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CHICAGO LKTTER.
When the local committee in charge
of the thirty-fourth national encamp
ment of the Grand Army of the Repub
lic commenced to make plans for the
big gathering : hero , it not only had in
view the Interests of sightseers , but at
the same time planned to avoid con
gesting any one district , such as bos
been the result during other big func
tions In this city. During the fall fes
tival a year ago State street business
Interests were almost stagnated by the
eroctlon of a court of honor and arches
from Randolph to Van Buren streets ,
drawing such Immense crowds to that
thoroughfare that it was Impossible
for business men to be reached by
buyers.
Consequently the selection of Michi
gan avenue over ether downtown
streets for the Grand Army encamp
ment arches and court of honor was
a particularly happy one. Business
Interests will not suffler ; the proportions
tions of the arches and columns will
not be dwarfed by high buildings ; and
the green of the trees , the grass of the
park and the effect of the lake area all
lend beauty to the architectural result.
.The material used in the work on the
exterior of the columns and arches
represents marble in effect. The open
ings of the arches , through which the
marching columns of the G. A. R. will
pass , are twenty feet wide and thirty
feet high.
The arches have been decorated with
statuai y and relief panels in plaster ,
symbolizing appropriately the differ
ent branches of the army and navy.
Richard W. Boch , sculptor , executed
the sculptural part of the work. The
frieze of the arches contain in re
lief the names of some of the great
generals of the army and noted admir-
Majc JVordaa. Zionist.
Dr. Max Nordau was by far the
most conspicuous figure in the meetIng -
Ing of Zionists held in London last
week. He is likewise one of the
ablest adepts among the Jews in the
defense of his race , and is possessed ,
at the same time , of one of the most
brilliant minds in Europe. Nordau is
best known by his work , "Degenera
tion , " which was published in 1893 ,
and which at once attracted interna
tional attention. His "Conventional
Lies , " published in 1883 , prepared the
way for his supreme conclusions in
psycho-physiological science , which
were exploited in "Degeneration. " He
als of the navy. The columns con
necting the arches are pure Corinthian
shafts , decorated with shields claspIng -
Ing a group of flags and containing a
large fac-slmilo of the different army
and navy corps badges. The reviewing
stand is flanked on either side with
large four-column pylons decorated
on the top with a large American
eagle in plaster , resting on an illumin
ated ball. The president's box and the
balustrade guarding the space reserved
-distinguished guests Is decorated
with staff in rich design.
The illumination of the court of
honor is a feature in Itself. The lights
are placed in such a way that they
simply high-light the statuary and
architectural feaures of the arches and
give them an added artistic effect.
Search lights are to be placed on top
of the. arches at each end of the colon
nade.
In the Lake Front park , just east of
the court of honor , will be centered
the main effort at illumination. Here
on each night of the encampment
there will be a special illumination
with displays of fireworks. A boat
will be sent out into the lake every
G.A.R.
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MAX NORDAU.
iolds in that book that all modern
tendencies in art , letters and life are
proofs positive of physical , mental and
moral degeneracy. Dr. Nordau is a
Hungarian Jew , born at Budapest in
1849. He was educated at the univer
sity there , and set himself up in the
practice of medicine , but was driven
from the city by race prejudices. He
then settled in Paris as a physician.
Friendly With Germany.
In the rapid movement of events
connected with the Chinese crisis Americans
the pleasing
ericans should not overlook
recent interchange
ing significance of the
Kaiser
change of messages between
Wllhelm and President McKlnley.
This Is something more than a mere
polite exchange of dlplomzic plati
tudes. Nothing could more thorough
ly demonstrate the complete passing
momentary irritation of
away of the
of the actions
arising
two years ago put
admiral at Manila.
tions of a German
The United States was among tte
first of the powers to accept the nomi
nation of Count Waldersee as general
issimo of the allied forces in China.
This fact promptly called forth the
following spontaneous and cordial ut
terance from the German emperor :
Homburg Schloss , Aug. 11. His Excel
lency the President of the United States :
I received with pleasure the decision of
the United States that the American and
German soldiers shall light together for
the common cause of civilization under
one commander-in-chlef. The brave army
of your country , which has shown of late
so many warlike qualities , united with
Europe's , will be irresistible. Field Mar
shall Count von Waldersee. who will have
the honor of leading your forces , is not a
stranger to America. Ills wife is an
American by birth. F beg your excellency
to accept my heartfelt thanks for the
confidence the United States places in the
leadership of Count Waldernec.
WILHEL.M II.
To this message President McKinley
was able to reply in the same cordial
sDirit :
Washington , D. C. . Aug. 12 , IDOO.-IIis
Imperial Majesty , Wilhelm II. , Homburg
Schloss , Germany : I am gratified to re
ceive your majesty's message of good will
in relation to the selection of Count AVal-
dersee , and , like you , I see in our com
mon efforts to discharge a common duty
of humanity an additional recognition of
the kindly ties and mutual interests that
exist between this country and Germany.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
Electricity and JVoisc.
Many of the noises of the cities to
day are due to electricity. There Is
the street car , with its whir and clang
ing gong , and the "anvil chorus" as
it passes along the unevenly joined
rails. Yet Charles W. Price , the edi
tor of the Electrical World , asserts
that the city of the future will be
noiseless and the credit will be due to
electricity. The chief quieting influ
ence as noted by him will be the sub
stitution of the automobile for the ve
hicles drawn by horses. "The awful
and constant volume of sound of un
numbered thousands of iron-shod feet
hammering resounding pavements will
disappear forever , and with it 90 per
cent of the noiee and filth and odors
of the street. With the passing of the
horse also will go the stone pave
ments , " he says. The automobile as
yet , however , hardly comes up to this
glowing picture. Its whir can be dis
tinctly heard by the persons seeking
sleep on a warm night. Its chief ad
vantage as yet is perhaps its rubber
tires , and it is strange that the makers
of horse-propelled vehicles do not
more largely avail themselves of this
fealure. It would do much to lessen
the noise of cities. The electric motor
night at dusk and for several hours
thereafter the water will 'be a blaze of
light. Set pieces to portray the vari
ous generals of the civil war , Presi
dent Lincoln and his cabinet and the
heroes of the later struggle will be In
terspersed through the program to
give the old soldiers an opportunity
for their heartily enjoyed cheer. Band
concerts will be clven each night In
connection with the fireworks display
in Lake Front park. The band stands
have been erected in the neighborhood
of the reviewing stand so that the
seats thus furnished may be used for
the nightly celebrations. The military
bands of Chicago and visiting posts
will occupy the music stands for short
periods throughout the day and even
ing.
Michigan avenue is broad and clean
and well paved ; it has the park on one
side and the row of well-kept homes
on the other. There Is no crowding
of houses along the thoroughfare and
no high buildings to cut off the sky
line. Moreover , it Is not a busy street
and it is not deluged with traffic at all
times of the day and night. The ve
hicles that are allowed on the avenue
AT THE NORTH END OF THE
C01JRT OF HONOR.
are of an ornamental character , and
they will add rather than detract from
the court. The decorations give the
broadest possible effect to the roadway
and there is nothing standing out be
yond the curbing to clutter up the
street. The court is long enough to
give a good perspective and yet not
too long for convenience. Everyone
will be pleased with it and that it will
open the eyes of visitors as to what
is quieter than steam , but its chief ad
vantage is Its cleanliness.
The Haberdasher has discovered that
if all letters were business letters , and
if all business letters were typewrit
ten , the use of "My dear sir" and
"Yours very truly" would cost the
world $3,350,000 each year in typewrit
ers' wages alone.
If they meant anything at all , if
they softened any asperities , or cre
ated any more cordial relations be
tween mercantile houses , these phrases
might be excused , or even commend
ed. But , as a matter of practice , the
Haberdasher remarks , they are attach
ed to "duns , " to reproofs.to complaints ,
to every form of communication , "and
they are as thoroughly worthless as a
campaign button on a cigar store In
dian. "
This reformer would like one or two
business houses with voluminous cor
respondence to come out squarely
against these superfluities and abolish
them. And it would not be one year
before there would be a general re
volt against this time-squandering ,
foolish , old fogy formalism , and all
hands would be benefited. "
Here are some of the titles which
officially belong to Abdul Hamld , sul
tan of Turkey : The beloved sultan of
sultans , emperor of emperors , the
shadow of God upon earth , brother of
the sun , dispenser of crowns to those
who sit upon thrones , sovereign of
Constantinople and the great city of
Brousa , as well as of Damascus , which
is the scent of paradise ; king of kings ,
whose army is the asylum of victory ,
at the foot of whose throne is 'justice
and the refuge of the world.
Daniel Howell of the New York city
postoffice , has resigned after an un
broken service of forty-seven years.
The principle that few die and none
resign , is partially kept in counte
nance , however , by two officials in the
same department , one of whom has
been there fifty and the other fifty-
five years.
The memory of Miss Mary Kingsley ,
the African traveler , is to be com
memorated by a Mary Kingsley
memorial hospital. It is to be used
primarily for the treatment of disease
peculiar to the tropics , and it will
probably be erected in Liverpool.
can be done in the way of street deco
ration.
QUARTERS FOR STATES.
During the encampment each of the
various state departments will occupy
separate headquarters In the large
down-town hotels. The department
commander of each state , with his offi
cial staff , will be located at these head
quarters to receive and entertain visi
tors. The list of headquarters , as is
sued by the committee on entertain
ment , is aa follows :
Alabama Room 54 Sherman house.
Arkansas Hotel Grace.
California and Nevada Rooms 66
and 67 Leland hotel.
Colorado and Wyoming Room 242
Palmer house.
Connecticut Auditorium.
Delaware Continental hotel.
Florida McCoy's hotel.
Georgia McCoy's hotel.
Idaho Auditorium.
Illinois Memorial hall.
Indiana Sherman house.
Indian Territory Room 242 Palmer
house.
Iowa Parlor L Tremont house.
Kansas 21 , 23 , 24 Leland hotel.
Kentucky McCoy's hotel.
Louisiana and Mississippi Room
375 Palmer house.
Maine Room 12 Leland hotel.
Maryland Room 253 Palmer house.
Massachusetts Room 246 Palmer
house.
Michigan Parlor A Tremont house.
Minnesota Parlor M Palmer house.
Missouri Room 228 Palmer house.
Montana Parlors Windsor hotel.
Nebraska Leland hotel.
New Hampshire Parlor 100 Palmer
house.
New Jersey Room 250 Palmer
house.
New Mexico Hotel Grace.
New York Palmer house.
North Dakota Hotel Norwood.
Ohio Rooms D and E Palmer house.
Oklahoma Room 342 Palmer house.
Rhode Island Room 110 Palmer
house.
South Dakota Parlor 608 McCoy's
hotel.
Tennessee Room 53 Leland hotel.
Texas Morrison hotel.
Vermont Parlor I Auditorium An
nex.
Washington and Alaska Room 430
Palmer house.
West Virgina Parlors B and C Wy
oming hotel.
Wisconsin Parlor N Sherman
house.
There are 420 species of flowers of
pleasant perfume which are used in
making scents and soaps.
Consul John Fotvler.
John Fowler , United States consul
at Chefoo , China , was a consul at
Ninko before he was given his present
post in 1896. He began his career as
a clerk in the navy yard at Wash
ington , and later served as ship's
writer on the Tallapoosa until the
wreck of that vessel in 1885. There
after he served as a petty officer on a
warship until 1888 , when he went to
Boston , and engaged in business. In
1889 Mr. Fowler applied for the post
of minister to Korea , but owing to
lack of influence failed to secure his
appointment. His merits , however ,
won him a small consulship in China.
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JOHN FOWLER.
Since 1896 he has served as a consul
at Chefoo , and is regarded as one of
the ablest men in the service.
Mrs. Laura A. Alderman owns the
largest orchard in South Dakota. Ac
cording to W. N. Irwin , chief of the
division of pomology of the depart
ment of agriculture in Washington ,
she has near Harley , Turner county ,
150 acres , in which are 8,000 trees , two
acres being given over to plums. Be
sides the trees there are 1,000 currant
bushes , 1,000 gooseberry bushes , 500
grapevines and three acres of straw
berries.
Frederick MacMonnies , the Brook
lyn sculptor , will be awarded the gold
medal of honor for his exhibit at the
Paris exposition , which consists of
seven pieces the historic "Bac
chante , " "Sir Henry Vane. " "Shake
speare , " "Venus and Adonis , " two
groups of horses and a marine and
an army group.
The healthiest spot In the whole
world is Aumone , a French village con
taining forty people.
THE BOXERS OF CHINA
are attempting to solve a gigantic
problem , but they are going about it
in the wrong way and will never suc
ceed. Some people. In this country ,
seem to think that they have as great
a puzzle on their hands in selecting a
location for a home. They will cer
tainly go about It in the wrong way
unless they Inspect the beautiful farmIng -
Ing country on the line of the Chicago ,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway In Mar-
inette county , Wisconsin , where the
crops are of the best , work plenty ,
fine markets , excellent climate , pure ,
soft water ; land sold cheap and on
long time. Why rent a farm when
you can buy one for less than you pay
for rent ? Address C. E. Rollins , Land
Agent , 161 La Salle St. , Chicago , 111.
Australia is the greatest In the way
of jewels with her opals.
Mr * . IVInalow's Soothing Syrnp.
"For children tpcthlnK , Eoftons the Rums , reduces In-
Humiliation , allaya pain , cures wind colic. 23c a bottle
France has 38,500,000 inhabitants , of
whom about 14,500,000 live by raining.
Try Magnetic Starch It will last
longer than any other.
Liverpool has shut down Its own
electric lightning plant and is buying
its light.
If you have not tried Magnetic Staith
try it now. You will then use no other.
More daily papers are published In
Buenos Ayres than in New York City.
Magnetic Starch is the very best
laundry starch in the world.
Acetylene gas seems destined to play
an important role in the illuminating
world in Spain.
Can Wear Shoes.
One size smaller after using-Allen's Foot-
Ease , a powder. It makes tight or ne\v
shoes easy. Cures swollen , hot sweating- ,
aching-feet , ingrowing nails , corns and
bunions. Alldrurg'ists and slice stores ,
25c. Trial package FREEbv mail. Ad
dress Allen S. Ohnstcd , Lcffoy , N.Y.
An electric road will in a short time
be in operation between New York and
Boston.
FITSPermancntlyCuri-ii. Jfofit * on.prvousnessafJer
first day's \tfe i > l Ur. Kllne'.s ( iirat Nerve Hentorer.
Send for FREE S2.OO tital bottle utxi trealise.
JJB. H. II. KLINE , Ltd. , 331 Arch St. , 1 hllailelphiu , Fa.
France will erect a monument at
Waterloo in honor of the Frencii sol
diers.
Kvery Hey and Girl
should learn lo write with Carter's Ink , because
It Is the best in the world.Inklings in Ink"
free. Carter's Ink Co. . Boston.
Boston finds that Pingree plan of
growing potatoes in vacant lots Is a
failure.
Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of aa
a cough cure. J. "W. O'liitiKN , 3il Third Ave. ,
N. , Minneapolis , Minn. . Jan. C. 190J.
All the kangaroos , wombats and
llightless birds come from Australia or
New Zealand.
S1OO Kcnrrtrd J31OO.
The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn tho' , there is at least one ilreaded disease
that sc'.ence has been able to care in all its
stages , and that is Catarrh. Hail's Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu
tional disease , requir-- constitutional treat
ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally ,
acting directly upon the n'oort and mucous sur-
facsa of the system , thereby destroying the
foundation of thoaisea e.andsjivingthepatient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The pro
prietors have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of
Testimonials.
Address R J. CHENEY & CO. , Toledo , O.
Sold by druggists Too.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Germany is putting a tax on Import
ed beer to help cover the cost of the
new warships.
Throw physic to the dogs if you don't want
the dogs but if you want good digestion chew
Beeman's Pepsin Gun : .
Most of tne cities on the Atlantic
seaboard are more humid in June than
is Manila in April.
For Kasy Ironing
use "Faultless .Starcl : " No sticking , blts-
teaiig or breaking. All procers lOe.
Sharks have now penetrated Into the
Mediterranean through the Suez canal.
We refund iOc for every package of
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES that fails
to give satisfaction. Monroe Drug Co. ,
Unionville , Mo.
In the United States the annual con
sumption of borax is about 12,000 tons
a year.
NOTICE "WANTED. Two traveling salesmen
with or without experience. Salary ar.d expen
ses. Peerless Tobacco Works , Bedford City , Va.
"Where shall we live after we are
married ? " said Memory to Gratitude.
"In a man ? " "No , " was the reply.
"In a dog. I hate to change. " Life.
The tripping feet the sparkling
eye the graceful movement be
long not alone to the budding maiden.
These graces are the right aye
duty of every woman until the hair
whitens and regal dignity replaces
them.
The mother who guards her
strength has so much more to de
vote to the care and education of
her dear ones. She should be a
comfort a cheer always.
Yet : how many feel that they
have the strength to properly bal
ance the ho'me ? The world i : ; list
less , weary and morbid. Its blood
moves sluggishly and is full of im
purities. It needs a kindling , in
vigorating tonic to set it afire it
needs Pe-ru-na
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THE ONE MEDICINE
in the world which women may
. Pe-ru-na is
rely upon positively. - -
good for everyone , but particularly
for women. The various weak
nesses which afflict their delicate or
ganism spring from inflammation or
catarrh of the mucous lining.and Pe-ru-na
is a specific for catarrh in any organ of
the body. Any congestion of a mucous
membrane simply means catarrh of the
organ affected. This is why Pc-ru-na
cures nil sorts of troubles where other
remedies fail. If there is a. catarrhal
atfection the matter with you anywhere
Pe-ru-na will .
- - cure you.
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Physical and Chemical Laboratories well
equipped. Conservatory of Music and
School of Art. Gymnasium under direc
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of Gymnastics. Catalogue free. The 4Cth
year opens Sept. 4 , 1UUO. Address ,
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