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New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

held is illustrated in the extent TO rnica -
compulsory schools OF this character haSs 0sel
attended in the past Until the new law sA1
adopted schools OF this nature might be nA0e
compulsory in a given district i the people OF
that section desired them to be 50 IN I'D
there yere 243 Industrial and commercial m
prover1lent schools public drawing schools an
''xon1en's work schools scattered thTotfSheSf
the kingdom. with total of 2S-J5t students
OF these institutions 40 indsstrial in
provement schools for young men, Only twenty
two of these were compulsory. with an atter'fs-
ance of 1910 students. OF an average OF oI-"A
for each school The non-cOmpUls0Ty schools mar
an average attendance OF 142 pupils each. or IT,
1S6 for the whole number This number So1ot-
less will be increased through the operation OF
the new law OF the four commercial improve
ment schools two were compulsory. with total
attendance OF 225 and two were non-compul-
sorv with total attendance OF 1O20 There
were also AZ drawing schools. with S'4 pupils
registered Fer the girls there were II n
d,istrial schools with 1902 pupils in attend
ance and 81 trade schools for girls and
women. with 6,S5S names the rolls
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
THE MOST CORRUPT OF ALL.

Corrupt as most Of the other Turkish bosses have
been Izzet Pacha, who has just had the path to
exile snoothed by appointment as commissioner
for the Hejaz railway in Syria has been by far
the most corrupt and most cordially detested by
the nation at large. a low Arab by birth. but by
adoption the chief familiar Of the Sultan. he has
borne the official title Of communication of the
verbal commands OF his imperial majesty the Sui
tan" His influence over the Sultan has been so
marked that superstitious Orientas have regarded
il as almost supernatural His peculiar gray eyes
have favored this hypothesis. He was originally
lawyer. then Judge. then a spy.
In this capacity he performed such prOdigies of
yalor. supplementing his wide range Of observation
by remarkable fertility of invention and lack
Of conscientious scrupes that he was soon ad-
vanced 10 the dignity OF counsellor. With his va
ried Machiavean. passports TO the consideration
Of the Porte ne speedily distanced all the former
advisers of Abdul Hamid and began 10 lead his SOW
ereign. II his whispers and innunedoes that
DESTROYED Kaimil Pacha and unseated Kutchuk
Said: his counses that brought into office
Cabinet composed Of his creatures. He per-
shaded the Sultan that he WIS constantly beset
by wouid-be assassins and revolutionists from
whom no one could protect him but himself But
70 do this successfully he must have full authority
He persuaded the Sultan that he was wearing him.
e.If o,,t with overwork and offered 10 relieve HIM
- much Of the responsibility.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
TEWFIk PACHA.
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
KZLAR AGHASSl.
Chief of the black eunuchs.

secret of this rapid growth Of Germany, II II
is any longer a secret. Wurtemberg IS q
country not so large as New Jersey and having
only a little larger population. wedged in be-
tween Baden and Bavaria. in Southern Ger
because the stout and hardy men and the
nut brown 1naidens there" busy doing things
that they like to do. The condition of the coun-
try to-day is a triumph for the clear eyed men
who saw how TO make land with few natural
advantages obtain for itself a place in the in
dustrial procession. It has salt mines. to be
sure but it has little coal or water power for
manufacturing purposes. Its government
owned railroads cannot be depended on to re-
duce the taxes. for the country is unfortunately
located. The shining rails of no transcontinent-
al route stretch its territory and II is the
victim of traffic discrimination. Tourists. the
salvation of some sections of Europe, trouble
Wurtemberg little. II is a comparatively
hilly country one-third OF which is covered with
forests owned by the government. Indeed the
forests are the chief resources of the govern
ment producing last year through the scientific
methods of forestry pursued net income OF
nearly S3.OOOOOO without injuring the forests
in anv way There are no bonanza farms scat
tered throughout the little kingdom Surrounded
by industrial competition. one would think that
Wirtemberg's opportunities for growing
wealthy were not so bright as they might be.
The people of many years ago saw that their
wav out OF the difficulty lay in making quality
their aim and schools the means OF attaining
II The result is that while the kingdom Is not
wealthy it is prosperous and contented.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
NO ILLITERACY.

There is practically no illiteracy in Wurt-
emberg In Nebraska, the state which leads
the roll in literacy in the United States 23
persons in every hundred are unable to read
or write, but in Wdrtemberg out Of eleven
thousand recruits for the army examined each
wear only three individuals on the average are
found who cannot do either of these things.
The Wtirtembergers say that these are inva-
riably Germans from other states from out
of-the-way colonies
Every boy girl, young man or young
woman in Wurtemberg who becomes ap-
prentice in any industrial commercial ocCu-
patton must attend a school devoted 20 the
teaching OF the pursuit according to state
law recently adopted. II is intended to give a
broad vocational training 10 boys and girls
from fourteen to eighteen years OF age who
have left the common schools at the end of
the compulsory period. as nearly all do. and
have gone TO work The instruction hereto
fore has been given on Sundays or holidays,
or in the evening. but under the new law 1t
is to be given in the daytime on week days.
This German state is the first 10 make what
is STYLED vocational education compulsory by
state law with day instruction for all appren-
tices engaged in industry commerce
The appreciation in which these schools are
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

The association way out of this, and is now
showing the mothers and fathers how to make a
satisfactory freiess cooker out Of soap boxes and
the do is TO let the meat or vegetables
come to hard boil and then put it into the freess
cooker which in some hours cooks the meat thor
oughly without drying it up Meanwhile the hre
can be put out and the fiat made cool This idea
has led TO what might be called communal kitchens
The woman who is doing ironing anyhow invites
her neghbors to get their 1reless cooking started
on her range and the rest do not light fires at ALL
The effect OF this absence of a blazing stove when
the outdoor temperature is running in the %s can
readily be appreciated. By way of contrast, for
winter use the associations workers have taught
the people how to make out of a board ventiat-
ing strip for their windows which will give the
baby plenty Of fresh air without exposing it 10 a
direct draft.
So rapidly are the tenement house folk beginning
to appreciate the value OF these home made appur-
tenances that the charity organizations are pre-
dieting that the fight against disease and suffering
in the poorer districts OF the city will be much
easier to wage.
Our greatest trouble UP to date, said one char-
ity official recently. has been TO get the poor peo-
pie to cooperate with Now that they are will
ing to fashion weapons against disease and suffer-
ing with their own hands. however the fight Will
be an easier to win, for nine-tenths OF the
sickness among babies in the tenement house dis
tricfs of this city has been caused by lack Of san
tary appliances and household necessities such as
the ice box and the bath
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

While the Sultan has really been his own For
eign Secretary for the last thirty years, Tewfk
Pacha has been the nominal incumbent For a
number Of years he was the ambassador OF the
Turkish Empire TO Berlin, where he was a well
known figure in Berlin society. with the reputation
Of being a pleasant man and dplomatlst VINO
was much averse TO getting into trouble. infinitely
preferring quiet and enjoyable life He is said
TO lie with a facility somewhat remarkable for
even an Oriental diplomat.
Ria Pacha, head of the War Office. just dropped
and arrested is one of the palace favorites and a
particular friend of the Sultans. He has been in
office for years and while other officials have one
by one been dropped into the waste basket Ria
held his place because il is whispered, he and the
Sultan have had too MANY secrets in common.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
HEALTH DEVICES
MADE AT HOME
CHEAP And PRACTICAL
ICE BOX AND CRADLE.
Association for Improving the Con-
dition of the Poor lids Tene-
ment House Mothers.

Home made weapons ere being used ehectVeiy
this summer in the fight which the charitable or
ganizations are waging against disease and deatn
in the congested house districts. The poor
cannot purchase ice boxes. shower baths and other
desirable hot weather properties which are OF aid
in fighting off disease. and as II is beyond the
financial powers the charitable organizations TO
furnish such equipment to all their beneficiaries
novel expedient has adopted. This consists Of
demonstrations by the charity workers. at which
the tenement house dwellers are shown how TO
make ice boxes and other home made appliances
which answer their moderate requirements.
The Association for Improving the Condition or
the Poor took the initial step in this instructive
campaign. when 1t placed on exhibition in each OF
its milk depots home made ice box which can be
built for less than 20 cents. and will keep fve>
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
THE GRAND VIZIER.

an equally great parsonage in the empire is the
sfsnd Nizier. whose functions somewhat resemble
4l'se q an English Prime Minister. although they
S'e much more limited This office is not one 10
= sought lightly. as during the last century hun
Iea grand vlziers. more less. have DerIshed py
Ne bowsjrng or in that terrible Well of Blood
aaoSe remains may stiII be seen in the COURTYARD
y lhe Castle OF the Seven Towers Most Of the
tisnd Viziers have risen from the lowest ranks,
wen from slavery. The Grand Nizier is always ad-
-essed your highness," which Is about a4l
e glory he Is sure Of gaining from his ONCE ui-
ess II is the questionable one OF having two for
4A, abiect creatures ever standing sentinel az his
tace door CHASTITY survivals Of tho state which
twenty-five years go surrounded the Office These
~os On the 'scutcheon are deaf mutes. the drums
!. Whose ears nave been perforated so that they
sAoald not hear and tongues cut SO that they
~-O1o not speak, but be simply watchers.
Although all foreign relations supposed TO be
~fSaged through tLe Grand Nizler or Minister OF
s0ssisn Afcifs, they have been a-le 10 DO moth
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
FLOWER POT SHOWER BATH.

News travels fast In the tenement house districts,
and the fact that a social worker gave little child
a refreshing shower bath by means of casual
sprinkling pot has made this form of ablution
stylish for babies" A worker who showed
how some hagging and few barrel hoops could
be transformed into a shelter tent on a roof has
also started style" The putting of barrel
hoop covered by green baize end OF a
clothes basket, which is common form of crib
first used professionally by the nurses at Caroline
Rest Home. has led to the saving of many babies
eyes the glare of buildings and asphalt The
visitors ready to show the mothers how
10 make proper hot weather and other cloth
Ing for the baby and other children.
One source of sickness among babies is that they
frequently have to stay in the kitchen while the
mother cooks on the coal range. The temperature
can be imagined. 1t so happens also that almost
all the cheap meats require long cooking and the
result is many hours of blazing fire in a range.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
LEARN TO WORK
IN WURTEMBERG
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS FOX
YOUNG AND OLD.
Localities Forced to Maintain
Them = attendance COmpul-
soru for Three Years.

The interested American traveller who enters
Germany from the east by way of Cracow
usually hangs out of the roomy window OF the
railway carriage in order better to see the
seemingly endless string of mills and smoking
chimneys The scene. perhaps. reminds him
of the crowded Lehigh Valley near its Junction
with the Delaware and it certainly gives him a
vivid impression of the industrial awakening
which has taken possession of Germany. 1t
helps him to realize why Made in Germany
has become a better known phrase than Made
in France or Made in Austria"
The perusal Of an article oy Albert a oho"-
den I'm a recent number of the teachers
College Record" entitled THE 1ndustriai I'M
movement Schools" will let the reader into
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
OLDER WORKMEN ATTEND.

The interest which these schools have FOR
the people is illustrated In another way Older
wor{rlen as well as apprentices are anxious
70 attend them Mr.. Snowden tesls OF man
fftv-two years of age who entered the Office OF
The director OF the Stuttgart Industrial improve
nent school one evening while he was con-
versinS with that official and enrolled for the
thirtieth haIf-year in the institution Mr.
snowden saws that he talked with many persons
who had been in regular attendance for ten or
a dozen years
The new law which will be IN full operation
I'm 1900 compels all localities having for
ner,od OF three successive years at least forty
youths under eighteen years OF age engaged In
industrial or commercial pursuits to establish
an industrial or commercial school and 70 main
tain IL so long as the number OF such youths
ernpIoved does not fall below thirty for thres
@,sars IN succession Not only win the factory
hand and the counting house assistant Be
Obliged to take this special training. but tire
erocers clerk and the errand boy. odd as this
NAV seem to an American. will be obliged 20
go 20 school in order 10 improve himself in
his work The chief object OF the law Is TO
furnish opportunity for instruction during work
davs. instead of evenings. Sundays or holidays.
as heretofore. The instructors are 10 De spe-
ciaIIv prepared for their work by long courses
of training and the courses in the schools are
70 extend over a period Of three years. instead
OF two as formerly. The time which the erIa-
ployer will be obliged TO give up for the suIr4-
Bile instruction of his apprentice will amount 10
two school days a week
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

ing. promise nothing but simply stand ready TO
be manipulated as the head boss saw Al. So un-
stable is the office that grand viziers made
Said Pacha. who has earned the title of Turkish
Emergency Grand Vizer- He has been appointed.
removed and reappointed no less than six times
since 1879. HIS periods of power alternating with
days OF darkness. when ne in imminent dan
ger Of things worse than disgrace On one occa-
sion he lied to the British Embassy for sanctuary.
retain life and freedom if he would promise TO
leave Turkey
The Kizlar-Aghassi or chief of the black
eunuchs. ranks officially next to the Grand vzier.
He is a very great man, indeed. bearing also the
title Of highness- Although the regiment of
eunuchs under his command has greatly dwindled
during the present reign, their number is still
formidable for their presence is still indispensable
TO the harem system. Flat and labby. with droop-
ing jaws and bulging, beardless lips long legged.
short bodied. and with all the defects of his mis-
shapen figure accentuated by black frock coat
and European trousers. he bears q whip of hippo
potamus hide in his hand as an insignia of his
office.
At the great spectacular Selamlik. when each
Friday the Sultan goes TO pray for his people in
the Hamdieh Mosque. it Is the Kizlar-Aghass who,
with long, padding step. precedes his royal master
from the gates of Yildiz to the mosque. AS he is
always sure of the SuItan's ear. he makes good
go-bctween for the wives Of the officials who have
fallen from the Sutan's good graces and desire to
foreign diplomats who have some political TO
grind all .hese requests for pull accom-
panied by generous bakshish, or graft, the pocket
book Of his highness has waxed correspondingly
healthy until he is to-day believed be OF the
richest men in the empire
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

simply be lifted of the crib, as the iron frame
work Is not damaged The cribs have had
thorough test this summer at Junior Sea Breeze.
as the many hot spells have taxed this babies hos
pital to its full capacity.
The same idea employed in the new crio
is excellent for camping or for sleeping on the
roof the crib be made by boring holes
In two grocery boxes packing cases. or ordinary
carpenters horses. and running the poles through
them, instead Of the head board and foot board Of
the regulation crib.
The cost for transferring a crib into a sanitary
summer sleeping place is about twenty cents for
canvas and five cents apiece for broomhandles or
curtain poles. Any sort of board longer than the
width of the crib will do for the end pieces
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
TURKEYS RULE In
HANDS OF A FEW
cySTEM ENCOURAGES COR
3TPTfON And CRUELTY.
ne~bers of Cabinet Selected Be
cause of Their SubserJfency-
Characteristics of FauOrites.

there is no other monarchy IN the world whose
,-,s-nal and foreign affairs have been so COM
-,.s1v centralized in the hands OF the few have
turkeys.
= mis- theocratic absolute monarchy public sen
mort has existed as elsewhere. it is true. but
.rs,v as an undertone. There could be no public
e,n-essio7. No kaiuakam. mutt. no mutasarif.
5i~ or sofia has dared 70 express himself in any
- freely Il his views were in any respect op-
.,sa5 70 The personal government Of she Sultan.
THIS is due 10 the fact that Hamid II is Caliph
nell as sultan. and in this dual capacity Of tenn
=, = sr7or-at and spiritual head Of the Moslem
- hs has heretofore concentrated all powers
-, his own person He has chosen his own
sz.isls entire subservtency to his supreme viii
s-tre the essential qualification demanded
r-o- fear Of rival in public attention he promptly
s,roved a1y one who showed signs Of rising
49, ra5o-rity while the constant chickering's and
.Io7ses that afflicted his Cabinet were encouraged
:. conducive 70 his personal safety The former
--.,5 master OF ceremonies, Nunir Pacha, once
ssi6:
.Absvl Ha-nid has corrupted his suite.
more 5ust 10 say that it was because Of its
.o--un,ion tl.a, the Sultan selected il. knowing
-. - could hold in his hands the strings Of these
--,s.s who would act only by his orders and
80 dare take the initiative After the massacres
:. 7-srantiropIe he asked several members OF ms
C.s,s- -hei- opinion % the line o. pollC1 % oe
(--rss IN 1ha establishment Of peace in the
e. high officials possessing character and d con-
-.s-co ----e5 him 70 introduce sweeping reforms
: -,,,,.-.- sense and presented scheme on those
,,as After that day he was no longer pei 80
- +- -re sublime Porte. while Izzet beE' VINO
sss,rs.7 aven greater coercive measures win
.---ssle5 shedding Of blood. became the all
por-errul farorite-
To such lengths did the Sultan carry ms deter
--f-a-5o- 70 rule alone that when parrot IN Ihe
-.-s,a grown accustomed To hearing the sultan
- his hands and call his eUnuch,. was ifclseFeeI
s--vrr 70 initiate and in srrident tones can our
ar.a@e-. Dyafer." the Sultan sJrangleo MN Win
rs own hands. saying -.
--ss-e must be but one voice 10 command III 'f'is
palace. -, e..,,-.s
80 ne called about him Jhat in moments OF spe-
ts, s-gs- or nervousness he has often been known
> e+rr frlzs-ands al their heads and even 10 dra"
his revolver en- The Grand Tizer. Until the present
,--s,s = half dozen Of these fgur heads nave
as- permitted 70 nisrnanage the affairs of a Nasl
-,-rar5er .ariously estimated Cor no Official cen
e,,S has ever been taken) at from .S5.oeo'VoV 10
los oel zoe. including the tributary provinces
New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
STOPPING HIM.

AT the risk of being considered egotistic"- be-
gan the conceted fellow.
Constant exposure interrupted MISS Peppery,
makes you minimize the risk, l suppose, Mr.
Bragg philadelphia Press
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MouCHE1
CARPENTER

Jobbing and Repairing OF all kinds
promptly executed in the neatest style.
Prices reasonable. Address:
LAFAYETTE. LOUISIANA.
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i. She-"As they fall upon the girl:
his quick step"
He (rising and planting himself be-
fore the fire, his hands under his coat
tails)-Quickstep! Say rather dead
march (~bitterly).
She docking up in surprise)-Har'
.ry, what do you mean?
He-Oh, nothing, nothing At all. I
had begun to flatter myself that my
dull image had effaced Charlton's from
your memory. am aware l should
not have dared to predicate SO much.
had you not assured me-
She Cndignantly)-Harry!
He-But l should have known that
an insignificant duner of my descrip-
ton, with sloping shoulders, a trifie
stooped-inclining to badness, eyes
the color of a cold baked potato skin.
mOustache ditto and Struggling
stood as much chance against the
matchless Adonis-like Charlton as a
stovepipe against a cathedral spire.
l congratulate him upon the faithful
ness Of your pen and ink sketch.
She (rising and drawing herself up
to her full height)-Mr. Sinclair, may
l beg you %
Herring the bell? Thanks. 1 can
find my way out. (In his blind exit
from the he stumbles over the
bronze Atlas. His sharp exclamation
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SUPPLIES for the shipwreeked.

The catboat ran Sayly before the
wind. The sea wa alive with sun
shine. Shorewar- on the board
walk. the people waking looked no
bigger than dom. ~oeR.
NO, sir" said the skipper. there
is no a desert iSl1ne on the sea that
the governments 6 the world haven't
stocked up with grab and clothes and
tools for the use of shipwrecked mari
ners.
There's timed soups, dried meats.
sealed cans o. rice and -four and
sugar, dried peas, beans and tobacco.
knives, nails. matches. shovels. buck
ets, hatchets and q on-all . ship
wrecked mariner could need.
sThe governments have done this
for q number Of years. The proven
der is hid Ia caves or under rocks.
There's a look published giving the
exact location of these caches and
most ships carry a copy of the work"
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Chamberlain Cough Remedy a Safe
Medicine for Children.

In buying a cough medicine for
children, never be afraid to buy
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There
is no danger from it, and relief is al
ways sure to follow. 1t is intended
especially for coughs, colds, Group
and whooping cough, and there is no
better medicine in the world for these
diseases. 1t is not only a certain
cure for Group, but when given as
soon as the croupy cough appears,
will prevent the attack. Whooping
cough is not dangerous when this
remedy is given as directed. 1t con-
tains no opium or other harmful
drugs, and may be given as con-
fdently to a baby as to an adult
For sale by all druggists.
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Call for Bids.
Lafayette, La, Jan. 2

Lafayette, La. Jan. :. I"Oo.
Pursuant to Act. No. II of the Ex-
ira Session of 1907, the Parish Board
of School Directors of Lafayette par
ish will receive at it's Office on or be-
fore Jan. 30, 1908, at 9 a. m, from the
several banks of LAFAYETTE parish
sealed bids for the custody of the
school funds of the parish. The law
provides that the school funds shall
be deposited in such bank or banks as
may be designated ny the Parish
School Board. leaving it to the Board
to select the bank that will pay the
highest rate of interest CD the deposits.
It shall also be a condition of the bids
that the bank or banks securing these
funds shall agree to loan to the Par
ish School Board such amounts OF
money, as it may need, at a rate OF
interest not to exceed eight per centum
per annum.
Above award will be made in &C
cOrdance with the provisions of Act
No. % of the Extra Session of 1907.
Address all bids to Parish Board OF
School Directors of Lafayette Parish,
Lafayette, La.
v. L. ROY, Secretary.