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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
WILSON, LEE AND SCHWAN.
New Rrigadier Generals to BE I'M
mediately Retired.

mediately Retired.
Gems James Ii. Wilson, FitZhugh Lee
and Theodore Schwan, who were yesterday
confirmed by the Senate as brigadier gen
erals in the regular army, will be placed on
the retired list tomorrow or Saturday. The
retirement of Gems. Wilson and Lee will be
in conformity with the provisions of special
legislation in their interests. Gen. Schwan
will be retired on his own application under
the thirty years service clause His health
is bad as consequence Of hard and pro-
longed service during the Spanish war and
in the Philippines. The vacancy made by
his retirement will be filled by the promo
ton of Col A S. Daggett of the 18th In
fantry who recently returned to this coun-
try after gallant service in China and the
Philippines. Gen. Daggett will also be i'm
mediately retired as a brigadier general.
Gen. Lee now commands the Department
of the Missouri with headquarters at Oma-
ha His retirement will make a vacancy in
that command, which will be temporarily
filled by Gen. Merriam, commanding the
Department of the Colorado.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
Sensational Confession Made by Con-
vert at Brazil, Ind.

BRAZIL, Ind, February 14-During
services conducted by an evangelist here
among the number who made a confession
of faith was James Todd, who says he has
stolen ninety-eight horses and killed three
men. He had been attending the revival
services for several nights, and it was
noticed that he wept throughout the SER
vices. Finally he signified a purpose of
becoming a member of the church, and
after the services visited the evangelist,
where he made the confession which
startled the minister.
Todd related that he had led a wild
career for many years in Texas. but re-
pented his sins He requested the evan
gelist to make known his confession to the
world. saying that he was willing to an
sWer for his crimes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
Reclamation of Arid Lands.

The House committee on irrigation and
arid lands today voted to report, with an
amendment the Newlands bill providing a
comprehensive plan of government aid in
reclaiming the arid sections Of the arid land
states The aid is accomplished by devot-
ing the receipts from public land sales In
these states to the purposes Of reclamation.
These receipts amounted this year to about
S4, ,OaO, 900 A subcommittee was appointed
to prepare the bill in its final form with
amendments. Considerable opposition was
developed on the ground of the growing
expenditures of the present Congress and
on constitutional grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
GEN. GoRDoN's ovERCoAT STOLEN.
Checks, Papers and Passes Valued mt
$4,000 Gone.

CHICAGO. February 1.-THE Record
says: General John B. Gordon. who is de-
livering a course of lectures on the con-
federacy, was yesterday robbed of his over
coat, in a pocket of which were passes
which entitle the former confederate gen.
eral to transportation over all the principal
railroads, and checks and papers which he
values at 81, 600 General Gordon left his
oyercoat on a chair in the writing room OF
his hotel while he added a few touches to a
lecture he was to deliver in Dundee, Iowa.
When he finished writing the coat was gone
and young man whom the general had
noticed in the room had disappeared. The
police are searching for the man. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14

The first conference on the revenue re-
duction bill was held today, the democrat
ic members attending as well as the re-
was taken up in detail, nor was the con-
ference productive of any general results
in the way of agreement. No exac. time
was fixed for reassembling, but it was un-
derstood meeting might be called on Sat
urday. From the fact that no progress to-
ward agreement was made on details or
on the bills as whole, it is apparent that
both sides are standing by their positions
with determination and there Is no sign
thus far of break. The conferees are
receiving many kilograms from various
interests urging that reductions of one kind
and another be retained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
Personal Mention.

Mr.. De Witt c. Sprague. who has been
very sick with the grip and inflammatory
rheumatism, is convalescent.
Mr.. A. B. Cromelin, the assistant execu-
tive officer of the Columbia Phonograph
Company and the American Graphophone
Company. has been appointed assistant
manager of the Berlin Office of those COM
panies and will shortly sail for Europe
to enter upon his new duties.
Surgeon General Wyman of the marine
hospital service is a guest at the Tampa
Raw Hotel Florida
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
co,onte. Accede to Convention.

The Department Of State has been noti-
fed by the British ambassador Of the ac-
cession Of the colonies of Cape. Fiji, ia
maica, Bahamas, Trinidad, Barbados, st.
Vincent, st. Lucia, Falkland Islands, st.
Helena, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Cyprus.
Ceyion, Hong Kong, Straits Settlements.
British Honduras and Grenada, to the con-
vention Of March 2, 1885, between the
United States and Great Britain relating
to the tenure and disposition of real and
personal property, in accordance with the
provisions Of article Of the convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
strathcona Horse Returns.
Admiral Dewey Ill.

Owing to the illness Of Admiral Dewey,
who is suffering from cold, the exercises
which were to have taken place at the
Naval Academy, at Annapolis, tomorrow
evening have been postponed until Friday
evening, March 1. The original program
will take place on the later date and will
include addresses to the cadets by Secre-
tary Long. Assistant Secretary Hackett
and Admiral Dewey. The opening lecture
to the cadets will be delivered by President
Tucker of Dartmouth College on the sth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
Nation. to Resuiate Traalc.

Favorable reports have been made stimuli
taneously to the House and Senate upon
bills to prohibit the sale of Intoxicating
liquors, opium and firearms to aboriginal
natives of SouthJSea islands that are not
under the contraf of any civilized nation.
The next step In the movement will be an
effort for treaty stipulatiQns between the
nations to regulate the traffic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
LOOKS LIKE A MURDER,
Body of j. c. LOOmilIer Found Will
Empty Revolver,

PRINCETON, Ind, February Al c.
Loomiller was found dead near the grave
yard at Hazleton, Ind. Nearby was found
a revolver with an empty chamber. Loo
miller had been living in Hazleton but
came recently from Oklahoma, where he
made a fortune. 1t is known that he had
a large sum of money on his person when
he left Princeton for Hazleton. He was
totally blind. The general opinion is that
he was murdered for his money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
DE WET IN CAPE COLONY
CROSSED ORANGE RIVER NEAI
PHILLIPsTOWN YESTERDAY.
British Reported. to Have Attacked
and Defeated Him
With Loss.

LONDON, February 14.-The Evening
News today prints dispatch from Cape
Town. dated Thursday, February IA, which
says:
THE government here is advised that
Gen. Christian De Wet and former Presi-
dent Steyn entered Cape Colony and oc-
cupied Phillpstown. The British attacked
them yesterday and drove them out of the
town with loss"
CAPE TOWN, February IA Boer COM
mando crossed the Orange river yesterday
in the Phillipstown district. 1t is reported
that De Wet was in command.
Van Wyksvlei was occupied Monday by
300 Beers, who were retreating from Cal
vinia
The Beers are reported in force twenty
four miles west of Carnapvon.
A Boer convoy OF sixty-five wagons and
forty-five prisoners has been captured north
Of Amsterdam.
strathcOna Horse Returns.
LONDON, February 1.-THE Strathcona
Horse which sailed from Cape Town on
the British steamer Lake Erie January 20,
and was prevented from landing yesterday,
owing to the steamer having missed tide
and being obliged to anchor off Gravesend,
landed at the Albert docks this morning in
the midst Of much enthusiasm and cheer
ing and the shrieking OF steamers sirens.
A considerable crowd awaited the landing
OF the men, The troops at once took trains
for the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14

But the Ferries at New York Are StiII
Impeded.

NEW YORK. February ii. - The ice
blockade in the East and North rivers
and the bay was not, serious today as it
was yesterday but it was bad enough to
seriously impede steamboat traffic and in
some instances to completely prevent it,
The Wall street South. Hamilton and
seth street ferries to Brooklyn were forced
to practically suspend business. but the big
Staten Island and Central Railroad OF New
Jersey boats ran at irregular intervals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
MORE HIOTINc IN SPAIN.

Jesuit College at Valencia Taken by
the Mob.
VALENCIA, Spain. February 1A.-Rioters
took the Jesuit college by assault yester-
day. The doors were broken In and the
police, In charging, were received with a
storm OF stones. One person was killed and
numbers were wounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
!. Another I.ve.tiention Asked.

Another Investigation Asked.
Senator Chanoier today introduced reso-
luton authorizing the committee on post
Offices to investigate the charge of violating
the civil services law made by the Civil
Service Reform League against the Phila-
delphia post Office,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
Resolution About the Hymn.l.

HesOlut1On About the Hymnal.
Mr. Levy of New York has introduced
resolution in the House requiring the Com
missioners to re1Ast to Congress whether
hymnals are used in the public schools, and
whether any time is devoted to religious ex-
erciSeS or songs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14

The Customer worth having
is the head of the family. To
reach the head of the family adj
vertise in The Evening Star. 1t
goes into more households in
Washington than all the other
city papers added together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
FIRE AT CAIRO, ILL.
Several Wholesale Houses Destroyed
Estimated Losses, 100000.

CAIRO, Ill, February 14.-Fire here
early today destroyed the wholesale houses
of John A. Haynes, Lewis & Co. and Wm
Lonergran. the building occupied by the
Bulletin (newspaper) and several other
concerns.
Estimated losses, 100000; partially in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
steam.hip Arrivals.

At New York-Cevic, from Liverpool.
At Southampton-New York. from New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
The War La south Africa.

"The war in South Africa is NOT yet en-
tirely terminated. but the capitals of the
enemy and his principal lines Of communi-
cation are in my possession, and measures
have been taken which will, trust enable
The Conservative, 1901-06-27

part, to meet this obligation is not due
to any lack Of conscientious effort on the
part of educators, nor can it be traced
to any notable defect in either the or
ganization or methods of the school. If
there has been failure it has come as
the result of an imperfect adjustment
of the educational system to the life
conditions and demands of the world,
and this has been caused by failure to
appreciate fully, the fact that education
Is life and not preparation for lJe."
Something Apparently Wrong.
At the present time there is deep
unrest among educators, a conviction
that there is something wrong some
where in the constitution of the schools.
AS result of this, there has been be-
gun an earnest search after the philoso-
piers stone, which shall transmute
this magnificent organization, with such
wrong adjustments as it may have, into
an invincible power for the regenera-
tion of the social, political, and COM
The Conservative, 1901-06-27

PROF. CHARLES w. FRENCH.
mercial institutions of the country, so
far as there may be necessity for it, and
the fact that there is such a necessity is
daily becoming more obvious.
This search after something better has
already resulted in the organization of
manual training schools, courses in do
mestic arts, vacation schools, school de-
mocracies, etc., many of which have
easily proved their efficiency, while
some will no doubt be relegated to the
junk shop Of those educational excres-
cences which we are wont to call
"fads." From those which have been
successful, it is possible to draw some
deductions, which are of supreme inter
est to all students Of this problem, and
surely it is one which is worthy of con-
sideration at the hands of every Ameri-
can citizen.
Candid Inquiry Demanded.
The attitude of such students should
The Conservative, 1901-06-27
BLESSEDNESS IN NATURE.

A quiet hour Behold the trees,
Swayed gently by the morning breeze;
Each leaf upturned to drink the dew,
Or catch the light, and life renew.
What charm all natures movements show
Life through her pulses doth o'erfow
To leaf to tree, and so to ALL
Each throbbing thing, or great or small.
The tree, the leaf, the breeze, the light;
The mysteries also of the night;
Help to complete the cosmic whole,
Which rules my body and my soul.
A blessing thus to feel and know
From whence we came, and where we go,
No futile quests our thoughts annoy;
Peace,-peace is ours without alloy
PROF. e. EMERSON, SR.
Haverford, Pa, June 8, 1901.
The Conservative, 1901-06-27


with honest intentions, have contented
themselves with superficial kind of
fault-finding, which, however specious
it may have been, has been essentially
hostile and destructive, and conse-
quently has hindered rather than helped
the cause. There has been much and
bitter criticism Of the expanding curric-
ula, and these critics have harked back
to the days Of the three RS with regret
full ongings for the good old times of the
fathers. Yet we have outgrown cheer
fully and without serious regret, nearly
all other phases of the 18th century
civilization, and it would be strange in
deed if the goth century school, alone,
should cling to the narrow, old-time
views and practices, and forget that the
world is marching on. The increase
and enrichment of courses Of study is
simply an effort to keep in line with ad-
vancing life and to minister to the ad
vancing necessities of the child Of the
present day. The difference between
the old and the new in this respect is
simply that in the good old days the
child aDas adapted to the necessities and
pre-possessions of the school, while in
these later, degenerate days aue seek to
adapt the school to the necessities of the
child.
The Child, the Center of Interest.
The distinguishing characteristic Of
the present system is that all interest is
concentrated in the child, while the
school is becoming merely an agency for
securing his greatest usefulness and hap
piness. Mistakes are made, of course,
but it is surely better to err little in
pursuit of wise and just purpose than
to run never so we'll if the goal is mis-
taken one.
This criticism in it's various
phases is the one which is
most frequently passed upon the schools
and there are few others of this nature
which are worthy of serious attention.
The charges of superficial scholarship,
overwhelming social demands, and de-
generacy in language and methods of
thought simply do not hold. For where
they exist they are characteristic of the
age and not of the schools alone. The
average American school today is doing
broader and more thorough work than
any other similar institution in the
world, not even excepting the much ad
vertised German schools. If social
functions are diverting the attention of
young people from more serious things,
the fault lies in the home and not in the
schools, which are laboring earnestly,
and with no small degree of success, to
overcome this unfortunate tendency.
Neither can the use of slang and the
The Conservative, 1901-06-27
THE DUTY OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO DEMOCRACY.

Written for THE CONSERVATIVE by Prof.
Charles w. French.
The public free school can justify it's
right to exist at the expense of the state
only, by proving itself an efficient factor
in the establishment and maintenance
Of a righteous and intelligent citizen
ship. There are today, numerous indi-
cations in political and social circles,
that the agencies now working in this
direction, are failing, to large extent,
to accomplish the desired result.
Relation of Schools to Democracy.
A democratic form of government
must be endowed with organic functions,
which will inform and purify it's
political constituency, so that it's eff
cheney may not become impaired and it's
existence endangered by the presence of
corruption and incompetence, and such
agencies, if wisely directed, will per-
form the same services for the masses Of
the people, and make the social atmos-
phere, as we'll as the political, reasonably
wholesome.
When reform clubs, citizens associa
tions, civic federations, and similar Or
ganizations become necessary to protect
the public from political and civic dis
honesty and ineficiency, there is some
thing wrong in the machinery of state,
and measures looking toward radical
reconstruction are demanded.
The Functions of Democracy.
A democratic form Of government has
two distinct and we'll defined functions,
one of which is governmental and admin
istrative in it's nature, and the other con-
structive. In other words, it must not
only govern the country over which it
holds sway, but it must also build up by
well-defned means an intelligent and
righteous citizenship, which is the only
sure foundation for permanent and
progressive government by the people.
This conserving power the American
democracy has intrusted to the public
school, and has thus placed in it's hands
the veal or woe of the future.
That the public school has failed in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-01-24


When the stomach is tired out it must
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you eat SO that you can eat all the
good food you want while it is restoring
the digestive organs to health. 1t is
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kinds off food. F Beardsley.
The ladies of Villas county are in
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York City.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-01-24
saw peatn Near

SIT often made my heart ache" writes
&c. Overstreet, of Elgin, Tenn, ito
hear my wife cough until it seemed her
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Good doctors said she was SO far gone
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-01-24
CHANGE IN TIME

A bill was presented at this term OF
the legislature by Senator Riordan for
the purpose of making change in the
time for holding court in the sixteenth
judicial circuit. Last Friday the bill
was passed and on the same evening
the signature of Gov. La Toilette was
affixed To it. AS the bill reads it pro-
vides for the holding Of court in the
different districts as follows:
Marathon county-Second Monday
in February and secoud Monday in Sep
temper.
Lincoln county-lirst Monday after
the first Tuesday in April and first
Monday in October.
Oueida county-Fist Monday in May
and second Monday in November.
Villas county--Fourth Monday in May
and First Monday in December.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-01-24
AUGUST FLOWER

SIT is surprising fact" says Prnf.
Houton, ''that in all my travels in all
ports OF the world, for the last ten years
I have met NOSE people having used
Green's August Flower than any other
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and stomach, and for constipation.
find for tourists and statesmen, or for
persons filling Office positions, where
headaches and general bah feelings
rom irregular habits exist, that
Green's August Flower is a grand re-
medy. It does not injure the the system
by frequent use, and is excellent for
sour stomtches and Indigestion Sam
pie bottles free at Beardsley's drug
store
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-01-24

to the law and they will no doubt, give
the bill an easy passage. The attitude
OF tho senators, even those who are
called "stalwarts" is not that of OBJ
struction. They will discuss the meas
ure on its merits Senator Miller of
Madison will be the especiaIchampion
of the bill in the senate.
Assemblyman McGill of Florence,
has introduced bill providing for
weekly or bi-weekly payment of wages,
except under certain conditions. The
principal one being when there is a
contract not requiring it. The bill
says that when any lumberman does
not thus pay his men he shall on their
demand, give them written evidence
that he owes them the amount they
have earned. Mr.. McGill is a member
of two committees, those on town and
county organization and military
affairs. Assemblyman Lane has .
place on the committees on assessment
and collection of taxes and finance
banks and insurance, both Important
assignments.
Governor LaFOllette is making no
band stand show of himself. he has
got down to hard work. His Office in
the capitol is lig hted up late at night.
Madison, Jan. Il. Ell. W. r.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-01-24
INTERESTING LECTURE
CAPT. Al BE II. Ex-oEEiCEM, Ex-
ENGINEER AND Ex-COMvlCT OF
RUSSIA AND SIBERIA RE. ATE
HIS EXPERiMCE

One 70 the finest and most interest
ing lectures ever heard by the citizens
OF Eagle River, was given by Capt.
Albert, Ex-Oficer, -Engineersand
Ex-Convic5 of Russia and Siberia at
the skating rink last Thursday evening
under the auspices of the Masonic
lodge of this city. The subject OF his
lecture was: "A trip through Russia
and Siberia" To say that the lecture
was interesting was too mild an express
sion, It should have been heard to
have been appreciated. Mr.. Alberti
having recently escaped from the ST.
berian prison walls through friendly as
sistance, is in position to give ore of
the most thrilling and interfering ex-
periences ever presented TO the Amer
lean public. He has served as an on
Ger in the RUSSIAN army eleven years,
two years in Turkey. three years in
the Caucasian mountains, and six years
in Siberia in different capacities, one
OF which was an xile transporter from
place to place, which acqnaints him
with everyday life throughout Russia
and SIBERIA.
Capt. Albert came to the United
States in 1875. but returned t., Russia
in 1888 for the purpose OF settling up
some business in regard 10 an estate
left him by relative. He was again
taken prisoner and sent back to Slber-
ia, not to serve the country in an hon
Orable capacity, but as an exile. He
imparts his experiences and what act
ually exists in Russia where there il
SO much suffering and torture, in .
highly interesting manner.
1t was time well spent to attend his
lecture, as it was instructive and Gle
waiting and gave listeners an oppOrtu-
nifty tolearn something they will never
forget