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| Charles A. Wieting. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, July 14, 1899.
POISONED CHEESE.
Said to Have Been Manufactured In Lewis County, New York.
ALBANY, July 14.—State Commissioner of Agriculture Wieting has under consideration a supposed case of wholesale cheese poisoning which occurred in the city of Philadelphia, where several families in question are under the doctor's care.
The cheese in question, which it is thought is poisonous, was manufactured in Lewis county, New York state, and shipped to a large wholesale commission firm in the Quaker city, who supplied a regular customer of theirs with it, a retail grocer, who in turn sold it to his customers.
A sample of the cheese has been mailed to the state commissioner who will have it analyzed by State Chemist Wheeler.
Prison Management Investigated.
ALBANY, July 14.—The state prison commission is conducting an investigation of the management of the Albany county penitentiary at the request of Governor Roosevelt. The investigation was brought about by the receipt by the governor of a letter from one of the prisoners charging that the food furnished the inmates, especially the meat, vegetables, tea and coffee was of an inferior quality.
PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
The New Lesson of Wealth.
Mr. Andrew Carnegie's recent public declaration that a man should give away his riches before he dies has set one of the enterprising newspapers to work trying to get opinions on this subject from other American millionaires. They did not to any great extent fight shy of it, and the result as set forth in print leads to the surprising conclusion that the American millionaire, as a rule, is actuated by a burning desire to give away all that he has, only he cannot find the proper channel of distribution.
Mr. John D. Rockefeller is credited with saying, "I do not believe that there is a man in this country today with a million dollars beyond his own personal and business needs who would not gladly give it to any object that he felt perfectly sure would help the community." This is a valuable piece of information, and while it does not present a very favorable picture of the community it nevertheless overturns some of our previous notions. It is specially fatal to that widely held opinion that the more money a man gets the more he wants. If Mr. Rockefeller is right, the more he gets the more he wants to give it away. Instead of the acquisition of gold, when it becomes the main object of life, making a man miserly it, on the contrary, broadens and deepens his generosity and liberality.
In fact, with this new light on the subject, we see that in order to learn how valuable money is to other people one must devote his life to snatching it for himself. It may certainly be set down as a fact that no man, but a millionaire is eaten up by a desire to give away all that he has. If Mr. Rockefeller expects the hard working and average American to swallow this "taffeta" at a gulp, he is very much mistaken. There are certain facts in human nature that are dead against his conclusion, and one is that if a man begins business with a particularly generous nature and a moderate knowledge of the amount of need there is in the world he will never become a millionaire. The question has been impertinently asked by the socialists, and it has never been satisfactorily answered, "Can a man in an ordinary lifetime make a hundred million dollars honestly and give an equivalent for it?"
It is not at all improper, in view of Mr. Rockefeller's statement, to answer that question to this extent: No man can make a hundred millions who begins with the proposition that he is willing to give all over and above his personal needs to the community. Once admit the statement and there would not be a millionaire in the land.
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| Former Cortland County Almshouse. |
COUNTY ALMSHOUSE.
Report of the Inspection of the State Board of Charities.
Superintendent of the Poor Mills G. Frisbie has just received from the state board of charities the following memorandum of the inspection of the Cortland county almshouse made upon March 8, 1899, by Cyrus Clark Lathrop, inspector of almshouses:
STATE OF NEW YORK, STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES.
Visited Cortland county almshouse 10 A. M. March 8, 1899. Received by Keeper I. J. Walker. Found the whole house in excellent state of order and cleanliness. Beds well made, linen clean, beds free from vermin. Three meals daily. Food well cooked and inmates appeared well contented.
1. I strongly urge indoor water closets, one for each sex. Needless exposure is entailed upon the inmates, 50 per cent of whom are over 70 years of age.
2. Steps should be taken to secure an adequate supply of water. There is practically no protection in event of fire and no water stored except in a tank in basement which holds a few barrels. This and indoor closets are urgent needs. The close proximity of the house, barn and some old buildings render protection from fire necessary.
Records well kept.
Census. Population—Males 28; females, 13; total, 41. Children under 2 years of age—female, 1 yr. 3 mos. Idiots—male, 2; female, 4; total, 6. Epileptics—male, 2. Persons over 70 years old—Male, 17; females, 5; total, 22. Average age, 67.
Nativity—Colored, 1; native, 30; Ireland, 4; Germany, 4; England, 2; Denmark 1.
(Signed) CYRUS CLARK LATHROP, Inspector of Almshouses, Dated March 8, 1899.
DEATH OF LEO HOWARD.
The Little Sufferer Finally Succumbed to the Lockjaw.
Leo Arthur, the 10 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Howard of Pendleton-st., who has been ill for a number of days with lockjaw, died at 10:45 o'clock last night. From the first attack he had been a very sick boy, though yesterday Dr. Sornberger was encouraged to think that the use of the anti-toxine might pull him through.
The accident which produced death occurred on July 4—the laceration of the left hand by a bit of wadding from a blank cartridge getting into it. As previously stated, the wound healed and nothing of a serious nature was anticipated. The first symptom of trouble was the stiffening of the jaws, but there was no pain and no increase of temperature. Then the muscles of the neck became rigid and the head was drawn back. Then came the pain, and the physician was called and the wadding removed. From the first Dr. Sornberger used hypodermic injections of carbolic acid, which was formerly considered the only help for this. Then anti-toxine was used, as stated yesterday. The manufacturers of this, H. K. Mulford & Co., say in their directions for its use that in cases where the pain develops prior to the eighth day it is always doubtful whether the anti-toxine will be effective, but it will usually work if the pain is delayed beyond the eighth day. In this case the pain begun on the seventh day, so that the physician was not sanguine of the result, but it was the last resort, and from the effect when first used he became hopeful.
Just before night, however, yesterday, the spasms became more frequent and kept increasing in frequency and violence till they came almost with every other breath, and almost up to the last the little fellow was conscious. His sufferings were terrible.
The funeral will be held from the home of his parents, 31 Pendleton-st., Sunday at 3 o'clock P. M. and will be private. Friends who desire to view the remains can have an opportunity to do so by calling at the house between 2 and 2:30 o'clock.
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| Henry T. Dana, M. D. |
Miss Freeman Slightly Better.
Miss Ella Freeman is very seriously ill at her home at Blodgett Mills, having suffered early in the week what was at first thought to be a bilious attack. It proved to be worse than that though and Thursday night Dr. Van Duyn of Syracuse performed an operation for adhesion of the bowels. All through yesterday she was in a very critical state. Dr. Higgins stayed down there all last night and all of this morning. During the forenoon a counsel of doctors was held, Drs. Hendrick, Dana and Reese being there in addition to Dr. Higgins. This afternoon she is a little easier and a little more hopes of her recovery are entertained.
SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. DANA.
Seized with Apoplexy and Died in Two and One-half Hours.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Dana, wife of Dr. Henry T. Dana, died at 20 minutes before 11 o'clock last night at their home, 28 North Main-st., from a shock of apoplexy which seized her at 8:10 o'clock in the evening and rendered her unconscious from which state she never rallied.
Mrs. Dana had been feeling as well as usual all day, and only a short time before the attack returned from a drive with her husband. Dr. Dana went immediately down to the meeting of the Knights Templar, and Mrs. Dana went into the kitchen and sat down conversing with the cook. While the latter was out at the back door she heard the sound as of a heavy fall on the floor in the kitchen. Returning at once, she found Mrs. Dana lying on the floor in an unconscious state. A messenger hastened to notify Dr. Dana, who in less than ten minutes was by his wife's side, accompanied by Drs. H. D. Hunt of Preble and W. H. Dwinelle of Tully, who were in attendance at the commandery meeting. Drs. E. A. Didama and C. D. VerNooy were also summoned. All possible efforts were made to restore life, but to no purpose, and Mrs. Dana breathed her last at 20 minutes before 11 o'clock, having remained unconscious all the time. It was a plain case of apoplexy.
Mrs. Dana was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Van Bergen of Tully, both of whom are now dead. Her married life extended over a period of thirty-five years, and she was 60 years of age. She has one surviving sister, Mrs. Mary Hall, of Onondaga Valley, widow of the late George W. Hall of the United States navy, and she also has two brothers, Abram H. Van Bergen of Tully and Peter Van Bergen of Scranton, Pa. Two daughters are left, Mrs. Charles E. Van Brocklin of Cortland and Mrs. George L Barnard of Syracuse.
Mrs. Dana was a woman who possessed many noble and admirable traits of character, was kind and sympathizing with all, was self sacrificing and forgetful of the faults of others. She was a faithful member of the Presbyterian church, and at the funeral services, which will be held from the house Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, her pastor Rev. John T. Stone will officiate, assisted by Rey. J. L. Robertson, D. D. Interment will be made in the Cortland Rural cemetery.
Expired Suddenly.
Daniel Delaney, who resided at 77 Homer-ave., died suddenly at his home shortly after 7 o'clock last evening from valvular disease of the heart, which had been troubling him for some days. Mr. Delaney was employed on the streets of the corporation, and had been so employed several years. He leaves a widow and one daughter. His age was 58 years. The funeral will be held from his home at 9 o'clock Monday morning and from St. Mary's church at 9:30. Interment in St. Mary's cemetery.
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| Ferdinand E. Smith. |
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT F. E. SMITH.
Advances Shown in Every Line—Average Attendance of 888 Each Day, an increase of Forty-three Over Last Year—Statistical Reports from Each School, Department and Teacher—Financial Report—The Outlook.
The following is the annual report of Superintendent F. E. Smith of the Cortland public schools. It is most gratifying in every respect in the facts set forth and it should be read by every resident of Cortland:
To the Board of Education of Union Free School District No 1, Cortland, N. Y.:
It gives me pleasure to transmit to you my third annual report:
GENERAL.
During the year 1,087 pupils were registered in the public schools of Cortland. This is a decrease of thirty-one from the number registered last year.
The total days' attendance for the year was 172,356. This is an increase over last year of 8,561 days. The average daily attendance for the year was 888 pupils per day. This is an increase of attendance of forty-three pupils per day over last year. The per cent [sic] of attendance on the total number of pupils registered during the year has increased from .756 last year to .817 this year. The per cent of attendance on the number of pupils actually registered from week to week has increased from .961 last year to .9625 this year.
These are most gratifying results. The fact that we registered a less number of pupils this year than last while showing a large increase in the attendance is due, in my opinion, to the general prosperity, which naturally checks the tendency to move from place to place in search of employment. Comparatively few families have withdrawn from Cortland during the year, taking children from our schools, while during the last half of the school year the number of families moving into town has been very noticeable. This constant body of pupils with which we have had to work during the year indicates a prosperous condition among our people. It is also very gratifying as well as complimentary to our teachers who appreciate promptness and regularity of attendance on the part of their pupils.
The following is a complete table as compiled from the register from each room in our public schools as to the number of boys and girls registered; total days' attendance and the percentage of attendance:
The following is a comparative table of the attendance for the past three years:
SCHOOL LIBRARY.
We have 1,362 volumes in our school library. We have classified a number of these books according to subjects and placed them in the schoolrooms with the reference books with a view of encouraging the pupils to investigate the different authorities in any subjects that they may be pursuing in their school work.
Our general library is open one hour every Monday and Friday of each school week to all of the teachers and pupils in the public schools.
Our reference books are open to the use of the pupils at all times during school hours. The pupils have drawn over 2,000 volumes from the library this year, as against 1,300 volumes last year,
We have also, a supplementary reading library of 400 volumes. These books are in use almost constantly in our reading classes and add a variety and interest to our work in reading.
We have adopted a plan this year of establishing a library suitable for pupils in the primary and intermediate grades at each of our school buildings. A teacher at each of the buildings is appointed as an assistant librarian and has charge of the books assigned to her building. The teachers report that their pupils take a great interest in these books and are eager for an opportunity to read them. We believe that the place to develop on the part of the pupil a taste for good literature is while they are in the grades. We think this plan will be of great assistance to our teachers and an inspiration to the pupils. This line of work will be continued an fast as the appropriation set aside for that purpose will permit.
REGENTS' EXAMINATION FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR OF 1898-9.
MUSIC AND DRAWING.
It has been a year since the music and drawing were separated into two departments with a teacher in charge of each department. We are very much pleased with the results. They are better than we had even dared to anticipate.
A new interest in both of these subjects his been manifest in all of our rooms during the year. The teachers have not been embarrassed for lack of time and their work has not been systematized. As a result, the pupils have been more responsive in these subjects. And this has aided their work in other studies.
We wish to commend particularly the nature and sketch work which Mrs. Bentley has placed upon the blackboard from time to time in the different rooms during the year. These have been elevating and inspiring to the pupils.
We regret that Miss Turner was taken from her work by sickness during the latter part of the school year. Miss Mabel C. Whitcomb did her work very acceptably.
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| Truant Officer James R. Birdlebough. |
TRUANT OFFICER.
We wish to commend the work of the truant officer. One hundred twenty-five truant children have been reported to him during the year. This also includes the reports received by him from the state Normal school. In every case the officer has either returned the truant pupil to school or reported the cause of the absence to the teacher, making the report and filed his written report of the same with the superintendent. Over 100 notices have been served by him upon parents simply notifying them that their child, or children, were absent from school without excuse.
Five different pupils have been taken by him before the police justice for truancy. Two have received suspended sentences to the Rochester Industrial school. Two truants were committed to a private school by the parents of the truant children. The records of attendance are given in the first part of this report. From advices which we have received from the department of public instruction we think these records are as good as any to be found in this state. We wish particularly to commend the work of our teachers along this line.
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT.
Superintendent Skinner advises me that we may continue our present course of study for another year in our academic department, and that our pupils will be admitted as heretofore at the Normal school upon their diplomas without examination! He also advises me that arrangements are being perfected whereby the pupils from approved schools will be given full credit for their work at the State Normal schools. We expect to start classes this fall in Second Latin and First German.
COURSE OF STUDY.
RESULTS.
We feel that our schools are making a steady advance along every line. Our teachers have been enthusiastic in their work and responded loyally to every new demand placed upon them. The professional spirit, I think, is growing among us. Jealousies and bickerings are not tolerated. The growing spirit of unity and of mutual helpfulness among us must necessarily result in great good to our schools. We think our teachers are alive to the increasing responsibilities of the public school teacher of today along the lines of scholastic attainments and culture. We are glad to report that our teachers as a body are not falling behind in this subject.
I think perhaps I would not be doing my teachers or myself justice if I did not take this opportunity to thank you, members of the board of education, for the loyal support you have given us and for your unselfish devotion to every interest of our public schools. You have responded to every new demand. We feel that with the newly equipped schoolrooms and building, with telephone connecting each of them and with the village service, and with a new kindergarten department for the little children that the success of the work for the coming year must rest with us and not with you.
I can see no reason why the work of the coming year should not be the most prosperous in the history of the Cortland public schools. F. E. SMITH, Superintendent.
Spiritualists at Freeville.
The Freeville camp of Spiritualists will open on July 29 by Rev. Moses Hull of Buffalo, and the lectures and services will continue for fifteen days.
A Peculiar Egg.
Mr. M. F. Cleary has found in his garden a host of peculiar little eggs about a quarter of an inch in length and drab in color which when resting in the sun jump up for an inch or two at frequent intervals. What the eggs are preparing to hatch into has not yet developed as they are entirely strange to him. He will watch them with interest to find out.
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| The Cortland Evening Standard had the wrong date in this issue. The correct date for this issue was July 14, 1899. CC ed. |
BREVITIES.
—New display advertisements to-day are—G. F. Beaudry, Bicycles, page 6.
—Fred Shapley has been appointed postmaster at Harford in place of Jno. C. Jones, resigned.
—A Morris man had fourteen sheep killed by lightning. They lay close beside a wire fence.
—There will be a meeting of the A. O. H. at their rooms Sunday at 3:30 P. M. Important business to transact.
—The union service to-morrow night will be in the First Methodist church and the sermon will be preached by Rev. W. J. Howell, pastor of the First Baptist church.
—The poles to which are fastened the electric fire alarms are being painted a bright red. They can be readily seen by a person in search of an alarm box.—Ithaca Journal. This would be a first-class idea for Cortland.
—A Kansas man has discovered that brandy can be made from wet elm sawdust, and a discouraged Prohibitionist asks what chance the good cause will have when a man can go forth with a rip saw and get drunk on a fence rail.—Hamilton Republican.
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