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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-24
camps Of the soldiers were healthy aM
expected rapid decrease in sickness


Chickamarga National Park, sep,ess
g. Secretary Alger and party re,un'
today from Huntsville and left immedhsl
fer Admission. Ala.
The reports of the hospitals today q
no deeths at either Letter or SterrlS
ospitals.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-24

quebec September 2s.--rhe American
lumbermsn have had another inning with
The leader., 1898-12-14
RAILROADS ARE NOT ENEMIES.

The old feeling that anything you
can get out of railroad company, is 50
much gain is dying, out and people
are learning that the railroads are the
best friends any community can have.
In years gone by it has been the Gus
tom to bring suit against the railroad
company on every occasion where a
suit would stand, no matter how trivial
the amount involved, and it is an old
saying that no jury ever returned a
verdict in favor of the company" 1t
is hard to convince the average jury
that there is any merit in any defence
corporation may present, and be
cause of this well known and we'll
grounded feeling, it has been the policy
of the railroads to compromise every
action possible.
1t is not the purpose of these lines to
take up the cause of the railroads as
against the people, only so far as
justice and mutual interest goes, but
The News believes that the change of
sentiment which is rapidly coming,
giving the railroads the same consid-
Grafton and the same chance that is
accorded private individuals, will be
beneficial to the people and to the
country, as well as to the corporations.
No community can thrive without
railroad facilities, and the greater
these facilities, the better the oppor-
tunities for thrift. Every town may
be benefited by cultivating the ac-
quaintance of the railroad people, and
getting them interested in the local
progress. This is not difficult mat
ter, for the railroad men know what
ever goes to build up the towns on
their lines, helps their company also,
and in nearly every instance are ready
and willing to do more than their
share in cooperation with the people.
They should be known personally by
the business men of the different towns,
for personal acquaintance has much
to do with fostering good feeling. The
ambition of the towns in the way of
public improvements should be made
known to them, and in nine cases out
Of ten the railroads will aid and en-
the people.
In short, the railroads and the COM
munities should get closer together,
and work for mutual good, rather than
along the old lines of antagonism.
Brandon News.
The leader., 1898-12-14

THE census of 1880 showed the population of
Lincoln county to be 17,9l2. 1t is belived now
to be considerably above $4,000.
The assessed valuation of realty In Lincoln
for the fiscal year 1875 is 81 .Sl9395 personally
81 ,0OG24; railroad property, $3o6.SS9 making
grand total of So Do, 52S.
The leader., 1898-12-14

a food tide of memories sweep over
me. recall DIR. II. F. johnson, one OF
the grandest educators of this or any
other State, who may be fifty termed
the second founder of Whitworth Col
lepe. All honor to Rev. M. J. Whit
worth for his beneficient gift, but II.
r. johnson widened and multiplied Its
usefulness and gave to its upbuilding
the best years of his noble and useful
life. I recall now his earnest voice and
manner as he preached to his graduate
ing classes, and plead with his pupils
to live for God and humanity. His in
fiuence still lives in the lives that he
touched and uplifted, and this institu-
ton is what it is today largely as the
results of his efforts. l am glad that
his mantle falls so worthily upon the
present head of the institution, and
that with his efficient corps of assist
ants our Alma Mater is still doing
a grand work for Mississippi.
And now
IN CONCLUSION.
History teaches that the world has
made progress just as man has had a
better weapon. The Ratchet OF pol
ished stone was superior to the club
or rough-tipped arrow, and the man OF
the Stone Age was subjugated. The
Bronze battle axe was inferior to the
sword of steel, and the man OF the
Bronze Age was overcome. The pomp
and power of the mail-clad knight was
Frustrated by the cannon ball, and the
civilization of today is to be maintain
ed, it seems, by the roar of artillery,
the armoured cruiser, and the torpedo
boat. The sunset glories of the dying
century are dimmed by the smoke OF
battle. God grant that in the sunrise
of the coming century the world may
witness sublimer civilization, when
martial multitudes will be subdued by
the sword of the spirit which is the
word of God. In that bloodless war
ware woman may engage; with that
weapon they, too, may become more
than conauerors," and thus through
the Bible, in the home and In the school
the whole world may be brought into
the battallions, and under the White
Banner of the Prince of Peace.
The leader., 1898-12-14

The farmer is the salt of the earth.
In Mississippi the farmer composes
about 50 per cent. of the population.
What he sows he reaps, whether in
seed or in politics. If he diversifies
his crops, and makes everything he can
at home, his surplus crop yields him
surplus money. If he allows the of
fees to be filled with demagogues he is
sure to reap crop of incompetency
and higher taxes. Next year the far
mers will be called upon to select a
new crop of officials from governor to
beat constable. Let them weed out the
sorry candidates just as they would
pick their seed corn. Then when they
come to harvest they will not find any
thing to be ashamed of in the matter
of the occupants of public trusts.
The leader., 1898-12-14
WENTWORTH COLLEGE.

And young ladies, you, who are tomor-
row to your diplomas, what are you 60
ing to do with your lives? God forbid
that you should go out from this COL
lege to participate in card parties, or
round dance, or alas! that woman ever
should!-to preside over the punch
bowl. You will not bring such shame
upon our Alma Mater. Mississippi
took long step forward when in Gov
ernor McWillies administration Whit
worth College was founded. 1t has
been boon to all of Mississippi and
Louisiana. Year after year, for forty
years, Whitworth has performed her
mission magnificently, and earnest,
women have gone out
from her walls as workers, mothers and
They have been large fac
tor in our civilization and progress, and
they have made the waste places of the
stricken South bloom like watered
garden.
And, oh. as ! stand here today what
The leader., 1898-12-14

The assessed value of property in
1886 was: Realty, SSS3,095: personally,
s57O,52S: total, s1,453,OOO. The net
increase in values in the last five years
is S343,095.+ The indebtedness of the
county is small, not exceeding $1,000,
and this will be Cancelled within the
Dpxt two wears
The leader., 1898-12-14

John Ferguson, who works farm
near Calhoun, Ca, is 50 years old, just
over eight feet tall and weighs 3l6
pounds. Up to the age of % he was an
invalid, but after that time he increased
in Drawn and muscle with miraculous
rapidity, until at the age of 30 he was,
as he is now, a yeritable giant He is
forty eight inches around the chest and
forty-four around the waist.
The leader., 1898-12-14

Pains In the chest when person has
cold indicate a tendency towards
pneumonia. A piece Of flannel damp
ened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm
aud bound on to the chest over the
- Of pain viii promptly relieve the
pan and prevent the threatened attack
q pne1nonia- This same treatment
M1ll cu84 lame back in q few hours.
kor - ~ G. Y. Grafton
The leader., 1898-12-14

The products of the county are cot
ton, corn, potatoes sweet and Irish
rice. oats, millet, grasses, sorghum,
sugar-cane, tobacco, jute, indigo, and
almost the entire catalogue of garden
vegetables, and all kinds of fruits and
numerous varieties of the grape. Straw
berries can nowhere be raised more
successfully, while blackberries- a
splendid fruit grow wild in abundance.
Our home raised tobacco is most ex--
The leader., 1898-12-14

as there anything better in State
than that the men and women be made
the very best ?"
1t is easier to form, than to reform.
A far-seeing philanthropist once adj
vised, PUT your wealth into the arte-
ries, store it away in the brain cells
and heart-fibres of your children"
As mothers then we need early to in
The leader., 1898-12-14

The Nashville American sizes it up in
this way: Spain gets handsome
Christmas gift. We get lot of islands
with turbulent population, and we
do not know what TO do with Them
The leader., 1898-12-14

Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy can always be de-
pended upon and is pleasant and safe
to take. Sold by G. e. Grafton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
DROWNED IN PROSPECT PA Rh
A TWELvE-YEAR-OLD BOY LOSES HIS
LIFE IN THE LAKE.

rouR OF HIS COMPANIONS RESCUED BY TWO
OTHER BOYS. WHO WE'RE IN BOAT.
A tragedy on the lake in Prospect Park yes
terday afternoon proved that this placid bit of
water is not as free from danger as the thou
sands OF people who occasionally take TO"
on the little lake have generally believed
Twelve-vear-old George Gunther. who lived at
No 16 Dean-st Brooklyn. was drowned yes
terday afternoon and his four companions were
saved from a like fate by the quick work OF two
other boys w F. Warning. Of No. 1904 NC
Donough ST. and William c. Morgan Of No 4o'
McDonough-st The boys with Gunther were
Albert Fornhof, nine years old. OF No 2'S sew
enth-st; Fred McNulty. twelve years OLD, OF NO
1e Dean-st. Christopher Cummings. ten years
old. of No. III Court-st., and Henry HARRISON
nine years old. of No. 1S1 Court-st.
This party Of boys had been attracted TO the
park by the fact that a concert was given AZ
the music stand for the first time this season.
After listening TO the music they went down TO
the boathouse and engaged one of the large row.
boats. The boats owned by Robert DIS
brow. II is his rule where boats of this size are
let 10 children inexperienced people TO send
man along TO do the rowing. Isaac Harris
was selected on this occasion. They rowed along
the waterway under the bridges and finally
emerged INTO the dig lake. WHEN 'hSS H"N
reached a projection Of land called the PENN
sula. just opposite the WELL they found the
lake. which is rather deep at that point choppy
from the effects of a strong wind which was
sweeping over the water The boat was rolling
In a somewhat dangerous manner as the wind
caught in the awning Of the boat. used for pro-
lection from the sun. Finally stronger gust
OF wind carried the little craft far to one side.
and before Harris could interfere his five pas
sengers sprang to the wndward side Of the boat.
As the boat swung back they all plunged into
the water.
Warning and Morgan were in another boat
near by. and. pulling up, they assisted Harris in
rescuing the boys. who were unable to swim.
After four of the youngsters had been pulled
dripping and shivering from the cold water
Harris discovered that little Gunther was miss
ing There was no sign Of him anywhere. In
great fright he shouted 10 Patrolmen Peacock
and Venderbeck. who had rushed TO the shore
to find out what the trouble was. AS soon as
they learned that boy was in the lake they
tore off most of their clothing and waded into
the cold water. II was nearly half an hour be-
fore one Of the policemen found the body OF the
boy buried in the mud Dr.. j. Sand of No.
1O:, Fourth-ave who had been sitting the
music stand. was brought to the scene. He i'm
mediately began TO work on young Gunther.
He found however that the boy was dead. Am
bulance Surgeon Smith. from the Seney Hospi-
tai. had in the mean time devoted his attention
TO Gunthers four companions who were brought
around all right and sent 10 their homes. Cum
theirs body was taken TO the home OF his pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gunther
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

In the little play being taken by Miss Christine Il.
McInren as the judge, the Misses Ange A. Atkn-
son Gertrude Il. Browne Ethel W. Chase and
Susan w sherman. the lawyers. Miss Mary h.
Stewart as the CLERK and Miss Maud j. Staber. as
tn. crier.
II urged that the legacy had been made while
the class was In II state Of unacy and under undue
influence but by argument II was shown that this
was untrue and funny allusion was made 10 inc
last year. Dr. Backuss son had been admitted into
the class In logic m
Goodwin Chaplin was full OF clever hits all the
was "a series Of Miss Laura
f.. Gray dressed Greek maiden. recied the
the actors in the tablcans were In every the
girls that were so kindly "guyed' The tableaus we're
excellent. the curtain worked to perfection. and
The class presentations were made By Miss Eliza
beth Hagadorn Phillip, assisted by Miss Helen
Louise Howard and these were accompanied by
many jes,s understood by the school, every present
At the close OF the chapel exercises the class re-
formed and I'M ~dr to Ss sa EEsvn Gs"s h the
the music by Christine EastoG M sSn M
un hey sas ' h .0pn mt TO- h
school BY ss when they uniurlsd large GAS given
ssta tic address being made By Miss Edith Louise
Woodruff.
The class supper followed last evening in the sym
Ruth NIaddren was toastmisiress. he toasts and
sGss @ chase
Miss Howard: The Engaged Girl" Miss Andrews
The Class Hero" Miss Atkinson: Our Honored
Professor. DR.. Mckay Miss Pitcher. After this
rolls called OF those who are going to Europe
and those who are engaged. This latter question
was supposed in every case to be answered truth
fully
The Class Day Committee consisted OF Miss
Katharine Mead Sloan, chairman: Miss Ange Anna
Atkinfon Miss Elizabeth Goodwin Chaplin Miss
Laura Evelyn Gray, Mas Adella Emma Potter Miss
MARY Frances Street Miss Marguerite storrs valen-
tine and Miss Stephanic Dell Siney. ex-of1cio
DR. s ID. Mcconnell. rector OF Holy Trinity will
deliver the bnccalaureate sermon In the chapel this
evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
TO THE VETERANS CREDIT.
From The Brooklyn Times.


Tho veterans OF the Rebellion In Brooklyn have
every cause 10 feel proud: For years they have
relied upon the display made by the National Guard
OF the State TO make their Decoration Day q sue
cess. The well-cried well-eQuipped regiments
have marched along. taking the first places In the
line and the veterans have come struggling behind
knowing that they were making but q poor appear
by contrast.
Yesterday however none of the regiments were
IN line OF march. Most o. them were at the front
Awaiting orders TO proceed to some distant island
Those that remained in the city 1t was thought
best not TO order out. Therefore the veterans had
the entire responsibility OF making creditable
display upon their own shoulders, and they ex-
erted themselves 10 no mean result For yester
days parade was a brilliant success The posts
looked fuller than usual The men looked better
and marched better than usual Possibly the gen.
eral awakening OF patriotism had Its share In pro-
ducing this bracing effect Many clever ideas were
woven into the line OF march Altogether, the
parade was splendid achievement.
The regiments. though missed, were not missed
to an extent that narred the day. In fact the
veterans appeared 10 so much better advantage
than ever before that THE Brooklyn Times" trusts
that In future Decoration Days the veterans may
have tho day to themselves. 1t Is properly their
day. Let them have It. When alone they are
better appreciated. Let the regiments hnd some
other day In the year when they may turn out for
.. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
COlOred Dress Goods.

rival drydocks of a different structure No 3 con-
sists very largely Of png driven at an angle into
the mud sand. and they say the sand about
there Is OF II shifting character OF the rounded
surface gras ,ha OF ' fpa hs
ing driven In. and allowed the dlslodgement OF
some Of the stone work. ana the consequent leak
Perhaps SO; but IT Is little singular that such
things are not discovered or mentioned az account
Ing Tor the leak at the time before rigid In
vestigation II afoot TO place the blame. II any on
defect was when il occurred and it ought to have
been easier 10 discover II Just then than after IL
and when II was found necessary TO produce SONS
excuse for bad work paid for In good money the
the case OF Engineer Mcnocal is that 1t took this
view among others and also held that the en-
fully attended TO when he failed TO observe the
original defects in the work and to apply the rem
sibe. that he so understood and that IA bad job
was done under his personal supervision.
Excuses are not in order. certainly not In time OF
war. when our ships need to use the drydock and
cannot because 1t Is wet This accounts for the
Menocai OF censure and three years retire
ment on furloush pay. And when the seriousness or
a man adjudged guilty In such case is recon-
mended to the ciemency OF the Government. 1t Is
airy profit out OF his neglect OF duty. otherwise.
clemency would be the last thing thought OF by
took 10 supply defective wire for the Bridge demon
strated long ago, A crime OF that sort Is crime
against the whole public. and even II there be no
It to but the desire for personal comfort the part
OF the supervising officer. 1t calls for punish
ment an example TO others who may be inclined
to neglect their plain duty.
But it does MT appear that ANYBODY made money
dishonesty by these defects, and we can hardly 90
as far The Tribune. which says
The Menoca conrt-martial makes one fact per.
somebody else was a thief IL the work on the
Brooklyn drydock was faulty that Mr.. Menocal
IL justly suspended for three years for failure
find out that The Government was being cheated.
then somebody was doing the cheating which he Is
blamed for not detecting. This Is the srayest feat
ure OF the Ir any suspicion OF corruption rest
ed on Mr.. Menocal II would be far otherwise. Then
the most serious concern would be aroused for the
honor Of those 10 whom we trust our defence As
II is. face the necessity OF teaching those who
contract to give defences that they cannot with
impunity defraud the Government. trusting to the
mistakes OF Its servants TO escape discovery
. II II has heen or can be shown that tho builders
knew Of the radical defects Of construction which
we're 70 render the dock useless. then thAsN .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
LIFE.SAVERS GO on DUTY.

THEY WILL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
SIGNAL SERVICE AS COAST GUARD
East Moriches, June fSpeciaD-The IAfe-savng
Service patrolmen are 10 resume duty tonight.
The men had received orders to remain on duty
through the summer and retired to their homes
the morning OF June !. expecting TO have the
usual summer vacation. lasting from June TO
August !, there being during this period only
man, the keeper. or his substitute, on duty at
each station but this morning the keepers In this
district received orders TO put four men on duty
at once. and the order compiled with. each
keeper selecting four out OF his crew of seven for
duty. IL Is. OF course. thought that the patrol will
be maintained more to In conjunction with
the Signal Service OF the Naval Militia 10 report
and signal TO the Naval authorities the approach
OF any enemies. than a Uiesav!ng service. be-
cause It would be impractcabe. II not impossible.
for the limited number OF men TO handle either
lifebosts or buoy gear with sufficient celebrity TO
crews Of stranded vessels. at least until
stations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
MJ7SETTM'S ANNIVERSARY.
A RECEPTION HELD TO MARK THE CON-
PLETION OF ITS FIRST YEAR.
MANY GUESTS PRESENT IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING-A VALUABLE cOi'LEC-
TION OF PLASTER CASTS.


TON OF PLASTER CASTS.
Yesterday was the first anniversary of the open
ing of the museum OF the Brooklyn Institute or
Arts and Sciences. in the Eastern Parkway. In
order 10 mark the day in some way an Informal re-
ccption was held at the museum yesterday after
noon from to 6 O'Clock and In the evening from
until II o'clock Professor Hooper the director OF
the Institute was present, and took great pride In
showing TO the visitors the large number OF gifts
that have been added 10 the collection In the last
wear The members Of the Board of Trustees ana
Of the council assisted in receiving the guests me
reception was entirely informal In its nature Inc
visitors spen the time in examining the collections
which are now all arranged.
II has been a great source OF satisfaction to the
officials OF the Institute to mark ths way in whicl
tho museum has been received by the people OF
Brooklyn. In every way the first year mas eX-
ceeded the most sanguine expectations OF any OF
them The record of attendance for the year mas
been l26 0a6 the largest attendance being IN Inc
month OF October and the smallest IN july
Another pleasant surprise has been In the large
number Of gifts to the collections These nave
aggregated easily 100000. One OF the most inter-
esting gifts has just been reported. II consists or
a portrait Of Henry Ward Reecher. by Iittiened a
portrait by Harris of William NJ. Evaris who was
Beechor's lawyer in the famous trial. and inarpe
medallion bust OF Henry Ward Beecher, by Pike
one OF the most valuable collections that mas
been made In the year Is exhibited In one OF the
larger rooms II consists Of large number OF
casts being reproductions and replicas OF many OF
the old masterpieces. The casts have been given
by large number Of contributors. The complete
list Is follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
CLASS DAY AT PACKER.
ANNUAL EXERCISES HELD IN THE IN
STITUTE CHAPEL.
CEREMONIES BY THE GIRLS At WHICH CROWD
OF THEIR FRIENDS WERE PREsENT-A
FLAG RAISING AND CLASS SUPPER
THE BAcCALAUREATE SER
MON TO BE PREACHED

THIS EVENING.
Class-day exercises held yesterday after-
ut the Packer Institute. the chapel being
more than filled by the interested friends OF the
graduates and ''old Packer girls" who never fail
10 return for the yearly exercises. The decora-
lions were the work OF the juniors. and also their
gift to 49, The large entrance hall was banked
with tall ferns and palms and the stair rail was
covered with garland OF daisies. The chapel
platform also decorated with palms and ferns
and tho pulpit wainscot draped with flags
The ushers. all members OF the sub-senior class
were dressed in light muslin. and carried wands
wound with purple and gold ribbon. the class
color. OF '9s They were headed by their president
Miss Amy Dunlap and included Miss Eleanor Will
Jams vice president; Miss Florence Williams. Miss
Lillian Mains Miss Sarah Wright. Miss Elsie
Clapp, Miss Belle Ainslec. Miss Katharine Lowell
Miss Theodosia Hadley. Miss Mary Brownell. Miss
Jane Hoagland. Miss Stella Foreman Miss Lillian
Ferris, Miss Lucy Burns Miss Alice Chadwick.
Miss Anna Allen and Miss Stella Bostwick.
The class OF rs came up the centre aisle at
O clock. dressed In light spring gowns. and headed
by their president, Miss Stephanie Dell Sney. who
carried a shepherds crook and a bouquet OF PAN
sizes the class flower
When the graduates wer9 AL seated on the plat
form the president gave a graceful address OF well
come. This followed by class history. writ
ten by Miss Emma Adella Potter. as an epic poem.
the prologue being delivered by an aged bard MISS
Ruth Maddren) In long white beard and cloak OF
gray, while the history recitcd from n
crossed parchment by an attendant younger min
strel Miss Elizabeth stener)
The class legacy. written by Miss Laura Evelyn
Gray. was probated before 4 court. the characters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
BALLAD or TIE PHILIPPINES.

From The Atlanta Constitution.
Sweet Laura now the cypress twines
And far her heart must roam
For Philips in the Philippines,
And Philip pines for home
A lovely maiden all forlorn,
No Joy her sorrow checks:
Each night che signs I'll dewy morn
Shines on the Dewey decks
And Philip signs from dark to dawn,
BY sad misfortune schooled
And writes eight saffron pages on
Manila wrapping rued).
'Come back" she cries. where Love reclnes
Far DER the oceans foam"
And Philips In tho Philippines.
And Philip pines for home,