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The Washington times., 1902-01-05
PHILIPPINE HOSPITAL SERVICE.
Chief surgeon Urges Bcttcrmcni of
Medical Conditions.

Surgeon General Sternbcrg has received
the monthly health report of the Division
OF ihe Philippines FOR the month ending
Novcraber Is Tho report shows 60 sick
in charters, 1921 in regimental hospi-
tails. and a total incapaeitatei Of 1852.
The percentage OF sick TO the command
was 6.Ta.
Lieut.. Col. 3. Z. Popr. Chief Surgeon Of
the division. says in the rcpo!t that the
number o. sic- sent tc Manila ior treat
nent continues larger than il should be,
aud every EFFORT is made 70 have rs many
patients as possible treated ST their
stations
II ;epiorca the lack Of an ample allot-
no IT iCr construction and repair Gi hos
pita!s which he declares. prevents the
enlargement Of quarters in the hospitals
whcTo tho sic., might be handled if there
wore ai"agplc accommodations.
He remarks that. although the aggrc-
gate strength OF the arm vas only i3.-
So. he number CT posts iS steadily in
crCaSing. and amounts to 80. separate
garrisCr9l stations, an increase Of
cighty-eight over the number reported
last summer. He contends that man!
medical officers are al stations where
they have scarcely anything 10 do on az
count 81 dihiihiShSd SafiiSoh9 an" PS''''
iui conditions existing.
He does not think that tic force Of
medical officers should be decreased, how
eyer unit! some decided concentration o.
troops takes place. The report show
thai there are III medica. officers. in
Guiding contract surgeons and contract
dental surgeons, Gu duty III the Philip
pines. There We're also on duty in thC
Islands on November -. 2,22$ hospital
corps men, and 1SS members OF the army
nursG cOrnS.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
SURGEONS MAKE a NOSE.
Gave 1t to Buffalo Wan Who Lost
His to Bulldog.

BUFFALO, y. Y, Jan. For the sec
end time in less than two weeks, the
physicians at the Emergency Hospital
have been obliged to make a new nose
for 4 human being as 4 result of the bite
of vicious animal.
The first tine was few days ago, when
bad tempered horse bit off a portion
Of mans nose. The second time was
last night, when August Liski's bulldog
bit OF nearly the entire nose Of his
owner.
Iisli keeps the dog tied to a kennel in
the back yard at go Read Street. Last
night he attempted to take bone from
the animal and the dog leaned at him and
closed his teeth on Liski's nose. He hung
there until TIE member was severed It
was impossible 10 make him relinquish his
grip.
Liski suffered intense pain. and it re-
CURED three hours of persi stent work on
the part OF the hospital physicians 10 graft
skin Tor new nose.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
PRESIDENTS COUSIN HURT.
"Teddy" Roosevelt Indy Injured
While llnyihg EonfhRI

Los ANGELES, Cal. Jan. Teddy"
Roosevelt. cousin Of the President. and
right guard of TIE Leland Stanford Uni
versity football team, is in serious con
dition from injuries received in the game
against The University of Michigan team
at Pasadena on New Year Day.
Roosevelt broke his left leg and two ibis.
besides sustaining serious internal iniu-
ries. Last night he was reported serious
ly i'll with high fever.
Roosevelt was called into the pIav at
many desperate periods in an attempt to
save the game for Stanford. The ?tci-
dent that Roosevelt sustained came DUR
ing the middle of the last half. when On
Tarpeys tumble Weeks grabbed the hall
and in TIE melee that followed Roosevelt
was injured.
He was taken to hotel. where the
physicians ATTEMPTED to reduce :he .;ac-
ture of two ribs and placed his left .eg
IN plaster cast to sustain the fracture
of the big bone below the knee
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY.
Many Reflections Among These Who
Want to BE Soldiers.

Some figures on Adjutant General Cor
bins desk. giving the results of recruiting
for the army in November last, effectualiy
dispose CT the oft-repcatsd ficticp. over
recurring in appeals for discharges, that
men get drunk and enlist, and inferen-
TALLY regret their action when they be-
come sober. IN November the seventy re-
cruitinC officers OF the Adjutant Generals
Office, distributed among ifty-fvc sta
tions in various sections OF the United
States and the island possessions. ex-
amined S,7a0 applicants for enlistment,
rejecting 6173 and admitting 2.G51.
This passing Of barely one-fOurth OF
those presenting themselves fer entrance
into the service il about the average for
the last three years. the reflections for the
year 1891 aggregating $4,000 men. The en-
listGenjs for December are expected TO
1rumtcr 2.9oo when the returns are all in
from distant stations, and in 1902 The re-
crujting service must secure about S.0o0
men n month to maintain an army OF
about 100000 men, as enlis ment5 are for
a term OF three years only. In the Me-
ycHber recruiting 1852 men were taken
from The cities and towns and 4Gj from
the garrison posts. OF the cities, New
York supplied soc: Boston. 2iG: Mnneapo-
lis. 22l; Chicago, 1.5. and Philadelphia,
12s. no other locality reaching leo All
were whites. except seventeen colored.
three Indians, six Porto Ricans, and five
FilIpinos.
The large proportion Of reflections was
due to the rigid investigation OF The moral
and physical characteristics of the ap-
plicants. it being asserted that the stand
ard of recruiting in the United States is
muC Il higher Than in any other army in
the world. This assertion was pretty
we'll established in the campaign OF the
international forces in China.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
POWDER MAGAZINES NEEDED.
Department VIII Build Two New
Ones ou Pacific Caast

The War Department is planning the
construction Of Two powder magazines on
the Pacific Coast, and preliminary plans
have already been subr itted contemplate
ing structures costing about $4,000 each.
The magazines at Benicia Arsenal are
limited and already filed. The smaller
magazines On the coast are not suitable
for Keeping powder and according to re
ports cCming TO the War Department. are
damp and unfit for use.
Il is now necessary to ship the powder
manufactured en- the Pacific Coast 10 the
t4ast for storage. so that the necessity
Tor t@o large powder ma gaines Is con
s;dered imperative.
y IS intended to provide for the stor-
age Of about l,200,0CO pounds OF powder
al each place
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
WILL DEMoRALIzE SERVICE.
Men in Army Discharged When
Found 10 Re Under Age,

The law officers of the War and Navy
Departments are surprised at the decision
rendered yesterday by the Philadelphia
Court of Common Pleas, releasing from
his enlistment in the Marine Corps Philip
Wade Smith, or the ground that he was
under twenty-one years at the time he
entered the military service.
There is no doubt. according to these
officers. that the effect of this decision
viii have a demoraiizing influence Oh the
military service.
Although every precaution is always
taken by the recruiting officers to prevent
u minor from entering either the army
or the navy. the word OF the applicant
that he is twenty-one years OF age has TO
lie accepted in the aDsence of direct
evidence 10 the contrary.
II Judge Stevenson's decision is allowed
TO stand by the higher courts. TO which
IN appeal viii be made by the Govern
ment, young men, who are tired of mill
tary service. and who entered it while
under age, viii demand their release.
IN order to stop such practices, the
War and Navy Departments Will prose-
cute such ,Gen for perjury.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
Renegade Professions.
ITO whom it may concern

ITO whom il may concern:
Dear Fellow Countrymen: After many
months among the Filipino people. stduy-
ing their customs and characters. we. the
undersigned have come to the conclusion
that the time has arrived for US to break
the silence and let you know the real
truth so that you will see The folly of
continuation CT fighting these people who
are defending their country against the
cruel American invasion in the same man
ner in which our forefathers did against
England in those glorious days OF -our
grand and noble liberator, Gen George
Washington
Sine the day we were led by our con-
science and presented ourselves to the
Filipino authorities. we have received the
best of treatment and we are enjoying a
life of luxury, without having 10 put our
lives in danger as You who still remain
in the American ranks fighting for an IN
Just cause. which sooner or later must
surely prove disastrous. as it did to the
Spanish. Notwithstanding that they knew
the country and customs OF the people
better than the Americans do.
Policy of Washington.
For above reasons. ard also
that the war may soon end, We ask the
MEN OF the American army, stationed in
these islands, to present themselves TO
the Philippine authorities, as we did
thereby showing yourself TO be true
Americans, upholding the policy OF Wash
ington and the Monroe Doctrine. against
the ambitious policy of President Mckin-
ley, who for two years has carried on this
cruel war, spilling the innocent blood OF
thousands of American soldiers, and with
what object? To iii the pockets OF Mark
Hanna and several other American cap
italists who have been for years. and are
now. ruling America today. or, in other
words. changing your blood for gold and
robbing many loving mother or wife of
son of hrsoand-thus making d once hap
p! home sad and miserable.
Can Sell Their Rifles.
Before we close let US tell you that
near every town there are always sta
toned forces OF Filipino troops. to whom,
should you SO desire, you can present
yourselves, with or without your rifles.
and to avoid danger it is best to hide
them in a secure place. and after you
have presented yourself inform the Fill
pino oilicer. or chief of the guerrillas. and
they will recover them and pay you some
money in return.
With this we conclude, wishing you the
best of fortune.
We remain yours most sincerely
HARRY HORAL ALTMAN.
Company x.
"JOHN BLAKE
Trumpeter. Co. B. 2Sth L. S. Inf.
FRANK L. CLARK.
Go. i. 21st L. S. Inf.
y. THOMAS KREIDER,
Corporal. 3Sth L. S Vol Inf.
CHARLES BUCHANAN,
Co. b. 2Sth Inf, Vol.
"HARRY RICHTER,
sixth U. s. Art.
CHARLEY WRIGHT
Hospital Corps.
"FITZ HUGH SMITH,
JOHN RYAN,
Fourth Regiment"
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
Gold Ore Found Running as High
ns 81 500 q Ton.

LEADVILLE, Col, Jan. IA strike OF
exceptional richness is reported from the
Nisi Plius nine Oroo, ct the had of the
California eulch.
Some of tho ore runs as high, it is
said. as 81 800 10 the ton.
The owners OF the mine are Dennis Suili-
van, J. b. Grant, Z. o. Wolcott. and W.
H. James. OF Denver, and Mr.. Schlcy, OF
Moore < Schley, OF New York.
The property was a famous producer in
The early days OF the camp, but has not
paid expenses Tor several years.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
Entertainment for the Blind.

The programme for the week at the
reading rooms for the blind at The Con-
eressional Library is M follows:
MOnday--Miss C3tharine NJ. Keith
Tuesday-Rey. William Leyering Dcy
rics.
Wednesday Musicale in charge OF Miss
Minna Schott.
Thursday Mrs MacLennan.
Friday-Miss Train.
Saturday Miss Laura Wilson.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
PAIR OF MIDGETs MARRIED.
Selected for One Another ny "a sIntri.
uoniai tgcncy.

WASHINGTON Ind. Jan. J. - Mllie
Holland of Indianapolis, and }. Swein-
LarIt. OF Lake, Ohio, were married to-
day at Petersburg. They are midgcts and
their courtshin was conducted by nail.
Miss Holland. who is twenty years old,
is a music teacher. She is but four feet
tau.
Her husband is twenty-one. the son Of
farmer near Washington, and is five
inches taller than his bride.
They became acquainted through 4 mat
Tisnonial agency, and did not meet until
yesterday. when they Immediately fell in
l0ye.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
RICH STRIKE NEAR LEADvILLE

January 4. 1902.
The Washington times., 1902-01-05
LURING MEN
TO TREASON.
DeSerterS in the Philippines
InCit9 Men in Ranks.
CIRCULAR OF THE TRAITOR BAND.
1nyites En!iStcd Men 10 Surrender
to Filipino Chiefs. Who VIII Pay
for the sr'n> Thus o'.;uiuad-
Claim That tI,c Natives Are. M,r-
t!rs for Their CoRn:r.'s snIsc.

Nine Americans. at least seven Of
whom are deserters from the army. have
issued ? most strange document in the
Philippines. inviting American soldicTs TO
fight against their counrys hag.
A copy Of the publication has been re-
ceived AT the War Department and reads
as follows.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

manner, but, owing to the size and
shape of the leaves of the vine, rarely
succeed in doing very artistic work.
Moreover, they do not join the leaves
together by a sort of glue, as is the
custom of the birch tree beetles, but
use instead a cotton fibre, which they
gather from the buds On the vines.
Other beetles closely akin to these do
not roll leaves in this manner, and, on
the other hand, there are beetles Of
quite different families which frequent
ly make such nests. An example of
the former kind is the sloe tree beetle,
which lays it's eggs ON the fruit of this
tree, and an example of the latter kind
is the nut tree beetle, which also rolls
leaves into the shape of a cigar, but not
in quite the same manner as the birch
tree beetle.
The reason why it works differently
Is because it is differently constructed.
A very curious insect it is, with a red
body, a very long neck and a head
which is SO small that it is almost in
visible. Under these conditions it Is
naturally difficult for it to grasp a leaf
and roll it into a circular form, as the
birch tree beetle does. Still, it does
the work after its own fashion. and
though hardly as faultless a structure
as the birch tree beetles, a very neat
piece of work it is.-New York Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
Where PRAYER Never Ceases.

There is 4 spot in the United States
where the voice Of prayer is never still,
says the Methodist Magazine. For
more than twenty months the 'turr2t
of prayer" that surrounds the Temple
of Truth, near Lisbon Falls, Me-, has
never for an instant been without the
sound Of a human voice in s%upplication.
1t is the intention of the people who
attend to this remarkable form of wor-
ship that prayer in the turrdt shall
never cease so long as the building
shall stand. Those who take part in
the service compose the Holy Ghost
and Us Society. The society affiliates
with no denomination and tries to
conform strictly to the teachings OF
the Bible. Starting without a penny,
it has in a few years achieved such
success that it has built four buildings,
the Temple of Truth among them.
which form a rectangle capable Of seat
ing 10000 people.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
Mistake of a bridegroom.

An unfortunate mistake was made
by a bridegroom in Canada a week OIL
two ago, says the London Express.
After getting into the train which
was to take himself and his spose
away on their honeymoon he noticed
a shoe lying on the floor of the car
riage. Thinking II of his friends had
thrown it there during the send-off he
picked it up and flung it out of the
window
A little later On he was surprised to
see a commercial traveller who had
awakened from a deep sleep peering
un7er the seats and on the top of the
rack, and inquiring if any one had seer
a shoe, which he had taken off to ease
his corns.
Then the bridegroom discovered his
mistake. and the first purchase of his
married life was d new pair of shoe
for an absolute stranger.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
The Little Finger Nail.

Forty years ago in certain parts OF
the United States it was the custom to
grow long nails. / we'll renpambeI
some of the swells and buffers who de
voted more attention to their LITTLE
hnse nails than they did to their
teeth, and often have I seen the fifth
alglt with a claw on it an inch and \
quarter in length. Tbs nail was car
RED in a stall, and on occasion was
spit after the manner of a steel or
ulli pen, so that it's wearer could
sign his name to a check with If. The
trimming of nails to-day is an art
winch gives employment to manypreftv
Women who style themselves man.
cures. Nearly every first-class. up-to-
date barber shop has its manicure
who delights the man needing a shave
or haircut with an innocent firtotioo
She dresses garishIy and has q sfrn5
On her that would arouse the envy ~
9 saddle-astride fox cIlaseress.-Yicfo
smith, in the New York Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
kissing Hands Revived.

Readers of the Pail Mall Gazette
have already been informed of the re-
viyal in England of that charming and
old world custom of kissing hands.
Positively, a league has now been
started to give form and substance to
the revival The fair members of the
1eague-for, as 1t is only fit and proper,
1t is exclusively a woman's league
have deereed that their masculine sub
jects, admitted to the charmed circle
of their salons, shall thereby bind
themselves to render this delicate and
graceful homage. There is a world of
significance in hand kissing. One al
most wants a guide to it. For instance,
when the admirer ~delieately salutes
the finger tips Of the lady fair he is.
merely on the footing OF an acquaint-
ance. Should he kiss the palm, that
would signify a certain degree of in
tinnacy, and the wrist even more so.
The hand is thus the barometer of the
affections. The custom is certainly
more picturesque than the handshake,
which is an abomination, save as a
sign of masculine regard. But it re-
quires a degree of grace not attain-
able by all mel-even Frenchmen.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

A most ingenious theft is reported on
one Of the railways in Burma. The
Burmese head-covering, it must be I'M
derstood, is a silk kerchief, often of
considerable value, called "gaung-
baung." Some young daredevils at
tach prickly bushes TO long bamboo
poles, and when the mail train passes
they yell out, which causes the native
passengers to stick their heads out
Of the carriage windows. The train
is then raked from end to end by
means Of the scrubby poles, with the
result that the Burman male passen-
gers are deprived Of their gazing
baungs. Some twenty-seyen silk head
dresses We're thus acquired by The
young scamps in Il night.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
Freak Pineanple in Market.

A freak pineapple, which is said to
be a record-breaker Of it's kind, was
received recently from Florida by H.
P. Stanley & Co., Of South Water
street, commission merchants. On the
stalk ten little pines are growing,
while a normal stalk produces only
one. The freaks are perfect in form
and color, but not much larger than
goose eggs. Former Mayor Smith,
who owns a fruit farm in Florida, ex-
amined the odd growth and pronounced
it the most interesting freak he had
ever seen. On his own farm he once
had a stalk with seven pines, but the
latest specimen breaks the record SO
far as is known.-Chicago Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29

fish caught in the Gulf of Mexico.
The vessel will meet the fishing YES
sells, relieve them of their catches.
store the fish in a refrigerated hold
and carry them to Galveston. The
Antice is fitted with large ice machines
n provided with high-power engines,
which make her capable of obtaining
high speed. She is built of mild steel
OF the highest tensile strength, and
will use oil for fuel, her bunker carry
ing oil in bulk.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
African pyrmies.r

Male members Of the Akkas, a tribe
of pygmies in Africa, never exceed
four and a half feet in height. These
little men live chiefly by the chase.
using bows, arrows aud lances with
great dexterity and staying such large
animals as elephants, bufaloes and
chimpanzees with comparative ease.
They are much esteemed as soldiers
By the negro tribes among whom they
dwell and whom they frequently serve
as mercenaries. They are in the habit
Of exchanging the products of the
chase with their negro neighbors for
arrows and lances, but use nc other
implements. a sharp arrow fulfilling
the purpose Of q knife. They possess
no vessels of any description. drinking
water from the streams IN the hollow
Of the haRls Although they viii eat
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
in palm fronds and bound with stron

in palm fronds and bound with strong,
supple grasses.
When thus prepared the baskets are
deposited in some lonely spot at least
a couple Of miles away from the settle
ment.
There is something very poetic about
this manne of disposing of the dead,
and the Indians, who are Of a highly
imaginative and poetic temperament,
are thoroughly alive to this.
The accompanying photograph was
taken by stealth at great risk, as the
Guaraunos jealousy guard their dead
from the profane eyes of the stranger.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
Fire Signals.

AZ d meeting Of Hope Hook and
Ladder Co. No. /, held on July 8,
1901. the town was divided into Fire
Districts and o Code of Signals was
adopted in order to facilitate the looa-
ton Of Ares In the future. The town
was divided as follows:
District No. ALI that portion Of
sewn bounded north by Bellevue
street. west by Union street, south
and east by corporation line.
District No. 2-All that portion Of
town bounded by Bellevue street on
the south, Union street on the west,
and corporation line on the north and
east.
District No. 3-The portion of town
living west of Union street, and south
of Bellevue street, with the corpora
ton line as the south and west boun-
Diary.
District No. 4-The portion of town
bounded on the south by Bellevue,
east by Union, north and west by COR
poration line.
The Signals adopted were short taps
to indicate the district in which the
fire is located, followed by a rapid
alarm, same to be repeated until gen.
erai alarm is given.
To illustrate, should an alarm be
sounded for District No. g., first three
taps. one, two, three, followed by rap
ia alarm an6 ranaaG.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
The Telegraph Plant Of India.

The telegraph plant of India fur
nishes an interesting illustration of
how plants avail themselves of various
means of self-preservation. This plant
must have light On every part OF its
leaves. and its device for securing it is
ingenious. if the word may be allowed.
The leaf is composed of three leaflets.
the largest of which holds itself erect
during the day and turns sharply down
at night. The two smaller leaflets
move constantly, day and night, dee
scribing complete circles, with a pecu-
lar jerking motion like that of the
secondhand Of a watch. Thus every
part Of the leaf is brought under the
eul action OF the sunlight,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-29
THE oLD.TIME PRINTER
Like Othe1lo, He Has Found His Occu.
patton Gone.

Like 0thello, He Has Found His Occu-
patton Gone.
When old enough to make the initial
move toward seeking a channel of fu-
ture livelihood, the newspaper office
was the magnet Of attraction, says a
writer in Donahue's Magazine. In the
day of my entrance upon the fourth
estate the chief road to the editorial
sanctum lay through the composing
room, a knowledge Of the mechanical
departments of a newspaper being held
requisite before n could hope to as
pire to even the reportorial dignity.
There were no schools Of journalism
in those days where ready-made editors
were turned loose upon an ~unoffending
public. Neither were the professions
of law and medicine so crowded as to
cause the diversion of a stream of
college graduates to the news
paper editorial rooms. / am not
one who laments any change
that time in accordance with the law
of necessary progression brings about.
Conditions will continue to change and
the new take the place of the old, when
the latter shows a faltering step in
keeping up with the procession. I re-
greet, it is true, the gradual extinguish.
ment of the old-time printer with his
encyclopaedia mentality, The opera
tor of a typesetting machine, however
necessary he may be, according to the
present day demands, can never hope
to attain the informative position of
the typo who has been displaced. l
am speaking of the old-time printer as.
| knew him after having summered
and wintered with him, and I cannot
but regret that, like Othello, he should
find his occupation gone.