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The evening times., 1899-01-05

proverb that a green Christmas makes
fat churchyard and 1t was probably evolved
under very much the same Conditions as
those which prevail this year.
But there is some ground for believing
that appendicitis is really new ailment,
produced by new conditions. prominent
Alabama man advanced a novel theory in
this connection not long ago. He thinks
that the disease is almost entirely due to
the adulteration OF flour. He says that
of recent years flour has been very large
ly adulterated with a peculiar sort of fine
clay, so thoroughly pulverized that there
is no grit in it, and entirely tasteless. This
adulterant is of course difficult of diges
tion, and in time gives rise to various
evils, Of which appendicitis is the most
serious If this be sc-and in the compli-
Gated state of our manufacturing systems
it is perfectly possible-the public should
be awakened to a sense of its danger from
such adulterated food products. We have
seen what an INSCRIPTIONS merchant will
dc, when he thinks he is safe, in the way
Cf selling rotten and diseased meat to the
Government. The same type Of man would
CT course have no hesitation in palming of
adulterated -four for the genuine and
wholesome article. A great deal has been
said, and said justly, against corruption
in public Office. The thieving politician
and ofiiceholder are the worst curse of any
government. But, after all, they are only
the natural product of a rotten CONNER
cial system. Unless the dishonest business
man can be eliminated, by the stern voice
Of public condemnation. from the commu-
nifty On which he parasitically feeds, we
cannot hope TO have a pure and honest
Government. Let this adulteration of
foodstufs be looked into. 1t is time that
the public should protect itself
Some color is lent TO the flour adultera-
tion theory by a recent article in the
Medical Record. The writer declares that
in the majority of cases it is not at all
necessary 10 use the knife in a case of ap-
pendicitis. He says that the present sur
sical treatment is nothing but a craze, and
that he has never yet found a case which
required the knife. This matter is also
worth consideration. There are doctors
whose enthusiasm for science somewhat
overbalances their judgment, and there
have been cases in which entirely unneces-
sary surgical operations have been per-
formed, at great risk TO the patient, be-
cause the physician in charge knew how
10 treat the case in that way and had not
made special study of any other way. Il
is a question whether, if surgical opera
tions were not so frequent in our hospitals
the average OF health among us would not
be quite as high. Sometimes the facility
with which a cure can be accomplished
+ leads people TO neglect the means of pre-
vcnliOn
The evening times., 1899-01-05
RECEPTIONS TO THE cURzoNs.
All East India Charmed by the New
NicPPeinP.

Calcutta Jan. 5.-The new viceroy Of
India, Baron Curzon of kedleston, and La
dy Curzon. express keen pleasure at the
enthusiasm of the receptions they have
met with at Bombay and at Calcutta.
The state dinner last night was fOrma:
affair only high officials being present.
Lady CurZon's beauty, grace and genj-
ality are the theme of general admiration.
Her popularity is assured.
1t is understood Queen Victoria gave La
dy CurZon special instructions regarding
the DUfferin fund and the necessity OF
affording female medical relief in certain
sections. Lady Curzon has already ex-
pressed the intention of making the fund
prosper under her guidance.
Lord and Lady CurZOn are now the
guests of the Earl Of Eigin, the retiring
yiceroy of India and Lady Elgin.
Lord CurzOns assumption OF the vice.
royalty on Friday Will be attended with
brilliant functions. He will be conducted
from the throne room To the historic coun-
ell chamber. and the usual guards of honor
and all civil and military authorities will
attend in full dress. The number of ma
tive princes. with brilliant retinues at
tending the functions is quite unprece-
dented.
Numerous addresses of welcome will he
presented next week. Lord CurzOn will
also receive the ruling chiefs.
Lord CurZon'S recent speeches have
greatly pleased India, which is regarded as
a happy argury for a successful career
here
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FRIENDS OF SENATOR
BRICE NOT SURPRISED
KNEW HE WAS NOT MILLIONAIRE
Much OF the Property of the Former
Senator Distributed Before
I4is Death.

New York. Jan. 5.-That the late Calvin
S. Brice left only $500, 900 in personal prop
erty and no real property situated in New
York was TO surprise to many OF MS Wall
street friends. for. according 20 some OF
them the former Senator's interests were
rather widely scattered in other parts OF
the country. ard when they were cOnsid
cred as a whole, in their opinion, he was
worth three or four millions.
Col. Brice's representatives were ayerse
TO giving any~details about the estate, but
from some of his friends it was ascertained
that the property located in Ohio was con-
siderable, being chiefly made up of his rail-
road holdings, of which the Lake Erie and
Western represents the PRINCIPAL asset.
For some time it has been known in Wall
street that MIR. Brice was the largest stock
holder of the Lake Erie and Western, OF
which he was the president and leading
factor BY some it was believed ne held
more than $2OOO00O OF this stock.
In addition TO the Lake Erie and Western
he was largely interested in other Ohio
railroads. notably the Cincinnati Jackson
and MacIiinaw. He was also active in the
reorganization OF the Union Pacific. In the
case of most of the railroad properties, out
side of the Lake Erie and Western, some OF
the Col Brices friends expressed the opin-
ion that he had converted most OF his in
terests into cash, and that il was not un~
likely that he at one time or another was
a considerable owner of Government bonds.
Several years ago The tax authorities in
Ohio got after the millionares on the al
legged ground OF Understanding their
property, and some of them paid up rather
than submit TO the annoyance of contesting
the case. Not so with Mr. Brice, however.
He fought ii out and won
According TO the law il was possible for
persons pretending to have information in
regard TO a mans property to come for
ward as infOrmeTS. and they We're allowed
| a percentage OF the extra taxes that were
wrung from the alleged tax dOdger Mr.
BTice established the fact that he was not
a tax dodger and saved the wealthy men CT
Ohio great deal OF trouble. The annoy
ance has been much less since the test case
was decided in his favor.
So far as Col. Brice's interests in New
York were concerned. there was some un-
/ certainty among his friends. but the Opin-
ion was expressed that considerable OF this
had been divided up among the members
Of his family some time ago, and that they
are handsomely provided for.
He wss director in various instItu-
tiOns, including the Chase National Bank
The various enterprises in which he took q
I hand brought him III considerable reve-
nue., which he is believed to have used
largely in his lavish household expenses.
An administrators bond for $1,000. 000
was filed Yesterday with the Fidelity and
Safe Deposit Company of Maryland.
1 Mr.. Brce owned no property III New
port save one share of the Newport Casino
stock valued at $500
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knnPndiriffS

Most people have been wondering for the
last Gve or six years why it is that per
sons are dying Of appendicitis in such mum
bers. when the disease was never heard Of
uniil a comparatively short time ago. The
worst feature Of the disease is that il seems
10 he on the increase and almost daily
one hears of some prominent person who
has suffered from il and has submitted TO
an operation"
OF course, there is the possibility that
this disease is only an old enemy under a
new name; that just rs many people have
died from il in past ages rs
are dying from it now, but that
the doctors of old time called il
something else. That is the case with the
ailment which during the last decade has
been known as grip. Our grandfathers had
influenza, and pneumonia. and muscular
rheumatism, and bad colds, and catarrh
and sometimes an artistic mixture of two
or three of these troubles, but they did not
cell it grip. The natural supposition is
that many of the cases of appendicitis are
really something else, just as half the cases
OF so-called grip are really bad colds pro-
duced by sudden climatic changes and un-
seasonable weather. Our ancestors had a
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WAR TAX RULINGS.
Regulation Regarding CanceIiUg Of
Stamps Amen-ed.

Regulation Regarding CanceIiug Of
Stamps Amen-ed.
Baltimore. Jan. 5.-Internal Revenue
Collector Parlett was yesterday notified
fSm Washington of an amendment to the
war tax regulations requiring each docu-
mentary and proprietary stamp used here
after to show in addition to the initials OF
the person using it and the year. also the
month and day of the month when the
stamp was used. The month, day and year
may be expressed by numerals as follows
For a stamp used on January D. 1-5-9a
Heretofore only the initials OF the person
and the year were required on the stamp.
A ruling of interest to banks has also
been made by Internal Revenue Commits
sioner Scott. 1t is that banks loanins
money and taking as evidence of the debt
an uncertifed check for the amount ad-
vanced, the loan being secured by cOllat-
eral, must regard such check as promis-
sorry note. The check must be stamped ac-
cordingly A check used as a promissory
note the Commissioner rules, is an ac-
acknowledgement of a debt 1t must be
stamped at the rate of cents for each
800 or fraction thereof.
The evening times., 1899-01-05
OUR SHOES IN AUSTRALIA.
americans Rapidly Capturing Mar
I,ets in British Colonies.

Americans Rapidly Capturing War
kets in British Colonies.
Boston. Mass, Jan. 5.-The boot and
shoe trade in this section Of the country
has for weeks shown 4 marked increase
in all departments. and the daily scenes At
the Shoe and Leather Exchange in this
city are proof positive OF t..e feeling amonc
this class of manufacturers of the return
or prosperity.
Special attention has of late been given
to foreign trade. and reports are being
received almost daily, showing a seem
ingly increasing demand for American
made boots and shoes abroad.
One of the most gratifying reports is that
received which shows the success CT the
introduction of American shoes in Aus
tralia. A great deal of work has been done
in exploiting the shoe trade in the anti
podes, and the trade throughout the coun-
try will be interested in the outlook in tha.
far-away land
c. A Green, the assistant chief of the
Bureau Of Information of the Commercial
Museums writes from Queensland that
there is the most friendly feeling on the
part of the leading business men to-
ward footwear of American make. and that
there is growing tendency TO give greater
attention to its introduction and sale.
"All of the large dealers" he says,
''now carry American shoes in stock, and
have signs in their windows which r5ai:
a large variety of American shoes. One
large retail dealer told me- he always car
ried a stock of at least $4,000 worth pur-
chased from factory in Boston. The o'd
feeling against American styles is dying
out and they are becoming quite popU ar
but narrow widths cannot be sold, as the
people in Queensland have wider feet. as
a rule than in America.
In mems shoes the largest sale is o.
the medium and good grade, the invoice
prices ranging from 81 to $3.50 per pair.
The cheap grades are manufactured here
and. though lacking in style and finish,
they seem to suit the trade. Ladies
shoes, invoice prices from 81 TO So per
pair, are the best sellers. In higher
priced goods the trade is small. The
style and comfort OF the American shoss
makes them popular
THE manufacture of shoes here is OF
! the increase, and the best shops are bang
| fitted up with American machinery an
| lasts For the best work American leath-
| err is used, as it is better than the En-
| glish or French; but the local manufac-
| ture of shoes will not interfere with the
trade much for some time to come, as
| they cannot finish the goods to suit tEe
| trade, -
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FORTUNE TO CHARITY.
Colonel Norris Requests to CafhO-
He Institutions.

Trenton n. J., Jan. 5.-In the will of
Colonel Daniel Morris. of Atlantic City,
which was probated at Mays Landing yes
terday, many charitable bequests are made.
To Bishop McFaul, of this city, is de-
vised $780, coo for charitable purposes and
$40 900 tc found a home for the aged. To
St MichaeTs Orphan Asylum for Boys, at
Hopewell which he built and to which he
gave 900 during his lifetime, is left
$25, ,0O0 ST. Joseph's Home, Beverly. gets
1000; St Mary's Orphan Asylum, New
Brunswick, $1,000; and st. Francis Hos
pital, Trenton, $1,000.
The testatcr also left s.. eco to establish
a scholarship for the diocese; $4,000 to the
Little Sisters of the Poor, Of Philadel
phia. and S32 900 more is divided among
the Catholic hospitals and orphan asylums
in Philadelphia.
Colonel Morris, who was seyenty-nine
years cid, and bachelor. disd at his home,
at Atlantic City, on December u last He
surveyed the first railroad from PhladeI-
phia to Atlantic City, and laid out the plan
and streets Of the latter. He once had a
fortune of about $1,000 000 most OF which
he gave away to charitable institutions
and objects during his life.
He was fond of horses and maintained a
stud farm at Bridgeton, n. ]. To twleve
nephews and nieces he left $1,000 each.
Colonel Morris built fer an organization of
young men known as the Morris Guards
an armory. The guards are now in ser
vice with the Fourth New Jersey yolun-
teers.
The evening times., 1899-01-05
The Cat Show.
Hear the purring of the cats

Hear the purTing of the cats
Stately cats!
What a gogeous aggregation Of Maltese aristo-
Gratis.
How they purr-r-r-T-r-r-r-r-T-r-r
In their ornamental cages
As YOU softly stroke their fur
Like practiced tlatterer
And inquire about their ages
Keeping time, time, time,
In a sort of feline rhyme ~
To the purring OF these pampered pets that pine
Persian mats
To the cats, cats. cats, cats,
Cats eats, cats
To the urr-r-r-r-rr-r-ing OF the cats!
Hear the bowling of the cats
Nowlng cats,
What a wealth of rage and longing fingers in
their shaIps and fats!
I'm the startled air of night
How they scratch and screech and fight!
How their fiery eyeballs glare!
How they bawl!
How they hiss and growl and swear
And hold their swelling tails in air,
And caterwaul.
Oh, from the surrounding fats
What gish of basphemy, washbows, old shoes,
old hats,
And bed Stats,
- And brickbats
These cats have lodged, See The cats
That smirk and simper to your pats
Are they good for catching and dispatehing
Any rats, rats, rats?
Oh, ratsl rats, rats, rats.
Rats! rats. rats.
What's their record when it comes to catching
rats?
Chicago Tribune.
The evening times., 1899-01-05

The charge of Cuban newspaper that
a particular group of Spaniards blew Up
the Maine, even if proved is not neces-
sary to convince Americans that it was
a treacherous crime. There has never been
a question, except in the minds Of a few
who were and are friendly to Spain, that
persons in authority in Havana had fu
knowledge of the projected affair, if they
we're not directly involved in It The
Spanish officials who have urged retrac-
ton of the charge have no doubt about
the fact. The commission of Spanish Off =
GERS that pretended to make thorough
Investigation and reported that the eX-
plosion was internal, could not have been
blind TO the evidence on which the Amer
lean report was based. 1t is not unreason-
able to expect the discovery OF the imme-
diate criminals but at any rate there can
be no uncertainty that the ship was left
over mine for the express purpose OF
destroying it.
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AN ADVOCATE OF GOOD ROADS.
Suggestions i'm the Inaugural Adj
dres oT Governor Rollins.

Concord. y. H. Jan. Prank " Rol
lins. Republican, today took the oath of
office and assumed the duties Of governor
of this State. In his inaugural address,
the most prominent measures advocated
are the building OF a bicycle path along
the entire seacoasJ OF New Hampshire
the construction of a State highway from
the Massachusetts line 10 the Summit OF
Mount Washington, with branch roads
through other sections of the White Noun
tains. the preserving Of forests. the in
crease h. one regiment Of the State mill
tia and the urging upon Congress the ne
cesssity OF a strong naval reserve at
Portsmouth.
Being a bicycIist Governor Rollins rec
ommends better roads and for that pur-
pose suggests that at all colleges an expert
be employed as instructor in the making
OF good roads.
The evening times., 1899-01-05
FLEEING FROM BOLIVIA.
" if.. of resident Alamo Takes Ref
UGe in Chile.

Valparaiso, via Galveston. Tex Jan .
The wife OF the President Of Bolivia ani
several prominent Boliyians have arrived
al Artofcgasta, fleeing from the revelu-
ton.
The Italian cruiser Piemonte arrived at
Coronel on January l. Her commander
said that the quarrel between the Italian
and Chilean sailors at Puuta Arenas was
without gravity. as il is OF common occur
renee at all ports where Intoxicated sailors
of different nationalities meet. The com
mander was highly pleased at the courtesy
of the Chilean authorities az Punta Arenas.
The new minister to Argentina, SenOr De
Putron. started last night for his desJi-
nation.
The gold premium : 4S-O
The evening times., 1899-01-05
PITTsBURG DEMOCRATS.
Surgeon {. {. Wiley Nominated for
Mayor.

Pittsburg. Pa. Jan. 5.-The Democratic
city convention yesterday nominated DR..
c. c. Wiley for mayor, John A. Bleichner
for treasurer and y. p. Sawyer for comp
troIler Patrick Foley was reelected city
chairman.
DR., Wiley was major and surgeon Of the
Eighteen Pennsylvania Volunteers. He is
a popular man and will get many Repub
liCan votes.
The evening times., 1899-01-05
sinmu1ar Cause of Death.

Hagerstown. Md, Jan. 5.-AIiss Alice IIager,
daughter of Mr. d. ). Hager, Clay Hill, died
Tuesday night, aged twenty four years Last Au-
gust she had tooth drawn. Her jawbOne en-
larged, gradually choking her 10 death, and she
became totally blind in the right eve. She had
been treated in hospitals in Baltimore and Phil
adelphia, but the surgeons regarded her ease
hopeless, and refused to perform an operation.
The evening times., 1899-01-05

BY comparison with a number of pre-
ceding years, the suicides of last year
were few. So, too, were the deaths from
different accidents. There were fewer
murders reported, the total falling below
eight thousand. 1t is assumed that the
increased prosperity had something to do
with the diminution of crime.
The evening times., 1899-01-05
Mystery About recent Fires.

Laurel, Md Jan. Numerous theories are
advanced as to the origin OF Mondays fire. which
and Duvalfs store, entailing a loss of between
Sl2 400 and SIS. 600. The total insurance is So 25O
Most OF the fires in Laurel for some years have
been of mysterious origin and the authorities.
detectives and insurance companies have been
bafiled in trying 10 secure satisfactory evidence
of their nature.
The evening times., 1899-01-05
DRANK THE HORSES MEDICINE.
Fatal DrauGht Of TWO Young Iir-
giniu Farmers.

Winchester, Va. Jan. Stewart Yeak
ley, and Mortimer Buncutty, both promi-
nent young farmers residing near here,
accidentally drank nearly all the contents
OF d half-pint bottle OF muriatic acid late
last night and are in dying condition
The men had purchased the poison to treat
a sick horse. and afterwards began drink
ing. When they started for home both
we're in an intoxicated condition. On the
road Yeakley offered Buncutty the bottle
of muriatic acid, thinking it was whiskey.
The latter took a deep draught and fell
unconscious. His companion, thinking
him merely intoxicated. nearly drained the
hottie
The evening times., 1899-01-05

Long before the war with Spain, Ameri-
can visitors to the Philippines discovered
that torture was still part of the system
Of colonial administration. The authori-
ties did not hesitate to apply the thumb
screw to extort testimony from unwilling
or ignorant witnesses. The appearance
OF chamber of justice at Cienfuegos, in
Cuba, revealed to the Americans who took
possession the other day, that torture has
been an essential part OF court proceedings
there. In the light of such things. it is
rather remarkable that there are Filipinos
and Cubans who do not think change to
the freedom and justice of American insti
tutions is enough. They want more than
liberty-license to impose on people Of
Spanish sympathes the suIerings they
had TO endure.
The evening times., 1899-01-05
The Trimming of Youth.

(From the Chicago Post.)
'.What Will happen to you if you are good,
little boy?" asked the kindly old lady.
III get stick Of candy for being good
'.Aud what will happen TO YOU ii you are bad?"
.'rl get too sticks of candy for promising to
try to be good
The evening times., 1899-01-05
4 Suspicious Habit.

tFTOm Inc Ihlcago RecOrd.)
~ believe Katharine is older than she says She
is
.'Why?'
..she has the shouldcr-shawl habit"
The evening times., 1899-01-05
Unconscious Advertising,

(From the Chicago Post.)
':You are the ones who are really responsible
for the immoral improper attractions often
seen ON the stage" said the manager to the
sensational preacher.
''How so?
'sWhy, we have to make them that way in
order to get you to publicly condemn them
The evening times., 1899-01-05
FIVE MEN INJURED.
An InfernnI Machine ExpIodes at
New Albany. Miss.


Memphis, Tenn. Jan. 5.-By the eXplo-
sion of an Internal machine in the rail
road depot in New Albany Miss, five men
were terribly injured, some of them ia
tally. The machine was cleverly con-
structed and incased in wood in such a
manner as to be set off by the opening of
the box lid. 1t had been sent from Holly
Springs Miss. to man at New Albany
who was under Indictment for murder,
and he and four others were opening it
when the explosion occurred. The rail-
road agent and telegraph operator were
among those injured.
The evening times., 1899-01-05
I uOrthDdOX.
tFrom the Chicago New

fFTom The Chicago Ncws.)
docs Your son belong TO any oil the college
frafeEnitcs?"
..No; they wouldn't let him in
Why"
Well you See he devoted all his time to study
and neglected the athletic features of the bust
hess. There was serious talk of eXpelling him
before lie could graduate
The evening times., 1899-01-05
Not Hopeless.

(Fsom Puck.)
''Thc millennium VIII be Z hard time for the
cynics, if there are any left"
.'oh. | don't know. They can spend their
time demonstrating that it can't last
The evening times., 1899-01-05
Cause for Jealousy.

From the Chicago Record.D
Dorothy. YOU were flirting with the photog-
raPhcr when you lad this picture taken.
NO, indeed | wasn't.
well, nothing l ever say to You makes you
wear such amiahle expression ~
The evening times., 1899-01-05

records show about six thousand suicides
in this country during the year. Among
them were men of prominence and sur
prising number of physicians. There is
ghastly interest in the means they took
to kill themselves:
The evening times., 1899-01-05
CURRENT HI NOR.
Consolation.
(Frnnl Pick-Me-l d.

tloW fitk-Nle-t p.1
Ma said Mrs kindhearts youngest, Il do
hate bread with holes in it
DO you, dear" responded the amiahle lady
Well You needn't eat the holes, theu-lcave
them.
The evening times., 1899-01-05

DR.. Calling hoped TO be able TO produce
a cast-steel, eight-inch rifle that would be
as strong as the hoped guns, by process
that he invented. 1t would have been a
great saving in the time of making as well
as cheaper. The failure appears to be COM
plete. and it surprised nobody except the
inventor The making of the ordinary gun
one
The evening times., 1899-01-05

There is altogether too much complaint
over the poor stenographic service of the
Alger Relief Commission. No matter how
bad it is. it is quite as efficient as the
Investigation
The evening times., 1899-01-05
The Smile One Regrets.

II rom Harlem lHe.)
Poeticus-Snlie, and the world smiles with
you All, there's good deal Of truth in that,
Witticus-I really begin to think so.N That last
round of drinks came to three dollars and quar-
ter.