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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-08
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-23
Tho Uses of Antonite.

In LIndustrie Textile appears a de-
scription of a new product capable OF
being used in the finishing of textile
fabrics and of imparting thereto silky
appearance. This product is the mineral
antonite which is found very largely in
California in masses varying from gray
to yellow. This mineral is first treated
with hydrochloric acid, which dis
solves out all impurities, and then it is
well washed with water to free it from
acid, after which it is ready for use
The next proceeding is to mix it with
glue, starch, and other adhesive bodies,
and use it in the ordinary way of finish
ing materials; the sized fabric can then
be sent through the calendars to give it
a gloss. The new product may be used
with good effect in paper making TO-,
iyorartirsg silky appearance
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-23
THE MIDNIGHT BAND.
Its Object to Feed and Care for Stray and
Homeless Cats.

Its Object to Feed and Care for Stray and
Homeless Cats.
Some women found on the streets OF
New York long after midnight recently
made this explanation: Permit me,
your honor, to explain. We are mem
bers of the Midnight band, seven in
number, of the Band of Mercy, to.
which about twenty-five ladies are at
tached in this city. We have several
hundred on the roll Of the Boston
branch. Our object is to feed and care
for stray and homeless cats. There are
thousands of these poor creatures who
never show their faces except between
two and four o'clock in the morning,
when wicked boys are asleep and cruel
men are too drunk to use their canes.
Oh, it is pitiful to reflect what wretched
lives these hapless animals lead. Cats
are beings of such delicate. nervous
organism that they suffer most acutely
from hunger and thirst. On the west
side there are over five hundred cats
that we feed three nights in the week,
and on the east side there are about
fifteen Thousand that we similarly care
for the other three nights In the week.
We get refuse meat from kind butchers
and fish heads from tender-hearted fish
dealers. By the way, we feed our cats
with fish heads in the early hours of
every Friday, and this feed we carried
in baskets and tin cans when on our
errand Of mercy. We also take catnip,
which is to the cat what wine is to the
delicate man or woman. Then we have
a home for friendless cats, but we are
obliged to keep secret its location to
prevent bad boys from throwing poi
soned meat to our little ones, as was
done at orr former home"
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hall. The lanterns occupied a platforms
in the center, and in almost total dark
ness Commissioner Howard, who sat on,
another platform with the general and
his family, directed the whole thing In
perfect silence, by means of an electric
communication that had been specially
fitted up for the purpose. Considering
that the entire space Of the huge build
ing was filled with members and sym
pathizers of the army, the precision and
promptness of the audience to obey
such instructions rs perfect silence"
Rise and sing" ETC., says much for
the armys discipline. Mrs. Booths
portrait was greeted with cries of
'sHallelujah,'' Amen" and other ex-
carnations dear to the salvationst
heart. Her messages" were again and
again loudly cheered, notably those re-
ferring to the rights of women as
preachers and the call to renewed ac-
tivity against 1.-The drink" The sing
ing, led by the combined bands of the
household and international troops,
was fully up to the army's standard,
both in tune and expression. The last
messages" of the Mother of the Army"
were pathetic in the extreme, yet scarce
" more pathetic than the figure of the
white haired general as he stood be-
tween Mr.. BraL..vell and Miss Eva
Booth, unable to make himself heard.
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for nothing SO tests the quality of
man as trip of this character. Moth
ing so tends to take the sweetness out
of ones disposition and to develop the
sour qualities as journey where one is
Obliged to rough it most of the time and
to run the gauntlet of feas and bed
bugs.
Six of us came together last winter in
Berlin, representing Princeton, Yale,
Boston and Northwestern universities.
We were united in a desire to visit Pal
estine. We had ample time to study up
the entire trip and make our plans.
March II found us rendezvoused at Cairo,
Egypt, some having come down through
Greece, others through Italy. Passing
over to Ismailye we went up the Suez
canal to Port Said and there took the
steamer Austria, of the Austrian Lloyd
line, for Beirut.
The next morning Sunday, March
2o) found us rolling in the sea off the
coast of Palestine, at Jaffa. We sighted
land at six o'clock-a low coast line
with the mountains of Judea in the dis
tance. At eight o'clock Jaffa was but
four miles away and we could see the
surf breaking on the rocks. Here it is
that most tourists begin the Palestine
trip. Boats soon put off from the shore
freight boats and boats representing
the various tourist agencies. | counted
thirty-six boats, pulled by stalwart
Arab sailors dressed in their variegated
costumes. It was a picturesque sight to
see these boats racing for the ship,
rising and falling one the waves, the
oarsmen pulling until the perspiration
rolled and timing the strokes to some
Arab chant-like music. Reaching the
ship they poured over the sides with a
shout, and soon the tourists were seen
descending into the boats, each held
firmly in the grasp of two brawny boat
men to prevent him dropping into the
sea. Gradually each boat secured it's
passengers and pulled away for the
shore Jaffa rises from the shore alb
ruptly, savage reef of black, rocks
standing ont at some distance, making
very dangerous landing. No wonder
old Saewulf saw his comrades perish
before his eyes as they were dashed on
these rocks.
The next morning at six o'clock we
were at Beirut, the largest and finest
city in Syria. Here we arranged for
our Palestine outfit. We succeeded in
securing guide, Maltese, Fiippo de
Bono, who contracted to furnish us
with horses, saddles, etc; to provide
provisions, sleeping accommodations;
to go where we wished him, and to do
all this for. the sum of two dollars and
twenty cents a day for each person.
Filippo was not a regular dragonan.
He could speak Greek, Arabic, italian
and English; had worked for British
officers in the Soudan, and was alto
gether an obliging and gentlemanly
fellow. We were obliged to test our
horses, examining, their feet, their
backs, putting them through their
PAGES, discarding the uncertain zones.
We finally had good set of tough
little Syrian horses. With the horses
went "Abdur," a cross-grained, hash
.esh-eating old Arab. to take care of
the animals. Abdur had his own
horse, on which he carried our pots,
Kettles, etc. We had also Soudanese
,egro, ''Farras," whose skin was black
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species of red jelly fish tossed up by the
waves.
Filippo displayed his skill by serving
us up splendid four course dinner, to
which we did full justice after our
twenty-five miles in the saddle. The
khan where we stopped was nearly an
approach to a hotel. beds being fur
nished but NO meals. The building was
arranged about court. Each group of
travellers brought out their provisions
and had their respective tables. The
camels and horses and donlzeys were
stabbed in the court below where they
grumbled and brayed all the night long.
We arose the next morning to realize
that we were actually in the ancient
Phoenician city-Sidon, the mother OF
Carthage, the mother OF Tyre, the city
whose wickedness is denounced byIsaiah
and Ezekiel the home of Jezebel, who
was a daughter of the king of the lid
onians. We read over the wonderful
chapters in the Old Testament as we'll
as the New Testament passages con-
corning the visit of%esus to the coasts
of Tyre and Sidon. The city is built Of
stone, with low, narrow arched streets,
about which it is impossible to find ones
way at night without a lantern. The
population is intensely moslem, though
the Christian missionaries have for
years held here prosperous mission
which we visited.
The old city is well worth study. The
Phoenician cemetery, just outside, has
within thepast few years given forth
some rare treasures. nCopstantinople
there are seventeen or eighteen SPLEEN
did sarcophagi taken from these
old tombs. One of these splendid sar-
cophagi was supposed to be the tomb Of
Alexander the Great, but while this is
not proven the great coffin itself, which
/ saw in the museum at Constantinople,
is, in my Judgment, one Of the finest
pieces of sculpture preserved to us from
that period. More pleasant than crawl
ing on hands and knees among these
old Phoenician tombs was it to ride
among the glorious orange groves Of
Sidon, to behold the luscious fruits and
to breathe the. air fragrant with per-
fume. Us 4s2e3 ssesf@ 49, -se.4a.
For six weeks our sturdy horses bore
us over hill and plain, visiting syria's
monuments and holy places. But there
was a peculiar beauty and freshness
about this first days ride, from Beirut
to sidon. AMOS W. PATTEN.
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the sunlight. Our route lay through
hedges of cactus, then through groves
of pines. We finally emerged into the
beaten path, meeting travellers on cameis
and donkeys. and gradually the whole
splendid panorama of this land began
to unfold itself to US. mountain ana
plain, Bedouin and Fellahin, village
and field, with all the magnificent car
peting Of wild flowers, with all the SOL
emn spectacle Of mined tornbs and
temples, with all the wonderful relics OF
the past civilizations, with all the mon
uments of history which makes the
little country one Of the most wonder
full on the face of the earth.
The ordinary route of the Palestine
tourist is to start In at Jappa, then pro-
ceeding to Jerusalem, Hebron and the
Dead Sea to move up northward. We
proposed, however, to take in the entire
coast line, visiting the great Phoenician
cities of Sldon and Tyre and then con-
tinuing southwark to the great Philis-
tan cities of the southwestern plain.
Thus our first days journey was from
Beirut to Sidon, a distance of about
twenty-five miles.
The coast journey is one of rare in
terest. Part of the way on this first
day was exceedingly rough, over rocks
where the way had to be carefully
picked, or over large stones on the sea
shore, occasionally varied by stretch
of smooth beach. The latter was great
ly enjoyed and frequently we rode so
+I,n< fHa roc,
would cover the horses feet. At noon
we reached the village of Muallaka, sit
uated on decided slope, prosperous
looking place devoted to the culture Of
the mulberry tree and the raising OF
silk worms. About mile from Mual-
laka we found khan where we 1unched.
The khan is sort of wayside inn where
travellers find an empty room to sleep
and take their food no food being OBJ
tainable on the premises. Filippo soon
produced out of his eapacious sacks a
splendid lunch consisting of roast NUT
ton, chickens, marmalade, bread and
butter, sardines, oranges, dates, eggs,
pickles and tea. Our lunches on the
entire trip were usually at some such
place or beneath some old fig or syca-
more tree, near water. Usually the
villagers gathered near and squatted at
a distance surveying the procedure with
hungry looks. Beyond them was often
line of village dogs and then a group
of chickens-all anxious to pick up the
scraps which Filippo generously be-
slowed.
We forded two rivers in the afternoon,
which were up to the horses bellies.
At place where there was beautiful
beach we stripped and had a glorious
plunge into the salt waves. At six
o'clock we reached Sidon standing out
prominently into the sea with huge
lodges of rocks jutting out here and
there. Just before Sidon is an island
connected with the main land by a
bridge. We passed fishermen casting
nets from the rocks. could look down
into. the clear blue water and see a
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-23
THE LATE MRS. BOOTH.
Remarkable Memorial Service Conducted
m by tho Salvationists.

Remarkable Memorial Service Conducted
M by tho Salvationists.
The memorial service in the Agricul.
tural hall, London, for Mrs Booth was,
in its way, unique. Instead of follow
ing the methods usually adopted at
meetings of this sort, Commissioner
Howard conceived the idea of carrying
out a long and varied programme en-
tirely by means of dissolving views. He
first composed the service, which consis-
ted of hymns, including incidents in Mrs.
Booths life, views of places she visited.
and selections from her sermons and
writings. These he had printed and
afterwards photographed. A huge
sheet was hung across ono end Of the
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rs ebony, whose teeth were white as
milk and whose disposition was all sum
shine. Farras carried our baggage on
his mule, tied up in two huge sacks.
Thursday, Marcht24, at eight o'clock,
we fled out of Beirut in the best OF
spirits hardly believing we were actual
iy starting upon a tour of which we
had dreamed for SO many years. The
next day was clear and beautiful. A
magnificent view of the Lebanon
mountains was had on our left, with
capped Saunin, eight thousand
Eve hundred feet high, glistening in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-23
ESTABLISHED JUNE %, 1sea---voL. 81.
THROUGH PALESTINE.
Jeurneying On Horseback in Syria
and the Holy Land.
Curious sights at Jaifa-A SuEnptuous DIM
ner at an Oriental Khnn-The Arrival
at Sidon, the Mother of Car
thage and Tyre.
Especial letter.

Especial letter.
The trip through Palestine is the
tourney of a life time. To take it with
profit one needs good preparation, or
he will hasten through this wonderful
country with his eyes practically closed.
He should read up some standard work
on the country and its people and above
all should know his Bible, for this,
after all, is in many respects the best
guide-book.
Not slight matter is it to have good
company, congenial travellers,
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there are, here and there on the lake
shore and on the islands in the Ste. Ma
RE and Detroit rivers below the rapids,
quite number of summer cottages.
The most of these are exceedingly print
tive, being mere shooting boxes, but II
few are used for family homes through
the short summer
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-23
THIS is GREAT SPORT.
Duck Shooting at the Lower End
Of LaIe Superior.
1 Visit to Whitefish Bay, Where Game
Is Abundant and Sportsmen ARD Few.
Fine Fishing and Splendid Shooting.
Growth of Sault Ste. Marie. ~
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
SAuLT STE. MARIE, Mich, Nov. 17.-It
is more than two and half centuries since
the Jesuit missionaries established one of
their wilderness outposts in the little
Indian village which then occupied the
site of this city. The Ojibways were not
unfriendly, but the mission was after
ward removed to Mackinac. The French
name which the priests gave to the rapids
remained, and today it is hard to find
one of the degenerate half breeds who
linger around the locality who can tell
what the original name was. At all
events, have not learned it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
GENERAL PALMER,s REPLY.
He Again States Why He Was Compelled
TO Act in the southern Case

He Again States Why He Was Compelled
to Act in the southern Case.
ALBANY, N. Y, May 19.-General Palmer,
Commander in Chief OF the G. A. R.. when
shown to night the dispatch from New Or
leans, stating that the division OF Mississippi,
and Louisiana G. A. R. had surrendered the
division charter on account of what they
allege is an attempt on the part of General
Palmer to force the division to admit the
coored veterans, said:
"The officers of the Louisiana Department.
are fully aware of the action of the last
National Encampment. The eight white
posts in that division. 1t is not reasonable
to suppose that the representatives of eight
posts can override the voice of nearly GOO, 900
men represented at the National Encamp-
ment where, at the last meeting in Detroit,
they tried to have two separate departments
established in that division, one for the
white posts and one for the colored, so that
each could hold separate meetings. This
proposition. however, was rejected.
that they had rendered their dues to the
Louisiana Department headquarters. which
were refused. l ordered the Department
Commander to recognize these posts and to
receive the dues. He refused, putting him
self in open hostility to the rules of the Ma
tional Encampment. Nothing was left for
me to do but to suspend him. The command
of the department then devolved upon Sem
ior Vice Commander Durkee, who ordered
should report to me by May Is, whether he
had carried out my ins nsGructions to recognize
order will issue tomorrow suspending Mr..
Durkee and designating the Junior Vice
Commander to take charge of the affairs of
that department.. II he declines to obey
orders, then shall be required to place
some one else in command of that depart
mept.b
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
THE CANAL APPROPRIATION,

The Senate yesterday agreed to the
amendment inserted in the River and Har-
Dor Appropriation bill by the Committee
on Commerce appropriating 200 for a
survey of the Lake Erie and Ohio River
Canal. That the Senate would treat this
amendment favorably was foregone con-
clusion. since it had already passed Quay's
bill to the same effect. When the amended
River and Harbor bill leaves the Senate to
receive the reconsideration of the House,
there can be no doubt that it will be sent
to the President and become law. All
this takes time, and the survey should be
begun as soon as possible.
But the progress of the matter has been
rather above the Washington average, and
certainly cannot be complained of when
the lack of united action for its further
ance at the place to be particularly bene-
fitted is remembered. The canal would be
of national importance and advantage,
but it would also be of immense value to
the commerce of this district. When
there is proper local appreciation of the
amount at stake, the success and speedy
undertaking of the work will be assured.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
ECONOMICAL EXPENDITURES

Cyclones and tornadoes come and 90,
and human ingenuity can do little to guard
against their ravages on life and property.
But floods can and should be guarded
against The phenomenal volumes of
water which are causing terrible devasta-
tions on the banks of the Mississippi and
its tributaries are too frequently looked
upon as displays of natures force which
are only to be lamented and cannot be
guarded against. But the security of life
and property is an object to be sought at
all costs, which is only attainable by the
spending of immense sums of money.
Under properly economical and scientific
supervision, and stripped of all log-rolling
features, the rivers of the country can be
so much improved that floods and wash
outs will become practically impossible.
The saving achieved would in itself war
rant the outlay, and simultaneously enor-
nous national profit would accrue from
the increase of commercial facilities due
to the establishment of vast system of
arterial WATERWAYS,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
GROSS NEGLECT OF CHILDREN
Charged Against Parents by Bishop Paret
In District Roas.

BALTIMORE May 19.-[Special. bishop Pa
ret's unmercfful scoring of the Episcopal
ministers in this diocese has worked up the
local clergy. In his address to the conven-
tion he called attention to the fact that
while the number of combinations this
year was somewhat greater than last, it fell
short of that in previous years. Those
brought into the fold were members of
Christian families, influenced at home, but
God did not establish the church for such as
these. Commenting further on the short
comings of the church in this diocese, he
said: 1.-THE sermons are all instructions for
Christian people. 1t has no prea ching for
the unconverted and sinful. 1t is afraid of
them. Salvation armies and midnight
meetings and the like may do that work
but the respectful BILE parish is for something
quite different. 1t has no methods or ma
chinery for such works. It's clergy have
not time for it. 1t could not undertake it
without neglecting something else. Alas,
more than tnat; it has not the spirit nor the
love for it.
"There is not Christian body in the
world which has grander theories and possi-
bilities about children than we have, and
vet in practice all others put us to shame.
The Church of Rome does, the Methodists
do, and even the Baptists sweep them in
multitudes to their communion at an age
when parents with us, not half trusting
Chrlst's love and grace for children, are
holding them back till they grow older, and
be bold. l must tell you plainly, dear
brethren. plainly yet sadly, that our little
ones are most shamefully and sinfully neg
lected. charge the parents with that sin.
charge the sponsors with it. / charge the
clergy with it. 1 know it is fearful
charge but must make it or be false to my
holy Office and false to my own sonl. In
Christ's name 1 call you to study and re-
reform in parish ideas and work as shall
take away this reproach from u.s."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20

ments of the gentlemen who are in training
for first-class Mahatmaships. SO far ahead
that we hesitate to number the year.
Here we pause to remark that the only
criticism that can be made Of the Ma
hatma business is that it is not properly
utilized. The spirit of the age will,
however, soon remedy that 1t is plain
that combination of Mahatmas could
knock out the Western Union Telegraph
Company, beggar the Bell Telephone, and
cause the express companies to hide their
diminished stock quotations. 1t IS
moderate to estimate that stock COM
pany of a thousand Mahatmas could be
capitalized at half million per Mahatma,
and pay large dividends on the capitaliza-
ton. These are only the commonplaces
of Mahatmaism. 1t is even probable that
by proper use of their astral powers the
Mahatma interest could bring the electric
light combination to its knees, humble the
Standard Oil Company and make the gas
companies glad to sell their gas at cost
prices. With these prospects, an expect
ant world will await with impatience the
organization of the great Mahatma Trust