{ title: 'Queens County review. (Freeport, N.Y.) 1895-1898, August 21, 1896, Page 1, Image 1', download_links: [ { link: 'http://www.loc.gov/rss/ndnp/ndnp.xml', label: 'application/rss+xml', meta: 'News about NYS Historic Newspapers - RSS Feed', }, { link: '/lccn/sn95071432/1896-08-21/ed-1/seq-1/png/', label: 'image/png', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn95071432/1896-08-21/ed-1/seq-1.pdf', label: 'application/pdf', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn95071432/1896-08-21/ed-1/seq-1/ocr.xml', label: 'application/xml', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn95071432/1896-08-21/ed-1/seq-1/ocr.txt', label: 'text/plain', meta: '', }, ] }
Image provided by: Long Island Library Resources Council
QUEENS COUNTY REVIEW. Published Every Friday Morning at FREEPOBT, QDEEI 8 OOUSTY, H. Y C H A R L E S D . S M I T H , P r o p r i e t o r . ( f i f t e e n # ( C o u n t y l l e t o i e t o . 1001 M l m Attratiie and Artistic REVIEW OFFICE by Power Pnssn. - H 1 N G L £ C O P I E H . F I V E C K P f T K . |A F A M I L Y N E W S P A P E R >F L O C A l T a N D G E N E R A L 1 V I E L U G F/NC K. : --------------- T E E M S : $ ) . 0 1 Y £ \ H -Y IM A D T A M t l V O L . I . F R E E P O R T , N . Y . , F R I D A Y . Y U G U s T lM, 1896. N O . 4 2 . riN A s r iA L TH E F R E E P O R T B A N K I CAPITAL, $30,000. Main Street, * Freeport, L. I. J O H N J . K A N D A I .I .. P r d d e n t . W IL L IA M F O R E M A N . V lra-I'rr.lcient. I W IL L IA M S. H A L L , Caaliler. B O A R D O F U IR K T T O K B I J o h n .V. R a n d a ll, W illia m F o r e m a n . W illia m E . U o ider, I>. W e n icy P ino. H a r v e y B. Hm ith, W illiam « . M iller. W a lla c e II. C o r n w e ll. GeorKr W a lla c e , T h o m a s D. Hm ith, C o les P e t llt, C h a u n c e y T. Ktfrngtte. H m ith C o * . C h a r les h . WimiMw, Gw»rpe M . R a n d a ll, W illiam H. H a ll. ________________ , . i BnnkH or T r u st f patties. and wverv iw c o m m o d e tJon a s far tin b c < e n e l\ tm t w it h c o f iser v s t t .e m a n ftgenreut. In terest at t h e rate o f t h r e e per c e n t , i»ald on » d e|»oftlK three m o n th# or m o re Draft# hawed on a ll par ta o f E u r o p e . D o s t nffdnernl ban k ing business. A c c o u n ts o f corporation*, com p a n ies, so* d e f i e s , e t c ., s o licited . E n tire s a t is f a c t io n assured. Inquiries will receive prom p t attention, and he cheerfully answered. Bank of Rockville Centre. V illage A t *., R o c k v ille C e n tre, L I. We do a General Banking Bneinnei Of Deparit and Diwonnt. Internet Paid on Special Deposit*. Banldnc Hour*—9 A. M. to 3 P. M. Saturday, 11 A. M. to 13 M. BOARD OP DIRECTORS. Robert A. D a v ison, T h o m a s t i . K n igh t , John V incent, H iram It. S m ith . O le n t w o r t h D . C o m b es, W e s ley B. S m ith , S A M U E L F . P H !L L U * S . P r e s id e n t . TIIOM AH t l . KN IH II I*. Vh e P r e s id e n t. JIIK A M It. S M IT H . C a shier. n io r y jw io N A u « D R . Q . H . H A M M O N D , FRKErOUT, Ia. I. O ffice a n d R e sidence, - F u lto n S t r e e t. D R . E D W I N C A R M A N , — O ffice a n d R e s i d e n c e ------ C O n . S M I T H a n e B C O E L L S T R E E T S , PREGPORT, L I. D R j O . L . L U S K , l l e a l t h O fficer f o r t l i e T o w n o f H e m p a t e a d , ROCKAWAY S E A C H . N . V. T H O S . D . C A R M A N , D . D . S . , ■ DIC NT IMT IIA I M S T R E E T . r i l K K P O R T , N . V. O ffice hours: f a. m . t o 5 p. m. O r . A . D . R o o o n t P i a l , E X P E R T D E N T I S T - : 10 M A I N STIIKK T . IIKM PHTKAD. N T. W M . R . L O N G E N E C K E R , D . D . S . , HIUtUKON DK N T IM T . W ith Irongtuiscker B r o thers, S I S FutTPN S r s c r r , B moorlvn - HOURS, 9 A. M. TO 5 I*. M. V . L . S M I T H , V E T E R I N A R Y HCIUAKON a a d DKNTIM T Freeport, L. I. F R A N C I S B . T A Y L O R , LAWYER. C O R N E R M A I N A N D F U L T O N S T S * lleT n p a t e a d . I . I. W M . A . O N D E R D O N K , •I A t t o r n e y a n d C o iu i a e lo r - a t - L a w , s- Offlee. N o . »» M ain S t r e e t. (L e P u r g e B u ild in g . Al F lon r t. H E M P S T E A D , S a t u r d a y s at H« hu I** ih *\ Front S t . , near B e l1, C iv il an d C r im in a l business. E. V. BALD W IN , -j^BANJO SOLOIST.rtc- Concert engagements at Low Kates. Addrmw, HEMPSTEAD nr FREEPORT. BI'NINKKH C A l l UK. W A T K IN W . JONES & CO., O I .I I I W T A I U J I H I I ) Real Estate f. Insurance Agency, FAR ROCKAWAY. N . Y . E . S . R A N D A L L , A r c h i t e c t . Office m r . Brooklyn a v e ., and M a in Mt., npp. R a ilroad D e p o t, F r e e p o r t, L. I. P la n s a n d Specification* p r e p a r ed f o r e l l Haase# W halM inga. CHARLES L. SE A M A N , C a r p e n t e r B u i l d e r , FREEPORT, L. I. E s t i m a t e * o h o e r f u U y g i v e n . C o n t r a c t s ta k e n . GEORGE A GILSON RATIOR, CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS. FREEPORT, L. I. H a v in g recently com p leted th e R E V I E W B U IL D I N G w e are prepared to take cun t r a ii* for first c la s s w o r k . E L B E R T A . B E D E L L . A u c t i o n o w r , F h i i p o r t . L I. Hale* o f R eal E s t a t e and I V reonal P r o p erty condu c t e d on best term s. J O H N R . W R I G H T , a u c t i o i i e e r , Residence: - r u r r i ' o R T . L t. Canada, having aeenreil the little In ternational rung for yachte, may try for the big one—tbe Defender's cup. Biatharck onoe said tbat it is better for an ambitions man to embark on the oareer of hie life withont a femin ine oargo. This conntry exported $24,0(10,000 more of breadetnflfs during (he year ending Jnne 30 than daring the same period of last year. The Newport (IL I.) Herald re marks : A traveler pays tbat in Bnssi) the girl does all the courting. Wo believe it. Wo once Baw a woman from that conntry. I f thoro was any courting done, she'd just havo to do it. Norway seems to be quite as bard a place for literary mon to live at peace in as Paris is. It is now announced that Bjornson is finally on the point of shaking the dnst of bis native land from hia feet and going with his fami ly to live henceforth in Germany. The story of the fortunes of T. H. Rogers, one of the new Sheriffs of Londoo, reads aa if the scene were laid in America. He began to mako •hirte years ago in a email room in London, where he cat the garments oat himself, nod now he employs 1800 persons in that bnsiness. An o il lady, each as wonld have de lighted the heart of the Emperor Napoleon, has jnst been disoovered at Bodmin, Cornwall, England. Sho is tbe mother of seven boys, all of whom are serving in the British army. Sho has recently been in receipt of a portrait from the Queen and a eheck for $50 as an appreciation of her eer- vioe to tho conntry. Max O'Rell bas no nse for tbe Anglo- Saxon new woman. He doolares her to be, \the most ridionlons prodno- tion of modern times, and destinod to be tbe most ghastly failure of the cen tury.\ He says sbe wants to rotain all tbe privileges of her sex and secure j all those of men besides. “She will fail to become o man,” Max kindly j assures us, “bnt she may eease to be a woman.” A oironlar of the Section of Foreign Markets, Department of Agriculture, compares our imports and exports for the past three years. Tbe figures •how that we exportod of agricnltural prodnota $75,000,000 less in 1895 than I in 1894 and $246,000,000 lesa than in 1892. Tbat shows why we are abort of money. The deficit in receipts is mainly dne to the shrinkage of prices, the quantities exported remaining nbont the seme. As against this we imported goods in 1895 to tho value of $87,000,000 more than in 1894. A statement published in the Enro- p s a n Economist gives some facts with regard to tbe growth of population in 1 the various countries of Europe during j the deoennial period of 1885-1895. ' The aggregate increase was 29,922,- j 800. Some States have advanced greatly. For example, Bussia added j 12,510,800 to her existing population ; Germany,4,522,000 ; Austria-Hungary, 1 3,502,200; Great Britain, 2,452,400 ; I Turkey, 1,100,000, and France, 67,- 1 100. The Figaro observes that the . statistics point to a lamentable state of things for Franoe. and it ia not ex pected that the census to bo takon this year will reveal any improve ment. The heavy and somewhat ancient ordnance in nee in Norway sud Sweden are to be replaced very shortly by armaments of more modern mauuiae- ' ture. For tbia purpose a anm of $1,- 000,000 will probably be expeaded on j field and machine gnns, and tho order will, it is expeoted, be placed with au ! English firm. In any case, this order | may be rogarded as a merely pre liminary installment of extenaive pur- j chases, as a decided tendency has manifested itself throughout the Scan- I dinavian peninsula in favor of modern methods throughout. There is to be a thorough overhauling in both Nor way and Sweden, and a long list of contreete may be looked for by British manafactnrers. It is worth mention- | ing that all the old ritlea which were recently collected for disposal have 1 just been sold at an average price of leas than seventy-Uve cents. PIANOS TUNED 3,- ea t s e e r t I n T e s t Taaes. ORGANS R'-PAIRED. Prices Reasonable. * m . Y AT tH I R E V I E W B U I L D I N G , F R E E P O R T H a rper’s Weekly says: It ia some months since newspaper readers all over the country began to road of tho remarkable efieotuality of theelorated railroad pillar opposite No. 5 Fulton street, in Brooklyn, in killing and maiming inoffensive citizens. This pillar, it seems, forms one of tho s u p ports of tbe Fulton itreet term inal o! the Kings County Elevated road. Iu stands between the tracks of the Fifth avenna trolley line, at a point where tbe crowds from the ferry board the surface cars. The pillar is so near the track as to brush off with cer tainty and despatoh any person s tand ing on the foot board of a passing oar. Since the 1st of January twenty- two peop e have been crushed betweeu this pillar ahd moving ears Two o t them have been killed, and a Urge proportion of those hurt have been badly injured. The pillar bas beeu So mueh talked a bout, and its J e structire- ucss is so notorious, that it had come to be known as D e a th's Pillar. Strange to aay, nothing had beyu dons about it until the 11th of J u ly. It smashed a man's head tbat day. a n l the Fifth avenue trolley line concluded it would be neceaeary to take extra precaution. So now every car atops when it gets tc that pillar. That trolley car* should bo allowed to run amuck against an iron pillar in a civilized American city for aix months, with aaoh a rtanlting tale of death and in- ju r y , ia a a a m a z i n g and mcompra- h s n a ib l t U u n g . T H E DOOHWAY O F THE h t .E E , O v e r t h e d o o r w a y of t h e ro s e W a n d e r e d a y e llo w - b a n d e d bee. I f t h e lip s o f n o o n W e r e t o h u m a t u n e . T h e y w o u l d h u m th a t d r o w s y m e lo d y , T h a t s a m e low , r e s o n a n t c h a n t t h n t ho B a n g t h e r e In th o sw e e te s t f lo w e r t h a t b lo w s . F a a t a s l e e p la y th o b l u s h i n g ro s e . L u l l e d b y th e n o te s of t h a t m o n o to n e , E v e n th e d a n c i n g feet Of th e z e p h y r s fleet BtOod s t i l l a t so u n d o f th a t m u r m u r o u s d r o n e , T h a t n o t e n o x t h ig h e r t h a t sile n c e , b lo w n A long t h e t u b e s w h o re t h e h o n e y flow s. F o r t h fro m th e d o o r w a y o f i h e ro s e F l a s h e d th e w in g s of t h e a d o n bee, Y e t, i f y o u w ill Y o u m a y h e a r h im stili, N e v e r f r o m n a t u r e ’s h a r m o n y I s lo s t o n e c h o r d th a t m a y w e ll a g r e o , S h e d o e s n o t fo r g e t t h e so n g sh o k n o w s . — C u r t i s M a y , i n B a c h e lo r of A rls. STOPPING AN\ E X E C U T IO N . by victor l . wniTEcnrncn. T the time of which I am w riting 1 was living in seclusion in u email town thirty-five miles north of Lon- , don. I was en gaged in rather a large literary u n dertaking; in fact, I was writing a novel. I had en gaged my6elf to get the work in question completed by u certain date, and in order to do so I found myself compelled to throw over nil other occupation for the timo be ing. I knew very few peoplo iu the town where I was living, and for five or biz weeks had scarcAiy seen anyone to speak to. So engrossed was I with my task that I had no tiifre to read tho news paper, aud was quite iguorant of what was going on in tbe world. The ouly relaxation I allowed myself was agood brisk walk into the country every afternoon. W ith this exception I had hardly s tirred from my house, except to run up to London once or twice for tho pnrposo of visiting the docks, and making certain technical investiga tions concerning them. This I did,as a good portion of the novel I was working at whs about tho fife of dook- fuirrouudings in the vicinity of Roth crhithe. It wus a little after eight o’clock one evening iu April, that I finished the second volumo of my work. It was with great eutisfaotion that I wrote, nnd with a considerable flourish, too, the words: “ End of Volumo the Hoc- ond.” I g enerally worked u p till ten or clevon, bnt it was useless doing any more thnt night; so I put on my hat and coat and started off for an even ing Btroll. I had no sooner stepped into the s treet than a boy ncoosted mo with a bundle of papers under his arm, and tho request: “ Buy au evoning paper, sir?” I bought one, put it in my pooket, and resumed my walk. It was a fine night, and I went some little distance, reaching homo a little after half-past nine. My landlady had brought iu my supper, and as my walk had given me au appetite, it was with no email pleasure that I viewed a goodly joint of cold beef waiting my attack. I took oil my hoots aud put on my slippers. Then I sat dowu aud did ample justice to my cold repast. I had laid down the newspaper on the table when entering tho room, in tending to read it during supper, but my appetite had got the better of any oraviug for intelligence, so it wns not till 1 b ad lit a pipe nud subsided into a cosy arm -chair by the Are that I u n folded the sheet of priuted m atter. I looked at the “ ieaier.” .Something about a new “ Greok Loan.” That didn't interest me. I skipped through the little items of nows and hurried jottings, mud summaries peculiar to our eveuing papers. Presently my eye was oaught with the following p a r a graph heading: “ IMPENDING EXECUTION OF TH E CLINFOLD MURDERER.” There is a morbid fascination for most people in an execution, and so, yielding to this feeling, I proceeded to read the paragraph. “ The m u rderer of tho uufortunnto James Renfrew will bo hangod to morrow m o iniog at 8 o'clock. The wretched mao, whose nam e —Charles F e n t h u r s t — is now in everybody’s month, still perusts in his plea of in nocence. ” Here I became deeply interested. The name of Fenthurst was most fa m iliar to mo. I had formed a deep friendship with a mau of that name. He was a good fifteen years my senior and had died about two years previ ously. I knew he had a sou named Charlos, a youug fellow, who had em igrated to South Africa early in life, and who was generally supposed to be working at the diamond mines. Could this be the same man? I read on. “ I t will be remembered that at the trial the strongest circumstantial evi dence was brought to bear upon Fen thurst. Tho murder took place in a house ou the o u tskirts of the 6mall town of Clinfold. It was proved that Fen thurst was iu tbe habit of frequenting Renfrew's premises, and that appar ently he was expected there on the evening in question. He was seen near the place soon after the crime was committed, aud several other proofs <^f a strongly condemnatory character were also laid against him. He has persisted from the first, how ever, in maintaining that he was ab sent from Clinfold at the very timo the m u rder took place. This was about 7 o’clock in the evening. At that hour, he says, he was returning from London, where he had been spending part of the d a y ; ouly one witness, he say*, could prove this, and that is an individual who traveled with him as far os P and entered into conversation with him. Adver tieemeuts have been inserted iu all the papers by Fenthurst’* legal advis ers, for the purpose of discovering the individual in question, but as no answer has been forthcoming, it is generally believed that the whole story is a myth. At any rate, there seems but small chance of an alibi being proved at tbe last moment. The mur der was committed on February 6. Since his condemnation the m u rderer bas been ooniiued in .Si kmiu>t-r ja; * where hi* execution will take place.” Astonishment and dismay confront ed me as 1 laid the paper dowu. I was the m ining witness they ba l so vainly sought. I distinctly remem bered, early in February, runuiug up to town rather late in the afternoou, speuding just half au hour there, ami returning by tbo first t r a it 1 could catch. My landlady didn't er n know but that I had been lor rather a longer walk than usual. 1 had entered into conversation on the return journey with the only other occupant of my compartment, a youuf man with u •mall black bag, oo wb e> v e . t paint- •d the latter# “C. F .M 1 iciue vaoered . ' i S * I J VvV'dXl.Vp' all this distinctly. In order to make sure I snatched up my diary, and quickly turned to the date of the m u r der, February 0. There was the en t r y : “ Ran up to town in afternoon. Inquired concerning m aterial for Chap. vii. Saw B — for half an hour. R e turned by 6.24 train .” The horror of the situation now flashed upon me. A m an’s life—the life of my old friend’s sou—depended upon me. I looked at my watch. It was just eleven o'clock. H u rriedly i dragged on my boots, thinking tbe while what I should do. .My first im pulse was to rush to tho telegraph office. Then, with dismay, I remem bered that it was shut for the night after 8 o’clock, and that the postmas ter took tho 8.30 train to the large towu of F - — , a b o u t five miles off, where ho lived, leaving the office for the night in charge of a caretaker, and returning by au early train the next morning. It was impossible to telegraph. Then I thought of going to the police (there wore just two constables and a ser geant iu our little town), but what could they do more than I? Country police are proverbial for the leisurely “ routine” manner in which they set about an inqniry, aud it would not do to tru6t them. I was in despair. Madly I threw on rav h a t and rushed out. I ran in n mechanical way to the postoflice. Of course, it was shut— and if I had aroused tho caretaker ho couldn’t have wired ; besides, all our wires weut first to F , and, as I have said, all communication was shut off after 8 o’clock. Then I started for the railway station. This was abont half a mile from the postoflice and well outside tho towu. As I hur ried along, I thought, with fresh dis may, that this would also prove a fruitless errand, for the last train to Silkminster was tho 8.3) p. m., by which I have mentioned the postm as ter always traveled. Silkm inster, 1 must mention, was nearly 150 miles down the line. Should I wait till the m o rning and telegraph? I remembered that the office did not open till eight o'clock ! I had, by this time, reached tho sta tion. Of course, it was all s h u t up and all tho lights wero out, e x cept thoso in the signal lamps for the night express. It was now half past eleven. Was there uo hope? Yes. At this moment my oye oaught a light in the signal box, about a quar ter of a mile up the lino. I could see the signalman iu his box, the outline of his figure standing out against tho light within. I looked at my watoh ; the dowu express from Loudon was almost due. I wonld make a rush for thnt signal box, nnd compel the oocu- paut to put tho signal agniust it and stop it. It was n d esperate game, but only get that train to stop for au in- staut, aud all would be right. By g e t ting into it I could reach Silkm inster iu the early morning, and what cared I for any action the oompany might take if I saved my friend’s sou? If the signalman refused to put back the levers, the streugth born of despera tion would enable mo to m aster him, and relax them myself. All this Hashed across me in an iustant, and I clambered over the railings ou the side of the station, and fouud myself on the line. Even as I reached the rails a sema phore signal that was near mo let fall its arm, nud the red light changed in to a brilliant green. The express was signaled! Would there be tim e ? I dashed along over tho rough sleepers toward the signal box. It was vory dark and I stumbled over and over again. I had cleared about half the distance when I heard the ominous roar ahead, and in a few seconds could distinguish the distant g litter ot tho engine's head lamp bearing toward me. Tho train was just ovor a mile from me, rushing on at express’speed. W ith a groan I ejaculated, “ Too la t e !” At that instant my evo fell upon a ghastly looking structure by the side of the track, looking grim ly through the darkness. It resembled a one armed gallows with a man hanging from it! For a moment I thought It must have beeu a fearful fanoy con jured up by tho thought of Fen- thurrtt's dreadful fate, but imm ediate ly I remembered tbat this strange looking apparition was none other thau a mail bag suspended from a post —in fact, part of tho apparatus by which a train going at full speed picks up the mails. The express train that was coming had a postal car attached to it. From the side of the car a strong rope net would he Uid out, oatching tho bag I saw suspended bofore me. As a bag would bo deposited from tho train iu a somewhat sim ilar man ner, there ought to have been a man on guard. I afterward found ho had left hia post and gone to have a chat with his friend in the cheery signal box. A raad and desperate idea took pos session of me. The train that was bearing down, and which would reach me iu ono minute, should pick mo up with tho mails! I grasped the idea of the thing in a second. If I oould hang ou to that bag so that it came between me an I the net, it would break the force of the shock, and tho net would receive me as well aa the bag. For tunutely I am a small man. Tho bag huug just over my bead. I jumped at it, seized it, drew inyself np parallel with it, held it firmly at the top, where it swung by a hook, and drew my legs op so as to present as small a compass as possible. It did not take me half a minute to do all this. Then 1 waited. It was but a few seconds, but it seemed hours. I heard the roar of the approaching train. Thon the engine dashed past me. I shall never forget the row of lighted carriages passing about a foot away from me — closer even than that, I suppose—and I hanging and waiting for the crash to come. And it came. There w a s a dull thud — a whir and a rush, and all w a s dark. When 1 came to my senses 1 was ly ing ou the floor of the postal van. Two mou in their shirt-sleeves were busily engaged in sorting letters at a rack. I felt bruised and stiff all over, aud 1 founl that my left arm was bound in a sling made out of a hand kerchief. “ Where are we?” I atked. Thoy turned round. “ Oh, you’ve come to, havo yon?” said oue them. “ Now, perhaps, you'll give au account of yourself. I t ’s precious lucky you're here at all, let mo tell you that, fur if yon had been a tallef muD we should ^ n ly have got par; of yoa in the net. A* it is, you've got your eolUr-bone broken. We've lied it up a bit. Now, perhaps, you’ll speak out; a n l look hete. if we fin I you're beeu dodg.ug the police, don't you go thiuking you'll give ’em the •■lip a.ny further. The mail van ain’t a refuge of that s o rt.” I told them the motive that ha 1 prompted me to take tne desperate •tep 1 had done. They wouldn't be* Wove jt at first Luc. ily, though, I had put the evening paper and my tbary in my pocket, so I showed them the pnragripb and the e a t r j . Taey w e r e eivil enough then. “ kVeli. ur. «• th*U be in Silkmio- stei about threo, er a little after. I hope you’ll be able to save the poor beggar. Yon must excuse our turning to v ° r k again, aud the best thing for voVwill be to rest yourself.” Tbey piled a quantity of empty mail bags on tho floor and mado mo a rough sbakedowo. Before bo w« n t to his work again, tho other ouo said : “ What a pity you never thought of a better way out of tbe difficulty thau coming iu here so sudden-like.” “ There was no o ther way.” “ Y’es, there was, sir.” “ What was th a t?” “ Why, yon should have got the nig- nalmnu to telegraph to Silkminster, ho could have done it all right.” What au idiot 1 had been after all! However, I should be in timo to stop tho execution. A littlo after three we drew up at Silkminster station. Thero was u po licemen on the platform , and I at once told my story to him, the result being that wo drove round to the jail and insisted upon seeing the Governor. Ot course, he was deeply interested m what I had to tell him, and at onoe mado a rrangem ents to stop the oxecu tion. Tbe Home Secroinry was com municated with by means of special wire. Fortuuately, he happened to bo in town,aud after a couple oJ’^rtrsri of auxious suspense, a reprieve was received for him. “ Well,” said tho Governor, “ I don't know which I ought to congratulate most, Mr. F e n thurst or yourself, for you havo both had a narrow escape.” L ittle rem ains to bo told. I soon identified tho condemned man as tho person whom I had met in a train. He also turned out to bo tho sou of my old friend, as I had fully expected. After tho duo form alities he was dis charged. Suspicion having strongly attached itself to his name, however, he was very miserable until abont a fortnight afterw ard the real m urderer was discovered and captured. Charles Fenthurst and myself became firm friends, and although I was fearfully shaken aud upset for some weeks a fter this adventure, I never regretted tho night ou which I was picked up with the mails.—Straud Magazine. SIT ENT I TIC A>B INDUSTRIAL. Experiments made at Paris by Dr. Bertiilon havo proved that kleptomania is easily cured by hypnotic suggestion. A p rize of 8*20 is hereafter to bo of- ferred semi-annually to the surgical interne of tho Boston City Hospital “ who adm inisters ether iu the most skillful aud humane m a n n e r.” Various nostrum s aro proposed for the extermination of the army worm, but tho m ajority of them seem to havo tho knack of destroying tho jdauts themselves, root and braucb. Superintendent D. W. Crafts, of the gas company of Northam pton, Mass., has fouud by experim ent that a refuse from the gas works known as “ spent lime” is very effective in exterm inat ing tho army worm and similar pests. According to a Singapore paper s ix ty per cent, of the cholera patients taken to the pauper hospital havo been cured by hypo lermic injections of strychnine, while fifty per cent, were saved in the general hospital by other treatm ent. Tho newest thing in tho way of aeronauts is the proposal of Professor W. W. MoEwau, of Jackson, Md., to ascent to a height of two miles by moans of a rocket. This is not a sui cide scheme, as-tho profossor will pro- vi lo a parachute to assist his descent. Egyptologists are engaged iu con sidering a scheme, presum ably oinaim- ting from the Egyptian Government, for the preparation of a comprehen sive and descriptive catalogue of a n tiquities of Egypt iu the possession of all the public museums and private collections throughout the world. A case of complete an l immediate relief from the effects of ivy poisoning is reported iu tho Medical World by Dr. W. L. Shanks. His patient was swollen from head to foot, bnt in an hour after bathing in a solution of sodium hyposulphite was a ttending to business as if nothing bad happened. It is said that an Onio drivor has au ingenious electric coutrivanee for shooting speed into a tired horse. It is olaiinod tbat this battery waa used for tho first time iu turf history at the recent Akron (Ohio) meetiug. There has been some talk about it aud some protests aguinst its use on the ground of cruelty. Ilot Ballis for Sleei>Ic3*ucM. Ruppose a person be tired out from overwork of any kind, to feel nervous, irritablo and worn, to l»o absolutely certain that bed means only tossiugfor hoars iu an unhappy wakefulness. We al! know the condition of the body and mind. Turn ou the hot water iu the bathroom and soak iu the hot bath until the drowsy feeling comes, which will be within three m inutes; rub yourself briskly with a coarse Turkish towel until the body is perfectly dry and then go to bed. You will sleep the sleep of the just, aud riso in the morning wondering how you could have felt so bad the night before. The bath has saved many a ouo from a sleepless night, if not from a severe headache the next morning. Don’t Kiss Lap Dogs. Tho danger of perm itting lap doge to kiss aud caress those who fondle thorn has been agaiu brought to the attention of dog lovers by the sudden death of a youug girl in Moscow. A pretty little pet traveling in tho same railway carriage with the victim was made much of during the journey, the thoughtless girl kissing and playing with the dog uutil its mistress reached her destination. The next day a pim ple appeared on the young lady’s face, uud iu twenty hours, alter frightful suffering, she die 1, the j)hysicians claiming, from a malignant disease contracted from the lap dog's kisses. This is wi»r#o and quicker than dyna mite or nihilism. — Boston Herald. Had to Keep Fool. A Massachusetts Congressman who was on board the traiu which was ; wrecked at Hyde Park, Mass., last fall, : bays that when the shock came, one ot ! the passengers was p itched over severe’ seats ju»t in t'nie to receive the con tent# of the water-cooler, which tipped over and soaked in* c lothing with ice water. A highly elicited passenger rushed up to him and t dd him to keep cool. “ Go away, ' said the wet man, “ 1 am the coolest man in the car. i have ju«t bad two uuckets of ice w at ex emptied down my back.” One Melodious tiuaae. Henry Giles, farm er of Lytham, England, ir the owner of a black Egyp tian goose wfiich has a voice like o canary bird. Every evening at dusk the goo*; twitters an l tr ilia most beau tifu llj. A copy of the scarce Kilmarnock edition of Barns'# poems, dated 17M, in the original bin uug, w.th a fe« leaves torn and sold in London recently tot tJJO. t WOMAN IN OFFICE IS LONDON. A y oung woman bas Veen appointed is registrar of births, marriages and feiths by the guardians of the City of London. Miss Kerara, tho lady in juestiun, has lor some time acted as issistant to her father. WORKING HER WAY. Miss Clara Howard is working her .vay through tho University of Califor nia by selling newspapers. “ I believe n work,” aho says. “ I think that iny woman does uot need to allow any pecuniary obstacles to interfere with ,t. She can always reach an intellec tual object through manual labor. It .8 a moans to au end, and, besides, it s couducive to clearness of thought. A believe, also, in simplifying physi cal wants for the sake of intellectual (ratification, aud tho demands of the inderstanding constitute the impera- .ive.” Sho says that she intends to jecomo a philosopher; but sho would ippeur to bo a pretty good ouo al- ready. WINNING ALL HEARTS. The young Duchess of M arlborough lasm a d e, it is understood, an extremo- y agreeable impression iu England. ;t is m entioned there that she is rap- dly gaining the affections of her Eug- ish relatives and connections, aud tho jeople^bout Bleinheim are delighted vith Her. Oue e nthusiast writes: *\Vere we asked what was the most it$ik ing of the sights we saw at this (rent palace, with its glad and grand mrroundingB, wo should answer a large Tainting, a portrait in the first roo.mij .vo entered. Tho fair face upon thef janvas was that of tho present Duchess Tf M arlborough. Tho beauteous eyes ire almost black, nud so expressive. In spite of all the other beauties of Blenheim, they seemed ever tho fairest light; sweetly they linger in memory, tuspire the*sou), and are a moving iu- Itteuce for good. Because this young Duchess has ctm o as a bride, crossed die blue A tlantic, somo think sho is a itranger to our land ; b u t this is a m is take. When h tiny child of three sho •ame to England and has voyaged the jcean so often since that tho flying Hollander, with its phantom vessel and uis phantom crew, is not moro firTuil- ar with the perils of the sea. It is pleasant to notice at Blenheim how jvery ouo loves her Grace. Marlbor- jugh did uot conquer his enemies as ihe has conquered the hearts of her people.” Another English observer, in com- jientiug ou tho successful dinner parties lately giveu by the Duke and Duchess at their London house, says joueerniug tlio young lady that sho ‘is quiel, natural and very sweet in imposition. Sbe is uot exactly pretty, ont sbe has a sweet aud charming face, i clear, r a th e r pale complexion, aud lark hair, and deep, clear blue eyes, .vhich often look quite dark. She is rery tall and slight and carries herself •root and gracefully. Her voice is pretty, and altogether her Grace is really a great social acquisition.”— (Joston Transcript. MILADY IS MILKING COWS. Society’s latest fad, if we may be- dove report, says milady is milking sows for amusement aud charity. At i certain fashionablo country seat the aostess, who is much interested iu .parish work, invented, or rather 111 - fiugnrated, th is fad for charitable p u r poses, with the result that society has ;akeu it up, and for the moment the Holstoinn and other breeds of cattle ire w ondering what on earth is the natter. Bazaars may net considerable for the church, but to see dainty dangh- :e.rs of society in picturesque costume ar evoning dress sitting ou the lawn milking a gentle eyed cow is so great i novelty every man for miles around will come and buy a glass of milk for iwcot c h a rity’s sake, thereby swelling the receipts for milady’s pet work. Wliat the cows think ot it caunot be recorded. Their expression would lead oue to suppose they feel highly uouored. M ilady’s tapering lingers and deft m anipulation of their udders loes not lead them to suppose she is uot au expert, Lor can it be said she is not. As soou as milady ih interest ed, languid and indolent as she may : seem, whatever is a fad with her will quickly be learned. It was with some trepidation, how ever, that the milking of cows began. Every tim e the cow looked around or , switched her tail milu ly grew' f rig h t ened an I expected the pail to bo Kicked over. Ou ono or to occasions this did happen, to the great amuse- , m eat of the p ersons who stood around. Wo shall hear of innumerable lown fetes, where the principal feature will be the m ilking of'dows by society wo men this summer, and many a flirta tion, carried ou over the milk pail, will later ou term inate in an eugage- ! ment in the conservatory There is nothing more bewitching than two rounded arms, bared to tiie elbow, two roguish eyes glancing up at you, a sensitive mouth smiliug at you, and then you are lost —it may bo milk you are drinking at 85 a glass, . but you don’t care. Milady sometime# wears a milking costume ot Dresden shepherdess de sign, an l then she is like a picture. Two- or three girls whose houses arc adjoining had the cows brought up near the veranda, aud while milking them kept up a lire of conversation . about th** .current events in society. Auoth?r tim e six society women de voted a morning to the “ a r t ” of m ilk ing. Six cows were led on the lawn, and six m* n, who were experts,taught their mistress how to milk. What a 1 »ight for the bystander 1 In dainty muslin gow n s large picture hats, the* milkmaid of society cuts ft dash, a-, she does in . everything. — New York j Hcral J. The whole of Princess Maud’s trous seau w a s made-in England. Twenty-six K a n s a s women have banded together to write a novel. At the present time the I’ain^ehS of Wales's holding ol j carls cannot be worth less thau $5d,00U. Forty C arthage (Mo.) girls have • tarte i a iooai> fad by having a break- la-t picnic and wading party. Princess Helene, t h e Durness of Spartu’s baby, is Queen V ictoria’s twenty--et*ond great-grandchild. A bride in Montreal appeared at the altar *itn her pet canary laatened to ber shoulder' by a golden chain. D u r ing the m arriage ceremony the bird broke into si>ug. “ I do not bulong to any woman'« club or organization,” says Ella W heeler Wilcox, “ with the siugle ex ception of the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution.” Paris dressmakers havo declared themselves in favor of the p roportions of the Venus de Milo, aud health and beauty ot the artistic kind are prophe sied as tho result of the movement. The eyeglass threatens to come into fashion among a section of very smart and up-to-date London ladies. In Bond street you may see three or four Indies who use a single glass with skill auil ease. Dr. Sarah I. Sliuey, who has just been elected President of tbo Board of Hehltli of Oakland, Cab, is the first woman to receive such au honor in th a t commonwealth. Tho office was given to her without the least solici tation on her part. Queen Wilhelmina of Holland has a m iniature farm ,the produce of whioh she gives to the poor and to tho hos pitals. Her Swiss chalet is stocked with tho accumulated toys of twelve years or more an 1 here she learned to “ keop honse” in the most approved D u tch style. Mr. Victoria Woodhill M artin, an American who now edits a London journal, says th a t tho oause of womaa suffrage iu .America is virtually won. Professor Gold win Sm ith says the cause is dead in this conntry. This seems a ease where great minds ruu in different grooves. Ex-Queen Emma of Samoa is now in llerh u on a visit to tho exhibition, 'accompanied by her husband, who was formftllyguu officer iu tho German Army. They aro said to be an ideally happy couple. Her ex-Majesty has dropped her queenly titlo and travels as a simple German frau. Now Yorkers may bo surprised to road in the London Sketch th a t the latest new thing in Gotham is a lady’s bicycle hat, ot Tyrolese shape, in straw or light felt, but surm o u n ted by a white quill “ risiug from a m iniature bicycle wheel, with a rubber tiro and natural-looking spokes.” The good old fashion of homo weav ing threatens to become a fad since tho Princess of Wales and her d a u g h te rs have turned tlieir attention that way. W oolen homespun, cotton and silks are not only moro durable, but uioro satisfactory from an esthetic point of view, whou handwoven. Tho Rev. Dr. J. F. Clymer, of tho Stato Street M. E. Church, Troy, N. Y., in a recent sermon on tho bicycle, characterized the wheel as “ a m e chanical embodiment ol tho principles of C h ristianity” and a “ n ineteenth century sigh of tho em ancipation of woman from bondage of sex.” A memorial has been addressed to the Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge U n i versity bearing tho name of 139 m em bers of the Senate who favor the con ferring of some titlo which does not im ply membership of tho university upon womeu who, having satisfied the requirem e n ts of tho university, havo already passed or shall hereafter pass a tripos examination. FA S niO N NOTES. , Fale bluo has tho preference above all other colors on warm days. Bicycle gloves open iu the back, thus avoiding any pressure on tho palm. The fashion for ladies’ sleovo links gives enterprising jewelers scope for many uew design. Silver candlesticks are quite tho rage, and those iu colonial pattern continue to please. B e lts of white kids, jowoled with turquoise, givo instance of tho expense lavished ou this accessory to summer dress. W ash your white veil in warm water with good soap, pin to tho pillow u n til dry and you will have saved fifty cents. If you have a last year’s summer wash silk gown cover it with organdy and you have tho latest idea in cos tum ing. Fall will usher in a volvet season. Velvet frock#, velvet coat and velvet skirts will be worn by all who can possibly afford them. Blue Laws iu I*lii!ailvl|>lila. Policemen stationed at every cross street within a block of St. Barnabas's P rotestant Episcopal Church iu P h il a d e lphia recently attracted consider able attention. They wero stationed there to prevent milk wagons from passing the church during services, a u d their prcscnco was the result of a request made to Director R iter by Pastor James R. L. Nisbitt. It was found that a law of 1794 prohibits m ilkmen from distributing milk on Sundays between the hours of 9 a. in. and 5 p. ni., and it was this law that was enforced. For somo time past tbe congregation of St. Barnabas’s have been greatly an noyed by the noise of passing vehicles during church hours, especially wheu the weather is warm enough to havo the windows open. The streets at this point are badly paved, both Ori- ana and Dauphin streets still being encumbered' with cobblestones of unique pattern, and the noise made by passing vehicles is very great. The law of 17J4 will bo enforced strictly during the summer months. —P h il adelphia Record. The Fare of ClulJreu’s Teeth. Tho care of the teeth cannot be be gun too early, if a child loses thosi uf the first set prypiaturtly the jaw contracts, thero being nothing to pre vent it from bo doing; t h e ' second tedth have not Space to stabd pro p e r ly and are crowded. Particles o l food lodging between the teeth cau&o them to decay early. It is a wise preoautior to teach a child to pass a thread oi -i!k or dental floss between the teeth after eating, as well as to brush then regularly. Salt and watei is a gooc antiseptic, and answers for a denti frice as well as mauy more elaborate tt n d . more expensive preparations.— Ladies’ Hume Journal. To Iiml the Da) of the Week. The following formula shows how to find the day of the week of any date. Take the lust two figure* of th» year, add a quarter of this, disregard ing the fraction; add the date of th* m outh aud tu iit ib add tun figure u the following list, one figure btanding for each month : 3—fi—6 —2—4—O— 2 — 5 —1—3 —6—1. Divide the snu by oeveu aud the run amder will g iv e the num b er of the day in the week. And when there is no rem a inder the day f i l l be Eatojday. S A B B A T 1 I S C H O O L i n t e r n a t i o n a l l e s s o n f u r A U G U S T 2 3 , L e s s o n T e x t ; “ A b s a l o m * ! R e b e l l i o n , “ II S a m u e l x v . , l - l 2 — G o l d e n T e x t : E x o d u s x x . * 12—C o m m e n tary. 1. “ A n d it c a m e to p a s s a f b ' r th i s t t n t A b s a lom p r e p a r e d h im c h a r i o t s a n d h o r s e s a n d tl ft v m e n t o r u u b e f o r e h i m . ” A b salom w a s t h e t h i r d so u o f D a v i d , b o r n in H e b r o n , a n d h is m o t h e r w a s M a a e a h , d a u g h t e r of th e k i n g of (T o s h u r (11 8 a m . iii., 2, St. A b s a lom sig n i f ie s “ f a t h e r o f p e a o e ,” b u t his life w o u ld r a t h e r s u g g e s t o n e w h o w u s of h i s fa t h e r t h e d e v il ( J o h n v i i i .. 44). ll v a tiso o f t h e m u r d e r o f h i s b r o t h e r A m n o n , D a v i d ’s firstb o r n , h e (led to th e k i n g o f G o s h u r a n d w a s th e r e th r e e y e a r s , b u t th r o u g h th o p le a d i n g of th e w ise w o m a n o f T e k o a , em p lo y e d b y J o a b , ho o a m o b a c k t o Je r u s a l e m a n d d w e l t tw o y e a r s w i t h o u t re c o n c i l i a t i o n to h i s f a t h e r , a f t e r w h io h , th r o u g h J o u b ’i in te r c e s s io n , t h o k i n g b e c a m e re c o n c il e d tc h im . sa w h im a n d k isse d h i m ( c h a p t e r xiv. 28 , 03). 2. “ A n d A b s a lo m ro s e u p e a r l y a n d sto o d b e s id e t h e w a y o f th e gat**.\ T h e e x p r e s sio n “ r o s e u p e a r l y \ sig n i f i e s g r e a t e a r n e s t * n e s s a n d is u s e d m a u y tim e s in J e r e m i a h c o n c e r n i n g G o d ’s u u w e a r i e d e a r n e s t n e s s tu u r g i n g H is p e o p le to re p e n t a n d tu r n to H im . Iu Isa. v., 11, i t is u s e d , a s h e r e , o i n c o m i n g th o e a r n e s t n e s s o f th e w ic k e d , f o r h e r e w e se e A b s a lo m in th o p l a c e o f p u b lic g a t h e r i n g s , k in d l y g r e e t i n g tn e p e o p le w h o c a m e t o t h e k i n g t o h a v e t h e i r w r o n g s r ig h t - »M a n d se e k i n g to tu r n th o i r h e a r t s fro m h is fa t h e r to h im s e lf . T h e se lf-se e k i n g of th e n a t u r a l h e a r t is o f te n se e n iu th o s o w h o s**ek t o a d v a n c e th e m s e lv e s , n o m a t t e r w h o is o v e r th r o w n , b u t w h e q th i s is se e n in a so u a g a in s t h i s o w n f a t h e r th e n th e d e v il is su r e l y d o i n g sp e c ia l w o r k . 4. “ A b s a lom sa id , m o r e o v e r , O h , t h a t I w e r e m a d e j u d g e in th e la n d . \ lie sp e a k s of t h e j u s t i c e t h a t h e w o u ld s h o w if he w e r e m a d e ju d g e i n th e la n d , h u t it s h o u l d n o t re q u i r e m u c h p e u e t r n t l o u to se e tk a t a m a u w h o w o u ld t r e a t h is o w n f a t h e r a s u n j u s t l y a s h e w a s n o w d o i n g w o u ld n o t be lik e ly to d o j u s t l y by a n y o n e u n le s s it m ig h t h a p p e n to se r v o h is o w n e n d s . I h e a r d o n ly th i s w e e k o f a S e n a t o r w h o s a u l th a t n o p o li tic i a n w o u ld ta k e h o ld o f a m a t t o r w iftio u t c o n s i d e r i n g h o w it m i g h t a f f e c t h i s ow n p o litic a l p r o s p e c ts. I t .is th e w o r l d ’s w a y to liv e u n t o o n e s e lf ; it is o n l y b y th e S p i r i t of G o d t h a t w e c a n d e n y se lf a n d liv e u n to G o d . 5, 6. “ So A b s a lom s to l o th e h e a r t s o f tlio m e n o f I s r a e l . \ T h e r o w a s n o t a fin e r lo o k in g m a n in all Is r a e l ( c h a p t e r x i v .. 23), h u t p e r h a p s n o t o n e w ith a b l a c k e r h e a r t . “ F a v o r is d e c e itfu l a n d b e a u t y is v a i n , \ b u t “ a m e e k a n d q u i e t s p i r i t is iu th e s i g h t of G o d o f g r e a t p r i c e .\ n u d it is th e h e a r t , n o t th h o u t w a r d a p p e a r a n c e , t h a t G o d lo o k s u p o u (P r o v . x x x l., 30; I P e t. iii., 4; I S a m . x v i ., v). W h o n tiie k i n g k isse d A b s a lo m (x iv ., 83), i t w a s t h e lo v in g ,Jtta s o f a h e a r t b r o k e n f a t h e r w e l c o m in g h is e r r i n g so n , im t th e s e k isses of A b s a lo m w e r e m o r o lik e t h e kiss of J u d ils w h e n h e b e t r a y e d h i s M a s ter, fo r e v e r y o n e w a s a sta b a t h i s f a t h e r ’s h e a r t . , T h e r e a r e th o s e , e v e n iu th i s d n y , b o th In th e e h u r e h a n d o u t o f it, w h o “ b y g o o d w o r d s a u d f a i r sp e e c h e s d e c e iv e th o h e a r t s o f t h e sim p l e . \ 7. “ L e t m e g o a n d p a y m y v o w . w h ic h I h a v e v o w e d u n t o th e L o r d in H e b r o n .\ T im m a r g i n o f t h e tt V. sa y s p r p lm b ly a f t o r fo u r y e a r s , n o t fo r t y y e a P s r D u ( w h a t n lia r h e w a s a n d h o w d e s p e r a t e l y w ic k e d ; th e r e whs m u r d e r i n h i s h e a r t , a n d th a t a g a i n s t h is ow n f a t h e r , y e t h e se e k s to h id e it u n d e r a p r e te n s e of p a y i n g a v o w U n to t h e L o r d , w h ile a ll h is v o w s m u s t h a v e b e e n to t h o d e v il r a t h e r t h a u to t h e L o r d . H e b r o n w a s h is b i r t h p l a c e , b u t it w u s a l s o th e p ln c e w h e r e th e b o d ie s of A b r a h a m , I s a a c a n d J a c o b la y b u r i e d , a u d th a t h i s w ick e d h e a r t c o u ld sn e a k o f H fth ro n , w h i c h sig n i f ie s f e l lo w s h ip a n d c a r r i e s u s b a c k to fa i t h f u l C a le b , w h o fo llo w e d th o L o r d fu lly , sh o w s h o w h a r d e n e d i n sin h o h n d b e c o m e . 8. “ I f t h e L o r d s h a l l b r i n g m u a g a i n in d e e d to J e r u s a l e m , th o u I w ill se r v e th e L o r d . \ T h is, h e sa id , w a s t h o v o w w h ic h h e h a d m a d e t o th e L o r d w h ilo in h is b a n ish m e n t a t G o s h u r . If D a v i d b e lie v e d h is s o n , a s ho s e e m s t o h a v e d o n e , h o w c o m f o r te d h e m u s t h a v e b e e n by t h i s o v id e n o o of h is so n ’s re p e n t a n c e . H o w l i t t l e h e t h o u g h th a t w ith su c h w o r d s fro m h is s o u ’s lip s th e fu th o r o f hue whs in h is h e a r t . !). “ A n d th e k i n g s a i d u n t o h i m , G o in p e a c e .\ B d l e v i n g h im to bo sin c e r e h e g iv e s h im a fa t h e r 's b le s s in g , b u t t h e r o w us n o p e a c e in th a t fo u l h e a r t c o v e r e d by so f a i r u u e x t e r i o r , fo r “ T h e r e is n o p e a c e , s a ith th o L o r d to te e w ic k e d \ ( I s a . I v i i . , 21). P e a c e w a s w i t h i n h is n^nch, a s it is w ith in tlio ro a c h of e v e r y o n e w h o h a s e v e r b e a r d of tlio P r i n c e of P e n c e . buL it c a n o n ly becom e tlio p o s s e s s io n of th o s e w h o a r e tr u l y p e n i t e n t a n d a n d 6lticPre(V s u b m i t t o H im as tlie i r S a v i o u r a n d L o r d . “ T h e w o rk- o f rig h t e o u s n e s s s h a l l be p e a c e , u n d th e effect of rig h t e o u s n e s s q u i e t n e s s a n d a s s u r a n c e fo r e v e r \ (Is a . x x x i i . , 17). “ 8 o ho a r o s e a u d w e n t to H e b r o n .\ . 10. “ A b s a lom ro ig u e t h iti H e b r o n . \ W ith p r o f e s s io n of d e v o t i o n to G o d o n h i s lip s a n d h is fa t h e r ’s b le s s in g s o u n d i n g In h is e a r s ho g o e s fo r t h to c a r r y o u t h i s d e v i l i s h d e s ig n # a g a i n s t h is fa t h e r . T b o p r o c l a m a t i o n w h ich lie cau s e d to be so u n d e d f o r t h w a s e q u a l to his s a y in g , “ I h e r e b y re b e l a g a i n s t m y fa t h e r a n d d r i v e h im fro m h i s th r o n e . \ D a v i d so u n d e r s t o o d I t, f o r h e s a i d u n t o ull his se r v a n t s , “ A rise a n d lot u s 11 o o , fo r w e sh a ll n o t else e s c a p e fro m A b s a l o m ,\ a n d th e s e r v a n t s s a i d , “ B e h o ld th y s e r v a n t s a r e re a d y to d o w h a t s o e v e r in y lo r d th o k in g s h a l l a p p o i n t \ (v e r s o s 14. 15). C o n t r a s t t h e c o n d u c t o f tlio k i n g ’s so n w i t h th a t of h is se r v a n t s a n d o f i t t a l tlie G l t t i t e in verses 19 to 21. 11. “ T h e y w e n t iu th e i r s i m p l i c i t y , n m l th e y k n e w n o t a n y t h i n g . \ T i l l s is w r i t t e u of tlie 200 m o u o u t o f J e r u s a l e m w h o w e n t w it’ll A b s a lo m . If w e w o u ld fo llo w J e s u s in th i s s p i r i t , sim p ly t r u s t i u g , n o t k n o w i n g n o r d e s ir in g a n y t h i n g b u t I l l s w ill, w h a t blessed p e o p le w e w o u ld b e n n d w h n t g l o r y H e w o u ld g e t t h r o u g h us, h u t to fo llo w a le n d e r lik e A b s a lo m th u s b li n d l y is th e w a y to r u i n . T h e r e a r e m a u y n o w a d a y s w h o re b e l a g a i n s t tlie w o rd o f G o d a n d y e t h a v e m a n y fo llo w e r s w h o k u o w n o t h i n g o f G o d , b u t w h n t t h o y h e a r fro m o t h e r s . T h e y an* t o o sim p le. 12. “ T h e p e o p le in c r e a s e d c o n t i n u a l l y w ith A b s a l o m .\ H o w th o u g h t e s s ly tlie c r o w d w ill fo llo w ft p o p u l a r le n d e r . H o w m u l t i t u d e s t u r n a w n y fro m th o G o d of T r u t h a n d H is d e a r H o u ^ t»-djston to a n iu g c r s o l l . I ii a ll d i r e c t i o n s a n d o n a l l s i d e s a n in c r e a s in g m u l t i t u d e is fo llo w in g th o o n e w h o m A b salom fo llo w e d a n d w h o w o u ld lo v o t o d e stro y Je s u s C h r ist, th e K in g o f k in g s , a n d H is f o llo w e r s . B u t th e L a m b sh a l l o v e r co m e a n d th e y w h o a r e w ith H im a r e c a lle d a n d o h c s e n a n d f a i t h f u l . D a v i d n e t i m e d in d u e tim e , a n d so w ill t h e L o r d J e s u s . L e t u s be p a t i e n t a n d fa H h f u i .— L e s s o n H e l p e r . IE N C T H O F D A Y S . P a t r i c k C o n n , w h o d i e 1 r e c e n t l y In K a n .ias C ity , w a s su p p o s e d .t o !>•* 104. B a r n e y M o r r i s , o f B r o o k l y n , a t 104, s t i l l m a k e s h im s e lf m e a s u r a b l y u s e l i i l p i c k i n g u p p a p e r a u d ru b b i s h iu P r o s p e c t P a r k . C a t h e r i n e F r e n c h , of M o o r e s t o w n , P - n n . , a n d J a c o b U r b a n , of M o u n t A iry , iu th e sa m e H tnte. h a v e b e e n c e l e b r a t i n g th e i r 102J b i r t h d a y . D ia n a S m i t h , w h o d ie d in H o r n e r , M ich,,, ie *.ently, w a s su p p o s e d to bo U 7 . H e r pe c u l i a r c a s e w a s tliu t sh e h a d b e e n a sla v e , n o t in th o H o u th , b u t iu C o n n e c t i c u t a u d M ic h ig a n . A m o n g t h e v o te r s r e g i s t e r e d in A v o n d a l e , O h io , re c e n tl y w a3 T h o m a s A n d e r s o n , c o l o r e d , a g e d 105. H e k n e w , b e e u u ho id s m o th e r to l d h im bo w a s s i x t y - n i n e w h e n A b o L i n co ln w a s e lec ted . T h e a g e o f c o l o r e d p e o p le i n th o S o u t h is fre q u e n t l y a m a t t e r of s o m e d o u b t . A n s e l C o r r e v , o f In d e p e n d e n c e , M o ., c laim # to bo 110. E s t e l l e In g g # , w h o d i e t lu B a ltim o r e re c e n tl y , w a s c r e d i t e d w ith 107 y e a r s . A FIGHT ON THE BANKS. Illin o i s S i lv e r D e m o c r a t * (/V ih r g c C o e r c ion ■ n d W a k e T h r e a t * . T h e D e m o c r a ti c H tnte C o m m i t t e e o f Illi n o is a lle g e s t h a t a l l of t h e sm a l l t r a d e r s w iio h a v e b o r r o w e d m o n e y o u s h o r t tim e p a y - m**nts f ro m th e b a n k s a r x b e i n g c a lle d in t o th** - n i •*•* o f tin* b a n k # p r e s i d e n t s a n d a -k « d If t h e y n r e silv e r o r g o ld m e n . If th e y re- sp o n d th a t t h e y a r e g o ld m< u tb « t r o b lig a tio n s n r e re n e w e d , h u t if tho y r ^ d e c ln re for sliv e r t h e y u r e t o l d th a t tlie i r not«.-i m u s t be ll'*# tn up. 'i’o b lo r k th i s a lle g e d c o e r c i o n th o I>cmo r ra i i c Con u n i t i e i n t o a d v i s i n g n il lh**lr a t- h e r e n t s w i > h a v e :n iii *v o u d e p o x it t o w itb - d r a w it ht d t h u s f iron t h e b a n .# t o te rm a . A Tr rk f t f e r W i t h a F o u n t a i n l ‘« n . A sw in d le r i» r o r k i u g a n e w gam** am o n g th e farm e of i* • n a s y lv jtu i a . H>» r n r r . c a a d o u b lc - e n 1 fo u r t a i n p e n . w r i te* C o n t r a c ts for h a r \ e tin g tr n< h i n e r y w ith o n e e n d . a n d h a s hi** ' ic tim s sig n th e i r u a m e n w ith fhe o t h e r end T h e in k o f tb*- c o n t r a c t fad e s , le a v in g H b lan k sp a c e o v e r th e s i g n a t u r e , w h e r e a p >ry n o te is - a f t e r w a r d w r l t- fen. T h e fari.re s of W e s te r n N e w Y o rk w ill d o w e ll to be on th e i r g u u r i a g a i n s t th o vis- Its o f t h i s r a s c a l . School hortlon T.inh *r l« H » rr $ ( l. T h e S o u t h D a k o t a *qf h o n t i e * * r e v ig o r o u s ly p r o s e c u t i n g p e rso n * w h o c u t , t i m b e r au h**r t '-aft !e o n Rcitrinl s e c t i o n s . A s e t t l e r n a m e d D rrn u n w a# couVzCt*#! i n th e C i r c u it C o u r t a t Ct.yoojH f*>r c u t t i n g **uch tim b e r , t b e penalty fog which is tUDO flan or a rear'# N E W Y O R K S T A T E N E W S , S a v i n g * B a n k J ^ M h * S t a t * . S u p e r i n t e n d e n t F r e d e r i c k D. K U b a n . th e S t a t e B a n k i n g D e p a r t m e n t , h a s tabulated th e r e p o r t s o f th e W sa v i n g s banka la tM t S t a t e , sh o w i n g t h e i r fin a n c ia l o p e r a t i o n * to* th e y e a r e n d e d J u n o | 0 , 1898. T h i s t a b u l a t i o n s h o w s t h a t c o m p a r e d with th o y e a r e n d e d J u n e 30. 1895, th e to t a l l»* s o u r c e s o f th e sa v i n g s b a n k s o f th e 8 t a t * h a v e in c r e a s e d *44.240.196; t h e a m o u n t due d e p o s t t o r s h n s in c r e a s e d •45.765,883; tha su r p l u s h ^ s d e c r e a s e d •1.435,332; th e n u m - b e r o f * o p o s t t o r s h a s In c r e a s e d 77.955; th e a m o u r ' or d e p o s i t s m a d e d u r i n g th e jre a t h a s in c r e a s e d $16.1*30,659; th o a m o u n t o l d e p o s its w i t h d r a w n d u r i n g tb e y e a r h a * i n c r e a s e d 611 ,03 3 ,lf<3; t h e a m o u n t o f In t e r e s t c r e d i t e d d e p o s i t o r s d u r i n g th e y e a r h a * i n c r e a s e d 61,564.458, n n d t h o c u r r e n t ox p e n e s* fo r t h e b a n k s h a s in c r e a s e d d u r i n g th e y e a r b y *54.0*3. T h e fo llo w in g fig u r e s a r o ta k e n from the s t a t i s t i c s ta b u l a t e d b y S u p e r i n t e n d e n t KH- b u r u : T o ta l re s o u r c e s , *806.751,428: due de* p o s it o r * J u l y 1. 189C, 8715,032,889; o th f f i lia b ilitie s . 641,157; s u r p l u s July 1. 1896, •9 1 .307,370; n u m b e r o l d e p o s i t o r s July 1 1869, 1,732,382; n u m b e r o f a c c o u n t s o p e n e d d u r i n g th e y e a r , 340,147; number ot a c c o u n t s clo s e d d u r i n g th e y e a r . 988,189; a m o u n t o f d e p o s i t s re c e iv e d , •215.490.669; a m o u n t o f d e p o s i t s w i t h d r a w n , •194,856,- 893; n m o u u t o f in t e r e s t c r e d i t e d (lep o s lto tu , • 24.958,727; c u r r e n t e x p e n s e s (It th e banka, •2,897,698. A U n iq u e M e m o r i a l . T h e sid e fo r t h e H a U o f t h e C h r ist In A c a d e m y P a r k , C h a u t a u q u a , h n s j u s t b e e n c o n se c r a t e d . W o rk o’ii T h o s t r u c t u r e w ill b e g in .-this s u m m e r. It w ill b e re m a r k a b l e I n t h a t n o t h i n g lik o it h a s d e v e l o p e d in t b e w o r l d 's h is t o r y . I t w ill lie a m e m o r i a l t o th e S a v io r . I t s n r c h i t e e t u r a l c o m p o s itio n , bearing o n t th a t id e a , w ill b e lU u s tr a tfY e o f th e scones, w o r k s a n d w o r d s I n C h r ist’s life. T h o s t r u c t u r e w ill c o s t •25,009, •18.000 h a v in g b e e u s u b s c r i b e d . #10,000 donated by Hie l a to G e r a l d M a s s e y , o f T o r o n to , Canada, on c o n d i t i o n t h a t #13.000 be ra is e d by sub sc r i p t i o n . B i s h o p V iu o o n t m a d e t h e d e d l e a - m to r y p r a y e r a n d D r . H a r p e r d e l i v e r e d an ad- d r e s s . D r. C lA rko, D r. Je s s o Hurlbut and o t h e r s a s s iste d , B i s h o p V in c e n t c o n c e iv e d tb e Id e a of suoh a m e m o r ial h a lt. T h e h a ll w ill b e used for c o u r s e s of s t u d y in O h irst’B l if e a n d w ill bo lo m p l e to d iu tw o y e a r s . A d j o u r n e d T i ll 10 0 0 . Justice E lm e n d o r * , o f Hurley. Ulster C o u n t y , h a d a r e m a r k a b l e case before him a few d a y s a g o . F o r s o m e tim e past a tres pass suit h a s b e e n I n p r o g r e s s before him and th e la w y e r s w e r o lig h t i n g e v e r y point. ile o e n t ly , w h e n a n a m e n d e d answer*was p u t in t o th e c o m p l a i n t , t im e was asked to p r e p a r e a n aD s w e r. T h e ’S q u i r e asked how lo n g a t i m e w a s d e s i r e d . “ T e n years!*4 s a s th e rep ly . Surprising is i t m a y a p p e a r , t h e o p p o s in g lawyer a g ieed in d th e C o u r t a n n o u n c e d : “ T h e n , h e it u n d e r s t o o d th n t t h i s cake Is id j o u r n e d to A u g u s t 11, 1906, a t 9 o'clock tu ho fo r e n o o n , a u d m e m b e r s o f th e Jury can • le p a r t tm n c e , t o a p p e a r a g a i n promptly St h a t t i m e . \ llo d M e n 's A ffairs* T h e g r e a t C o u n c il o f th o Improved Order >f R e d M e n o f tb o S t a t e o f Now York re w ived v a r i o u s re p o r t s a t i t s session at 8arn- o g a , s h o w i n g th a t th e aggregate tribes iu tn b e r 4 d '2 5 7 , i n c l u d i n g t h i r t y that had been n s t i t u t e d d u r i n g th o p a s t year. The m en* w r a h ip of t h e O r d e r i s 2^\403, an Inorease of 1052. T h e S t a t e trib e s have over #100,000 n v e s ted , a u d b n v n disbofSed during the /e a r f o r fu n e r a l aud slok benefits #40,000. Veterans W e lc o m e d to B ingham ton. The four-day Natlonsl'Encam p m ent o f th s Jnion Veterans’ Union was held st B ln ^ tarn ton under favorable auspices. At 9 J 0 »’oloek a. m. the large auditorium of Ins vrmory was filled w ith veterans, c ltlssusand lelegates of the Woman's Veterans 1 BeUsf Ju l o u . Tho Rev. J. H. IUoe opened t h s c o n tention w ith a prayer. Mayor Georgs Green lollvered the address of welcome. Oom- u a u d e r Ellis then delivered his annus) n<V ires*, reviewing tho work of th s year. ?romtnent members ot the order made in- 'ormal addresses. E u g e n e R a m s e y D r o w n e d F i s h i n g . Eugene Rumsey, o n e of tho foremost eltl- toDR of Benecs Falls, was drownod near Bull's Greve. H e was a lone in a boat fishing and piob- ' ably lost his ba’anoe and fell overboard \ vblle trying to raise bis nnohor. Attempt# :o recusoltate him were useless. Mr. llum sey bad been President of the vtl- ege. and while oonuaoted with tho Romaey Manufacturing Company was known widoly u a friend of workingmen. T i - O ld e s t T r e a s u r e r R e n o m i n a t e d . The Republican County Convention st kuburn renom inated Horace T. Oook for Treasurer. He is the oldest County Treas- a r e r In the United States. Dlstriot Attorney Hollis and Superintendent of Poor Colton xere renominated. The only strife was for Chairman of the Connty Committee, for ffhlch there was a spirited triangular contest. Louis Kowgoss was successful, defeating Hon. Wllhaai P. Robinson and Thomas Uoyle. ________ C a n a l T o u u n g e In c r e a s e * . Superintendent George W. Aldridge o f tho Btatu Department of Publio Works is very nuoh gratlfiod over the increase In the ton* 3 age carried over the canals of the State un- ier his managem ent. For tbe fln t tim e In Ive years this year’s business to d s t s shows % d e c id e d Increaso, 1,701,609 tons having >een c a r r i e d ou tbe canals so far durlgfc this »>n»on, against 1,611,753 tons last year, an ucrcoso of 189.743 tons. E n larging t h e State Park* Most citizens of the State w ill approve t h s iffort put forth bv tbe Fisheries, Osme and Forest Commission to seoure tbe issuing of )onds to tho am ount of # 1 , 000,000 tor tho purchase o f additional lands iu the Adiroa- tack region to com p lete the holdings by tho ftnto within the State park. A largo area ;an now be secured for the nominal prios of 91.50 per acre,and the opportunity to ssouro 't ought not to be neglected. W a t e r s p o u t s on Lake Ontario. T h r e e huge funnel-shaped waterspouts fo r m e d In L a k e Ontario, about two miles off O s w e g o , aud os thoy m o v e d down t h s lake th e y attracted a greit deal of attention. S h o r tl y a f t e r they burnt and dlsappoarad, a n d with thoir disappearance oamo a heavy ra i n , a u d lu p la c e s back from the Ink# n h e a v y hulhturm. The lattor d id som e d a m ag e t o to b a c c o . _____ A n I m m e n s e A p p le C rop, ^ „ T n e a p p le c r o p w i l l bn im m e n s e in Central N ew Y o r k . M a n y tr e e s a r e so overloaded w ith f r u i t th a t th e b r a n c h e s a r e breaking, a n d to p r e v e n t s u c h m ish a p s fanners aro p r o p p i n g u p tbo lim b s . I f . M. W h i t n e y Company F a lls. io H M. W h it n e y Company, of Oort- la u d , m n u t i f a c t u r e n i o f flue oarrlages, w a i c lo s e d by th e Hhertff oo six execution#, a g g r e g a t i n g #31,442 l u favor of tho National B a u k o f C o r t l a n d a n d tb e First National B a n k o f C o r t l a n d . Tho company's assets la r g e l y exceed its liabilities. The «m- b a rr o s N m o n t was due solely to falling off o f , o r d e r s nod inability to meet current obliga tio n s . T h is fa i l u r e g a v e rise to a false rumor t h a t th e C o r t l a n d ^ W a g o a Company had failed . T h o c o m p a n y ha* not failed. It Hlmpiy n e g o t i a t e d a tim e lo a n for #286,000 to e n a b le U t o c a r r y its s to c k until trndo u p o n s s o i t c a n re a l i z e upou tt. G sim r sl News. J u s t i c e Frank II. Hlscock appointed, sit\ S y r a c u s e . C h a r l e s I . W illia m s temporary re c e iv e r o f tb o U t i c a C a r r i a g e Cboipsnv. In p r o c e e d in g s f o r i h o v o l u n t a r y dissolution of th o c o m p a n y o n fh e g n m u d of insolvency. T h e lia b i l i t i e s a r e p la c e d a t 048, (tro, of w h ich # 4 2 ,0 0 ) is o w n e d by th o d l r - c t b r s . T h e p e r s o n a l a s s e t s a r o b e tw e e n #25,000 and 4 #30,000. P a u l fiie r a u s k i , tw e n t y - e i g h t y e a r s old. w a s d r o w u e l w h ile s w im m in g In the Che m u n g 111 v e r , n e a r W n v e r lv . A widow sod th r e e y o u n g c h i l d r e n s u r v i v e h im . C h a r le s C u m m i n g s , a fa r m e r a g e d about th i r t y y e a r s , w a s fo u n d d r o w n e d lu a pond on t h e fa r m of W illia m D illin g h a m , about tw o m ll**esouth o ^ C lln t o D , a t aa early hour. A. N. PriftntM h, e m e r i t u s p r o f e s s o r a l b o t a n y , h o r t i c u l t u r e a n d a g r i c u l t u r e In C o r n e ll U n iv e r s i ty , i s d e a d . T h e profensor hnd b e e n f a i l i n g fo r so m e tim e a n d sank rapidly d u r i n g th e last f> w d a y s . H e w a s a dtstin- / g u ild jM b o t a n i s t a n d h a s written b o o k s o n t h e »iioj*»ct. • T h e K in n e y H o te l a t Hgrakera, was w ith m***t of its e m ite u t# . The kMSIs #10,- OOo, p a r t i a l l y insured. Tbe Ure wns caused bv a M<ark fro m a looom oflve on the W a s d b o r e lu i l r o t t i . Tbo m a n u f a c t u r e r s , sod dispensers o: »w«wc c i d e r a r e e x e m p t from taxation hndtfl th e R a in «**’ L i q u o r Tax law. T h t o l s Mm
