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New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
WHO SWEEPS a ROOM?
How to Make the Action Fine-Systematic
Cleaning

II is unique experience and one worth chronl-
cling TO visit large class in a prominent college
for women, where not mathematical Iogarfthms
or Greek metres but principles OF household man
aEement are considered. And out of such
perience," says the instructor, come points de-
serving 10 he widespread
Thorough cleaning of a does not mean a
SeIni-annual cleaning As a clever woman said.
House cleaning? Don'tr There certain things
which need 10 be done annually or sem-annually.
such painting, whitening of walls cleaning
stoves: but with the modern house it is more sani-
tarv and more economical TO keep clean all the
time than try to do it twice year.
Following regular sequence Of processes is the
most effective way to clean. If the mistress knows
this sequence. she can instruct the maid. First
collect your materias-dusters, mops, brooms
Next. look for the piano Dust and clean it
thoroughly with oiled cloth-preferably kere-
sene because this is cleansing. evaporates quick
Iy Is cheap. and is always at hand; but sweet oil
or salad oil may be substituted. Clean the white
KEYS with alcohol. the black keys with soap and
water Dust the case after closing the piano. and
cover the instrument carefully
Now open the windows wide. If the weather
permits Dust and all large. permanent ar
ticIes of furniture. The best dust covers made
of glazed eoods-some smooth. washa BILE stuff which
may be starched- Then. in order, take down the
draperies and. If possible, put them out of doors
for the wind and sunshine TO purify. Dust the
window shades and roll them close TO the top. Re
move from the window, after busting. all the easily
movable furnture-tables. chairs. etc Next dust
the pictures both glasses, frames and backs News
papers make excellent coverings for pictures
And by the way. study the uses of newspapers.
CyHash the picture glasses after the sweeping Is
over.)
.tAs 10 books: There is admirable process ex-
T,re ssed in four words.-clap, snap blow, wipe AS
10 rugs roll them inside in; spread out, If possible
~, the e~a or snow hang out on the cotheSline
if there is other place. Better STILL hang them
oyer two or three lines. this Will relieve the
strain. Let your rugs have the sul'sillne iot ~
II, Of 1-our health: never mind the fading. Last
Of all remove the plants from the room ana GUST
and tie up the chandelier
Then while the dust is settling. go outslae anu
do some of the work needed on rugs, oraperieS'
plan+r When the dust has settled, clean the WaiiS
and ceiling and dust or sweep or WASH the rooi ,
Clean the paint and windows at the emo aiter
the room is cleaned. The final process - w.
sinnle: Restore all the large articles OF lurhl-
ture the draperies etc Fold the sweeping cove >
in. and put all your cleaning materials ifito a'eN
pIaces in readiness for the next time oil use
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
AGAINST VACCINATION.

To the Editor of The Tribune o,.oa
Sir: Vaccination has so long oeeH an . -,
CO.. bx the general public that il is very wise now
80 arafn 70 hold ND view the other sloe OF lie
sbield of truth. which we find inscrlpeo the of
posing opinions Of medical men u leooei
ability. ..x. .o,,oo.,ro The mar
+c1IsTs Of 800 900 cases of smallpox. am obliged
20 confess that my belief in vaccination Is aDso-
lutely destroyed .,,. <o,,o,vs
Another physician writes: consumption loil0"S
vaccination as effect follows cause
Saws another: orthodox lymph IN lts esene ,.
cornnosition furnishes assortment OF ihs'isha1i
blood poisons liable 10 WORK hdN"C i'i 'i' ~
'is $40 mother: u have clearly perceived the
rroeressive dangerous influence OF Facclnau"h'
DR. w J. Collins public vaccnator OF hohuon'
.brexr m his positon, writing: Vaccination trans
mts filthy and dangerous diseases "I'oU' ''i''-'e
any protection whatever :,
Germ development of the teeth IN 1niahls IS
ororta6 in thousands of cases. writes another
nbvsjcian consequently indigestion, marasmus ana
"a sv Welding to prevailing epidemics
Tho surgeon general Of the United states army
up to June. 1901. records for the year 10 cases
with 1j3 deathS-a TnortaIlty Oh sipput 10
Der cent During the three years preceding TINS
report there were among the recently successfully
yaccinated cases 705 cases OF smallpox, WIN ~
deaths. .,, .,rs
state has no more right enforce surgical oper-
alton than a religious ceremony.
In Massachusetts, writes DIR. c. F. Nichols OF
Tzoston to whose valuable brochure l am indebted
for this information. with death rates not at all
decreased by rigid vaccination. resistants are pm
ioned by police officers and Tsccnated 1t would
seem iinpossibe,'' he adds. that aVaTice should
much longer control the lobby and force compulsory
vaccination"
Truly we can but agree with the distinguished
author who Vaccination will undoubtedly
rank the greatest and most pernicous failure OF
the century. This conclusion is no longer mat
Ter of opinion. but of science
New York, Dec. Z, 1901. FAIR DISCUSSION.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
A QUESTION OF LUCK.

.ryor1've been very lucky, Laura said a woman
who has been some years abroad to the daughter
Of an old friend whom she now finds occupying
-be Mace of a social luminary of the first order
You know whatever our aim in life may De we
cant q, much without luck Whether that mys-
,e-tous influence dwells among the stars or else
where there can be doubt that Il exists ana
that SIS workings neither he explained nor con-
trolIed There's poor Edith y. She started with
tho same advantages Of looks and birth and oppor-
-,,,it,es as vou nut her life has been series OF
disasters while yours has been unqualified sue
cess It's cutie true that your own character must
have had some effect on your career, but no oi1-
ference of character account for the eVll fer-
trne that seems always TO have lain in wait Tor
Edith The people she trusted have robbed her-
those who would have been invaluable TO her nave
died and those by whose death she would beneni
live on and Of course, nothing in the world couIo
ever have kent such a luckless individual from
falling in love yrith the wrong man. She has moth
ing left TO support her but the hope that her
luck may turn. I suppose deep down In our own
hearts we're ali convinced Of the truth of the old
saving that when things are at their worst they
begin 10 mend Equally when fortune has smiled
q, rs for a while likely to be possessed by
"a morbid fear that a Of the wheel must over
take us in tire long run Most Of Us believe that
life Is a game at which can't go on winning
forever any more than can at bridge. But
shouldn't be putting such thoughts into your head.
s-s don't on any account allow yourself 10 dwell
o- them Believe in your luck, my dear, and
the more you trust IL IT VIII Justify your
confidence
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
GSNx1N2F zr)Nf
SzsssFI "a I4GETaS'
THE oNNIPREsENT TEA

'Can any one explain the mystery OF teas?'
asked a matron- Why they given2 Why do
We go TO them? no compliment is implied in an
Invitation 10 enc OF these functions. We receive
cards for them at the rate OF five six day but
81 we neither answer nor go no one takes offence.
While there few pieasanter ways Of seeing
ones friends than at dinner luncheon, the ordi-
nary is the most exquisite form Of torture ever
devised for entertaining ones enemies The victims
Of this particular variety of hospitality usually
seek relief from the mental torture involved by
making a square meal in which ices and straw
berries prominently figure. forgetting for the time
befng the physical suffering that is almost to
follow such proceeding. Possibly the women who
have a natural propensity for practising small and
unnecessary economies responsible for the sur
vi1al Of this form of dissipation They must have
tee somewhere and il is cheaper 10 get it for
rothing than 10 pay for II at g restaurant, while
nohodv wants to have IL at home
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
MANS DRESS ABSURD.
1s In furious to Health as Woman's.
Mothers CIa6 Hears.

Ms Lille DevereaUx Blake thinks chat mems
clothes Just as uncomfortable and Injurious 70
health as won.n's. and they are tbs, lords Of
creation and women follow Ineellly in their foot
rlofhing Of both sexes. Talking TO the NcW York
CITY Mothers Club yesterday afternoon, she said.
Men atrociouS clothes They are both
hideous and uncomfortable and detrimental to
health should think they would be glad 10 nut
on women's clothes. These poor raiSera HE mon
7 feel sorry for them when I see them dressed in
the same clothes that they wear in winter when
the thermometer Is above so II must be rerfect IN
awful clothes like that in hot weather If
were a lord of creation would try to adapt my
clothes TO the climate
Professor Mary Schenck Woolrlan of Teachers
College. had been talking about wor1en's cIothn,
and had told some startling things about their alb
surdiiies-
We quite bad as We used 70 he said
Mrs Noolnan. Fourteen years ago l got 4
woman let weigh her clothes aud found tla 7
she had been carrying around twenty-four pounds
And il had never occurred to her that her clothes
wearing twenty-five tickneSses Of cloth around her
waist and only one over her chest
Mrs Woolman also said that women were not
interested in their homes, fact which she attrib-
uted 20 defective education For the same reason.
she said. they didn't know how to buy and that
hv insisting on cheapness while they knew nothing
quality they force ranufa cturers into adui-
teration and dishonesty. In these matters Mrs
Blake also came 10 the defence of her sex
For every woman who neglects her home" she
said. there is a man who negleCts his And II Is
wonder if we want things cheap. for we are the
psuper sex When woman works hard rearing.
right 10 adequate share of her husbands in
come. but she has only what he chooses TO dole on
10 her. OF course, husbands are generally good
fellows. quite good their wives as rule
aol't aiwavs see that their wives have the money
that Is theirs by right
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
THE WOMAN OF FORTY.

What is there n life for the woman OF iortyE
asks q member of the who is slipping pleas
antlv through life at "thirty-fve," and she an
Fuerz her oyn question follows:
..,lothtuz-and therefore she has wisely ceased
.o exist The opinion that the woman Of forty
ran have 10 part in affairs OF the heart is firmly
rooted IN the public mind She is either married
or has definitely turned TO more serious lhingS
rrb.reso-e is she denied the recognition she may
sometimes deserve It's not long since the man OF
forty came .nto sudden and sentimental profni-
nence Now il Is believed that he can be a DC
iirhtrul lover and he may even enter Into serious
rB.airy with those who seekgg similar sent-
mental exper;ences with dissimilar experience OF
~. sIa /. thought be Interesting. and has also
been labelled dangerous. which perhaps means
the same thing. 1t has been suggested 'hal we
Wight have the same sort of boom In women OF
rortv but I can't where we could get the
women The men Of forty come forward readily
enough but the Of like age have nothlns
10 gain by declaring themselves Yet women ENJOY
in. mower of being interesting and dangerous an
their lives and the woman Of forty may as wei
continue TO practise her charms from the ranks
Of the sgeless
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
FURRY GOOD FOR ALL.
Brooklyn Merchant Believes That the Busi-
ness Outlook Is Promising.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: To my mind. the business experience we
have Just passed through although unpleasant, Will
result in good for ALL AS people We have oeen
too sanguine too prosperous. too Venturesome' ana
TOO extrayagant. The great prosperity which we
have enjoyed has brought about an Increased de-
rnand for Iuxuries well for the necessaTfes OF
life Prices have scared credits have been e1-
panded to an unsafe extent.
Those who are old enough to reni1nber the condi-
tions that existed In 1873 and 1898 profted by that
experience and realized that there would be re-
action Under the circumstances We have reason
to be thankful that considering the number of in
stutions and the large amounts intrusted 10 their
care such a small percentage has been found want
ing The country is in a good condition, crops are
abundant there is overproducton. Some OF the
large producers the country have been conserva-
enough close their mills. but they viii re-
sumo as soon a confidence has been restored
H. BATTERMAN.
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To the Editor OF The IrlDulle
Sir: My attention has been called to a published
statement that l director of the 1nterna-
tionai Trust Company. The facts arc: With the
intention of becoming director later on. upon
request sgred the articles of Incorporation. but
] RETAINED from qualifying director and en-
tireIv withdrew from the enterprise upon being
convinced that I would be unable to devote to
the affairs OF the company the time and attention
which. I'm my opinion, every director is IN DUTY
bound to devote a corporation when accepting
such office | knew absolutely nothing of the az
fairs of the International Trust Company
IL will tend to lessen the annoyance if you Will
kindly give these facts some publicity
ARCHIBALD c. SHENSTONE.
New York, Dec. 4, 1871.
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less found relief in the society of women. but
this antidote no longer exists for the harassed
man OF business Repose has been ridiculed out
OF existence To say of woman that she is re
l"Sefui Is 10 cast a slUr her modeTnity. While
women formerly won the respect of men by their
dignity they are now absorbed in the business of
fascinating them by what they call vivacity. but
which is. in reality, in cases nothing but
Testlessness- How restless men be expected to
marry deliberately restless women? The combna-
tion makes me shudder"
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
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AcRIrELu INDICTMENTS ATTACKED.

motion was made before Judge Grain In Gen.
eral Sessions yesterday to dismiss the indictments
against Coroner Acritelh One bill charges aiding
and abetting in illegal registration and the other
waking a false statement to an election official
Judge Grain gave counsel until Monday to submit
briefs.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
PRESENT DAY RESTLESSNESs.

One is continually hearing about rest Cures
says Mrs A. a representative OF an oioer anu
s.atef.e- generation, land there seems to be TO
limit to their number variety, but often WISH
that instead of more rest cures some one coulu
discover a single cure for restlessness Kestess
women are one CT the greatest innlcuons Oh tiie
eya Trho-e ,ras a time when men who were rest
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
CONVICTED OF FALSE REGISTRATION.

Henry Wolfert, of No. 136 Elton street. Brooklyn
was convicted yesterday of false registration before
Judge RosaIsky in General Sessions. He had regis
tered from No. $50 5th street, in the Borough of
Manhattan under the name OF henry Allen lie
told the Judge he had been induced to do so by
Iosenh Gluck. of No $50 5th street. When no such
man could be found at the address. Wolfert was
,A.manded for the sction of the grand jury Thomas
Brooks of the Eclipse Hotel. NO Chatham
souare was also convicted Of false registration.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
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PITISgURC.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 25.-Cattlc
Receipts 1875 loads: market
steady. Choice, $40 % g; prime.
$50 a. 5.GJ: good $40 a. $40:
tidy butchers, i.GO q 5.lj; fair i.l0
% $50; choice hcifers, $50 q 8;
common to fair bcifors, $50 % 4;
bulls, $50 q i.50; fat COWS, . %
4.25; good fresh cows and SPRING
ers. s25 q $50; common TO fair, SIG
q $50.
Sheep and lambs-Rcceipts ~
loads; market active and 10 to zoe
higher; prime wethcrs. 5.65 a. 5.SJ;
good mixed 5.35 q $50; fair mixed
4.G5 q 5.25; culls and common,
II q 3: lambs . % 40; veal calves,
10 q $50; heavy and thin. $50
Is.
Hogs-Receipts 40 dpubledecks;
market active. Prime heavy hogs,
|7.i5; mediums and heavy workers.,
7.50 % 1885, light yorkcrs, 7.55;
pigs, 7.l5; roughs. G u I; stays, 20
j.75.
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NAMED BY GREAT EXPLORER.
Waterway Called After Champlair
Has Now No Designation.

a name which Samuel Champlain
applied to certain waterway in our
country should be revived. Cham
plain has been called "the real found
er and the father Of Canada" lie
was also the first who carefully ex.
plored the coasts of our New England,
years before the coming of tho PHI.
grim Fathers, and accurate and con.
cisc was his description of the shores
and waters that he followed into
Pcnobscot and Boston bays, past Cape
Cod and along the south coast TO BUz.
bards bay. Champlain was a mode {
man, but for once in his career he gave
his own name to geogra phcal fea.
ture-that which marked the end OF
his discoveries In what are now
United States waters. He wrote:
"Coasting along TO the southwest
nearly II leagues. We passed near a
river which is very small and difficult
to approach because of shadows and
rocks at its mouth. ! gave 1t my
name"
Seeing this waterway from the deck
Of his vessel, Champlain misapprc.
hended It's nature. II is not river,
but is a short and narrow strait, wild
ening at two places inland and con
Meeting The waters of Buzzards ba,
with Vineyard sound. The village Of
Woods Hole stands on its northern
shore.
To-day this waterway seems to have
no name. II ia very clearly mapped
on the government topographic sheet
but without name. Tho lcadine
sAzetteer says merely that Woods
Hole is situated on small strait.
The fact has been forgotten that II
was named by the great explorer who
was the first TO call attention to It.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-25
Monument with Long Epitaph.

lis brother officers in tho marine corps
have caused this pile 10 be erected
In testimony Of his worth and in thcil
mournful admiration of his gallant
end.
"On the 18th of September, 1872
Captain Williams, cu his march with q
command of 20 men to Davis creek
block house, In east Florida, was at
tackled towards evening by upwards OF
so Indians and negroes, who lay con
ccaled in the woods. He instantly
gave battle, gallantly supported by his
men. who, inspired by his animated OK
ample, fought as long as they had a
cartridge left. At length, bleeding un.
der eight CALLING wounds and unable
to stand, he was carried off the battle.
ground. whilst his heroic little band
pressed by superior numbers, was
forced to retreat.
"Eminently characterized by cool in
tropidity, Captain Williams evinccd
during his short but severe contest
those military prerequisites which
qualify the officcr for command, and II
his sphere of action was too limited tc
attract the admiration of the world, il
was sufficiently expanded TO crown
him with the appreciation OF his, coun
try and to.afford his brethren In arm.
an example as highly useful AS biz exit
has sealed with honor the HE 6fs sH pa
triot soldier"
Captain Williams monument Is an
elongated pyramid with two long and
two short sides. The Inscription, which
is in script lettering, covers all -four
sides of tho stone. Tho 7tone, though
II appears large in the picture, il
barely foot hign. IL may be Of sand
stone, but to ono unskilled in such mat.
ters, it appears to be Of nodded CO
ment