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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1904-11-18
ssranifmrnb / GAMBIA.

Tranifmnnb / Ganaba. STA @in=
nipeg ne06eles, at ct 1tort franlf Ben'
gelpnbifot ogter at bobe to @l1norcoe
Mftllioner TrancS paa llopifling uf
Mgerbrug, Nfineorift, Sernboneon1eg
'og 8robpgntng 1amt MnIng al &ana'
Ter % Srrigafion / Wtanibbu og 6e
uorope1Qige Eerritorier. @n Sngentsr
iru Ber6ens 1terite @ontroftbrfir1na,
Sipier, 2ilgp & 60. / Baris, bar un'
berftgt ;BprboI6ene / Gonaba % fin
Ger benz faa gunltige for Mnbringelit
|uf 0en 1penn9bt1e 11bpre &apttal, al
bam1 bur tilroobet at beypabe Sore
&egetlfn.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1904-11-18
9ampifibsfriaen pao Mt!onterba-

9ampifibsfrieen pao s(t!onterba-
bet, lom bele Sommeren ig;ennem
bor gitet 9[nle6ning til obnorlnt lope
Hos1agerpriier for Smnigro1rter fra
@propa, ct nu opbgrt 9lariagen bar,
at Gunarb 2inien gjor0e ct Sn0bug
i set lngarnlfe Serritorir>n1 poo
Srobs al en- Sberensfomlt; @en bleb'
berfor lat no al SEN trans=otlol1tIlfe
|1olnpifi5sosiociotion, ser neofatte,
observation-disclosures for at tl1lle
Gunoro. siblte l1ge blep Ser in1i0<
lertio inogooet ct 6orlig,og ira Sdr=
bags er &osiogerpriierne lat op til
cen ti6ligere 9pj0e.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1904-11-18

Il. g. sSlaaSc. Sen Yeterol<@c-
nitsfirn, Ser 5ar unber Sberbejelle De
Turegelier, ion, &rigsfloa6en bebeber;
bur'sibet BEN &&uppurt, at Ser ttltnpn>
ges tire @u11apHHtbe, feu &rD6iere til
9prI6ertje11eite,fds Surpeboiagere %
,fdfs Torpeoobonoe fuust to &ultrans>
:@urffartbjer ta GTdbrebrug; 6enne
M,nfaffel1e bill fofte ober Al 1tillto'
'ner Dollars, Denne Tor6gelfe bil
'gipe Tlaaben nj fbrfe &losies &onp'
ffibe 1ne6 10000 Sons Replacement
Ibber. aonais1tonen onilaar bbert
'uf 6e npe &onp1fibe til Denbe6
;$S, 100000, 1aa Der onbefales $24,'
1000, 900 for npe &nnpffibe.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1904-11-18
Qrs Mpcrtisjementet ON set lnl,f-

Cos Mpcrtisitmentet ON 6et inu1f-
fe 2on6, hi far tilialgs beo Meille
9ocs seen. Sg las set lite blibe
n1eo 2esningen men fom i116 og ie os
o,n set. Set er pirfclig en- ijnloen
slnle0ning.
Sobnien & 60,
46 Union 8locf.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1904-11-18

1t. g. &pitforiuar. General 9gtc>
&en5ie, 9lrmeens SSSrgeriprforpS
@bef, bar en- SperIigt oper Set s(r='
bei6e, ser lioite 6iifalaar er l,orettet:
af bons @orps paapeget, at &olpoele1t
af 6et planlagte Mrbei6e for Sefplt~
Foriporet MI er ful6f6rt. Sen tontz
plette Hlan meof6rer Mnbringelle al
1854 @tfr. fpert @fpts, 1896 bl1rttg'
lfpbenoe @ononer og 524 Morterer.
Ser er mi truffet Soranltdltninger'
for Mnbringelie af benbol@spis 334,
587 og 376 @tfr. uf bette Sfgas
Ylonerne meof6rer forSSngeniprarbel~
oct alene ct l16leg. al % @illioner
Dollars. Sc btgtie1te 5pforipars=
berfer er peo Sn6lebet til Seem 9orf~
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1904-11-18
&aemefonb. Sra NeFp' Sort

&a9nefonb. Sra Netn' g)ort
] me66eles, at BET 6entofrotiife &am<
pagnefon0 / 6enne &an1pagne omfets
te6e iffe minore er6 11z Wdllion 9ol-
Lars, oeri iffe me6regnet $130>0W.
1om 8icepre1ioent= =&an6i6at> @erry
F@. 9obis, ffp6 til. S @etragtning
af bette ltore Son6 er Demofraternes.
ge6erlag laa meget 1t6rre og fdlelige-,
re. S 1892, 6a @rober @lepelan6'
Ieire6e, bob6e Dernofroterne ct &an1-
pagnefon6 poa 81 100000. &bor
ltore Mi6ler @epubIifanernes @aIg-
fomit6 bar babt at raa6e ODER er lite
opgtpet, men Set bi6es, at efter at
bele &egnifabet bar opgiort efter Bal-
get> oar ser 100000 @asien, iom
oltiaa gaa ober til neiten &an1=
pagne.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1904-11-18

Sil Granb &ie,u College, SEN 0an=
tie &irfes sfoIe / 0es Moines, SSa.,
ct iuomel6t oper 100 @leber til Sfo=
lens @interfurl11s.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1904-11-18
Gu umcrifanif=6anif 8pa, Gi on

Gn umerifamif=oanif 8ps. &i ont
talte flor / 0enne 9fubrif en- Ypg,
r5foben bnbner", iom en- ung 0onif
Torf., s. .: @3olbecb, al 1en befjeno=
tie 1iterure Weolbecb=T bab6e
lfrepet. g3u far ban otter uogipet en-
amerifun1f= =6anff 8og ~0per Sapet"
1om e forlagt af @ploenoals 8ogban=
6e1, og 1om faar - og fortia1er =
en- ro1e,i6e Omtole Hresfen. @ogeu
er fii1egnet Mtnbet ON Borfutterens
afbtbe Ben, &re5ten Srssertf 8.
@ruDtbi9, oa set er 1ien1sr1iat, at
benne Mano og1ua bor fuust Mobel
for ben ipntpotbeti1h Erpiieififfaie,
Der / 6ortelIingen meb 1ua megen
8urme og Snteres7e urottuger ber
'1ibpu1bre6e unge bar7fe Sf1ibent,falp
fplgtfig ct til Dels pnt6iEet BiEe6e1
at 1pfbe Sorfottereu. Selo SneDol'
'bet er fortelig fp1genbe.::
9en 6anfe. 5tuoent Trtts SSg er
Blebet trnt og feb al &ummerBrrre'
biennnet / @isbe11bubn. Set bn iffe
gou me6 ssuruen, og puu Su0erens
Nupn 6tl ban lite uIbue Jig frem, Gao
brDber ban obertpprt 'pg guur til
I'@gnene omfring mfisliS1tppi. - Sor.
futteren er oabes1burt 1nTit futtroIie
mes Dtsie ip6Iige Eerrtturier. Der
lille Du1ife &olonis Trnit mdbtasa,
Dum ne6 &enIigbeb, rnen Ser 'Diiel
| fig inurt en- betpbe1g BorIfiel mtllen
'beres Spfottelle of 2unbSmwnmneS
9filling pg Muul oct qtDe Siem
E&rGften bill bolbe sen bir1nlige @ul
tur og Set bienlige 5prog bebfige
me. GrttS &6g lerer efterbuanbea
| at tette ct en- baobe bnn1fefig og t6iol
1om 0pgope. Otter ct @Ipgtle6 'el
Ter to bill sen 11pe @erbens Dbernog1
'arrigebel giere fig gietoenbe. Der e'
1narere en- Tunfe / at erbberbe fig
Dpefigbe6 beru6e / Sc 5tore Sorbdli
og 1aa benbe filbage for at tafSre Sc.
gu1n1e 6a6relnr1 fin Ssnbfigt oe
&anblefraft. Torfatteren bishatere,
bette Sptrgsmaal paa Ell irteresfan1
sDeaabe. @an ele6er fig ober bber1
8eois for, at og5aa Dunite bar til
fsrt Anrerito faa 1neget goot % fipn1
- (. @fs. / De bii6e1t6e &unfter =
met fetp fbfer ban Jig operbebiit ONT
at floor ftor 6pmtpatbt ban END noe
rer for fin Ben Preftens glrbejbe, e1
Bette frugtesIe5t / 6et 1onge Sob.
Selbe @fil6ringen of 6rits @pg:
MrbelOSnar ct ltbi1g og 1Pngslenoe
Set fal6er lite Ben fibbenbnbnife Stu
bent let at gribe til 9fien og erner'
fiig be6 fine @en6ers @roft. .Men 0el
er @eliignelie beri, og bele 6ortpl
lingen er operbobe6et en- 2oblang t
Mrbei6ets 9gre. Srits Sbg prgbe1
a6ifilliet. 9e6 fortelles bl. a. NOR
io11tt ON, bborle6es ban, 1tgttet a
politiife Met1ingsfeller, en- fort Gii
finoer Mniattelie / set omerifanif'
Sernbane=Hoitbeien. Mett til ftol
bliper ban Ell 6Dgtig Sdmn1eropfjd
Der og Salgsagent for ct fort @bica
go- ssirma og gaor no af Sampler
'1pm en- Man6.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1904-11-18
Sra 9srniibent til 1tnipcriitetsfor:

itanber. gn 1tnapngipen Mano,
ser poa1toor at bope lin sutboritet
fra 6e paoli6elig1te &iloer, bar meo>
|6elt;; at Asrelioent 9aooiepelt efter 4.
0forts 1909, bo bo1s @n1be0stermin
|uolgber, ,bil obertoge &olte11 JONI &rp<
ii6ent for @orpor6 l1niperlitet. Com
tiDligere on1tolt far &ooiepelt 1lotalt,
at ban nn0er i11gel1 Sml te11bigbe6er
pil6e mobtoge @alg for 3. Sermin
1om Bre1ibent.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1904-11-18

Statsn1tntiter @ap pil ifglge en-
2er0ogs offenliggiort llotalelle al
Brelibert 9}ooiebelt pebblibe at be,
fl96e BET famine @n1be6e l1n0er Ere-
ii6entens Germin, iom begpn6er 4.
Morts 1905. Sn1 an6re muftge Gor=
an6ringer &abinettet bar Br9lioens
ten life en61u u6talt Jig.
8alb,uins 2nftifib, california
Mrrotp" me6 bpilfet ser er foretaget
flere bel6ige Spitigninger | ct.
2ouis, er ,tu blebet fi9rnet fra n61ttl'
ltngsgrun6en poa @runb of en l1e'
niebe6, Ser opito6 melle1n Spfin6e'
rem og 8eitpreren af 2uftifibs< <@foe'
Iingen. Set fonlmer altiaa life til
at 6eltoge @onfurrencen,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
THE BOND DEAL
Senator Stewart Points
to Obscure Details.
Wants to Know Who Made the Thirty
Millions Profit 80 Morgan and Bel
mont Failed to Explain
the Matter.
(WaShington POSt.)

To the Editor: The labored defense
by Mr.. Cleveland of his bond deal in
his last administration, a synopsis of
which appears in The Post, is food for
reflection. 1t reminds one of the eX-
Ordium of a celebrated African divine
who, after having labored for hours
in an excited harrangue to make his
audience good, said: mo, brethren
and sistern, | trust that | have made
this whole subject clear, lucid and
ambiguous.
1t is perfectly clear that 430 United
States bonds, both before, at the time,
and ever since, have sold in the mar
ket for more than l per cent pre-
MUM for every year they had to run
before maturity. 1t is equally clear
that President Cleveland sold $62. .00O.-
600 of these same bonds for 4.50 pre-
MUM when the market price was 80
per cent. premium, and that he also
sold 500, 900 more at II per cent.
premium when the market price con-
tinued 80 per cent. premium for such
bonds. 1t is also perfectly clear that
within a year from the issue of these
bonds they sold in the market at 20
per cent. premium. So far the whole
subject is clear. The lucid part of
the transaction is that somebody, not
the government, made about thirty
millions out of the deal. The ambi-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08

guouS part of the whole subject is.
among whom was the thirty millions
profit divided? Mr.. Cleveland's ex-
planation throws no light upon this
ambiguity, but it reveals a want of
discretion on his part which is about
as audacious us the effort of the bo-
vine to buck the engine off the track
L witnessed the examination by a
| subcommittee of the Senate Commit
tee on Finance of Pierpont Morgan
and August Belmont The discretion
OF these gentlemen in refusing to in
| form the committee who were inter
eSted in the deal, or among whom the
| sWaS was divided, was both wise and
prudent. After the refusal the COM
mlttee gave up the job as hopeless and
fefralned from reporting to the SEN
| ate the fact that the reticence and
prudence of the gentlemen above
named had silenced all inquiry. Whv
Mr.. ClevelandI should at this late day
break that commendable silence can
only be accounted for on the SupDOsi-
tion that he believes the generation
which was living at the time of his
great bond exploit has passed awav
and that new generation will accent
ms account of the transactions how
ever ambiguous or inconsistent it NAV
be. j will not intimate that he has q
guilty conscience by suggesting that a
guilty conscience needs no accuser,"
put beg to suggest that it is a little
remarkable that a person who has
peen twice President of the United
States should be his own accuser bv
attempting to explain a transaction
about which such persons as the Nor
gans and the Belmonts deem If mn
| dent to keep mum.
WILLIAM M. STEWART
Cniteo States Senate, May 5, 1904.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
A GREAT LAWYER
No Higher Legal Author
ity in North Carolina
The Late NJ. V. Lanier Never Allowed
His Conscience to Become Scar
ed --- A Model For Law
yers.

Reference has already been made
in these columns to the late Hon. M.
V. Lanier, the father of the Oxford
bar, who died last week. He was re-
garded by the bar as one of the ablest
lawyers the State has produced He
was a devout Christian, q noble man,
yers. In the last issue of the Hender-
son Gold Leap, Mr.. T. T. Hicks, of
Henderson, who had known Mr.. Lam
ier many years, contributes q very in
teresting sketch of him, with some
Incidents that illustrate his character
and ability. 1t is so good we give
room to it below
Mr.. Hicks Sketch.
/ have been a student and practi-
TONER of the law for twenty-five years.
During that time l have associated
much with lawyers and judges. Mr..
NJ. V. Lanier, of Oxford, was the
greatest lawyer l ever knew, and the
greatest one | ever expect to know. He
was not a great success as a jury law
yer. He never tried to express him
self in flowery or eloquent language
but when he discussed the law, law
yers and judges listened with interest
and his reasoning was generally unan-
sWerable. His mind comprehended
every principle applicable to a propo-
sition. He could see all through and
around a case. Judge Merrimon, Col.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08

Fuller, Mr.. Bachelor, w. II. Young.
Col. Edwards, Mr.. Hays and Col Ha-
grove were mighty men at the bar in
their time; but generally "old man
Mark Lanier" would knock them out
on some point of law they hadn't
thought of.
An old lady in the neighborhood
where l was raised had a case. Mr.
Lanier was against her. She lost it
of course. Soon after, she was talk
ing to a lady friend telling her how
wrong the decision was, when lady
No. 2 said: "Mr. c., if Mark Lanier
were to tell me L had to move out of
my house and home I'd go without
question:
I can see him now, and the picture
will ever remain with me- as he stood
before the Judge with his right hand
raised, fore finger pointed about half
bent, his thumb against the end of his
middle finger and his right foot on the
bottom round of a chair Sometimes
he would change the position of his
hand, and the middle finger nail of
his right hand would be gouging un-
der the middle finger nail of his left
hand; but the words that would pro-
ceed out of his mouth his opponents
would not be able ''to gainsay or re-
sist." The Judge could not see the
case in any other light. He once told
me never to allow myself to think
about the law after going to bed, say
ing it had kept him awake many
night.
| heard Judge j. j. Davis tell
good Joke on himself in 1881. He said
he and Mr.. Lanier had appeared to-
gether-and Mr.. Lanier couldn't or
wouldn't go before the Supreme Court
to argue the case but sent him, DAVIS,
to do so. When he next saw Mr.. Davis
he asked him how he came out on the
argument and what Smith, afterwards
Chief Justice relied on. Judge Da-
Wis said he told him he, Davis, had re-
lied on such and such a case and that
Smith couldn't answer it, when Mr.
Lanjer laughed and said: 'Didn
Smith know that case had been once
overrulcd by the Supreme Court OF the
United States?
heard a lawyer say once that mr..
Lanier hadn't bought any law BOOKS
since the war. but | consulted him
MANY q time and his briefs brought
out IF The treasure house of the law
"tbinas new and old He sometimes
would saw: Nov, Hicks, that's my
view of the law, but 1 can't tell what
tha court will hold" It's a standing
iolSe IN the profession that he was
once celebrating some elementary e,y
principle, before the supreme oouIl' .,.I
when the Chief Justice sald: Mr.
Lanier YOU might take 1t FOR granted
thai tho court knows some law
'sYes" said Mr.. Lanier, May II please
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
Southern Type of Religion.
PrOf. Few at ChapIotto

ne same disregard of actual facts
ana the same aloofness from the prcs-
ent have produced a tvpe of reIinio,,
somewhat different from the nraVaiI.
ing type now found elsewhere among
men OF English blood-a religion
that is emotional, given to profession
and sometimes forward in it's relation
OF outworn forms, rather than CON
servative of the simple, essential
spirit of Christianity. From this kind
of conservatism has come insistenca
upon regularity of experience and nro1
fession and upon an indefinable ana
often meaningless orthodoxy. Mar
would then be more certainly iudeed
not by what they profess to be and
believe, but by the amount of Chris
tan service they give and by the
spirit in which they give it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
MEMORIAL DAY ODE.

The past Is dead, 10 nc live the past
In hearts through hicI the Southern blood
Leaps on its way an unamcd food.
For we who bear tin e Southern name
Look on the past and find shame
Attached to the eau Sc which, though lost
Was worth the life heod which il cost
And though the urifuI willows wave
With bitter tears feel,
We know the future will reveal,
That each martyrcd hero doth wear
crown of heavenly lauraI fair.
Each spot which he ard tic dying mOans
And which i'm death received the bones
Of those who freely gave their ALL
In answer to the Sou tlland's call;
No matter where tn ey may be found,
Such spots are sacre d, holy ground.
The heroes who siee p meath the
Rest i'm sweet peace, their souls are Gods,
Until the Judgment trump be blown,
And wrong forever ) o'ertbrown:
Then they will rise up all
To answer to the Last Roll Call.
IL. ROOD Mibrook, n. c., May !, 19t
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
EARLY SPRING AT FUQUAY.
Visitor This Year VIII Find Many
improvements.

Especial to The News and Observer
Fuquay Springs, n. c., May Flu
quay Springs is growing to be a very
beautiful spot, and looking it's love-
liest with the soft May sunlight shin
ing on the fresh green leaves and
grass. The dogWOod aZaleas, lilies
and violetS and countless other wild
flowers are adding their mites to the
sum of beauty. 1t is something note
worthy that the beautiful large white
blossoms of the dogwood are usually
seen relieved against the dark green
background of the pines, while at
their feet rise the varied pinks of the
aZalea. Nature shows rare skill in
her landscape gardening, and we may
we'll go to her for advice. She rarely
fails to produce beauty or picturesque
effect This is seen on every side at
Fuquay since underbush and dead
wood have been cleared away.
Visitors to the springs will see many
improvements. Some handsome new
houses have been built since last fall
old ones have been nicely painted
and other houses and stores are in
course of erection. Many lots are
being improved and will be built upon
in the autumn. There is a fad for
enclosing every home by a high fence
that is not the greatest establishment
TO I0e LOND, ana cIS no CciIIle are al
lowed to roam, it seems at first rather
useless. But the residents suffer
much from the careleSsneSs of excur-
sionistS who seem to regard the whole
town as a free public picnic ground.
They frequently enter houses without
the formality of ringing or knocking,
wander from room to room satisfying
idle curiosity or making toilet in
chamber without a by-your-leave or a
thank-you. SO some visible sign of
private occupation is forced upon the
residents,-who are really the most
Hospitality inclined lot who naturally
like to choose their guests.
The cafe is being finished and
very attractive parlor is being added,
which will make it a more comfort
able place for transients. New apart
ments for the accommodation of regu-
lar boarders are being built in the
shade of the grove surrounding the
spring. These are built on an ori-
ginal plan that promises much cool
ness and comfort in hot weather.
Other improvements are contemplated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
Parker's Party Record.

Judge Parker's Democracy can
not be successfully impugned. 1t
cannot oe even doubted. Judge Park
er recognizes that the Democratic
party is greater than any one man.
He believes that the party founded
by Jefferson rests upon certain eternal
verities in government and that the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08

Messrs. J. A. and w. w. Mills, of
Raleigh and Mr.. Fl. l.. Finlayson, of
Goldsboro, were in the city yesterday
and visited the railroad shops and Of
fees. 1t will be remembered these
gentlemen sought to lease the rail
road some time ago.
The Washington times., 1904-01-13

where things have changed but little
among the masses from century 90
century, there are doubtless thousands
of human beings of Betowski's general
nature and characteristics. In the
army he might have made a good sol
der. With some sort of training he
might have made fairly good work
man. But he was thrown out into the
world, to run with 'de gang" and the
result IS what we call a degenerate,
but what is really an undeveloped
specimen of humanity formed by
wrong influences.
Two things may be learned from
the career Of this man. One is, that
deeds which may be thrilling in fiction
are horrible in fact. The other is.
that when we find people of the if
teenth century wandering around this
country, we should catch the children
young and bring them up to date.
The Washington times., 1904-01-13

Kentucky at the time of the war of
secession. An argument based on
half the statistics is a dangerous one
to make. because it can be easily con-
tested. 1t might be said, moreover,
that the North was far from being SC
directly interested in the war as tfs
South, since the South fought for
principle and against invasion, and
the North for a principle and for It's
own interests. As to the charge that
troops from Canada and foreign
countries were numerous enough to be
Of material assistance to the Federal
army, that is not strictly true, either.
There were regiments of soldiers of
foreign birth, but they were mostly
men who had become Americans b.
adoption, and whose children and
grandchildren are now citizens. They
were far from being, like the Hessians
of the Revolution, mere hired mercen-
aries.
The Washington times., 1904-01-13
THE
PERSONAL
SIDE
VERSATILE EMPLoYE.

Arctic explorer, war correspondent.
United States consul These are the
different lines OF activity IA which James
w. Davidson. United States consul at
Tamsui. Formosa. has been engaged
within the last twelve years.
Mr.. Davidson was with Pearv in the
Far North. Upon his return to the
United States he abandoned newspaper
work in New York city 70 go 10 the Far
East as a correspondent for a No spaper
syndicate during the wal between China
and Japan He was SO .leased with the
Orient that when the war was over he
accepted a place in the UI.ited States
foreign service. and has been IN For
n-osa since that tire
Under commission from the State De-
partment to make a study OF commercial
conditions In Manchuria, Mr.. Davidson
has Travelled more than 7.00e miles in
that country within the last two months.
and is now In Washington reporting to
the State Department on tie CONNER
ciaI future Of Manchuria- While in Man
churia Azr. Davidson was the guest Of
the Russian government and Travelled in
a special car furnished him by Russian
officials.
sir. Davidson cores naturally by his
love for adventure and travel He is a
nephew Of the late Major James 3
Pond. who Travelled around the world
many times in search of celebrities and
was the prince OF lecture managers
The Washington times., 1904-01-13
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Solutions Said to Render Infamma BILE
Material Safe.

1t would be well for people in gen
eral to experiment carefully with the
various chemical solutions intended t.
render inflammable material fireproof.
1ungstate of soda was freely men,
toned as one of these, Just after the
Chicago catastrophe. 1t is also said
that phosphate of ammonia is quite as
good and somewhat cheaper, and that
ammonia and water thrown on a fire is
much more effective than ammonia
alone.
These things are worth knowing
and. what Is more, worth experiment
and test. There are plenty of places
In the average household which would
be the better for a drenching with
chemicals which would prevent fire.
Parlor theatricals and Christmas
tree tableaux are fruitful sources of
confagation. If pains were taken to
render fiimsy costumes freproof the
risk of disaster and death would be
much lessened
Incredibly careless as Americans
are about preventing fire, it is remark
able that we have not more disastrous
fires in tenements. apartment houses,
end private dwellings. Matches are
left about carelessly, open fires are
left without tending, quantities of
gasolene and other infammable
LIQUIDS are kept where they should not
be, and candles and lamps are set
where dTaperies may catch the flame.
The desire for beauty which Is latent
IN most Americans deeply latent
sometimes, it is true leads them too
often TO sacrifice safety to appear
snces, and substitute frivolities for
solid safety. We have not, as a ma
ton, quite outgrown the age of decal-
oomania and gilded bulrushes, imita-
ton lace curtains, and spatter-work
Oak furniture may eounteract this IN
time-imsgine a "picture-throw" in
the same room with a Mission chair
but it will take time. Solidity and
beauty viii, however, eventually ar
rive.