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- NOTE THE RESULT: -

THE STAR HAS MORE THAN
THREE TIMES AS MANY REGULAR
SUBSCRIBERS and MORE THAN
FIVE TIMES AS MANY REGULAR
READERS AS ANY OTHER DAILY
PAPER In WASHINGTON. II IL de-
nvered regularly by careful carriers ut
the HOMES OF THE PEOPLE, AFTER
THE BUSTLE AND WORRY OF THE
CAY ARE OVER, and 1t IL thus read
leisurely and thoroughly by EVERY
MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.
They know that it prints all the news,
and has only the interests Of the people
of the District In view, with NO partisan
measures to advocate, and no private
schemes to forward. They know IL, I'm
short, to be THE PEOPLES PAPER,
and nothing else. As an ADVERTISING
MEDIUM 1t is, therefore, ABSO-
LUTELY WITHOUT A RIVAL. II ID
In fact worth more as q means Of reach.
ing the public THAN ALL THE
OTHER DAILY PAPERS In THE
CITY TOGETHER.
Furthermore, in proportion to the re-
turns IL gives its patrons, ITS ADVER-
Using RATES ARE THE CHEAPEST
In THE CITY.
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THE EVENING STAR Is . PAPER
OF TO-DAY. not OF YESTERDAY nor
of LAST WEEK. IL prints ALL THE
NEWS, Local, Domestic and Foreign,
LONG IN ADVANCE OF THE MORN
ING PAPERS.
This is conspicuousIy true OF all classes
OF news, but especially so In regard to
Local News and District Affairs.
THE STAR has very much LARGER
and BETTER force of LOCAL RE-
PORTERS and SPECIAL WRITERS
than any other paper I'm Washington
ever thought of employing, and ITS
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND
PRINTING FACILITIES ARE MORE
THAN THREE TIMES AS POWER.
Full AND RAPID AS THOSE OF ANY
OTHER WASHINGTON PAPER. Its
therefore able to print each day a fun
report Of every transaction OF public I'm.
terest occurring I'm the District UP -
the very hour of going to press.
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contemporaries in the publication Of the
NEWS OF OUR OWN COUNTRY.
Receiving the regular dispatches Of
both News Associations; with alert and
enterprising special Geographic cor
respondents at all important points; and
with wires leading directly from its own
Office to the general network of telegraph
system touching every city, town and
hamlet I'm the United States and Terri
tories, it Is enabled to receive and print
at once a full report OF every event Of
consequences occurring during the day
anywhere between the Atlantic and Pa
cific Oceans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-28

by the free use of the OCEAN CABLES
for REGULAR AND SPECIAL DIS
PATCHES, and with the difference Of
time I'm its favor, IL is also able to give
its readers every afternoon the news Of
the WHOLE EASTERN HEMISPHERE
for the entire day, and up TO IL o'clock
midnight, thus leaving literally nothing
I'm the way Of news from Europe, Asia,
and Africa for the morning papers.
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In conclusion, the public should bear
I'm mind this one significant fact: THE
STAR does not rely upon empty boasts
to impress the public. ITS CIRCULA-
TION Is SWORN TO; its PRESS
ROOM is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC;
and its BOOKS MAY BE INSPECTED
by any one having an interest In their
examination. These are CRUCIAL
TESTS, which few papers invite, and
which those that boast most are lssss
able to stand.
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RAILROADS.
TNHE GREAT


PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
ROTATE T9 THE Ek SohKTa MfsI ASp csyo8yTHwEsr
STEEL EA Eircr s HtfaE.EsfEkHI g. rSs ss
SSkSkk OF SIXTH AND srkE2Ts. Is i FoIc
For Pitsseurr and tn. West Chicago Limited E,pre..
q Pullman vestibuled Cars Al . SO m. daily
Lns sona daily to and ~
sns s1S 10
Win sisspins 10. or kisSons % cSiosse Ssst;
;S 5a e,pre $3.50 a. 40 Pm daily With SLEEP
siseper,s for Louisville and Memphis. Paeihe *,
S Msst With through Sleeper 70 httsburs and Pits
baltimore AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
dssix SsnanasisSa kochsster ami NIAGARA Falls
For h1e; daisu. ana Rochester daily; for Bu,
with sisspins car stSep. ss' =, lGSoR
For Wi,li.mspOrI Loci Haven ana ElIira. Al 5oA
Fok pASiLi6tfEH isn Sfw YORK AND THE EAST.
iG eS s sns y % 900 and 90 an 30, 40
. .agSsss s Ss RTimsp f.!or oa 40 N daily
r, FOR PHILADELPHIA ONLY.
For f Ba.son nl,SgS1 daily Accom- o0 daily
Jersey City with Of sreolyn Amen Ssnh sera
double sera.. 4 pa9s street avoiding
Tor A,apiic City 300 II 100, and 40 an week
For B. IA NOR e;35 go, $40 900, $40 so,
4;;l .9,a 4;I0. 40. 600 SO. s;I6 1000 and
an, ,d6o al9, 2:50 3:45, 4:lO. 600 7:4o i 10.
70, Pore: Greek Line 7:ao An and 40 PM daily
For e1 asRa SUNDAY Eco and ANA
600 S..ly except sunday Sundays %S Wv s '0S
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL
MAf AND ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON
IN FFFFcruay 10 ,soo
10 Ale1,ndria 4:30. 6;35, 7:42 $40, cas-, 1887
S:02, 1909 and 81 p. m On sunday al 30,
40. S:4o, 1857 am. 2:3a, 6.ol. s:O2 and
1000 pm.
Accommodation for Quantico, 7:45 m and 4:55p
- M. week days. z. 40 AL Sundays.
kor RICHMOND and the South. 4. 30, 1857 am.
daily, and y ~ p M. daily except Sunday.
Trans leave Alexandria tor Washing ou, Is o. 1:O5
sou, 9;10 lO:l5. IL :07, am. 20, 800;
3:l6, 5;l0 7;05. 500, 9:20. 1882, and Ii :O5
pm. on sunday at y: 10 and III :O7 am; =: 900
r2;l., go, s:O0, $40. and 10; pm.
lfkets and Information at the office, northeast
ner OF 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue, and
e statlon where orders can be lett the checking
Oh nssyage to destination from hotels and residences
ShAo 4 PO1E, j. L. WOOD,
General Manager General PASSENGER avent
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Major Burke to be Extradited.

Tbs New Orleans grand jury brought in q
report in the bond case Saturday, reviewing
briefly the result OF their investigation. No
new indictments were found. but seventeen in
dictments had already been found against
Major Z. A. Burke for forgery. publishing as
true forged bonds, and embezziement The
state officers have applied for extraditiOn papers,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-28
WANT TO SEE THE DELEGATES.
Queer Characters Who Follow the Pan
American Train.

SKETCHES By THE Stars coRREsroNDENr-How
CHICAGO EXPOSITION BOOMERS" WERE SHOCKED
BY Mr.. FLLsr-ISvENroRs, INTERPRETERS, AU-
ToGRAPH GATHERKRs AND DKTEcTIvEs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-28

DRUNKENNESS. OK THE LIQUOR HABIT.
ISsluysly Cured by administering DE-. HAansf
GOLDEN SPECIFIC.
Iir,r be given in cup Of coffee tea or 10 articles
a food without the knowledge Of the patient 1t Is ab
solutely harmless. and Will eject permanent and
Speedy cure whether the PATENT driuker
AL alcoholic wreck IL NEyEk kAILs. over
1OOUUO dFunksras have Teen made tempe men
Who have IAAen Golden Specific their without
tier knO~le1se. To-Day OeileSe they xuII
liz u lls.1 ~lLl. lee lArlsc
free.
:. T. WARE, under Ebbitt House
r. K. HELPHENsIINE. IAN 81. and VT. ave.
mil l-eOlfOI
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Annie Price, Barnum's fat woman, who died
Saturday, stated in The STAR, weighed 400
pounds. having lost us pounds during her
sickness. She was married twice and was the
mother of two children.
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EDUCATIONAL.
IN WARRINGTON.
THE COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY.

THE COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY.
TEE ooLyMsIAs coLLEaE PREPARATORY
for cU. FOR the nas ss.ss.
and naval academies and for business Ten instruct
sSs,, Z, :s :pps
i ran scientinc school opened October i. The
For sSoS, the Courses IN ASsST
.1 q
M.themstie.. oel2.lm
T'HE BEELiIz SCHOOL OF LtA,NauAaEA
ss.,
TOR speedy maStery Of tbs Foreign Languages
Ss T,, Tens Tns.a SssiP P, now
branshss in Boston. Br9okiyn. New York. PhileAei-
A HARVARD GRADUATE DESIRES PUPILS
"a s'nsiy OF in 'man classes; APP lE e
se4-3m At Sanders L stayman's. s34 y St NV
WAsHINdTON CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, ST.
.ss.n b22 iss
Nj ADAAE A PIE fIaa | I9;S y. P a.K
ssnch classes and private lessons bss: refer
NORWOOD INSTITUTE
iaaHPss A NssSSsYa si4 H.FE s, kkEEEEFuh
tRs nd DfE sGH3S
prepared 10 enter the highest classes OF
college. Special facilities for selected studies.
Eighth session opens Monday. September 80. at .
O'Clock m.
Address the Principals
se8-Sm Mr.. and MRS. VIM D. CABEIL.
NE McDoNALD-ELLIS SCHOOL
1905 18th st., 1924 Massachusetts, ave. and 1928
Nst
An English and French Boarding and Day School for
Young Ladies and Little Giris Seventh year begins
September %. 1859. This school offers many ad-
vantages In its home life and course of study
Music, Art Elocution aud Delsarte Gymnastica
rmpils Admitted " Wellesley on certificate Of the
se7-2m MISS ANNA ELLIS
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GER TIE BEsr.
I'hk WASHINGTON ARCHITECTURAL IRON
- MD BRIDGE MOhks.

EDWARD l. DkNI, NJ l.. Proprietor
he test iselhtes u tie city all kinds Of Iron
Ncrk, Steel Beams. Ans les, &C.. slWays stock
line CtEaDlehtsl I4st AID " roLg hi Iron WORK.
telslty. kepsirs and general machine work doneln
ut lest paAnIer sno ~ short Lotice.
Role nceniees In the Listriet Of ColunI tbs
.Soetz-h lteleL system 81 beam Anchors sLd FRO
<ciors. WORKS. Cor sd AID Va Iel. 1854
,,u eao othes. lal3 " 81 ~. lei 49,.
80 Washington. ". y
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GRATEFUL-COMFORTING.
kPPs'S COCOA
BREAKFAST.

by thorough knowledge OF The natural laws which
govern the operations digestion and nutrition, aud
~ careful Application tue nne properties Of we'll
selected Cocoa. Mr EpIs..as provided breakfast
tables with de!Icatey n4sored beverage which may
many heavy doctors bills II BY the judi
elous VI such articles Of diet that constitution
Lay be gradually buiIt up until strong enough ~
slst every tenasncy disease. hundreds OF subtle
pIalacles Hosting around ready attack wher-
ever there Is weak point We may escape many
fatal shalt by keepIng ourselves well fortified with
pure blood aud properly nourisbsd frame-"-Csrn
b<TUtes Gd<eTto.
Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold only
IN hAli-pound TINS by srocers. labeled thus:
JAMES EPPs CO., Homeopathic Chemists
sui7-samStu London. England.
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These figures, showing constant aid
large increase in both departments Of
the papers business, need no comment.
They tell the story Of public conhdescs
and demonstrate In the plainest manner
possible that THE STAR 10 the RE
COGNIZED CHANNEL OF THIS CON.
lIUNITY FOR ALL BUSINESS CO16s
NUHICATIONS.
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UNDERWRITERS.

~ COSTELLO. WITH A PRACTICAL, UNDER
= nfsr ana k1oslmsr In my employ. IS 6 st y.
eno % q ne xysrythiug hzsteaaI ksesonsbis
> @~SSeS@s s0oA U3l-a0
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OUT OF WASHINGTON.

UUT OF WASHINCTONs
ST S0 PER YEAR. DEPRESSED BUSINESS
$4CO prices; Maplewood Institute. both sexes.
Contordvie Pa firstciass Instructors all branches
taught, good home for Little BoyA JOS. SHORT
LlDGE tlalo). A. NJ, Principal aul2-4m
IVY HALL-A BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL
l. for Children ut Forest Glen, MontRy Co, Md En-
glsh and ether branches thoroughly taught. Kinder
garten. Miss EMMA PRENTISS. Principal.
aul7-3nos
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WINTER RESORTS.

FINANCIAL.
rFNACoMA, WASHINGTON TEkRIToRY-sMAIL
amounts can be placed here TO yield u profit
OF from 20 to 90 per cent inside of twelve months
There are no surer safer Investments
BETHELL4 McMANUs GILLESPIE.
se25-3m Uhlman Market Block Tacoma, W.T.
mo. W. CORSON JNO W. MCCARTNEY
q Member N. Y. stock Ex
CORsON 4 MCCARTNEY
GLOVER BUILDING, 1419F ST. W
Bankers aud Dealers in Government Bonds
Deposits Exchange. Loans. Collections
Railroad Stocks and Bonds, and all securities listed
On the Exchanges OF New York Philadelphia. Boston
and Baltimore bought and sold
"A specially made Of investment securities District
ephone Stock dealt in.
American Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold jylS
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Is held by the reading and advertising
public is conclusively shown By the dg.
ures given below.
i've years named the average daily cir
culatiOn Of the paper was:
In 1885. q. BOT comics
" 1885. 1852
1857 .....................26 sO2
" 1855. ...................2s, O63 "
1oSS................. O,x&1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-28

Equally significant il the showing IN
regard to the advertising patronage Of
the paper, which is the surest indication
Of its acknowledged value as . medium
Of publicity. The number OF NEW AD-
VERTlSEMENTS printed I'm the col.
umns Of The Star during the first six
months Of the years named was a. FOL.
lows:
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r. 3 3 kRF R SSSfi FS 88 kRF En-
! I'd III S ssH ! uJ / Enr :
LARGEST EXHIBIT OF ARTISTIC FURNITURE
IN AMERICA.

TEN SHOW ROOMS FILLED WITH THE LATEST
PRODUCTIONS OF THE FURNITURE AND Up
HOLSTERY ART FROM THE RECOGNIZED
MANUFACTURING CENTERs OF THE WORLD.
NOVELTIES OF LONDON PRODUCTION.
NOVELTIES OF PARIS PRODUCTION.
NOVELTIES OF VIENNA PRODUCTION
Our Own Importation
NOVELTIES OF AMERICAN PRODUCTION,
Including Those Of Our own Manufacture
visitors to New York are cordially invited to call
and examine stock and prices The central loca-
tion Of our establishments (adjoining Eden Museej
makes easy from ali parts Of the city.
selS-3tSIn. w,s3m
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FAMILY SUPPLIES.

lust RECEIVED FROM THE NIAGARA CIDER
IELEBkATED PURE APPLE CIDER These goods
cannot be excelied for purity and flavor Call and ex
snine before purchasing elsewhere. Also two car
load: West Virginia APPLES. several varieties.
ocZ6-1m POOLE BROOKE. v37 La ave. NV
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.
MOUNT VERNON

MOUNT VERNON
Steamer W. W. CoRCoRAN. Capt L L Blake.
leaves 1th st. wharf daily Except Sunday for Mount
Vernon leaving at 10 AM reaching Washington about
$3.50 pm: Fare, round trip II. including admission
" grounds aud mansion. selS
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DETECTIVES ABROAD.


In Chicago the party suffered considerably
from detectives; not that they succeeded in
lepriving Us of any of our worldly goods but
they worried US. Especially did they annoy
curtis. Six or seven times during the day some
stealthiIy moving individual would sneak up
one Of the bach stalrways OF the hote. and glide
unbidden into CURTIS apartments. In semi
smothered, sepulchral tones he would ask for a
private interview on a matter of the utmost
Importance, and when he bad been conducted
INTO an Inner room and the door shut he would
.ask the excursion manager il he WAS aware of
the appalling fact that the delegates were being
followed around by a gang of the most skillful
aud dangerous 'crooAs" in the country OF
his condition OF affairs Mr.. Curtis would plead
ignorance and then the private detective would
unfold himself, display his badge and yolun-
teer-for . consideration of S2o per day and
expenses-to clothe with safety every one of
tie seventy individuals in the party. The
preferred services being invariably refused the
sreas thief scarer would depart after giving
audible expression to hope that the travellers
would not have reason TO regret the short
sIghtedness OF the person who was supposed to
Do looking out for their welfare. There seems to
DE a large quantity OF the very best detective
lalent unemployed in Chicago. II the talent is
IS fine as II represents itself TO be the city
authorities are very remiss in not setting il on
he Iascott case; 1t might hatch out omething.
ISoUIRISo FOR BRAZILIAN DELEoArxs.
!. There have been many inquiries for the Bra
Lillian delegates by persons who live in the
cities through which our route hss been and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-28

REoPENs OCTOBER /, 1889.
1uol-3m MISS EARLE. 1911 2kfb a
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> MANI
Ladies and Gentlemen who wish to acquire q thor
ough knowledge of Shorthand for business purpose,
Mili hnd we-equipIed Instruction rooms. lnoderat,
term AID the guidance OF ali experienced teacher
Practical reporter at the business School OF the Y
I. A., 400 New iork ave- Instruction day and even
ing Glasses last year finished work at l35 words pei
minute. accurate work sel2-:in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-29
POOR NEVADA.

Poor Nevada continues on the down
grade. 1t almost calls forth tears to listen
to the mournful confessions of the newspa-
perS which no longer try to conceal the fact
that the state is fast going to its grave.
The Winnemucca SiIuer State frankly says
The fact is undeniable though columns of
twaddle may be written to disprovc it, that IN
der the conditions now prevailing, and which
have existed for some years. Nevada cannot
much longer maintain a state government. It
has borrowed nearly half million dollars from
the school fund, and by system of financlering
worthy of RothSchild, filed the requirements
Of the law by substituting for coin, in an ire
ducible fund, an irredeemable bond for $4,000
It will have an empty treasury, save the bonds
given for what it owes the school fund and which
are frequently made TO appear as assets OF the
state, when the next legislature conveneS and
further inroads will have to be made in the school
fund or the rate of taxation increased to carry on
the government
1t is this deplorable condition of things
which causes so many of the oppressed tax
payers and the hungry politicians to look
with longing eyes upon Utah, and wish
that this rich and thrifty commonwealth
may be preyed upon in the interest of the
moribund state We are all sorry for
Nevada that her situation is so sad, and
everybody in Utah who is charita5ly dis
posed would cheerfully do anything in his
power, in reason, for the preservation Of the
sagebrush state, at the same time fully
understanding that the fate which has be-
fallen Nevada is merited and to have been
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-29

send PETER JACKSON there. Just SO. Pro-
TESS r SUI LIvAN, like most people who are
more or less on IN respect to approved con-
duct, has redeeming feature, which
in his case is decided and pronounced-he
is Democrat JACKSON, being negro, is
naturally Republican, and what could be
more fit than for that PARTY TO rely upon the
only staun n and unswerving ally it ever
had outside of the Office hodersa JACKSON
is the very man to Offset the great and
only JOHN, especially since the latter has
Ethiopian competitor III the squared circle.
How natural it is for the average Repub-
lican to tie TO the average negro. In
stinctively it occurs to him that in the
sooty bosom of the son of HAM is his safe
refuge and retreat And WIZ should it not
be SO! But for the said con, and some sons
of something else, where would that party
have been? Had not the unbleached
American been taken from his condition of
slavery and clothed with the habiliments
of citizenship which were taken from his
former master, HARRISON would not to-day
be President, nor would ARTHUR nor GAR
FIELD nor GRANT have been. The fact that
IL the election Of last November CLEvE-
LAND had million more white votes than
his competitor tells the whole story
The CD. is wise in its generation and
was never more true to its party than
when the thought of sending Hon. PETER
JACKSON to Congress penetrated its
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-29
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

There is q lesson in the rise and fall Ct
the Knights of Labor We are assuming
that there is a fall, and we may almost con-
clude that tue end of that once mighty or
gauization is at hand. There has been a
steady decrease of membership for years
past, and tho loss of power and influence is
so great that very little attention is paid to
anything it may attempt to do. With con
fidence we may look to the early arrival of
the time when the K. of L. will be thing
of history rather than a living fact.
The beginning of the organization was
full of promise. People hoped much from it,
as it was founded OF correct principles and
the aim was good Prudent, conservative
men were placed at the head, and the policy
proclaimed was such as to win general
commentator. The association grew
amazingly, and at one time il looked as if it
would encompass and supersede all other
labor organizations. However, malcon-
tents, who had found their way in began to
assert themselves and make their influence
felt; radicalism asserted itself and made
war upon conservatism as represented by
Master Workman POwDERLY; prudence
was opposed by desperation, and the hot
heads daily gained strength. In spite of
the cOunsels of the wise, the element
which favored the strike as an arbitrator
in cases of dispute between the employer
and employee was now and then triumph
ant, only to weaken the organization and
lessen the influence of the men who were
wise and conservative. The leaders were
viciously assaulted by those to whom they
had right to look for support; so annoying
were these calumnious attacks at times
that the decent men who were trying to
keep the organization decent and respect
able, became disheartened and were only
prevented from retiring in disgust by faint
hope that their wisdom would prevail il
the end Considering the many internal
quarrels which have occurred during late
years, there is little wonder that the or
ganization has lost prestige and mem
bership, and has gone to decay
1t could not have done otherwise,
There are those who will regret the end of
the K. of. L., and wish that its original
aims and purposes might have been
achieved, but these will understand why
there was failure and will realize that
there will always come failure where
radicalism gains foothold. Mr.. PowDERLY
has done all he could, and goes into new
fields, and who can blame him!
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-29

IT Is a fortunate thing for the human race
that ali men are not so sentimental as some
of them. Here is a man named SCHwAB
scribed for the relief of the JohnstOwn
food sufferers be devoted to the erection of
two monuments to the memory of one Judge
CUMsUN, a gentleman who sickened and
died while in the performance of his duty
as official distributor of the charity so gen
erously bestowed by the public. CUaMIN
seems to have been an honest man and an
excellent one, and doubtless is deserving of
great praise for his energy, integrity and
general uprightness; but how he can be en-
titled to monument to be paid for out of
the relief fund, only the most sentimental
can suggest. The money was contributed
by feeling public to save the lives and re
ieve, so far as possible, the sufferings
of the victims of the awful disaster
of last spring, and was not given
for the purpose of building monuments to
anybody. If it had been understood that
piles of granite and marble were to be
erected we imagine the gifts would have
fallen good deal more than Sl50,OOO short
of the sum collected. And if there are to
be monuments, it will be doubted by
some who are more practical than senti-
mental that Judge CUMMIN was entitled to
one. good man that he was and efficient as
We're his services. We remember to have
read that he was paid $40 day, and that
while he visited the stricken town every
day, he lived at the finest hotel in Cresson,
the famous mountain resort, and had the
very best that the land afforded, at the ex-
pense of the state. In no sense were his
charitable. He was well paid for
all he did. 1t is to be regretted that he
overworled himself and lost his lite, but
when it comes to erecting monuments to
him it would be better to ask money for
that purpose than take cash that was
given for an entirely different object.