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OF NO USE TO HIM.
Schemes to Avert Matrimony Did
Not Interest the Man.

New York Herald.
The man with an important air took the
seat next to the amiable-looking man and
smiled.
Vacation trip, l s'pose." ventured the
important one. The other nodded.
Ever hear of the engagement insurance
company" asked the man of Importance.
You know in summer how very impress
sionable men are. Well, / represent a
scheme that is simply great. q man may
become engaged to beautiful girl during
his vacation and upon his return to town
totally forget the fact owing 10 pressure
OF business, hard work and so Cd. But
the girl may remember. and then there is
likely 10 be trouble. Now. you take out a
policy ID our company and we insure you
against further worry. Furthermore"
But" lnterpOsed the aDiabe man, II
am not"
That may be-" continued the other.
"You do not seem TO be that kind. But
there's no telling what may happen.
Now. for 81 month you become mem-
Der Of our company, and if you should be
engaged and afterward suffer with lack of
memory and a breach of promise case
looms up, why then we take the matter
out of your hands and settle it, See
Only one paltry dollar a month insures
perfect liberty to you. Do you not think
il would lie we'll to take out policy ?"
The amlabie man shook his head sadly,
mo" he answered, lit is too late. l have
been married several years."
More's Utopia was written as an
amusement and 10 divert his friends.
The morning call., 1893-09-21

Messrs. Mastick and Gibbs was appointed
to investigate and thoroughly canvass the
subject.
Mr.. Alexander said: "The matter hav-
ing passed out of my hands it would i'll be-
come me, as an officer of the Institution,
70 make any further sta tement on the sub
ject. suffice it tn say that at the conclusion
OF the la bors or the committee the report
will be made public
Charles Z. HanIon, Z. b. Mastick, W. E.
Browne and A. w. Scott. who were APP
pointed 80 put into shape the conclusions
and sense of the meeting, presented the
following:
First-That the coal supplies were obtained
by regular committee composed of three lady
managers called the buying committee, after
having obtained the written bids of Melon
ougl & Co. and Middleton CO.and wilson g. Co.
leading coal firms at San Francisco, al which
bidding Wilson & Co. were the lowest bidders
and accordingly were awarded the contract.
Second-1hat the butter supplies were fur
nlShed by b. NJ. Atkinson g. Co.. after Mrs.
ID. +. Friele, chairman of the buying commit
tee, had taken BIDS from a number of other
contractors, and after Atkinson & Co. were
found TO be the lowest bidders.
Third-The fruit and vegetable supplies were
! furnished by ID. Z. Quadras & Co. and by
Levaggi Is Barbieri. after Mrs. ID. L. FrieIe. the
chairman OF the buying committee, had Ia ken
the bids of Others. which were all greater than
the ones TO whom the contracts were awarded,
Mrs. Friele on Thursday of every week per-
ity of the articles furnished.
Fourth-The meat supplies were furnished
by Ii. A. ROsenbaum & Co., after having re-
ceived bids from the Bay City Market, Golden
Gate Market and Clay-street Market. The
buying committee awarded tile contract, Mrs.
Nelson not acting.
FIftb-The groceries were supplied bv
Mitchell q Peterson and several other whole
sale grocers, except during the last year and a
half they were purchased by The buying com
mitIee from Mitchell & PETERSON through Mrs.
ID. +. Friele. the chairman OF that committee
who purchased such goods after consulting the
prcelists OF other Wholesale grocers and find
ing that no less or better prices could be OBJ
tanned from them or any of them for any one or
more of the articles purchased from Mitchell s.
Peterson
Sixth-Thai in the same way and by com
petitive bidding, or hy personal examinations
made by Mrs. ID. +. triele, chairman OF the
buying committee. other goods were bought
from the lowest sellers as follows: Flour from
Sperry & Co.; dry goods from Murphy, Grant
& Co.; clothing from Brown Bros; drugs by
order OF attending physician; stationery and
books by order of Mrs. w. j. button, secre-
tary.
Seventh-That the Insurance on the home
and furniture for $4,000 In 1890, 1891 and
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More's Utopia" was written as al
amusement and 10 divert his friends.
The morning call., 1893-09-21
Fired From a Train.

John McAlpine has fled a peculiar suit
in the Superior Court against the Southern
Pacific Railroad.
He complains that on April 2S OF this
year, when re had purchased first-cass
ticket from Portland, Or, to San Franciso O,
Cal. and had boarded the train at Port
land and was during the journey down
seated in his car. and behaving himself
with perfect propriety, he was most un-
juStifiably assaulted by one of the COM
pany's servants and eventually put off the
car at waySide station.
In consequence of this McAlpine SAYS
that he was compelled to buy another ticket
10 San FIancisco-price S25; that the loss
of q days business thereby cost him 500:
and that his feelings and prospects We're
outraged to the extent of $4,000. All of
these sums, therefore, Mr.. McAlpine seeks
TO recover, making an aggregate claim OF
S10125
The morning call., 1893-09-21
Musicians From Honolulu.

George c. Beckley of Honolulu. formerly
a member of the depOsed Queens adj
visory council, arrived yesterday by the
Australia and is at the Occidental. He
tried TO engage the Hawaiian Royal Band
for tour of this country. but was unsuc-
cessful for political reasons. The men,
bers are personally loyal to Queen Liliou-
kalani and did not desire TO leave the
Island during the present inierregpum for
fear she might regard their act rs highly
d!scourteOus, 10 say the least. The band
will probably come here during the Mid
winter Fair Mr.. Beckey brought a CON-
pany of musicians who leave for Chicago
this week.
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a morning newspaper aliured six would-be
brides forward the same day. lie was not
quite satisfied with the appearance of any
OF them. but thought that one would do.
and set about IN aking preparations for the
nuptials. Almost when toe late seventh
young woman appeared. Then it was
case OF love ut first sight on both sides.
The half-accepted young woman was
quietly ignored He married the last
conner and the next morning he set forth
with his bride for his home in the North
west wilds. II is 20 be hoped that they
Will live laDDY ever after
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HE WANTED A WIFE.
Quick Time Was riade and the Sew.
enth Applicant Was Lucky.
n ew York Timer

A Canadian teacher of Indians in the
far Northwest. in the Dominion Govern
ment seryice, realizing that IT is not good
fer man to be alone. journeyed down TO
such civilization as he could find at Winni-
peg not long ago in anxious quest for n
wife and with but six days available for
the search. First he communicated with
the police. but they protested they could
not aid him. Next he sought the preach
ers. with equal i'll success. Then he had
recourse to the press. A friendly notice in
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Society Notes.

The Philharmonic Society will give its
first concert of the fifteenth season at Met
rOpolitan Hall this evening.
Young Ladies' Institute No. will give
its anniversary ball this evening at Odd
Fellows Hall.
Bickerdyke Camp No. 2, Daughters OF
Veterans. will hold lis third anniversary
bail at Union-sauare Hall this evening.
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This made the poor widow even more
frantic. Dig him up. dye say?" said she.
AYE. perhaps. he lies buried in his grave !
Give him TO ME! Give me my boyl Dig
him up and let me see himt'
The unhappy lady went into mysteries,
aud nothing could be done with her.
judge Coffey waited patiently a little
while, aud then. with a sympathetic tear
In bis eye. sadly decided that the case must
be continued
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County Committee Wins.

Justice of the Peace Dunno, now in
Chicago. sent out decision in the case OF
James Rainfie!d, who sued the Republican
County Committee for stretching certain
banners across Market street during the
campaign. The Justice decides in favor
of the County Committee
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ANOTHER BIG DAY.
Ground to Be Broken for
the Prater.
THAT vIENNESE VILLAGE
Contracts Signed for Three Midwin-
ter Fair Buildings, One to Be
Permanent Structure.

This will be another great day in the
history of the Midwinter Fair. Ground is
10 be broken for the Vienna Praier, with
elaborate accompanying ceremonies. All
the Austrian, Hungarian and Slovenian
societies will assemble ut the terminus of
the Hayes-street line and march to the site
of the prater in time for the commence
ment of the programme at 3 p. NJ. The pro-
gramme will be as follows:
Music Austrian selections. ..................
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ner's Hungarian Band
Opening address ia German. Bernhard II Gilman
Austrian hymn Singing societies aud grand chorus
ADDRESS In EnglSh .............. e. NJ Greenblatt
American na tlonal anthem. Observation-Disclosures.
Singing societies and chorus
Waltz. blue Danube" ............ Rosners Band
Chorus .................H srmonic Singing Society
Ceremony of breaking ground.
"Redetzsky March. .........,..-...R osner's Band
The plans for the Viennese village are
very artistic. The gardens will be in
semi-circular form, and will be highly pic
turesQue. The theater. concert hall, pa
viliOn and louvre will occupy corners of
covered corridors. Work on the erection
OF these buildings will begin tomorrow
and continue until their completion.
Bids for the Agricultural and HGrti-
cultural building Samuel NewsouI, archi-
iecD were opened yesterday afternoon.
and were found to be as follows: R0uutree
Bros, $4,000; George w. Hansboro q Co.,
500, GOO; Anderson Bros, S54.S77; j. H.
NisiDger, $4,000; r. o. Davis, S540O0.
The TWO lowest bids in this connection
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Dalzell is natty in dress and precise in
debate. A member OF the ways and means
committee, he has all the Pennsylvania pre-
objections for the study OF the tariff Like
all Keystone republicans, he is protection to
the backbone, and ever ready to either as
sault or defend when he fancies that the in
terests OF his state are in danger. fine
lawyer, he is an exquisite logician. He can
abrtdge or amplify with equal facility Not
much larger than the late Alexander h
stephens, he has the same peculiar shrill
voice. Ii rings through the chamber in
times OF excitement like notes from a pic
colo. but with all his warmth the speaker
never oversteps the bounds OF parliament
airy decorum. Facts and figures NAV pour
from him like bullets from a metrailleuse.
yet he never loses his judgment Each shot
is in line and more or less effective. Dalzell
is by all odds the leader OF the republican
delegation from Pennsylvania.
SO much for the republican wheel horses.
There are a few more OF them, and many
more who want TO be. Some throw their
heels over the whiffietrees. others balk at
critical moments and once in a while there
is one who has the vicious habit OF biting
his crib. But take them all in all they are
extremely useful to their party. and more
or less useful to the country at large
AMOS ]. CUMMINGS.
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no wiser or more doughty champion in the
House. A careful student and close reason
er, quick at repartee and as ready TO evade
an issue as to present one. he carries great
weight on the republican side of the House.
member Of the committee of ways and
means, he is well versed in the tariff and
all other political issues. Nor has he pushed
himself to the front; he has gravitated
there naturally. He has a genial face and
courteous manners. Although an ardent
partisan, he commands the respect n not
the admiration of his opponents. And the
ladies in the galleries are always anxious TO
ascertain his name
Pennsylvania also furnishes a fine wheel
horse. and the party frequently utilities him.
He is John Dalzell of Pittsburg. Small I'm
stature, he looms up superbly in debate
Active. indefatigable and a plausible talker
he is an ideal political skirmisher Full OF
pluck and fire, his ability has been tested
many times upon the floor of the House.
His attachments, personal and political are
strong. 1t was his defense OF a Pittsburg
manufacturer that led to the censure OF
William d. Bynum in the Fifty-hrst Con-
greSS.
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and sets to work to move the contents of
his tent to his room in barracks, or his new
house, as he would term it. for cadet al
ways speaks of his tent in camp or his
room in barracks as my house" Bedding
and the heavy articles are loaded into army
wagons pulled by the traditional mules. For
clothing and light things a stretcher is used
with a cadet at each end, and before the
wide plain is traversed the load seems like
lead Two hours of brisk work and only
rifles and equipments remain in camp. The
camp is now cleaned or in military lam
guage ''policed," arms are stacked and all
tent cords unfasteEed except those at the
corners. The cadets now go to barracks,
put on their best uniforms and return to
see their friends among the pretty sirls on
the visitors seats. When the clock strikes
eleven every cadet is in his own company
street. At the first tap of the drum he
springs to cast of the remaining tent cords.
Again the drum taps and the tents stand
supported only by a cadet at each upright.
Thirty seconds later comes the third tap
and a hundred tents fall with single
sourd Camp is over and in recent years
the cadets loudly proclaim that fact by CIV
ing their class yells, regardless of the con-
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HOmfcidnl CrauLa
From the Medical Record.


The recent shocking murder ~ Nfa,or
harrison calls attention again to the dan
ger to which society is subjected by the
half mad. The name which science gives
to their malady is paranoia persecutoria.
1t is not. however, SO much a real disco 60
as 1t Is an inherent defect in the structure
OF the brain. This defect exists in many,
DIT IL Is overcome and controlled by educa-
ton and training. In the homicidal para
noiac natural defects and natural bad pro-
pensltles are increased by bad habits of
lie and thought. For example by the over
Indulgence in alcohol, tobacco and excit-
able hardnguing man who has simply ex-
aegerated political views becomes a politi-
ca! criminal or murderer. The question
naturally arises whether The homicidal para
nclac has come with us to stay and to in
crease In numbers and activity Already
IL Is necessary for public men to exercis.
care IN admitting people to audience and
the lie or the American millionaire or ht,.h
poltical functionary is. perhaps already
quite as uneasy as that of the Gar of Rus
STA.
We see no immediate prospect of relief
from this condition of things. Certainly
iynching will do no good, though so strong
ly recommended by many Whether sucb
people should be hanged is a question ia he
aeciueo IN each individual case. In some
instances II Is surely necessary and helm
ful, even IL from our standpoint IL seems
cruel. But cranks and paranoiacs will NOT
be suppressed by hanging, because thew
oIIen love notoriety more than they fear
death, CT are impelled to their act bv a
morbid instinct, which no prospect of fn-
ture punishment can suppress. The nara
nolac is the result of bad breeding and he
VIII nourish as long as neurotic people in
termarry and give birth to children whose
morbid tendencies are allowed to dayalon
To prevent the increase of the paranoiacs
we need good fathers and mothers.
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Had Not Been introduced

rroii ArSOnaut.
A French travellers tale of British phlegm
Is told in the following terms:
A trenchman was seated in a smoking
carriage, and had for his companion a
hiloro Anglais. Enter a British miss-of
course with plaid, and protruding teeth
ana skye terrier. She sat opposite tho
nllord. he politely informed her that she
nao oy mistake got into a smoking carriage
she made not the slightest answer. but sal
grimly on. The MILFORD threw awav bis
cigar, much to the establishment or tho
FFenchman, who, according to the story
SAT watching what would happen. When
they reached the next station. the Milford
sald with the cold dignity of his race and
cast: Madarl can now change into a non
smoking carriage. If she does not, l will
assume that she does not mind smoke, and
shall light another cigar" Madam said
never word but stared in front of bar
The train went on again, and the MILFORD
lighted up. When his cigar was well alight
and the train in motion, the lady bent for
ward, took the cigar out of the Milford @
mouth, and threw it out of the window
The MILFORD not only did not make any re-
mark, but he did not even seem disturbed
All he did was to wait a minute, and then
to bend over the lady, seize the skye terrier
which was lying in her lap, and fling il out
of the window. OF this act the lady. to the
establishment of the French snec-
tator, took no notice whatever. At the next
station, both the lady and the Milford got
out, but without exchanging a word in re-
gard to the cigar-and-dog incident, while
the F'renchman turned over in his head an
etude on the subject of Les Anglais tact
turneS"
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anon, he thrashes the air like q windmill
anu roars ike one of his western tornadoes
never does he swerve from his conyictions
anu MS CONVICTIONS are always intensely re-
puphcan. Strange as IL may seem Cannon
Is native OF North Carolina He has an
the characteristics of the Scotch settlers OF
tnat state. David b. Henderson Of Iowa IL
porn Scotchman, although his face does
not indicate it Cannon, to use a yulgarisrn.
preeus back A look at mis- face would al
must convince You that he came from the
dramplan Hills and that he ate oatmeal
IA me morning and haggis at night with
taouefdte nbations of Lochnagar His re-
urn 10 the House gave pleasure even TO
nose VINO had suffered from his blows i'm
me flrty-hrst Congress. He is now in his
nlneteenth year of active service as a repub-
for age.
:, New York furnishes an admirable repub-
mean wheel horse. He is Serene E Payne
A man Of magnificent presence and OF lofty
inpellectuality, he commands the admiration
OF the galleries. His face and figure recall
the Ihree Gua-dsmen. Indeed, Serene might
not lnaptly be termed the ID Artignan of the
republican party in the house His MOTE
seems TO be AL for one and one for all"
With bushy gray head. flashing blue ewes
ana hne complexion, broad shoulders and
magnificent chest, and the bearing of a
knight of old, he might well attract the ad-
mlration of even royal visitors. withal he
is rough and ready fighter equally az
home on the skirmish line or in the thickest
OF the conflict He strikes sturdy blows
handllng the foil or the broad-ax with equal
ability.
Payne is the senior Congressman in sery-
Ice from New York. Since Roscoe Conkling's
tiine the republicans OF that state have had
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general military principle that rank de-
serves consideration these rooms according
" fall to the lot of the plebes. The second
floor rooms are the most coveted and those
on the third floor next. The fourth floor,
or cock loft" is usually tenanted by ''low
ranking yearlirgs" and by plebes. 1t must
be remembered that location is the only
factor entering materially into the question
of selection. for, generally speaking, all of
the rooms are exactly alike. The high and
the low, the rich and the poor, have the
same kind of rooms and the same plain
furniture. The rooms are fourteen by
twenty feet. are light and airy. and are
heated by steam. The present barracks
were constructed about forty-five years ago.
The open fire places. for which in the old
days the cadets brought up their own wood
are retained to assist in ventilation. At one
end OF the room a low partition about seven
feet in length separates the space into two
nlcoves, In each of which is soldiers
bunk. Against the end Of the partition
stands a cheap washstand with a galvar-
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After the Drum.

the professor but as a rule the good old
fashioned method is followed of making a
man dig out things for himself and then
get on his feet and tell what he knows about
them. There can be no Sinking, no de-
pending upon some one else The instruct
or Is able to devote several minutes to each
man and can quickly detect any superficial
preparation. Text books are closely fol-
lowed, but are amplified by original prob
lens. mere learning of truths by rote il
for the question, WHY" is TIE
one most frequently nropounded. To the
objection that the text book method is mar
rowing to the individual, the answer is that
In the long run no great degree of breadth
can be attained without a solid founda ton
and this foundation Is what West Point
gives, pointing out the way for the broal
superstructure which will follow in natural
sequence
In each new class the first division in 90
sections is made alphabetically, but at the
end of the first month comes general trans
fer" when the cadets are graded according
to the ability thus far displayed. The highest
cadets constitute the first section'' the
next highest the second section" and so
on to the last, which, being separated from
the sheep. is known to the cadets as "tha
goats. Until recent years the goat Soc
ton was called the immortals," from Inc
French OF les immortelles, corrupted in 20
lazy mortalS." This first transfer is any-
thing but final, for every two or three weas g
a few transfers are made. All recitations
are marked on a maximum of three knou,n
as " max" and graded in tenths to the
absolute zero of arithmetic" On Saturday
afternoon the marks for the week are post-
ed In the gymnasium. so that each man can
see how he has been doing Those uho
after a fair trial, fail to maintain the stand
aru OF their sections are transferred down
ana Others come up in their places So Sat
urday afternoon brings pain to some and
pleasure to others. Each daily recitation ia
practlcaly an examination and those cada,s
VINO fall too near the bottom of the class
reaiize that at the next semi-annual cyan.
ihatlon they may fail and be sent home. not
IN disgrace. but in disappointment.
CHARLES HINE.
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De 'Bulonde, the Man I'm the Velvet
Mask.

From the London Daily News.
Do we really at length know the great Sc
cret OF the man with the iron mask? IL NJ.
Bakeries is to be trusted. there is very little
doubt that We do, and the mysterious pris-
oner of Pignerol and the Bastile was neither
a brother of Louis XIV. nor Count Mat
thioli, nor the husband Of the Grande Made
moiselle, nor Superintendent Fouquet. nor any
other of the numerous persons on whose be-
half a claim has been set up by the ingen-
ious.
NJ. Bakeries has been engaged for some
time in an attempt TO discover the key OF
the cipher used by Louis XIV for his most
secret state letters and at length he has
succeeded There exist a number Of docu-
ments in the Grande MonarQues handwrit-
ing In the cipher, but hitherto no one has
been able to make them out. Among them
NJ. Bakeries processes to have discovered
a truly remarkable document.
1t is contained among the papers OF Mar
shall Catinat carefully preserved by his de-
scendants. 1t sets forth the fact that the
king was highly displeased at the conduct
OF NJ. de Bolonde. who, against his orders.
had raised the siege Of Cont. and IL ends
by ordering him TO be imprisoned at Pig
nerol, where he was TO be shut up at night
and only allowed TO take outdoor exercise
'in a mask" Supposing the authenticity
of the document can be proved. IL seems
certain that this NJ. de Bulonde and the
man In the iron mask (Which, by the way.
was q velvet mask are one and the same.