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Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-26

the other island-dwelling people Of
the Pacific. At the death Of person
o fence Of bushes is built about the
village, and for certain period no
one Is allowed to enter or depart, food
for those within being brought by
friends to the fence, where IT is re-
ceived by those within.
They are usually monogamists, the
wife being purchased from her par
ents. Divorce il common, the pur-
chase price being returned with the
divorced woman.
Their laws are proclaimed and en-
forced by the elders OF the villages,
rather than by chiefs or kings.
The Spanish, whenever they have
come in contact with the wild tribes,
have undertaken to gain influence
among them by recognizing some
head man OF the village as chief, or
gobernadorcillo, giving him as SYM
Dol of his Office cane, and perhaps q
few articles of cast-of military uni
form.
In the future of the Philippines the
wild tribes will probably have but
small share. They must be gradually
merged with the civilized tribes or be
as gradually starved TO death by being
pushed back by the rapidly multiply.
ing civilized Indians. The hundred
thousand Chinese and the two hum
bred thousand Mohammedans of the
southern islands will form more
powerful factors in making future
history, as they have already in max
ing that Of the past.--Scientifc
American.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-26
Diet for Elderly People.

A dietetic teacher advises elderly
people to abstain from the use of
stimulating foods. The need is in.
dicated by natural inclination on the
part OF persons after they have passed
the age OF 55 to return to the simple
foods OF their childhood. Bread and
milk, for example, is usually an es-
teemed diet by old people, and it is
an excellent one. Another authority
talking on longevity advises the free
use OF milk, but protests vigorously
against too much bread, which to a
person after 60 should be called ''the
stan OF death" instead of that ''of
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-26
THE SOLDIERS THIRST.
The Rest Ways OF Quenching 1t In Camp
aud M. the March

The Best Ways OF Quenching IL IN camp
and on the March.
Everybody at all familiar with the
actual conditions of an army on the
march, says The Independent, appre-
ciates the great practical difficulties in
the way of obtaining an uncontami-
mated supply of drinking water; and
one of the most valuable suggestions
was made by gentleman who mag
ined the possibility Of making use Of
driven" wells, through which safe
water might be obtained, and, fortu-
nately, there is carefully recorded ex-
perience to testify to their value.
In the French invasion of China in
1856-1S57, the Chinese, when driven
from place, put poison in the springs
and surface wells, and many French
soldiers were killed thereby, and ct
once the engineers made requisition
for iron pipes. These were forced
into the earth with sledge hammers
and common pumps put on and an ade-
quate supply Of wholesome water
drawn. As our authorities are quick
to avail themselves of all really fertile
ideas, this suggestion will not be lost
on them.
Another way OF quenching thirst,
harmless and efficient and available,
when there is strong pressure for un.
interrupted action on the part of the
soldier, would be to fill his canteen
with tea. OF course this would be
made from boiled water; and the addi.
ton Of few drops Of lemon juice
would increase its power of exciting
the salivary glands to greater activity,
and ii is an expedient often resorted to
where it is desirable that the least
possible amount of liquid should be
ingested.
The use Of tea is still further APP
proved by the testimony OF experience.
Sir John Hall, X. G. B., says; 'Tn
the Kaffir war (iS52) a march was.
made by 200 men, in which 1000 miles
were covered in II days, or at the
rate of 10 miles day, without wine,
spirits OF beer. Officers in India, when
marches were made through malarious
regions, had an opportunity to test
the virtues of tea. Sir Garnet Wolse-
ley urges its use, and the experience
OF the Canada lumbermen confirms its
value. They spend the winter ia the
backwoods in the hardest sort OF labor
and are exposed to a freezing temper
ature, and, while no spirits are allowed,
they have an unlimited supply of tea.
Enough has been said of the horri-
bic sanitary conditions in Cuba in the
neighborhood of the cities to warn us
that even the driven wells might not
serve as an absolute protection where
the soil is saturated with infectious
material, unless they could be driven
far down beyond what must be the in
evitable soakage during the rainy sea-
son. People forget that the decaying
vegetation in kitchen hidden con-
tains many minute organisms, to which
the interstices of common earth are rs
spacious galleries and ample conduits,
needing only water to be washed far
down into the earth.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-08-26
Lost Speed of IA nestrorar

After spending S25, 900 in repairing
the torpedo-boat destroyer Thrasher,
winch recently ran ashore on the Cor.
nish coast, the British admiralty finds
,hat she can make only twenty-four
knots an hour instead of the thirty
knots she made before the accident.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

French woman of Italian birth. had succeeded
Carlotta Grisi. Sangalli supplanted her only
to give place to another foreigner as the head
OF the ballet of the National OI6ra House Of
France.
When Mauri returned to the Opera perna-
GALL had created" Her first efforts were dis
appointing. Paris decided, that she was light
and graceful to a remarkable degree. but lacked
the great qualities as n dancer which her pre-
dccessors had possessed. When she appeared
as Fcnelid in LA Muette dc Portici' and later
game In the following year. Paris took her to
its heart without reservation and she was COM
pared to Ellsler and ,Taglioni. Since that time
she has main aimed her place and is to-day as
popular as ever. No reason for her resignation
has been given. She has danced in most of the
operas and In the ballots written for the opera
house. Whether she will continue to dance or
retire altogether from the stage has not been
decided. In case she continues in her prcfes-
sion II Is not likely that she will ever be seen in
the United States.
Mile. Mauri's career calls attention to the
little reward that this country offers to ballet
dancers. None of the first In the profession
customary for the best of them to come here,
and they received almost as. much as the
great prima donnas. Sangnlli, for instance.
trav elled all through the country and made a
large enough fortune to retire from the stage
while she was a young woman, and all Of it was
now receive small, salaries compared to those
formerly paid, and most of them find it more
profitable to remain in Europe, where there IL
q greater demand for their services and their
art Ia much more appreciated. Ballet dancing
In this country, so, far as 1t is done by the rank
trained in this country are neither skilful nor
graceful.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
THE PANAMA n

NJ. dc Lcssepss idea WAS that a sea level
canal must BIO built at all events and at any
cost. He argued that unless the Atlantic and
Pacific could be united by q sea level canal 1t
would fail as n commercial enterprise, because
a canal with locks could not pass the traffic that
would wish to go through; and also because it
was uncertain that there would be sufficient
water to supply the lockage and evaporations.
A glance at the cross section on the map will
show what an undertaking he pro-
posed to carry out. Sea level is the base OF the
cross section. Two parallel lines show how
high the region to be eXcavated rises above sea
level. They are drawn at so and 100 metres,
or l64 and 1913 feet above sea level, and the
map shows that the highest point, the Culebra
or Cordillera. rises about $50 feet above tho
level OF the ocean. while tho greater part of the
country is about $50 feet above the sea. The
cube therefore, that NJ. dc Lesseps proposed to
eXcRvate was to he of colossal Dimensions. At
the Culehra cut alone ii would be necessary to
take out 8o;00O,o00 cubic yards, mostly soft
The limo Of the canal crosses the Chaeres
River no less than twenty-seven times, and De
cult problem before them Of how 20 protect the
canal against The ChagTcs floods until they were
brought 10 q realizing sense OF 1t one day in
June. 1883. when the work on the canal had
nd vaneed so far That they thought IT. impossible
10 select an entirely new line of country. On
four hours at San p bio, half way between
Panama and Colon. The engineers were greatly
perplcxed for u while, but II was finally decided
to build n great reservoir that would impound
Mt least twice the greatest food that had ever
been known in the Chagres River.
The utter collapse OF the Do Lesseps project
left these TWO problems TO DO figured out by
his successors II any appeared. They did
appear. and IL IL well known TINT the new COM
pnny has been doing only enough work on the
canal to hold its concession. from the Columbian
Government; and, meanwhile. II is hoping for
better times. At present 800 %lnbnrcrs. are
employed on tho canal. The plan has. been
changed from a sea level TO a canal with locks,
and " is proposed to turn the middle valley Of
the Chagros flood waters. The COMPANY believes
that II has solved. tho two great Gihicultics-
the cutting through tho central ridge and the
storage ofthc Chagres freshets.
The developments OF the next few months
will probably decide the fate OF the Panama
enterprises. The French Government Commits
sion is expected to carry out a very thorough
investigation of the present phases oftho work,
and Its report will be read wtth much interest
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
ROSITA MAURI TO RETIRE.
CAREER Of THE LEADING DANCER
At THE PARIS OPERA.

She 10 at the Head or Her ProresHion In the
Worid-Her Triumphs In Other Countries
hefore Pari" Took her to It's Heart-De-
crease OF americas interest In the h'a'ie''
Paris is discussing the approaching retire
ment Of Rosita Mauri, who has long been the
leading dancer at the Grand Opera there, and
will, according to the present plans, leave the
theatre at tho close of this season along with
Rose Caron, Subra, and others. Mile. Mauri,
through her position at the head OF the Opera
ballet, as well as through her own talents. has
been at the head of her profession in the world.
No other dancer is 30 well known. Fraulein
Dell Era, an Italian, who dances at the Royal
Opera in Berlin, is famous among the public
acquainted with the performances at the opera
there, and has won great praise from special
lists in her art as well as from the Berlin public,
with whom she is immensely popular; but her
appearances outside of Berlin have been few.
She is a much younger. woman than Mile. Mauri.
Ia mauri was oorh u reuS, hear intrason'
In 1906, and the TACT mat sbe ID at least Al TO-
~. por,s nuh,ic Her father was n dopcer
tho f1fe puono' me- i"eui VOC uun'
She shs did then a 8 syrian dance. and was able to
o,,ract ,t,ention nv her graca and taIents Her
at.r@c' at.eh.ioh oy her eraoe ana 'aleh.s, az
years old, and then took her to Paris. where
sha vss n,aced mndsr the tuition or Nine
Domenique. then a famous teacher. She was
anon able to make n contract for three seasons
~ 49, 800. a. poroo,ono u.r rat suo.
a1 lhe opera III ~ =, siea' T u
Girl NJ Fire ..'The Spirit of the Sea- and
..p-." pvh.. a. srhaatr. 40, w.. ma
'branma. mhon u ihoa'fo uei erme "as
opened at Milan Mauri was engaged. and she
appeared there first In 1874 In the ballet The
Vizier's Dream. enc causeu a great furore IN
Italy, and even In Milan. supposed to be the
home of the ballet, there was no dissenting motto
In the enthusiasm win when she was ac'
claimed. Leaving the Del Verne she trav-
elled through Italy, and before she was en-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
NAMES ICE CROP.
Operators Taking All they Can Store. Encour-
aged by the Hudson Reports.

aged by the Hudson Reports.
BANGOR. Jan. 29.-Maine ice operators aro
going In for all the ice they can get this season.
being encouraged by reports from the Hudson to
look for another bonanza year. There was n time
when failure on tho Hudson meant big money
for the Penobscot and Kennebec. but conditions
in the Ice trade have 30 changed that the price
seldom gets above 81 n ton nowadays. For
merly tho business was conducted on a spccula-
tive basis. but now II Is a settled industry, and q
man who WINS n good ice house usually fills 1t,
whatever the outlook on the Hudson, taking his
chances. one season with another. In that way
1t frequently happens that large quantities of
ice are carried over from one season to another.
and shortages thus made up from old stock.
There are now in the Kennebec houses about
$50. 900 tons of 1897 ice. and the Penobscot has
"a, 900 tons. This year the Maine crop is OF fne
quality, on. the Penobscot exceptionally good,
and all tho houses will be filled to the caves.
The old-fnshioned winter. long missing from
these parts, has come back this year. and every
body ~rejoices. The weather is steadily cold.
Bangor the streets are two and three feet deep
in snow, and everybody, Joins in the daily
over the return OF the deep SHOWS. Tor it makos
their work easier and more profitable. and nj
though much snow makes great expense fr The
ice operators, IL Is a godsend 10 the lRbOring
men. who arc employed In clearing the fields.
This year there will be cut on the Kenpebec
30O,o 900 tons. On tho Kennebec 1000 men and
many horses will ba employed. on the Penobseot
200 men, and horses in proportion. Wages are
low, but living 10 cheap and nobody complains.
When q Bangor laboring mar can earn Rl % a
day in midwinter he is a long way from want,
and better OFF than II he were earning twice the
money in a large city. Probably 500, 900 will DO
paid out here during the leo harvest, and next
summer 1t will cost more than that to put the
ice into vessels for shipment,
There Is u great difference between a cake OF
Penobscot River Ice and the average block cut
from the Hudson. A shipmaster says "one lthe
Penobscotl 10 clear and blue, the other black"
Dirty Ice 10 almost unknown here, and 1t Is
never cut. The poorest family in Bangor would
turn up their noses at leo that sells readily in
New York; they use only the best, and lots Of 1t.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
MAPS OF THE PANAMA CANAL.
The Visionary Project OF NJ. de Iesseps ana
What Is Now Proposed.

Here are two little maps. the upper showing
by n heavy broken line the route Of the Panama
Canal across the isthmus from Colon to Panama,
and the lower showing n cross section of the coun-
try through which the canal passes. The other
day THE Sun printed a letter from Panama say
ing that American engineers who had gone there
to inspect the works had expressed their convic-
ton that the canal could BIO completed within a
practicable limit OF expense. They added that
most of the work at present is centred ut the
Culebra cut, the highest point on the route,
with the design to cut IL down within lao feet
OF sea level, so us to make 1t more feasible to
complete the canal with q system of ten or
twelve locks. as is now proposed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

The French Cooks Ball. under the patronage
of the societe Culinaire Philanthropique, will
be held at tho Grand Central Palace on Tues
day night. In the afternoon and evening pre-
eedlng the. ball thore viii DO an exhibition OF
way OF fancy cooking. The proceeds OF the OK.
htbitiop ana ball viii go u the Wid0ws and or
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30


and the North the game has q more complete
grip OF tho community than in London, and the
birmingham Sheffield. Manchester, and Glas-
gov papers are disposing OF football coupons az
fast as they can print them and to their own i'm.
mense proht, as a little calcula-
tlon shows. Some matches were played during
tho New Year holidays to upward of 40. 900
spectators. and games with from 10000 to 3d.
200 are by no means unusual. Nothing like this
is ever seen In cricket. A test match between Eng
land and Australia played in London will rarely
draw more than from 1900 to $4,000 people.
THESE phenomenal football crowd turning out
week after week have led to an eruption of spec
uiation ON the results OF the games. The bank
in this instance the newspaper running the
competition-is a big winner every time. The
general idea Of the speculation is that you are
invited. In return for a reward II successful, to
foretell the results OF certain specified football
matches set forth in the coupon. The important
thing Is that there is no limit to the number of
oo,n,,. ,,h;oh 49, ha.on. a.. ". -.
ooupons Nv n,a ooSoh' II lou can ouy US
many comics OF the paper containing the coupons
and forward az many tries MS Won please. In the
course NJ evolution two vsr,o,ies ~ ,ho 80
o'',"'io' WV '"iie'ieS vi tho sa"e
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

c. S. WINSTON MD. Consulting
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-20
New Naval Reserve sauabble.

There Is an inclination on the part OF
sone ~ill-advised members of the Naval
Reserve to draw suspicion upon them
selves and discredit upon the excellent
organization to which they belong by
rushing headlong into print with the
grievances real or imaginary OF some
who are disappointed over the detail 10
man the auxiliary cruiser Badger. When
the Government requested Governor
voorhees, to rake the detail and limited
the number of men, leaving many sea-
men and officers of the corps behind, it
was evident that some one was going TO
be disappointed. Governor voorhees, or
dered Commander Washington Irving to
designate the men who were to go, ana
thereby trusted to his discretion in the
matter. Exercising that discretion. Cap
tain Irving made the detail, leaving out
go TO the war. 1t is natural that those
not detailed, especially those among them
who considered themselves better quail
fed than anyone named, should feel dis
appointed and r~esentful. But thai is not
a good reason why they or their friends
should bring down upon the entire Naval
Reserve the implication of being mutt
nous. factious and unamenable to dis
cipline.
In designating the officers to accom-
pany the detail. Captain Irving acted
fully within the powers conferred upon
him by the Governor. and if anyone is
inclined to question his good taste in
designating himself. his right to do SO is
beyond cavil. No good can come to the
Reserve by giving the matter SO much
publicity and washing the soiled linen
of the organization in the columns Of the
Evening Journal"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-20

the man who would borrow, for instance,
he might be given sympathy or ideas
which would help him to help himself.
Continuing, DR.. Pullman said:-I don't
think it has been at an proven yet that
we were right in going to wal with Spain.
IL our object in doing so was to feed the
Cubans and relieve their suffering we
haven't lone 1t yet. 1t may be hat we
are trying to do that thing which is not
doable, cure evil with evil. / don't be-
lieve that we can advance the interests
of humanity by inhuman means. With
deavored, with all our brains we ought to-
have tried to some other more CHRISTIAN
method of accomplishing our purpose.
DR.. Grove continued the controversy
by saying.-"It does not disturb me n tne
least to say that the condition. Of fae
world demands afeompromise Of the idcat
teaching."
Ridiculing DR.. Pulman's Statement re-
garding the lending of ideas. he asked
who ever heard OF a man lending another
ideas and considering them an equivalent
for money.
II came here today all the way from
Boston," replied DR.. Pullman" to lerd
you some ideas this evening. | did .ict
think them worth the transportation but
you evidently thought differently as you
invited me to come
This turned the laugh on DR.. Grove and
ended the controversy
The Rev. H. e. Townsend read a paper
on 1.-The Story of Jesus" In the evening
the Rev. James NJ. Pullman. DID,. de-
livered an address on THE Teachings Of
Jesus
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-20
REITZE--ElcHLER.

On Wednesday evening. at the Tome of
the brides parents. No. 2S2 Fifth street.
Miss Christine, the pretty and accom-
plished daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Eichler, was married to Mr.. Henry J..
Reitze, a young business man of this
city. The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Andree. Miss Matilda Eichler and
Mr.. George Reitze, sister and brother re-
spectively OF the bride and groom, acted
as bridesmaid and best man.
The bride was exquisitelv attired in a
white silk gown trimmed with point lace.
The parlor and house decorations were
skillfully and Hastily arranged. A coHa-
ton was served to the relatives and
friends after the
Besides the immediate family there
were present:-Mr. and Mrs. Seidel, the
grandparents of the bride; Miss Conradine
Reitze. Master Alfred Eichler. Mrs. and
Mrs. Weiland, Mr.. and Mrs. Hinze. Mr..
and MRS. J. Monihan, Mrs. Fred Schneider,
Mrs. P~attilinetti, the Misses Rose
Schneider, Emma Moller, Marguerite
Schneider, Ada Ward, Nettie Boldt, c.
Hoecker. Lottie Schneider, A. Won Drehle.
Mamie Sehmolze, G.. Hoecker and Carrie
Ward. Mrs. Soelhman, Mrs. Altenheim,
and Messrs. j.. H. Gebhardt, George
Schmolze. A. g.. Moller, Adam Kessler,
Henry Won Drehle and George Hoecker.
The presents to the bride were numerous
and In many instances very elaborate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reitze will spend their
HONEYMOON at Niagara Falls.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-20
FOUGHT ron CUBA LlBRE.
Genuine Cuban Soldiers With Buff
falo Bill's wild West Show.

When Buffalo BINS Wild West Show
xhibit iii this city tomorrow afternoon
under William r. Cody, the famous scout
Buffalo Bill, assisted BY Major john N.
Burke, one OF the most interesting fsa-
lures, will be the band of Cuban patriots
which will appear both affernoo. and
evening. All OF these men are genuine
members Of the Cuban Army of Liberia
ton, and their presence IN this country
Is wen accounted for.
Some of them rave been 50 maItreated
through Spanish cruelty that they can
no longer tight for their country; some
are on sick leave: some have been sent
here by the Cuban Junta to bring mes
sages at the peril Of their lives and who
have consented to appear in a public ex-
hibition of Cuba's warlike methods with
the single hope Of keeping warm the SEN
tinent of the American people towards
the Pearl Of the Antilles and dsmonstrar-