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THE RED CLOUD CHIEF.
A WARSHIP RAMMED
A LRITISH TRAMP STEAMER
RUNS DOWN SYREN.
Tint Berlout MUhap to Occur to Any
of the Aniltlary Nt1 flhtpa a
Croat JocRnl Hols Ainldiulpi ll.
low tha Water Line.
Nonroi.it, Va., Sept. 7. The first
terious accident to nny vessel of the
auxiliary navy occurred at Hampton
l'oads when the converted yacht Syr.cn
was rammed by a llritlsh tramp
steamship. The little vessel, which
closely resembles the- Gloucester, was
ju-t swinging to her anchorage point
in the leu of the Dolphin and as sho
wine broadsldo across thu channel.
the big steamship Topaz, coming out
from Norfolk directly In the- Syren's
nike, struck her with bows on.
Tlio Syren wns thrown almost on
her beam ends. The steamship
oromptly backed out nnd continued
on her courso out the- capes at full
peed without stopping to nsccrta'u
the damage she had done or to rendt r
assistance. The captain will be pro
ceeded against at the next port sl.o
puts into. THo Syren Immediately
algnnled the flagship: "Hammed; fill
ing rapidly."
"Hcaeh yourself," wns wig-wagged
from tho Han Francisco In reply, and
the Syron promptly made for the shore
at full speed. She glided upon the
sand without Injury and was Immedi
ately surrounded by launches and
boats ordered to her assistance by tho
llagshtp. Fore and aft nuchors were
rigged to hold her and an examination
of her Injuries revealed a great jugged
hole amidships below tho water line.
It will bo temporarily repaired until
tho vessel can be docked at the navy
yard. Her upper works were ulao stove
iu hail l v.
EIGHTEEN DEAD IN A WRECK.
A Train Cranlic Tliroii;l n Iondcd
Trolln.r !nr nt Cohort, N. Y.
Coiioks, N. Y., Sept. 7. Shortly be
fore b o'clock last night a trolley car
of tho Troy City Railroad company
was struck by the night boat, special
of the Delawnro fe Hudson at a cross
ing at thu west end of thu Hudson
river bridge, which connects this city
with Lausingburg, and its load of
human freight was hurled into thu
air. Eighteen of thu thlrty-ilvo pas
sengers arc dead and at least ten of
the remainder will die.
The cars entering tho city from Lan
tlngburg were crowded with passen
gers returning from a Labor day pic
nic at Kounsaclcr park, n pleasure
resort near Troy. Car No. 102 of the
Troy City railroad was the victim of
the disaster. It came over tho bridge
about 7:33 o'clock laden with a merry
party of people fresh from the enjoy
ment of the day.
The motor car was struck directly In
tho center by tho engine of tho train,
which was going nt a high rato of
hpecd. Tho accident catno without tho
slightest warning. Tho car was upon
the tracks liefore tho train loomed iu
bight Mid no power oa earth could
have saved it. Tho motorman evi
dently saw the train approaching as
he reached tho track and opened his
controller, but In vain. Willi a crash
that was heard for blocks, thu engine
struck into tho lighter vehicle. Tho
effect was horrlblo. The motor car
parted in two, both sections being
hurled into the air In splinters.
Tho mass of humanity, f jr tho car
was crowded to overflowing, was torn
and mangled. Those in tho front of
the car met with tho worst fate. The
forco of thu collision was there expe
rienced to the greatest degree and
every human being in that section
was killed. Tho scene was horrible.
Ilodlcs had been hurled into the air
and their headless and limbless trunks
were found, In soma cases, ilfty feet
from tho crossing.
The pilot of tho cnglno was smashed
mnd amid its wreckago wero the
maltuet) corpses ofstwo women. Tho
passengers of the train suffered no in
jury except a violent shock.
Tho majority of the passengers of
tho trolloy car were young people.
They included many women.
Tho crash was frlghtfnl in its re
sults. Headless women with gay
summer dresses bathed in their own
uud tho blood of others; limbs with
out trunks or auy means of identify
ing to whom they belonged; women
and men's heads with crushed and dis
torted features; bodies crushed and
flattened; theso sights constituted a
fcpcctaclo most horrible to behold.
WARSHIP SAILS FOR HAVANA.
Crnlaer Itoiolutn J.enTM New York Willi
the Cnlmn CommUtton on Hoard.
Nkw Yoiik, Sopt. 7. Hear Admiral
Sampson, Major General James A.
Wade, Major General Matthew 0. Dun
can and Lieutenant Colonel John W.
Clous, members of the Cuban commis
sion, left hero for Cuba yesterday on
tho Resolute. Each commissioner had
a number of aides and secretaries.
rating Tower of Animal.
A horno will eat In a year nine times
his own weight, a tow nine times, nn
ox six times and a oheep six times.
San FnAWJisco, Sept. 7. Chaplain
Mclntyrc, reported in a dlsputuh from
Washington as having been ordered
court-martialed for certain utterances
ald to have been made by him against
naval officials, arrived here soma days
ago. Ilo professed to bo greatly sur
prised when told of thu action of the
department, and says that ho has been
misquoted and misrepresented by the
newspapers nnd that tho reported in
terviews with him, published by sev
eral Eastern papers, wero garbled.
Ilo says ho will prove his conduct to
liavo been above par and not unbe
coming an jofllcer.
QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS
Coronation of Wlltieltnlna Take Plure at
Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, Sept. 7. Tho corona
Hon of Queen Wllhclmlna of tho
Netherlands began with a saluto of
101 guns and a majestic chorale, per
formed by trumpeters from tho crenel
lated towers of thu flvo great churches
of Amsterdam.
'llio procession was headed by tho
kings of arms, with tho heralds in
their gorgeous antique costumes, bear
ing long trumpets adorned with pcu
dant flags. All thu splendor of tho
royal retinue was overlooked by tho
vast crowds of people, whoso eyes
were turned upon tho central figure
of this imposing function tho young
queen, on loot, amidst the people,
decked with all the emblems of
royalty.
At her head wns a diadem of dia
monds. Her robo was of white silk
with a long train, under a mantle of
rich, red velvet, on which tho lions of
Nassau wero displayed in gold em
broidery. Tho mautlo was bordered
with ermine.
Her Majesty carried herself with
graco and fortitude, but her blanched
cheeks wuro evidence of tho profound
emotion inspired by tho greatness of
tho occasion.
The sword of state was carried be
fore tho young queen by a general.
The jewels worn by tho queen wero
part of those stolen in Brussels, Sep
tember 9, 1820. Rome of them were
recovered by tho pollco of Now York, a
year later, through information which
a Frenchman named Roumago gavo to
tho Dutch minister at Washington.
Tho roars of loyal cheers grew
louder nnd moro sustained as Her
Majesty proceeded to the church
which had meanwhile been filled with
brilliantly robed women nnd uni
formed civil and military authorities,
naval ofllccrs and members of tho dip
lomatic corps. Tho interior of tho
church disclosed a magnificent wealth
of drapery, banners, palms and flow
era. In front of tho chancel was the
throne, of gorgeous crimson and gold
velvet, with tho crown, orb, scepter
nud sword lying on low stands. On
the right of the throuo wero members
of tho royal family and upon tho left
wcru thu Indian princes from the
Dutch possessions.
As tho procession pf tho queen
mother entered tho church tho assem
bly arose and remained standing. Tho
queen mother wore a low necked dress
of light mauve color, trimmed with
lnco and covered with pearls. On her
head was a splendid tiara and on her
breast wore displayed the insignia of
the Dutch orders. The maids of honor
and the ladies In waiting were dressed
In beautiful costumes, blazing with
diamondt. They followed tho queen
mother who took up a position upon
tho left of tho throne, but who re
mained standing until tho arrival of
her daughter, tho sovereign.
Suddenly tho king of arms, from the
portal of tho church, heralded thu ar
rival of Queen Wilhelmlna, who en
tered the building escorted by a train
of generals, each bearing an emblaz
oned banner.
The choir, which included the" great
est singers of Holland, sang "Wil
helinus Van Nassauwo."
The queen, looking well in her robes
of state, bowed from sldu to sido as
shu passed on to tho throne, and,
reaching it, sho turned and again
bowed and took her scat. A moment
later her majesty arose and, in a clear
and perfectly calm voice spoke as fol
lows: "Gentlemen of tho States General:
Sinco tho death of my ever lamented
father, and until I have completed my
eighteenth year, tho government has
been in tho hands of my mother. I
have now assumed tho government
and I have issued a proclamation tc
my well beloved people"
After hor address, the queen, tooli
the oath and the eldest king-at-nrm?
proclaimed ncr, "Queen WTUielinint
of tho Netherlands.
"Tho hour .has novf arrived when,
amid the faithful states general and
Invoking the holy name '.God, I shall
plead myself to the peoplo of the Neth
erlands, to maintain their rights and
privileges. On this date I draw moro
closely tho solemn tlo existing between
myself and my people. The very anclont
union of the Nutberlanda and of tho
houso of Orango is confirmed afresh.
Ucautlful is my task. I am happy and
grateful to bo ablo to govern the
Netherlands peoplo, a nation small in
numbers, but great lu virtue of its
strength of character. I cstcotn it a
privilege and a pleasing duty to dc
voto all my strength to the pros
perity ami welfare of our father
land. Tho houso of Orango can
never, yea, never, do enough for tho
Netherlands. I need your support
and co-operation, and I am confident,
you will lend mo these, in order that
wo may bo ablo to work togethor for
tho honor and prosperity of our Neth
erlands people. May this bo tho nim of
our life and may God bless you and my
labors for tho salvation of tho father
land." Tho representatives of tho state, gen
eral then swore allegiance to tho queen
and tho procosslon rcturnoi to tho
palace.
Six thousand homing pigeons,
brought to Amsterdam for the occa
sion, wero llbcratol to carry the news
to the low countries.
ritKU An lltilui; Cultivated Near Havana,
Now That tho War I Omr.
Havana, Sept. 7. The Cuban forces
ure now concentrating at ltojos, near
Calbalrcn, where they aro expected to
lay down tholr arms. General Itodrl
gues reports that General Maximo Go
me, is in very feeble health. Tho news
of a concentration of tho Cuban forces
with a view to laying down arms uud
ending tho wur has already had a good
effect. Tho cultivation of fields bus
been resumed in some quarters. On
several estates near Guinea, this prov
ince, work has been begun at a dallv
I wage of 70 cents.
POSTMASTER IN CUBA.
FIRST AMERICAN POSTOFFICE
AT SANTIAQO.
1'rcnldcd Over tjr Major .liunc K.
(Stuart, l.nto tnupcctor of tlm Oh leu It o
IMvUlon Ktory of UU Ufo lronal
Cliaracterliitlc.
HE now postmas
ter at Santiago,
MnJ. James 12. Stu
art, Is n Scotch
man by birth In
all else, It might
be remarked, ho Is
an lntciiEO Ameri
can. Ilo has thu
dominant traits of
the Scot; he Is dis
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creet, persevering
and honest, qualities which are de
manded of any mnn who aspires to Jill
the pluco of an Inspector In tho pnst
olllco department. Ho came to this
country lu 1851, when ho was 10 years
old, and us soon as he could compre
hend tho meaning of legal terms ho be
gan to study law. Ho wns n student
when tho war of the rebellion hroko
out, but ho dropped his books for the
musket and wont to tho front ns n
sergeant In the Twenty-first Wisconsin
volunteers. Tho battle of Stone river
mudo him a second lieutenant, Chlck
amauga added a bar to his shoulder
straps, and Atinnta mndo him a cap
tain. General Hnrrleon C. Hob.irt
then made him one of his staff, nird ho
remained a staff ofllccr until tho close
of the war. Major Stuart entered tho
railway postal service in 18GG, when
that branch of. the postofllco depart
ment wns In Its Infancy. He gained
promotion rapidly, and In 1871 wai
chief clerk In tho railway mail service
for Iowa. Ho could have been super
intendent of tho service, hut declined
the placo because It would necessitate!
his removal to another part of the
country. Tho work of tho Inspector's
department attracted him, and ho wan
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appointed thereto upon application.
This was the beginning of Mnjor Stu
art's real career. Ho soon demon
strated to the government that he was
especially qualified for tho peculiar
detective work required of an inspec
tor, and the department soon showed
Its appreciation by intrusting some of
Its biggest and most important cases
to hid handling. Ho Invariably suc
ceeded In what ho went about. His
splendid work In ferreting out the fa
mous Btar route frauds In thu west
secured his appointment as Inspector
In charge of tho northwest division
in 187C, and this cnlnrgcd Mnjor Stu
art's opportunities for flno achieve
ments. Through his efforts and by his
suggestions the postofllco department
succeeded In driving tho Louisiana
lottery out of tho United States, Major
Stuart advising changes lu tho law
which would enable, prosecution of lot
tery companies at tho point where tholr
mail was delivered. His most famous
achievement waa his successful pros
ecution of tho principals In tho noted
"Fund Vf" und the Guarantco Invest
ment Company, two fraudulent con
cerns which robbed tliousauds of per
sons by tho uso of tho mutlc. In tho
"Fund W" enso Major Stuart exceeded
his authority In his zeal to capturo the
promoters. lie held tho mail of tho
concern, nud as It piled tip, tho con
spirators wero frantic to secure It,
Their business wns being ruined. Stu
art refused to yield. They offered him
120,000 If ho would simply keep his
hands off property ho hnd no right to
hold, but Stuart smiled blandly nnd
told them to save the money for their
defense. After the iniquity had been
crushed thu government thanked Stu
art and Indorsed everything he hnd
done. It Is ono of Major Stuart's proinl
boasts ho rarely boasts, however
that ho nver went after a thief and
failed to get blm. Although Inspector
In charge, ho takes Immense satisfac
tion at times In handling n difficult
case personally, and some of his ex
periences havo been of a thrilling sort,
Tho postal division in chnrgo of Major
Stuart embraces within !tr llmltu Illi
nois, Iowa, Mlnnesotn, Wisconsin and
Michigan, While not the largest In
area, one-sixth of all the money-order
offices pre located in this division, and
about that per cent of tho general post
ofllco business Is transacted within th9
division
TO UTILIZE MARSH GRASS.
Company Formed t, Manufacture from
It Twine, Itopo and MnttliiR.
Thu tendoncy so characteristic of tho
present ago to put to practical uho
what has heretofore been considered
largely waste or useless material has
found fresh exemplification lu a new
enterprise, nt thu head of which Is ex
Senator Wat tier Miller of New York.
Throughout Wlfcconsln.southern Michi
gan and .Minnesota aro thousands of
acres of marsh laud upon which grows
tall, rank, coarso grass, which Is prac
tically without any commercial value.
Somp of tho liner varieties aro utilized
ns liny, although without any pro
nounced rdlblo or nourishing qualities,
and occasionally some of tho coarser
varieties aro used ns bedding for stock,
but uk a rule only nn exceedingly small
portion of the million of tons which
grow every year finds any use what
ever. All this, by thu aid of Ingcnl
'OU8 machinery, can ho readily con
verted Into a number of cheop and
useful articles of commerce, such ns
binding twine, rope, cotton bagging,
mnttlug, and a substitute for carpet
pnpor, nnd promises to develop Into an
Industry In which thousands of peoplo
will find employment. Tho enterprise
Is called a new one, although It has
bocu in successful operation for over a
year, hut It Is only recently that plana
have been perfected for pushing It on
an extensive scale. Within the lost
few weeks tho largo plant of the
Northwestern Cnrdngo company of St.
Paul has been purchased by the now
company, and Is being put In shapo for
handling tho product, while contracts
linvo nlrcady been made for 10,000 or
20,000 tons of marsh grass for use dur
ing tho coming season. Tho grass,
which will be mostly used, Is what la
kuown ns "wire" grass, which has n
tough, hard, round stem, nnd Is abso
lutely without any value as a food
product. This can be mndo into n
binding twine, which Is said to be ful-
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ly equal to that mndo from Manila
hemp, and at a cost of at least one
third less than tho latter, Certain
kinds of ropo will also bo made from
this grass, especial attention to be giv
en to that kind which Is used for the
purpose of tying up hides. It Is the
purpose to uso coarser varieties i of
grass in manufacture of roughly woven
cotton bagging, of which rttf Immenso
amount is used In tho south. It will
make, it is claimed, strong, durable and
cheap bagging. The finer grass will
bo woven into matting, which Is said
to make an excellent substitute for
Japanese matting. It takes dyes read
ily, and mnkes a floor covering as
durable as It Is attractive. Another
uso to which It Is claimed It can be
put to excellent advantage Is that of a
lining for carpets, and a decided su
periority In claimed for it over the
paper lining now used for that pur
pose.
WORTH ONLY A DOLLAR.
This Is Melville Graham, a child who
was killed by tho trolley cars, nnd
who, Judge Gummerc of New Jersey
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HUT HE IX)OKS MOUB PRECIOUS,
oays, was not worth tho $5,000 a Jury
nwarded. Ho says babies aro worth
barely $1.
SmUh"I was surprised to hear tha
young Prlco had married thnt rich
widow; why, sho Is old enough tr be
1 his mother." Jones "Yes, of course:
but you see, ho was without money
and sho was without Price."
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FIRST Nl'JBRASKAJN IT
FIRE FIRST SHOT AT THE
DOUGHTY DONS.
Itrcoam Tlrrd of Idly WiUi'liIng I lie Rpnn
lh llntilml .Muntltii l'orlllli'allon mill
KUrltlip Hall tu ItollliiR llcur tlriint
of Hrcoml Mglil AIt.uk.
Ouaua. Sopt. 7. Thu lice prints tho
following excerpts from tho rvpurts
scut to the Hong ICoug Mall by Its Ma
nilla correspondent. They contain an
nccount of thu part the Fhst Nebraska
took In thu operations around Manila.
I'Ynm the nccount It uppenru tho First
Nebraska fired the first shot scut by
tho American army into thu Spanish
lines:
Within half a mile of the front line,
the natives havo returned to tholr
homes. Hero wo have peace and wur
lu congruous juxtaposition ami it is
not till thu American outposts aro
passed, somu distance beyond tin diver
sion of tho "('amino Iteal" towards
l'a.suy, that we find the houses deserted.
The American troops under General
Greene's command have Invested thu
Spanish Hues from thu beach Nome few
huudreds of yards inland towards
Pusiiy. The soldiers wero marched
out there with instructions to entrench
themselves between tho Filipinos nnd
thu Spanish Hues nud on no account to
fire unless first attacked by tho Span
lards. The new trendies are eighty
yards beyond the Insurgent lines, near
er Mulute, and the American lines em
brace two houses of Europcon design
oue said to be thu houso of uii Eng
lishman, thu other thu rcslduucu of u
Spaniard Tho Kugllshtnau's house is
nearest the shore, ltcside it. Captain
Graut of the. Utah field artillery has
thrown up heavy earthworks lu which
ono ttuld piece will be mounted. A line
of rlllu pits connects Captain Grant's
buttery with that of Captain Young
(also of thuUtuh light artillery), whose
earthworks extend eastward beyond
the Spnnlurd's house. Wo were Intro
duced in the trench to Captain Young,
who Is u grandson of the late Mormon
prophet, lirlghain Young. Gnblnns of
bamboo wuttlcwork were thrown up
nnd the men were busy with pick and
shovel building up u substantial uurth-
work anil preparing platforms for tuo
two field pieces lying reudy ut huud to
place lu position.
FIRST SHOT 1Y A NEltRASKAN.
These operations were covered by n
bnttullon of the First Nebraska volun
teers, who had replaced the First Col
orudos in thu trenches that morning.
Tlic two houses in tho lines presented
a terrible example of tho destructive
effects of the Spanish und insurgent
fire. The walls have been perforated
by bbot und shell. Everywhere the
woodwork Is pitted and torn by bul
lets, lu the lintel of one doorway wo
counted no less than thirty-seven bul
lets. Amerlcun soldiers, " with their
bayonets und other instruments, were
picking out thu bullets to keep us
souvenirs of the operations in tho
Philippines. There may come u time
when these same young fellows will
have bccoinu so familiar with bullets
und other warlike missiles that their
proclivity for ralla hunting will dis
appear. A portion of u two-Inch shell,
some Mauser bullets and leaden pel
lets fell to the lot of our party. On
tho second iloor of tho Spanish "houso
four cement burrcls filled with earth
were stuck through thu wull facing
Mulute fort. liehind each barrel
crouched a Ncbruskun sharpshooter,
his rifle ready to knock over the first
Spaniard uppeurlug above cover. My
campanions liad returned to tho trench
es and the infantry officer und I were'
endeuvoring to distinguish some fig
ures oti the landscape, when the man
next to me pulled the trigger and sent
the first American bullet speeding to
wards the Spanish lines. I confess 1
could not see any Spaniard. A minute
or two before a Spanish officer ap
peared at the broken roof of u thatched
house, took a survey of the Amerlcun
movements through a telescope and
then disappeared from view just an
our sharpshooters wero preparing to
get his range. Hut when the first shot
was tired 1 saw no one, although we
seemed to bo less thun 000 yards from
the opposite lines. The Nebraskun of
ficer, however, stated positively thai
he could distinguish the dark forms of
Spanish soldiers creeping stealthily
from trench to trench, nnd presumab
ly his men had made out the objects
at the same time. We could not tell
the effect of the first shot. Not that
any one seemed to cure much. At the
time there were twenty or thirty men
nt work in the house tearing up the
floor to make a platform in tho trench
es. The first shot was the signal for a
stampede for the stair. In less time
than it takes to tell there was no one
In tho house but thoNebrasknn officer,
his four sharpshooters und myself and
us soon as I realized the probability of
the Spaniards returning the lire into
the house I did not hesitato about join
ing the remainder of our party in thu
trenches.
The First Nebraska and Eighteenth
infuntry h?ld the, trenches beforu Ma
latu lust night. About 10 o'clock the
Spaniards opened fire from Mai ate
battery nnd sund fort. One man, Pri
vate O. h. Lewis, Company E. Nebras
ka, was killed by the explosion of n
shell in the trenches.
Soveh Nebraska men were wounded,
only one, George Harrison, Company
A, seriously. Tills man was wounded
by the same shell which killed rewls.
The Spanish loss Is reported as heavy.
Early this morning pariah dogs were
seen from Amerlcun lines sneaking
from bnuiboo thickets to feed on Span
ish bodies.
"Cyclone" DavU Dropped.
IToustoh, Texas, Sept. 7. Tho Top
tillst state executive committee- met at
Waco yesterday and made changes in
their state ticket, pullln? down "Cy
clone" Davis as a candidate for attor
ney general und putting in C. H.
Jenkins, who was defeated for Con
greks two yoars ago.
Spain Oeoiiratrt I'rcildont Fuure.
Madiiid, Sopt. 7. Tho official' Ga
zette publishes a royal decree appoint
ing M. Faure, presldsnt of the French
republic, a Knight of thu Golden
Fleece
BIFTliD AND WINNOWED.
Denmark slaughters
vory year.
1.100,000 host
Tho rarllcBt pottery with printed de
signs of American subjects was made
nt Liverpool at tho end of tho eight
eenth century.
Tho flesh of tho young giraffe, espe
cially that of a young cow, Is extrctnoly
good, somewhat like veal, with a game
like flavor. The tongue, from 18 to 20
Inches long, Is nlso very good. Hut
tho marrow bones afford the greatest
luxury to tho South African huntor.
Tho most magnificent tomb In tho
world Is deemed to bo the palace of
Karnak, occupying n space of nine
ncrcs, or twlco that of St. Peter's at
Rome. Tho teniplo apnea Is a poet's
dream of gigantic columns, beautiful
rourtH nnd wondrous avenues of
sphinxes.
Out of tho SI women admitted to th
St. Louis Insane, asylum last yoar, OS
wore from domestic service. Tho rest
of tho list comprised one clerk, one
factory hand, ono music teacher, ono
saleswoman, two leanistressoH, ono to
bacco Htomnier, six without occupation
and three unknown,
Tho recently completed tower at New
tlrlghton, tho top of which Is 020 feet
above tho lovel of tho old dock sill .it
Liverpool, Is the highest strtir.turo In
England. Tho tower Itself Is 070 foot
In height. Tho similar structuro at
Ulnckpool measures hut CIS foot, leav
ing Its new rival with an advantage of
C2 feet.
Denmark mnlCH a clear distinction
between the thrirtlcss nnd tho respect
able pour. The former aro treated llko
English paupers. Tho latter never
cross a workhouse thrcshhold. If des
titute they receive n pension ranging
from $14 to $81 n year, or If too reoblo
to look after themselves they nro placed
n nu old-age homo.
UMBRELLA A SION OF DIGNITY
In Slam u magnutc'n dignity and
power are reckoned according to tho
number of umbrellas he possesses. One
of theso mngmitcs is proud to begin his
titles with, "Lord of Thirty-coven Um
brellas." Among certain Afrlcun tribes
the grandeur of the Individual Increas
es with the size, not with tho number
of umbrellas ho possesses. An African
chief determining to surpass nil his
rivals In this respect, made up bis
mind to procuro the lnrguut umbrella
In tho world, and got the nrtlclo mad
to order In Loudon. Its ribs were for
ty feet long, nnd other parts In propor
Hon.
When distended Its effect was sub
lime, tho machine resembling a green
gingham clrcus-tcnt. In China the
four highest ranko of mandarin aro en
titled to a red silk umbrella with thren
flounces the smaller nobility being al
lowed two. Gentleman-commoners at
the two highest ranks havo a red staui
umbrella surmounted by a gourd -ttikfe
cd knob of block-tin.
Tho two next degrees have the kxofc
of wood only, though painted red.
Then comes tho fifth rank, with um
brellas of blue cloth, with red-p&flltdl
wooden knobs at tho top, nnd only two
flounces. Tho governor-general of
Chinese provlnco Is heralded by tvro
great red silk umbrellas. In Turkeyi
no ono is supposed to use an umbrella
except tho sultan, whllo In Moroco
only members of the royal family cliijtj
this peculiar, honor ns their own.
To Keep tho Hair Curly.
"In case tho government weather
fircedcr continues to give us this hor
rid, sticky weather that would take
the kink out of a poodlo's hair," said
clover girl, "I'll tell you a secret which
will keep tho curl In the most hope
lessly (straight hair. 13ut it Involves A
return to the barbaric curl paper, I
warn yon. well, first of all the hair
must be thoroughly shampooed, and,
by tho way, thid should not be dona
oftcuer than once In three weeks, even
in summer. It not only Injures
woman's crowning glory, but also)
makes it unmanageable. At night,
when retiring, that part of. the hair
which 1h worn waved or curled should
bo wet In water In which a little borax
has been dissolved, and then rolled u
on curl papers. Core should bo takes
not to htave tn hair too woL Next
mornlug'thcro Is n natural-looking,
light, dry. C:-fy curl in tho hair which.,
dofle '.-von chla Etlcky, muggy, curl-de-'utctlv
weather. Even this, with tho
lntrnce hc-Ht, will not change the carlo
Into TiVinss before it Is time to coaSx
thejn into pepers nguln."
Dor Tme In (Irrmnny.
Dog tuxes are giving trouble to Ger
man military men. The Horzog Karl
of Mccklenhurg-Strclitz Infantry regi
ment No. 43 enjoys tho distinction of
being tho only regiment In tho Gor
man army whoso bass drum Is drawn
In a llttlo cart by dogs. It won thn
honor by itn gallantry In tho war of
18CG against Austria, when It captured
the bass drum and cart of an Austrian,
regiment It refused to pay a tax on
the dogs at Konlgshcrg on the ground
that they wero Ubcful and not a lux
ury, but was compelled to pay, aa thu
law gives full power to tux all dogs to
tho local authorities.
Mr. Anljnry I'eppera.
NI paw a sign painter barely aavo
almsolf," raid tho Htudont boarder, "by
catching p.j he fell tho sign ho ho6
finished. He waa suspended twenty
feet from tho sidewalk." "H U no
tho first man," said Aabury Pftprers,
"who hung brcathlcsa on bis own
words when no ono else did.," Clncitt
nati Enquirer.
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