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The National tribune., 1890-11-13
NAxInns Humnrs. .

combined with wind and water, are carried TO and
from every part OF the body every six minutes In
many eases there are flying pains In The body
sometimes iii the back, sometimes In the side and
at other times In the arms and legs aud these are
nothing more than wind and water mingled with
the blood and carried to every part of the body in
its circulation. Let anyone troubled with any or
all OF the symptoms here described take the won.
derful English remedy, Beeeham's Pills, four five
or even six, and afterwards two pills morning and
night for n few days. aud they will carry OFF ali
noxious humors expel the wind cause a free cireu-
lation of the water, and lay the foundation OF
health and strength.
Beeehams pills are prepared only by Thomas
Boechanl St Helens, Lancashire, England.
B, II. Allen Co., 800 Canal Street, New York,
Sole Agents for the United States, will mail
Beeohams Pills receipt OF price 25 cents box
II your druggist does not keep them.
The National tribune., 1890-11-13
What III. Father Would Hare Done.
GsheReld Telegraph ]

A-story is told of young Irish officer. who,
while dining al a banquet in connection with
some great military display, was grossly insult
ed by supcreilious young Cockney officer, who
contemptuously alluded 10 him as a verdant
bog.trotter." The young fellow rose in his
place like u shot. aud dashed glass of wine
ful in the face Of his insalter, who sat directy y
opposite him.
A grizzled old Colonel who ehanced to be sit
ting next to tho spirited young Hibernian. and
who had been quiet spectator of the incident,
gave him an approving pat on the back, and
exclaimed, encouragiHgly:
" First rate, my boy, first rate; but If it had
been your dear father, who is in heaven, he
would have let the miserable puppy have the
decanter."
The National tribune., 1890-11-13
The French and German Armies.

In time Of peace the French army comprises,
in 1880, 25, ,s00 officers aud SOB 6i9 men In 1901
it will consist of 26,93i officers and 500 $40
men. The German army, in 1891. will be com.
posed Of 2O,2s5 officers aud 507 ,2Gs men, The
gendarmerie and the military employees arc
not comprised IN these figures. In time Of war
France would have 100000 men belonging TO
the standing army and TO tho reserve of tho
standing army, l,022, 900 men in the Territorial
army, aud 10000 men in tho reserve of tho
Territorial army. General total, 1854, 900 men.
In 1891, thanks 10 the new military laws she
viii be able to mobilize 100000 thorouphly y
disciplined troops. As to Germany, if mobi.
iization were 10 be carried out to-day she could
muster only 3, 100000 men, for her figure OF
100000 is not entirely composed of properly
trained troops.
The National tribune., 1890-11-13
A SUICIDES BARGAIN.
He Promises to Vote for Coroner Who VIII Not
"Cat Him Open"


indianapolis Net0s.I
81 know three men who are going TO commit
suicidc" was the striking remark made by
DIR. Wagner, the County Coroner.
Are you going TO take any steps TO prevent
them from working out their purposes"
"No. II man is in his right mind and is
sure no is ready to leave this world, do not
know any way TO prevent him. There arc a
thousand ways by which a man may take his
life aud the man who may be called con-
frmed suicide will sooner or later accomplish
his purpose"
The Doctor ran his right index finger over
tho tips of his left hand fingers aud counted
up IL.
"I know of IL mon who told me they were
bonnd to commit suicide. They now fill sui
cide's graves, and /, though aware of their pur-
pose, was powerless to prevent it. Nearly
every man, ! suppose, has friends who are pos
sessed of tho suicide mania. Certainly every
coroner has had experiences of this kind.
81 recently had an extraordinary confidence
reposed in mo. You remember that an es-
teemed and rich German citizen, living on
North New Jersey street, died under peculiar
circumstances some weeks ago. He was a
Democrat. aud, as you know, was nominated
and elected Coroner as q Republican. Just
before the election the German in question
came to mo with this proposition:
a. Dr. Wagner will vote for you if you win
make me one PROMISE
as Name it,
a. If you are elected Coroner I want you to
promise that you will not cut me open when /
am found dead
49, Do you mean to say that you are about to
commit suicide2'
al am just tired of living, and want you
to promise what l ask
" / was not able to dissuade the man from his
purpose, and suppose he voted for me- / was
not much surprised last month, therefore. to be
called upon to investigate his death. knew
what was the trouble, aud no autopsy was
necessary"
The National tribune., 1890-11-13
Rerolntlon In RnIlmnr rnres.

The Government OF Austria has now followed
that of Hungary in introducing a radical re.
duction in railway passenger fares. Since June
/, of this year according to the Annals of
the American Academy of Political and Social
Science" the new so.ealled zone system has
been adopted with the result OF lowering rates
over so per cent. As the previous rates in Aus.
tria wero already low. this means phenomenally
low prices for railroad transportation. novel
feature of the system is that local passengers
get relatively lower rates than long distance
passengers. When will our American railway
managers see that low fares mean increased
travel and higher proftsr
The National tribune., 1890-11-13
A Battlefield Speculation.

The Petersburg Battlefield and Land I'm.
provement Company is the name of Joint.
stock company to be organized at Petersburg
Va, with capital OF not less than 500 600
The objects of the company are the preserya.
tion OF the battlefelds near Petersburg, and
laying off Of building lots for suburban resi-.
dences. At the Crater" it is proposed to estab.
lish q home for manned aud disabled Federal
and Confederate soldiers. 1t is also proposed
to establish an electric railway line to run 10
Petersburg The company has options on $500
acres of land in Prince George County. on
which are number of Federal aud Confederate
forts which are still in good preservation.
The National tribune., 1890-11-13
The Rullpr ra..Isn slronr In Death.

T5HlVli llFFdV q VO.8 HonNHNI
So. Peter (raading card MARY Ann Swipes /;
age, forty eighti Metadist. Correct.
Spirit Of MIRA. Swipes Dear me, feel 80
strange Where do / sit?
St Peter-Third rosy to the left; right back
Of tho Baptist benches.
Spirit What / DO the Methodists sit be-
hind the Baptists? (Rirmly.) L don't want to
90 in. sal H'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-18
Another British Investment.
Chicago Tribune

There is a young son of an English lord at
the Richelieu who would have no trouble in
driving the Germans from Africa, could
solve the Irish problem. and would not be
over half an hour in adjusting the Ameri-
can fisheries troubles. At least that is
what he claims.
'What is American" he asked last even
ing Nothing"
He always answers his own questions.
1.-The United States will all be owned by
chain OF English syndicates, he went on.
The British own your breweries, -four
mills, manufacturing establishments, rail-
roads, business blocks, and nearly every
thing else. In short while they will own
your government"
"Enterprising people, the English" re-
marked Colonel w. A. Thompson. "They
will own the commerce of the world before
lonp"
You are right" exclaimed the future
lord. who was delighted to find one friend
in the little audience.
do you know" continued Colonel
Thompson. that an English syndicate
has just concluded deal wi the govern
ment of Peru, by which 10000 young dogs
are to be shipped to London. These dogs
of Peru are small hairless beasts and are
valuable, although it took Englishmen to
see big profit in such venture. The
first shipment will be started in q few
weeks. and the entire 10000 will be in Lon
don before autumn"
English syndicates are so busy" inter-
rupted the young foreigner, "that one can't
keep track OF all their doings. I hadn't
heard of that dog scheme. Pray what is
it for?"
$50 that Peruvian bark will be cheaper
next winter" answered Colonel Thomp-
son.
The Englishman walked awav, wearing q
different expression on each side of his
face.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-18
Artist Miliais' Fine Studio.

London Letter TO Philadelphia Times
Sir John Millais is universally conceded
70 have the finest studio in all London. 1t
is situated at Palace Gate, kensington. The
house was built for himself. 1t is of the
italian order of architecture, and is con-
structed of red brick, ornamented with
massive pillars and balconies of white
stone. When you enter the very large hall
you pass almost unthinkingly over the
beautiful pavement of colored marble ar
ranged in mosaic, SO much is The eve at
tracted by the screen of marble columns
that shuts off the broad stone staircase, but
not SO completely hides the stair but that the
visitor looks on to the first broad landing
beyond the columns and sees a white
marble fountain, its base surrounded bv
palms, throwing up its periumed water
high into the sunshine that streams through
the window behind. The studio takes up
the whole first floor. 1t is forty mine feet
long and twenty-five feet wide. The height
is twenty-three feet, the walls being painted
rich Venetian red, but that is almost con-
cealed by tapestry hangings. There is a
polished oak dado running all around the
bottom OF the walls of the room and plas-
tiers of the same wood separate il off into
panels. There are two long windows from
the ground 10 the ceiling 10 admit the
valued north light" and another facing
the marble mantelpece, which is OF the
most superb marble, exquisitely carved.
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Princess of Wales Decaying.


/ saw the Princess of Wales driving on
Piccadilly on her way back to Marlbor-
ough House from her visit TO the Royal
Academy. She was becomingly and tase-
fully dressed in brown silk and velver, but
truth compels me TO say that her beauty is
decidedly on the wane. To be sure it is
time-she is nearly 46-but she has pre-
served her delicate loneliness SO long unim-
paired that one parts with an Illusion on
beholding her now. She is "fearfully
and wonderfully made up" though
very artistically, and wears quanti-
ties OF false hair. which is lighter,
own locks used to be in by-gone DAYS.
Rumor declares that her royal highness
wears wig, and she certainly INDUCES in
too great mass OF false tresses TO suit
either the shape of her head or the delicate
outline of her features. In her photo
graphs she is as beautiful as ever, but seen
near at hand in broad daylight one cannot
be amazed at the amount of artifice en-
plOyed in preserving even the shadow of
her youthful charms. This process of
painting and powdering and penciiing and
berigging ones self is always the mis-
take into which royal laiies who have
been great beauties invariably fall when
they become advanced in life. The EN-
press Eugene was q fragrant example of
this form of error. Before the downfall of
the empire she was the verlest type of
Dickens Mrs. Skewton" that could be met
with in all Europe. Rouge and
pearl powder. red Zip salve and false
yellow hair, and all the rest of it,
made of the once peerless beauty a perfect
"guy." She looks a great deal better now,
with her silvery locks and pale complexion,
than she did whilst she was still figh ing
vainly with time to retain the perfection Of
her youthful charms.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-18
Senator Evarts' Log Cabin.


Senator Evarts, of New York, probably
enjoys the distinction more than any other
man in this country of being citizen and
temporary resident of four localities. COM
prising three states and the District of
Columbia. Maryland can jus thy claim the
New Yorker as a taxpayer, Tor he has re-
cent ly purchased and fitted up at consider
able expense. a commodious log cabin on
the banks of the Potomac adjacent to Fort
Washington, and opposite Mount Vernon.
Besides this establishment the senator has
residences at Montpelier, VT, one in New
York city and one in Washington, and it
Is stated that the expense of maintaining
his four establishments aggregates about
500. 900 yearly. There is little expense at
tendant upon his log cabin in Mary land
beyond the amount paid coiored man and
his wife, whs are the sole occupants of the
cabin, but their instructions are to have
every thing always in readiness for vista
ton by the owner and party of friends.
Consequently, in the main room of the
cabin therels always a table spread with
crystal and silverware sufficient to satisfy
the ordinary demands OF hunting or fish,
ing party. There is an abundance of fish
and crabs in the Potomac river at this
feet from a land-locked body OF water
which is favorite feeding-spot for wild
fowl in the winter. Provision has been
made for the entertainment OF man and
beast over night if necessary, and no one
has ever refused an invitation to visit Sena-
TOR Evarts at his Marylan home.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-18
SEVENTY BABIES A MINUTE.

The Worlds Ann ual Crop in Cradles
Would Encircie the Globe.
ST. Louis Post-Dispatcn.
1t has been computed that between 80,
600, coo and 81. 000, 900 babies are born IN the
world each year. The rate OF production
Is. therefore, aoout seventy per minute, or
rather more than one for every beat OF the
clock. With the one-minute calculation
every newspaper reader is familiar, but IL
is not every one who stops 10 calculate
what this means when it comes TO year
supply. 1t will. therefore. probably startie
a good many persons to lind on the au-
thority of weil-known hospital writer
that, could the infants of year be ranged
in line in cradles, the cradles would be
overlooking and at the same time extend
around the world. We have the ingenious
conclusion also that, supposlng the little
ones grew up, and the sexes be equally
divided, we would have all army hundred
times larger than that of Great Britain and
q wife Tor each soldier besides.
The same writer looks at the matter In
still more picturesque light. He imagines
the babies being carried past given point
in their mothers arms. one by one. and
the procession being kept up night and day
until the last conner in the twelfth month
had passed by. A sufficiently liberal rate
is allowed, but even going past at the rate
OF twenty o minute, the reviewer at his
post would only have seen the sixth part
of this infantile host after they had been
passing him at the rate of 1000 an hour
during the entire yearl In other words,
the babe that had to be carried when the
tramp began would be able to walk when
but mere fraction of its comr AIDES had
reached the reviewers post, and when the
years supply of babies was drawing to a
close there would be a rear guard, not of
infants, but OF romping 6-year-old boys
and girls.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-18
THE LAKE CITY HORROR.
s Government Investigatfon-Anothe
Storm Batters Minnesota.

Government Observation-Disclosures
Storm Batters Minnesota.
LAKE crTl, MIMI, July IA body was
bund this morning. that Of . little girl named
Rosie Sanders This makes 101 bodies recov-
ned, and It is believed ell are ont Of the water.
ST. Paul. July H.-Captain Wetheren and six
u the crew Of the steamer Sea King have ar
nved hesc. Government inspectors are con.
luctiDg IN investigation behind closed doors
Netheren and Clerk Niles. In Q statement con-
eeruing the disaster, say:
"When the storm arose the steemer was COM
pletsly and instantly overturned. The captain
WAS q the wheel. and did all in:his power to
keep her heading to the wind, and remained In
he piiothouse until It was submerged. The
Engineer stood At his post until water filed the
mgine-foom. There was no liqaor on board,
md none ol the crew drank drop that day
Whsn the boat left Lake City the storm seemed
b have passed."
Another heavy storm visited this Part of the
tate yesterday evening. At Red wing and Lake
City heavy beating rain did great damage to
ropa Marine, little town near Still water, an
veil - saltwater ITSELF Il reported 70 be wined
Dut but the latest advices contradict this re.
pcrl The worst effect Of the tornado was i'm
xorth 81 Paul. . suburb OF this city, whera II
played havoc with property for afew minutes.
tut fortunately no loss OF life sesulted. The
form struck about o'clock, ana for q short
ame the southern suburb was wrapped in
Ionse cloud OF mist driving before q furious
Balc with cyclonic conditions. Al large crowd
people had been on the lookout. and there
peered on to the east and passed on. A two.
Tory brick building was crushed together IKE
" egg shell The loss wiz probably reach
10cn.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-18
Therefore He Wanted to Die and Took
Dose of Poison.

Therefore He Wanted to Die and Took
Dose of Poison.
William Evans plasterer, attempted suicide
shortly after o'clock last night, in the base
ment OF the Harrisburg building, under con-
struction at the southwest corner of Second and
Cherry streets, by taking an over
sleeping in the basement of the block upon
has not been working. The first Of the week
Evans went on a drunk and has been more or
less under the influence ever since.
At IL O'Clock last night Health Officer Hilton
was called to a small room in the basement of
the Harrisburg block to zee Evans, by fellow
iaborer, who reported Evans in dying condi-
ton. DR.. Hilton found Evans in stupor,
caused by the poison Evans was upon his
bed, breathing hard, and near by was small
round box labelled: "Poison-morphine pills
take one"
DR.. Hilton Immediately gave an antidote
which with artificial exercise, succeeded in
bringing the man to his senses Evans then
said he dad taken twenty-four morphine pills.
He will net, however, state why he had attempt
ed suicide Evans is a married man. One of his
fellow-workmen states that the latter had lately
had trouble with his wife Just the cause is not
known, but il is said quarre!s had often taken
place. This, together with the fact that Evans
had been under the influence of liquor for q
considerable period, was, no doubt, the direct
cause of the rash at .mpt
Evans has been in this city about two years.
He is a plasterer and member of Seattle Fra
ternity Lodge OF Odd Fellows. At an early hour
this morning it was thought that Evans would
entirely recover.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-18
The Human Family.
81. Louis Republic.


The human family living on earth today
amounts to about 1, 45o 600, 900 souls-not
less, but probably more. They are dis
tributed all over the earth's surface, there
being no considerable spot where man has
not found foothoid. In Asia. the sup
posed cradle of the human race, there are
now about 500. COO COZ of peonle, densely
crowded. on an average of 40 TO every
square mile. In Europe there are $4,000.
0oO, averaging 100 TO each square mile, and
not so crowded, but everywhere dense ana
in many places over-populated. In Africa
there are, approximately. 10000. CO., and
in the Americas, North, Central and South,
ll0.OC0.0 900, and OF course, relatively thinly
scattered. In the islands. large and small,
there are propsbly i0000.000. The ex-
tremes of the whites and blacks are as FIVE
TO three; the remaining zoo, 600 900 inter-
mediate brown and tawny color OF the
entire race 10000 900 are well clothed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-18

manufacturers /, civil engineers /, authors
/, commercial business l. electric supply
agents /, composer of mnsic1. This repre-
sents only one office. The offices of the
various other companies in this city have
Just as large q list in proportion to the men
they employ, while those of other cities are
also numbered in what is called the pro-
gressive procession. This evolutionary
business has been going on for years. and
scores of prominent men in branches OF
business and in all professions can be traced
back TO the telegraph ranks. Among them
are Andrew Carnegie, Ex-Governor Cornell,
Thomas A. Edison anu George KEENAN, the
Siberian traveller. The fever didn't become
general. however, until about twenty years
ago. when Ex-Governor Cornell, at the un-
yelling of the statue of Prof. Morse in Gen.
trail park spoke slightingly of the future of
the business, and advised all operators TO
get into something else as soon as possible.
Since then there mas been veritabie stam'
node
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-18
THE BIG WIND AGAIN.
This Time Pennsylvania and
New Jersey Are Swept.
LIGHTNING DARTS TO KILL.
stecpIes LeveIed, Roofs Torn On ana
windows Broken by Haii-::A Yacht
Bun Down-rivs Drowned

rrrxroy. n. J.. July ia destructive storm
~ ind han rain and lightning visited this
eity this afternoon, unrootng nu us, "
houses Michael Corocrane and Louis Singer
vere sfyucs nv lightning and killed Four per-
scns were stunned and feiled to tns ground.
PHILADELPHIA July ia sevefe VINO s,oln'
rsrg rsSsed over this city this evening. The
Wind blew : hurricane and considerable damage
wrs done 10 property. At Lsnsdaie'
Pc terrific thunder and nail storm
fooded the streets to an impassaple
conditions John Ciemmer's barn vas struck oy
lightning ana entirely consumed severai otnei
fires could be seen in various oirec.aonH AZ
Worthwhile, two men were killed ~ nsntnins'
DISPATCHES from Norristown and Jockhaven re-
,ort s hesvv storpn. with damage 20 property. A
number of sailing vessels were capstzed and ior
: time crave apprehensions were entertained rs
"a the safety OF those known to have been on
board. 1t was sscertained later however, tnst
MI were rescued.
soura BxrHLEHEx. Pa, July E.-A cyclone
went over Hellertown this evening. Hotels
ana residences were unroofed and church
Meeples blown down. The Hei1ertown agri-
cultural works were totally demolished and
pcven yorkmen sustained severe bruises. John
Freeman. aged Ii, was instantly killed.
Two passenger trains on the Genign faliey
railway encountered the storm and both
narrowly escaped being wrecked. The trains
had to feel their wsy along. frequently stopping
10 allow telegraph poles and trees 20 be removed
kom the track.
CANDIES, N. J., July 17.-Tonighrs storm was
very severe in this locality. Al email yacht,
containing ave men and boys was overturned
In the river 07e man was drowned and the
pthen were rescued with great dafficulty The
Derra Gotta works, at Pea Shore, we're struck by
lightning and badly damaged.
BRIsToI. Pa, July 1.-THE steamer Column
Ma was struck by the storm on; the Delaware
bais evening. All the awnings, were carried
Dway and most OF the fsncy-color.d glass in the
windows demolished. The passengers were
terrified. but were pacifed BY the. captain after
much difficulty.
AILErTowH, Pa. July ia violent rain and
wind storm passed over the city tEis afternoon.
The roofs Of number OF houses were blown of.
Trees in every part OF the city we're uprooted
Eearly Gil the wires were prostrated, and tele.
yraph poles and wires badly damsged along the
BaIlroad.
ASHLAND, Pa. July 17.-This town was Wis
lied this evening by rain and hail. The stones
broke every window on the north: side of every
building In town. Houses were nnroofed and
wheat crops In the farming villages entirely de-
kroyed.