Evening Star Newspaper, November 8, 1898, Page 11

— = = THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPY SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1161 Peonsriveaia Avaiay, Jor. 11th 3%, by i Newspaper Compaay, ae ae aorranet reece Yew York Otice, 49 Potter Building ‘The Evening Star ts served to subscrihers ta the tity by carriers. on their own account. at 10 cents per week. o- 44 certs per monta. at the founter 2 cents each. By matl—anywhere in the Caited States or Cauada—postage prepaid—S0 counts per month. ponatarday Qcintunte Cie CT with loreigo postage added, $3. Batered at the Post Oftice at Washington, D. C., ee cis, « mall matter.) : mali subscriptions must be pald in advance. Rates of edvertising made Enown of application. ee, Che Lvening Sfav.ewese-u. CLASH OF COURTS Issue Between Federal and State Courts in West Virginia. CONTINUATION OF FAMOUS LITIGATION Ses Attorney Stiles Before U. S. Court on Habeas Corpus. —_+---_- STORY A ROMANTIC Special From a Staff Correspondent. ‘TON. W.V »vember 8.—The hori between Judge Jack- d ue, in the circuit court over the Stiles matter, much attention . Appears to be in a tment. After sughout t way ¢ e countr amicable writ of hab i by Judge Jackson last Thu Buttrick, representing Jud; i that a writ of at ag the auth ¥ to compel them to come here with the prisoner, but by re- quest of Attorney General E. P. Rucker, stponed until with Judge Doolittle. tion was that eriff to take United States court of habeas cor- the matter at of this w time, ake some ac. petuating » cause of th enjoined the of Logan Ten Years in Prison. 1s 1 m Falls Bend in the s no en- end of- himself without « 4,000,009 fr His refused to s Colonel Buttrick did, and King the owner of what of about 540,000 acres lyin; Wyoming ucky about 2 om of ¢ two in n_ Virginia, al in West to the jury at ton of the and was which were cult court in: « to ha the interest of King sold at forfeiture, King redeemed the land. The Last Legal Tangle. me time ago proceedings were ea the ctreuit court of Logan county against Jesse R. Irwin to sell 20,000 ac claimed to bave beer forfeited in Irwin's name. These 20,000 acres were embraced within the tract redeemed by King, who, through Judge Stiles, his attorn applied to the circuit court ef the United’ States, for an injunction to restrain the commis- sioners of school lands from selling the 20,000 acres of the Irwin tract, upon the ground that it had been redeemed by King | from all forfeiture; that Irwin had no title whatever, and never had, and that the | sale of the land would be a cloud upon the King title. An order was therefore issued by Judge Jackson requiring the commissioners of school lands of Logan county to show cause why the injunction prayed for by King should not be grant- ed. A day was set, and in the meanwhile ; the commissioner of the school lands was restrained from making the sale. Then Judge Doolittle directed the com- missioner of school lands to disregard the restraining ordcr of the United States court and seli the land. Judge Stiles appeared nd, in answer to the rule, denied all in- | tention whatever of treating the court with contempt, and stated that he had applied for the injunction in good faith only in his capacity as attorney for and in the name of Henry C. King. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION Subjects for Consideration at Meeting of American Humane Association. Sessions to Be Held in Washington in December—List of Com- mittees Appointed. At the meetings of the American Hu- mane Association, to be held in this city in December, the following subjects will be idered: “Regulation of Vivisection in rict of Columbia,” “Live Birds a: ection,” “The Woman’ How Can the Work of the; n Re Extended?” “Humane Day “Well-intended but Il-advised Methods of Interfere “The Veterinary Surgeon versus the Old-time Dector.” inute’ talks on vivisection will be had at the even ions of the conven- tion, which wi 1 at Foundry Church, the morning and afternoon sessions to be held at the Church of Our Father, 18th and L streets northwest. State So Assoc Among those who will present papers are the following: Dr. Albert Leffingwell, Au- rora, N. Y.; Mrs. Caroline Earle White, Philadelphia: James M. Brown, Toledo, Ohio; Mrs. M. ‘chafter and Dr. Ford, New Orleans: Dr. W. O. Stillman, Alba Lilly Lord Tifft, Buffaio, Mr. Crammond Ken- The Committees. The following committees have charge of the varations for the comfort of the delegates and the work of the convention: On finance— Col. H. Biount, Mr. C. J. . Mr. A. T. Britton, Mrs. Florence Mur- Mr. Crammond Kennedy, Mrs. A. L. er, Mr. H. B. F. Macfarland, Mr. John pl s Harriet Lori Cairns, Mr. eet, Mrs. B. peakers pMonc of meeting—Mr. A. 8. ng, Mr. E. M. Truell W. W. Hite, Miss M. P. Mimmack. Mrs. Enoch Sennedy, Mrs. Rufus Saxton I s E J M F I Mrs. Totten, H. B. F. Mac Mr. R. Ross H. B. F. ow O' Don Macfar' he and, Mrs. Mrs. Olive public comfort—Mr. J.B. Kennedy, Mr. Ak, H. OF. HV. Hood, Mrs R Randoiph Keim, A. L. Barber, and decorations—Mrs. Robert Cc. L. Bishop, Mrs. M. L. . A. J. Chipman, Miss M. E. portation—Col. H. F. Rlount, n- Longfellow O'Donoghue, Jas. oe CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION. of District Organization at Calvary Baptist Chu The November meeting of the 1 Mstriet of deavor 1 om was 3aptist Church last even- t in the chair and Seere- ary Snell at the desk. The ional ¢ ereises were conducted by Mr. Edw. 1 New York Avenue Soci and the the direction of Mr. Zim- music committee. report of the lookout | presented by its chairman in which were made more faithful observance of ihe the outline for a plan for names of endeavorers from who may be here attendin| committee was r. L. D. Clark, tions for ple and ning the ut of the eiiy & schools or col- Mr. H. G. Wilbur of the missio: mittee made a report in which he the advisability of all t ties making December "and having hat committee re Miss } »wn good books should lend them, through he good literature committees in the indi vidual societie ons Who do not hav free ac Miss Bell, the union and > committee, a brief re o Mr. Diet- h of the press commi Dr BA wout, the union's tre sent- ed @ report showing i ee in the but standing call of howed that fif the good-sizec present. After a short social intermission Mr. Jer- Johnson, field worker of the Dis- unday School Union, m: on the outlook for |“ Sun¢ ularly of the imy ning the hon tments of the Di > was followed b: day school sunermte following gentle in © briet which th addr Mr. Judd of Kendall Baptist Sunday schooi: Mr. Fenwick of E Sireet Baptist, Mr. Scott of Ninth Street Christian, Mr. Watson of E., Mr. Imm of Sixth Pres- n of Vermont Avenue mith of Western Presby- An open parliament, conducted by Mr. H. ‘arland of the’ Peek Memorial Pres- y school, was participated in iss ell, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Dietrich. Rev. C. H. Buuer, Mr. Baiderson, Mr. Watson, Mr. . Mr. Crane and several othe ing the evening’s exercises Miss Ella contralto solo and Prof. solo. ion meeting was preceded by a ting of the correspondence commiitee in one of the class rooms at Calvary, Miss Bell presiding. — MUST ACCEPT THE INEVITABLE. London Standard’s Comment Spain's Future Cours LONDON, November 8—The Standard says, editorially, this morning: “We can see no alternative. Spain must accept the inevitable, the loss of the P pines. No doubt th» United States will as- stme a heavy and serious responsibility, Upen b it eugurs well for the future that the public men of America appreciate and are ady meet it. England will watch the experiment with every wish fer a favor- able issue.” The Daily News wonders whether trou- ble is brewing in the Philtppines, arising from German opposition to annexation. The Daily Mail this morning urges the American peopl: to pronounce poldiy in favor of retaining the Philippines, ‘for oth- e1wise there will be a scramble for coaling stations that will endanger the peace of the world.” A dispatch from Madrid yesterday says: The pr2mier, Senor Sagasta, was questioned today as to whether it was a fact that the Spanish government had addressed a rote to the powers asking the latter if they weuld support Spain in protesting against “the intentions of the United States toward the Philippine Islands.” He replied that such a note had not yet been dispacched. Members of the cabinet assert that there will be three or four more sittings cf the peace confersnce at Paris. The Bank of Spain has advanced to the treasury 60,000,000 pesetas for current ex- penses. Emperor William is expecied Cadiz on or about November ooo ANACOSTIA HAPPENINGS to visit St. Teresa’s Church Fair Opens Auspi- ciously in Parish Hall. The Booths and Those in Charge— Daughters of America Pay Fraternal Visit. The fair for the benetit of St. Teresa's Church, for which arrangements have been going on for some time past, was opened last night in the church hall, at the corner of Washington and Fillmore streets, Ana- A portion of the St. Elizabeth Home Band was in attendance to supply music. The fair room w hardsome with its tasteful decoration which were of a pa- triotic nature, the red, white and blue being much ia evidence, while the various booths made an effective setting to the whole. The fair will last until the 19th. The different booths and those in charge of then are as follows: Ladies’ Benevolent Soc pty booth, gro- and an in charge: assistants, , Osterman, Fox, Reardon, Skidmore, Welph, Taylor and M s Bennett and Talbert St. Elizabeth H. EB. Norton in 7 Jas! lames Shrev rien, Roche, We s K down fr Leonard, Mesdames ison, Dixon, Green r booth—Mi ; assistants, Mis umie Casper, Rerth Gertrude’ far Thi I and Wm. 1—Me Jas. Glennon and . Reardon. Cane rack—Mr. Jno. F. Reagan. Fraternal Visit. The drill team of Old Glory Council, Daughters of America, of Washington, paid a visit last night to Stars and Stripes Council, No. 13, D. of A., of Anacostia, the ing being held in Masonic Hall, and as- ed the local organization in initiating l candidates. The drill team was un- e command of C: Sergon and compr Kate Fuller, ma Denham, ¢ BE. Lis Su: M. A'tman, Lillian ) ain Hazelton and d the following Gerirude William: Mary P. Hazelton, Ida ations were over marks were m by Rev. Joseph B. orth o: Mr. Myers, Mr. Wesley hompson, Mr. Tomas Sergon, Captain Hazelton and others. Refreshments were served. Team Ruus Away. The two-horse dai: team of Joseph Wah- ler of Congress Heights became frightened while crossing the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road crossing on Monroe street yeste forenoon and ran away. Near Harrison street th collided with a number of teams and the datry wagon was nearly wrecked. The driver was not injured. Street in Bad Condition, The report of the police in regard to the condition of Nichol: venue between the en- trance to the insane asylum and Congress Heights is indorsed by every resident along that part of the avenue named and scores f persons who drive frequently over the street. The ing of the tracks for the electric ca ha driven all the travel 1e side of the street thal part of the avenue is spoiled tor driving purposes by ruts and holes in- nur erable. Succexsful Hunters, A Messrs. James Beal and have returned from a week's hunting trip in Fauquier county, Va. They had splendid sport and report that the woods are teem- ing with rabi turkeys, pheasants and partridges. P Joseph -w Beyer sonal Mention. Pullin Mr. of Washington street NEGRO ILLINOIS LYNCHED. He WwW Accused of Axsault on a Miner's Daughter. The first lynching in central Mhmois in Many years teok place here early this rning, a dispate h from Lacon, Il., when a hundred miners from Toluca, a mining town a short distance ezst of here, broke into the county jail, took out F. W. Stewart, a and hanged him to a tre. The work was done quickly and quietly. Only a few late stragglers ncouced the num- of strangers who kept arriving in the from the east. They were well or 2d, however, and shortly after mid- night marched in a body to the jail, broke ‘oluca_ negro, in the doors after a short parley with the sheriff, dragged the nezro from his ceil, carried him to a tree a mile from town, where the remainder of the party awaited them, and there swung him to a limb Stewart's crime was assault on Friday evening upon Mary O’Brien, the dauyhier of one of the Toluca miners. Although many in Lacon deplore the lynching, the is a general impression that the negro was punished as he deserved, and no special ef- fort is being made to discover the identity of the members of the moo, ‘The coroner's jury this aiternoon return- ed a verdict that Stewart came to his death at the hands of persons unknown, and the sheriff seems to think public sentiment would not justify him in maxing strenuous efforts to capture the lynchers, ————-+e+ Withoat a Quorum. For the s:cond time this fall, a quorum failed to appear at the meeting of the Mt. Pleasant Citizens’ Association last night. Tke next regular meeting is scheduled to be held the first Monday ev2ning in De- cember. > Thousands of situations have been filled through the want columns of The Star. ‘- | HEALTH OF CHILDREN Exhaustive Discussion of the Subject by Civic Genter. ————— CONDITION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS Relation of Health to Education in Childhood. PAPERS ON OTHER TOPICS A number of questions relating to the well-being of children, especially during the period of their school life, were discussed last evening at a meeting under the au- spices of the Civic Center, held in the lec- ture hall of the Church of the Covenant. The large attendance at the meeting showed the interest felt by the people of the District of Columbia in the reforms sought by the Civic Center. Dr. M. Galt opened the meeting by stat- ing the objects of the urganization, and re- viewed the variety of improvements that should be made before this city can be re- garded as a sanitary place in which resi- dence {s desirable. The first paper of the evening was read by Mrs. Alla B. Foster, and was on the sanitary conditicn of the public schools of the city. “About a year ago,” Mrs. Foster sald, “a joint committee, composed of members of the public sclfools committee of the Civic Center and the Collegiate Alumnae, turned its attention toward the sanitary condi- tion of the public schools. As mothe housekeepers and educators, the members had long felt dissatisfied with many exis ing conditions, particularly in the older buildings. They felt sure that both school and other District officials were doing the best they could, but that they were sadly hampered by lack of funds. Purpose of Investigation. ‘The committee thought that an 2xhaus- e examinction of the condition cf the school buildings and grounds, and a care- ful tabulation of the facts gleaned, would call the attention of Congress and the pub- Ne to the most pressing needs of the schools, and possibly help the authorities in securing the appropriations so much needed for repairs and new buildings. “The questions propounded during the tn- vestigation were modeled after those dd three years 2go by the Boston Collegiate Alumnae, and consist of two sets. One set relates to the building as a whole, and comprises. 1) Guestions as to site and sur- roundings, condition of building, basement, sanitary conditions, heating, Ventilation, cleaning and health. The other set relates to cach room in each building, treating of e cuble air space, light, temperature, ven- tion, position of flues and b!ackboards, condition ef room as to cleanliness, pres- ence of odors, ete. The Commitice and Its Work. “The committee has visited every one of > eight-three buildings named in the re- » and has inspected carefully every part of them. The work has taken some what over @ year, and the statements made in the report are without donnt exha and accurate The personnel of the com- mittee is as f : From the Colles Alumnae, Mrs. Foster, ars. Cole, Dr. Em- Darwin, Miss Hedrick, AL ilie O'Brien, Mrs. Miss Chickering and Miss’ Vinton these, with the exception of Mr: o members of the Civic other member: Mrs. Warder, of ere Mrs. “Thirty-five of the bufllings are reported as being built.on ground higher than the surrounding land, twelve on a sinpe, twen- ty-three on a level, and thirtesn on lower Sround. Thirty-three report t retains molsture, and twenty-seven have poor drainage. Thirty-one report ~bjection- able surroundings near, such as vacant lots used as dumps, stagnant poois, tilthy yards adjoining, stables too near; there arc twelve stables in the same block with :he ‘Thom- son “Only eight buildings are reported as aving no playgrounds, but only twenty- eight have grounds large enough, and but forty-seven are dry and sunny. It would be much better if all playgrounds could be well drained paved with concrete. “Penny shops are found near forty-eight buildings, the Central and Eastern High, Blake, Threlkeld, ‘Towers, | Banneker, Briggs, Douglass, Jones and Slater, hav- ing from four to six shops in the same Square—128 in all. The articles sold are doughnuts, confectionery, cakes, ples, buas, oranges, popcorn, fruit, biscult and bread. Pickles are sold in twenty-five shops, can- dy in forty-two, chewing gum in twelve. Cigarettes were found in shops near the John F. Cook, Lovejoy, McCormick, Slat- er, Threlkeld, Towers, ‘fyler, Wallach, tern High, Business High, Buchanan, Cranch and Giddings, and: were given away in one skop near the Gales school to those who bought cakes. There was a bar room reported near the Briggs, into which school children sometimes went. Condition of the Buildings “The authorities have been trying for some time to secure sufficient appropria- tion so that the Potomac, High Street, Thomson, Threlkeld, Lovejoy and McCor- mick schools might be either abandoned or rebuilt, but so far without avail, and these buildings are still in use in all their unsightly and unsanitary condition, Four of these buildings are heated by stoves, all are practically unyentilated ard all have objectionable types of closets. “Forty-seven of the buildings are two- story, thirty-five are three-story; most of tnem have basements. Thirty-three build- ings are not at all fireproof, many of the others only partially so, having wooden wainscoting. Eleven of the three-story buildings have no fire escapes. The fire drill has be bandoned in very many of the schools. It would be well if each school were provided with proper stairs or es- capes, and a fire drill given often enough to be efficacious shouid‘a time cf need come. Thirty-three buildings report walls or floors of basements damp. This -aignt always be prevented by proper drainage before butiding, and by the use of con- crete floors, such as have been put in throughout the five new buildings erected this year. “Four of the cighty-three buildings ¢x- amined have the modern water closets, seven have the Mott automatic flushing tank, thirty-one have the long trovgh, flushed by the janitor, four have the Smead water closet, and thirty-seven the Smead dry closet. The trough closets are very objectionable, being generally rusty, ill- smelling and impossible to keep clean. The sum of $25,000 of the $42,000 asked for last year for plumbing repairs in the public schools was secured, and eight of the trough closets are to be torn’out and mod- ern water closets substituted. Thirteen schools are to be replaped with new uri- nals, and twelve are to have the terra- cotta sewers replaced by iron. The Smead dry closets—in thirty-seven buildings—are located in the basements, Phe clos2t vaults are adjacent to and commynicat2 with the foul air chamber, where. ted air from the school rooms is coil by means of devious and twisted cha: passed cover the vault, to ald in drying up tne excreta, and out through the foul opening, heat- ed by the stack fire. The excreta is re- moved but once a year. ing vacation, There is always a possibility of back- draughts. and the system is objectionable Cee Oe 2 POA my oy Wonder what Merta will say today? mind. our imitators, Fine, Genuine Import- ed Suitings, worth $25, for 515. A Great Tailoring Occasion. —=> The regular permanent family circulation of The Evening Star in Washington is more than double that of any other paper, whether published in the morn- ing or in the afternoon. As a medium for unobjec- tionable advertisements it there- fore stands unequaled and un- approachable, DAA PIERS PDIP 2PDPRD RDP « Wonder what Merts L Will say today? y And the selling goes on. And why shouldn't it? fering we are giving you this week eclipses all our former efforts. We commenced the sale today. We expect to make many new patrons for this up-to-date tailoring emporium. these special suitings to supply ali who may call, but then of some of the styles we have only single suit patterns. ways been the leaders. mounce the fit O. K. Mertz & Mertz, The We believe we Not alone in namie, but in deed Remember the suit is not yours until you pro- Always keep this point in This is a regular price with us and usyally equals the $25 values of Merc! 906 F Street. In making clothes we have al- extraordinary of- have enough of Is. PLP IIL IIIS AY hant Tailors, ee OY Wonder what Mertz will say today? Teday we also put on display line of our RENOWNED made-to-per- sonal-measure suits for.............-- I should be speedily in every feature, and water clo: superseded by modern Contagious Diseases. “It is interesting to note in this connec- ticn that of the forty buildings reporting one or more cases of contagious a last year—diphtheria or seariet fever or both being reported in thirty-two, and measles in ten—twenty. are heated and ventilated by the are heated by steam and three Twenty of these buildings h: ary closes in the basement, seventeen ha the old trough, gene: ed in th yard, two have the § er closets and one is an automatic flushing ifty-five of the buildings are heated Smead furnaces, twenty-three by and five by stoves. Sev only of the bui ings examined have steel f: The new bulidings have fan 1Ulation, are unusually fresh and sweet. 1 other buildings are ventilated either by Smead shaft or shaft heated by cept seventeen that repo: m coils, ex- natural cir- culation.’ The system of ventilation by means of fans seems te be the cnly satis- factory one for a large building. and should be introduced into all school buildings, both old and new. Forty of the eighty-three buildings fall below the standard of cubic air space per pupil, eight buildings are } low the standard in all but one room, ten are mostly below, ten are mostly above, and but seven buildings are entirely above. There were but two new buildings erected last year, the Hayes and the Anthony Bowen. The Hayes Is entirely below ard, and the Bowen has all but one room below. The importance of the amount of air space can not be over-estimated, and it is to be hoped that the architects who plan our school buildings will be more sareful in the future. Lighting, Drinking Cups and Boo: “The conditions of lighting were found to be generally good, only fourteen rooms of the 747 reported having windows at the front. In thirty-one cases light was re- ported insufficient on cloudy days, and in only eight cases was gas used on account of insufficient light. “The problem of drinking cups is a per- plexing one. Five schaols report pup furnishing their own cups. In nine there are from five to twenty-five pupils to each cup; In seventeen schools, to fifty; in twenty-four sche in thirteen schools, 100 to fifty to 100; and in the 0, colored High School there is one cup to every 225 pupils; in the Garnet, pupils to a cup. In the Mott, 273 pupils to a cup. The Peabody annex has been provided with small drinking fountains in ch cloak room. This would seem to be a fairly good way to supply drinking water, and might be introduced with advan into other schools. “All books are furnished in the grade schools, and but few parents care to buy books for their children. A pupil is given a set of books at the beginning of the year, which are his for that year, Tre next year, if he is fortunate enough to onto the next grade, some other pupil falls heir to his books, he, in_return, re other pu} as music readers and health used indiscriminately by sever: s the building. This would seem to be an un- cleanly method of using books, and often productive of contagion. Thorough disi fection of every book would remedy evil_ somewhat. “The appointment of visiting physicians is strongly urged. These ph: inspect the pupils of each building every day, alling children would be more prompt- ly cared for, and the danger of spreading contagious diseases would be reduced to a minimum Health and Edecation. Dr. W. W. Johnston spoke of the relation of health to education in childhood. He delivered a scholarly address showing the effects upon the health of children of school life in various countries, where a systematic investigation has been made of the relation of school life on the health of children. He had a number of charts to -demonstrate the results of such irvestiga- tion, and these charts showed thit school life ‘is accompanied by a rapid tailure of health conditions up to the age of twelve, and a continued failure after that age fre- quently resulting in children dropping out of the schools. Dr. Johnston believed the school age in this country begins too early in the youth of children: they should not be sent to school before reaching eight years of age. | Some children, he said, should not be sent to school even at that age. Precocity in children, he said,ewas usually admired, but that was an abnormal condition which the speaker said should be discouraged. He papproved the appointment of school phy- sicians to determine whether the children in the schools were in condition to study, and to see that conditions attending school life are sanitary. “I think,” said Dr. Johnston, “in our public schools certificates should be pro- vided by every child from a physician show- ing that the child is fit for school life, and no child undeveloped should be received into the public schools. Some children should enter school at eight and some at ten years of age, and others still later.” The brain of the child, he said, is growing rapidly until it is elght or ten years old, and it was well known that excessive use of a growing organ was alwa to it. S a danger The Teacher Considered. Dr. A. Nordhoif-Jung spoke on the cts of school life upon the teacher. nong other ideas advanced, she said Sofie Its though in proportion to the impro s made for the benefit of chi!- dren the teacher's lot becomes a harder one. The community expects the children to be properly taught, and this ean only be done by thy corps of teachers. In lighting the school rcom only the advan- age of children has been taken i d the light is direc teache ses, bi it th func this, Duri to speak in a e of chalk dust This often cay at trouble. is not a time of rest, have to supervise the pla s ve extra work to do. he princi > most overworked of all the tex for, in addition to teaching 2s an ordinary teachey, they av form, Which require gr tion. he worst of all is the ing school hours, to vi pelled by an unwritte: injurious to the health of young-women, especially if at the-same time they have to tax their psychie.and mental functions to their utm eryous trou- s and he: are so freque! found In women teachers, ant are alone attributable to the pernteious habit of nding. In European countries the teach- sit on raised platforms, and the disci- school room does not only not etter, for a ph} Y ex- r is not able to do her duties. If we expect the best work from the teach ers it becomes our duty to plac: der the most favorable hygienic ings. We must not make chroni of the women who give the best years of their lives and all thelr energy to the chil- dren of our community. Audiatur et altera pars! Dr. Samuel S. Adams spoke on “Some of the Causes of So-called School Diseases Found in the Home.” He spoke of im- proper diet being given school children and of their hurried meals in order that they might get to the school in good time. He spoke of the practice in Boston of provid- ing lunches for children at the schoo! bulid- ings, and said it might be a good thing to try the experiment of providing lunches in a similar way in this city. Should Be Better Ventilated. The program of the evening was con- cluded by Dr. George M. Kober, who spoke e many causes of so. found in the school. should be better ventilated. ‘The Smead system of ventilation in use in the school buildings of this city should be sup- lanted by a better system. Medical in- The schools, he We appreciate the labors of our school : 1 that the: ize, too, complished the utmost amount of money would pe » believe that the evi pointed out promptly coi i physical vigor of a upon the environments of childh: youth, when the whcle organism is plastic ields readily to external and internal sions, » occurrence of eases cannot be questic this Gepenc ezinning school. enter upon a ne: cife and environment. Up to this time they have been allowed to run and play in the pen air, exercise the body and senses ithout restraint, but now, without a pe- riod of transition, they are oblige? to re- main for several hours during the day in close and ofien overcrowded school rooms, taxing their minds and straining their eyes for near objects. Effect of Air. “This cannot but be injurious to children at such a susceptible period of their lives, In the first place, he said, there is a de- cided difference in the purity of the coun- try and city air, especially in the amount of carbonic acid, organic matter and germs, end this difference is still more marked be- tween the open air and the air of habita- tions and school rooms. Every excess of either cannot fai! to be without effect in the purification of the blood. “Impure air means impure blood, and is therefore a potent factor in the productic of anaemia, chlorosis and all nutritive di turbances, and paves the way for tubercu- icsis and nervous diseases. It is quite true, some of the disorders attributed to school life are due to improper food and a'r at home and tke pernicious penny shops; it has been conclusively shown that many of these disturbances apparently disappear curing vacation, showing that the air of the school room has more to do with it than the home life. Hence we,’ the speaker insisted, “should not relax our efforts to sv- cure the best possible system of vertila- tion for our schools, and as the Smead sys- tem does not meet the requirements of ly- called school dis- | tors should be provided for the schools. | r la respor EDR = === | Bienes if Should be suppiarted as rap'dly « Causes of Headache. Dr. Kober spo! of head. he, nose bleeding and nervous affeetions i chool children, and, while some of these affections be caused tions of dust Ss the direc rise to nutr nd every me reasonab! should be given for jon of the intra-cranial circu- » the causes of myopia, or near sight d lateral ¢ re e spine: the’ former was atiriouted fF tte | n from defective illumination, small poor ink, faulty press work. while ‘oper position of the Is and faulty se and desks we ive in the de- pment and while all + cau fact that eval in t intrody since sche ion rcentage of these in some of the t one-half disorders Germaa ad been re sch Imes Medica! Inspection. Referring to the nece spectors for the purpose of sanitary condition of the limiting the spread of con he offered the collowing resolution, was unanimously adopted: “Whereas the results of a jc tion conduc ne investiga by the committee on educa- tion of the Civic Center and the collegia alumnae reveal n serious defects tary of W E in ndition of the public schools shington, therefore, be it Civic Center, e and House Congress assembh for a careful consideration of the appro priations for the support of our public schools, so that the efforts of the in au- thority to improve the sanitary condition and to lessen the dangers in the spread « diphtheria, scarlet fever and other inf | tous diseases may not be frustrated by in- ~ ent uppropriations.”” —_. FROM THE OTHER SIDE. Sydney Low on the ment Toward Th the English Senti- Country, Forum, » the Americans have most distinctly shown that they can do certain things of which all folks of the Anglo-Saxon strain are habitually proud. They can fight with both skill and unquenchable courage; they know how to handle a fleet, and they ex- hibit special excellence on that element of which Englishmen always believe that the mastery belongs by prescriptive right to their race. What is more, the Americans have displayed other qualities which touch ive chord in the’ British bosom: behaved with moderation and good They temper in the hour of victory, and with leonspicuous humanity and caimness amid ej all the temptations and exasperations of battle. Our kinsfolk, in fact, have done credit to the common family, and, natural- ly, we like them the better for it. Th are chips of the old block, after 4 they have shown, as we think, that is something about the Anglo-Saxon which puts him a step higher in the scale of civilization n those “lesser breeds with- out the law” of which Mr. Kipling speaks. And the English would have to be a much less warm-hearted and kindly tem- pered people than they are, if they were not touched by the extraordinary mani- festation of gratitude with which their diplomatic services to the United States government have been recognized by the United States people. Those services were, {t is true, not small nor unimportant; but few Englishmen, I suppose, could have an- tictpated that they would have been re- warded by such an outburst of something like affection as that which has been wit- nessed in America during the past few months. It was a revelation to English- men, to find that, in spite of all the poli- ticlans and all the Hibernian bosses, there was this well of friendliness ané good feel- Ing in the American people, which could be So easily and swiftly tapped. “Then, after all,” said John Bull, in pleased amaze- ment, hey do rather like us. He had been told the contrary so often through his only sources of Information—the news- papers and politicians—that the conviction came upon him with all the shock of a delightful surprise. John may have his faults, but sulking and moroseness are not, as a rule, among them. If a man, especial- ly a kinsman, holés out a friendly hand to him John Bull is ready enougfi to take it in his hearty grasp; and so the sympathy which has been displayed in America has found its counterpart in an equally cor- dial, if less effusive, manifestation on this side of the ocean. ———__+ 0+ Thousands of situations have been ob- “rae through the want columns of Th tar.