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LNSIABLI9HED 1902.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

suits. Capt. Mahan relates the following
proposing a truce TO the Crown Prince OF
Denmark, dispatched in the midst of hos
tilities: The decks being cleared of all
partitions fore and aft, and all ordinary
conveniences removed, Nelson wrote in
fill view of ;ill on the deck where he was.
at the casing of the rutider- head standing:
and as he wrote an officer st tanding by took
a copy. The original, in his own hand. was
nut III an envelope and sealed with his
arms The officer was about TO use a
sealing wax and candle.'' Some delay fol
low ed, owing to the man sent having had
his head taken off by a ball ''Send an
other messenger for the wax said the adj
miral, when Informed of this; and when the
waters were again suggested, he simply
reiterated the order. large amount or
wax was used, and extreme care taken that
the impression OF the seal should be per-
feet. Col. Stewart asked: why, underso
hot a fire, and after so lamentable an acci'
dent, have you attached so uchimportance
to a circumstance apparently trifiing?"
Had l made use of a wafer" replied Mel
son, 1.-The wafer would have been still wet
when the letter was presented TO the crown
prince. He would have inferred that the
letter was sent off in Il hurry, and that we
had some very pressing reasons for being
in a hurry. The wax told no tales
The morning times., 1897-01-31
Japanese Farming.

Japan is one vast garden, and as you
look over the fields you can imagine
they are covered with toy farms where
the children are playing with the laws
of nature and raising samples of diff
ferent kinds of vegetables and grains
Everything is on a diminutive scale
and the work is as fine and accurate as
that applied to Cloisonne vase. What
would an Illinois OF an Iowa farmer
think of planting his corn, wheat, oat
and barley in punches. and then, when
it is three or four inches high, trans
planting every spear of it in rows about
as far apart as you can stretch your
fingers. A Japanese farmer weeds his
wheat fields just as a Connecticut far
mer weeds his onion bed, and cultivates
his potatoes and barley with as much
care as a Long Island farmer bestows
upon his asparagus or mushrooms or
his flowers.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

an editorial special commendf ton was
given to the manuscripts, which were
written in the vertical hand.
In Boston there has never been a
complete change from the old system
to the new. superintendent Edwin P.
Seaver says, however, that the new
writing is used in some of the schools.
and that very interesting results have
been obtained.
The same is true of New York and
Brooklyn. In some of the schools the
slant system is still taught, but where
ever a change has been made. the YER
tical writing is enthusiastically receiv-
ed.
Some three or four years ago." said
superintendent Madison Babcock, OF
San Francisco, 1T was left to the
teachers of our schools to make an ex-
pertinent with vertical writing. Nc
order was given, yet to-day vertical
writing is used in all our schools but
one, and it gives the highest satisfac-
tion."
In Philadelphia the experiment has
met with success, and the teachers who
have tried the new writing would be
most unwilling to return to the old.
From Springfield comes the CHEEKY
message that more children learn tC
write legibly in less time by the new
system than by the old.
Milwaukee and Salt Lake City are 81
enthusiastic over their new school pen
manship that the papers are printing
specimens of the children's writing
Atlanta will not begin the experiment
until May.
Nor is it in the schools alone that th'
The morning times., 1897-01-31
ALCOHOL AND DISEASE.
The Exact Physical Process in the
Case of Hard Drinkers


A man was recently brought into one
of the public hospitals OF large city,
says the Youth S Companion, suffering from
{, brutse. He had fallen backward across
a narrow obstruction Of some kind, and
upon examination it was found that he
had fractured one of the bones of the
spine. The back was not what is com
monty called broken, but one of the bones
was cracked in such n way that unless
an operation was performed and the pres
sure of the fragment upon the spinal cord
relieved, paralysis and probably collapse
would follow.
The operation, though compa ratively
rare. is not excessively difficult, and the
mans chance of recovery would have been
at least an even one; but when the sur
geons ordered him TO be prepared for the
operationit was noticed that he bore marks
of having been addicted to drink. The
operation was Immediately abandoned, and
the man died within week.
To casual reader it might seem case
of professional hear tless ness. Rut the
doctor knew-from sufficient experience
in lust such cases-how powerless the man
would be, w orn out as he5 was by indu
gence. to withstand the shock of an
operation And since cases of similar
sort or of frequent occurrence in all our
large public and private hospitals, it is
worth while to inquire into the cause of
such q state Of affairs. and to draw from
it lesson and perhaps moral.
The downward course Of a. person who be
comes enslavcd to stinuants follows a
natural law Beginning with a sufficient
quantity of alcohol to produce certain
Measurable sensation, he finds himself
quite as matter Of course gradually in
creasing his daily allowance
Alcohol stimulates the various organs of
tile body to increased work By this in
crease Of exercise the organ grows, and the
Larger organ makes larger demands. These
demands the tippler interprets as call for
more alcohol, and so the round is continued.
Under excessive stimulation the substance
of the body begins to change its character.
Food which cannot be used is stored up in
the form of fat. Watery instead OF solid
| substances appear. Eventually the organs
| themselves change their appearance and
| begin to break down and decay. Then comes
| a crisis-through accident or some acute
! disturbance-and the unfortunate victim is
| unable to call on nature to help him against
| the shock-and death follows.
The morning times., 1897-01-31
Lns oood &oJuu
Sdth coQAuuM

good work is being done. Society also
is turning her back on slant writing
and large, round hand is now most
fashionable.
A general inquiry among business
men in New York reveals the fact that
to man they are in favor Of the new
system. In fact, many firms will hire
only clerks who write vertically. This
is not to be wondered at when one con
siders the amount of valuable time
wasted by busy men in their efforts 10
decipher impossible" chirography.
1t is evident, therefore. that we must
all change our penmanship shortly;
and since our characters are said TO be
shown by the hand we write, 1 thought
it an interesting subject for speculation
whether they would be materially af-
fected
Mr.. David n. Carvalho. the expert in
handwriting, kindly dispelled my
doubts. He is also vertical enthusiast,
and it was mainly through his exer-
tions that the Boston commission was
appointed.
Character is not shown in the for
nation of the letters said Mr.. Car
valho, "but in the general appearance
of the document. In order to read char
The morning times., 1897-01-31
ONLY RAILROAD THAT
HAS TURNED FARMER.
Said to Be a Philanthropio Project
Designed to Benefit the
Southern Planters.
GREAT OBJECT LESSON IN CROPS.
Farms Run by a Special Departs
ment - To Demonstrate What
Enterprise May Accomplish.

Copyright, 1897, by the Bacheller Syndicate
The only railroad in this country
which has ever seriously meditated go
ing into the farming business is the
Seaboard Air Line. which runs through
the South Atlantic and Southern States
1t is not often that a railroad poses
as an educator and benefacJor OF man
kind. Indeed, they are often charged
with being just the opposite, and the
fact that this line now proposes 10 re-
verse what has come to be regarded as
the natural order of things is remark
able in itself.
The purpose of this unique scheme is
to demonstrate in the most practical
way that much of the southern coun-
try, now given over to waste and TIM
ber land, is available for general farm
The morning times., 1897-01-31
SCHOOLMASTERS AND
BUSINESS MEN AGREE.
Their Verdict Almost Unanimous
In Favor of the So Called Yer
tical System Of Writing.
WE MUST ALL CHANGE OUR HAND.
Society Has Made the Thing a Fad
Views of Prominent Educators
interesting Experiments.

Copyright. 1897, by the Bacheller Syndicate.
business men have long been serious
ly inconvenienced by the dearth of real
ly good penmen. Each year the
schools turned out a new group of
workers, but under the old system the
general average of penmanship grew
worse and worse.
The introduction of typewriters help
ed matters materially, but there is still
much important work which must be
done by pen. And for that the business
community insists upon legibiiity as
the prime requisite.
About five years ago, when the dis
satisfaction was at it's height, there
was appointed in Boston commission
to investigate the new system of writ
ing, called vertical, already successful
The morning times., 1897-01-31

Tie general headquarters is in charge of
Secretary Treasurer John W. Hayes, who
was elected at the General Assembly which
convened in indianapolis in November.
8ss Since assuming charge Of the of
ficeit has been Mr.. Hayes endeavor, in con
nection with the general executive board,
to administer the laws of the order with
justice TO all, and under his administration
the principles and laws Of the order have
been maintained at any cost. IN fact, it a :
been the strict adherence TO principles
which has maGc the order success. often
against terrible ODDS, i has tHunphed, the
thorough discipline of the rank and file of
tile o-dcr proving very effective in open
warfare against their enemies.
The scene aroud headquarters on B
street is a very busy che There are
many who are of the opinion that the
mana EeIneHt of labor headquarters is Il
''soft snap and that the only response
bnity is to see that the building is insured
and draw a salary. A visit to head
quarters, however, VIII quickly change
the opinion, for if there is a place where
there is constant activity i is at knights
of Labor headquarters. The whole bust
ness OF the order goes through the offices
on B street, and Secretary Hayes and his
assistants have their hands full from one
end Of the year to the other. Secretary
Hayes is not only kept busy with col
lectiny and disbursing the funds of the
order. but is also in connection with the
members of the general executive board
engaged in preventing any infraction Of
the law OF principles of the order by either
individual members or local or District
assemblies.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

1t is reported through Science that
an American commercial traveller in
Guiana has recently discovered in that
country villages inhabited by people
averaging only about Az feet in height.
Humboldt, when in South America
many years ago. heard stories of dwarfs
living in those regions, but he saw
none and seems to have given nttla
credit to the reports about them that
reached his ears 1t Will be remember
ed that Stanley, in his last expedition
in Africa, found communities of dwarfs
whose existence had also been previ-
ously reported, but generally doubted.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

The w. C. T. L. Of the District VIII
give IL demonstration i'll Hamlnc Church,
Monday, February s, at 7:30 p. N. The
local unions are to be out in force, and
will march in with banners and flags The
Loyal Temperance Legion will also be pres
ent The District Commissioners have
been invited % occupy seats on the plat
form, and MI. Ross has been asked to de-
liver an address. Mrs. Margaret ID ye Ellis,
national superintendent, department of
legislation, Will make the address OF the
evening.
The morning times., 1897-01-31
s7QAAAOqp1oco. 81
lQooq Jo-pOutRA
SPECIMENS OF WRITING USED
IN SOCIETY.

acter, the first thing I do IS to examine
the paper used. = it is dainty and of
the best quality, Immediately have an
insight into the character of the writer.
Then I observe how the t's are crossed
and the is dotted; whether the letter
is carefully blotted, and how it is fold
ed: whether the lines are straight, and
a hundred other matters which an un-
observant person would never see.
Another point: since the vertical
style was used when writing was first
introduced-for the slant hand did not
become fashionable until the sixteenth
century-it it evident that it is the
natural handwriting; hence, it Is prob
able that a man using the new system
will put into it his true character.
1t is clear, therefore, that vertical
writing will not force the chirograph-
lists out of business.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

MANY years before the removal Of the
hcadquartrrs to this city. however, the
order had obtained d firm foothold among
the laboring classes, and in 1883 District
Assembly was organized. with Joseph
Fanniuc, OF the Stonecutters. is master
workman. The knigatS grew rapidly IN
numbers and influence, and for years this
,ity has been considered the best labor
city in the country. There was ha rdly a
trade in the city which was not organized
and affiliated With the knights of Labor.
Many Of these trades, however. belonged
TO the national organizations Of the craft,
and some few of them withdrew from the
knights and retained their national affjli-
alton.
For nearly two years the relations between
District Assembly No. GO and the general
officers of the order We're strained to the
highest tension, and disruption was mar
rowly averted. The severance OF connec-
ton with the general order was avoided 10y
theelection of Mt. A. NJ. Lawson as district
master workman, Since then the relations
between the two bodies have been most
cordial, and both branches are working
in perfect harmony.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

From the general headquarters is is
sued the Journal of the Knights of Labor,
the official organ Of the order. The Jour
nal is a monthly, which is devoted ezclu-
siTely TO discussing all questions, in the
solution Of which the wage-earners of the
country are interested. Its purpose is TO
educate the masses by showing them the
need for higher education as the surest and
shortest road to the bettcrment of their
condition. The Journal is in charge Of Mr..
Henry B. Martin, a resident member of the
general executive board, who is the lead
ing editorial writer. The other members
Of the executive board are William Brown,
A Andrew Best and Thomas Mcclure.
The knights OF Labor have had many aps
and downs during their existence, the great
est harm to the order being wrought by
dissensions amongi its own ranks. Nomatter
how this may be, the order has won many
great battles for the laboring classes in
the country, and to il should be cred
ited nearly every one Of the victories for
The morning times., 1897-01-31
The w omen's
Organizations

Some Of the prominent local artists kind
ly assisted Wimodaughsis to give loan
exhibit last season. ani theladieS have been
planning to give their friends an acknowl-
edgment This eliminated in the reception
last Tuesday evening. The receiving party
consisted of Mrs. Anna S Hamilton, presi-
dent; Miss Lotta Crabtree, Mrs Crabtree,
Mrs. Jeanette Bradley, and Mrs A. q.
Dickerson. The introd Ic-ions were made by
Mrs Estele II. Davis and Miss Thompson,
OF the Dramatic Art Section, and Mrs Eva
Whitcomb oIney, OF the Literature Section
Among the 500 guests were:
Miss Pier, Mrs. James G. Rodgers, Mrs.
Katharine d. Lachland, United states
Treasurer Daniel n. Morgan, Mr.. Brun-
idi, the artist Max Weyl and Mrs. Weyl,
Miss Ida Gangcwer, Mrs. Josepha Hough-
ton, DIR. Van Stewart, Morgan ID. Lewis
and Mrs. Lewis, Prof George Z. Merrill,
Mr. and Mrs. a. G. Yates, George Nc
Donald, Gen. G Patrick, W. j. Newton,
Mrs Seymour, Mrs. Belva lockwood, Mr.
and Mrs Thomas Hensey, the Misses Boil
way, Mr.. +. Claire Messer, Mrs. A. Ii.
Lucas, Mrs. Louise A. Ferguson, Mrs
Emma W Daniels, Mrs. Jethro Ayers
Hatch, Mrs Gen. EnochS, Mrs. George a.
Moore, Mrs A. L and Miss Gridley, Mrs.
w H. Allen, Mrs Julius G. Burrows,
Mrs Walter l. Rich, Mrs Abner Taylor,
Miss Babcock, Mrs. Kuhet Mrs. A. +.
Hayward, Mrs. Hearst, Mrs Edward Ly-
man Morris, Miss Caroline II. Pier, Miss
Mary l.. Porter, Miss j =. Sigourney,
| Mrs NJ. P. Comstock, Mrs Anna M Rey
unfJS Mrs and Miss Hatch Miss MaVO.
Miss Wynne. Mrs. ID. T Voorhis, Miss
Rodgers, Mrs. Il B. Sperry, Mrs. Ellen
S. Cromwell, Mrs. NJ $. Gist, Mrs D
o. Knight, Mrs. and Miss Burgess, Mrs
| Townsend, and Miss Ada Louisa Townsend.
The morning times., 1897-01-31
She Had a Coarse Laugh.

Geor ge-You do not call ON Miss Rosebud
now? Jack-No, 1 got disguised. She has
such a coarse laugh. George-I never no.
ticed that Jack-You would if you d been
within hearing when / proposed to her.
Dublin World.
The morning times., 1897-01-31
the shortening Of the hours OF labor, and
i he corresponding increase OF wages.

A glance at the constitution ofthe Knights
of Labor viii readily show that the aim
of the order is to strive for the betterInent
of the working masses, not merely through
shortening the hours of work or an increase
of pay The accomplishment of this would
benefit the classes and masses but little,
if nothing else were gained. For this reason,
therefore, the order aimed higher, ard its
object has been to bring about such condi-
tions as would make it possible for all
classes to be equally benefited by legisla-
ton.
Through the influence of the Knights of
Labor bureaus OF labor statistics were es-
tablished 10y legislation in several States
as early as 1878. 1t was not, however,
until June, lSS4, that the National Bu-
reau of Labor was established in Washing
ton. Among other things in which the order
of the knights of Labor has shown the
deepest interest, and against which it has
battled with all its power and influence,
is the prohibition of child labor, the bring
ing OF convict labor into competition with
the labor of the honest, Industrious wage
earners OF the country and the currency
question.
Another important question which has
received the most careful conside ration at
the hands OF the Knights of Labor is the
Government ownership OF land. in speak
ing on this subject at The General A ssem-
bly, in New York in l So the grand master
workman said:
The eight-hour law, the prohibition of
Child labor and the currency question are
all of weighJy moment To the toiler, but up
above all stands the land question. The
land is the heritage of God He gave IL to
all His people, AM no one man or setof Hen
has right TO monopoize it
The order of the Knights of Labor have
for years taken an active part in all egis-
laton on the money question, general
transportation business of the country and
| the governmental ownership of all rail-
roads and telegraph lines. During the
| last Presidential campaign the Knights of
! Labor declared for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, and made most Wig
! orous campaign in support OF Mr. Bryan,
| the silver candidate.
The morning times., 1897-01-31
Written Amid Flying Shells.

In the February Century is an article on
''Nelson in the Battle of Copenhagen by
Capt. Alfred 7. Mahan, who has just re-
signed from the United States Navy in
order tc devote himself to literary pur-
The morning times., 1897-01-31

The dramatic art section Of Wimodaugh-
sis is gaining steadily in membership.
A play was recently given, and the young
ladies are preparing another. Members
are admitted by applying at the club
rooms on New York avenue.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

North Capitol W c. T. L. held q public
meeting, followed by social hour, on
Thursday evening, in North Capitol Church,
oofaer North Capitol and h streets, Mrs.
Margaret Dye Ellis, national superlntend-
ent of the department ofiegislation, made
the address, and at-the close Young
woman Union was organized. after which
refreshments We're served and very
pleasant evening was spent,
The morning times., 1897-01-31

The statistics show that in the last
twenty-five years Kansas has produced
$776 100000 worth Of corn.
The morning times., 1897-01-31
.nights Of Labor
Past and Present.

The general order OF the Knights Of La
bor, universally conceded To DE the strong
est secret organization of wage-earners in
the world, had its inception at a meeting
OF workmen held at the home Of Joseph s.
Kennedy, Philadelphia, on December 2s,
1863 The necessity for such an oTganiZa-
ton among the laboring classes was first
suggested by Uriah S. stephens, garment
cutter by trade, and TO him belongs the
honor and fame of organizing the first as
senbly OF the order Of the Knights OF La
bOT.
The wage-earners of every trade and
calling had implicit confidence n the wis
dom and conservatism of Mr.. Stephens
and his chosen lieutenantS. The secret iea-
ture OF the new order was looked upon rs
essential To the betterment of the cundi-
tion OF the laboring masses; it left
their employers and all others Unfriendly
toward them in the dark, and for this rea-
son was deemed the best weapon with
which to combat their enemies.
The order became popular; its methods
OF opposing the enemies OF labor has been
successful: workme u OF all trades, organized
and unorsaniZed, noCked to the Knights,
claiming the protection and offering their
strength and influence to protect others.
Assemblies grew up like mushrooms in the
night. andi in aHttle IeSsthaHten years after
the organization of the first local assem-
bly,. at Philadelphia, the membership of
the order exceeds over 7o5 900 in good
standing. For more than twelve years
the order maintained the strictesu Sc
Crecy. twas not until SS1 at the meeting
Ofthe General Assembly held nDetToit that
it was determined to discard the veil of
secrecy in which the name of the urder
had been shrouded and declare to the
world the existence Of the knights of
Labor. whose watChwOrd is The III
Jury TO one is the concern of an'
The morning times., 1897-01-31

Papa, what is the glad hand?" Five
trumps and long suit. Chicago Record.