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The Meeker herald., 1904-12-24
French G)ipes
and Mothers

In order to understand and to appre-
ciate the Frenchwoman's role where her
husband and children are concerned one
tact with the middle classes and the ag.
riculturaI workers. These two represent
the bulk Of the population. and 1t Is not
sent the wealth of the country, this Is
not SO much due to Frances wonderful
ro one as v, tb s ,amiiY and nreyen, Il from
How different Is the role of the Anglo
She invariably is a good wife. an excel
lent mother. and. nine times out of ten.
OF. saving disposition. But there her
husbands affairs: she only knows what
I've tells her. and II her lord and master
runs OF the rails and ruins himself by
home to her, after the mischief is done.
The Frenchwoman, on the other hand.
in bsr Ss
partner, not only In the house but in
business; and, with the key Of the cash
out Without eI pof It passes sec. rst THOUGH her
fingers A young girl of eighteen or nine
teen the moment she marries seems to
understand by Intuition the duties In
volved upon her. and she becomes q
small domestic tyrant- Hers. howeyer Is
a delightful tyranny: before which her
knows intuitlveiy that this clever little
creature seated behind huge ledger Is
the surdIan angel Of the nouen sverx
thing. and woe to the husband 4 he
shows a tendency to fiirt with the. "Pari-
Mu.uel. or try his luck on the bourse:
And the result is that. thanks to the
wife. the husband, after few ycars,
toll. can retire from business and swell
the ranks OF the "rent'ers.' of whom
there are more in France than In any
other part Of the world.
In the country the woman holds. as
high a position as her sister In town.
fianances. and her husband knows from
experience that they could not he In
moro capable hands. The French farm
er is not more nor honest than his English I,
and take his chance" Here. however.
he has to reckon with his wife. who
has a horror of owing money. and un-
she viii not allow it to, be ordered. This
curious fact was confirmed to me n
short time ago by the head of one of
the largest English agricultural nipple;
debts. in England among the farmers;
said he. but never In France: and this
Is exclusively due to the women
mfsjudged. Here I refer to the Paris
walking down the Champs Elysees. or In
children congregate, will Invariably find
IL group of smart Parisiennes working
and talking while their children play
around them. The .'nounan." or nurse.
long cloak. is rarely, II ever. allowed out
with the baby alone.
As the children grow up her duties be-
tend the colleges the mother often
works with her sons. A Frenchwoman
believes in early marriages for her sons
and tl i,, ;, and she makes as good
Frances keyzer In The King.
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when !. GirI !. Enx.sed.

The wise girl needs no advice ms to
how she shaii bear herself during the
period OF her engagement. There is no
danger that she will not take 1t serious
Iy. The risk In her case is that she will
be go much burdened down with her new
lighter and more pleasurable side of 1t.
That il not the happiest engagement
which is conducted to the refrain of the
think 1t is very charming. for while.
to see his fiancee take almost a religious
view of the new relationship; but IT will
every-dayness that takes fun as well as
solemnity into account.
Fewer girls Of TIL, type; however. are
as jokes even those that lead to mar
riage. Their point of view Is determined
sometimes by their associates and some
which they have been reared. In certain
sections 1t used to be the custom not
to announce an engagement until very
were out. Under those circumstance a
girl seemed to take keen pleasure in
conceaiing her new relationship from
those about her. l have known of girls
who would not hesitate TO deny point
blank the fact of their betrothal. even
within a few weeks of their marriage.
once heard girl say: .All my fun
were announced. l shall have to live
with one man for the rest Of my natural
life. and / mean to fly about a little be-
fore ! settle down with him" .,,.
sort of thing unreservedly were II not
that those same fiirtatious girl. often
become the most devoted wives and
mothers. and never bestow look or
a thought upon other men after marriage.
But. although there are instances of this
kind. 1t is decidedly unsafe rule to
unfair to all the parties Commemorative
cess.
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NUMBERING IN OREGON.
Wastefulness. Size and Density Of
Trees-yaluc OF Dead and Down

To greenhorn the waste of timber in
the woods and at the sawmills is appal-
tropics were to visit the polar regions. he
would observe n similar waste OF Ice. l
st91 fo sG N
from the coast of Greenland down to the
West Indies and selling 1t by the ton at
Havana. San Juan. Barbados. Kingston,
Colon and other ports. He figured that
the raw material would cost nothing: the
OF Of AND T1d
the ports MENTIONED is seldom less than
enormous profits in the enterprise
Similar profits might be derived II the
dead and down" timber in the forests OF
Oregon and Washington could be taken
states. The frs, thought that enters the
STANDS at the e Verge Of ONE Of the ee great at
forests up here is wish that the poor
people Of Chicago is,,s and and New York and
OF the forests up in this country are abb
cruisers" as they call the timber ex-
perts who go through the woods to esti-
mate the value Of the trees. and other
but an ordinary citizen couldn't make a
The aa piesures g the the oreson
forests are. usually wrong. The trees
are Just as large as anybody can imagine.
eight. ten. fifteen. yes even twenty feet
ington monument. and without a limb or
branch for 100 or 100 feet from the
bottom. They stand so thick that the
foliage their tops intertwines and
leaves the woods in a perpetual twilight.
Hut trees have merclless foes In the
centuries TItans have been torn up nv
the roots and have fallen headlonx full
between and around the recumbent
trunks underbrush has grown densely.
secds have been deposited in the cracks
ana ,i,ye gel minated aAd grown and te-
CORE cllrps of tough .,r1 thick Ilnpts-
Gentry after century -h.s process has
contn ued without interru 5ti'n,, and tile
vixo. RI all vegetable irwin in this
noist and sunny climat. y 40 treat ti.nt
tho ground of every forest has become
a rna.,x of live veget ati1l and dead tim
Der as de nss and impa AAt's as a tropical
1vAgie.
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the day she was born, and both of them
seemed unconscious of any improperly.
Ana remember one OF the earlier mis-
sionaries telling of some fat old queen
and yards and yards OF tapa cloth wound
under her arms TIL 1t made such thick
roll That she had to hold her arms out
and could not drop them at her sides. :,
=, And presently wnen Nh. began to fee!
the heat OF her swathings, the fat old
may lay down. rolled over and over un.
the missionary began to fear she vas
about 10 emerge in the costume OF the
Garden of Eden.
she. by the way. was probably. as
proud of the rolls of fat on her anatomy
as she was OF the rolls of tapa cloth IN
which 1t was sheathed. Fat was. and 10
1t is not so essential as it was. but In the
old days no woman was regarded as
truly beautiful who weighed less than
800 pounds.
'.They have no literature and no his
tory. at least. no written history. they
have their traditions handed down from
father to son. and sung by their min.
were sung. These tell of n boatload OF
men and women driven by storm from
one end of the other Pacific islands 70
and dogs. and It Is fact that until the
coming of the whites those were the only
animals on the Islands. They had no
horses and no cattle.
THE language is musical in the ex-
cd. They have only twelve letters in
their nlphabet, and are line example s OF
how many can be dispensed with. They
have all the vowels-a. e, !. o, u. y ana
Just six consonants, h. k. ]. m. II and ".
And with these they manage very COM
ing expressions from all the languages
that are coming to their shores, and may
eventually evolve as complicated Ian
The Meeker herald., 1904-12-24

The Rafficsia is n strange plant. n
grows in Sumntra and derives Its name
from Sir Stamford Rallies. governor Of
sumatra at one time, and his friend pr
Arnold. naturalist. They were the frst
plant II Is said to be the largest and
most ma gnificent flower In the world. II
is composed OF i've roundish petals. each
a foot across and Of n brick red color.
covered with numerous irregular yellow
Ish white swellings. The petals surround
a cup nearly a foot wide the margin Of
which bears the stamens
This cup Is filled with fleshy disk. the
upper surface of which is everywhere
covered with projections like miniature
cows horns. The cup when free from Its
contents would hold about twelve pints
of water The flower weighs ffteen
pounds. 1t Is very thick. the petals being
three-quarters of an Inch IN thickness
With It's beauty one is led to expect
sweetness, but Its odor Is that of tainted
beef and DR.. Arnold supposed that even
the nies were deceived by the smell and
were depositing their eggs In the thick
disk, taking 1t for piece OF carbon
The Meeker herald., 1904-12-24

Just after the Russian Admiral AlexiefY
departed from Port Arthur member of
congress- met Admiral Dewey and dis
cussed the situation.
what made Alexien quit In such
haste?' inquired the statesman.
Il will answer that by relating an
anecdote of our Civil war" replied Ad-
miral Dewey. When Gen. Hood left
Nashville on one side of the city just as
the Federal troops were entering upon
the other his colored servant was cap
tured. When asked why his master quit
in such hurry, the old darby an
":Weli. boss. 'spect Maasa Hood don
think he kin do hiss'f Justice In this
ysce town. New York T1mes.
The Meeker herald., 1904-12-24

There In nothing more enjoyable than
an animated discussion of something we
don't know anything about with somebody
that knows less than Nc do.-Puck-
The Meeker herald., 1904-12-24

Fuddy-I hear that Timsor has had an
addition to his family.
Duddy-Yes. his wife's mother. a nurse,
a trained nurse. and a girl baby.-Boston
Transcript.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-06
rHNAI PRITTTEGES.

Tie purpose Of the Davis bill now before the
legislature is TO deprive the Superintendent OF
Public Works Of the large authority in respect
10 the granting Of permits for tho private occu-
patton Of the banks OF the canals which was
bestowed zen years ago. The present super
intendent is not expected TO abuse the power
Of which il is said that he is not unwilling to
be deprived, but most Of those whose JudS-
ment regarding canal interests is deserving of
confidence believe that the law as it stands con
tains such dangerous possibilities that it ought
TO be revised.
In 1898 a bill was passed, and in the follow
ing year re-cnacted as Il part Of the canal law
empowering the Superintendent Of Public Works
10 grant the use Of portions of the Erie Canal
for experiments in towing and also to authorize
the construction and operation on all the canals
Of electric plants and apparatus for the distri-
button OF light, heat aud power. Under that
law a contract running for fifty years was act
ualy made permitting & company 70 install a
towing system and supply electricity for all
purposes which il might be capable OF serving
IN cities and towns along the canals. After
some experimental work had been done the con-
stitutionality Of the act and the validity of the
franchise were called in question, I'm conse-
quence 81 which the promoters were unable TO
raise the capital that they required, and moth
ing Of a practical character has since been done
under the contract. Whether or not the con-
tract Is now void by reason of nonuse is "A de-
batable question. but the opinion has been ok
pressed that IL viii not he legally terminated
until affirmative action 10 that end has been
taken by the legislature or the courts.
The Davis bill permits The occupation for brief
periods Of small sections Of the canals. I'm order
that experiments in electric tOwage may be con-
vcnieutly undertaken, and to such restricted use
Of them there may be no objection. Beyond
that the States ownership and control ought
not. for the present ut least 10 be impaired.
Many schemes of improved towage have been
has been the uniform policy Of the State to
keep the possession Of the canal banks in its
ewn hands. 1t Is obvious that no free grant of
privileges which might create monopoly and
prove immensely profitable ought TO be made
Nor ought exclusive rights 10 be bestowed on
any terms so long as a wide field remains open
20 inventive genius, and the latest method Of
canal boat propulsion is constantly liable, where
competition is free. 10 be Suppanted by a bet
ter one.
There are various considerations which sug-
gest the ACCESSIBILITY of the States owning and
operating tOwage systems which use the banks
Of the canals; hut, whatever policy in that re-
gard may be adopted. the bestowal OF privileges
on private persons and corporations should not
Ice longer left at the discretion Of the Superin-
tendent Of Public Works. and we hope that the
Davis bill Withdrawing that dangerous author
fly viii be passed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-06
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
[FRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

LFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU
Washington April 5-The Countess Cassini an
nounced this evening that the Russian bazaar VII
be held on Tuesday. April IS. and not the day FOL
lowing. as reported. Several gardens have been
placed at her disposal. and while 1t Is probable
that she will accept the shady old grounds in YER
nont-ave no decision will be reached before to-
morrow or possibly the day after
Nine. Jusserand. wife OF the French Ambassador
will be in charge OF the Russian booth Nine
HengelmuIler, wife OF the Austrian Ambassador
will have a flower stand: Mrs. Oliver Cromwell
the restaurant; Miss Josephine Boardman and Miss
Elizabeth Warder 10 be partners in a per-
fumery stand Mrs. Wadsworth Will sell French
hats and Miss Patten refreshments. There will
no n vaudeville show under the direction of Mrs
Barney. \ fortune teller IS coming from New
York Among tho contributions received at the
Russian Embassy within the last few days are
books toys jewelry Persian and other rugs.
spring hats cases OF champagne and money \
late donation IS a check for 500. sent By Mrs.
Robert Patterson.
The patronesses. IN addition 70 Mrs. Hay and
other wives Of Cabinet members. include Mrs
Lodge. Mrs. WetmOre, Mrs Hale. Sonora Azplro5.
Nine. Hengelmuller. Nine. JGsserand. Lady DU-
rand. Baroness Won Sternburg. Baroness Mon
cheur Mrs Calderon. Countess Macchi de Gel
lere Mrs. Potter Palmer. Mrs. Townsend. Mrs
Wadsworth. Mrs. Pinchot and Miss Patten-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-06
Is IT 4 JOKEa

Tint is a fine large bill which Senator McCar-
rem has suddenly launched in the closing DAYS
of the session. and it carries rich cargo. we
are disposed TO think that a loop railroad
connecting the Williamsburg and Brooklyn
bridges on both sides OF the river and proVldlhS
q crculatory system for the collection ana us
trihution of IA ssengers might be advantageous
Nv brought into existence; but the McCarreh
scheme, whether it originated with him or with
Mr. Littlcton. is rather provocative Of curiosity
than deserving Of applause. Some persons are
sure to say that inasmuch as it proposes TO put
the city deep into the transportation business, oy
recurring it to construct, own and operate the
projected railroad, it possesses merits winch
far outweigh any possible defects. our own
opinion is that if it were otherwise altogether
admirable such an abrupt departure from
municipal policy would demand more weeks Tor
its consideration than the Senator has allowed
days: but, as matter of fact seYerai OF us
subsidiary features are remarkably queer.
Possibly government by commission is the
destiny of New-York but it is not yet necessary
to submit without q protest to every scheme
for bestowlne fat salaries on citizens who are
willing to sacrifice their case in the service or
the public. The Rapid Transit Board IS IN
good working order, without too much TO do Mt
present or in prospect What, therefore, IS the
need Of n new commission TO look after
bridge railroad for eight or ten years 10 Gomez
or. If such n commission were necessity IN
stead OF a luxury, why should the Brooklyn
member be valued at $4,000 per annum and
his colleagues at only $500 apiece? Again. it
is a mystery why so many persons are resolved
10 run an elevated railroad through Centre-st
and ruin the new six million dollar Hall Of
Records. Have theya grudge against that or
nate and costly building? There are other ways
Of accomplishing the object they profess TO be
aiming at. but they won't listen when you tell
them So II is Centre-st or nothing, from their
point Of view.
Senator McCarrcn has never appeared 70 be
intent on handing himself down 10 posterity as
Il humorst, and consequently we hesitate 70
assume that this bill of his is a Joke. But
that is what II looks like.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-06
arip91urk Dailr Gribm,tE
WEDNESDAY. APRIL c, 1904
TEE NEWS THIS MORNING.

NGRESS-Senate; Consideration Of the
Postofice Appropriation bin was not compleJeo'
some important amendments We're aaoplSo' 80
stor Morgan made a speech on the fallaiila
Canal question supporting his resolution OF ~
curry concerning concessions 10 the old canai
company: the resolution was referred Wlliou1
debate. a minority report was presented by the
Democratic members OF the judiciary commit
tee attacking Mir. Hears btl for me pTotee .
OF the President. =-= House: The Military
Academy Appropriation bill was passed; MI
Crosvenor delivered a vigorous speech defend
ing the administration and predicting hepop-
iioGn success.
FORETGN.-Advices reaching Toxic from
ping-Yang said that the japanese scouts found
VIII deserted and that the Russian force along
the reported landing Of japanese at Talzu-Shan,
saying that 10 hostile forces were IN Manchurla.
@= The report Of a bombardment Of Port
Arthur on Sunday was not confirmed; dispatches
from that town failed to mention japanese
attack == Russia, through the French Min
lister Toxic. viii appeal the cases or nerchailt
,0sn "a injured by japan. Adyices from
Viadivostok said that there was no sign OF
the japanese. that provisions were scarce an"
that many Of the former inhao4taiiIs were X
turning.
DOMESTTC-A compromise plan for the pro-
uosed Pennsylvania Railroad terminal postoince
in NeW-Ycrk was agreed on at a conlere.lce III
washington: the outlook FOR the project was
said TO be bright. == The Cabinet considered
the strike on the Panama Railroad; It was de-
cided to protect fully life and property but 10
take special care 10 avoid any entangihg OF TINS
government in the labor troubles - II vas
announced on authorltE IN Nas1I1le zoe -
Postmaster General Payne would remain IN
office = The indictment against eE-AE-
efstant Attorney General Tyner was sustained
on apnaal. --- Five persons, the guests OF tne
r,reeisenr Of the Florida Methodist College in "A
sailing party were drowned near Tampa, Fla
sNTTT orl,s were strong and active =-=
The United States steel Corporation declared
;ao regular dividend Of Ia per cent on me pr
f.s,--e6 stock --- F,1,-President Cleveland said
Judge Parker IS an able, leve!headed. safe man
and a good Democrat == A SUIT 10y Inc
T--,t-es S+stes 70 recover property from Charles
Neelv the former head Of the Cuban Postal Ser
vice was begun. == man with a knife ana
scissors caused q panic at Thlrd-aNe. anu
vru-ar,t VI ir7-st.. stabbing one girl -= Inc
yer of Andrew H Green was officially &c
ared insane. =- Delegates TO the Repuohcan
nsatioYsl Convention were elected in BROOKLYN
THE vVFATHTR-Indications for to-day:
Pair with showers At night The temperature
YESTERDAY: Highest g. degrees: lowest, Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-06
NEW BATTLESHIPS.

The Virginia. which was launched yesterday
at Newport News, possesses peculiar interest for
those who are watching the development Of the
American Navy She is the first Of five battle
ships constituting n new class and making
distinct advance upon all predecessors.
One OF her most admirable characteristics IS
the speed she is expected to make. She and her
four sister ships are designed to attain nineteen
knots. How exceptional this is for battleshlp
belonging to the United States will be appre-
ciated when it is remembered that the Illinois
is good only for seventeen and half knots,
and the Missouri for eighteen. These are not
only the latest accessions to the navy but the
fastest battleships this country has. Another
group of five vessels, displacing 10000 tons-or
1000 tons more than the Virginia class-is now
under construction, but they all designed to
make only eighteen knots Still a third class,
about which there has been much talk but
which are not yet under contract, are intended
TO have displacement Of only $4,000 tons, but
revert to seventeen or seventeen and half
knots Foreign powers are giving so much at
tention 20 speed in new battleshipS that Ameri-
ca suffers by comparison.
Another important gain by the class to which
the Virginia belongs is the size of the battery.
The Illinois has, besides her four 13-inch guns,
only fourteen 6inch rifles in her primary bat
tery. The Virginia will have 12-inch guns i'm
her turrets, but in addition she will carry eight
S-inch guns and twelve 6-inch rifles. Her equip
ment is distinctly more powerful than that of
any other American vessel. For fighting-and
that is the main object for which these ships
are buit-she will be n distinct advance upon
the Illinois and the Missouri
In the vessels OF the Virginia class a feature
has been introduced which was first tried in
the Kentucky and the Kearsarge. She has two
story turrets. One pair OF the S-inch guns Of
the new ships will lee mounted directly above
her l2-inch guns at each end Of the vessel. This
idea is exclusively American, and has provoked
much discussion. There was much opposition
TO further trial of the system when the $4,000
ton ships were designed. The friends of the
double turret won, but the latter must still be
regarded as an experiment. In their gun practice