The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 30, 1902, Page 25

ADVERTISEMENTS. PIANOS FOR EVERYBODY A Fine Geumine Chickering Bargai An Emerson at Haif Price. Cut Prices to Contimue All This Wozk, or Until Stock Is Closed Out, $450 Pianos For $256. All $300 Styles Now $183 at Pommer-Eilers Music Company, the New Era Piano Store fine @nd costly plano, the of New York, will find a new 1 Pommer-Eflers Music Com- he beautiful Hazelton has been California since the early days, ageount of its delightful musical . combined with its marvelous as made and maintained \ this State as well as East. not a plano that for more on is (han forty years has so uniformly main- taived the highest grade of workmanship and artistic musical qualities as the , enthusiastically exclaimed one n Francisco's veteran dealers yes- and he was right. The Hazelton beard in musical circles of the St A carload of these fine the president of ter will Golden v , will arrive Wednesday. THE CUT PRICES CONTINUE. nis week we co the sale of t d le s we will sell you Cabinet Grand size ber fancy mahogany , pianos that have sfore for not less t pano, in e tied walnut ca: 2 soid regularly cewn ana §10 a month, $300 STYLES FOR $183. These remain reguar W planos, shouwd all nnd puyers iy low adverused ure you will ne of these pianos on f the week. Better ecome pick out the one you i are fully warranted, and assured they are in every and as vaiuable as the in- fore when sold for selling cheaper pianos cheaper. : how in conducung in four leading cities, gement, we save money ir quantities of pianos, how large rents are less per than any other dealers, how, seling expense is less by . ANOTHER DISCOVERY, covered anoiner urce money und thereby selling Four words will teil all about pay no commissions.” Every s here who sells at big prices wiil per cent of the price of y one who has furnished e of the customer. Just think Do you wonder piano prices have But more of this later. HERE'S A FULL-FLEDGED OR- RA. him been g Mr. C. A. Alisky his account an es- stral Grand Crown er witn an elegant Orchestral peno player, Lne Crown planc the fine instrument used @t the Orpheum this weeck. riginal many-toned 1 the ms uch as the », spinnet, fecuy reproduced. The instrument enabiing any knowledge of music or ever to play with the most o even the most difficult sosed. In addition to this contains an orchestral ac effect, such as the flute and ments originally cost $900 respect as good as new. *m in every detail. 10 dispose of them plish this object i Nor id by the middle of RING SNAP. special bargain A CHICKE W in a r. The instru- 3 ‘on sale” by a has gome to Orient to reside. use a fine piano, here’s the get one at a big saving in price. preferred, but payments on part arranged with any responsible N EMERSON. d 36 a month if desired— hat has not been used to 3 s, It is in perfect order, will ‘accompany it with our regu- r warranty. See it first thing a genuine snap, well the mone; the number. 653 Market the Lotta fountain, just street, is the place. Pom- Eye Glasses are fitted with DOUBLE GRIP GUARDS Patented.) Which never slip nor tilt, and do not wound the nose 642 /MARKET ST. €€ '7” Dr. Humphrsys' *«7 prevents Pneumonia and brzaks up hard Colds that hang COLDS FOR CVER SIXTY YEARS AN (LD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY, MRS, WINSLOW'® . ¢ OLTHING tYRUP for over SIXTY YEARS by "H RS for thelr CHILDREN . WITH PERFECT 8UC- SOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS IME, ALLAYS all PAIN; CURES WIND and ix the best remedy for DIAR- Bold by Druggists in every part of the worid. Be sure and ask for MRS, WINSLOW’S _£00THING SYRUP AND TAKE“NO OTHER. KIND. Tweoty-Five Cents a Bottile. M Tk t week. Sol ing them without | ed Chickering up- | did mahogany cased Em- | sic Company, the New Era | NOMITS BRIBERY -~ STORY 15 FALSE Official of Denmark Says Christmas Has Now Explained. Congressmen, However, Will Investigate Report of Scandal COPENHAGEN, March 20.—In an lnser- view with a correspondent on the subject of Congressman - Richardson’s resolution | vestigate charges made by Captain Christmas in regard to the -sale of the Danish West Indies, a high official said: Neither Christmas nor Gron was ever _iven credentials as agent for the sale of the Danish West Indies. declare that his report of bribery was false. These men never negotiated with Washington and have in no way influenced the negotia- tions. These were conducted through Laurits S. Swenson, the United States Minister here, and Constantin Brun, the Danish Minister at Washington. The Danish Government Is under no obligation to private persons. Hence no commission is due or will be paid. The alleged scandal is the result of a quar- rel between Christmas and Gron. The latter claimed he effected the sale and that hence | he wanted a commission. Christmas made | & similar claim, accompanying it by a con- | fdential report fo the Danish Government con- { taining statements regarding bribery, efc., as recently published in Washington. ' Most of the report was printed by the Danish press some time ago. Gron, seeing it was hopeless to expect & commission, started for Wash- | ington with Christmas’ report in his pocket, boasting to the anti-sale advocates here that he would be revenged by influencing Congress to decline to pass the appropriation for the purchase of the islands. Before the commencement of the negotia- tions Christmas and Gron actually tried to be- come connected with the matter as agents. The then Premier, Dr. Hoering, gave them some encouragement and private persons fa- voring the sale furnished small amounts for | their traveling expenses. Dr. Hoering was indiscreet. He discussed a commission, but bribery was not suggested. He and the ‘other perties speedily discovered that they had been imposed upon and broke off their connection with Christmas and Cron, considering them to be withont influence. WASHINGTON, March 29.—The special son to investigate allegations in connec- tion with the Danish West Indies pur- chase held an executive meeting to-day and determined to begin the investigation next Tues@ay morning. The committee unanimously decided that the hearings would be open to the public. rangements necessary to secure the pres- ence of witnesses. It was understood, however, that several parties would ap- | pear voluntarily without being sum- | moned. | As the charges_showed that they had been brought to Representative Richard- son’s attention by Niels Gron, it was con- sidered desirable that the latter should | appear, and he probably will be heard on | Tuesday. TAKES MINER'S SO0 QUARTZ Old John Martin Trusts Specimens to a | Promoter. | John Martin, an aged miner of Tonopah, ble metropolitan experiences which a life- | time residence in the frontier mining ! camps denied him. Incldentally he lost a lot of specimens of gold quartz, the value | of which he estimates at $2000. | It was not until Mr. Martin had emerged | | into the sere and yellow leaf that fortune | made it possible for him to suffer so great |a loss, but she was prodigal with her gifts when she did relent. The aged | miner was one of the lucky leaseholders { in Tonopah who took out fortunes from | the fabulously rich mines last year. Aside { from holding a lease on ground belong- ing to the Tonopah Mining Company, he | located some ground of his own, and after | he expiration of his lease he did some | evelopment on his individual claims. Fortune was still with him, and he un- covered a stringer of amazingly rich gold ore. Then he concluded to take a vaca- | tion, and selecting some especially choice | specimens from his new discovery he came to San Francisco. | Naturally he drifted into the company of mining men in this city, and his speci- mens were freely shown and commented upon. To him one day came a man who | took the keenest interest in the new find. | { Such glorious fragments of a rich vein | iawoke unbounded admiration What figure did the lucky owner place | on the claims? Martin had wearied in mining camps, and he thought it wouid be mice for him to part with his holdings | at a good round figure and live in the | wlélrl l;! r‘!l\elraplflan life. ould the promoter sell these 52 | Why. ‘there was nothing to it He mes | bunked with Johnny Mackay in the old | days before the Comstock and he and Tom Lane had gone to school together in Missouri. When he showed them those specimens they would get writer's cramp making out checks for the purchase prics, | , Martin turned over the specimens to | the promoter, and calmly waited in an- | ticipation of 'his bank roll increasing to such dimensions that a hound could not | jump over it. But day gave way to day without the consummation of the deal he- | ing announced, and the old man became uneasy. He took counsel with a friend | who was younger and wiser than he, and was toid that he had probably been bun- koed. Together {hey repaired to Captain Seymour’s office’ Friday and told him | the story. Detective Harry Reynolds was detailed on the case, and succeeded in lo- cating the promoter, but even the com- | manaing presence and the harsh bass | voice of the authorized sleuth failed to im- press the promoter to the extent of re- | turning the specimens. | He claimed he was in lawful possession of them, and defied the officer to molest him. Réynolds could do no more, 5o he advised the confiding miner to swear out a warrant against the promoter for felony embezzlement, and let it go at that. Martin intends to have the promoter ar- rested, and will swear to a complaint to- morrow morning in the Poicie Court, TELEGRAPH NEWS, LONDON, March 20.—The revenue of the United Kingdom for the quarter ending March 41 shows an increase of £4,018,913, due entir iy to the additional 2d placed on the income tax. March 29.—Reports - from nearly all the counties in the wheat belt say that the wheat crop in Kansas this vear Is in good condition and that the yield will be very large. \ COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March 20,— spencer Penrose and Charles H. MacNeall of this city have purchased for $500,000 the fa- mous Pinos Altos group of mining claims, em- bucing 31,000 acres, in Chihuabua, Mex, | - - e ‘Will Give Picnic. The City Front Federation will give a plenic on May 18, at Glen Park. The com- mitiees are: rangements — M. Casey, ‘Westoby, secretary; John Printing -D. . F. lin, D. A. Desmond, L. chairman; C. Holmes, ing—A. C. Holmes, liams, D. Barry, earty, G. Hardle, The picnic is for the benefit of the widows and orphans of men killed in the late strike. e ——————— An anclent viking cup, made out of the vertebrae of a whale, has been found at Harroldswick, in Shetland. for the appointment of a committee to in- | Christmas has been forced to | committee appointed by Speaker Hender- | Chairman | Dalzell was authorized to make any ar-| Nev., has lately gained a fund of valua- | in him. | of lifa | TROUBLE BREWS: N MACEDONI Miss Ellen Stone Tells About Impending Rebellion. Missionary Who Was Kid- naped Arrives Safely in London, LONDON, March 20.—Miss Ellen M ! Stone, the American missionary, arrived |in London to-day. She said to a corre- spondent: [ “I am very tired, but I am glad to be here. I cannot reiterate too. often my thanks to my American friends on the other side. I shall be delighted to get home once more. I cannot say any more than is known about the causes for the kidnaping. The idea that Tsilka had any- thing to do with it is just as absurd and cruel as when some people hinted I had connived at my own abduction. “Macedonia is a very troubled state. It is seething. What s going to happen I do not know. The Government must set- tle who must make amends for our cap- ture. Throughout my captivity I felt the hand of God guiding and protecting me. Why my people are so anxious to see ms and hear what 1 have to say puzzles me. 1f 1 had done something myself I could understand; but I was only an unwilling agent in the incident, which, 1 hope and pray, will eventually benefit the work of the gospel in Bulgaria and Turkey.” A Miss Stone is staying at a friend's house, where she has so far successfully evaded an army of reporters who have been scouring London in search of her. While she talked Miss Stone constantly played with her umbrella and started nervously at any noise. The lines in her face show the anxiety she has gone through. Ray Stannard Baker, who brought Miss Stone from Salonica to Lon- don, said: “The interest Miss Stone created was extraordinary. All through Turkey and Servia the crowds waiting at the stations passed around the car in the hope of see- ing Miss Stone. Some of those who knew her came in, talked. with her and bade her farewell. Until we got to Servia the most stringent precautions were taken by the officials to prevent a repetition of the kidnaping. One of the most interesting parting scenes was the baptism of the Tsilka baby last Sunday. The ceremony occurred in_ Mr. House's little Bulgarian | chapel at Salonica. Miss Stone became | godmother, and the bady was named the | Bulgarian equivalent for Ellen. | It will be a long' time before Miss Stone recovers from the effects of her | captivity. She scarcely slept until she reached Ostend yesterday evening, and is | still very nervous and slightly lame, as the result of the fall from her horse while she was in the hands of the brigands. Since her release Miss Stone’s time has with letters from been greatly taken uj all parts of the world evincing the sym- pathy and interest which her capture created. During nearly all the journey from Salonica Miss Stone wrote assidu- ously in an endeavor to answer these cor- respondents.” ALONG THE COAST VISALIA, March 29.—Emmett Swarts, an electr n, was killed to-night at the city power staiion. He received a shock of 2200 Voltage. EVERETT, Wash.,, March 20.—The steam schooner Alblon River was launched to-day, after three attemnts to get her off the ways. She will load lumber here for San Francisco. VALLEJO, March 20.—A . native Filipino took advantage of his American citizenship Yesterday “end shipped: asia landsman in- the United States navy. He is a well-bullt fel- low, but cannot talk English, PRESCOTT, Ariz., March 20.—W. T. Eddy, | @ well-known' miner of this sectlon, feil down | a shaft of the Poland mine on Big Bug last night ard recetved injuries from which he dled in a few hours. He was about 30 years old. MARTINEZ, March 2).—Tbe Contra Costa County Chamber of Commerce to-day elected these temporary officers: President, W. 8. | Tinning of Mertinez; treasurer, A, H. Bean | of Crockett; sccretary, G. W. Milnes of Mar- tinez. PORT TOWNSEND, March 29.—Captain de Vries of the Holland steamship Wilhelmina was bound over this morning by United States Commissioner Kuhn to await the action of the | United States Grand Jury, which will con- | vene in Spokane on April 8, on-a charge of illegally landing three Chinese, | WHATCOM, Wash.,, March 20.—At the of- fices of the Bellingham Bay and British Co- lumbla Railway Company it is announced that | a corps of engineers has been placed in the field to select a route for an extension of the line from its present terminus at Maple Falls across the Cascade Mountains to the Methow country. REDDING, March 29.—Suffering from an in- curable disease, and with a sick wife and three small children dependent upon his exertions, I. R. Garrett ended his troubles by jumping into | the icy waters of Bear Creek, in Siskiyou County, last Monday. To make assurance doubly sure the suicide attached a rock weigh- ing twenty-five pounds to his neck by means of a towel. The body bas been recovered. ADVERTISEMENTS. TWO FINE SPECIMENS 0f Physical Manhood. | No form of athletic exercise demands such | pertect physical condition as prize fighting. | Every muscle in the body must be fully devel- Yoped and supple, and the heart, lungs and | stomach must act to perfection. Whether we indorse prizefighting or not, it is nevertheless interesting to know the manner | by which men arrive at such physical perfec- tion. James Jeffries, the present champion heavy- weight of the world, 2nd his gallant opponent, Tom Sharkey, in the greatest pugllistic en- counter that has ever taken place, both pur- sued much the same course of training, and the first and most important part of this train- ing was 1o get the stomach in condition and to keep the digestion absolutely perfect, so that every muscle and nerve would be at its high- est capablilities. This was not done by a secret patent medi- cine, but both of these great pugilists used a well-known natural digestive tablet sold by druggists under name of Stuart's Dyspep- sia Tablets and composed of the digestive fer- ments which every stomach requires for healthy digestion. Champlon Jeftries says: ‘‘Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets prevent acldity, strengthen the stomach and insure perfect digestion. They keep & man in fine physical condition.” Signed, champlon of the worid . Simes J- allant fighter, Sharkey, says: “‘Stu Tablets remove all discomfort ng. 'They rest the stomach and resto to a healthful condition. I heartily recommend them.” Bigned, ‘Thos. J. Sharkey. The advantage of the dally use of Stuart' Dyspepsia Tablets 15 that they keep p:n" H well and ward off sickness and are equaily valuable to well persons as to the dyspeptics, Another advantage is that these tablets tain no cathartics or poisons of any but simply digestive ferments which a in every healthy sto , and when digestion is imperfect it I8 because the stomach lacks some of these clements and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets supply it. They are no cheap cathart, but a perfectly safe and efficlent digestive and the demand for them is greater than the sale of all other so- called dyspevsia cures combined. No remedy could possibly reach such e place In public es- teem except as a result of positive merit. Full sized packages are sold by all druggists at 50 cents, and the best habit you can possibl, form {8 to take a Stuart Tablet after enc meal. They make weak stomachs strong and keep strong stomachs vigorous, found con-: JOE PROSENBERG'S. ATTENTION ! DAINTY TRIM- MINGS FOR SUM- NEW ARABIAN OR POINT DE VENISE GALOONS, made, of best material, in scholl or flower design, double edge or straight eftect, 2 inches wide. Best possible vaiue for the money .. «....yard 25e€ Just Recerved. 500 yards NEW LINE OF LACES for under-muslins. It is finest torchen, in newest patterns, looks like linen hand- run, 3 inches wide. The best and strong- est lace made for trimming under-mus- lins. Nowhere in town can you get such value as this Be Narrow Lace at Narrowest Price. 275 pieces of VALENCIENNES LACE, in this season's newest patterns, look like real, but will wear better, one inch wide, 12 yards to piece. Our price, plece ceaessress-3OE 6 His Mistake Your Gain. LADIES' COLLAR, made of the best Belfast linen; the newest turnover shape; sizes, 13 and 13%; manufac- turer made too many ‘of these sizes and styles, hence the reduction; 12¢ collar now RO 1 1] Miles and Miles of Ribbons. Bought at a forced sale at less than half. be) AND SEE IF THIS IS NOT THE STORE THAT ADVERTISES FACTS. All silk, full five inches wide, in stripes, with cord- ed borders, in all the newest. shade combinations, such as white, with pink, blue, lay- ender’ and rose, or else solid color with satin polka dot, five inckes wide, only.................19¢ 19¢ Instead of 40c. ALSO, in this lot we have the new grass linen ribbons, with satin Roman stripe, 4 inches wide, suitable for fancy neck ribbons or hat trimmings. Our little profit price ............. D¢ On sale Bargain Table, Market-street entrance. . 5 Cents. DAINTY NECK OR HAIR RIBBON, made of the washable silk, in fancy corded and stripe colored combinations, such as blue and white, pink and green, red and white, etc.; width No. 7. Our price . Se JOE ROSENBERG'S. ! JOE ROSENBERG’S. WE PRACTICE AS WE DREACH More than even exchange for your money. Money back if goods are not satisfactory. The BUSY store is the RIGHT store in which It is not busy without good reason. Why are we so busy? These values tell. We Can and Do Undersell Any For Equal Qualities We Are Never to buy. FAT PEOPLE made thin by wearing our celebrated Ma- Jesty Corset Price, $2.75. THIN PEOFLE made fat by wearmng the new Melba bust form Price, 50c. | FRESH, AT PRICES MUCH CHEAP- ER THAN ELSEWHERE. WHY ARE APER? W UICK SALES 'TS. THAT IS OUR WAY OF DOING BUSINESS, AND WE FIND IT MORE PROFITABLE IN THE END. This week we have LADIES'’ OVER- COLLARS, hand embroideried with best wash silks, on best quality extra heavy linen, in all the newest designs, ail colors. An article sold all over town for 8c. Our little profit price... 10 Something New in the Fancy Belt Buckle Line. It is the BUCKLE SET consisting of belt buckle in the latest dip shape and a fancy slide for the back. They are made of best quality untarnishable metal, in French gray, enamel, oxidized and burnished gold, floral and figure de- signs, worth $1.” Our special. Se 9c, and a Wonder for the Money. LADIES' CORSET COVERS, made. of best quality soft bleached muslin, high or low neck, fitted, well made and neatly finished. Note this price .. 9¢ We Praciice as We Preach. LADIES' WRAPPERS, made of extra strong American percale in this season's newest colors, flounce bottom, fitted back, full front, braid trimmed, full length, good width, worth §L. special In Our Shell Comb Department We have many surprises awaiting you. Here are a few : HEAVIER LADIES’ FLORODORA COMBS, made of best quality Itallan shell, highly polished, with well round- ed perfectly finished teetn, the kind that won't pull nor break the finest hair; it holds the short hairs up at the back and gives a neat, well finished ap- pearance fo the hair.’ Priced to suit " JOE ROSENBERG Mail Orders Solicited. One in Town on Musin Underwear. Why 2 Because we manufactwres it our- selves ; and further than that, we are con- tent with smaller profits than many. 3 This week we have ladies’ skirts made of best “Fruit of the Loom" muslin, deep 24- inch flounce’ tucked and trimmed with deep button-hole edge em- broidery, extra dust ruffle, full length, ex- tra wide. It doesn't pay to make skirts at when you can s at this price, home get an article like thi 2.15. 75¢ Instead of $1.25. LADIES’ DRAWERS, -made of best quality soft bleached muslin, tucked and finished with six-inch ruffle of fine open pattern of Swiss embroidery, button-hole edge. The kind that will stand washing; perfect in every detail; unequaled in price 75e Some Excellent Values in Chil- dren’s Knit Underwear. CHILDREN'S VESTS, made of good Peruvian cotton, fleece lined, medium weight, soft and pliable, high neck, long sleeves, neck finished with strong silk tape; colors, ecru and gray; Jersey ribbed. Never again will you have an opportunity like this. Don't overlook it. Small and large sizes ... 25¢ PANTALETTES to match, ankle length 25¢ Something for the Baby. BABY'S COMFORT. MOTHER'S JOY. The ACME SHOULDER DIAPER SUSPENDER-—It is light, loose and elastic. There is no danger of the diaper falling around the child’s feet and tripping as is so often the case when the suspender is not in use. This takes all pressure off the child’s hips while its bones are soft and compressible. It saves the child’s vests from being torn with safety pins_that usually hold the diaper in place. It is made of fine, soft, extra strong white Nainsook, also all- silk elastic. Health, comfort and money saved by using this suspender. Inex- pensive and useful.. 25¢ Combination Suits at Half Price. LADIES" COMBINATION SUITS, made of best XX Peruvian yarn. Swiss ribbed, high neck, long sleeves, ankle length, medicated and_steam shrunk; colors, ecru and gray. Priced elsewhere at §1. ‘The small store’s price, 75¢e 12¢ Instead of 25¢. LADIES' HAIRPINS, made of best Italian shell, highly polished, straight or crinkled, smooth and well finished. Regular price 2¢c doz. Now, doz...12¢ Toilet Pins. Made of best quality steel, needle points, jet headed. The busiest store with smallest prices, boX........eu.... 1e 816 MARKET STREET, Running through to 11 0°Farrell. PHELAN BUILDING. ity _Egyptian yarn, sleeve: Jersey drawn throt Undersoid. There are many prudent shoppers. who never make a purchase elsewhere until they inform themselves in regs to our prices for the kind of goods. You find it a prefitable example to follow. This week we have a special knit underwear sale, for ladies and children. Among the lot. we have 35¢ Instead of 75c. LADIES' VESTS, made of good qual- high neck, long medium weight, crocheted and k tape: colors, fleece ribbed, lined, neck h with gray and white; the perfect-fitting kind We are overstocked, hence the reduction Sale priee. as above, room-making price .... CHILDS’ HOSE, made of extra quality Peruvian cotton, bicycle ribbed, doubler heels, toes and knees; full length, very elastic. fit, because they are made that way. Warranted fast black. i value at the price.... American thread, lace effect; hi tull length, very price $3 a dozen. Summer Is Coming and You Will PANTS quality length, - 35e Sale at O'Farrell Sgreet Entrance. Some Extra Fine Values m Our Hostery Department. LADIES' FANCY HOSE, made of best quality Fmng- lish thread, double heels and toes, warranted fast colors, in striped or figured designs, - extra long, - very elastic Hosiery that seld heretofore at 50c. Now seH- ing for to Ay ankle Everlasting The kind thai will wear and Best possible A7e 17e. de of good quality fast black, Parfsian gh spliced heels and toes, elastic; wholesa'er's Our price 17e 25¢ Lace Effect Hose Now LADIES' HOSE, ma Soon Need Shirt Wasts. = Our assortment is large and varied, with prices to meet all demands. This week we have some very fine' walsts, made of best quality percale, linen color, with biack stripe and dot, French back, full front, new sleeve, adjustable collar. k é\ You couldn’t buy material for the price we ask for waist complete .. 50¢ Sale at O’'Farrell Street Entrance. Our New Adjustable Dress Shield ]rsHA"lgHg \VON!%: “Sflil‘,LD AN 2 WASHE! AND IRONED. NERE PHYSICIANS RECOMMEND THEM FOR HEALTH. They are made of very best material, are odorless and can be worn with any waist, as they can be adjusted by means of safety pins fastened to the vest and under the arm. shieid made, as they can be taken washed and put on with different wai: without the bother of sewing. price Theése are the most imexpensive off, Sts Note the -25e LONDON EAT3 EAT IN LENT High Price of Fish One Reason for a New Custom. LONDON, March 29.—Abstaining from cating meat during Lent is quite going out of fashion in London. Thisisapparent- 1y due more to the high price of fish than to a decline in religious feeling. There have never been so many special religious services and they have never been 80 largely attended and never was there a Lent or a holy week in which the butchers were busier. Owing to the stormy weather which prevailed during the month of March the fishermen were unable to send full supplies of fish, hence the scarcity and high prices of the usual Lenten food. Apart from trade reasons, society’s at- titude has probably something to do with London’s consumption of food, for the res- taurants were nightly crowded through- out Lent with non-abstaining notables, while the number of social dinners enor- mously exceeded those of the former regime. Only as regards marriages has London’'s old-time observance of Lent remained. None of any importance has occurre The royal family did not join in the gay- ety this week, but King Edward was the fiuest at a dinner given during the week y Major General Ifisher-Paget and Mrs. Paget. Another American woman, Mrs. Adair, gave a cotillon March 25, which was_one of the most brilliant events of the London season. Queen Alexandra, who is at present at Copenhagen and whe until lately never cared for cards, is now a devotee of bridge whist. She was so desirous of be- coming an expert that she paid a tutor to teach her and acquired such Rrunclency that her playing at Lord Farquhar’s royal arty was much commented upon. Her gflu]e!(y paid her losses out of a little gold purse hung to her walst. King Kd- ward has long been an expert bridge whist player, but the Queen’s conversion causes some comment. DOES MAN’S AGENCY WORK CHANGES IN OUR CLIMATE ‘Weather Bureau Statistics Show No Progressive Change in a Chosen Section. The following paragraph from a recent letter of the chief of the weather bureau WHITE WEARIES OF DIPLOMAGY Embassador to Germany Very Likely to Resign. BERLIN, March 29.—Andrew D. White, United States Embassador to Germany, has not resigned and is quite undecided as to whether he will do so at some fu- ture time or serve out his term. His health, though not robust, is better than it has been for several years. He never misses his office hours and has been un- commonly active in a social way. The Embassador is now on the Riviera, sim- ply on regular leave of absence. President Roosevelt, after assuming the Chief Magistracy, asked White, as he did the other American Embassadors anu other Ministers, if he would remain dur- ing his term, and Mr. White gave him his general assurance that he would. This assurance, however, is not regarded as a bar to the Embassador’'s offering his resignation at any time. White, after his active life, is rather weary of the Em- bassadorship. Germany's dispute with Venezuela is not yet wholly closed, aithough broad bases of settlement have been agreed upon. The German squadron at La Guayra has been dispersed, thus with- drawing the implied threats against Ven- ezuela. Germany wishes to allow Presi- dent Castro ample time to yield to the which have been modified in accordance with President Castro’s demand. It is apparent that the Boers’ experfence with modern rifies will have a permanent influence upon German military tactics. Emperor v?nuam and high military au- thorities have been closely studying all authentie accounts of Boer battles, which describe whole companies rising and rush- ing forward to new firing positions, as had hitherto been customary. The Em- peror has instituted the practice of only eight or ten men rising at once and ad- vancing and has decided also that all topographical features of the fleld must be fully utilized for the protection of the attackers. As illustrating the importance which the authorities here attach to the military lessons of the Boer war, it may be men- tloned that returning officers in all cases get appointments to the general staff. e “QOur improved sewing machine,” said the agent he set the little wonder clicking, “‘can be handled by a child, it's bears on the guestion whether the climate has changed in recent times: “In the first lace, instrumental data are not available n an; rt_of the world for a longer period t] 800 years, and even these are not accurate, The effect of man's occu- ncy of the earth is an unknown factor, rough his agency large areas of the earth’s surface have been deforested and cultivated. Water has been diverted from streams and spread over the sofl, thus trlnltormlnf leserts into fertile plains, The latter, in turn, through the varying fortunes of empires have again become arid. While the total effect of such changes as man has wrought Is grobnbly small, who shall say that it is absolutely nil? In the second place, the records of the weather bureau show that during the last fifty X"" there have been thre marked cold periods in the South Atlantio from 2 to 1857, h in. to 1875, both inclusive, 1892 to 1891, both inclusive, a total of twenty-one years out of fifty. All the years within the above-named Bo easy to run.” conditions laid down in January last, | Some University Statistics. The following table represents the ac- tual state of certain American universi- tles in November, 1901: £ Total Total University. Students. Teachers. California 3.540 250 Chicago 3,721 202 Columbia 422 485 Cornell . 216 387 Harvard 7 495 Indiana . 06T e Johng Ho [ 139 Stanford . 1,228 164 Michigan . 816 239 Minnesota 536 260 Northwestern 2,365 244 Pennsylvania . 2,520 2 Princeton 1,362 %) ‘Wisconsin 2,812 m Yale .... 2,680 290 It is interesting to note the varying ra- tlo of number of instructors to number of students in the different cases. —————— Billions of Stamps Issued. In 1901 5,701,033,28 pleces of stamped pa- per were issued to postmasters, with a Yalue of $104,739,002 49, showing an increas of TIARAI2 In number, or T.12 per cent, and $7073,861 35 in value, or 7.24 per cent over the preceding year. | ber, 1862, Messrs. Six and a Half Miles Above Earth. Messrs. Berson and Suehring, the fam- ous meteorological aeronauts of the Bere lin Observatory, accomplished a magni~ cent ballooning feat recently by attainin an_ altitude of 33300 feet—almost six an a half miles. This is the greatest height recorded by the instruments carried by the aeronauts, but it is probable that they ascended to a’greater altitude. The maxi= mum height they attained, however, is unknown, since both the observers fainted owing to'the rarefied atmosphere, This 1s not the highest altitude that has been attained by an aeronaut. In Septem- Glaisher and Coxweil ascended from Wolverhampton, England, to a hefght of 36,000 or 37,000 feef. The ex. act altitude was not recorded, since the two men Were overcome by the intense cold and the rarefaction of the atmose phere. ~Mr. Glaisher fainted and Mr. Coxwell only just succeeded in openin the valve by pulling the valve rope the balloon with his teeth to enable the vessel to descend.—Chicago News. —————— Some of the patients of a Baltt pital for the Insane had thelr reguiee oo nual full-dress ball recently. The Virginia reel was the last number on the pro- gramme, which was made up of all thy dimtl;“ known to present day polite so= clety. Made of pure Maple “It seams easy,” sald the wife of the puafruyher as she watched the nimble needie. e. Then the agenl slowly and sadly loaded the machine back in the wagon and drove away.—Cleveland Plain De e r—— A 100-foot mast has Dbeen set up in 8l nset, , for the wireless tele- craph station which will recefve messages rom the Nantucket lightship., The ground connections were made by placing elght fieavy metallic plates, two and a haif by elght feet, in the ground. L e e e e S el ) periods were not uniformly cold. Indeed, within the last-named Vrflod there were two normal winters, ., 1804 and 1898, The final conclusion appears to be that the statistics show no progressive change in climate in this region, and that there is no known a priorl reason why there ghould be such a change. er, Phone South 486. 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