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TITE OMATTA DAILY BEE : ftHTNDAY , DECEMBER 120 , 1807. ANDY CAMERON Thrilling , Incidents of His DIVER Work Under Water < ( CopyrlEht. 1857 , by 8. 8. McClnre Company. ) , I had been a boy In the UrltUli navy , said Aadrcw Cameron , but at the ago of 18 ( the prescribed age ) I took the position of tor pedo diver. My nrst real diving experience was oft Trlncamulcc , Isle of Ceylon. The mall boat Hankow hail capsized , and all hinds on beard vero drowned. The daughter of the governor of that Island bad been to England , and was going homo on this ship. I was at Singapore at the time , end was sent for by Admiral llyd'er , to re cover the malls and bring the bodies back. When I had gotten about everything and all the luggage and Irodlcs I could flnJ , I was Informed that the governor's daughter was Dtlll missing. At last I found her In a sm-ill stateroom , where she had been sitting with her satchel In her hand ready to go oshorc. 1 had ne. thought of nnillng any one In the room , a * the ports were ! shut , whereas all the rest of the port * were open. Upon entering the door , a utrong circulating current was catiscrt , nnd In an Instant the llke-llko body rose at mo with a bound. Perfectly dazed , I finally came to the flurface. When they saw me the men cried : "Scotty has scon a ghcet. " When ! I recovered- llttlo bit , I wild , "You had better go down yourself and find tht ghost. " Then -they told mo that my hair was white , and I went to a glaw and caw that my hair , which had been very black , had Instantly changed and was half white I was the only diver there , so that as soon aa I wan able , I west down and brought up the body. My second diving operation was off the Isle of Wight. H. M. S. Kurydlce sank and BOO boys and men were drowned , only two men havltiK escaped. Your humble servant toeing at Portsmouth at the time , I was 'telegraphed ' to go down and get the bodies , etc. I proceeded with the work , IN AN INSTANT THE LIFC-LIKB LADY HOSE TO MEET ME. raising them by means of 'a , heavy case with Iron binding. The work was at a depth of twenty fath- oma , and the sight of 'the ' hitchw'ays leading down to the nialn deck jammed with the men as 'they Had rushed together to get up was the vilest I have ever seen. It was necessary to separate them ono iby ono and pass 'them to my mate. The -work had to bo done carefully , as they would slip away If merely tcuchoJ. Wo found men sitting at a table actually writing tellers to folks at home. < PENELOPE EXPERIENCE. Whllo lying In the Suez canal on H. M. S. Penelope , near Ismalla , It seemed that every Might the nun. on sentry used to be shot or stabbed , and It could never 'be ' found out who did It. One night I was put on sentry on the foc'sal , llko any other British man- of-warsman. Orders were given that If wo Raw anything auspicious to fire on It , and turn all hands for quarters. There was more praying and thinking of the rest of my com rades on the post before me 'thin watching that night. However ; about 12 o'clock , I thought a shadow crossed the vfatcr and looking up 1 saw a largo ostrich. Something 'took my suspicion at the way It 'was capering. .1 cried "thoo , " and It didn't move , although these iblrds are timid generally and run very swiftly. I thought of aiy orders and fan cied I would take the 'bird for ltd feathers , when I up and fired. Lo and behold , there was a humin cry came from the tilrd. It wiis an lArab's voice ; he was rigged up tn the skin of an oi'trlch and Uio legs of the bird were tied down his sldo. Under the wing ho carried an asegal. The nolso of the firing aroused all hands and they turned to. I went achoro In the boat lo get the bird , and found It was a man Instead. He could speak a little broken English , but waa dying. I took out my water bottle to give him drink , wiicii ho stabbed mo In the right breast. I was taken aboard the beat along with the bird. It waa seat to the Hong Kcng museum. _ _ EARNING A PENSION. - My next experience aboard the Penelope was ut 'Alexandria. TUo council sent word to Admiral Hornby that there were torpedoes rrangod to destroy the llect. Ono Thursday afternoon the signal went up for dlveia to look for torpedoes , this being at the time , of tSio bombardment of Alexandria. I went down under fire , and It happened lhat I was ( ha oply man who reached the bottom. I found n Whltchead torpedo , the most dan gerous kind , with fuse attached. I did not know what minute It might go off. but wlthi out tiesltatlon I cut the wire with pinchers. 'For ' > thla act I was awurJeil a penslcn for ilfo. My term of service having expired , I returned to Itathgato , end went to work In a coal pit. IN A COAL , MINE. Shortly after , I received a telegram to proceed to Honeys. Scotland , and go down a plt'aad ' open a trap door In a coal mine , Where eight persons were hemmed In by a torrent of water. Ilcfore going down I had < to sot diving gear. I couU not got a ! good dross , but as there were lives at stake , I .went at a great risk. I got within thirty yards of the victims and cut awoy at the door , but I was In absolute darkness , anil the rushing1water drew mo away. I then ( managed to tlo myself to a post with the Ilfo line and proceeded. This flood was caused by the water from an old mine nearby finding Ita way to the now one. The Jboy stationed at the trap door where tlio tubes are raited had gene to sleep , and the mlncrc working up an Inclined shaft were not warned of the on-coniliig flood. As the shaft filled the men were cut off from the tivalu shaft , OB ( hey could not get over the fcutchea , the road elng very na.-row. After going up for a Micll I returned to ilml pno of the men Bitting near a glimmer ing light and a boy crying. As I approached they both ran back , thinking I was the devil , nUhgugh I Jrled to motion to them. I found A iplico nail , Mid going all the way put of Jb.owater I removed m > ' mouthpiece. This Iwas rather dangcroUs , as my guide might have drawn me Into the wator. When I got it oft ami talked to them , ( hey wanted to know what day It was , as they had been tbrco days without food , I then went to the > top of ( he pit and look food to them Jn a tin can , I opnncd It with ny diving Unlfo and gave the men a share. JThero were hundreds of people at the pit Waiting for Ibo good word , and I think the Rr t roinlr thing 1 ever did was to bring tbli llttlo 'boy on my shoulder thirty yards through the darkness and water and send Urn lo hja mother , -whoro a Dr. Kirk took Mnj lu liana , By .this time the water had Abated considerably and I had succeeded In getting all hands out. In three hours more the water would have filled the shaft where the men were located. A JIAIMIOAD WRECK. 'My greatest feat , which made me the world's record Oliver , wes at Loch Craig , Invcrncsshlrc , Scotland. It was where the embankment had given away , a coincidence clmllar to the recent wreck on the New York Central railroad. The hcn y supply of rain cautcd the embankment ta subside i about filxInches ! | , and the rails bclllg off the ] level the embankments gave way and the engine loft the rails and tipped lute the wator. It was a mineral train and only the engine went over , as the coupling yielded. Divers failed to go down , as Itwas 200 'feet. ' I was called from a place called Dele < bay , where I was working for the Northern Lake com-1 pany. I proceeded at once to search for the I two bodies ; being a government certificate man , I had to go. I totunj I would need i t longer diving tackle. I had but two sixty- ' foot 'lengths ' , 'When ' I had gotten moro tubJ J Ing I went down with the three lengths , i and landed a short distance -from the en gine at the 'bottom. ' I fitted up two Iron railway -chairs which 'I ' iisod In making Ihe descent. I sunk them to the bottom on a cell of twenty-seven rope and I had to go up an it down It llko a monkey. | On my first actual descent II landcJ on the funnel of the engine. I climbed down and found the engineer standing 'With his hand clenched on the throttle valve. The fireman was standing with such a death grip tion ! the hand-brake that I found It dlfll- cult to get him away. I made- them fast to the line I had with mo and ascended , 1 reckon I was down thirty minutes. Ttie weight of the diving dress Is no small Item In the work , the actual weight being ISO pounds to carry absut twenty-eight pounds on each foot , 1GS pounds actual weight wlth- out helmet and breastplate. When I came vp 1 was bicecilog at the nose , cars and mouth , as the pressure on my body was eighty-four pounds to the square Inch , In addition to an outer pressure on my body of the water. TO T1IUOW AT CATS. DlMitiiitcnraiioi * of the IIninly IlootjnoU lleiynllrcl. Mighty few people In cities wear boots nowadays , and the bootjack , cnce a familiar household article , has fallen Into disuse. Decides being used to pull off boots the hootjack was almost as commonly used to throw at cats. When the cats began their caternaultoig , nights , the first thing to throw at them was the bootjack. If Ihls proved Ineffecllve you followed It With the water pitcher and whatever else was handy , end ing up with your boots , which , next to the bootjack , were really the most effective things to throw , ; you could swing d boot around by the leg like a sling , and the leg served also to feather It and keep It true In Its flight , but you always started cfflth the bootjack. What has taken the place of the bootjark for this use ? Nothing , really , and the re serves have been Itrralred by the substitu tion of shoes for boots , far less effective for this purpose. Meanwhile the cats howl as loudly as ever , somellmca , It seems to me , louder , a d the need \\as never greater ; we want something In Ihe place of the boot- Jack. In these modern days some men put up a wire along the top of the fences arouad \lioro they live , and connect It with a bat- cry In the house , which they turn on Just jeforo they go to bed , when they lock the doors and windows for tbo night ; but this equlres some plant and more or less attcn- lou. And , after all. It ( seems a cold and mechanical way of dolag things. What Is ranted Is something to throw. I think there would bo largo money in n really good ttlng. Maybe not anolher Klondike , but It's nearer loire. CITY * IMCLO.vs. : . Tin' n\lllllIf | of Durum-nil CUlfH In Adopting FentliiTfilVnrilx. . An outcome of the recent ornithological concress In New York will bo the sending out of circular letters to all the principal cities of the United State ? , Inviting them to follow the plcturefliue example of Euro pean municipalities In adopting feathered Is screened Wear clean before you get it Coal it 1ms no slate emits $4-00 no sulphur and has no clinker. That's a jjood deal , but there's more it will go farther " than any other coal at"the price. D. T. MOUNT , 207 South 16th Street-Brown Block. Telephone 402. The Dcliciousness WE PROMISED THE of our Cheapest Prices on Perfumes LUTES HERE THEY ART : V3u 12\trn Pine Perfumes . IBc Is Me HMra Flno Pcrfuims . IWo unsurpassed by any ( Oc Kxtra Klnu Peifumps . LTio other confection 7ie ! K.vtra Kino Pcrfumi-H . Wo , 2oe Children's 1'orfuineH , two bottles In a box . IGe fl.UO S-oiincc Hnlilwtn'H Kamous ; A box makes suitable a Queen Hewn . $1.03 Jl.uO S-ouncc HaUlwIn's \Vlilto able gift at any time , Hose nnil Wild Plum . $1.03 14.00 S-ouncc Itaiawln'H rrnli- npple and ICessance Hoiuinet $1 05 Packed in tin boxes $1.W Pinauil's Violet tie Pamii. 7" > e "Jc Pininid's I Volet Wator.ISe for mailing or expres ? , Jl.iV ) Pluiiud'H Penu IJc EH- Now is the time PROTECTION ASSURED. J1.SO JloKcra & GIlletH1 Penu Do of the year to Ours is a confectionery Kspagnc . We Woodmen of the World. These "re fresh Roods , not old use 9 ' 9 . ery store. stock that we aio trying to close out. Prices teed for HoMilny trailo Is our price from that A UECORD DUEAKnU GREATEST PROGRESS EVER HADE. only. In addition to the above , \\e ' ' . . 3 Imndle Seeley's. P.ilmei's , Un- 'C ' up to $3,50 3,500 Camps 125.000 Members J2.500.000 Paid to Beneficiaries brouks' , ' Wrlfrhl'H ' , UKhtner's ' , UundborK'B , Lazell's anil Colgate's ciaries . . When " " l.COO Monuments erected. J'crfii'iics. you sea "Barney & Berry" on the skates you know they ure right "Barney & Berry" is Averace le s than 11 nrscssmcnts per year. Fixed low nitre. A J100 stamped on pair . every monument jilnccil nt e\cry Rrnvo. An cmeigcnoy run < ] , lltnltlne the we sell. number of assessments. Join a camp of the Woodmen of the Woild. Orgunlrers wanted In e\ery Btnte. Adilrofa J. A. Fuller & Co. , J. C. ROOT , 1520 Farnam. 14th an.l Douglas Sts. 1405 Douglas Street. Sovereign Commander. Omaha , Neb. What will it be A Child Can Buy as Cheap as a Man- ' That jinn of There's not a lady Curiosity Tea , Coffee Chocolate water is in tlio , on the fuco of the plebe that You've heard about the boy who tickled window yet the "OXFORD" does fine or Cocoa ? the foot of u.rmile to see how high ho could same shoe is In nut apprcclnto n 'kick. You may have also heard that ho . . . . ' found out. If you ilcslre to satisfy your the water been Mackintosh We're serving ; free to all callers curiosity what kind of there over forty of these like to do it we any days not damp Wo line " arc cloaitiR out a Ing anil you can so that you may "know the high PLUMBING inside yet beside * buy ono now from $2.75 to $20.00.Vo also quality of our goods Come as comfortable tills , they are as as s-jll men's mackintoshes from $1,03 to SliO.OO. we do , Just RVO | us n. trial. You'll bo surprised often as like Our 35c 3 any shoe you j Rubber Goods did you prised how well we do the \\ork and how you say small your bill will be. ever wore an Ibs. for $1 Java and Mocha Ideal Winter , Why wo re headquarters for everything in . . the Rabbor Goods line we'd like to bliow blend is the best in Omaha Shoe heavy KRUGER BROS- , double soles calf llnod-aml about the you our stock. Omaha Tea & Coffee Co same price as some that can't claim Omaha Tent & Rubber Go. these . Telephone 127O 1110 Farnam St. good points We can lit YOU. , 1407 Douglas St. A. D , MORSE , Jttll Farnatn St , 1517 Douglas. Hannah pave While , holiday trade our ARE NOT in visionary our Mokinln the A Good Cigar WE has been large good advice ' claims jii't simple facts Is the nmoker's Jcllslit. Nothing ndds more to to Ret his We are yet showing an elegant line of Ills iiloufure nml linpiilncfB lifter n KOOOI ! illnncr when we say that nowhere else can ' man a KCOI ! smoke We handle KOOJ clnmv. wearables for gentlemen See and y stove repaired , price onr K - this l.'iindf. e but mcnn we not keep only GUI clgnip Hint we In linmllp jsoscl lomll- gooil you see such a complete line of all which was SIMC .iiriTi.uinH , tlcn Nclllicr too damp or too rti > . The condi that is good in jewelry ask others by the . - - - tion of a clear 1ms much to cio \\llli Its , tmollnir MMC I'MI1UUM\S _ Iiropeitlef. We study Hilt an > l nexer hear any that have been here then . come former cook SIMC HA.MlviitCllliFK _ comiilalnt. ; worn ) out the TUKSR AUK OWH I'llICRS yourself and see our VINE MSCKWEAIl advice wan ' . GI.OVK.S-J 3 General Arthur's for 2Pc l 'l.\i : - 3 DeacoiiB for Diamonds Watches taken kindly FANCY VESTS 3 Merclianta' Club for and .since | l'\VXCY X1G1IT 11OIIKS 3 Oolilen Crowns foi Silverware Cut Glass being repaired All other loailliiR binmls cut In name moporllon. Then you'll know what a ; oed assort- 7 Old Cabinets . Ke Umorellas Canes has everything 7 Mountain MonatclM . sic been nicely eooketl Get your stoves repaired - - incut we have. 7 7 1'i-ail YellowKliH frowns . . 2-.cs ' Opera Glasses Lamps paired by the Williams & Smith Co. The "llegiiiil" nnil "JU'iiniilil" rtiulKhl fi-cent 2'd Toilet Ware Purses , etc. . clcure nrc iqual to mott lOc clgnis. . \ full line OMAHA STOVE REPAIR WORKS. of Meerschaum nml Ilijur IMpes nt cut pilfes. Our pi'luoa are the kind Unit make b.iyors. .TAILOHS AND FURNISHERS , W. C. NORRIS' CUT PRICE CICAR STORE . . A. MANDELBERG. 1207 DouclasSt , Tel. 900. 1404 Fnrmun.- , . . 1400 Fanmtn St. Lending .Icxclcr. N. I ! . Cor. Ifitli nnil Fnrnnni wards ) . In other words. It Is hoped that the Hocks of pigeons which In Europe are at tached to BO many public 'buildings ' may be made an American feature an well. A prominent memlber of the ornithological congress said : "Tho nutter may at first seem trivial , but on reflection ono realizes what a delightful addition thcsa pigeons FEEDING PIGEONS IN WASHINGTON SQUARE. aeot Tf W' g- mitieB-gi a make to the city landscape , how their white plumage relieves the xlull and ponderous facades of the average public building. Wo have few enough birds In our cities ami the sight of the pigeons flying hither anil thither or strutting about the streets would assuredly prove grateful. The question of I expense need scarcely bo taken Into consld- eratlon at all. The citizens at large , bolli old and young , are pretty Biiro to look after that. In Venice the St. Marc pigeons are fed almost entirely by voluntary contribu tions. "Sonio American cities already possess flocks of plgcom attached to their larger bulld- Ingu ; ibut I think that the civic govprnmentH ought to Interest themselves In the notion. .U Is their duty to make > ; ho streets look as attractive as possible , and a step In the right direction would be a modeat Investment - ment In a few plgcans. Pigeons are not to bo scared away by great frowds. You can see 'them In London pl-cklng about In front of the nrltlsh niuseum.rorwalking hither and thither through thoi throngs In Trafalgar square. Somehow they seem to 'brighten ' up the dingy London ( afternoons , and , filnco every little hulps , wo are anxious to take this mcaim of lending variety and color to our American directs , i 1,0 vi : YOU. She climbed upon my willing knee , And softly whispered unto tnc , "I love you' , " Ilor dainty arm * were round my neck ; Her sunny curls avere In my fnce ; And In her tendprjoys I eaw The soul of Imioounce and grace. And llks < a nunbonni clldlnK through The clouds that hide the fckles of blue , Her smile found access to iny heart And bade th& shadows all depart. O , -moniPnt of apocalypse , In which I nriur the stately ships , Tlmt erstmhllo .sailed away from me , Comet riding back IICI-OHH the sea ; I ' .voulil you mlgtit return and stay Within my lonely heart alwny. flnil bless the darling llttlo child Who looked up In my face and And wrought Into my heart a ctiell Moro mvett than BOIIKH of Israel , 0 , angels , listen while I prey That you will make her Ilfo as sweet A that brief moment was to me , Whene'er I hcarJ b ° r lips repeat , "I love you. " ra.\'M'M3" THIS YOll.VCiSTUIIS. Mamma Well , Klele , what did you learn At school today ? Elale ( aged C ) Learned to spell. Mamma Now , -what did you learn to spell T Elsie Man , Mamma And bow Uo you spell man ? Elsie ( promptly ) M-a-n , man. Mamma Now , how do you spell boy ? Elsie ( after a moment'a reflection ) The same way , only In littler letters. "Qeorgle , why do you treat the llttlo Stub- bins boy EO rudely ? " I ' , "Say , 1m ain't In my class. " "Why , I thought you Eat aide by side In school ? " "Aw , go 'way ! He's a bantam an * I'm a fcdderwelght. Dat's do dlff'rence. " I ! ! Ho had been reclining across his father's knee In an attitude somewhat lacking In ele gance. When , he was released he wiped the moisture from his eyes and sat himself care fully down on the softest sofa pillow. . "Father , " he said. "I decidedly object to your method of handling this nffilr. " ' . His father looked up It ) surprise. "And why so , sonny ? " I I "Because , " replied the youthful statesman , "It smacks too much of paternalism , " A llttlo 4-ycar-old glrj was saying her prayers the other night , and after her "Now I lay me" asked Qed to bless her papa , mamiui , each ono of her brothers and sisters and Mr. and Mrs. tilack , mentioning a woman and gentleman of whom the child WJIH very fond , who had dined with tbo family that night. Her wlso older sister of C years listened critically to the prayer , and when It w.as ilono ald sevcicly : "H Isn't necessary to pny for any ono out- eldo your own family. You shouldn't have prayed for Mr. and Mrs. Illack. Qed might eel so many names mixed up. " At the ( line of ono of the late presidential campaigns , when even children caught the Infection of politics , Hattlo , between 3 and 4 years old , accompanied her mother upon a visit to eoino frlendx. Upon the first evenIng - Ing in the strange house , when Hattlo's hour for going to sleep came , ehe was BO excited It was dinicult for her to compose herself. At last her mother said : "Hattle , dear , I am anxious that you get quiet and go to sleep , because I want to go downstairs and Join In the evening prayers. " "Who'a doln' to pway ? " aakcd Hattle. "Why , Undo William , of course , dear , " ' Uncle William pway ? " paid the Inby , with wide-eyed astonishment , and , springing up In bed In the vigor of her surprise : " \\"y , II fawt he was a demokwat ? " COX.M III VI/1T1KH. A New York woman U seeking limited dlvlrce from her husband because ho has been mute for flvo years , whllo permitting nothing but pork to come Into the house for food. In some ways this woman would auio.lr to have been having a fat thing of It. William G.-.ge of Great Bend , Kan , Ins mairlcd the divorced wife of his won , on the ( ) Iea that ho had to support her anyhow , In some partu of Australia \\lien a man monies each of the bride's relatives strikes lilm with a stout stick by way of welcome Into the family. A featuio of "society Joiirnalhin" In Kan- sax Is the publlcjllon , along with a list of wedding ( xrcscnts , of a list of the young muii who have been refused by the brldu. Bicycle Champion Miller Is BCOII to wed Miss ( icnovlcve L. Uanscci of Chicago mid It It , fa 111 that she looks ultli Croat disfavor upon | IH | tlicutrlril engagement , dwplto the $1,000 per \\eclc salary , Mrs. Hannah Gould's strainer lead of batfoelor maids left Now York a few days ago for the Yukon river and the gold region. Ilach bachelor maid expects to ccpturo a bachelor man leaded down with gold nuggets. Probubly lei all Chicago there Is not another young woman wlicso lover traveled so far to wed her as did Nollle Clicency's sweetheart. Thousands of miles over land and tea from Capo Town , South Africa , ( Mine ( illca I ] , Curveth to marry the glil of hli ; choice. Mr. Carve Hi IB a Canadian. Ho left Chicago flvo ' > ears ago I'mtlu > gold fields , proniltlin ; Mlcg Chesnoy to return and nioiry her. Mr. J. A. May of Arizona and Mrs , Lucy M. Hanks , widow of Ir Luclub Ilankn , weio married In Durham , N. C. , Saturday. With this man ( ago U coupled quite n llttlo bit of romance. Mr , .Muy was born and reared In Chatham county , where he llxud up to about twenty-two yeuis ago , In their early daya he aind Mis. Hunks were much together , loved and became tiweclbearts. Hut the course of true Inve did not run smooth with them. Mr May wont to Arizona nd Mlui Mallory mairled Dr. Lucius llankn , Mlt Ilrttc ; ! Dtirkf Mills of Macon , Ga , and Wlllliim 12. I'adgelt of Tampa , Kla. , wcio married at Macon a few da > a o. They wetp cn&JKt-J1 hardly Jwenty-four hours be fore the t-eiernony. W , N. Auld of Atbcou had -iskt-d Mlco Mills no Pilday to bo his trIJt She tnld him olio uould give him her answer Saturday. Kirly Tililay morning Mr I'aJKi'tt appeared ou the f-cne and stole the ronecnt of the bride \\blcli ruled Mr Auld out. When Mr. Auld c.tlled to xco Jilts Mllle ho quietly , Instead or promising' to lii'coine lila wHf , Invited him to the uctl- dbg cf hiMito.'f and Mr I'adgett. COOK'S ( extra ) OJII&MIMGNR. COOK'S IMI'HlllAIj OHAMPAQNE. COOK.'a ( dry ) I HKI.KilUl'.S. ' I It Is stated that 700 Chinamen In San Kranclhco have prufipi > ctl convewlon to the Salvation Army. U Is sta'ted ' that the Mormon church hni 1,400 mls'lonailrs who rfcolvo no i alnry , but travel and work for the nii'ro payment o expenses. Ux-l'icsldont Cleveland and Lynian J. Gage will make ndd-csnes ut the opening ot the Wliioiia Presbyterian ashemlriy , Wtr- HHInd. . , next June. It Is quoted of Hev. Hush I'rlco HusliTO Unit he said the 'bc.st ' delliiHIpn of a revival WOK once given by an Idiot , who ? ald It mosnt "n time when Oed makes new Mc'ho- ' dlst.s ami mends old ones/ ' The Congregational thurch ga > n laHt year for home oxpunse.i and bcnuvoUnt purpo.ii'3 at the r-'te of fli.m a mea/JCT , and ho 1'rc "jjtcrljn ohurrh at the ruto of about $13 n member. These t\so dencmlnatloca lead all others with the exception of the Mora vian church. Money has been secuied for tlio erection of the 1'hllllps Urookx Ilousa of Harvard nnlvcrxltyhlch will bo built as rapidly as pcxulblo. Tills building Is to perpetuate the. memory of Dr. Ilrooks rnd Its utm , rcllglni'i , moral and serial , will be defined by the ri/lrlt / of hla life. It Is elated that ithuro Is a Presbyterian church In Arkaiiija which U decldndlv m't ' generis. Its only deacon resides In St. Lou'g. Of Its four ciders ono resides In New Mexico , ono In Texas end me spends tuo-tlilnla or his time In Washington , 1) , C , An exchange wonders where the church members live but It gencrouvly hopcii that "they will all i.icot one day and know each other. " Tim Independent , In commenting on recent u'klgnatlon of a naval chap'uln t charges alleging conduct unhccomlni : ofllccr , overnlayli ! ( { leave , and alcnho1. says ; "These IUBCS have been unpeas/'v ! < frequent among government chaplalna lJo ) c < cH jf-iru. tiucli appointments QUght nc / . bo made. They bring scandal upon the i'g and navy and reflect upon the dunctmi * the tnlnlstiy. " Whlttakor's Protestant Bplacopal A1mi . for 1S98 , wlili.li Is out , la a careful and iipm- Iirclieiihlvo digest of Kplecopal cliurch etatU tics and growth. There are at present In that church 4,770 clergymen , an I nervate , of fiftythreeover the previous year ; G 32 churches , an Increase of fortylx : CG4.TO communicants , an Increarc of 22,938 , bn& 433COO Hunday school scholars , an lucreasu o ) U',077 , Its contributlona for all purponei during tbo latit year were $12,600,813.00 , being an Incrccao of $10,033.05 over tb previous yt > u , v T - ,
