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New-York tribune., 1900-09-02

OF the supersLructure. These guns as well as ths
12-incb guns, will use snokeless powder. Grs1t
pains has been taken TO make the monitor az cooI
as possible below decks. The ventiatng appa--
atus i5 elaborate. and all Eha mechanism OF the
gyms and tUrreJs will be ~ electricity Tls
OF 80 men
New-York tribune., 1900-09-02
40 the Editor OF The Trinune.

Sir: feel l ought to thank you for the most
excellent reports given during the conferences at
Northheld; Not only have the reports been aceu-
rate and interesting, but they have been helpful
and appreciated by thousands who were unable to
attend the conferences. Yours cordially,
Boston, Aug Is 1900
New-York tribune., 1900-09-02

son, and yet fer magnihcence and grandeur IL ln-
questionahly excelled them ALL Indeed. TINS sr
the peculiar and distinguishing feature Of &he ana'
and what IL may have lacked in the veg OF selsa-
tIonaI novelty II made up in stately splendors
being much along the line OF the oldtime balls OF
a de unor
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29
Echoes In Mammoth Ca.

Our guide asks US TO kaon III
then, lifting the heavy, broad noS%'
with which he has been propellInc o.0
boat, he strikes with all his stren o 0ss.
the nat side on the surface Of tha ,r' su
er. Instantly the subterranean .h,"
ders or this under world are let loaA1
From all directions come rolling wava.
Of sound multiplied a thousandfold :"
ceding, and again returning with -
creasing volume, lingering for ma
seconds, and finally dying awev -
sweet, far-away melodies. Then WI
the last faint sounds have ceased ~
agitates the water with his paddle onS
asks us to listen. The recedinp wavas
reaching cavities in the sides ~ ~
overhanging arches, break the st,l,nas.
with sweet, bell-like sounds &c.
notes, striking the keynote of the rocts
multiply the musical melody: som.
notes are soft and low; others are Iowa
almost with an alarm-bell clangor Tb,s
music, such as cannot be heard o,sa
where on earth, gradually dies awav !,
receding echoes, coming over the wat.
ers from far-away hidden chambers
The echo is not such as we hear abova
ground or in buildings, but succession
of receding waves of sound, lasting for
about thirty seconds, and adding an in.
describable melody to all sounds
whether from shouting or from instru.
mental or vocal music.-Centurv.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

One of the matters now discussed by
the Iowa teachers Is the making Of the
township the unit of organization. Tn,
der the present system each independ-
ent school district says the Chicago
Tribune, has board of direc .ors and a
secretary making more than twenty
i've officers in the average township
Many teachers believe better results
could be had by abolishlng these dis
trlct boards and centralizing control of
the schools In township boards. The
experience In other States would bear
out this view, In Philadelphia the
schools are managed in a most wastefui
fashion. there being a board of school
directors fol each ward in the city with
great powers. The result Is an extrav.
CANT management. Whenever there are
many boards, each consisting OF many
mbers, tbon there are a large num-
Der or persons whose personal interests
must be looked after and whose friends
must be provided for. BY reducing the
number or directors these Influences
are reduced and economy follows. The
Legislature will do we'll to reorganize
che school system with the township as
the basis Of organization.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

brancS 10 indisputable. Scholars have
the five hundredth anniversary Of the
death Of Chaucer In mind, and repair
with fresh delight to that "well of En-
gllsh undefyled." Richard Hooker the
English divine, has been dead three
centuries. His distinction had the added
felicity of winning Izak Walton's pen
to record its fullness. The centenary OF
Cowper's death Is numbered with the
notable days in the year. Many to
whom his works may not otherwise APP
peal will be grateful for the spiritual
refreshment which they owe to his de-
votional writing. On the other hand,
the centenary Of Macaulay's birth Is
commemorated, at least by special rec
objection, by the large company who
are his debtors because, when he wrote
history, the poets imagination kept
dullness at a distance. There are other
days and names for -ofthe-century
mention which good readers and good
listeners will not forget.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

ate of father and son was 115 years.
DIR. Storrs is rs years old and was
born in Braintree. He graduated from
Amherst College in 1889, taught for a
time in Morris Academy and begun to
study law with Rufus Choate. He
finally gave this up to enter the min
istry. He took the course at Andover
Theological Seminary and was ordained
In 1945. The next year he began his
long pastorate in Brooklyn. Failing
health led to his resignation. For thirty
years he divided with Henry Ward
Beecher the honors of theological elo-
quence in Brooklyn. Harvard Univer-
sity, Princeton University and Union
College have conferred on him the title
of doctor of laws, and Columbia Uni
versity that of doctor of philosophy.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

The chartering Of two steamers n
carry cargoes of corn from Philadel.
phla to Reval, In Northern Russia
taken In connection with the fact that
several cargoes have already been
shipped to the same port from other
Atlantic coast seaports, shows that
Russia begins to realize the value Of
American corn as cheap food for its
people, especially those living In the
northern and colder sections of that
country. The difficulty heretofore has
been to convince European consumers
that corn could be utilized as a nutri.
tlous food for human beings. Large
quantities have heretofore been shin
ped abroad for brewing purposes. but
the prejudice against 1t as food prod
uct was extremely hard to eradicate
Little by little, however, American corn
has been making Roadway In Europe
and the Russian importations now in
progress give promise of an extensive
demand from that country In the near
future. The sections of Russia in
which corn can be grown profitably
will also grow wheat, and the Russian
farmers are likely to continue to raise
wheat leaving American corn to be i'm
ported as a cheap food for those who
cannot afford to pay the prices wheat
VIII bring In the European market
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

ford rifle will penetrate further than
those from Mauser, while those from
Mauser will go further than those
fired from Martini. Shots from Max
Inns or other rapid-fire guns are similar
ly ineffective against earthworks. The
only way in which soldiers can be dis
lodged from such a position Is by the
use of heavy artillery, and even in that
case the firing must be extremely ac-
curate, so that the shells will burst i'm
mediately above the trenches. This,
of course, requires not only extremely
accurate craftsmanship but the ex-
penditure of great quantity OF ann
munition.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29
OId-Time Writer in Want

Henry p Cheever, who under the pen
name Of 81 Slocum is famous as the
author of many humorous sketches and
stories for boys, and who was recently,
at 70 years of age, committed to the
workhouse as pauper by New York
police magistrate, thinks that all men
over the age Of 80 who are not pro
vfded for and are liable to become a
charge on the public should be put to
death by the government. ME- Cheever
is a war veteran, and was provost
marshal in Washington during the
years 1S63-65.-Philadelphla Times.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

Phillips Brooks said, in the last
Thanksgiving sermon he preached: II
defy man to put his finger upon any
page of history when it was clearer
shan 1t is to-day that man has some
thing to do with his brethren and that
they are his brethren. Yes, it belongs
TO nations, too. No nation dare act In
sublime selfishness." Whether the re-
straining motive be high or low, the
fact of greed, envy, hate, under some
control, is a ground of hope for indi-
viduals and governments.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

Washington, Sept. 2l.-The war depart
ment has received the following dispatch:
'Taku.-Adjutant General, Washing
ton: Pekin, Sept. 1.-THE further reply
to No. 80, which follows, is accepted here
as reliable: Two daughters of Atwater
and 26 Others were murdered at Tayuan
July 9. Clapp and wife and four others
were murdered at Taiku, July 81. At
water, wife, two children and six others
were murdered by their escort near Pen
chow-fu, August Is, in Shan-si province.
"The same message reports six persons,
Dixon and wife, Occurren and wife, sin
gle gentleman and single lady, as hav-
ing escaped into the mountains from a
mission 80 miles to the north of Takuan.
They escaped ON horseback and possibly
may have evaded their pursuers.
"CHAFFEE."
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

Scientific men predict that pathogenic
bacteria, or disease-breeding germs, are
destined to be exterminated In civilized
lands, along with man-eating beasts
and Venomous serpents. And why not?
Already the progress OF medical sci
ence has gone far TO eliminate or cancel
the poison OF typhoid and dlphtherla;
the bacillus of consumption is being
hunted to It's lair; and in cities where
sanitation is duly regarded the scourge
OF cholera and yellow fever need no
longer be feared.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29
Pineapple Fiber Fabric.

The leaf of the pineapple has a f,ha-
which Is destined to take a prominent
place among the constituents of textl,s
fabrics, according to statements made
In the report of the United States De.
partment Of Agriculture. The repor.
shows that both the wild and the chi.
tivated plants of this description Weld
fiber which when spun surpagses in
point Of strength, fneness and luster
those obtained from fax. SummarIz.
ing its value, mention Is made of lin
usefulness as substitute for silk and
as a material for mixing with wool or
cotton-useful, too, for cordage sewing
silk, or twist, laces, etc. In China Il
Is used In fabrics for clothing for agr.
culturists; 1t Is In request In India az
material for strlnging necklaces, and is
the substance of the well-known pine
cloth Of the Philippine Islands. It Is
remarkably durable, unaffected by i'm.
mersion in water, Is white, soft, silky,
flexible and long in staple. Samples
cleaned, without washing, when twist.
ed to the size of binding Irvine, have
shown breakage strain of $50 pounds.
The Pathfinder.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29
REV. DIR. STORRs RETlReS.

His Father and He Served 115 Years
in the Ministry.
Rev. DR.. Richard Salter Storrs, pas
tor of the Church of the Pilgrims,
Brooklyn, has resigned after tifty-three
years spent lip its service. The church
was organized only short time before
DR.. Storrs was made pastor and he new
er had an assistant, and the vacations
he took, which were few, his pulpit was
supplied by neighborly rectors. The
church Is a large and fashionable one
and Dr. Storrs was fine pulpit speak
er. His father, also Richard Salter
Storrs, was pastor of the Congregation
al church in Braintree, Mass, sixty
two years, so that the combined pastor
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

1t is but poor compliment to a SOL
dler-or, rather, 1t is not a compliment
at ALTO say of him that he was abso-
lutely ignorant Of fear. 1t Is the over
coming of fear, not the entire absence
OF 1t, which constitutes bravery. In
other words, the man who has never
experienced the sensation of fear-if
such a man ever Iyed-is lacking in
relative judgment. He cannot reason
from cause to effect far enough to see
that If he does certain thing he is sure
to be killed. And such a mental COM
position, so far from constituting great
ness, is merely sign of weak intellect.
Hence we may be sure that Gen. Law
ton, despite the assertions OF his inju-
dicious friends, knew very we'll what
Tear was, but he did not allow II to In
nuence his conduct or his Judgment.
That Is the real bravery which marks
the gallant soldier. The ether type
the disposition to rush at any antagon-
list without reasoning or refiection-is
the mere brute instinct of the BULLDOG
and 1t doesn't win battles.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

The Amalgamated Society of Engi-
neers, including machinists, black
smiths and patetrnmakers, report hav-
ing on hand $1,75O.O0O and a member
ship of over $4,000.
In New York five large cloak man.
ufacturers have signed the new annual
agreement and 1000 men and women
will be furnished employment under
strict union conditions.
The national party, composed of men
who feel that they can not conscien-
tiously vote for either Mckinley or
Bryan. held conference at Boston and
abandoned the idea of keeping a polit-
ical ticket in the field.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

The past weekly statement OF tp
daily averages of the associated DanS
shows: Loans $823,141,0OO, decree"
1858, 600; deposits $9S7,471,5OO' aT
crease $9,873, 400; circulation sSs,0o@
400, increase $1S4,0OO; legal tenas.
$67,121 400, decrease $1,000, 200; spe'N
$173,798,000, decrease, $2,OO2,OOO, ~
serve $240,920,200; decrease $6,7Ozu@
Reserve required $224,637,S7 decr'a1'
$2,698,350. Surplus $16,552'ozo'
crease $4,2S3,S5O.
The supervisors of the city ana cOuI
ty of San Francisco, Cal, have pass
an ordinance reducing the hours -,
Dor from sixteen to thirteen IL
laundries at that place. This WIN y
eft 1000 women and girls. II
The quarterly report of the Aipq ~.
mated Society of Carpenters anu ~
ers show a cash balance held "
various branches to be 1898, l2V, VIZ
the property owned by the socieV
valued at $4,000. There was az
crease of 2,20O members durins,
quarter. making a total memoel'l IA
63,431. Thomas Barrow has Deon M
ed delegate to the general cow III
which will be held in MancheSVeb
land, in June, 1901. .ovsA
Mayor Depint of Erie, Pa = ~
will not hold as vagrant a., M
who can produce current -
card from any union, as It's pO ar d
is prima facie evidence the m'
not be a vagrant. d4
The Iron Moulders' Union
Francisco, Cal, have adopted mn
luton pledging its members - ,Ss
the shorter hour movement %
clerks. in u
The army appropriation
United States for the fiscal ,.sslg
ing June 20, 1901, aggregate ~ vbd
SAB, or nearly double that OF 'n 80
greatest military powers
and Russia.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

The highwayman robs a man-per
maps two men, If he Is lucky-and that
IS the end Of 1t so far as the extent of
damage Is concerned. But the promo
ters OF Inflated enterprises based on
slender prospects start In to rob the
public at large. All goes we'll for
While, perhaps, as 1t did with the
tranklyn syndicate. But the time comes
when the bubble bursts or shrinks to
poor semblance Of its former self. and
the damage Is widespread When the
hour or collapse or contraction arrives
we have all the troubles of a financial
panic so far as these securities are con-
cerned. Sometimes when the smash
comes those who are really responsible
nave escaped. Sometimes the guilty
go down with the innocent, the promo
ters with the investors. The punish.
ment of wrongdoing falls upon the In.
nocent upon the public at large. Even
those who have had no share In the
game, who have not touched or han.
died the perilous thing, are caught In
the pinch with those who have taken
the risk. Real values are the only val.
ues that count In the long run. Dishon.
esty incorporated Is just as much dis
honesty as If 1t were practiced by indi.
Vlduals. And in the end 1t is about as
sure 10 suffer the penalty.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

Absent has seldom been
a fame or mOney-making venture to Its
possessor. Nevertheless, the poem,
1.-The Absent-Minded Beggar," which
Mr.. Kipllng contributed to a London
newspaper for sale, brought in a fund
of $4,000 for the needy families of the
soldiers sent to South Africa. The
poem was reclted nightly at ten music
halls, and sung to Sir Arthur Sullivans
music at half a dozen more.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29
Oldest Tree in the World.

The town of Kos, the capital of the
small Turkish island Of that name lying
off the coast of Asia Minor, possesses
the Oldest tree in the world. Under its
shade Hippocrates inculcated his dis
ciples in his methods and views con.
corning the healing art 1000 years ago.
Tradition carries the age of the tree
back to the time of Aesculaplus (of
whom Hippocrates was a lineal de-
scendant, which would add some 400
years to its age. A great part of the
trunk is built round, and there is a
fountain known as Hippocrates'
Fountain. The circumference of the
trunk Is 80 feet, and there are two
main lower branches, which are sup
ported by masonry columns.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29
SAFE IN THE TRENCHES
Earthworks Are Better Protection than
Walls of Masonry.

Experience has shown, says the Chi
cago Tribune, that soldiers are safer In
trenches protected by earthworks, such
as surround the beleaguered city OF
Ladysmith. than If they were behind
walls of solid masonry. Sitting in his
trench, soldier can smoke and read in
perfect security while storm of bull
let's may be passing overhead. Nor will
rifle bullets penetrate an earthwork to
any distance. Bullets from Lee-Met-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

Mark Twain can't remember when he
told his first lie. but the second is WV
idly impressed OF his memory-he told
it when he was nine days old. He prof
tied by 1t, according to his own story,
and the public will draw It's own infer
ences as to his reason for pursuing to
n ripe age the vocation of fiction.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

A Blnghamton IN. " man is reported
TO have killed his wife and himself In
order to see their pictures in the papers,
and another citizen of the Empire State
committed suicide a few days ago to
prove whether there is anything In spir-
stualism or not. 1t isn't likely that
either Of them Is now thoroughly salts
fed with the results.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

The same thing that has prevented
The shutting off OK "the slck man oe Eu-
rope" will probably operate to keep
''the sick man OF Asia" alive. That
thing Is the Jealousy which the great
powers of Europe fee. for one mother.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

The remark of General Lawton when
asked, when down South with the
Presidential party. to make a speech:
81 am not hero, | am only 4 regular"
is well remembered. Lawton was one
of the kind who do not do all his fight
ing with his mouth.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

The big iron and steel workers
strike at Wilmington, Del, has been
lost. The wages of puddlers were re-
duced from 81 to SO a ton-a quarter
of the grub was taken from the 'ful
dinner pail'-and the workers were III
formed that If they did not go DacA
to their jobs the mill would be operatea
as a scab plant. The men went DaeA
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

One State of the Union, having sur
plus of million dollars In its treas
ury, for which It has no pressing use,
proposes to devote it to the improve
ment Of public schools. There may be
little practical politics in such a
course, but there is much regard for the
welfare of the people.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

British delegates to the A. F. of L.
convention this year will be Peter Cur
ran of the gasworkers and John Weir
or the miners.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29
without Ease.

The following stanza contains every
letter OF the alphabet except e:
A jovial swain may rack his brain,
And tax his fancy's might
To quiz in vain for, tbs most PLATA
That what I say is right.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

Three families in New York city
have in their possession wealth enough
to build line of cottages costing ST.
600 each around the world.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

Young Winston Churchill escaped dis
guised as a woman, and thus made his
start down the corridors of time as Sis
ter Winnie"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29
Janan q Humane Nation,

There is perhaps no more humane na,
ton in the world than the japanese
who have recently erected monument
in memory of the horses that fell In
their war with China.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29
Want Prompt settlement.

Washington, Sept. 2l.-The Chinese
minister has received dispatch from the
viceroys of southern China making an APP
peal for the opening of peace negotiations
without further delay, They report that
prolongation of the present unsettled
condition is serious disadvantage to
China and all parties concerned.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29
Americanism Abroad.

In the poets eornor of Westminster
Abbey bust of Lowell has found it's
place, and American enthusiasm rises
high at the sight and feels that it must
leave a record. Calling cards of all
sorts and conditions are consequently
posted about the bust of the American
poet-New York Evening Sun.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

Visitor-I wonder that you allow your
servant girl 30 kindle the fire with kero-
sene. Aren't you afraid she'll be burned
TO death some day? Mr.. Howson Lott
There's no danger; she's too green 70
burn-Harpers Razar.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

The story that the son-ln-law of the
Sultan Of Turkey has ned with his
,wtfe's jewels is rather Indefinite. Which
Tife's jewels?
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29
sNsstssA itfsflaNE,
3! TIMELY T0PICS.S
NEAAHiaAsARAA NAARhRARNS

''Thers are others" Is a poor defense,
oven though you can prove It
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

After all the ups and downs he has
had III Hung Chang ought to make a
pretty good elevator boy.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

An exchange suggests that the proper
Sength for short skirt is little over
two feet
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

The year nineteen hundred offers
considerable range of choice TO persons
interested In anniversaries pertaining
20 literary men whose claim to remem.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29
.ALL|ED FORCES WILL REMAIN
BOXERS READY TO MOVE IN.
Waiting for Allies to Retire-Ear1 LII
Was at Taku-WiIl Proceed at
Once to Peking-Petang Forts
Bonn Observation-Disclosures to Germany.

London, Sept 2l.--It was explained at
the British foreign office chat it was
found inexpedient for the powers to ac-
cept the Russian withdrawal proposal"
as they had reliable information that 1.-THE
Boxers were ready to reoccupy Pekin as
soon as the allies retired"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29

The wisdom Of the sage is simply the
art of concealing his ignorance nuR
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