Evening Star Newspaper, July 29, 1893, Page 2

2 FAMILIAR FACE Will Be Back in Washington by the Last of Next Week. Rita Wrenn, are at Harper's Ferry for the summer. Miss Inez D. Daniel is at Harper's Ferry for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Mott have with them for a few days their son, Rev. Henry Elliott Mott of Dubuque. Miss Josephine Quinby 1s at Arundel-on- the Bay, Md. with a party of friends, where their leisure is pleasantly spent in sketching the ships and boats passing on ¥- Mr. J. F. Mayson and daughter Esther, accompanied by Miss Emma Albert, have gone to the mountains in Virginia. Miss Etta Austin left this morning for the White Springs to spend the Temainder of the summer. Mrs. Morris A. Weigle, with her boys, George and Lewis, Miss E. Maude New- man and Mrs) A.D. G. Ryan have gone to the mountains of V! to spend the rest of the summer. Miss Alma Knobloch has sailed on the steamer Dresden for a sojourn in Eu- rope. ‘Mr. James Campbell, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Jessie, left today for Chi- cago to visit the fair. ‘Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Todd and son went up to Aurora, W. Ve. tofay. Mr. Todd will return to the city in a day or two. His family expect to remain the rest of the summer and early autumn. Mr. P. H. Christman will next week join @ party of prominent Philadelphia people fo £0 Ty Park, where they will remain for some time and then go to the orid’s fair. ‘They will travel by a special in, Miss Rosa Bartholomae, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. White of York, Pa., tip thrgagh thease, vntng ontSa, ont ip thro: \e eas! New- port ‘and Block Island. is mi —————— PERFECTLY LEGAL. But It Was Likely to Be Deceptive Upon Poor Mary Jane. From the Detroit Free Press. A young man who probably belonged to the class known as “hired men” among farmers called on a Detroit lawyer the other day and bargained for “advice” for $8. Then he laid down three silver dollars and said: “*Sposen I put $3 in a savings bank.” “Well?” “Then I take a pen and put 000 after the Seger 3.” “Well?” “Would it be agin the law?” “xe, not unless you tried to draw the “But I'm not going to try to. I probably 't eyen ask for the $3.” What's the object ‘Girl out = way. I love her. She Partly, recips. | She'd recip altogether if she thought I lots of sugar. “phd you'll show her the bank book?" wi “But after your marriage, what then? How’ll you ever explain?” - aus: as grease. Just tell her that thi bank has busted and that we must live for each other alone. Law can’t tech me, eh?” “Good day. Got the $3 in the bank now, and here goes to nail the ciphers! Mary RiP EY oo ales mare a an ox yoke thou art: ba = ——-e-__ Our Impending Pert. Ex-Senator Ingalls in Trath. During the month of March last Italy contributd 7,398 to our population, Ger- many sent 7,087, Great Britain and Ireland Pry fg 3,589, Austria 3,484 and Rus- si @ addition in four week: 2,208, and in @ short time the adults will be Voters, assisting in the decisions of ques- tions of finance, taxation, tariff, suffrage, domestic and foreign policy, of whose rudi- Sp inant has of the ecometsion! ptopersien e cal of the blocks with which it plays. For a century we have been insisting SOCIETY WILL BEGIN 0 SPRUCE UP When Congress Shall Assemble in Extra Session Here. SOME PERSONAL MENTION. By this time next week there will be many familiar faces back with us again. The old haunts of society will renew their life and things wili commence to spruce up cll ground. With characteristic disregard of the importance of the return of Congress fmany good people will just begin to feel that they raust go away. There Is an idea that the backbone of the summer if not broken is at least badly warped and now the time approaches when folks can be al- fost as comfortable away from home ss $m it The good word comes from Chicago from many of its most reliable citizens that nobody need fear warm weather there fm Amgust. There will be 20 more of the swful heat and discomfort that was as marked there, as it was everywhere else, this past month which is something very @elightful to contemplate on the part of those who will soon turn their faces to the white city, and more delightful still, if it all turns out to be true. The titled visitors are still coming along F2d_while we are putting our neatest foot forward in showing them hospitality there = no matrimonial announcements follow- as a result of having young and unat tached royal and princely personag among us. Sizing the visitors up so far the ussian Prince Alexander has made the it impression. He likes us, too, colllect- and has had a royal good time every Gay of his stay in this land of the free. He has been nice to our girls and the girls on their part, being quite used to dukes, ces and princelets, have not lost their about him. He is now at Newport. Rewest foreigh potentate, the Nawab ef Rampur, who is now in New York, will $9, al Ukelthood come very soon to this city. ¢ Nawab is young, only seventeen, but 1s going to be married very soon after return to his eastern home. He has not {Bloyed any of the delights of courtship as ‘Until the auspicious moment of his mar- arrives, he will not see his bride. A ttle thing Hike that does not, however, his equanimity in the least, for {hat fs the custom prevalent in his country. a his swarthy skin and red skull ap the Nawab would for an English boy, as he speaks and wears the best outfit a London tailor could pro- Yide. He has a large suite with him, and now time seeing the in that city in the Senator and Mrs. much needed Test fro pas Movements but are looking forward as ould wish, and as they are| upon the doctrines of expatriation. ‘The will ater targely neg the matted ie oe | £2 the oppressed. We have all mune fe of the e have all sun ‘coming month. <E ia Golumblat Vand “Yankee Doodiet The Peruvian minister, Count wero | and mate every day in t lendar the his wife, who apa Fourth of July, till we find ourselves sud- their friends, gave @ dinnee Sutertain- | denly confronted with an appailiug emer e at La None ae amner last | gency. The public domain {3 practically omen ee a tion of | exhausted, and there are no more free cee Ti nniversary of Peruvian | homes on the prairies of the wese The Mag eet ble was laid in thelr | crisis predicted by Macaulay (s upon us, natining room. and was decorated | and the assimilating ‘power of Aimerican Colors—red and white. | institutions has apparently ceased. Foliti- girip of red velvet was laid down the | cal equality, universal su and the un- $niddle of the cloth. and a cushion of red | Drecelented’ opportunities fer nose nd White roses was the centerpiece. The | Wealth afforded by our system "have wo were in the form of red and white an- | tracted ten million. tmmigrancs "tov the national symbol, a8 well as color. | United States since 1860. ‘The guests - Before 1840 the influx had never reached Manuel 100,000 in 's single year. It has since sone Aspillago, as high as 800,000 in one year, an: the res- la Torre ervoir from which this inumiation flows is inexhaustible. For a long interval Ire- ‘Mrs, Hichborn, land sent more than half the annual sj ply. Then Germany took the lead, and in two successive years contributed 44,000 persons to the United States. Russia, Hun- ith gary Italy, which formerly sent’ none, Row furnish enormous contingents, the former from 3,000 to 40,000 yearly; ‘Hun- from to 4%, Italy above ih "as Sms chin ttaaiae with our lan laws, literature, ard F political ‘traditions, and from races’ allen +: ‘Taylor, They “import thelr customs, “hative “sai ae cus ee - vested of life, and make no effort to ac- feng quire our language. ‘They are gregarious, iterate and mercenary, and in many states and nearly all of our large cities exert greater political power than an equal be of their number of patriotic, telligent American —- citizens. They refuse to coalesce with the ‘Mra. Davengort, general of citizenship (o such an extent that many localities the political ran returs aE aa will gues in fF to conduct a sucess! fall They are sullenly reinforcing the ominous A tashionad'e wedding of interest in| hordes of nihilism, communism und anar- chy; arming themselves against property, regulated It ‘and social tranquility and ly striving to widen the menacing eo Settee Sees ose ployer an e employ. e rich and the Poor, the masses and ‘the saliliunatres. fots, strikes and secret combinations are thelr ‘avowed methods of relief and refurm in the mines, the quarries. the mills where they are employed “2 sordid capitalists be- cause they will work cheaper than slaves and endure hardships and privations at which brutes would revolt. ‘We have crossed the danger line, and every hour increases the peril. An ‘enor- mous majority of our tramps, panpers and ¢riminals, the tenants of our prisona, asy. lums and gibbets, our drunkands, felon: and harlots, the disturbers and corrupters of elections, marauders, incendiaries, bul- Nes and burglars are of foreign birth, the offal. garbage and carrion of fallen’ and fetid races. Public opinion is aroused as at no other time to the necessity of limiting immigra- tion and of so reforming our naturalization and suffrage laws as to exclude rigidly this foreign feculence—to extend the natu. ralization period to not less than ten years, and to limit the right of full suffraye to completed citizenship. The leaders of both political parties are yusillanimous, each fearing the appeal of Semagoques to the foreign vote, should either advocate a genuine American policy. But it eo of the portentous issues of the near future. Aside from the moral and political point of view the people perceive the delusive mockery of the demand for the protection of American labor, while the American laborer is subjected to a degraied and dis- honorable competition which reluces wages to the starvation level and mits no com- | eprpee compatible with the preserva- ion of ot t. We are not inhospitable, but a nation, Ike any other host, has the right to select and invite its own guests. The inteilicent, industrious foreigner, capable of self-sup- rt, who renounces allegiance because he res liberty and aspires to become an American citizen, will be welcome to break bread with us and share our salt; but there is no room at-the board for the Mafia, the habitual criminal. the professional pauper and the follower of the red flag. cauan badesietensil A Wise Provision. From the New York Weekly. Mr. Baldle—"I have discovered that bald- ness 1s a wise provision of nature.” Philosopher—“That’s a discovery, sure.” “Yes. You have noticed, doubtless, that I am bald as a billiard ball as far down as the rim of my hat, but below that the hair luxuriantly as ever.” at is usually the case.’ . Well, now comes my _ discov- ery. Barber shops are often draughty, you x Nery frequently. Teo’ trust Sure to give folks influenza, pneumonia, and I don’t know what ‘a “Draughts are at dangerous. “That's it. Well, a bald-headed man can have his hair cut without removing his hat.” gine Jay, at New- Bertha Rogers, and Mrs. Benjamin H. it. Carl Koops, thirteenth Lieut. J. A. Penn, brilliant by the @ number of army officers in full uni- ‘The newly-married couple have gone bridal tour, which will include a to the White "Mountains, thence to The word" and on to Oklahoma ter- r. and thence to Sherman, ‘Tex., where on college duty. Mattie W. Morgan of 12% I street to the city after a month’s during which she visited New ‘and Jersey coast resorts. The of August she will go fo the Byington has gone to Chi- attend the exposition. She has fe an ‘Sctive member of the Isabella Mr. Donald McPherson of 229 15th street spending the summer in Europe. Tuesday evening next the guests at Manor Hotel, Forest Glen, will be ren @ hop. Mise I. K Getsler of Chicago. who has here visiting her aunt, Mrs. E. M. t, has returned home to see the fair ‘starting on an extended trip through west and then to Europe. ‘Mrs. Carl Hoffman of Mount Pleasant Mrs. Chas. S. Coomer of 1240 Sth street we gone to the world’s fair and coming ‘will visit Niagara Falls and Wat- Glen. | iI ‘Miss Kitty M. Simpson and Miss Alice — = spending several weeks at Mrs. Brown, wife of Dr. A. J. en pace as gone to Vevay, Ind. for a month an before returning home ‘will visit the Chi- cago fair. Miss Evangeline Munson has returned from a five weeks’ stay in Chicago. Mrs. F. P. Nash and daughter Edith are ding a month in Chicago, where Mr. Rn will join them after the Ist of Sep- ber. Miss Pauline Whitaker and Miss Blanche Mattingly will leave the city during the t few days for several weeks’ recreation. former will go to Chicago after a stay | fm New York, where she will be the Guest of her friend, Miss Meredith. Miss - Bangly, after spending several days in New York, will visit relatives at Bath Beach ‘other resorts, and will return here by ja | Miss E. Binetta McNantz. Miss Mary | Broo! iss Alice McNantz and Miss | Le ‘of Capitol Hill lett here to- | day for a trip to Chicago. They will stop | over tonight at Clifton Forge. spend to- Morrow at Natural Bridge, the night at ‘White Sulphur Springs and arrive in Chi- ——_~+ cago on Tuesday morning. They will re-| In the Central Park Monkey House. im there about three weeks, and op the | From Puck. Romeward journey travel a week in Canada. First Simian.—“Let’s be sensible and act Mrs. Mariano Maina and her two children like other humans. mre summering at Bay Ridge. Second Simian.— Mr. Augustus Voreisberger, wife and son traveling In the New Fngland states = after wistting Canada, will spend sev- eral weeks at the world’s fair. ‘Mrs. J. J. Williamson left today for Fort- “All right; what'll we mian.—Oh, let's have a Delsarte nee (They do so, and the spectators think they never saw the monkeys so funny Fess Monroe to spend the coming month. | before). Prof. and Mrs. D. C. Chapman left this Whe La morning for Port Chester, N. ¥., to spend © Johnny. their vacation. From Good News. Little Johnny (with conscious pride)— “Old Mrs. Muggins says she had a little boy just as nice as me once. Fond Mother (delighted)—“Djd she, really? he has become a Sreat man by ‘Miss Clarie Kirby of H ~treet left for Pin- ey Point to make a long stay. Mr. Harry A. Lamond will Denver, Colo., on the first of Ai dhe expects to remain. Mrs. F.C. Losana and children are at 1 the fall. ve for ast where THE EVENING STAR: THE PUBLIC PARKING. Annual Report of the Commission Having It in Charge. Work That Was Dooe Daring the Year and ‘That Which 19 Contemplated—Present Condition of the Trees. ‘The annual report of the parking com- ‘mission was submitted to the Commission- ers this morning. During the year 8,065 wooden tree boxes ‘Were removed from the trees and from the soundest portion of the old number 2,400 were made and used around newly Planted trees. During the year 4,076 trees that were most liable to injury by horses were protected by hanging woven wire netting around them and all the trees in the city which had previously been wired (numbering about 20,046) were gone over, carefully adjusted and put in good order. Quite a number of these wire protectors are injured daily, the report states, by the fastening of horses to them by careless rivers and by boys climbing up them and Pulling them down. Five hundred and sev- enty-six trees, which had become objec- tionable by various causes, were removed from the streets and parking of the city, while 1,863 young trees were planted. Four hundred and eight trees were planted un- der the permit system, the persons inter- ested depositing a sum’ of money sufficient to pay for the soll needed, digging the holes removing the dirt. The ing com- mission furnished the trees and pisnted them. The varieties planted were elms ,lin- dens, honey locusts, sycamores, gums, oaks, Norway,sugar and silver mapies,all of which are now in excellent condi! Four thou- sand one hundred and fifty seedlings were set out in the nursery during the year and these are in excellent condition. At least 6.000 of the best variety for strect planting fecal Yeats eeat or wees er wil Many of Wi Ct Beal Meee, many of which if left over will Excellent Results So Far. Continuing, the report says: “With a care- ful inspection from the parking commission the work thua done has of late years given excellent results, and unless some outsl assistance iy made available the work of planting the streets must proceed ates slow Fate unfess already planted are to be “It is suggested that the chain gang be Peed in the planting of trees throughout want en, the frst sppropriation of $18,000 ny years ago, the area over which the trees extended was limited, bein confined to the city proper, and it’ woul: seem as if the planting of trees was the principal thing then considered. This has gone on as rapidly as circumstances would permit, the number planted annually aver- aging ‘about 3,000, and since Congress au- thorized the planting in public streets in the suburbs the area has been vastly ex- tended, and, in proportion, the work with it. With the yearly increase in size and 50 forth of the trees planted comes an addi- tional cost ni for their proper care and protection. The cost of wire to pro- tect them from injury alone is @ heavy item, yet, with one exception, the annual appropriation has remained the same, and it seems impossible that the trees on the streets can receive the proper care and at- tention unless the appropriation is in- creased. In compliance with instructions received from Capt. G. N. Flebiger, United States army, assistant engineer commis- sioner, North Capitol street being taken as a starting point, the northeast, northwest and southwest portions of the city were systematically inspected, all vacant spaces WUere,_planting | was "considered desire able were so ted, all spaces where planting was not so judicious for reasons, such as proximity to street ps oF other large trees, were paved over. Owing to the lateness of the planting sea- son ist spring the utheastern portion was not planted as largely as contemplated, and the planting was deferred until an- other season. No Material Domage. “The web worms which yearly attack certain varieties of trees on the streets, and defollate them, appeared only in small numbers and were promptly destroyed before any material damage was done. “The street parkings were mowel three times during the year, but owing to their being at the mercy ‘of all trespassers, through uninclosed conditions, it is iinpos- sible to keep them in order, and I respect- fully recommend that the parkinj;s in the center of Pennsylvania avenue southeast between 24 street and the new bridge, In- diana avenue between ist an] 3d streets Rorthwest, and New York avenue between Sth and 13th streets northwest be inclosed by.g tght rail fence three feet high. e estimates for next year 926,50) is asked. $12,000 is for the general care trees; $6,000 for planting troes on street: $1.00, for’ the purchase of tree Loxes; $1,400 for, the care of the nursery and $60) for tree SUPERSTITIOUS STREAKS, % Col. Sweeney Talks About the Peculiarities of Cranks. From the Omaha Bee. “Say,” said Col. Peter Sweeney of the Union Pacific the other evening, just after the man he was walking with stooped and Picked up a pin that lay shining close to the curbstone, “did you ever notice how many cranks there are in the world? Of course, I don’t refer to present company— oh, no, certainly. But I was just remarking on the curious superstitions that people get into their heads. Now, for instance, you Stopped just now and picked up that pin, from which I infer that you are in the habit of doing so whenever you see one. “Well, I know lots of men who never fail to pick up @ pin, the same as you do, Then there are the sidewalk cranks, who always step on each third or fourth crack accord- ing to the width of the boards, or, if they are walking on a pavement, they ‘step be- tween and on the cracks. “After these come the stair cranks. They wouldn't tell it to any one if they were asked about it, Dut, the fact ts that these rsons always start upstairs left foo! Bret, and tect badly if the right foot doesnt rike the top of the stairs first. These per- sons I may remark, are usually those who have been afflicted with a semi-military education, as are those sock and shoe cranks who put their hosiery and foot- Bear on the left foot first. “Then some men have a entering a room. They will always enter with a certain foot foremost and their ex- it will be made in the same way. And— Great Scott! I might go on for a year about cranks and never get through. But do you mind ‘telling me why you pick up pins?” wey, no, certainly not,” answered the rman. “I do it for luck, of course. ‘or luck, eh?” Weill, have these bloom- ing pins ever brought you any luck?” ‘0 be sure. Why only last winter, at time when I was in very uneasy circum- stances, I picked up three pins in one fore- noon, with the point toward me in every case. That afternoon I got—” “You got a draft?" asked Col. Sweeney, in a sort of I-think-you-are-a-liar tone of ve got an insurance assessment of $30.05, replied the pin crank, sadly. “And still you say pins don’t bring luck. Wasn't that luck—bad luck?" But Col. Sweeney hadn't a word to say. pibctetnsomid omyasbit vats Both Raters Desired Peace. From the London Daily News. ‘The Constantinople correspondent of the Temps sends his paper a report of a con- versation he has had with an oriental Prince (no doubt the ex-khedive) whose name made a great noise in Europe during eighteen years. The prince, in speaking of a visit he paid to Berlin in 1869, said that at @ dinner party at the palace there he sat next to William I, who, during the repast, spoke to him in this wise: “You are going to Paris. Would you, when you get there, ghlige me by saying to the emperor how deeply grateful T am to him for the serv- ices he has done me? Were it not for his good will I could never have undertaken the last war against Austria. No doubt France had her hands full with Mexico, but. 100,000 French soldiers on the Rhine would have been seriously in our way. I will do all good relations with France.’ Han prince reached Paris the Elysee. The emperor came to see him there and he delivered his message. Napoleon III listened attentively. His face lighted up and he seemed relieved of a weight. In answer he assured his guest that nothing could give him more pleasure than the communication he had just received, adding that the peace of Eu- Tope was dependent on the relations of France and Prussla. His words seemed not less sincere than those of the King of Prus- sia, and the Egyptian prince would have dismissed from his mind all {dea of an im- pending war had it not been for the belll- cose effervescence In the imperial circle at the Tuileries. Every one there spoke of war with Prussia as inevitable and near. The military men spoke loudest. They were all seized with a war craze, and one could not help feeling that the emperor would be carried away by the courtiers and officers. ——_+-0+_____ Give Him the Inside Facts. From the Atianta Constitution. “There is only one way to get rid of that bothersome bill collector,” said the impecunious editor. “xnd what way is that?” “Invite him to dine with us and ask him to say grace over a cool breeze and a bucket of well water A COOL DESSERT. Chartreuse of Berries is Not to Be Despised in Jaly. ‘From the Philadelphis Pimes. with it very thinly, and then arrange all over the mold som¢ amall, should be cut in half, and large-sized should be cut into them with a Uttle jelly, then fill the mold with a cream made in the following way: Put into a stewpan three-quarters of a pint of lemon jelly and let it boil fast until it has reduced to half the quantity and let {t cool. ‘Whip half a pint of cream until it ts quite stiff and add the jelly to it, then mix with the cream six ounces of berries, which have had a little sugar sprinkled over them, and they should be cut into two or three unless they are very small fruit. Stir the ¢ream gently, standing the basin containing ft on some chopped ice, and when it begins fo set then pour it into the mold; if this is not done the fruit would all sink to the bot- tom of the mold. In case you don’t know how to line the mold with jelly a small quantity of the Jel should be put into the mold, which shoul De placed in a basin of chopped ice, and the mold should be turned round and round tly until @ thin coating of the jelly has formed all over it. The fruit should be ar- Yanged over the bottom of the mold first of all and a little jelly poured over it, and when this has set turn the mold on one side and arrange the fruit in rows, and set gach Tow before putting the next on the MILLIONS IN MARRIAGE, Capid’s Pranks Considered From ® Novel Financial Standpoint. From London Tia-Bits, Last year there were, according to thé re- turns of the registrar general, ,226,922 mar- riages in England and Wales. The returns from Scotland and Ireland bring it up to a total of more than 275,000 for the united kingdom. Just consider the amount of money that must be spent in connection with 276,000 marriages and the conclusions that follow have suggested a new train of thought to a contributor. It means, in the first place, as many courtships. What is the usual length of a courtship? That depends—like many other things. But, seeking a happy med- tum, we may fairly take eighteen months as an average. Say one-half of our sweethearting couples are so situated that letter writing becomes ‘& necessity. Say they correspond with each other only once a fortnight, a calculation which must be far below mark; put them on the moderate allowance of no more than two sheets of note paper, and we shall see the dainty collection of sweet nothings amounting in the mass to @ postal Feyenue of $296,000, and a yearly atationer’s about Th share of the profits. There will be 276,000 wedding rings at a nea apiece, and en- sagement ings which we shall be wel within the line in assess! at the same price. Then there are the presents which the loyer will naturally bestow uj the lady of his choice, ranging from the $8,000 bracelet of the duke to the shilling brooch of the coster. If we put them down with the. rin at @ guinea in each case and we shall credit them to the jeweler again haye an account of nearly £1,000,000. ‘Then come the railway companies. They must surely reap a golden harvest out of courting. With the inevitable tripg and the traveling of separated sweethearts to see one another, we may safely strike an aver- ‘of $16 for each courtship, which will ihre us & round'sum of threequarters of & million. But all these are only preliminaries. The greatest expenditure will come with the wedding day. There is the trosseau (more or less costly according to circumstances) for the bride, and at least a new suit for the bridegroom. It can be done cheaply enough, goodness knows, when bri dresses are to be bought second hand and top hats are obtainable “on the hire system.” But most folk like to “do” a wedding to the best of their ability, and in the upper and middle classes, at any rate, the failor’s share of the profit is a I one. Taking only the moderate sum of in each case will give Us a total of nearly three millions. ‘Then there are wedding cakes and mar- riage breakfasts. Reckon these expenses of social entertainment at only $10 a head and Teen licenses and clergymai’s charges wif icenses and clergymai amount , above $500,083, Sputupen pers 8 to Dew openers Ww! x more, ‘while the livery stableman’s bill al- lowing only one carriage to every wedding, will make $800,000 more. Finishing up the honeymoon we shall find another tolerable sum to be added to the costs of matrimony. Here there will surely be diversity enough; every stage between the favorites of fortune who may filt lux urian’ throug! UFO} lor al daily laborer whose idea of bliss is limited to a day off. If we accept $25 as @ reason- able av of #9 mani oons we have a final sum ee ion | quarter to_carry on our accou! Thus, without speaking of furnishing and other preparations for married lite and con- fining our calculations only to the expenses of courtship and the honeymoon, we shall be within the mark in saying that the an- nual marriage census, of, the united King. dom resents a expenditul - O00, @ consideration whichwould certainly indicate that marriage is by no means @ bad thing for trade. An Onielet Party. From the New York Times. An “omelet party” was the unique enter- tainment which finished the season in one of last winter's cooking clubs. Some scof- fing men had hinted that flummeries and -de were all that the young priest; Steee ot the range and rolling pin could evolve, and they tossed back a jaunty de- fiance. “Come and judge for yourselves,” they cried, and the “omelet party” was the "Gn the appointed evening a small com- y of men in dress suits appeared at a Reaignated residence, where they were re- eI 101 ceived by servants and ushered into a room in which there were two tables. On one was ten small loaves of bread, each with ignating mark, which, however, conveyed no hint of its maker. The other table was laid with plates and forks. ‘The company separated, part acting as bread judges, the others as omelet tasters. All had been supplied in the dressing room Sonar, Sas fe aoe fe sprays of wheat ti wi elio' While the egg testers wore cleverly designed white satin hens. Meantime fifteen young ladies were tak- ing turns at a solitary seance in the kitch- en, with skilllet, egg whisk and a beautiful clear fire. Unassisted by even a maid, each repared and sent to the Judges" room the Best plain omelet she could ‘make. fivery one of the dishes was duly tasted and ere nounced upon, an interchange of ho: it~ ties between the bread and omelet tables ee permitted, though neither set of men could give an official verdict upon the spe- clalty of the other. The first omelet took the prize, no one ex- cept its author knowing who made it till the decision was announced. Every! felt that the first cook had a decided ad. vantage, for ape does not wait long upon even tasted omelets, but as the suc- cession was decided by lot, it was perfectly fair. The prizes were a offering of the doubting Thomases, the omelet award be- ing a beautiful pin designed by Tiffany, showing a gold fork and skillet, with the broad-bladed knife which accomplishes the necessary “flop’ of the well-made omelet, An equally handsome bread plate rewarded the owner of the best loaf. When the twenty-five members of the olass had thus routed the skeptics, more men and more young women came in, and @ dance followed that later was interrupted by an appetizing collation, at which omelets did not appear. Knock It on the Head, From the New York Sun. ‘Of the 58,000,000 ounces of silver produced in the United States in 1892 Colorado contri- buted 24,000,000 ounces, Montana, 17,500,000 ounces; Idaho, 3,000,000 ounces; Nevada, 2,500,000 ounces, and Utah, 7,760,000 ounces, making in all 54,750,000 ounces. The aggre- gate population of these states and terri- tories, according to the last census, is 883,- 48. ‘This little handful of people, to up- hold the price of their product, demand legislation the inevitable effect ‘of which will be t6 abolish the gold standard and substitute silver in its place. They have conspired for the purpose with the specula- tors and land owners of the west and south- and threaten a resort to war. Their success would reduce to half their present Yalug the wages, of 10,000,000 laboring men, the deposits of 6,000,000 savings bank de- positors and the life insurance of 1,250,000 policy holders, as well as the investments of unnumbered owners of railroad and mu- nicipal bonds, of shares in moneyed cor- porations and creditors generally. That scheme 9 monstrous should, have even, ance of accomplishment is impossible, and the sooner it is knocked on the head the better. Sweet Charity. From Good News. Mother—“What in the world are you s0 busy at?” Small Son—“Us boys is gettin’ up a char- ity circus and I guess we'll make a lot o’ money, too. All the children is interested in the cause. Mother—“That’s noble, And you intend to_give ft all to the poor?” ‘Small Son—‘Yes'm. Our teacher is going to marry a real nice man and we all feel so sorry for him we wants to raise money so he can, buy @ ticket for somewhere and run away.” WASHINGTON, D ©. SATURDAY, JULY 29. 1893—SIXTEEN PAGES, ORDWAYS TO CAMP. Sea Inle City is the Place Chosen This Year. ‘The Ordway Rifles Will Take Away an Array of Uniforms and Men—Work as Well as Play to Be the Order. The third season has tel rena and again Congress fails to pro for an en- campment of the National Guard. But far ‘to go into camp any how, notwithstanding of congressional interest, showing which warrants much more atten- and far better reward than it receives. Among these various organizations may be Ferry, W. Va., but many of the members desiring a change, it was finally decided that the present trip should be to the sea- shore, and Sea Isle City, N. J., was the place selected as being the most desirable. As soon as this decision was reached « committee, consisting of Capt. J. M. Wil- finns and Private J W. ‘De were sent to make campment, with the pany will situate near 13 inclusive. pursuance to an order issued by Capt. the y will assemble at com: fhe Market Armory: Saturday evening, the marching ofder, preparatory ty taking ing the 106 train tor Pnfledeipnias ‘place fo1 Gity. arriving at thelr destination after ride’ of about one hour's time. Breakfast will be waiting when the company arrives and there is no doubt that the men will be East being over camp onuipege Sitter trees: over wi 2 ported from. the ‘train te the. camping Sround, where, of course, the tents will be pitched, after which the’ encampment will dedicated. These ceremonies being over ‘camp routine will be in order. is, the ‘impression of many persons ‘@ military compan: for it is simply a lark. This 1 ina sense, but there is much more involved. Capt. Williams intends that the resent encampment shall also be one of instruction as well as pleasure, and regu- lation camp duties will be the order of the - Revelite will sound at 5:5 a.m., which will be followed immediately short drill in the setting up exercises, from which none will be excused except for vi reasons. This drill will be follows quccessively by sick call and fatigue call. Upon soun of the latter tents must be cleaned and the camp made to appear as neat as possible, after which the men will be at berty until mess call, at 7 o'clock, at which time the company is to fast. By this time every one will have a good eppetite and there is no doubt that Messrs. farris & Buckman will contemplate rais- jag the board bill before the company ves. Following the breakfast the day will be taken up with guard mount, morning drill and after dinner afternoon drill. Dress parade will take place at sundo' Be- tween drills and before tattoo the members of the company will be at liberty to do as they please, and ju from the number of bathing ‘suits ‘that will accompany the men it is quite likely that o rtion of the time will be spent in utilizing the bathing facilities for which Sea Isle City famous. The day ends with tattoo at 10 Qrclock p.m. ana sttps at 10:90, after which jour every man without a pass is suppot to be in his tent and no one is stirrin; Save those whose duty it is cam It Fis highly probable, Lowever, that a greater portion of the time spent in drill will be in the extended orler or skirmish rill. Gen. Ordway has issued a thourand rounds of blanks which the company will ut to a good use, and it is expected the 8 will become ‘very proficient in skir- mishing before they return ro Washington. ‘The company is now in a flourishing con- dition and Capt. Williams expects to take jt company he bas ever tak- en to camp. Few organizations have three complete uniforms, as this one has, and the boys are very proud, having their choice among the National Guard full dress, the company’s individual full dress and the fa- tigue uniform. in addition to its members the company will be reinforced by Maj. E. R. Campbell and Quartermaster %. M. F Sabin of the fourth battalion, and Or. M. F. Galla- gher, age of the same ae who act as company surgeon. con- Rection it is hoped the doctor will not be called upon to assist many of the members to digest half ripe fruit as was frequently the case last year. The numerous demands of this kind last season demonstrated that, while stolen fruits are the sweetest, tn are not always the most digestivie and ai- though they do not weigh upon the con- science they are rather heavy and trouble- *prot, Branson, th y" rof. Branson, the company’s mascot, has also been eng: for the trip. Mr. Holmes of the, Presi ee will get as bugler, and he assint wate GC. W. Fraser of the Ordways, Runs, following 1s a roster of the jes: v8. Oraway J. M. Willams, Lieuts. Anton Ste- A L. Orrison, G. J. Gilbert and W. T. Shane. Corpis. Ww. W. ree, A. L. Evans, Flay Phillips, A. J. Perkins and Chas. Suydam. E. Allen, Chas, Anderson, c NB Brent: A” Copelana tt Bee . E. if land, a root, J. W. DeGroot, Fraser, H. E. Galpin, A. W. Garrett, Wm. E. Glenn, E. P. Good: ow is, L. McCormick, BE. F. . ‘Manning, Mortis, Frank Preston, E.R. Roberts, 8. H. Schiomberg, W. W.'Simpson, J. 8. Taylor, Wm. Wagner, F. E. Wiler, W. H. Frank, Geo. C. Thomas, 8. R. Jacobs, Harold Saxton, R. 8. Jack- Harry’ Jones, son, PRACTICAL JOKES. Usually Silly or Malignant and Sometimes Fatal. ‘From the New York Ledger. Innocent and hilarious fun 1s all right when it is not carried beyond the bounds of respect for the feelings of others, but when it oversteps this lmit and disre- gards personal rights, comfort and even safety it is time to call a halt. The prac- tical joker is, under almost all circum- stances, an unmitigated nuisance. So long as he gets his little joke on somebody nothing more is required. Whether it's agreeable or taken in good part matters not in the least. If the victim is merely angry the joker puts on a most contemptu- ously lofty air and calls upon the members of the community to observe the suriiness of the individual who can’t take a joke. ‘That it was only intended as such appears to cover not only # multitude of sins, but & multitude of idiotic performances that nobody but himself or those of his ilk seems able and willing to appreciate. If there are serious or possibly fatal consequences there are tears, protestations, any amount of affected grief and regret—"so sorry, but hadn't the least idea that anything wrong would come of it.” ‘The recent drowning of a promisin: young girl who was put under water for a joke, the disfiguring for life of a young man by ine explosion of a cartridge, ‘when some! idn’t mean anything, and scores of like instances conclusively prove that human nature has some ingly weak spots in it and that there are yet in the world, in spite of all the newspapers and other enlightening influences, very many extremely foolish ‘persons, and that there is still great need of radical reforms in many of the current ideas of what is meant by having @ good time. jothing should be looked upon as a pleasure that | eed pain or anxiety to other people. Sensational scares, the idea of a gigantic hoax, the notion that to get ahead of somebody else it is necessary or proper to do something to mislead, 1s one of the whims that it would be an excellent thing to breed out of humanity by easy and per- suasive measures if possible, if not, by the most Vigorous and peremptory treatment. There is plenty of rational amusement to be had in the world without resorting to such a very questionable form of entertain- ment as the practical 4 ———-o+—___ Didn't Want to Be “Capital.” From the Kennebec Journal. At a Farmers’ Club, which had an ex- istence in Montville some time ago, they were discussing the matter of capital pun- ishment, and a good citizen being asked to speak on the question, rose and said: “I never believed in capital punishment, and I do not believe in it now. I think the beat Way ig to string a murderer right up by the neck. Mrs. Dangle—“My husband begged for some whisky this morning, but I wouldn't J¢,29,,nim without your permiasion. Probe—“Is it the same brand that you offered me?” Mrs. Dangle—“Yes.” . ng: Probe—“Madam, you have saved his rad MIDSUMMER CLOTHING. Absurdities of Masculine Attire When the ‘Thermometer is High. ‘From the St. James Gasette. The most important thing ts certainly clothing. Just consider how absurdly we behave in this respect. Men dress them- selves in such weather as we have recently had in exactly the same manner as they would if the thermometer were 30 degrees or % degrees lower, except perhaps that fewer wear an overcéat. The form of the clothes and the material are just the same. ‘The upper classes wear tight fitting under- clothes, tight cloth coat and waistcoat, mostly black or some dark color, tight high collar, gloves and top hat. The lower class- es are, if possible, worse. To see a work- i come to the hospital and him- sel in these days te enough to give you @ sunstroke in itself. The layers of waistcoats, jerseys, shirts and what not that he Temove, one after another, must be seen to be believed. As for women, who have an infinite latitude in the matter of clothes as compared with men, it is a pure matter of chance whether they dress pretty sensibly or not. The weather has almost nothing to do with their choice; it ‘all depends on the occasion and the fashion. dadiassait Sot toat sel nor" i; if no Delling against the torture. But that is an old story. Women of the people, who have little to do with occasion or fashion, invar- fably overload themselves to an appalling extent. Now how —— clothes to be worn in hot weather? The answer can be given in two words—they ought to be loose and light. The former is much the more im- Rortant quailty of the two and the less un- lerstood. A man will put on a light coat and a white hat and think he has done his du: himself, Well, it is somethin; Sut’ te his underclothing and his coat a: his collar remain tight he is very little bet- ter off. The thing that kills in hot weather is tightness, for a scientific reason. Na- ture has arranged things so that evapora- tion is attend ae & a luction of - ture, and has further provided for the com- fort'of man by adapting his body to this law. The hotter he gets the more he cools by an automatic process. ‘The surface of becomes covered with moisture, which evaporates with @ consequent reduc- tion of temperature if he only gives the process fair play. And the essential condi- jon ia loose clothing, which allows a cur- rent of air to freely over the skin. If this condition be observed a tempera- ture of 90 degrees In the shade with a clear a4 need cause no one much discomfort. ut then @ stupendous superstition, upheld by stupid people, enjoins the habit of wear- ing tight woolen things next the skin on all occasions 80 everybody groans and la- bors in the “frightful heat.” And then the hat! Remember that London is the only fown in the world in which a top hat is indiapensable, regardless of weather. The only substitute permitted at all is the hard felt billycock, which possesses all the de- fects and none of the merits of the hat, besides being peculiarly mean and vul- ‘rf into the bargain. Why not something ht and shady—a straw or soft felt? in other countries these things are per- mitted, except to the unfortunate wearers of any civil or military. A man is not su to be a worse doctor, or bank- ef, or merchant because he wears a light {icket, @ loose collar and a straw hat, and in point of fact everyone can better for being comfortable. In this Britons are the greatest slaves in the world; they sacrifice comfort and health and ef- ficiency to mere conventionality as no other people do. ETIQUETTE OF SMOKING. In Cuban Cities a Request for a Light Mast Always Be Honored. From the Chicago Herald. ‘The requirements of etiquette, as regard the obligation of one smoker to give a light to another from his cigar, are rather dimly understood in this country. The man who is asked for a light usually gives it rather than take the trouble of refusing, on the same principle as paying for hang- ing to a car platform, or going to a theater to obtain a rear view of an extensive variety of feminine headgear. In Havana the traditions of Spanish formality combine with the universality of smoking to form a Well defined code on the subject. The request of one smoker to another for a light must always be honored in Cuba. Your well-bred Havana smoker Would as soon think of refusing another the privilege of breathing the same air wich sain as of refusing & light. To meet juirements of full courtesy, the lignt must be given from the end_of the cigar, no matter how wide the difference of rank in the cigars thus brought into contact, To save = Concha from the pungent flavor of a Wheeling two fer by proffering match, as is often done here, would in Havana ‘be a8 a snub too refined in its significance for open resenting, but at the same time too crushing for any future amicable relations. To give the stub of @ cigar to serve as a Ughter and tell the applicant to throw it away when he has it is a deadly insult and calls for blood. What Would, be gone in Cuba if the requested light be refused is not known, for the reason that Ro such case has ever arisen. This is un- fortunate, for it leaves us without precedent to fudge of exactly that case in this coun- try. One smoker in New York, inspired by Havana customs, requested a light from another and was refused, whereupon the aggrieved person smote the other with such force that he was knocked out. gust decline to regard this as coming within the Spanish-American code. It has too much brutal downrightness for the delicate ethics to which we have referred. Those refined principles would not dream of revenging such a slight by any more violent method than calling the offender out and sticking a slender rapier into him strictly according to the code. Still, since the penalties of refusing a light seem to be very decided in both coun- tries, smokers may as well make up their minds to grant the favor. Gentlemen who are fastidious about having their cigars handled may avoid the difficulty by smok- ing only in their own houses or offices, and appearing on the streets without the much- desired spark. Artemus Ward's Favorite Joke. From the Californian. Artemus had a favorite trick that he loved to indulge in, and out of which he appeared to get a good deal of congenial fun. This was the disbursing of a rigmarole uf non- sense in a solemn and impresstve manner, as though he was saying something of un- usual weight and importance. It wus a e of mystification in which he great! lelighted, At a dinner given nim by lead- ing Comstockers at the Interaational Hotel, ‘Ward played this trick on Mark Twain, ali resent being let into the secret before- d. He began an absurd exposition of the word genius, upon the conclusion of which the embarrassed Mark was obliged to acknowledge his inability to comprehend the er. eed!” exclaimed Artemus, and for half a minute he gazed at Mark with a face in which a shade of impatience began to mingle with astonishment and compassion. ‘Then, heaving a he said: “Wel haps 'I was not sufficiently explicit What I wished to say was simply that genius is ‘g sort of illuminating quailty of the mind inherent in those of constitutionally inflam- mable natures, and whose conceptions are not of that ambiguous and disputable kind which may be said—" “Hold on, Artemus,” interrupted Mark, it is useless for you to repeat your defini- tion. The wine or the brandy or the whis- ky or some other thing has gone to my head, Tell it to me some other time, or, better still, write it down for me and I'li study it at my leisure.” “Good!” cried Artemus, his face beaming with pleasure. “I'll give it to you tomor- row in black and white. I have been much misunderstood in this matter and {t is im- portant that I should set myself right. You see that to the eye of a person of a warm and inflammable nature and in whose self- luminous mind ideas arise that are by no means confined to the material which con- ception furnishes, but may be— “For God's sake!” cried Mark, “If you go at that again you'll drive me mad.” ‘The general burst of laughter which fol- lowed this feeling and half-angry protest made it plain to Mark that Artemus had been set to work on him with malice afore- thought and that all present were in the plot and had been amusing themselves at ‘expense. A Speculation on Death, From the San Francisco Examiner. When the typhoid fever epidemic was at its height, when the cases were being re- ported daily and everybody expected that there would be many deaths from the dis- ease, one local flower firm decided to make @ speculation on death. It was figured out that there would be an unusual number of deaths, and that this would cause a demand for an unusual number of floral pieces. In the manufacture of floral pleces moss is an absolute necessity, and the peculiar kind that is used comes from Oregon and Wash- ington. The firm in question thought to make a speculation by ordering @ quantity of this moss early and running a corner in it. The moss has arrived and has been Placed in storage. But out of all the cases of typhoid fever the deaths have numbered less than twenty-five, and there is one firm that has moss enough on hand for several years, —_+-e-+____ He Hesitated. From Texas Siftings. Pete Amsterdam—“I have had awful pains for the past week, no appetite and getting weaker every day.” “Why didn’t you send for a doc- tcrgte. Amsterdam—“Because I'm not ready fe. ABOUT GEORGETOWN. Grace Church Farish in an Unsettled Condition at Present. Last night the vestry of Grace P.E.Church held another meeting for the purpose of discussing the new situation the congrega- tion heg found itself in. Nothing definite, however, was done and after considerable talk all went home. Next Fridsy the ves- trymen meet again, and it is then probabie that something will be done toward carry- i t_ successfully their idea of making ey a Stuart's resi Cd + Whict seen intial a Sc caica mesa the vestry, does not take effect until tember 1. As Dr. Howells, the assistant rec- tor, officially dies with ‘Mr. Stuart, there will be a complete change at that date, though it is hinted at by some that it is possible Mr. Howells will be called to the principal chair. The Grace Street congre- t body, drawing a large —— from, St. John's and Christ binding severed, and of late oni lent a helping hand. 7 4 progress without assistance from even any one whatsoever, and this, it is said, has brought about Mr. Stuart’s ‘action. Dr. Howells ‘as assistant rector receives a i Aeieieee? EDISON'S PHONUGRAPH AT CHICAGO, And the Uses the Pretty Typewriters Em- ploy it For. From the Rockland Tribwne. Edison's bas a magnificent setting forth, and you can investigate and enjoy this fascinating instrument to your heart's content utterly free of the aunoy- ing nickel. Beautiful young ladies ‘will very obligingly explain the wonderful in- strument to your perfect understanding, and treat you as nicely as though they thought you were going to buy one of them—one of the machines, I mean. You will be interested to learn how the phono- graph is being used for teaching ian- guages, also in commercial life. The man of business talks his communications into the instrument's wax gives back business, and the ter into'a letter, talked full, sent off by mail, and reproduced at the most distant point. seems like witchcraft. “Perhaps you would like to yourself?” the after she hac treated sweetest tones, ni fo cylinder after cylinder of bands and exercises in the ‘Saad 3 I thought it would be nice. Se she put a brand new wax cylinder on the ma- SERS -ulces agiuried ihe mechanten Sang ever felt so bashful in my life. “I don't know what to sa) " 7 stem. mered; after looking vacantly mouth and then aroun ing and then into the it attendant. “Suppose you ia.” So she utteral a few remarks, and one or two other people took hold of the thing and said something, yn} foolish the while. Then 1 likewise t hold ~ ., wont rt xk of the See ae fietthat I felt my pas keenly. “You must —— louder,” she So 1 spoke louder, but I didn’t know what I said one oven sang p Soutte a> le verse, till people who been listen- ing, beam to move a’ with a weerted ‘on thelr faces, the young ieay shut off the power. “Now if you will Msten the tubes,” she continued, “you will hear re- peated all that has been into &” burred and whissed and’ thes’ bogus seit aw then 4 ing. I recognized the young lady’ marks and what the other bad said, every note and syllable exactly re- produced, and then the thing stammer and Ted. hair and a blue necktie, who, never having been in public life, is unex- Pectedly elected to preside at’ a Meeting and has to return thanks honor conferred ‘upon him. ‘There geome hemmings bawings and a ber of whistling noises, interspersed eloquent pauses, and I could hear the in- strument forth into a ecld tion as it finished the remarks. the tubes carefull Gown, am I, put = eat? emoerstans conc! stanzas into the mai ug inoffensive —s “Just the same, plied, with a far-s' 4 i the to con’ i H ir s i i i At the ler = Lodge last night the os were elected to serve the en: year: Chief templar, Nelvin Coleman; vice tem- ps, Miss Maggie Peters; secretary, Miss neg i yi 4 oe Potter: Bapli “Gaslge Seomateene ee hie Gray. and sitting pest chief, “Fred ‘Dust: — Forty Dollars Saved the Bank. From the Kansas City Journal. Old timers tell the story how T. J. Kel- Jey, @ contractor of this city and now man- way back in 187L At that time the Kansas City Savings Association, now the National Bank of Commerce, was | southwest comer of “ath and’ Delewtos streets. “Mr. Kelley” was) then Gompeny, and. the comeanys eet way Keeptvat the bank - - mu penny wee ary general use = yh One @ run_was made the City Bank, and the people were lined up waiting their turns to reach the tellers, were paying out money by the basketful, when a thought struck Mr. Kelley. He went to the police station, secured three to guard his treasure, loaded it sacks of upon @ wheelbarrow and big black letters. Arriving at the bank, one old colored wo- man, who had come to wii w her small savings, called out: “Why, Mistah Kelley, wha’ fo’ yo" —_ all that money in here "Echg rea Tees Bare ik I can put more money in re in one than all you le can draw out in months,” as = cratgel Suto Che Rank wah fhe teat = This display of confidence on the part of the street railway company had a quieting effect uy the they rapidly win away. ad ‘The sacks contained just $40, but it saved the bank. Sania tamil pein: ‘The Medicinal Value of Water. From Hall's Journal of Health. ‘The human body is constantly undergoing tissue change. Worn-out particles are caet aside and eliminated from the system, while the new are ever being formed, from the in- ception of life to its close. Water has the power of increasing these tissue changes, which multiplies the waste products, but at the same time they are eee secrete Eres ere whicl turn les frish nutriment. 2 but litte accus- tomed to drinking water are liable to have the wast products formed faster than they are removed. Any obstruction to the free working of natural laws ai which, if once firmly seated, re- quires time and money to cure. People accustomed to rise in the morning weak and languid will find the cause in the imperfect secretion of Wastes, which many times may be remedied by a: ing 2 tum- bler of water before retiring. very materially assists in the process during the night, and leaves the tlasues fresh and strong, ready for the active work of the lot water is one of our best remedial agents. A hot bath on going to bed, even in the hot nights of the summer, is a better re- Mever of insomnia than many drugs. inflamed parts will subside under the con- tinual poulticing of real hot water. Very, hot, water, a9 we ll Know. js 0 pt_checker leeding, Prit'is clean, as it should ber it aids in s'er- ilizing wounds. : i Li ie E i Fi 1 faa HE : =. & i oe ¢ FP, F I BF i i FE, € it i H i Ff fis i & 8 EI 8 E i A ei A st rt i ny i i i Ee tt i fi H 5 F 3 “What are you going to do “Well, you see,” about i is Hi ae fra Fee Hg 2 “ f ie ij i : 2 5g Fr E i ¥ ti $ i 5 He's the best dog on Long Island,” added. with a confident smile, “I woulds. part with him for anything. ———_2 + A GooD FLY TRAP. Sweet Pea Blossoms Tempt the Incects ant Finish Them Off. From the Louisville Courier-Journal. come inside a minute,” said a Fourth trap on earth and I want to show it tw you.” He led the way to an instrument at the rear of the store, on which was « news) .. On the paper had been placed ‘@ bunch of sweet peas. At least a thow sand dead files were lying on the paper the immediate vicinity or in the bunch flowers. “I threw these here by chance, he continued, “and in about ten minutes # ed to notice that every fly thet alighted on the flowers died in a very short time.” Even as he spoke a number of the insects which had stopped to the deadly sweet had toppled over They alighted with their usual buss stopped momentarily, quivered in thi legs, flapped their wings weakly times and then gave up the ghost.