The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 4, 1895, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1895. QUEEN OF SAN JOSE Pretty Scene at the Crowning of the Rose Fair Ruler. MISS HOWARD'S TRIUMPH Covered With a Regal Robe of Smilax and Pretty Flowers. SUCCESS OF THE CARNIVAL. In Point of Attendance and the Mag- nificence of the Displays It Stands Unrivaled. SAN JOSE, CaL., May 3.—That the rose | fair is a success is best evidenced by the | large crowds in attendance and the fine displays of rare cut flowers that are made. Many pretty exhibits have been added, among them bei \lay of decorated baskets by Mrs. B. B. Dunlop, seventy-five | 0 Morse, and | varieties of sweet pea y | a collection of preserved roses by Mrs. W. | D. Allison, | The march of roses was repeated to-| night, and at its conclusion the Qm-vn.} | | Miss Grace Howard, was escorted to the stage and crowned. The crowning of the | Queen was a pretty sight, her attendants covering her almost entirely with smilax and flowers. Miss Mattie Williams and Miss Margaret Miller appeared in fancy dances, and M MacLeod rendered a solo, after which dancing was indulged in. -morrow afternoon a special matinee will be given. Sunli excluded from the hall, whi ted by ity. will take atures added. Forger Spencer Asks for Leniency. | SAN JOSE, Can, May 3.—Arthur| er, the Chinese interpreter, pleaded | ge of perjury to-day be- and asked leniency Ofthe xt Monday was set as the day pencer, re: tery around the courts, forged the | f Justices Gass ana Dwyer to bills | Supervisors. He was harge of forgery, but the ev: was insufficient, and a charge of per- | placed against him he was | atures were genu- | bills audited. By | ined about §150. | | he will ufi anta Clara 28, was filed for e to-day. Dr. 1d Mrs. Mariana F. Roca are In the petition the is placed at $193,000. 1 property is plac f land in § Monterey a he personal proper | 000, $100,000 being stock in the San | Safe Deposit Bank of Savings. | s Guilty to Burglary. | SAN J —James Hoag, | who was to h. ion a charge of | burglary to v his plea of not | nd pleaded guilty to burglary in | nd degree. He was charged with | looting a room in Los Gatos. Sentence will be pronounced Wedne MILITIA 1S ORDERED OUT, Force of Arms to Be Used Against the Striking Coal- Miners. Reports of Violence Come From One of the Disturbed Virginia Districts. RICHMOND, Va.,, May 3.—The Rich- mond Howitzers, military company, left here to-night for the scene of the coal-min- ers’ strike at Pocohontos. Governor O’Far- rell, who ordered them out, will not discuss | the matter. HUNTINGTON, W. Vi, May 3.—Re- ports from the mining districts along the Norfolk and Western are of a more serious character. Several cars ‘are reported burned along the line. About one hun- dred colored miners from the Elkhorn region came to this city last night on a freight train and started east on foot. Some think they are bent on destroying , VA., May 3.—The Poca- hontas mining district is reported quiet. Only two mines are running. They secured 100 men yesterday and about twenty to- day, and now have 1000 miners employed. The strikers, however, claim that all these men will be out by to-morrow night. COLUMBUS, Omio, May 3.—The joint conference of operators and miners ad- journed at 6 o’clock this evening without reaching an agreement. To-night the operators and miners are holding separate meetings to prepare final opinions to be submitted to the joint conference to-mor- row. ey ROBY AGAINSI HAWTHORNE. ZLively War in Progress Between the Rival Tracks. CHICAGO, ILr., May 3.—For some days war has been going on between the Roby and Hawthorne tracks’ people and it cul- minated this afternoon in the swearing out of warrants for the arrest of twenty-five men connected with the Hawthorne track, charging them with keeping a common gambling-house contrary to fhe statutes. Among the warrants sworn out were those for Edward Corrigan, Joseph Ulhman, Starter Caldwell and all the other officials of the track. None of the warrants have been served. The Hawthorne people will take out warrants for the Roby people if they venture across the line between Indi- ana and Illinois. SIEROE Strikers Will Remain Out, SHEBOYGAN, Wis.,, May 3.—The Crocker Chair Company has informed their striking employes that the company could not grant the men’s demand for a restoration of the wages of 1892. Ata meeting held this evening the men decided to cemain out. There are now 3000 men out in the city and the strikers are still en- deavoring to cause more walkouts. | ing event. | to talk about. | years of trouble that followed they were her | Grant should wed a general of the Confed- charge for having administered a poison- ous compound to several patients whose teeth she extracted, was arrested to-day at Girard. The woman claims that the drug which she put on the gums of her patients was entirely harmless, and that she se- cured it from a St. Louis wholesale house. Several of her patients at Hiattville are still in a critical condition. g S Indicted Bankers Escape. CHICAGO, TrL., May 3.—Judge Windes to-day discharged Charles J. and Frank R. Meadowcroft, insolvent bankers, from in- dictment on charges of receiving money when they knew the bank was insolvent. The point raised against the indictments was that they had expired, as no attempt had been made to try the defendants dur- ing two terms of the courts The Meadoweroft brothers are under sentence of one year each, the case having been carried to the Supreme Court. T O Kansas Wins the Debate. LAWRENCE, Kaxs., May 3.—The first annual joint debate between the Kansas and Nebraska universities took place to- day. The question debated was: ‘tRe~ solved, That less weight should be given precedent in judicial decisions.” Nebraska had the affirmative, and her speakers were E. H. Sherman, A. J. Weaver and E. Mc- Neal. Kansas on the negative was repre- nted by J. T. Madden, J. E. Little and F. M. Brady. The®debate was won by Kansas on a very small margin. G AT, The Slain Outlaws. GUTHRIE, O. T., May 3.—George New- ton, alias Bitter Creek, alias SlaughterKid, and Charles Pierce, the dead outlaws, were positively jdentified this evening as two of the Rock Island train-robbers, and Pierce as a member of the gang that robbed sev- eral Santa Fe trains. Sam Shaffer, the man who led the posse which killed the outlaws, came here from Texas after the Dover robbery and asked to be sworn in asa deputy. He then organized his posse and went bandit-hunting. GENERAL DOUGLASS' BRIDE Washington Society Gossiping About Nellie Grant’s Com- ing Marriage. Her Union With a Confederate Offi- ceraCommentary on the Changes Wrought by Time. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 3.—The report from Chicago that Mrs. Nellie| Grant-Sartoris is to be married shortly to | General Henry Kyd Douglass of Maryland | is generally credited here. Mrs. Sartoris | herself declined to say anything thismorn- ing on the subject. All Washington so- ciety, in whose best circles the report is | credited, is gossiping about the approach- For Nellie Grant all the old Washington families have had a warm regard ever since she won them by her winning ways as assistant to the mistress of the White House. All the older resi- dents remember well the talk that went about when stalwart Algernon Satoris came to woo her, and the brilliant wed- ding in the White House was a function that all the gossips of the capital still love For Mrs. Sartoris abroad there were a few years of wedded happiness, and then vague stories of a husband’s crueity and neglect reached this country. Sartoris wasof good family, but was a fair type of an English- man with too much money to spend. His fortune was not an extravagant one, by any means, but it was enough to assure him liberty and grant him license. He was fond of racehorses and sporting com- pany, and fonder of the club than of his home. His family were extremely kind to the quiet American bride, and during the stanch friends. Three children were born to Mrs. Sar- toris abroad and these are now so well along in gears that the coming event can make no great difference to them. Sar- toris at one time gave signs of reforma- tion, but his old babits had too strong a hold to be easily broken from. There came a brief separation and then his death. After this Mrs. Sartoris came to her parents’ home for a time, but later returned to her English country home more for the sake of the education of her children than from her own taste. About a year ago she came to Mrs. Grant’s Washington home to reside permanently and has since been living in comparative retirement. It is an odd commentary of the changes that time brings that a daughter of General erate Army. General Douglass had an ex- cellent war record and his many friends in Washington speak in highest terms of his qualities s a soldier and a gentleman. He has a moderate fortune ‘which, coupled with Mrs. Sartoris’ fixed income from her late husband’s property—settled on her for life—amounting, it is reported, to about $80,000 a year, ought to be able to wolf from the door. st A Democrats Who Favor Silver. ABILENE, Kaxs., May 3.—At a confer- ence of the Democratic Central Committee and leaders of the Fifth Congressional Dis- trict held here to-day resolutions were passed favoring the free coinage of silver, and telling the State Central Committee to call a State convention for the purpose offorming a party sentiment on the cur- rency question. Fraudulent Use of the Mails. CHICAGO, Irn., May 3.—C. Arthur Crane, president, Frank Eastwood, direc- tor, and L. C. Haines, secretary of the de- funct Reserve Trust and Savings Society of Omaha, were arrested here by the Gov- ernment authorities to-day. They were indicted at Omaha for using the mails for purposes similar to lottery. Ras a Scotch Fish-Curer, DENVER, Covo., May 3.—A special to the Republican from Cheyenne says: The Coroner’s inquest over the remains of Syd- ney Smith, who committed suicide at Raw- lins, proves that he was not the former noted architect of Omaha, but a fish-curer from Glasgow, Scotland, en route from Glasgow to Seattle, Wash. TR el Oapture of @ Swindler. CHICAGO, Inn, May 3.—James F. Wilson, said to be wanted in Brooklyn, N. Y., for & $75,000 swindle, was arrested at Lexington, Ky., to-day. It is charged that he ordered large consignments of shoes on credit and sold them under the hammer and disappeared. P Republicans Asked to Resign. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 3.—The an- nouncement is made this afternoon that Mayor Strong has asked for the resigna- tions of Police Commissioners Kerwin and Murray, Republicans. Colonel Grant aud Theodore Roosevelt are to be appointed to succeed them. e Says It Was a Harmless Drug. FORT SCOTT, Kans., May 8.—Mrs, Dr. Albperta Oberlin, the traveling dentist, who is wanted st Hiattville on a criminal L e Turney Declared Governor. NASHVILLE, Texx., May 3.—The Legis- lature declares Turney (D.) elected Gover- nor. MARE ISLAND WORK, A Large Force of Men Employed in the Navy Yard. ERECTING A BIG CRANE. The Monster Hoisting Machine Soon to Be Ready for Heavy Service. WERE STRICTLY DISCIPLINED. That Seems to Be the Substance of the Cruiser Olympia Crew’s Complaints. VALLEJO, CaL., May 3.—Mare Island is now a busy place and a large number of workmen are employed. The construc- tion of a new tug is one of the most inter- esting sights, and the manner in which the work is being done speaks well for the mechanical ability of the persons em- ployed. Thekeel has been laid and the employes are engaged on the frame work. Once the frames are in position, the tug will be rushed to completion. In the dock is the monitor Monadnock. She is being thoroughly overhauled and painters have made a big change in her appearance. She will shortly be taken out to make room for the Olympia prepara- tory to her journey to the Hawaiian Islands. The erection of the gigantic gib crane is a difficult and tedious work. The car of the derrick is in position and the boom will soon be put in proper place. The low- ering of the turntable was neatly done, and from a statement made by Superin- tendent Harrington, who represents the contractors in St. Paul, the crane will be ready for actual service in six weeks. The work is of interest to all iron-workers, and thousands will visit the yard when the crane makes its first trip around the stone dock. The working capacity of the im- mense iron crane is forty gross tonsata radius of seventy-five feet. The crane is capable of performing operations of hoisting, lowering, turning and traveling, simultaneously or independ- ently, without reversing or stopping the engine, and of traveling around a curve of y-six feet radius. It is arranged by ifferential gearing, so that the speed of the wheels on the outside rail auto- matically will adjust itself to the in- creased radius of curvature over the inner rails. The traveling speed of the crane is fifty feet per minute; the speed of hoisting forty-ton loads, seven feet per minute; the speed of hoisting fifteen-ton loads, fifteen feet per minute; the speed of revolving the complete circle, two minutes. All the gears are steel cast. The gauge of the track is twenty feet; the total width of the car body twenty-four feet. The height from the ground to the highest point when the boom is elevated is 54 feet. The weight of the crane is 200 tons; the weight of the counterbalance 120 tons. On Farragut’s old ship, the Hartford, a large crowd of shipwrights find employ- ment, and the historic vessel is being re- constructed in a manner that means faith- ful service for years to come. In conversation with Commandant Howison it was learned that the arrival of the Olympia meant the carrying out of a large amount of work which had not been completed when the vessel left the yard for her practice cruise. Speaking of her departure the com- mandant stated that no orders had been received and the movements of the Olym- pia at this time were uncertain. “There is much work to be done,” said he, “and the vessel must yet undergo an- other trial trip, which must be satisfac- tory to both the contractors and the Gov- ernment.” Regarding the complaints on board the vessel Howison asserted that he placed no confidence in them. “Itis hard for me to say when the ves- sel will get away, or what the Navy De- partment officials will do,” he said. “The work to be done here will naturally detain her, but for how long I am unable to say.” A thorough investigation, conducted on close lines, proves that the trouble on board the Olympia during the practice cruise was caused more by the officials conducting naval regulations according to the letter than by anything else. The statement is made by a number of the crew that all bands were called to quarters more than once and a close inspection of their clothes made, which warranted ex- pedient measures being taken to keep the vessel free of vermin. It is known that more than one sailor had occasion to bor- row clothes from another, as the officers found it advantageous to cast the “inhab- ited” clothing into the sea. Exaggerated stories of this character are told, but close investigation diminishes largely the amount of antagonism shown by Lieutenant Sturdy, who was desirous of and persisted in having the vessel run according to regulations. Rush for Gold in Canada. QUEBEC, Oxt., May 3.—A gold fever unprecedented in Canadian history is re- ported in what is known as the Rainy Lake region of Ontario, in the wild and almost inaccessible territory that is best reached either from Port Arthur or from the mining lands on the Minnesota side of the lake. There are now probably 2500 men in a small district, where, with the exception of Indians, not a man was to be found a year ago. The miners are rushing in rapidly, coming from all parts of the world. Ll ] New Cruisers for Germany. LONDON, Excrasp, May 3.—A dis- patch to the Standard from Berlin says that Germany has concluded contracts with leading German shipping companies for ten steamers to act as cruisers in time of war. Among the vessels there are the best line of steamers running to New York, e Troops Surprise the Rebels. MADRID, Spary, May 3.—A dispatch from Havana says that in an encounter between the Spanish troops and the in- surgents at Santa Cruz six of the latter were killed. The troops also surprised the rebels near Baraca and killed three, R e Wilde Will Be Released. LONDON, Exe., May 3.—Upon applica- tion of counsel for Oscar Wilde the Judge to-day decided to admit the prisoner to bail. The amount will be fixed to-morrow. ————— Earl of Pembroke Dead. LONDON, ExG., May 3.—The Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery is dead. He was born in 1850 and was Under Secretary of War from 1874 to 1875. He was a Con- servative. Not From Bad Meats. LONDON, Exc., May 4.—A dispatch to the Chronicle from Parissays: The alarm- ing epidemic among the Vitre garrison, which was thought to be ascribed to Amer- ican canned meats, proves the spino-cebe- bral fever arose from blood poisoning, caused by bad drainage. Jackson Will Be There. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 3.—A mesgage has been received from Justice Jackson, in which he states that his health is much improved, and there is no doubt that the argument on the income tax will begin on Monday next. NOT AT ALL ALARMED, Brazil Is Not Worried by the Demands of Italy. Senor Mendonca Says His Country Is Not to Be Disturbed by the Ultimatum. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., May 3.—Senor Mendonca, the Brazilian Minister here, has no official information concerning the reported demand made by Italy upon the Brazilian Government foran answer within seven days to Italy’s demands for losses sustained by the Italian subjects during the revolution. He is, in fact, at present in ignorance of the nature of the Italian claims. He re- called that Italy preferred some claims in 1864, growing out of alleged losses sustained by Italian subjectsduring the war between Brazil and Paraguay and Uruguay; but, after some correspondence at the time, they were allowed to lapse until the republic was declared, after the dethronement of Senor Pedro. They were again presented in 2 modified form, but were considered so ridiculous by the Brazilian Government tnat they were not pressed. Senor Mondonea does not know whether these claims are involved, or only claims arising out of the Da Gama rebellion of 1882 at Rio de Janeiro. Upon the sugges- tion of the Associated Press reporter that Italy’s demand for an answer within seven days was rather peremptory, the Brazilian Minister replied : “Brazil, of course, will settle any just claims against her, but Brazil is no more in a position to be disturbed by a perempt- ory demand than the United States. “‘Personally,’ he added, “I do not believe in the eollection of debts by ultimatums.” OLOSING SOENES OF THE WAR. A Oonfederate Band Which Deserted in a Budy to Washington. In the latter part of the month of March, 1865, Washington saw many signs of col- lapse of the rebellion. The Confederate army appeared to be badly demoralized, and deserters, who arrived constantly in large numbers, reported that men from Alabama, Georgia, Florida and the Caro- linas could not be expected to bave any heart in a fight which then seemed only for the defense of Virginia, while their own States were overrun by the armies of the Union. During the month of March more than 3000 deserters were received at Wash- ington, and great numbers were guartered at Fort Monroe, Annapolis and other points nearer thg lines, where they were put to work in th%unrtermaster's epart- ment or in the naval service. One curiosity of the tir.es was a Con- federate regimental band which had de- serted in a body with its instruments, and was allowed to march through the streets of the national capital playing Union airs. This was one of the oddest signs of the final break-up. People recalled a story, told by Hooker, that when the Union army scaled and occupied Lookout Moun- tain a rebel sentry on duty on the crest of one of the most difficult precipices saw our men (}:ile up in masses over steeps which had been thought inacessible, and was so surprised that he forgot to run, but stood with feet- rooted to the spot, watching the Union force climbing up and streaming past him and driving the en- emy far to the rear, until he was left alone, a statue of amazement. Recovering him- self at last, he threw down his musket, stripped off his rebel-gray jacket, stood on them both, and, looking far off to the sunny South, stretched out as a map be- fore him, said: “How are you, Southern Confederacy 7 But notwithstanding such indications of @ collapse of the rebellion, at this very time many Northern Union newspapers, led by Horace Greeley and others of his stamp, were demanding that appeals should be made to the Southern people “to stop the flow of blood and the waste GROVER'S READY PEN. Letter of the President to Mississippi’s Governor. STONE IS ENLIGHTENED, Office-Holders Who - Display Bad Taste and Breeding to Be Called Down. THAT “SOUND” MONEY AGAIN. Some Pleasant Words to *Our Fel- low Citizens of the Solid South.” JACKSON, Miss.,, May 38.—Governor Stone this evening gave the Associated Press a letter addressed to him by Presi- dent Cleveland under date of April 26. The following is the full text of the letter: EXECUTIVE MANSION, ‘ ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., April 26, 1895. Hon. J. M. Stone, Governor—MY DEAR SIR: Your letter of the 21st inst. is at hand. Ido not feel inclined to find fault with your criti- cism, but I think the matter you refer to should be judged in the light of circumstances existing at the time the things were done. I never had an idea of building up or fostering a personal following, but so far as politics should properly influence me in making ap- pointments I have tried to be Democratic and not proseriptive. I am glad you are frank enough to admit your participation in bring- ing about & condition in office-holding which may not be all that could now be desired. Whether those appointments to place shall in speech and action behave decently toward the administration under which they hold office must remain to a large extent a matter of taste and good breeding. There are, however, some officials who de- vote themselves so industriously to vilifica- tion and abuse of those under whom they hold office as to indicate that their fidelity cannot be trusted for the performance of their duties in a manner creditable to the administration, and who, apparently, assume they mway spend the time they owe to public service in doing political mischief. In the interest of good government such officeholders must not be surprised if they are summarily dealt with. When I received your letter I had just finished reading a letter of yours in which you explain to the citizens of Mississippi your views on the currency ques- tion. It seems tome you have in that letter contributed in the best possible style and in a most valuable way to the fund of argument in favor of sound money. 1 have never ceesed to wonder why the peo- ple of the South, furnishing so largely as they do products which are exported for gold, should be willing to submit to the disadvant- ages and loss of silver monometallism and to content themselves with a depreciated and fluctuating currency, while permitting others to reap a profit from the transmutation of the prices of their productions from silver to gold. 1 hope this letter of yours will be given the widest possible circulation, especially among our Southern fellow-citizens, and that they will be permitted to see the pitiall which is di- rectly before those who madly rush toward the phantom-light of free, unlimited andindepend- ent silver coinage. If we who profess fealty to the Democratic party are sincere in our devotion to its prinei- ples, and if we are right in believing that the ascendency of those principles is a guarantee of our present liberty, universal care for the rights of all, non-sectional American brother- ‘hood and mandy trust in American citizenship in any part of our land, we should study the effects upon our party, and consequently upon our country, of a committal of the National Democracy to this silver aberration. If there are Democrats who suppose that our party can stand on a platiorm embodying such doctrine, either through itsaffirmative strength or through the perplexity of our opponents on the same proposition; or if there are Demo- crats who are willing to turn their backs upon their party associations in the hope that free and unlimited and independent coinage of sil- ver can win a victory without the aid of either party organization they should deceive them- selves no longer, nor longer refuse to look in the face the results which will follow the de- feat if not the disintegration of the Demo- cratic party upon the issue which tempts them from their allegiance. 1f we should be forced away from our tradi- tional doctrine of sound and safe money our old antagonist will take the field on the plat- form which we abandon, and neither the votes of reckless Demoerats or reckless Republicans will avail to stay their easy march to power. This is as plain as anything can possibly be. It, therefore, becomes the duty of every Demo- crat, wherever he may be, to consider what such a victory would mean, and in the light of of treasure,” and that some message should be sent to the Southerners ‘‘so terse that it surely will be circulated, and so lucid that it cannot be misconstrued or per- verted,” by way of an invitation to cease fighting. " Curiously enough, the nearer the time came for a final surrender the more fervid was the demand for negotia- tion and appeal from the unreasonable radicals in E:e ranks of Northern Union- ists. But all this was soon to end, and while a small party was asking, “Why not negotiate?”’ the ~downfall came.—Noah Brooks in the Century for May. KU-KLUX KLAN METHODS. How Colored Voters Were Kept From the Polls After the War. The chief instrumentality at first used for keeping colored voters from the polls was the Ku-Klux Klan, a secret society organized in Tennessee in 1866. It sprang from the old night patrol of slavery times. Then every Southern gentlemen used to serve on this patrol, whose duty it was to whip severely every negro found absent from home without a passfrom his master. Its first post-bellum work was not ill meant and its severities came on gradu- ally, Its greatest activity was in Tennes- see, Arkansas and Mississippi, where its awful mysteries and gruesome rites spread utter panic among the superstitious blacks. Men visited negroes' huts and ‘“‘mum- micked” about, at first with sham music, not with arms at all. 4 d One would carry a fleshbag in the shape of a heart, and 80 around “hollering for fried nigger meat.” Another would puton an indiarubber stomach to_startle the ne- iroes by swallowin, ilfuls of water. nother re resente(f that he had been killed at Manassas, since which time *‘some one had built a turnpike over his grave, and he had to scratch like h—I to get up throueh the gravel.”” The lodges were ‘‘dens,” the members “ghouls.” “Giants,” *goblins,” ‘“titans,” “furies,” *‘dragons” and ‘‘hydras’ were names of different classes among the officers. sually the mere_existence of a “den” anywhere was sufficient to render docile every negro in the vicinity. If more was required a half-dozen_ ‘‘ghouls,” making their nocturnal rounds in their hideous masks and long white gowns, frightened all but the most hardy.—From “A History of the Last Quarter Century_in the United States,” b; esident E. Benjamin An- drews, in Scribner. A General Maceo, the foremost leader of the Cuban insurgents, was prominent in the struggle for freedom made by Cuba twenty years ago, Heis a tall man, modest and reserved in bearing. He is neat and Euiet in hisattire. His popularity with the uban patriots is great. e possesses the will, power and foresight of a born leader of men, and his influence is the greater from his perfect self-control and conservatism. | & proper conception of its results he should de- ugcntely shape his course. Yours very truly, GROVER CLEVELAND, LOWELL'S PLACE IN LETTERS. A Criticism Which John Vance Cheney Gave. “James Russell Lowell” was the subject of the third lecture delivered by John Vance Cheney on “American Poetry’ at the Newberry Library, says the Chicago- Times-Herald. The lecturer divided his theme into ‘‘the essays” and ‘‘the poems.” In speaking cf the first, after paying a tribute to Lowell, he said in the gleam, the flash peculiar to the man of letters, fail elsewhere as he may, we are certain of the brightness and surprise. Appreciating the masterly quality of the essays, admitting Lowell to be the only man of his time that could write them, granting the many gifts that have broufi:t him homage from the literary class, why has not his influence {or culture spread wider and deeper? Two things seem clear—one, that his influence for culture is greatly disproportional to his gifts; another, that what 1s new in his criticism lies mainly in the manner of presentation, which so irradiate familiar matter as to make it pass for new. In speaking of the poems, after alluding to “With a Pressed Flower” and to ‘‘Per- dita Singing,” Mr. Cheney said that the first promise of a poet appeared in ‘‘The Rose.” The admirers of true Lowellian etry would find it more in “The Cathe- §?n1" than elsewhere. Browning himself was never more poetic than was Lowellin the description of the several seasons of the year. Lowell was deficient in music and proud as they might be of the odes, especially of the commemoration ode, he would not say they adorned Lowell any more than that the drama adorned Tenny- son. Coleridge has said that “Music is an integral part of the imagination.” The half dozen poets whose song is ever on the breath of the world not only spoke in music but thought in it. A Western R rve;oneer- Theodore Breck, one of the oldest and most respected pioneers of the Western Reserve, has just died at his home in Breckyille, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at the age of eighty-six years. He was a_de- scendant of an old Puritan family of New Enghndhhis father being John Breck, a commander in the war of 1812, in charge of forces stationed at Fort Indegendence, Boston Harbor. Theodore Breck’s mother was a daughter of the Rev. Thomas Allen, the first settled minister of Pittsfield, Mass. It was Mr. Allen who hastily formed a company of minutemen durin, a Sunday morning service and marche them to the defense of the Americans against Burgoyne. Mr. Breck joined the ‘publican party at its organization, and was always an enthusiastic member of it.—New York Times. Didn’t Live Merely Existed Raised from Miseryand Melai choly by Hood’s Sarsaparilia To all who are in the depths of despair, the following letter may come as a beacon light pointing the way to health and safety, Truly it is not what we say, but what Hood’s Sarsa- parilla does, that tells the story. Just read this voluntary statement of what it has done for Mr. Owen, in his straightforward way of putting facts: “ Henderson, Pa., Jan. 14, 1895. #(. I Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.: ¢ Gentlemen: —For 6 or 7 years of my life I did not live—I merely existed. Al- though not confined to my bed room, I was in a most deplorable condition, suf- fering from a complication of evils. I was 50 costive that a week, or some- times two weeks, would pass withouta movement of the bowels. I had no appe- tite. Had Become So Melancholy that I was scarcely off the farm in six years. I even contemplated meaking an The above and other Cures 4N end to my miserable existence. ¥ dooe tored for two summers without any help. ¢This is the stage where a man be- comes disgusted with doctors and medi« cines of all kinds. ¥ this, and what § am about to write, should be allowed to reach the eye of any such person, let him know that it is written in the hope that just such persons will read it, and be- lieve it and be benefited by it. A friend had half a bottle of Hood’s Sarsaparilla left over and persuaded me to fake it with some of Hood’s Pills, “1 experienced somuch benefit from fi I took two bottles more, and, thank God, 1 Am Cured sound and well. Iam 61 years of age but feel thirty years younger. I truly believe Hood’s Sarsaparilla was sent as a means to heal my body. I cannotsay too much for Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Hood’s Pills, and will gladly answer any inquiries from doubting Themases if postageis sent.” J. W. OwEN, Henderson, Mercer Co., Pa. enable us to Truthfully Say - HOOD’S Sarsaparilla s the Only True Blood Purifier Prominently in the Public Eye Today. A WOODEN LIBRARY. Curios of the Historical Museum of Hesse-Cassel. Among the various collections of curios the Historical Museum of Hesse-Cassel, Germany, contains undoubtedly the most unique in the form of a *“wooden library,” composed of 540 volumes of folio and quarto sizes. The books are made of the different specimens of trees found in the famous park of Wilhelmshoehe. On the back of each of these singular books is pasted a large shield of red morocco, which bears the popular and scientific names of the tree and the family to which it belongs, Each label is inlaid with some of the bark of the tree, the moss and lichen, and a drop or two of the resin, if the tree pro- duces it. The upper edge of the book shows the tree in its youth, cut from a | horizontal section, with the sap in the cen- ter, and the concentric circles. The same method prevails with the lower edge, show- ing the changes that have taken place, says the Chicago News. The two covers, as well as the side edge of the book, are of green and polished wood, and contain the following notations: “Density of wood in spring, summer and beginning of winter, rise and fall of tem- perature, the properties of the tree and the soil in which it grows.” The interior of the book, in the shape of a box, con- tains in manuscript the history of the tree, with numerous hints as to its treat- ment, ete., capsules filled with seeds, buds, roots, leaves, etc. The inner sides show the diverse transformations which take place from bloom to fruit. The author of this singular and ingeni- ous library is Carl Schiedbot, of whose identity, however, very little is known. All that can be definitely stated is that in 1771-86 he was the director of the Cassel Menagerie. Afterward he became bailiff of Weissenstein, the Wilhelmshoehe of to-day. It wasat that time that he began work upon the original collection, which :I\J%Sresented to William IX of Hesse in 799. A Host’s Dilemma. A West Manayunk citizen of an eccen- tric turn of mind.had been entertained royally by his hospitable neighbor for sev- eral years, and recently he conceived the idea of giving a party in return. Unfortu- nately in his list of invitations he forgot to invite any of his male friends, and on the night in question he found a difficuit problem in entertaining twenty or thirty young ladies. But, nothing loath, he wor- ried along until after the refreshments had been served.and all his stock of games, charades, riddles ane topics had been ex- hausted. The guests became nervous and began to show signs of ennui, when, in des- peration, the young deacon offered to make a prayer. This was a brilliant thought, and dropping on his knees, he delivered a, half-hour’s invocation, only to realize when he cried *“Amen,” that his guests had left the premises.—Philadelphia Record. ———————— A Mannish Prince: The unmarried Princess Montleart, who was murdered in 1885, was the most ex- traordinary woman that I remember ever | to have met. She was quite as masculine in her appearance and in her dress as Rosa Bonheur; in fact, a good deal more so. She used to wear top boots, a short black skirt reaching to her knees, and a man’s overcoat or hat. With that she would smoke cigars and ride, not on a side- saddle, but astride of her horse. To the latter she was devoted. o Her whole interest and happiness cen- tered in her stud farm, She went nowhere, and, although pos- sessed of a magnificent castle and estate | near Cracow, where she lived all the year round, never maintained any social fela- tions with her neighbors, who visited her only for the purpose of inspecting or pur- chasing her horses. therwise her only associates were stablemen, farm bhands and ignorant peasants. One morning she was found in her bed- room at the castle with her throat cut from ear to ear, while her escritoire was broken open and had manifestly been ran- sacked. The room betrayed signs of a terrible struggle. But no one seemed to have heard her calls for assistance, and in ite of all the efforts of the police, no clew was ever found to her murder.—New York Recorder. e O R R e Shakespeare as a Freeholder. Shakespeare purchased, in 1602, of the Comb family, 107 acres of land situated in the neighborhood of 8tratford-on-Avon for the sum of £320, “henceforth forever peace- ably and quietly to have, hold, occupie, possess and enjole,” ete. Thus it appears that the amount paid per acre in this pur- chase would about correspond to the an- nual rental of such land in the present day.—Notes and Queries. —————— The deepest well on our Atlantic coast is that at the silk works near Northamp- ton, Mass.; depth 3700 feet. Telegram from Russia: ““SEND TO ANITGHKOFF PALACE, ST. PETERSBURG, IMMEDIATELY, ONE DOZEN VIN MARIANI, FOR PRESS OF RUSSIA.”® Ordered by the Court PHysicians, ‘AZubsequent letter, ordering a further sup- Pl of fifty bottles “¥in Mariani,” states that LM the Empress of Russia hes derived the greatest benefit from its use. VINZMARIAN] **The Ideal Tonic Wine.” prtifies, Nourishes and Stimulates the Body and Brain. It restores Health, Strength, Energy ‘ and Vitality. Ask for “Vin Marlaot” at all Droggists. Avold Substitations, For Descriptive Book with Portraitsand testi- many of noted Celebrities, write to MARIANI & CO., G2 W, 13tk 8t,, New York. Pamss: 41 Bd. Hausunans Loxpon ; 339 Oxtord Sireew. The Ilost [liserable Man. | “The most miserable man fs the one who is all the time anxious about his health.” Use Palne’s Celery Compound and keep well and strong. It is not like ordinary remedies—it is medicine. Try it. Dr.Gibbon’s Dispensary, 623 KEABNY ST. Established in 1854 for the treatment of Private Diseases, Lost Munhood. Debility or Qisease wearing on bodyand mind and Skin Diseases-The doctor cnres when others fail. Try him. Charges low. ranteed. Oallor write. x 1957, San Francisos 3. F- GXBBON, B HER [MPERIAL MAJESTY, EM- = 4 »