Evening Star Newspaper, April 23, 1897, Page 13

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WARREN JOHNSON, AUCTIONEER, aed uits, $18 and $20—and op. ‘This sale will be conducted ander thie personal supervision of ’ G WARFIELD SIMPSON, Expert Tailog, 1208 F st... 3t.. THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1897-16 PAGES. Sssesses goseces ose ceceseoes DISTRICT HOSPITALS Their Management Inquired Into by the Congressional Oommittee. GEN. STERNBERG’S RECOMMENDATIONS Dr. Williams Gives the History of the Freedmen’s Hospital. A QUESTION OF POLITICS After The Star’s report of the charities hearing closed yesterday Surgeon General Sternberg discussed the rules relating to hospitals, which have been adopted by the Medical Association of the District, ex- plaining their bearing and application. Dr. Sternberg said it was the growing opinion among medical men that the system of free dispensaries 1s becoming an abuse which should be restricted. It was an evil that called for some remedy. He recommended requiring the commissioner of charities to inspect the dispensaries and hospitals and see that unworthy cases are not taken in. He thought wards for minor contagious dis- eases might be provided in the hospitals. He saw no reason for maintaining a sep- arate hospital for minor contagious dis- eases, the staff of which would be idle a large part of the time. The Providence Hospital's wards for contagious diseases, he said, were safe enough for all ordinary cases. The Homeopnthic Hospital. Mr. Charles Lyman, president of the board of trustees of the Homeopathic Hos- pital, then testified, telling of the organiza- tion of the hospital. He said the xovern- ment’s appropriation does not pay the full cost of maintenance of the hospital, and is never used for building or any other purpose. Said that not more than 5 per cent, probably, of the charity patients were non-residents of the District. There was n6 distinction as to color, age, sect or sex of the patients received. ‘The oniy classes of patients excluded are ircurables and contagious diseases. The hospital maintains a dispensary, which treated over 7,000 patients last year. Ef- fcrts have been made to confine the treat- ment t> worthy cases. He thought the su- perintendent of charities could aid in the investigation of the meritoriousness of the cases, The Freedmen's Hospital. Dr. Williams of Freedmen’s Hospital said this institution was established origi- nally by the government for taking care of the poor and sick colored refugees who ficcked into Washington during the war. It has grown since then to be a well-ap- pointed modern hospital. He advocated ccntinuing the congressional aid to hes- 1s and enlarging supervision by District = s. He thought, however, that Freed- men’s Hospital should remain under the control of the Secretary of the Interior, as at present. Any attempt to shift the man- agement would resuit to the detriment ot the hospital. ‘airman McMillan said that, as the rict of Columbia paid half of the ex- s of the hospital, and District offi- disbursed the funds, he thought the hospital should be taken from under the control of the Secretary of the Interior and placed in charge of the District Com- joners. Williams said the hospital is now a national institution, and should not be At present the hospital giv training to colored nurses and doctérs, and he feared this privilege might be taken away with a change of management. The st good for the colored people could accomplished by having it remain a national institution. 5 Dr. Williams thought-contagious diseases be handled by providing. separate on the hospital grounds. e course of his testimony Dr. Wil- said that indigent colored women come to the hospital for lying-in purposes, y of them from out of town, and wh children are born allow them to. be- come a charge upon the District. Others take their children back to thcir homes and provide for them. Dr. Charles B. Purvis, formerly surgeon- in-chief of the Freedmen’s Hospital, agreed with Dr. Williams that the management of the hospital should be free from political control “But the Secretary of the Interior knows nothh at all about the hospital,” added Dr. Purvis. He thought the District offi- als should supervise the expenditures of this hospital, as well as of all others. Dr. Purvis sald the medical societies and hos- Pitals of the District shut their doors ai the medical students of Howard ity Dr. Purvis criticised the present method of selecting the doctors at the hi spital, and held that the old way was better. President Rankin’s Views. President Rankin of the Howard Uni- versity was then examined. He approved the changes made in Freedmen's Hospital. He said the act of incorporation of Frecd- men’s hospital was a movement of the friends of Dr. Purvis to enable them to retain control of the hospital. Dr. Ran- kin thought the hospital should be in close touch with the university, but rot under its control. ‘The charge having been made by Dr. Purvis that politics enter into ti '_ Selec- of the management of the hospital Senator Faulkner called upon Dr. ¥ ams to state how he had received his appointment as surgeon-in-chief. With a great deal of modesty and reserve Dr. Willams told the story. The substance of it was that he was at the head of a larze hospital in Chicago, in which the late Secretary Gres- ham was interested. Mr. Gresham asked him to come to Washington and take charge of Freedmen’s Hospital. Dr. Wil- liams at first declined the offer, but upon receiving an invitation from’ Secretary Hoke Smith to visit the hospital, he came here and was induced 2ept the posi- tion of surgeon-in-chief. Mr. Lynch's Statement. When Dr. Wiliams concluded this ex- planation Mr. John R. Lynch, who was in the room, asked to be heard. He said he hoped the hospital would be taken out of politics. He sald that the hospital is now in politics. The late Secretary Gresham had told him that Secretary Smith proposed to remove Dr. Purvis from the position of surgeon-in-chief because he had made par- tisan speeches against him in the campaign, and Secretary Gresham had then recom. mendei Dr. Williams, who was a democrat. “Are you a politician?” Senator Faulkner asked Dr. Williams. “I have never taken part in politics,” an- Swered Dr. Willlams. “Of course, like every American, I have my own ideas, but I am not a politician.” Dr. Purvis took occasion to deny Dr. Rankin’s statement to the effect that Dr. Purvis had incorporated the hospital to perpetuate his own authority. This led to a colloquy over the affairs of Freedmen’s Hospital, which was cut short by Senator McMillan announcing that the hour of 6 o'clock had nearly arrived, and the hearing was adjourned. —__—___+e+____ Insects Fast Disappenring. From the New York Commercial Advertiser. English entomologists are becoming much alarmed at the rapid disappearance of the insects of the woods and fields. The Lei- cester Literary and Philosophical Society hes drawn up a series of regulations to pro- teot the insects from the greed of collectors, and requires that no specimen of the wood white butterfly shall be taken, while of certain other species a collector may take but @ single specimen during the season. Violations of the rules bring unpleasant penalties. A transgressor who is a mem- Be atid a soy the etaer eae He is a melaber and the influence of the exchanging or desing in any. way with ex other entomologists. “While these regula- rare in may be consider- eects from extermination able. . ze ———~+e0-______ - “Went” ads. in The Star pay because they bring answera TO REPRESENT THE CENTRAL 3 —a High School Boys Who Will Bun in ‘Will Have Fieet Cémpetitors, but They Have Shown Tirémselves to Be jter—The Work of Training. —— ai” »bee The Central High Schée¥ relay team, con- sisting of Manager E. B® Wilkins, Capt. J. H. Ruff, H. B. Farrow, G W. Curtiss, W. G. Stuart and C. D. Yeung, left the city this afternoon for Philadelphia, where they will participate inthe intercollegiate and interscholastic relay race meet to be given under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania tomorrow afternoon. In the race tomorrow afternoon, which will probably determine the High School mile relay championship of America, the local boys wilt have as competitors three Philadelphia schools, the Central High School, the Northeast’ Manual Training and the Central Manual ‘raining. Of these, the first named is undoubtedly the fastest. They won the race in which they were entered last year in 3.45. The best record the Washington team made last year was in the race against the George- town University freshmen, when the latier team won in 3.37, the High School team firishing fifteen yards behind the winners in 3.41. Central’s team is in much better condi- tion than ever, and Trainer Foley says the boys should be able to run well under This seem* reasonable, for the average time made by the four fastest men at the trials last Friday was 331. This was made on a muddy, clay track, about one and a half seconds slower an:every quafter than the University of Pennsylvania's track. Before leaving this afternoon, Capt. Ruff said his men were all if first-class condi- tion, and prepared to run the race of their lives tomorrow afternoon. “We don’t think so much of our own glory, but are determined to do our best, rather for the honor .and reputation cur success would bring to the school. We will no doubt have quite @ hard race, as the teams against which we are pitted are very fast, but I belleye that barring any mis- fortune, we will be ablé om Munday text to present the school the victor’s banner.” The same spirit of determination domi- nates all of Capt. Ruff’s men, and it is hoped his victorious prediction is correct. The relay race has been the principal subject of talk for several weeks, not only among the pupiis and teachers of the Ceniral School, but in all the High Schools and among the thousands of the school’s friends. J. Harry Ruff, the captain, is the fastest man of the quintet. He is a member of the ciass of "08. He was bern in this city, and passed from the graded schools to the Centrai High. He begen running in the fall of "95, but did not appear in public un- til last spring, when he entered the District High School championship games and won the 220 and 440-yards runs in the record- breaking time of twenty-four and four-fifths seconds and fifty-three and two-fifths sec- ords. Ruff was also eaptain of the relay team which won the District High School mile relay championship last spr quite in the one hundred but his specialties are’ the furlong and the shert middle distance. “¥Yajner F. ys his records in these eV@hts this year will be twenty-three ~ and es and one- h seconds respectivel! "The Georgetown trainer confidently edits that Ruff is without superior as Scholastfe quar- ter-miler, and runner can no the blo’ iy doubt prove this declafition. He will run the last lap tomorrow Afj@rnoon. The first lap will be ra by W. G. Stuart, ‘0S, the present High Sé#pol champion, and record-holder in the Haff-mile and mile s {4, Product of the ab. He went first High Hino 1, he graduated i the cpfal& of his second’ yéar on the’ was a member of the @ He is better in lotg quarter, doing the half’ four seco: and fifty seconds. He '?! fifty-three and fours Hyder B. Farrow, year's graduating ¢fasd ‘ap. Farrow ts +f and track team, which hp hdpes to lead to in the: District ‘Fgh School games, 22, and also in'tHe dual meet with the Baltimore ore City ColleSe. “Last year was Farrow’s first season on the frack, but he has made fal’ good records. “He is the present igh Schedl champion holder and record for -the-running ‘broad jump. He will probably-set.a‘new record this year in this event, and should “be able to put the figures considerably over the 2 unning high jump. is’also one of Far- row's specialties. He is very fast in the yards run, and cam’go the quarter in seconds, George W. Curtiss, the best all-around an in the school, has-the third lap in his charge. Curtiss is also Washington boy and a member of the class of He has been in athletics several years, but hereto- fore has devoted his attention to the run- ning high and broad jumps, pole vaulting and 220-yard hurdles. He is the present High School champion in the first-named and the last two events, Hofding the record )-foot mark. for the hurdles. This’ year he will un- doubtedly advance the. record in these events beyond the reach of any High School athlete for several years to come. Curtiss is a new man‘at the quarter mile, but has developed into one of the best in the local schools, being able to do the dis- tance in 54 seconds. The substitute of the team, C. D. Young, is also a native Washington boy and a member of the class of '98. Young started training for the first time last spring. He ran well in all distances up to the quarter, securing third in the latter event in the High Schoo] games. This year he is very much stronger than last season and will probably be one of the Central's mainstays in the 100-yards run at the coming spring meet. Although Young runs a better run in the sprints he is not. slow in the long distances, and with a little more training will make very good time. At present he can cover the distance in 55 seconds. The Central team will be true to their colors in Philadelphia, and they make a pretty and attractive appearance in a suit the pants of which are white with an inch navy blue stripe on the side, while the shirt has alternating navy btue and white two- inch horizontal stripes. The only emblem worn will be a big ‘“‘W” on the navy blue and white sweaters. Trainer Foley, who will be over with the Georgetown team, will keep his eye on the boys and see that they are treated well, and that everything runs off smoothly. About a dozen of the-school boys will go along to root for them. The students of Swarthmore College, which is a few miles out from Philadelphia,.chave notified the Central runners that they will be out in full force to “root” for them, as tie High School boys “rooted” for them when they were down here two years ago and played the Georgetown foot baili team, and they think that one good- turf !deserves another. Milton’s Wives and Daughters. From the Academy. Of Milton's three wivégland his relations with them, enough hag peen written, It Was a hard thing to hg)Milton’s wife or Milton's daughter. Heiwas stern, he was austere, he was self-cete¥ed; his impecca- ble strength was purchayéd by a sublime and monotonous egoisms,which is the name they give to selfishnegs.zin poets. Very chill must have been the life of his girls in that Puritan house,'$@hding to the in- wrapped Puritan fathé?’-from languages they did not understang, and taking down.) from his Ups poetry. they: understood still Jess. Milton found thefi*undutiful. Poor ttle “undutiful” ‘dat is! Fathers had terrible conceptions of { in those days, Did ay was hed not ei! it to qe Gas speare’ oul ers the Poe Hall clade “whe would axe earned for ny 0 ‘great Christian poet Bue on the whole, how thankful one should be that Shake- speare was not a “Christian poet!” “Los vrais artists sont toujouts un peu paiens,” said pocr Stephen Heller to, Sir. Charles Halle; in no invidious for was he not a Catholic writing ta tholic? A Good Observer. From the Chicago Post. “Describe briefly the way &* woman off @ street car,” said the superintendent to the applicant for a ‘pésition a& condue- tor. a Sees pater “The wrong way,” was.the. answer. “Correct,” Sala the su rintendent, and the applicant was straightway engaged. 48 WHEELING IN EUROPE Laws of the Different Countries Re- garding Cyclista, POINTS THE TOURIST SHOULD KNOW Regulations as to Deposits and Their Refund. RULES GOVERNING RIDING A few years ago wheeling tours of Eu- rope were extremely rare. Now the con- tinental trips accompanied by the bicycle are becoming more and more common. There is one thing that handicaps the or- dinary American cyclist, and that is the ignorance of the laws ef the countries througk which he may pass. The wheeling teurist is often victimized; every ccuntry may have a different set of regulations, and the tourist, having no knowledge of these, suffers. The State Department has made an ef- fort to remedy this condition of affairs; not, indeed, to encourage such touring, but for the protection of American visitors abroad. C. W. Chanceller, the consul at Havre, France, has compiled the rules, regulations and laws relating to the intro- duction of private bicycles into European countries for touring purposes. His report is dated March 1%, and a digest of the same will undoubtedly prove interesting to those who contemplate a European trip. France. ‘The duty or bicycles brought into France is $48.25 on every 222 pounds, or about 25 cents per pound, dead weight. Americans arriving in France with a cycle not for sale, but with the view of cycling through the country, are required to deposit the same amount as if the wheels were for sale. This deposit is returned, however, when the cyclist leaves the French terri- tery. Where the deposit is made a lead seal is attached to the frame of the bi, and the custom house mark stamjyed upon it. A tourist can leave the country by any frontier town and reclaim the deposit. it is not necessary to inform the original cus- tom bureau of the intention of leaving the country. ‘The law imposes a tax of $2 per annum on every cycle. The year begins on the date of payment of the tax. In case of sale ihe same iax wiil be collected from the purchaser without rebate. required to make a declaration at the may oralley within thirty days after havir bought or come i ion of a wh Should the a be made wit the time spe , the tax will be doub! "This tax, however, is only collectable fre: residents. Tourists are not required to it. The revenue from this tax amount 1896 to 1,600,000 francs. This money is ap- plied tothe improvements ef the public roadways. By a ministerial decree of March 1 many of the obnoxious restrictions formerly im- posed on eycling been removed. T is mainly activity of the Tou . A synopsis of the de: be provided with a of being heard at a yards; a plate bearing the ss cf the owner must be must me and ad uttached to the frame, and lanterns must 1 ted by sundown. ts must take the right on meeting a vehicle, and when passing one must take cleft, slowing up and sounding their bell, “Drivers of vehicles and men on horse- back must go to the right on the approach of a cy so as to leave the wheelman a space of a st eight feet in width. “In crowded thoroughfares the cyclist ntust dismount and lead his wheel, “It is forbidden for cyclists to form through funeral corteges or military lists. are forbidden to ride on pave- ments or footpaths reserved for pedestrians, excepting when in the country where the yonds are being paved or mend In cases where it is permitted to rid footpaths the riders must moderate their speed when meeting pedestrians. ‘The minister of public works has issued | a decree requiring all French railroads to transport cycles as bag! . making them responsible for any damage. The amount of imdemnity Jepends in which class (fi second or third) the wheelman is traveling. The French authoritics will not put a duty on cycles that are brought into the coun‘ry for a short time. A return ticket or a card of membership in the Cycling Touring Club of France will be sufficient evidence to custom house authorities that the bicyclist is a bona fide tourist, though it is right that he should know that the duty is chargeable, can be insisted upon, but would be refunded on leaving the country. Germany, The duty is $5 on every 222 pounds, being about 3 cents a pound. No restrictions are Flaced upon tourists, and no deposit is re- quired. Complaints are very frequently made by American riders over obstacles and delays caused to their travels by the rigorously enforced laws governing the use of bicycles on the public roads of the country. Cycling on the public streets and roads is subject to minute and most carefully en- forced police regulations, particularly in Saxony, brakeless wheels in some part of the empire being prohibited. Every wheel must bear the name and address of the owner, though the American rider will come within the law by tying his card to the wheel. The lamp has to be placed high on the wheel, and kept burning from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise. A bell or gong is demanded in all parts of the empire. Riding on roads exclusively intended for pedestrians, or on elevated footpaths, is strictly prohibited. Two bi- cyclists may ride side by side when it can be done without blocking the thoroughfare or annoyance to other riders or vehicles: otherwise, single file is the rule. When meeting with other bicycles, or, further, when approaching passages of ‘the road where it is not possible to see a clear dis- tance, or when going down a steep descent, the rider is obliged to give frequent and measured distance signals with his bell as a matter of strict precaution in avoiding collisions, and to excite the attention of roadsters in the vicinity. Cycling at an extraordinary speed, com- monly known as scorching, is forbidden in all parts of the empire. At very steep down grades of the roads the cycler must dis- mount and guide his wheel until the de- scent is passed before remounting. Cy- clists are also required to dismount at any time when called upon by the police offi- cials to do so, and are obliged to give such official any information he may deem necessary to demand. For disregard of any of the above rules and regulations a fine not to exceed sixty marks ($14.28) may. be imposed, or imprisonment in jail for not more than two weeks, or both, may be inflicted for each offense. Austria. ‘The duty In Austria is $12.06 for each wheel when. imported for sale. Under a recent decree $10 has to be deposited by riders who are touring, at the custom house. The tourist is also required to make and swear to a declaration that the bicycle in his possession is not for’ sale, and that it is his intention to remain only temporarily in the country. When leaving the country the money will be refunded, ; The duty on bicycles, ad valorem, is 12 per cent, Tourists are required in reach- the receipt, and, after so as to obstruct the public ways, or- PAINE’S CELERY COMPOUND Best Spring Remedy in the World--It Makes People Well, ‘There ts one true specific for diseases arising from a debilitated nervous system, and that fe Paine’s celery compound, so generally prescribed 1emedy that the scientific research of LL.D., of Dartmouth College first prese and again where everything else has failed. assuring himself that the cycle mentioned in the receipt is in the baggage car, he will refund the amount of the deposit. ‘The same formality should be observed when leaving Belgium for Paris via Erquelines. Denmark. The duty, ad valcrem, is 10 per cent. Tourists mvst make a deposit at custom house equal to 10 per cent of the value cf the wheel as a guarantee that the ma at the custom house seal on the bicycle. deposit will only be » where entry wa’ a special permit is obtained rider to leave via another The amount of ih funded the custem bureau. allowing Egypt. Duty, ad valorem, is S$ per cent. The same formality exists as in Denmark. Do not fall to get receipt for money deposit: and only 7 per cent will be refunded. The follewing regulatioas have been adopted all throuzh ing promul- gated last Janua second- Rand machines import ing in Egypt are subject to a y per cent, calculated on their smarket valu if , and their salable value if they bear traces of having b 5 achines brought by t passing through the ie to daty, a " or tray- y are at be given, on which wili be name of the maker and the deposited tion of the ri inseritye, number of the will inachine is taker of six months. Applications for ti pay- ment of duty should be made sufficiently in advance of the moment of departure to al- low of the accomplishment .of the, neces: y formalities. : Residents of ir machines wit duritg a ‘ary sojourn abroad must adv! stoms at. the of their d { giving such indi such as ker, number, ete., so that the ide ished on t caution be not taken, dut charged on the machine when~re the country; unless proved to the <a‘ lion of the customs that the duty ha ready been paid thereon. England, No duty is charged, and the tourist can go from one part of the British Isles to another without being bothered by the custom house official No deposit is re- quired, and one can go from one city to another without carry receipt or any questions being asked. T is due to the act that England is a free trade country. Greece. The duty on bicycles in Greece is $2 for each machine. Cyclists are required to pay: 1. An active duty of 40 cents, pay- able at bureau of entry, and reimbursable; 2. A duty of $2. This will, however, be re- funded, less $1 for expenses, and also a small supplement if tourist does not leave the country by the same custom house. Italy. The Italian duty is $8.11 per wheel, and tourists are required to pay that amount is not for Sale. The money is refunded on leaving the country. Members of the Tour- ing Club of France are, however, exempt from any duty or deposit. On presenta- tion of card of membership a free pass will be delivered. On leaving Italy, how- ever, it will be necessary to inform the custom house officials, who will require the member to deliver up his pass. If a mem- ber of the club fails to do this he will be- come responsible for the amount of duty. Loxembuerg. The duty is 6 cents per kilo or 3 cents per pound. A deposit is required from all tour- ists, though members of the Touring Club of France are exempt. Netherland. The duty, ad valorem, is 5 per cent. Tour- ists, however, can enter without having to make a deposit or pay duty, though obliged to conform with the laws regulating cy- cling in the country. i Portugal. Sage The duty, ad valorem, is 27 per cent.» The rules and regulations are substantially the same as those in Denmark. The bye ist, however, can lea’e the country by: frontier town, and not be restricted the port of entry. a Ro in. > The duty on wheels in Roumania is $1.55 for each machine. The conditions are the same as those that exist in Denmark, with the addition of the variation afforded by the Portuguese laws, permitting the rider to leave by any frontier. town. Russia, The duty on bicycles in the domain of the czar is $7.80 for each. The regulations are practically the same as those existing in Portugal and Denmark. Spain. ‘The Spanish duty is $13.52 per 222 pounds, or about 6.cents a pound. The tourist en- tering Spain will be given a temporary pass of six months’ duration, for which 20 cents will be charged, besides the regu- lar deposit of duty.. This deposit will be refunded on leaving the country. Special rotice — be — of = : Thi cles following: ie importation to and wise to obtain — service of a cummis- siniaro on the frontier, or an international ‘custom house broker, at. Hendaye or at Cerbire, frontier towns. This will save The duty, ad.valorem, is 15 per cent. ator taentioryaeemor ange Ser to 15 per. the eof Z 2 maroon Ricompttans meat and freight charges are taken into account. is country ed what is now known the world over as Patne's celery compound, a positive cure for dyspepsia, Dilioasness, liver comp nervous diseases aid kidney troubles, For the latter Paine's cc not | as a deposit and guarantee that the wheel | physicians, It is probably the most remarkable has produced. Prof. Fdward E. Phelps, M.D., Deurulgia, rheumatism, all y compound has succeeded again When the cyclists enter Sweden via the | following custom _ bure: — Stockholm, | Malinos, Landskrona, Gathemburg. Hel- | Tingborg, Stonistad, Charioctenberg, Man er Storlind—there are no e. ities to be observed. by any other custom bureau a have to be addressed to thi jal formal- eral cf customs asking entry. In order to have ed in this case, the c: have to leave the country by the port of ent other cases deposits will be refunde any of the above mentioned custom house If the tourisis remain in the country over sixty days the deposit will be forfeited. Switzerland. The duty is $13.52 for e pounds, or about 6 cents per pound. A deposit is Members of the Touring Club of empt. The condition of af- is the same as in Italy. Turkey. The duty, ad valorem, is 8 per cent. ‘The formalities and conditions are the same as those which exist in Egypt. Bavasia. The duty is from 4 to 6 marks per wheel, om $1 to $1.50 each. A deposit is r don all wheels brought into the co by touri the money is refunded p mac is not sold. It would seem from th 1 | | Touring Club of Franc | above that the is a powerful or- accomplished such re- | eanization, to ha from a numer of ropean coun- | tries. The association Is composed entirely | of wheelmen, and is said to have a me bership of over 400,000, which would par count for its great influence. Its aim and scope is the same as that of the | League of American Wheelmen in this country y much broader. It does not | take in but prometes touring as | much g In all of the countries | of the here the club ha jcured concessions~from the governmen has secured con ns from hotel 4 nd cycle deal he dues of the or- nization ere $1 per year, with 20 cents for the official guide. The money secured is used for the improvement of the department roadways of France. There are many other cycling organizations in France, but not as well known as the Touring Club. To those » abroad for Fs touring it will be a wise thing to join the organization and avail themsclves of the many advantages offered. ¥ om the New York San. Slavery is not entirely a thing of the past in the French Congo. White men do not keep slaves, but dom slavery exists all through that territory. Near! native has slaves, and often r Mitle all in’ slaves. nts of servar bought from other cloth and prisoners of sold as slav e dollars will buy a The giris are a little higher in The price is about $5 to $15 in Amer- ican money. Nearly always the slaves purchased are children, because they will be more obedient to their master when they grow up. One novel way exists among our people of procuring slaves in the interior. They go there to trade with salt. Salt is the most precious article in the market some days distant from the coast. To at- tract attenticn the salt merchants leave their baskeis of matters of salt by the road- side and apparently go away, but in reality ride taemselves nearby. The native cannot resist the temptation very long, and soon some one sneaks up to take “Just a little lit” If the owner catches the thief he makes him pay a slave or carries him along with Rim asa slave. Slavery is the punish- ment for theft among the Lulumbus, Beac- ca_and others in the interior. Sometimes a small offense makes a slave of the offender. For instance, when the Freople go into the bush to dry meat they often retu with new slaves. Each one erects his own drying rack and keeps the fire going under it. Should any one pass this place and make remarks about the smell or look of the meat he insults the owner and becomes his slave. One of our former mission boys suffered this penalty for his rashnes, and, though he was only fifteen years old, he became the slave of the insulted person. He will be his slave until he-man dies and then he may return to his people. His people might redeem him for zhe,usual amount paid for a slave. qm ets ¢ CUSTOM FROM THE CONQUEST. The Celebrated Pasco de Las Flores Still Observed in Mexico, From the Mexican Herald, April ®. Today s the famous Paseo de las Flores, a custom which is said to date from be- fore the conquest. Tae Viga canal will this morning, from an early hour, present an animated appearance. It will be crowd- ed with the canoes of Indian women bring- ing in their flowers and vegetables. Each i the return of spring, but the priests converted this day-into a com- memoration in honor of our Lady of Sor- rows, Nuestra ‘de los Dolores. In other words, this is the day on which the Catholic Chureh i