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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-30
SCOURGE TAKES'DOCTORS.
Typhoid Deuastates Western rem
sgIUaHia TOICH.

r,,,,t.- r,., ~or 7q-Three deaths occurred
here to-day from TYPHOID fever ana ne" - 80.
being reported constantly. one 1Oc'o1 -
sixty-fve fever patients and cannot attend % a.
Dr Lanes crossrnsr b-oka down under the strain
YESTERDAY and to-day has typhoid Fever
doctors sick. the others neins Ai''''''
Harris and NcAd0o
This afternoons public meeting in the courthouse
highly successful total Of ss-20S was rais@o
Ia less than an hour Those doctors and preachers
who are best acquainted with the SITUATION say
that the worst is vet to come. and that there Wiz
not be sufficient money 70 last untH the suDsaenes
OF the epidemic which. judging from the historJ
OF previous fever scourEes. viii last until spring
The expenses Of the relief committee VIII amount
TO nearly $3.50 a week
A general relief committee vas selected BY the
meeting to have in charge an the arrangements
during epidemic for the Of fever patients
and the families needing assistance otherwise
This COMMITTEES is composed Of leading citizens.
with Charles NJ. lehman president the editors OF
,he Butler papers secretaries. and Thomas p shut
fin The ministers were requested 10 act
as an advisory committee. to serve and report as
needed
A meeting OF the general relief COMMITTEES was
held in the council chamber this evening and steps
were taken TO systematic the work OF relief The
city was divided into districts with a member OF
the general committee In charge % direct the work.
and one member will De on duty az the council
chamber night and day TO receive reports AZ
nearly as the committee can estimate. the NUMBER
OF cases since the disease hrst deyeiopea. rs 80
Of this number at least twenty-eignr have died
From now on accurate lists or cases ana NeeAtnS
will be kept by the committee.
Responses TO appeals for aid in the way or nurses
nurses came in to-day from Pit5s6urs and more
to follow. Offers of nurses from NEWCASTLE
and Cleveland. and financial aid from Philadelphia
and Pt-sbUr. have been accepted by the cornulirtee
Nurses from outside will be required TO bring
credentials from their hospitals.
All druggists in the city will f1 prescriptions az
cost. and the undertakes have offered the or
their ambulances free Temporary hospitals have
been established and are rapidly being filed with
patients
Pittsburg Nov. 2g-Nayor HAYS received an ap-
peal from Butler last night. signed BY Dr. R. 2
Green and Father s L. Carroll. asking for nurses
and dOmestics TO help nurse and for the many
typhoid fever patients there. who. owing 20 the
epidemic which prevails without adeCuare
attention The Mayor at once took steps to call on
all hospitals the city for doctors and nurses who
be spared. and through the newspapers viii
make a special plea for young women TO volunteer
90 To Butler nurses and laundreSSes.
Tomorrow the Mayor will start a subscription
stricken town. II understood that Gov
ernor PeunyDacker has been privately advised OF
the necessity for State aid
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-30
UPPER HUDSON ALMOST CLOSED.
The River at Catskill Full of Heavy Ice
Large Flocks of Wild Geese.

Catskm y. Y. Nov. 29.-The present cold snap
is likely TO close navigation on the upper Hudson.
The river here Is fun OF heavy ice. The steamers
city Of Hudson and Redheld. Of the Catsklll Even
ing Line left Catskin Point for New-York this
afternoon.
The steamer Onteora. Of that line due TO leave
CatskH on Monday night. will leave for winter
cr.arters in New-York Monday morning The
fteaunars Ursula and Alice May uprlVer boats. ar
rived here to-day. bound for New YORK several
brick barges and coal boats are lceoouhd III Eats
XIII Creek NJ 1891. a,,a- saor
here passed south to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-30
MR. SKINNER REACHES HARRAR.
Unusual Cordiality Shown by the Abyssin-
ians to the Consul General

Diiboutii Nov 29-Robert P Skinner. United
States Consul General at Marseiles- who is going
TO Abyssinia to conduct negotiations with King
MeneIik reached Harrar. Abyssinia, Saturday,
with his escort AbyssiniaR troops met the party
eight miles outside OF the town, and General Ras
Makonnen with a bodyguard Of 10O0 men. greeted
the column when within TWO miles of the city
The New Palace placed at the disposal Of
the Americans. To-day a camp was established
and General RaS MakOnnen received with
military hOnOrs The Americans welcomed
with uuprecedeured cordially Emperor MeneLk
has sent Mr.. Skinner a message of welcome
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-30

5uf ere element q fraud cannot be eliminated
Aet ~ ordinary intelligence rarely waste the pub
u. revenues b. such q manner without personal
---3-te bride or $3.50 was PAID congressman
L--i--na d. Drugs 10 secure the order tor ~
.laefiaes. a lart II this money has been Traced
&c lie bank account Of Beavers.
- D.-sss beavers and Miller have been lncicted
Hh :. J.
ti--l-s ne -nEsstlgation Of this case Inspectors
49,. - llllei- secured evidence indicating that
rr~- p salcW- Assistant United States Dis
YORK 49, iifs icr -rc Southern District OF New
fhls nov elee ~ The transactions between
vas - 49, snc Dfflcers of the department He
g-rdrp y 10y Tor the company n suit then
l-d n - - southern District Of New-hOrk and
T Pc ms e----.ssiD- the orig al 1880 note.
pres GEM 49, we're given written order uy the
81. --- - lsd-lrer 81 the company. directing
D. Ba an - .ley q Baldwin. Of which Ernest
-Aeloer. 10 give them access 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-30

RIGOROUS CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
Either Civil Service examiners are not infallible
mr. else some os the applicants for government posi-
lions are afflicted with what aIienists call 'psychi
cal pslsv' when undergoing examination" said a
washiaRtouian who is making study OF the sub
isct .DurinE a recent ordeal Of questions sub
nnitted 70 asprants. who has been col
lego professor and who coIlaborated a few years
a % in the publication Of advanced textbook
mathematics failed according TO the markings re
ceived 10 obtain the necessary credits on an ex-
animation in the very topic upon which he
s,,nposed TO be an expert. How account for this
&c puzzIing Perhaps the ex-professOr experienced
sudden and inexpHcable rOut Of his accumulated
knowledge Another striking instance concerned
neurspaper man who took the recent examination
for the position Of clerical examiner He had
been out of college twenty years. but ne passed
creditably in all the purely academic questions.
rating was high During the past few years ne
haa been employed as head prootreader on a metro
DoIiten daily where great proficiency and exact
ness were necessary. He acquitted himself we'll.
md left that work 10 serve private secretary
10 a member OF Congress. The latters term of
sminati0n as I have stated One thing IL certain
he SAID To me the next week. and that is that II
I've failed in everything else I'm ~ h on the
nroofreadiuE test submitted Imagine MS surprise.
fberefore 10 find thar ne had passed in all other
topscs hut had been marked ineligible in proof
Sess,iinp Neither he nor ] can understand why.
THAT a man can correct proof well enough to hold
a nositfon on a progressive daily and yet fail 70
reach the standard set by the Civil Service Com
missonsrs is unique, say the least
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-30
EEFLEcTIoNs - HEArH

p -rlra-lrg from consideration all Indications %
lre.1 a-. passing UDOE the case wholly as q cues
U0r ~ alu.alrLra tive Judgment. n appears 70 m
tna- KRIS -r-Dze crion would have justified the sum
mary removal from Office OF First Assistant Post
master General Heath and George " Beavers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-30
TRYING TO ROB WHEN KILLED.
Police Captains Son Shot While He Was
Trying to Break Into a Store

Chicago. Nov. 2s.-John Heating and Barton Ship
ley, messengers. who We're with George Reynolds.
the sixteen-year-Old Of Captain Peter Reynolds
of the St. Louis police. when he killed here
yesterday. have been taken into custody by the
police Last night they weakened and admitted
that they. with Reynolds were attempting TO
break into store wheE the latter was shot
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
A Queer Paper Wslght.

One OF the most remarkable objects
In the American historical collection
which occupies the front hall of the
National museum Is the paper weight
OF Prof. Henry, for many years secre'
tary of the Smithsonian institution. 1t
is triangular prism OF clear. trans
parent glass, about six Inches In
height. Into the edge or sharp back
OF the triangle, the skilful workman
who turned out this singular paper
weight carved a series OF grooves and
hollows which appear absolutely mean
ingiess when viewed from the side,
but looked at through the broad sur
face OF the front Of the prism resolve
themselves into beautiful Etruscan
vase.
In reality there exists only one side
OF this remarkable vase, the other two
being reflection on the two angles
of the prism of the original. Viewed
through the fiat surface Of the oppo-
site angle, the vase has four handles,
but II the back is examined 1t will be
found to have only two.
In all the collection Of personal rel
les, jewels, objets de luxe, oddities
and things of value Of the great Amer
leans from Washington down, this,
without doubt, Is one Of the most Pc
culiar and Observation-Disclosures
Post
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01

night. And after that she thought Of
Kingsiand In q new light. What an
advantage II would be for Matte and
Harry to have guardian, a protector,
a father like that? Matte, poor child.
was not fitted for such hard work
The opportunities for girl. or even
for q boy, were so small in the small
town. Then they were such pretty,
imaginative, amiable children. She,
Aunt Sophie, had already determined
to devote her life to them. Why net
complete her devotion to them by
marrying Kingsland"?
Her reflections always came back
to that.
At last one night he called a little
later than usual, while Matte and Har.
~ were at the concert. Miss Sophie
noticed that he was dressed up" and
she felt the fever Of curiosity and fear
come into her plump cheeks and bright
eyes. She had let him into the little
parlor, but he stopped her with:
Don't mind the light, Miss Sophie.
I just want to say few things. J
feel more collected. easier, in the
dark"
The scared little spinster wondered
If she might faint. but sat down in the
far corner with queer little sigh. He
went on. speaking rapidly, and very
plainly: II am thinking Of getting
married. Miss Sophie. That is, within
the next year or so. Meanwhile ]
want to do something for you-the
children. I'd like to send Matte to
some good school. No. no! She needn't
know anything about 1t. And Harry
I want Harry to keep on at school and
take u course Of manual training. II
can be secret between us-between
you and me. VIII you agree to help
me do this, Soph-Miss Sophie?"
"Oh, yes, Mr.. Kingsland. 1t is kind,
SO kind Of you, but, but how are we to
repay-it will cost so much"
'Never mind that-now," he said.
II want Matte for my wife"
"Mattie" she whispered, choking
down sob, wondering Mt her own
composure.
Eyes, Miss Sophie, Matte. haven't
said word to her. mean to give her
little more education-withOut her
knowing. and then, II she will have
me--what's the matter, Miss Sophie?"
For the poor little woman was weep.
ing. But she Gained herself directly
and said: But If she won't have you
thenY"
"Oh, I'll think none the less Of her
and-and-we'll keep this secret be-
tween us, Miss Sophie. John H. Raj
terry, in the Chicago Record Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
An Early Breechloaders

That there is very little new under
the sun has once more been proved at
Tobermory Bay, Null, where \ Capt.
Burns of Glasgow has. with the per-
mission of the Duke Of Argyll, been
searching for relics Of the Admiral OF
Florence, one of the vessels OF the
Spanish Armada, known to have been
blown up in 1888 in that far-away wa
ter. With the aid of an old chart the
diver went down into IL fathoms and
came across a bronze breechloading
cannon four and half feet long, eight
inches in diameter at the breech, and
bearing the date 1868" The diver
also discovered a pistol heavily en-
crusted with lime, sword blade, and
a kedge anchor The relics will be ex-
hibited at the Glasgow royal exchange
OH an early date. Breechloading in
artillery and small arms is popularity
supposed to be an invention Of the
middle of last century, but such is by
no means the case In Dublin gun
smiths shop, at Cork hill, is on view a
breechloading rifle offered to the Brit
ish war office at the close OF the 18th
century, and rejected, as 1t was con-
sidered to need too much ammunition.
London Daily Chronicle. -
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
GRADE OF FERTILIZERS.

It seems almost incredible that such
vast quantities Of low and medium
grade commercial fertilizers are sold
when the results Of many experiments
have proved that these low grades are
most expensive In the end. To put 1t
in other words, when we buy low
grade fertilizer we pay more per pound
for the plant food in 1t than we do for
the plant food In the highest grade
product, states the indianapolis News.
First, in the low grade fertilizer
cheaper grade Of each plant food Is
used; and, second, less of the more
valuable plant foods are used and more
of the less valuable. On an average
the cost Of the nitrogen in the low
grade fertilizer, to the consumer, Will
be about twenty-five cents a pound,
as against eighteen or nineteen cents
pound for the nitrogen in the high
grade product. One way of getting
high grade fertilizers at lower prices
is to buy the ingredients and mix them
on the farM, but in doing this, Of
course, the high grade ingredients
should be bought. So longas farmers
must use commercial plant foods they
should make an effort to get the best
possible for the money expended, and
it always pays to buy the best grade.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
Prominent West Pointers.

A broad general classification of the
graduates of the military academy up
to date shows that West Point has
given us one president and two candi-
dates fer president, eight presidential
electors and four members Of the cab
met, 30 diplomatic representatives, "a
members of congress, 1872 other federal
officers, Is governors and lieutenant
governors; IS members of state legisla-
lures, 124 civil and 17S military Off
GERS of states, "a city officials, 239 ed
ucators. 236 railroad officials. 223 civil
engineers, PA judges and lawyers, ~
clergymen and so men of other pro-
fessions, 26S business men. 23O farm
ers and planters and 172 authors.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
The King Snakes Proves.

The most relentless exterminator of
reptiles Is a member of the family it.
self-the beautiful, 1.-the, yellow and
black king snake, the friend of man
and the avowed enemy of anything
that creeps or crawls, regardless Of
size or poison fang. A native Of our
own South, the king snake is between
five and eight feet long and no thicker
around than mans thumb. Built in
every muscle and bone for speed and
tremendous constructing power, there
is not another snake on earth that can
Withstand bis assault. He is immune
to the poison Of the cobra and Of the
RATHER alike, and the strength of
thirty-foot python has no terrors for
him. Within five minutes from the
opening of the fight the king snake
could kill the biggest python that ever
lived. Ferocious as the little con.
strictor is toward his own kind, toward
man he Is friendly. and rarely tries to
escape when met afield.-McClure's
Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
Truthful Nellie.

Il have little niece who is addicted
to drawing the long bow and exercis-
ing her Imagination" said Capitol
Hill young lady "The other day she
came in and told her mother that she
had just met and played with great
big yellow lion out in the park.
"'Now, Nellie said her mother.
you know that Is story, You must
not tell stories, and when you go to
bed tonight you must pray the good
Lord to forgive you for telling thai
story
$50, when Nellie had finished her
prayers her mother asked if she had
prayed for forgiveness for that whop'
per.
Ives, mamma, and the good Lord
says to me, Miss Nellie, | have often
been fooled by that big yellow dog my
self."-Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
Hard WORKING Human Heart.

Some one with an aptitude for sta
!istics has been doing a little calcu-
:ating on the subject of the human
heart and its activities. The normal
heart, it appears, beats about seventy
Eve times in a minute, so that an
hours record would be something like
1920 beats.
Surprising that man lived to be 81,
his heart would have beaten 1892, 16O,-
900 times. If son Of this man, more
.cbust than his father, should fill out
the scripturM allotment OF three score
years and ten, his heart beats would
number 2,649,024,OO0, says Harper's
Weekly. 1t is easy to understand, af-
ter such a computation, why this
Woodworking servant Of the human
body so frequently wears out.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
Just An Acre.

It Is often useful to know the mum.
Der of square feet in an acre OF ground.
The number Is 1850. In order to
have this area, the piece Of land must
as any school boy knows, be OF such
length and breadth that the two null
tiplied together will produce the
above number. Thus an acre of land
might be 43.560 feet long by one foot
broad; 21,7S0 feet long by two feet
broad; 1860 feet long by three feet
broad, and so on. II the acre Of land
is to be exactly square, each side must
be nearly as possible 20S feet, 6 IL
inches. The nearest you can come to
an exactly square acre with an even
number of feet in the side is to make
it 220 feet long by 1913 feet broad.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01

Dangers Of Contact With Civilization
and Demand Of Unnatural
Conditions.

Dangers Of Contact With Civilization
and Demand Of Unnatural
Conditions.
Probably In q state OF wild nature
birds never make mistakes, but
where they come In contact with our
civilization and are confronted by
new conditions they very naturally
make mistakes. For instance. their
cunning in nest building sometimes
deserts them. The art of the bird Is
to conceal its nest both as to position
and as to material. but now and then
1t Is betrayed into weaving into its
structure snowy and bizarre bits OF
this or that. which give its secret
away, and which seem to violate all
the traditions Of its kind.
have the picture of a robins nest
before me, upon the outside OF which
are stuck small muslin flower, leaf
from a small calender and a photo.
graph of local celebrity. A more
incongruous use OF material in bird
architecture 1t would be hard to find.
I have been told of another robins
nest upon the outside of which the
bird fastened wooden label from
nearby flower bed, marked Wake
Robin" Still another nest l have seen
built upon large SNOWY foundation OF
the paper-like flowers of Antennaria,
or everlasting The woodthrush fire.
quently weaves a fragment of newspa-
per or a white rag into the foundation
of its nest. Evil communications cor
rupt good manners" The newspaper
and the ragbag unsettle the wits OF
the birds.
The phoebe bird Is capable of this
kind of mistake or indiscretion. All
the past generations of her tribe have
built upon natural and therefore, neu-
trail sites, usually under shelving and
overhanging rocks; and the art OF
adapting the nest to its surroundings,
blending it with them, has been high.
ly developed. But phoebe now fire.
quently builds under our sheds and
porches, where, SO far as concealment
is concerned. a change Of material,
say from moss to dry grass or shreds
of bark, would be an advantage to her
But she departs not bit from the
family traditions; she uses the same
woodsy MOSES, which, in some cases,
especially when the nest Is placed
Upon unevenly sawed timber, makes
her secret an open one to all eyes,
Century,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01

1t is a well-known fact that the labor
question is one Of the gravest prob
lens of the Rand. The British Govern
ment has already considered the ad-
visibility Of importing Chinese coolies
in large numbers, and an English con-
temporary now suggests the importa-
ton of Tartars from the Kazan Gov
eminent in Russia. 1t Is stated that
the Tartars are desperately poor in
their own provinces, which are often
famine stricken, and that every spring
they cross the Urals on foot in great
numbers seeking work at the gold and
platinum placers of the east gold slopes
of the Ural. The walking distance IL
from 800 to 600 miles. These Tartars
are said to be superior class Of labor,
being exceedingly apt to learn, cleanly,
temperate, Woodworking and SILENT
Philadelphia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
Missouri Has Champion Family.

Sixty-two years ago man named
Jones moved from Kentucky to Dade
county, Missouri, taking with him his
family of ten children. At a reunion
recently held at Everton 1919 of his
descendants were present and there
are few who were unable to attend.
Almost all his descendants have mar
ried and settled in the same neighbor-
hood in southwestern Missouri.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
The MuIti-MiIlionaire.
Now, in the course Of time, the null
ti-millionaire fell seriously i'll.

Now In the course CT time, the HUI
ti-millionaire fell seriously Ill.
He sent for his doctors.
Gentlemen" he observed, you
may have heard that once said |
considered it disgrace to be rich"
I'VE have heard of it" they replied.
well" he replied, Il still think so,
for a rich man can afford the best
medical advice there is in the world.
Therefore, gentlemen, if l die it will
be terribly disgraceful-to you. Fur
thermore If you don't restore me to
health | will fix matters so you will
not get a cent out of my estate in pay
ment for your bills
Hearing this, the physicians exert
ed themselves and saved him, and for
many years thereafter he continued
to amuse himself accommodating money
and giving it away.-Chicago Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
PROFIT IN MANURE.

How many farmers count the cost,
and compare it with the receipts. only
to find that there are no profits made
But they forget that the manure IL
profit, and that even when they cannot
see a dollar of gain the riches have
entered the manure heap, will be
spread on the farm, and finally be re-
turned to the farmer in the shape OF
some other crop, that can be sowed
and converted into money. A good
farmer who values his manure becomes
richer every year, and his farm is more
productive as the seasons roll by.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
THE CAPE WORM.

The cape worm can frequently be dis
lodged through the efforts of the
chicken itself-vigorous sneezlng. Sew.
elNl receipts are given to induce this
effort. such as blowing Persian powder
down the chickens throat, or putting.
the chicken in a box or key and making
a lime dust. There appears some dan
ger of OVERRIDING the job and making
the chicken sneeze itself to death, or
sitting it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-08-01
California Girls Success.

Nine. Norcrosse the beautiful Cal
ifornia singer, who has won great sue
cess in London, made first appearance
as a very young girl at the Madison
Square theatre, New York, during a
run of "The Colleen Bawn." One OF
the principal female performers was
taken i'll suddenly and she was given
the part at an hours notice. She made
a hit, but declined to adopt dramatic
career Shortly afterward she went
to Paris and began her musical stud