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DEFECTITE CHILDRE EN-.

superintendent Andrews of the Chi
cago school system has issued a bull
letin to his principals in which he as
cribes the dullness of intellect and APP
parent inattention of many children in
their studies to shortsightedness and
partial deafness, with which many pu-
pills are affected. He recommends that
these considerations be always kept in
mind by teachers. In most cases, he
says, where child is found to be mat
tentive or does not appear to have a
clear understanding of the subject in
hand, it is due to either or sometimes
both of these causes. He has arrived
at this decision after years of study
and research, which has been empha-
sized by the work of the child study
department of the schools.
This testimony of Superintendent An
drews supports an opinion which has
for some time been prevalent among
educators. OF course there are many
children with good ears and good eyes
who are inattentive to their studies,
but it is reasonable theory that chill
dren with poor eyes and ears may seem
duller than they really are
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TICTFET,

When the convention which will re-
nominate President Mckinley adopts it's
resolutions we hope it will not be any
less tactful than was that convention
of Republicans in Fairfax county, Vir-
gin1a, which met the other day and
adopted the following: Resolved, That
the Republicans of this county endorse
the administration Of William McKin-
ley and his devotion to the principles
OF the party he represents, and regret
that he has been called upon under
pressure, to modify his action, as out
lined in his message in regard to the
question of trade with Puerto Rico,
believing as we do that the American
flag carries with 1t the pledges and
protection of the constitutions but, hav-
ing full faith in his loyalty and devo-
ton to the best interests of all the peo-
pie, we indorse him for denomination
and election as President of these Unit
ed States.
This is hearty and honest enough,
but it is perhaps just little too frank
for politics, as the game is usually
played.
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AN OKLAHOMA 1R1G EDy.

| Little is known about Oklahoma in
this part of the world. but men and
women live there, and they are much
like men and women everywhere. AT
least the women are much like other
women. One of the women of Okla
homa was beautiful, and she was much
soothed and sustained by her knowledge
that she was beautiful. But she was
not contented with being beautiful She
wanted to be more beautiful. so that
she could be a larger Joy to herself and
a greater comfort to others. She went
to the theatre and she saw woman on
the stage whose yellow hair seemed to
her the perfection of pulchritude. She
did not rest till she found out how the
hair was made yellow. and then she
did not stay until she had gone to the
drugstore and got bottle of the golden
dye. She used it and 10 her hair became
in color like unto the color Of the ripe
corn of the Oklahoma prairies, or the
glittering gold of Cripple Creek. Then
she was happy But there is no lasting
happiness in this world. She showed
herself to her husband and the stupid
and unapprecistive man did not like her
looks He made such a fuss that the
question arose in her mind whether it
were better to be beautiful than duti-
full. She finally concluded that she
could be both beautiful and dutiful. So
she went to the drugstore again, and
bought something warranted to take
the lovely gold out of her hair. She
used it. and her hair Immediately be-
came a bright and indelible green.
Again she showed herself to her hus-
band. He began to foam at the mouth
and is now in an insane asylum.
There are several morals interviewer
in this tragedy. The chief one appears
to be that married man would do well
not to concern himself about what his
wife does to her own hair, as long as
she let's his alone.
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Why, it was built among the merry
boys
That WELD the pillow and spade in the
Ohio State
In the bohny buckeye shade
People nowadays" sair Mr.. Ogden,
nave an idea that the float In a pro-
cession Is something new. Why, bless
your heart. we had them in 1910. We
had parades then with log cabins
mounted on wagons, and canoe floats
with the boats over sixty feet long. We
had blacksmith's shops on wheels with
men al the FORCES"
This kind of campaign was carried on
all over the West and Middle West. Mr..
Ogden said that women Joined in the
work and gave singing parties all over
the country for the log-cabin candidate.
date.
Mr.. Ogden Is firm in his belief that
General Harrison was poisoned in the
White House.
"Of course he said, sit wasn't best
to say go then, as it would have caused
the greatest riots ever heard of in the
United States. The country was like a
powder magazine, ready for the match.
It's my opinion that the real cause of
Harrison's death was kept quiet to pre-
vent carnage
Mr.. Ogden is the grandson Of Captain
Benjamin Ogden of the Revolutionary
War. He went to Topeka in 1862 where
he operated a -four MILL Later he
came to Kansas City, working for the
Kansas City Milling Company as a mil
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The Lazy Man.

Let other bards twang the harp In praise
OF the man who loves to toll,
Who is always ut work at half-past four,
And who burns the midnight oil.
tinkle my lute to laud the good sense
OF the thoroughly lazy man,
Who never will work unless he must,
And who loafs whenever he can.
He watched the struggles Of other men
With Il calm superior smile,
For as long as they work. he knows he can
rest,
And smoke his pipe meanwhile.
For heaven takes care of the lazy ones,
And so it will always be;
And why should he worry, and hustle, and
push,
While he gets good living free
Oh, the true only true philosophy
Is that of the lazy man,
Who never will work unless he must,
And who loafs whenever he can.
He has no reason to lay up wealth;
He has no need to save;
For others will care for him all through
life,
And others will dig his grave.
-Somerville Journal.
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HOSPITABLE CANNIBALS. .
Kind to White Strangers, Though They
Occasionally Eat Black Man.

Occasionally Eat a Black Man,
| The Rev. Dr. r. Fl, Nassau, who left
Baltimore on Wednesday, expects to re-
| turn In the spring to his field of mis-
sonary work in Equatorial Africa.
| This is DR.. Nassaus fourth visit to the
United States since, as young man,
he was sent to Africa as a missionary
| thirty-nine years ago. His hair and
beard are white. During the last five
years he has been stationed at Liber-
vile, Gaboon Province (French), en-
gagged in translating fourteen books of
the Bible into Fang language. These
translations are being printed by the
American Bible society. The Fangs
are a tribe of cannibals. numbering
about one million and inhabting the
country lying far up the Ogove river.
They are large of stature, warlke and
represent much the strongest tribe in
that portion Of the country.
DIR. Nassau said before leaving Balti-
more that be could not call the natives
that he meets in Africa savages; they
Aare cruel, he said, but not blood-thirs-
ty; their desire to kill is more for SUI
perstitious reasons. There are canni-
balls, he said, among them He has
seen them boiling human arms for food
and offering for sale with other meats
human hands; land one day" continued
the doctor, while floating down the riv
er in a canoe, accompanied by my little
girl and two natives to row the boat, we
were called to from a group of naked
men standing on the shore to know if
We wished to buy any meat, and, hold
ing up human arm, they Informed us
in their language that they had just
killed two men belonging to a hostile
tribe, not far from there. This was
about thirty miles below my house"
The only means Of transportation
through that portion of the country, DR..
Nassau said, is by boat Trade is car
ried on without money, a cake of soap
or a piece of calico or beads being all
that is necessary.
The men there are polygamists, their
importance in the community being es-
timated according to the number of
Wives said the doctor; but" he con-
tinued, Il do not have to tell them of
the existence of Coda Supreme Be
ing 1t hurts me that l cannot make
tllehi uiueistdllu ABOUT lne 1--we VI Je-
sus Christ; it is something that seems
to be so beyond them
They are kind to their mothers, but
abuse their wives. Our mission has
succeeded in bringing about eighteen
hundred of them into the Presbyterian
church. If before becoming Christians
they had married more than one wife
we require them to set all free Gall their
wives are slaves, bought and sold) but
one-the one they might prefer.
THE African is very hospitable. No
medicine ever gave me more benefit
than the Christian kindness Of these
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pink one one erect, the other trailing
off towards the back and almost
dropping to the ear. These make the
girls look romantic, shy and retiring
while the turbans tended toward ship
shape, dashing appearance. All de-
ponds on the face; go under the new
hat If 1t is the more becoming, but
stick to the boxy turban or Spanish
shape If that suits your style better.
In the millinery worn now is fire.
quent offence to defenders of birds.
While birds are often seen on hats of
picture size and character. and now
and then one is brought into especial
conspicuousness by being placed on a
tiny toque. Being Of size that is
large for q hat, the bird stands out
strikingly, and this point is accentuated
when, as in the toque sketched here,
its colors contrast strongly with the
hat material and other trimming. This
bird was black, the hat being corn col
ored fibre, with trimming of corn color
ed chiffon. Considered as decoration
of an assertive sort. the bird was hand
some, but such trimming is lamented
by many.
The gown pictured is to be commend
ed for beauty and ingenuity. 1t was in
pale green broadcloth, with front
breath, yoke and jabot Of pleated corn
coored liberty satin Embroidery In
corn color and white and white stitch
ing were disposed as indicated. The
is not an essential, and
other goods could be combined similar
ly. The jabot is the feature of espec-
ial value. FLORETTE.
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BEGAN TO GROW AND DIED.
The Strange Deaths of Three Brothers
Who Lived in Memphis.


Who Lived in Memphis.
The death of Mr.. a. H. Names, which
occurred Thursday night at his home,
at APO Washington street. was a very
remarkable one. Mr.. Names had pre-
dicted the exact day and time that he
would leave this world and had made
every preparation, setting aside the
clothing he wanted to be buried in be-
fore he went to bed that night. He was
not sufferer from any disease, and had
not been confined to his bed previous to
hie DEATH
Up to a few years ago Mr.. Names
conducted an extensive plantation in
Arkansas, but as he was getting along
in years, being about 10 or "a, he re-
tired from active life.
Five days ago his friends remarked
that he was becoming fleshy and began
to congratulate him upon getting fat
in his old age. The matter did not seem
as cheerful to Mr.. Manees,, as ie ordi-
narily the case, for to him it meant the
very opposite of good health. Two
brothers of his who had died, had be-
gun to grow considerably fatter three
days before their death.
On Tuesday, Mr.. Manees's friends no.
ticed that he had gained considerably
more flesh than the day before, and by
Wednesday he had grown so that his
clothes would scarcely fit him. The next
morning he told his family that he was
confident that the end was at hand and
that he would never see the light of an
other day. He took measures to wind
up his business affairs and before retir-
ing that night made every prepara-
tion for his burial that lay in his power.
At o'clock, while asleep, his death oc-
Cured. Memphis Scimitar.
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SHIP UILDING.

According to the shipbuilding record
leads in tonnage output. In 1899 British
shipyards turned out steamships to the
amount of 1,414O0O tons and sailing YES
sells to the amount of 1000 tons, or 1,416,-
900 tons altogether, exclusive Of war;
ships. This, the report states, was "one-
fifth less than the entire steamship fleet
of Germany" Warships were turned
out to the amount of 10000 tons, MAX
ing the grand total of construction for
the year 1,5S4,O00 tons. OF the warship
tonnage $4,000 tors were added to the
English fleet. Most Of the remainder
$4,000 tons) was for Japan, while 1000
tons were for the United States.
OF the 1,416,000 mercantile tonnage
built in the United Kingdom in 1899 the
portion built for Germany was $4,000
tons, for Austria 81 900 tons, for Norway
$4,000 tons, for Spain $4,000 tons, for
Denmark $4,000 tons, for Holland $4,000
tons, for Russia $4,000 tons, for Sweden
5000 tons. OF the remainder 1,149,000
tons were added to the British mercan-
tile fleet and $4,000 tons went to British
colonies. Other countries built alto
gether 1871 900 tons-503 merchant vessels
and fifty-six warships. Germany built
252000 tons, the United States $4,000
tone, France $4,000 tons, Italy $1,000
tons, Holland 80, 900 tons and Russia 3d.
900 tons. The tendency toward larger
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vessels, as being most profitable, is
shown in the fact that of. the steamships
built in the United Kingdom nine were
over 10000 tons, six were over 10000 tons
and the Oceanic was of 1924 tons. Ger
many produced the Patricia, of 1925
tons, the Grosser Kurfurst. Of 1880
TONS and six other vessels Of over 10000
tons.
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Ter and afterward Travelled for the same
company. He fell to the floor about two
years ago, shattering his hip. This has
caused him to adopt crutches. The ac-
cident also ended his usefulness as
travelling man, so he opened his little
store, where he now grinds out liv-
ing for himself in his old age.-Kansas
City (Mo.) Star
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The Rochester Post Express makes a
good description of the Rev. Mr.. Shell
don's paper as follows: No doubt ev-
cry journalist of experience, who glanc-
ed at the paper, felt that he was meet
ing an old friend, thought he might not
be able to hit upon the source OF re-
semblance The writer was very much
puzzled for a time; but after a while
the explanation came. Mr.. Sheldon
ideal of Christian daily, as given to
the public, is closely akin to the num-
Der of a newspaper issued from an Of
flee when a sudden strike has taken
place. The editors are worried and
cannot write anything of value; the
fresh news and the daily advertise
ments have to be put aside because they
cannot be set up; and the columns are
filled with standing matter" gentle
and harmless miscellany that has been
accommodating for weeks, awaiting the
order to be killed" and with stuff Dor
rowed from yesterdays issue of an es-
teemed contemporary. The moment the
analogy is suggested every man who
has worked on newspaper the day af-
ter strike will recognize the likeness.
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The Providence Journal has been
looking around and finds that there is
apparently not newspaper in the New
England States that is defending the
Republican attempt to burden little
Puerto Rico with a tariff on trade
with the rest of the United States"
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heather friends of our little mission.
They have religion-they are more re-
ligiQus SC than you. or I. They feel hon.
ored to receive us as their official
guests, and as such we can depend
upon their protection. baltimore Sun.
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ADVERTISING RATES..

Situations. Wants. Rents, and other small
advertisements, One Cent a Word each In
sertion. Five Cents Word for full week
teeven tines.
display advertisements, per inch, one IN,
cents: one week, S3. 20; one month, $40; one
year. $40.
Obituary Notices. In prose or verse. 10
cents per line. Notices Of Births, Marrl-
ages, Deaths, and Funerals, so cents each'
LOCAL Notices, Is cents per line.
fearly advertisers are limited to their
cwn immediate business TALL matter to be
unob1ectionable), and their contracts do not
Include Wants, 10 Let, For Sale. etc.
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Some remarkable snapshots of the
war are being made in Paris. The
French photographers have collected
some old horses and guns with some
supers from one of the Paris theatres,
who are made up as Beers or English
men, as occasion demands, the Beers
being distinguished by their long whisk-
ers and the Englishmen by their uni
forms Imitation breast works have
even been built near Paris, and these
are stormed by the supers, while the
photographer takes his pictures. One
single bit of truth is the picture of a
ford. 1t elbows big tree at the left in
the foreground, with a shallow river be-
hind and a few COWS and sheep wading
to the further shore. Whenever the
English forces have crossed river any
where, this picture has been used to IL
lustrate the exact place of crossing. The
counterfeit pictures arc much more dra-
matte than the real ones, and find far
more ready sale.
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The plague of India is carrying off
about five thousand victims a week,
but India is far away.
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A paper chimney, fifty feet high and
fireproof, is one of the curiosities of
Breslau, Germany
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FASHION NOTES.
A N. yvcon,cr In Millinery.

II 4Se " cVtTHU1 III T7tffE"eEy'
There is what may be classed as q
dark horse" fashion in millinery. Mil
liners have been pleading their custom
ers to tulle, and to round. turban and
Spanish shapes. Suddenly there have
appeared pretty hats faring straight
away in a spreading poke brim. A
next the hair, strings tie under the
chin and the trimming is feathers, flow
ers or bit of scarf. Such a hat Is
pleated taffeta in bright pink showed
lighter pink roses against the hair, and
was trimmed with a black plume and a
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The postal savings depositors of Great
Britain are now said to number 1000, 900
and to. have accumulated S55,000,0 600 In
1895 a dividend of 21a per cent. on this
amount was paid, leaving a surplus of
$3500,000. The cost Of the management
is said to be but 0.44 per cent of the
mean amount of deposit.
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DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY,
Is CENTS A WEEK, 80 CENTS A MONTH,
SO FOR SIX MONTHS, SO A YEAR. The
SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
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At the Laboratory of Hygiene of the
Vermont State Board of Health at Bur-
lington it is proposed to make system
attic chemical and biological examina-
pms Of the public water supplies of the
lee and towns of the State. 1t Is the
attention of the board to conduct ex-
aminations Of the principal streams of
the State, and also all supplies serving
twelve or more families. 1t is consider
ed that this work, in addition to being
direct benefit to the people of the
State, will also serve to make the var-
Gus resorts and country towns more at
tractve to people from the cities during
the summer, as the danger of contract
ing disease from unwholesofe water will
be reduced to a minimum, since the ex-
act condition of the water Of any town
may be readily ascertained.
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Members of the present senior class
of the New York Normal College are
complaining because State Superinten-
dent of Education Skinner has decided
that the class must add another year Of
study to the four already spent at the
college before it's six hundred members
shall receive licenses to teach. The COM
plainants charge that Superintendent
Skinner hopes to discourage the Nor
NAL College students from completing
the course, and in that way make room
for graduates of the State Normal
School at Albany. A bill authorizing
the students affected to be licensed at
the end of their four years of study has
been introduced in the legislature.
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THE CARRINGTON PUBLISHING co
OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-14

'.Tbe bay front from end to end is
in ruins. Nothing but piling and the
wreck of the great warehouses remain.
The elevators lost all their superworks.
and their stocks are damaged by water
''Thc shore at Texas City contains
enough wreckage to rebuild city.
Eight persons who were swept across
the bay during the storm We're picked
up there alive. Five corpses We're also
picked up. There were three fatal
ties in Texas City. In addition to the
living and the dead which the storm
cast up at Texas City, caskets and cof-
fins from one Of the cemeteries ut Gal
weston We're being fished out of the
waters there today.
Eight ocean steamers were torn
from their mOOrings and stranded in
the bay. The Kendall Castle was car
ried over the flats from the Thirty
third street wharf to Texas City, and
lies in the wreckage of the Inman pier
"Some of the stories of escapes are
miraculous. William Nisbett, cotton
man, was buried in the ruins of the
Cotton Exchange saloon and when dug
out in the morning, had no further in
jury than few bruised fingers.
"Dr. s. o. Young, secretary of the
Cotton Exchange, was knocked sense
less when his house collapsed, but was
revived by the water and was carried
ten blocks by the hurricane.
"a woman who had just given birth
to Il child was carried from her home
to house block distant, the men
who We're carrying her having to hold
her high above their heads. as the
water was five feet deep when she
was moved.
"It will take u week to tabulate the
dead and the missing and to get any
thing near an approximate idea of the
money loss. 1t is safe to assume that
one-half Of the property of the city is
wiped out and that one-half of the resi-
dents have to face absolute poverty"
The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-14
The Maine Election,

Portland, Me-, Sept. .1O.-Carrying
out its traditions of many years with
but one break, Maine went Republi-
can in the state election to-day by a
good old-time majority.
The Republican state ticket was
elected with all four congressman and
a great majority of the Legislature.
There was every incentive for voting,
and the campaign had been a spirited
one: The vote was not quite as heavy
as in 1896, but exceeded that of the
1888 election by thousands. The Dem-( |
ocrats gained much satisfaction from
the earlier returns, showing, as they
did. gain in four years Of from eigh-
teen to twenty per cent. This in
crease over the 1896 vote did not ap-
ply to any particular locality, but SEEM
ed to be general throughout the state.