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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-29
shenandoah Valley Academy.

WINCHESTER. VIRGINIA.
This, the representative school of Its
dowed institution of the irst-class for
boys and young men. The equipment and
surroundings are such that would be ex-
pected In n school receiving n liberal pa
tronage of the best class. Features par
tlculariy worthy of note are the results
secured from backward and negligent
pupils and the entire absence of undeslr.
able associations. One experienced mas
ter to every six resident pupils. FOR cata-
logues address
]. Z. LovETT. NJ. A.,
1yZ0-eod2lt Principal.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-29
Newport News Military Academy

UNCORPORATED.)
Thorough. preparation for College and
business. a select school for boys and
ENGLISH and BUSINESS COURSES. i6
States represented last year. Cadet ON
GERS commissioned by the Governor
Terms moderate. For illustrated Cntn-
logue address Il. w. HUFFMAN, Presi-
dent jyi5-eod-2m
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-29

In order to avoid delays, on account of
personal absence. letters and all commy-
nications for THE IMPLICIT
should not be addressed to any individ-
ual connected with the office. but simply
to THE VlRGINIAN AND PILOT PUB
LISTING COMPANY.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-29

No employee of the Virginlan- Pilot Pub
fishing Company is authorized to contract
any obligations in the name of tho COM
pany or TO make Purchases I'm the name
by the PRESIDENT OF THE COM
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-29
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

ADyEERTIs1NG RATES. Advertise,
Squnrc, first insertion. each subsequent
Insertion 40 cents. or so cents when in
terted Every Other Day. Contractors
Are not allowed to exceed their space
pr advertise other than their iegitinia te
business, except by paying especially for
lhe same.
!. Reading Notices. invariably 20 cents FER
ine first insertion. Each subsequent In
kerdon 10 cents.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-14

the blame for bad municipal govern
ment where It belongs-namely, upon
those seeking franchises and other
special privileges. without honest re-
turn to the people.
/ think many have clearly seen the
source of the evil, but have not cared
to take the consequences of an exposure
OF 1t. / do not say this in spirit or
hostility to wealth; far from II. 1
have reference to the abuses OF the
power which wealth, and especially the
wealth which corporations without con-
sciences and without souls, possesses.
/ know that the answer which Is
made to this Is that private corpora
tions seeking public franchises cannot
get fair treatment, because the class OF
men who are powerful In politics and
city councils "hold them up" as the
phrase goes.
They say they cannot get these fran
chises upon fair terms without buying
them. That If politics were clean and
honest men placed in Office. they would
be well satisfied with any franchises
which such public officials would, In a
spirit of fairness, grant them. con-
tend that this position Is false one.
1 assert, in the first place, that privi-
leges which are commonly asked for
from city councils are not fair to the
people. The corporations applying for
the franchises do not propose TO give
the people a fair return for the privi-
leges contained in the franchises.
This is true OF water-works fran
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-14

chises, electric light franchises, gas
franchises, street railway franchises,
telephone franchises and any other
franchises which involve the use OF
the streets, which belong to the entire
people.
1t is common knowledge that private
corporations applying for these fran
chises endeavor to secure the privileges
of charging rates high enough 10 re-
turn dividends of a large per cent. upon
not only the capital actually invested
in the plant itself, but also upon large
quantities of water" capitalization.
The movement for municipal owner
ship of public utilities surely means
something. 1t has grown with amaz-
ing rapidity. In fact, in large num-
Der of our best cities 1t is the con-
trolling issue in municipal politics.
Its further growth cannot be checked
so long as private corporations, made
up of men to whom the public have a
right to look as examples OF integrity.
employ all sorts of questionable meth
DDS to secure franchises, permitting
them to charge exorbitant prices for
public service, such as light, water and
TRANSPORTATION. The sentiment for
municipal ownership is natural re-
suit of the abuse of the FRANCHISE privi-
leges by private companies.
People are coming to believe that
avarice and greed and ambition to
make money will always rule In the
management of these quasi-pupnc en-
terprises.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-14

deal to do in influencing physical con-
ditions. This is important and inter-
esting. and the study OF the subject
in connection with the bureau of sta
tistics and the physical examinations
will, l am sure, bring favorable results.
The popular idea that active brain
work has a tendency to injure the body
is wrong. according to DIR. Edison and
Miss Fowler, with whom most of the
members of the club agree. Emerson's
admonition to the effect that high
thinking and plain living appear to be
the means of insuring health, is more
in accord with our ideas.
The Board of Examiners and Bureau
of Statistics is yet in the formulative
state. 1t will take some time to get the
plan In working order, but we hope to
be able to announce 1t as an accom-
plished fact very soon. The board will,
of course, suggest to the members ways
of improving their mode of living, work
and habits through competent physi-
clans, who will in reality act as adj
visors. Thus we hope to be able not
only to prolong the life of the members
to a ripe old age, but to be of assist
ance to all those interested in the most
important subject with which man has
to deal.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-14

been for the assistance OF a speedily
organized Office called the Refugee
Correspondence Office, II would have
been impossible to cope with the weekly
mails.
There are few parts OF the habItabIs
globe which are on the whole so healthy
as that portion OF South Africa stretch-
Ing from Capetown northward to tho
Zambesi. Here and there may be
found marshy lands with mlasmatic
and malaria fevers, which detract from
the average health of the whole coun-
try but the uplands, the great table
stretches, and open wind-swept country
are extraordinarily beneficial to all
states of pulmonary complaints. Tho
very air of South Africa has already
become a by-word for invigorating
strength and exhilarating effect The
atmosphere sparkles like champagne.
and although there are inevitable draw
backs. such as dust storms. and during
summer very bad rain and thunder
storms. these are after all very tenn
porary, and II may be said that for
eleven months out of the twelve the
sky is one eloudless blue stretch of
ether. with a hot but not oppressive
sun, and a cool breeze from the south,
which tempers the climate to one Of
excessive pleasantness.
The extreme dryness OF the air
throughout nearly all parts of the coun-
try Is remarkable; for instance, IL oc-
ours that man writing on thin paper
finds II necessary to put weights at the
corners thereof because the dryness Of
the air causes the paper to curl and
crackle in the same fashion as a new
Bank of England note. This is merely
an example Of what the absence Of
humidity in the air may lead to.
The British are sure of success. A
certain commander said to me:
1T is obvious that many names which
have hitherto been commonly used in
the Transvaal and the Orange Free
State Will henceforward have to be
changed. and simple British nomencla-
ture substituted for cumbrous Dutch
names. An ingenious contemporary
has put forward the claim that Pres
toria should, after the war, be rechrist-
ened Victoria the capital of the
Transvaal. and the suggestion is so ex-
cellent that IL cannot be improved upon.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-14
HOW TO LIVE
FOR A CENTURY.
by Theodore Sutra

The object of the One Hundred Year
Club has been misunderstood by the
people. The underlying idea OF the
club is to study by means OF lectures
to be delivered before II by physicians
and others, by discussions and the
study of statistics. means for improv-
ing the mental and physical condition
of the human race, thereby prolonging
life. The club. therefore. might wen
be called by some other name. such as
THE Society for the Study OF Lon
gevity."
We believe that under proper condi-
lions and by the observance OF certain
rules. which we hope in the course OF
time to formulate, the average limit OF
the life of man may be materially in
creased-possibly to one hundred years.
The first and most important plan Is
one recently discovered by the club. 1t
is that, say, once year, physicai eN-
aminers composed of club members,
shall have the authority to refer spe-
cial cases to medical experts in the
club or to specialists who may be Will
ing to aid in the work.
The idea is to keep a. record OF the
examinations and memoranda OF oc-
equations. habits and the general cir
cumstances of the persons examined.
This would be of untold value In throw
ing light upon the condition of the In
dividual examined. We think that in
this way vital statistics can be coll
lected which will be of value. not only
to the students of longevity. but to
physicians as well. AS it is now, vital
statistics are gathered from promiscu-
Gus. and often wholly unreliable
sources, and for that reason conclu-
sions drawn from them as to the pro-
longation or curtailing of life are not
to be relied upon.
1t must be apparent that, taking the
record of an individual for a long pc
Rod of years, and referring TO the
changes observed, much good Will not
only be derived by him. but by others.
series of such observations would be
unique and invaluable. II carried out
with persistence such observations and
statistics, in connection with the death
of the members as occur from time to
time, would greatly assist in determin-
ing the peculiarities both physical and
mental, and the conditions and circum-
stances which tend either to prolong or
abbreviate life.
OF late several interesting papers
have been read before the club, among
them one by DIR. Cyrus Edison and one
by Miss Jessie Fowler. Both argued
that mental conditions have a great
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-14
CORPORATIONS
!. VERSUS DIVES.
By Gov. Hazen s. Pingree,

The most dangerous enemies to good
government are not the saloons. the
dives, the dens of iniQuity ana the
criminals.
These are the result of laxness in
enforcing police laws. The laxness Is
the natural result of incompetent off,
Gals.
Most of our trouble can be traced to
the temptations which are offered to
city officials when franchises are sought
by wealthy corporations, or contracts
are to be let for public works. Honest
men will not grant franchise without
adequate return to the people in the
shape of reasonable fares or rates.
Therefore, corporations seeking fran
chises find 1t necessary to elect dishon-
est men to public office. When they
succeed the incompetence Of their crea-
lures in public office naturally breeds
incompetence In the administration OF
the police and other laws. So 1t is, !
--~I that we have not been placing
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-14
OH, THIS IS AN
UNHOLY WAR.
BY Henry LabOuchere

What are we really fighting for?
Certainly not for Uitlanders or their
grievances, for the majority of those
OF them who are mere spectators
hoping to make money by the reduce
ton of taxation of mines and the ups
and downs of the Stock Exchange
the real workers in the Transvaal-.
have shown their desire to be allowed
to continue to earn large wages Is 1t
to extinguish a conspiracy among our
colonists of Dutch origin and the two
Boer republics to drive the Angles
Saxons out of South Africa?
Such conspiracy is the widest figs
ment of the imagination. We are par-
amount. No war is needed to estab@
fish our paramountcy.
Is 1t to secure the UitIanders the
right to vote in the Transvaal after
five years residence in that country2
President Kruger offered it.
Is II that Mr.. Rhodes. reckless adj
venturer that he is, In part possessed
with lust for power, in part with lust
for gold, should seek to create a situa-
ton by means of which he may grat-
ify them?
These two lusts can be understooda
but why was the English Minister
possessed with the desire to drag US
into an unjust and impolitic war?
/ can only account for ii by the fact
of Chamberlains personal antagonism
to President Kruger for having once
got the better of him; his restless ans
bition, his mania for attracting atten-
ton to himself.
1t is sad he should have been all
lowed from these motives to convert
South Africa into a battlefield, to cree
ate race antagonism the embers of
which, he himself admits. will last for
generations, and cause the death OF
innumerable British soldiers and Boer
farmers. Glad, indeed, am / that the
Liberal party, by a vote OF the majors
ity of it's representatives in ParliaA
ment, refused to accept any share in
the responsibility for the war now.
alas, raging.
Who is the god of battles to whom
Chamberlain blasphemously appealed
to give him victory in his war? As
well might Jameson and the capitals
lists of Johannesburg have appealed to
Divinity to aid them in their raid.
To what god did he appeal? Surely
not to the God Christians worship. Il
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-14

BY p. Louter Vessels. Special Agent
South African Republic.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-14
NATURAL TooTHPIcKs.

Toothpicks prepared by nature are a
product of Spain and Mexico. Ammi
visnaga, an umbelliferous plant, is
called the "toothpick bishop weed" on
account of the use made in Spain of the
rays or stalks of the main umbel
These, after Towering, shrink, and
become so hard that they form con-
venient toothpicks. After they have
fulfilled this purpose they are chewed,
and are supposed to be Of service in
strengthening the gums.
The spines of Echinocactus visnaga
are in common use among the Mexi-
cans for the same purpose. 1e num-
Der of these spines upon six lie plant
is something enormous. A ,mpara-
lively small plant was estin ated to
have 1900, and a large specim N could
have no fewer than 1000.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-14
SPRING DAYS.

OLD WINTER is ATHEIST.
SPREADS SHOW OF DEATH.
BI4AN
D
THINGS THAT NEVER WEREl
FORGETFULNESS IN WRITTEN
PILGRIM BISHOPS sAIuTATIoN HuStiED, ,,o,,pr
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-14

A RESURRECTION
con
OF SPRINGS WINTER GONE,
TEI
SHALL ENDLESS DAY.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-14

PARIS EXPOSITION OPENED
CHAOS BUT THE GOVERN
OFFERING THE SER
WoRKMEN.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-14

SPRING, BLUEBIRD CARoIIINC RETURNS;
THE LII,
II TOUCH OF LIFE ANEW:-
KISSED BY THE WOO1NG SUM-
TOWARD THE SEA AGAIN. AND LO!
A-WEEPING FOR THE YEARNING
REARMs THE HILLS AND VALLEYS WITH GREEN MS
LEAF AND SHRUB AND BLOOM AND IfEH
ARE MANS BY THEM HE SEES
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-17
WAREHOUSES; MUST BURN
THOSE IN INFECTED BLOCKS
CONDEMNED.
Petition Of Chinese Merchants Had to
be Denied Under Policy of the Board.
Wing Wo Tai Company.

At the meeting of the Board of Health
yesterday afternoon Attorney f. NJ.
Brooks presented a petition from Chi
nese wholesale merchants asking if
their warehouses; situated in the mid
die of blocks, could not be spared from
the flames. AS it has been the policy
of the Board to burn every house in
condemned blocks that could not be
fumigated the petition had to
be denied. Goods will be saved through
the fumigating depOts, as far as pos
sible, but all wooden structures in con-
demned blocks will have to go.
Attorney w. A. Henshall presented
the petition Of the Wing Wo Tai Com
pany for privilege of opening it's store
This is the place i'm which the first case
of plague, on December 12 occurred.
The Board decided that before the store
could be again opened all the goods
would have to be removed to the fumi-
eating depots, the floors torn up and
destroyed and the building properly
fumigated. Mr.. Henshall replied that
his clients were agreeable to this.
The Board accepted for consideration
the resolutions adopted Monday even
Ing by the Medical Association. Meas
ures Will be taken to carry out most of
the ideas, especially those relating to
the completion of the sewerage system
and filtration plant.
The matter of removing the kerosene
at the Kakaako warehouse to some 9th
er place, temporarily, on account of the
number of people now detained in that
neighborhOod was discussed. Referred
to President Wood for consideration
with Minister Young.
The question of what should be done
with the Australia this morning was
referred TO DR.. Carmichael, United
States Marine Hospital Service, as
coming within his province.
Fine Job Printing, Star office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-17
N. W MGGhesnsy & Sons.
% hOl esaIe GrOcers and Dealers in
Leather and Shoe Findings.

Agents Honolulu Soap Works Company
and Honolulu Tannery.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-17
Never
Look
Old

There is no need
of il. You can
look at thirty as if
you are sixteen.
Then why look as
n Won are sixty II?
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-17
Hair

Thick and glossy hair belongs to
youth. Thin and faded hair to old age.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-17
|NQC'S'
Rtan r
II Never Fails to Restore the
Natural Color TO the Hair

1t gives to the hair that soft, glossy
appearance so natural to early life. For
men, this means the look of strength
and power. For women, it is the one
ornament of youthful beauty.
Remember that pimples, rashes, and like
Disbursements of the face may be thoroughly
removed by taking course of treatment with
Ayers SarsapariiIa. 1t will make the skin
smooth and the blood rich.
Prepared BY Dr. j. C. Aver Co.. Lowell Mass. U. S. A..
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-17
Kaahumanu Street.
"a aWaiian
6 IectTic
Company.

The cleanest brightest, safest and really
1n the long run, the cheapest and best light
Tor use in the family residence, is the mean
descent electric light, Safe; nothing could
be safer, A few days ago "a prominent gem
blemln Of Honolulu came rushing down to
he office of the Electric Company and said:
81 give me figures for wiring my house, and l
want 10 done at once; no more lamps for me.
Last night lamp tipped over and II came SO
near setting fire to the house and burning my
children and take no.mOre risks"
This is the sentiment Of quite number in
Ehe past few weeks, who have ordered their
houses ftted with the perfect light.
Just think il over and make up your mind
aHtI .Ou want the best and safest light; send
Tor the Hawaiian Electric Company and tell
chem what you want.
We have q complete stock of everything in
= Is line and have Just received n lot Of the
very latest designs.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-17
Benton Boiler Compound

This compound is entirely vegetable contains oil or
acd being natural preservave for iron Steel It rots
the scale in the boiler and gradually cleans same After the
boiler becomes Clean the compound used according to drec
ons will keep the scale forming properties of the water in
the form of solution pendent and the boiler be kept
Clean and the scale forming properties of said water be
blown out in the form of mud 1t great of fuel
it will clean and keep clean any boiler Let send you
Compounds Engineers tools and supplies of all kinds at
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-17
Lubricating Oils

Will be used very freely for the next or months so
we wish again to call the attention of all Mill and
of machinery to our TROPIC LUBRICATING OILS.
For this brand has been used these Islands and each
the demand has increased that this year have
had to build special oil warehouse at Kakaako to hold the
hundreds of barrels of oils have to carry in stock Iropc
Cylinder Engine Machine Dynamo and Carbox Oils are the
you want you want everything to smoothly dS
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-17

willmake your
hair soft and
glossy rich
and abundant.
1t will keep
your scalpfree
fromda ndruf,
and willsurely
prevent your
hair from fall
ing out.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-17

Note Heads, Bill Heads, Letter
Heads, and all kinds OF Job and Com
mercial printing neatly and promptly
executed at The Star Office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-17

Fine Job Printing, Star Office.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-04-26
OUR DEMAND ON TURKEY
STATE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED
on POSITIVE ACTION
In the Collection Of It's Just Claims
Against the Turkish Governments
Several European Powers " filing
that the United States shall Act
Pioneer In the Matter for Pros
ecufion of Their own Claims.

Washington, April 20-Secretary Hay
returned TO Washington to-day from
New York. 1t is apparent that, though
determined upon positive action in the
collection Of it's just claims against the
Turkish Government the State Depart
mcnt is proceeding decorOusly, and with
due prccaution against being led into
the assumption Of any position which
it cannot maintain. 1t may be stated
by authority, that the State Depart
mcnt is entirely satisfied Of the ac-
curacy Of Minister Straus statement
relative to the promises made to him
by the Porte. Notwithstanding the at
tempted explanations and efforts to be-
cloud the issue, by declarations that the
Sultan's promises were conditional The
Minister'S dispatches sent while he was
in Constantnople, are cOuched in cx-
act terms; his written statements were
fully confirmed by his oral explanations
to the department upon his return to
the United States; and moreover, the
pledges he secured. We're similar TO
those made to the two preceding United
States Ministers. 1t is incOnceivable
that three United States Minister9
should be succesSiVely deceived In the
terms OF q promise, or should nave
reached similar MISUNDERSTANDING.
The approval which the State De-
partments latest action seems to have
received in Europe, was ANTICIPATED 1t
being realized here that several OF the
continental powers having claims sim
llar TO our own, against turkey. being
themselves prevented from initiating
any forcibi" demand upon the Turkish
government hy reason Of the Jealousy
u their H'!Ehb"iS, alc entirely willing
that the | Ilttt states IDEgTIlHtn shall
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-04-26
THE INCIDENT REGRETTED.

Madrid, April 1.-THE United States
Minister, Bellamy Storer, visited Pre-
mier Silvela to-day and apologized for
the action of the Mayor of Chicago,
Carter H. Harrison, in sending an in
vitation to the Duke Of ARGOS, the
Spanish Minister at Washington, to at
tend the Dewey celebration there. Mr..
Storer said the United States Govern
ment regretted the incident which, he
explained, was the result of an error
committed by d municipal clerk and
promised it should not be repeated
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-04-26
4 VERITABLE MULBERRY scr.
LERS

Kansas City. Mo. April CO. E.
Moreledge, an actor, who last Winter
held up two restaurants and a saloon
in the center of the business district
single handed in order TO get money
sufficient TO put his company on the
road. was found guilty in the Circuit
Court here to-day and sentenced to
twenty-five years in the penitentiary
He pleaded insanity. His career as
portrayed by witnesses in this case.
showed him TO be i veritable "Mulber-
ry Sellers"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-04-26
THE SENATE.

Washington. April 2o.-The Senate had
under consideration during the greater
part OF to-day's session the conference
report on the Hawaiian Civil Government
measure Ny CUlloIn made an extended
explanation Of the changes in the bill
The report was the subject of sharp
criticism Final action upon it was post
poned until tomorrow. The Alaskan Civil
Code bill was considered for a brief ticle,
Mr. Bate. Of Tennessee delivering A
speech in C.'s>ition TO the pending
Hansbrough AN, nGIHon; relating to the
right of alien miners.