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Money Value Of Hands and Fingers.
An engineering journal has ooilated some
interesting statistics from the tables OF q
German miners insurance company. II q
man loses both hands he Is registered a.
entaiiing 100 per cent loss. In other
words, he has been deprived Of the ability
to earn livelihood The loss of the riRht
hand depreciates the value of an individual
as a worker 10 to 50 per cent, while the
loss OF the left hand leaves him with only
W TO ~ per cent Of his original earning ca
pacity The thumb is taken as playing q
part equal to 20 to 30 as q bread winner,
the hrst finger of the right hand Is put at
IA TO IL per cent. that Of the left hand at
from to 13.5 per cent, and the middle I'm
ger Of either hand is worth from 10 TO 10
per cent The value of the third finger L.
put down as from 7 to per cent while
that OF the little finger Is estimated at to
~ per cent. These values may appear ar
bltrary, but 1t is explained that the ap-
parent inconsistency in the rating is 90
casioned by the differences in the trades
followed by the injured ones.
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efnciently. DR. Mash was born In 1854, near
Cartersville, Cumberland county. Va He
graduated at Hampden Sidney College, and
AFTER taking q course In medicine at Phil
adelphia was commissioned an assistant
surgeon In the navy In 1877. During his
naval career he had many and varied ex-
perlences. at one time dancing with Queen
LII at Honolulu. and the next being ON
board the Alert, IN search OF the Greedy
expedition In $50 he voluntarily resigned
ms commission. DIR. Nash Is a member Of
a number OF organizations prominent
emong them being the Sons of the Revolu-
uon. Army and Navy Club and Masonic
fraternity. The gentlemen composing the
and are as follows: Thomas HYDE. treas
urer; VIM. w. Dudley, r. ]. Earnshav.
A. Y. Gray and Chas c. Binney.
The real work of the reception committee
Will not commence until next Wednesday
at which times the delegates will begin to
arrive. To facilitate its work the commit
tee has been divided into two divisions. One
under Col. Clay will be in charge Of the
post office at Metzerott Hail. the registra-
uon. and the bureau OF information, and
the other, with Mr.. Bryan at Its head, will
receive the visitors at the depot. The whole
viii be under the direct supervision Of Prof.
Cabell, the chairman Of the committee who
has sfown skill in planning the work
William ID. Cabell comes of a dfstfn-
guished Virginia family. ana was born a.
Union Hi. Virginia In 1884 He com.
pleteo MS education at the University Of
virginia and soon after the close OF the
civil war. having sunk his entire fortune in
the lost cause. engaged IN establishing q
schooi Tor young men. Twelve years a1o
ne opened In this city a school for young
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From the Michigan Artist
Did you ever hear OF the strange fab
found In New Zealand that lives upon
frostF asked one traveller Of another NJ
the Morton House recently.
NO. OF course, not But In Micbig.n
everything relating to fish 'goes,' i am told
so go on with your lying"
II comes out Of the sea and eats tn
trosts early in the morning. At times II
becomes stranded, when It can be cauSht
II Is impossible to take 1t when in the
water. II Is a great delicacy, and sells for
A.25 per pound"
NOW, Old man. it Is my turn Fancy
VIII do most anything colored gentle
man IN kentucky went on a visit to an
other colored gentleman. Before going In
70, dinner he fastened his mule to a crib
nlied with popcorn. While the owner of
the beast was absent the crib caught fre
end burned down. The heat made the corn
pop, ana when the white. taky corn began
railing around the mule he imagined IL was
snow and froze to DEATH"
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DR.. Francis 9, Nash.

and, second, for the spread Of religious In
fuence among boys.
Since 1888 James L. Houehteling Of ST
James, Chicago. has presided over the de-
fberations OF the council. The present
council OF the Brotherhood is composed of
uhe following 1amed gentlemen: James Z.
Houghteling. president; G. Harry Davis
Germantown, Philadelphia, f1rDt vice presi-
dent; Silas McBee, Sevanee. Tenn, second
vice president; John p. Faure, New York
treasurer: John w. Weed, New York, gen.
erl secretary: W. r. Stirling, Chicago,
w. @ Mather. Cleveland; Henry A. Sill,
New York; John Z. Baird Philadelphia;
Hector Baxter, Minneapolis: VIM. q.
Sturgis. New Haven: W. o. Garrison St
Louis; George c. Thomas. Philadelphia,
II. X. Viele, Washington, ID. c.: Thomas
p. Dean, Boston: Charles 8. Shoemaker
Pittsburg; Edmund Billings. Boston; J. O.
Loomis. Louisville: Ssmuel s. Nash, Scot
land Neck. N. c.; s. A. Haines, Indianapo-
lis; ]. LIE B. Johrson, Tacoma, Washing
ton, and John E. Mitchell of Mobile
The Local Committee.
The first step toward the preparation for
the convention. which will meet here next
week. was made at q meeting last 81
Andrews DAY Of tho brotherhood men IN
this city. II was then decided that a COM
mittee Of seven should be appointed by the
local council. who In turn should select the
members Of the various subcommittees.
The chairmen Of these subcommittee IN
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u. Bryan. II the organist Of Emanuel
Church. and VIII preside at the organ dur
Ing the sessions Of the convention.
The corresponding secretary ana treas
urer OF the brotherhood In this city,
Henry c. Parlcnan, is also chairman Of the
press committtes. and in both capacities
has served the brotherhood faithfully and
well The work of the committee 90 far
has consisted In furnishing information 10
week. though much increased Mr. Park
man lie a native OF this city, and a oes>and-
ant OF Judge Robert B. Parkman OF Park
man. Ohio. He received his education In
the public schools mere and has for some
time past been preparing for the ministry
In this connection he has been instrument
tai IN tbs organization OF the Mission
Chapel OF the Good shepherd In Northeast
Nashin 3 ton, spd is now agent of the News
boys and Children's Aid Society. The COM
Ing OF the convention to Washington was
largely due to the efforts OF Mr.. Parkman.
The members Of the committee are NessrS
b. A. Kendall Chas. w. Eliason and Clar-
ence Wilson.
q. Maury Posey. the secretary to the
committee. has kept record Of its proceed
ings, and has charge OF matters relstinr
to the quiet day service to be held ON
Wednesday. Charles county Maryland n
Mr.. Poseys place Of birth, while his sdu-
cation was finished In this city. Tho,wh
only twenty-five years old Mr. Posey n q
vestryman OF Grace Church, and il record
ing secretary OF the local council
The finance COMMITTEES has had, as COM
mitteeS or such Q character always DO
york OF Vital Importance DR.. Francis g.
Nash. the chairman. and his associates on
the COMMITTEES have discharged their duties
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A Convention Of q Well Known
Protestant Episcopal Organization.
GATHERING OF DELEGATES NEXT WEEK
The Work Of Preparation as Per-
formed by the Local Committees.
WORK FOR YOUNG MEN

Next week will witness the gathering here
Of the delegates to the convention Of the
Brotherhood Of st. Andrew, a strong and
nourishing organization, composed Of men
connected with the Protestant Episcopal
Church. The business sessions viii be held
in Metzerott Hail, and the various details
Of the arrangements are In the hands Of
a committee representing the councils Of
the District. A hospitable welcome will be
accorded to the delegates. and 1t is ex-
pected that the coming convention win be
full Of interest and profit to all who attend
Chicago is the birthplace Of the principal
order Of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
the Brotherhood of st. Andrew.
The parent brotherhood was organized by
the members of a young mems Bible class
In st. James Church Of that city. on No
vember 80, 1883. Such remarkable results
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A Fair Division.


coinage. and unless some stop can be put
to the cutting and clipping of money, our
dollars, piscareens, etc., will be converted,
as league says into five quarters, and q
man must travel with a pair Of scales in
his pocket. or run the risk of receiving gold
at one-fourth less in weight than it
counts"
From this chaos of the currency, as well
as chaos in other public matters, the Con-
stitution of the United States came in
1887 to deliver the PEOPLE; as 1t gave to the
Congress the power to coin money. regu-
late the value thereof, and Of foreign coins /;
to provide for the punishment of counter
feiting the securities and current coin Of
the United States: and forbade any state
to coin money, emit bills of credit. or to
make anything but gold and silver coins q
tender In payment of debts.
The Decimal Scale.
Alexander Hamilton brought order out Of
the chaos Of the currency; but Governor
Morris had preceded him in proposing that
decimal scale should be established for
the United States money. Morris had pro-
posed that the basis of the currency should
be the one-fourth Of one grain of silver, and
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An Honest Dollar.
How Much.


the mints of England, France, Spain and
even Germany. Dollars, pounds, shillings
doubloons, ducats. motdores, joes, crowns
pistaraens, coppers and sous circulated in
differently, and with various values In each
colony. A dollar was worth six shillings
In Massachusetts, eight in New York,
seven and s:xpence in Pennsylvania, six
again in Virginia, eight again In North
Carolina, thirty-two and one-half in South
Carolina and five In Georgia"
Cutting Coins.
In this condition of affairs the Clipping
and sweating of silver coins was carried
to an extent which would now be deemed
impossible; and the figures or shape Of the
coin, originally intended to be circular, was
sometimes so grotesque as to excite merri-
ment as 1t passed from hand to hand serv-
ing the ordinary uses OF currency. Change
had to be made, and, in default of small
these parts served 10 make tine current
change needed in the small transactions
of business. This, of course, was open to
an extensive fraud. Fair dealing In the
cutting Of coins soon became the excep-
ton and not the rule.
These cut triangular fractions of coins
were called "sharp-shins" from their point
ed shape. They were often cut so irregu-
larly that their value could only be guess
ed. A 'sharp-shin" worth five cents to
sober man could easily be passed on a
half drunken man for ten cents, and, as at
the south reckon" Is the synonym for
guess" these pieces which had once been
named drink -reckons" came to be called
for short "drinkuns."
"Sharp-shins," of which the name of
Sharp Shin alley. adjoining the Alexandria
market, is a memorial, came to be less and
less exact. Gen. Washir ton, in a letter
written to Grayson in 1888. makes this
vehement complaint: I'VE are without
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kept busy. The chairman. CarsncS =
Dawson, has displayed special aptitude u
the discharge OF his duties. Mr.. Dswsop
was horn July 81. 1853. In the old kendall
mar sion at Kendall Green, then the home
OF his grandfather, the late Dr. @, Q. Cox,
some time lieutenant governor OF MARI
land ard United States commissioner q
pensions. He completed his education q
the Washington High School. and later ~.
ceived the degrees OF b L. and NIL e
Columbian University. Mr.. Dawson II
stencgrapher to the Postmaster General q
member Of St. Andrews Church and one q
the delegates Of the chapter OF that church
70 the local council MessrA N. NJ Ninni1
o. b. Hallam, r. 8. Clifton ana p A.
Steele compose this committee
The work OF securing Metxsrotf's an
Convention Halls for the use OF the GO,
vention has been performed by . oommittae
composed OF Msssrs. 0sorUe W. ealtsr and
r. III. GlbbonA
Prof John Alden Rosder. the precsnsps
Of the convention has had ~ his part %
the work the SELECTION OF Q choir. He has
formed choir OF fifteen brotherhood men.
who VIII lead IN the singing OF the conven-
ton fymns The choir has had several rs.
hsarsals New York was the place Of Ma
Roeders birth twenty-ssven Year, 49,
He CON - OF = musical family. and his -
forts In this city IN that line are notably
the production OF the cantRta OF "EsthsrS
At the Lincoln Music Hall the conductin9
Of the chorus at the Odd Fenowg oonveus
ton and the drilling Of some OF the branch
- that composed the Capitol centsnnid
chorus
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Seeing by Night.
From Meehan's Monthly.


Nocturnal creatures assume night 40
tivity for some other reason than that they
cannot see by day, or that they see better
by night. The bat sees admirably In the
brightest sunlight. as any one knows who
has ever teased one by poking q stick It
1t. 1t will open it's mouth and make an
angry grab at the stick when 1t IL not
near 1t by several inches Prof Bodies sayu
1t is the same Nth the owl They see per-
fectiy in bright sunlight and better II
night than most creatures.
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take rewards from
citizens for special acts performed well
IN his line of duty; such recompenses must
be sent to him by way Of the commissary
or the prefecture. Corruption" IL defined
10 include san offcr to give or receive q
present In reward for the performance Of
an act of ones functions. even though Just
and proper" Code penal. art. IT'D The
common policeman is seldom fixed" in
Paris. As to the rest, his faults and vir-
tues act upon each other with such init
macy that 1t is hard to say exactly where
the ones begin and where the others end.
The law, which has Instructed him that
way, has made him touchy of his dignity.
2 loneliness which meets with daily In
nemmation from the yelled contempt and
dislike he must bear from the great Paris
Pubi'c- The force Is poorly paid and I'M
ce1manned and Overworked. Though Gym
fcal and curt they are not inpolite They
walk tacfturn and moody. showing neither
forWaroneSs nor curiosity. By rule their
CONVENTION with the public is confined
10 answering questions. Yet In the Paris
papers II Is daily commonplace to see
eneers at the police. The comic illustrated
journals represent them with pretentious
manners, stupid, cruel ridiculous. When
quarrels between customers arise In the
cafes the first cry of the guest is PAS
dagents! Pas dagentsY'-'No policemen
whenever policeman hurries an ar
resteti man along the street he viii be fol-
lowed by a hum Of disapproval. After last
years students riots, when the police
undoubtedly did lose their heads. such pa
pers as the Courier Francois and Illus
traitors Ike Willette had pictures of police
men daubed with blood and laughing at the
sight of bleeding victims.
Ofhcers were represented swinging chill
dren by their hair, running girls through
with their sabers, cisemboweling dogs and
saving OH mems heads. It was frightfuIly
unjust. There was but one man killed In ali
the riot and very few were seriously In
5ured. When Frederic Passy, tustifyine a
RAID on insoun1fses street girls. made at the
nstieauon Of his Anthony Comstock- like
society, Contre la Licence des Rues, by the
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POINTS FOR THE BEST MAN.
An Outline of the Important Duties
He In Called Upon to Perform.
he Rrooklyn Eagla.

An Outline of the Important Duties
He In Called Upon to Perform.
From the BROOKLYN Eagle.
"A chum Of mine young mani is about to
be married. have known him and the girl
he is going to marry a long time. He
asked me to be his best man. This is the
first time that I am to stand up for any
body and I would like to get some points
on what to do. Will you also kindly give
me some idea what to present the couple
with? Kindly let me know just what
best man is supposed to do. They are 60
ing to Washington. and have asked me to
go along What am 1 supposed to do, and
what expenses should / bear?
'IGNoRAMUs."
The best man is not always unmarried,
but he Is usually selected from a groom
bachelor friends, and is supposed to be as
much his Intimate as ordinary men ever
choose to have. To him is confided the
route OF wedding journey. and he secures
drawing room seats, telegraphs for rooms
at hotels-h q hotel Is IN the plan of a we'd
ding journey; sees that the baggage is prop
cry checked. provided the groom has no
valet; accompanies him to the church
stands next to him during the ceremony.
presents the clergyman with his fee and
afterward. II requested by the brides fam
lily, sends to the press an advertisement of
saS AaoC, pal IOT Wnlcn are Iur-
nished by them. also by the groom, when
ever his iuie of descent or special titles arr
added to the same. OF course the cost of
all this Is borne by the groom except. per-
maps, the expense of the press, which the
brides father will choose to defray. A best
man is last to leave the church, but at the
reception later he is at liberty to join the
guests or take place by the maid of
honor. He goes to the railway agent or
steamer to see the bridal party off, pro-
Nded the distance to the place of departure
Is not too great and then returns to the
parents OF the bride to bring back their
greetings. The best man relieves the groom
or many essential details and every care
possible at a time when a bridegroom has a
right-ff such right is due any man at any
time-to perfect freedom and from eyery
anxiety and every duty. 1t is his hour Of
happiness. and to be truly content tran
guilty of mind is necessity. OF course
a comrade is undeserving the name of n
friend If he Is not glad to make, If possible
TINS oridai day perfect memory. The
secret-if 1t has been kept q secret-of the
destination OF the married travellers Is HIS
ana ne protects it. Indeed, nobody is likely
to ask it of him.
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Clear Compilations,
Youthful Faces

Free from wnntiss Pinplss. Biackheads, nvyb
Plus Cltrs Face Bsautinsr and Fissh Food h "
P 20 es tiG"s .tS s .Ss
strengths TO suit al ages and al complsxions 81
,s 3: Re: # ss ps GO .e. s Z
cents scaled circulas sent q spgliealon- kn4
YORK, and Sol. Agent asffi oi x. hnss Rs,I VI
soI French ssI Ke. %o S1ct dyG
promotes The growth OF hAir. essbrows AID -
laslvs. ssloAA
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Aids to Speed.
from the New York World.

rrUIu ING SeW 1Ork World.
II 1t is true, as reported. that the sulky
In which "Alix was driven her great mile
at Columbus was made Of aluminium and
weighed only twenty-ons pounds 1t is an
other case where increase Of speed is due
less to Improvement in horsefesh than In
racing appliances. When a lowered record
means simply better tracks or better sulk-
les 1t goes for something. but 1t does not
represent its face value.
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were accomplished that other parishes form
ed similar organizations. In January. 1854
q central committee was formed. The first
number OF st. Andrews Cross was issued
in October, and the parochial brotherhoods
In correspondence with the central COM
mittee were invited to send delegates to Q
convention. to be held In Chicago on o.
tober q. 1885.
At this convention there were present
delegates from twenty chapters of the
thirty-six then in existence. r. w. Springer
of Grace Church, Chicago, was elected presi-
dent Of the council, and a constitution was
adopted practically as II now stands. Every
man desiring to become a member pledges
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there Is large membership In other coun-
tries. which II In affiliation with the
brotherhood In the United States. The
brotherhood Of Canada and Scotland. how
ever. will send delegates to the present con-
vention.
As an auxiliary to the brotherhood 4
boys department has been organized and
serves, first, as a training school for future
members OF the Brotherhood Of 81. Andrew,
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Stingy Sharp-Shins,

his plan proposed the following table Of
United States money: Ten quarters make
one penn, 10 penns make one bill, 10 bills
make one dollar.
But Hamilton's plan was adopted and the
coinage act provided the present United
States money: Ten cents make one dime
10 dimes make one dollar. 10 dollars make
one eagle.
Preparations for coinage were at once b.
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Low Street Car Fares.

From the Boston True Flag.
An electric street car war In Savannah
has driven fares down to the lowest DOS
sible figures nsshort trips the fare II
cent and on long trips 8 cents. and the
president of one of the companies threatens
to make all the fares l cent He says that
his company has actually taken in more
money during the last two months than
during the same months last year.
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Mistaken Identity.

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean
Gould see the boss few minutesr'
yes; as soon as she gets through tellin'
the mistress that she's got to have another
afternoon of each week."
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party Of Hawaiian Mormons, sfxtesn
In number. have arrived At San FrancisoS
from Utah on their way TO Honolulu. The
say they have no fAuit % md with Mob
monism, but that the climate OF Utah ~
not adapted TO them
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himself to obey the two fundamental rules
OF the order. viz, the rule OF prayer and the
rule Of service. The practical application
take the form of the exercise Of spiritual
devotion: II may be expressed in one OF
more Of the collects which the church sets
forth for the different Sundays In the year,
words. Thy kingdom come" The rule does
not prescribe any particular words essen
tial, but simply defines the subtec; ana
time and places upon the list Of definite
engagements and duties the hour Of prayer.
By the rule OF service each member II
pledged to at least one conscious and CON-
sc1entous effort Of word or deed In behalf
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Of some one young man each week. Geoer-
ally speaking, It means the conservation OF
a mans common sense, common sympathy
and common influence to the spread OF
Christianity among young men.
A Rapid Growth.
The constitution. In addition to the two
rules, confines the membership to males Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church. ana pro
vides for a council OF twenty-five as the
governing body Of the order.
The next convention met in Chicago on
October IA. Is and 49, 1887. with eighty
delegates present, representing thirty eight
chapters out of one hundred and fifteen In
full union. The effect OF these two con-
ventions was to unite and solidify the
various chapters into an order powerful for
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good in the church. At this meeting W. r,
Stirling OF Grace Church, Chicago, was
elected president Of the council.
From that time up to the present con-
ventions have been held annually at the
following places, In the order named, viz:
New York, Cleveland, Philadelphia, st.
Louis, Boston and the last in Detroit. Each
one has had a larger attendance In dele
representing new chapterst % that now
there are in the Brotherhood Of St Andrew
LOO chapters. with membership Of about
1900.
The Brotherhood Abroad.
In addition to the numbers above Given
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sParis policeman II
practically incorrupt-
ible. He ought to
have that praise.
whatever else be said
against him. Wheth-
er from fear or pride
or both, he VIII not
take a bride, and as
for levying black
mail he would trem-
bic at the thought Of
1t. He may not even
take rewards from
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Guardians Of the Peace Much De-
rided by the Public.
STILL THEY ARE MCORRUPFBLE
Many Little Things They Have to
Watch and Report.
OFFICIAL TALE B A RERS

Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
PARIS, September 20, 1894.