ZdHE LOGAJSr S&A&IZE.
Panorama.
Queer ett of Men's Clubs.
Tho most unlquo of men's clubs has
rccontly been organized at tho Univer
sity of Pennsylvania. Its momberahlp
In regulated not by
blackballs, but by a
foot rule. No man
can be elected a
member unless ho
stands at least G
feet In his stock
ings. Furthermore,
tho membership of
the club Is limited
to eighty feet. Thnt
Is, If the aggregate
height of the club
members reaches
John II. Mario.
that flguro the club Is tilled, nnd other
applicants must wait, unless under tho
foot rulo they prove to be taller than
tho shortest man who Is nlrcady n
club rnomber. In that case, tho giant
Is taken Into the club, nnd tho com
parative dwarf retires to nn nssocinto
membership. In all matters which
come boforo tho club for action each
membor has ono voto for each Inch
ho stands nbovo six feet In height. To
amend the constitution of tho club re
quires fifty-four fcot, or two-thirds of
tho actlvo membership of eighty foot,
In Its favor. Tho foundor of this club
of giants la John It. Marls of Chestnut
Hill, Pa., who Is C feet 4j Inches In
height. The club's tallest membor Is
Montgomery, n boy of C feet 10 Inches.
At tho noxt annual meeting of officers
of tho club ho expects to bo chosen
Supremo Skyscraper.
. tSroublc tuith Venezuela.
' Venezuela has been Independent for
clghty years. During that period It
has nominally been n republic. Tho
different constitutions It has had hnvo
recognized tho principles of free, dem-
locratlo government ns completely as
'docs that of tho United States, which
Kvas takon as n model. Novortholoss,
Vonozuola Is not yet n genuine repub
lic. It has not yot free Institutions,
toxcopt on pnpor. It is not ruled by
lawn, but by a despot. While tho ac
count of tho existing condition of nf
ifnlrfl In Venezuela prlntod In the Now
York Trlbuno InBt week may not bo
icorrcct In all Its details, It Is correct
ns to tho main points. Eighteen
months ago Clprlano Castro headed u
revolutionary movemont, drove out
President Andrado, nud Installed hlm-
solf nB dictator. Thcro Is n congress,
but it Is ntudo up of men chosen by
tho dictator. Thoro nro Judges, but If
their decisions do not suit him, ho
HhrowB them Into prison nnd kcops
thorn thoro until thoy admit thoy woro
qui to mistaken ns to tho law. All of
ficiate hold their plocea only so long
as tho dictator does not distrust thorn.
Those whom ho suspects ho removes,
nnd sometimes imprisons. During his
first month of power tho dictator had
a nutnbor of wealthy bankoro nnd
merchants brought boforo him and as
sessed them from fUO.OOO to $00,000
nploco for tho support of his govern
ment
f. C. MCnoje.
Tho Now Attornoy-ncnoral of tho
United States.
"Russell Harrison's Debt.
It Is claimed that tho chief dobt
of Russell IS. Hnrrlson to his father,
nil of which was remitted In tho will,
consisted of tho amount expended In
lilting him out for sorvlco during tho
Spantsli-Amnrlcau war, Goueral Har
rison -wished to present his son with
equipment, Lut Russell would not ne
copt It save ns a loan. That loan was
novor repaid nnd thnt is tho dobt
which was romlttcd in tho will.
Tho bequest of General Hnrrlson of
his sash and sword to any posthumous
son that might bo born Is said by this
friend of tho former presldont to bo
duo to his desire to hnvo theso om
bloniB of his military sorvlco descend
to u member of tho family bearing his
full nnmo. It appears thnt when Run
sell II. Hurrluon's son was born ho
and his father dls; greed as to tho
namo tho boy should have. Tho for
mer presHent wished nnd urged that
ho bo given tho nam" t Bonjnmln.
Russell would not ns '0 to this, but
kuvo tho boy tho name of William
Henry Harrison, tho "nsino of his dls
tlngulshod great-grandfutlior. Tho
sash anrt sword will in all probability,
descend under tho provisions of tho
will to the Kcuurai's grandson.
To Confound ihe Wise Men.
On April 1, 1851, an April Fool party
was given nt Newburg, N. Y. Among
tho guests were Edward Wntklns nnd
a young womnn whom ho had known
for a year or two. It happened also
that It was Mr. Wntklns' twenty-first
birthday. As ho finished a dance with
tho young woman In iucatlon somo
friends began to banter him and pro
posed thnt tho couple should get mar
ried then and thoro as a sort of April
Fool Joko on themselves and tho rest
of tho world. Thoy were willing, a
minister was sent for, and tho marrlago
ceremony was performed. Mr. Wat-
kins took his bride home, nnd all tho
vlllago gossips predicted that they
would bo unhappy and would soon
separate. By way of confounding their
critics, almost all of whom aro dead,
Mr. and Mrs. Wntklns eelobrnted tho
fiftieth anniversary of their wedding
on April 1, JDOI, nt their home in
Wllllnmsport, Pn. Their four children
and n number of grandchildren met
with them to help In tho celebration.
Mr. and Mrs. Wntklns Joined tho Bap
tist church seven years after they wcro
married.
-A Famous Churchman.
Very Hov. Frederick W. Fnrrar, dean
of Canterbury, was, when tnken 111
Intoly, 70 years old. Ho was ordained
DISHOP FARRAR.
deacon in 1S51 by tho bishop of Salis
bury, and threo years later was ad
mitted Into holy ordora by tho bishop
of Ely. Until 1871 ho was ono of tho
mnstern at Harrow, and for flvo years
thereafter was head master of Marl
borough college, a position ho hold
with great distinction. Among his
othor offices was that of honorary
chnplaln to tho queen nnd chaplain In
ordlnnry. In 1883 ho was nppolntod
nrchdencon of Westminster, nnd In
1805 ho wns appointed dean of Canter
bury. Dean Fnrrur has written vol
uminously upon rollglous topics, but
his fnmo will rest upon his "Llfo of
Christ," which was published In 1871.
Severity at Castle Garden.
According to tho law, an allon who
goes from this country to Europo and
returns must bo inspected and passed
upon as rigidly ns a now immigrant.
When tho Germanic nrrlvod nt New
York tho othor day It had on board a
woll-to-do Philadelphia merchant, Al
bort Prlcstmnn, who hnd been nbroad
to buy goods. Though Mr. Prlostmnn
has lived In Philadelphia flftcon years,
has married an American wlfo nnd is
tho father of sovcral children born In
this country, ho hnn not taken advan
tago of tho opportunity to becomo a
cltlzon of tho United States, not car
lng to relieve himself of nllcglnncq to
tho British crown. Accordingly ho
wns Inspected to boo whethor ho was
llablo to becomo n public chnrgo nnd
henco should not ho allowed to ontor
tho country. Tho olllclal of tho ma
rine hospltnl sorvlco who oxnmlnod
him discovered thnt ho had nn nrtl-
llclal loft arm, nnd though Mr. Prlost
mnn brought proof of his business
standing nnd showed tho ofllclnls a cer
tified check for $10,000, thoy Inslstod
thnt ho must bo detained on Ellis is
land for examination nnd Investiga
tion. In vain did Mr. Prlcstmnn pro
test that ho hnd been across tho ocean
a dozen times bofore with this namo
artificial arm, or that ho would fur
nish bonds for his appoarnnro. Finally
ho was parolod over night In custody
of tho superlntondont of tho steamship
lino, and the next morning ho was
compelled to undergo nn examination.
Alcoholism and Microbes.
Thoro Is nothing now In tho recent
ly vaunted animal experiments at
Paris showing that lowor grades of
living creatures If ulcohollzod nro moro
sonsltlvo to dlsoase than others of
tompernto habits. Alcoholized animals
are unable to resist Infoctlon with tho
bacilli of consumption, cancer, dlph-
thoria and kindred dlsenses. Tho prog
ony of ulcohollzod guinea pigs have
proved so weak that thoy llvo but a
short tlmo or are born dead.
Medical hlBtory abounds In corrob
oratlvo proofs that Inteinperanco
curses not only Its practltlonors but
their offspring, the curao moral genor
ally accompanying tho curso physical
in times fit contagion persons who
hnvo lived abstemiously provo morn
able to withstand exposure or recover
moro quickly nnd moro completely
from any rorm of pestilence. Tom-
pornnco, llko virtue, is its own rownrd
Luckless Cnsblo wns right tho iuordl
nato city Is unblessed.
International Flirtations.
Tho latest organization to como from
the Idea factory of William T. Stead,
the English editor, Is one lor promot
ing what he calls "International flirta
tions." Prlmnrlly tho schemo Is In
tended to promote correspondence be
tween tho school children of nil na
tions. Ho would hnvc a Gorman school
girl wrlto a faulty letter in English to
an English school boy, who In turn
will send back an answer written In
more or less faulty German. In tho
W. T. STEAD.
samo way French and American pupils
mny correspond, or any two pupils
who speak and wrlto different lan
guages. So far as ho has already gone,
Mr. Stead has succeeded In getting
moro than 9,000 school children Eng
lish, French and German busy In
murdering each other's languages on
paper. Ho works through tho school
teachers. For Instance, he finds a
school teacher In England who hns a
dozen pupils who would like German
correspondents, and ho puts him In
communication with a German teach
er who wants an equal number of Eng
lish correspondents for his children.
"Russia Jfct)cr Wafers.
At present, with disavowals by Rus
sia as to any intention of permanent
occupation of Manchuria, it la some
what difficult to understand Just why
thcro should bo all this bother about
the Manchurlnn convention, which
China, bneked by Japan, refuses to
sign. A ltttio light, howovcr, may bo
thrown upon tho subject by consider
ing Russa'B general policy In tho ex
tension of her Asiatic empire. When
that Is cousidorcd, It will bo seen that
her llnnl absorption of Manchuria nnd
Llaotung nnd tho establishment nt
least of a protcctorato over tho wholo
of Mongolia, Sungnrla and eastern
Turkestan In other words, of nearly
halt tho Chinese empire seems a forc
thls consummation, nnd Russian diplo
macy for years has been advancing to
this consummation, and Russian diplo
mats, onco determined upon a course
of policy, never waver. They may bo
temporarily repulsed, but thoy bldo
their tlmo, and, In tho end, generally
succeed. An Instnnco In point was tho
request somo years ago to establish
a consulnto at Bombay. England, not
desiring to glvo Russln such a vantago
point for secret Intelligence as to her
Indian empire, refused ns courteously
as alio could on tho grounds that Rus
sian trndo did not require such n con
cession. This, however, was not tho
end of tho matter. Year after year,
whenever circumstances seemed to fa
vor, tho request wns ronowed, nnd re
cently It has boon granted and Rus
sia has won her point.
From Tulpit to Stage.
Mrs. J. Clarenco Leo Is tho protty
young wlfo of tho pastor of tho Church
of tho Restoration, Sixteenth nnd Mas
ters streets, Phlla
dolphla. Six weeks
ago, during tho
temporary nbsonco
of her husband
from tho city, sho
surprised nnd
pleased her bus
bnnd's congregn
tlon by herself 1111
lnfj his pulpit. Sho
preached at two
Mrs. J. C. Leo.
services nnd tho in
novation proved i
popular one. Now sho Is about to tako
nn oven moro radlcnl stop. Sho has
written a two-net comedy cnlled "Cu
pld's Arrow," In which sho Is to take
tho leading part, nnd which Is to bo
produced In Philadelphia within n fow
weeks. Sho declares that .her Idea of
going Into theatricals Is that of bene
fiting both professions. "Moro educa
tion nnd rollnomeut nro much needed
on tho Btago," says Mrs. Leo, "whllo
n llttlo real dramatic forco In tho pul
pit would bo greatly appreciated by
churchgoers. .
Illegal Expectorations.
Now York city 1b ongnged at present
In n crusade against spitting on tho
lloora In public buildings and convey
nnces. Tho board of health recently
passed a resolution calling for tho
strict enforcement of tho ordtnnnco on
this subject, and fifty or sixty porsous
hnvo thus far been nrreatod for violat
ing It. Tho ordlnnuco makes tho of
fense punlshnblo by an excessive pen
alty, but In splto of this hnndlcnp tho
magistrates havo shown a disposition
to upply tho lnw strictly. Already
good results nro said to bo apparent.
Tho notoriety given to tho matter by
tho Now York papors has nindo people
moro careful, nud tho nuisance is Bald
to bo abating to a notlceablo dogrco.
THE EQUESTRIAN
When Stephen JJ. Elklns wan secre
tary of war asked Mr. Franklin
Simmons, who chanced to bo In Wash
ington at tho time, If ho would kind
ly glvo him (Elklns) his ideas In re
gard to n monument to bo erected In
memory of Gen. John A. Logan, con
gress having npproprlatcd $50,000 for
such work. Mr. Simmons replied that
as thoro wcro half a dozen statues In
Washington, nil on plain grnnlto po
destals, and all of nearly tho samo size,
ho would recommend, for tho Bake of
variety, that this ono bo entirely dif
ferent, and that tho pedestal, as well
as tho statue, be wholly of bronze;
thnt, furthermore, tho pedestal bo dec
orated with Hfe-slzo figures in high re
lief of historical Interest.
Tho sculptor wns nsked to mako a
small model Illustrating his Idea. Ho
did so, and his conception was adopted
without competition. As a result, wo
havo today In Washington ono of the
finest equestrian monuments that has
over boon erected In this, or, for that
matter, In nny country. It is unlquo
Z5he Harrison Children.
CAKJERH.HARRtiON 3H V
Thoro aro two nioiubora of tho Carter
U. Harrison household of whom tho
public has heard but llttlo, but who
nro, according to tho mayor and Mrs.
Hnrrlson, tho most important members
of tho wholo family, writes a Chicago
correspondent. Thoy aro Carter H.
Harrison tho third, and Edith Ogdcn
Harrison. Carter H. Hnrrlson tho
third Is In reality Carter H. Harrison
tho seventh, for sovon generations of
tho Hnrrlson family havo had a Carter
Honry Harrison, yot Chlcagoans know
best and claim closest tle3 with tho
formor mayor, tho present mayor and
his llttlo son, and so It Is ho has been
called tho third. Just now ho Is a
bright little follow with tho burden of
10W vears on his shouiuors, oi wnom
his tutors say most flattering things of
his nptltudo at learning, nntl or wnom
hla narents nro justly proud.
Bnbv Edith. 5 years old, who bears
hor mothor'B mnlden namo of Edith
nirrfnn. is a haudsomo llttlo miss with
brown eyes nnd rosy checks nnd light
lirown curly hnlr, nlmost tho Imago of
hor fathor. Sho Is too young ns yot
to show decided characteristics asldo
,ni. invn of notB and dollB, of
vr nnronfs nnd brothor, and of a do
otlnn which Is woll-nlnl worship for
STATUE OF GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN
in being tho only monument In Amer
ica constructed entirely of bronze. On
this nccount the pedestal of tho Logan
monument wns a novelty oven In Italy.
Great crowds flocked to seo It while
It was on exhibition In Rome, and tho
then king, Humbert, was so Impressed
by the beauty and originality of tho
work that ho straightway knighted
Mr. Simmons.
Tho pedestal Is about twenty-llvo
feet in height. On ono sldo Is n group
representing Gen. Logan In consulta
tion with tho officers of his command.
There nro portraits of tho lending
generals of the Army of tho Tennessee,
nnmcly: Dodge, Hazen, Slocum, Leg
gott, Mower and Dlnlr, nnd of Cap:.
Strong. On tho opposite side of tho
pedestal Gen. Logan is represented ns
taking the oath of office ns senntor of
tho United States before Vice-President
Arthur. Grouped around nro
Senntors Cullom, Evarts, Conkllng,
Morton, Miller, Voorhees and Thur
maft, of whom thcro aro now living
only Gen. Dodgo and Sonator Cullom.
EDITH OGDEtt HARRIOT
hor German-American nurso, Mary,
who has been her constant attendant
since early babyhood. Edith has never
known another nurse asldo from her
mother, who is most dovoted to her
children, nnd llko tho little lamb of
nursery rhymes, overywhero Mary goes
Edith goes likewise. A pretty practlco
in tho Hnrrlson household nt Christ
mas is tho giving away of all tho toys
of tho nursery each yuletldo to tho llt
tlo poor folk of tho neighborhood, nnd
In return tho receiving of another
stock. "Wo want them to feel nlways
they must glvo of their happiness to
others," says Mrs. Harrison.
Sunday Opening An Opinion
Tho managers of tho Buffalo fair
havo decided that tho Pan-American
Exposition shall remain open on Sun
dnys. Wo congratulato John N. Scat-
chord, John Mllburn nnd tho other dl
rectlng minds of tho great Buffalo un
dertnklng on their sound common
Bonso, says tho Chicago American. Wo
cannot And words to express adequate
ly contempt for tho federal authori
ties who refused nny special appropria
tion unless tho fair should bo closed
on tho Sabbath day.
AT WASHINGTON, D. C.
On tho front of this benutful pedestal
Is nn ideal flguro, about life-size, rep
resenting tho "Defense of tho Union,"
nnd on tho other end a flguro of tho
samo slzo representing "Preservation
of tho Union." Theso allegorical fig
ures aro beautifully and appropriately
draped nnd nro stately and Imposing.
Surmounting tho pedestal is tho
equestrian figure, which measures four
teen and n half feet In height. Gon.
Logan 'Is represented as riding along
tho lino of battle, hl3 sword unsheathed
and tho horso moving forwnrd nt a
gentle trot, slightly hold In check. Tho
general's nppearanco exhibits great
forco and energy, and tho wholo Im
pression given by the statuo Is ono of
dignity, beauty and power.
A featuro worthy of special notlco
Is tho harmonious relation of tho
statue to tho pedestal, which contrib
utes much to tho success of tho work,
nnd tho observer feels that In every
part oj It Is tho work of a master
hand. It was unveiled last weok with
imposing ceremonies.
Tho great Pan-American Exposition
at Buffalo Is peculiarly well locatod to
impress, oven on tho stupidest, tho
folly of closing on Sunday. Thoy aro
working day and night and on SundayB
at present on tho exposition striving!
to havo it ready on tlmo. It would bo
reasonablo to urge that tho workmen
who aro permitted to work on Sundays
and at night to get tho fair ready
might also bo permitted to seo tho fair
when It Is finished. Their only chanco
of seeing it with their families, of
course, would bo on Sundays, slnco
they must work nt something olso oa
wookdays when tholr work In tho fair
grounds Is over.
But an nrgumont for Sunday open
ing far stronger than any other oxlsts
In tho great falls of Niagara vo?y closo
to tho fair grounds. Tho noworf of
that wonderful wnterfall moves all
tho machinery In tho fair, lights tho
buildings, transports visitors. Niag
ara falls Is not closed on Sundays. Th
gentlemen who Insist on Sunday clos
ing for tho fair will probably noto that
Niagara falls, tho great attraction of
tho fair, Is kept open weekdays and
Sundays.
Niagara falls Is under tho control of
tho great power that made tho world
and made tho falls. That powor could
closo up tho falls on Sundays, stop
ping tho supply of water and of power
for that ono sacred day.
Tho dayB of foolish superstition havo
gradually gone by. Both tho falls and
tho exposition which tho falls supply
with power will bo open all through
tho weok.
It Is amusing, by tho way, to recol
lect that only a fow years ago, whon
tho Sunday closing stupidity controlled
tho wholo world, gullible travelers
used to bo shown so-called "Sacred
Springs," springs which refused to
flow on Sundnys.
Tho easily fooled travelers wero
probably shown intermittent springs
that dry up occasionally without ref
erence to tho dny of tho weok. But
tho easily fooled traveler thunks to
public schools Is getting scarce, and
ho will soon die out.
Sonntor Pettus, who Is 80 years old,
says his ngo Is tolling against him. "I
can't keep up with tho procession," ho
saya . "I can only stagger along." On
tho othor hand, Senator Morgan, who
la 77, Is remarkably active and vigor
ous. ,
