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The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
POPE LEO AND HIS DOCTOR.
Patient and His Physician Is
:. Poorly Paid.

do not wish the position OF doctor
to the pope for my worst enemy when
my august patient is not we'll His
house-doctors 10 the pope do not live
in the vatican-is no longer his own,
but public property, for there is a con-
tinual coming and going of prelates.
messengers from all kinds of person
ages and journalists. However, the
worst hours are those of the night.
The doctor, to he sure of hearing any
call from the vatican, has the telephone
at the head of his bed, and when sinis-
ter rumors circulate cardinals TO ii
diplomats seem to consider it their
duty or privilege to ring him up at all
hours of the night. And that is not all.
Besides the inconvenience. there is also
considerable expense, as many tee-
grams requiring answers arrive for him.
a great portion of which be canEot ig-
more. because of the station CT In.
senders. No one would certainly ever
guess what salary the papal doctor
draws; it is only & l2O Il year!
AT the vatican everything is pain
fained unchanged as it was several
centuries ago, and the stipend of the
doctor remains fixed at so scudi e Ia
a month. with the difference that what
was formerly equivalent to Il good
round sum is now OF small value. The
only other advantage which he has is
a carriage to carry him to and from the
vatican.
The present doctor, Prof. Giuseppe
Papponi, has held his position since
1858. At that date Leo Kill. having
been left with only a surgeon, ard the
need of a doctor being much felt Prof
Iapponi, who was practicing at Osimo
on the Adriatic side of the peninsula.
came every week to Rome to visit him
Shortly after the surgeon died. and the
professor became and has remained the
only physician of his holiness. He has
gradually so gained his confidence and
friendship as TO be TO him what DR..
Schweninger was to Prince Bismarck.
DR.. Lapponi is the only person who
ever succeeds in overcoming the natu-
raj obstinacy of Leo XIII. to take GER
lain precautions. to which he shows
great repugnance. In fact. the regime
established for the daily life Of the
pontiff has such fixed rules that his life
may be compared 10 chronometer.
There are, however. habits which the
persistence of the doctor has not sue
eeeded in eradicating. Only the other
day Prof. Lapponi told me that his holi-
ness still persisted in mounting a chair
in the library TO get down the books
himself. and when demonstrated with
over the danger even to younger per-
son, he replies: Il know the way,
know the way" Then he will not give
up mental labor. During the last few
days that he has been in bed he has
composed verses, worked with his phi
sate secretary, Mgr. Angeli. and re-
ceived Cardinal Rampolla every morn
ing to discuss state affairs, and all this
just a little more than one month before
his ninetieth birthday.-Pall Mall Ga
zette. .~s...
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
SCIENCE Ard INDUSTRY.

In 1898 there were 5:} Saturdays. a fact
CT interest to those having to pay
weekly wages.
\ slot machine concern in Youngs-
town. O., says that its profits last year
on 500 machines was $l5,0C2.
While the turkeys natural life is only
ten years, the goose some times lives tc
80 years.
The chances at birth that baby will
eventually marry are nine in twenty,
or rather less than cne-haIf. This re-
suit may seem surprising, but it is
largely accounted for by the great NOR
tality of persons under n,arriageable
age, especially Of infants up to the age
q five.
Dentists in Germany are using false
teeth made Of paper, instead of porcc-
lain or mineral composition. These pa
per teeth are said to be very satisfac-
tory, rs they Go rot break or chip, are
not sensitive to heat or cold or to the
action of the moisture of the mouth,
and are very cheap.
A Russian officer has been making ex-
periments, with very successful results,
in the use of falcons instead Of pigeons
as carriers. It seems that they can fly
very much faster. A pigeon covers ten
or twelve leagues in an hour, whereas
falcon can do Is. 1t can also carry
with ease a fairly heavy weight.
4 German doctor, who has been col
lecting Information about the habits
of long-lived persons, finds that the ma
iority of those who attained old age
INDUCED in late hours. Eight out OF
ten persons over 80 never went to bed
till well into the small hours, and did
not get up again till late in the day.
In 1898 vessels to the number Of ,624
with tonnage Of 5,265,559 tons, passed
through the Chicago river. In 1888 the
number was 1o,158, and the tonnage
39G0921. Vessels using the Calumet
harbor in 1883 numbered 412, with q
tonnage of $4,000 tons; in 1858 there
were 1869 vessels, with tonnage CT
2,208, ,370 tons.
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
CnatIY Cnk Chair.
An amusing story is told at the ex-
pense of Sir Donald Currie.

An amusing story is told at the ex-
pense of Sir Donald Currie.
At a recent auction sale of old fur
niture held at Edinburgh chair
put up whose back bore the carved
words: ''Dunottar Castle" the naue
CT the famous fort on the Scotei eosst
near Stonehaven. which was butt IN
1349, destroyed in 1715. Experts ex-
pected it might fetch about e25. The
bidding began at five pounds and soon
reached e3O, when only two brokers
remained in the competition. which.
TO the anazemeut CT everyone present.
advanced in bids of five and ten rounds
to C 675, at which price the chair was
knocked down to the successful rival.
The result of this extraordinary sale
soon leaked out. Sir Donald had seen
the name on the back Of the chair and
had commissioned an Edinburg bro
ker to buy it. Next. day. forgetting
what he had done. he instructed
Glasgow broker to bid for the chair.
and those two were the rival bidders,
with the result that Sir Donald is now
the possessor of what is probably the
most costly oak chair in the world
Liverpool Post.
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
Lengtl, of the Ideal Eoot

A London .auatomist is authority for
the statement that theideal foot should
be the length of the uIna, bone in >;le
forearm, which extends from a pro-
turbance in the outer portion of the
wrist to the elbow OF course, the ulna
is longer in tall people, and to be grace
full the foot should be also Many peo-
pie may be surprised that the foot
should be as long as the forearm, and
might be inclined to dispute the fact
unless proved by demonstration. But
so it is in the perfectly formed woman
Chicago Chronicle.
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
Not Strictly Poetic.

Mrs. Sherwood, speaking of Julia
Ward Howe's keen sense of the ridicu-
lous, relates that once upon time a
lady at Newport, trying to get fine
sentiment out of her, said, one moon
lit evening on vine-hung veranda:
Mrs. Howe, do say something lovely
about my piazza" Whereupon every
one listened for the reply, That deli
cately cultivated voice responded: Il
think it is bully piaz,"
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
where the RajIa Coue From.

The largest center in the world for
the manufacture of steel balls for ball
bearings is situated at Schweinfort, in
Bavaria. A couple Of factories there,
owned by one firm, produce close upon
SOC, 900 ,O0O balls annually With the labor
of GOO men working ten hours daily.
The total production of Germany is
stated 10 be about 650,O00,C coo, while
England and France combined turn
ont only about 20, ,O00, eco additional
Chicago Chronicle.
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
How Typevriters Have Spread.

There are probably few even among
those who use the typewriter who have
any proper conception of the variety
and universally of the ingenious sub
stitute for the pen. Although only in
its very early youth, it has already pen
etrated into every corner Of the earth.
1t has gone with invading armies and
explorers into the very hears Of Africa.
Lieut.. Peary has introduced it to polar
ice, ard it has Travelled thousands of
miles over Siberian SHOWS. 1t travels
with every army and fleet, and it was
one of the first things rescued from the
sunken Maine. Two Of the most costly
typewritems belong to the queen and the
czar Of Russia. They are exquisite ma
chimes of white enamel ard gold, with
keys of ivory. The queen regent of
Spain uses one for her correspondence,
the khedive possesses one, and, in fact,
there is scarcely a court in Europe
where the typewriter has not place
Syracuse Standard.
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
Blind See X-Eayx.

A French physician recently reported
to the Academic des Sciences the result
Of his experiments on blind children.
Among 204 he found five BOYS and four
girls who were able to recognize the
Roentgen rays. Some saw the X
catholic, and fuorescent rays. others
only the Cathode and X-ravs. and one
described them as being of reddish
color.
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
A nIocking Box cs Q Comn.

poor middle-aged couDIe apfea7s.I.
before the Shoreditch board Of qua za-
ians the other day. says London 4
change, to show cause WHY they saepid
not defray the burial EXPENSE er
child The woman said the stl;i't ''s's
buried in a backing box. She had re-
ceived Il letter from the vicar abohf -
and had had to get "a white coffin F@it1
white nails for the child"
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
A Table d,Hote on Ton oe vesnrius.

You may eat your dinner on top OF
Vesuvias at the Paris exposition. and
have look at Dante's Inferno inside Of
the crater The miniature Vesuvius is
the idea of NJ. Jodice. He promises to
supply real lava and real flames and the
general characteristics OF the mountain
just as it looks. There Will likewise be
a funicular railway at Nesuvius, res
taurants, cafes and peepshows on the
way up. and inside the vc!cano itselfM.
Jodice proposes TO have living pictures,
with representations of scenes from
Dante's He'll, Purgatory and Paradise
Another scheme--that of NJ De!oLcle
lunar telescope--is already or the road
TO realization. This big spveiass
ing fabricated on the Boulevard -
not far from the Observatory. b Is
Gautier. and promises to be one OF =
leading features of an exhibition whlcl
is now in full course of active prePara-
ton, in spite of all the rui1ors of wars
and revolutions,--N. Y Journal
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
One spot Avoided by sparro,rs.

In the fourth edition Of Yarrell's
British Birds Prof Newton. F. r. s.
gives in a footnote the curious fact tia!
in the village of Shepstor, a smoarland
village of Devon, England, the sparrow
is never seen. This is the sole eEceP-
tion known to the professor 70 thespan-
rows universal distribution. in Eng
land. ,i.fE-
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
r.aor.sng an Ancient Cure.

C-ourd oyster shells were given by
the medieval doctors to children suf-
feriu2 from rickets and scrofula. Now
il appears that they were right. The
shells contain lime, nitrogen, iron, sui
s. phur. manganese, magnesia, -four,
bromide, phosphoric acid, and iodine,
all excellent for feeble children. They
say that if growing children were 10
fake powdered oyster shells in their
faaa. the teeth would be improved
(l.cagS Irtsr Ocean
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13
"HoId-Up" Men In London.

= South London is so terrorized by
gangs that rob the shops with violence
and threaten those who pursue them
tEat q vigilance committee has been
fcrEaed for the suppression of the
nuisance, independent Of the Police.
The Winslow mail., 1899-05-13

In the evening. when the secretary
was on the point of leaving to return to
his lodgings in Kelverton, small vii
lage in the neigh borhood, Mr.. Kennard
entered the room and handed him a
check for eight pounds, saying: THAT
terminates all business transactions
between up. And now take my advice
cultivate a more respectful attitude
toward your superiors."
81 don't think you are in a position
70 give advice TO anybody upon that
The Twin-City American., 1899-05-11

Rev. Walter IL. Brooks. Rev. j. Il. Ran.
kin asa the Hon. Commissioner OF the
General Land Office made addresses.
Commissioner John w. Ross presented
the diplomas Instrumental and vocal
music was furnished by Miss Lola John
sen, Mouncia Flores and Winston Payne.
The chapel was crowded long before the
exercises began.
DR.. Mary Brown Of W. avenue broke
the ankle OF her right foot while dis
mounting from her wheel Wednesday
morning. The DIR. Is the eldest daughter
OF the late Bishop John NJ Brown and
teacher in the public schools. She was
graduated from the Medical department
Of Howard University last year.
Miss julia Grant, for many years one
OF the public school teachers, has been
out of school since the blizzard on nc.
count Of i'll health and will not be able 10
return this year.
The teachers OF Banneker School
gave luncheon Wednesday between
the morning and afternoon sessions at
which the recently appointed trustee
was the guest OF honor. Mrs. Terrell,
the retiring trustee, was Invited TO meet
her. DIR. Jas. II. N. Waring, the super
vising principal OF the tenth division and
Miss Il. r. g. Merritt In charge OF
primary work were the other guests.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Teachers Beneficial Association was
held Wednesday evening at Lincoln
Memorial church. The name explains
tseli. IL differs from all other attempts
TO found beneficial associations among
the teachers IN that marriage does mo-
debar ope from sick or death benentp,
provided all dues are kept up. A goodly
number OF women look forward 70
entering tbs bosds of mairImony some
day and did not relish supporting
society that would neither pay back any
monies they had contributed nor give
them any benefits IN such IN event. The
present socisty IL entering Its SECOND
year. There II very strong association
The Twin-City American., 1899-05-11

cultivate, The Easter edition OF Tbs
Statesman. published at Denver, Col. has
n womnn's supplement, edited by H.
Axalla Hacklsy. ths talented wife OF ths
editor. have not seen her since
her marriage. aud little dreamed
that the drawing.room bslIe wonld
develope into the thorough, practical
woman OF business. Az Asalla Smith.
she was much admired Ia her native
home. Detroit. and was n most success
ful teacher In its mixed schooIs.
Let "maD, proud man" vaunt himself M
he will. he cannot succeed without
woman, lovely woman"
Rumor says that wsek's holiday will
bs givsn the schools during the Jubilee.
Just why We should have q holiday
does not appear, since No have no part
in the celebration, nor do see where we
have been mentioned ia amy connection
with public schools"
Hon. George IA. white, of North Caro-
lima, the only eolored member Of Con.
gress, was admitted 60 the practIcs Of
law, before the Supreme Court OF the
District OF Columbia, on Monday. May
1st. The motion was madsby Attorney
Reuben y. Smith. who used TO be tbs de-
boenair Washington correspondent Of
the New York Age. Mr.. wtite and the
Hon. II. r. Cheatham are brothsrs-in.
law. having married two sisters, the
Misses Cherry. Of North Carolina.
The Washington Post grows b ystsrieaI
over the fact that 200 soldiers who died
Ia Cuba last year wers buried IN Airing
ton during the week with less pomp aud
display than the three hundred who
were buried about thrss weeks ago. IL
says: "oas Il irreeIstibly impslIsa 20 ask
himself for an explanation of the differ
sncs between the two proesedlnRs.1 -
We should like 70 ask the question why
the eoiored soldiers IN Arlington are out
on In n corner 10 themselves. A patriot
Il patriot. whether carved Ia ivory or
bewn In ebony.
Mrs. HSman IL recovering from an
attack Of paralysis. She IL the widow
~ ex-f0DKressman John Hymnn. of
North Carolina. and MAKES her home
with Henry, her son, = letter earrisr.
An sntsrtaInmenr for the bsneit oi 81.
aary's Church was held at @. A. n. hall |
Friday night.
This morning 81. Lnks's sunday |
seho0i began lts sessions ~ O:f5. the
.fterpoon sessions were discontinued |
Turing warm weather.
Among thoms who have recently
'asssd away at Cleveland, Ohio, are Mrs.
Ioyee. Mrs. Valentine and Mrs. Bsnsoa.
rhe ioriBer bfeathsd out her young Iife
mid the pines ~ Georgia. Hns was the
onsger Daughter of DR.. samuel watson
and bls ifst wIisI 0f Detroit. she
'nvsa twa young ehildfsn. one IA whom
! with hsf sister. Amg. now nsarried 10 II
r.. Ellis. " saginaw. Mrs. Vaisntfas
'aA 9 widsws the slstsr-sn-iaw 81 Fred.
aisntins, . WeEi-to-dC baehsEor. who
as long kept the lsadlng grosepy III
IsssIend. Hsr ebsIdFsn are grows snd
70 ars warrisd. Mrs. Bsnson was fhe
'other Of Mr.. James E. Dsnsou, Who i
o. nnknown bsFs. He is d Trustee IA the
bio University, located al Athsns. fIl
row % 10 eoiorsd nan holding 4 |
milsr position. II
LIMA EsslE JEAN.
The Twin-City American., 1899-05-11

WAsHrNToN, ID. O., May, 7, 1899. - Mrs
Charlotte Grimke was appointed a
school trustee, Monday. to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Mrs. Mary
Church Terrell, Saturday, April Goth.
Commissioner Ross deserves the thanks
OF an entire community for his choice.
Mrs. Grimke il the wife OF Rev. r. J.
Grimke, the popular pastor OF the FIJI
teenth street Presbyterian church. Mr..
Grimke was at one time a school trustee
but resigned shortly after his appoint
ment. His wife is woman OF rare In.
tellectual attainments, a type OF the
highest womanhood and stands for all
that is best in our civilization. She pre-
sides with wonderful tact over her taste
ful home. One OF The happiest years OF
my life was that spent as member OF
their household.
On Tuesday night, the closing exer.
cises OF Bethel Literary and Historical
Association we're held. IL was Woman,e
Right. Among those presenting papers
were Mrs Colarie r. Cook, Mrs. Alice s.
Davis, Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, Mrs.
Annie r. Walker, AIiss Lucy T.. Moten.
The music was . pleasing part Of the
program, furnished by Mr.. Stanton
Wormly and Miss Evans, student Of
the Normal School. The officers Tor the
ensuing year are: w. III. Richafda,
president; Kelley Miller, LIST vice-presi.
dent; Ida Gibbs, 2nd vice president: Laura
Joiner, secretary; X. W. Thompson. a..
sistant secretary; Matte Bowen.
treasurer.
The Ladies' Unity Society held a
meeting Tuesday evening 10 take unkes
advisement : change IN the constitution.
This association Ii upds00rninafional
and twsnty-six years old. II has some
six hundred dollars 10 lis credit In bank
II pays sick dues and bsnsfit Ut death
Its meetings are held once month Id
one Of the rooms 81 Metropolitan a. NJ
Z. church.
The Emerald May Fsast was q success
Literary and financial, Cor which Mrs.
Piles deserves much eredis. The Parish
hall was crowded to iis utmost capacity.
lhs Adiviasiy taiF Annis Gssnags vas |
one of The ushsrs and bar smile waa
worthy Ash.s daughter of the godsv
Dr. A. M. Curfis, surgson-in-clsargs.
presided At the coEnmsncsmsns axsrrises
II the Training Bchool for Nurses IL
prsedmeu's Hospital, Wednesday even
Dg. These were hsId in ths Rapkin
Memorial chapel On tho Howard Univsr-
'isy oempus Esssnsssn we're graduated.
The Twin-City American., 1899-05-11

In the frat divisions. II has been In ex-
istence some years and has In Its pos
session several thousands OF dollars. Ths
teachers in our schools, which comprise
the ninth. tenth aud eleventh divisions.
are debarred from Joining a. well M this
colorsd teachers OF tue county. which
are included IN their eighth division.
Some OF the colored county teachers did
apply and were rejected because the
social question might arise. Whenever
you see anything about the public
schools OF Washington or their supcrin'
tendent be sure II refers To the eight first
divisions. The Others" or the eolored
schools are not In mind.
One prominent Newspaper goes 40 far
as to separate notices Of marriage
licenses, under the head white, .
"eoiored" and In one instance where the
two races were represented white and
colored."
Misses Carrie Cook and Nina parks,
teachers In the Baltimore county
schools, were In the city last sunday.
The former was the guest Of Miss Maggie
w. Lewis, NJ. street. and the latter OF
her sister, Miss caddia Parke. Ninth
street.
have Just had a talk with John n.
Coins. the business manager ol The
Daily Record He Il associated with A.
l., Manly. who IL the Editor and r. J.
Manly, general manager Of The same.
These men have been 10 Washington less
than three months. Their manner oi
IeaviDK Wilmington. N. C., IL fresh In this
minds of everybody. Mr.. Goins tells me
that they are not allowed IN the state Of
North Carolina any more. lie thinks
Washington good field for newspaper
enterpriss. II recall Alright, Tdn y.
Wells, now Mrs. Ferdinand Barnett, Of
Chicago, was compelled to leave Tonne
ses. because she wrots up some lyBch-
inKs In terms not to be mIsunderstood.
The IoFdIy fire-sater of the South doss
not want bis unholy deeds unmasksd
before the world.
There are very few colored women IN
journalism, but thoss few are succeeding
admirably 10 whatever branch OF IL they
The Twin-City American., 1899-05-11
CORRESPONDENCE.


Mrs. Charlotte r. Grimke Is appointed
School Trustee to succeed Mrs. Mary
Church Terrell, who Recently Re-
signed. = Congressman white admitted
to Practice Law before the District OF
Columbia supreme court.--A Daily
Race Paper i'm Washington.
The Twin-City American., 1899-05-11

Special TO TaE AMERToAE:
The Afro Americans success in bust
ness means more for the race than on the
surface may appear. II implies not only
our growth along material liDes, the de-
velopment of executive ability and a
shrewd intelligence, but it shows also
individual reliability OF character and a
spirit OF cooperation and Of unity essen
tial to our progress as a people.
There are now few avocations in
which, considering the length of his
freedom and the measure of his oppor-
tunities, the Negro is not well repre-
sented, not only from the numerical
standpoint but equally from the stand
point OF ability. We have farmers, me-
chanics, merchants, lawyers, doctors, and
ministers galore, with sprinkling of
artists and literati. All these, as they
perform creditably the duties OF their
several callings, are not only demonstra-
ting personal worth, but are refuting the
doctrines OF the Negroes inferiority and
strengthening the claim OF the brother
hood Of man.
The bank as species OF racial activity
did not appear until comparatively
recent date. The first bank owned and
operated by ro-Americans was opened
in Richmond, Va, less than dozen
years ago. Chattanooga soon followed
suit; and, the spirit OF enterprise travel
ing southwark, nearly nine years ago the
Penny Savings Bank was established in
Birmingham, Ala.
The leader in this movement was DIR.
w. n. Prftifursi. There rs no need 10
tell here OF his early life on the farm, OF
his struggles for an education, Of his
pluck. his perseverance,, and his final
successes All this is more fully and
effectively told in DR. Simmons "Men of
Mark" than time and space would per-
NIT here. The years have but added to
DIR. Pettiford's record for probity. for
sagacity and for activity along race
lines.
Mr.. w. w. Browne. OF True Re-
formers fame, and the founder OF the
bank at Richmond, in visit to Birming-
ham, consulted DIR. Pettiford about the
establishment in that city of a
branch bank OF the business in Rich
mond. But the future bank president
did not favor branch business for Br-
mingham. He did favor, however
the establishment OF an independent
bank in the Magic City. Pursuing the
idea, he succeeded in interesting several
of the leading citizens of the town,
prominent among whom we're Mr.. VIM.
Robinson, well known business man,
since deceased, Prof. @. j. Clayton, then
principal OF one Of the city public
schools, and Mr. b. H. Hudson, the
banks present cashier, man OF recog-
nized high character, possessing the cool,
calm Judgment, the Conservatism and the
steady trustworthiness which fit him so
eminently for the place be now fills.
A meeting called to consider the
matter resulted in the establishment Of
the Alabama Penny Savings Bank. which
was opened for business Oct. Is, 1890.
The first days receipts we're s555.55.
Despite this fair beginniDg, there were,
OF course, some croackinRs to be heard.
Many Of those who call themselves the
better class OF colored citizens were in
efiund Al efan1 nas.Ia aa In ~, 0Ftax. A.
The Twin-City American., 1899-05-11
The Alabama Penny Saving Bank.
A Prosperous Banking Institution, Owned and
Operated by COlored Men.

Does Yoeman Service in Birmingham where it is Located
spirit of healthfu Emulation and Serves
as a Beacon Light to other Cities of the South.
Through its Influence New Banks
Established in Montgomery and
Selma, Ala, and New
Orleans, La