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: AND DISTRIOT. POINTERS. Uf you want a Lot, e Uf you want Board, If you want a Store, If you want Rooms, If you want a House, If you want Lodgings, If you want a Tenant, Tf you want a Boarder, If you want to Lend Money, If you want to Borrow Money, If you want to Sell Anything, If you want to Buy Anything,— | i ‘ J ; @@ EVERYBODY READS THE STAR. 29 JUDGE MERRICK’S SUCCESSOR. Republican Members of the Bar Nomi- nate Mr. Job Barnard. A meeting of the republican members of the District bar was held yesterday afternoon. as stated in Tax Stax, for the purpose of naming for the consideration of the President a candi- date to take the place on the District bench made vaeant by the death of Judge Merrick. H. H. Wells presided and A. A. Birney was the secre- tary. Mr. A. G. Riddle proposed that the can- didate be named by the bar association. This motion met with opposition, as it was, thought that the republican sentiment of the bar should be expressed. After considerable discusdin the resolution was defeated and an informal ballot was then taken, and out of 60 ballots east Mr. Job Barnard received 32; Mr. Andrew Bradley, 19; Mr. Worthington, 2; Mr. Cole, 2, and the rest were scattering. Mr. Bond stated that he was authorized by Mr. Bradle - to with- draw his name. Mr. Worthington said he wanted it understood that he was not a candi- date. A motion to take a formal ballot pre- vailed, and Mr. Job Barnard’s name was found to be the only one on the ballots. A motion to make the choice unanimous prevailed. A petition to the President was pre] and which said: ‘Mr. Barnard has been engaged in active work in the Supreme Corfrt of the District for the last thirteen years, We know him well. Owing to the fact that the vaeancy has existed for about six weeks, and owing, further, to the fact, conceded on all hands, that the person to be appointed to fill it should be familiar with the laws in force in the District of Columbia and well trained in the practice of that court, the question of what member of the District bar should be recommended by us for that ition has been thoroughly discussed, not only by members of the bar, but by people of this community, who are so largely interested in the adminis- tration of justice in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. After many weeks’ con- sideration of the matter, Mr. Barnard has be- come. as we believe, and as the signatures hereto appended will, we think, ‘attest, the well-nigh unanimous choice of the lawyers * who practice in our local courts, for the posi- tion to which we ask he may be appointed. cor be em re years < — io of = juestioned integrity, of great justry, an we Deliove—and our belief is based m our personal knowledge of the man and ob- servation of his conduct of causes in court— that he will make a capable and satisfactory jadse. And we know that there is no wyer practicing before the Supreme Court sof the District of Columbia who will re- ceive any considerable support from his brethren of the bar against Mr. Barnard.” paper was signed by H. H. Wells, A. S. Worthington, Edwin Nauck, M. C. Barnard, J. ). Heald, J. Q. Hildebrandt, A. G. Safford, Jesse H. Wilson. C. Storrs, Wm. A. Cook. W. J. New- ton, Frank W. Hackett, Oscar Nauck. N. H. Miller. Chas. E. Fraser, Nathaniel Wilson, J. S. Blair, J. H. Lichliter, Gwin Miller, J. Douglass, Wm. Birney, Jas. F. Hood, John Ridout, Joseph R. Edson, Chas. Pelham, Wm. Smail, Daniel E. Cahili, Jas. H. Smith, W. Wil- lon tw D. W. Glassie, L. Cabell Williamson, M. jolland, H. M. Baker, A. A. Brooke, E. C. Carrington, Wm. Ward Mobun, Lewis Abra- ham, E. H. Thomas, Warren C. Stone, W. ili i! Edwards, J. H. Ralston, J. Thomas Sothoron, J. B. Thomp- son, and B. FP. Leighton. On the Diamond. SCHEDULE FOR THE WASHINGTON CLUB IN CHRO- NOLOGICAL ORDER. At home—Philadelphia, April 24, 25, 26, 27. Abroad—New York, 29, 30, May 1, 2. At home—Boston, May 3, 4, 6. Abroad—Philadelphia, 8, 9, 10, 11. At home—Indianapolis, 13, 14, 15, 16; Chi- cago, 17, 18, 20, 21; Pittsburg, 22, 23, 24, 25; Cleveland, 28, 29, 30, a.m., p.m.; New York, June 1, 3, 4, 5. Abroad—Philadelphia, 6, 7, 8. ' At home—Philadelphia, 10, 11, 12. Abroad—Boston, 13, 14, 15, 17; Indianapolis, 19, 20, 21, 22; Pittsburg, 24, 25, 26, 27: Cleve- a 28, 29, July 1, 2; Chicago, 4. a. m., p. m., “At home—Chicago, 8, 9, 10; Indianapolis, i1, 12, 18; Pittsburg, 15, 16, 17; Cleveland, 18, 18, Abroad—Boston, 22, 23, 24; New York, 25, 26, At home—New York, 29, 30, $1; Boston, Au- gust 1, 2.3, Abr weland, 5, 6, 7; Pittsburg, 8, 9, 10; Indianapolis, 12. 13, 14; Chicago, 15, 16, 17; Philadelphia, 19, 20, 21; , 22, 23, 24; New York. 26, 27, 28 At home—Cleveland, September 2, 3, 4: Chi- cago. 5, 6. 7; Indianapolis, 9, 10, 11; Pittsburg, % 13, 14; New York, 16, 17, 18; Boston, 19, 20, Abroad—Pittsburg. 23, 24, 25; Cleveland, 26, 27, 28; Chicago, 30, October 1, 2; Indianapolis, 3,45. The Rechabites. - Naomi tent No. 3 (L. B.), L O. of R., heldan in- teresting meeting last evening. The program for good of the order was gotten up by Mr. Clarence Mills. Miss Rosa Poates, Miss Ella Fry, Miss Mand Pursell, Miss Maggie Canter, Mesars. L. Main, James R. Pursell, Joseph Wood and Wayne W. Cordell took Tuesday night Salem tent, No. 154, held their meeting as usual, giving all visitors who were resent a warm welcome. Remarks were made y Messrs. J. N. Minnix, J. C. Eller, J. E. Min- unix and others. , a ca The Golden Cross. Grand Commander Eble has issued his no- tices for the annual meeting of the Grand Com- mandery of this District, together with all needed instructions for the guidance of officers and members concerned. The session will be held on Wednesday evening, April 10, at St. George’s hall, 11th street northwest, and ines to be the t meeting ever before held by that body in the District. Rev. F. D. Power, pastor of Vermont-Avenue Christian ehurch, will deliver @ “Golden Cross” sermon in his eburch Sunday evening, 10th inst’ Mr. Power isa member of Good- Will commandery. Mr. Horace Mitchell, jr.. of Maine, a prominent of- = im the een = oe state, a Or o 6 wee! is city, the guest of Mr. F. E. Wo0Gward, 920 F street north- east. Ar informal reception was tendered him -—eegpnes of the on Wednesday even- ‘Te the Editor of Taz Evexte Stan. As from remarks constantly made to me there appears to be » misapprehension in the minds of many of our citizens, permit me to say that while I have not abated my interest in the wel- faze of the District and will gladly do allin my power tosecure the best administra- tion of the present arbit: and unrepublican form of government stililam not, have not been and do not desire to be a candidate for District i W. ©. Dover. GEORGETOWN. Triga’s Fuxerat.—The remains of Dr. death at Summerville. GENERALLY DISBELIEVED. ‘The Sensational Stories About the Sink- ing of the Nipsic at Apia. The sensational stories about the sinking of the U. 8. 8. Nipsic at Apia, Samoa, by the German corvette Olga was generally dis- believed at both the partments yesterday. the former department, said that the way of Samoan dispatches had been ceived. He thought that if anything had occurred at the islands this government would be informed at once, as _pre- cautions have been taken to station a naval officer partment it is the Vandalia and Trenton, which started for Samoa several weeks ago. have had time to arrive at Aj This would give an American force of three vessels, provided that the story of the sinking of the Nipsic is un- true. LATE FOREIGN NEWS. The American base ball Lage es in the Pare Aerostatique in Paris Friday before a large crowd. esident Carnot wrote regret- ting egy be present. The score was: Chicagos, 2; Americans, 6. The first match in England will take place at Kensington on Ye ‘The Prince of Wales wore pearl gray gloves bese black stri) hoe a Paris theater a —_ nights ago, and aris papers announce gloves are henceforth de rigewr at the theater. The czar is quoted as having emphatically declared that he would not meddle forcibly with = the expulsion of the prince be- ing an internal affair. At a banquet to Earl Spencer in London last night the ex-lord lieutenant eulogized Mr. Rar- nell for his forbearance, dignity and patience under the Times’ attacks. The ovation to the Trish leader was so enthusiastic that he had to make a speech, in which he said that the only way to govern Ireland was by erecting a pure despotism or by granting home rule. If the Parnell commission does not report on the forged letter the epee ion in the house of commons will raise a discussion on Monday on the attorney-general’s action. A meeting between Queen Victoria and Queen-regent Christina of Spain, at Biarritz, is probable. While a party of students were at work mak- ing bombs at Zurich yesterday an explosion oc- curred, killing one and injuring several others. Many arrests were made. Advices from Berne say that the damages done by the recent snow storm in Switzerland is enormous. Thousands of splendid firs were a aud several old inns and bridges were ruin Several Berlin papers announce that the Samoan conference will open about the 13th in- stant. ———__.se—_—_____ SILVER DISHES FOR COOKING. A Fancy From Paris That is Bidding for Dollars in New York. From the New York Sun. “And is that a fish-kettle, too?” asked a man of a salesman at Tiffany's. “No, that is to cook asparagus in.” “And what is its price?” “A hundred and ten dollars.” ‘The latest fancy in expensive appointments for the homes of millionaires is bimetallic cooking utensils. They are made of heavy copper, with cemented and welded linings of one-sixteenth inch sterling silver. The idea is Parisian; and the vessels themselves are im- ported from France. They are still compara- tive novelties in Paris, where the hobby has gone to such an extent that no fashionable kitchen is considered properly furnished unless the food prepared there need touch no metal | but silver from the time it arrives from the market until it becomes a part of the family an- atomy. Every hobby claims a reasonable ex- cuse for existence. It is alleged in this case that food cooked in copper or brass becomes permeated with verdigris, which is rank poison, and that iron kettles are onl ttle leas in- jurious. Against japanned and_porcelain- lined pots and kettles is urged the assertion that the lining cracks or wears away imperceptibl leaving spots where the poisonous metal touches the food in process of cooking. A sub- stantial lining of harmless metal like sil renders the pot oy, safe. Hence Parisian people who can afford the luxury have become convinced that their health demands silver; and an effort is being made to convince New York people who have money of the truth of the same axiom. “They are so new,” continued the salesman, “that we have not sold any considerable num- ber of these utensils But we expect to make large sales. People were over from the Sth avenue hotel the other day examining them. But we probably won't sell any to large hotels unless hotel patrons come to discrim- inate in favor of houses who do cook in silver. The chief market will be wealthy private fami- lies. Besides being perfectly healthful, you see the uniou of the copper and silver is very hand- some. A little polishi the kettles will make a kitchen shine, and give it an air of good appointment. = “But we do expect some hotel trade. There will be family hotels which make a point of perfect cuisine and perfect appointments. We will also probably furnish a few of the best seashore hotels and doubtless a number of health resorts and hotels in the south, such as Mr. Flagler’s Florida place, for instance. You see the utensils have the further advantage of durability. They are expensively and heavily made, and wili wear practically forever.” The utensils did not differ in shape from those ordinarily seen in modern kitchens. In fact, the uncouth peculiarities of kitchen ves- sels were a little Coe protean Some of the pieces were exceedingly heavy, and the larger ones had turned rims- of hand-beaten metal. There were every size and variety of casseroles, or sewing dishes. The smallest, without a lid, and which held perhaps a cupful, was marked $2.50. “To boil an egg or heata cupful of consommé for a single light lunch,” explained the sales- man. The ordinary sized stewing dish, such as a moderate family might require, was ‘marked $20. The largest size costs $42. “Now, this fish kettle,” said the salesman, “would boil, I should say, a3-pound cod. This big strainer and lifter, which rests on the bot- tom during the Larage Be of solid sterling silver, like the lining. cost of the kettle is #85. We expect to sell a great many of them. This mer size, for reer il salmon, say, costs S115. t asparagus kettle at #110, of course, can be used for certain other vegetables be- sides. Here are omelette pans of vurious sizes. This one for a two-egg omelette costs $5. This largest size is $12. They range between, according e. Here are frying pans at $9 and #10.50. They are for the chef to toss cakes in; playthi you know.” Boiling kettles were of all sizes. A good large one. corresponding in size to our grand- mothers’ $1 iron kettles, was marked $85. One much smaller and higher cost $50. * for boiling calves’ heads, when you them,” said the sulesman. Jelly “tins” in various shapes were $15 each, and small “French” coffee boilers were marked — — and Sy espiner Plates cost from up, and samovars, for heating water in the Kitchen around a charcosl fire. wore marked 865. Pitchers for ory Pang and water on and Drug Clerk Wechsung’s Murder. A BOY OF SEVENTEEN ARRESTED FOR THE HORRI- BLE CRIME. The New York police seem in a fair way to clear up the mystery of the horrible murder of Drug Clerk Wechsung in Doepfner’s drug store, in that city, on Thursday morning. Wechsung, it will be remembered, was hacked in a shock- FLOOD AND HIS FRIENDS. How He Helped Them to Riches that They Afterward Lost. ‘New York Letter to Philadelphia Press, James C. Flood, the millionaire mine-owner who died in Heidelberg on Thursday, was even- his confidence. But he never permitted an opportunity to go by to help the few who were his friends. While Flood was still dispensing liquor over the bar of his saloon in San Francisco he was a member of a volunteer hook and ladder com- pany. When he became a power in the stock market he did not forget the associates who had been members of the fire company or trons of his saloon. One by one the: a The reins of the horse car, | ap up their ods, yielded to whatever might be called the badge of honest toil and began to frequent the pave- ments about the stock exchange. They were at first ill at ease in their new station, but the: acquired one good habit from Flood, the silent ‘olden Irishman—they did not talk too much, y never missed a chance to talk of Flood’ virtues, but had nothing to say about his busi- ness, When in 1873 the Big Bonanza was uncovered in the Comstock lode, and Flood and his part- ner began the manipulation which made them so rich and then so , Flood and his associates still remember old friends and their fortunes went sailing skyward too. To hel mg Flood did far more than He lent money to some, carried for others and made all richer than they had ever dreamed of being. But their riches, easily got, easily went, and to-day but few of them have anything left. J. M. Walker was one of the men who profited most by the Big Bonanza deal. Now his mansion in id is @ hospital, while his daughter, once such a belle, now the divorced wife of, clerk, was two years ago playing minor parts in a smal theater. Denkis ‘MeCarth was once city edi- tor of the San Francisco nicle, and he was let into the secret to the extent of winning $100,000, He is dead, and left only a small es- tate. Joseph Goodman published the Virginia City Enterprise, end his friendship for the Bo- nanza firm got him information which sulted in the accumulation of at least $750,000. He felt that he must have at least an even million, and he went into stock speculation after the collapse of the Big Bonanza deal. When last heard from he was raising raisins on little ranch near Fresno, and would eroueey, be satisfied with fortune that could be rep- pe ese by five i pte Pat Crowley was chief of Police of San Francisco. He profited by his intercourse with Flood to the extent of $425,- 000. His ambition was only half as large as that of Mr. Goodman, as he wanted only $500,- 000, He followed in the footsteps of the editor and is again a policeman. Flood had a fancy for fast trotting horses and Pete Finnegan was his driver. Pete got his horse in first once in such a clever manner that several brokers ‘‘went broke betting against it. Mr. Finnegan had a “tip” on the Big Bo- nanza which sent Consolidated Virginia up to an unheard-of figure. He also had sense. He kept his money and built one of the finest houses on Nob Hill, and became the chief patron of the turf on the Pacific coast. Mr, Flood’s fortune, though greatly reduced, is still large enough for an ordinary individu: to look after, and will be divided between James L. Flood, his son, and Jennie Flood, his daughter. She was once engaged to Ulysses Grant, who afterward married the daugh- ter of ‘Yerome B, Chaffee, of Colorado, She has already $5,000,000 in her own right. ee CRIME AT A STANDSTILL. This Is the Opinion of Mr. Perkins, of the Philadelphia County Prison. From the Philadelphia Press. Superintendent Howard Perkins, of the county prison, has had many years’ experience with the criminal classes, and is not inclined to take a very bright view of the subject. “Ican not see,” he said, “that there is any decrease in crime. It seems tome that so far asthe more important crimes are concerned the criminals about hold their own, In petty crimes—those growing directly out of the use of intoxicating liquors—the statistics for the Philadelphia county prison show a very marked falling off since the high- license law went into effect. This may be ac- counted for on the presumption that with less temptation people drink less, or it may be that the lazy and shiftless class that will not work and is constantly dissipating has largely gone to other cities. So far as the convict depart- ment is concerned the figures on corresporMing dys for several years past vary very little.” Superintendent Perkins gave access to some very striking statistics taken from the prison , showing the admissions to Moyamen- ing on corresponding dates, The following table shows the number of admissions for breaches of the peace caused by drunkenness for seven months in 1887 compared with the corresponding seven months in 1888, after the high-license law went into effect. ‘August September . 1,644 | September October .. 1,606 | October . 1,403 | November. 1/453 | December . | Total... 5,947 ‘These figures represent the decrease in com- mitments for drunkenness and its kindred mis- The entire number of admis- sions, for all offenses, during the seven months of 1887 mentioned, was 18. The admissions for the correspondin per od in 1883 were only 11,584. This shows rease of 6,468 admis- sions for all offenses. As the decrease in liquor cases for the same period was but 5,190, there isa balance of 521, which must represent decrease to that extent in other offenses. ‘This decrease. however, is apparently not from among the confirmed criminal classes, for the average number of convicts during each day of 1888, 80 far, is about the same as for the same day for several years past. The decrease is largely in petty crim: “Do you believe iminals ever reform?” Superintendent Perkins was asked. “Undoubtedly,” was the answer. “I have seen notable instances of reformation. Durin; their confinement here prisoners form good resolutions, and if there was always some one to take them by the hand when they go out, before they come in contact with their old temptations, and give them practical aid and encouragement, many more might be re- claimed.” Superintendent Perkins spoke in approving terms of the house of industry, and said that it was the right idea and ought to do good. Only Crazy For Fun. M'ALLISTERSVILLE SCHOOL BOYS WERE SHAMMING INSANITY, Senator Greer, inspector of the Soldiers’ Orphans’ school, has completed his report re- garding the crazy boys at the McAllistersville, Pa., school, The report will be one of the most singular and interesting ever filed in that de- partment at Harrisburg. The boys were sham- ming. They have all confessed, much to the col ion of the wise and snowy haired doctors who diagnosed the cases. Inspector Greer has the written confessions of twenty-four who layed any: A youth named Gus Spitler was Pre original of the famous disease. In the dormitory one evening, after the bofs had re- i was hurling pillows, when cried, ‘Put him out; he’s crazy.” action to the suggestion, he well that the alarmed boys and doctors. His confession recites and how he often at his devilish him with THE i ue | i FEE Bek [ i | i di F Hay FE: f i i s ur i i s i i a Be BAKING Roy, = POWDER 5 ABSOLUTELY PURE It is a scientific fact that the ROYAL BAKING POWDER is absolutely pure. It is undoubtedly the purest and most reliable Baking Powder offered to the publi. HENRY A. MOTT, M.D.,Ph.D., Late United States Gov't Chemist. £ right and proper. Near my journey’s find myself in a condition of something more than mere doubt about these matters, Looking back nearly fifty years, I see myself asa boy whose education had been interrupted, and EXHIBITION OF EMBROIDERIE® ny me pve Art . artistic fot tw 35 Ns, Sarton sercek. ticles will comaiee fall the cl Arliste pee pe BOOKS THAT INFLUENCED ME. Among the books and essays, on all sorts of topics, from metaphysics to heraldry, which I read at this time, two left indelible impres- sions on my mind. One was Guizot's “H: of Civilization,” the other was Sir Wm. a ton’s essay ‘‘On the Philosophy of the Uncon- ditioned,” which I came upon by chance, in an odd volume of the Edinburgh Review. The latter was certainly strange reading for a boy, and 1 could not possibly have understood a gre: eal of it; nevertheless, I devoured it with avidity, and it stamped upon my mind the strong conviction that on even the most solemn and important questions men are to take cunning phrases for answers; and that the lim- go straight on until I either come out on the other side of the wood or find there is no other side to it, at least none attainable by me. ——__—_.o———__—_— DAINTRY, LIBBY AND ATHERTON. Who Write Un- NO COOKING REQUIRED! Prof. R. OGDEN DOREMUS (Bellevue Hospital Medical College), writes: — “* No choicer, purer or better cocoa Al NEW DESIONS 1X SHELL ayy NE FRENCH HAL RiseeDs ~ ui-1in " BHAMPOOLN itation of our faculties, in» great number of pardonable Literature. can be made. . ee cases, renders real answers to such questions, a Lae a Panis STYLES RECEIVED not merely actually impossible, but theoreti- | From the New York Truth. SPRING AND SUMMER Sold by all leading grocers and druggists at $1 per Ip. tin; 55c. per 3¢ Ib. tin, U.S. DEPOT, 35 MERCER ST. NEWYORK. m6 pe tnenaedntefermnersatnationerad tt tered cally inconceivable. HOW MY MIND GREW. Philosophy and history having laid hold of me in this eccentric fashion, have never loosened their grip. I have no pretention to be an se ok in either subject; but the turn for philosophical and historical reading, which rendered Hamilton and Guizot attractive to me, has not only filled many lawful leisure hours, and still nrere sleepless ones, with re- pose of changed mental occupation, but has not unfrequently disputed my proper work-time with my liege lady. Natural Science. In this way Ihave found it possible to cover a good deal of eset in the territory of philosophy. The reader will now see why my mind s' ly ravitated toward the conclusions of Hume and The eruption of the demi-monde in literature still continues, and the molten lava is still pour- ing dowh the sides of all our bookstalls, How long the fiery fluid will continue no one can tell with precision, but from present indications it is not at its height, and the protest of society and of the press has not fairly set in yet. I sus- pect that there must be half a score more of reckless and unscrupulous literary women to come to this vortex before people wake up to the shower of cindets that threatens to bury us all, The fever appears to have attacked in some de, even the ordinarily discreet writers. For example, we find so modest a bard SPECIALTIES Habits, Traveling Costumes, Walking vin Gowns, *, Jackets, we All Indies’ work is uuder te wapersfatn Mr. Juno, Ptewing. le Dreed, of and Paris, Satinfaction guaran vend. OWEN MERCHANT TAILOR, ___ Cor. New York ave, and 10th st, FOR CHILDREN: P Pads hy Sacred ta 221 Kusrreers Dress Surevos, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST AND MOST RELIABLE. Kleinert’s FEATHER-WEIGHT (washable) KLEINERT'S SEAMLESS STOCKINETT. 8 as oo Hunt screaming throughout the press of the country in Soon as follows: Ant woe : this instant angel possessed Of the peace and (tho) joy ant. ERTS SEAMLESS PURE RUBBER AND VARIOUS OTHER DRESS SHIELDS. EVERY PAIR WARRANTED. GENUINE WITHOUT OUR TRADE MARK THE ORIGIN OF THE TERM AGNOSTIC. When I reached intellectual maturity and be- NONE . ‘ane (KLEINERT) on every pair. sige: raldeytteptaeenadtlpsbear ong Steed THE PREMIER FLOUR OF AMERICA. __ ae Tt theist or a pantheist, a materialist or an ideal- Unrepiningly down; fe19-tu. th,sat3m ADIES’ SEAL-SKIN GAKMENTS REDYED, AL. ist, achristian or a free thinker, I found that I would toar from my forehead ‘and Lined. Pure Repairea the more I learned and reflected the less ready was the answer; until at last I came to the conclusion that I had neither art nor part with any of these denominations, except the last. The one thing in which most of these good peo- ple were agreed was the one thing in which I differed from them. They were quite sure they had attained a certain ‘“gnosis"—had, more or less successfully, solved the problem of exist- ence; while I was quite sure I had not, and had a pretty strong conviction that the problem was insoluble. This was my situation whenI had the good fortune to find a place among the members of the Metaphysical society. Most of my colleagues were -ists of one sort or another. I, who was a man with- out a rag of a label to cover myself with, felt like the fox who had lost his tail. So I took thought and invented what I conceived to be the cee title of ostic. It came into my head as suggestively antithetic to the fostic of church history, who professed to now #0 much about the very things of which I was ignorant, and I took the earliest S tesheaere fe parading it at our society, to show that I, too, had a tail like the other foxes. To my great satisfaction the term took. THE AGNOSTIO'S RULE OF LIFE. Agnosticism is not a creed, but a method, the essence of which lies in the rigorous applica- tion of a single principle. The principle is of great antiquity; it is as old as Socrates; as old as the writer who said, “Try all things, hold fast by that which is good;” it is the founda- tion of the refermation, which simply illus- trated the axiom that every man should be able to pe a reason for the faith that in him; it is the great principle of Descartes; it is th fundamental axiom of modern science. Posi- tively, the principle may be expressed: In matters of the intellect, follow your reason as far as it will take you without regard to any other consideration. And negatively, in matters of the intellect, do not tend that conclusions are certain which are not demonstrated or demonstra- ble. That I take to be the agnostic faith, which if a man keep whole and undefiled, he shall not be ashamed to look the universe in the face, whatever the futurs may have in store for him, The only obligation accepted is to have the mind always open to conviction. If you were to find an agnostic who never failed in carryin; out his principles, and to tell him that you ha discovered that two and two make five, he would patiently ask you to state your reasons for that conviction, and express his readiness to agree with you if he found them satisfactory. Thea postolic injunction to ‘‘suffer fools gladly,” should be the rule of life of a true agnostic. I am deeply conscious how far I myself fail short of this ideal, but it is my personal conception of what agnostics ought to be. WHAT I THINK OF MAX. I know no study which is so unutterably saddening as that of the evolution of humanity, as it is set forth in the annals of history. Out of the darkness of prehistoric ages man emerges with the marks of his lowly origin strong upon him. He is a brate, only more intelligent than the other brutes; a blind prey to impulses which as often as not lead him to destruction; a victim to endless illusions, which make his mental existence a terror and a burden, and fill hjs physical life with barren toil and battle, Ue attains acertain degree of physical com- fort, and develops a more or less workable theory of life in such favorable situations as the plains of Mesopotamia and of Egypt, and then for thousands and thousands of years struggles with varying fortune, at- tended by infinite wickedness, bloodshed and misery, to maintain himself at this point against the greed and ambition of his fellow men. He eee = pamot killing and other- wise persecuting all those who first try to get him fe move on; and when he has moved ona phe, tee ishly confers post-mortem deification on his victims. He exactly repeats the process with all who want to move a step yet and the best men of the best e ply those who make the fewest commit the fewest sins, WHAT I THINK OF CHRIST. In the course of other inquiries, I have had to do with fossil remains which looked quite plain at a distance, and became more and more indistinct as I tried to define their outline by close inspection, There was something there— som@hing which, if I could win assurance about it might mark a new epoch in the history of the earth; but, study as long asI might, cer- tainly eluded my grasp. So it been with me in my efforts to define the grand figure of Jesus as it lies in the Christian _ literature. ° Is aceful Christ Po Its beautiful crown, Lal To nestle once more In that haven of rest— Your lips upon mine, My head on your breast, You kissed me! Now this, it strikes me, is the-most uny able exhibition of erotic dementia iy can make. I do not object to kissing In any of ite multifarious phases. I ume that lovers’ kisses are the proper subjects of poesy, but when a young woman goes off into hysteria be- cause she has been kissed; and begius to throw her arms about and becomesa howling dervish, and telle us if she were in heaven among the blest she would fling her white robes unrepiningly down and tear from her forehead its beautiful crown to nestle once more in masculine arms and feel once more the ecstatic thrill of a kiss, I think it ishigh time we begin to exercise some repressive measures upon this style of literature. A young woman flying frantically through the public highway, screaming for more kisses and begging for masculine arms and something to nestle down on, suggests a sad want of that discretion and modesty which | at one time we thought to be the most amiable —— of womanhood. There is one more objection to Josephine Hunt's kissing par- oxysm, and it is that Ella Wheeler Wilcox went through identically the same contortion several Years ago, and used almost the same screams and waved her arms in almost the same man- ner, upon almost the same topic, if not the same manly breast, andI regret to say that I never heard that any other masculine animal was pre- vailed upon to take her in his arms and let her nestle down properly and get over her fit, In prose the demi-monde writers are quite as bad. Daintry, Libby, and Atherton are the three graces who are at present dancing this Bacchanalian jig for the newsdealers, and the only recompense that they seek is through the American News company, Mr. Edgar Saltus was seduced into this coterie and left his mas- culinity behind to write a ‘Transaction in Hearts,” but I understand that ce the ap- pearance of that red-hot pot-boiler in Lippin- cott’s Magazine, the orders to cancel subscrip- tions were so numerous that Edgar Saltus re- formed and retired from the Guild. Apropos of this eruption, I hear from all of the country of @ steady increase in immorality. One of the daily papers last Sunday printed a page of interviews with the chiefs of police of all the principal cities of the Union, and their testimony is that immorality of a social and sexual kind has been on the steady increase fora uae two, Itis just possible that we have here both the cause and effect; if such iterature as is being vomited by these women at present goes into the homes of America, how is it possible for the girls of the country not to be demoralized? Vice is depicted in the most glowing and extenuating tones. The very harlotry of the brain is set forth as spiritual struggle, and depraved wantons held up to admiration on account of their jewels, their dresses and their extravagant de- aucheries. I strongly suspect that the return wave ef protest will be a tremendous one, and sincerely trust that it will sweep these unscrupulous lit- erary women into congenial oblivion. If the daily press were to do its whole duty and re- fuse to print the written puffs which these women write of their own works, and pay into the papers at so much per Jine, there might be less chance for their working their traffic. But at present the sounds of protest are weak and scattered, ‘The vast religious press of this city, wrapt about with ecclesias! difference, never hears of the flood and takes no pains to inquire into the secular literature of the day. Let us wait. Society is built upon the home and rests secure upon the morality of our mothers and sisters, tever attacks that, however insidi- ously, will sooner or later array against itself je ae forces of a healthy and vigorous and nt coM iT ON MEN’S WEAR. Put Into Spicy Little Paragraphs Full of Solid Information. From the Men's Outfitter. Very pale tints will run this spring. The twice-round has not made a hit. 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That one should recice in the good man, for- give the bad man and pity and help all men to the best of one’s ability is surelf fod hg of Judaism and of