Evening Star Newspaper, April 29, 1898, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1898-16 PAGES. PRICE OF A LOAF Probability of an Advance to Six Cents Next Week. WHAT A BAKER SAYS aes Crackers, Cakes ard Sugar Also Tending Upward. INCRE A GENERAL is considerable probability that the »read will next week be raised by This action ix cents a loaf. taken at once had not rn in the wheat market caused a change. Now, as it has been for of years, the price is but fiv2 cents a loaf. This, of course, refers to the retail price. The wholesale price of a loaf of bread is today but four certs, that figure having prevail-d for several years, but if the pros is carried cut the manufactur- ing Lakers will advance the wholesale price to five cents, which in turn will carry the retail price one cent higher. “Flour,” explainzd a local baker today, “is higher today than it has been perhaps for twenty years, the wholesale price run- ning from $6.25 to $6.50 a barrel for the best Minnesota grades. Of cov the war has someth lo with the advance in wheat, but I th is more the result of the in- ag Laat ERG IN ; may ‘Eight Great Floors of Clothing. ( Greatest ____ Three Great Boston Houses Co : GREAT _ INTER-O bine, Seen in America. Accumulation Ever AMILLION-DOLL_AR CLOTHING SALE Result of the Spanish-American War. AN UILDI NG RENTED. The war has brought about a direful state of affairs among whol tant center during the war, it was decided to ship these immense stocks here for immediate ‘disposal. The sacrifice will be enormous, Boston and put back into stock. This, the most extraordinary of all sales ever held in America, OPENS ON SATURDAY, APRI esale clothing dedler’ selling in the South. Orders are being hourly countermanded and goods shipped back. The undersigned Boston wholesale concerns, making exclusively fine Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Clothing, have combined their interests and have rented the great eight-story tory for countermanded and returned goods, amounting in the aggregate to nearly one million dollars. These stocks are arriving daily from many different points. Manufacturers are in despair. Inter-Ocean Building as a reposi- Recognizing Washington as the most impor- but it would be still greater were the returned and canceled orders shipped to L 30. AT 10 A.M. . | Vhe Highest Price Charged Will Be 40c. on the Dollar of the Gost to Make-cin Most Gases I ao We Ha ve Employed One Hundred Salesmen and Bundle Wrappers. Those Desiring Positions as Salesmen Should Apply at Once. Only Washington Men Employed. Men’s Suits, $7.50, $10 and $12 @ oe. ‘Plen’s Top-Coats. $10, $12 and $15 Very finest quality of Tailor-made Top Coats. Excellently lined, strap RASA dan sae RapSGAeaBcasss sa5G Elegantly made Suits in Cheviots, Tweeds and Scotch Goods. Perfect fitting... anes 15 $4.50 Boys’ and Children’s Suits. $3, $4 and $5 5V9e Knee Pants Suits. Most expensive- ly made—grand quality of cloth... . adequa’ ly abroad and the work of rs in wheat than anything else. er has caused the advance, it nd the bakers are bound to sequence being se the price of that I believe the about re d the top notch, pre do not bk for any fur- ther advanc hing which will comfort is t the growing crop gives every promise of being the greatest for years. It has never looked better, and an immense yield will surely result. But bakers cannot use the flour from this crop much before next October or November, and present prices of wheat ad Ww mntinue, in all probability, mut that time. ere is anotner —that in ke The y control that how but I look for an advance many net only beea f wheat and lard are higher today than they have been for a long time.” Sugar Goes Up. From a conversation with one of the lo- cal wholesale grocefs a Star reporter learned today that sugar has advanced ebout a quarter of a cent 2 pound whole- sale, although the retail price so far re- mains about the same, with the probabil- ity, however, that the retailers will shortly demand higher rates. Coffee has advanced about 2 cents a pound wholesale, and re- tai: prices are, of course, affected. Tea re- mains unchznged, but cured meats are ad- vancing, and lard has made a very perc >. So far the retail prices e shown little effect of the advance in whole- sale figures, but they will, 2s a matter of course, go higher. The price of beais has aiso advanced, from about $1 to $1.50 a barrel. Butter is slightly lower, and the same “s true of eggs. Poultry is higher, ard there is an upward tendency in fresia meats. Potatoes show a rather sharp ad- vance, the market in them being quick and active. neers UNIVERSITY OF PARIS. It Has More Studentx Than Any Other im the World. pendent. to the latest From the In edition of Mi- T sity of Paris exceeds all in the number of students, the reg- ng 11,000 last ye Berlin fol- z Madrid, 4,461. Har- is the ninth in other American and Cam Oxford 5, bridge stud-nts. linburgh leads Scotch list with a roll of 2850. The tei dency of students to congr-gate in the great | capitals a noticeable feature of ver- sity life in Europe, Lo: on being the sin- gle exe m in this respect. The mov ment for a teaching u tropolis seems nheverthele the dents that are la ‘sid There are several hospital schoois ot} Medicine for men, of which ihe next to the larg numbered O stud Th also s - ty College had 1,500 students, and the Technical College of the City z The numbers gi means exhaust the conter by its facilities ry and professional train- ing. joubtedly the number of 5 would be greatly increased if these yere d into an uni ital there are 2 four universities in =xistence and a fifth chartered. There is, however, ample place jor an institution which should utilize for xraduate students the vast scientific col- jections and archives of the government. The model for such an institution is found in a unique school of Paris, which 4 . scientific in its ize Pratique des Hautes Etudes. Admission to these labor: is always granted on application being made to the professor. In general there is no fee for admission, but outlay required for the work that is und-rtaken has to be paid for. The workers zre under control of the professor, whether (hey undertake crig- inal investigation or merely seck to increase their knowledge of recognized subjects. In almost all the labo atories lectures are de ered by the assistants. In like manner a faculty might easily be constituted at Washington for the training of specialists. | ———____eo- Poles on Loughbpro Road. The District Commissioners have trans- mitted to President Bryan of the Chesa- peake and Potomac Telephone Company a report made to them by Capt. Burr, the essistant to the Engineer Commissioner, relative to the location of poles by the company on Leughboro road. Capt. Burr explains that, on account of the unimproved condition of Nebraska avenue, it does not seem practicable to erect thereon the telephone poles now lo- cated on the Loughboro road; that the erection cf these poles should ‘be delayed until such time as the lines of Nebraska avenue are fully marked and the street so Smproved that they can be placed in the best permanent location and according to re lines to Le established. Loughboro road is to be abandoned part, such abandonment does not take ef- feet until N for travel. The avenue is not yet improv- ed for travel, and all of Longhboro road is, therefore as yet a publie highway, and $15, $18, $20& with finest satin. Absolutel i Goeteiete ese enor Cgoe ee Magnificent Tailor-made Suits, lined $25 $5.50 'y per- Men’s Sateen Striped S Coats—worth $1.co. ee Special. wee DAG, Top Coats—made for the very h est class of trade. Sleeves si $16.50, $20 and $25 igh- atin $6.75 $4 and $5 Trousers $6 Trousers, $1.60. $8 Trousers, $2.29. THOUSANDS OF OTHER VALUES EQUALLY EXTRAORDINARY. Plen’s Trousers. , $1.24. $6, $7 and $8 Boys’ Suits with long pants. Style, fit and tailoring perfect........ Knee Pants. $r Knee Pants for.......2.....6 Crash Suits. 4,000 Men’s $6.00 Crash Suits— pure linen; tailor made ; magnificent quality $179 9e. © 198 — Signed : Brewcas Bros., Baird, Richter & Co. Donaldson, Fuld & Co., | Combined as the BOSTON MERCHANTS’ TRADING CO., 512 Ninth Street--The Entire Inter-Ocean Building--Between E and F., A NEW INSURANCE RISK Bombardment. Foreign Companies Take the Busi- ness, as Local Underwriters Are Prevented by Law. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. NEW YORK, April 28, 1898. In the city of New York today there are many business men who believe that the Spanish intend to blockade and bombard this port, and that their only protection is to insure their property against bombard- ment. No amount of argument can con- vince them that the city is safe. They in- sist on securing bombardment insurance, and though the cynical representatives of foreign insurance companies are demand- ing fancy rates for the required risks, the requests for such indemnity are coming in. ‘The requests are not confined to this city. Requests are coming in to local under- writers from all the coast towns and cities, and men who are in a position to know say that millions of dollars of such risks have already been written by the London Lieyds and other big companies in London | and the other European centers of insur | 45) ance. ‘This sudden a: tirely unexpected conf- plication in the aiready complicated Isur- nce developed about two weeks ago. At the demand for “bombardment” risks was light and furnished amusement for the lecal underwriters, who did not take. the matter seriously, considering it merely an interesting feature of the prevailing war seare. Taken Seriously in London. To oblige regular clients the New York brokers cabled to London and asked for bombardment rates. ‘The London companies take all business matters seriously, and, as they are always ready to insuré anything insurable, they cabled back their quotation. It was a fairly low rate for a three or a 8ix months’ premium. When these rates were made known on this side of the Atlantic there came a rush of business. Boston started the boom, and in less than a week New York fell in line. Then came Baltimore, Norfolk, Philadelphia, all the towns front- ing on the Jersey coast, and, last of all, Far Rockaway and Coney Island. As a matter of course rates advanced as the demand increased. The insurance peo- ple saw the fat profits that Lioyd’s and other foreign companies were making, and the “bombardment” risk quickly lost its humorous side and developed into a full- fledged business proposition. The fire in- surance companies doing business in New York wanted a slice of the business, but, unfortunately, ran up against a snag at the very first move. Although fire insur- ance companies under the state laws are restricted to “making insurance on dwell- ing houses, stores and all kinds of build- ing and household furniture and ether property against loss or damage by fire, lightning, wind sterms or tornadoes,” some of the officials of the companies interested thought that they could evade the*law and cover the new hazard by waiving the war clause in the standard. In order to find out just how the state of- ficials looked on this move of the com. panies, one firm of fire underwriters wro' to Louis F. Payn, the superintendent of the —— department at Albany. In his re- ply to this letter, the state superintendent Gefined the laws under which fire insur- aree companies are organized, and quoted the claus> in the standard fire insurance policy provided for in section 121 of the in- surance law, which read as follows: Cannot Waive War Clause. “This company shall not be Hable for less caused directly or indirectly by in- vasion, insurrettion, riot, civil war or com- motion or military or usurped power, &c.”” According to Mr. Payn, this expressed provision in the standard policy cannot be waived by a fire insurance company. In ecnelusion Mr. Payn said: “In my judgment, the normal hazard at present is a sufficient justification for the department to disapprove of any waiver of the conditiois contaired in_lines 31 and 32 of the standard fire policy. The authori- ty to insure against Gamage resulting from bombardment, if fire did not .ensue, is clearly not contemplated by’ the insurance laws of this state providing for the organi- zation of fire insurance companies, and for a 4 ey a Sg myo AO the admission to this state of companies a ; wat bile | organized in other states and countries.” This statement of the state’s position braska avenue is completed |™€a2s, in the opinion of insurance men, hat the state will not allow any fire in- surance company to take bomba: it risks, but will maintain a discreet silence the rights of the telephone company’ with | #3, t0 the business done in London, pro- Tegard to the maintenance of poles thereon are as yet unchanged. War Into Africa. From the Detroit Free Press. “Your wife is somewhat strong-minded, isn’t she, Littlejohn?” es “Strong-minded? A furniture polish ped- dler came here yesterday, and in five min- viding it is placed here by brokers acting as agents for the persons desiring the in- surance. Anxious to Get Army Cloths, Government officials are seriously consid- ering some methods by which the delivery |: of woolen and cotton piece goods needed by the army and navy may be expedited. Uniform cloths and cotton duck-are the utes’ talk she sold him some polish she had | principle fabrics required. The former made herself.” must be dyed in the wool with pure indigo, * ‘a the duck must be made from ply s. ‘The final tests are especially se- vere, and many manufacturers vividly re- member the Vast quantity of goods that were rajected during the civil war because nd New York Business Men Insure Against | they were below the standard. Up to the present time there have been no indications of speculative operations in woolen goods, but in cotton duck one large operator is said to have contracted for® over a million yatds cf standard army goods. Operations of this character were a feature cf business during the civil war, and many fortunes were made and lost in this mai ner. Since the declaration by Congress of war against Spain the home markets have been strengthened rather than depressed, in all brauches of trade. The uncertainty that almost paralyzed trade bofore war was de- clared has been dispelled and a tone of ex- treme firmress is the feature of all mar- kets. Now that war fs on in reality, de- pression has been dispelled, aud the ques- tion now considered are the amount of production and possibility of transporta- tion of product. ein ee ts HAWAIVS QUEER FLAG. How the Mixture of American and Briti#h Colors Came About. From the Chiergo Chronicle. All histories that are printed of the Ha- Hawaiian republic fail to tell of the inter- esting story connected with the adoption of the flag of the country. The incident bears not a little romance and shows in a way the ingenuity of the natives. The adoption of the emblem dates back about twenty-five years, when the country was a monarchy and King Kamehameh: Il was on the throne. The country w continually visited by warships of the dif. ferent nations of the world, and the ruler of the Hawaiians had a difficult time to keep his little land from being seized by some foreign power. The story is handed down by posterity. The exact date of the occurrence is not known, though it was in the year 1873. The king of the “key to the Pacific’ awoke ene morning to find a French warship an- chored safely in the harbor of Honolulu. He became alarmed at the prospect of a conquest, and sent at once for his prime minister. He was advised by him to rua up a flag and show the visitors that the country belonged to some one and was not a “no man’s land,” to be pillaged at will by the first foreigners that came along. The king, heeding the advice, cast about for a piece of bunting to represent his nation, and fell upon an old British flag. This he had run up to the top of his highest flag- pole. The bunting had hardly had time 40 un- furl itself to the breeze when one of the chief advisers of the king came running to kim and tokd him that he would have to take that flag down, as the first thing he knew if he did not an English man-of-wor that was expected at the island would ar- rive, and, the commander finding his na- ticn’s colors flying over Honoiuju, would take possession in the name of the queen. This frightened Kamehameha, and he start- ed another hunt for a flag. This time the searchers unearthed an American emblem. Takjng the two flags, the ruler had them made into one. The jack in the corner of the English emblem was left, while the stripes of the American flag were added to itw Thus the Haw4&ilan flag at first had thirteen stripes and a jack, the same as the English. The king, when he had_ dis- posed of his French visitors, had time to think over the matter. It was decided that it would be better to have only eight stripes, representing the eight islands of the nation, The extra pieces were cut off, leaving the eight stripes with a white one on top. The jack still carries the St. George's cross, the St. Andrew’s cross and the St. Patrick’s cross, the same as the English. Soon after the adoption of this flag the whites, who had begun to settle on the isl- &nd, came more and more into power each year, until, as a result, the monarchy was finally overthrown and the republic placed cn a firm basis, with white men at the head of the government. The natives, who are superstitious, believe the change in power from the copper-colored people to the whites is directly due to the fact that the white ‘stripe is directly over the red in the flag. They say that had the red been first the whites would never have gained foot- hold on the island sufficient to warrant their taking the reins of government in their hands, eae As a result of this superstition the leg- islature of Hawali scarcely ever meets but what some new bili to change‘the position of the stripes on the flag is brought up, The wisest of the men among the natives are kept constantly at work on the draw- ing up of such measures, and thelr mem- bers in the congress are ever. busy trying to put the bills through. ———— THE WAR MAP. Copies of Thursday’s Star, includ- ing the handsome colored war map, by which the position of the Ameri- ¢an and Spanish vessels can be read* iiy iocated-from day to day, may be | obtained at The Star office. ter. to Bolivia,- a. the city of La Pas om pT has. hea a eneere: AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN Quiet Wedding at Parsonage of Congress Street Methodist" Protestant Ohurch. a Sales of Real Eantecun(eriniament by Knights;;of,,St. John— Other, News. There was 2 quiet, wedding last evening At the parsonage of, Corgress Street M. P. Church. The contracting parties were Mr. Benjamin B. Hunt ahd Miss Eliza V. Britt, the ceremony being’ perff1med by Rey. Dr. Hammond, the paster of,the church. Only the families of the ‘contracting parties were Present. Miss Ly@ia'Britt and Mr. Wiliam Britt, a brother an@ }tter' of the groom, acted as bridesmaid.and best man, respec- tively. After th> nuptial Knot had been tied the newly wedded couple proceeded to the home of the groom’s parents, on :2d street extendéd, wher a collation served. The couple will muke their futete home with the mother of the groom. Real Estate Transactions. Wilham J. Atkinson has bought of John D. Croissant lot in block 4, of the American University Heights. The price paid is placed at $700, John D, Croissant has sold to Lydia R. Gillanders for $7, part of let 2%, in block G, of the same subdivision. Poynton W. Musson has transferred to John W. Musson, for 2 nominal considera- tion, lots 5 and 6, of block 2, of the subdi- vision of Whitehaven. First of the Season, Commandery No. 254 of the Knights of St. John gave its first entertainment of the season, last evening, at Odd Fellows’ Hall, on 28th stre2t between.O and P streets. The place was crowded and dancing was con- tinued until some time after midnight. The grand march was led by Moses de Booth and Miss Conn. The committee on arrange- ments consisted of Messrs. Moses de Baoth, Jam2s Smackum, Richard Carter, William Neale and Aloysius Boyd. Dies in Prison. Information has been received here of the death of Wil4am Bowman, colored, a for- mer: resident, who expired Tuesday at the Albany, N. Y., penitentiary. The death of the prisoner recalls to mind a case of crimi- nal ‘assault, in which the maximum penalty was inflicted. Early im June, 1894, Bowman, with Mack Belt, Frank Jackson, George Jackson, Robert Coatés and Marshall Tur- ner, enticed a colored girl named Henriztta Storned into Cox’s woods and criminally assaulted her. Turner turned staie’s evi- dence, afd upon his testimony the other five wer convicted and sent te the peni- tentiary for twenty-fiye years each. Sev- eral attempts have been made to secure their relzase, but to no avail. Briefs. — Mr. Joseph B. McGirr, formerly of this Place, but now of New York city, has an- nounced to. his friends here his engage- ment to Miss Lillie Williamson, a young lady of Brooklyn, N. Y. At present the date of the wedding has not ben decided upon. E : The search for the body of William Chick, the motorman of the Capital Traction Cota- pany, who was drowned Tuesday im the Potcmae, still continugs. Mirrors for i jrch Lights. From the Scientile Ameri¢sm: The strength of thé*Spanish navy in tor- pedo boats makes it“feqéssary that all the United States vess¢js aed forts shall be provided with searchi¥gits, and it is found that it is no easy tifatter to purchase a sufficient number of! pfgreh lights in an emergency. large payber of the finest searchlight as ‘bave:been bought, but an adequate supply o€sthem cannot be-had. Having mirrofs, the*2lectric’ companies could turn out: the 4ighis-in a -brief time. The mirror is an part of the light, and its manufactire lelicate operation which needs tine an: to finish it suc- cessfully. It is:not asnaprdinary reflector which may be cast be ground accurat. Tt is really a concav 5 and hardened vul shased, molded. into ines are put to work on this and the surfaces are ground to the requisite curve: After:grinding and polish- ing the mirror is tested, and awiien it is sat- isfactory the-silver back is put:on by elec- Sobas and this” batk<is-covered by = ue substance, generally -vulcanite.. Search lights‘and mitrors-were first: made in England France best mirrors are today two countries. Entirély satisfactory mir- ‘| Tors are made:in. thisacountry. ~ At. presen! THE WAR REVENUE BILL. General Debate on the Measure Closed Last Might. The general debate in the House on the war revenue bill closed last night after eight and one-half hours of speechmaking. The debate yesterday lacked both spirit end interest. There was little discussion of the internal revenue features of the bill. The democrats continued their assaults on the bond feature and their advocacy of the income tax. The latter was ridiculed as a substitute proposition by the republicans. The authority to borrow money was de- fended by them as absolutely necessary. There is a difference of opinion in the dem- ceratic side as to whether the bill should !be voted for upon its final passage after the minority amendments are voted down. A number of the democrats led by Mr. Mc- Clean of New York have announced their purpose of so voting, but the majority of the democrats believe they could not jus- tify a vote for a bond issue. An effort is being made to avoid an aye and no vote on the final passage to prevent an exhi- bition of this division. ' Under ihe order the bend features ef the bill must first be taken up under the five-minute ruie to- morrow. If the amendments to these see- tions should exhaust the time before 4 o'clock the committee amendments would be ruled out and. would have to be inserted by the Senate. The most notable speech--s yesterday were deliveréd by Messrs. Payne (republican) of New York, Dalzell (repub- lican) of Pennsylvania, Mc n (demo- crat) of New York, McMillin (democrat) of Tenn “public of Iowa and Rhea (democrat) of Kentucky. | The night s jon’ was devoted to brief ! speeches by members who were unable (9 seeure time during the day. Many of the speakers only had time to ask permission to extend their remarks in the record. Only two republicans, Mr. Gibson of ‘Te: nessee and Mr. Olmstead of New York, spoke at night. The democrats and popn- lists all opposed the bond proposition. The speakers were: Messrs. Kleberg (demo- crat) cf Texas, Wheeler (democrat) of Ken- tucky, Lewis (democrat) of Washington, Greene (populist) of Nebraska, Cowhe (demoerat) of Missouri, Benton (democrat) of Missouri, Vandiver (democrat) of Mis- sourl, Davis (democrat) of Florida, De Vries (democrat) of California, Lentx (dem- ocrat) of Ohio and Mr. McDowell (demo- crat) of Ohio. At 10:30 the House adjourn- ——— ‘Phe Revenue Cutter Service. The Senate committee on commerce ‘has authorized a favcrable report on the bill to Promote the efficiency of the revenue cut- ter service. The bill prescribes regulations fer promotions, trial boards, etc., in the revenue cutter service. ————_— 6 Reimbursement for Injury. President McKinley has sent to Congress a memorial on the claizg against the Unit- ed States cf Gustave Isaak I‘ahiberg, a Russian subje>t, master and principal own- er of the Russian bark Hans, based on wis v.rongful and illegal arrest and im- prisonment by officers of the United States district court for the southern district cf Mirsissippi. The President recommends an appropriation of $5,000 for reimbursement of the master and owners for all losses and dan-ages, a ——_——_—_—_-e.____ Increase of Tonnage Tax. Foreign governments, through their rep- resentatives in Washington, are beginning to show much concern over that feature of the war revenue bill, now before Cor- gress, which increases the tonnage tax on transatlantic shipping to twenty cents per ton. It is said this increase is about 800 per cent, the present rate being about three cents per ton, and that nearly the entire burden of the $00 per cent increase falls on the transatlagtic shipping of Great Britain, Germany,’ France and one or two other commercial nations. BES English View of the War. From the London Mail, _ At the outset of the war it is quite possi- ble that the United States navy will have to suffer severely. It is not likely to be beaten, but at the same me it is not A REMARKABLE STOWAWAY. Adventurot~ Negro Who Has Traveled and Can Speak Any Language. From the New York Times. No one at the barge office doubts that Joseph Badmore would be able to scrape together a living in this country, but as he has no money and no friends and came as a stowaway he will have te go back to Barbadoes, whence he came on the good bark Mary C. Hale. Joseph's parents were born in Africa, as ore can easily believe who beholds Joseph, for he is as black as the ace of spades. His hair is crinkly, his Eps as thick as blubber and his chin re- treating. No one would take him to be a linguist and an individual of varied attain- ments, but he is. He has been a rover tor twelve years. He thinks he is now forty- five years old, but he doesn't know ust when he was born. He went to sea twelve years ago, but he has not remained at sea all of the time | since. When he first signed seaman’s arti- ; cles he could talk enly Spanish. He rested a while in Germany, and while there pick- ed up German and Russian. Then he went to Holland and got a good smattering of Dutch. A sojourn in Italy made him pro- ficient in the language of that sunny land. His French is Parisian, he having learned it in the capital. To sea he went again, and at Singapore he learned to taik with the Malays in their own language, and at Madras he caught the language of the coo- lies, and he claims a smattering too of Chinese—enough to be understood. At Al- giers he “studied” Turkish and Arabic, and im Japan Japanese. He drifted back to Germany and found Polish easy, and then in Copenhagen he finished off his linguistic education by mastering the Scandinavian language. That he really had a smattering of all these tongues was attested by the corps of interpreters in the immigration bureau. He was able to talk to any of them, but they admitted that to get a really creditable ac- count of himself from himself the best re- sults could only be obtained by the full cerps of interpreters. Of course Joseph had to make a living while studying languages ashore. He se- cured a job from Hagenbeck in Copenha- gen and became an assistant lion tamer. In Berlin he was exhibited as a wild man irom somewhere, and a big ring was in- serted between the nostrils of his nose, which is about one and a half inches wide. In London, where his travels also took him, he got a job again as a lion tamer. Sone months ago a vessel he had shipped in at an European port was wrecked off the coast of Brazil. He was thrown up with the drift on the beach, and, pursuing his drift- ing habit, he drifted back to his birthplace in Barbadoes. Barbadoes was dull. He fell in with some of the crew of the American bark and they thought it would be fun to have him beard. He could sing and put up a pretty gcod vaudeville entertainment all by him- self, the entertainment including mimicry ef the noises made by the various wild beasts with which he had become familiar in_circus shows. They helped him to hide away bencath the starbeard boat and after the bark was under way one of the crew announced his feigned surprise by calling out that there was a “new cocn aboard.” He turned in and worked with the crew. ——29e—__— SHAKESPEARE’S CHURCH. Some Interesting Relics Found Dur- ing Work of Restorath From the St. James Grzette. An unusual amount of public interest is just now being shown in the restoration work at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-on- Avon. Workmen are engaged in taking up the floor of the nave, side aisles and tran- septs, pr2paratory to the laying down of rew block fivors and pavements. Having to excavate some depth for the purpose of filling in with concrete and cement, some curious old vaults, quaint epitaphs and tombs are being disclosed, and ar> being treated with the greatest care. A portion of the present church dates back nearly 7) the Saxon period, As a place of sepulture the site has, no doubt, been in use for 1,000 i oF i i i I q if i u : | i | | ae ft Lh fe z Be i i 3 5 | i i ; i i f i i : i PIPER FINDLATER HIMS! E AGAIN, The Variety of Storics Téld of the Young Hero, From the London Sketch. These is rejotcing among the Gordon Highlanders because their hero, Piper Findlater, has recovered, thanks to the careful nursing he has received at the British General Hospital at Rawal Pindi, Thus the regiment might sing with Mr. Gilbert, “Though hit by a bullet Dum-Dum —a shot that might bury—we all are so merry, for Findlater did not succumb- cumb.” The interest in Dargai is by no means exhausted, for a new picture of the charge, by Mr. Alan Stewart, is now being exhibited at the Fine Art Society's rooms, while the story of the Malakand campaign, which is part and parcel of the whole frontier policy, is told by Viscount Fincastle and Lieut. ‘Eliott-Lockhart in a volume just published by Methuen. The famous charge at Dargai was made on October 18, Findlater, though wounded, piping his hardest while his fellow Gord crossed the murderous zone of fire. precise facts about the incident ably never be known, for the bas now grown to co For instance, though Findlater is a native of Turriff, Aberdeenshire, a Frankfort pa- per declared that his real name was Juliu ng will probs Dargai Saga proportions, Graumann, and t be came from H Again, what «id it was “The Cock of the slogan e Gordon els y it was Haughs of © nd so on the Saga rolls. M. i to think that ne h verely wounded in th one ts He w bones being smashed above the ant it was in this condition that he continued to pipe until he got weak trom loss of biocd and the shock of the injury. The Saga declared that his leg hi putated. This is not the . Both his jegs are perfect now. He will shortly leave land, where he may be assur=d of a hearty India for his home in the north of Scote Welcome on all sides. —~—eee—— QUAINT AND CURIOUS NGS. Custom of Wearing Finger Ornamenta Extends Back Many Years, From the New York Herald. The antiquity of the custom of wearing finger rings carries it back to the most remote ages, as is shown by the fact that in almost all archaeological excavations such personal ornaments are among the treasures found. Just which of the many curious rings preserved in the museums is the oldest is a matter of some dispute, but there is excellent authority for so considering an Egyptian ring which ig carefully preserved in Florence, whither it was taken from the land of the Nile by an eminent archaeolcgist. It is believed to have belonged to the pharach who built the Great Pyramid. One of almost equal age, and also Egyptian in origin, is kuown as “Tne Eye of Osiris.” Many very old rings extant date from the Roman period. One of the so-called “Legionsry rings” is of iron, and it is sup- posed that such rings were worn by sol- diers of the various legions, the number of the particular legion to which the wearer belonged being indicated on the bezel. But this explanation has been disputed. Much more interesting, especially to ladies, ara what are usually termed “Roman key rings.” A key, having a considerable re- semblance to a modern latch Key of a cer- tain type, is affixed to the ring, which is more acceptance is that they were by bridegrooms to their brides, the key symbolizing that the husband intrusted to his wife the complete control of all his given & $ { FF 5 i ; Hf i i ( i i : i i | |