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Too small for Use.

She had determined to give her husband
Christmas present that he would appreciate, so
she purchased one of those fancy little silver
pocket TASKS for liquor. He found it beside his
plate on the morning OF Christmas and was as
appreciatiyee as he ought to be, and she was
happy in the thought that she had demon
strated how liberal she was in her ideas, and
how far she felt she could trust him. When he
got to the office he laid it on the desk and took
a good look at it.
"Christmas PRESENT." said man who had
called on him.
EYES," he replied, st Is from my wife.
don't see what in the world she thought /
wanted with cologne. If it was about three
times "a big as il is, I could use it to carry
whisky in, couldn't l."
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A WANING POPULATION.
Schemes 10 Cheek the SLOW but STEADY Decrease OF
the People Of France.
PARIS, FrNVCF. Dec 20. 800.

PARIS Trance, Dec. 70, l-JD.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE. There IS q
subject that is steadily overlapping every
other in the minds OF al. thinking Frenclmcr.
10 is beginning 20 be Of more living importance
than even the recovery OF A'rce-L1rrtine,
revenge upon Germany, OF any OF rho other
burning questions which have occupied the
Gtllic mind. This question Is how % top the
steady decrease iu the population Of France
One writer says in regard to this; The
crisis is az hand, and unless something is DONE
and done quickly, the mortality bill Will cx-
coed the birth rate. The question is indeed 3
hard one, and unless s. be successfully solved
the time Will come when the Nation viii be
too small 20 occupy the iaui. which viii then
become the prey Of its more prOi &c uCighb1rs
Think Of a Nation, one o. the most civilized in
the world, second % none in Art and Bellies
Lettres whose history OF renovn extends fur
ther back than that Of any Of its most powerful
neighbors, dying out through sheer lack Of
vitality. That this danger Is not an imaginary
one, witness the following comparison OF the
statistics Of other Nations, showing the excess
OF birth over deaths per 1000 Of the popula-
ton
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VIZ Is IN 80

Nearly every French writer on sociology has
expressed his opinion as % the cause Of this,
and there is the widest possible divergence Of
views.
Some insist that it is the enormous use
OF tobacco and alcohol by the FreEch that
diminIshe5 their productivity. Against this is
pointed out that the Germans are equally large
users Of tobacco and spirits, and the birth-rate
among them is very high. This is only parti-
ally true. The Germans, 10 is true, drink
enormous quantities Of beer and smoke a great
deal Of tobacco, but neither is as baneFul in its
effects upon the human system as the forms in
which the French use those articles. The beer
which the Germans drink is very weak in
alcohol; it is not on average half az strong as
the brew to which you are accustomed in
America and the great mass Of the people do
not inlbibe the quantity they are Credited-Or
di5credIted-with. 1t il true that fathers Of
families go to the gast-hOuse every evening,
and sit around its tables with a mug of beer
for two OF three hours pulling away at their
pipes in the meanwhile. But il they manage
To drink a liter Of bcer-about a quart-in the
course Of the evening. they have only taken
into their systems less than two OunCes of alcO-
hol, OF an equivalent to two stiff drinks" Of
American whisky. The same amount Of Ameri-
can beer would contain twice as much alcohol
On the other hand, the French drink all sorts
OF liqueuTs, wines and cOrdials, ranging all the
way from mildly intOxicant to the nerve-de-
stroying absinthe, and they are constantly
bibbling at these. 1t is a great mistake 70 say
that neither French or Germans are ever seen
ANY the worse 'Or liquor" On the contrary
both peoples drink entirely too much for their
own good, and it is very common 81 ght all
over Europe TO see men and women who have
taken entirely too much drink
Then, strong and rank as German pipes gem
orally are, they cannot possibly be as hnrtful as
the hendish little cigarets which the French
meH-aud women tOO-are incessanty putting
Between a railway compartment filed with
Germans smoking pipes, which are heirlooms
in their families, and reck with nicotine, and
one filled with cigaret-smoking French, ItaI-
ians or Spanish, I'll take the Germans every
time,
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THE REMEDIES

proposed are various. One prominent writer
M. Lagneau-proposes laws against celibacy,
and advocates the establishment by the Gov
eminent Of hospitals for the care of pregnant
women and their children, especially if the
latter are illegitimate. M. JOyal, another PROM
inent publicist, is equally strenuous in favor Of
founding hospitals and the care Of Legitimate
children, among which the mortality is at pres
emit very great, IS ilIegitimate children dying
to 81 born in lawful wedlOck
Other writers urge the shortening Of the
military serviee-a remedy. which, for reasons
stated above, / think entirely futile. Still
other writers demand that greater attention
be given in the public schools to physical ex-
ercise, and both boys and girls be compelled to
go through n course in the gymnasia.
Tho experiment has been tried of giving q
premium upon every child born after the
seventh but this has been found to be claimed
only by parents who are quite WeIg-off, show
ing that, contrary to the condition prevailing
in other lands it is not the poor but the rich
who have large families. What will be done
cannot conjecture, but everybody is pretty
certain that something ought to be done, and
that immediately. Harry AUSTIN.
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VETERANS IN THE CITY,

r. w. Bone U.S.S. Tuscumbia, l04th Ohio,
lst Us. Art, Belmont, o. Comrade Bone is in
the shoe business.
Jonathan Thatcher, Co. Il, 18th Iowa Bona
PaIte, Iowa. Comrade Thatcher enlisted ia
October, 1861, rc-oniisted in the Spring Of 1864,
and served until has regiment was mustered out
in July, ls65. Since tho war BE has been engaged
ia the milling business In BonRparte bat hav-
ing recently lost his wife, has disposed Of his
business, and now calls any place his home
where night 0yertakos him. C0mrade Thatcher
has represented his County several times la the
lower House OF thc Iowa Legislature is a pat
rotie aud public-spirited citizen. and a good
fellow generally. This il his first visit to
Washington since he marched down the
Avenue with his regiment At the Grand Re-
view
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Avn Ere to the PubIic Good.

"Gentlemen," said the Governor who had
been petitioned 10 extend Executive cIemeney
to a prisoner convicted of poisoning her hus-
band, !" / will pardon this woman, but only on
one condition"
"And that is"2-
"That she shall not 90 on the stage"
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ANorHEE OPINION.

which is strongly urged, is that the military
service is responsible for the decline in pOpula-
ton, because it takes young men away from
their homes between the ages Of IS and %
This again is met by the counter-assertion that
the same thing is done in prolific Germany.
And, again, it is asserted that the lack of phys
zeal exercise and development is responsible.
There is much in this, believe. Field sports
and all outdoor exercise are not nearly so pop
ular in France az in Germany, where they are
nearly "a much in favor as in England. Every
German boy loves to run, TO row, to swim, to
hunt, and, above all, TO shoot at mark. The
French boy, on the other hand, has a very weak
appetite for these things. His love of physical
exercise seldom goes further than fencing and
dancing.
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The President sent the following nominations
30 the Senate during the past week:
Horace C. Pueh, Of Indiana, TO be United
States Consul at Palermo.
William NJ. Mcknight TO DO Postmaster at
Chamborsburg Pa.
Orestes q. Bailey 10 be Register OF the Land
Office at Bloomington, Neb.
War-Lieut. Col. Anthony Ha2er. Surgeon,
TO be Colonel and Surgeon; Mai George M.
sternberg, Surgeon, to be Lieutenant Colonel
aud Surgeon.
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Giving His Assistance.

What excuse have you for breaking into Mr..
Bargainstein's store and carrying off that silk
"Well, Judge, nc had big sign in the win
dow that said: This stock must DO cleared
away at once. ! was only giving him my as
sistanee"
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The Senate having passed the bill for a street
railroad TO Arlington, that improvement Will
doubtless shortly become an accomplished fact,
much TO the pleasure and benefit Of the people
OF the city and visitors I think that the love
hest of all the many lovely views about Wash
ingtOn are those from Fort Meyer and Airing
ton. II now costs S. carriage hire to enjoy
these, but when the railroad is built the ex-
pense will be reduced TO 10 cents.
%@a
Since my lat writing Il has developed that
the suspension OF Col. Forsyth did not originate
with the President, as was the current opinion
then, but the suggestion came from Gen. Miles,
who in a telegram TO Gen. Schofcld, expressed
dissatisfaction with the manner Of dispOsing
and handling the troops. lie said that it was
fatally defective, and a large number Of SOL
diers were killed aud wounded by fire from
their own ranks, and a very large number Of
women and children were killed in addition to
the Indian men,
Thereupon Gen Schofeld directed him 10
mako an investigation, and communicated the
Presidents regrets that the Indian difficulty
had not been settled withoutblOodshed and that
SO many women and children had been killed.
Col. Forsyth's many friends continue to stand
up manfully for him, and some Of them hint
strongly at a prejudice against him In Gen
Mies's mind.
A sensational report was sent out last week
about stormy Cabinet meeting, in which the
Secretaries Of War and the Interior had high
words over the Indian situation, Secretary
Proctor attacking the management Of the In
dian Bureau and Secretary Noble defending
his subordinatcs, and making counter-eharges
against the Army officers. The story was alb
so!utely groundless. While in this trying bust
ness there have naturally been many Opportuni-
tics for collision between the two Departments
there has been none. No doubt the fact that
both Secretary Noble and Indian Commissioner
Morgan were irst-class soldiers, with long ex-
perionce in command, had much TO do with
this avoidance Of clashing with the Army.
They knew at once the military requirements
Of the situation, and conformed themselves 10
itwithout friction, so that the two Departments
have worked together in harmony.
80
Had Secretary Noble been at the head Of the
War Department. he would not probably have
been any more prompt in his preparations for
conflict than Secretary Proctor, but he would
have been fully as much so. He Is born
fighter, and the men Of his old regiment-the
Sd Iowa Cay.-tcl many admiring stories Of
bis keonness on the trail whenever there was
prospect Of fight.
-
In spite Of the clerical cut Of his jib, Indian
Commissioner Morgan always had stout gtom-
ach for a fight. lie went out as a Lieutenant
in President Harrisons regiment-the 10th
Ind.-and little over year later was made
Lieutenaut-Colonel Of the l4th U.sCT.; then
Colonel, and commanded brigade of five
colored regiments at the battle Of Nashville.
where his gallant conduct secured him brevet
as Brgadier-General
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Bad ror the Other Boz.

Mamma-TOmmy. you have been fghtingl
can tell it by the look in your eye.
Tommy--Yes, but, mother, you should see
the look in the other boys eye.
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e FAN A PENSION.

x This notice 81 seen bv any Comrades who are
having bard work % make a comfortable living
we desire 60 -ly that we can offer a pleasant
HEf. and pr aHtabe business 90 two three COM
rJ..es iu each State mot already takeuI and con
give them Che exclusive and sole fight % give
pub. exhibitions OF our real war scenes iu such
terrt.lry as Tg- assign CD them. We are the own
ess % the Rsli iflr tHafFEE1tfg that were taken
byuaty authorized Government Pn9tograDhsrs.
Cu-ug che great war from 1904 o. rss5 These are
NOT Imaginary war scenes but are The real Ecutf-
hIc war photographs taken at The front dur
ing the war there are thousands Of these scenes,
comprising various hattle6sids batteries forts,
regiments, the wounded the dead on the battle
Castle Thunder, thc hospitals. the Monitor"
and other naval scenes, and thousands Of other
views too numerous to mention ANY old soldier
VIII certify tptbe fact that these are real genuine
war scenes 1s soon 1s he sets his eyes on them.
We exhibit these views ourselves In Che Stale 81
Connecticut. where we reside and we reserve
TINS state for our own territory any other Terri
tory mot already taSenl we wilj assign Co enter
pri-iuE and reliable Comrades. For exhibition
purposes we use hrstcl8ss stereopticou and a
splendid museum exhibition case these are
not cheap worthless affairs, such as are seen in
some places. but are urst-ciass, and capable Of
entertaining any audience OF people. however
crit.cai Call 81 our once and see for yourselves,
or write us liCci1slng two stampsl for dcscTip-
tive catalogue aud terms. We do not send .ree
samples. nor supply outfits free but II you mean
business We viii be glad 70 see you or hear from
YOU. Yours in r., c., & t.,
TAYLOR q HUNTINGTON.
No. State ST.. HARTFORD, COSN.
fHr-rs
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MY IDEA

Of the main cause is the intense thrift and
economy of the French people, They are un-
dOubtedly the most parsimOnious people in
Europe. They have horror Of want, which
is very eommendsble in it's way, bnt can be-
readily carried too far. To save is taught from
the cradle a. the first duty Of every French
boy and girl. The parents calculate every
mouthful Of food that is absolutely necessary
for life, and keep close to the line as possi-
bic. Enough good substantial victuals to satisfy
all the cravings of growing ehild's appetite is
a rare incident in the lives Of even those whose
parents are well 10 do. On the other hand, while
the quality Of the German food is not what even
the poorest classes Of Americans require there
is usually enough of it, and it is of the kind
which builds strong, healthy bodies Then the
passion for saving leads parents to limit their
families to two, or at most three children.
They reason that what is enough for them
selves will be enough for their two children
after they are dead, and it would be crime to
bring child into the world which would live
paupers life. Therefore every daughter must
have dot" to help her start in life with her
husband, and no girl can be married unless
she has one. If her parents have been unable
to save enough to provide her with this, she is
liable to go into a convent, or lead some other
form Of celibate life. There young men do not
marry until late in life when they have gotten
into position which will enable them to
support a family, with the assistance of their
wives dOWries
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apce he was elegantly dressed, and carried
heavy gold headed cane. In attempting 10 pay
his fare a nickel eluded his glovcd fingers and
fell TO the floor of the car. The young lady
saw this. and the gentleman assumed look Of
indifference, as If losing nickels was Of adso-
lutely no importance TO him.
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ALL FOR FIVE CENTS.

A street-Car Incideht-Dlgniiy, Pretty Girl and
q Lost Nickel.
saw an interesting act in the human
comedy on the 4 street cars the other evening.
A inelooking, dignified gentleman, somewhat
advanced in years, but "still in the ring so
far as ladies were concerned, entered the car
and took scat beside a handsome young lady
with whom he had apparently slight acquaint-
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Presently il seemed to occur 20 him that
possibly the nickel might be lying right there
in view, and he might as we'll have il as the
car-sweeper, and he began poling furtively
around in the straw with his gold cane
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CURES

Scrofula, boils, pimples. rheumatism, ca
tarrh, and all other blood diseases.
"There can De no question as 10 the supe-
riOrity Of Ayers SaIsaparilla over all other
bloOd-puriiers. IL this was not the case, the
demand for Il, instead Of increasing yearly,
would have ceased long ago, like so many
other blood medicines / could name."-
j. l.. Nlckcrson, Druggist, IS Chelsea St.,
Charlestown, Mass.
1.-TWO years ago was troubled with salt
rheum. 1t was all over my body, and moth
Ing the doctors did for me was Of any
avail. AT last took four bottles OF Ayers
SarSaparilla, and was completely cured.
/ can sincerely recommend IL as a splendid
blOOd-puriler"-J. s. Burt, Upper KesWlck,
New Brunswick.
"My sister was afflicted with a severe
case Of
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TAYLOR & HUNTINGTON

HentLon The wallnual rrlsuna
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IL anybody expected any weak, sentimental
shilly-shaliy from these men in regard 10 tho
Indians they wore not familiar with their
history, that Is al. They viii sec that justice
Is dome the Indians when on she reservations,
lml when il comes 10 crushing those who are
iu armed revolt none will be more IN favor Of
fuising hard and reientlessly than John w.
A0lle aud 4. j. Morgan.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-24

Chapman, Lowe and Lidgewood. Judge
and Mrs. Hendricks added dignity TO
the party, and set the example for the
young people.
The class of 1891, of the State Normal
school, hold their graduating exercises at
the Grand opera house, on Thursday al
ternoon. The class song was composed by
Miss Mabel F. Doss. The following pro-
gramme has been prepared:
Chorus-To Thee, o Country y..............
Oration-Commercial Prospects of Africa
Essay-Tne Land of Romance; t..;,
Overture-Von Suppe M ...................
----,......,... =, .9.'.,...,. : Frances S. Gearhart
Selection by orche-tra-Le Cocg. ..,............
Essay-A Comparison ...... Mary D. BoyntOn
Essay-London Bridge. .......... May Gearhart
Presentation of Diplomas ........ ..... ......
class song g..........................
w..
Mrs. John w. Mitchell having been
especially requested by the committee
of arrangements has consented to again
furnish the music for the anonymous
course of lectures at Emmanuel church,
and will sing at this place tonight and
IhcIcOy duu W Cue OCCdSlou Ny ueI bWect
voice and melodies.
wv
Augustus Knight and Miss Mamie G.
Henry were married on Sunday night at
San Bernardino. Mr.. and Mrs. Knight
are spending their honeymoon in Los
Angeles.
#*x
The Simpsonian society tender a re-
ception to Miss Helen Widney on Friday
evening, at the residence of DIR. w. III.
Williams, 119 Grand avenue.
x*x
General and Mrs. Schofeld will arrive
today in special car from San Fran
cisco, and leave at once for Coronado.
1t is honeymoon tour.
wv
The opening ball of the season at
Santa Monica takes place Saturday even
ing at the Hotel Arcadia.
**M
Marco Hellman returned from San
Francisco yesterday.
x*x
Musicale this evening at the Bellevue
Terrace.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-24

blessing. Miss Mary Pierson played a
violin solo, air Varie (De Beriot), accom-
panied on the piano by Miss Lillian
Bovard.
The president Of the society, Miss
Minerva Cook, then announced Miss
Josie Maclay, who took for her subject
Pericles. In we'll chosen words she gave
Pericles the credit for Athens glory and
renown. Miss Ada Strong then sang in
charming manner Dare Tell. Next on
the programme was Browning's Phei-
dippdes, recited by Miss Minerva Cook.
Miss Edna Marsh's subject was An
tique, whose history she recited in a
charming manner. The next on the
programme was vocal solo Down by
the Mill, Buck by Miss Ruth Hall,
sung in very sweet manner. A con-
versation followed. The scene was laid
in Athens in the first century. The
characters were: Helmus, Abbie Cha
pin; Ariston,. Ellen Emery; Lysander,
Maud Woolpert; Herald, Frances Whit
lock.
The president of the society in short
speech then presented diploma to the
only lady graduate this year, Miss Lulu
Chaplin, to which she made an eloquent
reply.
The evenings entertainment was con-
cluded with a piano solo, Ballade 81.
Leybach) performed by Miss Lillian Bo-
ward. This evening the college of mu
sic will give its annual concert, and at
the same hour the alumni reunion will
take place.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-24

The young men and women about to
graduate at the various schools own this
town, and don't you forget it. They
are the blood and sinew and brains oi
the future, and they deserve to be feted
and patted on the back, and have flow
ers sent to them over the footlights,
and be treated in most considerate
manner. This being admitted, as it
must be, the perturbation shown by
the High school students at the Los An
geles theater yesterday, when they
found they could get no tickets for seats
from which to view the glory of the
graduation of their comrades, and the
anger of the to-be graduates, were SYM
pathized with by all the town.
The classes had been adjourned yes
terday morning shortly before 10 O'Clock
so that students could go to the theater
and secure their tickets for the COM
mencement today. But when they got
there the ticket Office was bare. All
that could be found out was that Doctor
Barbour had ordered that no more
tickets be given out. The purpose of this
is not clear; maybe the doctor intends
to make a speech himself and wanted to
pack the house with his friends, or per-
haps he did not think the scholars and
their relatives had any rights in the
matter. At any rate, he only furnished
Manager Wyatt with tickets for one row
of seats in the parquet and for the bal
cony. The checks for the other seats
he kept.
The scholars wanted a row when they
learned the situation, and they thought
Manager Wyatt was to blame, and be-
came SO demonstrative that he was
obliged to telephone for police officer,
who succeeded in satisfying the young
people that Mr.. Wyatt was not at fault.
That gentleman said to HERALD re-
porter about the matter:
cdr. Barbour only gave us coupons for
one row of seats in the parquet, and
after those were gone he gave us the
balcony checks. But the students
thought that 1 was holding out the
tickets and it looked for a
the ai'' theatre. greatly Teat regret regret
the trouble that was caused, but
1 was no more to blame than you. /
had no control over the tickets. l rent
ed the house for the occasion, and that
is all the financial interest have in the
matter. DR.. Barbour had the tickets
printed, and they were all given to
him."
The outcome of the affair will not be
known until this afternoon, but one
thing is certain, and that is that DIR.
Barbour yesterday was the most objec-
tionable person in the city to the
scholars and their friends. If the doctor
has not some very good explanation to
make he had better HE away to the
furthermost recesses of the vastly un-
findable. The doctors part in the affair
is that of a member of the board of edu-
cation, which this year assumed the
management 81 the commencement. AS
managers, DIR. Barbour and his associ-
ates are not looming as successes.