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New-York tribune., 1900-07-29
WHEN BRITAIN WAS ROH4N.
INTERESTING RELICS FROM THE sILCHEs-
TEE EXCAVATIONS.
rom The london GLOBE.

From TIE London Globe.
The results of the SIchester excavations of
1899 are now on view at the rooms OF the So
CIety Of Antiquaries. Between five and six
acres OF the site Of this great city Of Romano
British days We're carefully examined last sea
son with valuable results Those Interested in
province of Imperial Rome VIII ind abundant
food for reflection in visit TO this interesting
exhibition the ninth Of the series. The economic
history ol roman clNA occupation IS no" eeluS
gradually but surely unveiled by these pains
taking and systematic excavations Not q single
SpeaThead. nor anything that connects TINS
town. whose walls, still apparent. have a cir
cUnlfereuce Of two miles, With matters military
Fas been brought TO Hght No inscrintions tell
ing Of legons nor traces of soldiers camps and
stations have been found. but in their place We
have had uncovered the great town hail in the
centre Of the city. the adjacent market place or
forum tthe only one yet found iE the British
Isles). surrounded with shops, public and pri-
yate baths, a large rim or hCspce. many houses
bag and small remains OF the hearths OF a con
siderable dye mandatory and now undOubted
traces Of silver refining.
once again the tables Of the large meeting
room Of the Society Of Antquaries are covered
with the most significant finds of the last year
previous to their removal to their permanent
resting place IN the Reading Museum. Bronze
brooches, circular and Of gypsy pin" type, in
Guiding Of handsome enamel; bone pms
some with ornamental heads, and many other
articles Of the usual kind met with in Roman
eyp!orati0ns are we'll illustrated. An iron ring
with a gem signet. and a GnOstiC gem, with the
figure Of AbraNas and the name !. a. W, are
among the more remarkable Of the smaller finds
The collection of large fragments and 2 few
perfect specimens of figured pseddo-Samian
ware are numerous. one Of them has a Vigor-
GUS portrayal Of a lion interrupting stag hunt
by hounds The value attached to this ware is
shown by the original careful riVeting together
Of two broken pieces with a fastening Of lead
A most unusual quantity of quite perfect or
nearly perfect specimens of pottery, some Of
considerable size, were found last year IN refuse
pits. They about eighty in number and
form quite a feature of the exhibition. But the
most interesting piece Of pottery is big drink
{ ia
r1ented in a light creamy color. and bearing the
words ''vitam tibi" in capital letters.
An unusually large refuse pit was found to
have a considcra bic vegetable deposit at great
depth. When this submitted to a careful
2naIysis it was found TO contain many bone
fragments Of OK and sheep and a great NUMBER
of 1Iuu stones (of at least four varieties, in
Guiding the dams0n and buIlace), together with
a considerable collection Of plant seeds, among
New-York tribune., 1900-07-29
PRINCE EDDY GETS HIS SALUTE.
From The London Telegraph.

From The London Telegraph.
An amusing incident occurred in the Mall the
other morning, when police consta bic on duty
near St James's Palace suddenly became aware
Of the fact tnat little boy. attired in a sailor
costume and wearing a straw hat was standing
gazing up into his face with an air of somewhat
astonished surprise. The policeman, an ex-
Guardsman of great stature glanced. downward
at the lad, and then noticed that q few yards off
some nurses in charge of other children were
watching, laughingly- Instantly recognizing
that this was the York House party in charge
Of the children Of the Duke and Duchess of
York, the constable gave the military salute.
Prince "Eddy's" face Immediately cleared. the
salute was returned with smart precision, and
he scampered of 10 rejoin his brother, sister
and guardians. highly delighted
New-York tribune., 1900-07-29
TO FIND OUT.

In order to demonstrate the difficulty of main
tanning the secrecy of a cipher code for any
length of time, it need only be pointed out that
when a foreign envoy informs the government
to which he is accredited that he has just been
instructed 10 communicate to It a certain mes
sage the Inference naturally is that the latter
is a translation of the last cipher dispatch that
he has received In fact his verbal written
note to the government can only be looked upon
as the Interpretation Of the cable dispatch or
telegram in question. and if the cipher used has
until then offered any difficulty to the black
cabinet cryptographers the note handed by the
envoy to the government viii furnish d key. II
is difficult to see how this be prevented. all
the more as the wires are employed for business
Of a pressing character, which will not admit Of
much delay.
Incidentally, 1t may be stated that, in spite of
what has been said to the contrary, cipher codes
are used in the various diplomatic services ex-
cIusiveIy for communication by wire and not
for letters. If the latter are Of too confidential
a character to admit Of their being sent by mail
they are dispatched by means OF special messen-
gers usually military or naval officers on half
pay, and who receive from their respective for
eisn offices salaries averaging $3,Gt0 a year, in
addition to travelling allowances. They never
let their bags Of dispatches out of their hand
ard inasmuch as the bags bear the seals of their
government no attempt is made investigate
their contents by the customs officers at the
various froatiers.
Royal perseuages in the same way are in the
habit Of using a cipher for their telegraphtc
messages and special messenger for their con-
fCentiaI letters which they do not like to condde
to the mails. But there is truth in the stories
according to which cryptography is used by the
various monarchs to communicate by letter with
cne another. In fact. Emperor William would
not find life worth living if every time that he
wished to write to his grandmother in England
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-31
PERSONAL NOTES.

A statue of the late Cardinal Lavigerie
has been set up and dedicated at Biskra,
on the confines Of the desert of Sahara.
Prof Arthur G. Garfield, of the Univer-
sity of Kansas, has heen appointed pro-
fessor af the romance languages and litera-
lures at the University of Michigan.
Maurice Thompson, the author and critic,
will deliver the annual address at the Bos-
ton University commencement exercises
at fremont Temple, Boston, June 6.
The Pope in recently receiving Princess
Stephane, of Austria, and her husband,
Count Lonoy, recognized the Princess, not
as a royal parsonage, but as Countess
Lonoy.
Ex-senator Sherman, of Ohio, had in
tended visiting the Paris Exposition this
Summer, but, at the advice of his physi
clan, has decided TO remain quietly at his
Old home, Mansfield, O.
Dr. Moses NJ. Bragg, who died in Utica
the other day, left his library of New York
history to the New York Historical Soci-
ETY.. DR.. Bragg's collection was consider.
ed the best of its kind extant.
Rev. Alfred T. Peery, librarian of the
Hartford Theological Seminary, has been
offered the presidency of Marietta College,
o. He is graduate of Williams and for
three years was civil engineer in the oil
regions of Pennsylvania.
Prof. Paul Haupt, the chronological au-
thority of Johns Hopkins University, will,
with President Gilman, of the same uni
versity, represent that institution at the
500th university of the University of
Cracow. IN Galacia, Austria.
Secretary Long is looking forward to his
Summer vacation, which he will spend
this season, as last, at his old home at
Buckfeld, Me. Last year while there he
amused himself by making three rustic
chairs, which he cut and carved himself.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-31
Wax in Canned Fruit Keeps Air Out.
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press
The following is hint on keeping the
air out of fruit in a self.sealing man.
ner:
"Put wax in canned fruits and vege.
tables !" exclaimed woman while lis
tening to a friend, an experienced house
keeper.
Certainly do" the friend replied.
THAT is the great secret of keeping sue.
cessfully all kinds of canned fruits and
vegetables. 1t is very simple and you
can see at once why it is so efficient a
preservative.
"Into each can or jar drop a piece of
wax about half the size Of the first joint
of your thumb. The fruit or vegetable is
hot, of course, when it is poured into the
can; the wax melting forms thin coat.
ing around the top, bottom and sides,
coating which keeps in the juices as well
as keeps out the air.
"When you open the can it is cold, and
the coat of wax can be taken off as easily
as paper.
eff you have never tried it you cannot
realize its excellence; if you once try it,
I'm sure you'll never think of any other
method"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-31

great act of death with a fullness and de-
votion to realism which even the least
representative find something more than
distressing. Certainly this may be pre-
dcated that the solemnity of death for
bids its introduction into drama or fiction,
except under the most pressing necessity.
One finds nothing incongruous in the
death of Desdemona or Juliet, nothing to
shock the feelings in the death OF Colonel
Newcome or lie Fevre. But death is dis
tresslng when it is dragged in among the
novelists puppets merely to give the
author an opportunity of exhibiting his
proves in descriptive writing, and it is
shocking when it is acted violently, hys-
tericallv, and with as much writhing and
contortion as the actor can simulate with
out breaking blood vessel, as is too often
the case with Mime. Bernhardt. While it
seems absurd to shut death out altogether
from the play and the novel, the present
discussion will do good if it induces both
actor and novelist to exercise becoming re-
straint when they bring audiences to the
side of death.bed
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-31

But we would not be understood as put
ting low estimate upon patriotism and
LOYALTY to government 1t is fault with
Americans that they do not have as great
a reverence as they should for their gov
eminent. We do not, as a nation, give
to the Federal government always the
support that it should have. In order to
the best results the government should be
for the people, but the people should also
be for the government. There should
be the most cordial and confidential rela'
tionship between the two The govern
ment should do its duty in promoting
the welfare of the people in protecting
individuals in all their rights, but the
people should also be loyal to the gov
eminent and hold up its hands.
There is a practical thought in this con-
nection which we would impress upon the
people of Richmond. OF late our people
have had their attention drawn to public
enterprise. Men and women have been
laboring together to promote Richmond's
welfare, and there has been a quickening
of public spirit. We would, therefore,
emphasize the fact that there should be
the most cordial relationship between the
municipality and the people. Tie NUM-
cipqity should help the people and the
people should help the municipality.
Given a city in which all the officials are
good and honest citizens, actuated by a
desire to discharge their duties in such a
way as best TO promote the general inter-
est; given a people who work together,
not merely for their own interests. but
for the public good, and you have model
city which is bound to grow and pros
per.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-31
TESTING CANNED MEATS.
How 1t Is Done I'm the WOOlwich Re-
serve Depot in Eng
land.

Among the most incomprehensible
proceedings to be observed within the
vast area of Woolwich reserve depot
are the doings of small party of Off
Gals, one of whom appears to do moth
ing all day long but sit at table and
tap on the top of tin canisters with a
couple of bits of stick something after
the manner of child beating on the
upturned end of his drum, says the
London News. The tins are passed
before him about as fast as he can tap
them, and absolutely nothing seems to
come of the game. To the unenlight
sned onlooker it is quite unintelligible.
The tins contain meat, and before they
are passed into store it is, of course,
important to examine the condition
of what is inclOsed, and this, in fact,
is the way it is done. The trained ear
of the expert examiner can tell wheth-
er the meat is in a wholesome or
putrid condition by the sound emitted
when raped with the stick, just as the
examiner of railway carriage wheels is
supposed to be able to tell whether the
wheel he taps with his hammer is
cracked or not. The rapidity with
which the business is gone through
and the seeming inattention of the
performer with the sticks and his total
Indifference to all sorts of noises about
him render the procedure a very GU
rious one to watch. The test is said to
be practically infallible
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-31
Cuban Postal Frauds.
Philadelphia Press. ]


Senator Platt, of Connecticut, has sum-
marily answered the assault of Senator
Bacon, of Georgia, on the Administra-
ton in connection with Cuban postal
scandals.
The basis of Senator Bacon's attack and
his demand for a special committee of
investigation was the assertion that mall
feasance in office was being concealed IN
stead OF being investigated, exposed and
punished. For this charge no basis what
ever existed in the public news of the
day, and still less in the reports of Ameri-
can officials in Cuba. The charge was
fgment, pure and simple.
Senator Plat shows this by recital of
the facts and the record, and he COM
pletes his convincing plea by making
public the instructions Of Postmaster
General Smith to Inspector Bristow, now
in Cuba, who has become, since these in
structons were written, director general
of posts IN Cuba. These instructions are
All unanswerable proof of the determine
ton of the Administration from the
President down to expose and punish all
concerned in this disgracefu record.
These instructions meet with irrefutable
proof the vague chatter and irresponsible
rumors that any man in this malfeasance
was being screened, concealed or pro-
tected. None has been; none will be.
These instructions prove that every IN
tention existed of exposing and punish
ing all.
Serious this scandal is. AS Senator
Plat said yesterday, Senator Bacon has
no monopoly of tie shame and hunilia-
ton felt over its revelations. Careful
selections were made tor these posts.
The men chosen failed under temptation.
Novel surroundings, large temptations
and the opportunities of a newly organ
lied service proved too much for their
integrity. This is the familiar experience
of every great business when it newly or
ganizes a branch 1t is so when railroads
acquire new branch, so when manu-
featuring company sets up a new plant,
near or distant, and SO when great de-
partment store opens or acquires new
store in smother city. There is probably
not business man of wide experience
who reads these lines who is not aware
that, under these conditions, irregularities
always occur in the new branch, plant
or store, in greater proportion than in
the Old, established organization, where
the men are all tried.
But when this weakness comes the
responsible inquiry must be as to its
treatment. The record here is unanswer-
able. The Administration itself dis
covered the frauds 1t exposed them.
1t is investigating them. 1t will punish
them. Democratic interference with this
work was certain. For the Democrats of
the Senate and House national disgrace
presents itself as a partizan opportunity,
but the country will not be deceived.
The acts and the instructions of the Post
master General demonstrate that these
scandals will be probed to the bottom.
Still more the occasion is to be made the
opportunity for investigating the Cuban
service, reducing its expenses, improving
its efficiency and deylsing a system which
will prevent such scandals in the future.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-31
"SHERlDAN'S RIDE"
The EmbaImeG Story Pronounced to be
Mere "TWaddIe."
Baltimore SUM-

Baltimore SUM-
According to General Stephen II. Man
ming, Phil Shermans famous ride from
Winchester to Cedar Creek, by which
Federal defeat was transformed inty vlcto-
nv, was mere twaddle. Like the legend of
barbara Fritchie," the Sheridan incident
has been embalmed in poetry and even
crept into history. "SinCe then, says
General Manning, lit has been absolutely
useless to tell the truth about this historic
incident" General Manning according to
a Boston dispatch to the New York Press,
was second in command of the Sixth Army
Corps during Sherdan's famous raid
through the Shenandoah Valley. He de-
clares he can no longer resist the tempta-
ton to tell the truth and correct the
dalnnable injustice of the faxed historical
accounts of the battle of Cedar Greek. y
Sheridan, it will be remembered, was ~
miles away, at Winchester, when Lis army
was defeated by Early at Cedar Creek.
He at once rode to the scene of action, ac-
cording to the poet, halted his beaten and
retreating troops, reformed his corps, at
tackled Early and sna:ched victory from
the jaws of defeat. "The Sheridan ride is
pure poppycock," says General Manning.
"He did ride from Winchester, Dut no
faster than any other well mounted officer
could have done. He claims to have
found the whole army disorganized and
flying down the valley and that his pres
ence turned the tide. 1t is absolutely
false. His coming changed nothing. The
truth is that when he arrived our lines had
been reformed and were rapidly marching
upon Early's demoralized forces. History
nov teaches that Sheridan found the whole
army retreating. 1t was too good an OPP
portunity for Sheridan to miss, and he was
heady to gain immortality by slandering a
brave army and its noble general. All
history furnishes no greater example of
peridy and injustice" General Manning
says he met Sheridan two years before the
latter's death and Little Phil" admitted
that he had done wrong in claiming credit
for the victory over Early at Cedar Creek.
The hero of that battle, in General Man
ning's opinion, was General Horatio
Gouverneur Wright, who was in command
of the Sixth Corps at Cedar Creek. If the
conoclasts are not all wrong Barbara
Fritchie" and 'Sheridan's Ride" are I'M
warrantable perversions of history, mere
poetical inventions. In the case of "Sher-
idan's ride" the poet, according to Gen
eral Manning's severe Characterization,
has written "twaddle." The romantic
nonsense about Civil War heroes and hero
ines is not confined, however, to the verses
of ingenious and imaginative poets. Some
very pretentious histories are full of just
such "twaddle."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-31

THE Lynchburg News of the 25th inst.
in an editorial "Not An Issue"-says :;
There seems to be a disposition in some
quarters to make the South African war
an issue in our coming Presidential cam
paign. All such attempts should be dis
countenanced 10y every true American
citizen, to whatever political party he
may profess allegiance, and whether he
be naturalized or native born" Mr..
BRYAN was the first American citizen who
tried to make the South African war an
issue in American politics. He did it, OF
course, to get the German and other for
egn vote. From the very first we de-
cared it lll-advised and reprehensible for
man who expected to be the Presiden'
tial candidate of one Of the great polite
al parties of the United States to take
anything but neutral position in the
fight between the Beers and the British.
Now, that our Government has turned a
deaf cal to the pleas of the Boer commits
sioners for interference in behalf OF their
people, the people of the United States
not only endorse the action of the Gov
eminent, but must see that MIR. Bryan,
as the leader of his party, has made a
great mistake in his ultra expressions OF
sympathy for the Beers. According to
the views of the Lynchburg News his
attempt should be dscountenanced by
every true American CITIZEN"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-31
THURSDAY, MAY 81, 1900.
1T MIGHT BE DANGEROUS.

MIR. ]. G. Hanley, of st. Paul, Mimi,
and who is the executive agent Of the
National Farmers Federation of the Mis-
sissippi Valley, states that movement is
on foot to bring the farmers and grain
growers of the world into an association
for the purpose of getting the farmers to
combine to restrict the acreage of wheat
and other crops throughout the world, and
in that way to force up the price of wheat
to 81 a bushel. If the movement could
be successfully accomplished it would be
the greatest combination or trust in the
world, and, no doubt, would advance the
price of all cereals. The dangerous thing
in'the movement is the proposition to re-
duce the acreage of wheat and other grain
crops. If such a thing should be done
there might be failures of crops in some Of
the largest producing grain countries.
This might result in a total destruction of
the surplus bread supply of the world,
and the creation of an enormous and de-
structive deficiency. Scientific men have
already been predicting, from carefully
compiled calculations, that the surplus
breadstuffs of the world will in a few
years be wiped out, Notwithstanding the
enormous increase of cerear products in
recent years.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-31
MAXIMILIAN'S WATCH.
How Paderewskrs Visit to Mexico
City Brought the Relic
to Light.

Two notable historical articles were
brought to light by the visit Of Ignace
paderewski to Mexico City recently.
lays the jewelers. Weekly Circular.
The coming of the noted pianist had
been heralded through the country,
and music lovers flocked in to the two
recitals given in FL Teatro Nacional.
Among the visitors was a pianist OF
merit named Tiburcio Saucedo, from
the state of Jalisco, and he brought
with him the two articles which have
revived memories of Macmillan. One
of the relics is the watch which the
general personally placed in the hands
of the officer who commanded the pla-
toon whose office it was to end the
earthly career of the three-Mexia,
Miramon and Maximilian-on the hill
of the Bells, near Queretaro.
The gold watch is key winder Of
double case and an old make. On one
side of the cover is a view of the inn
perial palace of Vienna, the luster be-
ing somewhat worn; on the opposite
cover the Archduchess Sofia is rep
resented seated on a throne in the act
of blessing a boy kneeling on the step.
1t is supposed to represent Macmillan
himself at about II years of age. 1t
is claimed that a short time after the
execution of Macmillan an unknown
man appeared at a pawnshop, called
the NOME Negro" or Black Monk,
in the city of Guadalajara, asking that
a certain amount of money be loaned
on the watch. a lawyer, Don Urbano
Gomez, happened to be present. Senior
Gomez examined the watch and bought
it. After his death it was sold to
Senior Saucedo by the sister of Gomez
widow
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-31

IT, Sc great ''donts' IN connection
with flannel washing are: ~ Don't
rub the soap into them, but wash them
In water to which you have added suf-
fcient soap jelly to make good lather,
and a dessertspoonful of Scrubb's
cloudy ammonia to each gallon Of water
used. (2) Don't wash or wiring In either
over hot or cold water, (3) Don't leave
fannels lying about after washing, but
hang up to dry lin the open air, If pos
sible) Immediately. (4 Don't dry them
too slowly, nor SO quickly that the heat
Of the drying room makes them steam.
(5) Don't iron them while wet, or with
a very hot iron. Flannel should be
nearly dry, and be ironed with a rather
cool iron.--Detroit Free Press