Decatur Democrat, Volume 37, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 20 October 1893 — Page 2

She II ent oct nt DECATUR, IND. p. BLACXBURN, - ■ - Ptmtjsnwn. Tiik ragpicker seldom grumbles. He, of nil men. Is content to take things as he finds tl.eiu. The increase of a' sintlie drinking tn France shows a mn4 deplorable combh.atlon of Gaul and worinwi.o 1Many a young man has a great future ahead of him. The great difficulty la that it jersists in keeping there. _______________ Don’t cultivate a thirst that will create a vacancy in your pocket while distending your stomach Into bay window-like proportions. The Georgia melon crop will net the gwwers $250,000 this year; it will cost lUc consumers’ more than that amount for Jamaica ginger alone. ■ Whenever a man gcts'his-tax4>ill J lie ought to stop thinking £fbout the amount he has got lo pay, and think Instead of all the good tlyngs that ho i gets in excharitge" for it?, % J ? •/ .. * ■ ~ ' j Wry raise a rumbecause,Mrs. , Vanderbilt 4 , pays^slso,ooo for a’dog J . foliar?. The money gbeY into ’Circa- I latian, it?.-' Wu'clnU' the , general public be benefited if -iihej were to pay $.1,000,000 her dog collars? , ■ ’ '* •_ • "* - THEpensivepoctof a contemporary arises to remark that the World's Fair Is “£ vision as fair as a soulswept dream.” With full confidence that a soul-swept dream is something unusually nice, we concur in saying it is i Job Howard tells the readers of a New York paper that “frogs’ legs are now so large that they ought not to bo eaten with champagne frappe.” j This will be bitter news for the New , York worki <gmen who have b.ea rioting lor bread. A highwayman waylaid an Indianapolis editor the other night, and we ate pleased to note that the , newspaper man put a scare head on bis adversary and tilled him full of doubleJeaded matter. The true ed.tor never forget- his business. It does look hard that, during these hard times, the man who wrote “After the Bah” should be ; drawing SI,OOO a dav Bom the sale ! •of the so l g. Yet that is the news j which comes well vouched for from ’ the borne of the writer in Milwau- I koe. Tin? New York Stock Exchange should stick to the praciice which it has started, of suspending members wb» circulate false reports about the standing of business men and insti- I tutions.. This sort of lying damages

not only those whom it is directed against, but often hurts other inter- j efts and persons by exciting general i distrust and breaking down the markets. Men who commit,such offenses I deserve s.vere punishment. « Another horrible railway casualty sends a shudder over the country, and, like the one near Colehour. it could not have occur ed had the Block signal system been in operation. The parsimony of great railway corporations is responsible for three quaiters of the lives lost by accidents, and that parsimony will continue to rule until federal legislation makes smashups so expensive that no road can ardoid to-neglect any precautions looking to their avoidance. It turns out that Mr. Furniss, of Punch, did not have his ear t weaked by Mr. McNeill after all, though his experience was almost as mortifying as that would hue been. According Io the stoly of an eye-witness Mr. McNeill grabbed Mr. Furniss by the coat collar and tipped him excitedly on the ch sb once or twice, meanwhile e-pressing his opinion of the artist in unparliamen'ary language. He might have proceeded ,to extremities, but Dr, Tanner came along and rescued the little caitopnist from his burly capttr.

Tennessee has solved—or thinks ! she has—her convict labor prob'em 1 by purchasing an immense tract of 1 cotti lands and going into the coal mining and shipping business, the ' mining, of course, being done by the State’s prisoners. / Hut it is to be feared that the officials will find ihat they have but stirred up am ther hornet’* nest. A new bowl will come from the coal producers, who formerly rented the convicts, while the free laborers, who stirred up the trouble over the r< nt system, will be n ne the. less vehement in ‘ their protests against convict competition in itsA new garb. A curious and unusual suit was tried before an Ohio cou t th: other day. A young hfily/llrisse l in her Sunday bc-t, w<is passing the rc-> • dence of a gentleman a lew days since. He happened to be sprinkling tils lawa with a hose, and act* idea tr •ally turner! it full o,n the passing lady, deluging her delicate sik dress with water, and completely ru n ng it. She sued him for d images, and ; ■received ten dollars and costs. It is a precedent that might well be pushed elsewhere. It is hot at all aa uncommon thing for <-xp.-n ■ clothing to be ruined by careless people sprinkling lawns or scrubbing side walks, or painting awnings, or slopping around with a whitewash brush, and If they knew that they could be kohl rcnpoaslble fortbe damage done,

It might have the effect of making them a little more careful. Franck begins early with an inter national exposltl n. The decree an. I nounci ng that one would be held in I 1100 appealed a year a,'O. This month the commission t> prepare f >r the exposition has been constituted with M. Albert Picard at its head. It is comi osed of the heads of a large number of government bureaus and departments from the Ministries of the Interior, Colonies and 1 übllc Works. This brings together a group of trained administrators in place of a heterogeneous mass of commissioners without experience. Influenced . by the example of Chicago, the next | Paris Fair will be held In the Bois, where water can be secured and t group of buildings erected. According to a statement died In the Supremo Court by one John , Swope, of Pennsylvania, 2’essrs. i Henry Villard, Charles L. Cc“y, Colgate Hoyt, Edwin H. Abbot, Thomas I F. Oakes, Henry C. Rouse find Henry ■ C. Payne are villains of the deepest dye. Swope accuses these eminent gentlemen of robbing him and other stockholders in the Northern Pacific i Railway of a bagat lie of some $20,I 000,000. Perhaps they di I—and perhaps they didn’t. It doesn't mike I any jL(Terence to the pub ie either I way. , The sum involved precluies "the txjssibil ty of criminal proL'CUtion or disgrace, and the railroads ; concerned keep rghton charging full fare to all points North and West Polygamous marriages in Utah, according to the report of the L’tih Commission, are a thing of the past. Would that they were in fact as they are in law a thing of the past. But the sorry fact is that under all sorts of makeshl ts many of the polygamists are still maintaining their unlawful relations. The more hardy criminals are ilolatlng the United States law openly, relying upon the reluctance of their neighbors to givb j test m ny. Others, who live near i the border, with more fear of the law and better facilities for violating it, are maintaining sejarate establishments just over the line of Utah in the State of Idaho. But ultimately the force ihere is in naj tiori d law, with a constabulary not dependent upon local support, will reach these cases and r.d the far West of th s blight. It seems that the “little fellows" are not the only ones who have hel 1 their spare cash in hand in tend of depositing it in bank during this season of depression. President Depew is i noted as saying that the New York Central Raiboad Company “hi? . adoptei t e old-fashioned couise of I placing its cash receipts in safes in ' stead of depositing them in banks." so that there will be no trouble in paying the workmen, though the New York Chemical Bank has refused to furnish thp $800,"00 required i for the monthlylflfr-roll of the comn.nr Ofcotira*. if it had not been

piUJ. Ml VJUIB, 10 LiCltA uuu j for such hoarding by the New York , Central and others the e would have , i been no refusal by the Lank to supply ’ i the currency called so . And this ' j raises the question why the bank , i should have been called on for the , ' money if the company had it in hand 1 already. One of the educational phases of i the World’s F4r has been the teaching of railroad managers the possibilities of their own roads. It may be admit:ed that the railroad men have not on all occasions shown themselves particularly grateful foi i the knowledge they have acquired, but it "ill be useful to them here, after when they have occasion to ! handle a large volume of passenger , ■ traffic at one time. The railroad ofi flcials, with one voice, dec are J that they had almost re tched the limit ol ' ; their facilities. They asserted that an increase of 25 per cent in the number of passengers would swamj th m. But there came an increase of 100 per cent, and the railroads were equal to'the occasion. Traini were run in ten s ctions and sing e trains of twenty-two cars hauled intc the city without accident or delay. I Thfe elasticity and capacity of the . American railway system hive been shown to the a.-toni.->hment even ol

the transportation companies them, selves. 1 he lesson is valuable In more senses tbau one to the railroad officials who were ready to surrender before the real shock of battle had come. ... . - The Cause of th- Pause. Scene —A grand dinner party. . Fraubin Helene from Benin enjoyed her e f famously, for uer neighbor at the table wa< Baron von Aidersklau, a gentleman of refined man ners and "brilliant wit. “Then you are op; osed to the agitation lor the emancipation oi woimn?” , “At least 1 should like It to take 6onn older To rn than that conteim. I plated by its present leaders, mein fiaulein * “How do ;.' u mean, Herr Baron?" Here the Biron 'suddenly turne l away and marie no reply. Helene, repeated her question and anxious y waited fo~ come, f rth Baron now seemed entirely oMiv ous of tier pre-ence. Deeply hurt, the young lady row and left the tibia Mrs. Schinklt hastened after her. “What is the matter, child?" In a tone half stifled w.th sobs, H> lefie related to the brwtesa wbat had passed and ended by saying; “Can 1 have offend'd him?" “Oh, dear, no!" said Mrs. Schlnkle, laughing heartily This Baron w,ij obtained from an agency for the hire of dinner gueaU, and as we thougni J that d nner wou d be over by k w» engage; him wHy till that time—cm : cbx k struck wb»-r< be ceased talk. i Ing."—Bost a Gitte. i ■ Z ■ . .. ~o . ■ .

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PHILADELPHIA. .„ 217,826 PABIS 307,150 CHICAGO 716,823 —. a Never has the World s Fair grounds presented such an appearance as they did on Chicago day. Vast crowds surged before the gates long before 6 o’ck ck in the morning. Every line of

conveyance to the Fair was crowded to excess, every platform on the Illinois Central and on the elevated road, every street crossing downtown was black with people anxious to get to the Exposition. The Illinois Central trains were peeked, ar.d poured pecp’.e into the Fair by thousands. Theie rever was such a crush. Bv noon theie were fully 4C0,C00 people in the grounds and they still poured in nhugestreams througn nearly seventy entrances. The e made the’ir way in great black columns, interspersed with color, to thec urtcf honor, wh-eie the gilded goddess of libeity shene doubly br ght in the sun’s rays." The mammoth plazas east and west of the Administiatii n Bui’d ng were scon living nui ses cf humanity. winch cheered and laughed and shouted when the cannon cf Battery D beg m to thunder forth, from po.nts north, south, east and west of the Fair, its salute to the nations. This salute, at sU.ted inteivals, occupied the wh’ le foienoon. A silence fell tn Ihe multitude when the “heralds of ] eace,” rttiied in their "gaudy costumes, began their fanfare of peece. These were stat.oned on the peristyle, administration building, n anufactures building, agricuituial building, all turned toward the Goddess of Liberty, and played on their brazen imtruments the motto, “Pe.ce on Earth. Good Will Towards Men.” When they ceased a prolonged cheer evidenced the eothutiasin of the multitude. Stream of Mighty Melody. When on the -platform cn the west plaza 2,C00 voices sang “The S arSpangied Banter” the multitude, carried away by their feelit gs, took up the refrain, and a dull loar of harmony mounted to the heavens. It was beyond til description magnificent and g and. Following the gieat burst of - ong the united bands of the Expositi<n joined in playing “Dixie Land,"

“Mary and, My Maryland,” and similar me'odies awakened responsive chords in the hearts of the peqpleThe chorus, 0.-chestra, and band joined I in “Columbia.” A notable feature of the occasion I where everything was notable was the ringing of the new liberty bell. This took place at noon. Mayor Harriion, Ji" MSI 7 ) ' I / T i/l I h n 1 I 1 ' UimW ALL 61OE8 FAIL IN FAIR WEATHEB. standing by the bell when the hour of high noon struck, reached forth and swung tbo huge clapper amid the plaudits of the multitude which surrcuhded him and the blare of the trum- | pets and crash of the Crums of the i united bands. During this forenoon celeb-ation the I chorus under Director Tcmlins and Professor Katzenberge ■ sang from the platform erected on the west side of the Administration Building ‘Die Wacht am Rhein,” "Marseille! e,” Austrian Hymn,” “Russian Hymn,” “Star Spangled Banner.” and other national and patrb tic hymns. Reunion of the States. If the morning festivities were grand those in the afternoon far outdid taem. The plaza cast of Administration building, fticing the Court of H< nor, was black wi.h s] ectatots. The "Reunion of States” was the grand sjectaele which they had a sembled to witness. As the S atos passed in review around the Court of Honor, represented by 3,000 school children from alt parts of the city, cheep afler cheer attested the interest and gratification of the vast audience. The review was divided into five sections. The first vzas led by a chorus of 100 boys from the Diocesan choir, followed by thirty-four youths, one selected from each ward in the city, bearing a shield yith the word “WelcomASinrcribed upon it, representing the great metropolis of Illinois. Then came thirteen voung ladies prepresenting the thirteen original States, each bearing the sheild of the particular State represented and wearing a crown with a star to indicate the sovereignty of each State. A company of twenty-four I hoys dressed in the Continental uniI form and selected from the First Regt* 1 meat of Illinois cadets contrasted

pleasantly with the young girls who | preceded them. Ti en followed the States of the Union, the six principal cities of each State represented by maidens bearing pennants. The States were in the order of tl eir admission to the Union, and as State alter State passed in review the cheering was loud and long. The while aflair lasted until late in the afternoon. I

b > N < AI — k r 8 ’ X. 1..—1-’ - \ kuoa» b u,M>u.M»..n mil— ■« .-r-j...ga. < ■ J 11 0 n 0 n 0 ... 0 X s ijfcwJw# EO r k J-?■ J p 1 .KBigiJ IWh i i I' ® S--- 1 Wa 110 Wi r r li _JI 1’ v I •ftXN! IP! ! lr i I M W I b IgiißM y rJ-i Jyjf/ < ‘ MIGHTY cru.-ll OF rKOHLE AT THE VAN HUKEN FTREET VIADUCT.

At night the most gorgeous pageant ever produced took place at ti e Fair, followed by the mo t wonderful display

of fireworks it is po sible to imagine. Twenty-five great floats illustrated the arts, sciences, peace, war, Chicago, and the nations. Itow They Got There. Tremendcus as was the crowd at the grounds, the figures almost pale to insignificance when compared ip the total of fares paid on tne lines of transpo tatlon that day. The West Side, South Side, North Sde, Alley L. and Illinois Central Railroad c mpanies figured up a total of nearly 2,. r xiO,lMX). This of c >urse included the return ti ip of Fair vLitois. And it is safe to say that if moie people could have found means of travel to get to the grounds, the paid almissi. ns to t ie Fair would nave p issed the tn 11iot mark. But it was impossible. The steam and cable lines ran trains as thiik as they could be operated, and aside from the crush inside, the tops of cars were literally black with j eople. The steamer lines were jammed to the last permissible degree. And thousands upon thousands of Chicagoans fr< m the West and North Siues, who had intend d to go to the Fair, found it imp: ss ble to get furtier ts an the down-town dlstric . So it was with numberleis visitors fr< m abroad. At the grounds, it was in countless instances three hours before < ne cou d get io the ticket tellers’ b oths, and a gr. nd scramble t > get to the entrance. At night mon and women alike climbed through tne windows cf the e'evated c< ache) to get seats or standing-room back to the city. Multitudes did not go back at all, but sj ent the n : ght on t e open prairie, with the sun-warmed earth for a couch, a stunted shrub for a pi low, and the star st d I d sky !o • a cover. The South Side and down-t vrn districts ue e fairly tt rrned by luckless wanderers l.xiklng for I dgiqg, and by midnight bund ed) had got went ind noith for from two to four miles, I in a vain search for rooms. j It was like nothing. It had no di-men.-ibns to describe it. no heights to I measure it, no ta] ejyto circle it; it was simply inc mprecen ib e. It wat I greater than Bai is, greater than Lcnd< n, greater than Vienna, greater than a l ti.e taks cf numberless horde i of marauding barbarians; greater Xx J® Wfi® I TOtiwi •l-nj V“wniM u Mowat* than all the legends of ancient phalanxes, tquad oos and cch rts: greater than all the romances of pious pilgrimages, invasions and expeditions: ■ ’greater than all the stoiies of enibat- . tied retinues of sacking p> inner gt eater than the dim yarns of the wild mobs of pillaging armies. Seven bundled and

I sixteen thousand . eight hundred and 1 twenty-three wiyi the exact number of pa'd admissions. Nearly a million souls at a holiday in a town yet an infant, in a town without history, in a town but a score of years out from the blackest, cruelest scourge that misfortune ever dealt. It was a glorious day—glorious as to I the weather, glorious as to the ccca-

sion, gio: i us in its program, gloricu) in the mighty remit which attracts the attention < f thinking mankind the wo Id over. It was a day of great days. Lt was Chiccgo Day. ii «ra Mde of the Day. Four killed and tearly a score in-

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jurod. This is the record that Ch’cago day made at tie Fair. The expl si >n I of a mortar during the fireworks disI p’ay blew out the life of John Dryden, 1 cable trains cru-hod Charles A. Cla k and Thus. Robinson to death, while James Male Im fell from the steps < f the intramural railway, breaking hid | neck. I The management cf such an enormous gathering was a matter of concern not only to the city police but t > the Columbian euaids., Theconge t d condition of the downtown it ects, from an ear'y l our in the morning tint 1 late at night, made tie lask a m >. t difficult or e, and the greatest preenuti n was med in trying to prevent * ranic and accidents. One J undred and I tinv men and women fail.tod in the ’ era hat the al’ey “L" stati n. Forty 1 women were taken away in the amoulance and |at ol wagons, but not one was fatally hurt. The Fair Oat < f Dvbt. In addition to assembling the most rtu endous crowd of modem time , the World’s Fair management achieved another notable triumph on Chic, go day. Treamie.’ Seobarger aid Auditor Ackerman ca ebrated the day by making out a c.ieck payable to the Illinois Tru ta id Savings Bunk* trustee of t io ho.ders of Exposition debenture bi nds, for $1,565 310.76, the lastrcant of debt owed by t 1 e Fair. Os the amount called for by the check, $231,1,60.76 is for interest and $1,333,350 for the last instillment of 30 t or cent, dire cn the ; issue of $5,030,01.0 fleatedto Insure the ; completion of the Fair. i After the check had been signed and verified Treasurer Seeborger had - something to say, about the financiering that made the ch-ck potß.bie. ”We had estimated, he said, that ; we should have enough money on hand

to-day to dear up all our obllga*l«i>, Uioiudlng tome umounta due o-mU'W-tors aid various minor oUims. The rain cut into our receipts, so ti.nt Saturday wo wore short of the o tlmato Jui t«ItM .000. On Saturday I called for cur white wagon and made a trip around t > soo wt at tl.o resoi ve duo us amoun el to. Ig. t $115,00J and hauled it over to tho wirld’s Fair braroh of tho trust company. Forty-throo thousand of tho am Mint was frem conceesi.ir.o w and sir,ooo came in ono lump fr>tn tho Ferris wheel. When wo figured up all our retourocs rnd cur liabilities wo folt ull right. Wo had not.fiod the contractors and everybody olso who had any soit of cla m on us to be on hand Saturday and get what was due. A good many of thorn (auw and a sow staid away, but practically e\e ythiug wt s paid, and our Italanoo in bank amounts to moi e than any claim unpre cn ed. Counting the big chock, the Expositb n has puid out since its origin, for all pu. po. or, a little more than •30,28( < ,<XX>. On tho samo basis that furnished us with data when we figured cn [laying off tho bonds, wo ought to oloio tho gatos anl find a balance in tho treasury on Nev. 1 of about •1.500,000.” President Higinbotham emphasized what tho troasu or bad said about tho bright financial outlook. "Wo woro very anxious," ho said; “that a'l our ot editors should be wiped off the books. As it is, every vouchor was satisfied so the accounts cou d bo balanced off. Where a man failed to como and claim bls money wo bird a cheek made out and pinnod to tho voucher ready for tho owner. Os ccuhe thero are a sow claims in d epute, but every adjusted indebtedness is rett.ed and cutvf the way.“ • When tho president and treasurer made vp their eslima'o cf a sets.on hand as er tho Fquidatlon of all claims they were figu ing on an attendance of 10-ts than 5v0,d00 for Chiiyago Day. As tho event proved they wore s imewhat

i I ka $100,00) short of the actual roi oeipts frim all sources. i ra«t Gatherings Tabn'ated. A glance at the following table will . give in comprehensive so man idea of

the comparitive size of great gatherings in the past. Greatest d*v 1t Paris Exposition39'j.w Greatest dnv at C.ntonnlal2lß, 2,1 jbnk Holiday in London, 18.90 (eat.)2110,000 < 1 *v, 1 nd dav. i-t. Louis Fair, 1 H.iUO.iM) Melbourne cup day. Meliraine. 1“93 (est,).2-20,am Shah of Persia day. Parlti Exposition....3lo, io Cicalnc dav. Purls Exposit on»7o,<00 Cleveland’s inauguration (est 1278,000 Grand Army encampment, Washington, IK. 2 (est 1 323,000 Review of Union ai rales, Washington, IM : (f>" , ->. ■ roo.o-xi English Derby day. 1893 (est.)lßn.u 0 Oxford Cam’ rldie boat rico. 1893 (est.). .WXI.OiO Unveiling Grant monument, Chicago, 1891 (eat)l79,l'oo Edison day at Paris ExpositionSM.ooi) American D> ibv day 18 '2 41,000 Naval Review, New York, April 28,1893 (est) BCO.OOO Weekly Bank Statement. The New York week'y bank statement shows the following changes: Reserve, increase M.w5.228 Loens, decrease 847 400 Specie, in. reuse. Leg 1 renders. Increase 8,228,600 Deposits, Increaseß,2l3,6oo Circulation, Increase.... .. 644,400 The banks now ho’d $28,628,726 In.excess of the requirements of the 25 per cent, rule. The oyster plant of the Booth Company, of Chicago, located on the Gulf coast, was destroyed by the recent hurricane. The company's loss U sloo,OtiJ, Two partons were killed at Preaton, Aria, tgr a wind storm.

the NATION’S SOLON& I ■ ■ " I ■ — > SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRtf* SENTATIVES. 1 ______ i . Our National Luw-Makoni and What Th«r Are I>oli>k for tho Good of Che Country—- ' Various Measures Proposed, Discussed* and Acted Upon. Doings of Congress. i Tho soislon ut the Sinaie Mmdii.v was i given up entirely to <fou I lerlng Hie 6he«“i sy , loan sei. But 's-yund a dlscuislon, which developed cmisidi-rablo leellinr, imtlilnt 1 now »r<*‘. The House also »os the econo, of rnther tnnro limn uuil In erest, alIhnuirli tin rely u quorum was piesont ho cle 'Hi'n laws wore tho subjects of do- : late. Nothing caoio to a voto The 'I u* kor t ill reronllng the Federal election laws passel tho Hou-e Tuesday ulthoui amendment, bv a retool 2M venal lo 101 nays. In the founts Mr. Turple. of; -w* 1 Intl'ann. presented a petition of clHvens of, l Richmond. Ind., asking that tho use of the l i malls be d-nled no»opaper< and other malt i retaining reports of prtae tl hta P, M. hqulrc. ot Waslifnsrtos, < ffered on amendrent to tho pending sliver r< peal Hit. ' Tho resolution heretofore offers I br Mr. Allen of Nebraek-n cal'tng for Information t< V> money Itorn wed by th» United fl'nles, i If any. since 1885. vus arreed ta The reoi olution < tlore I Monday by Mt. Dolph of . Oregon culling for Information a'to whethrr China haw requested an ex'enslo iof the limo In which Clhln n «e labor ra ve>e required bv the act < f Mnv. 1802. to regl tor, whs laid I ef< re the Senate, a--d Mr. Dolnh carted to speak in favored |>s adoption. Mr. Fhernn n euggea od that the matter , thnuld be d|scna««d In exe l ntlve session, inti the. Senate vent into executive soa<lon. When the Senate tnet Wednesday only 1 twelve Senators were present to leer tho thaplain’s prayer. The reveal bill was 1 t ko’i tip and Mr. Cockrell of Missouri returned hla s eech agx'nst the hill. Mr. 1 Cockrell said tho opt onenta of repeal atood ‘ 10-day. and would atand throurhnat the ■trugg'e. readv and anxlona to pass the pending bill v.|th nmendmenta When th* House met. Mr Hunter of Illinois Introliteed a Joint rrettluHon, which wan referred to the Commll eo on Rules, tn take a recesa that rremhers mlcht attend the World’a Fair. Mr.. Brlrkner of Wlaoon»in aecured the p, s-mge of a reat-lntlon authorising tho State of Wlscena'n to erect In Statuary Hall a statue to P.re Marquette. the missionary. * . After a con-Innons session of forty-’wo hours, during which absolutely nothing i'as accompll-hel. the Senate adjourned at 1:40 n. m. Friday becan-e no oimrum ronld be ntua'ered. Tho l'ou«o Is In snetlon. hot nothing Is being done. > The Senate met lYldnv at It o'rteMc, and, though bndlv deniora'lred by Its fotr-Iv-two-honr session, ir'weeled nt oooe to the discus-ton of the silver Issue. Notice wee given by three Senators of tho Introflue Inn of on nv-nv nmendments tn the rerettl bill. 11 the Hoose a bill whs nassod I-cr'a'lng fmm 75 tn PO the number nf army nffb-ers aha may b« detailed for ua'lI'ary Instruction at educational InstltuI'Ona. The session of tho Fennte Saturday lasted Snlyslx hours. Hr. Morgan, ot Alabama, denied havl is ever Intimated tuat be would vote acnlq’t unco-><Ht'nnnl repeal • a proposed to the Voorh-ea aiil.stltutA Various Important ante, dmenis to the rules were offered, nl l-h propo-e tn for--111 reading by Senators of -pooches, either , written <>r prtn od: to per nit the counting of Be, a or- t resent an I not voting: to dlwnitallfy Senators Inte-ested In na'baul banks or national t ank storks from voting n>i nnv bl 1 affecting coinage or currency; lo provide for do Ins debate on any bill •>r re-olutbo by tho a,me arrangement as l« nnw In op-ratio-i In the House of Represent i Ives, 'the allvorpnrehaso repeal bill was taken up, .nd was under di-cusslon when sdloumment was taken. At no tin e during the day vero there tn ro than 10J uemlers present. In the If use, and the dtscus«lon of the bill for the suspension for tlx m nths of the provls on- o r the Gonrv oxv'nslnn act was rather drearv and u dnterr«tlng. Without disposing of the bl.I tho House at 5 o’e'oek a ’ jottrtied. THE SMALL-CHANGE POCKET. ■ It Breeds Profllg-scy "nd There Should Be a Crusade Against It. “A ‘Comrress to Abolish the Small-

Change Pocket’ would be an appropriate way in which to wind up t ie series (f meetings under President Bonney, ’ remarked a rad-eyed man at Chicago. ‘ There is nothing in the world that lends more in the direction of profligate expenditures. The Sherman law has had the maior part of the burden of hard times laid upon its shoulders, but no greater evil to the prosperity and financial well-doing of humanity exists to-day than the litt’e receptacle i n the right-hand side of a wans coat, where the stray nickels, dirres, quarters, and halves find their way when a largo bill is changed. From the moment the coins drop into the pocket Lhev might as well bo charge! up to (lead loss, for the owner loses tneir Identity right then and there, io far as value Is concerned. It is so easy, when passing along through the streets, in t’ o shops, or the many places whore there are opportunities to spend m 'ney In little driblets, to dip into this peckot, and it is cleaned outbofore one has any rotion of it. To the change-pocket also I l iy the blame to a conside -able ex'oni of tho increaro in the drink habit. Many a man has indulged himself in a cocktail simply because he had tho price so handy, whereat had he kept it In a nurse lie might have thought twice before drinking. I might go on enumerating tho evibs growing out of lhe sma 1-cbtingo p cket system, but I have told enough to show that the t mo has arrived to take up the cudgel aqa’n-:t it and begin the crusade for its abolishment.” _________ Punishment for Tobacco TTsors. In the old code of Massachusetts rod other New England Stut is t ere wore! once very severe penaltiei prescribed, t gainst the use of tobacco in any f rm. ( A ititute. dated 1632, forbade tho use of t-hacco by any person in any place, public or private, urder penalty of a fine of one penny for eich offense. 1 This law not proving effective, anothor was passed two yea"s later of much greater severity. All tobacco users wo r e ordered to discontinue tho vile habit. ’Tavern-keepers were finable five shilling) for permitting smoking op their promises, while the firo for every offense in tho private use of tho weed, even in one's own house, was two, shillings and six pence for each o’onse. Should Fight Before Break fl ast. ! A prominent Western s’ eciallsi declares that a man shot in the abdomen when hie stcmaih is empty has bv far. better chance of recovery than If he had recently eaten heartily. Applying his theory tq soldiers, he rrys they ought to do their fighting before! breakfast No Chimneys in Ancient Times. ChimnevS were unknown to the ancients an# are not mentioned by any Greek or Roman a chitect. A hole i» tho roof lot out the smoke. Cnp't.l Calllnirs. CONORERSMEN from Chicago met and decided to lose no time in urging a bill for a new po tofflee. - Purchases of silver under t’ e Sheri > man law premise to bo less for Cotobat than for August and September. Judge Hunter offered a resolution' that the House take a r< c fs to see the Fair. Mr. Outhwait) ob'ected. ‘ * > Mr. VAN Alen’s nomination to be 1 Minister to Italy came before the Sqm ate, but went over without action. Chairman Wilson of the House Ways and Means Committee thinks the tariff bill will be ready Nov. 1,