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TWENTY-FIRST YEAB. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , AUGUST 2 , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBEK 45.
PATRIOTISM OF THE FRENCH
Icdopccdecco Day Dates From the Tall of
tbo Hostile.
A GLIMPSE CF PRESIDENT CARNOT ,
I'nrlH an HCRII Through an Amorlcnn'H
JiyeM on it Koto Day Street l- ' -
kirn aiul ' 1 h. Ir
AVIICB.
July NV [ Special Correspondence
of Tin : Hii.J-Tho : : people of Franco cele
brate the birth of the republic on the anni
versary of the fall of the Bastille. For moro
than 100 years the July M has been to the
Frenchman n day of general Jubilation , lii
which nil the features of our Fourth of July ,
Decoration day and Thanksgiving are com
bined.
The French language may contain no word
to express what the Anglo-Ssxon designates
as home , but patrio , patriotism and liberty
" fwauen among nil classes , an intense senti
ment to which the July" demonstration
gives lull vent. As the metropolis and capi
tal of France , Paris Is naturally the center
of all festivities although the celebration of
the day extends to every city , village and
hamlet In the whole republic.
The Koitrth for Throe Inyn.
With us. Independence day begins and ends
within twenty-four hours ; but a single day
doon not afford the Frenchman sulllciont
scope for letting himself loose and winding
himself op. Ofllcially the fete extends over
thrro days and three nights ; and the extent
to which the authorities , national and local ,
participate , affords an example which Amer
icans might profitably emulate. The order
C of public exercises is arranged by the offi
cials and made public by largo posters and
through the press many days In advance and
the people regulate themselves accordingly.
This year tlio Mth foil on Tuesday. Al
ready on the Friday nnd Saturday preceding
active preparations were begun nnd by the
following Monday the whole city was gaily
decorated with many-colored ( lags , banners
nnd devices. The trl-color in itself forms a
_ jtriiidsomo : material for such ornamentation ,
but the French do not confine themselves to
their own ling. All the lending nations were
represented nnd mingled' their colors with
those of Franco upon this festive occasion.
A marked exception wns , however , made ns
regards Germany. Among the thousands
upon thousands of bummers to bo seen
Not Onu Gcrninn Standard
rnuld bo found. On the other hand , of nil
orclgn flags that of the United States most ,
frequently comes In view. It is particularly
upon the hotels and restaurants , cafes
nnd retail shops th.it the stars and
stripes nro displayed. It is dilli-
cult to say whether sympathetic feel-
Inu for the lending sister republic of the
world or n desire to attract the patronage of
the numerous American travelers has
weighed down the Scales In favor of the
starry banner. Of course it Is to bo expected
that the public buildings would bo decorated
on a grander scale than these of private In
dividuals , but still , the ordinary citizens take
pride , each , In displaying upon his house or
shop as many tastefully arranged banners ns
his circumstances permit. This custom
is not nt nil confined to Paris. I have
passed through several of tbo sub
urbs and In each the decorations did
credit to the residents. And each nrrondlsc-
mentor local district had Its owh programme
of celebrations In addition to the genera )
order of festivities.
"i A OllmpKo or the President.
JVccording to the ofllcinl proclamation the
t noteworthy event was to bo the opening
of the now Avenue do la Hnpubliquo on
Monday afternoon with exercises presided
over by President Carnot.
Inasmuch as the president's platform was
located In such n position that comparatively
few people would bo likely to find accommo
dations for viewing the ceremony , I made use
of a pleasant Sunday afternoon to Inspect the
In advance of the morrow's ' crowd.
Hut what was my surprise , ns I walked up
and down the entire length of the now thor
oughfare , to llnd nt least 10,000 pr-oplo of
various grades and classes engaged In the
very same occupation. The avenue leads In
a straight line from the Ptaco do la Itopubll-
quo to the cemetery ot Pero La Chalso. The
presidential platform at the west end was n
mcst gorgeous affair draped In dark rod vel
vet with pill trimmings and festoons of
bunting. For some Httlo distance trl-colored
banners floated from lofty poles erected on
each siilo ot the avenue , while the buildings
from ono end to the other were ono mass of
fluttering lings. At the head of the avenue
rises the cemetery of Pore La Chaise , the
most celebrated burial ground In Paris , It
Is situated upon n scries of high hills nnd
surrounded by nn exceedingly heavy stone
wnll , thus forming u natural forti
fication a fact taken advantage of
by the communists in 1S71 who
Hero Miuln Thlr I ant Stand
until they wore shot down , men , women nnd
children to the number of some 20,000. With
in this cemetery are Interred the bodies of
many citizens of Franco , famous In the vari
ous fields of art , learning , politics and war.
For beauty the place can not bo compared
Nv SJdUj.Otvoiiwood orO.ik Hill anil few of the
graves can bo traced historically for moro
than 100 years ; the land has been simply laid
out with winding avenues and these thickly
lined with row after row of family vaults.
Thoslgrlllcancoof the cemetery at this tlmo
lies In tin ) fact that the recurrence of the
great fete gives occasion for * elaborate floral
offerings at the resting places of the dead.
Homo I "a in IIH ParlHlaiiH.
On this same Sunday evening I saw a few
of the famous Parisian street balls already
In opr-ratlon though ns yet , their putronngo
was not very extensive. Monday and the
oftlotul opening of the Avenue do la Hopub-
llquo passed off smoothly. The barometer
of Parisian enthusiasm continued to rlso
through the evening dances and Illuminations ,
but only to roach Its highest point upon
Tuesday , the long-looked-for July M.
MI'Hod tlio l-'irt.-craokefH.
The morning opened dear and warm. All
the governmental departments and most of
the shops and ofllccs hud closed for the day
and the streets were very early filled with
merry crowds of peoplo. Ami they scorned-
to enjoy themselves hugely despite the ah-
Bcncu of the deadly firecracker and the dread
tcrpcdo. The first number on the oftlclal
pipgrainino was the unveiling of a statue of
Danton on Houlovnrd St. Germain , Although
n local morning paper had announced
that a collision with the red republicans
was expected and bad warned all except
tb/iso with Irish proclivities to keep at a
distance from St. Germain an overpowering -
powering curiosity to see whatever might
take place , Impelled mo to ta'uo the risk.
Fortunately or unfortunately , anticipations
proved deceptive. The ultra-radicals had
been forewarned by the pollco aud as the
drapery fell from the monument precisely nt
the appointed time , only n short but appreci
ative murmur ran around tbo nwc-nlrlckcn
throng which soon afterwards dispersed
gradually and quietly.
To mnny the free matlnco performances at
the subsidized theaters proved the greatest
attraction. Everything was arranged upon
the extreme democratic principle , no tickets
whatever were Issued. Long before daylight
groups of from 100 to.'XX ) had gathered about
the entrances of the principal theaters nnd
thuro they waited with good-natured pattcnco
until the door ? were opened for the perform
ance which commenced at 1 o'clock.
Ilcvlcwlni ; the Military.
The great event of the day wns the grand
military revlow by President Caruot at the
hippodrome of Long Champs. Every cab and
carriage , omnibus , tram car und railroad
coach was called Into requisition by the mul
titudes ( lowing out of the city. Although
armed with a ticket of admission to ono of
the reserved stands , 1 thought , that I would
display a bit of American enterprise by ar
riving on the field nt least ono hour before
the tlmo when the troops were to movo. It
wns not yet 3 o'clock as I entered Long
Champs itself. With the exception of the
ground necessary for the review every foot of
apace around the racecourse was black with
people standing ten and twenty deep while
the brunches of the surrounding trees were
often bending under the weight of overzealous -
zealous spectators. Many French man make
a picnic out of the day ; they go to the Bois
do Boulogne earlv In the day with their fam
ily and friends nnd repair to the hippodrome
In tlmo to see the military exhibition. Even
in the reserved stands , French enterprise had
succeeded in appropriating all of the chairs
tnd left n precarious standing room for those
who arrived an hour ahead of timo. Accord-
lug to a rough estimate , there musthr.vo
been not much loss than 2jOJO ( spectators on
the grounds. As the members of the French
cabinet drove to their place , shouts of ap
plause rang in the air , but became more gen
eral when President Cnrnot mudo his ap
pearance. Yet it was only n moderate ap
plause ; the people did not seem wild with de
light , and the enthusiasm must have been
somewhat disappointing to everyone who has
seen the hearty recaption accorded the presi
dent of the United States upon all public
occasions.
March of the Troops.
There was but little delay by the troops in
taking up their positions and shortly after
! ) o'clock the commander ot tbo day
and his staff saluted the presi
dent , who returned the suluto by
rising , removing his hat nnd bowing. Tbo
band In the lead teen up its position nnd the
infantry began to march. As might bo ex
pected the cadets from the Polytcuuhniquo
nnd from St. Cyr received the greatest recog
nition from tlie audience , but applause was
also given to the few companies of reserves.
As n whole , the moving columns
In the variegated uniforms interspersed hero
nnd their by mounted ofllccr.s and gay
tri-colored bnnncr.i presented an Impressive
spectacle. Individually the men do not seem
very formidable : for on the average they
seem a Httlo below the medium height and
weight. The infantry have a swaying gnlt
oven exaggerated by n wide swing of the loft
arm which though , perhaps , useful to tbo
soldier prevents that machlno-lika motion
which to the spectator forms the 'chluf ' 'at
traction of a military march. Aftcr _ thu In
fantry had passed , the artillery trotted by
nnd then came the cavalry at a full galop.
Among the latter the cuirassiers with their
heavy stool breast plates are still retained.
The cavalry regiments then drew up In a
long line and concluded the review with a
brilliant charge. The president then with
drew , but few of the 1)0,000 ) troopj remained
upon the field ever which the snectators now
swarmed in their endeavor to hasten their
return to the city.
The main thoroughfares of the city were
by this time ono continuous miss of moving
humanity. In the throng could bo found
people of all the various classes ;
HiiK" and Hill ; * Intcrmlii 'led
with liveries and military uniforms. Be
sides the European people , the cosmopolitan
ism of Paris brings to occasional view thene- )
gro , Chinaman , Turk , Moor nnd Japanese.
More interesting , however , are these who
look upon the leto as an opportunity to reap
u golden harvest ; for this purpose the free
dom of the city was given to all. It scorned
to mo that the vast horde of f.ikirs and beggars -
gars that attend every circus , county fair
and holiday In the whole United States linil
launched themselves upon Purls at ono fell
swoop. They are the same hero ns elsewhere -
where , only moro numerous and
moro Importunate. It seemed that
everyone who had anyway sus
tained bodily Injury , who possessed starved
looking children or had only hts own woe
begone face upon which to rely , had placed
himself upon the street corner to waylay
passing pedestrians with imploring hands
and outstretched hnt. Though man } ' may
have deserved charity , in the confusion these
who displayed the prettiest faces or feigned
tlio most abject misery seemed to touch the
public purse to the greatest extent.
Some F.iuiilliir l iikcu.
The fakirs , too , seemed like old acquaint
ances. There was the man with the toy bal
loon , the cane seller , the circus Icmonndo
vendor. On almost every public square the
merry-go-round had been erected , while
catch-jimmy side-shows , portable shops , and
even lotteries , displayed alluring advertise
ments. Thousands of medals , artificial flow
ers and many-colored birds , banners and trl-
colored cockades were disposed of at various
prices. And I must not forget Mr. Hlt-ono-
baby-for-ouo-clgar , who Is found in Europe
as well as In America , Add to all this the
street singers and fiddlers , the stranded actor
gathering his own little audience , the Punch
null Judy shows , the man who decks himself
In n crownless felt hat and boldly assorts that
he looks Just like the great Napoleon , the
fnucily dressed woman with her fortune-tell
ing birds , and we have a picture grotesque as
it is uurlous.
Then Came tin , I irmvorlcH.
With dusk begun the Illuminations , nnd
those were not confined entirely to public
buildings. I took a walk up the boulevards
und Champs Elysees and back to the Place do
la Concorde. It was like a scene In fairyland.
The cafes and restaurants were all gaily
lighted with long rows of brilliant gas jets ;
In ono or two Incandcscant olectrio lights
supplanted ana. On all the publlo buildings
mid churches luminous rows of gaslights
traced thu position of the cornices upon the
background of darkness so that the whole
building stood out lu fiery outline. The II-
lumlnation of the ministerial department wns
still further embellished by largo shields
formed of lighted gas jet * emblematij of the
different branches of the government. Tbo
Are do 1'Etoilu shone ns a fiery mass , while
the broad avenue leading up to it was bor
dered on each sldo by strings of lighted
lamps hung between the thickly planted
lamp posts. Each light encased lu Us globe
ot frosted glats looked Hku a
luminous amber bead. The Place
do la Concorde was all ablszo with
the same bead-Hue striugs of lights hung lu
every direction aud reUectluc a mallow clew
In the beautiful fountains on each sldo of the
obelisk. Of the statues surrounding the
square , that representing StrassVmr ? had
been covered with wreaths and flowers as If
It were n monument to the dead. Portions of
this funereal decoration had been sent by va
rious societies In Alsace and Lorraine. The
vlaw up the river was magnificent. Upon
tbo Elffol lower a great electric arc light
changed Its color successively to blue , whlto
nnd red , while the base was encircled nt sev
eral stages by lines of light. At Its sldo rose
the palace of the Trocadoro , like a
A Crown of Gleaming > le\voln
surrounded by n double coronet. All this
but served ns a setting for the public display
of fireworks the whole spectacle upon a
magnificent nnd almost extravagant scale.
Such a display would scarcely bo possible
except In Paris , where the government takes
upon itself the task of amusing tbo populace.
The expense must bo enormous , for there are
hundreds of public buildings in Paris. In
the Champ Elj sees Place do'ln Concorde nlono
there were no less than " 5,000 gas lights.
Numerous street balls had been in opera
tion all evening , but It wns only toward mid
night that they assumed their characteristic
proportions. Anyone who laid claim to the
title musician , easily found employment for
the night at some publlo square or calc , and
when the supply of so-callod musicians ran
out , every hand organ that could play a
waltz or pollta was culled into requisition.
The principal dauco was held on the pave
ment of the Place do 1'Opera , whore the pro
prietors of a sensational newspaper had sup-
pllod the music.
A Purln Street ITance
is by no means n select affair. It is true that
many working people take part , but yet
the chief participants belong to
the dregs of society. No ono
Insists upon the forms of etiquette nor is n
proper introduction required. The quadrille
seems to bo the favorite , though it sometimes
becomes degraded so ns to approximate a
mild can-can. The round dances nro the ones
that afford opportunity for promiscuous em
bracing. The number of people who took
part In these dances wns something astonish-
intr , and they scorned never to tire of the
sport. All night long the strains of music
continued. A repetition on n smaller Bcaln
on the night of the 15th was required before
the excited enthusiasm of the pleasure-living
Parisians could bo dampened sufficiently to
cause them to desist.
VlCTOH UOSEWATUU.
KDUC.ITWXAL.
Prof Wilfred H. Munro has been chosen
superintendent of unlversitv extension by
Brown university in Khodo Island.
Prof. Jcrominh Jcnks of the university of
Indiana , has accepted the chair of social , po
litical and municipal institutions iu Cornell
university.
Michigan has amended Its state laws so
that children suffering from consumption or
chronic catarrh must bo excluded from pub
lic schools.
Pronunciation "bees" have taken the place
of the once exciting a.ul profitable spelling
bee. In the various summer schools pronun
ciation bees have become episodes of great
interest and uota little hilarity.
The state of New YorU supports seven
schools for deaf mutes , In which there are
about ono thousand thrco hundred pupils.
These schools have graduated many thous
ands , and most of them are doing well.
Lieutenant N. U. MoAloxandor , Twenty-
fifth''United States Infantry , now nfFort
Missoulii , Mont. , has been detailed as professor
ser of military science nnd tactics at the
Iowa Wesleyan university at. Mount Pleas
ant , la.
Work on the Northwest university build
ing of the Christian church at Duenna ,
Wash. , will bo begun at onco. The building-
will bo four stories high and will cost $ fiO,000
and will bo patterned alter the Lincoln , Nob. ,
Christian university.
The spiritualists In camp nt Chesterfield ,
Ind. , have had a "manifestation" command
ing them to build a college. Mr. Carroll
Brounenborg gave a number of acres of land
to servo as the college ground- " , and headed n
subscription for the erection of the college
proper with$1,500 in cash.
Among the prominent mon who have re
cently Joined the American society for the ex
tension of univcrsltyteauhing are Dr. Phillips
Broolts , bishop of Massachusetts ; ox-Presi
dent Hutherford B. Hayes , Erasuis Wiman ,
Oscar Strauss , Franklin MoVeagh , W , C. P.
Breckenridgo and Sir Daniel Wilson.
The mottc of the American society for the
extension of university teaching Is to help
those who help themselves. Its efforts will
bo directed toward stimulating each locality
not only to bear the support of what may bo
called purely local work , but ulso to assist
the national society by contributing toward
Its general expenses.
Gcorgo A. Pillsbury of Minneapolis has endowed
dewed the Pillsbury academy of Minneapolis
with $5,000 for five free scholarships at the
new university of Chicago , to bo awarded to
live student * of the academy who have at
tained the highest grade in scholarship.
Charles L. Colby has endowed the Beaver
Dam Academy wltn five similar scholar
ships.
The Princeton exploring party will do Mon
tana , Idaho nnd Yellowstone this trip. The
first object of the expedition is to determine
to some extent the resources of the tin mines
and to make the usual collections of fossils
and specimens. The fourteen senior students
uro led by Profs. W. H. Scott andV. . F.
Mngio and will return early In October.
When the beautiful new granite art build
ing of Bowdoin college Is completed It will
have the distinction of being almost the only ,
If not the only , building devoted exclusively
to art In any American college. The art
treasures of Howdoln Include about ono hun
dred nnd fifty drawings by the old masters ,
covpring and including thu period from
Titian to the year 1800 , The collection was
personally made by James Bowdoin.
TllK OLltKST IXllAltlTAXT. *
Mrs. Frost of Marietta , O. , Is 107.
In the person ot Tunis Brewer , now nearly
ninety-three years old , St. Louis possesses
nn old citizen. Ho was born November 'J ,
1TVS , in Now York , twelve miles west of Al
bany.
At St. Helen , Cnl. , there is a book acont
who is ninety-two years old and who was
never slioi at , thrown through u window or
worried by u dog In all his long experience.
Thuy nidst bo a very patient people out thero.
Unquestionably the oldest triplets In the
country are Abraham , leaua nnd Jacob Kilo
of liockhlll , Bucks county , Pa. Their ago Is
eighty years aim they uro among the nine
survivors of a family of twelve children , two
of whom are older than the triplets , thu
youngest of the nine being seventy-four.
"Granny" Sarah Davis , n well known col
ored woman , died at Indianapolis on the 20th
ult. , nt the advanced age of 105 years , She
claimed that when her master returned from
the revolutionary war she was a crawling
child , and this would make her 110 years ot
age. The family has an authentic record of
103 years.
In Toledo. O. , the other day , there died a
venerable colored woman , who was certified
to bo I in years old , and the undertaker who
laid her out , ami found her somewhat tough
and stilt jointed , was ol thu opinion that she
was at Icost 115 ! years of ago. The old woman -
man had smoked a corn cob pipe as long as
any ono could remember thu "long" refer
ring to n period , und not to a plpjstcm , us a
cureless render might Imagine ,
Denver Is s curious place and Is often vh-
itcd by romarUnblo people and phenomena of
nil descriptions , but previous records were
knocked completely out when Jonas Carpen
ter of West Virginia , took a stroll around the
city. Jonas was born in Lowdon county ,
Virginia , in the year 174' ' , being now H'J '
years old. Ho Is now enrouto to California
on a visit to bin son-in-law , who Is over
eighty years old und Is stopping ever us the
guest of W. T. Sawyer , a natlvo of his own
state. By way of a clincher , it Is stated tuat
Carpenter never tasted whisky or tobacco ,
MEXICO AND HER RAILROADS ,
Two Hundred and Fifty Million Dollars In
vested by American Capital ,
WHEREBRAIN AND BRWN ARE RECOGNIZED
Something About tho.Hit'Idltifr of tlio
31 ox loan Central TlcH of Steel
ami Khony llilril
C..W.
Fmnlta. CYirjxnifr. ]
Mr.\ico CITV , July 25 , 1891. [ Special
Correspondence of TmBEi : : . | The Unlteil
States has about $250IBO,000 worth of cnpltul
In Mexican rnllroails.Vo pructlcally
control tbo railway systems of tb o country
nuil our only competitor Is England
whoso Investments amount to Httlo moro
than one-fourth ns much aa ours. These
railways are already paying and Mexico
promises to bo ono of the most prolltnblo
railway countries of the future. A great
railroad development Is going on In the
country , and about two thousand miles of
new roads are now under construction.
The country has now over live thousand
miles of road In active operation , and during
tn.v stay hero I have travelled over roads
which have been opened only a few weeks ,
ami I have penetrated country into which
the iron horse seemed to plough Its way
through the wilderness.
In going ever the Jntor-Ocoanlc railroad ,
which Is a narrow guago running from hereto
to Vcra Gnu , I passed through a rich
agricultural region and found vast areas of
rich but as yet untllled limd. These lands
were at the same altitude and In the same
cllmato as that of the best cofTeo growing
districts of Mexico and the road will develop
many now colTccstatcs.
At this writing It Is only completed for a
Httlo over two hundred miles running from
Mexico to the great town of Puobla and thence
on to the mountain city of Jnlnpa , but within
a month It will bo opened for traffic clear
to Vera Cruz and within a shovt time it will
have a line complete from Mexico City west
tothoPucifls slope. Its managers tell mo
that its Income is already largo.
It connects with the Mexican narrow
guago system which goes from Laredo , Texas
to the City of Mexico and' It carries cars
right through to Vcra Cruz. There Is no
doabt but that It will pay. It Is managed by
Mexicans but It Is largely owned by English
capital.
The Mexican Southern railroad which
Grant proposed has been taken up and is
beinir fast pushed down Into the state of
Oaxnca to Tchnnmtepec , and this will give
Mexico another connection with the Pacific.
The Mexico Central has its surveyors at
work laying a route fro.n . the great city of
Guadalajara to the Pacific , and I expect to
take a trip within a few days from Aguas
Callontes right across the eastern part of
Mexico to Tatrpico. This road has Just got
Into running order and It promises to bo ono
of the great railroads of the future. Then
American capital Is building a road from
Monterey to Famplco , v and Mormon
capital' lp""b'utliHne' ? an&tlifcr % . ' ' " , road. down
through Chihuahua from Now Mexico , and
this will also tap the Pacific and the great
mining regions of the west.
During the past two years twenty conces
sions for now roads or for the extentlon of
old roads have been grnntod , and Mexico
was never moro awnko to the advantages of
steam communication. Last year moro than
thirteen tr.illlon passengers patronized the
railroads and nearly a million tons of goods
were carried in the freipht cars.
An Iron Hand AlioutMexico.
This railroad development of Mexico really
began about the time of the panic of 1S7JI ,
when the old English line which runs from
Vcra Cruz up the mountains to Mexico City
was completed. It has been bulldlne off and
on for fifteen years and the government
helped it along with $12,0X : > ,000 In subsidies
It was one of the most expensive roads ever
built and It cost about ? 30 , < X)0,000 ) to construct
the three hundred miles which constitute the
main line and two short branches.
Tbo peons and the Indians objected to It
and nil its material had to bo brought from
England , and in order to pacify the people ,
the building was boeun at' both cniis and
moro than half the ties and rails had to bo
carried up the mountains and on to Mexico
City. It cost ? T > a rail to bring thorn from
Vci-a Cruz to the capital , and this was for
the benefit of the teamsters' .
This same provision was adopted in the
biilldlnc of the Mexican Central railroad.
that great trunk line which now runs from
El Paso over twelve I'undrod mlles south to
Mexico City. The building of It had to bo
begun at both ends , and the material used
from the Mexico Citv end was shipped to
Vera Cruz , and nt high freight rates sent
across this Mexican rend to the cnpitol. It
shipped its rails and its Iron from England
but Its rolling stock came trora tno United
States.
The old Moxlcan road is entirely English
though the chief director and president , Mr.
Thomas Brauhiff , was born on Staten island
of Scotch-Irish parents. The road la a broad
guagc , and it Is splendidly ballasted ana well
constructed. It bus suuin of the steepest
grades on record and in going from the coast
to Mexico City , it rises SXkfeot. ( )
It had for u tlmo a monopoly , and It charged
just what prices it pleased. Its first-class
freight rates were at the start $7(1 ( , and when
the freight was carried by passenger trains
the rates were $ 'J7 a ton. For a long tlmo it
charged ever 10 cents a nillo for passenger
fares , and It now charges moro than 5. It Is
capitalized nt $10,000,000 and I understand
that It pays dividend ! ! on this capitalization.
It has reduced its rates slneo the organiza
tion of the Mexican Ccutial and now that
the Inter-Oceanlo Is completed , it will have
to iimuo still further reductions.
T ; ; H oft tool nml , Kbony.
This Mexican railroad has steel ties , and
Mexico has perhaps tbe most costly'ticsin its
railroads that you will ilnii anywhere in the
world. The Mcxlran boutUern which is be
ing built towards Tuhuantcfwc uses no other
kind than steeland the Tumpico division of
the Mexican Central has lies of abony and
mahoganv.
The chief objection to the ebony ties Is that
it is so hard to drive the spikes into them ,
and U Is almost impossible to get them out
when they want to ehnniro the rails. The
steel ties are not so cxpeniiivu as It would
seem. They cost from IK ) cents lofl , Mexican ,
when laid down hero and this is from TU to tfu
cunts American. They are hollow plates of
steel anout three-eights n ! an Inch thick , the
length of mi ordinary tlo und about four
inches wide. When turned upside down
they look Ilka a trough , and the earth is
packed In and around thorn/ They seem to
inaho a very linn tlo and hold tno mils per
fectly. Date tics cost from 85 cents to f 1 In
Mexico. f
Cedur tins cost tibou SI.Iff , and almost any
kind of a tlo Is worth 5U cents. Tlio Inter-
Oceania uses steel disks with a cross pleco of
iron , hut these do not scorn to work as well
as the all together steel ties. The Mexican
Central , which has u line roudhed , uses
wooden tics , anil the same U tliu case with
the Mexican National or American narrow
guago through line.
Me.vluim IdeiiH of Contract.
Speaking of the Mexican Central tic * re
minds mo of what one of the engineers of
the road told mo as to Mexican contracts.
Said ho : "Tho average haclondado , or
farmer of Mexico , has curious Ideas of profit
and work. Along ; ' the line of the Mexican
Central there was a man who owned a strip
of forest which was tilled with good tie-
timber. I osuod him if ha could furnish mo
5,000 ties , and what they would cost mo. Ho
replied that ho could ami ho would let mo
have the 5,000 for 50 cents apiece. Hut sup
pose I want 50,000 said I. 'O then , ' roplloi :
the Moxlcan , 'I will huvo to charge yoi
more , and I couldn't lot you have them foi
less than 75 cent * aploco.1 And If I wnnl
100,0001 I went on. 'Well , ' said the sur
prised farmer. ' 100,000 would bo u great deal
of trouble , and 1 couldn't think of undcrtnk
Ing such a Job as that for loss than tl.CC
n piece.1"
Uallwny CoiiRtrnutlon in Mexico.
The above Is ono of the peculiarities ol
railway construction in Mexico. The roads
have to bo built by peons and It costs about
as much to construct them , notwithstanding
the cheap labor , as It does In America. I
have talked with a great many men engaged
In railroad business and they tell mo that the
Mexican will not do one-fourth the amount
hat the American workman does , and only
tbo muscle work Is Uono by the Mexicans.
Indians who work on the road get from 60
cents to 75 cents a day , and tills is moro than
the average wages paid them otherwheres.
The railroads have in fuel Increased the
prices of labor along the lines of the rail
roads , but they do not work much better for
nn Increase of salary.
Ono contractor who offered them double
wanes for extra work , telis mo they did very
well for the first two weeks , and then they
laycd off until they drank up their surplus.
Thcro are some Mexican brakemen omplovcd
on the railroads , but as n rule the men en
gaged In running the Mexican trains are
Americans , with n few Englishmen on the
old line from Vera Cruz to Mexico.
The \VIIKCM of AiiioriuniiH
on the Mexican roads are fairly good. Passen
gers conductors on the Mexican Central get
8HI3 monthand I think they got n vacation of
n month every year. Engineers are paid by
the kilometer or the distance traveled , mid
they miiKo from f-00 to $ MO a month. On
tho" Intcr-OccnnIc narrow gungo engineers
got salaries of $150 n month , and the salaries
of passenger conductors arc $100 , and these
of engineers 200 on the Vorn Cruz rond.
Among the Americans cmjagcd on the rail
ways I did not llnd ono who was dissatisfied.
They all appeared to like the climate , the
people and their work , and not a few of them
had married Mexican girls , or better , had
brought American wives to Mexico.
' 1 ho Mexican Central Itiillroiul.
Tlio blgce.it railway system In Mexico Is
that of the Moxlcan Central. It is owned
principally by Boston capitalists , and it runs
from El Paso nlonu tlio backbone of Mexico
for 1,250 miles to the City of Mexico , it has
two branches , ono of which roaches out to
Tampico on the gulf , ana the other of which
will extend to the Pacific.
It is a broad guage , It is well ballasted , and
It has American cars and through carriages
from New York and Chicago to the City of
Mexico. It Is connected with the Atchison ,
Topeka & Santa Fo railway , and is ono of the
great trunk lines of the world.
It laps a population of about four million
people and there are twenty cltlrs along its
route , the inhabitants of wnlch would aggre
gate a million. Cutting across the great
desert ot Chihuahua , it strikes into the gar
den of Mexico at Aguas Caliontcs , and from
thence on the ride for hundreds of miles to
the City of Mexico is through perpetual
green.
green.Grades oil tlin Mexican Central.
Some of the grades of the route are very
stoop , but It has" nor , the picturesquencss of
the Vera Cruz line which is ono of the most
picturesque railways of the world. This Vera
Cruz line has some grades so steep that n
sort of Siamcse-twin-engino has been con
structed to mount them , and this engine has
two heads and two boilers In the center with
two sots of driving machinery to malto it go.
With it the train climbs S.500 foot upwards
In twelve miles , and over 4,000 feet in twen
ty-five miles , and you go from the tropics to
tbo tcuipcratozono In the ascont.
Scenery Uoyontl Description.
The branches of the Moxlcan Central
promise to bo very profitable. The scenery
of the noy'.Tnmplco brnuch surpasses , In
wlldnoss and p'icturesqubness that of the
Denver & Ilio Grnndo , and It Is said there Is
no road on the American continent that will
compare with It. It will bo the snmo with
the road running from Iranuato to the Pa
cific , some of the gorges of which are saia to
bo : i,000 foot deep , and the walls of these
gorges arc perpendicular. A short strip of
the Tampico rend cost $10,000,000 for con
struction , and the Pacific branch promises to
bo equally expensive.
Mexican Coal Koadw.
So far Mexico has been greatly retarded
by the lack of coal. The country has had to
import nil the coal used In manufacturing ,
and coal has ranged in price from $11 ! to $ Jfl a
ton. A great deal of that now used comes
from Indian Territory , but tlio Inter-No-
tlonul road which runs from Eaclo Pass on
the Texan frontier to Torreon , where it con
nects with the Mexican Central , opens up
quito an extensive coal field , anil 1 am told
that largo coal Holds have been discovered
near the Tampico land. The Mexican Southern
orn Southern will open up both coal and iron
mines , and there are bright prospects that
Mexico will soon bo able to do a great part
of her own manufacturing.
The immense' area of now country and now
resources opened up by these roads cannot bo
appreciated. The Mexican Southern will tap
some of the richest mining regions of the
country and it will pass tnrough agricultural
lands which are now worth hut a few cents
an acre , but which will soon bo extremely
valuable.
The same is true or this Mormon road ,
which , though not under the Mormon
church. Is operated and being built by capi
talists who are Mormons and at the head of
whom Is Mr. Young , the son of thp nrophet
Brigham Young. This road will go through
the Sierra Madre mountains and will tup
some of the richest mining countries in the
world.
It will open up rich valleys and will proba
bly bo populated by the moro enterprising
people of Utah. It is mild that the
Mormon Colonies Now In Mexico
can afford to carry tlioir products In the
shape of butter and potatoes , for 'JOO miles In
wagons and sell them in competition with
the butter and potatoes shipped from the
United States bv rail. When this road gives
thorn better facilities , they may bo supplying
tlio greater part of Mexico with their pro
ducts. As it is now , there is a big margin
for the snlo ot all kllnds of agriiiultural pro
ducts in Mexico , and this is especially so of
dairy products. American butter brines 75
cents and $1 n pound here , and cheese Is pro
portionately high.
Our Narrow { .HIIRO Through Lino.
The Moxlcan National rend is the 'name of
the narrow guago line which runs from the
City of Mexico to Lorndo , Tex. This is also
owned by the United States , mid It Is the
shortest line from Now York to Mexico.
You can get into the cars in the City of
Mexico on Monday , and Saturday morning
you will llnd yourself In Now York. The
road is now on a paying basis and It Is be
coming moro and moro profitable. It passes
through 80H10 of the best parts of Mexico ,
and a ride on it from the City Of Mexico to
Cclaya Is like going through a part of Switz
erland married to tlio most picturesque re
gions of tlio Himalaya mountains.
The road winds In and out through the
bcautltul volley of Mexico , passing the great
castio of Chupultepoo as It leaves tlio cut. itnl
and dashing out of the lakes and Into thu
mountains at a fuw miles distant.
The mountains como upon you abruptly ,
ami- you plouuh your way right into them.
You skirt wide guagos , wind along rocky do-
tiles witti rushing streams cutting the earth
below you.
you.A
A Southland I'lctiiro.
You Hhoot out of the rough hills Into
smaller hills covered with green and a second
end vulloy gives you pictures that make you
think of Italy , You go by n rose-colored
church which was built hundreds of years
ago upon a hill , and down in u valley below
it you see n village that makes you think of
the Austrian Tyrol.
You whizz through the vlllagn. Bare
headed women with frowsy-headed babies on
their backs , stare at you. Little girls clad
only In blankocs wavothoir handsnnj a peon
porter who Is carrying a great bundle on his
back , scowls at ttio train as wo dash through.
You notice that this run of the country is
well cultivated. The valloyj are patch
works of crops , and tno Httlo old fashioned
vowns seem to ho tilled with workers.
What queer towns they nro and how curi
ous the houses ! They are moro like but *
than homes , and their low , ridge roofs of
boards are tied on with rupos und kept
steady with crcat roc Us placed hero and
there upon them , Thcro are few windows
nnil no chimneys , tho' doors are low and the
people as a rule are dressed In cotton ,
Now you go up the mountain.
The road winds about In horse shoo curves
and loops , anil an hour Inter you are looking
down thousands of foot upon the vlllago you
hnvo Just passed through. You stop nt Tol-
uca , one of the cloanc.st , prettiest Httlo cities
In Mexico and then go on through n rich far
ming country till vou como to Cclnyn.
The rend from hero to San Louis Potosl is
less Interesting , but at this elt > you llnd u
great future trading center of the republic ,
and you go on northward to Monterey , which
u n Mexican town In the mountains , now
much boomed by Americans , and n day later
you find yourself In Texas and on your way
to Now York.
A .Model Iliillroad Mniiiigemenl.
Every railway I have passed ever In Mexico
ice 1 found well built and well managed.
The cars run slower than ours do , but the
roads are well ballasted and sleeping cars
mid passenger coaches nro good. All tlio
roads have second and third class Carriages
and the last nro patronized bv the Mexicans
onlv.
onlv.Thoy nro the same slzo as the ordinary pas
senger coach save that they hnvo long tin-
chuslonod hunches running through them
just under the windows nnd another bench
with two seats and ono back runs Icnpthwlso
through the center of the car from 0110 cud
to thu other.
All of thu men wear big hats and all of the
women and girls hnvo shawls of cotton or
Milk about their heads. They are by all odds
the most picturesque travelers you see In
Mexico and the only travelers who represent
the Mexican people.
Fn.VSK G.
noxiir wit Tin : r..tniis.
The riding hnbit.4 this season are sym
phonies of symmetrical grace and boautv.
Some of the newest veils being worn nt
this moment are the clear Russian nets with
the skeleton plush spots.
A "capoto turoan" Isot black tulle with
largo dots , surmounted by n wreath of tea
roses and three largo black feathers.
The fashion of wenrjng handsome coat
boc'iices of material distinct from that of the
accompanying dross skirt Is gaining ground.
Ono of the many smart toilets worn by n
lady artist at a fashionable summer resort is
made of Spanish yellow broche crepe ,
trimmed with black lace flounces and draper
ies.
ies.For dust cloaks rough hairy materials have
como to the fore , irenorally shot and very
often unllned , starting cither from the collar
band or from a yoke reaching to the foot and
drawn in at the waist.
A pretty seashore toilet consists of n vest
of old guipure lace gathered nt the front of
the waist and opening over n plastron of blue
foulard with blue dots. The Insertion and
cuffs nro of guipure and thu slecvos and skirt
of tlio foulard.
The lovely rose tints used in evening dress
this season appear moro than over charming ,
especially in fabrics of soft clinging silk ,
sheer veilings ever surrah and under grena
dines , lace , not , andjothcr beautiful diaphan
ous textiles.
A yachting toilet consists of n white flan
nel skirt trimmed at > ho bottom with n band
of blue linen striped with white. A whlto
flaciicl cncmiso with a blue collar opening to
show n sailor's Jersey , and a whlto flannel
cup complete the toilet.
Many of the host tailors and dressmakers
nro cutting oven rich silk gowns on the cross.
This gives a cc-rtnln novel look to the dress
and at the same time a more graceful elleet
than the old straightTorm. Extra wide silk
only Is used In this manner.
Dressing sacqucs and night-gowns seem to
sell better than any other articles ; then
comes short petticoats , V-shaped necks and
sailor collars are having quito a run on night
gowns. Skirts and drawers soil better with
yokes ; vhlch > hayo become general * .
The whito'sorgo'u'ro.s'so.s for mountain arid
bench uses nro -longer decorated with
metal cord passementeries and ornaments.
The most fashionable of these gowns are
trimmed with whlto sil.t basket braids In
straight rows or in fancy points und ara
besques.
Slices have superseded boots for dressy
occasions , the toes very pointed , the heels
very high , coining well up on the instep , and
Invariably bro/ucd. whether made In black
patent leather , brown Kussin leather or col
ored calf , showing stockings open-worked
and embroidered.
Designs In underwear for toll and short ,
stout and thin forms nro shown with lace
and ribbon trimmings or simple feathor-
Klituhud cdfio.s. Lovely shades of lavender ,
pink and yellow charm the eyes , but common
scnso tells us that natural aud white models
will wear and wash better.
Few materials are prettier fordiwssy after
noon wear than tlio now printed crcpons ,
they fail so softly , and the crinkled grounds
givb such a subdued effect to the flowers
with which the goods are patterned. A silk
foundation skirt greatly improves thonppoar-
ai'cc of the dress , but this is by no menus
essential.
A handsome picture hnt for a garden party
is made of satin braid Panama with a Nea
politan braid edge. The brim is wide and
very pliant. It is trimmed with a trail of
hops , shaded oats and a bunch of hazel nuts
intermixed. The hazel nuts are of the nalo
green unrlpo color. The hat is banded with
golden green velvet.
A pretty , general costume to wear during
vacation time where one's means are limited
and a great variety of gowns is tbcroforo im
possible , Is a skirt of white scrgo , a whlto
China silk waist or blouse , n white cloth
blazer , and a white felt Vassar hat trimmed
with' a white silk band and whlto pompons.
White castor gloves and a plain untrlmmcd
parasol make a charming addition.
Tlio beautiful wash silks nro sold at such
surprisingly low prices that they have In n
great degree taken the place of zephyr ging
hams , batistes , and fancy lawns , for morn
ing wear , as they cost but very Httlo moro
by the yard than genuine French ( . 'inghains ,
etc. Dresses of thee silks are simply made ,
with belted waist and slightly gored skirt ,
with full back , or with n sheath skirt and
pointed bodice.
The ladies of Berlin who have boon In the
hnblt of riding In the riding school In silk
tights petitioned for authority to appear In
the Tholrcartcn , or park , In that costume ,
and to ride alter the fashion of men , with ono
logon cither side of the horse. The petition
was denied by Baron Uitthofun , chief of
police , on the ground that , the appearance of
females in such unURiml nttlro would belike
like to cause a commotion , and load to n dis
turbance of the poaco.
A lady correspondent writes to defend
pipe smokliiu' bv mon who will burn uibacco
in some form. She states the fact that plpo
tobacco of the very best quality costs loss to
the smoker than the comironest kinds of
cigars , and loaves n savniK that will admit
of numerous household luxuries , Including a
very pretty bonnet now and then. 11 or ar
guments are strong and will admit of no
answer when they como from n wlfo who
will tolcrato a plpo smokini ; husband.
Some wonderful embroideries are used for
the corselet bodies , and the Interior of high
Medici collars , but the most fashionable people
ple abjure the collars cut on the cross , with n
seam down thu editor of the back , that are
UhHlchtly und burlesqiio of aspect when seen
from tiio rear ; thu smartest high collars
stand out broad at the side , with an edging
of feathers , forming n becoming background
to the neck , n roproiiuution of the fashions of
the Venetian dames In the mtddlo uges ,
Mrs. Horor , aged nlnnty-nlno , mother of
Sheriff Clinton Uororof Montgomery county.
1'onnsyivnuiu , died recently on Wynnewood
nvt'iiuu , Gcrmantown. Her husband fought
In thu war of 181' . ' ,
A World correspondent , writing from Nur-
ragansctt Pier , tmyis : "Miss Humes of
Chicago holds court hero , and royally Mm
looks , this gem of thu west , with lashes long
and curling , kissing for u moment , the beau
teous clicolt , then alotvly lifting themselves
to reveal large , black eyes , with great tlrui
hidden In their blumbrouH depths ; tiny
diamond-studded cars that look like rose pet
als dipped In dew ; u mouth the fairies thorn-
selves coald use for a retreat and chrUton
heaven ; the whole crowned by a mass of
red-gold braids wound like u coronet about
the shapely hood , Juno , In nil the voluptuous
ness of love and conquest , nuvur bud form
moro tall , slender and divluo.
MAY GET THEIR MONEY BACH
Foster's Stealings from the Now York Produce -
duce Exchange May bo Recovered.
HIS FATHER LEFT HIM A FORTUNE.
Now It IH Proponed to Attach ( lie Ito-
to Cover tlio Defalcation
Story of the Kml'uz-
/.lenient.
Ni\v YOIIK , August 1. Alexander E. Orr ,
the president of the produce exchange , posted
on Septomber'JS , 1SSO , n formal notice to the
tioard which said In effect Unit William It.
Foster , Jr. , the counsel for the gratuity hind
of the exchange , was a defaulter to the extent -
tent of ? IOS,000. The embezzler was a mem
ber of the firm of Foster & Went worth , nt-
tornoys-at-law. Ho wn not only a shrewd
ynunir business man , but n well rend lawyer.
A few days before President Orr posted the
notice that Foster was nn cmbe/zler , Mining *
ing Clerk Hedell of the law llrm of Khlpman ,
Harlow , Lnrouquo & Choato was arrested on
n charge or embezzlement by his employers.
Ho succeeded In getting awny with nearly
$ JOO,000 by forging transfers of mortgages
and appropriating the amounts paid In.
Foster took an unusual interest. In this case.
Ho never failed on any occasion to express
sympathy will Uedell , and while talking with
ono or two of tlio members of the gratuity
fund the day after the arrest , said"I hope
Hedell will get off. Ho was to blnmo to a
certain extent , but wo nil know that It Is an
easy matter to got rid of * 100,00 > ) or f'00,000
when luck is not running the rlidit way.
You can drop a fuw thousand dollars at n
faro tnh'c ' lu a very short time , and when you
drop n $ oUO note Into the hands of a pretty
woman occasionally It all amounts up very
rapidly. "
Alexander Munn , ono of the trustees ,
scared by this sympathetic excuse for
Hedell's wrong-doing , after consultini ; with
his brother olllccrc , decided to make an in
vestigation of the securities , in the way of
mortgages , that Foster ns counsel for' the
gratuity fund hold. Formal notice of Inten
tion to examine the books was given. Foster
promised to incut the trustees at his ofllco nn
Wednesday , September " ( ! , but ho never
turned up and has not been seen in Now York
since. A friend of his recognized him on a
Long Island railroad train that morning. Ho
was evidently bound for Hay Port , L. I. ,
where ho lived like a prince in a house that
cost him 10,000. His companion was his
"niece , " n pretty young woman of twei.ty
years.
On September 2(5 ( the books were gone over
rnil the mortgages were examined by the
trustees. They discovered that fourteen out
of the forty bald by Foster had been cancelled -
celled by payment by tlio mortgagors , and
the amount aggregating SKts.OOO had been
stolen. On the following Monday u further
defalcation ofTi,000 was found.
On January fi counsel for the exchange ob
tained Judgment against voung Foster for
SiI. ! ! ) ! ) On January 11 his father , William
It. Foster , paid W.I.OOO to tlio trustees en his
son's account , bringing the Indebtedness
down to f HI,000. ] In accepting this amount
the trustees reserved their rl-ht to proceed
against , young Foster at any future time.
Tlio father paid in the money on that under
standing.
While these negotiations were going on
young Fostur was enjoying himself In the
City of Mexico. Ho afterwards sailed for
Spuin. 'Ilols'nt presont'ln Mc-lrld. On December <
comber SO , 1SOO , Mr. Foster , who was , by the
way , ono of the founders of the produce ox-
chnngo , died , leaving nn estate valued at
51,000,000. Ho bequeathed $ 'iOO,000 worth of
property to his hc.ipogr.ico son. Yesterday
the trustees of the produce oxclmngo decided
to bring suit againt the executors for the
f 1111,001) ) still duo and owing by the heir , Mr.
Foster , Jr. There was great excitement
among the members of the exchange when ,
the news ot this determination leaned out
yesterday. The concensus of opinion was
that every dollar of the amount would bo re
covered in timo. The greater part of the
property left to the son Is in Now York city
und all of it is in the state. Two weeks ago
11 Pinhcrtou detective was dispatched to
Madid to noirotiato with young Foster. Fos
ter's friends hero bcllovo that bo will make
the amount good out of his father's estate ,
notwithstanding the fact that ho h safe from
criminal prosecution , as tbero is no extradi
tion treaty between Spain and the United
States that covers this offense. If the Pink-
jrton courier is unsuccessful the civil suit
igainst tlio executors of Foster's estate will
Do pushed to the bitter end.
CUfi.VVIllA rlTfKi ,
Ono marriage out of every four in Japan
3nds in n divorce , und yet tlio Japanese seem
.o bo still trying to acquire a moro modern
. ivillzntion.
Moro than sixty women have notified
ICiigincer Colwell , of Connecticut , thin they
ire willing to go up in a balloon with him to
tiecome his wife.
Now that Mrs. James Drown Potter , Kitty
3'Shoa , and Nina Van /C.mdt nro all married
ho store of romance in the world is'way
lown below normal.
lie ( deeply in love , but proud ns Lucifer )
Do you love mof She No. Ho Well , I
"nnciod you did , you know , and I wanted to
.ell you that I run already engaged.
Ho Yes , darling , and it shall bo the pur-
lese of my life to surround you with every
: omfort and to anticipate and gratify your
jvery wish. Sho- How good of you , Harry I
\nil all on fl'J a week , tool
rim Georgia bachelor is being hunted from
its lair by some Icglslaior n married mun ,
10 doubt who thinks ho has too much com
fort in ills single xtato. This man has In-
' .roduccd a bill in the siato lo.7islaturo to tax
inmiirrlod men to support the branch colleges
) f the stato.
A young couple , aged twenty and fourteen
fears respectively , have the profound sym
pathy of all true lovors. Thuy have boon
irrostod on their way from Virginia to North
Carolina , whither they were bound in search
) f n minister who would marry them. They
mil already travelled " 00 miles on foot.
Tlio latest announcement from Washington
is that thu murrhigo of Miss Lulu Eustls and ,
Mr. Thomas Hitchcock , Jr. , of Now York ,
, vill occur at Miinuh03ter-by-ihc-Sea in
i\ugust , and that thu wedding will bo u quiet
ji.o. Miss Eusli.s , who , llliu her brothers , la
. really devoted to coaching und outdoor en
joyments , has an Income of nearly f 10,000 a
J-our. anil her future husband hits a lessor
imotint but can all'ord to play polo und lead
ernmns.
Thu handsomest American brldo now In
I'nris Is .said by a correspondent to bo the
Inily who was known In Now Yoric before
tier marriage as tlio beautiful Miss JatTroy.
She Is nn extremely tall and'rather robust
ivoman , possessing utmost iimazonlnn pro
portions , and when ft ho walks abroad tier
line figure towen above the petite Parislen-
los. Kho is said to bo n dazzling sight in the
k'lorv of her trousseau , and the people evince
their Interest in her by admiring stares. J
John J. Cox and Mary Ann Cox , a brother
mil sister secured licenses In Philadelphia ,
uitmn-/.liikr | thum to become the respective
liusband mid hrldo of Helen A. Horgmau
nnil William I. Hoivman , who ore ulso sister
tmd brother. Mr. and Miss Cox are nnlilenU
Df Andiilusln , HUCKS county , and the homo of
the Hortfinans is in Plttsburg. The double
wedding is to take place shorllv. "It was
anlv two weeks ago , " remarked Llconca
Jlcrk Hint , when the pair had departed ,
"that two brother * came hero to got licences
to marry two sisters. This last llorgmnn
Is somewhat-
2ox zig-zag arrangement
rarer. "
ICato Field : The mother of a governor , the
wlfo of a governor , the sister of a governor ,
ihe nicco of a governor and iho aunt of u governor -
ornor ! That's Mrs. Klchiml Manninu of
south Carolina , und she's the only woman In
Lho world with such u record. This U gov <
timing with a vengeance ; but women atway *
Jld love to ruK > , EO mon say ; mon dou't
oh , not