Evening Star Newspaper, June 9, 1896, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1896-SIXTEEN PAGES. THE — EVENING STAR hasa Larger Circulation in the Homes of Washington than all the Other Papers of the City Added Together, because it Stands Up Always for the ' Interests of PEOPLE uf WASHINGTON; does not Strive t Divide the Community into Classes, and Array one class Against the others; 3 aii ay ALL T Surpasses all the Other Papers . in the nd Excellence of its Literary Features. It Literally Goes Everywhere, and is Read by Everybody. It is, therefore, as an Advertising ‘Medium without a Peer, | Whether : Cost or ; Measure of Publicit be: Considered. MUNYON TALKS TO MOTHERS. THE CARE OF CHILDREN. HOW THE LITTLE ONES MAY BE SAVED LONG SPELLS OF SICKNESS. Every Mother, With the Aid of Mun- yon's Improved Homeopathic Rem- edies, Can Become the Family Phy- sician and Save Many Dollars in Doctor's Fees—These Remedies Re- lieve Immediately, Are Absolutely Harmless and So Labeled That There Can Be No Mistake. ‘The mother naturally has the care of the chil- dren. She is expected to watch every symptom of illness in the Httle ones, and as far as Hes in her Wer Use the proper reinedy to prevent a rlege of Many mothers, by reason of Inexperlon mpelled to call in'a physician, when, if they pwledge of the necesstry medi- obtain these medi-ines n's aid would not fred, be saved and perhaps precious If mothers will ob you's Guide to Health ist it will tell them wh With Munyon’s Ri red for Jin all kinds, not but in the older folks. The to Keep on ha the Uttle ones are Cure, Cough . Sore ‘Throat Cu Cough Cure, Fever Dis Cholera” Morbus a F n Vintment, Mun- Id : n Cure you's Balm and 3 Any of these rem druggist at 25 Eminent doc If you have ¢ ¥ Throat or Lang Com- plaint, call and receive free trial local treat- ment. We posi ely eure Catarrh, ‘Open 9 hursday, 6 to S pan. 13 Fourteenth street northwest. It A BRAINLESS MAN. Lived for Years After His Brain Had Been Destroyed by a Tumor. From the Wiikesbarre Record. A Williamsport man has surprised the sci- entis*s by ving for years without a brain. John Bly, aged twenty years, who died re- cently, had suffered for a long time with a tumor, which grew into the very base of the brain and occasioned his death. The growth had a visible effect upon his brain, and the case became a curiosity to the medical profession. The tumor was imbedded too deeply into the brain tissues to admit of an operation. It was found that the tumor was nearly as large as a billiard ball. It was so located as to demoralize the nerves of sight center, and, as a consequence, Bly was blind for over three years. It was developed at the autopsy that the @ brain had been hollowed out by the action of the tumor, The cavity was at least five inches in length and was filled with 4p at was left of the Urain was at composed of the tougher ues, which were less susceptible to th: Ss of decay. When an incision w made in the shell the whole mass collap The circumstance which made the case almost unprecendented in the annals of medical science was the manner in which the patient retained his rationality and faculties under the circumstan He had the sense of touch, taste, hearing and had very: tolerable ‘control of his motor muscles, could talk, and, in fact, comparatively discommoded in no oth- er way than by the loss of vision. His re- tention of memory was remarkable. He was able to memorige poems up to within two weeks of his death. Se MILES STANDISH AND JOHN ALDEN. on smell lo Their Children Intermarried and ‘They Have Many Descendants, From the Lewiston (Me.) Journal. Capt. Miles Standish, the man, not of words, but of actions, did not capture the Puritan maiden Priscilla, but John Alden did—after a while. The first wife of Stand- Rose, had died January 24, 1621, and after this unhappy, arm’s-length courtship the captain married Barbara, the younger sister of his dead wife. When he made his will he left his property to his widow and his four sons, Alexander, Charles, and to his daughter, John Alden married Priscilla Mullins and the next generation of the two fam! termarried; and from ed a great army of American people who are glad they are of Puritan stock, and es- hat they are of the Standish ard rains. On the Kennehec they have a family association of Standishes as well as in Massachusetts and In New York. A former Lewiston lady, Mrs. E. S. Mower, is about to become a member of the New York Standish Family Association. In An- droscoggin, Franklin, Oxford and Cumber- land counties we are constantly running across people who are proud that they are Standishes or Aldens. To give a lst of each descendant or to mention every fam- ily would fill a serles of books. —— +04 — A Question of Survival. From the Nineteenth Century. The Beers as a body are unprogressive, unadventurous, averse to change. The British are progressive, active and eager for adventure. The Boers are hunters and cattle owners. The British are miners and traders. The British have the forces of education, science and capital on their side; the Boers, on the other hard, decline to il themselves of the resources by which weaith is accumulated, and through which the power conferred by wealth is acquired. The Boers receive no reinforce- ment by emigration; the British popula- tion is increasing daliy by the constant in- flux of new batches of emigrants. Given these conditions, and the result is certain. In virtue of nature's law of the “survival of the fittest,” the British are bound to dis- tance the Boers in the future as they have done in the past. In this world, as at pres- ent constituted, the weaker Is certain in the long run to go to the wall. Just as in the southern states in America the Yankee is shunting out the southern planter, so the Briton is compelled by the same mani- fest destiny to ovst the Boer. I hold, there- fore, that »o matter what one’s respect may be for the individual fine qualities of the Boer population, one 2an entertain no doubt that In the end the race that goes ahead must get the better of the race that stays at home. 0 When Destitute of Humor. From the Fortnightly Review. There appear to be whole races of men— the Nerth American Indians and the Cin- salese Veddas, for example—that are des- titute of the sense of the ludicrous. And, in the higher races, this sense is by no means universally found. The riehest in- tellects possess it ir amplest measure. The absence of it is sure indication of mental poverty. “Here comes a fool, let's be grave,” said Charles Lamb upon one oc- casion. And I remember a friend of my own observing of a somewhat taciturn per- son whom we had met, “He must be a man of sense, sh he said little, he lavghed in the right place.” That laugh is a manifestation of intelle:tual abundance or exuberance; it is something over and above the actual work of life. And so we may adapt to our present pur- pese certain words of Schiller's in his Letters on Aesthetic Education: “Man sports (spieit) only when he is man in tho full signification of the word, and then only is he complete man (ganz Mensch) when he sports.” ; I need hardly observe how grossly this faculty of the ludicrous may be abused. There is nothiag more diabclical—in the strictest sense of the word—tran to turn into ridicule “whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, hatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are goed report.” There ts no more detestable occupation than that of “sapping 2 solemn creed with solemn sneer.” But it is a maxim of jurispru- dence “Abusus non tollit usum.” And this holds universally. ——_——_+e- John Wilson Borum, a prominent citizen of Portsmouth, Va., is dead. ICELAND IMMIGRANTS. They Settle in the Northwest and Make Excellent Citizens. From the New York Times. There is in Milton, N. D., a large Ice- landic population. The Icelanders are, as we see them here, the most frugal and in- dustrious people in the world. They never fall to utilize everything of value in life, from the shortest straw to the latest min- ute of time. They are at work always, all of them, from the baby just out of the cradle to the withered and hobbling great- grandfather. Every family makes sure that its own necessities are provided for. Fach keeps a few sheep, some pigs, an abundance of hens, at least one or two cows, etc., but nothing that consumes with- out producing something in return. Most luxuries are new to them on their arrival, and they take to new articles, either of food or raiment, only when forced by their own surroundings to do so. They live within themselves and always have something to sell—chickens, eggs, butter, mittens, socks, knit wammuses, leggins, hoods, cloth ear- Ups, and, of course, farm products. All work incessantly, but moderately, during daylight, and at’ night, while visit- ing as if they had just met after a long Separation, knit, spin, weave, sew, work out rude implements, card wool, make but- ter and manufacture garments. Of course, the cloth for these garments Is home made. When something is absolutely needed from the store the Icelander secures it by bar- tering an article of home manufacture—he never pays out money if it can be avoided. There is absolutely no pictuze in Ameri- can life carrying so perfe~* on idea of do- mestic contentment and hupiness as one May see in an ordinary Icelandic home. ‘They are frank, cheerful and kind—never noisy—and have no vaulting ambitions, no false pride, no false modesty. The utter lack of prudery may account for their vir- tue, and, in part, for their simple happi- ness. ‘The Icelander has no complex theories or philosophy. He thinks the first man was an Icelander, and was born in Iceland. He scouts the {dea that the Norseman dis- covered either America or his own bleak little mole in the arctic seas. He says he was always on the latter, and always knew about the former and’ about Green- land and Europe. He claims, with pride, that nothing good in the popular form ot government is new with America, or that the United States is entitled to credit for the invention of a republic. He says he had a better republic than this for more than 4) years, and that a Jong 1,000 years in Iceland did not develop so many sins, crooks and forms of maladministration as a year in America. _,AH Icelanders, of course, are very hardy. They are troubled at first by the extren heat of the summers, but finally become acclimated. They do not move about, and never return to Iceland. They become Americanized even more easily than the Norwegians, if that is possible, and make reliable, peaceful citizens. The young wo- men are the most kindly and quiet servat procurable, and all of them are honest. Se A MADDENING PREDICAME: ‘rT. ats in a Namet” Was a Vers Serious Question. From the Detrott Free Press, “What under the canopy is the matter, ‘artlett 2” Crazy. Only crazy. Crazier than a bed- bug. The old age of King Lear was a bcau- tiful and happy one compared to mine.” “No, no, Bartlett. You're just worried over something. It will come all right.” “Oh, yes, I just imagine things. The: nothing substantial in my affliction. Now listen. My Christian name ts Edward iy- srett. My wife's is Emily Ww first-born came to us we both wanted i rnish part of its name ellis. With the first daughter we ed of the same natural d he is Emily Everett. An aunt name. ixteen, and she fs th What of it? They're all good names.”’ von’t you see, man. Each of us has our correspondents, and the ¥ fells are all in love. The pos vith 2 lett or an inv: tion, ad to ‘FE. Bardett.’” Who in thunder is it for initials belong to each and ever: Mother and I could get alc children! I've caught the girls three times within a week eat a meal without makir another. I opened from his best girl. minder of old without thoug n ke came along, grahbe me out in the back y: 5 to be such retined and loving child > 2 all by the of u: of doing wre he letter “No dons, If there fs no other way ont of | will have a special session of the 1 and have every infernal nam I'l get them as ely different as the world’s nomenclature and Christianity will permit.” ee ae The High-Fifers in Mars. From the North American Reylew. If the attractton of the earth were less powerful our winged tribes might have re- ceived a much greater development. In virtue of the unquestionable principle known as “the struggle for existence,” these winged creatures, dominating all others, would have been the strongest Progress would have been effect this Ine. The superior race, t race, would have been a wi: These simple considerations, wh be easy to extend much further, are erough to convince us that our human form is essentially terrestrial and that the inhabitants of Mars cannot resemble us. They are different. Upon Mars, for example, one might sup- pose, without scientific heresy, that the remarkable lightness of their bodies may have developed the winged race more high- ly in the direction indicated, and that the inhabitants of this planet may have re- ceived the privilege of flight. Does this amount to saying that, for this reason, they must necessarily have the form of birds? No. The bats, are they not mammals which suckle their young? Is it saying, then, that we must imagine them under this form? Not at all. May they not rather be like dragon flies flutter- ing in the alr above the lakes and the canals? As to this point we can imagine every- thing and prove nothing. It is even highly probable that the reality is something ab- solutely different from all our terrestrial conceptions. é On the one hand the ‘lightness of the Martian beings is favorable of their winged constitution. On the other hand, however, the atmosphere Is hardly well fified to sus tain them. But still we recall that terres- trial zoology furnishes instances of birds, which are very heavy, such as condors and the vultures, and these are just the ones which fly highest in the most rarefied re- gions of our atmosphere; they have been observed even above the summits of the Himalayas, the Andes and the Cordilleras at elevations of from 8,000 to 9,000 meters (27,000 to 30,000 feet), where they can still soar freely, thanks to the enormous spread of their wings. Nor must we lose sight of the fact that a human being, weighing 70 kilograms (154 pounds) would weigh no more than 26 kilo- grams (6 pounds) if transported to the globe of Mars, ed h it may ———-+e+— Afficted Car Conductors. From the Baltimore Sun, ~ A glance at the eyes of many of the street car conductors shows that something is the matter. The eyes are red about the edges of the lds and are sometimes inflamed. One of the conductors said: “The troubie is Hmited to conductors of open cars, and 1s caused by the long brass handles at the end of each row of seats, whica a conductor is compelled to grasp’ frequently as he walks along the footboard. After a time the perspiration from the hand acts on the brass, and the hand becomes coated with verdigris. If the conductor puts his hand to his face he is apt to get the verdigris in his eyes. This causes inflammation, and the trouble grows worse if it is not prompt- ly attended to. Lucky Woman! From the New York Tribune. “Is that stunning woman over there a “Yes. “Grass or turf?” ‘Neither; clover—her to Chicago for a week. ———_ +e ____ The West Virginia state convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians opened at Key- ser, with nearly 100 delegates present, yes- terday. husband has gone DO CHINESE YAWNt The Pursuit of Knowledge on th Subject in the Interest of Science. From the New York Sun. A man who Is an observer of the ways of the Chinese in New York says no Chinese Person ever gapes, ori $0 use a better word, ever yawns. The reporter made inquiry cf @ Chinese laundryman who speaks pigeon English, but could not get a satisfactory answer to his question on the subject. When asked whether the Chinese ever yawn, the laundryman smiled. The re- porter gave him a practical ‘Iustration of yawning. The laundryman smiled again, and more broadly than on the first occa- sion. The reporter then gave him another illustration, pretending to be very sleepy, and yawning once more to the best of his ability. The laundryman made a sign to two of his partners, who were izoning shirts, and all three of them smiled, as though they were pleased with the exhibi- tion. To repeated inquiries whether the Chinese ever indulged ‘n anything of that kind, no satisfactory reply could be ob- tained, though one of the laundrymen nod- ded his head once while he smiled. In order that the question might be set- tled, in the interest of science, the reporter next visited the Chinese temple in Pell street and pursued his researches under the image of the great dragon; but no one there was able to speak English, and the man who sells joss sticks could not be made, either by signs or by words, to un- derstand what was wanted, thougn the re- porter bought a bundle of sticks, che smell of the smoke from Which is said to drive off the devils. It was to a policeman who js often on night duty in the Chinese quart2r that the reporter next applied for information. The policeman said that for years he kad noticed the Chinese at late hours cf the night, when they were sitting in front of their abodes or standing near the lamp posts or meandering through the streets, but never, to the best of his knowledge, had he seen any of them yawn, however weary or sleepy he might he. The search for information on the sub- ject was so discouraging that it was aban- dened for the ume. Yet, inasmuch as the habit of yawning is so widespread end 80 ancient, and inasmuch as there are animals that yawn when tired and sleepy, the re- perter’s curlosity to find out whether the Chinese yawn was as keen as ever. It was one night of last week, some time after midnight, that the reporter unex- pectedly beheld a spectacle which brought relief to his mind. He entered a car of an elevated train of the Gth avenue le bound uptown. ‘There was sitting in a corner seat of the cara short, thick-set black man, who appeared to be very sleepy, and on the other side of the car were three Chinese sitting together, wearing an expression of melar The elevated train was about midway een the isd street svaiion and the nexi up station when the reporter ob- k pass: who had ing bent forward, stralghtened up, his head In a backward direction, and yawned, yawned prod'giously. The re. porter kept both of his eyes on the three Chinese. The black pass-nger had hardly shut his mouth when the Chin itting posite to him inclin: back- ward, opened their moi awned. Their yawn was not of the size of the black passenger's yawn; but, beyond any question, it was a thing of the same nature, produced by the e cause, and indicative ondition, or, In other 238. the Chi- of yawning. There may be a doubt ether the Chi- man in front of n had not yawn- 1 it may be quesoned whether the had er ya before or will yawn again. But tt must be said that thelr’ yawn had a natural look, whi would go far to prove that they had jf essed the wning habit for a lfeti: nd that t re merely led to indulge it on which them, the € the blac! douain by passenger the example had 0+ Switzerla Eduention a the London ‘Times, report from the British legation in ®, Which has just been published b gn office, refers to the educational $ of Switzerland. Education there is ncouraged Veloped to a wonderful af ‘aiui ribution of for and clothing to poor children hools is made when they have long Jour- neys or when the ather In winter ad and y of the day in school. 4 government circular on the chools wished tor in cig den in ¢ ve to remain during the In rep tion for the chi gether opposed to e ground that In many cantons ft not required, and was needed only for in the mountain districts. Swissehave not only shown great veal for education, but also a great spirit of religious toleraiion in all that con thelr educational system. In some can- ation is mixed Pro- s instructio ated hours children io ucation they thing but a secular ¢ absent durin; time. Mixed o exist in sc cantons, and are y children of both communions. e cannot be cailed secular school for in a canton like Zurich, for i where Protestants are in th in the Clements of Christianity, with read- from the Bible, with his Protestant ows, until he is ten or ele years old, when his special prepara ‘coniirmation by his own pastor bez! 1 stem also pr sin St. Gall, whe Imost double the Protestants in number, School administra- {icn, organization and instruction are in the hands of each canton, and elementary education 1s compulsory everywhere. In 1503 the cost of « ticn was about 10 shillings for each inhabitant, and there is about a similar amount per head of the pepulation given in federal subventions for educational purposes. The Two O'Clock Train. From Harper's. It was a very small western town,and the only train out of it thai night left at 2 o'clock. The traveling man had impressed upon the night porier ot the hotel the im- portance of caliing him in time for this train, Promptly at 1:30 a prodigious knock roused the sleeper. “Say! be yez the man what wants the 2 o'clock thrain?” “Yes,” was the sleepy reply from within. “Well, yez can shlape an hour longer, fer she's so much lite.”” The heavy feet shuffled off Gown the hall and silence engued. Arcther hour had passed, wren Pat again knocked. “Say! be yez the felly what said he want- ed to ketch the 2 o'clock thrain?”’ “Yes!” and there was a sound of the man hastily springing frcm his bed. “Well,” drawled Pat, “yez can go back to bed again, fer she’s another hour late.” A forcible remarke or two proceeded from the traveling man's room, and were audi- ble to his awakened neighbors, as was the departure of Pat; but soon all was quiet again, and the few occurants of the hotel were left for some time to undisturbed re- pose. Just as the first faint streaks of dawn were th ging the sky Pat once more made his presence known, and, in terms giving unmistakable evidence of recent and heavy slumber, remarked: “Say! if yez was the felly what wanted to ketch the 2 o'clcck thrain, yez can shlape till mornin’, fer, bedad, the blame thing’s gene.” ———-+2-+ Everyday Dangers. From the Twentieth Century. Our large cities are becoming clearly more and more dangerous to live in. If St is not the trolley and.the cable that slaughter people remorselessly, {t {8 a manhole that bursts or a live wire that slays. It is far cheaper for monopoly to kill women and children than to put its implements of death where their destructive capacity is under control. The resource of damage suits is beyond the reach of the poor. Anyhow, the damage suit is a curious superstition. If a man loves his wife and child what good will a few thovsand dollars do him? What good would the entire coinage of the coun- try do him, for that matter? Of course, grown people can take care of themselves to a limited extent, but children are in con- stant peril. It is very odd that the peril always increases. One might suppose that tfie monopolies would try to kill less chil- dren every year, but the fact is that their young victims increase in number daily. Pregress is a most curious thing. + es ——____ The National Saengerfest was opened at Pittsburg, Pa, last night, TO THE MOON, 38 MILES. Such Will Seem the Distance Through Paris’ New Telescope. Paris Dispatch in the London News. The huge block of crystal which will be- come the mirror for the great telescope has safely arrived in Paris. If all goes well the exhibition of 1900 will be able to boast of a distinct feature. Whether the moon’s features will be equally distinct is another question. Prof. Loewy thinks not, but M. Deloncle is still determined to carry through his idea. * “The moon one yard off.” It was thus the scheme of the gigantic telescope was spoken of in the papers, but M. Deloncle, however ambitious he may be in Central Africa, protests that he never had so pre- posterous a notion. He claims that it will be possible to throw on to a screen views of our satellite brought within a distance of thirty-eight miles. This remains to be seen. However, everybody will wish M. Deloncle, and still more especially his shareholders, every success in what one must still regard as an experiment. The new telescopic mirror is the largest ever made. It was cast at Jeumont, a tanufdcturing place, and the last French Station on the line to Liege, Cologne, and Berlin. This splendid block of homogeneous crystal weighs 3,000 kilograms. Its di- ameter is 2.05 meters, and in its present nearly rough state it cost £4,000. Of course, it was conveyed to Paris in a special trai It was wrapped up in heavy felt blankets, protected by hoops of soft wood, with metal tires, mounted on pivots.’ Thus packed, the mirror was tightly wedged in a case that was placed in the wagon on a bed of hurdies and layers of hay. For greater safety, the train stopped only once, at Tergnier, and went at as slow 4 pace as a royal train, escorted by a railway inspector. It was insured to its full value. ‘The same afternoon it was removed from the northern terminus to the workshop. The mirror, before leaving Jeumont, went through a second grinding of its faces, be- ing as smooth as a fine plate glass. But for telescopic purposes this sort of smooth- ness is roughness itself. The finishing process will take two years and six months, and by more expeditious processes than any hitherto in use, which, moreover, will give greater accuracy than anything known. Hitherto astronomical mirrors and lenses have been polished by hand by slowly rub- bing the glass with the naked hand, some- times, but not always, moistened with ol}, albumen and other substances, which are the maker's secret. ‘The drawback of this that the mere heat of the hand e the surface to warp. ew mechanical proc of which particulars are not given, will produce a surface approaching a true plane, within one ten-thousandth part of a millimeter. Even this marvelous finish will leave a margin, astronomers tell us, for errors. ‘the whole finishing process will cost £6,000. ‘The silvering will not cost anything to speak of. ‘The mirror will be mounted on two arms ten meters long, and will be set in motion by machinery of the usual sort. The rays gathered from planetary space will be reflected horizontally through a mammoth ixty meters jong, laid on piles of The lenses of flint and crown I be one meter twenty meters, the largest in the world, images, enlarged 6,000 Umes, will be thrown onto a screen, which thousands of people will view at atime. ‘The moon will, if all goes well, be brought within thirty-eight miles, but’ it is_mé doubtful whether images on this se: : prove correct, M. the assista director of the Paris vatory, who hi submitted photographs of the moe es that the limit of ninet four miles he has reached 1s the utmost practicable for a long time to come. Larger will be indistinct. eee The Empire of the Atr. ntleman's Magazine, Roger Bacon, in an essay which was not Published until 1618, gave some vague fore- $ ties of steam, and rial navigation to be a thing “It Js possible,” remarked this and the Vrom the the future. wonderful natural philosopher, “to dev instru for flying such that a man be- ing In the center, if revolving something by which artificial wings are made to beat the air in the fashion of bird i 4% the indefinite out of the reckon- first find a definite project for into the air In the de an Italian Jesuit, shed his plan of four cop 1s, hausted of air to form vacuum, Supporting a vessel, and with a sail at- 1 to give the necessary horizontal e pposed that in practice th place a volume of air greater in than the w this would not really and that of the sul. perfected balloon, had its starting point in the dis- of the principle of the pressure of dated by Archimedes of Syra- » B.C. overy of hydrogen by Cavendish () led Joseph Black, profe: r of y of Edinburgh, lectures that a might be lifted from the ground by hing to ft a here of some suitable erial filled with this ‘y light gas. idea, ually uttered but not followed was remembered some yeurs later by Cava an Italian merchant, lits truth by experin t up, Tiberius who in 1872 test His attempts to fill paper bags with hydro- gen led, owing to the rapidity with which the subtle gas escaped through the pores of the paper. Then he collected the gas in soapy water, and a bubble of gas ple filled with ‘This ex- ascended; so that a'soap bub} hydrogen was the ‘st balloon, Cavallo before the Ri described ‘in their 8" but it was pursued no further, the practical en- ergy not being forthcoming to take the matter up at this stage, when it was noth- ing more than a scientific curiosity and an interesting experiment, apparently too tri- fiing to be worth more thought. ——<ee—______ His Ancestor’s Portrait. From the Chicago Record. The practice among those who have come into sudden riches of buying ready- made portraits of ancestors is still In ex- istence. A gentleman in London having a portrait of a man claimed to be by Sir Joshua Reynolds wrote to an art dealer in Washington asking whether there was a possibility of a sale in this city. The lat- ter thought it was likely and asked the owner to send it over. A few Gays after it arrived he invited a worthy gentieman who is famous for his wit to inspect it, e plained the artistic merits of che work and its great value, and suggested that he might hang it in his house as the portrait of one of his ancestors. After a few days of refiection the offer was Geclined, and the art deeler sought a well-known multi- millionaire, who was immediately capiured by the ancestor idea and paid $ the portrait. Soon after the purchase was made customer No. 1 was invited to dine with customer No. 2, and recognized the picture hanging on the wall opp in the dining room. “Ah,” ne said to his host, “you have a remarkable work of art there, “It is _ev is the artist?” the reply. “It is a portrait of one of my ancestors.” “He came very near being one of my ancestors,” was the tart retort, “only I was hard up just then and could not afford him.” an ee What Would the Doctor Think? Fiom Tid-Bita, A certain well-known specialist on throat affections was on one occasion called to treat a lady, who manifested so much in- terest in his surgical instruments that he tcok infinite trouble to explain their uses to her. “This laryngoscope," he remark- ed, “is fitted with electric lights im such a manner that the Interior of your throat will be seen by me as clearly as the exterior. You would be astonished to know how far Gown we can see with an instrument of this kind.” The operation over, the lady appeared much agitated, and her sister, who was present, said. “Poor girl! It must have been dreadfully painful.” “Oh, it wasn’t that,” said the lady, faint- ly, “but just as he fixed that laryngoscope in’ position I remembered that I had a hole in the heel of my stocking. Just what the doctor will think of m eg Tommy's Reason. From Harper's Bazar. Tommy—‘Mamma, terested In Mamma—"Why?” Tommy—“'’Cos Billy Barlow’s mamma is, and she doesn’t notice when Billy does naughty things.” I wish you were in- reign mis3‘ons,”” THE TRUE SOLDIER. Hall at Harvard Decoration Day. The personal heroism of the men we com- memorate here—of those who survived as well as of those who fell—had two elements which are especially affecting, and worthy of remembrance. In the first place, these men went through all the squalor, wretchedness and carnage of war without having any clear vision of thelr country’s future. They did not know that victory was to crown the Union cause; they did not know that the nation was to come out of the four years’ struggle deliv- ered from slavery, united as never before, and confident as’ never before in its re- sources and stability, One of the worst horrors in 1800-61, before the war opened, was the sickening doubt whether we really had any country. Civil war is immeasurably worse than any other war, because it Inevitably creates just this terrible doubt about the national future. It was not till 1864-05 that It be- came plain that the north would ultimately win military success, and even then all men saw that after military success would come immense civil difficulties. The heroism of the soldiers on both sides and the pathos of their sufferings and sacrifices are greatly heightened by their utter inability to fore- cast the future. Like all devoted souls, they walked by faith, and not by sight. Most of the men whose names are written on these walls died with no shout of victory in thelr ears, or prospect of ultimate tri- umph before thelr glazing eyes. To console them in their mortal agony, in their supreme sacrifice, they had nothing but their own hope and faith. Secondly, the service these men rendered to their country was absolutely disinter: ed. No professional interest in war infl enced them. No pay, or prize money. prospect of pension had the least at on for them, They offered their s and lives to the country just for love, and put of the determination that, if they could help it, the cause of freedom should take no or hes ices harm. On the spur of the moment they abandoned promising civil a homes and the natural o who had. receiv savage destruc: and butcher No mercenary motive can be att! any of them. This ¢ ntial to their heroic quality. world has long since determined th s of Its cecasional respect for mercenary soldiers. It admires in such only the faithful fulfill- ment of an immortal contract. The friends we commemorate here had in view no out- ward rewards near or remote. To these herces of ours, and to all soldiers of like spirit in the civil ‘wai which can never be paid ex admiration and remembrance them the tion that out of the hideous lo: 3 and horrors of war, as out of pestiiences, famines, shipwrecks, con- lagrations and the blastings of the tornado, can pluck glorious fruits of self- e and moral sublimity. And, furthe we owe them a great uplifting of try in dignity, strength and secur A BLOOD RED LAKE. dc Mess buted to is es- Switzerland Has a Curious Water With Unstable Habits. Lake Morat, in Switzerland, has a queer ng red about two or three t y ten years, says an exchange. It is a pretty lake, like most of the sheets of sater in that picture country, and Its r freak is attributed to a disposition o celebrate the slaughter of the Burgun- ins, under Charles the Bold, on June 1476. But the French say it blushes for the conduct of the Swiss, who in that battle wave the Burgundians,no quarter. This year It was redder than ever, and had a er appearance when the setting sun uminaced ves. of course,has its le; hermen of the lake, who « called silures, ‘that que = of the the blood of the Bur- 4 matier of fact, some of the ans killed in the bat- nto the lake, while others ave filled , that it i At eB: gund dies of t y in that battle, and Henri Martin ry justly reproached them for that pie of vandal. It would hardly do to attribute the re: dening of the waters of the lake to the blood of the s coloring e quantitie -urious growth is deve! arity is beginning to interest Superabundance of Cars. From the Railway Age. Vice President Clough Northern makes the of the Great following very note- worthy statements: “I think if one-half the box cars in the spring wheat territory should be destroyed t ight the price of srain would rise 10 cents per bushel to- ‘norrow. When the warehouses are full, or when the money available for handling the grain has been absorbed, all additional arrivals on the market are like so much water poured on the top of a pail already full, it must run over and be wasted. The clamor for more cars for shipments and for greater transportation facilities, backed up, as a general rule, by railroad commis- ons and legislators, have forced the rail- road companies to keep adding to equip- ment until a condition has been reached where the companies can at any time with- in a period of ten days pour into any one of the central markets enough grain to hopelessly break down prices. Those in- terested in raising prices in any of the markets, and trying to do so, are simpiy swept off their feet by the flood of grain that the raiiroads are in a position to pour out upon them, As things are, every bushel of spring wheat grown is always ‘In sight’ in each one of the three central spring markets; but neither of them can supply more than a mere fraction of the storage or money needed for taking it ‘all. 1 can see but one remedy for this state of things. The owrer must become his own capitalist and warehouseman for his grain, until the market can absorb it in a healthy way, and then let it out gradually, instead of letting the whole mass drop on the mar- ket at once.” These expressions are strikingly confirm- atory of the assertion so often made by those who are endeavoring to secure a re- form in the inte ge car service, that the present supply of freight cars is’ much greater than would be necessary if prop- handied. > —se+ Me Turned, rom Harper's Round Table. “Right face! Left face! About face ‘The little, fat, red-faced sergeant bawled cut his orders and watched the line of feet as the raw recruits endeavored to follow them out. To his astonishment one pair of feet, more noticeable on account of their extra large size, never turned. Without taking his eyes off these feet, the little ser- nt bawled out a second order. “About tae could see that ell the feet except those he watched turned in obe: up to the owner, a little him by the shoulder, shouting: turn with the rest?” Why, 1 did,” replied the trembling re- eruit. “You did, eh? Well, I watched your feet and they never moved. “it's the shoes they gave me, sir,” said the pocr féllow. ‘They're so large that when I turn my feet turn in them. ————co-—____. The Bicycle and the Umbrella. From, Ti-Bits. The introduction of the bicycle was as Affficult as was the introduction Of the um- brelia in the eighteeath century. This sim- ple invention was only introduced after women had learned to use it, and not until the inventor had for a long time been dead. During his lifetime this deserving man had been subjected to the ridicule, the mockery, the attacks and the insults of the con- servative instinct of the masses in London. Even the name of this benefactor to hu- manity has been lost. He is buried some- where in an English country churchyard, and to this day children will throw mud and sand and stones at lis tomb when pass- ing by. If they are asked why they do it, they do not know. It fs an old custom, by queathed from generation to generation, which represents nothing but an atavistic campaign -of defense of the conservative spirit of the populace. THE ONLY CURE For the Tobacco Habit Is Baco-Curo “DON'T STOP TOBACCO SUDDENLY. BACO- CURO WILL NOTIFY YOU WHEN TO STOP." THESE ARE THE WORDS OF A CURE-NOT A SUBSTITUTE. Baco-Curo is recognized by the medical profession a8 the only sctentific, vegetable and harmless cure, It is not gullty of the absurdity of insisting that the user of tobacco stop of bis own will and then take the remedy. If be can stop, why bother with @ remedy at all? Baco-Curo was the first to give an IRON-CLAD WRITTEN GUARANTEE to cure the tobacco habit, in any form, or to refund the money with ten per cent interest A free booklet and a large sheet of testimonials, the genuine character of which is attested by dis- interested and prominent. bankers, will be sent to any one who asks. From thousands of grateful indorsements the following is chosen: USED TOBACCO FORTY YEARS — CURED BY BACO-CURO AND GAINED THIRTY POUNDS. From hundreds of testimonials, the originals of Which are on file and open to inspection, the fol- lowing is presented: Clayton, Nevada Co., Ark., Jan. 28. Fureka Cheniica and Mfg. Co., La Crosse, Wis,— Gentlemen: For forty years I used tobacco in all its forms, For twenty-five years of that time I was & great sufferer from general debility and beart disease, For fifteen years I tried to quit, but couldn't. I took various remedies, among others “No-To-Bac,”" “The Indian Tobucco Antidote,” “Double Chloride of Gold,” ete., ete., but none of lem did me the least bit of good. Finally, how- ever, I purchased a box of your “Baco-Curo,” and {t bas entirely cured me of the habit in all ite forms, and I have increased thirty pounds tm welght and am relieved from all the numerous aches and pains of body and mind. I could write A quire of paper upon my changed feclings and con- dition, Yours respectfully, P. H. MARBURY, Pastor ©. P. Chureh, Clayton, Ark, Sold by all druggists at $1.00 per box; three boxes (thirty days’ treatment), $2.50, with written guarantee, or sent direct upon recelpt of price. Write for booklet and proofs. Bureka Chemical an@ Mfg. Co., La Crosse, Wis., and Boston, Mass. Seed :Wilson’s ¢Retiring From Business Salel High-grade Shoes at less than cost prices. That's the story in # nut shell. You know the quality of Wilson's Shoes. You know that Detter ones cannot be bought Prices have been cut to cost so as to clear out the stock quickly. Just a few of the bargains: z Ladies’ $5 Bicycle Boots, $3.85. Bicycle Boots, “in Fe $3.85 high lace, reduced f 50 Oxfords, $1.68. a “ $1.68 $1.95, mud kK Oxfor hoes, $3.85. But ‘and $3.85 Black, Sand Hig $6 and Si 929 F St. Seeeteetetetegeeteeteetetetententetatetetegy The Greatest Furniture Value Ever Offered. $43.75 Worth of Furni- ture for $26.85. At either of our stores, 1226 F St. and the Rink, 1310 N. Y. Ave. Cash or Credit. Today, Tuesday and Wednesday we will sell a Fine Finished Solid Oak CHAMBER SUITE, serpen- tine top, 30x24 French bevel mirror in dresser, including a 4o0-lb. hair mattress, woven wire spring, 3 chairs, I rocker and table, all for $26.85. An actual saving to you of $16.90. Lansburgh’s Furniture & Carpet Co., The Rink, 1310 N. Y. Ave., And 1226 F St. —ronrself to death over a hot coal fire cooking the meals in eummer, when by using Coke instead you can cook in com- for summer cooking. No cers to worry you. Try it. where. 40 bushels, uncrushed. 70 for 40 busbels, crushe a WASHN. GASLIGHT CO., 413 roth St. N. W. M. J. ZEH, 926 N st. "Pin 476. je828a QM 5 BoM, 28S ot Pome 478 se8 284 ¢ ‘Food Keepers qn é x Ice Appetites. THE World. x REF! the easiest to clean of any in the Cbercoal packed — seascned frames —a1 zine Mned th best and low wieed Refrige: the world. $5 and y L. H. HOPKINS, 933 F St my13-3m,20 < THERE ARE SOAPS AND BUT ONLY ONE SUNLIGHT SOAP. ap28-tu,ly a seeeeee eeeoeee