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The National tribune., 1894-07-26
ARMY AND NAVY,

Admiral Skerrett, commanding the Asiatic
station, has retired under operation of law.
His retirement promotes Commodore Fyffe to
the grade OF Admiral. Admiral Skerrett sought
voluntary retirement in order that Commodor
Fyffe might be retired as an Admiral.
This is part of the Secretary's plan to re-
lieve stagnation in promotion. Commodore O.
+. Stanton in consequence will be promoted,
vice Fyfe. and will BE- Immediately retired as
q Rear.Admiral. Commodore Henry Erben,
commanding the European station, is next in
line, and when he receives his commission as
Rear Admiral he, too. will retire. The last on
the list of Come,odores is r. w. Meade, who
will become Rear Admiral many years in adj
vance of his retirement
These changes wiliresuH in the promotion
of four Captains to be fbn1modores, and a corre-
spending number of Compianders, Lieutenant.
Commanders Lieutenants,2 junior grade Lieu
tenants, and Ensgns. to the next highest
grade i)is SD
Orders have been issued BY the Navy DEPART
ment detaching Admiral Walker from the COM
mand Of the Pacific Station Aug. and direct
ing him to proceed home. He will be relieved
by Commodore Beardslee. Admiral Walker
will be made Superintendent OF the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, Nd, on his arrival
home.
Mr.. Draper, of Massachusetts, last week in
trodueed into the House resolution, which
vii! be followed by similar one in the Senate,
for an increase OF the Army. The resolution
provides chat the Committee on Military Af-
fairs is authorized and directed to inquire what
increase, If any, should be made in the Army
of the United States, and to report their rec
lamentations to the House by bill or other
wise; and leave is granted to said COMMITTEES
to report at any time on the subjeet-ma.ter of
this resolution. This, Of course, is q result of
the railroad riots.
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July's jewel is the ruby.

July's jewel is the ruby.
Now is the very best time to get frsekled.
sun-burn is helped more by vaseline than
by anything else.
Making handkerchefs OF fine linen lawn
with hemstitching done in exquisite stitches is
profitable Summer work that availeth for
Christmas giving
A pretty suit for warm weather is light-gray
home-spun skirt and fnely-striped gray and
white wash-sik shirt-waist
e
Alapaca is considered the most satisfactory
material for bathing dresses. though why serges
are almost its equal. Silk and flannel hold too
much water.
Much walking is generally advised. and
story books talk about bright-cheeked maidens
walking six or eight miles daily, and English
maidens take 10mile walks in idle moments.
However, for reality. three or four miles is
pretty good walk for the average woman-but
then nobody ever saw an average woman.
White, pale blue, dark-blue and white, clear
green's and faint-lavender are always cool
colors. Black silk and ehallies always look
warm, and are so. The swivel silks are lots
cooler-looking than they are.
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new device in dantiness is enamel buttons
for gloves White daisies, blue forget-me-nots,
and pink roses are Of the enamel set in a little
gold rim. These are in sets, to be had at the
jewelers., to be sewed on as ordinary buttons
are only more carefully. There are palmer,
darker designs for street wear-enamel and
gold. or tiny jewels. No doubt soon silver will
be used for them, and many will possess them.
a1u
The shiny new velvet so much liked for
collars and belts now goes under the name
=" Satin faced velvet"
Quantity cut tortoise-shell combs are worn
so much, but they grow dull with wearing, and
there is very little remedy except to consult
jeweler concerning the polishing of them. The
moisture from the hair dims them. One pre-
ventive is to polish the shell with chamois
after each wearing.
The fancy for adding bright color to dress
in the collar and belt is not dying out so rapidly
as one expects fads to do.
The motto of the Kings Daughters is Look
up. and not down; look forward, and not back
look out, and not in. and lend a hand"
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The striped dimities so much seen are
pretty made up with VaIenciennes insertion
aud dimity ruffies edged with narrow Valen-
cennes edging. The yoke is made of stripes
Of insertion and dimity. The bertha is dimity,
very full, aHd put on 30 as to fall over from
round the yoke. The full waist is gathered
trinity to q ribbon belt. and the skirt has
N oderately-wide ruffie of dmity with lace
edgng. The sleeves have deep, close fitting
cuffs, with insertion bands, and the collar is of
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borough, Goethe. Burns, Lengfellow, Sir Henry
Taylor, Napoleon. Shelley Byron, Mozart,
Shakspere are cited. Pope and YoItaire were
fsmously ugly, but in quick count to find
only two as against IL proves the theory to
some extent. So in another case il Is proven
that "Unto him that hath it shall be given, ~
as though genius were not enough, but beauty
also must be added.
There is no doubt that Summers rest does
not necessarily mean lazy Summer, for with
the exception of inmates of saniiariums and
rest cures, absolute idleness is more wearying
than hard work. However, change in occu-
patton seems to benefit mortals exceedingly.
The trouble with most schemes for Summer
study is that they involve too much work, are
too far-reaehing. To say "Study botany" is
we'll enough, but for a beginner to try to master
the science enough to get interested and pleased
with his work during a Summer month is almost
impossible. There is another way. Take up some
single phase in nature, and read and examine
and think about it. One branch of the flower
family-the native orchids; the hooded plants,
the arums the thistle family or rose clan will
~ S-1NeNAJ
note book with sketches and accounts of how
and when and where the specimens have been
found, magnifying glass to show the finer
growth and life. and whatever text books that
may be available-cycfopedias, dictionaries,
botanies, Grant Aliens Flower Sketches, and
any other flower literature is the outfit
that is necessary, besides little energy and
common sense, to make the study delight
full primary geological text book, heavy
headed hammer, and a magnifying- glass, make
the stones seem eloquent. Some one has said
Of the many shapedness Of crystals" that
it is due to "the extreme seusitiveness of the
dumb things which we stupidity call dead"
The encyclopedia has provided all the cloud
shapes and styles with names. Few people are
familiar with them, and perhaps it does no
special good to make their acquaintance. but
occasionally there are ones who enjoy it Moths,
the little plants that live on the surface of still
water, tree families. birds, bugs, ants, spiders,
all speak of existences wonderful in their COM
pleteness. Thus with it all one may find
Tongues in trees. books in the running brooks
Sermons in stones and good in everything"
ELSIE PoMERoY MCELRoY
The National tribune., 1894-07-26

Despite the fact that Washington DEPART
men: life is an ambition-killer for young men
or women who enter 1t. the salaries that NAV
be gotten through appointment to the positions
carrying them are so large that, to the average
struggling young person in these days of fierce
competition, and long, hard work before posi-
bic recognition in any business they are gilt
tering prizes that cannot be resisted. Uncle
Sans factories are run IN big-salsry basis.
and the classified service get, as a rule, from
500 TO Sl,sOO year. The chiefs get 1900
and upward, and there are fat places in nearly
every Department which command So 900. 81
Co., and 5000. The Department of Justice.
fIr instance, has three offices which bring be-
tween $4,000 and s, 900, and the Assistant At
torney- Generals each receive as much as a
Congressman. In the Department of Aeri-
culture there are a number Of good 81 600 places.
The Postoffice Department. has mahy high
salaried places, and there are number of soft
spots connected with the White House. The
best positions, in point of certainty OF tenure.
are those connected with the State, War and
Navy Departments. The clerks of the State
Department are rather arIstocrats than other
wise. They generally know one or two Ian
guages, and when it is necessary to shelve them
they are sometimes sent to consulships on the
other side Of the world. The Treasury has
numerous changes 1t contains over 1900 en-
ployes, and of these 600 are women.
The National tribune., 1894-07-26

Representative Case Broderick, of Kansas, do
clares that Populism is dying out in his State,
and that the Republicans will probably elect
a Governor this year and send to the Senate a
Republican successor to Senator Martin.
The Republican candidate for Governor is
ex- Congressman E. N. Morrill,, Brodericks pre-
decessor. The Democratic candidate is David
Untermeyer, of Topeka. The failure of the
Democrats and Populists to fuse this year,
owing to the unwillingness of many of the
former to so to the radical lengths of the Pop
ulists, will leave all three tickets in the field,
and be of great assistance to the Republicans.
The Republican senatorial candidates for
Senator Martins place are numerous Perhaps
the leading one is ex-District Attorney Ady.
Others are Worlds Fair Commissioner Burton,
of Abilene, and Maj. Hood, of Emporia.
Congressman Cummings has introduced into
the House bill appropriating $4,000 for a
statue of Commodore Paul Jones, the sponsor
of the Stars aud Stripes on the ocean" to be
erected at the southwest corner of Lafayette
Square, in Washington, facing the Navy De-
partment building, and similar in general de-
sign to the Lafayette memorial now at the
southeast corner. The statue is designed to be
The National tribune., 1894-07-26

The Quarterly Illustrator for the Summer
months will delight all lovers of art artists
themselves. art students, and the hosts of peo-
pie who are interested in pictures and watch
with joy book aud magazine illustration de.
velop into such great beauty. There are 362
pictures in this number-rough, incomplete
sketches, dainty drawings, finished portraits
and photographs. Prominent painters, pretty
girls, stately buildings, country roads, hunting
scenes, and many phases of many lives are
shown forth. Threading them all are short,
sketchy articles that complete the interest
Published by Harry G. Jones, 90 Fifth avenue.
New York. Price 80 cents single copy; per
year, 81.
The Rerie,0 Of RevieWs for July contains the
cream of all the publications. both American
and European, for the previous month"; and is
has not the money to invest in all the papers
and magazines. Its review of American mat
ters is particularly good. 4 fine sketch of Sen
ator Allen, of Nebraska, is one of the many
features of the number. Published at New
York. Price % cents, or $3.50 year.
Henry Frank, the author of several popular
novels dealing with the pressing social uues-
tions of the day. contributes an article to the
July Arena on The Crusade of the Unem-
pioyed, one of the great economic problems
which our modern civilization will have to solve
sooner or later or go down. as other civiliza-
tions before it, in one of those black moral
nights when the religion, ethics, culture kuowl-
edge and philosophy of Centuries are swept
away through internal dissension before the
hordes Of eruder, rOugher and more vigorous
peoples.
The National tribune., 1894-07-26
NEW APPOfNTEES.

The following among other nominations have
been made:
ID. A. Wells, jr., Of Connecticut TO be Second
Secretary Of tire Legation of the United States
at London, England.
J. r. Jackson, Of New Hampshire, to be Con-
sui OF the United States at Sherbrooke, Quebec.
j. C. Arnold, of Oregon. to be surveyor-Gen.
eral of Oregon.
Clifton R. Breckenridge, of Arkansas, to be
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
Tertiary of the United States to Russia, vice
Andrew ID. White. resigned.
Second Lieutenant Marcus D. Cronin, Goth
Inf, to be First Lieutenant.
The National tribune., 1894-07-26

ribbon like the belt, fastened with a pretty
bow. The dress is prettiest fastened in the
back, but as it is utterly impossible to get into
it without assistance, most girls fassen theirs
In front, but it is not so pretty that is certain
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White leghorn hats may be cleaned with
soap, water and nail brush. To bleach them,
have them perfectly wet and put in box with
burning sulphur. The fumes and the wetness
of the hat do the bleaching. As finishing
touch white chalk is powdered over the hat,
after it is perfectly dry and then is brushed off
lightly. During the bleaching process the
crown should be stuffed with paper to keep it
in shape.
Black hats may be freshened with a good
quality of shoe polish. Fasten them fiat OH q
board with thumb tacks or pins while the straw
is drying.
The bit of argument in the old song" is
irresistible, and girls who are complaining of
being bothered with attention from their
swans, ought to consider it we'll.
MOLLY, LET THE BOYS ALONE
The lads o. old Limerick
Are the plague o. me Iife
They re always a-tasin'
T. make me their wife;
They re always a. 'asin',
An sure will go
Far over the say,
If they kape t'asin' so.
Iprayed T me mither,
7" send them away,
And she sang al OF song
Twas all she could say:
MOLLY let the boys alone,
Molly. let the boys alone,
Molly, let the boys alone,
An they will let ye be-"
Jennie r. T. Dowo.
Whatever one may think about Ouida, she
seems to be always doing some thinking her.
self, and she continually says things that start
up discussions Now she is quoted as proving
that men of genius are, as rule, fine, hand
sone fellows Tsnnysen, Musset, Scott, MARI
The National tribune., 1894-07-26

II each subscriber to THE NATIONAL
Tribune NiU charge himself NTH getting
one ner0 subscriber the cireslatioa Of the paper
wall be doubled al once, and witH little troH6le.
Let each subscriber tsy;s.
The National tribune., 1894-07-26
NEW q. S. CRUISER MINNEAPoLIs.

An exchange suggests that, although Con-
gressmen are complaining of the hot weather
in Washington, they will probably find it cool
enough when they get back among their con-
sttuents. Perhaps the most of them prefer to
wait now through the Summer to avoid catch
ing cold from the sudden change. Hence there
is 10 hurry about the tariff and the stacks of
bills that are waiting action.
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A tale is told on Louisville man who came
to Washington a short while ago on his bridal
tour. The groom registered his wife and him.
self at swell hotel. He remained one day,
and when he stepped up and asked the amount
Of his bill, the clerk said So.
Eight dolars!" the husband exclaimed
"Why, your rates are rather high, aren't they2"
No, guess not; that's 81 day."
But have been here only one day"
al know it, but it is s., the clerk replied"
How do you figure that?" the newly
welded man asked, as he leaned over the coun-
ter with frown Of perpfexity on his otherwise
blissful features M. IL
SWELL, there's yourself, one day, ST, and
there's your wife, one day, 81; four and four
make eight" bee
Then the fellow slammed his fist down on
the register. while crimson flush of blood
suTused his cheeks.,2. Swell, I'll swear he
cried; "if didn't forget all about her I'll eat
my hat. Here ke'this $40 keep the change
and say nothing about it. please"
TOTAL CLAIMS, FOR PENSIONS.
The Commissioner, of Pensions June ~ last
issued circular directing Assistant Commits
sioner Murphy. under whose supervision the
work has been done, to make a thorough ex
animation Of the records of the Pension Office
with view Of showing the present status of
the Bureau.
For the first time since the establishment of
the Pension Office an accurate, complete and
comprehensive investigation has thus been
made, and the results are regarded as very sat
isfactory. The work was carried up to July
last and it shows that there are now 6I9 OPT
claims pending, against III. $50 on July J. 1893,
or q decrease of 90, I23 claims. The total num-
Der Of claimants was i4,414. representing
6l9.02 claims OF the total number of claimants
227,2 05 are already on the pension rolls; show.
ing that there were but 2S7, 209 claimants who
were not receiving pensions The claims are
as follows:
Service prior to March L. 1861. $50;
Service since March L. 1851. under general
laws. 206 435
Under net Juhe u 1890 lis 1879
inFaiid claims Under same aet-.... Sc s05
Widow claims under act Of June ~ 1890
consolidated with prior applications ua-
der former 1880
Widow cf'fms under act June 81 $780, con-
solidated with applications having prior
Title I2Io5
Army Nurses 493
increase invalid aud widow under general
laws and act Of June ~, $3.50. 159 $40
Accrued 1881
Total 6I9 OPT
OF the total number of claims pending on
July ], 1894, including increase Claims under
act of June q, $780, there are 162. 637 invalid.
63, ISL widows. and 1881 increase; making a
total of 2S0,779.
The number Of claims rejected under general
laws was 49, under act Of June q, 1890,
10000 ether laws, 144.373 Army Nurses,
1854; making total number Of TAG, $50 rejected
claims with - dal clai aha ndanad
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man has to have very positive qualities in
order not TO be turned into a machine. and
all the tendencies are to extravagancies in
living. Washington is a city of rich young
men, and place in which nearly every man
lives up to his income. The business houses of
Washington expect people to run bills. and
they have their settlements just after the Gov
eminent pay days on the 18th, or the last of the
month. Comparatively few of tho Govern
ment clerks save money, and only the fewest
try TO make any money out of that which they
do save.
The National tribune., 1894-07-26
CHIT OF The CORRIDORS.

By direction Of the President q Congress
sional medal Of honor has been awarded TO
hsj. and Brevet-Ccl. Alfred ]. Sellers. Goth
Pa, for distinguished gallantry at Gettysburg,
Ia, July ]. 1868. This officer, not being in
Command Of his regiment, voluntarily rushed
10 the front under q whitening FIRE and pre-
vented the falling back Of his regiment by his
personal example.
Representative Springer, Of Illinois, has in
troduced bill TO create a National Board of
Arbitration, which follows in its main features
the suggestions of the Presidents message of
1e66. The present Board is 10 be part Of the
Department Of Justice, and is TO consist OF three
members appointed by the President, or two
appointed members and the Commissioner of
Labor. The members shall hold Office for six
years at salary Of $4,000. They are to be
empowered to settle controversies between
railroad or other companies engaged in trans
porting property or passengers among the
states or 10 foreign nations and their employees,
which differences may hinder the transportation
OF property. passengers, or the mails The bill
goes into further minute detail, and is regarded
&c well covering the subject.
Tho Departments are, beyond doubt, bad
places for those who want to become anything
in the world. The hours are short, and although
on many desks the work is very exacting vet for
The most part the tendencies Of Department life
re to jaziHess and good-for-Eotkingness. A
The National tribune., 1894-07-26

1t is understood that Senator Voorhees, will
have rival in his candidacy for the United
States Senatorship of Indiana. Gov. Matthews
is the man. The announcement has stirred
the friends OF Senator Voorhees, to activity, and
the Senator viii open the campaign in northern
Indiana at Rome City on August g. His health
has not been good for the last three months,
and be has been transferring The burden of
the tariff fight in the Senate in order that he
may be prepared to make vigorous canvass of
the State.
The National tribune., 1894-07-26

Minnesota Republicans here believe Ex-Rep-
resentatiye knute Nelson will succeed Senator
Washburn. = Mr.. Nelson is altogether such
man as wcaFd be likely to command strength in
farming StsSe. He will be aided by Gov. Mer-
Ram, who is understood to desire the seat of
Senator Davis and whose chances logically
will be better if the next Senatorship is given
to a man outside his own city.
The National tribune., 1894-07-26

Senator Cafery, of Louisiana, does not be-
ieve in promiscuous handshaking, notwith-
standing il has been always a much-honored
rule of politics that man must shake hands
with everybody if he would rot be rrevocabIy
lost in the breakers of constituency -scorn. But
Senator Gallery long ago put of the cloak of
tradition, and chooses to be sociablc without
this senseless way of greeting Tom, Dick and
Harry.
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Senator Proctor, since he has shaved his face
smooth, is inclined TO think he looks like Lin
coin. For this honor he has a rival in Senator
Cullom, who for many years has claimed the
proud distinction of being the man in Congress
to most resemble the great liberator Cullom
Is in danger of losing his iaures, for the Yer
mont Senator is taller and thinner and is truly
Lincoin-like in his aspect poll of the SEN
ate may be necessary. however, before the ques-
ton can be solved.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-11-28
How the Democrats Lost It.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-Frederlck
C. Waite, formerly customs official,
has figured out for the National Sta
tistical association that. over 5000, 600
voters remained away from the polls
this fall and changed the political
complexion of the country. Mr..
Waite's analysis of the election re-
turns of New York in 1892, town by
town, shows that Republican farmers
then allowed the election to go by de-
fault. This year the Republicans
have not cast as large per cent of
the full vote in a single state as in
1888. Hence, the only reasonable
conclusion, says Mr. Waite, is that,
like the discontented Republicans in
1892. the discontented Democrats this
year Joined the stay at home voters.
This stay at home vote has increased
in New York from $4,000 in 1888, to
1S5, 600 in 1892, and to 1926, 900 this
year. In Pennsylvania it was 70, 600
in 1883, 230. 600 in 1892, and 100000
this year. 1t has increased in Ohio
from 10000 in 1855 to 1850 in 1892
and 100000 this year. In Michigan
there We're $40, 900 stay at homes this
year, 10000 in 1888 and 100000 In
1892. South Carolina, when she had
$4,000 less volers than at present, cast
1873, 621 woes for Hayes and Tilden,
while this year her total vote is not
much over 60, 900, or about one fourth
of her full vote. Wisconsin has not
polled for the Democratic candidates
so small a vote for 25 years, nor has
the Democratic party in Pennsylvania
received so few votes in half centu-
ry. Census and registration statistics
show this year the stay at home voters
numbered about 5, 100, 900. Add 1,500,-
600 Populists, $780, 600 Republicans
and the scattering vote, and there are
over 12,00G. 600 to place against the
+. 200. 900 who voted the Democratic
ticket. Representative kirk, of Ohio
the Democrat who represents McKin-
lev's old district, said that the Demo
Gratis of Ohio laugh at their defeat, be-
cause they know that they caused it
by not voting, and that they will all
be in line again in 1896.