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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-02-27

A report has reached leading officers of
the Marine corps to the effect that Secre-
tary Root is anxious to effect transfer of
the Corps from the Navy to the War De-
partment. This proposition has been
considered by the naval general board
and both Admiral Dewey and Rear Ad-
miral Taylor have condemned it. These
gentlemen hold that the Marine Corps is
fast becoming most important adjunct
to the navy, furnishing landing parties
on practically instant notice, and they do
not hesitate to predict that, while the
army will in time become mere police
body for the maintenance of order and
peace within the limits of the United
States and its possessions, the Marine
Corps will acquire all the glory growing
out of any disturbance on foreign shores.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-02-27

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt are
both suffering from i'll health although in
neither instance is it believed that their
indisposition is serious. Mrs. Roosevelt
tainted at recent state dinner and was
at once ordered by her physician to alb
stain from further participation in social
affairs for brief period. She has since
recovered somewhat and gave a musical
last week. The President is suffering
from an attack of laryngitis and is under
the care of physician, but it is believed
that he will soon recover. Unless an
extra session of the Senate or Congress
interferes, Mr.. Roosevelt, accompanied
by Secretary Root, will leave for Colo
RADIO about the middle of March for a
brief hunting trip. His long anticipated
western trip will not be taken until about
the first of May.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-02-27

No answer has been received to the
cablegram of Attorney General Knox &C.
cepting the offer of Panama Canal Com
pany, subject to the ratification of the
treaty which has been signed by represen-
tatives of the United States and of Colon
bia 1t is known, however, that correspon-
dence by cable has been in progress be-
tween the directors of the French COM
pany and their legal representatives in
Washington and that the former are dis
posed to reject Mr.. Knox's offer unless
some definite date is set for the accept
ance of the offer. 1t is alleged that the
French company is under constant ex-
pense in maintaining the work already
performed on the canal and has moreover
a force of men engaged on the isthmus
and the directors think the United States
should make some provision Tor reinlburs-
ing them for such expense as they may
incur after the expiration of the present
option. It is also claimed that certain
European capitalists are prepared to fur
nish the funds for completing the canal
if the United States fails to effect its
purchase.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-02-27

The last Cabinet meeting was partici-
pated in by Mr. George B. cortelyou who
has been sworn in as Secretary of Com
merce and Labor, his accession adding
one more to the lawyers in the Cabinet
there now being six lawyers out of nine
members. Mr. Cortelyou never practiced
law but is graduate of Georgetown Law
School, aud has received the degree Of
master of laws. Secretary Cortelyou is
now engaged in preparing an estimate
of expenses for the new department and
it is un lerstood that he will recommend
that an appropriation be made at this SEES
sion of Congress for building for The
accommodation of his department.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-02-27

But after all it is not the apa treasures and an.
cient temples of these lands you care most about
the chances are you will soon forget them all
We're to write about them, should have to sit
with open Baedeker in front of me. But no guide.
book is necessary to recall memories of the people
your experiences. your ludicrous mistakes, and
above all the very humor of the thing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-02-27

They have some very fine buildings in their
capital. The Hotel de Vile, or Town Hall, the
place where the various governing bodies of the
city meet, is very old, and is richly embellshed
with mural decorations by the old masters
mostly of the Flemish school. The Palais de
Justice or Court House, is new, and is said to be
the finest in the world You are not permitted
to go alone through this magnificent structure
Pensioners, who act as guides will accompany
you for small gratuity. Sometimes you find one
who speaks the English well. l was rather
unfortunate in this regard. Finding l could
understand the old gentleman's French better
than his English ] requested him to make all
explanations in his native tongue, thereby missing
u very great many points OF interest about this
really remarkable building.
The Kings palace is handsome building sit
uated on boulevard of great beauty, both nat
ural and artificial. When we were there the
royal flag was down from its staff thereby inform
ing the populace that their King was absent from
his town house,-at Ostend, perhaps, where he
has fine palace, and entertains in royal style,
am told, some of the glittering beauties of the
Partisan stage.
At not a great distance from the palace is the
house OF baroness -, the lady who gave the
grand ball the night before one of the worlds
greatest battles. 1t was from this house that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07
The Mosquito War.
From the Boston Transcript.

from the Boston Transcript.
The mosquito season will be upon US,
not perhaps before we know it, but GER
tainly before we are ready for it. It is
never welcome, but until within a few
years our only recourse has been to bear
the affiictton with what patience and phi
losophy we possessed or could cultivate.
Many a place that would otherwise be al
most summer paradise has been render
ed unbearable to- those seeking rest and
comfort by the prevalence of these pests.
Formerly they were supposed to be merely
an annoyance, but now some varieties. at
least, are known ito be positively danger
GUS to health and even the surveyors OF
fatal maladies. This has been one of the
scientific discoveries of recent years, and
one Of the utmost Importance The SAM
tary arrangements established in Cuba and
the Punishment of one of its most dread
diseases by the practical elimination of
tied portions of the island has been an
object lesson of world value, and naturally
it's suggestions tend to wider and wider
adoption in our own country.
Long Island is covered with attractive
towns and villages, and its potentiality for
aesthetic development Is hardly surpassed
by any other section Of country, but along
its lines of sea and bay and inlet it has
experienced the curse of the mosquito
plague, year after year. But her people
are waking UP to the possibility Of rid
ding themselves of this scourge. In vari-
GUS portions experiments have been tried
with greater or less measure of success,
in some towns to make mosquito warfare
as much part Of town business as road
making and repairs on school houses and
other public buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07
Cry Of tho Lepers.
From the Honolulu Star.

The cry of the leper settlement is for a
cure, and surely If there ia any possible
chance Of finding one no effort should be
spared. If there Is a place In the world to
which charity should turn 1t is the little
plain on Molokai, where nearly a thousand
victims Of earth's most terrible disease are
appealing to science and humanity for
medicine that will heal their awful sores.
The fact that since the dawn OF history the
ablest medical men have not been able to
discover cure will not discourage ambi-
tious men of the present. There are scores
of well trained scientific men in the world
who would be willing to give some of the
best years of their lives to a study of lep-
rosy with such unmatched opportunities as
exist at Molokai. The board of health has
already placed itself in communication with
the federal government, asking the Marine
Hospital Service for a specialist, and has
also written to private scientific institu-
lions. 1t remains for the legislators to act
and they may bear in mind the findings of
the medical commission. and feel assured
that upon the intelligence with which they
make laws for Kalaupapa and Kalawao,
depends very largely the chances Of keeping
the federal government from assuming
charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07
Penarrubia.
from the Manila American.


The town of Patoc, Abra province, will
hereafter be known as Penarrubia, and
thereby hangs a tale. During the Spanish
times in the Philippines there was a gov
ernor of the province of Abra named Pen
arrubia, who was appointed from Spain
and when he took hold of the reins of
government In his province he made things
hum: After he had served several years
the rhinderpest struck the land and the
people became poorer as the months went
on. Gov. Penarrubia gave plentifully to
the people from his own pocket, and even
went so far as to import carabao and allow
the people to use them. In this way he
saved many people from starving and kept
more from being ruined.
With the advent of the Americans his
occupation, like that Of Othello's, was gone
and he returned to his native land The
natives whom he had befriended In the
time of their distress remembered his gen.
erosity and determined to award him some
honor worthy Of his deeds. They named
many children and streets after him, and
they petitioned the civil commission in
Manila to allow them as a mark Of respect
and honor to change the name Of the town
of Patoc and bestow that of Gov. Penar-
rubia on one of the largest cities in the
province and the most benefited by the ex-
governors goodness The facts were laid
before the commission, and an act was
passed by the commission giving the de-
sired permission for the people of the prov
ince of Abra to honor their former gov
ernor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07
Hindu Superstitions.
From the Madras Mail,

1roH the MaOtaS Mall.
A resident of Dharmapuri, writing on the
subject of Hindu superstitions, says that a
married woman, a dancing girl, mirror
and an ass-the most neglected of the In
dian domestic animals-are also among the
first objActs Of good omen which a Hindu
should meet as soon as he wakes from his
sleep. A Hindu does not stir out of his
house on any errand, not only during the
Rahukalam-an hour and a half day
but also some time before it. Some do not
do any work during Gulikakalum as we'll
another one hour and half a day. The
correspondent does not mention that in
more advanced countries some people make
Rakukalam and Gulikakalum last a great
deal longer. Besides these there are Nat
chathirams (stars), of which there are
twenty-six, each of which occurs every day.
A particular Natchathiram on a particular
day is either good or bad. At times an
orthodox Hindu will not have a good day
even in fortnight Even sneezing Is In
suspicious. Instances are not rare in
which men are prevented from attending
their office by sham sneezing. The espying
of male and female crow together
means the approaching death of the OBJ
server. His fate may be averted by writing
a letter to some Of his relatives at dis
lance saying that he is dead. The appear
ance Of a ratsnake at the right-hapd side
on journey is considered most lucky. A
Hindu will never feed a guest for the first
time on Sundays, Tuesdays or Thursdays
these days are supposed to bring enmity
between the host and the guest. Hindu
doctor will never administer medicines to
his patient. even II he is very dangerously
i'll, for the first time on any day other thar
Sunday or Thursday: 1t is also laid down
that Hindu should never sleep with his
head toward the south-the direction In
which yama, the god of death, is supposed
to live East and west are always pre-
ferre6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07
The Afghan Army.
From the london Times.


The Afghan is essentially a fighting man,
and though the army which Abdurrahman
created has. in the main. SO far made for
peace by securing the internal tranquility
of Afghanistan, even the old Ameer dis
covered in the latter part of his reign not
only that 1t was necessary to keep 1t occu-
pied, but that 1t was not easy to find suit
able occupation for 1t. The discipline of
a standing army in such country as Az
ghanistan Is apt to get lax in the idle times
OF peace Under an oriental military des-
potism the army exists for active fighting,
and all it's instincts rebel against long Pc
RODS of inaction. It wants the excitement
and, above all, the opportunities of indi-
vidual ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and enrichment
which active service alone furnishes. For
a long time Abdurrahman kept his army
fairly well occupied In putting down all his
own rivals and subjugating the tribes
whose loyalty he had cause to suspect.
When that was accomplished, Kaflrstan,
with its pagan tribes. offered another
outlet for the martial energies Of the
Afghan Mussulmans.
But in proportion as the successive de-
limitations Of boundaries and spheres of
influence have diminished the area OF
doubtful ownership within which the mill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07
Spring Towering Plants.
From the London Standard.

Planted in beds. of fancy tulips which
otherwise would be bare between the bulb
Gus plants. Aubretia deltoidea-a variety of
the purple rock cress-forms a bright and
deep lilac-blue carpet of flowers in April.
1t likes light, sandy and well-drained soil
and a sunny position. conditions congenial
to the tulip. The dwarf habit and Dense
growing LEAKAGE of the Aubretia deltoidea
are additional qualifications for spring
carpeting. Another effect. and a different
enc. may be obtained by planting polyan-
thuses between the tulips, leaving sufficient
space for development The yellow fancy
polyanthus, which grows about ten inches
high. Is particularly suitable. The polyan-
thus Is. OF course. perfectly hardy, and will
do well where the beds are not in 80 sunny
a position or the soil SO light and sandy,
FOR spring carpeting around and under de-
ciduous trees. shrubs and bushes there are
two dwarf Dubious plants which should be
grown in multitudinous clusters. The CHI
onodoxa cglory of the snowy will flower
from February to May. The beauty of the
tender blue and white blossoms. borne
about four to six inches high on the crest
OF delicate stems. can only be fluffy appre-
ciated when seen In close-growing wide
spreading masses. 1t grows best in sandy
loan. and. like most other bulbs. should be
dibbled in about September to flower the
following spring. An inch apart IL not too
close to plant In order to obtain full beauty
of effect. and three inches is the regulation
depth. The blue Muscarf. or grape hya-
cinth. should be planted in similar close
masses. one inch apart in the case of small
bulbs and three inches apart for the larger
bulbs They win bear their skyblue flow
ers erect about six or nine inches high.
looking like little punches of blue grapes
held upward to the onlooker. For an azure
carpet a spreading mass of Muscart botrf-
oydes is very striking from March to May.
The bulbs should be dibbled in any time
from August to November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07
Settlement Work in Manila.
From the Household.


The university settlement movement has
reached Manila A settlement house has
already been established there, and the
head of 1t has issued an appeal for help to
all American women in the Philippines.
The Filipino people are acquiring nearly all
OF their ideas of occidental civilization
from the American soldiery, and it is high
time that some other ideals were held up
before them. Ideals OF American woman
hood they have been shown in a fine way
from the wives and daughters and
mothers of the army officers and by the
American women teachers Many of these
have labored faithfully to give the Filipino
women right ideas of life. They have been
In the most part, however. regarded with
suspicion by the Filipino women of the
lower class. who under the old order of
things were wholly unacquainted with any
thing like sympathy or womanly fellow
ship from 1.-The ruling class as the Span
iards We're always called. Some of the
army ladies have succeeded. too, in getting
very near 10 the people In one of the lit
tie towns on the Island of Panay, where
a garrison was stationed, a young Filipino
couple lost their only child. 1t Is COM
monty supposed that these people show
very little grief on the occasion of death
among their friends. Certainly the young
Filipino mother ssemSd NO exception to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07
THE MYSTICAL NOVEL
Spain the First Home Of Naturalism
In the Fiction Literature.

49, WAC = ASSAOA xAISIAtUX0s
From the Pail Mail Gazette.
A sort OF vindication Of the part played
by Spain in modern fiction has been pub
lisneo by the veteran novelist Senior Benito
Galdoz. He tells US that Spain was the first
nome OF naturalism In Hterature-a PROPOSE
ton for which there is much to be said. 1t
1s certain, at any rate. that Cervantes, al
though he hardly ''sneered SPANS chivalry
away, yet put an end to the dreary and
interminable tales of the Grand Cyrus and
his fellows. which until then formed the
model OF European romance. But Senior
Galdoz will have 1t that it was from Spain
that the great English novelists-he in
stances Fielding. Thackeray and Dickens
(D-concefved the first idea of irony which
they afterward converted into English '.hu-
NOR. In France, he tells US. the same in
spiration. though losing somewhat of it's
plquancy and grace, added to itself the
power OF analysis and Of expansion and
caused the merely picturesque tale of ad-
venture 70 become also psychological. These
may not be every ones opinions, but they
are modestly put forward. and. as lockers
on see most Of the game their truth may be
more apparent in the Canary Islands
whence Senior Galdoz writes, than in the
middle of the literary movement" He
further tells us that in Spain itself the
backwash. SO to speak. of the literary cur
rent has produced a series of novels dealtnr
with escetic or mystical subjects OF which
ne taxes the romances of Senior Juan Valera
as the type.
This Is worth noticing, because It In curl
Gus how short has been in the other Euro
pean countries the reign Of the mystical
novel or short story. At the end of the
eighteenth and at the beginning of the
nineteenth century tales properly called
weird or Hoffmanesque were all the rage
Generally supposed to be German In their
origin. they gave us in England one OF the
pest and some OF the worst Of SCOTS mas
terpleces, but never succeeded for long in
hitting the taste of the public. Lord Lyt-
tons attempt to revive them in the fft1es
only caused him to be laughed at, and the
satire OF Thackeray killed them so effectu-
ally that even John Inglesant' failed to
revive tho fashion. In France they seem
to have been always used more or less un-
consciously. for some sort OF political prop
uganda which was for a long time reyoll,-
t1onary, but now seems to have become
clerical. Here. too, they seem to have been
foreign to the soil. and to have agreed more
or less badly with the character "clair ct
net OF the French genius. But in Ger
many, where everybody is born mystic
rather than nationalist, and the national
mind leans to woOliness rather than to posi-
tvism. they would seem to have a future.
II the kaiser In his next literary ukase
would reform his subjects taste as well an
their style, he might order them to take an
their literary model Edgar Allan Poe.
rather than continue to burlesque lola in
the horrible connections which do duty
nowadays as German novels
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07

this rule, but living in the town was the
young wife OF one of the American officers.
she went to the funeral, and was much
concerned by the apparent apathy of the
little woman. In her sympathy she came
forward, and. standing beside her, reached
out her hand and pressed that of the other
In moment the Filipino woman had
turned round. and. laying her head on her
American sisters shoulder, was sobbing
pitifully. oh, sonora" she said, mo mas
pickaninny, that is. mo more baby" We
are mistaken when we say that these ueo-
pie have no feeling. They have learned
repression through hard and bitter expert
ence and Americans there are finding out
daily that they are our brothers and sis
tiers in feeling as well as in theory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07
ary appetite of the Afghan commanders

tary appetite Of the Afghan commanders
could be gratifed without any serious risk
OF external complications. the task Of pro-
vfd1ng occupation for the Afghan army has
become more and more difficult, and with
the maintenance of internal peace that diff
hculty must go on increasing. The sops
which Habibullah has from time to time
thrown to his army, in the shape Of in
creased pay and improved rations, show
that he himself is alive to the difficulty
but measures Of that kind can hardly be
regarded as more than temporary make
shifts. One is bound to bear in mind in
this connection that the fighting instincts
of the Afghan have always prompted him
in the past to look toward the south rather
than the north. The plains of India, which
his fathers repeatedly ransacked, are still
to him the legendary land of conquest and
booty, and II once he came to believe that
we were pewerless to arrest the forces Of
Russian gravitation. he might well be
tempted by the prospect OF such stakes as
Russia would spread before him to ex-
change losing for a winning partner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07
Another Gas Solidi11ed.
From the London Globe.

At recent meeting of the Academic des
Sciences, Paris. M. Moissan, the eminent
French chemist. read paper announcing
that he and Professor Dewar had solidified
fluor gas by means Of hquified hydrogen.
The melting point Of the solid gas is given
as 233 degrees Centigrade below the freez-
ing point of water. but temperature of
24O degrees below zero Centigrade was
reached On breaking open the glass the
tube containing the solid fiuor and bringing
1t into contact with liquid hydrogen, a vio-
lent explosion with flame took place, which
proves that even at such very low tempera-
lures. so near the absolute zero" of cold,
chemical activity still exists The only
known gas not yet liQui6ed IL helium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07
Hunting Runs.

From the London Dramatic ard Sporting News.
There is a growing consensus of opinion
that foxes nowadays do not afford anything
like the average of good runs they used
to do. Nowadays hunting runs are out of
fashion and a two hours chase even Is
grumbled at. The fashion for twenty-m min
ute scurries has probably not tended to
improve the breed OF foxes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07

what you need" the doctor told him. ''is
more Sleep"
II know It," said the haggard man. ''but
how am going to get ~ There's baby
on the floor above us that's cutting teeth
and family with a phonograph on the noor
below us."-Chicago Tribune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07

Fuddy. How true 1t Is that each day
brings its trials"
buddy. Yes. and its new brand Of break
fast food-"-Boston Transcript.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07

The secret of making carbon paper and
typewriter ribbons is known to scarcely
two dozen people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07

Timber is now vulcanized in England by
forcing boiling solution OF sugar into its
pores.