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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-06

The name of Bell has been IA
nous for a decade-repreSenting
one of the leading photographers of
the National Capital The name is
to remain famous in that respect
but the entire Bell collection Of
paintings and all pictures not per-
tanning to photography has been
sold to the Palais Royal representa-
tive.
On exhibition and for sale in the
Palais Royal Picture Gallery fourth
floor.
This collection well SuStainS the
Bel reputation, and the sale will re-
suit in distribution that must prove
most gratifying to the PalaiS Royal
patrons.
A catalogue of over one thousand
pictures might be published, but it
would prove unsatisfactory, since
the distribution is certain to be quick
ly COnSummated.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
PART OF LEADvILLE SINKING.
Colorado City Has Been So Exten-
siVeIy Undermined That IL IL
UnHt for Residences.

Leadville, Col. Aug. 13.-A cloud
burst in the hills east OF LeadVille
caused several thousand dollars dam
age. A wall of water four feet high
came down Strayhorse and California
gulches, sweeping all before 1t. The
Kyle & Decker zinc mill was washed
away with 800 tons Of concentrates and
Mr.. Kyle had a narrow escape from
death. The Denver & Rio Grande and
Colorado Midland tracks were washed
out for some distance in California
gulch. Stores in the city were flooded
and goods in cellars ruined. The east
ern part Of the city is extensively un-
dermined and owing to the enormous
food a portion Of the ground caved.
A crack almost foot wide extends for
several blocks In the thickly-settled
part of the city and several houses
were slightly damaged. There Is dan
ger that this portion Of the city will
settle so seriously as to render It per-
manently unit for residence purposes
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
COUNTY REFLECTIONS }
M srroIAL REHLEor0R. o0RRRsPONpENTs.
NEwBERN.

Mrs. W. N. Stioe who has been or
the sick list is improving.
Ira Shepherd expects to have sale
on the 26th. They will move to Mis-
souri,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Middleton visited her
sister north OF Abilene Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Schumacher Of Wiscon-
sin are visiting her sister Mrs. Peck
over. rt
Miss Mary Shepherd returned from
Elk last week.
A number Of the farmers in this
vicinity have their threshing done.
Mrs. Jno. Sheets is sick at the
nome OF her daughter, Mrs. Jno.
Kaufman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Davis attended
church at Navarro Sunday.
Miss Emma Kaufman Of Enterprise
is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. Shank.
Mrs. J. X. Burton, Miss Mace King
and Miss Ethel Shaler Of Abilene we're
guests of Mrs. John Reeves one day
last week.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
SOLOMON.

A number Of the large cotton wood
on 4th street have been girdled, and
will be ready for wood this winter.
There are q number Of Solomon
men interested in the Publishers Oil
Co. Of Cherryvale. and are pleased
with the outlook OF good profits on
their investment
Mary Isline speet few days with
Mrs. M. q. Davis.
The mill is kept busy now grinding
feed, and they also furnish ground
feed for the 1000 chickens at the
storage plant.
D. F. Shirk Of Newton was a guest
at E. +. Kimmerly's Thursday.
Dan Toppin and wife are home from
St. Louis.
Postmaster Hopkins received word
Friday that his son in the employ Of
the Santa Fe R. R. company at Okla
homa City, had his foot mashed by 3
train, but amputationwas not thought
necessary.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
BROUGHT MONKS TO TERMS.
British Visited Largest Monastery
in the World at LhasAa and Se-
cured Food for Troops.

Lhassa, Thibet, Aug. 15.-The Brit
lsh mission is experiencing difficulty
in obtaining supplies and no attempt
has yet been made to start negotia-
tions. One thousand troops with four
guns marched to the Daipung monas-
terry, mile distant, containing 1000
monks and probably the largest mon
astery in the world. A small party
was sent ahead with letter asking
the abbot for supplies and offering
to pay literally for them, but notifying
the abbot that If the supplies were re-
fused they would be taken by force.
Crowds of monks collected at the en-
trance to the monastery. They de-
clined to take the letter and threw
stones at the party, which then left
the letter In a prominent place and
returned to the main body. The monks
then took the letter and sent depu-
tation with white flag. This depu-
taUon, seeing the troops deployed and
the guns ready, promised to bring all
supplies possible. After some hours
delay the monks furnished 100 maunds
$1,000 pounds) of barley and -four.
With these the British had to be con-
tent
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
INDUSTRY.

On Tuesday, at the home Of the
bride, occurred the wedding of Miss
Alva Brown and Mr.. Henry Leffort'
Mr.. Geo. Suffers buried their baby
last Thursday.
The directors of school district No.
118 has contracted with Miss Neomi
Engle as teacher.
Harry HUFF is stopping in Industry
taking pictures until the D. Q. H. S.
commences.
The new rural route from Manches
r started Monday.
j. L. MCMILLAN is hauling wheat
this week.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
MOONLIGHT.

Farmers are busy Plowing.
Mr.. Boyce threshed for B. f. EDsl'
Monday.
Harry Huff Of Chapman called on
Harvey Brechbill Monday.
Rev. Cline preached his last sermon
before conference Sunday morning at
Walnut Grove.
W. G. Hershey Of Donegal spent
Sunday with friends here
Misses Viola and Bertha Baer ana
their cousin, Lester Baer, OF Kansas
City, spent Sunday evening at D. d.
Brechbill's.
Miss Mary Sheets visited with her
sister, Mrs. VIM. Lexo, Sunday.
Nathan Brechbill is staying at Geo.
McFerren's.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
ACME

Mr.. D. Smith has been threshin(
here.
Mrs. J. Wurtz visited with Mrs. @.
O. Frey Wednesday.
Miss Eva Starr met with painful
accident In which her shoulder blade
was injured.
Most Of our farmers are engaged In
"turning the earth"
Fred Dunn and sister Lena Of But
ler county are visiting with Jas. Sex
toms.
A. Engle and q number of his
friends drove to Elm Springs Sunday,
where they spent the time taking
Photographic.
Miss Josie Campbell has been hired
to teach the Pearl school.
Mrs. Baldwin Of Abilene visited
|
Mrs. j. Burke this week.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. Wurtz and Mr..
and. Mrs. G. Lenhart were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gish Sunday.
MIR. F. Tolbert is working for his
uncle, Marion Tolbert at Holland.
Lawrence Sexton is working for F.
Conant at Enterprise.
Miss Katherine Campbell is staying
in Abilene with Mrs. N. Z. Gish.
The Hindell school will have Miss
Florence Lynn for their teacher.
Mrs. David Gish OF Abilene spent
Sunday here.
A number Of our young folks at
tended campmeeting at A. McBoyle's
Sunday evening.
Alvin Sexton and wife visited here
Sunday.
On Monday about $50 p. m. occur.
red the death OF Pearl Musser, daugh.
ter of Jacob E. and Anna Musser.
Although almost IA years of age, the
departed one has never been able to
attend public school, due to heart
trouble which, after years Of suffer-
ing, ebbed her sweet life away.
Amid all her lingering sickness ana
smothered hopes, a sweet patience
and bright pathoS brought q charm
that will ever rest on the memory Of
all who knew her. Funeral services
were held Wednesday at Belle Springs,
Rev. J. N. Engle officiating.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
GARFIELD.

Mrs. c. G. Bear Of Eskridge, Kan
8 $, spent few days with friends
here last week.
Miss Lulu Low has been hired tc
teach the Pearl school.
Mrs. Rumold returned to her home
in Tampa sfter two weeks visit.
Cormack Bros. are threshing for
Mr.. Brightbill. They have new
machine and are doing fine work.
Mrs. B. Gish is visiting her daugh.
ter, Mrs. j. Musser.
Miss Florence Prendergast Of Abb
lene spent few days OF last week
with Mrs. Fink.
Mrs. A. jones went to Missouri to
visit her parents.
Mrs. G. W AspIey visited Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. Kaufman Saturday and Sun
day.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
UNION VALLEY.

A good soaking rain would be ap'
preciated In this vicinity.
Geo. W. Hill shelled and sold SVv
bushels Of corn last week.
Mrs. W. W. Day and son Clarence
Of Talmage were visitors in this VI
cinity Sundayi
Mr.. and Mrs. John Eisenhower
visited at Luther Stroll's Sunday.
Preaching services were well a.
tended at the school house.
Albert Fritz has rented the Enoch
johnson place and expects to move
there in about month.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
NEW BASEL,

Miss Matte Smith spent Sunday
with Miss Henrietta Kreps.
The picnic at Sprecher's grove wa'
well attended.
Miss Ora Hull spent few days
with Miss Barbara Baer.
Most Of the farmers have stopped
blowing, it being too dry
Shock threshing is about finished
Mrs. Funk and daughter Mabel OF
Abilene visited at Mr.. Shelters over
Sunday.
The young people gave party at
Rev. Denny's on Thursday evening.
Mr.. Ainsworth left Thursday for an
extended visit to Boston.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
smith Bolts to Dale.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. 15.-Oscar q
Smith, a member of the republican
state committee, delegate in the re-
cent republican national convention,
and member of the committee ap-
pointed by the convention to notify
President Roosevelt Of his nomination,
will not support E. W. Hoch, the re-
publican candidate for governor. More
than this, he declares that he will sup
port Judge David M. Dale, the demo-
cratic candidate.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
DONEGAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Engle spent Sat
utday and Sunday at Ramona.
Mrs. Amanda Phillips and family Of
Mcpherson, spent last week with her
sister, Mrs. J. G. Engle.
Mrs. j. Sheets is on the sick list.
Miss Emma Kaufman of Enterprise
is staying with her sister, Mrs. A. l..
Shank.
Misses Naomi and Anna Engle OF
Abilene spent few days in this vicin-
ity last week.
MIR. and Mrs. W. Scheufele visited
at r. MessiDgs Sunday.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
TEACHERS GETTING SETTLED.

Many Districts Have Engaged Teach
ers for the Year.
The following districts have hiret
the teachers named for the coming
school year:
Number
III. P. Perrill.
Union No. 1-Lillie Murphy, Alice Fry.
e-Alice Lesher.
Detroit-Minnie Issltt, Jessie Dunlop.
i6-Edward Calene
l9-Luann Murray.
aO-Maggie Miller
a-Roy Baer.
22-Rosa Stroud
H-Gertrude Greer.
S-Anna ooffenberger,
a-Miss Stone.
SS-Allce Dulohey,
H-Anna Page.
a8-Byron Talhelm.
bO-Mary Curry.
CO.,. 7. Demersserman.
66-Birdie Lemly.
6s-Mabel Pray
Manchester-Anna Dakin, Mary Hartzell
75-Leah Humble.
TIL. d. Wilson.
78-Laura Vasholtz.
Chapman-Glen O'Brien, Tessie Howe, Ev
Harris, Stella Murphy.
82-Mary Abberton.
S6-Margaret Dobbins.
&-Harriet Milley.
9s-Wm Campbell.
93-Agnes DeWolf,
94-J, ]. Merrilat
98-Nelie Purves.
1N-Grace Ward,
105-Blanche Hobble.
l08-Bessie Seaton
ll0-Eva Dunlop.
lA-Clara Williams
ll5-Miss Lucy Merrilat
96 d, & M.-Mary Stegeman.
Enterprise-P. Williams, A. d. Young.
elsie Lowry, Maude Kelley. Marie Dunlop,
Marie wilkins.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
Simon Stein Dead.

A telegram from John Stein, Las
Vegas, N. NJ, to G. A. Rogers this
afternoon said that Mr.. STEMS father,
Simon Stein, is dead. Funeral at
Solomon Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Stein
has been in Pennsylvania but the tele-
gram did not state the place Of his
death. He was for many years a
resident Of Solomon and Was county
commissioner for two terms.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
BUCKEYE.

Mrs. Noah Martin is visiting bel
mother, Mrs. j. W. Burkholder.
Mrs. E. Morton passed away at 9:SC
a. m. Thursday, of cancer. She has
suffered for the past six months. For
the last forty days she did not eat
anything and drank but little water.
In March they moved from Brown
county to their home six miles north
Of Abilene. She united with the
the Baptist church when II years old.
See leaves q husband and six sons to
mourn the loss Of Christian wife and
mother. Funeral services were held
at the house on Friday, Rev. Cain
officiating. Interment in the Abilene
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
For Sale or Rent.

A property consisting Of 7-room
house, acres with 81 in alfalfa; ITO
cherry and peach trees; good well
and cistern, chicken house and barn.
II not sold in short time will rent.
Price fifteen hundred. Will give
time on part. Located one mile
north OF court house and one.half
mile east. IN FRED SoMMERs.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
HODGE BROS.
Notice to Threshers.

All persons are warned not to cross
any bridges OF Newbern township
with traction or threshing engines
without thoroughly planking the
same as required by law. Violstors
Of this order will be promptly prose-
cuted. By order Of township board.
aga John REEVES, Trustee.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18

Wheeling, W. Va, Aug. 15.-Un-
known persons attempted to kill Su-
perintendent F. N. Horcbler, Of the
Austen Coal & Coke company, and his
family BY blowing up the residence at
Austen with dynamite. The explosive
tore . large hole through the floor and
dug a hole in the ground several feet
below. The family all escaped serious
injury.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
Greater Wallace Coming.

In the field Of great shows is aud
has been for many seasons the Grea,
Wallace Shows which have never
found it necessary to join hands with
any other circus combination, or
enter into any trust arrangement in
any respect. B. E. Wallace, founder,
owner and manager Of the truly great
circus, ever kept faith with his pat
rons and they umbcr many thousands
throughout the United States. When
the side Of barn is covered with a
Wallace poster, it means that every
farmer that sees it or hears Of it, will
be on hand when Il Q big show is to
appear, though he has to drive many
miles, and get up mighty early to
make it. Wallace's Shows come to
Abilene Wednesday, August "a.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18
Local Markets.


Prices for creamery butter At points
named for week ending today. Dickinson
county price ~ cents less than New YORK
* cent? LEES than OhieagoI
KANSAS oTIY-Fancy separator iSeh, d,iry
fancy i2yc.
cH1oLoo-orsamsry 70 Q i7ei dairy i2 o
Abilene weekly reflector., 1904-08-18

Wanted, to. trade, good piano,
slightly used, for driving team. Must
weigh 22OO pounds or over.
t&c ABILENE Music Co.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-10
INVENTION OF BEEFSTEAK.
That Sncri+ire to Jupiter Was
Excellent for MOrtaIs

Beefsteak, like most other good
things, was discovered entirely by acct
dent. 1t appears that Lucius Plaucus, a
Roman of rank, was ordered by the EN-
peror Trajan for some offense to act as
one of the mental sacrificers to Jupiter;
he listed, but was at length dragged
t. altar. There, says the New York
Here the fragments of the victim
were la,l upon the fire and the unfor-
tunate senator was forcibly compelled to
turn them. In the process of roasting
one of the slices fell off the Goals and
was caught by Plaucus in its fall. 1t
burned his fingers and he instinctively
thrust them into his mouth. In that mo-
ment he had made the grand discovery
that the taste of a slice, thus carbona-
doed, was infinitely beyond all the sod
den cookery of Rome. A new expedi-
ut to save his dignity was suggested at
same time. and he at once evinced
IS obedience to the emperor by seem
ing to go through the sacrifices with
due regularity and his scorn of the en-
ployment by turning the whole cere-
mony into matter of appetite. He
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-10
HARVESTING THE WALNUTS.
Public schools in California Are
Closed when the Time for Lay
ing IN the Crop Arrives.

The culture of the English walnut has
become an important industry in Cali
fornia of late years. The first walnut
orchard in the state was planted with
seed from the Los Angeles mission gar
denss where the padres had started a
few trees with nuts brought with them
from Spain. The undertaking was a sue
cess from the first, states a California
exchange, and the acreage of walnuts
has steadily ENTHUSIASTICALLY at first,
but now with rapid strides. The walnut
trees early age of bearing, its long
life and the steady demand for its prod
uct tend to make the enterprise deserv-
eddy popular. Already it is superseding
the orange in favor among fruit grow
ers.
The walnut tree begins to bear when
six or seven years old, and nothing is
known definitely of its age limit of bear
ing. Fabulous stories are told of trees
in Spain one or two centuries old, bear
ing enormous crops. The oldest trees
in California are still bearing, but deduc-
lions from the short history already
made show that the tree is in its prime
from its twenty-fifth to its thirtieth
year. Fifteen hundred pounds of nuts
to the acre is good average yield, max
ing Is pounds the average weight from
one tree.
The harvest time begins about the
middle of September and lasts nearly six
weeks. The nuts begin TO fall with the
leaves. and the perfect cultivation I'M
der the trees leaves TO chance for them
CLOSE themselves among clods or weeds.
The brown, dead leaves alone hide the
nuts. Under normal conditions they
drop free from the outer husk or hull,
through its irregular bursting, and get
ting the nuts picked up is a simple mat
ter. Sometimes the trees are we'll ir-
rigated just before harvest time to in
sure the clean dropping of the nuts.
Boys and girls. men and women, Japa-
nese and Chinese, are all pressed into
service. and on hand and knees the great
orchards are gone over, not once, but
several times on account of the irregular
ripening of the nuts. The trees are oc-
casionally shaken during the season to
loosen the nuts, and before the last
cleaning they are pooled" to start the
very tardy ones. This is done by long,
coarse, bamboo poles, whose light
weight makes them easily handled.
In certain rural districts the public
schools close regularly for walnut
vacation" The help of the children is
needed, and the children are not loath
to replenish their diminished purses
Pals, cans and gunnysacks are scat
tered among the pickers. and when the
bags are full they are carried to the dry
ing ground, where they are spread on
slat trays to dry.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-10
THE WEATHER IN JANUARY.
Mean Mid-Wfnter Temperature In
Washington for the Past 3:s
Years Was 33 Degrees.

The weather bureau has issued bull
letin showing the weather conditions
during the month of January for the
past 80 years. The mean normal tenn
perature for the month during that pc
Rod was 80 degrees. The warmest jan
uary was in 1890, when the temperature
averaged A degrees, and the coolest was
in 1893, when the temperature averaged
Is degrees. The highest temperature
ever recorded in Washington, d. c., dur
ing January was rs degrees, which was
reached by the thermometer January II.
1890. The coolest was January /, 1881.
when the thermometer registered IA de-
grees below zero. The average precip-
itation for the month during the SO years
was $50 inches. The greatest monthly
precipitation was in 1882, when 7O9
inches of rain were registered, while in
1872, the smallest record was made
when but 0.23 inches were registered
The greatest snowfall was on January
%, 1901, when inches fell during the 24
hours. The average number of clear
days during the month for the SO years
has been 8; the average partly cloudy
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-10

swallowed every slice, deluded Trajan.
defrauded Jupiter, and invented the
eefsteak! A discovery of this magni-
tude could not long be concealed; the
sacrifices began to disappear with a
rapidity and satisfaction to the parties
100 extraordinary to be unnoticed. The
priests of Jupiter adopted the practice
with delight. and the king Of Olympus
must have been soon starved if he de-
pended on any share of the good things
of Rome
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-10
Sailors Exploit.

Exploits in navigation by small boat
are extending to eastern Europe. Simon
Strabrovsky, a hardy Russian fisher
man of Odessa. has just accomplished
the feat of navigating alone in a small
sailing boat from that port across the
Black sea to Constantinople and back.
putting in at Constanza and Salina on
the return voyage. One popularity of
the adventure is that Strabrovsky navi-
gated without compass, declaring that
the stars were enough. He received a
sum of G2O0 for his exploit
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-10

Among the most picturesque OF
tradespeople in the east are the tur-
quois merchants of Egypt. Scores of
these quaint old characters are to be
found at Cairo The stock of single
merchant is frequently of great value,
yet he is content to display 1t much
the same as an Italian in an American
city displays his fruit. The stones are
laid out in little piles and parcels on
little stand, which may be carried
from place to place.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-10

A well-known naturalist tells Of an in
sect in Nicaragua so completely dis
guised as a leaf that a whole host Of the
ants who prey upon it actually ran across
it without recognizing it as their foot.
Mr.. Sclater noted in South America an
other irsect-one of the Membraeidae-
which not only mimicked the leaf-cut-
ting ant for its own protection, out, like
it's model, carried in its jaws a fragment
OF leaf about the size of sixpence.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-10

days 10, and the average cloudy days IL.
The wind has had a general velocity OF
'6.8 miles an hour during the month for
the time recorded and the general direc-
ton has been northwest January 30.
1894, the greatest velocity was obtained
-46 miles per hour, in a northwesterly
direction.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-10
ALGERNoN sMITHeRs.

Algie Smithers came accounting
Came ACQUIRING Kitty Gray;
Ti@ Smithers. SLOW and steady,
ACQUIRING many a day.
she used to wonder
Algie's last intent
: of her devices
.ne learn what Algie meant
a word Of marriage said he,
Iever tried TO holg her hand;
And EssE she made her coy advances,
Didn't seem to understand.
StilI he kept accounting Kitty
In his own peculiar style;
Had fit if Kitty ever
Gave another man a smile
Once he took her on the river
And somewhere along its banks
Caught turtle which he gave her
She received the same with thanks.
Home she took the turtle with her,
And she named it Algie-Oh.
How her friends all laughed with Kitty
And at Algie, don't you know
Aigie listened 20 the laughing
Listened long before he spoke;
Then he asked them. quite indignant:
Say! | say now, what's the joker"
William j. hampton. in N Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-10

The English tailors have the credit
of being the first to offer organized re-
sistence to industrial oppression, AMI
hence were the pioneers of modern
trade unionism. AS early as 1921, in
the days of the handicrafts, there was
a union of tailors in London number
ing $1,000, and they went on strike foI
better conditions of employment, not
withstanding the acts of parliament
that outlawed such combinations, made
strikes a criminal act and limited
wages by law.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-10
General who Never Lost Gun.

Il asked Wellington" wrote Lord
Ellesmere, whether he had ever made
any rough computation of the number
of guns he had taken in war" No"
he said. but | should guess somewhere
about 5000. | took prodigious guam
tity at Oporto and the whole French bat
tering train at Ciudad Rodrigo, and at
they had in the field. What, however,
Is more extraordinary never lost one
in my life
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-10
Behind the Veil.

j. D. Rees, lecturer on Persia, says
that the wells worn by Persian ladies
are more Of privilege than punish
ment. Screened behind it woman may
walk wherever she pleases, and even her
own husband dares not question her
movements. Doubtless many Persian
ladies make the most of their opportu-
mites
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-10
Treatment of Consumptives.

tuberculosis may be fought by wise
methods and by foolish ones To the
latter class belongs the plan which
the Australian colony of Victoria is said
to have adopted. 1t is proposed to iso-
late consumptives. whether they like it
or not. and send them to quarantine
station. Educating them in regard to
the proper precautions of avoiding the
spread of infection would be far more
senSible.-N. Y. Tribune