Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1895, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1895—SIXTEEN PAGES. x “1 “THEY ARE SATISFIED The General Secretary and Treas- urer of the C, E. Union. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONVENTION In a More Forward State ot Prepa- ration Than Usual. MORE COMMITTEEMEN Secretary John Willis Baer and Treasurer ‘William Shaw of the United Society of Christian Endeaver, who visited Washing- ton Friday to confer with the committee of ‘98, and who were present and spoke at the missionary mass meeting of the District urion, held In Calvary Baptist,Church, ex- pressed themselves to the officers of the urion as highly gratified over the condition of the preperations so far made for the Weshineton convention, which will be held in July next. Mr. Shaw had charge of the firances for the Boston convention last year, and took a particular interest in learning all the details as arranged up to this thme by the local finance committee. He had a long conference with Mr. W. B. Robison, chairman of the finance commit- tee, and others of the committee of "ti, who explained to him the,methdds adopted for raising a sum of $10,000 among the En- deavorers themselves—most of which has already been subscribed—as well as the fund of $15,000 which it is proposed to ask from the business men of the city. He was also told of the appointment of the citizens’ advisory finance committee, whose mem- bers are some of the most prominent bu: Less men and citizens of Washington. Satistied With the Arriingements. He expressed himself as diighted with the arrangements already entetvd into, and said the financial outlook was much brigher than it was in Boston at a cor- responding period last year. He felt confi- dent that the committee had made no mis- takes and that their efforts would be emi- nently successful. In company with some of the members of the committee of "96, the two general offi- cers spent a considerable portion of their stay in Washington visiting the different churches and open-air places where it is in- tended to erect the great tents for the ac- commodation of the multitudes who will wish: to attend the large meetings. Both Mr. Baer and Mr. Shaw were very much pleased with the progress made by the committee, and Mr. Baer said that he left Washington with less anxiety for the per- fection of the arrangements for handling the expected crowds than had hitherto been the case when he visited other con- Neotion cities at this stage of the proceed- ings. . An Important Meeting. The committee of '96 held an important Meeting at headquarters yesterday after- noon, ani after the usual preliminary busi- ness a number of communications were read. A letter was received from Judge L. J. Kirkpatrick, president of the Indiana State Union, stating that he would be in Washington Thursday to engage a hotel as headquarters for the Indiana delegation for the international convention next July. A letter from the Christian Endeayorcrs of the First Congregational Church, offering the use of their church as headquarters for the Massachusetts delegation, was re- ceived. The retary. was instructed to communicate w:th this society, and inforin them that, pursuant to their request, the headquarters for Massachusetts would be assigned to their church. A letter from the Christlan Endeavorers of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church offered the use of their edifice for headquarters purposes, oe also requested that the rally of the di of Christ be held in their church. olution from the Washington worth League, passed at their fifth annual convention recently held, was 1 gratefully acknowledged in a res- olution, which the secretary was instructed to convey to the secretary of the Epworth League. A subcommittee, consisting of Judge Tay- lor and Messrs. Leet and Sleman, was ap- pointed for the purpose of submitting to the next meeting of the committee, which will be held Iriday evening of this week, ouuline for the program of the annual District convention, which occurs in Jan- war’ It was resolved that three tents, seating about 10,000 persons each, be provided, in- stead of four, as heretofore planned by the committee, and, in addition thereto, that ten or more meeting places, seating from 1,000 to ) each, be provided, for which it Is understood that the same character of exercises and speakers shall be secured, and that these meetings shall be made a part of the regular program. At the sime time the committee holds itself In readi- ness, if given sufficient notice, to furnish the fourth tent, as originally intended, if it éhall be at any subsequent time deemed advisable so to do. The following appointments were made upon the entertainment committee: Mr. F. M. Bradley of the Ninth Street istian Church, W. Simpson of the Wesrern Presbyterian Church, and Mr. W. W. War- wick of the Central Presbyterian Church. Appointments on the auxiliary commit- tees were made as follows: West Street Presbyterian Church. Decoration ¢ommittee—Fred Leetch, Bea: trice Graham, Anna Kinsinger. Ushers committee—Robert Leetch, Fred Leetch, Reese Alexander, J. E, Hagner, Chas. Brown, Walter English, A. B. Ben- nett, jr. Robert Houghton, Chas. Mac- Gowan. Entertainment committee—W. L, Moul- ton, Mrs. W. L. Moulton, Lena Kayser, Cora Pimper, Edith Leetch, Fannie Gilbert, &. A. Swindells. xeurs'on committee—C. J. Hepburn. tration committee—Jno, C. Lewis, Hagner, Lizzie MacGowan. Music comm!ttee—J. H. Hunter. Reception committee—R. P. Waddy, Miss J. B. MacGowan, Martha Berry, Susie as, Lottie Mayfield, Fannie Gilt rt, th Leetch, Anna Hoffman, W. H. Lewis, Mary Lew » Etta Hagner, Bertha Davis, May Hedrick, Mina Grove, Margaret Win- ship, Lucien Swindells, Wm. Hedrick, Maud Mann, Annabel Leetch, Jno, Lacy. First Presbyterian Charch. Decoration committee—Dean Swift, Fran- ces Tolman, Theresa Mohr, Ethel Tracy Ushers’ committece—Ben.T. Webster, Dean Swift, Miss Bunn, E. Q. Knight, A. Kui Ronal Le Mat, Jas. L. Nor Jr. tertainment committee--Eugenia Mul- Nean, Amy Charles, Dora Dalrymple, Lil- lian Craigen, M. R. Sammons, If. 1.. Con- nor, L. Curtis. heehee committee—Dr. Wim. M. New- tration committee—E. D. Tracy, Mae Ella Luckett, > committee— Recepticn committee sie fiine, Izene Bailey. Tclman, Isabel Wilbur, 4 Mary Duguid, Berte La ath, F. A. Fenning, Fai _ Smith, Florence Mullic. Muliiean, Mamie Byrne, Hattie + Hane; jora Plugge, Dr. W. S. Newell, C. Cc. Billings, H. L. Conner. Fourth F sbyterian Chur Decoraiion committee—Jas. A. McElwee, » Wm. Tullock, Mrs. Page L. Zimmer- ers’ committee—W. H. Stevanes, H. E. Johnson, Wm. H. Adams, H. M. Adams, Wm. Tullock, Howard Hoover, Jno. Kelly, E. M. Merrick, Chas. E. Hoover, Harry Blake. Entertainment committee—Minnie Bab- cock, Athalia Yingling, Mary C, Duncan, May Graif, Mrs. W. H. Stevens, D. P. Wol- haupter, jr, C. J. Williamson. 1sion committee—Wm. N. Cromwell. stration committee—Mrs. Page, L. Zimmerman, Mrs. Wm. Tulloch. Music committee—Jas. A. McElwee. Reception committee — Edna _ Hercher, Mary Hoover, Ruth Sylvester, Mary An- drews, Sidney Culverwell, Miss J. Bab- cock, Miss L. Vannemann, Mrs. Frank Barnes, Mary Davis, Mrs. D. P. Wolhaup- ter, jr, Florence Barron, Ida Nourse, Daisy Nourse, Robert Nourse, Jos. T. Kelly, jr., Calvin Milans, W. E. Saunders. North Presbyterian Church. Decoration committee—Flcrence Kidwell, Evlyn Carrier. Ushers committee—O, A. Danzenbaker, john Stewart, Wil!am Armstrong, Homer Wheeler, Campbell Reed, Harry Wells, Ed- de Argel, William Stein, Howard Omohun- dra. Entertainment committee—Mrs. A.M. Bennett, Minnie Schmidt, Mabel Levi, Ma- mie Lowry, Cyrus Wheéler, Effie Henry, John Stewart. Excursicn committee—Geo. Davis. Registration committee—Dr. M. C. Ben- nett, Kate Steinman, Mamie Lowry. Music committee—Florence Kidwell. Reception committ ennie Furmage, Mary Kaiser, Lillie Kerr, Evelyn Carrier, nie Schmidt, Nelle Edson, Annie Robert W. J. McLellan, Joseph Fisk, Samuel Ph lips, H. A. Campbell, Mamie West, Louise Kemon, Marion Oliver, Minnie Chamberlin, Lillie Witherow, Maggie Olivar, Kate Hen- dricks, Bess'e Hobson. Eastern Presbyterian Church. Decoration committee—Lulu Coleg, Thad. Sargent, Chrissie Thomson. Ushers cemmittee—Jas. Austin, Edgar Buckingham, Geo. Campbell, W. E. Cotten, H. A. Dobson, Chas. Fuller, Herbert Hunt- er, Milton Kettler, Harry Pierce. Ertertainment committee—B. May Hunt- er, W. C. Cole, Mary Irwin, Helen Jamison, Mattie King, Carolle Robinette, Gena Pol- lock. Excursion committee—Harrf Shonta. Registration committee—C. G. Morgan, Bassie Warden, Rosalie Robinette. Music committee—Geo. Spidel. Recepticn committee—V H. Dobson, Lydia Block, Carrie Fuller, Ruth Gardner, Fannie Jeter, Helen Olmsted, Blossom Olm- sted, Lottie Richmond, Janet Smith, Louise Sterm, Hattie Sargent, May McCabe, Maud Tiffany, Flora Whitney, Effie Yoder, Clar- ice Collins, Glenmore Appich, Bowles, Maud Bowles, Anna Cooley, Wm. Cooley, Josie Dobson, Ralph Hazard, Fan- nie Ashley. Assembly Presbyterian Church. Decoration committee—Blanche Allison, J. W. Beatty, Robert Trcusland. Ushers’ committee—Carl Davis, Clare Davis, O. A. T. Swaine, Elmer H. Brown, Joseph A. Murphy, Walter L. Gallaher, E. Ralph Shane, Robert A. McPherson, Sam'‘l D. MePherson. Entertainment committee — Robert A. Clum, Eugene C. Brown, Robert Trousland, Alton B. Carty, Emily C. Van Vleck, L. Blanch McElfresh, Cassie M. Norman. Excursion committee—Cora A. Lord. Registration committee—John M. Foster, A. Stella Tucker, Blanche Campbell. Music committee—Ella C. Lyman. Reception committee—Gertrude A. Davis, Vena A. Wells, Emma C. Wells, H. Evelyn Crippen, Edwin G. Glorins, Helen A, Willis, Nellie Brown, Helen Stockton, Winifred L. Stockton, Edith G. McArthur, Florence R. Keene, Fern Chapman, Hoyt Lainson, Clara Chum, Edith G, Grarville. © Calvary Baptist Church. Ushers—W. W. Everett, Louis D. Bliss, Frank C. Bliss, Arthur Copeland, Geo. E. Hebbard, Walter H. Moling, E. C. Schneider, Arthur B. Seibold, Geo. G. Setbold, Samuel T. Smith, Dr. F. A. Swartwout, A. R. Thorn- ton, Geo. N. Everett, Geo. Mertz, John E. Dawson, Albert A. Clemons, J. M. Buzzell, F. M. Censer, Asa L. Gilbert, Thos, E. Gil- tert, John W. Hobbs, J. Edwin Kennedy, Chas. E. Marsh, Harry Greene, Harry Per- kins, J. Franklin Philp, Chas. K. Robinson, W. W. Werntz, Semuel E. Aler, Thomas Morrill, S. G. Blackwood, A. A’ Hobson, Chas. F. Burt, Geo. H. Judd, Frank S. Browne. Music committee—Pierson H. Bristow. Reception committee—Anna J. Bell, Kath- arine A. Stickney, Etta L. Hoskins, Buckingham, Fred. M. Hoskins, Sa White, Kate S. White, Mrs. Arthur Cop land, Edith Cory, Louise Akers, Ivah Ri ards, Florence M. Halley, Ethel Foster, 5 gene Mason, Harry C. Wilson, H. B. Wad Mrs. H. B. Waddy, Helen A. Gleason, Ire! A. Cowman, Carrie McConahay, Hettie N. Diver, Chas. C. Adams, Mrs. Chas. C. Adams, Mabel Vaughn, Wm. H. Bartlett, J. D. Bridger, Rosamond K. Stickney, Ray- mond Pearson, Cynthia Bean, Nellie Hanley, Grace Guard, Ida Pyle, Minnie A. Roberts, Helen McKeever, Nettie B. Browne, Rose A. Davidson. Decoration committee—Anna Prentiss, H.- B. Waddy, Mrs. H. B. Waddy. Entertainment cfimmittee—Samuel_—T. Smith, Geo. E. Hebbard, Eugene Mason, EB. Cc, Schneider, Chas. F. Burt, Mrs. H. B. Waddy, Emily Gillman, Dr. F. A. Swart- wout, Mrs. F. A. Swartwout, Bertha Loucks, Blanche Howlett, Etta M. Seatle, E. Pauline Wise, Mrs. G. J. Drew, Helen B. Gillm: Chas. E. Marsh, Mrs. L. D. BI Mrs. T. E. Gilbert, Annie M. Major, Wellesca Pollock, M. Hoskins, Virginia Taylor, Alice Excursion committee—W. W. Registration committee—Mary Mary C. Carr, Frank L. Stickney. Calvary Baptist (Intermediate). Decoration committee—Fern Hoskins, Lou E. Ballenger, D. Laurence Chambers. Ush- ers committee—D. Laurence Chambers, W:liam Matthews, Thomas Grasty, Harry | Crowell, Owen Penney. Entertainment ccmmittee—Horac Gillman, Ethel Webb, Fdna Stout. Excursion committee—Thos. Grasty. Registration committee—Lou E. Ballenger, Lola May Evans, Alice Hatch. Mesic ccmmittee—Sadie M. Guard. Recep- tion cemmittee—Geo. F. Gillman, Alice V. Vaughn, Walter P. Plumley, Estelle Stout, Leora Goddard. Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church. Decoration—Joseph M. Morgan, Emily Peck, Mary F. Berry. Ushers’ committee—Robt. H. Young, Ed- ward Peck, Clarepce Exley, Hulbert Young, Wade Jolly, Joseph M. Morgan, Fred. Lap- ham, Ray Rogers, Hubert Snow. Entertainment committee—Fannte Apple- by, Clara Young, Lillian F. Bartlett, Rot. H. Young, Mira Roby, Helen Wright, Ray Rogers. Excursion committee—W. H. Ronsaville. Registration committee—James M. Sperae, Josie Peck, Mira Chittenden. Music committee—Mrs. L. C. Lapham. Reception committee—Paul Sleman, Lillia Ketcham, Louise Sleman, Bessie’ Jolly, Clara Young, Mamie Wright, Ruth Her- rioth, Imogene Ickis, Kate Ronsaville, J. L. Eysman, F. P. Eysman, Bessie Emery, Bowman, Lena Davis, Roy Herron, J. Miss R. P. Miller, Ada Gillin, Nellie Somer- ville, Sidney Exley, Rose Baker, Bessie Somerville, Edgar Campbell, Mrs. Edgar Campbell, Gussie Nichois. Union Methodist Episcopal Church. Decoration committee—A. S. Taylor, Wil- lapd Rugg, Lucy Hilton. . Ushers’ committee—G. M. Berry, Clifton Smith, Willard Rugg, Ed. Sinclair, George Dyer, Ernest Durnbaugh, Percy McGlue, Charles Dougherty. Entertainment committee—G. Morrison, Miss M. Brooke, Mrs. M. Morrison, Mrs. S. Irwin, Mrs. W. Nicholson, Miss L. Grimes, . Irene Miller. ursion committee—Manning Fernan- M dez. Registration committee—Dr. C. J. Ladson, Grace Cobaugh, Winnie Rothrock. Music committee—J. Crawford. Reception committee—Miss E. Hunter, Mary E. Emmart, Miss E. B. Hodge, Miss B. Meaney. Miss B. Taylor, Mrs. C. J. Lad- son, Myrtle Will, Rev. Alex. Bielaski, E. S. Wescott, George Hilton, Bruce Bielaski, Frank Mann, William Crocker, Miss Min- nie Daughton. Marvin Chapel M. E. South, Decoration committee—Mr. Wright, Rhoda Cocksey, Rose Davis. Ushers’ committee—H. A. Beck, J. W. Hummer, D. L. Parks, Enoch Bradshaw, Guy Bell, Lee Bicksler, Mr. Byrne, Carl Boyd, Mr. Davis. ntertainment committee—Rev. W. S. Hammond, Mr. Byrne, Mrs. Byrne, Mrs. yd, Alta West, Miss Smith. Miss Seward. ion committee—Mr. Boyd. Registration committee—C. Brown, Shepherd, Mary Reid. Music committee—R. S. Whaley. Reception committce—Miss M. Mattie West, Gus Rowe, Miss A. Phebus, Miss M. Garrett, Miss M, Reacher, Miss S. Monroe, Miss R.. Mann, Mrs. Whaley, M. E. Legg, Miss Newton, Mr. Wright, B. Patter- son, E. S. Tucker, Miss R. Garrett. Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, Decoration committee—R. T. Harris, Miss J. R. Bush, Miss J. M. Spears. Ushers’ committee—Lewis E. Reed, R. T. Harris, Geo. A. Robinson, Richard Turner, Benj. Slade, James Rollins, Thos. J. Field, Clarence White, Chas. H. Lassiter. Entertainment committee—J. H. Mahoney, Mrs. Amelia Brooks, Rachel Geary, Mrs. Alice Chase, Celia Smith, Mrs. Eddie Har- ris, Geo. Brown. Excursion committee—E. H. Hunter. Miss Faucett, Minnie Registration committee—Miss M. E. Beck- ett, Cicily Payne, John Mahoney. Music committee—E. H. Hunter. Reception committee—E. A. Clark, Hattle Geary, Christina Carter, Ida Brown, Flor- ence Hawkins, Berthenia Davis, Ju Har- rison, Mrs. M. C. Howard, Mary Ferguson, Mrs. Marla Ricks, Bessie Hell, W. H. Daw- ley, Rebecca Thompkins, Geo. Brown. Keller Memorial Lutheran. Decoration committee—Mrs. L. A. Kal- back, Mrs. G. W. Cerr, Adolph Bowlder. Ushers’ committee—Chas. Boy], W. K. Erb, D. W. Keck. Entertainment committee--Mrs. D. W. Keck, Miss M. M. Keck, L.. Kalbach, Excursion committee—Geogge L. Beeler. Registration committee—Jos. Boss, Edith Keck, Lily Bowlder. Mus ommittee—W. O. Little. Reception commitree—Rev. ©. H. Butler, R. H. Bowlder, Mrs. Ckas. Boyd, Mrs. C. A. Sickle, Miss C. Chase. —_—_—_ NEW AND OLD ENGLANDERS. The Generally Accepted Type and What is Familinr to Modern Eyes. Fiom the New York World. The latest contributor to our knowledge of ourselves ig the eminent British author, Mr. Hall Caine. As Mr. Caine is undoubtedly an acute observer and a careful delineator, he carries the presumption of authority in his utterances. He has begun his studies of the “genus homo Americanus” in New England. He has visited Buzzard’s Bay, has driven over the sandy soil and through the scrub oaks of Cape Cod, and he has found out why the descendants of the Puritans are “a thin, wiry, lean, lantern-jawed race,” and why the “hard lines grow around their cheeks and that double bar across their forehead.” It is possible that the traditional descrip- tion of the New Englander is correct. It is also possible that It may be erroneous. His ancestors were not given to the pleasures of the table. Common consent has fixed the type of Brother Jonathan and of Uncle Sam to fit Hall Caine’s description. Still, a few facts which will hardly be disputed leave the question an open one. In the revolutionary war the generals and statesmen from New England were not noticeably lean. On the contrary, they were rather heavy weights. The athletes of our New England colleges are as heavily built as their competitors in Old England. Our rowing crews and foot ball teams equal theirs in weight. In the athletic contests the English excel in speed and agility, the New Englanders in strength. The New England dinner alike in New York or Chi- cago or St. Louis presents an array of solid and comfortable-looking citizens. The New England Congressmen hold their own on all scales. On the other hand, we are familiar with many types of Englishmen. Those whom we do not know personally we know by their portraits. If John Bull of a hundred years ago was overfed and beefy, the English gen- tleman of today is different. The English men of letters look like men of letters. The college professors, the poets and painters of England are certainly rather lean than fat. The English actor is a personable man. The English diplomat and tourist might wear an American ready-made suit. Even the English aristocrats who have married our heiresses are not noticeably heavy welghts in any way. In the absence of an- thropometrical statistics it would be unfair to dogmatize. No scientist would offer to weigh a New England dinner against a lord mayor's benquet. But, taking the two races generally, there does not-seem to be a wide variation In the physical type, and there ought not to be. If the early settlers of New England fared badlytheir descendants are not kept thin by hunger. For several generations now the New Englander has generally managed to get the best that the country could furnish, and he his enjoyed it. The modern high standard of living owes much to New Eng- land influences. To those who know him perhaps better than Hall Caine does the moder New Englander is the type of com- ort. ‘There is eminent authority for believing that what every one says must be true. There is also eminent authority for the dictum that every generally accepted opin- fon 1s erroneous. Perhaps in following the generally accepted opinion of the type of the New Englander Mr. Hall Caine has merely lent the weight of his authority to a myth which ceased to be true before he saw New England. —-ee0——_____ CAMERA FIENDS. Working on a New Scheme to Catch Snap Shots. From the Albany State. “The camera flends are working a new scheme for catching snap shots,”" remarked a friend to me, as we rode down town in a Belt Line car. Nothing is too sacred or private for these people. Some of them have been known to take a picture of a clergyman tn the act of praying In his pul- pit. Now they have taken up the idea of making collections of photographs of pretty girls and women. They carry their kodaks with them on railroad trains and get a jecus on every pretty face they can get into range. A friend of mine living on Pine Hill has a very pretty daughter, aged about sixteen years. She had been visiting some friends up north and returned home the other day. She was quite excited and in- dixnant over something which had happen- ed to her on the train coming home. She told her mother that a man on the train had aimed his camefa at her, and before she realized what he was about, had taken | her picture. She waa sure of that, because he had looked at her with an exultant sort of expression on his face, as though he was saying to himself, ‘I've got you on my list.’ The fellow took the photograph of other ladies in the car, and when the train arrived at the station he walked out of the car with the proud air of a hunter who was just returning from a successful day’s hunt. “Now, what do you thirk of that?” asked my fciend. “That fellow could not do any- thing like that south of Baltimore. Re- spectable people would mob him. He is no better than a thief in taking a lady's pic- ture in a surreptitious manner and without her consent. It ts high time to draw a line somewhere within which these kodak fiends can carry on their operations. Resvectable ladies traveling without escort are at the mercy of these people, and something should be done to put a stop to this prac- tice. I wish you would say something about {i {n your paper. so A “LIVING PICTURE” TRAGEDY. Some Children Carry Realism Too Far to Suit Maternal Critics. From the Philadelphia Call. A few days ago a score or more of boys and girls, whose ages ranged from seven to ten years, ving in the upper part of Port Jervis, were wiid with delight over the pros- pect of a series of shows to be given by several enterprising youngsters of thelr own age in a barn owned by a merchant. An ad- mission fee of five pins wag charged, and all the pincushions {n the neighborhood were depleted. The barn was crowded. The show was a great success, and it was an- rounced that it would be repeated on the foliowing day. - The children gave such a vivid outline of the performance as to create suspicion that all was not right. The mothers concluded to attend the performance and were horri- fied to see the curtain drawn up on pictures in which thelr offspring were exposed as naked as on the day they were born. Esch mother made a rush for her child, and, drawing him or her across her knee, proceeded to play such tattoos as to fill the barn with lamentations, The living-picture exhibition having been broken up it was thought that the show business had been disposed of. Not so. Sev- eral of the youngsters had seen “Old Ken- tucky” and decided to give a repetition. All went well until the fire scene, when the barn caught fire, and it took the com- bined efforts of the neighborhood to put It out, not to speak of the narrow escape of thirty or more children from death. The barn has been padlocked. --se2-—_____ Mrs. Reid’s Vivid Dream. From the Stanford Gy.) Journal. Mrs. John Reid went to visit relatives at Paint Lick. The next morning after her arrival she announced at breakfast that she had dreamed the night before that some one had entered her cellar at home and stolen some of her preserves. She was laughed at, but so deep was the impression made upon her mind by the dream that she curtailed her visit and returned home. She went into the cellar, to find that her dream was not all a dream, for some one had been in her preserves and had taken thirty-two quarts in her absence. The thief made a careful selection, taking only preserves, and some of every kind she had. | | should be sewered, and if the asso; SOUTH WASHINGTON Questions Discussed by Citizens’ As- sociation Executive Committee. GARBAGE AND JAMES CREEK CANAL Meeting Followed by an Enjoyable Banquet. FOR COMMISSIONER Last evening at the South Washington Athletic Club house the executive commit- tee of the South Wasnington Citizens’ As- sociation held an interesting meeting, those present being Dr. E. C. C. Winter, presi- dent of the association; Secretary Henry Story, John Quinn, James Martin, jr., W. A. Richards, J. B. Prout, M. Fitzgerald, James F. Shea, Charles Schaeffer, 5. Ed- wards and B. Leonard. In opening the meet- ing Dr. Winter called attention of the com- mittee to the James Creek canal, telling of the death of Mrs. Cummins !n this death trap only a few days ago. The mother of this unfortunate woman, he said, will enter suit against the District, and he thought she had a good case. Since this fatality and the call of the committee on the authoritics the Commissioners have caused the erection of a fence about the canal, showing that there had been negligence. The committee discussed this case, and President Winter said he wanted it decided whether or not the association is to lend a belping hand to the mother of the unfar- tunate woman, but no decision was reached. Next in order came up the garbage ques- tion and the terms of the permit for the South Capitol Street Association was dis- cussed) It was stated that the permit called for a one-story structure, and that a two- story structure was being put up. During the discussion of the garbage ques- jon Mr. Schaeffer said he had been told by Dr. Hammett that a crematory weuld prob- ably be built on the bauks of Ruck creek opposite the P street car stables. Mr. Martin spoke of the question of re- moving the night soil, it was stated that the collections amounted to 1 barrels a day. He thought that more of the filth was dumped in the river than was taken down the river in steamboats. He thought that the executive committee should gwear out warranis and have wit- nesses shmmoned to court. Then he thought the members of the committee should at- tend the court in a body and look after the case. Presidents Winters, speaking of the gar- bage factory, said he was afraid that Sovth Washington would get ft, aud that it would come to stay. Committees Announced, At this juncture the president announced representatives and committees as follo’ James F. Shea, repres2ntaiive to board of trade. John Quinn, representative to the South Capitol Street Bridge Association. Garbage—Jas. Martin, chairman; W. A. Richards and J. B. Dent. Steam railroads—David Murphy, chair- man; James Horan and Andrew Oehman. Sewers—Bernard Leonard, chairman; J. P. Edward and Edward Hall. Streets and alleys—R. J. Collins, chair- man; Thomas Martin and George Eaton. Improvements—Maurice Fitzgerald, chair- man; John Webster and F. A. Litchfield. Nuisance—Michael Brown, chairman; E. C. Gatchell and Charles Schaeffer. Had a Banquet. The committee then adjourned to Mr. Benjamin Kidd's establishment, in th® ad- joining building, an@ enjoyed a banquet, with several reporters as guests. This ban- quet was the first affair of the kind given by the members of this association, and it proved successful in every particular. Mr. James PF. Shea acted as toastmast In in- viting the various members to express their views on different questions of interest, Mr. Shea took occasion to thank the ne papers for the help they had given the ci izens of South Washington. The associa- tion, he said, had Leen treated with the ut- most kindness and consideration by th press, which, he said, is a mighty pow and has achieved wonders. He felt ce: in the papers woul continue to work in alf of the District, and he also felt cer- tain that South Washington would feel the benefits ef the good work. South Wash- ington, he said, has been neglected in all kinds of improvements, including street improvements and sewers. The canal ion continues Its nagging at the authorities he felt certain that some improvements would follow. With improvements, he said, will come a better class of houses and increase the number of good citizens. He said that it was the duty of the association to go hand in hand with the board of trade, which he considers the central organiza- tion, and by doing so he was certain that South Washington will greatly improve. Reference was made to the evils of Jack- son City, to which he said some attention can be paid later. By persistent efforts he thought the James Creek canal could be covered and the nuisance abated in a short while. Garbage and Canal. Secretary Story said he had done all in his power to prevent the erection of the garbage plant. He read a letter from a friend in Boston giving information of con- demnation of a plant as a nuisance. Mr. Story also told of other information, and concluded by saying he gathered from Dr. Woodward's report that he wants to burn the bodies of paupers and destroy wasie paper at one of the plants. Mr. Fitzgerald told what he knew of sew- ers and of other improvements. He paid some reference to the James Creek canal as a pest spot, and sald that the character of the place may be judged from the great difference in the quality of the sand taken from there. Years ago, he said, the sand taken was used for building purposes, but such Is not the case now. Instead of nice, clean sand, there is a mixture of black mud and sand, which {s regarded as so un- healthy that its use in buildings is not per- mitted. This alone, he thinks, is sufficient reason for the condemnation of the place, and Is ample reason why it should be sev ered. The Tiber creek, he said, was sew- ered ard hid from view, and he could see no reason why similar action is not taken concerning this death trap. * “Unfortunately for the District,” said President Winters, “we have no more Al- exander R. Shepherd.” “If Alexander R. Shepherd had been a District Commissioner,” sald Mr. Fitzger- ald, “the canal would have been sewered long agu.” The Bridge. Mr. Martin, speaking of the South Capitol street bridge project,said that the necessary surveys had been made, and so far as he had been able to ascertain the prospects for the building of a bridge are very bright. It was stated that as soon as the bridge is constructed there will be a line of cars to run down South Capitol street and across the bridge. Complaint was made that the Anacostia Railroad Company was not running cars across M street, and this neglect, it was thought, was in violation of the terms of the road's charter. It was suggested that members of the committee call upon Mr. Phillips of the Metropolitan road and con- sult with him about the idea of his road purchasing the Anacostia franchise. For Commissioner. Mr. Story suggested that it was about time South Washington had a man in the Commisstoners’ office, and he proposed that Mr. James F. Shea be named as the choice of the association for the office of Commis- stoner. His remark was seconded by sev- eral members of the committee. The committee then voted a resolution of thanks to the press of the city and ad- journed. Ss DIMINISHED EARNINGS. Railronds Have Lost $1,000 Per Mile in Two Years. The Interstate commerce commission kas just issued a preliminary :eport on the in- come and expenditures of railways in the United States for the year ending June 30, 1895, prepered by the statistician. The re- pert covers 650 roads, with 164,529 miles of line, or 92 per cent of the total mileage in the United States. The gross earnings were $1,003,022,858, of which $203,465,792 were from passenger service, $683,022,988 from freight service, and $26,217,505 were other earnings from operation, covering the earnings from telegraph, car mileage balances, switching charges, etc. The op- erating expenses were $77,667,035, leaving net earnings of $325,355,218, compared with net earnings of $20,137,670 for the same roads in 1894. Reduced to a mileage basis, gross earnings were $6,006, operating expenses were $4,11) and net earnings were $1,977, or a decrease in gross earnings of $13 per mile as compared with 1594, gnd of $1,094 per mile as compared with 1593; a decrease in operating expenses of $44 per mile as compared with 184, and of $75¥ per mile as compared with 1893. Net earnings show gain over 1894 of $31 per mile of line, but a decrease of $337 per mile as compared with 1893. Passenger receipts fell off $177 per mile as compared with 1894, while freight receipts show a gain of $149 per mile. ———cx-8©-—___ RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE. Capt. White’s Annual Report Shows the Hazards of 2 Clerk. The report of Capt. James E. White, su- perintendent of the railway mail service, shows that during the year 497 accidents occurred to railway post offices, In which seyen clerks were killed and 178 injured while on duty, an increase over last year of 137 accidents and twenty-seven clerks killed and injured. The superintendent re- news his recommendation for the passare of a bill making provision for the relief of clerks injured in the line of duty, and for their dependents. During the past ten years 3,185 accidents occurred to railway post offices, in which sixty-four clerks were killed and 1,500 injured. Of the 10,377,875,040 pieces distributed and redistributed, but 1,166,682 errors oc- curred, being one error for each 3,394 pieces handled correctly, as compared with oneJ for each 2,834 pieces in 18), ene for each 5,564 in 1802, and one for each 7,831 pieces in 1894. This is the best record to date. The superintendent attributes the degree of efficiency to the fact that the civil ser- vice has resulted in securing only compe- tent men for railway postal clerks. RHODE ISLAND'S POPULATION. Yenser Than That of Any Other State for More Than a Century. From the New York Sun. ‘The census recently taken of the inhabit- ants of little Rhode Island preserves the state’s claim, which, although often dis- puted, has not been overcome for more than a century, of being the most thickly popu- lated state In the Union. Rhode Island is the smallest of the states in respect of area, ccvering only 1,300 square miles, while Dela- ware has 2,100, Connecticut 4,700 and New Jersey 8,300. But the population of the state is in excess of 350,000 and increasing rapidly. During the first twenty years following the revolutionary war Rhode Jsland, which tecame a state in 170, gained very Mttle in portation, and In the year 1860 the total | population reached only 175,000, or ‘less than twit ol What itis today. With the enormous ine of manufactures, however, during and since the close of the war, the industrial pcpulation of the Union’s smallest state, wkich now has $40,000,000 invested in the cotton factories, and as much more in wool- en mills, has taken a rapid jump upward. Since the taking of the first federal census , When there were, on the average, hree inhabitants to the square mile in Rhode Island, until the present, when the average number is 354, the state has re- tained its distinction of being the most closely populated in the country. Massa- chusetts has held the second place and Con- necticut had the third until 1870, when New Jersey superseded it, and Connecticut fell to fourth place. Compared with some Eu- ropean countries, however, the present den- sity of population does not appear so great. By the last official enumeration the po) lation per square mile in Belgium was England i Rhode Island has a water area of 165 square miles, which is more than one-tenth the total surface of the state. The gain in its popu n has been greatest, of course, in the la cities, but the manufacturing industries of Rhode Island are diffused so gengrally that there are more than a dozen all towns with rapidly increasing indus- population. Between 1 and 1NW) wick eased in population from 0 to 27,000, Woonsocket from 11,000 to x) and Providence from 68,000 to 132,000, ‘ol county, Rhode Island, which is south of Providence, on the Massachusetts border, as an area of only twenty-five square mile: New York, prior to the annexation of the new Westchester territory, had a land area of forty square miles. An erroneous notion prevails in. many qvarters that what regulates the density of population in a state or country is the et habitation of all parts of it, but the fect is that a high percentage of popu- lation to the square mile comes from the tumber of cities and towns within the state or country, and railroads or waterways ac- count largely for these. ss Street Names of the United States. From the New York Tribune. Much use is made in the post office of a directory containing the names of all the streets in every city of the country. This is published by the Post Office Department at Washington, and is valuable in supplying addresses that are deficient or incorrect. From this volume it is learned that New York has a greater total of numbered streets than any other city. Its highest is 22d street. Chicago’s highest is 138th street, in spite of the big areas which haye been an- nexed to the western metropolis. Brooklyn haz a 109th street. Curiously enough, Keene, N. H., with a population of less than ten thousand, has a 3d street. Philadelphia does not go above 72d street In numpered streets. Main is the most popular street name in the United States; 450 cities have Main streets. It is a remarkable fact that this city, the biggest of all, has no Main t. It used to have, but has no longer. Washington's name has been given to 375 streets. There are some 275 High streets, of which New York has one, a short thor- oughfare on the north side. Cities to the number of 175 each have a Proadway. Forty-five cities and towns have a street named Blaine. Galveston, Texas, perhaps’ because there are only twenty-six letters In the alphabet, has adorned certain of its avenues with these names: Avenue M’s, Ntz, O%g, and so on to the end of the list. Kearney, Neb., alone has streets called X and ¥Y. Columbia, Pa., has alleys bearing each letter of the alphabet, and Wheeling, W. Va., numbers its alleys from First to Thirty-third. Both Lexington, Ky., and Washington have a ‘Tin Cup alley. +o+-—___—_ PEOPLE WHO LIKE ANIMALS, Resemblancex Which May Be Seen in the Human Countenance. From Tid-Bits. It has often been stated that people who have charge of certain animals grow to be like them In features, and, probably, to an extent, in habits. An ‘ostler’s face, for in- stance, tends to resemble that of a horse, while the keeper of monkeys develops fea~ tures which bear likeness to that animal, and men in charge of cattle become bovine in appearance. I have heard that the Esquimaus and Laps, when they are in the water, are in censtant danger of being shot by seal hun- ters because they look so much like seals. In each case the head only appears above the water, and somewhat the same expres- sion of countenance is common to both. I cannot explain the reason why such re- semblance should come to pass; I only say that such does happen to be the case. I don’t exactly remember what led me to take up the study of physiognomy, unless it was that one day I happened to catch sight of a man with a face which immediately re- minded me of a camel. Countenances bringing to mind foxes, pigs, elephants, baboons, fawns, raMpits, tigers and a host of other animals are to be met with. ~ ‘The goat face is familiar to all of us, but not so the face resembling an owl. Such a one has come before me. One could see dis- tinctly the round face, eyes like globes, and the thin nose, reminding one of the beak. The cat is also represenied, as is also the more feroctous tiger, while the bulldog-like physiognomy of the Bill Sykes genus is very common. It must not be supposed that I am citing solitary cases. If the eyes are wide open and used freely, it will be possible to notice instances of animal face almost every day or one’s lifet For bronchitis use Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. THE MONROE DOCTRINE The Claim of the English Press as to Its Origin Oonsiderd. Advantages Resulting From an Alli- ance With Great Britain Not Clearly Perceptible. To the Editor of The Evening Star: We can always derive amusement from the holdings forth of the English press, and this is especially the case now, when it seems anxious to show how much it doesn’t know about the past history and present temper of our peoplc. We are undergoing a cgurse of instruc- tion to the effect that the Monroe doctrine is English, that we copied it, and that Eng- land is an older American power than the United States. And vet cold history shows that Canning’s “doctrine” was against the Holy Alliance and was determined upon in 1824, the year after Monroe had announced that any European encroachment on this contineat would be looked upon as un- friendly. The Holy Alliance is as dead as Canning, while the Monroe ‘doctrine never was livelier, and is directed against the only. European power waich is encroaching on this side. Lastly, the United States and Great Britain are coeval in America; when we repudiated the oppressions of monarchy neither the land nor the men were created anew; a church reformed does not give up its past history, nor tovs a washed face become another face. We are also instructed that the American claim against British India-rubber boun- dary lines is easily answered thus: “There is no such thing known to international law as the Monroe doctrine.” But cold his- tory once more shows that resistance to taxation without representation, resistance to the right of search, resistance to the in- iquities of British free trade, etc., were quite unknown to international law until the United States made them not merely known, but profoundly respected, by her enforcement of them. And so it will be in 1897, if not sooner, with the Monroe or any other American doctrine. We are assured that there can be no war on this question for several reasons. First, it would be a civil war; again, cold history replies that there have been civil wars in England, in the United States, and between the two nations, and that when a conflict is irrepressible, any reason will serve. Sec- ond, we will not fight (and this idea is the secret of their ‘‘firmness”). The Spectator says we are “only giving the Monroe doc- trine that judicicus exercise which is as good for doctrines as for horses;” and Punch sings in a doggerel parody ofa vile song, that we will “back down in a jiffy, and drop—for the present—Monroe.” From this point of view, and judging from recent “indifferences,” the English are excusable in thinking so, but as they are always mis- taken on American questions, they may find that our present invertebrates at the court of St. James and nearer home have mis- represented the American people. Third, so far from fighting, when it was belleved that Russia had “annexed China,” the Ven- ezuelan question was thrust aside and we were assured, for at least a week, that na- ture, sentiment and all manner of things showed that an Anglo-American alliance was the only hope for the civilized world, 1. e., England. And our friends the enemy were brutally frank in setting forth the benefits which would accrue from that al- liance, somewhat as follows: Advaniagen to Advantages to the England. United States. 1. “Perfect ha p pi- piness” as to Canada and the West Indies. 2. A free hand and a (British Iion’s) share in the western sphere. . Control over Nic- aragua and the canal, as over Egypt and the Suez canal. : 4. Saving the ex- pease of keeping a cordon of establish- ments on a war-foot- ing all around the/ United States. 5. Greater power of concentration against that eastern hem!- sphere, which wick- edly objects to Brit- ish land-grabbing. At the first glance it would appear as if this division of material blessings was not strictly equitable, and we might ask w the darky: “Wot is you puttin’ up aga’ ais chicken?” But the question would be “American and vulgar.” Rather we will console ourselves with the sentimental satisfactions® of which there {s a boundless store, such as: “Blood is thicker than wa- ter,” “It is more blessed to give than to re- jim that taketh away thy seal- skin cloak, forbid not to take thy gold mines also,” ete. etc. That the English would protect us from Russia and France 1s humbug; those countries, besides showingd themse!ves more friendly than England, have neither ships enough at home nor sta- tions off our coast that we need fear; we ow hold them off individually or collect- vely. - Sentiment, however, is a grand thing. The English papers the other day thought that as between England and Russia the American people could not hesitate for a moment if they had to choose. Let us re- fer ouce more to cold history. When our elvil war broke out Great Britain pro- ciaimed a neutrality which she hardly pre- tended to enforce until there was some plain talk on the subject. In the Mason and Slidell inetdent Great Britain raptur- ously made preparations to fight one-half of us, until she was congratulated upon abandoning her own doctrine of the right of search and adopting ours. Between the treacherous foe of more than a hundred and twenty-five years’ standing and a friend in need there should not be much hesitation. If we hated Ergiand thorough- ly we would have the strongest reasons for doing so, but contempt for her methods of invariably despoiling the weak and truck- ling to or seeking allles against the strong outweighs hatred. To return to the Monrce doctrine. Is it a bluff and a lie, as the English press as- serts? If so, there will be no end to the encroachments of Great Britain on_ this continent, and our own withers will be wrung in time. Cold history tells us there is absolutely no limit to the insatiable greed of the British “colonist,” backed by the irsolent force of the British govern- ment—except war. “They tell sir, that We are weak—unable to cope with so for- midable an adversary.” The answer is that we are relatively ‘onger, and the British empire, open to attack in her commerce and in a thousand poirts, is relatively weaker then in 1776 and 1812. The pressing qucstion is: hall we main- tain the Monroe doctrine?” From every American point of view the answer comes: “Maintain {tt to the utmost at whatever cost, and now.” McK. ee Swiss Mountain Vultures. From the Spectator. - But the most striking instance of the child- devouring tendency of these birds occurred in the Bernese Oberland. A child three years old, called Anne Zurbuchen, was taken up to the high alp at hay-making time, and left asleep while the father fetched a load of hay. He returned to find the child gone. At the same time another peasant, called Henry Michel, was coming up the mountain by a rough path, when he heard a child ery. At the same time he saw a lammergeier rise and sail away. Running up to the place, he found the little girl, unhurt except for wounds in the arm and left hand, where the bird had clutched her. She had lost her socks, shoes and cap while being transport- ed by the bird, the distance traversed being about 250 yards. The facts were all entered in the parish archives of the village of Hab- keren; and the girl, who lived to be an old woman, was always known as “Geier Anni.” ———+-. ‘Temporary Telephones. From the Baston Transcript. A novel Idea in telephone practice has been put Into execution by a New England company. A letter has been sent to all the physiclans in New Haven stating tnat in many cases of sudden attacks of Illness a telephone from the house of a patient to the residence of a physician would be of the greatest value. To meet this need, the company announced that upon the request of a person in the city limits, indorsed by the physician attendant, a telephone would be placed in the house for a period of thirty days for the sum of $5, and if the family wished then to continue the service, the same rates would be made for each suc- ced nz month. The plan promises to be a szccess. GREAT DISASTER IN SPAIN. Fearful Fatality to Men Wom: Engaged in Emptying Old Cartridges. A terrible accident, resulting In a great loss of life, occurred yesterday at Palma, capital of the Island of Majorca, 130 miles south of Rarcelona, Spain. Wighty per- sons, most of whom were women, were employed in emptying old cartridges out- side the walls of the town, when one of the cartridges explcded in some unknown manner. There was a large quantity of powder that had been taken out of .car- tridges lying about over a large area and this was ignited by the discharge of the cartridges, A tremendous explosion follow- ed, which shattered the masonry of the town walls, which are extremely thick, and did much damage to houses. Many of the dead and wounded were found at a considerable distance from the scene of the accident, they having been hurled bodily through the air by the force of the explosion. Some of the dead were terribly burned and mangled, so much so in a number of cases that identification will be extremely difficult, if not impossi- tle. An official inquiry into the cause of the disaster will be held. It is now known that thirty-seven wo- men and fourteen men were instantly kill- ed. Thirty-five women and five men were seriously injured, and of this number twenty have since died. a DEPREDATIONS OF POACHERS, Said to Be Only Ten Buffalo Left in the National Park. A dispatch from Butte, Mont., saysi It is stated m connection with the arrest of J. S. Courtney, charged with killing buffalo in the National Park, that there are only ten of these animals left In the park; that the soldiers and park officials are unable to protect them f:um the poachers, and that the true condition of affairs is kept from the department at Washington. There are warrants out for the arrest of six others who were with Courtney in a recent raid, but so far they have eluded arrest. It is claimed other wild animals in the park are slaughtered as rapidly es th buffalo. ———--+ e+ Effect of Pelagic Sealing. The revenue cutter Bear, the last govern- ment vessel tu leave Bering sea, has brought down some startling evidence of the effect of pelagic sealing upon the Alaskan seal herd, which frequents the Prebilof, or Seal Is- lands. This year not less than sixty schoon- ers began hunting in Rering sea August 1, and captured nearly 40,000 pelts, about 80 per cent of which were from females. This does not show the full extent of the injury done. The resident treasury officers and agents of the North American Commercial Com- pany made a careful count of the dead pups found at the close of the season, when the sealing schooners had left the sea. The census was just completed when the Bear left, and reached 27,000, and does not include those in the last stages of starvation. It is said that the actual pecuniary loss to the United States and the commercial world by this needless waste of animal life would reach hundreds of thousands of dollars. ee ee Save the Pool is Legal. President D. W. Caldwell of the Lake Shore railway does not see anything wrong in the trunk line presidents’ agreement. “There are positively no grounds,” he says, ‘whereby any legal exception can be taken to the rules embodjed in the agreement. Its fundamental principle is the making and maintaining of all fares, rates and rules of the association.” “Do you think Senator Chandler will be able to quash the agreement?” “What do we care for what Senator Chandler or Congress does? Nothing illegal has been done. People down at Washington are making all the fuss, but they will find that their efforts will have been for naught.” Western Conimercial Congress. The eighth annual convention of the Transmississippi Commercial Congress was convened at Omaha yesterday. President G. Q. Cannon of Salt Lake opened the ses- sion. Though the terrific storm throughout the west delayed many delegates, 300 dele- gates greeted the presiding officer when the convention was opened. The morning ses- sion was devoted to welcoming the guests. At the beginning of the afternoon session the committees were appointed, creden: examined, and the convention regularly ganized. These preliminaries occupied the greater portion of the afternoon session. ——____ -+e+ ____ Sending Their Gold to Washington, Gimbel Bros., merchants of Philadelphia, bave engaged to ship $100,000 in gold coin to the Secretary of the Treasury, under the re- cent agreement of Secretary Carlisle to pay express charges both on the gold received and the greenbacks sent in return. One of the members of the firm said: “We have done this simply to encourage our fellow merchants throughout the country to do Kikewise. Speaking for our own firm, I can say that we are willing to exchange every dolar in gold we celve for an equal amount in greenbacks.” eee Trying to Outwit Americans. Europeans have been trying to persuade the government of Nicaragua to annul the canal contract entered Into with citizens of the United States. As a result, the opinion of Judge Duarte of the supreme court has been requested on the subject. The official report of the egent of the Ni ry Canal Company has been made public, and declares that organization to be adverse to the construction of the canal under the su- pervision of the United States government, --s0e Senator Cha er’s Complaint. Senator Chandler has written an open let- ter to the President, making formal com- plaint against the trust and pooling agree- ment, now nearly finished, of the eight American railroad trunk lines and the one Canadian line, controlling the traffic be- tween New York city and Chicago. ——e- The New Chilean Cabinet. It is announced that the new Chilean cab- inet will consist of the following members: Senor Renjifo, minister of the interior. Senor Guerrero, minister of foreign af- fairs. Senor Arce, minister of finance. Senor Borgono, minister of war. Senor Toro, minister of justice. Senor Albano, minister of public works. see Queer Conduct of a Deer. From the Forest aml Stream. Some years since, with five companions, I was still-hunting deer in Arkansas. On the morning we were to break camp I should- ered my Winchester to take a farewell tramp over the grounds we had hunted for two weeks. I had walked about one and a half miles and was standing near the end of a prairie. Behind me was a very briery slough. I had been standing several min- utes when I heard three successive sounds of noises that were much louder and coarser than the whistle or snort of any deer I had previously heard. At first I thought it some other animal, but presently he was in sight, and when within about 200 yards of me ran into a flock of turkeys. He would single out one and chase it away, then another, until he had chased off nine or ten, likely all of the flock, when he returned to the line, or track, he was follow- ing and came on, part of the time trotting end part of the time walking, but all the time traveling as if he were tracking some- thing. When within eighty yards of me he came on my track and stopped, turning half around, giving me a fine shot. He was only a three-point buck, and rather small for a three-pointer, but he scemed to be on the warpath, judging by the way he chased the turkeys, and he seemed to care very litle for me. Now. I have frequently heard deer whistle when frightened, and have heard them snort from the same cause, but this deer made altogether a louder and different noise from e‘ther. ——- Confident of It. From the Detroit Free Press, Lady of the house—“I should think you would be afraid to come around in the back yard. I notice you didn't do it last week on account of our big dog.” Tramp—"No'm. But I knew that dog wasn't here no more.” Lady of the house—“How did you know ure ‘Tramp—‘I let him have that plece 0° = *+ you gave me.”