FAMINE SHADOWED INDIA. BY EDWARD S. HUME. For Twenty-five Years an American Resident of Bombay. Having .Inst returned from India. I have rend the accounts of the famine in American papers, I have seen the pictures, I have seen the conditions in the famine districts, and I can assure you that the actual state of affairs is much more terrible than painted or pictured. And the worst of it is that, even If the June rains are entirely favorable, no relief can lie expected till the crop Is gathered in October. Famine photographs frequently represent half starv ed and dying persons lying on the street or in some Held. They are poor but self respecting people, who have never been the objects of public charity I IIUNGEB KILLED WOMAN, and hnve refused to go to famine relief camps until at last death has St. - d them in the face, and unbearable distress lias driven them out in scan., of help. Weary and hungry, they have laid themselves down to rest and have died before waiting. Not long before leaving India, while walking wim a brother missionary nt Abmednbnd. not far from his house, he pointed to a tree nt the roadside and said: "Tile other day I saw the cin'.ritiled tigore of a man lying, face down, under that tree. On going near iind touching the body 1 found it already stiff and cold. Examining it more cniernUy, 1 fo .ml one side torn away, evidently eaten by jackals. A couple ot rod' away lay HINDOO PEASANT WOMAN IN HAPPY TIMES tlollß HIP Opened. Doctors HIHi SOUt to them; scrum, Instruments and everything needed for efficient work are pro vided, but the Hindoos have not taken kindly to this remedy. All kinds of wild rumors have boon Spread and have been widely believed to the effect that Inoculation is most harmful; that it lias been devised by the European doctors to punish the Hindoos for supposed disloyalty and as a means for destroying caste. In view of this the government offers two days' wages to every man. woman or child who is inoculated. 1 know a little fellow S years old, whose mother died and whose father is a helpless invalid. Hearing that money was paid to every person who was willing to be inoculated, this poor RESCUED FAMINE GIRLS, little lad presented himself at one of the inoculation stations. As soon as his arm was healed he went to another station, and this thing went on until the poor boy had actually been inoculated live times in each arm for the 84 cents lie received and with which he supported himself and father for six weeks. The government has already expended more than $-17,0bu,000 In the free distribution of food to those who are unable to work and in employing the ablebodied at cash wages in the construction of reservoirs, irrigation ditches and other public works that will mitigate future droughts. In addl- tlon, there iiw generous and splendidly organized systems of private choVity, the funds being supplied from every part of the civilized world und man aged chloflj* by American and Europe an missionaries of long experience In India. It is the duty and privilege of every one to have some share in this sacred work of humanity. Gifts may be sent to Brown Bros. & Co.. oil Wall street., New York, treasurers of the committee of one hundred; William K. Dodge, chairman, and I)r. L. T. ('ham-, hcrlaln, executive director, by whom tliey will be cabled promptly to the responsible and representative Amer ico-Indian relief committee, under the chairmanship of United States Consul William rt. Fee, at Bombay, with the veteran missionary. Itobert A. Iluiue, as executive secretary. The New York committee of one hundred on India famine relief co-op erates with committees of the same name in Boston. New Haven. Balti more, Washington, Indianapolis ami other cities, each of which lias charge of the work in its own section, The committee states that on receipt of a postal addressed "Committee of One Hundred, 7.'! Bible House, New York," supplies of illustrated literature are sei The help of individuals, dubs, lodges, I hotels and summer resorts, churches, ! ties, King's Daughters, etc., is earnest! uture. Many who will lend u hand in i if they were able to draw a handsome < the dead body of an infant. A little farther on was found a woman, still alive. She was the wife of the man and mother of the child. She, 100, poor thins, died before she could reach the poorhouse, which stood within Might and call of the spot where these pa tient. helpless ones had 1 alien down to die." A starving man Is devoid of judg ment and of most of his natural it cl ings. In April we received a group < f famine girls. Among them was .• who, although much emaciated, n~ c .1 to improve from the day she cam* to us. After a week she rapidly gr .- worse. In spite of everything Mi.tt eon Id be done for her she soon rthd. Wo learned at last that, while she .as so ill that we were giving lur n ■ow spoonfuls of nourishment at a time, raising her gently, because she sic. • a unable to make any effort to help her self. and even later, when she Bern 1 unable to see or to speak, she had h.->n dragging herself at intervals, when >ve were absent, out into the garden, a dis tance of 50 yards, in order to get some green mangoes to eat. For the penr famine child they were deadly poison. She knew it. but the awful gnawing in her stomach made prudence Impossible. The only effective preventive to the spread of plague that has yet been discovered is inoculation with plague serum. Wherever an outbreak of the J discase is imminent, inoculation sta- j? 1 liiliffl 'v ' |: FAMINK CHILDREN FROM GUXUKRAT. Nt without charge and expressage free, labor unions, employers, proprietors of Sunday schools, young people's soeie ly sought in distributing this free liter this way can aid the cause as much as check themselves, SO MS WORK. Housekeeper® Should Not Be Sacri ficed to False Economy. Insist upon proper appliances to do your wdrk with. A carpet sweeper costs but $2, and it is an Incalculable saving of the housewife's strength. Green wood is enough to wear out the patience of a saint. A crack iu the oven will upset the plans and peace of a whole family. And a smokey Hue almost jeopardizes a woman's chances of heaven. These are a housekeeper's tools, and she should see to it that they are in good working order. More than tins, she should arrange her workshop to the very best advantage. Labor is multiplied by having to go hither and you for utensils and ingredients. Think out an arrangement that will save you steps. Do not sacrifice yourself to a false notion of economy. Once a farmer's wife for years did the ironing for a family of six with two irons. Think of the waste of wood and strength, and the time and temper Involved In that little piece of mismanagement. An economy that wears out tlie mother of a family is dear at any cost. It is the pernicious kind that risks breaking the mainspring to save buy lug a ten-cent watch key. Learn to save yourself. Don't stand to shell peas, but sit. Do not wash dishes with lukewarm water or iron with half-heated irons. Lie dowu and rest until hot it are hot. A Needle Book. This little needle book is shown in the actual size. It has a foundation of cardboard not very stiff, cut double the shape and size of the illustration without a join up the back; the piece when cut out thus Is a diamond shape; It is covered with a piece of silk or satin, embroidered with the little rose bud spray, and the border shown, or a piece of broche may be used Instead. It is lined with plain silk or satin of a contrasting color; the embroidered piece should be lined with a thin layer of wadding, then stretched over the card, the edges being turned over and laced across from side to side. The lining silk should also have a thin layer of wadding put over it; the edges are turned in, and it is fixed to the inside of card by pins, then seamed neatly to the turned-in edge of the silk. The .stitches are hidden ' by a tiny silk cord which finishes the edge. Cut two pieces of white cash mere or fine flannel a little smaller than the cardboard, pink the edges, and sew them into the center of the book, fold the book over in the center, press it to bend the card. Sew baby ribbon on the two corners, and tie in a bow. What One Woman Thinks. A pretty woman la never clever. She is too wise. The average age of widowers when remarrying is forty-two, of widows thirty-one. The jailer Is the only person you can't blame for keeping bud company. You never know how good some men are until you read their obituaries. A large part of Christianity consists in being good and amiable to every body. II is very hard for a wife to remem ber sometimes that Adam was made first The smallest act may lie glorified by the kindly spirit that prompts its per formance. Tiiis world would again be an Eden if men would only do what women think they ougl\t to. The woman who enn put on her shoos without sitting 011 the floor is about ns rare us the man who goes to bed without hanging ills necktie on the gas jet. Narrow Wedding Rings. Now that fashion lias decreed that the wedding ring shall be an Incon spicuous band of gold, hardly wider tlian is necessary for a guard for other rings, jewelers say that women with the good old-fashioned kind, which made the linger look as if it was in a si rait jacket, are coming 10 have the rings shaved down to the prevailing style. A man complains of this ns showing a lack of sentiment in regard to woman's most precious possession, but It is safe to assume that nothing but the dictates of Mine. Grundy, which one knows cannot be ignored, had made tile thick, wide, unwieldy bands once In vogue bearable to the owners anil wearers. II is not the weight of the wedding ring which makes the marital tie hard to break. Hetty Green at Home. Hetty Green, the richest woman in America, lives modestly in two small flats in a brick block in lloboken, N. .1. There are two electric push bells at 1 lie door, under each of which one finds the inline "G. Dewey." Mrs. Ureeh prefers that the public should not know where her home is situated, and she uses this inline beoaues her pet 1 dog's name is Dewey, and she common ly calls it "Gutie." The parlor is in the lower suite, and is a little larger than a good-sized closet. A couch, a I small table and three chairs are the furnishings, and the ornamentation is tjuito as simple, v t " WOMEN AS POLITICIANS. THEY WIELD SCEPTRE IN HALL' OF CONGRESS. The Statesman in Society is More Successfully Approached at Five O'clock Teas Than Anywhere Else —Lobbyist Plays Second Fiddle. Beneath the great white dome in ! Washington our law makers are writ | iug history in the hall of Congress, while their homes are the center of that social Interchange that represents the intricate machinery of the stage. ; Washington society is of itself a l'at | tor conducive to the dissemination of \ the informal mingling in the happy j freedom of the 5 o'clock tea. [ It is on record that more state secrets are hatched and disclosed over the nuts and wines than any amount of lobbying could accomplish. It is not i the professional lobbyist who to-day wields the scepter in the halls of Con | gress, but the fashionable hostess who understands her part and arranges her menu to tempt the palate of her , guest. llow many legislative favors nre won across the flower-decked board I will never be reckoned. Y'et the age writes its story on the page of time. The power wielded by the wife of a politician possessed of ordinary dip lomacy is unbounded, and when to this quality is added wit and beauty her success is assured. A welf known so cial leader whose husband has been twice elected to the Senate asserts that a successful social career is suf ficient (o guarantee a re-election to Congress, and that one brilliant enter tainment properly reported lias more influence with a constituent than any number of official favors. Conspicuous among women whose influence Ims been felt in legislation without apparent deviation from her natural environment may be number ed such congressional dames as Mrs. Frye, Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Gullinger and Mrs. Driggs. In order of precedence Mrs. Frye may take the lead, in view of the Senator's long and repeated tenure of office and from the fact of his wife being at once a wo man of modesty and decided political opinions. She lias from the tirst as sumed an influential position among the resident hostesses, her familiarity with delicate points of etiquette and thorough knowledge of political ques tions rendering her advice eagerly sought by those less fortunate, while her sweet womnny heart has never been known to refuse assistance to those in need. Senator and Mrs. Frye have for a great many years occupied a suite of handsome apartments nt the Hamil ton Hotel, during the winter, spending their summers quietly at their primi tive little cottage on Squirrel Island, oft' the Maine coast, where the Senator may indulge in Ills favorite pastime- Ashing—forgetful of the world of pol itics and all that lies licyond his hor izon. Mrs. Elkins, wife of the Senator of West Virginia, Is also regarded a bc .oved nnd familiar figure among resi dents, her beautiful home on K street, west of Farragut square, being rank ed as one of (he charming social cen ters of the city. Twice returned to Congress, Senator Elkins lias also been a Cabinet minister under the Harrison administration, when Mrs. Elkins' re ceptions were the most enjoyable and largely attended of each season. As Miss Hallies Davis, daughter of ex-Senator Davis of West Virginia,she enjoyed a thorough familiarity with social life that well fitted her for her present responsible position. Her sud den change of politics is In conformity with her ideas of wifely duty. Mrs. Cushman K. Davis, wife of the Senator from Minnesota, is essentially a true and loyal helpmate to her illus trious husband, who is justly proud of Ids handsome wife. Mrs. Davis IKlS sesses an innate power of discernment and gifts of diplomacy thut renders her approval or disapproval not to be ignored; her naturally vigorous health and splendid vitality being an invalu able quality lu her social career. To require advice or assistance is suffi cient introduction to Mrs. Davis' good graces and her hand is ever outstretch ed in liberality. Mrs. Gullinger, wife of the Senator from New Hampshire, enjoys a wide spread personal popularity for her many lovable qualities of heart and mind. A truly devoted wife and moth er, Mrs. Gullinger takes a keen interest in her husband's political career and willingly endures any amount of fa tigue In the interest of her obligations. When duty calls this hrave little wo man never flinches, hut swallows all mere personal preferences in its fulfil ment, Senator Gallinger and his wife, with their son, have lived for years past at the Elsniere. one of the most popular of private hotels. Mrs. Edward H. Driggs, the wife of Representative Driggs of Brooklyn, N. Y., is reckoned one of the most at tractive among congressional women, her charming personality and cultiva tion of mind rendering her eagerly souglil after among social leaders. To be a friend of Mrs. Driggs is a privil ege jealously sought after, ly a womanly woman. Aim. Driggs Is an ardent politician at heart and takes a keen pride in her husband's political ambition. Where It Started. ' When a knight of old entered the company of ladles he removed his lieb met to Indicate t)mt he considered he was among friends, and that there was 110 need to protect himself. This prac tice has survived in the custom of tip ping the hat when saluting a lady. BLANK ALIBIS. Kept in the Drawer With Other Use ful Papers. "I want a dozen blank alibis," ex claimed a breathless youth, rushing pell mell Into Justice Stein's court on State street the other day. "What?" "A dozen blank alibis," repeated the boy. "They sent me over here from Blank & Blank's office, und they said they wanted them in a hurry." The handful of attorneys and court officials that were iu the room began a hearty laugh at the boy's expense, but the court was more considerate for the embarrassment of the youthful seeker after wholesale alibis. "Well, we don't keep them up here, you know," explained Stein, making a supreme effort to keep a grave face while lie "strung" tile lad. "But you go down to the clerk's room below here and they will give you all you want of tliem. If the man you ask doesn't know where they are, tell him lie will find them in the drawer where tliey keep the advance decisions for street railway damage cases."—Detroit Free I'ress. Settling It. "The literary society out my way had a sort of lively session night be fo' last," remarked a moss-backed Ar kansawyer from out near Turkey Trot, who had percolated into the of fice of the Polkville Banner. "They took an' debated the uestion of why 1900 hain't a leap-year for about two hours." "Ah!" returned the able editor. "How did they settlo the question, Mr. Sogway?" "By announcln' that the first d d scoundrel that brought it up in pub lic ag'in would be lynched."—Puck. No Sale Was Made. Agent—l should like to show you, madam, this patent bag to hold clothes pins. It costs only 25 cents and, as you see, slips along the line, making it much easier to get at than to stoop to the basket every time. Mrs. McLaherty—An, phat's the matter wid me mouf that costs not a hlissed cint, an' is always wid mo, I'd like to know. It's mesilf that can howld a dozen 0' pins and be sociable like over the fence to Mrs. O'Toole with the same breath, begorra! The Cloud. Still the war cloud lowered angrily over South Africa. "What does it portend?" we asked anxiously. "Reign!" answered the Genius of the Anglo-Saxon Race, in all confi dence. With modern appliances the end was able to justify a great many means.—Detroit Journal. Oom Paul Kruger. Diplomacy. McJigger—Jigsby should go luto politics. He's a born diplomat. Thingumbob—Think so? McJigger—Yes, indeed. He was chairman of a committee of teu to get up a church entertainment, and he im mediately provided for nine sub com mittees and made each of Ids associ ates a chairman.—Philadelphia Press. The Reason. "Braynlottl was just complaining to me that he finds it almost impossible to get any subscription to that hos pital he's interested in." "I'm uot surprised. The chump an nounced publicly that the list would not he published."—Life. Effective Energy, "Joppo, you make nice, lino garden beds." "Yes, when my wife sets me to dig ging I'm mad enough to pulverize everything that comes in my way."— Detroit Free Press. What About "Heavies?" Bobbs—Did you read Prgf. Telly scope's article on how to weigh stars? Dobbs—No. But I suppose you'd weigh them Just the same as you would chorus girls, wouldn't you.— Baltimore American. Samo Old Hat. "Harry, don't you think that is a pretty good straw hat I bought you for thirty cents at the rummage sale?" "Yes, indeed; I liked it last year when I paid {3 for it.—Chicago Re cord. In the Menagerie. The Elephant—Prefessional life would not be so had if it were nut for the long jumps. The Kangaroo—Oh, I don't mind them. The Tribune Is The Leading Newspaper In Freeland! At the subscrip tion price of $1.50 per year the Tribune costs its readers less than one cent a copy. Think of that I Less than one cent a copy I And for that you get all the local news, truthfully reported and carefully written up. Besides all the local news, the Tri bune gives the news of the world in a con densed form. Thus the busy workman can keep in formed as to what is going on in the world without buying any other paper. The Tribune is essentially a newspa per for the home cir cle. You can read it yourself and then turn it over to your chil dren without fear of putting anything ob jectionable into their hands. Order It from The Carriers or from The Office.
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