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The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
THOSE CHICAGO NYMPHs.

Mrs. Fry, of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, made an excellent point on the wicked and abandoned Lorado Taft when. in referring to his Brobdingnagian nymphs, he said "The nymph is not an intelligent god dess, therefore how can it type intel lectually or high ideals? It stands for nothing related to high or noble mental accomplishments. This being true, does it not appear as if the charge that they are made nude for the sake of nudity than for the sake of art?"
 Mrs. Fry is right We have observed in our mythological investigations that intellectual goddesses are always DOT trayed with their clothes on, for the reason, we suppose, that they are tri- fle stronger on intellect than on shape, But why does Mrs. Fry refer to nymph as "it," as man refers to 4 baby? The sex of the nymph is un- questioned; if it were not the Woman's Christian Temperance Union would not be so agitated. In only one instance Mrs. Fry exposes vulnerable place in her armor. She speaks of high ideals" and it seems to us that the wicked and abandoned, interruptions yet cunning Lorado Taft made good use of his dew ilish art when he portrayed his nymphs at the colossal figure of seven feet and half If this is not high ideal we know nothing of feminine height We desire to hear further from Mrs Fry. We desire to know whether in the opin- ion of our cultured Christian ladies seventy-five feet of nude womanhood shall be allowed to disport in our pub- lie fountains. It is our opinion that this outrage is covered by statute.-Chicago Post
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
THE TROUBLE IN DELGTUM.

It is more quiet in Belgium, but if the government proposals to be submitted to-day to the Chamber of Deputies are not satisfactory, even more serious trou- ble than there has been may break out
 The bill which has made the trouble satisfies only the Clericas When the Clerical leaders learned that the Liberals and Socialists had coalesced with a view to the coming election 1t was sought to use the large Clerical majority in the Chamber as now constituted to still further strengthen the Clerical position. A bill was brought in which professes to give representation to minorities, but really does so only in the larger cities. In Brussels, for example, at the last election the Socialists cast 60000 votes, the Liberals 40,00O and the Clericals 90,- GOO. By fusion the Socialists and Lib erals will obviously win at the next elec- ton all the eighteen seats to which Brussels is entitled in the Chamber of Deputies-the Clericals won them all the last election--so that the new bill offers no real concession. It refuses, on the other hand, representation to minoritiea in cities smaller than Antwerp, Brus- sels, Charleroi, Ghent and Liege, where the Socialists and Liberals would profit by proportional representation. The bill offered by the Clericals is further offen- sive, in that 1t proposes to abolish sec ond ballots. This Is sly stroke, it is alleged, and unfair. The Socialists, Lib- erals, Radicals, etc., all put up cand1- dates for the first ballots and do not vote for each others candidates till the first ballot has shown that no one of the opposition parties is able to elect it's can- ddate without the support of the rest. TO abolish second ballots is to freeze out the opposition in most constituent cies. Other features of the bill tend similarly. it is alleged, to perpetuate the supremacy of the minority. Hence the furious rioting of the past week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
-----------.-------------------- THE PLANT HUNTERS.
Collectors From the Time of the Ancier

Collectors From the Time of the Ancient
 Egyptians to the Present Day.
 On the walls of room in the great Temple of Carnac, at Thebes, there are, perhaps, the earliest art records of plants existing in the world to-day. A series of exquisite carvings or scrip lures adorn the walls and these are representations of foreign plants col lected and brought home by Thothmes III on his triumphant return from a campaign in Arabia. These sculpured records show not only in the natural aspect of plant or tree, but leaves and flowers fruits or seedpOts are shown separately, as in our modern botanical works of to-day. MT W. Flinders Pet ric, the well known Egyptian explorer and archaeologist, has taken casts and photographs of these records, and some of these may be seen in the museum at Cairo, in the British museum, and else where. These sculpured pictures, for some were colored originally must not be confounded with the actual dried specimens of Egyptian garden and wild plants that have been found preserved in the mummy wrappings of Ahmes l. Ramesee II and other great men, and in graves discovered at Dalschur, Sahkara bier el Bahsra. These actual flowers consisted of blue and white lotus, pop pies, narcissus, grasses, palms, clover, barley, juniper and other plants which grew and fiourished at least two thous- and years before our Saviour was born at Bethlehem. Samples of these actual
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
EPENDENCE DAY.

Again the glorious Fourth, more glo- rious than ever. Let independence be when our little brown brothers in the Philippines talk about their independ- ence they know not what they say. Our ancestors rebelled against oppres- sion. Our little brown brothers are rebelling against benevolence and benef- icence.
 Hurrah for our kind of independence! Let us celebrate even more noisily than usual
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
FAIR, FOR YE110W HE1TuEy

No wonder "the heather Chinee" isn't popular in San Francisco. Hundreds of parents in that city are protesting against what they call the severity of the examinations of the pupils in the grammar schools. It does not appear from the questions printed that the ex- an1iners asked anything not to be found in the textbooks tsed and the surprise at the indignation aroused is deepened by statement found in the Chronicle that the pupils in the school for Chi nese found little difficulty with the questions in arithmetic, which subject was the chief stumbling block for the other children In the reports received from the Chinese school not failure In this subject was recorded. There ap- peared to be among the Mongolians a noticeable aptitude for this study In one grade containing eleven pupils four attained a percentage of 100. and five others over 90, while the lowest of the class scored 72 In another grade of ed over 90 per cent, three of the number being rated at 100. It is noted further to the credit of these Chinese pupils that they did their good work in less time than was allowed in the other schools.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04

wider trimming is newer, so a gown treated with it was chosen for this pie ture. Lavender lawn was it's material, white lawn giving the front, while lace jabots and lawn ruffies were other trln- mings. Had the dress been entirely ot white, the black trimming would have been just as correct, though it would seem that narrower ribbon would be less assertive and more artistic.
 Outdoors lavender has new compan- ion. Apple green is the shade that IS now thought the most fashionable mate for it, the lavender being a delicate shade. When dash is wanted for dress thus composed it can be added in d touch of scarlet or of the ever useful black. Yellow and pale lilac are also combined. A gown of ivory ground or gandie is striped with hair lines of faint green, and is sprayed with tiny scarlet
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04

flowers as used in the funeral wreaths of Egypt four thousand years ago may be seen at the museum at Cairo, as well as in the British museum and at Kew.
 Coming down to comparatively mod ern times, voyagelS, such as Drake and Raleigh doubtless brought home the useful, if not ornamental, plants, seeds and roots from foreign lands-tobacco, and, above all, the potato, among the number. Even our Kentish cherry yards and orchards owed their early be- ginninss to trees brought over from the Continent by Harris and other of the royal gardeners of Henry VIII. Then we know that Tradescant fetched choice fruit trees from France and Hat field, where records of his costs and ex- penses in so doing are still preserved. In the present century the birth of the modern plant collecting began with such merchants and travellers as Reeves, Parks, Fortune and others, In China, the last two having been sent out as collectors by the Horticultural Society. Messrs. Veitch & Son, then of Exeter also sent out the brothers Thomas and William Lobb, the first named being especially successful. Then men like Linden, Hartweg, Gardner, Wier and Roezi sene home the cream of the orchids and other rare plants of South America, and pr. Hooker and Dr. Thomson introduced many orchids-I.il- ium, rhododendrons, etc, from North ern India-and were pioneers in the good work done afterward by Parish, Benson, BoXall, Berkeley and many others of recent years.
 Just at the present time plant collect ing. so far as nurserymen generally are concerned, is mainly limited to orchids, of which enormous cargoes are now and then secured from both the eastern and western tropics Of these the cat tleyas and odontogossums of the west and the phalaenopsis, dendrobee, van das and cyprides of the east seem at present the most marketable in largo quantities, from which fact we may ob- eerve that plants, like other things, have their prevailing vogue or fashion, and collectors like all other caterers for the public, must study the law of sup ply and demand. the markets as repre- scented now mainly by the London auc- tion-rooms. and the larger nursery gar dens everywhere Now and then a fine new or very rare species is discovered and introduced, and then competition ensues and prices. Hin high When we come to consider the actual pursuit of collecting itself, we get. 80 to speak on enchanted ground-that is, of course, if one is born collector or plant hunter flor above everything a good collector is so far like the poets are said to be. 1. e., born and not made Of course, if man has the true hunters blood in him, and also requires experience in the best new and rare plant nurseries and botanical gardens, then you may expect good, If not the best results Above all, a collector must be man of many parts; he must, like the proverbial cat, always drop on his feet. and nothing must daunt or deter his ardor-he must be as persistent as q bloodhound on the trail,-Amateur Gardening.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04

pr. l.. o. Howard, the entomologist of the Agricultural department, is credited by Washington correspondent with saying that it is the judgment of the highest authorities that considerable part of the typhoid fever in our camps during the Spanish war was due to the Hies which carried the contagion,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
ADVERTISING RATES,

It Is said that Philadelphia women are troubled with what thev call dog palsy. It is a nervous twitching of the mana caused by holding a chain attach ed to dog.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04

rose buds. This is worn over a founda- tion skirt of lilac lawn, frilled with white, each frill run with lot of vel low tucl1ings. A petticoat under the foundation skirt is of yellow lawn with white flounces edged with lilac. Such a bouquet results from a swish of the skirts. These underskirts serve for wear with other transparent gowns, so are not as eXtravagant as might seem,
 FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04
Fourth of July.

Benny, beat the dlsli-pan. Tommy, bring your drum! sammy, save you breath to blowl Dicks harmonlum! Bobby take your tn fife. Sue, you're marching we'll! Jimmy kcep In step there. Alec ring thnt bell Fire the cannon crackers. Give a cheer now, boys. What is this day meant for, But to make q noise.
 Frances Armory In St. Nicholas.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04

lt beats all how some people cannot understand that moderation is one of Ihe secrets of long life. A woman nine ty-seven years old, in the North of Eng land, has just died of excessive tea drinking.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04

A six-masted schooner Is being built at Camden Maine, and seafaring men nhereabout are much concerned what name shall be given to the sixth mast fAfter-j -jigger-mast' has been suggested seriously, and Saturday mast" has it's advocates The schooner is to be nearly B75 feet long.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04

Much advantage is claimed for the Lowry compress now being adopted by cotton plants, as it's use insures entire immunity from injury to the flament, this being a desldera tum of special inn portance. The press is simple, consist ing of merely revolving funnel-shaped tube with stationary covering, in which there are slots permitting the entrance of the material, and below the tube there is yielding platform supporting the formed bale; the tube is caused to re- volve. and, simultaneously, the material hale is fed onto the slotted covering. The friotion of the material revolving below the covering and past the slots draws in o few fibres and these, being entwned with others, draw them in also and soon Inc whole mass is engaged and dlsap- ,,aoripe. through the slots in thin bats, h,t at the rate of about two thousand .,o,,nds ner hour In a short time the +,ba is filled with layers of material forming practically round wedge; the .,os;stance of this wedge to the entering 70 ,,,ore material gives the impression .,o.,,ired. and is regulated by the degree of taper in the tube, which is adJusta- ble.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04

The organization of the Illinois Soci- ety for the Prevention of Consumption initiates a practical movement for com batting the advance of this disease Membership in the society is to consist not only of medical men, but of the 1aity generally, and of both men and women. In the organization are some of the most influential men of Chicago, ioined with some of the ablest local phy- sicians. They will immediately extend the work by organizing branches throughout the State. AS stated in the constitution the purpose of the organ ization is to prevent consumption by the education of public opinion and the stimulation of individual initiative by means of a central bureau for the col lection and distribution of information ne to modes of diffusion of tuberculosis and measures of prevention. This edu- ca+iou Is to be carried on by means of namphlets, public lectures and address es co-operation with other societies or panized for the public health, periodical congresses, through the press, and in other ways.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04

A notable case of luck Is that of Anne s. Douglas of New York, who thought she had been buncoed when she was in- duced to invest s5,0O0 in a certain Grip pie Creek claim. She had the man who him to recover her money, but was beat en. That mine has turned out the best in camp, and carload of ore that runs all the way from $10,000 to $100,000 per ton is awaiting shipment.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-04

The watermelon season is at it's height in Georgia, and unusually heavy ship ments are being made North and West One firm in Albany, Georgia, shipped a carload of TAT melons to New York last week which weighed 27, 200 pounds. The Augusta Chronicle states that the melon raisers have used guano fertilizers and, to some extent, spoiled the quality of the melon. More melons," says the Chronicle, "may be raised by guano manuring, but the superior quality and wholesomeness may be lost. We have about got rid of the incompatible sugar yam sweet potato by new-fangled methods. Are we about to lose the hitherto matchless Richmond county watermelon by similar folly?" It is much to be hoped not.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-07
WEDDING on CHURCH HILL.
Miss Frances COmstocL the
bride of Mr.. Ralph ~Champiin.

Yesterday morning at $3.50 o'clock the
ceremony was performed which Joined in
wedl6cKs hallowed bonds Miss Frances
Champlin. The happy event took place
at the home of the parents of the bride.
No. 220J east Broad street. Owing TO the
prOtracted illness OF the mother of the
bride, the wedding was an transformations
quiet one. The parlors We're a%rtisti-
cally decorated with palms and flowers
and shaded lamps, forming a very pretty
ensemble. Promptly at the hour named
the young couple entered the parlor, the
wedding march being played very eff
GENTLY by Miss Marguerite Prosser.
There were no attendants. The bride
carried a beautiful bouquet of bride
roses. She was attired In a handsome
travelling costume of gray cloth. Rev.
Robert y. Goodwin, rector OF st. Johns
Episcopal church, performed the ceremony
In q very felicitous manner, the bride
being given away by her father. After
receiving the warmest congratulations or
many friends, they left via the 1929
train for Washington, and after a short
stay there they will proceed 10
New York, where the brides sister, Mrs.
George II. Lyon, will be visited, and the
next SlOpplIS place VIII w ii~uidiidpDilH,
where another sister of the brides will
Welcome them. After a short stay i'm
the Hoosier City, Chattanooga and Look
out mountain, Tenn. Asheyille, Salisbury,
and Charlotte, y. G., will be visited i'm
the order named, and finally Savannah,
Ga, the recent home Of the bridegroom,
where they will permanently reside.
The bride Is a tall and handsome
brunette, whose winsome ways, charming
conversational abilities, and many lovely
traits of character have endeared her TO
a large number of friends. She Is the
daughter Of Mr.. Charles Comstock, presi-
dent OF the Richmond Wagon-Manufac-
turing Company. Mr.. Champlin is a Rich
mond boy, and was educated in this city.
He now holds the responsible position Of
general yardmaster of the Associated
Railways at Savannah, Ga. His strict in
tegrity and social traits are such as make
him very popular, both in business and do
nestle life.
The large number OF handsome wedding
presents, both ornamental and useful,
attest the esteem in which the couple are
held.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-07
SECRET ORDERS FOR A CRUISER.
Proposed American Target Practice
10 Impress Germans.

WASHINGTON, April G.-There Is much
mystery attending the coming voyage
OF the cruiser Montgomery, now at the
Norfolk ~navy-yard. She is under or
ders TO proceed to sea, and no one, not
even the commanding officer. it is said.
knows her destination. There is a rumor
that she will proceed TO the South At
lantic station, where she will be the
sister ship of the Chicago, which is or
dered TO leave New York within ten
days for her new station by way of the
Mediterranean and the eastern coast of
Africa.
The voyage Of the Chicago will be an
important one. and vii, serve a political
purpose. One incident of it will be the
visit TO Walfsh Bay. near Cape Town.
Africa, Il British possession in the midst
OF German territory, where the ship Will
In target practice.
The courtesy of the use of the bay by
the Americans is thought TO be intended
TO impress the Germans in the neigh
borhood The Chicago will reach Monte
yideo in about six mouths. completing
one of the longest trips made by a modern
of war.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-07
STORIES OF RELIEF.
Two Letters to Mrs. Pinkham
Mrs. JoHy WILLIAMS, Englishtown,

Mrs. JoHs WILLIAMS, E~nglishtown,
N. j., writes:
"DEAR Mrs. PryKHAM:-I cannot be-
gin to tell you how suffered before
taking your remedies. / was so weak
that | couldhardly walk across the floor
without falling. / had womb trouble
and such a bearing-down feeling (; also
suffered with my back and limbs, pain
In womb, inflammation of the bladder,
piles and indigestion. Before / had
taken one bottle Of Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound felt a great deal
better, and after taking two and one
half bottles and half a box OF your
Liver Pills / was cured. II more would
take your medicine they would not
have to suffer SO much"
Mrs. JOSEPH PETERSON, 513 East st.,
Warren, Pa, writes:
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I have suf-
fered with womb trouble over fifteen
years. / had inflammation, enlarge
ment and displacement of the womb.
/ had the backache constantly, also
headache. and was so dizzy. / had
heart trouble, it seemed as though my
heart was in my throat at times chok-
ing me. I could not walk around and
/ could not lie down, for then my heart
would beat so fast L would feel as
though / was smothering. / had to
sit up in bed nights in orderto breathe.
/ was so weak / conld not do any
thing.
Il have now taken several bot
ties of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and used three pack
ages of Sanative Wash, and can say
! am perfectly cured. do not think
l could have lived long II Mrs. Pink
hams medicine had not helped me-"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-07
Revival, Mt Broad-street Church.

Last night the meeting indicated an in
crease of interest I'm the work conducted
by Rev. L. Il. Bransford. He preached
with " upon the question Am / My
Brothers Keeper" The several relations
which link US TO our fellow-men were
explained under the light OF Gods word,
and enforced with spiritual unction and
intense earnestness. There were several
penitents, and a number entered into d
new covenant with God TO serve Him by
serving the people who need our sym
pathY and help.
This morning at II o'clock Rev. Mr..
Bransford's subject will be Christ Our
Helper" At 3 O'Clock tonight he will
preach upon "a Call to the Careless"
The song service will begin at 1890 o'clock.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-07
Death OF IL Popular Lady.

CCLfEPER, VA. April G.-(Special.l-
Mrs. Irene G.. Vinal, wife of Captain w.
Ii. Vinal, a retired United States army
officer, died at the Episcopal Hospital In
Washington. ID. c.. Tuesday afternoon,
whittier she had gone 10 have an opera
ton performed for an abscess OF the left
eye. Her remains were brought here yes
terday n were inferred I'm the National
Cemetery this morning, Rev. j Thomp-
son Cole. OF Ognitz, Pa, a lifelong friend
Of the deceased, officiating at the grave.
Mrs. Vinal was deeply interested In
charities and "a liberal contributor. She
was extremely popular. and the commu-
nifty mourn her death,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-07
DIR. Chiyers In the City.

Rev. DIR. F.. T.. Chivers. general secre-
tary Of the Baptist Young Peoples Union
Association. was in the city for a rev
hours Yesterday. He arrived AT $40 from
washington, where he addressed a great
young peoples meeting Tuesday night,
and left at noon for Columbia. where the
South Carolina Convention meets to-day.
While here DIR. Chivers conferred with
Chairman Ellyson and others or the local
committee. about plans for the big con-
to be held here in July. Great
is already felt throughout the
country I'm the convention.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-07
A Phi Chi Chapter.

The Phi Chi Fraternity established a
chapter at the University College of Medi-
cine last night. The programme was car
ried out at M%urphy's Hotel. The Grand
Chapter, of Louisville, Ky, conducted the
ceremonies. and ten students were ini-
tiated. This order is spread well over the
country. and is very strong in New York
and philadelphia. The officers OF the
chapter instituted at the University Col
lege were: Mr.. Arbuckle. senior officer,
Mr.. Arden. Junior officer; Mr.. H.. A. DAILY,
secretary and treasurer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-07

Hamilton remarked as he looked upon
the statue OF Stonewall Jackson. in the
Square, that he was with Jackson two
years at West Point.
About coo pensions, ranging from SIS 70
800 I'm amount, have been paid by the
Auditor this month. The latter sum is
rarely paid. 1t is allowed a veteran who
has lost both eyes.
Labor-Commissioner Montague has just
returned from a trip TO Bristol. He says
that little city is enjoying a genuine
wave of prosperity.