Evening Star Newspaper, August 18, 1894, Page 12

12 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1894—EIGHTEEN PAGES. WH Some of the Wonders of Aquatic Plant Life. AMONG THE FLOWERS A GIANT Hints as to How to Make a Water | Garden. Sag Ss THE VICTORIA REGIA; — = | Written he Eventn: | nati ITE HOUSE LILIES et but ve to the t there are some pink ones United States. Of hardy biles there are now under cultivation = white varieties, four pink, four yellow erfmson. Of there are five blue, in blue to very dark, three one dark tropical varieties jades from sky hite, three red and one pink. Five kinds of water lilies open their flowers at night. They spread their t 3 o'clock in the evening and petals shut them at 10 in the morning. Each one opens for three nights. The amateur water gardener at starting should bulli a tank of brick or stone, say twenty by thirty feet and two feet deep. The bottom ought to be of broken stone or old brickbats overlaid with cement. soll Put into the tank boxes of mold covered with an inch or two of clean sand. The earth used must be very rich. In a state If the is very firm, cement alone will do. of nature lilies grow in shallows, where the richest alluvium i their deposited, rc ots, often es thick as a man's arm, form- a network over the bottom. The tank in, must be In a warm and sunny place. The water must be freshened often enough to prevent stagnation, and to compensate for | what ts lost by evaporation. Though lities are of chief jmportance in water gardening, there are many other plants which receive attention from the aquatic horticulturist. Just 1 Mrs. Cleveland's water flowers gre int Hest bloom. She is extremely fond of and vases in the rooms of | House are kept filled with them | is here in summer. From the | her beudoir she looks out cireular pond, stone curbed, | the most beautiful varieties all over the leaves six feet in} king like encrmous trays, with turned up four inches all around, hildren on the “3 whil> gathering the seeds » plant for use as food. That ts noth- surprising, for a fully-developed leaf @ 20-pound man. The leaves times at the rate of half an inch ing will sustain an hour or eight inches a day. The flowers of this ciant among water Milles are fifteen inehes across. They are white when they first open, turning to pink on the second day One of these blossoms would serve as a gorsaxe bouquet, but Mrs. Cleveland would hardly 1 ef using them for that pur- Pose. for they are thorny up to the very petals. It is an Interesting fact that the first Victoria Regia that bloomed in the Unitel States was grown in a big tank at White House. The place of honor was ven to it im the aquatic house which formed « part of the presidential conserva- tories. Ert during Andrew Johnson's ad- ministrsiion this water garden under glass was destroved by fire and it was never re- bufit. Other fountain basins in the White Hous> grounds are utilized for water gar- dening on a small but e-tistic seate. This branch of horticulture vely carried en in parks of Washingwn. it was first attempted here Jor years ago by | Henry Fister, than as now, in charge of | the gard tive Ma: The earit je in the stone- | curbed pond already ed to, south of the same Dr. He with hardy water lilies for propazate carn and the Washington Monume nu the Lilles Are Grown. These fish ponds are a beat this season of the year, half 2 Uttle lakes being fairly cover lor of the rainbow. represented have been browr from Japan, Py At nearly the an experiments a the ponds used ther fishes near of almost every Varieties Only United nm making s tropical hardy 3) ef out of doors in this lati- ly hardy kinds are suit- in pond: far north as | eS are prop: en horse for plant- of them are raised for showy In early summer boxes of S$ are placed in h plants are left to > autumn the boxes with the “ol place, where n until the next re taken out of 1 at leaves a s dead, and the iiving rocts are ¢ Planted anew in pots of fresh, rich soil until they are ready for the fountains again. The tubers of tropical lilies, however. re- quire more particular care. They must be Kept over the winter in damp mess, where the temperature does not exceed fifty de- . in order that they may remain dor- In a warm place they would sprout. 2 the burning of the aquatic house at- ched to the White House there has been 0 water garden under glass In Washing- mn There are two aquatic green houses fm Pittsburg and two in Chicago. Pond- water gardens are a feature cf every pub- fe park nowadays, while the fountain basins in city squares are commonly beau- tified with water plants. The first park in which this kind of horticulture was .at- tempted was Fairmount Park, Philadel- phia. The beauty of Central Park, in New York, has been greatly enhanced in this way. The culture of water plants 1s rap- idly extending in this country. Fifty years ago it was practically confined to a few show garjens of Europe. At Chatsworth, & country seat of the Duke of Devonshire, e first Victoria Regia brought to Europe layei its Incomparable blossoms. There also originated the finest of all water lilies, if the Victoria Regla be excepted—the su- perb Devoniensis. The Queen of Lilies. To Edmund D. Sturtevant is due the cred- it of having introduced water gardening in the United States twenty years ago. Of late a number of new varieties of lilies have been obtained by cultivation, the most not- able ones owing their existence te a French- man, named Latour-Narliac. One of the Most beautiful kinds is named after him. Seeds of ven the rarest water lIilles may ased, but they come high. The Victoria Regia cost $5 a dozen, b a young plan: for $10. This nderful of all aquatic plants may n in open ponds in the southern juccess with the Victoria Regia re- »1 deal of care in this latitude. ‘ing the seeds must be placed h is Kept uniformly at a tem- SO to W degrees. After germt- are planted in pots of earth. ume they should be placed in a bed of very rich soil in a tank or water basin th fully exposed to the sun. The plants w with astonishing rapidity, and a single will cover a space of water thirty t In diameter. On the first night n= tha flowers are a lovely white 1 delicious perfume resembling poles. able In its way than the Vic- ia Is the Egyptian lotus—a kind of Water I ts obtaining an immense Popularity in this country. Its flowers are rb, looking Wke great pink tulips. This plant that grew wild once upon og the banks of the Nile, though nger does so. It is surmised that it may have been brought originally to Egypt from India, where it Is known to be native. If so, !t must have been fetched to the land of the pyramids before the earliest of the Bistori asties. It was regarded as the of the Nile and the symbol of the “f “he world from the waters. In ‘tus was @ sacred plant. In an- * it was cultivated In tanks, and at feasts people wreathed their heads with the flowers. In many sculptures on the tombs ¥ appear. One of the blossoms Was cominonly presented to each guest at a@ funer: The lotus hus had an immense influerce upon architecture. Its leaves and buds m the capitals of classic col- lumps, ani in tvery sort of antique deco- rati carving it is the «motive most fre- Quently chosen. The art work of Japan, tuto which country it was Imported, ie int spired by it to a greater extent than by any- thing else in nature. The Wa: « ener. ‘The fower petals fall and leave behind seed cups three inches in diameter. The big seeds contained in these vessels, which are shaped like the “rose” of a wa: Pot, used to be called “Egyptian beans” by ancient Greek and Latin writers. They got this neme because they were eaten in vast Quantities by the people of the valley of the Nile. The Egyptians made a kind of bread of the seeds. The Hindoos at present eat the seeds of the lotus, roasted in sand, as well as the stalks rad roots. E. D. Sturtevant has sald: “The hardiness of the lotus hav- ing been demonstrated, there ts no reason why it should not be made to cover shal- low ponds from Cape Cod through all the gion of the and southern art as it is in Japan. The first ilies were in from Of these latter a number of species are propagated White House for the fountain basins. of them is the the green houses of the One which hes water poppy, flowers of a bright lemon color. Not to be forgotten is the beautiful blue water hyacinth, nor yet the water snowflake, the blossoms of which look like star-shaped snow crystal: plan’ it, which Another is the lattice-leaf one of the most singular plants in existence. It is a veritable Iiv- ing skeleton of the vegetable world, its leaves, eigitteen inches in length, consist- irg of merely a midrib and the primary rerves. The pai rrot’s feather plant must be remembered for its exquisite follage. Adornirng « Waiter 5 iace. All of these and mary mere the water | gardener may include in his collection. He ought to have the Egyptian papyrus—the plant from which the first paper was made. Dealers sell seeds of all the species men- tioned here. A most ornamental aquatic grass is the wild rice, which bears panicles of bloom on stalks four to ten feet high. There are several kinds of Moating plants which are extremely interesting, having no Toots in the soil, but supporting themselves on the surface by m ir. * of bulbs flied with The aquatic horticulturist may con- struct in his pond a miniature island a few inches above the water level, and on this moist patch he may cultivate such curious plants as the pitcher plants, which decoy insects into small vessels containing an intoxicating quid. Another bog-plant suit- able for the purpose is the vegetable fly- trap, which grasps Mes and other bugs that | venture upon its leaves, devouring them | leisure. The amateur water gardener should re- member that he need not go to the trouble of building a tank. Any pond, or even a mud-hole in a meadow, may be transformed into a beauty spot. te Yet it is not uncommon find artificial lakes in parks and pleas- ure grounds wholly destitute of vegetation. on. | This seems a pity, inasmuch as any water surface in a landscape is rendered so much mors interesting by green and flowering growths, and to leave such an aqueous area bare, is like permitting a field to go untilled that might easily be made to bloom with lovell ines 3. —eoo “THE 'TRAMP CANDIDATE.” Mis Campaign for Congress to Be Con- ducted by the Golden Rule. Three weeks ago the following circular was, according to the Kansas City Times, jissued and sent over the second Kansas congressional district for publication: Gen. Hugh Cameron of Glen Burn, Doug- lass county, Kan n., Will be a candidate for Congress in the second district, state of Kansas, for the ensuing term, as the nomi- nee of the George Washington Corps of Home Protectionists. He will be the inde- pendent tramp candidate and the manage- ment of his canvass will be wholly free Present rule revi but IAS SEEN IN COREA natin An American Resident Tells How the War Started. DUE 70 OFFICIAL OPPRESSION Japan. this, nor how long the war may that Corea requires a great it the Cereans cannot express y in their present degrading dependence upon China or fall a prey to Russia. They say, will not: England or Amcrica espouse our cause and take us as a re- ward? Anybody but Japan is the cry. We cannot tell what will be the issue of all 3; for should China conclude to muater her hosts and prepare for war in earnest she could keep it up for years, harassing the Japa- The Advent of the Japanese Viewed With Native Disfavor. THE PRESENT SITUATION eg Intive Effect of Nerv Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. GENSAN, Corea, July 12, 1894. Corea is in the midst of war! It has come to us very suddenly and unexpectedly. Means of communication throughout the little kingdom are so very slow and reports so unreliable that we are uncertain as to the condition of affairs. We have not felt alarmed for safety, way out here by the sea, for we felt there was nothing that could possibly attract armies. But just now it comes to us that this may be the very nick of time for Russia to swoop dewn and take this magnificent natural harbor, which she has always coveted and needed, since her own on the east coast of Siberia are frozen up so many months of the year, and maybe while Corea, China and Japan are engaged with the troubles in the south and west of Corea Russia may conclude to make Broughton bay her own. The bay covers fully forty square miles, affording Toom for a goodly portion of the world's navies. We are not quite sure, just now, to what country we owe allegiance, but are inclined to think that Japan, while China was in a deep ortental sleep, has taken Corea right out of her clutches, for be it known that China claims vassal or dependent relations between herself and Corea. There are various causes that may have conspired to bring about the uprising of the Togaku-to in southwest Corea against the officials. There are, no doubt, many complications, and a deep-laid scheme be- hind it all, involving influential ones, in high places, in richer countries than this peor little downtrodd=n kingdom of Corea. There is, however, one very plausible ex- pla: ation that can be given, viz: The To- gaku-to is an organized body of dissatistied century ago. couldn’t help themselves. ing. They believe continue their species. reproduction. egraph, the latest edition, are always on th= tearing perpetually. moments. Something Life is one turmoil place it. calls itself pleas agriculturists among the low class Co- | evening. Poor old sricult iz low ck of Co- | & . res 1 ‘a urry and seurry and ans. It appears that there is always io = much discontent and desperation among Hugh Cameron. from the popular partisan methods. The decalogue and the golden rule will be recog- nized and as carefully observed as possible under existing circumstances of partisan demoralization. By order of George Washington Corps of Home Protectionists, GRAC = E. SMITH, beagarionan!t Se it There is no such organization as purporting to be backing his candidacy, and the secretary whose name is signed to th announcement is that of Gen. Cameron’ sister. Besides the decalogue and the golden rule, which Gen. Cameron proposes rt of the platform, he has added ea the claration of Independence. It is Gen. Cameron's pian to visit every farm house in the district. He will carry with him a large number of his own pic- tures and also pictures of Jesus Christ and the holy family, declaration of prin with his platform and ciples in such a form that they will be left at every place he visits. About six months ago Gen. started from Lawrence on one Cameron of his frequent pilgrimages to Washington on foot. He visited every city between his home and the capital of on his return again vist the large cities @ country, and a number of of the country. He this to keep in touch with the laborers of the country from one end to the other. ‘The only presidential candidate that he has voted for was Benjamin Harrison. He did this because he believed that a descend- ant of a signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence could not be other than Americ: in every When young t. Cameron held a clerkship in Washington, and while there took a live interest in the questions that were the and grea country. at once ent it it ta “— @ came to Kansas 1854 ee ee and soul into the ery. Bince settlement of that has been as active as ever in his interest demo- party most of time he has worked tly of all parties, and when he the cause of republicanism because = ign of his raising flags, makiog campaign ot own, 9 hes and circulars throughout entire state. and was mustered in as @ private. He rose from the rani entire war, and was brevetted of volunteers. je has been styled the hermit,” neck. Such ts the man who will be the candidate” for Congress from the district. these agriculturists, owing to the way they | {ng tll _ night; are fleeced by the officials, who most ruth- lessly take nearly all the people's grain after they have gathered it in. So they con- | 4% — pies cluded they might as well die fighting as | ¢@l 5 4 starving, and they banded together against ‘The first ge spin after their oppressors from 3,4) to 50,000 strong |@nd the Rocket pulle< somehow. and succeeded in taking twenty towns in | fomenow. ‘ne? the southwest province of Corea, together with the capital of the province. But before this the government, becoming aware of the widespread disvatisfaction in t e, recalled the governor, and a new. sent to replace him, He also had sent with him, but the rebels routed them and captured their weapons, including two Gatling guns. An Appen! te China. The King of Corea then ordere1 troops from an island the mouth of the river Han, and, being the tlowe: of his erm was thought they would give a good ¢ men who the strain of it more chines h complicated; telegrams, Bell generation. there comes the pity of it! 5 vholly died out of At of themselves, but the king's troops were mad . apace ice wth again defeated with considerable slaughter. | stress. are greatest. F don't This occurred ebout the Ist of June. The | men of -that cles¥ teday governient had hoped to quel! the trouble | feelincs toward women With certain class without foreign help, but the king, in per- fect weakness and fear, had to call on China, who sent 2,009 soldiers at once. On the 12th of June there was a battle between the king’s troops hese, against the surrectionists, has marriage market is due, not to clubs or the comfort of bacheldr quarters, but to cumu- iative effect of nervous overexcitement.” —--——-+ +e __-__— ENGLISHMEN GROW TALLER. weakened. ‘ogaku-to, or The Chinese troops num- much rabble. The Chinese pavers say the adherents melted away as soon as {t was known the Chinese troops had been landed. At any rate, the coming of the Chinese to the help of the miserable, weak Corean government made them victortc During the pursuit of the defeated insurgents the Coreans exhibited considerable more blood- thirstiness than did the Chinese soldigrs. About the 15th of June there Were at Chemulpo, the port for the capital of Corea, no less than twenty-five men-of-war and transports. In the midst of. all this trouble the Japanese concluded to flock into Corea, ostensibly to protect their own settlements and business in Corea; but we do not know that any one was menacing the Japanese settlements in any case; and the nvmber of troops sent from Japan has been unnecessarily large for such a pur- pose. June 15 6,000 Japanese arrived in Chemulpo and proceeded to Seoul, the cap- ital of Corea. Other troops were already there, and it is reported that no less than 10,00) Japanese troops have landed at Che- mulpo, the middle classes. he fellow: Writing in 1s, Captured Seoul, their girlhood, They have taken Seoul, and are fortifying > {t strongly. They took the city withcut SUPERSTITION shedding a drop of blood. Many of the off- cials fled, and we hear many of the com- mon people are leaving. They have planted their cannon on the South mountain, front- ing the king’s palace, and overlooking the approaches from Chemulpo. They have made a new street all around the inside walls, and the Japanese cavalrymen prance about in the proudist way, while the Co- reans look on, with deadly bitterness rank- ling in their hearts, but utterly helpless in this strugsle, which means so much to them. For a time the king was reported as in hiding at the Chinese residency, but more recently we hear he has had his fears allayed and has returned to the palace. Maybe he will remember with remorse his recent most barbarous treatment of the body of the conspirator Kim-Ok-Kyun. It is stated that the uprising of the people was precipitated by the murder of Kim and the butchery of his father, widow and Keeps a Mil) sion. statement with any reascn. house 1s.a small one. very superstition. this superstition, daughter an4 other members of his temily. | toa the house hee Indeed, the Cor2an government was so vin- — that four generations were made to suffer. The situation, as it appears to an out- side observ 8 tion. impulse to mary’ and rear a fami It seems to ha of their nese, and Corea would be in a furnace of affliction. There seems very little probabil- ity that any other nations will care to in- volve themselves in this fruitless struggle; and it seems as though the most felicitous consummation would be for Japan to be allowed to hold Coreg from this day on- ward. ij 8. A. G ——_+_—_. THE DECLINE OF MARRIAGE. Grant Allen Aseribes It to the Camu- a Excitement. Mr. Grant Allen, in what he is pleased to call “A Philoscphic View of the Marriage Question,” undertakes to explain why mar- riage Is less common today than it was a “Thirty or forty years ago,” he says, “young men used to rush by blind instinct into the toils of matrimony—because they Today they shilly shally, they pick and choose, they discuss, they criticise, they say foolish things about the club and the flat and the cost of liv- in Maithus. Fancy a young man who belicves in Malthus! they don’t marry, and it is because they are less of young men than formerly. Wild animals in confinement seldom propagate their kind. Only a few caged birds will Whatever upsets the balance of the organism in an individual or a race tends first of all to affect the rate of Civilize a red man and he be- gins to decrease at once in numbers. “Is not the same thing true of ization and {ts works have come too quickly upon us. The strain and stress of correlat- ing and co-ordinating the world we live in are getting too much for us. Railways, tel- But is? Cly- have played furry seats in the gardens of the tweuties. second generation--that’s you and me-felt everely. e come in to make life still more and submarine cables, evening papers, pert tions pouring in fyom_all sides incessant the suburbs growing, the hubbub tnereas- ing, metropolitan raidways, trams, bicycles innumerable; but we still endured, and pre- sented the world qil the same with a third That third generation—ah, me! One fancies the think From the St. Louls Globe-Democrat Francis Galton has collected some tnter- esting facts in regard to the effect of ath- letics and improved physical condition dur- ing the last forty years on the physique of New York Special to Philadelphia Press. When C. P. Huntington gave out a short time ago that the big granite palace he had built for himself at 57th street and Sth ave- nue was for sale he did not accompany the The real rea- son why Huntington never moved into his ‘The millionaire fear- ed that if he moved into it he would die. It was the old superstition that old men who grow rich build fine houses for their own funerals. Many architects have again and again lost valuable contracts from this New havoc at last with our nervous System. We stretch, rushing and We bolt our break- fast, we catch the train or "bus by the skin“ of our teeth, The tape clicks perpet- ually in our ears the last quotation in Eries, the telephone rings us up at inconvenient is always happen- ing somewhere to disturb our equanimity. of excitement Financially, ’tis a series of dissolv- personally, ‘tis a rush; socially, "tis a mosale of deftly fitted engagements. Drop out one plece, and you can never re- You are full next week from Mon- day to Saturday—business all day, ¢ (save the mark!) all Leisure is dead. and what We eter- of work from morn- then dress and dine; whirl of excitement from night tll morn- ing. A snap of troubled sleep, and again ot an hour, not a minute we can one Stephenson through with They irherited the sound con- sat on rustic it The ma- y has > died the strain and young have the same sort as es and in cer- The present crisis in the pered 4,8) Infantry, one battery of horse erat artillery and 750 cavalry, while among th 1 é ripen Rae pegs g Mins pactbonny of any | The Statare of Victorta’s Subjects sion and another thousand were so | Much Improved in Recent Years. Mr. Galton gives instructive evidence of the amelioration of the upper middle class. When he was an undergraduate at Cam- bridge, from 1840 to 18#, although but five feet nine and three-fourths inches in height, 8 taller than the majority of his In addressing them he habituaily lowered his eyes, and if in a crowd he would readily see over the heads of the people. he states that he no longer possesses these advantages. Altered social conditions, in his opinion, have helped to improve the bodily powers and address of his class; such conditions, for instance, as more wholesome and abundant food, bet- ter cooking, warmer clothing, moderation in the use of alcohol, better ventilated sleeping rooms, more change through vacations, and, lastly, the healthy lives led by women in From His New When Mr. Huntirgton started his plans away back in 1889, he, no doubt, thought of but let it have little It was only last year that the house began to get near comple- In the meantime his health had be- come less vigorous. His age and his years of hard work and worry began to tell upon him. The superstition came back to him with renewed force, and he began to think great deal about it. Then he decided that would not even keep the house in his mily; that he would sell it and remove every danger of his having to occupy it. It is sald that Mr. Huntington has another superstition—that he will not ride in the ele- re they could conquer, While China, swarmin Sit hes Sane: One of the Danigers of Mexico. a of so little value in’ her | From the St. Louts Globe! mind that she might use them for gun- » has iy with all sorts of a(t now she has nothing flict with Japan. | z i ies inftlll HIS GOOSE COOKE A Congressman Recognized That Further Effort Was Useless, A LIGHT KEEPER'S DISCHARGE An Incident Connected With an Outing of the President. + A FOREIGNER ASTONISHED Written for The Evening Star President Cleveland appreciates the humor of a good story, and this fact accounts in part, no doubt, for his friendship for Capt. Robley Evans, who Is a prince of story tell- ers. It is for this reason, Mkewise, that when the President goes on a trip for his health and to get away from the cares of state he likes to have Capt. Evans along to entertain him, . One of the captain's latest stories, told to Mr. Cleveland and by him repeated to his cabinet ministers, was particularly inter- esting, because the President himself was connected with the incident. It was this incideat, by the way, which, besides affurd- ing the President no little amusement, led him to direct that hereafter light-house keep- ers shall be selected by the coliectors of customs because of their fitness for the po- sitions, and that they shhll not be ap- pointed, 2s heretofore, upon the recommen- dations of politicians, thus instituting an important reform in the civil service. whe Cedar voint Light House Wire. It will be remembered that early last win- ter the President took a trip down the Po- tomac in a@ light-house tender, accompanied by Secretary Gresham, Secretary Carlisie and Capt. vans. As Secretary Caritsie is ex-olliciu prestacnt of the ght nouse board, and as Capt. jivans is naval secretary of that boara, they tuought to combine busi- ness with picasure by inspecting the light houses along tne route, Tueir arst stop was at Cedar i’yiat, where they arrived in tne evening and cast anchor, intending to go ashore in the morn:ng to make their in- on, but, cddly enough, while they lay sate in the evening, the light house (atgat tre and burned up, the President and his party witnessing tie burning trom their vessel. 4ue iea: morning when Capt. Evans, ac- companied by Secretary Carlisie, went eshore to inquire into ine cause of the con- lagration, tey found that the light-house kKecper fad been abseni from his post of duty the previous evening, contrary to rules, and that the ligut house had burned up during his absence. whe Leeper Dismissed. The President and his pariy proceeded on their voyage; and, some ten days tater, when they returned to Washington, one of the matters which Capt. Evans found awaiting his attention was a report trom the inspector of the Potomac light houses giving an account of the burning of Cedar lighthouse, and recommending the ai of the keeper from the service for “t of duty. ‘he captain promptly di- at a leiter to the Secretary, recom- should be s was done, One day,apout a fortngit after this event occurred, one of the secretaries of the light- house board was sitting at his aes in the light-house oliice in the trees and near him sat a young chevalier from the Itatian light-house establisnment, who had beea sent to Washington to make a study of the lighthouse system cf tae United States, He had been duly preseated to the officers of the board, and had requested, as the best way of obtaining an idea of the modes of business In tne oifice, that he might be py mitted to occupy a seat in the secret 3 room, and to ask such questions as trom time to time cccurred to him. While he was sitting there for this purpose, a mem- ber of Congress entered, accompanied by the discharge iCedar point light-house keep- er. The man was from the member's dis- trict,and had been appointed upon bis recom- mendation, and the member had come to have him restored. He was very indignant because his man had been removed without any consultation with him. The Congressman’s inquiry. “I want to know who wrote the letter recommending this man’s dismissal,” said the Congressman, ‘The polite secretary invited the member and his friend to be seated, and touched his boll. “I will send for a copy of the letter, and you shall see it for yourself,” said he. “I suppose,” proceeded the Congressman, taking a seat, “that the dismissal was made on the report of some d—d inspector who didn’t know half the facts. I am going to see Capt. Evans about it and have the natter fixed. By this time the letter-book was brought, and, placing it before the member, the sec- retary said: “You see, the letter is signed by Capt. Evans. . “Oh! Bob Evans signed it. 4/¢ he?” Then, reading the letter, he added, “It is just as I thought; he nas based his recommenda- tion on the report of an inspector. Give me 2 copy of that letter; I am going to see Capt. Evans about it.” ‘ertainly,” replied the bland secretary. “I will have a copy prepared at once; but— er—I believe that Capt. Evans is personally advised of the facts in this case.” “Personally advised! What does he know about the matter except from this inspec- tor’s report?” They Were All There. “Well, you see, it happened that Capt. Evans was at Cedar Point when the light house burned.” “Evans was there himself?" “Yes; he was there at the time, on one of the light-house vessels, and, I think, he n ade some inquiry into the matter.” “Oh, well, if the captain was there, and has signed this letter, I suppose there is no use of my seeing him. Give me the copy, though, end I will go and see Carlisle.” “Certainly; of course; the copy will be ready in a moment; but, I think, the Secre- tery, too, knows about the matter, as he ‘as also at the light house at the time.” “Carlisle was at Cedar Point when the light housé burned up? “Yes; he and Capt. Evans were there to- gether.” “The devil they were Well, then there’s no use of my seeing him. I'll have to go to my friend Gresham; he'll fix it for me. Let me have the copy all the same.” be sure; but—er—general—the Secretary Gresham was al- ere.”” “Well, 'll be d——4d. This is very T'll have to see the old man himself; I'll go ive ‘The Chevalier Was Surprised. ‘When the member and his man had taken you tell me ze President and ze member of a zat ze President hav: “And when ze meni seet. In Italy when ze member of parlia- Taent come to ze bureau cf patents, he go eanie: an &e. Roston A couple of New Eingiand sketches that are of excellent quality. A MODERN MAGDALENE. ther of © —— “Motaiy,”” “Queen Fillde- Bates & Lauriat By Virna Words, an- Boston: cc & 2 Wondwant & Lothrop. A strong story, in which is interwoven an ROOK OF VALTARLE Ive Twenty-seventh Ka'tion. Warke to my chief, and if my chief for me, i gare pre-san ce, and I make one my chief two bows to ze i moral member of it, and I remain stand- a ing while he speak to me. I would not Ompon’s HAXDY re of seeting in his ce.”* MATION. “Oh, we don't feel obt stand in the | _ineton: Orlando Gibson. Swered the secretary. &@ democratic country.” “Wooonderful " THOLUS. 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