Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1897, Page 11

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THE ANCIENT _MOSAIC DIET Flesh Food or the Dietary Laws Derived From the Talmud. @Qlear Skin and Longevity of the Jew Have Their Origin Bloodless Food. That prehistoric nations held sanitary laws is well established, and that Mosaism has especially legislated thereon is to ac- cept the Old Testament as evidence. It was undoubtedly a great mistake when Saul of Tarsus set aside the dietary laws of Mo- saism. The ancient, no less than the mod- ern, physicists recognize that the princi- pal element in all animal life is the blood, which promotes animation, activity and virility. Any’ undue change of the blood from a normal condition is certain to dis- turb the physical body, attacking the most vulnerable part of the system and mani- festing itself in hundreds of specific dis- eases. If Moses, the reputed lawgiver, deemed it prudent to rear his people as an enduring nation his philosophy was cer- tainly Highly scientific, as well as credita- ble, for the people who have adhered to these regulations are less subject to cuta- neous diseases than are those who ignore the Mosaic sanitary laws. If the vital statistics of the civilized nations are con- sulted it will at once be recognized that their longevity is marked even to the pres- ent dav. It can by no means be said that Moses was the originator of these dietary laws, fer the Egyptians, Persians and Indians, much older nations than the Jews; ob- served similar regulations. Their philoso- phy maintained that the animal kingdom consisted of a good God and a bad demon, and all heathen nations believed this. One may read in the third book of Moses, xi, 42: “Do not contaminate your souls with abominable creeping things on the earth; do not soil yourself with them, for I, the Lord. am holy." The record implies more explicitly domestic animals and animals of the chase, which were denoted as unclean, and the Pentateuch sets up all creeping in- sects and animals which are named she- retz haaretz, which are wholly interdicted; all winged species of insects, with the ex- ception of the locust, termed sheretz ha- ouf, and all fishes except such as are sup- plied with scales and fins. Blood Inedible. Only such ‘animals were permissible for consumption whose habits of cleanliness were known. The blcod and fats were for- bidden, as these were to be burnt as offer- th The authors of that statute even then believed that the blood of all animals was an elerrent which conveyed impurities te the human system. It was certainly deemed “abominable and unholy.” Even such interdictions were commanded against the use of plants and fruits, unless they hed the stamp of deistic approval. The use of animal food, according to the biblical record, was permitted only after the blood was eliminated. Particular emphasis was laid to abstain from use of blood or the eating of the meat of animals while life was still in them. All abominable crea- tures were named sheketz, notably carrion and the animals killed or torn on the fields. The further Mosaic law forbade that a calf should be slaughtered before it w: eight days old; that it should not be butch- ered on the same day with its mother or father, and, in a general sense, that it be not cooked in its mother’s milk. The Tal- mudists and sages classify the forbidden animal species as follows:. All quadrupeds, either domestic or of the chase, which do not both chew their cud and have split hoofs—such as the camel, the badger, the hare, the rabbit and the swine. Of those that were permitted were the deer, thé roe- female, the gazelle, the floating roe, both the male and female deer, the mountain gcat, the antelope, the unicorn deer and the bison or buffalo. Birds and Fishes. Of the feathered tribe were forbidden the eagle, the sheep vulture, the hawk, the turkey buzzard, the heron, the hawk owl and all species of the owls, the pelican, the night owl, the prairie hen, the carrion vulture, the stork, hoopoe and bat species. ‘The Talmudists, however, enumerate some twenty-four additional birds. Of fish species a special inventory is given, allowing only those which show their clean and proper marks of constitution, and notably that they are provided w fins and scales. Of the creeping insects and animals eight species are enumerated, and all of them are strictly prohibited from use. They are the weasel in all its species, the mouse, the land crocodile, the lizard, the skunk, the turtle, the snail and cha- meleon. The Jewish people have been so long ac- customed to observe the Talmudic sanitary rules that nothing could swerve them therefrom up to the present century. In the Talmudic era the sages had so ex- tensively augmented and amplified those laws that it was finally declared by the more modern thinkers that the Jewish re- ligion was of a “pot and keitle” formalism. The Talmudists were constantly circum- scribing the primitive dietary laws, t0 that no meat could be cooked in vessels that were used for preparing lactic food. The Taimudists and seers in their era were entitled to credit for their humane method, as applied to the slaughtering of animals for food. Their studies on the subject are likewise a model of physical knowledge. The method of the Egyptians, Persians and Babylonians using a sledge hammer to crush the brain into insensi- bility was abhorrent to them. The Jews tripped the animal in such a manner that the throat and head were exposed, allow- ing a keen-edged knife to be drawn across the thorax in a rapid movement, severing the main arteries so that the animal bled to death. Manner of Sinying. It has time and again been shown by emfnent physicists, veterinary experts and masters of abattoirs that this procedure is far less painful than is the stunning blow, even if administered through the slauga- tering mask, as now in vogue. Aside from the latter’s use, the sages argued that if any deleterious elements were in the blood of the animal, these would be returned to the bedy of the animal, and thereby con- taminate the meat, while by the (so to speak) painless and natural outflow of the blood through the main arteries, all the impurities would be eliminated from the carcass. The Prussian government has recently is- sued an order that the commissary of the army shail use no other meat as food for the army and navy except such as ‘s slaughtered by the Jewish method. The tests made by the chemical and medical departments showed that such meats were far more wholesome and susceptible of preservation. Notwithstanding this, the anti-Semitic factions in Saxony and Swit- zeriand enacted laws prohibiting the Jew- ish method of slaughtering. But 35) sci- entific non-Jewish authorities in physics and physiology in leading European uni- versities have declared that the Jewish method is by far the most humane and best adopted means for obtaining animal flesh for food. Many intelligent Christians tm European capitals use no meats unless the animal be slaughtered by Jewish meth- ods. Precautions Taken. The later Jewish authors on hygiene have written concerning slaughtering methods, and their thorough examination. Author- ized persons, such as are intrusted with butchering, must be men of approved character, well versed in the principles laid down in the formula, and must con- sctentiously execute the supposed divine injunctions. After the bleeding of the ani- mal if is the butcher’s duty to cause an opening to be made near the chest of the carcass, so as to admit the introduction of his arm and hand to probe the condition of the lungs, stomach, intestines, kidneys, the spleen and liver, to ascertain if any ab- normal or injurious ailments are present. If everything is ncrmal he will declare it ciean. If any taint or undue condition is present, he must declare it unclean. JULIUS SILVERSMITH. —— ROCKVILLE AFFAIRS. Thanksgiving Ball, Meeting of Tench- ers and Prospective Wedding. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., November 29, 1897. The Thanksgiving ball given by the young men of Rockville, Friday night, at the town hall, was a most enjoyable affair. The hall was beautifully decorated with evergreens and flags. Mrs. W. E. Dougherty, Mrs. William Dorsey and Mrs. Wm. V. Bouic were the chaperons, and received the guests on the stage, handsomely furnished and lighted. Among the guests were Misses Marie Ginese, Blanche Nichoison, Lydia Brauner, Emma Heinriehs and Mrs. Pope of Washington; Miss Nellie Edmunds, War- trenton, Va.; Miss Marie Gwen, South Hos- ton, Mas Miss Bessie Mackall, Olne: Miss Anna Farquhar, Annie Watkins, Bethesda Brookeville; Misses Alice, Edmonstone, Katharine Margaret and Priscilla Dougherty, Rosalie Healy. garet Hende: Mary and Vevz Kleindienst, Estelie T Nettie and Elsie FE Lillie Davis, ngland, Daisy Hege, S Agnes and Mamie Matlack, Miss Riggs, Miss Adamson, Mrs. D. H. Warfield, Mrs. Thos. Anderson, Mrs. E. V. Carr, Mrs. Wm. Morgan of Rockville, Mis Lillie Ball, Gladys Lowe and Mrs. Helen Greer of Ba timore. The gentlemen were Messrs. Leon- ard L. Nicholson. Aiex. Block, A. B. Skiles, Charles Green, Sz Waggaman. Dan'l J. Ferguson, H. zower, George S. Cox, Wil- loughby Kennedy, Dr. Battle, all of W ingion; Stephen Quigley,Baltimore; Mes: Lee Dorsey, Bowie Vinson, Harry Houic, Harry Dawson, Charles Jones, Otho Tal- bott, Warren Choate, Walter William Ralph Jones, Osear Ready, Alby Hende: son, William Brewer, E. Plowman Dough- erty, Thomas n, Clay Fields Kingdon, Rogers Shaw, D. H. W. The Montgomery County Teachers’ Asso- ciation held a meeting at the Rockville cl building Friday morning, N: The meeting was cpened v R. White. A committe s. S. A. Lehman, E. L. Mull:nezux, and Misses Braddock and Noreh L. Stabler, appointed to petition the meinbers of lature of this county in re- gard to the monthly payment of teache salaries. The present constitution of the association being considered inadequate by many of the members, the following com- mittee was appointed to revise the present instrument or draft Messrs. Frank Andrews, S. A. fehman, C. D. Day, A. G. Harley and Miss Lucy Garrett. r : Music, by f. Walker gan ac- eompaniment; Troublesome Boy; What To Do With Him,” well handled Viers and John W. Dar’ ading, “Ferns,” by Miss Nora L. Stabler; ‘Seating the Pupils; the Best Way to Do It,” discussed by Mr. Charles D. Smith and Miss Ida Dove; echoes from State Teachers’ Association held at the Blue Mountain House in July, 1897, Messrs. J. L. Burdette and V. D. Watkins. The election of officers resulted as foi- lows: President, Frank Andrews; vice pres- ident, Ida _S. Dove; secretary, Agnes J. Matlack. The presentation of checks for fall term was an agreeable ending of a suc- cessful meeting. Cards are out announcing that the mar- riage of Miss Katherine McDonald, daugh- ter of Representative John McDonald, to Mr. George Gassaway Bradley, both of Potomac district, will take place Wednes- day, December 8, at high noon, at Christ Chureh, Rockvilie. Wednesday the town council and Rosser & Castoe, builders of the Rockville water works and eiectric light plant, adjusted their difficulties and reached a final settle- ment. The amount paid the contractors was $5,641.02, which was about $1,100 less than their b:ll, and includes the amount of $935.76 expended by the council in re- pairing the tower and finishing the work upon the streets. The cost of the enter- Frise is placed at about $24,000. eS ie OMAHA COMMISSION. or prayer Burdette, Blan Government Board Elects W. V. Cox Secretary to Omaha. From the Nashville American. The pleasing intelligence comes from Washington that the board of the national government commissioners to the exposi- tion at Omaha, which met at the national capital last Saturday, by a unanimous vote, elected W. V. Cox to the important position of secretary. Mr. Cox held the same posi- tion here and his selection is, therefore, not only an indorsement of his administra- tion, but a high tribute to his admirable qualities as an executive officer. O#icially and socially this able and de- lightful gentleman won the friendship and respect of all who came in contact with him, and no one will rejoice more than they that his splendid services and abilities are so thoroughly appreciated by his col- leagues of the commission. This makes the eleventh exposition to which Mr. Cox has been an accredited representative of the government. ; The new assistant secretary of agricul- ture, who was elected president, is not known here personally, but S. L.’ Lupton, who was chosen disbursing officer for the Treasury Department, was in charge of the treasury exhibit at our centennial exposi- tion, in which position he distinguished himself by his efficiency as an officer as well as by his obliging disposition. Nashville was singularly-fortunate in the selection of commissioners to take charge of the government exhibit, for in Dr. C. W. Dabney, jr., the president; W. V. Cox, the secretary; E. I. Renick, representing the Department of State; C. E. Kemper, the Treasury Department; Lieut. C. Cormick, Navy Department; Col. 5. Brownlow, Post Office Department; Pro: F. W. €larke, Department of the Interior; F. W. True, Smithsonian Institution and United States National Museum; Professor Dodge, Agricultural Department; W. de (. Ravenel, United States fish commissio: H. F. R. Holt, disbursing officer, and Cap! H. C. Ward, represanting the War De- partment, the society of the ‘White City” was enriched by a coterie of accomplished and delightful gentlemen rarely found in any community. When Congress in its wisdom establishes permanent government exhibits in every state of the Union, let us hope it will place the first one in Nashville, where this colony might be re-established to the satis- faction and delight of our people, whose “God-speed” goes out meanwhile wherever a kind destiny may place them. Cox, who is the last of the commission remaining, will leave for Washington in a day or two, where he will take up at once the arrangement of the government exhibit for the shipment to Omaha. - ———_+ e+____ Post Office Clerks Organi: Delegates representing the first and sec- ond-class post office cler&s of the country met in convention at Pittsburg yesterday and formed a permanent organization, with the object in view of bettering the condition of this branch of postal em- ployes. A bill was framed looking to this end, and which will be submitted to Con- gress at the coming session. The following officers were elected: President, Joseph P. Healy of New York; vice president, W. Shaw of Baltimore; treasurer, 8S. W. Con- nolly of Pittsburg, and secretary, W. H. Hart of Philadelphia. -—_——e2—____ Hannis Taylor at Home. Hannis Taylor, ex-minister to Spain, ar- rived at his home in Mobile, Ala., yester- day afternoon. He was accorded 2 public reception by Cuban residents of the city and made a vigorous Cuban speech. OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS Their Origin andGrowth in the District of Columbia. PRESENT ORGANIZATION IS UNIQUE At One Time There Were Four Boards in Existence. COMPILATION OF THE LAWS “The laws relating to city school boards” is the subject of a recent compilation by the bureau of education, in which, among ¢thers, a complete history of the schools of the District of Columbia is given. ‘The organization of the school system of the District of Columbia is regarded as unique. “Prior to 1871,” says Mr. James C. Boy- kin, the author of this compilation of. school laws, the District of Columbia was composed of three distinct corporations, independent of each other, but all ame! le to the control of the Congress of the Unitei States. These corporations were the city of Washington, the city of Georgetown, and the levy court, which governed the county, or that part of the District which lay outside the limits of the two cities. The city of Washington was the most pop- ulous and most important of the three ccrporauons. “Yhe first act of the city of Washington relative to schools was passed in isu: by the city councti, and established a per- manent instiiution for the education of the youth ofthe city of Washington. Su- berintenderce of the schools was placed under the direction of thirteen trustees, seven of whom were elected annually Ly the councils and six were chosen by those who contributed $10 for the promotion of chools, each contributor having as many ies as he had contributed sums of $lu. in 1516 the city was divided into two distticts with separate boards of irustees, who were elected in part by the city co Se and in part by contributors as b ‘ore. First Real System. “The first real attempt to inaugurate a public-school system in the modern sense was that of 1844, the schools having been previously in the nature of charity schools. The schools were then put in charge of a board of trustees of twelve members elected by the city councils, three from each of the four school districts, the mem- bers from each district constituting a sub- board for that district. The method of ap- pointing the trustees was changed in 1853, the mayor receiving authority to appoint with the advice and consent of the board of aldermen. By the same act of the city council the mayor was made ex-cfficio president of the board of trustees, aud the @ppointment of the secretary aud the treasurer of the board was also given to him. “In all this time the real control of the schools was in the hands of the city gov- ernment, to whom Congress had given power ‘to provide for the superintendence of the pubiic schools and to endow and ccllect taxes for the same.’ “The trustees of the schools received limited powers from the city councils, but the latter reserved the right to suspend or revoke any of those powers and to ex- ercise supervision over all the acts of the board, even to the minutiae of school dis- cipline. The power of making 21] appro- Priations, of electing the officers of the beard and of altering its organization, of determining the grade and number of schools, and of fixing the salaries of the teachers was retained by the city councils. “Provision for a superintendent of pub- lic schools was made in 1869, and his sal- ary was fixed at $2,500 a year. He was appointed by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the board of aldermen, was directed to preside at the meetings of the board in the absence of the mayor, and was entitled to vote on all questions bée- fore the board. Later in the same year the powers of the office were curtailed and the superintendent was made practically the executive officer of the board. The Colored Schools. “In 1862 the colored schools of Washing- ton and Georgetown were organized by act of Congress under a separate board of trustees of three members, one appoint- ed each year for three years by the Sec- retary of the Interior. These trustees were to receive a share of all moneys appro- priated for schools in proportion to the number of colored children to the whole number of children. “The number of trustees was increased from three to nine in 1873 and their ap- pointment was given to the governor of the District. The superintendency of col- cred schools was established in 1867. “The three distinct corporations, namely, the ci:y of Washington, the city of George- town and the levy court for the county ef Washington, were abolished in 1871, and in their stead was substituted a single territorial government, having a governor and a legislative assembly. Congress made it the duty of that assembly to maintain a system of free schools in the District, but provided that all the acts of the old corporations should remain in force till repealed. In August, 1871, the legislative assembly enacted that there should be three boards of school trustees in the Dis- trict, one for Washington, one for George- town aud one for the county. % ‘The Board of Trustees. “The board of trustees for the city of Washington was to be composed of twenty members, five from each of the four school districts of the city. That of Georgetown was to have two members from each of the council districts of the city (it had five members In 1873) and the board of the county was to have seven members. These were all to be appointed by the governer for a term of two years each. This act, with another act passed.two days later, provided for a superintendent of schools, @ secretary and treasurer for each of the three school organizations, who weré also to be appointed by the governor. All these trustees and officers were directed to per- form the duties of their respective office, and all laws and ordinances of the three eld corporations were declared to be in force in the respective localities except so far as they might have been affected by the acts of the legislative assembly. “The act of Congress of 1862 establishing a board of trustees for colored schools, of course, remained in force, so that there were still four schcol boards in existence, each independent of the other. Reaching a Consolidation. “In 1874 a government for the District by a commission of three. persons, as in force at present, ‘was formed: The Com- missicners made numerous changes in the gcvernment of the school. They consolli- dated the four school boards into one board of fifteen members, nine of whom were to be residents of Washington, three of Georgetown and three of the county. A month later De aa. was increased to nineteen, two tional members being ed from Washington and two moré = — pa Se S “In the act of Congress of 1878 providing a ent gavernment for the District thé board of school trustees was abolished. and all powers and duties formerly ex- ercised by the old board of trustees were transferred to the Commiss! loners District of Columbia, to whom wi authority to employ such offic agents and to adopt such provisions as might* be necessary to carry into ekecu- tion the powers and duties imposed. “The Commissioners’ were directed to ap- point from time to tithe Nineteen persons, actual residents of the District of Co- lumbia, to constitute. the’ trustees’ of the Public schools of tle trict and to serve without compensation for guch terms as the Commissioners might x. In 1882 the num- ber of trustees was #@duéed to nine, and in 189 it was imcreaige@ to eleven, its present number, thet’ Commissioners might appoint women the board, as they were given.auth@ityto do. The Presemt Syutem. “The trustees are ow appointed for varying terms, fixed ¥ #he Commission- ers at the thme of ‘app@intment. Their terms have ordinarily ‘teeh fixed at three years, but of late the Corfmissioners have been meking appoint®ienés for one year only. They find be pectin any Gee by the appointing. % e_superin- tendents are appointees: of the Commission- ers, and may be rembved at any time, that power having béer given by law to the mayor and having descended through the governor to the present board of Com- missicners. . “The arrangement made by the board of trustees in respect to colored schools in 1874 continues to the present day, and there are two separate and distinct school systems in the same territory, having the same board of trustees, but with different officers and separate organization in every respect that relates to instruction. The powers and duties of the present board of trustees are not cléarly defined. The law of 1878 was peculiarly constructed, It gave to the District Commissioners all the powers of the old board of trustees, and in the very next paragraph gave to the new board of trustees the powers and duties relating to the care and management of the schools then authorized by law. A Question of Authority. “This apparent contradiction has at dif- ferent times given rise to difficulty and misunderstanding. In 1885-'86 the then Commissiorers advanced the theory that the trustees were. merely their agents, and as such were responsible to them. They claimed and exereised the right to control even such minutiae as the assign- ment of teachers and their transfer from school to school, In this they were sup- ported by an opinion by the attorney for the District, who held that ‘whatever is necessary in the way of classification of pupils, grading schocls, numbers to each teacher, hours of assembling and length of session, the whole matter of discipline of schcols, examination, promotion, criti- clsm of teachers and methods of teaching, the courses of study, the books to be used, and perhaps, other matters pertaining to the welfare of the schools are among the powers and duties of the trustees.’ But, he said, their duties pertain ‘exclusively to the working power of the educational ma- chinery, which they neither supply, main- tain, nor repair. Upon these important matters, supply and repair, their action is advisory only.’ The Commissioners pro- posed to issué regulations of their own in regard to the schools, which would defi- nitely fix the status of the trustees, but never proceeded further than to make a few ‘suggestions.’ ” ————_ ORDER OF TWENTY-NINE. New Organization of Genuine De- acendants of Pilgrim Fathers. A special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun from Hartford, Conn., 's: No longer will the proud beast of Mayflower descent avail many in New England-who have been mak- ing use of it. It has be Officia}ly ~fecided by the recent! organizing of the Order of! Twenty-nine ‘that the’ number of families in New England which an rightfully claim this heritage is less thanja Score and ten. A resident of Hartford Awho is eligible for membership in the order s@id that the or- ganization jy not op te American in- stitutions. It is, he said, in closest sym- pathy with that which ae American -in- dependence—a hatred of = “The Order of the Tweat: he con- tinued, “is a protest agai: It sub- stitutes the genuine fer:the questionable. We realize that our soeiéty wil] deal a blow to the other New England societies which have boasted of late ef, their aristocratic origin. The Order of the Twenty-nine is a logical necessity. If we are to have an aristocracy, let us have ft official and his- torical.” , f The names of heads of families who, ac- cording to the records ot the New England Historical Genealogical Society, are eligible to membership in the Order ef the Twenty- rine follows: Joseph Algops of New Haven, Conn.; Samuel Appleton of Ipswich, Mass,; Tnom- as Broughion of Boston, Obediah Bruen of New London, Conn.; Rev. Peter Bulkley of Concord, Mass.; Rey. Charles Chauncey of Cambridge. Mass.; Leonard Chester of Wetherstield, Conn.; Rev. John Davenport of New Haven, Humphrey Davie of Boston, John Drake of Boston, Edmund Fawkner of Andover, Mass.; George’ Fenwick of Say- brook, Conn.; Wiliiam Gayer of Nantucket, Mass.; William Hanbury of Boston, Roger Harlakenden of Cambridge, Mass.; John Hunlock of Boston, William Jeffery of New- port, R. William Leete of Guilford, Conn.; Perciyal Lowe of Newbury, Mass. Edward Palmes of New Haven, Herbe! Pelham of Cambridge, Masg.; Samuel Pen- hallow of Portsmouth, N. H.; David Phip- pen of Hingham, Mass.; Richard Salston- stall of Watertown, Mass.; William Snelling ot Boston; Samuel Symonds of Ipswich, Mass.; John Thorndyke of Beverly, Mass.; George Wyllys. of Hartford, Conn., and John Winthrop of Boston. ———_+e+ TYPHOON SPREADS HAVOC. Thousands ef Lives Lost and Appal- ling Destruction of Property. The steamér Gaelic, from the Orient, which reached. San Francisco yesterday, brought letters-and papers which contain accounts of the ravages of the tidal wave and the winds. The typhoon whith swept over the Philip- pine islands October 6 was the cause of one of the worst disasters that: has been reported from the Southern ocean in many ears. . Thousands ef lives were lost, ‘including many Euro; 8. ‘ - The ‘damagé to property was something appalling. z ’ Telegraphic advices concerning the calam- ity have been very er. £ The difficulty of getting news from the islands is great at any; time, and owing to the remoteness ef some of the. provinces visited by the hurricang, full detatis of the storm did not reach Hong Kong until the 1st of November: 3 re The Sea of Samoa swept inland nearly a mile, destroying property value@ at several million doilars, and:causing a.@reat num- ber of. deaths among the natives. —+—+e+. Baron Mount Stephen Married. A London dispatch says: At.the Church of St. Margaret, Westminster, yesterday, Baron Mount Stephen was married to Miss Gian Tufnell, dapghter of: the late Com- mander R.G: ‘Tufnell, royal navy. The ceremony had been fixed for an earlier date, but was postponed en account of the . Duchess death of her rc; ight the. Du oe reck: ~ Rta <a e bride is a great } among the members of the royal’ . ‘She is in her thirtieth year, Stephen is in sixty-ninth. - having been born June 5, 1820. He gon of Mr. William Stephen of M and formerly of Dufftown, Banff, } , Im 1853 he mar- ried Miss Charlotte of Mr. Benji ir Chariots Kane, deaetter 16 State Departmept is informed by the éensular agent at Aleppo that ather Geis- ler, who was reported to have been besieg- re wtven | feat” as ia Alapra Bertanttes Et and att Wi OF HIGH DEGREE Canines Ready for the Big Local Dog Show. HOW WELL-BRED DOGS ARE HANDLED The §pringhill Kennel Will Be Represented. 2 DAILY ROUTINE OF A KENNEL At the bench show -which opens in this city tomorrow will be scen a number of rep- resentatives of the Springhill kennels, the rearest to the capital city. These kennels are the largest wolf-hound and fox terrier kennels in the country. -Sharpless Broth- ers’ kennels of Philadelphia and George J. Gould’s Furlough Lodge kennels, Ashville, N. Y¥., being the next largest kennels of wolf-hounds. These kennels are located within twenty miles of Washington. They are situated upon Springhill farm, one milé north of Laurel. Mr. Gould will bring his entire kennel of pointers to this city in a special car. They include the champions Josie Brackett, Ridge View and Chancellor. Springhill kennels will have a string of twenty-five of their own dogs at the Wash- ington show. Among them will be the fol- lowing: Wolf-hounds—Marksman, the cham- pion wolf-hcund; Bay Hasse, their new wolf-hound, erd two puppies by Marksman. Champion Lady Dietz will not be present, as she is at present rursing nine little wolf-hound puppies, which will be shown next year. Greyhounds—Champion Davy Garrick and Lucy Grey, both of whom are well-known winners. Great Danes—Spring- bill Duke, a winner at Middletown and Baltimore. Bull terriers—Spr-nghill Keep- er, who won at every show last spring. Wrench poodles—Springhill Ney, who is trimmed to Parisian fashion. Collies—End- cliffe Flirt, a winner in England, and two of her puppies by Ch. Dominie H, who will make their debut. Irish terr‘ers—Miss O'Leary. Scctch terriers—Endcliff Bloom, winner of three firsts. Fox terriers—Cham- pion Grcuse II, who will be shown for the last time; she won one special prize and three cups in England in 1888; Seacroft King and Warren Charlie will be shown with open dogs; Mystery, who won first and two specials in a large class of terriers last spring, will have a strong competitor in Gladys, one of her puppies, who has al- ready three firsts and two seconds to her credit. Wire-nead fox terriers—Halifax Re- vival and Springhill Uno, the latter being the best pup bred last year, winning this spring at every show. Bassett hounds— Turk and Drayman, both of whom have won every yeur here since 1893. Among some of the other Maryland dogs which will be exhibited are: Sir Ethelwood, the crack St. Bernard of Mr. Thos. J. Shue- brook of Baltimore, and nis Notre Dame, with four other dogs; Jake W., Rosamond and Cara G, three cocker spaniels belong- ing to Mr. Jessie B. Riggs of Baltimo: Napoleor and Nana, two French bull dogs, belomging to Messrs. Frank and Harry Riggs of Baltimore; Criminal, the Irish ter- rier, recently purchased by Mr. T. Dudley Riggs of Baltimore in Ireland, will be shown for the first time; Springside Faust, the champion pointer of J. Roger McSher- ry of Frederick; two fox hounds of Mr. W. P. Kennedy of Laurel; two collies, Lad of Laurel and Lass of Laurel, belonging to Mr. Charles Bansemer of Laurel, and Duke of Laurel, a collie belonging to Mr. Herman Odenwald of Laurel. At the Kennels. The dwellings of the dogs at Springhill Kennels consist of a number of long build- ings, fitted up with stalls or pens. The kennels are apportioned off into sections, according to the breed and temparament of the dog. The big dogs are, therefore, in one portion of the kennels and the smaller in another. There is no artificial heat where the big dogs reside, but the tempera- ture of the place is kept above the point where water would freeze. The smaller dogs have the advantage of a fire. Even with this fire an even temperature is main- tained, which range8 about 80 degrees. The daily routine at the kennels is neces- sarily changed by the two eatreme sea- sons—summer and winter. In summer the dogs have more liberty, of course, than during the winter. At 5 o'clock in the morning in summer the kennels are opened and the large dogs, which are always the first to be hberated, are let out and al- lowed to run about. until 8 o’tlock, when they are sent back again into their kennels, after having been thoroughly examined by Mr. Turner, and the smaller dogs let out. During the warm weather the pups and small dogs are permitted to remain outside of the kennel houses during the entire day. They are locked up about 6 o’clock in the evening. At this hour the big dogs are again liberated, and they run about until 9 or 10 at night, when they are driven back again into their kennels and locked up for the night. In winter a change occurs. The big dogs at this season are not let out of their houses until daybreak. They are they are permitted to run about until 9 or 10 o'clock when they are sent to their ken- nels, About this time in the day it be- comes warm enough for the younger dogs and pups to be allowed out, and they are then set frse. During the winter months none of the dogs are permitted to lle about outside, but are kept on the run all the time, in order to keep them from catching cold. The delicate and smaller dogs are fed from four to six times a day. The older and larger dogs are fed only once— about 3 o’clock in the afternoon—when they are given as much as they will eat. The young and delicate dogs are given all kinds of meal and spratts cake, a cake made of different kinds of meal, meat and small bones. A biscuit made of meal, pepsin, meat, etc., is also given these dogs. Bone- less meats are served the dogs, so that there will no fighting over boues. In summer every is treated to a bath once a week. This is on Saturday. In win- ter once a month si to keep the dog clean and neat. Every week the els are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. In washing the dogs three men are engaged, and a large tub is used. One man washes the dog, another dries him and a third brings him to the tub and takes him away after he is bathed. There is considerabie trouble when doggie takes his first bath, but after ane or two ding he gets accus- tomed to the process, and rather e! than dislikes it. cide Dog Sickness, Among the kenriel dogs there 1s very sel- dom sickness. It is generally the boarders at the kennels, who have been highly fed and petted, that become invalids. Dogs suffer, so Mr. Turner says, from no general string, and shortly before it went blind its owner refused $1,000 for it. The other two afflicted dogs are English bull terriers. ‘Their complaint ts deafness. Neither can hear, both having lost their hearing by reason of having their ears clipped. They are ruled by hand, and obey their master as well as the other dogs who are gifted with hearing. The Russian wolf hounds, which will be among the principal exhibits of the Spring- hill kennels (they, together with the fox terriers, being the specialty of the ken- nels), are among the handsomest of dogs. The Russian wolf hound is a dog new tc this country. He is tall and noble looking, and because of his beauty of form and out- line, majestic bearing and carriage, is fast becoming in both England and America one of the most popular of dogs. A true wolf round hes the same disposition as a collie, is quite as gentle, and is fond of children. In general appearance he is strikingly handsome and of the deer hound type, but more graceful and with consider- able more quality. His intelligent, winning and confiding expression; his long rakish head, fo aristocratic in bearing; his long, narrow, ‘cately chiseled skull; his cleanly cut and tapering muzzle; his gracefully arched neck; his narrow, but deep chest; his sloping back, elegantly arched loin and long tail fringed with glossy hair; his strong hindquarters and his body covered with a long, silky coat—are the make-up of a dog which has substantial Claims to be considered one of the handsomest varieties of the canine race. These dogs in Russia are corsidered the only ones suitable for coursing and wolf killing, as no other dogs have the courage to run down a wolf and hold him when caught. For courage they are without a superior, and when better krown will be used entirely for coursing, as in long courses they easily outclass a greyhound, and are far superior in dis- position, more obedient and far more trustworthy and intelligent. As a lady’s dog the wolf hound is par excellence. They become greatly attached to a lady and make an excellent pet and companion dog, as well as a good house dog. ‘The fox terrier, another specialty of the kernels, is a frisky and game little dog. As a house dog it is hard to beat, having an exceedingly delicate ear. Being a small- sized dog it is much desired as a com- panion. The Irish terrier resembles in many respects the fox terrier, as does the Scotch terrier. The Scotchman uses the latter dog in preference to any other, because of its endurance. The Scotch terrier will hunt all day in the cold and wet and not become fatigued. The Boston terrier is a new fad for ladies. It is a small animal and makes an excellent iap dog. It is rapidly taking the place of the pug. The French bulldog is the stylish dog of the day. It is a new Parisian breed and has not been introduced in this country nore than a year. As a fashionable pet it is now superseding all other pet and com- panion dogs. The French bulldogs are now being bred to the standard weight and height for pet and lap purposes. The col- Ve is a handsome dog and an excellent companion. It is adapted for either city or country. It is used in Scotland for looking after sheep and cattle. The French poodle is a small dog trimmed in French fashion. The setters and pointers are mainly for ex- Libition and field purposes. Getting Ready. An interesting period at the kennels is when the dogs are being prepared for ship- ment to the dog shows. Everything is bustle about the kennels, and the dogs seem to know what is going on. In fact some of them know the meaning of the commotion so well that they inconvenience the kennel menagers very much. These are moetly the dogs which have been shown year after year and have been withdrawn from the exhibition list. They will jump into the crates, under the impression that they, too, are to be shipped away, and have to be driven out of them. The only way they can sometimes be gotten out of the way is to allow them to get into some of the crates and remain in them until all of the other dcgs are shipped away. While they remain in the crates they are under the impression that they, too, are to be sent away. The dogs do not mind the trips to the various shows, but rather like it.” They are placed in crates made large enough to accommodate them. The crates are com- fortable and admit of plenty air. Mr. Tur- ner goes with the dogs and cares for them en route. Enough food is carried for the first day out, the bench committee provid- ing the food for the dogs after that time. For the delicate and new dogs Mr. Turner carries along various kinds of meat to suit them. MRS. MERRY’S BODY IN A DITCH. James Hickey Confesses That He Saw the Murder. A dispatch. from Chicago yesterday says: The body of Mrs. Pauline Merry, the wife of Chris Merry, was found buried in a ditch on Western avenue, near 87th street, by the police yesterday. At 11 o'clock Jas. Hickey, alias Ryan, an employe of Merry, who was arrested Friday, broke down and confessed to the police that he saw Merry murder his wife, and that he and the mur- derer put the body under a load of potatoes and carried it to Sith street, where they dug a shallow grave in e ditch and buried it. Merry strangled his wife in a fit of rage after paying a $50 fine in the police court the day before for wife beating. The first clue to the murder was given by the mur- derer’s three-year-old boy, who said his father had killed the woman and put her in a hole where the water was. Hickey was trapped into confessing by the police, who told him that Merry’s uncle, Cotsworth Gough, had confessed. Al- though this was not true, Hickey revealed his story and has told where Merry may be found, 80 the police say. The body has been identified and shows marks of chok- ing and blows. fi ee LYNCHINGS IN THE SOUTH. ina and Another Hanged in Florida. A dispatch from South Port, N. C., says: It has just come to light that Nathan Wil- lis, coldred murderer, was burned to death by an infuriated mob of white farmers in South Carolina, near the border, last Thurs- day night. Willis was charged with murdering and robbing the fifteen-year-old son of a farm- er named Stephens. . Willis was taken from the sheriff Thurs- day night by a mob of farmers in South Carolina and carried off into the woods, Where he was chained between two pine trees. Light wood was piled around him and he was burned to death. PAN - AMERICAN EXPOSITION Interesting Exhibition to Be Established Near Niagara Falls, Display of Produ: From the Coun- tries of the American Con: ‘ Be Made in Eight Bull The plans for the Pan-American expom tion, to be held at La Salle, on the Niagara river, in the summer of 1s, have been laid before the President by Representative Alexander of Buffalo, and a delegation consisting of Capt. John M. Brinker, presi- dent, and R. Cc, Hill, secretary, of the ex- position. The tocation of the exposition is historic, being the site where Chevalier de la Salle constructed the Griffon, the first sel to sail the great lakes, and in which he made his famous exploration of the Northwest Territory. The President visited the site last summer with Mrs. McKinley and sev- eral members of his c: yinet, and lrove the first stake of a memorial to De la Salle, waich is to be erected in connection with the exposition. The proposed exposition is to be held on an exceedingly Picturesque site on the Niagara river, a short distance from the falls, and with railroad facilities that ean handle the large attendance Without hind- Trance, The financial arrangements for the expo- sition have been completed and the work will be commenced immediately. There will be eight large buildings devoted to the eight groups into which the exhibits will be divided. The classification will follow the same lines as at the Paris exposition of 1889 and the world’s fair of I8y3. It is in- tended to be purely an American exposi- tion. While exhibits from European coun- ines will not be declined, provided they conform to the classification, no formal in- vitatton will be sent to any government cutside of the American hemisphere. It is expected that Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America and the West lu- dia colonies will be represented by larger a:splays, illustrating their natural resources and industries, than cver heretofore made. Formal invitations will be forwarded to the governments of the other American repud- lics and colonies as soun as they = 2 prepared and a commissioner will appointed to convey and presen: the proper officials. ‘i sae The electrical department, which is de- signed to be a strong feature of the expe tion, will be under the auspices of the s eral companies which are already estab- shed on Niagara river and are using the power of the falls for electrical purposes, President McKinley expressed decided in- terest in the plans for the exposition as they were described to him. He sad he appreciated its importance and would co- operate in every way possible to promote its success. He will send a special message to Congress on this subject shortly aiver the opening of the next session, " ORDERED BY GEN. SHERIDAN. The Gen. Miles has been subjected to consid- erable unjust criticism on account of the Placing of several Gatling guns at the fed-— eral building in Chicago during the troubles With the anarchists in 1885. The facts in the case are that the guns in question were placed in position on that occasion by order of Gen. Sheridan, then in com- mand of the army at Washington, with the knowledge and consent of Secretary Manning, at that time at the head of the Treasury Department, having supervision over the Chicago building. In a recent letter to a friend in Chicago on this subject Gen. Miles said: “You are authorized to have the facts stated that those Gatling guns at Chicago were sent there ten years ago, at the time the anarchists were hanged, and on iy- formation that there was a plot in exist- ence for looting the subtreasury. “You may also state that the precautions guards, guns, etc.—are not an insult to “the workingmen,’ but for the protection of his treasure, as a law-abiding citizen, and intended for the enemies of the gov- ernment, be they in large or small num- es ASCERTAINING ARCTIC DRIFT. Commodore Melville Suggests the Use of Heavy Casks. A novel plen has originated with Engi- neer-in-chief Melville of the navy for get- ting accurate information concerning are- tlc drifts at comparatively small expense and without the crifice of human life. He proposes launching in the highest at- tainable latitude north of Bering strait, east of where the Jeanette entered the pack, about 100 heavy casks, with parabolic ends fastened to them. In them will be placed numbers and records, Scientific so- cieties have approved the scheme and will aid in carrying it out. Drifts of arctic ex- ploration parties and of wrecked vessels differ so greatly and opinions of drifts are so diverse that this plan has been proposed in order, if possibie, to get reliable informa- tion on the subject. seinen ta are eee eee APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTIE Awaiting an Opinion by the Solicitor of the Treasury. Pending an opinicn by Solicitor O°Con- nell of the treasury as to the status of deputy collectors, Acting Commissioner Wilson of the internal revenue bureau has sent a circular letter of instructions to all collectors of internal revenue that, until otherwise ordered, existing rules relative to appointments of deputies must be com- plied with. These rules are that to fill va- cancies collectors must make requisitions on the civil service commission, and that for reinstatements the civil service rules must be followed. An opinicn from Solicitor O’Connell is ex- pected within a few days. While the matter is awaiting settlement democratic deputies are receiving their discharges in almost every state. E. A. Webster, recently appointed collector of in- terpal revenue of South Carolina, has re- moved the four deputy collectors who served under his predecessor and appointed republicans‘ to their places. One of the ral. i j ; i I i ; i : i F Tt i Fe i ' t il 8 5 | | | | a