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nation which gave him reasonable
cause to form the conclusion that at the
instance of the Indian government
cholera patients were being quietly
carted over TO Persian territory from
Afghauistan and there left to shift for
themselves
In seeking to trace the origin of the
trouble it must fairly be admitted that
the Transcaspisn railway, notwith-
standing It's manifest advantage, has
from the start favored the dissemina-
ton Of disease. 1t traverses desert re-
gion which before It's construction acted
Is barrier between Russia and Asia,
effectually shutting of the possibility
of transmitting disease. Now that the
railroad Is an accomplished fact, con-
Meeting the Central Asian and European
provinces Of Russia, It is perfectly easy
for infection 70 be carried TO and fro.
Baku, the great port on the eastern
side of the Caspian sea, has proved
in the present instance the first etape
of the contagion. Being the western
terminus of the Transcaspian railroad
system, It is the entrcpot Of commerce
between Asiatic and European Russia,
and its malign influence as a center of
infection can scarcely be underesti-
mated.
The writer's knowledge of the town
suggests some interesting details, which
arc especially timely. 1t is a populous
city. containing distinctly Hosting
population They come and go, sue
cessively seeking, finding and abandon
ing the employment which Is there OBJ
tainable Ia connection with the
great petroleum springs and the rail
road freight sheds They are mainly
composed of Persians. Bokharites,
Khivans, Turcomsus aud the most re-
pulsive description Of low class He
brews. The prevailing racial character
istic there In Asiatic. and IL IL super
fiuous N say that IL carries with 1t the
inevitable accompaniment sf uncleanli-
ness There Is thus confronting the OBJ
server Of social conditions In Baku .
state Of affairs which. apart from Its
individual interest. supplies general
key to the position Russia occupies
toward other nations IN the face OF
the presen. cholera crisis. Here sve
hnl a congregation n human sonts
which herds amid almost insiescribably
horrible sanitary Surroundings and
mensces other nations by rvaeon Il its
migratory tendency. The petroleum In
dustry suhp~dinases all othe~ CONNER
eisl interests IN iss predominant claims
Even the common necessities Of santa
ton ~c iisregaried In the pursuit of
gain. and the largest employers ~ labor
the Nobel hroshers. who principally
control the oaspnt 81 the al welis, are
comparatively indifferent % the cendi-
Mon II their employee Perhaps they
cannot ss evittrs~si very sharply for
this. e~e~sss they are dealing with .
eis~s IT men prsssse.siy anam~sahss ~
considerations 81 deesney, ~ aadsvs
ssecd ~ Aryaa p~episa The sswn ~
nss~ - aissss Asssit~as ~ a~sias~e.
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the back and yellow bows on the shout
ders finished piquant costume. Her
white null hat had lace brim and
trimmings Of purple clematis blossoms.
She had a white and gray foulsrd par
asol
Millinery at all Newport gatherings
Is decidedly picturesque this summer.
You see tall high crowns and small con-
ical crowns and stiff sailors and soft,
broad brimmed Italian straws in wan
ton disregard of any and all possible
standards One hat has turned up
brim in the back where all the trim
ming IL gathered. and the next has a
high arrangement in front or at one
side. Ono woman wears masses of
ostrich feathers and the next light rose
wreaths OF punches of cherries or plums.
The prettiest hat have seen this week
was q tailish Arlesienne shape with a
twist Of wild white clematis about its
crown and broad white null strings.
Mrs. Grenville Kane was over from
the pier yesterday wearing a pale, whit
ish green rustic straw hat of pictur-
esquc shape almost hidden under masses
of sweet peas. 1t had broad soft pale
green crepe strings and streamcrs To
match the full blouse front and sash Of
her trim black cloth tailor gown
Miss Mannice. the belle of the pier,
got mp little dinner at the Casino q
few evenings ago, which started ont TO
be very informal and ended by becom-
ing the pretticst thing of the sort this
summer The tables were decged with
blue and white pond lilies floating
among lily pads In crystal boats. Trails
of the wild white clematis were fes-
TONED from corner to corner and
knotted with blue and white ribbons
There were some very pretty toilets,
though all were informal. that of Miss
Mannice herself being one Of the most
noteworthy, with It's white yelling skirt
banded at the bottom with blue rib
bon. a narrow edge of white chenille
standing out In q feathcry puff on
either side of the ribbon. The blouse
bodice Of fan-plaited white null was
fastened with blue ribbon belt, cross
ing and recrossing, and edged with
chenille. The sleeves had long plated
mule puf.s TO the elbows and ribbon
and chenille a. wrist flnishinvs
Another of the more striking frocks
was a pale gray silk worn by girl with
fuzzy pale yellow hair and blue eyes.
II had long Russian blouse bodice
made almost like . priests cassock or
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6aAk RkoNTIER-
he was accompanied by Cossack es-
cort. The sirdar invited him TO Join
his cortege. which was just starting on
a tour of inspection, and proposed that
they could thus obtain an opportunity
for arriving at an intelligent idea Of
the general situation. The siriar's In
variable custom was to travel in COM
pany with his three wives, and the first
night the entire party camped together
amid some ancient ruins for the pur-
pose Of enjoying q much-needed rest.
Now, it so happened that the Russian
doctor went to bed In an unusually ex-
allied state of mind, CONSEQUENT upon
too generous indulgence in the hos
pitality of the sirdars table. During
the night the watchful Afghan
sentries deserted q white object
crawling stealthily in the direction
of the tent occupied by the
sirdar's wives They ran toward
the mysterious object and cautiously
followed in Its wake. They had not
long to wait before the figure, which
dergarments, reached the ladies' tent
and attempted to pass under 1t, much
in the fashion of the small boy who
seeks q SUBSCRIPTIONS view of a circus
show. The instsnt the ghostly form
betrayed it's fell design sentry jabbed
it in the rear with his hooked spear,
when q sharp cry rang out and the
1<1 l<>1 DO 1>on N
slight injury, however. that he had sus-
tanned, was nothing to the disgrace of
the exposure, for the culprit was none
other than the Russian medical officer
himself The sentries would not allow
him to go back TO his tent, but held him
prisoner till daybreak, and had it not
been for the Interference of the Cossack
escort, peeping Tom would have Jared
badly.
Still funnier is the story lately cur
rent In Balxu concerning the archie
mandrite OF that place. The habitual
practice there of leaving the carcasses
of animals to rot in the streets without
being removed is mentioned above.
Some highly disrespectful person saw At
to deposit during the small hours, right
in front of the archemandrite's resi-
dence, the dead body of mule. To
make matters worse, it was clear that
the animal had been dead for some
time and its condition wns correspond
ingly offensive. Official dignity was
outraged and the entire staff Of the
archemandrite's servants was hastily
summoned to the scene with orders to
speedily remove tho remains. They all
responded TO the call of duty with ono
exception, the cook, and he fatty de-
clined to perform any such degrading
duty. "Whatr' he exclaimed, turn
me. a trained and higs-priced disciple of
vatel, into . scavengcr of street refuse?
Never. death would be preferable 10
such dishonor." The archemandritc,
enra1ed at this refusal. went to the
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it'll be the death of me. We don't need
any more windows"
But at this point Billings, the poet
(who when he jumps into the water 1t
Asbury park raises the tide all along
the Jersey shore), chimed In with a sug-
gestion for cutting loose one end Of the
room and swinging il on hinges.
II Is only a shnnty of boards that we
inhabit. and the agent of the building,
above the roof of which we stick out
into the air, made no objection 10 Bill
ings' plan. When this gigantic door
was opened 1t let in small hurricane
directly upon my back. / should GER
tainly have caught the worst kind Of a
midsummer cold on the very first day If
II hadn't been that Billings was 80
overjoyed at the success Of his invention
that he stood in the doorway nearly all
day, and though IL was about six feet
wide. his presence was as good as hav-
ing the door shut.
That was what McGillis thought
about IL, and he objected 30 strcnuously
that Billings put his wits 70 work and
invented another door for McGiliis.
This, when II was constructed. proved
10 be not SO favorably situated with ref
erence to the prevailing wind as Bill
inrs' door, so McGillis decided that
something was necessary to produce
draft The window over my desk
(which they both insisted SHOULD be al
ways OPEN did not satisfy McGillis even
when the entire sash was taken out, 90
he persuaded the agent 10 let him cut
two holes In the wall, one on each side
of the window.
The next day after these holes were
made was raw and uncomfortable.
Billings and McGillis said that Il was
the day they'd been longing for. A
cold and Shiny wind was oozing up the
East river. McGillis called IL refresh
Ing breeze, and he stepped ont upon the
roof TO enjoy 1t. leaving his door open
behind him. Then Billings did the
same trick. and I turned up my coat
collar and shivered The wind In
creased during the day tin II amounted
10 half gale. Ny fat friends lay back
IN their chairs With their mouths open
and rrlped down the fogFy air. Mean
while was struggling with . literary
production into which was throwing
mr. hes. touches II was an important
piece II writing, designed 70 be twenty
two inches wide, with pictures in IL
Most Of il was about soap, bat the re-
nasiDdcr was made MP of delicate
touches descriptive 81 the home life Of
the man who made the soap l vas
able - put il down over my own sigma
TURF that 7 had been 81 dinner ~ the
spap genslersan's house tsT assignment
from the business efziee 81 our psperl,
and had had much more b. eat than
ordinarily rot ~ hosse-
Well this eisborss~ ~ ~ character
painsing was t~inv blown asout fear
faNy ~ the ~ind whtch eansc in AZ the
6s~eF designed 81 Mr. Biiiing~ AID vsns
esk IN the iva heiss h. the val. after
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costume OF the day. unless one counts
the curious eccentricities in wells. from
which Newport no more than the rest
Of The summer world can claim iTnmuni-
~. Swathed in white tullc, the girls
20 about as II they had strayed from a
Ccustantinople haren: the transparent,
enveloping folds come 20 their hips and
blow with their ncver-failing ribbon
steamers in the wind.
Al the concerts the yelled maidens
ait with q certain air Of rcmoteness
about them: supposed, | fancy. to
awaken interest or pique curiosity.
There was one Iily girl in white. white
directory hat with broad crown and
high white bows. white face, fair and
delicate. with the faintest flush Of color:
white lowered muslin dress with white
ribbon sash and low white shoes and
full white veil which ycu might call a
tent. or, IL you felt poetic. mist shut
ting all these various whitenesses under
cover.
Another rendezvous for smart cos
tunes IL differeu, sort Is the HINT II
the anise bag. which doesn't seem worth
the trouble II chasing. but which serves
as well "a another excuse, perhaps. 10
bring cut the fact that Newport has
greatly RELAXED thu old time rigor Of the
riding costuIne You don't need IN 20
80 The me~t 20 discover that. though.
fyr almost any morning II you look uP
from under the oax along the ocean
drive. where you have been reading or
dreaming. IS the cIsts~r Of hoofs draws
near vou Win see a young woman on a
chestnut mare and wearing royal
hlue habit bound with narrow gold
braid. Her blue sailor hat IL trimmed
with white and roli ribtons This u
Miss Charlotte Brown. Of Philadclphia.
ore u the pr~ttie-s girls az Newport
snd one ~ the best riders other girls
wear silk bloue-- instead Of habit
easques. and. take Il all TN ali. The rid
ing rule has bsen let down very close ~
. xc-ss- vcu- please
Calvin 4 Brice's daughter rides tall
gray horse and wears a smart and b-si-
ne-sli<e srsv gown with black braid In
ishiugs and black ssilsw bat with
gray ribbens Az her belt - always =
haue bunch ~ s~eet pea.
The carriage c.~tufne< ~ The driving
hs,ar sre ss veil worth seeing "a sny-
thing in the fashion sid frspp~ries fire.
unless Il b. the carriages themselves
Mr.. Brice's mai paseton y about ~
ansque 49, snythin9 % wheels here.
aud - lpcsea a. n mech almost ss an.
white isv-sies 81 ne Townsend Bsrsisn
srrvants with sheir eonsrsesssrsls x~~cn
niumins& MrS Theodore A. Have
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STYLES OF THE DAY
Newport at a Concert and on
the Hunting Field.
SOME FASHIONS IN MILLINERY
The Carnage Procession Along the Ocean
Driye-Ths Tan Stocking As IL 10
WoTn-FAncLcs.

Where viii you meet the prsstisst
womsn and sc the ARREST summer eos-
sumese Al q morning concert At the
Newport Casino, II the day 10 not too
warm and you chance to have good
fortuna The Arcbed entrance h dusty
snoagh. and wouldn't care 10 warrant
the music always But the grass Is de-
hghtfally fresh and cool in the inner
court, and a. the summer beauties be-
gin to gather, shads upon shade Of deli
cate foliage green. with pale and deep
yellow. dark pansy and light heliotrope
tints, zha<towy water blue and deep
sky blue. dull red and FURNISHED cop
per and rich brown. rose pink and other
pinks adame with orange, eream-col-
cred frocks and white frocks spread =
nower-lilxe variety before your eyes,
Mr- William c. Whitney had pretty
group about her this morning, her slim
young daughter being not its least at
traetive component feature. Her blue
and white lawn rrock had three In
finitesimal blue ribbon ruches at It's
foot and about her shoulders was fold
al white Marie Antoinette fichu. It's
ends crossed In front and tied in loose
knot a. the waist behind. Her sleeves
came Just 70 the elbows and were I'm
ished with lace frills. and her pictur-
esque cottage bonnet with it's fiaring
poke brim had u muslin scarf twisted
around It's crown and tied below the
chin tn long strcamers The quaint
100000 costume was eminently suitable
~ the place and occasion, and proved a.
successful as Mr.. Whitney's recent po-
fticsL planning.
Miss Whitney. who viii be out next
winter. but who seems 10 enjoy riding
about with her brother Harold In .
smart new red and green imported turn
out better than indulging In society
gayeties this summer, wore a simple
green batiste frock with a broad black
sash aud n white gsipure collarctte
coming To the wrist, very nearly. Her
little white straw sailor hat had . big
disk of green chiffon in front and was
tied with chiffon strings.
A hardsome Russian woman with Q
title wore Q white flannel frock with q
long Hungarian scarf or sash OF white
silk striped with green and crimson
thrown about her shoulders and drnped
In soft folds to her waist, one long
fringed end hanging nearly 10 the
ground This made the most picturesque
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RAPIDS MICH, SUNDAY MORNING. JULY

meyer has - handsome an equipAxe
- there - Ia Newport and TALL Mis-
Haveznsyer " oas tn 10 every Afternoon
To-day she wore . striped pink add
white summer elk. with plain skirt.
long fsckss bodice. white null chemi-
s-tte with pointed bait Of pink silk. aud
pink straw hat with black feathers
The parasoi was pink chiffon dun
with black handle.
Miss Adele Grants younger sister
Wa another conspicuous figure with
Ga ivory tinted bstists dress figured
with roses IL wss ruehed with blue
ribbon At the foot and the pointed belt
and arm sises we're trimmed with loops
and bows With IL went a small round
hat Of rice straw rose garlanded-
Mrs Michael NJ. Herbert. whose hus-
band Is Of tho British legation, and
whose sister-in-law. Lady RasseA. has
been amusing fashionable London with
skirt dancing, Is another pretty woman
who was driving in q striped ivory
white and gray silk with a broad
laee-edged hounce TO the skirt and
. folded bodice opening behind.
A broad folded sash Of yellow ribbon.
yellow Vatican bows and streamsrs 1t
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medicines of new ana Improved sort
common in New York that there are
few, IL any, forms Of death which are
not within the reach Of the humblest Of
our citizens
There were many large bottles be-
hind this soda counter, and some of
them were plainly labeled with the GER
tificates Of their utility. There was
Jerry's headache mixture. which.
think, could hardly fail 20 produce n
satisfactory headache in any person If
taken according 10 directions, and many
Others equally good.
Frank, the boy behind the counter.
ives In equally good spirits on this day.
He is more than fourteen years old and
Is thoroughly competent 10 deal out all
the medicine that any reasonable man
could wish to absorb with glass OF
soda
.'Cold?'' ne inquired what was IL
that the doctor gave that Teller that
was in here before? Darned II i can 70
member, but guess il came out Of this
bottle"
IF you're not sure" said /. you'd
better ask somebody"
''All right" said he. ''the doctor may
be in in half an hour"
couldn't possibly wait. We are all
of US in a great hurry in New York.
We cannot waste time In idle argument.
II we want medicine we must have il
right away, quick.
Every WELL" said to Frank, You
may give me anything You have in
stock"
He measured out half a glass of
something and then abssntmindedly
gave it To another man who had come
in some time after did. and. indeed,
had not yet given his order. This was
distinct violation of the rules Of the
establishment, which was managed
very carefully, so that the first man up
TO the fountain gets his medicine FIRST
do not know what happened 10 the
gentleman who got my medicine. I
heard an ambulance gong in the street
some minutes later, but il may have
been ringing for somebody cise. How
ever. Frank gave me my potion even
tually. andI took IL hastily. for had al
ready wasted much valuable time.
walked four blocks and then went
into the doctors branch store and asked
the boy r. give me something which
would neutralize the effect of what
had taken in she main store. He reached
for a bottle marked simple drunk. =
and ! carried three fingers of il away
with me. That was q few days ago. and
am now dictssang this story to Msude.
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MAY KILL A WORLD
Course of the Cholera Epi-
demic in Asia and Europe.
APPEARANCE ON THE FRONTIER
1, Raysges India in the South and
Attacks Russis on the Nofrh-How
Contsgion Is Prevented.

Il Is now two months since the
cholera first made It's appearance az
Djami, an unimportAnt place ON the
frontier line between AfShanistsn and
Persia, and the little fame Of sppre-
hension then kindled has since spread
% . degree that has filled all Europe
with alarm The possible danger to
which the United States has thus be-
come exposed through the channels Of
immigration that discharge their cur
rents within its borders creates y
natural and widespread American in
terest In tho subject In spite Of all
efforts made to stem the danger, Ut the
present writing it has assumed and re-
tains more formidable aspect than
ever before The extension Of the
trouble into Russia, where II dTst took
root and which we must now consider
the most prolific source OF danger To
ourselves, At once suggests the impor-
lance of our getting the Russian version
of the matter In preference TO those
necessarily sar6led accounts which
filtar into our newspapers through
English sources.
The truth 10 that we ruust seek for
the birthplace of the cholera epidemic
within the confines Of British India OF
at least In those sections Of the Indian
empire which are practically under
British control In Russia a grave sus-
picion exists that the English resident ut
Cabul, in Afghanistan, knows more of the
true inwardness Of the difficulty than
he or his superiors have ever been will
ing to admit As early as the 10Th of
April last several cases Of cholera were
reported in the valley of the Helmund,
a river that flows between Kandahar
and the Persian frontier.
The British resident hearing Of the
outbreak sent a cipher dispatch to the
government officials at Calcutta, whence
instructions were forwarded to Lahore
directing the shipment of disinfectants
in quantities to the Anglo-Afghan Dor
der. No public explanation was made
for this action, as it was considered ad-
visable to keep matters quiet. Mean.
while the Russian governor Of Samar
kand, Count Rostofzell, received infor
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and apart from the few government
buildings II contains forms collection
u poor and sqaaiid dwellings over
crowded with thsir miserable tensnts-
Many drastic measures have been
taken along the Russs-persian and At
CHAN frontiers, and Numerous fagitises
have been shot down and speared by
Cossaek eordons In their attempts Ia
cross over into Russian soil The orders
under which these guards were acting
simply admitted VI no half measures.
In the midst Of such horrors one turns
with certain sense Of relief ~ the re-
verse side Of tho medal; in other words,
u the husnors Of the situation A good
story Is thus beipg told at New of =
Russian doctor who was sent over the
Afghan frontier ID ga outpost north Of
Herat TO open negotiations with the
local siriar on the subject Of the
cholera Gordon. The Muscovite ply
sician was large and heavy man and
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length Of threatening the obstinate
cook with corporal punishment till the
latter finally gave in and took his part
In removing the male. Next day the
family of the srchemandrite were
served at dinner with a dish which
emitted very suspicious odor. II was
highly, even extravagantly. seasoned
The cook was Intercepted as 10 ~.
composition. and replied ssat il was a
ragout 81 English jnegrd hare end he
ieea furpo=ely allowed 70 become
high before - preparation for the
table The dish was partalSen Of but
the diners were sson attacked with
serious symphonic Suspicion being d.
rected 10 the cook. this worthy. after
due coercion. confessed tina: frurn mo-
tives ~ revenge for having been forced
90 remove the mule. he had secretly cut
OF piece 81 the tainted fesh and hy
she exercise ~ all she ingenuity II his
art had succeeded IN making palasable
dish scr the family table. lie h nos
GA his way % she Totoisk p~nsi settle
meat for . prolonged term.
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