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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-30
CAPITOL ~WHIsPERING GALLERY,
WHAT CAUSES ITS REMARKABLE Pc
CULIARITY
CULIARITY.

Washington, Nov. 29.-The whispering gal
lery' of the old Hail Of Representatives in the
National Capitol, known as Statuary Hail
has long ben object Of interest, and, to the
initiated, Of curiosity. In apparent err
ratio manner, but with actual mathematical
accuracy, the voice Of a speaker, even when Ut
tered in a whisper, echoes with remarkable dis
tinotness from one place 70 another, and per
son standing in the gallery on the extreme east
may express a whispered remark, audible only
at the opposite side of the chamber one hundred
and ten feet away. From scientific stand
point this phenomenon may be easily explained.
The chamber is in the form of a quarter Of a
sphere the centre Of which would come five or
six feet below the floor. Sound waves pro-
jected against the spherical ceiling rebound as
a billiard ball carroms.
While this popularity is interesting and
curious it always seriously interfered with the
use of the chamber for legislative purposes, and
numerous expedients were resorted to with the
hope of remedying it. At one time a canvas
false ceiling was stretched across the room and
the Objectionable acoustic properties of the hall
were destroyed. In recent renovations the old
wooden ceiling has been replaced with freproot
construction, but the echoes may still be heard.
When the chamber was renovated last summer
in painting the columns 10 resemble marble
the artist worked into the marketing excellent
likenesses Of Presidents Mckinley and ROose-
velt but their presence in form similar TO the
newspaper picture puzzle, was deemed map
propriate and they We're subsequently removed
Although not generally known, there are many
CURIOUS pictures in the real marble columns OF
StatLsry Hall which cannot be removed for
they are in the natural veins Of the marble
which is known as pudding stone. An Indian
a deer, a girls head and some embIems arc
clearly disc=rnIJle once they have been pointe,
out.
There are other echoes in the Capitol, notably
/ in the Supreme Court room and the Naflou.
committee rooms, and even in the rotunda, bu
they can be heard only when perfect quiet p e.
/ walls.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-30

famous Grafton on the death of Washington,
January, 1900. by General Henry Lee CLight
Horse Harry') in which occurs originally the
phrase First in war first in peace, and first
in the hearts of his countrymen, he was sec
ond TO none in the humble and endearng
scenes Of private life, pIous. just, humane, tenn
prrate and sincere; uniform, disniieI and COM
ma-diug. his example was as edifying to all
around him as the effects of the example were
lasting"
There is also copy Of President s STAN
hope Smiths noted Grafton The Death e
Washington" delivered at Trenton on January
H. lNoo Parts Of this GRAFTON refer to the de-
cIslve battles of Princeton and Trenton in the
War OF the Revolution. After Iauding Wash
lu.tou as ii great warrior and showing his
great seneralship in the French and Indian
~ ar. he says.
"Egt it was when America called him to the
head ~ her armies, in the long and bloody war
which she was obliged TO maintain in defence
# her rights and her existence against that
nation. become naughty and unjust, that he
displayed the full extent and variety OF his
genius
The place which stand is consecrated
by h.- triumphs. your streets have flowed with
hostile blood. Here victory first returned 10 his
standard which for a moment she had aban-
don-d Trenton and Princeton, names rem
dered dear To- your country by exploits that viii
be forever combined with them in history,
your plains hope was first rekiudIed in the
bosom of America!
\ pamphlet containing a copy of the sermon
preached by President Aaron Burr at the funeral
of Governor Jonathan Belcher, September t.
1I51. IS Of especial significance Governor Bel
cher died August 81. and his funeral was
held at ElizabethtOwn, y. J. President Burr,
who was the youngest president Princeton ever
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-30
PRINCETON'S COLLECTION.
DOCUMENTS RECALLING TIE HISTORY
OF COLLEGE AND TOWN.

Princeton \ 7 Nov .9-'The library az
Princeton University is teing, enriched bv The, o,-
cssioraI additions ~ ,.ra ANA ,,IuahI4. manu-
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tory Of me college and town since. their found
ING. mere than "a century, and Il uaif ago MANY
of these yaIfIa hle r,3rars and I,IurhIe,s a mum
her of which are in the oriairaI contain the
most interesting references To events which
occ,,r,a5 r.ror. 5rri-., and since rh.. War .s
rba FevoIrtio, Through tine. efforts. of Y Ian
sing Collins. % the reference librarian. NOR.
than three Thousand Of these. valuable Relies
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-30

Daniel c. French; Wisconsin one-Pere James
Marquette, pioneer and missionary, by u
Trentenove; Virginia one, a plaster statue OF
George Washington supposed to have been
made from life by the celebrated French sculp-
tor, Jean Antoine Houdon, and West Virginia
one-John F. Kenna Senator.
Certain other art objects in the hall are note
worthy. The inner doorway Of the northern
entrance is surmounted by ornamental clock
by Franzoni, the Italian sculptor, carved in
Parian marble, with female figure represent
ing Clio, the Muse of History, standing in a
winged chariot, with tablet and stylus in hand
A colossal figure of Liberty in plaster, the work
Of Causici, another Italian sculptor. surmounts
ern entrance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-30
HALL.

at Concord. The original Webster statue was
by Ball; that Of stark was by Conrads. Maine
the remaining New-England State, has pre-
scented q marble statue Of her first Governor,
" VILLAIN King by Franklin Simmons.
Ohio has furnished TWO in marble-James A
Garfield and william Allen, d Buckeye Gov
eruor. both the work Of Niehaus Missouri has
likewise furnished TWO in marble, representing
Thomas Il. Benton and Francis p. Blair both
by Alexander Doyle. Indiana has contributed
one, representing her war Governor and Senator,
Oliver z. Morton in marble; Illinois one-Jarnes
Shields, Senator and soldier, in bronze, by Leon
4rd ". Volk; Michigan cne-Lewis Cass, by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-30
DESDEMONA'S FATE.

'Othello's occupations gone" walled the
Moor on the verge of de pair. 1t was 700 uue.
He had lost his job and inserted a SITUATION
wanted ad" in at least three Eenetldh news
papers, but without result Suddenly reallzlh5
the futility Of existence he smothered DeSue-
mona with a pillow and thus. as Shakespeare
has it, she got down Oh her luck
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-30

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-12
DIPLOMACY USED.
To Make Panama Company Offer to
 Take $4O,OOO,O 1000.

The Washington correspondent of The Philadelphia Record telegraphs his paper as follows:
 The offer made to the Isthm;an Canal Commission Saturday by the rcpresenta- lives of the Panama Canal Company to sell the property to the United States for $4O.oOO.00O is Continuation of remark able diplomatic campaign conducted by Rear Admiral Walker and his associates of the Commission.
 Admiral Walker and his associates were strongly impressed more than d year ago with the availability of the Panama route. They found it entirely practicable from an engineering point of view, with three different levels, and quite as economical as the Nicaraguan project if the property could be obtained for what it was worth in the work al- ready performed It was obvious. how ever. that it could not be obtained with out paying large bonus to the Panama shareholders if a favorable report should have been made.
 Such a report would have boomed the declining stock of the company on the Paris market .stiffened the resolution of Ignorant shareholders to hold on and render it impractlcaDle to oOtaln lue property without paying price which would make the canal much more eXpen- sive than the Nicaraguan Canal. As it was, the commissions report faVoring the other route acted as a bear influ- ence, and now the Panama canal may be bought at a fair price.
 The attitude of Secretary Hay and Admiral Walker in refusing to even con- slder MT. Huntin's absurd demands fin- ally brought the shareholders to real izating sense of their position. and pro- duced the panic at the recent share holders meeting which forced the re- tirement of NJ. Huntin and the decision to sell at the price named in the report of the IsthmiAn Canal Commission.
 Whether opinion in Congress can be suddenly switched around in favor of the Panama route is an interesting ques- ton bearing upon future negotiations. The Panama Company never made the effort to secure public attention which some sincere believers in the availability of the route thought should be made. Some interesting facts were brought out before the House Committee on Inter state and Foreign Commerce, but they were not given great publicity and the matter was not followed up with energy.
 The Government commissions reports have turned public sentiment toward the Nicaraguan route. and this situation may embarrasS the administration in securing the acceptance of the Panama prOposl- ton, but will at the same time be a source of strength in cutting off any new demands from the Panama Com pany.
 Ut will be only by q supreme effort that Congress can be prevented from di- recting the construction of a canal over the Nicaraguan route. The efforts to open the way for the Panama route will have to be made by amendment in the Senate"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-12
Hints to Horsemen.

Here are common sense suggestions that have been issued by the Cleveland, Ohio, Humane Society for the care pr all classes of horses
 Never wash a horse with cold water when he is heated. On the farm dis- pensa with shoes as much as possible. Feed your horse regularly three times a day but never oyerfeed. Water be- fore feeding, but not while the horse is hot from work. Use the whip very little. and never when the horse shies or stumbles. Never leave a horse stand ing ,lnhitched; it is the way to make him runaway. Do not storm and fret; be quiet and kind, and the horse will be so, too, in most cases. Give horse large stall and good bed at night, as 1t Is important that he lie down to rest.
 If a horse is vicious and unmanage- one who can control him. Do not ex- pect your horse to be equally good at everything. The horse. like the man, must be adapted to the work Cut hay with ground feed at least once d day is indispensable; better be fed at night after the days work is done: Ground barley, oats and rye for hard-working teams; fine middlings and bran for light work and growing animals.
 Near the close of a journey let the horses walk. If covered with sweat, rub off with a rag to "revent too. sudden cooling. Collar gals and bruises are benefited by washing with salt water. Wash shoulders daily when using the horse. Brine is good also for stiff joints. NiQe-tentnS or ldmeHSSS III lue 1eet ls from contraction, which can be prevent ,d and greatly improved by a saltwater bandage placed around the heels and cor onet to remain all night. Moisture is needed to keep up the growth of the hoof which. like the trees, is much more rapid in springtime.
 Horses should be shod frequently and with plates thin enough to give a bear ng upon the frog. as the fluids of the loot are generated bv such pressure. Loaded teams and slow-moving vehi- ,les should drive near the curb. so as :, admit of being passed without driv- Ing over the car rail. Never stop ve- gicIe in the middle, of the street, but lrlve to the curb which renders yourself t,fe. and does not stop the traffic of t,e street.
 Do not clip horses during the winter nonth: With the same propriety we
 sheep this season of the year. The argument in behalf of the practice is that he horse in precipitation will dry more .Iickly if the hair is short. If the an- nal is thoroughly blanketed and kept n A sheltered ol warm place after be- ng driven. no danger results from pers- ,iration. whatever the length of the lair; while the horse that has been de- prived of his coat in the winter time .uffers perpetually while being exposed tn the cold. It is cruelty inflicted upon | beautiful carriage horse for the purpose if style Blessed is the ordinary work T, ,rse in winter time. for. however much f may perspire, it is allowed to carry Is full growth of hair during the cold weather
 Good in the Heels of Mule.
 The name of Lynn Hays will recall to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-12

 remedy. Sold by all druggists at $1. per WnT"0" bottle. Our little 2WD 0O3ADOA - book, telling all about = is ,,' ,a.,. .s;;, ,,,,s "' :. s. ,,,. ., ire. 6. Friend

many an old resident of Kansas City the famous ride of one of the Hays boys on the Santa Fe trail in 1851. It was a witf a stage coach from Bents Ford. in Colorado, to Kansas City. This dist aEce of more than 5o0 miles was covered 1maleback in five days by one of the of opinion as to whether 1t was Lynn
 or his brother "Up'-and the $64,000 was saved. The rider, covered with dust and and fatigue. tumbled from the exhausted mule in front of the bank and made his way to the cashiers window just a few minutes before the bank closed. An letter informing the bank that Russell,
 Majors & Waddell, upon whom the drafts
 were drawn, had failed.
 The story as it still fingers in the
 memory of John c. Gage is as follows:
 in 1857 John Campbell was in charge of
 the freighters train on the Santa Fe
 trail. He had large force under him
 and they were employed by Russell, Ma jors & Waddell, who at that time, the
 railroads not yet having reached the
 West, did all the freighting for the army.
 side of the Arkansas River. not far from Las Animas. Camobell had just received these drafts and the stage, which had
 already gone out, carried a letter mo- tifying the hank that this great firm had gone to the wall. If the stage could only be beaten into Kansas City the
 s64. 900 would be saved But how beat it? Every fifteen miles the stage met
 a fresh relay of horses and pushed for
 ward night and day at a swinging trot. "Up," said Campbell to Hays, 'Old Sam here is a splendid saddle mule. He
 was was meyer known to tire; Can you take It meant 100 miles day through a wild, sparsely settled country. with long stretches of the trail in which neither
 ment. Hays hesitated, but only mo-
 ment. "I'n ride him. John." he said. Then began the race that was after ward to be talked about all over the
 country. For the last three days of the | ride Hays was afraid to stop to snatch an hours sleep unless some one was by | to wake him. When he felt that he could | ready falling asleep in the. saddle. he overlook some camners and got them | to watch him while he slept and wake him in an hour. He got in here in the afternoon just before the bank closed, and
 the stage arrived that night.
 Tt was very remarkable animal" | said MT. Gage, probably the most re-
 markable animal for long-distance travel
 City in 1858 had heard of that wonder | full ride and went to see the mule within
 a. week after my arrival. He was an or- dinary looking sorrel animal-a very
 active, nimble mule for many years I l have no idea how long after that he lived, but he must have reached very | ripe old age.
 Campbell used to tell me that he had | Old Sam for fourteen wears prior to
 1860, and that there hadn't been a year
 of that time that he didn't ride him
 across the plains."
 l Judge Guinotte remembers the mule distinctly. There's hardly an old set- | tier that doesn't remember old Sam z
 he said. Old Sam died only about
 many years he was pensioned off and out 1 of active service
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-12
WOMEN DOCTORS FAILURES.
Trustees of the Northwestern Uni versity Decide to Close Up the
 Women's Medical College.

Chicago Special.
 Princess Bamba Dhuleep Singh and seventy other young women who are try ing to, make doctors. .out of themselves under the auspices of2'the Northwestern University, will have to seek a new school.
 After thirty-two years trial the trus- tees of the University say women are not a success as doctors, that there is no demand for women physicians, and that medical co-education is a failure. The school is to be abolished and the property sold.
 school at a loss of S25,0O0 a year" said Trustee Raymond. Women cannot grasp chemical laboratory work or the intrica- cies of surgery. Fifteen years ago the graduating class of men and women gave us d memorial saying co-education was a failure. Then we inducted the colleg exclusively for women and 1t has been ,a worse failure
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-12

A lady was talking to the present Arch bishop of Canterbury about the dispensations of Providence, and was rather boring him. To illustrate her argument she related to him how an aunt of hers had been going to America; she had decided the date of depar- tutc and taken her passage when at the last moment she prevented from going. The ship eventually sunk and all the messengers and crew were drowned and the lady looked upon this as a special dspensation of Provi- dence, and inquired of the archbishop if he did not think so, too. II don't know your aunt" was the reply.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-12

And none its bright escutcheon stain, This charter pledges every one TO do the work so well begun,
 To rescue from oblivion those .. Who triumphed per our country ioe'' It's pledges all the members here TO hold each others honor dear, To be to each forever kind, Their hearts with tenderest cords entwihe' Then by our fathers Of the past oa Whose names are with the mighty leased By Washington and Lee and Wayne And ali their gallant soldier train, By Lewis, whose proud name you pear That you will e'er be faithful-swear! And for the work you shall do,
 For freedoms flowers that you streW, For all the glory you shall see,
 lis shall your ample charter De.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-12

(swamp-Root Is pleasant to take.) used in the leading hospitals. recommends ed by physicians ii their private prac- tice, and Is taken by doctors themselves who have kidney ailments. because thes recognize in 1t the greatest and most sue cessful remedy for kidney. liver and bIad- der troubles.
 If you are already convinced that Swamp Root is what you need. you can purchase the regular ffty-cent and one dollar size bottles at the drug stores eyerywhere
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-12
Doctors Prescribe swamp-Root

'I have prescribed that wonderful remedy for Swamp Root. with most beneficial effects and know of many cures by it's use. These pa tents had kidney trouble ,ed as shag Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root effected cure l am liberal man and accept specinc out of 1t. For desperate cases of kidney or bladder complaint under treatment with un- sNes swamp. Root with most iattering results I shall continue to prescribe 1t and from per- sonal observations state tha. Swamp-Hoot mas s'ea' e r. BARsTow IRISH. NJ D..
 276 Ninth St.. Borough of Brooklyn. N. Y.
 Sept. 24. 1901.
 sponsibIe for many kinds of diseases. and if permitted to continue much suffering with fatal results are sure to follow. Kidney trouble irritates the nerves, makes you dizzy, restless, sleepiess and irritable Makes you pass water often during the day and obliges you to get up many times during the night. Unhealthy kidneys cause rheumatism. gravel. ca tarrh of the bladder, pain or dull ache in the back, joints and muscles; makes your head ache and back ache, causes indiges- ton, stomach and liver trouble. you get a sallow complexion, makes you feel as though you had heart trouble: you may have plenty of ambition, but no strength: get weak and waste away.
 The cure for these troubles is Dr. Ktl- mer's Swamp Root, the world-famous kidney remedy. In taking Swamp-Root you afford natural help to Nature, for Sw amp-Root Is the most perfect healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that Is krcwn to medical science.
 If there is any doubt in your mind as to your condition. take from your urine on rising about four ounces, place it in a glass or bottle and let it stand twenty four hours. If on examination 1t is milky or cloudy. if there is a brick-dust set ting, or If small particles float about in 1t, your kidneys are in need of imme- diate attention.
 Swamp-Roo is pleasant to take and Is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-12

Brook. born 1Gs2, died 174s, married 17os Anne Cooke and had nine children, VIZ:
 2. Elizabeth, married James Munford.
 8. Mary, married William 6tarke.
 1. Susannah, married Alexander Bol- ling. her cousin.
 mister: second, Mary Marshall Tabb.
 $. Lucy, married Peter Randolph.
 :. Jane, married Hugh Miller.
 s. Martha, married Richard Eppes.
 ,. Died young.
 The John Hall who married Ann Boll- Ing did not come to Georgia, his descend- ants were found in North Carolina. have traced the Hall family back very thoroughly by traditions. old letters, etc, to Charles Hall, Hugh Hall, Srrulla Hall and Miss Hall who married Reid, all children of John Hall and Anne Boiling from the statements of the family: