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THE BOILING POINT.
OhssnaMans fcj a Man Wha Rm Mad
tha ftahjtt Study from New rk ta
Southern California and from MXuiit
teba
ftsllerida.
HEAT In the niotrepolis-rniid-summer
heat what does it
mean te the unfortunate
millions w,he cannot get
way? Ask, rather, what docs it net
mean In the way of discomfort? There
la the broiling 6trcct nnd the baking
room; the bed chamber, which sccnis
like an even for the first two hours after
sundown; the weary waiting by the
window till the place is cool enough for
sleep, the tee short slumber between
midnight and sunrise.Wl then the wak
ing inn "dead sw cat" because the new
day's heat has comeon bofero the sleeper
is aware of it. Then fellow the feverish
morning hour, the listless llngering at
the toilet, the breakfast taken because ene
"must cat something" nnd net because
there Is any appetite.
All this midsummer heat means te the
"middle million" in New Yerk city, for
Instance, the peeple fairly w ell te de.
Abore and below them are the two ex
tremes the very small cxtrome at the
top, the painfully large cxtrcme at the
bottom. There nre first the 'Tour Hun
dred," the few who say (hat "everybody
is out of town, y" knew." They have
their summer villas nnd mountain re
treats, their yachts and Islands and coun
try scats en the Hudsen. Their eyes
6tend out with satisfaction; they have
niore than heart ought te wish, but net
as It can and docs wish. They leave the
dusty streets even befere the first sultry
day, and de net return till brown leaves
attest the cool airs of autumn.
And eutside of the "Four Hundred"
hew many leave the city for the three
het months? It is a big estimate te put
the number at 100,000, excluding the
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A MEMBER OF THE KIDDLE MILLION1.
many who go for a few weeks, then
hurry back te toil. The shaipeat eje
can perceive no diminution of the crowds
upon Broadway during that season when
fashion reporters say that "everybody
is out of town," while in the wilderness
of narrow streets en the south end of
Manhattan Island the ciewds seem te
grew thicker as the air grows hotter.
And.it is but natural, for this is the busy
season there. All the vessels are run
ning, the immigration from Europe is at
its height, there is a vast incieasu in the
import of tropical and semi-tropical pro
ducts, and a greater necessity for hurry
ing it en its way te intuiier towns. In
many cities of the interior the roverse is
the case Thcie isa jicrceptible dullness
in Cincinnati and St. Leuis in the latter
half of the heated term; at Memphis and
New Orleans business is often almost j
suspended, and the t ear of commerce is ,
only renewed when the cotton begius te
ceme in.
Popular feeling is at outs with science
in the heat of different localities, and
both ignere latitude te en amazing de
gree. Western travelers ogrce that Nash
ville is in summer the "hottest hole, in
North America," but Nashvilliaus calmly
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HOW THE FOUtt IlUNUltni) ESDUHE IT.
peiut te the thermometer's record te
prove the contrary. Birmingham, Ala.,
nearly 300 miles te the south, is notice
ably cooler, and New Orleans is certain
ly as pleasant te the feelings as New
Yerk. Indeed, Englishmen just from
India complain loudly of the summer
beat of New Yerk, and there me tewna
in Dakota where they find the heat sim
ply intolerable. On the ether hand the
western third of North Carolina is cer
tainly ns much cooler in summer than
the Wabash valley as it is warmer ic
winter, and tourists from Montreal pro
nounce the district stietchlng westward
from Gretnbbore perfectly delightful in
July and August, Similarly the Greene
ville region of Seuth Carolina, and the
two upper tiers of counties gencrallv,
though but 1,000 te 1,000 feet above the
sea, enjoy a very moderate summer cli
mate. Confessedly the hottest icgien In the
United States is about Fert Yuma, Cali
fornia, It has all the lequlsites a
southern latitude, low topography, great
distance from the ocean, and an environ
ment of rocks se het looking and deserts
se barren that they blind the eyes. "Lo
cated at Fert Yuma? Thtm Ged help
hiuit" was a long standing formula in
the United States army, nnd 'innumer
able are the jokes and stories about the
heat Mules with their hoofs burned oil
In the sand, scorpions, centipedes mid
and flies dying from heat, Indians
withering te mummies and Guinea '"ne '"ne
geoes dying of sunstroke are familial
tfsurw iu the local records.
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WHEHE IT'S IIOTTEn THAN IT SHOULD BE.
It is the first het w cathcr that hurts.
By nnd by a man's system adjusts Itself,
and he also learns te "keep cool." It it
then the European style of saloon gains
a popularity which it scarcely loses in
the lemaining ulne months. It is se de
lightful, thinks the average citizen, who
can spare but a few hours from his
work, te drop into the great, wide, cool
hall or shaded "gat den" and take hit
case, te leunge in ene chair and rest the
feet en another, te lean back and fan,
nnd hip the cool lager nnd net fee)
obliged te talk if one docs net want te.
It ceitalnly docs appeal te the natural
heart of man. The reformers npiear te
have decided that a direct attack is
hopeless; they cencede that nn "inno
cent hubstitule" is needed, and theicin
their heads nre levcL
THE COLUMBIA.
I.ntctt nnd Snirirnt nf tlin Trantntlnntle
Fleet.
This Is a year for the breaking of rec
ords by ocean steamers. Net long age
the City of 1'aris breke the record of till
Etruria, that vessel lming made the
fastest time from Livertoel te New Yerk,
nnd new conies the new Hamburg-American
steamer Columbia, beating the rec
ord from Southampton te New Yerk,
and making the fastest trial trip ever
ntade by any steamer across the ocean
westward bound.
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THE COLUMUtA.
The Columbia caiue from the Needles
te Sandy Heek in 0 days, 21 hours and 31
minutes, thu best time ever made evci
that cetttrc, the previous lecerd being 1
days, 'i hours and 80 minutes, breaking
the record by -1 heuts and 53 minutes.
The Columbia also beats the llrst trif
made by the City of Paris from Queens
town te New Yerk, though counting the
Columbia's time from Queeiistevvn she it
still behind the City of l'aib 1 huurs and
37 minutes.
The new ship is built very like the In
man bteatucrs City of New Yeik nii)
City of I '.iris. She has scparate com
partiuunts in her deuble bottom, latitu
dinal bulkheads, and ene longitudinal
bulkhead, dividing two systems of ma
chiuery, including twin screws. Then
nre also two keels, one en each side,
which conjunction is supposed te lcten
the telling of the eblp. Her ruddei it
worked by steam gear, but it is pessibk
te turn the vessel by the scions alone.
Indeed it may be turned iu its ew.
length.
The Columbia was built en n guaranty
that her speed would exceed 21 j miles an
hour. On her trial trip thu made U
miles I u 11 hours.
Deg Stnlk'J.
Deg 6terics would seem te be coming into
fashion again. A correspemltnt writes: "I
Jia e a cellie puppy, sprung from n breed
noted for its rcinarkable intelligence, whom
I have hml te centluually clmstise for Ills
persistence In selecting the best sofa for liU
afternoon nap. He apparently set mind
te reasoning ever this, nnd came, te the I lulit
conclusion that he was puutslieil for the
Uamage te the sofa cover. Acceulingly, the
ether day he rolled up the piece of caipet
which his been set apart for his ufghtly ac
commodation in the KTvnnts' lull, and hav
ing carried it in his mouth te tha drawing
room, fprcml It eat carefully en the forbiil ferbiil
den sofa, whcie he was discovered sleeping
tho6leepef Inneeence, no ileubt lirlng qulte
batisuca that no una surineunteU the only ob
jection te his cheIe.i of n soft resting place."
Tliiis n geed story, but we think we can
beat it. A friend of ours had a large ro re
trievcr whom he continually had torhastlse
for going te deep en hNbed. One evening
he went up te bis loom, and finding the deg
kUtpUieusly near the boil felt the couutcrpane,
nnd by theunlmal wuimththal It t-ttll re
tained discovered that there luid been a ieK ieK
tltien of the old ellenv?. UTie deg whs uc uc
ceidingly punlsliid Next ulgbt my friend
again went up te bed, mul en his way up
stairs heard a heavy Hep en tlia Heur of the
bedroenu Approaching quietly te the deer
he peeped iu and beheld the sagacious auiiml
ttaudlug upright, with hU fere paws resting
en the counterpane, while, he was diligently
blening en thejart en which he had been
lying, with aNien te removing ull telltale
symptoms of tempcintuie St James' Ga
tctte. , iihumlly llitiiit-liliii;.
Tales of ghostly luippeuiiigs, e eu although
they be but the ci lest ceineidencej, are al
wavsattrnellve. A lady w he w ns a w idew, nnd w hese hus
band had tieeli defumded by his partner,
cauiHilewu te breakfast ene morning looking
ttralTgely disturbed. Her hiubaml's partner
IiejI lieeiiH man well known in llnsten, tut at
; this tiine he hml given iqi his residence here
I mid wns living iu the ttnte of llniua It may
1m tliat his removal had Ikvii In tflrt at least
brought alwut by the public Inilign.-itien
which was felt at his crooked dciflrrigs with
his latfl partner, uud with the widow, whom
! he had defrauded in the most high haudeel
' fashion, ultheugh net In ways which made
I I'gal redress possible.
On he raeruiug in question the lady stated
! that shu had iasd u most troubled night.
"Ail lUgutrsha saw, "1 wus pursued by
X., who kept declaring that be wanted te
irmke repaintien te me for the wrong he had
done, ami that he could have no peace until
he had dens se."
The family made arieus comments ujien
this, nene Of which were cemnllnientarv tu
j X. or te the teuderness of his censeienie; but
mu uieuui, i urtuin it were, was uxel in
their luiudi and made memerable wheutbat
ulUTaOQu'i papers centalnixl a telegram un un
neuncing the death of X en the night be
fore. Bosten Courier.
MR. AND MHS. GLADSTONE.
HOW THEY HAVE PASSED A HALF
CENTURY TOGETHER.
A Krlef Ten I'lctnra of the florae Ufa of
the Grand Old Man and Hit W!f-Flftjr
Venn Together liar Net Made Tbm
arvrr Old.
"De you sce that young man?" said an
English statesman te a young lady who
sat by his slde at n dinner party In Lon Len Lon
eon many years nge. "Note him well
nnd mark my words. If his life is spared
he will ene day be prlme minister." The
young man referred te was William
Ewnrt Gladstone, and the young lady te
whom the remark was addressed was
Miss Glynnc. Little did the girl think
that the prediction would be verified, or
that she was destined te hccoiue the fu
ture prime minister's bride nnd te share
his honors with him for tnore than half
a century. ,
Gladstone was in parliament In 1832.
Six years later he married Miss Glynne,
but two years liofero the wedding he had
been made junior lord of the treasury,
nnd In nnethcr year under secretary of
state for the colonies. Se that (lfty-one
years nge, en the 25th of July, young
Miss Glynne, spinster, married young
Mr. Gladstone, cabinet eillccr.
The home of the Gladstenes caine
through the Glynne family. At the
death of her parents Mrs. Gladstone In
herited it, and the premier slnce his mar mar
riage has lived there most of the time.
The place is situated en the summit of a
range of hills overlooking Chester and
the river Dee. The village contains the
remains of a castle which dates back al
most te the Conqueror, and the ancient
mound fortification, the ditch and draw
bridge and the keep are proof today of
Its itewcr in the past. The old castle
(standing in the grounds Is senrce tnore
than n relie new. The modern castle in
which the Gladstene family resides was
built eer a hundred jears nge, and has
been considerably added te from titne te
.time, se that it is n comparatively new
sent. It has a splendid appearance, with
its Fileno battlements and walls well
grown with ivy.
Mr. Gladstone lives a rcmaiknbly reg
ular llfe. He breakfasts about 7 o'clock,
nnd seen after walks te the church for
prayers. Luncheon is set out nt lia
waiden for a couple of hours during the
middle of the day nnd is partaken of by
each member of the family at will. Thu
family head has long been an ndvocate
of great caru in the mastication of feed,
and se long ns forty years age laid down
rules for chew lug. He then made a rule
for his chlldien that thirty-two bites
should Iw given te each mouthful of
meat, and a semen hat lesser number te
bread, llsh, etc. In the afternoon he
walks In the grounds, nnd usually takes
his exercise ut chopping trees. At 8 p.
in. he dines, conversing freely while at
dinner. He retires ut 10 o'clock.
The Londen Eche becial years nge
gave an nnccdote of Gladstene when he
wns n young man, which shows his
thorough English nnture in putting his
"shoulder te the w heel" when occasion
requhes, as well ns Ills democratic spirit:
AtuVit forty ynara npe several haulers were
cmplujed lncarrlir pig Iren from Dryuibe te
Queen's Firry. Anions the number was ene
William OrinUhs. nhels still alive. Tht) man,
wheupeliiK down Tlnl.crsdale.one day with hU
lead of Iren, as accosted by a straugcr, nhe
tluttcd freely Ith him. Among ether nueHtiens,
the stranger asked hew much he get per ten for
carrjlng the Iren. '-81xand sLxicnee." said the
caitcr. "What weight have 3-011 en the cart"
"About a ten nnd a half." "And what de you
lay for the Rates" "Eighteen pence." "Hew
much does It cevt tokerpenM'marci" "Thirteen
shillings n week." "Hew are you going te get up
this hill)" asked the stranger. "Oh, I intin get
niekhuder and push up here." 'I'll helpjeua
hit," said he, and nt onee put his theuklir te the
cart and pushed tip the hill ell.
hen ttiey reached the top tlin hauler said,
"Yeu an' nin'i been us geed as a chain hersa."
"Well, well," said the stranger, "don't knew hew
the liersii'd legs are. hut mine nclie ery much In
deed. I supKse j oil can manage1 new!" "Yes,
th.ink you," eald the hauler, ami utshiiu him
geed day, they wiaratrd As seen as the strnn
geruas goue a tradesman asked Grlllltlis If he
knew who had lieen helping him. "Ne," said he,
"he's a ierfect stranger te inc." "That was 5tr
Gladstone," luld the tradesman. "Mr (Had (Had
Hene," reiendi'd the hauler "I don't knew
u lint hv'll think e' ma then, for I netcr slr'd him,
nor nithln' I thought he as sorae farmer."
Here is another from thu same seurce:
Northrop, like most ether Important villages,
has Its carrier 1 he man visits Chester eneu or
tu lee n u cek, and carries nil manner of goods for
the Inhabitants of thetlktrlcu through whh.li he
passes On ene occasion he brought n hirrt 1 of
wr from Chester for a farmer liilng hi Moero
Jjini", tlie entrance te which Isclee toenuof Mr
(iUiilMoues leilges. Arrhln nt this til I10
tepv his herse and was wetiilering hew he
could manigete get tlin birrel lowered, for he
nasteleaell by the I'xlge, as the farmer had
agreed te fetch It fromthire himself At that
moment up tame Mr OLvlstene, with hUaxuen
his sheuljer. "Hey I old cemraJe," said he,
"eome and gh e us a hand with thlsbarrtl."
sin. aLAUKTONi: millais' pehiuait.
Without any hisltaUen the premier nssUtnl
hlmte lewir It te the ground. "New, old fel
low." said thacarrler, "If tbeu'll ceme uplnte the
Ullage I'll pay for a pint e the liest for thee."
"Ne, thank you Yeu are welcome te my nssl-t.
niK.j,"sald Mr Oladstene, and walked away to
ward the castle, smiling A illager, who -was
standing n little w ny e!T, then came tip te the cur
licr ami asked him If he knew who had been
helping hlin. "Ne," was the reply "Why,"
wild the lllager, "that was Mr Gladstone!"
"What a feel I be," 6ald the carrier; "hut he's a
geed old chap. IIelirlied me, en J thou knows
he dene it se willing like."
Mr. Gladstene was veiy fortunate In
his marriage. In Ida w ife liu found one
te ty mpathize with him, and doubtless
te counsel hhe in his public caiccr. A
fewgieat men have been foitunate iu
this respect, but many have had wives
se infeiier mentally ns te be of no scr scr
ice te them. Mrs. Gladstone takes a
deep interest in the real haid work of
the Liberal patty, and bhe understands
thoieughly that without ellicient organ
ization little pregicM will le made by its
principles, hewutur geed. At a ery
early peiied of thu Women's Liberal or er or
ganiatien, Mrs. Gladstene toe'' a deep
interest nnd holds a distinguished pesl.
tien. Ne woman in England Is mera
popular with nil classes of English peo
ple. Lile her husband, bhe is always
icady te de n faer te auj one. She can can
net lift beer barrels, but she can bear a
message as w ell as a senant if there ii
occasion. One day nt Hawaiden bhs
was going out for a walk. She had get
a short-distance from the castle when a
party of Uiters met her. "I say, is the
old gentleman at homer" nsled ene of
them. "Yes," said Mrs. Gladstone. "We
want te see him," said he. "Fellow me,"
was her replj, "I'll take jeu te him."
She led the way te the front deer, and
culled out, "William, you're wanted."
"lly golly," whisjierwl one of them,
"she must be his wife!"
Agnes Merie. writing for The New
Yerk Star, has given an eAcellent pic
ture of the wife ut the piemier:
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Ghs Is an "old woman," a srs In America terra
all women who are past CD, but the baa Det the
leek of age or the signs of he lplete which
stout women show eren earlier than thin ones of
nvvllum stature. Bhe has net a Urge frame, but
ti streni; and well knit, and the glow en bn face
Is ruddy and fresh aa a girl's If she did net
wear a cap (and English women wear tucb
homely ones), the would be i striking In appear
ftnes In her way aa her husband lain his. Her
black (ilk (treat was made la come loose, flowing
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way, Uke n cemhlnaticn of the gown and morning
robe, and her hair was arranged in a loose, natu
ral style, parted in the c:nler of the head and put
Inte a knot under her cap or pcrhais I should
say headdress. Bhe chatted In n gracious, cheer
ful way of her buy llfe; Its manifold, hut easy
cores, and In every ether sentcnee made some
reference te Iit husband. I was se Impressed
with her wonderfully strong nnd enthusiastic
Ieta for him that'I was led te sayi
"Yeu have It-en nole te de se much In educa educa
llensl and philanthropic work Ijccause you are se
exceptionally happy, Mrs Gladstene, Is net that
the secret of j our energy and ambltleaf"
he looked at me with a smile en her face and
then simply said: "I think se; happiness Is a
great Inpplrer and charmer, and 1 1utb never
been etherw Ue In my relations In life."
tier appearance Indicates the entire truth of
this remark. 6I10 has a noble .brew, clear cut
features, and n sweet expression about the mouth
which softens the otherwise strong and severe In
tellectuality of the face.
There nre bceral characteristics usual
ly marking men great in public life
which nre noticeablo In Mr. Gladstone.
He is a great reader; he has a wonderful
memory, which serves as n storehouse
for thu ideas he absorbs from books; he
ha3 always been an indefatlgable worker;
he is a practical business man; he is
methodical. He ha3 reduced thu getting
of maximum work out of a secretary te
a science. The first essential of u private
secretary is te have plenty of pigeon
holes, and Sir. Gladstene used te keep
slxnestsef pigeon holes constantly go
ing. One, for instance, was set apart for
all letters relating te the church and te
(Hicstlonsef prefeiment, four of the ether
nests were appropriated te special sub
jects, while the sixth was set aside as a
kind of general rubbish heap into which
all liiisc llaneeus letters wcre summarily
consigned.
Gladstene took te tree chopping te re
lieeo the strain of an active brain. He
cannot Btep thinking. While he can
readily turn from ene subject te an
other, he finds it dllllcult te turn te no
subject at alL Muscular action is the
only thing that will rellove this strain,
se the piemier is reduced te the inani
mate ax te draw his natural activity
fiem Ills brain. Net only Is he ti geed
digester of feed, but he possesses an
other qualification of health he is a
geed sleeper. I'ermcily It wa3 said of
him that he was catiable of sitting down
in a chair, covering his face with a hand
kerchief, and going te sleep in thirty
seconds; and, after sleeping for thirty
minutes or un hour, as the case might
be, waking up ns bright as ever, all
diewsiness disappearing the moment he
opened his eyes.
Miss Helen Gladstone, the youngest
daughter, is president of Newliam col
lege, Cauiln Idge, and is a very cultivated
woman. One son nnd ene daughter nre
m.triied and lhe near Hawarden castle.
The son is the vicar of Hawarden.
Mr. Gladstene and his wife may be
said te be a part of the Victorian age.
They began their married life about the
time the queen of England began te
icigii, nnd Gladstone's publie life dates
still further back. Thus far and they
have just celebrated their golden wed
ding there appears te be no break
ing down en the part of cither, and
pel haps the premier's care of his body
will enable him te reach nn age
like that of the late Euipeier William
of Germany. One who may be called
his colleague the ether of thotwegieat-
est of the world's statesmen, Mismarck j
does net faie m w ell, uud h;is te treuble
the doctors. Gladstene has been Eug
hvtid'a lenmrknble advance in the arts
I of peace. Uismarck has seen Germany's
1 gieat ndvauce in the art of war. BetH
1 men are a wonder in their respective
fields.
A GERMAN'S FLYIN.G MACHINE.
lien- Ven Wrchmiir Snjs He t'nu Compier
I the Air Willi i Winged Ceutrlsuiice.
1 A Hying machlne invented by Ven
, Wfchmar is ene of the novel inventions
of locomotion. It is claimed by the in
ventor that it will carry through the air
the weight of 11 man's body nt leat. As
a bird isbimplyau animal plus the wings
with which art must previde us, se with
wings our organism is ns well adapted te
(light as te wulking or swimming.
VON WECIIMAH'S l-LYISO MACHINE.
Te tly like a biid we have te get a ma
chine iu which the principles of bird
llight aie successfully applied. Ven
Wechmnr is ahendy piepared te furnish
us w ith them nt the modcrate price of
200 gulden each. According te Mr. Wen
ham n man would reouire wings si.ty
feet fiem end te end and four reet bieaU
te lift him from theeaith, but theso of
this German inachinoaiuef about one eno ene
half the sire, and it is intended te lessen
the weight of the body by 6uneunding it
with air cushions.
The cushions will be of great use and
needed for ether purposes if the inven
tor's experience is at all like that of Mr.
Wenham's, who made the wings of thin
hell.md, btrctchedin n frame, nml having
a fcunvrllcial area of 18 inches by l'J feet.
These were arranged iu parallel hcctieus
above ene another. In this gaib he re
tembled ene of Ezeklel's angels, of which
'every ene had four wings," nnd "the
hands of a man under their wings." If
a twenty knot brccze was blowing Mr.
YVenham, placing himself in fient of it,
managed, like the angels, "te go stiaight
ferwaid." but here the likeness ended
He could net go w here he w islicil te. but
camu down with a run, damaging his
apparatus uud himself.
ltev. Father In,uin, of Ludington,
Mich., has his hands IkhIi full, lleaidca
attending te the spiritual business of a
big palish, he runs n baiber shop, has a
drug btnru 011 the ether corner, owns a
geed farm, controls nn interest iu a
legging busim-bs and numerous ethel
eutside schemes.
Mrs. A. Your husband kissed me this
morning.
Mrs. 11. no Is Incorrigible, and his
lad taste, I fear, I can never change.
Epoch.
THE PENSION OFFICE.
HOW UNCLE SAM PAYS HIS VET
ERAN PROTECTORS.
4 Wonderful Machlac Which Canda Mavay
Quarterly te atS.OM renslenare Thirty
Who Draw Cash en Aecennt of tha BT BT BT
olntlenary War.
(Special Correspondence.
WASttutoTe, Aug. 1. New that the
pension ofllce Is attracting se much at
tention 111 the press of the country, and
in investigation Is being made of charges
against tha management, it may be in
teresting te inquire what the pension of
fice is, and te take a leek at its great dis
tribution scheme in oeratlen. It is net
easy te comprehend the magnitude of
the processes carried en in the huge red
ettilding, and unless we put ourselves In
the hands of ene who knows the bureau
In all its complexities and ramifications,
we shall make but sorry work of our ef
fort te learn something about the mys
teries of pension paying. Luckily wa
fall into the hands of such a geed Samarl-.
tan, and he takes us a walk of a tnile or
mera round the long corridors, showing
us where applications for pensions ceme
in, where tliey are filed and indexed,
where they are assigned te various divi
sions for examination and rovlew, first
by law officers and then by medical ex
aminers, where appeals are heard and
the assistance of the beard of ro-revlow
called in by disappointed applicants,
where the reports of the 5,000 local ex
aminers scattered throughout the ceun-'
try are received and filed, where hun
dreds of clerks sit day after day doing
nothing but writing letters te pension
ers, applicants nnd inquirers; nnd after
we have completed the long circuit and
taken this superficial leek at the ma ma
chleo we appreciate better than ever be be be
eoeo its wendcrful'capacityand the mag mag
nitude of the war which left such a ne
ccsbity behind its pages of bleed and de
struction. "This is the hardest working depart
ment of the government," says our guide.
"We are new paying out money te pen
sioners nt the rate of $1,500,000 a week,
but this is the smallest part of our trou
ble, for the payments nre made at the
local pension elMccs, located at eighteen
cities. The pension agency at Columbus,
O., is the largest ene In the country,
paying out mere than $9,000,000 a year.
Next te that is the ene at Indianapolis,
Chicago being third and Topeka, Kan.,
fourth. Topeka is n small city, and Kan
sas is by 110 means ene of our most popu
lous states, but se many old soldiers have
geno out there te make homes for them
selves en the pralrie that our pension
payments are very large at that ellice,
six and a half millions yearly. It may
surprise you te learn that the agent at
Knoxville, Tenti., pays out nearly four
millions a year, and the ene at Louis
ville, Ky., two and a half millions. Se
youjsee a geed deal of our money gees te
the southern and border states.
"A new senator from oue of the north
ern states was in here ene day. and he
said: 'Well, there is ene thing I am glad
of we don't have te pay any tensions te
the southern states.' 'That is where you
are mistaken,' I replied; 'we pay a great
many pensions in the southern states.
We have new en our rolls 12,000 pen
sioners in Kentucky, 8,000 in Tennessee,
4,000 in Texas, and about a thousand in
each of the ether gulf states. In the
northern state3 thc$p is net a county
without all the way from half a dozen te
fioer six thousand pensioners. Of the
states New Yerk has the greatest num
ber, 45,000. Ohie coming second with
nearly 44,000, and Pennsylvania third
with 43,000, Indiana has 4,000 mero
pensioners than Illinois, though the
population of the latter state is much
greater. Why this is se I can't tell. Inte
each of these five states the pension oflice
sends mero than a million dollars a quar
ter, in sums lauging from $3-to$300te
each individual.'
'One of the curiosities of the pension
laws is the large number of dilferent
rates that have been allowed. Between
the tatcs of $1 a month and $100.C0
a mouth, the highest and lowest rates,
there are ill) dilTeient rates en the
tells. It seems odd te pay S'2. 08 per
mouth te some pensioners and $2.00 te
ethers, or $13.33 te seme and $13.33 te
ethers. Vet this is dene under the various
laws passed by congress. Twelve dellara
a mouth is the cusieii drawn by 20,000
invalids and 85,000 widows, minera nnd
dependents, a laigcr number than at any
ether rate. All but 8,000 of thu widows
drawthissum icrineiitli. Seventy thou
sand invalids diaw $1 a month, 00,000
6, 05,000 $8 20,000 $10, 12,000 $10, 14,000
$'41, 12,000 $30, 3,000 $30, 2,000 $-15,--1,000
$50 and 1,000 $72. Three widows and
orphans draw- $100 a month, and four
$100.00 a month. Meiu than 33,000 of
the pensioners get fiem the government
the pittance of $3 a month or lef, sev
eral hundred of these getting only $1 a
month.
"It lias been said that all the veterans
of the late war, or nearly all, are en the
pension rolls. This is net true. Fer of
2,800,000 men who went into the war of
the rebellion, only 425,000 pensioners are
new cairied en the rolls. Se you tce
that thcie is but ene pension for every
seven soldiers. The rolls show 20,000
pensionersef the war with Mexico; 15,000
of them survivors. There are mero than
10,000 pensiencia of the war of 1812,
about 700 of them being surviveft. Net
a single survivor remains of the Reve-J
lutienary war, though 30 pensioners en
account of that war are still en thu 10IU,
ail of them widows. This is rather
strange, considering that the last battle
of the Involution was fought, about 108
ywire age, but souie of the survivors of
that war wcre lusty old chaps, who mar
ried late in life and left young widows
te draw their pensions for them. Say u
youth of 10 Bcrved iu the Revolution, At
C5 years of age he married a gill of 20;
that girl would be only 69 years old new.
Rather odd that a century of time, full
of se much history, can be se easily
spanned by the livts el man and wife,
isn't it?
"I suppose," continued the guide, as
we passed by room after room filled with
young vvemv-n vvcrMsig typewriters,
"that this is the eaUst Institution fei
letter writing iu the world. In a ycai
the commissioner of pensions receives
nearly three millions of communications,
about two millions of which are an
swered immediately. Just think of n
mall of ten thousand letters a day, the
answers te many of these requiring hours
of investigation and research and the
writing of letters vaiying iu length from
a single page te ten pages of type wi it
ten Bhccts. Without the typewriter we
should have te have iu this ofilce 3.00C
cleiks, and new we de the vv 01k with
less than 1,100. Hut de you wonder thai
ftki need them all? Why, in ene yeai
the commissioner receives about 100.00C
letters fiem congressmen making in
enirics about the pensions of their con
stituents. Of ceurse these must be
promptly nnd carefully answered, 01
there will be a row somewhere.
"Some very queer letters ceme here,
Every ence In a while seme peer woman
writes, inclosing an old daguerreotype el
her missing husband, nnd asking th
pension otllce te search the world fei
him. One woman wrete Commlssienei
Dlack asking te have the bchoel house it
her neighborhood placed iu the center el
the district, saying It took tm hey k
long te go te ant) from the cboel that
he wasn't of much use te her about tht
house. Of ceurse she needed him, u
his father is a crippled soldier. Letters
of advlce concerning the conduct of thi
pension office pour in by the thousand,
and it Is a dull mall that does net Lrini
a curse upon the head of the commis
sioner because somebody's pension hat
been refused. Peeple think the pcnsler
effice can de anything, grant them big
pensions without form or ovtdcnce, leac
them money, make holiday gifts, nd sc
en. One of the saddest letters I evei
rcaO. was from a woman out In Ohk
who had lest a boy In the war. He had
been shot in the swamps near Bater.
Rouge, La., and his body was never re
covered. She implored the pension com
tuisslotier te send men down there k
hunt the swamps for his bones, and de
clared she would die happy if she could
recover the remains of her boy and hart
them buricbeslde herself.
"The chief disabilities for which pen
slens are granted? 'That is a question
everybody asks. There appears te be a
general curiosity concerning the injuriet
men receive in battle nnd army life.
Well, In round numbers 120,000 pension
ers Buffered gunshot wounds. Elever
or twclve thousand of these wcre hit in
the face, 2,800 in the neck, 0,000 in the
chest, 3,500 in the back, 11,000 in the
shoulder, 14,000 in the hand, 21,000 lc
the thigh, 10,000 in thelcg and 7,000 In
the feet. Of the amputations 8,000 we
of the arm, 1,400 of a part of the hand,
and only 4 of the hand itself. Wliih
2,800 legs wcre taken oft and 1,400 parti
of feet, only 4 amputations of the feel
alene aie en the records. More than 40,'
000 cases of disability are charged tt
rheumatism, and mero than 55,000 t(
chronic diarrhea. There are about 80(
cases of total blindness, the same num
bcr of less of sight of ene eye, 150 caset
of ene eye lest, 10,000 diseases of tht
eyee, 1,500 of total deafness and 0,000 el
partial deafness.'
"Of ceurse the pension ofllce carrlct
gladness te many thousands of homes
But at the same time it does a great dea!
of harm, as you would sce If you could
leek into the thousands of cases el
fraudulent pensions with which the of ef ef
fieo has had te deal. Many thousands el
men have committed perjury in order tt
get a pension of $3 or $10 a month, and,
moie than that, have Induced thch
friends te commit perjury for their bene
fit. I often wonder nt the geed naturi
of physicians and stirgeens in helping
peer devils te get pensions te which thej
are netentitlcd. Doctors sometimes havi
wonderfully rctcntive memories, as in
case which was put through the ethei
day. The 6urgeen had seen the claimant
but ence in his life, and that mero that
a quarter of a century age. Yet he pre
sumed te remember the condition of the
man's lungs at that time, though he had
passed but five minutes in his cempanj
while en his rounds of vaccination. Wt
have had applications came in here fei
pensions en account of decayed teeth,
falling hair, bunions nnd corns that were
brought en by the long marches of tin
war, for falling eyes that were pcrfe.tlj
geed till the claimants had reached tht
age of CO or mere, for host bites and bac
teeth. One man wanted a pension fei
obesity. He persisted in his declaratiec
that it was en account of his life in tin
army that he afterward grew te fat he
couldn't see his knees or de a day's work.
He didn't get a pension, however, nei
did the man who complained that hit
army experiences had se demoralized hi
jnerals that he could no longer fellow hii
profession of preaching the Gospel.
"There wns a queer case out west, new
nearly forgotten, in which n young mat
who taught school during the war, and
who huit himself while out hunting just
as his twin brother returned home freic
the south, managed te get a pension fei
amputation of the leg. It happened that
the brother who was in the army hac
been discharged from the hospital short
ly befere leaving the service, with t
Blight wound iu the leg, and as this wound
chanced te be in the same places and el
much the same character as that which
his brother had buttered, the latter or
losing his leg perseuated the beldier and
drew pension for nearly a dozen years.
The wound in the leg of the 6eldiei
quickly healed, and the twins exchanged
identities.
"The soldiers of the late war are new
scattered all ever the world," conclud
ed the guide. "Every quarter pension
money 01 ders or checks aie bent te Mex
ico, Alaska, Central and Seuth America,
China, India and even te Greenland and
Iceland. All told there are nearly 2.50C
pensioners who reside in feieign coun ceun
tiiea, many of them the widows of sol
diers who have returned te their native
lands te pass their declining years with
the old folks at home."
Walter Wellman.
A FAMOUS HORSEMAN DEAD.
Jehn Murphy, Who Drew the Line Over
Slimy Knniuus Speeders.
Jehn Murphy, the rider and trainer of trot
ting heiscs, who died recently ut Hene's
hotel, Ccncy Island boulevard, after an ill
ness of sjvernl weeks, wns bera in Ireland in
March, !SH, but came te America when he
was six years of nge. He was highly es
teemed by all who knew him, nnd leaves a
widow aud ti number of children. Consump
tion, resulting from a cold contracted while
visiting his brother-in-law, Hiram Howe, ou
the Ceney Island beulev ard, caused his death,
When a little lad Murphy fi equentcd the
old Bull's Head tavern premises, being at
tracted thither by hi3 natural leve for horses.
Hose prsistently followed up horses that
uerealvrays there that he ntti acted the no
tice of horsemen. One of these, Simen
Drewn, of Flushing, took the boy into his
employ. Geergo Nelsen, the bretber-in law
of Hiram Woodruff, Dan i'fifer and Hiram
Woodruff himself employed Murphy. The
last named took a strong liking te aud taught
him hevr te lido trotting heises, u business in
which the boy became expert.
Murphy rode the great Dexter when that
famous trotter beat Stonewall Jacksen at
three mile heats ever the Fashion ceurse en
June 20, ISfi'j. He
net only rode tha
winuer but ake as
sisted in the prepa
ration of Dexter for
the race. Dan
ilace was the ikler
of Stonewall Jack Jack
ten, and the vic
tery was n great
triumph for Mur
phy. On Oct. 10
Dexter was match
ed ngalust time te
jeim Munrnv. trot In K:1U, aud
Murphy wns again the rider. Under his
guidance Dcvter wns again n winner in
JilStf, beating Flera Temple's record for n
mile. He was mere noted nt that time for
hisridlngthan his driving, and was classed
with such elicits ns Dan Mace, Jemes Geff,
etc. Hut when the fashion of riding trotting
hei.es declined, Murphy lixanie noted for
driving both uiugle and double teams.
Hedrove Itarus ever n threo-quarter of a
mile track in 2;11K; handled Edwin Ferrest
with consummate skill, and drove Frank
Werth's double team, Edward and Dick
Sw heller, iu 2:lGf, against time, nt Fleet
wood park, making the time at the first go.
and that without having ever been behind
cither of the horses before.
A record of all of Murphy's achievements
en the turf and the famous horses he hai
handled as traiucr, rider or driver, would fill
volumes. His llfe vvassient among horses, aud
it is te the turf's credit that his Integrity wat
uever questioned. Murphy was a great favor
ite with Rebejt Beuner, w he employed him tc
train and enre for his splendid stable of trot
ters. Almest ever slnce Maud 8. has been la
the possession of Mr. Hemier she has been
cared for and speeded by Murphy.
a?W
THE YACHT NEVERMNK.
KsvoalUea.
Tha trim ami innilsrinn llttls TSrht TTr
ttek, tfc aarly te tha season aaUsd from
Is vary trtsrssMiig Mttls craft
Bcr craw sanofeia el Osfl. JeaUh W.
Lswler, whoea fathar Is eas of tha
eldest naval archKaets la tha UaHaa State,
aadaBwedlsh sailor. This yacht waabuflt
TBI KCVZB81ME.
by Opt, Francis U Norten, and called
the Neverslnk, becatus tt Is claimed that tha
will live in any sea; that she will net sink If
tilled vith water te the decks or with her bot
tom tern out, and that aba can travel with
her beam ends submerged, or carry full sail
In a hurricane without danger of capsizing.
The Nevcrslnk Is, ever all, SO feet in length
and SO feet en tha water line. Ber breadth
of beam is 13 feet amldshlp and 7 feet 9 Inches
at the stern. 8he draws about 3 feet of
water, and is yawl rigged, carrying a mizzen,
mainsalj, foresail and jib, with a square sail
te be used Instead of the mainsail when run
ning free before the wind. With all her sails
set tha shows nearly TOO square feet of can
vas, a tremendous quantity ter te small a
yacht.
Bhe is constructed en the Norten double
hull system, having two frames, the outer
ene of which is shaped te insure the greatest
possible speed.
The keel of the inner fratnels perfectly flat,
and the two frames are strongly joined to
gether. The cut showing across section of
the beat gives a very geed idea of her con
struction. The spaces W along the bottom and sides
of the keel are Oiled with a number of metal
lic automatic ballast chambers, which ar
rangement maintains the equal distribution
of tha water ballast along the length of the
beat. Then there are longitudinal openings
near te and In a line with tha keel, se formed
and connected with the outer planking as te
be perfectly water tight at such parts and
thereby prevent the admission of water bo be
twecn the two plankings. Te these ballast
chambers is connected a small air pipe which
passes up vertically between the chambers
nnd frames nnd is connected with a lengitu
s
Explanatory Nete L. Hermetically sealed atr
chambers. W. Water ballast chambers. O.
Openings Inte water ballast chambers. A. Air
pipes. C. Compressed air.
cness SECTION-. "
dinat pips running en each slde below the
covering beard of the two frames, and fitted
with a small air valve which permits tha air
te cscape from the ballast chambers as the
water ballast enters, while retaining the air
In tha ascending arms of the chambers. The
remainder of the space (LI net filled by the
ballast chambers, and bctwecn the two
frames, Is filled with hermetically closed air
chambers shaped te tit such space.
The Nevei-sink is destined te excite the won
der and admiration of Europeans. It is sofa
te say that such a beat has never been teen
in European waters. There are, in fact, few
like her In America, the only ones in exigence
being built and owned by Capt Norten.
CHESS AND CHECKERS.
Chcfc problem Ne. 21 By. S. Flcischmnnn.
Black.
wtligl 1
WA bl vm 1
tfm mA t&m
BOiyOB
Ha
,tSS
;-t
a m
?m $m m wa
m m m
m
iim 'ehfli
White.
Whlte te play aud mate In two moves.
Checker Problem Ne. 21-By Mr. Wylla.
Black-U, 5, 17, 21.
fflJMBL"J8U
men. m 1
mm m h
;Z1 aTJ rvfel
WA Kft
IJilJSLJLJi
mm m m I
fern tr isZi ZZ-ZZZL jwiss
m m m m
BOaeMJKU
ml aa Wk mi
White- 0, 11, 2a
Whlte te play and w in.
SOLUTIONS.
Chess problem Ne. 20i
White. Black.
l..KteB2. 1.. Moves.
2..Q mates.
Checker problem Ne. 20s Black-7, 8, 13,
14, 15, 10, 18, 20, 24. White 5, 6, 23, 37.
80, 31, 3J. Whlte te play and w in.
White. Black.
1 Ote 0 1..13te 6
2..Slte2fl 2. .21 te SI
3.. 6 te 1 S..SI te 23
4.. lteUC W. wins.
I-1UIIII.KM .no, I, iiy " K."
Hla. ks-15, 17. 1, 21, St. H. 32.
Wliitu-7. 8. ia, ". i". '-". ". -'
Black te plav and win.
" MesiImcK " eiidb tlie correi-l loliitiens
le problems Ni'.'J and Ne. .1, by " K."
The t-olutlen 10 4i. iuiiivi-.
1 7? , , . .' t
; ,?& -
"i" ", ?.
,.i l,. ' M it - .J
10-11 IV 11
J- 18 J I 1
3- e ' H-1S
12- J 10- 12
25-.M . IS 15
310 11- s
.10 - 7 1& 11
is-21 fe -1
2117 3 7
21 20 12 S
7 3 7 8
1011 1. wins.
11. . 1 i 1 m
-vTOTiri: te rmxi'AHHniiH ap nun
l yi:itS.-.llperwiiiHre h reby fnrlrldden
te Intrusion liny nrthclinds ir the 'uiiiwh11
Jul HiieoduclIcetHtes In !liumu or IjinCH-ter
wiuntlei., w hether im-liMxl or unlnelesed, either
for the purpose of sheeting or rlh!ug,.iu the
luwwlll !e rlttldly enforced against all Irefc
piiulug en said lands or the undirslgncdafus
this notice. wm relEMAN PUEnMAN
It. l'KIICYALllUN.
KDW. C. KUEKMAN, , ,
Attorneys for It. W. Celeman's Heir
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