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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 1394.
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York City. C. S. Faulaner, Manager.
THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
SIXTEEJMPAGES
LNDtX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Meetings— Citizens' Sanitary Association;
Musical Fund Committee.
Special Notices— Perfumed Soap for the
Laundry, Sea Foam Soap. J. H. H. Entelman;
Fascinating Le Pantos. E. L. Mastick;
French Flowers. Etc., at Bon Marche;
Special Notice. Appel & Schaul; Office Desk.
Chairs. Bicycles. Etc., For Sale; Special
Notice as to Sole Agency for Youman s Hats,
Gardner & Einstein: If It Rains Your Roof
May Leak, E. C. Pacetti; Will Cure You, The
Hage.v Institute; Money to Loan, Title
Guarantee Company; Use the Best. M. J.
Lehwald & Cos.; City Lots, Title Guarantee
Company; Croquet Sets, J. Gardner; Savan
nah Confectionery Depot, Paul Conida, Pro
prietor; Some Specialties in Stock of Butler
& Morrissey. C. F. Law, Receiver; Fashion
able Millinery, Misses Speilman & O lirlen;
Why, Yes, H. H. Cohen
Amusement-- lhe Natali Grand Opera
Company at the Theater. Feb. 28.
Twenty-Five per Cent Discount—b. H.
Levy & Bro.
Great Bargains This Week—At Eck
atein s.
As Usual on The Watch—Leopold Ad
ler.
Follow The View— B H. Levy & Bro.
Dinner And Tea Sets—James Douglass,
California Fruits, Etc.— James Mc-
Grath,
Special Drives For This Week—Bon
Marche.
We are Always The First—Crohan &
Doom-r.
The Balance or Our Stock or Shoes—
Byck Bros.
At Last—Meyer & Walsh.
Custom Makes Law, Etc—At Wakefield's.
The Formal Opening— Appel & Schaul.
Financial—Fisher & Cos., Bankers and
Brokers New York.
Insurance—The Washington Life Insur
ance Company of New York.
Removal Sale— Gutman s.
"Mothers’ Friend"— Lindsay & Morgan.
On Earth Again -L. & B. s. M. H.
To-morrow Foyo & Morrison.
Railroad Schedule— Citizens' Sanita’ry
Association.
Auction Sales—Household Furniture. C.
H. Dorsett.
Housekeepers-James S. Silva.
This is an Excellent Time—Falk Cloth
lng Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements—Help
Wanted; Employment Wantel: For Rent;
For Sale; Lost: Personal; Miscellaneous.
The news that Nicaragua has succeeded
in thrashing Honduras reminds us that
they have been lighting, sure enough.
The signs of spring are beginning to put
in an appearance. Yesterday was about
as disagreeable and sloppy a day as could
well be imagined.
“The revenues of the chapter of York
(England) are so reduced that each canon
attached to the cathedral (there are
twenty canons) h as had his salary cut down
from $3,800 to $2,000 a year.” Are
the democratic administration and the
Wilson bill responsible for these hard
times and the consequent reduction of
wages? And if not, why not?
The news that the Tybee railroad will
positively be rebuilt In time for the open
ing of the season will be received with
rejoicing by the people of this city. It is
really the only seaside resort that Geor
gians have, where everybody is welcome.
There is no exclusiveness about Tybee.
It is to be hoped that the municipality of
Tybee will not enact any more blue laws
to gratify people who seldom or ever put
their feet on its sea girt shores.
Miss Lay, aged 38, of Carlisle, Pa.. Is
suing Mr. Jackson, aged 00, of the same
town, for damages in the sum of s.'>,ooo.
Ten years ago, when Miss Lay's chances
of drawing a prize in the matriomnal lot
tery were a good deal better than they
are now, the old man Jackson came a
courting her. And he kept coming until
a short while ago, when he informed the
expectant lady that he could not marry
her because his children objected. Miss
Lay thinks she ought to have at least
$5OO a year for sitting up to the old man
so faithfully: and it really appears that
she is moderate in her demand.
The Salvation Army people in Chicago
are hat ing lots of fun. A week or so ago
they organized a mock court and tried and
convicted Satan of all kinds of deviltry,
notwithstanding Col. lngersoll was sum
moned in behalf of the defense. And
now Satan, through counsel, has sued for
damages, alleging that his reputation lias
be<n injured to the extent of *75,000 by
the Salvation Army's action against him.
The ease will be called at 8 o'clock this
evening, before the Supreme Court of
Common Sense, at tlie West Madison
street barracks, t hicago. : utun lias do
munded a jury, aud will be represented
by “eminent counsel " it is pretty safe
to ; ay that tin* vt i lict will la? lor the do
tense.
Where the Money Goes.
The populists and a great many demo
crats and republicans are demanding a
great increase in the volume of the cur
rency, for the reason that there is com
paratively little money in circulation in
most of the states, particularly among
the farmers. The per capita circulation
is now about $24, and it is greater than at
any previous time in the history of the
country. Some of the inflationists in con
gress think it should be $5O |>er capita,
though the most of those who favor an in
crease in the volume of the currency say
they would be satisfied with $3O per
capita.
But would the parts of the country that
are now lomplaining of a scarcity of cur
rency have any more of it if the volume
of it were doubled ? That is a question
to which the inflationists do not appear
to have given any attention.
There is a great deal more money in the
country now than there is any demand
for. The banks of New York have about
$100,000,000 above their legal reserves for
which they can find no profitable use.
Money in that city is dirt cheap. The
banks of nearly all the other cities have
more money than they know what to do
with. There is. therefore, no scarcity of
money. That being the case, there is no
good reason why the volume of the cur
rency should be increased.
But the inflationists say that although
there is plenty of money, it is all in New
York, Chicago and some other cities. But
how do they propose keeping the currency
out of the cities and retain it in the rural
districts if their demand for an increase
in the volume of currency should be com
plied with* Would not the same influ
ences that have banked up the money in
New York continue to control the cur
rency if the volume of it should be
doubled ?
Why is it that the profit on the wheat
of the west and the cotton of the south
does not remain in those sections? Is it
not because the people of the west squan
der their surplus earnings in wheat futures
and the people of the south lose their
profits in cotton futures? In the last ten
years the people of the south have re
ceived more tl an three thousand millions
of dollars from cotton. What has become
of that part of this vast sum that has not
been spent in the necessaries, luxuries
and home improvements? It is evident
that the balance, after the expenses of
living have been paid, has not >been in
vested at home. The truth is, that the most
of the balance has been lost in New York,
in speculating in cotton futures, and
much of the money accumulated in New
York is the profit on southern cotton.
Millions upon millions of dollars of south
ern money that ought to have been in
vested in the south, and thus kept in circu
lation here.has been sent to New York and
lost there. The same is true in respect to
the west. If the southern and western
people had invested their money at home,
instead of wasting it in speculation in
New York and Chicago, thero would not
now be any scarcity of currency in the
south and west.
However much the volume of the cur
rency may be increased, the same unequal
distribution of the currency wRI exist if
the southern and western people persist
in sending their money to New York and
Chicago, where it is lost in speculation.
They lose because they speculate against
those who are in a position to take advan
tage of them.
Evil Comrs of a Good Thing.
The lemon, generally speaking, is un
doubtedly a promoter of health, harmony
and good fellowship. A dash of lemon in
the right place invariably adds zest to
social intercourse, and the number of
friendships that have been formed, re
newed and cemeutod during the chewing
of a diamond of lemon peel absolutely de
fies computation. The lemon is a marker
of civilization—savages do not squeeze
lemon juice on their oysters—and a pro
moter of digestion. Yet, like a great
many other things that are good for man,
and are irreproachable in character, the
lemon is capable of being perverted in a
manner to arouse all there is warlike in a
fellow who “was out with the boys last
night.”
A case in point occurred at Williams
burg, N. Y., a few days ago. A brass
band was playing “Daisy Bell” in a most
sentimental strain, notwithstanding the
leader had been on a previous toot of a
different character, the effect of which in
a most prosaic manner was at that mo
ment parching his throat. Just as vari
ous horns were about to elevate Daisy to
the seat of the bicycle built for two, a
man sucking a lemon came and stopped
directly in front of the leader. He pulled
at his lemon with such vigor, and with
such visible and intense acid enjoyment,
that it paralyzed the band leader, and
Daisy Bell was left, like an improved
Mohammed's coffin, suspended between
the earth and the front seat of the bike.
In short, the leader's salivary glands, in
sympathy with those of the lemon sucker,
flooded his mouth aud he .had to quit
playing.
The disturbing man with the fascinat
ing lemon was requested to move on.
And he did so, and Daisy Bell was once
more iustrumentally importuned to take
aifroutseat. But before she got there
the man with the lemon again appeared,
again took a stand whore the leader could
not help seeing him, and again went
through a series of acid-induced grimaces
that upset the liornblower worse than
the Senate ever upset a Horublower.
This time the man with the horn got mad.
The sight of that fellow sucking that
lemon, when his own palate was craving
lemon juice above all things else,
was more than he could stand. So
lie “lit in” on his tormentor and
wore him to a frazzle, without
oven serving notice that he was coming or
setting forth his grievances. Wnen the
police came upou the scene they arrested
the mar with the lemon, and let the other
go, and when the jiolice justice heard the
stor.v he imposed a fine upon the dis
turber of Daisy Bell, notwithstanding his
assuranco upon honor that he was suck
ing the lomou for a cold and not with
malice prepense.
Haris is in such a state of nervous ex
citement over tlie anarchist demonstra
tions that she is bordering on to hyster
ics. The other day, in a prominent cafe, a
loud sneeze at one of the tables was suffi
cient to start a small stampoile .
Tile decision of the l'b!< ag i court deny
ing I’renJcrgast. the murderer of Mi .or
Harrison, auew trial, is a victory for saue
men ns against socialistic cranks.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, iB!U.
Sersational Sermons.
Sensational sermons may be interesting
and amusing, but it is a question whether
they do the cause of religion any good.
Asa rule they draw the mind away from
tho-o things that should be kept steadily
in view by all wbo are desirous of leading
Christian lives. Ministers who preach
such sermons may make reputations for
themself* and draw large congrega
tions. but are those who listen to them in
structed in Christian doctrines or led to
practice Christiau virtues more faith
fully? Sensational sermons may be good
sermons judged from a literary stand
point, and they may contain much food for
thought. They attract people who sel
dom go to church, but the desire of such
people is to be interested, not to be made
better.
A preacher may be eloquent without
being sensational, though there are sen
sational preachers who are eloquent
Most of the eloquent preachers are not
sensational. Their sole purpose is to
influence men and women to lead better
lives, to believe the Bible and make their
daily conduct conform to its teachings.
They have no desire to produce startling
effects by sharp attacks upon individuals
or upon any class of people. They seek
to allay strife, not to stir it up. They try
to fill the hearts of people with love and
good will, not with bitterness and hate.
The sermon preached by Dr. Haw
thorne. of Atlanta, last Sunday,
a brief synopsis of which was
published in our Atlanta dis
patches, is a good example of a sensa
tional sermon. Can any one believe that
that sermon was productive of good?
Dr. Hawthorne made sweeping charges
against people in many occupations and
trades. The inference from what he said
is, that there are comparatively few hon
est people. In his view, if people had
their dues more of them would be in
prison than out of it.
Such sweeping charges are unjust, and
the injustice of Dr. Hawthorne’s asser
tions angered a great many people. Those
most severely attacked expressed the ut
most indignation. They could not under
stand how a minister whose duty it is to
preach the truth could depart so far
from it.
The effect of such sermons Is to drive
men and women away from religion.
There is neither justice nor charity in
them. They do not lead people to find
comfort in religion. They make them
doubt whether there is truth in it,
and whether those who profess it are bet
ter than those who do not.
Dr. Hawthorne was too sweeping in his
charges. There aro bad men in ail pro
fessions, trades and occupations, but the
percentage of tho bad is hot as great as
the sensationalists would have us be
lieve. The world is better to-day than it
was ten years ago, and it will be better
ten years hence than it is to-day. The
moral and religious movement is forward,
not backward. If it were backward Dr.
Hawthorne and all other preachers would
have ground for questioning whether
there is mot something wrong with the
members of their own profession.
Sensationalism is bad enough in the
newspapers. It should be kept out of tho
pulpit. Preachers who cannot gain a
hearing without it have reason to fear
that they have missed they calling. Dr,
Hawthorne has no excuse for resorting
to it.
A Populist Plank Knooked Out.
That plank in the populist platform
which calls for government ownership of
railroads is not quite as popular as it
was a year or soq ago. In view of
the fact that railroad employes are in
clined to tho belief that they wouldn’t
have very much of a picnic if the gov
ernment'owned the railroads the populists
are rather disposed, if reports are to be
credited, to quietly drop the railroad
plank from their platform.
Tho recent orders of the federal courts,
relative to the right of employes of the
Northern Pacific and Union Pacific rail
roads to strike because of a reduction of
wages, have had the effect of making
railroad employes hesitate to give their
support to the populist scheme of govern
ment ownership of railroads. These roads
aro in tho hands of receivers
and are therefore virtually controlled by
the government, and the control that has
been exercised thus far has not bean of
such a character as to make railroad em
ployes think their material condition
would be better if the populist doctrine
as to railroads should prevail.
It isquitecertain that railroad employes
would not be any more tenderly cared for
if the roads were owned and operated by
the government than they are at present.
Indeed, it is doubtful if they would be
dealt with as liberally. Wages would be
no better, if as good. Government em
ployes are not now paid as liberally as
the employes of corporations and individ
uals. It is true they may not h ive so
much to do, but what railroad omployes
want is better pay and not less work.
One by one the populist doctrines disap
pear. The alliance, which preceded the
populist party, was bent on having gov
ernment warenouses for crops of all kinds,
and it was proposed that the government
should loan money upon the crops to the
extent of 80 per cent, of their value.
Nothing is heard of the warehouse scheme
now a-da.vs. Then it was proposed that
the government should loan money to
whoever wanted it at the rate of 2 per
cent, per annum. Nobody talks about
that now, and it is doubtful if anything
will be said about government ownership
of railroads in the next national platform
of the populist party. But it is not
certain that there will be another na
tional populist platform. Populist doc
trines are losing ground so steadily that
there is likely to be no ponulist party ia
1896.
Tho comments of the I-oudon Globe on
the Nasmyth affair at Rio make it appear
that our Admiral Denham's good offices
were unworthily bestowed when he en
abled a British ship to obtain a supply of
fresh water. The Globo resents Ben ham's
action as an implication that the British
navy was incompetent to look out for
British interests, at and suggests that Glad
si one demand an apology from Gresham.
Since tho Britons are kicking, it may be
well enough for Americans to inquire,
“What is Benliam at Kio for. to protect
our interests, or to bully the insurgents)”
If eongress appropriates any money for
raising tho Kearsarge, and bringing her
back to this country, it should be with
the distinct understanding that she shall
b< pack I*l away in pink cotton in the
national museum.
PERSONAL.
. 1
Secretary Morton says that the woathcr
bureau has saved to commerce, manufacture,
and agi leulture In the last fo ir months "more
than the entire appropriation for the next
fiscal year.
More than 800 wedding presents are said to
have been received by Miss Nellie Bass, the
heiress of the Scotch mlllloca.re ale brewer,
on the ofi aslon of her wedding recently to J.
E. Bailee, of Scotland.
Rev. William Cleveland, brother of Presi
dent Cleveland, has been invited to preach in
the Presbyterian church at Mattltuck. L. I.
It is probable that he will be asked to become
the pastor of the church.
Spurgeon preaches from his tomb to enor
mous congregations. Ihe thirty-ninth volume
of hte sermons has Just been issued. and there
are to be thirteen more. The total sale of
these sermons has aggregated 70.00u.0(q.
Rev. Dr. Simon J McPherson, of the Sec
ond Preshyterian church in Chicago, and said
to be the most eloquent pulpit orator in that
city, Is 44 years old, was graduated at Prince
ton and formerly occupied a pulpit in East
Orange, N. J.
William J. Norwood, a native of Baltimore,
who died recently in Montana, was a promi
nent tlgare in the vigilante movement, or
ganized by ex-United Slates-senator Sanders,
which cleared the Alder Gulch diggtns or des
peradoes in 1864.
Bishop Cqxe told hlscongrezation in Buffalo
last Sunday that when he vistted England a
number of years ago drunkenness was a fash
ionable vice there, hut on the occasion of his
last visit he saw very little of it. The change
struck him as astonishing.
Baron Camille Blanc, one of the principal
owner of the Monte Carlo Casino, told an
Amerl an last week that the tables were
3,500 Ofijfrancls behind last year s winnings,
and last season was not a good one The
hard times are to blame for it.
The etymologist deals a blow to sentiment
by showing that the mountain from which the
Kearsarge took her name was origin illy
known as liez.ek.ah Sargent s mono; an.
which tne 1 sovemy gpoc -h of the> natives
evolved Kiah Sarge. then Kearsarge.
Little Queen Wllhelminla. of Holland, lives
in a stately but rat-haunted old palace, once
the town hall of Amsterdam She doesn t
have a very good time as a girl, and one of
the apocryphal stories of her is that she
scolded her doll this way: ‘‘New. be good, or
I'll turn you into a queen, and you woi’t have
any more good times.”
The King of Belgium is again in possession
of a handsome palace at Lacken. The origi
nal one was burned to the ground about three
years ago. 'I he new palace is built on the same
lines as the former one. b t only iron and
stone have been used in their construe lon.
The royal family expects to move in the new
building In a short time. All the famous
workmen, artists and sculptors of Belgium
wore engaged in the ornamentation of the
palace.
BRIGHT BITS.
Clerk—The Rev. De Cloth s bill is over SIOO.
Shall i refuse him further credit?
i rocer-No; wait a while. I hear they are
talking about bringlpg heresy charges against
him.—Puck.
Wife—Have you noticed what beautiful
blue eyes our now pastor has''
Husband—row could I? He keeps his eyes
closed when he prays, and I keep mine elosod
when he preaches.—Hello.
Tommy—Maw. what Is an average man?
Mrs. Figg—He Is a man who is pleasant and
smiling down town all day, but who comes
home and gives his wife fits to make up the
average.—lndianapolis Journal.
Tommy—Don't cut my hair too short. Mr.
Barber.
Barber—How long shall I leave it’
Tommy—Just long enough so that lean
lay foot ball.—Harper s Young People.
Mrs. Prye—O, what a beautiful watered
silk' How can you afford such things;
Mrs. Sprye-Water is cheap, you know. It
constituted two thirds of the capital of my
husband's corporation—Boston Transcript.
To swallow a raw oyster is by no means dif
ficult . but in order tojio so successfully It is
necessary that the person who undertakes
the feat should have perfect confidence In
himself and In the oyster also.—Galveston
News.
Mrs. Dukane—The newspaper has an arti
cle which says that in Russia a spinster is a
curiosity.
Mr Dukane—Well, there's a good deal of
curiosity a out spinsters in this country, too.
—Pittsburg Chronicle.
“Gemmens thinks we porters make a heap
ob money, but we don't,” complained a saole
attendant on a Pullman car.
■ is that so!” replied the passenger.
“Yes, sah, I’s only made *l4 to day, sah.”—
P. andS. S. S. Co.'s Bulletin.
"Upon my word, the costume that Lillie
McManus Is wearing makes my eyes a: he.
What does she put on that loud yellow for?”
“To match her voice.”
“I’m glad that there s that much harmony
about her."—Brooklyn Eagle.
At a hanpuet that I attended not long ago
the gentleman in charge of the dinner tickets
went up to the leader of the vocalists, who
were to entertni” the guests with songs, with
this Inquiry: H>w rnanv of you are there in
your quartet?”—Boston Herald.
A young gentleman was passing an exami
rotion in phvsics. He was asked: "What
planets were known to the ane ents ?”
"Well, sir." he responded, "there were
Venus and Jupiter, and "—after a pause—"l
think the earth, but i am not quite certain.”
—'Tit-Bits.
Young wife (pettishly)—You alwavs seemed
to have pleuty of money before we were mar
ried.
Loving Hasband—lt was only seeming, my
dear. I had very little.
Young Wife—And you told me you expected
to be rich.
Loving Husband—So I am, darling; I’ve
got you.
--he could not help kissing him—London
Tid Bits.
CURRENT COMMENT.
The Now Justice’s Religion.
From Springfield (Mass.) Republican (Ind.).
The new Justice White of the United
States supreme court is a Roman i atholie in
religion—the first of that denomination to sit
on the supreme bench since Chief Justice
Taney's time.
Why Grow’s Vote Was So Bigr.
From the Philadelphia Record <Dera.).
Pennsylvania gave vent toherimpatkn eon
Tuesday at the unreasonable delay ol con
gress In putting an end to business uncer
tainty by definite action on the tariff Demo
crats who stay at home on election dav take
their cue from the democratic representa
tiros who ueglecc to carry out the ruandato of
the nation. Delay creates disgust.
Always Defending; or Dodging.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch (Rep.).
Senator Martin, of Kansas, has won the dis
approval of many of his constituents tyfie
fending the Rock Island rallroi: 1 in a repeat
speech. It is a peculiarity of Kansas popu
lists that a mu o *ity of those who have at
tained high political place in that state are
busy most of the time cither defending charges
of missing their positions or dodging charges
of having been subsidized by corporations.
The absolutely pure populists are the ones
looking lor office.
Not to Be Consulted.
From the New York World (Dorn.)
Senator Mills packed a world of truth and
sense into a sentence yesterday w hen he ex
plained his opposition to tariff hearings by
saving that be saw no reason why the com
mit ec should .onsult tho beneficiaries of an
unjust tux wnen planning to abolish the tax
as a relief to the people. High protective
duties arc levies upon the people not for the
benefit of th- treasury but for the enruh
tnent of favored manufacturers Senator
Mills does not propose to osk the benotleia
rlas of such legislation how much of their
liooty a democratic congress may take away.
McLaurln. of Mississippi.
From the Florida Citizen (Dent*).
"The new; senator from Mississippi. Mr
Mel.a I 111. pla.ed himself in a very awkward
position a* soon as he had got fairly fixed m
Ills sea: says the .-avunnaii News of
i course He could not very well have helped
; 11. since he was elected upon a sort of non*
i grel platform whl. h I efonged distinctively
! to no party. How Is he to align hiuiself with
an v one party When he Claims to be a demo
crat. nut votes with the republicans s.’uinst
the administration and with the populist* on
; questions of I nance * We shall eie I soon
I to have s repetition tn the euate of the In
qulrv of tho ALt agUt congressman who had
| lost his bearin',*.
At the Popcorn Stand.
A brisk little man walked up to the stand
of a street popcorn vender and looked over
his stock tarefuily. says the Buffalo Express.
"I suppose you took good care to get only
whole and non diseased corn when you se
lected the ears for popping, dldn t you? ’ he
asked.
"I suppose so.' replied the popcorn man
• Anil s our method of popping it is clean
and wholesome, is it?”
There ham t a man In the city who does it
no i leaner than I do. protested the popcorn
man
Butter fresh aud good?”
"Yes. sir.”
“Salt the bast dairy and not rock or coarse
stud”
■ Cert."
The brisk little man took up a tig handful
and began eating it. "Do you know, he said.
that popcorn is an almost invaluable medl.
ctnal agent in many i uses - Now forinsiance.
if when a man has foolishly been out and
caroused around, drinkinz all inanrer of
liquors and doing things which he should not.
he will eat a tag of popcorn, he will ne sur
prised to luid how much good it w ill do him
Then, again, in i ases of dyspepsia and like
ailments popcorn acts with remarkable and
soothing effect on the tortured stomach. It Is
good in cases of blood disease, cooling the
overheated blood 'ihere are numerous other
maladies for which popcorn Is almost a
specific. It has many virtues. No person
who hasn't made a study of the matter has
any Lea of what popcorn win do.”
All this time the . risk Utile man had been
eating voraciously of the popcorn. Then he
took two great handfuls and stowed them
away in his overcoat pocket, picked up a
couple of baps ans started to walk away.
.Here shouted the popcorn man, where
do I come in ?”
"What do you mean?" asked the brisk lit
tle man.
"I mean I want my pay for that there pop
corn you ea> and for them two bags you got
in your hards.
Ihe brisk nttle man looked astonished. He
stopped snort and turned fiercely on the pop
corn man.
"no you mean to say that you have the
assurame to ask me for money for this pop
corn •”
"chat s what I do," replied the popcorn
man and iggedly.
"But think of the valuable information I
gave you for nothing. Why, my dear sir,
that information was worth hundreds of dol
lars/'
I don't care if it was,” the popcorn man
insisted: "I can't support my tamily with in
formation."
"No." replied the break little man thought
fully. 'I don t suppose you can." Then he
paused for a minute aud placed his hard re
assuringly on the popcorn man's shoulder,
"but you know my dear fellow.' he contm
ued. "1 didn t introduce you to the lady who
is now your wife.”
A great smile broke over the popcorn man's
f a e. 'lhats right:" he almost shouted,
‘‘you didn't, 'lake a couple more bags.”
How the Fashion of White Gloves
Started.
The other day a young man wanted a pair
of evening gloves late at night and had to go
over to Sixth avenue to get them, says the
New York Press. There was nothing of his
size in stock but a pair of white gloves, while
pearl alone are de regueur. However, he
was a dancing man and had to wear gloves,
so lie bought the gloves and In due course of
time led the cotillion wearing them. The
chappies were astounded. Nobody could
quest on this mans irreproachable taste, and
in fact, he was something of a leader of fash
ion. After supper a breathless deputation
waited upon him to know whether or not
white gloves had come back again.
I'm wearing them myself, you see. dear
boy," he said, jokingly, but with a slightly
superior smile. T really haven’t heard
whether the prince has found it out yet or
not."
Now your true dude is mot susceptible to
the Influence of irony. Besides, the deputa
tion was flustered at the innovation. The
result was that they mixed those speeches
up, and in half an hour cverytody in the
room was saying that the Prince of Wales
had ta .en to wearing white gloves in the
erinn;, and that Tom Blank was the first
man in New York to hear of it. So white
gloves and not pearl are now the proper
things to wear in New York city on dress oc
casions. and when our man of fashion strolled
into the Metropolitan opera house the other
night and looked around the circle he smiled
grimly. Half the men in the loves looked as
If they were carrying snow balls.
Capt. Bigg-inson and the Mayor.
A humorous incident too ; place the other
day on l oard an Australian liner which, the
Independent says, shows how- very mistaken
Shakespeare was in supposing that one name
is as good as another: at all events forocoan
travel. A shy Australian major, after spend
ing tho first evening very late with his
friends in the saloon, suddenly returned
to them after saying good night, and re
quested an interview with the purser. He
was very white, and they cruelly suggested
that the person he wanted to see was the
steward: but was not the caa. His com
munication was confidential. "There Is a
lady." he said, "In my cabin. No. 42."
"Why rubbish " exclaimed the purser
• Here s the list; your companion is Capt
Higginson."
Nothing will induce me to go into the cabin
again." said the major.
“Well. I’ll go.” returned the other. He re
turned with great celerity and with as white
; a face as the major's "Upon my life you are
i right; we 11 put you somewhere else for the
j night and see about it in the morning.”
With the earliest dawn they sought the
steward and demanded an explanation.
"It’s all aimistake. gentlemen, he said: its
Capt. Htgginson, all right; here's his lug
gage.”
"We must have this explained,” said the
purser; "this portmanteau is unlocked: let us
see what is in it.” It was a lady s wearing
apparel.
‘ By jingo " cried the steward, "that's what
comes of taking names as don t belong to us.
She said she was Capt. Higginson. but she
didn't say it was only in the Talvation Army. ’
Long Ago.
Eugene Field.
I cnee knew all the birds that came
And nested in our orchard trees;
For every flower I had a name
- friends were woodchucks, toads and
teos.
I knew w here thrived in yonder glen
What plants would soothe a stonebruised
toe-
Oh, I was very learn ed then.
But that was very long ago.
j I knew the spot upon the hill
Where checker! erries oould bo found,
I knew the rushes near the mill
Where pickerel lay that weighed a pound.
I knew* the wood, the very tree,
Where lived tho poaching saucy crow,
And all the woods and crows knew me,
But that was very long ago.
j And pining for the j.oys of youth,
I tread the old familiar spot
Only to learn this solemn truth;
1 have forgotten, I am forgot.
Yet here's this youngest at mv knee.
Knows all the things I used to know;
To think I once was wise as ho—
But that was very long ago.
I know it's folly to complain
Of wbntso er the Fates decree;
Yet were not wishes all la vain,
1 tell you what my wish should be;
I'd w ish to be a boy again.
Back to ihe friends i used to know;
For 1 was, oh, so happy then—
But that was very long ago.
———r
Figg—Joskins has got a baby down at his
house.
Fogg-Thank heaven'
Figg—Then you are fond of babies.
Fogg 'o. and Is\ ppose Joskins will bore
ns to death talking anont. the I ra*; but he 11
l'avo off bragging about his dog for a while
Bost m Transcript.
POWDER.
Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair.
Tie only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder.-No Ammonia; No AltitU
Uced in Millions of Homes—4o Years the Standard*
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
London's debt was Increased last year by
£1.290,000. and now amounts to £30.011 *IOO.
The revenue of the city for the last fis-alyear
was £4,823,000.
During the current tlnanclal year the pro
vince of Broussa has exported abroad and to
other provinces of the Turkish empire 15.818
boxes of silkworm seed.
An Illustration at the severity of the times
is found in the fact that two London physi
cians lately advertised In a dally paper, of
fering *v(X/> to a man who would submit to an
experimental sirglcal operation involving
some risk. One 1 hundred and forty-two
answers were received.
Postage stamp collectors win please take
note. The French government intend to
bring out anew series of postage stamps, to
represent tne political regime of the country,
and to that end have appointed a jury to do
eide as to the va:ue of competitive designs
This jury is composed of several hljh post
office functionaries two painters two sculpt
ors, and two engravers.
Lieut. Totten, once professor of military
tactics at Yale College and wHo perhaps stJH
tills that important position, once figured out
the date of the celebrated long day of
Joshua.” He calculated from the full moon
in June. 1880. and after much laborious work,
found that the famous I-.eth-horon conjunction
took place at 11:13 a. m., exaccly 3.435 full
lunar years before the full moon on the date
first given above, prof. Totten delights in
curious and speculative astronomy, and is
said to have found, while working on the
above, thnt a similar conjunction Cork nlac on
the zenith of Beth horo i during the September
lunation in .he year 1112 A. ().
The letter Q is a superfluous alphabetic
character—a nondescript of the worst sort,
and of no more real value In expressing or
helping to express our thoughts in writing
than or.e of the Chin ;se word signs would be.
It never ends an English word and cannot be
gin one without the aid of tho letter U. being
invariably followed by the last-mentioned
letter in all words belonging to our language.
The man doesn't 1 ve that can tell the "why”
of the peculiar relation of the letters Q and
U, or why the former was gtven its curious
name, some argue that its name was applied
because of the tail or cue at the bottom of the
letter, but the original Q, when sounded just
as It is to day. Was made without the cue, the
character much resemoling the English sign
for pound.
Red-haired people have found an ardent
apologist in a physologist who ascribes red
hair to a superabundance of Iron in the blood,
says the Pittsburg Dispatch. Red-halted peo
ple are. as a rule, we are told, more vigorous,
more robust, and more intense in their emo
tionsthan those whose hair Is either black or
of a nondescript color, and the reason which
makes their hair red also causes tnis excess
ol vitality, elastic! y. and overflowing of
healthy animal life. A "superabundance of
iron in the lood. according to this theory.
Is a good thing, especially when as the writer
asserts. It renders the skin more delicately
white and makes it more liable to freckle
with the heat of the sun. A dark-haired per
son rarely freckles, the reason being that ow
ing to the absence of iron in the system the
skin is sallow and incapable of being affected
by the sun. Freckles, therefore, are indica
tions of a “delicate white skin. ' just as red
hair is the index of a "superabundance of
iron in the blood.”
According to a report in a Russian mili
tary paper, republished in the Broad Arrow,
the Geman military authorities have decided
upon anew smokeless powder, which will be
furnished to the troops as quickly as possible.
The existing brand will bod. Bearded ana the
cartridges airead.v in store wil leither be used
in maneuvres or sold to less particular na
tions. The same authority declares that
machinery for the manufac ure of the new
powder is now in process of construction at
pandau and that a sufficient supply cannot
be made in less than two years. The story is
important, if true, as such a condition of af
fairs would be conduottve to peace. It is also
reported that an excellent type of
smokeless powder, apirite. has been perfected
at Stockholm; it evolves but little heat and
no flame, and can be transported without
risk, and is not susceptible of damp or heat.
Comparative trials between ten rounds of a
nitre powder and fifteen ea-h of ordinary
Swedish powder and apirite. fired from a
small calibre magazine, rifle, showed that
apirite heated the barrel less than either of
the others: 800 rounds of apirite were tired
from a rifle left uncleaned for a week, after
which the bore—so it Is said-was found to le
as clean and fit for use as if just prepared for
firing.
An old woman In a village near Salsburg
recently died, says the Cardiff (Wales) Mail.
Her death gave great satisfaction to the
other villagers, for sho was looked upon as
witch and feared accordingly. After tho fun
eral several of the chief inhabitants repaired
to the Wirthschaft to celebrate suitably the
re.lef ex; erienced at getting this dangerous
person safely underground: but while they
were drinking, pleasantly in came a messen
ger to sav tha- the cow of one of those pres
ent a neigh, or of the deceased had died sud
denly without any apparent cause. The meet
ing. horror-stricken, adjourned in a body to
examine the cow,and unanimoi sly agreed that
the animal had been bewitched. No dom-ts
were entertained as to the perpetrater of th?
deed. Evidenilv burying was not enough
to sop ihis dangerous old lady, and
it was decided, after earnest discussion to
adopi the old plan of making a horse jump
over the witch s grave, and thus put an end
to her powers. A horse was accordingly
fetched, but, strange to say. nothing would
Induce him to jump over the grave This in
contestable proof of the unholy influence
emanating from the spot caused the public
excitement to Increase. The mayor of the
village decided to use a somewhat drastic
means, much in favor in the middle ages, viz.,
to stab the witch s body with a redhot pitch
fork. The body was ezhumed, the fork
heated, and the whole ceremony carried out
By the time the company had finished Iheir
work and gone back to refresh themselves at
the wirthschaft. the authorities of the town
had heard of what was going on. A party of
mounted police were sent to the village, and
all those who had leen concerned in the affair
were taken into custody.
Japanned leather, generally called patent
leather, was first made in America, says tho
New Orleans Times-L emocrat, by Seth Boy
den. of Newark, N. J.. lßlßi'o A smooth,
glazed finish was first given to calf sain la
France. The leather is curried expressly for
this purpose, and particular care is taken to
keep it as free as possible from grease: the
skins are then tacked on frames, and eoate 1
with a composition of linseed oil. and umber,
in the proportion of eighteen gallons of oil to
five of umber, boiled into nearly solid and
then mixed with spirits of turpentine to the
proper consistency. Lampblack is also added
when the composition is applied, in order
to give color and body. From three to four
coats of this are necessary to form a sub
stance to receive the varnish. They are laid
on with a knife or scraper. To render the
poods soft and pliant, each coat must be very
light and thoroughly dried after each applica
tion. A thin coat is afterward applied of the
same composition of proper consistency
to be put on with a brush and with sufficient
lamptlack Idled in it to make a perfect
black When thoroughly dry It Is cut down
with a scraper having turned edges, when It
is ready to varnish The principal varnish
used is made of linseed oil and Russian blue
toiled to the thickness of printers' ink It is
reduced with spirits of turpentine to a cult
ale consistency to work with a
hr sh. and then applied in two or
three separate coa:- which are scraped
and pumiced until 11., curbrr is perfectly
tilled and smooth Thu I ... ■I; coat is put on
with special care in a room kept i iosed with
th“ floor wet to prevent dust. The frames
are then run Into an oven heated to about 175
degrees. In prepaiing this kind of leather
tho manufacturer must give the skin as high
a heat as it can bear to drv thu c • position
on the surface at t apidlv as possible without
absorption, and .a ously, so as not to injure
the mer of the leather.
Fond
M others
do not always realize that
what their children need is
fat food—something to build
up the tissues.
SILVER
CHURN
BUTTERINE,
being a pure, sweet fat,
, without butyric acid, is the
most acceptable health food
obtainable. The Silver
Churn on each wrapper is
our guarantee of excellence.
Whole tale by Armour Packing Cos.,
Savannah, Ga.
ARMOUR PACKING CO.,
Kansas City, U. S. A.
TOILET ARTICLES.
DR. T. FELIX GOURAUD’S ORIKXTAI.
CREAM, OK MAGIC A IJKAUTI-
Purifies as Well as Beautifies the Skla
No Other Cosmetic Will do It.
Removes Ta,
Freckles, Moth
ys bitches Ra6h.
tytr ew ttSZ] * nd sl<iQ di.
JL' Dyv H/r“yeases. and
y -y/ every blemish
J oa beauty and
I bj defies deteo.
i stood the test
.yjfA \ of 43 years.and
. oiw f j \ is so harmless
/Jfl] 1 we tasle it to
( r snre It is
/ j 1 W" —' properly made
t , —1 tVJ'V Accept no
-vi “ N counterfeit of
similar name. Dr. L. A. Sayre sad to a lady
of the haut-ton (a patient): "As you ladies
will use them, I recommend ‘Gouraud s
Cream' as the least harmful of all the Skin
preparations.” For sale by all druggists and
fancy goods dealers In the United States,
Canadas and Eurone. >
FRED T HOPKINS, Prop r,
37 G;eit Jones St.. N. Y.
For sale by Lippman Bros.
DANiEL HO3AN.
iiyp
UNDERWEAR,
WRAPPERS AND WAISTS,
Great mark-down sale to
close out surplus stocks and
broken lots.
M Oil'll onfl Dokiie
UNDERWEAR.
Every garment far exceeds in value the
price quoted. Hand made Night Gowns 890
sl. *1 4.5, $1 89, $2 26 and up to $4.
Chemise and Drawers 49c, 59c, 69c, 89c, *l,
11 z;>. $1 7.5 and $2 50.
White Petticoats 490, 73c, sl, $1 23, $1 50, $2,
$2 25 and up to $4.
Domestic Underwear,
Comprising Night Gowns. Chemise, Drawers,
Skirts and Corset Covers, ranging in price
from 250 to sl.
LADIES’ WAISTS.
Made of French Per.ale, Cheviot and
Saeen, at 45c, 6oc, 75c, sl, *1 2n, $1 50, $1 75, $2
and up.
lies’ l Penis,
$3 75, $ 1, $4 60, $5, $6 50, $7 50, i8 and $9 50.
Ex t r aordinary induce
ments will be offered in our
Dress Goods department in
order to reduce stock prev
ious to the reception of our
spring importations.
101.
iIEDICAL.
DR, H, SANCHE'S
on DONOR VICTORY
CURES WITHOUT MEDICINE
TYPHOID FEVER,
YELLOW FEVER,
SCARLET FEVER,
MALARIAL FEVER,
RHEUMATISM,
PARALYSIS,
GRIPPE,
PNEUMONIA,
IMPOTENCE,
Female Complaints,
And ail other disease,*
Pamphlet of testimonials free on PP’' C *
tion to
ALEXANDER BECK & CO.,
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