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The Winslow mail., 1899-04-15
Daring Deeds or Modern Surgery.

In recent address before London
medical association Dir. [. y. Weather
ly, prominent physician, said that il
a surgeon of GO years ago could wake
from his everlasting sleep in this world
and find himself in one of the modern
operating theaters of a medical institu-
ton he would rub his eyes and stare
deeds of the modern surgeon; that "he
would see the patient brought in al
ready unconscious of what was q bout to
be done; he would note the scrupulous
cleanliness which antiseptic surgery
las taught us in all the surroundings
of the room, the appliances of the op-
Grating surgeon and his assistant; he
would, perhaps, see the abdomen opened
and its contents handled with the most
perfect confidence, and this or that
operation, never dreamed of in his day
as being possible without instant death,
brought to a successful termination.
And wonderment would be justi1iable. }"
DR.. Weatherly thought the fault with
the modern young operator In surgery
was that be was little too prone to
use his knife as a means of diagnosis,
without giving his powers of obserra-
tiOn 4 chance TO arrive at a right con-
clusion. The address of the distin-
guished physician has attracted wide
ion.--Leslie's Weekly.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-15
ON TRE Wa TO THE POLE.
iiticn and Its Far Northern
startiaS-Potnt.

Mr.: Walter Wellman, leader of the
Wellnan polar expedition, writes of his
start rorthward, dating his letter from
Franz-Josef Land, August 2, 1898:
Here at Cape Tegetthoff, Franz-Jo-
scf Land, latitude SO,G6 degrees north
and longitude IS degrees east from
Greenwich, the Wellman polar expedi-
tion has built-as these words are writ
ten, is living in-the most northerly in
habited house in the world. Harms
worth house. as our hut is called,
stands just 594 geographical miles from
the pole. There are number of other
far northern habitations, such as the
Greedy house at Lady Franklin bay,
Grinnell Land; Lieut.. Peary's Anniver-
sary lodge in Greenland; the Pike
house at Danes island, the Nordensk-
jold house at Mossel bay, and the Well
man house at Walden island, Spitz-
bergen. In Frapz-Josef Land are the
Leigh Smith house at Bell island, and
the Jackson house at Cape Flora. OF
all these houses of refuge or habitatien
which the energy of man has pushed
far within the polar zone, only two
those at Lady Franklin bay and
Walden island, if, indeed, they are not
now in ruinS--are as near the pole as
the modest little structure which we
Americans have erected at what might
be termed the southeast corner of the
unknown region. a 85
"Every one of these rude structures
has history involved in the long, ever
continuing story of the fascination
which arctic exploration has for man,
and of the sacrifices and tragedies
which attend its pursuit. From the
Lady Franklin Bay house Gen. Greedy
made his heroic but disastrous retreat
to Cape Sabine. where official blunder-
ing at Washington and cowardice
aboard relief ships sacrificed two-thir6s
of his party. From Anniversary lodge
Lieut.. Peary led his gallant party to
indescribable suffering and eventual de-
feat upon the Greenland ice-eap. At
Walden island the Wellman expedition
of 1894 built 4 house from the timbers
of the crushed Ragnvald Jarl. At Cape
Flora, Leigh Smith, a cultivated Eng
lishman who has done much for arctic
exploration, saw his ship go to pieces
in the ice, and being unable to reach
his house at Bell island, only IL miles
away, was compelled to wintersin
rude hut OF stones and earth, the ruins
of which still remain. There, also,
through the generosity of Mr.. Alfred c.
Harmsworth, of London, was estab-
lished the splendid station at which
DR.. Nansen and Lieut.. Johansen had
their dramatic meeting with Mr.. jack
son as they were retreating from their
lair farther north. AT the Pike house
in Spitzbergen, Andree and his two
companions inflated their balloon in
July, 1897, and sailed away northward
on the most picturesque and sensational
voyage of modern times" =. Walter
Wellman, in Century.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-15
oVERAWED TEE JANIToR.
Two FIat-Hunting Young Women
finRily Sncceed in Solving
Puzzling Problem,

They had been fiat-hunting-the be
ing two young women, self-supporting
whose lives were directed toward the
seemingly Impossible task of raising
public aesthetics by way of the pen
and brush. Their greatest fault was
in being poor; their greatest glory in
being young and good-looking and fond
Of impossible situations.
Said one janitor after another: 1--WE
]on't take single ladies'"
Prom the point of view of the fiat
owner" said ope to the other, "a mar
riage certificate is as necessary as a gas
range or steam heat"
They were asked for references be-
fore they had time to state their wants;
they were snubbed, neglected; shown
TO impossible back fats up endless rows
II stairs whose height corresponded to
the loftiness of the rent. They we're
conscious that they did not suit the
august parsonage who presides over the
flats and for whom the honely word
Ianitor seems rid;culously inadequate.
One morning the worm turned
1HCJ an } ca themselves IN Inelr
best. They dragged from their lair
Two ornate lorgnettes Of antique silver,
bought at pawn brokers sale.
They interviewed janitor. Before he
had time to follow in the steps of his
PREDECESSORS they transfxed him with
carefully raised lorgnettes. I'VE are
ooling for an apartment, but before
we do so we wish 10 be assured of the re-
:Pectability of the house, of yourself,
II the owner, otherwise We do not care
to waste our time
The janitor gasped, then began to
apologize for his own existence, for the
people in the house, for the whole
street. He would have even erased the
eity from the map of the world if by SO
loipg he could have soothed their au-
gust disapproval-that is, seemingly.
ut is WELL said the younger one
graciously. you may show US what
rou have"
They had grasped the key to a diff
icult situation.-N. Y. Herald.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-15
SPAIN'S YOUNG FARRAGUT.
re "isshipman Who Was the
Nizcayn believed 10 BE in
Spain Now.

When, in February last, the now
wrecked and stranded but then pow.
erful Spanish cruiser Vizcaya paid a
visit to New York thenaval aut horities
took the most careful precautions tc
insure her 50 Gety. The Maine, it will
be remembered, had been blown I'd
a few days before her arrival. The
commander of the Vizcaya, Capt. Eu-
late, protested against these precau-
tions, declaring in the strongest terms
that he was willing to trust his ship
unguarded in this harbor. To the re-
porters who visited him on the ship
he recalled the many years Of peace
and amity that had existed between
the two nations, and then, struck by
an inspiration, lie ordered to the quar-
ter-deck 4 young midshipman, and,
pointing to him, asked the reporters
how two nations could ever be other
than friends when each had raised a
Farragut. One was already immor-
talized, he said; the other had yet to
show by deeds CT valor that the real
Farragut blood was in him.
Capt. Eulate, becoming enthusiastic
as The picturesqueness of the situation
peyeIoped went on to explain that his
young EiGshipman was Sanchez Far
ragut, who was born in Minorca off
the coast Of Spain, whence the great
American admiral's progenitors had
come. He had no doubt that his young
sailor was Cf the real Farragut stock.
The Nizcaya sailed away arG in the
excitement of the war that followed
Mr.. Midshipman Farragut was al but
forgotten. Following the destruction
of Admiral Cervera's squadron and the
capture Of so many prisoners, the few
who rensr1 bered the Farraout Incl
dent locked in vain for line about
the fate Of young Farragut. Weeks
passed and the great naval battle bade
fair 20 pass into history without the
mystery being solved, until cne who
remembered the incident on the deck
of the Nizcaya in New York harbor
wrote an inquiry to Admiral CerverQ
at the naval academy, Annapolis.
The incident DOUBTLESS interested
the admiral for he took pains o make
inquiries. The result was that he re-
piled through the medium of Lieu
tenant Commander e. X. Moore, as
sistant to the superintendent of the
naval academy, that upon the arrival
of the Vizcaya at Havana, to which
port the warship went after leaving
New York, young Farragut was taken
i'll. Later he was sent to the naval hos
pital in Havana, and the Vizcaya sailed
for the Cape Verde islands to Join Ad-
miral Cervera's squadron and Farra-
gut was left behind. To the best of the
admiral's knowledge and belief, Lieut.
Moore wrote, Farragut was sent back
TO Spain. At all events he did not re.
join his ship. and consequently was not
in the battle of Santiago.-N. Y. Sun
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-15
CHOOSING BRIDESMAIDS.
Prospective Brides Should Select
Girls Who Walk yNetlvith Grace
fuIIy-Poised Heads.

''In selecting bridesmaids" said she
Of the emerald and diamond ring to the
New 1ork Commercial Advertiser
writer, at is not beauty that counts
SO much as style and carriage. Most
brides take great deal of pride in
iheir bridesmaids costumes and want
them to show to the best advantage.
1t is Fery important that q brides
maid should walk well. The wedding
marches are more suited to grand opera
stages than church aisles, and while
ElSa's or Lucia's attendants can walk
IN gracefully to such music, the most
eIaceful Of girls is apt TO sway and fall
ter trying 10 keep time and step with
the same strains. I've watched bridal
PROFESSIONS and I've seen radiantly
pretty girls lose all effect of their good
looks by q hobbling walk. A brides
maid should glide. nat limp Or hep.
The beauty of a faultless frock and the
stateliness of picture hat vanish when
the wearer is awkward and obviously
il: at ease. The bride herself is helped
by her long train, her dropping head
and the leaning on her fathers arm be-
fcre and on her husbands after the GER
emony, but the bridesmaid wears a
short gown, carries her head erect
walks up and down beside another
girl. and so has her own grace alone
10 depend upon. 4 girl who walks well
whose head is well-poised on her shoul-
ders and whose hair arranges vel
makes good appearance as a brides
maid. and-well. all nine are like that.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-15
WOMAN EARNS HER WAGES.
An Indiana Law Court Decides a Case
in Favor of OverWOrked
Wife.

An interesting law case has just been
settled in the appellate court Of Indiana
which involves the wages received by
a woman from her husband fer cIerkin9
in his shoe store. The court decided
against the trust company.
The wife worked for $3.50 week and
saved her money, which was invested
in building association stock. When
the amount mas reached 81 eco, busi-
ness fell Off, and the husband was forced
to borrow from his wife till all her
savings were gone, when he made al
assignment. He also owed her a year S
wages, and her claim against the aa
signee for $2,378 was resisted on the
ground that a husband could not make
a valid contract to pay his wife for hei
services. The lower court took this
view of the case, but when it reached
the appellate court the finding Of tbs
circuit court was reversed, the judge
filing this reason for his action:
"It must be conceded that if the con-
tract between appellant ard her hus-
band related to services performed by
her in the discharge of her louseholG
duties, and the duties incumbent upon
her to perform by reason Of her n.ar
ital relations then there would be ne
consideration to support the contract
'The law imposes upon her the di
charge of such duties, and q contra
between them, whereby he was to pa
!.er for such services could rot bl u
held, as it would be against public poi
icy. . Where married woman l,"l.
orIns labor for her husband CT IAN
il the discharge CT her housed Ol, s..
l.arital duties such labor must bc pea:
forncG without financial comFenGati.
irC}n the husband, for the recirro>
relations that exist between them. Dtt
the Iabor performed by appellant was
not Of that character.
''She was under no obligation tc
leave her home and it's surrounding
and spend years of her life in stoJe
clerking for her husband, yet she d
this, under g. contract that she Wa
10 be paid for it. The considerable
was sufficient to support the contrao
. The money which was paid to 4
pellant under a contract with her Il.
band, and which was reduced t.
possession. and which she loaned, to
him, is such an obligation, based upon
sound, equitable reasons, that it will
be enforced. The judgment is re-
versed. d.'-Chicago ChrQnicle.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-15
His Mathematical Linit.

mike" said Flooding Pete, "statis
ties is wonderful things, amt they +
1e don't have any idea how much dis
world kin hold until ye git to talllin
figgers."
"Wot's the matter wit you?'' in.
quired Wandering Nike. rs yer mind
gone buzzin' up into de billions?"
"Me attention was attracted by ar
announcement in dis paper which i
truly wonderful. Jes' t'ink of it; de
cotton crop in Texas last year was g,
122, 7O1 bales
HYou don't say sol"
yes, sir. Amt dat astonishin'? >?
Here's somethin' else you didn't know
De worlds output O. gold last year was
$237. .504 ,800."
WAS it?''
"Yes. Jes' t'ink Of it,"
~ can't"
"Nait a minute an I'll say it over"
IT'S no use. laid awake last night
tryin' to realize how much two dollars
and half would be, if 1 had it, an I've
got brain fag. ashington Star.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-15
MISCELLANEOUS IIEM5.

Conneeticut's homieides in 1898 were
-, as compared with 24 in 1897 and -
in 1896.
During the last year Oneida county
On. y paid So. 43 per week per capita
for its poor,
There were 41,S16 arrests in Boston
last year. a decrease of some thousands
from the record of 1s0q.
\ iTely and venerable goose struts
around the yard of John Guiss, in Craw-
lord county, Q. 1t was brought from
Germany by Johns father, Abraham
Gulss' IN 1889, and is nearly &C years old.
Last spring ii raised four goslings.
Mats are spread under the houses of
the better class in the Philippines. to
excludes dampness, and are daily re-
moved and dried in the sun. Nearly all
the living and sleeping=rooms are about
six feet above the ground, with an open
space underneath
The postmastership of Pembroke,
Me-, is said to haye been held by one
family longer than that of any other
town in the country. William Kilbv
was appointed to the effice in 1900, and
his direct descendants have handled the
mails of the little village ever since his
retirement in 1910.
Big sweet potato crops have lately
been the rule in Georgia. The reason
has just been discovered. The negroes
have learned to extract an intoxicant
from the potatoes. They are half
boiled. mashed and allowed to ferlnent.
IN this way is produced a sort of whisky
which makes the colored man uproari-
ously jolly.
Fred Erickson was attending an en-
gine in the Kansas City pumping sta
lion when his hand was caught in the
driving wheel and his arm torn off. Will
liam Henderson tried to show how the
accident happened, and his hand was
caught i'll the same way, and his arm
torn off. Both men were hurried to the
hospital, side by side, in the same am
bu1aDpP
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-15
Sea Trip ON Dry Land.

One of the attractions-oft the Paris ex-
hibition is to be the 4lareorama, de-
Sised and painted by NJ. Hugo d ''Alesi,
the well-known poster artist. After
duly paying his fees the visitor will
pass gangway and find himself on the
desk of first-class passenger steamer,
with captain, crew, rigging, smoking
tunnels: and every other detail COM
plete. Around stretches blue and
sparkling sea, while behind may be
seen the port of Narseilles fading away
on the horizon. Mach lnery impnrts a
pleasant, rocking motion to the ficti-
iious vessel, and concealed fan makes
a breeze as the traveller Skins past
LIE Frioul and the Chateau DIFF. The
sun sets and rises to reveal Naples and
Vesuvius. and having safely passed
between Scylla and Chary bdis, the
good ship reaches in q few minutes the
harbor of sfas in Tunis. VENICE will be
the next halting PLACE, and finally the
passengers glide up the Bosporus to
Constandinople, but storm must first
be faced. The illusion throughout is
said TO be marvelous.-London Chron-
lcle.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-15
GROWING OLD.
"That IncurabIe Disease" Is Bound
to Come Upon Us, Fight 1t
How We May.

The fashionable women of to-day
will not grow old-no, not if they die
for it, which many Of them Go poor
things. Their waists must be as slim.
,hcir manners as yivacious and their
attire as up-to-date as if they were %
instead of-well, let us say so, Though
60 might be nearer the mark. No gray
hair for them-no worn-lookine eyes
They touch up the former with cne Of
the many restoratives. which are mot
dyes. you know, only tonics," and as
eSSings brighten as they take their
light" so do their rapidly thinning
-eeAs become more and more o.den 0:
1aonze, until they ale finally hidden un-
der red oryellow wig TIE eyes which
have been dimmed and aged by the
tears they have shed and the thing:
they have seen, are touched up with a
pencil and frightened with belladonna
and faded and wrinkled sllinsare ironed
cut, whitened and painted SO that by
candle light and at per distance
they look comparatively youthful tic
their o"ners), while, os long as gout
and rheumatism will allow, they HOP
and skip to dance music with the rest.
Undoubtedly it is hard 10 grow old !;
the spirit remains young much longer
than the body; the same things inter
est and amuse at so that were enjoyed
at 25. 1t is hard while the mind is still
bright and vigorous, and SO wei! fitte,!
10 use the accumulated store Of exper::.
ence and knowledge which it has been
gathering through life, that we should
be attacked by that 'incurable disease" !"
as Seneca calls it. and that our lin bs
should fail and beauty flee when We
ourselves feel the same.
So, in these latter days, We bave elect
ed not to grow old, and it is distinctly
Questionable to dress or act as if the
accumulated years were burden to
bear. Up to the very end MEL and
women are expected to dress and to
act as if they were as young as ever.
and, like the thorough bred horse, to &C
until they drop.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-15
COWARDLY SPANIARDS.
The DispicabIe Conduct of the Viz
. cnya's Crew at the Battle -
of Santiago.

The contrast between the two nations
stands out very clearly in connection
with the Vizcaya, says Ira Nelson Hollis
in the Atlantic. The torpedo boat Erics-
son ran close alongside Of her. and sent
n small boat to take or all that were
alive of her crew. Afew boats from the
Iowa assisted. The Nizcaya was on fire
fore and aft; the ammunition on board
was exploding. and the guns that had
been left loaded were going off one after
anoth her in The intense heat, TO say moth
Ing OF the proximity Of the shore. The
POSITION of the little craft has been de-
.cri5ed as perilous in the extreme. Our
men rislled their lives repeatedly to
lelp their fallen enemy; but no sooner
were the Spaniards transferred to the
deck Of the Ericsson than they urged
immediate withdrawal without regart!
10 their comrades who had been left
behind. To the honor of our navy.
Lieut.. Ushur remained until every liv-
ing being had been rescued from thc
burning ship. 4 similar scene was en-
acted around the two torpedo boat de-
str5Ycrs. 1t was 4 case of mad panic
ON the one side, and Of perfect coolnesa
On the other. One officer of the Viz
caya afterward stated on board the
Iowa that they we're obliged to close the
the disengaged side of the
cnt the men f CD Jun ping
o>C! laid rather than face lie Anert
eal gun FIRE
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-15
GOLD FOR COTTON-PICKERS,
Southern Banks Are Now Less De-
pendent on New York Finan-
cters Than Formerly.

If the statement sent cut by the
New York banks is correct, cotton
pickers will be paid to very great
extent this year in gold. 1t is the
custom of southern banks to get cur
rency from the New York banks, at
The beginning of the cotton season,
with which to harvest and move the
cotton crop. They get small bills to
facilitate the paying Of the cotton
oickers. This year it seems that the
New York banks are not able to re-
spond to the demand of their Gust ON
ers in the south for paper money. They
have not more than enough for their
own needs, and they cannot get any
from the treasury. The consequence
is that gold will have to be used in
moving the cotton crop. The pros
pect is therefore that there will be
plenty of gold in circulation in the
south this year.
But what has become of all the sill
yer? 1t has not been SO very long
since the complaint was that there
was more silver in circulation than
there was any need for. In fact, sill
yer was so plentiful that people OH
jected to taking it in change. Cotton
pickers, however, never objected to it.,
It is the kind of money that the ma
jority of them want. 1t may he, how
ever, that it costs more to move sill
yer, on account Of it's weight, and for
that reason the bankers get bills when
they can, and, after bills, they prefer
gold
We do not believe that the amount
of money that is sent south nowadays
S anywhere near as large as it used
TO be. The southern banks have pretty
oedrly money enough of their own
TO meet ali demands for moving the
cotton crop. One bank in this city
offered to lend the state, few weeks
ago. large sum OF money, the same
not to be repaid until next January.
1t would seem, therefore, that this
oank had more than enough to supply
its customers during the busiest part
of the cotton season, The banks of
the south are not as dependent on
the banks of New York as they once
| were, and the time is close at hand
| when they will have all that is required
by their part Of the country. They
would have it now if so much of the
wealth of the south were not sent to
New York. to pay losses incurred in
gambling in cotton futures.-Savanz
nah News.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-15
HOW TO EXPLORE.
Some of the Little Things That Tell
the SeoiGgist t;:e History Of p
the Co-ntry.

An explorer in new country make;
most wonderful discoveries by observ
ing very small facts.
He.comes to the-mcuth of a river. II
the water is n1ilk-white he knows that
it comes from a glacier direct, yet he
may see the glacier-bearing mountains
and find the water quite clear. That
means that the river has lake in its
course which has filtered the water and
gaken out all the mud.
If the river is muddy red it comes
from country of clay; if it is clear
brown it comes from swamp or forest.
If the water is "hard" when he washes
his hand that means country of lime
stone.
BY the gravel he knows the exact
rocks which are drained by the river.
Speckled rocks, such as granite, tell a
story of probable mountain ranges,
even if none are in sight; and by the
speekles the explorer can tell whether
the mountain is brand new and jagged
or old and worn.
By the pebbles it is quite easy. with
y
of country, to guess at its age. Flints
mean a chalk formation ironsand is
the best possible Indication of gold;
lavas and basalts mean volcanic action.
Terraces along the coast mean that
it is rising by jumps, as may be seen in
Norway and Chilli.
Where the rivers cut deep between
sheer walls on their course from the
mQnntains to the sea, that means that
there is no rainfall Modern shells on
top of high mountains mean that the
range has only recently been lifted out
of the sea. '<', E'-'
Hpmmocky mountains or plains are
sure to he made of granite; caves are
nearly always in limestone; sink holes
mean water RUNNING beneath.-Stray
Stories -..'
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-15
His Thanks.

The court looked severe, and after
there had been an oninous silence Of
about a minutes duration said:
prisoner this is the forty-ffth time
l have fined you fer being drunk"
Mr.. O'Fallon looked up suddenly and
a glad light appeared in his bleared
eyes as he put hand against his breast
and said:
franks, iedge."
s'What do you mean by thanking
me?" the court imperiously demanded.
With an expression of childlilIe in
noceuce upon what had once been his
face Mr.. 0'Fallon replied:
''Oi bad losht thr-rack of tn num-
ber-r of tonnes it was mesilf and Di
jiskt had a curiosity TO know how many
i was. s. Cleveland Plain Dealer.