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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21

powders. But II was nll the same with the
colorcd driver He stopped through the one al
most up TO the hubs OF the wagon and jolted
over tho other. II an amateur were on the seat
he would tumble off, but the coored driver
Fever He seems glued fast Perhaps he is. for
h never gets off to unload wagon, except on
rare occasions lie sits there on the seat silent.
withou, a smile but with a look that seems to
~,y-particularly II you saw him make the
Air: Il almost broke my neck getting here.
Now you DO .he rest
In fair weather tho canvas coverings and the
aoop supports are taken OF The wagon loses
its Iic:urcsqucnoss then until an empty one
takes on load Of coorcd soldiers and team
STEERS, and they get to singing. Then it all
comes back in a different way.
Rut with all the beauty and ,turcsGVencss
q Camp Wkon about you there is "A feeling Of
sadness that keeps Juggling a, your heart
strings II is not joyous camp Of summer in
siruction whore tho wives and mothers and
swocthcar,s OF the Boys in Blue can come and
rejoice with them in their summer outing. 1t IS
not the glad camp Of victorious army flushed
with victory. Tho trcore many Of them al
least. have won battles and performed deeds II
yaor and bravery in conqu.ring n foreign ma
..on and compelling her 10 sue FOR peace. but
they have come to Camp Wikon weakened and
exhausted ty malariai fc,ere and disorders en-
rcuaorcd ty exposure to scTI-trop!ca storms
and heat. The camp is one for a sick army.
Turn where YOU viii this fd,t is ever before you.
Arlhllarccs are ever! whore rroscnt-at the
station 10 get such supplies as they may carry
from the cars AT the landing piers TO get tho
weak and sick and carry them 10 camp and
along the road bound some mission Of the
hospitals. Climb Observatory Hill to the east Of
the station ard you took down upon the plain
Of the detention camp. where the troops from
Santago arc detained until the surgeons think
The evening times., 1898-05-17
For Nv Lady.s Desk.

The latest addendum to my lady's writ
ing desk outfit. and one that appeals to
every feminine heart, is dainty little
volume about the size of an ordinary
note pad. 1t is bound in flexible cloth
covers of mo;tled gray. with gilt trac-
ings and appropriate designs. The vol
ume contains 152 pages. each one headed
by quotation apropos to the subject of
the page. There is a schedule blocked out
for each month. with spaces for entries.
Each month has also several pages for
keeping track of letters and notes."
written and received: books and read
ing with their subdivisions of history.
biography. poetry. novels. science. trav-
els. periodicals and newspapers. and
dates of beginning and finishing Other
pages are labelled social engagements"
with minor divisions for luncheons. din
ners. interchange of visits; intellectual
recreation" lectures. clubs and musicals.
amusements opera and theater and in
terchange Of cOurtesies rendered and re
ceived. With one Of these delightful
little reminders on the desk at the end OF
the year. my lady will be able to give an
accurate account of results accomplished
along social and literary lines.
The evening times., 1898-05-17
why They Cannot Receive.

Four servants constitute the domestic
retinYe of a family living in a Jersey
suburb. The family is not lacking in
worldly goods. and is of an apparently
hospitable turn. but II is remarkable that
it should never entertain. except in a very
formal way. While talking with num-
Der of other matrons the other day. how
ever, the mistress of the household gave
her reasons for the detection. ''You see
it's this way she said. ingeniously.
There's no night left for it. Monday is
washday. you know, and one never feels
like entertaining then. any more than she
does on Tuesday ironing day Then on
Wednesday it's the cooks night out and
of course. we could do nothing without
the cook. Thursday is the housemaid's
night, and Friday the nursemaid's. On
Saturday John. our man Of all work. Is
absent. and without him we could do
nothing. Sunday Is. Of course. Sunday.
and. even IL it were not. two of the SER
wants are always out on that day. SO that
we should be perfectly helpless. Mr.. Blank
and 1 often wish we could entertain our
friends like others do: but really, unless
there were more days to the week or un-
less we had fewer servants. so that there
would be less nights on We couldn't
think of it,
The evening times., 1898-05-17
IL Veil. or Not to Ven.

She who reads many periodicals devoted
to women's interests must be bewildered
by the contradictory recommendations
with which she is assailed. For instance.
recently well-konwn journal published
warning to women against wearing
wells. the claim being that looking
through wells strained the eyes, and that,
as "screwng" up the forehead and the
flesh around the eyes was the instructive
method of easing the eye. rapid and ir-
radicable development of wrinkles
promptly resulted. The sun and the
wind, il was claimed are of incalculable
benefit to the skin. and these natural
agencies should be permitted unveiled ae-
cess to the face. Other advisors. and
among them Vogue. contend that direct
contact with sun and wind, save in homeo-
pathic installments, is deadly to the COM
plexion. and the visages of those classes
whose occupations expose their faces to
the play of breeze and sun ray, consti-
tute so many exhibits of scorched and
roughened skins in confirmation of this
view of the matter. There are few
beauty conserving articles among a wo-
mans possessions as a brown grenadine
veil The discussion of wind and sun YER
sus the skin is pertinent now that the
season of outdoor sports has begun, for
it is a debatable question whether the
blown golf girls or the freckle faced bi-
cycle ones stand most in need of admoni-
tions as to the proper care of the COM
plexion.
The evening times., 1898-05-17
HEROINE OF cR1lrrAH WAR.
Florsnee NishtipssBe's Work in the
Canma NJ Mama ulfu

Floranee yiShtinEaIe's Work in the
Cawse of Humanity.
The present war has revived the name
OF Florence Nightingale. and the WON
an who "a slowly passing away at her
home IA 'E3hdoa. where she has been an
invalid from disease and overwork for
some time. Is again Of interest to the pub
lie. @f''n' fsf
The story OF her life is an interesting
one. She WIS born seventy-eight years
ago this month. In Florence. while her
parents were sightseeing in Italy. Her
father was William Shore Nightingale. Of
Embiy Park. Hampshire and of Lea
Hurst. Derbyshire. England, a man of
wealth and position and her mother was
a graceful gentlewOman who was her
early IDEAL Lea Hurst was the home Of
her girihood. and here she lived a free
outdoor life. riding and driving and build
ing up the strong constitution that Eng
land needed In later days. She was
great student. and as her father encour-
aged her in her desires for an education
such as he had had she learned rapidly.
and before she was eighteen was a clever
hnguist. good musician. an artist OF
no mean merit and a mistress of the
classics. as well as being skilled in
science and mathematics.
She had always had tender heart. and
was SO skillful at nursing that she was
called upon by the people of her native
town to bind broken arms and prescribe
for sick children even when a mere girl
When she was presented at court she
saw In 1t only an opportunity to visit the
hospitals. as her season in London gave
her time TO do SO. and she began a study
n ha tfz1c uf 4 fvb, =,
and Dublin. In 1851 she entered a Pro-
testant institution in KaiserwOrth on the
Rhine. as she saw the great need Of train
ed women nurses. and went later to
Paris hospital. but here her health failed.
and she returned home.
When the Crimean war broke out she
wrote 10 the war minister. offering her
services. They were accepted. and on
October 81. 1851. she left England with
thirty -eight nurses. She found, when she
reached the Barrack Hospital at Scutari.
that the condition of the sick men was
terrible. The filth was indescribable and
the sanitary conditions beggared descrip-
tion. There was no comfort for the sick,
who were orercrowded in small quarters:
but. nothing daunted. she set to work.
She had scarcely time to rest after her
journey when the wounded Of the famous
charge of Balklava were brought to her.
and in few months she had 10. 900 men
under her care and performed such won-
ders in reorganizing the hospital system
and making a heaven out OF what was
almost he'll that all England came to
her aid with money and plaudits. and
awaited her return with anxiety and
gratitude.
Florence Nightingale was as modest as
she was brave. and when peace was de-
clared she stole away from Constantine
~, nA1 mo nd rrix -ad
at Lea Hurst before any one in England
knew of 1t. She refused all honors. and
gave the $3.50 600 her grateful nation gave
her to build Nightingale Home where
other nurses are trained to ''go and do
likewise
The evening times., 1898-05-17
Military wamen.

ttIom tne tnicdrO lifnes-ierdid-D
With so many wouid-be women war;
riorS forging to the front nowadays. il is
interesting to note there are three full
fiedged colonels of the fair sex in the
country. These feminine officers in state
militias are not only possessed of awe
inspiring epauiets but the true patriotic
spirit of the soldier.
The first fair colonel to be appointed
to that important position is Mrs Nellie
Ely-Thompson of Nashville Tenn. This
Southern belle was given her commission
by Governor Taylor. and when she after
ward espouSed matrimony consid erab,e
commOtion ensued on the momentous
question as to whether this dstinctiveiy
military maiden should be called Mrs"
or whether her husband would be entitled
to the colonel"
The second woman to become an Army
officer is Colonel Butts of Georgia, who
serves her country on the stan of Gov
ernor Atkinson This young woman has
a military suit. with brass buttons to
beat the band. and on dress parade. is said
to be a wholesale inspirer of patriotism
in her masculine confreres.
More recently Miss Emma Wilmington.
a society girl of Hot Springs Ark. has
been made a colonel by Governor Jones
of that State. As the official sponsor of
Company A. Third Infantry of Arkansas.
she has admirably accentuated the femi-
nine capacity to manage the military
man.
1t Is certainly reassuring in these excit-
ing times to think that IL to the aspiring
fair defenders of the land Uncle Sam
should issue q call to arms these thres
feminine colonels would doubtless meet
this not uncommon masculine manifesto
face to face.
The evening times., 1898-05-17

jacket and exposed a belt. Right in front
was long hunting knife in a sheath.
At his side, in a case. were a brace of
Colt cavalry revolvers. In -Iodines ears
were earrings. the pendants of which
were long. cruel bears teeth.
Would you object to having your pic
ture taken il there was a chance?"
Yes. belong to the Government now
1t isn't allowed
Gould you stop it,"
Yes" said the man, bis black eyes
cleaning as he glanced at his trusty ri
f1e. II guess / could"
What button is that in your cOat?''
Il served in the civil war. 1 was in the
navy all through / was with Farragut
when he went up the Mississippi in g.
or rather with Porter. for I was on the
mortar boats which bOmbarded Forts
Jackson and Philip. That lasted five
days and six nights. Yes, I knew a little
about Dewey He was a bright young
boy, then as l remember him"
How old are you. Chief?"
Seventy-fve.' said the man. who
stood straight as an arrow Il served
under Kit Carson and personally l knew
Cen Custer while on the plains l am
pretty old to go on another campaign, but
hope to get back again. but not until I
get some Spanish locks of hair"
Just before mounting the car Iodine
exhibited letter addressed to him from
the War Department, the frank stated.
at Washington, D. c.
The evening times., 1898-05-17
Pari. to Re Boxcofted.

1t was an evil day for Paris when she
began to express her anti-American views.
for ii will undoubtedly have pronounced
effect upon her trade. Already a number
of patriotic American women have omit
ted to send their yearly orders to their
Partisan dressmakers. resentng, as is but
natural. the unexpected antagonism that
the French have evinced toward their
country-an attitude which. unless ii is
modified. will in the end cost them dear.
STILL as a fashionable dame said the
other day. I'VE are as anxious as ever to
hear of the latest fashions, il only to give
suggestions TO our home dressmakers.'
Be it known. therefore. that for all the
toilets for Summer functions soft fabrics
will be the most popular, crepes de
chine taking the lead. with trimmings of
guipure or taffetas. The skirts are ample
and long at the bottom. and have practi-
cally fullness whatever at the top.
With crepe. the best way to get the float
ing soft effect at the bottom which is the
principal feature of the newest and most
fashionable gowns. is the deep fitted
fiounce, which presents the easiest solu-
ton of the problem. This is left unlined
and floating. while the skirt underneath
is feather-boned or stiffened SO that it
stands away from the feet.
The evening times., 1898-05-17
chlldi.h view. Of M.tri,n;o;,ny.

Children. says the Gentiewoman. have
very determined views on matrimOny. es-
pecially girls. I'm going to be an ole
maid a little girl announced cheerfuify
to the assembled party.
why this somewhat premature de
cision?" feelingiy queried somebody with
much seriousness.
.'oh! because men are such a nuisance
in the house"
when grow UP am going to be an
artiss!' said a lovely little .cherub of five
years old. with an eye to the future.
You mustn't marry. them" said her
mother. laughing -.
"oh. yes. 1 ts'ai!," answered the child.
guilessly;;e but III make my husband to
be dead. then i can do what like"
why aren't you married aun.ier' ask
ed another small girl. anxiously. II wish
you could be-. married. COS then could
be your bridesmaid.
well" says ,auptie. 81 don't know tina.
/ am very keen ON marrying lust yet I
am very happy as, i am"
.Ah. we'll" said the child. with sigh.
perhaps for her vanished dream Of great
ness. "p'fhaps you is right! Men Is cross
things."
The evening times., 1898-05-17
Tho.e Lovely Tcpheavy H.t..

The size of the girls hats this season
makes one who ism. If that adorable Sex
tremtle for their safety. F,r. when two
or more of these flower gardens ,k.it arc
as big as bushel basket come together
there is no room for any :hn: else. To
look topheavy is evidently smart but
carriage and electro Car doors will have
10 be enlarged to acslum,la.e these
millinery mountains if they go on increas-
ing in circumference. The law of. expan-
sion and contraction influencing fashion
able apparel is very extraordinary. One
season the skirt Is voluminous: the next
1t is the sleeve, then 1t is the headgear.
and in proportion the rest, Of lovely wom-
ans raiment shrinks to nothingness. II
would seem that there Is just so much
material to go round and no more. The
artist-designer knows his business when
he forbids an all-Over yoluminosity. At
present 1t is the tight sleeve. the small
waist. "a minimum of petticOat ..and a
maximum of chapeau: and what more
natural? Americans are enjoying an at
tack of "large-head'' that has to be con-
sidered even by milliners.
The evening times., 1898-05-17
Va. Beo.en'. H.rs Luclk.
Trom the Detroi, Free Press,

Qrom the Detroit Free Press.
1t was Saturday afternoon that is ear
iy Saturday afternoon, for about fifteen
minutes previous the City Hall clock had
struck twelve times and the shops
belched forth their streams of noon-time
lunchers.
Van Boozem rose from the chair before
the roll top desk and from his waist
coat pocket drew out a small roll of hills
There were three fives.
Then from the other pocket he took
out check Then he solilouuized
Now IL keep these bills in my clothes
I'll spend EN- tonight as sure as shoot
ing, he remarked. Whereas il l de-
posit them I'll be sure to have them on
! Monday morning. Now. here I have a
check for $50. II l have a brain in my
head that is enough to carry me over
Sunday, seeing as Molly is not here to be
taken out riding So l shall deposit the
bills, get the check cashed and save mon
ey. That will be wise I'll do It.
Then he put on his hat and went out of
the office. siamming the spring locked
door after him.
Meanwhile the hands on the city hall
clock were slowly creeping toward 1850
Van Boozen entered the bank. He made
out deposit slip, and with it carried his
SIS to the teller's window. Just in time"
the latter remarked, and entered the
amount received on the books. Van
Boozen had paid no attention to the
young mans words and calmly walked
over to the writing desk and indorsed
his check.
Then with equal calmness he strolled
to the paying teller's window. He had
just reached it when with a bang the
wicket window was lowered Van Booz-
ems jaw fell with the window. For an
instant he imagined the bank must have
bursted.
Cant I get this check cashed?" he
finally managed to say.
Sorry, but you can't" answered the
gentleman in the cage. I'VE close at
1880 Saturdays and have strict orders to
close on time If you had been about
thirty seconds earlier l could have accom-
modated you. but l can't now And with
that he tossed big sack of coin into the
vault and swung to the great iron doors.
And my moneys beng locked up in
there, too" muttered Van Boozem. "and
they won't cash my check. I'll be blowed
if this trying to be economical Is what it
Is cracked up to be. The next time I
have any money I'll spend It, and that's
no mistake"
And there were tears in his eyes almost
as he walked out of the bank in a daze
with the uncashable check still in his
hand. They take my money" but they
don't give me any he said. There's
the power of wealth for you" And Van
BOoZem stayed in the house all day Sun,
day.
The evening times., 1898-05-17
Concerning Dreams.

A dreamless sleep is supposed by the
laity to indicate an enviable state of di-
gestion and nerves. Now. along comes
some Italian and French investigators
who explain that dreaming or non-dream-
ing depends upon the activity or the re-
verse of the intellectual life 1t is stated
that idiots do not dream. neither do GRIM
inals. except occasionally-the greater the
criminal the less does he dream From
these and other facts the curious conclu-
sion is drawn that only under morbid
conditions and among the uneducated Is
it common to find an absence of dreams" ;"
statements that are disproved by the ex-
perience of anyone whose lot by force of
circumstance or through philanthropic
impulse has been cast with the lowly and
with those Of little health. The most in
veterate dreamers are the garrulous Ma
donnas of the tubs. or the nervous ladies'
of the drawing-room, and those whose
sleep is dreamless are young Amazons
who stride about the links. ride to hounds
or spin wheel along at a ten or more
miles an hour pace.
The evening times., 1898-05-17

and often added to this the digestive func-
tons are out of order; these two conditions
cause nearly all the headaches from which
women suffer.
There are two great remedies specially
adapted to these ailments invented by the
chief consulting physician of the famous
Inyalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute of
Buffalo. N. Y. DR.: R v. Pierce His
world renowned "Favorite Prescription
is the most successful medicine ever
known for the cure of distinctly feminine
ailments and his Golden Medical Discov-
cry" is the one supremefy effective cure
for digestive difficulties. ss.H
Taken in conjunction they completely
rejuvenate the nervous system of weak
and debilitated women: giving health,
strength and capacity to the nerve-centers;
renewed power to the blood making glands
and energetic force to the entire body.
LIVING o IL 11es Co. had ese
weakness very bad for nearly three years. Had
dragging down pains in and above my hips and
such dreadful pains in the back and top Of my
head just as though someone was lifting me by
the hairl. Had no ambition. would try to work
q few days then would have to lie in bed for
long time. No tongue can express the suffering
riods- Idoctored most Of the time with as good
physician as there is IN the state. but had no
ease only when was quiet and off myfeet and
nsG sslinx Dr. nsaf weighed
Io1 pounds. asd vas very p4iv and weak Ttoek
twelve bottles Of the lfhS6rite Prescription
aud seven Of the 'GoldehsMeaicai Discovery
Now I feel like dinerens person Have no
pain in my head, can a. a, ny work for self.
husband and one child: ann Raining In hesh: l
feel II b through Gods mercy and your wonder
fui medicines thzt amiuzned"
Where constipated conditions exist Dr..
Pierce's mild and agreeable . Pleasant Pei
lets" should be occasionally used in con-
nection With the Prescription.
The evening times., 1898-05-17
Ready to scalp spa,i.ra..

ts'r- III the pittsburg Dispatch.)
He tenderly lifted a formidable look
ing rifle. which was carefully protected
from the weather, and started for the
eastern express on the B. & o. Long
raven-black locks of straight hair hung
over the collar of a corduroy jacket. His
head was covered by a great sombrero,
the broad band of which was profuseiy
ornamented with beads of many coiors.
MY name is Iodine. 1 am an Indian
an Iroquois. / come from Fort Mead.
South Dakota. am going to Freder-
ickstOwn. Maryland, where l will wait
until / receive other orders from the
United States Government" said the pic
turesque-looking Westerner as he indif-
ferently shouldered his way through the
crowd of people at the gates of the sta
tion.
''what are you? What are you going
to do?" was asked
II an a scout. do not know what
am TO do yet, but 1 am engaged as a
Government scout for work-in Cuba.
suppose. At Fredericktown / will meet a
band OF fifty scouts. who will be placed
In my command. Ten of them are In
dlans of different tribes-the rest are
white scouts OF years experience on the
plains and In the service of the United
States Army as scouts. All Of these men
are PEI s0naliy known to me. l had some
thing to do with their selection They
are every one sharpshooters and are as
good scouts as ever followed a trail.
suppose we will be used in advance Of the
army"
While the Indian talked In his quiet.
simple way, he quietly unbuttoned his
The evening times., 1898-05-17
French Yellow journalism.
From Harper's weekly.)

tfIefn "teSs-t
If one is to judge of French sentiments
touching the Unhed States from the Paris
journals. the conclusion is inevitable tha,
the traditional friendship between the two
republics is of the hollowes; sort. More
than that. IL is apparently clear that the
people of France, republicans though
they may call themselves. are more the
friends of a mediaeval monarchy whose
cruelty and barbarism have shocked the
civilized world than they are of the only
republic. except Switzerland. which has
yet attained stable position in the world.
For it must be remembered that chief
among the political problems of France
is still that of the continued existence of
the republic. The French newspapers,
however, do not necessarily represent
French. or even Partisan. public senu-
ment. They are owned by money-lenders
and controlled by the owners of Spanish
bonds; they are vile and venal. and are
the models of the yellowest of our own
yellow journals. Hardly a word that ap-
pears in them is trustworthy. But be-
yond these sensational newspapers there
seems to be in France an antipathy to
this country which needs explanation.
Probably 1t is felt. as it Is manifested by
those who are offended by the native bad
manners of a democracy; and this feeling
against bad manners is exaggerated in
Paris, because the manners of democratic
France are as much worse than the man
ners of democratic America as IL is pos
sible to conceive. The truth is probably
that dignified and intelligent Frenehmen
have come to hate democracy generally.
by reason of the antics of French social
lists and other French democrats. There
fore some intelligent and reputable papers
like the Temps break out against us in
vilifcatfon. and even some officers of the
navy indulge in criticisms of our own ser
vice. because they do not like to believe
that a navy of democratic power can
be strong one.