Indianapolis Journal, Volume 53, Number 270, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 September 1903 — Page 14

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1903.

PART TWO

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A stranger reading the city papers or riding about town in a trolley car might think there is a municipal campaign going on here. Ths riotous close to the Bridge and Iron Workers' convention in Kansas City was a fit ending for ths gathering that took the notorious Parks to its bosom. Fortunately, this body Is anything but typical f the greater labor organizations of America. It is said of a justice of the peace who died at Thorntown a few days ago that f forty couplet married by him only one couple t ere divorced. This, of course, does not argue any special skill on his part in tying the knot, but it shows, as other statistics do, that small towns and rural districts furnish a smaller proportion of divorces to marriages than cities do. Tho Brooklyn Arm that recently purchasad Shamrock I. the first of Sir Thomas Lipton's challengers for the America's cup, announce their Intention to convert her into a schooner for trading purposes. After belns; remodeled she will run between New Tork and South American ports carrying scrap Iron rather degrading work for a boat that once tried to lift the international cup. Ths) ex-Confederates of Missouri cheered and threw up their hats at the singing af "Dixie" and voted unanimously against tha substitution of new words for the old aong. The air is a taking one, and, considering its associations, the Confederate veterans can be excused for cherishing it. Tha words are about as meaningless and alllr as could well be, but not more so than those of "Yankee Doodle." As a rule, the music and melody of national airs are more affective than the words. "The Starspangled Banner" Is not tine poetry, but tha song Is dear to Americans and millions af people have gone wild over the music who could not repeat a stanza of the poem. Oernxu physicians, it Is said, sra now assarting that rheumatism is contagious and are demanding that sufferers from the disease be isolated in order to prevent a spread of tha malady. With rheumatism added to consumption, pneumonis, cold-in-the-head and all tho other long list of soeaUed oommunlcablc diseases that call for tha separation of tha patient from hla kind the time seems to be approaching when the world will hardly be big enough to provids individual quarters for the nrmy of the afflicted. Reflecting on this possibility and the danger incident to the ordinary association of human creatures, the scientific mind must occasionally question the wisdom of the Creator in failing to furnish a little world for each man where he would be entirely safe from contagion and Infection. Why la it that so many authors feel It necessary to be photographed with the tcols of their trade in evidence the "pen in hand." the ink pot. and the paper on the table at their elbow? Or, if these implements ara not visible, then the hand supports ths authorial head, with the index finger pointing significantly to the region supposed to contain the high intellectual faculties. There is Stephen Phillips, for Instance, author of the drama, "Ulysses," which has just been produced on the New York stage; his latest picture represents him not only with pen in hand, but with the head presumably tired from the stress of Ideas, leaning heavily on the hand tempecvrRy at rest from transcribing great thoughts. Why does he do it? It looks like affectation and makes the Philistines laugh Just as they laughed at artists when tha latter used to consider it necessary to wear their hair long and their collars low.

Recent researches into the early history Of Chicago have resulted in showing that the first settler snd first real-estate holder of the future city was a negro. Heretofore it has been generally supposed that the first settler and foun i-i of the city was one John Kinzle, a white man. who settled there In 1S04. It now appears that he was preceded many ar by a San Domingun negro, Jean Baptlste Point de Saible byname, who came to Illinois with the earliest Tench settlers snd settled on the present site of Chicago about 1777. This claim aaams to bo substantiated by the fs4t that Oetonel Du Förster, ho English commaadr

er at Fort Michilllmaclnac. in a letter writ-

ton July 4. 177. says of Baptlste that "he was a handsome negro, well educated, and settled at Eschagou, but much in the French interest." The records show that Baptiste sold his cabin and land to a French trader in 1796, who sold it to John Kinxie in lsuz. The delver into history who has discovered these facts say. that at the present time there are 669 negro real-estate owners in Chicago, owning property valued, according to the assessor's figures of 1900, at $1,960,173. THK CONSULAR SF.RVK K. The President recently took a very also step in establishing the rule of promotion in the consular service, and it will doubtless soon follow that appointments to not only the more important posts, but to all positions in the consular service shall be based upon demonstrated fitness, instead of the desire to provide an easy berth for a political friend o? some man of party influence. Not that the consular service is bad; on the contrary, it is surprisingly valuable, when the haphazard way in which its members are appointed Is taken into consideration. The reports on pportunities for American trade by the consuls and published by the State Department are intelligent, fairly full, and often of high value. It is contemplated that as rapidly as the new Department of Commerce can be organized to handle the matter, it shall take over general supervision of the consular service, handle the consular reports and direct this branch of the consul s work, leaving the diplomatic end of the work, of course, to the direction of the State Department. But as moans of quick communication multiply abroad the consul finds les.s and less necessity of acting on his own judgment in diplomatic matters, lie cun usually reach the ambassador or minister in a few hours and act upon direct instructions from him. But the commercial side of the consul's work is constantly growing, and American exporters are finding more and more necessity for the services of men with a keen commercial instinct and an energetic way of promoting American trade in such positions. Not a few other countries are considerably in advance of us in working out the fullest possibilities of such a service, notably Belgium, France and Germany. All these seek to have trained men in every foreign city of importance, who work, and work hard, at the business of promoting their country's trade. Even Mexico has one feature that we might copy to advantage. This la a supervising consul, who, instead of reaching consuls in his territory by correspondence, as do our consuls-general when they reach them at all spend all their time traveling about, checking up the work of the consuls in their jurisdiction, instruct ing them and giving close personal supervision to their work. SOME BY-PRODICTS OF ART AD SATIRE. A gentleman of this city has obtained a patent for manufacturing brick out of the refuse planings of plate glass, and is now erecting a plant for the manufacture of glass brick. This is only one of a great number of instances of the utilization of material which was formerly considered worthless. In fact, a marked feature of modern industry is the tendency to utilize materials that were formerly treated as waste or refuse matter. Millious upon millions of dolllars worth of material was thrown away in the different processes of manufacture before It was discovered that everything has its use. The modern increase of wealth is largely due to the discovery of methods for utilizing materials that were formerly and for a long time regarded as worthless. The parts of hogs and cattle which were formerly thrown away are now utilized to an exteut that contributes materially to the net profits of the slaughtering business. It is a law of nature that everything has its use. A celebrated British scientist sa: Chemistry, like a prudent housewife, economizes every scrap. The clippiugs of the traveling tinker are mixed with the parings of horses' hoofs from the smithy or the cast-Oft wooleu garments of the poorest inhabitants of a sister isle, and soon afterwards, in the form of dyes of the brightest blue, grace the dresses of courtly dames. The bones of dead animals yield the chief coutltuent of lueifcr matches. The dregs ot port wine, careluliy rejected by the port wine drinker In decanting his f&vorito beverage, arc taken by him in the mordning as SeiUlitz powders to remove the effects of his debauch. The offal of the streets and the washings of coal gas reappear carefully preserved In the lady's smelling bottle, or are used by her to flavor blanc manges for her friends. This economy of the chemistry of art is only an imitation of what we observe in tho chemistry of nature. Animals live and die; their dead bodies passing into putridity, escape Into the atmosphere, whence plants again mold them into forms of organic life; and these plants, actually consisting of a past generation of ancestors, form our present food. Thus nature, by her economic processes, furnishes raw material for chemistry to convert into new forms without having lost a single atom of matter since the creation of the world. Another writer says: The choicest perfumes that are placed upon the market are no doubt obtained from oils and ethers extracted from flowers; but there are many others which are artificially made, many out of bad smelling elements. The fusel oil obtained in the distillation of whisky has an odor that is peculiarly disagreeable, yet it Is used, after treatment wJth proper acids and oxidizing agents, in making the oil of apples and the oil of pears. The oil of grapes and the oil of cognac sre little more than fusel oil diluted, til of pineapple is best made by the action of putrid cheese on sugar, or by distilling rancid butter with alcohol and sulphuric acid. One of the most popular perfumes has for one of its essential ingredients material which is obtained from the drainings of cow houses, though it may be obtained at a less cost from one of the products of K is tar. .nit of whi h is also obtained tin all of bitter almonds, so largely consumed in the manufacture of perfumed soap and confectionery. The methods of utilizing the refuse of cities are so perfected that every conceivable thing from old tin cans to bones and kitchen garbage has a value. Formerly, and for a long time the furnace slag produced in the iron and steel industries was not only thrown away, but, removed at large expense. Now it is made into artificial stone for paving and building purposes. Similar economies have been Introduced in the lumber business. Sawdust, for generations regarded as worthless, is now molded into a material more valuable than wood for ornamental purposes. Wood alcohol and wood pulp are manufactured on a large scale. According to the United States census of 1900, the amount of sawdust used in the clay and pottery industry of the country cost $19,687. Up to about thirty years ago the preparation of pork and beef products meant simply curing and pickling the meat, all the other parts of the animal, except the hide, being thrown away. Now the by-products of slaughter houses include gelatin, glue, fertilizers, hair, curled hair, bristles, blood, neat's-foot oil. bones, horns, hoots, soap stock, glycerin, brewers' isinglass, albumen and some others. From the glands snd membranes are made vvoaln.

pancreatin and other products of medicinal value. From the gray brain matter of calves is malp a product employed in the treatment of many forms of nervous diseases, from the blood is made albumen, which is used by calico printers, tanners, sugar refiners and others. The bones from the feet of cattle are used in the manufacture of toothbrush handles, knife handles, chessmen and for whatever ivory is used. The tips of horns are sawed of!, split, steamed, pressed out flat and used In the manufacture of combs, backs of brushes, buttons, etc. Many other industries furnish striking examples of valuable by-products. But it is not human Ingenuity and art alone that have discovered new sources of wealth. Nature is fond of economizing, and lends herself ready to plans for utilizing animals or plants.' Who would have thought a few years ago of rearing polecats or raising peppermint as a means of revenue? Now there is a "skunk farm" in Indiana and a valuable oil is made from cultivated peppermint. By the last census Indiana had forty-one mint farms, aggregating STD acres and producing 22.,'otfi pounds of essential oil. The oil sells for about a dollar a pound, and an acre will yield from ten to twenty-five pounds. There were ten mint farms in St. Joseph county, eleven in Steuben county and eleven in Lagrange. It took a long time for men to discover that corncobs had any value other than as an occasional substitute for fuel; now they are converted into a pipe that is popular with smokers. The pith of the cornstalks, long regarded as utterly valueless, is now manufactured into a material said to be of great value for lining or padding the inside of warships. Thus nature comes to the assistance of chemistry and art in proving as Shakespeare wrote: There's nought so vile that on the earth doth live Eut to the earth some special good doth give.

EXCITEMENT AT CHESTERTON. An article In the Chesterton Tribune of Sept. 23 indicates that the editor Is in a state of mind. Chesterton is a small town in Porter county, of which Valparaiso is the county seat, and the Tribune is a weekly paper which looks after local interests. Not many important things happen at Chesterton and just now the Tribune is engaged in exposing what its editor thinks is a conspiracy to colonize negroes In Porter county. The last issue of the paper contains a two-column article with the following headlines: SITUATION GROWING GRAVE. Tha Threatened Invasion of Colored Men From the South Into Porter County Almost at Hand. Agents of the Colonization Society Have Been in the County to Arrange for Homes for Southern Blacks. What Are the People of Porter County Going to Do About It? The article begins by quoting from a recent address by Booker T. Washington to the effect that one of the most pressing problems of the times is that of employment for colored people, "especially in Northern cities." Mr. Washington did not mention Chesterton, but the editor of the Tribune gives his remark a local application and says: The question has arisen. "Shall the North absorb the negro of the South and attempt to digest him?" The question is up for a settlement. The negro Is coming right here to Porter county to be digested into our lives if we will let him. As evidence that there is a plot to colonize negroes in Porter county the editor states that within the last two months two strange negroes have visited Valparaiso, and as they had no ostensible business it is believed they came to "look the ground over." It is mentioned as a suspicious fact that one of the strange negroes was well dressed. The article continues: The Tribune has been taking a poll of the negro population of the county and finds that the one taken a few weeks ago needs revision to-day. A great many people have been curious to know the exact situation here and we publish below the list of the negroes living in Valparaiso, together with their occupations and who employ them. In this way it can be known who arc standing by the negro in tho county: V. Martin, no employment given. William Henry Harris, mows lawns. "harles Hopkins, runs restaurant. John Wilson, in jail. Mrs. Shaw, works for Dr. J. A. Ryan. Mr. Shaw, works for William Alpen, Durber nusomia or Airs, snaw.j Mrs. Belle Carey, hair dresser. Miles Uffridge. cook, works i'or C R. Ruruhart, Central House. Will Shirk, porter, works for C. R. Barnhart, Central House. The editor leaves It to be inferred that nil of these negroes except the one in jail are agents of the plot to colonize the county. He then proceeds to give a sketch of the early history of Porter county, of the character of its people, its public schools, resources, prosperity, etc, and says all these advantages are due to the superiority of the white race and that they will all be endangered or lost if the county becomes overrun with negroes. "Place the negro in numbers in Porter county," says the able editor, "and he will crowd our great army of. honest workers out of the field of common labor. Ho will do this work in his lazy, shiftless manner, and none but the very lowest whites would remain in the field once invaded by the negro." The article concludes: The question to be decided now. nnd by the people of Porter county, Is "Will the negro be permitted to locate here?' He is turely coming If ha can. Unless the people rise up now and say "No," he will be h.iu In numbers. The only wiy to stop him is for every man in the county to say. I will not sell the negro a single foot of Porter county soil; I will not give a negro a day's work hire; I will not rent him a place to lay his head." That is all that needs be done. He will not stay. But If you decide to have him come, then remember this: The negro that wUI come to Porter county will not be the Intelligent, honest worker you hear so much about. He will be the scum of the South. The kind that even the plantation owners don't Want. The South wants all its good niggers, and it will keep them. And when fear enters the home of every farmer in the county, and when property values go tumbling down, and when- hundreds of your best citizens begin to move away from the county, and the spirit of thrift deserts us, then you will begin to realize what an appalling price you have paid for the experiment. ( All this is very funny, and indicates that the editor of the Tribune possesses more imagination than he can find legitimate use for. Perhaps the funniest feature of the case is the report of the poll which the editor took of the negro population of the county, showing the alarming number of nine viz.. eight at large and one in jail. That his poll was fairly a c urate is shown by the last United States census report, which gives the total negro population of the county as eleven. Singularly enough, the census of 18P0 reported precisely the same number eleven, showing that there was no increase of the negro population during ten years. But stranger still, the census report of 1880 reported thirty-three negroes in the county, showing a d crease of twenty-two from iSSO to 1900. in view of these facts, it is to be hoped the good coole of Porter county will not abandon

their homes or sacrifice them for a song on account of the threatened negro colonization.

l'Hi:ilIM()KI( RIIUl it ATI SM. Will it be of any interest to the twentieth century man who is a victim of rheum.U.ism to know that paleolithic man suffered from the same disease? It appears, according to scientists who study the bones of fossil humanity, that rheumatism was one of the ills of the prehistoric era and that the people of the glacial period in particular were greatly afflicted by the malady. Apart from the occasional student, but few persons of the present day give any thought to such far-off ancestors. When prehistoric man is in any way called to mind a vague picture comes up of a creature scantily clothed in the skins of wild beasts and armed with a club. If the reflection occurs that the glacial period was a succession of long and uncommonly hard winters the twentieth century person may pause to consider that glacial man probably put on more skins, but that he ever was wrenched and torn by the pangs of rheumatism or any of the "popular" modern diseases is an idea not likely to arise. Indeed, the average modern individual is likely to feel some resentment over the fact when he learns it. He has rather prided himself that even his diseases are modern in character and an outgrowth of the conditions incident to a high civilization, and to be told that the very oldest fossil man yet discovered shows indications that when alive he knew rheumatism at its very worst is somewhat disconcerting. Once aware of tho fact, however, certain speculations naturally arise. How did prehistoric man account for the incurrence of this racking ailment? In these days doctors aver that there are at least two hundred and seventeen causes for rheumatism, and that if they are allowed to experiment long enough in any given case and try two hundred and seventeen varieties of remedies they can effect a cure. Did paleolithic man try mud baths or hot baths? Did he guard himself against "night air?" Did he drink lithia water and other medicinal waters until he felt himself slowly petrifying through the minerals contained in them? Did he keep his feet dry and put on an extra bearskin when he went out of his cave to kill something? Did the glacial man lay in an extra supply of fuel when the twinges began to come? Did he take "sure-cure" remedies that were perhaps advertised in sign language on the rocks and Icebergs? Did he try everything his medicine man, his wife or the neighbors offered, and. when none of these was of avail, did he swear and cavort and break up the homemade pottery and make himself so generally unendurable that his wife and children were compelled in self-protection to havo engagements downtown? With all his experiments did prehistoric man ever find a cure? To bo sure, he died before he got the traces of the dir.ease out of his bones, but did he find relief? If so, did he allow himself to pass into a world where there is no rheumatism without leaving the prescription behind him? Bet it be hoped not. Primitive man must have had the rudiments of altruism in his nature, and surely somewhere inscribed on rock or metal his rheumatism cure, if he had one. Scientists who are delving into the secrets of the past will confer a favor on present-day humanity by keeping an eye out for this formula. STREETS KKSERVED FOR RESIOEMES. Whenever a city grows to a pertain size it usually happens that one or more residence Etreets come to be pre-eminently known as locations for handsome homes and "thow" streets of the city. It is but natural, for the chief desire of practically every American family is to possess a home as comfortable and as beautiful as their means and taste will admit, aud it thus happens that as some of them grow very wealthy they are not merely willing but anxious to make very heavy investments of moaey in houses and grounds, which, whan the taste of the owner or architect happens to be good, do much toward beautifying the city. Though they are primarily for private i poses, the public cannot but derive considerable benefit, since Americans have never followed the old-world habit of inclosing their grounds with high walls. But, just as naturally, the beautification of a residence street lays open to men of cupidity opportunities for making mouey by the apedes of blackmail involved iu the purchaso of adjacent property and the threat to use it for purposes which, while entirely lawful, aro entirely out of harmony with the character of the street. It iü extremely difficult to draw tho line, for legitimate business should not be hampered in its encroachment upon the residence streets of a growing city, and what appears to the resident blackmail is quite another thing in the mind of the man proposing to use his own property in what seems to him the most profitable way, but in Indianapolis we have recently had at least one patent attempt to extort a high price for property with the threat of establishing upon it a business that would depreciate the value of property in the neighborhood. Most other American cities have recognized theso tendencies, and. In view of them, have st aside one or more streets or portions ot through streets for residence purposes, forbidding by ordinauee the use of property for business or tenement-house purp .- . As a result of such provision they have streets that have been richly adorned with houses and grounds, because men wit'i the necessary mouey to spend lt such adornment had the assurance that their Investments would be sale from invasion by the kind of buildings or character of mtCfprlflM that might in large measure ruin tnr m. To-morrow the ministerial association of Lincoln, Neb., x i 1 1 meet to discuss the feasibility of merging all of the small and weak churches of the city into the large ones. Lincoln now has fljfljr all churches, and it SI thought this number can be greatly reduced without lessening the religious facilities of the eity in the slightest degree. 'On the contrary, it is claimed that such consolidation would result in better support for the surviving churches and enable them to employ better ministers and pay higher salaries, thereby Increasing church attendance. Indiana can turn up some unique things in the divorce Hue, but it is u New York woman who presents the latest curiosity iu the marital situation. the writes to the magistrate that she wishes to be divorced from her husband, but that the is willing to accept him as a boarder utter the separatiou until such time as he shall marry again, lueldeutally the remarks that she

wishes him to find a good woman who will make him a comfortable home. This indicates an amiable disposition on her part, but the eternal feminine is betrayed by her further specification of one woman to whom she would object as a successor to herself. Obviously. It is her purpose to rid herself of the trammels of matrimony without entirely fr. . iag her husband from them. She doesn't want him herself, but by having him under her eye as a boarder she can, to some extent, regulate his comings and goings and "keep tab" on his movements. One of the husband's objectionable habits which causes her to seek divorce is that of throwing cigar stumps in the soup, but whether this habit would be less offensive In a boarder or whether, as a boarder, she thinks she could quell him, is not made plain. She certainly cherishes the belief that she can "put up" with him better as a mere detached man than as a legal appendage to herself. All of which opens anew the wide field of speculation as to the secret of the psychological change created by matrimonial ties. Meanwhile, the man In this case remains to be heard from.

One of the Journal's Indiana exchanges, published in the middle of what, without any disrespect, may be called the Quaker belt, contains a milliner's advertisement which reads thus: "You will want a hat for Yearly Meeting. Call to see our stylishly trimmed hats and bring your work to us." Shades of our Quaker grandmothers! What would they think af this association of the Yearly Meeting with stylish head-wear? Verily, times have changed, and bonnets with them. A gentleman of this city received a letter a few days ago from a relative in South Africa addressed Mr. , Indianapolis, America. The letter came straight and reached the addressee without any trouble. There is only one other town in the United States called Indianapolis, namely in Iowa, but if there were one iu every State, all roads would lead here. The mayor of East Chicago and the alderman that engaged in fisticuffs with each other on tho street, took a very rational way of settling their difficulties, much more commendable than the usual resort to pistols, much less tedious than the long waiting to get even politically, and much less expensive than a resort to the justly-celebrated provoke law. Mr. Will Payne, a Chicago author, in writing about his home city in a current magazine, evidently wishes to convey the impression that the faults are all in the place and that the people who live there are all right. This is quite the reverse of what persons fortunate enough to live elsewhere have been heard to say. "The cancerous poor" are figuring again in tho headlines of New York papers. It is bad to be poor and worse to be afflicted with cancer; but to be classified as "cancerous" is enough to justify a sufferer, rich or poor, in rising from his bed and going gunning for New York editors. Readers of fiction become acquainted with girls of many kinds, but the girl with the "tall, gracile figure" who appears in the pages of a current magazine may seem, to them a stranger until, after investigation, they find that she is merely tall and slim. Over In Ohio a youth of seventy-five and a maid of sixty-eight eloped a few days ago to escape the objections of their children to their marriage. Again the interesting question arises as to whether one really is ever any older than he feels. While the autumn is unquestionably the most delightful time of the year in the country and suburban parks, strangely enough they are almost deserted. We are a lazy lot, and do not get out of the house unless driven out by the heat. Mrs. Hetty Green is said to be considering the possibility of buying a cottage at Newport. She certainly has money enough and eccentricity enough to make a great social success among the summer Idlers. If the government can put a stop to the marriage brokerage business In the Choctaw Nation, it is a pity it cannot try its La nd in New York society. GLEANINGS FROM STATE PRESS. Benevolent Spirit at Olive Branch. Rushville Republican. We like to see the 3-oung people enjoy themselves walking down the road. "Why, Indeed T Martin County Republican. Well, why was he sitting on the fence with Sarah if he didn't want people to think he was her beau? The Editor Pleads. Centerville News-Record. Now let us try and be just as nice as we can for one whole week. By nice we do not mean pretty, but kind, good-hearted, loving, doing good, saying kind words and making others happy. Let's try. Rebellion In Glenvrood. Rushville Republican. The M. E. folks of this circuit rise up in arms and prove to the annual conference that they do not act at all times as they were directed by the Holy Spirit. If they should have been guided by the Holy Spirit they would have retained Brother Risley on this circuit. Long on Beans. Rochester Republican. Miss Ella New presented us with a mess of beans, the pods of which are twentyeight and thirty inches long. We are now lung on beans and short on bacon, but we will patiently await the arrival of the latter. The beans were grown In Ella's g.irden and look more like tape worms than like the ordinary edible vegetable. Irrelevant Inquiry. North Judson News. The Knox Republican wants to know what would be thought of a man that would have his pants made from sixteen to twenty Inches longer than his legs and then go around holding them up to keep them from trailing in the mud and filth. But where does the comparison come In? We don't know of any women who do this. ood Dinner. New Castle Courier. Mr. aud Mrs. J. A. Burgner spent Sunday at the country home of Mr. and Mrs James Ledbetter and were entertained royally. The bill of fare consisted of fried chicken, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, Salary, cabbage, salad, apple sauce, fruit of all kinds, apple, lemon and pumpkin pica. a!l kind of cake. etc. Burgner did Justice to everything in sight and is hoping for another invitation from other country friends soon. ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS. Mrs. Lelaud Stanford is said to carry a larger amouut of insurance thau any other woman in the world. Her policies amount ! to more thau a mllliou dollars. i. orgs W. Crawford, the negro who was graduated from Yale last June aud won the Tow send oration prize, has been appointed :i dark in the Probate Court at New ii.tven, Conu. Only three of the fifteeu members, of the famous electoral commission of 1877 survive-ex-Senator Edmunds, Senator Hoar and General Eppa Uunton, of Virginia. All

of the five justices of the Supreme Court who sat on the commission loug since passed away. In Cyprus peasants are paid 40 for every tou of locust eggs they destroy. Iu some years as many as 60,000 tons are destroed. which means that some (80,000.000 of locusts have been cheated of their chance of ex

istence. But still they come, sod recently the locust swarms were as active as ever. General James Grant Wilson, who is summering at Norfolk, near WInsted, Conn., wears a ring which is of unusual interest and of priceless value. He secured locks of hair of Washington. Napoleon. Wellington, L4ncoln and Grant. A year or so ago he took the collection of hair to Tiffany's and had it set in a ring which he has since worn with natural pride. Dr. Bratz, the celebrated German alienist, who has been makiug a special study of the case of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley, has come to the conclusion that he was a sufferer from "precocious Imbecility." Rubbishy books, according to Doctor Bratz, only increased his imbecility, and led him to the mad idea that he was called to murder the President. Lord Braye, who is now paying a visit to Canada, is one of the thirty or forty Catholic peers of Great Britain. He and his fellow-noblemen are quietly moving for a repeal of the antiquated law that forces the British sovereign at his accession to make theological declarations offensive to millions of his subjects. At Quebec Lord Braye had a talk with Archbishop Begin on the subject, and he is going to confer with Archbishop Bruches! of Montreal, and with Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier of the Dominion. Grim old Oom Paul Kruger, tragic wanderer from ths Transvaal, is in lonely retirement at Mentone. Ha wears a somewhat smart frock coat and black trousers, and the familiar stove-pipe hat, bound with heavy black crape, and walks with a cane. A policeman disperses the bearers of cameras in front of the villa when the former President enters the house daily, about noon, after a morning spent in the garden: Ths old man is by no means decrepit and looks in good health. He prefers the company of his own thoughts to intercourse with strangers. , Secretary of War Root, on the day ha sailed for Englaud on the Celtic to act as a member of the Alaska Boundary Commission, told an rnterestiug story of Daniel Webster's boyhood: "Bittle Dan and his younger brother," said Mr. Root, "had each been given some mouey. They started out gleefully, and It was evening before they got beck home. 'Well, Dan.' said the senior Webster, 'what did you do with your monev?' 'Spent it,' the boy auswered sturdily. 'And how about you? What did you do with your money?' the father asked the youuger brother. I lent it to Dan,' was the reply.' " Sir Samuel Lewis, a negro of pure African blood, died the other clay at Regents Park, London. He was born in Sierra Leoue, educated in England at the Wesley College, Sheffield, and London University; was called to the bar at the Middle Temple, and returning home, entered on a legal practice of constant success, and for more than twenty years was a member of the Legislative Council of Sierra Leoue. He was elected mayor of Freetown, the capital, eight years ago. and was then knighted the first raau of entirely African descent to receive knighthood 11 was one of the most promiucut and interesting citizens of Waat Africa. The New York Outlook tells an amusing story illustrative of the vigilance of the Turkish eeusorshlp. There is a strict supervision over telegrams. A German engineer in the Lebanon placed au order with a Paris firm for some sort of a stationary engine, to be shipped to him as soon as possible. The firm telegraphed to inquire how manv revolutions a minute he wanted. He answered. "Five hundred revolutions a minute." The next day he was arrested Brought into court the judge asked him if hi lived in the Lebauon. He replied that he did. "Do you correspond with such snd such a firm in Paris?" "Yes." "Ah:" cried the judge: "1 know you. You are the man who telegraphed to Pans that there are five hv.udred revolutions a minute in the Lebauon!" THE PHILIPPINE CENSUS. Various Points Settled by ltrcent Enumeration. Boston Transcript. Subject to possible revisions which will not materially affect its general accuracy, the enumeration of the inhabitants of the Philippine islands has beeu completed. The rough count gives the population as 6,976,574, of whom 650,000 are Included in the category of the "wild tribes." This census is to all intents and purposes the first worthy of the name ever taken in the Philippines. The Spaniards made estimates, aud indeed they could do little more thau that, since great regions iu the islands were to them unknown lands. Spanish control beyoud the lines of military oocupation was largely theoretical outside of Luzon. The Spaniards never got inland In force enough to mak- any observations of the condition of the people of some of the large lslauds, where there was a tat it truce with well-unoerstood lines of demarcation. We have heard some of our officials say that their Spanish predecessors with whom they were brought in contact were found but blind guides. Some of these Spaniard.-, after years of sfrvic-o iu tho Philippine;'. had acquired no real knowledge of the life and conditions of the natives. We once heard an American official who was at home on leave of absence say that many au mtulligeiit sergeant of our army which has marched and fought all over the islands has a clearer insight into their social and economic conditions than the average Spanish captaiu geueral. The Spaniards not only did not have the opportunity to make a trustworthy census, but they did not have the desire to do so. Censuses were not in their line anywhere. This census will correct several errors and will compel revision of certain judgments of the islands and the people. Thus It is found that the guesses made, both by the Spaniards aud our earlier officials, at the population were too high. Eveu a year or two ago there were American officials who thought that the enumeration would show the presence of at least ,0W,0u0 people in the islands. This guess was about 1.000,000 too high. It now appears. Another revision of opinion as to the capabilities of the Filipinos is called for by the revelation that the wild tribes constitute only about 10 per cent, of the population. This is a condition favorable to us. The civilization of the Philippines is very different from ours; the struggle that has been going on has been largely a collision between two civilizations suddenly brought together by the chances of war, but what degree of advancement the people have attained should make their development easier under our guidance. This giiklanes should not guide too much or too iusjstently. A wise administration will not seek to Americanize too rapidly in anything, and should avoid altogether attemptlug to Americanize certain things. A demonstration of the greater value of an American Idea to their well being ought to be the best way with a people among whom General Sanger has found so many Intelligent enumerators. General Sanger's experience in directing the Cuban census qualifies him to speak authoritatively of the capabilities of a people as enumerators, and he frankly admits that without the faithful service aud cordial co-operatlou of the Filipinos his work in the Philippines would have been a lamentable failure. Politically, the census may have an importaut effect on our relations with the Philippines, since it is to be the basis of representation of the local legislature we have promised to eats Mask, somewhat similar to that of Porto Rico. A Story About Phil May. London Letter. Many stories of the late Phil May are current, but I doubt whether any of them Is more characteristic of the man than the following: Once in Fleet street Phil met a man who. from long wandering in foreign parts, had reached London destitute. He was tattered and forlorn and would have passed his old comrade by, but Phil was not the kind either to forget or to deny a friend. So he stopped the wanderer. "Hullo, old chap." he said. "It's a long time since we met. How's all in Australia? pown on your luck, I see. Come and have a drink." Over the drinks (for Phil liked more than one) confidences were exchanged, and at parting said Phil: "Well, look here, old boy. I'm having dinner with some pals to-night. Come and take pot luck " "Oh. but now can IV Questioned the wanderer.

and glanced at Ida clothes. "Look at me." "Look at that." said Phil, puluof out a "flver." "Go and rig out." The wanderer went, slothed himself, appeared st the dinner, and over the wine related to a big man who sat beside him some of his experiences and observations in the far Bast. The big

man was manager of the Times. A fortnight afterward the wanderer was appoint ed to the post of "our own correspondent in Peking, and he it was oho wrote those world-famed accounts of the mission massacre and the siege of the embassy. GEORGE BRINTON M'CLELLAN. Son of the Civil War General, Ilia Career nod Prospeets. New York Evening Telegram. If George Kiln ton McClellan had had bis owu way early in life he probably would never have figured to any extant la politics. He wished to become s soldier, like his distinguished father, who comsnandsd the Army of the Potomac, but ''Little Mac" frowned upon his ambition. He had other plans for him. Mr. McClellan was born in Dresden. Germany, Nov. 13, 1m5. His mother, the daughter of Maj. Gen. Randolph It. Marcy. inspector general of the United States army end chief of staff to "Little Mac ' during the Seven days aud Au tie tarn campaigns. was a well-known society young woman iu Washington both before and during tha civil war. Three years after young McClellan's birth his parents returned to America, and at the sge of fourteen he entered the military school st Sing Sing. It had been his ambition to go to Wast Point, but for various reasons ins father objected so strongly that the young man finally gave up the idea, though very reluctantly. After finishing a three years course at the Sing Sing academy he entered Princeton Couege and was graduated with honors in the class ot 'SC. General McClelian had died the previous fall and through his dea'h the young man's proapecis were materially altered. It hau been the desire of his lather that he should become an engineer, but young McClellan, in selecting his own calling nnaiiy chose journalism. He became a reporter on a New lorK paper. He served on the staffs of three dlaoront New Yora newspapers and in October, lias, he was apfknnteu treasurer ot the Brooaiyu briuge. XOUJig McCsssSaO tvou lUtluineU himlf with 'lanuuauy Hall, it was he wno obtained the original Dudley "blocKS of fire" letter which caused such a sensation in the campaign of Ihn. He had had great experience as a political and nnanclal writer, and rapidly developed as a campaign speaker of no mean anility. Alter being appointed treasurer of the Brooklyn Brioge he at onco tooK up his new duties, which consumed tho greater part of the day, and his uights he to the study of law. He attended Columbia College Law School, and aft r reaing law in the office of Henry & F. A. Mi -Closkey for two yeais. hs was admitted to the Bar in 1&. opening an ofhoc, with the late Henry McCioskey, at No, 100 Broadway. On the same day h was aimitied to the Bar he Uft to attt no tho Democratic national convention at Chicago. Young McClellan's Inherited liking for the military ltd him. In December. 1885, to eM i the National Guard. an-J from Dccembt i . lyv", to December. lsK h-- was lirst lieutenant in the Eighth Regiment. ! vacated his commission on Jan. 1, isafl, to becotncolonel and aid do camp on the staff of Governor Hill. His appointment by Governor Hill is generally n gai as his lirst atop toward a public career. He had become prominent in Tammany through bis leadership in one of the uptown distrlc'. and in 1892 he was elected president of tisa Board of Aldermen by a plurality of 7.210. the largest ever given to a candidalin this county. It was while president of the Board f Aldermen that he became acting ma:of New York for some time during the absence of Mayor Gilroy. and because of his youthfulness was dubbed "The Boy Mayor One of the first things he van ailed upon to do as the city'; chief executive was t officially receive the Rajah of Kapurthala when that Indian prince visited ÜM l baJL He afterward returned th" Kajwh" call st the Waldorf, and it was said that tn Kajah was much impressed that so great a city should be ruled, as he cat1d it, by so young a man. In the latter part of 1S94 he was el to Conicress from the Twelfth district, be ing re-elected for several terms. On hi first election to Congress he received 1" votes, against 9.592 cast for his Republican opponent, Robert A. Chesebrough. Colonel McClellan married In October, 1SS9, Miss Georgianna Heckscher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gerard Heckscher. of this city. The ceremony was performed In Newport by Bishop Henry '. Potter. BSd was one of the great social events of that season. Colonel McClellan has been a member of the general committee of Tammany Hall ever since he was a voter, and also a member of the Columbia Order. He is a men -ber of the lxyal Legion. Lafayette Camp. Sons of Veterans, the Aztec Club. Sons of the Revolution, and an honorary member of the Irish Brigade. Friendly Sons of St. Patlick, and a member of the Manhattan and Uuion clubs. TRIALS OF A COURIER. Story Told by a Woman Who Personally Conducted a Party. New York Commercial Advertiser. Every ship is bringing home tourists from Europe, and the tales they tell are a a iusplrlng. One young woman actually had the temerity to "personally conduct" a party. She was not unsuccessful, but sho isn't going to rcjeat the xperimcnt n- i until she has had ten years rest, at any rate. IlMf called her the conductor, aitlioufrt she wanted to be addressed as the courici . lu Englaud five flustered women joined her party. They assailed her thus: "V V nr- friends. It is impossible for us to b. peparated. We arc very dellcat J must all have corner seats facing the euUse!H "Being young and foolish," said th "couductor," "I endeavored to coavlace them of the impossibility of finding fiv corner seats facing the engine in any railway compartment that was ever bull Nov I know better. 1 should simply assura thtm that I would go to the station BMsSOSC and get him to attend to it. "Some people, when traveling under these conditions, get an idea that tlx are not getting til sir money's worth h- i they are not asking questions. One of party when we were at a picnic on tha Sa.cve. began to inquire about bat r -turn journey. She wanted to know 'what time tha trtin started for Paris? Was It better to go by day or night : Which end of the train was best to g t into Would there be a restaurant-car on the train? If so, what would be the price of dinner? How much would she be expected to DP the waiter? ate., for about three-quarters of an hour. Wheu I had Kivtrn her mort minute auswers to all these questions, sh said, cheerfully. Oh, well. I haven't been listening lo quite all you have told me; but I will ask you again this evening.' "Here are two specimens of questions which were put to m in iP-mc by gentl--men of the party. The first was. 'Will it be all right for me to wear knickerbockers at Naples?' 1 assured him that I thought he would look very alee in them. The second was, 'What do you consider a suitable present to take home to a child of five" And he bad walked nearly half a mile iu order to ask me that question. "When we went to Damascus I gave a lecture on board the ship SsfafO arriving at Beirut, In which I warned ieople not to expect to find the hotels at Damascus very luxurious. We stayed at the Besraoui Hotel. One of th party was grumbling about the ac ininodatlon. " heu a cheerful Yankee chimed in and said to me: 'Wal! This may not be the Waldorf-Astorn. but 1 guebs if it was good enough for the AiM.stle Paul It's good enough for ms! This is a good specimen of the right spirit In which to travel lu the East, Mi so also is the following: One of my party made up his mind to sleep at Njegua, a little Montenegrin village bttween COttOfo and Cottlnje. Just as I was starting off for the latter place I saw him In the road. "'Have you got a room for to-night T I asked. "Oh. yes! I've got a room. he said, cheerfully. ' Is It a good room?' " Not a bad room. Three other peep) going to sleep In it.' "1 gasped, and theo Inquit I. 'la the bed clean T " N no. he admitted, unwillingly: "l don't kuow that the bed Is clean, but then you can get clean beds at home. lie had certainly come away for rest snd change. "I shall not soon forgive or forget tha prim lady who, after belüg safely steered across a mountain pass lu Switzerland, thanked the guide I had pr ided for her. and, fumbling la her reticule, praeeuted him with no, not a five franc piece, but a tract called 'Are You a Drunkard V Aftvr the poor man had put the steadiness of his arm, and feet, and head at her senile turwufih perilous now climb:"

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