The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-27

Porto Rico. ana q camp wIekoR q Mo-
tank, never NV . trained male nurse
who worked for the bsnedt Of the sick or
the love Of his profession Tho exact ~
verss was the case With the female
nurneA"
Dr. Murphy said that twenty years aSo.
before the trained women nurses had come
into existence, he had not known Of six
months pasAng In the Cook county hos
pital without single surgical operation
Of more importance than taking or Q
hand or . foot that did not result In death.
Since trained nuryes had come to hold
90 large place In hospital work the per-
centAge Of deaths from surgical operations
was ANAL.
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Literary pirates have fallen upon the
volume entitled DE Beilo Calico" Mas
ter In Chancery Sherman decided recently,
In tho case OF Francis w. Kelsey. pro-
fessor OF Latin in Michigan university,
against c. n. Lowe and John +. Ewing.
who hold similar positions In Wheaton and
Alma coliegea respectively. that Prof.
kelsey - entitled to = decree. The
book In litigation was written by CAius
Julius Caesar. as every school boy knows.
about twenty centuries ago. or before the
Christian era.
public without undue literary modesty, not
waiting for posthumous publication. but
spreading II broadcast among warm
friends In the Roman senate. and offering
II for prizes In school contests OF ancient
Rome. he neglected 10 secure Z copyright.
Tho book gained wide circulation. for
Caesar had many friends. and all OF them
were compelled. In courtesy. TO read the
chronicle. beginning ''0allia omnes In parties
tres divisa est" and to pore over the
architectural treatise upon an antique
bridge. Many OF the chapters may have
been written by enterprislng press agents.
II IN said by irresponsible historians. and
this fact may account for the involved
grammar and appalling indirect quotations
that have made 1t possible for nineteenth
century scholars to go to law over the
book. and TO put the case In . Chicago
court.
Prof Kelsey Is now the holder Of
the copyright on the book. which Is read
under compuIsion by students all over the
country. with fully as much reluctance an
when Caesars friends perused their gift
perfunctorily.
The decision has been awaited with great
interest among certain high school pupils
Of Chicago. who had lingering hopes that
various chapters OF the book would b
drawn into hopeless litigation. The case
was fought vigorously on both sides. The
defendants. citing the fact that no records
Of the Roman copyright once have been
found UNFOLDING the rights OF Julius Caesar
TO the privileges. and that the work had
not been otherwise protected by publishers
Of later day. contcnded that they have
equal rights with any American citizen In
the publication. They also ventured the
statement that Caesars publishers have
long ago gone out OF the business. owing,
probably to their losses on the book be-
fore It's inf1iction upon the public school
system Against this plea ProfS Lowe and
Ewing claimed that. by commentaries and
vocabularies. they had made the Romans
work comparatively plain and lucid. They
facility admitted the fact that Caesar had
not the same copyright privileges Tin case
he had wanted 10 transfer them) as the
military men OF today who write for the
magazines.
Having established the fact Of Caesars
death and assured himself that any press
agen, who might have written the book
must also be dead Master In Chancery
Sherman made his recommendation TO the
circuit court This said that there Is suf-
Gcssnt ground IN the charge for holding
the defendants liable 10 infringement Of
the eompiainans's copyright edition
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An orchestra composed entirely Of young
women Is playing at a South Side summer
garden
The star Of the organisation. viewed from
she standpoint OF the young men. IL a bru-
ne,te She ss an exceptionally pretty wo-
man easily the fairest Of the players. She
IL almost as big drawing card as the
whole orchestra.
The ether evening two men seeking pleas
urs drorpes, into the garden. and imfne-
.siatciy fell under the spell Of the young
woman. To he near 49, possible 20 the
musician. they moved 70 the table nearest
the orchestra
The belle az the aggregation was cper-
atlng her ,romhane inaussriousiy The
Young men sat eniYsnred Finally across
the face 60 enc came curious expression
Tie edged closer 10 the orchestra and ns-
tened mere in,ently.
Say Jack. she's a dummy" said the
listener. In whisper 20 his friend.
a dummy Nhoee'
why. the brunette Net q note comes
from her tToulbone.''
Nonsense
Fact. listen
And sas two lissenci again. and .ound !,
was evsn ~, The scang woman probably
drew her salary fer her good looks.
+ =
That Ia a companion piece 10 story to,i
early In the season or a member ~ the
some what celebrated Goca,iyl ladies or
caewsra-.' TIE nssngpa.ater OF the snare
dram sas ssnguaayiy beautiful. or HAND
sosse ard SO sksiifus as 80 attract much
attention She had rssrry eye and a
~tnk that ast The younger male patrons
81 the Masonic Temple rstof garden crazy.
The orchestra was late IN coming on ere
afternoon recently. ans when finally the
curtain ia so ur on the wnste-xowness
aggregation the drummer ieokess rocky
Her eyes were hiesxess. ard her faee look
ed ike that sf man with n strong beard
two days Late In keersng IN engagement
wtsa hts barber Bat she hieary eyes ana
srn 1sKe1 face might have been explained
away II IRE drummer hadn't lifted acx skirt
A. 80 expose = pair Of 1ark trousers.
from she peehes OF which she tock q Plug
or tehaccs and biz ofr a generous chew
The manager cf the sousa. who had MI
nesSes TIE performance frans the front.
hastily ordered sAs egxtAsr rnng acar
Tsss beautiful drummer was bog VOC IL
WHO haa fallen from erase. So Icing rs he
kers solser ard saAvs. sast before going
"a. 10 r.aye6 the part very veil Hss arss