Evening Star Newspaper, July 15, 1893, Page 12

“12 ———— THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. ©, SATURDAY. JULY 15, 1898=8IXTKEN PAGES: WEIRD REPTILES. Wonderful Collection Brought From Death Valley. — MANY AMAZING LIZARDS. a eae Some Can Ontrun a Kace Horse, Others Are Armor Plated, While Others Are Good to Eat — Rattlesnakes With Horns — Odd Desert Toads and Their Funny Ways. aes HE MOST REMARK- able collection of North American reptiles ever got together will far- nish the subject of a bulletin soon to be is sued by the Depart- ment of Agriculture. They were obtained from Death valley by the recent government expedition. The most striking clement of the fauna in that strange desert region would seem to be the big lizards of many species, which occur in such numbers and in forms so strange as to well-nigh counter- feit on @ smaller scale the vanished age of mesozoie saurians. Some of them carry bouquets of lovely flowers in their stomachs, while others can outstrip the fastest race horse in running. and others yet are elad in plates of armor. There ig one kind which aang re- sombles in miniature a gigan’ tilian Ctecsttrnigge. aa AY EDIMLE LIZARD. One species is very good toeat. It attains a length of abous one foot, is fat, and when prop- erly prepared tastes like bullfrog. Dr. A. K. Fisher and others of the expedition ate several Specimens of this kind, lacking other meat, and found them good. Indians of that region depend to a considerable extent for food upon the creature, “chuck-walla.” y ‘They book it out from clefts in the rocks by means of a forked stick or abit of wire. To catch it on the run is out of the question. So active is the animal that it is to gunshot of it. This remarkabie lizard subsists wholly on buds and flowers. When eut open its stomach is usually found to contain a good- sized bouquet of yellow cassias, lotus blossoms aad salmon-colored mallows. WITH 4 GRIDINON Tart. Not less extraordinary is the so-called grid- fron-tailed lizard, which carries its caudal ap- pendage coiled over its back as if it were afraid to putitdownoa the hot sand. This animal inhabits the open desert and runs with amazing ea. x. sarin at fall speed and ae ite equal suddenness, thus el hawks, coyotes end other foes. When at po Ps ‘cclae har ‘monize so well with those of the ground that it can hardly be seen. No horse can keep up With it when it is doing its best gait. The expe- dition had a dog, a Russian terrier, which ‘thought it would be fun to chase these lizards. At the first half-dozen trials it was much sur- say yee sg og @ flash out of range of vision. In fact the creature feavels with such velocity that the eye can Bardly follow it. Daring its leisure moments the gridiron-tail amuses itself by going through curious sort of gymnastic exercise on the rocks. Placing itself with its elbows at the ie angle with its body, it alternately lifts and lowers itself on its fore legs. Thus it will con- tinue to “hump” itself for many minutes to- gether. It is about eight inches long. Insects nd flowers furnish its food. Lizards of bigger Species eat it when they get a chance. ‘PRE LEOPARD LIZARD. Among its enemies is the leopard lizard, which gets its name from its spots. It attains = Jongth of fourteen inches and is very fierce and greedy. Though chiefly a vegetable feeder. it also eats horned toads, smaller lizards, and even its own species. In the stomach of one ‘oung male that was examined two full-grown of less size were found. A female that ‘was cut open contained one full-grown horned toad and remnants of a specimen of her own kind. These creatures sometimes swallow lizards two-thirds as big as themselves. BIO ScaLY LIZARD. Another odd species is the whip-tailed lizard, ‘which is clad in plates of armor. It lives on in- sects, is very slender and runs like «streak of oa htning. Its color when alive is plain wn. ‘ee that reason Dr. Merriam, who had charge of the expedition, was much eurprised ate respecting the animal which was made by Dr. Stojueger of the Smithsonian In- ‘@titution, to whom all of the Death Valley rep- ‘tiles were Dr. Ste: over for examination and ger said that the ereature had beautifal blue stripes. He had only after it was preserved in alcohol, its for some unknown reason pro- these Lands of blue. lizard that resembles so remarkably a ssurien or the mesozoic is fourteen Jong and lives wholly-on vegetable food. deen named the “dij rus.” On the the mountains which hem in the valloy Boag ae scaly lizards, ten inches in , which live in the yucca trees, twenty or feet above the ground, feeding on in- te Byrd could not = fast on level Ground, their legs being very short, they jump @bout so quickly that they are very hard to tei fl I Ha ‘THE HORNED RATTLER. One of the most remarkaple reptiles known fs the horned rattlesnake. This species wi eousidered very rare up to the time of the ex- In fact, there are myriads of them there. Dr. Merriam shot one and stepped forward to knock ‘over another, when oneof his men cried, “Look cut! You are standing on one.” The doctor jumped about sixteen fect. The serpent had m tightly coiled up, but the doctor bad stepped so squarely upon it that his weight had Prevented it from striking. , The snake is the smallest of all rattlers. It is two feet long. all Specimens seeming to run about the same size. Xt feeds on “kangaroo” rats and “pocket” mice, lying in wait for them at the mouths of their holes. It ix extremely vicious and its bite {said to be fatal, though this latter fact is doubted. The horned rattlesnake is commonly called he “side winder,” because when disturbed mi ani tau | They live on hard. numerous in the valley is the tiger rattle- snake. It is about three and a hslf feet long. Rattlers in the west do not grow much bigger than that, though there isn different race of them in Florida which attains a length of ten feet. Dr. Fisher's party killed nineteen of these snakes during a walk of eight miles. ‘They get their name from their stripes. in the same region another kind of serpent is plenti- ful, which, though not venomous, is very ill- tempered and will fight like anything. Ite of larger size, measuring about four feet, and is cream colored, with black rings, and very thick in the body. ‘THE HORNED ToAp. Among the most curious creatures of that | strange region are the horned toads, which are found in great numbers everywhere. Thoy are peculiarly desert animals, their hideousness making them appropriate totheir surroundings. elled beetles and other in- sects. One of the oddest things about them is their mode of combat with one another. They fight like bulls, putting their heads down and butting. Apparently they make no effort to burt each other, but each tries to turn his adversary over. The one that is finally upset oes away at once, humiliated, and hides itself. ‘The purpose of the contest seems merely to be to injure the pride of the opponent, BLOOD FROM THE EYES. The popular belief that these batrachians Squirt blood out of their eyes whon they are angry has long been regarded as an absurdity. until now. But that this is true bas recently been proved by exporiments. One of the horned toads brought to Washington was thrown into water, which immediately became reddened. On being irritated, the animal dis- e from each eye a squirt of blood to a distance of fifteen inches. It was estimated that the quantity emitted was not less than a juarter of a teaspoonful. The test was not oemaed wholly satatectory antil i hed been demonstrated by « microscopic examination that the substance was actually blood. Pre- sumably this squirting of gore is intended to frighten an enemy. Asa provision for such = purpose it is unquestionably unique. BURIED TOADS. Not leas remarkable are the peculiar desert toads of Death valley, which are found buried Found, so that they have to be split out wus they remain for @ year or two together. m a shower comes—a very rare occurrence in that country—the clay is softened and they crawl out to enjoy themselves fora few hours. After @ day or so the ground dries up, and they hastily dig into it and retire for another long period of repose. It is not difficult to imagine the hardening of the soil into permanent rock, from which these creatures might be split out « millennium hence, as is said to have happened with toads similarly buried centuries ago. When they do eat, these toads of the desert feed on intects, like others of their kind. PLENTY OF SCORPIONS. Death ‘valley is the greatest congregating place on earth of scorpions. They are found there by millions, growing to a huge size. Quite a number were captured, put in alcohol, and brought back to Washington by the expe- dition, They were handed over to Dr: Marx of the Department of Agriculture, who is the greatest authority in this country on arachnids. He showed one of them to Tax Star man yes- terday, measuring it with » foot rule. It was exactly four andahalf inches long. These fierce creatures are not seen in the day time, nocturnal in their habit, Howover, ‘when pulling up bushes for fire wood they were apt to be found among the roots. They would crawl under the blankets at night, for the sake of warmth. In tne morning each member of the exploring party was apt to find one or two Bet on the under side of his blanket. They secrete such a quantity of venom in the two poison glands st the end of the tail that their sting is quite dangerous. Dr. Marx ex- plained that scorpions rank highest among the arachnids, being above the spiders, and next below the true insects. PLANT LIVE IN THE VALLEY. ‘The popular belief formerly was that no life existed in Death valley. The expedition demonstrated that this was extremely far from being the truth. In the bottom of the valley ition. but its name in Death valley is legion. | ay sidewise in order to avoid | pagioue and exhaustion overcome by Another kind of serpent very| — Sromo-Sel is a fiat of crystalline salt sixty miles long and from two to six miles wide, which is absolutely devoid of life, vegetable or animal. Around that flat is a fringe that is loos salt, where are found fleshy plants such as grow in salt marshes. Around that isarim of more pro- ductive soil, with greasewood bushes, pe- culiarly desert plants, which require alkali to feed upon. Then come the gravel slopes to- ward the mountains, which have. a score of species of desert bushes, many of them bear- ing most beautiful flowers in the early spring. ‘The leaves appear in March and the seeds ripen quickly. They have to do so, else the subsequent heat would kill them. ‘Seeds and leaves drop off in early summer, and the plants during the rest of the year are mere dry sticks. foliage of these desert plants is grayish, the only one that has green leaves Deing the creosote bush, which is the most characteristic type of the vegetation in that region. It bears big yellow flowers somewhat resembling buttercups. and its seeds are like small nuts covered with wool. The leaves have a varnish, to prevent evaporation of the juices, and this varnish is now being utilized commer- cially in the manufacture of a sort of shellac. KANGAROO RATS. On the west side of the valley are sand duaes crowned with straggly mesquite bushes, which are the biggest of the desert plants, attaining a height of twenty feet. Among them swarm kangaroo rats, which squat on their hind legs erect and use their tails to help them jum| To hold spare food they have pouches outside their cheeks lined with fur. They feed on the deans of the mesquite. Some of these be are the so-called “screw” beans. which look li but other varieties g mm have straight pods. wing togetherwith The Indians are very fond of the beans, mak- ing bread out of them. Roasted, pods and all, they are very sweet and good. LAND TURTLE. In that desert are also innumerable scorpion mice—the only essentially carnivorous mice known—which feed on scorpions and lizards. There are hig land turtles more than s foot long, which shut up when they are alarmed, like box turtles. The Indians are very fond of their flesh, and so are the coyotes. Two kinds of desert bats there are, both nearly white and one with big ears. There are desert foxos, which feed on lizards and kangaroo rats chiefly. The latter rodents furnish provender for many badgers. There is a kind of bird that lives in the mesquite bushes which feeds on the lizards. All of these mammals are noc- turnal in their habits. The only ones which go abroad in the daytime a few jack rabbite, cotton tail rabbits and white-tailed chipmunks. In Furnace creek. which runs down into the valley from the Funeral mountains, are frogs. CHANGE OF COLOR. One of the most wonderful things about these animals of the desert is the devices of protective coloration which nature has resorted to for their protection. For example, the horned toads always take the tint of the soil on which they are found. On the alkali ground they are as white as a sheet of note paper, while on the lava crust they are dark, so that the foxes and coyotes which prey on them may not spy them. Tne rattlesnakes on the valley plain are of a pale hue, while onthe mountain sides they are nearly black. The white-tailed chipmunk is exactly the color of the desert | sand. When this little squirrei is stationary it cannot be seen, but, when it rans away, it throws its tail over its back. The tail then [shows gleaming white, being intended as a | signal to other chipmunks. ‘This is considered an extraordinary instance of provision at the | same time for protection and recogaition. > The Instrument. From Truth. Son—~What was the rack that the ancients anish prisoners?” used to pi Pa—* Son—“Oh, a folding bed! wer. Contains no opiate. Certainly it has never been credited by science | in the clay soil and actually baked in the solid | the SEEING THE FAIR. Many Things That Have Interested One Washington Visitor. THINGS IN THE WOMAN'S BUILDING. Rare Laces That Delight the Feminine Heart. THE STATE BUILDINGS. Correspondence of The Evening Stat. Curcaco, July 9, 1898. WO ELDERLY women, inshabby, dingy black gowns, and withan utterly worn-out air, drifted into the Ohio state buildirg the other duy and sank back into one of the luxurious sofas. After a minute one turned to the other and said, with emphasis: “I could wash and iren and cook and scrub easier than 1cansee this fair; I could work all day at home and not be half so tired!” The other gave on sssenting 104, but after a few minutes started up, saying: ‘Well, I suppose we must go on; we can't sit here all day,” looking at the same time as if it would be the height of bliss to do so. Those Poor, weary souls reflected the feelings of a good many fair visitors, and yet, with all ite fatigue, every one who has been here advises everybody who has not to come by all means. Crowds are here now, but one seldom finds the way obstructed, except in the smaller build- ings, La Habida, for instance, which was fall almost to suffocation the other day y when we Wore there. ‘Many men of many minds” is well exemplified here when one hears such different accounts from friends as to things yet unseen for herself. Some gi urs to things which fifteen minutes will ce for to me, while I linger over things that do not interest others as much evidently, judging by the num- ber of people attracted. After being here » few days one begins to systematize, and with increasing knowledge of the fair and the relative location of things can do much more with their time than at first. If one comes early to the grounds, for instance, the most restful thing to do at 12 o'clock is to’ go to the noon concert at Festival Hall. THE THOMAS CONCERTS. Theodore Thomas’ orchestra give their free concerts with delightful programs almost every day, and the large audiences show they are appreciated. The arrangements are excellent, the guards preventing any oue from entering the orchestra seats after the concert has begun, rupt the pleasure of the music. The great organ is still unfinished, like some other things at the grounds, but these are exceptions now and not numerous. The audiences at these popular concerts are interesting to watch, and the comments often amusing. The other day after a charming ar- rangement of Scotch airs had been given » stolid-looking man near me turned to his com- panion and remarked, “This beate singiu’ all to Pieces.” And another, after a Beethoven fouata, exclaimed as, he precipitately vacated his seat, ‘*Well! I didn't know they were going to have this kind of music." After the concert naturally comes luncheon, end 8 for this are plenty enough, but on tho whole generally unsatisfactory. The few good places are 80 crowded that one gives up a long time stand- ing in line to get in, and then waiting to be served. If, however, one has not been to the concert, I ‘do not count it time lost, for the reut is really needed, and one is much less tired st night, if the lunch hour has really been an hour or more. BEWARE OF LARGE PARTIES, Beware of large parties in going the rounds of the fair, for they are utterly unmanageable and bring dissatisfaction to all concerned. Our party of eight generally separates into pairs, meeting sometimes for luncheon, and alwa: either before or after dinner en Tuesd ‘Thursday and Saturdiy y for special features. ‘The wisdom of this ar- rangement is apparent overy day when we con- stantly see bulky parties losing time—and each other—from their very unwieldiness. Whe: we compare notes at night there is naturally » little rivalry over who has seen the most or best things and had the best time generally. On Wednesday my companion and I had the fe- licity of having the best tale to tell, through good luck rather than any foresight on our part, We were coming by the Russian exhibit fa the womah’s building when we saw trances were guarded by Russian marines as Nelle the Columbian guard, and, stopping in the knot of people collected and looking on, prevently found that the exhibi it formally dedicated, and that a drinking was then in progress, ladies of honor of the Russian court have been sent to officially represent their country and the czar- iua in the woman's building, and they were holding a little reception of the invited guesta. ‘The Russian Indies were nico looking merely, with very animated manners and pretty cos- tumes. “Among the guests was Mra. Potter Palmer, as lovely as possible, and much more distinguished looking than the foreigners, As a large and tall plate ginss caso was between the receiving party and the outsiders we felt a at the pretty scene was quite excusable, consid- ering the interest attaching to it. The Italian exhibit was opened recently, but owing to the severe illness of the child of Countess Di Brazzi who is at ite head, no ceremonies attended the opening. SOME RARE LACES. . The laces of Queen Margherita wore in a special case, with electric lights to give them special emphasis. So much beantifal lace is own by so many foreiguers that it is difficult to choose between exhibits as to beauty. In one case here a bedspread of heavy Ince ts marked, jo by the Mother of Henry of are,” and» strip of lace displayed was used by Napoleon L 'Thig assigning of articl to particular people always gives them a sp cial interest, and in looking at them one wor ders at the durability of textile fabrics to so long survive their makers andowners. Quan’ ties of there relics of former days aro to be seen scattered here and there. In the govern- ment building are the cases fillod with colonial souvenirs, loaned from different states to the Indy managers, and many of the state buildings have most interesting collections, Samplers quite a part in these reminiscences of a y-gone time, and funny enough they ar Qne of these antiquities has the followi cheerful stanza worked upon it, with the usual order of very much conventionalized fruits and flowers, the lines divided as I have copied ems Hannah Reed is Me be forgotten. In the fifteenth year of my age, 1735. One can linger some time over such a and curious volume of forgotten lore” one of these cases presents, with enormous wedding bro- bonnets, delicate wedding slippers of gai cade, filiny lace in veil or scarf or fichu, ing the by-goue fashions. Interest in fashion {i perenuial, and the case of lar seems equally to interest the passers by. Ad- joining this collection is » case of choice con- fections of the present day, and the articles bear the true Parisian stamp of taste and style: There are many things to see of interest in the woman's building, but one of which I had not heard a word before seeing it ix the Califor- nia room. The ceiling, walls and floor are all of native woods, beautifully polished, and the walls are carved and paneled. Paintings are framed in some of the pancis—one, the | cloister of one of the old California missions, | with the plaster failing off and showing the red bricks beneath, and a monk standing and look- ing off at the hills and blue sky beyond. It is very attractive, and at once impressing itself on the memory to give pleasure long after the world’s fair is @ thing of the past. With all one reads and hears before visiting Chicago the half of the great fair can never be adequately told, and surprises of all kinds are frequent; in fact, I beard one lady who had just returned from here before I came advising against pre- paring one’s self in order to have everything us unhackne;ed as possible. I can't quite agree with that, for much would escape a visitor's | 3:15 notice, it seems to me, without attention directed fn all direciigns to things of special interest. BEAUTY OF THE STATE BUILDINGS, One of the greatest tome bas been the beauty of the state buildings. I expected more temporary looking affairs, more in the line of summer cottages may be, where a rest- ing piace would be provided for the citizens of the state, but where there would be nothing to specially attract the general visitors to the fair. Ifind instead 9 colony of beautiful houses, most of them large. many of them exact repro- ductions of historically interesting houses, and each and all worthy of a visit for their intrinsic beauty or the collections they contain, A different idea of the purport of these state buildings evidently prevailed in the east and the west; the wostern houses have many of them collections of the specialties of the states they represent and are little else but show places for them, while the eastern buildings carry out as much as possible the furnishings of the o of the houses and show forth the stately life that went on in the old times there. WASHINOTON’S HEADQUARTERS. In point of fascination to mo the state build- ing of New Jersey easily leads; the counterpart of the old house at Morristown, which was Washington's headquarters for along time, it might serve now as a charming model in every way for acountry house. The wide piazza and open door invite all toenter, and once within roomy hall, with the open gallery above and skylight of stained glass in soft colors toning the light below, the attraction of the house is at once felt and one cannot leave until every room is explored. The furnishing very taseful and the rooms seductively ar- ranged, one leading from another and thus having pretty little vistas showing beyond from open doorways, The last room to see upstairs is charming climax to the whole. From a little boudoir two'steps lead down to a small bed room in the corner of the house, which is the prettiest chintz room imaginable. The cano- ied four-post mahogany bedstead is curtained, alanced and covered with chintz, a blue and white stripe, with dainty pink flowers over- running them, being the design. A very broad couch with cushions, window curtains and two old-fashioned rocking chairs are likewise chintz covered. These last show no wood at all, even the rockers being smoothly covered with the goods: A mahogany dressing table of antique design and a light bedside chair are the only articles in which the wood ia uncovere* ‘The down stairs furnishings are all modern, in a beautifal style and finish, which suit’. ostensibly old house well. THE OLD HANCOCK HOUSE. ‘Massachusetts has for its building a model of the stately John Hancock house, which stood on Beacon street, Bostow. It is a delightfally roomy old place, and, besides much interesting old furniture, has large collection of his- torical pictures and colonial relics galore, which will more than repay a visit of some length. New York has the old Van Rensselaer residence for its state building, and it, too, has a most interesting collection to show and somo ex- pensive furnishing, but to me it does not com- pare in any way to the buildings I have men- tioned, or, tudeed, sevoral others, ite red and gold, lofty ceilings and palatial air being not at all to my taste. Pennsylvania's Independence Hall iss familiar form to every one. Tine ib- Among the many pictures on the wal ticularly lovely portrait of a young girl, a length figure ins dark velvet gown and with a large picturesqu mthehead. Anadjoining small room has etchingy, cabinets of china and 9 beautiful painted glass window, all the work of women of the state of Pennsylvania, Many of the etchings are very good. One, a pootical scene of delicate lights and shadows, has been called by the artist “Willow, Weed and Mal- low.” Unfortunately the printed is too illiterative, and the M is by mistake made into « W, so that now it reads absurdly “Willow, Weed and Wallow.” Connecticut carries out the same idea of re- producing what was good in hor old archi- tecture, and a typical colonial house is the re- — suitable furnishing and cases of re ‘THE WESTERS STATES. The western states havo many handsome buildings, lows being very interesting, beau- tifully situated near the lake, and with her wonderful cereais playing an important part in the decorations. Pictures of corn, all sorts of devices formed of grain and ingeni- ously arranged, are to be seen; while the center piece, so to speak, is large model of the fine capitol at Des Moines. Ohio 1 one of the most popular of the state buildings, representing nothing in particular, but with ‘hospitable en- trance and handsome furnishing, being more like aclub house than anything else, It is con- veniently situated and is a favorite rendezvous for people wishing to arrange meetings with each other. Lack of space provents even a mention of <the other state houses, though all are interesting and worthy of a visit. Lack of time in seeing and space in writing will curtail many a description of the world’s fair, and, rhaps, itis well, for readers may feel they are ng suffering in having the theme so con- stantly brought to their nctice. ——— ‘My Billy's Gradevated. From the Gloucester Times, Ol’ dorymate, I've got some news nd the! ‘When fish is actin’ odd. It's all the plesner, dorymate, Fer what I've hoped and waited; *"Tain’t much ter you, but ‘tis ter me— My Billy's gradevated. I've worked and tolled fer thet ‘ere boy ‘On Georges’ rain an’ shine: He got hees larnin’, you might say, BY fish’n’ hook an’ line. It's Jeat a-purpose, now [ vow, Fer what I was created, be the means o helpin’ Bill, n’ see him gradevated. Ter A Isat there In the meetin’ hone, A-hearing of him speak; An’ don’ you blame, dorymate— ‘The tears rolled down mty cheek; 1 don't know when I felt so proud pltiece wife and I was mated, when we heern our Billy speak, ‘An’ scen him gradevated. An’ Billy sot there on the deck ‘An’ amiled at me av’ marm, An’ when he stood to say hees plece, ‘Lor’, ‘twas so still and carm ‘You might a' heern # needle drop. Ttell ye, I'd er hated ‘Ter ben away on Georges’ banks ‘When Billy gradevated. Proud on iilm? | Wal, I giss I be, ‘An’ there aln’t where it ends; T'm loafin’ roun’ the wharf ter tell My suipmates an’ my friends. I'm like a vnssel boun! fer home, All loaded ‘own an’ freighted: Can't tell me ary news chest now— ‘My Biliy’s gradevated. ++ —____ ‘The Lady and the Draggtet. From the Boston Home Journal. Old lady (to druggist)—“I want » bor of canine pills.”” Druggist—-What is the matter witn the dog?” Old lady (indignantly)—"I want you to know, sir, that my husband is a gentleman.” Druggist pute up some quinine pills in pro- found silence. ——-e-______ In the Cactus Exhibit, From World's Fair Puck. “They grow them cowcumbers longer'n our'n, but I guess it ain't « picnic to pluck “em. Gee, what a thing to strike matches on!” ———_+e-— Through the Green Fields to Bay Ridge. Trains leave B. and O. station at 9:15 a.m. and 4:28 p.m. week da: a.m. and 1:30 and p.m, Sundays, —Advt. is | to all to welcome him to this city. A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR. The Bishop of Sweden to Be the Guest of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. On the invitation of the Rev. Samuel Domer, D. D., of St. Paul's Church of this city Baron von Scheele, bishop of Sweden, will visit Wash- ington on Monday and will be the guest of that church. A reception will be held on Monday evening at 8 o'clock in the church, at which the bishop will speak and an opportunity be given He will sail for home on the 22d of this month,much to the regret of the committee in charge of the re- union at Bay Ridge on the 26th of this month, although it is possible he may be induced to stay until that time, He finished his theological studies in 1867 ‘and was ordained in 1872, He was elected pro- fexsor of theological encyclopedia in the Uni- versity of Upsala in 1879, and bishop in 1885, two years before the fifty years of age generally required. He i . and languages, and is the author of many learned books. He is said to be a very able theologian and speaker, no extromist in his church views, and ‘disposed to be liberal toward other branches of the Christian Church. He is one of the eleven bishops of the Church of Sweden, He is here to visit the many thousands of Swedes in this country and to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Luth- eran reformation of Sweden, and brings to them the affectionate salutations of King Oscar and the archbishop. He arrived in New York Wednesday afternoon, Ma; steamer Majestic, and’ was welcomed on the dock by a number of the Swedish ministers and representative of the Martin Luther Society, who bade him a hearty welcome. In his article “The Episcopate Among Lutherans,” published in the /1 the Rev. J. B. Remensnyder, D.D., of New York says: “The visit of Bishop ‘von Scheele of Sweden is exciting a phenomenal interest among Lutherans. Everywhere public recep- tions are arranged for him in churches, at col- leges and theological seminaries and social en- tertainments are given in his honor. His jour- through this country has been a continued ovation, He came as the official representativ of the Lutheran State Church of Sweden to the Swedish Lutherans in America to tak tin the ter-centennial celebration at icago of tho establishment of the reforms- tion in Swoden in 1598. And as he isa man of eminont Christian character, of rare scholarly culture and of imposing presence this enthusiasm on the part of the Swedes is quite natural. “But as even his name was scarcely known to American, English and Germann Lutherans the extraordinary interest shown by them must be ascribed mainly to the office which he holds, As is generally well known, the constitation of the Luthoran Church in Sweden is Episcopal, consisting of eleven bishops, presided over by an archbishop, and that the episcopate —as is not that of Denmark and Norway—is the genu- ine historic one there 1s no ground for dis- ute. PieTbe theory on which the historic episcopate isheld and preserved by Lutherans is@ very guarded one. It is not deemed apostolical, and therefore not of binding obligation on’ the church, as of the essence of its constitution. The whole Lutheran Church throughout the world stands squarely upon the definition given in article 7 of the Augsburg confes- sion: ‘Unto the true unity of the church it is sufficient to agree concerning the doctrine of the Gospel and the administration of the sacra- ments.’” - IN A JAVANESE THEATER, A Show tm Chicago — Work of the Prompter. From the Chicago Tribune. Besides the women who fascinate western Visitors to the Javanese theater there are other participants in the daily exercises. Dressed in fantastic frocks of cotton, wearing on their heads much tho same masks as those used by the women in the dance, they stand in prim rows onalong board, which they are never Known to leave. These aro little wooden marionettes, which aro worked on the stage by one of the natives, who sits just behind them and moves their arms by means of sticks which are attached to them, making them pose and gesticulate much as the real dancors do. The latter people of the lower caste in Java never vee. thelr place is taken by the marionettes Many of the Javanove in the village saw women dance for the first time in their lives here in America. Back of the players in the theaters is a little screen. Behind this sits the man who does the conversation for the entire company, changing his voice to represent different characters. ‘The actors are thus relieved of the trouble of re- membering cues and give their undivided at- tention to their gestures and to holding on their maske with their teeth. Back of this combination of prompter and all-around conversationalist are placed the mu- sicians who constitute the “‘gamelang” or na- tive orchestra, They wear bright red jackete in addition to their usual skirt of native cloth, and before each man ns bi seat-tered on the floor is pl Samarang, a pipe, or a rude violin. ‘The gongs are mad metals and composition, giving a fairly wide range of tone. There ate, however, only two in Javanese rausic, one having range of other of seven notes. Many of the tones ure therefore unrepresented. Notwithstanding this fact, the musicians bi picked out “Yankee Doodle,” “America” and the Dutch national air on the instruments, blending three or four of their own tone values to produce the minsing notes. ‘The music isa tri ing and uncertain at times, but the audiences that fill the theater applaud it with unmistakable heartiness, Each of the in- struments is gorgeously decorated with dragons and reptiles done in bright blue paint and ilding, so the with its setting of Savansse soenory showing the purple meun- tains and winding streams of that far-off coun- try presents rather a gay appearance, contrast- ing pleasantly with the sober brown and ecru tints of the woven bamboo walls and hangings of the house, —— SOMETHING IN THE EYE. Mothods by Which Foreign Particles Can Be Gotten Rid Of. Nover needlessly expose the eyes to for- eign particles, but when necessary wear plain Glasses or goggles. When experimenting with chemicals always turn thé mouth of the tube or bottle away from the face and eyes. Whenever an eye is injured severely, says the Hygienic Doetor, place the patient immediately in a dark room and under the care of a skilled physician, whose directions must be implicitly followed. The foreign bodies may be solids, as sand, cin- ders, hair, dirt, &c., lime, acide or alkalies. Don't rub the eyes, avoid sudden glares of ight, never look directly’ at the sun, To remove the solid particles from under the lids {t in sufficient to pull the lid away from the eye and to wipe the body with a piece of moist paper or the corner of a handkerchief; if it is under the upper lid. grasp the lid firmly be- tween the thumb and finger, lift it from the eyeball and draw it down over the lower lid, and then allow it to slide slowly back to its natural position. The foreign body will be scraped off on the lashes. The operation inay be repeated several times. Or lift the lid from the eyeball, allow fhe tears to accumulate be- neath the lid and forcibly blow the nose. Or lace in the eye a few grains of flaxseed, wl Forming « mucilage, will promptly bring relief: Or place across the upper lid the point of a pencil or bodkin and turn the lid back over it; in this way the foreign particle is brought into distinct view, and can be readily wiped away. Lime and Roman cement are very destruct ive to the eyes if permitted to remain any con- |siderable time. Wash the eyes immediately | with water, then with water conteining vinegar or lemon juice. For acids in the eyes, wash with water con- | taining a little ammonia or baking soda. | For alkahes, wash with water containing | vinegar or lemon juice, TICE IN TEXAS, The “Court” Sustains an Indictment That Did Not Show Scholarship. “The court” (a Texas justice of the peace) had drawn up the indictment at the instance of @ nervous gentleman, who claimed that a sub- division of the peace located in his immediate vicinity had been disturbed by the young man hereinbefore referred to. In drawing up the indictment “his honor” had deflected some- what from Hoyle and orthography and spelled Peace p-i-e-c-e. When court was opened, says awriter in the Galveston News, the counsel for the defendant attempted to quash the com- plaint on the ground of its literary and legal imperfection and made quite an exhaustive argument to that end. After counsel closed his argument “the court” sustained the indictment in substantially the following Janguage: 4 PA le sdmitting that in the drafting of the indictment an embarrassing degree of unfemil- iarity with the standard authorities on diction is evident from the spelling of the word peace; at tho same timo it is the opinion of ‘the court’ that this inaccuracy does not vitiate the indict- ment, for we cannot enter upon the dangerous recedent of predicating the administration of Fastice upon s certain degree of familiarity ‘with the text books. “Justice was full grown and had cornson her toes before knowledge had coased to wrestle with the colic. She stood guardian over the liberties of man while knowledge was in the kindergarten and small clothes, and now to make ber subservient to this precocious young *un were like the head paying homage to the If council will bear with ‘the court’ we will state that we are here to administer a job lot of rectangular justice and not for the pur- pose of discussing the literary merit of the complaint wherein a superfiuity of ‘1’ seems to have obtained and ich the drouth appears to bave struck the ‘a’ crop. “Admitting that when scrutinized by the scholarly eye ‘peace’ conveys to the mind a different meaning to that of ‘piece,’ it has no ‘edge over it when cofveyed to the understand- ing phonetically. Hence, should « witness on the stand testify to the fact that the defendant had disturbed the peace, the import of the word would be determined by sense in which it was employed, and the same process of reasoning would obtain as applied to the written instrument FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES. “Therefore, ‘the court’ holds that the com- plaint, while a little wobbly in its legs as re- gards literary makeup, is abundantly sufficient for all. practical purposes, and this is nota court in which abstract theory will ever be in- vited to a seat up next to the stove and practi- cal demonstration allowed to gnaw a file in the ‘back ‘We take it for granted that justice would get along as well and sleep as soundly should a conviction be secured for disturbin the ‘piece’ ae though the same verdict bad been obtained for disturbing the * The fine would no harder to pay for person so convicted, the ruptured peace would recover its normal function as early and the revenue accruing to the country by reason of the fine collected would bnild as many bridges, court houses or jails, The chief end and aim of the justice court is to put the kerbosh on crime wherever it shows its ugly front, and not to attempt to compete in ortho- graphical finish with the bill of tare at a firet- Fate restaurant in drawing up bills of indict- ment. Scholarly attainment is all well and good, but the crucial moment sometimes ar- Tives when justice prosses her ‘lily-white hands to her stomach and yearns to be satistied. “We do not desire to be understood as favor- ing the conviction of « party for one offense when charged with another. Forbid that we should desires man hung when he should only have the eat of his pants kicked into tatters and his plug of tobacco taken away from him. Neither do we favor the reléase of a party when itis evident that he is guilty, simply because the indictment whereby he is brought before the courts would fail to provoke applause from a literary society. So with a supreme desire to do the square thing between legal form on the one hand and boxtoed justice on the other, ‘the court’ will be forced to sustain the suffi- ciency of the indictment and leave the rest to the jury and its God.” Then the trial was entered into, and after the evidence was taken and « pyrotechnic display of oratory touched off by de counsel on either side of the case, the jury found the defendant guilty and fined him $5 and ings for dis- turbing the “piece.” SECRET OF STRENGTH. A Gtant Gives His Views About the Mst- ter—Diet. From the New York Advertiser. Strong man Sampson held a levee in the par- lors of the Metropolitan Hotel one afternoon this week and regaled his auditors with stories and illustrations of his prowess. Steel chains and wires were easily broken by him by way of introducing himself, and then he performed several other of his well-known and more dif- ficult feata. “These things amaze you,” he said, “and yet you can duplicate everything I Lave done in a little time. All you have to do is to follow these rules which I now give you: Be regular in meal hours and eat good, substantial food. I usually confine myself to eggs, meat and rye bread. Take a great deal of outdoor exercise and sponge the body daily with cold water. “Have a steel ring made three-eighths of an inch larger than the size of your arm, and make sure that it fite tightly. Place it around the upper part of yourarm. This will prevent the blood from circulating as it should. Then raise your arm shghtly; this will cause the rub- bing of the upper muscle. Close your hand slightly, but with great strength, thus forcing the blood toward the muscle. In your first trial bend the arm slowly until the blood be- comes accustomed to the exercise. Within two or three weeks you will perceive that the arm has grown too large for the ring. Then havea larger ons made and continue the practice. Exercise longer cach time, but before you place the ring in position rub it and your arm well with oil to prevent the skin from breaking. Finishing this, bathe the arm well with cold water to cool the muscles, “If any n follows these simple instruc- tions I guarantee that inside of three months he will be able to hold out seventy-five pounds at arm's length with one hand. To Strengthen the lungs buckle a strap around the chest and take a deep inhalation of air. © | you will feel the resistance of the strap; con- tinue this for about ten minutes three times a day, and you will soon be ca) the ‘strap with ense by simp! Jungs. Don't use tobacco." —— The Retort Courteous. From the Boston Herald. How long shall 25,000 greedy capitalists make ‘the laws for 63,000,000 of people? That is what a Colorado orator wants to know. Let'sanswer that question by asking him another: How long are the silver states, with a population of less than 2,000,000, going to be permitted to regulate the finances of 63,000,000 of people? —— Strange Sights, ‘From World's Fair Puck. shay, Charlie, looksh at zhish.” w, come ‘long. Ican shee funnier shings ‘n zhat by keeping my eyesh shut” ———_+e-+-—_____ Special Friday Excursions to Atlantle City via Royal Blue Line. Special excursion tickets to Atlantic City and return via B. and O, and Reading railroads will be wold each Friday during the season at rate of $5 for the round trip from Washington to At- jlantic City and return. Tickets will be good returning on any regular train until Tuesday following date of sale. The usual forms of rea- on sale for all . “Baby, what a lovely baby!” tng forth into strangest speeches, Singers and toes all motion, and eyes all wonder. But summer vrings grave dangera, Attention to diet is now imperative. ‘Tnere are diets suited to every age, to every climate. For tnfants bealtay mother's milk is the ideal food, but when this is‘out of the question an infant food must be used that as closely as possible re- sembles healthy, human milk. Theexperience of Years has proven that the best substitate in the world is lactated food. Its basis is the same as that of mother's milk; ‘that is, sugar of milk; and with it are combined the nutritive qualities of the great cereals, wheat, bar- ley and oats, 80 prepared as to be readily digested and assimilated. The addition of the salts found in mother's milk makes lactated food perfect. Little Mollie Ward, whose picture is given above, isthe charming daughter of Mr. MP. Ward of Providence, R. I., who writes: “It gives me pleasure to advise you that our little ‘Mollie ts just four years old today, and our young- est little girl, strange to say, 1s five months old to Gay, both being born on the third of themonth. I think both of my babies owe their good health to lactated food. It is the best food for infants who cannot enjoy mother’s milk that thore ison the market. “Our bables have both thrivedon ttn when teething bad very Little trouble. “I have recommended lactated food hundreds of times.” ‘Mr. Otho L. Paine, 19 Edwin st, Providence, says: “Our baby was born Jan. 93, 1891, and be bas been fed with lactated food according to directions. It has agreed with him perfeotly and he has grown like a weed; has not been #iok since he was born. ‘He cut all his teeth before he was eighteen months Old, and today he is s pertect picture of health. “Of courwe, like all parenta, we think there is no baby like ours, but I believe it is through the use Oflactated food that he is what he ts today, and I shall recommend it wherever I have @ chance. I am thankful thst it was recommended to us and for the results it has accomplished.” PROPOSALS. IT SAVES BABIES’ LIVES, — Thousands Owe Their Happiness to Lactated Food. - ‘Mr. and Mrs. W. HL T. Holr of Woonsocket, RA, ‘Yes, when well fed, kicking and cooing, break- | write: “Our baby was given up for lost by one of the doctors of this city, when we called in Dr. E ¥. Kingsberry. He advised us to use lactated food. We id so. Our baby is now eight months old, Weighs twenty-four and one-balf pounds, and is i the best of health. We believe that lactated fou saved our baby's life” Mrs. Daniel Brown of Centra Falls, EL, saye “I have taree of the most beslthy little children i the state, and I must say they owe their health wo having been brougut up on lactated food, by the advice of one of the leading doctors in Pawtucket.” ‘Mrs. Walter Munroe, 111 Deane st, Providence, says: “Lactated food has Gone wonders for out baby. Before using it she wes down to death's door and now ta fat and ragged. Tt has saved ber Mfel_ And we would recommend i to any one whe has a baby.” ‘Mr. Joun Doyle, 96 Richardson ut, Providence, said that he tried four other foods and differeut cows’ milk, “all trying to save our oldest baby, but mone of the above foods would restupon her stomach and we were induced to try lactated food. Te had the desired effect and she thrived wonder fully. She is now a healthy child. “The doctor thought our younger baby woul ie, but lactated food was his best medicine, an@ he improved and has grown to be @ very healthy boy. He cut his teeth in hottest weather.” ‘Mr. C.HL Hopkans, 101 Doyle avenue, Providence; Mrs. Fanule E. Loxiey,109 Stansbury street; Mra G. W. Spence, 107 AUanticavenne, Providence; Mra. ‘Wm. J. Willis, Lonsdale; Wm. BR Burdick, Niantiq; ‘Mrs. G. Shippee, Auburn; Mra George EB Boxia, Canonchet; Mrs. Paunle R. Wager, Tiverton, an hundreds of other happy parenta in Khode Island ‘wrote heartfelt, unsolicited testimonials after thelr expenence with this food during last summers heat. In 1998 no household with a baby in % should ‘de without lactated food. It is inexpensive, pure, tncomparabie. LADIES’ GOODS. 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