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New-York tribune., 1901-02-17
NEW NTYLES N EOHBSHELLS.

From The Philad .lphia Post.
new French Illuminating shell bursts in tho
air and cmits fiery body of sIohuar shape.
siderable. time. IL is the latest Improvement in
a branch of military pyrotechnics which has
recently been receiving much attention
The idea Of the Illuminating bomb is To eX-
pose at night the position ~ an enemy. or 10
reveal the charactc: "t his dcfences when an
attack is contemplated. There already
the market. With one. a shell is fired from
scrv,. the purpose the bombs being of various
ON impact Iibrrating a flaming compound
one compound is said to be somewhat similar
to the. ordinary blue light mixture used in
Fourth If July pYruteChnCS, consisting of sui
phur eaItuetrt and a hydrocarbon. IL is meant
to burn as brilliantly possible. and To keep
on burning for n le;ls; minute two. The
illumination lasts long the saltpetie sup
plies oxygen To maintain combustion.
Another species of bomb. which on bursting,
Iiberate.; dense clouds of smoke. with the pur-
puS.. of cOnctalints tn" movements Of troops in
the field has not Yet been introduced in actual
warfare althou;gh bo tn the French and Germans
have been experimenting with IL. In the
"meIinitc" shell the French have originated
type of pToiectile not only extremely destructive
when il eXplGdtS but which also achieves an
effect similar to that of the ancient stink pot,
invented by the SaracenS in the Middle Ages.
This stifcd the enemy with poisonous gases.
and the same purpose is accomplished by the
projectile loaded with melinite.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-17

~ Satisfy when the contours Of the legs are
o py rule Of thumb. But il has NOT been
pS rule Of thumb: the artist offers Won not
ie anatomy OF a figure, but a vision of il And
Suie Is ahVe; in its 1.-THE vitality Il is beau
Inc EXTENDED arms of the principal fig
1n rhe Seated silva Dance, Samoa" are in
NOT very pleasing; to the lover Of
=. ahsfllp Tor its own sake they would
=" disappointing But Mr.. La Fargo does not
practice draughtsmanship for its own sake II.
makes il, in this instance as in every other ,ho
efs.nt OF the composition as a whole. Take
me hVe dancers as they are meant 70 be taken
Aoi one by one but in a group. and their out
sueiehea arms are so many vibrating notes in
. rnsphhiic scheme. and as such they are superb.
ahey are superb because they exhale life. free
s0ii' ehe spirit OF movement, and they are
New-York tribune., 1901-02-17
QUAINT EDISTO ISLAND.
4 CONSERVATIVE. OLD FASHIONED COM.
MUNITY OF PLANTERS NEAR
THE CAROLINA COAST

Perhaps ii is because agriculture being an
elemental pursuit, confers something of its at
tributes on the people who follow it that com
munity which for generations has devoted Itself
TO husbandry should have aspect serenely
steadfast, as above the mutations OF fortune.
On Edisto island off the Carolina coast, is such
a community Of planters. probably the most
purely American-in the sense of lineage-of any
body OF people in the country to-day. Circum-
stances much inclination have kept them
free from foreign contact from the time OF the
New-York tribune., 1901-02-17
CREMATTON AT HULL.
From The Engineering News.

From The Engineering News.
A municipal crenatOry for the disposal of
human bodies Was opened al Hun, England, "'l
Jaruarv , 1901 This is the first municipal
crrrqatory of the sort in England, and one Of the
feW in the world provided at the expense OF "A
.;,v or town Last year several other municipal
mn rites secured Parliamentary power to
erccr crernatories and further applications are
teing made this year. The ffull cTefnitOry is
r,.generatiye furnace, designed 10y the late
Ts.nry Simon president Of the Manchester Gre
r,,or rum Society. The charge for crematlng
,ceiS..nts Of the city is about 50 and for non
,o-.idenss about Sl5. In declaring the cTematory
or,en the Mayor Of Hull said the municipality
ala NOT wish TO force cremation on any one, but
I, did desire TO provide for those who. IN the
t.,erests OF sanitation preferred burning TO
SuriaI We are Indebted to THE London Sur
veyor'' for the foregoing information.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-17

first settlement down TO the present. This com
munity, which is without village centre. court
house or town council. has held together not
through lack Of ability To get away. hut through
attachment 10 the island and love for agricult-
The famous long staple cotton. valuable
both 10 silk and cotton goods manufacturers.
grows here. and several notable homes have
been restored 10 a standard very like the ideal
plantation Of song and story.
Formerly To describe a EIiSto
planter was equivalent to pronouncing him a
nabob Ana even now those who have inher-
tied knowledge Of the soil. its needs and how To
manage the negro labor get excellent returns
for that knowledge Changes have come To- most
Of tn islands lying of The coast from Charles
ton to Port Royal Cyclones have devastated
some. and The white residents have abandou@.l
others. the lands hcng cut up ana pare He'd out
q the descendants Of foImer slaves. But Edisto
has not changed. 1t is larger and more suitable
for tie planters usr ard more exempt from
storms than its sister islands And The place
cXcrts some spell that attaches its people. to it.
We would not live any ~ h-r, else if Ne could
said an Edisto planter he guided his horses
along the beach We have fr elom and a com
bination f seasAore aud farmhouse pleasures
that cannot be exceeded. l studied law and had
The chance IF a city practice. Eut always hun
S'i'l I'i lilt country, ana believe thdf planting
offers broader interests for the man abb. To cope.
with them and better chance for happiness
than any other occupation"
NO HOTELS THERE.
Tsesid,s its sea beach and ocean views. the ISL
and has many creeks and inIets threading il
that afford Waterways between neighbors'
houses. Rowing and sailing are popular diver
sions with the young people Each plantation
has its own wharf and its private freight boat
for getting cargo To and from Charleston. Pas
sengcrs for EdistO now take the train To the
nearest point the mainland, then transfer
L. "A little steamer that conveys the mail To "A
dozen island stations. No tourists ever visit thu.
place unless through personal Introduction To-
residents for no accommodation can be had cx-
cept through courtesy There is neither hotel
nor boarding house in the region.
RoWboats were the customary means OF transit
for the planter up TO 1860. These were indepen-
dent of the wind and manned by trained oars
men accustomed to make certain distances in
a given time. These planters boats cost from
$500 to $1,000. were made of cypress, and fitted
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Long, Sons Jonas Long Jonas Long sSons}


|
| certainly | uid not want minding
VAS NOT It sunday school.
| me Siarc iaded at III" sound ~ En-
| i'FS voice uhough | fanci"d tn" iir"
wa" sun SmouI""rinsD. and h" con-
'lu"u'
Hhe mas lulh"d her spinning wheel
mo p!,E'ir ! lhNoIuhtarllN closed
my eyes; II was $" lik" a seI'mon-"and
'"I''l!S hla'NS superiority by initiating
MN
rove c\c'lnS,' SAID i.nlllN sharply
WoK" up again,
'oh-W"lI-N"a--or cours0--it must b."
very nice, Sjamm'roi the mrurtu-
mate young man.
'That'a punctur"d his tire whis-
/ perHd MISS Fcnjon Ia me,
Sh" is inclined to BE- rather slansy at
times However. ] paid little heed t."
h~r remark, for the culat" had said
softly, 80 Emily:
We'll have a tandcm!'
W NY d!d h" taiN iik" this Why was
his hand resting ON tin" arm of EmiN's
chair? What the \ knock at rhr
dooc interrupted my thoughts ana the
inolmon brouGh, i'm a letter.
'f"r YOU my lady, hr said, holding
1t before Emil. 1T ought to nave
come this morning. only the posman
had u lit ana couldn't perform his
duties, my lady,
Emily craNed our Indulgence and
opened the letter | noticed tho cp,dta
glance at it ~ it lay on the salyer.
lh"n turn scarlet and lidget in his
rhalr. Befor" Emily could have read
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
THE MILEs-coRBIN FEUD.
Latter Is Administrative While the
Former Is Captious.

] !" u 'p''l'l-F " Allt zee
il was largely matter Of temper
| amcnt that when the spanish war
| came Adjutant General Colbin should
have been a more welcome visitor at
the White House, and more agree
| able counsellor for the secretary of
war than Miles. He was indefatig.
able, resourcerul and hopeful. lie
made the best of existing conditions,
and strovc braYcly To turn inconveni-
onccs To good account. He kept his
head and temper, helped to smooth
over the rough places; never rubbed
anybody's fun the wrong way. Miles
was 50 constituted that he could not
adapt himself to the conditions. lie
had splendid conceptions of how the
war ought to be fought; he mapped
ont plans of campaign which were
dazzling ana impossible; he was for
ever making suggestions which would
l"NolutiOniHC everything. and advance
ing propositions so brilliant in uonccp-
ton that TO return 10 actualities was
melancholy. Miles theories were all
built not upon what really was. hut
upon what he thought ought to he.
If conditions had been perfect, if the
administrative system of the army
had been ideal, If the United States
had gone into war equipped with cv-
cry conceivable preparation, then
Miles would have been in his element,
ana might have scored a great sue
cess. But he failed to recognize what
others in responsible places realized
IRON the beginning that it was not
question Of doing the very best
thing conceivable, but a question.
rather. Of doing the best thing possl-
Bile amid discOuraging' surroundings.
Md so ii happened that Miles dropped
out of sympathy with tn, men with
whom he ought 10 have co-operatcd.
Tho first coolness came at the White
House. The president grew more and
more out of patience with the tone
which Miles assumed, lie conlided to
a friend i'm the early days of the war.
when complications We're thick and
when puzzling problems were present.
ing themselves hourly for solution,
that ii gave him the cold shlvcrs
every time that Miles was announced.
for The general in command was sure
To have som" discOuraging report TO
make, some qucrulous criticism to Of
Ter OF some utterly imprdcticable
scheme 10 propose. From the White
House the disaifection extended TO the
war department., ana II was not long
before secretary Algcr found himself
unable 10 carry on relations with Gem
eral Miles with any satisfaction to
himself or With any hopes Of benefit
ing the service. 1t Is a fact we'll un-
derstood throughout the service that
CCrbn stuck to Miles longer than
either the president on the secretary
of war, He did his best 10 preserve
harmony and to restore a condition Of
affairs where all could work together.
Instead Of conspiring to ALLEVIATE Miles
from the president and secretary he
was trying his best to bring them to-
Gether But Miles, piqued by the ia
NOr in which Corbin was held, brought
himself To- believe--whcther rightly or
not-that the adiutant general was his
evil genius.
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haIl. But still his mysterious behavior
! Is not explained"
Then suddenly q light bsrst upon
Miss Fenton.
Yes II is she cried: "a letter came
| f"rEmilv from him in the middle OF the
week, which she did not open until this
nornng. as she was away at Lady
Iluntcrs That was to ask her tu
| conduct the Sunday-school She wired
back at once: Yes. Delighted"
"Thc other letter ought to have CONS
THIS morning J broke in, beGinnine,
e. understand.
"Of course. ana he thought that tho
! telegram referred To hia proposal He's
HWiu,iy conceitcd. 1t serves him right
'Poor brggar" said !. 1t may not be
correct To- can a curdtc IA beggar, but |
meant it kindly. He had down to En-
! iiy on tho wings OF love. He was now
taking them off. At least, ! hoped sN
i'm spit" Of my sympathy.
y few minutes later We heard tina
/ front door ouen ana shut again. Then
/ Emily burst into the room.
"JOhunV,' she said. 81 wanc 10 cy
! back 10 town at once"
But really, Emily" I began.
81 am going back early on Monday
morning" she Interrupted. Then shs
! turned ana left the room
Ana | am sorry to relate that sho
| banged the door
"Hc must have said horrid things,r
remarked Miss Fenton.
she didn't deserve them" | replied
INDIGNANTLY. 1t was al q mistake. You
have been constantly with them, and
must know that Emily'--I stopped,
| Miss FcutOn was smiling.
BuJ, az course, it was all a mistake.
Of course. However, Lady Emily has
definitely decided not 10 be good any
more. And | thinE it is just as we'll.
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Emily resting her chin on hol
hands and staring at the fire.
IL "Why what's the natter
inquired. anXiouSly,
oh, | ought to be-" She added with a
sigh.
| frightened.
'"rhats quite different" I said.
"I'm a miserable sinner, and Dora
Fenton's worse than | am.
"Incrcdiblc" exclaimed. Emily
looked at me sharply So, 10 prevent q
regrettablc misunderstanding, ! added
"Thc whole thing, | mean, OF course
My sister sighed again, ana pok"d
the fire.
Girls will be girls" she said.
I agreed with her.
'I went to church yesterday evening
with Dora. and Mr. Fraser preached
and made us feel awlully wicked. III
said we were disgrace To "iNiliHa-
ton"
'Nhat, You and Miss Fenton"
"Oh. an those people vino don't a,
any work, hut just idle their time
away. We We're very solemn as we
walked home, But, Johnny, what do
girls do?"
Great heavens. Strange things"
"1'm talking seriously
"rhoy often do that
81 mean good girls.
u never knew any said !. sorrow
fully shaking my head
81 didn't think YOU could help us,'
replied Emily. sorrowfully, "Wc'rc
going To call upon Mr.. Fraser this al
ternOon,'
| became a little alarmed.
"Peoplo- .holrid peopl"--may talk
said ],
81 don't care. Besides, Dora ana
have put our heads together and made
up a tale"
Two heads should certainly b. equal
to a tale" remarked.
I'VE don't want ii 10 be too sudden
50 were going to say that Wo-We-did
a little good in London"
when" | cried in amaHemout.
Il used to visit old Mrs. Wellhn in
Whitechapel-so replied En-
lily. and we're only going 10 give II
general impression, You know; we
Shan'r state any facts
have always considered Lady Emily
to be a great loss to the political world.
ITS for a good purpose" she con-
tinucd
II disapproyc of the whole business, 80
| said.
you don want me to nc goud?'
I shook my head mournfully. Tho
thing is impossible" ! said.
I'm going to tIy, however" replied
Emily Dora and / have made M
our minds to visit all the poor people
in the village. Dora says she viii
Wear a last years lacket-but | don't
tlink that's quite necessary. | shall
dress very quietly In black ana carry
n basket"
"Youl catch - fever | expect
Rubbish" said EmilH,
| leaned forward aud looked st.ad-
lily at my sister.
"Mind you done catch the cWate,"
| said.
Emily made no reply. surely the
firelight was playing tricks, She could
not have smiled,
Nearly every morning after that ia
tai sermon, Emily and Miss Fenton,
In black dresses, with baskets at
tached, ministcred to the deserving
poor in the village. These accepted
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but when she smiled | Looked around
anNiDuSlY for my horse.
After a little manoeuvclinr the bliss
ful pair marched cabin ward, vita the
whole group of naked men and maids
circling around them, stamping their
bare feet. kicking M clouds of dust
like a mob Of traVrlina cattle.
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WEDDING IN
BASUTOLAND
DESCRIBED BY AN oBsERvANT
ENGLISH GUEST.
The Brides Elaborate Attire and the
Native Guests Lack of 1.-THE
Parent VIII Gave the Bridegroom
Away--Scrious Misgivings When
the Bride Took a Sneeze.


FROM ,Ic London Daily News.
When | arrived at Jonathan's viii
laec that warrior was away with A
hand of his young men, so that could
not see him, though saw his son At
a wedding which was being he'd when
l reached the scene. was taken
through rows of naked, grlnnine saw
ages of both sexes, 10 be introduced to
the bride and bridegroom. whom I
found to be a pair of mission converts.
When | saw the pair the shock nearly
shook my boots off.
The bride, a full -blooded uecress.
VAS dressed in a beautiful white satin
dress, which fitted her rs IL it had
been fired at her out of gun. IL
would not meet in front by about three
Inches, and the bodice was laced up by
narrow bands of red silk. like a. foot
baller'S jersey. IN her short woody hair
she had pinned a wreath OF artificial
orange blossoms. Down her broad
back there hung "a great gauzy lace
veil, big enough To make a fly net for
a COW camel in summer. IT was not
fixed OF to her dress. nor to her wreath
but was tied on to two little kinlly
= ~ ~ at tdtll Slbt bI llbE nedu Dy
bright green ribbons, after a fashion
of a prize iily of the draught order
at a county fair. Her hands were en-
cased in pair of white kid gloves,
mans size, and pretty big man at
that
When was introduced to the newly
shacklcd matron she put one of those
%!oved hands into mine with "a SIM
perinS air of coyness that made me
feel cold all over, for that hand in the
Rid glove reminded me of the day /
took my first lesson from Laurence
Foley, Australia's champion boxer, and
hn had an eight-Ounce glove on Uhanls
Heaven ON that occasion. In her right
mana the bride carried II fan of splend-
III ostrich feathers with which she
brushed the flies off the groom 1t was
vast enough to have brushed away a
10Y terrier. to say nothing of flies. but
IL looked toy in That giant hs..
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THE GROOM.

The bridegroom hung on his brides
arm like fly to sugar stick. He was
tall young man, dressed in a black
1rock coat, lighs< trousers braced up
To show that he Wore socks. shoes,
Whitc gloves and high crowned hat,
He carried his brides white silk ging-
nam in one hand and an enormous
hunch ot flowers in the other He tried
L" look meek, but only succeeded in
looking sly. hypocritical and awful
phcomtortable. At times he would look
"t nus new spouse. and then a most
insanity expression would cross his
foxy face; he would push out his great
thick lips until they threw a shadow
all around him. open his dazzling white
teeth and let his great blood-red
tongue loll out until the chasm in his
lace looked Ike rent in a black vel
Vet gown with a Cardinals red hat
stuffed in the centre. He NAV have
peen fun of saving graceful up and
running oEcr-but il was not the
brand of Christianity | should care to
invest my money in. When he caught
my Saze rireted upon him he tried to
iook like brand plucked from the
burning: he rolled his great velvet
black eyes skyward, screwed up the
slt which ran across his face and
Nhlrh he called "a mouth. until il
looked Ike a crumpled doormat. folded
MS hands meckly over his breast, and
comported himself generally like am
ADVERTISEMENT for II mission society.
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NATIVE BEER.

\ little later one Of the bridesmaids
whose toilet consisted of u dainty
necklace of beads and a copper ring
around one ankle, invited me 10 drink
a draught Of native beer. The beer
was in a large calabash, ana | felt
constrained to drink some Of IT, These
natives know how to make love and
they know how 10 make war, but, as
my soul liveth, they don't know how
20 make beer. The stuH they gave
me To drink was about as thick IA
boarding house cocoa: In color II was
like unto milk that dirty maid OF all
work had been stirring around in 4
xolied soup dish with an unwashed
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The P|||0nrOpIS|&.

YM VERY miserable" said Lady
Emily resting her chin on her
n hands and staring at the fire.
IL "Why what's the natter l
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THE BRIDES SNEEZE.

Iiif. BRIDES SNEEZI
from him glanced to Lis "pa ="
VINO had giEen him away and seemed
lhlSh'S Siad To get rid of him. "pa"
was dressed in pure black from head
!" hecl-just the same old suit thot
u" haI worn when he struck this
"f'het' Only more OF ii. He WAS guilt
'tSs 81 anything ana everything in the
3n"PC pl dlcSS, except for a long ring
VI hoIll NhlSh he wore on ton of his
"cd''' ne ala not carry any parasols
". ld'ls OF SeWgaws of any kind in
MS great muscular fists. one hand
S'dSPeu an lron-Shod asscgai and tbo
"'neF lovingly fondled q baitIa-ava
'nu poth weapons looked at homo
"HeIe lhtN rested. He was NOT inst
.He sort OF ltthcr"in-law / sEould
nave hankered for if I ha1 been out
~" matrimonial venture; but
NoHlh rdther have one limb of tho
",u hedtllen taan the whole body or
ms clNlized SON" Tor with all his
I"ii's r" looked man. \ chum of
nun" VINO knew The WAYS OF those
iS"ple hau advised me 10 purchase 4,
norm OF snuit before being presented
W TIE pride and bridegroom, and
had acted accordingly.
Nheh me ceremony of Introduction
was over and | had MANAGED to turn
my DlusLing face away from GAIA.
ana Inc Devy Of damsels. as niriIy
clolheu as harsclf. j offered tile snuff
Don 10 the happy pair. The groom,
look Tiny pinch and smiled sadlv as
tboush committing. some dcadiv sin
The bride, however poured a little
heap III the pain? of her hand about
as bis as Il hens egg, regardless OF
her nice white Kid gloves This she
proceeded In Snuft up her Capacious
hosirils with sewage delight until the
tears slroamcd down her checks like
ram down coal heap. Then she
dleW back her head. spread her hands
out palm downward like a mammoth
duck ueading water. and sneezel 7
never heard human sneeze like that
before; IT was like the effort of n
horse after two-mile gallcp through
dust storm. And each time she
sneeZed something connected with hcr
gear ripped or gave way, until ! BE-
gan To be afraid of her. But the
wreck was not so awful as ] antici-
pated, and when she had done sneez-
ing she laughed. All the crowd except
the groom laughed, and the sound OF
their laughter was like the sound OF
4 sea on a cll'f- crowned coast
NATIVE BEER.
\ little later one Of the bridesmaids
whose toilet consisted of a dainty
necklace of beads and q copper ring
around one ankle, invited me 10 drink
draught Of native beer. The beer
was in large calabash, ana | felt
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-08
MURDER CAUSES
SECOND TRAGEDY
Grief of Victims Widow
Deprives Her Of
Reason.
Mrs. Della RAIDER VIII Pass
Her Remaining Days
in an Asylum.
Special Dispatch to The cal.

REDDING, Dec. Mrs. Della RAIDER
was to-day for the second time commit
ted to the Napa Insane Asylum. As she
is now so years old it is quite prOoaDie
that she will end her days there, ana thls
seems to be the finale of an unusual fam-
ily tragedy that had its opening chapter
five years ago.
John RAIDER was a goat and sheep
raiser of the Bald Hills section, near Gas
Point He and his neigh5oT, David Maui
pin, quarreled over pasture lands; AS
RAIDER drew rein one day in the midst OF
his children David Maupin shot him dead
from his saddle. Clay Taylor rnade a
famous plea in court for Maupin and ne
was acquitted
Mrs. RAIDERS mind gave way over grief
for her husband and she was taken from
her four sons and daughter and sent TO
the Napa Asylum. After a year she grew
stronger and was discharged. For sew
eraI years Mrs. RAIDER has been living
with relatives in Trinity County: Re
Gently she came back to the old family
scenes at Gas Point. Ten days ago she
suddenly became demented again and
since then has tried in many ways to
end her life. To-day her son, E. N Ra-
der having given up hope, brought his
mother to town and she was recommitted
to the asylum.