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The evening times., 1899-10-26
The Benefits of Cold weather.

To the Editor Of The Times:
Many persons regard the winter season as an
unfortunate visitation. 1t is considered both un-
comfortable and injurious TO health. Cold, on
the contrary, is beneficial to health. 1t is pow
erful agent for preserving activity in the organs
OF the body. The winter cold is a tonic which
repairs the injuries done by the enervating heat
of summer. Summer time, 1t is true has many
wise uses in the matter of health 1t induces out
door living, rids the system of poisons through
copious perspiration, and through the Scorching
rays of the sun, disease germs are destroyed. But
winter is the great bracer of the system. IL stim-
u.ates activity in every organ. When cold air
comes in contact with the surface OF the body the
blood circulates more freely in the skin for the
purpose of restoring the warmth which has been
driven out by the cold. II is through the circula-
ton of the blood that the body is nOurished.
When the cold air induces free circulation to
The surface, it causes toEing and strengthening
of aiD faculties, and increases their powers OF
resistance 20 the cold The only means Of re-
pairing diseased and impaired parts of the sys-
TEN is through the blood circulation When food
enters the stomach, il is converted into liquid,
and this is taken up by the blood and carried
through the body for in nourishing and build
ing up waste places. Thus when cold causes in
creased circulation, il brings about renewal OF
strength and health. Through the demand for n,i-
TRENT matter which is caused by quckened circu-
lation there is improved digestion. The entire
repair machinery OF the body Is stimulated to
renewed activity. The wintry air, is well
known brings with it sense of renewed strength
and vitality. The restorative power Of cold is
we'll illustrated in the case of the dash OF cold
water in the face OF fainting person. Though
life, in such a case, is practically suspended for
the time, an application of cold water to the
face restores circulation and renews life This
same wonderful power OF cold over the srstem IS
illustrated in the well known restorative power of
the cold face-bath rising from bed in the
morning. The face and hands, being exposed,
become weather proof Mans skin grows thick
in winter, Just as animals are supplied with
double coat Of fur to resist the wiBtery air.
Mans skin becomes thin in summer. Just as ami
mals shed the top coat of fur when spring comes.
j. W. B.
The evening times., 1899-10-26
Electricity in the Kitchen.

tfrOm the St. LOUIS GiODe-DcnlOcrdt.l
When the cook in the saloon at Sixth Street
and Lucas Avenue, touched the water pipe yes
terday afternoon the customers before the bar
heard scream of pain and fright. Then a splash
of the falling of much water was heard, and
then there more screams. Finally, rapid
tattoo was beat the floor, and the cook,
woman, appeared, the persp;ration pouring down
her face.
Il have been Shocked she said. Everything
is full Of ii. -
When the proprietor Of the saloon. Gco.ge
Herchlcr, walked back into the kitchen and start
ed toward the faucet he began to dance A man
who followed him gave a correct imitation OF
how not to approach the throne, and came Jump
ing back. The floor charged with electricity
The pipes were .douby charged The sink was full
of the power. When this fact had been fully
established q message was sent TO the supervisor
of the city lighting, Andrew J. O'Reily who
reached the place about $3.50 o'clock and pro.
ceeded to investigate the trouble. When he Walk
ed on the wet floor of the kitchen which had inst
been scrubbed, he felt the shock He touched the
faucet with rhbber- gloved hands and put tester
upon the two pipes, and found that current of
500 volts, was running through the pipes
and in surpr}esasked if the cook had been burn
ed by touching the pipe. Fortunately she had
barely touched the iron, and 80 escaped Other.
wise she would have been seriously burned
z Superintendent OReilly found that the wires of
the Laclede Power Company had been run through
pipe and the insulation had worn out He
cut the wire running into the cellar, and the
trouble was ended. Fortunately neither of the
wires was grounded, and serious accident was
ayerted-
The evening times., 1899-10-26
Phonograpby md Typewritfn-.

A Wisconsin physician announces that he
has invented a combination photograph
and typewriter. by which language spoken
into receiver may not only be reproduced
at will. but recorded. This is an interest
ing piece of news, If true. but it need hot
cause the typewriter men and maidens any
uneasiness. There will be need for them
so long as the English language continues
to be spelled in the eccentric way row in
vogue.
How would a phono-typewriter, for ex-
ample, manage such sentence as this:
The daughter of the colonel laughed in
apparent delight, although with heighten-
ed color" How would it treat the pecu-
liarities of spelling in the various words
which end in "ough, that photographed
combination being pronounced "off," "ow,"
"uff, - Co." or "aw." as the case may be?
What would it do with the numerous words
which are pronounced precisely alike but
spelled in widely different ways, such as
way and weigh" In short, how would
it ever grapple with the infinite variety of
a spelling evolved from fragments of Saxon,
Dutch, Portuguese, Austrian, Romany, and
heaven knows what else? We should have
to bring about spelling reform in order
10 read the records.
This reform is among those for which
it is safe to predict ultimate failure. So
long as human nature continues to be
lazy, so long will the English language
continue to be spelled with all its present
irreguiarity. 1t is true that phon-
etic spelling might be easier for
the next generation, but the present
generation-the one at present in control
would have to do much hard work in addi-
tion to that which it already does for the
sake OF bread and butter. The majority of
the people will never take the time to learn
a new system of spelling or OF weights and
measures. And. On the whole, it is just
as well.
The present spelling preserves certain
similarity between English and the tongues
from which it was derived. This makes 1t
easier for the foreigner to learn. The
Frenchman, for instance, could see no SIM
ilarity either in sound or orthography be-
tween the English 'kuIler" and the French
''couleur." while the written word color
strongly resembles the French word Hun
dreds OF other cases might be noted in
The evening times., 1899-10-26
Saw Possible Trouble Ahead.

(Frcm the Hermann Advertiser -Courier.)
Ia the mountain district of Tennessee there
are many people who never saw train, and when
a railroad was surveyed and constructed through
a wild part of the State, but little work was
done by the natives for year. They put in the
greater part of their time watching the wOrkmen,
but the greatest event of their lives when
the first train came along Some of them were
raid OF the engine, and gave it wide berth.
The track was finally laid as far the Cumber
land River and, owing to the delay in the arrival
of the bridge material. the workmen crossed the
river and began the construction of a tunnel.
One day a tall, rawbOned. Tennesseean stood
watching the work. There was a puzzled look
on his face. and he finally said: They may be
able to hit that hole every time but if they miss
il there will be hi TO pay"
The man actually believed that no bridge would
be built and the trains would make flying leap
across the river and dash into the tunnel on the
other side
The evening times., 1899-10-26
FRIGHTENED INTO MARRIAGE.
A Young Bride Says She Was Forced
to Take the Nuptial Vow.

NEW YORK. Oct. 26-Adline Rose. eigh-
teen years old. niece of Dr. Frederick a.
Cook. an explorer, who was surgeon and
ethnologist of a Perry Arctic expedition.
has begun proceedings in the Supreme
Court to have her marriage to Major Rose.
OF CallicoOn, N Y, annulled, on the
ground that it was brought about by force
Young Mrs. Rose. who lives with her two
uncles, Dr. Frederick and William L. Cook,
at 6SI Bushwick Avenue. Brooklyn, alleges
that Major Rose threatened to shoot her IL
she did not marry him. She says she was
frightened by his threats and agreed TO
be married, but almost Immediately after
the wedding, in Callicoon Sullivan county.
on October II last. returned TO her fathers
house
Judge Scott yesterday appointed Dr. Cook
suardian of his niece to protect her in
terests in the action.
Miss Cook lived with her father in
CallicOon. where Major Rose also lives
She says he wanted her 10 become his
wife and when he threatened TO shoot her
she was frightened into having the Cere-
-nony performed She says she has not
lived with her husband since she returned
to her fathers home.
wick Avenue, last night said he had moth
ing to add regarding the suit begun by
his niece. The charges as made in the
legal papers are correct he said. Mrs.
Rose, he added. was at present with her
father in Sullivan county.
DR.. Frederick a. Cook, the uncle of
young Mrs. Rose, has been member of
several expeditions to Arctic and Antarctic
regions. After he returned from the Peary
expedition he fitted out an expedition on
the steamer Miranda in 1894 for cruise
of two and one-half months about the
coasts of Newfoundland, Labrador. and
Greenland
With party of fifty persons on board
the Miranda left New York in July, 1894
She met with several accidents, and off
the coast Of Greenland struck a rock and
was abandoned in a sinking condition. The
members Of the expedition were saved and
returned in September of the same year.
DR.. Cook then tried to raise funds for
an American Antarctic expedition. but.
finding his efforts fruitless, he joined the
Belgian expedition. commanded by Lieut.
Adrain de Gerlaeh. On board the Bel
gica the party left Rio Janeiro in Sep
tember. 1897. The expedition returned last
June
The evening times., 1899-10-26
A New Railway for Hawaii.


The construction VIII soon be begun on a new
railway the island of Hawaii The contracts
will be awarded in few days and the road
will be in operation very soon. 1t will be
known the Kohala and Hilo Railway and will
connect the port Of Hilo, the principal city on
the island and the eatsern coast, with Makukona
on the northwestern coast. It viii have a total
trackage, including branch lfnes of 130 miles
and will open TO cultivation large fertile terri
tory originally inaccessible on account of lack
of transportation facilities. The road will be
operated by electricity, which win be generated
by water power. Three power plants will be built
each of sufficient size TO furnish sufficient power
TO run the entire road should necessity call for
it. One will be located near Hilo, another at
Hakalau, which is the centre of the road.
and third at Kuhuihaele. which is at the north.
ern end of the island. The track will be of stan
dard gauge. with 69-pound rails. The company
Will start with one hundred 20-ton cars and six
electrical locomotives, two for passenger service
and four for freight. Three Hundred employees
will operate the road, and thecost of construction
will be about 50, 500, COO Ii is believed that the
road will be of incalculable advantage to the
planters OF the island With the new road the
lime from Honolulu TO Hilo will be only thirteen
instead Of thisty-six to thirty y-nine hours
The evening times., 1899-10-26
ROsfon,s Trouble.

The citizens of certain suburb of Boston
will probably be very wide awake during
the next few days Boston is not exactly
a sleepy place under any conditions, and
the people there are generally of a nervous
temperament; but the town will be espe-
cially on the alert until the policemen of
Charlestown have discovered the where
abouts of fifty sticks Of dynamite which
were stolen by small boys from the box
where they were kept. Should the boys
experiment ignorantly with this material
there may be an explosion which will break
windows. shatter ear-drums, and scare Ed-
ward Atkinson into the belief that the Fill
pinos have fed TO Boston for saftey, and
that Dewey is besieging the city with his
big ships. Dynamite has a habit, as the
old gentleman said in David Harum's story,
OF going of seemingly ia a minute"
The sympathy of the rest of the country
will unhesitatingly he ~;van to Boston in
The evening times., 1899-10-26
TO BRING DEAD SOLDIERS.
Transports From the Philippines to
Reach Home About January L.

Transports From the Philippines to
Reach Home About January L.
d. III. Rhodes, an employe OF the Quar-
termaste-'s Department. who supeIintezd-
ed the removal OF the dead soldiers from
Cuba this spring. has departed for Manila
TO make arrangements for bringing to this
country :he bodies of the boys in blue WHO
have fallen in battle or died of disease in
the Philippine Islands.
The promise made by the President at
the time of the breaking out CT the Span
ish war that the bodies of all soldiers VINO
fell in battle or died OF disease in for
eign countries should be returned to their
homes in this country for final int<rment
viii be strictly adhered to in regard 10 The
Philippine war. An expedition sent oct
last spring was failure.
The first bodies will be sent back by
the returning transports which are nov
carrying troops to the Islands, and will
probably reach this country about the
first of the year. For every holy fer
which application has been filed at the
War Department by relatives or friends
transportation will be furnished to tle
homes OF the applicants or to such po nt5
as they may designate. the unclaimed
bodies will be buried in national ceme
terry ON the Pacific Coast or ese Brought
to Arlington for burial
Great care has been taken in marking
the graves of American soldiers in the
Philippines, and it is thought that there
will be but few unknown dead, and not
nearly go large a percentage as in the
bodies returned from Cuba.
II has been promised the relatives o, the
men who have died in the Philippines that
every body will be returned, but il may
take several years to accomplish this. II
is probable that only those who have been
buried at least six months will be re urn
ed at once.
The remaining bodies of American So
diers left in Cuba and Porto Rico last
spring and the bodies OF those who have
died in those islands since wi be
brought back to this country in De-em-
her. The returning ships BEARING the dead
from the Philippines Will stop at Hawaii
TO gather up the few bodies of American
soldiers inferred there.
The evening times., 1899-10-26
The Extinction of the Maoris.
From the London Chronicle.)


Judging from j recent report OF the registrar
general f New Zealand, that fine martial race,
the Maoris IS going the way of ali aborigines
whose country has been colonized by the whites.
They may not become absolutely extinct for a
few more decades but their doom is sealed
Among the causes officially assigned fJr tEe
thinning OF their numbers are the nigh infantile
mortality resulting from improper fCOd, exposure
and the want OF ordinary care, constitutions de-
blitated by past debauckery, the belief in ma
tive doctors and neglect of the sick, and the
adoption of European habits and costumes, lead.
ing TO diseases of the respiratory organs. A
Maori NJ A. Mr.. Nsata, in addressing recent
conference of his countrymen, said that drink
was pauperizing them and sapp;ng their vitality
The evening times., 1899-10-26
A story About vilimessant.

(FrOm the London Sketch.)
The discovery by the Paris police of skeleton
in the cellars of the hotel of NJ Yilimessant, the
founder of the Figaro brings back to my mind
a story told me by Aurelian Scholl. Vilmessant
was one Of those men that carried an unfailing
wit under the most serious of cCuntenances. He
had applied TO tie Western Railway Company for
four passes To Deppe and arrived at the gate
with his two friends and leading his little son by
the hand. The official looked at the child, and
said, But, m'sieu, he cannot be Journalistic"
Yillmessant scowled at him, and replied, do
tremblingly admitted that he did not. ''That
young gentleman, sir, is the distinguished editor
in-chief of the 'Enfantes' Chronicle published
weekly at the price of penny, with a SUBJ
stantal reduction il you take it for one year" As
he clipped the ticket that official looked as
though he had organized cyclone and got in
frnpt of II
The evening times., 1899-10-26

The sword presentation to Sampson re-
minds US that. after all, there is good
deal to be said for the hero of Matanzas!
But for his careful and patient planning,
two ships of the American fleet would
not have been behind the eastern horizon
at time when it was reasonable TO ex-
pect Cervera to make rush But for such
remarkable provision on SIMPSONS part,
Schley would not have been left 10 meet
and destroy the Spanish squadron with the
remainder of our feet. The victory be-
ing Schley's, Sampson claimed it as mat
ter OF course, although absent from the en-
gagement from start to finish. If the re-
suit had been failure or defeat. the blame
would have been Schley's.
The evening times., 1899-10-26

# it be true, assreported that the Ad-
ministration will not appoint any addi-
tionai commission to consider the new
situation in Samoa DENLY viii have to
look for employment in some other di-
rection. Perhaps he is not yet convinced
that he does not stand a good chance for
the civil governorship of the Philippines.
But, in view OF his popularity, which is
exactly on a par with that of Otis. he does
not, unless Mr.. Mckinley is anxious to
elect Mr. Bryan next year.
The evening times., 1899-10-26
CURRENT HUMOR.
a Wise Suggestion.
(From the Chicaeo News.l }

PaJ-Faith, an it's loik old toims it do be to
ycz again. Why didn't yez niver wroit me
loin since Oh last met yez?
Mike-Sure, an oi would. but Oh wasn't afther
knowin' yez addriss at all.
Pat-Thin why in tn name o. sirse didn't ycz
tilIyphon me an Old hev sint it to yez?
The evening times., 1899-10-26
Understandable.

(F'rom the Philadelphia North American.)
Daddy said tue little colored boy.
'.Wen?''
..What is The nationality of them coon song.
they sing in the theaytrcs?.'
The evening times., 1899-10-26
a Limited Return.

(frcm the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
"Thc last laundry l patronizid was the worst
I've struck ytt.
in what way?''
''Why. ] sent 'cm six CELLARS ard all got back
was the buitonhoes.'
The evening times., 1899-10-26
The winning Feature.

(From the Detroit Free Press.)
She-There i nothing | like in a play 50
much as love and patriotism. What is your taste
Freddy?
Hell have always thought we'll OF the SOU
b-ette.
The evening times., 1899-10-26
Two Ills.
(Eron Puck.l

Iii Siaekpole-what was that feler sellin' that
was holern mp the corner by the town pump
last night Squire? l sick and couldn't git
downtown
The koEacs Philosopher (promptiy)--Pats
medicine and prominent citizens.
The evening times., 1899-10-26

Dr. Leyds, the Transyaal diplomatic
agent in Europe, asserts that the Beers,
Free Staters. and Afrkanders together
have a force of one hundred thousand men
in the field. Beyond question. this is
gross exaggeration. Experts put the Boer
strength at sixty thousand.
The evening times., 1899-10-26
irony.
fFrom the Chicago Sew;

(From the Chicago News.)
Frank-Blanche pinned tiny hstiron en- my
coat last night.
Dickr-Do, you know what that means?
Frank-Np.
DickEWliy, she wants you to press your suit
The evening times., 1899-10-26

which the present spelling preserves
its French. Latin, or Greek relative, and
if English is stokbs sdgf world-language,
as seems likely Ephl bfesent indications,
this is no small advantage. In-shert. like
other apparently irrational things, English
spelling has come about naturally, and
would be hard. to destroy artifcially.
anyone desires to know how hard it would
be to become accustomed to a strictly pho
netic spelling let him copy page of un-
familiar matter, using merely the essen
tial letters. and then attempt to read it
after. it is cold Every stenographer
knows how hard it is to do this quickly.
A Partisan Fad.
All sorts of things originate in Paris. and
the latest innovation is dog newspaper.
Its name is ''L'Ami des Chiens," and it is
devoted entirely to dog literature.
Nothing could better indicate the differ
ence between English and French nature
than the contrast between this newspaper
and any dog journal which might be pub
lished in London. The latter would prob
other class of people. 1t would chronicle
the pedigree of famous settlers. retrievers.
fox hounds. and st. Bernards. it would in
form the reader of the state of the dog
market, and it might have a column about
the care of canine health. But never. no,
never. would ii exploit the scheme of es-
tablishing a cemetery for departed dogs,
and library and museum for the benefit
Of these pets. In the latter it is proposed
that portraits of distinguished bowwows
be hung, and their biographies placed, for
the entertainment either of the truly Sc
lect dog or of his doting mistress.
The English people have good deal OF
sentiment about dogs of a certain sort,
but it does not take exactly that form.
On many an English estate may be seen
little white headstone somewhere in the
garden, bearing an inscription commemor-
ative of departed Caesar, Bran, or Dandie
Dinmont and in many a household tie
masters old hound or the mistress dainty
terrier gets as much attention as a child.
But there will never be a newspaper like
'L'Ami des Chiens" In England. The
Englishman may have a serious attach
ment for his pet but II is not that kind
of semi seriousness which he would wish
10 parade TO the world. II he makes
grave for that pet and puts a headstone
over il, the mound is in corner of his
own most private grounds, not in any deg
cemetery.
The evening times., 1899-10-26
!. Desperate Need.


,ae ffFfem the Philadelphia Rccord)
Hoax Everywhere ene sees signs of prosperity.
Joax-SigHs of prosperity! You wouldn't think
so if you had been with me to-day, when |
one deaf muteatrying to borrow fvcr from an
other
The evening times., 1899-10-26


general II New Zealand, that fine martial race,
the Nlosis, is going the way of ali a5origiRes
whose coEntry has been coloHized by the whites
Tacy r.ay rot become Absolutely extinct for a
few decades, but taeis doom Is sealed
Auorg the causes officially assigned FIR the thin
NM; their numbers are the high iufantile
mortality resulting from improper food, expo
sure and the want Of ordinary care, colstitu-
tioEs Gebilitated by past dsbauchery. the belief
IN ratiye doctors. and reslect Cf the sick. and
the adoption OF European habits and coStunes
leading to diseases Of the respiratory organs. \
Maori ~ \. Mr. Ns2ta, in addressing recent
conference OF his e0GRtryme said that dFiak
was pauperizirs tham and sappiag their vitality
The ..Semaine Medical" Paris journal. an
nounees that the ROYAL Academy Of Medicine Of
Belgium has appointed commission to request
the Belgian government 10 take the Initiative in
calling a convention of representatives OF fcl-iza
stItes and governments, with the view OF -r ang-
Ing prelimin3Ties for an interna tionals pIasrrl-
copoeia. The present call does not as We un-
defstdnd IL contemplate 4 universal ph1T;na-
copoeia, but agreement. international in char
acJer, regarding the preparation, dosage, etc,
of the more patent ard pOiSoncus substances used
as medicines That such an agreement j.. how
ever, step. AID very long one. toward Il uni
versal pharmaeoPoeia all must admit and We
hope that the movement on the part of the Be-
gian Academy viii meet with the success il de-
serves.
Opium eating is described a. masking serious
ravaScs among the working people in tbe fen
district OF EiaEts and Carnhridgcshire in Eng
land. who buy il in pieces as big as your two
fingers from the local chemists. and make il
up into pills themselves Possibly poverty and
hard work have much 20 90 with this desrruc-
tive debaISehery, for opium has unrivaIeti POWER
anodSue for misery, and the effect lasts
longer than that OF ALCOHOL In the East il is
credited with giving additional strength and en-.
DURANGO under prole nsed Stress but such claims.
which are also made for coca, seem not Ia he
realized among Europeans To them either opi.us,
or cocaine is simply swifter or slower ruin wiki
eompcnSating advantages. Fortunately there
are few places where the practice has yet any
general hsld.