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The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
TidbitS in Porto Rico.

THE oysters you get in Porto Rico
are small and have the coppery taste
that the bivalves they furnish i'm
Europe have" remarked f. NJ. Mercer
Of New York. '+r he fish. however. are
very fine, and the fruits of the island
are delicious. In fact. it is country
where human life is easily supported
with very little labor. The expense of
living TO the natives is very light. The
boys of the common class go naked
till they are about ten years old.
think that the reports of native i'm
morality have been greatly exaggerat-
rd. My own observation was that the
people behaved with quite as much
propriety as they do in our own cOun-
try. where certainly the opportunities
for Il correct mode of life are superior,
seeing that we enjoy much higher
standard of civilization. For an Op-
pressed and tax ridden people the
Porto RicanS do well. and there is little
about them that calls for severe critic
ISM
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
BetrnYetl hY a Postage Stann

Some folks always stamp their
letters upside down for luck. said "A
poStotfice inspector in reminiscent
mood. ''and others put the stamp ON
the back. which makes the cancellation
clerk forget his religion. remember
We caught u fellow once through the
peculiar way he stamped letter. He
was wanted for frivoling with the laws
of Uncle Sam. but had skipped out
and couldn't be- located In looking
owe. some of his correspondence / had
noticed that he always put the stamp
crOsSwise. so rs TO leave small tri-
angle of the envelope mt the upper
right hand corner. Why he did it /
don't know. but the stamp was always
i'll that one particular spot, and gum
med down with mathematical accura-
cy.. One day was in certain
Georgia town. and while loafing Near
the cancellation table at the pOStOffice
noticed several letters stamped as |
have described. Just on chance | took
a memoranda of the address and post
mark. which was Chattanooga. and
happening to be in that place on the
following week | cOllared my man as
he was inquiring for his mail. The
letters | noticed turned out To- have
been addressed to- his wife When |
told him how / got my pointer he was
mad as blazes. and | guess he stamps
his letters straight now-if he is out
yet.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
He said Grace.

The old United Presbyterian kirk at
Savoch. i'm Scotland. had n minister
some sixty years ago named David
Cav. very diminutive man. standing
only about five feet two inches lie
married strapping. handsome lass.
some five or six inches taller than he.
and her name was Grace Wilson. The
Sunday after the wedding he got a
nei2hhoring minister TO preach for
him. so that he could sit with his bride
on the first Sunday. The minister was
Il good deal of wag. so Mr.. Cav made
him promise faithfully that he would
not allude in the sermon to him.
his bride or the fact of the marria gp.
but Mr.. Cav nearly sank through the
floor when the text was given out.
EpheSianS iii. s: Into me. who am
less than the least of all saints, is
this Grace given
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
THE CONGRESSIONAL LYCEUM
\ REPRESENTATIVE AUDIENCE PRES
ENT-GooD MUSIC.

\ REPRESENTATIVE AUDIENCE PRES
ENT.-GooD MUSIC
Sunday afternoon last was a "red let
ter" occasion at the Congressional Ly-
ceum Odd Follows hall, 1906 NJ st. n. W.
BY special request Miss Mamie H.
Burroughs read again her scholarly
paper entitled. "The negro is not a
factor in the American body polite. !"
The audience was large, intelligent
and representative. With more polish
and earnestness if possible, Miss Bur-
roughs reiterated and emphasized the
reason given in her first paper, why
the negro was not a factor in the politI
cal social, industrial, financial, literary
and religious world, a synopsis of
| Miss Burroughs paper was published
in the BEE of March 18th last
Prof J. w Cromwell, principal Of
the Bannaker school, lead off in the
warm discussion which followed. He
highly compllmented the essayist up
on her rhetoric and able manner IN
which she had treated the subject.
He thought however, that she was
little severe in her structures and con-
cluSionS especi lily when it . was
emancipated more than a generation
He concluded by saying that it was
with profound regret that he was
forced by observation to admit that
her structures regarding The immortal
ity OF the pulpit were in keeping with
the facts. | he next Speaker was a
tall, large-framed Copper-colored gen
tleman OF 70 summers named Rev
Williams, who in laundering tones
discussed everything except the mat
ter un er consideration.
Mr.. A. X. Brown observed that
while nothing OF consequence could
be done without the male sex, he was
forced to except too much that the
esSaviSt mad said, Lieut.. roomey said
that he was a living refutation of Miss
Burroughs statement that the negro
was not political factor. as he was
appointed TO his late lieutenancy by
reason of his political pull.
Mr. r. w. Thompson of the ColOred
american, remarked that there were
over 900 newspapers published by ne
groes and that the Afro-American
press was positive power In mould
ing public sentiment. Lawyer and
Editor w. Calvin Chase heartily con-
Cured in all that Miss Burroughs had
said. He humorously observed that
there was but one thing in which the
negro was a very great and potent
factor and that was natural gas.
He referred to the many beautifully |
trimmed bonnets before HIM and a
number of other things. including |
President Martins gavel, all of which |
said he, were manufactured by white
people Among others who made
addresses highly complimenting |
Miss Borroughs for the paper were
Ne srs. l.. L Moore, c. w. White,
l.. RouSer, Searcy and l.. G., Manly, |
editor of the Daily Record.
In her reply to the objections Miss
Burroughs was frequently and loudly |
applauded and her references to Rev.
Lieut.. Toomey and Mr.. A.
h. Brown caused much merriment
Under the direction of Mr.. lie Roy
Harvey. the John Wesley choir
render acceptabiy several selections
and the solos ly Miss Annie Payne and
Mrs Isabella Sims were of high |
order.
Tomorrow, at 4 p. m, Thomas n.
r. Clarke, late lieutenant and judge
advocate of the Sth IL. s. V, will read
A paper on the phase of infantry work.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
TESTS FOR INSANITY.
Rule of Thumb Methods which Very
frequently Fail.

Most people imagine. said a nerve
specianst, tnat doctors have some in
iaillDie test by which they can de-
tect insanity Immediately. OF course.
thats all nonsense. There are many
odd methods of diagnosing such cases,
however. In lOcOmotor ataxia the
patlent cannot walk with his eyes shut.
In lnclplent paresis there is difficulty
III artlculating particular letters, and
one famous scientist used to make his
patients say national intelligencer. A
man with an incipient case of the dis
ease can't pronounce these words dis
tlnctly To save his soul. Another very
eminent practitioner employed truly
rufal Tor the same purpose If YOU
nave paresis | would advise you not
10 try to say truly rural'-at least not
in company
The 'knee-jerk' test is well known to
physicians. TO apply it the legs are
crossed and sharp blow struck just
below the knee of the limb that is
swinging loose. If the subject is all
right there will be a prompt reflex
action; in other words, his foot will
fly up in spite of all efforts TO keep it
quiet. If not. there is something
wrong, and that reminds me of Il tragic
incident which occurred in a southern
court not many years ago. A man was
being examines. for insanity. and one
of the lawyers made the experts the
butt of great deal of ridicule He
scotfed particularly at the knee-jerk
test and asked to have it applied to
himself. There was NO reflex action.
and the fact had a powerful effect on
the jury. especially as the lawyer hap
pened to- be man of brilliant attain
nlentS. After the trial was over he got
To thinking about the matter. and in
spite of hlS skepticism concluded to
submit TO a thorough private eXamina-
ton. 1t was made and discovered un-
deniable signs of locomOtOr ataXia,
doominS him To certain and lingering
death.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
GROWING GOLD.
The Mystery Explained by Chemists
Experiments

The Mystery Explained by Chemists
Experiments.
1t is generally supposed that the mug
gets which are found In the river
gravels of KlOndike and other aurifer-
Gus regions have been brought down
by the rivers direct from the reefs in
which the gold originally lay.
Many practical miners and scientific
men, however. have long been of the
opinion that this cannot he the case. for
no masses Of gold of so large size are
ever found in the reefs themselves.
They believe. on the other hand that
the nuggets have grown where they
are now found. Just as crystal Of
salt will grow is strong brine: but with
so insOluble a substance as gold ii is
difficult 10 understand how such
growth could take place Experiments
carried ont in Australia have shown
that decaying vegetable matter will
cause the deposition Of gold from
solutions of gold salts. but these salts
are not known TO occur in reefs.
The mystery is now solved A Slav-
onic chemist named IZigmody has just
shown that gold itself can exist in a
soluble form. BY acting on Il slightly
alkaline solution Of a gold salt with
formaldehyde and submitting the pro
duet 10 dialySiS he has succeeded iu oh
iaining gold in collodi,.il condition.
IN which state it is soluble i'm water
and may he precipiiatcd 10y the atldi-
tion OF common salt II is washed out
10y the rain. carried away i'm solution
by The rivers. and deposited in the
river gravrlS wherever there is any
thing containing salt to cause its pre-
cipiiAtinn. In the course of ages
large nugget may te formed in This
way.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
SHAVING IN PORTO RICO.
No Use for American Razors or the Gus
tomary Soap.

tomary Soap.
The natives of our new territory,
Porto Rico, have no need to buy soap,
for the wooded country abOundS in
plants whose leaves and bulbs supply
most fully the place of that indispenS-
able article. Among the best of these
is the soaptree, so called. though it is
more a bush than a tree. Its bulb
when rubbed on wet clothes makes n
snOw-white lather. which has an OdOr
like brown Windsor soap The Porto
RicanS, who are all. from the highest
to the lowest. great dandies in their
way. make soap out of cOcoanut oil
and homemade lye--and a fine soap il
is. smooth and fragrant This cocoa
nut oil soap is used for shaving
When a man wishes To have shave
in the morning he starts out with his
cocoanut shell cup. and his donkey tail
brush and bottle 1t is never any
trouble TO find an empty bottle in Porto
Rico. Cuba Jamaica. or almost any of
the larger West India islands. even in
remote spots in the mountains At
least twenty generations of thirsty
people have lived there and thrown
away bottles. The man carries no
mirror: he is too poor To own such a
luxury Not one house i'm twenty i'm
Porto Rico has even the very cheapest
locking glass. But generously rich
nature provides the mirror. as well
as the soap. The man goes 70 some
convenient pool in the mountain stream
where the water is quite Still-there
is his mirror. He breaks his bottle ON
stone. and deftly picks out a sharp
piece of suitable size. Then he latherS
his face profusely. and begins To
scrape away with his piece of glass,
which in his hands works as well as the
best steel razor. \ cut. or even a
slight scratch. is extremely rare as
result of this al fresco form of shaving
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
MRS {. ". CHESTNUT OF CLEVELAND
OHIO, ENTERTAINED--DIS
ED GUESTS INVITED.

MRS. {. ". CHESTNUT OF CLEVELAND
OHIO, ENTERTAINMENTS
ED GUESTS INVITED.
About one hundred cards were is
sued; by ex-senator John p Green
and wife, in the honor of Mrs. c. w
Chestnut Of Cleveland, Ohio, We'd
nesday evening April II, at the resi-
dence of the the distinguished host
and hostess, 1914 9th street, northwest
The reception as from to III O CLOCK
AT the hour designated the invited
guests began to arrive and they con-
tlnued till the hour of their departure
The guests were received by MIR. and
Mrs. Green the geniel and most pleas
ing host and hostess, who alternately
presented to them the guest of honor
Mrs. Chestnut of Cleveland, Ohio,
one of the best known ladies in the
state. She occupied a position at the
front of the double parlors and in a
dignified and most agreeable manner
received those who were presented to
her and who had called to do her
honor, The invited guests are con-
nected with some Of the highest So
clety and best known people of this
city 1t was a social event that is
long TO be remembered. The ladies
toilets were exquisite. This is the
first reception that has been given Nv
Mr.. and Mrs Green since their arrival
in the citv.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
Writing on Glass.

A patent has been granted in Ger
many for Il new method of writing
on glass. using an aluminium point
The glass which is 10 be written on
is first moiStenPd with vinegar and
the writing or drawing made with the
point. Fine particles of aluminium
adhere 10 The glass. which when dry
shows the marking in silverly lines
that cannot bc readily removed by
fri,.finn
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
OUeer TSreaSl.

The Swedes. as the people of Sweden
are called. bake their rye bread only
two or three times year; and what
q Daking il is. to- be sure! 1t lasts for
a week or more. and how busy every
one is. They do not bake this bread i'm
loaves. but they make it in flat cakes
about the size of a dinner-plate with
a large hole in the middle.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
CANNOT MIX.
Bishop Haygood SAID among other

\
| things that:
MtRE SENTIMENT Is IDLE.
Sentimentalism can neither reach
nor save the negro. Neither can We
save i'll day. We must deal with him
honestly, patiently, and perseveringly.
just as Christ would deal with him.
A wise religious and industrial educa-
ton is the best for the negro. The
negro is the natural laborer Of the
South. He must be taught lessons of
industry, thrift, and economy. Some
body during the COS promised the
negro forty acres of land and a mule
He has waited a long time, but the
forty acres and the mule have not yet
reached him He should be taught to
do the utmost for self-Support and mis-
own advancement; for Self-support
brings dignity and respect to man.
1.-The negroes must have their own
houses, schools. colleges, and church
es. They will take more interest in
them and do more good through them.
The mixing Of the whites and negroes
in schools, churches, and socially IS
simply out of the question, and no one
but a fanatic who fails to understand
the negro problem will advocate such:
1t is fIoiishness to talk about social
equality between the whites and the
negroes. 1t is impossible from the pres
ent conditions, by all the laws of
heaven and earth you cannot make two
things equal when they are not equal.
The negro is inferior to the white man
socially, intellectually, and morally.
do not know that he will ever become
the white mans equal-he may or he
NAV not. However, he can become
more intelligent, thriftier, more cul-
tured, more skiltul. and better NOR
ally and spiritually than he is to-day:
There is room for improvement, and
the whole history of the negro for the |
last thirty years shows that he has i
wonderful capacity for Improvement;
All good people in the South Will hail
with delight anything that will help the
negro to become wiser, more lndustrl-
Gus. more economic, nobler IN man
hood, purer in life, and stronger IN the
Christian faith.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
small Fame for Spanish Actors.

Theatres in Spain have no pro-
grammes. bill in the lobby some
times gives the east. but most of the
actors remain unknown by name.
The curtain is devoted to advertise
men,s. and in Madrid theatres adyer-
Using cards are affixed with the num-
bers on the back of each seat.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
When Frances President Travels

The French President travels free
on the railways during his official tour
of France. hut when the return jOurn-
ey is concluded. his secretary calcu-
lates what ii would have cost if paid
for at the regular rates. and this sum
is handed over to he distributed among
the poorest paid of the railway men.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
Artificial NINA

About 100000 gallons of artificial
wine are being made from barley
every year in large factory in liam
burg. The medical profession i'm Ger
many thinks very highly of the wine.
and recommends it in the hospitals Of
that country.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
Capitals Of thedIImited MATES.

Lancaster WAS the capital of the
United States from Sept. -. III. TO
Sept. 80. HI. The capital was also
located for Il time at Baltimore. York.
Princeton. Annapolis and New York.
In 1900 the seat of the Government
was transferred permanently from
Philadelphia to Washington.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
CLAY Pipes.

The British museum contains a very
full collection of clay pipes. dating
back as far as the sixteenth century.
The custom of waxing the pipe to-
prevent it sticking TO the lips was in
troduced by the Dutch about the year
100
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
LEGAL NOTICES.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
HOLDING a SPECIAL TERM FoR ORPHANS, COURT
BUSINESS.

HOLDING A SPECIAL TERM FOR ORPHANS COURT
BUSINESS.
In re Estate of
WIN; n laSior No. S64s
deceased Administration Docket 2s
AppilGcauon having been made to the Supreme
Couit oi the Dictrct OF Columbia holding a
special term for Orphans Court business, fo1
propale Oh a last will and testament and codicils
ana lor letters OF administration with will an
iiexea on SAID estate, by Jupiter TAYLOR, pray
ing !nal henry r. Baker be appointed as Ad-
II Is ordered this sth day of April, 90, that
hotice IS hereoy given to Samuel TayIor.......
ana 10 All others concerned to appear in said
court on Friday, the 18th day ofNiay, A D 1899,
ai 10 CLOCK m, TO show cause whv su. h ap-
PLication should not be granted. This notice
Shall De published in II he Washington Law
KepoIter and The Washinston Bee once in each
OF three successive weeks before the return dav
therein mentioned-the first publication to be not
less 'hah thIrty days before said return day.
BY the Court:
\. c. Bradley, Justice
ATTEST: ]. Nota McGIl, Register ofWiIIs
Jho' X. 'ch and ID B. McCary.
Attorneys for Applicant
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
The Rest Soldiers

A foreign medical officer. speaking
Of soldiers, states that physical matur-
ty does not occur till between the ages
)f twenty-three and twenty Boys
under twenty are almost sure TO break
1own. The best armies are those with
twenty-five years as the minimum
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
GunpOwdPr Test

The test required of gunpOwder Of
any and all classes is TO give the pro-
iectile a muZzle velocity of 1000 feet
Der second, with a pressure not greater
than fifteen tons to- the square inch
u the powder chamber.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
Morkingmen of Galcntta-

The hours of work i'm the Calcutta
jutp mills are from 4: 80 a. IN. to 9
,. m. or lot. hours per day. Saturdays
included. and all repairs and cleaning
IF machinery have TO be made ON
SUNDAYS
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
The Atlantic Gable

About three seconds are occupied in
transmitting a message from one end
of the Atlantic-cable to the other.
This is about seven hundred miles
second.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
Drafting of Spanisrds.

Any Spaniard over the age Of nine
teen is liable To be called into mill
tary service for three years. BY the
payment of 1,500 pesetas $500 he can
escape military duty.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
The Visible Sfar

The number of stars visible 10 the
naked eye is less than six thousand
The Iplmber of stars visible through
the largest telescope is probably not
less than one hundred millions.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
Vase Can,lIRsticEs

The woman who is fond of novel
ties for her table will rejoice TO learn
that candlpStiCkS are now made with
vase pedpstals. The holder for the
wax taper rises from Il little bowl in
which flowers or ferns may be held.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
An UNDERGROUND Citv

A subterranean city exists in Galicia.
Austrian Poland. which contains a
population of over 1000 men. women
and children. many of whom have
never seen the light of day.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
Easfg nf .TainR

In fasting feats the sect of Jains. in
India. is far ahead of its rivals Fasts
IF from thirty to forty days are very
common. and once year they are said
to abstain from food for seventy-fye
laws
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
Cooling n war-hip

The rate al which modern warships
lake in coal is simply marvellous. The
first class British battle
ship in the Mediterranean, recently
averaged over 160 tons per hOur-a
rate of nearly three tons q minute.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
Child Wives

The latest Government census in
India showed 6.016,T59 girls between
i've and nine years of age. who were
already married, of whom 10000 had
become widows.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
Paris Has Popular Prfc.s

The theatres o. Paris have popular
representations on certain DAYS. when
the seats cost only a quarter. or half
the usual price.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
Elephant Teeth

Elephants have only eight teeth
two above and two below on each side
All elephants baby teeth fall out
when the animal is about fourteen
years old. and new set grows.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
Flowers in TUSCANY.

Flowers are never used in Tuscany,
hut al Christmas and Easter all the
walls of the cathedraIs are decked
with wonderful damask OF almost
priceless value.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
Deafness.

At least one-third of all people In
middle life have one ear affected by
deafness.
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
English Travellers.

1t is calculated that ir movfnp about
from one place TO another the neonIe
of England spend about s7.5,n 600 y dav
The Washington bee., 1899-04-15
! rev cries.

OF 81 900 breweries in the world, 25,-
100 are in Germany.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-10-18
GEORGIA HEAD OF THE LIST.

Chicago, Sept. Ia special to
the Times Herald from Washing
ton says: "Adjt. Gen. Corbin is
making statement showing the
contributions of tue various states
and territories to the volunteer
army.
He makes the surprising an.
nouncement that Georgia has
furnished more volunteers than
any other state in the country ,ber
quota exceeding that of Illinois
by nearly 200 men.
He says that in general the
South has furnished more men
relative to population than the
North.
The District of Colum bis has
furnished the largest percenta s Q
of any state or territory compared
with its population. Among the
Northern states Massachuset ts
leads, IN spite of the anti ex pan.
sion crusade of New England.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-10-18
Natures Way.

Mineral connections are dan
gerous. Nature never designed
them for healing man. From time
imnemorial, mans healer was
purely vegetable; and from that
time to this, natures unfailing
remedy for rheumatism, and kind
red diseases, was the same as that
found In Kickapoo Indian Oil. 1t
Is natures remedy, and acts as
kindly as nature. 1t drives away
pain, Kills the dread rheumatism,
and restores the weakened tissue.
1t is made the same as the Indians
made 1t centuries ago, ont OF roots,
barks, herbs, gums, leaves, gather.
ed from natures unerring labora.
tory. Its record for cures is un-
paralleled. Before civilized man
had heard of it, it kept the natives
in perfect health. And since
civilized man has known it, the
category of cures has become
voluminous. No other medicine
has made such cures, because
Kickapoo Indian Oil is natures
remedy, and nature stands back
OF it. Your druggist has it, or can
get it. Insist on getting the gen.
uine Kickapoo Indian Oil. Hob
ron Drug Co., Agents for the
kickapoo Indian Remedies.