Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1893, Page 9

— VIGOROUS IN OLD AGE. Mary E. Brown of Concord in Her 83d Year, The Mother of Ten Children, Five of Whom are Living. The Good Old Lady Has Quite Recovered -—Paine’s Celery Compound Did It. Coxconn, N. H., Jan. 10—Very few women in thetr « ‘third year are as hale and vigorous as Mrs. Mary E. Brown, one of Concord’s oldest and most beloved Inhabitants. She ts now living @ Rappy old age at Ler home on Grove street, in fall Possession of her mental faculties, bright and cheery as can be. Mrs. Brown's maiden name was McCanley. She ‘Was born in Fryebarg, Me., in 1SI1, of a good old New England family. Her husband, who was en- (Baged in the shoe and leather business in this city, Ged in 1568. She ls the mother of ten children, five of whom are now living, one of whom ts Mrs. WW. Ferrin of Concord Mrs. Brown, although so well now, suffered some fime ago, as olf people often do, from rheumatism, bat like many others in Concord Bas been cured by the use of Paine’s Celery Compound, the discoverer @f which is Leid in grateful memory by soores of people here. nt Oms, MARY E. BROWS. ‘The following letter from Mrs. Ferrin appeared last week in the “People and Patriot,” and should be read by old people everywhere who are sub- fect to rheumatisus. “My mother, Mrs. Mary E. Brown, was taken Sick last September with rheumatism. She could Rardly walk and could not dress or undress with- Out my help. She had two different doctors, and one’s medicine seemed to help her for a time, but only for a tine. Then she took some sarsaparillas, but without benefit. Mr. Sabin of St. Albans, who Was visiting my sister at the time mother was sick, was using Pal elery Compound and recom- Mended it very highly. Mother took it and has used se vera She is loud in her praises of continue taking the medi- jor to anything t! shall get more at once. ase and others like it are well 4 there ts a great demand for Paine’s Celery Compound In consequence. Resronen To Hescre J SEVEN - YEAR SIEGE. Seven eetarrh,” and my friends all said I bad consumption. All the Physicians I tried failed to all relieve me. until at last t to De. Newlin. In weeks I noticed @ wonderful improvement and foday I am better than I je been ineewen years. I am satisfied that I would Bot be living today if T hed Rot gone to him when 4 and” MK HUCKEDE A LADS EXPERIENCE. IT Is THE SAME AS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS. suffer from ¢ Charen starr wow sive it any at did the pa jer of 176 Laurel st.. In- @ianay x His father, in speaking of 1 “More than ed that my t ports of his sys. bewan to s always onseqnence cold raminatt We at on bad syingt peared under the the doctor. Ma KENZIE MEDICAL INSTITUTE, PARLORS: 164 G ST. N.W. S ¢. NEWLIN, M.D, And 4. & BFAMENSDERFER, Mp. TREATMENT BY MAIL. preectie A and get our sy spt CHANGES POR TREATMENT. enan&rs + BEATMENT ARE S80 LOW AS To BE WI' HIN THE REACH OF ALL. MEDI CINES FURNISHED FREE TO ALL PATIENTS. SPECIALTIES —€ CATARACTS KP TALLY ab. Rar, Now Nerves and 4. Skin, Wasox & Cann Garr R pen Sace STORM RUBBERS, LIGHT RUBBERS, RUBBERS OFZALL STYLES. DON'T FORGET OUR $3.50 Suoes FOR TENDER FEET. Wirsox & Cann, 9 F sT. Nw. Baltimore sore: 4 and 6 W. Baitimore st. ait the same as grown | STEAM IN THE NAVY. ‘There Office This Morning. ‘The office of the Secretary of the Navy, which is one of the largest and finest public rooms in the city, was this morning temporarily con- ¥erted into an ideal Turkish bathing salon. The transformation was inadvertently caused by Private Secretary Raymond. He reached the office shortly before ‘clock. The room was cold. The heat had not been turned on. The pipes were filled with hot water and it required merely the turning of @ stopcock to bring the temperature of the room up to the desired point. Mr. Raymond turned the vaive and the cold air outside rashed in to mingle with the imprisoned hot water. The re- sult was that the pipe burst, the room filled rapidly with hot | water and the thick vapor enveloped Mr. Raymond in his hasty flight to the co: The engineer of the building heard the alarm and prevented farther trouble by promptly turning off the water in the basement. By this time the Sec- retary’s room yas flooded with water |that was too “hot to trifle with. The | floor has lost its beautiful polish and the rugs | were well scoured, but beyond this no material damage was done, and the business of the de- partment progressed as usual. pitino THE INAUGURATION COMMITTEE. A Voice From Texas—Other Committees to Be Named This Afternoon. At the meeting of the inaugural commit- tee this afternoon at 3 o'clock the names of a number of committeemen not already Provided fur were announced. Gen. Scho- field, chairman of the - reception committee, made known the names of his assistants. Thero are upward of 450 names on the committee, | comprising prominent men in all the walks of life. The judicial and congressional members of the committee have already been made public. Chief Parris of the fire department, who 1s chairman of the special committee on safety of the pension office building during ite occupancy for the inangural ball, also announced the names of his committee. WANT To BE THE nopy GUARD. Letters have been received from Senators Mills and Coke of Texas requesting that the Fort Worth Fencibles be made the body guard of the President-elect in the inaugural parade. Secretary McIntire replied today to the effect that the matter came properly within the province of Gen. Martin McMahon, the chief marshal of the parade, and that their letters had been referred to him for action. Additional subscriptions to the inaugural fund have been reeeived from the following: Woodward & Lothrop, $500; George W. Mo- Lanahan, $130, making’ his total subscription CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS COMING. Chairman Dickson of the committee on civic organizations reports that from information received Maryland will have about 3,500 men in line. The Calumet Club of Baltimore, Harry Wells Kusk, president, will turn out 1,200 strong. Several Pennsylvania clubs have also been heard from, and Chairman Dickson expects there will be a greater number of civic organi- Zations in line than ever before. A meeting of the committee on civic organizations will be held at 7 o'clock tomorrow evening. A letter has been received from W. H. Yerkes, superintendent of the independent Ice Com- pany, offering to furnish water coolers nd attendants at the inauguration balland the promenade concert free of charge. CHAIRMAN 01 LY'S COMMITTEE MEETS. The committee on printing organized yes- terday afternoon, with Mr. John H. Oberly as chairman and Gen. Duncan A, Wal- ker as secretary. Those mt were Capt. Wm. Meredith, George Gibson, H. 0. Towles, Henry L. Brian, F. M. Detweiler, George R. Gray, Henry Warren, W. H. Rapley, Maj. Geo. H. Harries and Wm. W. Those who | notified the chairman of their inability to be | present at this particular meeting were: Law- rence Gardner, Dorsey Clagett, Maj. R. H. Sylvester and W. R. Allen. Minor business matters were placed in the hands of an execttive committee consisting of | Chairman Oberly, Gen. Duncan S. Walker and Maj. Geo. H. Harries. Army Orders, Capt. William B. Gordon, ordnance depart- ment, will proceed to Sandy Hook proving ground on official business. First Lieut. Charles B. Satterlee, third artil- lery, iw relieved from further duty pertaining to the militia of the state of Georgia and isas- signed to duty with battery H, third artillery. ‘The leave of absence granted Second Lieut. Edgar Russel, third artillery, is extended ten dave. Leave of absence for four months, with per- | mission to go beyond sea, is granted First | Lieut. James D. Nickerson, seventeenth in- fantry. The following named enlisted men are, by direction of the President, upon their own ap- | plication, placed upon the retired list: Ord. | nance Sergeant Herry B. Nardingkiller, Private Eric Hausen, battery M, first artiliery; Com- missary Sergeant Wm. Minver, Private Chas. Snapp. company B, fifteenth infantry; Private Patrick Weston, battery L, second artillery; Principal Musician Geo. White, band first ar- tillery. The leave of absence granted Maj. Henry Wagner, fifth cavalry, is extended fifteen days. ‘The following transfers in the fifth cavalry are made: Second Lieut. Andrew G. C. Quay, | from troop D to troop M; Second Lieut. Jos, E. Cusack, from troop M to troop D. i | Mortality in the Senate. | Senator Kenna’s death marks a singular | fatality among the members of the Senate during the present Congress. There have now been four deaths among them since the Fifty-second Congress was called ttle more than a year ago. First tor Plumb, whodied in Washing- December 20, 1891. “Then there was Sen- Barbour, who died in this city May 14 last; Senator Gibson, who died at Hot Springs, Ark.. December 15 last, and now Senator Kenna, mak- ing an almost unparalleled death record for one Congress. Officers Elected. | The class of "94 of the Columbian University | Law School met last night for the election of | ofiicers. The following gentlemen were elected: | President, R. L. Russell; vice president, C. L. | |. Saxton; treasurer, S. | | Marlatt; secretary, H. M. Ely; historian, H H. Glassie; executive mmittee. Messrs. Hitchcock, Gatley, Tracy, ‘arry, Moore, Spangler and Ryland. | Bakers’ Benevolent Association, No. 1—Pres- ident, G. Herlebaus; vice president, W. Abel: ‘corresponding secretary, P. Burke; financial secretary, W. Semelbatier; treasurer, John W Miller; financial committee, John Benf (ch: man), W. Spechman, Charles Stien, C. Hobein and H, Hath. Junior Class, Columbian University Law School—President, R. L. Rasseli; dent, CL. Marlatt; ‘secretary, treasurer, S. M. Ely, and historian, H. H. | Glanme. | The following were elected directors of the ional Bank yesterday: William E. wstus Burgdorf, Job Barnard, Au- gustus B. Coppes, H. Bradiey Davidson, Will- jam ©. Denison, Edward W. Donn. George J. Easterday, W. 8.’ Hoge, A. 8. Johnson, Peter Latterner, Frederick W. Pratt, W. D. Sullivan, Richard 4. Walker and J. B. Wilson. | The old board of directors of the Traders’ Na- tional Bank were yesterday re-elected. as fol- lows: E. F. Droop, Geo. C. Henning, W. A. Gordon, U. C. Green, Isadore Sake, E. G. Schafer, 8. Shedd, G. A. Shehan, B. 8. Smith, J. T. Varnell and Beriah Wilkins. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of MeLachien & Batchelder, a corporation, heid January 10, in Alexandria, Va., the following board of directors was elected for the ensuing year: Jos. L. Atkins, Jos. F. Batchelder, Jas. F. Hood, Firman R. Horner, A. M. McLachien and Bishop W. Perkins. ‘After the annual meeting the beard of directors organized and elected the following officers: A. M. McLach- len, president; Bishop W. Perkins, vice presi- dent; J. F. Batchelder, treasurer, ‘and Jas.. F. for the ensuing year rerulted as follows: @resi- dent, Samuel Baulser; vice it, Joa, H. Doyle; secretary. T. Lioyd Mockabee; treas- urer, Frank J. McDonald. A Choral Convention. Prof. C. C. Case of Detroit, who directed the Glen Echo Chautaaqua chorus of 1892, is to have the direction of the choral convention to be beld in the Assembly Church from January Prof. Case has invited all the rehearsals of the Glen Echo tauqua chorus held in the besa Church during June, 1891, to meet in the Y. C. A. roome Friday evening. Saxton; | but with all these the writer bad onty been EVENING STA ‘Throughout the City. The cold weather has caused a great amount of suffering among the poor people of the city and the police are unable to relieve even half of those who are really suffering for want of the necessaries of life. This morning the police lieutenants reported to Major Moore the fact of the large number of persons in distress. In the fourth and fifth precincts the number in want is unusually large, while in the second precinct the number is also large. ‘The first two precincts mentioned comprise the southeastern and southwestern sections of the city, where many of the poor persons de- bon river work for thelr Hving, and the t that the river has been’ closed to navigation so long accounts for the extra large number of case. In the second precinct there are a number of alleys inhabited by per- sons who occupy the tenement houses, as well others who live on the outskirts of the city. THE POOR FUND OVERDRAWS. Chief Clerk Sylvester, who has charge of the police funds, has had to overdraw his poor fund to the amount of more than @300, and is de- pending upon the charity of the good citizens to | make good the amount, He found it impossible to get along without overdraw- ing the account, as there were many ‘urgent cases, and in some of them food and fuel | were actually necessary to save the lives of children and their parents, xome of whom were entirely destitute and hn’ been without either food or fuel. Some bad not sufficient bed clothing to cover themselves in a manner that would keep ont the frost. In East Washington yesterday a woman who was begging from door to door told of her con- dition, and some of the residents who called at her house found her husband sick and without mough bedding to keep him warm. The absence of food and fuel was also noticeable and the suffering family was assisted. ‘4 GENEROUS POLICEMAN. In South Washington on 7th street Police- man Pierce had his attention called to a family in need. He found the children almost bare- footed, and there was general wuffering in the household The gencrous officer went down in hin pocket and paid for shoes and stockings for the children as well as providing food and fuel for the family. Requests for assistance were so numerous yesterday that Maj. Moore made an allowance of $20 for each of the nine precincts to be given out in 50-cent orders. Complaint wax made that some grocers were furnishing inferior goods, and the matter will be investigated. It is probable that it will result in the goods being furnished by contract. Several cases of de- serted wives and children have been found and relieved as far as possible. MR M'CULLOUGH’S GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION. Mr. W. W. McCullough, the lumber dealer, made generous contribution yesterday. He gave to Lieut. Gessford of the eighth precinct anorder for ten tons of coal. five cords of wood, 1,000 loaves of bread and a quantity of meat. Mrs. J. A. K. contributed $50. ‘There was cash contribution of #5 and Pollard Bros. con- tributed a load of coke. Mrs. Kirby of 608 C street sent two large bundles of clothing to headquarters this morning and John T. Smith contributed a ton of coal for a poor family in East Washington. In Anacostia Thos. Gray gave a barrel of flour and some meal for the poor of that section. nty-five loaves of bread were sent to the fourth precinct by Charles Schneider. A GREAT DEAL OF SICKNESS. There is more sickness among the poor now than there has been since the grip epidemic. All the male wards in the hospitals are filled and extra beds have been put in. There is plenty room m the female wards. Sanitar; Officer Frank, who has charge of the poor sic! ones, has been kent busy for several days send- ing them to the hospital, and now he is unable to provide for any more males. ———— TO EXTEND NORTH CAPITOL STREET. A Hearing on the Bill by the Commis- sioners Next Saturday. The Commissioners today received from Con- gress a copy of the bill to extend North Capitol street, with the request that they report upon the matter at an early day. North Capitol street is already extended from the boundary to T street aud from Adams street to the Soldiers’ Home. The intervening tracts, the Prospect Hill cemetery and the Bar- bour tract, remain intact, and the representa- tives of these two pieces of ground have always seriously objected to the extension of the street through their property. On the 26th of February last the Commis- sioners forwarded to Congress, with their ap- proval and part of their report, the result of the investigation of the matter bv Cupt. Roseell. In that report it was stated that to open this street to its full width would require the con- demnation of 254.189 square feet. Of this 127,400 square feet belongs to the Barbour property, and 126.789 square feet to the Pros- pect Hill’ cemetery. Capt. Rossell said that he believed a jury of condemnation would proba- bly award for this land 30 cents per square foot, making the cost of the land upon thie street 276,256.67. ‘The cost of grading and regulating the street under the supposition that the grad- ing shall be eighty feet wide, he estimated at $63,286.67. While he said he was of the opinion that this should be done. as extending one of the principal streets of the city and forming a desirable route to the Soldiers’ Home Park, yi he did not think that the amount of money above estimated should be expended for the condemnation of the right of way, which right of way, he beheved, would before long have to be given. The Commissioners have decided to have a hearing on the bill next Saturday at noon, at which time those interested will have chance to be heard. As the present bill appropriates 810.000 to do the work it ia believed the Com- missioners will f THE ATLANTIC FERRY. An English Expert Sa: the Passage Will Be Made in Four and a Half Days. From the Engineer. In a paper on the transatlantic steamer traffic, read before the Liverpool Engineering Society by Mr. Maginnis, the confident opinion is ex- pressed that before many years the passage’ across the Atlantic will occupy but four and a half days, because a speed of twenty-six knots is not at all beyond the scope of advancing im- provements. In 1878, he pomted out, the greatest horse power of an Atlantic steamer was 6,000. Now 30.000 is within sight. The future steamers will be mail and pas. sengers carriers only, and Mr. Maginnis be- lieves that commercial success would attend such steamships. Attention was drawn to the great immunity from break downs of ma- chinery which characterizes the vessels of the Atlantic, although the voyage is admittedly the wildest and most trying in the world. In the year from October 1, 1891, to October 2, 1892, there were over 1,900 sailings from each side of the Atlantic, nearly 4,000 departures, from port, averaging nearly 74 sailings a week, able to trace seven break downs of machinery and only three total disablements. ———————— Reflections of an Unhappy Leap Year. From the Atchison Globe. When a woman starts ont to reform she thinks only of the faults of men. The women put too much confidence in pins. All the wearing articles that are lost belong to women, A very pretty winter girl visiting in town has a voice that sounds exactly like the hard, un- sympathetic tones of a taiking doll. A woman often speaks of her own children as “the whole tribe,” but she gets mad if any one else refers to them in that way. Kansas women ate getting their rights, A postmistress in a little Kansas town was re- moved yesterday for habitual drankenness and misconduct. A wowan always bas fancy writing 4 but she never uses it when site writes notes t0 her husband asking for money; she uses screps of grocery wrapping paper that are more sug- gestive of poverty. When a girl visits in » town she nearly always bas a good time, but a young man seldom does, men pay him but little attention, and the ladles hold. him at a distance beenuse ft to become acquainted too rapidly. streets te, tunity to ask A woman pat lark what the presente covk ways wants to know the cost things that are given her. be! JEALOUSY AND BLOODSHED. ton Last William Ewell, a colored resident of East Washington, is the occupant of a cot in Provi- dence Hospital, where he is likely to remain for some days. He received a severe wound in the left side last evening during a fight with Isaish Hawkins. The wound is a dangerous one, and may prove fatal, although the physicians think he will recover. The affair occurred near the Navy Yard tunnel and was the result of a dis pute about a woman. Hawkins has lived in ahouse in Navy place for some time, and with him was a femaie com- panion, Ewell, it is said, succeeded him in the woman's affections and their former good friendship was ended, Hawkins left home ves- terday because of Ewell’s presence there, and shortly after 6 o'clock last evening Ewell went in search of Hawkins. He found him in a barber shop on K street, and when they reached the sidewalk they engaged in a fight, during which Hawkins drew his penknife and cut Ewell in the left side. Policeman Horton had the wounded man re- moved to the hospital and later in the evening Policemen McKie and Kraemer arrested Hawk- ins and locked him up on a charge of attempted murder. He admitted the outting and said he did it in self-defense. A warrant was filed against Hawkins in Judge Miller's court this morning. Owing to the con- dition of the injured man the case was con- tinued indefinitely. 0 RRR O THER FATE OF A CHEF. How He Came to Peddle Vegetable Flowers in Small Restaurants, From the New York World. A figure familiar to diners in the restaurants in Wathington square, in Bleecker street and in South Sth avenue is that of an old person by the name of Charles Contini, who says he was once a chef of distinction in thie town. His sole occupation now is to sell imitation flowers of the kind with which he once used to decorate his culinary works of art. The flowers are always a brilliant red, white or yellow. They are of @ conventional shape, intended to represent roses. The colors are accounted for by the fact that white turnips, carrots and beets are the only materials avail- able for flowers of this kind. makes tho flowers of theso vegetables, sticks wooden toothpicks in them for stalks and binds them up with sprigs of evergreen, stiff wire and tin- foil. He scents them with lavender water, but the combination is not altogether agreeable to the nose. ‘The making of these things was the most un- important part of bis former occupation, and would appear to bea very unhappy descent for him. But Contini is not sad. He finds his present life n very easy one. You may find him with most certainty French restaurant on the south side of Washington square between 7 and 8 o'clock in the evening. fe makex one of his earliest calls here. Ali tramps and beggars are chased out with re- markable promptitude, but’ Contini is privi- leged on account of his former high estate. He wears an old silk hat and warm clothing. He has a large, not very peatly kept beard, and his general appearance suggosts that it is’ well he is no longer achef. He sells seldom more than two or three bouquets at one place, often none, but he gets 5 cents apicce for them, and that is profitable. They are practically useless, but the diners in cheap restaurants have kind hearts, and are sometimes generous. Five years ago, he says, he was chef at the St James ‘Hotel, before which he was at the New York Hotel.” At the former place he was stricken with paralysis, resulting from the shock to his aystem of sudden changes from the hot air of the kitchen to the cold air outside. He wasalong time getting well, but now he appenrs to be enjoying a green old age. hen he was asked the other night why he did not return to his former lucrative profes- sion he sm led and said he was getting too old todo such hard work. He doesn't care to try. His present employment keeps him alive and healthy and occupies him during the most cheerful hours uf the day—thoxe following dinner time. Probably he in right not to re- turn to the dangers of the kitchen. +6 THREE LUCKY CHILDREN. Three Little German Princes and How They Pass Their Tim From the London Daily News. Of the daily life of the threo eldest imperial princes our Berlin correspondent writes: The princes, as is very generally known, are very simply and strictly brought up. Every day, summer and winter, they get up at 7 o'clock in the morning and have breakfast at 7:45 o'clocix, consisting of tenand rolls. The meal never lasts longer than a quarter of an hour. Punet- ually at 8 o'clock their lewons begin. The crown prince, as well as the Princes Fritz and Adalbert, are each taught separately, but for sume hours the crown prince and Prince Fritz are taught together. The crown prince, who is most zealons, and takes all his Jesxons in earnest, is much further advanced than his two brothers. The play hours during the morning are filied up with gymnastivs, games of ball, digging, &c., in the playground, near the right wing of the new palace. At 9:45 they take luncheon—sandwiches, claret and natural min- eral water, which beverage is much drunk at |" the imperial table. After lunch they again have lessons for a short time, and then take their riding lessons, either in the riding achool in bad weather or in fine weather ont of doors, ‘The crown prince, who is an excellent rider, with a firm seat. has lately begun to ride. His white horse, “Abdul,” which he received on his birthday from’ the emperor, is « handsome. large Arabian, with along tail and thick mane, of faultless build, proud bearing and a most graceful step. After their riding lesson they sometimes take a ride in the neighborhood of the new palace, accompanied by the crown prince's mititary governor, Maj. von Falkenhayn.. ‘The Princess Fritz and’ Adal- bert accompany the crown prince on their ponies, and it is a pretty sight to see the Younger ones trying to keep up with their elder brother. They very often take a drive in their ony carriage, the crown prince driving, This little basket carriage is drawn by a white pony, hung all over with silver bells, and ite name is “Seehund.” ————_+e+_____ Managing English Farm Land. From the Saturday Review. Mr. W. J. Harris gives a most helpful and interesting account of the working of the Hal- will Manor estate. This was poor land and much of it was untouched for long periods, being treated as @ summer run for cattle. The investor, Mr. Harris, was tempted at first to do what at that time was gonerally done by landlords, consolidate farms, pull down old cottages, and. in fact, generally reduce the available population and labor on the land. ‘Several farms fell in soon after Mr. Harris’ yurchase of the estate; but he was “converted”. yy observing that where the landlord or the farming tenant had allowed the cottagers to cultivate the land immediately around them the value of the land had been doubled by the laborer without, indeed, any guarantee of permanent residence.’ Instead of destroying, the new landlord built and repaired, and having farms on his hands, was enabled to cut off cer- tain fields and allot them to cottagers. Smail farms grew up, and the larger ones were re- duced; thus land was let that otherwise would not have been, moorland inclosures, for in- stance, and it wason these that the value of the system made itself at once apparent. Land not valued at more than 5 shillings per acre in ite rough state became, when meadowland, worth fram 30 to 50 shillings, and as the cot- tages were in demand the popalation increased, and farmers, knowing that labor could always be obtained, took the large farms, reduced thonga they were. Wages have risen from 10 and 11 shillings to 12 and 14 shillings per week. Mr. Harris says he made the mistake of work- ing his vacant farms with bailiffs, thinking as | Place of the land was in low condition he’ might do it better than a tenant. But, as he says, it is the laborer who knows best and who succeeds, pro- vided he has not more land than he can manage. One of these small holders now has fifty acres and gives occasional employment. One secret of the small fa-mer’s success is that one man works on his farm for no wages at all, and that is the farmer himself. small farmers help each other and they seldomMet a crop stand too ASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESD: ‘Was Too Much im the Secretary’s| Many Cases of Destitation and Sickness | A Serious Cutting Affray in East Washing- | How the Social Positions of Master and Slave Night. ‘Were Reversed by Time. ‘From the Houston (Texas) Post. “Hold her bead!” “Yes, sir!” The person uttering the above command was Mr. P. Tolemy, a handsome young man of dark complexion and of decidedly aristocratic ap- Pesrance, who has attracted some attention during the last week by the splendor of the rig he drives around the blue-blood quarter. The liveried lackey, who had sprang from be- hind to attend his master and who had meekly done his bidding, was Henry Wilton. ‘This is the first visit of each to Rhode Island, but their great grandfathers lived here more ‘han acentury ago, and then Wilton was the name of the master and Tolemy that of the servant. Tho reversal of their respective social condi- | a: tions reads like a romance. Anthony Wilton lived here before the revo- lution. was of good descent, but did not succeed in life until he took to dealing in rum and slaves—a business which laid the founda- tion of the colossal fortunes possessed by many Rhode Islanders toda; Wilton waxed wealthy and made a passage to the slave coast at one time, when a raid was made on a negro village near where Cape Coast Castle is today, and seventy-five men, women and youths were shipped Wilton’s slaver. Among the poor wretches stolen from their homes to be sold into slavery was the great grandfather of P.Tolemy, the aristocratic young man of this story. ‘This man was euch a fine specimen that Mr. Wilton decided to domesticate him and keep him in bis own household. All the cargo was disposed of and the slave ship returned to Providence with ite owner, who on its arrival went to church to give than! to God for hiv safe voyage and the success at- tending it. He had been elected an elder dar- his absence. stalwact slave was named Ptolemy, and he was taught how to wait on his owner at ta- ble, black his boots and do house chores. The old elder promised Ptolewy that some day he would let him go back to his native land. in the next generation a «on of Ptolemy mar- ried an octoroon and in the next generation a son of that son murried a white woman, whose son isthe present P. Tolemy, esq., of Brandt, Canada. P 7, €8q. hite man, Some time ago he met Harry Wilton, and learning that he was the great grandchild of the Wilton who owned his great grandfather, Ptolemy, he was glad to hire Wilton Wilton was poor, the old elder’s wealth ba ing disappeared long before his generation, and he war \not too proud to hold tho horse and touch his hat toa descendant of his ancestor's slave so long an P. Tolemy paid good w Tolomy wanted. to buy the old Wilton home- stead and have Wilton there ase servant in the bulls of his ancestors. Samm ee HIS PATIENCE WAS UNREWARDED. Weary Shop Girls Inadvertently Destroy the Toys of a Fakir. From the New York World. You who grow weary with shop—so tied that the very suggestion brings an additional sonse of toil—can probably sympathize with the 50,000 employes in this great city who are now recovering from their arduous labor of extend- ing the general holiday happiness. Thousands of young girls were worked from ten to fifteen hours» day for two weeks. Most of them got no extra pay for this wervice and had to buy thelr own lunches down town out of their meager eularies every day. Those who served in toy stores and candy stores were worked nearly to death. I remember that cold night of Christmas eve, about the hour when there girls began to be re- lieved, standing in the shelter of a doorway on 14th street. A solitary fakir had opened up his game and I wanted to see who would buy on such a night, for the wind cut like aknife. He took out a Jumping rabbit, wound it up and set it going on the walk. Then he brought forth a big mechanical fly with shining wings and clockwork in its stomach, and wound that u and permitted it to run sround after the rab Hundreds of people were passing to and fro, but not one paused to so much as look at the jumping rabbit or the circling fly. Once ina while somebody would suddenly shy out of the way or hop over the toys, bat that wasall. The patient fakir started the rabbit and the fy off time and again, without any results than being cursed by half frozen men who had to jump over them. “I guess they ain't a goin’ to be any children ont tonight,” he finally said as he wound up the fly again and picked up the rabbit that had been bowied over by the wind. At that moment along came a bevy of the shop gicla, just released from duty. They were muiiied to the eves and ail talking at once. The inside girl trod squarely on the mechanical fly and smashed it to smithereens, while the trailing skirt of the other girl awept the jump- ing rabbit on the longest jump he ever took in his life. “Drat the thing!” exclaimed the first girl, Just saving herself from going down. “How Uhate toys!” said the other girl. “So do I,” said her two companion breath. And they sailed away before the biting wind. The poor fakir looked murder for one mo- ment, then, without even a glance at the un- fortunate fly or alook in the direction of the lost rabbit, he muttered a string of artistic oaths a yard long, picked up his basket and fled into the night, — Paying His Bills, From Smith, Gray & Co.'s Monthly. “Look here, Winebiddle, I understand you have been telling people I don’t pay my bills.” “You've been misinformed, Gildersleeve.”” “You didn’t say that, then.” “No, I didn't;,but since you have mentioned the subject, I will tell you that I really don't believe you do.” What! You don't believe I pay my bills?” ~ ‘hat’s what I said.” 'd like to know what ground you have for saying that. I'd have you know that I don't owe acentI cannot pay, and that I meet my obligations as they come due with strict punct- unlit: “That only proves what I said—that you don’t your bills.” hat on earth do you mean? Are you crazy?” “Not at all. My point is this: It is not your bills that you pay; you pay the men you owe the money to. “Thanks. So long! “Good morning!” i Fair Words for the Authors’ Club. From the London Times. The Authors’ Club, an American association which is well known to many literary men in England who have experienced its hospitality when visiting New York, and deserves their sympathy for its earnest efforts in the cause of international copyright, has in the press a book of a very original character, to be entitled “Liber Scriptorum.” It is to be a large volume, sumptuously got up, written and published by the club for its own’ benefit. It will contain » collection of articles and poems of various kinds, appearing nowhere else in print, written by members of the club, and illustrated by head bands and tail pieces specially and en- graved for the places they occupy. The issue will be limited to one edition of 250 copies, the sub- scription price being $100. Every article in every copy of the book will be signed with pen and ink by ite author. The titles of nearly 100 of the contributions are already announced. The proceeds are to be devoted to the building of an unpretentious club house, to take the ¢ hired quarters hitherto otcupied. Napoleonic Economy. . From the Detroit Free Press. ‘ “It seems to me,” said a friend of the bank president, “that your cashier is most too ex- travagant for safety.” “How?” inquired the president, logking up over his spectacles. “Well, he's building two or three new houses; late or get behindhand, as, is the fashion with | n0 19 paying unimproved goal i some m men, who underman their prec op estate; he owns s large farms and depend on outside labor for | !9¢ of railr and is interested in various ——+-e-___ Providing for the Future. ‘From the Boston Courier. Mabel—“‘Of course, Charlie, it was xery good of you to give me this handkerchief and ® box of candy for Christmas, but I had’ hoped it would be that bracelet that Ihave been wanting Med & bencelet’ dear, wanted « 8 otber Christmases?” schemes, Pag ey: ay dear sir,” explained only 2500, mays “That's all.” “Well, bow the dickens can he py can he spend $10,000 waite pred took of hi glasses and wiped “only by the most care- E wot alin ie terse | ad way is o, my boy, P | something external, Improvidenee Rebuked at a Loan Office ‘Where Cash te “Lent the Same Day.” Prom the N.Y. Herald. A gentleman suffering from financial dieabil- ity went toa loan office to negotiate a borrow upon hiefurniture. In the sdvertisement it stated that the money would be lent the same day by a Choctaw lady, without removal and upon the note of hard of the borrower. All this looked pretty fine in print. “T've got $10,000 worth of personal prop- orty,”” said the would-beborrower, “‘and I have to meet a wash bill of $3.50 coming due to- morrow noon. Can I get fitted out here s0 as to be in « position to meet the collector without a blush?” ‘The manager of the loan office was strangely alent, The would-be became nervous ‘and thought he hadn’t the speech right ‘so he began over again in this style: “Tam a person of poor but honest temporarily embarrassed. I 5.50 to meet an unjust liability.” Still there was no answer. Then the bor- rower walked into the outside room and said to the office boy: “What's the matter with the manager? Can't pele are Se haven't paid “I guess it's vase you haven" entrance fee. No person is a member of loan society until he has put = e.” The borrower apologized and deposited the money. Next he repaired to the manager and repeated his original assertion. “We charge $1 more for bookage,” said the the ‘this bookage’ “That's none of your business, One dollar, He paid the money and the manager wrote down something in a book. “Now give me $2 to inspect the furniture.” The borrower gave him the money. “‘Now, call here next year at 2 o'clock in the | pit Put ‘em off.” “But you can't put people like that off. There are some fellows that won't wait.” The manager smiled a superior smile. “Oh, no there aren't,” he said. ‘You'll know a little more about waiting when you get through with = The borrower left the office reluctantly and returned the following year at 2 o'clock. Then the manager told him somewhat stern!y that he couldn't loan money on that furniture because it had got too old. In vain the borrower rep- Tesented that it was new when his claim was filed. The manager ended the interview by charging him $1.25 storage on the ‘‘papers in the case" and then had the janitor throw him out. This ended the whole transaction. AE EEE MIND CONVERSATION, Mind Will Talk to Mind or the Scientists Are Mistaken. From the London Spectator. Mr. W. H. Preece, chief engineer and elec- trician to the post office, has put up a wire a mile long on the coast near Lavernock and a shorter wire on Flatholm, a little island three miles off in the British channel. He fitted the latter wire with a “sounder to receive messages ‘and sent a message through the former from a powerful telephonic generator. That message onthe mainland was distinctly heard on the island, though nothing connected the two, or, in other words, the possibility of « telephone between places unconnected by wire was con- clusively established. There ia a possibility nore of inter-planetary communication a good deal more worthy atten- tion than any scheme for making gigantic elec- tric flashes. " We do not know if we can comma- nicate by telephone through the ether to New York or Melbourne, with or without cables, but we do know that if we cannot the fault is in our generators and sounders and not in any pro- hibitory natural law. Will our habitual readers bear with us for a moment as we wander into another, and, as many of them will think, a super-sensual region? The thought in a man's brain which causes him to advance hie foot must move something m doing it, or how could it be transmitted down that five or six feet of dis- tance? If it moves a physical something, in- ternal to the body, why should it not move also wave, aswe ail agree to call it, which on another mind prepared to re- ceive it—fitted with a sounder, in fact—will make an impact having all the eect in the conveyance of suggestion, or even of facts of idibility of words? Why, in fact, if one wire can talk to another without connection, save through ether, should not mind talk to mind without any wire at all? None of us understand accurately, or even as yet approximately, what the conditions are: but many of us know for certain that they have occasionally, and by what we call accident, been present to particular individuals, and that, when present, the communication is com- pleted without cabies, and mind speaks to mind independently of any machinery not existing within iteelf. Why, in the name of science, is that more of a miracle, that is, an ogcurrence prohibited by immutable law, than the transmission of Mr. Preece’s message from Lavernock to Flatholm? ——_+e-—- —_ THE SISTER. What a Blessing She is to Those Who Own One. From the Philadelphia Press. No household is complete without a sister. She gives the finish to the family. A sister's love, a sister's influence—what can be more hallow A sister's watchful care—can anything be mofe tender? A sister's kindness—doos the world show any- thing purer? Who is happy without a sister? Asister ise sort of a guardian angel in the homgeircle. Her presence condemns vice. She is the quickener of good resolutions, the sunshine in the pathway of home. To every brother she is light and life. Her heart is the treasure house of confidence. In her he finds a safe adviser, a charitable, forgiving, tender, though often undeserved, friend. In her he finds a ready companion. Her sympathy is as open as day and sweet as the fragrance of flowers, 2 We pity the brother who has no ‘sister—no sister's love. We feel sorry for thehome that is not enliv- ened by a sister's presence. A sister's office is a noble and gentle one. Her duty is to persuade to virtue. to win to wisdom's ways; gentle to lead where duty calls; to guard the citadel of home with the sleepless vigilance of virtue; to gather gracesand strew flowers around the home altar. To be a sister is to hold a sweet place in the heart of home. It is to minister in a holy office. ours cheese Something Was Wanting. From the Some ville Journal. Mrs, Hayseed—“I don't know as Miranda married so very wealthy after all. I was sur- prised at some of the things I see down at her house.” Mr. Hayseed—“Why, aiti't the house fur- nished well?” Mrs. Hayseed—“Oh, yes, they have plenty of expensive things, but somehow everything don't seem to correspond. Why, Miranda's got a marble statue in the library with both arms broken off, and in the parlor she's got four or five chrpmos without a sheet of glass in any of the frames.” The Clearfield National Bank of Clearfield, Pa., has been authorized to begin business. stubborn the attack. the system with poison or Mra. Gen Sherman of real that main yasehiold beating He is Going To the nearest drag store for a bottle of DURANG’S RHEUMATIO REMEDY. medicine that never fails to cure rheumatism,no matter hew It is taken internally and does the work promptly, without drugging ruining the coating of the stomach. ‘This is not a new remedy that you need wait for your neighbor to try to see how it works, as it has been before the public eighteen years and cures when everything else fails. During the past year the bottle has been enlarged to FOUR TIMES ite original size and the remedy greatly improved. so that we now offer you the best treatment for RHEUMATISM known to medical science. once raid of this remedy: “I bave frequently purchased Durang’s Rheumatic Remedy for friends suffering with rhea ‘matism and in every instance it worked like magic.” ‘This is what every one says who uses it ‘The price is one dollar « bottle, or six bottles for five dollars, and ts sold by all reliable dealers in draga OUR 40-page PAMPHLET SENT FREE BY MAIL. Address DURANG’S RHEUMATIC REMEDY CO. 1326 L Street, WASHINGTON, D.C. DURANG'S LIVER PILLS are the best on earth. They do not rips, . Atal Drag Stores, 2s" bat act with that ease and Bae te INDIFFERENT TO RIDICULE. She Was a Giddy Young Thing Whe Would Not Be Abashed. From the New York World Early Christmas evening the 6th avenue | elevated trains were crowded with returning skaters, It was Sunday, but what of that! Skating, like Christmas, comes but once « year —at least to New Yorkers. Sometimes it doesn't | come even that often. It is necessary for the lovers of the sport to take advantage of thr first ico, for it may be the last of the season. This fact will excuse the businesslike masculine crowd that poured into the city on Sunday evening. Every seat in the car I entered was occupied bya young man or boy with « pair of skates. To be exact, every seat but one—and that was taken by a young lady. She also hada pair of skates, She had a very pretty pair of eyes, too, which she lavished upon a brace of young gentlemen about to leave at 72d street. What the former young man said could not be heard. “Ob, they will all be away by that time,” said Please tie the dog up,” shouted a youth in our end of the car. “We will expect you early,” continued the girl, in a chirpy, coaxing voice that penetrated to the uttermost recesses of the car. She was getting up and shaking out her skirts now. “Shall [come before dinner?” sang out a boy. The inquiry brought down the house, the girl joining heartily in the laugh. “Good-bye,” said she as they passed out on the platform “Good-bye! Good-bye!” “Remember me to mamma! “Don’t forget the dog!” “I'll be there in time for lunch!” And a perfect pandemonium of farewell cries. Tlooked out of the rear window to #ee the pretty young lady drop down from sheer mor- But she wasn't that kind of a girl. parting ‘Come a!” ry man and boy in that car just got up and waved his skates and yelled. All but me. Having no skates I metely yell Low Kates for Drummers. From the New York Sun. “Hullo! Stopping here? What are you pay- ing? Three dollars and fifty cents a day? Don't you know better than that? Why don’t | you say you'rea drummer? I know you're not, but why don’t you say so? Save you adollar a day. Is it generally done? Bet your life. Thousands do it. Actors are the boys for low rates, though. I got into Savannah once on the same train with a theatrical company and bap- pened to go to the same hotel. I had got chummy with a couple of girls in the troupe, and when I went to the desk I registered for them, too, to save them trouble. I was put into a smail room on the top floor with anot man that night. and after breakfast I went to the clerk and kicked. The clerk was pretty hy and I catled for my bill. It was $1.50, half what it would have been under regular rates, for I had had a | ing and two meals. “How's this?” said L. “ “Why, that's the rate for theatrical compa- said he. ‘But I'm no actor,’ said I, ‘and you just give me a decent room and I'll take a fresh start.” “Well, I was feated first-rate after that. They had told me that the front rooms were all taken, but when they found I wasa drummer, you bet that plenty of them were empty.” cuca how cabot. Yesterpay AFTERNOON a gas meier in the ion store of S. Lemon Hoover, at 12th and E streets northwest, exploded, causing » slight fire. } There’s Life in it, i Health in it, Sar atoga Kissingen Water ‘The Dvlicious, Sparkling Table Drink. “A specitic for Dyspepsia, In . Insozani Sold everywhere. In bottles only. Saratoga Kissingen Spring Co.. SakaTooa SpRINoS. N.Y. SURELY CURED. To the Editor—Piease inform your readers that I | have a positive remedy for the above named disease, By its timely use thousands of hopeless cases have | been permanently cured. Ishall be clad to send two | bottles of my remedy free to any of your readers who | have consumption if they will send me thet ex ress | and post office address, T. A. SLOCUM, M. C., 183 | Pearl st., New York. Sad-whre GRAND NATIONAL PRIZE of 16,600f, Peruvi INVIG MALARIA, NEURALGIA INDIGESTION. with Coins for the One-Cent Town. From the Savannah News ‘The Treasury Department reports « large re quest for bright, sew I-cent pieces. It is the theory of the officials that the children whose parents give them Christmas money are re sible for the demand. The youngsters eto havea pocketful of money whether it ach or not, and for that reason m to ask for 100 new ‘iver dollar that papa will contribute te the celebration. The idea, of course, in New York. + see Why, Indeca? From Terns Siftines Angel Child—‘Mamma, is it trae thet grandina fs better off than she was before she Mamme—“‘Oh, yes, my darling. Yes, grandma is ina beautiful land, where sorrow and care are quite unknown. Angel Child—Then what's the use of having doctors to keep us from going there?” TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC from fraud and imposition, the germane medicines of Dr. RV. Pierce are now sold only through druggists, authored as agente are the cherpest medicines to use, as @s the best, because in ey vw money ry only for the good you get Etetundat if thoyever fail fo tenetie cure. peculiar plan of Being sold on this value Feceived or no pay,” the prices of the genuine guaranteed medicines always have been, and always will be, as follows : -_ Dr. Pierce's Golden Metical Discovery (the remedy for all diseases arising from « torpid Liver cr impure blow, -. $1.0) per bottle .. Pierce's Favorite “Prescription (the remedy for female weaknesses and Dr. image's Catarrh’ Remedy Suspicion naturally and ricbtfully attaches te any medicines purporting to be Dr. Pierce's when offered at any other prices than those above riven. Dealers not aucborised to sell Dr. Piers genuine medicines may oor dilutions, jini tations, or substitute Heausxa Tur Sicx THE PHILADELPHIA COUNCIL OF PHYSICIANS ARE COMING TO WASHINGTON cir power touch seems altuost inered! fact remains tuat they actually do cure people of = most all manner of diseases They make enefivent use of th to heal. as they have engaved Builders’ 1: No. 719 1th street in. w., betw streets, where people inay witness, an there im this public place they treat the worthy poo: money and Withoat price. people of douut oF prejudic these cures performed, ax all treatment i sv the oren ‘Iatform in full view of the audience aud we Admission fee is charwed. Doctors Fritz and Daron will et This Doctors Fritz and D mon are in chief, at G17 13th street nm. wW., where able and willing to pay may go and rec Will cure Sasa.