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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
TIE MEDICAL STUDENT.
How He Got His Education In the Oldcn
Days.

II the old day. ~ hich many Of our still
active practitioners well remember, tho
medical student was registered with prac-
ticEng physician, who more or less intclli-
gently objected his reading, and sometimes
took him on his rounds as a sort Of private
assistant, giving him fltful glimpses of pa
tionts. He attended rarely three, some
times two, often only ono course of lee
lures In u medical school, hearing the same
lectures over again each year. The only
thing which he ever learned actually 10 do
with his fingers in the medical school was
to dissect tho dead subject, and here his
experience was not usually large. He
made careful notes of many views regard
ing disease and its nature, and usually
stepped out upon the arena with general
idea that disease was thing which got
into the bodies of certain unfortunate pco-
pie, and which he was to drive out IL he
could with some one or moro of his precep-
tors prescriptions, which he had carefully
copied In small compass ready for emer-
gencies.
When he had discovered the proper name
to attach to his patients malady, the rest
was largely matter Of an alphabetical
index of remedies and calm abiding of
the consequences. 1t should not be i'm
agined that the practitioners Of medicine
In the old days were necessarily lacking in
wide views, practical knowledge and great
skill, but when this was tho case, 1t was
usually owing to a training which they
had secured after and not before they be-
came doctors OF medicine.
The medical college consisted OF a group
of medical men who obtained charter,
hired building, partitioned of among
themselves the subjects which were deemed
essential-anatomy, physiology and posi-
bly, chemistry, materia medioa, pathology
and the practice Of medicine, obstetrics
and surgery. Each day the students sat
upon hard benches taking notes for dear
life while tho subject matter Of these
themes was let loose upon them in swift
succession, for better or for worse, through
five long hours. Perhaps there was u
clinic in the afternoon, perhaps not. There
were no laboratories, for practical work,
either OF chemistry or physiology or his
tology or independent subjects, was un-
known. A great many lectures, little
dissecting, a few clinics, possibly some
quizzes, a final examination, and the de-
gree Of M. ID. was won.-Columbia Uni
yersity Bulletin.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24

There Is an hour when lovers quips
Their studied cadence miss
There Is an hour when lovers lips
Lean trembling TO kiss.
There la an hour when lovers ears
TO l.ghtest whispers harlx-
The hour whose mystery endears-
Between tho day and dark.
The day Is al too garish white,
The night too dull and blind.
The days wide eye Is large and bright,
The nights cold eye unkind.
The day is made for listening,
The night is cold and cark,
But tits the hour when love is king
Between the day and dark.
The day is spied by honey bees
And pricked with feathered wings.
The night awakes on every breeze
The chirp Of woodsy things,
But when the night as yet is still
And day is lying stark,
Then love goes wandering at will
Between the day and dark.
Post Wheeler in New York Press
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
Hypn0tism.

Ycast-Do you believe there is such n
thing as hypnotist?
Criinsonbeak- what's that?
why, n person who can make you do
something which you don't want TO do. F"
"Oh, yes. My wifes one. She makes
me bring up the coal every night. "-Yon.
kers Statesman.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24

Inquirer-My man, do you consider your
way of life healthy oneg
Tramp-Don't know about that. But
know chap has to be healthy to be In 1t.
Just think of the many different styles OF
cooking we have to put up with.-Boston
Transcript
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24

When the Duke Of Monmouth was cz-
ecuted I'm the reign of James III for treason,
the duchess ordered every oak In the park
10 be cut on the fatcful morning. The new
growth. belonging to lord Ebury, is one
Of the finest forests In Britain.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24

A Berlin physician has made expert
ments which show that certain animals
which we eat may swallow poisonous mat
ter insufficient to kill them, but sufficient,
II used as food, to poison man or dogs.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-24
His Businers.

"why Is Wilson always looking for trou-
bleS'
That's his business. He's criminal
lawyer. detroit Free Press.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03
STRANGER THAN FICTION"
Man and Wife, Supposed Victims OF
II YOUNGSTOWN Flood, Reunited.

ROANOKE, Va, May 2.-The adage that
truth is. stranger than fiction has been
verified by a recent romantic occurrence in
this city, the event being the meeting of
a man and wife who had each supposed
the other dead for nearly eight years. On
the afternoon of May 81, 1889, John Sharkey
and his young wife, from Buchanan county,
Virginia, stood at the door of their cottage
home, in Johnstown, Pa, preparing to fly
from the great wall of water that was COM
ing down the Conemaugh valley from the
broken dam above the city, carrying death
and destruction in its path. They plunged
into the rapidly rising waters, and in their
efforts to reach the hills were carried help
lessly down the stream. In the horror and
confusion of that awful time. when thou
sands found a watery grave, they soon be-
came separated, and, though the man final
ly reached the shore and the woman was
rescued by strong and willing arms. each
supposed the other had persisted. Both re-
manned in Johnstown and vicinity several
days searching for some trace of each
other, but, neither being successful. thew
wandered away. and, being without friends
or money, had a hard struggle for a time
in earning 2 living.
The wife secured employment as a serv-
ant in a family not far from Johnstown
and the husband went East in quest OF
work. he stopped for a while in Phila-
delphia. Baltimore and other cities and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03
OCTOPUS KILLED BY GIRLS.
Encounter Between Two Tacoma
Maidens and IL Big Devil Fish.

TACOMA, Wash, May 2.-Kate Herbruck
and Lillian McKeehan, of Tacoma, are two
brave young women. While out i'm a row.
boat collecting sea urchins and star fishes
in Puget sound they were attacked by a
monster devil fish measuring over twelve
feet between the ends of the opposite arms.
Their first notice was when the octopus
thrust an arm into the boat, catching Miss
Herbruck by the foot. She screamed and
pulled, finally escaping by dexterously slip
ping off her shoe. Then began the battle.
The octopus whipped the sound until foam
covered it's surface endeavoring all the
while to fasten "a tentacle about one of the
boats occupants. The young women re-
sponded by vigorously pounding it with
oars and fish hook. Finally the octopus
twisted an arm about the cross piece In the
boats bow and headed for sea. This fright
ened Misses Herbruck and McKeehan. who
believed their only hope lay in cutting off
this tentacle, which they succeeded in doing
with an oar. after being towed six miles.
Another stroke Killed the monster. which
was dragged into the boat. 1t weighed ITO
pounds and each of it's eight arms was COW
cred with over $50 suckers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03
FOUND COLOR BLIND.
Misfortune of Commander Lenry, Who
BIuYed the Germans at Apia.

NEW YORK. May 2.-Commander Leary,
who sailed in under the guns of the German
ship at Samoa some years ago and threat
ened to blow her out of the water if she
landed men on shore, has been found color
blind by a board of medical men, and will
probably be retired from the active service.
Leary is the second man of his grade, and
will have a captains vacancy waiting for
him in June if he can pass the necessary
examination. He is one of the Quickest
little fellows in the service, and is consid-
cred an officer of excellent judgment.
1t was during the Samoan troubles, just
previous to the great wreck in Apia har-
Dor. when Leary sailed in one morning and
found a big German cruiser ready to land
sailors and take possession of the town.
The little captain was on one of the old
wooden vessels of the navy, but he instant
the German and the shore and sent word
to the German commander that he would
have to sink him before he could land his
men. The German skipper asked Comman-
der Leary to come aboard and talk the at
fair over, and the result was that the SAIL
orS were kept on board. The officers of the
navy are sorry that the little commander
has been disqualified, and Secretary Long
yesterday ordered a REORGANIZATION. Off
GERS once reported color blind, however,
nave but slim chanc of promotion, and
are almost invariably passed to the retired
list.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03
1.-THE DEVIL IN PHILADELPHIA
Topic That Caused Trouble Between "a
Pastor and His Flock.

PHILADELPHIA, May Rev. Richard
Harcourt, d. D., pastor of the P~ark-avenue
M. E. Church, has become dissatisfied with
his relations at the church, and at a meet
ing of the quarterly conference, he an
nounced his intention of asking the presid-
ing elder for a change of pastoral relations
at the end Of the conference year. DR..
Harcourt's request win be made because
of objections recently entered to a series
of sermons he had announced that he
would preach. He is now in the second
year of his pastorate at the church. DR..
Harcourt was originally in the service of
the Protestant Episcopal Church, and has
been in the ministry for twenty-five years.
He formerly was in charge of the largest
Methodist church in San Francisco and,
later, was pastor for five years of Grace
Church in Baltimore. AT the "Park-avenue
Church he was the successor Of the vener-
able DR.. Chapman, and, at the recent con-
ference in Bethlehem, his service had APP
p%arently been so satisfactory that he was
again appointed to the pastorate at the
unanimous request of the congregation.
Since then all the trouble has arisen. The
proposed sermons were to have been de-
livered under the general head of THE
Devil in Philadelphia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03
BaHehAII

Two mines of one-legg men have been
organized in Milwaukee "a / will play reg
ular games.
Manager Connie Mack thinks that in Alex.
Jones he has the star pitcher of the West
ern League.
With Nicol, Delehanty, WaldrOn, Wright
and DAILY, the Brewers have a lively quin-
tet OF base stealers.
The Western League field captains are
Wilmot, Motz, Carney, Tebeau, Glenalvin,
Allen, DAILY and Glasscock.
Pfeffer is said to have notified the Chi
cago club to hold on to Connors, as he is
not certain about his health.
The little Watkins brownies will play ball
at English's Opera House this afternoon,
and will duplicate the feats of the Hoosier
ball players away in Detroit.
Columbus will not get Isaacs. the lanky
TTeeX z pitcher who Was turned adrift
with the Fort Worth team of the Texas
League Friday and left that night for his
send him to the farm some place in the
Michigan League, but he wanted his release
and got 1t.
Detroit is anxious to get Catcher Pat Nc
Cauley, who is still holding off. He wants
a big chunk of advance money, which Van
derbeck is loath to give him. McCauley
writes every now and then, and by way of
variety in a telegram or two.
The Detroit magnate hopes to land the
Providence man ere long. He needs him
Dehlnd the bat. Pace is suffering from a
oIldCh VI SilP anu sure IITOdl.
Watkins has a strong and nervy band of
Indians. In the points the team is ranked
as among the top sawyers. The Indians
are we'll supplied with pitchers and come
with the aVoWed purpose of capturing the
series. The Detroiters bagged two out of
three from Columbus but Jared badly at the
home of ex-President Harrison. Aliens
boys lacked team work, batted spasmodi-
cally and felded like a his h-school team.
Detroit Tribune
Hines has been permanently assigned to
third base by Vanderbeck. Ben Ellis, who
was turned over to Detroit by Philadelphia
in the Fffield-Gillen deal, was given his no
tice of release shortly after the train left
indianapolis Thursday night. Ellis did not
come up to expectations. He felded well in
spots, but could not hit a lick. He dis
played no life or animation in his work. and
was cast adrift. Hines played the bag in
two games at Indianapolis and put up a
very speedy article of ball.
The st. Paul ball club has been boycot-
ted by the labor unions of St. Paul. Early
last week the Indianapolis club received
a circular stating that owing to the fact
that Comfskey had let his score-card and
refreshment privileges to one Scott. who
conducted a leading theater and was wag-
ing a fierce war upon the Stage Hands
Union, the unions of st. Paul had declared
war upon the Saints. Copies of the circular
were sent to the labor organizations in the
various cities comprising the Western
League. calling upon workingmen not to
attend ball games when Comiskey's aggre-
cation was arrayed against the home team.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03
THAT FORFEITED GAME.
DetrOit's Defense OutIined-Protest
Not Likely to stand.

The Detroit Tribune of Saturday has the
following concerning that forfeited game
here:
Manager Allen last night forwarded to
President Johnson a formal protest against
the decision of Umpire Buck Ebright in
awarding Thursdays game at the Hoosier
capital to the Indians by the score Of 9
to O.. He makes a clear and lucid statement.
covering every detail. He denies that frost
willfully threw the ball into left field. One
strike and two balls had been called on
Gray. Hines had moved up from third for
an infield hit and was not in his position
when the ball was thrown. Had he been
in position the throw would not have been
wild. Ebright forced frost out of the game.
after Allen had informed him that Pace,
his only other catcher, was under the doe
tors care and was not in uniform. That
crippled Detroit. Hines was called in and
Ellis sent to third. AT the time this oc-
Cured it was not raining. A few big drops
had fallen, but there was nothing that
could be conjured into even a drizzle. Allen
further claims that Ebright did not turn
to the Detroit bench and call Batter up.
Allen did not. nor did anybody else for thai
matter. see the umpire pun a watch. Ellis.
according to the rules, had one minute after
the umpire had commanded batter up 10
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03
BOLD MOVE BY RUSSIA
TRANSCAUCAsIAN RAILWAY To BE
BUILT TO III INDIAN OCEAN.
The Czar Preparing to Land an Army
in Front of British Troops in
Case of an Emergency

LONDON, May 2.-The importance really
attached by the great powers to the Graeco-
Turkish war. which they have been studi-
ously endeavoring TO belittle, has a fresh
illustration every day. Russia has abruptly
decided TO extend the transcaucasian rail-
way via Teheran to the Indian ocean The
object originally sought was commercial,
but the swift march of events has lifted the
strategic possibilities of the line into inn
measurably greater prominence. With such
an extension completed Russia could send
her troops to the Indian ocean in a week.
TO carry out this project the present ex-
pedient of drawing bullion from the st.
Petersburg treasury, to balaqce the debit
revealed the other day by the "extraordi-
nary budget, will have to be resorted to
again and again. Fortunately for Russian
credit, that great store of wealth is in a
position to bear considerable depletion. The
accumulation Of bullion has become really
prodigious. thanks chiefly to the pacific
policy of the late and present Emperor. 1t
has been their sagacious policy to develop
the latent resources OF the mighty empire
intrusted to their charge, while at the same
time seeking to strengthen it for further
ACKNOWLEDGMENT in the far East.
No other power in Europe would venture
to go ahead in the Russian fashion, con-
verting SURPRISES into deficits by 'extraor-
binary expenditure. But Russian finance,
like Russian diplomacy, is a species by
itself. Scarcely had the ordinary budget
given the Cars subjects to understand that
revenue exceeded expenditure by no less
than 131, 900, COO roubles when the "extraor-
binary budget reveals a debit OF o0,OUO.OOO
roubles. Thus the Russian people find them
selves less well OFF by I'll. G0U,0U0 roubles than
those VINO pace faith in official financial
statements had assumed.
What drain has reduced this remarkable
change? Stress is laid at st. Petersburg on
Unforeseen OUTLAWS in connection with the
conversion fund and current operations. But
the loss caused in that way is nearly bal
anced by the gain consequent upon larger
receipts from the state railways. II Is safe
to say that the quicker dispatch now being
used in connection with the Siberian Rail
way is largely anSWerable for the delclt.
Even Cars annot make omeletteS without
breaking eggs; such luxurieS as strategic
lines several thousand miles in length are
bound to prove terribly embarrassing to
ministers OF finance. Then there are the
two other lines. toward the Afghan frontier,
whose construction is being hurried forward
regardless of expense. And now the road
to the Indian ocean by way of the Persian
capital VIII entail Il fourth huge outlay. But
Russia can bear it, and several more II
necessary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03
THAT DE PAUW-I. U. GAME.
Serious Charges Made Against the
G~reencnstIe PInyers.

UEECnCuStAC IlUSCNH
To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
In justice to the University of Indiana
baseball team, a few statements should be
made concerning the game played with De
PAW last Saturday at Greencastle. De
PAW won the game, but. how she can be
proud of such a victory no one can under
stand. TIL students of De PAW. surround
ed as they are with such divine influence,
should have an excellent conception of the
golden rule. But the treatmentMgiven the
l. u. team clearly demonstrates that they
have no idea of fairness or decency. There
is some excuse for rOwdyism INDUCED in by
a gang of professionals, such as Patsy Te-
beau's Indians, but when refined and edu-
Gated" college men resort to such measures
only the severest cenSure should follow. /.
U. base runners had no earthly show to
advance, as some De Paw player would
block and hold them. The spectators were
permitted TO toe the base lines and prevent
every play possible. In the ninth inning 1.
u. had a man on second one on third, with
no outs. Here was an excellent chance to
tie the score, with three heavy hitterS fol-
lowing, but GrOOmS, De PauWS umpire,
was behind the bat and had instructions TO
retire |. U. The first man up struck at one
ball and had two called on him. The sec
ond man didn't even strike, but was retired
on three miserable strikes. The third man
til0Il CdlIG up. Inc liTSI Dali WAS IL IOOl
wide, but Mr.. Grooms's lamps saw nothing
but strikes, continuing his unfair treatment
by retiring the third man on strike What
does the public think of college baseball
players who stand on the lines cursing the
visiting players and daring them to fight?
Such was the conduct of the most rev.
erend preachers" These acts brand them
as roughs and rowdies of the worst sort.
They would stoop to any act of indecency
to win a game from L. U. April "a l. u. de-
feated De Paw easily by the decisive
score of IA to 0, Daley letting them down
with no hits. Saturday last Streaker held
them down to two hits, with only four err
rors behind him, while De Paw had eight
errors. There was no possible chance for
l; y. to win, as De Pauw had it up her
sleeve to win at all hazards. With a howl
lng, cursing, indecent mob against them,
the L. U. players could not protest for fair
ness.
On June Z we will meet De Pauw at
Greencastle again. We will take the whole
university and part of the town to see that
we get FAR treatment. Take a straight tip
ana place your shekels- on |. U. c. +. II.
Bloomington, Ind. No
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03
HER BODY PETRIFIED.
Corpse of Mrs. Ella ireland Found
Turned Into stone.

BROCKTON, Mass, May 2.-Last au-
tumn Mrs. Ella Ireland, the wife of a we'll
known Brockton man, died after a short
illness of acute gastritis. Her body was
buried in the family fot in a cemetery on
the outskirts of the city. Near the lot a
spring boils up, whose waters are strongly
impregnated with mineral substances. A
few days ago it became necessary to re-
move the collins to another lot, While this
was being don the cover of the coffin con-
tanning the corpse of Mrs. Ireland was ac-
~cidentally dislodged by the pickaxe of a
careless laborer. The worknen who looked
at the body were astonished to see that
decay had apparently made no inroads.
Mrs. Ireland locke as though she lay
sleeping in the casket Even the flowers
upon her breast seemed as fresh as when
they were placed there six months ago. In
vestigation showed that the body had be-
come petrifed and was as hard as though
it had been sculptured from a marble
block. There seemed to be nothing that
would prevent it's enduring for hundreds of
years without suffering any change. The
peculiar chemical constitution of the soil
in the cemetery is supposed TO be the cause
of this phenomenon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03

reach the plate. This. he asserts. was not
done. He thinks he has a strong case.
THE Indianapolis rain checks read that
they will be honored at the succeeding
game or games providing three full innings
have not been played. The Indianapolis rule
applies to the home grounds. Four ana one
half innings were played and there was
That makes the rain checks issued Thurs
day void. Even Manager Watkins was
stunned when the incompetent Ebright
awarded the game to his outfit. The board
of directors will pass upon the case. The
umpire's forfeit will. judging from the past
actions of the board, be allowed to stand,
but Detroit will no doubt be awarded its
share of the gate. amounting to S1lS.79;
The outcome of the case will be watched
with interest"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03
BRITISH ARMY CHANGES.
Sir Redvers Butler ia Succeed the
Duke Of C-Onnaught.

LONDON, May 1.-The Devon and Exeter
Gazette says that Adjutant General Sir
Redvers Butler will succeed the Duke Of
Connaught in command of Aldershot camp.
that Quartermaster General Evelyn Wood
viii succeed Sir Redvers Butler as adju-
vant general, and that the Duke of Con-
naught will become quartermaster general
of the British army. These appointments
are likely TO revive the criticism which
ragged at the time General Lord Frederick
Roberts was passed over in favor of the
Duke OF G%onnaught for the Aldershot com
mand. as Butler belongs to the Wolseley
set. Sir Redvers Butler and Lord Wolseley
were almost at swords points a year ago
over questions of military policy in India.
as well as of promotions in the service.
Both are very strong willed men, and Butler
has the reputation of being the most OBJ
stinatG man in the army. 1t was thought
at that time that he would resign his posi-
ton, but he yielded 10 the persuasion of the
Prince of Wales. and has ever since been
an outspokn advocate of all the plans pro-
posed by the commander-in-chief.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-03

finally located in Norfolk. In the mean
time the woman gradually worked her way
to Salem, in this State, where she arrived
about three weeks ago. On Monday last
the husband reached Roanoke from Norfolk
and on Wednesday, while going up Salem
avenue. he and the wife, whom he sup
plantations followed. Neither had remar-
ried. and, as each had saved some money
in the wears of their separation. they re-
solved to return to their native county-Bu-
~chanan-which they had left only a month
when the Johnstown disaster occurred. On
Yesterday they left Roanoke to begin life
together again, and a happier couple than
they has not been seen in this city for
wears.