Evening Star Newspaper, October 12, 1896, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, OOTOBEM 19, is9¢-SIXTEEN PAGES. OFFICE OF CORONER}'N MUSICAL CIRCLES|MOQTHERS’ CONGRESS Lawyers Consider an Office as Need- less and Cumbersome. RELIC OF ANCIENT TIMES Medical Examiner and Police Court Commitments Preferable. THE OLD LAWS Members of the District bar generally ap- Prove the proposition to abolish the office of coroner and the belief is general that ‘The Star, in inducing the District Commis- sioners to decide to recommend to Congress that the office be abolished, has rendered the people a service of inestimable value. For a long time they have believed that the office was an ancient inheritance of no present value; one which has long since ceased to be a necessity, and cne requiring the expenditure annually of no small an amount, for which the people received prac- tically no return. Then, too, 2s a member of the bar expressed it to a Star reporter today, the people will hereafter be spared the iffliction of proceedings which have not infrequently degenerated from solemn judicial inquiries into mere farcical ab- surdities. An Ancient Office. ‘The coroner, or coronator, is a very an- nt officer at the common jaw, and is so called because he had in ancient times prin- cipally to do with the pleas cf the crown, er such cases wherein the king was imme- diately concerned. ‘The office of coroner in this country was brought here by the colonists, along with the institution of the common law of Eng- land, and it may be said to exist in the several states with all common law inci- dents, except so far as they may have been modified by statute, and such Is the case here in the District, the office having been inherited from Marylaud. The powers of the coroner, except, of course, where they have been modified by statute, are sald to have been derived from the old English statute of 4 Edward I, section 2, which provides “that where a death takes place Stddenly under suspicious circumstances, the coroner shall, by his warrant, summon a jury to make due inquiry, upon view of the bedy, into the manner of killing, who were present, and to examine the body; and that he may Mkewise commit any person to prison who may be adjudged as the author of the crime, and bind over the witnesses by recognizances to appear at the next term of the court.” Duties Here. These powers and duties are in effect those of the District coron and his du- ties may be said te be both judicial ard ministerial, his original jurisdiction being judicial, and his duties, where he acts in the place or stead of the sheriff (marshal here) being ministerial. The coroner in this District only acts in the place or stead of the m t the suit or is an otherw Of course, when the corener marshal he receives the same marshal, but he has the decided advantage 1 of pocketing them, while the shal is required to turn chem into ihe y. When he dces act for the generally in replevining of goods marshal, it is rare that he is occupi e than a few mo- menis. Yet, his fe as they not in- frequently hi ral hundred dollars. So, whe: salary of xe is added to such fees, it i: becomes one decidedly worth oc- Under the common law, which is said to largely apply here, the coroner is judge of his court, and he is criminally responsible for corruption, misconduct or neglect of duty. At the inquests held by him he has the power of excluding, it is said, not only individuals, but also the general public, and where a person is accused of crime, he need not hold the inquest in the presence of the accused. And as the accused has no right to be present, so it is said that he has no right to even be represented by coun- sel, nor to insist upon the examination or cross-examination of witnesses. While it is generally admitted that the coroner may | instruct the jury, he is bound to accept the presentment which they make, while on the other hand they are not bound to obey his instructions either as to the law or facts. The coroner is, however, the sole jedme of the necessity of holding the in- qu Cumbersome and Needless. While it is well settled that great care should be taken to secure an impartial jury and trial, jurors are not challenge- able. Not even the coroner is allowed to participate in the consideration of their verdict, and when it is rendered, it and the testimony should be forwarded to the proper authority, the United States district attorney here. When the testimony is of- fielaily reduced to writing, it is, under the circumstances, evidence against the party there or thereafter accused. Yet the ac- cused, although he be committed for trial by the coroner, is entitled to a hearing be- fere another court in some jurisdiction, this among others, 't is claimed. The prac. tice here is that the suspected or accused party may be present at the inquest, and may even, if he so desires, make a state- ment to the jury. But he is always cau- tioned that if he does so, the statement can be used against him. He is also permitted here to be represented by counsel, although the strict practice is that witnesses can only be examined or cross-examined by questions put to them by the coroner, coun- sel being allowed, of course, pales t je, to suggest the From all this it is easily seen that a cor- orer’s inques*. while it may have been, and doubtlessly was, iB ancient times a very proper and perhaps neces: - cumbersome, slow and unnecessary relic. In some of the states, noticeably in Massa- chusetts, the office of coroner has for those reasol been long since abolished. In its stead has been created that of medical ex- aminer. the duties of the occupant of which are td examine the bodies of those dying suddenly or under suspicious circumstances, and to report to the proper court or prose. cuting officer. That such should be the case here is the opinion of the members of the bar, the medical examiner being re- quired to report the result of his examina- tion as to the cause of death to the United States district attorney or to the Police Court. In either event judicial inquiry could be immediately commenced in the Police Court, the court having authority and power, of course, to commit the sus- pected or accused person to jail to await the action of the grand jury. Indeed, that court possegses that power and authority | now, and, even though a coroner's might decide that a suspected or mectocd Person was not responsible, the court, it is said, could, even upon the same testimony, hold him for the action of the grand jury. Then, too, the grand jury is not bound in the slightest degree by the action of the coroner's jury, and it has frequently hap- pened that persons exonerated by the lat- ter have nevertheless been indicted by the grand jury, and, sometimes, convicted in | due course of trial. Hence it is clear, say the lawyers, that at best the office of ecroner here Is really | nothing more than that of a committing magistrate (autopsies being made by his assistant), whose committing duties can be more effectively and expeditiously per- formed by the judge of the Police Court. in that tribunal the unseemly wrangling — dtssensio: which have so often here made coroner’s inquests roaring farces bere be a and the people of the trict woul spared useless and not a little humiliation. Pa eo SSS Denies the € . Replying to the amended bill of her hus- band, Frank V. Johnson, for divorce, Mrs. Ella M. Johnson has filed, through At- torneys Fulton and Edwards, a denial of the charge of adultery made against her. She states that her husband is not free from guilt, that, becoming infatuated with other women, he deserted and abandoned her more than three years ago, and that in a nefarious and reprehensible way, to ob- tain a divorce, he has even gone so far as to tnreaten people with the penitentiary if ao = not help him to get the divorce. he asks that kis petition, filed May 2 1806, be denied. di The Prospectus Arranged for the Boston Symphony Orchestra Concerts. Soloists to Be Heard Here—Choral Society Commences in Good Form— Notes of Personal Interest. At the regular meeting of the board of managers of the Choral Society last Wed- nesday night there was a general expres- sion of satisfaction at. the number of re- enlistments for this year. The attendance at the first rehearsal was gratifying, and the way in which the members went to work upon Mendelssohn’s “Hymn of Praise” indicated an earnestness that was commendable. Prof Kaspar, the musical director, was pleased with the result of the first evening’s work, and is satisfied that his force this year will be even better than in former seasons. As Dr. Sherman had been made an hon- orary member before his death, it was de- cided to exte=4 to his family the courtesies that belony to honorary membership. It is not yet definitely settled whether there shall be two or three concerts this season, but if the latter number is determined upon the society will give Max Bruch’s ‘Moses,’’ with the following soloists: Mme. Janu- schowsky, soprano; Barron Berthold, tenor; and Heinrich Meyer, bass. These will be supplemented by a large orchestra, and the performance will be a notabie one. Mrs. Kitty Thompson Berry, who has been confined to the house for the past three weeks, is convalescing, and hopes to | soon be able to resume her work as soprano soloist in St. Aloysius Church choir. Mr. Stephen Kubel, the erganist and director of that choir, has determined to add a good chorus, and is anxiously looking about for capable male and female voices. The Columbia Zither Club has reorganiz- ed for the coming season, and meets regu- larly every Tuesday evening at Arion Hall for rehearsals. The club is now under the direction of Prof. Holer, and under his management it is safe to say that it will be one of the musical attractions the com- ing season. The club includes in all six zithers, two violins, ‘cello, plano and flute, and they will give their first concert next November. The officers for the ensuing year are: Miss Pauline Isemann, preside: Miss Jeanie Blumenfeld, vice presiden Miss Carrie Xander, treasurer; Fred. C. Schlaich, secretary and manager; Prof. E. Holen, director. Prof. Kremb, former di- rector of the club, owing to illness, has re- signed, and it is much regretted. The Boston Symphony Orchestra com- mences this month in Boston its sixteenth season, with the remarkable record of 1,404 cencerts in the past fifteen year: Its twelfth season in Washington will begin on Thursday evening, November 12, at the new Columbia Theater, which will be its forty-eighth performance in this city. The second concert will be given on Tuesday afternoon, December 8, and the remaining three on Tuesday evenings, January 19, February 23 and March 23. Conductor Paur announces among the works to be performed during the coming season the Beethoven symphony No. 4, Schubert C major symphony No. 9, Mozart G minor symphony and the Mendelssohn symphony in A minor. The overtures are the ‘‘Carna val Romai of Berlioz, ‘Academic’ over- ture of Brahms, the “Sakuntala” of Gold- mark, the “Melusine” of Mendelssohn, the “Manfred” of Schuman, “Don Giovanni” of Mozart and the “Oberon” of Weber. Other interesting selections are the entr’acte from “Carmen,” by Bizet; the “Mephisto Waltz” of Liszt and the “Invitation to Dance” of Weber. One entire program will be devoted to Wagner selections. ‘The list of soloists includes Mr. Martinus Sieveking, who scored a remarkably bril- Mant success at his appearance with t orchestra in Boston last season; Mr. Carl Hahr, Berlin's most famous violinist; Mr. Gen Davies, who made such a favorable impression at the closing concert of last son, and Mme. Carreno, who returns to is country after an absence of seven years in Europe. Mme. Carreno’s playing will be remembered for its extreme bril- Nancy and warmth, and her recent success- es in the European capitals are proof of the claim that her undoubted talents have matured to such an extent that she is to- day one of the leading artists of the world. Conductor Paur has decided to divile each program into two parts by a ten-min- ute intermission, an innovation which will undoubtedly prove acceptable. The sale of season tickets for the coming on will open at Metzerott’s music store, 1110 F street, on Monday morning, October 19. As in previous seasons, pro- gram books, with descriptive notes on the $s to be performed, will be mailed in advance of each concert to purchasers of season tickets. The Sunday Night Music Club held its regular meeting at Miss Elsa Ulke’s, and udied the first movement of Rubenstein’s iano Cencerto, in D minor, preparatory to a memorial night of that composer, which occurs next month. Miss Rebecca Behrend played one movement and the Roma , from Mozart's Fourteenth Piano Concerto, and Miss Ulke played Mendels- sohn’s Capriccieso Brilliant; tne other com- positions being a Haydn symphony and me of the Brahms Hungarian dances, all the numbers having string orchestra ac- companiment. Among the invited guests was Miss Wilma Willenbucher, who sang a* Rubenstine Romance, arranged as a song, “Since I Met Thee,” Beethoven's Ich Leibe Dich and Gondoleria, by Erick M. Meyer-Heylmud. Miss Bertha Lucas has been engaged by the Mannerchor Society of Baltimore, of w Mr. Heimendohl is director, for their concert, to be given next Monday evening. Mr. Will Haley the leader of the Wash- ington Military Concert Band, has arranged definitely for his series of concerts this season. They will take place at the New National Theater, and the date of the arst is fixed for Sunday night, December 6. At this concert Mr. Haley will show what his force, which is row increased to forty men, can do, and among the numbers will be “A Musical Tour through Europe,” which was one of the pieces made famous by the late P. S. Gilmore. Then there will be the “Maritana” arrangement, as play- ed by Souss’s Band here last season. Mr. Haley claims that he has now the finest orgarization of its kind south of New York, and betweea twenty and thirty of them are ex-members of the United States Marine Band. The second concert will be the third Sunday in January, and the third will probably be the last Sunday in Feb- Nellie McCartee, who for many 's occupied a high position In the op- eratic stage, being professionally known as Helen Lamont, has determined to re- main in Washington, which is her native | city, during the winter, and this fact will be welcome, news to those interested in musical maf¥ers. Mrs. McCartee’s voice is now in excellent condition, and will un- doubtedly be heard in concert work. She sang at the Clara Bar‘~:: reception and was splendidly received. There are many who kepe that she may return to her former position at the head of St Matthew's Chureh choir. Mrs. Thos. C. Noyes resumed her solo work at the Calvary Baptist Church yester- day. At the morning service she sang “The Waters of Babylon,” by Howell, with splen- did effect. The meeting of the Mozart Club last Monday evening at the home of Miss Smith, 719 North Carolina avenue southeast, was well attended and enthusiastic, it being the oveasion of the annual election of officers, which resulted as follows: President, Mr. | Chas. A. Van Doren, re-elected; vice presi- | dent, Miss Mary A. Dodge; secretary, Miss Nellie Smith, re-elected; treasurer, Mr. W. A. E. McShay nist, Miss B. May Hua- ter, re-elected; director, Mr. J. H. Hunter, | re-elected. The club enters upon its work | for this season with most encouraging pros- pects. Three new members were received at the last meeting, which brings the mem- bership almost up to its constitutional limit. At the next meeting rehearsal will be com- | menced for a concert to be given early in December for the benefit of a church in Georgetown. Among those present were | the following: Mrs. M. F. Holderman, Mre. R. D. Hopkins, Miss B. May Hunter, Miss Nellie Smith, Miss Etta Stevens, Miss C. Poggensee, Miss Lula Cole, Miss Mary A. Dodge, Miss Melson, Miss M. Lendner, .Mr. Jno. Pierson, Mr. Jos. H. Hunter, Mr, N. Irving Martin, Mr. Wm. C. Cole, Mr. V. S. Barber, Mr. W. A. McShay, Mr. R. D. Hop- kins, and Mr. Cooley. Mrs. Carrie Kidwell-Stewart will give an informal musicale at her studio next Thura- @ay afternoon, from 2 to 5 o'clock, to waich her friends have been invited. —— Sentence Commuted. The President has commuted to one year’s actual imprisonment the sentence of two years’ imprisonment, imposed January 23 last, on eph W. Cameron, convicted in Buffalo, Y., of forgery. The Plans for This Great Project Aro Maturing. LETTERS FROM ALL SECTIONS RECEIVED A Growing Interest Aroused Among American Women. ENTHUSIASTIC INTEREST eg ee Wider and deeper interest than ever seems to be attracted by the project of holding in Washington in the near future a national congress of mothers. Mrs. T. W. Birney of this city, who proposed the plan and who is pushing the idea forward to cul- mination, is daily in receipt of letters from all parts of the country assuring her of the co-operation of some of the best known and most energetic women in America. But her correspondence on this line is not strictly limited to her own sex, as the following note, received the other day from Mr. Chas. Dudley Warner, the famous author and writer on social questions, will testify: “From the names enlisted in your work, and the apparent spirit that animates them, I do not doubt that this movement will be of great service to the cause of true womanhood.” Prof. G. Stanley Hall of Clark University, Worcester, Mass., also wrote: “Your work has my most hearty sympathy and praise.” Letters From Women. But the letters that throw light on the probable success of the projected congr come, of course, from women. Mrs. Helen Campbelll of Campbell, Cincinnati, a lead- ing worker among her sex, wrote as fol- lows: ‘Nothing could seem more vital and nothing would more heartily enlist my sym- pathy and effort than your proposed con- gress in February. I go in a few days to Boston for work in three sections of the home congress, and later as chairman of the committee on household economics of the national council of women, and in both 1 shall have opportunity to talk of the plan. ‘The friend with whom I live goes with me for work in the same congress, Mrs. Kath- erine Westendorf, who is known to special- ists as a singularly successful “‘soul de- veloper’”’ in defective children, as well as a trainer for fifteen years of kindergarten teachers. You will find her an {nvaluable suggestor and helper. We propose to print a small circular deserfbing the work to be done, and have a cailed meeting for the formation of a Mothers’ Club directly on cur return from Boston, about November 1. We shall be glad to keep in full touch with your work at all points, and give it a hearty God speed. The time is ripe for it.”” Commendation From Chicago. Frances E. Newfon of the Chicago Kin- dergarten Institute writes: “It is needless for me to tell you how greatly I rejoic that your great, beautiful theme is so sure of realization. The necessity for a mothers’ club in every community cannot be too strongly emphasized, and the ways and means thereto are as many and varied as the people to whom the appeal must ccme. But as during our civil war there was at least one man in every neighbor- heod ready to act as leader, with wisdom and wit enough to appeal to those about him in a way characteristically fitted to fire their patriotism, and to gather them into companies and train them for serv- ice, so do I believe that in every place where there are homes and mothers there will be one woman ready to act, one wo- man whose insight and motherly longings will lead her to realize at once that this mcthers’ congress {s but the outward, vi: ible expression of an energy which h: been gathering force and expulsive power throughout countless ages in the heart of humanity. It will make no difference to her that she has hitherto never felt her- self fitted for leadership; that she is tintid and retiring; some voice of God within her will tell her that she is to go forth and Publish the news of this epoch-making event, and she will go! “No woman with such illumination, fired with such a purpose, will fail. Men will listen for the sake of their mothers, wo- men will listen because of their innate motherhood. All will feel that the con- gress had to be, and that no one is with- out responsibility concerning it, for, truly. it concerns home, church and country. I belleve it meeds only an inspiring appeal sent to women everywhere to arouse such enthusiasm as not even you have dreamed, and clubs and circles will spring up like grass in the springtime.” Mrs. Croley’s Interest. One of the most encouraging letters so far received has come from Mrs. J. A. Croly, president of the New York State Federation of Women’s Clubs and Societies who writes thus: “The object of your cir- cular is one that will enlist the sympathy and co-operation of many good women. The ‘education of the mother’ is particu- larly needed at the two extremes of the social seale—the very rich, who give their children over to the care of servants, and the very poor, who consign them to the street. “Stull more good will be accomplished by the education of a public opinion which demands the highest wisdom on the part of the mother, yet furnishes no aid to the conditions or environment necessary to the race improvement of offspring. The mother is not born full-grown; she is only as old as her child. She grows with It, and needs the consensus of the world’s knowledge on this most important of all subjects to aid and strengthen her in her task. Cheap sentiment expressed in words is common enough; what fs needed 1s a restraining and educated influence among men, and a deeper appreciation by both men and wo- men of the sanctity of those relations out of which is perpetuated the life of the world, and the secret of which God has confided to woman. A wonderful trust. worthy of eternal aspiration and endeavor! No personal ambition can compare with this in being one with God, in the father- hood and motherhood of the. world—one with its ministry and saving power. That these needed influences may grow out of your work, I hope most sincerely.” “Bessie Beach” Volunteers. Mrs. M. D. Lincoln, who is well-known among readers by her pen name of “Bessie Beach,” has taken a great interest in the project, as this letter from her to Mr. Bir- ney will indicate: “The importance of the great work, the conception of which, I think, originated with you, cannot be estimated. For the study and execution of plans which might reach the mothers of this country I have laid aside all literary work and devoted myself to investigation and stating the re- sults. But how feeble and ineffectual my efforts! To the women who have matured plans for the practical co-operation of wo- men the country and the world over for a great and noble work I offer my sincere and grateful appreciation and cordial sup- port. I will pledge myself to the humblest service if I may aid in reaching the moth- ers who have no claim to motherhood in its truest sense. To reach these and rescue the children, and save them from the ills and evils of unholy influences and cruelty and crime, no sacrifice can be too great.” Need of Scientific Study. Mrs. M. V. O'Shea of the Buffalo School of Pedagogy writes thus: “Our recent studies upon the normal development of childhood have thoroughly impressed upon us the fact that the wholesome, health- ful growth of body and mind is not a mat- ter of chance or caprice, but follows defin- ite laws which are as sure and binding as any of the laws of nature. If conditions in the home or school are not arranged in conformity with these laws the develop- ment of childhood is hindered, and early ar- rest and decay are inevitable. It is recog- nized with deep regret by those who are devoting themselves to the study of chil- dren that much of the training of child- hood by parents and teachers ts determined by practices which have been passed down from generation to generation, and which have not kept pace with the growth of our knowledge concerning child nature. “But a brighter day is dawning, and ev- erywhere are evidences of the greatest enthusiasm amongst all sorts of people in ascertaining all that is possible con- cerning child life. Organizations of parents and teachers ere being formed everywhere for the systematic and sympathetic study of childhood, so that children may be dealt with more wisely fn the home and in the school. The app hing congress of mothers is, it see! me, one of the most auspicious signs of.the times. It has al- ways becn said that/the mother is the most influential factor in shaping the character of the child, and so, in determining the destiny of nations, put ,our recent scien- tific studies are greatly’ emphasizing this truth. Science saya Teaplvocally, that es is the home so will the child most largely be. en “The work which this congress proposes to undertake shouldbe of vast benefit to humanity at large, and to every individual home in the land..,it will help to reveal what science is eptgblishing concerning the normal devel lopment of childhood. It -will show how pareiits may shape con- ditions in the home'so as to greatly pro- mote the healthy growth of body, mind and soul of the children under their care. It is to be hoped that this movement will receive the most cordial support of every cne who is really intérested in the progress of the race and of each individual mem- ber thereof. With all the wealth of knowl- edge concerning human life which is be- ing established by psychology and other lines of research, we ought to receive great practical benefit in the application of this knowledge to the training of the young. This congress will certainly be a most im- portant agency in ehabling us to accom- plish this aim.” __ As indicative of the present results of this agitation for united efforts among the mothers of the country, Mrs. Birney points to the following letter, just received from a lady in Bloctcn, Ala. “We want to form in connection with our Ladies’ Aid Society a mothers’ club. Will you kindly forward us any informa- tion, plans or suggestions you.can, as we are very anxtous to be up and doing at once. We think the mothers’ club will be the grandest institution ever organized, and sincerely hope for it great success. An Assurance of Ald. Rev. Mary T. Whitney, president of the National Scientific Family Culture Institute of Boston, writes to say: “You may most assuredly count upon me for any assistance in my power to give in the great enterprise you have in hand. I am heartily in sympathy with it. It is ‘the greatest thing in the world.’ It is the beginning of the end of many age-long evils. It is be- ginning at the beginning when we begin to educate for parenthood. The mother is no more important than the father, but un- questionably we shall have to start with the mothers. Let the work be radical and comprehensive from the first! . It is the deepest of all subjects that we have to study, and let us study it deeply. Scientific mirds are investigating along all the lines that converge upon the life of the family and we must have their latest conclusions and prepare our minds for new light, as it will certainly be revealed. Marriage, ner- edity and environment are the three great heads under which are grouped innumerable subdivisions, which give us an outline of the subject we are to investigate. No thread must be drepped. Family life can never reach the ideal until we are edu- cated on all the lines which affect {t most serlously. The time {s ripe for this move- ment. History is making fast in the days. Many other movements of the past quarter of a century have led directly up to this. This is the batural culmination of many organized reforms. This will lead to such a careful scientific study of the s ence of human life, as has, as yet, hardly been thought of. All reform, all true pro- gress must be based upon ‘science, upon known facts regarding the laws of our he- ing. Human nature 1s incomplete. We do not know what it will be capable of in its highest and best estate. Only by learning the law of its development can we intelli- gently work with nature to hasten {ts ad- vance. The home, above all places, is where such knowledge, must be possessed. The parent, above all persons, must be the intelligent, ‘scientific worker in the fleld of human culture. God speed this first great national congress of mothers, which will certainly bring ere long a grewt national corgress of parents.” A Great Project. A letter that was recently received from Maria Gaylord Atwell of Brooklyn is also interesting in this connection. She wrote thus: “Since the receipt of your last letter I have been growing, daily into a fuller reali- zation of the magnitude of your great idea. Really, it seems to ‘me’ that you have laid your hand on the matn spring of any per- manent social improvement. that may be hoped for in the future. I am proud and happy to have even a very small part in helping forward a cause, the influence cf which ts sure to grow stronger and more practically beneficial every year. Its scope is so allembracing, and it touches such fun- damental impulses that, if properly direct- ed, it will soon attain velocity by its own momentum. —_~—.—__. THE GEORGIA MOONSHINE! Not an ODject of Benuty, but Pathetic joing to Jail and Detinnt at Home. From the New York Times. A moonshiner 1s not an object of beauty, but he is pathetic as he is seen on the North Georgia railroad trains going to jail, roped together with two or three compan- fons in bad luck and yanked around by a guardian who is distinguished by pistols, strange oaths and tobacco juice. This guardian, the county sheriff, looks as though he might with justice change places with his prisoner, and no doubt his time will come. For the moment his authority yields him exquisite satisfaction, and the height of his bliss is shown by a magnani- mous offer of a chew all around to the shrinking, dazed men he has in charge. The moonshiner knows that he is in a mighty bad fix and on his way to judgment for something nasty, but for the life of him he can’t tell what it is; and as he re- flects about it he can’t see why a man may not make what he pleases out of the little corn he raises on the rocky side hills of his half-dozen acres. He can’t read and he can’t think—for long at a time—but he un- derstands the word revenge, and he thinks about how he'll get it on “the feller 't giv’ infermation.” No, decidedly, he is not pretty, as he crouches in the car seat, turning things over in his crafty head. His weather- beaten, patched garments a world too wide for his lank figure, his faded hair, his beard-covered face, from which peer small, shifty, faded eyes, or piercing black one: his slouching frame and sneaking looks, all bespeak the sympathy of the onlooker. But it gives one quite another sensation to stumble upon this odd specimen of human- ity in his home in the woods. There he is, indeed, lord of his castle, and makes you recognize the fact. One day -I rode far from home and lost myself on the faint trail of a wood road in among the foot hills of the Blue Ridge mountains. Suddenly I came upon a cabin, so sheltered by old ce- dars that the weather-beaten logs were scarcely to be seen from the distance of the shambling fence, where I dismounted. The hut was old, and perhaps contained that curiosity of Georgia, growing scarcer daily, a puncheon floor, I thought to my- self as I picked my way through the yard litter to the house. Before I reached it a woman appeared ‘fn the wide doorway. Barefooted, scantily clad, with gray hair flying, face dirty ‘and snuff stick in her mouth, the creature added further to her plentiful lack of charms by a “What-be- you-adoin’-here” sort of expression writ- ten on every feature. Worse than all, be- hind her towered ‘her | six-and-a-half-foot son, barefooted also, regarding me with sullen looks that deepetiéd as I walked over the log step to enter. The excuse I offered’ of losing my way only half satisfied 3 gpparent suspicions of this lean and evii-looking pair. My de- sire to see their “hand-made chairs and tables, the puncheon floor, and all the rest of the odds and ends of‘what was, even for a cracker interiof;’ a''fearful jumble of houseftirnishing, was but a meager pass- port to their good’ graces. The son kept absolute sidence, while ‘his mother, with re- luctance, told me’ how her “pop” had “hewed out the fio’ ‘seventy-odd yeahs befo’.” She sullenty alléwed me to look at her spinning wheel and hand loom, which had made the stock of precious “kivver lids” ranged around the wall on small tables. After examining all these and the powder horns and ‘possum skin shot bags, gun, gourds and hog bladders, I threw open the door of the adjoining room before either mother or son realized my intention. There, in full view, was @ small whisky still, set in a pine box with a lid thrown back. Beside it was another large box of corn, all ready for use. Here was the se- cret of frowning looks and lack of wel- come. I had surprised them in the midst of preparations for expressing “‘mountain dew,” and got myself disliked in conse- quence. The woman half cowered by my side and whined: “Yo’ don’ mind a little moonshinin’, miss, do you’ But the son leaped like an angry lion past both of us, slammed down the box Hd, Planted one bare foot fiercely upon it and defiantly at me. Neither did his look waver or soften as I assured them both, with a laugh, that moonshining was no concern of mine. I tried to brave it out, but the silence of the giant cracker wore on my nerves at last, and as I rode slowly off, having quite forgotten to ask the way home, I could stili feel those threatening eyes boring into me with menace. The man had not once. spoken, but his actions and a significant glance at a shotgun hang- ing handy on the wall assured me more plainly than a volume of language on the subject that where moonshining is con- cerned silence is best for all parties. There are thousands of such families as this hidden behind the Georgia hills, ready at a moment's notice to defend their petty law-breaking with murder, if need be. They think it defending their Mberty, thus in- trenched among the cedars, but handcuffs and a through ticket to United States courts and penitentiaries are hard to com- brehend. They clip the wings of this mountain’ eagle, dull his eye and befog his views of citizenship. Hence the vague Pathos of him as he passes on to justice. —<—<$_- _____ Egyptian Onions. From Chambers’ Journal. English tmports of onions have increased from Egypt, and it is acknowledged that this country 1s at present the most active and aggressive competitor in the onion trade. Egypt has been regarded by some people as the land of pyramids and mum- mies only, but it has from time immemo- rial had a reputation for onions. Ancient Egyptians swore by the onion, and regard- Ge the plant as sacred. The inscription on the pyramid of Cheops tells us that workmen had onions given to them: and from the Bible we learn that the Hebrews, when glaves under Pharaoh, enjoyed these bulbs, ands that when far away they re- membered “the leeks and the orions and the garlic.” The trade with Hzypt for onions is now so important that four lines othateamers are engaged in the traffic, nsignments from Liverpool, Hull and Lon ion, sna © The Egyptian onion is a handsome and useful vegetable, and by selecting the best strains of seed the quality tends year by year to improve. The Egyptian knows two varieties, the “Baali” and the “Mis- kaoul,” but supplies of the latter kind are seldom sent abroad, as they absorb so much moisture from the frequently irrl- gated ground in which they are grown that they do not stand a sea voyage well. The Baal” onion is the more popular Egyp- tlan onion, and is grown in yellow soll, which is sparingly watered, while the bulbs are maturing, in order that the onions may stand a lengthy sea voyage with little risk of “sprouting.” So excellent in quality are these onions that efforts are, it is said, belng made in other countries to raise orions from Egyptian seed. EDUCATIONAL. _ IN WASHINGTON. GYMNASIUM FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, 1817 I ST., nber 2, 1806, Office hours, 0 a.m. until November 1, ‘21m? Miss AMELIA WEICHSEL, Director. HE ROCKWOOD a ange. ents. te tuition in all branches, jar larly mathematics and civil engineering. Terms moderate. It LANGUAGES. THE BERLITZ SCHOCL OF LANGUAGES, 723 Fourteeath st. n.w. Braaches in leading American and European cities. Classes and private lessons. Trial lesson free, ocl2-tf Apply for circular to Prof. N. A. JOLY. Banjo Instruction by Miss Buckingham, at Studio 1522 6th st. pupil. im 1850 Wyoming ave. n.w. for girl Principals, and Si SARAH F. 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Thirty profeesors and assistants, The courso is "THE DENTAL SCROOL. Seventeen professors; unusual facilities. course Is three years. ThE CRADUATE SCHOOL. Courses of ndvanced instruction, leading to M. A., . C.E., E.E., and Ph. D. THE VETERINARY COLLEGE. ‘Thirteen professors, three aswistants and a corps of special lecturers. “The course is three years, and to the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Science. THE LAW SCHOOL. The Hon. WALTER 8. COX, LL. D., Dean (Associate Justice of the Supreme Court ‘of the Dis- trict of Columbia), Professor of the Law of Real Estate, of Contracts and of Commercial 2 The Hon. JOHN M. HARLAN, LL. D. (Associate Justice of the Supreme’ Court of the United States), Professor of the Constitutional Jurisprudence of the United States, of the Law of Domestic Relations, of Personal Property and of Torts. The Hon. WILLIAM A. MAURY, LL. 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The principal is EXTERIENCED, PRACTICAL AGCOUNTANT— experienced business “mun—a "practical court and legislative stenograpber—clitef stenographer Pan-American Congress. ‘Thorough, practical methods In Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, English, Rapid Calculations, Rapid Writing, Cui mercial Law. Special attention to Spelling, Pune- tution, and all Modern Business Methods.” Finest location in the city. Call and see us, or send for annual anrouncement containing unparalleled record of graduates in positious. Day and night seseluus, auz2-2m* MISS DELLA C, DENNISON, ASSISTED BY MRS. FLORA C. DYER, ‘Teachers of fashionable danc- ing. ACADEMY, 1517 RB st oc2-Im* 13 EDUCATIONAL. IN WASHINGTON. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA. ACADEMIC YEAR 1896-7. prods aay Bepartuente of, Pallosophy. : r. oho Beet jatbematics, SCHOOL OF THE SOCIAL Sociology, and rT SCIENCES... Oct. 6 Departments of Departments of Applied . Electrical Enginerring and fechanical Engineering. saad sing For further information aj to PHILIP NX. ROBINSON, Registrars at the Paiversity. nebo-Swr MUSIC, PAINTING AND DRAWING LESSONS by experienced teacher. Best methods. Terms oc8-Bw* 115 B ST. NR. St. John’s College, Vermont ave. and Thomas Circle. A conductsd by the Christian Brothers, “agent” PROF. ARNOLD W. MEYER, LEIPZIG GRAD- uate—piano, theory, volce culture, peychological fem; no strains or tremulo; paimpliet on eatin. Lessons ‘at pupils’ seridenee. abt sel 6tooct21* Sih st. nw. LESSONS ON THE PIANO, VIOLIN, TROMBONE, also of the German language, by an ox} ited in Germany; $10 K., Star off wade Address awe MT. VERNON SEMINARY, CORNER M AND ELEVENTH STREETS N.W. BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. Preparatory, Collegiate and Post Graduate courses ae: seoK verre ee Thorough in- al ents ecorda best modern methods. cates Four spacious, connecting buildii recen: erected and specially for school a4 with er elevator, steam beat perfect sanitary ons, together with play ground and tennis court, furnish every requisite for a refinal home and a complete school equipment. Twenty-second year opens Wednesday, September fulriteth, for classification of Boarding Powis and reday, October rst, £ ira for classification of Day Mrs. ELIZABETH J. SOMERS, Principal. Mrs. ADELIA GATES HENSLEY, Associate Prin. ecl6-3m Chevy Chase FKENCH AND ENGLISH BOARDING AND DAT map chool for Young Ladies. an nour from Wasbington, D.C., by elec- tric cars. Fiench the bouse. = ‘ was of the Se)7-4m12 P.O. Station E.. ‘Washington, b.. Chenoweth Institute, 1842 Vermont ave. and Iowa Circle, select board- ing and day school for young ladies. Miss MAY ©, DAVENPORT CHENOWETH, Principal. rs Kindergarten Normal. The Elisabeth ea | Kind en Nt a School, and Mrs. Mano’ lnhergatten and School, 1918 Sunderland place, will begin fall session ae 1896. Children taught French and German. os Education for Real Life 1864 FOR SONS AND DAUGHTERS. 1896, g The Svencerian Business College, Nationa! Bank of the Republic ‘uilding, cor. 7th and D nw. Day and night sessions, juarter, The thirty-second scholastic year of this lar institution hegan Tuesday, September 1, 1896. Pive departments, viz.: Practical Business, inch complete bookkeeping course, E: ish, rapid « Jations, rapid writing, moral and social cultare, Delsarte rystem of expression, civics and commer: cial law, Shorthand and Typesricing, Including En glish; Writing, Mechanical and Architectural Drawing. Full corps of thorough trained teachers. Location central, = and night. Oftice open every business da; eautiful annual an- Write or call for new and nouncement. MRS. SARA A. SPENCER, sel5-tt Principal and Proprietor. JULIA R. GOODALL, WELLESLE! CoOL School of Music, will recetve puplis for in- struction on the piano after Oct. 1, at her studlo, 932 P st. nw. sel5-Im* Miss Sherman’s School for Girls, 1215 19th st.. cor. Jefferson place, Sel-Im reopens October 7, "1896. MISS HALSTEAD, FORMERLY 1 Miss Halsterd’s Private School, will h: of the preparatory de ‘tment of Miss School. Apply at 3024 Q und 1215 s2l-im LATIN, GREE AND_ENGLISH pommaldates, prepar West Point, mnapelis and civil service examinations. Prof. F. A. EPRINGER, 516 Spruce st. Send for cle cular containing ‘references, 61m! MRS. Z. D. BUCHER, 1413 N ST. NW. MISS TACIE A. DANIEL, VO}WE CULTURE AND Voice culture, plano irstruction. Lessons resumed. 715 Sth st. Piano, B.w. se26-1m* se16-1m* armory. MISS_AMY CLEMENT LEAVITT, 1206 18th st., fad TEACHER OF PIANO AND’ HARMONY, Olney School, ion ae Lessons on the Janko keyboard. Boarding and day school for girls, Removed from s023-tt 1121_ Vermont ave. §. SHERRATT'S CHINA ART SCHOOL S & STAYMAN 1327. F st. Opers on the 22d of September. ocl0. im* se22-1m 1315 14th st. n.w. Art Students’ League, The Berkeley Schoo! 808 17TH ST. N. Class in DECORATIVE and INDI SIGN, under Miss SALLIE T. HU EDUARD A. LOVY, Music Instructor of Georgetown Gollece, Graduate of Conservatory of Music, Prague. er of Violin, Harmony” and Composition. io 1327 F (Sanders & Stayman), Room 7. oc8-1m J. H. Van Dyck, 1507 T ST. LESSONS ON VIOLIN AND PIANO. se24-3w* WASHINGTON Kindergarten Normal Institute FOR THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS (TWENTIETH YEAR), WITH MODEL KINDERGARTENS. For particulars call either on Mrs, LOUISE POLLOCK, ) 1017 10th st., | SAN P. POLLOCK, | Principals. ITUTE, 1426 Q st: ) GERMAN and SINGING receive special attention in the children’s department. Mrs. Pollock's Books and the NATIONAL KINDERGARTEN MANUAL, consistlag of Practical Model Lessons, Rules and Lectures for Kindergar- tens and the Nursery Stories, &c. Absolutely indis- nsable to Mothers and Kindergarten Teachers. ‘or _sa’e at Ballantyne’s, 428 7th st. oc8-tf OKELEY "y=" SCHOOL Young ladies and girls, 1759 Madison st., Dupont Circle, Reopens Sept. 38. Miss EV. HETH, cl -12t! Mrs. McCartee-Lamont, VOCAL INSTRUCTION. oc?-im Studio, 1211 F st. n ~B. FRANK GEBEST (Royal High School of Music, Berlin.) Teacher of PIANO, ORGAN and THEORY. se5-2m* Studio—1327 F st. n.w., Room 6. MR. EDWARD HEIMENDAHL, XCAL INSTRUCTION, TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS at ocT-Im* Saunders & Stayman’s, 1327 F Vocal culture Geo. W. Lawrence, vu cure sons; MODERATE TERMS; rapid methed; month- Jy musicales; volce trial gratis. Studio, 034 F st, ocT-6t® fir. Henry Stopsack, Teacher of piano and violin. Studio, 617 Penna. ave. s.e., Washington, D.C. oc7-8m* THE McDONALD-ELLIS SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, 1624 Mass. ave., 1305 17th st.. 1623 N st. ‘Thorough primaty and college preparatory de- artments, “Advanced classes in English, Moderp nguages and Art. JESSIE GC. McDONALD, M.S., Principal. ‘A. H. PARSONS, Preceptress. Fourteenth ‘year opens Oct. 1, 1896. oc6tol5 Miss Harriet R. Parsons, Teacher of Piano, resumed lessons October 6. Music Room, 1128'11th st. n.w. 0c6-6t* Gaillard School p..2°Sinet" 900 F Branch Office, 906 F. Of Languages Mo cass NORWOOD INSTITUTE, 1761 N street, near Connecticut avenue. A select and limited school for girls. oc5-8t* MRS. WM. D. CABELL, Principal. CHURCH ORGAN FOR PRACTICE, WITH OR ‘Without lessons; also tuition in piano, compo- sition, etc. THEO, INGALLS KING, 920 L st. nw. se19-3m Ivy Institute Business College, 8.W. COR. 8TH AND K STS. N.W. au288m* $35—A YEAR—$25. EDWARD C. TOWNEEND, MISS ADA LOUISE TOWNSEND, Elocution, Voice Culture, Grace. THE MOUNT VERNON, cor 9th and N.¥. ave., Flat 20. ocl-tt DR. JOHN P. CAULFIELD z Will resume teaching ‘Oct. at se16-1m* 1aaT MSE. N.W. mi cintga_ the equivalent of foglar irse tl equivalent Jaw. universi- ties. Second year opens 28 , 1896. Informa- tion as to,course, rates of tui etc., can be obtained of Mrs. ELLEN SPEN‘ MUSSEY, 470 La. ave. n.w., Washington, D.C. sel4-lm Learn to be a Draughtsman! leseonal sat sas ot Degin Rept. Zi OS Tih se ne mathema’ au29-2m* Miss Katie V. Wilson, ‘oct. recommended Pupil of and by Mr. witllar Sp re of Studio aud res: idence, 1329 10th st. n.w. augl-2m_ win Ky teed eg ge i ed reopen September 16. ipils ‘prepared for West Point, Annapolis, for all universities and ecientific schools, for direct commissions in the army and navy, and for the ctvil service. Durlag the past year sixteen students have been success: fully fitted for various examinations. None have failed. Arrangements may be made for private lessons in all branches. se2i-tf CHAS. W. FISHER, B.S., Head Master. French Language. Prof. C. G. Rivot. Private lessons and classes re- sumed Oct. 1. Residence 1008 K st. n.w. sel9-1m* School ef French Language, Prof. Paul E. Voinot, 1426 NEW YORK AVE. _Apply_for Circular. EMERSON (Mon 10g, 914 J4th 51 juare, Begins its forty-fifth scholastic year September 23. Prepares for Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Johns Hop- kins, Cornell, Lehigh, Bostan School of Technology, Rensealeac Polytechnic Institute, the U. 8. Military and Naval Departwent Academies and for business. Special department for boys from eight to twelve. No preparatory school In America can boast of a provder record than this institute. For more than forty years its graduates have won distinction Sherever they have gone. Its standard is the high- est, its te of graduation rantee of thcroughness. For circulars, etc., CHAS. B. YOUNG, Ph. D., sel2-tt Principal and Proprietor. Wood’s Commercial College, SLE ge ercett co bat av ake, it s OUR FACULTY—Twelve expetenced ‘apectaliots, HOW WE TEACH—By individual instruction. VISITORS are always vel % OUR NEW BUILD'G—Erected for school GYMNASIUM—Modern ard well equi, HEALTH—The best location in Washi PRIZES—A gold medal for every stud; RATES—Moderate, and afnzable in installments, CATALOGUE, with 25 iltestrations, sent free. sel MES. FLINT'S SCHOOL, 1784 LST. N.w.. WILL reopen October 14. will be formed in history, literature, etc., acapted to young ladies who have already finished school life. se7-2m* COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, 407 Seveuth street northwest. ©. K. URNER, A.M., C.E., Princl Twenty Afth year as & business educator. year in this and fifteen years a member of the faculty of Eastmen Aronia * suorthand and Typewriting. Six ‘ancy, jt months’ course in shorthand and typewriting free. Moderate tuition in all the courses. well-lighted rooms and hall. Situations graduates. aulT-tt MISS BALCH’S CIVIL SERVICE INSTITUTE AND Business College, 1811 11 n.w. Open all the year. red for examinations. Stenogra- 1,700 pupils ore y, typewriting, bookkeeping, anclent and modern mages. Instruction also given by correspoudence, sel4-3m,8 INSTITUTE Franklin 3g poses. ton. re. 1827 I Miss Virginia Mason Dorsey and Miss Laura Lee Dorsey, Principuls. sell-to ocl2 Bliss School of Electricit: Inco-porated. Blies building, % Begins its FOURTH YEAR Octeber 1, 1 Practical electrical engineering and mechanical @raughting exclusively taugit. Laboratories | equipped. Has its own electric light plaut, is the ONLY Snstltution of its kind in the coun- fry.) Books now open. Catalogues ui. application aul9-2m L. D. BLISS. President. Shorthan Washington College FOR Young Ladies, 8D AND T STS. N.E. Now open to boarding and day pupils. Grounds @ park of ten acres. Elect courses. Music and elocution of bigh grade and reasoneble. F, MENEFEE. Pres’t. Gunston Institute, 1212 ond 1214 14th st. n.w., pear Thomas Circle. A school for girls and young ladies. Opens Sep- tember 28. . eO-tf Mr. and Mrs. BEVERLY R. MASON. DAVID C. BANGS. ELOCUTION & DRAMATIC ART, DEEP BREATH- ING, EXPRESSION, NATURALNESS. Studio, 1019 Sth et. nw. afters pan. Bend for circular, Art School, .:7'sr.West End. Miss 8. W. Kelly, London medalist, resumes Bept. 19—Drairing from objects, antique and Ute; oil, water color, china painting, pen and ink and Wash drawing; pupils under personal instruction of principal entire time of classes; sk-tching from nature until November, sel2-1m* NATIONAL COLLEGE OF PHARTIIACY. The twenty-fifth annual session begins MON- DAY, September 28, 186. Lectures in Ph macy, Materia Medica, Botany, Toxicology, Ana- lytical and General Chemistry. Laboratory courres in qualitative and quantitative analysis and prac- tical pharmacy. ro large and well-equipped laboratories. Special students received in Chemistry or other branches. Cxil for circular at college S08 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. LY, Secret THORALD JERICHAU, vill_receive pupils on ‘Piano, Organ, Compusition. Stutio, Droop's Music Apply Drop’s or Ellis’ Music Houses, Trial lessons free. THE FRENCH LANGUAGE SCHOOL OF 23 PHO- netic eunds, for !adies and gentleme term; good ‘pronunciation; beginners vanced courses, MLLE. V. PR D st. aw. MK. PUTNam’S SCHOOL, wet wages 0 Ea Es universities and ‘teclinical nee ireuits. au29-tf Puptis red for teclinical achocie and ‘for’ bust. Private instruction if desired. H. PUTNAM, A.M., Principal THB MODERN NORMAL COLLEGE, TYPOGRAPH- ical Temple, 425 G st. n.w., with these courses: Givi errice Reachers’. Healthy Jourllstie, teal and prod able schoal ia the city, Ciechiars Grip fall intormation furnished by J. FILAISH FRIENDS’ SELECT SCHOOL, For BOTH SEXES end ALL’GRADES, will begin September 28. its fourteenth year Sac wth: ‘The new jum, equipped w nt apparatus; the enlarged laboratory, and the addi- au 1 school rooms will be finished by that time. ‘The teachers are men and women of fine char- acter, aot irs by “go and ~~ Soma heir special subjects. The school is full of industry, inspiration and good will, students prepared by us were ale, Vasser, Princeton, Cornell, Mass. of , Columbian, Hobart, Lafayette and Troy Polytechnic. The school, frou Ing, bas been zinder the same princl logues ay detatied information at Bal- "Bours begin Sept 16; from 9 2 ice irs 4 a.m. to 12m. Mr. and Mrs. ‘TiS. W. SIDWELL, Principals, 1488 N ST. N.W. THE MISSES KERR’S SCHOOL Ladies and Little Children September 30. For ¥ a : for examinations; special clases MATICS; individual attention, thor- Sotnre and rettin good. posluions? Pitman ayetoss secure and. ret 4 ‘system of SHORTHAND: New?and RAPID method. MR. HERMAN C. RAKEMANN, Violin Instructor & Seloist. eeis-im STUDIO. 1221 12TH ST. N.W. The Stuart School. ,4 “ies.a school for Girls and Young Ladies. Opens Oct. 1. Arademto, collegiate and preparatory courses. Kin- rgarten. 1224 AND 1226 15TH ST. N.W., COR. MASS. AVE. se23m_ MISS CLAUDIA STUART, Principal, Columbia Conservatory OF MUSIC, 900 K st. n.w., opens Oct. 1. Piano, violin, voice, etc. EDWIN HART, Prin.” «26-im* CLASSES IN FRENCH CONVERSATION AND LIT- erature at 906 14th st. n.w, by Mrs. de Bausset, graduate of the Scrbonue; teacher in the Emer- son, Institute ard Washington Heights School. 8e26-1m* HOLY CROSS ACADEMY, 3312 MASS. AVE., RE- ‘opens September 14. ‘Tbe course of study ts ccimplete and practical. Special attention is given to voca: and instrumental music, drawing and painting, the languages and kindergarten. se! OUT OF WASHINGTON. $175 YEARLY BOARD AND TUITION, SEMINARY (girls); $1 military nmr (boys), branches thorough instruction; best 3 high grounds; very healthy. Address EPISCOPAL SCHOOLS, Haddontiel J. ocl0-m,waesim MAPLEWOOD INSTITUTE, CONCORDVILLE, PA. $207. A successful school; one of the best to in- fuse with energy, to wake up boss to the duties of lite; pes ‘for best colleges: boys ender 13 years, $186. J. SHORTLIDGE (Yale), A.M., Prim, ain, W, RANDOLPH-MACON ACADEMY, FRONT ROYAL, Va.—Healthfully situated among the mountains; pre air and water. Prepares boys and roung men for college or business life. A selected corps of teachers. Thorough mentni training. Moral and religicus influente. Full equi - Mod- erate charges. Refer to Rev. I. - Canter, tor Mt. Vernon M. E. Church South; Senator Chil- ton and others. Send for particulars to Rev. B, W. BOND, Prin., Front Royal, Va. au3-coS2t