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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-29
W. V. VAN REHPEN.
SurReon-General United States Navy.
OUIltI SIdltS NdNy ara,
Portsmouth. y. H, July %, ls9


Mrs Winthrop Cowdin. Third VcePresident Red
Cross Society Maintenance OF Trained Nurses.
No. y West Eleventh-st.. New-York City, y. Y.
Dear Madam: In reply to your letter Of the 2lst
inst beg to say that the six male nurses referred
70 arrived on that date The medical officer in
charge OF the hospital states that they are doing
excellent service More nurses at this time are
10, needed. but feel grateful for those already
Sent
The cots and clothing have also arrived. Very
respectfully. G. {. CARPEN EIs. .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-29

Mrs Marion Leland Of New-York. who has
charge OF the School OF Expression In the -FOUR
,eenth annual session Of the Ocean Grove sunday
scbool and Chautauqua Assembly. Is giving read-
- She has prepared from press reports OF no"
Iieutenant HobsOn sank the MerrImac' as wei as
~ the cabe-cutting at Cardenas. MIS-. Leisnu SN-
oacts 10 give these readings at soldier ana sdiIoI
beneets on her return to the city Inc descIiptl1
~ the Merrlmac sinking has been ENTHUSIASTICALLY
t,,aA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-29

At the philanthropc class which meets IN the
charities Building this morning at 0 o'clock. Dr.
Samuel McCuen Lindsay Of the unlvGrsiiy OF
PENNSYLVANIA will give lecture on 'i'T Il"
philanthropic Work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-29
THE DAYS GOSSIP.

The Wonan's Relief Corps Of the list Regiment
will hold its general meeting this afternoon al
o.clock in the armory. Thirty fourth-st and Park
ave Much work is being accomplished All women
Interested are invited 10 attend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-29

The following IS quoted from one OF the recent
London papers and will Interest the Sunshine peo-
pie as Or Collyer is active member Of the So
| ciefy:
had their first church parade sunday last. at
Addinsham. possessed another imp2rtance see.ng
60 gn' he now IRE; American divine DID the
seif same thing but there must have been strk-
Ing difference between that first sermon 81 his half
q century ago and the he delivered last Sunday
night Then Or Collyer working at llkey as
| a blacksmith. to-day he Is known and appreciated
His liz is an EXCELLENT example Tor any man TO
COPY and tho success he has attained may be most
Longfellow's words, We have no doubt, VIII apply
admirably IN mis- case
I3 9:f ss = f:,f 9 NJ: .ad Isaf1f e. Kept
But they. while their companions sept
Were ,oiins upward IN ,hs night.
The following poem was sent by T. S. S. men,
Der initiation Zee for John Caskey;
CHILD FAITH
BY Alpine Lake 'nna'h shady rock,
The herd boy krot beside his flock.
And softly told with pous air
His 4, b. 9, as evening prayer
Unseen the pastor fingered near.
MY child. what means the sound hearT
"where'er the hills ana valleys blend.
Must not IN the worship share
And raise to Heaven my evening prayer?
MY child, prayer that ne,ssr can be:
You have but said your a. b. c.
II hive no better way 20 pray,
Bur an ! know to God say,
tell the letters my knees
And Hen make words Himself 70 please"
From the German.
Presilent-General OF the T. s. 6: I have a col
lection Of schoolbooks an. magazines that l will
send TO any charitable Institution schoO! needing
such. Il they will pay express charges Truly
yours MARIE JOHNS.
30 500 Prirge-eye.. Jackson; Mich
Who would like these books?
The following selection was sent by \. N. GILL;
land:
III one had watched tho prisoner many year
Standing behind n barrel window pane.
Fet,ered with heavy handcun and with chain
And gazing on the blue sky fair and clear.
And suddenly some morning ono should near
The man had in tho night contriyed 20 gain
His freedom and safe. would this bring pain?
An, would ii not Iullest heart appear
Good tidings?'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-29

Tho renort that former Queen Liuokalani OF
Hawaii is suffering from generous growth on
her neck and is not expected TO recover from us
.Sects has reused an added feeling OF sympathy
Cor one in misfortune. 1t Is sai6 that she feels
,Hat her doom IS sealed. and experiences great sur
fering besides depression OF spirits
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-29

rha markets have a full supply Of fruits and
Vegetables Peaches and pears are arriving In large
quantities daily while FISH and poultry are about
as plentiful usual.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-29

In giving 20 the public tho letter received yester-
day from the Red Cross agent AZ Ch!ckamauga
stephen Barton dlsclaimod any responsibility con-
corning The opinions It expressed Tho letter IS as
fnLuHNs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-29

Extracts from a letter OF Helen Keller 70
friend show with what delight the young wofnaf
Is enjoying her holiday and how apprecative OF
nature she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
Sheep without Wool.

From the New York Press.
The principal kind of meat consumed by
the people of Arabia, both native and for
eign, is the mutton of the Somali, or black
head sheep, and. no matter by whom eaten
all pronounce il the best mutton ever
tasted. This sheep, as it's name indicates,
is froru the Somai country, on the African
coast. These sheep have no wool, but short,
fine hair. similar to that of a dog. The
most peculiar thing about them is that
they have a large lump of pure fat grow
ing right at the root of the tail, and this
fat varies In size and weight according to
the condition of the sheep. A medium
sized lump of this fat weighs about four
pounds. Such a sheep, which weighs from
thirty-fiye to forty pounds, is sold at from
four to five rupees (S5 cents TO $l.05). The
skins, when sun-dried, are exported and
large quantities of them go every year TO
the New York market, where they are
known as mocha skins" but, like the mo-
cha coffee" of commerce. this is merely a
term and nothing else. In 1897 these skins
were imported into New York to the value
of S62s ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01

Out of the Darkness

Oh. ghostly voices of the night
once more you come. It's the whippoor-
will
Patiently showing its little skill
10 teach that the humble who strive Alright
May win some love from the listening
throng
To the easement go to salute your song
Are-e-e-e-k, Are-e-e-e-k! Arickety-
ree''
That's the street car sounding its
hendish glee.
Its strdent tenor upsets each nerve
As it goes full speed round the double
curve.
And You wait and shudder, for wei
you know
Another viii come in a minute or SO.
oh, ghostly voices of the night
Far Ger the world the paIid moon
Harks to the melancholy tune
Breathed in the shivering poplar's height.
AS houseless winds come wandering by
AND pause in their loneliness to sigh
kerdump. kerdump, ker-rattlety-
thump,"
That's BIoker's cab. The graeeles,s
chump!
He nearly fell at the pavement's edge.
Twas just last week that he signed
the pledge
But, alas. Il is painfully plain TO see
That It's broke, and. probably. so is he.
Oh, ghostly voices of the night
Far from yon crumbling mansion floats
A gruesome minstreIs uncanny notes.
The wide-eyed OWL with lowering flight
Mocks at poor man. who but waits again
For day, when his sorrows will be more
plain
''Ber-a-a-a-nk! Ber-a-a-a-nk, Ber-a-a-
anky-berawkI"
They're out for their usual nightly
walk
The men who linger TIL sleep is sweet
And then bring shovels TO clean the
street.
They'll gleefully serape it. up and
down,
Till they wake the whole of the SUM
bering town.
Oh, ghostly voices Of the might
But see! IT'S day-break's rosy blush
And now a long. harmonious rush
OF sounds confused brings a deep delight
The blended noises of Weakening marts,
The milkmen's wagons and hucksters'
carts
"A-tingi A-lingi A-dingety-ding""
Nay, breakfast bell it's in vain you
sing
Your brisk and often inspiring lay:
Too strong are the wles of the slum-
brous day.
And yet your welcome is far from
slight,
Sweet knell of these voices of the
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01

drive a horse and wagon through. IL you
can find an augur big enough to make the
hole. l know it's all true, too, fur I've
seen pictures of those things in the geogra-
phies. But this lake you was tellin' about
can't help thinkin' you got imposed on
somehow there"
You mean the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
It's there. l saw it with my own eyes,
THE lake that's salt fish can't live
in it?'
Certainly"
the water so salt that you couldn't sink if
you tried
Yes, iHdeed. And what's more"
Hold on. I'm not doubtin' your veracity.
don't say you don't tell every bit of this
in good faith. I've had the same kind of
experiences. One time l was in a room
where breakfast had just been set and al
though l was stranger in the house, /
walked UP and took fried egg off the
plate with a spoon and put it in my mouth.
Imagine my surprise when L Immediately
began to raise up and toward the collin.
1t was amazin' now fine l fioated My wife
an the girls was just surprised as 1
was when they came in and saw me, and
I'll never forget how funny they looked
hoppin UP into the air, tryin' to do the
same thing. After while l wanted to get
down, but l couldn't make il. I began to
get worried. l started to call for help and
accidentally bit into the egg. AS soon as L
did so | was gently lowered till 1 had the
use of both feet as usual. And 1t all seem
ed so real that when l got up the next
mornin' l thought eatin breakfast an feed
in the pigs must be a dream
But, my dear sir
Its all right. ] don't attach any blame
to you. 1t can all be explained by sci
ence. But you can't make me believe that
anybody could battle in water as salt as
you say that was and come home so I'M
common fresh. 1t couldn't be done"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
An Experience.

We needed the money, so where was the
harm?
We knowed we could carry the debt
We drawed up the papers an mortgaged
the farm,
An bought what we'd wanted to get,
An 1t isn't the money the enterprise cost
Whose memory rankles an stfngs.
But the brains we Wore out an the time
that we lost
over debts an credits an things.
We agreed that economy was our main
chance;
So we opened. with ardor intense,
A book that was ruled off to show at a
glance
Each item of gain or expense.
We might have learnt dancin' or grammar
or Greek
Or to play on the mandolin strings
In the time we KEEP fggerin, week after
week.
Over debts an credits an things.
These business transactions-they're simple
at first.
But they're never jes' what you intend;
An there's no one seems able to tell you
the worst.
Or when you'll arrive at the end.
It's no use to kick-though IL does seem a
shame,
Whose remembrance resentfuily clings,
To pay half dollar fur signin' your name
To debts an credits an things.
My friend, You kin bet when we git out o.
debt
We will never git in any more.
But the future has comforts It's pleasant
to let
Our thoughts seek that beautiful shore
Where there's gold in the street. An what
makes it complete
Is the fact that your wanderin' wings.
Wherever they lead you, won't cause YOU
to meet
With debts an credits an things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
Proof to the Contrary.

The prematurely bald young man with a
downy white mustache had been doing his
best to make profound impression on his
rural relatives There was-no reason why
he should do this except in obedience to d
natural tendency which is second only to
that of self preservation, the desire to show
off. The old gentleman with heavy-soled
boots and black string necktie had listen
ed silently for long time. He broke In on
the series of travellers tales with the re-
mark:
1T kind o. beats my time that the west
end o. this continent should be so different
from the east"
"Oh, If you haven't Travelled much and
don't know the difference. this part of the
world is all right" was the answer
Yes. But 1t oughtn' TO be SO misrepre-
sented. They ought not to complain that
the east has gone an organized monopolies
to gobble everything worth havin' when
the west has all the geysers an the petri-
fed forests and the trees that you can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01

OF people with nothing much TO do exeept
s 80 ne easy and make a few speeches
around election time"
,,,, an, You didn't take into account the IN
teilectual responsibility"
mar the point. That's exactly where I
count IN the mental wear aud tear
nveeI before paid enough attention 10 the
quesuon TO find out how much SALARY A
az. shah got. Now that I've found
oul' m hlled with remorse wouldn't
take the job under any persuasion 7 49,
mJLP SsnpathiZlng with a congressman
,a l think Of the way the government
y. ~ snoNlhs all that money relentiessly
al him month after month NJ ,oa,,ar -,
IN, ~ may need rest nothing he can say or do
WI stop II. II must keep him hustling dav
ain hleht trying to keep up to IT and give
value received" ei's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
Saw Him self.
lew York Tribune


Albert Chevalier, the king of coster song
singers, was once asked what was the most
unpleasant experience of his stage life.
We'll" he said, 81 will tell you 1t hap
pened In a very handsome hall in the Mid
lands. The whole of the back and the sides
were covered with immense plate glass mir
rors. | knew nothing about II until l walk
ed on the stage, and then for the first time
in my life l myself IS Others as nv
audiences, See me. The effect was weird In
the extreme. IT unnerved me. 1t was posi-
lively terrifying. Instead of concentrating
my attention upon my work l found myself
watching. studying Chevalier, Never again.
No, thank you. l avoid halls that are gilt
tering masses of plate glass mirrors"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
Sympathy.

1t was bashful sort of man who had
called to see the member Of Congress.
Il happened TO be in town." he said, land
/ thought I'd come and see you, being as it
isn't the busiest time of year in your line of
business" He leaned his hat against the
leg of a chair and extended his hand as the
host exclaimed
That's right. I'm glad to see you. Sit
down and make yourself at home"
II came here principally to make a con-
fession and repair a wrong. I've been look
ing this government over, seeing how it's
run. and I've had my ideas changed in sew
erai ways. 1 want to come right out like
man and tell the truth. may as well own
UP that I've been doing you an Injustice"
'Why-you voted for me, didn't your
Yes. But l was pre1udiced against con-
gressnnen in general. I've said things and
thought things which I want to take back
looked on 'em as q leisure class; q set
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~
announcement.

Mrs. Hamminfry's daughter was practic-
ing very industriously when the good
woman came into the music room and sat
herself down complacently.
Don't let me interrupt you, Lorinda. d"
she said. 81 like to hear the duIcet strains
of mahogany piano. and 1 thought I'd
steal Il here and while away a few min
utes. You mustn't let me disturb your
practice
She nodded in time TO the piece the per-
former was trying to learn. She was wont
to notice that while she couldn't measure
exactly how high or how low she ought
to go in singing a tune, owing to lack of
practice, she had always possessed a splen-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
A Sensible Mule,
From the New York Tribune.

For more than ten years very sensible
mule has ben working in the mines near
Blossburg, Ala. He will pull his usual load
of six cars Of coal from bottom to top with
out murmur. but if you put on an extra
car he will kick and bray and refuse 10
go until relieved. When the cars are I'M
loaded at the top he will always mount an
empty car and lie down and ride to the bot
tom of the slope, a distance Of half a mile.
On one occasion he was drawing I'D a
load a train of empty cars got loose and
went down the slope at a break-neck speed
and the men thought the mule would be
killed by the collision, but the empty
cars were about to rush on him he jumped
en- the first and rode back to the bot
tom with the whole train
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01

did ear for time. Presently there was a
hitch in the rhythm. The heavy beats in
the music did not come in the right place
and her effort to catch the accent caused
her head TO move somewhat erratically.
'Lorinda," she exclaimed, what's the
matter? Are you playing tricks?"
NO" was the answer. This part of
the piece is rather hard. You see, there
are SO many grace notes in it,
well, keep right at II, dear, and don {
get discouraged" was the gentle, motherly
reply. Get that part even IL you have
to neglect the rest. ltH do you good
Sometimes I'd as lief see a person play
graceful as to hear her play correct"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
THE MOUNTAIN SCHOOLMAsTER.
IT Was Much Easier for Him tn I.e,r,
Than to Teach

Riding down the right bank of the Cum
beriand river one afternoon Of bright No
Fehiber DAY, L noticed a log school house
about hundred yards from tn. road II
appeared to be "recess'' time for q lot NJ
children We're playing around the omen
ana on fence at one side of the building
sat what l fancied was the schoolmaster
Having had a brief experience teaching the
young idea how to shoot I thought II
would be rather pleasant TO talk for a pass
ing moment with this teacher, and SO /
turned my horse in his direction and rode
up 10 MIN L saw, as / approached that
Wh1le he was of the very mountains he
was OF the better class, and when / greeted
RIM ne met me pleasantly and asked me to
alsht. however, L sat on my horse, as he
sat on the fence. and chatted with him on
the outlook of education and the public
school System in the mountains and his
Verdancy, candor and uneducated simplicity
We're delightfully."- refreshing.
Il presume you have not had experience
elsewh here as a teacher. have your" in
quired, with an idea of getting some per
sor al data
'Oh, no. he replied. This is my start.
ard | amt been long at this"
DO you like it? Much depends, You know,
on teachers ultimate success, whether
he works for love or money"
The money is needcessary reckon hut
I'd most as soon teach school as eat
Which would you rather teach, boys or
girls?
Boys for some things and girls for
t'others."
Which do you find easier to teach?'
His face became a study, which, when
pretty me untain girl of sixteen came out
OF the school house and asked him a ques-
ton in arithmetic, became study in blush
color.
Not girls, mister" he said, Slipping
down off of the fence and drawing so near
to that he rested his hand on my
horses withers, and there was a strange
Intensity in his tone; I've been tryin' ever
since that one looked into my face the first
day and told me her name was Lizzie Raw
to teach her that she ought to think as
much Of me as do of her. but amt been
able to sit her past her c's, and I
reckon l amt ever going to. It was
easy enough for me to learn, and why can't
she do it?'
The question was too hard for me- and as
1 looked into the tense and strained face
of the young schoolmaster, l thought if he
could only learn how not to learn some
things so easily how much more easily he
would pass his days until the evening of
life brought its quiet to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01
What Kissing signifies.
rom the Philadelphia Press.

Kissing means different things according
to where you happen4lo be at the time,
In West Africa the natives hiss when they
are astonished; in the New Hebrides. when
they see anything beautiful. The Basutos
applaud popular orator in their assem-
blies by kissing at him. The japanese.
again, show their reverence by a hiss
which has probably somewhat the force of
the hush" with which we command ST.
senca.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01

touch on British territory all the way
namely, from England to Halifax. N. s.,
across Canada to Vancouver, across the
Penang, Mauritius. Cape Town, ST. Helena
and England: or from Penang to Ceylon
Bombay, Alden, Perrin, Malta, Gibraltar and
home.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-06

and Come proves that the latter admitted
the truth of the formers conclusion. But
al length the matter was placed before
General de Boisdefre. who at once pro-
ceeded TO send OF Colonel PicQuart. who
had made the disconcerting discovery. 10
the furthest limit Of the French Sahara
Finding himself prosecuted by his official
superiors. Picquart communicated his dis
coYery through trustworthy interu1e-
diary TO NJ Scheureu- Kestner. then the
Vive-President Of the French Senate The
latter went 20 work 10 obtain a revision
OF the Drsyfus trial. being aided IN the
matter by Matthew Drsyfus, the brother OF
the prisoner OF Devils Island. and by the
novelist, Zola.
COLONEL ESTERHAZY ACQUITTED
On the strength Of their charges. Ester
hazy was subjected 10 a cOurt-rnartiai the
members OF which were selected as in
the case of the Dreyfus ouTt-nartia. by
General de Boisdeffre. Colonel PicQuart
was brought back from Afrsca as a wit
ness. The trial was conducted behind clos
ed doors. Bsterhazy was acquitted OF hav-
ing written the 5ordereau. and Colonel
Picquart was first Of all arrested. and
wrongful charges against a pDther off,
Ger.
lola TAKES UP THE CASE.
This extraordinary result led lola to
bring a series OF charges against the var
ious officers Of the Headquarter STAFF. ac-
cusing them Of being engaged in a con-
spiracy to prevent the truth from becom-
ing known. It was during the course OF
thfs trial that Colonel Henry and other
officers admitted that Dreyfus had been
convicted, not on the strength OF the bor-
dereau, but on the note now admitted 10
have been forged General Boisdeffre en-
gagged his honor as a French officer and
as a gentleman that Dreyfus was guilty
and had been lawfully punished. The trial.
which gave rise TO many sensational Incl
dents, notably TO one where Colonel Henry
gave Colonel Picquart the lie. resulted in
the conviction OF lola for libel, and he is
at the present moment abroad in order 10
escape the consequences OF his punishment
or any interference Of his liberty pending
the appea of his case. His gallant cham
pionship of the unfortunate prisoner of the
Devils Island now turns out to have been
fully justified
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-06
COUNTY CONVENTION
Regular Official Call Made by Chair
man Meow

HfdH hCSOY.
As per order of County Central Commit
Zee the following conventions are called:
County convention for the purpose of
dominating,
1st. County Attorney.
End. Probate Judge.
Bird. District Clerk
4th. County superintendent
Primaries to county convention 10 be
held at their usual places. In county
from to o'clock, p. m, and in city
OF Wichita from to p. m, on the 9Th
day OF September. at the usual polling
places. and convention in Garfield Hall
at II o'clock. September Sth. 1898.
There will be a Representative conven-
ton held in Seventy-Second district for
the purpose Of nominating one Represen.
tative. In West Wichita at 3 o'clock, D.
IN. on the 7th day of September. Also a
commissioner in Third commissioner dis
Srict at same place and time.
Seventeen Representative district to
hold convention on the Sth day of Sep
sember at 10 o'clock. in Garfield Hall.
Seventy-First Representative district to
hold their convention Immediately upon
adjournment Of county convention in Gar
field Hall.
The above conventions are entitled to
the following representation. to-wit:
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EXCURSION RATES TO OMAHA AC-
COUNT OF THE TRANSIT ISSIS-
SIPPI INTERNATIONAL EX-

POSITION
The Missouri Pacific Railway offers two
classes of tickets:
No. Tickets on sale from June to
October Is, good until November Is for re-
turn, at rate OF S15.20.
No. 2-Tickets limited to 50 days from
date OF sale for return. but not later than
Nov. 18th, 1883. will be sold on all dates
from June LIST TO Oct. 18th AZ rate OF 81 70.
e. E. BLECKLEY, P. and T. A,
ia N Main ST