The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 21, 1899, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1899. REJECTS TENETS F CHRISTIAMITY Changed Belief of Burt Estes Howard. soget RELIGIOUS WO“LD STARTLED oo LOS ANGELES PASTOR ADOPTS NEV CREED. ounces the Theory That the Bible Was Inspired and Doubts the Resurrection of the Christ. Rer circles cumference rd ilways s sentiments with- ril last church, im- w him a Mr. Howard rrow. Said was nto the d in it thing sim- Howard will miv . hi Mr. RN PACIFIC WILL NOT HONOR TICKETS There Is a Prospect of Trouble Over Rates for the National Edu- cational Convention. The Southern Pa- s Western connections cepted its nal Ed at Los An- SOUTHE CHICAGO. June 20 ention The notice nd Union nes look the Southern Paci will sell tickets for same the convention will 1e Western lines animous agree- isiness going and route ther no I roth ok the other lines FIRE RACFS AROUND POWDER MAGAZINES The Smaller One at Fort Pickens Explodes and Kills One Man and Injures Four. NSACOLA, Fla., June The maller powder magazine at Fort Pickens, r 1 Island, blew up morning. The explosion re western corner of the old lishing the new brick store- brick bakehouse, the hrderly residente and several wi sed for quarters for the I king on the new for- agments hit Private 1. who was on duty at wharf, and almost instantly killed Four other men were badly injured, \ and an arm broken ke out among the buildings at nd reached the magazine before causing the explosion. checked 1l {his afternoon, and the in which was stored a of dynamite and other was in danger, it and saved through,the bray Niemann and a det i been sent ov; aptain Resinger. d by sonal risk, fought the extinguished it this after- Pensacola were shaken ie explosion. PLAYS FOR CHARITY. Blanche Bates Aids New Richmond Cyclone Sufferers. MILWAUKEE June 20.—A fash- udienc led at Da his afternoon to see Bl i “A Doll's House,’ Frawley stock ¢ nce was for the benefit the New Richmond cyclone will net between $i00 and worthy purpose SO STEEL WORKS IN MEXICO. Company Organized to Operate a Mammoth Plant. MONTERE =ufferers and £500 . Mexico, June 20.—A com- pany has been organized here with a capital of $10,000.000 in gold to construct and operate mammoth steel worl principal stockholders are Mexic: talists, the heirs of the late Patricio Millmo, subscribing $1,000,000 to the enterprise. There is an abundance of iron ore near here and coal and coke are will not honor+ >r such travel | for that | 'RETIREMENT OF NEW YORK, June 20.—A W Three movements of importance 1. The retirement of The appointment of Gene dor to France, W= ANY DRAWBACKS i | | were | | Difficulty of Farming in the Philippines. e —— CONDITIONS SEEM HOPELESS SAD PICTURE OF TERRITORY UNCLE SAM COVETS. e Lieutenant Hayne of the California Heavy Artillery Sends a Re- markable Report to Agri- cultural Department. gt Specfal Dispatch to The Call WASHINGTON, June 20.—The tural Departm has received ar esting report m Lieute Hayne, California Heavy A > Philippines, dated Mar had been at tion beyond the Ar ansmit prepare s the almost he fons prevail t fertility of the 1 that in where three port is the pointed out few restricte a have terruption for sever any apparent need ¢ of this all attempts failed, either through the poor nts secured, the financial bility of the variot corrupt ind Governme agents. that the middle and Jower c fslands are almost of the worst the turnin to of seases cause h with while from others, ¢ he is condemned to a wretched lingering experience. = Another of the great difficulties in the of development 1s the utter lack of way 1 roads and shi The native ng points. large amount less, He is indolen to gamb- All these vice taken i account in_ a g where labor is employed. The lack of credit is ther serious handicap to enterprise. minimum cost of money in the Philippines, regard- less of se r At present a well or- sort of is steadily do recommend special qua against Philippine plant an immense numt r»n’ parasites in the island, and many private parties are already preparing to import b otanical specim NEGRO ASSAILANT LYNCHFD BY A MOB Taken From Jail After Arrest and Given Short Shrift by His Captors. MOBILE, Ala., Jun the negro who is accused of Miss Bessie Ireland in her home of Scranton . on Mond aniel Patrick, ssaulting outsile tured to-d: wher he confe: At clock this morning caulted the jail at ur later the negrd taken out and hed. SUPREME OFFICERS CHOSEN. hington are President McKinley, if the present plans do not miscarry. retary of War Alger from the Cabinet. is eonditional upon his having effected Pingree of Michigan which will give him a fighting show to come to the United States Senate as a successor to Senator McMillan. 1 Horace Porter, the present Embassa- to succeed Secretary Alger. ntment of Whitelaw Reid to the post of Embassador to 20t DN ONOONONO! | an exception. T0 AGAICILTURE ALGER SCHEDULED May Be Succeeded as Secretary | of War by General Horace Porter. special to the Journal says: follow the return of They are: This with Governor scheduled to a combination [ ] g e =3 2 o o2 k=3 P =3 g RO%N 25008 DRORORORONOG When the Iowa statesman i1s elevated to the chair this chairmanship will go to Congressman J. W. Babcock of | This has been agreed upon | Wisconsin. after conference between Colonel Hender- son and Congressman Babcock and other leaders. GRAND ARMY VETERANS MEET AT MONTREAL First Encampment Ever Held Outside the Jurisdiction of the United States. MONTREAL, June 20.—The first en- campment ever held by the Grand Army | of the Republic outside of the jurisdiction of the United States opened in Montreal this morning, when the local post Vermont an _informal reception. Tt stimated that 1500 v terans will be in at- Among the dis- tinguished visitors will be Commander in Chief Johnson of C.neinnati, Ohio; Gov- ernor Smith of Vermont; Senator Proc: | tor. representing President McKinle Kitridge of Vermont Speaker of the House of Representatives of Vermont; Election of the Commandery J. 0.; U. A. M. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. June 20.—The Supreme Commandery of the Junior Or- der of United American Mechan in annual session here this evening elected officers follows: Supreme commanc H. H. BEddy. Colorad): supreme vice con mander, Charles L. Voris. Ken- tucky ; supreme prelate, George Beeler 1tuCky: SupTe D. Hauptfeuerer, Ohio; $supreme urer, Charies H. Temple, Pennsylva ¥ A. Lantz, Ohio Stoneburner, councilor, warden, George F. supreme protector, T eme marshal, C N rddo; supre Tindler, Ohio: supreme Lounsbury, Colorado. - KLOND. .ER'S FATAL FALL. Antone Henneken ¢ California Loses His Lifc at Seattle. | SEATTLE, June 20.—Antone Henneken, | a mining man, 48 years of age, accident- ally fell from a building this evening s | was instantly killed. Three months he came from the iKlondike, and he ha a good claim on Sulphur Creek. Henn | ken lived in Sh: County, C: r ten He had a sister in nd a brother, sper, s interested vith Thomas ald in the Deadwood Reduction Works Trinity County, Cal gt 0il for Locomotive Fuel. FR 0, June 20.—Owing to the-large production of ofl in this county, the Val | ley road has lately been experimentir with crude petroleum for fuel. Last Saturday the entire run from Stockton to Tianford was made with oil as fuel in- stead of coal. The train was exactly on fime and the experiment entirely satisfactory. If ofl is found to be a | cheap as wood or coal for use in loco- fnotives, It is said the Valley road will permanently adopt it. S ‘When Henderson Is Speaker. CHICAGO, June 20.—The Record morrow will say: When Congre B. Henderson of Towa has been selected ) Uplh\’ Fifty-sixth C main reorganize the committees without changes in personnel. to- near at hand. The chairmanship | of the Committee on Rules, which Con- | | gressman Henderson himself has held, 1s | Slatina, Commander I rris of Vermont, and Mrs. Amanda T. Newcomb of Montpelier, president of the Woman's Relief Corps. mmanders Johnson and Harris and mith will be accompanied by s will also Mrs, Newcomb. ar encampment meetings of Army of the Republic and the Relief Corps will be held to- 1 U the Grand Woman's mo: Mayor Prefontaine 11 deliver the ad- of welcome. reises will close with a parade on Thursday, — - ADMITS HIS IDENTITY. John Thompson Proves to Be an Old- Time Counterfeiter. NTA BARBARA. June 20.—Deputy i Sher E ved this evening with John Thompson, alias Charles Raymond, ar- ested fo passing counterfeit money. Thompson admits his identity. He served three terms in the penitentiary for coun- Ormandy. his partner. arrested near San Luis Obispo, is held there to await the rrival of a United States Marshal from An oy m confessed 1o ed counterfelt E ri T money and that Ormandy manufacturad the stuff in a cottage they rented in the country near Pitmo. He agreed to ac- company the deputies and point out the hiding plac mplete set of counter- ting t including n plaster of stamps and crucibles, were found ried in the field; also an assortment dimes, #-cent pieces and dollars and gold ces, in all $240. LUCK OF CUBAN FISHERMEN. Find a Sack of Coin on a Beached Spanish Cruiser. 'TAGO. Cuba, June 20.—A number of Cuban fishermen, working on the wreck of the Spanish cruiser Almirante Oquendo stripping the hulk of brass and copper fittings. found $3000 in specie and currency. The paper amaged by the action as little value, except curiosity - specie, consisting of in gold and $IN0 in silver, was ind in a bag on the deck of the vessel. fovidently some officer was compelled to drop it where attempting to carry warship was beached. o Jumps Into a Well. it ashore after the NEW! TLE. June 20.—Mrs. M. formerly a resident o acramentc nurse for the childrea of J. M. Ha ful attempt at suicide this ot well made a succe: evening by leaping into_a forty on the Julian ranch. She had been act- | ing in a_suspicious maner for some tme past and it is supposed she was tem- porarily insane. Mrs. Baetz was a widow about 30 years of age and had a child in | lums. one of the orphan s Carries Sugar to Delaware. HONOLULU, June 13.—The steel Erskine M. Phelps breakwater on Saturday 4000 ar 0 tons of ham succeeded in sailed for Delaware with between Captain Gra- ipping a crew of real sailors for the voyage, most of the hand he brought here having left the ship. M Graham and young daughter, who are on hoard rt in good health after their long in Honolulu. Gets a Parker Fellowship. ON. June 20.—A Parker fellowship ard, with an income of $700, was BO at Har arded to Frank Watts Bancroft, of California, Unive f 1894; 8. M. (ibid), 5 (Harvard), 1807. He is a third gradu- ate dent, having been a Morgan fellow in 1897-98 and a Parker fellow in Berlin in 1898-59. He ha tinue the stud been reappointed to con- of zoology at Harvard, Grain Fire Near Buckeye. WOODLAND, June 20.—A special to the Democrat from Winter: a grainfield fire occurred on the farm of Benjamin Ely. near Buckeye, between and nck Monday evening. Ten acres of which ‘was turning off twenty 'ks to the acre, was destroved. The » was due to the friction of a new com- bined harvester. - Orleans’ Narrow Escape. LONDON, June 20.—The Duc d'Orleans narrowly escaped serious injury this af- ternoon. On arriving at Waterloo station in an eléctrical brougham, in consequence of the of traffic the Duke was thrown ainst a brick wall. The front »els and panels of the motor car were demolished. The occupants escaped, but not without a bad shaking up. 2 Veterans Hold a Picnic. PETALUMA, June 20.—Five hundred people assembled at Camp Dill this morn- ing. There were addresses by Mrs. S. P. Brainerd, Judge Buckles, Judge Craw- d and Rev. Mr. Hays. An old-fashioned was held under the shade of the In the afternoon a musical and literary programme was rendered. Hiteithlel Selecting a Principal. WOODLAND, June 20.—At a meeting of the city Board of Education held Monday | night a large number of applications for the position of principal of the High School were considered. The election cun- not be confirmed until July, but the poard seems to be umanimously in favor of en- paging Professor P. A. Swanger of Sult i S e Drinks Carbolic Acid. SANTA BARBARA, June 20.—Rafela O'Brien, a woman of questionable char acter, attempted suicide this afternoon by drinking carbolic acid. She had a quarrel with a_male companion, who left her in a fit of temper. On his return an hour later he found her on the floor suffering great agony. Her life is despaired of. Troops Fire Upon a Mob. BUCHAREST, Roumania, June 20.—In a conflict to-day between peasants and police, arising out of election riots at on the Aloota River, about 100 miles west of this city, the troops were called out and fired upon the mob, several persons being Killed and many others wounded. ten- | dered its comrades of the Department of | is | row and at a campfire in the evening | ship | ILLED BECAUSE OF A CONFESSION William Tackett Slain by Outlaws. S CRIME OF A KANSAS BAND | VICTIM HA.» TURNED STATE'S E". IDENCE. SSrge] “Death to Traitors” the Warning Contained in a Note Left On the Body of the Mur- dered Man. R Special Dispatch to The Call WICHITA, Kans. June 20.—Because he threatened to betray secrets of vital in- terest, Willlam Tackett was assassinated by members of the Algood outlaw gang some time last week. His body was found ast night in a strawstack five miles south | of this town. Tackett had seven gunshot | wounds In back. A note. signed ‘Al- good Gang,’' was found in Tackett's | pocket. It read: Beware of any one who wants to con- fess. Death to Traitor: The confession of Tackett. which he had already sent to Sheriff Simons, says in part: “For the clemency vou have offered me | T will say I know who are the real mur- { who e innocent.” Joe Dobbs murder, as mentioned, has al- sed and Is in the penitentiar: d is also behind prison bar: Turner was seen with Tackett last Mo day near the place where the latter's body was found. The note found on Tack ett has been identified as being in Turn- |er's handwriting. A peculiar feature in connection with the | assassination of Tackett is that he was alded to escape from prison by the Algood gang in order that they might car their plans. kett escaped from the County Jail in January. While he was in jall he gave out word that he intended to confess. The Algood gang heard of it. and who helped him escape. Since > has been in hiding, but recently word to the authorities that he he sent derers of Joe New in Greenwood County in 1597. They were Frank Algood, Al] Ballard and Bill Turner. - Mrs. New and were convicted of the | Tackett received aid from | | desired to tell about Joe New's real mur- | derers. They offered him clemency, and he sent his confession ahead by courier. | While riding to town he was met and | murdered by Turner. The courier came on and delivered the message. Imported Negroes Shot. EVANSVILLE., Ind.. June 2l.—Early this morning non-union colored miners were brought into the city to take the strikers’ places. when they were | upon by unknown pa.ties. ~Six men were shot, three probably fataily. latter was Jamies Moore, an operator. - Woodland Guests Depart. | WOODLAND, June 20.—Mayor and Mrs. Ab Dingle of Moberly, Mo., who have been spending several weeks with T fves in this city. left for San Francisco fternoon. will spend several 2 1 that place and Los Angeles before leaving for hom: st £ 2 Guilty of Embezzlement. SALINAS, June 20.—A. P. Urquidez of | | | this d. fired | Qne of the | THZ EMPCRIUM. THE ENMPORIUM. THn EMPORIUM. e e s T o e e s ? PEVISPVSRP IR P I RPNV RR IR R AP R R RS SRS VE S .'U'i’!’iib"”")i.i.i’% Anti - Freckle Soap — A good soap, containing buttermilk . and lemon juice, that is recommended to remove and pre- vent freckles; reg- ularly 5¢ cake; to- day box of 3 cakes fors\:seni o4O ored Silk Coaching and Carriage Para- sols at 33} per cent less thanmarked prices—striped, figured, checked or plaid. Parasols.. $1.50 Parasols $1.75 Parasols. $2.25 Parasols $2.75 Parasols... $3.00 Parasols $4.00 Paraso's $4 50 Parasols $5.00 Parasols ( and sizes: Regular prices. . . . Prices to-day only. Canvas Telescopes. extra heavy binders’ hoard covered with heavy waterproof canvas; stitched leather handles; leather-bound corners and 3 extra long stout straps; a very desirable article for vaca- tion, camping and outing purposes, in two popular 22-inch. .$1.00 MPO and goods. A good, strong, copper- | . | Proctor & riveted Telescope; made of | yozen... Ib 24-inch. $1.15 82¢ W Special Wf;iflggd;l_v Only. Waist Sefts, 38c. Sterling Silver Waist S:-ts. six styles, 925-1000 fine, dumb bell links, with four larg» buttons— on sale to-day at. euuee.... 380G Castroville was vesterday found guilty in the Superior Court of embezzlement. TUr. quidez_ misappropriated funds of the | Loma Prieta Lumber Company. Company A’s Officers. STOCKTON, | officers in Company | Guard_to-night resulted in the selection of J. P. Parnau, captain; R. D. Woolam, first lleutenant, and Arthur Doll, second lieutenant. e Ukiah Votes for Bonds. TKIAH, June 20.—At the election held to-day for the bonding of the city for the erection and maintenance of a mu- nicipal electric lighting system the propo. sitlon was carrfed by a vote of 319 to 65. it Was found while he was | Officer Parmelee Exonerated. MARYSVILLE, June 20.—The charges preferred against Police Officer Parmelee were investigated by the City Council last night and dismissed. Walters’ Trial Postponed. SUISUN, June 20.—Judge Buckles has postponed the Jesse Walters trial to Tuesday, September ? Mail Boxes. There has been considerable talk of put- ting mall boxes on the street cars in Chi- | cago, and the Postoffice Department is now investigating the workings of this <ystem in the few cities where it has been tried. Colonel Edens, who is Superin- | tendent of the Western Free Delivery Service, 1s now looking into the mattter. The tem has been in operation for some time in Des Moines, low and i said to be quite popular there. Tt wa inaugurated by the Postmaster of that ce, he having been formerly a railroad The 1 whe! he derived the idea. ars connecting Minneapolis ce a | ul also carry mail boxes. The a | of the system is obvious. As | soon as a letter is dropped in the starts_on its w. There is no for collection. tension of the service, howev partment is confronted with a_consi erable prejudice among the street railro: employes and the labor unions against making every street car a Government mail conveyance. Ulterior motives are always suspected. The workmen see an effort to use the Government to prevent a tie up of the road in case of a strike. And it may be mentioned incidentally that in the case of the strike at Minn | apolis and St. Paul the belt line carry- ing the boxes was the only one which c tinued to run. The companies, however, do not seem to regard the boxes as an ur mixed benefit, vhile they first willing in most ses to carry them | for nothing, they now demand compensa- tion.—Chicago Journal. — e Crime in Germany. The latest quarterly report of the Ger- man Imperial Statistical Department con- tains most important information which throws an unpleasant light on the fre- quency of crime within the empire. Details are given of the number of con- victions in each year since 1882, when the present system of registration. began. In 1882 the number of convicted persons was 509, or 1040 convictions for every 100,- of the population. Since then the number and_proportion have steadily in- ‘reased until the. latest figures are 4: 5 convictions, equal to 1229 per 100.000. rimes and offenses against the person show a striking increase. On the other hand, thée number of con- victions for crimes against property theft. concealing stolen property, etc. have largely diminished.—London Chron cle. —_— e Up On the Statutes. Cincinnati_people love to tell this story on General Benjamin F. Butier: one of a commission to examine young applicants for admission to the bar, and before him came a youth who failed mis. erably on all that pertained to jurispru- dence case law, civil law, sumptuary law, unwritten law and due process of law. Finally Butler, who rather liked the chap, and wanted to see him through, asked: “What would you like to be examined in? You have failed in evervthing we have suggested.”” The reply came: “Try me on the statutes: I'm up on the Butler shook his solemnly. “My young friend.” he said, “I'm afraid you won't do. You may be ever so familiar with the statutes, but what is to prevent a fool Legislature from repealing all vou know?" —New York Press. —_——— Nothing to Lean Against. The bill to give well diggers a lien on the well for the services performed should authorize the lien holders to remove the proverty it not paid for, and might also e made broad enough to include post holes.—Omaha Bee. EER e P The Duchess of Fife is an excellent Afencer. ? He was | June 20.—The election of | A of the National | | | you conferred upon me the highest honor Special Sale Wednesdav Only. Stamped 3o D Goods. 1.y Cloths of Hem- stitched Jaconet. 18x27 inchae; 3 dozan Squares of H. §. Jaconet, 18x18 inches; all stamped in the newest of conven- tional and floral designs; regularly 15¢ each—to-day... 9c 5 dozen Knottei Frirga Momie Linen Secarfs, 16x50 and 16x70 inches; and 10 dozen Jaconet Silk hemmsd and plamn hemstitched Squares; regularly 35¢ each —to-day.... 22¢ 5 dozen Duck Scar's, PR RN PR R PR R R R P R PR R R R P R R PR R R R R R PR R R R R R R R R R R R R SRR R R R RO PR R R RS RN P PR PR PR RS R PR PR PRSP R PR RRIR R PR R R R R RN RN PR R R PR PP | :spt‘ci;i Wednesday Only. One-third * < |t of trich t OffF—Fans. .. iy 7ine, and Empire Fans, new and desirable styles, a good ascort- ment of colors, including black and cream: Ostrich Feather Fans, at 14 off regular prices, ranging from.. : . each $1.50 to $8.50 Empire Fans, at 5 off regula prices, ranging from....cach 652 10 $5.00 Cut Prices for To-Dav On’y. Camera Hereareafewstand ard specials—articles Dep’t. that photographers need every day—at specially reduced prices for the Wedaesday selling: 25¢ Eureka Toning Solution for. 30c Velox Developer for. 30c Eiko-Cum Hydro Deve'oper. 25¢ D-velop'ng Powders (Smith’s)..18€ 20c Duranoid Trays, 4x5 inche: 20c Printing Frames, from 2 4x5, for T5¢ Dark-Room Lanterns 702 per hundred Card Moun: inches, for-.... DRUIDS SHOWN TO HAVE PROSPERED Gratifying Reports of Officers. — WORK OF THE GRAND GROVE e DEGREES CONFERRED ON THIR- TY-FIVE MEMBERS. Eavat Interest Centers in the Election, and the Friends of Candidates Are Busy Fixing Fences. Sl Special Dispatch to The Call. PLACERVILLE, June 20.—The thirty- fifth annual session of the Grand Grove of the United Ancient Order of Druids convened in the Masonic Temple in this « at 10 o'clock this morning. was a large attendance of delegates from the subordinate groves throughout State. of the minutes of the last G Noble Grand Arch Frank Lewis addressed the Grand Grove on the work before it. “This reunion,” said the moble grand arch, “signifies that another yearis to be recorded in the history of our beloved order, and we are mbled in thirty- fifth annual session in the place Druidism was first planted west of the Rocky Mountains. 1 trust that the deliberations and our sojourn in Placerville a con- tinued round of pleasure. One year ago within your gift, by placing in my hand the gavel of the Grand Grove. I have endeavored to show by my actions that 1 fully appreciated the marked honor and to give you no cause for regret.”” After the formal opening the reports of officers were read. They showed a healthy condition of finance and mem- bership. The reports cf the grand officers were referred to the committee on distri- bution. The report of Grand Secretary John M. Graves showed there are now seventy-one subordinate groves within the jurisdiction of the Grand Grove of California—sixty-nine in this State and two in the State of Washington. There has been an increase of 18§ members to the order since the session of the last Grand Grove. Twenty-six thousand cne hundred and thirty-three dollars have been disbursed in sick benefits during the past year. Resolut! article 1 ns were introduced amending section 5, and article IV of the constitution of the grand organiza- tion. The proposed amendments have been made the special order for to-mor- row's session. The Grand Grove and Past Arch de- grees were conferred upon thirty-five members. “I'he report of the committee on.legisla- tiom recommending that the workings of the subordinate groves be changed from the first to the third degree, provoked an interesting_and animated discussion, par- ticipated in by Past Noble Grand Arca Cavagnaro, James A. Devoto and H. G. Goller in favor of the recommendation and L. G. Schard and J. Michell against the innovation. The recommendation was adopted. Charters were ordered issued to four new groves. The Grand Grove adjourned at § o'clock p. m. to 10 a. m. to-morrow. To-night an open-air concert was given | osopher” 3 h a parallel to the flutter which the | There | Pref: | vell the | & After the reading and approval | that are poor and limited in range have and Grove, | been developed into an infinite variety of on the plaza and the visitors were enter- | tained by members of the local groves. | change of of this Grand Grove will prove successful | To-morrow after the session of the Gr: Grove the visitors will be shown som the principal mines near the city. morrow night they will be entertained a Dall at the opera house and a banquet a Confidence pavilion. The chief interest of the ses in the election. The princi ap- pears to be over the deputy grand arch- ship. There are a number of candidate the most prominent of whom are Dr. O'Donnell, J. Hagan, H. Lang. L. G. Schard and Jules 8. Godeau. Bach ha a considerable following and the outcome | is looked forward to w th interest. BLUE ROSES AT LAST. But What Is the Good of Them, Asks an .Unimpressionable Editor. If we m: our Vienna correspondent to-d er in the charming valley of Ke: attained the summit of floricultur tion. He has produced a blue rose. the Middle Ages. some one had announced his veritable discovery of the phil- stone, history would furnish us a grow- anlik has 1 ambi- - news of this marvel is likely through the botanical world. At last the feat which generations of nurserymen have been patiently laboring at has been performed. Tf the rose has been forced ta adopt an azure tint, hardly anything in the way of transformation need be con- sidered unattainable. It is predicted that the novel bloom will soon be abundant in the market. And then? Well, then, we suppose. we shall have ceased fo wonder; shall take cerulean petals as place thing, and, perhaps, if w and_frank, confess that we ve er the old-fashioned red or white or ow. Cultivation, beyond all v, has added immensely tc ir gardens and greenhous to send er f ou Speci exquisite or impos owever obstinatel to simplicit ng forms. No one, be devoted will ven- . not only er of or chids. So we may go through the ever- lengthening list of beautiful plants, and at each stage reflect now much sincere de- light we should miss if the expefts had been less keen about soil and water and all the other devices by which the parent stock has been converted into a multitude of well- nigh unrecognizable descendants. But, while it would be affectation to regret the spirit of competition and the straining for mere variation would have resulted in such additions to our floral wealth, it must be acknowledgel also that some of the products of the experimental florist have nothing to recommend them except the extreme difficulty of bringing about the change. Neither men nor nightin- gales will ever worsaip a blue rose, and, once it they will be as a pink h . a period of fashionable triumph may be predicted for the strange blossof, during which speci- mens will cause blocks in the moving crowd to flower shows, and be voted ‘‘curious” and even “pretty” by amateurs. Love of change is one of the fundamental (mwllses of the avérage human being, and it has played more than the customary part in determining the mutations of flower worship. Just now there is an ex- traordinary craze tor reducing arum lilies to the dimensions of a crocus; but when the limits of dwarfing are reached there may be a reaction in favor of grow- ing the plant to the size of a palm tree. At each stage of metamorphosis there will be admirers, and—w: is more to the gurpose of the profe: a fair num- er of purchasers. Things run through the whole gamut of l‘hanffi: but nature is avenged at last, and the last wave of the hybridiser's wand will restore the object of his thaumaturgy to the simple original form. A future generation may yet hail— in some far-away offspring of “the blue rose—the dear familiar feature of the in- digenous brier.—London Standard. —_—— They Were Poorly Raised. In the train sat a queer old Quakeress. She wore a silver gray dress, snowy collar and such a sweet gray hat. 'She was a big, handsome woman and her large Ma- fomm face beamed with benevolence and ove. | Fabrics | 4500 yards dainty Sheer Organ= | dies In a grand Tine of colorinos, wort1 | 121.c yard, and odd lot: of Home= | soun ! 1 cross-fertilization, | No transaction complete until customer is salisfied. JHE EMPORIUpG Golden Rule Bazaar. California’s Largest—America’s Grandest Store. 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After they had discussed the sipirt and | tobacco trade a b looked around «t ; looked at ed marked in _an the old lady veast.” is 3 Without lift iady remarked so low Quaker . the old hgers 4T father and 1 more sweet Quaker could not hear it: mother had consum veast and less bad beer and tobacco. thee would have been better raised and better bred.” Then it was so still that you could hear the engine pumning —_————-— MISCHIEVOUS MONKEYS. | A Musical Party of Simians in Dan Rice’s Menagerie. “It may surprise many persons to learn | that monkeys, despite their cleverness, { are not enduringly eptible to the in- fluences of ‘higher-edu .'_for infinite is their innate depravity. I found them ready enough to learn. but persistent in refu to display their knowledge when | required to dd so by their patient teacher. This peculiar side of monkey nature was forcibly impressed on me when I tried to form an orchestra, or string band, among the simians of my menager vs Dan Rice. “We were in winter quarters, and was my custom to d my ‘spar during_the,cold term to taming and trz ing wild animals for the next season a family of monkeys confined rtment adjoining my reading and_music room. “One morning upon nearing the cottage ars were greeted by the d of my: . 1 paused, wondering visitor 1 provoked my rich-toned such unseemly discord ap- hed closely, and through a window a laughable s ne. ated upon a ch ap on his head. spec and meerschaum’ pipe in his moutt Joe, the largest monkey in the men: sawing away at the cello with bow hand. Several of the smaller monkeys were in postures of surprise and delight at Joe's performance. 1 had omitted to lock the door of the monkey room. and that accounted for the intrusion on my sanctum. “Highly entertained, I stood for a time a silent spectator, until seen by a little monkey, who notified its fellows of my presence with a sharp cry. In a twinkling the animals dashed from the room. Joe, minus cap, specta and _pipe, bringing up the rear and carefully closing the door behind him. Upon entering the house I found all the monkeys safely ensconced in their proper room and looking as inno- cent as possible. while the old ringleader was snoring and apparently sound From this oceurrence the idea of trying to form an orchestra of monkeys came into my head, for I well knew that such a troupe, even if it produced anything but melody, would be a strong attrac- tion.”—Youth's Companion. A Wopsle in Real Life. The mills of the eccles cal courts may grind slowly, but that they grind ex- ceeding small has just been demonstraled by the Archdeacon of Sarum. He held & solemn inquiry into the following portens tous charges against the Parish Clerk of Coombe Bassett: (1) That he read the rém sponses in a loud voice while the chof was chanting them; (2) that he disthyp’i a command of the incumbent by, refusing to fetch water to cleanse the communion vessels: (3) that he madea noise by shavcl ing fuel into the stove whilst the clergy man was in the act of drinking from the chalice; and (1) that e remonstrated with the reverend gentleman about his ser- mons. It would seem that the Parish Clerk of Coombe Bassett, even as Dick- ens’ Mr. Wopsle, has a_high sense of his own importance.” He did not approve of the way In_which the services were con- a_smoking i ducted, and so (ke Wopsie) he pun- ished the Amens tremenodusly,” stoked up the fire by way of prote: againsg “Popish nonsense,” and advised the in- cumbent ‘‘not to preach about baptismal regeneration.” The archdeacon has ad- monished the clerk not to do these things again, and thus at a critical moment the A ruby or a diamond ornamey".l‘ruth. cause of law and order in the church has been majestically vindicated.—London