The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 16, 1895, Page 22

22 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 1895. LATEST CAKLAND NEWS, A Statue of the President May Adorn Lincoln Square. BY POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION. The Superlor Court in Bank Falls to Agree on the Board of Works Contest. Lincoln Square, which was recently dedicated as a public park, when & liberty tree was planted by the children of Lincoln School, is to be adorned with a statue of President Abraham Lincoln, provided the citizens of Oakland will take the matter up and subscribe the money to buy a statue. As a resuit of the notice which the piant- ing of the liberty tree received throughout the country, Mayor Davie recently re- ceived a letter from an Eastern firm, offer- ing to furnish a solid bronze statue six fect three inches high for $2200. The propo- sition struck the Mayor favorably, and he has been trying to ascertain public senti- ment in the matter. “I believe that the erection of a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln square,” said the Mayor yesterday, ‘‘would be a fit- ting culmination oi the dedication which was held there on the annivers: death. I bave not come to an ] ) vet as to the best method to pursue in this matter. I feel that itisone in which the ity could join hands and take action at It seems to me that nothing more appropriate could be suggested_than this. Lincoln square, though covering only a City block, is now as weil known through- ont the country as many more pretentions parks. It has obtained a National fame from that beautiful celebration in April, and I want to see that spirit reawakened that impelled 5000 people to participate in the ceremonies at the park that day and in the big tabernacle “Two public-spirited men have already ured me that they will subscribe $100 h toward the erection of the statue as soon as the subscription list is opened, and I have no doubt that the necessary fund can be raised soon and without great diffi- culty. Itseems to me that the best way to get the matter going would be to call a com- mittee of prominent citizens who would likely be interested in such a project to- gether, and get them not only to make the necessary : . but to collect the funds. We celebration at the unveiling of the statue, which would no doubt be a big thing for Oakland.” FAILED TO AGRE The Board of Works Contest Still Un- settled. Incumbents in public offices which are at the disposal of the Board of Pubiic Work and their friends, were all agog with expectation yesterday when it was learned that the four Judges of the Superior Court were sitting in bank considering the contest for seats in the board, but they were doomed to remain in suspense for another forty-eight hours. The final briefs of the attorneys on both sides were handed in yesterday, but though the matter was discussed for several hours no conclusion was arrived at, and the case went over until to-morrow. A decision by to-morrow evening is prac- for the Judges begin their cation en, and it has been agreed ng them to settle the contest beifore ea ictorious and ch it was ousted ins of power changes will departments, but come out triumphant sweeping anc it into offi Louis Schaffer, the incompetent Chief of Police, Chiei Lawton of the Fire Depart- | ment and m i ici are certain tv go, removals changes in subordinate positio Regretted the Theft. Oakland’s zrowing population contains ung person who desires to follow ght and narrow path and believes in beginning at the small end. Though the principal or any one else connected with the Franklin School never knew it a pad of practice paper was pur- Joined from the school years ago, and the vouthful hand which went astray has just | penned a confession of the theit and made reparation. & Principal Chandler received a letter in a hand which bespoke youth and no great experience in chirography a few days ago and on opening it a silver dime dropped out. This is the note he perused: JUNE 8, 1895. Mr. Chandler—DEAR Str: Here is 10c. What for? "I once took about that amount of brown cratch paper from the school. This was about seven years ago, but it has bothered me since because I didn’t return it or confess it. Yours, A FORMER PUPIL. Shon!d the old board ¢ ain the seats from cie., The handwriting was that of a boy or girl ars of age, but there was nothing about the letter to indicate who the writer might be. The postmark indi- cated that its writer still Jived in Oakland. Mr. Chandler had not the slightest re- membrance of any such loss, but is grate- ful to think thata former pupil should show so much regard for truth and right as to confess, even anonymously. The letter and coin were turned over to Superintendent of Schools McClymonds, who will keep them asa memento of the good accomplished by attending the public schools. A New Daily Paper. Asaresult of the introduction of type- setting machines on the local press of Oak- land, a co-operative publishing company has been formed, and a daily paper of Pop- ulistic tendencies will soon be launched. The printing company will be known as the Industry Publishing Company, taking its name from *‘Industry,” the paper to be issued. J. A. Colquhoun, a well-known local journalist; Aaron Bretz, ex-Assem- blyman, and a People’s party leader; Percy B. Preble, Frank J. Gregory. John P. Bass, John M. Colquhoun, Charles Beach and W. W. Thompson wili compose the com- pany. The officers are: A. Bretz, presi- ent; John M. Colouhoun, vice-president; Frank J. Gregory, secretary; Percy Preble, treasurer; J. A. Colquhoun, busi- ness manager. The editorial management of Industry will be in the hands of A. Bretz and P. B. Preble. The new company has been suc- ceseful in securing a number oi items in the city printing list for the ensuing year. Sued for Heavy Damages. ~ W. P. Burke has biought suit against Harriet W. R. Strong for $50 650 on account of alleged unlawful arrest for embezzle- ment. Two separate causes of action are stated by the plaintiff, one on account of the charge lodged in the Police Court, which was dismissed at its first hearing, and the other by reason of that made be- fore the Grand Jury, upon which an indict- ment was returned, and Dr. Burke was tried and acquitted. The trouble all grew out of the removing of furniture. It seems that the plaintiff removed some furniture belonging to Mrs. Strong out of a building which he had rented from a second party, who did not know that Mrs, Strong was in possession of the place. To set all matters straight the doctor wants $25,150 on the first and $25,500 on the second. Mayor Davie Disappointed. Mayor Davie is very much disappointed at the action of the Board of Health in overthrowing his calculations regarding ihe patronage of the board, and does not hesitate to express his sentiments in the matter. *I have appointed nine Reflublicunu S0 far,” he said, ‘“‘and thus far they have ex- ‘. | mitted several larcenies before. ¥ | ing Tuesday evening, when there will be hibited very little gratitude to me for their elevation to office. I think I have a right to expect that my wishes in the matter of some of the appointments which were in the hands of the Board of Health should be respected; but it seems that the mem- bers paid no attention to them. Politics is a very ungrateful thing anyway.” Court Rules Changed. The Superior Judges yesterday decided on the following changes: In future the numbering of the courts will be: Judge Greene’s No. 1, Judge Ogden’s No. 2, Judge Ellsworth’s No. 3 and Judge Frick’s No. 4. In future criminal and probate matters will come before Judge Frick, other cases to be assigned in rotation to the other Judges. All default divorces are to be assigned to the Court Commissioner, or in the absence | or inability to act to a referee. 1 Tt is also provided that the court shall re- serve to itself, as the law directs, to ap- point appraisers in all probate matters, without interposition of attorneysor others, by suggesting names of persons to be ap- pointed. 8g‘he new rules go into effect Augustl, 1895. Christian Endeavor Officers. The Christian Endeavorers of Alameda County elected officers as follows at their convention in San Leandro on Friday: . Shermen of the First Presby- vice-president, H. A. Wastell, ty of North Oakland; recording secretary, Miss M. Lulu Bowen, First Baptist Church; corresponding secretary, Miss Helen Hager, First Congregational Church ; treasurer, L. E. Varner, Berkeley Christian Church. The recording secretary reported that there are 69 senior societies in the county, having a membership of 3544, and 34 junior societies, with a membership of 1556, making a total of 5100 members in the county. Temperance Demonstration. | There will be a temperance demonstra- tion at the Chester-street Methodist Church this evening. Brief addresses will be made as follows: “The Influence of the Saloon Upon the Home,”” Mrs. R. P. Mc ‘The School,”” Miss Myrtle Smith; oung Man,” W. 8. MacMurtry; 'he Young Woman,” Miss Ethel Farn: ham; *“The Workman,” George E. Wil- liams; “The Merchant,” F. j. Edwards; “The City Government,” T. H. Montgom® ery; “The Church,” Rev. George W. Beatty. Raised the Telephone Taxes. Assessor Dalton by a few strokes of his pen has caused cald chills to run down the backs of the managers of another corpora- tion. In looking over his books he found that in years gone by the Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Company had only paid assessments on $7500 for_its franchise in Alameda County. Very little figuring led him to decide that this amount was far too small, and he proceeded to increase the valuation to $100,000, a raise of $92,500. Fifteen Yeurs for Burglary. George Brown was sentenced by Judge Frick to fifteen years’ imprisonment at San Quentin yesterday. Some time ago Brown broke into a room in the Haywards Hotel. He pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary in the first degree. The severity of his sentence was due to his having com- Salvation Army Camp-Meeting. The Salvation Army began its annual camp-meeting at Bushrod Park, the scene of the late Adventist meeting, last evening. It will hold forth until the Fourth of July. The Charioteer band is in attendance to furnish the music. All the lead ing officers of the Pacific Coast are present. Did Not Hurt Hester. Benjamin C. Turnbull writes to deny the report that Basil A. Hester was hurt in an altercation with his father. The transaction }nns place in Mr. Turnbull’s house in Oak- and. ALAMEDA. The Alameda High School is accredited in full this year, which means that its graduates can enter the university with- out undergoing a preliminary examina- tion. Principal A. W.Scottsaid yesterday thar the weakness in the past had been principally in the Latin department, and on that subject the school was not so cred- ited by the faculty of the State University; ear there is no exception, and the | a school now stands with the best gh schools in the State. Teachers for the ensuing year will be elected by the School Directors at the meet- cme changes made in the corps of high 100l teachers. About forty applications for positions as teachers have been re- ceived by the School Board within the past | two months. The contract to furnish pupils’ and teachers’ desks for the West End and Porter schools has been awarded to Ban- croft Bros. for 406 school desks av $2 98 cach and eight teachers’ desks at $13 each. The awarding of the contract will have to be confirmed by the City Trustees. Unitarian Church Solos. There will be special solos at the Unita- | rian church on Grand street at the services this evening. Mrs. McCormick will sing “Evening Prayer,” composed by Theodore Vogt of this city; Mr. Medcroft, barytone, will render Gounod’s “Spirit of Mercy,” and Walton Webb “Thou, My Guide,’”’ and the choir will sing *Like Noah’s Weary Dove.” The Complaint Defective. Lawyer R. B. Tappan will try habeas corpus proceedings to secure the release of his client, Andrew de Santos, held for a felonious assault upon Jemnie Petrouck. He claims that the complaint is fatally defective in that it charges that the prose- cutrix was unconscious of the nature of the assault committed. Improved Order of Red Men’s Picnic. The Improved Order of Red Men will hold their annual reunion and picnic at Laundry Farm next Wednesday, which promises to be a most enjoyable affair. Trains will leave Fruitvale at 8:55 and 10:55, and returning will leave Laundry Farm at 1:25 and 4 ». ». The Alameda Cyclers. Captain J. E. Ewald, Fred White, F. E. Graham and W. F. Pratt, members of the Alameda Cyclers, will leave on their wheels Tuesday morning for Los Angeles. They exFect to take two weeks for the trip and will return by steamer from Los An- geles. Peddlers Arrested. ‘W. Wells, driver of a produce wagon, and J. Wendt, who delivers meat from a vehicle, were arrested yesterday by the police for being without licenses. Missionary Speakers. Miss Bennett and Miss Fraser will speak at the missionary meeting of the Christian Endeavor Society at the Presbyterian church this evening. BERKELEY, The address of Professor Charles Miils Gayley, chief of the department of English literature at the university, delivered to the graduating class of the Berkeley High School at their closing exercises last Fri- day evening, has been the cause of much comment and in some cases adverse criti- cism. The points upon which he dwelt at length and which were apparently the bones of contention, were that too many people of California are turned away from the classics toward utilitarianism and have not the proper sense of appreciation for the study of history and the literature of the past. The addresses of the students who had preceded him bore directly on the lives of the great men of American history, and from them Professor Gayley arew an ob- ject Jesson, saying that ‘‘they were men of road culture, having been versed in the history and original literature of ancient times. 7 “‘They seized the opportunities before them and made themselves great because of their superior cultivation. In this one thing they are not imitated by young Americans, a large proportion of whom graduate from school and college without having even seen, to sal\; nothing of il:sp- il;g,the opportunities which lie open before them, ~This is because they have taken the wrong course, which deplorable fact is due either to unwise judgment on the part of their advisers or to inborn ignoran ce. Tkis too true of us, Californians. We are puffed up with the glory of our Califor- nianism in an egotistical, ignorant and barbarous way, and are in many cases sat- isfied with our station in life. & ‘‘Not fifteen per cent of the people in this hall are thoroughly acquainted with our National literature, and not thirty per cent have even any proper sympathy with its historical foundation. “We must teach our sons and daughters to take liberal courses. No liberal course is complete without a good portion of English literature, and no course in litera- ture is complete without a knowledge of the language upon which it is based.” “During the six years I have taught at the university I have had only three or four students whom I could advise to specialize in English literature, simply for tfie reason that all the rest were not suffici- ently well trained in Latin and Greek, the very foundation of modern literature. “Our young Californians have been turned away from the classics toward utili- tarianism, and it will take us twenty years to get rid of the stigma.” > Professor Gayley claimed that the special advantages of the study of the Latin and Greek languages were in the discipline they afforded, the information gained and the development of the historical and im- aginativesense. He said: “What we need is pabuium—something to_eat, something to make the mind grow. This food is Eng- lish literature.” e His address struck the class especialiy hard, since only six out of the forty-nine graduates were classical students. He is zccused of having been discourteous to the class in conveying the idea that their three years of honest effort spentin the high school was lost and that it was im- possible for them to become broad-minded because they had not studied Latin and Greek, and also of not showing the teachers proper respect in speaking, upon that occasion, of how the pupils had been misguided. Injured His Left Hand. Frank Lockyer, while repairing a bicycle at the March cyclery on Friday, caught one of his fingers between the chain and sprocket-wheel and had it crushed so badly that it is feared amputation will be necessary. Bound for Yosemite. Dr.and Mrs. H. N. Miner of Berkeley, Misses Rose Kruiz and Pheebe Smith of Oakland, Mrs. Ellen Payne of Bangor, Me., and Messrs. W. 8. and J. S. Drew will leave to-morrow_morning for a five weeks’ camping trip to Yosemite Valley. Dr. Kellogg Lane to Speak. Dr. Kellogg Lane, who was one of the prominent speakers at the Woman’s Con- gress, will preach at the Berkeley First Bap- tist Church this moraing. The last services in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church prior to its removal will be held to-day. ICED HIS BURGUNDY. This Calls ¥orth the Wrath of the Host. A certain clubman in this city, well known as a& gourmand and noted as a judge of wines, recently invited a stag arty to dine with him at his pet clu. He chose his guests with care, and felt satisfied that every one of the six would appreciate the mepu he had se- lected, almost, if not quite, as well as him- self. As they were about to leave the smoking-room for the private room, where the dinner was awaiting them, the card of & New York man came up to the host. He had met the caller only twice, but had transacted a great deal of business with him b{ correspondence, and they had exchanged letters of a personal nature re- specting military affairs, in which both were interested, the Bostonian being a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery, while his friend was connected with the Old Guard. He immediately sent down an invitation for the New Yorker to | join the dinner party, which was at once accepted. The newcomer proved a most agreeable addition to the convives. He was bright, witty and original, and quite charmed everybody with his conversation, while he praised the various dishes as they were served in a manner which convinced his host that he was a man of rare taste and judgment. Toward the end of the dinner, when the game was served, the clubman announced that in honor of the occasion he would treat his friends to a couple of bottles of rare old burgundy, which he knew to have been no less than forty years in the glass, and a long time previous to that in the wood. The announcement was received with rapture by the guests, who smacked their lips in anticipation. The wine, in bottles covered an inch deep with dust and cobwebs, was tenderly borne in by the head waiter in person, who removed the corks with the delicacy and precision of a sur‘;eon operating around a jugular vein, and the precious fluid was decanted. The hoss, meantime, was relating its his- tory, which he traced back yvear by year, as minutely as a genealogist works out the pedigree. He raised his glass, and his guests did the same, preparatory to sip- ping the nectar, when the dead silence was broken by a slight splash and a call for the waiter. The New Yorker had turned his wine into a goblet half full of ice, and wanted more ice in it. The host turned pale and set down his glass un- tasted. ‘Pardon me, gentlemen,” he fal- | tered, “I am not well,” and he started for the door. Before he reached the portal, however, his rising indignation overcame his sense of duty to his guests. Turning he shook his fist at the New Yorker. “You are an impostor!” he shrieked; “‘no man in the Old Guard would ice his burgundy P-— Boston Herald. —— Dangers of Travel in Thibet, M. Grenart, the French traveler, has sent to the Turkestan Gazette a graphic account of his disastrous experiences in Thibet. He denies the assertion of the Swedish traveler, M. Sven Hedin, that he deserted his com- panion, Dutreuil de Rhins, at the moment of danger and left him wounded in the hands of the Thibetans. He says that the trouble with the Thibetans arose through M. Dutreuil de Rhins seizing two of their horses in reprisal for the theft of two of his own. The fighting began in a village, from the houses and windows of which the Thibetans kept up a well-sustained fire upon the Irench caravan, which was on a narrow road hemmed in by a stream. First a horse was killed, and then M. Dutreuil de Rhins was struck down, terribly wounded in the abdomen and vomiting blood. M. Grenart aeclares that he went at once to his help, and en- deavered to stanch the wound, at thesaz.e time giving his men orders to let the two confiscated horses go at once. He hoped thus to appease the enraged Thibetans, but | they soon resumed their attack, and when the French fire slackened for want of cart- ridges they rushed upon the caravan, put the porters and others to flight, and carried off M. Grenart, forcing him_on with blows from the butt-ends of their pikes. After passing throufih several villages, where the women and children threw stones at him, M. Grenart was taken to the Thibetan frontier and therereleased. He heard after- ward that his unhappy companion had beexn carried bound, wo inded as he was, to the river and thrown into the water, the Thibetans huriing heavy stones at him ANINPERIAL RUSSIAN BABY How the Heir to the Muscovite Throne Will Be Pro- vided For. i | MANY CURIOUS OBSERVANCES. | Hundreds of Garments Are Supplled | for the Use of the Coming Infant. The young Czarina of Russia is just now busily superintending the preparations of a layette for a little stranger who may some day be the foremost monarch of tha world. To the most artistic needle-woman inthe empire has been intrusted the orders for appareling of the royal infant. The num- ber of pieces is not far from 500 and the cost is many thousands of dollars. Four dozen pieces each of bands, skirts, shirts, dresses, or whatever have been ordered, as well as pinning blankets, stock- ings, caps and ‘‘carrying cloaks.” As it will be a “‘summer baby,” the skirts, robes and shirts are fashioned of the finest linen lawn, filmy as a cobweb. The bands and pinning blankets are of silk flannel; the caps of the richest and finest of real lace and the most delicate ribbons, and the car- lrying cloaks are of silk and Valenciennes ace. Accouchement in the home of royalty is accompanied by an extraordinary attend- ance of medical and surgical talent. No g one physician, however eminent, is relied upon. Two or three are always present, and often half a dozen, as well as many trained nurses. Dignitaries of the highest rank await the event in an ante-chamber, or in the roval | chamber itself, and almost assoon as it has drawn its first breath the infant, laid upon a silver tray, is presented with all due ceramon’y. In honor of the august occasion the Czar distributes very magnificent gifts to those | in attendance, to the officiating nurse, par- ticulariy if she is an old retainer the Fi tis magnificent. The whole retinue of ser-| vants is remembered with presents of money, and the “lower house” is allowed to mdulge in merrymaking in honor of the new arrival. Queens and titled ladies never nurse their children. The woman who is to be the real mother of the helpless child for the first twelve or eighteen months of its babyhood career is often the subject of | extraordinary and anxions search. Her character must be blameless. Yet she must be situated so that for this length of | time she can forswear her own infant and home. No other person in any capacitv of household service commands such wages as does the royal nurse when she has been found. She receives at least $200, some- | times $300 a month. She is always pro- vided with two or three other nurses and has her own suite of apartments for her- self and her precious charge. No more gorgeously appareled person is seen in all the Russizn court than the nurse of the young Prince or Princess. There are some superstitious observances connected with Russian infants from which even Russian royal babies are not exempt. For instance, woe betide the little one to whom the incautious or ignorant visitor addresses an exclamation : “Oh, what a ]ove!? child!” ‘Ah, what a fine, healthy boy !’ ““God bless him! The Lord be with him! The Holy Virgin be about nim!”” The nurse exclaims indignantly: Do you wish the little angel to be be- witched, sudarina? Isitthe first babe you have seen—the first pretty one? Thou Christ’s babe of mine, thou Lord’s child of mine, go to sleep, my general!”” The nurse is apprehensive of the effect your exclamation (the thing is to avoid inlerkzctions)may have on the sieep and health of her charge; she draws the silken curtains closer around him, murmuring prayers for his welfare, while the abashed visitor excuses herself, assuring the nurse that she has by no means an evil eye and never bewitched anybody in her life. In no country in the world are babies re- garded with greater affection than in Rus- sia. The late Emperor Alexander was passionately devoted to his chiidren and young nieces and nephews and when it was possible he always spent some hours with them every day. i The term of endearment—affectionate diminutives—are endless; slthuugh there is no word which answers to ‘‘baby” in Russian there are often tender little epi- thets, which are common terms of endear- ment in every household throughout the Czar's domains, whether in the peasant’s home or in the palaces of the ruler of the land. The little one is doushinka, dear, little soul; lubesnoe, little dear; milinkoi, my little dear; drushka, little friend, and golubshik, litte dove. DIANA CROSSWAYS. Slitting » Horse’s Nostrils. Slitting a horse’s nostrils is_still prac- ticed in some parts of the world, as in Per- sia, Mongoha, and even in Northern Af- rica, and ponies with slit nostrils are often seen in the Himalayas and in Afghanistan. | This mutilation is resorted to in the erro- neous belief that the horse can inhale more air when going at a fast pace, an also that 1t prevents neighing—a disqual fication of much importance during war, or when it is desirable to travel as silently as possible. It was practiced in Hungary | not lonE ago, if weare to accept as evi- dence the copy of a finished sketch of a borse's head, by the celebrated Zoffani, iven in Colonel Hamilton’s work on horses. It is rather surprising that the fashion was not renewed in England, for two or three centuries ago, to preventa horse neighing, it was recommended to tie | a woolen band around the tongue. Mark- until his body disappeared. A Canal-Boat Home. “It’s the first time we've lived in a house,” said a tenant, showing her land- lord into the neatest and cleanest apart- ment imaginable. ‘“‘And where have you lived before?”” asked the landlord in some surprise. “On a canal-boat ever since we were married, ten years ago,”’ was the answer. “All the ‘children were born there, and I had to look after the table for six men, but it was a cheap way of living.” Perhaps the absolute necessity of neatness in the close quarters of a canal-boat’s cabin had bred the habit that shone out so clearly in the house. At any rate, there are a great many neat housekeepers afloat in the waters hereabouts, as any one may learn by visiting some of the wharves.— New York Sun. ham says: 1 “If either when you are in the service in the wars and wou{d not be discovered, or when upon any other occasion you would not Elve your horse to neigh or make a noise, you shall take a lyste (band) of woolen cloth, and tie it fast in many folds about the middie of your horses’s tongue, and believe it, so long as the tongue is so tyed, so long the horse can by 1o means neigh or makeany extraordinary noise with his voice, as hath often been tried and approved of.”” ¢ A very barbarous and useless operation for the prevention of stumbling in horses was ! call Stevens to his Cabinet. urally opposed Clay, who was hich in the Masonic order, while Stevens was a leader {of the anti-Masons, and he was not favor- He naturally pre- ferred Harrison, and with the assurance if elected Stevens would be called to the Cabinet, it was only reasonable for him to take an active part in favor of Harrison’s nomination, and it is quite certain that he controlled the result. The vote between Harrison and Scott was decided by un incident that happened in the room of the Virginia delegation, and | Premier of the administration. doing this you shall see the horse bring its hinder legs to his forelegs almost, when inew two or three times.”” Such a state- ment will give some idea of the pain the operation.—Nineteenth Century. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. Thud Stevens Disappointed. dent and Vice-President. idency against Van Buren. sition to the Jackson ana Van Buren ination had several number of States. lyler of Virginia for because he was among th leaders in support of that day. over the defeat of Clay. Harrison, says the Philadelphia Times. rison and Scott. Winfield Scott and Genera! Henry Harrison. i that he would, if nominated and elected, Stevens nat- ably inclined to Scott. from Harrison that in which Stevens played a very important pressed rather strong anti-slavery senti- ments. made known to 8 number of the South- ern delegates they would certainly prefer arrison to Scott. By a masterly stroke of political strategy, it was arranged that the letter should be dropped, agylrently by accident, in the room of the Virginia delegation. It wasso dropped by some one who had visited that delegation, and thus its contents became known to the Virginia delegates. The re- sult was that when the choice came down to Harrison and Scott the Southern dele- ates, to a very large extent, preferred arrison because of Scott’s anti-slavery expressions. This cunning strategic move of Stevens decided the nomination of Har- rison, who was elected by an overwhelm- ing majority.: Afterj Harrison’s election Mr. Stevens naturally assumed that he would be in- vited to the Cabinet. Two prominent \. hig leaders of this State became rival as- S:rants for Cabinent honors—Josiah Ran- all, father of the late Samuel J. Randall then a Whig of great distinction, an Charles B. ;enrose, grandfather of the present Sengtor Penrose from Philadel- phia, who had also attained more than State reputation as a Whig leader, and they were strongly pressed upon Harrison for a position in the Cabi- net. Stevens took no part, relying on Harrison's pledge for an appointment, but he received no invitation from the Presi- dent-elect to meet him at Washington, and when the Cabinet was appointed he was as- tounded to find his name omitted. Stevens at the time naturally blamed Clay for it, but later in his life he acquitted Clay of interference, and died in the belief that ‘Webster had been instrumental in striking his name from the list of Cabinet officers. Webster, it will be remembered, was made Harrison died a month after his inauguration—too soon to have felt the avenging stroke of Stevens’ resentment. ——————— What the Father Said. Trembling with excitement, Luise stood in the parlor and waited for her lover. It seemed an age since he had gone to see her father in his office. The young man was so impulsive, so easily betrayed into a hasty action and papa was so grave and stern. At length the door opened and Luise’s sweetheart stood before her. He was unharmed, his cheeks glowed, a strange expression gleamed in his eyes. ‘‘Have you spoken to papa?"’ she "asked, in quivering tones. “Yes, my dearest.” “And what did he say, Hans? Quick, tell me what he said. He said ‘No’ to thee; oh! Isee it written in thine eyes. But I will be thine—I am thine. His cruel harshness has no terror for me. I—I will fly with thee.” e gazcd down at her face in a dreamy sort of way. “Now speak, do!” she impatiently ex- claimed. “I brook no delay. Was his manner repellant, insulting foward you? ‘What did he do? What did he say ?” Hans Muller took a deep breath, and then softly replied: “He only sai Thank ting.”" oodness!’ and went on with his -—Staatsanzeiger. —————— Restoration of Rollo’s Oak. A remarkable and indeed unique process of restoration has been carried out in the interior of a tree. The tree is the famous “Rollo’s Oak,” which isto be seen within an easy distance of Rouen. It is declared to be the identical oak upon a branch of which the first Duke of Normandy used to hang his gold chain to see if any of his subjects would like to hang there instead. If it isn’t, it is, at any rate, so old that it has completely lost its inside, and was liable to collapse at any moment. It has now been relieved of this liability. An arboricultural genius has fitted it with a solid new inside of masonry. The masonry is made to follow and fit every turn and twist and gnarl of the patient, and there is the veteran solid as a rock again. Then the fissures and cracks on his exterior have been neatly filled up with cement, and the cement has been artistically colored, so that you would never know it from the natural bark. It is expected and believed that the tree will not know the difference, either, and take to flourishing again as it did a few centuries ago. Still, as no tree has ever been thus rejuvenated before, its behavior is being watched with some fashionable toward the end of the seven- teenth and the beginning of the eighteenth centuries; this was the exposure of the tendon of a muscle that assists in dilating the nostrils, and twisting it around two or three or times, when it was divided. “ In anxiety.—Pall Mall Gazette. e ‘When flying at its highest speed the housefly makes 600 strokes of its wings per second, and the dragon-fly 1500. animal experienced dcring the senseless A Dropped Letter Made Him Nominee. Frederick Fraley celebrated his ninety- first birthday anniversary on Tuesday last, and in the newspaper notices of the events of one of the most remarkable and success- ful lives of Philadelphia it is stated that he was one of the delegates to the Harris- burg convention of December, 1839, that nominated Harrison and Tyler for Presi- It was the first time that the Whig party was thoroughly nationalized and united in every section of thecountry in support of a National ticket, and it is doubtful whether there is any survivor of that convention but Frederick Fraley. There may be others, but it seems likely that he is the sole survivor of that im portant convention that nominated the first Whig President of the United States. In 1836 there was a scrub race for the The oppo- om- organizations, in- cluding Whigs, Anti-Masons, etc., and Harrison, White and Webster carried a This led to the union ofall the opposition elements in 1839 and the nationalization of the Whig party, that held its convention nearly one year before the Presidential election at Harris- burg and nominated William Henry Har- rison for President, grandfather of the resent ex-President Harrison,and John Vice-President. Tyler was nominated in that convention foremost of the “lay, who was re- garded as the aggressive Whig leader of It is said that Tyler shed tears 1e was a dele- Eate in the convention from Virginia, and eing the special representative of Clay in that body he was nominated for Vice- President after Clay had been defeated by The contest for the Whig nomination for President, at Harrisburg. in December, 1839, was between Harrison, Webster, Clay and General Scott, and it narrowed down in the end to a square fight between Har- Clay was admittedly the ablest Whig leader of the time, but, like Seward, was not deemed available, and the contest ultimately was circumscribed to the two military heroes of the age, General William It was regarded as a very doubtful contest between them, and the issue was determined by Thaddeus Stevens, who was a delegate from Pennsylvania. General Harrison had sent to Mr. Stevens, by the hand ot Mr. Purdy, an autograph letter stating part. General Scott had written a letter to Mr. Duer of New York, then a promi- nent Whig leader, in which he had ex- It was a private letter, but it was exhibited to Stevens, who knew that if the contents oi the letter could be you have thus pulled and turned the | 8] .‘Nl:w TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. P ] FORCED SALE! Black and Colored Dress Goods. Being overstocked in both these de- partments, owing to the heavy purchases made prior to the buying of the KENNEDY BANKRUPT STOCK, A forcing-out sale will partments this week. PRICE be held in these de= LIST. 50-INCH SILK AND WOOL CHEVIOTS, reduced from $1 to 60c a yard. 50-INCH FRENCH WOOL CHECKS, reduced from $1 15 to 75c. 46-INCH ALL-WOOL FRENCH SERGE, reduced from 75c to 50c a yard. 40-INCH NAVY BLUE STORM SERGE, reduced from 50c to 30c a yard. ALL-WOOL AND SILK AND WOOL FRENCH NOVELTY SUITINGS, reduced trom 75c to 50c a yard. 46-INCH BLACK HENRIETTA CLOTH, reduced from 75c to 50c. 42-INCH ESTAMENE SERGE, in black and navy blue color guaranteed, made especially for bicycle suits, 50c a yard. marked down to 50c. 88-INCH BLACK FANCY SUITINGS, a large variety of designs, all 46-INCH BLACK CREPON, reduced from $1 25 to 75 cents. C. CURTIN, 911-913 Market Street. First Dry=-Goods Store West of 5th Strest. | WriLL Screxce| LENGTHEN THE Sp. < oF HuMAN Lire?—Mr. Balfour, the English statesman, has been discussing the question of the effect of in- | creased scientific knowledge on the length- ening of human life. Medical practition- | ers are a necessity in a modern community, but the most valuable part of their work is that which gives a profounder insight into the nature and into the cause of disease, and thus increases the sum of human knowledge of the healing art. Mr. Bal- four believes the time will soon come when | the ablest physicians and surgeons will be able, through Government endow- ment, to concentrate themselves on | medical and surgical investigations, | “instead of wasting the greater part of their | energies in the struggle to live. One of the foremost ot living physicians, with whom he had been speaking of these happy Brospecu of scientifiz’ medicine, had told him he did not see any vital or sufficient reason why, when medicine was in the immediate future better understood and when those temperate habits which medicine might counsel, but which medi- cine could not enforce, obtained a deeper and larger hold on the great masses of the civilized world, as undoubtedly they would, he did not see any reason why when that time came the span of human life should not be extended to the atriarchal term of 120 years. He | id not know whether the forecast was genuine, but it suggested to his mind, at all events, the reflection, | which had frequently occurred to him be. fore, that after all death was not the ene- | my which the medical profession had to fight. It wasrather the pain and disease which rendered us ineffectual for practical | work. Cases are constantly heard of in which by the extraordinary skill of some | great practitioner and by t{;a appliance of all the most recent medical discoveries it | has been found possible to prolong for some few days or weeks the doomed life. When this command of the most scientific medical resources becomes the rule instead of the | exception, and people learn to regulate ! their mode of living according to the laws | of common-senae there can be no doubt that the period of useful existence of the human race will be appreciably lengthened. { S | Use or Kites 1N War.—Tests in kite- | flying for military purposes have estab- | lished the following facts: That a properly | constructed kite can be made to fly in the very lightest breezes; that by fitting “'side lines’ to the kite it can be steered out of the wind course to an extent of at least forty-five degrees; that inan average wind, | say twelve miles an hour, a kite can lift off the ground a weight equal to three pounds ! per square foot area, so that a kite of 500 | square feet could lift a man; that| if the string of a kite carrying a weight breaks the kite forms a | good parachute and descends gently; | that the length of the string is practically unlimited, since, when a kite has taken | out all the string it is able to lift, the end | of the string may be affixed to a second | kite, and =0 on; that by suitable arrange- | ments of cords, etc., a kite may be made to | fly quite steadiiy without any possibility of | its capsizing; that on a perfectly calm day | a Kite can be made o floatin the air so | longasit is towed along at a rateofat | least four miles an hour. It is believed that in actual warfare kites may serve as a means of communicating getwccn bodies ~of troops when tue usual method cannot be conveniently em- | ployed. Excellent pictures of important | strategic positions and movements have already been taken by making a camera- carrying kite hover over a certain spot. A kite may be used for carrying a torpedo over the heads of an enemy, for communi- cating with a besieged place, or for raising | | employment of | packed with the machine. 2 man, and in the last respect a larg kite might be employed instead of a ciptive balloon. Kites, indeed, should be gn in- dispensable auxiliary to a balloon equip- ment, but the advantages in their favor are so enormous that in course of time they will probably entirely supersede bal- loons. The only serious objection to the ites in war is the possi- bility of lack of wind force, but practically this is not so great & ditliculty as might be imagined. PackiNG TEA BY MAcHINERY.—The usual method of packing Ceylon tea is to shovel it into a tea-chest and allow a breech- clouted and turbaned coolie to tramp it in with his feet. No matter how skillfully this was done, it was liable to bruise and crush the leaf, and there was alw: greater or less proportion of dust or waste in every chest. A mechanical tea-packer has been invented which is said to greatly improve the standard of tea shipped. It consists of a table or platform on which the chest is to be packed, secured by means of seif-centering right and left hand screws or clamps and connected to the motive power. T}w machine is set in operation and a very rapid vibratory or trembling motion is imparted to the table, which causes each scoopful of tea thrown into the chest to settle down compactly within it. The rate of vibration is high. The tables move to and fro 2000 times in a minute. Owing to the peculiar nature of this vibration neither the fine leaf nor the dust ses\amlcs from the coarse, and, con- sequently if the tea has been bulked before packing, it remains of a perfectly even grade throughout the chest after bein, It is state that a full-sized chest can easily be packed | by the apparatus in about two minutes, and that from 5 to 8 per cent more tea can be put into a chest in this wayv without the slightest breakage than can be packed without injury to the leaf by any system of hand or foot packing. MiuiTarY BIcYCLING AND LEATHER Tires.—It has been demonstrated by ex- periments in nearly all the European armies that a bicycle corps adds greatly to the efficiency of a regiment, especially for messenger and orderly service, and a body of men fully armed and equipped can cover long distances on wheels in remark- | ably quick time. The bicycle has now been introduced into many United States regi- ments, and a regular drill has been or- ganized for the wheel-training of soldiers. A hint worth considering is found in the of the bicycle corps of the French The military workshop of Pu- in France, is turning out leather tires for the army cycles in_place of rubber ones, which are difficult to repair when they break down. Leather tires can be sewn without much trouble by the cyclist or a neighboring shoemaker. Moreover, they are lighter than rubber, and less apt to slip on wet pavements or asphalt. PoraToEs As ForaGe FOR CATTLE.—The French Government Agricultural Depart- ment, after experimenting with potatoes as forage for cattle, finds that the tubers are a first-rate food, whether from the point of view of fattening or the yield of milk and butter. Sieep and oxen throve much better on potatoes and hay than on their ordinary food, and their flesh was found to be superior in quality. These facts are worthy ihe attention of agriculturists, especially those of granitic lands, where forage is peor. W York’s Area. It is not generally known tiat ihe terri- tory proposed to be annexed to this city slightly exceeds in area the present an- nexed district. The new area measures 13,000 acres, which is nearly equal to the area of Manhattan Island. The entire area of the city is now about 4114 square miles. With the new annexation it will be a little short of 62 square miles. New York even then will be one of the smallest in area of the large American cities.—N York Sun. ) B ————— A parrot only costs 10 cents i parts of South America, ot