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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-05-24
f-.- WONDERS IN BONES.
SeMe Curious Facts In 0sseous Struc-
tuRe Little Dreamed OF

ture Little Dreamed OF.
Exhibited In q glass case In the Ma
tional museum at Washington there Il a
bone-a human tibia-tied In knot. 1t
has been rendered thus flexible by soaking
In acid, which has dissolved out Of It all
its mineral parts. leaving only the animal
portion. This portion makes about one
third of the bone, which fact might sur
prise some people who suppose that their
bones are almost wholly lime.
"There are funny things about bones
other than funny bones" said an osteol-
stitution. "For example, the bones Of
birds are hollow and filed with warm air
from the lungs; 80 1t may be said that
bird breathes down to Its toes and to the
! tip of Its wings. In fact, IL you break of
the wing of duck the animal can actual
~ breathe through the broken end Of the
bone. though you hold Its head under wa
ter. Some Of the gigantic reptiles of the
mesozoic epoch. which some scientists
claim to have been the, ancestors Of man.
had hollow bones, similarly filed with air
from the lungs, for the support of their
bodies in the water while they browsed
upon seaweeds near shore. their massive
and solid leg bones serving them as
anchors In depth about sufficient to GOV.
er their backs. S..f
"People continually imagine that their
bones are OF solid mineral construction.
without any feeling In them No ono
who has ever had leg or an arm cut of
Is likely to indulge such a mistaken no
ton. Comparatively speaking, little pain
Is felt when the flesh II being cut through.
but when the bone 10 attacked BY the
saw. oh, myi .-..s
"You, see,f az matter Of fact, there are
blood vessels and nerves inside the bones.
just as there are outside. Any one who
has purchased beefsteak at the market
knows about the marrow In the bone. 1t
ID the same with other animals than the
beef. including human beings. Through
the marrow run the nerves and blood YES
sells. entering the bones from the flesh
without BY little holes. which you can see
for yourself any time BY examining a
skeleton or part Of one.
Mature adnpts the bony structure Of
various animals to their habits In q very
interesting manner. " Sluggish creatures
like the sloth have solid bones. whereas
the bones OF the deer and the antelope are
comparatively light; no that they may run
fast. and the leg bones Of the ostrich are
hollow. You will find In the bones of any
skeleton the application Of mechanical
principles which have only become known
10 man through the processes Of laborious
and long considered invention. In your
own shoulder You have a most beautiful
and perfect Illustration Of the ball and
socket joint while at your elbow there
n Q combination Of the hinge and"ball
and socket which ID Its way SURPRISES
anything that human invention has been
able to accomplish thus far" ,..
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-05-24
SOMETIME.

Sometime, when all life's lessons have
been learned,
And sun and stars forevermore have set,
The things which our weak judgments
here have spurned,
The things DER which we grieved with
lashes wet,
Will flash before us, out of life's dark
night,
As stars shine most in deeper tints of
blue;
And we shall see how all Gods plans were
right,
And how what seemed reproof was
love most true.
And we shall see how, while we frown
and sigh,
Gods plans go on as best for you and
me;
How, when we called, He needed not our
cry,
Because His Wisdom to the end could
see.
And cen as prudent parents disallow
Too much of sweet to craving baby
:. hood,
So God, perhaps, is keeping from US now
Lies sweetest things because it seemeth
good.
And if sometimes, commingled with life's
wine,
We find the NORWOOD, and rebel and
shrink,
Be sure a wiser hand than yours or
Pours out this potion for our lips to
drink.
And if some friend we love is lying low,
Where human kisses cannot reach her
face,
o, do not blame the loving Father so,
But wear your sorrow with obedient
grace!
And you shall shortly know that length
ened breath,
Is not the sweetest gift God sends his
friend,
And that, sometimes, the sable pail of
beg death
Conceals the fairest boon His love can
send.
If we could push ajar the gates of life,
And stand within, and all Gods work
ings see,
We could interpret all this doubt and
strife,
And for each mystery could find key.
But not to-day. Then be content, poor
heart!
Gods plans like lilies pure and white
unfold.
We must not tear the close-shut leaves
apart;
Time will reveal the calyxes of gold.
And if, through patient toll, we reach the
land
Where tired feet, with sandals loose,
may rest,
When we shall clearly know and under
stand,
think that we will say, God knew
the best"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-23

days ago. and it developed into pneu-
monia, causing her death husband and
Tour small children survive her Mrs.
FAIRFAX was a daughter of Mr. Joseph
Davis The funeral will take place Fl ON
5O5 Wolfe Street, Sunday Afternoon at /:
o'clock
Mr. George Reynolds. who resides at
Il0 Commerce Street, at late hour last
night, heard a noise in his back ward.
and he went into the yard to investigate
the cause. Mr.. Reynolds upon entering
the yard was seized by the throat by a
burly negro, who pushed him against a
fence and cut his ear. The negro then
made good his escape II is thought he
was bent on robbery. The police are in
yestigating the case
The authorities of Alexandria County
now have under consideration plans Tor
exte1s:rc :mproyementS of the roads in
that county. A proposal for the improve
ment of the Ballston and Falls Church
Road is promoted by A. VI. Lothrop. of
Washington, who has agreed to pay the
cost OF considerable portion of the road
The New Washington Brick Company has
made the supervisors an advantageous
proposal for the Improvement of the
former Alexandria and Washington turn
pike.
Special Lenten services were held in
St. Mary's Catholic Church tonight
The Rev. Father Walsh. of Charlottes-
Vile. Va, who is chaplain of Fitzgerald
Council, Knights of Columbus. of that
city. this morning celebrated requiem
mass for the repOSe Of the souls of the
dead members of that organization
Miss Mamie Agnew. who has been quite
sick, is improving.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-23
KICKED BY A HORSE.
Fireman Mcdonald Seriously injur-
ed While Out Riding.

Private Mcdonald Of No. l engine COM
pany for five years a member of the Fire
Department was thrown from his horse
in front of No. & engine house last night
and kicked in the chest by the animal,
and is now at the home of his uncle, Mar
tin Foley, Twenty-fifth and n Streets
northwest. in a serious condition. He
was attended by DR.. Carter, surgeon U.
;. A.. who was passing when the accident
occurred. and later by DR. Mayield. of the
Fire Department.
Mcdonald had ridden 4 sick horse to be
examined by Dr. Jesse ID. Robinson, vet
Urinary surgeon and was returning to No.
! engine house when he was thrown.
While near No. engine house, Massachu-
sets Avenue. near Fifth Street north
west the horse became unmanageable and
threw Mcdonald. kicking him in the chest
as he fell. Several persons sawthe acct
dent and assisted Mcdonald into No. 8
engine house. Or. Carter gave him tenn
porary assistance and later the fireman
WAS sent to the home of his uncle in the
ambulance. The horse was afterward re
turned to No ! engine house by another
fireman.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-23
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. Feb. Pm honor
of Washiugton's Birthday, the Columbia
and Hydraulion FIRE ensine companies to-
night held banquets at which large num-
Der of invited guests were present. The
Alexandria Washington Lodge OF Masons
also held a banquet in their temple At
the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum a lit
erary programme was rendered. which
was followed by smoker. Several other
secret organizations tonight held appro-
pirate exercises in their lodge rooms
The day was not observed here as in
former years. The schools, banks, and
postoffice were closed. During the day "a
large number OF Northern tourists visited
Mount Vernon.
\ special session of the local branch Of
the WOman's Christian Temperance Union
convened in the Methodist Episcopal Church
South this morning. A number of impor-
tant papers were read and considerable
routine business was transacted. Tonight
large audience flied the auditorium and
listened to an interesting lecture which
was delivered by Mrs. Howard NJ. Hoge,
the State President.
W. T. Baldwin, Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows of Virginia.
tonight PAID a Visit TO the Potomac Lodge
of Odd Fellows. The degree staff of Po-
tOmac Lodge conferred the initiatory de-
gree on several candidates. Several prom
inent odd Fellows were present.
Mr.. ". H. II. Smith. of Washington, To-
night delivered an interesting lecture en-
titled, Our New Navy" before 4 large
audience, in the Trinity Methodist Fps
copal Church. The lecture was accom-
panied by stereopticOn views.
Mrs 5. f. Fairfax, wife OF Mr.. Thomas
&. Fairfax died at her home in South
Fairfax Street last night. Mrs. Fair
fax was taken ill with the grip a few
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-23

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No remedy in the world has been en-
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College.
The following letter from Bishop Mich
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-23

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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-23

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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-23
PATRIOTISM THE Theme
ID. A. Il. Delegates Eyt0l the Mem
DRY Of Washington.

The Rev. Dr. Frank II. bristol De
iivers nm Eloquent Address Before
Election Dying Out-A Tribute to
the Late Eugcnin Washington.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-23

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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-23
HELD FOR THE BOSTON POLICE.
Alleged Pnssers of Rad Checks Ar
rested i'm New York.

NEW YORK. Feb. 22.-Alonzo J. White
man and Edward Meyers We're held as
suspicious persons by Magistrate Hogan
in the Centre Street police court today
for further examination. They are want
ed by the Boston police on charges Of
passing bad checks.
Whiteman, who gave his address as PSI
West Thirty-third Street is native Of
Dansville. y. Y. was educated at Hamil-
ton College and was at one time State
Senator in Minnesota.
He is said to have jumped $500 cash
bail ordered a year ago, by Magistrate
Pool when he was arragned for trying
TO pass a bad check.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-23
A Free
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Every lady who sends her name and add
dress will receive by mail free a trial
package of a celebrated beauty's remedies
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that II Is a marvellous success and just
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plexion perfect II effectuaily removes all
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-23
Anti-Kidnaping Bill Favored.

AUSTIN. Tex. Feb. 22.-The Senate Jul
dietary Committee today reported favor
ably Mr.. Wayland's bill making death the
penalty for anyone found guilty of kid
mapping. The bill will probably pass both
houses and become a law.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-23
ENTERED THE WRONG HOUSE.
Irwit. P.tron Refused to Get Out and
Was Arrested.

Irwin Petroff, sixty years of age. q
German, was arrested last night by Po-
Hceman Peyton, OF the Second precinct,
upon charge of disorderly conduct, on
Sixth precinct PetrOff resides "A few
doors away from Rolff and last night. in
stead of going into his own house he went
into Roln's house. and. when Rolf told
him of his mistake, refused to get out.
whereupon Rolf called Policeman Pey-
ton, who took Petroff to the station.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-23

You'll have countcnancc more in happiness
than in after you have drank glass OF
HeiTcl's Naerzeu, Senate. Lager. Phone 6j4,
Arlington Bottlng Co. for a case.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-26

DR.. Koch, the German savant who
discovered the bacillus of consump-
tion, made an announcement of deep
interest, not only to physicians, but to
all mankind, before the international
congress on tuberculosis in London
Tuesday. He declared that human
tuberculosis and bovine tuberculosis
are radically different, and that human
beings do not contract the disease by
eating the flesh or drinking the milk
of a tuberculous animal. He considers
his proof indisputable, and says that
he is prepared to show that far reach
ing precautions as to infected cattle
may once for all be abandoned. Dr.
Koch's view is at variance with the
generally accepted theory of the medi-
cal profession, and, while he may be
right, it will not be well to be lack
ing in precautions until his dictum has
the sanction of other eminent inves-
tigators.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-26
sohIey Asks for Official Inquiry.

The Sampson-Schley controversy has
broken out again with increased inten-
sity, and Rear Admiral Schley has re-
solved to seek judicial vindication
His request for an inquiry by the navy
department has been granted by Sec
retary Long. 1t is expected that Ad-
miral George Dewey will preside at the
inquiry.
The recent trouble was precipitated
by the third volume of an American
naval history, written by one Edgar
Stanton Maclay, formerly an editorial
writer on the New York Sun, who is de-
scribed by that paper as "the most dis
tinguished living American historian" !"
Mr.. Maclay is civilian employe at the
Brooklyn navy yard, classed as a la
borer, but he does clerical work, and
draws a stipend of $2.4S per day.
The first two volumes of his history
were furnished as text books in the
naval academy at Annapolis. The
third volume, containing the offensive
language, has not been used there, and
when its contents came to the atten-
ton of Secretary Long he determined
to bar it from admission to the acade-
my. Mr.. Maclay deals with Schleys
alleged "reprehensible conduct" in dis
obeying orders and incorrectly re-
porting the location of Admiral Ce-
vera's feet, but his volley of vitupera-
ton comes largely, however, in de-
scribing the famous loop movement of
the Brooklyn in the naval battle off
Santiago Such words as liar, cow
ard and caitiff are applied to Admiral
Schley.
Admiral Schley may or may not
have laid himself liable to censure by
some of his actions during the war,
but no fair-minded man believes that
he should be showered with abusive
epithets. 1t is to be hoped that the
official investigation will settle all ac-
rimonious discussion of the mooted
questions.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-26
The Heat Waves Damage the Crops
in the West.

The unusual heat of this summer has
been distributed over an unusually
large area of the earth. Every section
of the United States east of the Rocky
Mountains has suffered from it, and
the greater part of Europe has been af-
fected. A strange feature of the tenn
perature records is that both Europe
and this country suffered in the spring
from exceptionally cold weather.
The heat wave threatens to be very
destructive to crops in the West, and
it was estimated on Tuesday that the
loss would exceed $500, 900 900. This
was probably an exaggeration, but the
corn crop has been damaged very Sc
riously. The Thermometer recorded on
Monday new figures in many of the
cities in the western corn belt, with
temperatures ranging from 105 to 112
in the shade. The newspaper reports
are corroborated in part by the state
ment of L. F. Adams, who was trav-
cling through the West this week. He
states that the country $50 miles west
of Chicago is absolutely dried up. The
corn crop, he says, is simply burned
up, and the people in the East have
no idea how it looks. The pasturage
is also in bad condition. Mr.. Adams
says that unless rains come at once
farmers will not harvest 25 per cent
of their usual crop. Feed is being
shipped from the Northwest back into
Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-26
Reform in the Postal Department.

Reform In the Postal Department.
Secretary of War Root has made
name as one of the ablest men of the
country by effecting complete reor-
ganization of the army within two
years. Secretary Hay has been COM
plimented repeatedly for his fnesse
in diplomacy, particularly with refer
ence to the Chinese imbroglio. Secre-
taries Long and Gage are unquestion-
ably strong, conservative men in their
respective departments, and now Post
master General Smith stands forth as
the man of the hour who boldly in
augurates a reform which Congress
has repeatedly lodged. His ruling will
take all the so-called fake publications
from the second class mail matter and
relegate them to the third class. They
will pay postage of cents per pound
instead of l cent as heretofore. This
ruling is aimed at the papers which
are primarily for advertising purposes,
the serial paper covered book issues
which depend largely for their circu-
lation upon their gift enterprises"
1t was shown in the last report that
the cost to the post Office department
last year on second class matter was
about $64,OOO,OOO, or two-thirds of the
entire postal revenue, while the re-
ceipts from this class were only $4,-
100000. 1t is expected that by the re-
classification of the second and third
class matter, the outlay for the distri-
button of the second class matter will
be reduced about $3O,OOO,OOO and this
difference, together with the increased
revenue thus received from the third
class matter, is calculated to wipe out
entirely the annual deficit of the post
Office department.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-26

The Central Vermont Railway COM
pany proposes to erect an immense
grain elevator at New London at an
expense of 100000. Plans are also
being made to develop New London as
terminal point, and the railroads
will be equipped with new and heavier
rails and rolling stock, and the bridges
will be strengthened. An attempt will
be made to secure a Congressional
appropriation for deepening New Lon
don harbor so that deep draft vessels
can land at Long Wharf. The present
depth of "a feet does not permit YES
sells of over 5000 tons displacement to
load there.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-26
Vermont Day at the Pan-American
Exposition.

Vermont day will be observed at the
Pan-American Exposition Thursday,
Aug s. The visiting Vermonters will
be Joined by the Vermont society of
Buffalo in the celebrations. The state
party will consist of Gov. Stickney
and staff, the state officers, the Yer
mont delegation in Congress, the Off
GERS of the Vermont Association of the
Pan-American exposition. All other
Vermonters are invited to join the
party. State headquarters will be es-
tablished at the Genesee house for the
week. The Vermont day exercises will
take place at the Temple of Music. One
of the best exposition bands will fur
nish the musical part of the program.
Director-General Buchanan and the
mayor of Buffalo will make addresses
of welcome, and Gov. Stickney will
respond. Senator Dillingham; will de-
liver the principle address. Remarks
will be made by Senator Proctor, Hon.
Henry w. Hill of Buffalo, and others.
Vermonters have been rendered the
use of the New England States build
ing on Aug. s. A reception will be
given there in the afternoon by Gov.
and Mrs. Stickney to all visiting and
resident Vermonters.