b __
MOROANor ai,ai;ama.
CHARACTER SKETCH OF A
FAMOUS STATESMAN.
;*C'onfril«r«t0 Hoi filer, Ha Later
Consphuon* Champion of
of tha Color ad llrothrr
lSu I’ollrv.
T is now twenty
years and four
months, almost to a
day, since John T.
Morgan of Alabama
first took his seat
in the United States
senate, lie is now
73 years of age. A
member of the con- j
vcntlun of 1WI
Which voted Ala- j
out of the Union, be showed hi t
in the confederacy by entering Its
army «e * pmatc !!■
lions end promotions be rose to lie a
brigadier-general, and came to the Sen-1
ate as a Democrat after the re< onstruc
tion of hi* slate, lit has set continu
ously, none of tils re-election* being
seriously disputed until the last one, In
UMM. Then a Populist named Kees, re
ceiving credentials front Kolb, the
Claimant to tin governorship, present
ed himself at Washington and demand -
Morgan's place, but the senate was
tbe opposite mind, and Morgan re
■ Eed.
From the day of bis entrance Into the
chamber be has been a profound alo
of foreign affairs, and all his sym
havt- gone out to people who
to be suffering oppression In
of the world, When It was
It was the Venezuelans;
whin not the Venezuelans, the Arme
nlans; When not (tic Armenians, the
He Is a lover of liberty, and
Impatient of long road* to Its attain
ment wben it short cut Is possible.
He is also a "manifest destiny” man,
believing that it is the mission of the
United States to absorb all the land
and water and people on the western
hemisphere, as a means of spreading
freedom and civilization among a lar
ger Share of the race. For this reason
I
IMmMb
iflaMf iKN ATOR MOHOAN.
every plan like the cutting of the Nbar
)Arf ifua penal or the laying of an ocean
cable to Mouth American porta enlists
bte active aid at once. Ills acquaint
ance with foreign Interests has caused
him to he appointed to tak< part In i he
Behring aea controversy before the
r Parle tribunal and as a member of va- I
rloua International bodies.
lie Is a man of many purposes. When
President Hayes nominated Kred Doug
lass tor marshall of the District of Co
lumbia. a good many of the old time
Democratic senators refused to vote at
all on the question of congrmatlon.
Mr. Morgan not only voted with the
•11 on the question of confirmation,
but made a stirring speech, which
leaked out to the public In spite of the
fuppoxed secrecy of an executive ses
sion. After remarking that tie was not
troubled about the color of the candi
date's skin, he added:
"I was a candidate on the Democrat
ic electoral ticket of Alabama. I so
licited the vote of black men and ob
tained them to the number of 10,000
! and now when the name of the most
eminent representative man of this
race Is presented for the shrievalty of
a district five miles square, shall I go
back to the colored people of Alabama,
whose votes I solicited and received,
and tell thrm I refused to vote for him
for no reason except that he is a col
ored man? No, sir; I cannot perform
KUt n an • Know not wnai uiuy uc
the opinions or policy of i>thcrs In this
regard, hut I do know that I have no
sympathy with any opinion* or policy
that would draw the color line on an
executive nomination, particularly In
view of national event* that are now
y transpiring, and which ure so full of
promise for the future of the coun
try,"
It must not be Inferred that Mr. Mor
gan hud forgotten hi* race pride ur
preference*, lie I* a* staunch a Cauca
sian a* any In the country, even while j
uttering these words, One of hi* ar- |
tlelea of faith Is that, strive us their
philanthropic white neighbor* may to
Improve their condition, the negroes
are hound to remain, In this country at
least, a laboring class, and he has al
ways favored measures looking to the
deportation of all the ex-slavea to their
a to eat rat home in Africa
Indeed, when lltshop Turner, the
Poinherit negro rcclr»la»'t< gave ve»
two years ago. to an out bund of Indig
nation over what seemed to hint the
hopeless of outlook of the negro In Am
eric*. and urged all his lt « k to go Isu-k
to Afrka without delay, the senator
was so impressed with the speech that
ihe resolved to have the bishop appoint
*d Called man* minister to l.therta
Hr fcrom hed the sob pit t,i Turner.
Who at gist de< lined lu consider It. as
he had slfsady re< unamended some -me
else ilk krist mind " Mid the sen
MM "-•» M Ml see Pf*widg«t rt.>«
Und and give him this letter, tn which
1 ante told him that »«m arw logrsetf
the rn*t» of men foe the nt*ee fmt
won't have to dp any lathing * ftp tha
, hltfcvP went
,
J?r. Cleveland received him pleasant
ly and remarked, "I suppose you have
■ome to talk over the mission to Libe
ria?”
"Why, yes," said Turner, "here Is a
letter Senator Morgan pressed upon
lie, and —”
"Never mind the letter,” Interrupted
Ihc president. "I remember what yon
told me about your candidate the othei
lay, and that's all 1 want. What, did
you say his name was, again?” Tht
bishop attempted to explain, hut thi
president, supposing he was trying to
pour out some thunks, cut him short
Ml he wanted was the name, and thi
bishop stammered It out. The next
lay the Rev. William Hercules Heard
was gazetted as minister to Liberia
ind Senator Morgan was dumbfounded
it the slight the administration bad
put upon him, till he learned how his
letter hail never been presented.
Ilow l lsi-trlilty Kills.
This subject is treated of In an ar
ticle In the January number of tile
‘Journal of Practical Medicine," by
Dr. Francis II. [Jishop. The amount
of electricity that will sometimes pass
through the human body without pro
ducing fatal results Is surprising and
often unaccountable, while at other
limes currents less powerful In every
way, for some reasons are often fatal.
The alternating current of great am
perage, high voltage and low frequency,
Is the current that causes the greatest
number of accidental deaths, as well
as the current that Is used In the state
of New York for the purpose of exe
cuting criminals. The continuous cur
rent, sueh ms Is used in our Incan
descent street lighting, while not harm
less when closely circuited through the
body, does not offer the same degree
of danger as the are light, or alternat
ing current. Still, electricity, like the
old woman’s gun, without lock, stock
or barrel, is usually found to be danger
ous. If so, what are we to do In case
of accident Is the paramount question.
First of all, keep cool; do not lose yonr
bead, and, with the following rules, do
what you can:
inn yuuin' u in me « im
to help others out, as thus you only
i<l<l one more victim to the result. IJn
ler no consideration catch hold of the
wire, unless you are positively certain
hat you are thoroughly Insulated by
rubber hoots or gloves, or both, A
arge, dry silk handkerchief or dry
loth Is the next best thing, and If
four own coat Is perfectly dry, place
hat on the ground to step on. Never,
inder any circumstances, when you are
•(•moving a person from a live wire,
illow his body to leave the earth; In
jtiler words, do not, lift him. When
he victim has been released from the
wire, proceed at. once to artificial res*
plratlon, being sure that the clothing
Is well loosened about the neck and
waist. Personally, he says. I should
idvlse suspending the patient's head
town for a minute or two at a time, all
the while keeping up artificial respira
tion, with the tongue pulled well out.
Nitrite of amyl may be found useful If
it hand.
Wliy Yfffinyion !>lnltk«d Vinlil.
The Tcnnysons, after their marriage,
settled at Twickenham,and among the
eat llcst of the poet's friends who met
tils wife was Hpeddlng, who was charm
»d with her. The same year Carlyle
met. Tennyson and his bride at Trent
Lodge In Cumberland. Soon afterward
the newly married pair were In Italy,
uid of this Journey one amusing story
is told, laird John Itufsel) gave a large
reception, at which the Tcnnysons were
present, and durlnng the evening the
prime minister asked the poet how he
hail employed his visit to Venice. As
I’cnnyson did not appear communica
tive. his host pressed him further, when
tie confessed that he had not liked Ven
ice. "And why not, pray, Mr. Tenny
son?" “I couldn't get any English to
mcco there for love or money,” was
he poet's reply.
Ml>« Hunt* lllg (iaiua.
Mrs. Alan Gardner never hunted till
she married an Euglish colonel, but
she soon found herself drawn Into the
sports In which her husband found so
much pleasure, and her first visit to
New Zealand about fifteen years ago
gave her a fine opportunity to learn
the charm of hunting wild goats. In
UHil AI.A.\ UAIUI.ARII
dla hut vine* been tht weu* of many uf
Mr* Uarduer'a Pent effol la. Her llal
of name ta torn and varied. nnd pan
ibara. tiger*. bears. Ilona, stag*, nltd
(i at*, wallaby and elb luabe a truly
ret{*< table bunting 11*1 To Mr*
liarilnrr'* u«n nun loo have fallen
leopard in lh« llltualayna and bustard
and ant* lop* in Kuwait land m ibar In
•|rii* of hri modest di*> laimer fen
will be found to dispute bar iiabi i<»
lb* name of '»pur I* n otnatt ll«r
Kibe and ttpaar nub the KaJinnuv
la said to be a very etaver boob by pee
pie w bo bava been In those dtalrlrle,
Unvwuverve ttute
Mim It* tie bo Mr. tSaorman. I * an
not marry you K'ly you are at leant
tan year* my eeotor* The neat sight
M's* tb iIn til t Mr tiutrua? Vo
M bat ta twenty yenra bntneen yon »t»4
wm»* I will cm iffy i<in
LIFE OF A GREAT WIT
TOM OCHILTREE FAMED ON
TWO CONTINENTS.
Ilia Remit Diinjferniift lllnea* R*cmIIi
Many Imlilciila In Ilia Life ”T.
Oi hlUrff Si Father, Attorney a," Ilia
Flrat Joke.
OM OCHILTREE,
who was recently
reported at the
point of death, be
came a national
character a few
yearn ago when he
came to congress as
a representative
from Texas. He
was conspicuous to
look upon, and lie
rarely said anything that was not con
spicuous. He made friends, anil he
was so good Matured to his enemies
and so quick with his wit that the
men who were opposed to him were
anxious to get over their tills. He was
pointed out on the floor of the house
as the first native congressman from
his state. It was also related that his
district was wider and longer than
many of the states of Europe, reaching
over a territory of twenty-seven coun
ties, and running from the Gulf to
Eagle lJass, on the Rio Grande. This
area comprised 37,600 square miles.
Ochiltree was practically the king of It,
He was the only man In the district
when power was In consideration.
Ochiltree went to the top of capital fa
voritism at a single bound. He was
a prince of story tellers. The beauty
of his humor was that it hit no one so
hard as It hit himself. He was a Joke
to himself. He rarely appeared upon
the floor of fhe Forty-eighth congress
that he did not put the house Into a
furore of laughter. The country mem
bers used to declare that he was more
fun than the minstrels. His bills and
appropriations were Jested through—
the Jest, always bearing a strong argu
ment why Texas and Texas harbors
should be the especial care of the coun
try. Hp called himself the "Red-head
ed Ranger from Texas,” and the title
was enough to get. him a hearing be
fore the business committee. If wac
his custom to send In word to an Im
portant. session of a dose-mouthed and
dignified committee that the "Red
TOM OCHILTREE.
headed Ranger from Texas" had a few
remurks he would like to make cover
ing a few points In a measure the
augUBt body had In ItH pigeon holes.
The adralHslon of Ochiltree meant a
good laugh -a long Merles of good
laughs—and It Is a part of legislative
tradition that the colonel's sforles huve
done for him what plain. unvarnlHhed
and proMaie logic failed to do for oth
ers. Ochiltree proves that men's traits
come out In little things and al an
early age. He was taken as a partner
Into his father's office. He was barely
out of his teens. The father went
away from town one day. and while he
was gone the hoy had the sign changed.
Kan Antonio awakened the next morn
ing to laugh for years at the strange
name of the firm "Thomas I*. Ochil
tree and Father, Attorneys." The
grown man was no less original than
the hoy had been, and bis wit Increased
as the years brought the stubby, fat
youngster Into a rotund, broad-girthed
atateaman.
Judge William It. Ochiltree, a lawyer .
of great repute la the south, was de- |
trrtnlaed that youog Tom should be j
brought up In the straight aad narrow
path, lie thought bis son would he a ,
quiet man. of gentle habits aad there- ,
upoa placed him under the rare and
tutelage of two Catholic privets The |
prleeta labored la Nacogdoches pariah. !
where th« bo> was both, and they tried
Industriously to beep their pupil la
Knee of thought that aright possibly
take him Into the *lerg* The 'e4
stoss! it lor a time, and at the age of II
.uide.i, ...ok ** rr.'r "*• i
bea4« II*
MUet end as he im a riling tu *»>me
heme sad bt»hie down to Mg toots |
i He always had some outside plan in
his head, and while he was still under
his majority In years he was editor of
a paper and had been sent bh a delegate
to the conventions In Charleston and
Baltimore.
General Ixingslreet saw that Ochll
| tree was made a colonel during the
war. The reward came In return for
exceptional bravery on the field. He
fought with the confederate!! during
all the struggle, and returning to Tex
as, he printed In his paper advise to
the southern people "to stop crying
and gpt solace In work." His ability
was marked enough to attract the at
tention of President Grant and Grant
made him the marshal for Texas. He
and the president became great friends.
It Is jiald that Grant delighted In seeing
no one more than he did In seeing Tom
Ochiltree. This relation made many
of the men of Galveston a bit Jealous.
This jealous faction once planned an
Incident whereby It would get even with
Ochiltree. Grant was to stop at Gal
veston after his trip to South America,
and the committee did not put Ochil
tree's name on the list of distinguished
men to meet him. Ochiltree bided Ills
time, us he has never been known to
complain.
Colonel Ochiltree did not go to the
ship to welcome Grant. Hi' took a van
tage point In the crowd that filled the
streets in front of the Tremont House.
He was behind two rows of celebrities,
who were doing guard duty along the
edges of a crimson carpet which ran
from the hotel to the curb, the recep
tion committee—-or part, of it was
standing in the hotel door, waiting to
give the general the gladsome hand.
Ochiltree watched until the general and
Mrs, Grant had stepped from the car
riage and then he bulged through the
line. He rushed down the crimson
carpet, shook heartily the hand of
Ills old friend, and offering his arm lo
Mrs. Grant, marched proudly through
the rank and file of leading citizens
Into the hotel. The mob outside de
manded a speech from the general, and,
constituting himself a committee of
one. Colonel Ochiltree appeared with
him in the hotel balcony and Intro
duced Grant as one of his best, truest
and bravest friends. This was the
last time the men In Galveston tried
to snub him as a social function.
Texas owes as much lo Oi hlltree as
It does to any other man that, ever
came from the state. He has been
untiring In his efforts to keep the slate
before the public. He did so much In
this respect with the papers that he
edited he was at one time sent to Eu
rope as emigrant Inspector for Texas.
This gave him opportunity for many
trips abroad, and he became as fluent
In the continental languages as in Eng
lish. He actually became a feature In
the Ixtndon papers, and the old Journ
als used to advertise Interviews with
him as the New York papers now ad
vertise their weekly grist of Hunday
matter. The English papers are fond
of conventional expressions. It was
usually printed that the interviewer
found the valiant colonel "enguged In
a sumptuous repast." or "about to sit
down to au elaborate dinner." or “ris
ing from a table groaning with nil the
luxuries." The descriptions are prob
ably accurate, aa no man In the country
has gaatrouomlc art to a higher state
of cultivation than he. He would starve
to death were he forced to live on the
diet which the ancient l.uculius con
sldered the best on earth.
The colonel Is a man who Is original
In thought and art. hut it la not record
ed thnt he ever did a mean or undtg
nlfled thing Ilia brains, as much ae
his enlsrtalalug habit, has made hint
a distinguished character. lie bae
■ omr to weigh nearly loo pound* Thta
has troubled him for some time, and
time and time again he has been down
with an ailment which came directly
from It He hea been confined lu his
r-«<m aad he la wow gelling ready for
the Inst struggle with the disease. He
may recover Men of IT have ilod
the trial he will face and have reewe
ered There le probably no man in
private life over the country whoa#
etc hares has aroused the same atten
tion and eurrww, and wnose recovery
wilt be n matter of inch wide e**n
cerw
We must laugh bsfuss as sir happv
leaf tee should die without has mg
laughed 1st tbwysre
LESSON VII. AUGUST 15. FOR
OTHERS' SAKES.
Holden Teat: “For None of I'* f.lvrth
to llllnaelf*' Knmau* 14:7—About
I be Flrat Fplailea of Paul to the Cor
lollilona Virtue of Helf Denial.
I'R leaaon for to-day
Include! veraea I to
II. chapter *. Klrat
Hook of forlnthlana.
Tima and place, the
Flrat Kptatle of Peul
to the ('orlnthlena
wax written about
Kaater, A. I>. 67, from
Ephraiia. Com p.
Acte 111 and 29. with 1
Cor. IS. h Her notea
on How thla Kptatle
Came to he Written
and an Anelyale, on
page II*.
I.eraon Preview There ix a cloaer re
lation between “the thing* offered to
Idol*'' and the temperance queatlon of to
day then appeHrx upon the xurface.
Among the heathen It wax uatomaiy to
offer to “the god:" only auch porta of the
animal aa were unfit to he euteu. ax I hr
heart and Inicatlnex. There wuc hurried
upon the allnr, and the |e*i of the unl
inul wax divided between III" prlcat and
the worahlper. Hometlmea the meat waa
eaten at a fraxt In the preclnela of the
Idol temple: sometime* II wax taken
home: sometime* H wax aold In the mar
ket. The preclae Jetvx everywhere re
fuaed to e»t aueh meat, and It waa a
ifueetlon whether flentlle Chrlxtlanx
ahould partake of It. Home conaldered
that to do ao wax to ream to give xanc
tIon tri the worahtp of tdola, and thereby
to rilahonor t'hrlxl. There were alxo xnrne
who, Juai art free from heathen auperall
tIon. could lint r ut the Idol up-ala without
a lerialn feeling that they were adoring
Hie Idol, tupl through It they i»"re In dan
ger of gcifng hack to fhelr old praiih"'
Three were the 'weak brethren," for
whom Paul fell a great trnderne** of
heart. Othere, more Intelligent nnd
atronger In the faith, aeld, 'The Idol la
nothing, and the meat lx neither belter
nor worxe bi-auxe It hail been laid on
the heathen allarx: we have a right to eat
If If we chooxe." These were the onea
...__ i . .. i.. .... > ... t ... I.. .. ......
being puffed up with selfish pride on ac
count of It. All of Haul’s nature and
opinions Inclined him to the broad vh w
that an Id >1 was oidy a block of stone,
and that a Christian bad a right to cat
whatever he chose This was Christian
liberty, for which the apostle was will
ing, If need be, to lay down bis life. Hut
there was another side to this question—
the effect of their eating such meats upon
those who were as yet a little trammeled
try their old superstition. Haul reminds
the* Corlnt Mens that It Is the Oospel plan,
not for each one to claim all his rights
without regard to others, hut to give
up his rights for the sake of others. Aral
since meat was not an absolute necessity
he would rather give up all flesh, whether
Idol meat or any oilier meat, rather than
throw a stumbling block In Ills brother's
way. Ho we should be willing to give up
that which endangers another hy our ex
ample, even' though It may not harm us.
Haul's principle may guide us in this ques
tion of wine drinking, of our amusements,
and our rehit Ions with our fellow -(Chris
tians. The law of the Christian life Is not
self-pleasing, but consideration for oth
ers. The string must help the weak.
"Huch-und-stch a thing will not harm
me;" no, but It will harm others who may
follow your example. Our question should
not he "What rnay 1 do?" but "How can
I help others?"
Lesson Hymn—
Jesus, Lord, we look to thee; let us In thy
name agree;
Hhow thyself the prince of peace; bid our
Jars forever cease.
Make us of one heart and mind, court
eous. pitiful, and kind,
Lowly, meek, In thought and word, alto
gether like our Lord.
Let us for each other care, cocr the oth
er’s burden bear;
To thy Church the pattern give, show
how true believers live.
—Charles Wesley.
flint* to the Teacher.
The teacher of this lesson needs to In
form himself thoroughly concerning "the
meat offered to Idols," what they were,
and why a question arose In the Church
with reference to eating such food. This
ancient question Is somewhat, though not
altogether, analogous to the modern one,
whether a disciple of Christ may drink
wine. If reasons were given hy the apos
tle for caution In the use of the one there
are greater reasons to-day against the us©
of the other.
Our lesson points out five principles
which should guide the Christian In his
action on questionable matters. These
principles are not to he considered "In
Indian file," one after the other, as it
subordinate In their relative importance,
Iiul an equal anu anreuai or each other.
I. The Principle of Knowledge. Vereee
1, 4, 5. "What are the facta? what are
the actual rlKht and wrong of the mat
ter?" Concerning the undent question
the fact wan, "An Idol la nothing: Idol
meal I* Juat the aame ae any other meat,
neither better nor worae." Concerning
the modern queallon what are the facta?
II. The Principle of Charity. Veraea 1,
3. Thai la, of love to (lod and inan. He
who act* on love la aurer than he who
acta on knowledge Is»v* to Hod will
awaken love lu man: and he who love*
hla fellow-mau with a consuming puanlon
will not be alway* aaklng, "What have
I a right to do for myself and my own In*
tercel*?*’ hut How can I heal help my
brother-man?" Can any man to-day help
other men and do good more h> the ei*
ample of drinking or by (sample of ab
staining?
III. The Principle of Isvyalty. Vera* &.
Kvery Christian is. by hla own profession,
a servant of Jesus Christ. Christ Is to
us what lh« captain Is to hta sailors,
what the commander la to hta soldiers,
what the king Is to his subjects. The
question fur US to ask Is not 'What Will
r lease we*" but What will pleas*
i,i ml?" M ould drinking or aheialnlng.
as I be world le to-day, pleas* oar Mas
ter the more"
IV. The Principle of tdberiy. Veraea
|.g Me have liberty: all things are free
ta a* Mots* mat «*>. "He who ran not
ue< liquor la not a free man. he la and*r
Uutdagt " Hut duet liberty mean the
tight to run tt*ke to lake a tie Into our
i».a»mo vo do >bat which wilt t<vvto* w
rtambling hU* k to many?
NOTH or TMb OAV.
It Nt Wftadttii atiw that baa the Uuttuo
‘ 1 |m I"*|M#*t AtiMt| 4f* 4*11*
I III* ||« NiutlU K bjf |||*
Wkrt a barb* at *l#hi la Japan
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* y«4| (uf t*« III-it »*f*
I 4IiIu|Ini4
\ 1*4 I* iMlWf *4)1 Mr
m*m I* M*#*l 4*4 (|li** M • r******
| M* *M«#*4 9* ' U ll II * !«•**•* Ik*
mi Mur* u*
CRIME AMONG WOMEN.
tiyiiteiii »nd 4<lm>i/k r.itivr Foret- at the
I’rUon of Afletbarjr.
Is crime decreasing among women?
A day spent by special order from the
home secretary in the female convict
prison at Aylesbury would lead une
at first emphatically to answer In the'
affirmative, for within'its walls is con
tained the whole of the feminine crim
inal population of England and Wales,
undergoing sentences of penal servi
tude of three years or over that term.
The entire number was on the date
that 1 was there 199, a total now sel
dom exceeded by more than live or si*,
says a writer in the London Tele
graph. Statistics unfortunately nr* lens
reassuring, though the reformatory sad
Industrial schools act. the summary
jurisdiction act and the shortening of
sentences have relieved the convfct
prisons of a considerable proportion of
those who would otherwise have been
inmates, while the last committee on
prisons forcibly pointed out that a
diminution of persons under detention
could not for many reasons be taken
as conclusive indication of a corre
sponding decrease In crime. Woiuen'a
offenses, with a few exceptions, Ixduug;
to the less heroic orders of crime, anA
passing base money, theft, assault and
even cruelty to children are dealt with
In the humane spirit which has pnmi[g
ed the lightest punishment consistent
with justice, Hence penal servitude
Is comparatively seldom meted out to
the sex. Woking was vacated aa m
female convict establishment last No
vember, when its Inmates were truim
terred to their present quarters at
Aylesbury. Originally the building*
were used as the eounty Jail, hut. Huck
lughiimHliIre Is now In the creditable
position of requiring far less prison
accommodation than they offered, and
It was found that, they could well tm
converted to a penal establishment for
women. The edifice stands on an el«v
vatlon outside the old-fashioned llule
town and Its exterior aspect, save for
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suggests Its’ Internal character. Ont
Ih courteously asked to wait a minute
or two within Its massive, doubly
locked portals while the credentials
with which one Is furnished are takm
In and laid before Dr. George Walker,
who enjoys a unique position In the
prison administration of the united
kingdom, inasmuch as he is both gnr
ernor and superintending medical of
ficer. These being satisfactory, 1 anr
ushered Into the governor's ofHte,
where Dr. Walker quickly enumerate*
a few facts and figures as to the es
tablishment. Next in authority to him
self is Miss Colllngwood, a lady who
ranks ns deputy governor and who has
had many years of experience wiito
female criminals. The position of buljr
scrlpturc reader is an official one, and
this Miss Colllngwood held before her
appointment to the higher responsi
bility at Woking. There is a cbtaf
matron, eix principal matrons and sev
eral under matrons, numbering in all.
with four school mistresses, a staff of
thirty-two women. Some half-dozen
stalwart and well set up men, wbn
have served In the army, act as gate
keepers and In nominal outdoor posts,
for long experience has proved that ft
a woman prisoner becomes exceedingly
violent or refractory it Is an abmdut*
necesslty to have male assistance sit
hand. Speaking generally, however,
the convicts are most amenable, and
scarcely ever give any trouble; but If
one does fairly “break out,” the mere
appearance of the two men standing
behind the matrons is the quickest an#
most effectual way of restoring order
and quint. As times go and the knew
competition for ail posts open to wom
en, a prison matron—the term "ward
ress” Is not used—la comfortably
placed. Her salary starts at £60 a year
and she Is provided with a room, firing,
light and uniform, this last consisting
of a black dress, a neat bonnet and *
long dark-blue Jacket. Many are tbe
daughters or sisters of warders fu
other prisons, and, of course, the fullest
inquiries are made and the utmost caw
Is exercised in selection and appoint
UICI11.
Ail Invtelble Monkey.
There are many animals, especially
birds and Insects, which mimic In their
colors and shapes the natural objects
amid which they dwell, and thus fre
quently escape the eyes of their eac
rales; hut, as Dr. Lydekker says in
Knowledge, "Until quite recently mo
case was known where a monkey, for
the sake of protection, resembled in
form or coloration either some other
animal or an Inanimate object.” Stick
monkeys were discovered by Ur. J. W.
Gregory during hi* recent Journey in
Hast Africa. Near relatives of the
monkeys seen iiy him have long been
known to naturalist* and have excited
surprise by the brilliant contraat of the
black fur covering their body and
limbs with the snow-white mantle et
long, silky hair hanging (rum thetr
shoulders and the equally white pluiata.
on their tails. This contrast. Ur Ure«
ory fount', serves to render the animate
practically Invisible.fur the tree* which
they inhabit have black stem*, amt at*
draped with pendant masses of gray
while lit hen. a mid which the monkeys .
van hardly be distinguished
inrktai flag* la
When a d m harks at nights Id da
l an the natter I* arrested and sea
lets ti tu work a year fur th* a*mh
hid a ho were disturbed The d m la
killed l*erhsps this s* t. lUkls for the
superstition lb a’ a hen a b*g how Is at
sight a death will shiotly is ur.
t leSbr tu MUf.
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t Isa* for a im'lnt *<r *h!p htesta
Nt I . u * sad Uni •« I pro* idee fur
a Milne* to lift a eir a few fast Iruaa
lb* ground tint* It •Slag** a baUsy
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