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RELIGIOUS eARB IN THE SCHOOLS
Complaint made TO Superintendent Skinner or
Two schools In POughkeepsie.

ALBANY, Jan. 2l.-Superintendent Charles
Il. Skinner of the State Department Of Public
Instruction has been served with papers in tho
appeal OF Edward Keyser OF Poughkeepsie
from the action OF the Board OF Education of
that city in leasing for school purposes at the
nominal rate OF VI per year the buildings known
as schools Nos. IL and II. both buildings being
the property of st. Peters Roman Catholic
Church, and in employing four teachers, two
in each OF these schools, who arc members OF the
Roman Catholic Church. and dress in a garb
peculiar TO their religious sect and are usually
addressed in the school BY their names. pre-
fixed by the term SISTER"
The appellant further alleges that by rea-
son of the Board of Education's action the
school is under the direction OF religious SOC "a
rian denomination, and that denominational
doctrines or tenets are taught therein con.
trary 10 the State Constitution. The State
Superintendent is asked TO set aside the action
OF the Board OF Education authorizing this con-
dition OF afreirs. and to afford such further re-
lief as may be proper.
This case Is siniilar to that which arose in
the city OF WAtervliet. In which decision was
given by Superintendent Skinner some months
ago prohibiting the tsachers, from. wearing
such religious 9Rrb while In the seFs1oo 0f tbs
Board os EdneatiOn.
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cock fighting. And that stirred up political
row. There was n great fight over the Mayor
atty, and 1t ended by n chap being elected who
didn't know the difference between a perfccto
and stogie: Think o. that in Key Westl And
he carried the Common Council with him. and
they Just unnaturaly concluded that exposi-
tons were wrong, and stopped the whole thing,
and we threo-for Many had repented and re-
Joined us on probation-just naturally had to
quit England quick to save the subscribers
the trouble of suing to get their money back.
So that's how that scheme fell through
After q pause the Professor said: II don't
sec how that was Kennedy's fault. He over.
looked no detail" Evidently the Professor had
waited TO pick flaws In the Colonels story.
Didn't her replied the warrior We'll, no
just did, and he owned up to IL afterward, like
q man. There he said, IL only I'd thought to
have Key West annexed to Cuba that there
revival would never "a took place.
The Professor was silenced. After he'd
gone the Colonel's friends questioned him about
his literary knowledge.
BLESS you" cried the Colonel, II never read
Byron. got that piece out Of book twas
the heading of q chapter That's the only
Byronose | know"
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IN FRONT OF Il srAMPEDING HERD.
a CattIeman's Psrii In the Path OF Fifteen
Thousand Panic-strieken Beasts.

a CattIeman's PsriI In the Path OF Fifteen
thousand Panic-strieken Beasts.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Jan. 1S.-One of the old
timers at the annual Convention of the Texas
Live Stock Association was Phil Harbrook, who
has large ranch in Schleicher county, many
miles from q railroad. where he still has an op-
portunity of indulging on a small scale in tho
excitement of round ups and driving large herds
OF fat steers to the nearest railway point. In re-
lating "reminiscences of the good old days on the
Texas plains to The SUN correspondent Mr..
Harbrook said:
81 spent the most active part of my life on
tho wide prairies Of the West among big herds
of CATTLE when the periodical round-ups and
the annual drive up the trail were tho principal
events of the year. I had many memorable ex-
periences in those days with the Indians. but
think that the most exciting time have ever
had in my life was not with the Indians but
with q herd of stampeded cattle. The herd
numbered about $4,000 head 1t was In the
latter part of the sixties that our outfit started
from the ZTX ranch In Nueces county for the
range in Wyoming. have been associated
with cattle and cattlemen all my life. but never
have seen a more unruly lot of steers than
were embraced In that ZrX herd. nor more
capable lot of cowboys. Every one Of the Is. 900
head seemed to have the very devil in him. and
KNEW before we started that We were going to
have sweet time in getting them through.
One Of our cowboys was Mexican. named
'Pronto Flores. We called him Pronto be-
cause he was so active and quick on a horse.
But Off a horse he was the sowest mortal you
ever, saw. All kinds Of practical Jokes and even
became sorry for him. and one evening
after we had tied up for the night, and
j had been silent witness to another
cruel joke on .ProntO' at the hands Of
and gave the boys talk which curled their hair.
] had some reputation as a man who meant ev-
cry word he said. and my remarks had u serious
effect on the reckless and fun-loving crowd. /
rolled myself in my blanket at an early hour,
and it was not lorg before the whole camp was
been midnight when felt some one tuRging
and looked up, and there lay close to me
senior said he, before had time TO speak,
me sa be your talk loniRht. GrRcias. sehor. for
your good words. Me repay you some time.
"fOh, that's all right; let me know II the boys
trouble you any more, said !, turning over and
again going to sleep.
:" Day was Just beginning to break when there
was a muffied roar to our right and a number OF
BY one OF the watchmen, who cried to us that
the cattle were on a stampede band OF In:
dians had done the work while we slept and
were already working among the excited anil
mails trying TO cut on herd OF them and drive
them away into the foothills. Before we, could
10000 head were up and on the move, As they
pressed onward their speed increased, and In q
few minutes they were BweepinK across the
prairie like great hillows at sea.
81 WAS one OF the arst 70 mount. Apd AAay
roas 70 thD tront y ~ - tnEn ~ lsAAsEs ef
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NEW BEGGdR IN TOWN.
He works n Variation OF an old Game. bat
Hts Manner 10 Effective.


There's a new beggar como to town. His ap-
pearance. his personality. and his manner OF
address are all new. He is a big fellow, six feet
tall, and well filled out. He wears neat and
apparently warm clothes. He wears a soft black
hat with stiff brim. suggestive OF the Western
habit. His face is big and pudgy and innocent,
and he wears round steel.rimmed spectacles
that give him the owlish look Of an overgrown
example Of the over-studiOus schoolboy. His
appearance Is altogether that of stranger
in town seeing the sights. He wanders along
the street looking at everybody and nything
with apparent wonder
Persons who are neither In hurry nor preoc-
cupied cannot fail 10 notice him. and IL is among
these that he finds his victims. He turns to-
ward such n one with "a frank open smile, as II
about to speak. Then. as II recollecting him
self, he pauses with an embarrassed shuttle. II
the victim seems kindly disposed or interested
he brightens up again and speaks.
"Sa.ayl" he says with an exaggerated drawl,
reminl scent OF Denman Thompson and James
A. Herne, "sa-ay, this Is n orful big ta-own,
ain'tii ."
This opening ia bound TO excite the curiosity
OF the ono addressed, even II 1t proyokes no
answer.
"I've been walkln for most half an hour
round these darn Streets" he continues, and
wriggles down an embarrassed laugh. afraid
TO speak TO any one. never seen pla-ace
The man who has been addressed begins 70
feel intimations that he 10 about 10 DO
Touched" and starts on. The pseudo-country-
What kinder Wa-snIsr know iS.",' he says.
wIsfs ] can sstS piAoS % siSSS tOnlShttSF Gave
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necltaIs by ". Jnncey.

NJ. Leon Iancey, formerly of the Odeon Thea
tire in Paris and an Officer dAcademie, will
give two recitals al Sherry 3, on Jan. 27 and
Feb. p NJ. Jancey is an eminent French elO-
cutionist and has already been heard here. AT
the first recital which takes place In the fore
noon, he will read selections from the French
poe.s, two scenes from the plays OF Victor
Hugo. and give two recitations accompanies
play the accompanying music by Goddard and
Widor. The programme at the second recital
includes readings of poetry and one-act
play by Coppee. as well as the performance OF q
dialogue written by N. Janeey. Tho recitala
are under the patronage Of Joseph u; M Ch9Ate,
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cents. There's plenty for twenty-five and ff-
teen and ten that I've seen. But I-a-I kinder
wa.anter.hnd one for i've" Again the embar-
rassed laugh. j amt got but five you know.
Had dollar when got here last night, but
things cost such an orful lot of money here. I'd
sell my ticket. but it was stole from me last
night"
The accosted one, II he be hard hearted, does
not reach for his pocket at this point, but says
simply that he knows OF no hvc-cent lodging
houses.
Gee" says the wandering one. ana assumes
q look OF absolute dependency. lie heayes
a broken SIGH and once again says, gee All
the time he adroitly prevents tho man he has
addressed from going ahead. His getting in
the way seems accidental and mere clumsiness,
but II is inprcgnable.
"Sa.av." he says. turning his face away in
apparent shame. you couldn't lend feer
nickel. could your ! don't know what in
That is his strike" II his mark" does not
yield up quarter, a dime, or oven nict tel at
this point. the bcggar shifts his ground lies
out of further Inquiries a. deity as he may and
goes his way to look for another mark
Like many such heggars he has no memory
for faces. lie addressed the same man three
times ON TwCnty.third street between Fifth and
Sixth avenues one day last week. Each time he
gave different answers Ia the same set OF ques-
tion7. Hc said that he came from CcdarYille,
Mich, Thompson, Ia, ana Milton, o. lie had
In the world" TO join relatives who had moved
away and left no word. 10 look for lost sister.
His name. he said each time was SilAs Emerson.
He fled precipitately upon the suggestion that
there was an Organization known as the Associ.
ated Charities.
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II will be seen from the figures that during
the five years the net revenue earned at the
Post Otiice In this city, despite the failure of
Congress TO allow IL an appropriation Tor its
the service, was $22. .597. .29705. IL is also to
be noted that the large incroase in gross re.
coipts shown has been due 10 the.improvements
In tnu POSTAL system introduced here from time
to time during the period covered by the table
and il is pointed out by business men to whom
tho figures have been shown that the threat
cned reduction in the lettercarrier force would
result i'll the impairment of the most important
vice through the operation OF which the in
crease in postal revenue has been brought
lhnuI.
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Canada waists Moro Dloantea Police.

OTTAWA, Jan. 22.-Enlstlng for tho North
west mounted police has recommended. The
Interior Department will not undertake to send
any men from eastern Canada To Regina, but
any person possessing the necessary physia ue
and qualifications presenting himself at tho
headquarters At Regina will be engaged. APP
active. able-bOdisd laen OF thoroughly sound
constitution, and anst produce certificates Of
axompiaEy qhAka0tag,
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Aulhor. 20 Rs.a for CoIumpl.,. Grows.

Several well.known authors are TO read So
lections from their own works next Friday night
for the benefit OF the Columbia crews. The
reading is to take place in Mendelssohn Hail. on
a0rIlesh street. SnL SeITeeh b5oadSaE ana SH W
Townsend, Paul Leicester Ford, James Barness
Henry Gallup Payne, and the Roy. Henry Yea
Dyke. d D.. arp TO take part BFsndsE MAJ
The sun., 1898-01-23
PROFITS or OUR POST OFFICE.
A Conclusive Argument Against Reducins
New York's Service.

Tho following table. prepared by Auditor
Jardines shows the remarkable increase in
the business of the New York Post Ofiice dur
ing the last five years as well as the enormous
net revenue which has been turned over to the
department at Washington toward the support
of non. paying offices:
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21

One OF the most popular styles for q
bicycle skirt is the circular modal, cut
10 ono piece with seam at the middle
OF the back, Smoothly FITTING over the
hipH at the front and sides, it is made
with as littlo fulneas 40 is consistent
with graceful effect on the wheel,
Two broad pleats pass down the hack,
and are stitched fiat n abort distance
down from the waist line in order to
prevent them from spreading apart
over the hips III, trimming OF the
skirt 10 a shaped. stitched fold, cut
On forms, as tho French eny This,
however may be omitted on simpIo
costume, or replaced ny plain stitching.
The width Of this skirt around tho
bottom ia thrso and huff yards.
The jaunty little coat hus the collar,
reyers, pocket flaps, and cuffs of white,
which, when used with light touch,
has such pretty effect OH black or
dark colored gowns Each of those
ornamental parts is hordered with a
tiny braid, while the pocket, pieces and
cuffs arc further trimmed with buttons.
The Jacket, Il tight lifting tnilor model,
is lined throughout with talfeta ami in
terlined with thin canvau. Tho sleeves
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21

within hailing distance of the great
ships and aim deadly blows at them.
By day nothing is co feeble aa torpedo
boat. 1t must get within half a mile Of
its mark ere it can spit its venom, and
this it cannot do. 1t is as swift in flight
and as harmless in offense as rabbit
Its sides are so frail that the smallest
rapid firing gun will riddle it. When
it was pointed out to Mr.. Edison that
many fears were felt on account Of
Spain's torpedo fleet, he said it was
easy to do away with their possibilities
for harm.
would suggest, said he, "that in
addition to the searchlights now EN-.
ployed canisters of calcium carbide,
with small quantity of calcium phos-
phide mixed in, be placed near the
scouting boats or fred into the water at
a distance from mortar. These canis-
tiers, being provided with buoyant cham
bers and water vents, would give Off
acetylene gas, and also spontaneously
Informative phosphureted hydrogen,
which would serve to ignite continuous
ly the acetylene gas. The result would
be powerful lights, very cheaply pro-
duced in great numbers over an area
Of several square miles. Any torpedo
boat coming nearer than one of these
lights would be thrown in silhouette,
which, to the eye, would be at least so
times more powerful than the small re-
Election from the light absorbing surface
Of torpedo boat illuminated by the
most powerful electric light"
In word, the light would he behind
it instead of on the nearer side of it.
Not only can the chemical combination
be employed to keep torpedo boats away,
as already shown, but canisters of it.
being very light in weight, can be
hurled for several miles from pneu-
matte gun. Chicago Tribune.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21

The 1T. Rev. Leighton Coleman ofiiciated
ut the confirmation services In st. Andrews
Church on Sunday morning. In making "a
plea for missions. the bishpp remarked
with what nnanimlty s50.0OuGu6 had been
voted for the contingency of war, and
how pitiable was the amount given Tor
missions. to carry on conflict To the glory
OF God. The text of his sermon was I. Peter
J, 3: "a lively hope by the resurrection OF
Jesus Christ from the dead" lie said this
hope was true. specific, hope of life free
from sin. temptation. sorrow and loss.
The bishop urged his hearers not to per-
NIT the exciting events of these times to
cause them To lose the enjoyment of the
hastertide. While not yielding to anyone
IN patriotic fervor and impulse. yet when
he compared the transitory nature OF these
events with the immortal and eternal
character OF tho truths of Faster he could
not but wonder more and more that there
can be found so many people who seem to
be so booithirsty and passiunntc who
seem to forget the lesson OF peace taught by
Christ.
why should 1t not he possible" he
asked, FOR two Christian nations to settle Il
dispute, even so aggravated us il may seem
to some, without resort tn arms
Speaking OF the Christian name ascribed
70 this nation. the bishop thought il high
time we looked at ourselves. When one
ices in our highest legislative body the
bandying of erthets and the throwing of
missiles. 1t comes to be question whether
we are entitled to bear tile name Of tine
arbiier of the rights and wrongs OF all
nations. Ho felt that it might be well for
US to take tho beams out of our own eyes
before trying to take the NOTES out of the
eyes Of others.
The bishop confirmed class Of 10. He
gave the class as its confirmation text
Psalm Sc. II. beginning: Teach me Thy
way, o Lord" The Rev. Charles II. Muir
ray. ID. d., rector of the church. announced
the fact that the vestry had granted him a
leave of absence for two months in the
hope that he would DO fully restored to
health. DR.. Murray's sight has been affected
through the rupture of a small blood vessel
IN one of his eyes. He asked the prayers
OF the congregation in his behalf During
his absence Prof. Batten of the Divinity
School, Philadelphia, will occupy the
pulpit.
Yesterday afternoon Bishon Coleman
oiiiciated at ST. James Church. Stanton. In
the evening he confirmed u class OF IS Ill
Old Swcdes Church.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21
TWO HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

Arrangements for celebrating The Anniver
sary of tho Laying OF Cornerstone OF Old
swrdrs Church.
Preparations arc making for the
memorial celebration OF the 200th ami
versary of the laying OF tho cornerstone
of Holy Trinity, Old SwedeH. Church.
the date OF which was May 25th, 1893.
Pursuant TO resolution adopted at the
last meeting of the vcstry Of Trinity
parish, tho rector, tho Rev. Ii. Ashton
Henry, the assistant minister, the Rev.
Martin Il. Dunlap; DR.. Horace Iiurr.
John s. Grohe and Charles NJ. Curtis
have been appointed committee to ar
range for the celebration. IL is an in
teresting fact thar the 2Sth OF May falls
this year 90 Saturday, the same day OF
the week on which the stone was laid
200 years ago, ION tho north corner OF
the east gable.
II ia proposed to make this celebra-
tion preliminary one only to the great
celebration, that of the 200th anniver-
Rary OF tho conservation of the church,
on Trinity Sunday, My 25tb, 1852
The programme for this years. exer.
cises has not yet been completed, but
1t will probably include historical ad-
dresses.
Another cummittne has been ap-
pointed, consisting OF DIR. Horace Burr.
lion. Thomas f. Bayard. Edward 4.
Candy, John S. Grohe and Charles N.
Curtis. to solicit subscriptions for a
renovation fund to put the interior of
the church in complete state OF re-
pair. 1t is estimated that tho cost OF
the improvements will be in the neigh
borhood of 81, 600, which is to be raised
ut as early date as possible, go that
the renovation may be finished before
the conservation anniversary.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21
PATRIOTIC SATAJ0s.
Through an Old Scout They offer Their
Services to Fight Against Spain.


Following the example Of the Sioux,
tho Navajoes Of Colorado have offered
their services to fight against Spain.
Robert Mitchell Of Montezuma county
writes TO Governor Adams:
81 have the honor to inform you Of
100 to 500 Navajo Indians who have
offered their services to defend the
United States against Spain at council
held at my camp, and who requested me
to write to your excellency. If required,
they can be ready in 12 hours, properly
equipped in horses and arms, to defend
their country. Having had experience
of 90 years as a scout with the army in
the west and with all tribes, l pro-
nounce them the best scouts of the In
dian race.
The Navajoes are the most numerous
and among the most intelligent of the
Indian tribes Of the southwest. They
are also the most peaceful and industri-
Gus. They manufacture articles for sale,
plant crops and raise horses, sheep and
cattle and are entirely self supporting.
They go to battle in war paint. New
York World
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21
G0ALlNG STATION ATT LEWES,
To BIO Headquarters for the Governinen
Mosquito Fleet.

TO DO headquarters Tor the Government
Mosquito Fleet.
Loves, April 10. -Lewes will in II
ehort time be ono OF the principal coal
ing stations Of the United states gov
ernmont and 1t ia TO this ond. chiefiy.
IL is understood that the work which
has attracted 80 much attention lie
being dune The iron pior and all Of
the government property here 10 to be
nut in first-claas shape as rapidly ae
nussible, and it is believed much add.
tional work, of which no iutimation is
given, will follow.
bewes, it is understood, is to he the
headquarters for the third aeciion OF
what 10 known ~ the Mosquito Fleet
aId, in the event OF war, 1t is likely
there will be grunt activity on the bay
shore here. largo supply of coal will
be kept On hand aud the Penney
Railroad Go. will, in all probability, be
required to run special coal trains he.
tween Wilmi Dgton and Lewes. The
boHts OF the Mosquito Fleet will obtain
all OF their coal and other supplies here,
when convenient. and, In fact, largo
percentage OF the fuel, ammunition and
food neodeh for the large wRrships will,
il il believed. be delivered by way Of
lIewes
In visw OF the valuable government
property aud importancs Of tine situa
tinn it 10 necessary to erect furtifca-
tions. but nothing definite has yet been
learned concerning the exact character
or extent OF the defence ks.
The hdrhor, it is believed, will be
amply protected, and it ia understood
Lewes will be the basis of all operations
by the government.
People living along the line OF the
Delaware, Maryland & Virginia railroad
were much agitated yesterday when
they learned that tho Pennsylvania
Railroad Co. was extending its tracks
at the request OF the government,
The move wps construed by many to
mean That hostilties had commenced.
Great interest is manifested in the
work
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21

would not have fairly met the high re-
sponsibility of his station had he failed
to make thsm. Tho American pooplo
will not fail 10 do Justice to their 1'resi-
dent
But, ns tho Senator from Massa-
chusetts Mr.. Iloar) sail, it ia appar-
emit from tho Preaidcnt's message TINT
the function of diplomacy ia exhausted
aud the mntter ia submitted TO the
Congress Of the United States.
Now, what are grounds upon which
we arc to take the grave step which wo
arc about tu take? 10 recognizO merely
tho struggling republic of Cuha in itq
contest against the parent country? No.
Suppose that contest had been wagsd in
such fnshion that the rules OF civilized
war had not been violuted; we would
not have beun justified merely on that
account in recognizing thiD republic as
independent from thu mother country
wo would not have been performing our
international duty IL we Ind but it ia
because 10 the course of that contest
humanity has been outraged, the con
scienco OF the American penple haa
bean stirred anil Htalo OF things has
hern produced which no man with u
human heart IN his hreast can look
upon calmly and with ,quist pulse: ..
Tie President OF tho United States in
hiH lata MESSAGE, besides recitlng the
pitiful talo Of gatherings and outrage in
the island of Cuba. has told us and we
are bound to tako his official declara-
tion as tho basia OF our action and the
righiful and Competent basis of our
action. that Uero Mr.. Gray quoied
from the Presidents mesaagel and 30
say the American people, unless J
mishenr thor vhice entirely. This war
must stop in tie interests spoken of by
the President and for that we inter
vene, and for that cause we will rally
the manhood of a merira, which will 20
to the seacoast with an erect aud de-
fiant front reatF to die for the honor
Of their county and in the cause Of
outraged humunity which we attempt
to aucCUr.