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A Queer Place to Drown.
urom the Philadelphia Record.l

\ narrow escape from drowning III a
but such a thing really happened on Sat
ur,iay night 10 patron Of George Buzbys
barber shop at Harrison and Susquehannsi
avenues. The man had he'd a shave. and
then called for shampoo. The barber
Id, hefrd his head and, after the customary
.nanipulations led the patron to tue sta
tionary washstand and bade him sit down
and bold his head over the basin 4
stream of hot water was directed upon
his soapy head, which the barber ntin ued
to rub and maui about. After few min
utes the head struggled viol emily against
the i,arter's hands, but the barber pushed
it back into the basin and continued -
ponr hot water upon II. Finally the vic
tim Kicked the barber violently in { h. Shins.
causing the operator 10 let 60 his hold
Then the man jumped from his seat with
a face as red as a boiled lobster. He
was graspinr for breath, and it was full
two Iinutes before he could articnIate
at all when hc did finally regain his
speech he began to swear vigorously. Ta-
barber was profusely apologize. 1t was
found that the waste pipe in the ha sin had
become stopped up in some manner, and
the water, filling the basin, had almost
overwhelmed the victim. What's more, IL
was sc1lding hot. The barler apoioeizes,
some more, and the customer conls,l down
a hit, bnt Insisted that the shampoo De
flushed dry"
The evening times., 1897-11-18
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER L s, 1897 j..
Notes of the Day.

1t cannot bc SAID with truth that the
PROSPECTS, for Mr.. Cages financial scheme
are brilliant at the present time. As Sena
tors and Representatives drop irto thc
city day ty day, they go up TO tie White
House to pay their respects ard eychang.
the pleasant 'nendacities Of the hour. In
cidcbtally they are pumped witt viGor To
See how they stand upon the great Gage
nHd Hanna Indianapolis CURRENCY re
form question. Up to date the results have
not beeu fiattering. For example it is re
ported that Senate rCarter has been through
the process, ald that h- assured the Presi
dent that the subject was one To handle
with gl.ves II not tongs. Senator Garter
Is said t. have expressed the conviction
that no bill to substitute interest -Jearing
bonds foI greenhacks could pass the Con
rTess, noI wou!d any plan tu retire the
groenbacks, in a way 10 contract the cur
Tency. be tolerated. He thought that the
President should recommend the retirement
q! notes Of less DENOMINATION than ten
dollars. and their replacement with silver
ties are that the self constituted .'mone
tary commission which has lahorea with
mIch puinpous so!emnitg at the Arling
ton, indeed has perSpired in vain.
The evening times., 1897-11-18
VERDICT FOR SNODGRAss.
Novel Case decided In Circuit
Court in Tennessee.

Court in Tennessee.
Chattun.,ora. Tenn. Nov. lS The d.iut-
age suit of Col. John X. Beasiey, II lawyer,
against Chef Justice David l.. Sno.igras 81,
OF the Tennessee supreme court, for The
shooting Of Col. Beasley by the CHIEF
justice about two years 20. et,hsd in the
circuit court here Yesterday morning in 4
verdict Tor The chief justice.
Col. ". Joe Gift. leading counsel for
Bedsley, lat. Candidate for Congress and
one Of the leading criminal Law OF the
state, made the charge that the jury IN
the suit wiis packed and that some Of the
Jurcrnen were hired aud paid. Col. Bea =
ley E,ad, lite same charge. Tney will 1 IL.
papers with Judge EstuI, Of the circuit
court. asking II new trial un this ground.
aid il another trial is denied, the case will
goJo the supreme court. and the chief justice
will be called upon Ia pass ON his own ca Sc.
Judge Estll states that there was moth
ing in the charge, and that the Jury wa
drawn according to law The names of
thrty-siX men Were put In a hat and
drawn nv Il ten year, old lad. Both parties
to the suit challenged the number u
prospective iurymen allowed by law.
The snit vas for S10.oJo damages 10.
shooting Col. Beasl-y. Two YEA, agu i
long srticies was printed In. a local rarer
over the signature of tul. BeIsle y In which
he attacked ! decision orth supreme cJu't
in the famous State d..ht case. He cha geG
justice SnodgraSs with corruption lna
with rendering a political opinion. Jus'i'c
SnodcraSs and Coi. Beasl.y met aud th.'
justice Tired al The colonel with = piS;ui.
One shot to3k effect In his arm, sh. t;erins
tha bone.
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Balilnore&0hio
Schedule In effect Nov. IL, 1887.

Schedule In effect Nov. Il, 1897.
Leave Washington fron. -tais'a c''fii-F
OF New Jcrs.y avenue aud stI-...
LIaiit-d trains 1893. li-.S a ni-- 500
y. uI-
itrd s. 40 p. ~. express l-o5 p, IA
fUr IitIsbarg and Cleveland. express
daily LOS a. Ia and s-5n y. IA
f0r Columbus TOicdo aud Detroit. ll-b5
w iici,e.irr aud way statsnns, IS. flI.25
q. ~, $40 and fo-io p m .,r
,nat,anos,sa. knoxv,.l-. ITi,roi ana Koa-
nike. 1913 p. m. usily' sicrp'nSs cars
F"f I.uray. $40 p. Ia. daily.
For BALTIMORE, week days o. S-5o.
NT.U3, x7.10. x7-3o. xe. ESQ. A"-3o
SiIS, SS.0o, S'5o. x4.3o. 1s5. x5.o5.
N5lO. X5.3 30. Me. $50, Ne-uo, : 10,
~ 90 snI,s is; Nl1SSg Ss p ID, 10 a. %nq 30 Lao 40
Xs.UU a m-. xl2.1o, Il 10. 20, xs-t0.
Sao, sSo. x5.O5, Xo.lO, $50. xs.u0.
For anna polls. !. 0 ana 5 80 a IN, 40
ana so p. M Sundays s.3e a. M $50
For Frederick. week days. S.I1.05, ,11.25
a. ui., $40. Asa, o-3U, p. III Sundays.
9 a. H., 10 D. M
FOR hagcrst0wn, III 90 a. H. and To-3o
FOR Boyd and way points, week days.
500 a. IN, 4-30, . 30. 1.o3 p. IN. sun
day>. 800 a. m, l-lo- 10 p ia.
FOR Gaithersburg and way points, week
days, S, 8, a. m, 1880. $40, i-33,
NJ, lis, ABB, 7.05. 1o15 p. m
for " asnIngtun junction ana way points,
a. M 40. $50 p IN week days
a. m. 10 ID. m. Sundays
ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK
AND PHILADELPHIA
All trains illuminated with Ptntsch light:
For PniiadeIpnia, New orS, h9ston and
,hr East, week days. I.oo, :, 10 a NJ,
l..o5 dis all Dining Cars, ). 1908 Din
In. carr, tt2.Ul uiSuJ- Sleeping Gar open
at 10 o'clockj. sundays. I.uo- Il. ~
I.15 Dining Car, B, t5.O5 Dining Carr.
l.U1 uIslt Sleeping Car open - o'clock
Additional trains for Philadelphia, week
days, daily, p. IL.
ParIor Cars on all da = trans
For A Atlantic City, 10 d. M, l2-no noon.
and | rs and 3 p- H. week days; D a. H.
Sundays.
For Cape May. 1905 noon.
TExcept Sunday. NENpress trains
baggage Ca He'd for a nd checked from ho-
taIs and residences by Union Transfer Co.
IN orders left at ticket offices, 6ls Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, New hCfk
avenue and Fifteenth street ana al depot.
WM. NJ. GREENE, D. b: MAhI IN,
Gen. Manager. Mgr. Pass. Traffic.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

.sc,.dule in effect October 10, 500
All trains arrive and leave PennsvlValia
p'WDaily. local for Danville,
Charlutte and way stations, connects a.
Manassas for Strashure, Harrisoh"urs hnu
Siaunton, daily, except Snhuas 49, nu az
JvnchnuTR with tine Norfolk amt W esttih'
da,iy. and with the Chesapeake ana ohlo'
daily FOR the Natural Bridge and LeNing-
ton. y,rEn nsr.TEs
FAST NAIL, carries Pullman Buffet
sieepers, New York and Washington 70
Jack sonviile, uniting snsyIs e sasn9rS and T. lot
Springs. =. C.: Knoxville and Chat,
tanuuya, Tenn. and at Charlotte with run.
man Sleeper for AUGUSTA. Pullman BnIiet
sleeper, New Yor& 10 New orleans connect
ing n Atlanta for Birmingham and Mem
mis-. solid train, Washington IT, New
Uheans without cnange, sunset PEI >,haity
an, This train every Wednesday to San
Francisco without change.
3:0i D. Local for Front Royal, stras-
burg and harrisonburg, dahy, except sun
Adj p. m.-Daily, local for Cha io'tes-
VILE. ,,
SoI-T I ERN, VESTIBULED, LINZ
TIED, composed OF Pullman Vestibuled
.leepers, dining cars and day coaches
ran VIA ,ieeIsrs S1f 20 ana cha
tanooga: New York TO Tampa, via Char
lotte, Columbia, Savannah, and Jackson
Vile. New 1Ork 10 Mttnpnis. VIA Eii'"iE
ham: New York TO New Orleans, via At
lanta and Montgomery. Vestihnied day
each Washington to Atlanta. Southern
railway dining car, Greensboro to Mont
TRAiNs on WASHINGTON AND OHIO
DIVISION leave Washington 9-n1 a. m.
daily and 4:45p, m; daily except Su1dag.
aud 6:25 p. III. Sunday only for Round Hill
4 81 D. m. daily, except Sunday, for Lees
burg. and So p m. ,x daily for Hernaon. nd
rs and 3:OOp. nj. daily, from Round Hill.
and 7:O6 a. IN. daily, except Sunday. from
Herndon, and S:34 Il. m. daily, except Sun
day, from LeesbuIg.
Through trains from the South arrive at
Washington 6:42 a. M, 2.20 p. n. aud
9:25 p. m. daily. Harrisonburg. 12:40 p.
m. aud 9:25 p. IN: daily, except Sunday,
ana $40 a. m. daily from Charlottesville.
Tickets, cleepiDg car reservation, and in
formation furnished at offices, 511 and
1 800 Pennsylvania avenue, and at Penn
sylvanla Railroad Passenger Station.
w. II. GREEN, Gen. Supt.
J. NJ. CULP, Traffic Manager.
w. 4. TURK, Gen. Pass. Agent.
L. 5. BROWN. Gen. Ayt. Pass. Dept
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RAlI-RUADS.
RAILROADS. .
Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.

STATION CORNER OF SIXTH AND b
STREET,
I.60 a. n. week days-PITTsBURG EX-
pKEsS-Parior and Dining Cars, Harris
1880 A. NJ. PENNs sYLvANIA LIMITED
obs.rxa,i obSsan Sleeping; Dining, smoking, and
Sinyiinatf. Indianapolis, st Louis, Cieyc-
land and Toledo. Buffet Parlor Car 70
IL so A. u. FAST LINE-pullman Buffet
rarior Car to Harrisburg Buffet Parl0r
5r' rhaMiseearF NJ eT TF.,,6 e 6it.sSHrg ,o,us
Louis, and Sleeping and Dining Cars fiar.
risburg to st. Louis, Nashville iyia Gin
finnaul and Chicago.
'-io r. III. ES Elm EXFRESS - Pull .
man Sleeping Car to Pittshurg, Chicago,
anu harrisburg To Cleveland. Dining Car
To p; NJ. SOUTHWESTERN EXPRESS
Pullman Sleeping Cars Washington to
Pmtspnrg and Harrisburg to st. Louis
1910 P. ". Pacific EXPREss-PulI
man Sleeping Car TO Pittsburg.
q 90 a IN for Kane, Cananslai qua, Roches-
ter and Niagara Falls daily, except Sun
lo.56 a. m. for EImlra and Remove daily.
except Sunday. For "lliamsport daily,
7.lO p. m. for wnliamsport. Rochester,
Erie, Buffalo and Niagara Falls daily.
except Saturday: % with Sleeping Car.
10 40 p. IN. for Erie, Canandaigua, Roches-
ter. Buffalo and Niagara Falls daily.
Pullman Sleeping Car Washington TO
Rochester Saturdays only.
For fn,ladeIi,u.a, New York and the
East.
400 p. IN, CONGRESSIONAL LINZ
TED" daily, all Parlor Cars, with Din
6 ne Car from rom Baltinote % Regular nt 1,,,. 10y
4GlnsscnI 41!ss !, a. m; 12;as, 5I5: 40. $50; $50;
tU;'s iV;OV an9 iI'3o p; M; On sunday, ~
4;20, $50, 1000 ana II :35 p. III. For
h,saesphaa mn ohy' nFrs as' tHpes So 1ees a
% B,ston witnont e cRange' SE @ so saf a. ny weeK- r
For S@si hai'ore. iha aso 5p25 3 @ 7So ass 75o 500.
isis, HS is:s5. iS is:sS. 9HS s9Sl, s;is $40 10
ll,35 p. m. On Sunday, 700. 500,
800, 8.O5, 1880, 100 a. m, 12,l3.
40. $40. 6.15, $50, 71O. 1000,
For Popes Creek Line, $50 a; m. and
For Annapo 700, 800 a. M, 40
and 4:s6 p; m. daily, except Sunday
sundays, 800 a: M is and - ,dp p r. Fo-,,,
snd points on Atlantic Coast Line, 4.I0
a. M, 3.46 p: m: daily Richmond only
1887 a; m, week, days: Atanta Spefeilaa. ia
4.4O p. III. daily AccominOda ton ,o-
Uuantico, . .45 "a III. daily, and 40 p-
III. week days
Seasuore Connections.
For Atlantic City ,via Della ware River
Bridge, allraH routei, 81 D y. IN. daily,
via Market street wharf. 900 and ll.uO
a. M. l2.45 p- m, week days, and IL 30
p. IN. daily.
For Cape May. 100 a. m week days.
ll.35 p IN. daily
Ticket Offices. corner Fifteenth and u
nH NJ md
ct irrrts, where orders Can be left for the
checking of baggage 10 destina ton frJin
hotels and residences
JFHI-rJuIN son. General Manager
J. R. WOOD. GeneraI Passenger \ gent.
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TEXT OF THE NOTES ON CUBA
Prospects of Their Early Preset
tation When Cong ress Assemblies.

There is no doubt that the President will
be promptly asked by the Senate to trans
nit to that Eody the CorTespu ndenc- De
tween This Government and Spain, grow
ing out or The Cuban situation. Its known
that one senator who has achieved a repu-
tation as q stanch friend of the Cuban Re
public is ready 10 make this request In the
shape OF a resolution the very day the Sen
ate ,ecunyenes. In view Of the previously
expressed .iews OF The Senate these is
yery little doubt that such d resolution
would receive favorable consideration and
withou, UNNECESSARY delay.
II isz not lHaeyea iH ws~Itinfo'fici cir
cles that III. Rresid.nt would avail himself
Of the privilege 50 frequently taken 10y
Cleveland of refusing To acc-de 10 the re
qu-s, on the srusnd that it was inc'iHnati
bic with the public interest to II AXE the
spondenc. public.
rne fresiu-n, nas heretofore intinat ed
10 leading uen II 10th Hous..> tina; he is
willing tn Las the whole matter before Con
gre-s aud permit the country to know Just
" hat has Teen DONE. There was a desire
on the part OF the Administration to make
the text II the notes public sonr, weeks
ago, but this was not done, ut tie special
request Of Spbin, the Gcvernui.nt profess
ing 10 believe that at the time III. notes
passed .hcir hands their publication W Juld
inflalue pubic sentiment In Spain. and
caus. soue aut,reak that wonid he re-
gretted by both governments. The con
tents OF tie notes have been hintcd at 80
strongly, and their purport has become 81
generally known that this prcteXt for their
publication can 1T longer he advanced.
For this reason 1T Is thought the Presi-
dent would lie glad TO avail himself of
the opportunity such request would give
and send To the Senate the full text of the
documents.
The evening times., 1897-11-18

The Savannal. News concludes, from re-
Georgia, that there is q school- book trust.
The facts W hich lead to this conclusion
are SJmething like this: A list of prices
paiG 10 publishers for certain school books
WAS obtained. ana a publishing house inter
viewed rs to the prices for which ii would
issue the same books. The result was
that, while Go cents was asked by the
alleged trnst for "A certain arithmetic, the
publishing house agreed to furnish THE book
| at cents. Another arithmetic, for winch
81 is usually paid, was found to BE- worth
at,)ut qr:artei of that slim, contract price.
Where docs the money go? inquiries the
News, pertinently- The lie ecislature, it Con
cludes, ought 10 investigate this matter,
and ma ke a Contract with some responsible.
house TO publish the school-boOks for the
whole State.
Undoubtedly this condition of things diff
fCrs widely IA various States, but there is
no doubt whatever that Ia many ca scs oTu-
rageuus prices have been paid for books
used in schools. The expense is usually
borne by people in moderate or even poor
circuu. stances. ~ H., often 80 not understand
enough OF the conditions oil the market TO
know that they are pa wing two prices. In
some towns the books ha We been changed
every year nr two, the children being
quired to hug new editions Of arithmetics.
NJ rt. thai q.
younger ores were prevented FROM using tie
books of older brothers. and sisters rhe dit
ference between these editions. es
peciaIly i'll th- lower grades, is extremely
small hut Gcry annoying TO the pupil spine
times consisting mainly III the numbering
Of the pages. But IL means. if There are
several Children IN a family, a heavy eX-
pense each year borne by peupI. who ha:e
very little uIDnry to spend. and it also ans
thr loading dOsn of hoiue took shelves
witt: old arithIneiiCs, rraInrlars, reading
bopk>, aud elementary literature If various
kinds differing only In the smallest par
ticrlar>, and not worth nickel each 1t
any book store, while the money sp-at for
this useless stuff would have bnught u
>ruall Int useful lihrary uf standard books.
or PAID the subscription price of tnree or
four good dpor,odical> As for it, being neces-
sary for children 10 have the very --latest
editions uf elementary schoolbo In order
To- gain good know ledge of tb.. three Rs.
that notion : absurd. New educa, ioual ideas
Of cour se there are, but there is no tire
inenduus revolution in mathematics or
prirElr geography which should necessitaie
.his drain IN the incutI- of the parcn: Let
Hs have not StingIness, but reasonable econ
cinv int this matter. all over the country.
The evening times., 1897-11-18

Mr. Hckin!ey's desire 10 avert Com
cresSiopal action IN Cuban affairs is TOO
notorious To talk about. His Reasons are
rJunuv ~. If he We're driven tu recognize
Cuhan hcrliscreucv, thu. Iasi SpdniarI would
be whipped out OF the island in less than
sixty ,-ys aud cuEa would be fre-. Mr.
Mckinley knows that this would Ie ipv
e. the ertire American people; hut 1t also
business Interests IA which two very warm
friends Of the Administration. To wit
Pierpont Morgan and Henry o. Faveueyer
are much cuno erned. A hecato,nb OF limo
cent victims. piled higher than a doz,.i
churches one ON top Of another, Tears wit
n-ss . the cevution shown 10y this Admin
We are satisfied that, in his Forthcoming,
ssar. To- the Congress, Mr.. Mckinley Ill
take a. roSc:.te a view OF the curis.it ions ia
Cuha as l.. '!arcs u. If he can. he wilIHake
IL appear that the Sagasta schein.. of an
tonuiuy il all that the Cuhsns ought to ask
that tfey should be- deprived OF the liberty
they have gained through unsp.akab!e
blood and suffering, and that America
should aid Spain in forcing them TO lay
dow. their arms and once more submit "a
Tyranny and persecution, 10y using the
nalioual navy 10 prevent aid from reaching
the RerIbllc.
The evening times., 1897-11-18
JUST FOR FUN.

Sticw q wornan's political club a bunch
of bare toes kicking up out of a baby car
rage and ycu can break up the neeting.-
New York Press.
Little Elmer-Pa, what does 'reouiescat
III pace'' mean?
Prof. Broadhead-.Pleas Sc stay dead is
near enough.-Puck.
when we're shoes first worn, Tommie
Jcnes?"
Il dun'no," said TOmmie. Adam an Ev.
wuz the first pair nj slippers mentioned'-
Harper's Round Table.
Whats going on i'll your house this
morning, Tommie?"
''Oh, it's Just BERTHE. When he was play
I'M, in the pantry he knocked the molasses
jug off the shelf, and the nurse is combing
his haiE-'-Collier's Weekly.
Il believe didn't give you any tip yes
terday when / had my wife with me-
said the regular patron.
''Oh don't ention it." replieI the
waiter. II notice that gents is always
more economical when they has their wives
along. Indiana polls Journal.
ItiscaI He'd st. John IS Church, and possibly
the Inference drawn from that fact Is nat
ural
The Boy had teen there frequently, and as
result the rentor's fSce had become toI
erably familiar to him. One Sunday, how
ever, visiting clergyman occupied the pu,
pit. and the boy was naturally troubled.
Mamma" he said in a very audible
whisper. whats become OF st. JOhn?''-
Chicago Post.
One day an overzealous newspaper cor
respondent in England telegraphed to this
country the sudden death Of Mark Twain
in an English town. 1t happened tile
well kncwn writer was at that time at his
home In Hartford, Conn. and in ID happy
state OF health.
A solicitous friend In London, however.
seeing the same erroneous dispatch, I'M
mediately cabled to Hartford for particu-
lars. TIE MESA ge OF inquiry came to the
much-alive Gead mar, who sent back this
amusing answer:
The reports Of my death are greatly
exaggerated. Twain" - Chicago Time.
Herald.
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MoK1NLEY,s MESSAGE.
Outlines Of Foreign Policy WI

Outlines Of Foreign Policy Will
Prohab bly Dominate the Document.
No annual message Of any President has
been awaited with more Of interest than
that Of Mr.. Mckinley, which will be sent to
the two houses Oh the 9Th of December
The President will be compelled to outline
his foreign policy, and since his first mes
sage enough OF events have tfanspired to
cause him to formulate distinct policy
with respect to several matters pertaining
to our oreignintercourse. On the Hawaii
an question he will, Of course, renew his
suggestions favoring speedy action On the
annexation treaty, but In addition to this
he cannot well avoid some reference to the
position assumed by the japanese towafd
the little republic that is appealing to this
country for annexation and protection.
The money demands made by Japan, nc
CortiiBg to the latest news, is greater than
the government of the islands can stand,
ard if Japan is In earnest about the prose
..utioh Of these demands, the subject may
becu,ne a troublesome one for this couLtry
To deal With.
Tie whole country is waiting for the
views of the President on the Cuban ques-
tiOn. They are expecting MIN to deel with
that subject from the standpoint OF Ameri-
can patriot ism, but have good reason to
fear that he may he moved by the feeling
that dominates Wall street and the other
money c,,ntcrs. The conditions in Cuba
have not improved. Weyler has gone. but
Tie starvation Of innocent women and
children cont inues. The condi ion OF
public war still maintains and the confli,;
bet ween tine insurgents and the soldiers
OF Spain il as irrepressible as ever The
people are anxious To know if the note of
warning promised some months ago has
been sounded and IL so what the A dminis
tration proposes to do If that notc is dis
regarded.
There j. also u desire to know II We drc
to yielh everything to Great Britain in
the matter Of the seals of Behring Sea, ahj
If tins administration ciings to the .ri
descent dream Of general arbitration Ia
which Cleveland and Olney we,ld eel thein.
selvcs ddIihg the closing hours of the last
CnnS-ess. II Mr.. Mckinley revives that
scheme he will he rulely awakened To the
fact that ,he American people Will have
nt..ie ofit. Secre:arysherman, asa Senator,
when tue matter WAS before the Senate.
understands, or should understand. the
temper uf the Senate and be able 20 give
his chief some sound advice.
The evening times., 1897-11-18

ment and army Of the republic. After that.
If the idea suits the Spanish residents,
81 nucht he better; but independence proba
bly, will have t. precele any movement of
the kind indicated. 1t is due To the priva-
tions, sufferings and gailantry OF the Gu
bans, that first they should be made free.
The evening times., 1897-11-18

The 'ucal authorities Of Charleston, 8.
c., have lately wrestled with more Or
less gratifying problem The health
officers discovered. IN making Up the
years statistics. that the number Of
deaths. IN the last ten months In that city
OF the lives spared being among the col
ored population, aud the other fifth among
the whites. or Course. they were glad to
see this hcalthfniness, and set about find
conclusion that the only reason for such
a state OF things was the grand clean
irs up which streets and alleys received
ON the occasion of the late yellow fever
scare Cha rleston has had visjtations
~ Fellow fever In the past. and did not
wish any more such experience. and when
the rumo, came f.yiug North that Yellow
Jack had appeared in New Orleans. the
town was swcpt and scrubbed In hurry.
No yellow fever appea red, but the result
naturally was Il marked decrease In
death from those diseases which come
frOni uIisanitary conditions, and although
this general cleaning house affected only
the streets and not the drainage. or water
supply, OF Interior of the houses To am
great extent, the lowering Of the death
rate was 81 decided that IL fOrce,: it.
self upon the attention OF the L.ard of
health y local paper naively remarks
that If cleaning rhe city actually saved
two hnn,iIed and fifty lives 1t might he
just rs well tc keep 1t clean, and also 10
look ;fte1 the sewerage and water sup
ply. and close the shallow wells. We
should think IL might.