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Unsanitary Condition in Prisons and Slum Dis
tricts a Crime.
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Slnco the nttontlon of tlio Chicago
authorities was bo forcibly called to
(ho conditions present In tho peniten
tiary other states have been investi
gating. Tho rapid growth of tuberculosis
among prisoners In tho Jollet, 111., pen
itentiary, attended by n marked In
crcaso in tho prison death rate, has
aroused tho officials to action. An In
vesication and reform Is to bo Insti
tuted by tho Stnto Doard of Health,
Tho mombcrs of this board do not
deny that under tho present conditions
all efforts to combat tho disease aro
hopoless. Uottor general sanitary con
dltlons must bo established or It will
bo impossible to provent tho spread of
tuberculosis to all tho present prison
ors and to all who mny bo so unfortu
nato ns to bo sentenced later.
This is another Instanco of tho stato
forcing Its citizens to Hvo under con
ditions which mean almost suro death.
It is surprising in this day of enlight
enment that tho stato should allow its
citizens to live, voluntarily, in unsani
tary homes. Yet it does. Tho resi
dents of tho slum and tenement dis
tricts aro dying from faulty sanita
tion and bnd hygiene. But more tho
stato forces some otliers to spend
from ono to ten years In a dark cell
from which thoy so often come, strick
en by tho great 'white plnguo"
wrecks of their former solves and a
continual expenso to tho community.
With tho mossago of "prevention
and euro" of consumption In every
paper let tho state not forgot Its pris
oners who must silently suffer what
ever fato is decreed for them.
A Slaughterhouse Victim.
Tho papers recently reported tho
doath at Cripple Creek, Colo., of a
woman who three years ago, while
visiting tho slaughterhouse of tho Ar
mour Tacking company in Chicago,
was completely paralyzed on ono sldo
as a result of tho shock produced by
tho sight of tho terrible tragedies
which nro constantly being enacted in
that great Killing establishment. This
victim of slaughterhouse horrors is
only one of many thousands who moot
their death through tho slaughter
houses ovory year. It may not bo
said, Indeed, that tho death can bo
traced so directly and Immediately to
tho slaughterhouse as in this case, but
tho multitudes of men and women
who dlo of gouty disorders, rheuma
tism and other maladies resulting
from uric-acid poisoning might enjoy
many yoars of life wero It not for tho
deadly doso of uric acid and other poi
sons derived from tho products of tho
slaughterhouse meat eators' disor
ders, among which must bo lncludod
trichina and tapeworm, tuberculosis
and possibly enncer as well as those
which have been traced" directly to
uric acid.
"Fashion" Notes.
Don't wear thin soled shoes at any
season of the year. Ono may tako
cold from chilling of tho feet ns tho
result of wearing thln-solcd shoes In
walking over a cold pavement, oven
whon tho pavement Is perfectly dry.
Don't ndjust tho clothing to suit tho
Eeason of tho year only, but adapt It
to tho woathor conditions of each par
ticular day.
Don't wear high-heeled shoos, nor
pointed shoos, nor narrow-soled shoes,
nor tight shoos, nor low Bhoes. Don't
wear slippers, except In tho house.
Shoes must have broad, reasonably
thick toles, plenty of room for tho
toes, low hools. Rubber heels aro a
great comfort.
Don't support tho clothing by bands
tight about tho wntst.
Don't constrict tho limbs by moans
of clastic bands to support tho stock
ings. Support all clothing from tho
shoulders, not by bands, but by a
properly constructed waist freo from
bones, on tho "union" plan.
A Centennial Celebration.
Tho people of Fayette, Ohio, recent
ly showed their appreciation of tho
favor conferred on them In having In
thqlr community a flno old lady who
has rounded out tho full measure of
her hundred years. Tho centennial of
Mrs. Amolla DuBols was celebrated
by hundreds of people who mot to do
her honor. Tho public schools wero
closod, that tho children might Join
In tho celebration. In charge of their
teachers, thoy marched to tho homo
of Mr. nnd Mrs. DuBols nnd escorted
them to tho opera house, where an In
teresting program, In which many
prominent people of tho neighborhood
took part, wns carried out
Ono pleasing feature was tho pres
entation by the children of a quantity
of flowers tho money for which bad
been collected among themselves.
Tho Interest shown in tho occasion
by tho peoplo of Fayetto and surround
ing towns Is evidence of tho high
esteem In which this remarkable old
lady is held. Evory faculty of her
mind Is alert and responelvo, and her
brown eyos still retain their attract
ive sparkle. Sho is an accomplished
needlewoman, and still sponds much
time In preparing dainty gifts for her
friends. Mr, Dullols, to whom Mrs.
DuBols was marrlsd sixty-one years
ago, Is no leas remarkable than his
wife Tho unusually healthy nnd ac
tive eld ago of this flno couple Is n
testimony to the value of their simple,
natural, peaceful life of wMvlty. Com
menting upon this, tho Fayette Revlow
Bays:
"One's relation to tho ALL, are so
clmplo that it is not necessary for
anyono to transgress. Instinct, that
mysterious princlplo that protects and
preserves all creatures, would protect
us If wo did not bury it under nn av
alancho of artificialities. Our falling
away from nature is what kills. Our
getting back to it will revivify, and
this principle of 'sticking to' nature is
what ono sees bo distinctly In theso
grand old people."
Changed its Mind.
As mamma was preparing hor boy
for breakfast sho said: "How many
cakes can Eugcno cat for his break
fast this morning?" '
"I can cat four, Mamma."
Seated at tho table, his appctlto
ecomed to havo materially diminished,
for ho ato only ono of tho cakes.
"Mamma thought you woro going to
cat four cakos this morning. What is
tho matter?"
"Well," said tho flvo-ycar-old, "my
stomach changed Its mind."
It occurs to us that tho wlso man's
stomach often "chnnges Its mind," as
In this case, but too often that much
abused organ is eo pressed upon as to
bo convinced against its will, though
of tho same opinion still, and, yield
ing to tho demands of an abnormal
appctlto, finds ltsolf wishing tho real
man had been master over tho lust of
tho flesh.
To Prolong Life.
Tho British Modlcal Journal recent
ly devoted eight pagos to a discussion
of tho host means for tho prolonga
tion of life. Tho greater part of this
spaco was occupied by a lecture re
cently delivered by Sir Herman Web
er, D. D., F. It. C. P., before tho Royal
Collego of Physicians of London, and
tho main points of his advlco wero as
follows:
Moderation In eating, drinking and
physical indulgonco.
Pure air out of tho houso and with
in. Tho hooping of every organ of tho
body as far as posslblo In constant
working order.
Regular cxorclso every day In all
weathers; supplemented In many
casos by breathing movements, and
by walking and climbing tours.
Going to bed early and rising early,
restricting tho time of slcop to six
or seven hours. (Wo question tho
wisdom of this teaching. Most peoplo
rcqulro eight hours' sleep; somo,
more.)
Dally baths or ablutions according
to individual conditions, cold or wnrm,
or warm followed by cold.
Regular work and mental occupa
tion. Cultivation of placidity, cheerful
ness and hopefulness of mind.
Employment of tho great power of
the mind In controlling passions and
nervous fear.
Strengthening tho will In carrying
out whatovor is useful, and in check
ing tho craving for stimulants, nno
dines and othor Injurious agencies.
Hothouse Plants.
Tho following abstract from tho
Cincinnati Lancet-Cllnlo in regard to
ono of tho worst evils of modern child
llfo Is very timely:
"Refinement In matters of social
llfo proceeds hand In hnnd with re
finement In other lines as civilization
advances. From tho standpoint of tho
physician nnd of tho anthropologist,
It is a question whether tho physical
sldo of mankind Is Improving or de
generating. Tho method of bringing up chil
dren, especially In tho families of tho
well-to-do, Is too often a Berious men
ace to tho child's health and develop
ment Too much Indoor llfo, too
much supervision, too llttlo freedom
of motion and will is undoubtedly tho
cause of tho many weaklings seen in
tho families of tho wealthy. Such chil
dren havo tho characteristics of hot
house plants.
Tho remedy Is, of courso, to do away
with tho surplus caro and attention
bestowed on tho child, to let tho child
do more for ltsolf, havo more free
dom, more fresh air, more play with
other children. Foods' and modlclnes
aro only temporary helps for child
weakness.
Naturo Is Its own best doctor, and
In tho end can tako caro of "hothouso
children" If fond parents will only
glvo her the chance.
A Wholesome Medicine.
"A -Aholesomo medicine Is Cheer,
And Hopo n tonic strong;
He conquers all who conquers fear,
And shall his days prolong.
"A happy heart, a cheerful lip,
Contagious health bestow
As honey-bees tholr sweetness sip
From fragrant flowers that blow.
"Let cheerful thoughts prevail among
Tho sons of men alway.
And sighs shall chango to Love's sweet
song,
And night to golden day."
Rejected Candidates.
It Is reported that at a recent ex
amination of candidates for admission
to tho Naval ncadomy at Annapolis
ouly eleven out of twenty-flvo wero
found sufficiently sound physically to
bo admitted. Tho wholo twenty-flvo
passed tho montnl examination, 'but
fourtcon of thorn wero unablo to pre
sent tho necessary physical requlro
mnts. This fact is n fair index of tho
rate at which the physical docadonce
of the American peoplo is progress
ing. Insanity, Idiocy mid epilepsy are
all increasing at a vary rapid rato
three hundred per cent within the past
fifty jears
BATTLEFIELDS LITTLE
Country Over Which Raged Conflicts That Made
Much as It Was In Civil War
Tho battlefields of Bull Run havo
undergone llttlo chango slnco tho civil
war.
Catbarpln crcok, Young's branch,
Cub run and Rocky ford aro still pour
ing into Bull run, and that historic
stream rolls sluggishly from tho moun
tains to Aqula creek.
There are tho same open fields and'
stretches of woods shown on the topo
graphic maps used In 18C1 and '62.
Sudley Springs and Groveton are no
bigger hamlets than at the tlmo of the
baCtles; Centervillo has rather shrunk
than grown, and Haymarkct, on tho
Sudley road, which was a group of
three or four houses, has disappeared.
ManassaB, from a mere hamlet at
tho junction of the Orange & Alexan
dria railroad and tho Manassas Gap
railroad, has becomo a small vlllago
and Is tho scat of Prlnco William
county, whereas Brentvlllo had that
distinction la America's heroic ago.
Tho bells of Sudley meeting houso
and Centervillo church ring out every
Sunday, and old men pray there who
listened to tho firing, saw glimpses of
tho struggles, carried water to tho
wounded and helped bury tho dead.
Memorial Hymn.
Keep green their memories; day by day
Theso pleasant paths with us thoy trod,
Whllo prayer aiid pralso beguiled tho way
To this dear tcniplo of our God.
Wo knew not that the focman's hnnd
"Was raised to strike tho deadly blow;
That over all our happy land
So soon would break tho wall of woo.
Tho heavens grew darker In that hour
When they, tho noble and tho bravo.
Went forth In manhood's prldo and pow
er. And passed through .victory to tho
grave.
Such lives can never know decay,
Now luster gilds the martjr's name.
And greener, as tlmo wears nwy,
Is his Immortal wreath of famo.
That lisping youth nnd hoary age,
Whllo tears shall start nnd bosoms
swell,
May read upon tho marblo page
How freedom's heroes fought nnd fell.
Henry S. Washburn.
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Thoso churches woro hospitals during
and after both battles.
A shot from a Union battery, which
mado a breach In the walls of Sudley
moetlng house, is preserved by a
member of tho congregation.
Bethel church, which was Fitz-John
Porter's headquarters when io lay be
hind Dawkln's branch on Aug. 28,
1862, has been removed four miles
south of Its old site, but the founda
tion stones may bo seen by thoso who
will enter tho thicket of undergrowth
that obscures them.
Tho Henry house, tho Chlnn, Dogan
and Matthew houses, destroyed by
shells, were long ago restored on their
first foundations and are to-day as
they wero In '61.
Tho Stone houso still stands at tho
crossing of tho Warreuton pike and
Sudley road, and until recently was
occupied by a Virginia farmer, who as
n cavalryman under Stuart fought
over tho fields around tho houso.
the first shell thrown from Tyler's ol
vision when tho fight opened at tho
Stono bridge, is still there. So, too,
Tho Van Pelt houso, dnmasa by
1b tho Robinson house, and Rooicson,
tho old negro who dwolt there when
Hunter and Helntzelman arovo Boo,
Bartow and Evans from the heights
north of the pike to those on tho
south, dwells (hero to-duy.
fao Low Is house, Johnston's head
ANtirlars, Is still occupied by Mr. Lew
is, nnd th- U;amptsm Colo houso.
which figured to conspicuously in the
Fitz-John Porter case, Is standing.
Mrs, Dognn, through whoso farm
runs the railroad cut where Porter,
Slgcl, Reynolds and King fought to
dislodge Jackson on Aug. 30, 1862, Is
still living at Groveton. She Is 87
years old and hearty. She likes noth
ing better than to tell of tho red, grim
scenes of war.
Tho fields In that bloody square
bounded by Centervillo on tho cast,
Oroveton and Gainesville on the west,
Sudley on tho north and Manassas on
tho south, arc as a rule, still tilled by
tho families who worked them when
Prlnco William and Fairfax counties
shook under tho tread of armies and
tho crash of guns.
It is believed that most of the bones
of the men slain at Blackburn's ford,
July 18, 1861; Bull Run, July 21, 1861;
Stone bridge and Gainesville, Aug. 27
nnd 28, 1862, and Groveton and Sud
ley, Aug. 25 and 30, 1862, havo been
exhumed.
Thoso recovered from the Federal
positions wero removed to Arlington,
whero many hundreds aro heaped un
der tho monument to tho "Unknown,"
and many other hundreds aro burled
In Individual graves marked with a
Uttlo slab also Inscribed "Unknown."
Bones dug from the Confederate po
sitions in tho fhst battlo are Interred
under a red sandstono shaft at Manas
sas, flvo miles south of tho central
fighting ground. This shaft is in
scribed "Dedicated by tho Ladies'
Momorlal Association of Manassas on
August 30, 1889, to tho Heroes of Vir
ginia and Her Sister States, Who
Yielded Their Lives on July 18 and
21, 1861, and August 29 and 30, 1862,
in Defence of tho Confederate Cause."
Close by tho Henry houso there is a
rudo Union monument erected "In
Memory of tho Patriots Who Fell at
Bull Run. Erected June 10, 1865."
In a bit of cedar woods by the. rail
road cut at Groveton there is another
llttlo Union monument "In Memory of
tho Patriots Who Fell at Groveton
August 28, 29 and 30, 1862."
There Is no Confederate monument
on tho battlefield.
Bones taken from tho Confederate
linos of tho second battlo aro burled
on a knoll at Groveton.
As the positions of tho armies of-
ton overlapped, It Is safe to believe J
that northern and southern soldiers
are mingled at Arlington and Manas
sas. Identification of tho bonos at Grove
ton vis not difficult, for whllo the
Confederate doad woro burled In deep
trouchos, tho Union soldiers who fell
CHANGED
Historv Remains To-Day
Days
near tho "cut" tho placo 'of greatest
slaughter, wore not glvon sufficient
burial. Earth was simply shoveled
over tho poor corpseB whero they lay.
Tho first heavy rain washed away tho
earth and exposed tho remains. This
statement is made on authority of
Mrs. Dogan, who, ordered from tho
field by Jackson's men as the fighting
began, returned to her farm beforo tho
removal of all tho wounded or tho
burial of tho dead.
Reminders of the fighting are over
coming to light Hunters often come
upon skeletons in woods far from tho
field. These are the bones of men
who, wounded, straggled off and died.
With each spring plowing bones of
men and horses, buckles, canteens,
bayonets, gun barrels and buttons aro
upturned. Around some of tho -farm
houses are big piles of solid shot and
broken shell. Tons of this battlefield
Iron havo been collected and sold as
scrap-iron. Nearly every farmer in
the neighborhood has a collection of
swords, guns nnd bayonets gathered
from the field.
When tho Groveton monument was
dedicated three years after tho last
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battle, tho fields wero still thickly
strewn with weapons, and articles of
soldiers' equipment
The lino of railroad bed (tho road
was never finished) along which Jack
son formed from Galnsvlllo to Sudley
is well preserved, though overgrown
with plno and cedar.
Earthworks around Manassas and
Centervillo clearly mark tho camps of
Beauregard and McDowell. There aro
no earthworks on tho fighting ground.
None was built
On tho Henry farm stakes havo
been driven to mark where Col. Cam
eron of tho 79th New York and Gen.
Bee were killed, whero RIckett's bat
tory was cut to pieces and whero
Wado Hampton was wounded. In a
denso woodland off tho field two bits
of board tell that Gens. Willcox and
Klrby Smith woro shot there.
A rail fenco stands Just where tho
rail fenco stood along which Jackson's
brlgado was drawn up when Gen. Boo
gave Jackson tho soubriquet of
"Stonewall."
Tho place on tho Chlnn hill whero
Col. Fletchor Webster, son of Daniel
Webster, was killed In the second bat
tle is pointed out by tho people who
live there.
What "Etc." Means.
An English schoolboy was naked
what "otc." moant "It Is a sln used
In writing to make people think you
know more than ou do."
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GRIP'S UGLY SEQUEL
KNEES BTHT, HAHD3 HELPLES3,
BHEUMATISM NEAS HEABT.
Mr. Van Scoy Experience angeron
Aftor-EirecUi from Grip anil Learns
Vnluo of a Blood Ilemoily.
Tho grip leaves behind it veakoned
vital powors, thin blood, impaired di
gestion and over-sensitive nerves n
condition that makes tho system nn easy
prey to pneumonia, bronchitis, rheuma
tism, uorvoas prostration, and cyoii con
sumption. Tho story told by scores of victims of
tho grip is substantially tho samo. Ono
was tortured by torriblo pains nfc tho
baso of tho skull; another was left tired,
faint and iu ovory way wretched from
nnromin or Rcautincss of blood; another
had horriblo headaches, was nervous aud
couldn't sloop; another was left with
weak lungs, difficulty iu breathing nud
nouto neuralgia. Iu every coso relief
was sought in vain until tho great blood
builder mid norvo-tonlo, Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills, was used. For quickness aud
thoroughness of action nothing is known
that will approach it.
Mrs. Van Scoy makes a statement that
supports this claim. She says :
"I had a sovero attack of grip and, bo
foro I had fully recovered, rheumatism
sot in and tormented mo for thrco
months. I was in a badly run-down
state. Soon after it began I was so lamo
for a weok that I could hardly walk. It
kept growing steadily worse and nt last
I had to givo up completely and for
thrco wcok3 1 was obliged to koep my
bed. My knoes woro so stiff I couldn't
bond them, nud my hands were porf octly
helpless. Thon tho pains began to
threaten my heart aud thoroughly
alarmed mo.
" Whllo I was suffering in this way I
chanced to run across a littlo book that
told about tho merits of Dr. Williams'
Fink Fills. Tho statements in it im
pressed mo nnd led mo to buy n box. Theso
pills proved tho very thing I needed.
Improvement sot iu as soon as I began
to tako them, and it was vory marked by
tho time I had finished tho first box.
Four boxes mado mo a well woman."
Mrs. Laura M. Van Scoy livos at No.
20 Thorpe street, Danbnry, Conn. Dr.
WilliamB' Pink Pills are equally well
adapted for any other of the diseases that
follow in tho train of grip. Thoy ore
sold by all druggists.
Aids to Longevity.
A man, 103 years of age, who has
used tobacco and alcoholic drinks
slnco boyhood and Is still robust, says
he has always carefully avoided dan
ger ho has nover ridden on a trolley
car or elevated train, and nover con
sulted a physician. Now York Times.
SIMPLE WALL DECORATIONS.
New Material and New Ideas for tho
Decoration of Homes.
Tho styles of homo decorations havo
completely changed In the last few
years, and It Is pleasant to say that
they havo changed for tho better.
Tlmo was when wo hung monstrous
patterns printed on paper against our
walls, and considered them more or
less pleasantly. It would hardly be fair
to say that wo considered them beau
tiful or artistic. But thoy were tho
vogue and were put on. The tlmo
has como when, with our better meth
ods for interior decoration, better ef
fects can bo secured.
In wall coverings, whether they be
of paint, or of kalsomlne, or of Ala
bastlnc whatever tho material used
to cover the wall tho thing desired is
that which has tho greatest covering
power, ns well as permanency and
beauty of color. Alabasttno, a wall
covering ground from Alabaster rock
-which means a hard white rock is
tho ideal covering for a wall.
Tho most beautiful wall decorations
in tho world aro those which aro laid
on with tho brush. Tho mural designs
in our large public buildings, and tho
frescood designs in tho largo cathe
drals and churches, havo a perma
nency and an art of which wall paper
is but a cheap Imitation. Theso mural
schemes and frescoed designs can bo
brought within tho reach of the every
day ho'me. They can bo done with
Alabastlno, which is permanent in its
coloring. It does not rub off, and it
has tho soft effect of pastelle.
A great many people defer tho re
decorating of their rooms not only
because of tho expenso but because
of tho discomfort of It. With Alabas
tlno there need be no discomfort and
there can bo no muss, for all that is
needed Is to lay a sheet or canvas on
tho floor, have your man como in with
a pall, make tho solution and simply
brush it on tho wall. That Is all there
is to it, and the room Is perfectly
clean and thoroughly renovated.
A darning machine, ono which will
In ten minutes cover a hole that an
Industrious woman could hardly fill in
an hour, Is a recently Invented piece
of laboring saving apparatus.
Every housekeeper should know
that If they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry uso they
will save not only time, because it
nover sticks to the Iron, but becauso
each package contains 16 oz. one full
pound while all other Cold Water
Starches aro put up In ?i-pound pack
ages, and tho price Is tho same, 10
cents. Then again becauso Defianco
Starch Is freo from all injurious chem
icals. If your grocer trios to sell you
a 12-oz. package it Is becauso ho has
a Btock on hand which ho wishes to
dispose of beforo ho puts In Defiance.
Ho knows that Defianco Starch has
printed on every package In large lot
tors and figures "16 ozs." Demand De
fianco and save much tlmo and money
and tho annoyanco of tho iron stick
ing. Defianco never sticks.
There may bo "plenty of room at
tho top," but tho climbing Ib not what
it Is cracked up to be.
No chromos or cheap premiums, but
a better quality and one-thlrd more
of Defiance Starch for the same price
of other starches.
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