Evening Star Newspaper, June 11, 1896, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1896-SIXTEEN PAGES. 9 le for the $1 Percale Be for th Me Pe hiirts Black a ard colors. Coats, all sizer. Tomorrow’s SpecialhPrices for Men Are wo collars and cuffs. tr and cuffs. Friday’s First Floor Bargains at the Palais Royal. 89oc The lot of “Derby” Shirt Waists being of- tered at o8 cents are to be &yc tomorrow. All siz in latest styles. Actual values, $1.48 to $2.48 68¢ The Grass Linen, Batiste and_ Lawn Derby” Waists in the 77¢ lot are to be 68 cents tomorrow. Ac- tual values, $1.39 to $2. 26c 26c for the 39¢ S Belts and the 39¢ Shirt Wai . some with dumb bell link buttons. $1.30 The $1.98 and $2.25 Parasols to be offered in one lot at $1.39 for choice. Dresden Pon- gee and Novelty Sjlk Parasols in the combi- $1.79 Choice of the $2.48 Hk and $2.98 Parasols ior $1.79. See those of grass linen with silk lining in colors, and note that those of all silk in solid colors are sun and rain proof. 10C Better than usual 12$e Silk Windsors are here, as you doubt- less The price tomorrow to be only roc. Summer Dress Goeds worth up to 18¢ | yard will fill two great tables. Only 5c yard | for choice of Beautiful India Dimities, Fancy Lawns, Plain Color Crepes and Half-wool Chall 25¢ Bicycle and English Tourist Suitings and All-wool Serges at 25¢ yard for choice. Ac- tual values, 39¢ to 75¢ yard. 2c 21c bunch instead of 25c¢ for those Import- ers’ Sampie Flowers. Many know thein to be worth up to 75 cents. To create a fair dis tribution not more! than three bunches to) any one purchaser. (ontinned above.) i Friday’s Third Floor $2.29 $3-29 $3.29 instead of O8 for the Ladies’ Grass Linen Costumes with navy stripe. All sizes. 25C Children’s — bargain table will contain arti- cles worth up to 75¢ at only 25¢ for che Gowns and Skires, White Cambric Dress es and Caps. 8oc Se for the 9c White Duck Skirts with 4-inch hem and 52 yards sweep. ise above.) O4¢ for the 79¢ qual- ity Screen Doors. All sizes in stock. Bring measurements with | you. IOC toc for Window Screens to fit any er- $1.98 S$i.o8 for the $2.50 Trunks--and they look like the much more ex- per Oe Val. Lace Edges, 2} to 33 inches wide, at only 5c yd—and many are 10¢ laces. 25C Ts it true that Laces worth up to $2 yard will be only 25c? Yes! Some of the Silk Bour- don Laces are §$: value, some Chan- tilly Laces are $1 value and some of the White and Ecru Ven- ice and Point Lierre Laces are worth 75¢ yard. Choice for 25 cents. _ 5c Handker- 5 cents. See these with and h. s ders broidery. quickly pink with for these blue and laven- white center colored bor- hand-em- And grab der, with scalloped and embroidered borders. 83¢ Who doesn’t know that the Palais Royal $1 Kid Gloves are best at the price? Though 83 cents theyll be carefully our risk. $1.30 $2 quali length at our ris (Contina + 25¢ Silks for the &e. 5 50c White Suede Kid Mousquetaires f only $1.30. econd Floor 20c quality now pinks, blues, lavenders, tomorrow tomorrow, tried on as as usual—at ity 12-button Fitted. ued above.) ty Wash 20c yard, in scarce IOC Best 25¢ for 19¢. Richelieu Ladies’ Stockings Plam and rib. English tans, rus- sets and fast black. All sizes. ge 4c for Garter length yard—of the Frilled Silk Elastic that sells at 12c yard. 13¢ The best 19¢ Ribbed Vests in town are to be 13c tomorrow. Note lace edge back and front, silk ribbons. Ordinary and extra sizes. iH ree, 13¢ 13¢ for the 19c Veils —and you know the best 19¢ Veils are at the Palais Royal. 8c And where — such Embroideries at 10c, 12c and 15¢ yard? And the price tomorrow is to be only 8c yard. 6c Seamless — Stockin- ette Dress Shields at 6c pair. With the name stamped on them they retail at 12c pair. These are without the name, but not be- cause damaged. We'll tell you why. Bargains. 10¢ Bargain table in Art Department to be filled with Stamped Goods worth 19¢ at only toc Oc in- stead of 68c for the 36- inch wide Silks that much eagerly admired White Jap. have been so and bought — for commencement dress- es, &c. 25¢ 25¢ instead of 48¢c yd. for be Silk Ribbons rarely bea tone effect a scramble for these Ribbons. rons are advised to call early, (Continu All-wool nel Bathing Suit white braid trimming. All sizes. 94¢ 94¢ for the $1.25 French Percale Wrap- Corded Waists, Night | Pers. French style not less than terial. 29C 2ge_ for Ventilating Cors steels. for the $2.98 Sizes 32 to 46. st of Taffeta in the utiful mono- 's. There'll be Regular pat- ed above.) Navy Flan- with French ma- r the 50c Summer with two side Sizes 18 to 25.) (Wontinued above.) Friday’s Fourth Floor 6c 6c yard for our toc quality Silkoline—and see if *tis as elsewhere at yard. not the same I2he $1.79 “Aladdi _Lamp. in” Full Bicycle nickel. The well-known lamp, the lis is $2.75. price of which (Continued above.) i Basement Bargains. $1.69 $1.69 for the $1.98 Porcelain Sets. 9 pieces. Chamber Full for choice—24-inch h. s. Squares, 27-inch Tray Covers, 36-inch Table Covers, 2-pocket Shoe Bags. oc The Best —12$c Turk Towel in Washington to be only g cents tomorrow. Feel the weight! Note the size—50x26 inches. 39e 39¢ for the 50c qual- ity Trimmed Sailors— and we offer you choice of the four most asked- for styles in the popu- lar Sennette braid. (Continued belo Bargains. Alc 4tc for the Ladies’ 59¢ French Cambric Night Gowns, with tuck yoke and ruffle all around. RufHe also on front, neck and sleeves. Sizes 13 to 16. 79C 79e for the 98c Dimity “Soft” Waists. Black and colors. Sizes 32 to 42. $1.69 $1.69 for the $1.98 Plain Grass Linen Costumes. Blazer jacket, skirt with six yards sweep. All sizes. (Continued below.) Bargains. $6.98 $6.98 for the $10.98 Baby Carriages. Best of ‘96 styles. Reed body, plush upholstery, satin parasol. $2.98 $2.98 for the $4.25 Baby Carriages. Bet- ter than you think. See them. (Continued below.) $1.98 $1.08 instead of $2.48 for the well-known size, artistically dec-| “Nursery” Refrigera- size, decorated. i tor. ea PALAIS ROYAL, tune: THE MONEY PLANK (Continued from First Page.) republican national convention for the high office of President of the United States. ‘Colone’ Carson, as 2 his friends call him, expects to receive five votes in the convention. “There is talk of forming a separate col- ored republican organization for the pur- pese of advancing negro rights and privi- leges within the republican party. There have been numerous conferences looking to this end between colored men during the past twenty-four hours, and there wilt be Issued tomorrow a call for a meeting to be held next Saturday. It is the young- er element who are prominent in this movement, but it is believed that they are recciving encouragement from the vet- erans. Ambitious colored men believe that the time is approaching when they can demand the vice presidential nomination from the republican party.” v. O. M. IN THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Voting on the Contests in the Differ- ent States. ST. LOUIS, June 11.—Chairman Carter was prompt in calling the national repub- iean committee to order at 10 o'clock today, notwithstanding the absence of fully half of the members. The Cay's work was begun with the hearing in the cases of the California contests, beginning with that of the third gistrict. The claim- arits in this case were om one side C. M. Belshaw and W. B. Parker and on the other Denison ard Hochheimer. Congress- man Hilborn appeared for Belshaw and Parker. Mr. Hilbern gave an outline of grounds of the contest, claiming that Messrs. Belshaw and Parker were the regular nominees, their selection having been made by convention which resulted from primaries, while Deatson and Hoch- heimer were chosen by the delegates se- lected by appointment. The state had in- dorsed the proceedings of the convention, which chose Belshaw and Parker by seat- ing the delegates to the state conven- tfon chosen by it by a vote of 8 to 1. He said that both delegations were friendly to McKinley. Judge Thompson of Ohio represented the interests of Denison and Hochheimer. He ecntended that the committee could not go into the irregularities of primaries and ccunty conventions; said that as there was no district committee in the third district the state committee had appoined the dis- trict delegates, and that the committce had proceeded in the regular manner to call the coryention. Furthermore, a large proportion of the so-called primary con- venticn delegates were appointed as were the delegdtes in the other convention, by the superior committee. Mr. Payne moved that Messrs. Denison and Hochheimer be placed upon the rolls, and the motion prevailed without division. ing the greater part of the city of San ing the rgeater part of the city of San Francisco, was waged by Messrs. W. W Montague and Samuel M. Shortridge against J. S. Spear and H. 1. Kowalsky, who claimed to be regularly selected dele- gates. This contest has been a very splrit- ed one from the beginning, and is claimed to have resulted in one murder. Mr. Short- ridge was the spokesman of the contest- ants. The state committee had, he said, recognized the convention by which he and Montague were chosen, and he intimated that the other convention was controlled largely by the proxies of members of the state committee which called tie convention chosen by questionable means. He claimed to represent almost the en- tire voice of the republicans of the state. Judge Thompson, speaking for Spear and Kewalsky, said the orly question at is- sue was whether there was a quorum pres- ent of the eleven members of the state committee residing in the district, and he claimed that there was such a quorum, ir- respective of the proxies. As to the prox- ies, it was charged that the men who had given them had afterward been paid to affidavit as to the means by which they were obtained. Mr. Shortridg» declared, in reply, that the first meeting was practically a proxy meeting, and that the regular com- mitteemen were not notified of the meet- ing. ‘Spear and Kowalsky are McKinley men, while Montague and Shortridge are said to be for Allison. Spear and Kowalsky were seated. Mr. Payne afterward moved a reconsider- ation cf the vote by which this contest was decided, but the committee decided by an aye and nay voie—It to 26—not to reopen the case. The contestants from the third Alabama district, which was passed yesterday, did rot appear when the district was reached today, and on motion cf Commiiteeman Youngbleod, S. S. Booth and John Har- mon were seated. They are McKinley men. ‘There was considerable interest in the contest from the fifth Kentucky distri which embraces the city of Louisville. It was a contest between McKinley men and friends of Gov. Bradley. The McKinley delegation, composed of George D. Todd and Cherles E. Sapp, appeared as the reg- vlar delegates, and the Bradley men, E. J. Knoeble aad J. W. Reeder, as the contest- ants. Mr. Hart Vance, who appeared a3 counsel for Knoeble and Reeder, contended that the primaries for the Todd convention were held in a retired place, and said {t was proven that bribery and personal as- saults had been resorted to. He created considerable merriment in the coramittee by stating that the votes cost only 50 cents each. Mr. Vance said he represented the republican majority obtained in the election by which Gov. Bradley was chosen, and asserted that if “these frauds” were in- dorsed by the national committee seating Sapp and Todd the action would result in the loss of at least 5,000 votes in Louisvi Judge Thompson spoke for Todd and Sapp. He contended trat the convention could go bekind the returns to investigate the alleged frauds. Mr. Sutherland moved to seat Knoeble and Reeder, and Mr. Clayton moved as a ubstitute that Todd and Sapp should ive given the seats. Mr. Clayton’s motion pre- vailed cn an aye and nay voie, the vote being 28 to 6 in their favor. Recess was then taken until 2 p.m. TO CONDUCT THE CAMPAIGN. the Hanna Likely to Be Chairman of the National Committee. By Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, June 11.—All the talk about chairman of the national committee for the campaign results in one conclusicn, that Marcus A. Hanna will be selected if he will consent to take the place. When usked about it today, Mr. Hanna said ihat one thing at a time was enough for him, and he was not going into the campaign before the convention was over. He added that after going through a preliminary canvass he was not anxious to take a campaign on his hands. It has been about definttely settled that C. W. Fairbanks of Indiana will be the temporary chairman of the convention. Possibly some other man might be selected later, but the fact that Fairbanks has been the choice of McKinley, very nearly settles it, as it does about everything else in this convention. No determination has been yet Teached as to the permanent chairman, al- though Senator Proctor 1s still being talked of for the place. Mr. Proctor says he has no desire for the place, but will accept it if he is requested to. The impression seems to be that the permunen: chairman will be selected from the easz. No Large Delegations on Hand. None of the large delegations have ar- rived in the city yet. The delegates now in the city are those who have come ahead of the state delegations to arrange mat- ters, or the delegations from states where may be contests. By Saturday or Sunday night the big delegations will arrive. New York is expected Sunday night, as also Ohio and Pennsylvania. Hlinois will be here Monday. They are expected on spccial trains, with brass bands and banners, and Propose to wake the dead when they get here. The Blaine Club of Cinciunatf, with 0 rooters for McKinley, will come on a decorated train Sunday night. A ond special train will bring 500 mem- bers of the Lincoln Club of the same place, Senator Foraker and the Cincinnati end of the delegation will come on this train. The Lincoln Club of Toledo will also arrive Sun- day night with 300 shouters for McKinley. Most of the Ohio delegation will cume on this train. Among them will be James A. Garfield and Webb Hayes, sons of former Presidents. The Tippecanoe Club of Cleve- land, with 700 howlers, will arrive either Sunday night or Monday morning. ‘The Buckeye Club of Columbus, Ohfo, with Gov. Bushnell and staff and many delegates, will arrive Sunday night. The Topeka Flambeau Club, with their red paint and light, will be here Monday, The McKinley clubs of Evansville, Ind; Detroit, Mich; Minn, Leavenworth, Kan., will” arrive Sunday mght. The Marquette Chub.of Chicago will get in Monday morning,lland the Americus Club of Pittsburg will arrive elther Sunday night or Monday mornings The town will be full of howling matehers by Monday noon. Great preparations are being made to receive the delegationsgpd clubs as they arrive, and a lively =r be expected 7 Chicago, and Monday. Senator Lodge’s Message. Henry Cabot Lodge, whe-ts talked of gor chairman of the committee on platform and resolutions, has telegfaphed to Murray Crane, the national committeeman from Massachusetts, to rally, the friends of the gold standard. Mr. hones said that no evasion would be tolefated, and that a straddle would be disgrageful. He said that the Indiana platform, whtch has been Popular in certain circlé& fer the past few days, would not be acfeptable. The In- diana platform, he says, declares for the best money known to’ the world, and pro- nounces emphatically against the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 tot. It has been suggested to amend this declaration by striking out the words “at a ratio of 16 to 1,” so that the para- graph would read “unalterably opposed to the free and unlimited coinage of silver.” It was argued that if the words, “at a ratio of 16 to 1,” were kept in the platform, it might be construed to mean that the re- Publicans were in favor of the free coinage of silver at. some other ratio. There has been so much talk about this Indiana plat- form that the suspicion gained ground that the McKinley people were.in favor of it. Nothing definite or authoritative, how- ever, can be had from those supposed to represeat McKinley. ; ‘he supporters of the Ghio man from the éast declare that Mc- Kinley is in favor of the gold standard. ‘The supporters of McKinley from the west insist that he is in favor of: the largest use of silver consistent with the maintenance of the parity of the two metals. Mr. Han- ra, who could settle the uncertainty in a tew moments, declines to speak. There is no doubt that the dispute will be taken into the convention. It cannot be settled in the committee. Candidate ‘anner Outspoken. John R. Tanner, candidate for governor of Illinois on the republican ticket, has thrown down the gauntlet to the free sil- ver republicans. In an interview with a reporter he declared emphatically for the gold standard, and said that the platform to be adopted by this convention should not hold out the slightest hope for the silver rcpublicans. Senator John H. Gear of Iowa does not believe the republican platform will d clare for gold. When seen today he said “Allison will be placed fn nomination be- fore the convention, and, to say the least, will put up a good fight. Every solitary man In Iowa is for Alison.” When asked what he thought would be the result if the republicans should declare for gold, he s “I don’t suppose any- thing about it. I should not like to se my opinion on that point appear in print. “Of course, no man can tell just exactly what will happen, but I am confident that McKinley will not be nominated on the first ballot, and it is no foregone con- clusion that he will be nominated at all As to the nomination for Vice President, I have formed no definite opinion. Howevel 1 fein some one from the east will be selected.” Senator Hansbrough’s View. The financial question is still uppermost in the minds of the poli ns in St. Louis. Senator Hansbrough, a member of the aa- tiene] committee, when asked for an ex- pression on this question, said: “The convention showld at least pledge the republican p: to labor faithfully in bebalf of an international, coaference on the money question with a view to secur- ing an agreement in behalf of a permanent end settled equality between silver and gold, ard the nominee shoutd be instruct- ed by the convention to foree the gold na- tions of Europe, through trade diserimina- tions in onr commercial intercourse with them, to establish bimetallism as the uni- versal rule. Shovld the republican party take hold of this great quesiion in the Vigorous and eartest way it has heretofore grappled and settled othe the honest, TVativelnasses would sup- port it heartily. This, in my judgment, should be the central idea in framing the financial plank. All the rhetorical clap-trap about ‘honest dollars’ and ‘parity’ and ‘un- tarnished honor’ used in the construction of former platforms, should be left out. Every patriotic American, believes in sus- ning the untarnished honor of the coun- and in bonest dollars, and miilions of Voters are thoroughly satisfied that our tational honor would he preserved and that honesty would prevail under a just system of bimetallism. The fact is, the gold stana- ard advocates do not want bimetallism; England does not want bimetallism. We have been resoiving in favor of bimetallisma and legislating in favor of the British gold standard until distrust and discourage- ment have taken the place of patience and toleration in the minds of the people. “In 1893 England elosed the mints of India to silver and we repealed the Sherman law. Strange as it may appear, these two events took place within thirty days of each other. Ii would look very muci like colluston, only we are assured it was done to ‘restore confidence. What the people of the United States expect from this con- vention is a substantial promise that the republican party will yive them genuine financtal reform; they knew that there is nothing to hope for under a policy which makes more bond issues and perpetuates the gold standard. Leading southern dele- gates with whom I have talked admit the force of this argument, but they answer that the democratic party has become the champion of silver, and consequently the republican party must take the other side of the question. If we are given a straight gold plank next week it will be largely through the help of delegates coming from states that never gave a republican vote the electoral college. If the convention makes the mistake of approving the En- gish financial system it will be anything but a cheerful campaign for our party. Our orators and party organs may turn the eagle loose and unfurl the stars and stripes when advocating an American pro- tective tariff, but they will want a unicorn and the cross|of St. George when they dis- cuss the finanvial question.” National Committee Headquarters. Chicago is engaged in an attempt to get the headquarters of tie national commit- tee removed from New York to Chicago. For this work the state central committee of Illinois appointed a ccmmittee to lay the matter before the new committee. The committee is as follows: C. P. Hatch, chairman; Dr. L. S. Wilcox of Champaiga, L. T. Linnell of Cobden, C. S. Rennels of Jacksonville and Sheriff James Pease of Chicago. This committee is here now, an. with them several other gentlemen, ainong them Dr. T. N. Jamieson and ¢. M. Pepper. “All that we can do now,” said Mr. Pep- per, “is to find out who the new commit- teemen will be and work on them.” Dr. Jamieson explained: “The fightiag ground of the.campaign will be in the south and west, and Chicago is the geographical center of the battlefield. It would be a beneflt to have the headquarters in the West and a detrtment to have it in the east. To have the headquarters of a gold cam- paign under the shadew of Wall street would be a menace to the interests of the party. ae “Chicago is accessible,,from all parts of the country and will afford accommodations of the most elaborate kind: for the com- mittee. Chicago is a railroad and tele- graph center. The city ‘wilt accommodate the headquarters in every way and will contribute largely to the fund. Henry Clay Evans of ‘Tennessee arrived in town today, and his appearance at once started afresh tne talk of his can: didacy for the vice presidency. Mr. Evans sald his newspaper friends had Kindly kept him before the country in con- nection with the second place on the tick- et. He would, of ‘course, be pleased to have the nomination, byt.he was not los- ing any sleep cver the prospects of suc- cess or defeat... The hWenmessea delega- tion “wil present his name to the conven- tion, and he has assurances of support in_ other directions. ; Senator Hawley of Connecticut is being discussed in connection with the second Place, but there are a very few United States Senators who would care to be Vice President, and it is not known here if the preposed candidacy of General Haw- ley is with his consent. Buttons and badges with McKinley and Hobart of New Jersey and McKinley and McAlpine of New York are quite plenty, showing what the talk has produced. The sentiment in favor of Hobart seems to be pretty strong, and there are reasons to believe that he is more likely to be the nominee for second place than any of the men so far mentioned, The Financial Plank. There is @ general consensus of opinion that the financial plank of the platform will be very nearly identical with the plank of the Indiana convent great questions, a demand for some modifications. The In- diana platform declares: ‘We are firm and emphatic in our demand for honest money. We believe that our money should not be inferlor to the money of the most enlight- ened nations of the earth. We are unal- terably opposed to every scheme that threat- ens to debase, or depreciate our currency. We favor the. use of silver as currency, but to the extent only and under such regula- tions that its parity with gold can be main- tained; and in consequence are opposed to the free, unlimited and independent coinage of silver at the rate of 16 to 1.” There is a demand from some sections that the platform should declare for an in- ternational agreement, and pledge the party to take steps to bring about such an az ment. This is the plea of some of the eas’ ern states, where it is claimed that the party might be able to run against a free coinage declaration by the democrats. There is another body that does not want more sald than to declare against free coinage without an international agreement, and to say nothing more. The demand of taose who want the party pledged to urge an in- ternational agreement ts not likely to be acceded to, as there seems to be a pre- ponderance of sentiment in favor of taking a step which wili prevent further agitation. The ultra-silver men say they prefer a declaration for a single gold standard to anything else, and say that the issue can not be made plain in any other way. Robert G. Evans, member of the national committee and head of the Minnesota dele- gates, says that lis state is against any free coinage. “I don’t object,” he said, “to a declaration against free coinage without an internatioral agreement, but I do not want the party pledged to urge such an amendment and take steps to further a ecnference looking to such an adjustment. 1t will continue the agitation, an agitation which will be useless and which will be in- jurious to the country. T am in favor of the present standard, and think we ought tc maintain It and allow the country to en- ter on a period of prosperity whic! i fcllow a settlement of this question. There seems to be a determination make Serator Thurston of Nebraska the ermanent chairman of the convention. Mr. Thurston had expected to make the first speech secording the nomination of Major McKinley. It is possible that even should he be permanent chairman, he will also make the seconcing speech for Mc- Kinley. A REFORMED MULE. How “Manda” Responded Acts of Kindness. From the Galvest. to Little Ws. The author of “How Marcus Ward Saved Oregon” tells a pretty story of a vicious mule that “suffered a change of heart.” "Manda, as the mule was named, was the off-leader in a team of six animals, and was as beautiful as a picture. She would pull and stand, atid hold the wagon, as obediently as possible, but by nature she was wild and vicious, and an inveterate Kicker. She allowed herself to be shod, sceming to understand that this was a necessity, but except on such occasions no one ventured within range of her heels save at his peril. One night, during a stam- pede, "Manda was struck by a flying picket pin, and received a deep cut in the hind leg. Tne wound was so severe, and the fties became so annoying, that we decided to leave the suffering animal behind. The leg swelled, and she did not attempt to put the foot to the ground. It was my duty that morning to bring on the loose stock, and see that nothing of value was overlooked in camp. I was reody to start when I went up to the mule that had come with us all the long journey of 3,000 miles, and had been a faithSul servant. I began petting her and expressing my re- gret that we must leave her for the Indians and wolves. Never before had the famous six-mule team gone out without Manda prancing off as the leader. She rubbed me with her nose and laid It on my shoulder, and seem- ed to beg as eloquently as a dumb b could, “Don’t leave me behind:” and w it all, there was a kindly look in her eye that I had never seen there be: I stood stroking her head for some time, then I patted her neck and walked a litle back, but constantly on guard. !t was then that the mule turned and looked at me, and at the same time held up the wounded lex. Cautiously then I ventured to take hold of the wounded leg. I rubbed it and fon- dled it without her showing any symptom of resentment. I got instrumuats, sewed the wound up, sewed bandages | tightly about the leg, made a capital dressing and we started, leading ‘Manda. She soon be- san to bear her weight upon che wounded limb, and had ne difficulty in keeping up with the t aa. When the dazes became misplaced any one of us could stop in the road and vithout a:s’stance readjust them, the mule anding patiently the whfle. she finished the journey with us, and no handsomer animal ever journeyed across the plains. She was never known to kick afterward, and 'Manda’s “change of heart’ be sicek ex, ression, CRE A — E FOR CARTRIDGE: How the Cuban Patriots Trade Spanish Soldiers. From Harper's Weekly. Imagine a party of Spanish soldiers ou an expedition into the country. They are grumbling about the rations. “One meal a day—a little bacon, a handful of white beans, a scrap of bread. All from Spain, all of inferior quality. The government has paid enovgh for good food, and plenty of it, God Knews, but the contractors give us caly this, and they are growing rich out of the war.” Then they come upon a criollo (.e., intensely Cuban) settlement, and the ratives, feigning distress, run out to meet them, crying: “For the love of God, give us something to eat. We are starving!” “Noth ing for you, dogs of Cubans,” is the re- sponse, and the disappointed soldiers march away. But then the Cuban bands hovering in the rear, waiting for opportunity to strike, come to the same destitute peas- ants. “Do they (being all patriots, though of many colors) lack food? Will they deign to accept hospitality?” They ere led into a peasant’s hut, the bed is shoved aside, a pit is disclosed that the bed had hidden, and in this pit is a store of sweet potatoes and of pork cured in the smoke of guayabo lea That is good food for the insur- gents. The meat thus cured can searcely be regarded as a dainty bit, but it holds tts own; it does not deteriorate for years. And meantime the invading column has pressed on to an encampment, where peas- ants come in, offering fruit and new cheeses for sale. : “How much for this little cheese? hungry soldier asks. “One dollar.” “That's too much, rascal.” “Well, nobody is looking. Suppose I say tive cartridges?” Another soldier to another countryman: “How much for an orange?” “Twenty-five cents.” “Extortioner!” “Welt, when the officers aren't around, two cartridges.” So, more or less on the sly, the exchange is effected, and when the peasants withdraw they have capsules with which to slay their enemies. Tkat ts one way in which ammunition has been secured by the insurgents. On a larger scale and by force it has heen ob- tained from time to time. +e Norwegian Thrift. From Chambers’ Magazine. After supper I have a happy thought. I have read somewhere that the Norwegian children are exceedingly fond of sweets and owing to the heavy tax on sugar have few opportunities of eating them; so I bought a pound in Bergen and this I hand around. The whole family solemnly help themselves, and, with deep gratitude depicted on their faces, come up to us, shake hands with both the doctor and myself, and say: “Tak.” T give some cigars to the farmer and the two sons, the latter never having before smoked such a thing. The thrift of the Norwegian is shown In the treatment of these cigars by the youths. ‘They smoke for five minutes, then carefully extinguish the burning end and place the cigar away in some corner of the house. The next morning I see them having an- other five minutes’ smoke, and these cigars actually last for over two days, being taken in homeopathic doses at intervals of ahout two hours. Finally the ends are cut up and used in grandfather’s pipe. With Howard May, ten years old, who lives at 2039 7th street, was knocked down and Tun over near his home yesterday after- noon. A colored man named George Bailey was driving the team at the time. The boy was only slightly injured and the driver ‘was not arrested. le n prices that will astonish you. Dry Goods. Se. 1-YARD-WIDE BLEACHED FRIDAY. ae 50c. BLAM Day. I2Mwe. DESIRABLE FRIDAY. IED DAMASK DOYy 4 od $2.05 SCRIM, CREAM AND COL- FRIDAY. Ise. TABLE OILCLOTIL FRIDAY. ¥ |. 14 YARD WIDE + -12Mee. YD. Suit Department (2d Floor). Fg 3 ILK WAISTS. WERE Men’: eckwear. ACK AND cons 2gc. Window Screen: REEN DOs. SIZE 3x7 F . 5 FE PAINTED FRIDA 5 FRIDAY. CANDLESTIC sSdondoatreteetessefonteateatentontontoatoetoegestergoateateatoetocsontente eeateasonontonsonsee tens orfontonsedsoesnetea sesso esen Sestegonton A BAUM’S. 416 Seventh Street.’ BAUM’ FRIDAY WILL BE, AS USUAL, RED TICKET DAY. This week’s sales have left us with many remnants in the vari ous departments. Our policy being to keep our stocks fresh and clean, therefore to do this we place the odds and e@mds on sale at Sate Muslin Underwear and Children’s Goods. SAMPLE LINE OF $1. « SKIRTS, DRAWERS AND CORSET COV Liss Day... Ate. GARMENT WO LADIBS' GING IND KITS, WITH THREE RUFFLES. WERE sve, Ipay . . . Sie. ERS, IN PINK 4 YEARS. $1.48 Ei S22 TO BY MARY J REGIE LAK BOOKS OF Tile E HDITION, 12M0. > ED LAT PRAY.VALE BRASS L-OOVERED: AY. Wis STYLES OF SMALL PoCKE TM A Be 1g IN Wabe, wert Beck LE 5 10c. DARNING COTTC Day 1c. VEL BINDING FRIDAY. - 0 14c. DRESS SHIELDS, Be. HOOKS: AND EYE erent Sosdotoadocfntongentongntongetoagosgeagoantongeneagentntoeestoneatecdegetontecateaeateaesientetoate iegeeinresnteseserrne PD POP OGOPD OOOO OPO OOOLO DM DOOD DLE DL trier Owl oe Soegeatentontons We are closing out our entire stock? of Dry Goods at one-third off of our already low prices. $ Soeeettettcrtcer ttt WHY THE WHEELS GO ROUND. The Mechanical Principles Used in Propelling a Bicycle. turers and Dealers’ Review. is From ¢ Scientifically a wheel “a perpetual lever of the third or: being endless each part of the type or rim becomes a new lever as it touches the ground. It is called the “third order” in mechanical law, because the power comes between the load, which is thereby lifted, not prized, and the fulerum. A wheel, in short, utilizes the fact that a ball, on a flat, hard surface, moves easter and with leas friction than any other form of solid matter in motion. But a ball gives universal rolling, that is, in any direction. Straight ahead traveling is not required, therefore the whee! is form- ed by cutting a slice out of the center of the ball—at its greatest diameter, and in order to keep this “slice” upright a stick is put through its ceater. This gives us a wheel and axle complete. With a true sphere or ball the center of gravity re- mains unchauged, so long as the surface it rofis upon remains level, and the power required to set it in motion is that required to disturb its equilibrium. A wheel may de light or heavy, but a very slight impact will set it in motion, and the motion will last_until the equilidriam is restored. To go further, we have demonstrated that a wheel ix a’ slice from the center of a bail; we cut a slice from the center of a wheel —upright at its greatest -liemeter. Presum- ing the original source was a ball 28 inches in diameter, we get a wheel of the same size, and the second cut gives us a per- pendicular pole. For the sake of argument, we will as- sume the first slice was 2 inches wide, and the second the same; we have an upright lever, 2 irches by 28 inches high (the slight- ly rounded ends may be ignored, as they do noi affect the questicn in any way). We have the upright lever, and, as it stands aione, a touch will throw it over, nd it lies flat. But, in a ball, or whe: rpendicular pcle, exists in directions, and a touch upon the entire li or spaere) mass throws it over in the direction imparted by the force, but, being endless, it recovers itself as soon as the force has died out. Applied sideways to a wheel it is the same as to the pole stand- ing alone, ii falls fiat, because there is no running-on to absorb it into power, as is the case with the ferward motion applied to a wheei. This, then, is the secret of power aud speed. The first atom of motion applied to a wheel is io throw over the center perpen- dicular pole—being part of the wheel, it can not fall—nor can tke wheel,and, as the fric- tion of the ground contact prevents it twisting ro:md on its axle, it rolls forward, and therefore advances. Here, then, is the cret of all speed and pcwer, and the only mit to the former is the volume of the latter. Before the wheel can recover from its first shock, er it has time to expend its energy, more is applied; in fact, there is a continuous knocking cver of that per- pendicular pole (an expression, we believe, which as never before been used in con- nection with this ject, nor have we ever seen or heand this exact explanation), aud the wheel moves fagter and faster, hence it takes, or draws, all attached to it at an increased pace—in other words, the vele or vehicle is drawn along. To discover tae exaet amount of friction is now more diMcult than ever. With smooth iron tires on a hard road a wagon weighing 500 pounds will require one-thir- tletn of its weight for propulsion, plus 8 per cert added for internal friction, say 57 pounds in all; with ball bearings this friction is materially reduced, pneumatic tires to a s! that If, with the same bearizgs, matics reduce haulage by 50 per cent, or even more, and if only 3 per cent is’ re- quired by haulage, there must be some- thing wrong in the scientific calculations. ‘The matter requires long, careful and cost- ly experiments to exactly determine the relative forces employed and their distri- bution. Eight per cent is much too high for “internal friction;” even with plain bearings, true and easy running, it ought not to be more than 2 per cent or 3 per cent, and 1 per cent to 2 per cent with ball bearings; whereas 3 per cent of the load secms too small an estimate for haulage alone, or else pneumatic tires on vehicles could not possibly effect the saving they undoubtedly do. The subject is a most interesting one, and wculd prove a good safety valve to let off the superfluous knowledge possessed by some of our me- ehanteal and pneumatic experts. this lever, or pi all BAUM’S, 416 Seventh Streét, HOW THEY sw Oaths That Obtain of the Earth. Tiuies-Herald. In the various nations there are curious forms of taking oaths truthfulnes: judge swear a Brahmin by his veracity, a soldier by his horses, his elephants or his arms; an agriculturist by his cows, his grain or his money; and a Sowira by all: his crimes.” In Chinese courts, when a witrtess is sworn, a lve cock 1s brought into court and the head of the bird cut off. Another form is for the witness to take in his hands a saucer and say: “In the face of God 1 break this saucer; if it comes to- gether again Chinaman has told a le and expects not to live five days; if it remain asunder Chinaman has told the truth and escapes the vengeance of the Almighty.” He then smashes the saucer in pleces and becomes a qualitied witness. One, and per- haps both, of these forms have been used in California, where Chinamen have been called as witnesses, The ancient Jews swore by the book of the law; the Egyptians by the head of their king, and the Greeks by one or more of their numerous gods who was supposed to have charge of the particular matier. The beople of Arcady swore hy the waters of many to assure A Hindoo aw says: “Let a | Styx and the Romans by their faith and | honor. The Persians swore by the sun, {while the Celts in taking an oath laid their hand upon a pillar of stone. The only Minding oath upon a Hghlander is one sworn upon the point of his dirk: he cares nothing for an oath taken upon the gospels or the cross. | The Russians swear by the and the Germans and French by the upiifted hand. as Is common with us, formula, “So help me’ God Many forms of oaths may be found Chaucer, Shakespeare and t atists. Hamlet sw’ cellus upon Tou | thei juding with the in and ears Rosalind and ( y they had not, and con- [sequently could not be foresworn. In the Canterbury Tales the prioress swears “by St. Eloy,” the host.“ 2 the cat penter The favorite oath of William, the con- aueror, was “by the splendor of God.” that of Henry IX of France “par la ventre St. Gris,” and that of Chevalier Bayard “par la vraye corps de Dieu, innumerable other oaths even more curious may be culled 1 deni history and of Merature: (ot Students of Wanted His From Louisville © The robust-looking old farmer had for tho first time traveled on a train with a dining car. He had read about the high prices for train meals, so when he sat down at the table he ordered some bread and ter and a cup of coffee. The waiter lov at him and whistled softly. After th. bust farmer had concluded his slim a ticket for $1 was handed him. “Great Scott! Do you charge a dollar for what little I eat?” he asked, Yes, sah; one dollar is the price of de meal, no metter what you ordah.” “What did vou charge that man there demanded the farmer, pointing to a man who was eating heartily. Dne doliah, sah. pring me everything on the bill of said the farmer, as he sat down, tucked the napkin under his chin and loos- ened the top button of his trousers, ire Sma From the York Tritune A Greek thus tells how the smoked by bis brethren: “Only pure tobacco is used in the nurgile. It is grown expressly for the purpose in Persia. The weed there is called Tumbeky. This kind of tobacco ts first washed two or three times by the man who kee; tatrant. He puts it under a squeezes the juice out. Otherwise the becco would be tco strong. Then, when the smoke of it is drawn through ihe wa- ter—the tobacco having, of course, been dried first—ail the nicotine is deposite | in the water, and a delighiful and innecugua smoke is the result.” nargile ts