Evening Star Newspaper, June 19, 1883, Page 3

A NOVEL SCHEME. A Prepesition to Raise New York One Story. It is quite possible that, when the pneumatic tube boring and tearing up of Broadway is fin- Sshed, that boring for an underground road will @ommence, says a writer In the New York Graphic. This is an age of excavation, im- provement. disturbance, inconvenience and pro- gress. But why not floor over Broadway and every other business street to the level of the second story windows, and regard the Present street surface as the real subterranean region of the city? In such a case the water, and sewerage pipes, pneumatic tubing and h wires would have abundant room. The whole freight traffic could be moved by steam along the city’s basement, so to speak. ‘The upper portion could be used exclusively & promenade and the transit of pleasure or wer vehicles only. All the present shop Kronte ‘could open on the second-story street. ‘The present pressure would be relieved by the absence of the heavier, unwieldy traffic. now the prolific cause of the daily blockades and Jams in the lower portion of the city. At present a year of valuable time is lost in thiscit every day to thousands of through this cause. Drivers : from 15 minutes to two hours waiting for these blockades to break. Clerks wait for the drivers, and customers at home and abroad wait for their purchases. Down town ts in achronic state of congestion after 9 o'clock in the morning. If this city numbers 4,000,000 of population by A. D. 1900, 28 some Prophesy, and traffic is con- fined to the present localities. the congestion ‘will be perpetual. Years ago Peter Cooper pro- posed the flooring over of Broadway and con- structed a working model involving a means of Tf transit by an endless chain of cars. It Js still in existence and occupies a portion of a ‘Targe room in Murray street. Some future gen- eration will regard our present system a very stupid one. We may as well commence at once, False all New York one story, and consider our present surface to be really our cellar. ——___+e- — —__ Competition. From The Contemporary Review. Competition is the cause of all progress; it 1s the great force of industrial activity, the source of our power. But it is productive of an end- Jeas agitation, of permanent uneasiness and of general instability. No one is satisfled with his Jot, no one feels secure asto hts future. The rich burn to acquire greater riches, and he who labors to live tears the loss of his dafly bread. Every man is free, and all fulfill their destiny; there is no class set apart, no inaccessible trade; equality is legally established, but in point of fact Inequality exists, and is the more irritating because every man may aspire to all. Thereare more bitter awakenings, as more lotty dreams are indulzed in. All may climb to the highest step on the ladder, but few reach it, and those who remain below curse those who are above them, while coveting their place. Men formerly were not worried by the wish for change, because they saw no means of get- ting it. They were possessed of no ambition to change their state. nor of any thirst for riches; for all this was beyond their reach. Their lot in this world was fixed, and their hopes were for the next. Now they desire happiness for this present life. and aim at destroying all that May prove an obstacle to the equal distribution of earthly joys. We must not forget that tiere are many Teasons why men of the present day should pursue wealth with much greater ardor than formerly. In the first place, it can procure them many more enjoyments than at the period we speak of—home comforts and luxuries of every kind, the pleasure of traveling all over the ‘world. Summers passed in charming Al- Pine resorts, and winters on the enchanting oasts of the Mediterranean—all this has re- aoe the monotonous existence of the feudal nd his superfluous rey- ining his subordinates. At the present time the old feeling of good- will between master and servants, landlords and their tenants, has wholly disappeared. The prietor and capitalist now look only to the crease of their revenue. and in this they con- form to the principle of orthodox political econ- omy, for the greater greed with which riches are indiv pursued must result in the Fapid spread of general wealth. On the other hand, tenants and workmen of all classes are becoming daily more convinced cf the truth of the terrible adage, “* Our master is our enemy.” The class strugzle which has broken out in Ire- horrer is at present an exception; but the sentiments whieh save it birth are to be found fermenting in the breasts of uearly In the country vii- any, Spain, Austria and Italy are to be heard only words of sorrow, batred and revolt. —-e-—____ The Fantine in Iceland. The news brought from Iceland by the first Mails via Copenhagen is quite distressing, and It appears that the small amount of money col- lected in Great Britain last winter was not suffl- elent to even coverthe actual loss of cattle during the previous winter, when the destruc- tion was greater than at any time during the history of iceland except during the great erup- tion of Hecia in the seventeenth century, when thousands of sheep and cattle were deprived of the grass by the long-continued fall of black sand that covered ali the grass land in the eastern section of the island several inches deep. The total amount the loss has been estimated to be about 00,000, while the subscription raised in Great Britain was only £20,000, or about $100,000. Those familiar with Iceland know that farming there isnow an impossibility, and at no time within the memory of living men has the production of the farm lands been suf- ficient to support the people. Iceland is en- tireiy dependent upon the ontside world for food. The whole wea!th of the people is in live stock, particularly sheep and horses, and these they give in return for breadstui nd fabrics. The fisheries do not enrich the island much, for the salmon production is in the hands of a Dan- ish monopoly, snd the Dutch and Frenei have secured rights on the cod and herring banks. the Datives being without the necessary capital to work them profitably. The effect. of dimin- ishing the exrning capital of a nation of 70,000 routs thus circumstanced by 0.000 can easily be seen. It means straitened circumstances for @ long series of years, until the decimated flocks ean be increased by natural process. Ifthe winter of 1S83-4-shouid prove of great severity, the capital of the Icelandic people would be further diminished and they would be brought face to face with starvation. They have not even kept ail that remained to them after the dreadrul winter of 1882, but have been compelled to part with some of the stock in order to obtain money with which to purchase stores. There is much indignation at the conduct of a Scotchman who wrote to the papers to say that the Icelandic people had plenty of cattle left, but would not sell them, preferring to wait tor aid from the charitable out- side world. This story had the effect of stopping the subscription, and as it was copied tar and wide inthe United Kingdom its effect was great. ‘The reason they did not seit what stock they had to the gentleman who wrote the letter has been explained. They could not afford to give atany Price the stock frum which they were to secure aliving in yeara to come. If they gave what sheep they had, they would next jearbe ina state of abject bexyary and dependence. Like the inhabitants of all mountainous and sterile countries, the Icelandic people cling with fond attachment to their homes, and only in such a crisis as this do they think of emigrating. Letters now at hand from several gentlemen in Reykjavik in the south, and Ark- ayrive in the m , Bay that the people are anxious to leave Iceland and go to America, bet are too poor to pay their way. Money in the island is so tigh: that they cannot even realize on theig household effects or land, and 80 they are chalned to the land. Mr. Sigmund Gudorundsson asks that land agents in the Rect Cerny in Dakota—send their eireulars to him at Reykjavik as soon as possi- ble. A movement is pore on net Ls Lari ‘ork, beving for its object the perfection of some plan by which about 200 families can be brought <smerica direct. The most noticeable part of the spectacle was the good humor and orderly behavior of the vast crowd. Some, indeed, of the Moujiks had drunk more freely than was good for them of the beer and mead so lberally distributed, but even these seemed under the influence of the word whieh had passed round that the czar was Ces aims his children, and that it behooved all to we well on this great day. All the foreienes3 mt were greatly strack with the oot Gorm demeanor o! As I drove back to the of thousands of So never at morn or evening, put my gurment ‘on; It lay by if under clasp and key In the perfume dusk alone, It’s wonderful broldery hidden, ‘Till many a day had gone. ‘There were guests who came to my portal, There were friends who sat with me, And, clad in soberest raiment, I bore them company; I knew I owned the beautiful robe. ‘Though its splendor none might sec. There were poor who stood at my por ‘There were orphaned sought my care; Igave them tenderest pity, But had nothing besides to spare; Thad oniy the beautiful garment, And the raiment for daily wear. At last, on a feast-day’s coming, I thought n my dress to shine; I would please my-elf with the luster Of ita shifting colors fine: T would walk with pride in the marvel Of its rarely rich design. So out from the dust I bore It— ‘The lavender fell away— And fold on fold I held it up To the searching ight of day. Alas! the glory had per:sned_ While there tn its place it lay. Who seeks for the fadeless beauty, ‘Must seek for the use that seals ‘To the grace of a constant bicssing ‘The beauty that use reveals, For into the folded robe alone, ‘The moth with its biighting steals —Margaret E. Sangster. ——____c0-_____ How to Learn to Swim. From the American Agriculturiat. Wade out until the water is up to your breast, then turn your face towards the shore and try to swim towards it. You know that the water between you and the shore isnot over your depth. as you have just waded through it; this will give you confidence to strike out. Conf- dence is a great help in learning. The chief use of the various aids In learning—the swimming- plank,corks or the presence of an older person— is to give the learner confidence. A plank a few teet long, on which the beginner can place one or both hands, is sometimes of use. Corks or life-preservers of any kind that much of. One needs but very little ald— in fact. no aid—in order to keep his head above water, if he onty has confidence. If an older brother or other friend will hold his hand in such a manner that you can rest your chin upon it, you can soon learn the proper move- ment of the arms and legs. Another method is to have a strap or band of webbing or other material around tie chest, just under the arms. A few feet of stout cord has ene end attached to the band and the other end fastened to a light, stout pole. In this manner a strong person can help the learner while standing on the land. The chief use of this contrivance is to give the beginner confidence. Those who undertake to aid a boy in learning to swim should resist all temptation to play tricks. No matter how slight a ducking may be given, it startles the learner, and he is thereafter fearful that it may be repeated. — ‘The Tragedies of the Brooklyn Bridge From the Utica Observer. No finer view of the two cities can be ob- tained than from this elevated position, and it was fully half an hour before I had found time to inquire of an old sailor sitting ona coil ot rope if he knew much about the bridge. I halt expected him to pull out a printed card, but he must have been out of them, for he said: “Know much about it? Well, I should think so. I’ve watched It from the ‘word go.’ I helped sink the caisson. I've been down ia it when the pressure was so strong it seemed as if *twould break in your ear-drums, and youcouldn’t blow out a candle but’twould lizht up again. 1 was there when they filled the caisson with thou- sands of tons of cement and the man got left.” “Got left where?” was my natural question. “Didn't you never hear that story? Why, there was eizhty-six men went to work in the caisson that morning, and, owin’ to some mis- take In the count, they turned on the steam and poured thousands of tons of cement into her before they found out that only eighty-five had come up. It would have taken a year to pump it out again, and so they charged ‘him to ‘profit and loss.’ His dinner pail was found on the dock, with his dinner in it.” The old fellow winked his weather eye. but, seriously, the death roll of the bridge is a long one, twenty-eight men having been killed. Se ee Are All Birds Flesh-Eaters? Mr. Grant Allen, in an article in Knowledge on the English black-cap, answers this question in the affirmative. Althouch the old black-caps eat largely of fruits, the young black-caps will eat nothing but insects. Breeders of the cana- ry—a seed-eating bird are also well aware of the fact that the young must at first be fed on ani- mal food, usually given in the shape of boiled egg. Mr. Ailen says that this trait of the black- cap,common to many if not to most fruit-eaters, may be put side by side with the one noted by Mr. A. R. Wallace, that the young humming- birds, which are developed flower-hunting swifts, willeat nothing bat spiders, and smali flies. In both cases the facts point back curi- ously to the original habits of the whole race. There can be very little doubt, adds Mr. Allen, that all birds were at firet car- nivorous, piscivorous or insectivorous, and the greater part of them probabiy remain go to the present day. The practice of eating grains and seeds came later; while that of living upon Iruits, or the nectar of flowers, must have been the latest of all. Indeed, the development of succulent fruits or berries seems to be a very recent acquisition on the part of plants gener- ally; and it must have proceeded side by side with the evolution of fruit-eating habits in the correlated birds. Hence we find the young still Tequire to be fed upon animal food; and, in- deed, the adult black-caps, like many other sim- ilar mainly frugivorous species, cannot get along for any length of time without a liberal admix- ture of slugs and caterpillars in their food. On the other hand, the most advanced fruit-eaters, such as the parrots, readily revert to carmivor- ous practices in confinement; and one New Zea- land species, since the introduction of sheep into the calony, has become a perfect pest to the breeders by partiality for animal dainties. Race and Color. From a lecture by E. B. Tylor, in Nature. It is now well understood that the canses of Tace-color are not so simple as Hippocrates thought when he described the nomad Scythian as burned tawny by the cold. But the study of anthropologists is still to notice the characters which mark off the white, yellow, brown and black races, and to connect therewith the effects of climate and mode of life. The analogy of fair or bionde skin to partial albinism is strik- ing, and possibly points to some similarity of cause. A book has even been written by Dr. Poesche to explain thus the formation of the white race. The fair whites, according to this author, are semi-albinos, whose ancestors were once a browner race in Northern Asia, but turned fair in the swampy regions of the Dni- eper, where men and beasts grow light In color, horses gray, the leaves of the trees pale, and all nature dull and colorless. Such imaginative speculation is an example to be avoided by an- thropologiats, and yet the resemblance ot blonde to semi-albino skin is one which when worked out by careful observation will doubt- less lead to discovery. A yet more striking case of the morbid Sone of race-character is seen in “bronzed skin,” a symptom of “Addi- son’s disease.” Here the resemblance to mu- latto complexion is 0 marked that In the re- ports of cases it is quite a regular thing for the pee to mention that he asked the patient if he was of negro blood. Even that well-known negro feature, the Le! can tata light tint of palms and soles, was there, though there was Jobers Cee = bog points which anthropolo- look to when they suspect , tically call the “white,” of the eye. It is not, however, on merely superficial comparison that this analogy depends. Anthropologists, un- fortunately, do not always hear of medical works bearing on their studies, and it is but lately that I learned from Dr. Wilson Fox that an beings, | microscopic section of ‘bronzed skin” was published years ago by Mr. Hutchin- son in the Pathol Transactions. All who compare this with Kolliker’s section of normal Le ers must admit the extraordi simi- i ity. food coloration = the anes in ‘ha the lee} wn pigment cells anc ins the ills of ‘the on or true visck men are’ white mek shall not are fastened to the body we do not think |- The Abdication Iden At-Her Majesty Returning to Town. From s London Special. Tt is learned here with great surprise that Many rumors have lately been circulated in America to the effect that the Queen contem- plated abdication. The English people have never imagined that her majesty entertained ny such intention, and the American rumors have caused much amusement In court circles. The temper of the queen Is too well known here to admit of any speculation concerning the royal succession not based upon her demise. In no state of health ever reached by Victoria up to the present time has she ever given a single indication of a desire to abdicate. Her whole career, domestic and public, all her actions, state and trivial, have shown that her majesty is truly royal and has always sed a fully developed love of power and a tireless disposition to rule. The American rumors of abdication were quickly spread over the United Kingdom and reached the royal party in Scotland, where it had been announced her majesty had deter- mined to remain until after June 22. Immedi- ately it was given: out that her majesty had greatly improved in health and would retarn from Balmoral next week and reside at Windsor for a few days. Her health, it is satd, is better than It has been for some time and her mental depression is somewhat relieved. To-day It is of_icially stated that the queen has declared her intention of coming to London and being pres- ent at the volunteer review at Hyde Park. It is also reported that her majesty will give a series of splendid drawing-room receptions at the end of July. After these receptions her majesty is to go to Osborne, thence to the continent, visit- Ing Baden-Baden in the autumn. The royal [boise are not sanguine as to their patient eing able to go through with this ee but the queen says it is her royal wish to try and there’s no more to say. Society admits that it understands that all this royal exertion is to be made for the purpose of showing that the royal strength has returned and England is to con-. tinue to have a queen. —__—_—$__+s-___ PERFECTIONISTS. New York Men and Women Who Say ‘They Lead Lives of Holincss. ‘From the Boston Herald. New York, June 15, 1883.—The comparatively few people who believe the doctrine of holiness, in the sense that it is possible to so perfect one’s self as to neither sin nor have any desire to, are going to make themselves more conspicuous than usual this summer. Their program in- cludes a number of separate camp meetings, and they will also figure in the regular Methodist gatheringsin the woods, holding holiness ser- vices in their own tents. Their headquarters in this city Is in the house of Dr. W. C. Palmer, in east 20th street. They crowd a big, old-fashioned double parlor and the adjoining spacious hall- way every Tuesday. I attended the last“of these meetings. There was a brief exposition of scripture and a number of prayers, but the characteristic feature of the exercises was the doctrine of holiness expressed in the numerous declarations of personal experience. Nearly every speaker professed a lite of utter freedom from ein, and from so much as a lingering desi to do anything vicious; and the exceptional wor- shipers were, according to their reports, well advanced toward a like victory over worldliness, During almost 40 years, these weekly meetings have been held in the same house. Phoebe Pal- mer, of revered memory, was the originator of the movement, which is now vigorous enough to hold many camp mectings every summer among the Methodists, though discountenanced by a majority of the bishops of that denomina- tion. An oldman solemn!y asserted that he had not committed the slightest sin of thought or deed in eleven years, and a woman said as positively that her carnal mind was wholly destroyed. But nothing that wasnar- rated struck me as more curious than the story told by acity missionary, to illustrate the folly of deferring repentance. “In my round of the hospitals,” he said, “I came across a man who had taken poison for the purpose of guicide. He was dying. The doctors conld not save him, and only an hour or so of life remained in his tortured body. I asked him if he was prepared to die, and he replied that he wasn’t, but desired to be. I assured him that he could get salvation by simply accepting it. That de lighted him; he prayed fervently for forgiveness, and he passed away, I believe in the assurance that all was well with him for eternity. Well, his case puzzles me, because of what J learned afterward. It seems that bad luck made him wish to die, but he was a firm believer in the Bible, and was aware of its mandate against self-murder. Moreover, he had heard it preached that a death-bed repentance was sufficient to insure salvation. He made a careful study of this doctrine, consulted several clergymen cacnen without disclosing to them what he had in contemplation), and at length settled it in his own mind, the sinner who repent- ed at the last moment was as sure of heaven as any one of you who have lived sanctified for years. Having settled that point to his own satisfaction, he sought a means of suicide which, while certain to kill, would leave him conscious long enough to make his peace with heaven. So he swallowed a deadly poison and was taken to the hospital to die. There he repented, as I have told you. and he gave every indication that his contrition was sincere. Now, what are we to believe concerning such a de- [roan soul as that? He relied on the promise. le was to a certain extent a trickster—a reli- gious confidence man. What does Bro. Palmer think about this case?” ‘That we're not called upon to settle it.” was the reply. In a corner was a pile of curious little boxes, like children’s safes. They were for the collec- tion of a fund, memorial to Phoebe Palmer, and to be expended in promoting the cause of ‘holi- ness. They are sent far and wide, in the hope that they will come back filled with coin. ——_—_—_-e-—_____ BLUE EYES FOR BEAUTY. Only Those Born With the Bright Iris Able to Be at the Tip-Top of Style. From the St, Louis Post-Dispatch. “To be in the fashion to-day you must have dark hair, blue eyes, not a particle of color and lips as red asthecherry.” Thus speaksa promi- nent writer on the fashions. The artificial pro- duction of the black eye is a matter of every day occurrence. The best of friends occasionally do a little of this kind of tinting for one another, but trom black or dark brown, or gray, or hazel, or green to blue, is a horse, thatisto say aneye, of another color, and at this stage of the new era in beauty it does almost seem impossible that the ingenuity of man would be able to accomplish the result. Such was the opinion of Dr. A. D. Willlams, an oculist, to whom the subject was broached this morn- ing by a Post-Dispatch reporter. “There is no art by which the color of the iris can be changed,” said Dr. Williams. ‘The iris consists of a curtain which json the inside of the eye and the back part of which Is supplied with a pigment which varies in color, as we see daily, and is in characteristic harmony with the hair and complexion of the owner. The only change which can be effected in the ap ce of the eye is accomplished by the use of bella- donna. Ladies who have light eyes, which they wish to darken, drop into them ‘a solution of belladonna, which has the effect of 1: ly dilat- ing the pupil. The light color of the iris is thus displaced by the deep black of the pupil and the ap] ice of the me bh greatly chal 5 Many ladies practice this habit, which is not harmful, although it causes considerable discomfort. iven her eyes a dose of bella- After a lady has donna, its immediate action is to dilate the polls and they remain so, no matter how in- nse the light may be. ‘Thus you see the ball- room beauty who increased her charms in this way suffer source: her eyes admitting such a quantity of brilll light as jwently to render her almost blind for the time 4 “How long does this unnatural last?” “Generally about a week. Where a weak solution has been Saployed it will away ina couple of days. Very few however, who employ belladonna use the weak- but bine positively unattainable?” “But blue eyes are ively There ig no process by which the hanged. The very les, “Yes, sir. natural color of the iris can be cl Pigment cannot be reached in any way that is ow known to science.” “Could not the ladies wear blue eyes over eir brown ones?” the + Yes, they could—in a story, not otherwise. Anheaithy eye would not allow of the wearing pfs false one over it. ‘There would not be room The artificial be over ‘one which has been crusted ty ‘iease No; here i no way Dy whlch tie color of the eye ‘The Snoiwy Home of Many of Russia’s Most Talented Sons and Daughters Special to the New York Sun. - Moscow, May 30.—The coronation committee, the city authorities, and the governor general all combined their efforts in order to put upon this queer old city the best holiday attire. They femoyed from here everybody who would not smile during the coronation festivities, or throw his cap in the alr and hurrah most heartily. For that reason they emptied nearly all the city prisons, and the political prisoners were hurried on their dismal march. Among the latter was O. Schigaleff, one of the revolutionary poets. The czar's government could not silence him, so they sent him, like many others, to the place where, as they believe, no mortal can sing. Schigaleff, in his cell, composed a poem, called “Revelution,” which is now being circulated here among the czar’s guests. The poet say: ‘From the hidden spriags of life there runs an eternal current, which, jike an earthquake, will upsct and d-- stroy all deepotic temples and painces, Jt will stir tho People’s mind as a storm stirs the sleeping ocean. ‘The peop'e will rise, and, likes volcano, will burst and tear asunder the criist of” des} . ‘The dark clouds are full of rain, but they can never extinguish a volcano. No decision of a decrepit senat, van stop the mighty current of life. ‘The sacred fire of love of liberty is cver burning among the peop. Lava shall break forth and shall flood the palaces, the f ‘and the prisons, ‘The popular storm ie coming. and it will tear off your gaudy purple and your shins crown. Thave heard that many of the czar’s guests intend to preserve a copy of this poem, along with the imperial ticket, as a memento of their Moscow visit. “What will become of the author of ‘Revolu- tion?’” I asked a Moscow Journalist “An early snowy grave,” he answered, “is his fate at the best, and a madhouse at the worst. Many a Russian genius has been swal- lowed up by the icy soil of Siberia. When Rus- sia becomes free to erect monuments on the graves of her best sons and daughters, I am sure Siberia will have most of the monuments.” It seems it is a family tradition of the Roman- offs to exile men of genius to Siberia. They have always feared such men. Catherine IIL, the czaritza-authoress, banished to Siberla the two best Russian authors of her time. Alexander I., ‘a republican,” as he used to call himself, could not suffer the distinguished statesman Speransky to admire the laws of republican France, and so the “republican” czar sent his best statesman to Siberia in order to cool his republican ardor. Nicholas I. used to say. ‘not professors, but soldiers are what I need.” And so professors, writers, poets and learned men of every kind marched and marched on to Siberia during the thirty years’ reign of the czar-soldier. Amon others, Hertzen and Bakunin of Europea! fame were christened in the Siberian snows. Alexander IT., the liberator, far surpassed all | his predecessors in populating Siberia with men of genius. No man in Russia ever had such a powerful influence on his contemporaries as ‘Tchernishevsky had. He proved that the pen of a genius is mightier than the scepter of a czar. Alexander ruled his officials and_Tchern- ishevsky ruled the public at large. But this could not be suffered, and so Tchernishevsky was sent to Siberia, where he had been kept already ten years over the time prescribed in his sentence. The tate of the Schapoffs, husband and wife, is exceedingly touching. Athanasy Schapoff, a man of uncommon talent, wholly dedicated him- self to the study of Raskol, or Russian Protes- tantism. He collected abundant facts provin: that the Raskol was a popular protest against the autocracy both of the czar and of the church, and that the Raskolniks of to-day are the representatives of pure Russian democratic principles. Tne Russian academy of sciences crowned A. Schapoff with the laurel wreath, but the czar rewarded him with fron chains, and exiled him to Siberia for life. The learned exile zealously investigated the Siberian sectarians, and wrote a book on the subject, which created a great sensation in RusMa. Then the real tortures of the Schapoffs be- gan. It was ordered that no ink or paper should be given to him. But Schapoff must either write or become crazy, The gendarmes who looked after him were retly instructed to furnish Schapoff with plenty of fiery vodka. Under these trying circumstances, Mrs. Schapoff proved to be a guardiag angel for her husband, and for long, long years she courageously de- tended him against madness and delirium tremens. Every sheet of paper and every piece of ‘ilthat she procured for her husband cost her endless tears, sufferings, and humilia- tions. Assoon as a sheet had been written full, she again faced endless troubles in order to send it to a publishing house. In spite of these hardships, there appeared a series of books by A. Schapoff. In no age and in no country have books ever been written in such a manner. A worn-out man was writing on a stolen piece of paper with a stolen pencil, while on one side stood h dian angel and on the other tie devil in the shape of a gendarme offering him a glass of vodka. At last Schapoff died, and his wife soon followed him to a snowy grave. Among the Siberien graves there are two be- longing to the Michaeloffs. One of the Michael- offs was a poet, whose poems are known by every educated Russian of to-day, though there is no printed copy of them. From Siberia he greeted Young Russia ina poem which ended in these words: “Let your battle be more successful than ours; let vietory crown your work; and let the cup that poisons us pase by you." The other Michaeloff was the author of a very singular book, called “Otschepentzi,” or Schis- matics, in which, basing his argument on the Bible and on the works of the Christian Fathers, and the biographies of Christian mar- tyrs, he tried to prove that to revolt against the ezar’s autocracy was a holy deed. In Siberia also perished Ivan Prijoff, the fa- mous author of the ‘History of the Vodka Shops.” in which, from official documents, he demonstrated that for. many centuries the gov- ernment had contrived various means to induce the people to drink, so that it finally came about that excise duties constituted fully one-half of the state’s incor ———— oe Invasion of the Holy Land. From the London Railway News. The latest proposition is to build a maritime canal through Palestine, and an English company, with the Duke of Marlborough at its head, has been formed for the purpose of making investi- gations and preliminary surveys. So far as at present proposed, the work will include, in the first instance, a canal twenty-five milesin length, from Haifa, in the Bay of Acre, through the plain of Asdraclou to the valley of the river Jordan. The depth of the proposed canal is to be forty feet and its width 200 feet. This will bring the Mediterranean into the heart of Palestine, and go far towards making a seaport of Jerusalem. It is further proposed to construct a canal twenty milesin length from the head of the Gulfof Akaboah to the Dead Sea, and thus unite the waters of the latter with the Red Sea. If these things were successfully performed it is expected that aninland sea about 300 miles long. varying in width from three to ten miles, and deep enough to float vessels of the largest size, would extend from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. There are some matters besides engineering difficulties which may hinder the execution of this project. The consent of the porte is indis- pensable, and certain European powers would undoubtedly oppose the granting of a firman gonferring upon England the exclusive right of way by water through Palestine. The holy land also has associations for Christians throughout the world. anda widespread senti- ment among all churches and sects, would doubt- less be raised in opposition to the innovation. Speaking of this particular subject, the London Times says: “It is possible'that the new enter- prise may be proved to the satisfaction of many devout men men and women to be the fulfillment of the prophecy of Ezekiel, to the effect that there is to be a broad sea inthe desert, and that ‘the fishers shall stand uponit from En-dedi even unto En-eglaim.’” 19, ___ Big Names for Children. From the Courier-Journal. There ought to be some punishment for parents who burden their children with big names. Sometimes a boy has the gumption to change his name rather that aabmit to the out- Tage. Advised by some old women, a pair of Kentucky nts named a boy Gamaliel, and when the old women wouldcome the old women would say: “Wht Gammy? We want to see little Gammy!” “Gammy,” filled with dis- gust, avolded the old women, and one he ‘was sent to school. “What is your name, boy?” asked the teacher. ‘John!” boldly spoke up the boy. The spell of the old women was broken. “John” became his mame at school, then at home, and to this day he 1s “John.” a es ‘The Whole World Becoming Jewish. ‘From the Central Presbyterian, . ‘ Instead of dying out the Jewish body shows increasing vitality, They-eannot be stam out or peulweats. They pass from ey to to- become practically wherever they go. They get the land in they are the great bankerS Londo are the centers of European ears the $0.0 oa Joans CHARGE AGAINST MISS NUTT. A telegram to the New York Tribune trom Uniontown, Pa., June 16, gives the following history of the Dukes-Nutt tragedy: On Sunday morning, December 24, a few moments after the killing of Captain Adam C. Nutt by Nicholas L. Dukes in the room of the latter at the Jennings House, a man present said: ‘Dukes’ life isn't worth @ copper with ‘Jim’ Nutt alive.” The tragedy of last Wednesday evening proves the remark a true one. The killing of Captain Nutt startled and shocked the community, and before the recovery of those disposed to take summary vengeance on the betrayer and murderer, he fled to the jail, where his triend, Sheriff Hoover, stood ready to defend him to the fullest letter of the law. The position of Dukes socially was ete one. le was quiet, reserved and dignified. He had the respect of all persons, and no young man at the Fayette county bar had more brill- lant prospects than he. Dukes also an ample fortune, and his credit was unlimited. With all these advantages, however. he did not mixin society. In appearance he was unprepos- sessing, being somewhat too fat, slightly bow- legged, and bearing an unsightly birth-mark on his left cheek. He was graduated from Prince- ton college. Miss Lizzie Nutt isa (poe) blonde, an accomplished, well-behaved girl, thoroughly respectable, and against whom the tongue of scandal has never breathed, until the scurrilous epistles of her defamer brought her name into disrepute. It was feared by some at the time of the publication of Dukes’ letters that Miss Lizzie had been at least indiscreet, but her conduct since shows that she is innocent of the charge made against her. Now the question arises, what was Dukes’ mo- tive in accusing her and himeelf of an improper intimacy ifnone had ever existed? The opinion here generally is that he did it calmly, coldly and deliberately, with the direct intention of breaking his engagement with her, never dreaming that her father would take the mat- ter as he did. Believing Dukes to have been sane at the time he wrote the letters, this is the solution accepted by the majority of those who knew him. James Nutt, who has just killed the murderer of his father, is the hero of the hour. The most eminent counsel in the state have tendered their services to defend him gratuitously, and large sums of money have been offered both to him and his mother. The lawyer who defended Dukes at his late trial was Charles E. Bayle, member-elect of the Forty-eighth Congress, and one of the ablest lawyers in the state. For de- fending Dukes he suffered much unpleasant criticism, but Mr. Bayle did his best, although his personal detestation for the man was intense. He has just refused the offer of a large sum of money from the Telatives of Dukes to prosecute young Nutt. One of the lawyers who prosecuted Dukes, William H. Playtord, was his preceptor. The fact that he remained in Uniontown, know- ing that public feeling was intensely excited against him, and that “Jim” Nutt had sworn to Kill him, shows Dukes to have been a man of physical courage, and his remark that he meant to “‘stay in Uniontown or the cemetery,” will be quoted in his favor: : Dukes was buried to-day, and the next ques- tion will bethe disposal of Nutt. The judge who tried Dukes, and the one who in all proba- bility will try Nutt, is Evans Willson, a pro- found lawyer and an’ equitable judge. ’ In the opinion of an eminent lawyer here Nutt will be convicted of murder in the second degree, and then immediately pardoned by the governor. YOUNG NUTT'S PROVOCATION. The Uniontown correspondent of the Phila- deiphia Press says- James Nutt was walking up astreet the morning of Duke's death with Al Miner, the court reporter ot Fayette county. Dukes, seeing them coming, walked out, and in @ very offensive way called out to Miner: “Have you gotten all the testimony written out in the case against ?” He thus recalled to young Nutt the case to disbar him from practicing law. Nutt stood with his head bowed while Dukes thus insolently called up a feature of the legal proceedings that bore directly upon the murder of his father and the attempted degra- dation of his sister. This was the final insult and the one which cost Dukes hislife. The youth seemed in deep thought all the way home as he and Miner walked along. It was after these repeated insults, together with a growing belief that Dukes would still be per- mitted to disgrace the profession to which he belonged, and also to insult the general senti- ment of the community by-his presence, that the fatal resolve took possession of him. These important facts, demonstrating that the boy acted upon the impulse of an eyer-pres- ent provocation, indicate clearly that the line of defense can with safety be bold and broad. Although his attorneys have not yet determined upon a line of defense, it is expected that they will rest upon the plea or provocation, and not insanity. It can be shown that young Nutt is not ds bright as the other members of Captain Natt’s family, though he is by now means slow- witted. The defense have several cases as prece- dents for arguing simply the plea ot provoca- Be none of which present as strong points as his. In Summer Time. R. J. Burdette, in the Cincinnati Enquirer. The sound of the graduate is heard in the dis- tance. Yet a few days and the all-behoiding sun, when he pauses over Philadelphia, will see 400 blood-raw doctors step out of the medical colleges and wait cheerfully for the cucumber and little green apple to open business. Scores of tooth carpenters will face the world of cheek with much hopeand exceeding great jaw. They will make a living gently if they can, forceply ifthey must. In every high schoo! brave and hopefal young people will ‘stand upon the threshold of life” and ‘‘glide gently downthe stream of time” with a dullthud. The “memory of the pleasant hours spent within these walls will do Just about the same things the same old memory used to do long yearsago. “And to you, dear teachers, who have so lovingly and patiently guided us through the intricate mazes and along the pleasant paths of knowledge,” now with a skate strap and then again the butt end of a hedge stick, ‘‘whose gentle watch- fulness and tireless patience has ever” picked us up in the act just when the wad of home- made papier-mache was about half-way to the ceiling or was yet winging its flight to the other boy’s ear, we bid farewell with tears—same tears that have been sampled by you at various times during the year under slightly different and rather more compulsory circumstances. The boy graduate rarely weeps when he retires from school. Oh, rarely! When a boy weeps he has something substantial to cry about, or rather to cry over. Lonce heard a boy going down street singing at the top of his lungs, “dare to be right, dare to be true!” singing itso loud that he woke up all the babies on the block and set every last dog in the avard to barking, and as he ae he smashed a window in the parsonage, brok a chicken’s leg with a stone, “‘sassed” a market woman, shot a farmer in the eye with a “‘nigger-shooter,” hit a dog a crack with a shinny-club that made poor Carlo howl till his back ached, pulled a pickett off a fence, room, and above all other voices I could hear his soulful shriek in the morning song, ‘Oh, how I love my teach-er dear!” And before pray- ers were over, he inked a boy’s nose, put two bent where they would do the most harm, salt claim of shoemaker’s wax on the teacher's chair, scratched his name on his desk with a pin, ate an apple and fired the core into the ear of the good boy with a thin neck, who ‘was never absent or tardy. Ifa boy weeps when he-leaves school it is because he knows he will have to go to work and can’t have any more tun. He will have to develop a mission, and live to some great and lofty f ¥ that he may honor his alma mater and grow to be President or Judge, or the Begum of Bhopaul, or the Dwhalagha of Tglathpot, or Akkouhnd of Swat, or something of that sort. All things coe to @ boy that you don’t want him ———_~-2-____ A Larger Elephant than Jumbo. From the London Times, June 7th. There has just arrived at Liverpool, con- signed to a local naturalist, an elephant which is perhaps the largest captive animal in the world, far, though not forse 80 rad a ier Saute iat Ot 33¢ feet, : “Having the affiction caused by kidney and liver Giseases, and after enduring the aches, pains, weak- ‘ness, and depression incident thereto, until body and oul were nearly distracted, I sought for relief and = cure from my trouble, and was told by « friend who had been cured by it bimeelf, that the best and only sure cure was Hunt's Remedy, and upon his re- commendation I commenced taking it, and the first few doses improved my condition in @ very marked manner, ands continuance of its use has justified all that my friends claimed for it,—that it was @ sure and Permanent cure for all diseases of the kidneys and liver. Several of my friends in Springfield have used it with the most gratifying results, and I feel it my uty as wellas.a pleasure to me to recommend Hunt's Remedy in the highest possible terms." Manufacturer’s Testimony. Mr. H. W. Parne, manufacturer of harness, ad- dlery, trunks, valises, etc., No. 477 Main Street, Springfield, Mass., writes us under date of April 10, 1883:— GznTLEMEN.—I have used Hunt's Remedy, the best medicine for @iseases of the kidneys, liver, bladder, and urinary organs, and have received great benefit to my health from ite une, and I find that it will do just what is claimed for it; 1t will cure disease and restore health. I therefore pronounce it the best medicine that I have ever used.” — ~? Boston & Albany Raitroad. Avent Horr, Eeq., paymaster Boston and Albany Railroad, at Springfiqid, Mass., writes April 23, 1883: “‘Thave used Hunt's Remedy, and my experieuce with it has been such that I can cheerfully say that I am Satinfied that it will do Just what it promises todo, if ‘used according to directions.” se19 (['SE SURE EFFECTS OF AYER'S SARSAPARILLA are thorough and permanent. If there is a lurking taint of Scrofuia about you Ayer’s Sarvaparilla will dis- Jodge it and expel it from your system, A WHISKER DYE MUST BE CONVENIENT TO use, easy to apply, impossible to rub off, elegant in appearance, and cheap in price. Buckingham's Dye for the whiskers unites in itself all these merits. Try it welt F; IRE ‘Wonks, CHINESE LANTERNS, CHINESE COLORED FIKE, FIRE CRACKERS, ‘TORPEDOES, At wholesale, in quantities to snit, at C. W. THORN & CO."8. CHINESE COLORED FIRE, Non-explosive and odorless, in alll sized boxes or by the at C. W. THORN & CO.'8. FIVE HUNDRED BOXES FIRE CRACKERS, At lowest market rates, at C. W. THORN & 00."3. BUY YOUR FIRE WORKS FROM US, and we will take back after the Fourth all unsold goods in unbroken packages at the prices paid and refund the money, therefore dealers run no risk in overstocking themselves, Cc. W. THORN & CO., Je12-30 313 9th strect northwest. L. Bennexns 908, SEVENTH | STREET, Has opened another mail istof hice Superior Quality opened another snail lot of those Superior BU it D 5! TINGE etail at 15. 373g. ‘The above goods are in Ends and will not be cut. L. BEHRENDS’ BALTIMORE Store, Jel4-1W 908 7rH STREET NORTHWEST, wow w il NN N DDD 00 Wwwwwil NNND DOO trey PERE S38 Ww W NAN DoD ‘oo S88, CCC RRR ERB ERE NN NW giiSq 2 ©cR RE K NNN 88g 0 | RRR ER KE NNN Sgssq Saat 9.0 R RE. BE NNN is ‘sssS GoO R KR ERB EEE N NN : HYDRANT HOSE, ICE CRUSHERS, ICE HATCHETS, ICE SCALES. ICE TONGS, BUILDERS’ HARDWARE, GARDEN TOOLS, &e. J F, P. MAY & CO., Je6 634 Pennsylvania avenue. porthwest, VA 1 eed: N, a. yt ry -aT. Reaidence, 240 oes mse GOOPHICH, ATTORNEY ATU é Sas oi tial eas HAS, J. and Pomake Geek colt akets a Good wood ref, ____ BOOKS, &e. New Boos K Memoirs of John A. Dix, by Mi A. Dix, Pynamic Racrology. 2y.. by Ward. ud and Labors, by Moody. Under Ground kus. Dr. Clandius, by Crawford. ———— Hor Prowsnanes, sy tote tours, PITMADN’S PHONOGRAPHIC DICTIONART” R: COLLECTIONS OF DEAN STANLEY. By Dem rales. STUDIES OF NEGLECTED TEXTS. By Dr. Rob ‘AKLY GRAVES; FOR THE BEREA’ “ 5 a \VED. -By - wu. BALUANTYNE & SON, SeVENTH STARR. —— del ____ LADIES’ GOODS. A LARGE ———= AND VARIED ASSORTMENT OF ‘Ladios’ and Children's BATHING SUIT at 1 ave succeeded in procuring a few more of those JERSEY POLONAISE, Tn Biack end Garnet, for which it was impossible to supply the demand @ few wooke ago. R LADIES.—FIRST. CLA ‘S HAIR DRESSER 7 15th Street north went. Ladice Hair dressing and Mir washing parlor. Lang. try done to perfection. "Linporued goods in every style. etm 20 = CENT. DISCOUNT OFF TRIMMED BONNETS AND HATS, ALAo, 10 PER CENT. OFF ENTIRE STOCK UNTIL SULY Isr. MRS. M. J. HUNT, my 1309 F STREET. EOFFER THIS WEEK ONE LOT OF WER reathr, at 48cm burgaitl; cas be used for ‘well aa children's hate. J lot Corsage Bouquets, handsome roses with shaded Jeaves, at 50 cents; something new, ‘3 fine Real Ostcich Tips, at OXcents, lot of handsome Plumes, at $1.98, it BAUMUS, 416 7th street. my26 OUGLASS’, NINTH AND F uine FRENCH EALERIGOAS in the mont each. NAINSOOK FEATHER KA WE: and DRA’ ‘RS, made best manner, all izes, at Thc. each, ENGLISH HOC TERY (Motiey's) iu all the newest ‘at BO usual a 7 eae W. COLLARS and cures. me Nic ew French, eug- Hah and American Suependers. Bhitts made to orden, at $9, $10.50 and $12 per half dozen. Ed ah dae CHEMICAL DRY CLEANING ESTABLISR- MENT, 906 4 etreet northy git 4] ence. Ladies’ and Geutler Veils, pon. gts. i SF 9. Desimec juml are perfec venti Dreswoe a official chemist of als a1 m {ure end. bation aol fost ee een ture abd harnieae, and your porfect machi surpaseed in Paris, New fork or clecwhcre Notion Grease spots xuaranteed to be thor M's ANNIE K. HUMP Makes CORSE’ and perf ee French Hand-made Underciothi: lerino Underwear and finest Imported Hosiery. ig Patent Shoulder Braces and all Dress French Corsets and Busties. | ‘The FOCESSOR TO DUBREUIL BROTHERS, MANUFACTURERS OF FINE DRES3 SHIRTS, GENTS’ FURNISHINGS, 1112 F Srarer Norrmwest, Wasmixoror, D. ©. Six of the Finest Dress Shirts to order. “33 uw fix Extra Pine Shirts to order .. Six Fine Shirts to order... Tuoxrsows SHIRT FACTORY anv MEN'S FURNISHING EMPORIUM, £16 F Street, Oprosite Patent Offa, Fine Dress Shirts to order af for $13.50. Readymade Acme, unfinish unfiniehed, 65 cte. rts, Fine and Underwear, ___HOUSEFURNISHINGS. “VY CXAGERS TO EUROPE. J. W. BOTELER & SON Are the Agents forthe sale of tickets in thie District of the INMAN STEAMSHIP CO. Parties proposing to visit Europe can obtain alll infor- tion by applying to =e J. W. BOTELER & SON, apll-3m Penn. Ave. Cu. Rovrenr, NOS. 403 AND 405 1TH STREET NORTHWEST. HEADQUARTERS FOR THE WHITNEY CHIL- QUSREN'S CANNIAGE COMPANY: THE CHEAPEST FOR BEAUTY, COMFORT AND DURABILITY IN THE MARKET, Lawn Tennis, C1 Bicycles, Velocipedes, Arch- ery, Fishing ‘Wagons, &c. Gall and examine the Goods, a Tue Coxcorp Hanxess. Get the Best. LUTZ & BRO., Agents for the sale of “The Conojrd Har ese” of all ids and deecri Coupe, Carriag LUTZ & BRO., 497 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, apis Adjoining National Hotel. Japanese scroris, Fang, ETO. and Decorative Pictures. J.Jay Gouid, 421 9th st. mh? HE GREAT TROUBLE IN BOTH THE OLD line and ordinary te the T ane BEALTRY ‘Assesament Shambere” By the plan caopteh oy the St oie een ee TO THE TRADE: Just Received 50 packages Cortiand County New York State Fine Butter, at Btore 11 Center Market. Also, Ohio Grass Butter and Iowa Creamery. Dealer in Butter, Cheese and Eggs, 8-20" Fos. Tans Us ‘The Natural Mineral KAISER WATER, FROM BIRRESBOEN ON THE RHINE. ‘Recommended by the Highest Medical Authorities. C. P. WILSON, Enpys Rermcsnators HAVE A REPUTATION OF THIRTY-FIVE YEARS STANDING, AND ARE ACKNOWLEDGED EVERYWHERE THE BEST FOk FAMILY USE. For sale by M. W. BEVERIDGE, No. 1009 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Bole Agent for the District. “a Daxrorrs Frum, and pest Guality of GASOLINE, ss well as VAPOR STOVES, of different makes and all: on hand.” ‘he most varied assortment in the ity. REFRIGERATORS and WATER COOLERS at re- uced prices. ‘ COOKING STOVES, RANGES, BRICK SETT. PORTABLE SLATE MANTELS, LATROBES, FU! NACES, a great variety. W. & JENKD & 00.. 8 117 7th strest nortnwest. — EFRIGERATORS (IMPROVED MAKE), CK CHESTS (all sizes). WATER COOLERS and STANDS, iy FLUTING MACHINES, all at lowest me GEO. WATTS GEO. 314 7th street. 6 doors above Penna. avéhwe, SAFE DEPOSIT CO. Ly, SOUL aS See THE NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY, of Washington, In its own building, Conxes 16ru Starer axp New Your Ave. Perpetual Charter Act of Congres January 224, 1867, Fics ‘Burglar Proof Vaulta, at prices ‘from $5 to ah, satand ocalon THoome and esis od VAULT DOORS G! ARDED BY THE SARGERT i Eizm & Oo.