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New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
PERSONAL.

Benjamin Lincoln Robinson Phi. D., has been ap-
pointed Gray professor Of botany at Harvard Uni
versity.
Professor Ernest Haeckel. the winner OF the Turin
Royal Academy 10000 lire prize for the greatest
scientific achievement in four years. though a man
seventy-siX years old is athletic enough 10 ride
several miles on bicycle every day
Speaking a meeting of the Presbyterian Min
isters' Association Monday. the Rev. Dr. Charles
A. Dickey. pastor of Bethany Church. Philadelphia,
severely criticised the methods pursued by evanSe-
lists in reyivals. characterizing many of the ex-
horters as filled with purely mercenary spirit and
given to spreading false doctrines There is, he
said, IAN offhand business manner, sort OF snap
shot conversion process which has come to be very
popular with many who make revlvals 10 order,
who definitely promise immediate and large re-
suits II their peculiar methods strictly applied,
which is distasteful TO reverent. sober minded peo-
pie usually found in Presbyterian churches. 1t Is
a risk to inject into church life and to give
them almost exclusive control of our church work
over whom we have ecclesiastical control"
The committee engaged in the work Of providing
for General Wade Hampton house at Columbia.
S. c., in place OF that recently DESTROYED by fire.
has almost completed its work. The building Is
large of Colonial style.
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RANTING ABOUT TRUSTS

As usual Mr.. Bryan cries out TRUSTS and
takes great care not to say what he means
The plain people, as Mr.. Lincoln used to call
them, are well aware what that sort of treat
ment means. Never does il mean ignorance
only Were Mr.. Bryan profoundly ignorant on
the subject he would not fail 10 guard himself
by aiming his shots at the corporati tions which
actually abuse their power, or at those which
have powers they are likely to abuse The bare
fact that he is particularly careful not to limit
his attacks, as man of his cunning obviously
would If he wished TO reach the minds of intel
ligent people, proves that he has different
purpose. He is not trying to guard against any
real evil; on the contrary nothing else so effect
ually cripples the effort to promote sensible and
practical legislation on this subject as wanton
and indiscriminate railing at good and bad cor
porations alike He is not trying to reach or
influence men who are guided by informat ation
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START RIGHT.

III the Democrats in Congress take the nost
ton that the Constitution and general laws of
the United States are already in force in Puerto
Rico Hawaii and the Philippines, they will be
proving themselves true, not to the Democracy
of Thomas Jefferson, but TO the Democracy OF
Jefferson Davis. As an incident TO the struggle
for the preservation of slavery, that theory of
the Constitution was developed, but even when
the slavery party ruled in Congress and the
Supreme Court and applied this doctrine to keep
Dred Scott in bondage yet they themselves
never consistently adhered to it. Chief Justice
fancy himself gave decision saying:
Inc Treasury Department, in no instance that
ne are aware of since the establishment of the
Government, has ever recognized a place in
newly acquired country as a domestic port I'M
less III hao been previously made so by act of
congress The principle thus adopted and acted
upon by the Executive Department OF the CO.
ernment has been sanctioned by the decisions of
this Court. '
Congress likewise denied its own faith in the
principle by going through the form year after
year of extending general laws. and even the
oohsutunon itself, by special statute to the
government OF territories they were or
eahizeo out OF the domain previously be-
longing TO the United States. some of II for
almost half a century. Jefferson and the
other founders Of the Democratic party had no
lions They not only thought it necessary to
pass laws specially for Louisiana before they
could become operative there. but also Thought
themselves free TO rule that territory In viola
don Of the rules laid down both with respect TO
personal rights and prohibitions on legislation
In the Constitution, and they did so rule II is
little late for Democrats TO discover thar
Puerto Rico is already subject TO the tariff and
other general laws of the United States.
And yet Democrats seem to be going only q
step further than some thoughtless Renub-
licans who are trying TO shape Puerto Rican
legislation. OF course the Democrats. illogical
as their position is, are acting cleverly with q
view TO political expediency. Their object is q
reductio ad absurdum. They want TO make the
Administrators action In acquiring Puerto
Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines hateful They
hope TO raise the spectre OF TagaI States m
Brighten the people, and they can do II IN no
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GIFT TO JOINS HOPKINS OPPOSED.
RESOLUTION IN BALTIMORE COUNCIL AGAINST
ACTION BY LEGISLATURE.

Baltimore Jan % (SpeciaD.-To the disappoint-
ment and regret OF the trustees and friends OF
Johns Hopkins University there is a disposition in
this city as we'll in the counties 10 fight the bill
before the Legislature appropriating $4,000 year
10 relieve the university OF its financial enbar-
rassment \ resolution. introduced in the first
branch Of the City Council last night by I. H
Miller (RepD. called the members Of the Lests-
lature to defeat any measure providing for the
appropriation of money 70 the university The
resolution went 10 the Committee on Legislation
but as a majority OF the members of this COM
mittee are said be friends of the university the
resolution will probably not meet with any favor.
\ clause in the preamble of the resolution de-
cares that the Johns Hopkins University, not
being State institution has right to be upheld
by gifts from the pockets of hard working citizens
Lut on the contrary should follow the example OF
the Mayor and city Council OF this city. and
trench so that the legitimate income will
the expenditures This il is believed, intended
as a slap at the economies OF the ultra-reform
Mayor, which threaten 10 prevent all necessary
works of Improvement in the city. President Gil
plainly moved by the resolution, although
unwilling TO discuss it,.
The least said of it the better he said this
afternoon. The talking Of such things only
cites further MISUNDERSTANDING and ami
mosties. 1 had idea that such movement
surprised to read of it this morning All can say
Is that am sorry.
The entire Baltimore City delegation to the Legis-
latUre faVors the appropriation.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24

In the present Senator from Alabama It's Dem
ocrats have "a good enough Morgan till after the
election" and for IN indefinite period II
they did but know 1t; in fact. better one
is not to be found elsewhere In the state But
there are signs that they intend to throw him
overheard, like the base Judean, or Indiah
If they prefer it, who flung the pearl away rlcher
than all his tribe. Alabama has not In It's history
had so able Senatorial representative, ana IL
will be good while before she Is in reason en-
titled to expect another. But in his moral blind
ness and political obliquity the Democrat there
holds up his traditions. He still stands FOR CIV
ing force to all the stupid and ignorant fanat-
icism which the State contains.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24

In the death Of Theodore Bacon. of Rochester.
the State Of New-York loses citizen whose life
and character were an honor to the Common
wealth. He held no high office and was incapa-
bic of holding one. for his gifts did not include
either the virtues the defects of the politi-
clans equipment. He could not practise the
arts Of the demagogue.. He could not even make
concession to expediency which most men
thought not merely excusable, but praiseworthy
Indeed. his temperament one which inclined
him to magnify points of difference with his
fellows concerning public affairs instead Of seek
ing grounds of cooperation This interfered
with his personal success. and sometimes preju-
diced people against right policies which he ad-
vocatsd He possessed In q hirh dsSrse tho
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
.,-,ssu hut behind sharp

dangerous gift of sarcasm. but behind sharp
words was keen intellect, high culture ana
a right conscience. He hated all that was mean
and corrupt in politics and society, and he was
an earnest worker for many reforms and an
effective critic of many abuses.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24

We observe that the Alumni Association OF
the Ecole Polytechnique Paris. has rejected
General Mercier the prosecutor OF captain
Dreyfus as a candidate for it's presidency. by
five to one vote. We beg the association to ac-
cept assurances of our most distinguished con-
sideration Vive TEcole PoIytechnique!
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24

American administrators surprised to learn
that there are no laws against perjury in Cuba
and they are going to remedy the defect We
have laws enough here. but 1t is easier to make
a law than enforce IT,
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24

not the arrogant overlords, Of men. And upon
our highways the average man is, after ALL
mere pedestrian.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24

naturalists observe, flea
Has smaller 1eas that on him prey;
And these have smaller still to bite 'em.
AND so proceed ad inf1nitum.
But IT is all wrong and should he altogether
reformed The wheelman, as we have said. has
come to have decent regard for the rights of
others The truck driver. the automobile en-
gineer and even the august promoter of the
trolley car must in time learn the same lesson
Human inventions are made to be the servantx
New-York tribune., 1900-01-24

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-2-s:Io,way Down East
AMERICAN THEATRE-2-s:i5-At the Lower Harbour
The Magic Melody.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-09-06
Proof THAT Failing of the
Womb Is Overcome by
Lydia 4. Pxnki,ans's Nege-
table COssspound.

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM - When |
wrote to you some time ago, | had
been suffering from falling of the
womb for many years without obtain
ing relief. Was obliged to wear a
bandage all the time; also had bad
headache and backache, felt tired and
worn out. After taking six bottles of
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and four boxes of Liver Pills. l
discarded my bandage and have not
had to wear it since. | am entirely
cured "-MRs. j. P. TRoUTMAN, Box Al.
Hamilton, Ohio
DEAR Mrs PINKHAM-For nearly
two years | was unable to work.
was very weak and could not stand on
my feet but few minutes at time.
The doctors said had falling and in
fammaticn of the womb / began to
use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and after using five bottles
feel like new woman. "-MRs. p. N.
BLAKE, Confluence, w. Va
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held such position; hence l could not
hope that the governor would establish
q precedent in this case.
But / was determined to leave no
stone unturned In my efforts to secure
the desired appointment. | could not
believe, with the masses, that because
no woman had ever held the office that
1t was any evidence whatever that she
could not or was not capable of SO
doing.
circulated my petition for the ap-
pointment among the influential bust
ness men and politicians, and was very
fortunate In securing the Endorsement
Of nearly all whom l solicited, but was
looked upon with almost awe when
approached them with the assertion
that / wished to become coroner.
Custom has imbued the people with
the idea that the office required the
services of physician to properly con
duct the business of the county.
There were many obstacles In my
way that seemed almost unsurmount-
table, but as the old adage goes. Where
there ls a Will there is a way" and
as my will was strong | proceeded TO
make the way and won.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-09-06
The Last Chinese Actress.

Many visitors to the Celestial king
dom have noted the absence of women
from the stage. All the roles In Chi
nese play are taken by men. This sin
gular custom is traced back to n wom-
ans within. The Emperor Yung
Tsching married an actress at the be-
ginning Of the eighteenth century,
when women were allowed on the
stage. The emperor died and the en-
press dowager ruled the country for
her son. the Prince Kim Sung.
To satisfy her vanity this shrewd
and most peculiar woman issued a
decree In the year 1876 forbidding. un-
der penalty of instant death by the
sword of the executioner. any member
OF her sex to appear on the Chinese
stage. after me. no one" said the
empress dowager, and since her day no
woman within the reach of Chinese
law has dared to test the strength OF
her decree. In Hongkong' "a British
colony women have played In Chinese
theaters. but never as yet, we believe
In San Francisco.
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Crane Carried His satcheI.

Arthur A. Leeds of Tioga met Ste
phen Crane once under circumstances
which showed how little the novelist
traded upon the fame that came to
him. Mr.. Leeds got off q train at Del
aware Water Gap. The only man on
the platform was bumped up against
the side of the depot gazing into space.
He looked like a farmers boy. His
trousers were baggy, his coat battered
and his hat rowdy
"Say. carry this stuff to the hotel for
me, will your" asked Mr.. Leeds. The
man grasped the bags and started In
the wake Of Mr.. Leeds toward the
hotel
When the hotel was reached, Mr..
Leeds lost sight of his porter for few
minutes while he greeted friends.
Looking around for his baggage, he
saw the man who had packed 1t to the
hotel sitting on the piazza with his
legs on the railing. He was reading a
book
"Who's that MANI" asked Mr.. Leeds.
ooh. that's Stephen Crane" some one
said. The next day Crane left the place
before Mr.. Leeds had an opportunity
for explanations.-Phlla North
American
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-09-06

Mrs. Robert Goelet, Mrs. Charles
Thorndyke Parker, formerly Miss SUI
san De Forest Day, and Mrs. Howard
Gould are all planning to appear he
fore the United States government in
spectors In the fall to take the exami-
nations required for full master S
license. These women, no longer con-
tent to be mere passengers on their
own yachts. intend to be able. upon
occasion, to take full command of
them. All have been graduated from a
nautical school. Mrs. Parker, who Is
known to her officers and men as
Captain" Parker, supplemented her
school course with private tuition.
She has nayigated her yacht, the Scy-
THAN, around the West Indies, and her
sailing master, Richardson. who ac-
companied her, declared that she was
keener In all matters of navigation
than he, and that she was strictly
mathematical. The Scythian. which
was injured by fire recently. Is being
repaired In Boston, and will probably
be ready for the usual winter trip to
the West Indies.
Mrs. Goelet is now in Mediterranean
waters with her yacht, the Nahma.
Mrs. Gould. with her husband is in
Scandinavian waters with the Niagara.
The full curriculum which these wo.
men have completed comprises naviga,
ton and seamanship, and, If regular
work is done. occupies about three
months. Navigation is purely matter
Of book knowledge, and includes three
courses
For the study of seamanshlp prac-
teal training is required. 1t embraces
the handling of the ship In the way of
making (setting) the sails. reefng and
furling the sails. the handling of the
sheets, halyards. buntllnes. clewlines.
gaskets, etc. and also marlinspike work.
1t was In the latter that Mrs Gould
was especially an adept. This com
pretended the making of the many
kinds Of knots that are used on board
ships, the splicing together OF ropes
and the manipulation of all kinds Of
rigging, both in rope and wire. For the
NpdA ST. anu LOuEutl hOlh itUlIlCl
gloves were employed by the women
students. Experience with the various
parts of vessels is obtained from large
working models of catboats. sloops
yawls. schooners, brigs, barks and
ships.
The dexterous handling of the wheel
and sails by women who make up the
crews on ladies' days in the yacht clubs
has engendered among them SO great
love of the sport that they are
DESTROYS TO acquire a deeper knowl-
edge and to be able TO trim the course
of their boats without recourse to the
paid deck departments. Among the
women who handle their husbands
yachts In the races is Mrs. Oliver
Iselin.-Sew York Tribune.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-09-06
The Hard Work of Congressmen.

Let those who are blissfully ignorant
laugh at congressman for the easy time
they have at Washington. Only those
who have been through ghe mill know
how hard congressman must work II
he Is to fulfill his public duties. A
Woodworking senator said to me, II
might have made $4,000 during my
term In the senate If | had given as
much attention to my private business
as | have given to the public business"
The amount of work which Is laid up
ON a member or senator Is simply enor-
NOUS What with the demand for pen
slons, postoffice documents. applica-
lions for promotion or discharge In the
army and many other things. men,
ber's time may be taken up with the
exactions of his daily mail. A good
clerk may be Of immense help, but
some senators employ two or three
and then find there Is a great deal
which they must answer or attend to
In person.
The daily sessions from II to about
5 take up half day. and committee
meetings often take up the other half
for two or three days In the week 1t
is hard to tell when the busiest men,
bers. who are never absent from a SEES
sion or from committee meeting. find
time to prepare the elaborate speeches
which they sometimes deliver. 1t Is
not strange. then. that so few members
of either chamber are found In the
reading rooms devoted to them in the
Congressional library. When they want
books from that or any other deposit
tory, they have them sent to their
homes.-Independent.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-09-06

"The driver of the stage, which was
rolling down the Rocky mountains as
fast as six mules on the gallop could
keep ahead of 1t. may have noticed
that | was" said the man who was re-
lating his experience, "a little nervous,
for after bit he soothlngly said: No
use to grip that rallin so mighty hard.
stranger. We shan't come to the dan
ger pint for half an hour yit'
Then it's on ahead% queripd.
Ives. three miles ahead, and may
say fur your benefit that the hangin on
won't do any pa1tickler good
But don't want to slide Off
land you won't. If anything goes,
It'll be nevis and coach and the hull
caboodle altogether, and as the drop Is
plump 800 feet you won't hev no use
for arnica or stickin plaster AFTER
wards"
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To All persons interested In either of the
Estates hereinafter named.

a "A COURT OF PROBATE held at skow
sAhegan, within and for the county OF Som.
erset, on the
SECOND TUESDAY OF AuGusr,
In the year OF our Lord one thousand
nine hundred the following bns ness hav-
ing been presented for sction ther, upon
hereafter indicated, it is hereby Ordered:
That public notice thereof be given to all per-
sons interested, that they may appear At =
Probate Court to be holder st said SkowhegAI
At the Probate Office on the
SECOND TUESDAY UP SEPTEMBER
next al nine OF the clock in the forenoon al
be heard thereon and object If they see cause
William ID. Mitchell. late of Palmyra, de-
ceased. Will and petition for probate thereof
presented by Desdemona W. Mitchell, the
ecutrix named therein.
Selden Cleveland, late OF Moscow. deceased
First Account OF Geo. ". Wheeler, Admins
TRAITOR. presented.
Eben Taylor late OF Norridgewock, dec as
ed. First account OF Walter P. Ordwsy and
annexed, presented.
Homer j. Dearborn. late of Pittsheld, de-
ceased. First account OF William 7. See kius
Administrator presented.
Maria L. Furbush of starks Insane.
Petition for license to sell and convey real
estate presented by George 5. Wescott, Guar
dian.
Henry A Lucas, lste OF St Adams deceased
First and final account OF Daniel Lewis. Ad-
ministrator, with the viii annexed prest nted.
"dTStilih late nI SEOWleRau,
deceased. Will and petition for probate
thereof presented by Marie Boutfsrd the ex-
ecutfix named therein.
Achsa Wills late OF skowhegan deceased.
First and final account OF Csssius {, KinsmAn,
Administrator, presented.
L. Mountain Rogers, late OF Madison, de-
ceased. Petition for license to sell and con-
vey real estate presented by Abel Davis,
Guardian OF Eds May Rogers. minor heir.
Rebecca Hunnewell, late OF Scion, decess
ed, Petition for appointment of Cyrus D.
Holbrook as trustee presented.
Harriet r. Brown, late OF MRydeld, de-
ceased. Petition for appointment OF Mary L
Brown Administrative. presented.
Horatio w. Cushing. late of Skowhegan.
deceased. Will and petition for probate
thereof presented by Silss Leland, the execu.
tor named therein.
Greenwood Runnells late of Piusheld
deceased. Petition for appointment OF Will
liam T. Seekins, Administrator. presented by
Hanover s. Nickerson, creditor.
L. Mountain Rogers, late OF Madison. de-
ceased. First account OF Charles a. WILDER.
Executor, presented.
Meade A. Braley late Of Pittsfeld, de-
ceased. First and final account OF Frances J
Braley, Administrstrix, presented.
Eliza Frost. late OF Canaan. deceased Pc
tition for appointment OF Olive F. Soule Ad-
ministratrlx, presented.
F. F. DASFORTH. Judge
Attest;-NATHAN Fowler, Register
Post Office address Judge and Register
Skowhegsn, Me. SwS4
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An
Invitation
ia
Women

All the world knows of the wonder
full cures which have been made by
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, yet some women do not realize
that all that is claimed for it is abso-
lutely true.
Ii all suffering women could be made
to believe that Mrs. Pinkham can do
all she says she can, their suffering
would be at an end, for they would
at once profit by her advice and be
cured.
There Is no more puzzliug thing than
that women will suffer great pain
month after month when every woman
knows of some woman whom Mrs.
Pinkham has helped, as the letters
from grateful women are constantly
being published at their own request.
The same arrangements which make
painful or irregular periods with
dull backaches and headaches, and
dragging down sensations, presently
develop into those serious infiamma-
tions of the feminine organs which
completely wreck healthy!
Mrs. Pinkham invites women to
write freely and confldentially to her
about their health and get the benefit
of her great experience with the suf-
ferings OF women. No living person
can advise you SO we'll. No remedy in
the world has the magnificent record
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for absolute cures of female
Ills. Mrs. Pinkham's address Is Lynn,
Mass.
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WONAN'S WORLD.
MISS HALL TELLS HOW SIZE BECAME
THE FIRST GIRL CORONER.

Women Who Sail Yachts-Flowers
For Friends-Hna Taught Chinese
Deaf Mutes - Wedding Stationery.
Uniqps Lawn Fete.
Miss Lillian Hall writes from Win
field. Kan, to the New York Journal:
am, SO far as / know, the only wo-
man that has ever held or even applied
for such position in the state, and |
thought 1t would seem to many to be
a somewhat grewsOue task.
But | felt that 1t was an opportunity
to increase my knowledge IN many diff
ferent ways. had been doing the
coroner's stenographic work for about
three years. hence had become quite
familiar with the duties appertaining
to the position.
When the coroner resigned on &C
count of removal from the STATE. end
l found that the vacancy would be
filed by an appointment by the gov
ernor, | resolved to try and succeed
him, but WAS met with the assurance
on all sides that no woman had ever