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Chapel. The body was Lorne to the hearse
by a detail of the comrades of the dead man
and tenderly laid to rest at Rock Creek
cemetery.
The floral tributes were rich and many,
three of them being from the firemen of No.
/. Bright flowers were also sent by Mrs.
Chamberlain, II. A. Linger and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wheeler. Great grief was manifested
by the family. Fireman Mastin leaves a
widow and two boys. one six and the other
eleven years old. The circumstances of the
family are not the best
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when Troo,. Nav Re T,cd.

The recent experience OF the federal troops
during the labor troubles in the west has
resulted in the PRONUNCIATION Of general
order from the War Department Intended
to fully inform commanding officers how
and when they may use troops. The order
is an amendment Of an existing order. and
IFS significant features are found I'm the
designation of the interstate commerce act
and the acts in aid of the Pacific railroads,
i'm addition TO the statute prohibiting OBJ
struction of the mails. as acts wafranpno
army officers in using troops.
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Large Hail Sf0ncS.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa, July 27.-The heav-
lest hail storm Of years passed over this
section last evening. The hail descended
steadily for fifteen minutes, many of tn
hail stones being as large as hickory nuts
Growing tobacco in five townships near this
city was completely ruined, involving a loss
OF many thousands of dollars. Corn and
fruit crops were also badly damaged.
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LABOR MOVEMENTS,


"A Str1ke Declared On and Other Items
of Interest.
WEST OAKLAND. Cal. July 27.-The
local branch Of the A. II. u. voted last
night to declare the strike off.
resolution to that effect was passed
after heated debate, the vote standing
ISL for and 146 against. The meeting last
ed until midnight and was very stormy in
character. Both sides battled with energy
and determination. AS result some iii
feeling was aroused.
After the division an exciting scene en-
sued. Cheer after cheer broke forth from
the opposing elements. Chairs and benches
were upset and general confusion pre-
vailed.
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"A special service of Central Union Mis-
sion workers was held last evening in the
lecture room of the Metropolitan Presby-
terrain Church, on Capitol Hill. Rev E. B.
Bailey, Rev. DIR. Luccock and George w.
Harell made interestins addresses.
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A Small Cpm19S nsation.


Encampment %, Union Veteran Legion
was inspected last night by Gen. Green
Clay Smith, who compimented the en-
campment for its good showing and pros
porous condition.
A liberal supply of lemonade helped to
reduce the temperature and to loosen the
tongues of the veterans A goodly number
of Encampment Ill were present and con-
tributed to the interest of the meeting
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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Medical Dill.


The Commissioners have recommended
the early enactment of H. r. bill 1901, ITO
regulate the practice of medicine and sur
gerry and to license physicians in the Dis
trict or Columbia, and for other purposes -
me bill was prepared by the Medical So
clety OF the District after consultation with
the commissioners, and was reviewed by
the attorney for the District. The general
necessity for the legislation proposed in the
b elll is COMPREHENSIVE indicated in the
A Small CpmpSn s"tion.
referring to the claim of Mr. Charles S.
Robbins against the. District Of Columbia
for $2ia for alleged'injurS done to his horse
and buggy by collision wish the patrol wagon
OF the police Departments, the Commission
ers, IN reply, state that tafter thorough ex-
ANIMATION of the case they conclude that
$5o would be full compensation to him for
the injury sustaineisn The matter, and are
wiling TO compensate taithat extent.
BuiIdinsn Permits.
The building permits issued have been as
follows: J. Edw. Chapman. five brick
dwellings, Nos. 1922 TO 1880 C street north
west, to cost s30,OG.I Jas. w. Springman,
one brick dwelling at 491 Maryland avenue
southwest, to cost 5000.
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The Union Savings Bank,
r222 r Street N. w

lays FOUR PER CENT INTEREST on SAVINGS
ACCOUNTS.
pOpen until pm. on Government pay days. and
hturday evenings from to 81 fel3
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MIR. Mastin's Funeral.

The funeral of Samuel E. Mastin, one or
the firemen of No. l engine company killed
in the Knox fire, took place this afternoon
at 3 o'clock from his late residence, No. SOS
18th street northwest. Funeral services
were held at the house and were celebrated
by DR.. Joel Brown. pastor of Union NJ L.
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pr. E. :. CARROLL. DENTIST, HAS REMOVED
his Office from 1914 street to his residence
North Takoma. where he will practice for the
months of July and August. Inquire at Hotel
TakOiDa- jy21m
HOW 10 KEEP COOL THIS wEATIIER-BRING
NE some unbound magazines of any Kind. let
bind them. Then set cut, read and forget the
heat HODGES. sill 9th st. je27
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HOUSES AND FURNITURE
AGAINST loss by fire. one of customers had
Es"o on furniture in knOx's ware house.
There total loss.
500 will be paid.
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AUSTRALIANS RABBIT WAR.
MANS ALMOST HOPELESS sTRUG-
GLE AGAINST THE PEST.

All Efforts 60 Erect differentiation Have
Proved vsin Against che Rabbits Won
derrui Fecundity-The Only Elective Pro-
lection Thus Fnr Are wire Fences En-
ciosing Uninrected Dt.tricts-The Rabbit
Traps and Their Big and varied catches.
Men have been canonized for n variety Of
rcasons-some moro worthy than others. There
=. or was a man. who, could his name bo asCer-
tanned to-day. would receive a left-handcd
cnnonization bv the general reclamation Of at
least four millions Of his fellow men. lie may
have done IL innocently; he may have done It
thoughtlcssly; I've may even have done It with the
best intentions but he introduced wild rabbits
into Australasia! It Is certain he could not have
dreamed Of the results, as even now the mischief
he has wrought can hardly be- comprehendcd by
the rest Of the world. What he actually did was
to risk the destruction Of n continent.
Less than thirty years ago some one. happily
unknown, set at liberty In the colony Of New
South Wales and In the south island Of New
Zealand n few English rabbits. lie is supposed
tn have done this for sporting purposes. II was
several years before much notice was taken of
the new colonists. Then. little by little, the
rapid increase OF the newcomers began to lie
talked about. Runhuldcrs In southern New
Zealand were the first to feel the scourge. So
rapid was the increase OF the evil after this that
within "A year or two II became the subject Of n
parliamentary inquiry In the colonial Lcgisla-
tive Assembly. The runholders. who generally
lease their land from the state, represented that
II the new plague continued to increase Mt the
SAM rate for n very few years the state prop
crty would be almost, IL not quite, valuelcss as
sheep runs, and would therefore bring In no
rents. The colonial Legislature took alarm and
was both prompt and decisive in its action. A
law was at once passed to compel each land
owner, or leaseholder. under heavy penalties, to
destroy the rabbits within proclaimed districts.
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changed in any way. and Mr.. Palmer Cox
knew, therefore. that a brownie girl was an i'm
Feasibility. hut there WAS Ia be a play, 50 there
had TO be a girl. and MIR. Cox decided that she
should he a fairy. Being good themselves, the
fairies were friendly "a the brownies, 50 the
author decided that a brownie prince should
marry IA fairy princess. who would come 10 the
wedding with her fairy friends. Perhaps IL the
brnwniss had never had those fairies as visitors
they would never have had the cruel ITugpnfSis
along with them. for it Was tn carry on the
princess that he came TO the brownie wedding.
The first thing that sets the eyesof the brow MES
friends a~-staTing and their mouths a-smillng il
The brownie wedding. The brownies have all
come along 10 the wedding with Prince FlgrhHd
Ia See thai the future king Is married in the
style that becomes a brownie ruler, There are
with him j.. ChappiS Gd0dfOrmr, the brownie
dude, and the brownie policeman, the INDIAN,
the ChinamAn, the Japanese. and the Anarchist.
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pleasures incidentally. and they find plenty Of
time to sing and dance. They generally do Il
VOL, too. There are Others In the play not brown
los, who are as interesting to look at, and some
Of them are the soldiers of DIdgOntcls, who are
like huge stoves with red hot rims where their
stOmachs ought 10 be, and stove nipes- iron, not
SILK On their heads. Then there are TTdgOnfcs
ushers~ the chief Of them n huge wasp with
limp wings hanging down his back.
This II the fret time that the brownie have
got on to the stage. hut they have attempted II
more modcstly before. Once in Plymouth
Church IN brooklyn and again on tho lawn OF
Thomas A.. Edison's place mt llewellyn Park
they made n less ambitions amateur theatrical
debut. But they are mli-iedged actors now.
and. better than that. they have remained gem
uinc brownies as we'll. SO u is no longer true,
IN their own words, that
The children strain their eyes in vain
Tt see u H. owTlc sprite.
For Unosc that lind the brownie kind
Must have n second sight.
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ICE cRE4M SODA IN IoSDoM.
IL Was introduced DAILY HseeatIy, hut Il
Has become "a Craze Already

THE ice cream soda craze, which American
women have had So badly for the past few years,
has broken out in London" said a traveller re-
Gently returned from abroad. ut hasn't got a
firm clutch on the English women yet. hut IL is
growing rapidly. and 1 expect that in the course
of a few years il will materially aid in the dis
appearance Of the beautiful English complexion
for which women Of the old country are famous.
An American cOnfectlOner Is responsible for the
production Of ice cream soda in London. Before
he %sFttfer I'm a place in upper Regent street the
deadly mixture was practically unknown in
that great city. The few English women who
had heen Ia this country and tasted IL here Of
course knew what ID Was, and they lost no
time in patroniling the cOnfectiOner,
The great mass nf women, however. looked
aghaSt at the combination Of straw berry syrup,
live soda water, and ice cream. Those who got
up enough courage to tackle IL were not sorry
that they had done so. and the result was that II
soon became necessary for other confectionery
in the neighbOrhoOd 10 get soda fountains and
learn how 10 mix the drink in order to hold
their trade. There are now half a dozen or more
places in London where ice cream soda is sold,
and all day the fountains are SURROUNDED
by women, The scene reminds one very much
Of any one Of our own uptown confectionery
shops on q hot afternoon. leXpect II will not be
very long before the English women will become
as deYout wOrshippers at the ice cream soda
shrine as are our American women az the pres
ent day. Heretofore the chief diversion OF the
English woman out shopping has been 20 eat
ices and cake or drink Chocolate, but l predict
the entire disappearance Of this fashion In a
failed TO get a deadly clutch on the women Of
any country where Il has settled, and IL will DO
funny II q does not make q eomplete conquest OF
the Lpndaners-"
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besides n small man. He must he 4 good dancer
and singer and ms clever as the brownies all are.
SO the larger men were selected. The task Of
making them look like brownies was q
difficult one. 1t would not do to
pad them too much, for then they could
never have danced. and to pad up their shout
ders until their necks disappeared would have
moreover. are something not TO be found any
where else, and it took a lot Of puzzling and
painting to produce good limitations of the gem
uine brownie eyes. But II was all accomplished
after awhile, ana the stage brownies are enough
like their protOtypest to he recognized by their
little friends who welcome them so cnthusi-
The demon and the princess were an
easier task. Reginald Il. birch, who drew
LINE Lord Eutnii, rDp. took charge OF them.
The demons are n very wicked lot In their
looks and decks. They interrupt the brownie
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THE BROWNIE klND SINGS A hONO NJ NOON
LIGHT.
AMI the dude il carried off by a sea bird. But
nothing seems to harm a brownie, for he turns
up all right In the next act.
There they are all in DTdgnnfes's country, but
they are cheerful enough tO sing tn the moon.
which, being IA brownie moon, sings back to
them. Ii Is n respectful enough song to deserve
this, for the brownies sing:
The sun has a most incOnsiderate way
OF shining when he isn't needed, at day.
To brow MES, now, really, that dOesn't seem right,
hut you know your business aud hOb up at night,
The hest time Of all to appreciate light.
After they have sung for a while to the moon
the brownies find their way to the earth and see
the wicked DTdg0nistS making love to Queen
1uGniI. Instead of being ashamed that he is 50
unayOidabiy wicked he sings 10 the Queen in as
unblushing a way As this:
I'm not "A fav'rits In society.
In vice I've reached the thirty second degree,
II you should want a sample
or a horrible example
For a V, NJ. G. A. meeting come To me.
don't go 10 Sunday school
Or mind anybOdy's rule
! never put a penny in The contribution plate:
lcheAt when 1 play CTpiuet
Aud use words I shouldn't say
In everything ] oughnt To de- I'm always up To date.
Now, a man So avowsdly wicked could never
have been expected Ia treat even women with
consideration. 30, after they are Rll IN his cas-
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ming after him was trying To tag him with
. bomb and that there was dynamite in
IL. There was an explosion Of course
when the anarchist brownie hit the enemy
of himself and his race. IL was q very
loud one, In fact, but 1t only lasted II moment.
and shows how much better the brownie way OF
doing things is than the way OF ordinary people.
They didn't call on the police or the militia or
make any such disturbance. They settled their
trou bles with a simple game OF tag, ana the an
having caused such a loud explosion. When the
matter was all over the wicked DrdgInf'ls was
ont OF the way and the fairies were hurrying
down to help their friends out of the mine.
II Is about the only sad thing about the brown
les that all Of them are men. There was never
any such thing as a brownie girl. and, ON the
other hand, there never was any play without a
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where They Carry On IN Heavy w.a,h.r

On wash days. even in the heaviest weather
said a hat dweller, we carry on eyerythIng;
stunsails allow and aloft, and let her blow I
We never shorten sail unless IL rains. Sky-
san and spinnAkeT, hying-iib, and mizzen roVal
We ist heI flicker; only IT'S necessary. II the
Slna ~ mol Aoeam' To have somebody handling
ehen the things sag dowtl 10 leeward too much.
or aheh something gets gampled IL > lsswAr9
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wedding with a loud knock at the gate. and in
deep tones they say they are friends with pres
ents for the bride. None Of the brownies had
studied Virgil. and they let in the demons with
out their minds returning to that classical sus-
".1imeo Danaos ct dona fercntes." or words to
that effect, which half the youngsters in the
audience. could correctly repeat probably. The
demons bring silver pepper pots and napkin
rings to the bride. but they carry her off when
she leads them into the inside of the castle. The
brownies learn about it when the castle bells
ring out the alarm, and they conclude that the
have set sail for the country of Drag
Onffls. Before they have rugged their raft, the
dude brownie and several others fall overheard
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THf BROWNIE ANARCHIST. spelled with q large
capital -" to give any idea of the amount
of mischief he plans and accomplishes among
the unoffending brownies, who seem to be per-
fectly willing to live along in their own quiet
way, hurrving somew here or other. looking
very wise and knowing while they are doing
II, and enjoying themselves all the time.
II Is very typical of the brownies that their
red enemy should be got out of the way in the
same transformations. modest way that they do
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everything else. Drag
ontes had them locked
up in n diamond mine
90 far down under the
earth that even their
best friends could not
get at them. They didn't
bluster around and call
up their standing army
III get rid of him. The
brownie king suggested
D game of tag. IL hap
pened that II was Il game
which only two could
play, and Dr1DDnfciS
didn't know probably
that the anarchist
brownie who was run
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HHr of INF Hto"NK picture bOok. They are
srANtiNa Army. there in the play with
their friends and their enemies. They have
their troubles and look rs wise and solemn over
them as they always have looked. But they
have revels also, Just as brownies of we'll
regulated lives have had ever since there were
such curious little people.
Whether they be struggling with their ira
ditional foe, one Drdgpntets, or dancing while
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and anatomy built entirely on the brownie

eyes. and anatomy built entirely on the brownie
principle.
The chief diffculty attending the transfer NJ
the brownies from their usual haunts to the
stage was that the brownie proportions do not
readily adapt themselves % representation by
human beings, who are anxious to hold on 70
such useful members ~ their necks or such or
gans rs their eyes. Now, no brownie ever had n
neck. and no human being eyer had q stomach
~ highly placed and rOtund as every brownie
worthy the name values as his most attractive
wanN II to be brownies, and they went to Mr..
Cox as soon RN they heard that the rownies
were to he nut upon the stage. hut a brow
~ he genuine, must he n great many other things
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the morn sings to them.
they nav. sympath etic
friends over the foot
lights who follow their
movements and laugh
with them always. for
brownie troubles have
the strange quality of
being just as amusing rs
their gayest moments.
Perhaps it's because the
brownies have always
come out right in the
end that there is just as
much childish laughter
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NC Don't Do Mnsh DC Ior D..

\ man Whose curiosity on the subject had
ben awakened by seems freshly baked pies IN
a bakery early IN the morning was informed
ihai, they we're not baked expressly for
bteahftHt trade but 10 supply the general enrltcr
demands OF the day luncheon and So on tLat
comparatively very few pies are eaten in tIis
clty AT break fast, probably much less than E"s
per cent. OF the whole number baked, lut tb.t
when nloody does buy a pie for break fast il Z
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WIN " Rtnulne slnCef-
ity that fills the theater
with the sound Of chill
dren's laughter and the
patter of tiny hands
applaudine. Then eyes
that stare with almost
the solemn interest of
the brownies famous
google eyes settle down
TO watching their trou-
bles and Joys. There Is
only one really wicked
man In the W h ol .
brownie history, and he
isn't a brownie, but a
dcmon-a spangly rcd
d g m n. His name
should appropriately be
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found there. They are
10 he seen in stamped
calico stufci out
to their traditional
brownie proportions
and can be bought for
a small sum. There are
other kinds ~ brownies
spattercd over the ia
cade of the Fourteenth
Street Theatre, and in
side there are rows OF
them scampering along
the gallery ana bal
Cony rails and suspend
ell about tho prosce-
MUM arch. BEHIND the
curtains are brownies
that sncak and sing and
dance as no other
brownies were ever seen
to do before outside Of n
,y,tura hnoL Tlay 70
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when the big sea bird TIVE BROWNIE POLICEMAN.
swoops down and carries Off the dude brownie
o. when the brownie standing army rebels
against being a standing army any longer be-
cause it's tired and wants to sit down. 1t must
be the most cheering thing in the world to n
brownie to know that he Is so well remembered
Whether IL be the dude brownie, or the sailor
brownie, or the Uncle Sam brownie who bounces
onto the stage. there is the welcome laugh OF his
Old young friends to greet him. and they do Il
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BROWNIES ON THE STAGE.
IS UTSEAND SOLEMNAND AMUSING
LSIN 4 pICTGRE NOOK.

Audiences or thtdren Greet Their Oid
Frierds ma ,.nuxh md stare st Their
Troubles and Pleasures Actors Net
Easily Turned into Hrownie-.
The neighborhood ~ Fourteenth street and
Sixth avenue has bccns given over to the brow.
ries these days, and every kind NJ them is to he
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DIR. DAVIS'S SKIM
NoR7H RRINCH VIII Nor EOR-
GET TT TERT SOON

It Bessn tn the rsun, Way, but Tire noe-
tor wasn't Used 60 Skimm ertons npd
Responded with Acid That Led 60 Some-
thing Lac IL Riot, In which the Doctors
House. and uts Feelings. Were triured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-19

Mary 4 O'Brist of this city, an in
valid for 20 years, unable to leave her
bed for II years and almost dumb for
II years, now gets up, walks and talks
Faith is said to have worked a miracle
in Der case. She prayed fervently The
Rev. A w Welch and the Rev U.
Develier. evangclists, went 10 her house
Thursday and again Saturday and
prayed for her relief. Saturday after
noon Miss O'Brist spoke, then straight
ened OUT her feet and with a joyful cry
walked across the room All insisted
that their prayers had been heard and
answered. Sunday the patient was up
and about the house and Went in 9 car
rage to the evangelists' tent meeting
in the afternoon. There was great ex-
element on Caroline street IN the neigh
borhood of Miss O'Brist's little home.
When the evangelists came to the city,
they learned Of Miss o I3rist's long con
linement. They suggested united APP
peal to heaven, which was done, and all
Joined in fervent prayer for relief
s'Come out Of this woman, thou
devil. - said the Rev Mr.. Weleh final
". and Miss O'Brist, without previous
preparation, arose and walked about her
room Sunday evening she held an i'm
promptu prayer meeting on her front
porch. GAINESVILLE (Wis-) Cor. Chicago
Inter Ocean
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-19

KNNHE FIRST PAPER IN KANSAS TO Sc
- cure the leased wire service Of the Assoc lated
Press, controls exclusively for Topeka the Fun
Day Service Of this great organization for the
collection Of neWs A telegraph operator In the
STATE journal. Office Is employed for the sole
purpose Of taking this report. which comes con
9inuousiy from 1880 a.. m Eill 400 r. m with
Bulletins OF i'm pOrEanr up to D. m over
Q wire running into this ONCE and used only Tor
the day Associated Press business between the
hours above named.
baD- The STATE JOURNAL IS the only paper In
Kansas receiving the Full Day Associated Press
Report
tag-The STATE JOURNAL has regular aver
age Daily LOcai Circulation IN Topeka Of ore
chan ali other Capital City Dailies Com
hIned, and Double that OF tta pr1ncipa
competttor-a very creditabie morning news
paper.
fsy- Member of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association.
eW-Ihe STATE JOURNAL Press Room IS
equipped with a lightning Web Perfectng
Printing Press-the hands0unest and fastest
piece Of printing machinery il the state.