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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-20
CADETS AGREE
TO QUIT HAZING
Decide Unanimously Against
the Practice.
GIVE CONGRESSMAN
OFFICIAL NOTICE
&-
Committee COngratulateS Them
on Their Action.

West Point, N Y, Jan. 19-The con-
gressionaI investigation of the West
Point Military academy has borne fruit
rather Unexpectedly. Tonight when
the congressman We're hurrying their
inquiries to d termination, the cadets
of all four classes held a meeting i'm
Grant hall and unanimously decided to
abolish hazing of every form, as well as
the practice of calling OUT fourth
class men. This is exactly what Gen
eral Dick and the other members Of
the congressional committee have been
trying to impress on the cadets who
have testified before them, as the only
course open to them if they desired to
see the fair name of the United States
Military academy unsulIied and above
reproach.
The communication was addressed to
Superintendent A l. Mills. who re-
turned from Washington only this af-
ternoon, and he quickly brought it 10
General Dick.
The committeeman are delighted at
the action of the cadets.
Text of Communication.
The communication is as follows:
West Point, Jan. ITO the Super
intendent of the United States Military
Academy: Having become cOgnizant
Of the manner in which the system of
bazine. as practiced by the military
academy. is regarded by the people of
the United States. we. the cadets of
the United States Military academy,
while maintaining that we have pur-
sued our system from the best motives,
vet realizing that the deliberate JudS-
ment of the people in a country like
Gus should be above all other consider
ations. do reaffirm our former action
abolishing the practice OF exercising
forth class men. and do further agree
to discontinue hazing and compelling
fourth class men to eat anything
against their desire. and the practice
of calling out fourth class men by
class action, and that we viii not de-
wise similar practices to replace those
abandoned. Respectfully submitted.
For the First Class-W. r. Bettison,
president class 1901.
For the Second Ckass-B. Q. Mahaf-
few. president class 1902.
For the Third Class-Quinn Gray,
president class 1908.
For the Fourth ClaSS-JOseph A.
Atkins. representing class 1904
After reading the communication
General Dick said:
This voluntary act of the corps has
so impressed the committee that they
have every reason to believe that in
spirit and In letter it viii be carried out
by those cadets who are now at the
military academy. This action of the
men is greatly commended by the com
mittee, and viii be read by the country
with feelings of merited appreciation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-20
QUEEN REFUSED
To ADMIT ILLNESS

..-t"I. Jan. -H 1880 q. m. Cowas
"-.l-Fnr three DAYS the
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- gum. sA" drove out i'm Coves
... ".r+ down heavily upon her
a.1- tho natives. vho have gro,rn IN
-. .or majesty as am ordinary
l'.' ".. noticed that She looked
. u.-. .aa sRru ,ken Than ever
y. with FEMININE. persistence the o4 me-,
..- Thus. who saw her To- saw that
du.a and ...-.- y u 1l y i no, ira
H-r.- -- AMI sG s5e fo,o 5,,''' ,s s.'T ,l ~
FavaE-~ hat ,,,. -, ~ ~ -' Inc me
3ae deaths .r her own FANNY In and ~ d.
Increasing ar ~ i LTnII, anu -, y,
re gya the imperial ' resolve ,', of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-20
Silver and Lead.

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-20

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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-06-21

want TO inform yca,
ID words Of highest
praise. of the benefit
have derived from
Ripans Tabules. I am q
professional nurse and
In his profession a clear
head 10 always needed.
Ripans Tabules does it.
After ono of my caseB
found myself completely
run down. Acting on the
advice of Mr.. Geo. Bow.
OK, Phi. G., 5sS Newark
Ave-. Jersey City, I took
Ripans Tabules With
grand results.
Miss W
Mother was troubled
With heartburn and
deeplessness. caused by
Indigestion, for Q good
many years. One day
she saw q testimonial
In the paper indorsing
Ripans Tabules. She
determined to give them
. trial, was greatly
relieved BY their use
- khn
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-06-21
ECHO DE L'OUTES

qu'on a cess6 de vivre. Oh 6tait-il?
Que faisait-ll? Eternelles ques-
tions.
Ellie %tournait les yeux vers le
petit portrait de Jean Salbris, po-
Sc sur lie bureau on face; les yeux
etaient tou]ours brillants ct 6ner-
giques; les l6vres semblaient's s'a-
otter CONNIE q la supreme minute
du depart. Files n'avaient pas dit
ces triste mots: Adieu! adieu! FL
les avaient dit, au contraire: Au
revoir... ct la main.... await
6crit, sous l'image, dune ferme
6criture:
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-06-21
paul DUFAUD,
Commits Francois

I have been a great sufferer from oonssipaaso
for over i've years. Nothing gave mo any rs1sk
My feet and legs and abdomen were bIoated -
I could not wear shoes on my feet and only q looso
dress. ! saw RipanB Tsbules advertised In on
daily paper. bought some and took them 9. direct
Cd. Have taken them about three weeks aud there
is such a changed l am not censtipated ANY moro
and I owe 1t all to Ripans Tabules. lam thirty.
seven years old, have no occupation, only my
household duties and nursing ny sick husband
He has had the dropsy and l am trying Ripana
Tabules for him. He feels some better but II WIN
take some time, ne has been sick SO long. Yes
may use my letter and name as you like.
NJ MARY GoRMAH CLAIM
have bssn suffering from headaches ava
sinos I was a little girl. Icould nevor ride Ia q
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-06-21

lhsve used Ripans Tabules With 80 much sstis-
motion that I can cheerfully them.
Have been troubled for about three years with
what I called Billions attacks coming on regularly
ence q week. Was told by different physicians
that It was caused by bad teeth. of which l had
several l had the teeth extracted. but the az.
tacks< continued, I had seen advertisements Of
Ripans Tabules in all the papers but had no faith
In them. but about six weeks since a friend in
duced me to try them. Have taken but two OF the
small Scent boxes OF the Tabules and have had
no recurrence Of the attacks. Fave never given a
testimonial for anything before. bzs tho great
amount OF good which I believe has been done mo
by Ripans Tabules Induces mo to add mine 60 cha
many testimonials you DOUBTLESS have In FonS
.o.sesaion now. A. 7. DEWITT
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-06-21

ge a lespoir dune captivit6.. 80.
dune evasion,
Et pendant des jours ct DIES jours
ellie Sc remettait a attendre.
Devant la VERGE Marie, ellie
pensait aussi au vieillard, qui, Ia
bas, au fond DIES Pyr6n6es, souf-
frait 81 cruellemsnt de la dispar1-
ton de son fills. Jean le lui await
l6gue!....
Quelle douleur! mails quelle con-
ISOLATION, au milieu de sa douleur,
de savoir quill await compile sur
ellie, ct CONNIE ellie acceptait, dams
son occur, lie legs de celui don't ellie
~restait cqsnme veuve, sans avoir
etc sa femme. H6las! Ellie await
soft de Sc d6vouer au vieux pere
de Jean. Ellie c%omprenait 81 bien
I qu'on alIege son fardeau en- soule-
want celui des autres. Quill lui tar
DAFT de retrouver lie pays DIES mon
tagnes ct lie chalet au toit de chau-
me. o ch6re demeure, Oh ellie
pourrait librement 6pancher son
chagrin dams I'm occur ami, qui la
comprendrait. O son cher village
de Saint Sauveur! O son cher cha
let! La s'6panouissaient tous les
beaux ct grands sentiments; Ia,
ellie voulait vivre. Ellie allait lie dire
a Gilberte.
Nine de Miramare Sc tenait dams
son petit salon, Oh ellie passait une
ennuyeuse apr6s-midi. Ellie n'avait
aucune annie intime, on ne venalt
la voir qua son jour, le jeudi, on
sa porte etait ouverte q tous; ellie
n'avait pas d'occupations de chart
t6; aucune correspondence assidue
ne r6clamait sa plume, personne
n'avalt besoin dele.
Et, pour comble d'ennui, son
beau coupe 6tait en- r6paration
chez lie c~arossier, CO qui la privait
d'aller au Bois.... Ri, une voitu-
re de louage! Et puts encore, ellie
6tait fort m6conte de la %tournure
que prenaient ses projects de richie
union pour Isabelle. LA jeune file
ne SO pretait nullement a ses sub
tiles combinations, ct cette ~tristes-
Sc poignante, ce chagrin romanes-
que devena1t fatigant d la fin, lui
agacait les nerfs.
A Get instant, la porti6re Sc SOU
leva ct une voix claire, mails trlste,
Sc fit entendre.
-Gilberte, je viens pres de tot;
il s'agit dune decision tres grave.
Isabelle, qui 6tait entree, pro-
nonea ces derniers mots dune voix
basse, qui trahissait une profonde
emotion; Gilberte 6coutait, Sc de-
mandant quelle etait cette decision
ct la jeune file reprit Fun ton plus
grave encore:
Ma chere Gilberte, tn mas
combl6e de bont6s. Ma gratitude
est viye: ct, pourtant, je dols te
gutter. J'ai I'm grand devoir q
,remplir. lie soir meme de son d6
part, mon fanc6, Salbrls, ma con
f6 son p6re; j'ai accepts &c legs.
L'heure est venue de remplir mes
engagements.
SEES I4vres tremblaient ct ses
yeux Sc mouill4rent.
LIE docteur Salbris est tout
seul sur la terre, puisque son ills q
disparu. a qui incombe le devon
de le consider, 81 ce nest q mol?
Qui dot pourvoir q ses besolns, 81
ce nest Jean moi. Moi gull
appelle sa file: moi, qui, dams mon
occur, le nomme MOI p6re.
Fin de Ia partie omise
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-06-21

- r.. Ap ru nor wr uus Tn nwu1edm sort intended for uep poor ndh he ECONOMICAL oA
an If thu necent cartons uN hbueD can De had b mail BY sending oryeen eMn Nne HnN1
ouuANx No. wsuuce street, New mk-ura single caron0u rAnxDw Eli nnM Ter "~ m
RuuuT Auzs mays also hdo some gr@Ag uual HorkeepmL nu sVv ec ~ "'
a harbre ua Tu hnhh pain ndme HpR ana pdon0he oneEvsr RELIEF
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-06-21

SaI VI ~ LUZ = 0p
place ithou getting q
headache and sick at my
stcntacn. hsard about
Ripana Tabuies from Al
aunt of mine VINO wsH
taking them for catarrk
Of the stomach. sha haze
found such relief fEoA
their use she advised me
to take them too. and3
have been doing 80 siEci
last October, and I'll
say thev have complete
~ cured my headaches
I am ~twenty-n1no yesFe
old. You are welcome
to use bis testimonial
Mrs J.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-06-21

Reading some Of the testlmonia1s in favor q
Ripans Tabules, I. tried them. Ripans Tabules nea
only relieved but actually cured my youn stsR.
tho headaches have disappeared, bowels are u
good condition and he never complains Of ~
stomach. He Is now q rod, chubby-fac boy. Thu
wonderful change l attribute to RipanS TAbuleA
ar tisfed that they will benefit any one tfrsD
tho era to old age) ii taken according to diree
tiops. i. ". P1IGR
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-06-21

Ny ~sevsn.year-old ~
suffered with pains Ia
his head. constipation
and complained OF his
stomach. He could net
eat like children of hiG
age do and what h
did eat did not agree
with him. He was thin
and Of q saffron color.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-06-21

Lisez Pannonce du Home Trade
Shoe Store
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-06-21

Tabules regularly. She keeps flew cartons Ripans
Tabules in the house and says she Will notbe with.
cut them. The heartburn and sleeplessness have
disappeared with the Indigestion which was
formerly so greata burden for her. Our whole
family take the Tabules regularly, especially after
Q hearty meal. Ny mother Is fifty years OF age
ana II enjoying the bestof health and spirits also
esty hearty meals, an impossib1lity before she
took Ripans Tabulss. ANToH r.. BLAuKKh
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-20

has been assigned. The labor is light, being distributed among so many, and as the underlying principle of the com munlty is to promote the peace, com fort and happiness of the inmates, the effort of living has been reduced to a minimum.
 The women have no politics, and do not pretend to be reformers. Nor do they Interfere in any manner with the outside world. They enter the commit nifty to obtain relief from care and anx- 1ety, and to avoid all responsibility and everything that will interfere with their tranquility. If they become tired of their restful surroundings and desire to return to scenes of activity, they are al- lowed to leave, but they forfeit what ever they have contributed to the com mon fund. Two or three nervous crea- lures who sought the shelter of the community found that they could not endure it's peaceful atmosphere and re- turned to their husbands One of them soon regretted her vacillation, but they would not allow her to come back again. Each woman is allowed her own reli- zion. No attempt is made to influence the conscience. No religious or politi- cal discussions are permitted,-Ccicago Record Herald
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-20
AN ORIGINAL COMMUNITY.
Sisterhood of Women Who Have
 Found Disappointment in Marriage.

 ! In Mount Pleasant, one of the pretti- est suburbs of Washington, D. C., there is a large brick house which shelters a unique community, consisting of tWen- ty-five women under the government of Mrs Martha McWhirter. Most of them have found marriage a failure and have left worthless or incompatible hus- bands to enjoy life in a sisterhood where each can do exactly as she pleases, provided she contributes her share to the general purse and does nothing to disturb the harmony of the family They do not live lives of ab- solute idleness, but each performs a certain amount of labor under the di- rection of Mrs. McWhirter, who seems to be a woman of remarkable personali- ty and executive ability.
 The community has gradually grown, and now consists of twenty-five women of thirty years old and upward, who are living what they consider an ideal life. Each one who enters the commit nifty surrenders to it all the property she possesses, and it goes into the com mon fund, which is quite large. The amount is unknown, and is estimated all the way from one hundred thousand to five hundred thousand dollars. They agree also to obey the orders of their superior and submit to the rules of the organiza ton, which are few and sim pie and are chiefly for the regulation of labor. Mrs McWhirter assigns the duties of her subordinates. There is only one man about the place. and he is an aged negro. He does the heavy outdoor work, and the women are assigned to whatever they can do best inside
 One of them is a physician, who not only looks after the health of the com munity, but answers calls from the neighborhood. Another is a dentist who has chair and a case of instru- ments in the reception room of the house. . Others are seamstresses and milliners. although extravaganza in dress is prohibited; and one is shoemaker, who not only mends but makes the footwear of the household Mrs. McWhirter selects the cooks and the housemaids according to their tastes and qualifications, and thus far, she tells me, there have been no kick ers' Every woman in the community has cheerfully accepted the situation and performed the duties to which she
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-20
WASHINGTON.

Holiday Tour via Pennsylvania Rail-
 road.
 December 26 has been selected as the date for the Personally -Conducte ed Holiday Tour of the Pennsylvania Rail- road to Washington. This tour will cover period of three days, affordng ample time to visit all the principal points of interest at the National Capi- tal including the Congressional Li- brary and the new Corcoran Art Gal lery Round trip rate, covering rail- road transportation for the round trip, hotel accommodations, and guides, $1i,50 from New York. s15.00 from Tren- ton, and s11.50 from Philadelphia. These rates cover, accommodations for two days at the Arlington, Normandie, Riggs, or Ebbitt House. For accom- modations at Regent, Metropolitan. or National Hoel, $2.50 less. Special side trip to Mount Vernon.
 All tickets good for ten days, with special hotel rates after expiration of hotel coupons.
 For itineraries and full information apply to Ticket Agents Tourist Agent, 1196 Broadway, New York; 1 Court Street, Brooklyn; or address Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadel- phia.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-20
GAGE SPEAKS TO BANKERS

I'SSs' kContinued from First Page)
 5f6m IS in the Isolation and entire sep
 fateness of the individual banks over
 He country When period of distrust
 XF9 doubt comes over the land there is a
 Neeking of personal safety through that
 Mineral instinct of self preservation
 Ehich drives men in a confused mass s&tVer each other at the cry of fire in
 4He theater. I venture to suggest a
 Stem of coalition between individual
 4hHInbers of the banking community ' throuHh the country into one central in-
 Etttution, with convenient branches in ! 6&Ke larger cities, in which all banks f6Xhonld be related or interested accord <l1ig to their individual relative import
 41lce, and which in certain sense, 81houId represent to the banking inter x &Ska of the country what the federal
 EUvernment represents in our political < System. Great prejudice exists I know, #Ggainst the aggregation of great wealth >f1n the hands of few men. Happily, it i6ttte law of nature that larger gains { md better advantages can be secured s|# wealth by serving faith $sfUliy the common interests than by ex- Y Spioiting the community through sys- gStem of theft and robbery
 The secretary, continuing, urged that
 there be reform of the currency sys-
 tenn of the nation along the lines out lined in his report to congress, and de %clAred that there was no time more fla ESvOrable than the present for the judi 2 ciouB revision of the laws. He told of z5f11e reduction of the interest charge on { kfI1e national debt and, commenting up- Ion It, said:
 ! s'The cash under the control of the Government is larger than at any previ- ot1e time in it's history-so large, indeed 8&e to cause anxiety in your minds and Aiyi the minds of those the more immedi-
 &tely responsible for government Finances The financial strength of the { EI4overnment is now unsurpa Other nations, struggling with debt or involv
 ga lin the enormous expenditures incl Mental to actual war or the mainten-
 ance of great armies, look with envious
 eyes upon the happy condition of this
 people. But times change, events suc-
 ceed events, and the brightness of the
 sun to-day is often obscured by the
 clouds that arise tomorrow In peri eds of strength and prosperity it is the
 part of wisdom to make provision against possible future periods of stress and strain"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-20
WINE MICROBES.
Germs Which Produce World-Famous
 Brands

| Germs Which Produce World Famous Brands.
 | Wine germs which make it possible to duplicate exactly the famous wines of l Bordeaux, Burgundy or the Rhine in New York, Chicago or any other place are among the latest pets of science And considering that the wine germ when carefully handled has actually been doing the work required of him II is safe to say that he has come to stay. French Sauterne wines, the Rudes- hemer white wine and the LaucirO made hundreds of miles from the home
 of the genuine article and toned up through the instrunentality of the re- spective wine germs have deceived the most expert connoisseurs.
 Professor Atwood, head of the myco- logical laboratory of the Virginia Agri- cultural Experiment Station at Blacks burg, Va, has been conducting some in teresting experiments with these germs and has succeeded in thoroughly estab- fishing their utility.
 The germs are obtained from the dregs of casks which have contained the genuine wine, and those of each pal llCuidl DldIlu dlG pIdtGu lbI SdIS- keeping in a substance prepared from Japanese isinglass and fruit juice. Tn this jelly-like mass the germs soon es tablish colony When needed sufficient germs may be removed with the tip of sterilized wire into tube of steriliz- ed fruit juice. After two or three days the juice will be in full fermentation with plentiful effervescence. This pro- cess imparts to the wine the exact flavor, bouquet and characteristics of the wine from which the germs orig finally came.
 In France and Germany these germs are beginning to be cultivated exten- sively. They can be packed and ship ped by mall to any part of the Contin- ent, or even to far distant countries, by putting them into liquid solution in tightly sealed bottle, Professor Atwood hopes to induce the United States De- partment of Agriculture to establish a laboratory for the culture and dissemi- nation of these imported wine germs of world famous brands.
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l self-constituted guardian, and became
 furious at the restraint put upon her movements. At first she tried to get away by stealth, sneaking away slowly and softly through the grass, and, when at some distance, would begin to amble at a lively rate. Her disgust at being
 pulled up with sudden jerk was pro | nounced, and she growed like a bear at bay, tearing at the chain with her feet and jaws and ruffiing her long hair till it stood like quills upon the fretful porcupine. She never got over the memory of that day, and always after
 ward sunk into a corner and crouched
 low to escape the hands reached forth
 to touch her. She never manifested any
 resentment, however, her only desire
 being to escape notice.
 The young animals spent much of
 their time in combing their long hair and washing their faces and hands. For the latter purpose nature has supplied them plentifully with saliVary glands, and in taking a bath Blackia and her companions used copious quantities of saliva. Their pedimanous extremities and their fifth hand the tall, were thus kept scrupulously neat, the hands being always clean and rosy. The hair combing process is both interesting and amusing. Blackie performed this op- eration principally with her rear foot hands With the right one she would begin to comb just back of the ear, and continue until point above the hips was reached. The work was finished with the front feet. The five fingers of the front extremity are supplied with narrow nails, as are also the four fin, gers of the hands in the rear, but the thumbs of the latter have no nails, In walking a limb the thumb invariably goes on one side while the four fingers go on the other The tail, besides being handy in climbing and in suspension, is used while walking limb, similarly to a rope-walker's balance pole.
 Young opossums may be carried around on the end of a walking stick and make gentle and interesting pets. They possess none of the viciousness of that most diminutive of the bear spe- cies, the raccoon, but on the other hand seem to lack it's intelligence. Natural ists characterize them as the most inno- cent and harmless of animals-A. c. Carson in Scientific American.