Evening Star Newspaper, April 9, 1897, Page 15

EPUBLIC OF CUBA Proof Offered That Its Civil Govern- ment ic Well Organized. CONCISE REPORT OF GOV. CESPEDES ‘The System Followed in the State of Oriente. ENTERESTING DETAILS - ‘The representatives of Spain and the Eympathizers with the monarchy when con- sidering the question of the revolution in Guba have persi claimed that no Teal « governn 1 ever been estab- Ushec in the fsland by the insurgents, and have mett all declarations to the contrary the arr assertion that the Cubans, who yed aga Spain, were merely »und in guerrilla bands and indulg- @ Gesultery warfare with nothing behind them In the shape of au- were ro ing in te a therity or government beyond their im- mediate commanders. The following report sub to the government council of the republic of Cuba by Carlos Manuel de Ces- , civil governor of the state of Oriente, these allegations on the Spain and her emissarfes. The report, covers the operations of the govern- to ove and presents a the manner in which the ba is mana tor de Cespedes begins his report iting that he was appointed efvil gov- ell of the rep: ident Bartholome vas sec ry of t 5 an act n he nues as follow € “After Can lasso, who at that time interior pro tempore, punt of the condition of umed office. He then w @ a! pedes Matures a Plan. the of the Spaniards at . in the engagement of Maibio, on i of February, 1896, I asked permis- of the government council to make inspection trip to Cape Cruz, near zanillo. “I had matured a plan of organization, purest patriotism, based on of the Freneh republic— ty and fraternity. nce t I have constantly inspected st territory, without being deterred ¥ difficulties whatever. I have found port and aid from the mtli- . Who rivaled in their de- sires to give strength and prestige to the civil government with the military author- have b cordial. In view of facts, and In what refers to this gov- nt, the assertions made by certain fer authorities are of no value. These assertions are due to the calumnies of our €nemies, or perhaps to the superficial in- formation of their own officials. “In compliance with the laws, this gov- €rnment has issued a series of ‘Regula- tlons tor the Interior Organizations of the Prefectures,” also regulating the rela- tions of the prefectures and districts gmons themselves, rules for work shops, st offices and cattle. Sanitary meas- ures have been decreed, as well as those referring to commerce and on other points, 18 order to better carry out the general laws of the republic. Public instruction has been temporarily provided for: num- fous familles of Cuban patriots are al- re reaping benefit from it. “The government of the east has seen order and uniformity established through- Out its jurisdiction, and by dint of perse- Yerance and patriotism has attained a de- gree of perfection which can be judged trom the positive facts hereinafter stated. “The territorial division is the result of & detalled study, enlightened by observa- Yon, on the very ground of the necessity, And by the opinion of those Interested and 6f impartial experts. defeat Postal Facilities. “AS much can be said of the postal or- ga ization. The route consists of three . With branches radiating in all s. A selected personnel, with com- able activity and zeal, has assured a iderable regularity and rapidity. As work shops and salt works, the hat you will find in this report are enough. I will say nothing of the ‘torial guards, a strictly civil insti- which protects the roads and pre- but I must mention as a model or and discipline the one operating ne of Tunas, actually besieging © town, which it frequently fires upon. i here state that the situation of the y here is most precarious. He is con- the towns, and exercises no con- ut over the limited surroundings of sses. Consequently there is great and starvation, crime and immoral- 2 the enemy's territory. On the other . if we were to count only with the strict of Manzanillo—to which I refer cause in times of peace it was a cattle sing country—vwe would have provisions abundance for all the revolution. 2 Still more, this government has not had {o deal with @ single case of criminal hom!- Give, nor a single theft of importance, nor single case of banditism, the curse and Tror of nial days. “ ne river Jobabo to the point ed by the rays of the lighthouse j, 2bout 300,000 souls live under the e. should be excluded the t and 24 Army Corps, bravely for the independence x) civil employes, the members erritorial Guards and the new n of the last months. 2 alone has more than 40.000 in- of which 9,200 are in one of its res. Of this population the males work on the lands of the state fifteen days month. Their labor is ex- oted to provide the army charges; the to their affaix the officers of the ate duty. rkshops throughout the districts excellent servic carpenter work, s y hoes. Gwing to the 1 a short time ago, ‘tisans could not be demand having in- production has been consider- hs about 1,000 saddles ctured; 20,000 pairs of at quantity of ammunition, belt as can he seen by the-last and receipts of the army. Mayari, Tunas, Hol- rs nd Manzantito have specially distin- guished ¢ the last samed dis- ict has ntribu d 2.225 pairs of shoes gnd other articles of prime necessity pro- duce? by a relatively small number of ‘workmen. “With the recent regulations a minimum Production of 8,690 pairs of shoes per onth is assured. This does not include $3 manufactured in the work The salt produced in all éurine be the territory he year that has just expired may calculated at 30,000 quintais (100- ). of which 12,000 are due to the nary activity of Luts Mart! lHeu- governor of Holquin. In this amount net included the several quantities has given to his netghbors. salt corks have been definitely ei by this government, and it is by experts that they will yteld 1s per month; those of Bayamo Goo, and those of Manzanillo 25 to 30 quin- tals a day. “Similar results 1 purpose to obtain with the elements which exist In each of the Yemaining districts. In the general Ist of civil employes and In the detailed reports, which at present are being prepared for the department of the interior, the govern- ment council may inform itself with great- er accuracy of our work. “Finally it can be guaranteed that the invincible fraction of the army of Hberty, which, thoroughly equipped, com- manded by tlustrious veterans, gives bat- tle and triumphs daily; it can be guaran- teed that, alded by the solid governmental and administrative mechanism in this ex- treme end of the island, can never see its fower dtrinished, even if all the troops of pain in Cuba would attempt to conquer the aspirations of the people.” PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS The Fourth Triennial Session of the Ameri- can Congress. Elaborate Preparations for Sessions— The Officers and the Program— The Different Societies. The fourth triennial session of the con- gress of American Physicians and Sur- geons will be held in this city Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. May 4-6. The congress will bring together between 000 and 1,000 prominent medical men from all parts of the country and Canada, with possibly some delegates from abroad. Elaborate preparations are being made for the reception and entertainment of the congress. There will be a dinner and a reception, and the Cosmos Club will give a smoker in honor of the visitors. The congress is composed of the mem- bers of fourteen national medical societies and of gests specially invited by the executive committee. The sessions of the congress will be held at the Columbia The- ater each afternoon, while the meetings of the various comvonent societies will be held in the morning, a different meeting place being assigned to each. A physician may be accredfted as a vis- itor to the congress by any one of the con- stituent societies. The certificate of the secretary of one of these societies to the effect that he is thus accredited will en- able nim to ster upon payment of the registration fee, which registration will en- tite him to a card of admission to the reception and smoker, and to a copy of the transactions of the congress, but not to take part in the deliberations of the con- gress. All physicians are Invited to attend the meetings of the congress and the public meetings of the societies, but only those may register who are members, specially invited guests, or visitors ‘accredited through the secretaries of constituent so- cieties. The registration office will be in parlor 1 of the Arlington. From this office the mail of members and invited guests will be distributed, and here the city address of each member, guest. and accredited vis- itor can be ascertained. Sessions of the Societies. The sessions of the societies will be held according to the programs of each, as fol- lows: American Ophthalmological Society, la- des’ parlor, No. 2, the Arlington. American Otological Society, ladies’ par- lor, No. 1, the Arlington. American Neurological Association, John’s Parish Hall, 16th street. American Gynecological Society, hail, Columbian University, and Sth streets. . American Dermatological “Association, new reception room, the Arlington. Ameri Laryngological Association, Cosmos Club. American Surgical Association, chemical laboratory, Columbian University. American Climatological Association, Post-graduate room, Columbian University. Association of American Physicians, mu- seum, Columbian University. American Association of Genito-Urinary Surgeons, the Shoreham. American Orthopedic Association, exam- ination room, Columbian University. American Physiological Soctety, Lodge's room, Columbian University. Association of American Anatomists, physical laboratory, Columbian Univer- sity. American Pediatric Society, Prof. Hun- tington’s room, Columbian University. The president of the congress, Prof. Wm. H. Welch, M.D., of Johns Hopkins Uni- versity, will deliver an address Wednes- day evening, May 5, at 8:15 o'clock, in the Columbiz Theater. The exercises attending the unveiling of the statue of Prof. Gross, under the aus- pices of the Surgical Association, will be held on Wednesday, May 5, at 5 o'clock. The executive committee has decided that the congress shall give a dinner on Tuesday evening, May 4, at the Arlington, to which its guests will be invited. Wednesday evening, at 9:30 o'clock, the President of the congress will receive the members, the invited guests and the ac- credited visitors, with the ladies accom- panying them, at the Arlington. Thurs- day evening the Cosmos Club will give a complimentary “smoker” to the congress, which will add greatly to the social fea~ tures. The officers of the congress are: Prest- dent, William H. Welch, M.D.; vice presi- dents, ex-officio, presid2nts of’ constituent societies; chairman of executive commit- tee, Landon Carter Gray, M. D., New York city; treasurer, Newton M. Shaffer, M. D., New York city; secretary, William H. Car- malt, M. D., New Haven, Conn. The committee of arrangemen:s consists of the following physicians: Samuel S. Adams, chairman, Washingtcn; Louis Mc- Lane Tiftany, Baitimor. Johnston, Washingto i shingtor S. O. Richey, V ‘aber Jobr son, Washington; Charles I. Bevan, Bal- timore; I. E. Atkinson, Balt 2‘. Mor- ris Murray, Washington: George M. Stern- berg, surgeon general, U. 8. army; Samuel Theobald, Baltimore; William H.’ Howell, Baltimore; A. R. Shands, Washington: Frank Baker, Washington. The Program. The program of the sessions of the gen- eral congress fs as follcws: Tuesday, May 4—A business meeting of the congress will be held from 1:30 to 2 p.m. From 2 to 3:30, a general meeting of the congress under the direction of the American Opthalmological Society; subject, “The Gouty and Rheumatic Diseases, and Their Relation to Diseases of the Eye;” Papers wiil be read by Dr. Charles Stedman Bull of New York city, Dr. 3. Oliver Richey ef Washington, -Dr. S. D. Risley of Phila- deiphia, Dr. Robert Sattler of Cincinnatl and Dr. R. A. Reeves of Toronto, Canada, to be followed by a discussion in which Dr J. M. DaCosta of Philadelphia, Pa., and Dr. Henry M. Lyman of Chicago, Ill., members of the Association of American Physicians, and others will participate; from 3:30 to 5 p.m., a general meeting under the direction of the American Otological Society; sub- ject, “Otology in Its Relations to General Medicine;” a paper by Dr. Clarence J. Blake of Boston, Mass. Wednesday, May 5, from 2 to 5 General me the joint participation tion of Am st. lecture corner 15th Prof. of the Associa- an Physicians, the Amer- ican Physiological Society and the Amer- ican Pediatric Society; subject, “Inter- ions Considered in Their Phys- Pathological and Clinical As- Dr. William H. Howell of Balti- more, Md., and Dr. Russell H. Chittendon of New Haven, Conn., will speak in behalf of the American Physioiogical Soclety; Dr. George Adams of Montreal, Canada, Dr. ames J. Putnam of Bcston, Mass., and Dr. Francis P. Kinnicutt of New York city, in behalf of the Association of American Phy- sicians, and Dr. William Osler of Balti- more, Md., in behalf of the American Pedi- atric Society; the papers, will be followed by a discussion. Wednesday, May 5, evening meeting— 8:15 p.m., address by the president of the congress, Dr. William H. Welch, professor of pathology in the Johns Hopkins Univer- sity, Baltimore, to be followed by a recep- tion to the president at Rauscher’s, corner of Connecticut avenue and L street. Thursday, May 6, from 2 to 3:30 p.m.— Gencrai meeting of the congress, under the direction of the American Orthopedic Asso- ciation. Subject, ““Deformities of the Hip Joint, -clally Congenital Dislocations: A paper will be read by Dr. E. H. Brad- ford of Boston, to be followed by a discus- ston by Dr. V. P. Gibney of New York city, and Dr. Harry M. Sherman of San Francisco. From 3:30 to 5 p.m.—General ™meeting of the congress, under the direc- tion of the American Surgical Associatton. Subject, “The Classification of Acute Gen- eral Peritonitis; the Prognosis and Treat- ment of the Different Varieties.” Dr. Will- iam S. Halsted, Baltimore, will read per on “The Classification,” and Dr. Rober! Abbe of New York city on.“"The Prognost and Treatment of the Different Varieties. A discussion will follow, to be participated in by Dr. John Homans of Boston, Dr, A. Van der Veer of Albany, Dr. Henry H. Mudd of St. Louis, Dr, Frederick Lange —_ Dr. Arpad G. Gerster of New York city. ———— The President at Annapolis. President McKinley and party arrived at Annapolis, Md., at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon on the Dolphin and were recetv- ed with a President's salute from the Na- @ party of officers called on the President, and a number of documents end newspe- pers were sent abroad. pe- THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1897-16 PAGES. 15 A CAMPAIGN AWHEEL A Oyoling Company to Oome Here From Chicago. MAKING A THOUSAND-MILE TRIP Interesting Experiment in Military Bicycling. MAJOR DAVIDSON’S PLAN An experiment of unusual interest, hav- ing in view the testing of the bicycle as an adjunct to the military service, is about to be attempted by Major R. P. David- son, commandant of the Northwestern Mil!- tary Academy, near Chicago. Major David- son proposes to bring a company of young men, students at the academy, from Chi- cago to this city bearing a message from General Brooke to General Miles. ‘The trip will be made in heavy riding order and under strictly military discipline. No attempt will be made to break the bicycle record between the two cities, but the corps will travel as rapidly as is consistent with existing conditions. The experiment will, it is expected, be made about the middle of June. It is well known that officers of high rank and important cfficial position in the army have for some time been considering the feasibility of using the bicycle in the military service, and several regiments al- ready have cycle detachments. One of the mest interested is General Miles. While in the west many practical tests were made with the wheel under his direction, and since his station in this city in com: mand of the army he has given the sub- ject much careful study. The general is aware of the plans of the forthcoming ex- periment and has manifested a deep inter- est in its arrangements. The commonest form of bicycle test for military uses heretofore made has been in the nature of demonstrating the prac- tieability of the wheel in courier service, and several relay rides have been attempt. ed, the most noted, perhaps, being the one from this city to Denver, when a mes sage was sent from President Cleveland to General Miles; and the latter one from San Francisco to Governor's Island in New York harbor, under military auspices. These tests have very thoroughly demon- strated that for such service the wheel may be found invaluable, being more re- Hable and much more rapid than a similar service by relay of horses. Moving Bodies of Men. Not much, however, has been done in the way of actual experiment in moving bodies of men in heavy order mounted on bieyeles. It 1s true that officers of the army have selected picked squads and ridden over more or less extended trips, with satisfactory results, but the experi. mental stage has not yet been passed. Major Davidson hopes to add much practi- cal information to what has already been definitely ascertained with regard to the subject. He is not without experience in the matter of handling men on journeys of this nature. For seven years he has been detailed by the state authorities of Tinois as military instructor in the North- western Military Academy, situated in the pretty suburb of Chicago, Highland Park. He holds the brevet rank of colonel in the Illinois National Guard, 1s commandant of the academy, and is an enthusiastic wheel- man. He has organized in the institution a cycle corps, which numbers twenty-eight men, and has taken it out on extended trips on several occasions. This is the first time, however, that he has organized a party for a trip of such length as the one in contemplation, and he is much interested in the outcome of the experiment. Those who will compose the party will be young men, from seventeen to twenty- one or twenty-two years of age, members of the cycle corps at the military academy of which Major Davidson is commandani. They will be of the average physical de- velopment of young men of their age. They will come in heavy riding order, carrying their personal baggage with them, as weil as tents, blankets, cocking utensils and a limited amount of rations. It is estimated that each man will ‘have about twenty-five pounds of baggage to carry, in addition to pushing his wheel of an equa] weight. The route to be traveled, while not definitely decided upon, will probably be by way of Indianapolis, Wheeling and the old na- tional road, the distance to be traverso1 being fully 1,000 miles. While on the road the usual military routine will be main- tained. Camp duties will be required of the men, guard will be mounted, and when In motfon advance pickets will be maintained. Maj. Davidson's Plans. Maj. Davidson taiked interestingly this morning in regard to the proposed trip, and after outlining the plans as already described said: ly object 1s to bring the company in‘o WasPington in such splendid physical con- dition that if it were necessary the men could at once go into action. I will not force them beyond their strength, for I want to see just what can be done with average men under average condit We shall probably start from Chicago about the 10th of June, at a time when the ads are not at thelr worst nor at their . We shall probably ride for an hour in the early morning, and rest ten min- utes, taking care not to cool off too rapidly; then another hour or hour and a half in the saddle, and so on. We shall rest two hours for ‘dinner. It has been my expe- rience that the best progress can he made by maintaining a steady pace of, say ten miles an hour, and keeping this’ up, with frequent rests, throughout the day. Eight or ten hours of such work would not tax the average man too severely, and under favorable conditions a great deal of ground can be covered in this manner. Sometimes on my trips I have been met by wheelmen from the cities we were approaching, who would come out to meet us and «: us into town, and they would suzest tha: we ought to make better time. But I have found ‘that the steady pace, maintained faithfully, ylelds the best results “I have also found it profitable to ob- serve Sunday as an absolute rest day. In my former trips I have made It a rule to allow no riding at all on Sundays, except perhaps for a distance of five or six miles 89 as to prevent the boys from becoming stiffened. But I am thoroughly convinced that such a course pays in the enc I have found that after the rest of Sunday the boys would be in the best of condition, healthy and invigorated and eager for the day's ride. In coming to this city we shall probably leave Chicago about the middle of the week and rest Sunday, and I am con- vinced that I shall more than make up the time lost in the Sunday rest before the end of the journey. “Before starting out I shall take the physical measurements of cach one in the company, and when our destination 1s reached a remeasurement will take place, in erder to ascertain exactiy how each man stands the long ride. I shall require the men to rub down every evening, and will endeavor to bring cach one through the whole way in prime condition. If any show signs of weakness or exhaustion the pace of the entire party will be slackened to accommodate him. Cherries will be ripe just about the time that we will make our experiment, and I shall have to watch the boys very carefully to prevent sickness. It iy my desire ta bring every one of the party through the whole trip, and unless one of the boys should become really sick and unable to travel I think it can be done. “Upon our arrival in this city we will avail ourselves of the privileges of the Co- tender and sensitive that you can foretell every storm and change in the weather by the excruci- atl ‘ins and aches in your muscles and joints? denl ‘all Gay long and preventing rest sleep at t ‘80, [RB PROMPT RELIEF BY APPLYING A Benson’s Porous Plaster to the aching parts. Incomparably THE BEST and ors cts usanal emt ever compronind eve. jut only the effective. Tosist upos & BENSON. Price, 25 cents, Refuse substitutes. Seabury & Johnson, eR RE lumbla Athletic Club, which have been very kindly tendered by the board of governors. ‘The use of the gymnasium and bath rooms will be much appreciate by every one in the party. “We will not bring aicook with us, but each man will be expedted to prepare his own food. We will depehd largely upon the hospitality of the country through which we pass for our rations, as I do not propose to carry but a limited..gupply with us at the start. I have found that the concen- trated foods prepared fo? such trips do not serve wheelmen well after two or three days. After that time they require a sup- ply of wholesome fresh foods and meat, and we shall obtain these from the stores and farms along our road. Each Man’s Load. “In addition to the equipments each man will carry for use in mdking camp at night extra parts of wheels willbe brought along. Each man will carry one extra spoke, and distributed throughout the company will be the extra parts of One entire bicycle. One man will bring a pedal, another a crank harger, and s0 on; so that in case of @ breakdown there may be no unusuai de- lay in gettting under way again. “I require every member of my cycle company to be thoroughly familiar with the parts of his machine, and to be capable of taking it apart and’ assembiing it to- gether again. He must also be able to make all ordinary repairs, such as straight. ening out a belt frame, replacing a broken spoke, repairing a puncture, etc. Uniess he can do these things, he has no business In @ bicycle company on the road. “When we make our trip each man will have a note book with him, in which to make a record of accidents and incidents of the journey. Afterward I shall. collect these and make a tabulated account of the trip, which ought to contain some interest. ing and useful information on the subject of moving bodies of Infantry across coun- try on bicycles.” Speaking of some of his experiences in former experiments of a similar Maj. Davidson said: “One of our greatest annoyances in southern Illinois results from the frequent punctures received from the thorns of the osage orange, which {¢ grown extensively in that region for hedges. I have found that a tire that 1s strictly non-puncturable is so dead as to be almost without practical value. And yet a tire that is resilient is m or less liable to puncture. Another great anncy- ance resulted from the points of the thorns remaining firmly embedded in the casing of the tires, so that after patching the inner tubes new punctures would be received in drawing them back into the outer casings.” Experiments With Ko! Maj. Davidson stated that he had made some experiments with the kcla nut, and while it undoubtedly acted as a powerful stimulant, in his opinion its regular use Was not beneficial, since then nature, the system craved the stimulant and would not act well without it. He said he tried the nut with some of his men on one occasicn when they were out for an extended tour, four of them eating one nut a day, four half a nut a day and four refraining entire- ly from its use. He said that those that used the stimulant finished the trip in bet- ter physical condition than those who did not, but there was one peculiar feature about the effect of the nut. Those who used it partially lost their appetites and fell off in weight, while those who did not increased in weight and relished their food. So far as it affected the sleep, Maj. Davide son sald he was not able to detec y ference between the users and non-users, all alike being equally ready io fal! off into @ sound sleep when bed time came. But in his own case, he sald, he'noticed that after eating the nut his sleep was lighter and more restless, eee A BIRD DOCTOR. The Treatment of Feathered Invalids in a Londow Institute. Who wouldn’t be a bird doctor? There’s a lot of money in invalid dickies. The emi- nent bird doctor residés in a fashionable street, and the costly pictures that caught my eye as I passed through the hall the other day were ampleiproof of the bigness of his income—in fact, solld exhibitions of money, says a writer in London Answers. “Money?’ said the ‘doctor, in a chirpy voice; “yes, there’s lets pf money in it. Study the birds for twenty years, and there's £350 a year for you, Here's the dis- pensary.”” 2 I followed him into a long, low room, the walls of which were hidden by hun- dreds of dumpy bottles and gallipots. A number of stuffed birds in glass cases were sprinkled about, and here and there was a bird skeleton. Ferocious-looking surgical instruments gleamed on the benches. “Everything for use, you see,” sald the doctor. We passed through into the hospital. ‘The chief ward was a large, well-lighted apartment, partitioned off into cages of all sizes, and artificially heated. Discordant bursts of song greeted our arrival, and here I saw hundreds of birds in all stages of sickness, from a scowling eagle suf- fering from a twisted spine to a goldfinch with “gapes.”’ “All weli-bred birds,” observed the doc- tor; “every one of ‘em aristocrats. There are about 500 birds in the hospital now. Each bird has his own cage, regular meals and regular physic. The patients under treatment, all told, represent about £400. Fifty of their number will go out cured this week, but fresh ones flock in every day. They mostly belong to well-to-do people, and they have to pay stiff prices if they want them to be well cared for. Two pounds is the price for amputating a bird's leg; a sore throat can be cured for 5s.; indigestion will run you into 7s. 64., while an attack of influenza means {1 if slight, or {3 if dangerous, as the patient requires a lot of attendance. Such little items as chilblains, neuralgia, biliousness or a touch of lumbago cost from 23. to half a guinea. = “The majority of my patients are par- rots. Parrots are subject to all diseases, but are the hardest of birds, nevertheless. I receive a good springling of canaries about the spring of the year, suffering from cold during the damp weather. A very hot summer, too, brings a good batch of sunstroke cases. “T visit my patients every morning; my two attendants administer the physic or bandage the affected part, as the case may require. One hundred pounds the medicine bills runs to; another £100 is ex- pended on food; £30 on fuel, and two at- tendants at £100 a year each amounts to £430 annually. I clear about £50 a year after that.” ++ THE CANVASSBACK. A Movement to Protect the Bird in Its Breeding Grounds. From the Richmond Dispatch. ‘The Earl of Aberdeen, governor general of Canada, and Mr. John Henry Keene of Baltimore have started a protective move- ment that will doubtless meet with the ap- proval of sportsmen and epicures gener- ally, and ex-President Cleveland in par- ticular, the latter's pronounced free trade notions to the contrary <notwithstanding. The movement is for thé-frotection of the canvasback duck, or, rather, for the pro- tection of the eggs of che #invasback cuck. For some years this most delicious of all the duck family qhas been growing scarcer and scarcer fi usual feeding grounds, and not a few ‘agpecially favored places that once imewntfer plenitude know it_now no more. ge Mr. Keene, referring to the rapid disap- pearance of canvasbacks {rom the waters of the Chesapeake ang ftg tributaries, at- tributes it more to tht déStruction of the eggs along the shores: the Canadian lakes, which constitutt:ctle of thetr chief breeding grounds, than%o May great slaugh- ter of the ducks. In (a ‘oérversation with the Earl of Aberdeen} Keene said he had been informed b¥fpéfsons who were posted on the subject, hat thousands of barrels of the eggs were shipped during the laying season. to different arts of Canada, and across the border. into the United States, and that the business was a profit- able industry, as no expense and but little capital were necessary to carry !t on. The earl, we are told, expressed great surprise at this information, and promised to do everything in his power to remedy the evil. Mr. Keene's idea is that a heavy duty—a duty amounting to an embargo—should be laid upon wild-duck eggs imported into this country, and he is to furnish to the earl certain data regarding the habits of wild ducks, the time of their arrival in Maryland and Virginia waters, théir food, etc., which will enable the earl to co-operate intelli- gently with him. This is a matter of decided interest to the people of Virginia and Maryland living along the waters of the ‘Chesapeake uri its tributaries. And that, aside from the stand- point of the sportsman. In these waters canvasbacks were wont, to winter in large numbers, owing to the abundance of their GREATEST OF ALL PHYSICIANS, Discoverer of Paine’s Celery Compound to Whom Thousands Owe Their Life and Happi “Excepting its handful of magnificent statesmen and its military heroes,” says the most recent writer upon America. “the people owe more to Dartmouth’s physician-teacher than to any one man. “In every walk of life, among the highest office holders at Washington, in the homes of the best people in the large cities, among the 1 day folks of the country, families in comfortable cir- cumstances, families that ‘live from hand to mouth’ and could not, if they wished, afford the services of any but an ordinary physician—everywhere I have met people to whom Paine’s celery compound has been a blessing.” The story of the Ife-work of this glant among men has been often told and is familiar to most readers. The likeness above is probably the best portrait of him yet printed. It was the world-famed discovery by Prot. Phelps of an infallible cure for those fearful ills that re- sult from an impaired nervous system and impure blood which endeared great doctor to the his Mfe an cra in the practice Prof. Phelps was born in Connecticut and grad- ed in medicine at Yale. favorite food,wili celery, and were a source of decided revenue to many of the poorer cl It is conceded that the canvasback duck is a greater delicacy than any other waterfowl that ‘requents this s on, and, consequently, it commands a higher price. If, therefore, the movement under cons! eration shall conduce to restocking our waters, so to speak, the results may prove quite an item from a monetary point of view. OSOSSSSSO OSS O00900 9080080000 es A Magnetic Island. From Translation in the Literary Digest. “The stories of magnetic mountains that exert an attraction that cannot be with- stood on all vessels that come into their vicinity have some foundatio> in realit says Der Stein der Weisen (Vienna, March 23), “and that, too, in the neighborhood of Germany. The well-known island of Bornholm, situated in the Baltic and be- longing to Denmark, may be regarded as a huge magnet. Although the power of this magnet is not so great that it can draw the nails out of ships, as was told of the legendary magnetic hills, the magnetism of the rocks on the island of Bornholm can cause a good deal of trouble to ships in quite another way. For the Island of Bornholm exerts such an influence on the magnetic needle that it can cause a vessel to turn perceptibly aside from its course. This is quite possible, as the effect of this magnetic island is perceptible at a distance of fifteen kilometers (912 miles). A rocky reef near Bornholm is also made of the same magnetic substance. soe ‘ont of n College Education. From the April Review of Reviews. Certain colleges exhibit in their cata- logues four scales of annual expenses, de- nominating them, “low,” “moderate,” “lib- eral” and “very liberal.” The same condi- tions obtain within the college that obtain out of the college. I consider that for a boy of good habits, of high aims, appre- clating properly the purchasing power of money, this is a fair method of estimat- ing what he ought to spend in college: Add together thc fee for tuition, the fee for room and for board; multiply the result- ing sum by two, and you have what it is best for him to spend. It is best for him to spend this sum to get the best out of the college, to live the most vital life in the college, to have the larg- est number of interests, to be the most useful and to form a character that shall fit itself most exactly and fully into the conditions which he may be called upon to fill. Many a boy in college spends very much less than what is best for him to His unusual talent soon brought him reputation and prominence among bis professional brethren. First he was elected to the professorship of anat- omy and surgery in the Vermout University. > he was appointed lecturer on materfa medica and medical botany im Dartmouth College. The next year he was chosen professor of the chafr then va- cated by Prof. Rovby, and oecupled the chair. the most important one in the country, at the time when he first formulated bis must remarkable pre- scription. appeared from men and women of national reputa- tion, the picture of Prof. Phelps is particularly in. teresting. The fact is, Paine's celery compound is not a patent medicine; {t 1s not a sareaparilla; it 1s not | a mere tonic; it Is not an ordinary nervine—it ts as far beyond them all as the diamond is superior to cheap glass. Tt makes people well. It Is the one true specific titloners for diseases arising from a debittated nervous system, eae geoce ser S That’s a standing offer of terns here to select from than houses in Washington. NEW BABY Carriages from $5 to $50—pa: Solid Oak 3-piece Chamber Suite. .$10.00 Solid Oak Extension Tables. $2.75 817--819--821--823 aps Between H xt In view of the overwhelming testimony to the } Yalue of Paine’s celery compound that has recently Prof. Phelps gave to his profes- See MATTINGS TACKED DOWN FREE! ciated by housekeepers. This is a safe place to buy—be- cause we have no doubtful qualities. heavy and closely woven—they wear like iron. More pat- It is economy to buy the Carriage of us on credit—be- cause our prices are LOWER than those of the cash houses. weekly or monthly—no notes or interest. laid and lined free—no charge for waste in matching fig- ures. The Refrigerator is ready—when you are. Grogan’s 8 OSS SSSSH OE SSOS S559 SSO0806S sion a positive cure for sleeplessness, wasting Strength, dyspepsia, billovsvess, Lver complaint, | nouralgta, rheumatism, all uervous divenses and | Kidney troubles. For all such complaints Paine's j celery compound bas succeeded again and again where everything else has falled. No remedy wa so highly recommended, * cause hone ever accomplished so much. Today Paine’s celery compound standa without competition for feeding exlnunted nerves and build- ing up the strength of the bedy. It curos radically and permanently. The nervous prostration and gen eral debility from which thousunds of women suffer so long that It finally gets to be a second nature with them—all this suffering and despondency can bo very soon removed by properly feeding the nerves and replacing the unbealthy blood by a fresher, more highly vitalized uid. A boalthy fn: crease in appetite and a corresponding gain in weight and good spirits follow the use of Paine's celery compound ‘ Paine’s ry con nd is the most remarkable medical achfevement of this last half of the nine- teenth century. S808 ee° f ours—and one that is appre- Our Mattings are are shown by any other two CARRIAGES. y the bill a little at a time— Carpets made— 40-pound Hair Mattress. $3 Woven Wire Springs. Mammoth Credit House, Seventh St. N.W. and I Streets. 5.00 $1 GSC SOSHOSTISOIOTOOHSPOSS9OCOGOH ’ Go to Siccardi’s FOR BARGAINS IN HUMAN HAIR. We have just received large assortment of Ttallan and French Tortoise Shelli Combs and Pins, in the litest designs, finest stock ever dlaplayed in W: ton. Soe as nies nile & Rot Bi King Saka Hair S: ‘hes at creat bargains. i spend; he is obliged to spend very much less. ‘Yet it is far better for him to come to college and to be economical—economical even to the danger point of suffering and of decency—than not to come at all. Not a few boys also come to college who spend very much more than twiée the expense for the three fundamental elements of tuition, room and board. The larger number of boys of lavish expencitures are gravely injured through these extravagances. Upon this basis which I have indicated one can go to exccllent colleges upon sums not exceed- ing $350 and receive the largest benefits. One can go to certain colleges and be obliged to spend at the very least $350; one can get a first-rate education at certain colleges, too, for as small a sum as $200; but the basis I_have indicated contains the essential elements for making a judgment. 00. No Trouble at All. From the Philadelphia Press. Admiring Friend—‘“I don’t see how you | pysPEPsia POSETIVELY oEeR—onovEn. hamn’s Remedy is a spe ‘and Manage to read all these books.” Great Reviewer (stiffly)—“I don’t read; I criticise.” 00 Switches reduced to Switches reduced to 00 Switches reduced to $5.00. Gray and White Hair rednecd in same proportion. Mme. Siccardi, Til 11th st., next to Palais Royal. ite roon.s for hairdressing, dyeing. ‘Insist on having it. White Clover is the only genuine Elgin Butter sold in Washington! H, M. Kingsley, Agent, 1209 H st. Tel. 1076. apT-208 aia pamphiet. N. Y., for PHOS 6309598400296) & SOOO WE OF SOOe: R THE FOLLOWING GREAT > BARGAINS > FOR TOMORROW: SKIRTS ° - $7.50 4-47.50 Novelt, rts. . 2-$7.50 Childe 10—$5.00 Children’s Coats. Furs stored during summer. MARTIN WOLF, epe-Sd | 523 11TH Ww. ; “The Year 1 2 z $ & g