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The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03

The presidential excursion will not
come to an end until June IL, on which
date the president and his party of
guests will arriver home in Washing
ton after having traversed 81 states
and three territories. The train is.with
one exception, the finest that modern
mechanical ingenuity could devise.
The exception is the special train in
which w. Seward Webb makes long
trips. Mr. Webb has what is admitted
to be The finest private car in the
world and the train in which he trav-
els is always most elaborately equipped
in every way. Usually when the presi-
dent is about 10 take a long journey
the Pullman Company has some cars
Just reaching completion which are in
tended for use on the Congressional
Limited, the famous Chicago Limited,
or some like trains. are made up into
a train for the presidents use. Such
was the case this time. The train has
all the modern comforts OF limited
travel. There is a baggage car which
also contains dynamo to furnish
electricity to the whole train, barber
shop and a bath room. Then there is
a dining car. This car is manned by a
picked crew of the best walters of the
Pullman service. When the train is
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03

Besides the cars mentioned there is
a White House car on the presidents
train. This is virtually travelling
executive office The presidents clerks
occupy it and Secretary Cortelyou will
there keep up the correspondence OF
the president with all the world by
mail and telegraph.
The presidents own car will be his
castle. Here he and Mrs. Mckinley
will live. They will have their private
staterooms, with brass beds and silken
hangings. They will have their din
ing room equipped with silver and cut
glass; there will be fresh flowers on
the table every day. They will have
their observation room from which
they can view the country through
which the train passes. Here the
president can be alone II he chooses
or he can entertain his friends. From
the rear of the train he can bow to
the crowds as the train moves slowly
through a village, or, reaching over
the railing, he can shake hands with
the enthusiasts who crowd around the
presidents car wherever he stops for
even a minute. Or he can make
speech if he is moved to do so. and the
chances are that he will at many
places.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03
TIE PRESIDENT SHAkING
H ANDo Ar1ONG THE CROWD

bounding over the sands of Arizona
the waiter in the dining car will ap-
pear at table clad in a snowy jacket
with a carnation in his button-hole.
This car is stocked with the very fin
est the market affords. To those who
travel with the president all these
things are free. The president does
not use this dining car, but has his
own private dining room on the car
In which he lives.
After the dining car comes the car
devoted to the members of the cabinet
and their families. This is a very
fine state-room car and each cabinet
officer has his private room. The
newspaper correspondents on the pres
dent's train share the car of Secre-
tary Cortelyou There are three news
paper representatives and three pho
tographers representing the great
weekly periodicals. There is special
railroad representative to see that all
arrangements on the railroads are car
ded out, and there is a special repre-
sentative of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company to assist in the filing
Of news dispatches. No individual
daily paper is allowed representatives,
On the train because every paper in
the country would want to send cor
respondent if it could. So the news
papers get their reports from the rep
resentatives of the press associations.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03

Tapestry of silk or imitation silk Is
the very latest wrinkle for wall cover
ing in very swell apartments. The ex-
pensive fad has been reached in easy
stages from modest wall paper.
First wall paper was designed to iml-
tate as nearly as possible the effects
in some of the old tapestries; thep
fancy burlap and linen made to look
like tapestry replaced the paper; now
silk or one of the many limitations for
It is used for the wall drapery.
1t is not likely to be generally used.
for the fad is too costly for most peo-
Pile, but among those who can afford
the luxury of redecorating their apart
ments annually without regard to cost
the fancy for tapestried walls is gen
eral and is being widely gratified.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03

cuse. France and EAgland united in
naval demonstration. England knew
that her act would be distasteful to
the United States, with which country
she had for two years been at the
point of war. Seeing that 1t did not
provoke us to hostility. England with
drew from the conspiracy. The French
troops overthrew MeXico's weak gov
ernment. Mexican faction invited
Macmillan to assume a crown that 1t
had no right to offer.
When the civil war permitted, the
United States came to Mexico's rescue.
France was warned to withdraw her
troops. Sheridan was sent with an
army to the Rio Grande. The Mexican
patriots were supplied with arms. The
French army retired. The deluded
Macmillan remained, to be captured.
tried. and executed by the people he
had attempted to subjugate.
That the Emperor Francis Joseph
should cherish against the Mexicans
resentment for his brothers death was
quite natural, and yet unreasonable.
For. while Mexicans held the rifles
that ended Maximilian's life, Louis
Napoleon loaded them and the United
States pulled the triggers.
The Mexicans, though they had SUI
fered the greater injury, were ready to
forgive and forget, but the Austrian
court long persisted in its rancor. Per-
haps the aged Francis Joseph has
learned from his many sorrows the
Christian duty Of forgiveness. He re-
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03
Tearing DosDn 10 Build uo.

Wreckers are at present employed
upon the A. T. Stewart palace, at Fifth
avenue and Thirty-fourth street, New
York. The material of which the mag
nificent dwelling was composed Is be-
ing carted away to all parts of Man
haitian island. Much of it will be used
in the construction of smaller build
ings.
The marble of which the exterior
walls were built is being sold to stone
cutters. Great pieces of the finest
Carrara marble, beautifully polished,
which lined the dining-room and the
ballroom, as well as those used in the
wainscoting of the corridors, are to be
transformed into shafts, headstones,
tombs urns. broken columns and pill
lars to mark the resting places of the
dead. ~
The annihilation of this beautiful
pile is suggestive of the fate that has
overtaken nearly all of the great mer
chants achievements. The princely
fortune that he left is scattered. His
great store on Tenth street was long
ago eclipsed by others mile farther
up town. His working women's hotel
has been converted to other uses
Aside from the identity of his name
with one or two benevolences, there
will be nothing left in few years to
remind the city of which A. T. Stew.
art was for years the greatest merchant
that he ever lived
He did not build as wisely as some
of the rich men of a later day. Com
mercialism entered into nearly all o,
his undertakings, and with the rem ovai
of his personality the monuments ne
created ceased to have life. OF all his
investments, only those which were
made to benefit others have any vital.
ity today. These. unfortunately, are
neither numerous nor conspicuous in
a city and country which in our tina
abound in great philanthropies
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03
MEXICO and 2uSrrio.

The Mexican republic and the Aus
trian empire, after thirty-five years of
real though passive hostility. are about
to resume friendly relations. The
tragedy of which the unfortunate
Macmillan was the central hgure
nears its final scene. Most of its great
actors have passed from the stage. The
survivors are about to admit that jus
tice was done and to bury their long
quarrel in oblivion.
The attempt to set up European
empire in Mexico originated in Louis
Napoleon's desire to distract his peo-
pies attention from his own corrupt
government. MeXico's failure to pay
certain bonds was the immediate ex-
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03
SHE TREATS DOUBLE CH1Ns.

An enterprisng masseuse has estap-
lished herself among the fashionable
dressmakers and milliners in Conduit
street. London, and is making small
fortune by what she calls face improve
ment. Her specially is treating double
chins, but she is equally ready to
round out sharp one If that is de-
sired.
The method is exactly the same as
that pursued by a score of women in
this country to remove wrinkles and
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03
The BektnshIs of CappadocIn.

throughout Turkey in Asia and Per-
sia there are many scattered tribes
either protesting heretical forms OF
Islam or wholly pagan in character.
They very naturally enjoy the hatred
of the orthodox, by whom they are
prosecuted 1t has for a long time
been thought that the devotees of
these peculiar sects represent the
earliest inhabitants of the land and
that mixed up with their religion
there are rites that extended back to
times far anterior to the rise of either
Mohammedanism of Christianity. In
order to test this supposition Mr.. j.
w. Crowfoot spent last summer at
some villages close to the ancient
Hays in the eastern half OF Asia
Minor. which were occupied by a sect
called the Bectash of Kizilbash. In
his report regarding them, made re
Gently to the Anthropological Insti-
tute of Great Britain, he states that
the measurements and photographs
taken corroborate the suppostion re-
garding their antiquity, but that evil
dence was also found of an influx o.
some more eastern element driven
westward, most likely, at the time
of the great Mogul invasions. The
people nominally worship Ali. but in
reality worship heroes from whom
they claim descent.-Philadelph
Times.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03
SUCTION OF A FAST TRAIN.
Caution. People VIII Avoid tho wax

Cautious People VIII Avoid tho wake
of Flying Express.
There is hardly any person. youns
or old, who does not like to see fast
railroad train go by. There is fas-
cination in the rush and roar, the en-
gine represents so much resistless
strength, and it is all such triumph
of mans skill that it never falls TO
evoke wonder and admiration. Yet
there is danger in a moving train.
and everyone should know enough TO
keep at a respectful distance while ad-
miring this marvel The theory that
a moving train carries along with it an
envelope of air is very interesting,
says an engineer. Il first had my AT
tention attracted to the subject by
curious incident that happened several
years ago at a crossing near Birming-
ham. Ala, where trains pass twice 4
day at a speed if about forty miles an
hour. The tracks are seven feet apart
and there would seem to be ample
room to stand between them in safety
between two trains. One day terrier
dog belonging to a section boss was
up just as the trains closed in from
each side There was a barrel on the
ground near by, and the dog in his
fright jumped on top OF 1t. That
probably brought him into one OF the
rushing envelopes OF air. AT any rate,
he was whirled off his feet and thrown
clear to the roof of the opposite car.
where he was subsequently found
jammed against ventilator chimney,
with no injury except a broken leg.
How in the world he ever made such
journey and escaped alive is mys-
terry, unless his fall was deadened by
cushion of air. Apropos of atmos-
pheric pressure, it is well-known fact
that there is vortex space, or zone
of suction directly behind any rapidly
moving train, and its presence ac-
counts for a grotesque happening that
took place some time ago on the
Southern Pacific. While the California
bound express was going through west
ern Arizona at clipping gait pas
senger who was on the verge of lunacy
rushed out to the rear platform, climb
ed on rail and jumped on He was
wearing a very long linen duster, and
a muscular tourist who happened TO
be on the platform at the time grabbed
it by the tails as it sailed by and yelled
a kite. and he promised TO be good"
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03

Gently caused to be dedicated at
Queretaro. with ceremonies in which
the Mexican people Joined with SYM
pathy, but without regret. chapel to
his brothers memory. Now he Is
about to welcome the envoy of the peo-
pie his brother sought to wrong. At
last he recognizes the fact that the
safety of the people is the supreme
law, to which personal griefs must
yield. Even the house of Hapsburg
at last admits that the only "divine
right" is the peoples will.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03
ONE wOmAN's VIEW.

''Women of leisure declares Mrs
May Wright Sewall. spend much OF
their time seeking amusement that
does not amuse. At many entertain
ments-receptions fashionable dinners
and luncheons-much of the talk is
idle and vaporous and not worth ones
while either in listening to or par
ticipating.
I'VE have two classes-the class of
aristocratic tendencies with wealth and
leisure, and the other, the working
class Both belong to one family. The
working class is made up of the men OF
the family and the women of leisure.
The women who are spending their
time at teas and dinners for the most
part are the wives and daughters OF
men that toll in office, shop or store
for IL hours a day. There is no pleas
ant home life.
This condition" continued Mrs.
Sewall, has occasioned a contempt for
household work on the part of Ameri-
can women. The dislike for the work
is more conspicuous in this country
than elsewhere. We have no scientific
knowledge of household utilitarian-
ISM"
In conclusion Mrs. Sewall said:
why is it that so many of our young
married people go to boarding or take
fat when there used to be such fam
lily pride in the new home of the bridal
couple? 1t is one of the signs of de-
generacy and love of luxury. They
give up independence because house
needs thought and care, whereas
everything is provided in a modern
fiat. 1t is deplorable condition. DE
troit Free Press.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03
WIRE GRASS WEAVING.
Great Development from an Experiment
Made Near Oshkosh.

Made Near Oshkosh.
1.-THE Creation of a New Industry" is
described as "a romance of the Twen-
tieth century" by Herbert Myrick, who
is the author of a large book with
heavy crepe paper covers in which is
followed the development of the wire
grass industry from the time the grass
was first woven into binding twine
down to the present extensive use of
the grass in the manufacture of mat
tings, baskets, chairs and other furni-
ture. 1t is interesting to note that the
making of wire grass twine was be
gun near Oshkosh, Wis, on small
scale, in November, 1897. The grass
twine proved profitable for binding
grain, and the mattings found ready
sale From this beginning an enter
prise has developed which operates en-
larged works at Oshkosh, large plant
at West Superior, another plant at st.
Paul, Mimi, and an immense factory
at Brooklyn. n. Y, for the manufac-
ture from wire grass twine of furni-
ture, baby carriages and other novel
ties. The utilization of grass that
had heretofore been worse than worth
less is an economic development of so
much Importance that its promoters
are worthy of classification among pub
lie benefactors. Wire grass is useless
for grazing or feeding purposes. as il
is hard and tough, and practically
without nutritive substance. The plant
is, in fact. only valuable for fiber. Mr..
Myrick's book is illustrated with pic
lures showing the development of the
various establishments of the corpora
tion which has grown out of the Osh-
kosh experiment. and with attractive
oolored photographs showing the vari-
Gus articles that are now made from
wire grass. The furniture is partic-
ularly attractive.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03

Mrs. Margaret Deland, the novelist,
has begun a series of flower sales at
her Boston home for the benefit Of the
poor of that city tsa
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03
LasU Runs in the Family.

In June next,
Ruth. the second
daughter of Sena-
tor Mason. will
graduate from the
Washington Col
lege of Law at
Washington, d. c.,
as a full-fledged
attorney and coun-
selor. She is not
decided whether
she will hang out a
shingle and wait
for a practice or
content herself
with the satisfac-
ton that If she
wanted to practice
she could. 1t has
been suggested
that she might en-
ter the offices of
h er father a n d
brother, but it is
thought more than
likely that she will
give herself up 20
musical studies
connected with the
piano and violin.
Miss Mason is a
graduate of a Chi
cago high school.
In her four years
course there she
held 80 per cent
average, which en-
titled her to be
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03

titled her to be teacher without
examination.
The young lady is interested in ath-
letics, player in tennis tournaments
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03

OF mauve nuns yelling. The bodice
opens over front of white chiffon. The
gown is trimmed with French knots
and stitching Of deeper shade OF
mauye
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03

Wherever the presidents train stops
for more than a day the party leave
the cars and go to some hotel.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-03

rub away superfuous flesh; but In
London this woman finds it desirable
to spice 1t little with an air OF mys-
terry All her patrons are bound to Sc
crecy as to the methods she employs.
but of course some of them break
faith.
Equally, of course, she has clients in
almost embarrassing numbers. She is
a woman with charming manners.
these clients say. and she displays in
her reception room photographs of half
the women famous in European society
and stage life.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-08-17
Notas espanolas
Il PROBLEMA De GIBRAL TAR

Recuerda <La Verite Franchises 10 oue
hizo 1nSlaterra por los armeDios 6 10. marc
1ltos, 10 que que quizo hacer por Ia indepen-
dencia de los Estados Unidos; con los frIsn
dsses, los eboersS, etc, ahade:
<lngiatsrra no defendi6 & Espafa a co.
mienzos del siglo pasado-sino por defender
es9 puerta> ltra Ia ambici6n de Napoleon,
despuss no lsrdi6 oportunidad ninguna para
deelarsa del sllada de los eqpa6oles
SPero lego ell dis en- que lord Salisbury
= Cham eerlaln tuvieron nscesidad de gran
learse Ia amlstad de los E9tados Unidos, es-
to coincidio con ell momento en- Que eli Tfo
sam recismaoa una gran tajada de carne es-
pamela, es decir, TODD ell patrimonio colonial
de Espana. \ sabido es 10 que hicisron lord
Salisbury Chamberlain.
&Cuando toda la Europa eivillzsda So es-
trsmscia de indignation ante le aggression bru-
tai fntcua cometida por los sueesoreg de
Washington en contra de Espsna desangrada
por todas sus venas, Ing glatsrra Sc iuclin6 tier
namente hacfa Jonathan. No solo le amino,
sino que puso sus escuadlas al servicio de
Jonathan para al caso que Europa Sc me-
tiese en- e desigual con dicto.
<Aquel dfa olvid6 muy imprudentemente
la fmportancia que para ella tiene gu puerta
de Gibraltar: Mr.. Chamberlain crefa en- la
guerra, que saladaba gusteso 81 habfa de eli
mentar Ia alianza anglo am ericana.
<La gran guerra no vino; Ia aianza an
glo americana con la cual contaba Mr. Cham
berlain para defender su puerta del Medfte-
franco Sc fue { donde van las luuas vieias
hoy, Ingatorra, ai5lads nedfo de ln
huropS hoeIli ssctAaa por Ell 1ntarminable
conficto sud afrieano, hace de nuevo mimes
q Espa1a a I'm de guardian Ia puerta taa nece
saria su preciose Have. En- esto estk t3da
la explicact6n de sus intrig4s aetuales
Saos muy bisn que hasta ocupando con
40 600 hombres el campo de Gibraltar, seg1n
SO lilo la Camara de los Comunes, no habra
medic de gaardar aqUella fertaleza oil d{a n
que Espana sc lsYante reclamar aque peda-
20 de 50 carne, en que, detras de Espsaa,
haya aliados para sostensrla no s6io contra
Ing]aterra, sin6 taDb bi6n contra los aliados de
Inglaterra. -
Despuss de haeer pTodueido esta naci6n
tan justos motivos de alarma Espaf1a, per
l6giea extension otros pafses interesados en-
ell ssunto lei Mediterraneo, vsto va e6no Sc
opina que vaticinios hacen para fscha
pr6xma remota, los ingleses-como indica
SLa PsrteS-se tornan cari1osos deferentes
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-08-17

: ell marques y Lydia exlstlesen
relsciones mas intfmas que las de-
una simple amistad. No sabiendo
Que decir eseondi6 Ia cabeza en- la
almoh ada Y prorrumP Pio en- lIanto.
La copdesa Ia contemplo algu-
nos instantes con burl INA sonrisA
con VOC Aspers exslsm6
-iAh! I'd lloras- - loras y no
10 sabe todo adn: guarda tus lagT1-
mas para mejor oeasion.
Editta la miro con aire descom-
puesto y pareci6 no eemprenderla.
La condesa prosigui6 desplada-
damente:
-ISabes- sabes quien era Ell
hombre que am abas-- y que 10
ras todavfs, el h ,mbre de quien
llevas en- 81 seno uu hijo mald'to:
Aquel hombre. 49,. era. tn pa
dre.
Al hablar asf gu mano cafa soore
la espalds medic desnuds de Edit
ta.
La j6ven lanz6 IN grito de c.
panto. rstrocedi6 y con ell seAolan-
te lleno de indignaci6n.
--Esto es demssiado, exclamo,
1-aqu6 os he hecho para htcerme
sufrir asf p.... Mentis---- men
It's.
-iAhi lmientoi- --.--exclamo,
tambien Edmundo decfa esto----
cuando lie revsle 10 que saba
-Vos. :. vos. Sse 10 naDeis
dichop
St. 81 rsspondi6 10 mismo
cue t6: mentfs- esperaoa 70
tus braces olvidarlo todo... AM
iahl el no Saba con que muIer ira
taba. ....y me habfa entregaoo
IN anillo conteniendo un veneno J
diciendome; este serUir6 para oe"'
uurte Y creia hsblar en- pro-
ina pero 20 no me chsucea-
ba, no. 10y aquel veneno me IA
Bervido maravilla para MI seo-
gan2a,
Editta, como electrizada, se ie-
vant6 de la CANA y con la MANU-
extendida- 80
-dvos. :. vos, pues. 10 haosis
enyenenadC?-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-08-17
III

para Espaha. No pareca la Camara inglesa
aqneiIa mfsma que rafz de la guerra con los
yanquis. nos declaraban en- estado de deseom-
posicion, pals decade eDte, casi morbundo
Dice ahora lord Selborne, eontestando
tOrd Simouth:-No puedo discutir Ia question
de las defensas de Gibraltar, porque estoy pc
netrado de sentimiento de profundo respeto
que Ing laterra debe vscna Ia naci6n
mas pr6xima Gibraltar Espafa es una an
tigua nac6n que goza de una reputation his
t6rca que tiene derecho esperar de Ingla-
terra IN proceder compietamente franco: es
precise una gran reserva al examinar esta
question. Inglaterra nc puede olvidar Que Es-
pana ha sldo en- muchas ocasones una frme
allada nuestra.S
Anado Mr.. Goschen:-Consfderamos & esa
naclon como una p0tene1a amiga, espero que
no SO Olga nada que pueda hsrir los amistosos
sentimientos existentes entire am bos paises
Etc6tera, etc.
Veamos ahora algo ds 10 que dice Ia prem
So inglesa, Gran parts de ella es eco de las
delaraeones parlamentarias que puedan cita-
das, es dec1rl que procuran tranquiliZar Es-
pafia lamentandose la de que haya in
terpretado en sentido hostiI 10 dc las famosas
defensas de Gibraltar.
Otros per6dcos Sc exprssan en- estos ter
minos: <Ihe Standards xInglaterra Espa.
ha deben ser amigas; las dos tienen igusl in
teres O. conservar el Sstatu quos Marrue-
cos.2-<Dailv Telegraph:s xSe aumentar&n las
guarniciones go mejoraran las defensas de
Gibrsitar, Malta Egpto; pero con ssto no
Sc trata de preparar una agresi6n & Espana,
sno dc Ia defensa de Ia posicion one IngIate-
FRA ocupa en Ell Medterraneo. S-xDa1ly Ora
phic: sDebe aumentare eli n1mero de buques
que pOnen Ia eseuaGra inglesa del Medi-
terraneo.-<The Globes <Inglaterra no con
sentirA nunca que Francia Sc estabezca frsn-
te Gibraltar, ga sea por medic de la adaui-
sic6n de la plaza do Tanger, va sea compran-
do Ia &c Ceuta. Els de todo punto necesario
aumentar la escuadra fng.esa
Serfa eZeesvamente larga la relaeion, attn
compendisda, de 10 que dtcen otros diarios
Resulta, paes, que los espanoles debemos con-
vencernos de que NADIA fraguan contra noso-
tros nuestros <amigosS los iageses. Con esa
confanzs podemos dormir...
Ellos, por su parte, nos hacen ell honor de
M mudar de parecer, decarando Que no estamos
tan en- estado de putrefacc6n como suponfan
Ramiro Blaneo.