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MARINES INA MUDDLE
SICE STATE OF AFFAIRS AT CA
VITE HEADQUARTERS.
AN INVESTIGATION DESIRED.
COL. OOCHRASE APPEARS TO SHOW
BAD SPIRIT.
Crtu Into a Row With (Ha Snrccaior,
Llrnt. Col. Gnodrrll, and Ha* Him
Arrested—Admiral KempST Plarra
Lieut. Col. Kclton in Command and
Rfllrrra Col. Cochrane—The Latter
Had Had Trouble With Other OlH
eera of His Command.
Manila May 15.—An unhappy situation
has developed at the headquarters of the
marines in Cavite. Col. Henry C. Coch
rane was recently ordered home and
Lieut. Col. Mancil C. Goodreil, formerly
commander under Coi. Cochrane at Olon
gapo, was ordered to re.ieve him. When
Lieut. Col. Goodreil arrived to succeed
Col. Cochrane the two officers had an al
tercation which resulted in Lieut. Col.
Goodreli’s denouncing alleged acts of Col.
Cochrane In connection with the Olonga
po command.
Col. Cochrane reported to Rear Admi
ral Kempff that Lieut. Col. Goodreil was
Intoxicated, and that night he arrested
him ostensibly on the authority of Rear
Admiral KempfT.
The latter disclaimed having given such
an order and reported the situation to
Washington with the result that Lieu
tenant Colonel Goodreil remains in cus
tody and Lieutenant Colonel Allan C.
Kelton has been placed in command at
Cavite, relieving Col. Cochrane. All are
now awaiting the result of a court of In
quiry.
Previous to this incident Col. Cochrane
had imprisoned Maj. Thomas C. Prince,
assistant quartermaster, for alleged dis
obedience In reference to requisitions, but
Maj. Prince was unanimously vindicated
by the court, and continues his duties as
assistant quartermaster. Col. Cochrane
also complained of Maj. Littleton Waller
on account of some difficulty with
Private Gardner over an alleged disturb
ance by Gardner of a dinner party at
Maj. Waller's house. Gardner has just
been tried and acquitted, and this, ac
cording to Col. Cochrane, strengthens the
allegation against Waller.
G B. Coleman and R. K. Noureso, war
rant machinists in the navy yard, are
charged with selling 30,000 smuggled
American cigarettes, which came here on
board the Buffalo. An Investigation has
been instituted. As cigarettes form no
part of naval supplies the sole charge
will be smuggling.
MORGAN HEADED FOR PARIS.
Looks as if Compromise Had Reen
Arranged With Kohn, Loeh A Cos.
London, May 15.—J. Pierpont Morgan
started for Paris this morning. At his
firm’s London house, it is stated that no
one there has any definite information as
to Mr. Morgan’s future movements, but
it is expected he will return to Aix ies
Bains.
Mr. Morgan will not return to America
until June. This, in conjunction with his
departure from London to-day, is regard
ed as an indication of his opinion that
the crisis has been averted, and as con
firming the New York cable dispatch an
nouncing that a compromise between Mr.
Morgan and Kuhn, Loeb & Cos., had been
arrived at in New York.
REBELLION IN' HO NAN.
I'mnln Prevails anti Diindll* Prey
I pun Ihe People.
Vancouver, B. C.. May 15.—According to
advices received to-day by the steamer
Empress of Japan, a shocking condition
of affairs exists in Northern Ho Nan.
which is said to be in a state of great
disorder and extieme poverty. Bandits
and rioters make the bad conditions
worse and in the prefecture of Chang Te
ten thousand are in active rebellion, un
der arms. This is the fourth successive
year in which no rain has fallen, so that
no crops can be planted. The price of
millet has risen to fabulous sums.
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REGRETS FROM THE PORTE.
That Susceptibilities of Foreign
Embassies Had Been Wounded.
Constantinople, May 15.—The foreign
embassies have received a note from the
Porte in connection with the recent con
troversy regarding the foreign postofflce
In Constantinople regretting that the "sus.
ceptlbilltles" of the embassies were
wounded by the previous notes, and hop
ing that the embassies will co-operate in
bringing about a settlement of the ques.
rion in accordance with the desire of the
Port*.
TIRKEV SEES HER MISTAKE.
Instructs Her Ambassador to Rati
fy Postal Convention.
London, May 16.—“1t is reported from
Constantinople.” says the Vienna core
spondent on the Standard, "that the Porte
has ordered the Turkish minister in
■Washington to ratify the international
postal convention concluded at the Postal
Congress In Washington several years
ago. If this report be true it shows that
Turkey regrets having started a conflict
With the Powers.”
THE REICHSTAG ADJOIRM
>lan> Important Measures Disposed
of at Sestdnu .lust Closed.
Berlin, May 15.—Since reconvening
March 16, the Reichstag lias disposed of
many Important measures, including war
pensions, accident pension, the wine law,
the private Insurance law, various tariff
war measures against Haytl and tne
commercial proviscorium with Great Br‘-
tain.
To-night all the members left for their
hemes
London's Immense I'npnlntlon.
London, May 16.—The population of the
outer ring of the suburbs of Ix>ndon is
2,012,750, as against 1,40,'1,189 111 1891.
The total population of Greater Tvondon,
including the outer ring of suburbs, Is
now 6,578,781.
Germans Scatter 1,000 lingers.
Berlin, May 16.—The war office has re
ceived the following from the German
headquarters at Pekin:
“Gen. Liu's troops attacked and scat
tered 1,000 Boxers, 45 kilometers south of
Pso Ting Fu.”
Royal Arcanum's Supreme Connell.
Asheville, N. C., May 16.-The twenty
fourth annual session of the Supreme
Council Royal Arcanum began hero to
day. Ninety-four delegates are in attend
ance. The meeting will continue until
May 23.
Germany's Heel Sugar Acreage.
Berlin, May 16.—Statistics Just published
by the International Buffer Association
shows that Germany’s beet sugar acre
age this year is 1,166,170 acres or an In
crease of 60,017.
ThA Ckin an index to
1 111 Mill THE BLOOD
Millions of little glands or tubes connect the blood with the skin, and through
these small drain pipes perspiration passes out, carrying with it the impurities that
are thrown off by the blood. Should the pores of the skin be entirely closed for
even a brief space of time, and the poisonous matter forced back into the circula
tion, instant death would result. In addition to the sweat glands, the skin is
provided with certain others which pour out upon it an oily substance, keeping
the skin pliable and soft and protecting it from heat and cold. The blood and skin
are so closely related that whatever affects one seriously interferes with the func
tions of the other. Not only health, but life itself, depends upon perfect harmony
between the blood and skin. When, therefore, the
blood becomes poisoned from any cause, it quickly Internal and
manifests itself upon the skin in the form
of sores and ulcers, pimples and various External Poisons
eruptive diseases. Bv the character of the
sore we are enabled to determine the nature of the poison or humor in the blood,
as every disease originating in the blood has its own peculiar aore or pimple. The
skin is not only affected by the poisons generated in the system, but poisons from
without enter through the open glands or pores and quickly infect the blood.
Mercury nibbed upon the skin will produce Rheumatism, and Poison Oak and Ivy
and other wild plants gain easy access to the blood through the skin. As so-called
__ . skin diseases originate in the blood, the application
Pure Blood— powders, soaps and washes can do no permanent
... _ good, but often do immense damage by
Soft t Healthy Shin closing up the outlet to these little tubes
and interfering with the natural action
of the skin. The treatment must begin with the blood, and the acid or other pois
ons antidoted or neutralized. S. S. S. does this and purifies the circulation, builds
up the blood and flushes the little glands or pores with pure, new blood, and
restores healthy action to the skin. The use of cosmetics never yet brought health
and beauty to a rough, red, pimply skin or sallow complexion. What is needed
is rich, pure blood, such as S. S. S. makes. It not only relieves you of all disfigur
ing blackheads, blotches and irritating, itching eruptions, but improves your general
health. S. S. S. contains no mercuty, potash, arsenic or other mineral, but is a
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN WINTER.
Will Faeilitnte Boer Operation* and
Hinder the British.
London, May 16.—The Pretoria corre
spondent of the Times in a letter dated
April 16, says:
’’ln another fortnight the South Afri
can winter will have arrived; and, unless
the Boers are prevented from moving
north to the bush veldt and hostilities are
somehow ended, there will be another
spell of severe and unsatisfactory cam
paigning in an impossible country, to
gether with five months of comparative
peace in the two colonies, to be broken
by a recrudescence of guerilla operations
all over the dountry, when the spring
rains enable the enemy to operate on the
high veldt.
"But this will mean no respite to the
troops, no moving into winter quarters,
but only a continuance of the most de
moralizing warfare that can lie undei
taken."
The correspondent then describes a
"strenuous scheme which is on foot to
prevent the enemy retiring north into
winter quarters,” but he does not appear
to he very sanguine of its success. y
"The figures of the Intelligence bu
reau,” he says, "show that there are still
between 18,000 and 19,000 burghers availa
ble for service, although no commando is
known to exist larger than eight hun
dred men.”
FLORIDA SUPREME COURT,
Term* of Relief nn Provided by Re
cent Act.
Tallahassee, Fla., May 15.—The act re
cently becoming a luw providing relief
for the Supreme Court, authorizes the jus
tices to appoint three commissioners, res
idents of Florida, learned In the law, of
good, moral and professional character, to
render such assistance and perform such
duties as may be assigned them by said
justice®.
All their acts and doings shall be sub
ject to the supervision and control of (he
court, and opinions prepared by them
shall not he authoritative or binding, un
less approved, adopted, and filed by the
court. Said appointees shall not practice
iaw while serving as such commissioners.
They may continue in office for four
years, but may be removed by the court.
All vacancies to be filed by the court.
The commissioners are to receive the
same pay as the justices of the Supreme
Court, $3,000 per annum.
Dr. Joseph H. Grogim, Dr. G. W. La
mar. and Dr. J. F. Williams, constitut
ing the Board of Medical Examiners of
the Second Judicial Circuit, met here
Tuesday and admitted Dr. Junius P.
Kinsey of Mowticello and Dr. Berry F.
Parmer of to practice medicine
in Florida.
GEORGE L. PITCHER DEAD.
Prominent Business Man of Brnns
nirk Pa*e* Away.
Brunswick, Ga., May 15.—After an Ill
ness of ten days, Mr. George L. Pitcher,
one of Brunswick's most prominent citi
zens, passed away at his home on F.
street at 9:30 o'clock last night. The de
ceased has been suffering with a compli
cation of diseases, and his death was mo
mentarily expected. Mr. Pitcher has been
a resident of Brunswick for a number of
years. He was a member of the firm ot
L. Goldsmith & Cos., and Thomas O'Con
nor & Cos., and was a man of considerable
means. He leaves, besides a large circle
of friends in this and other cities, a wife
and one child. The funeral occurred this
afternoon.
PROF. BAKER PROMOTED.
He I* Elected Principal nf the Thoni
nsville Hitch School.
Thomasvllle, Ga., May 15.—Prof. John
E. Baker, at present president of Young
Female College in this city, has been
elected principal of the Thomasvllle Free
High School, and Prof. Olin S. Dean of
the South Georgia College, has been
elected principal of the grammar school.
Ida Colemon, a 10-year-old negro girl,
overturned an oil stove on Sunday and
set her clothing on fire. She was so badly
burned that she died yesterday from the
result.
W. H. Mitchell has thirteen acres plant
ed, In white Burmuda onions, near this
city. He Is now shipping the onions,
which are very fine and bringing good
returns. Mr. Mitchell says he will make
6,000 bushels on the thirteen acre*.
GREAT BRITAIN II AS A PLAN.
By Which Chinn May Pay Indemnity
Out nf ller Onn Rmiiurrea,
Ixmdon, May 16.—A dispatch to the Dally
Mall from Pekin, dated Tuesday, May 14,
says (hat Great Britain submits an im
portant proposition to the foreign min
isters that China pay the Indemnity out
of her own native resources on a system
affording her special facilities.
The proposal entails no Increase of the
maritime customs.
\ Good Mins 1> Great Hrltnln.
London. May 13.—Sir Mi.'lntel Hicks-
Betich. chancellor of the exchequer, ha*
Indicated that an International conference
to consider proposal* for the suppression
of sugar bounties Is expected to meet
shortly.
Married After Prayer Medina.
Thomasvllle, Ga., May 15.—Inman
Jonra of Loundet county, anil Miss Ophe
lia Reynold* of this city, were married
lids evening after prayer meeting at the
Presbyterian Church, Kev. Mr. Logan
officiating. *
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. MAY 16, 1901.
RELIEF OF JACKSONVILLE.
SAVANNAH HEADS THE LIST OF
GEORGIA CITIES.
Rnuk* Fourth on the Entire List,
Only New York, Chicago and Bos
ton Surpassing Her In Donations.
A I.lst of the Contribution* From
the Cities and Ton ns of Georgia
and Florida—The Total to Date
♦ 112,000—The Destitution Is Great,
However, and More Help Is Needed.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 15.—Now that
the horror of the terrible disaster which
has befallen this - city, has become less
fresh In the minds of the country at
large, the needs of the Relief Committee
and the lengthening out of the time when
Jacksonville can announce to the world
that she Is again Independent of outside
aid. has become more apparent to those
who are endeavoring to relieve the dis
tress which exists here, and which is
bound to increase as the season pro
gresses. Up to date the total subscrip
tions paid in amount to about $112,000, and
the balance still on hand is SBB,OOO The
Relief Committee is feeding 3,500 people
daily and besides is furnishing labor in
stead of food to 2,000 and upwards of
people. The payroll and the commissary
supplies will, added to other necessary
expenses, be enormous for at least three
months longer.
The people here, or were, before the
necessities of the situation became appar
ent. loath to make a clamorous call for
assistance, and it is only because they
now see the absolute need of further aid
that they have renewed their appeal to
the generosity of the country.
Among the cities outside of Georgia and
Florida that have contributed liberally,
are New York about $16,000, Boston $4,800,
Baltimore $2,500, Charleston SI,OOO, Galves
ton, $2,000, Nashville $2,000, Chicago $5,000,
and numerous others to liberal amounts.
'the subscriptions, however, are now fail
ing off very rapidly. Among personal
contributions may be mentioned that of
H. M. Flagler, W. P. Clyde, J. Skelton
Williams and Senator M. S. Quay.
Nome Georgia Subscriptions.
Savannah takes *he lead In the matter
of actual cash donations to the sufferers
and the official returns do not tell the
whole story as large quantities of sup
plies and money have been sent here
from that city, to personal friends and
kindred for distribution which does not
appear In (he account of the Relief Com
mittee. The SI,OOO additional which was
received from Savannah yesterday, was a
quick response to the call issued by the
committee, and which * appeared In the
Morning News of the same day.
Among the contributions from Georgia,
acknowledged by the committee are the
following:
Savannah $ 4,000 00
Atlant k 2,500 00
City Council, Macon 250 00
Citizens, Macon 250 00
McCaw Manufacturing Cos 250 (X)
Citizens, Valdosta 250 00
Six members, Carnegie family at
Dungeness, 100 each 600 00
Citizens, Albany 333 go
Cartersville 75
Whlgham 2 5 00
Madison 40 00
The News, West Point 100 00
Thomasvllle 357 15
B. F. Camp et. at., Valdosta 67 30
This is but a partial list, and does not
take Into account numerous private sub
scriptions sent in or smaller sums from
dozens of little towns. Neither does it
include large amounts In the aggregate,
of clothing and food. At least $12,000 in
cash and a handsome contribution of oth
er supplies have found their way across
the state line, which Is but an imaginary
line after all, when a question of ym
l< thy and practical Christian charity is
Involved.
Florida's Heady Response,
S’eariy every town In Florida, from
Pensacola to Miami has generously con
tributed in proportion <0 Its respective
numbers and means. In some towns, like’
Daytona, Orlando, Eustls and Winter
Fark. he many wealthy Northerners still
lingering in their beautiful winter homes
have contributed sums ranging from $lO
to SIOO. All over the state subscription
lists have been started, concerts and
church collections are adding to the fund,
and in this way much money Is being
raised.
Among 4he chief contributors may be
named:
Tampa $2,000 00
St. Augustine through J. T. Dls
mukes, chairman 1,250 00
Other sources 500 00
Fernandlna 2,000 00
Daytona approx 700 00
Winter Park 300 00
Miami 1,200 00
Lake City and Columbia county. 00 00
Trninp Phosphate Cos., Arcadia .. 250 00
Citizens. 'Arcadia 235 04
Eustls, approx 330 00
Pensacola Journal 100 00
De I<and City Council ino 00
Citizens, D"l>and 250 00
Wm. Curry, Key West 100 uO
Orlando, approximately 600 00
Tallahassee ... 500 00
Quincy 200 00
West Palm Beach gos 43
Montbrook 85 5u
Mlcanopy 88 20
Punta Gorda 217 0)
Ocala, approximately 500 00
V. T. Wells, Melbourne 100 no
Sebastian 72 ji
Eat 1 Gallie 250 00
Aside from thl* the subs.Vlptlons from
smaller town* and Individuals foot up to
several thousand additional, and to this
>an be added SIO,OOO to $12,000 turned In to
the relief committee by citizens, many of
the most liberal of which were from fir*
.gutters™. But the people of this city and
state have an Immense burden upon their
shoulders. They are compelled to face the
situation which the coming summer fore
shadows. They are brave. They are de
termined to make the best of It. But they
need more help and hope that It will be
forthcoming.
THE PAN-AMERICAN.
Southern Palms Border Radiant
Flower Reds—Mr. Boykin's V'nlqne
Idea.
Buffalo, May 15.—Palms and cacti from
Florida, Louisiana, Texas and other
Southern states are now growing out of
doors in the exposition grounds. The
grass Is the setting and theße splendid
palms and other tropical products form
an ideal frame for the gorgeous floral
displays scattered with lavish hand and
exquisite taste all over the Exposition
City. The flowers at the exposition de
serve an especial article. They seem to
have bloomed out in a single night. To
day the air was heavy with the perfume
of hyacinths, buttercups, Lillies of the
Valley and other early spring flowers.
There were mammoth beds radiant in
tulips of many hues. This profusion of
flowers—and I understand there are half
a million now blooming—the statuary, the
fountains, the gaildily painted palaces,
combine to make an ensemble which sug
gests the hand of a magician. Wonder
ful progress has been made In putting
on the finishing touches since the first of
May. and by the 20th everything will be
in good shape.
The exhibit of the War Department in
the government building is a very inter
esting one. In one corner of it is a re
production of the shores of the Mississip
pi river. Here it is shown how rocks and
logs and wood are strapped together and
burled in the sand to make the levees
near New Orleans as strong as possible,
and repel the encroachments of that
mighty "Father of Waters." Another
feature of this exhibit is a group of
dredgeboats used for clearing the channel
of this unruly stream.
Mr. J. C. Boykin, a native of Georgia,
has charge of the exhibit of the Bureau
of Education. He has installed the finest
exhibit I have ever seen at any exposition.
A unique and original feature of it,
which was designed by Mr. Boykin, Is a
phonographic representation of school
work in the United States. He has had
a dark room built, and the phonographs
give representations In many branches
of education. He secured these In the best
sohools in Washington, and the effect is
very entertaining and sometimes very
laughable. To highten the effect of the
reproduction of dally recitations, he has
photographs of the teachers and pupils
taken. These photographs have been put
on slides, and with the use of a stere
opticon are thrown on a large screen in
this dark room. This will certainly prove
to be one of the greatest attractions in
the government building.
Miss Alice Fletcher, who was for many
years connected with the Indian Bureau
in Washington city, is here and has in
stalled in the government building one of
t"he most interesting Indian exhibits in the
history of expositions. It is arranged In
systematic order, beginning with the
earliest data obtainable about the Ameri
can aborigines. One case contains many
relics of the time antecedent to the dis
covery of America. These are worthy of
serious study. They show in a most strik
ing way the peculiar trend of the Indian
mind. Many of these are artistic and
highly interesting. Indian relics and spec
imens are grouped in separte cases from
this primitive beginning to the present
day. Finally there is displayed, enclosed
by wooden grill-work, carved by an In
dian, the Interior of a modern dwelling.
In this miniature apartment Is beauti
fully carved and inlaid furniture, a col
lection of paintings, an Illuminated frieze,
an artistic dado made of dyed grasses, and
a fire placte that Is a poem in itself. This
fire place was designed by an Indian girl,
Angel de Coro, a graduate of the Indian
school at Hampton, Va., now an art stu
dent in Boston. She uses a very light and
a very dark wood. Just under the mantel
a "thunder bird" is inlaid in dark wood.
This "thunder bird” is our eagle, so called
by the Aborigines, because his eyrie Is
among the clouds, the home of thunder.
It Is placed over the fireplace because it
Is also the bird of the sun, the original
source of all heat and fire. An artistic
border is carved from the sacred fire
sticks arranged in convential form, be
cause the Indians produced fire by rubbing
these sticks together. Over the mantle
is a hand-painted panel representing a
fiery sunset on a Western prairie. To the
left is a group of Indian tents through
which glows the light of the evening fires.
In the center an Indian brave wooes a
maiden of his tribe, thus giving promise
of the establishment of another hearth
stone. This attractive exhibit will be un
der the charge of an Indian author,
Francis La Flesche, whose recent book,
“The Middle Five,” is receiving compli
ment* from the press of this country and
Europe. Mr. La Flesche ts from Omaha.
The book is dedicated to "The Universal
Boy,” and gives a picture of the Indian
boys’ life and character. Miss Fletcher
Is a well known authority on Indian af
fairs, and has done thl* work with her
customary enthusiasm and thoroughness.
It> the Philippine exhibit Is a collection
of musical Instruments which I neglected
to include In my last letter. Among these
ts a harp of narra wood and ebony, sev
en guitars, a vlollncello, a mandolin and
a series of reed instruments which sug
gest the modern organ. There is a col
lection of cannon and rapid fire guns on
an elevated platform in the center of the
Philippine exhibit, which excite much in
terest. The rapid-fire gun is borne on a
most primitive wooden gun-carriage.
There are two antiquated cannons made
of bamboo, with a gas pipe through the
center, the bamboo being held together by
bonds of Manila hemp. One gun is made
of Iron tubing enclosed in wood and bound
with rattan or wire. It was taken from
the Phillpplno arsenal at Talavera, Lu
zon Island, by Gen. Lawton’s troops In
1899. This interesting collection of an
tique guns, mortars and rapid-fire guns
were presented by Gen. Otis to the
Smithsonian Institute.
Some of the botanical specimens from
the Philippines ure presented In better
shape than any we have In this country.
Photographs of local scenes are very pic
turesque and very well done, especially
those around Manila. The picture of the
“Caromata" looks very much like the
old barouche once extensively used in
this country. Some of the avenues In the
Island of Luzon are bordered with stately
palm trees and make a very handsome
photograph. There are one hundred sam
ples of native woods obtained at Manila.
Among these nre: Marra, Ebano, YacaJ,
Betls, Palma-Brava and Palo-Marla.
These are of fine grain, are beautifully
colored, and must be of considerable value.
There is a native loom on which a Phll
iptno woman Is weaving a kind of cloth
called Cinamay. The Pima cloth made
from cocoanut fibre is beautiful. There
are great ropes of Manila hemp and a
hammock made of twine In different col
ors by Philippine convicts In Manila. Nee
dle work done by a Tagal girl In the pub
lic schools of Manila fc’lll compare with
any of this country. A centerpiece made
of white cloth with figures in silk, made
by natives of Luzon, is equal to anything
of the kind done In Paris. The speci
mens of lace compare favorably with any
In the world. Altogether, this Philippine
exhibit Is a wonderful one, and It can
not fail to attract many visitors.
For Jacksonville NulTerer*.
Brunswick. Ga.. May 15.—0n Friday
night he Mny Day charade, which was
given a short time ago for the benefit of
the King's Daughters, will be reproduced,
the proceeds to go towards a relief fund
for the Jacksonville *ufferers. In con
nection with ll a grand concert will be
given In which some of Brunswick's most
tnlanted musician* will participate, and It
Is expected that quite a neat Sum Will
be realized from the affair. i
A Si Hunt. FOB WIVES,
A London Institution Propones to
Train Angels for the Household.
From the New York Times.
There is a project afoot at the South
western Polytechnic in Manresa road,
C'helsea, which should brighten many
homes. Nothing less than a carefully
concocted scheme of fitting what I may
call our future wives for the profession
they hope to embrace. The idea of a ma
trimonial college was attractive. And
here is a rough sketch of the school
which in a few years and with ordinary
luck should turn Chelsea into a paradise
peopled by happy husbands.
The great project was started in the
brain of a thoughtful principal, who sits
with finger, as it were, on the pulse of
those who wished to learn. He had no
ticed that now and again a “young wo
man of prepossessing appearance" arriv
ed and asked for a cookery course. She
was a shop assistant, or a typist, and
was thinking of “changing her condi
tion.” The principal knew—and twinkled.
Moreover, he thought, and his thoughts
led him to this conclusion; that the aver
age girl who marries and undertakes the
charge of a house is starting blind on a
march through an unknown country. Es
pecially is this the case with the girl
who has had to earn her living as shop
assistant since leaving school. But even
the girl who comes from a middle-class
home has had very little training in
housekeeping. She may have picked up
scraps of disjointed knowledge. But few
mothers will give a daughter the full fling
of a week’s housekeeping money, and
teach her to do the best with it. Few
mothers will disclose the amount. And
the daughter orders dinner in the dark,
bo, from the hint dropped by these stray
girls who were on the brink of marriage,
ond had the sense to plumb their own in
competence, the principal of the poly
technic came upon his project. Tens of
thousands of girls have a few hours in
the evening in the region marked S. W.
Thousands have most of the day at their
disposal. Most of these will marry. Few
of them are equipped for their duties.
Why not organize a school for wives?
Already the material is there. The pro
fessors are ready; the teachers of cook
ing are at work, without a spatter of
gravy on their aprons. The dressmakers
are busy teaching girls how to make
their own dresses on next to nothing a
year. It only remained to concentrate the
available forces on a course which should
admit all who wanted to run it. And
here, obviously, we find two classes of
marriageable maidens. These are those
who have the whole day at their disposal.
J here are those who have only the even
ing free. One might even su'b-divide these
classes into those who are to be married
in a few months and those who have a
year or more for preparation. But the
polytechnic’s hope is that ail girls will
puting false modesty aside-assume that
marriage will come this way or the other
and a rm themselves to meet its response
Hoiue Life as a "Business.”
The special course which is being plan
scehnoWChe'Ta iS deslKned to Provide
from h k " Who wi "
homes <* the comfortable middle
modsr ? manage the homes of men of
moderate means, and even though they
miss wifehood and become only house
keepers, the course wl „ be equa| ‘ ly valua _
hie, for most women are called upon at
ThT IT T ° ther t 0 man S e house.
The professional man who designs his son
ins T an * ,ne * r * lves him special train
ing. and does not expect him to learn
his profession by making ocean liners that
break down. But the engineer’s wife has
profession by her defeat
T * he .. han ?* of dishonest tradesmen,
, h _ ** *{'“* do not balance, incompetence
in the kitchen, and discontent in the nurs
thLiu T 3 , going to mend ‘his- To
the girl with leisure It offers a two years’
course of training in the duties Mich she
will in all likelihood have to face, two
years of pleasant praotice. “Before en
tering upon the course suggested,” writes
the principal, "the woman should have
had a good all-around education. The
course is intended to enable the student
to begin the specialization of actual home
life business. In addition to the usual
subjects of domestic science, that is to
say cookery, needlework, dressmaking,
laundry work and account keeping she
studies the importance of sanitation and
bodily health, and the life, recreation and
physical training of children. The courses
are intended to be very elastic, and the
student need not necessarily take up the
whole.
From the two years’ course the perfect
wife should be evolved. For cookin'"
dressmaking, millinery, needlework, laun
dry and housewifery the machinery is
ready, and not only are students com
pelled to eat the luncheon they have
cooked-a sufficient stimulus to careful
ness-but they are asked to go out and
buy the materials. That contract with
the shop is a most important point; for
the ordinary bride cannot criticise a fish
and is powerless before a butcher More
over, the begetter of this scheme has de
vised a system of household accounts
more welcome to the feminine mind than
I lookkeeping by double entry, which has
saved a pound a week out of his own
income. Something of hygiene is useful
in the home, and this, with physiology
occupies four hours a week. For two
hours a week gymnastics are suggested,
since the feminine body must wait on the
feminine brain, and Frauiein Wilke, the
gymnastic instructress, leads a crusade
against the weak-lunged and anemic
Child study, too, and the games of chil
dren, are on the programme, for we must
look ahead and prepare for probabilities.
How many mothers have faced their own
nursery without the vaguesit remem
brance of how they wanted to be amused
as children. An ambulance class, too, en
ters Into the course, for every baby and
not a few husbands squeeze thumbs In
the door. The girl who has assimilated
all this science and practice should be a
competent housekeeper. One may antici
pate a vastt increase In the traffic receipts
of railway, omnibus and steamboat com
panies from aspiring youths Journeying
to Chelsea in search of wives who have
been giaduated in the matrimonial school.
C. R
-'lra. McKlnlo’a Ailment.
From the New York Herald.
The lllues* of Mrs. McKinley, due, as
It is reported, to a "bone felon” of one of
her fingers, is not In Itself of a serious
nature. Although the pain occasioned by
the local inflammation Is very great and
the constitutional disturbance more or
less severe, there is no danger of blood
poisoning when prompt treatment is given
by free Incision of the affected part. As
the latter has already been done by her
physician. It is to be hoped that her re
covery will be rapid and satisfactory.
Generally the disease Is caused by a
severe bruise, which Inflames the covering
of the bone, causing deep seated suppu
ration.
As the Investing membrane of the bone
is very Arm and unyielding, the accumula
tion of the effusion underneath It has no
ready vent, and when relief of pain and
tension Is not afforded by a deep cut
either the bone Itself is apt to be de
stroyed or the Anger Is rendered useless
by subsequent destruction of its joints and
tendons.
When the operation Is delayed by want
of pluck In the patient the "matter" Is
likely to burrow under the deeper tis
sues of the palm and Jeopardlxe the entire
hand. Happily, In these times of improv
ed local anaesthesia there need be no pain
felt by the knife and. with the perfection
of wound treatment, no fear of subsequent
blood Infection.
It Is not at all unlikely that In a person
with delicate hands a comparatively slight
Injury may cause a relatively great
amount of mischief. Hence It Is quite
Itosslble that the mere pressure of Anger
rings by hearty handshaking may have
been the Initiative cause la Mrs. McKln
,Jej s case.
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Phillips Appear* to Have the Market
in His Pocket.
Chicago, May 15.—May corn, which has
been cornered on the 'Board of Trade, and
which ha® been rather inactive for ten
days past, advanced to anew high price
record to-day, when it sold at 60 cents per
bushel. This is the highest price since
the corner of May 1892.
Phillips, who formed the comer, bid
the market up, but secured only a few
small lots. It was rumored on ’Change
that he had permitted shorts to settle
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A net gain of 4 cents was registered at
the close for May, which was at 58.
Mr. Graves to Lecture at Brunswick.
Brunswick, Ga., May 15.—John Temple
Graves, the noted Georgia orator, will
lecture at the Grand Opera House in this
city to-morrow night, under the auspices
of the Ladies’ Memorial Association. A
large audience will no doubt greet Mr.
Graves, as this is his first visit to Bruns
wick.
Leased lo Southern Pnelffe.
Portland, Ore., May 15.—The Oregonian
to-morrow will say;
The statement is made upon w'hat ap
pears to be good authority that the As
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been, leased to the Southern Pacific Com
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CLAIM AGE ST’S SERMOY.
His Suspicions Aroused by the
Farmer’s $8 Whiskey.
Lewiston Correspondence of the Boston
Advertiser.
J. S. Sanborn, the wealthy coffee mer
chant of Boston, has stock farm at
Poland, Me., which is one of the show
places of the country. Mr. Sanborn, when
he is there, among his coach stallions
and mares, is having the best time of his
long and busy life. He gets right on to
the farm, wears old clothes, talks farmer
talk and forgets that he ever lived in
the City. Here is the thing that his
tickled him most in ten years.
Mr. Sanborn occasionally orders from
the city a little something to keep in the
cellar for the horse loving friends who
drop around at his place to see him. And
as he admires his friends he has only
the best stuff. A while ago a shipment
was started to him over the Grand
Trunk. When the packages reached Po
land It was found that some thirsty in
dividuals had “lltfed” a considerable por
tion of the best whisky. Mr. Sanborn
complained to the railroad's agent at
Lewiston Junction, and the matter was
reported. In course of time a claim agent
dropped off the train at the Junction one
day. The name “James S. Sanborn” did
not convey to him the significance It
would to some others. That Is to say,
he wasn’t looking to find J. S. Sanborn,
of Boston, on a farm down in Maine/
Now. it happened that Mr. Sanborn had
arrived at the station only a few mo
ments before to look after some freight
that he expected. He had been assist
ing some of his men who had been
plowing. The wind had been blowing
across the field, and the clothes Mr.
Sanborn wore were the oldest he owned.
There was more or less grime on his
face, and as he hud walked across lots
to the station he hadn’t bothered to
wipe it off.
He was sitting by the office stove when
the claim agent came In. The stranger
frtflrn /Montreal pulled out 'his papers
and looked at them.
"Where will I find one James 8. San
born?" he asked the station agent.
"There sits Mr. Sanborn, right there,"
replied the man whom he questioned.
"Ah!” The claim agent fixed his eye
glasses on his nose and looked at the
burly men In the rusty, dusty stained
clothe*. “Ah!” So you are J. 8. Snn
born?”
"I am,” said Sanborn, composedly.
"I find that you have put In a claim
for a loss of certain goods In transit."
”1 think I remember something about
It," returned Mr. Sanborn.
"I see that you have listed here a cer
tain amount of whisky nt 18 >i gallon,"
continued the Halm agent, looking severe
ly at Sanborn.
"Yes, as ! remember It. that’* whut
I put It In for.”
"What Is your business, Mr. Sanborn?"
Again the agent took a look at the oil
clothes and the dirt.
“A farmer.”
“Aha! A farmer! I don't know much
about the State of Maine, but I would
like to ask you if most farmers down
here buy whisky at $8 a gallon?” The
agent’s tone plainly indicated his opin
ion that Sanborn was asking the rail
road to pay an exorbitant price The
station agent started to interrupt, but
Sanborn was enjoying the situation too
much.
"We won't need any assistance from
you, Mr. Blank," said Sanborn. "I think
this gentleman and myself can settls
the matter ail right. Now. Mr. Claim
Agent, here’s the bill of that whisky
from the firm of which I bought it. You
can see for yourself that I am only ask
ing to be reimbursed. It really is eight
dollar whisky.”
The agent looked the bill over care
fully, and then, fixing Sanborn with a
severe look, he said;
"Mr. Sanborn, it is evident that what
you say is true. We shall pay the bill.
But I really do feel compelled to say
that I am surprised to think that a
farmer in your circumstances should b
throwing away hard earned money In
that way, buying whisky that only men
in comfortable circumstances ought to
buy. I advise you to stop using liquor
altogether, but if you must drink, then
for Heaven’s sake buy a cheaper grade,
and use your money for yourself and
your family.” Again the claim ayer.l
looked at the old clothes.
Sanborn said very humbly: "I’m very
much obliged to you. Mister, for your
advice to an old farmer. I will think It
over. But," and here he rose and towered
over the man. "how long has it been
since the Grand Trunk has been send
ing blasted little runts around delivering
temperance lectures to the patrons of the
road?”
The station agent grabbed the stranger
by the arm at this Juncture and whisper
ed fiercely in his ear. The man dropped
paper, pencil and all on the floor and
stared at Sanborn.
"What?” he repeated, "the Boston” —
He turned around and faced the other
way.
’The kick about the whisky has been
fixed,” said he, “but you've got more
kicks coming to you, Mr. Sanborn.”
But Sanborn closed that incident with
a laugh that shook the building.
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