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12 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 81, 1894—TWENTY PAGES, MILITARY SURGEON Local Committees Actively at Work, for the Convention. ARRANGEMENTS WELL ADVANCED | Some of the Chairmen Who Are Deeply Interested. ALSO THEIR ASSOCIATES Wideawake activity is the motto of the various committees arranging for the an- nual meeting of the Association of Military @urgeons of the United States, to be held fm this city on the first, second and third Gays of May. ‘The Reception Committee. Welcoming the visitors at the numerous @ocial festivities will be the duty of the re- @ption committee, under the chairmanship @f Surgeon General George M. Sternberg. U. 8S. A. Gen. Sternberg was born in New ork, June 8, 1838, and was appointed to the army from New York from civil life. We began as an assistant surgeon, May 31, 1861, was promted to captain amd assistant @urgeon, May 28, 1966, to major and sur- geon, December 1, 1875, and to lieutenant @vlonel and deputy surgeon general January 12,1891. He saw service with Gen.Sykes’ com- mand, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1862; was assigned to hospital duty at Ports- Mouth Grove, R. L, to November, 1862; was with Gen. Banks’ expedition, and assistant to the medical director, department of the | gulf, to January, 1564; was in the office of | the medical director, Columbus, Ohio, and im charge of the United States General Hos- Pital at Cleveland, Ohio, to July, 1865; with the thirteenth United States infantry, Jef- ferson Barracks, Mo., to April, 1866; post @urgeon at Fort Harker, Kan., to October, 1867, during the cholera epidemic; at Fort Riley, Kan., and in the field from April, 1868 to 1870, while the Indian campaign was fm progress; was present during the yellow fever epidemic at Fort Columbus, New York harbor. to May, 1871; and among other Valuable services rendered was in the field with the Nez Perces expedition in 1 Gen. Ster en brevetteg captain end major, U. and meri- services during the war.” In addi en. Si Feception committee are Surgeon General J. Rufus Tryon, U. S. N.; John W. Ross, Theo- dore W. Noyes and Maj. J. C. Merrill. Entertainment Committee. The entertainment committee, whose duty it will be to look after the comfort and Pleasure of the visiting delegates, is pre- sided over by Senator Jacob H. Gallinger of New Hampshire. Dr. Gallinger, although Jatterly he has made a reputation as a | statesman, was first a physician, in which Profession he acquired considerable dis- Senator Gallinger. @inction and was for a time surgeon gener- al of the state of New Hampsnire. As such he naturally took an interest in everything that related to the National Guard of that piate, and since his residence in Washing- ton he has been actively engaged in pro- moting what he believed to be tor the w fare of the District. He has been an active member of the Senate District committee, end has kept a sharp lookout on all matters of legislation to the istrict National Guard. During his practice of medicine he was a member of Various state and national med- ical societies, and he contributed numerous articles to medical journals which were widely copied. There has been no definite plan of enter- tainment yet marked out, but it is the in- tention of Senator Galinger to make the stay of the delegates in Washington as pleasant as possible, and it is quite likely that among the features will be a reception @t the Ebbitt House, a special reception by the President and Mrs. Cleveland and a shad bake at Marshall Hall. Senator Gal- Binger has associated with him on the en- tertainment committee, which, by the way, Js not entirely completed yet, the following How whom he Eiitiomen: Dr. Frank T. named as vice chairm on whom will probably devolve the\looking after the duties of such arrangements as may be made; Commissioner Ross, Commissioner Truesdell, Commissioner Powell, Capt. Hen- Fy Sherwood, Hudolph Kauffmann, A. A. Birney, Dr. Robert Reyburn, Capt. L. ik. Devendorf, Dr. J. Ford Thompson, James Edwards, Dr. T. B. Hood, Dr. CG. H. AL inschmidt, Col. Cecil Clay, Job Barnard, . G. Moore, John C. Heald, Gen. Dan Maj. W. Cranch Meintyre, John an, W. J. Lampton, Col. John B. A.; Capt. Harrison Dingman, Ww ae Curriden, A. S. ugiass, W. B. tor Kauffmann, . Duncanson, Gen.A. Hamilton, Col. E. B. Heron, Mills Dean, Dr. Rich- Wesley Hovee, Dr. James E. . jor and surgeon, U. S. Vols.; Dr. . Petteys, assistant surgeon, U. S.Vols.; Dr. T. C. Smith, Dr. S. S. Adams, Dr. S. 0. Richey, Dr. G. Wythe Cook, Dr. B. G. Pool, W. Richardson, Dr. E. O. Belt, Eliot. Dr. William M. Sprigg, . Winter, Dr. J. T. Young, Dr. A. A. Snyder, Dr. H. L. E. Johnson, Dr. cker, Dr. S. W. Bogan, Dr. Henry John R. Leonard and Dr. W. Press, Printing and Badges. The committee on press, printing and Dadges has a reasonable share of the work of preparing the surgeons who are coming to the mee ing of the association. Maj. Geo. H. Har- ries, who is chairman, has been more or less of a Washingtonian since 188”. His Qrst newspaper work in this city was dor ‘ost; from the e latter part h been the id that position was com- for the rinting Gea. H. V. Boynton, Maj. and badges, are nberg, the members of the | to make all things ready for | | Sonn M. Carson, E. G. Dunnell, C. A. Boyn- L ton, P. V. DeGraw, W. E. Curtis, Capt. J. L. Phillips, U. S. A., Scott C. Bone, W. E. Annin, P. A. Surg. J. D. Gatewood, C. S. N., T..G. Alvord, jr. H. P. Godwin, W. H. Chandlee, Col. “Theodore Mosher, Cept. James E. Bell and Marshall Cushiag. Committee on Credentials. Dr. R. A. Pyles, chairman of committee on credentials, is a native of Maryland, but has been a resident of Anacostia, D. C., for the last twenty years. He graduated from the medical department of Columbian Uni- versity in 1883, after having*gone through the public schools of the District, since which time he has devoted his entire time to the practice of his profession. He was commissioned first lieutenant and surgeon jof the fourth battalion, D. C. N. G., im |1sss, by President Harrison, and was -ro- moted to the position of surgeon of second regiment, with rank of captain, in 1802. He prides himseif on being the only surgeon of the D. C. N. G. who has won a sharp- | shooter's badge with his rifle, and takes a deep interest in everything pertaining to the District militia. With the members of his committee he is working hard to make the coming meeting of military surgeons @ success, and is sure of the result. He has associated with him as members of bis committee Dr. W. S. Dixon, surgeon United States navy, who is stacioned at the naval dispensary in Washington; Lieut. Col. M. E. Urell and Capt. H. | menter of the second regiment, D. C. N. G.; Dr. €. E. Weaver and Mr. Frederick L. Mockabee of Anacostia, all of whom are workers and anxious to promote the suc- Lieut. J. A. Watson. | cess of the meeting in May. Parlors have been secured at the Ebbitt House, and everything is in readiness for the arrival of the doctors. On Hospital Corps Drills. A committee that had for its original ob- Ject the promotion of the efficiency of the hospital corps service is the committee on hespital corps drills. To attain the proposed |end competition drills by the different hos- pital organizations were proposed, the vic- |tor to receive an appropriate prize. ‘This soldier to engage his skill gainst the professional, for instance those of the United States army. Hence the work of this committee will be in the direction of the best methods of treatment as applied to the wounded on the field, their transfers to the hospitals and the examination of all else pertaining to their welfare that can be rendered as first aid to the injured. | Dr. J. A. Watson, first lieutenant ana | surgeon of the ambulance corps, D. C. N. |G., is chairman of the committee. He was born in Stafford county, Va., but came to Washington in 1876, and served as an apoth- ecary at the Government Hospital for the Watson graduated from the National College of Pharmacy in 1883, and was assistant to the chair of analytical chemistry the following session. Later he studied medicine at the medical department of Georgetown University, and received the degree of M. D. in 1890, since which time he has been engaged in the general practice of medicine. Dr. Watson in 1887 assisted in organizing a company of militia, styled the Anacostia Rifles, and was commissioned |first lieutenant October 29, 1887, but re- signed a year later. On June 5, 1893, he was commissioned first lieutenant and sur- geon of the ambulance corps, which or- ganization he still commands. Dr. Wat- |son’s committee is made up of Dr. A. A. | Witmer, Dr. George C. Ober, Capt. J. W. Tolson, George O. Watson, Dr. J. M. Cabell and Rev. T. B. Hughes. The Finance Committee. Below is given a complete list of the members of the finance committee, sketches of the chairman and secretary having already been printed in The Star: Dr. H. | A. Robbins, chairman; Capt. A. Hart, sec- retary; Capt. W. H. Partridge, assistant secretary; Col. Chas. H. Alden,’ treasurer; Maj. Geo. H. Harries, Col. A. T. Britton, M. M. Parker, John Joy Edson, O. G. Sta- ples, Dr. Wm. Tindall, G. W. Swartzell, F. B. Noyes, E. Kurtz Johnson, Lawrence Gardner, Capt. H. S. Barbour, Maj. E. H. Newmeyer, Maj. Thos. Gale, Wm. D. Rudy, Geo. N. Silsby, Geo. Dunlap, W. J. Stephen- son, J. Philip Herrmann, F. M. Cresswell, Frank P. Weller, Fred R. W. Reh, Maj. M. V. Tierney, J. W. Boteler, H. C. Buret, Geo. W. Cochran, W. H. Selden, Robert I. Fleming. Maj. E. R. Campbell, Dr. C. M. Hammett, Dr. D. W. Prentiss, Dr. S. O. Kichey, Dr. Z. T. Sowers, Dr. Chas. H. Stowell, Dr. Leroy M. vlor, Dr. John W. Bayne, Capt. J. M. Cabell, Surgeon J. C. Boyd, Med. Dir. M. Bradley, Surgeon S. H. Griffith, Med. Dir. N. L. Bates, Sur- | geon H. T. Percy, Surgeon H. W. Surgeon F. W. |W. J. 3. Stewart, . A. H. McKim, | John L. Heupel, Dr. D. S. Lamb, Dr. Geo. H. Penrose, Dr. Irving C. Rosse, Dr. H. L. | E. Johnson, Surgeon Marmion, Dr. Adolph J. Schafhirt, Geo. E. Corson, Dr, Henry | Woodbu T. C. Tipton, Dr. J. ®. Cole- W. Burdett, Mr. Hobbs, J. W. 8 » Drew, Wm. 8. Thompson, Dr. Charles F. Rand, Wm. Gibson, Surgeon Frank Anderson, Dr. J. Ford = Thompson, Maj. G. A. Bartlett, Maj. Richard O'Brie Maj. B. R. Ross, Maj. O. L. Suess, Maj. F- T. Wilson, Maj. Gilbert Thompson, Lieut. Geo. A. Drury, Lieut. Jas. A. Watson, Capt. H. Parmenter, Capt. H. G. Fosberz, Lieut. A. P. Robbins, Gec. E. Lemon, Frank Hume, Isador Saks. F. P. May, Gustave Lansbergh, Fred. Tschiffely, Maj. Allison Nailor, Geo. W. Moss, E. D. ston, N. W. Burchell, H. A. Hall, Thos. W. Smith, S. W. | Woodward, Oscar Nauck, Capt. L. L. Blake, | Robert Beall, J. M. Dove, R. G. DuBois, | Geo. E. Cooper, B. F. MoCaulley, E. H. | Ford. Thos, ham, Geo. W. Drive Dr. 5. M Morris 3 | James T. Young. } 4 . Swap M. Burnett, | Dr. Frank Baker, Dr. M. F. Cuthbert, Df. | Robt. Reyburn, Dr. Robt. ‘a m, Dr. } . A. Hammond, Dr. T. B. Hood, Dr. ph Taber Johnson, N.S. LincoIn; ! Dr. F. B. Loring, Dr. \ mion, Dr. | F.s. Ni Me DP. W haupter, Thomas Tay . Gustavus R. Brown, Dr. J. R. Seibert, 3 mon Wolf, rd, I Col. A. 8. Worthingtoa, F. or. Levi Woodbury. cali Sean Up to Date. From Puck. 2ditor Jayville Bugle—“Chauncey Depew addresses the Young Men's Republican Club tonight. Have we got a cut of him?” ‘o, sir. Had one, but it’s all Got a cut of old Adam Fore- “Yes; we got an old circus cut there's a tiger on one side him; and an elephant on the other. I can saw of don’t do that. Just take a O. P.” on the elephant, on the tiger, and sling in a caption, ‘Chauncey Stirs up the Animals! That'll show the people of this town that we're right up to date with metropolitan journalism.” chisel and cut and ‘Democracy tee How It Happened. From Truth. Mrs. Bingo (ooking “Why, my dear, thi front door-step.” Bingo—“I expect it's my fault. [came in I upset the milk can.” ut of the window)— ice all over the When I THE NATIONAL GUARD Riflemen Are Going to Have a Rifle Association. THERE WILL BE MANY MEMBERS Two Prospective Regimental En- campments Next Summer. NEWS IN THE ARMORIES After lengthy and careful consideration of all the many things to be thought of before attempting to branch out in a new line of business the Rifle Association of the District of Columbia National Guard has at last been organized. The event oc- curred on Monday evening last at the meeting of the officers of the department of rifle practice, when the cgnstitution and by-laws were adopted and preparations made for canvassing the guard for mem- | bers. Any member of the District of Co- lumbia militia shall be eligible to mem- bership, says article V of the constitution, which means that any male resident of the | Disirict between the ages of eighteen and forty-five—whether he is a member of the National Guard or not—can join the cr- ganization. “AN applications for meinber- | ship,” says the article, “must be in writ ing, indorsed by one member of the as ciation in good standing, and accompanied by the initiation fee and dues for one year.” The formality of indorsement will not be insisted upon until after the first general meeting of the association, which is booked to take place in the brigade rifte gallery on the evening of Monday, Apri! 30, commencing at 7 o'clock. The initiation fee is 50 cents and the annual du $1, | payable in advance. A life membershi: may be purchased for $10. Honorary mem- bership—for persons exempted by law from militia service in the District—will cost $5 per annum. The present program contem- plates the exclusive use of the brigade rifle gallery by members of the as tion for one evening in each week during the months of May and June and of the rifle range for one day in each week during the months of July, August, September and October. Matches will be arranged for and prizes given; the plans to be explained at length at the meeting on April 30. In the Meantime, officers of the department of rifle practice will canvass their various commands and endeavor to secure a suffi- cient membership. There has long been need for an organization in which member- ship could be achieved by those whose busi- ness engagements or distnclination prevent- ed their joining the National Guard, and this rifle association is intended to fill the void. Already there are pledged to join it a number of prominent citizens and very many of the enthusiastic rifemen of tne National Guard. Decorations for the Faithfal. The sharpshooters’ bars and crosses and the marksmen's pins and buttons have ar- rived at headquarters, They will be dis- tributed at a very early date to the fol- lowing: First regiment—Sharpshoote Ross, B. R.; Schneider, P. S.; Kettler, C. H.; House, P. 8.; Gibson, F. E.; Beatty, C. L.; Conard, J. W.; Wiggins, S. ;. Story, C. B.; Beeler, G. L.; Minni: N. M.; Sturgis, M. B. Wines, R. E.; Wilson, R. E.; Fairly, J. M Husted, W. F.; Watson, W. W.; Hall, F M.; Lachman, J. A.; Morrow, Thomas; Murray, J. W.; Miller, J. S. Marksmen: Ebert, Charles; Leoffler, C. M. ie Phillips, E.’ L.; McIntyre, Smith, A. M.; Fales, W. D Finley, J. J.; Thorowgood, H. L.; Cromwell, W. M.; Bromwell, J. P.; McKenzie, A. I W. H.; Beck, W. H.; Kemp, J. F. Ww. L. Sharpshcoters (three years): Himebaugh, Cc. L., Goodwin, O. W. Marksmen’s pins (three years): Wells, F. N.; Haines, C. E. Second regiment—Sharpshooters: Allen, Edward; Adkins, C. L.; Beatty, James; Byrne, J. P.; Barry, J. J.; Cardozo, F. J Coit, J. M.; Depue, W. P.; Dyer, C. Drury, G. A.; Edwards, B. F.; Freeman, Daniel; Fanning, J. Gately, John; Groom, C, E.; Gapen, C. F.; Hodges, W. Holden, J. B; Holden, J. P.; Hadger, W. D.; Jacobs, S. K.; Johnson, J. S.; Kings- ley, S. H.; Lanham, C. L.; Linnell, C. W.; Moyer, W. H.; McTaylor, Charles; Orth, P. P.; Rose, J. A.; Simonson, O. G.; Sabin, M. E.; Scott, Walter; Trumbull, E.; Whipp, W. C.; Walsh, Harry; Waals! Wilcox, E. S. Marksmen: Averill, F. L.; Bolles DeGroot, J. W.; Edmunds, Jose} gher, John A.; Gilbert, G. L; A,; Haley, M.; Harper, E. E. W. H.; Jones, W. Johnson, J, H.; Lee- nan, J. G.; Licht: B.; Murphy, Edmund; Marsden, J. F.; Middleton, A. E.; Parker, E. T.; Rhodes, L. B.; Schultz, Joseph: Smoot, E. D.; Sargent, T. B.; Tegethoff, E. M.; Thomas, J. H.; Van Norsdall, E. ire > J. M. s. Wren, William M.; Walsh, s’ bars (three years): Apple- + Clay, Col.; Campbell, Ed.; Dickey, . King, G. W.; Laird, C. W.; Lang, T. F.; Rotramel, S, D.; Russell, C. A.; Smith, P. W.; Shaw, G. C.; Stambaugh, Tom- linson, J. 8. Marksmen’s pins (three years): Brodie, ae - Mcore, C. W.; Phillips, F.; Speer, Sharpshooters who qvalified last year will, of course, receive no decorations this time. Sche le for Rifle Practice. General orders No. 3, dated March 20, al- rect that the following schedule for gallery practice will be observed for the month of April: The first battalion will practice in the gal- lery at its armory, under a schedule to be prepared by the battalion commander. Second battaliog—Company A, Thursday, 12th; company B, Thursday, 5th; company Cc, Nbepare sa 24th; company D, Thursday, Third battalion—-Company A, Monday, company B, Monday, 9th. Fourth battalion—Company A, Tuesday, 10th; company B, Tuesday, 17th; company C, Friday, 27th; company D, Tuesday, 3d. Fifth battalion—Company A, Saturday, 7th; company B, Saturday, 14th; company C, Saturday, 21st; company D, Monda: Sixth battalion—Company A, Wednesday, 4th; company B, Wednesday, 11th; company C, Wednesday, 25th, First separate battalionm—Company A, Mcnday, 16th; company B, Friday, 13th; company C, Wednesday, 18th; company D, Friday, 20th. i Engineer corps—Friday, 6th. First separate company—Thursday, 19th. Second separate company—Thursday, 1th. The general staff, the field and staff offl- cers and non-commissioned staff of regi- ments and battalion inspectors of rifle prac- April 28. cers (except tors of rifle practice) and non staff of battalions, the evenin company A of their respective b Practice for the month of April will be at 600 yard each man will fire two scores at this distance, and his scores will be re- corded. Volley firing will individual | pract three volleys being fired by each organization, kneeling. A proper record of the results, to be entered in the company | target record book, will be certified by the inspector of rifle practice. Encouragement. Lieut. Louis Bagger, inspector of rifle practice, fifth battalion, has @onated two small 22-caliber rifles, with a handsome case for each, to be shot for by the members of his battalion. One will be presented to the man who fires the greatest number of shots during the months of May and June, and the other to the guardsman who scores the highest aggregate during the same months. Sergt. Quackenbush, rangekeeper for light battery A, has offered a handsome trophy to the member of the District National Guard making the highest score or series of pos- sible scores before 10 o'clock, p.m. July 4, 18M, at the range, No. 414 34 street north- west. The conditions that must be observed are as follows: Competition will be con- | fined to those men who have the revolver as a@ part of their regular equipment. The weapon used must be Col 45-caliber United States army revolver; distance, 50 feet; position, standing, without rest; target, standing siihouette. All ammunition used must be purchased at the battery range. Shots will be counted in strings of five, and two consecutive strings will constitute a score; but no string may be cast out after the second shot has been fired. There must be two persons present besiles the com- petitor. No strings will be considered con- inspec- sioned isned to ttalions. follow the | tee to obtain the views of their men on ‘he | cepted. ~ | to the following: Howard W. Barker, ca) | jority of towns now contemplating sewer- secutive unless fired the same day. The gallery gill be open daily, except Sunday, from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m., and 6:30 p. m. to 10:30 p. m. Wednesdays and Saturdays, ftom 10 a, m. to 10 p. m. Notes. A small detachment of company B, en- gineer corps, indulged in a field day at Fort Carroll on Wednesday last. Fort Carroll is a relic of the late war, and is situated across the Eastern branch. Maj. Gilbert ‘Thompson was on the field for a short time and explained the methods and principles governing the construction of military earthworks, after which a survey of the fort was made. While only about one-half of the old fort remains, some of the lines of the earthwork are yet surprisingly true and firm, after a lapse of about thirty-three years. Once again company B, second battalion (Morton Cadets), has a full complement of commissioned officers. Maj. O’Brien pre- sided at an election held on Wednesday evening last, when First Lieut. Shilling was made captain, Second Lieut. Shepard, first Meutenant, and Mr. Bramwell Davis, second lieutenant. The promotions were well de- served, and the names are a sufficient guarantee that if hard work means any- thing the company will continue to move forward rapidly. Applications for member- ship are being received daily. At a meeting of the officers of the first regiment heid recently the majors of the three battaloins were appointed a commit- subject of a regimental camp, in case ef- forts to secure funds for a brigade outing prove unsuccessful, Atlantic City seems to be the favored spot for a temporary abiding place for Col. Moore's gallant followers. The resignations of Lawrence Y. Spann, first lieutenant, company B, third battalion, and George W. England, first Neutenant company D, fifth battalion, have been ai Commissions have been forwarded tain, cor ny 1B, third battalion; Robert MeMurray, jr., first Meutenant and quarter- ter, oad battalion; Edward L. Brice, first lieutenant, company C, fourth battal- ion, and William B. Sabin, first second lieu- tenant, company C, fourth battalion. An informal meeting of the committee to inquire into the feasibility of holding a sec- ond regiment camp this summer took place during the past week. Unless the effort to secure the appropriation for a brigade en- campment proves successful, which is hard. ly likely, it is quite probable that Col. Clay command will pitch tents in the green lawns of Marshall Hall during the latter part of suly. The match between the second separate company (cyclis and troop A was shot on Thursday evening last, resulting in a vic- tory for the wheelmen by a score of 200 to WL The regular company run starts from the armory at 7:30 o'clock this evening, the destination to be Cabin John bridge. All friends of the command are cordially invited to participate. An election of captain for company D, fifth battalion,has been ordered to take place at the armory in the evening of Friday, April 6. A decree of the pension office will probably deprive the fourth battalion of the services of Lieut. S. Db. Rotramel, L P., for awhile. The lieutenant—than whom no officer in the brigade is more usefully in- dustrious—has been ordered into “the field.” That much-talked-of rifle match to settle the question of superiority between a team selected from the regimental and battalion staffs of the second regiment and one from the engineer corps will be shot this evening in the rifle gallery, Leave of absence for six months has been granted Capt. Henry 8S. Barbour, first sepa- rate company (troop A). Until Capt. Bar- bour returns, First Lieut. J. E. Eiker will be in command of the troop. Because of the disbandment of company D, sixth battalion, First Lieut. H. L. B. At- kinson and Second Lieut. Michael A. Mes: late of that organization, have been gran: ed honorable discharges. Cards have been issued for the twenty- fifth complimentary hop of company A, second battalion (Corcoran Cadet Corps), which will take place at National Rifles’ jail, on Tuesday evening next, April 3, at 8:30 o'clock. Evening dress will be worn, with military guests in uniform. SEoae See SEWAGE DISPOSAL, Col, George E. Waring, ir., Says the Problem Has Been Solved. Col. George E. Waring, jr., one of the most eminent sanitary engineers of this country, has an exhaustive article in the April number of the Century Magazine on the disposal of sewage. He describes the different processes that have been tried in this country and in Europe, and declares that the only one that gives sat- isfaction, and seems a perfect solution of the problem, is disposal by irrigation or filtration. In this connection, he com- mends highly the system that is carried out at Wayne, Pennsylvania, where the sewage is so disposed of that it is no menace to the health, and is attended by no unpleasant features. The purification of sewage is evidently on the eve of great extension in this country, writes Col. Waring, and its suc- cess requires that the importance of mak- ing it as thorough as possible should be generally appreciated. If the work is to be done at all, it is worth while to do it well. Half-way measures, like chemical precipitation, may satisfy present legal demands, and they may in exceptional cases be advisable; but they will not meet the requirements of the better-informed public opinion that is now growing up. The means for entire purification are with- in reach, and imperfect results will not long be accepted as sufficient. in practical work two cardinal prin- ciples should be kept in view, and should control our action: ¥ Organic wastes must be discharged at the sewer outlet in their fresh condition, before putrefaction has set in. Second. They must be reduced to a state of complete oxidation without the inter- vention of dangerous or offensive decom- position, As the difficulties attending disposal are due chiefly to the water in which the wastes are borne, sewage should be, in the interest of economy no less than of effi- ciency, protected against an excess and fluctuation in volume, due to the admix- ture of storm water. C. H. Latrobe, C. E., describes a proper system of sewerage as being ‘“‘an efficient and well-regulated ma- chine for the speedy and unobjectionable removal of water borne filth, and its de- livery as a substantially uniform product at such a point as is desired, and in a condition capable of treatment in a uni- form manner by a uniform plant, whether chemical, mechanical, or otherwise.” Only by such uniformity of flow, day by day and week by week, can our problem be simplified and our work shorn of unneces- sary embarrassment. This implies the adoption of the separate system of sewer- age, by which only the water necessarily fouled in houses and needed for the proper removal of wastes shall be admitted to the flow that is to be dealt with; other means being used for the removal of storm water, and the filth of streets being taken care of otherwise than by discharge into sewers with the gutter flow. Street dirt should be swept up, not washed away. This excinsion of storm water will, per- haps, never be reached in all cases, but wherever it is, or is likely to become, ne- cessary that processes of artificial purifi- cation should be adopted, there at least the withholding of storm water and street wash should be secured. In the great ma- age, purification is sure to be demanded sooner or later, and sewerage systems should there be regulated from the outset with that end in view. soe The Unappreciative Editor. From Puck. Alys—“That nasty old magazine has sent back our story!” Mae—“The mean old things! And I had tied the manuscript in such beautiful blue silk ribbon, too!”” soe A Correct Estima: From Puck. Tourist (in Oklahoma).—‘What is the Population of this town?” Alkali Ike (promptly). Eight hundred and sixty-seven souls, and thirty-one real estate agents.” The Science of Medicine. Great Advances Made in the Last Few Years. ‘The Story of a Man Who Has Lately Been Cured of that Terrible Disease, Locomo- tor Ataxia. (From the Philadelphia Record.) Very little is heard by the general publte of the great discoveries in medicine, and the countless scores of lives that are saved by the advancing knowledge of medical science. Dis- eases, which a few years ago baffled the most eminent physicians and were believed to beab- solutely incurable, succumb to-day as readily as the most trifling ailment. No one, perhaps, has better cause to appreciate this than Rich- ard A. Willian, of Bustleton, Pa. Mr. Willian isa retired calico print manufacturer, and be- fore his health began to trouble him he carried on an extensive business, both in Bustleton and Holmesburg. He is fifty-three years of age, has traveled widely, and is a man of more than or- dinary education and intelligence. A reporter who visited him found him strolling leisurely through the grounds surrounding his pleasant home Mr. Willian was at first decidedly averse to the unwelcome publicity which he felt would fellow the story of his case in the newspapers. Realizing, however, thatit might be the means of bringing relief to others who were suffering as he had suffered he finally consented, “If it had not been for one of the recent dis- coveries of medical science, I believe I would be lying helpless in bed instead of enjoying this stroll,” he began. “*My troubles really date back to several severe falls I received when a young man, but I suffered no great inconyen- ience until 1888 My first sensation was great difficulty in walking. As this feeling grew more intense, I finally called in a well-known physician of Holmesburg, who immediately told me that I had locomotor ataxia, and placed me under active treatment. Instead of getting better I seemed to grow worse, and I was scarcely able to get around, A year after I be- came his patient he told me that he would have to give me up. He gave me to understand that I must resign myself (oa condition of ut- ter helplessness until ceath came to my relief. At last I got so that I could not walk at all; my limbs went back on me entirely, and I was just able to situp. Ithen called in Dr. Ball, then in Philadelphia, and now a resident of Chicago. He recommended sun-baths, and I had a sun- parlor erected for the purpose, but my trouble did not yield to such treatment, and finally I abandoned it. In April last, I received a letier from a Mr. Grantier, a friend of mine in El- mira, N. Y., telling me how anew medicine called Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills was performing astonishing cures in the severest nerve diseases, and advising me to give them a trial Not knowing the scientific nature of Dr. Williams’ remedy, and believing that it was an ordinary medicine, I was first inclined not to bother with it, But reflected that in my miserable condition it could do me no harm at least, and I sent to the drug store and purchased one box, After the third box I began to feel some beneflt. My whole system seemed better. I kept taking the pills, and one day to my great joy I discov- ered that I could walka little From thattime on my recovery has been rapid. Now, after using Pink Pills for five months, froma cond!- tion of utter helplessness I am able to walk one mile every day without inconvenience, I take my one-mile spin around the house every day now. I haven't walked that distance before for three years. I find that I can ascend the hilly road which leads to our house with ease. I noticed a general improvement in my health from week to week, and my feet no longer feel as though they were weighted down with lead. Laseribe this wonderful change solely to Pink Pills. My mother is very enthusiastic over the pills, and t@inks Dr. Williams ought to have his great discovery proclaimed from the house- tops.” , An analysis of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pillsshows that they contain, in a condensed form, all the elements necessary to give new life and rich- ness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. 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