuret hae been diligent In Investi
gating vtre in New York. M It woe only
when ho reached Atlanta that he
to tamed."
fieeme Not Such Gent, After All.
In his book, “The WlldflOwer in Scot
land,” John Guille Mlflias, in speaking of
wild geese, asserts that they are "the
most intelligent of all birds,” and "eon
specuous also for bravery and domestic
affections,” On one occasion he had an
opportunity of watching the proceedings
of a big flock of geese, and his account
will appear incredible’ to those who know
nothing of the subject, though sportsmen
who have been in similar positions will
be aware that these geese were merely
following their usual habits.
"I had been in my hole for about twen
ty minutes when I heard the clamor of a
single old goose coming toward the south
end of the long island, and, watching her
closely, I noticed that she regularly rang
ed the whole ground as a setter does a
hillside. No part of the whole island es
cape her attention; there was not a
stretch of ground over which she did not
fly; and, at last, Just as I was expecting
her to come and pitch on the green, away
she went. She was clearly a scout sent
on ahead to spy out the land and had
but to return and report. Another quar
ter of an hour passed, and I began to
think that the spy had given an unsatis
factory account of her Investigations,
when there suddenly burst from the as
sembled geese sitting on the lake a loud
clamor. I thought from the sound that
they were all coming my way, but in
looking in their direction I presently saw
three small 'Vs” of five or six birds each
detach themselves from the main -body
and head toward the island. These pa
trols exactly repeated the maneu
vers of the first scout, ranging the
Island backwards and forwards from end
to end, and at one time passing over my
head within sixty yards. They, too, In
turn, returned to the lake to report on
their reconnolssance, and then, after a
lapse of nearly half an hour, the great
chorus of bass and tenor ‘Waugh—waugh
—waugh,’ commenced again. Up rose the
whole flock of some 600 birds, and flew low
and straight for the island. At first I
thought they were coming right on to me,
in which case I should have raised myself
to shoot, and thus have missed the most
interesting exhibition of wild goose in
telligence It has ever been my good for
tune to see. Immediately the big flock
pitched, they ail stood up with strained
necks, looking and listening for any sign
of an enemy. For the space of a full min
ute not one of them moved, then down
went a few necks, a slight murmur of
satisfaction arose, and the majority began
to walk slowly about and crop the grass.
Soon all were busily engaged, except five
or six birds, which I noticed kept on the
alert the whole time, walking about
quickly and suspiciously on all four sides
of the main body, and never attempting
to feed. About ten minutes elapsed, when
1 distinctly saw a goose which had been
busily eating go to one of the sentinels
and touch him on the back with its bill.
Immediately the sentinel lowered its head
and began to pick at the grass, while the
goose which had been just feeding raised
Its neck and began to keep watch. It was
their mode of changing sentry. After this
as the geese slowly worked around and
were gradually approaching my position,
I kept particular watch on the sentries,
and twice again saw other geese come up,
peck them, In a friendly sort of way, as
much has to say, ‘l’ll do my turn now,'
and thus relieve the lookout of his duty.”
The Prophet’s Fate.
“Heßo,” same a wee, small voice over
the telephone, says the Ohio State Jour
nal.
“Hello,” answered the weather prog
nosticator wearily.
‘‘ls that the Weather Bureau?”
“It Is.”
“Are you the gentleman who tells peo
ple what sort of weather we are going
to have?”
“I am.”
“Well, will you please tell me what
sort of weather will prevail in Columbus
on Faster?”
“Present indications, based on the con
sensus of observations made by our fore
casters throughout the Unittd States,
seem to point to a variable Easter day,
There is likely to be a rising wind in
the morning, followed by copious April
showers. The sun will make a gallant
effort to shine about 2 p. m., whereupon
dark clouds will appear in the west and
more rain will fall.”
“But couldn’t you arrange for a lovely
Easter day without rain?”
“No—say, is this the argicultural exper
iment station talking?”
“No, it isn’t. It's Mrs. Swagger, do
you hear! I can't wear my new Easter
bonnet to church, and I think you’re just
horrid!” (Rings off.)
Tle Reward of Dilegenee.
There is in this city, says the New York
Mail and Express, an indulgent father
who encourages his little boy to strive
for &ood marks at school by offering and
paying rewards of various kinds for his
attainments. Recently the young hope
ful put in a petition for anew patent
top which had caught Ws fancy.
“All right,” reollcd his father, "you
can have it If you stand third in your
arithmetic class. Being a sensible man
he didn't want the boy to “cram” and
would be satisfied with a good average.
For about a week the youngster came
home with glowing face. He went to a
private school, by the way.
"I’m third, pop,” he gaily announced.
"Do I get the top?”
"Pop” looked at his report and thought
the mark a little low, but the boy ex
plained the lessons were very hard and
he had to struggle to get his coveted
place, so the father brought’ home the
coveted toy.
That night as the ydungster was play
ing With the siew toy a sudden thought
struck his father.
“By the way, Bobby,” he asked, "how
many are there in your arithmetic class?”
I "Four,” was the cheerful reply.
Paddy at Manura.
“There!” cried Jonathan to a newly ar
rived Paddy, as he waved his hand in the
direction of the Horseehoe tails at Nia
gara. “There! Now, isn't that wonder
ful?”
“Wonderful!” replied Pat. "What's won
derful?”
"Why, to see all that water come thund
ering over them rocks.”
"Falx, then, to tel! ye the honest
truth," was the response, “I can't sec
anything very wonderful In that. Why,
what the divil Is there to hlnther It from
coming over?”
Reflections of a Bachelor,
From the New York Press.
Where there's a Jill there's a Jay.
Loquacity is the mother of invention.
The average woman would get awfully
tired of life if it weren't for her religion
anal for auctions.
Heaven is a place where you have time
for everything; hell is a place where you
have everything—for a time.
It Is part of a woman’s religion to act
at certain times as If she was afraid a
man was going to take advantage of her
weakness.
The same wogtan who will go down
town and stick the key under the mat
when ten people are looking will worry
herself sick wondering whether some wo
man she has never heard of Isn't waiting
to steal her husband’s love.
A kiss on a pretty woman's mouth is
worth fifty on a green billiard table.
We are Indebted to women for men, to
Clod for woman, ahd for purity to little
children.
A woman’s idea of an argument is to
claim that civilised women are superior
to savages because they wear corseta.
When one tabhy-ca< spite at another it
Is saying how nice she looks this morn
ing. When a tom-cat spile It Is swear
ing.
Whan a women begins by marrying a
man because she la sorry for him. she la
apt to md by making everybody else sorry
gtn Mm bevausa sb married liim
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—A contributor to Chambers' Journal
asserts that at least one-half of the mil
lionaires of the world are Americans. In
a list of noted rich men who are reputed
to be worth *25,000,000 or more there are
included 44 Americans, 20 citizens of Great
Britain, 9 Austrians, 4 Germans, 4 French
men. 2 Russians, 3 South Americans, 3
Spjnish-Americans, 1 Italian, 1 Spaniard,
1 Belgian and 1 Chinaman. Belt, the dia
mond king of South Africa, and Li Hung
Chang are credited with being the richest
men in the world, their fortunes being
rated at *500,000,000 each. The third place
Is assigned to Robinson of South Africa,
who is said to have a fortune equal to the
value of *400,000,000, while Rockefeller
comes fourth with *250,000,000.
—A few months ago, says La Nature,
H. Benest, an English geographer, pub
lished an Interesting study of streams of
fresh water flowing beneath the surface
of the sea. Disasters to octean telegraph
cables first called attention to this sub
ject. On several occasions, about 1895,
anew and well made cable between Cape
Verde and Brazil broke. Soundings were
made to discover whether these break
ings were due to the state of the sea bot
tom, and it was found that the place in
question was near the submarine mouth
of a subterranean river; the alluvial ma
terial transported by this fresh water
stream encountered the cable and finally
succeeded in breaking It. The fact is
that a river that flows into the lagoons
of Yof, on the coast of Senegal, is finally
lost in the sand. It undoubtedly has tak
en Its Invisible cburse to the sea, and It
Is this river that has been discovered In
the deep hollow of more than 1,300 metres
(4,270 feet) that Is traversed by the Bra
zilian cable. Also, while the cable was be
ing repaired at a point twenty-four kilo
meters (fifteen miles) from the shore the
repair ship was surrounded one day by
orange skins, calabashes and bits of cloth,
which could not have come from the
mtiutb of the Senegal river, 140 kilometers
(ninety miles) distant.
—The Idea most frequently associated
among English folk with the German
hausfrau, writs Mr. W. H. Dawson in
his “German Life,” is an absolute trav
esty of the reality. For the picture which
the world calls to the mind of the average
person Is that of the middle-aged matron,
dow<jily dressed, busying about between
kitchen and dining room, with a bunch
of keys at her waist and the odor of dried
herbs clinging to her vestments. The
picture is altogether imaginary. ** * It
Is true that the German housewife does
her full share of the domestic tasks—and
sometimes a little more—and Justly prides
herself on the fact that her knowledge
of the Ins and outs of the menage extends
to the slightest detail, and that every sin
gle punctllllo of household duty is regu
lated by herself. But this is only one,
and the most commonplace expression of
the personal virtues which are behind, and
which make up her character—industry,
thoroughgolngness, fidelity, and, above all,
a truly religious appreciation of and devo
tion to the responsibilities and sanctities
of home life and home government. Not
only so, but the German hausfrau Is an
Illustration of the perfeot compatibility
of the most admirable domestic thorough
ness and efficiency with Intellectual taste
and accomplishments, which latter are not
less real because no wider sphere for their
display is sought than- the limited circle
of home companionship.
—Lord Balfour, Secretary for Scotland,
In a letter to the Earl of Moray, who was
one of the signatories in a petition asking
him o reconsider his decision to open the
Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art
an Sunday afternoons, says: “In point
of principle I am unalble to agree that
a visit to a museum is a contravention
of ary divine law. If a citizen of Edin
burgh may not go to a museum, by what
right does any one of us enjoy a walk
In our own or somebody else's garden?
In deciding the practical question I think
we must keep in vjpw the extent of the
innocent gratification as well as improve
ments offered to those whose opportuni
ties for both are otherwise dlmlted. I be
lieve that In these respects the advan
tages will be very great as compared witb
the amount of labor involved. Having
regard to tjjis and bearing in mind the
resolution of the House of Commons, I
had but little difficulty in coming to the
conclusion that it was my duty to decide
the question of Sunday opening in the
case of the Edinburgh Museum in the
way I have done. I did not arrive at that
conclusion without careful and anxious
conslderatfcn, and I cannot hold out any
hope that it will be reconsidered unless
and until experience of its working in
Edinburgh supplies proof that slight use
is made of the opportunity offered, or
that Its consequences are in some 'way
detrimental to the public Interests.”
—The great secret of the efficiency and
incomparable discipline of the German
army, says an English contemporary, is
the cultivation of a deep sense of direct
personal responsibility in ell its officers,
from the highest to the lowest. Each in
his own province exercises an authority
which is virtually unlimited. For thpugb
authority travels downward from com
mander-in-chief through all the grades of
rank to captain, and from him farther
downward to under-officers of various de
gree, each recipient of orders knows that
no one can come between him and his re
sponsibility. Moreover, wide freedom of
action Is allowed to each officer as to the
methods by which the desired results are
to he obtained. "Every commander, from
the captain upward, is responsible for the
training of his men, according to regula
tion, and must, therefore, be as little re
stricted as possible In the choice of
means.” So run the drill regulations,
though the necessary rider Is added; “The
Immediate superiors are bound to inter
fere in case either of mistakes or want of
progress." Thus the principle adopted is
that of unity in things essential, but lib
erty in all others, and the principle hns
been found to work admirably. The un
friendly critic may point to the abuse of
power which Is occasionally brought home
to the non-commissioned officers; but such
abuse is the exception, and when discov
ered it Is sternly repressed. The general
treatment of the rank and file Is consid
erate and kindly.
—Morrison's Hotel, one of the old land
marks of Dublin, is being razed to the
ground, says the London MaU. The build
ing has historic associations for Irishmen.
Once among the best patronized and most
popular hotels in Dublin, it was famous
as Parnell's resort, where he <trew up his
Irish campaign plans. It was originally
one of the town houses of the Fitzgerald
family, who owned a great deal of prop
erty in the vicinity, including the fnmous
Leinster House. Over the door of the
hotel were the Fitzgerald arma, and in
the. supports the ligures of two monkeys,
in commemoration of a striking family
incident. When old Kllkee Castle, one of
the seats of the Fitzgeralds, took Are, the
heir to the estate was saved by a monkey,
which took the infant In his arms and
clambered from point to point with its
precious burden, finally reaching the
ground with it in safety. Parnell's ft ret
arrest was effected at Morrison’s Hotel on
October 13, 1881. Parnell wag thence taken
to Kllmatnham Jail, where he was con
tlned as a "suspect” until the following
May. It was nt this hotel that Parnell's
friend, the late Dr J. K. Kenny, discov
ered Parnell's extraordinary superstition.
Going Into hla writing room one day Par
nell saw a green (Cloth on tha table. He
ai once had It removed, and the aame eve
ning he refused to enter another room In
the hotel In which three candies were
burning. Three candlesticks are supposed
In the minds of superstitious people to
mean death, and green tablet loth fore
itllt disaster. Parnell more than once
said that the Irish cause would never
prosper until the Irish people discarded
green as ttiair nations! color for Ihe older
b.us lip ts the tlair of his death Par
nell always stayed ai Morrison s wa*n in
Dublin.
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Daily except Sundays. Subject to
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_____ ISLE OP HOPE.
pt. City for L of Hj Lv. Isle of Hop?, ~
6 80 am from 40th 6 00 am for Bolton *
7 30 am from 40tli 6 00 am for 40th
8 30 am from 40th 7 00 am for 40th
9 15 am from Bolton 8 00 am for 40th
10 30 am from 40th 10 00 am for 40th
12 00 n n from 40th UOO am for Boltoa
1 la pm from Bolton 11 30 am for 40th
2 30 pm from 40th 2 00 pm for 40th
3 30 pm from 40th 2 40 pm for Bolton
4 30 pm from 40th 3 00 pm for 40th
5 16 pm from Bolton 4 00 pm for 40th
5 30 pm from 40th 6 00 pm for 40th
6 30 pm from 40th 7 00 pm for 40th
7 80 pm from 40th 8 00 pm for 40th
830 pm from 40th 900 pm for 40th
930 pm from 40th 10 00 pm for 40th
10 30 pm from 40th 11 00 pm for 40th
_____ MONTGOMERY.
Lv. city for Mong'y.| Lv. Montgomery.
8 30 am from 40th~| 7 15 am~for~4oth
230 pm from 40th | 115 pm for 40th
630 pm from 40th ] 600 pm for 40th
CATTLE PARK.
Lv city for Lv. Cattle Park'.
6 30 am from Bolton] 7 Oo am for Bolton
1 30 am from Boltoni 8 00 am for Bolton
1 00 pm from Bo.ton| 1 30 pm for Bolton
2 30 pm from Bolton] 3 00 pm for Bolton
7 00 pm from Boltonj 7 30 pm for Bolton
8 00 pm from Boltott| 8 30 pm for Bolton
THUNDERBOLT^
Car leaves Bolton street Junction 5:30
a m. and every thirty minutes thereafter
until 11:30 p. m.
Car leaves Thunderbolt at 6:00 a. m.
and every thirty minutes thereafter until
12:00 midnight, for Bolton street Junc
tion.
FREIGT AND PARCEL CAR.
This car carries trailer for passengers
on all trips end leaves east side of city
market for Isle of Hope, Thunderbolt
and all intermediate points at 9:00 a. m.
1:00 p, m., 5:00 p. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Thunderbolt,
City Market and all Intermediate points
at 6:00 a. m . 11:00 a. m., 2:40 p. m
WEST END CAR.
Car leaves west side of City Market
for West End 6:00 a. m. and every 40
minutes thereafter during the day until
11:30 p. m.
Leaves West End at 6:20 a. m. and ev
ery 40 minutes thereafter during the day
until 12:00 o’clock midnight.
LUCIEN McINTYRE, Gen. Manager.
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