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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-16
NEEDS OF THE MEN. roRk posToFKcE.
URGED UPoS THE PosrMAsTER GENERAL BY
Mr.. VAN oorT-kH INVESTIGATION
TO rE MADE

Washington, May l5-Posimaster Van Colt, Of New
York City called at the pdsioflce Department again
to-day, and further explained 10 Postmas General
Wanamater the pressing necessity for a material in
crease In the clerical aud carrier forces Of his Office.
and for moro liberal allowance out OF the apprOpra
TORS TO become ayailalN lie rcprcschts that
the present service IS inadequate to the constantly In
crcasng demands Of Tho business interests Of The cty
and that general increase aud okcnslDn Of the scr
rice IA urgent necessity, lie nSde strong Plea
for authority and means whefcSlh 10 bring the mall
facilities Of NewYotk Clty up 10 proper standard o.
efficiency.
ic also represented b. the PuStmascr0 enerai that
the law, appiovod March .. 1899, classifying tho en-
pl0yos Of postoces was absolutely impossible OF ap
bllca,0n 10 the NcwY0rk CITY Postoloe without sefi.
Gus detrlmont 10 rs eireucy. AZ tho salaries fixed
by the new law, he SAID, the most valuable mon, tia
mon whose long exyenco and ability render their ser-
Vices well-ngh Indispensable, would 20 compelled 10
resign their positions
In view Of these approximations and the evident
gravity OF the situation, the postmaser General will
sOon appoint committees 10 visit NewY York and make
thorough examination Of tho whole subject and report
20 him their bindings and such recommendation, FROM
the Governments point OF view, a. may seem TO them
best. Daring the conference the Postmaster Gonc-ai
assured Mr.. Van Colt OF his earnest desire for morn
thoroughly efficient service In New-T0rk CITY, and that
DO would gladly favor any reasonable OK pondure thai
would result In substantial and needed improvements.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-16

few elegant saises
eSn be hsd al the Falatia hon "hs uassbs,dsse s6r
either short term % balance % seahon from parties gho
have gone abroad. Apply At ga ssh-ava.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-16
A few elegani .u,,e.

completed the aaaysis Of stomach bd, the sssus wnI
DO known Until to.nghf when an Inquest wit be held
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-16

HnbItHaI Constipation Carea
and bowels strengthened by the regular Cftexs
Little Liver Pills in small doses. Don't forget tida
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-16
EXPLOITATION or LEAD ORE FROM MEXICO

IMPORTATION or LEAD ORE FROM MEXICO
washington, May ia largo delegation OF miners
and shelters from tho Wost appeared before Sec
Rotary Window and Assistant Secretary Tichoher to
day for hearing touching a ruling OF fho Treasury
Department on the importation Of lead ORC from
MeAico, according 10 which lead Is imported FREQ
OF duty ~ prcfouS metal II the silver whoa Is
contained therein exceeds tho lead In value. This
ruling, they contend, Is i1inr!on' to tho smcng In
icfcsls OF the Western Territories and thoy deiirc
that II 10 revoked and that tho orr h classified by
tho wright OF tho various metals composing Il instead
Of by their vAlne This view OF the case was
presented by Senator WoIcOtt, Ex-Governor GRAFT
and ID. Sheody, OF Colorado; Delegate Carter, OK.
Governor Hanson aud Carter Harrison, Of Montana !:
Mr. Van Holm, Of clSh, and Mr.. dc Lashuutt Of
Portland, Oregon.
In support ot the correctness Of the ruling there
wcre present Sir. Shepard, Of Sow.York; Colonel
OCat Kcenc. OF owJefSry; A. D. Meyer Of Kan,as
cry: MIR. BalbSch, OF Ncw.Jorsay; c. D. Coon, o.
NcWYork. J. X. acC anlfhtu, OF District of Columbia
General John ". Poster, representing vatlons 'mclt
Ing and refining companies, and cXSocreisTy Me
CTrsry, who represented tho Commercial Cnb OF
ksnsAS CITY. They argued that the ruling OF tho
department was correct aud thar thN classification
should b. based upon value. lbn s. nate COMMITTEE
Judiciary had unanimously deciicd that This ruling
uSs correct. Tho hearing win 10 cOniiuucd to
mOrruv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-16

Business chances ot many binds are made known IN
the varied collection OF short advertisements on the
fourth and httA n&sss OF Tho Tribune this morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-16

Those who are In search Of real estate or servans
board or rooms, or who want 70 buy rent houses,
khoud examine the many columns OF short adver-
Tribune today,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-16

PATORIsG A WOMAN SUFFRAGE BILL.
Lansing, MIeh., May le.-Tno womans Munioi-
nal suffrage blll was passed BY the House to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-16
MANY THINGS MAY HAPPEN BEFORE THEN

TotAs EdGtor OF rae tribune.
Sir; The 3oth OF April, 1880, falls on Sunday The
naval parade win be Just the thing for Saturday The
Doth nut Will New-York tolerate the street parade
On the following sundayi &. r. BALLARD
North FAston, Mass, May 7, 1880.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-16

Blocker. Dutch Cocoa is invaluable r Sraawofk.ss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-16

DemHlseRt shaving Soap
IL the most perfect made Send Two cents TOT aampN
to CUigate Co.. IS J6hn.St, u. T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-16

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-04

full of her imperial height, and tho grea, knife glittered in her hand. Down it came till it's edges pricked my flesh.
 ''Nay," she cried again, and cast it from her, "too we'll l like thee. Pity 'twere to slay such 8 manl I give thee thy life. Live on, lost Pharaohi Live on, poor fallen Thing, blasted by women's wit! Live on, Harmachis-to adorn my triumlh!''
 Then sight left me; and in my ears only heard the song of the nightingale, the mur. mur :of the sea, and the music of Cleo patra's laugh. And as l sank away the sound of that low laugh still followed me into the land of sleep, and still it follows me through life to death.
 CHAPTER XIV.
 OF THE AwAKIN0 OF HARMACHIS; OF THh cIcur nr nE ATu. NR THE COMING OF GIRO.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-04
THE MODERN BARBER.
He Differs in Many Ways from the Chin. Scraper of Two Decades Ago.

He Diners in Many Ways from the Chin.
 Scraper of Two Decades Ago.
 This is indeed an age of progress, writes, Frank Roderus in the American Tonsorial. Science, literature and art have contributed to the physical and intellectual improve ment of the human race. Inventors have perfected machines which lessen the hours of labor, and thus give to man more time to devote to pursuits of pleasure and to the adornment of his person. Fine clothes and jewels, however, do not improve mans appearance if he neglects the attention of the barber. That the barber's services are being more and more appreciated is evi. denced by the increased number of s'ton- sorial parlors," and in the improved charac- ter of the men engaged in the tonsorial pro- fession.
 Twenty years ago barber-shop resem- bled glue factory in the variety of odors which it contained, and a secondhand store in the appearance of it's few articles of fur nlture and adornment. The barbers, too were in harmony with their surroundings They were, of course, of various sizes and dispositions, but they always wore long, greasy hair and dyed mustaches. They were 'boozers" and chewed tobacco, and expectorated freely upon the hair bestrewn floor. They "sawed" off the whiskers and "chopped" off the hair of their customers and told vulgar stories meanwhile. But the public had very little use for barbers in those days. Gentlemen mostly "rasped' off their own stubbIe, and the poor ''scrapers" did not earn enough to dress decently or to indulge in more refined tastes if they had them.
 But now how changed the appearance of the modern barber-shop and how vastly inn proved the condition of the barber! As fashion began to require gentlemen to patronize the barber more frequently the business became more remunerative and better and more intelligent class of men engaged in the profession. As competition increased each barber tried to excel in workmanship and in making his shop more attractive and inviting, and now we have "tonsorial parlors" that are positively mag nificent in respect to their appointments and decorations. Even the humblest bar ber-shops are at least clean and cozy and have improved, luxurious chairs and better arrangements for the comfort and conven- fence of their patrons. The "bum" barber and the ''boozer'' have given way to men of genteel appearance, courteous manners and correct habits, and now, instead of be- ing regarded as menial, the barber has raised himself In public estimation, and his calling has been advanced to one of neces. sity and responsibility.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-04
PARDONED HIS ORPREssoR.
HaN . Missouri Governor Returned Good
 for Evil,

HaN . Missouri Governor Returned Good
 for Evil.
 Sitting in the rotunda of the Alexander Hotel of this city, says Louisville letter to the New York Sun, Proctor Knott told this story,
 It was the most remarkable scene lever witnessed. It occurred during my early manhood, when I was Attorney-General of Missouri. Robert Stewart was then Gov ernor of that State. One day was in his private office when he pardoned steam boat man for some crime. What 1t was I have forgotten, but that does not matter The man had been brought from the peni- tentiary to the Governors office. He was a large, powerful fellow, with the rough man. ners of his class.
 ''The Governor looked at the steamboat man and seemed strangely affected. He scrutinized him long and closely. Finally he signed the document that res tored him to liberty, but before he handed it to him he said: You will commit some other crime and be in the peniteptiary again, 1 fear.' The man solemnly promised that he would not. The Governor looked doubtful, unused few moments, and said:
 "'Yeu will go back on the river and be 8 mate again, 1 suppose!'
 ''The man replied that he would.
 "'Well, want you to promise me one thing resumed the Governor; T want you to pledge your word that when you are a mate again you will never take a billet of wood in your hand and drive sick boy out of bunk to help you load your boat on a stormy night The steamboat man said he would not and he inquired what the Gov. ernor meant by asking him such a question:
 'The Governor replied: Because some day that boy may become a Governor and you may want him to pardon you for q crime. One dark, stormy night many years ago you stopped your boat on the Mississippi river to take on a load of wood. There was a boy on board who was working his pas. sage from New Orleans to St. Louis, but hs was very sick of fever and was lying in a bunk. You had plenty of men to do the work, but you went to that boy with a stick of wood in your hand and drove him with blows and curses out into the wretched night, and kept him toiling like slave until the load was completed, I was that boy. Here is your pardon. Never again be guilty sf such brutality And the man, covering and hiding his face, went out. As never heard of him again I suppose he took care not to break the law"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-04
A CHICKENS DEVOTION.
Tho Bird Starves Itself After Its Master
 Departure from Homo.

Tho Bird Starves Itself After Its Master's
 Departure from Home.
 Stories of dogs whose devotion to their masters was SO great that they abandoned themselves to starvation after their mas- ter's death are not rare, but few would have expected chicken to prove capable of such an attachment But the more animals, in general, are studied, the clearer 1t be. comes that even the humblest of them have capacities like our own.
 A correspondent of La Nature, a French scientific journal, relates that his young brother had made pet of a chicken of the Houdan variety. Every morning, in com. ing out of the house, the young man brought with him handful of crumbs, or ot grain, or of something else that chickens like, and little by little his Houdan pet ac- quired the habit of following him about the place.
 In grove near the house there was a bench. When the young man reached this bench he invariably seated himself, and the fowl, jumping up by his side, picked the food from his hand, and was petted by being stroked on the head and back.
 This had gone on for quite Q long time when the young man left home to go to col lege. For the first day or two the chicken seemed not to be lnconsolable over the loss of it's friend, but took it's food with the rest,
 After a few days, however, the fowl seemed to become aware thatits friend was not coming back, and 1t was seized all at once with an unconquerable melancholy. It fingered morning after morning under the windows of the house as if waiting for It's master to come out.
 Finally it betook itself to the bench where it's master had been accustomed to feed it, and there 1t remained, It's head under it's wing, almost motionless, day and night. It was useless to try to tempt 1t with food 1; the chicken refused to look up when the mosttempting handfuls of grain or dough were thrown down before it. Its eyelids were closed, and its intention to die of hunger was so evident that it was deemed merciful to kill It. .....
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-04
CHAPTER XIV.
PATRA, WORDS

SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEO. PATRA. AND OF HER MANY COMFORTABLE WORDS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-04
CLEOPATRA.
Being an Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harmachis, the
 Royal Egyptian.

rec ord Of my labor. If the Queen permits will expound it to her." And I rose, ID order that 1 might pass round the couch and, as she read, stab her in the back.
 "Nay, Harmachis,'' she said quietly, and with a slow and lovely smile. "Bide thou where thou art, and give me the writing. By Serapisl thy face is too comedy for me to wish to lose the sight of itp'
 Checked in this my design, I could do naught but hand her the papyrus, thinl1ing g to myself that as she read l would arise suddenly and plunge the dagger to her heart. She took 1t, and, as she did so, touched my hand. Then she made pretense to read But no word did she read, for saw that her eyes were fixed upon me over the edge of the scroll.
 'Why placest thou thy hand within thy robe?" she asked presently; for, indeed, 1 clutched the dagger's hilt. 'Is thy heart stirred2''
 "1 ca, O Queen," said, Git beats high "
 Sie gave no answer, but once more made pretense to read, and the while she watched me.
 took counsel with myself. How should I do the hateful deed! If I flung myself upon her now she would see me and scream and struggle. Nay, must wait a chance.
 ''The auguries are favorable, then; Har- machisl" she said at length, though this she must have guessed at.
 "Yes, O Queen,' I answered.
 "'Tis well," and she cast the writing on the marble "The ships shall sail. For, good or bad, am weary of weighing chances"
 "This is a heavy matter, o Queen," I said. T had wished to show upon what circumstance I base my forecast"
 sNay, net so, Harmachisj have wearied of the ways of stars. Thou hast prophesied :
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-04

gatel That Egypt from Abu unto Athu was even now waiting-waiting in vain 1! Nay, whatever else might be, this could not be! Oh, twas an awful dream that I had dreamedl A second such would slay a manl 'Twere better to die than to face such another vision sent from hell. But though the thing was naught but a hateful fantasy of mind constrained, where was l now? Where was now7 l should be in the Alabaster Hall, waiting till Charmion came forth.
 Where was 1l And, O ye gods what was that dreadful thing whose shape was as the shape oft mana-that thing draped bd- stained white and huddled in a hideoJs heap even at the foot of the couch whereon l seemed to liea
 With shriek I sprang at it, as a lion springs, and struck with all my strength. Heavily fell the blow, and beneath it's weight the thing rolled over upon it's side. Half mad with terror, rent away the white covering; and there, hls knees bound beneath his hanging jaw, was the Laked body of a man-and that man the Roman Captain Paulus! There he lay, through his heart dagger-my dagger, handled with tho sphinx of gold land pinned by it's
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-04
rERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT. MONDAY NOVEMBER 4, l8so

blade to his broad breast scroll, and, on the scroll, writing in the Roman character. I drew near and read, and this was the writing:
 RARAACHIDI.SA SAL VERB. E.EG0.SUNQUEL SUBDERE NORAS. PAULUS. ROMAN
 US' DLSCE' HING. QUZD. .PRODERE.
 PROSIT.
 "Grsetin0, Rdrndchis! sDds that Roman Pau- sus schona thou didst su6orn. See ho0 blessed are trditorsr'
 Sick and faint I staggered back from the sight of that white corpse stained with its own blood. Sick and faint I staggered back, till the wall stayed me, while without the birds sang merry greeting to the day. So it was no dream, and was lostl lostl losti
 l thought of my aged father Amenemhat. Yea, the vision of him flashed into my mind, as he would be when they came to tell him his son's shame and the ruin of his hopes. thought of that patriot priest, my uncle Sepa, waiting the long night through for the signal which never came. An, and another thought followed swift! How would it go with them! I was not the only traitor. I, too, had been betrayed. By whoms By wonder Paulus, perchance. If
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-04

MORE l awo kc;
 'twas to find myself
 in my own chamber.
 I started up. Surely
 I, too, had dreamed a dream. It could be nothing but a dream.
 It could not be that l woke to know myself
 a traitorl That the ortunity had gone for 2! That I had be- ed the cause, and that ght those brave men, l by my uncle, had
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-03
Caught a Ton of Fish.

A self-appointed fish committee, con-
sisting of Charles Beach, John Schnei-
der, Ted Edwards, Albert Bender, A.
Godea. John Roberts, Jack Lyder,
Aid. Leithauser. Charley Yeager and
William Rodger, having previously
signed a contract to move all the fish
from Chisago lake to their several
homes and the culinary departments of
their friends, left st. Paul Saturday
after dark, and with tin pans, shot
guns, several aldermen for bait, sought
the scene of the disturbance. The road
were very bad, and those who wore
thin soled shoes are now at the hospital.
The fishing expedition was most success
full, and the piscatorial experts had all
the oldest fish out of the lake by 4o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Any fish under
age was allowed to 60 back to his
parents. John Schneider made an affi-
Of the pickerels he had in his coat pock-
ct. and which weighed seventeen
pounds. When that same fish reached
bt. Paul at 10 o'clock last night it had
suffered such severe attack of con-
sumption that its gills and several
pounds of flesh were missing. Beach
recognized fish whose acquaintance
he had formed last season, and batting
his whale hook with piece of weiner-
wurst he induced Mr. Bass into the
boat. 1t is alleged, upon information
and belief. that 742 of the finny tribe
were caught, weighing in all, including
the party. a little over one ton. The
lake has gone down three feet, and the
hotelkeeper'S business has been dam
aged accordingly.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-03
PERSONALS.

j. H. Conrad of Montana, is at the Ryan.
R. P. Rogers, of La Crosse. Is at the Wind.
sor.
Frank P Murphy of Dubuque, is at the
Clifton
[. j. Blakeley, of Covington, KY, is at the
Clifton.
H. Hadden. of England, was at the Ryan
yesterday.
W. ". Hunt, of the City of Mexico, is at
the Ryan. -
Miss S G.. Babcock, of st. Louis, is at the
Merchants
j. E. Edeson, of Larimore, s. D., is at the
Merchants.
c. R. Long, of Chippewa Falls, Wis, is at
the Clifton.
J.R Mcpherson, of San Francisco. is at
the Clifton
D. S. Moore, NJ. D., of jamestown, N. D., is
the Merchants.
J. G. Smith and wife, of Knoxv lille, Tenn,
are at the Clifton.
F. L. Thorp and F. N Paine, of Ch icago,
are at the Windsor.
l.. NJ Hoffman and Miss Hoffman, of New
York, are at the Ryan.
A D. Shepard and A W. Rob ertson, of
Sydney Australia. are at the Ryan.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-03
CHRONIC BORROWERS.

Revelations by Lady Writer
Who Knows All About Them,
just as if She Had Lived Next
Door Herself.
New York Weekly.
If you are buying house in neigh
borhocd unknown to you, you will nat
urally ask all kinds of questions. You
will want to. know if the drainage is
good, if the air is pure, ifthere has ever
been malaria, how far it is to the depot
and postoffice but ten to one you don't
inquire if there are any borrowers in
the neighb0rhoOd.
Now, chronic borrower is deadly
nuisance in community. A woman
who is always lust out" of saleratus
will stir up more trouble in neighbOr-
hood than a mad dog aud flock of fif-
teen hens and rooster.
She will run in on you at any and all
hours, and want to borrow just little
sugar, or spice, till she can send to the
grocer's. She really did not know she
was anywhere near out, till she went
about her cooking, and then she found
that she hadn't dust of sugar in the
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-03
PALACE ON WHEELS.
The "Soo's" New Through Train
to Montreal.

The "Soo's" New Through Train
to Montreal.
The "Soo's" through train to Mont
real stood in the depot yesterday, and
was visited by large numbers of people.
1t consists of an emigrant car, second
class coach, frst-class coach, two Pull
man sleeping cars, dining car and bag
gage car. The emigranG and second
class cars are remarkably comfortable,
bnt the first-class are luxurious, having
at either end commodiouS smoking
room. The dining car is fitted up in
elegant style, with morocco leather
seats, the woodwork is red mahogany,
and the plate is silver OF the latest de-
signs. The sleeping cars are
fitted up in the latest style,
and are wonders of elaborately
pale green plush seats. AT each end is
an elegant red morocco smoking room
and vestibules with ladies' and gents
toilets. The baggage car contains a
cage, in which baggage bonded through
from points in the United States to
other points in this country can pass
through Canada without inspection by
custom house officials. The train leaves
at 6 40 tonight. being pulled by Engine
No. 20 to Montreal, and the sleeping
cars go through to Boston. The train
arrives in Montreal Wednesday after
noon and in Boston the following MORN
ing. 1t will run every day from now
on, and the officials eXpectto very much
shorten the time inside of thirty days.