Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 26 January 1897 — Page 2

^CRITICS EEPLIED TO

JthMfc FORD'S FOSITIOK AS TO THB 5,fW wn.« miEROBANOBABIill TICKBf.

iiltM Faoti FnMOtad By Him In Their

'-J&H'u Affairs# '""-"I:*0F 5 The following letter which 4k self-^jSa&V %ory, has been received from E. A. Ford, gen*, 4T|| jMMtsesger agent of and xVandalia lines:

Pittsburg, 'KUi January 23, 1897.

To the Editor of The Express .£2^ Sir:~The 5,000-mile 4lek« tbfe ^tetiral passenger committee has DeeA attacked om •Almost every quarter. I come to its defense, 5 ^1 as my own, and ask a place for this ijtfter in your columns.

I shall pay BP attention to -part -of a oommunloatton published in the Indianapolis Journal of January 13, 1897. alleged to' have 'been written by "A-Traveiteg-Salesman," but evidently inspired toy a Jealous jrailrpad wan, shall, however, combat the ihferenoe tberein drawn.as to my position regarding the 5,000mile interchangeable ticket, and show why we favored its issue and -why we assisted i» pushing the matter to a successful conclusion in the central passenger committee.

At a conference of. representatives of commercial bodies with members .of the central passenger committee, held at "Chicago, April •a, 189b, Mr. W. A. Ryan, -chairman pf the visiting delegates of commercial bodies, said: "Our preliminary meeting this morning unanimously resolved to ask the central passenger committee to aceord-the commercial interests of its territory a 5,000-mile interchangeable ticket.''

Jtfr, P. Jv. Clink, secret*?? «f the Northwestern Commercial Travelers' association, said: "While many of the representatives present are commercial travelers, they .also represent the interests of their employers as delegates to this meeting, Their views should not be regarded in a personal sense, .but as presenting those of the entire commercial community throughout, the length and -breadth of the United States. Viewing the subject from this standpoint and from the standpoint ol' protection and equity, we are imbued with the idea that the ticket "most beneficial to the mutual interests of commercial man, thslr employers, and the railroad companies, is a 6,000-mile interchangeable ticket/1'

Mr. Clink further said: "The representatives present believe the 6,000-mile ticket, protected by tho photograph of the purchaser, And surrounded with such other restrictions as may be foiind practicable, oould not be misused, and would prove the -best means of protecting and serving the interests of the railroads. It is believed that a photograph and autograph of tho purchaser. assumiAg that employes of the railway companies perform their full duty as it-is believed the commercial •men will perform theirs, 'should give adequate satisfactory protection. No instance has come to thie knowledge of the representatives present of misuse of the 6,000-mile photographic ticks*. The -views entertained by the 'delegates present, it is believed, reflect the {conclusions o£ hundreds of thp^sapds of commercial men throughout the country."

Mr. John A. I-.ee, president of the -Travelers' fprotective National association, said: "There Its a thoroughly friendly feeling. towards tixe ^railways. They recognize that the railroads (were not only essential to the avoaatlan of the .commercial traveler, hut .constituted a mighty. force in the development and brpadening of

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commercial resources of the country. The gentlemen present represent th conclusions 'of some 70,000 commercial travelers actively organized, and in the security of .their convictions feel at liberty to present the views and desires of the great unorganized contingent of these 300,000 traveling men, wholly engaged in an avocation inuring to the mutual prosperity of the railroads and industrial interests of the country: Our prelijuinary meeting of this morning passed a resolution to the effect that the central passenger committee should be asked to place on «ale a B,000-mile interchangeable ticket, available over all lines embraced by the committee, and if practicable, all lines included in its territory. Such a ticket should be intercjhangeable and be restricted to the use of the original purchaser by reasonable and fair limitations, protecting not only the interests of the railroads, but those of the commercial trayeler as well. The cutimercial traveler is not only willing to co-operate in such measures of protection, believing it is right and just that the form of transportation desired shp-uld not be made to discount the local fares of the railroads, but for the further consideration that the success and permanency of the ticket desired must depend upon legitimate and proper application. The commercial traveler agks |or a 5,000-mile interchangeable ticket solely as a matter of convenience."

Under date of April 28, 1896, President Lee wrote Commissioner Donald, of the central passenger committee, as follows: "If the IBnuance of the 5,000-mile interchangeable '.mileage book depends to any extent upon the condition that its coupons shall be exchanged at ticket offices for exchange tickets, the inconvenience to which travelers would be subjected in that event would, in my opinion and in the opinion of my colleagues, he iacohsiderable as compared with the advantages to "bc piven us by the issuance of the mileage ticket. While there is some inconvenience attached to making the mileage book -good for transportation only through the ticket offices, yet can see that there are so many advantagesto the railroads involved in the arrangement specified that it might be looked upon as an essential condition, and if so, I feel very confident that all commercial travelers aniji commercial interests would be disposed to concede the point of inconvenience through delay in getting tickets."

Mr. C. M. Aldrich, chairman o£ the board of trade at Peoria, and representing also tlue Travelers' Protective association, said: ''"The request for the 6,000-mile interchangeable ticket is advanced as a mere straight Up and down business proposition. The commercial traveler has opposed a flat rate of 2 ceiit per mile in the various state legislatures. It is believed that the .time has come when mutual concessions between the commercial and railway interests must be made on mutual grounds. It is but fair that the local 'traffic of the railroads, based on 3 cents per mile, should bring its proper proportion of toe revenue. It should not be reduced to 2 cents per mile. A study o£ the interchangeable mileage ticket resolves it3elf into a simple question,as to the ability of the association of roads to devise ways and mean? of issuing such a ticket interchangeably, and surrounding it with tlie necessary protective measures and proper means, assuring an equitable accounting as bcXxeen the roads (honoring coupons "of such tickets.'*'

The above expressions made by prominent citizens of the country, who represent that Intelligent and industrious class of people known as the Commercial Travelers, afford the main reasons why the general passenger agent of the Pennsylvania and Vandalta lines labored so diligently for the adoption of the B,000-mile interchangeable ticket. These sentiments of commercial men make their own reply to such sarcastic allusions as '-'the book Is made so it will not sell," and "thie particular ticket Is looked upon as a fake." It is not a "fake." It is issued in good faith and is built upon a business basis suggested apul commended by commercial .travelers themselves. Who has the temerity to question either their motive or their sincerity? It vill sell, too, if commercial traveler's and their friends will confirm the suggestions made by their representatives at the Chicago conference herein referred to-rand ye have not the slightest doubt in that direction.

We believe commercial travelers to be honorable and upright men, and their pledges oonceraing the value and use of the 6,000-mile ticket will be made good—if the railway companies interested can adopt the consistent plan, which seems to in every way commend itself, of expunging the interchangeable features from their 1,000-mile ticket* covering a limited territory .and surround them with equally as wholesome restriction* as to transfer and misuse as now appertain to the central passenger committee's (,0Od?|nile ticket, which embraces pearly 20,000 miles of territory. I candidly believe I yoice the sentiment of every honest commercial traveler when I undertake to predict that he wiji say "amen" to that proposition.

I also feel certain that the object to confining the sale of the central passenger committee 5,000-mile tickets to the commissioner's office at Chicago can be overcome. Arrangements will undoubtedly be made to place them on sale at prominent points Tn the territory as soon as the demand will Justify It. 15. A. Ford,

General Passenger Agent, Pennsylvania snd Va&dalia Lines.

Use of Yandslia Funds.

Indlaaipolis, Jan- 2o.—Judge Woods this nMrnins directed V. T. MaJott, Receiver of the Vaadalia, to pay out of the fund to b» derived from setting apart 30 per cent of tho grow ^earnings 0 the St- Louis, Yf«d«|ia &. Terre

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xwlv^, *tth wJotab lo discharge ita car IfMSi ofctiaNtioQS, itQpBtiier with Jfce seHRl-anaMW-l & $*re*fc tbevpon per jc»nt *t the £5 per oejtt set MijOp of the gross earo&igs Herts Haut* ft Ixga»»port, ior the same pW'

Interest on the B. ft O. Bonds. Star Toric, Jan. 2S--Recoiv«r -Cowen -of the Baltimore & O)iio Railroad Company, announces that $500,000 interest due February 1 smtfee foaafis of tb©-company, iPaid. 'W'

CROWN UP CHILDREN..

Somtr Famoua fepple frolic at Hovel of fatcrtsinsiaot New j&n-$$-—In

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As far as possible, she imitates a round, sprawling, babyish chirography, and plainly indicates that only until 12 will the festivities he kept up, and that At S -o'clock sharp, the ball will open. Nobody, .of course, speaks of it as a baJJ, fo.r a party it is, and nothing jwe., with nauph of the simplicity of a child's dance. A pianist is hired to supply ithe music, very alight floral 4ecoiati.ons a^e in order and the hostess stands to receive in a white muslip frock, hig blue sash, Wue h«i(ds round her bare -throat, ribbon bows op her sbojildera, her hair falling •in big curls abotit, J^er ears and yery flat Jb.ee led slojp«-s.

At least so the gifted originator of tfc® first children's party dressed in New York .City the otfll evening her skirts cut G-reen-,away length to her ankles, and her husband beside her in black knickerbockers, cutaway coat, a wide .white embroidered collar, yellow silk necktie and low slippers. The gueete were announced as Master and jyas and every one as nearly as possible borrowed nursery plumage. There was Midsh'^man Easy. An enormously tell master of the foxhounds came as little Lord Fauntleroy, and a popular short story writer appeared as -Chimmie Fadden. Another literal^ person created a. sensation as a Highland laddie, though the bloom was stolen from his costume by scores of otherwise dignified gentlemen, who presented themselves in curls, kilts, socks below the knee, aflt shoes, and carrying balls, hoops and other toys dear to the infantile masculine heart. Besides these were bootblacks, messenger service and newsboys, a couple of ragged pickaninnies and pseudo youngsters in the top hats and short coats of the famous school at Eaton..

As for the women, they were charming, wearing golden wigs or their own hair, done ?n curls or pigtails, pinafores, print or muslin dresses and carrying dolls. Gowns were out to the ankles, Mother Hubbard frocks were in evidence, some of 'the matrons came as school girls, with lunch baskets apd sachels, but the success of the evening was secured

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a -tall and other

wise gifted, stately and famous architect, who was pushed through the doorway in a huge perambulator. A cap of ptok glazed kid gave him all the effect of a rosy bald headed baby, as he lay at full length in his carriage, gowned in long clothes, waving a r^t.tle in one band, a woolly lamb in the other and cooing and kicking vigorously as he was wheeled about the room..

After the guests had assembled, games and dancing, were the order of the evening. At 11 o'clock supper was •aBinoiinced, and a fe$£,t, s„uch ,as would have cheered the hearts of' cftil^rln, were' served by White capped maids, and at 12 a reel broke up the festivities that were voted such a success every other hostess now has her cards out for a children's party on exaotly the same lines.

A TABLE CLOTH OF Fl-OWi£fi3.

New Ideas in l.uiich«ou and Dinner F»eco- .. mtions. When one can make the decorative part of a dinner or. luncheon express in some sort the cause pf the feast as well as the personal tafites -.of the -iiostess, it icertainly adds to the effect, eomments the New York Even

ing Post. Thus, at a" lunch given to' the ten bridesmaids 0|f a very youtiiful Unde, the table seemed ,quite apart from so mundane a thing as the very good meal of which the gay young girls partook as they sat around it .The whole surface of the square table w^ coivered with "a&paragus fer a" ,in diaof aboUjt eight ipcjies from point to point, crossing and recrossing to form an exact square, leaving .a.border about fourteen inches cleax from the plates, glasses, etc.

:Tbis

net work wns made by fastening

the-vine at regulai' interyjils^ with minute safety-pins to. ones,i(jle of the cloth and carefully keeping true diagonal lines to the opposite side, after the maimer

Daylight had been excluded, as the situation of the room gave no real sunshine lights at the side of the wall sdiffused a generaf radiance, and on the table were four cut glass candelabras with pure white candles and shades, small branches of the asparagus winding partly up the standard.

No bonbon dishes o,r any sort of food broke the delicate lities of green and white gshicjb, though in foxed form, varied with every flower and bud. In the center, a very tall, clear glass vasa held a graceful bunch of long stemmed marguerites and from it long fern branches trailed downward to the cloth. In the plates were the boxes containing the bride's gifts to her maidens, and a small bunch of violets was thrust through the narrow bow of white satin ribbon which tied them. One almost felt that the guests also should have been dressed in white, but their wintry furs and velvets onjly intensified the purity and delicacy of thje white and green.

Though not a part of the decorations it may be suggestive lo add that before

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of tte fact

tiMtt jgi is a JjHitftsUc, tr^vagasi iiegwas'for matviro^iien women to resort te for diversion, it is a decidely amusing entertainment, and it possesses some strong points fpr reoonuoendation. Wjheai given in the proper atyje, the hostess seypds fortft ftesr invitations at Jeast three weeks ahead of time, and she writes them out oa 4&e fajBcifvl small note pap^r that genuine c^ildrep ^se.

they

roar from the table considerable interest and fuu was derived from the choosing

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each inaid of a cake out of & dish holding exactly ten, iced precisely alike, and in one of which1 was concealed a riflfc. A single daisy made by the confectioner adorned the to} of eacfe little cake, and to one of these was attached a wire, holding the ring. When all were served they were asked to pull off tide" sugar daisies simultaneously, so th'interest was kept up to the last moment, when the finder drew forth ring aud wire together. She whose lot it was to-fjnd was supposed tg be the next ]p|de pf the pretty group.

At the wedding breakfash whieja followed this preparatory lunch a novel effect was produced by using blue with tha bridal white. Pure sky-blue is rarely seen upon any table decoration, but here it was most effective. It had been emphatically a "white wedding" with no relieving color, and ou the table arranged for the bridal party only Bride and Puritan roses were used, with the rich foliage which belongs to these stately members of the rose family —a great deal of green, ,and comparatively few- roses. ||jf|

No flowers" were laid upon the ciotii, but slender vases, about ten iacfees high, of lielUir Silked gias, held ihtjn withia the

ufaiMCr lwr4«r *t regular iaierviOi on eH£i«r «id# aof th* k»^g table a lowrty if'low Smtum flmnectcd oh oil# im* silirroimi«d c«pir«i taller one in the»id-

Th^re #uub a flurieus tuggwiii* ol| ttow regalarly itiHIM y®t rery Artistic groups, which wail carried out by true love knots of turquoiBebfte Hlitw tieltei Aopither iyffct lying on the doth in. the fashtafi "Bmpiri" wreath. and «ONMerta* «Ude* gl««w jto silver -«rB«me»to ^We u«ed, "Tlie cfedn* paKly Vi+polapo cold an« erhite, «bd partly that taaciBfting Limoge wldch ha* tiny raised turq|oise blue dots as A border. Personally I gfieatly diilll^e ribbons Is -conjimttton Kith f«»d, but tkis, I nut coBfen, tin ftn exquisite effect.

The 80th birthday of grandfather set hiBxdkd£b^^aaaAiw«s jkpba«r to#ffe him convefttkqiaJ «a3»Ue ior each year and yet produce a really beautiful and dignified res tilt The table was a. large one, children and children's childnn having been bidden to ftSftMabl? JMi JUonof. A large Iced aait? deeor*tea,|witfl» dMiiens viate fromt candted fruits and citron, laid Into the icing in a sort of Oriental design, was the centerpiece. Aiio^n^ few dnc&ee ®em«ve4 low (inch dee#) ciroulsx .#n trough (inch and a half wide) painted white, held forty small candles set -on sharp points of wire sold^e4 jjajtfl the tx&uffo ttas device lpept them Bteady ind caught the'drip, and, the points being-put in ty rule, the candles were exactly true.

Around this purple and white grapes were laid in a wreath with branches of ivy, (the leaves of wbicSh were polished, intertyrkved. Aft proper intervals, so as to di-. vid$,ifce ,tabl^,«y»inetrically, two other circles of twenty caudles each surrounded low dishes oi fruit and were in turn surrounded by tvy wreaths. No flowers were used the candles whioh, in such a case, should npt tie top,email, were r.ed And the effect was very rich and dignified and suggestive of the ripe yfers of the honored guest.

Experiments in effects of which we have no iyitter9, ln Buch copay material as winter flowers, are things which one Aatur^Uy feels afraid, hut I wish I could persuade some tflevert decorator, professional or amateur, to try, place of the unvarying gwmjB# jfcn# pftlms and weeding hclis and bowAXS, the result of some Artistic grille work jtp jiW relief to the wed^iQg gro^R or one of iOte debutantes, standing to receive. Any form, height, width, can he used which fancy dietftfces, hut the familiar acueen shapes a«d sisps best «arve the purpose^ op the first a fefMis of jr&a smiU*. asparagus, winter f«fn, palmeto leaves, whatever best suit* the tjfsk and 'fiurse, on on this, in the green background, with long and short stemmed Ackers, such tapestries can be woven iRs few h&ye seen. The effect ,of asparagvw 4n with tike sblossoms of spring bulbf, tulips, |mquiil8, «»y or all tjie ^oveljr, tribe $he wofl-derful bea«ty of long-stemmeda crysanthemums a,rtistically wrougM -into- t^e background otf palmetto leeves^ dM* of .matted seed OAly i)e tried to b^ demOO|).tra:tM.*'

The Anetl ibridal liftcl^round I /ever .saw was -m^de of ired 'leay^:tn October the bride's h^ir frw th® •euftniest golden hue, and iher jpaideas wore 'White hats. They looked jts Jf William Sftptis hftd mrmw the tapestry .behind them, which, in faot, had cost little jiahor and was made by the taste-, ful handft iof #e family.

EUZAPJ&THAN PLAY.

Given .Ifljl! JRu.de 8arxoundlng» In the Courtyard of an Ilia. 'He cixuld \hear the pages in the courtyard putside shouting for stools for their masters, and squabbling over the best places^pon the stage.1 Then' the gates creaked, and thet^ came a Wild rush of feet and a great crying out as the 'prentices and burghers trooped into the innyard, pushing and crowding for places ri^ar the stage. Those who Aad the mouey bawled aloud for farthing stools. Tho rqst .-stood jostling in a .wrangling crowd upon the ground, while up and down a girl's shrill voice went all -the time, crying high: "Cherry ripe, chesrry ripe:! Who'll buy my sweet M*ay cherries?" writes John Bennett in t}ie St. Nicholas.

Then there was another shout and a rattling jtread ftf feet along the wooden bal' conies th.?.t ran around the walls of .the inn-yard, and cries from the apprentices below :''"iGood-day, fair Master Harrington! Good^day, Sir 'Thamas Parkes? Good-day, swe'^t Mistfife Nettleby and Master Nettleby! Go'W-day, good-day, gpod-.day!" for the richer folk were coming in at 2 penc8 each, and all the galleries were tull. And then he lizard the baiter's hoy with sugared cakes and finger nuts go stamping up the stair®'

The musicians ilx the balcony overhead w.ere tuuiug up* There was .a flute, a viol, a gittern, a fld'Jle and a drum and behind the curtain, just outside the door, Nick couid tear the -master player's low voice giving hasty orders to the othens. ,So jhe said his lines .all over to himself,

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an old lat

ticed window. Through it marguerites, full blown flowers and many huds -were thickly strewn, so placed as to rise their heads clearly and having the most starry, youthful look of gaiety, such as flowers have in a meadow, and yet a dainty air which was well suited to the young guests.

cleared his throat. Then on a sudden" n. shutter opened high above the orchestra, trumpet bleared, the kettledrum crashed sad he heard a loud voice shout: /'Good citizens of Coventry, and high-born gentles all Know ye now that we, the players of the company jfcf his grace, Charles, Lord Howard, high admiral of England, Irelapd, Wales, Calais .and Boulogne, the marches of Normandy, Gascony and Aqttitane, the captain general of the navy and the seas pf her gracious majesty, the queen—

At that ,the crowd in the courtyard ejjfeered ap.d cheered again.

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will, with your kind permission, plavi

forthwith thlb laughable comedy of 'The T^pBe .Gray Gowjis,' by Master Thomas Heywood, in which will be spoken many good thing?, old and new, and a brand-new song Will be sung. Now, harken all—the play begins!"

The trumpet blared, the kettledrum crashed again, and, as a sudden hush fell over the throng without, Nick heard the voices of the players going on.

It was a board farce, full of loud jests and nonsense, a great thwacking of sticks and tumbling about and Nick, with his eyes to the crack of the door, listened with all jiis ears for his cue, far too excited even to ttblnk of laughing at the rough Joke?, though the crowd In the innyard roared tHl tfcey held their sides. .•

NEWSPAPER MAKERS

flare Trouble* Uk« the Kcit of En. It is a qaatter of note that great numbers of newsp^er editors and attaches are troubled more or less with a sort of nervous dyspepsia which will not yield to medicines. They almost invariably get better Qy abandoning eoffee and tobacco, showing that nature will revive if the oppressive poisons removed. Habit, however, is a powerful lever to keep a man in a rut, The fraienrity b*ve come to know Postum Cereal Food Coffee and are enabled to revel at Will in their coffee three times a day, not only without harm, but the result of the practice iH'iags flesh and strength in a remarkable degree, for the reason that Postum is made up of the parts of the cereals containing tSe albumen, gluten and phosphates'' which nature njses to build up the gray matter in the nerve centres. »'It makes red blood" is a great trade* mark and it means something to the great brjiu workers who supply the reading world with fcheflr daiiy supply of.

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no&B8 with hupdreds pf WJ»IC poiiudp perfectly continuous, offered as. *5Juat as goed.":.v nniUzle "J'fsm the "eaa« «f th? ciudcr su?uvT/i"sr -1 & K-'

TERRE llluTE EXPRESS. TtJESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 26, 1697.

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3* eodeavwing «e*||***** he -reader xooonnt irgttnwi*—/1 JWi arising from the fajCt' lhat'

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people have had a civile, to see t3»esa curieus features Jtn thp WA^iAery th.e «arfch, says fi0L N. & Shak«^f Hapvaxd, in Harper's Sound tilted States, except to the -far-aw^^lslaud district of Alaska, there is not one that haa heen seen by white men in a «t*|e of a«tivity. Many it is true exM to the QordBleran «od icaa line, but these are tor the most/ part inaccessible, or if conwentently placfed for the tourists' cmrenl( ifcfe, *ro not wellsuited to show the m«it'important Jtacts of tbese strufettires. In wilting about the «ea, rivers, mountains, glaciei* or .any other (dass of .natural objects., opr cpuntry al£orda admirable means of illustration, wWofa may serve to convey clear tagwess^oBs but the story of volctmpes has jto' ^e laid without this help.

It Is -otherwise in i&o world. In. Europe, Aetna and Vesuvius have had their activity associated wit^i thjut of the most cultivated people pf'.^mjs .world for about twenty-five centuries and at many points, as in the valley of the Pp .or in Central France, there are grouits, of volcanoes which are/though no longer aptive, in a very perfect state of preservation, within sight of the ways which are ^yersed by All.^ighta

Its convenient ^position, immediately neighboring to the most beautiful seeuexy and the greatest treaaures of amtiquity^ has made Vesuvius the xalcano of all, others which people are Ukeiy to see. P^obaWy a hundred climb it for .one who aeoends any* other cone. This 4s true of our own countrymen who travel, as -well as .those of Europe. This choice of Vesuvius as the volcano of pilgrimage is fortunate fOr the Teuion that though by no .means .^a ^great specimen of its kind, it -is perhaps ^ost useful to the student of ail the th&isatids that have been examined and idescrib&l by observers of volcanic phenomeo^! 'Therefore, as j^q should begin our ina^nr-by seeing .what occurs in a vplcanic oitbr^ak, and .tjbee consequences of thesq e^los^ops, we wall make our study on this beautiful cone.

It is eharacteristic- of |his "most amiable of yotaastgies .^.^901^' jfitun [it'-tnis •iew in many ire$iuent spgfet eruptions. The greater uumher of ^ato^s lie sleepijE^g for hundreds or perhaps thousands of years, until they hreak forth -with a fury that sends desolation to ,ihe country for miles from the point where -the discharge takes Place. But VeswrMJe, whidi in 4ts early years was given te fuxious stonnsr such AS that which .overwhelmed jHeitculaneum and Fompeii eaaliteen centuries *go has now become so mild mannered that men till their vineyards in 9. fearless way .on the stones which lead .up to the crater.

It was my good fortune, about fifteen years ago, on one of the sevieral viidts to Vesuvius, to find it .In an exceUeatgstate for an inquiry, whicht? showed me aapre of what goes on .an eruption,.'and led to a better insight into ?tt»e nature of. ,the work, than has eftetn ibeen- seen by the geologist. There WAS a slight eruption in progress during the saght from the windows of my lodging in Naples .could nee the succesai^c puffs -of fire iEroim'\the efttter oonajng regularly, several teiliute. On che iOllowing=mprning the^e waS a strong nta-xhedy wind blowing, which madesme hope it Would be possible to approach ij&e «dge of the opening without danger from the. falling stpnes.

Climbing the long way which leads from the railway station ou the. .shores of jthe hay, through the gardens, villages a ad viiie^yards, I came at length to the observatory, which has been established on the border of the area, which is reasonably eafi ih times .of trouble. Here I learned that, the instruments. which -.show, the trembling of the .earth, the small earthquakes which are not perceived by ourjb§di«s, indicated that the opne was in a &tijLte, pf constant txembling. The observers who watch ihis paratus thought it' Uxat some time durijng the day the ^ng would be Mpwn away in a violent er*iBtiWt, such as now and then sends the uppenspart of this and many other volcanoes flyiUj^Jnto "bits :before the fierce blast of the esdapittfc vapotrs:

My way lay across a/ wide field of Java and cinders to the Jpttiee where the steep slope of the upper

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where the crajter w^iS®fafbar01ng thfe dty with the rapidity of*ft ^ell-served cannon. The climb up this coift* composed of the :bit» of lava which had be&Ulo-wn iilto the air and had fallen do\v#M^n to the earth, was very laborious.

JPfie%lope

was as steep

as a house roof. ItrtS% Hree steps to gain each foot in height.Now and then a stronger blast from tlft? crater would tfliake the heap, so that it as hard .to kiBep the ground that had been gained.

It took A

long hour to win the height, of 90 or 600 feet. tji

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Creeping to the sharp edge of the craw and peering cautiously into thte cavity, I saw: into the very mouth of the volcano. The-cup-shaped depression was about 300. feet in diameter and perhaps half that in depth it passed downward into a welllike pipe, perhaps 60 feet across. The lower paint of the pit was, even the bright sun, light, evidently red hot. The sides of the pipes were white hot: "On this lower part of the pit, which shone like the eye of a furnace, a mass of very fluid lava was lushing up and #wn, now rising, until it filled the bottom of the basin with its fiery tide, again sinking until it was out of sight.

Each time the lava rose up in the basin it swelled .quickly in its middle part, and in the.twinkling of an eye it was broken by an explosion of such violence thai a quantity of the fluid rock was tossed into fragments high ipto the air. At this speed, upward and downward, it had a chance partly to cool, so that it fell on the edge of the coae opposite to where I was, the roar of ite Striking was very suggestive Of what would happen if the wind should die jaway.

Although the circumstances were such as made it hard to observe closely, I had no difficulty In seeing that the vapor which blew out at each explosion was steam. As it came forth it wa^ of Steel-blue color whlc-h W see just where' the steam comes from the safety vajVe very hot boiler. As it rose in the crater it goon became white and is it whi#e3 Irotind me it bad the weli-kn^wn odpr of steam, mingled with that sulphur. In wojrd it was evident that it was the vapor of water which wai the cause of the explosions.

After I had watched ti^is fascinating scene for about half an hoprN with much inconvenience from the heat^pf the,earth and from the shaking of the, ground on which I lay, the explosions, which were at first at the rate of three orvj(our each minute, became more and more frequent and violent, and the strong wind ie$an to die away 90 that a speedy r^epjt,wa* jjecessary .to escape the bits of lava whjch were now fail ing heavily, booking back from the base of the cone, I noticed that the explosions came faster and.faster,,s# that it squpded as a continuous roar. It just as when a locomotive starts on it* journey. At the Outset we can aount the puffs as-the cylinders move fueter aod faster- the escapo

MawM joiJJt A juoall lava stream, rata lay* MJ&kMQi value, $310,ittyfl«0 yield wks eiMeatiy lull of *leam, which pounsd fo^h jEnan jdB parts «t the -wvfaoe.

is »eea it all erutpUone. Cloud* at *team hang pvm -the stream* -of Ivica. Th^y are of ten ^risttiSe ten mil** *r **Dw» the current of molten rock. In a great eruption the steam j^v^n forth from the crater often forms, as It condenses, Into jsaJ&s, in -fearful torrents about the cone. It is evident, in a word, that the explosions of voleanoe* are formed by the escape of vapor of w»tar. They »re, Oej*, like Ihe fxplosions -of boilers.

The question cow arises as to" the way in which this steam gets into the lava. This we can decide by a simple bit of study of the facts. Taking a map which shows the positions of several hundred active volcs&noeB, we find at once that they are all situated on the sea floor, from which they riiJe to form inlands dn its surface or, when they are oa the continents, they- are never more than 250 miles -irom the ocean. This sjhows that the activity of a. volcano is, in some, way, related to the sea water. The only way 4n which we have h**n able to reasonably conceive of the sea bringing about volcanic explosions wiU now be described.

On the sea floor there is a constant laying down of sediments—Umeetones, sandstones, ejtc. We know by the jarts„ of the old sea Hoor that have been uplifted into dry lands that such feeds feare been -formed, to the thickness in ail of 1UQ,0A0 or. 2C0^)€0 feet. These beds are made of small bits of rocky matter and fragments of dead animals and plants. These bits do not fit closely together, and the interspaces are filled- with sea water, so that *s much as one-tw-eMUi -of the rock is usually made wp of the fluid in which it was formed. As the ages go on, these beds, with the water which they hold, are buried deeper and deeper by the newer rocks which arp laid down upon them, until it may be that they are thus brought to tie twenty miles or more below Hie outface of the solid earth.

N*&t let see as to t&e heat to which these rocks, with their ii&f>riso water, are exposed. We know from a great number of studies which have been made fh mines, that ior each -mile we go downward in the earth there is an increase in "heat, differing a good deal in different plaoes, hut o£ the ayera^ amounting to about 100 degrees. Therefore, at the depth of twenty miles the Imprisoned water would'have a tempepatwe of about ZJM0 degrees. In other words, it would be about as hot as the melted iron that comes from the blast furnace. Thus heated, the water of the tiny celts of the rock would tend to explode wit* somefchte* tike the intensity .of gunpoyder when it was fired hut a* it is sealed! in ty the great thickness of the rock above, 1 it can not 'burst into vapor—just as in th* steam boiler the wa«gt stays as a fluid even when it ia heated twlcel as hot a^ needs t9 become steam whep it is »Oit lawtflned.

Let us now suppose that a sift, er, am geologists .call it, a fault, is formed in the rocks leading from the surface downward to the level where this very explosive water lies. We .can readily fancy that at once the fluid would flush into stream unit ax this occurred in the myriads of jittJe eavtties In the rocks, which were so heated that they •tended to become melted, great quite titles of the beds would be forced along with: the escaping steam in the form of lava. We see also that this would account for the fact that when the lava comes to the surface Of tht earth it is commonly filled with Bteam. When it rises quickly to the air it .is blown to fine .dust by the expanding vapor of it does nat^fly to pieces, the little bit* of water expand it into bubbles, forming pumice or lava, so -full of little cavities, **"»t it will float on the water like cork.

This view as to the origin of volcanoes, although it would not be accepted by all the students of these strange features of the eath, seems most probable, for the reason that, it accounts for the fact that all the seats of present volcanic activity are on the .floor of the seas or near their- borders, and had a chance to study lo^.t their activity at a time when, by the changes in the shape of the land, the sea was moved away from the region where they were found.. We easily perceive that it is only where, as in the sea, .beds are being laid down, one on top of another, that the heat is rising in the rocks, and the water in their crevices becoming hotter beneath the land the rocks are always becoming less heated, sp that the water which they contain is constantly cooling down.

I have spoken of the watfe? -contarned -in the very heated rocks as if it remained in the state of fluid. It is likely -thkt, when' in its very hot state, it may be changed into its gases, oxygen and hydrogen,' of which it is composed, .and that these gases would again become the vdpor of water as they rose toward the surface and were somewhat cooled. This and other matters'of Chemical detail which go on in the wonderful laboratory of the under-earth do not hinder pur believing that volcanoes are clue to the OScape of the water which is constantly being buried in the rocks as they are built. So large is th. amount of this water which lies thus buried that probably it amounts osomewhere near as much, as is held in all the seas. Were it not for the return of the buried fluid through the volcanpes, the oceans would doubtless be much smaller than, they are. They might, indeed, have long since disappeared in the crevices gf Jhe earthr "Slfl

TOM SHARKEY IS TO MARRY.

Will Soon Wed the. pangliter of a Vallejo HotelMnn San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 2o. Tom Sharkey, the pugilist, is going tP be married. The facts of the case as heralded by those of the pugilist's acquaintances who claim his confidence, would indicate that the important society event referred to will be solemnized with due ceremony before many weeks. The young lady who is to share the joys and sorrows of the fighter is Miss Lizzie Harrington, daughter of R. J. Harrington. who owns one of the leading hotels at Vallejo.

The romance of Sharkey's life, it has transpired, may be traced back to the time whenhe landed in Vallejo from Philadelphia. That was three years ago. One of the first people io discover the broad frame of tho aspiring champion moving up the 'main street of the town oa the occasion of his landing was Frank Burns, who is an active promoter of athletics and fistic affairs of that place. He took Sharkey in tow and was the. means of the acquaintanceship, made very shortly thereafter, between Sharkey and the young lady wh* is now the object of his devotion. The wedding cards are not out yet, but Sharkey's many friends are already very busy reminding him not to be neglectful when he makes out the invitation list .Hnrtingtjif |s. one 0/,.Vallejo most popular and accomplished native daughters.

AGRICULTURAL

cose tb«re

FIGURES.

Value of Principal Cereal Crop# la the United States For 1896. Washington, Jan- 25.—The estimate* fcy state and territories of the product aad val«e of the principal cereal crops of the United States for 1896 made by the statistician of the department of agriculture are as fclJows- Corn, area, SI,627,000 product, 2,2S3,S7i value, JIM,007,000 yield, per acre, 28.2 bushels farm price per bus\l. 21.u,

Winter wheat, area, 22,794,00« product, 267,934.000 yield, per acre, 11.8 bushels. gprins wheat, area, 11.,£2",,000: product, yield, bUSiKIf,,.

Total. area,- wptfu#, a a a

acn, 12A buAels farm price per bushel, Thisl 724t cents.

Oats, «rea, 27,565,000^ product, 707,346,(X» v«ue, $J»,48B,0«0 f^d p*r acrt^ 25.7 bu*Mls ^sfm 'price per cectg.

Rye, area. 1^881,000 product, 24,369,000 value, $9,961,000 yield jer acre, 13.3 bushels farm price per bushel, 40.9 cents.

Barley, arfia, 2,951,000 product, 69,695,000 value, $22,491,000 yield per acre, 23.6 ftpAels prfbe fter ius1el, 85.3 cents.

Bmdkvbmt, torn, l&JM preduet, 14,v*bue, *6^2,000 yield t*r acre, lf.f bushel* farm price per bushel, 38,2 cjwt*. A

Potatoes, area, 2,767,000 product, 252,28&.000 value, $72,152,000 yield per acre, 9E.1 bushels farm price per bushel, 28.6 ryi

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Hay, area, #8wto«000 product, 59,282,00 ton* value, $388,146^000 yield per acre, 1.37 tons Harm price $6.55 per ibon.

Uobacco, area. SS&^OOO acres product, 408.^04iOOO poundst *»{se, $24,258,000 yield per acre, $79 pounds far$r price $ cents per pound.

The mininster io Argentina, Hon. Wm. I. Buchanan report* to the state department under date of December ftth: "I have followed the new* from the wheat districts vs?ry carefully, for the last three months and have traveled through me of the Wheat provslaces. The observations lead me to believe that the quantity for export will- fee between 480,400 an# 640 000 tops probab'y nearer the first than he eeoond figure. The aanouflt exported during this year has been 564,459 tons 0l

ACTOR *11M CORBETT

OefetlQg JCaady For Vis Flgbt With Fits«immoaiK. Actor and pugilist James J. Corbet readied Chicago yesterday morning aad appe**ed iA his play at the Lincoln Theater in the afternoon and evening, says the Chronicle. As the time approaches for his finish fight with Robert Fttsimmtyas he feels anxious to lay away his theatrical paraphernalia and settle down to the routine of training. Th* fight is scheduled to take place March 17th, aad Corbett will close the season next week ha Kansas City 2nd go at once te hie training quarters and prepare himself for. what will probably be Ms last fight.

So -far as Corbett can tell the hattle grousid has not been made known, if it has been selected. He j* expecting to hear from Dan Stuart almost any day on the subject Be is particularly anxious to hear from the Texas manager while he is here in order that be may select training quarters and have them fitted up ready lor him to go to as soon as he doses his theatrical season at Kansas City. It is pretty well understood that the -ehoice of location lies between Nevada and Mexico. It is Corbett's impression that Stuart has secured the rigiht lo bring off the contest in either place, but there is a hitch with the Mexicans -over the price to be paid for a license. Stuart prefers to have his fighting carnival in Mexico, but will not pay any price for the privilege the Mexicans choose to ask. He fixed the limit at $15,000, and if the Mexicans will not be satisfied with this sum he will go to Nevada with his fight. It is thought by Cotfeett that the selection' has already been made and that be will get word from Stuart shortly.

As the fight is to take place March 17 th, Corbett would like to be in his training quarters in time to get acclimated and still have a month for hard work. This he expects to be able to do without much trouble.

Meanwhile the actor-pugilist is doing a great deal of work both on and off the-stage. In his play he has a three-pound boxing bout, punehes th4 bag and has a severe struggle at the 'wind-up. This of itself is enough to keep him in good healthy condition, but in addition he does a great deal of gymnasium work. Today he wili play some fast handball in addition to punching the bag, wrestling and sparring. This work 1 he wili keep up until he goes to his training quarters, which will be located near the battleground. 7L

At present Corbett weighs less than 180 pounds, and this weight he expects to hold while he is on the road. When he quits the footlights and before he is* located at his» training quarters" he expects to take on a little flesh, so that when he begins his hard work he will 'weigh-about 185 pounds. Of thin he will train off from four to seven pounds. He will therefore fight at close to 178 pounds. r. Iwsk

As to the outcome of the battle Corbett expresses himself with confidence. He feels certain the fight will not last over fifteen rounds. Fitzsimmoos, he says, may set any sort of apace he likes. If he wants a mixup from the start all he has to do is to come, in and get it. He believes, however, that the Australian will figure his chances better at- long range, hoping to land one of his pet blows and win. But Corbett declares the lankey man will not be able to land one of his famous blows on him. Moreover, if makes the attempt he will do so at the risk of a counter which will make hjm change his mind about the power of a Gorbett blow. iit believe" says Corbett, ('that I can outfight him at every style of the art. He says I canont hit hard. If be stands up before me for fifteen rounds I will

that when you come to bunch the| hits will have enough of it. He may beat me, but it won't be with one of Ms fancy:h«)ks

Corbett looks and acts like a man that ia In good health. If he has gone bacjc there is nothing to indicate it in the work which he does. He seems to have plenty of speed

and

strength, and after violent exercise.be breathes like a man whose wind is goo

HE SCARES THE ARISTOCRATS

A»d Almost Succeeds lo

GRASS AND ROSES.

the roses were blooming,

"^2?, the grasses and weeds wl-

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W.^in5'

beauties are growiag,

why suffer these paltry weeds?"

the

P°°r things faltered:

We have neither beautv nor bloom. We are grasses ia the rosea* garden. But the muter gives us room.

"Slaves of a generous master, Bora from a world abort, cwae to tills tUace In his wisdom,

We stay to this hour from his love.

i*?S I1'8 hontfbtest oreatui-es, Weba^ terVed Win truly anfi long Ho gave.no grace to our features

We have neither color nor song.

"Yet he who has made fhe flowers Places us on the eelf-same sod 'ji i-,]. He knows our reason for betngr-

We aro grasses in the garden of Ood'T —From the Persian, Translated by Jfeffief Freeman Clarke.

DEATH OF "THE DUCHESS."

Mrs'. Ofargaret Hungerford, the Novelist Other Deaths. New York, Jan. 25—A dispatch from Dublin, Ireland, announces the death of Mrs. -^0 Margaret Hungerford, the novelist, widely "ft known by the nom de plume "The Duchess." & The World says of her: "The Duchess" fl' first became widely known to the reader* of light literature through her novels "Mol- fSfs* ly Bawa" and "Phyliis," pretty tales of thi Joys and trials of lovers, told in a light chatty way that found favor on two con- 'i tinents and for many years the novels of "The Duchess" have sold in many edition*.

Mrs. Hungerford lives at St. Brendas, $ Bandon, county Cpi*k. She married when' "L very young and was early left a widow, with three small children to care for. In 1883 she married Henry Hungerford, of Cahimore. Her first novel "Phyllis," was written to keep the wolf frcm the dpor. It proved to be popular, and was followed by others of like kind. •I-'

Mrs. Hungerford was very proud of her Irish descent. She was the daughter of Itov. 1 Canon Hamilton, rector Of one of the oldest' churches in Ireland and St. Faughnan's cathedral, in Ross CerberyoC, county Cork, Her grandfather was John Hamilton, of ",« Besington, Dunboyne. Mrs. Hungerford ^. had a rare personality and was a famous hostess. She was very popular in literary circles. The success of "The Duchess" ,'^j stories was largely due to the humorous situations and bright crisp dialogue.

several

Fo*to®ce

Named For Himself-

Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 2o.-The people of what is known as North Atlanta are aroused over the almost successful attefc.pt of Rev. Charles Tillman, a traveling evangelist, 0 have that section of the city cut off into a new postofflce district, to be named after himself, and of which he was to be the first postmaster, with a salary which would pay him better than preaching.

It seems that Tillman, In the line of hi" evangelical and other labors, is the rec pient of a heavy mail. By the merest acoldent it became known that petitions, Tul.a w.s h.vias for the establishment of *hat was known as Tillman postofflce,

district known as North

cover®f.

At[fnta' W.b4ueh

the fashionable part of the city and througn which Beach Tree street runs. The pape™ were all made out. the preliminari^ had been attended to in Washington and *ith a week, the social leaders

ofr^*nt4j*.?V

have been forced to call for theirtnailat Tillman postofflce. The «lacrity th which the Judges, merchants antf capitalists of the city began .filling telegrams at the postmas-Sr-general showed how deeply they were moved.

Mr,. Tillman admits that he wanted the postofflce. "It was my intention," said he, "lo move into North Atlanta in order to be eligible for the postmastership. So far as my wanting to save postage on Sunday school and revival song books is concerned. I admit that thus is true. I do not deny that I 'desired to save as mjK'h as I could.

Hut he will not be postmaster now-

To Cure Cold In One lf»T.

Take laxatir^ m-m Qu»a5®e..T«bi^'lll

drugjrl*t* fatis to J.

ft.

Though past middle age, Mrs. Hungerford ', always retained a bright, youthful appearance and was always in a vivacious, cheertul temperament. Her first successful nove3, "Phyllis," was the most popular of her p, works. More than 250,W0 copies of It were sold. While writing "Phyllis." she was Jokingly introduced to a reception as "Her

Grace, the Duchess." The nom de plume was thus suggested and has always been assoclated with her literary work. 1

A WOMAN CONSTABLE.

I»3

Alderman I11 a Pennsylvania City Makes Innovation. Pittsburg, Jan. 25.—The up-to-date new woman has arrived in Alleghany. One has been found now who completely outclasses all known aspirants who desire to usurp the ,^T rights of man. She is now performing the duties of constable for Alderman Edward igxl Klotz. This remarkable personage is none other than his handsome 15-year-old' daughter, Florence.

For some time past Alderman Klotz ha3 N had considerable trouble in having the du Vties of that office Tilled properly. The regular occupant of the position Is R. L. Kill. I He is regularly compelled to absent himself from the alderman's office on account of illness. For a time Alderman Klotz has had the constable from Alderman Stark office perform the work. Then a happy thought struck him. He would have hi* daughter serve the subpoenas and warrants.

The first time the young lady was called ~J upon to do any duty in the line of policy work was

"weeks ago. Alderman

Klotz had several subpoenas to serve iiv eivij suits. Necessity demanded that witnesses, etc., should receive almost immed-l iate notification. Constable Hill was notr-S abje to attend to the business. «?he docu-»j ments were turned over to Florence after she had

been

Properly sworn in and depu-

tized ip perform the duty. Then she started. She says she felt a llttla timid at first, but her grit and determination to succeed overcame this and she sooflr had served the first batch of subpoenas. They all responded to the hearing that followed at the alderman'B office. Both he and she were greatly pleased with the innovation. Florence was confident she wouM succeed as an officer, and insisted on being given more of the same kind of/employment. Her father gratified the desire, and th« yound lady exceeded his expectations in th« performance of her duties.

REUNITED AFTER TWELVE YEARS

Wife and Family of An Armenian Finally Permitted to Leave Turkey. Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 25.—Garaba Assadooriaa and his family have been reunited after separation of twelve years, He, left Ichmah, Turkey, in 1884, to seek afl

education in this country, intending to remain three years. He was without means, but succeeded in reaching Ann Arbor. H« entered the university and for the first yeat earned a living at carpenter work, and thea opened a small store for the sale of oriental goods.' At the end of three years he determined to remain in tl# country and came to this city to engage in business. wrote for his wife and child, whom be had left behind, to join him, but before they could start, the sultan issued a firman forbidding his Armenian subjects leaving the country and Assadoorian dared not return to his native land for fear of being detained, Assadoorian (endeavored in every way possible to obtaftri the consent of the Turkish government to release his family, that they might join him, but the efforts were vain, until recently. The case was brought before secretary Olney and he made such a vigorous protest that the sultan fin* granted the position. The w.fe and child reached Harpoot, where they were de tained several wedka before being allowed to proceed. The finally reached France,^and then sailed for this country, arriving in New York last weiek, and in this city they met Assadoorian. and the reunion was a happy one.

The Trouble.

Th* trouble is if you attempt to smash a man whil* in a fit of angeryouareHure to mi** him, and if you wait until calm you ar* afraid to touch Wm.—Atefii*on Glob*.

THE BEST PARTS OF

/.V THE BEST CATTLE IN

THAT** WHY IT THE BEST PUREST AND OF FINEST FLAVOR