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tempered, sympathetic woman can
make a home out of ALMOST any kind o.
house if she is determined to do so.
The young woman in question, however.
seems to be one Of those who have no spe-
cial vocation in life except TO marry when
the proper time comes; and for such gir-s
st is generally good TO study housekeep-
ing. 1t is an accomplishment extremely
attractive and useful, and likely to be
needed at one time or another, even By
a wealthy woman. There is no figure in
American life more unpleasant to the v.ew
than that of the young woman who thinks
that she has a heaven born right to be
waited on to the end of her days, and
gives no thought to the possible chance OF
being of use to somebody else. There are
all sorts of emergencies in life in which
the woman who knows how to cook-Who
makes an art not a trade, OF the opera
tion-can make her husband, her children,
and her friends of every degree rise up
and call her blessed; and it seems as If
any true woman, having the opportunity
to gain such wisdom. would seize upon 1t
joyfully. In the pioneer days it was alb
solutely necessary that women should
know housekeeping; now it is not ne2es-
sary, but useful. Housekeeping is TO
woman what woodcraft. farming, and
horsemanship are TO a man. The time has
passed when every man had to be a good
horseman, skilled boatman, or at least
an amateur gardener. The artist the au-
thor or the banker is not expected to
know any of these things unless he likes.
But the rich young man without any spe-
cial talent frequently does ride, or yacht,
or spend a year or two on ranch in the
West, simply for the satisfaction Of know
ing how to do manly and vigorous deeds.
The rich young woman may learn house
keeping in the same way-not because she
needs to learn it, but because she will not
be inferior to the girl of lesser fortunes
in the capability of womanly service.
The times., 1899-11-16

The Hon. W. C. P. Breckenridge appears
to be the Edmunds of the Kentucky situ-
alton. He has handed down" a decision
that the present Republican executive will
hold over until he can hand the Office TO
the person he believes to have been elected
Governor. If any effort is made TO unseat
him. he can first call on the militia, and
afterward on the President for regular
troops-a purpose which seems to be con-
siderably in evidence.
The times., 1899-11-16
PREPARING FOR TRIAL.
The Kentucky Going North for OF
fetal Speed Tests.

The Kentucky Going North for Of
fetal Speed Tests.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Nov 15.-The
new battleship Kentucky will leave the
shipyard tomorrow morning for the Brook
lyn navy yard, where she will be sent into
the big dry dock Saturday morning. The
battleshfp Will reach New York about 4
o. m. Friday. Lieut. Commander Richard
Henderson, of the Naval Board of In
spcetion and Survey, who will go on the
Kentucky on her trial off the New Eng
land coast. arrived tonight and viii go up
to New York on the ship.
All of the preparations for the departure
Of the battleship have been completed Her
bunkers have been filed with picked steam
coal: all of her supplies are aboard, and
a picked crew of 200 has been selected
capt Mason F. Morgan, of the Morgan
Line. will navigate the ship.
The times., 1899-11-16
PnInrtto stnte Rar Rooms.
lrrom he RichmonI Times.)

ttauu- thc hl--li. ni ll.-tr-}
The dispeus4ry system has been disgrace 10
South Carolina. "a ysas conceived in hyprfris-.
ior it was alleged iu the beginning that u was
a temperance measure aHd was designed - p,.-
vent tie abuses ID the Hquor traffic. But senator
PiIman long ago threw OF that disguise and Or
clarcd openly and buntly that the purpose oI l-i'
dispeuslry was 90 furnish the people WIN pita,F
If good hgu8r and 90 make money tor tlt STATE
That being the ease. how could We expect 3hl-
thing else than that the whole system "ei-S o1
honeyconbed with scaudllt it ls a h1d sh.as
FOR th- state 10 engage Ia sry line ot business,
and when it engages in The retail HqGog busir.Nl
for the purpose II giving tae people plenty q
i0gor and making money for thr state tt neCe,-
Sariiy brings down upon its devoted head ali me
worst evils 0f WHISKY and pe-1tle--
The times., 1899-11-16
Indifferent Care of Poisons.
(From the Atlanta Journal.)


The sale Of opates and lethal medicines is en-
tirelv too loose and to this fact is due in large
measure the increasing use OF such drugs. But
after all the main difficulty lies beyond the reach
Of legislation. II is to be found in the careless
manner in which pOisons are handled and LETT
living about. 1t Il a common thing to see bot
ties containing deadly poison ranged IN a row
with the ordinary medicines which are kept ia
almost every home The rccklessness OF the aver
age citizen in this matter is remarkable. 1t ac-
counts for the frequent fatal mistakes which are
made in administering taking medicines and
for the deaths of many children who indulge the
curiosity that is natural 10 childhood.
The times., 1899-11-16
The Expanded American.

tFTom The Kansas Jity Star.)
The name American is to be expanded When,
il Great Britain or on the Continent, a person
is spoken Of American, it is understood
that he is a citizen OF the United States As
they become citizens OF the United States this
title viii pass to the people Of Porto Rico and
Cuba and Hawaii and the Philippine Islands
There was a time when an nhabitant OF Louis-
ana OF East or West Florida was spoken Of in
London OF Paris as a French or Spanish creole
from the American colonies Such are now
spoken OF as Americans. What has happened be
fore will happen again
The times., 1899-11-16
sCHLEY SAILS TODAY.
The Admiral VIII Attend the
Monthly Clover CInb Dinner.

Rear Admiral Schley VIII leave Wash
ington at noon today for Philadelphia
where he will be the guest of the Glover
Club at its monthly dinner this evening.
He will be accompanied by Mrs. Schley
and they will remain in Philadelphia until
Friday night. when they will go to New
York. where the admiral will raise bis
flag on the Chicago Saturday noon.
At the Navy Department it has been
stated that no definite orders will be issued
to Admiral Schley but it is understood
that he will join the Montgomery and the
Wilmington, which are in Brazilian waters
and with the three vessels he viii sail
for Cape Town, or DelagOa Bay, and spend
some time watching the operations Of the
British fleet taking troops 10 the seat OF
war in Natal.
The times., 1899-11-16
4 ConnnrIsnn.

From the Utica ObsaIver)
There is a law against prize fighting in this
state and Roosevelt conspicuously failed TO en-
force it, Compare Roosevelt with the Governor
Of Texas few years ago when some pugilists
prepared 10 hold a fight in that state There
was no law against prize fighting in Texas then,
but the Governor, with keen sense Of propriety,
called the Legislature in extra session and there
was law within a week that sent the pugilists
over the border to Mexico to hold their contest,
which was nothing like SO brutal as the one
held in Coney Island. Roosevelt didn't lift his
finger to enforce the law that was already on
the statute books.
The times., 1899-11-16
DEMAND FOR COTTON GOODS.
A Shortage of staple Brands Con-
tinuing Since Last June.

NEW YORK. Nov 15.-The demand for
staple cotton exceeds the supply in very
many lines. There has been a shortage in
the cotton goods market ever since last
June. The scarcity of the goods In the
general market has been made more appar-
ent by the purchases of large house with
in the past two weeks.
1t bought more than 300, 900 rolls of sta
pie cotton. This is nothing like record
purchase. but it is very large considering
the state of the market and the demand
All the big houses in the dry goods dis
trict report purchasing goods wherever
they can be got, and the products of the
cotton factories of the country are con-
trscted for for several weeks TO come
The times., 1899-11-16
AN ENQUIRY STARTED.

4 .IcaI<r in the Agricultural De-
partment Dfsturbs Cotton Men.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The New York
Cotton Exchange is going to try to find
out how 1t was that the special crop report
issued by the United States Department of
Agriculture, published November 10, was
known to private individuals and firms long
before it was sent to the exchange.
II is understood that Superintendent
King. OF the exchange, has written to the
department asking for an enquiry into the
leak in addition TO asking the represen-
tatives of the exchange in Washington TO
take whatever steps are necessary.
The times., 1899-11-16
How Much Next Timee

tiOHI lHt NIIICIHIatt LH4IIIVI'J
The postmasters and other Federal olficeholdeTs
who felt obliged 10 respond literally to the
Burdell circular pain Of losing their official
heads, are already wrestling with a proposition
that may be considered as coming under the ''nle
Of three" II SO enormous a campaign fund was
required in the nate-Presidential year, what viii
required in the Presidential year, what viii
1860. Hhcg the real great fight viii be "on2"
The times., 1899-11-16
BY WAY OF THE CANAL.
a steamer Carrying Cotton From
New Orleans to Japan.

New Orleans to Japan.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 15.-The Norweg-
ian steamship Hero. Capt. o. Syvertsen.
cleared this morning for Kobe, Japan, with
S,97l bales Of cotton, received at this port,
and over 5000 tons of phosphate rock taken
aboard at Florida port This is the first
direct steamer to sail from this port to the
Orient via the Suez Canal. Several other
vessels are chartered to leave here for
Japan at an early day. Two Japanese rep
resentatives, who are visiting here for the
purpose of inspecting the commercial ad-
vantages of New Orleans announce that
Japan is prepared to establish a line of
steamers to New Orleans as soon as the
Nicaragua Canal is opened.
The times., 1899-11-16
REVOLUTION IN BRAZIL.
4 Report From Bahia May Disturb
the Coflee MarLet.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-Conee merchants
and exporters doing business with Brazil
were interested today in cablegram to
Arnold & Dorr, coffee brokers' from their
agent in Bahia, which read: Revolution
has broken out here Cannot use code"
If the disturbance at Bahia amounted
to a revolution a material rise in The price
of Brazilian coffee might follow The ca
BILE companies do not refuse code at this
end Of the line. A prominent coffee i'm
porter said there was a bull tendency on
the product from Brazil and that the sit
uation at Bahia might be exaggerated for
speculative purposes
Up TO five years ago Bahia was not 10
a great extent a coffee growing district.
Now its output IS large.
The times., 1899-11-16

The petition of the little state of Panama
"a part of the Republic of Colombia-for
annexation 10 the United States cannot, of
course, be considered, as it does not ema-
nate from a sovereign power competent to
make such change Of allegiance. But the
fact itself proves that there is sentiment
in Central America which it would be we'll
to foster. The isthmus is of such Importance
to the United States from every national
viewpoint. and its control by this country
ultimately so necessary to our national
safety, that The people of the region should
be warmly encouraged TO agitate for union
with US One of these days they will have
to join the colors and 1t is ever so much
better that it should be willingly.
The times., 1899-11-16
ADMIRAL wATsoN's HEALTH.
Reports Concerning 1t said to Have
Been GROSSLY ENaggernted.

Rear Admiral Van Rypen. Surgeon Cen
eral of the Navy, has received a letter
from Medical Inspector Person, fleet sur
geou of the Asiatic Station in regard to
the health Of Rear Admiral Watson. DR..
Person says:
The condition OF Rear Admiral Watson
continues good. The reports of his con
dition that were printed in the home pa
pers Just received were grossly eXaggerat-
ed. He has not been on the sick list and
has done his regular work every day.
AT the time DR., Persons letter was writ
ten the health OF the fleets personnel was
excellent. only thirty-fOur men being on
the sick list and most of these were suffer
ing from minor complaints.
The times., 1899-11-16
SENATOR HAYwARD's ILLNESS.
His Condition So Critical That He
Cannot Recover.


Cannot Recover.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Nov. 15.-Sena-
tor Hayward's illness, which was at first
not looked upon as serious, is now causing
his friends the greatest alarm. DR. Bridges,
of Omaha was summoned this morning,
and has spent the day at the bedside of
the patient for whose recovery he enter
tains no hope. The physician gave his
opinion that Senator Hayward could not
recover: that not even a temporary i'm
provement could be looked for, and that
his death is considered TO be only mat
ter of time
The malady is said to be similar to that
which prostrated Senator Hayward last
summer on the speakers platform at
Brownville There has not been recur-
renee of the apoplectic stroke, but he Is
in a state of utter physical collapse In
spite of his enfeebled condition. the patient
is conscious and able TO speak.
The times., 1899-11-16
Filipino Freedom at Home.

(From the New York Tribune.)
out in Arizona the Government is just about to
reduce some obstreperous Navaios to subsection.
We cali the attention Of NIr. Edward Atkinson
to the matter. Is it not case of government
without tie consent Of the governed?
The times., 1899-11-16
80 nefniteIN sctfIed.

tIT0m the Cincinnati EEquiFtr-J
Owing 20 the part played 10y Mayer Jones sgd
his supporters at the recent election, many -
the important questions Of the campaign have not
been settled and the discussion goes right on it
is an nice enough 10 talk about by-goues being
by-goncs but the Presidential canvass Is too close
5t hand % permit foTgettuuess
The times., 1899-11-16
4 Startling Iden.

tFrom the Galveston News)
If an the Kentucky colonies who have been in
sulted during the campaign now proceed to call
down the imper,inent fellows who made the
Objectionable remarks the news from South Africa
will have to be trimmed down TO a sticktul Of
MEANINGLESS gcneraIities.
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WALTER STILSON HUTCHiNS, President
Publication Office.
THE HJTCHISS BUILDING.
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ss often SIS desired.
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perior Intelligence or superior achievements
The negroes of Massachusetts have gained
the right to speak FOR their entire race in
the United States They do not compare
more than favorably with colored people in
Virginia, North Carolina, and Alabama in
point Of learning or practical accomplish
ment, and relatively to their alleged freer
environment they are not as well repre-
sented in the higher activities OF life. But
on account OF their geographical situation
within region unhappily noted as the
breeding place of long range philanthropy
of a most impracticable sort, they are able
TO make trouble for their brethren else
where which otherwise would not oscur
and from the consequences Of which they
are entirely immune. It would seem to dis
passionate advocates Of peace good order,
and equal justice everywhere that these
nine "coiored people of New England"
would better serve the cause of their race
by refraining from abuse of the American
President and confning their organized
efforts 10 the possibly more commendable
purpose Of wringing something better than
contemptuous toleration and meaningless
platitudes from their pious neghbors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-29
What Groceries Cost in 1861.

A New York woman brought to light
in recent upheaval of household be-
longings consequent upon moving a
bridesmaids passbook that was in use
when she first began housekeeping in
1867. 1t was an account with New
York grocer,a and the items were looked
over with some interest as showing
the greatly lowered prices that prevail
nowadays for the same commodities
"A" sugar, which was the white coffee
sugar formerly used, cost $1.75 for ten
pounds; a cooking sugar. called yell
low, was S155 for the same amount.
and graduated sugar was charged at
10 cents a pound. A broom cost IS
cents, bag of hominy 35 cents, a
bag Of salt 25 cents, table butter was
As cents a pound, and six pounds of
oyster crackers were put down at
$10S.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-29
Strength of a Grizzly.

A hunter tells some wonderful sto-
ries about the strength of grizzly bears.
He saw one that had had one of its
forepaws shot useless, use the other to
draw up its weight of eleven hundred
pounds up a precipice, where it seemed
as if the feat were impossible. He tells
also of cows knocked over by a single
blow from the forepaw of bear; but
perhaps his most surprising story is of
an occurrence that he witnessed three
summers ago. He says: Il spent the
season in the coast mountains near
Hudson bay, and one moonlight night
/ saw big grizzly bear in the act Of
carrying a dead cow home to her cub.
I had a position on mountain side,
from which l could see every move
ment of the bear in the sparsely tim
bered valley below. She carried the
COW in her forepaws for at least three
miles, across jagged rocks ten feet
high, over fallen logs, around the rocky
mountainside where even a jackass
could not get foothold, to a narrow
trail up the steep mountain. She never
stopped to rest a moment, but went
straight on. l followed her, and about
half mile from her lair laid her low.
The cow weighed at least two hundred
pounds and the bear about four hun
dred and fifty"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-29

and so destroy the plant In this way
it is said to be nearly extinct in the
state. To prevent this destruction is
the design OF the Connecticut law. Mas
sachusetts is interested in the matter
and it Is believed similar law will
be enacted in that state. The arbutus
is one of the most beautiful and fra
grant of all American wild flowers,
and it is the more highly esteemed be-
cause it is one OF the first harbingers
of spring following closely upon the
disappearance of the snow. Here in
Maryland it IS found in the woodlands
in almost every county from the noun
tains to the sea. 1t is eagerly sought
for among the dead leaves in the early
spring, and it is to be hoped that those
who love it will see that only the
blossoms are plucked and the plant
and its roots are allowed to remain in
the ground to furnish fragrant flow
ers for another year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-29

Women of the tribe who have not
been detailed to attendance on the men
busy themselves in preparing food
Game has been provided in abundance
for the feast and this is cooked before
the blazing pile.
At signal from the chief the reclin-
Ing braves all assume an upright posi-
ticn and are served with gourds con-
tanning liquor. The Quorbos are great
drinkers and send regular expeditions
into La Locha to obtain supplies of
the freshly distilled corn whisky,
which is sold openly without a pretense
of paying the internal revenue tax. 1t
is only upon the occasion of hose ex-
petitions after whisky and ammunition
that the herb eaters hold any commun-
ication with the whites.
The liquor tends to heighten the eff
fects Of the infusion previously taken.
Nervous movements of the hands and
feet of the squatting figures indicate
their haste to go on with the cere-
mony Eyes CLEAN, muscles stretch,
and the wild restlessness grows more
and more pronounced. At last the
chief gives a shrill whistle and the sit
ting figures spring to their feet and
form large circle around the fire. Ger
tain Of the women begin to beat drums
and blow upon a two-toned flute made
Of cactus. Every seventh man in the
circle steps more toward the center and
begins a solemn dance.
Those in the outer circle mark the
time by clapping their hands rhyth-
mically. The music quickens little by
little, and with it the movements of
the dancers become more rapid until
they are hopping, leaping, swaying,
and bending and twisting in their furi-
Gus efforts to keep time. AS they near
the point of utter exhaustion the chief
gives signal. The dancers at once
assume their old places in the line,
from which others step out, and the
figure begins afresh. These are in turn
followed by others until all have per-
formed in the great herb dance. In
conclusion all join hands and go three
times around the fire, then seven times
around the spring from east to west.
BY this time the supper is ready
and little time is lost in ceremony by
the hungry tribesmen. The meal is
served by the women, who, after sup
plying the wants of the male members
of the tribe, take all that is left and
form a circle of their own. The men
eat ravenously and drink copiously.
When they have finished a pile of
bones bears startling testimony to
their ability as trenchermen.