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Washington sentinel., 1898-05-07
Onr.osIty Of Longevity.

mas de Cogns a native Of Bengal
lived to the astonishing age o
three hundred and seventy years
Although this story is confirmed
by Lopez Castegueds, who at thC
time of Cogna's death, in 1886, wa:
historiographer royal of Portugal
and although it is altogether the
best proved instance of so great
longevity, its correctness has been
somewhat doubted. But whether
or not Cogna or his friends misrook
the time of his birth by a century
or two, there is no denying him
the distinction OF having reached
the greatest p &c OF which we have
anything like reliable data. He
is described as a man OF great sim
plicity of habit, and Of very easy
and quiet manners; though wholly
illiterate, he was possessed Of a
memory so remarkable that he
could recite the minutest details
relating to most OF even the daily
events Of two and a half centuries.
He is said to have had many wives
during his long life, and it is re-
lated that the color of his hair and
beard changed several times from
black to grey and from grey to
black.
The next greatest instance of
longevity known to US is that OF
Peter Zoctron. a French peasant,
whose death is recorded on Janu-
arY IS, 17a4, at the remarkable age
Of one hundred and eighty-three
years. Immediately succeeding
Zoctron is the instance of LOUISA
Truxo. This person vas negress,
Of Tucomia, in South America,
who, in October, 78o, had reached
the age Of one hundred and
seventy-ive years, and was living
in so good degree of health that
she promised many years in addi-
tion.
However extraordinary these
facts, family by the name of
Rovin, which resided about 1880
in Tunirvax, France, furnished
three particulars, each of which is
without known parallel. First,
the combined ages Of the parents
amounted to three hundred and
thirty eight years, the father, John
Rovin, being one bundled and
seventy-four, and the mother.
Sarah, being one hundred and
sixty four. Second, they had
been married one hundred and
fortv-seven years, and what is
nearly as extraordinary, "they
lived throughout this very long
period in much peace and content
ment." Third, at the time oftheir
death they had three children liv-
ing, the youngest of whom was
one hundred and sixteen years
old.
England next enters the list. and
furnishes three remarkable in
stances OF long lite in Henry Jen-
kins, Thomas Parr, and Lady Ac-
ton. The first, a native of York
shire, lived to the age of one hun
dred and sixty nine years, and
once gave evidence in a court of
justice on a circumstance which
had happened one hundred and
forty years before. In his time
three queens and one king were
beheaded, a Spanish and Scottish
king were seated on the throne Of
England, and a score OF reVolu-
tions had spent their fury and
wrought their effects. Jenkins
died in 1910 at Ellerton.
Lady Acton. an Englishwoman OF
quiet manners and even temper,
was the widow OF John Francis
Edward Acton. She was born in
1896, and her death was announced
by the London Times, was at the
very mature age OF one hundred
and thirty. seven years.
Washington sentinel., 1898-05-07

Is NOT the anxiety of "the DOW
era" to know what we intend doing
with the Philippines just a triAe
prematurer Would it not be ad-
visable to wait until the Manila
cable service is restored before
deciding what we are going to do
with the islands1 We have dis
posed OF the fox. but are we sure
we have caught the haree
Washington sentinel., 1898-05-07
Western DaFiv MeycKyy-London,
April re

April Io
The lovers of temperance drinks will
suffer rude shock at the tone oil the
article in the current number Of the Cfv.
sTiaH. 1t is the practice Of teetotallers
to drink cheertully whatever is offered
them in the name OF temperance, and to
ask no questions for consciences' sak ke,
The organ Of the Inland Revenue Off.
GERS, however appears to view this
course with dislavor, and to look wlfh
inqulsitorial suspicion on the beer sub.
stitutes. This journal reminds US that
oul Of hve or six hundred samples analy-
zed in year, more than half are sent up
from two or three districts, and suggests
that as the drinks are sold largely
throughout the Kingdom total abstalners
have been ignorantlv cultivating a taste
for alcohol. IL is hard to believe, how
ever. that people would order repeated
doses of these liquors to such an extent
as to make the consumption perceptible
IN the way Oi stimulus. Drinks of this
kind have not such fascinating quality
about them. The real difficulty in ad-
vancing the cause Of temperance is TO
introduce a beverage that shall, while
avoiding the semblsnce Of wine, be as
appetizing as the liPht wines OF France,
which are part OF almost every dinner
there. But there is great weight in the
complaint that when an alleged "tem-
perance" liquor Is found to be over
weighted with alcohol It is the retailer,
not the manufacturer, who suffers If
the evil be at all serious one the remedy
must be found in mulctiDg the manu-
iacturer in heavy penalties, not in attack
ing stray retailer here and there. The
excise grievance, at worst, is not against
the vendor Most of the drinks are sold
by innkeepeTs. who have licenses, and
gladly taken up the sale in order that
they may satisfy every variety OF GUS
TONER. 1t is thebeer duty which is lost;in
most instances the seller has a power to
offer the article under whatever name il
be called. The Chancellor Of the Ex-
chequer will, therefore, have to work
out this matter at the fountain head
that is, # there be any need TO. which
many people will doubt.
Washington sentinel., 1898-05-07

their husbandry. Open up, therefore
abundance Of ponds and runnels, and so
develop the industry OF the people"
MANY Of the artificial lakes constructed
lot irrigation purposes in obedience
20 tnls edlct exist among the hills OF
Cehtral Japan to this day, and the sys-
tenn OF cultivation in which Japan stands
unrlvalled dates from before the Chris
tian era.
Inc Japanese have superposeG later
civilization upon the venerable system
which they possessed from time imne-
moral, and have not emerged from
state Of darkness into light, but rather
may be said to have added electricity TO
the fairly good illumination which thew
had before. They are a people whose
experience oes back to remote ages in
all that is not OF western Lrigin, and
their remarkable aptitude in adaptine
themselves to changed conditions should
en'iiie them to our esteem, For the
lutur~, Japan, if ioiled in her efforts in
one direction, will try another. She is
bent upon finding ferule soil for her
superaDundant labor. She aims at the
extension ofaber power and prestige.
The English speaking nations Of the
earth were the first to bring her to their
way Of thinking in regard to the value Of
modern improvements. and are respon-
slbIe II she has gone beyond them in her
Efforts now that her ambition is fully
rouscd, The nation which first secures
the hearty CO. operation OF Japan in rs
Eastern policy will be ia position to
set at naughl all the efforts Of other
European Powers to attain an ascend.
ency there.
Washington sentinel., 1898-05-07
THR Nom ALCOHOLIC CRAZE
DGily TeARraph-London, April

DGiIy TeAtgraph-LondOn, April I9.
Total abstainers are understood to be
divided into two classes. according as
thev are iRcurable sufferers from the an
ti'alcoholic craze or occasionally enjoy
lucid intervals. Those OF the latter
class are content with abstainIng rigidly
from alcohol as a beverage, but are
willing to take or administer It in ex
treme emergencies as a medicine. The
former class consists OF the suicidal and
homicidal lunatIcs who hold that death
by collapse, whether Tor themselves or
others, is preferable 70 touching the lie
saving but accursed thing. AS a speci
men Of criminal folly this is impossible
t D beat; but for sheer unmixec fatuily
Of the harmless order, for pure intelec.
tual idiocy unaduterated with any j..
gredient OF moral perversity and involv.
ing no danger TO human life or offence
against public policy, the American
Women's Temperance Union "romps
in" an easy wi ner. For these ladies
have conscientiously convinced them
selves that it is sinful not onlyt 10 Imbibe
alcohol, but to fling it against the side
Of ship % war. At the recent "chris-
tening" oi the new American battleship
Kentucky they protested, it seems,
against the use ofthe custom lry bottle
Ot champagne, and so successfully that
but for the prompt and resolute action
Of some hundreds OF gentlemen hailIng
from the vessels namesake State she
would have entered upon her first voy-
age fortified by no more auspiciOus
viaticum than the contents OF a water
bottle. For il was actually with this
miserable "send off, that the Kentucky
would have left the slips at Newport the
other day il it had not been for the
patriotic Kentuckians aforesaid. APP
prised, however, of the indgnity about
to be offered to her, and anxious to
avert the fatal consequences which
might have resulted from the discour-
agement Of her paralyzsd crew, they
each of them took the precaution OF
bringing with them a bottle of the
''wIne of the country" aud as the noble
HNeo~A WNAN NtAC W - AlEI OAI TIC
christening for themselves; so that it
was with her hull streaming with good
Kentucky whiskey that she ultimately
took the seas, Whether il be cham.
payne or whiskey, II will be so speedily
diluted by many times its own bulk Of
salt water that the material influence
upon the ship can be only infniiesimal.
But tne moral influence OF the ceremony
IS the thing to be considered; and we
conceive nothing more calculated to
unneTve the arm and to chill the heart
Of gallant tar OF any nationality than
the reflection that the vessel to which
he has committed his own lie and which
may IN a sense be said to carry the
fortunes of his country has been chris
tened with bottle Of water.
Washington sentinel., 1898-05-07
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Washington sentinel., 1898-05-07
Daily Msags-London, April 6

The advocates Oftemperance are very
naturally making the most Of the fact
that the battle OF the Atbara was won on
tea and coffee. Az meeting Of the
Society ioE the Study OF Inebriety, on
Thursday, Lady Elizabeth Biddulph.
who has just returned from Cairo, said
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Etl,aMclal.
'7--7
 The Stock Market.

New York Oct. 1.-The stock market continued narrow and professional to- day, and even the industrial specialties, which have shown violent fluctuations past, fell into comparative quietude. The movement of prices in the indus trials was conflicting in the early part of the trading, but the reactionary ten- dency gained the upper hand in most cases and wiped out nearly all of the earlier gains. Sugar was less active than of late, but ruled above yester- days level most of the day and rallied point from the lowest in the late dealings in the face of the continued heaviness of the general market Met ropolitan was advanced early to 167, but broke in the late dealings to 1631s Peoples Gas and Brooklyn Rapid Tran sit also enjoyed their period of strength, but succumbed in the late dealings, the latter showing a net loss of 13s. To- bacco, Consolidated Gas, Cleveland, To- rain and Wheeling preferred, Reading first preferred, Pacific Coast Improve ment and number of other specialties were notably weak.
 In the railroad list the most notable feature was the continued large offer ings of Northern Pacific and the poor absorbative powers for the stock shown by the market. The opening was at a decline of 7s in spite of the fact that it was the one American stock which showed an advance in London. The price declined at one time IA and ral- lied only feebly. Union Pacific sympa- thized. The preferred stocks of both companies were notably firm, the dec- laration of the regular quarterly divi- dend of 1 per cent. on Northern Pacific preferred being an incident of the day. There are rumors of serious differences among inside interests over questions of policy, these interests holding very influential position toward the whole transcontinental situation. Evidence is adduced also to show that the recent prosperity of the company has invited aggression from many sources, and the fact that railroads in general are sub feet to the same conditions added nla- terfally to the general heaviness of the market.
 Next to the Pacitics the grangers were most notably affected. The failure of this group to respond to the very fa- vorable earnings shown by recent state ments has also invited realizing
 Rates for time money were easier to- day, and mercantile paper is also tend- ing to lower basis, with a very light supply in the market. The movement of currency to the interior during the week has been offset by receipts of inn ported specie, and as the banks have gained from the sub-treasury, to-mor- rows bank statement is expected to show a further larger gain in cash re- serves.
 NEW FORK STOCK M4RKRT.
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CHURCH OF THE REDEnMER.

It Will be Opened Sunday for Services.
 The Church of the Redeemer, corner of Orange and Wall streets, which has been thoroughly repaired and over hauled during the summer will be open ed for services tomorrow morning. The opening service at 10:S0 will be an elaborate affair. Special music will be rendered and the pastor the Rev Wat son l.. Phillips, will preach sermon in keeping with the event. The change wrought in the edlfice is very notice- able and has added immensely to its appearance. The galleries in both the north and south transcepts have been removed. The large organ, which oc- cupied most of the south transcept, Is now located in wing, in the south west corner of the church, which has been constructed especially for it. The choir gallery is immediately in front of the organ.
 New glass has been placed in all of the windows and three new windows built to the rear of the pulpit, This adds much to the beauty as well as to the light of the building, The floor has been newly carpeted with a beautiful red carpet and the walls cleaned and frescoed,
 The edifice is now one of the finest and handsomest in the city.
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TRINITY PARISH. Services and Meetings Next Week
aftl,e Parish Chnreh

At the Parish Church. EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRIN-
 ITY-October 9th, 1898. 500 a. m.-Holy Communion. 10:30 a. m.-Morning Prayer and Sermon by Rev Samuel H. Bishop of New York. 7:30 D. m.-Evening : rayer and Sermon by Rev. Samuel H. Bishop of New York Week Days.
 WEDNESDAY-Oetob 18th. 10:30 a. m.-Morning Prayer and Litany.
 FRIDAY-October 18th. 800 D. m.-Eyening Prayer. At the Parish House.. October 9th, 1898. 2:30 D. m.-Sunday School, Womens Bible Class.
 TUESDAY-October 11th. 7:30 D. m.-Young Woman's Guild.
 THURSDAY-October 18th. 1030 a. m.-Branch of Woman's Auxiliary 7:30 D. m-Woman's Gymnastic Club
 FRIDAY-October 14th. 10.30 a. m.-Hospital Aid. flee Hours for the Clergy, The Rev Mir Bispham-We Wednesdays, 11:30 to 12:30; Fridays, to D. Deaconess' Office iours, 3o1 George St. Daily from to 9 a. m. Tuesdays, We'd nesdays, Thursdays, to p. m.
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R.ASEB.ALL.
National League

New York, Oct. 7.-Brooklyn made a hard fight to-day until the eighth in ming, when the Bostons touched up Dunn's pitching for double and three singles and won Attendance 700. Score:
 Brooklyn .. II 1 0 0 0 0 1-2 Boston :. ...,2 0 i 0 0 1 0-7
 Brooklyn, 3; Boston, P. Errors Brooklyn, ?; Boston, 1. Batteries, Dunn and Smith; Willis and Bergen
 AT PHILADELPHIA.
 Philadelphia, Oct. 7.-Philadelphia took double header from Washington day by good consecutive hitting. The fielding was good all around. Dark ness stopped the second game in the fifth inning. Attendance 2,4s6 Scores: Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 *-5 Washington 70 2 0 1 0 0-3
 Hits-Philadelphia Il; Washington, 10. Errors-Philadelph 2; Washing ton, 1. Batteries, Donohue and McFar- land; Killen and Farrell.
 Second game
 Philadelphia. :. ........0 0 2 i *--3 Washington .... ........0 O 0-0
 At New York-New York, i; Balti- more, f.
 At St. Louis-First game: Cleveland 3; St. Louis 2 Second game: Cleve- land, 4; St. Louis, 2.
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, GOOD FISH STORY.

How Representative Brown Captured
 Four Pound Bass.
 The fishing in Waramaug Lake is tip-top, good enough to set Father Izaak into ecstasies if he wasn't dead erybody who goes gets a good mess. Landlord H. w. Brown caught bass last week that tipped the scales at three and three fourth pounds. Repre- sentative F. S. Brown also, with very considerable assistance, great labor and infinite stratagem, succeeded in landing an old sockdolager. It seems he was fishing off the great dock when, suddenly, something struck the bait with terrific force and ferocity, and away went the pole overheard, scoot- ing down the lake with lightning like velocity. Colonel Johnson ran like mad for a boat, while the Hon. Brown scurried down to the hotel for a land- ing net, but Representative Brown, hat off and all excitement, remaining on the dock, kept his eagle eye fixed on the rapidly disappearing pole. At last, three in the poat, they started in hot pursuit, Representative Brown in the prov with the landing net poised high in the air ready for action. After some rowing that would certainly win any varsity race by several lengths that was or ever will be rowed, the fieeting monster was oyertaken. The pole was grasped, the landing net was thrust under the leviathan and with superhu- man strength the fish was hurled into the air clean over the boat into the water on the other side, but the line was a good one and still held. After prolonged and awful struggle, with one more supreme effort the nearly ex- hausted ichthyological monster was hauled into the boat by the proud law maker, and the party returned to shore with their captured prize. It was found to kick the beam at four pounds It is said Colonel Johnsons hair stood on end with excitement, and the sinews of his mighty arms stood out like whipcords, during the chase, as he bent to the oars till they cracked under the fearful strain. and Hens face grew whiter and winter, his eyes bulging out like peeled onions with to the tiller and shouted Be careful, fear at the fearful speed, as he clung you'll upset us!' But Frank, eager for the chase, nothing daunted, gesticula- ting wildly, yelled, By mighty, hurry up!" over fifty consecutive times be- fore the pole was reached, but this part of the story is exceedingly apo- cryphal.-Litchfield Enquirer.
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pRAcr1cE Ar YALE FIELD.

The practice at Yale field still con- tinues loose and unsatisfactory. There is not the dash and aggressiveness usu- ally seen at the field and the men who watch the practice daily are beginning to wonder what the trouble is. In the line there is a lack of good substitutes who can make the regular men work their hardest in practice day after day The large number of good substitutes was what made the Yale team what it was last year.
 Two halves, each fifteen minutes in length, were played yesterday. In the first half the university team lined up as follows: Andrews, center: Marshall and Young, guards; McGee and Rich ards, tackles; Coy and Sharpe, ends; de Saulles, quarter; Benjamin and Mar win, halves; Mcbride, full. They were able to score but once on the college team Captain Chamberlain made sev- eral tries to kick goals from the field, none of which was successful
 Changes were made in both teams for the second half, with neither scoring. The college team showed up the strong CT of the two. Andrews is playing a strong, steady game at center, but is too slow to fill the position as it should be. He is improving every day and may yet be brought into satisfactory form.
 John Hall, end on last years team, was out to watch the practice. He left after it was concluded for Cornell where the Indians, whom he is coach- ing, play to-day. Hall has Ransome the full-back from California who made such good impression on Yale field last fall, helping him in coaching the backs.
 TO-DAY'S GAME.
 Yale will play Williams at the field at D. m. to-day. The Williams team is being coached by Hazen and Hine, both of whom graduated from Yale last year. Williams has a much strong CT team this year than Amherst, and the game to-day will undoubtedly be better than that of Wednesday,.
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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
COMMON COUNCIL ASKED TO AU- THoRIzE $500, ,OOO BOND ISSUE.

Report of Committee on Schools Re port of Finance Committee Discussed Estimated ut s3s7,5a5 -Appropria- tions for Permanent Improvements.
 All the members of the board of edu- cation were present at the meeting last night. The committee on schools an- nounced the resignation of Miss Ella Bassett, teacher in the Lowell school, and recommended it's acceptance Miss Bassett resigned to take a position in New York. The committee recommend ed that the salary of Miss Alice Ham, mond, appointed by the superintendent as assistant teacher in the Lowell school, be fixed at the rate of $500, to date from October 4. Miss Hammond graduated from the Hillhouse high school in 1894. She took the entrance prize of $500 to Bryn Mawr, and was graduated last year from that college. Miss Nellie H. Story's leave of absence was extended to the first of November. Miss Harriet P. Marsh has been ap- pointed by the superintendent as teach CT of German in the Boardman school for the fall term to take the place of Miss Sanford, who was given leave of absence for travel and study in Flu rope, Miss Marsh's salary was fixed at the rate of $700 year to date from iy,c nf hn nrn Cnhnn1 year.
 The committee on schools also recom- mended that the following books be ad- ded to the list used in the high school: Whitneys Introductory French Reader, Aristotle's 'sPoetics," Moulton's Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist, Cooks First Book in Old English" and Bakers Principle of Augmentation" :" The matter was laid upon the table.
 It was moved and passed that $10 of the incidental account be transferred to the library fund.
 The following bill was presented: October [, '9S. Board of Education, to Anthony, Dr.: To services rendered and time and money spent under the ap- pointment of June 20, 9S, relating to the weighing of coal, $153' The bill was referred to the committee on school buildings
 The committee on finance presented an estimate of the expenses for the year beginning January l and ending De- cember 31, 1897. It was taken up and discussed at length by the board. Sew eral changes were made in the report as presented. The estimates for the coming year and the amounts appro- priated for the present year are as fol- lows:
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HILLHOUSE VS. BETTs.

Only Home Game of the Season This
 Morning.
 Hillhouse will play her first and only home game of the season with the Betts Academy team at Yale field this morn ing. The game will be called at 10:30. Betts has one of the strongest teams in the state and this will be the first time Hillhouse has tackled such splendid team so early in the season. The good material that has shown up at High school and the constant practice gives assurance of success. This being the only home game of the season it be- hooves all interested in the High school team to attend.