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Evening star., 1902-04-12
Prevention of Suicide.
From American Medicine.


With the present increase Of suicides
there comes the important question Of the
duty Of the physician as to prevention.
Every person committing suicide, or at
tempting to do SO, is a sick person men
tally, morally or physically, usually in all
three ways. With him, therefore. the
physician has to do. In young patients
particularly, unless there ARE distinct
signs Of melancholia. it Is not the custom
to think of the possibility of suicide. I'm
doubtedly many of the youthful planners
of suicide If once frustrated in their inten-
of living on. The reasons for which sui
eide Is often committed are SO trivial that
it would not require much persuasion to
show the irrationality Of the procedure
Often there seem to be no warnings of the
sad event to come, yet very seldom will 1t
be found that some at least of the signs
Of hebephrenic melancholia have not been
present for some time before the suicide
Young people are liable to rapid and para
doxic changes of disposition, changes that
cause the obtrusion Of depressed ideas in
the midst Of even boisterous gayety," or
of unseeming jocularity in the midst OF de-
preston. There may be added the para
doxic facial expression, solemn in mirth,
melancholy. These symptoms may be
enough to arouse suspicion and cause in
sistence on precautions that will save life
If suicidal history exists in the family,
there is need of the greatest watchfuIness
Familiarity with the idea of suicide thus
closely brought home to them readily en-
genders a contempt for death.
Evening star., 1902-04-12
INCoNGRUoUs TO BE SURE.
Colored Man With Irish Name Spoke
German Fluently.

Il had an amusing experience the other
day, which convinced me that one cannot
always depend upon names and appear
ances." said a bureau chief in one of the
government departments.
Being in need of a new clerk who spoke
German, I requested that one be supplied
me, stating that preferred a clerk of Ger
man extraction. as the work 1 had for him
to do required a good knowledge of that
language. The following day the messen-
ger entered my room and informed me that
the new clerk was in the ante-room.
What is his name?' 1 asked
Patrick Delahanty, was the reply.
why. 1 want a German, not an Irish
man. l said.
well, sir, the messenger answered,
with a peculiar expression, that was the
name he gave me-
Il told the messenger to show the new
clerk in. Imagine my amazement when in
walked a man whose color and features
were emphatically African. He smiled and
waited for me to recover my breath and
speech.
rs your true name Patrick Delahanty?'
I asked
Yes, sir
But you are colored.'
There is no doubt about that, sir
And you speak German, with an Irish
name in the bargain?'
Perfectly
In what part of the south were you
born and raised?
Il was not born and raised in the south
at all. SIR
'Whereabouts?'
"In Weehawken. N. J., on the heights,
opposite New York
You are certainly mixture of incon-
gruities,' 1 exclaimed; please explain more
fully
well. sir he said, my people were SER
wants for several generations for a north
ern family of wealth of Irish extraction.
who lived in Weehawken. where there is a
large German population. We took as our
own family name, as is also the custom in
the south, that of the family to whom we
were attached both by service and regard.
This explains the incongruity of a colored
man having such a decidedly Irish patro-
nymic as my own. l picked up the German
language while serving with a family of
that nationality, and later made 1t a fea-
ture at night school with my English
studies
You must have plenty Of fun with
yourself 1 suggested.
4 do; and other people have a lot of
fun with me- he answered
II found him to be a first-class man for
my purpose"
Evening star., 1902-04-12
WOMEN IN THE STOCK YARDS.
Taking the Places of Men in Chicago's
Distinctive Industry.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Slowly but irresistibly women and girls
are forcing men out of the lighter work
that is done at the stock yards. Thousands
of them are employed in the packing and
canning factories there, and IL the busi-
ness grows as 1t has done within the last
three years thousands more will be used.
In no case. however. are the women work.
ing at anything but what might be termed
Kitchen work." such as cutting dried
beef, packing cans, stuffing sausages and
labelling cans. Dread has been aroused by
this growth of female labor in the yards,
and many Of the social settlement leaders
fear the time may come when the girls will
use the knife even in Staying. So great has
this become that Miss Mary Mcdowell Of
the University of Chicago settlement sug-
gested 1t at a meeting of the Woman's
Union Label League
General opinion In the yards, however.
is that the day is still far distant when the
girls actually will take hand in the kill
ing of even a chicken. Between 5000 and
G.o00 women and girls are on the payroll
of the various stock yards houses. They
form % per cent of the employees in the
canning factories. In both concerns the
girls, while taking work that once was
done by men. are hired to do only the
lighter grades of labor. In one of the
rooms where forty girls were busy painting
cans, and where the fumes OF the paint
were heavy, all were asked if they liked
their work, whether they got sufficient pay
and whether they were willing to give up
their places to men.
Like my work." asked Jennie Laughlin
Sure, L do. The pay beats that of my
sister down on State street all hollow.
Why, 1 was off two days of last week and
still made 50. Don't think for a minute
that | am going to give up this job to any
man. Cutting him out? Sure, L am, but
what's the diff %
THE question is right here" said James
Rostande. who works in the packing de-
partment of Armour & Co. THE girls
have been coming in here by the hundreds
and they have taken the light work. There
is not a girl and never will be a girl or
woman who will use the knife for slaugh-
tering purposes. but they have taken the
easy and easy money making jobs Their
fingers are more deft than ours and where
strength is not necessary they are doing
well. l am under the impression that no
man has been forced out of work, but they
have been forced out of easy work"
The girls cut and pack dried beef and
label the cans Beef is cooked for extracts
and then packed by them. They clean and
pare vegetables and put them into cans
for use. The meat extras are trimmed and
cut up by them. All this is called Kitchen
work" In addition to that the canning
companies have their girls solder the cans
and feed the tin machines.
Evening star., 1902-04-12
Old Newspapers.
From the London Saturday Review.

From the London Saturday Review.
Surely there is nothing more dead ON the
earth than yesterdays newspaper. A walk
down the main or branch paths of the
mortuary set apart at the British Museum
for these mayflies or ephemerae Of the
printing press might invite to funereal re-
Election on ink slung in vain on paper mis-
spent. Yet 1t would seem that a very live
industry is connected with the exhuma-
ton of old numbers, and that these must
be deposited within easy reach Of London
Hence the British Museum Is going to
spend f1S.0O0 on a new old newspaper Site
The papers are to be cartef off to Hendon
and there deposited, not in the lake, but
In building made expressly for them. The
files can be ordered up to one of the read
ing rooms of the British Museum as re-
quired. London is no longer big enough
for the newspapers. We hslieve 1t is held
by one es <he great public Librarians that
there Is no such thing as a superfuous
book on the earth. And seemingly there
are those who do not think there is a
newspaper too many. s-.a.,i
Evening star., 1902-04-12
ZEN A =CU r A

ing at the work on system to which the
nshes speedily accommodate themselves
The cleaner always begins work on one
end OF tank and always at the same end
The fishes appear to know perfectly what
is going on, for when the cleaner begins
there they always go to the other end of
the tank and stay there quietly until the
nrst end is cleaned, when they shift ever
TO that end, staying there while the cleaner
Is at work elsewhere in the tank
Next the man at the work tackles the
back of the tank, the fishes then loafing
around the front by the glass, and when
the man gets through the back and tackles
the inside of the glass front of the tank
tne hshes take possession of the back of
the tank. The cleaner takes pains always,
OF course, to keep the long handled brush
with which he works close to the end or
SIDE upon which he is engaged; he doesn't
slash around with it over into the part of
the tank where the fishes have Temporarily
congregated, but Is careful to let them
realize that where they are they're all
right and that nothing is going to inter-
fere with them.
In many of the tanks so well, apparently.
do they understand it, the fishes are scarce
ly disturbed by this systematic cleaning
work at all: whereas with the work done in
a helter-skelter way even seasoned fishes
would be thrown into state of dangerous
excitement.
Evening star., 1902-04-12
calling" by Telephone.
from the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record
Formal calls said a society woman
yesterday. "are becoming obsolete. I mean
the running in Of an afternoon, chatting
for five or ten minutes, leaving your cards,
rushing off to the next place on your list
and then expecting these women to do the
same thing to you, and praying you may
be out when they call. That sort of thing
is growing beautifully less. and think the
telephone is largely responsible for it. I
make nearly all my calls now over the phone
1t Is SO much more comfortable and saves
such lot Of time and bother. just sit down
in my own home and call up Mrs. Jones in
her home. owe her a call. If she is in
she comes to the phone. and, although
may have nothing in particular to talk to
her about, we chatter away for several
minutes, and before I ring off I impress
upon her the fact that am returning her
call and that she needn't expect me to
come in person. She laughs and thinks It's
all right, and then pays some Of the calls
she owes in the same way. It really does
away with great nuisance"
Evening star., 1902-04-12
Breathe Through Your Nose.
rom Chambers Journal. J

From Chambers Journal. y 9I1
In all kinds of atmosphere the breath
should only be inhaled through the nose.
An occasional breath Of extra pure air
through the mouth may be good; but in
cars and in most offices and rooms nose
breathing is essential. A second rule is,
siEce SO much time is spent in cars and
offices and rooms ip earning a livelihood,
and since these places are overheated and
underventiated-the heating and ventila-
tion being out of the control of most of us
we must take in fresh air whenever pos
sible. in order that we may restore the
balance. The best times to do this will be
early in the morning. when the air is
freshest. and late at night, when deep
breathing will help us. to get sleep. We
may breathe correctly while we are wait
ing in street, and especially where streets
meet. We can soon form an automatic
habit of breathing properly on such occa-
sions.
Evening star., 1902-04-12
THE POPPY.
Golden Blossoms That Greeted the
California Pioneers.

From Home and Flowers.
Far out at sea, cleaning sheets of daz-
z1ing gold arrested the gaze of the early
explorers of California. Blazing along the
Pacific coast, embroidering the green foot
hills of the snow-capped Sierra Madres,
Transforming acres and acres of treeless
plains into royal cloth Of gold, millions Of
flowers Of silky texture and color of gold
fascinated the Spanish discoverers. An
eminent botanist, Eschscholtz, at once clas-
ssfied the plant, and his followers conferred
his name upon this, the only native Ameri-
can papaver.
Dream-like in beauty, fascinating from
sheer loveliness, spreading in soft undula-
tions over the land, the California poppy
bloomed above the richest views and arter-
les of gold the world has ever known, all
unsuspected. A Circe. with powers to please
dazzle and charm by its entertainments,
while 1t allures, lulls and mystifies, this
flower of sleep seemed to draw by some oc-
cult process from the earth the elixir of
gold, unfolding its blooms of gold as bea-
cons proclaiming: I'VE are blooming above
rich mines of gold"
There is ever a mystery about the poppy.
I. is weird flower. 1t is almost Sentient
with life unknown to human kind. While
glory guards with solemn tread. the biv-
ouac of the dead" stealthily a sea of gore
creepS over the OlQ DattlenelQS- BLOOD red
the poppies in waves and billows hold high
carnival above the soil that covers the
slain. Lord Macaulay says of the battle
field of Neerwinden: THE summer after
the battle the soil fertilized by 10000 dead
broke forth into millions of blood-red pop
pies The traveller from St. Troud to Tirle-
mont who saw that vast field of rich scar
lie. stretching from Landen to Neerwinden
could hardly help fancying that the figura-
tive description of the Hebrew prophet was
literally accomplished, that 1.-The earth was
disclosing her blood and refusing to cover
her slain.' Bayard Taylor, in THE Lands
of the Saracen," says he contemplated. with
feelings he could not describe, the old bat
tlefields of Syria, densely covered with
blood red poppies, blooming in barbaric
spiendor, gloating on the gore of soldiers
slain"
However interesting the poppy may be to
men of science and to lovers of the beau
tiful. 1t is yet more so to the people of
California. This beautiful, weird, gold-col-
ored flower of gossamer texture belongs to
California alone. Nowhere else in the world
has 1t ever made it's habitat. There it is
naturally 80 profuse that it is related as n
fact that, coming on turn full face upon
a blooming field of yellow poppies, dazzling
in the sunshine, horses have been put to
flight, as from flames OF fire.
Evening star., 1902-04-12
Worth Of Some London Property.
From Good Words.


Land at f2.613.60o an acre does not fire.
quently come into the market. even in Lon
don but a few years ago, when the free
hold of 81 Cheapside was sold. the sum 1t
realized was at the above rate per acre;
that is to say, piece Of ground that could
be covered by an ordinary penny postage
stamp realized 6s. 11ied., not at all a bad
price for a paltry flve-sixths Of square
inch of real estate to attain. Judging from
the ground rents secured on 10 Corrhill,
which five or six years ago realized f42.5O0.
that is to say, at the rate of practically
f55 a square foot. or e, ,452.023 per acre.
there are many other delectable spots In
the city worth their area In beaten gold.
but 1t is wonderful how prices fall away
when the site has not got a frontage on q
main thoroughfare. Twenty-Five pounds
for piece of ground measuring twelve
inches by twelve inches would doubtless
be price that would tempt even an Irish
landlord to part with his property.
Evening star., 1902-04-12
HOUSE CLEANING FOR FISHES.
Aquarium System That Avoids Dis
turbing Inmates of Tanks.
From the New York Sun


In cleaning the tanks at the aquarium
hey go about the work always in just the
lame order. In most cases the fishes come
70 be familiar with the process and govern
themselves accordingly.
The water in the tank is lowered to about
half its usual depth and the ends and the
back and the glass of the tank are cleaned
Ind scrubbed The cleaning might easily
be made very confusing, disturbing and
dangerous TO the fishes, for fishes are very
sasily frightened and likely then to do
themselves injury. II not to kill themselves;
but any such occurrence is avoided by GO
Evening star., 1902-04-12
Considerate Girl.

From the Chicago News.
Refuse me-" he Missed, land I shall
drown my sorrows in hard drink. You
wouldn't like to see me hanging around a
saloon, would your
of course not she responded, sweetly
If you must hang I'd rather see it done
on modern gallows that would eliminate
pain as much as possible"
Evening star., 1902-04-12
CATARRH TAHNT
More Lives Are Blighted
by Catarrh Than by All
Other Diseases.

IF THERE is A HINT OF CATARRH TAINT
delay. IL will you suffering, heal you quickly
whether you have been a slave one month or fifty
years. 1t relieves cold in the head and catarrhal
headaches in ten minutes. The Hon. David Mills
Minister OF Justice for the Dominion of Canada,
indorses 1t. DIR. Agnew's Pills cheapest and
best. 40 for 10 cents.
Sold by F. S. WILLIAMS, eth and F NV ~9l
al Druggists. n
Evening star., 1902-04-12

It matters little what 1t is that you want
whether a situation or q servant-a
want" ad. in The Star will reach the per-
son who can fill your need.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-12
TENTH
Charity Ball A Fine
Affair.
Daughters of Franz Josef Made
II a Success.

The Daughters of Franz Josef gave
their tenth annual charity ball Tues
day evening in Progress hall. The
ball was largely attended and was II
most delightful event A banquet was
given at II o'clock and the festivities
Were continued until after midnight.
The Daughters of Franz Josef is an
Auslro- Hungarian charity society and
each year for the past ten years, they
have given a charity ball. the proceeds
of which are devoted to the aid OF the
poor of the society. The bali this
year was given under the direction
of Mrs. Henry Krnus. who is president
of the society. A neat sum was real
izad The Italian orchestra furnished
music.
The out-of-town guests were: Miss
Klein aud Mr., Sagert. OF Cincinnati;
Miss Deutch Mrs Regina Brelght-
bard, of New York; Mr., Nathan Engel-
man and Mr.. Navarro, of Cleveland;
MIR. William Wilkoff, of Youngstown.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-12

sign, and many of them remarkably
well gotten up. The hours were from
s to IL.
Prof. w. A. Ba1Ton's students and
friends gave the cotillion, "a Day at
the Pan-American," in Militant hall
Tuesday night. There was a large
crowd present and the trip to Buffalo
and the sights at the Exposition were
hugely enjoyed. Some of the parts
of the cotillion were intensely anus
ing and created much amusement.
Confetti added to the enjoyment of the
evening.
The Young Ladies' sSodality of St.
Vincents Catholic church gave a card
party in st. Vincents hall, Tuesday
evening. First prizes were won by
Miss Kate Dwyer and Mr.. j. j. Don
ahue. The consolation prizes were
awarded to Miss Julia Spellman and
Mr.. John Ways.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-12
IT'S FOURTH
ANNIVERSARY
Finely Celebrated by Total Abst-
inence Society.

Officers were installed, banquet
served and the fourth anniversary of
the Father Matthew Total Abstinence
and Benevolent society of St Mary's
parish celebrated In st. Mary's hall,
Monday evening. one of the features
of the program was the vocal and in
strumental music which was furnished
by Misses Agnes and Winnie Burman
and Agnes Nelan.
The banquet was served by Caterer
Becker and Henry Simon, as toast
MASTER was eminently successful.
The toasts We're, "our Anniversary"
responded to by j, @. Gillen; THE To-
tai Abstinence Boys" Miss Margaret
McGuire; The Total Abstinence Girls, >
NJ j. Cummins; Total Abstinence in
Ireland" Michael O'Connor; '"remper-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-12
SPLIT
Along Strict Party
Lines.
Republicans Will Need
Get Together.
Democrats Will Try Obstruction
Tactics.
Especial Correspondence.)


Columbus, O., Feb 12.-For the first
time since the Seventy-fifth General
Assembly convened, party lines were
drawn in the House of Representa-
tives yesterday, and the struggle be-
tween the Democratic and Republican
members Is now on for fair. The ac-
tion was precipitated by the Republi-
cans and although they are in the as
tendency just at present, the Demo
cratic members have not exhausted
their ammunition, by any means, and
it is safe to say that they will keep
the Republicans moving If they want
to avoid all the hot shot that will be
fired.
The party division came OH the bill
introduced by Meisel, of Cuyahoga,
providing for a bond issue of 81 ,450,-
900 for the parks of Cleveland. An at
Tempt was made to hold up the bill
when it was in the hands Of the AIu-
nicipal Affairs committee, but it fail
ed. Then few disgruntled Republi-
cans in Cleveland got together and
succeeded in persuading some of the
good brethren down here that the bill
;,Na In1 ,'e,
power that he would soon be the
great II am of the State If not of
the nation. These brethren used the
political club with such good effect
that when the bill came up for the
third reading motion to make 1t a
special order of business for March
g, prevailed, every Republican mem
Der present voting for 1t. TO say that
the Democrats are sore, is putting it
mildly. They are now talking of
adopting obstruction tactics and If
they do the different factions of the
Republicans will have to stick togeth-
er more closely than they have in the
past in order to get any of their pet
measures through.
All the time in the House yesterday
was devoted to the passage of bills
and hearing the reports of committees.
X. j. MURDOCH.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-12
ANNIVERSARIES
Will Help Secure Big Convention
For Akron.

The Board of Trustees OF the Ohio
Uniyersallst convention which held
its annual meeting In Rev. Edward
q. Mason's study In the Unlversallst
church Tuesday, win recommend to
the National convention OF the Young
Peoples Christian Union that the
meeting OF the convention In 1903 be
held In Akron, II the local parish votes
10 invite the convention TO this city.
There We're present at the trustees
meeting, Rev, Carl f. Henry, of Cleye-
land; Rev. q. Il. Jones. OF Spring.
boro; Mrs Emma l.. James, of ClncIn.
natl; Rev. Edwin Morris, of Santa
Belpre; Rev. o. G. Colgroyes, of
Woodstock, o.; President A. B.
Church. Of Buchtel college; DR.. Ira
A. Priest and Rev. Edward G. Mason,
OF Akron.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-12
COASTERS
Collided With a Heavy
Sled.

Adelbert Waltz, the II year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Madison Waltz, 402
South Maple St, was badly injured in
II coaSting accident ON South Maple
street, near the Five Points, Tuesday
night. He was steering bob-sled
with ten persons on it, down Perkins
hill, The sled collided with two
horse sled filled with people, who were
gong on sleigh ride to the country.
The driver of the bob is said to have
turned directly in front of the bob
sled, which struck the bob just be.
tween the horses and the body Of the
bob.
Young Waltz was thrown into the
air and landed on the sidewalk ten
feet away. He was picked up uncon-
conscious and carried to his home. He
Is confined to his bed, and will not be
able To be about for several days,
Several other persons ON the bob-sled
were also hurt, but not seriously.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-02-12
DIVIDEND
At Rate Of y Per
Cent Declared.

The annual meeting of the American
Cereal Co., was held in Akron Wednes-
day. at the office of the company. 1t
was well attended by stockholders and
directors, but little more than routine
business was transacted. A meeting
Of the directors was held in the fore
noon for the discussion of routine mat
ters, and the meeting was continued
for short time after dinner. The
stockholders held their meeting, begin
ming at 1870, and Immediately after the
election of directors, the Board began
its session.
No changes were made In the officers.
Ii. Z. Crowell, Of Chicago, was re-
elected president; Z Wells, of Chi
cago, vice preside Uobert Stuart,
Chicago, secretary nnd treasurer; Rob
ert Gordon, Chicago, assistant secre-
tary and treasurer; j. III. Andrews,
Akron, superintendent.
No changes were made in the Board
of Directors, either They are as fol-
lows: Myron Il. Herrick, James Par
malice, III. L. Crowell, Robert Stuart, Z.
Il. Wells, j. Ii. Andrews, G. l.. Newell,
and j. X. Mutt.
quarterly dividend of three per
cent was declared, payable on the
10th Of Feb. This indicates that the
business of the company is in very
prosperous condition.