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New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
HOW ENGLAND DEALS WITH FAMINE

HOW ENGLAND DEALS WITH FAMINE.
The Indian famine Is now so far abated thrt
it can properly be regarded as thing OF the
pasr and the measures taken for relieving IL
and for preventing its recurrence may be re-
viewed Such review begins properly with the
famine OF 1877, for It was then thar the Govern
ment entered systematically upon the work of
obyiating the famnes which had hitherto peri
odically scourged the country. The first things
20 be done were to increase the food supply by
Increasing the area and productiveness of land
under cultivation. and 10 make il more secure
against disastrous drouths. These were effect
ed by an extension of the irrigation system.
These twenty wears have seen many thousands
of miles of canals constructed ard put into use,
with the result that nearly 300o0000 acres, or
nearly one-fourth the entire cultivated area. are
now irrigated and thus secured at least agains,
any ordinary drouth. The cost Of this has as-
gregated no less than 136,000.000 rupees. The
next thing was to provide means for the prompt
and ready distribution of food. 1t will be re-
mc,nbered ,hat the awful famine in Orssa was
due chiefly TO the lack Of such means. The rest
Of India had plenty while Orissa was starving
Since 1877 nearly ~ .O0o miles Of railYads haze
been constructed half the mileage being OH lines
indicated by the Famine commissioners and in
tended primarily TO enable the distribution Of
food in famine seasons.
The third task was The least snowy but most
difficult of all. II comprised the organization
of an administrative system under which relief
could be promptly provided whenever needed,
In a small area or a great, and could. moreover.
he applied In a manner adapted TO the special
locality or to the idiOsyncrasies of the people
This had TO be done In a country half as large
as the Continent Of EuropS. and far more pop
ulous. comprising Il dozen separate British Gov
ernments and hundreds OF separate States with
races and creeds and castles innumernble and n
people abnOrmally sensitive and jealous Re
lief must be afforded when necessary. without
giving political or social or religious offence.
l. was a formidable undertaking. but II has been
well achieved and for the first time In the his.
tory OF India a great famine has this year been
brought under administrative control This has
been done, too. without friction or annoyance,
ana the doing Of 1t deserves record as an I'M
precedented performance and one not surpassed.
al least in India, in practical benefcence to a
dependent race.
1t is safe to say that never has such an emer
gency been so we'll dealt with by any Govern
ment as this latest Indian famine has been by
not yet Scarcely more than one-half the tillable
area Of India Is under cultivation and that
which Is has not yet been brought TO its highest
productiveness. Not yet Is the country suffi
GENTLY gridroned with railroads. Not yet has
the great problem Of migration been seriously
attempted. Some paris Of India are far too
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
THE RELIEF SHIP REACHES CALCUTTA.

The following cable dispatch. just received Will
be read with interest by the many thousands
throughout the United States who contributed to
the sending of a cargo of corn to the Indian famine
sufferers:
Calcutta Aug. 10-City of Everett arrived safe
and sound: cargo In good condition. Met Bishop
Thoburn Arrangements for distribution perfect.
Cargo is more accepted even than expected.
The Rev r. c. Hobbs. who is in charge Of the
corn cargo sailed from San Francisco June Il on
the whaleback s.oamer City Of Everett. He will
turn the cargo over to the lnterdenominationa.
Missionar ~ Committee. of which Bishop Thoburn. OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church is chairman, and
1t will be Systematically apportioned among the
missiona OF all Protestant denomination In tn.
famine districts for distribution among the suffer-
N 20 al
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
GOING TO CONGRESSES " EUROPE.

Washington. Aug io.-Dr. Joseph J. Kinyoun.
ssed assistant surgeon in the Marine Hospital Ser
vice has been designated by the Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 represent this Government az the In
ternational exposition hygiene and sanitary SER
vice on shpboard to he held In Brussels n Sep
,amher DR. Kinyoun has also been appo!n.ei del
eeate TO the Berlin International Conference. 10 he
held In October TO discuss the .eprosy question. DT.
Kinyoun has been instructed Visit the bacterio-
oe cal laboratories on the Continent for the purpose
OF obtaining Information for the use OF the Marine
Uomltal Service as TO recent advances In the In
vestigation OF contagious diseases. lie VIII return
10 the United states In December
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

Readers at SUMMER resorts may hd1e me
Tribune, by mail, daily ana Sn"day' Jo'
81 Re, month or So so for months. Trarrl-
Iers in Europe acW rffstf me Id'on"e ~, 1o'
sl.1S per month or 81. 50 fT . monlhS' 1
postage tretaid The address,. III al cases.
changed as often as desired.
Readers on the Ne1o Jersey ana Long
ilari coasts receire the regular fffr cannon
of the paper. oria extra pages a"def 'o'
their resteftire localities.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
OUTGOING OCEAN TRAVELLERS.

Among the passengers who will sail for South.
ampton to-day on the American Line steamship s.
Iou,s are F. D. Appleton. Charles l.. Cole United
o,.,o. c,rsul-,;eneral TO Dresden: Cyrus H. r.
Curtis J. r. De la Mar. James Johnston United
states Consul to Sheffield; W. B. owen. g. 7
potors Isaac Townsend Smith. Consul-General 10
sam: 7 G. Seamals E. d. Ward and J. b. Wood
The White Star Line steamship Germanic. which
,,ii saIl oday for Liverpool. will carry among her
passengers the Dly. theatrical company: Including
rraie J. w Edwards. Frederick 8. Fish. sydney
Herbcrt Thomas A. Paget. DIR. Frederick j. Mott
and f. willard Rohy.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

" brought in its revenges when the simplest
and most necessary administrative reforms de-
manded by an enlightened public sentiment are
made impossible of attainment by the wno.e-
sale decentralization which has overtaken "s
citizenship under the era Of political i"rcen!
which eliminated in Democratic Legislature
theft of the Governorshp barely two years Ago.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
STRIKE TO BE DECLARED OFF.

The strike OF the Pants" and Never Rip Pants
Makers Union will he declared or this morning IN
favor of the strikers. who say they have secured
the concessions demanded-namely 80 per cent
increase in the daiiv scale and hty-nine-
hour work week.
Secretary Rosenberg. OF the United Brotherhood
OF Cloakmakers reported last night that there Were
M deyconments in the threatened strike OF the
twelve thousand organized coakmakers in this city:
He volunteered the information that the threatened
strike would in all probability reach a climax Sun
a pexf
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
TO SETTLE THE AUSTIN CORBlN ESTATE.

Surrogate Nathan ID. Petty. of Suffolk County.
has issued an order directing the creditors. iega-
tees and heirs interested In the estate OF AUSTIN
Corb,n to appear at Rverhead, Long Island on
sen,er,ber p VIII n the judicial settlement of the
accounts of Hannah NJ Corbn. George 5. EdGeli
and Austin Corbin, jr as executors VIII be mao,
The Interested parties Isabella {. Edgell.
Anna c. Borrowe Austin Andre Champollion.
George c. Haven. jr John r. Dos Passos the
American Freehold. Land. Mortgage, Investment
and Agency Company OF London n.imted). the
New England Mortgage Security Company anu
Eabus NJ Clarke.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
IMPORTS or SUGAR ~ JULY.

Washington, Aug. i0--The Treasury statement o.
the imports of sugar shows that the July importa-
tons at the six principal ports Baltimore Boston
New-Orleans New-York Philadelphia and Sar
Francisco aggregated i7S Ooi.Oto pounds. valued a
81 i52 siS or this amount iSo09liS pounds valued a.
81 s6s. came In tree under the reciprocity uea!
with Hawaii
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
1rusvopr DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY. AUGUST H. 1897.

good deal OF ambitious Aldermanic law-maK'ns'
The bicycle and the Licycle rider are already 'he
target for too much restrictive and invid'ous
legislation.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

Our Dominion friends at Haufax are sa'u "
be greatly admiring the Indiana rhey are
probably also wondering what sort OF nation
1t Is that builds such ships and does not pro-
vide docks for them.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

Magistrate Hedges has no use for LAWYERS
who hang about police courts to get money
out OF the poor wretches who are brought In on
trivial cha-g and find in a magistrate moro
OF friend--even II a rebuklng and furnishing
frend-than a Judge before whom their legal
rights must be guarded
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
Nmrerment1.

~~~~>~>~'SS>
CasJNO--s;iQ--T whirI OF the Town -,1
CxryS rtjr. r.ATRE-2-siS-The circus S a-d Cine
EnEN MtsEEs--Wsx Works. Grand Sonee''
ROSTER e. RIAIis--7 So--vare,y ana f''"'"
yfnIs0x sot.ARE ROOF GARDEN-eS' "
Neropoi,,an Permanent Orchesta.. 1conccr;s-IA;tie
MANHATTAN BEACH-4-s-so"s"'
Faust.
paSToR' s-Continuous Performances.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

or the latest Southern lynchng-or one OF the
latest--lt is said the method employed Is not
known For this relief. much thanks. We NAV
take IL for granted the method was a horrible
one but 1t is wei to be spared the revolving de-
tails.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

John Gourlay who prominent some years
ago with Salisbury's Troubadors and other similar
organizations has been engaged 10 play the part
of the Lieutenant in The French Maid, at the
Herald Square theatre.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

Miss Paula Edwards is taking the place OF MIS-
Madge Lessng in the cast Of THE Whirl OF the
Town" at the Casino.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

Patrick Jerome Gleason has been giving 4
picnic To several thousand OF his minor con
stltucnts. what n pity that the Long IslanC
city schoolboys cannot vote.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

Peace, peace" the Emperors cry at ST Pe
tersburg; but their empires behind them are
steadily preparing for war.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

1t is too bad about the ugly little devilfsh. but
even without that interesting creature New
York has a fine aquarium and New-York Uni.
versitys additions 20 1t are not the least OF its
attractions
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

The nullifcation by Justice Tuley. OF Chicago
OF a local ordinance taxing bicycles vehicles
on the ground that wheels were already taxable
cs perconal property is likely to put stop to a
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

Every time a "scorcher" is arrested and fnet
a good deed is done for cycling
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
NOTES or THE STAGE.

This Is the programme Of the concert for TO-
night by the Metropolitan Permlnent orchestra,
at the Madison Square Roof Garden:
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

In the old civic docket recently brought 10 Hsh'
In the courthouse at Greensburs PENN r.e'e ie
so,or,, c.sas recorded against George Washing
ton In the course os the year 1857 three claims
were entered against him to compel him 10 pay
taxes The humorous clerk of that time mas wri'-
ten the following under the claims: George WASH
incion ESD anneareth not 70 Ike toNcs.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-30
The Handsome Apology.

"Many people know nothing about a
real apology" writes Lillian Bell in an ar
ticle on "How Men Fail as Lovers" in The
Ladies' Home journal. ga lukewarm
apology is more insulting than the insult.
A handsome apology is the handsomest
thing in the world, and the manifest and
the womanliest An apology, like chiv-
airy, is sexless Perhaps because it is a
natural virtue of women it sits manlier
upon men than upon women. A delicate
apology brings into play all the virtues
necessary to Il perfect humanity. The
proudest are generally those who can bend
the lowest. 1t is not pride, it is a stupid
vanity and an abnormal self love which
prevents "a man or woman from apologize
ing 1t requires a native humility of
which only great souls are capable. 1t re-
quires generosity to be willing to humble
yourself. 1t takes faith in humanity that
your apology will be accepted. You must
have "a sense of justice to believe that you
owe it, 1t requires sincerity to make it
sound honest and tact to do it at the right
time. 1t requires patience to stick to it
until the wound has ceased to bleed, and
the best, highest truest type of love to
make you want to do it. "
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-30
Orange County Court.

The trial of State v. Ward B. Sly and
John Ordway, an indictment for burglary of
blacksmith shop in Topsham in June,
1896, came suddenly to an end ON Monday
afternoon, June ID, the respondents with
drawing their pleas of not guilty and enter
ing plea of guilty. John Ordway also
pleaded guilty to the stealing of bicycle
for which he was separately indicted. Sly
was sentenced to three years in states
prison and Ordway to two for burglary
and for the larceny of tools from the jack
son saw-mill of which Sly was convicted.
The week before he was sentenced for three
years more; Ordway was also given two
years more for stealing the bicycle. The
next trial was State " Francis A. Eaton,
an indictment of Barre druggist for fish
ing IN Thayer brook, private stream in
Braintree, posted by the State fish commits
sioner. When the testimony was concluded,
on motion of j. III. Watson, counsel for the
respondent, Judge Thompson directed a
verdict for respondent, holding the law to
be unconstitutional, because it sought to
take private property from the owner with.
Darling, j. X. Darling and M. M Wilson
of Randolph for State; j. d. Dennison and
j. III, Watson for the respondent. The
next case was State " Joseph Hamel, an
indictment for rape of an eight year old
girl in Williamst0wn about March % last.
This trial consumed the week after
Wednesday noon and recess was taken
from three O'Clock p. M. on Saturday to ten
o'clock, Monday forenoon. States Attor-
ney Darling and W. w. Lapoint for State
and respondent respectively spoke on
Saturday and John W. Gordon and j. III.
Watson closed on Monday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-30
Humorous Paragraphs.

SHE SNoRED.-How does your wife
sleep? asked the doctor of the man
whose better half was under his care.
Orally, said the man.
PROPRIETOR - Anyone waiting on
you, miss? Miss Hayseed (blushin g.
Well, Hi Perkins is kind err purring
round, but he hain't talked business
yet.
How frightful l must look! exclaim-
ed the young woman who had fallen
into muddy excavation in the street.
You look, exclaimed the painting but
infatuated youth who had lifted her
out, like $50 pounds of extracted honey.
A MAN had been up for an examina-
ton in Scripture, and had failed utterly
and the relations between him and the
examiner had become somewhat strain
ed. The latter asked him if there
were any text in the whole Bible he
could quote. He pondered and then
repeated: And Judas went out and
hanged himself. Is there any other
verse you know in the whole Bible?
the examiner asked. Yes. Go thou
and do likewise. There was a solemn
pause and the proceedings are said to
have terminated.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-30
The Grammatical Rule.

From time to time examinations of
classes in the elementary schools are
conducted under the auspices of the su-
perintendent of public schools in order
to test the work of the teachers. In
the early days of the superintendency,
teachers who expected visit from one
of the assistant superintendent would
carefully drill their pupils and prepare
them to 60 on "dress parade" In one
of these cases the children had been
taught to recite O number of words,
which included an array of nouns, ad-
jectives, adverbs, ETC., in measured
quantity.
"What is fully7" asked the teacher.
"Adverbl" shouted the class.
"And this?" as she wrote "surely"
on the board.
"Adverb!" again responded the
youngsters.
"And what is this?" queried the as
sistant superintendent, writing "The
fly has WINGS" and pointed to "hy."
"Adverbl" Justify exclaimed the
class.
Sand why is it an adverb?"
"Cause it ends in 'ly,'" was the con-
fident answer.-Philadelphia Call.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-30

DURING the meeting of the old soldiers at
Bennington last week the dedication of the
Catamount Tavern Monument had a promi-
nent place on the programme. The monu-
ment is erected on the site of the Catamount
Tavern. hostelry famous for number Of
years preceding and during the Revolution.
1t was built in 1767 and destroyed by fire
in 1871. The tavern was the headquarters
and rendezvous of Col. Ethan Allen and the
Green Mountain Boys during the long and
bitter controversy between the settlers of
the Hampshire Grants" as Vermont was
Feeling ran high, and all Vermont was in
famed. 1t was during this time that the
settlers placed stuffed catamount over the
swinging sign of the tavern grinning de-
fiance to the New York land claimants, from
which the tavern took its name.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-30
Foreign News.

The river Kur has overlooked its banks
near the railroad depot OF Nawthg, in the
Tiflis district, Russia. Nineteen men be-
longing to the Nijninorgored dragons were
swept into the water and drowned.
In regard to the revival of the periodical
rumor OF Queen Victoria's intention to
abdicate in favor of the Prince of Wales,
the Westminster Gazette says: "When the
rumor was circulated months ago, we were
informed on the highest authority that it
was unfounded."
ALMOST the whole of the province of
Assam in India, has been devastated by re-
cent earthquakes The ruin is appalling
and the loss of food supplies is enormous.
The crops are mostly ruined and great
scarcity OF food is expected. All traffic Is
difficult as numbers OF the roads have been
completely demolished. Earthquake shocks
still continue to, be felt in the province of
Assam and much alarm is felt, especially as
renewed shocks are reported from various
places in Bengal. Heavy rains are i'm
mensely increasing the damage
ADvIcEs were received recently from
Oaxaca, Mexico, that the official commits
sion sent to the city of Tehuantepec by
| President Diaz, to investigate the reported
formation of volcano and the extent of the
| earthquake damages, has arrived at its des-
| tination, and found the condition of affairs
much worse than it had expected. The
| town OF Tehuantepec contains about 10 600
lnnaDlUantSi anu Is completely destroyed,
so far as houses and buildings are concern
ed, not one remaining standing. There
were number of substantial and costly
buildings in town. The people are living
in tents and the open air on the outskirts
of the place. The earthquake shocks con-
tinue to be felt at frequent intervals, and
the people are terrified. The heavy smoke
and other indie atoms of an active volcano
to the west OF Tehuantepec are no longer
visible.
MORE than 600 denizens of the slums
Of London were sumptuously entertained
| at various centers last Thursday, by the
Princess OF Wales. The Princess, accom-
panied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess
Victoria OF Wales and the Prince and Prin
cess Charles of Denmark visited the princ
pal halls where the feasts were given. The
places visited by the royal party were the
Peoples Palace, in the east end of London
Central Hall, Holborn, and the Wesleyan
school house at Clarkenwell AT the Peo
pies Palace the royal visitors were received
by the lord mayor, Sir George Faudel-Phil
lips and the lady mayoress. The guests
here consisted of a thousand ragged child
rem. After the national anthem had beer
sung the children were served with a goo(
feast of roast beef, potatoes, pies, tarts
blancmange, jellies, apples, oranges ant
ice cream. The fare at the other places wa
the same The Princess of Wales and he
party received ovations everywhere.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-30
Domestic.

THE Senate has confirmed the nominal
ton of John G. Brady of Sitka to be
governor of Alaska.
EDWARD DEAN Cook of Chicago, repre-
sentative from Illinois, dropped dead OF
heart disease at Hotel Cochran, Washing
ton, last Thursday.
ALBERT ELsToN, paymaster for the e, II.
Aver Post and Tie Company of Chicago,
was attacked last week by four robbers, and
robbed of $3.50. The robbers made good
their escape.
THE house of Joseph Meenski, at Buffalo,
N. Y, was destroyed by fire recently,
and his twelve children were fatally
burned. One died Sunday morning and
the other cannot recover. They are all
badly burned about the head, body and
arms. Melenski is also in the hospital, his
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-30
The Dutch Queens RebuIxe.

Queen Wilhclmina of Holland, whose
mother and near relatives are all thor
oughbred Teutons, is probably not nearly
as anti German as the vast majority of
her loyal subjects, but she is every whit as
patriotic. The other night heard char
acteristic story about her, the authenticity
of which was affirmed by my informant,
an official of high rank When she and the
queen regent were staying in London,
their majesties received the members of
tho Dutch colony in audience and among
them the wife of u Dutch nobleman who
had for some years been resident in Eng
land and had married an English woman.
In the course of conversation this lady
happened to mention the fact that she had
some small children at home who were
eager to see their young queen, but whom
she had not ventured to bring with her to
the reception.
II should so much like to see them and
to crafty their wish, " said the queen i'm
pulsively pray bring them to me early
tomorrow, Immediately after breakfast.
They all speak Dutch, of courseY'
"Well, your majesty, was the reply, 81
am sorry to say that they do not. You
see they have been brought up here My
husband and l always speak English to-
BcJJlSI, anu We ItNt ibliBiloh ScINdioS' HS
children have hardly ever heard Dutch
spoken at all, and l. no doubt very wrong
ly, have not yet had them taught their
language"
am sorry, too, )" rejoined tie queen
but that being the case, had rather not
'ce ycur little ones now. Dutch children
ought to speak Dutch. When yours can
do 50, bring them over to Holland, and l
shall be delighted to receive them wher-
over l may be. ."
1t was severe lesson to be administered
| by girl Of IA to matron of twice her
age, but it gave great satisfaction here in
all ranks of Dutch society, and no doubt
those children have been learning Dutch
with exemplary assiduity during the past
IL months. Hague Cor. London Tele-
| prnnh.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-30

chemists have claimed that native copper
may be found in minute quantities in the
tissues of every known species of plant
and animal. Since Jan. l q commission
appointed by the British Association For
the Advancement Of Science has made co.
900 examinations and chemical analyses
by great variety of processes and has
not failed to find traces Of copper in a sim
gle instance. They found it in the color
ing of flowers in the feathers, beaks and
eyes of birds, grains and roots of wheat,
IN the scales of fishes and serpents-in
short, everywhere. est Louis Republic
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-30
South Barre.

Mr.. and Mrs. Mcown OF Sutton are visit
ing their daughter Mrs. Elmer Ford. -
A. w. Lane has returned from Cabot where
he has been at work. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Tuttle are visiting at e. p. Odds parents of
Mrs. Tuttle. - Henry Miles has moved
from the Parker House to the Blanchard
house and e. Hutchinson has moved his
family from the Arbuckle tenement to the
house vacated by Mr.. Miles. - Rev. Mr..
Shinn spoke at the Universalist chapel last
Sunday at three o'clock. - Fred Sharky
of Barre is at work for Bert Slayton.
w. A. Lane has gone to Hardwick for sew
eral days. - Miss Ardelia Harrington
has returned from a four months visit
among friends in Brandon and Roxbury.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-30
Forest Fire Patrol.

Not only would an efficient forest fire
patrol save millions q dollars of standing
timber by checking forest fires in their in
pipiency, but it would do away with such
horrors as that at Phillips in 1894 and at
Optonagon. milwaukee Wisconsin.