Evening Star Newspaper, September 17, 1895, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. 1 BOSS SS 5099 S5SO9G8888S63 g Values From ®Our Furniture Clearance Sale —Just a few of them to freshen up your memory— items from the sale of the big- gest values we’ve ever put be- fore the public. Better not take long to find out your needs—sale ends the 2oth— nothing to be gained by wait- ing, but a lot to be lost. Solid Oak Chamber Suit. carved top and bevel plate ulrror, well made. A $16 White and Gold Dresser, with larger shaped French bevel plate mirror, 4 draw- ers, cast brass trimmings, $23 value...... $24.00 Chamber Suite......+ Solid Oak Bed....... $9.00 Dresser... $4.00 Rocker $2.00 Mahogany-finish Rocker. 69¢. $2.25 Rocker.....--e+0+ $1.29 $4.75 Rocker. $2.35 alah Mantel Cabinet-"-7. $17.50 $46.00 Folding Bed... QSOS GOSS SHSS SOOOSOOHHSOOSOOS W.B.MOSE Cor. F & 1th Sts. Storage Warehouses, 22d St. Near M. i GSSOS FSGS GHHHHHS SESSHEDOS The Fall Carpets Are all in. Hundreds of them— innumerable patterns— all pretty—all new. The most select stock that could be gotten together—not a carpet in it that isn’t a quick seller. Prices may have something to do with that, though —they’re littler than we ever saw them. 675 yards Extra Heavy In- Carpets, in handsome de- Forwerly 50c. yard. 225 yards estry © Brussels. yard. Now. 600 yards of our Celebrated Agra Carpet. Regular price, $1 yard. Now... oe oe 375 yards Best Quality Tap- estry Brussela. Former price, Te. yard. Now... oe ae 405 yards Body Brassels, handsome patterns, with bor- ders t Regular $1 a Now... 475 yards Royal Javanese Wiltens. Actual value, $1 To close... ne yards Awertc: in- ‘arpets, handsome parlor designs. Were $) yard, Now. S&S GOS ©S OOF SOOO8 90 O0GOOOSOS0008 8 2) SOSS @ HANGED FOR HER CRIMES. Execution of a Notorious New Zealand Murdere: Minnie Dean, who was condemned to death for the murder of infants intrusted to her care, haz been executed in Invercaraill, Auckland, New Zealand. She protested her innocence up to the last. Clemency was asked on account of the murderess being a woman, but the proof against her was so overwhelming that no mercy was shown. On the scaffold she was hysterical, and had to be almost carried to the drop. Just be- fore the black cap shut out the world from view she became more resigned, but piteous- ly exclaimed: “Oh, God; Iet me not suffer.” ‘The drop fell and death was instantane- ous. The woman prayed incessantly toward the last, but stoutly maintained that she had no murder on her soul and had no doubt that she would go to heaven. Minnie Dean’s crimes were the sensation of last year In New Zealand. In her pros- perity she was patronized by well-to-do scoundrels, who paid her, handsomely to become responsible for their children. A mother’s love, however, induced an erring woman to seek her child, who had been de- livered to the worran’s care. Minnie Dean had reported it dead from natural causes, but the mother’s suspicions were aroused and detectives were employed, when the remains of a number of children were found of ages ranging from a few months to several years, buried in every conceivable place about the premises. The woman was arrested, and after a sensational trial was cor.demned to death on the evidence of the guilty fathers, who were compelled by the authorities to appear in court to assist the crown. Minnie Dean’s defense was that all the children died from natural causes. IN THE GHAND CANYON. A Clergyman Has a Perilous Descent of the Colorado on a Raft. From the Los Angeles Herald. Rev. David Utter of Salt Lake recently made the descent of the Colorado river on a raft, built of driftwood, twenty feet long, six feet wide and well spiked together. Two boxes, with false bottoms, containing rrovisions, were nailed upon the raft. They served as seats when the water was smcoth, and protected the provisions from the swash. The navigators got into serious trouble only once. On the first day the raft was carried into an eddy about 600 feet long and 300 feet wide and very deep. At the foot of the eddy the current was so strong that {t required an hour of the hard- est kind of paddling to get over into the ream again, f either of us had lost his footing there and gone overboard that would have been the end,” said Mr. Utter, “because the suck weuld have carried him down, and if he should be fortunate enough to come up again there would be nothing to take hold of. We were three days on the raft, tying up at night, and made about one-half of the distance the first day. The scenery well repaid the journey, and the Black canyon, where the mountains reach a heignt ‘of 3,000 feet, with sheer precipices on toth sides, rising iike masonry from the river, was grandeur itself, We encountered one very unpleasant feature—a hot wind, such a3 I never felt before. Instinctively we turned our backs to the blast. It lit- erally cooked the skin. I wet a towel and held it outspread before my face. I am certain it dried within three minutes—per- haps two. No nausea was connected with it, simply plain heat. When we reached the big bend at Fort Mojaye I learned that this wind came from Death valley or the Mojave desert.” soe In Submarine Advertising. From the Westminster Gazette. Having succeeded in utilizing the clouds for his multifarious purposes, the ingenious advertiser, 1t would appear, is now about to betake himself to the depths of the sea. Tt is r: s have been recently mate there by advertisers with the view of turning to some practical use the waters of those taat have hitherto been admired mere- use of their natural beauty. ‘The wd employed is simplicity itself. The 5 of the advertisement are printed in B:gantic yellow or white letters on a blacic grounl. When sunk and securely held at the boitom of , the advert ds fuirly legible, the refraction of the light making the words appear on the sur the water. The triais made in th Geneva are described as having bee pletely successful.” From a purely adver- tising point of view we should never have thought it. The recommendation, say, of Lake Como to use somebody or other's pills or polishing paste, soap, or soothing sirup, is hardly designed to dispose the average ple: very favorably to- ward manufacturers of these s00- Uncle Allen Makes an Insinvation, on’ the Chleago Tri dear wrote Uncle A who yas spending his vacation dewn i the coun “{ send you today a peck of fine, large, juicy peaches, fresi from the tree. They are the best I hav: : this year, and I hope you will enjoy uncle. y Lreally sead you tsa Won't be more than a ach you. They affection The qt but there soo Anticipated by Dr. Keeley. Chte on: ne, A prominent physician, I see, use of the bicycle as a cure runkenr aykes— That's nothing now. Dr. if I am not mista of somet y it at home. ] orted from Switzerland that some | | | ed with whit: | or five sults every | stone MADAGASCAR’S QUEEN. Darker Than Most of Her Subjects aid Dressed by a Parisian. From Le Figaro, Paris. Madagascar’s queen was brought up in poverty in an unknown village by a coun- try butcher, her uncle, who sold to peasants third-grade meats. Yet she was the niece of the reigning queen, Ranavalo II. Her aunt detested her and would do nothing for her. The only service that she ever rendered her was to die. This happened in 1883. The constitution of the country permit- ting only descendants of the founder of the Malagassy dynasty to reign, the young girl claimed the throne. Foreseeing her brilliant future, her prime minister had galled her to Antamanarivo, the capital of the kingdom, and given to her the first ele- ments of a sort of education. When the queen died, this prime minis- ter married the girl, in accordance with the laws of the country, which exact that the prime minister shall always be the queen's husband. He has been married three times in accordance with this law. He has had no children by the queen. His first wife, a simple Malagassy woman, who Is still alive. and to whom the queen pays an ar nual pension for rent of her husband, has seventeen children. If Ranavalo III should die without chil- dren her heir is to be her niece, whos name means “Granddaughter of God. She is thirteen years of age, and uncer moniously takes off ner slipper before the queen in the hall of the throne. Should the prime minister survive his sovereign—he is only seventy years old—he will marry the “Granddaughter of God.” The prime minister is epposed to the re- vision of the constitution. The Queen of Madagascar is of medium Reight, thin and lithe, as undulating and supple as a snake. She is as fragile as a figurine of old Saxony ware. I have meas- ured her waist; it is not thicker than the fifty centimeters of the finest waists. Her foot, which shoes have not deformed, is famously small, and the narrow palm and tapering fingers of her hand are at ease in No. 5 gloyes. Darker than the greater number of her subjects, her com- plexion has the tonality of light chocolate. The prime minister likes chocolate. Her forehead is handsome and noble; her hair is long, thick and glossy, her eyes are shaped like almonds. Her cheek bones re- call the definite type of the Malay race. The drawing of her lips is pretty, and smiles become her. Her chin is pointed. Her teeth, which might be smaller, have the healthy whiteness of ivory. She takes great care of her hair. She braids it in large tresses, which she shapes into a square oa her neck. When In mourning she lets her hair fall on her shoulders. Her dressmaker is one of the best-known modistes in Paris. She is the most amiable of customers. The correspondence between the court and the dressmaker is a model of gracefulness and gentleness. The orders ere given by the second secretary to the prime minister, and they have no been filled thaa a check comes for tl At first the queen would only wear cess gowns, but now s waist and skirt be separated. are always high cut. The silk of her cloth- ing is heightened by a gold embrotdery, dis- tinguished and light, without tinsel.’ ‘The colors which she prefers, after red, are pin nd pale green. She worships gray en annot bear blue. Her clcthes are p hehotrope. She receives four r, and from time to | time a _nightgowa In pink silk, with white lace, For every ordirary gown she has a round hat, without ers or other orna- ments, by one of the best hutters in Paris. For y gown of ceremony she has a is a diadem of pasteboard d with the same stuff as the gow: e Is nothing cen The royal residence Is composed of ei: palac vhich the queen inhabits is ."" The official palace is verandas. rds in height, oceu bylonian in this inag- center of the reception room. It ¥ cled from the forest by n her majesty eceives stl audience is given in the silver palace, thus called because it is ornamented with a string of silver bells. There is no luxury in her dining roo’ The sovereign and the prime minister s on cushions, but their guests sit.on the floor. There is nothirg to drink excep: water. Ranavalo goes out of her palaces five or six times a year. The laws of the kingdom compel her, Fowever, to spend a month every year in'the sacred city, where her ancestors are buried. Europeins and horses are not permitted to enter there. Ranavalo knows how to sew, and her favorite occupation is to fly kites. If ever the chances of war bring as hostage to France Queen Ranavalo, she will be well received. With her soft eyes, her long hair, her fine waist, her smali feet, she will be admired for a whole winter. Our ministe: —who are not seventy years of age—will give festivals to her. Perhaps she will think that France Is as good as Madagas- car, and that there is more fun in Paris than in Antamanartvo. = a Sasi A Natural Financier. From the Utica Observer. A group were talking a few evenings ago about some remarkable exhibitions of “nerve,"" when one said: “I think I saw about as ‘nervy’ a display of tmpudence as I ever heard of in a cigar store in this city a few days ago. A young man came in and d for two ten-cent cigars, throwing a f dollar on the counter. The clerk gave nd tendered him in change nd a Canadian twen- The customer objected when the cler sive you American meney, if you prefer it, Dut suppose you firs half dollar ‘for this Canadian fifty piece you gave me.” An Industrious Girl, One cf the Ki papers contained the Mowing “society” itgm the other da; Hastings was pretty busy w e last w She broke John Sayre'’a colt to ride, alfalfa, pitched wheat and Killed a Come again, Maudie. (Copyright 1895 by A. H. Hawkins.) (Continued from Manday’s Star.) CHAPTER V. “Courage, madame,” said the bishop,soft- ly. “All danger is past. The villain is dead, and you are with the most devoted of your servants.” “Yes, yes," she said, and pressed his arm and shivered. “Is he really dead?” “He is dead. God have mercy upon him,” said the bishop. “And you killed him?” “I killed him. If it were a sin, pray God forgive me!” Up through the window still came the noise of voices and the stir of men movy- ing; for they were recovering the body of the count from the moat; yet neither Osra vor the bishop noticed any longer wkat was passing; he was intent on her, and she seemed hardly yet herself; but suddenly, and before he could interpose, she threw herself off the couch and on to her knees in front of him, and, selzing hold of his hand, she kissed first the episcopal ring that ‘he wore and then his hand. For he was both bishop and a gallant gentleman, and a kiss she gave him for each; and after she had kissed his hand he fect the tip of her eyelashes brush wet against his skin, as she bent her head over his hand. Rut he ralsed her hastily, crying to her not to kneel before him, and, throwing away his hat, he knelt before her, kissing her hand many times. She seemed now re- covered from her bewilderment and terror; for, as she looked down on him kneeling, she was half-ways between tears and smiles, and with curving lips but wet, shining eyes she said very softly: “Ah, my lord, who made a bishop of you?” And her cheeks grew in an instant from dead white into sudden red and her hand moved over his head as if she would fain have touched him with It. And she bent ever so little toward him. Yet per- haps it was nothing, and any lady who had “Ah, my lord, who made a bishop of you?” seen how he bore himself, and knew that it was in her cause, for her honor and life, might well have done the same. The bishop of ®Modenstein made no im- mediate answer; his head was still bowed over her hand and after a while he kissed her hand again; and he felt her hand press his. Then suddenly, as though in alarm, she drew her hand away, and he let it go easily. But then he raised his eyes and met the glance of hers and he smiled; and Osra also smiled. For an in- stant they were thus. Then the bishop rose to his feet, and he stood before her with bent head and eyes that sought the ground in becoming humility. “It is by God's infinite goodness and dl- vine permission that I hold my sacred office,” said he. “I would that I were more worthy of it! But today I have taken plea ure in the killing of a man.” “And in the saving of a lady, st added softly, “who will ever count you among her dearest fri gallant of her defende at such a deed as that? “May he forgive all our sins,” said the bishop gravely; but what other sias he had in his mind he did not say, nor did the princess ask him. Then he gave her his arm and they two walked together down the stairs into the hall; and the bishop, having forgotten al- together both his hat and his sword, was bareheaded and had no weapon in his hand. The count’s men were all collected in the hall, being crowded round a table that stood by the wall; for on the table lay the body of Count Nikolas of Festenburg, and it was covered with a horsecloth that one of the servants had thrown over it. But when the men saw the princess and the bishop, they made way for them and stood aside, bowing low as they passed. “You bow now,” said Osra. “But before, none of you would lift a finger for me. ‘To my lord the bishop alone I owe my life; Is God angered and he is a churchman, while you were free to fight tor me. For my part, I do not envy your wives such husbands; and with a most scornful air she sed between their rank: king great and ostentatious not to touch one of them even with the hem of her gown. And they grew red z hulled on their feet: and one or two ir breath and thanked God e not shrews, being indeed mel of themselves and very une t thinking what these same wives of theirs would ay to them when the thing came to be known. But Osra and the the bridge, and | he set her on hi The summer morning had jus un caugh the 0 tha she mounted in her white gown. But the bishep himself took the bridle of the horse and led it at a foot's pace down the hill nd into the town. Now by this time the news of what had chanced had run all through the town, and all the people were out in the streets, gossiping and guessing. And when th iw PI 33 Osra safe and sound and smiling, and the bishop in his shirt—for he had given his cloak to her—leading the horse, they broke into great cheering. The men cheered the priv while the wo- men thrust themselves in the front rank of the crowd, and blessed the bishop of Modenstein. But he walked with his head down and his cyes on the ground, and would not look up, even wher the women Madame, farewell. cried out in great fear and admiration on seeing that his shirt was stained with his blood and with the blood of Nikolas of Festenburg that had spurted upon it. But one thing the princess heard, which sent her cheeks red again; for a buxom girl glanced merrily at her and made bold to say in a tone which the princess could not but hear: “By the saints, here’s waste; if he were not a churchman no’ And her laughing eye traveled from the princess to him and pack to the princess again. “Shall we go a little faster?” whispered Osta, bending Gown to the bishop. But the girl only thought that she whispered some- thing € nd laughed the more. But at last they passed the town, and with a great crowd still following ‘them me to the castle. At the gate of it the op stepped, and aided the princess to alight. Again h2 knelt and kissed her hand, saying orly: “Madame, farewell!’ “Farewell, my lord,” said Osra softly; and she went hastily into the castle, while the bishep returned to his inn in the town, and, though the people stood round the inn the best part of the day, calling and watch- ing for him, he would not show himself. In the evening of that day the king, hav- img heard the tidings of the crime of Count Nikolas, came in furious haste with a trcop of horse from Strelsau. And when be heard how Osra had played at dice with the covnt and, staking herself against the cas- tle of Zenda, had won it back, he was ashamed and swore an oath that he would play dice no more, whicif oath he faithfully otserved. And in the morning of the next day he went to Festenburg, where he flogged soundly every man who had not run away before his comin; nd all the posses- sions of Count Nikolas he confiscated, and he pulled down the castle of Festenburg and filed up the moat that had run round its walls. Then he sent for the bishop of Mcdenstsin, and thanked him, offering to him all the demesne of Count Nikolas; but the bishop would not accept it nor any mark of the king's favor, not even the or- der of the Red Rose. Therefore the king granted the ground in which the castle stood and all the lands belonging to it to Francis of Tarlenheim, brother to the wife cf Prince Henry, who built the chateau which now stands there and belongs to the same family to this day. But the bishop of Modenstein, having been entertained by the king with great splender for two days, would not stay lorger, but set out to pursue his journey, clad now in his ecclesiastical garments. And Princess Osra sat by her window lean- ing her head on her hand and watching him ull the trees of the forest hid him; and wken o1ce he was on the edge of the for- est, he turned his face for an instant, and locked back at her where she sat watching in the window. Thus he went to Strelsau; end when he was come there, he sent im- mediately for his confessor, and the con- fessor, having heard him, laid upon him a severe ponanc2, which he performed with great zeal, exactness and contrition. But whether the perance were for killing Count Nikolas of Festenburg (which in a layman at least would have seemed a venial sin) or for what else, who shall say? (The end.) Sas ee Another Good Story. In tomorrow's Star will be printed the concluding installment of the story by Anthony Hope entitled “The Crime of Count Nikolas of Festenburg.” In con- tinuation of the interesting series of stories which are being published daily in The Star, Wednesday the opening chapter of a new story will appear. It is entitled “A Chance Meeting,”’ and is from the pen of the well-known,,and popular author, The Duchess. The final installment of this story will appear im Saturday’s Star. —— AN OFFENDED OSTRICH. An Innocent Kitten Mistook His Legs for Snplings and Climbed Up. From the Philadelphia Press. The ostrich at the Zoological Garden stood tn the long yard adjoining its cage in the deer house yesterday. It gazed con- templatively through the bars of the fence at the world beyond and shivered once ina while as the cool breezes! swept down upon it. It was thinkiyg of /the differences in climates and wondering whether if it buried one of its eggs as it used to do in the long grass during such weather the cool wave would hatch out an ice cream churn. While it was revolving the question in its mind a playful kitten came through the fence into the yard. It was a pretty kitten—pure white, except for a few blotch- es that looked as if somebody had -thrown an ink bottle at it, after carefully remoy- Ing the cork. ‘he kitten went running along the yard until it came to the ostrich. Thinking its long, thick legs were young saplings the playful kitten gave a run and quickly climbed up them, and was soon on top of the ostrich’s back. The huge bird did not know what to make of it at first, and went cantering around the yard as though the plague were after it. Round and round it went, until, red in the face, it came to a sudden stop. The kitten never moved. It had taken a firm hold of the ostrich and did not propose to be shaken. “I stood the earthquake this morning,” sald the kitten. “I guess I can stand this.”” Finding that the strange beast refused to be thus summarily disposed of the ostrich became less scared and more angry. It curled its neck and twisted its head so as to get a fair look at the kitten. ‘The Kitten never winced. It began to think it had barked up the wrong tree, but it was determined to see the matter The ostrich aimed a blow at the un- rable rider with its beak, but it dodged. It tried it again, but the result was the same. Again and again the agile head and long neck rained sledge hammer blows at the tricky little kitten. It es- caped them all, though some were too near for comfort. Finally the kitten got scared. It ran | ostrich’s neck to get out of the | a en it smiled. The ostrich jcouldn’t hit it there. Its smile did not last long, however. With a sudden move- ent the retched its neck bi ard. encircled the kitten round the waist queezed it until it was dead. Then it wound it nd placidly looked at the nimal. After a mement or two nation it picked up im it as far as it could. Then it calmly umed the meditations that had | been ‘so ruthlessly interrupted. see To HER Throvgh —Plac Schcol Board. FAITHFUL RUST. Benefit Gained Woman on From the Louisville Post. Inspectors of schools and state super- intendents of education testify that the schools are best cared for when there are both men and women on the board. The inen, owing to their larger business experi- erce, are generally more competent to deal with the purely business questions that come before the board, but the women are found better able! to deal with questions that relate to the*children, and there are all sorts of little things about a school buildirg that they, look.after more keenly than the men. here are! many housekeep- ing details for which a- woman's eye is needed; and the sanfe thitg has been found true in the supervision of the schools. One striking instance agcurred in a Mas- sachusetits town fog far from Boston. A certain school suffered from repeated out- breaks of diphtheria and other diseases. The school committee had the building whitewashed and ventilated and did all they could think of to improve the sanitary arrangements, but in vain. The school house was abont to be closed as hopelessly unhealthy, when a womdn was elected to the school board. She went all over the building and then asked to be shown the cellar. z The janitor was disgusted. He said no member of the school toard had ever asked to be thken into the cellar before and that it was not in a fit state for visitors. This cnly made the lady the more determined to see it. She found in it an old well, reeking With filth. It was cleaned out and filled up and the school had no more outbreaks of illness, as 2 ——_+e+ Prompt Action. From the Somerville Journal. “And so you are fully determined,” he persisted, “that you cannot marry m “Yes,” she replied, gently but firmly. “I must still say no. you for that.” “All right,” sald he, with a well simulated sigh of relief, as he turned to the door to go. “I was afrald that you had been taking our litile flirtation sertously, and I meant to do the right thing at any cost, but this lets me out." I do not care enough for ODD PELLOWS INCREASING. Reports Read to the Sovereign Grand Ledge. j At yesterday’s session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Atlantic City Grand Sire Steb- bins read his report. Every branch of the order, he said, is flourishing, exhibiting an increase in the number of its subordi- nates, as follows: Subordinate lodges, in- crease, 297; subordinate encampments, in- crease, 53; Rebekah lodges, increase, 335. Ym the canton branch they are not re- ported, but from information from depart- ment commanders unusual prosperity pre- vails. He said that the Rebekah branch has had a marvelous growth in the past year. While the increase In membership in the subordi- nate lodge has been several thousand less than last year and the encampments have fallen 1,772 below, the Rebekah lodges have gained in membership 22,747, exceeding the gain of the preceding year by 1,174 and the relief by $2,141.36. . The reports from the grand jurisdictions show that already, over and above all loans, millions have been added to thi wealth in the increased yaluation in real estate alone. The aggregate footing of these tables shows an ownership in 2,838 Pieces of real estate at a cost of $12,857 408.94 at a present valuation of $18,521,- 724.11, making a net increase of $4,714,414.06 by investments. In addition to this not less than 31,000,000 has been invested in homes, with a landed possession of not less than 3,800 acres, neat and commodious and many of them even palatial, for the unfortunate and helpless. State of the Order. Reports were also received from the grand secretary and grand treasurer. The grand secretary’s report shows the following state of the order for the past year: Total number of grand lodges, 56, a gain of 1; total number of grand encamp- ments, 50; total subordinate lodges, 10,592, gain of 297; subordinate encampments, 2,610, a gain of 53; Rebekah lodges, 3,627, a gain of 335; lodge initiations, 63,845; encamp- ment initiations, 9,407; total lodge members, 790,795; encampment members, 134,230; Re- bekah members, 225,189; relief paid by lodges in North America, $2,993,457.60; re- lieé paid by encampments, $284,540.23; by Rebekah lodges, $4: total relief paid, $3,323,311.96; revenue received by lodges in North America, $7,474,328.06; by encamp- ments, $615,932.07; by Rebekah lodges, $337,- 6; total revenue, $8,427,870.53. The report then gives some interesting statistics of the order from its inauguration in North America, in 1830, up to December 31, 1894, teluaing Germany, Denmark, Switzerland and Australia. The initiations in subordinate lodges were 2,012,848; mem- bers relieved, 1,902,562; widows and families relieved, 216,178; members deceased in that time, 184,894; total relief paid, $67,828,670.47; total receipts, $176,786,202.60. The report of Isaac A. Sheppard, grand treasurer, shows receipts of $90,601.85; paid out from certificate No. 6,268 to No. 6,688, $62,083; balance in treasury, $28,601.02. The report shows that the assets of the Sovereign Grand Lodge at this time con- sists of cash in treasury, $28,601.02; $15,000 in Lehigh Valley raflroad bonds and $15,v00 in Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad bonds. The total available assets as per his report of August 20, 18%, were $63,251.25, showing a loss this year of $4,650.23, ———_+ e+ ____ Japanese Quail. “What «ind of birds are those?” inquired a stranger, as he stopped in front of a cage in a Japanese bazaar, says the San Francisco Post. “Those are quail, sir—Japanese quail,” replied the proprietor, courteously. “They are queer-looking little fellows.” “Yes; ard they are queerer than they icok. Those birds do not come into the world as other birds do. “What do you mean?” asked the stranger in surprise. : “They are not hatched from eggs. “Oh, you ere trying to perpetrate a joke at my expense.” “No, I_am rot,” declared the Jap, earn estly. “It is a well-known fact, sir, that these birds are not hatched from eggs, as other birds are—at least, it is well known in my country. They lay eggs in the swamps which tkey inhabit. The eggs hatch out what you call tadpoles, after- ward turring into frogs, and the frogs in turn beccme quail.” There was ro doubt that the Jap be- lieved the superstition, though he is a well- educated man. ee To Raise Drowned Bodies. Fiom the. New York World. A St. Louis inventor has patented a de- vice for the raising of drowned bodies from the beds of rivers and lakes, which has been applied with marked success in many places in the west during the present sum- mer. The old plan was to fire cannon over the surface of the water near where the drcwned body is supposed to lie, the con- cussion causing the body to rise. The ap- peratus of the St. Louis man utilizes from fvur to eight sticks of dynamite in a ma- chine box connected by fine wire to the electric battery on the shore, from which is communicated the spark that fires the heavy charge resting on the river bed. ENJOY! Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- tem effectually, dispels colds, head- aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug- gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro- cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Donotacceptany ° substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. LOUISVILLE, KY. WEW YORK, W.¥. MEXICO’S CONGRESS OPENED. President Dinz Speaks of the Growing Prosperity of the Country. President Diaz, on opening the Mexican Congress last night, said that the friendly relations with foreign powers have contia- ued without interruption since his last mes- sage. The agreement signed In Mexico the Ist of April Jast for the settlement of the un- derstanding between Mexico and Guatemala regarding the fulfillment of the boundary treaty of 1882 has been approved by the legislature and the executives of both coun- tries and is now in couzse of fulfillment. A great number of applications had been recelved by the government for the right to utilize the water of the rivers under its ju- Tisdiction, both for irrigation purposes and the production of motive power, and !mpor- tant undertakings are being established for the transmission of power So general to va- rious districts by means of electricity. ‘The government of the United Staces, in a com- munication of interest regerding the irriga- tion works that exist on both sides of the frontier, had invited Mexico to attead a na- tional irrigation congress which opened its sessions yesterday at Albuquerque, N. M. This invitation was acc2pted. The total length of telegraph lines con- structed during the year was 702 kilometers, which brings the length of the whole fed- eral system to 63,624 kilometers. All the trunk lines of railroads having been nearly completed, new branches are being con- structed under former conc2ssions or those lately obtained. Nearly all the railroad companie3 have shown increased earnings, due especially to local traffic, which natur- ally corresponds to the growth of mercan- tile business and the agricultural prosperity of the country. Cornell's New Building. At the last session of the New York legis- lature a bill was passed appropriating $150,000 to Cornell University, fer the pur- pose of buildirg a veterinary college. This appropriation was to be used for the build- ing alone, the trustees of Cornell University assuming the responsibility of running the college. When completed the college will be one of the finest devoted to veterinary science in the country. The corps of pro- fessors and assistants will number about twenty-five. It will take several months before the college is ready for occupancy. When finished it will make the thirteenth building on the Cornell campus which has cost $150,000 or over. tending child- birth, or who suf- fer from the ef- fects of disorders, derangements and displace- ments of the wo- manly organs, will relief and a ent cure in Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. Taken during pregnancy, the “ Prescription” MAKES CHILDBIRTH EASY by preparing the system for parturition, thus assisting Nature and shorten’ “labor.” The painful ordeal of child- birth is robbed of its terrors; and the dangers thereof, tly lessened, to both mother and child. The period of confine- ‘ment is also greatly shortened, the mother strengthened and built up, and an abundant secretion of nourishment for the child promoted. If THE MARRIED WOMAN be delicate, run-down, or overworked, it worries her husband as well as herself. This is the jpeobes time to build up her strength and cure those weaknesses, or ailments, which are the cause of her trouble. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescrij tion dispels aches and pains, melancholy and nervousness, brings refreshing sleep and makes s new woman of her. Mrs. ABRAMI.YoN, of Lorraine, Jefferson Co., N. ¥.. writes: “I had been suffering from ulceration and falling of the womb, forseveral irs, or since the birth of my youn child. Iconstilted all the physicians around here g and they gave me upand said there was no help for me. At last. almost . Siscour- aged, I n taking Dr. Hones Favorite Spr: scription and took five bottles. It is three years, since and I have not had! any return ofthetrouble. I feel very grateful, and Jn fact, owe you my life, for Ido not think I should h if I had not taken your medi BRIAR PIPE GIVEN AWAY ff MIXTURE for => ss cents Every pipe stamped DUKES MIXTURE or 2oz. Packaces 5¢ Gaslight is a better light than elec- tricity if it’s burned through a Sie- mens-Lungren Gas Lamp. And it sheds a beautiful white light, making it excellent for show windows and store interiors. Rented for 25¢. a month. Gr 1423 N.Y. Appliance Exchange, 010-280. ave. fYerryerrrtiss eosceeeeeees The Coming 3 Cycling costumes eo for the up-to-date whcelwoman DO YOU KNOW zat NATROLITHIC SALT Is a valuable remedy, and will prove most beneficial in HABITUAL CONSTIPATION, SICK HEADACHE, GASTRO-INTESTINAL CATARRH, STRIC DYSPE WANT OF APPETITE, RHEUMATIC AND GOUTY AND OTHER CONGESTIONS? It will give tone to the stomuc! tain and harmless. 50 certs per bottle. COLUMBIA CHEMICAL CO., set7-tu,t’,32 snd is safe, cer- ‘Try it. ‘All druggists, or Weshington, D.C. are prettily illustrated by the six Little Hthographed models we're p senting to every lady caller, ‘These costumes were ed by Redfern, @ 3s Miller and © Grorgle Cayvan. The models are pud- : Mshed by Pope Manufacturing 3 2 9 Company, and can be bad here free. CPECOOS OS. District Cycle Co., Naturally you feel a delicacy in aul0-3m,28 452 Pr POHOOSS SOLOS SIG SE talking about some little mark or disfiguration on the face. Banish that tecling for a time and drop in and censult with us about removing the blemish. DR. J. H. HEVBURN, De: Mertz buliding, cor. 11th na. ave. patologist, od F bts. sel6-14d CAN CURE ASTHMA AND HAY FEVER. A Notea Physician Offers to Prove. ‘This to All Sufferers in Wash- iugton em Thursday. The majority of sufferers from Asthma and kindred complaints, vfter trying doctors and mum- berless remedies advertised as positive cures with- out avail, have come to the conclusion that there is no cure for this most distressing disease, and these same persons will be the more in doubt and skeptical when they learn through the columns of the press that Dr. Rudolph Schiffiaan, the revog- nized authority who bas treated more cases of these diseases thaa any Mving doctor, bas achieved Success by perfecting a remedy which not uly gives immediate relif in the worst cases, but has Positively cured thousands of sufferers who were considered incurable. ‘These were just as skeptical as some of our read2-s now are. Dr. Schiffmann's icmedy no doubt possesses the merit which is claimed for it or he would not authorise this paper to announce that he {s rot only willing to give free to each person suffering from Asthma, Hay Fever, Phthiste or Bronchitis in this elty one free Uberal trial box of his cure, but urgently reyuests all sufferers to call at F. A. Tschiffely, jr.’s, Drag Store, 475 Pa. ave., from 8 a.m. till 6 p.m. ‘Thurs- day, September 19th, and receive a package ab- solutely free of charge, knowing that in making the claim he does for his cure, a trong doubt may arise in the minds of many, and that a per- sonal test, as he offers to all, will be more con- vincing, and prove its merits, than the publishing of thousands of testimonials from persons who have been permanently cured by the use of his Asthma Cure. “Dr. Schiffmaan's Asthma Cure,” as it is called, has been sold by druggists of this city ever since it was first introduced, although inauy persons may never have heard of it, and it is os View to reaching these that be makes this offer. ‘This ix certainly a most generous fair offer, and all who are suffering from = the above complaints should remember the date and place where the distribution will be made, and avail themselves of the same. Persons living out of this city who desire to test the efficacy of this most wonderful remedy will receive a package free by mail by writing to Dr. R. Schiffmann, Rosabel street, St. Paul, Minn., providing their letter is received before September 30, as no free samples can be obtained after that dato, FLESH REDUCED! DR. EDISON’S FAMOUS OBESITY PILLS, SALT AND BANDS TAKE OFF A POUND A DAY. DR. EDISON'S OBESITY FRUIT SALT TAKEV OFF FAT AND IS A DELIGHTFUL, CHAM- PAGNE-LIKE, HEALTHFUL SUM- MER BEVERAGE. If you are fat it will pay you to read what = few well-known say below: “Dr. Edison's Obesity treatment will reduce a fleshy abdomen, neck, busi, chin or face, or rs, or hips, witbout ‘redi flon where there Is no surplus tat. racts to its normal tensi uM without wrinkles, “lay Bises Mena ie Woman's Word, irs. Honoria Calfant Wayne, writing fcom the Treasury Department, say . Blison's Obesity Pills, Salt and Band ‘reduced my weight 19 in three weeks and cured me of kidney trouble.”” Mrs. Zelma Thomson Sprague writes thus from. her residence on F street: “In six weeks Dr. Exi- son's Obesity Pills and Salt reduced me 40 pounds. ‘That is what the Edison remedies did for me. sister, Mrs. Tillle Vanderlip Sprague, of George- town, used Dr. Edizon's Pifis, a and Band pounds in 4 fat people and was reduced wees Chel Sterl iza Chelton Sterling writes from the Woman‘s Club of Washington: “Dr. Edison's Obesity Pilis and Salt reduced my too fat shoulders and bist, re- Heving me of 26 pounds und making me quite well and graceful appearing in less than a month.” Capt. Henry Caton, long connected with the Post Otice Department, writes: “I took Dr. Eai- son's Se and they réduced pound Jo. month and a bal sui irs. Ce stanton, Georgetown, writes: “I took Dr. Edison's Obesity Salt and Pills for six weeks aud they reduced my weight 23 pounds and cleared Major Gathright, one of the best known remain- ing old-time military men, writes: “I had my. sb dominal measurement reduced 9 inches by weariag an Edison Obesity Band four and one-half weeks.” Mis. Helen Wandall Sturgess, writing from her residence on F street, says: “Dr. Edisou'’s Obesit; Band has reduced, my weight 21 pounds and cure me of kidney troubles. Dr. Edison's Pills and Salt have cured my brother, Col. Wandall of the Department of State, of liver disease and reduced, his weight 39 pounds in forty-three days." Obesity Pills, $1.50 a bottie, or three bottles for $4, enough for one treatment. Peete aoe is $1 a bottle. besity Band, any size up to 36 inches, ts $2.50; 10 cents extra for each additional toch im tenet, Send all mail, express or C. 0. D. orders to us, Metall drug trade supplied ‘vy E. P. MER ith and F ow c. C. G. SIMMS, 1340 N.Y, “ ow to Cure Obesity 24 newspa: columns, written by distinguished ‘authors; omer ous illustrations and 200 testimonials. Mention address exactly as given below: LORING & CO., General Agents, United States, Chicago, Dept. No. 19, No. 113 State street. New York city, Dept. 4, No. <2 W. 22d street. R00 SUITES cur! Four of the hand: Suites in our stock cial f ‘One Massiv. soe Ae we eaeact ¢ i a te te a ts te ted Seaton agent est Bed Room © been reduced— sesfeatentestestent Seton “polished: ly carved — = 00 Sere! wR KS) & to. z & One very elavorate 3 Solid Oak Suite—tedst=ad Xo oand dresser richly earv- g, ed--imme nse pattern plate mirror a suite “hat is GRAND in evei tall—reduced from §: to. One CI very old and sigh—all solid oak—bed> stead and dresser richly carved dresser unusual wide, and fitted wit $100 S135} eave S125) Pay when you please—weekly or month- Songonseetentonseecentonten gee Sertenhonteetestontoe ly—no notes—no- Interest. Don't forget that we make and lay all carpet free of cost—no charge for waste in matching figures. GROGAN’S yIlammoth Credit House, $19-S21-S23 7th et. mw., bet. H and I sta. seld- ba % Gray Hair A thing of the past when Nattans’ Crystsi Dis covery “is used. Guaranteed to restore gray of fsded batr to Its natural color in 3 to 10 dars— positively not a dye. Stops the hair from falla uM and makes the nicest dressis * can use. No po No sede stoins, Price, $1 MACY, SOLE AG + express prepaid, to any part the country on receipt of price: $a26-tf Bargains In Long Hair Switches, £ >. Formerly 5.50. Vormerly _§' $6.50. Formerly $i OF First-class uttendance in 10, ihur Dressing, Kceping the hate oS, HELLER’S, 720 7th Street N.W. for