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Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31

is probably American or European trained doc
tor to every million and half OF people In the
United States there are 1905 900 physicians and 2g,
000 nurses average OF one physician TO every
$50 people"
"Of course we do a grca, deal Of actual nurs
ing and that is most important, nr. Stephenson
says but another thing which s even bigger ~
this. We show who have thought them
selves wholly unoved that some one cares for
them They know that there is very small
money consideration given and that what we
do is done for love So they love us,
When see woman physicians struggling for
living here and know what field there is In India
/ feel as though they must be told
The kind Of work have been doing 10 ter
rife appeal to the sympathies We have to respect
caste. which makes nearly all OF our cases long
standing One woman whom treated came TO me
with her entire in a gaugrenous condition
She had pricked her finger seven months before
at the time of her husbands death, On account
Of her caste she could not so much as leave the
house for the seven months. during which time
septieemla set In and went up far as her shoul
der / told her that her arm would have TO be am
puta,ed She refused absolutely To part with IT,
and died a result
Another woman burned her knee and turned
up at the hospital five months later with that part
OF her leg In terrible condition. The leg was cut
of and the woman made perfect recovery.
Il went many miles into the interior to see an
injured woman. She had fallen down n well and
was fearfuy bruised all over. found her lying
on the floor grinding corn. every turn OF her arm
causing the most intense agony. She couldn't
bear to have me even touch her. she was suffering
so, told her husband she had TO be taken to the
hospital or she would die and he asked who would
cook the bread II she gone He refused 10
allow her to go. All | could do was to leave a
little medicine"
Or. Stephenson finds that the natives Invariably
prefer using ontments to clean dressings Women
come in large numbers to get ointments for
sores where their husbands have beaten and cut
them and they are full of gratitude to the doctor
She finds that those OF high class are Just as bru
tally treated and just as grateful the lowest
"Transmigration Is one OF the strongest beliefs
In India" she says. "and that account the
people will not kin any animal. not even flea As
a result the poor homes overrun with bedbugs
and other vermin which spread all sorts Of fevers
and diseases.
And another of their ideas Is that We don't
know anything about raising babies. Hndoo
mothers. without exception giye opium TO their
babies to make them sleep while they work In the
fields. As a result large proportion OF the little
Hindoo babies die before they are a year old Most
of the work among the natives Is surgical and the
obstetric cases are the most interesting This is
because the natives have medicines of their own
but know nothing Of the use Of the knlts.
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31

Secretary NAilgrFrs syo'r 'hn pgrsi
don; a. ASS brought r#' la the hear
lrg p-'sr that the mlnA u bic
predecessor, s~crrtary Garfield. ma1
have bern poisoned b. msEssiAis
meats. IN ind9cc him 20 cr,ttrtsn tho
pollc'rs II tho ini~rtuy department, \
'rw days before Mr. NeFtr~ra eouasri
to- Nr pAllirErv had offered ,hs en
planRylan ~ Mt riaeho,s atti,aAa To
tho committee
4 wish ia sho1 " can 40 far .fwui
hts testimony being prumrsed ay The
patriotic purposes that prompt neu To
tn that which Ia tor iae good 0t the
country. tn very large measure Il is
due 10 the sappolatmra, and Feseut-
ment whIch comes In The ha~9a 81. a
discharged public servant
/, is common trick ga charge ain.
lstcr and anSnrthy motives agalast
men who ar" working tnF the common
good agatns, pu~crtal special inter.
esta
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31
Tarlw Conditions.

The consumer who gets neshigg out
ot the tar!T hu, the privilege ot pay,
Ing the duty " hea ho bays fond and
clothing is In the vas, majority. II
there is one article which IL costing
him any lcss than {, did prior 10 the
enactment %. the present tartn. he haa
not yet been able 90 discover Il;
The presidents defense Of iatiT
which has brought this consumer re-
lief tn no visible OF material dIrsc.
,ion, is NOT going To appeal 10 htm
very strongly
Truth is the bonenciatIes oi shat
downward revision there is IN the
new bill are large manufacturers and
importers In certain liUes aud no, the
man who has to dtaw diagram of
his salary every week and then
stretch Il with a block and tackle In
order TO make !, cover the cost uf his
necessities Atlanta Constitution
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31
TURN ON THE LIGHT
SUGAR SCANDALS REMAIN TO BE
INVESTIGATED.
,eluse OF Other Proofs q corrup!lon
Within the Republican Party
Must Not BE Allowed TO
Cover Them.

The Chicago Journal very properly
suggests that the BAllinger investlga'
tion at Washington. the Aids bribery
case az Albany. the statehouse scan
dal In Columbus and the equally mhh
odorous Republican mess at Denver"
ought not TO make us forget the sugar
scandals. We are reminded, On the
authority OF the New York sun. that
the sugar trust has stolen $40. 900 900
from the people Of the United States
We have got back two or three mil.
lions OF this loot and have sent TO the
penitentiary few ~ the obscure hire
lings Of the trust There has been no
investigation ~ this mass of corrup'
tion that amounts 10 anything. The
officers az the trust successfully plead
ed the statute of limitations In ba-
of their prosecution though the stat
ute had not run at the time the evi'
dence IL said to have been presented
TO Mr. Bonapare.
II has been said that there are too
many Investigations now on foot But
there cannot be too many inyestiga.
tions As long as there are crimes To
investigate. The whole New York Aft.
uatlon. NJ far As II involves the sugar
trust. reeks with corruption Ne, there
IL real danger lest 1, be passed over
There are many men who would Ike
20 forget II, would like 20 have the
people forget Il This thcy may do
for their memories are short II seems
60 US that 1, Is the duty Of the papers
10 Keep the scandal constantly IN tho
public eye Tho frauds. colossal A.
they were. wcrr not planned by t"W
wcighcrs and dock men Tho misCr'
able brihcs received by them amount
90 nothing a. compared Sith the tfaud
ulent dividends earned by u" trust
Tho Chicago Journal IA right The
light must be turned on this rascality
Both tho business and N" political
ends Of this transaction must be tn
quifcd into Ot cuurs" tho program
of The president is very important but
nothing would do 80 much 10 strcugih'
on him With the people As a relentless
Investigation ot the sugar trnuds and
an honest and determined effort %
brins tho real c1lpri,s 10 Justice.
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31

President TAFT disappointed the peo
pie when he inauguratcd his swing
around the Union with eulngy uf
Senator Aldrich He Increased that
feelIng al disappointment when he
lauded the Aldyich.payne tariff bin
and declared II 10 be n tulhllment OF
the Republican psriy's pledge for an
honest revision OF the tariff He was
unfortunate IN his selection OF Bal
lnger for the cabinet. He made, We
believe. a tactical mistake In announc.
Ing q heterogeneous program Of legIs
lation. the greater part Of which has
been forgotten. and In minimizing the
importance OF constructive corpora
tion legislation, save for the corpora
tion tax Law, which generally Is rec
ogniEed as a legislative blunder Chi
cago Record.Herald tRepD
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31
nea, rsrir ard Trusts,

Il is strangely Illogical On The part
ot Senator tndsc 90 arEac 'hs, Tho
tarir on moai does no; ipGucnco hnm"
pr,rrs because VIC So not Import meat
BIS, wo export q
II Wo do no, import meat Why have
a tarIG on n, Tho answer 'o lhis
question gors 20 th~ rco' q; The ula'.
ter
Tho consumption - meat In this
country has neatly reached o." limit
of present production With ,aTiT
against i's importation. tho trusts are
free tn agree upun 'hr price and ou'r
IN" 6rm hand ct fedora, Legislation
may check them With p hieh 'artT
In this country. she trusts may carry
the surplus production oSrr 90 EUe
land here there ts iuw iawF oT no
tariff In London The American trgIst
must compete with the markets o' The
world In consequence. 3, IS alleged
the Eugishman obtains hts beet a,
from seven 20 ten ccnls~~in snrre
cases II cents cheaper than ghe
American 3s compelled 10 ray
There is nothing complicated In this
proposition II u clear enough 10
even the dullost mind And :, Is th"
answer 10 the question of ahy have a
tariff on meat II also comes very
near answering ,h" question o' why
should there be high tarir on any
al the necessities oi life
Why should this government legal
isc the hanco game Of placing tariffs
on necessities which wc never import
except Il be 10 enable the inymAtion
Of trusts for the maintenance q,
prices"
Remove or lower The meat iariT
and YOU viii be- astunishfd at the iHm.
bling prices in this country
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31
CRAZE FOR BIG WARSHlPS
Open Question Whether They Do Not
Represent q Foolish Expenditure
Of the Peoples Money.

A few years ago Il was thought that
the United States navy had reached
It's limit In the 10000 ton battleship.
Last month the 20 00Oton battleship
Delaware was delivered to the gov.
ernment and In a few weeks its sister
ship the North Dakota. will be ready
Contracts have been awarded for the
Arkansas and Wyoming. each ot 5000
tons Now Secretary Meyer proposes
that next year congress authorize n
32,O0Oton bAttleship 10 be the largest
IN existence The estimated cost viii
be about sis.oO0.OO As compared
with $1,000. 900 for the 10000 ton nag
ship Connecticut
When the British government built
the original DreAdnauEht II not only
rendered obsolete q large feet oi It's
own battloships but Il started tho
other nations ~ Europe In a mad race
" naval construction that threatens
20 bankrup, thom The frst effect of
the building of a % 2.00Oton bAt,leshlp
by tho United States will be 10 render
the greater part OF tho existing battle.
ship feet out of date and 10 destroy
its homogcni,y. which naval experts
have argued Ia an essential for suc,
cesshil operation Many hafbors uiil
be closed 10 % large q vessel and
naval dry decks must be enlarged or
new ones provided 10 receive Il AZ
tho same time while the cost ot the
ncN standard battlcthlp increases
rapidly With its siSc aud armament.
the navy department shows 20 disro
sition TO nodcraic its demands ~ to
the member oi ncN bAiiisships TO BE-
laid down each year
The whole nroAdnsusht policy.
ever since Great Britain nys, adopted
g. workcd harm ~hcrc,cT tried I,
has led constantly 20 frrAh excuses
~ miiitsusm bgrdcusome TAXATION
and hlnatci ArmAmcnis that In them
selves are mcuscc to tho peace -
the world
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31
WOE OF HINDOOW WOMEN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

When a Buddhist prays he impores his god
that when he dies he shall not be cursed by be-
ing born again a woman yermin. That
Is the attitude Of the native men Of India toward
women and against which the missionaries In the
Orient are directing all their energy.
Dr. Eleanor Stephenson, a Brooklyn woman
who has been practcing medicine in India for
three years and who will return to her work
there soon makes an appeal TO American women
to 60 out there. the New York Evening Telegram
says.
Il want the women here to realize what 1t
means to be born in America" she said recently.
ITO be born where a woman is the backbone of
the man. his strength and help in every way!
Why out in Ahmednagar, where my work is, a
woman is no more than an animal. she Is for
the purpose of raising children and that is all.
enough to have one-than he does of his wife.
"A Hndoo husband will let his wife die before
he will call in a man to give her medical or sur
gcal treatment That shows the need for women
physicians in the Orient"
In Ahmednagar. which is an inland plateau
about q hundred miles from Bombay, there are
two physicians Or. Ruth Hume and DR.. Stephen.
son. and one American traired nurse, Miss john
son. Under Miss Johnson there are IA native
women who have had some slight training and
these help with the nursing. In the mission hos
pital which this handful of women run $4,000
people we're treated last year. an average OF IL
day. These folk have come from radius Of
about so miles. though some special cases have
come as far as 400 miles
The Rev Alden II. Clark. who is an educa
tional missionary at the same place as DR.. Ste
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31

by his attendant TO the bottom, seven or eight
fathoms below. Filling his basket rapidly, he is
drawn UP and repeats the operation often as
he can About two in the afternoon the government
gunboat fires gun and the feet sets sail back
AS there are no wharves the oysters are carried
on shore and deposited in the "kottu" by the
strong porters. AS soon as the shells are depos.
tied they are counted two-thlrds going TO the
government their share. the other one-third
going TO the boat which brings them in. Al sun
set the shells are aucuoned by the thousand and
there Is fierce competition, for who knows what
the lottery Of chance may bring them In pearls
The oysters brought are then removed apart by
each buyer and placed In his compound. where
they carefully guarded tn the sun beats upon
them. putrefaction sets in and the oyster begins
to disgorge its treasure, Then the malodorous
contents Of the she'll are washed in vats and the
residue yields-my iady's pearls.
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31

phenson. gives some interesting ns
ures about the number OF nurses ard
doctors in the Orient There are
probably" he says. not more than
TOO nurses in the entire missionary
world and there 10000, 600 people In
none Christian lands who have no med
ical aid except missionary PHYSICIANS
All Christeudom has sent out only
GSg medical missionaries, male or fe
male. and this body maintains S1s
hospitals 81 lepcr asylums and Il
classes for native women,
one physician who had no nurse
TO help him treated $4,000 cases in a
year. So you see that the supply OF
trained medical assistance is wotully
Inadequate
In Calcutta. which has the best
facilities in the Orient thrcc-hfths Of
the population die without any doctor
or other trained medical assistance
In their fual illness In China there
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31

The sugar trust people seem to
think II ls good policy to pu, every
possible obstacle In the way Of get.
sing at the facts Are not the people
losing patience with selfcontessed cor
rupuonists who burn or hide their 40
counts and correspondence
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31

- "'"p'b me perfect color is q r,tlk
white, but there are yellowish pearls much as.
teemed in India and China
1t is not generally known howeyor .ho. .t-o
are pearls which in color are edbrown bronze
garnet red rose red, pale blue greenish white
VloIet and purple. But most curious OF all is the
biack pearl which on account Of its hardness ia
much sought after, When It is Of beautiful and
Uniform color and Of perfect form II IL worth
almost as much as pearls of the purest white
lhe price Of a string of perfectly matched
pearls Is much more in proportion than that of
single pearl. for 1t may take years to get to-
gether collection Of pearls which are alike in
size, shape and quality. string OF yellowsh In
dian pearls costs $4,000 OF white $4,000 OF
black Pacific pearls $50 900, and even then you
could not think that your string was anyway
unique
To seek unique pearl one must go to the Hope
collection where there Is one almost as large as
hens egg. almost but not quite faultless. which
is valued at $75, ,000-a pearl OF 454 carats Again
there IS a much smaller one of q 5.l6 carats
among the French crown jewels which is valued
at $4,000,
There are other pearls, however. OF distorted
shape, called baroque pearls, and of these the
most famous is the great Southern Cross which
is formed Of nine beautiful pure white lustrous
pearls, naturally formed in the shape of a cross
one inch in length for which your offer would
start at $4,000 IL you wished to buy it,
To supply the world of women with pearls the
Ceylon government administration yearly pro-
claims fishery" determining whether or not It
should be held by examination and a sample
catch from the government banks Then II the
marine biologist who is In charge declares that
the number Of oysters warrants a fishery the
news flies like lightning through the east and the
army of pearl divers, coolies merchants, pearl
buyers and spectators as fast as they can
to the Gulf of Manar-the ornate and oriental
Sea Astounding in Pearls" Almost as II by
magic town Of 10000 Inhabitants arises out
of the sand. There is magic about it, for the
houses of the town are easily built rough
framework of tree branches Is formed and over
it roof and walls are put the mats known as
cadian-formed of the woven leaves of the cocoa
nut or date palm But there are also more pre-
tentous buildings erected for the use of the gov
ernment officials. residency, postoffice. hospital
court house. while there streets, lanes, street
lamps, all the eonveniences of proper town.
The arstocrats of the town, outside OF the
officials, are the divers. and they dsdain to do
anything but dive, having their own servants.
who attend to the ropes and keep an eye on the
oysters brought up
Each morning the fishing feet sets out, some
800 odd vessels some Of them carrying as many
as 81 divers. their servants sailors and hangers
on When the fishing ground is reached the diver
takes his basket draws q long breath, steps on
to tho heavy stone hung By rope. and is plunged
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31

MIR. Taft has good cause for worry
at the prospect of the Canadian max
imum tariff being enforced against the
United States, And every American
who appreciates the situation will
sympathire with Canada's dignihed
refusal to revise its national policy
10 help the Taft administration out Of
It's tariff mess.
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31
But He Dtdr1 Mean Il So

Curtously. the $500 zoe 600 whieh
Senator Aldrieh says he could save n
be were running the nations business
just equals the amount expected to be
faitel by his lovely tariff
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31

President Taft is quoted as SAYING
hat be has started his official second
ear with the same old laugh. This IL
'ore than the rest Of the American
ople can say.
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31

Later developments show that Sen.
ator AldrIcb's marvellous knowledge Of
the tarin did not include Its effect on
Canada.
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31

Just about now Senator Root must
have an uncomfortable feeling that he
overplayed his hand somewhat,
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31


Of PEARLS around white neck, and
they are to most women the most
desirable Jewel OF all But they
must be large or In quantity and
they are, II good. costly In the
extreme The small pearls one
sees.-seed pearls are cheap, but
still set about a large diamond in
a ring they seem to improve the
diamond. and at the same time TO
derive some OF its virtue from
their neighborhood
The pearl is all the more sought
after because. unlike other pre-
cious stones, no amount Of artih-
cial treatment. such as cutting or
polishing, can enhance its beau
ties Natures workmanship must
be perfect and untouched and the
pearl comes to you exactly as It
emerges from the oyster On the
other hand, It has this disadvan.
tage. II is liable 10 discoloration
and the only way Is to give II
rest from too much contact with
the skin Still that is not the only
stone which suffers discoloration
Was II not the famous necklace OF
Marie Antoinette, preserved in
guarded case in a museum, which
after years of nonuse began TO
lose color and had to be worn at
intervals in order to give 1t its
pristine beauty?
The value OF the pearl IS com.
parable with that Of the most cost
ly gems Its price varies with its
size, form and general beauty Of
appearance. A pearl Of the first
water must have symmetrical
form, a smooth surface, be free
from all blemishes or fractures. be
translucent, and have a fine white
color and a perfect luster: and II
so happens that ii is rare TO get
this combination. The perfect
shape is spherical. egg shaped or
Marble Hill press., 1910-03-31

OWENER m any
diamonds I h d
lady Of wealth
may possess TO
deck her fingers,
ears and neck,
she is always
reused TO coyet.
BUSINESS by the
sight Of pearls
There is some.
tn ing alluring
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-13
First Cantalever Bridoe.

The first cantalever railroad bridge Is the one across the Firth of Forth at Queens Ferry. Scotland. It Is nearly sone and half miles in length. Fifty one thousand tons of steel were used in its construction, employing as many as 5000 men at one time. It cost S1e,- 100000 and fifty-s1x lives. The work men began at either end and worked toward the center. When they met and undertook the last connection 1t was found that the two ends lacked a small fracion of an inch of reaching far enough to allow the insertion Of the bolts that were to complete the Ipan. For a time this was a puzzle, but was finally solved by an ingenious workman who suggested expansion by artificial heat, and 1t was forthwith supplied by means of burning kerosene oil under the steel girder.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-13
A Wealthy Soldiers ldsa.

Australians still tell stories of tho colonial volunteers, although the war . far memory. One, a member of the Stock Exchange, was left one wet and miserable night to guard a wagon load of goods. He shivered in the un- sheltered place for some hours ponder ing many things, and then a bright thought struck him just as the colonel >ame around on his tour of inspection.
 Colonel" be asked, how much is this wagon worth?'
 "I don't know" was the answer. Much or little, we can't afford to lose it."
 Well, but, colonel" persisted the amateur soldier, you might give me a rough idea of the value"
 About f2O0,'' said the colonel testify.
 Every we'll" was the answer; 'I will come down to the camp and give you q check for the amount. Then I'll turn In. I wouldn't catch my death of cold for twice that much"
 What the colonel said is not record sd.-Melbourne Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-13
The Lono Bamboo,

An Englishman was once ranying ( native of India upon his faculty in ly. ing. The native at once replied Why, sahib. we are all more or less liars in my country, and if one tells I story another immediately caps it There were two young men of m! country who had boasting match and one said, Ny father is so rich and has so many horses that his stable Is of such extent as to take horse eleven months to go from one end stall to the other 'Shabash, brother re piled the second boaster, that is yer. good. My father has a bamboo Sc iong that he can sweep the clouds away with 1t when they obscure the sun in harvest time.' Hi, hi" ex. claimed the first. That Is very won, derful, but, pray, brother, where does your father keep such long ban. boo| Why, you stupid was the an. swer, in your fathers stable. to be Sl1rav''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-13
Tho Great Vidoco,

Vidocq. the great French detective
 was born in Aras in 1775. He began life as a baker and early became the terror of his companions by his athletic frame and violent disposition At the same time he was a notorious thief and after many disgraceful adventures be enlisted In the army In 1796 he re
 turned to Paris with some money
 which, however he soon squandered. Next he was sentenced at Lille t. eight years hard labor for forgery, :s,.t re- peatedly escaped. and in 1908 he be- came connected with the Paris police as detective. His previous caree. enabled hta! to render important serT fees. and he T$s appointed chief of the safety briga.e. chiefly composed of re prieved conviets, which purged Paris of the many dangerous classes. In 1918 he received a full pardon. and his connection with this service lasted un. til about 1898 when he settled at s.
 Mande as paper manufacturer Soon after the revolution of 1880 he became a political detective. but with little success. In fS4S he was again en- pioyed under the republican govern dent. but he died penniless in 1857