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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-07
A Veteran Teacher.

New York Commercial-Adyertise
November II. 1897. Is the silver anniyer-
eary OF Miss Julia Richman, principal Of
the large Girls Department Of Grammar
school NO a. as teacher and principal in
the public schools Of New York. of which
In turn she Is herself a graduate. Miss
Richman's first schooling was at Hunting
ton. L. l.. until 1895 when she entered
Grammar School No. So Of which Miss
Matthews was principal After graduating
from this school. in February, 1870 sha
entered Normal college, from which she
received her credentials as a teacher In
June. ls72. On November II OF that year
she received her first appointment as a
teacher In the Boys Department of tha
new school No. So. In East Fifty-seyenth
street. Finding the disciplining OF boys
beyond her capacity. she applied for and
received transfer TO the Girls Depart
ment. where she soon showed signs OF ex-
cellent executive ability. From this time
her advance was rapid. In 1881 she was
promoted to the position OF third assistant
In Grammar School No. 73. and later to
the second assistantship in the same
school. from which In May, 1884, she was
made principal of the Girls Grammar De-
partment Of Grammar School No. n, over
which she stin presides.
Last April the board Of education placed
the primary grades In No. n under the re-
spective care Of the two grammar princi-
pals, which placed Miss Richman in
charge OF one of the largest girls schools
In America. The number OH register In
her department on May I, 1897, was 1,767,
but by dint OF persistent effort to reduce
the size OF classes too large for health.
comfort or educational advance that num-
Der has now been reduced to less than
l,6Oo. The teaching force. including special
teachers. IL forty. In addition to being at
the head Of this large school, Miss Rich
man Is also an active director and worker
on the Educational Alliance and the He
brew Free School Association; Is vice
president and chairman Of the committee
on Normal training of the Jewish Reli-
gious School Union: Is editor OF Helpful
Thoughts" Is chairman OF the national
committee on SABBATH school work of the
Council OF Jewish Women. Miss Rich
man was also one Of the first to introduce
mothers' meetings which bring parents
and teachers into contact.
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THE GREAT DANE DOG.
The Modern Representative of the
poarhoupd.
Good Words.


The Great Dane the exhibition dog of
today, and growing every day ia favor
as a beautiful ard 'h!ddablef dog. Is the
modern representative OF the hoarhound.
On ,he continent. whore 10 Danish origin
IS yAnusiatati Il is called the German mas
tit. and under this head all It's varieties
are elassea NJ shows. while IN this country
we call IL the Great Dane. and catalogue
under thas name All tho varieties % Ger
man rnas.fT so that. taking the one with
the other the dos comes hy It's rights.
II is a beautiful CREATURE. this Great
Dane. ard gives the Impression at once Of
both mower and activity~-and its temper
look at its small, Keen eyes~-ts exactly
what ore might expss,t from n dog Of war
and OF the chase, yvDesred with the s3e-
gsncisss Of civilization. for IL is ez.ushls AMI
ts,, haus en sSst good tempered h's woe
20 the object thai irritstes - The con-
cilsa,ory stranger who soes 70 pat ore az
II IL were a lAp-dog ands great blunt
morale thrust fcrelety ard roughly into
should saw "An right. old fellow. m
NJ. going 10 hurt YOU: YOU needa't pat ne
ard cali re good dog" He never s~slts
ycur permission % make your acausint-
snce nu, introduces himself without for
,nslitv II he wishes 20 know ycG. tsosng
through narrow passage q Great Dane
vii take up more than half the room.
He Aces not drop behind Ike the elegant
rnanusre.. 81, BERNARD. with a polite mar
hafove-tfs-' sort Of air. bat husties yoa
robustIv FOR equal sr2ce No' :has he Is
A aans~rcus deg: he Is simply ecaT-
hound a creature % immense strength
ard Infinite courage and courteous euly
cal, Of couiescenstsn-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-07
A NOVELIST NOT TO BE BELIEVED.
A Farmers Witness Who In Dis
credited by the Jury.
Irish Weekly Times.

4 curious anecdote was once told OF one
OF the chief officials In the general post
ofiice who held the highest rank among
our writer's OF fiction. Anthony Trolope.
Passing from his room at the postoffice
through IN open door he distinctly saw
a tetter-sorter abstract a sovereign from
q letter and put II into his pocket. The
man was given into custody. committed to
prison and brought to trial. The only
witness was the gentleman who saw the
theft committed. At the close OF the ex-
animation for the prosecution the counsel
for the prisoner thus addressed the Wit
ness: II believe, sir. besides holding the
appointment In the postoffice you are a
popular author7' The reply was In tho
affirmative. Pray, sir. what may be the
class Of books you writer Works Of
Imagination" Works OF Imagination.
fiction lies? Pray. sir, how long Is IL
since you first began to gain your liveli-
hood In part by such an occupation?"
s'Nine years." ''Your mother, I believe.
was also an author and wrote similar
books May ask for how many years she
gained livelihood by doing so?' 'Twan-
ty." Then turning TO the jury, the coun.
sci said: Gentlemen, / am sure no Brit
ish jury will convict the prisoner upon
the unsupported evidence Of person who
comes here and tells you that he has for
nine years gained great part OF his live
iihood by telling lies, and that his mother
before him had followed the same calling
for twenty years" Notwithstanding tho
judges summing up, the Jury IL said TO
have acquitted the prisoner. probably
never having heard the great novelist's
name till he appeared IN the witness box.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-07

Under ordinary conditions the yards
would have fallen under the caps and
spilled the wind out of the sails; but they
remained mast-headed. firm as a ROCK,
and In q few minutes the vessel capsiZed.
Scme time afterwards 1t was discovered
that the sheaves through which the ropes
for shortening sail were reve had been so
tightly plugged up with sticks and other
Instructions that the ropes could not
slide through. AT once the solemn sea-
men Of Spain argued that no human
agency could have done this job so well.
and It was laid. OF course, at the door or
the devil.
"well. now for the antidote. Shortly
after this dire calamity a general order
was issued directing that the crew OF
every Spanish war vessel be sent abort
every evening at shutdown to chase his
wicked majesty out OF the sheave holes.
From that day to the present 1t has been
tho custom for every war crew OF the
SPANISH navy to go aloft for this impor-
tant purpose when the colors are lowered
at sunset. They scramble UP the rigging
as the nag comes down, run out upon tha
yardarms, and make q careful examina-
ton of every hole and crevice. TX Old
Nick Is slowed away there. bent on mis-
chief they're dead certain to beat him at
his tricks. For all these centuries the
SPANISH navy has run no more risks with
the devil In the blocks"
'And the Friday sailing superstition--is
that still III force" was asked.
''Oh. that has largely died out among
American sailors" he replied, but 1t has
], st the Same binding force on captains
and seamen Of the Latin races and Sean
dinavia They are dead set against
launching a vessel or putting to sea on
Friday, no matter II 1t brings the first
good wind they've had In a week. Most
any day along the river front you can
hear OF one of these foreign shippers
standing out firm for that superstition.
ard the ship owners and factors have to
knuckle down to 1t. for the simple reason
that these chaps have them at their
mercy."-New York TiE-es.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-07
Servants' Discipline Centuries Ago.


Domestic servants did not have such an
easy time Of 1t 800 years ago. judging from
the following orders for the household
servants OF that witty epigrammatfc court
favorite. Sir John Harrington. They were
first devised in 1865:
That no servant bee absent from praier
at morning or evening, without lawful
excuse to be alleged within one day after.
upon pain TO forfeit for every TYNE I'd
-four centsl.
That none swear any othe. upon pain
for every othe Id.
That no man leave any doorc open that
he findeth shut, without theare bee cause.
upon pain for every TYNE Id.
That none of the men be In bed from our
Lady Day TO Michaelmas after 6 Of the
clock in the morning, nor out OF his bed
after 10 Of the clock at night; nor. from
Michaeimas till our Lady Day in bed after
I in tho morning, nor out after at night,
without reasonable cause. on pain of I'd.
That no mans bed bee unmade. nor
fire or candle box unclean after of the
clock in the morning on pain OF Id.
That no man teach any OF the children
any unhonourable speech. or baudie
word, or othe, On pain OF 4d-
That no man waite at the table without
q treneher in his hand except IL be upon
some good cause. ON pain Of ID.
That no man appointed to waite at my
sonahle cause on paine of Id.
II any man breake glasse. ne shall
answer the price thereof out OF his
wages, and IL IL bee not known who
brake II, the butler shall pay for It on
paine of I'D
The table must bee covered halle an
houer before 1 eat dinner and at sup
per or before on paine Of Cd.
That n,eate bee rea<ie a II or before a
dinner and or before at supper on paine
oil sd.
That none he absent without leave or
good cause on paine OF I'd.
That no man strike his fellow on paine
Of !osse OF service: nor reviie, or threaten
or provoke another to strike. on paine. OF
12i.
That no man come 70 the kitchen with
out reasonable cause on raine or Id. and
the cook likewyss to forfeit Ia
That none Toy with the maids. on paine
OF al.
That no man weare foulr shirt on sun
day. NOR broken hose or shoes. or dub
lett without buttons. on paine OF 1T.
That when any stranger xoeth hence
the chamber he dresst IN agsine wifhla
four hours after on paine Of ~.
That the hall hee made cleane every
day by : IN The winter and in tire SOM
mer, on paine Of him mat should do IL
70 forfeit Ia.
rooms that needs shall require hes made
cleane GA FRIDAY after dinner. on naive
81 foTfeyt9Te Of syeEy one whenie Il snail
beliRg uato. 81.
Al which sorarDes shat be dulv Dssda
each quaTteT-day out % their wages ara
bestowed on the poors or other go,iley
uses.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-07
REPR|MAND TO lowering.
SECRETARY AIGER ADMINISTERS
4 SINGING REBJKE.
Severely AnimadveFteA Upon, and
the Assailant OF Hammond II
Handled In Vigorous English.

WARRINGTON. Dec. s-Secretary Al
ger today made public the reprimand TO
Capt. Lowering Of the sentsace OF the
court martial as follows;
BY order Of the president the proceed
fngs. findings and sentence In the case
OF Capt L. A. Lowering. Fourth infantry.
are approved. II Is, however. disappoint-
ing that an offense 20 grave and a. IN ex-
ample 90 far reaching rs this, should be
visited with 30 light . penalty. There Ii
no question but what Private Hammond
deserved punishment for hts conduct. but
ne should have received 1t In lawful
way.
The military laws governing the army
are explicit. They prescribe the duties OF
Officers and enlisted men, with the PEN
aitses for their violation. Under them
both have rights and obligations When.
therefore. an officer with the intelligence
and experience with which Capt Lover
ing Is credited. not only violates these
laws. but exhibits such lack of human
ity as Is shown In this case. he should
receive a more severe sentence that q
mere reprimand.
Committing such acts degrades the Of
ncer more than the soldier he Furnishes,
and shows unfi.ness for the care and COM
mand or men. Under excitement men fire.
queatly do things which In sober moments
they recall with sorrow and regret, but
this case Is aggravated by the fact that
after weeks OF elaboration the officer
esinces no regret for his wrongful acts"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-07
Lave aud Death aroke Ills sow

For more than twenty years William II
Jeroamen. Of MOrristown. y. J. was
silent In his home. says al exchange lie
made a vew and kept Il Gn'u death faced
him. Then be broke the oath. spoke 70 his
Wife Kissed her ami ctea.
one dav back ia the ',efS. after A trlsYsny
quarrel. he said 20 his wife: I'm never
speak 20 gnu again As long as Tive" At
that sirne he Was - years old He kept his
New and lived ca utterly ignoring the
woman. who shared his Joys and sorrows
81 loaS. They lived in cctt4es a; Mount
Arlington. Morris county: hat as Ear as
Iera1su1ea was concerned. Il wsz as II his
wife was not living.
$50 bore the slight without a nur-,fs-
lie dinet in silence and alone aud so ,i.t
she Often Mrs JeroiAmen had - Sfrix
- her husbs 10 tn reference 10 house hold
ar airs. but he never answered
lie was a church member. beiug ore
81 the organizers ~ the Mount Airing
ton Methodist Episcopal church II YS-s
the town VAS divided on ihe question ~
prohibition. The old man tried 70 in
dnce the members ef tAe church 20 IN
t.orSs the c<sld water tickat al taa :nv-y,
election, bat they refused He saera
that be would never so 20 church again
lie has kept hts wara IN this as he has
toward hts wife
Thus his life went On IN silence ana
E3U4Et 2sa&RA t&4Nk SA7'tA.RakA- men he could
nnt arise in the morning. fer rususrori a
haf laid It's grip upon h!m he was So
years old and he felt that re- could f.ee-
recover lass wife bent ever him svfra s
love that all hss haT~hness never had
killed. he saw the hight In her eyes ar
f~ehty sssay5ng 10 take Der hand. re ~sab
bed:
Dear. I'm SO sorry. VIII You forgive
rsle -
F..rxsvs him. v-eu}. ssa4 I-~..t.-.-
by the cSiEg mans bedside, shs wsp.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-07
& Of OUTLAWS JAILED.
ruurxGs BOYS AND THEIR FOL
LOWERS CAPTURED.
were Wanted for Many CPines,
r.eauAing Cattle Stealing and the
Sa~kbing of Rock laland Passen-
-. rrain In BsOaa Daylaght.

.nueroGEE. 7. f, Dec. s.-Four mem
- a the Jennings gang of outlaws were
ssx~e6 in jaH tonight. Al and Frank
rsssiass. the repated leaders Of the band,
- 1mong the prisoners
~ fro Jennings brothers and Tom
ne191Iley we're captured by four Of Unit
"a atafes Marshal Benefits men early
- ,norufng. while travelling In a covered
-, east OF here. toward the Arkansas
~ The deputies surprised them on The
- and they surrendered without FIR
- shot The deputies then went 70 a
49,. near Bond Switch and captured
sHseris o'MaIiey. catching him Ia bed.
n6nre last Tuesday the deputies have
90 close upon the tfaii of the bandits.
- ahou there are standing rewards at
srsrnting $500. On Tuesday last Mar
shsi an1nnett's men encountered the gang
= 4 house in the western part Of the
$3.50 nation The deputies then sue
$500 In arresting John OMaliey. but
- ,oflers made their ESCAPE at that time
- had evidently satisfied themselves
sshaf the officers had been eiudede AZ they
.vere not prepared to resist when sur
pffsed today,
me Jennings boys and their followers
e,e charged with several crimes, but were
rarfirularly wanted for the hold-up of
( nock Island passenger train In broad
1ayli9ht several months ago near Chick
:assa. T. T. They are also accused OF hav-
sinx stolen 4oe head Of cattle from the
Chlckas4w nation.
Al jennings has been a leader In okla
homa politics He was at one time coun-
~ attorney of Canadian county. and II
Z lawyer of considerable ability. and both
N ana Frank are graduates Of the Uni
verify Of Virginia Another brother was
Killed By Temple Houston, Of Texas. dur
mr. saloon row about two years ago.
Al Jennings was shot In the arm during
he came fray. The brothers come of
Msi,,y respected family. Their father Is
probate judge Of Woodward county, Ok
hhoma.
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tns answer, TOR grammartans crzhoxrarh-
ers anc orthoepists are divided On Yusnv
poahss aud their debates with each ofhsr
rss marked by warmth a. well "a learning
- .t tHs AissouriAn has At last been drawn
49, spute ON the subject OF pFonuncis-
matter at issue is the name Of hsa CIR
s.Als. - kssevensy -sfx years sfuce Ms
sos1 vas admitted To the Union vas tns
o1Acs sound OF the three syiiabfes wf,h
~ - vas chrtztened il suu unsettled.
1910 s scent Is On the second syllable. hut
70 trouble when X comes 20 pro-
! A.Gae the syiiables. and |, Is caused by
ana the final vowel
pronunciation often heard makes shs
ssat sylable 'rah." This is clearly ! eor-
ln OF mannerism. ard can be- 0;s-
s ,.sseo As unwarranted The anal syIla-
-. las tne sound of rec" though not tn,
.s pIosonked- Perhaps to say IL has the
mat point is easily disposed ~ h,,, nos ~
Wild the two SIS" Have they ,he sh.rn
5iniianf sound Of "s'' CIR the Nat sthsisrt
soana OF x"? The professors Of ,ha
.u"pla state university recently nra
bounced In favor OF T." and their uss 20
hereafter VIII be 'Msz-zoo-rse Nnmsr-
oas protests have been made against the
-. ....A Aiz-Soo-ree," IL is asked. why
eios' one meaning muddy waters and the
oAneI great waters. The aboriginal riot
"usa DC tae same. and 10 vary the sound
neediessiy II mere caprice Many other
anuian names contain the Miss" and in
no other case is the syllable Changed Il,
me letter r. brings up the tail of the
eipnapet. and was not admitted 10 the Ro-
nIAa schools until the time OF Cicero. Mis-
s...s demands the best that in going and
VII MOI accept an alphabetical straggIer or
aaanp without whose aid the ancient Ro-
n.ans rose to greatness. Noah Webster
notes That the sound OF as" in the rnsas.,.
ot AZ the end OF word 'is "a ne knoun
lily oy usage The usage in Americas
~, names Is not to sound the IS. like
z, as may be seen In Mississinuoi Ms.
assinewa and Mistassina, in addition Ia
sne sg example OF Mississippi. Therefore
's-soo-fee seems to be supported by
snaioEy ~ Well as alphabetical dignity
me pronunciation OF Arkansas" was
never settled until the legislature passed
an act that they We're inhabitants OF Ar
AAnsAw, and not Rramparians. 4 similar
eAsreise OF sovereign authority may be re-
CURED In Missouri before the pronuucia.
Ion OF the name OF the state is absolutely
nxed Meanwhile IL may be necessary to
take rise fno Y" sound In this noun ac-
cording to Webster) out OF those who make
700 Tree use OF the fat sibiant and camp
follower that brings up the rear of the
twenty-six letters.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-07
EFFECT OF CoxTANINArED WATER
From 1860 to 1879 the London Death
Rate Was 50; In 1SSS It Was IS.
The Sanfsarian


The Sani:arian.
TIE river Tees. seventy miles long. IN
the northern part of England. runs
through towns with plenty Of opportun-
sty for contamination. There are hum
creds OF outhcuses discharging into the
river underneath. and during dry weather
there is quite an accumulation Of II run
ming down through q number OF towns.
About 81, 90 people drink that water at
the different stations all the way down,
while about the same population do not.
being situated Though in the same SAM
tary district so as to take their water
supply from other sources-making q pref
ty good chance for comparison. The Tees
II subject to sudden floods, and during q
food. preceded by . heavy rain, that ma
ter.al il all washed down stream and goes
into the intakes below. Every heavy rain
produces typhoid fever-a marked increase
ers. while their fellow townzpeople. drink
ing from other supplies. have no typhoid
fever increase amounting to anything.
You say: How did our forefathers ge.
along without thesa sanitary arrange
mentsr' A chart OF the death rate OF
London from the beginning OF the seven
teenth century to date shows, among other
things tsa' y lrE sss 1850 to 1879 the death
There Is an intake for the Schenectady
water supply from the upper Hudson,
above the junction with the Mohawk;
West Troy takes Mohawk water: Lam
singburg takes its supply from the hills:
Troy takes Hudson water above the Mo-
hawk: Albany, right on a hill cuts 4
hole In It's wharf. and gets not only up
stream sewage. but It's own. Typhoid
fever broke out and started down the Mo-
nawk. Every town that took Mohawk
water or Hudson river water after the
Mohawk had Joined 1t had typhoid; but
every town which took Hudson river
water above the junction OF the Mohawk
or got its water from other entirely ar.
ferent sources had no typhoid
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A HUMAN KANGAROO.
An Extra ordinary Jumper Ast0nish-
ing English Spectators.
philadelphia Record,

Philadelphia Record.
There Is aH athlete named Higgins Who
Is now astonishing the English amuse-
ment-seeking public by his remarkable
jumping. In fact. the critics do not hesi-
tate 20 assert that he Is the greatest bound
er on the face Of the earth.
One might think that this human kan
CARGO would require an open lot for the
exercise of his agility, and be hampered
undniy by the restrictions of an ordinary
stage. but such is far from being the case.
Upon the boards OF one OF the smaller
London theaters he justifes his reputation
as the worlds jumping champion by per-
forming an astonishing series of feats.
One OF his ways Of illustrating his skill
in jumping without any preliminary cam
ter is to balance himself on a brick-a good
fat brick. Ii is true, but still a brfck-and
from this point of disadvantage he jumps
first over few chairs and then over many
chairs. with an ease which is quite beau
tfui TO witness. From this comparative
childs play he goes on TO the more COM
plicated part OF his performance, in which
ne jumps over chairs and at the finish OF
his Tight puts out with his feet two lighted
candles which burned upon the seat Of the
last chair Again. he breaks his flight over
table with chair upon IL sufficiently to
half alight upon mans head, which the
owner has obligingiy and pluckily disposed
as an ornament on the appraised chair.
while prettier feat Is that in which he
clears a series of chairs. aiights for an in
slant on the water In tub which Is placed
conveniently as though for him to tumble
into, and then finishes his jump some dis
tance beyond.
More sensational perhaps. than these
are the leaps over first one and then two
horses sixteen hands high: and then over
a full-growu brougham: but enough has
been said to show that Mr.. Higgins Is not
likely as present TO have to forfeit that
championship which ID his pride. Perhaps
the pretties, item In the show was when he
placed single chairs al equal distances In
circle on the stage. and then with a
series OF kangaroo-like bounds went round
and round the stage. clearing one with
each leap with beautiful precision.