NEW YORK'S FIRST CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL. DESIGN FOU BOLDIEIW AND HML01H' MONUMENT. The monument to be erected on Riverside Drive, New York City, to the memory of the soldiers nnd sailors who fell in the Civil War, is in the form of temple of fame, and will be eighty feet in height, built ol pure white marble. It will cost 8250,000. Mount Tom, the site for the new monument, is a round-topped rock at 1 1 n i i ib in , v H n L riiuuLVLinni nirEBb. ill in 1 1 1 u muni, n mvttiHii iiliiuii f 1 11 inn ew lork side ci the Hndson for r.any miles, and wuen the monument s There has never been a monument erected in New lork in honor of the . ... ! . At-, I . .1 fcv to issna hnmla to seniira a fund for the huildinff of the monument. 3OOO00O0OO0OOOO30OO0CO? International Athletic Sports f to Be Held Annually. oooooocooooococooocooooood The great international athletie tonr aey is over and England is the win ner. It was held at the Queen's Club aud the Americans made a game fight, bnt were beaten, 5 to 4. The Harvard and Yale boys will have a chance to retrieve themselves noit year if the Englishmen decide to come to this country for a return contest. Not in many years have Britishers taken such an interest in track and field sports. What were said to be the cream of Uncle Sam's amateur athletes wore sent over to do battle jth the pick of the country, and royalty and commoners were alike deeply interested in the ontcome. Many thousands witnessed the con tests, and fabulous prices were paid for seats. Several hundred Americans were late in scouring Vioxes and as high as $50 a seat was offered, bnt the 1 jj THOMAS X. BDKKB. (Harvard's tar performer, who tras-ln snob bad form that he lost the half mile ruoe, I the English athletes thereby being ttu- abled to win.) apply had long been exhausted and the money didn't tempt the holder. . The crowd which assembled was a notable one. Two hours boforo the first event was called the spectators began to arrive, and by four o'olook every seat on the field was taken and epeotators were lined tip four doep around the entire traok. In all eight thousand persons were present. To an American the appearance of the field was a revelation. Urilliautly decorated stands, with colored awnings and innumerable flags gave the event quite a oarnival-like appearance, such tu ici MAllftm UAan nf mi Iniavinntt luge meeting. This was, however, afternoon enlivened the occasion with popular airs. The Harvard and Yale supporters filled two sections in the stand oppo site the finishes, but with the excep tion of a single cheer on the occasion of Fox's win in the hnrdle race there was none of the organized shouting that is a feature of the Harvard-Yale contests. Judging from announcements made by several speakers at the dinner given to the athletes after the games were over, it iB evident that the two lowed Captain Vassal, both made modest and appropriate speeches, thanking the Englishmen for their cordial reception and courteous treat ment and asking that they be allowed soon to try again. Sketch of the Career of Robert & Ingersoll, The death of Robert O. Ingersoll at his summer home at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., removed n unique oharaoter from the world's stage. He did not leave life as he had wished; he wanted to die slowly so that he could note his feelings and give to the world a fare well message before he crossed the threshold of the dead. Colonel Ingersoll was the son of a Congregational minister. His boy hood was spent in Wisconsin and Illi nois. He was educated in the pnblio schools, studied law, and opened an office in Shawneetown, ill., with his brother Kben, who represented the Teoria district in Congress from 1804 to 1872, nnd who died in 187!). Rob ert G. Ingersoll was Colonel of the Eleventh Illinois Cavalry in the Civil War, and made an exceedingly good record as a soldier. He was cap tured by a force of Confederate cav alry, but he was paroled and he re turned to bis command. He was Attorney-General of Illinois in 186(5. Colonel Ingersoll's first attempt at oratory was a failure, but when he again essayed to speak he was sue cesfnl, and finally developed into one of America's greatest orators. His speeches were marked by an extraor dinary facility of phrasing and an un usual power of graphic portrayal. The speech which he delivered at the National Republican Convention in 1870, nominating James G. Blaine and giving him the title of Flnmed Knight, attained for him national fame. His chief notoriety, however, rests npon his attacks upon the Christian religion. He wrote a number of books and minor works, ard several volnmes of lectures. He prvticipatedin several r.OHERT PREEN IXOEftSOLL. English universities contemplate a return visit to Araerioa next year. The members of both teams were in excellent health and spirits, aud made the dinner the liveliest ever given in London. They joined in all the popular airs whioh the band played, and when American national tunes were played, all btood in their chairs singing and cheering. The Americans came in for great applause from both the Englishmen and Americans present. Fox, Bice and Palmer being espeoiully honored, while Davidson, as the viotor in an event which all Englishmen feared would go to America, was greatly ac claimed as tho saviour of the day. Then came brief speeches from the captains of the teams, Vassal saying he hoped to go to America and give them revenge, aud, despite the assur ance whioh his neighbor, Roohe, had given him all during the dinner that the climate had nothing to do with to- THE QUEEN'J CLUB, LONDON. (Where the contests between the Aaierioan and British atbletes took plaoe.) quite in accordance with the ordinary j day's results, he was very ranch afraid custom in England. that the tables would be tnrned on A pleasant feature of the day was them in Amerioa. the pretonoe of the London Viotoria ) Captains Iloohe and Fisher, respeo Ililitary Hand, whioh throughout the tlrely ol Harvard and Yale, who tol- theological discussions wit'i men of national and international reputations, the most notable one beintt with Mr. Gladstone. He delivered leotures on the subjects whioh made him well known in all parts of the oountry and they drew overflowing audiences. Colonel Ingersoll was sincere in his convio tions and it was due to them that in 1877 he refused the post of Minister to Germany, Colonel ingersoll hasenriohed Eng lish literature by the eulogies which he , delivered at the graves of his friends and by the patriotio addresses which he made on national occasions. The eulogy which he delivered at his brother's funeral is considered his finest effort, and his address spoken in New York City ou Memorial Day in 1888 has become a classic One of his finest compositions ia a prose poem entitled "Life." Colonel Ingersoll was a man of large sympathy. He was naturally a phil- anii'opuist aua naamauy plans for the improvement of the conditions of the poor. He earned great sums of monev. both as a lecturer and as a lawyer, bnt he let them go like water. It was his habit to keep monev in an onen drawer, to whioh every member of the family was free to go at any time and take what was wanted. His home life was one of remarkable happiness, and he was never so happy as when sur rounded by his devoted family and by hia friends who thronged his house from all the walks of life. He was a constant student of Shakespeare. whose works occupied the plaoe in his home where in most homes in this country the Bible rests. He was never 4nore eloqent or earnest or impressive than when talking of the master play wright He never tired ot delviug in Shakespeare's works aud finding and displaying beauties hidden from the careless reader. Wagner was another object ol hit ceaseless admiration. FALCON OF THE 6A. tuning la Cnfcaa Waters With the Trained Hemor. The ocenpation of Cuba and Porto Rico by Americana, gradually taking place, may enable some of the sports men among them to revive in those islands an anoient sport which would be a decided novelty fishing with trained remoras. It wns reported by the early voy agers to the Antilles that the natives of thoso coasts wore accustomed to use live remoras in capturing other fishes, and such other marine animals as turtles, by keeping their trained captives tethered, and pulling them in, prey and all, as soon as they had attached themselves to a catch. It must have been good sport, and one well worth reviving. One of the oldest accounts of this curious method of fishing is that by Columbus or one of his companions, given in Ogilby's "America," printed THE REMORA. (From the only photograph of a living specimen in existence.) in 1071, as follows, attested by a very quaint illustration: "Columbus from hence that is, Cuba proceeding on further West ward, discover'd a fruitful Coast, verging Ithe Month of a river, whose Water rune boyling into the Ben. Somewhat farther he saw very strange Fishes, especially of the Guiacan, not nnlike an Eel, but with an extraordin ary great Head, over which hangs a skin like a bag. This Fish is the Natives Fisher, for having a Line or bansora Cord fastened about him, so soon as a Tui tel, or any other ot his Prey, comes above Water, thoy give bim Line; whereupon the Guiacan, like an Arrow out of a Bowe, shoots toward the other lish, and then gather ing the mouth of the Bag on his Head tike a Purse-net, holds them so fast that he lets not loose till hal'd up out of the Water." Now this quaintly described "guia ran" is the large sucking-fish or remora (Echineis naucrates), fairly common in the warmer parts cf the American Atlantic, and shown in the accompany ing picture. This illustration is no table as a reproduction of the only photograph of a living remora in ex istence photographs of any liviug fishes are a rarity which was taken by Dr. Tarleton H. Beau from a fine specimen in the aquarium ot the United States Fish Commission. .It is the species best known of the five along our Eastern coast, because it ia the one that most commonly clings to tlie nulls ol ships. These fishes, whioh constitute a family related to our bluefishes, are spread all over the world, however, most numerously in the warmer lati tudes one, inhabiting tho Mediter ranean, having been known from an tiquity as the remora, the literal meaning of whioh is "hold-back," in allusion to many quaint fables and fanoies, as we shall see. None is of large size, the biggest, probably, being that shown in the pho tograph, which may reach a length of nve feet, while the well-known Medi terranean species is only eight inches long. The extraordinary feature of these nsnes that gives them their name and singular pjrasitio habits is not shown in the photograph, though indicated by the peonliar flatness of the top ot tne bead, wnicn is covered with an oval "suoker" reaohing back to the two little ereot fins, which are really pectorals, properly pendent from the MAKINO FOB HIS PREY. chest, but here strangely misplaced almost npon tho back of the neck. The other fins are muoh modified, but none so completely as the forward one ot the two dorsal or back fins whioh is no longer, indeed, a fin at all, but has been modified into the adhesive orgau mat surmounts tne bead. These fishes are excellent swim mers, have a wide though aomewhat misshapen mouth, well furnished with toeth, and are quite as well able as other fishes, apparently, to piok up their living by seizing the small fiBhes, orustaoeans and other living creatures or bits of carrion upon whioh they feed. The possession of tne suoker, However tat led them to abandon independent exertion as much aa possible, aud hat given them the great advantage of foroing larger tea-animals to relieve them ot a large part of the labor that would otherwite fall to their thare. A DANGEROUS CHANCE. Let girls propose," says Dr. Law. To which let all men answer "l'shawl" Unless thny wish to be more rough, Ana cry out "nonsense!" ' i nn or "Btnnr Let girls propose! Why, goodness! let us Just suppose How things would be If they were thus 'Twould truly be a dreadful muss. Think yon of Miss Mntllda June, nno s reany just mo very plain For any mortnl use. Vonld she enjoy this new-born ruse? Bhii goes to dances everywhere, And has a pleasant time while there) And fellows dnnce with Mnttle Jane Despite she Is so very plain, llecnuse they know, while on the floor, "l is Just a dnnco, and nothing more, but If the maiden could propose. Why, goodness knows, As she csrne In the snlon door. With madilened rnsh nnd frightened roar The tads would stampede from hor sight And hide them trembling In the night. On t'other hand, suppose a girl With dimpled cheek nnd fluffy our!. With sweet blue eye and creamy chin, liut temper like an imp of sin Huppose she got that eye nt work, And chrry lip begnn to perk, And I) u IT y curl began to graze, In manner any snlnt to crnr.o. The cheek of lltilo Willie boy, To 1111 him with an instant Joy 1 Do you suppose that young man could Hny: "No, niy girl; I've understood Your temper Is not very good. 1 like your chin, I like your curl Hut you are such a scrappy girl! I love your eyes, ndoro your cheek But do; you're muoh too fur from mock!" 1 rather guess He'd answer yes. And then, when they were man and wife, Can't you Imagine Willie's life? Another easet Didst ever see A maid Just turning forty-three Home older than she used to bu With some poor boy Just past eighteen, Hhe In the yellow, he the green Indeed, so green tie does not see The maid's a most autumnal she? What chance would such a lad ns this Have under this new scheme of bliss? Today he speaks not to his fair Because th poor chap doesn't dare; Hut let her pop the question (lee! What would the old maid's harvest be? Let girls propose? Ah. Dr. Law, Excuse me if I answer , ''Pshaw!" And add to this both Humph!" and "Stuff!" The good old way is good enough. Humor's Bazar. ton of oil hat been obtained from the tongue of tingle whale. HUMOROUS. "No," said Fido through the feuce to the tramp dog, I don't mind being washed. It is such fun to roll in the dirt afterward." Biggs Dobbs has a big opinion of himself, hasn't he ? Boggs I should say so. Why, he thinks he knows more than his office boy. He My dear, the bank in which my money is deposited has failed. She What a mercy you've got your chec!: book at home, love! "Friend," said the mentlicnnt, "I bnve seen better days." "ilreat Hpott! Ho have we all of ns!" cried the ap proached. "This weather is very un usual." The season's uncertainties mnke a man blue, And solace in vain must hn seek. 8Ik' he who takes cold in a minute or two Must then take advico for n week. "I propose " began the deliberate old lnwyor, who had called around to see a young widow on business, when the vivacious client exclaimed: "I ac cept 1" They are now partners. Little Johnny Mama, let's piny J am your mother and you are my little by. Mamn--Vei-y well, dear; how shall we play it ? Little Johnny I'll tell you; you start to do something and I'll tell you not to, "What do they ineau by 'tacking'?" asked a young woman, on her first Bail, of a young woman who was on ber second. "Why," said the wise one, in a careful whisper "tacking is just just sailing on the bias, Helen." Across the board she looks at me My soul rosponds obediently i Hho Is my wife, and with her eye Hhe tells mo there Is no more pie. "I toll yon what it is," said the silly little fish to his long-headed mother, I have been following your advice and letting those nice, plump, juicy worms alone loug enough. I am now going on my own hook." And he did. There was a disagreement, and the mother undertook to straighten things out. "Why cnu't you play nicely?" she asked. " 'Cause be wants to boss things," answered the younger. "He wants me to play I'm president of the United States." "Well, why don't you?" "'CaiiBO it's my turn to be Dewey." Finest View in the World. Tho greatest extent of the earth't surface which can be seen from one spot depends on two circumstances: First, the elevation above the sea level, and secondly, the absence of intervening obstacles such as may ob struct the line of sight. The point that best satisfies these couditious is the Nevada of Cnyambe, a peak in the line of the equator in the north of the Andes, rising 19,035 feet above the sea. This has beeu described by travel ers as the most notable lnndmark in the world. It commands from its po sition the whole valley of the Amazon, aud the view in this direction, over low-lying country, is absolutely un limited except by the horizon. It has an equal range toward the northwest, uud its line of view stretches right across the Gulf of Panama. Though the country toward the tout!) is mountainous, it encoun ters no higher peak. It is only toward the southwest that its view crosses Chiuiborazo, which is higher, but is surrounded ou all sides by high peaks and conse quently dues not embrace so wide an extent of oountry. -Pearson's Weekly. The Onward March of DUcovsry, An intelligent farmer has discovered that by planting onions nud potatoes in the tame field iu alternate rows the onions become to tlroug that they bring tears to the eyetof the potatoes in such volume that the roolt are kept moist and a big crop it raised in spit of the drouglit. Mingo (W. Va.1 Clr aula tor. nt suit n conn MURDERED HIS CHILDREN. Inunt Father Cull the Throat ot Hit Lllllt 0ne and Then Commit! Suicide Wat a Despondent Widower. Chnrlcs Yager, aged 4) years, of Hruncit, a small manufacturing- v. Mage live miles south of Busiui-nanna mur dered his three small children rectntiy by cutting their throat', nnd then com inttttd suicide by the mme meant. There seems to bo no doubt that the futhfr hnd gone Insane during tne night. For yenrs he was employed In the chnlr factory In the town and wns a steady. Industrious mai. He was a widower and since his wile's death had dt-voted htinm-lf to the three chl.dren. Their hbvs rungd from 6 to 12 years. Nothing wns left to indicate what had Inspired Yager to commit the crime, otlu-r than he had become suddenly Immne by brooding ovir the loa of his wife. 'i hc following pensions were Issued lust week: Alonso Foust. Tamarar, Crawford, t!; 1'hlllp A. Wentz, New Herrytown, York, 8; Henry V. Bpiod tey, dild Dickinson colli ge, Carlisle, H; John Fields. Altoona, 6; Patrick Haley, dead, Mnuch Chunk, $12; Henry lK'Hiri(ie, ( urwrnsville, Clearfield, tS; Patrick Kelly, Pittsburg. lit); Aug ustus H. Houthworth, Columbus, War ren, $10; John Itarra'k, New vllle, Cum berland, $12; Daniel W. Taylor, Ma honliiKtown, Lawrence, $10; Uorg W. Kmniirk, Hoytville, TlogTt, $12; Alvln H. Hmlth. HIb; Pond, Bradford $12; Wllllnm R. Bonds, Pnglnnw, York, $12; Widows Hannah It. Harvey, Edin burgh Iiwrenre, $S; Jane McConnell, New Cutlc, $8; Ellr-.ibwth Smith, Free dom, Dcaver, $8; Mary H. fiurchrleld, Itamey, Clearfield, $8; Tlllle Haber, Lebanon, $8; Mary Haley, Hauch Chunk, $8; Mima Ppradley, Carlisle, $1; Osmon J. Funkhouser, New Brighton, Heaver, $6; Julius P. Aylesworth, Bute Line Mills, McKean, $6; Moees Hmlth, ftlHsell, Washing-ton, $; Hiram Wlke, Durloch, LancaMer, $6; William Mc Clelland, Hnrveya, Greene, $8; John 8. Btull, Marlon, Crawford, $8; Jacob D. Powell, Forward, Somerset, $2; Thomaa Alo-eo, Uurarettstown, WaxnlnKton, $17; Austin Hyde, Auburn Center, 8ua quehnnnn, $24; Daniel Uush, Delaware Water (lap, Monroe, $12; Daniel M. Helstir, Mat taw anna, Mllllln, $12; Will iam Hane, HneRerstown, Crawford, $12; I'hrlatopher Kllenherfrer, Port Matilda, Cenur, $17; Klier Neel, Olade Mills, Hutler, $12; Bamuel A. Watts, Harrls burir. $; William H. Jarkson, Tech I'UrK, ArniMtrons;, $8; Bolomon Long, Edysvllle, ArnwtronK, $16; Bamuel Mc- I. UKlilln, Waukesha, Clearfield, $12; wmow-Eve uill, Paxtonvllle, Snyder, $8. John Thompson and his wife, an aged couple residing between Cable Hnd Hear Onp, were found dead a few duys ngo In their home with n bullet wound in the head of each. Ornsped In Thompson's hand was a revolver, 'ihero was every Indlcatl n that he had murdered his wife and then committed suicide. An Investigation showed that the women had evidently been killed In one portion of the house by the husband, who curried the body to their bed-room and wrapped a blunket about It. He then lny on the lliMr and shot himself. It la said thnt Thompson was very jealous of his wife. Emlle Jennney, aged 37 years, of Frenchtown was murdered the other night between Meadville and Conneuut lake. He had been employed at the Btewntt cottnxa, on the east side of the lake, and drove to Meadvllle. The horse and buggy arrived at Conneaut lake containing the corpse of Mr. Jean li.?, with a bullet holo in hia back. The supposition is that the murderer Intended robbing the victim, but the horse, being a spirited one, frightened nt tho report of the gun used and ran away. Jsj Charles Joiner was being tantalized by a young man named Oruner at Uroekvlllo a few days ago. A fight ensued, but they were parted and Joiner started home. Oruner, and three companions followed him und at tacked him on a dark street. Joiner pulled a knlfo, and picking Gruner out as chief assailant Inflicted several bad wounds on his head and body, one gash across the throat almost sever ing the jugular vein. His condition l critical, Joiner Is in Jail. Three of the sons ot R. A. Glass, of Cressnn, went berry picking a few days ago near Wlldwoud. The two older boys left their 11-year-old brother on the. railroad track to watch the buck ets of berries they had picked. After an absence of an hour In tho woods they returned to find their brother dead. He hnd fullen asleep on the track, and a Crcsson & Coalport train mangled him almost beyond recogni tion. His toad was cut off and hia body crushed. The residences of S. A. McClure, at Charleston, and Enoch Hutchinson, at Bethel, were visited by rubbers the othor night, and at the former pine they met with a warm reception. Mc Clure waa aroused by a noise In the lower part of the house, and, getting up, went downstairs. At the bottom of the steps he met a man Just coming up. They clinched, and. after a short but fierce fight, McClure was bested and the. robber made his escape. The other morning three masked men broke Into the laundry of Bang Lee at Vandergrift and, proceeding to his sleeping room, demanded his money. Upon being refused, they drew a re volver, but did not get the cuah. One of them struck Bang with a club, fell ing him to the floor, where he lay In an unconscious condition until they had thoroughly ransasked the building, securing $55 in money. Mrs. Clinton Rider of Marengo waa thrown from a wugon near Tyrone and her neck was broken. Bhe waa dead when picked up. She had stopped at a watering tr.mgh aud the horse would not drink. Tho womun asked a boy to take the bit out of the horse's mouth. Freed from this restraint the animal plunged down the road throwing Mra. Rider out of the wagon, Hurry Hetzgtr, aged 22 years, died at Bhurpsvllle the other night from the (fleets ot aiserlcal polsning Metzger has been paying attention to a trans fer young woman, and on lust Bunduy night they quarreled. Mnlzger left her vowing she would never see him alive again. He then swallowed thirty grains of the prison. Georgn Ilalthooser, an engineer on tho Pennsylvania railroad, was leaning out of his cab ut Harrisburg when a piece of tee from a passing train struck him on the nose, breaking It. The engineer was knocked from hit teat. Charle Lnndubach, a br.ik mun on the Pittsburg & Luke Erio whtli mak ing a coupling in tho yurd at Heaver rull' wns cuught and run ov.r. Hia right leg and side w ere ao terribly man gled that he died nt the hospital an hour later. Hu wu.s 33 years old and leaves a wife and one chil l. W. J. Renmley of Export, while cut ling caps for pit pott, fell in a cir cular kuw and hud his nuse rpllt through and all hia upper teth cut out. Newton Hill, a farm' r, aged 66 years, mar Freeiort, wa found dead In a Held a tow da.: t ag. Death la suppoa d to have been cauicd by ap ipltxy or tun stroke.
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