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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-09-25
ruEEncuLOrs COWS DANGEROUS
Prof Koch's DictuIh Controversed in Ger
mnnyns Elsewhere.
GFrom the Baltimore Sun.

Prof Koch's d.ctum that the tubercu-
,osis of COWS Is not transmisS!ole 10 man
or child is concrovcrted in Germany. as
elsewhere with virtual unanimity. Prof
Vjrchcw opposes the view or the great
bac:c.iol0siSt and is reinforced by Dr
lnhre. professor of pathological anatomy
AT Veterinary College Of Dresden. In his
essay. iGst published. DR. Johnc says that
iii j. precisely the milk OF tuberculou-
cows that plays the chief part in cases Of
tuberculosis among children. /" Trove
his point the Doctor mentions the case nt
a veterinary surgeon who injured MS
thumb while di$scc;inG a deceased COW.
SIX months later tuberculosis manifested
itself in the scar Of the wound. ana alter
ward ,uberculous b&cilli were found in his
Snurum. The surgeon died OF CONSUMPTION
and lat the p0s;-mortcm examination.
tho Doctor adds. n considerable number
of similar hacilli were found in the joint
of the dccea scd'S thumb. The conclusion
is that the bacillus Of bovine tuberculosis
is tuberculous bacillus OF less intensive
powcr. which l.; perhaps less dangerous as
germ Of infection for normal srown-up
human beings OF good heal;h and strong
oawers OF resistance, but that il is all the
more destructive II the tender organism
Of a child or - tn" organism ot those
..rowr-ui, persons VINO nay" "c.,k ronSti-
furiouS. or who are ill-fed and. therefore.
not 80 capable OF resisting nfec'iNe
germs
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-09-25
STYLES IN MEMS DRESS.
FASHIONS THAT WILL BE POPU-
LAR THIS FALL AND WINTER.
Sombre ColorinGs and Neat Efiects-Day
and Evening Skirts-Wrinkles in Col
lars-yery Few CHANGES from Last
Hear.
(From the IIaberdashcrO

The coming autumn and winter season
will differ but little in the sartorial sense
from that of last year. The changes have
been very few. and in the main represent
some slight modification of or departure
from standards that have become very
familiar Mems dress is being held d0wr
to very conventional lines. The run of
color that was the distinguishing feature
of last year is to be curtailed ana color
will not be prominent in anything that
man wears. Sombrc tones i'll overcoatinSS
and suitings and very neat color effects In
cravatings and shirtinGs will form the
most prominent and distinguishing feature
in the mode Of the coming season.
I have observed in looking over the new
goods for autumn that ali that is called
new. paradoXical though it may seem. Is
really old This is the modern tendency in
all things related even in the slightest de-
degree to art. The painters are drawing
on the old scnoois Tor inspirations. design
crs arc revelling in the art Of the seven
tecnth century, house decorators arc copy
ing old interiors and furniture and the ar
chitccts are drawing Inspirations from the
Greek and Roman schools. In dress we
are modifying or changing fashions that
have been in "oguc before. The culroSS.
the wing collar. the skirted greatcoats and
the new narrow-tip shoes are mere rcvi-
walls of old-time favorites.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-09-25
LUCKY BOOk AGENT.
He Meets with a Warm Reception as the
Result Of Mistaken Identity.

Result OF NiRtaRtn iurnllly.
There is a farmer living just north of
Evanston and book agent somewhere in
the cosmopolitan desert of Chicago. each
of whom feels that he is the victim OF 4
cruel circumstance, says the Chicago
Chronicle.
Last week the farmer had a note from
a nephew TO say thar ;he boy would visit
The farm on Thursday. Uncle am nephew
had not met for fifteen years, and
the old man drove TO the station in his
mos comfortable coat, that he might
welcome his sisters only child. But ;he
young man failed 10 come. After walt
ing until the last passenger had d!Sap-
pcarcd the old man drovc away disap-
pointed
The book agen; entered into the drama
rs perscnae carly the next morning.
Looking u2cr the top rail OF the barn
yard gate he called. Hello, uncle
The book agent never got such rccep-
tiom before in all his life. The farmer
flung the gate wide open, seized the
agents hand. and pressed u whiSkcred
kiss on the ironc!ad check.
say, this mus; be Heaven. murmured
the agent. following the farmer into the
house and explaining that everybody
at home was aS well as could be cX-
pectcd. Not till the agent was full of
a book did the farmer begin - see Il dim
light. Charged with imDcrSonatinE the
missing nephew. ihc agent explained
that he greeted all elderly strangers as
uncle" that he even had few almost
real ones in South Clark street i'll
Chicago.
When las; seen by the farmer the agent
was still running. and when the r"ai
nephew docs come he may find an electric
current in the latCh-sirinS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-09-25
SAVED BY T iE MASONIC SIGN.
lErnm ;he Amer!can Tylcrl

During the memorable raid :ha; Grants
army made OF Petersburg. Va. on April
=. i,t5. when Lees lines Were broken. a
youn" Confederate Office lay on the road
severely wounded and when. without a
moments warming. :" company All Federal
yayI,ry rojH down towards; him at 4 full
calnr. BE <aW ueI'h staring him in The
llce. III: i!rs; thouGht was iha; possibly
here m.sh; br a Mason dmon;. them. and
hr =TIv, ;hc sigma! nf distress. known only
~ Aiaons. Then The Federal captain rode
Quickly 10 his .Gc. d.Smauntcd ana par:-
ID ~ company in the ccn;rc. w::hou; mo-
i, S:Hs III" n..a IN ;hc least !la wa,
gusklN picked un. though a prisoner ana
ta,'r - me rg,.r ana tcnGoriy cared for.
"a IN .hr "oI"'c ri zine entirely rccov-
,"d his health. Brother II w. Mason.
Il Rockwell. Tex. 4 prominent physician
Is ANXIOUS 20 learn Tho uamc ana resi-
ien"" al The 1ilicc" who saved his life in
answer To- a Masan.c sign. ari asks that
hiS item be published in ali Masonic jour-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-09-25
WHEAT IN NS-iS.
Thousands of Bushels Piled on the Open
sod waiting for TranSporiatiOn.


For the frs, time in lis history. says
Les!ie's Weekly. Kansas has more wheat
than il knows what 10 do with. Not only
are the grauarics and bins running over
with gran. hut the elevators are flicd
ard the farmers are still bringing ii Ia
markd, by hundreds OF thousands OF
bushels The long drr weather was. IN Il
sense. Il bonanza for wheat ra!scrS. Much
of The grain was 80 heavy that Il Eel! TO
the ground and would nave been lost nad
there been wet weather. But with the long
hot, clear days every straw could he
inrcShing machines into the field AMI maui
ing the grain from the shocks 10 the ma
cninc. The grain has all been of the best
quality ANA tn" yield from twenty 10
tnirtv-fVe bushels per acre. Not less tnan
SuU0G.oOI bushels will h. gathered, and the
high price is giving The farmers Il Lille in
come.
As the strings of wagons came 10 mar
ket in she wheat belt III" railroads were
Swampcl. They could not furnish cars
and tn,. elevators were soon filled In over
flowing Even in the small stations twenty
TO thirty teams We're waiting To he un-
inlJa.I al day through the latter part of
the tilrcSninS. The buyers finally began
iiling he grain on the praric. Great ncaps
nf :;i.pJD 10 JH"r bushels have been stored
on tn, open sod and there they will remain
which To ship the grain. The sun does not
hurt il, no one can steal ii and 50 little
rliu falls during the summer that there
is practically no danger from that source
some cul.rlriSng buyers nave secured
circus tents and placed them over the pics.
making curious features Of the prairie
!andscap".
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-09-25
rnEMysrEnl or FsLEEP-WALKING
Scientists Still Puzzled Over the Many
Phases of it-A Charleston ihysician's


From the Cincinnati Commercially
'Sleep-walkng is something better un-
derStood now than formerly. but psy-
biologists are not thoroughly agreed in
regard 20 many OF tfe phases observed
a New York physician. "One ot the re-
cen, cases. that of young man out West
wa king ten miles - visit MS tatheT, ana
of nm even more rtcGr; case. ihai OF 4
young lady walking three miles on a cold
ni.n, In her night gown. without aWak-
cu.u.: uDSctS many OF ihe previously ac-
cop.rL theories 1t had been Thought t!iat
..y;,uS,:rc 10 intense cold AZ well as m
tense heat would awaken me ,i..iN ,,-
cr. but in these cases. winch are wei! a.-
,hent!catel, il appears ;nAt TINS opinion,
while correct. possibly, in the main, Is not
In my carly days. when attending lee
,,,rrs 4. n medical college in Baltimore, j,
win some other medical students. viii
messed one OF the famous S!ecp-wa!k!ns
cases ;hat IS quoted III many ot the stint
ard books one night We We're passing
along Lexington street. where the Lex.
ing;on street markc; is located. one OF
our parry called attention 10 MOVING
figure. clad in white. on the root of me
uarkn; building. Il proved 10 be ;hat CT
girl about ], years oi age. .
She had los; canary p!fd tAe ~ '.J, ~
noon before which was las; seen on the
caves nf The root OF the market house.
DurlinrSS came on. however before Il
thorough search for the b!rd rSu!" t,i pt
made, and il was S!"cn up: ic III
w,.t 10 b. d. and during the night LEI; her
bed and returned 10 ;he market MOUSE 1''a
ana climbed 20 It's root
This in itself was not difficult ;aSF,
for there was series 1i She"S 'c"H'"'s
n il. She walked the entire length SS6
rene edge Of tie .oof. NJ every M;e;
:. ..,.,,nad she would step over the HIge
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-09-25

The Boston Transcript lRcp) points out
that tllc demand for the ship subsidy
scheme docs not proceed from the alleged
h5ncficidres theory. Subsidy or no sub
sidy. the ship building interests Of the
country do not appear 10 be in Il anguish
ing condition." remarks the Transcript.
"'rhc law Of supply ana demand does not
cease its operations tu await legislation.
and Just now the ship builders do not seem
IT, br worrying much about the future. -
The real benefits would he confined - II
limited Clique. which, with the assistance
of the politicians. are making all the de-
man1.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-09-25
TIE HERMIT OF CiPE MILEA.

THE HERMIT OF CiPE M1LEA.
Why hc Lived and Dicd on II Stupcndous
CIiT, Within Sight and Sound of the
Ocenn.
There is one feature OF Cape Malea :hat
rarely fails 10 attract the notice Of the
most careless voyager doubling it by
day. touch OF human tragedy and
pathos belonging in point Of chronology
to our own time. but in universal inter
est 10 all ages. ~: the extreme pitch ot
the cape a stupendous cliff rises sheer
from the fretting waves for about a hun
dred feet Then comes an Irregular
plateau or shelf. OF perhaps Two acres
In area. the mountain rising again
abruptly behind it 10 Il height OF about
20G0 feet. This plateau Is apparently m
accessible and yet. perched upon Il huse
bOwlder in its centre. mass OF rock us-
tached from the mountain ages ago, is
a house. II Is rudely built OF wooden
fragments ingcniously fitted toseiher'
but lis outlines convey at once the idea
of It's designer having been an Anglo
Saxon. Ii must be firmly built. too, for
it is exposed 10 the full fury uf wind re-
bounding from the mountain face ana
the observer nStlnc:iveiy wonders WhE.
If a house must be- built on that she'll.
so terribly exposed position was Sc
lec;ed. Then if he he fortunate he viii
hear its story. says T.. i. Bul!en. IN me
London Spectator.
About twenty-five years ago there was
a young sailor who. by dlnt Of hard WORK:
integrity Of character and firmness or
Will, reacieu AZ the aSt "a ~ ."s S",n:t' ,t'
Oh MS Saiiip!tioii-nHc1ti'!"' ni's;.i 49,,
would then be called SC9I-Sized steam
ship. some rF tons register. Upon TINS
accession 10 good fortune he married me
cir! OF his choice. wfo niu pa, pdtie'a,S ~ ;,
waited iot nim MN S!iISG "s -, p 52 o.sr rGIm..
s"eetiea.ts ,i!cH pa. tru ga ,, i.:ncS, rfS
10 sea. A,'u MI'n - .i,,'!hi, nri;,iI.~,.
owners gave nl.a le liIS..i'''n'e ~ y
OF CARVING MS !ou''S VI 'uf 'w 80, ,i
MN. HOW napP! ne Wa ~" i,,,im,.
an e'iprac.hS @ m;s ~ ."e: :.,i,i,',i =,
down me EE:hE lHiii''S, ~
the liSh; OF his eyes AZ ne MoN,irta %
that she waS nov Wi'i's,''T ~ ii,,. III ~ -
time. but Wh!rn liz ~" il!!"5 i'-'''''.'.
her mihi by !liS "iL5sGi,''',n go ~"
during the lew hE.EHt "I! "Sy 80. '''
voyages INA: ne had nrrn Ahc !" ''ts -
10 cnurtSaip. h2 sh!i wa pnm,'' ;. ,r'
several McdiiefraHt..'i f"! -. ~ ~,
ing laie autumn. ":'L '"''',.,!w ''''' .,,,.
moSt !dca! SrhS'!i ~. q ''' ,.,,,.
could poSS'ni! ot M, t.,,,r ,.i.n ,n,
Naples, Venice. n''.s,ri '"n' .h ".!1' Nv
one weary moment W !e',i,! i,.;,,,' -, ~
something rlSc' Eh Eht'l Il y! -, ,'S ,,":Sihra
old Ronc from N'siHeS -, ''''' u; III.
for the t"o u!ilCc'S' !t!''S.nS .'' :. -.
happy %ouAs skii'rI ~ S"m ,r,,,tri. hir
no uI!lcccHS.l!! ci' g: ,'.uu'' -: 80 IN,
and bore Wiling tcSi.ih,'"H; ~ 90 "'' ''',,
he should get as IH"vH "sn.T"' , ~
those haicloh u.'!S IL p,;I.'"' ND .' hc
entire ere" W@lr ~ ", ,,,,,,,,,,,
wished, dcNu''u 10 ,ho.! ''7''
er ana MS DeautHHl VIZ. ., rroooaa
Then al Venice came nr""rS u" P'
10 GaIa!z and Load wheat t". ,,.,. "'!:i, EI;
Great was tho Slec al me SFi-Wie. S''@
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-09-25
STYLES IN SHIRTS.

In shirts ] look for very few changes
and practically no innovations. For dress
the plain linen bosom shirt. with slightly
rounded or square link cuffs attached. VIII
be the best form. The hosoms Will be as
wide as the chest of the wcarer admits.
The stitching will he of moderate width.
Some Of the dress shirts will have very
fine ribbed piquc bosomS, but do not
think that this style will be as generally
accepted as the plain bosom. There Will
be three stud holes in tho bosomS. TWO
of which will show in the waistcoat OPEN
ing. The shirt for wear with the evening
iackct will be the same as that worn with
the swallowta:l coat. Some shirt makers
show n fine plcatcd shirt for wear with the
Jacket, and no doubt it will be quite pop
ular with the younger set The colorcd
shirts for day wear show with plain
boSoms and the patterns are no;!ceaDly
neat. The figures are printed on mad"-
plans or on satin brooches or percaleS. Inc
former fabrics are given more attention
in the finer shops than rerca!cS are. The
figures are nca; Gcomctricals in black.
dark blue. reds or lavender: stripes are
also displayed. They are narrow ana
widely spaced.
Picate,, cOlored shirts will figure quite
prominently for wear with business suits.
The plain ncgliSc with centre plcat ana
made OF madras or Of fine flannclS XIII
also he worn. The ilamncls are designed
for ncgligc and come in rather neat
StripcS
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-09-25
COLLARS AND cRAvATs.

In collars the three new styles arc the
winr poko and straight StanGcr. These
are in both wide and narrow stitching. The
wide stitched win" collar is not aS slightly
as that with narrow stitching, owin" 10
the liability OF the edge. where the wig
bends. 10 swell and gap. The wing COILS
have well balanced. moderate spaced
wings the bottom Of the wings io"m!ni Il
straight line.
In cravats all OF the forms are larS"
The culrosses will be very broad ana soft,
the ascots wide of end and free ol iiniHs.
The best four-in-nand will have wide
end ard be graduated to two-inch width
at the knot. Ties. ii sold at all. Will he
Of the batswng shape. For evening wear
there is a new tie. Ii is cut perfectly
straight and has square ends. 1t is Of
uniform width throJahout. When tied it
shows square. Nat ccntre2icce and the
ends stand out straight and come 10 the
edge of the shirt bosom.
In clothes | find indications which point
10 the usual fiGh; OF the tailors 10 force
new fashions. In the first place. We Will
lave the annual cry for color in evening
dress and for the freedom from blacks
ana whites in day dress All OF .niS ] d"
rot think will amour; TO much. The best
tailors are making trousers rather wide,
but avoiding the pcg-;op form. The TouS-
nrs are about seventeen and oE"-ha!l
inches at the knee and fifteen and one
half at the bottoms. They Will hang per-
fcctly straight from the hips. For even
ing dress the white wa!Sicoat VIII be given
a Very prominent place. These VIII be
made both single arG dOuhlc-h:caStcd ana
will nave buttons covered with the mate
rial of which the wa.s:coat IS made. In
Ia. 1N., gNsI, I,Nts,,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-09-25
ARIZONA AS A HEALTH RESORT.
-FOUR MONTHS OF SUMMER And
1HEREST THE YEAR SPRING.

The Best Results are to be Attained for
Consumptivcs by Tcntins on the Desert
Itselt-Those who Brave the M'1sum-
mcr Heat are Said to Derive the Great
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-21

MISCELLANEOUS HELP WANTED.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-21

SOLICITORS WANTED.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-21
MALE HELP WANTED.

WANI ED-Youne men to learn tele-
grarhg and tyneWritlng Tuition paya-
ble after situation secured Night
classes also. Wichita Ielegrap h College,
Sheetz building. 102-dtX
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-21
AGENTS WANTED.

statesmen WANTED.
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STRAYED
~ - - ~ - -
FINANCIAL

$500. 900 00-An unlimited amount TO loan
on wichita property WITH privil &c to
pay in instalments. Low rate of inter-
est. Hewlett Il Wleelzr. Jos y is ST.
91-Iues-T ht-Sat-tf
s. goo. coo TO LOAN On Kansas and ok
lahoma farms Winnie & Whine.
Wichita Kan. 65-f
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-21

alning-room girl lo7-2tx
WANTED Ex1erienced Young ladv ste /
n0grauher state experience and salary /
wanted. Address j. d. Box 5o2 1875
WANTED-Gir for general houseworll. +
Mrs. Eoys, 1927 y. Lawrence. 1Q2-tf /
WANTED Halp in dining-room during F..
meal hours Tor board. Eambeck DIM /
ing HaH l-5 S. Main. 106-ltX /
WANTED-A girl for general housework, I
good Hases no washing. Mrs. ~. Q. +
Campbell. 1873 H. Emuoria- l07-tf (
WANTED-A girl at Az North lawrence
avenue 104-3te
SITUATION wANTED-FEMALE.
MALE HELP WANTED.
MALE HELP ATANTE. I}-Aetive man. bv Z
Fargo manufacturing house $50 b cash /
permanent position if satisfactory ADD |
dress q. B. r. Co, Box lH37. Phiada., /
WANTED Three young men who wish I
to make s. per day as solicitors, to caI ]
from TO = e. no., room 8. Iopeka /
wANrR-cost-makers. CLOSER. 1o7-tf
WAlTE D-Youne men to learn tele- /
graphg and typawritlng Tuition paya- I
re altal sll4atl .n secured, Nlsil
classes aiso Wichita Telegraph College, !
sheelz 1Jlldlng l-.tz
SITUATION wANTEO-mALE.
AGENTS WANTED.
ANIEI)-Agent fo~ the hesc laundry
in Kansas Liberal comm on Ao- /
dress ehita eteam Laundry. s7-tf
Statesmen WANTED.
soLlolT -9s WANTED.
MISCELLANEOUS HELP WANTED. .
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
room within blocks of Main and
TED-Two 0r three uDfurnished +
'f.- cI l'o4eias Dr. ~ oii,
NNNIf.D- a. Robinson wants /
yards al carpet to clean and lazy.
NAATED-To write your business. best
III cam lnles. W. r Tucker la-3tX
pa1 for railroad pos = MS Scholar
nus fFee uElL CLASSES also. Wichita
teleelaa College, 5aeetz hdg sa-tf
MEDIC loan money on watches
gums Bicycles. or any good security.
6 saaN - w. Dous.9a 60
FoR Observation-Disclosures
The bee., 1901-08-01
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Marvin Gill and daughter
Lillian, of Allensville, are visiting
relatives here.
Masters Hanley, Walter and Ed
Farnsworth, sons of Engineer Wal
ter Farnsworth, of Nashville, are
visiting their grandmother here.
Misses Leila Dean, Mary Mothers
head and Effie Stokes are attending
the Institute, which is in session al
Madisonville this week.
Miss Mamie Carmack, of Kansas
City, is visiting relatives here.
Miss Tiny Kellner, of Henderson,
is visiting friends here.
Mrs. Frank Toombs, of Slaught-
ersville, visited the family of her
son, N. L. Toombs, few days this
week.
John T. Barnett spent several days
last week at Sebree Springs.
Mrs. Wise and daughter, Mrs
r. NJ. Wheat, of Owensboro, are
visiting relatives here.
John Cough has returned from a
ten days stay at French Lick
Springs, Ind, much improved in
health.
Mr.. Frank Gephardt and wife, of
Hopkinsville, have been enjoying a
sojourn at Diamond Springs, near
Russellville.
Revs. ]. w. Mitchell and b. NJ.
Currie are attending the camp meet
ing at Sebree this week.
Mrs. Pingree Shaver has been
spending several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. ]. E. Long, at Nash
vile.
Miss Lille Toombs is visiting in
Nebo.
Miss Pearl Whitmer, OF Bremen,
has been visiting relatives here.
Misses Mamie Winstead and Fan
ME Eudaley, of Nebo, visited rela-
tives here Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Boyd and daughters
visited her parents at Nebo last
week.
Misses Flossie and Bertha Orr will
visit relatives in Enfield, ILL.,. the
next few weeks.
Oscar Tinder and sisters, Misses
Grace and Creel, of Madisonville,
were in the city one evening last
week.
Mrs. S. E. Cozatt and son, Melton,
visited in Evansville yesterday.
J. r. Rash spent Tuesday in Hen
derson.
The bee., 1901-08-01

Brother Burden was a man of
strong native ability and an earnest
preacher. He was successful rs a
revivalist and numbered his con-
verts by the hundreds.
His remains were brought to Earl
ington and the funeral services were
conducted by the writer at the
General Baptist Church. The SER
mon was from Tim. 4: 7-8v, "I
have fought good fight, 1 have
finished my course, have kept the
faith, etc." He leaves wife, several
children, an aged mother with other
relatives and many friends who
have the sympathy of the Church and
community, The remains repose in
the beautiful city cemetery to await
the resurrection morning.
f. b. TIMMoNs.
The bee., 1901-08-01
MAKING JACK TARs.
TRAINING AND SCHOOL SHIPS AND
THEIR GOOD WORK.

why Two Crews of Yankee boys
Celebrated the Fourth In Edin-
burgh-schooIships For Merchant
Service, Training ships For Navy.
Not the least interesting of the
Fourth of July celebrations this year
was that observed in the harbor of
Edinburgh, Scotland. Two companies
of Yankee lads met in the old town
and proceeded to show the Scots how
much enthusiasm could be got up about
our Independence day. One of the
troops of patriotic young Americans
hailed from New York, and the stop
at Edinburgh was part of the annual
cruise of the celebrated schoolship st.
Mary's. The other was composed of
boys from Massachusetts. whose visit
to Edinburgh was due. to n similar
stop of the Bay State schoolship En-
terprise.. 1t would have been even
more an occasion of patriotic Ameri-
can rejoicing had the Pennsylvania
schoolship, the Saratoga, happened to
drop into Edinburgh harbor to join the
St. Mary's and the Enterprise. These
three vessels, now ON their annual
cruises, constitute the "schoolship''
feet of the United States.
Although it is quite generally beliey'
ed that the scholarships are reformatory
institutions, nothing is further from
the truth. They are simply floating
schools for the instruction of boys in
seamanship. They give the boys a pre-
liminary training leading to advance
ment in the merchant service. Admis
sion to the scholarships is through ex'
animation in elementary subjects and
physical condition. To join the school
ship boy must have the consent OF
his parents or guardians and must be
of good character. The three school
ships are old vessels of the United
States navy that are lent to the states
by the department, The st. Mary's and
Saratoga are sailing ships, while the
Enterprise has steam power in add
ton. The boys are trained in navigat
ling the vessels and in kindred subjects