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THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. ©, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 2, 1893—SIXTEEN PAGES, Taz Liver ‘When out of order, is best regulated by AYER'S Pills. ‘They are searching, yet mild and strengthening in ‘their effect, and speedily restore the most slugxish Biver to a normal and health condition. “For four years I was afflicted with liver complaint. ‘The best physicians attended me, but as 1 was not BELIEVED BY ‘Their remedies Ttook AYER’S Pills, and believe my liver is now in a perfectly healthy condition."—M. JARRELL. proprietor of Jarrell’s Hotel, High ‘Point, ¥.C. * For several years I was agreat sufferer from Itver complaint, which caused severe pains under the ight side, from under the right shoulder blade, sal- Jowness of the skin low-spiritedness and cramp in ‘the'stomach. I am pleased to be able to state that I ave been relieved of all thes> complaints by the use of AYER’S Pills. I find them alsotobean elegant after-dinner pill "Mrs. M. A. STEAD, Muncy, Pa. AYER'S PILLS. 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THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 1598. FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 1598. Daily average. Tsolemnly sweat that the above statement rep Pesents only the number of copies of Tue Evex- 1NG Stan citculated daring the six secular days end- ing Friday, September 1, 1893—that is, the num- berof copies actually sold, delivered, furnished or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the eoples 30 counted were returned to or remain ia te office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Eveningptar Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this second Gay of September, A. D. 1593. THOS. M. HARVEY, ‘Notary Public. a The Star Out of Town. / ‘Tax Evesixo Sar will be sent by mail to any sddress in the United States or Canadafor such period us riay be desired at the rate of fifty cents pee month. €z Dat all such orders must be ac- companied by the money, or the paper cannot be sent, as no accounts are kept with mail subscriptions. —__—eoo—___— Personal Mention. Secretary Lamont has returned to ity. the | A. B. Nettleton, formerly assistant eturned to s Washington from a bus west, and will make his home hi John W. Burdette is visting at Sterling, | Va.. for a week. A. Daly_has returned from a ago dnd Niazera Falls rnold bas gone 's fair, He will retura by * of Niagara Fall: a E. Downing anal Wm. J have returned from a trip t> Chicago. vr. F. M. Finley ‘as returacd from the fair and the Columbian Dental] Congress, returning by f Michiga: way te see his parents, and 2's» calling on his | brother, Lieut. J. P. at | agara. i Valae of « Signature. Brora the Ladies’ Home Companion. An important matter to teach a girl is the | value of her signature. If the habit is onc f attaching her full write: at de uble in future ti lost by mail. the responsibility whic: | sning her name, and | write silly and fool- all. Iso learn that she must not st of individuals, any likely then t teh letters which she would gladly should ¥ she is assuming. ‘The matter may seem trivial.but she should give time to thought in all matters where her name fs a@ked for and not trust even to her dearest friend against her own judg- meat 2d EDITION. “ossxsnes ANOTHERCASE FOUN Stamping Out Cholera at Jersey City. SURGEON GENERAL WYMAN AT WORK. Conference With the State Au- thorities. VIEWS OF DR. HAMMETT. NEW YORK, Sept. 2—Dr. H. H. Biggs, bacteriologist to the New York heal board, will, it is said, hand in today ihe sult of his examination of the material taken from Mrs. Rhoda Black, one of the Jersey City cholera suspects. Mrs. Black is recovering. Her illness is thought to |eonnected with the death of four persons | who died after eating crabs in Mrs. Lewis’ house on the bank of the Morris canal. Should her case prove to be Asiatic chol- |era, President Wilson of the New York health board thinks that the bodies of the four persons who died after eating crabs will be exhumed to establish the contasion. Mr. Wilson said that he had a conference | last night with Surgeon General Wyman and some of the Jersey City health efficials | at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The surgcon | general has decided to make his headquar- | lters in Jersey City during the present seare. Dr. Bond of the New York bureau of dis- irfection has been allowed by President Wilson a leave of absence that he might aid the Jersey City officials in combatting the disease should it spread. As far as New York is conzernod President | Wilson is resting easily. He says that {far there is no danger, and even siould cholera come the health board is ready meet it. the work of construction should be hurr along. ‘This is done merely as a matter of precaution. All the experts are so far at sea as to the President | Wilson said that 2 man from his depart- ment has been at work tracing the disease origin of cholera in Jersey City. for several days, and he will continue search until he arrives at some definite result. - Dr. Edson of the health department, when asked his views onthe matter, said w' positiveness: “There will be no epidemic cholera in Jersey City. There be no epidemic.” Dr. Edson, who is a careful and decp- thinking man, laughed at the idea that it would be necessary to quarantine Jersey City. zy ther Suspected Case. Amother suspected cholera case was found here today. The authorities do not think the patient has cholera, but the: patient was sent to the Emergency Hospital until the case develops sutficiently to allow. the hysicians to decide. The patient is John ynch. His home is in Baltimore. went to Keanev, N. J., two weeks ago and He was found came here this morning. sick In the street. Gen. Wyman at Jersey City. Surgeon General Wyman of the marina) Washington at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon upon receiving a telegram from the authorities of Jersey City stating that cholera had developed in that city. Dr. Wyman went to Jersey City to consult the local health officers and to see that the proper precautions are taken to prevent the spread of the disease. The telegram stated that there had been a death from Asiatic cholera in Jersey City the night of August 29. Several sus- picious cases now exist there and bacteriol dgical examinations are being made to as- certain whether they are Asiatic cholera or hospital bureau left not. Real Cholera. ‘The marine hospital bureau here has little information in addition to that already published toyching the fatal case in Jersey City. There ‘seems to be no doubt that Martin Crowe die@ from genuine Asiatic cholera, for Surgeon General Wyman = jegraphed Surgeon Austin here that the pom was such. In addition, State Inspector jegral examination s! ton pees et ‘the cholera spirillum, and in this he {s confirmed by Su>geon Kinyoun. ‘The suspicious case of Black has not yet been diagnosed. Every effort is being made to trace the origin of the disease with a view to the adoption of measures to pre- vent the occurrence of any further cases. the Dr. Hammett Not Alarmed. Speaking to day with a Star reporter Dr. Hammett,the District health officer, stated that all he knew of the cholera in Jersey City was what he had seen in the news- papers and that until he had been officially informed that cholera was actually there he would take no action beyond that -aken by him daily to put the District in as gocd a sanitary condition as it was possible. Re- ferring to the proposition to establish a quarantine against Jersey City Dr. Ham- mett said that he seriously doubted the au- thority of the District authorities to tablish such an order of things. Should it be deemed wise or necessary to establish a quarantine against that city he thougat that it would have to be done vy the Uni: States authorities through the revenue mar- ine service, under the direction of Surgeon General Wyman. Dr. Hammett stated thet the District was In a splendid sanitary con- dition and explained that there would no occasion for alarm here even tf it should transpire that cholera was really in Jersey City. ‘The Suspect Boat. ‘The police boat Blackburn returned to the city this morning without having discov ed the yellow fever suspect schooner Booth, that Surgeon this | and Dr. Hammett stated General Wyman had notified him morning that nothing had been heard her by any of his officers. The belief ex- pressed by the authorities two or three days ago, as reported in The Star, that the schooner had encountered the fearful storm of Monday last, and had elthet been lost or driven out of her course or into some is now more firmly ex- The vessel was led from Brunswick, , and it is explained have reached harbor for safet: pressed than ever before. reported to have Ga., a week ago toda that she should ordinarily here long before this. If she has passed through the capes she escaped being ob- it is ex- plained that she would have been discover- Hence, it is believed thar she is still somewhere outside ‘The close search for her by the revenue marine serv- served, but even ir that event ed in the bay before this time. or has gone to the bottom. ice during the day will, however, not be laxed in the slightest, nor will the efforts of the District authorities during the night, with the assistance of the police boat Blackburn. ee SUPERVISOR DAVENPORT EVICTED. Postmaster Dayton of New York Fi jlows Secretary Carlisie’s Instruction. NEW YORK, Sept. 2—United States Su- pervisor of Elections John I. Davenport longer holds offices in the Federal building. | ‘The rooms which he occupied, Nos. 174, of 16 were taken possession nd 17 noon today by Postmaster Daytona, acting The new reception hospital at the foot of East 16th street is not yet complet- ed, but orders went out this morning that may be a few cases of cholera there, but there will Favorable Effect of the Statement Issued Today. D I Street Advance—Few of Deposits—Rail- way Earnings Increasing. Special Dispatch to the Evening Sta NEW YORK, Sept. 2—Today’s market had an old-time air about it that proved both promising and profitable to the bull follow- ing. After a strong opening, varying from 1-f to 1 per cent, prices continued to ad- vance steadily until the close and the last sale in every case showed a gain over open- ing figures. During the first hour the ad- vance was led by three or four stocks and the remainder of the list was almost en- tirely neglected. ‘These specialties, however, served as pacemakers and the whole market soon swung into line and prices were marked up all around the room. The shorts were anx- fous to cover and prices became a secon- dary consideration in the face of strong bull arguments and the high rates for car- rying borrowed securities, a premium of in re- manded by lenders of stocks that have be- come scarce by reason of a large short in- terest. «\s in yesterday's market there was no pressure to sell, and buying orders were abundant. The immediate cause of today's activity and strength was due to the an- ticipated improvement in the condition of the national banks and the statement made showed that early estimates were correct. The banks have gained some- thing over $5,000,000 in lawful money, but the best feature of the statement is the increase of over $3,500,000 in deposits against a similar decrease in loans. The net increase in the reserve brings the deficit down to about $1,600,000, which will be en- tirely canceled, ‘in ‘all’ probability, next | week» ‘The statement shows a most gratifying improvement and will be reflected in next week's money market and the price of stocks. A detailed copy of the statement follows: Reserve increase, $6,170,150; loans decreased, $8,488,100; specie ingrease, $3,929,600; legals in- creased, $2,123,100; deposits increased, $3, 539,200, and circulation increased, $1,131,400. ‘The week closes with a decided impro ment in conditions generally and a more aggressive spirit on the part of the bulls, supporeted by some good investment buy- ing, which may lead to a continuation of the excellent showing made today. Even with the ultimate result of silver legislation assured the niarket will con- tinue sensitive and flighty until the Sen- ate’s vote finally setles the question. Re- actions followed by rallies that will more than recover the losses made on the de- cline will probably be the order of the day and should prevailing conditions continue the tendency will be in the direction of higher prices. Encouraging Signs. ‘The thirty-day notices of withdrawal of deposits from savings banks expired yes- terday, and it is encouraging to note that not more than 10 per cent of the money was withdrawn, and that deposits with these in- stitutions are daily on the increase. Railroad earnings, which have uniform- ly shown a decrease of late, are reported to be improving, and will show an increase by the end of the month. Rumors of a tie-up along the lines of the Louisville and Nashville and New York and New England based on a reduction of wages, seem to have been without founda- tion, and had no effect on the price of elther stock. Chicago Gas carried off the honors in today’s trading by advancing from {3 1-4 to 6) 1-2 on quick sales. Sugar was the most active and sold up to 87 3-8, an ad- vance of 1 5-8 per cent. In the regular list Jersey Central scored the greatest advance, moving up three | points to 108. St. Paul 'was the conspicuous feature and sold up to 62, a gain of 2 3-4 per cent. Nashville sold up to 56 3-4, an ad- vance of 2 per cent. Burlington gained 13-4 to &% 34, and Rock Island advanced 1 3-8 to 64. ‘The improvement in the bond market still continues. Bargains now find ready purchasers and prices dally move up in sympathy with the demand. apace. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, be | | | | 80 to ied his ‘ith | of He the hiehest and the te Fork stock exe! ‘Correspondents re & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: The follow the opening, Jowest snd the closing trices of mecrer toda ‘American Cotton Oil, Atchison....... Canada Southern. - Canada Pacific. ... Ches. & Ohio. .. lo pia ‘and @ & Rio Grande.” Dis". & Cattle Feedig General Electric. ilinois Central. - end. . N. A. & Chicago, hhattan Elevated. uuwan Central. sssourt Pacific. tional Lead Co.. Rew Jere’ Sew Yor! NYE N. &¥..c. Nortiiern Pacific. Northern Pacific pid. North American.. ‘Ont, and Western... cific Mail... ‘Central. nt es- ited EI Te Coal & Ir res ean, Coal k Uhion Pacific sees Wheel. & CE yf") Western Union Tat ro er= Chicago Grain and Provision Markets. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CHICAGY, Sept. 2, 1883 Opening. Hizhest. Lowest. Clonine. = "Ss oS ese 64 of in oats, 25 Loxs, 13,000. —s Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Sept receipts, 19,313 barrels sales, 900 barrels, W eptember. re- ; shipments, receipts, 33.908 bushe sales, "39,000 bushel stock, 1,745,901 busbi milling wheat by sample, G5a6 + AGLAAG; eptember, 15ad4: Vet eat, 46 asked receipts, 4,140 bus! bushels: white corn by sample ‘yellow by sample, 30. Qats stead 2 “white mixed western, 30830! : stock, 527.206 bushels, 25, y rain freight Ming, Se. Pro ie os creamery. faney, 25 do. fair to choice, 22024; do. imnltation, 20. Eg: steadier15. Coffee firm—Rio cargors,” fair, 19: No. 7. 16! far steady grannlated, 5%. Copper aunchanzed: ged. Whisky firin—1.1901.20, "Peanuts "un- changed BALTIMORE, at —faltimore and Ohio stock, under instructions from the Treasury De- | @7;" Northern Central stock, Baltimore and partment, ‘The eviction of Davenport was | Ohio Southwestern, tts. 101: frst Incomes, 6; ended by a dramatic scene, during which | second incomes, 22: third Incomes, @%: Consoll- Siivttary Saift of the postmaster's office | dated Gas bonds, 107140108; do, stocks, 35a56. 2s foreibly flung into the corridor by Da- venport’s chief clerk, James E. Doran. Postmaster Dayton had been instructed | take summary At 1 Secretary Swift proceeded to Davenport's office, which he found in possession of Chief | [clerk Doran. While awaiting the arrival of the post- master Mr. Swift stepped to the door of the | Doran | Secretary Carlisle to ns of disposing of Davenpo: by me oifice, looking out into the corridoz. hed to the open door, banged it to y|the inside, leaving the office by another door, Postmaster duplicate ki Dayton at 's and entered the offices. | then had the locks changed and the doors braced from the inside. ‘This afternoon the postmaster {nformed Davenport by letter that the records now in | the rooms could be had by him on appli tion. storage. Postmaster Dayton disclaims any once obtained If not called for they will be put in —_ Fell From 2 Third Story Window. This morning about 10:30 o'clock Oliver Wilson, a guest at the “Cumberland,” fell from a third-story window of that hotel to the second-story balcony, and was se- riously if not fatally injured. He was re- moved in the sixth precinct patrol wagon to the Emergency Hospital, where his in- juries were attended. — ‘s Different After ¥ From Tid-Bits, He—“Weill, what have you there?” She— of your old letters, my dear.” ‘mph! What's the first one—that forty- ger? ‘One you sent me when I had a slight cold before we were married. This half page ts the one you wrote last winter when 1 was very fll with the influenza. That's all.” Lord Salisbury appeared in the house cf | iords yesterday for the first time since his | recent illness. He has fully” recovered, as was shown by his unusual energy in de- | re Married. on He ica- | re- sponsibility for the eviction of Davenport. | bate. 1-16 to 8-16 of 1 per cent a day being de-| \ | appointed to ensigns, Heutenants and engi- STRONG AND WELL.| Those Who Saw the President Today Give Favorable Account®, DR BRYANT STILL HERE Why the Dental Operation Was Kept a Secret. WHITE HOUSE VISITORS. gee The President did not exactly keen? “open house” today, but he received a number of visitors, most of whom had ap- pointments with him. Representative Wil- son, chairman of the ways and means chm: mittee, was one of the latter. He was with | the President some time, aad it is a fair | inference that they discussed the best course of conduct in regard to a reform of the tariff. Another caller whose visit ex- cited unusual interest was ex-Governor | Proctor Knott of Kentucky. It is current- ly reported that the President desires him to represent the United Stats in Hawail, and that he has consented to do so. This is with the understanding that Minister | Blount will not return to Honvlulu under any circumstances, Other callers were Senators Vilas, Black- burn, Mills and Palmer and Representatves McCreary, McCann and Bynum. A large | crowd of’ people congregated in the east room this afternoon under the impression that the President would hold his usual Saturday afternoon reception to the public. ‘There was considerable disappointment when it was announced that there would be no public reception today. It is not Known whether these receptions will be resumed next week or not. Does Not Look Sick. ‘Those who have seen the President since his return from Gray Gables say he certain- ly would never be taken for a sick man. A gentleman who had. an interview with him today told a Star reporter that he never saw him looking in better health and there was not the slightest trace on | his face of the operation of two months | ago. He is very tanned by exposure to sun | and wind, but his face has a good, lively | color, indicative of health. His eyes are bright and clear and his voice is apparent- ly as strong and resonant as ever. His step is quick and elastic for a man of his weight and he showed an active interest in the business of the day. Dr. Bryant Here. In view of the apparent excellent health of the President and Mrs. Cleveland, it 1s! a matter of some remark that Dr. Bryant should have accompanied them to this city. No information is vouchsafed on this point, and the physician is as silent as a graven image when strangers are about. He con- | fines his remarks to reporters in regard | to the President's health to the simple | statement that the President is now more | robust and in better spirits than at any | time since he first saw him. He will not | discuss the operation of July 1, beyond the admission that Mr. Cleveland had some | teeth extracted at that time. ‘The character of the operation in question was probably exaggerated, from the fact that it was made under the supervision of | such specialists as Dr. W. W. Kean of Phil- adelphia and Drs. Bryant, McBurney and Hasbrotck of New York. Why the Fact Was Not Stated. It 1s stated today that the oaly object in suppressing the news of the operation at the time was to avoid a public excitement that might have resulted from possible ex- aggerations. The President was afraid, so it is sald, that the newspapers, if possessed of the information, would give it a sensa- tional aspect, calculated to unaecessarily | alarm the people, and it was, therefore, | deemed best to make no mention of it until the knowledge of it could no longer be a menace to the public. That it was not talked about is attested by the fact that there is only one member of the cabinet who knew until the last few days that the President had been under the surgeon's knife fully two months ago, despite the fact that they had intimate associations with him during the interval. Secretary Gresham. sald to a Star reporter today tha: he never saw the President look better and stronger than he does now, and that the only thing he knew about his having undergone an operation was what he had read in the newspapers. : ~~ + + AID FOR SUFFERERS From the Storm and Floods in South Carolina, Senator Butler of South Carolina had an interview with Secretary Lamont this morning with regard to securing army tents for the homeless people at Port Royal, Beaufort and other places in South Carolina whose houses were swept away by wind and water and Col. Lamont readily said he would do all in his power to give the necessary relief. A telegram was received at the Navy De- partment this afternoon from Capt. Beardsly, commanding the naval station at Port Royal, S. C., saying that the apothe- cary of the station, Dr. Hazel, and certain colored laborers were drowned during the recent storm. MEDICAL CONGRESS. Preparatt: Completed for the Re- ception of the Delegates. All arrangements have been completed by the local committees for the reception and entertainment of the delegates to the Pan-American Medical Congress which con- venes in this city on Tuesday next. Last night the chairmen of all the local comm: tees met at the Arlington. Dr. S. S. Adams presided. It was the general impression among those present that the coming con- gress would eclipse anything in the way | of medical congresses ever heid. | This morning telegrams were received from the Mexican delegates stating they would arrive this afternoon and would be quartered at the Arlington. It is also ex- pected that sixty delegates will arrive from | the west this afternoon. The committee having charge of the re- ception of guests will commence work to- morrow. —— Presidential Nominations. The President today sent to the Senate the following nominations: Postmasters: Maine—Wm, H. Macartney, Oakland. Massachusetts—Edward P. Law- ton, Lenox. New York—Ellis Williams Granville. New Jersey—Edwin E. Taber, Long Branch City. Ohio—David W. Stru- ble, Fredericktown; Augustus F. Julliard, Louisville; James C. Kearns, Niles; Daniel ©. Corcoran, Oxford. Michigan—Ruel Cur- tis, Fowlerville; John W. Kirtland, Lake View. Wisconsin—John F. Meisner, Clin- tonviile; Adam Paulus, Marshfield. Wyom- ing—Andrew W. Kennedy, Buffalo. Lieut. Col. Sam’l Breeck, assistant adju- tant general, to be colonel and assistant adjutant general. Maj. Thos. Ward, assis- tant adjutant general, to be leutenant col onel and assistant adjutant general. Also a number of recess appointments, | including Surgeon General Tryon, Chief | Constructor Hichborn and Rear Admiral | Weaver of the navy and all of the cudets neers. Capt. Cabell Ordered Here. Capt. Julian M. Cabell, assistant surgeon, has been relieved from duty at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, and ordered to Wash- ington, D. C., for duty at the Washington barracks, with the hospital corps of in- struction. Clerks Going to Cherokee. Forty clerks of the land office will leave Washington on Monday night for duty at the registration booths connceted with the Cherokee outlet. The force will x0 direct to Chicago, thence by the Sante Fe rovte to teir destinations. Mr. M. A. Jacobs, i charge, left the city last night +e + Increase of Circulation. A statement Issued by the Secretary of the ‘Treasury this afternoon shows that there was during August a net increase of circulation of nearly $17,000,000, which ts | a most gratifying showing, as it Is the larg- est increase in ¢ircu jon for many years., Passing of th Fromm the New York Recorder. ‘The little toe is disappearing from the human foot. At a recent meeting of the French Academy of Science it was demon- strated that in the last two centuries the average size of the toe has decreased so much that instead of three joints it has most frequently only two, and that in ad- dition the nerves and muscles that control it are slowly becoming useless. THE CENTENNIAL CHORUS. The Northeast Division Now Has the Largest Membership. A Record Number of 230—Splendid Re- hearsal Last Night—Other Division Work—Combination Rehearsal. ‘The centennial chorus, which it was pre- dicted when it was first projected would be difficult to get to a thousand, has sur- passed the anticipations of those most in- terested, and will number fifteen hundred voices, The enthusiasm in the different divisions has been maintained to the high- est point, and it has been found necessary to close down upon the membership. The cause of this earnestness has een due, first to the systematic plan of orgaalzation and second to the personal efforts of the assistant conductors, All these gentlemen have taken the greatest interest in their work, and each has sought to have his force as large as possible, and in such a condi- tion as to receive the commendation of the general director. This Prof. Cloward feels, for he knows that without the active and hearty co- operation of the assistant directors the effort to assemble a large chorus would have come to naught. There has been & generous rivalry between the assistant con- ductors both as to securing numbers 2nd as to the thoroughness of drilling, and this has added materially to the interest of the members. Over Two Hundred Present. Notwithstanding the storm, there were present at the rehearsal of the northeast division, which was held in the Metropoli- tan Baptist Church last evening, over 200 singers, and the full record of this division is over 280. Mr. J. H. Hunter, the assistant conductor, directed them during the early portion of the evening, an¢ then Professor Cloward took them in’ hand end rehearsed the Te Deum, and “The Heavens ure Tell- ing.” The work was remarkably good. This division and that of Capitol Hill, Dr. F. J. Woodman, director, constitute the lar- gest in point of numbers, ulihough several of the otters have a membership of con- siderably over a hundred. ‘The other divisions that rehearsed last night were the central, W. S. Mearthur, assistant director, at the First Congrega- tional Church, and the southwesiera di- vision, which’ met at the Fifth Bapust Church under the charge uf Assistant Di- rector George Godron. Both rehearsals were satisfactory, The North Central Division. The rehearsal of the north central divis- fon, at the Mt. Vernon M XE. Church, on ‘Thursday night, was well attended, and the assistant Uirector, Professor Geo. W. Law- rence, gave his force some earnest work to do. The membership of this division has now reached about 1:0, und the voices are all good, and the parts well halanced. The chairman of the chorus committee. Dr. Frank T. Howe, was present at thir rehearsal and made some remarks compli- menting Prof. Lawrence on the high char- acter of the work his force was doing and saying that the standard of excellence com- pared favorably with that of other divisions he had visited. Prof. Cloward came in late and gave them one rehearsal of ‘The Heavens are Telling.” Tonight there will be a rehearsal of the northwestern division, of which Prof. John | P. Lawrence has consented to take charge and excellent results are expected. On Mon- day night the western division under Mr. DB. MacLeod will meet in St. Paul's Church, on 24 street. This division has been making good progress and will make itself felt in the big chorus. The Next Combination Rehearsa The combination rehearsal on Monday night at the First Congregational Church, corner 10th and G streets, will be an inter- esting occasion. The divisions that are re- quested to unite in this are those from the central portion of the city, including the | northern, north central, central, southwest- ern and ie Droit Park. It is expected that | these will bring an aggregate membership of about 50, and Prof. Cloward himself will conduct the rehearsal. It is expected that the chairman and several members of the clllzens’ executive committee, as well as e chairman of the chofus committi be present. et pa ete TESTIMONY FOR MISS POLLARD. Mrs. Luke P. Blackburn May Be an Important Witness. A special dispatch trom Lexington, Ky., to the New York World today says: Several important facts have come to light In connection with Miss Madeline Pol- lard’s sult against Representative W. C. P. Breckinridge. It seems that when the sult was brought Gen. Basil Duke was interviewed by a re- porter of a Louisville paper. Col. Breckin- ridge served with Gen. Duke during the war, and the two have been warm friends | for a period anterior even to that. Gen. Duke naturally plead for a suspension of judgment, and while not expressing the be- lief that there was no foundation for such an action discredited the charge of seduc- tion. In short, he made the best defense he could make for his friend. Soon after this interview appeared it is said Gen. Duke received a letter from Mrs. Blackburn, widow of Gov. Luke P. Black: burn. Owing to the close relations tha Gen. Duke had with the late Gov. Black- burn, and the no less cordial friendship which had always existed between Mrs. Blackburn and himself and his family, that lady felt justified in addressing him on the delicate subject. She told him that had he known the facts he would not have under- taken to defend Col. Breckinridge. She went on to say in substance that the latter had told her of his engagement with Miss Pollard, had placed Miss Pollard under her chaperonage, and had specially re- | quested Mrs. Blackburn’s kindest considera- tion for Miss Pollard, on the ground that she would soon become Mrs. Breckinridge. Mrs. Blackburn, of course, entirely uncon- scious of the relations existing between the two, accepted the charge, permitted Miss Pollard to share all the social recognition she herself received, and even Invited her to accompany herself and Mrs. Zane to the springs. Mrs. Blackburn was indignant beyond ex- pression when" the disclosures made by the suit appeared in the papers, In her letter to Gen. Duke she freely expressed her deep sense of wrong and outrage, and character- ized the conduct of ‘Col. Breckinridge in the strongest terms she could commani. Sie concluded with the declaration thas were her husband alive he would hold Breckin- ridge personally accountable for the in- dignity and insult she had heen offered. It appears further that.Senator Joe Plack- burn, who was half brother to the late Gov. Blackburn, became acquainted with the re- lations existing between Col. Breckinridge and Miss Pollard, and when he heard how Mrs. Blackburn had been imposed on he declared on several occasions and without secrecy that he intended holding Ereckin- ridge responstble for his coniuct. The suit followed, however, and the presumpiton is that Senator Blackburn decided to await its result before takine action. ‘Mrs. Luke Blackburn and Mrs. Zane, her widowed sister, have spent their winters in ‘Washington for several years. Should the case come to a trial during the Ife of Mrs. Blackburn she will prove an important witness, Though shrinking in womanly modesty from the ordeal, and deeply deploring the notoriety, she is reported as being so indig- nant that she will not hesitate to respond to a summons for her presence in court. Her testimony wil! be corroborated. if cor- roboration is needed, by the evidence of Mrs. Zane, who 1s cognizant of the facts. es soe = A Nomination Rejected. ‘The Senate has rejected the nomination of Henry C. Stuart of Denver, Col., to be sec- retary of legatton in Guatemala and Hon- duras and consul general to Guatemala. Mr. Stuart was appointed during the recess and | nominated August 1 last to the Senate. succeeded Samuel Kimberly, recalled. To Be Retired. Commodore Weaver,who was today nomi- nated as an admiral, will be retired as soon as he is confirmed, and Commodore George Brown will be promoted to the grade of admiral. He - Heredity. “Yaas," said Cholly, “my mother was a von Danderbeck.”” ‘Dear me.” rejoined ‘Trotter in a tone of mpathy, “that must worry you awfully. May I ask, did she die of it?” _—_—_—_see— No Sympathy. From the Chicaro Tetlune. “Higgsby suffers horribly from hay fever.” “Serves him right. He married a grass widow. +e. Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the ther- mometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 59; 2 p.m., 76; maximum, 76; minimum, 66. | the geadi A BUSINESS WEEK. (Continued from First page.) lieved that a quorum in committee should be the same as that in the House. The great business bills were considered in com- mittee of the whole and every member should be present. This clause had been an innovation of the Fifty-first Congress and the people had spoken out against it. He believed it to be fraught with danger to the country. Mr. Outhwaite (Ohio) opposed the amend- ment and argued that the adoption of the clause as it stood would facilitate the trans- action of public business. He did not think that the making of 100 members a quorum would result in absenteeism. Members would come here if they had proper inter- est in business whether the quorum was 10) or 150. The discussion on this amendment con- tinued without interest except a passage at arms between Messrs. Catchings and McMillin. The House agreed to adjourn until next Wednesday. A Legal Holiday. The House at adopted the resolution making Monday, the 8th of September, the day of the centennial celebration of the | laying of the corner stone of the Capitol, a legal holida: CAPITOL TOPICS. Making Permanent Homes. The cooler weather and the certainty | made clear by Senator Cockrell’s aggressive tactics yesterday that there is to be a long | fight in the Senate on the silver biil are | having their effect upon Congressmen, and | they are beginning to settle down for the winter. Up to today most of the new Con- | gressmen and many of the older Repre- sentatives have given their temporary ai- dresses at one or other of the hotels. Now they are looking about for houses and pri- vate apartments and are brinu; on their families for the season. All of which is significant that no adjournment of the ex- tra session, and possibly only a brief recess, can be looked for. Tarif Hearings on Monday. Hearings on the tariff will begin before the ways and means committee of the House on Monday. Committee Clerks. Mr. Rusk from the committee on accounts today reported the resolution distributing the clerkships provided by the appropria- tion bill among the various committees. It is understood that Mr. Paynter of Ken- tucky will make a minority report recom- mending as a measure of economy that a number of committees, to the extent of fifteen, it is said, be deprived of their clerks, it being claimed that the committees | neve: meet and the clerks’ sole duties are confined to the task of drawing their gal- aries. —___+ e+____ THE WILDERNESS. ‘The Strangest Battle Field in the His- tory of the War. From the Detroit Free Press. It is there today as it was in 1864-though Perhaps even more somber and gruesome— that strangest of all battle fields of the war, the “Wilderness.” When Hooker swung his army around to Chancellorsvilie he was in the edge of that dark, dense and silent forest which extends from that point to Mine Run and beyond. | It ts a strip of country from three to seven | miles wide, which is penetrated here and | there by roads, but whose depths furnish safe retreats for the wildcat, the owl, the serpent and the fox. It is ‘a lonely’ ride long even the best traveled highway in time of peace. The hoot of the owl is heard from the dark thickets at noonday, and the deadly moccasin snake leaves his trail in the dust as he crosses the highway to plunge into a denser swamp. ‘There is not a spot on the main highway where one could see the length of a regi- ment on the march, and he who would hide | from the whole world has but to take twen- ty Steps to right or left. In days gone by the slaves in that part of Virginia had a horror of this wilderness, Runaways sought its cover and were safe from master and dog, but as they skirted the swamps serpent reared and struck them with death. Murderers have been driven in there by hot pursuit, never to be heard of again, and men have made clearings here and there, only to be driven out by the sterile, unyielding soil and the stran, Jonesomeness of ‘the woods. War woul have avoided it, but war was dragged there. Every acre of the dark pines, every acre of the tangled thickets, every dismal swamp and barren knoll echoed the shrieks and groans of wounded men and the travail of fierce battle. History may tell you that it is a singular spot for a grapple of enemies thirsting for carnage, but history will not paint the weirdness of even a peaceful ride through the desolate tract. In the first grapple between Grant and Lee in this dense tangle 20,00) men fought for five hours and at the going down of the sun 6,00 lay dead and wounded. In the seven miles front occupied by the two arm- ies there were not a half dozen spots where | a single battery could be massed to sweep | an acre of clear ground. There Was not a/ spot where a brigade commander could stand and overlook his four regiments as they stood in line of battle. There was at one point on the right a clear®i spot of about two acres in extent, | and a federal battery, which was dragged | through the forest, was placed in position | there about 7 o'clock in the morning of the | second day. In ten minutes three of the | guns were silenced by the musketry fire | and a charge was made by the confederates to capture the whole. Here two regiments | grappled and fought until 300 men encum- | berSt the ground. Again the batt open- | ed, and again it was charged, and when the confederates retired the dead had to be| corded up to get them out of the way. Again and again fresh artillerists were brought up and a fresh fire opened, and | again and again the confederates c and added ‘scores and hundreds. to. thal Grant had_not ad- awful pyramid of dead. K | vanced on his right. Lee had not ailvanced | on his left. Where the dead fell in the | stay of morning there was: the battle line | when night shuddered at the sights it hid | from view. | ‘The fighting on the second day was to | save that narrow and tortuous highway | known as the Brock road to the federals. | It was the path into and out of that great | forest. Along it must move every man, horse, gun and wagon. It is a dark and lonestme highway as you ride over it today and every foot of it has a story of blood. ‘The burial parties found hundreds who had crawled into the thickets and swamps and died, and years after the government con- tractors, who were removing the dead to the national cemeteries, found scores of skeletons which had never been buried at | all. | When night came again the federals | had secured possession of the road, and un- | der the pines were thousands of dead— | thousands of maimed and crippled—and as | twilight faded into darkness along that front of seven miles, stretching over swamp | and thicket, there ‘arose a_direful sound. It was a murmur at first. Then it swelled to a steady cry—not one shout or groan or shriek, but thousands of them mingled to-} ther and quivering over thicket and ri ing over the pines like the wail of a gather- ing tempest. It was the piteous cry of the | wounded and helpless as night added to | the frightful horrors of that somber wilder- | ness. { oo —_—_ Flying Machines Will Come. From the Chicago Inter-Ocean. Mr. Edison iaughed heartily when tn- formed yesterday that Chicago was the | hot-bed of the world for airship inventors. | “1 know it,” he said. ‘They haven't found | the secret Yet, but they will some day. It will_come. “Have you ever entered the airship fleld yourself?" asked the reporter. j “Yes, indeed, I have. I have tried a num- | ber of devices, but they haven't worked. | Once I placed an aerial motor on a pair of | Fairbanks scales and set it going. It light- | ened the scales, but it didn’t fly.” And the | wizard laughed at the recoilection, i ‘Another time [ rigged up an’ umbrella- | like disc of shutters, and connected it with | a rapid piston in a ‘perpendicular cylinder. | ‘These shutters would open and shut. If 1, could have gotter sufficient speed, say a mile a second, the inertia or resistance of | the air would have been as great as steel, | and the quick operation of these shutters | would have driven the machine upward. | But I couldn't get the speed. I believe that | before the airship men succeed they will | have to do away with the buoyancy cham- ber. Fiut the secret will come out some day Tam sure.” Like the world at large, which ridiculed the first locomotive, the first telephone and almost every great innovation, Edison takes a humorous view of all his’ experiments, and seemingly enjoys a failure. “T hav tried all kinds of plans to explain psychical | ferce,” he said with a smile. “We experi- mented on hynoptism by placing a man's head in an immense magnetic plane, but it didn’t work. We tried telepathy, too, but without success. j ‘Have you any more wonders Ike the | Phonograph in the experimental stage?” | nothing but the kinograph, which ts | now almost perfect. It reproduces, by a rapid succession of small photographs, | every motion of an object. It was very hard to get the exact grimaces of the face or the clear workings of a man’s fingers playing the plano, but we perfected It at last. Tam very anxious to have one on ex- hibition at the fair, but we will not have it finished in time. | for Chicago tomorrow morning. Their | | from a summer outing. | From Demorest’s Magazine. | Mined with rapber. | ing togs are tossed out of the way. There | written a letter to the Univers: of Paris, CHINA'S NEW MINISTER. Mr. Yang Ju Makes a Ceremonious Call on Mi. Gresham Preliminary to His Presentation to the Presi- dent—The Retiring Minister Makes Bis Adieu at the White House. Yang Ju, noble of the order of the Bight Banners and minister plenipotentiary of China to the United States, Spain and Peru, paid his respects to the Secretary of State in the diplomatic room of the State De- partment this morning, while Secretary Gresham returned the salutation by bowing and making a few remarks of welcome. It was the new minister's first official visit to the government authorities, and bis cos- tume was befitting to the occasion. From his jeweled cap to his embroidered shoes Yang Ju was the typical Chinese nobleman of high rank. He wore robes of soft flow- ered silk, and on his hands were mitts of stiff jute that allowed no movement of the fingers. It was 10:30 o'clock when the new mints- ter reached the State Department. Hie ascended to the Secretary's floor in the elevator and immediately went to the diplo- matic room, preceded by a colored servant in livery and a tall young Chinese inter- | preter in robes of state. The visit was for the purpose of making arrangements for the presentation of Yang Ju to the Presi- | dent and ft is understood that the question | of the exclusion law, with the satisfactory | settlement of which the minister is en- trusted, was not touched on. Secretary Gresham end Yang Ju talked pleasantly through the interpreter for half an hour. | Mr. Yang Ju, the new minister, will be | formally presented to the President Mon-| ¥. This afternoon Tsui Kwo Yin, the’ retir- ing Chinese minister, called on Secretary | Gresham, and the two went to the White House, where the minister presented his papers of recall and made his official adieux to the President. In his address, presenting his letters of | recall to the President, today Mr. Tsiu Kwo Yen, after expressing his thanks for cou>- tesies extended him, said: “I can only re-| gret that I could not have done more to/| promote the harmony of the relations be- | tween the two governments, and I express | the hope that during the residence here of | my Successor every impediment which has | or may hereafter arise to disturb the unin- terrupted friendship of the past may be speedily removed. ‘The President in his response said: “I am pleased to believe that you will bear with you to your native land not only leasant memories of your sojoarn here, it likewise an abundant conviction of the | desire of the government and people of the United States, in whose name I speak, that good relationship may unbrokenly continue for the future as in the past between the two countries and their inhabitants.’ 2+ SENATORS WERE “EASY.” Combination of Misplays Defeated the Washingions at Pittsbarg. PITTSBURG, Sept. 2.—The Senators were “easy” for the home team this morning. | While Esper pitcbed a better game than | the score shows, his bases on balls, errors | by his colleagues and timely hitting allow- | ed the home team to pile up its runs. Kul. | len was very effective when men were on | Weather cool. Attendance 800. Pittsburg, 12; Washington, 3. Personal Mention Maj. and Mrs. Wm. H. Webster will start bases. Score: daughter, Miss Georgie, nas been visiting her uncle, Wm. J. Hynes ef Chicago, for the past three weeks. Mr. DeLacy, secretary “to the chief clerk | of the Interior Department, has returned | Commissioner of Patenis Seymour left this morning for Connecticut to attend the | bedside of his mother, who is iL. Assistant Secretary McAdoo has gone to New York to review the naval militia, Assistant Secretary Curtis has gone to Connecticut for a week's holiday. First Controller Bowler has returned from a visit to Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Frank J. O'Neill has severed his con- nection with the Evening News and will go as advance agent to one of Mr. Frohman’s companies. M:. A. H. Holden of the branch printing office of the Department of the Interior, accompanied by Rev. J. H. Bradford and Mr. C. A. Ladson of Hyattsville, left this afternoon for the world’s fair. Mr. E. D. Conner, the well-known news- paper man, left today for New York, where he goes to take the business management of the Digby Bell Opera Company. Mr. Conner was at one time the Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Times. Mr. Herndon Morsell has returned from a six weeks’ vacation at Boston and vi- cinity. Archbishop Satolli and his secretary, Dr. Paplhave returned to the University from a trip to Cincinnati. Dr. T. L. Macdonald has returned from Martha’s Vineyard. Dr. Richey returned from his summer va- cation this morning. Dr. D. P. Wolhaupter has returned to the city. Mr.W. Mosby Williams,who has been at Long Branch for several weeks, has re- turned. Mr. F. V. Berry of the Smithsonian In- stitution will leave today for Chicago. Sea Bathing a ln Mode. As we all well know, decorous Britishers of both sexes refuse to frolic in the vig sea informally and in jovial fellowship, as do the unconventional American “bretheren and sisteren.” Mr. and Mrs. John Bull or the Misses Bull have little movable rooms, inside of which are the conveniences we enjoy in our seaside bath houses. The rooms are on wheels. Enter Mrs. John Bui with a bathing suit and a number of toweis on her arm; a little pony ts hitched, by primitive harness, to the room, and when Mrs. J. B. gives a sign at the window of her queer little house the pony is driven down to the beach, even out Into the water as far as he can go, is unhitched, and trotted back to the shore. Out, then, by the back door of her little room, comes Mrs. Jobn Bull, arrayed for the sea, into which she hops, and, so long as she wishes, enjoys a dip. ‘The bath over, she enters her wheeled room, the pony is sent down and hitched on, and the protean mermaid inside is brought back to terra firma. When the public sce her again she ts clothed in the common garb of civilization. Now this whole idea so pleased a friend of the Van Kortlandts, who went abroad for the first time last summer, that on settling down in her Long Island home she quite made up her mind to have a bathing machine like those at Brighton. She had a little gable-roofed box built, about five “by five feet, and at least eight feet from floor to roof.’ Outside ‘tis painted a clear sea green, and it is swung on two big black wheels. There is a window in the roof, and a door and pair of steps at the back. Inside, madame’s imagination has worked wonders that would make Mrs. John Bull turn green with envy. The interlor is ail done in snow white enamel paint, and one- half of the floor is pierced with many holes, to allow of free drainage from wet flannels. ‘The other half of the little room is covered with a pretty green Japanese rug. In one | corner is a big-mouthed green silk bag Into this the wet bath- re large bevel edged mirrors let into either side of the room, and below one juts out a toilet shelf, on which is every appliance. There are pegs for towels and the bath robe, and fixed m one corner is a little Square seat that when turned up reveals a locker where clean towels, soap, perfumery, &c., are stoweu. Ruffles of white muslt trimmed with lace and narrow green rib- bons decorate every available space. When the mistress steps out of this bathing ma- chine her maid dries and airs it, then ‘tis securely locked and wheeled high and dry up behind the humble bath house of ye vulgar American. “ Pere Archbishop Ireland's Letter. Archbishop Ireland of St_ Paul, Minn., has pointing out the untruth of statements in French newspapers to the effect that the good-will of the pope had been withirawn rom the archbishop on account of his ¢ tti- tude on the school question. The letter was reprinted in the Moniteur de Rome. soe Dei of Liest. Foulk. Lieut. Foulk, late of the United States navy and late professor in Doshisna Col- lege, Kyoto, was found dead August 14 near Miyanoshita, Japan. Licut. George C. Foulk, a native of Penn- | sylvania, entered the Annapolis Aced- emy in June, 1872, and graduated -n 1876. | He reached the grade of ensign in No’ ber, 1877, and that of lieutenant (junior grade) in May, 1884. In December, 157, ag | was ordered to duty on the Asiztic station, and while there resigned, to take effect un February 10, 1889. to accept a professorship in a Japanese college. A cream of tartar baking pow- der. Highest of allin leavenine strength.—Lalest United States Govern ment Food Report. Royal Baking Powder o., 108 Wall St.. N. ¥. THE ART OF FLY-CASTING, How to Lure the Big Black Bass From His Lair. From the St. Louls Glove-Democrat. ‘The increase of fly fishermen in St. Loulg is an encouraging sign of progressivenesy among local sportsmen. Ten years ogo there were not a dozen expert manipula~ tors of the fly rod in the city, while today they number by the hundreds. Not all of them can be designated as experts in com- | Parison with record-breakers of the cast, but still they can whip the waters with sufficient deftness to bring the bass from his bed in the lakes or his rocky retreat im the rivers. Many anglers who have never cast a fly or handled a big bass with seven or eight-ounce rod, shrink for a time from the ordeal the beginner must endure ere he sracefully sways the frail bit of bamboo 4nd drops the flies 30, 50 or 7) feet away in litde nooks where the lly pods raise their ecweraid discs avove the placid waters, |and where the bass les in wait for some choice morsel of the insect kind. When the art of handiing the fly rod delicately and deftly has been mastered—and it is by no means 4 tedious nor @ lengthy task—it 4s then the man, who has in the past dane his fishing with the wriggling angle worm |or the frail little minnow, catches the in~ spiration that makes him'the same <ind a “crank” he used to think the fly caster was in the days when he himself did his ishing with & paw-waw puie and a chalk line. How to Handle the Fiy-Rod. Fly casting is the most healthful and ine teresting occupation known to sportsmen, ‘Standing erect in the bow of the boat—with @ careful oarsman behind, who lightly dips his oars and slowly and silently moves the light craft through the wate>—with each cast the muscles of the angler’s body ure brought into play—not violently, but with gentle undulations that develop without them. A gentle “swish” of the line as it cleaves the air, and the leader with its fies shoots forward and drops as softly as the fall of an autumn leaf on the surface of the water, just where the boughs i scatters the spray tells him that the bass hhas been lured from his igir, and then be the black beauty seize the bait with ‘open jaws. A quick switch of the rod Then comes the test of in gently not forcibly 4 coaxing the fish within reach of the landing net. It takes th patience, a cool head and a steady and @exterous hand to accomplish this, if the basg is a big one and a fighter, and all big bass are fighters, and some of the little ones spar for an opening like a trained pus anger ius net wae, be eakes ee must act qi ., ass a wary tales him the small: est second to discover that the Meek feathers is loaded, and is not the ye took it to be when he rush after it. If not hhook« iM spit ft out with dis- the fter him, as all the cunning and angler can not bring him out again for some time. A erman should practice ambidex- teri ‘thus give equal exercise to both han ‘There are fly-Cisters whose im handling the ro@-with the with ‘TRE work of cast- ing for hours ‘te not arduous, the wrist and forearm will feel the continued strain and become stiff and lame if only one hand ie used. I have made tt a practice in cast- ing to shift the rod from Tight to left, and vice versa, every ten or fifteen minutes, and have found at the end of a day's work that little fatigue followed the exercise. —_—___+e+._ —_____ The Only Tane It Was Not Permissible te Play in the Dance Hall, From the New York World. I recall en interesting scene in Arbour’s old dance hall tn Silver Clift, in the winter of 1878-79, writes a Denver correspondent. The Silver Cliff excitement then ranked only second to that of Leadville, and thou- sands were rushing to the new Eldorado. ‘The great dance hall was crowded with midnight there came a luli in the @ancing for lunch Some of the boys took posses- sion of the platform, and a young fellow dressed in jacket and overalls threw his slouch hat back on his head and struck up some familiar tune on the piano. There were about 2 dozen In the party who jeved in the singing. Suddenly one of the boys started up “Home, Sweet iiome.” ‘tae young man at the piano struck in with an accompaniment, and that old-time song of loved ones and home association began to fill, the great hall. “Pop.” Arbour was soon seen rushing toward the orchestra platform, He had no objection to. gospel hymns, but entered @ protest at “Home, Sweet Home.” “Don’t, boys; don't sing that song here.” “Why not?” asked one of the boys. “You will make all of the girls homesick and break up the dance hall. Sing any you want to,but not “Home, Sweet Home.” —_—_~22—__—_ Getting at the Facts, From the Culcago Tritune. ‘The night man at the Tribune end of the ‘phone had grown tired of answering the question,and when St came in for the thirty- Seventh time the following conversation took place: “Say, how'd that fight come out?” - e it, of course!” “To what prize fight do you refer, my friend?” “Dang yer eyes, the prize fight at Roby!” “May I ask where Roby is?” “Say, what are ye givin’ us! I want to know about that sluggin’ natch between Creedon and Greggains. Which whipped? Can't'y understand?” “My good sir, whom @o you think you are addressing?” “Ain't this the Tribune?” “Of course not, sir. This the Rev. Adon- fram J. Pankhurst of the Third—~" 5 ¢ dash-blank dash-dash to From the Chiexgo ‘Trip “These aluminum dollars that Senator Peffer wants coined.” observed the man with the slouch hat, “would never circu’ among self-respecting baking powder men.” “Because Peffer's an ill-bread sort of statesman?” hazarded the man who had his feet on the table. “I don’t think that's ft,” sald the man who wore the green goggles. “It's because the yeastern men would be down on them. “No,” observed the man with the purple necktie, after a thoughtful pause. “The reason is that everybody could raise enough ‘dough’. “Seda wouldn't knead any of them, vould they?” interruptel the man in the wlpaca ulster. “And if they did raise “em they'd be too Nght.” “You weary me,” said the man with thy slouch hat. ereatly disgusted. “The trou! with the Peffer dollars ts that there would, be too much m in “em. ‘And the crowd slowly and sedly filed out and melted away in the gloaming, 2° Do Not Kies the Cat. From the New York Sen Tt must be a terrifying revelation to those foreign ladies who kiss their cats that has been made by Prof. Plocci, the Ttallan chemist. He has found by experiment that when a cat licks Its Nps it soreads over them a saliva in which there are swarms of minute bacilli pot free from danger human beings. When he inoculated rabbits and guinea pigs with this noxfous substance they died within twenty-four hours, and he has come to the conclusion that ft ts dan- gerous for ladies to indulge in the habit of kissing thelr eats. The ol? maids of Italy are therefore warned against it. }