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4 MAGAZINE SECTION. NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 190C PAGES 1 TO 4. GILL HOUSE. 1BS3 JANE ADDAMS THE PATRON SAINT OF A MOST REMARK ABLE INSTITUTION. . Ball Calne Has. Said that It la the Moat Complete Social Settlement In toe World-founder a Wonderful Woman. . , ' - --. . The name of Jane Addams is known to-day from one end of thla Vast coun try to another, and Included In that space are thousands of men, women and children who regard her almost In the light of a patron saint Miss Addams Is the founder and present chief moving spirit of Hull House, Chicago, the greatest social set tlement ever known in this country. Hull House la not really one house but a series of buildings which have grown up around one big dwelling which years ago was given over to Miss Addams for the accommodation of the city's working people. The set tlement includes a museum, theatre, a restaurant and various other buildings which are for the sole use of people to whom life's Joys are overbalanced by cares and sorrows. - Hall Caine, the famous author, has aid that Hull House is the most com- ATTAINS TO FAME.- see the big ide of life rather than the one to which their eyes might other wise often turn. , She Is always to be found by the AN OBSCURE NE W YORK LA WtEJt lowliest ready to listen to an appeal lor help, ready to give each and every one her strength and support and as ready to see and help a stranger as the oldest habitue of the settlement Jane Addams occupies a peculiar po sition in the 'public eye. She has no religious creed or, if she has, she does not thrust it on her people. All sorts of doctrines are preached In Hull House but Miss Addams permits this through the fact that her generosity of spirit is big enough to allow every one his own opinion, bhe is regarded with the highest esteem by officials of the city and is frequently asked to ad dress large meetings. When-she does this she- is listened to with strict at tention. RISES TO POWERFUL AND COSIMANDiyi POSITION Bettering With GMProblngs,Cbarles tu Hughes Develops. hi to uonunac tag Factor In Great Insurance Investigations. In the history of the stage It has happened more than once that an act or, not thought to be a star, but with sound qualities and training has ac cepted a part rejected by others, and by careful study and interpretation made it the most interesting portion ol the play, and achieved distinction as the reward of his labors. And now, he will be nearly two years younger than Lincoln was at his first inaugural He will undoubtedly write a deal of history. That he will again hold office is not quite so certain,-but it is ex ceedingly probable. The United States Senate would offer an attractive field, and that slow and dignified body, would doubtless see some times. be'ore the country to-day, there Is aa instance Koine to show that fortune Miss Addams is a brilliant example U?' such fidelity, is not confined to the of a woman wno. navine au in lire i has not permitted herself to be satis fied with her lot while outers nave flut tered. She has devoted time, money and all the energy in her big self to the uplifting of the lowly, to the spirit ual welfare of the poor when that could be done through kindness alone and to the bodily comfort and enjoy ment of these people by giving them every means within her power to for- THE" plete social settlement in the world and if this be so it is a fitting monu ment to the generous heart, sterling character and unbounded sympathy of 1U founder. Miss Jane Addams. . . - Miss Addams is now forty-five years old. She was bora in .edarville, 111. After graduating at a well known col lege she followed the example of her other young women friends and lived a life of ease and pleasure. She spent her time mostly In reading and travel and gradually the thought came to her that she was absolutely without a pur dom In life. She saw the poor around her, got to know their cares and wor ries and cast about for a means by which aha could do them some good, She decided to become a physician and took a year's course In a Philadelphia college. At the end of that time she was compelled to rest and so went abroad to study social conditions. The result of her observations was her re turn to America and the immediate es tablishment of a social settlement in r?hffftcYi. Hull House is situated right In the heart of Chicago's poor, in Halstead street - It came to Miss Addams through Miss Helen Culver, a niece of Its builder and the man for whom the settlement is sow named. It had been hnilt bv it owner years ago for his own home and in the belief that the city would grow that way. it aid grow that war and became one of the most congested sections of Chicago but was peopled by all nations and of a class ' of humanity unused to the fine usages of life, unused to social restrictions and wholly without the pale of refined society When Miss Culver learned that Miss Addams Intended foun'ng a social settlement sne gave ner nuu House. From the spacious mansion which was once to have been a rich mcsn'a Tinm the settlement has extend- ma intn & block of buildings and here is the genuinely happy home of Chi cago's Door. One of the adjuncts of the settlement is the Jane Club, an organization of self supporting young women who are Dunking an enort to live up to tne meai c. r-l thera in the personality of their bmit uAor. The club Is directly un der the supervision of Miss Addams and every employe of the bouse, and In f xt every one of the settlement is re-.ofi8lble personally to her. V s Ad.lams believes in the people, trti: s Vn end looks to them for the pre r disposition of their duties and t. r l!vea and la this way site has cor nearer their hearts, nearer their t::..I;accs and nearer making them PATBON SAINT" OF HULL HOUSt get, when It is possible, that they are poor, uneducated and socially lacking according to k tbe standards or world. , - " '- ' -.; Napoleon. "Napoleon, going about like a raging Urn SMslUg waoo BV miguc UVTVW. ci rvinan rwwle considers Napo- Icon as perhaps the mostwondert ul I "I think you'll find that this party here man wno ever uvea. is traveling with a tnird-ciass ucsw snat imiei nun must wj i vim - Tavaatirarinn nrovea mm ... . . , A . UU U11U. . tack of finality in ms cnaracier. to , and tne lndignant Britisher When one decides mat ne is a com- trinmnhantlv ejected. A spec- plete villain, ho reads of some nopie utor of Ilttle asked the trait a1 then loses his adnuration . , how he knew about that In some act of incredible meanness. tlcket welL" explained the toper But here was a you..; man, oi t urbaWe stranger, "the corner was thirty years, with no jw. sticking out of his pocket and I saw lagBa, verj uu tT I it was the same cowr as mine. THIliliy nuvijrir BUUICU, vuu;iau . room in company with Kings, each and every one Jealous of any atten tions shown by him to any one of them. Ha mmt have had some private charm, for his intimate friends loved and worshipped him, and withal be was tbe most amazing and talented liar that ever lived, and one who told tbe truth only to himself. A y r or so ago the New York leg islature ordered an Inquiry into the methods of the gas companies of Greater New York, and the committee appointed for the work bad some trou ble in its searcn ior a tegai aavuer ana examiner of witnesses. The task, for some reason, did not appeal to the prominent members of the bar Who we.- approacnea, ana we cnoice nn ally fell on a man comparatively un known. He had' to be introduced to the public outside of legal circles. But he developed at once into a man oi striking force, and performed his dut ies so well he earned tne applause oi the whole State. Probes Insurance When the legislative inquiry into the New York insurance irregularities was ordered the committee decided upon legal counsel, and again difficulty was encountered in securing it The man who had so satisfactorily served the ga& committee was traveling in Eu rope, and at the moment could not be reached with an offer. The offer went begging for a few days, until at last a Brooklyn lawyer accepted. Upon his suggestion, however, the man abroad, who was really desired, was cabled on the subject and engaged to assist In the work. After tbe work began this assistant virtually became the lend ing counsel, and conducted the inves tigation, which was of national inter est in a way to merit and receive national applause. He has become one of the most conspicuous figures oi to day. Man of the Hour And so Mr. Charles B. Hughes Is the subject of no little speculation. Tne obscure New York lawyer of the other day m a nowerful man ot Wis day. He is mentioned for both political and business honors. He might have been the Republican candidate for mayor in the recent municioal campaign, and had he been might likely have swept the citv.v He Is now mentioned ior his party's leadership In next year's gubernatorial campaign, tie is like wise suggested for the presidency of the Mutual Life Insurance Company. And should he decline preferment in both of-these lines, and decide to stick tn his nrafesslon. he is assured of a vast increase over the practice than he anlnvAil before. . All of whicn goes to snow wai n pays to do whatever you set oat to do with all your neart and mina. the T be American Spoke First. The American in the corner of the English first-class carriage insisted on lighting Us cigar. The indignant uni- latter in the atmer corner prowwieu, but protested In vain. At the next sta tion he hailed the guard, with hostile Intent: but the cool American was too quick for him. Tiuara,- ne arawieu, SHE BAD TBE MORE NERVE. Human Interest Incident of the . .. Metropolis. , Mrs. Charles NbmmensotL. wife of a eweler. of 087 Fulton street Brooklyn. was sewing uV the second floor sitting room oi their borne the other afternoon. when in walksd a burglar with a pistol in ms band. . I trot in the wroncr house bv mis. take," said be, as he doffed his hat with a bow. "I wanted to see Mrs. Wilson I !" :v,-:--.: 'Get out!" ordered Mrs. Nommen- son, producing a revolver of her Own and covering the man with the rapidity of .thought . "A man who gets in the wrong house by mistake doesn't draw revolver on a woman, xou are a thief r . : I rang the bell and it was not an swered. The door was open, so I came in" ' "You are a thief 1" cried the woman, rising and keeping her revolver on him. "I will give you three minutes to get out If yoa are not gone then, I will shoot and kill you. One two " The burelar dodcred out of the door. Mrs. Nommenson was at his heels, her eyes not leaving him for a second, that ne might not get the drop oa her. The man saw he had lost in the game of nerve, and he backed down the steps. At the front door he fumbled at the latch. He could not open the door. It seemed to present an opportunity to get the best of the woman. "You will have to let me out said the burglar. Not much." said Mrs. Nommenson, Vu want to get me" at close quarters." men as she kept him covered with her revolver, she told him how to un latch the complicated lock. She keot him covered until the street door closed on him. Then she returned to her sew. ing. ; : ... SCHOOL GARDEN WORK. AN IMPORTANT AND ATTRACTIVE FEATURE OF TBE NEWER .v- EDUCATIONAL METHODS. SENATE'S ATTITUDE RESENTED. House Committee's Action on Light house and similar Bills. The House committee on Interstate and foreign commerce has decided to hurl defiance at the Senate in connec tion with all lighthouse measures and similar bills which must be passed on by the committee. It has been the practice of the House to frame these measures in such a way that a sum aot Five Years Course at School of Horticulture at Hartford, Conn. Teaches Careening and Fruit Crowing; in All Its Branches. ' There -is much growing sentiment in favor of school garden work in all parts of the country. . If agriculture is the backbone of the country, so ag ricultural education Is the stem and fibre of successful farming. School garden work, as it applies to children who have never lived on a farm, is a start toward scientific agricultural education, and it is a branch of educa tion of great importance In these times W"n so ' many boys and ns are drifting toward the cities and away from the old farms. Tbe tendency of ' 111 4 i HE RAISED THEM HIMSELF, the drift is cityward; but there are thousands of people who would like to live on farms, and would, perhaps, If they knew something about tbe growing of plants, and there is no time like early youth to Instil in tbe mind a love of nature and of growing things. So that considerable success has at tended the echool garden idea and the nature Ptudy Idea as it is being ap plied in a number of the older Institu tions and In some new special schools. A striking example of this is tbe School of Horticulture at Hartford, Conn. , . . In " the ' year 1893 the Rerwend Frnnrfa Omxlwln. a nhilanthroplc cit- llzen, gave about 100 acres of land and MAT BECOME A SENATOR. I Speculation as to Future ef Presl dent Koosevere finer serai ' Expires. WKm Mr. Roosevelt retires from the effice of President of the United States he will be but bfty-one years oi age. H I J fill-' f' J I , ' rf If '. lit -'J";, V A fy) 1 t fcriiw.nnr.1 ...... n. .6f';nwll ""ft """ " f School Garden Scents at Hartford "School of Horticulture. A, TCriK of t ''scheme, that d ist entering; upon hi. mtellectud seemed fantastic and impossible, his pnmc wui ne oe D-esty of detail brought success retirement from politics? HKSbewB where another man would hare failed. jo .or p-- dT o chance. If he shall be as popular when Brut, trtfirtv Pnttmira. lh rrtire as he is at present or half as . -" . . ,!jw.m. t popular, he will remain the head of his In Sweden a remarkable Story is pp . .. . . - Uticai A.tA A VklM rV.AM.'M MnMB. AHA nk.lr . . 11 m. . win, vi luut m nreterment. ne wui act iu . . i - . . . - . solution The narrative recounts that a soldier, a man of Immense stature, while lying under sentence of death secured a After his retirement from the Presi dency, George Washington was given command of the army in our actual but not declared war with France. John Ouincv Adams made more fame, the long knife, and defied anyone to enter Une terms he was In Congress the last his celt efehteen years'of his life than m all An tiAoiffi fk9 Aiwmmrfi.Mi tTiA I hi nrevioua oolittcal career. General tt i m .4 . .v. i ITackson retired from the Presidency tn disregarding the warning of the offlcV !s was the head of hi. party umu nis aeain, in iws. hc uitiaicu ma siiccesior. and his will was law to both Van Buren and Polk. Van Buren was a politician until he died. He elected Polk in rSiA and defeated Cass in 1848. General Grant was a candidate for President fn i83o, and had his man areri acted with a little more satracitv. he would have been nominated, and per haps elected. G rover Cleveland -was als, entered the man's cell slone and nnar""d, locked the door behind him, and then reasoned 1th the convict It would have been a remarkable In terview, even If the Kin? bad taken a pardon to the convict But far from this, be actually explained to the con demned man why he bad decided to reject any appeal for mercy; yet he so worked on the mans feel In pa that when, with a farewell handshake, the elected President in iSpa after bis re King left him, he was totally subdued, tirement in liSo. , . and ready to meet his fate he next Mr. Roosevelt Is ttie youngest of the morning like a soldier. M President, and -n he rctf- in .moo specified bnt not to exceed a certain amount is to be used for the particular Improvement. The Senate invariably has changed such bills so they appro priate a fixed amount This system is regarded by the members ef the House Interstate and foreign commerce com mittee as being conducive to reckless expenditure and the members of the committee will refuse to accept such a bill hereafter and purpose forcing the senate to indorse measures which will encourage the completion of work at the lowest possible cost and the sav ing of balances which may remain. -This action of the House committee Is In line with the general opposition which the House is offering to what Is declared to be the encroachment ot the Senate upon Its rights. had a board of trustees iitcorporated uuuer uie name of the Handicraft Schools of Hartford. His Idea was to entnMMi a avi for manual training in its -different phases. , In 1900 H. D. Hememmv ate of tbe Massachusetts Agricultural Coloring Batter In Food. Since we have been brought face to face with the fact that most every article constituting our dally diet con tains some artificial coloring matter, there has been a demand for some method by which we can test such foods In order to determine whether or not they contain artificial coloring. The Department of Agriculture has but re cently Issned a bulletin containing classification of the colors used In food products as wr'l as methods for their detection. College, was secured as Director of the School of Horticulture. Tbe buildings . were soon erected, and the School es tablished as the first public Handicraft School of Hartford. Besides giving apprentice work, and a course in hor ticulture and botany to the boys from the Watklnson Farm School, the fol lowing season a course In school gar dening was established. This course was opened to the boys and girls from the city schools. t The school ga.-den work at the School of Horticulture proved attrac tive and popular from the first and after one or two year of free work a tuition was charged for each person who took a garden. This tuition need not keep any one from having a gar den, as 100 boors of work for tbe School pays any boy's tuition. The school garden work has beea systematized, until now there Is a five years course in school gardening for boys and girls, as well as one to train public school teachers, and one course for adults which is largely taken by clergymen of the city. One of the reasons which has made this work so popular is because of the fact that . the school shows results. Every boy here, every person, for that matter, Who has a garden gets a great . deal more In value from his garden than the price of the tuition. The first year the boys begin their garden work the 1st of May. They come out or a lesson one day a week. They come Into the classroom, where- each boy receives a notebook, marks his own attendance, keeps a weather report and writes down from dicta tion, or copies from tbe blackboard, a detailed lesson for that day. With the seeds they are given, they then pass with tbe Instructor to the tool room, where each boy receives his tools, and with these he goes to his garden, where an Instructor Is always present to explain tbe things which he learns in the classroom. In going to his garden he passes by the observa tion plots, which are studied. The second year the boys begin in March, taking np tbe mixing of the soli, potting and repotting tnb tomato. pepper, and egg plants that they have in their gardens. The third year they becta In Febru ary and take up root-grafting, cutting, pruning, spraying, digging and setting trees, spaaing and caring ior grounds, as well as the garden lessons. ' The fourth year boys begin In Jan uary and take up the making of hot beds, management of hotbeds, prun- lng, spraying, soil analysis, plant foods, testing seeds, planting the gar den, besides the garden lessons, and in the autumn they have buddlntr. fruit culture,- and asparagus culture. ' nrtn year they take up system atic study Of the soil, beginning In January. All gardens continue until after the 1st of October. , ' That the gardens pay is best shown from a record of the garden yields dur ing the past summer. A first year boy got $9.86 worth, a third year boy ' $25.64, a fourth year boy $23.03, and one of the clergymen $17.21 worth of produce In the gardens. The first year the gardens are 10 x 80 ft, the second year 10 x 40 ft, the third year 10 x 60 ft, the fourth year 10 x 80 ft Tbe clergymen have gardens 40 x 40 ft- Public school teachers have gardens 10 z SO and 10 x ) it; the plan is to give them a practical training in tbe method of training school children in tbe work. Already several schools of Hartford have established gardens In connee- tlon with the schools, and the School of Horticulture Is furnishing instruc tors of late; those that are giving in struction were trained at the School of Horticulture. But there Is another thing that the school does. It keeps the children occupied during the sum mer months, keeping tbe boys and girls off tbe city streets; because they come to love their gardens and come ' out to work in them, and to- work out their tuition. This is not all, as soon as the planting Is done In the gar dens the children take np tbe system atic study of weeds, they become fa miliar with tbem and learn methods of destroying them. Also at the School there are about 500 observation plots containing many of our common things, and the children learn to know ffliem In all staoee of development People are beginning to realise-that a boy from the School of Horticulture Is better te work In their garden than the average man they can get, be cause the boys will not pull up ex pensive seedlings as tbe men so often do. Frequent calls are made upon Mr. Hemenway for a boy to take care o( a garden or lawn, and many of the boys are able to spend most of their spare time during the summer tn this line ef work. , DO YOU USE ACETYLENE ? , If so, we want to send you A SAMPUE BURNER ' We believe we have the very best and the cheapest line of Acetylene Burners. Our sample will show better than we can explain here whv it would oav von to use our burners. ,.?;: -v. 1 . ," ,;' Write us today, mention kind of Generator used, enclose 8 cents in .' 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