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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-12
ENLARGING or A PUBLIC PERIL.

TO the Ed itor Of The Tribune.
Sir: SEQ there is n movement 20 suppress the
sale 81 imitation matches made ~ confectionery ne
lIabl" % teach children to eat phosphorus and play
with fire. which Is of course a thing very likely to
occur; but may suggest that II should stop here
Is there not equal danger that boys acquire taste
for tobacco from eating cigars and cigarettes made
chocolate. and may "" not become eaters Of horse
flesh bv nibbng ginger bread horses Or worse still
may We not grow 10 be cannihas when consider
the barley candy men and wOmenl l. H. fair 10
tantaize little John Chinaman with sugar mice cats
and dogs should little Miss Cleveland for Instance
be permitted TO play with. and probably break heart
shaped cookies There many other dangerous
limitations. but tho few mentioned NAV serve as hint
spoken III season. PHOSPHORESCENT.
Orange, ~ j. May >, 1892.
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rFE CONNER BENEFIT 10 DAY.

The benefit performance at the Metropolitan Opera House
this afternoon for the widow and daughter Captain
William NJ Conner will undoubtedly be most enjoyable
affair Owing the length OF the Programme. the per.
formancc will begin at 80 O'Clock The stage Will be
under the direction OF r. a. Roberts Robert Frazer and
George r. The orchestra OF the Patti company
with Sgnor Ard, and the orchestra OF the Broadway
Theatre direction OF Ernest Meyer, will furnish
the music The entertainers will be Digbv Bell aud the
Jupiter" company. Hoyts "Trip to Chinatown" company.
Russes Getty Directory" company Miss Rosna vokes.
Sgnor Noyara Miss Ida Klein, Nine. Fhbri. Mrs Alice
shaw Miss Loe Fuller Miss Amelia Glover. Willis p.
swcatnam Luke Schoocrof T.. IL. Sothern Hurry Ke..
nell Miss Nellie MclIcny. Edwin French, Charles Ba>Sctt
Miss LILY Post and Miss Mabel Stephenson.
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NEW CHIMES OF OLD DELIS

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Going 10 church last sunday morning down
along IN" side Of our Delaware CHI was seized with
pleasurtblc surprise all OF sudden the city bells
nng ont with the accord Of their joyOns tones
Snbdued and blended by the intervening hillside some
notes as OF n familiar church tune came to nv ear
Has the Reformed" or "Trinty" at once asked
myself what church Is It that has quietly dur
ing the past week put new chime into It's old bell
tower7 Listening more intcntly, however ] soon
distinguished the sounds Of the individual bells of
the different churches. But what nfer ALL nv next
thought was, what II the bells OF adjacent chlrchc
really tuned In groups and ring as q chime
Some. for example, by preconcertcd arrangement
peallng forth notes for the line. " How pleased and
best - Others taking up the refrain, ITO hear
the people cry, :" and Others following with Come
let MS seek our God to-day" \ mere fnncy-you may
say-such united call from all the churches to u
common worship-but beautiful one certainly, and
NJ least which gave me on that lovely sabbath
morning "a delightful sense of the oneness OF all
Christians In worship II not In creed.
ADDISON BALLARD.
Iofn College
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4 CONTENTION or WOMEN IN CHICAGO.
4 LARGE ATTENDANCE AT THE GATHERING OF
THE FEDERATION OF wOMEN's CLUBS.

4 LARGE ATTENDANCE AT THE GATHERING OF
THE FEDERATION OF wOMENs CLUBS.
Chicago May 1.-THE first convention OF the Fedora
lion OF Women's Clubs opened in Central Music Hall
here to-day. The hall filed with representative
women from nearly every part OF the United States.
Massachusetts, had special train loaded with dele
gates The state OF Washington had n delegation. and
the southern states especially well represented
When tho convention called to order by the preS
dent there only man on the floor. DR.. Brown
the husband OF the president. PRAYER was offered by
Mrs Blackwell OF New-Jersey. Then DR.. Sarah Hack
EFT stevenson president Of the Chicago Womans Club
made a witty address Of welcome. she touched
on the growth OF women's clubs, the beneht
they had been 10 the sex, the difficulties under
which they had first labored, and the strength
that they had attained. she added "We have with
rs atiarge representing all clubs for women
everywhere she has perhaps done more clubbing ana
been dubbed more than any other woman in the
world-Susan b. Anthony, whose head has grown
stronger as the knocks have grown harder The
mention Of Miss Anthony's name caused an outbreak
Of applause, In response TO which Miss Anthony rose
from her the stage. and bowed and smiled her
thanks
Dr. stevens then called attention to the fact that
there was no provision made for the representation
Of working women IN the clubs meetings, deplored the
fact and reminded the members present OF the oppor-
unlty they hai In their grasp TO rectfy this omission
President Brown made brief address Of thanks on
behalf Of the Federation and then the r'codng secic
arv Mrs j. C. Crov (Jcnnie june. and the treasurer r,
Nr> Charlotte y. smith. made their reports. me
latter report showed that the Federation had no debt
Mr Chiriltte Emerson Brown, the president, iolOW,%l
with her biennial addreso ~ Two ycai' ane 'G ' ne
l-5 with a total membership Of about 2O.ouo bright.
cultured and many of them distinguished women.
Aer recess, The yarons state deirsd9S mage Tn
night a reception to the delegates, rendered BY me
Womans Club Of chicago MaI gwen IN The cup
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-12
JOHN G., kim.

John G. Kihm, well known the manager OF tho
Western Union Telegraph Companys offices at Castle
Carien the Fargo Office and Ellis Island died yester.
cay morning at his home No. SO Ravtneave., jersey
City Heights. He had suffered Intensely for months
from bronchial troubles lie forty-ore yeafs old
and leaves a widow and four children.
Mr.. Kihm expert linguist, and able to
converse all the immigrants with whom he In
contact He happier than when he mastered
the obscure dialect Of some PEASANT who had banned
every one else lie secretary Of St. Nicholas Coun.
Gil Catholic Benevolent League, Of which he ona
Of the organizers The funeral Will be Saturday
Ing at ST Nicholas Church, Jersey City.
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A WEDDING.

kingston y. Y. May IL (speciaD-st Johns
chmrct ., ,h,s c,tv was the scene OF fashionable
-, - - ,oaav Miss Anne Field Dubois
daughter Of Elijah Dubois. retired banker OF 'ls
city, was married Charles II. Deavergne' son o..
CANAAN Isaac Delavergne. also OF this place. Inc
Rev. Lewis r. watson. the rector OF st. johns per
formed the ceremony. Frederick ID. hiooaia va" 80,
Tho rshar wore Dr. C. W. Crispell. Harry 5. Coykch'
dan p,,r,on Morse. Tremper j: Graham, Mr.. Rose
Eyerei, Fowler and Charles Tappen:: Inc eoup'0
left here Tor a wedding tour IN the oou'h'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-12
DIR. LORENZO WILTON ELDER

Dr. Lorenzo Wilton Elder died suddenly at his hsme.
Washington and Seventh sts lIoboken early yesterday
morning from complication Of diseases Elder wss.
in Ciuiford Chenango County, n. Y. April Is,
1870 In si7 he graduated from the NewYork Col.
ege Of Physicians and Surgeons, and began immediately
to Dr.. J. Cook the only physician in Hoboken
that time. On May 5. 1883 Dr. Elder married, and HE
wife and two children survive him. DR.. Elder
by the Democrats in 1868, and subee.
Quently reelected. After that he for several terms
school trustee and it through his efforts that the
County Board OF Health and Vital Statistics was created
DE- and trustee for number OF large
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-12
LILLE IrALllys WIDE srRE OF IHRIR MONEY

.lsbury Park, y. j.. May IL SpecaD.-Thc gang OF
Italian aborers employed In grading the grounds OF
the new seaside report of the Young Mems Christian
Association OF NewJersey, who created riot yes
tcrtay afternoon because they had not been paid.
spent most Of tho time last night quaTcllng among
themselves. samuel f. Cummings, the contractor who
was rescued from the Italians shanty where he was
held as security for the money due them, spent the
night at !: hotel here. Charles Murray. the Italian
labor contractor of Eli2abcth-st. NcwlOrk who
holds the sub contract for the work. returned to the
Italians quarters az midnight lie closely watched
by the Italians all night, and when he came 10 As
bury Park this morning he followed by n score
OF the nfurated mborcrs, who mounted guard at the
doors Of every building Mr.. Murray entered. Joseph
&. ". Stout, the managing director of the company
owning the land assisted this afternoon with the neces
.ary funds, and the Italians returned 10 work.
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SECRETARY TRACY N THE CITY.

Secretary Tracy came over from "hshihe'on 'ea'a
~, snen, a norton of the day at the Offices OF
49, lao, Mariners Messrs Boardman and Platt, III 'he
NH. building and received number OF visitors uerc
IT., ,t he declared, entirely on private business
I'D mn poltical significance was to be attached 10 "
a ' ,,ra,ion in this State and throughout the coun
..' no remarked was entirely satisfactory. President
Harrison he added would certainly be renona'ea AL"
,aotnd nv a fattcring majority. Beyond these gen
10 .,ooen,s the Secretary declined TO 90 into polt
era s'ns'ion lie expects to return TO the Capital
morning.
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Lafayette College. May 7. 1s92.
TIE BATTLE OF MONOCACY WORTHY OF FAME.

TO tho Editor Of The Tri bunc.
Sir: see In your Issue OF April II that move
mcnt has been suggested TO improve the MOnocacy
battlefield. No Of the 5000 that fought that
field. July D. l7d4 and by holding Earlys army for
the day, thereby saving the City Of Washington, but
will agree with me that there is hardly n more I'm
porant battlefield excepting Gettysburg worthy Of
remembrance We're II not for that battle. fought
with such heavy loss, Washington would have fallen.
As II was the remainder Of the sixth Army Corps had
not hour 10 spare 10 save the Capital after the
fight OF MOnocacy.
ONE OF co. F.. 14TH N. J. VOLS.
Railway, n. j., April %, 1892.
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ness or trade. his subscription will be

fession business or trade. his subscription will be
credited To that interest
As soon as any committee turns in the money col,
ected rom us subscribers their and the amounts
subscribed will be given to the press
Now that success is so nearly attained II would DC
serious reflection upon the public spirit OF our city
II hc remaining 5000 Ghould not be subscribed
before Decoration Day, May 30, and New. York not he
pledges and discharged the duty which the Nation has
looked to her to perform. HORACE PORTER.
President.
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room not being large Enough hold at table all
who desired to be present.
The large dining. room at DeImonico,. will no adorned
Tor the feast this morning. and this afternoon from
p. the members Of club and their families can
visit the place and admire the decorations The hour
he beginning OIL ohe dinner Is fixed at O'Clock. There
is no time limit on the dinner itself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-12
cUps To RE SHOWN AT THE YACHT Club DiNAHA'

The annual dinner Of the Ncw.York Yacht Cup WI,
take place q. Demonicos tonight oona0aors ,s,n.
will preside and l25 members wiz DC Win zach.
son.,. md ,,onhos won BY various boats oil the cuD
These trophies viii be loaned by the owners Of tn winning
yachts and WIN form display which VIII DC oil sss,'
beauty and interest. Many cups ceeoiaseu =, ,S.m
AN ,h,, won NV the America 1t was at first intended
~. a. 800, r,,osr in the noderoom OF the club
house in Madssnave great was the interest
In IT, and so large o. number oil memoefe "s ~, q,
Wa. dscnsd =. have the affair Of Delnonices The MODEL
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MRS SARAH PARTRIDGE sroFFoRp.

Washington May 1l.-Mrs Sarah Partridge Sponord,
wife OF A. r. spohord Librarian OF Congress, died aa
her home In this this morning from pneumonia Mrs.
spoord old Massachusetts, family. and was born
at Franklin, Mass She was educated at the Westnelo
Seminary and Cincinnati, Ohio to become teacher
in young ladies' school In 1851. There she
red Mr. SpoGord the following year, removing with hing
20 Washington In 1901.
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OBITUARY.
n. p EARHART.

Portland Ore, May 1l.-R. p Earhart, Collector
Of Customs for Portland, died this morning Of Bghts
disease. Mr.. Earhart for eight years Secretary
Of state Of Oregon, and for quarter Of century ho
had been Of the leading citizens OF the Statey
lie was a thirty third degree Mason.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-12

The 'shore Line" Flyer the fast express train g %
added TO the line between and Boston on Nay
10th next will make the between the terminals In hyo
hours and forty minutes Train made up Of PaIor cars
with dining.car and paror smoker. Fare 5000 ncudm8
IalOr.car chair leaving either end Of Che line at M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-12

In the South Of France whose thoughts. are turned
toward California and whose coming will depend on
my reports which will in letters to| the io;u
paper. They have lost their vineyards through me
phyllOxera, and will be glad 10 come II the prospects
here seem encouraging to them. They would go into
fruit and flower raising.r
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MARRIED..

BARTLETT-STURIIS-O Tuesday. May 10, BY the
Rev. William s. Rainsford, ID: D.. Beatrice CYNTHIA
Barney daughter OF Russell and sarah Barney Sturgis
TO Philip Golden Bartlett
wOOD-JUDSON-On Tuesday May 10th. 1892, by tho
Rev. William Z. Breed OF Milton, Penn, Carolyn Juds
daughter Of the late Isaac Judson, OF Brooklyn
New-York 10 Chorles w. Wood Of Syracuse.
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them are seduced into indifference BY IT, Some OF
three Years that repeal OF the act relative to the
publication OF these laws is desirable In the interest
OF an awakened and nvigorated party JOURNALISM;
Trenton, y. j., April ~. MEh'Eh'
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a specialized female gather together the mass OF
baggage tuck the little girl under her arm end In
Quire about the next train for Boston.
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Guerial Notites.
PO.toMce Notice,

New.Engiand Monument Company.
Cemetery Memorials IN Granite, Bronze and Marble.
1921 Broadway, opposite Dodge statue
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07
Earthquakes In Japan.

During the nine years and six
months preceding December, 1884,
there had occurred in Japan, accord
ing to the official statement published
by the government, $50 earthquakes,
averaging one earthquake for every
six days and six hours. Professor
Milne was able to make the average
even greater than this, according to
a writer in the Illustrated American.
He could trace an average Of an earth
quake per day in Nagasaki, in the ex-
pelago. Probably the official Stats
tics were compiled from the returns
of officials from all over the country,
in which case only those shocks which
caused loss Of life or damage to prop.
erty would be included. Ii this hypO-
thesis be correct, we should have an
average Of more than one earthquake
per week, which was so violent that
it caused injuries to life or property
sufficiently serious to attract the at
tention of the local authorities, and,
in their judgement, to require re.
port to the central government.
Earthquakes being so common peo-
pie scarcely notice them unless they
be extraordinary severe ones. Fol
instance, Miss Bird in her "Unbe
aten Tracks" thus summarily dismiss
es two: "While we were crossing the
court there were two shocks Of earth
quake; all the golden wind bells which
fringe the roofs rang softly, and q
number Of priests ran into the tenn
pie and beat various kinds Of drum:
for the space of half an hour"
AS every one knows, Japan is the
very hearth of earthquakes In 1864
more than sixty thousand people lost
their lives in consequence Of one o.
these great terrestrial catastrophes
and 1t has been calculated that from
ten to twelve earthquakes, each last
ing several seconds, occur every year
besides numerous others of too light
a nature to be worthy Of remark.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07
- -
Tho Porcuplne.

Who has not heard the backwoods
hunter entertain his open-mouthed
and equally as ignorant audience
with stories of our gentle and inof-
fensive" porcupine, who threw his
quilts until the dogs were covered and
left in disgust, bowling with pain, "
or some other "bosh" to the same
effect. How positively he makes the
assertion. There can be no doubt
that hunters of this. ilk frequently
say shear" when they have seen
nothing more formidable than a
harmless "ground-hog." Nature ar
mored our porcupinei in manner that,
when excited and with spines raised,
woe to the quadruped or biped either,
for that matter, who comes In con-
tact with this bundle Of prickers.
"Porky's" body is covered with thick
layer of fat, in which the quilts OF
spines are rather insecurity fastened.
Each spine has set Of minute barbs
at the outer end. But touch a spine
and it sticks, and can only be re.
moved by force. A dog or fox that
lacks experience and undertakes a
meal at the porcupine's expense
usually ends by filling with splnes not
only his mouth, but his head ant
paws as well, and not upfrequently
death results from his temerity. =
| Great Divide. @@
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07
Useful Insects.

Nearly all the lace-wings, which
include the ant-lions, aphis-lions,
dragon flies, etc., are benefit, living
wholly on other insects, and so help
preserve our crops. Most of the 10
Gust order are destructive, yet even
here we find the curious preying
mantis, common at the South, with
its jaw-like anterior legs, one Of the
first of predaceous insects. True, it
attacks bees also, though 1t certainly
does much more good than harm.
Several bugs, like the great wheel
bug and the soldier bug, feed exclu-
sively on other insects.
or the beetles, the beautifully
spotted lady-bird beetle, the black,
long-legged ground beetles, the quick,
fierce tiger beetles, and few Others,
are valuable aids in holding our in
sect pests in check. One may re-
peatedly see the grubs Of the ground
beetles eating cut-worms. The good
work of the pretty lady-bird beetles
in destroying the pestiferous plant
lice can hardly be too much appre-
ciated. OF the two-winged flies we
have the tachina flies, which are in.
ternal parasites on other insects; they
resemble in form and color the house
flies, to which they are closely related
These also prey upon cut-worms, lay
ing their eggs on the caterpillars, and
as these eggs hatch, the maggots eat
into their host and destroy its life.
Two other families Of two-wingec
flies do much good In eating Other
insects. The robbcr flies are so herct
and strong they destroy even thu
honey bee. while the conical maggot
of the pretty yellow-banded syrphu'
flies feed upon the plant lice to an ek
tent surpassed by few other insects
they are nearly or quite equal to thu
lady-bird beetles as aphis destroycrs
Among the highest order OF insects
THE one that includes the bees anC
wasps-we have the ichnuemon fife
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07
War Records as hooters.

The eternal unfltncss Of things Is
sometimes illustrated in the most
ridiculous manner. During the war
there were thousands of great vol
umes of various kinds in which
were kept the records of the army
movements, the killed, injured, etc.
Some of these were never used, and
they have found their way into the
most unheard-of places and put to all
sorts Of uses.
In the northwest section is little
corner grocery which does a credit
business to some extent. Upon the
counter is one OF the old war books
ruled and printed for record of the
killed and wounded. Each page Is
not less than twenty inches square,
and In this book are kept the accounts
of the grocer with his customers, the
pencil used being one of those huge
affairs made OF graphite which car
penters carry. .ofatyln f nhl
The grocer calls the book his blot
ter, and every time customer has
moment TO wait this "blotter," lying
open before the public, receives a
critical inspection. The contents do
not agree with the caption over the
title page, unless, probably, during
the season for watermelons and green
corn. Washington Post.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

ering solder scanned the country
for niles around; no. man In sight lie
walked toward the door; just as his hand
touched tho latch he heard the sound OF
hcrse's feet Out from the stable yard
like a fash came q slender young horse
man. holding In one hand small grip
sack. In II was $4,000 pay for soldiers
that had cen left In the ambulance.
Away went the horseman with speed OF
the wind, up cane the carbine TO the
soldiers shoulder. the benumbed fingers
pulled the trigger. the bullet was buried
In the dust at the flying feet OF the horse.
There was rush OF men from the
house, then another rush for arms, all
the work Of q minute perhaps, but the
horsoman was of at long range, zigzag'
cling IN his course In style that made
sights and wind gauges supernuous'
! " hiz. zip. whiz went the bullets OF q
tn lado: the soldiers were shooting 10
save salary. but In vain; the daring rider
only waved defiant gesture OF a0omi-
nation as he rode over the ridge. Before
the horses in the distant corral could
get their loosencd cinches frightened the
robber was over the hills and of toward
the mountain Businesses and was not
heard from until two years later In
I Nebraska, where a small fraction OF the
money was recove. ed
That night we slept on the ground
an neighbor Harris hogs Were most at
+ tentive and inquisItive The Captain
broke two clubs over one razor. back
head, aud then dutigully tried to res
with bunch OF cactus stuck In his hee
like a natural spur, painful souvenir