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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-09-24


Lusinc pouila fa:c S,000,0O0 de llvrcs
par an; les constructions ct lamruagt-
muut cOltteront $4,000.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07
panies of this State. about ten millions. Is
effected by the decision.
THE RESCUER BURNED
An Accident in Bayonne Which
Just Escaped Being Tragic.

The German nurse girl Of o family
named Goodenow living at No. 96 West
Fifth street, accidently set her dress
ablaze yesterday forenoon while explod-
ing flrecrackers. Becoming frantic with
fright she ran up and down the block
whirling the fire into lively flames. Ed
mopd NJ. Barnett and Attorney Peter
Stillwell, who board at No. SO West Fifth
street, saw the girls peril and FASTENED to
her assistance. Barnett reached her first
and contrived to tear, off the blazing
skirt before the girl received any injury.
In doing SO Barnett burned both his hands
so badly that they are now useless. Dr.
Frederick G. Payn dressed his wounds
and advised him to go to the Hospital
but he declined. Stillwell also received
severs burns about his hands. Owing to
the fact that she wore a heavy skilt be-
meath her dress, the girl escaped with
only u slight burn on her back.
Notes.
Mrs. Nelson Paynton of No. 692 Avenue
A, is s%ojourning with kinsfolk III the
mountains of Idaho.
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Andrews Of
Avenue D.. are among the visitors
at Loug Brance.
After the communication to be held
this evening by Bayonne Lodge No. 80,
f aud A. NJ, the organization will call
off for the remainder of the summer
Misses Mabel 2. Warner and Angelo
Freolar, of New Haven. Conn, are the
guests of Mrs. Harold Thatcher aud her
sister. Mrs. H. johnson, of East Thirty
fourth street.
MI. Asa Creveling, of Avenue c and
West Ninth street, is enjoying a visit
from his younger brother.
Thomas NJ. O'Brien. of the Young
Mems. Association, is rusticating with
friends at Burlington VT.
A committee comprising Messrs. Thorn
as Heffernan. John Bull, Richard Flood,
Michael Fitzgerald, Philip Dyer and Ru-
delphi Weber, have issued Il call for the
organization in the hall of Nag's Head
Iun, Avenue ID and West Tenth street,
his evening of a Cleveland aud Steven
son Campaign Club.
Mrs. Theodore Buenwon, of No. s.
West Twenty-ffth street, has been enter
tanning Mrs. Edward Finck and Mrs.
John Cop as, OF New YORK city.
Messrs. Charles N. Anderson, William
w. Roster, George Spencer, Henry Phil
lips, Edward j. Koch. Lesser b. Harris
and William Mcdonnell have been elect
ed to membership in Protection Engine
Company No. 5. L. j. Pei worden, a
member of the organization, died recent
ly, and S. &. Dawson resigned.
Andrew Conway, employed as a driver
by the Consumers Ice Company, fell
from his cart yesterday and one of the
wheels passed over his body, breaking d
rib which pierced one of his lungs. DR..
Donohoe attended him at his home ON
Hobart venue
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07
PROVED AN ALIBI.

BASTARD Escaped Conviction Although
the Police Gsve Him a Had Record.
James BASTARD was arrested on June 90
and charged with being a sneak thief. 1t
was alleged that he entered the apart
ments Of Mrs. Rosa j. West of No. 6S Erie
street, and stole a gold watch and chain,
a ring. valise and q suit of clothing. Last
week the case was moved for trial in the
Court Of Sessions. and child ten years
old positively identified Bastard rs the
man she saw on June IS leave the house
Of Mrs. West with a valise. Bustand
asked to have the case postponed until
today to enable him to prove an alibi.
The request was granted and today
Louis Arnheiter, proprietor Of a restau-
rant at No. 45 Montgomery street, testi-
fed that on the day the robbery was
committed BASTARD worked for him from
fifteen minutes before nine O'Clock in the
morning until ten minutes before eve
O'Clock in the evening. He was In the
restaurant all that day aud also on June
10. The robbsry took place at midday.
Judge Lirpincott said that there was
not evidence enough to convict BASTARD,
and acquitted him. hut said that the
police had informed the Court that they
had positive evidence that Bastard was a
professional sneak thief.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07
WEST SHORE RAILRoAD.-N. &c. & a. R. R

WEST SHORE RAILRoAD.-N. &c. & q. R. R
Trains leave West Forty.sscond street station.
New York as follows, and ten minutes earlier
from West Tnirteensn ssrset;N v,nu.+..
T6oanteia; Hunter, KaslsIskiI STana Hossi Sc;
Mountain stvtion. Cairo; except sunday. for New
Paltz, Lakes Mohonk and M~innewaska and west OF
pa aas q ii r. d RaFy a ND t caasPill fa5e oaRta ian s%sssl tss
Parior cars to Albany sundays only.
1GSo a; n; psily Tor albqny; Utica, Syracuse.
except Saturday for Toronto; except sunday for
iii o !. NJ; Daily except sunday for Kingston,
Pnoenieia, Hunter KaaseFskin. Grand Hotel ia,
Parlor cars to Phoenicia. Grand Hotel Station.
sI1.ss A. IL. Daily except Sunday fer Kingston,
p6oenieia, srand' Hotel Station, Hunter, Kaa1srs.
New Faiz. Lakes Mohonk and MinnewasEa, Al
bany, Saratoga. Caldwell Lake George
Parlor cars to Phoenicia, Bloc Al Vile. Saratoga
lis j: saturday only for Kingston. Ph oepicia.
Parlor car 10 ~Bloomville.
PSoenicia. Grand Hotel Station, Ark Vile, Hunter.
waska. Cairo. eatsKiI Moantain Station. paisn-
y yne,, 1,,1s SLa s SsS5 %s1, fnso S Ssnr : only for
Parlor cars to Grand hotel station and Sara
farIor car through to Bloomville. Saturdays.
400 !. n, Daily except SUNDAY Tor Albany
syracuse niO K Rochester, Fuffaio. Niasara Talls. De,
troit. Chicago. st LOUIS except Saturday. To-
s.s0P NJ. daily, except Sunday for NewDurG.
Albany, Saratoga and Montreal.
sis p. M daily for Alpanv, Utica. Syracuse,
Roch ester, Buffalo. Niagara Falls. Toronto Detroit
Chicago, St Louis
$50 A. IL, CatskOl Mountain night line. Sunday
only, sleeping cars to Phoentcia ana Bloom Vile.
ia Leaves BrooKlyn by Annex. 5000. $aQ.4U A.
NJ, aS09 ?. NJ, Jersey City 7. R. r. Station. $40 40.
I'll 30 A. NJ, aa5 r. M.
Haverstraw Locals, 245, %s.45 P. NJ.
NeYburQh Locals. G.2J, x1O, ID A. M; VI is, 4,SQ, 535,
81 eping cars for Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Toronto.
Detroit Chicago, St Louis, on all through
sJaily. For tickets. time tables. psrlor and
sleeping car Recommendations or Information, APP
py ofices. Brooklyn, No 1913 Washington street,
No. Ia6 fulton street, Annex Office foot Fulton
street; New York City, Nos. u.s. 21l. So, 1s5. 942
Broadway, No lS Bowery. No. 81 Es> Z Fourteenth
street, No. S. West i25th street, and nts stations.
c. E. LAABEkT,
General Passenger Agent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07
TAXATION OF CORPORATION BONDS.
The Case of the City of Newark in the
Court of Errors,

The Case of the City of Newark in the
Court of Errors.
Special to the Jersey CITY Ne,cs.
TRENTON, July Z, 1892.-The Court of
Errors heard arguments yesterday in the
case brought by the city of Newark
against the Merchants. the Firemen's,
the American and the Newark City Iu-
surance Companies, TO recover a tax on
several millions of bonds of The North
HUDSON County and other horse-car
companies. The case is brought to test
the right of Newark and other cities to
tax these bonds.
Newark levied the tax and the com
panies took the matter 10 the Supreme
Court. where it is held that the tax was
Illegal. The companies claim that the
bonds are secured by mortgages and are
exempt under the law. rs the companies
pay tax Cd the property nortgaged. They
deny the right of the city to impose any
additional taxation, insisting that it
would be double taxation.
Joseph Coult, who represents the city
of Newark, denies the insisbment OF the
company's counsel ann scout the idea of
double taxation. He says the comnanies
nav little or no tax on Their property, and
this is one way of fesching it.
The decision of the Court. which was re-
served. is watched with great interest, as
the funded aebt Of b holss car COM
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07
YACHTS ON A CRUISE.
They Will Stop at the
PaVonia Clubhouse
Today.
DIAMOND CHIPS
New Wheeling Records-Athletic,
Tennis and Gun Notes.


The Yacht Club houses at Communi-
paw are deserted and have been since
Sunday. The yaohtmen are off on the
cruise of the New York Yacht Racing
Association. All the big boats of the
Jersey City and the Pavonia clubs are
away and very few of the small boats are
at home. 1t is the best turnout the Jer-
sey clubs have made in IN Association
course. The yachtsrnen today will be
entertained at the Pavonia club house at
the Atlantic Highlands. The committee
has been allowed a liberal sum for the
reception and they expect TO receive
four or five hundred of the amateur
shippers. Many of the members went
down this morning to assist in entertain
ing the guests. They are certain to have
a jolly time.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07
NOT LIKE APOSTLE PAUL

william Pau Stole, swindIed aud Tried
to Shoot His Sister. ia
William Paul. fifteen years old. of No.
23s Garden street, Hobokon, was con-
victed In the Court of Sessions today for
obtaining money under false %pretences,
stealing money y ASSAULT and battery.
He lived with Amelia Relnhardt, his sis
ter, and his father. When short of
spending money he would either steal it
from his sister or go 10 Mrs. Louisa Hefck
and borrow, saying he wanted it
for his sister. On July 3 he
had a pistol aud his sister demonstrated
with him for his carelessness. The boy
became angry and discharged it ct her.
The bullet missed Mrs. Reinhardt and
buried itself in the wall. Then he kicked
her twice and when the t~hree-year-old
child of Mr.. Reinhardt got in his way he
kicked it also, ipjuringit seriously. Judge
Lippincott today sent the young ruffian
to the Reform School. He had formerly
been in a Catholic protectory Tor a year
and q half.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07
TWO LITTLE MAIDS.
They Carried Grips and Entered House,
IIninuIfnd-Tnn nauu

They Carried Grips and Entered Houses
Uninvited-Ten Days.
Justice Davis had before him this morn
ing two very prepossessing American
girls who were fair to gaze upon. They
each carried a commercial travellers grip
and mad been arrested aud charged
with being d~isorderlys persons.
Policeman Hopkins informed the
Justice that the W young women
claimed that they had goods for sale.
They would ring q door bell and when no
one answered it, would enter a house and
wander all through it,. Il was not
charged that they stole anything. Justice
Davis said the young woman had been
before him on the same charge some
time ago and he fined then SIS or ten days.
They had no money and took the latter
sentence.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07
Notes.

The wheelmen of the Jersey City Atb-
letic Club will take a run to Piainfeld
next Saturday.
The great bicycle race from Paris to
Nantes and returns distance of 622 miles.
was won by Allard in 68h. 2Sm. Never
was In. 52m. behind. There Were sixty
seven entries in the race. The contestants
started from Paris on Sunday.
The half-mile safety record was reduced
to minute 44-5 seconds at Stockton, CAL,
YESTERDAY. w. w. Needbam, of San
Jose. did it att tourney of the Califor-
MIA Division of the l., A. w. Alcayoga,
of the Oriental Club, covered five miles
in IA minutes Al seconds.
The Century Road CLUBS 100-miIe re-
card WINS lowered yesterday by David
Nesmiih, on the road from Kingston to
Bellville, Canada, and return. Nesmith
rode the distance in 6 hours 45 minutes,
or 2 hour % minutes fes.er than the pre.
ViOuS record,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07
NEW YORK.

structed TO advertise same. A. C. Rough
ton, County Superintendent, submitted
new lire of school district. $40. General
Toole submitted his resignation as Ser
geant of the special police and was &C.
cepted.
A stereoptican exhibitian will be held
this evening at the M. E. Church, under
the auspices of Ellsworth Circle No. 25,
T.. of q. A. r.
William and Tony Bermer. IONS of the
brewer. left for Sulphur Springs. where
they will spend several weeks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07
Un1ucky to SIN asa, 3 Mirror !.

Catherine Young, Of Nc. I'll Third
street. appeared before Justice Werts
RAM to be issued for the arrest or Herr
mann Walker, a bcarder. The woman in
her complaint alleges that Walker, while
under the influence of liquor, malici-
eusly smashed a mirror valued at $780,
Walker was arrGRted by Constable
0'GraAy and is held.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07
Diamond Chips.

The Aroma A. A. has no engagement
for Saturday next and would like TO ar
range a game for that date.
The Aroma A. A. Will meet tomorrow
night. Important business is to be dis
cussed, and Manager Hirschbiel is anxious
to lave every member present.
Two County League games will be
PLAYED on Saturday.
Results of League games yesterday
New York, 5; Louisville. 4. Brooklyn, 5;
Chicago, 2. ST. Louis, 10; Boston, s.
Philadelphia, II: Cincinnati, 4. Cleveland,
3; Baltimore. 2. Washington, 9; Pitts
burgh, s.
The first series of League games will
close neXt Wednesday,. Boston will win
the pennant without a doubt. To lose
it they will have to meet with six success
sive defeats, while Brooklyn must win its
six games.
The New Jersey A. C. team played n
League game yesterday at home aeainst
the Staten Island Cricket Cubs nine.
The Islanders failed to get a man nome.
They made only one safe hit off Wester-
Welt. The score was: New Jersey A. c.,
3; Staten Island C.. c., 0.
The State A. C.'s team and the Kemp
tings will play at West Bergen on Satur-
day.
Thu Puritan A. C.'s nine is making a
splendid record this season. On Saturday
they will cross bats with the Iron Cross
team at Communipaw.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07
Oppose the Assessment.

There Will be a merry row In the Metro
politau Association of the A. A. q. If the
assessment is levied to cover the deficit
of the Madison Square Garden meet.
The power of the association to exrel
clubs that refuse to pay is disputed. The
peacemaRers are up and doing and hope
to snccee in having the question AMIGA
bIv settled.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07
Tennis.

Richard Stevens, OF Hoboken, won in
the second round of the Westchester tennis
tournament, of yesterday by the default
of Deane Miller. He and E. L. Hall have
each won two games. The latter de-
feated WreEn, of Harvard in a well
played series,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07

,OPULAR EXCURSIONS
Wednesday trains leave Jer
sey City 9.l5 A. NJ. Ar riv.
Greenwood Lake at l1.U7 A. NJ
Returning leave Greenwood
Lake at Lis p. NJ.
sunday trains leave Jersey
City at 1G13 A, NJ. Arrive
Greenwood Lake at i1@ A. NJ.
Returning leave Greenwood
Lake at SIS and 7.3 P. Nj.
Train leaves Jersey City &C
e.45 A. N. Arrive Shohola az
Ito T. d. Returning leave
Shonola at $50 p. u.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07

The Brighton Besch Racing Association
Is at war with the Western Union Tele-
graph COMPANY and the pool rooms. They
have notified Police Inspector Byrnes
that they are not receiving commissions
by wire from the New York pool rooms.
Monmouth has a fine programme for
today.
Brighton will have racing on Saturday
In opposition to the Long Branch track.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07

OAy ANS 4AO0A0 " " SAAAA NOAs
Philadelphia Express. 400, 7.4a, 300. 1000.
with dining car, 400. 800, 600, $780, s.4P M,
500, 6 90 P. NJ, II. IS night.
Baltimore and Washington Express daily
at 100, II so, with dining car, A. M; 1.3o, $40.
dining car, 100 P. M. 70. 10 night.
Additional train, week days, for Baltimore,
Parlor Cars on Day Trains. sleepers on Night
Trains.
For Reading, Harrisburg, louisville,
&C.. at AS A. NJ. 1.30 2.t5. Reading only, 400,
5;00, except Pottsyilies 7.Sa except Harrisburg,
?. NJ. II; IS night, except Saturday night. Sun
days. II 80 A. NJ, 3 30, except Harrisburg. 500,
except Pottsynle. SOC. except Harrisburg. ?;
NJ, 12.15 night. For Sudbury, Lewisburg and
Willlamsport.. via Philadelphia, at 7.46 A. NJ.
night. Sundays. 6.WP. NJ. 1s.b midnight.
For Easton. Hethlehsm, Allentown.
Mauch Chunk, etc. 400, 7.15, 845 A. NJ,
Sundays, 4 80. 7.15A. NJ; LOO, $50 P. NJ.
For Wilkesbnrre. Pittston and Scran-
ton, s.45 4 NJ, 49, NJ; Sundays, 4so A, NJ.
Sundays, rs A. NJ.
For Perth Amboy, at A. 49, $50, a16, 1890,
7.SO P. M. Sundays, 400 ii. So A. NJ; 4P. NJ.
ALL RAIL ROUTE.
For Freehold and Atiantio Highlands,
4.30, 6.l5, 11.86A. M; 80, 4.3o, 6.15 P. NJ. Sun
sa *, + Il 1 g s Il; f. s Hs !; i ars ss: sS "a SS { S% i; ! &
1880, A. NJ; d.s Saturdays oniy) 80, AS,
except ocean Grove and Asbury Park, a15. 1870,
A; NJ; 4ooP. NJ.
Park and Barnegat, 4.M sis a. NJ; lao,
400 NJ.
For Atlantic City, vineland and Bridge
tou, 4.30 A.. NJ; ]. 80 p. n.
For Monmouth Beach, Seabright and
Highland Beach, 4.5o, SIS A. NJ; 1870. 40,
6.15 P. NJ.
SANDY HOOK ROUTE.
FOR LONG Pr ANcH OCEAN CIRQUE ETC
'oH HoN1 oonaN uNoVh' ELI
FROM Ffer D N. H., 1901 Rector street.
For Atlantic Highlands, Highland
Beach, Seabrlght and Long Branch at
Also. 900, IL 90 8. M; LEO, 3:45, 4.a0, $50 P. NJ.
Sundays 8. 80 A. NJ; 100 P. NJ.
For Elberon. Ocean Grove, Asbury Park.
and Point Pleasant at IL 90 A. M; 100, 8.45,
4.30, $50 P. NJ.
For Red Bank at 4.30, HOO A. NJ; 100
3.45, $50 P. M; Sundays, 80 A. II.
For Lakewood, Toms River and Barne-
gat at 80 A. MILO. a45 P. NJ.
For Freehold at 90, 3.45, $50 P. N.
-
Trains Leave Station Foot Liberty ST., via
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07
A Union shoot

The Excelsior Rifle Club and the New
ark Shooting Society will have a joint
shoot tomorrow afternoon at the Green
vile Schuetzen Park.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-07
CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.

The Standards Fixed by the Amateur
Athletic Union.
The Amateur Athletic Union will hold
its all around championship meeting at
Traver's Island on Saturday of next
week.
The events and standards, as prepared
by the committee having the matter in
charge, are as Yellowstone hundred
yard dash. standard, liz seconds; putting
16-pound shot. standard, 80 feet; running
high jump, standard 5 feet; half mile walk,
standard Am. 30s- throwing 16-pouDd ham,
mer. standard, IS feet: pole vault, stand
ard, s feet 6 inches; 120 yard hurdle race,
standard. 2015 seconds; throwing 56-pound
weight. standard, "a feet: running broad
jump. standard. is feet; one mile run,
standard. S minutes 40 seconds.
First place in any of these events will
count 5 points; second place, 8 points. and
third place, l point. Entries will close on
July "A with William B. Curtis, postofice
box G3S, New York City.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-08-27
Malay Running Amok."

1t is a religious fanaticism, a madness,
under which man makes up his mind
to kill any one he can until he himself is
killed. Brought on by drink or religion
or from whatever cause, the process is the
same. The mailman seizes his kriss and
rushes hcadlong down the street, cutting
at every one he meets. To any one who
has seen kriss or parang further detail
is unnecessary.
A man running amok is as dog with
hydrophobia, but the panic caused
by the former is by far the
worse. Like the mad dog, the mad man
is followed by noisy rabble, who, sooner
or later, run into theft man and exter-
inmate him. When this vengeful rabble
made up of bloodthirsty Malays and
Cinnamon, its wild rage and fury is
beyond control, beyond description
The clamor and blood curdling yells of
the pursuing crowd, and the ever-near-
ing shout of g oran amok, oran amok, -
is an incident which can never be for
gotten by any one who has seen or heard
it. The bravest quails when suddenly
turning the corner of street his ears are
greeted with the cry of "oran amok, :"
and few yards off he sees NJ lay run,
ming straight at him, brandishing in his
hand the bloody kriss with which he has
already slaughtered all in his way. His
hair flowing behind him, his sarong
thrown away Or torn off in a struggle, his
naked chest reeking with blood, his eyes
protruding from his head and twice their
natural size, coming toward you with the
rapidity OF deer, every muscle in his
St. Landry democrat., 1892-08-27
Rams in Naval Warfare.

Naval authorities assert that rams will
be the most effective weapons in the
naval conflicts of the future. In the
building of every battlcship nowadays
much attention is given to making the
stem as powerful as possible, in order
that she may ram an adversary eff ctively.
Methods of conflict on the sea are re-
verting, curiously enough, to those prac-
ticed 1000 years ago, when Rome was
mistress of the waves Then vessels of
war were propelled by two or three banks
of oars; now they are driven by two or
three screws.
Then, as now, the most deadly blow
was struck with the ram. Then, as now,
the commanding officer stood in ''con-
ming tower" directing the movements of
the ship, issuing orders for the launch
ing of missiles against the enemy, and
at the critical moment "giving the stem"
to an opposing craft. In order to con-
ceive the power of the modern ram,
imagine a ship weighing 5000 tons
driven at speed of fifteen miles an
hour against floating antagonist
St. Landry democrat., 1892-08-27
TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON.

consists Of two leaves each weighing
$50 tons, which are counterbalanced IN
such manner as to make them easy to
handle. These leaves when let down
come on level with the main roadway
of the bridge, which is thirty teetabove
hirh water. One hundred feet above
this bride level and 1870 feet above high
water is another span or roadway to be
used by foot passengers when the lower
span is open. This upper roadway IS &C,
cessible by elevators, which are placed
in the towers at each end. When COM
pcted this bridge will be one OF the
most remarkable in existence, and Will
span what is probably the busiest water
way in the world.
The total length of the bridge with
the approaches is 261O feet, and the
steepest gradient of the approach IS only
one in forty. The foundations OF the
piers are sixty feet below high WATER
and twenty seven below the bed OF the
river. The side spans are NV feet woe
and twenty to twenty seven ieet aoo'e
biph water mark. Railway Review.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-08-27

For some twenty or thirty years Mr..
Feer has painted i'll the galleries at Ant
werp and Brussels-I have even seen
him at South KenS!ngton and IN the
Louvre-really clever copies OF the old
masters with his feet. have seen many
copyists with all their natural members
unable to produce AS good results as this
artist; and, though doubtless many peo
pie buy of HIM through curiosity or the
desire to possess freak production, the
copies are wonderful, considering the
obstacles in his way.
The first time | saw the painter he was
walking up the staircase of the Museum
at BRUSSELS, and / saw thin, rather
lanky Belgian before me with his hands,
as | believed, in his iroCk coat pockets
behind him. | noticed he wore slippers.
On arriving at the doors Of the gallery,
to my establishment, instead OF taking
his hands out of his pockets he slipped
off a shoe and lifting his leg opened the
door with his foot
| naturally followed him and was con-
siderable amused when | saw him 90 up
to an easel before Rubens, seat himself
on chair with low back ard com.
mence his operations. Mr.. Feler took
off his hat, hung it on corner of the
easel, settled his canvas, brought out his
palette, squeezed his colors and held his
brushes and mahlstlck, all with his feet,
which were dressed in silk socks without
toes-ike girls mittens.
On talking to him found him most
intelligent, if a little vain of his ability.
When we parted, after I had watched
him paint, he put down his palette; and
then came the bouquet of the entertain
ment. With one foot he took a card
from one vest pocket, with the other
gold pencil from another, and writing
his compliments on the card he held ne
footed it over to me with a grace many
contortioni5t might envy. -New YORK
Journal