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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-07
HOMES FOR CITY WAITS.
ORPHANS IN GREAT
CITIES--MANY DELIBERATE
LY DESERTED.
Eight Million Dollars in Charity Last
Year in New York Alone-Country
Homes Provided in Cases Where
Practicable

|
| Practicable.
At one of the vacation Bible classes
last summer, some tenement children
| were taught a word-guessing game.
One Of the words selected was
home" The little girl whose turn it
was to guess failed to get clue, and a
boy trying to help her, said, "Think Of
something that smells awful and you
want to get away from Quick" The
child guessed house" The dirt and
foul atmosphere of his home is dis
gusting to even the tenement child
himself yet home is the child's great
est necessity. Authorities on the sub
ject strongly advocase th6s PR Vate
fortunes of philanthropists as wei, as
state and municipal funds be devoted,
not to building institutions for depeu-
dent children, but to pensioning wild
ows with families and finding foster
parents for orphans
OF the 100000 children under IA
years Of age who form IS per cent Of
the population Of New York City, 25,-
600 are homeless waits. About half Of
these forlorn little ones are babies be-
tween the ages of two and four.
The causes that operate to bring
ILLS pItldUlC are LuUSS
that fill the warehouses and PRISONS
death of one or both parents, injury
through accident, consumption, vice,
crime, Inability to obtain work and In
competence, desertion, juvenile de
pravity.
Many Half Orphans.
Complete orphanage is less frequent
than is generally supposed. In most
cases that come under the attention Of
the charities associations the children
are half orphans. However when the
father is the surviving parent, the re-
suit as far as the breaking up Of the |
home Is concerned is the same. A |
man rarely succeeds in keeping his |
children together. If they are very
young a woman's care Is imperative,
and where poverty prevents the hiring
OF nurses, the charitable institution
is the alternative. If a widow Is left
with a family the children stand a
better chance, cor not only is 1t motor
ious fact that a mother will work
harder and more effectively than a
father to keep the brood together, but
the charities commissioners, recogniz-
ing the value Of even the poorest kind
Of home to the child, will give sub
stantial, if limited, aid to that end.
The Great White Plague.
Consumption carries off IS the met
ropolitan population. The lingering
illness in tubercular cases is more dis
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-07
PIECE OF GoBELN TAPESTRY FROM FRANCE

United States Ambassadors and Min
listers in the various capitals of the
world. Two governments, those of
Cuba and France had already made
all arrangements for governmental
gifts ere the intimation came from
Washington and CT course, in each case
the original plan was carried out but
at the other courts of the world the
governments took no action but mere
1y left matters in the hands Of the
rulers who were, to be sure, at entire
liberty to send presents provided they
paid for them out of their own pockets.
Incompatible GobeIin Tapestry.
Of the thousands of wedding pre-
sents valued at hundreds of thousands
of dollars which arrived at the White
House during the first half of the
month Of February undoubtedly one
of the most attractive was the won
derfuI pieces of Gobelin Tapestry, the
gift of the Republic of France and
which was presented to Miss Roosevelt
in person by NJ Jusserand, the French
Ambassador to the United States.
This gift has especial significance from
the fact that the factory where it
was manufactured was established by
Louis XIV and is under the direct con-
troll of the government of France.
Never before have the looms in this
French governmental tapestry plant
produced a work of art that was not
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-07

gems. The Kaiser's envoy in America
and his bride senta set Of dessert plates
of Dresden China. The Represent
ative's fellow Congressman from Ohio
gave a silver loving cup said to have
cost $500 and the Congressman re-
presenting the State of New York
made up a fund and purchased a
splendid set of ornamental glass made
by Tiffany. The White House bride
has reason to congratulate herself that
all foreign donors. including the Eur
opean and Oriental sovereigns arrang-
ed to themselves pay the duties on
their wonderful collection of silks,
rugs, vases and other ornaments. If
the Presidents daughter had been
obliged to defray from her private
funds the import tax on these SOU
venirs 1t would have played havoc for
some time to come with her personal
income Of $4,000 a year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-07

At"aIoeo carnegie Medal and educational Fund
able to swim, quickly sank in the deep
water. Upon coming to the surface,
however, she was seized by the Newark
heroine who brought her safely to
shore.
For her act of heroism, Miss Titus,
who is only sixteen years old, was a
Warded a Carnegie medal, although
at the time her name was under con-
s1deration, hundreds of other persons
were brought forward as worthy of re-
ward.
Since receiving the medal Miss
I1tus's father died leaving insufficient
money to send her to college as she
craved. Miss Reifsnyder, apprised the
carnegie commission of her friends
desire for an education and the COM
mission decided to grant her $4,000
Five hundred dollars of this is to be
paid upon her entrance to a school,
55o0 annually in advance for three
years, and $500 at her graduation
This is the largest reward ever given
by the commission, the highest previ-
ious being $1,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-07

astrous to the family than sudden
death of the providing head. The
healthy members are deprived Of the
necessaries of life to provide some
slight medical aid and small measure
of comfort for the invalid, SO that by
the time the end comes the whole fam
lily is frequently half starved as well
as wholly impoverished, and to make
matters worse the survivors are apt to
spend the last cent on the funeral.
Vice and crime are yet more discour-
aging sources Of distress. The num-
Der Of children rendered homeless
through the misconduct Of their par
ents is large and is increasing. In
temperance is the most common form
of vice and brings countless evils in
it's train. Sooner or later the GERRY"
agent comes down on the miserable
home y The parents are sent to pen1-
tertiary or workhouse, or are simply
put under bonds to contribute to the
support Of the children. The children
pass through the Children's Court to
an asylum, and are sometimes glad to
escape from their homes, public chari~
ty meaning to them warmer clothing,
sufficient food and comfortable bed.
Inability to obtain work in New
York usually means incompetency.
London is full Of the unemployed but
that is hardly the trouble as yet IN
the American metropolis.
Law Against Desertion Of Childern.
Desertion has become so common
that several states have recently
passed laws making it q felony.
Under these laws the authorities are
able to impose heavier peps In.'es and
also to secure extradition n case
the deserving parent has gone to some
other state. The number Of children
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-07
Titled Celebrities.

Edward VII, King of England and
emperor of India, is imposing enough
put such a slender collection Of words
would never serve to fire the Oriental
imagination, and the Sultan of Turkey
is known as f'The Finest Pearl Of the
Age and the Esteemed Centre of the
universe, at Whose Grand Portals
Stand the Camels of Justice and Mercy
and to Whom the Eyes of the Kings
and Peoples in the West have been
Drawn; Lord and Master, the Sultan
of Two Shores and the High King of
Two Seas, the Crown of Ages and the
Pride of All Countries, the Greatest of
all Khalifs, the Shadow of God on
Earth, the Successor of the Apostle of
the Lord of the Universe and the Vic
torious Conquerer Sultan Abdul-Hamid
Khan"
The kings of Ava and Ceylon each
calmly appropriated to themselves the
attributes of divinity and proclaimed
themselves "God," to which His
Majesty of Ava added king Of Kings,
whom all others must obey, as he is
the Preserver of all Animals, the Re
gulator of Seasons, the Absolute Mas
ter of the Ebb and Flow of the Sea.
Brother to the Sun and King of the
-Four and Twenty Umbrellas, an anti
climax essentially Oriental.
The Persian Shah takes his title
upon the insta1ment plan, making up
in number what each lacks in length.
He is "Shahin Shah" king of Kings, :"
"The Rose of Delight" 'SThe Branch of
Honor" and others of note. to say
nothing of what his subjects call him
among themselves.
Perhaps the oldest and most truth
full Of them all is the title of the King
Of Monomopotapa, who was styled
Lord of the Sun and the Moon, Great
Magician and Great Thief
After such glories as these European
monarchs might be forgiven envy,
though it is not apparent that such
has developed, and democratic King
Edward Is content with Your Majesty
or even "Sir."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-07
MESSAGES UNDERGROUND.
n Jesuit of Pennsylvania the Invent
or OF New Wireless TeIepranh
System.

rather Joseph Murgas of Wilkes
narre' pennsylvania, expects, within
me next month or two to be able to
seno wireless messages to Europe by
means OF his new system which is
now IN practical operation.
since the completion of the aerial
wireless system and it's development
TO It's present stage of perfection
Father Murgas has been experiment.
ing with an underground service
which he believes will be more valu-
able than the aerial system. His ex-
perlments so far have been limited
to short distances with moderate cleo
tr1cal power and shallow holes. But
he is now completing underground
stations in Wilkes-Barre and Scran-
ton and will conduct the experiments
on a larger scale.
So far as he has proceeded with
thls work, so successfully has his
theory of underground wireless tel
egraph worked out that recently he
announced he had no doubt of his
ability to send an underground mess
age to Europe and that the expert
ment will shortly be made, despite
the fact that it is estimated it will
cost $4,000.
To accomplish this, he says, a shaft
5000 feet deep must be sunk in this
country, and one of similar depth in
Europe. Each of these will have to be
concerted to render it impervious to
dampness, which would destroy the
efficiency of the wires with which the
sending and receiving apparatus will
be connected with the surface. A
great deal of power will also be re.
CURED.
The shafts at Wilkes-Barre and
Scranton are 800 feet deep and the
distance is eighteen miles. The shaft
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-07

left dependent on New York's public
charity through the desertion Of the
parents is reckoned by the thousands.
AS to the little unfortunates who are
cIassed as ungovernable, who run
away from nome, etc.-the fault lies
largely IN the home. Indifference.
neglect and Ill treatment are the
causes of juvenile crime. Third class
theatres and their flaming advertise
ments are frequently the incentive to
petty th1eving in order to obtain the
price of admission, while the CAV
career of the villain in the plav fires
the Imagination Of the slum children
whose surroundings all tend to give
him cros,>eyed view of morality.
Though the gallery Kisses the stage
villain, it admires his good clothes and
dashing pose, and the boy who has
stolen piece Of lead pipe to paw hi
way in thinks he has just the nerve
and wit to save himself from the mis-
cradle climax which finishes the had
man On the stage.
lid victim Of poverty and it's
evils in New York who,
through the death Or incompetence Of
it's parents or it's own depra witty, comes
charities Is usually first sent to one OF
the city's institutions. There are 127
OF them, and to each the city pays
80 cents day Tor each infant cared
for and 81 week for each child over
two years. The wsidower sending his
child en- to one of these institutions is
requested to pay something towards
their support. Xf he fails the CITY
pays. A municipal officer Is sent to
visit the surviving parents Of the chill
dren once a year, and where conditions
have improved to the point which as
sures health and comfort, the child is
returned to its home. The parents are
not always anxious to regain possess
ion Of their children. It is sad COM
mentary on human nature that they
exhibit more eagerness In this direc-
ton after the child has reached an age
where 1t can earn money.
To Make Better Citizens.
New York gives more largely to
charity than any other city and It's
are most severely criticised.
Nearly 100000 was contributed last
year, almost half OF which went to IN
stitut1ons for the do~-'tute. It has
been universally agreed, however, that
LAC OccL uASduS Luz caring lOI LIlS WILLS
II great cities is by providing them
With homes In country families. The
7recaution OF first making sure that
The chifd's parents or relatives WIZ
never be able or willing to care for it
8 urged. When this point has been
established and family can be found
willing to accept a founding, the child
nay be adopted outright. But il
here Is uncertainty on this point or
or any reason the family Is unwilling
o definitely adopt a child, he may be
'ent out with the understanding that
,e Is to receive wages for such work
IS he may be fitted to do, but be treat
d as one of the family. In Massa-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-07
RICH WEDDING PRESENTS.
GIFTS TO PRESIDENTS DAUGH-
TER THE MOST MAGNIFICENT
EYER PRESENTED.
Valued at Hundreds of Thousands of
Dollars-Rare Tapestries, Silk,
Jeweiry and other Ornaments from
Every Country.

Dollars-Rare Tapestries, Silk,
Jeweiry and other Ornaments from
Every Country.
No other American Girl has received
wedding presents so numerous, valu-
able or interesting as those which
have been showered upon President
Rooseyelt's Oldest daughter. Nelly
Grant who, next to Alice Roosevelt,
had the most brilliant White House
wedding received many costly gifts
from all parts Of the world but her
trophies pale by comparison with those
of the first White House bride of the
present century. For one thing there
were only two hundred guests at the
marriage of Nelly Grant and Algernon
Sartoris whereas nearly one thousand
persons were invited to the White
House wedding of 1906 and of course
the number OF presents in the latter
case outnumbers those in the former
instance in the same proportion.
Recognized as Great World Power.
Then too, Uncle Sam was not near
ly SO much of a World Power in the
days of President Grant as he has
been since the Spanish-American
War and consequently it is small won
der If the various rulers of the world
have manifested greater interest in the
nuptials Of the daughter of the pres
ent Chief Magistrate than they did
in the similar event quarter of a cen.
fury ago.
However, it should be explained
just here that President RooseveH's
daughter has received very few pre-
sents from foreign governments-al-I
most all of the gifts having come from
the sovereigns or other rulers as in
dividuals. That the governments
should not send tokens was the express
wish Of President and Mrs. Roosevelt
and was clearly indicated to the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-07

designed as a gift either for royalty or
for some distinguished son of France
and even such honor has been paid
but rarely.
1t was the wish Of the French people
and officials to present to the White
House bride the most exquisite and
precious thing that could be selected
and quite naturally they selected a
special product of their best workshop.
This Gobelin tapestT,-the only one
Of the kind ever sent to this country,
has as it's design a reproduction Of
a painting made by Ehrman of Stras-
burg, famous Alsatian painter.
The tapestry is two feet wide and
four feet long and the predominating
cOlOrS are blue, green and yellow. 1t
was made fully fifty years ago and the
subject is categorical in character, re-
presenting a woman of the Middle
Ages dressed in long flowing robes of
blue and yellow and standing before
a lectern making Examinations upon
scroll. The figure is almost in pro-
file and the dark hair is curled about
the head in classic style. Around the
main picture is a border wider at
each end and narrower on the sides
in which wreaths, leaves and medal
lions appear at intervals. This tap
estry, small as it is, is said to be worth
from $4,000 to $4,000
Jeweled Necklace from Cuba.
For the new Republics gift to the
daughter of President Roosevelt the
Cuban government appropriated The
sum of $4,000 and the Cuban Minis
ter at Paris was entrusted with the
task of purchasing the handsomest
jeweled necklace that could be obtain
ed with this sum. The White House
bride, by the way, has received sever
al pearls and diamond necklaces.
Most of them have come, however.
from relatives Of The bride and
wealthy New York friends.
The German Emperor did not take
the world into his confidence with re-
ference to the present sent to tn
young lady who christened his yacht |
but it proved to be jewelel bracelet |
for which the Emperor and Empress |
personally selected and matched the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-07

at the former city was completed and
partly concerted when it filed with
water and another one will have to be
bored. The Scranton shaft is now
nearly completed.
Father Murgas' wireless system diff
fers from all others by dispensing with
the Morse system and substituting
musical tOneS-each tone represent
ing a letter or a code word or group
OF words, so that a speed about ten
times as great as the fastest Morse
code can be attained.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-07
REWARDED BY CARNEGIE.
Miss Maud Titus Presented With a
Medal and an Education.

When Miss Maud Titus of Newark,
N. j., rescued her friend Laura Ref.
snyder from drowning in a yachting
accident in Casco Bay, Nova Scotia,
July 80, 1904, she did not know that
her act placed her under the watchful
eye Of Andrew Carnegie, the Steel
King. Miss Titus and her unfortunate
friend were out yachting on that fate
full day when a sudden squall upset
their yacht. Miss Titus is an expert
swimmer, while Miss Reifsnyder IN
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-07
A Vast Greenhouse.

The atmosphere of the earth acts
very much in the same way as does
the glass of a greenhouse-it allows
the rays of the sun to pass through,
but imprisons the heat. Thus it is
colder on the top Of a mountain than
at the sea Level, because, though the
mountain-top is slightly nearer the
sun. the atmosphere is very much less
dense.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-07

chusetts and Pennsylvania children In
the second class are placed In country
families and their board paid by the
state.
Since taking up this method of pro-
viding homes for it's charges, the
Children's Aid Society of New York
City has had 23,52S children legally
adopted and secured homes in the
country for % ,537 others who receive
wages. At present it is placing an
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-07
Size of Brains.

A large brain does not necessarily
indicate intellect The brain of an
illiterate person has been found to
weigh more than of the most celebrat-
ed scientists, poets, and philosophers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-03-07
he Great White Plague.

Consumption carries off 1-8 the met
ropolitan population. The lingering
illness in tubercular cases is more dis
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vERY eRILLIANT EvENT
was the Bal Poudre Given at Monon.
gahela Club House Last
Night.

The Bal Pouire which was held at
the Monongahela Club House last
evening, was one Of the most brilliant
entertainments given in Fairmont for
many a day. The ball room was elnb.
orately decorated in the stars and
stripes, which formed a beautiful
background for the brilliant assem-.
blage Of colonial danes and their
escorts. Many Of the ladies wore
beautiful colonial costumes and their
powdered coifteurs made the scene
one Of bygone days. Shortly after
nine O'Clock, omen's orchestra.
sounded the opening strains of the
Grand March, more than twenty cou.
pies we're in line and the effect was
decidedly pretty. During the evening
Ices were served and at 1850 an Gle
giant buffet luncheon was served in
the dining hall. The Ladies Aid So.
clety Of Christ Church served the sup.
per, which was in charge Of Mrs. s.
j. Brobst, Mrs, s. N. Jackson, and
Mrs. Frank Murphy Dainty patriotic
fayors were presented 10 the guests.
Among the out of town guests present
were Mr.. and Mrs. George Leather
bury, Misses Helen Frost and Martha
Basel, Of clarksburg, Miss Carskadon
and Miss Leps, Of Keyser Miss Tillic
Ely, Of Washington, Pa, Mrs. A. n.
Roberts, Of Cape Charles, Virginia,
Mrs. G, H, smoot, of Camden-on. eau
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The patroneses were, Mrs. Albert w.
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Mrs. John A. Clark, Mrs. sallie F. Nu
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stephen Black.
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The members Of the Hennen.coch.
ran wedding party and a few friends
accompanied Mr., and Mrs. Wilbur
Hennep to Grafton last night and gave
them fine send of. The quantities
Of rice about the Grafton depot tell
the story without further words. The
party returned here on No. Z this
morning,