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Funeral Reforms.
From The Chicago Times.

In France there is earnest agitation for
simplicity in funerals. The ostentation
of burial has been overdone. In Paris
complaint lies chiefly against excessive
,nse of flowers, which not only load the
coffin but arc strewn in various fanciful
forms suggestive of grief and hope about
the room containing the corpse. There is
just as much conventionalty and as little
real heart in this manifestation rs in the
forms which in England gave employ
ment through an undertaken to ridicu-
lous mutes and sent empty carriages to
follow hearse. Vanity at the grave Is
vanity at its worst. No ostentation is so
wicked and puerile as funeral show. The
dead belong to very few--the few who
were bound together by family ties or
close friendship. Upon such survivors
falls the duty of burial. II is q sacred
duty, and II fashion had not obtruded
wholly private. Funeral reforms are
needed here quite as much rs in France.
There should be no crowd, no pomp, no
ceremony.
Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust.
Or fattery soothc the dull. cold car OF death,
Show is pitiablc. Humanity, brought
low, as Is its doom, being carried TO the
grave IL not a meet spectacle. Here ut
least deccncy should triumph over vanity.
All luueIuiS uubut W De vueL dilu private.
Their conduct ought to be wholly, as far
as circumstances will admit, in the hands
OF those who have upon them the duty Of
relationship and affection. Nor is it nee
essary that show of affection and regret
should compel attendance at the grave,
for there are times and conditions when
this would be needless imperilling of the
living III useless show of honor for the
dead.
1t is the order of nature that first or last
the corpse shall suffer complete disintegra-
ton. Man inclines to thwart this law and
therein errs. Why attempt preservation
of body when decay has been decreed
and will be attained finally? Nature has
chemistry of its own, and in this matter
a kindly chemistry. The sooner il is in
operation the better, and we ought not to
seek to hinder it by the use of heavy
collins of hard wood. Light, porus woods,
even wickerwork, is preferable as inviting
natures wholesome operations. No one
OF normal mind preserves corpse that
he may view II from time to time.
To any but morbid disposition this
would be repulsive. Why, then, pre-
serve? OF course, when the embalmer
set the fashion, he found trait in human
nature that gave him encouragement
The builders OF the tower of Babel would,
Of course, live always. The embalmer
tlattered their vanity and men went out
doing foolish, even a wicked thing,
fancyipg themselves masters of nature.
No generation ever possessed deeper in
sight into the laws of the universe than
our own. knowledge is power. Knowl.
edge, also, is humility.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
washington Stock Exchangc.

Reported for TnE CRIrlc by Gurley &
Stevens, real estate and local securities,
1885 II street northwest.
sales-Regular call, y o'clock M
ID. G. rs, $1,000 10i3. Wash. Gas Con-
yertible 6's, 5000 a 1857; s72a 129l; sj6 a
1870; "a n 1870. West End Nat. Bank, 10 a
0Ss 10 IA 0s. Met Il. r., 0 q 116. Cap. &
Sol. Home II. r., 3 GO. Wash. Loan and
Trust Co., 10 COL 10 COZ. Pneumatic
Gun Carriage, 500 70c.
Miscellaneous Bonds-W. & @. r. r.
10-40 6's,' R93'23, 10l w. & q. r.. X.
Convertible 6s, '99i29, l2G; Masonic Hall
Assn Ss, C1s9S, l04; Wash. Market Co.,
1st 6's, 1s02-1011, 106; Wash. Market Co.,
Imp, 6's, 1927, 100; Amer. Security
and Trust, 5's, 1905, 100; Wash. Light
Infantry, "a rs, 1904, 30; Wash. Gas Co.
Ser. A, 6s, l002,27, III; Wash. Gas Co.
Ser. b, G's, 1002-'29, 1isi; Wash. Gas Co.,
Convertible Is, 1901, 100.
National Bank Stocks--Benk of Wash
ington, 450 Bank of Republic, go; Met
ropolitan, 275; Central 300; Second, 1856;
Farmers and Mechanics, 100; Columbia,
1856; Capital. 12ll West End, GA Lincoln,
1ol; Citizens 40; Traders 1i7l.
Georgetown, 225; Metropolitan, llG; Co
lumbia. SO; Capitol and North . Street;
SO; lexington and Soldiers Home, 5Sl;
Georgetown and Tenallytown, 60.
Insurance Stocks. = Fircmen's, AZ;
Franklin. 81: Metropolitan, so; National
Union, 49, Arlington, 175; Corcoran, SO;
Columbia, 10; German American, 10;
Potomac, SO; Riggs, a; Peoples, 81; Lin
coin, 81; Commercial, ~.
Title Insurance Stocks--Real Estate
Title, 1913; Columbia Title, @.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks--Wash
ington Gas, 42a Georgetown Gas, AS; U.
s. Electric Light, l52.
Telephone Stocks-Pennsylvania 25;
Chesapeake Il Potomac, 81; American
Grapbophone, II.
Miscellaneous Washington Mar
ket, 16; Bull Run Panorama. IL; Pneu-
matte Gun Carriage, D. Great Falls Ice, 100;
Inter. Ocean Building, 20.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies
National Safe Deposit, 240; Washington
Safe Deposit, 1l0; Wash. Loan IL Trust
Co., 90; American Security Il Trust Co.,
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

=. MhCpolitanzG. F., Brown, lockwood,
Tenn; "; M. Smith, North Carolina; A. Jas
per, Lynchbnrg; Charles Kabcrt, Lebanon, KY;
James Mile, Pittsburg; II. s. johnson, At
lanta, Ga; j. d. Patton, Richmond, Va; John
Anderson, Springfield, Mass.
Ndtionol-ioward Hitchins, Frostburg Nd;
ID. Graham, Montreal; Thomas j. Gallagher,
Chicago; C;J. Davis, WillIamsport, Midi. H..
n. u; s. NJ. Hackman, Hagcrstown, Nd; F. s.
Walton, Philadelphia.
81 yomes--G George Christman, Vcrran Mon
roe, Iiarrisonburg. Va; James II. Kyle, Aber-
deem, >. d.; W o. Bangs, Cincinnati; John II
Clemens, Pittsburgh. B; Bennett, watert9wn,
q. Miller and wife, Flanheld, N. j.; James
Mitchell and wife, Grand Rapids, Mich.
WiRard's--W. L. Haupt, Buffalo, N. Y: j.
II. Bartlett, Roanoke, Va. II. II. Ball and wife,
Aurora, H.; Z. II. Gnphy, Tampa, Fla; Rod;
wife, Kansas City; W. Z. Hnycox, Cleveland;
+. W. Lewis, Hyde Park, Mass; Mr.. and Mira.
Junklns, Boston; f. +. Baker, Morrlstown,
Nj
.Eioos- John Fowler, London, England; II.
William r. Whitney, Holyoke, Mass; +, W.
Reynolds, Providence, Il. L.; Charles q. Culp,
salipa, Kan; d. j.: King Akron, Ohio; Theo-
dore W, Keeny, Henry Snyder, Thomas +.
shuster, Philadelphia.
UelckT's-R. n. Wilson, New York; Comto
mile, Rayre, France; +. A. Reeve, New Jersey;
A. II. Amohcy, Hagcrstown, Md.
I0imlty'S.-Ilon. sherman IIoar Waltham,
Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Wolff, John u, Ryan, Mrs
Thomas i. Ryan, New York; Mrs Amsden,
Miss Burdena Potter and Miss Gertrude Magill,
Chicago.
arlington, George Fuller, san Diego, Cal;
$. $: shilling, Columbus, Ohio; Mrs NJ. j.
Mitchell and Miss Hinslcy, Worcester, Mass;
T. l; Williams and wife, Chicago; Amos, Town
send, Cleveland Ohio; William d. Bishop
Bridgeport, Conn; o. A. jenkins and Wife
Boston,
h1bW--Joseph b, Armos, Boston; +, W
Satold, Albany q. u. summers, Detroit; Mrs.
ID, Il, Crran, Miss NJ IL. Smith, Batimore
George II. Palmer, U. 5. A., Fort Douglass
Utah; J. Il. Peyton, Richard l.. Gihbs, New
York; Mr. and Mrs. NJ. ID. Lyon Brooklyn.
Hotl JohnSOn-C. W. Nbley, Utah; Il. Brad
| ehAw, Norfolk, Va; II. Martin, Philadelphia
| Il. e. rilbury and wife, Pittsncld, Mass; Car
| $, Snyder, Chicago; l.. Homer, Old Point, Va
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RI lsSkLl-On February %, 1891, at G51 p.
M; CoiBelia r. Russell, wife OF Rear Admiral
j. II. ltustel.
CRtMp,-On February 2d, 1871, at ll;l5 p.
M Matilda T.. Crump
Funeral nom the residence Of her nephew,
a. k. II Carver, iGlH y street southwest, on
Sunday morning at0 O'Clock, lntormalt ut
Lebanon, Va
FuRBERSHAW.- On Friday, February ~,
1871 Marie Irene, infant daughter OF James II,
and Mary +. Futbcrshaw, aged year, 0moaths
and II days.
Funeral from parents residence, Il6 Thlrl
O'Clock y. m.
klNG,-on Thursday, February ~, 1891,
Jetse NJ, beloved son OF Apn and the late
CHARLES King, aged 32 yeaTR.
Funeral from his late residence, on Rlggs'
road, sunday March 1, Ut 2;20 p. IN. Services
a. Rock Creek Church.
SILL ING.-At 'Bealetop, Va, February 20
isI,. Clement a. siiliDg, In his 2Gth yeas.
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MARRIED.

NCiS-YATES- Thursday evening,
February 20, 1874, atst Marks p. Il. Church, by
the Rev a. f. Steele. Thomas Edward Francis
TO Naomi Yates.
kEENAN- -HELFERSTAY- Thursday,
February 20, 1891, at Martlnsburg, ~. Va, by
Rev. Mr.. Eobertson, Mr.. j. II, Keenan,, IT,, Of
Washington, ID. q, 10 Miss Il. Nora lIelfcrstay
Of Maltinhhurg, w. Na,
MARTIE- -BAUMAN-On Tuesday, Febru-
ary u, 1891, by the Rev. A. W. Matthews, T.
Rhhert Martin of Washington, ID. g., to Marie
l., Banman OF Frederick Md.
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PHOTOGRAPHY IN coLoRs.
More Information Concerning Profe'
sor Lippmann's Discovery.


From he Loadon Daily Neios.
PARIS, Feb. i5.--I have had another
conversation with Professor Lippmann of
the Sorbonne, IN which called his atten-
ton to the points raised on his discovery
OF how to photograph colors. The colors
are permancnt-hc made use Of the word
"hxed"-and they are only seen by re-
Election In looking at the plate and not
through 1t. One sees the colors well in
daylight or lamplight, but better in re-
fected than In direct artificial light. Thus
the Professor covered the back of glass
plate on which he photographed spec
trum and held the face toward the white
side of paper lamp-shade. In the light
. IL threw back on them the colors took
such brightness as only to be compare
BILE to the prismatc hues In we'll cut Col
conda diamond. When he held the plate
between my eyes and the light did not
see q trace of color on IL.
He said his method had nothing in
common with the so-called chrom0litho-
graph photography invented by two
Frenchmep, N. Charles Cros and NJ.
Ducos de Hanron. Their coloring system
is printing process. II they wanted, for
instance, to do n red robe, yellow turban,
different plates, one with the ttirban done
in. yellow pigment another with the
robe in red one, and a third with the
sash in green. These would be success
sively stamped upon photographs; but
the coloration would not be due to the
direct and sole action of light on the neg
alive.
NJ. Lippmann thinks that he will be
able to reproduce composite hucs, such as
are found in the human complexion or n
landscape, but said he had never tried and
therefore can assert nothing. Scientists,
however, dcspaired more Of getting the
bright than the subdued colors, the
former of which he has been able tn
catch and fix. | never saw any effects
more neat and perfect than those he has
obtained. NJ. Lippmann has been at the
Sorbonne five years. lie was thrown in
the way of his discovery in preparing q
lecture OH Newton's theory of light.
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PROPOSALS.

M AsONRY WORK FOR A BRIDGE IN
NI the National Geological park,-smthso-
nirn Institution. Oficc OF the National Ioolog-
ical Park. Washington, ID. c., February II,
1891 Proposals will be received at this Office
until ~ O'Clock noon Of Monday, the ID day OF
March, 1871, for furnishing tho materials and
constructing two bridgc-picrs and two abu,-
ments In the National Geological Park. Plans,
specifications, forms OF proposal, aud other Ia.
formation may he obtained ON application to
this cfiice. The right Is reserved 10 reject any
LANGLEY, Secretary, Smithsonian Instith.
tion. fnsj-3t
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An unthnnked OmcinI.
From he PHILADELPHIA record,


Speaker Reed will be the first presiding
officer of the House in this country's his
tory who will leave his Office without the
customary vote of thanks. Henry Clay,
James X. Polk, James G. Blaine, Samuel
J. Randall and John G.. Carlisle were
party men in Congress, but in the office Of
dccency and the House with respect.
Hence complimentary vote of thanks
was their due. But such q vote in behalf
Of Speaker Reed would be a mockery
which the House Of Representatives could
not sanction.
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AIlGTInN SALES.
fT,RusTEES SALE OF VERY VALUABLE
Il lMkONED PROPERTY, BEING HOUSE
No 5OT STREET NORTHEAST

No. 50I STREET NORTHEAST.
by virtue Of u certain decd Of trust recorded
IN libor No. 1856, folio Ia n SEQ ono OF the
land records for tho District Of Columbia, and
at he request of the party secured thereby, we
will ofToI for sale 10 front OF the promises, on
THURSDAY, THE 6TH DAY or MARCH,
1871, NJ 1870 O'Clock y. m, the following dc.
scrilod property In The city OF Washington
District of Columbia. TO witt All Of lot mum
bcrcd ~ In Charles Gcssford's subdivision ~
lot :, square S3j as said subdivision IL recorded
IN Book H. page ~, of the Surveyors ONCE Of
the District OF Columbia. Sold subject to u
certain decd OF trnst 10 secure the sum of
81 eco with interest from May Is, 1890.
Terms Of sale: Onc-half OF the amount In OK &.
cess OF said decd Of trust 10 he paid In cash
and balance In one year, with interest ut 0 per
cent. payable semi.annually, and secured by
deed Of trust on the property sold. or all cash,
at the option Of the purchaser. 500 deposit
will be required ut time OF same. Terms TO he
complied with In ten days.
JOHN 7. ARMS,
SAMUEL A. DRURY,
Trustees.
GEORGE w. ST1CKNEY, Auctionecr,
Ian A. A.
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New Ideas In silks.

fitM me my Goods economist
Brocaded glace tafleta is French nov-
city lately shown here.
Brocades with corded grounds are rare
and full of novel effects.
\ new idea in brocades is scroll work
of lace inclosing flowers.
A novelty in French brocades shows
black, mais and birds egg blue.
The imported hats show velvet ribbon
of peculiar red shade like deep Ma
Eonta.
Embroidered shoulder-shawls of China
crepe will be more generally worn this
summer.
Night-tresses of chiffon, trimmed with
lace and embroidery, is fad OF Partisan
origin.
An old-rose brocade is covered with a
black design resembling chenille, with
elliptieal spots here and there.
Large, loosely petaled chrysanthemums
IN pale yellow tints appear on blue benga-
line, faille and satin grounds.
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GEORGE W. sTlCKNEY. Auctioneor,
fe2icod&da h0g Eleventh street northwest
T,nos. E. wAGgAMAN, Auctlonccr,

Il VIZ street.
TRUST EES' SALE OF REAL ESTATE IN
LIE DROlT PARK.
by virtue Of deed of trust to US, dated May
81, 1888 and recorded In Libor No 1879, folio
~, ct seq, OF the Land Records OF the District OF
Columbia, and at the request of the holder OF
the note secured thereby, VIC will sell Mt public
auction, IN front OF the premises, on SATUR-
DAY, THE TTH DAY OF MARCH 1891, at
4 O'Clock p. m, all OF lots numbered nine o.
and from fourteen di) to eighteen u.s. both in
clueivc, In block twelve ugl In 4. l.. Barber u
Co.'S subdivision or certain tracts OF land now
known ns lie Dfoit Park, as per plat rccordc
In libcr Governor shepherd folio IS. In tho
Surveyors ONCE Of tho District OF Columbia
Said lots being In ead District.
Torms: Cash. A deposit OF 81 900 win he re.
required vt the sale. Terms OF sale to he c)m-
piled with within ten days from the day Of sale
or property will he rcsOld at the cost AMI
rick Of the dcfaulting purchaser. All convey
ancing and recording ai purchasers cost.
THOMAS Il. WAGGAMAN,
JNO. W. PlLLlNG,
fc25dNds Trustees
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FOR SALE AND RENT.

DEAL ESTATE BULLETIN.
THOMAS f. wAGGAMAN, 9l7 + street.
Changes made Wednesdays and Saturdays.
3-SToRY BRICK AND FRAME HOUSES
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plclMoNp AND DANvII.LE RAILROAD

u
SCHEDULE IN EFrEor JANUARY (, 1891.
All trains leave and arrive at Pennsylvania
passenger station, Washington, ID. Q.
SW y m.-Daily for Culpcpcr Charlottcs-
vile, STATIONS so Ghcrspeakc and ohio Route,
boro', Raleigh, Ashcvilc, Charlotte, Columbia,
Aiken, Augusta, Atlanta, Birmingham, Mont
gomcry, New orleans. Texas and California.
Pullman Sleeper New York to Atlanta and
Pullman Sleeper Atlanta to New Orleans.
Pullman Sleeper Danyillc via Columbia and
Augusta TO Macon Pullman slocpers WASH
meets mt Lynchburg with Norfolk and Wostern
Railroad for Roanoke, Bristol, Knoxville, Chat
tanooga and the Southwest.
1l:1O n. m.-Daily, Washington aud South
western Ncstibulod Limited, between wash-
ington and Atlanta, composed entirely of Pull
man cars, on which an extra rate Of fare Is
charged; arrives Atlanta $50 n. m second day.
Consult time table for stops.
2:3D y. m.--Dally, except Sunday, for Manas-
sas, strasburg aud intermediate stations.
i:35 y. m.-Daily, runs 20 Lynchbnrg; carry
ing Pullman sleeper TO Memphis via Lynch
Ii:!Op. Western Express daily for Manas-
sas, tharloiiesvillc, staunton, Louisville, Gin
cinnutl, Pullman Ncstibulc Train Washington
10 Cincinnati, with u Pullman sleeper for
Louisville.
1i:g0 y. m.-Southcru Express daily for
Lynclburg, DGnvlc. Raleigh, Ashcvillc, Char
lottc, Columbia, Augusta, Aiken, Atlanta,
Montgomery New Orleans, Texas and Cali
fonlia. Pullman Vcstibulc Car Washington To
rev OIlclIh VIA AtluntN hnu montgomery.
Pullman sleeper New York and Washington To
Ashcylllo and Hot Springs, y. G., via Salisbury.
Also Washington to Augusta via Charlotte and
Columbia.
Trains on Washington and Ohio division
cave Washington NOO u. M. daily, tej p m.
daily and j.i5 y. N. daily, except Sunday; rc-
turning arrive Washington $40 II. IN. and j;i5
p. m. daily and 100 n. M. daily. except sunday.
Through trains from the Suuth via Charlotte.
Danvlllc and Iynchburg arrive In Washington
b3 n. M. lU:25 a. III. ana $50 u. m; via Enst
Tennessee. Bristol and Lynchburg At 3:O5 p.
NJ. and $50 y. M: via Chesapeake and Ohio
route and Charlottesville nj 2:iS D. IN. and $50
y. m. and lO.25 4. III. strasburg local NJ i0:i7
A. III
Tickets, sleeping car reservations and infor-
nation furnished and baggage checked nj
Office, 1900 Pennsylvania ave, and at passenger
station, Pennsylvania lailrOad, 18th and ID ets.
JAS. J.. TAYLOR. Gen. PaRs. Agent.
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FOR SALE.

EoR sALE-A GOOD, SOUND HORSE,
II wagon and harness. Apply to NJ. H.,
CuRLY, 2O6 L u. Do W.
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WANTED SITUATIONS.

NTANTED--BY A REspECrABLE AND
w experienced colorcd woman, n situation
NJ nrst.class chambermaid good references.
Gall or address 1ii0 Madison ave. n W.
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yNTANTED-BY NEAT COLoRED GIRL,
w place In u private family AZ chamber
maid or waitress: good references Call for
three days ut 1870 N. Y. ave.
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yXTANTED-BY YOUNG MAN, ~ YEARS
w Of age, q situation M clerk In a grocery
store; can give good reference, Address J. W.
O. 100 n st. o. w
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INFANT ED -GIm. FOR GENERAL HOUSE
w work; also one to take care OF children.
1903 $ 1T n. W.
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WANTED-BY TWO. CAPABLE WHITE
w girls, places as chnmbermald and cook In
private family. Address Miss TRACY, Fox
hall Road, Georgetown, n. G..
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NXIANTED-BY A RESPECTABLE GER.
w man girl. n situation as nurse; best OF
references. Cali GlS u n. NV.
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NOR sALE-DR. PEPPERS COMPLETE
IL system Of medical works, In good conli-
tion, with other medical works. Call and eX-
anime at ilOj y, Y, ave. II, W.
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NTANTED--A WHITE GIRL FOR GEN
w eral houscwork In a family of two. Call
at g12 II St H. O.
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yNTANTED-BY A SETTLED COioRED
wv woman, place rs 1rst-class cook. Call
M 600 81 n ~
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wv ANTED-SiTU AS WAITER AT
w hotel or restaurant by experienced young
colored man, lately employed Mt Iygcla Hotel,
Old Point; good reference given when re-
quired; willing to work for small wages. Ap-
ply or address e. JOHNSON, care Miss Wallis,
ftOG N. Y ave.
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VXTANTED-BY REsPECTABLE WHITE
w woman, n situation as nurse for an old
lady or cook In private family Inquire nj .
Essex Court, bet. 9Th and 7th, II and st-. n. W.
M carda ans yoFpd
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-03-19
He Had a Dream.

A negro had gone to sleep in the sun
on the platform of a railway station,
says the Detroit Free Press. aud some of
the boys put up job to have some fun
with him. A bag of sleiled corn was
laid across his knees, second on his
stomach, and third on his head A
the weight didn't waken him, another
bag was placed on his stomach, making
about $40 pounds resting there. lie
snored away for three minutes, grew
uneasy, began to mutter, and at the end
of five threw tile sacks off aud sat up
and looked around in daz ID way.
Anything wrong. Rube." asked one
of the jokers
go de Lawd, sah. but Ize had de
worstest dream dat eber dremptl I'ze
ali in cold blood!"
What was it
~Drempt dat had sich a sore froat l
couldn't swaller, an de ole woman
brought hum two chickens, some yams,
an 'possum, an dun cooked an eat de
hull outfit wild me sittin' right dar an
not able to opsa my mouf! Lawd save
me, but didn't suffer when / saw de
las of dem chickens gwine down her old
froati"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-03-19
English in Australia

OF all the countries which have been
originally settled as offs oots of Great
Britain it has the opulation which is
most exclusively British No other
European nation has ever held any part
of it, or has the drift of continental
emigration been directed to its shores.
No weaker race has got, or, as / shall
have to show later, is likely to get, such
a footing there as will enable it to con-
fuse the forms of national growth.
Australia is more Anglo-Saxon than the
United States, with their negro millions
and their steady inf pw OF continental
emigrants; more Anglo-Saxon than
C,nada, with its considerable fraction of
French populations; than South Africa,
with its Dutch Beers and native races;
than any country save Great Britain
itself. Under the sunny skies of the
Southern hemisphere AN almost purely
b itish stock has a continent TO itself as
an untitled sheet on which to write the
hist ry of It's development.-IFr From the
Century,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-03-19
No Doubt about Tts Trut,,.

Here is a railroad story which Is re-
lated by an Atlanta man, who however,
deprecatingly valves aside the immor-
tally which would attach to the publi-
cation of his name:
II was handling the throttle on the
Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe in 1885,
he said. Il had fast express and was
nearing the town of Fort Worth in May
Of that year. We were behind our
schedule and were pushing the old
steam hoss for all we were worth. So
fast were we travelling that the telegraph
poles looked like the prongs ON a fine
tooth comb. We were just rounding q
long curve, when suddenly ! spied q
little child playing on the track and not
over 500 feet ahead. We always carried
a stout leathern lasso, made fast to the
tender. Without more ado l grabbed
that lasso and with single throw
circled it around telegraph pole. My
act threw the engine and seven cars
from the track and saved the little one
but killed 300 passengers. "-IAtlanta
Constitution