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The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07
GERMAN WORKINGMEN AND CHRIS
TIANETY.

Contemporaneous with the industrial
growth of Germany there has been a
growth of social democracy that has set
students to thinking. The voting army
of the social democracy Of Germany now
numbers more than a million. Atten-
ton was lately called to this fact at the
national Evangelical Social Congress re-
Gently held in Berlin, at which Lie. Dr.
Rade delivered a highly interesting ad-
dress on the attitude of the German
workingman toward the church and
Christianity.
DR.. Rade secured the views of large
number of representative workingmen.
The Literary Digest gives the follow
ing translation Of his summing up OF the
results of his inquiries:
% Concerning the church and the clergy.
The radical social democratic WorKinsEnan man
considers the church hindrance to true
culture and progress, and means IN the
hands of priest and pastor Tor the DeheHC
of the privileged classes. Clergymen are
either stupid or hypocrites. The more Hou-
erate class of workingmen, some even with
Christian convictions, are quite susplcious
of the state churches, ana think tnat tneL
method of government Is adapted 10 tne
needs of the ruling classes, and only IN eX-
ceptional cases are these workingmen Will
ing to have confidence in the clergy These
ideas prevail even among the eVangehcal
workingmen's unions, organizations espe-
ciallv established for the purpose or coun-
teracting anti-Chrtstian tendencies among
the laboring classes
C2) Concerning church rites. The social
democratic element regard these as per-
fectly useless, maintained only through the
force of social customs and the influence or
women These rites are only dead cere-
monies The more conservative class OF
workingmen demand that in the admins
tration of these rites no distinction be made
between the rich and the poor. Compul-
sorry baptism of infants Is strongly con-
demned and confirmation Is both ridiculed
and approved. Church funerals are also
condemned even by this class Of men,
(9 Concerning Christ. OF all the answers
received, only one ventured to deny his exc
istence, and to claim that he was an ideal
creation 1t Is strongly maintained that
the Christ of history Is not the Christ OF
the church. What Christ sought and his
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07

war just closed. We have the true pa
triOtism, but it is not in the hearts Of
men like Alger and Boynton. They rep
resent the purely commercial element,
and it is this relentless commerciallsm
that cares nothing for human lives in
peace or in war that infests our country
and gives rise to the scandals we have
seen exposed in the conduct Of the army
When we attack Alger we strike merely
at the representative of the system that
would as soon rob the country that fOs-
tered it as to prey upon foreign nation.
AS long as we make no attempt to check
the system the same conditions will ex-
ist 1t is the root Of the matter that we
must strike at.
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07
TUE REAL ALGERIsM.

The true reason for the disgusting
treatment Of our soldiers since the ter
minatlon Of the war, especially the neg
leCt of the sick, is not that Alger is so
much worse than other people, Alger
is bad enough, but that was known when
he was named for the Cabinet position.
He was put there because he is bad, be-
cause he represents a type having influ-
ence
1t is because of this type that we are
now afflicted with Algerism. It is be-
cause we permit the existence Of a sys-
TEN the root of which is the love of
money that we are reaping the results
Right-minded men whose ability to tes-
tify cannot be questioned have seen "fe-
yer patients with their dry tongues hang
ing from their mouths, with flies swarm
ing over their faces, with maggots in
their bed sores, with no medical atten-
tion, with no nurses, with no clean
sheets, with no water fit to drink, with
no milk, with no timulant-simply left
to die, and then lie dead for hours along
side the sick" This at Camp Thomas,
which Gen. H. V. BoyntOn so carefully
whitewashed. If we look behind General
Boyntons report we can see why he ar
ranged for conditions which would allow
him to ignore the mistreatment Of the
soldiers we shall see an example Of the
real Algerism. General BOyntOn is
President of the Chickamauga Park AS
sociation. 1t was through his incessant
lobbying that the place was selected as
one of the army camps. 1t was Algerism
that made him a brigadier general and
gave him authority to prepare report
which would not scare away pleasure
seekers from the park. Like many Amer
leans General Boynton Is thrifty. He was
looking out for the future when he made
that report. In the meantime Governor
Hastings, of Pennsylvania, had declared
Camp Thomas to be Simply a great pest
house; 1t is reeking with fever and no
man, no matter how healthy, could stay
there any length Of time and not con-
tract the disease" DR.. Nicholas Sem,
the eminent physician who is Assistant
Surgeon General of the army, says of
Camp Thomas: "In regard to that camp,
want to say that I warned the Wash
ington authorities before the soldiers
were sent there that danger would re-
suit from massing body of men there.
told them that the water supply was
insufficient, and that the use of river
water would result in typhoid fever. My
protests went unheeded." Governor
Hastings and DR.. Sem were not satu-
rated with Algerism, and they discussed
Camp Thomas upon it's merits. To their
testimony can be added that of many
others.
The maggOts infesting the bodies OF
sick and dead soldiers stand for the real
unpreparedness of this country for the
The Advocate and news., 1898-09-07
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06
SPANS MOI RNING STAMF.
A LUXURIOUS REMINDER or THE RESULT OF
THE WAR.

A LuGUBRIoUs REMINDER OF THE RESULT OF
THE WAR.
From The Chicago Times Herald.
As means of paying off the war debt, which
is claimed to be - 900 OO0,00O pesetas tS4OO,OO,-
OOW the Spanish Government has issued "a
stamp OF mourning which is 10 DE used OH al
the inland mail of Spain and her COLONIES Inc
stamn which is of the denomination OF five cent
de pesetas zone cent?, is printed in somDre piach'
and must be affixed to all mail matter IN auui-
ton to the regular postage stamp. IL Is OF orui-
nary size with the inscriptions 'lmpto oe
Guerra" and 1885, go at the top ana DottoW
respectively. The figure 20" and cent appear
in the centre in a vertical oval, with scrolfWork
at the sides The Government has occasionally
issued stamps of this character the use or Whlch
was voluntary, but not 80 with TINS one Every
piece OF mail matter for inland deIVery must
bear mourning stamp, otherwise IL doeSh go
II is a greater tax for the Spanish people than
1t would be for Americans. for in Spain they
have been taxed year in and year out, and the
continual drain is having it's inevitable result
The mourning stamp has presumably Deen ls-
sued as sympathetic appeal 10 the people Iof
the many lives lost in the late c0nflict
The mourning stamp is not the only laDel IS
sued by Spain since that country met the United
States in battle. short time ago four distinct
stamps were issued by the Madrid Government
In its endeavor to meet the running expenses OF
the war. Two black stamps of the denomina-
ton of five cent de pesetas made their appear
ance recently, but did not accomplish the desired
results They were simply obligatory taxes, and
naturally were looked upon with anything but
favor by the pOpulace. Two other voluntary
tax stamps pink and blue in color, the latter
having been issued by the city OF Madrid, were
authorized at the same time as the two above,
making five distinct stamps in the last Few
months, all Of which show to what extent the
Government has been forced TO raise money.
Nor have any Of these efforts been crowned with
success 1t is stated an actual fact that they
have resulted in utter failures the number OF
letters posted at the Madrid office having fallen
off fully one-third since the recent taxes were
levied.
Raising money by stamp taxes is a different
matter I'm Spain from what II is in the United
States Indeed were Spain to enjoy the revenue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

ut can't be helped" he cried cheeriuhy'
Don't you fret about it, Maggie and took
step forward
John" she called again
He went back When he reached her side the
tears were streaming down her cheeks f''t IL
wasn't that which puzzled him. Tears were
natural Ii was something that lay BEHIND
them. MY dear" he cried. what is III? ana
his voice was 50 tender it brought the tears the
faster.
Then she got her feet and put her hahds
on his broad shoulders. Her eyes we're closer
then so that the something which the tears
yelled was, PERHAPS, easier to read; anyway
Maggie" ne cri' in queer hoarse Tone anu
Maggie nesting nearer, cried I'm so urea!
almost as the Child might have done, and, wheh
ne put his arms about her wept out her sorrow
on his breast
little later the Devil with the Woman Oh
his arm passed out into the world again; ana
the Child with the flowers on her breast shIiee
upward in her seep.-(Sketch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06
PIE kADONNETTA,

fom The Spectator.
from the rocks where the pine trees stand
Vt the meeting Of sea and land
6ho looks out DER the sea,
And the Child God on her arm
Keeps the Fisher from HARM
MAY peace go with thee"
Towards the East where He worked and died
The land OF the Crucihed.
She Gazes, nor turns away,
And Gods light pauses O space
To rest her dear face
A The spring Of each day.
Tho storms may beat on the strand
Solemn and stiN and grand,
Sh" hceds not their wrath,
BUt tho ships that sail in the Blight
Ey day and through darksome night
she speeds on their path.
When al midday the sun. risen high.
Tdnes water and air and sky
To one blue common chord
Then myrtle ami thyme at her feet
Wrap i'm incense pure and sweet
Tie Eject OF the Lord,
And tho Winds and the pines and The waves
Sing in murmurOus slaves,
And repeat. without cease
The words from her lips that fall
Goods mercy rest on ALL
And on all &c peace"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

that Is being derived In this country from the
war revenue bill, it would not take a great while
10 square her account with the world. But
Spain lacks the people the vast commercial en-
terprises and the business interests generally.
where the use Of revenue stamps counts most
rapidly. The receipts from taxes levied in Spain
In the same manner as In the United States
would scarcely yield hundredth part OF what
they do in this country. The people have mol
got the money, and revenue bill, whether
drafted for stamp or other taxes, gets little "
no support throughout the country.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
WHEN MEN CAN FLY.

First of all, think of the possibilities that would be opened up from the standpoint of the lovers of sport and recreation. The cycle was at first a toy. It's uses have come later. And the flying machine, whether for one or many travellers, will be at first mainly a means of glorious sport. Do you know the delight of rushing along at full gallop on a good horse, or whirling along a straight road on a first-class cycle; or gliding over the ringing ice on skates, or the wild rush down long toboggan side at s?-what would all this delight in speed be com pared to the new power of shooting swiftly and safely through the air? Watch the obvious delight of the birds on sunny day as they wheel above the tall trees. Think what it would be like to be able to indulge in such pleasure, plus the further happiness one gets even now from the wide rang ing view from a mountaintop or even from the soaring towers of a vast cathedral. It will be as if the world had suddenly grown larger than when the "pathless realms of air" begin to open to human travel, not in the rare balloon voyage, with huge preparations and doubtful course, but as an every day experience, with safety and certain ty. Flying clubs would come next with athletic contests on the wing. There would be flying matches, aerial races, dwarfing the interests of the cycle track and the yacht race Such contests would have the advantage that they would be visible from all enormous tract of country; but, alas the draw back for practical men that, except perhaps at starting point and winning post, it would not be possible to enclose the course and collect gate money.
 But then would come the more practical adaptations of the new means of motion. Take the problem of how best to relieve the pressure of traffic in the overcrowded streets of a great city like London. If we could only divert some of the traffic into the vast empty spaces overhead now sacred to smoke, telegraph wires, and spar rows! Our forefathers, in a spirit of poetic eXaggeration worthy of the modern company promoter, called the early coaches flying coaches" What boom to London it would be if we could have, in sober fact, the flying hansom!" Or if the flying machine, light, handy, suited for one or two riders, could replace the cycle, what a change 1t would make in the crowd on boat race or on Derby day! Instead of the moving mass of people crowded on roads or packed in excursion trains, there would be the long flights, darken- ing the air like fiocks of huge birds, winging their way to the riverside or to Epsom-like fiocks of rocks and pige-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
RELICS OF THE MAINE.

I've been a-sellin' of war relics," said the old inhabitant, fer twenty year gone, but this here new war has knocked the old one clean out! I don't have no Civil War trade now, people don't take no intrust in it; what they wants is new relics of the war what's goin' on at this speakin', an them's what I can't git till the war ends. I do hope the guver' ment will push matters an bring the war to a end My busi- ness is suff' rin,' I tell youl I chopped up three pine trees, in splinters, an sold a cord or two fer relics of the Maine, but even the Maine, is a sorter back number now, an sells slow. What I wants is Spanish American brass buttons, old swords, bones an bullets, an I can't git 'em till the war sl"-Atlanta Constitution.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
LOUISIANA UNDER SPAIN.

When the court martial that Don Alessandro O'Reilly, the second Span ish governor of Louisiana, in 1769, had organized brought in verdict of death against Lefreniere and six of his com panions as the leaders of the Louisiana revolutionists against the authority of Spain, to which country Louis XIV. of France had ceded the colony, OReilly sought in vain among whites and blacks in Louisiana for a man who would perform the abhorrent work of serving as hangman at the execution of the patriots. Not a man of the colony, says the New Orleans Picayune would answer the call. In this emer- gency O'Reilly was compelled to assign the congenial task of slaughtering the helpless Creoles and Frenchmen to regular Spanish soldiers whom he had brought with him from Spain, and. instead of being hanged, Lafreniere and the others were shot to death by platoon of grenadiers in a space of ground near the site of the present United States mint in New Orleans, which at that time was in the rear of the military garrison of the post.
 The failure of O'Reilly to secure
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
W4IIINGFORD EVENTS.
Breezy Batch of Interesting Items from
 That Busy Borough.

That Busy Borough.
 Yesterdays recorded real estate transfers were Treat & Shepard Co. of New Haven to Charlotte F. White, S5 by 15O feet, t,on on the south plains; Mar ion D. Hill to Simon s. Van Tassell, 52 by 153 feet on Church street.
 The Union Sunday school picnic will be held to-day at Compounce.
 R. J. Lane and Martin Brennan of this town, who had enlisted in Captain Bowens' company in Meriden, failed to pass the examination by the govern ment surgeon yesterday. Lane did not show the required chest expansion and Brennan's eyesight was not perfect. Lane will have another trial to-day.
 There was crowd on the ball grounds yesterday afternoon to wit ness the game between the Walling- lords and the New Haven league team The game was won by New Haven by the score of Ii to 3. After the first two innings the local team played good ball, but the first two innings were disas- trous to their chances of winning.
 Mrs. A. D. Mclean, wife of ex-Judge Mclean of East Center street, died yes- terday afternoon. The funeral ser vices will be held Saturday afternoon.
 The work of putting the fine crushed stone on the cycle path down toward North Haven will begin this morning. Any of the bicyclisits not otherwise en- gagged can help along the work by go- ing down and taking a hand at the work.
 A. Y. Lane and Arthur Atkinson left yesterday on their wheels for Pitts field Mass.
 Mr. and Mrs. George B. Hull of Chi cago are the guests of G. F. Hull of North Main street.
 c. w. Leavenworth and Frank Nor ris start to-day for Lake George. Rob- ert Morris of Chicago will join them at Albany. Henry Morris, M. B. Saun- ders and Daniel Hawkins will accom- pany the party up the Hudson.
 A portion of the Simpson Nickel Go. s works will start un to-day. The rest will begin on Monday
 The condition of Mrs. Lucien Pome- roy continues extremely critical and her death is liable to occur at almost any hour.
 Miss Lucy Beckley of Orchard street is visiting friends in Newark, N. J.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07

hangman in the case of these un- fortunate men recalled to old French residents of New Orleans of that day the interesting story of Jeannot, an African slave of the Mississippi com pany of the West, which fifty years previously had control of the colony of Louisiana, under a charter granted by the Regent of Orleans. The Company offered Jeannot his freedom on condi- tion that he would serve as public hangmen of the colony. Jeannot ap- peared to agree to the proposition, but he afterwards repaired to a secluded place and cut off his right arm with hatchet. By this self-inflicted mutilation Jeannot avoided the re- pulsive duties of hangman for the colony, but he also lost his opportunity for freedom. However, the agents of the company, not knowing in what way to utilize Jeannot as a laborer, appointed him overseer of all the slaves belonging to it. Poor Jeannot was rewarded for his sense of human ity and conscientiousness by receiving the respect and esteem of all the in habitants of the colony during the rest of his life.-Boston Transcript.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07

ons in the latter case, so far as the bet ting fraternity and their clients were represented.
 Architecturally all this would have the curious result of making the roofs of our house and public buildings much more important and more frequented parts of the structure than they are at present. Fitted with properly arranged platforms and entrances, they would be quite a new feature in our towns, constituting, as they necessarily would, the usual point for starting and alight- ing from an aerial journey. Flat roofs, with parapets and an occasional roof garden, would be as common under our northern sky as they are at pre- sent in many eastern cities. And then the stations for the regular lines of air. ships would be something quite new in great city. I imagine they would be carried well up over the roofs, tall structures borne aloft on iron trestles with lifts to communicate with the street below. It is dreary work some- times waiting for the last train In an underground station. But I am not sure that it would not be preferable to waiting for the late airship at the top of some Eiffel tower-like station on a cold and rainy night.-Cassells Maga- zine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
Irane1lers' Guide,
New York, New Haven and
 Hartford R. R.
June 12. 1S9S.

~NNS"
 foR NEW YoRK-*4:05, *4:50, x6:1O. 'Eoo, $500. *S:1O, S:SO, *9:35, xlOsO a. hi., "l2;O0, 12:05, *1:3O (parlor car limit edl, "l:S5, 2:00, S2:SO, 500, *4:0O, *4:17, 4'So' ~o;lO, "5:2O. 5:S5, 6;30, *7:10, *s:10, o'lo, Bridgeport accommodation 9:1O. s:l5 p. m Sundays-*4:05, ~450, 500 a. m, x4:SO x6:15, *7:1O, "S:1O, S.15, s9:1O p. m.
 FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem Hlver-"l:0b, "ll:50 D. m. (daily).
 FOR BOSTON via Springfield-.,.1n Sl0:lO, *11:05 a. m., "145, s5:62 D. m. S1ndays-"1:10 a. m., *5:52 p. m. roR BOSTON via New London and 1aloV1l'dence-*2:1o. AT "2:2o, "11:35 (parlor err ear ilmlteD a. m., *12:o5, *2:47. "4:15 3 f'po' 'o;hS p, m: sundays-"2:1O *2:2o
 FOR MERIDEN, HARTFORD. sPRlNGFIELD. etc.-s1:1O, $40, 500. Slo:lo HOBO for White Mountains. Iifst stop Hartford, *11:O5 a. m., 12:O6. :46, 9:1O, 5:O0, *5:52 (6:15 to Hartford). e:oo lo:OO, 11:15 (to Meriden) D. m. Sum- days-|1:1O a. m., *5:52, S:2s p. m. NEW LONDON DIVISION
 For New London, etc.-*2:10. *2:2o. l;oo, 9:So, 11:05, "11;35 (parlor car linn ltea} a. m., *12:O5, *2:47, 800, *4:15, *4:55, o:le lto saybrook Junction), 6:15, *e:55, s:l0 (Gullford accommodation n. m Sundays'-*2:10, @2:20 a, m., *4:55, *6:55 D. m.
 AIR LINE DIVISION
 From Middletown, Willimantic, etc. T:45 a. m., 12:55. *2:33, 6:O5 D. m, Sum- days-*7:l5 p. m. Connecting at Mid- dletoWn with the Valley division and at Wlllimantic with the N. E. R. R. and N. l.. N. R. R.; at Turnersyille with Colchester branch.
 NORTHAMPTON DIVISION
 For Shelburne Falls. Turner's Falls. Williamsburg, Holyoke, New Hartford ana intermediate stations-7:50 a. m. and 400 p. m. For Westfield and inter- mediate stations. 5:57 p. m.
 For Farmington, New Hartford and points this side-7:5o a. m., 12:o4, 400. 5:57 D. m. BERKSHIRE DIVISION
 For Derby Junction, Derby, Ansonia, etc.--7:0O, 500, 9:35 a. m., 12:0O, 2:39, 3:57, 5:35, 7:50, 11:2O p. m. Sundays 8:10 a. m. and 8:30 D. III.
 For Waterbury-7:0O 500, 9:35 s,. m. 12:00, 2:39, 5.s5, 7:50. 11:20 p. m. Sundays -8:lO a. m., 6:15 p. m. (via Naugatuck Junction..
 For winsted-l:e,, s:ss a. m 2.sa b:5o p. m. Suhdays--8:10 a. m, 6:15 D. m (via Naugatuck Junction.
 For shelton. Botsford, Newtown. Danbury, Pittsfield. State line-9:3S a. m, 3:57 D. m.
 For Albany, Buffalo, Detroit, Cincin- natl, St. Louis, Chicago, and the West via State line-o:35 a. m., 3:57 D. m.
 For Litchfleld and points on S. I. A N. K. R., (via Derby Junction. 9:S5 a. m., 3:57 D. m.
 Express Trains. xLoca1 Express.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
WHEN LIE

WHEN LEAD BECOMES ELASTIC.
 The experiments upon materials at low temperatures which have been made possible by the advent of liquid air develop some unexpected results. A ball of india rubber cooled to the temperature of the air becomes brittle, and if dropped on the floor flies into a thousand (more or less) pieces, while a ball of lead will rebound, having ac- quired a remarkable increase of elas- ticity. Lead also makes very re- spectab1e spiral spring at tempera- ture of 200 or 300 below zero.-American Machinist.