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Newspaper Page Text4 CbeHornragUffos Mcming News El. .'■nan. Ga. THURSDAY, MAKt ll :5. It>. Registered at the Postoffice in KarannaA The Mornixg News is published every day in the year, and is served to subscribers in the city at 51 00 a month, $5 00 for six months and $lO 00 for one year The Morning News, by mail , one month, $1 00; three months, $2 50: six months, $5 00; one Tear. $lO 00. The Morning News, by mai , six times a week (without Sunday issue , three months, $2 00; ■lx months, $4 00; one year, $1 00. The Morning News, Tri-Weekly, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, or Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays, three months, $1 25;six months, $8 50; one year, ;6 00. The Sunday News, by mail, one year, $2 00 The Weekly News, by mail, one year. $! 25. Subscriptions payable in advance. Ketnit by postal order, check or registered letter. Cur rency sent by mail at risk of senders. , Letters and telegrams should be addressed ‘"Morning N kws, ’ Savannah. Ga. Transient advertisements, other than special column, local or reading notioes, amusements and cheap or want column, 10 cents a line. Fourteen lines of agate type—equal to one Inch space in depth—le the standard of meas urement Contract rates and discount# made known on application at business office. ’ OIK .NEW 1 ORK OFFICE, Mr. J.J. Flynn, General Advertising Agent Cf the Morning News, office 23 Park Row, Mew York. AU advertising business outside ef the states of Georgia, Florida and 6outh Caro lina will be managed by him. ~The Morning News is on file at the following places, where Advertising Rates and other in formation regarding the paper can be obtained: NEW YORK CITY 3. H. Bites. 38 Park Row. G. P. Rowell & Cos., 10 Spruoe street. W. W. Sharp & Cos.. SI Park Row. Frank Kikrnas & Cos., 162 Broadway. Daucby <S Cos., 27 Park Place. 3. W. Thompson, 80 Park Kow. American nkwppapebPublisher's Association, Potter Building. PHILADELPHIA— V. W. Ayer & Son, Times Building. BOSTON— 8. it. Niles, 256 Washington street. Pkttkngill & Cos., 10 Slate streeu CHICAGO— Lord & Thomas, 45 Randolph street. CINCINNATI— Edwin Alden Company, 66 West Fourth street ST. LOUIS— Nelson Chksman & Cos., 1187 Pine street. ATLANTA— Morning News Bureau, Whitehall street, ST. AUGUSTINE— H. Marootte, St. Augustine. Fla. INDEX TO NEW ADVKMISKMKNTS. Meetings—Solomon's Lodge No. 1, F. and A. 31.; B. P. O. Elks; Exoelsior Loan and Savings Company; Hill Men; Savannah Castle No. 3. K. G. E. Special Notices—Notice to Water Takers; John G. Robertson, Special Insurance Agent; Notice of Dissolution, McNeill & Paxton; Cash Talks, Davis Music Company; Notice of Disso lution, I. D. Laßocbe & Son: Notice of Copart nership. I. D. & R. D. Laßocbe; Notice James M. Kreeger; Sale of Blooded Stock, John E. Dowling. Military Orders— Order No. £2, Georgia Hussars, Inman Line—New York, Queenstown and Liverpool. Legal Sale—United States Marshal's Sale. Bovs’ Suits—B. H. Levy & Bro. County Down Manufacturing Company— Falk Clothing Company, Agent. Circular No. 210—Railroad Commission of Georgia. Agency of County Down Manufacturing Company—The Falk Clothing Company. Steamship Schedule— Baltimore Steamship Company. Cheap Column Advertisements Help Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For Bale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous. So far there has been a great deal more ink than blood spilled in the Indianapolis street car riots. The strike of cloakmakcrs has ended. So has the strike of oloak-wearers, for anew one, until next fall. If the “silent quorum” can be legally counted, what is the matter with counting the “silent majority" on a pinch? Bismarck’s self-restraint during the past few months proves him to be as great as a man as be is as a soldier and a diplomat. There are ten postoffices in the United States named Wanamaker. If the govern ment got column rates for the “ad," It is ell right. If the troops cannot find Garza could they not bring back a piece of the chapar ral he is hiding in? Not necessarily for publication, but os evidence of good faith. Young Mrs. Blaine moans business. Ex papa-in-law must put up or shut up. Ten ' days’ grace is allowed, after which time, if he is obstinate, she will fix a bent pin for him. Gen. Neal Dow is repotted as getting quite discouraged at the outlook for pro hibition m Maine, notwithstanding Maine has been a prohibition state these ten years. President Harrison is gaining rapidly in the knowledge and practice of diplomacy. He has not stated positively how many ducks be killed on any day during his present vacation. The new style spring bats for men are peaked in the crown and broad in the rim— a kind of compromise between the style Rip Van Winkle wears in the picture book and a preserving kettle. The newest craft upon the sea of journal ism is the Urn, a monthly magazine pub lished m New York iu the interest of cremation. The current edition oontains a few ashes of thought. Secretary Husk will probably hear some thing drop when the President returns to VP as.iing ton. It has been raining nearly all the time since Gen. Harrison went duck ing to get rid of a cold. Senator Hill is amused at the story that be is soon to be married to Mrs. Manning, the widow of the late Secretary of the Treasury under the Cleveland administra tion. He is seeking the presidency, not a wife. William M. Johnson of Cohahulia,Mexico, says Garza is “simply an incident.” It is gratifying to know that be is even an entity. The opinion had begun to grow that Garza and Capt. Nemo were one and tbe same person. A patriotic observer in Massachusetts has descried the form and appearance of an American flag in one of the fragments into which the “sun spot” has separated. An imagination like that is worth money In the circus business. Senator Sherman has denied the rumor that he will retire from congress next win ter, and promises to give prompt notice of any such intention on his part. It is safo to say nobody will ever be oalled up in the middle of the night to receive the news. Where is the Evidence? In various parts cf this state and one or [ two other states the spectacle of men : tumbling over each other, as it were, in j their haste to make it known that they favor the nomination of Senator Hill is presented, i Asa general thing they are men who are 1 influenced in their conrse in politics more by the desire of being on the winning side than by anything else. They thiDk that Senator Hill is going to get the nomination, and, although a mouth ago or less they may have been among the most ardent admirers of Mr. Cleveland, they are now shooting themselves hoarse tor Senator Hill, and they are disposed to condemn everybody who doesn’t do the same thing. The only reason they have for thinking Senator Hill will get the nomination is that he has the New York delegation. In no other state, however, is there an uprising of the democratic masses demanding that Sen ator Hill shall be made the party’s standard bearer. It is true that in Atlanta the friends of Senator Hill are trying to make It appear that he is the cboioe of the democrats of this state, but they are meeting with only indifferent success. Not withstanding the extraordinary efforte that have been made in bis behalf In that city, it Is oertaln that if a primary were held there he would not poll a third of its votes. And if anybody thinks that the farmers of this state are going to pull cff their ooate and do yeomen's service for Senator Hill they are greatly mistaken. Those of them who favor the free coinage of silver may net desire the nomination of Mr. Cleveland, but they know that Senator Hill is Dot in favor of the free Coinage of silver, and the reason, therefore, that leads them to oppose Mr. Cleveland would prevent them from supporting Sena tor HilL It is true that some of Senator Hill’s friends claim that he would declare himself In favor of the tree coinage of sil ver if he dared, but they are not in a posi tion to know whether be would or not. He has attempted three or four times recently to define his position on the silver question and has not succeeded. If Senator Hill should be nominated the Democratic party could not make an aggressive campaign. One of the ablest of the tariff reform leaders only recently raised the question whether he was in harmony with his party on the tariff question and, as already stated, be does not seem to know what bis position on the silver question is. It is because bis prominence ns a leader is based upon bis success ns a political manager rather than upon any ability be has shown in sustain ing the principles of his party that there is so little eutbusiasm for him among the democratic masses outside of New York. And it does not look as if he were going te arouse any considerable amount of enthu siasm throughout the country. He has not yet made any impression upon the west, and the only enthusiasm shown for him in the south is machine made. There Is no sign of any suoh regard for him as there was for Mr. Cleveland before he wrote his anti-free silver coinage letter. In neither the south nor the west will Benator Hill got any sup port except that secured for him by those who think because he has New York he is going to get the nomination. It would be well, therefore, for those who really think Senator Hill is not the candidate the Demo cratic party should nominate, not to be led into assisting in securing bis nomination by the noisy demonstrations of bis adherents, lie may be the nominee, but the evidence that he will be is wanting. Fast Mall Service. Tbe trade bodies of all the South At lantic coast citieß have passed resolutions declaring that a discontinuance of tbe fast mail service would be very hurtful to the business interest* of their respective cities. They have done about all they can to Influence the Postmaster General to recommend au appropriation for the continuance of the fast mail service. If he will give their representations proi>er consideration there 1b no doubt that he will reach the conclusion that if ho should carry out his proposed policy with respect to fast mails he would place a serious obstacle in the way of the progress of this part of the BOUth. The business men of New England who have business interests here understand that the withdrawal of the fast mail service from Boston to Tampa would be quite a severe blow to the prosnerity of this section. The Springfield (Mass.) Republican, speaking of the matter, says: “If half that these southern merchants say of the value of this mail servioe to them be true.it ought to be of sufficient Importance to northern business men to prompt them to join in the protest against its dis continuance. The trouble seems to be either a lack of money or an economical streak on the part of the post office depart ment. If the former, congress should rem edy the difficulty; if the latter, Mr. VFana maker’s economy should take anew direc tion. It is poor economy to hinder the busi ness interests of any section by reducing its means of communication with the business centers of tbe country.” It certainly is poor economy to force business men who have become accustomed to fast mails to go baok to slow mails. The Postmaster General would not think of try ing to foroe northern cities to accept a mail service several hours slower than the serv ice they now have, and it is difficult to understand why he desires to discriminate against southern cities. A woman who claims to be the mother of James Whitcomb Riley, the “Hoosier poet,” discovered him in Kansas City the other day. Riley used his best endeavors to show her that his pedigree was registered, but she would not believe, and bed to be led away by an officer. Now, if some mother will “discover” her long-lost son George W. Cable, and lead him off tbe stage by the ear, the lecture-going public will vote her profound thanks. The epidemio of typhus fever continues virulent in New York. Thirteen new cases were discovered Monday, nine of which were in one house. Reports from Pennsyl vania show that the disease has appeared in Wilkesbarre, where Russian immigrants have recently arrived. Wherever the disease bas made its appearance, the authorities are fighting hard to extirpate it. if young Mrs. Blaine had only affixed that historic postscript, “Burn this letter,” to her billet doux, she might have been spared the necessity of "roasting" the Sec retary of State in case he declines to roast himself. Young Mrs. Blaine should begin her pre parations for going oil tbe stage at once. Such" “ads.” do not come twice in a life time. THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1892. The Congressional Funeral. The congressional funeral has become one of the most unsightly skeletons in the con gressional closet. The custom of a commit tee of members of congress attending the funeral servioes of a deceased senator or representative and the payment of the ex penses from the public treasury is an old one. When institute-1 it was intruded as a mark of respect to the memory of the dead legislator, and nominally has the same sig nificance to-day. But the "whirligig of time” (for the want of something more definite upon which to lay the blame,) has brought it about that the memory of a dead congressman is more honored in the breach of the congress.oaal funeral custom than in its observance. Extravagances of various kinds have dis graced the usage, and the tendency of the official mourners is too often toward mat ing a holiday junket of a trip tuat would properly be attended by the most decorous solemnity. Not very long ago, after a con gressional funeral trip across the continent, it was noted in the daily press that an extra car was needed to bring back to Washing ton the wine bottles emptied on the journey. These empty bottles were required as vouchers for the bill of funeral expenses that was to be paid out of the public funds. Not only do the members assigned to do the official mourning for congress pervert the privilege, but tradesmen are wont to look upon the official funeral as an occasion for levying enormous profits on whatever they may be oaliod upon to furnish. An example of this is now before the House committee on accounts, in the expense account rendered for the funeral of the late Congressman Houk of Tennessee. In this bill the undertaker’s charge for a coffin (more euphoniously oalled “casket” In the bill), is $1,201), with an item of S2OO for * ‘extra trimmings. ” And this despite the fact that the finest burial cases sold to Individuals rarely ever cost above $350, while the majority of very rich men are buried in coffins costing less than S3OO. Besides this extraordinary casket charge, the bill contains items of s3l for photographs and sl6 for a stenographer. What oould have been the use of a short hand writer at a funeral is not known, unless it was desired to preserve the funeral ser mon, and nobody hss ever heard of suoh sermon being included in the records of congress. Nor can It be conjectured what part in the preservation of the memory of Judge Houk those photographs played. The mourners may have conceived the idea of being photographed in a group about the grave with the purpose of laying copies of the picture on the desks of the members who did not attend, as evidence that they had carried out the will of the msjoritv in good faith, and for the further purpose of oonvinoing the dlsburser of the funeral fund that the funeral called for in the under taker’s bill had actually taken place. For both Items congress should refuse to pay. [(Reform in the congressional funeral is sadly needed. And while the daring spirit who will propose the reform is about it, he would do well to suggest some plan of re trenchment in the matter of eulogies upon deceased members. They are altogether too expensive in the matter of time, and in con gress, as elsewhere, time is money. Not that objection is made to paying a fitting tribute where it Is deserved, but there is no reason why a large percentage of the time of each congress should bo taken up in eulo. gistio speeches upon men whose only shadow of prominence consists in having occupied a seat in congress, without having done anything while in that seat for the good of their country. The Bering Sea Controversy. The announcement that the Bering sea difficulty is in a fair way of being settled will cause very general satisfaction. There is a pretty general impression that it would have been settled long ago had it not been for a desire to protect certain private in terests. A treaty giving an international commission jurisdiction of the whole sub ject has been signed, and it is believed that it will be ratified by the Senate. It is understood that the commission will be composed of seven members. Two will represent this oountry, two Great Britain and the remaining three will be appointed by Sweden, Italy and France. The com mission will meet in Paris. This Bering sea matter has been dragging along until the country is tired of it. The newspapers have printed columns of cor respondence bearing upon it, but it is doubtful if the general public takes much interest in It. Whatever the result of the deliberations of tbe commission may be it is not proba ble that suoh protection will be thrown around the seal fisheries that the seals will not, in a comparatively few years, be ex terminated just as the buffaloes of the west ern plains have been. It will not be possis ble to wholly restrain the poachers or keep within bounds the greed of the companies that have a right to take the seals. It is only a question of time when there will be no seals in Bering sea. Bridgeport, Conn., boasts the star sensa tional preacher. On his way to church last Sunday morning ho entered a barroom and bought a bottlo of beer. This he took to the church, and during his sermon it stood beside the Bible in plain view of the large congregation. The sermon was, of course, a sweeping denunciation of the police force and the oity government gen erally, and he had tne bottle of beer there as ocular proof that the lows were not en forced. Some day a preacher may be con strained to crawl through a sewer to provo that it is filthy. It is said that Gen. Edward McCrsdy, Jr., of Charleston, will be a candidate for gov ernor of South Carolina against Gov. Till man. If he enters the lists he will moke a strong fight. Gen. McCrady may truth, fully be called the father of ballot reform in this country, as he snggested and ad vocated in the legislature of South Carolina a remcdeling of the elec lion laws on plans that have since been adopted in an amended form in New York and other states as well as his own. The “third” party is said to have decided upon Judge W. Q. Gresham as its candi date. Will Judge Gresham, or somebody else, please decide which, and what and where is the “third” party? There are some eighteen or twenty of them in the field, and "third” party nominations are very oonfusing. An Indiana maa has discovered a process, so be says, by which illuminating gas can be solidified. The progressive Indiana journalist may now bur light os he buys thoughts for bis editorial column—lu chunks—and saw it up to fit tbe exigencies of tbe occasion. PERSONAL. Minister Egan is now taking a vacation at Coronet. The late John B. Gough's books will be sold at auction in Boston on March 22. Col Olcott has resigned his position as president e-neral of the Theosophical Society on account of old age and impaired health. The new United States district judge for Western Pennsylvania, Joseph Buffinton. took the oath of office in Pittsburg last Saturday. Ex-Gov. William Gaston of Massachusetts fell downstairs last Friday and injured his side and one arm so as to be incapacitated for busi ness. G. P A. Healy. the American artist, and his wife and daughters have arrived In New York from Paris. Mr, Healy will shortly go to his home in Chicago. Chief Justice Comeg vs of Dels ware Is dangerously ill at his residence in Dover, and bis recovery is considered improbable. He is afflicted with dropsy. In his recent wedding in London Lord Aling ton laid unnecessary stress upon the difference between bis own and his bride’s ages by having two of his granddaughters serve as brides maids. Mrk. Taylob of Little Washington. Pa , la known as the oil queen lecause she has accu mulated a fortune of $3,000,000 by personal in vestments in the Ritchie county/West Virginia) helds. Alfred Lytton, nephew by marriage of Mr. Gladstone, is engaged to marry Misa Balfour, sister of Arthur Balfour, father of the Irish local government bill. She is a niece to the Marquis of Salisbury. Prince Geohge of Wales bas a much smaller head than his father; and a London paper sug gests the probability of the crown being reduced In size when it is passed along to the son of the present heir-apparent. The law library of the late Associate Justice Joseph P. Bradley of the United States supreme court, consisting of about 5,000 volumes. Is shortly to be acquired by the Prudential Insur ance Company of Newark, N. J. The text book from which the Emperor of China is learning his first lessons in English is a "first reader," published by an American house and copiously illustrated with colored pictures. It was sent over with gome others. Mas. Spurgeon Is not strong enough to travel to England, and will remain at Mentone for one or two weeks. She has received manv telegrams from all parts the world expressing condo lence, among them a message from the Prince and Princess of Wales. Coi. Thomas Wentworth Higginson lectured the other evening on the advantages of the literary profession, which he held to be not so much financial as intellectual, and heexpressed doubt whether any author in this country aver aged SIO,OOO a year for ten years. Sir James Bacon, since the death of A dmira Sir Prove Wallis, is, at the age of 94, the old est of the titled classes in England. The oldest baronet is Rev. Sir John Warren Hayes, who Is 92, and Admiral Sir Lewis Tobias Jones, the eldest Knight of the Bath, is also 92. Rev. Dr. Paxton says that Jay Gould told him that after many years’ deliberation he had become convinced that the Presbyterian church was the best and truest religious organization in the country, and that its work of church ex tension was the most hopeful for humanity. Dr. Dawson Burns, the English physician who annually promulgates a letter on drink consumption in Great Britain, says the yearly expenditures per head of that population, count ing children, is 70 shillings, and that figures show a growth in the drink habit, but at a slower rate than formerly. One of the last of the British Burvivors of the war of 1812 was Commander Ramsey, who died recently at Redhill, England. He was present at the destruction of Barney’s flotilla on the River Patuxent, in the Kegulua, of which ship his father was captain. Commander Ramsey was employed in the coast guard service for more than thirty years. BRIGHT BITS. "Dm your lawyer speak freely on the sub ject?” “What do you take him for? He spoke for $lB 75. ” —Brooklyn F.agle. Jake—Cora, I have always been mashed on you. Cora—Jake, dear, that accounts for your be ing such a flat—A'eio For* Herald. Bjonks—They say that genius is allied to madness. Bjonks—Yes, but you needn’t worry. You are perfectly sane —Somerville Journal. He—l think Miss Estabrook has exquisite taste in dress; don’t you? She —Yes, indeed, she has. Poor child I What would she ever do without it '—Somerville Jour nal. Ethel—What is there about this conservatory, that you like so well, George? George—lts surroundings are so lovely, dear est, he sighed, as he gathered her in —iVeto Yoik Herald. Bunker—How did you come to leave your wife iu Paris? Hill—Shecoulln’t makeup her mind whether she wanted a yard or a yard and a half, and I got tired waiting.— Cloak Review. Trivvet—Do you think Queen Victoria will abdicate in favor of the Prince of Wales? Dioer—No, indeed. She’ll rule till she dies. Trivvet—Then it will be another instance of the ruling passion strong in death.—Judge. In the taste of Chicago and Boston, A mighty wide gulf intervenes; Though one of them furnishes pork. And the other one furnishes beans. —Puck. Revivalist—Have you made up your mind to throw off the old man? De Sis—Well, no; the governor and I had several scraps, but as long os he supports mo I'll stick to him with both feet.— Brooklyn Eagle. Benzine Bill (the horse thief)—Salivatin Army, 'er ye? Wal, ye needn’t mind readin’ yer warrant. I hain’t been standin’ off sheriffs and Injun police, detectives and reg’lars, for seven year to be corraled by no Amazons; ex cuse ine I— Judge. First Boy (threateningly)—Just wait till I ketch yer arter school. Second Boy (advancing defiantly)—Why don’t ye take me now ? First Boy ( backing off)—Me mind is on me les sons now.—Good Ae cs. Editor Illustrated Paper—Did you succeed in getting a map sU. t at Mrs. Cleveland. Camera Fiend— Yes, but I couldn't get the baby. Editor—Never mind about that. ADy baby will do.—Vem York Weekly. Operatic Manager—l can’t afford to pay you over sl7 a week and expenses, and you must permit me to announce you as receiving SI,OOO a night. Madame Hiehnote—Make it S2O, and you may announce me at $2,000 a night.— Puck. Howson—l want to change this diary that I bought on New Year's day. The first ten pages of it are good, but the rest cannot bo written on. Stationer—The diary is made that way pur posely. In ten days you won't want to write in it. so we give you your money’s worth in shav ing paper.— Life. “What progress are you making with Miss Sweete?” "So perceptible progress as yet, butl hope for a favorable change in a day or two," ‘•lndeed? On what, grounds?” “Her mother has been warning her against me.”—Hew York Frees. CURRENT COMMENT. What Legislation Cannot Do. Prom the Boston Courier (Rep. ). It Is a mistake to suppose that a government can legislato monoy into one's pocket without legislating it out of the pocket of somebody else. The Delays of Congress. Prom the Philadelphia Times (Dem.). Congress taking over two months to begin work recalls the Dutchman who ran two miles in order to get a good start for jumping a 6-foot ditch. • Congressman Watson’s Record. From the Columbus ((fa.) Enquirer-Sun (Dem.). Tommie Watson, so far as we can discover his movements in congress, is not spoiling his rec ord. He is beginning to vote with the repub licans on strict parly questions. Judge Woods. FYom the Louisville Courier-Journal (Bern.). Putting Judge Woods on the supreme bench will not purify him. He will doubtlex be care ful, however, in future cases, uot to deliver a first opinion before he hears from the admin istration. Tewflk as Haroun Alraschld. The khedlve, oddly enough for an oriental, did not smoke, with the result that the palace cigarettes—invariably handed round with coffee —were notoriously the worst in Cairo, and ex cept in the case of absolute strangers, it was ludicrous to see how tobacco was avoided in his presence, says blackwo .d's ifauazme He al ways carried a cigarette case, however, and de- Ug nted lu offering it and little presets of mot ey to the English sentries placed on guard round his palace when first Cairo was occupied by British troops. Beloved to tell stories of his erieriences with these guards An early riser, he was in the habit of either beginning his reading of official reports or walk ing in his garden in the cool sunrise hour. Or:e morning returning to the palace from a walk In toe gardens of Ghizircb. he was stopped by a sentry. "Yer can’t go in ’ere, yer know.” said the man of war, with the Briton's amiable con tempt for the fat little ‘‘furiner ” “But I belong to the palace,” faltered the khedlve, delighted. ‘•O, do yer* Got a good placef” • Very good.” said Tewflk, diffidently. "Ah, yer look like it. Bustin' times, I sup pose. Nothing to do and plenty to eat I wouldn’t mind serving your master. Would he stand G shillings a day* Wbat sort of feller Is he?” And then, alas! the sergeant coming round recognized and saluted the khedlve. to the vast dfsoomfort of Thomas Atkins and to the chagrin of his highness, who would fain have heard more about himself, and who probably had never received a more sincere oiler of service. It Was Chocolate. A tin box a foot square frightened about a dozen people in Mra. Emily C. Watson's house, 17 East Seventy second street, yesterday, says the New York Tribune. It was lying on the re frigerator in the hallway and how it got there nobody knew. Mra. Watson believed tnat the box contained dynamite Policeman Richard Meany of the Sixty-seventh street station was summoned. He picked the box up gingerly and took it to the police station. •‘What have you got there?” asked Sergt. Wallace. "Dynamite, I beliave,” said the officer. The sergeant suggested that the box be placed In the storeroom. Doorman Ferguson objected to this. He argued that Capt. Gunner’s room was directly over the storeroom, and he didn't want to be held responsible for any aec.dents. Sergt Wallace then took a good look at the box. It was of heavy tin and weighed aboul five pounds The sergeant took a knife and carefully opene 1 one side. The box was found to contain choco late It took and hour and ten minutes to make the opening. While the sergeant was viewing the chocolate that had frightened the whole houseful of peo ple a woman dressed in black entered the police station. She said that she was Mrs. Waldo Hutchins, and that the box belonged to her. She returned from Europe a few days ago and brought the box of chocolate along for her friend. Mrs. Watson. Finding no one to receive her when she called, and being in a hurry, she placed the box on the refrigerator. Mercenary Motives. "Two or three days ago,” remarked Dr. T. Hamilton Burch in the course of a talk with a New York Commercial Advertiser man, "I re ceived a hurry calf to a particularly swell Madi- Bon avenue mansion. The menddnger assured me that it was a matter of life and death and that my immediate presence was needed to avoid the latter, so jumping into a cal) I flew to the aid of the unknown sufferer. Arriving at the house I was rushed up to a room whioh con tained half a dozen people gathered about a oouch, on which lay a small boy with protruding eyes and a purplish countenance. X was informed that the young man had acci dentally swallowed a penny, which obsti nately insisted upon sticking squarely In his throat. I hastily unpacked the necessary instru roents, and started in to recapture the coin. While every one present exhibited the most in tense interest in the operation, the solicitude of Uie victim's younger brother was affecting to a degree. With an expression of serious appre hension and in a voice trembling with grief he plied me with questions upon the possible out come of the accident. I answered him with words of encouragement, and finally, amid a general sigh of relief, drew forth the obnoxious copper. There,’ I exclaimed, patting the younger brother on the shoulder. ‘ vre ve got it at last.” ‘l’m so glad,’ he responded, with a ■mile. 'lt was my cent.’ ” "English as She Is Writ.” The following Interesting specimen of "En glish as she is writ, ” appears in a small sheet called El Teatro, published in Lima on Jan. 10, says the Chilean Times of Jan. 13, and is in tended as a critique on the performance, in the Politeama theater, in that city, of the "Mikado’’ by the Cleary company: “The execution of the opera was perfectly good. “All the artists were correct and in proper caracter. "The chorus with exactitude in hU monve ments and In correct (one. “The danse was very elegant and splendid. “The escenic sigth splendid and the robes with a great luxe. "The orchest with preeition and modulated “The public left the theater with great com'- platsanse. "The opera company left Lima leaving here very good memories; we hoppe to that com pany and to his director Mr. Cleary, a happy voyage with good fortune.” Gov. Russell’s Little Slip. Gov. Russell made a little slip of the tongue in his speech before the Southern Society of New York, says the Boston Herald , but he re covered himself handsomely. He meant to speak of ’the party for which he gladly fought,’’ but he slipped and said "gallantly fought.” There was a shout of laughter, not derisive, but applauding. “I gladly fought,’’ said Gov. Rnssell, smiling and correcting himself. ‘'Gallantly, gallantly,” sounded from every part of tde room. "Gladly fought,” he continued, “through de feat to victory.” "But the gallantry.” happily added the gov ernor, "was upon the part of the democrats of Massachusetts, who, starting in a minority of 40,000, finally redeemed the great republican stronghold and carried the state twice in suc cession,” Then they applauded him again. Friendship From the Jeicish Messenger. What is friendship? I will tell youi Eves that weep for others’ wrongs, Shoulders bearing others’ burdens, Lips repeating others' songs. Friendship is a chain, embracing Rich and poor, aud young and old; Even the beggar child may fondly Touch in awe its lints of gold. Friendship is the heart's devotion. By warm, loving acts confess'd, Thinking trials only pleasures, If they give a loved one rest. Friendship is a sweet compassion. When brave courage is unman'd, Asking naught, nut trusting fully. Quick to soothe and understand. According to La Practician man, from a chemical point of view Is composed of thirteen element*, of which five are (rases and eight solids. If we consider the chemical composi tion of a man of the average of 154 pounds we find that he is largely composed of oxygen, which is in a state of extreme compression -in fact, a man weighing 164 pounds has 97 pounds of compressed oxygen in his makeup. The volume of this at an ordinary temjierature If freed, would exceed 80 cubic feet. The weight of the hydrogen is only 15 pounds, but were this in a free state, at a temperature of 78°, it would occupy a space equal to 2,800 cubic feet. The other three gases are: Nitrogen, nearly 4 pounds chlorine, about 25 ounces; and fluorine 3U ounces. Of the solids carbon stands at the head of the metalloids, there being about 31 pounds Next comes phosphorous, 26 ounces, and sul phur 3 ounces. The most abundant metal is calcium, more than 3 pounds; next potassium 2 ounces; common salt. 2 ounces, and iron i ounce. The various combinations which the chemist can form of these metals and metal loids are almost Innumerable. baking fowbek. Used in Millions of Homes— 40 Years the Standard FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Constant Complaint. The sale of cheap and infe rior goods is the cause of constant complaint, and cre ates a great many dissatis fied customers. Merchants would prefer to handle the best articles if their custom ers were willing to pay for them. It is contrary to com mon sense to expect genuine goods at inferior prices. If customers want Dr. Price’s Delicious Flavoring Extracts they can obtain them of any responsible grocer. The cost is greater but the results obtained and the satisfaction gained more than compen sates for the extra expense in' ouying them. ITEMS OF INTEREST. According to foreign papers, the Queen of England receives £385,000 annually from the British treasury; the Empress Fftderick of Germany, her oldest daughter, £8.000; the Prince of Wales, 40,000; the Princess of Wales. 10,000; the Duke of Edin burgh, 25,000; the Princess of Christian. 6,001; Princess Louise, the Marchioness of I,c.rue, 6.000; the Duke of Connaught, 25.000: the Duch ess of Albany, 0,000; the Princess Henry of Bat tenberg. 6,000 the children of the Prince of Wales, 36,000; the Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, of the Cambridge line. 3,000; the Duke of Cambridge, 12,000, and the Princess of Teck, 5,000. A Finn in Birmingham, England, is manu facturing an ingenious device for indicating the existence of a fire or for regulating the heat in the preparation of food and drink. The fire alarm consists of a series of very sensitive dia phragms which are connected with an electric battery in such a way that, as soon as the tem perature of an apartment in which the appli ance is fixed reaches a predetermined point, an electric bell is set ringing and continues to ring for some hours if necessary, until a reduction of the temperature is effected. The instrument is capable of very nice adjustment, and on the occasion of a recent trial it is stated that the bell was caused to ring by breathing upon the diaphragms. Tnz Toeller Physical Optical Institute of Munich has under construction an enormous mlc-oscops for exhibition at Chicago in 1893. It will magnify to 18 000 diameters, or, as or dinarily fitted, to 11,000 diameters. An electric light of 11,000 candle power is to be used for illuminating the Image, which is to bo projected on a screen. As the heat from this powerful light would derahge the focus by expansion of the metal an ingenious device is used to cool the metal. This is a small copper cylinder filled with liquid carbonic acid, connected with the microscope in such a manner that an electric regulator automatically opens a valve and al lows a drop of acid to escape in a spray on the metal to be cooled; the liquid immediately evaporates and produces Intense cold. The whole cost of the instrument is said to Da nearly SIO,OOO. The Prince of Monaco had upward of 1,670 large bottles. Incased in a thin copper cover ing, thrown into the sea at different points of the ocean between Europe and America, and of these 226 have been returned to him by the gov ernments of the various countries to the shores of which they had drifted, and their progress has been noted with sufficient accuracy to lead to the conviction that the movement of tile upper part of the water is circular, the center being to tbe west of the Azores. The tide of the Atlantic thus descends the coast of Africa, and, running in a westerly direction, flows on toward Bermuda, and then turns eastward. The speed at which the bottles traveled is estimated at an average of four miles in twenty-four hours, tnough at some points they attained a rate of six miles It was in the western half of the circle thus described that the rapidity was greatest. One butle bad drilled about for up ■ward of five years. A CORKESPONDXNT of the London Times at Madras writes that Lewis Rice, director of Archeology in Mysore, who recently undertook to survey the Chitaldroog district, reporls a most Important discovery of edicts of Asoka, inscribed on immense bowlders in the same an cient characters and the same Pali or Prakrit language as have already been met with in the case of similar records discovered in Northern India. None of these edicts has hitherto been found south of Ouzerat and Gan jam, and hence tbe importance of the present discovery It is known that after the third Buddhist council, held in the eighteenth year of Asoka’s reign, missionaries were sent to Banavasi and Mahis hamandala, which latter, from its connection and name, may be identified with Mysore. The principal inscription now found consists of thirteen lines, covering a space of feet. The words "devanam'' and “piye” cap be read at the end of the first and eighth lines, and “jambu dipa” toward the end of the third line. The application recently made to council by the Pneumatic Power Company of Philadelphia, says the Record of that city, for permission to lay pipes on Ridge avenuo and other streets Will result, if granted, in ushering into the city anew competitor to rival steam in the supply of power. The new force may be used, it is claimed, not only for street railways, but for the running of stationary engiues, elevators, and everytnlng else requiring power The Pn-u matic Power Company and the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, which has recently se cured control of the Ridge Avenue passenger railway, are allied corporations, controlled by the same people and their Interests are identi cal. Tne one is incorporated for the pumose of supplying power in the form of compressed air. the other for rapid transit on Ridge avenue. The system lias been in successful operation in the city of Paris for a period of four years, and in 1 hat time the capacity has increased from 120 horse-power to 16,200 horse power. While com pressed air has been used in iniuing and tunnel ing for many years, its commercial value for use in cities had not been recognized until the establishment and successful operation of the enormous plants in Paris, and Birmingham England. Compressed air. it is claimed, beats all its competitors in general power distribution, not only by its economy and convenience, but by the extent and variety of uses to which the laid-on power may be applied, such as driving ordinary rotative steam engines, steam ham mers. pile drivers and other direct acting engines, domestic motors, elevators, ventilating or exhausting supplying air to furnaces, im proving draught of chi i! neys, refrigerating by expansion of compressed air after performance of work, elevation and transpo. t of grain, eto., working warehouse hoists, ejecting water for extinguishing fires by direct pressure all without the intervening of machinery, and many other uses. With the great range and variety of applications, the compressed air sys tem. its projectors claim, holds out a far better prospect of success than any of the other sys terns. 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