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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-09-27
LIFE OF THE PHILIPPINE GIRL
She Arises Early to Attend to Religion
and Household Duties.

She Arises Early to Attend to Religion
and Household Duties.
The life lived by the Filipinos Is not
an intricate life, says Ramon Reves Lala
In the Ledger Monthly, nor is Philip
pine etiquette the highly involved sys-
tenn that Is found in the old and artifi-
cial society of western lands. 1 do not
know that l can better describe it than
by following a society young lady of
Manila through the ordinary events of
one days existence. 1t may interest
American women to know how their
sisters beyond the seas pass their lives
The day of the fair Filipino is long
one. With her there is no lazy rising
to . o'clock coffee and toast She is
usually up with the sun, not later than
8, and, If very religious, as early as 4,
that she may attend early mass. Break
fast is set early. about o'clock. Then
come the morning duties of the house
hold, sewing, washing, cooking, or
whatever there may be, for our young
lady is not expected to spend her days
in idleness. The midday meal is taken
at ~ O'clock, in order that the warmest
hours of the day may be the hours of
rest About two hours are thus spent
in the enjoyment of the siesta, when
our lady fair arises, refreshed and
ready for the later pleasures of the
day.
At 4 o'clock the Afternoon tea is
served. This is light repast usually
consisting of chocolate, with rice and
cakes. or other simple viands. Then,
at the hour Of $50 or o'clock, the car
riage Is brought out and the daily ride
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-09-27
Rarely Attractive.

Conscription claims large share of
the adult population of Portugal, and
the women do good deal of field work.
This they begin at very early age,
and do it well and happily. doubling
the actual work power of the country;
and they show great happiness and CON
tent amidst 1t all. Fond of show and
ordanment, they have better appar-
ent stamina than the corresponding
classes in Scandinavia, or even In
Switzerland. They feed" better than
in those countries; at small farm
house you may get neither white bread
nor ham, but the split Goldfish, as In
Iceland, Is never wanting. and is well
dressed up at short notice. 1t is impos-
sible to travel In Portugal without hav-
ing this national dish thrust upon you;
1t needs an acquired taste, and is rarely
attractive to the ordinary palate till
after fuller acquaintance, and the ex-
cellent sauce Of hunger to go with it.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-09-27

If the negro had been forced to CON-
pete for existence In America, he would
have been crushed out by the civilized
power, as the Indian has been, says
Albert Phelps In The Atlantic, but the
peculiar institution of slavery protect
ed him not only from this competition,
but also, by artificial means, from those
great forces of nature which inevitably
weed out the weaker organisms and
which operate most unrestrainedly up
on the Ignorant savage. For the first
time, perhaps, In the history of the
world human beings had been bred and
regulated like valuable stock, with as
much care as Is put upon the best
horses and cattle. AS natural conse-
quence the sanitary condition of the
negro during slavery was remarkable,
especially by contrast with his present
condition, and his growth was the alb
normal growth of plant abnormally
raised In hothouse When, therefore,
this mass of helpless beings was
thrown upon It's own resources by the
act of emancipation and when the pro-
lection of slavery had been withdrawn,
the direst wretchedness and suffering
followed.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-09-27
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FAULTS
She Was Very Vain and Inordinate1y
Fond of Fine Dress.

Yet Elizabeth was never really sue
cessful with her wardrobe as more
feminine woman might have been. Her
dresses were never beautiful, only lu-
dicrously and most inappropriately
magnificent laden with jewels, weight
ed down with cloth of gold, stiff with
silver embroidery and SO heavy that
even her big, powerful frame must,
without supporting vanity, have felt
the fatigue of carrying them about.
Elizabeth was certainly vain, but she
cannot claim femininity merely on that
account, for vanity Is by no means an
exclusively feminine characteristic.
There are perhaps more vain women
than vain men because women have
more leisure and their costumes afford
greater opportunities for vanity than
the strangely hideous clothing which
custom has arranged for men, but no
thoughtful feminine) observer can
doubt that vain man Is yainer than a
vain woman.
Elizabeth's hands were her especial
pride, and, judging from her portraits,
they were certainly beautiful. They
were laden with Jewels, and it was her
habit In public to pull her rings off
with absent artlessness and push them
on again, moving those white hands
about in the most obvious way. Once,
during the grave consideration of a
state paper, wherein her cold sagacity
never took second place, she interrupt
ed the discussion to ask whether the
Due dAnjou, who was at one time one
of her sultors had been told what a
pretty foot she had and how white and
well rounded was her arm? This in
the woman who financed the armada
with hard headed economy, who dared
the superstitious terrors of her own
conscience In her high handed and i'm
pudent treatment of the bishops, whose
interest in methods of torture for state
prisoners was most mechanical and in
telligent. entirely unhampered by any
squeamish feminine hesitation as to
blood or pain. is most curious.
In connection with this last charac-
teristic of cruelty vanity is not at all
unprecedented. Indeed, If one observe
closely one will notice that excessively
vain persons have almost always q
strange inclination toward cruelty.
The accounts of what Queen Elizabeth
permitted and indeed commanded In
this respect will hardly bear reading
by us sensitive folk today.-Margaret
Deland in Harper's Bazar
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-09-27
A BROKEN HEART.
Being the Narration of a Wonderful
Tale of Golf and a Hawk.

Being the Narration of a Wonderful
Tale of Golf and a Hawk.
l should like to narrate the follow
ing which Is mostly true. Some years
ago, l was playing In a match In India,
Bangalore VS.. Madras, when a hawk
suddenly swooped down on my ball
and carried it off In Its claws. / ap-
pealed to my adversary to allow me to
drop another ball, but he was one Of
our canny brethren, and replied: "Eh,
no, man; lost ball. lost hole" This did
not admit of argument. Some weeks af-
terward | went for a walk before
breakfast, and climbing a rocky emin-
ence to see the view, l came across q
hawks nest, and by 1t dead hawk,
and In the nest-my golf ball; both the
hawk and the ball were quite warm.
| sent the hawk to the curator of the
museum. and asked for post mortem;
his verdict was "a broken heart" and
on my telling him the story he had no
doubt that the poor bird had expired in
its vain effort to hatch out my silver
town. London Globe.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-09-27

taken TO the Luneta, the beautiful park
on the bay south of the city. Here the
military band discourses sweet music
every evening, and the beauty and
fashion of Manila meet and enjoy the
evening air and melodious strains. Re
turning from the drive about o'clock,
the evening meal, or supper, comes next
in order, after which our belle of Ma
nila is free for any mode of spending
the evening hours that may appeal to
her; perhaps friendly visit, trip to
fhe theater or opera, or an lat home"
to receive callers. Early as she arose
bedtime often comes late, and no hours
more than nature demands are spent In
the enjoyment of slumber. Going to
rest, however, is different there and
here. Ladies', even of the highest social
rank, do not sleep In a bedstead, but
prefer the floor, lying on a petate, or
mat, which is provided with long
bolster or pillow, and covered with the
conventional mosquito netting.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-09-27
FAMOUS WESTERN PREACHER.
Rev. DIR. Thomas 8 a Power in the
Christian Mini try of Chicago.

Rev. DIR. Thomas 8 Power in the
Christian Mini try of Chicago.
One of the most famous preachers in
the West is Rev. DR.. H. w. Thomas,
of Chicago, pastor of the Peoples
Church. More than twenty-one years
ago DR.. Thomas was deposed as a
preacher of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. His views were first criti-
cised as being unorthodox, and at the
Rock River conference he was asked TO
withdraw from the church, which he
refused to do. His trial for heresy was
ordered, based upon three counts. The
first was unbelief in the inspiration of
the Bible; the second was of heterodox
teachings as TO the doctrine of atone
men; and the third was as TO the end
less punishment of lost souls He was
condemned on the last two counts, but
the vote was close.
With the church closed to him DR..
Thomas was not without a strong fol-
lowing and his next sermon was
preached to these from the stage of
Hooley's Theater. This was the begin
ming Of the Peoples Church, which now
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-09-27
A Crank on Clothes.

Sir Harry Poland. British magls-
trate noted for his brilliancy, was al.
ways careless in his dress. Once his
family persuaded him to go to Poole
and order a fashionably cut suit. To
the chagrin of the household Sir Harry
looked more outlandish in the new
clothes than in his old ones. His broth
er-in-law went to see Poole about it.
'It is not my fault. sir" the tailor
assured him. Every care was taken,
but how could we fit gentleman who
would insist upon being measured sit
ting DOWN."
And the only satisfaction that could
be obtained from Sir Harry Poland
himself later on was the dry comment:
"Well, it's my business and not yours.
] like to be comfortable. spend three
parts of my life sitting down, and
preferred to be measured So"
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-09-27
An Observer.

A correspondent writes II was visit
Ing a friend some time ago and natu.
rally in due time wished to take bath.
So. having let goodly supply of water
into the tub, in | stepped, with much
pleasure at the prospect of a delightful
scrub, when most matter of fact
voice said, Going to take a bath? My
heart stood still with terror. and, vain
ly endeavoring to stretch my washrag
to the dimensions of sheet. glared
wildly around and saw parrot placid
ly blinking at me from his cage in the
window York Tribune
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-09-27

fills McVicker's Theater every Sunday
morning, and whose influences have
been widening for more than a score of
years. Dr. Thomas is In his SEVENTEEN
year. He to-day is one of the most lib
eral of Christian teachers. He is reach
ing out for men, irrespective of creed.
He often says: when l first began to
preach we preachers were fighting each
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-09-27
REV. DIR. Il. W. THOMAS.

other so hard we had no strength left
with which to fight the devil"
In the pulpit DIR. Thomas Is a striking
figure. His speech is slow and meas
nred. He has no tricks of oratory, no
gesticulations, nothing theatrical Only
as he warns to his subject his speech
quickens and his voice rises in his earn
estness. His sermons are clear, lucid,
and finished, and when one has gone
out from his church he finds that he
has absorbed lesson.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-09-27

We don't know what is meant by ar
tistic temperament unless it means
that the girl having 1t picks out q
switch that matches her hair.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-09-27
AHEAD OF COLUMBUS.
BuDDHlSTS VISITED THIS CONT.
NENT IN FIFTH CENTURY.

Professor Fryer, of the University of
California, Is Responsible for This
The Evidence Ii Documentary-An-
cient Record Still Preserved in China.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-09-27


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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-09-27

A boy says at least twenty times a
day, Let me alonep'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-26
Bautist Missionary Convention.

Bangor. Me-. Sept. 25.-The Maine
Baptist Missionary convention IS IN
session here. today. and the meeting
viii last until Thursday noon. when
the Maine Baptist Educational Soci-
CIV will meet. The meetings were start
cd on Tuesday evening. when the
Maine Baptist Young Peoples conven-
ton was held.
The board of trustees met early on
Wednesday morning. after which Mrs
Amanda Miller Coleman spoke at the
Women's missionary meeting. Among
the other speakers during the morning
were John W. Hatch. Rev. \. 3. Lori
n-er. Pey. H. L. Calkins. and several
others. The afternoon was devoted to
4 devotional service. business session
and addresses by the State mission
aries and Rev Wilbur F. Berry Of the
civic League.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-26
W. CT. D. CONve NTION.
Second Days Session at Biddeford-- Many
Reports Offered.

Riddeford. Me. Sept. 25.-The second
days session of the Maine w. L. L.
L.. convention opened, this morning.
with a devotional service conducted by
Miss Anna A. Gordan, vice president
AT large of the National w. {. 7. L.
Mrs I. S. Wentworth of Skowhegan.
reported on anti-Narcotics, Mrs. Lucy
A. Snow of Windham Center, on Bible
reading and evangelistic work. Mrs.
NJ. NJ. Harrison of hygenic reform and
heredity and Miss p. j. Loring of
Otisfield. on social meetings.
The afternoon was taken up with
aditiodnal reports, among them being
that of Miss Laura T. Stevens of
Brunswick. on the work among for
eigners and Mrs L. J. Pauling of Carl
bou on legislation. Mrs. Augusta NJ.
Hunt of Portland, delivered an ad-
dress on THE Franchise
The evening session was in charge of
Young ladies' and there We're addresses
bv Miss Anna A. Gordon and Mrs. l..
NJ n. Stevens of the National w. G..
r l.. There were fully 200 delegates
in attendance at the evening session
A feature of the late afternoon was a
discussion regarding the acceptance of
the report of the committee on resolu-
tons the contention being over the
phraseology of the section recommend
ing further efforts to secure the fran
chise for women.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-26
A DRAMATIC END
TO Trial Of Charles A. Webb Of Lewiston. in
Superior Court at Portland.

Portland, Me. Sept. 25.-The trial of
Charles y. Webb of Lewiston, charged
With forgery and uttering forged
check in Portland. came to a sudden
and dramatic end in the superior court
here. today. when the respondent said:
Il have said to my attorney. that I'M
der no conditions should | come to
court and perjure myself. When
pleaded not guilty to the indictment
before this bar it was. | could hardly
say ignorantly. but | was brought to
this court not knowing virtually what
TO do After | had pleaded not guilty
| felt that it was better to come into
the court and listen to the testimony
Il have listened. and listened with
hardly pleasure. but | have listened, |
will say. your honor and gentlemen of
the jury. for the first time in my life
in a court. If Your honor feels that
the crime necessitates for my redemp-
ton one year, | prefer it at the State
prison
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-26
seth Wedding Anniversary.

Bath. Me. Sept. 25.-(Speciab.- This
evening. at their home on Corliss street.
was celebrated the 50th anniversary Of
the marriage Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
McNeal. \ large number of friends and
relatives We're present. Mrs McNeal ht-
fore her marriage was Miss Sarah Hag-
sett of E,ueccomb. Mr. McNeal was born
1t Cane Breton Island. They were maj
ried - years ago today at EiGecomh.
They have had four children. three o.
whom are now living: Mrs William I.
tiodskins Mrs. Nrheus Hayener ana
William McNeaI Of this city. The Snlng-
est daughter. Miss Ella, a graduate "a
the =. Fl. $, class Of 1851. died Il few
Years ago. They have four grandchildren.
Ray and Arthur Hodgkins and Miss Mae
McNeal and Mrs. Lucy Mason.
NJ. McNtal is BY trade Il ship carpen-
ter. but retired from active work about
a year ago. They are both 1j years Of
age. there being but Il few months diff
ference in their ages. They are both
members Of the Corliss Street church.
Mr. NcNeaI having been one of the dea-
cons ever since the church was organ
iZed in 1865. They received many beauti-
full Sits. and were assisted in receiving.
this evening, by their children and grand
children.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-26
Killed by Train.

named Frank Clark. son of Gorham
Clark of Canton Point, was found dead.
at $40 p NJ. Tuesday about 100 feet
,hoya Ciilhcrtville station on the +. & K
+ r. r. The cause of his death is un-
known y coroners inquest was held,
this morning.
Coroner Fred A. Porter of Rumford
Fails held court of inquest over the
BODY of Frank Clark. found dead on the
RiImford Falls railroad track at Gilbert
vile station. The following jury was
siImmoned H. H. McCollister. Il. f. Old
ham. r. W Newcomb. ID. G. Waite, 5. ID.
Ellis. w +. Stanley. Verdict: That
Frank Clark came to his death on the
oath DAY of September, between the hours
of !, and 8 o'clock z. NJ, by being acct
1cntaIly run over by train No. 4. on the
Portland & Rumford Falls railroad. and
that no blame is attached to that rail-
,naI comDanN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-26
DEATH BY POISON,
Inquest Over Remains of Arthur
Smith Of Yorktown,
Results in Placing Case in Hands of
County Attorney Leigh.
Smith Drank Essence Of chsckerberry Mixed
With Unknown Poison.

Waterville, Me-. Sept. 25.-(SpeciaD
YORKTOWN has again come in promin-
ence through the queer death of Ar
thur A. Smith, who died, at 6 O'CLOCK,
Tuesday morning. DR.. Nelson of
China. was called and discovered
symptoms of poisoning and decided
that a coroner should be summoned.
II. B. Smell of Waterville, went out in
the afternoon and after inquirng, de-
Cided that an inquest was necessary.
This was held. Wednesday, and was
preceded by an autopsy performed by
Or. Nelson of China, and DR.. ]. q.
Iowne OF Waterville.
The case has many peculiar fea =
lures The story as brought out by
the evidence at the inquest was in sub
stance as follows. 1t seems that dur
ing the latter part of Monday after
noon, Smith went to the store OF Ed
win Worthing and bought several
ounces of the essence of checker
berry. 1t is understood that Smith
was in the habit of taking this drug
nile at the store Smith fell in with
a friend of his by the name of Fred
Stowe. After receiving the checker
berry, Smith left the store in com
pany with Stowe and started for home
Shortly after leaving the store he
took 4 drink of the cheCkerberry and
then a little later, another drink. At
ter the scond drink Stowe VINO mad oe-
clined Smiths Invitation to drink with
him. protested and took the bottle
away from him. When Smith arrived
at his home a second and smaller bot
tie was found on him and also taken
away. The two bottles apparently
contained the same liquid and this is
unlike that in the bottle from which
Mr.. Worthing sold Smith checkerberry
During the night Smith was taken
with severe pain and sweat profusely
he was beyond assistance when Dr.
Nelson arrived. Ii is not known what
the poison was. There are several
puisons which would produce symp-
toms like Smiths. At the autopsy the
heart and stomach We're removed and
will be sent 10 Brunswick to be analy
zed. Where the poison came from is
4 mystery. Mr.. Worthing conducts a
grocery store and has no more poison
for sale than any other grocery store.
stowe claims that he saw Smith do
ing no mixing with the bottle. This
point. that is where poison came from,
was not definitely explained at the in
quest No one seems to know about
this.
No suspicion whatever is attached to
MI Worthing as his character is above
reproach. Neither is Mr.. Stowe sus-
pected of any connection with the af-
fair. The jury empanelled by Coroner
Tuell returned a verdict that Arthur
\. Smith came to his death by drink
ing the essence of checkerberry mixed
with some poisonous substance un-
known to us" Smith is survived by a
widow ard three children. The case
will be reported to County Attorney
Thomas Leigh and will be in his hands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-26
MitchelI.Sn0W.

Bath. Ne Sept 25.-tSpecialp.-A pretty
home wedding took place, this evening.
At the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon d.
Mitchell on Pine street The contracting
,arties were Robert Curtis Mitchell anu
Amelia Weber Snow. The house wa :
beautifully decorated for the occasion
with ferns. pottcd plants. cut flowers. as
i,aracls. etc. The ceremony took place
i1nde: a floral arch and Avs performed
bv Rev. Lot Harmon. George Raynes Of
Yarmouth, was best man and Frank On :
Allen of Yarmouth. was bridesmaid, ana
Miss Lacy Mitchell. sister of the groom,
was maid of honor y reception followed
the ceremony during which a wedding
lunch was served The young couple left
on the Pullman for Il two weeks Wedd II :
trim and upon their return to TINS city
will reside in their new house on Weeks
ct
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-26
NEW WITNESSES.
Two introduced in SchIey Court
at Wednesdays Session.
A Number Of Dispatches Principal
Subject Of Investigation.
Mr.. Rayner Succeeds Judge wilson as SehIcys
Chief Counsel.

Washington, Sept. 25.-Two new wit
nesses were introduced in the Schley
court today. They We're Admiral Cot
ton who, as captain commanded the
auxiliary cruiser Harvard and Capt.
Wise, who commanded the auxiliary
cruiser Yale, during the Spanish war.
Both these vessels were used as scouts
and both came up with the flying
squadron off Santiago on the 9th OF
May before the retrOgrade movement
to Key West was begun.
Admiral Cotton testified that he
went aboard Admiral Schley's flagship
on that date to take dispatches TO him
and he said at first that he gave him
four or i've dispatches addressed to the
commander of the squadron. He af-
terward modified this statement say
ing that probably ell but two of these
dispatches We're addressed to himself
(Admiral Cotton) but that they con-
tanned information which he thought
should be in Admiral Schleys hands
One of these was a copy of a dis
patch from Admiral Sampson, which
had not been printed in the official
records. stating that the Spanish fleet
was at Santiago. He also said that
coal could have been taken from the
Merrimack on the 9th Of May, the day
on which the retrograde movement to
Key West was begun for the purpose
of coaling.
Capt Wise testified that on the 9th
of May he signalled Capt. Philip Of
the Texas, his opinion that Cervera
was inside the harbor at Santiago, but
the testimony was ruled out.
During the day Admiral Schley an
nounced that ne had selected Mr..
Rayner as his chief counsel to sue
coed Judge Wilson.