Evening Star Newspaper, November 19, 1897, Page 15

THE EVENING each cash purchase. } Saturday is Curtain | Bargain day. | The day on which we clear | out all lines that are getting low. We clear them out at cest, consequently there are some very special bargains every Saturday. Credit if you wish. 24 pairs Scotch Lace Curtains, Cluny effect. 33 . yards long,s5o inches wide. Were $1.75..... 16 pairs Scotch Lace Curtains, 60 inches wide. Cheap at $2.50. . ~-- $1.48 20 pairs Scotch Lace Curtains, 60 inches wide. Worth $4 saints Q2kS 12 pairs White Irish Point, 3$ yds. long, 50 inches wide. Always sold at $6.... $4.15 10 pairs White Irish Point, 3$ yds. long, 50 inches wide. Should be if ip [ = ; We give trading stamps with 1 i i 98c. Taam aia a aA 7-50 25 pairs Tapestry Por- tieres, 35 yds. long by 50 inches wide, heavy fringe top and bottom. Regular $5 value.... $3- 18 pairs Tapestry Por- tieres, 34 yds. long by 50 inches wide, heavy fringe top and bottom. Worth “Cash or Credit.” Lansburgh Furniture Co., 1226 F St. N.W. = ry nea Thanksgiving Mince Pies nd them a fine spicy taste. Ze. quart. Delivered. po Kalon lieve @ 6/4 14 ST-PHONE 998. XXEEKEE? Fashion Center of JFsUsP=S=, in the stock qpalts. Par weather is upon us—you'd better come in and select your garment. B. ¢ n, Stinemetz & 1237 Pa. Ave. To Hotel Proprietors: Nothing creates so favorable an im- Pression upon guests as to find a hotel equipped throughout with electric lights. They ure a hundred per cent better than gas-lights—and are cheaper. We furnish the current. U. S. Electric Lighting Co., "Phe . ‘The immenve and ragnificent stock of Dia- monds, Precious Stoves, Jewelry, Bric-a-brac, &c. (unequaled im this city), of Jacobs Bros., Jewelers, 1229 Pa. Ave. —is offered 3 times daily at AUCTION. Do not miss this opportunity to secure rare Xmas Gifts at your cwn prices, and do not wait until the best articles are sold. Sales, 11 a.m., 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. nols- 40d sea RP CIE AAR CNRS Great Reduction Fi 2 i 2 l STAR, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1897-16 PAGES. old horse eats to ride if. ‘Thousands bless The news of the wrap sale concerns every woman who is about to purchase a jacket or cape or a suit, waist or skirt. Hardly half price to pay—and an immense assortment from which to select. You can’t expect the lot to hold out long with such selling. On credit if you wish. CAPES. JACKETS. Black silk-lined kersey capes—full in Very newest jackets, consisting of hand- ple—some trimmed with applique tale some black kerseys, black boucles and tan some with new “Empire’’ pleat tack, trim coverts—lined throughout with silk—with all med with silk braid and silk buttons— that is newest and most e with styl vet coll: thers with high storm col- $7 and $8 values $3 49 velve' ‘ars—others igh stoi ° going for. $5 Iush_capes—guarantecd— opine cx, Stylish jackets, consisting of Saltz’s silk both are tehiamsed mye prs fur snd’ lined H ‘in black’ and taz, with are mm: eu an Kerseys, in acl fan, wi with thadame silk = Strap seams; all-silk lined whipcords, with $4.98 vet collars; ha braid-trimmed bou- $8 and $9 values Cles, black cheviots—all silk lined going for..... Handsome Saltz’s best silk seal guaran- pes—beaded and braided, OF mense lot, in all the new colors— teed cay Disin silk Used tus trimmed, &c. $10 values going for...... $15 and $20 values $9 08 going for.. Lot of cunaree es a and fe Kersey reefers—made wi rge sailor collars— $13 values $7.50 “Empire” pleat back— going for......- $4 values $2.98 Blectric seal capes—the very acme of going for..... 2 stylishness—some plain and some trimmed ——_ with genuine marten on collar and front— Lot of elegant seal collarettes—silk lined Mned with highest grade of satin— throughout—full ripple and well made— $25 values going for... SKIRTS. Fig. black brilliantine skirts—made splen- $3.50 values going for... SUITS, &c. Handsome black and changeable taffeta B15 $1.98 @diy—perfect in hang—vel- silk waists—new pleated yokes and Rus- veteen bound and lined with sian blouse fronts—tor whic! percaline—$2.50 values—to every other store will ask 4. ES gC for Z & you $7—here for. z ° Handsome brocaded gros grain silk skirts— best of sinings—and velvet $6 08 ° bound — with the — stylish Hecht hang—$9 values—for. Exquisite brocaded satin duchesse skirts— that heavy, , Which costs ee $9.98 Ca as ss se i se hs ee eh Beautiful black satin duchesse waiste— the handsomest and heaviest and most 1 trous quality — made with : pleated yoke—Russian blouse 6 08 effect $10 vaines for. ° Immense lot of ladies’ black cheviot serge “man-tailo:-made"" suits — with silk-lined ay $150 a yar Jackets full Paquin skirts—made new. fiy- with best realine lining— front effect—and made better than D nad vervet bound“¢is valeey your dressmaker can make them— 1 (} tor 2 $15 and $18 Values—for-.....-.+ Specials in millinery. A jobber’s surplus of ladies’ and children’s coman iatentaten ion att shapes—fiats and shortback sailers—has been se- 29c. curcd—and theyre worth up to Another lot of ladies’ and children’s col- Sinch black ostrich plumes 16c. 69c. will be offered tomorrow for A lot of four, black ostrich Pltmes usual $1.25 values—will offered for a day at...s.-s.. 98c.—all go on a center table tomorrow at... a ored felt hats In all shapes—fats and short- A lot of the very handsomest black os- back ilors—from same Jobber— trich plumes—which cannot all worth up to $1.48—go on a 57c. be equaled anywhere under 1.29 table ai $1.98—ge on sale for a day at HECHT & COMPANY:==Tte only fadies’, men’s and children’s exclusively a a credit system that is really liberal, free and equitable—and which is really an accorfitrdation. There was a time wi that day. Nothing extra Look, gentlemen. We've bought an enormous lot of men’s suits and overcoats from M. Baum & Co, of New York city at half price, and we’re going to turn them over to you tomorrow morning—just as we bought them. It is a deal that we didn’t expect to make so early in the season, and now that we've made it and it is of such magnitude, we want every friend of the store to’ know it. And you have the privilege of easy payments—the privilege of making your own terms. $10 suits for $5. $10 overcoats for $5. $15 suits for $7.50. $15 overcoats for $7.50. $20 suits for $10. $20 overcoats for $10. $25 suits for $12.50. $25 overcoats for $12.50. ‘ready-made clothing store in the city with the only ti varybody paid cash for what they wore—and that was until e fecoumodation, Here is the most interestin ¢ news in the paper. New “hat buyer” wants to “clean up” the stock bought by his predecessor. Says he must do it at once—even if at a loss. Too many men’s derbys and alpines at $1.75—in black and different shades of brown. Same as the hatters get $2 for. Good silk bands and bindings. He offers you the choice of lot for 97 cents, which makes a remarkable bar- gain. Why not take two—an alpine and a derby? Little enough to pay for a $2 hat. Too many boys’ golf caps. Are in fancy mixture: laids— and those effects so mu€h worn. Were bought not over three weeks ago—and sold for 35¢.— later for a little less. Now you get the choice of the lot—all on one big table—for 19 cents. Too. many children’s Tam O’Shanters. Immense variety— That’s the trouble. They sold for 35¢., too—some of them for 50c. All ought to be 5oc., yet they go on a table for 19 cents. Sale of boys’ clothing. And just think of it—no matter what you buy—how much or how little—you can pay for it on eas -Lot of boys’ outing fiannel waists—pleatcd—23e. valu -s— 1 Oc go for... ° Lot of pleated flannels, flinnelettes, and a lot of laundered percale ‘Mothers’ F t shirt waisi dollar grade, svith patent 40¢, uds— to 0 for ... Ee Lot of boys’ all-woo! knee pants—perhaps 2,000 pairs—neatest plaids and mixtures—5¥c. and 60c. va ues— O¢ ° nd plaid cheviot to go for... SE all-wool black — and Roys’ all-wool snits, nearly blue ‘cheviot suits, fn reefer and donble- breasted effects—garmepts such as you have pald $3 for mangvand many a time, shall put and on salé-:tomorrow morning, and. seat 1 (0) will get them forzi~ ° oe y payments. Another lot of young men’s suits, in sizes 14 to 19 years, of handsome cheviots und handsome patterns * Boys’ blie chinchilla reefers—with plaid Iin'n:s—bonnd with Hercules braid—deep sailor collars—-uch a reefer $2.98 which usftally costs you $4 p at that—to go Boys’ fine ulue Woromho chinchilla reefers r choice of twenty different styles— cloice of storm, velvet a $3.98 reefer collars—very sold elsewhere for Boys’ stylish covert top coats—sizes 3 to ined with plaid— —to go for. 8 ars—Til velvet collars—trim d with pearl buttons—splendid value 5 08 =for ... z ° - O8c. Lot of ladies’ linen. collars—in all A lot of several dozen ladies’ ribbed vests, sizes, but not all styles Be. = 5c. | closed out from jobber, will 2A. | be placed on sale tomorrow —Iinstead of 19¢.. Z i + SRL eeeete eeteteterentetete etetetetertestoteto tntetotoeenete shetentntetetentntetnentetetnstetts Aolptinieinlpteiololo ecole gg ‘A tableful of lagigs’ fast black full regu- | dar made hose, with Bigh spliced heels—the same qyalit | you've been paying I ‘A palr—for Q usual $1.50 sort lar 20e. a Co Lot of boys’ leather Ie; A lot of ladies’ gingham aprons and aprons with wide borders and tie i strings; they are the regu- 1 HECHT AND COMPANY, 515 7th Street, bet. E and F. cosine CLL LLELL ELLIS | Sc Si Sk Sk SS SS Sk St hh SS i SS et a ts st tn tn tn tn tn tt tt Se seeseeseeeedendententestentontongone 15 SEC’'Y BLISS’ REPORT Needed Changes in the Indian Terri- tory. PREPARING FOR THE CENSUS Extension of Land Laws Alaska. to SOME LOCAL INSTITUTIONS ———— The annual report of the Secretary of the Interior was made public last evening. Sec- retary Bliss submits estimates for appro- priations for the next fiscal year aggre- gating $156,532,419. Discussing pensions, he says 200,000 pen- sion claims are awaiting adjudication, and it is estimated that 40 or 50 per cent of these will be finally admitted. If they are rapidly adjudicated, they will swell the Pension roll from $5,000,000 to $7,000,000. When, however, these claims are adjuii- cated and first payments made thereon, the amount of the pension roll will decrease very rapidly, possibly to $125,000,000 or $130,000,000 the first year. The total Indian population of the United States, exclusive of the New York Indians and the five civilized tribes, approximates 177,178, located on 177 reservations, which contain, approximately, 33,404,837 acres. Of these, 4,545 have accepted allotments of land, which aggregate about 644,147 acres. Secretary Bliss says, wnile the opening of the Wichita reservatiun in Oklahoma to white seitlement would greatly promote the development of that country, yet, in view of the unsettled condition of the ques- tions affecting their rights, until there is further legislation, he does not see how it can be done without causing great injury and distress. To guard against this, rec- ommendation is made that the Dawes com- mission be authorized to investigate ques- tions as to their rights and claims, and re- Port recommendations for speedy and just settlement. Citizenship of Indians. Referring to the work of the Dawes com- mission, it is announced that the investi- gation of the rights of applicants for cit- izenship in the five nations has been prac- tically completed; the commission has been preparing the rolls of citizenship of the several tribes, and has negotiated three agreements. That with both the Choctaws and Chickasaws of April 23, 1897, is before Congress, and has been ratified by those tribes. That made with the Creeks, Sep- tember 27 last, was rejected almost unan- imously by the Creek council, and there is little prospect of any further agreement with them. The Cherokees have refus make an agreement, and negotiations with them have been abandoned for the time being. Such agreements as have been con- cluded vary so in their provisions that in view of the fact that eventually a uniform system of government must be provided for the Indian territory, it is questionable, the report says, whether any of the agres ments should be definitely ratified by Co gress until the desired and necessary uni- formity can be secured. The Secretary says the five tribes have undoubiedly violated in many ways the spirit of their agreements with the United States under which the territory is now held and governed, and, while he does n recommend any harsh action, the Secr tary calls the attention of the President and Congress to the chaotic condition of affairs of the territory, growing out of the several tribes’ methods of administration. Leading Indians have absorbed great tracts of land, to the exclusion of the common people, and the government by an Indian aristocracy has been practically estab- lished, to the detriment of the people. From 200,000 to 250,000 whites, by permission of the Indian government, have settled in the territory, but are merely tenants by suf- ssoeeadondongresentonteeteeseetontontoetoete afeesnes into Cartchoff's mill, in the suburbs of Mc- Dowell, and were killed before they could return to the mountain. ‘Turkeys are so plentiful that it is noth- ing uncommon to hear of their coming in to roost at farm houses, alongside the do- mestic birds. Mr. P. M. Yeager, living at Traveller's Repose, W. Va., and twenty-five miles west of Monterey, has six wild ones running with his tame flock. These, how- ever, have a little romance connected with them, that does not often come into the Life of a turkey. One day last spring Mr. Yeager and his daughter, Miss Pearl, went from their home to a “club house ” several miles distant, and situated in the soli- tudes of Cheat mountain. Fishing down one of the mountain streams for trout, they urexpectedly flushed a covey of wild turkeys, consisting of the mother bird and a nest full of little fellows. The old one flew away to a safe distance, while the little ones, true to thelr nature, scram- bled away and hid among the ferns. Six of them were made captives and it was de- elded to take them home, but how was it to be done successfully? Miss Pearl dropped them into the capacious and _ mys- terfous depth of her bonnet and bore them in triumph to the farm yard, where they were again to see the light and make their future home. The tiny fellows took kindly to their new existence and soon made fast friends of new neighbors Months have come and gone and they are now full grown, noble fellows, fit to grace the table of a king. AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD “CASTORIA,” AND “PITCHER’S CASTORIA,” AS OUR TRADE MARK. J, OR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, GAME IN VIRGINIA. Domesticating Wild Turkeys — Pan- ther Hunting. From the Richmond Dispatch. The citizers of Strait Creek, three miles east of Monterey, have arranged for a panther hunt next week, or when the) first snow comes. For a month or more, at short intervals, a panther has been heard in the neighborhood, and on two occasions has followed persons a long distance. It has not been seen by any one, but its heavy tread and bicod-curdling cries have been heard by many in the vicinity referred to. The boldness and abundance of game are still the topic of interest and wonder to the oldest Nimrod of the Alleghanies. The sale of firearms by the village merchant was never as large before, and even the small boys are safe in negotiating for the purchase of a gun to be paid for in game. Pheasants are being brought to our mer- chants at the rate of fifty per day, while wild turkeys are offered in the greatest abundance. On Wednesday evening R. B. Slaven bagged a fine gobbler, within two miles of tewn, which welghed more than twenty pounds, and for which he realized $8.40. A few days ago two deer came In Hair. ee ” pes, $250. forueriy. $5.00 was the originator of “PITCHER'S CASTORIA,” the same 0; formerly Gray Smltchen, $450, formeriy $6.50, that has borne and does now QATEE every First-class attendants in’ Hairdressing: ee tte Impertal Hate Regenerator for souaigant, ,stc | bear the fac-simile signature of 4 Lele wrapper. “S. HELLER’S, Never This is the original “« PITCHER'S CASTORIA” which has been used in the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you have always bought, onthe and has the signature of ep[litea wn per. No one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President. = March 8, 1897. Cb... Dithos~on.D, 720 apl6-20d 7th Street N. W. To MOVE send for .ur PADDED V. expert movers. Furniture aud other household goods moved CAREFULLY for $1.50, $3 and $4 per load, accord- : clean, dry rooms, with lock ale Do Not Be Deceived. % i MEBEH mae oumiiea = Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting 92-031 D Phone e oe a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you =. = =| (because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in- gredients of which even he does not know. “The Kind You Have Always Bought” BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE ‘OF Sake | : Vy. i Eng. Steel Carvers, $1 pr. John B. Espey, av27-Sm.15 your movey—that te our chfeprsition—nothing could be “: HARDWARE, 1010 PA. AVE. Hams and Breakfast Bacon Most delicious and tender. Carefully inspected by government officials. N. W. Burchell, 1325 F St. oe i Ci] Insist on Having + THE CENTAUR COMPANY, TY MURRAY STREET. NEW VOPR c:TY. The Kind That Never Failed You: {i = : I SHERMA: How He Befriende n Distressed Familiy. From the Chicago ‘Pitres-Herald. Frank L. Stanton, the popular Georgia poet, always Speaks up for Gen. Sherman when he hears any severe criticism of that famous commander’s methods. The story told by Stanton has never found its way into print, but it deserves a place among the minor incidents and reminis- cences of the war period. “When Savannah fell," said Stanton, “I was a little chap about eight years old. The confusion and tumult in the streets frightened me, and I was afraid to go very far from the house. “Young as I was, I-understood that some- thing very serious had occurred. Instead of seeing confederate. soldiers parading the ‘streets with a few federal prisoners, 1 saw thousands of federals swarming through the town, and they had a great many con- | federates under guard. “The situation had been reversed; that was plain, even to a child. “My father was very ill, in the last stages of consumption, and my mother was worn out with anxiety and the cares of the household. Our neighbors were panic- stricken and everybody seemed to be ex- pecting some awful calamity. “Penned up there as we had been for a leng time, without supplies and without any money except worthless confederate currency, the outlook was gloomy enough. How was my sick father to get the things he fleeded? That was the problem with my mother. “Somebody told Gen. Sherman about my father, and mentioned the fact that he was a kinsman of a very distinguished and pow- erful officer on the Union side. “One day when I entered my father’s rcom I found three federal officers sitting there in pleasant conversation with the in- valid and my mother. “I was scared and started to run, but one of the strangers, a middle-aged man with a roughly trimmed brown beard, called me back. He asked my name, and before I knew it had me on his knee, and he said so many nice things to me that I took quite a fancy to him. “He was Gen. Sherman. and he had call- ed with two of his staff officers to see my father. When the visitors left the general told my mother at the door that he knew all about the inconveniences of a siege, and the difficulty of purchasing supplies, and insisted upon sending from the army stores something that would sult a sick man. : “Under the circunistances such an offer could not be declined, It was a picnic for the children of the family, I can tell you. “After that, white the’general was in the city something was sent to the house every day. Brandy, ‘wht, ‘foaf sugar, lemons, beef, chickens, coffée,’ vegetables, and I den’t know what plse,..came in generous quantities. We had aplenty for the family and for our nearest eee “Nor was that z ihe general sent one of the best physi. ‘dr the hospital serv- ice, and the last qays,of my father were made far more cemfontable than we had hoped for under the adverse conditions of those dark days. ae “Gen. Shermai c&mé‘ to the house once more before he left; Savannah. I cannot remember what hq:satd, but- he was sym- pathetic, and he shid @omething about the Pleasure it gave Him 40 aida relative of his distinguished f, “At that time 4‘) showy uniform, if} vexed my childish mind to see my ee general always dressed so shabbilyt. staff officers pre- sented a better appestance, and some of them were really gorgeous in their spec- tacular rigs. “The other boys and the negrces agreed with me that the commander must be in very hard luck, or he would certainly dress better. Still, I was then convinced that he was a wonderfully wise man. With my pockets full of his loaf sugar, which I had surreptitiously abstracted from-the pantry, I would have been ungrateful if I any other opinion. “Sherman left the city and marclfed on- ward through the‘ and that end- ed the war. Aled, “and'T lives ia aiterent_pigecen ay an ive in feren! my work keeping’ me so busy that I had no time to think of not connected iress..I wish now that I had seen fcre he passed away. As appeared re recall him as he wondering eyes, under circumstances which did not give me an opportunity to study him. No matter what may be said of his conduct in war, I cannot help liking him. He was a good friend just when we most needed one. —+e+—___ Hockey for Grammar Schools. From the Springfield Republican, Dr. McCurdy of the Young Men’s Chris- tian Association training school has become greatly interested in the discussion raised as to whether the grammar school boys He has studied into the matter and he has at last found a game which he thinks will fully answer the requirements and yet be free from serious accidents, the game being that of hockey as played in England. This has been played for two years at the training school and Las proved far more successful than was hoped for. Last year the American rules were used, but they proved to be unsatis- factory, so this year Dr. McCurdy obtained a set of English rules from London. These rules, while differing somewhat from the American rules, cover the game in much should play foot ball. better shape. The game of hockey is played by twenty- two men, eleven on a side, the object being to knock a cricket ball painted white be- tween two goal posts, which are set at either end of the field, as in foot ball. The size of the field is the same as that of a foot ball field, and @s the goal Posts are nearly the same distance apart, a foot ball field can without change be turned into a hockey field. The game is started by one from either side hitting hockey sticks to- gether three times as in the game of “shin- ny,”” then either man can strike the ball. tries to rush the ball through their opponent's goal, which is Each side then guarded by a goal tender. A large share the danger of being hit by a hockey stick is eliminated by the rules, which allow the ball to be struck at only from right to left, rae to stay on the e stick on strikin; the ball cannot be lifted above the shouk possible for a player to get a bad hit from the stick of an inten- No foot Fall suit is required, the player only wear- guards for protection so that all of one side same side of the ball. der, so it is almost im; tionally rough player as in Polo. ing a pair of thin against chance hits. —soo__. A Village Malaprop. From the New York Times. “ I found her up in New York state near ferance. No government for the Indian territory will be satisfactory until Con- gress shall provide for the establishment of a single uniform system for the entire Indian territory that shall place all its in- habitants in possession of the rights of American citizens. Uncompahgre Lands. Recommmendation is made that the pe- riod for the allotment of lands to the Un- compahgre Indians must be extended such time beyond April 1, 1898, as Congress shall deem best. Reference is made to the con- tentions of the Uncompahgres as to aillot- ment requirements, and it is stated that the proceeds of the Colorado lands, when re- ceived over and above the it of the re- moval of the Indians ($129, and th trust fund of $1,250,000 are to be applied so far as requisite to the reimbursements of the Uintahs, whose lands are to be taken. The Uncompahgres, contrary to their idea: do not in fact vay for the allotments, e: cept as a matter of exchange. If the sales of the Colorado lands cannot immediately yield sufficient for reimburse- ment of the Uintahs, the government is urged to advance the necessary sum and await the sale of the lands for its own re- imbursement. The sum of $1,216,886 is now in the treasury to the credit of the Utes fund resulting from the sale of the Colo- rado lands, and in addition there must yet be realized from the sales over $1),000 to reimburse the government the expenses, ete., of the removal and the $1,250,000 set aside from the vublic moneys as a trust fund. Such legislation as will enable the people of the United States to reap the benefit of the valuable and useful mineral deposits is recbmmended. Preparing for the Censas. Speedy action in securing proper legisla- tion for the coming twelfth census is urged, lack of sufficient time in the past two or three enumerations is complained of, and the necessity of many reforms in the way of lessening the bulk of reports and the elimination of several branches of inquiries from the twelfth census either by post- ponement or transfer to bureaus already in existence is urged. It is anticipated that before the close of the field season the geological survey will huve gathered sufficient data as to the set- tled areas of the reserves embraced in the executive forestry orders to enable the de- partment to form an opinion as to popula- tion and improvements inciuded within the reserves and the distribution of the forest and agricultural lands. Land Laws for Alaska. of to such bonds for army officers acting as In- dian agents. Appropriations for the needs of troops stationed in Yellowstone Park and the re- pair of roads and bridges there are rec- ommended. Lecal Institutions. The report includes brief summaries of the reports of condition of the Govern- Hospital for the Insans, Howard Uni- versity, Frcedmen’s Hospital and Asylum, Columbia . Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Maryland School for the Blind, Washington Hospital for Foundlings, archi- tect of the Capitol and Columbia Railroad Company, and makes certain recommenda- lions in regard to them. The reports have an published from time to time in The tar. The Secretary calls attention to the dis- ease-breedt) g Mats of the Eastern branch near the Government Hospital for the In- sans, and urges Congress to provide an adequate appropriation for the reclama- tion of these flats. The malarial germs arising frcm this source, he says, cause more sickness among the inmates and em- ployes of the institution than all other sources put together. Government Insane Any “There were,” the report says, “332 col- ored inmates remaining under treatment at the close of the year, of whom 1% were males, an increase of 14 per cent over the number at the close of the previous year, while the increase in the male popula- tion has been less than 3 per cent. The present accommodations do not provide for them properly, and it is urged that ap- Propriation be made by Congress for the construction of a building for their use.” Estimates amounting to $379,000 are asked for. The report says: “Appropriations are solicited of $15,000 for general repairs and improvement; $15,- 00 for the construction of a cement and brick sewer of sufficient capacity to carry sewerage from the building to a point below the tide level of the river, a dis- tance of about one-half mile; $3,500 for the purchase of a steam boiler and improved machinery for the new laundry; $1 for the refitting of the old laundry as shop and dormitory; $2,000 for the purchase of a 200-korse power tubular boiler for use in connection with the electric lighting of the new building and for further exten- sion of fan ventilation, which has proved a relief in the very crowded wards; $6,250 for the erection of a building to accommo- date colored male insane; $750 for the dig- ging of an artesian well to supply water to the insane accommodated at the farm known as Godding Croft.” In regard to the money and Property of patients to be ¢ used in their behalf, the report calls atten- ion to the laxity of the present system for caring for such money and property, and the Secretary recommends that Con. gress provide phat such sums be disbursed and accounted for in all respec ae all respects as are Howard U ersity. In referring to Howard University the Secretary recommends that it be made ob- Mgarory on the part of the president of that institution to make an annual report to the Department of the Interior. At present this report is rendered as a mat- ter of courtesy. Estimates recommended for the Colum- bia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb for the fiscal year ending June 30, 18%, amount 3, hedges current expenses and $3,000 Under the head of W; a for Foundlings the Scerctary cape “The board of directors urge a continu- ance during the years ISS and 18% of personal ended or the appropriation of $6,000 made during the large last fiscal year, in order that number of children which ai ceived at the institution may spaintalned. I concur in the tion.” be properly recommenda- ——-e-_____ Big Fish, Letter to the Spectator, In your notice of Mr. Bickerdyke’s book you say he doubts whether pike of forty- pound weight are ever caught in Ireland. It may interest him and othe Tr of your readers to hear about the capture of weighing forty-two pounds. 1. the I live on the shore of Lough Ramor, County Cavan, in which occasionally very large fish are taken. About ten years ago my steward was in a boat and about to examine a short net to catch bait for night lines. He ticed what seemed to be a log st of the water. He was su that there was no log th On going to examine he found it was a huge pike, lying apparently asleep, on the surface of the water. He rowed very quietly to it and very gently with his oar headed it in the direction of the net. The fish, in a kind of creamy way, moved to the net and de- liberately rolled itself up in it, and so was captured. Had it been wide awake and come with a force against the net it w have gone thr a piece of pasteboard. condition, not broad and had inches long. time nee that the very same week another still larger pike weigh- ing fifty-six pounds, was caught on the opposite side of the lake. I did not see it, but have no doubt about the weight, as it was taken into the neighboring town of Oldcastie—to Mr. George Porter's shop. He told me he weighed it as soon as it came in, It was then cut into junks and sold by the pound to customers, it being market day, so the weight was doubly ascertained. I have heard of equally large fish having been taken, but have not in any way veri- fied the accounts. —+22— Smuggling the Marigua’ From the St. Louis Glote-Democrat In southern Arizona the jail and prison officials have their hands full in trying to prevent the smuggling into their institu- tions of tne seductive mariguana. This is a kind of “loco” weed, more powerful than opium. It grows from seed by cultivation in southern Arizona and in Mexico. It is a dangerous thing for the uninitiated to handle, but those who know its uses say it produces more ravishing dreams than opium. The Mexicans mix it with tobacco and smoke it in cigarettes, inhaling the smoke. When used in this way it produces a hilarious spirit in the smoker that can- not be equaled by any other form of dissi- pation. When smuggled inside the prison walls its devotees readily pay $4 an ounce for it, but free men buy it on the outside for 50 cents an ounce. Gen. Shriver of the prison force at Yuma has just unearthed a large quantity of the weed that had been cached within reach of the convicts who work in the outside chain gangs. the border, and a delightful find she was— such a kindly, hospitable old soul, always ready for a chat with the summer boarder. She had lots of common sense and good judgment, but her proverbs and ancient Saws and her constant malapropisms were a source of continual amusement to her hear- ers. She had one son for whom she saved and scrimped and of whom she said one day: “He reads all the books he can find about foreign countries and he wants to go abroad himself, so I told him if he would Promise me not to go by water I would try to save up enough to let him go.” She was in dire distress one day because an itinerant “cranium” artist had cheated her out of $5. I thought at first that this was a unique way of referring to a phren- olegist, but soon discovered that she meant @ crayon artist who had taken a precious tintype of her late husband and-had col- lected $5 “‘on account,” had promised to send her a large “cranium,” and had de- parted, never to be heard from again. She had a beautiful passion flower vine growing on the wall of her house. When I admired it she said: “They call them pass- ing flowers, but they don’t pass quicker than other flowers as far as I can see.” She asked me to take tea with her one night, and as she handed me my cup she said: “If they was more tea-totalers there wouldn't be so much whisky drank. The poet says tea cheers, but doesn’t irritate.” She said she had always tried to be a good Christian. “I don’t think sexes makes it’s the way you live makes Concerning Alaska, Secretary Bliss says existing conditions demand a _ radical change in the laws relating thereto, and he recommends that the public land laws be extended to that district, that additional land offices be created and appropriations made to carry them into effect; that the granting of rights of way for railroad, telegraph and telephone lines and the con- struction of roads and trails be specifically authorized; that provision be made for the incorporation of municipalities providing for the holding of elections, defining qual- fications for voting, and giving such pow- ers as are uscd exercised by munici- palities elsewhere; that the legal and polit- ical status of the native population, which OVER THE CORK AND CAPSULE IS NOT BROKEN AND THAT IT BEARS THE NAME ~ W.AGAINES &CO.