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THE JUMPING KANGAROO AND THE APPLE BUTTER CAT. By John Walker Harrington. (Copyright, 1900, by McClure, Phillips & Cos.) Tlie Ant'* Aunt Gives a Picnic. The ant's aunt had to give* a picnic, because she had been invited to so many places by all her relatives, and she thought It was time to pay back some of the Invitations. But it will be such a bother,” said the ant’s uncle, when he heard about it. Don’t be foolish, now," replied the ant’s aunt. "We cannot go in society without going to some trouble.” So the ant’s uncle said that it would be all right, for he always said something of that kind when his wife talked about giving a party. He was sleeping early the next morn ing, whan his wife woke him and said: ’Benjamin, Benjamin, did you remem ber to get the lemons and the sugar?” "No,” replied the ant’s uncle, as he roll ed over again in bed. “The grocery store was closed.” “Then you will have to go into the kitchen of the man's house and get as much as you can carry before the cook gets up.” “The last time I was there,” muttered Benjamin Came Laat of All With His Wheelbarrow Filled With Rope, and Baskets, and Sugar and Lemons, and Tubs • and Glasses. Benjamin, "I nearly got blown up with the kerosene can." By the time the ant’s uncle got back to his house he found more than a hun dred ants of all kinds walking up and down and carrying all kinds of provis ion*. "You are very late," said the ant’s aunt. "What did you do about the swing, Ben jamin? Did you stop and see the spider nbout it?" Benjamin had forgotten all about the swing, so he had to go hack to where the spider kept a sop, and he came back after a while with a wheelbarrow' load ed down with rope. The ant’s aunt was lame, and she had to walk with a cane. Bhe was at the head of the picnic party and Benjamin, the ant’s uncle, came last of all with his wheelbarrow' filled with rope and baskets and sugar and lemons and tubs and glasses and every thing which might be used on a picnic. The ants went to Deacon Jones' woods, and as they got nearer, they heard all kinds of strange noises. All the animals and all the birds came out to see the picnic go by. .The ants walked on until they came to a bare spot in the middle of the wood®, and there they stopped and put down their bundles and baskets. "This will be a nice place to set the table," said the ant’s aunt. "Now'. Ben- "How Was I to Know That It Was a Custard Pie? Jamin, while I am doing all the work, suppose you go and put up the swing for the children.” The ant’s uncle said something under neath his breath and then he took the rope and the boards and things and put up 133 swings. He hurt his knee and aprained his back and cut his Angers. He also stubbed his toes. "You needn’t feel so badiv about hurt ing your toes.” eold a centipede, who was going fast, “suppose you had toes on 100 feet to stub; then you could afford to talk." The ant's uncle returned to the place where the tabl* was being set. He threw his hat over on the gross and sat down, saving, "I am very tir and and a little rest would do me a gieat deal of goo I.” “ Benjamin. Benjamin.” <r.ed th* ant> aunt, *’how could you do such a thing?” "Why Just you see what Unole Ben jamin did,” cried all the email ants at onre. “You ought not to be *o careloes.” re plied Benjamin; ”how was I to know that it was a custard pie? 1 thought it was a Hire cushion you put there for me." The ant’s unole started to get hio hat and walk away. He had not gone very far before ho became red in the far’e with an ger. "Get off my hat,” all the anta heard him soy; “how dare you sit on a peor nut's bnt like that. Haven't you any manners?” What is the matter, Benjamin?” asked the ant’s aunt, picking up her cane and I. bllng toward her husband This miserable man,” yelled the niß’s ’•i eie, “has had the Impudence to alt and *vvn on my hat and ho won’t gat up." The man looked In the direction of Ben jamin and then Msntd and got up and w ,ked away. ‘ Benjamin, Banja min/* criei th* ant a • a few minute# later, "little Het#> Ann haa coma back and aha aaye that nearly a do*an of lha ehildran started to climb a mountain and lit* mourMaln got up r*4 walked away. Won't you *•> and try and find them?” Tha ant's usd# Jammed his erttahed •Ilk Am 4ai# aver M a> aa, gUk+t a bkf w w/ 7 ent to fllld tho children. He Wilked Until he to a pWe where a whole lot of men and wo w,Th * * a,ln<? plckles ‘* n <‘ dry sarnl h lry , ln f •<> look happy. Uncle 2 " hurried down the middle of the dr^‘ a ?,s Ca “ ing “Children, chll h? * he top of Ws voiee - Everywhere little met some °f those miserable lUle Children who had run away from on , r h OW ", PICnIC ’ He foun<l ,hem si 'ting ?? ‘. h ? T 1 * 6 OI a s P° n K® clake dangling their feel and kicking holes in the icing. Urey were perched on loaves of bread and up on top of a plate of sliced ham. they were playing hide ona seeU . Sonje Of them had clijnbttl up into a great big tin reservoir. There were all their clothes . ® e and they were having a swim. Didn t I tell you not to go near the water?" asked uncle Benjamin, shaking his cane. “Now where do I find you?” It isn t water,” said all the children ants; “it s lemonade.” It took the ant’s uncle more than an hour to get all the children together. "Why don’t you come away from here?” he said. “Don’t you hear all the men and women talking and saying that it would be such a delightful place here if it were not for those miserable ants?” "They didn’t say a word,” replied the children, "until you eatne.” This made uncle Benjamin so angry that he swung his cane and chased all the chil dren before him back to the place where the table of the ants’ picnic had been spread. ’Way over to one side was the ants’ aunt all alone. She had her hand- kerchief to her eyes, and was crying as though her heart would break. “Why, what's the matter?" asked Un cle Benjamin. "What In the w'orld has happened?" "Why. what’s the matter?" asked Un cle Benjamin. "What in th© world has happened?" "Why, can't you see?" replied the ants’ aunt. "A miserable man came this way and stepped right on the table, and w’hen he lifted up his foot everything was ruin ed." "Come on. children," said Uncle Benja min. "Let us all go back to the men’s pic nic. After he has treated us this way, he deserves that we should tease him and all his family." That is the reason that, when men and w'omcn give picnics, all the ants in the neighborhood go and plague them. PROMISED BOY WAS A GIRL. Suit Against Clairvoyant for n False Prophesy. Binghamton, N. Y.. Special to the New York Press. A peculiar action has been brought by Mrs. H. Barry Smith of Carroll. Ky., against Mile. Rosa Lasalle. a clairvoy ant. for failing in a guarantee, "thereby causing the plaintiff annoyance, worry and loss of time and money.” Mile. Rosa, while stopping in the town of Union, was consulted by Mrs. Smith, re garding the sex of a prospective child. She was told that it would be a boy. The He Took* h* Rope and Board* nl Thing* and I’ul t.’p 153 Swing*. plaintiff paid the defendant *lO for th* in formation n<l made preparation* accord ingly for *. mul. heir; who was much de sired by th<- family. When Hi* *vcnt occurred and the unre liable stork arrived wllh a buhjr girl there wan dismay and dl*gu**i In th* 3m"h household, and now they hava laid claim* for damage*. A defer.** I* f up lhal Mr* Smith fell ad to follow certain e*pll* U direction* givan bar bo' the defendant, Had ah* f*d l<,w*d them th# for*CA*< would hav# prov ed tru# and therefor* the defendant 1* re lieved of *ll blame and earned the money wluwh *• paid he* , THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 1000. GRANO ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC COMING GRAND ENCAMPMENT TO BE HELD IX CHIC AGO. Organized in the Hearts of Soldier* os They Stood Side by Side iu lint tie—The Varlom Societies nntl How They Have Promoted Patriotism. The Greatest Organization of Its Kind in the World—Wliy the Vet* erans Insist on Marching in Pa rade Every Year. By Gen. Joseph Wheeler. (Copyright, 1900, by S. S McClure Cos.) The origin of the Grand Army of the Republic was in the soldier’s tent, the soldier’s bivouac and in the fraternal feeling-s which wfre created in the hearts of soldiers as they stood side by side in line of battle. This association establish ed ties of friendship stronger and more lasting than any other which is enjoyed by human beings. When Washington took leave of the army which he had com manded. during the seven years’ war of the Revolution, a society was organized which has been perpetuated and called the Society of the Cincinrati. When peace was proclaimed after the triumphant c ose of the war of 1812 a similar society was organ zed composed of the veterans of our record struggle wl h Great Bri tain, and again after the victories of our array in Mexico ihe officers, surrounding their commanding general, Scott, organ iz'd the society called the Aztic Society, and the ramp character of felirgs which insti ei the c eation cf these 10 ieti s were fresh in the hearts of the officers and soldiers cf the army which was dis tanced in F65 at the close of the great four ytars" war. This f e ing firs' mani fested its If by the officers and soldiers of the different regimen's as th y bad' each other good by and pledging to each that they would arrange at a converi-nt time not far distant to again meet together and talk ov> r the ts'irring events throuch which h y had recent ly passed. These meetings were lad and have bten continued to this time, almost all of the regiments having held annual reunions from the date of ihe close o' the war to this day. These regimental organ izations or societies soon suggested the organization of army corps societi s, each corps forming a separate society of its own. This was followed by the organiza tion of soc!:ties of each army. Society of the Army of the Ten nessee. I believe the first society of this char acter wait the society of the “Army of the Tennessee.'' the preliminary meeting for its formation being held In the Senate chamber of North Carolina on April 14. 1865. Brevet Br.g Gen. W. B. Woods, afterwards United States circuit judge, presided, and MaJ. L. M. Dayton, who since became very prominent in the af fairs of the government, acted ns secre tary. MaJ. Gens. Frank P. Blair. Jr., John A. Logan and Andrew J. Smith, and Brevet Brig. Gen. W. B. Woods were ap pointed a committee to prepare a plan of organization. Gen. Blair reported the plan of organization at nn adjourned meeting held April 25. The membership of the society was restricted to the offi cers who had served with the "Old Army of the Tennessee.” These generous and noble expressions come from the hearts of soldiers fresh from Ihe scene of carnage and halt e Maj. Gen. John A. Rawlins was elected president of the society, ar.d he remained its president until his death. Sept. 6. 1869, when he was succeeded by Gen. William T Sherman. The society has faithfully carried out Its purposes, and prominent among the work it has performed is the erection of magnificent equestrian statues lo Maj. Gen. Rawlins, Maj. Gen. Mc- Pherson and Gen. John A. Logan in the city of Washington, and in addition a me morial to Gen. McPherson at his home at Clyde, O. Society of the Army of flic Cumber land. The Society of the Army of the Cumber land was organized Feb. 16, 1868; Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas was elected and remained president until his death, April 28. 1870. Its purposes were, in all respects similar to those of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. The society has already erected equestrian statues to Maj. Gen George H. Thomas and President Garfield. Society of flip Army of the Potomac. The Society of the Army of the Potomac was organized in New York City. July 5, 1869 lie first president was Lieut. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan. I had Ihe good fortune to he present os an Invited guest at the thirty-first an nual reunion of this society held In the city of Fredericksburg May 25, 1900. This was the first meeting of the society upon Southern soil and the address of welcome was made by Maj. St George R. Fltz hugh. who was a distinguished officer under Gen. Robert 17 Lee. It was elo quent and palrlotto In the hlghewt degree, oral while It was applauded by the pres ident, his cabinet and the members of the society, It also received the warm applause of the thousands of ex-Confed eriiles who Joined In the hearty welcome of the soldiers they had often faced upon sanguinary and historic fields. These were the principal societies of this character. Others have been organised. Including the Society of the Army of the James afterward nieiged Inlo the Society of the Alloy of the Potomac; the Society of Burnside's ICspedltlon and of the Nlm i Corps, me Society of the Army and Navy of the Gulf, the Society of the Army of Weat Virginia, the Cincinnati Society of es-Army ami Navy Ofßcers and the Penn sytvanla Reserve Association The military order of the fysyal t<e* A U... urn U rated suite ••• ihe first The Quakers Are Honest People. §Tlie Quaker Herl Tonic is not only a blood purifier, but a Blood maker foe Pale, Weak and De bilitated people who hove not strength nor blood. It acts as a tonic, tt regulates digestion, cures dys pepsia and lends strength and tone to the nervous system. It is a medicine for weak women. It Is a purely vegetable medicine and can be taken by the most delicate. Kidney Dis eases, Rheumatism and all diseases of th. Blood, Stomach and nerves soon succumb io Its wonderful effects upon the human system. Thousands of people in Georgia recommend it. Price SI.OO. QUAKER PAIN BALM is the mediclre that the Quaker Doctor made all of his wonderful quick cures with. It’s anew and wonderful medicine for Neuralgia. Toothache, Backache. Rheumatism. Sprains, Pain In Bowels; in fact, all pain can be relieved by it. Price 26c and ooc. QUAKER WHITE WONDER SOAP, a medicated soap for the skin, scalp and complexion. Price 10c a cake. QUAKER HEALING SALVE, a vege table ointment for the cure of tetter, ec zema and eruptions of the skin. Price 10c a box. FOR PALE BT ALL DRUGGISTS. society formed by officers honorably dis charged from the service. It was or ganized the day after the assassination ,of President Lincoln. The Orgnnizatlon of the G. A. ft. The sudeess which attended the various separate organizations brought into prom inence and gave renewed impetus to the plan already inaugurated for the estab lishment of one grand association, the membership of which should Include all honorably discharged soldiers of the war of IS6I-65. The early' conception of this organization is largely due to Maj. B. F. Stephenson and Chaplain W. J. Rutledge, who, a year before the close of the war, commenced laying plans for an organiza tion of this character. The plan proposed separate army posts of the Grand Army, and on the 6th day of April, 1866, the first post of the Grand Army of the Republic was organized a( Decatur, 111. The membership of the Grand Army of the Republic has reaching its maximum in 18. w when its membership was 409,489. From that time the deaths hove exceeded the Increase by new members, the reported deaths dur ing the last nine years having been 63,- 747. At the last meeting In 1899 the mem bership was only' 287,981. The amount ex pended for relief has sometimes reached $300,000 in a single year. The approaching encampment at Chi cago, Aug. 26 to 30, will probably be one of the largest and most Important in the history' of the organization. More than 10,000 invitations have been issued, and replies which have been received give as surance that many of the most distin guished men in the United States will be present. By Gen. Daniel SI k’es. ’The Grand Aimy of the Republic is to-day the gr atest organ Ira ion of its kind in he world Wth a memterahip of over four hundred thousand, it represents the best blood of a generation that fought and suffered io make this eoun ry the unit it is to-day. The annual convocations hi id by this body are much m re than a meeting of old comrades foi the purrose of dwelling on the long post camp and battle experiences; they are an I us ration to the younger generation of the fortitude and indomitable resolution that pervaded the Noith at the outbreak if the Rebellion. The spectacle of old men. men biokin by the hardships of war. the lame, the halt, all marching in parade, when a carriage wou and siem to be of little enough assistance is a fea ture of th se convoca lons fami iar to all. It is tot the mere and she of appearing on perad that causes these battered veter ans to take part in the march, but it is to show thdr love and r - pert for the flag. They have endured the |>-ovations of camp life, they have seen thdr com rades, even their brothers, shot down at their side, they have been wounded mem selves. All this, and more, have they dene in the past for the old flag, and they have learned to love it to the extent they' hav? suflered. The r fighting days are over, but their patriotism lasts to the end. It i fir the honor and glory of flag and country that they turn out. “As lately ns 3876, I ‘have seen the vete rans of the war of 1812 hold their flag raisings a the Battery and at Ft. George. Old men of eighty-five or ninety conduc ted these services, and the younger gene ration of to-day is destined to see the Grand Army' of the Republic reduced to a mere handful, valllantly following the flag with the same resolution as it Is to day. "It has frequently been suggested that cities whose guests the veterans are, should supply means of conveyance. This would be cheerfully done but for the al most unanimous protest of the veterans themselves. At the unveiling of Grant's tomb, I commanded the G. A. R. divis ion of the parade and endeavored to pro vide means 40 lighten the extremely long march. I was opposed on all shies, but finally thought that by hiring a dnxen steamboats and carrying them part of the way by water with a short march at the end. that I had a plan they would con sent to follow. But not they. One vete ran voiced the opinion of the entire com mittee by tersely saying: ’General, we always followed Grant on the land, and we are not going to take to the water on this occasion of all others.’ And with frequent in4ervais of rest they made their long and arduous march. “There shou and be a strong representa tion of veterans at the Chicago convo cation In At'gu*t. We are always •nthii s'oeticallv received In every city in the country, except New York. We ate the guests of the city at wh'ch our meet ings are held and with this rn ex,vp tlon, there Is no stint to our welcome. The people of New York are not less patriotic, but they are so pro-Decupled In the r rush for the and J ar that they have forcoiten what th'*' men have done for them. In Phl'sdelphin nnd Chicago, iur visit is a signal for a general holiday Bus iness Is suspended and pcopl" come in by thousands frrm the surrounding eoun-. toy- In New York we are lost. Our con vocations would not excl e as much com ment as a decline of half a dozen points In the stock market. “Tile Influence exerted cn the younger element in this ccuntry by *oeh an <r ganlratlon must he tremendous, and It speaks well for the future of the coun try, that the Grand Army of the Repub lic Is held In auch high regard. "The time must come when we will slowlv fade away There will no longer he available re-rulta to fill up th’ Steadily thinning ranks, hut Just ns long as there Is a corporal s guatd left, the Grand Army of the Republic will be found at lta post. P. P P . a wonderful medicine; 11 give* an appatlle; It invigoratea and strength en*. P. P P cures rheumatism and at palna In tha aide, back and shoulders knees, hlpa. wrists nnd joints, p. p. p cure* syphilis In all Us various stages old ulcers, sores and kidney complaint P p. P. cures latarrah, eczema, erysipelas all skin disease* and mercurial poisoning P. P. P cures dyspepsia, chronic female complaints and broken-down eonatltutlon and kiss of manhood P, If, P.. tha beat i blood purifier of tha age. has made mot* permanent cures than all other blood rem edies Llpptnsn Itr" SOla pra-ei-iar*, I Savannah, , POKER.WITH A DASH OF GINGER By H. W. Phillips. (Copyright, 1900, by H. W. Phillips.) Jamaica Ringer is excaltent for stom ach troubles, but it is not good as a stimulant. I know because l have seen its operations. You must not sell liquor to the Indians, consequently the red man casts about for a substitute. A result of this is that the quantity of Jamaica ginger and lem on essence sold by the Indian traders is enormous. One would think that the red man had nothing but stomach ache, and that the red woman made pastry and con fections all the time, but the truth of the matter is that both these prepara tions contain alcohol, and the Indian—or to be precise, the Sioux, for he is the only Indian I can claim as an intimate acquaintance—tosses off a few bottles of either or both, and feels uplifted. At least, he. feels uplifted for a while and then is horribly ill. It takes a sturdy constitution to stand the wear and tear of ginger as a bev erage. I came by my d4slike for ginger drink ing under a table, grasping a six-foot Uncapapa Sioux by the legs. The way it happened was this: Young Jack and I look the weekly supply of butter from the ranch to the post, set tled the business, then wandered around, killing time. We met an aid friend, who suggested a game of freeze, out. He had a friend, so the four of us turned into a log cabin, spread a horse blanket on the table, counted out 25 matches apiece, paid in our 25 cents to the bank and began a quiet game. We were having the nicest kind of a (imp, when the Evil One came to the doorway und peeked in. We did not rec ognize him as such at the time. The casual glance showed only a b 4 g Injun, haggard as to face and a trifle wild about the eyes, but otherwise merely an In jun. "Could he set in?" If he had the necessary money—the west is n republic. "Cosh poppy nopah sema—keese" (two dimes and a half). He fished out a quarter from his paint box and threw it on the table. Jack got up nnd let him pass to the corner seat fortunate circumstance! The table thus formed a barricade shutting him into the corner of the cabin. As our new friend dropped heavily upon his cracker box. his breath filled the air with oriental spiciness. In a minute the place recked of ginger. Still, he played his cards handily enough, holding up one or more fingers to indicate the extent of his draw. At last he and I fell foul of each other in a pot. He. bet five chips—l saw and raised him five. He came back at me with 10. I though* the matter over and called. He laid down- his hand and raked in the matches. I looked at the cards carefully. There was nothing but a pair of fives! So I dropped my three kings on the blanket and reached for the matches. In an in stant he had a knife jn his hand. I duck ed hack—it swished by within an inch of my face. Then, with a promptitude for which I cannot sufficiently admire myself, I ex ecuted a flank movement. Under the table T flew and wrapped my arms around his long legs—wrapped ’em tight—shut my eyes and waited. It was with me as with a stoker on a battleship. All about me the war raged and roared. There were thumps, whacks shrieks, yells and curses; my legs were painfully trodden upon, but I had my simple duty to perform, and I did It. In the darkness and gloom under the table I hung on to that Injun’s legs. The table fell over and we rolled on the floor. Young Jack, the Injun, and 1 —while the other two with pi©''*** of board dealt an excited hut Impartial ham mering upon us. • We floundered out of the door. Heav ens! that Injun was as strong ns a yoke of hulls. A boiling storm center around which, cyclone wise, revolved our friends, with flashing boards for lightning. Fortunately, the Injun bad lost his knife early in the hostilities, and had to rely upon nature’s weapons. Still I clung to his legs. It had become a habit by this time. I doubt that I could have |*t go had I willed It. I had in ducements enough, heaven knows! I was beaten by friend and foe alike; I must have stopped a dozen kicks which Jack in tended for the Injun, nnd that worthy made my head ring again to the stroke of his fists, while those boards.' Thay -'mote my quivering flesh from crown to sole with a report like a six-pound shell. (A lucky thing for me that it did not occur to the wieldertf to strike edgeways with them, or I should have been brained to n certainty.) I do not know how long we had be*n tumbling in the dirt, when misfortune di rected the feet of five soldiers in our di rection. I heard a voice full of wonder, say • Well, what in blase* kind of racket i* this, anyway?" "Dunno, Billy." was the answer. "But let s get u board, and Joint the game!" And they did. laying it onto us to th© time of "O, Dem Golden Slippers," when they had breath enough left from laugh ing. In the middle of the hilarity a wtern voice called, "Here! Here! What's the meaning of this?" "Lord! It’s the capin!" muttered one of the soldiers. Then they all Jumped up and saluted. "Hepsrste those men," commanded the officer. They bad great difficulty In un tangling Jink nnd th Indian, but when they limn to me, 1 refused to let go alto gether Why!" said I, vary gravaly. "II wouldn't 1< it wouldn't do at all." bv which you can sea how cool #nd composed I was. Thru Iwo giggling kJtola pried my aims apart and raised me to my feet. They stood us in a row. Billy, one eye black, covered with bumps and bruises, to the left; next, the Injun, his long hair dressed ala omelet, sundry cuts on his large face showing through the sweat and dust,his eyes quivering behind his hair like savage animal* in a cage; then your hum*, ble servant, who has no idea how he looked, but who could imagine more than he cares to put down. The officer started to speak—bit his lip and straightened his features—coughed and addressed us. "Now, what was the cause of this?" he *aid. "Ginger," I answered. "Ginger?" repeated the officer, and his brows went up. "Why, what had that to do with it?" The reply came from an unexpected qua tier. With one appalling shriek the Injun fell upon the nearest soldier, raised him into the air and jammed him down on his head; grabbed the rifle and began to lay about him like a man threshing wheat. Hr Jumped toward the captain and me. Now r . the "leg holt" waa my forte. Could T but have gotten him there again I should have been as cool as a mountain spring; as it was, I gained three yards on the captain in the first hundred. A sound of firing stopped us. Could it be that murder was rampant behind us? Wo looked back. Ah, no! No one was In danger from sudden death unless it were from over-exertion. Young Jack and two of the soldiers were hitting the breeze toward the South. Two more of the United States and our friends of the boards preferred a northerly course. The only one who remained on the field was the smitten soldier. He sat up, bracing His Heart Was Very Bad. himself with widespread arms; the whola contour of his body expressed astonish ment. In the direction of his gaze pranced the Indian, rapidly going out of the field of view. Anon the red man stopped nnd howled to the onlooklng heavens that his heart was very bad, raised the rifle and blazed away at the sun. "Chantay me&tow deena seewha da!" yelled he, and* with a last flourish of the gun disappeared into the coulee. I turned triumphantly to the captain. "Now, you see what ginger can do!" said I. "Lord, I wish I had a gallon of it," he answered. When the Evil One Came to the Doorway "In the name of St. Patrick, why?" T asked. "Because I ought to go and chase that Injun," ?aid he. But by the time we reached the poet trader’s store he concluded that the In dian would be so far away that it wouldn’t be worth while. And to this day I have a forlorn feeling when I smell Jamaica ginger. MADE HIS FATHER’S HEIR. Man With Broken Week Given a Large Fortune. From the New York World. Edgar E Duryea'* will was filed for probate at Mineola. L. I , yesterday. His eon, Walter E. Duryea, whose stubborn fight for life with a broken neck for more than n year has attracted and astonished medical men throughout the country, I* well provided for, while the three neph ews, Louis T Duryea. the marksman and all around pigeon shot; Frank W. Dui ■■ #% M■■ m Di ha way has been rOO 711 VL APv siur I Ult L U I LHIIU J\ parts of the country by physicians who have had demor** BgK trated to them the inv , Ills cures. To him no case I* "hopeless " Ills met hoi of treatment Is his own. It is a ■ system which ha* been developed and perfected during his ■ long years of active, constant practice. r f. Dr. Hathaway has confined himself to the treatment of 1 f chronic diseases—those of the Blood, the Nerves and the U Genital end Urinary organs. His cures of Varicocele and i'&r-.' Stricture without operation, by means of a painless home 381 treatment, are the marvel of the medical profession. Men utJLa who on i M (in vigor of I,a I ure or m -1 has been polluted hi contusion an- brought hack by him to a perfect J; 7 state of health and energy. ? lie invites all those who have any form of chronic dle ™ ‘ r ease or weakness to call at hla office, or write him, foe free ronauliatloii arid examination and advice. He will also send J NcwlonHathaway M D.free, In plain wrapper hta new 64-pege book and aelf-es amlnatlon symptom blanks, to any one w ho writes to him In confidence. 1 NEW nT°i.WL H g A S ,A c Y .i M * D - rsaiW-tvivr- KA BRYAN STREET, WAV ANN AH, QA. yea and Henry ii. Duryea, may come in for a large portion of the estate. The estate is estimated to be worth about $50,000 In personal property and $60,000 in realty. Among the principal bequests of personal property ore the following: To Walter E. Duryea the use of $200.- 000 for two years, at the end of which, if he survive, the bequest shall become absolute. Should Walter E. Duryea die before the expiration of the two years the $200,000 will go to his children, if there be* any, and if none shall be di vided between the nephews. Marcia Cox, of Glen Cove, and Mrs. Grace E. Spriggs receive the use of SIOO,OOO each for life, the principal to go to their children if there he any. and if none it shall bo divided between tha nephew's. The sum of $75,000 is given Eva Thelberg outright. SEATS OX STOC K EXCHANGE. Findunflon In \alnes—Good Specu lation In Them. From the New' York Press. There is no good reason why the truth should not be fold concerning the price of seats on the Stock Exchange. Where’s the harm? Sooner or later the real fig ures come out. Recently we saw numer ous statements which caused extended comment from the bears. It was to their interest to show' that buslne*ss was dull and stock prices were sagging. To in form the speculative world that seats had fallen $6,500 in value since February was an excellent bear argument, inasmuch as heavy stock transactions at top prices never go hand in hand with cheapening seats. Ws are now assured that no seat was sold for $35,000, but that the last sale was at $39,000, with SIO,OOO bid. It would appear to be to the interst of the Stock Exchange to give these things publicity. Seats on the Exchange reached low wat er in 1893, when they w'ent begging, so to apeak, at $13,500. When, In November, 1898. $27,500 was bid. our voluntary unin corporated financial power took on anew lease of life. Members who had lived on sandwiches and beer suddenly renew ed their diet of canvaabaoks and cham pagne. It was the highest price offered in thirteen years. Eight days later a seat was sold at $28,000, and hopeful mem bers declared that the high record of 1885 might be equaled. In that year (Novem ber) J. R. Waters bought a seat for $34.- 000. The initiation fee of SI,OOO, the grat uity fund fee of $lO and the annual duet of SSO brought the price up to $35,060. I have heard that the highest price on rec ord in any year prior to 189 ft was $35,400. Possibly. Unquestionably there has been specula tion In seats. On Dec. 1, 1897, one whs sold at auction by Adrian Muller & Cos., the first to he disposed of in that manner tor twenty years. The purchaser was James Oleland, a clerk In the office of Bower® & Sands, and the price paid was $17,000. Later we learned that the seat was bought by William H. Osgood, but I thlnkfie never applied for membership. In lers than ona year’s time its value had Increased 100 per cent., and in two years nearly 150. The highest price recorded in the history of the Exchange is $41,500. Several member ships were sold at $40,000 between Novem ber, 1899. and March, 1900. In seven year® the price rose from $13,500 to $41,500. Henry Clews paid SSOO for his sent in 1864, which included every item of expense. Four years later he could have sold it for SB,OOO. In 1871 membership fell as low r a* $2,750. Besides his handsome salary, the secre tary of the ato:k Exchange. Mr, William McClure, has a few perquisites. In many Instances the sale of peats is effected through him. and his customary fee Is lino from the seller end an equal sum from the buyer. He likewise has the privilege of receiving a fee from the sale of the seet of an Insolvent member. There can be no question that the price of Stock Ex change seats affords a to'erably certain indication of business conditions. The Exchange Is not doing a million shares a day Just now, but with $40,000 bid for a seat the bottom of Wall Street la in no Immediate danger of dropping out. A few weeks ago Wall street readers of this column found errors In a paragraph referring to members of firms who belong lo the Exchange, and several were kind enough to mention them. Just forget that paragraph and substitute this; C. I. Hud son & Cos. do not enjoy the unique dis tinction of being the only firm In the street with so many as four members, all of whom are owners of seats on the floor. There are five members of the firm of Probst, Wetzlar & Cos., and each belongs to the Exchange. There are eleven mem bers of the firm of J. P, Morgan & Cos., and only one Is a member of the F.x change. Moore & Schley have four mem bers, all with seats on the floor. Eight men compose the firm of Lazard Freres, and only one Is a board member. Vermliye & Cos. have three board members In a partnership of nine. Brown Brothers * Cos. have eleven partners, and only one has a seat on the floor. Seven men consti tute Kuhn, Loeb & Cos., with one to handle the business on the Exchange. Kountze Brothers have six partner*, with one on the floor. Though John G. Moore is dead his name remains at the head of the firm of Moore & Schley. Adolph Ladenburg le dead, hut I>adenburg, Thalmann A Cos. remains Ihe firm's style. Prince A Witely contin ue to do business, but there la no Prince. Edward Sweet A Cos. are at No. 38 Broad street, but there is no Edward Sweat, the firm being composed of three Bulls and one Lennep. Manuel Turner & Cos. ere at No. 35 Well, but there is no Manuel Turner; the firm Is composed of two Hutchintons and one Lamer el. There ie no Vermllye in the great house of Ver milye & Cos., no Woerlshoffer in Woerle hoffer A Cos., no Wilcox In Wilcox * Cos., no Magourt in Baring, Magoun & Cos.; no Howell in Decker, Howell A Cos.; no Ho lYiafts in Homans A Cos., no Kuhn Is Kuhn. Ineb A Cos., no Ladd In Ladd, Wood * King. Three LaUHaws make the firm of Lald iatv A Cos. and six Lehman*, that of Leh man Bros. Cyrus J. Lawrence A Sons consist of three Lawrences, Lawrence brothers of two, and W. B Lswrsrc* * Son of two. Four Sellgmana constitute the firm of J. & W. Sellgman A Cos., and there are three Tods In J. Kennedy Tod A Cos. There are two Walkers in Walker Bros., and three in Joseph Walker A Sons Three brothers make Walston H. Brown it 'Bros., and three Dennys, T. Denny A Cos. Charles C. Edey A Son* have four Edeys In the partnership. Three Jewetts compose Jewett Bros. The firm with the funniest name Is Keep A Keen. —Gen. Miles haw received from a private soldier In Ihe Philippines a box of cigar ette* native to those islands. Inclosed was the note. "Dear Sir: When you were riding by In Porto Rico you once over heard me say how much I wanted a smoke, and you Immediately had an or derly give me several cigars. I now desire to return the compliment.” 17