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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-31
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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-31
RUINS OF OLD TIMES.
DISCOVERIES in
ANCIENT ROME.
Recent Excavations in the Forum--The
Original Mosaic Pavemcnt--The House
of tho Vestals-Wall Of Domus Pub
licA. b

In the last month the excavations
being carried on in the Forum under
the direction of Signor Giacomo Boni
have continued to give splendid results.
Hundreds of tons Of earth have been
removed from the side Of the Basilica
Emilia, which Is now almost entirely
uncovered In addition to the huge
fragments Of the inscription discovered
last June, the bases of nine columns
supporting the portico Of the facade
have been brought to light, and the
mosaic pavement of the interior has
been cleared of the stones and rubbish
with which it has been covered for the
last 1000 years. Part of the pavement
had been destroyed in making a
medieval sewer, but part is in splen-
did preservation. AS far as yet can be
seen the front of the Basilica must
have extended for at least 120 feet,
while its depth, as far as hitherto ex-
cavated, is about 80 feet. Probably the
original floor of the ediflce ran back
two or three times this distance, but
for the moment houses and embank-
ments bar the way to further excava-
tons. The excavations along the Sa-
era Via are still giving good results,
though they will have to be suspended
for awhile in order not to destroy the
cart road needed for carrying away the
earth and rough stones removed from
~ M DN,.ho "a
teresting discovery of all recently made
by Signor Boni is that of the original
mosaic pavement in the house OF the
Vestals. The ruins of this editice were
supposed to have been fully excavated
some years ago by Prof. Lanciani, but
the discovery just made proves that the
work was then done in an unscientiflc
fashion, which left the most interest,"
ing apart of the building still buried.
The pavement lies some three feet be-
low the level of what Prof Lanpiani
supposed to be the floor Of the house.
A staircase built against one of the
walls runs down to it. Part of the
staircase was discovered by the former
excavatorS, who by simply IOllOWlng
the steps downward might easily have
come to the mosaic pavement A sim
'ilar pavement has also been discovered
in a chamber of the house Of the YES
tails and another in the corner OF the
Domus Publica. Signor Boni has also
discovered portion Of the massive and
cnIondid1v hrjlt wall Of the DOmuS
Publica. In the Regia the remains OF
another altar and part Of the mosaic
pavement have also been discovered
not bad record for months work
ander an almost tropical sun in place
which up to few months ago was de-
clared by incompetent specialists to
have been fully excavated.-.-London
Post
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-31

IT is asserted that no two countries
in the world make and eat the same
kind Of bread. In England and Amer
ica there is the greatest similarity in
this ssspect, but the Englishman
never eats bread hot from the oven,
nor does he use biscuits made with
shortening
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-31
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Breslau has paper chimney 50 feet
high and perfectly freproof.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-24
TO STUDY GERMAN METHODS.
United States War Officials to Make Close Investigation of the
Military System of Germany

ton of the dead and wounded that ex-
lists in the German army In the United
States army no man may be sure that
he viii not occupy an unknown grave,
but with the German soldiers this is
different.
Each man is supplied with a descrip-
tive list, giving his name, his regiment
and the name and address of his next
friend. This list is written upon a strip
of parchment which is sewn inside the
pocket of his coat in such place that
it is indestructable except b. IRE.
When men are killed or lie upon the
field unconscious from their wounds
there is no question as to their identity.
They are Immediately Identified by
glance at the parchment list, and the
record of fatalities can thus be. made
more perfect than it could possibly be
in this country, where there is practi-
cally no system.
Another point in which the German
system is superior to our own accord
ing to DR.. Woodbury., is in the fact
that the officers of the medical depart
ment are completely relieved of all re-
spOnsibilities other than those that are
made necessary by the care of patients;
the medical official is a physician or
surgeon and nothing else.
In the German army there is no such
thing as a sick call" If an enlisted
man reports that he is i'll or otherwise
unfit for duty the fact is reported to
the first sergeant oS his company An
inspection is then held, and if the ser
geant thinks that the case is of suffl-
cient importance the man is removed
to the hospital, otherwise he is retained
in quarters until the medical officer
makes his round. The man is then
marked as simply off duty.
In the German army all field hospi-
tails are regarded accurately as field
hospitals and never in the light of per-
manent hospitals, as is so often the
case with the United States army. In
the German army the field hospital is
just what its name implies. It is an
entirely mobile unit and any case that
can by any possibility be removed is
sent back to the rear or to a base hos
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-24
LINGERS LONG AT
FOOT OF A THRONE.
Man of Many Fads and Good Habits
is His Royal Highness.

May "a will be the birthday of the
feeble old Queen of England. Loved,
respected and prosperous. she passes
along into her eighties. She was born
May "a, 1917.
Her son is the most prominent figure
in history to-day.
Despite the paucity of his actual ac
complishments in life, largely due to his
unique position, the Prince of Wales
is one of the most interesting figures
in the world to-day.
Had his mother been a woman of or
binary longevity and force he would
have been King of England long since.
At the present time reports of the
Queens increasing weakness and of the
worrying effect upon her of the South
African war invite fresh consideration
of the prospects of Englands heir-ap-
Iarent.
These interesting facts about the
Prince are condensed from his bio
graphy, as written by his private sec
retary:
He never allows a typewriter in his
house.
He spends $4,000 a year for kilograms.
He allows only two knives and forks
to each guest at his table.
He is Colonel eight times over.
He has one private secretary, two as
sistant secretaries and staff of clerks
to assist them.
He receives 200 letters day, and ans
wers most of them
Every minute of his time in London
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-24
TO GIVE AWAY
A MILLION.
James Eads How, a Wealthy West
erner will Give his Time and
Money to the Poor.

James Eads How, of St. Louis, grand
son of James B. Eads, who built the
magnificent steel bridge that spans the
Mississippi River at St. Louis, has re-
Gently received the first interest on his
great fortune to be devoted to the
public welfare
His gift is the nucleus of fund that
eventually will amount to nearly ST.
00O, 1000. all of which will be devoted to
the same purposes and all of which,
likewise, will come from James Eads
How.
James Eads How's father was the
Vice. President and General Manager OF
the Wabash Railroad Company
James Eads How is graduate of
Harvard He has just turned his thir-
tieth year. His brother Louis also at
tended Harvard, but inculcated none
of the ideas on socialsand economic re-
forms that were acquired by his more
studious and serious brother, James
On the completion of his college
course How travelled abroad The re
suit of his observations determined hlm
to devote his life and his wealth to the
betterment of mankind:
His one great principle is that man
is not entitled to that which he mas
not earned by the sweat OF his brow
For this reason he refuses to accept the
50 900 s'unearned increment on the
property left him by his father, and on
this principle he will not accept the
principal itself when he is entitled to it.
How is the most moueSts uHdSSuIIuHS
man a person could encounter. It was
not his intention that his name should
be identified with this pubic-welfare
fund. Nothing is more annoying to him
than to be questioned about his work.
He shrinks from publicity
HIS DAILY LIFE.
His mother and brother have long
lived in a palatia1 home IN Lindell
boulevard. But where does he himself
live? In the slums somewhere. work.
ing day and night, not for his own, but
for others good. He dresses in keep
ing with his ideas. It's a long while
since he has expended dollar on him
self for clothing. For year or more
he conducted a mission home in the
poorest quarter in the city. But his
work came to the public notice, and
newspapers began printing long ac-
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-24

It was hard work, but I don't think
| am any the worse for it. I was am
bilious. I wanted to be a lawyer. I
got a country school to teach and stud
led law at night. don't think I
Scr1mped my work as teacher, though
teaching was only q means with me
toward a lawyers parchment.
l was admitted to the bar up there
in Maine in due time, and I worked
conscientiously and sometimes pretty
hard as a lawyer. 1 became interested
in the politics of my State, as nearly all
young lawyers do. When practice is
yet to come the emoluments of some
petty office help to eke out an existence
1 held several of these. My neighbors
put trust in me, and / occupied some
places of trust common to lawyers not
political Finally was elected to CIn-
gress.
l was in Congress several terms, and
was Speaker of the House when re-
signed to devote myself to the practice
of law in New York got my share
of criticism, some of it just, perhaps.
The record is open. I am now a private
citizen, uninteresting to the public.
If 1 have been in any measure sue
cessful-and success is measured by
different standards in different philoso-
phies-I do not hesitate to say that in
my belief it has been by dint of hard
work
I know that I could not have suc-
ceeded at all, nor satisfied myself, ex-
cept by the hard work possible to one
of strong physique and robust health.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-24

counts of him and his work. Then he
changed his abode. Not back to his
mansion home, but to another hovel
among the poor.
Not long ago Mr.. How presented ST.
900 to a committee from the trades or
gan1zatlOnS and single tax refOrmers of
the city. A mass meeting was held and
a committee appointed to take charge
OF the money and devise a plan for ex-
pending it. This body is called the
Community Benefit Committee. How
was literally forced to membership in
the committee, but he will have moth
ing to say as to what shall be done
with the fund except that it shall be
used among the poor.
WHAT A FRIEND SAYS.
Dr. James T. Caldwell, secretary of
this committee, an intimate friend of
How, and himself a slum worker, in
speaking to a reporter, said:
Mr.. HoW'S fundamental principle is
that man is not entitled to any money
or any property that he himself has not
honestly and actually earned by his
own labor. His father left him an es-
tate valued at $4,000, with the condi-
ton, however, that the young man is
not to come into full possession of it un-
til after his mothers death, but he may
use the interest. The money is invest
ed in real estate and bonds
Mr.. How believes that property be-
longs to the community and he has no
right to it. He also contends that bonds
and stocks are public property, de-
pending, as they do, on the community
for their value. James Eads How. Sr
was general manager of the Waoash
Railroad Company, got salary of $50
a day. Without any reflection what
ever on his father, the son believes
that $50 a day is far more than any
man himself, Independently andsby his
own labor. can earn. In other words. it
is something in the nature of a gift
from the public. Mr.. How has devoted
the interest on this money continuously
in furthering his work for the uplifting
of mankind It is his intention as soon
as he inheritS the estate absolutely to
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-24

devote it to the same purpo-s. He will
do this by turning it over to the Com
Iaunity Benefit Committee, if it frames
a successful plan for disposing OF It.
ANOTHER FORTUNE.
''From his grandfather's estate How
probably will receive in the neighbor-
hood of 81, 100000.
Mr.. How has been placed in a pecu-
liar light by some published state
ments. Persons could not reconcile his
creed that a person is not entitled to
what he has not earned with the belief
that he had accepted an inheritance.
He has not accepted an inheritance
Restrictions made in the wills of his
father and grandfather have stood in
the way, but just as soon as they are
removed by time, then he will enter
upon the full practice of his faith, If
indeed he is not doing so now in the
eyes of people who have detecto1 what
they thought was inconsistency on his
part
Il believe now that I have made it
clear that Mr.. How is not accepting a
dollar that he has not actually earned,
and he is not now dispoSing of his en-
tire estate simply because he cannot do
so. 1t is his firm intention never to
take a dollar that he has not worked
for.
helping mankind. He does not believe
in charity or charitable organizations
He believes in helping others that they
may help themselves Just how this
can be done best he is not decided
In fact, he leaves this to the good judg-
ment of the committee. He has talked
with me a number of times about the
matter. He suggested once that gym
naSium, reading room, night school and
accessories might be established on
large scale in poor district in the city,
for the use absolutely of those who are
unable to provide such opportunities
for themselves.
"The 81, 900 given by Mr.. How is now
in bank, bearing interest, and subject
to the committees order. Mr. How
does not regard this as a gift, though
1 speak of it as such for the want of
a better term. He believes that it is
the property of the public; that the
community created the real estate that
produced the money; that the COM
munity enriched his father and his
grandfather, who rose to great wealth,
and that the entire principal with all
its accumulated earnings, should re-
vert to the community.
''The only conditions made by Mr.
How in giving this fund and in indi-
eating his intention of adding to it
whatever money he will come into pos
session of hereafter, is that it shall
be expended among the poor-not do
mated to them, not distributed among
them after the manner of charity or
ganizationss
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-24

vestigation of this wagon. and it is
more than probable that one or two of
the ovens will be built and sent to the
West, where they can be tested by the
troops.
Another point to which DR. Wood
bury calls attention is the care dis
played by the German officials to see
that the soldiers are kept in good con-
dition- When the army is in the field
the forces remain but one day on the
same ground. This not only prevents
the possibility of disease, but also
makes the use of disinfectants un-
necessary.
BODILY CARE.
The entire body of every man is in
Spected by the medical officers once at
least in every thirty days, and the
feet are inspected at least twice in each
week. The men are stood upon tables
the front of the feet and legs for
strained tendons, blisters, etc. The
men are then about-faced, and the SoleS
of their feet are inspected.
While these are but a few of the mat
ters that the commission has brought
to the attention of the Government,
they give some idea of the scope of the
inquiry. 1t is the intentie n of the Off
cials of the War Department to con-
tinue the work, moreover, and it will
now be extended to other European
armies. If the results obtained are as
great as has been the case with the in
Vestigation of the German methods and
if the information obtained is carefully
followed it will not be long before there
will be a marked advance in the con-
dition of the American troops. In ad-
dition, the adoption of these suggested
improvements would probably place the
American forces in a much better posi-
ton to carry on Il campaign against
another nation if such an occasion
should arrive.
Now that the War Department has
to 20 of- ~ ~
not be long before the United States
troops will be as up-to-date in every re-
spect as the soldiers of any of the most
progressive European powers.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-24

devote it to the same purpo-,. He will
do this by turning it over to the Com
Iaunity Benefit Committee, if it frames
a successful plan for disposing of it.
ANOTHER FORTUNE
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-24

While it is scarcely probable that the
United States officials have any desire
or intentions of making this a military
country, the fact that commission mas
been appointed to make careful in
vestigatiOn of the methods followed IN
Germany proves cOnclusively that they
are not satisfied with the condition OF
things in our own army and that they
are in hopes of being able to overcome
these defects by study of the German
army system.
The recent war with Spain and the
campaign that is now being conducted
in the Philippines has opened the eyes
of the military officials of the United
States to the fact that there is vast
room for Improvement in our own sys-
tenn. While we won battles and while
our soldiery, almost without exception,
distinguished itself for bravery, it can
not be denied that the war found us
practically unpreDared for such con-
tingency. and the mistakes that have
been so severely criticised We're almost
entirely due to this fact
To-day the war is practically at an
end, and there is no prospect of another
international misunderstanding; but, in
spite of this, it is now evident that the
War Department has no intention of
being caught mapping again. AS the
result this commission has been ap-
pointed to study foreign methods, and
if they report upon any good features
in the systems that are followed abroad
these will undoubtedly be adopted for
the army in this country.
Although the existence of this COM
mission has just been announced, it
was appointed several months ago, and
its chairman, DR.. John MEG. Wood
bury, has now submitted his first re-
port. which gives the result of his in
vestigations of the medical service CT
the German army. He reports that he
found the system a most thorough one
and indicates many points that may
we'll be considered by those who are in
charge of this branch of our service.
One of the most important features
of difference between the two armies is
to be seen in the method of identifica-
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-24

pital within six hours.
When the line is in action the field
hospital advances with it and thus it
becomes what it was really intended to
be, simply a resting place where in
Juries can be dressed and small opera
tions can be performed. In fact. the
present commission speaks in the hlgn-
est terms of the Germany system OF
medical work, and the United States
is advised to adopt several of these
features in it's own service.
For instance, DR.. Woodbury. was par
tlcularly well pleased with several of
the inventions that We're new to him.
In regard to one of them he said: I
must call attention to the new bakery
wagon that was tried this year for the
nrSt time in active field maneuVerS.
TT is a wagon, with four wheels, ten
feet long, drawn by four horses, the
body of which consists of a furnace,
arranged for a wood fire, over which is
a corrugated sheet iron oven, the heat
from which is prevented from radiating
by a packing between the two skins
from powdered coral. This is so eff
cient that the outside of the oven will
bear the touching of the hand without
burning.
In front is arranged a tank for the
heating of water used in the mixing of
the dough, which mixing is done in a
lolIoW1ng wagon, where the loaveS are
pared for the oven. The capacity of
these ovens is eighty loaves, baked
ready for issue every hour and a half
at a speed upon the chausee of a kilo-
meter in ten minutes
A BAKERY.
''The general effect of one of these
wagons is that of an oval iron tank
resting upon its short diameter a
smokestack at the forward upper end
water tank in front, with stop cock
for drawing; firebox and doors at after
end below, and doors for oven above
This mobile bread bakery has been
tried with great success and appears
to give most excellent results. The old
fixed oven is buried in sand with a ca
paclty of 100 loaves every. hour and a
naf; but the necessity of transporfa-
ton from the fixed oven to troops NOV
ing renders the oven upon wheels a
matter worthy of discussion
No suggestion that has been made hv
DR.. woodbury. in this report has caused
more comment in army circles in
Washington than has this matter of a
portable oven. The question of pro-
vlding fresh bread for the troops when
not IN camp was one of the difficult
problems that arose to battle the de-
partment during the late war, and it is
generally believed that the German on
cials have at last found the way out of
the trouble.
1t is the intention of the authorities.
therefore, to make a still further in
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-24
THE BOER WARRIOR WHO HAS
SHOWN HIMSELF A MATCH
FOR ENGLAND,S PROUD
SOLDIERS.

is spent according to schedule.
He has every order of knighthood in
Europe.
His uniforms are worth s75,O 900.
He is a Field Marshal and an Ad-
miral.
He is the chief horse owner, dog
owner and yachtsman in England.
He goes to church every Sunday
morning.
He never goes to the races on Sun
day.
He started life with an income of $685.
900 a year.
He says he has no debts
He loves to travel incognito in Paris.
He buys hundreds of theatre tickets
without using them.
His favorite vehicle in London is a
hanson cab, yet his stables cost $751;
600 a year.
He thinks his nephew, the German
Emperor, is too sensational.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-24
FIRST NEW YORK WOMAN Laws
YER TO KISS QUEEN VIC
TORIA'S HAND.

Miss Utica We1les is the first Ameri-
can woman lawyer-probably the first
of any nationality-to kiss the hand OF
Queen Victoria
She is a graduate of the Law School
of the University of the City OF New
York, a grandniece of Lady Cook, for
merly Tennie c. Clafiin, and descend
ant of Gov. WelleS.
1t may have been new experiences
for Her Majesty to encounter a men,
ber Of her own sex learned in the mice.
sharp outlets of the law" Women
lawyers are not so plentiful in England
as they are here. There they would
call Miss Welles lady solicitor
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-24
THE SECRET OF
MY SUCCESS.
BY EA-Speaker Thomas B. Reed.

I was always self-reliant and full of
work. With these and good health any
American can win more or less of suc~
cess, whatever his calling. do not re-
call that was any different from otheE
boys.
1 had to work in vacations and after
study hours when was working my
way through college. and had to huss
band every cent, and get along Jack>
at-a-pinch some of the time.