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Newspaper Page Text6 Qflje IHirtnin® fifeto#. Moraine News Building Savannah, Oa. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 1901. Registered at the Post office Id Savannah. THE MORNING NEWS la published every day In the year, and served to subscribers in the city, or sent by mall, at 70 cents a month, $4.00 for aix months, and SB.OO for one year. THE MORNING NEWS, by mall, six times a week (without Sunday Issue), three months, $1.60; six months. $3-00; one year, $6.00. THE WEEKLY NEWS, two Issues a week (Monday and Thursday), by mail, one year, SI.OO. Subscriptions payable In advance. Re mit by money order, check or registered letter. Currency sent by mall at risk of sender. Transient advertisements, other than special column, local or reading notices, amusements end cheap or want column, 10 cents a line. Fourteen lines of agate type— equal to one Inch In depthr-ls the standard of measurement. Contraot rates and discounts made known gn application at buelDess office. Orders for delivery of the Morning News to either residence or place of business can be made by mall or by telephone No. 110. Any Irregularity in delivery should be Immediately reported. letters and telegrams should be ad dressed “MORNING NEWS,” Savannah, Ga. EASTERN OFFICE, 23 Park Row. New York City, H. C. Faulkner. Manage* 1 . 26 PACES. Sex to Sw adtektisemeuts. Meeting—Landrum Lodge No. 48, P. & A. M. Special Notices—Shafer’s Home-Made Mince Meat Pies; Notice, Mrs. Max Wolff, President; Ship Notices, J. F. Minis & Cos.. Consignees; Andrew Hanley Company; Savannah Building Supply Company; Notice, E. F. & R. B. Lovell; Savannah Steam Dye Works; J. & C. N. Thomas, Jewelers; AH Kinds of Bicycles and Sundries, G. W. Thomas: Fancy Boxes at Oonida's; Grand Oyster Roast at Wilmington Island Thanksgiving; Masonic Temple Pharmacy; Christmas Gifts, A. L. Des bonillons; To the Public, Hackmen's t'nlon; Sweet Bread To-morrow, Jas. J. Joyce. Business Notices—Electric Supply Company: Theus Bros; Just Before Thanksgiving. Cohen-Kulman, Car riage and Wagon Company; An At tractive Assortment of Groceries, Tra pani & Branan; Umbrellas, Koch & Sylvan. Amusements —W. H. Harris World Famous Nickel Plate Show. Nov. 27- 28; “Little Miss Military," at Theater, To-morrow Night; "A Runaway Girl,” at Theater, Tuesday Night; Roy al Music Hall. Steamship Schedule—Ocean Steam ship Company. Thanksgiving—Leopold Adler. Exceptional Values In Seasonable Goods—At the Bee Hive. Boys’ Clothing—The Metropolitan Clothing Company. Ziegler Bros.’ Fine Shoes—lsidore O'oiiat. Waking Up—B. H. Levy & Bro. Special Announcement—Eckstein's. Note These Prices—Daniel Hogan. More About Our Evening Goods— Walsh & Meyer. The Difference in Clothing—Leopold Adler. Learn a Lesson—M. Dryfus. Our Grand Thanksgiving Offerings— Foye & Eckstein. Six More Days—Seaboard Oil Ca.'s Stock. _ The Rush—At Lattimore's. Cigars—Cortez Cigars. The $1.50 Gas Heater—Mutual Gas Light Cos. Railways—The Up-to-Date Plant System. Boys and Girls. This Is Your Store, Too.—T. A. Bryson, Columbia Agent. The Requisites—B. H. Levy & Bro. Columbia Wheels—T. A. Bryson, Co lumbia Agent. Postum Cereal Coffee—Postum Cereal Cos. Beef —Liebig's Extract of Beef. Paste—Steam’s Electric Paste. That Freplace Furniture—Thos. West & Cos. Truthful Little Talks—Globe Shoe Company. Oil Heaters—Edward Lovell’s Sons. Pianos and Organs—McArthur Sons & Cos. Laundries—E. & W. Laundry; Red Cross Laundry; Savannah Steam Laundry. Our Handsome Line of Fine Coach and Light Driving Harness—Leo Frank. Auction Sale—Monday's Auction Sale by C. H. Dorsett, Auctioneer. Coal and Wood—Domestic Coal and Wood Company. To-morrow the Very, Very Last Day —R. Van Keuren & Cos. Medical—Lydia Plnkham’s Vegetable Pills; S. 9. S.; Stuart's Gin and Buchu; B. B. B.; R. R. R.; Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets; Pyramid Pile Cure; Stuart's Catarrh Tablets; Wine of Cardul; R. R. R.; British Medical Institute; Get It at Rowlinski’s; Munyon's Remedies; Mother's Friend; Abbey's Effervescent Salt; Cascarets; Peruna; Dr. Hatha way Company. Cheap Column Advertisements—Help Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis cellaneous. Th* 4V eat tier. The Indications for Georgia to-day are fair weather, ■ older In northern portion, fresh west to north winds, and for Eastern Florida fstr was (her, fresh west to south winds There is a striking parallel between Ring Alexander s treatne-nt of Queen fnags and li.il Kike* treatment of Rate ) Milan s son t „ lhl „ e a ew.i.iheid * giend * *W*)*e THE MONROE DOCTRINE RESPON SIBLE. The Monroe doctrine is responsible for the sentiment that we must have a stronger navy. We have no reason to fear that any European Power will attack us. We occupy an isolated po sition, and outside of matters pertain ing to the Monroe doctrine, no ques tions of a character calculated to in volve us in serious trouble with other countries are likely to arise. The Monroe doctrine then is proving to be rather expensive for us, and it is not bringing us any substantial re sults. By far the greater part of the trade of the South American states goes to Europe. Indeed, the percen tage of It which we get is very small. Notwithstanding the fact that we un dertake to protect these South Ameri can states from European aggression they have no love for us. On the con trary, they are envious of our great ness and prosperity, and, probably, would view our ruin without feelings of regret. And yet it is on their account mainly that our statesmen are all the time urging the Importance of a greater navy. Only recently, before the Mid dlesex Club of Boston, Senator Lodge made an earnest plea for a great navy, and the Secretary of the Navy, in his annual report, recommends the build ing of forty new ships calling for an outlay of $40,000,000. We have no Intention of interfering in the affairs of any one of the South American republics. In his speech at the New York Chamber of Commerce banquet the other night, Secretary of State Hay said: “We no more want their territory than we covet the moun tains of the moon.” But while we don’t want their territory we have Is- cued -a notice- , that no other nation - shall have any of it. That notice Is not liked by the nations of Europe, and one or more of them may undertake to see, some of these days, to what extent we will stand by it. European emigrants are settling in Brazil and Argentina by the thous ands every year, and it may not be very long before a question may arise which will offer Germany or some other one of the European Powers an excuse for getting u foothold in one of them. Europe is land hungry. It would like to parcel out South Amer ica just as it has parceled out Africa, and it doesn’t feel kindly towards the United States because they have set up the Monroe doctrine as a barrier to any such proceeding. It is, of course, a source of gratifica tion to us that we are able to protect the weak republics to the south of us, although we get no reward and no thanks for doing so, but we are hav ing to pay for this exhibition of our power. The cost of our navy is In creasing every year, and we shall have to continue building battleships and cruisers as long as nations of Europe do so. There Is no doubt that it is our purpose to stand by the Monroe doctrine and that means a steady in crease in our navy. PRESIDENT EGAN AND THE FAIR. We agree with President Egan that the State Fair could have been made more attractive than it was by includ ing a greater varitey of exhibits, though it is admitted that it was the best State Fair ever held in Georgia. We see now that the scope of it could have been broadened so as to include the products of Georgia factories and mines, as well as farms. Electric pow er could have been obtained easily, and at a small cost for exhibiting in operation the various kinds of manu facturing machinery in the state. There was quite a display of minerals, but Georgia coal and marble were absent. An exhibition of the processes of making turpentine and also of syrup would also have been interesting. Of course the live stock feature of the Fair was not equal to that which is seen in similar fairs in Northern and Western states, for the reason no doubt that Georgia, although having some fine stock, is not a cattle-producing state, but we do not agree with Presi dent Egan that there could have been an improvement in the poultry exhibit. If all other departments had been up to the standard of that exhibit the grounds would not have been large enough. And then enough was not made of the Woman's building. Savannah alone could have furnished articles enough to make that building somewhat more attractive than it was. Of course, it can be seen now wherein the Fair could have been made greater than it was, but the fact should not be overlooked that this was the first attempt in many years in this city, and some things, very naturally, were over looked. If the Fair is held in this city next year we have no doubt that it will be a great improvement over that of this year. In order to secure a large attend ance, however, the question of railroad rates will be the Important one, be cause of the fact that Savannah is situated far away from the center oi the state. A good many miles have to be traveled to reach large towns, or even a thickly-settled farming sec tion. Even a very low railroad rate, therefore, makes a pretty big item in the Cost of visiting the Fair for most of the visitors. A LOXG FADtItED EVIL. Is the time at hand when a deter mined effort will be made to drain the wet lands of the Musgrove watershed? There appears to be some reason for thinking it is. It is stated that the Board of County Commissioners, as at present constituted, will give its im mediate attention to the work of drain ing the wet lands in the vicinity of the city. For twenty-five years the people of this city have been asking that the wet lands of the Musgrove watershed be drained. They are fully awake to the danger with which the city is I threatened from that source. Time and time again reports have been pub lished showing the Musgrove malarial | section wga the cause nf a very con -1 stdergble Uv lease In tile ■ lly * death rate It was admitted alter the i pi* detnl< of !*?#. that much of I,# inallg titty ot the fever t that eptdeinh was due to t tie unaaiiiloi) condiUoti of that t ssvUvti. sod if was !* ■ id* u lireti that THE MOIiNING NEWS: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1901. i steps should be taken at once to drain it. But it has never been drained. It Is In almost as bad a condition now as it was when the decision was first ar rived at to improve it. Thousands and tens of thousands of dollars have been spent to drain other, and distant, parts of the county, but comparatively lit tle has been done to drain these wet lands which are situated close to the city’s limits, and which the reports of the health officer show are the cause of much sickness and many deaths. There is no occasion now to undertake to place the responsibility for this con dition of affairs. The thing to do is to begin the work that has already been delayed too long. There is no reason for giving facts and figures to prove the necessity for doing this work. They have been pub lished often—so often that the public is familiar with them. Besides, a sum mary of the arguments w'hlch w r e have often published were contained in the presentments of the grand jury, a synopsis of which appeared in our col umns yesterday. The grand jury, before making its report, thoroughly investigated the drainage work of the county. The con clusion at which it arrived was that in some important localities there had been great neglect of the drainage ca nals, and that there was necessity for repairing them without delay. It laid great stress, however, upon the importance of giving immediate atten tion to the w r ork of draining the Mus grove watershed. It gave some start ling facts relative to the health con ditions of the part of the city border ing on that watershed—facts that ought to cause the County Commis sioners to enter upon the w T ork of draining that part of the county at ov_-e. With that watershed drained, and the new house drainage system in operation, Savannah will be in a posi tion to take her place among the healthiest cities in the country. All it will be necessary to do then, from the health point of view, is to keep the drains in good condition and to go steadily forward with the general drainage work for the improvement of the county. The city is now spreading out in all directions. Its growth should be en couraged in every possible way. Its health record Is now an excellent one, but It can be still further improved by the drainage of the wet lands to which we have called attention. Let this work be undertaken at once and pushed vigorously to completion. THEY COULDN’T SPELL. One hundred students at the North western University, Chicago, have been turned back to the spelling school. "The head of the English department,” says the Chicago Tribune, “has a wholesome belief in the value of cor rect spelling. He will not let any stud ent enter hts classes so Jong as his knowledge of orthography Is incom plete.” If other professors in institu tions of higher education were to take a stand similar to that of the Chicago professor, the effect would no doubt be beneficial. Asa matter of fact, we are a nation of poor spellers, and many of the “educated” men and wo men are the worst offenders against orthography. There is no place where this is made so apparent as in the newspaper office. Leading men and women—politicians, office holders, re formers, lawyers, doctors, preachers, merchants, etc., often send letters and articles to the newspapers which, if they were printed as written, would cause the writers to lose much of the esteem in which they are held; for there is no questioning the fact that if one spells badly those who know better will thereafter look upon him as more or less of an ignoramus, how ever bright he may be In other re spects. It may not be that the ability to spell correctly Is the mark of a finished education, but it is one of the marks, and one of the most impor tant. What educated girl, herself a correct speller, could give her highest admiration to a man who concluded his billet doux, "Yours devoatedly,” aft er calling her "shugar" In the missive? It is true that learning to spell cor rectly a large number of English words is an enormous undertaking. English is probably the most unscientific lan guage spoken by a highly civilized peo ple. It is a succession of rigid rules, to each of which there are many exceptions. Its vocabulary is a con glomerate of fill the written languages except those of the Far’ East, like the Chinese, in which there is a separate character for each word; and the Eng lish would annex a lot of the Chinese if it possibly could. And when a for eign word is taken into the English, it retains the peculiarities of spelling and pronunciation of the language from which it was derived. Asa conse quence, learning to spell is simply a gigantic task of memorizing, not a few rules, such as govern the Spanish lan guage. but practically the whole dic tionary. The succession of such words as “dough,” “plough,” “enough,” "through,” “trough,” haa sent many an educated foreigner to bed with a head ache. Yet custom has set its seal of sanction upon these and similar idio syncrasies and made them the correct thing. They must, therefore, be accept ed and mastered. It is a herculean task, but one must perform it before the education is complete. Do "our primary schools put enough stress upon the importance of correct spelling? It may be doubted that the schools that were attended by those Northwestern University students who have been reduced did any such thing. A student competent to enter a uni versity ought to be able to spell any but the most exceptional and infre. quently used words in the language. There has been some talk respecting the possible withdrawal of the Baldwin Locomotive Works from Philadelphia, because of the fact that the plant has outgrown its present location Slid there Is not land available upon which It may ex|>aid. It la hardly likely, how ever, that the withdrawal will be con summated . dome way will lie found tu keep he work* where they are Philadelphia Is * yiest city, ton not giro' enough to to** ImChhjO pooals lion, ttg- number *o|pvii*<i by the Laid win works, The Bonine murder trial in Wash ington bids fair to become one of the most blood-reeking and shocking ever held in this country. Already there is the drip of gore all through the pro ceedings, and the prosecution seems determined to throw in all of the nerve-racking features that it possibly can. The slain man’s bloody shirt has been flaunted in the face of the woman charged with having shot him. But that is not the worst that is In store for her. It is said an effigy of the dead man has been prepared, as nearly a copy of his personality as It was pos sible to make it. This mannikin is to be perforated with bullet holes, smear ed with red paint and otherwise made to look like the body did when it was found. It will'be laid on a stretcher and brought into the court room cov ered with a sheet. It is proposed to use it to demonstrate to the jury how the shooting took place. Will not such a spectacle be enough to unseat the rea son of the frail woman at the bar? Guilty or innocent, the woman is still a human being, and it is unspeakably inhuman to inflict upon her the torture of the bloody mannikin, as is alleged to be the purpose of the prosecution. There is likely to arise a lively church war in connection with the cor onation of King Edward. The Ritual ists propose that the religious cere monials shall be very elaborate, in cluding the burning of incense and the swinging of censers. To this the Non conformists object most strenuously. Already protests against ritualism are being adopted by the Presbyterian churches in England and Scotland and other denominations without the Es tablished Church. Nevertheless it is predicted that the oeremonies at West minster Abbey will be as rituali&Ue sa lt is possiole to make them. The King is fond of ceremony, and wishes his coronation to be made impressive. President Roosevelt’s message, it is said, will approximate 30,000 words in length. That would fill a pretty good sized book. As an exchange says, it will be one-third longer-than the Gos pel according to St. Matthew and three times as long ait St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans. It was the general ex pectation that President Roosevelt would send in one of the shortest mes sages on record. Instead it will be one of the longest. This, however, Is mere ly another illustration of the fact that there is no predicting with accuracy what Roosevelt will do. PERSONAL. —“Carmen Sylva,” Elizabeth, Queen of Roumania, Is said to be a. great worker. She rises at 5 o’clock and works at her desk until breakfast, af ter which time she devotes herself to her duties as consort of a King. Eliza beth’s fairy stories are very popular in her own country, and one day in each month is devoted to reading the Queen's books in the public schools of Roumania. —The most Interesting member of the Danish court is the Princess Wal demar. She' is an artist, her special line being scenes from animal life, and judges declare that if she had been stimulated by necessity she might have rivaled Rosa Bonheur. She is to be found, brush in hand and clad in a long painter’s blouse, at 7 o’clock in the morning, absorbed in her favor ite occupation. —Lord Roberts, according to the Genealogical Magazine, had to pay about $3,230 for his earldom—a charge which reminds one of Bismarck’s anger at being requested to furnish 8,000 francs for the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The Chancellor angrily informed the Spanish ambassa dor that had he known the cost he would never have accepted the honor and, indeed, the bill was never settled. BRIGHT BITS, —Kate —“Martha declares that the men are all alike.” Edith —"Then you can’t blame her if she takes the first one that comes along. You may de pend upon it, that’s just w’hat she will do.” —Boston Transcript. —No Change Desired. —The Mother —“My daughter has been used to the tenderest care, to the utmost sympa thy, and to unflagging guardianship. I trust this will be continued.” The Suitor—“l hope so, I’m sure.”—Detroit Free Press. —Appropriate.—Cassidy—“Oi want a wreath av flowers, an’ put on it 'He Rest in Pieces.' “Florist—“ Don't you mean: 'He Rests in Peace?’” Cassi dy—"Oi mane phwat Oi sed. 'Tis fur Casey, thot was blowed up in the quar ry.”—Philadelphia Press. —His Explanation.—“l am afraid,” said a certain small boy’s mother, “that you are overeating. Aren’t you a little apprehensive?” “No,” was the answer, after due deliberation. "I’m not afraid. You know, ladies are naturally timid.”—Washington Star. CIRRENT COMMENT. The Springfield (Mass.) Republican (Ind.) says; “Charles Francis Adams scarcely intended that his recent ad dress on Gen. Lee’s surrender should be used by the British imperialists as a tract against the Boers. But that is the use the London Times and the •imperial South African Association’ are making of it. They argue that because Lee surrendered. Botha, De Wet and Delarey should surrender; even more, that the Boers are guilty of gross immorality In continuing to fight England. Asa matter of fact, there Is no analogy between the case of the Southern Confederates and that of the Boers. A close parallel, how ever, could be shown to exist between the case of the Boers and that of the Mexicans who resisted the attempt by Napoleon 111 to conquer Mexico." The Pittsburg (Pa.) Dispatch (Rep.) says: ‘'The announcement that the new governmental telephone system In England will charge the same rates as the opposing private companies has caused much disappointment, but will afford an interesting and Instructive test of the merits of public and private ownership and operation. Since the rates will be the same the sole test will be In the manner of service. Whichever system furnishes the bet ter service will get the business. The result should be a conclusive demon stration of the truth or falsity of the theory that private interests can man age utilities better ttISH the govern ment." The si fyouia Post-Dispatch (Dent.) mays "Kenator Morgan is about right when he says there never was and never will la a lust tariff law' Even If tl,. . onsumer did not suffer through tariff fseaiton there would a-M he m iciest* moli favored Utah ottoeu,** A True Story. He faced the beautiful creature as she stood before him, says the Denver Times. She stood before him, as she had heard that was the proper thing, and Lewseal Oleomargarine O’Flin fig ured on doing the proper thing always and forever. “Has it come to this?” he hissed. “Yes,” she replied, shrugging her beautiful shoulders. “Woman, would you drive me In sane?” he cried once again, not forget ting to hiss. With a cruel, cold smile she murmur ed: “You wouldn’t have to be driven far." This blow staggered him and for a moment he stood as one In a trance, but presently a fiendish smile chased itself into the region of his ears. “I suppose you think I have no rea son to talk thusly?” he queried, raising his eyes with an effort. “None whatever,” she replied haugh tily. At this the husband, for such he was, gave a fiendish cry, and, bending to ward her, asked hissingly: “You ask for money, woman! What did you do with that 50-cent piece I gave you last month?” “I spent it for groceries,” she admit ted, and then fell on her knees and be came a woman, instead of a statue cold and impassive. Dear, patient reader, their honey moon had been placed on the shelf some time and she had merely asked her generous and noble mate for mon ey to buy some actual necessities, with the above result. After which the man went downtown and blowed in $lO on a sap-headed galoot of a cheap politician ■who banded him a bouquet, saying, “You are the party’s logical candi date.” Dear, kind reader, is not this a true story? New Form of Hazing. The old West Pointer said to the lady who sat beside him at the recent foot ball game between Pririceton and the soldiers. “You will observe how strong are the habits Inculcated by a military training-”—: The game was just about to begin, says New York Times. A silence fell as the referee raised his hand and shouted: “Are you ready, Princeton?” “Yep.” “Are you ready. West Point?” “We are ready, sir,” returned the West Point captain, politely. “I told you so,” said the old West Pointer, smiling grimly. “The training of which this little incident is but a faint index begins in the days of the much-pittied plebe. The system has been elaborated since my day. Last summer I went up to Peekskill camp and was w'andering through a company street when an upper classman stuck his head out of a tent and inquired in a stentorian voice: “ ‘Who is the woodenest plebe in this company?’ The next moment every plebe In the street struck his head out and responded, gravely: “ 'I am, sir.’ “They don’t dare to order the plebes to black their boots any more since the congressional investigation, but they accomplish the result as effectual ly. The upper classmen will deposit a pair of soiled boots in front of a plebe, look him over with a fierce glance and inquire: “ ‘Do you see those boots, sir?’ and the plebe will answer: “ ‘Yes, sir.’ “ ‘Very well, sir,’ says the upper classman with great stress, and, with another threatening glare, he departs. The boots are always cleaned.” In Defence of the Shark. In a story in Frank LeslieSt Popular Monthly, the hero, one Santos, a diver, makes a vigorous defence of the shark. “If de sharks dey don’t were here de tropics woqld be one big grave. De pes’lance ’n death would kill every body. De great God he know dat ’n he put de little crab on de bottom of de sea to eat de little dead stuff ’n de big shark on de top of de sea to eat de big dead stuff, ’n he made de white shark ’n de blus shark for de dead ani mals, ’n de baskin’ shark for de dead dead veg’tables ’n all to keep de ocean ’n de air pure, same as buzzards on de shore do. 'n de law protects de buz zards on de shore do, is fair to de shark, ’n dese men tink dey Jtnow more den de great God ’n want to kill ’em all. but dey don’t can. “I tell dat bug hunter. Mr. A., he don’t stop to tink dat here its hot ’n tings have go to go quick ’n God puts big hungry sharks here dat am always hungry so dey can eat all day great big jumps: ’n a big whale who weigh eighty tons would make big trouble here if he don’t was eat up quick'n two days, while up Norf it’s cool, 'n tings go slow ’n God he puts little dog-fish up dere 'n never a shark till man sends scow's of veg’tables out in ocean ’n den He sends de baskin’ shark to work for hees boss—man—'n man hollers ‘man-eater’ ’n kills de veg’- table shark for makin’ Atlantic City 'n other beaches healthy for dere chil dren, instead of smell bad.” Substitute for Handshaking. Since the shooting of Mr. McKinley, says the New York Times, the ques tion of abolishing the practice o f pro miscuous handshaking by the Presi dent, as tending to detract from the dignity of the office, as well as offering the element of danger, has been agi tated In pulpit and newspaper, but there are many persons who object to this mode of greeting, even in the form of one of the courtesies of ordi nary life. This objection has become especially marked on the continent of Europe, where the alarming warnings of scientists that handshaking—and, incidentally, kissing—is the means of disseminating pernicious microbes of the rate of 1,000,000 a shake—or a kiss have not been without effect —at least as far as the grasping of hands is con cerned. The members of a certain club in Ostend who voted general handshaking a nuisance have conceived a novel way out of it without, in their opinion, in fringing the rules of common polite ness. Just within the entrance of the club house a wooden hand, attached to a silken rope, which in turn is attached to a bell, has been suspended. Asa member enters he grasps the hand and pulls it. and the tlntinabulation of the bell which is audible in every room of the house is accepted as the equiva lent to a hearty handshake by all of his fellow-members. A Kindreil Honl. They had Just been Introduced, and. as she looked Into his thoughtful blue eyes, the young girl felt that she had at last met a man of high Ideals, Rays the Salt Lake Herald. "Are you Interested In the elevation of the musses, Mr. McHmudge?" she asked, after she had worked up to the subject by easy conversational ntagt-s. "Intensely, Miss Ouahlngton," he an swered. "1 hav* dedicated my life to this great work. I am Just now in teresting myself in circulating a pum phl*t on the subject, which 1 shall be pleased to send you." "How lovely," she murmured. Bh# knew that she iutd at last found a kindred soul. Hut this world Is full of bi'ter dis appointments. and It wus a ha,4 to Ethel < iU'hmgfoii s tie r ■ i u-dibit Jen M * II ‘H I * fi£t'|’ elevator* lot wfetch in sih *g> at, ( ITEMS OF INTEREST. —The woman as porter and guard already is known on French railways, but now a German railroad has opened a larger field to women and Is em ploying them as booking clerks, tele graph operators and in other posts. —The busiest collecting station in Scotland is that at Eglinton street, in Glasgow, on the Caledonian Railway. At this depot 600 trains are dealt with daily. The average number of tickets collected each day Is 15,000 and 20,000 on Saturdays. —The smallest exhibit at the Buffalo Exposition is the fig wasp from Cali fornia. It can be seen only with a microscope. The insect is an Impor tant aid in producing the fruit, and the United States government spent $16,000 in establishing it in the Pacific fig region. —An immense potato crop has been raised this season by irrigation in the Yakima Indian reservation in the state of Washington. The quantity for ex port is 2,000 carloads, and one farmer will clear SIO,OOO. It is estimated that the crop will be 40,000 tons, worth sl,- 000,000. —South Australian apples are now sold In the Vienna market at from 5 cents to 10 cents each; choice ones even higher. The apples are packed and shipped in small, long boxes con taining 100 each. Each apple is wrap ped in tissue paper, and they are pack ed in wood wool (excelsior) and the leaves of corn husks. —Mayor Morris of Ottawa, Canada, proposes to get even with the local coal dealers who have made a combination on the price of coal and shoved the price up a dollar higher than it can be obtained in neighboring cities, by es tablishing a municipal coal yard. He maintains that he can purchase coal cheaper than the dealers and that he can sell it at a lower price than they, and he expects to protect the poor fam ilies of the city in this way. • -Charitable and religious organiza tions, mainly those supported by the Roman Catholic Church, will be bene fited to the extent of $150,000 by the will of Mary Corrigan, which was filed in the Chicago Circuit Court the other day. The largest single bequest was that of $15,000 to the House of the Good Shepherd. The Little Sisters of the Poor are to receive $12,000, and to a number of churches and other socie ties are given sums ranging from SI,OOO to SIO,OOO. —For striking coins and medals and stamping and shaping articles of jew elry It is very important that the me tal used shall flow well. This is some thing that the average reader knows nothing about, perhaps. The flow takes place when the metal is subjected to rolling, stamping or hammering, and the particles of the metal are thus car ried into all the sunken parts of the die without the least fracture. It Is thus that a perfect impression is made. Standard silver Is remarkable for this property. —Why do they persist in calling Roosevelt “our young President?” asks the Boston Globe. People seem to for get that a man is not old these days, till he gets in the neighborhood of four score. Roosevelt is a year older than the Emperor of Germany, twelve years older than the Czar of Russia, ten years older than the King of Italy, twenty-two years older than the Queen of the Netherlands and twenty-eight years older than the King of Spain. If one cares to make Mr. Roosevelt young by comparison, let him compare him with the Pope, the Emperor of Austria or some of the old men whose deaths are daily mentioned in the pa pers as having gone to the windward of a century. Things have changed since they used to speak of a man at 60 as being “an old man.” —After laughing at the French peo ple for their frog-eating proclivity the United States is doing very well in that line, for the Food Commission esti mates that we catch in this country about 2,000,000 frogs, that we may use their toothsome hind legs for the grat ification of our appetites. These frogs, which have been hopping for years more and more into gastronomic favor, are sought for in all parts of the coun try, furnishing a paying industry, not only for the hunters of them in their natural haunts, but for scores of per sons who have frog farms and raise them as they might raise chickens. To these persons the frogs mean an an nual Investment of SIOO,OOO, according to the report of the commission, and that means $150,000 to the consumers. —Horse chestnuts contain about 27 per cent, of albumen, this remarkable proportion being greater than is found in any cultivated plants, but their bit ter taste, due to the presence of about 10 per cent, of bitter rosin, has con demned them as unfit for food. By extracting the bitter principle. Flugge of Hanover, claims to have made use ful another waste material. After partial roasting to loosen the shells, the kernels are removed and pulver ized, and the powder is placed In a tight percolator, with alcohol, for about a week. To extract the bitter completely it may be necessary to re place the fluid with fresh solvent. The alcohol dissolves out the rosin, leav ing a pleasant and nutritious meal, which contains all the albumen and starch of the chestnuts, and is a val uable food. —A technical Journal, Le Diamant, published in Paris,, has the following notes on rubies, which have lately come into greater fashion than heretofore and have in consequence advanced very materially in price. There are three va rieties, Oriental. Siamese and the spinel. The first is the most beautiful of all colored gems. They are becoming more and more rare and weight for weight are valued 10 to 20-fold the price of diamonds. The best come from Ceylon, India and China. The Siamese rubies are very dark red, the spinel is less richly colored. The largest ruby known is one of the crown jewels of Russia. The Shah of Persia has a ruby of 175 carats; Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden had one of the size of a small egg and of perfect water, which was pr_esented_to the Czarina of Russia In ICu. In 1791 France had in its crown Jewels 81 Oriental rubies. —Roses were apparently a favorite article of food In the time of our great grandmothers. says Leslie's Weekly, for we also find a recipe for making a "conserve of roses boiled." and in this. too. great stress is laid upon re moving all the white; in the directions for pudding-making, also, rosewater is a frequent flavoring. Next to roses the most popular flower seems to have been the cowslip. Here Is a description of "cpwslip pudding," intended pri marily for a fast dinner, but Included among "a number of good dishes, which you may make use of for & table n( any other time." "Having got tlie flowers of a peek of cowslips, cut them small and pound them smaller, with half pound of Naples biscuits grated, and three pints of cream. Holl ihem a little, then take them off the fire, and beat up sixteen eggs with a little cream ands little rosewater, bweeten to your palate (this is a fine variation of tin modern 'sweeten to Jol t last > MU* It well together but ter the dieb and pour it in. Hake it, and when it t done tin tea fine sugar vivi sistl Sell* It u*, ' Something to Appreciate I* the ork of the British Doctors at 13 York Street, West, Henderson Building—These Eminent Gentle men are Giving Their Serives En. tirely Free to all Invalids Who toll L'pon Them Before Nov. 30. A stall of eminent physicians and surgeons from the British Medical In stitute have, at the urgent solicitation of a large number of patients under their care in this country, established a permanent branch of the Institute in this city at No. 13 York street, west, in the Henderson building, Rooms 1,2, 3, 4, Opposite Post Uffice. These eminent gentlemen have de cided to give their services entirely free for three months (medicines ex cepted) to all invalids who call upon them for treatment between now and Nov. 30. These services consist not only of consultation, examination, and advice, but also of all minor surgical operations. The object In pursuing this course is to become rapidly and personally ac quainted with the sick and afflicted, and under no conditions will any charge whatever be made for any ser vices rendered for three months, to all all who call before Nov. 30. The doctors treat all forms of dis ease and deformities and guarantee a cure in every case they undertake. At the first interview a thorough exami nation is made, and. if incurable, you are frankly and kindly told so, also ad vised against spending your money for useless treatment. 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