Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-30
rested. After two days Incarceration II
was noticed that "she" needed shaving.
Then 1t became manifest that the principal
was really 0 man.

was noticed that "shs' needed shaving.
Then 1t became manifest that the principal
was really . nam.
The people of Atlanta, Georgia, and
especially the Confederate veterans among
them, are urging that the Grand Army
hold its next national encampment In that
city. In connection with this Wait, II is
proposed to urge the erection Of monu-
msnt to commemorate the aiege of Atlanta,
and to mark out the positions OF the
various brigades and army corps during
the battle.
A resolution In favor of birching bad
boys instead of sending them to prison has
been sent to the British home secretary,
signed by a number of magistrates. The
proposition is to birch boys under sixteen
for all offences, at the discretion of the
magistrate. The judioious use of the birch,
1t is believed, would not only have . more
sAlutary effect, but would save the boys
from acquiring the prison taint, losing
their dread Of the prison and sinking deep
or into crime.
The heirs of Colonel Nicholas Lotz Of
Pennsylvania have presented bill against
the United States for a, 600, 900, for board
and lodging furnished General Washing
ton and his army at Valley Forge, and Con-
gress is asked to appropriate the money to
pay 1t. The modern Lott claims that
Wsshipgton's army camped on his ances-
trail acres, burned his ancestral wood and
appropriated to their own use the chickens
and other live stock which wandered over
his ancestral farm. With advancing years,
the trespass and appropriations have grown
in importance until these heirs estimated
the damages which the Lotz of . century
ago suffered by having the continental
army at the vast sum above mentioned.
According to the Sviet, St. Petersburg
paper, Russis, unlike other European
countries, Incorporates in the army only
one-fourth of the young men who are
drafted every year when they reach legal
age for military service. The recruiting In
1892 enlisted 78s. 672 conscripts, but only
260, 800 were actually cent into the rsnke.
OF these 195, 900 were Orthodox, 16. 600
Israeiites and 1000 Mohsmmedsns; the
Russian army is therefore composed of
men belonging to the national religion.
There were also in the contingent called to
servics In 1892 1913, 3,O00 men of pure Rus
sian origin, II. 900 Poles, 200 Germans,
16, 600 Jews, 8. $50 Bashkires. and O small
number of LithuaniAns, TsrtArs, etc, so
that the Russian army can be considered
as being quite no nozsnsous In regard to its
nationality.
Mrs. Martha Miller, Of Chicsgo. is said
to be the pioneer prison reform worker Of
this country, having begun her Efforts in
that line in st. Louis In 1854 Since then
she has devoted her entire life to IL. She
visits Jail and talks with the prisoners,
picking out those who have bsen deserted
by their friends. For thess she does er-
rsnds and work outside the jail. She in
vestigates their stories, and II they are
found worthy of belief she goes into court
and pleads for them. She collects wit
nesses. and 1t is her one purpose above
others that no innocent man shall suffer.
It wa. the knowledge of the suffering of .
man for deed which he did not commit
that first brought Mrs. Miller to her labor
among criminals. She also does much
work toward the reformation of released
convicts and others. Mrs. Miller is sixty
years old.
Official reports show that Burmah 10
fourishing wonderfully under British sd
ministration. Not only is the population
of tie country increasing more than twice
as rapidly as that Of continental India, but
prosperity is growing faster still. Upper
Burmah is In 1893 one of the most pros
porous provinces of the empire. The
armies of bsRditti have been broken up
into hunted groups, the groups have
melted away, and the old elements OF
chronic disorder have been absorbed into
an industrious psasantry which finds that
rlce-erowiug pays better than robbery. A
occupation has hitherto been plunder, still
gives riss to difficult problems. But the
official reports declare. and the Judicial
statistics prove, that crimes OF violence
are now more rare In the new British dis
tricss of the upper Irswsdl than even In
the older provinces of the delta. Since
the annexation in 1885 the internal trade
has more than doubled, and Rsngoon now
finds herself the single outlet of territories
which would make a frst-class European
country. Her sea borne commerce has
lesped up at the rate of 10. .00D. 900 rupses
q year-from 120. .Oo0. 900 to ls0, ,000, 900
between 1886 and 1892. The revenues of
Lower Burmah, which keep pace with the
extension of cultivation and with the grow
ing numbers and prosperity OF the inhsb'
itants, hsus mounted up from 25. .000, 900
to 43, 600, 600 of rupees zines 1885. Includ-
Ing Upper Barmsh, the total Is now close
on 55, ,000, 900, or more than double the
revenue before this annexation. and con-
sid.rably In excees of the revenues of an
old-fasbioned lieutenant-governor.hip like
the Pupjsb