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A Busted Boom.

Speaking of the opera reminds us that at least one
of the gorgeously attrcd danes who were present
on the opening night was compelled to tramp home
unattended after the performance, and thereby
hangs pathetic tale. 1t seems that the young man
in such cases made and provided liYed in Sacramento
hut he had sworn n mighty oath he would take
his Frisco sweetheart to the opening Patti night
Accordingly he telegraphed to friend last week tC
secure him couple of good seats. His friend re-
piled that the house was In the hands of the
sacramento swain groancd inwardly, but replied tt
ego ahead" When he reached here, Monday after.
noon, he found that seats had gone up to S35, and
his friend had not invested. The man from the
hands OF the hairdressers, and that he had to pro.
cure those seats, even II lie walked back in conse-
quence. lie rushed around and found Spectator
who, as great favor, furnished him with Il
couple of reserves on the ffih row for SI5. This,
with gloves, tie, coupe, aud ten-dOar sinking fund
for supper took the last nickel of the only hundred
dollar bill that stool between the purchaser and
bankruptcy. When the pair arrlyedat the theatre the
sacramento man was somewhat surprised at not be-
holding the dense audience he had been led to eX-
pect. In fact, there were 80 few people standing In
the aises that he concluded to step out for pro-
gramIne, which he had forgotten. As he gained the
lobby an individual In picbald suit said to him
"Mant gupple Of good seats, mister?"
slow much are they now? 2" he asked curously.
"Let you hafe two vront seats vor two tollars
abiece."
The great ticket boom had busted.
And with q dull, sickening thud, the Sacramento
man fell to the floor mental wreck, and was carted
off to drug store for repairs. When he came to
note at his hotel the next morning telling him that
hereafter Amanda and he would meet as strangers
They say that the doctors are measuring him for a
room at Stockton; but, any way, there Ia pregnant
money refunded. For further particulars see small
bills,
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Forest Fires.
american Architect.l

The Lumber World makes the astonishing asser-
ton that the loss TO this country through forest
fires Is now not less than $500 900 year, simply
through the destruction OF available timber, with
out counting the additional loss from the annihila-
ton of the young growth and the seeds scattered on
the surface and the scorchng of the ground, which
often renders II sterile for u generation. This
public debts of all the civilized nations of the world
combined, is according to the report of experts,
nually thrown away forever by the people of the
United States, without the smallest return in the
way of comfort or satisfaction, but, the contrary,
ut the cost of many lives every year, simply through
the carelessncss OF boys and hunters and of those
more intelligent persons who ought 10 know enough
to keep sharp watch over these destructive
animals. Next To human beings of feeble
in forest countries, and the lumber World in
qures seriously whether the owners of such loco
motives should not he compelled, In the public
interest, to furnish them with spark-arresers during
the dry season. The idea that railway companies
are responsible for the value of timber destroyed by
fires set from their locomotives undoubtedly has
some effect In preventing Legislative interference
with their management; nut II is SO difficult to fix
the kindling of forest fire with certainty upon
way of collecting large debts from newly-cstabshed
railway corporations, that the safer way would be
TO provide far possible against raising the ques
ton Of responsibility by compelling the use of spark
arresters. Against animated incendaries forest
patrol might be toerably effective, but II would be
sill more useful TO provide in some way for the
mOyal OF underbrush from the woodland. Trees by
themselves are not easily kindled, and the mischief
Is usually done through the Ignition OF dry leaves
ferns, or bushes, which burn long enough to char
and at last TO kinde the branches OF the trees above
them,
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THE FUTURE YEARS.

In all the future years, my sweet
Now roses blossom at thy feet,
And time flies by with footsteps feeO-
But In the future years,
What lives for us, or Joy or grief,
A happiness beyond belief,
Bright smiles or bitter tears?
In all the future years, my own,
Shall ono OF us he left alone,
Missing the others loving tone,
Throughout the future years?
or shall we be together, where
Together we may gladly share
Each others hopes and fears?
The future ycars-ah who can say
Which OF us two will pass away
From earthly hope and love for aye,
From all that Faith endears?
I only breathe pray'r foriheo
That where am, there thou may'st be
Thro' all the future years!
Tpgu Tnt.r1 ,uf
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Queer Animals In Japan.
ELl--.I-- II--..--a-I

Some OF the animals in Japan are quite different
from the same species which are seen In America
tails, else none at all. Being deprived OF this
usual playthng, they are very solemn pussies, An
American once took one OF these tailess cats to san
Francisco US curiosity, and II utterly refused com
panonshp with the long-talled feline specimens
there; hui, finding cat whose tail had been cut oA
by accident, the two became friendly at once
Iapauese dogs are almost destitute OF noses, yIna
the ncslris set directly IN the head The smaller
the nose the more valuable the breed. The goldfish
OF that country nave remarkably wide aud beautfu
tails which look ike lace. II IL said that thoussuC
dollars was offered by New York gentleman iol
the r6t pair that could be brought 10 that city alive
hut repeated attempts have proved that the nsl
nAnnOl stand ile YOYpge Aer0ss Tie Paclnc.
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BALLET Dancers In Paris.

Among the working women OF Paris there are
1,o27 who earn their living as ballet dancers at the
opera, receiving wages varying from CAS- TO fl1t
per annnm. Besides this the administration fur
nishes the ladies with every requisite, except cold
cream and rice powder. The annual sum paid for
and TO the ladies' of the ballet is considered Ia
amount to el7O,OO0, to which, indeed, the admins
tratOn could not be expected TO add the money
needed for tons of cold cream and stones of rice
powder. The training Is hard work, which severely
strains both master and pupil whose ideas OF life
often vastly different as to make 1t n diffculi
matter for them to understand each other. "Put
yourself into the place of the person you represent
says the professor to ms pupll. III you were sud
with, what would you doc" al should find another
lover" replied without hesitation the danseuse-
which, after all, IL perhaps both easier and more
practical than to attempt TO express the maddenlnG
despair of abandonment by posture'making on tho
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The New Mistress OF the White House.

We gave at the time brief abstract of an address
which Miss Cleveland made before the alumn1 OF
Emra Female College at the commencement In
1882. The topic was "Altrustic Faith.n OF all the
addresses given during the quarter Of century OF
the college by many Of our ablesi men, such as Pro.
lessor Epson, DR.. WacOtt Calkins, Dr. Lyman Alb.
bott, and the editor of the Evangelist this was pro-
nounced second to none OF them, and for practical
adaptation TO the young ladies the best. She Illus
traed her subject by Chadlja, the wife OF Momani-
med, who believed In him when all men despscd
him, and whose faith In him made him what he
became. Every one must nave MS Chadlja. There
humanity She would be hopeful and not pesslmis.
tic. Marriage was not necessary for a woman; she
need not be simply buttOn-hole bouquet to some
man. II good Is In one, II will come out. Go on
and you Will succeed. The boosters, she said, are
more important than the boosted. In looks Miss
Cleveland reminds one of Anna Dickinson, perhaps
because she wears her hair IN the same style. YET
there is nothing mannsh about her, and IN private
she is rather too modest than otherwise. Her voice
is clear AMI her articulation distinct, making her
line speaker
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Professional Match Makers.

l''0'''N" f'N''0f 7" '"" VT ''H'' N'""ctFe'J
Marriages are usually arranged by "brokers.'
themselves In position to quote the state OF the
marriage market, which fiuctuates. In hard times
drun In ,i,Sc NJ pnientv tney rnn .n' &
marrage-broker Is ever welcome guest where there
are daughters to marry, and also In houses where
the sous wish to Ind a suitable bride. The young
people are not consulted by the broker. She deals
with the parents, and generally with tho mothers.
Crafty as horse-dealer, she runs gbly over the
various advantages, mental, physical, and pecunlary
OF her clientele of both sexes. SO-andso IL steady
quiet man. such m one has brilliant prospects,
has Important consideration no other wife. Tho
details being settled after much haggng, the young
people are engaged, and the marriage-brOker gcts
her commission both from the parents Of the bride
groom and those OF the brlde-elect.
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Shark killing by the Malagasy.

TH"HHEHsVHI Iu'1UI To ~ 'HTTc' "uHU'1o'I
II Is affirmed among the Malagasy that some of
their people can go into tie water on discovering u
shark, and. With nothing in hand but piece of slick
about u foot IN length armed with an iron point at
each end can accomplish It's destruction. Watcli-
ing until of the monsters, with lis two or three
rows of teeth, " just about TO attack him with his
wide-extended jaws the native inserts his hand aud
arm into the mouth of the creature, and tralstNes
its jaws by implant!ng the stick crosswise In iis
mouth. The more the shark tries by swapping To
disengage the weapon the more deeply II enters,
and In savage and painful fury It seeks the bottom
hut while plungng In madiened terror and pain 1t
fails to obtain relief, and is AZ last completely ex-
hausted. In day or two its body Ia washed ashore
and the inhabitants secure and divide s carcass for
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courtesies of the English Hunting Field.

During a run with the North Warwlckshire hounds
yesterday afternoon Mr., Whltworth OF Lapw0rih
was riding across some land belonging TO MIR
Cate Of 3ord Hall, Tamworth, when he was ac
cested by the owner, who was ont shooting, aud who
objected to Mr. Whitworth riding across The fields
In the course of an alteration Mr. Cattell struck Mr.
WhitwOrth's horse over the hanks with his gun
Mr.. Whltworth retaliatcd by striking Mr.. Cattel with
his whip; whcreupon the latter hit him over the bach
with the gun, which exploded, but fortunately the
charge did no damage beyond tearing large rent IN
Mr.. Whltworths coat ana setting II on IRE Other
huntsmcn who witnessed the alteration came Il
Mr.. Whltworths assistance and eXlingulslcd IN,
81.
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Tho Settling for nIamonds.

1t IL not the custom In Europe for diamonds Il
necklace would he considered a decided piece OF
vulgarity at the Court OF St. James, or at ieuee II
the Faubourg 81. German. Such things are only Il
The proper setting for diamond IL silver. In Paris
London, and 81. Petersburg all the diamond neck
laces, coronets, etc, are set In extremely delcat,
and invisible threads OF silver. Within the past few
years this has also become the custom with the polite
society OF New York, and, snrmlse, must by Thu
time have reached Boston, although M u rule people
don't wear diamonds In Boston, Silver shows OF
the lustro and brilllancy OF diamonds In way thai
something so superbly grand IN having severa
dozens of several carat diamonds In as modest
framework as silver. II is the supremacy OF thai
elegant allectaliOn which the hdM monde desires.
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Chinese Consult the Oracle OF the God OF War.
Shanghai onrler.l

The Governor of the Imperial Palace at Pekin,
Prince Kuong, sent not long since a deputaiion TO
the temple of the God or War, requesting to he in
formed how long the war with France would last
Very valuable presents were sent for the god and
the priests soue OF the prescntS We're placed on
the altar the deputaton Frustrated themselves, and
through their chief hnmby duplicated tho divinity
TO give them tho desired infoimatlon Then they
withdrew To a neighborlng building, there to await
the answer OF the god; for he communicates with
men only through Ills ministers. After shoft delay
the answer came that for three years the barbarans
would lay the country waste, at the Ond OF which
time the Chinese would be victorious and hunt the
barharlanR out OF the land.
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Are the jews a Distinct Race!

Are the Jews distinct race? was the question as
serted, denied, and learnedly argued on Tuesday
night February "a, by various eminent Jews, lnclud-
Ing the chief Rabbi Delegate. before crowded
meeting or the Anlhropologlcal Institute. All the
peculiarllies OF tue Jews that are apparently racial
were infinitely discussed, with the result OF leaving
two very distinct Impressions, one was that mixed
marriages between Jews and non-Jews are SO in
fertile that the average number OF their progeny
does not equal the number OF the parents; conse-
quenily haf-castes tend 10 die out. The other was
that the question OF the dislnciness OF the race was
IN other respects an exceedingly ditiicut one to de
..IlN
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Tho skins Of West India Women.

lSdu NmNhN4N'l
There IL u curious statement OF Divers writer's to
the elect that the skin OF the West Indian Creole
feels cooler than thai OF the European or American
from tue Northern states The same IL true OF tue
Louisiana creole; the vigorous European or North
erner who touches creole hand during the burning
hours OF July and August day has reason 10 be SUR
prlsed at Its coOiuess-such GOODNESS as tropical
fruits retain even under tue perpendicular dres OF an
equatorial sun.
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Young ,Ien.-l,ead This.

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US thirty days trial ia allowed Write them at once
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A Ilanker's Very Profitable Iuyestmeut.

The report sent out last week that Il. NJ. Thornton,
banker, OF this city, had drawn 10000 Il being the
capital prize OF the Louisiana State Lottery OF this
month, IL true; and what Is more, the money has
been paid over without defhcatlon or discount II
II said that II IL better 10 he born lucky than rich but
Mr., rhornton hlstle advantage OF being born Goth
rich aud lucky
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A CAED.-TO ALL WHO ARE sUFFRR-

Ming from errors aud indiscrelions of youth, neTy
Gus weakness, early decay, loss OF manhood, etc,
WIN send recipe thar VIII cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. THIS great remedy was discovered 10y
missionary IN South America. Send self-addressed
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YORK. lyl3.iy
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PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
NANh DEPARTMENT,
HuRFAu or PROVISIONS AND tIOTHlSG,
"a kantAnpnA IA a. Mach ~ ts.s

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BuRrAu or PROVISIONS AND CLoTHISG,
WASHINGTON, ID. C., March 10, 1888.
SEALED PROPOSALS, Endorsed "proposas for
Stationery Will be received from manufacturers,
dealers only, at this Bureau until II O'Clock A. Nj,
April 9, 1855, ana opened immediately thereafter IA
the presence OF bidders for stationery 10 be delivered
NJ Navy Yard, Washington, ID. o., IN thirty days
from date OF contract.
The bids must he for the articles In detail with the
price per unit of each, and the lowest aggregate IBID
Tor ali the articles Will be received.
bidders arc referred to the Inspector OF Provisions
ana Clothing at tho Washington Navy Yard iOr fOrms
OF offer and all information relative TO the samples
ana quantitlea OF the articles required.
The proposals must be made on the proper blanE
forms and ygiied out as Indicated bV ne bi,ttk.
The Department reserves the right 10 reject any
proposal Dot considered advantageous to tue GOV
ernment
j. A. SMITH,
mar42'2lS Paymaster General, u. $. Nay.
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They have never been sold for less than sl.,t.
PERFECT IN FIT AND FINISH OR MONEY RE-
FUNDED,
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England.
TIE STOOK MARKEr-

TER STOCK MARKET.
LONDON, June 1S.--l2:30 %. m.-Con,
soils opened at 99s4 for both money and
account.
The Chinese loan has been subscribed
tive times.
A coLLIRRY DISASTER.
A terrible explosion took place to-
day in Pendlebury colliery, near Man.
chester. Sixty persona have been res.
oued alive and seven dead bodies have
been recovered. One hundred miners
are still below, and there is only faint
hope that any of them can be saved.
The cages In which the volunteers
were proceeding down to the bottom
OF the pit got stuck in a shaft and H
was two hours before the party could
get TO work exploring the mine for The
missing men. Those who were res
cued state that when the explosion oc
cured they fled to the bottom of tht
shaft and they are ignorant of the fatt
OF their companions.
Another account OF the colliery OK.
ploslon near Manchester saws Il oe.
Cured in the Clifton oolliery; thai
there were $50 meu at work at the
time; that l20 were taken ont, but
that go are shll imprisoned and thai
1t is feared most, fnot all, will perish
A dispatch from Manchester SAYS lO(
more men have been rescued from the
mine and that probably 100 have been
killed.
AN EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
York was visited this forenoon by
an earthquake shock, which lasted
several seconds and caused great
alarm among the people.
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SAN ANTONIO, June l8,--[Special.l-
\. q. Mcpherson, a young man OF some
culture. recently residing near here,
came into possession of considerable
money bone two weeks ago. The
mouoy Is in New York, his place of
birth. He started for homo and got as
far as San Antonio. Here he went on
"A spree, and at "Fort Allen" noto-
rious bagnio, met Florence Epps,
known as "English Maud" fell In love
with her and married her next morn
ing. The couple put up vt the South
ern Hotel, this city. Last night, about
10 O'Clock, near the new railway
track, MCPHERSON, who had been
drinking, left his friends, remained
absent a short time, and then returned
very pale and bloody. On examine
ton II was found that he had attempt
cd suicide by opening vein In his
arm. When the wound was discover
cd, he inserted his fingers In 1t and at
tempted to tear II larger, but was held
by his friends and taken back to the
hotel. The money which Mcpherson
has fallen heir to Is said TO be con.
siderable sum. His wife Is very
handsome woman and a new recruit
to tho ranks OF the demimondes.
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pose all measures taken bv the mimi
cipal authorities to dlsinfaot fnai,
dwellings. The resistance of the neo
pie became so passionate and nersist.
ent that the authorities finally felt con.
strained TO abandon the enforcement
OF all sanitary regulations which had
peen adopted to prevent the entry 81
cholera into Madrid, or to limit ifs
ravages, should the disease find Iod gs.
ment therein. Ne'
In The Cortes last evening Senior DE-
Eiduagen,. Minister for Foreign Az
ialrs, said the government was noi
YET prepared to advise that the kim
visit Murcia.
senior Sagasta denied that cholers
| existed IN Madrid and severely ar.
rHgned the government for asserting
70 the contrary, thereby doing great
injury to the commerce OF the capital
AS well as to many other interests Of
Senior Canovas del Csstello, prime
minister, and Senior Romero v Ra.
neldo, minister of the interior, de-
ienued the action of the government
In making public the facts regarding
cholera. They said the goyernmeni
was desirous OF preventing any alarm
among the people, which would be
caused by false reports in circulation
II they were allowed 10 go unohal-
ienged and uncontradicted,
=, OFFICIAL REPORTS.
Tne official report OF cholera in
Spain yesterday is as follows:
Valencia City--New cases, Is;
deaths, 9. V
Valencia Province-New cases, leo
deaths, rs. ''
Murcia City-New cases, ol,
deaths, 20. va
N the villages adjacent to the City
of Murcia--New cases, 1914. deaths, M
Elsewhere in the province of Muroia
New cases "a; deaths %,
Castelteon de la Plana PROVINCE
New cases 1903; deaths As.
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The Santa. o..s.

BALTIMORE, June ls.-The Sun has
the following from Hagerstown.
Maryland; Mr.. Henry onderdonk. of
the College OF st. James, has received
the following from Panama, which,
he thinks, demonstrates that the
United States Is not feared
BY. the South American States,
There are rumors,p writes
Mr.. Onderdonk's Informant, athat
Ecuador has made an alliance with
Chill to back up Ecuador In the SAN
tos case. To-day Chilian men-of-war
are plying the Eouadorian seas. The
celebrated Esmeralda is at Guayaquil.
they say, with the same PURPOSE
They say here that they will have a
picnic with the American wooden
men-0f-war."
Commenting on these rumors, an
other letter received by Mr.. Onder-
donk says:
"Csmans has answered Flores, the
Ecuadorian minister at Washington,
that he will not release Julio, unless a
formal guarantee is written down OF
all this. Remberg informs the State
Department by to-day's mail and adds
that energetic action should be taken.v
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Mr.. MCPHERSON, at San Antonio, De.
sires Death to Shield Shame.
Progress Of the Penn Bank Presecu,
tions Mt Pittsburg.
Alleged Postofiice Robber Arrested
nestle Tragedy in Kentucky-A
Mushroom Millionaire Miss.
ing at New Orleans
THE DAYS RECORD OF CRIMES
G.lve.ton Eloo,iop Ra.o,,,,v

'o0'o" nasoaiity'
GALVEsroN, June lS.-The Jennett-
Sv, Swens contest Tor the sheritfalty OF
Salveston county continued to occupy
the attention OF the District Court TO-
day A good deal Of crooked work
was exposed In to-day's y testimony.
w. II. presiding officer OF the
IWeiith Ward poll, testified to finding
- pailots III the lDox upon which all
sne names OF the candidates for sheriff
nau Deen scratched. lie said he voted
ior Jennett, the contestee, but ON ex.
animation OF mis- ballot 1t showed that
Jennetps name had been scratched,and
the name of "a notorious and drunken
tramp named Horace Gammer was
substituted instead.
FRANK Solomon testified that he
voted for Jennett in the Twelfth Ward
but his ballot shows that Jennett's 3
name was scratched.
Several other reputable gentlemen