'?.' r'i -f t- J i r,!W r,, ." vr-f.-rf''-' '"' ,? i vvwigjr . 'ft. THE LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2?, JLfcKJS 3 WASHINGTON IS DULL THAT'S BECAUSE ADJOURNED CONGRESS AT LAST. HAS y Bat Thr Are Alwajt Plenty or Inter esting Thins te Soe and te Write About In Washington Regardless of Congress, and Here Are Some of Them. ASHINQTONls jast new undent- amy ami. it ia Just spreading It self In dullness; it Is making frantic efforts te be S dull as possible. It Is duller than Squnshtewn or Punklnvllle or OTcnPedunk. Fo Fe dunk Isn't a cir cumstance. Why? Because con gress, though terribly Blew about it, uas ut last adjourned.. It always Is that way when congress adjourns. Tlie capital then seems te oellupso and beceme extinct right away. Thcre Isn't enough excitement te ecare crown. That is, politically nnd In a business way, for business in Washington largely depe'ndi en the presence of statesmen and their accompaniments. But social Washington is new begin nlng te stir itself from the summer tor por. Torpor? Yes; it is a fact that with the first warm breath of June, the na tional capital falls into a lazy doze. The men who have te work but who don't want te. and mentally kick, crawl te their efllces In the morning half asleep, drop into a chair and fcleep, rub th'elr eyes at 4 o'clock and go home te sleep. The we men sit en their iwrches or lie in ham mocks all day making feoble attempts te read, but it don't work, and they- sleep. The handful of congressmen who have the energy te go te the Capitel :eck their feet up en their desks, and, with half burnt cignra in their mouths, pretend te be plunged in deep thought, bnt they are really asleep. They only de this, bow ever, when the session has been unusu ally long, as was the lest ene. This drowsy condition of things pre vails until it waxes a little.cullly (it don't get real chilly in Washington until the latter part of November), and then the chauge is remarkable. There is a general awakening. The streets are jammed with elegantly dressed people. Every in coming train brlug3 crowds of fashlonable peeple from all' ever the country who BDcnd their winters in Washington, and thcre is an air of llfe and action that can scarcely be seen elsowhcre, except In such cities as Chicago or New Yerk. Election docs net inake much of a stir in Washington. There Is nobody te stir. All the statesmen have geno away te take the stump for their lespectlve candidates, and few peeple in Washington have much interest in politics except theso connected FOnniON COUNTEItFElTEHS. with the government. The residents of Washlngteu cannot vete, but the govern ment clerks who ceme from the btates and thcre are many thousands of them still retain citizenship, and a large num ber of them go home te exercise its pre rogatives, tlme belug given them for that purpose. An amusing fealure of a presidential campaign in Washington is the specula tion among the clerks as te whether their respective heads w 111 or will net be bov bev bov ered by the incoming executive. They are for the most part In the greatest fear of theso heads, und their uneasiness Is rather touching, as the majority of them have families te be taken care of. But thcre can be no period, howevei dull, In which Washington Is net dally visited by many sightseers. The proneness of brides aud grooms te visit the national capital Is proverbial, nnd a3 the crop of October weildiugs is alwnjs large, many coelug couples may new be found there, notwithstanding the absence of the states men. The headquarters of the Secret Sorvlce is always an Interesting place for slght slght Eeers iu Washington This service Is ene of the most acti e and important branches of the treasury department, nnd seme of the most skillful detectives of the Uuited Btates are employed by it. The operations of its corps of service detectives extend Jill ever the ceuutry. There is net a city A WUUTY AND A JOV FencvT.n. or hamlet In the United States that Is net likely te receive a visit from ene or niore of the forty meu who are constantly en the watch te suppress the counterfeiting of the celli or paper money. The movo mevo move meuts of the officers arc, of ceurse, from the very uatuie and danger of the work in which they are engaged, kept in the greatest secrecy. They wear no badge, nor de they carry any document showing that they are connected with the scrvlce. They aia always en the lookout for coun terfeiters, and the number they manage te corral every jear is surprising. The headquarters of the eervice Is en the third iloer of the treasury depart ment, and en the walls are hung many curious trophies captnred from counter feiters. Iu ene corner Is nn Immense sec tional "jimmy" used by burglars, and near by Is a small press used for printing bogus bank nud treasury notes. In an other corner there Is an Immense iron safe, which contains $1,000,000 in coun ceun terfelt paper money, and considerably mere than $200,000 in bad coin. Then there U a sample book, In which there are pasted bank and national uetcs, with the wert "ban" liunciicu in c;cn, 10 mu amount of $20,000. and they are fcpoci fcpeci mens of the ingenious werkmuushlp of thousands of counterfeiters. Then thcre U a large photograph album, containing portraits of ull the counterfeiters cap tured lu the Uuited States for the last fifty years It is u singular fact that the majority of the faces are exceptionally haudaonie, but there are also soma phe nomenally uyly ones, thice of which urj here sketched The records bUew that there nre far mero Italian counterfeiters . than of auy ether nationality. They seem born te it, nnd are very clever at making the "queer." When a man lias ence been convicted of counterfeiting lie is never out of the detetthes'eyes. They watch htm constantly. It Is curious that coun terfeiting ruus iu families, nud without exception the men engaged In it are all peer. The famous Ballard family, which Included several women, all of them ex pert counterfeiters, may be quoted as In stancing this fact. Ttere are many queer tbiiics &e uuu Intended) about counter.- 1 fa J wlt vfey nvvM'-' 'A .1 jffi&K 1 T m retting, but they are hard te get at, owing te the great caution observed by the officials and detectives. Te sland bofero the wlre grating In front of the counting room of the bureau of engraving and printing In Washington, and watch a pretty, light fingered girl count ever ten thousand dollar notes, Is a beauty and a joy forever. She Is se per fectly calm and unmoved ever the whole si A DESCEND VST OP WABUIJJOTON thing, forsooth, runutug her taperiug fingers through theso precious bills as if they were of no mere value than the hodge-podgo patches for a crazy quilt 1 But nsage conquers desire. The money Is se much rags te this girl. Ne Impulse te pocket a few hundreds of thousands and float Inte the queen's dominions ever enters her mind. Anyway, she couldn't de it even if she wanted te. That same money that she is counting is counted by a ecore of ether girls right besldeher, and if thcre Is a single dollar missing at going home time net ene of the hundreds of empleyes of the bureau will be allowed te lcave the building until it Is found. Moreover, they nre all searched befere leaving the men by male inspectors, the women by lynx eyed female inspectors. Se the girl pictured here never dreams of performing the cashier act; "nieuey Is no object te her." One of the few sun ivlng relatives of Geerge Washington holds a small posi tion at the nation's capital. IIu Is quite an old man, with long white hair, aud he performs the duties of n messenger. IIe claims te be the most closely connected surviving relative of Washington, aud when the Washington monument was dedicated in 133-1 he occupied a seat of honor en the platfeim provided for Wash ington's kin. THE LATE MR. PULSIFER. Sketch of One of tlie Proprietors of The llosten HcniUl. The profession of journalism loses nn able man In lteyal il. Pulblfer, of The Bosten Herald, whose death occurred re cently in Bosten ufder iecullar circum stances, Mr. I'ulsifcr was but '13 jeaw of age. During the whole of ills nctlve career he was connected with The Bosten Ilcrald. When he wus Btudlug at a commercial cullcge the propileter of the paper Bent te the cellege for u boy te work iu his counting room. Yeung Pul slfer was Eeut down te The Herald olBce and the next day began work, i Some twenty' jears age several part ners were taken into the proprietorship of the paper, and Mr. Pulsifcr was ene of them. Under u subsequent arrangement in 18C9 the original proprietor bold his interest te the new partucrs, and Mr. Pulslfer became bublucss manager, nnd seen after .the number of partners was reduced te three, and In March last Mr, Pulslfer's two partuera retired and left him sole proprietor. Meanwhile an linmense deal of money had been made out of the p.ipcr. It had the largest circulation aud the largest income Hern ad vcrtlslng of nny newspaperin New England, and lias been said te be ene of the five best paying papers iu liiITiiltnd!t lies. Mr. Pulslfer'u' iralus from his ownership were' large, but owing te 1 e s s e s from speculations out out Bide he was net n wealthy man I Mr. Pulnlfer nev u rui.si eh. lived iu New ten, of which place he had been nldermau and eftenvards mayor. Recently he found himself outvoted at n stockholders' meeting of the owners of The Herald, and was made president merely In name, and the pobitlen of busi ness manager ghen te another. This change was painful te Mr. Pulslfer and hls'many fricuda. The result came from his having tee many outside interests, which embarrassed him. He was inter ested in the I'leiida nnd Georgia llallread company, a Georgia mat bio company, the Nantasket Land company, a narrow gauge railroad and hotel r.t Nantasket, the Mex ican Pulque company nnd ether schemes. It was necessary for iiie lleraui te have iuore means. Consequently stock passed from the etvncr'n hands. It Is supposed that in ills outside speculations he was usually uuhicl.y. In his management of the paper he wua alwajs successful. TO ROBIN GOODFELLOV. t (pe you, Malstir Ban By-brew u, Through euder lattice creeplu' Yeu ceiiw fur cream nod te pan tna dream, Iiut you dluua flud me sleejiln' Tht moonbeam that upon the Iloer W'P crkLeti beeu a Jlukin', JnH slealj away fra' her beunl play T n rosier bile, I'm thiukln'. I saw j ou, MaUter Bawsy-brewn, When the blui-bulU went a 1 luxiu' Fer thu icerrle fuj s e' the haul.!! nn' braes And I Li-unnl i our beunla sluglu'. The gewans gava j ou honey swceU, AU'i tlw posies en the heather Drlpt draughts e' dew for th faery crew That dauct aud sang together. Cut pole bloom an' tlmmcr de .v Au I lther swecU e' faery Culnagaadewu wl' Bawsy brown, Boe nigh te Maggle'H dairy I My pantry shelves, ma clean aud white, Are set 1' cream and cheese Guu, gin you will, an' take jeut fill Of hatseever pleases Then ae your w and aboen uiy eeu Until I clobe a uearie, Anl tlie night be past bae sweet c.u I fast AT dreamlngs e' my dearie. But pinch the wench lu euder room, Ter che'g ua geed nor bonnle Her sleeves be duct and her pans be rust, And she wlnUt at my Johnnie I Kuguue l'leld Iu America. Meant) of ISaltllnore OlrN. The beauty of Baltimore girls is due te the purity of their stock, and te the con ditions of life in their pleasant old city. They lead comfortable lives, w 1th a plenty of recreation und excellent feed. As a class they are remarkably Independent, and are fend of the open air. They ride well, nalk a great deal, play lawn tennis from Miring until late autumn, and duuee clear through the pregramme. As a con. sequence tliey ure w ell developed, have geed color, geed forms and geed muscles. Thcre are fewer great beauties In Balti more than there used te be, but the crop of girls who nre pretty and bright shows no diminution, and the car's debutantes of the coming season will mero than sus tain the fame of their sex. Balttmore Cor. Detroit Free Pi ess. The Editor's "lllue Tint II." Editors commonly use a Una pencil in editing copy, because the marks it makes nre clear and easily distinguishable. The easiest mark te make with a blue pencil bt a douhle X, cutting out fiem the man uscript a superfluous paragraph or page. Fer this reason the blue pencil has ceme te mean something that writers dread. Further than this the color of the lead in the pencils editors use has no significance whatever. Seme writers seem te have un idea that editors have a scries of peculiar symbols, used In marking manuscripts, which ure generally understood by ether editors, and which prejudice their Judg ment. Theso who are posted knew that this belief Is altogether without founda-tleB.-"W. H. HT" In the Writer. AK fk 1 !ffiKSteit& , II SCRAPS AND CLIPPINGS. DEVELOPMENT OF THE "REFERENCE DEPARTMENT" OF A LIBRARY. The Itev. Jehn Tedd's "Index llcrum," IU Usrs anil Outgrowth Valuable Collection of Scraps Bfnde by a War Correspondent Suggestions. Every person who uses the Brooklyn library te nny extent Is cognizant of the fact that its "Itofercnce Department" is e fireminent fcature of that institution. It s new proposed te supplement the refer refer refer ence library by the addition of a collection of carefully kept scrap books, and already a portion of this collection is ready for th public's ilse. The attention of a repertei was called te this addition te the library's: usefulness net long slnce, and he called upon Acting Librarian Hard well te obtain Bome further information In regard te It. Mr. Bard well is quite an enthusiast upon the subject of keeping scraps, and when questioned upon It thus expressed his views: , "The Rew Jehn Tedd, of Plltsneld, Mass," he said, "seme years age published nu 'Index llcrum; or, ludex of Subjects: intended nsn manual te aid the Student and Professional Man In preparing him self for Usefulness,' This work, which passed through ever twenty editions, was a blank book with an alphabet printed nt the head of the pages and directions il lustrating its utility and method of use, which consisted In jetting down Important facts or striking passages met with In books, or iu noting under the appronriate subject In the index the velume and page whero the extract could be found when wanted. William Wirt says. 'Thcre It net a fact within the whele clrcle of hu tann observation, nor even a fugitlve an ecdote that you read in a newspapcr or hear In conversation, that will net ceme in play seme time or ether; and occasions will arlse when they will, Involuntarily, present their dim shadows in the train of of your thinking and reasoning, as belong ing te that train, and you willrcgret that you cannot recall them mero distinctly.' "Dr. Tedd's Index wns for the purpese of noting where an artlcle might be found, and served te seme extent the same pur pur pur eoeo as the numerous books of quotations and extracts that have been published In recent ycats. "The department of scrap books new lu processor development nt the Brooklyn library bids fair te be an index rcrum en a very cxtcnslve scale. It is a collection of clippings and extracts from news papers, commenced many years age by Mr. Wilcox (II. K. W.), a war correspon dent, who commenced clipping and filing away extracts for his own personal use. Thcse, as tlme passed en and the collec tion became larger, he divided into sub jects nud kept In boxes labeled according te tne contents et cacn uex. At uis ucatu he left his collection, the accumulation of mere than twenty years, te the Brooklyn library, where It is new being carefully collated and arranged under a classifica tion similar te that of the library cata cata cata logue. The clippings nre being posted en sheets of manllla paper, which niter being properly dried and pressed are arranged by single sheets (net bound tegether, as this would preclude the Incorporation of any further materlal In Its proper place uudcr its subject heading, as additions are made from time te tlme). Thcse sheets are kept in boxes that are labeled ou the back se ns te ludlcnte the Bubject and the subdivision of subjec. contained in eacli box. "The arrangement of the material thus kept being btrictly by subjects and their various ramifications, and the whele bo be ing formed Inte ene alphabet, no ludex is required te guide the Bcnrchcr for infor mation. All that is necessary is te leek at the labels until the subject needed Is reached lu the line. Then take down the box that contains what Is wanted and use it. Ae tlme passes aud the library collec tion 13 developed It Is expected It will be found of especial value te literary peeple as containing much valuable material which will be made easily available by its arrangement uuder subjects, bringing to gether items of information that would ethcrw lse be se scattered as te be practi cally lest unless collected uudcr seme such plan as this." "What de you think, Mr. Bardwell, of the value of a scrap collection lu gen eral" "As te the value of material thus col lected a variety of opinions may exist, but se far as posslble the seurce from which the Information wosebtalned is mentioned, as well as the date of publication. The question suggests Itself whether every literary person may net find it advantage ous te Keep a collection of scrap books. Items that appear from day te day may nrove e.xcccdliiKly valuable In the future. and the only time te socure thcse.is whlle the eve Is upon them, as almost" any ene who has tried te lecate a paragraph he thinks he haw at en Indefinite tlme, a few mouths or even a fewdaya age, cantestlfy. If ene has hunted through a flle e" papers for au extract he can appreciate the diffi culty and will probably wish he had saved the scrap. "One can mnke n collection of his spe cialty or can make a general collection of any material he thinks would be useful iu the future. IIe can include his own roductleus under their own subject leadings, or he can include them all iu ene velume marked 'Personal.' A literary man should bear in mind that he may ene day beceme famous, lu which case a col lection of all the fugitlve pieces he has ever had in piiut might prove valuable as well ns interesting. Wlitle there is no limit te the subjects ou which ene may collect scraps, every ene must be Ills own ludge ns te hew large his" collection should be, and what range of subjects he will require, but, In nny case, n thorough nr nr lungement of the material by subjects will ebviate any necessity of an index. If thoroughly classified iu this way, the collection will be it3 own index, nnd there Is no ether way, te far as can be seen at present, that would be te cffLCtlve. There are ether libraries bcslde the Broeklju that have seme scrap collections. Some cellege libraries have collections covering the history of their institution from the fatal t." Climbing Sleiint Kt. Kilns. Mount St. Ellas premises te be the fit ture mountain climbing center of this country. A traveler who has returned from there, after falling te ascend te the summit, reports that his party, after sur mounting great difficulties, reached a height of 11,500 feet, and were then com pelled teT abandon the euterprUe. The usccut was covered with leu mounds, btrewnwith bewlders. The party were at ene tlme knee dee) Iu snow, und at nnethcr were wading through ley waters fed by glaciers. He believes the moun tain cannot be ascended without the as sistance of trained Swiss mountaineers. The packers witli the party could net climb. Chicago Herald. An Excellent Itcniedy, They were returning from the theatre. "I um troubled with u slight sero threat, Miss Clara," he said, "and I think it would be wibe if I should button my coat tightly around ray ntck " "I would, Indeed, Mr. Sampson," re plied the girl with seme concern. "At this season of the jear u sere threat is apt te develop iute something serious. Aj-e yen doing auything for Itt'1 "Net se far," he replied. "I hardly knew what te de, " "I have often heard papa say," shjly suggested the girl, "that raw oysters have a try seething ami beneficial effect upon such u trouble "New Yerk Sun, l'utten; n,' Unggace In KuclanU. Iu the matter of handling passengers' baggage ou railways thcre lias been marked improvement in England slnce the writer's last visit, three years age. If you are in Louden and about te procecd te your steamer at Liverpool, the Londen anil Northwestern w ill give you a check for your trunk at their station lu Husten square, forward it te Liverpool, place it ou beard the steamer, and if you don't re quire the trunk in the stateroom you need never give It a thought until )0Ur arrival la New Yerk. Heme Journal CHATTANOOGA'S GROWTH. It Is Attested by the Fact That It U te Have a Government Ilulldlng. The recognition Chattanooga has ob tained from the national government In securing an appropriation of $200,000 for a new custom heuse came from the solid growth of the city and the steady lncrease of population. The new custom house, new In course of erection, will be en Im posing edifice. It will be of the Renals Renals Bance style of architecture, aud will be constructed of broken ashllcr, of cither oelitic Umcstone, Tennessee marble or granlte. The foundation is new being constructed, and ns seen ns it Is finished Supervising Architect Frcrct will decide upon the quality of stoue for the building proper. The building will have four stories nnd a basement, and will cover 00x123 feet of ground, broken en each square with re cesses and angles. The main fronts and main entrances will face the south and east. The south front will be eiuamcnted with Moorish turrets nnd will raake n very elaborate appearance. The basement will be used for furnaces, fuel rooms and storage. The main fleer, or first Iloer. will be en tirely occupied by the posteffico depart ment. The second fleer will be occupied by the United States courts (district and circuit), the United States marshal's nnd clerk's offices, nnd thouttlce of collector of customs. The third will be used by the signal scrvlce department. The fourth fleer will contain the dormitories for pos tal clerks. And the reef will have n large and magnificent observatory for the signal servlce department. This splendid structure, bearing In Itself ClIATTASOOflA'B OOVEnNMENT HOILDINO. evldence of the lmportnnce of this famous mountain city, will be built upon what Is known ns Stone Fert, nt the corner of Eleventh and A streets, en n let donated te the government. The slze of the let is 160x175 feet. Stone Fert is a spot familiar te all old Confederate and Federal soldiers who were here during the lively operations of the late civil war. Here It was where the batteries of Gen. Rosecrans were (lo cated, whlle Gen. Bragg was endeavoring te capture the city. J. II. Ryan, the super intendent of construction of the custom heuse, was then en Cameren Hill, a quarter of a mlle distant, and was connected with the United States engineering department, under Gen. Morten, new of New Yerk. It seems peculiarly fitting that where the ravages of war spent thelr forces and the devastating armies marched aud battled, there should new be n solidly con structed city of 50,000 peeple. Where 'the shot and shell were thickest lu the valleys, where rlfle pits were thick nnd where the thousands of armed men surged te and fro lu bloody conflict, thcre nre new hundreds of large manufactories. And en theso hills sacred te friend and feo for thelr momerlos of days long geno, magnificent residences, stately business blocks, and incllne railroads have taken the place of carnage Stone Fert gives nn illustration net te be forgotten. The huge cannons and the heavy breastworks are all geno. And today the government of the peeple la erecting a stately monument te the peace und dignity nnd progress of this great southern section. , IN MEMORY OF A HERO. ' Etutue te Gen. Grant Jteccnlly Creeled In Ht- Irfiul. The peeple of the Uuited Stales seem never te tire of honoring Gen. Grant. In New Yerk though, alas, the lig town la OHANT MONUMENT AT ST. LOUIS. very slew about It they are collecting funds te place a great monument ever the old commander's body, though Chicago was the first city te meve, nnd new comes St. Leuis, the next most important city In the west, witli n statue In his memory, which has just been unvc"ed. A month after Gen. Grant's death an nssociatieu was organized in St. Leuis, with Gen. W. T. Sherman as president, and a number of prominent citizens as members, who jireceeded with the work of raising funds for the present Btatue. Some $10,000 or 12,000 was raised, an artist was found in St. Leuis te whom the association was willing te intrust the work Mr. Rebert P. Brlnghurst and the statue was designed nnd cast. On a pedestal ten feet high, surrounded by a circular stene coping, stands the statue. The circle Is thirty feet in diameter, and thcre is n grass plot between the pedestal nnd the cenlnir. The fitrure U of brenze. 0 feet nnd 0 Inches high. It is said te be an excellent likeness of Gen. Grant. Ou the front is c: ;raved the name "U. S. Grant," und unecrncath Is a has rellef brenze plate, set iu the stene, upon which is pictured a war scene The total height is 10 feet aud G inches. The unveiling was celebrated with op ep op prepriato ceremonies, and the precession consisted of United States troops, Mis souri tnllltla, the St. Leuis Cemmandcry of the Military Order of the Leyal Legien and pests of the Grand Army of the Re public. All plants wanted for flowering should never be allowed te produce seed; te pro pre vent this, cut all the old flowers off as seen as they wither. Tlie Study or Diamond i. Btrange as It may seem te the unini tiated, no two diamonds are 'exactly alike, but each has a virtue and a value pecu liarly Its own. It Is just as rare te tea two individuals exactly alike In face, form and feature as It Is te sce two diamonds. The idea, also, that a dealer lu diamonds can tell by looking ut a gem its exact value is all nonsense. A diamond has te be studied. Whlle the aid of a glass will help te discover the slightest Haw or Imperfection, it does net bring out Its trne value, by a long way, Menwhohandle money constantly can detect n light coin by simply handling and examining casually, but a fine dia mond has get te be studied from all points befere a safe estlmate can be put upon Its value. tShape, slze, perfection of cutting aud such matters cut an important figure in a diamond's value. Diamond Dealer in Ulobe-Democrat. It lias been discovered that at least a portion of the "great Atntrican desert" is underlaid by a stratum of water which may be reacned by boring from 100 te 200 feet. The wells llew be bountifully that ene of them will water thoroughly uve or tlx acrctjef land, -Frank Leslle's. taKsfa9Sbft!W Klectrlclty en tee lleman Organism. Dr. Schllep, who Is well kuewn as a specialist ou the conMuent, Is lust new delivering n series of most Interesting lectures ou his researches ns te the lu lu lu fluonce of atmospheric electricity en the human organism, ou Its functions, its state et health or disease It is well known that the electrical state of the at mosphere has n certain tutlueucu en the phenomena of life, but the action of pest tlve electricity nud negative electricity en thcse phenomena has net yet been deter mined. New, according te Dr. Schllep, in sup posing the earth charged ucgnthcly, nn atmosphere charged with posltlve elec tricity would act as a stimulant en the human organism, whlle that with a urga urga tlve cliarrre would have nn enervating ef fect. Positive ntmospherlo electricity would favor organic exchanges, oldntlen, the circulation, the secretions. But in order that "alnllucncemlght be salutary, It would bj necessary that It should be In n certain affinity with the nervous excita bility of the individual, Au execsshe posltlve tension would produce n state et insomnia, neuralgln, megrims and uveti of Inflammatory affections. Negative atmos pheric electricity would retard the ex changes nnd would superinduce fatigue, the lists. option of the becretlouscengos- tlen, apoplexy, etc. As far as plants nre concerned, en the contrary, their mutation would be fav ored by n negatlve atmospheric organiza tion. The venotnble germs and microbes floating In the air would tend te de velop wheu the atmospherle electricity was negative, and n year lu which the dajs In which this condition was realized predominated would be fnvorable te the development of cpldomle diseases. It Is well known that en stormy days milk gees seu., organic substances decom pose, and bad odors are mere noticeable than lu normal weather. Theso phenom ena are explainable by the lnUucnce of uegathe ntmospherlo electricity. With a iiosltlve electricity, light, heat and hu uudy could only have thcse effect h iu a modified degree In conclusion Dr. Schllep believes that ntmospherlo electricity has au Important effect en the action et vfce organism aud ou the thernpeulln proper ties of the air. Electrlcal Review. American Geed Nature. "What was the temper of America be be bo eoro the year 17081" was a qnostleu put te Benjamin Franklin In the heuse of com mons. "The host In the world," was the prompt reply. "They submit willingly," no went en te add, "te the crown, and cast it llttle for keening them In order. They were governed nt the cxpouseof only n llttle pen, Ink nnd paper; they wcr led by n thread." The tomper of the American poeplo, although severcly ruf fled for n tlme toward Great Britain, be came as seen as the temporary irritation ceased In Independence, "the best lu the world," nnd the best in the world it con tinues te this day. In no respect is this geed temper mere conspicuously shown than iu submitting te personal lucouvcul luceuvcul lucouvcul ence. The Frenchman will smirk nnd bow; and forthwith hels is lu a frenzy, with the guns unllrnbcrcd en the beulavards aud grapeshet sweeping publle squares. The German, during tne funeral of the lute emperor, te clte no ether iustnnce, was se exasperated by the degged conduct of the military pollen that he get himself rlddeu down by cavalry hoofs and carried In platoons te the station houses. The Eng lishman, ultheugh n respecter of laws aud ordinances by habit, is surly and gruff under the slightest personal discomfort, and sliews his selfishness In street crowds, ou railway trains, and en steamboats, with llttle regard for wemen, children, and ether dependents en mail's chivalry. American geed temper Is pait of the na tional philosophy. It Is the economy of norve power. The geed tempered man saves net only his sensibilities from fruit less rasping, but his soul from wrath, and generally his body from blows. Jt re quires fewer policemen te ltoep a publle assembly of Americans In en'cr than nny ether body of peeple lu the world. Chi cago Tribune rcople of the Tcotie Countr). Thcre nre iu seme parts of the Teche land settlements whero n fascinating and uulque peeple dwell, be closely united, se materially independent of the outslde world that they are almost llke tribal communities. The cllinate has dene al most Us genial best for these poeplo. They knew nothing of books or literature; they never have heard of any of the oleglcs aud Isms that porcelato brains elsowhcre, but they Uve close te nature. They produce absolutely everything they use or eat. They make pretty pictures lu their slmple llttle homes, pictures that ap peal te ene us a barn yard sccne en can vas, or the suggested cozluess e J. Dutch interior painted by a great master appeals, rather than the representation of a wlreu Faust nosing ever tomes m his dim laboratory. The great truth of llfe for thcse is te live and te leve, te dwell lu comfort with many children, te fear Ged aud te obey the Driest, te dle confessed aud absolved, te lle shrived iu the sweet llttle church and afterwards te sleep under the purple gerse nnd passleu vines lu the grasBlgreen cemeteries; this Is llfe'a truth nnd mis mis Bien for these "slmple folk. This history of such a home, the convincing proof of its oxlstcnce, is the best immigration do cument any parish can put forth. We want nothing better, mere moral, mero progressive than immigrants btrivlug te earn sweet homes; for thcse will bring witli them the manufacturer and the business man, planting industries that shall yield geed harvests of work nud prosperity. Catharine Cole lu New Or leans Picayune Tlie Hoodlum of Londen Mums. The children even of the slums aud cel lars are fat aud resv. llut the bloom deesn't last long. The class of which I am speaking Is net long lived. They do de cay prematurely. The hoodlum of the Londen eluni is often at 20 leaked iu vlsage, tallow as te comnlexion aud under under Blzed. He loves his cellar or garret, his obscure "court" or by street. He Is a natural outcome of Louden's teeming low lifeas fungi is an outcemo and belonging of the cave. IIe doesn't want anything cleaner or lighter, and wheu taken iu hand out of beuovelenco and transnlanted te mero airy and less dingy apartments, has been knewu te Binoke tne white walls, the sooner te make them resemble theso of his old home, Llke all fungus growths, he lacks stam ina, strength aud endurance, lle is n vi cious beast iu u crowd, und In gangs of half a dozen has a fashion of charging through a mats of men and women iu sin geo flle, a sort of co-epcratlvo battering ram und augur combined, aud as he bores his wav alenir he works his elbows in a peculiar fashion, digging into the sides of theso ucar him, uuduveu nt times break ing ribs. This is a dot lce te aid pecket picking. If en any publle occasion you are In a carriage, walling lu the locked mass of vehicles for the royal precession te pass, this creature at night will thrust his visage, plpe and all, Inte the carriage deer, and comment audibly en the appear auce of the ladles with you. Londeu street "chaff" Is at first surprising and unendurable te au American, but the upper class en such occasions mind It no mero thau they would a sparrow's chirp, and sometimes it is a subject for repeti tion and after dinner table talk, when It has been se plentifully fired at them as they dreve te aud from the Derbv. Preu tlcu Mulfuid Iu liuvr Yerk Star. What Slight Have liccu. .Speaking of the Princess of Wales, 1.0 Figare, of Paris, remarks Her friends say that often r-s night falls, in the large hall of Sandrlugham, she remains for hours watching the coals reddening lu the immense Crcplace, she docs net bee what passe.i around her; she listens te nothing that Is said te her, neither the calling of the Prlncess Maud, nor the iekca of Prlnce Albert. "Her highness bleeps," say her attendants. They dccclvu themselves. Her highucss meditates ou the llttle Alexandra, who belluvcd herself destined te marry a petty German prince, very domestic very faithful, and who would have died very happy after having had mimy children. Foreign Letter. asa 'saWaaH aWsaH aaadaaaaal aaabaarHtaaaaaabaaTVaaaaal BaBmsa"' As' flPJ rmrti's Mux, Tixis, Jnna 50, irs-Th Riviri Bpeeiae Ceinpnnr. Atlnnu, Oa. On demon i On of my chlMren was troubled with theuuistum nnd Imlls (or about two Ys&rm. Wi irata liorvsrleits klnit et fnetll- clue, tint w Itueut profit, nnd began te despair of curing lier fit nil. 1 wns larsuaOed te try your Swltt'a Spettftc. Atler shs lisit used Mtrrnl bntlle tliaillMaxesftll ilUnppesrea, nml the Is ujit a hale, lienrtrnml healthy cltl tn-tlTe years old. Anether child raj JuitDeeemaaniietett In tne satna way, and t nmulni(thsH.S S. aud anticipate a prompt aud porui&uent euro. N. O. Wioaessn. Hint Hiu, Mn , July 7, 1"!M-Th Bwlft npeciae Ce., Atlanta, tla. (leutletnrnt Our lllllii clrj vthen but tliren weeks old tmike tmtvrltheeiema. Wauled the prencrlptlens from aeTrral cuixt doeters.bnt without any simvIsI benefit. We tried K a 8., and by thi time one bottle was R-nue her head begun te henl. and by the time she had taken stx Kittles i.he rrsHcAinpletelr cured. Mew she has n full mid heavy bead of hair arebuit, h-arty rhlld. I feci 1 tint my ilnty te reaki ttiH statement. IteipeCUully, IL T. 8uee. CniTTmoeon, T, June S7, ISH-The rtnlftHpeeiaaOa., Atlanta, Ua. uentlemcn i In item I rentrarted bleed peWcm, and at one ernf iiwullu. Iiy Ids advk-e I went te Crab urcnanl spring, Kr., nsx. KV.. where hli ennriut nf treatment vt as caret idly elnerved. 1 reeev. sred.as I tbeufftit.tiut the neit spring pirn. les began te appear en my face anilliedy. sues Legan te apnenr en inv 1 TheRe uradnitllv ttierna-.! In aurea and run. nlng ulc m. 1 was a.lvUe.1 te try H. R. 8., and Inimeillalelyatter taking It t commenced te inprete, slowly at first, but tuere rapidly ntterwards, ami seen tutliln remained te till of my trouble, lly bleed l new thor oughly cleansed, and my ststcm free (rum taint, nnd X ewo my prent condition a rerfect cure te your medicine, .cheerfully rle this statement that ethers who liuve sulTsred av I have may reap the same lienetlu 1UBDT M. 110HT, HI Wmi Mnth SU ITeMlta, LA., May as, USS-The Swift Sneclne tit. Atlanta, ua. ucuurmeu 1 aikuii two ) lars nge my general liciltn pave way i tlrely. I via se debilitated that I almi y en- drplred et ever feeling well again. All mat inu iiiiTRiciaua 11 ,no in the phjftlctaus il inn for me breuuht no innent relief. Vrteiiila Inkltfnl IIihI r heul.l glte B. H. 8. a fair trial, although! thought It would tie throwing away money. After taking a thorough course, my health and ttrcuKib. returned, nod I mutt say that B. 8. 8. alone cured me, ns 1 ritcarded all cithers whlle using II. As n lonle 1 can most tieartlty recommend It if or general debility. It certainly Is a spoclfle. W. 1. Iibidees, j. i; llnwrn. f.i. I knew Mr. W. P. Bridges, and will say that his statement li correct. Jeasrn biikltek, DruggtiL Treat Ue en ntoed and Skin Diseases mallM fie. Tna ttwirr His.u7ie Ce., Drawer a, Atlanta, Ua. . WJlfKH Attn UttiVOKH. UK OWN illlANI). SPECIAL; Wheats 'OUR OWN BRAND" roll BALK JlY H. E. SLAYMAKEB, Ne. 20 East Kinff Btroet, LANCASTKU, l'A. JtAKJNU J'O WD Kit- OTEHL1NU MAKING 1'OWDISH. BAKING I Absolutely Pure. T1I18 Powfler never varifs. A marvel el purity, titrmi:Ui anil wbolti-eumncss. Mem ersineintcal tlmn tbe ordinary kinds. Beld only In Cans by all uroceM. hTKULlNO MANUr ACTUItlNU CO., 12 and U H prace Bti eet, N ew 1 erk. anir83ma iiAiini.a weitiiti. TVTAKlUilfi AND UKANITK WOKKB. OHARLES M. HOWELL, MARBL-H ANDQBANITH WOHK8, We 130NOUTU QUKKNBTUKKT. Havlnir epcclul ficllini-H for luanuraeturtng araulUjMonuinenti!,'lemli-",Orn.vi-btniicsand Cewniury Werk et ail kinds, rrsiiectlully te 111 It tbe pat roimce el tbe publle. und luvilu nil 10 call andezumlnu tbe extensl ve stock or Mttr-btoldennuiunis.Umvii-StoiieB, etc., neiv An laned and erectbd at uiy works, wWcb 1 elTar at Kruatiy rtsduced vrltca. 1'racUcal niperl niperl unte, with tnU) lu the nrnuiBOimiut et orna erna orna inent&tlea, letterlntr and oiecutlen or deslxns wltb Iteut. care. lu a (timrunty tbut iiertuct Biillsractlen will be ulveu te tbe most eaactlOK VuWrar!reinvltcd te call for eiUutatesltr bullfllDK work. ....... ... . . eid. received for all kinds ief Mantnls. A lan:n n'mibur nl Kiniett n band und llrown--ten. iioerlU. en i&X.XSS&X.U Se. ira North 0.ueun etiuet ttaiit aide. atiKS-lydM.W.a llWYOLKH OlUYOLKft.TUIOyCLEH, TANDKM8. OOLDMBIA Bicycles, Tricycles, Tandems, DUlUULr, ElMfLE. aUAUAHTItBDlliailKarHltallK, lLLUhTUATfiDUATALOUUB "UEK. POPE MF'G. CO., 79 TBANKLIN ST., BOSTON. UKAtiCU UOUSKS-IJ Warren St. New Tort m WsbMii Aye., cbicage, us-lyde4 e IWrSX: ) I A ,"u -g mm WE cloth in a. JARTIN BROTHKH& Therc'iatHliytbleiea. All lh,t Skill Ing of tin yen Clothing ana la enr Cuilea ted cntrey can Tailoring Departments.,? Produce. Yen cen't get ever worn. ..... . ... . . -JV, ucimgniiiiie TiuaisiasASrii4 L- ... -..... mjt Bill! BIB -BHIl'B 1ITVBB .-1 Sllttfl. re&dv tn tint nn at miun-nl'i AII,a .fK and sizes te fit anv ir rib it.r.t tn aa 'il Overcoat llke ours ler style, make, warmth fyl auu ihilu. j.na Meinet' ana uejs' interwt tre-.t un lit nn -.. Imm ft.. ......... ...... nicest Llttle Dots' Bulls and the 'muiui -3 manliest Larger lley' Salts at mth taking .Vtj prices. Children', flannel Shirt Waists, IBs,";,'? eat. snat, sennas iike a "sever bean !'? rilee," but they are her and nice, finer te 'j llVl tlHiD.a...... S . - SJ Gleven, very wantnblelilna In stock. WaJt nowjeubtg values, firing your friend. MARTIN BRO'S Clothing and Furnishing eait NOU.1U QUKXHaT. WILLIAMSON ft JT08TBH. OUIt Worsted S CassimereSnils Imptit Grace te the Wearer. Genu' Ureis Worsted ck f nits. 110 03. Genu Cutaway Ceat Wonted BulU. Mice. uums-riae i'rince Allien rrecK VTOfMM VS Uenta' All. Weel Caaslmnrn Rank- Rnlia Sana . .Aa Cents' Cutaway Ceat Cajslmnra Bnlta sloesttj tnM ale nn -p Heys' Dress Worsted Snlts, t3 00. Heys Dare Casslmtire Salts. M.oe and 17 01 VI Largest Arinrtmnnt nr Latest raihtetu Chllatcii'., lle) a' and UenU' WINTER 0VER00AT8. WAlii) ladles' rUK3 CO Ala at Lewest I'rlce.. AND BlAlSKURi -a Wuliamseii & Fester's, 32. 34. MA; 38 E. KING 8TM AXOASTKU, fi. . AND NO. 318 MARKET STaMMT, HAHKIhUtmU. PA. n I HSU ft HKOTUKR. SPECIAL ! Biai k BROTBEBi w Times have clmnced greatly. IKghfiJ prices are a thing et the past. Every-fe 5 one must conform with tbe UmesVe,! We have conformed long age. -' true, that we makeyouasultteordtrgj (that will lit you perfectly) attrtJ price you pay ethers for ready-mad Clothing. There are many aavantagM la having your suits made te order ;j t'ie most Important Is that tbe guv mrats are much better made. What would you thlvikjSen U."T & Cisslmere saw te VFW&. ;"Jr' 7y t nil ssiA in flrst-clftss style and ff J- cjtfCH strong and durable in fabric r Did you say Impossible ? Nothing Si i.l ..11.1.. lit. ... t tt tfTI 13 iuiftniDeiuiD vvivu ud u wis naj vs. manufacturing. x 1UU UM'D IIIO WUUItitfUi IV WAsVAaVCattV styles et Worsteds In black, stilrtt, .l.i.. .. .!. --.. tin i. mi; -! Vnit hBtiA tTiA iiTinliianf T( n rt iaa.k & VllOOKS Ul VUIUIO, I1UIU m IAI -". V.T Nothing leek! better than a Une- flttleg Pantaleon. We have 350;- different styles of Treuserings trem,i$ 83.C0 te ts.60. Ne better styles te b'i found anywhere. sjj iiest everyeue Knows ine wearing ;j, mi r-i-.i..- tir s.. .i..';2 HUiliinee ui. wviuuiujr. me uave '"'3 genuine Imported nrtlcle la brewng or aniD irem wmcu we wiumaH n e Rnlf tnr aie Thla la ruulMvaltrV JUU f WUI. W V. M.W M shw..w. iy the'eheapest in the city. 4 Overseits are a necessary article m just new. zuu pieces or. uvercea 91 Idks are en our counters, lour choice of tiiese from $10 te l25iV Where else will you get sueh bar- gains 'i HIRSH & BROTHEI Leading Olelhiers & MerchintTailen, OORNBROP W QUHBNET.dEOHNTRBSQUi LANCA3iaB,l'A. uevmVMMiuuni tietuws piiOiIi AMD BKU -THX- ROCHESTER LAM1 SlxtyCandla-LlgSti alb AnoutsrLetol CMRArtiLOglerUaa : Tin "vmammemz J MXAI. atOULDWB KUWlBJt OUUOW. WEATHERSTRIP KAatsth-nitll.rTnli strip eutweaw all Keeps out tna cold, step ratUl Kxclnda the dust Keep out invrms ean annlv lt-newuff In applying it Can I attest : warp or Unlelr-a cnsnlen itttp is parteeu 4t tta etem. stertn -eX Jelm P. Sebaum & Seni, 84 SOOTH QOBBH 8T, ; IsAKOAMNalVrA. "vt -V m ' M ..a : &., ?,' lifeat-K-.i-gij lfea- 4atafefeAj -il- &
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