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The free press., 1895-09-19
The Gypsy Moth Migration.

The voracious caterpillar of the
gypsy moth, imported from Europe
some twenty-five years ago, has al
ready cost the State OF Massachus-
etts several hundred thousands of
dollars in attempts to destroy ana
keep the pest within moderate linn
its, but it is now said that it has
passed the boundary line and ap-
peared in Dorchester, outside of the
supposed infested territory. The i'm
ported elm leaf beetle is certainly a
great pest, and from present indica-
tions will eventually destroy all the
American as we'll as the foreign spe-
cies of this tree. Even this would
not be very serious matter, because
we have plenty of other and more
valuable kinds of trees, but the gyp-
sy moth does not discriminate and
attack any one or half dozen spe-
cies, but sweeps the forests of foliage,
and is therefore as destructive as
flood or fire. The advent of such
a pest should be guarded against
through constant watchfulness, for
it may soon appear where it is least
expected and get beyond the con-
troll of human efforts elsewhere be-
sides in the old Bay State.
For several years the State Of
Massachusetts has been spending
thousands of dollars annually merely
to keep the gypsy moth within GER
tain limits, and, perhaps, crowd it
out of some of the old haunts. This
policy is open to reasonable criti-
csm, for it is likely to be continual
drain upon tho taxpayers with no
apparent limits, whereas if the ad-
vice of entomologists was followed
there might be an end of the annual
appropriation. Professor Fernaid,
widely known entomologist, suggests
that it would be much better to ap
propriate enough money to annihi-
late this pest in the next three or
four years than to continue to ap-
propriate just enough to keep this
insect in check, without, to any con-
siderable extent, reducing the total
number. People outside of Massa-
chusetts and only fearful that the
pest will escape from its present
limits and forests elsewhere may be
defoliated and destroyed. Just as
long as this insect remains feeding
in the forests of Massachusetts,,
those of other States are in danger,
and not q park, public or private, is
safe,
The free press., 1895-09-19
Meerchaum Mining.

Meerchaum is extracted in the same
way as coal. Pits from twenty-five
feet to 125 feet are dug, and as soon
as the vein is struck, horizontal gal
leries, sometimes of considerable
length, are made, but more than two
galleries are seldom to be found in
one pit. The stone, as extracted, is
called cham tash" (rough block), and
is soft enough to be easily cut with
knife. 1t is white, with yellowish
tint, and is covered with red clayey
soil of about one inch thick. In this
state the blocks are purchased by
dealers on the spot, not by weight nor
by measurement, but according to
approximate quantity, either per load
OF three sacks or per cart
load, the price varying from $25
to $3.50 per load, according to
quality. These rough blocks are dried
and subjected to certain prepara-
ton before being conveyed to Eski,
Shehir. Some of them are as small
as walnut, while others attain the
size of cubic foot. Those who COM
bine regularity of surface and size are
the best. The manipulation required
before they are ready for expectation
Is long and costly. The clayey soil
attached is removed, and the meer-
schaum dried. In summer exposure
for five or six days to the suns rays
suffices, but in winter room heated
to the required temperature is re-
quired and the drying process takes
eight or ten days. When well dried
the blocks are well cleaned and pol.
ished then they are sorted into about
twelve clauses, each class being packed
with great care in separate cases, and
each block being wrapped in cotton
wool. ol.--Engineering and Mining Jour
nal
The free press., 1895-09-19
BARRIERS Doom Is Sealed.

Shaving by machinery has been
rendered easy by the construction Of
machine reported to have been
made by one Melchoir Farkas, con-
vict in the peniten,iary of the city
Of Szogedin, in Hungary. Farkas
was put to labor in the cabinet max
ing shop of the prison, and, taking
to his work with will, he soon dis
played great inventive Ingenuity.
With his shaving machine he is said
to have shaved all the inmates Of
the prison, nearly 80 in numbsr.
within less than an hour time. q.
The free press., 1895-09-19
NEW STYLE OF MARCHING.
Captain RaouI's System for Attain !.
ing High Speed With Little Ex-

ing f7igh Speed With Little Exc
ertion.
Capt. Raoul, of the French artil-
lery, began five years ago a special
study OF the military march. He
concerned himself especially with the
question whether the method OF
marching adopted generally by the
armies of the civilized world answers
to needs of war well. He wished to
devise system that should permit
certain young troops to acquire q re-
sistance to fatigue and speed un-
known to European armies. Very
robust young soldiers are occasion
ally found to acquire by training
great speed, but they are always ex-
ceptlons to the rule, and in reaching
the object aimed at they are often
greatly fatigued. After much study
Capt. daoul thinks he has found q
solution of the question in the method
instinctively used by peasants in
their rapid walking.
II am able" says Capt. Raoul,
to take the first conner between the
ages OF 20 and 60 years and teach him
to run his legs as long as his legs will
upbear him, without his feeling the
least Inconvenience in the matter Of
respiration.
1t is found that men without the
least training are able to make by
this system more than six miles at
the first trial. By the ordinary sys-
tenn Of running such man could not,
without pain, cover tenth Of that
distance.
Captain Raoul's method is to
maintain the body straight, to hold
the head high and well free from the
shoulders, to expand the chest with
out special effort, and to hold the ell
bows little behind the launches.
The runner begins gently, with steps
of about thirteen and three-quarter
inches, lifting the feet only just high
enough to clear the irregularities Of
the track, the hams strongly bent,
the upper part of the body inclined
forward as much as possible, so that
the man must run in order to main
tain his equilibrium. In fact the
AAA"i 40 hOtIu SidoiHS AiS OWh CCHuOA
OF gravity, which tends to fall in ad-
vance of him.
In the training exercises the sol
dier begins by running the first kilo-
meter (about 1,0S4 yards), in ten
minutes, the second in nine minutes
thirty seconds, and so on with in
creasing speed. After several weeks
the soldier makes from the third
kilometer a speed of six minutes or
even five minutes forty-five seconds.
After the experiment had been tried
upon several regiments some years
ago, a soldier made rather more than
twelve and three-tenths miles in o
trife less than two hours. AS the
muscles employed in this feat were
not those especially in demand in
the ordinary method of marching,
the soldier was able at once to take
up the usual step with as good spirit
as when he left the barracks.
Captain Raoul recommends that
after little training the soldier run
the first kilometer in seven minutes
and fifteen seconds, the second in six
minutes five seconds, the third in
five minutes forty-fve seconds, and
from the sixth on, each kilometer in
five minutes thirty seconds. He
recommends that this last speed be
not exceeded.
The free press., 1895-09-19
Loves 4 .fterma

A>"' ,LHs
Not here, sut the re-
Not nee L no 4.far; ~
No nigh tine then,
Nor noon nor star
No meeting smile to turr. to siob
And breatl le its bitter wail-Good-bvo,
No here-n'ot here.
Zoo dim, too sad
his doub, ting world
Yet tho ,re-all glad!
Inc owing ey es earth's shadows Yelled
me tender clasp, we deemed had failed.
Som voice-perhaps
4oved-lost-regained
ill thrill us there
With love unfeigned.
But p ow we know not, all is rest.
Ihey ar our own-Gods ways are best.
That one we loved.
Perhaps too well,
Can love, love SO?
We cannot tell
That one, in Gods sweet holy place
Will meet us then, and face to face!
The loved caress,
The old, dear smile
Gods Ever for
Earth's little while
The mists of pain all passed away;
All lost in that long, loving day!
Good Words.
The free press., 1895-09-19
THE ARTISTS COTTAGE.
BY HENRY S. BROOKS,

have lived all my life in seaport
"a little town on our north coast.
Father was a clergyman, pastor of the
First Congregational Church. Never
was there a moro faithful man and
never l4ad spinster a more devoted
helprAate There was residence at
tacb,ed to the church which was called
the parsonage, and there we lived until
father and mother died.
There were three of us children, my
sister Phoebe and 1 and Edmund, our
brother. l was the oldest, Edmund,
or Ned, as everybody called him, the
youngest. He was handsome, gal
liant boy. We all pinched ourselves
dreadfully to get him through college
but we were all SO proud of him and
SO hopeful of his future that our little
sacrifices never appeared to us in the
light of self denial.
We never could understand why
Edmund, with all his college educa-
ton, never could find profitable occu-
pation but it is certain that he never
did. He was high spirited, gener-
GUS boy, always full of the fortune he
was going to make for the family, and
particularly for the manner in which
we boys were to be arrayed when his
ship came home: but because of his
inability to find suitable occupation,
he drifted into bad company, and one
day he shipped before the mast, and
that was the last we heard of him for
many years. That broke mothers
heart; she was never very strong, and
the very first winter following we
buried her.
/ can scarcely remember when it
was that we girls first took seriously
to painting. We were, both of us,
somewhat gifted that way. One sum-
mer poor artist, of all men, took
refuge with us He was man OF
exceptional talent, who afterwards
made great name, He soon detected
some of our crude efforts, and to our
surprise praised them. He insisted
upon taking us with him and made us
work by his side, out of doors, from
nature, constantly. I developed what
color" and Phoebe took to animal
painting in emulation of Rosa Bon
heur! His encouragement and ex-
ample kindled our ambition and the
hope of achieving some sort OF pecu-
mary independence nerved us to per-
severance. Before the artist LETT he
painted us picture. After he be-
came famous we learned that it was
very valuable. Phoebe and still own
it. We would not part with 1T on any
account.
When father died it became seri-
Gus problem how we should make
living. We could not continue to oc-
cupy the parsonage, of course. Poor
as the living was, there were many
ready and eager to obtain 1t. otlil' IL
had seemed like ours, and we never
realized how absolutely destitute and
homeless we were until called upon to
surrender it. We had been painting
and decorating little for the Deco
rative Art Association, or "Woman's
Exchange" as some people call II.
The remuneration we received was
very trifing. After leaving the par
sonage we rented a couple of rooms
at the extreme north end of the town,
near the beach, and there we began
70 paint small studies of landscape
The free press., 1895-09-19

A woman who well remembered
LAFAYETTE died in Portland, Oregon,
recently. Her name was Mrs. Ann
C. Rhonimus, her maiden name Dever,
and she was born in Fredericktown,
Nd, little more than ninety years
ago. She had an excellent memory.
which was sound until near her death,
and she often told Of seeing Gen.
LAFAYETTE talk with his old soldiers,
and of his affectionate manner toward
them. New York Sun.
The free press., 1895-09-19
A Curious Ceremony.

A curious ceremony was witnessed
in the parish court house of st. An
drew's, Holborn, London recently.
Eleven of twenty-three candidates re-
ceived a reward of $50 each for faith
full service to their masters and mis-
tresses. The servants fidelity com
petition was originated by one Isaac
Duckett, who died in 1920 and left by
will $40, 900 for the encouragement Of
faithfulness among domestics. The
will provides that they must have lived
at least seven years with the same
master or mistress in order to be eligi
BILE. The awards range from $50 to
5000. The first distribution was made
in 1929.
The free press., 1895-09-19
Mortal Foe of Potato Bugs.

A farmer of Prince Edwards Island
tells local paper that mortal foe OF
the potato bug has appeared in his
great field of potatoes and cleaned the
bugs out in short order. 1t is an in.
sect resembling the ant, with a great
taste for bugs, and an insatiate appe-
tite. In two days the crop was en-
tirely rid of the bugs. That insect
ought to be cultivated and introduced
to the various portions of the United
States. The potato bug is one of the
worst OF agricultural pests at present.
The free press., 1895-09-19

A red sunset fortells dry weather,
because it indicates that the air to.
wards the west, from which quarter
rain may generally be expected, con.
tains LITTLE moisture
The free press., 1895-09-19

The British flag floats over ID, 600,
600 tons of shipping out of 24,5O0,
600 throughout the whole world.
The free press., 1895-09-19

The clocks in this country are esti'
mated to number IA, ,000,0 600.
Evening journal., 1895-10-08
TELEeRAPHIc TlCKlNGs.

Ada Cavendish, the English actress,
whose serious illness was announced some
time ago, is dead.
AT Tonawanda, n. Y, two mon were
killed in a riot among boatmen over the
question of loading a boat.
One man was killed and two others in
iured at Sandusky, o., during fight
over the possession Of a child
Governor Morton appointed James A.
Burnham Of Ballston Spa as district attor-
ney for the county of Saratoga.
The Spanish bark Joven Lolo has beon
wrecked near Rosario, on the Colorado
reefs, and Eve of her crew drowned.
Mrs. Chauncey Pierpont Of Cassadaga,
\. Y, while working about the kitchen
ltove had her clothing ignited and was
terribly burned.
Commissioner Browning Of the Indian
office has taken prompt and decisive steps
TO prevent the Corhett- Fitzsimmons prize
fight taking place in the Indian territory.
The Abingdon Presbyterian church, tho
home Of the oldest Presbyterian congre-
cation in Montgomery county in Abing-
ton village, Pa, was destroyed by fire
with its contents.
Later dispatches from Wavre Holland,
where the collision between crowded
passenger train and an engine occurred
yesterday, show that rs persons were kill
cd and that 100 persons were injured.
Evening journal., 1895-10-08
FBWARKS COUNCIL IN SESSION.
Town Fathers Restrict the Use OF water
There aud Listen TO More Complaints
About tho Dog Pound.

About the Dog Pound.
Special Corresuondence Evening Journal.
NEWARK Oot The regular meeting
Of Town Council was held last night In
council chamber ia the Hose House,
with all the members present A number
OF small bills we're examined and ordere d
TO be passed. Council decided that The
use OF water will he restricted, as the
wells are getting low, aud the super
intendent WAS ordered to notify all who
had street sprinklsrs that they would
only be allowed to use water oncs a dav
aud that between and 8 o'clock Ia the
morning.
The question OF numbering houses was
next taken up. w. G Macklen, OF
Philadelphis. wanted an order or an
ordinance giving him the power to
number he houses. He was allowed the
privilege so number. provided the
citizens pay for the same
The dog pound at the East End has
been an annoyance 60 the citlzs sns IN that
neighborhood. and Cluncll was petit
toned TO have the nuisance removed
The petition was read, ard after some
discussion was laid upon the table.
The matter OF strengthening the eide.
walk In front of Mr. Eillotts property
was talked over but as the chancellor
has taken no action, the question stan e
An older for $50 was passed, which will
be used towAro purchasing coal for the
hOse house
Evening journal., 1895-10-08
Two Hurled IN one crave.

DENTON. Nd, Oct. Two young
girls, aged IA and lS years, daughters
Of the late James F. Fountain. were
buried in one grave yesterday They
died within twenty four hours Of each
other from typhoid fever, which disease
caused the death of the father, who was
buried four weeks ago Another
daughter, 16 years old. is dangerously III
With the same fever and relatives have
dspaired Of her recovey. The afflicted
fsmily is one Of the leading ones in the
county and their sad affection is shared
universally
Evening journal., 1895-10-08
Cousins Fight a Duel.

HARRoDsBURG Ky, Oct s.-News was
received here Of duel which occurred at
Maxville, village on the Washington
county line, Saturday between two young
cousins-John and Proctor Shoemaker.
After stopping ten PAGES they fred nve
shots at each other. Proctor was shot
through the body. Two shots from Proc
tors pistol passed through Johns hat.
Proctor's wounds may prove fatal A
trial will take place when the result Of
Prootor's wounds are known.
Evening journal., 1895-10-08
want to Iovestiga,s Marshall Price
Death

Want to Investiea,e Marshall Prices
Death
DENTON, oct S.-The October term Of
the Circuit Court for this county beg an
yesterday, Judge Frederick Stump on the
bench. Joshua B Roughly WAS selected
foreman Of the grand jury 10 his
charge to the grand jury Judge stump
called the jury's attention TO the lynch
ing OF Marshall n. Price. reminding
them that Il was as much their duty to
investigate his death as it was the death
Of SaOis Dean. A removed case
against the county commissioners OF
Talbot county and damage suit
OF J. NJ. Barry. OF Baltimore, against W.
+. Pennington for failure to deliver
peaches are the principal csses msrksd
for trial Robert Smith aud Jacob Ryan,
who have been held to await the Injuries
OF Charles Audrews, who was seriously
cut several days ago. have been given a
hearing by Magistrate Sherwood. Ryan
was released and Smith held for the
action OF the grand Jury. Andrews is
reported worse u is doubtful II he viii
be able to attend this session Of the court
Evening journal., 1895-10-08
Earthquake In Illinois.

wENoNA, Ills Oct. s-The inhabitants
Of this town wero greatly alarmed by an
earthquake. Tho shock was preceded by
O rumbling noise. The quaking was So
violent as to shake dishes from the pantry
shelves. Many people ran TO the streets
in their fright, and in some instances
women screamed for aid. The shock was
so violent that a great deal Of damage
was done TO the coal mines in this vicin-
ifv
Evening journal., 1895-10-08
Incidents Of the Day.

William E Myers, for the Padberg
brothers, is Ienovating the mayors Office
and City Council chamber.
The NJ e Church choir, by Leader J
B Manlove. last night presented to Miss
Jennie Saunders a handsome silver
service OF five pieces as q wedding gift.
Miss Saunders has been one OF the
leading singers OF the choir for several
years.
The Citizsns Building and Loan Asses
clation held an important meeting in the
City Hall last evening
Three boilers IN the Delaware Iron
Works became disabled sometime yestsr
DAY and this has taken several paroles Of
workmen Of duty.
Football practice will be resumed at
Battery Park tonight under good
coachsrs. Both Msars Of Pennsylvsnia
and JAnvier Of Princston are expected on
the lines.
The projected dredging contract may
be given out BY the city before the
Morris D Cummings macbiue leaves the
Delaware street dock. This place has
been rapidly filing up OF late.
Evening journal., 1895-10-08
ChIefs Amonr Red Won.

The following chiefs Of HopoakohRck-
ing Tribe were raised last night: Prophet.
A W shaw; oscbem. Oven Tomllnson.
Jr senior sycamore. Joseph Brooks
junlor sycamore, Harry s Cole; first
warrior, Johu T Rodgers; second
WARRIOR. H T. Graham; g. OF w. v.
Edwards: G. OF +. O. e Msechem
trustee for eighteen montns, w. J..
Hemphill.
Evening journal., 1895-10-08
vss.sls crn.h Into : Rrtdrs.

BRIDGEToN, Oct S-Two large
schooners which we're attempting to 20
through tbe draw at Msuricetown bridge
10 tow Of tug last night, crashed into
the bridge, badly wrecklng it and throw
ing considerable OF the framework iuto
the river The .dsmsge is estimated az
90 600. and Il will take y mouth before
repairs can be made and travel resumed
TIE vessels were only slightly damaged
Evening journal., 1895-10-08
BLooMER GIRL DID 1T.
She Saved a Man From Drowning Whom
Men stood Still.

NEW HAVEN, Oct. s.--As the steamer
Richard Peck. from New York, drew into
her slip at Bell dock man fell overheard.
For % nioment none of the crowd that
rushed to the rail offered assistance Then
young woman Slipped Off her skirt, and
clad in bloomers jumped after tho strug-
Cling man and helped him ashore.
The woman was Dorothy Chostic, the
English actress who was arrested in New
York for riding astride horse in Central
park. The man sho rescued was George
IL. Boswell, a miner, from San Francisco.
When seen at the New Haven House,
Miss Chestio said
ooh, IL was nothing. If / saved the
mans life, the thanks belong to my bloom
ers -
Evening journal., 1895-10-08
Convention of canalmen Called.

SYRACUSE, Oct. s.-A convention Of
canalmen Of the state has been called to
meet in the city hall, Syracuse, on the
morning of Oct. 81, with mass meeting
in the evening. It is to take measures for
the enactment OF the 50, O00 600 appropri-
alton for the maintenance Of the canals to
be voted for at the coming election.
Evening journal., 1895-10-08
yIetima of the I.ornin AooIdent DvIng.

LoRAIN, o., Oct S.-Physicians report
that several of those injured by the falling
Of the floor at tho church cornerstone lay
ing on Sunday cannot recover. Among
them are Mrs. Kate Dietrich and Mrs.
Jacob Kcefner, internal injuries; Nicholas
Wagner, skull fractured Mrs. William
Burgett spine injured, and John Eustin,
hurt internally.
Evening journal., 1895-10-08
missing IRON Tho Wrecked warship.

HAvANA, Oct. s.-Thc captain Of
schooner, who has just arrived here from
Mantua reports that up TO Sunday tho
three missing sailors OF the wrecked
rchooner Cristobal Colon had not been
found. Everybody thinks that they are
drowned. This captain adds that the
Cristobal Colon was sunk at the time Of
her abandonment, and that by this time
she must have been broken in two.
Evening journal., 1895-10-08
ADJUSTMENTS.
arnnd Opera Houae.

That the Milton Aborn Opera Company
is kIOwn aud appreciated by the theatre
goers ia this city was evidenced last
evening the Grand Opera House bang
flled with a representative audience
The opera presented was "Sald PAst a
and II was given 10 excellent style. Toe
stage settiog was attractive and the
costumes elegant OF the cast Milton
Aborn, as Iladad kept the ball OF fuu
rolling, aud was ably assisted by Frank
Wooley % Mock ~ II there was a
dyspeptic in the house he was on the
high road 70 cure when be left
Miss Louise Moore, a. Qleen Alti
Miss Ethel Vincent a. Serena aud Miss
Sylvester Cornish as Bslah Ssiah, were
in fioe voice aud acted their parts to the
e. John E Dewey filed the role Of Said
pasha very accsptably, Warren Lombard
made a fine Hassau Bsy, Joseph w
Smith as Tsrsno. the Mexican nObleman,
showed admirable control over his strong
and we'll trained tenor voice, aud Louis
Fiizroy made a good Rsjsh
The chorus was very fac one and
comprised some pretty girls whose
marching elected rounds OF applause A
feature OF the opera was the singing OF
"Bsn Bslt" by Miss Ethel Vincent
This evening the company will present
that prettiest and most tuueful OF all
operas, "rhe Bohemian Girl The caste
will be as follows:
Count Arnheim.........W Warren ID. Lomb ,rd
FlOrestein, hts nephew. ........ frank WOOley
Ihaddeus, a prescribed 20 ED. w. Smith
Captain OF guard ........John + Dewey
Airline, the counts daughter,
Miss Louise Moore
Budda. her attendant. .... Miss May Grevilie
Queen OF Gypsies... Hiss Sylvest.r cornish
la his new play, "Governmsnt Accept
aace, Stuart Robson Is obliged TO climb
au immense step ladder and repair an
electric lamp. Mr. Robson discovered
that II was impossible to "fske" tho
repairing (as they say In slang 50 he was
obliged to make a study OF electricity
The repairing 10 bona ide. Mr.. Robson
having thoroughly mastered the science,
will appear at Grand Opera House
Monday evening, October IA
Evening journal., 1895-10-08
uolored nfnaona nI.st.

The National Lodge Of colored Mssons
is in session ia this city, in National
Hall Ninth and Walnut streets. Repre-
seDtstives are present from many OF the
states, and National Commander
Mathews presides The election OF
officers will be held to morrow and
Thursday afternoon there will be a big
parzde