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The Washington times., 1895-05-21
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Frontiersmen, The. BY Gustave Al
mard.
Frozen Pirate, The. BY W. Clark Rus
sell.
Golden Heart. A. BY Charlotte II.
GuIIiver's Travels.
Guilderov. BY Ouida.
Hardy Norseman. a. By Edna Lyail.
Heir of Lime, The. BY Robert Bu-
Herioi's Choice. BY Rosa Nouchette
Heroes aud Hero worship. BY Thomas
Carlyle.
Hon. Mrs. vereker. The. BY "The
House of the Seven Gables, The. By
Nathaniel Hawthorne.
House on the Marsh, The. by Florence
Warden.
Hunchback of Notre Dame. The. BY
Victor Hugo
Have Lived and Loved. BY Mrs. For
roster.
indiana. BY George sand.
In the Heart OF the Storm. BY Maxwell
Ivanhoe. BY Sir walter Scott.
Jane Eyre. BY Charlotte Bronte.
Jealousy, BY George Sand.
Jet. BY Mrs. Annie Edwards
John Halifax, Gentleman. BY Miss
Mulock.
Wentworth. BY Sir Walter Scott.
NinS solomon's Mines. BY II. Rider
Kit ana Kitty. BY r. d. Blaokmore.
kfth and Kin. BY Jessie Fothergtll
LampIighter, The. BY Marie 3 Cum
minis.
Last Days of Pompeii. The. BY Sir
E. BuIwer-I.ytton.
Last Essays of Ella, The. BY Charles
Lamb.
Legacy OF Cain: TIE. BY wiIkle Collins:
Little Irish Girl, Il. BY 1.-The Duchess"
Little Rebel. A BY THE Duchess"
Lord Lisle's Daughter. by Charlotte n.
Brneme.
Lord Lynne's Choice. BY Charlotte II.
Braeme.
Lost Love. The. BY Mrs. O1iphant.
Lost Sir Massingberd. BY James Payn.
Louise de la valerie. BY Alexander
Dumas.
Love aRd Liberty. by Alexander Dumas.
Lucille. BY owen Meredith.
EaC1crmots of BaIlycIoran, The. By
Anthony TrollOpe.
adcap Violet. BY william BLACK.
al Love, A. BY Charlotte NJ. Braeme.
ch in the Ranks,A. ByJessie Fother-
gill.
,Fargaret Maitland. by Mrs. Oliphant
marriage at Sea, A. BY w. Clark Rus
sell.
tGarried at Last. BY Annie Thomas.
carried Beneath Him. Ry James Payn.
- ,rvel. BY 1.-The Duchess"
= ssster Rockafeller's Voyage. BY W.
Clark Russell.
.-.tehmaker, The. BY Beatrice Rey-
nOIQS.
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Adam Bedc. by George Eliot.
Allan ouaTtermain. BY Ii. Rider Haggard.
All Sorts and Conditions of Men. BY
Waiter Besant and James Rice.
Anna Karenine. by count Lyof Tolstoi.
April's Ledy. By"The Duchess"
Arabian Nights Entertainments
Armorei of isronesse. BY walter Besnnt.
at the Worlds Mercy. by Florence
Warden.
BaIzac's shorter stortes. BF Honore de
Basil; or. The Crossed Patn. BY wnkie
Repro The conscript. BY It. Adolphus
Trollopc.
Beyond Pardon. ByCharIotte NJ. Brneme.
Born coquette, a. ny "rhe Duchess"
Camille. BY Alexander Dumas.
Cast Up by the Sea. BY Sir Samuel w.
Children of the Abbey, The. BY Regina
Maria Roche.
Christie Johnstone. BY Charles Reade.
Clyffards of cIytfe. The. BY James
Payn.
Confessions of On English opium Enter.
nv Thomas De Quincy.
Conscript, The. ny Alexander Dumas
Consuelo. BY George Sand.
Countess OF Rudolstadt, The. by George
Count of Monte eristo. The. BY Alex.
Cousin Harry. by Mrs. Grey.
Crooked Path. A. BY Mrs. Alexander.
Crown of Shame, A. BY Florence
Daughter OF Heth. A. By william Black.
Dawn. BY H. Rider Haggard.
Deemster, The. BY Hall Caine.
Deerslayer, The. BY j. Fenimore
Cooper.
Deldee. the Ward of warringham. BY
Florence warden.
Devils Die, The. BY Grant Allen.
Diana Carew. BY Mrs. Forester.
Dicks Sweetheart. BY 1.-The Duchess"
Doctor Cupid. By Rhoda Broughton.
Donovan. BY Edna Lyall.
Doris Fortune. BY Florence Warden.
Double Cunning. By George Mnnville
Fenn.
Dream Life. BY TX. Marvel.
Dukes Secret, The. BY Charlotte NJ.
Rrneme.
Edmond Dantes. BY Alexander Dumas.
Fair women. BY Mrs. FORESTER.
Family Pride. BY the Author o" Pique."
Family Secrets. BY the author e
"Piquc.'
Fanchon, the Cricket. BY George s,-.~
Father and Daughter. BY Frede -,
Braeme.
Fiery Ordeal. A. BY Chariot.
Braemer.
Forging the Fetters. by Mrs.
ander.
French Revolution. The. BY Tn.
Carlyle.
From Out the Gloom. BY Charlota :
Braemc.
ursisters. The. ByFrederik a Br. sr.
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TRICkING A CRAB.

The Natives of Africa Take Advant-
age of His Industry.
In Africa there exists a certain member
of the crab genus commonly known as the
great tree crab, says an exchange. This
peculiar shell-fish has an offensive trick
of crawling up the cocoanut trees, biting
off the cocoanuts and then creeping down
again backward.
The theory is that the nuts are shattered
by the fall and the great tree crab is thus
enabled to enjoy hearty meal. Now,
the natives who inhabit the regions in
tested by this in-conditioned crab are
well aware that the lower portion of the
crabs anatomy is soft and sensitive and
they believe that the ''bivalve'' was thus
constructed in order that he might know
when he had reached the ground and when,
consequently, he might with safety re-
lease his grasp of the trunk.
So what they do in order to stop his
depredations, which often ruin the cocoa
in nipping off the cocoanuts they climb half
way up the trees and there drive row
of long nails right around the tree, allow
ing an inch or so of the nails to project.
The crab has no knowledge of disaster
nor yet of the fitness of things. AS he
descends the sensitive part of his body
suddenly touches the nails. Thinking he
has reached the ground, he naturally let's
go. Instantly he falls backw ards and
cracks his own shell on the ground.
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Michael StroEoff. by Jules Verne.
Miseries Of Paris The. BY Eugene
Modern cfree, A. By ''The Duchess
Aons Bawn. By 1.-The Duchess"
Mona's Choice. BY Mrs. Alexander
My Danish Sweetheart. BY w Clark
Russell.
Nv Hero ny Mrs. Forester.
Mystery Of Mrs. Blene-rrow, The By
Not Like other Girls. BY Rosa Soucnets
Carey.
Old House at Sandwich. The. BY Joseph
Old Aiam'seIIe's Secret, The. BY E.
MarIitt.
oliver twist. By Charles Dickens.
Pathfinder, ,The. ByJ. Fenimore Cooper.
PanI and Virginia. BY b. de Saint
Pierre.
Peg woffington. BY Charles Reade.
Pilgrims Progress. BY John Bunyan.
Pioneers. The. BY j. Fenimore Cooper.
Prairie. The. By j. Fenfmore Cooper.
Prince OF Darkness, y. BY Florence
Warden.
Rienzt. BY sir F. BuIwer-I.yttou.
RoGue's Life, a. BY wiIkie Collins.
Rory O'More. BY Samuel Lover
Rose Douglas. BY ythe Author Of Pique.'
Scottish chiefs. The. BY Miss Jane
Sealed Packet. The. By T. Adolphus
Search for Basil Iyndhurst. The. By
Rosa NOuchette Carev-
Second Thoughts. BY RhOda Broughton-
SeIf-Sacrifice. By Mrs. OIiPhant-
Swiss Family Robinson.
Terrible Temptation, A. By Charles
Reade.
This wicked World. BY Mrs II. Lovets
Cameron.
Three Guardsmen. The. BY Alexander
Dumas
Thrown on the world. BY Charlatts
N. Brneme.
Tour of the World in Eighty Days, The.
BY Jules Verne.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the
Sea- Nv Jules Verne
Two Kisses BY HawIey Smart.
Two Orphans, The. BY r. D'Ennery.
Two Years Before the Mast BY R. II.
Dana. Jr.
vivian the Beauty. BY Mrs. Annie Ed
wards.
waverly. ny Sir Walter Scott.
We Two. BY Edna LyaH.
White Company, The. BY A Conan
willy Reilly. BY VIM. Carleton
Woman in White, The. BY Wilkte Col
Inns.
wOman's Face, a. BY Florence warden
wOOing OF, The. BY Mrs. Alexander.
WOrmwood- BY Marie COreni-
Yellow Mask The. BY Wilkie Collins.
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Hoover &
Snyder,
1911 f St.
MILLIONS OF OYSTER SHELLS.
Twin Hills in the Central DakOtf
Prairies Made Up of Them.

Twin Hills in the Central Dakota
Prairies Made Up of Them.
In the south central portion of North Da-
kota lies a butte, or mountain, which is
wonderful relic OF an ancient era when the
ocean the State, ,saysthe Minneapolis
journal. ItisreaIly twobuttes, ,2OOormore
feet in height, which are composed Of little
else than oyster shells. They are in the ex-
tneme southwestern part Of Logan county,
about seventy-five miles southwest of this
city, and probably thirty five miles east OF
the Missouri river. The base OF the butte,
which at height Of about 100 feet
is divided and forms two peaks,
each about one hundred feet high,
is about three quarters OF mile in
length, oblong in shape and lies extended
in a northeastern and south western direc-
tion. Tie sides are precipitous, except
at the southern extremity, where it is
possible to drive part way up.
The butte lies in a region almost entirely
settled by Russians and none, sofar as could
be learned, have ever visited il or even
given il a name. II is conspicuous land
mark, visible for miles in every direction
as it towers above the surrounding rolling
prairie and the valley Of the Beaver-a
it is located. Very little vegetation is
found on the butte besides prickly pear
and, in favored spots, punches Of grass
The northern end OF the butte, which has
borne the brunt Of wind and rain for num-
berless centuries, is SCARED and eaten
away and presents almost vertical walls to
the northwest winds. Here and there on its
face are huge blocks of the cenented shells,
which form kind of rock, which, from a
distance appears ready TO fall outward and
downward with crash. The Jutting crags
and rocksmakea wild picturesquesigh
The southern peak which can only be sur
mounted after a stiff climb, is nearly flat on
top, oval in contour and nothing isvisible on
the surface but oyster shells, some of them
whole, as though just opened of their con-
tents, some crumbling to DUST as though ex
tremely old, while on every hand are
broken shells of all sizes. An excavation on
the surface reveals Daught but more shells
and slight intermiXture of gravel.
The other peak is somewhat different in
character and contour, though this, like the
other, is composed of nothing but shells. 1t
Is rougher and the shells seem to have been
united into a kind of rock, W hich defies the
wind and weather. This is separated from
the butte by huge block ten or twelve feet
square and is almost as truea cube ingeneral
outline as though the hammer and wedge OF
the stonecutter had fashioned it. Here and
there, projecting from the sides, are atinter-
failed TO loosen. A small cave has been dis
covered in the side OF this peak Shells form
fts roof, its side and its floor. The butte is
isolated, with no hills approaching it IN
height to be seen in any direction for miles.
walls large shells which countless frosts have
The Washington times., 1895-05-21
Ever and Ever So Long Ago.

He told her a story, twas all so sweet,
Ever and ever so long ago;
And he knelt him down at her precious
feet,
Ever and ever SO long ago.
And he said: Il would have my life all this
One perfect joyl'' and he sought to kiss
Her finger ups-it was oh, such bIiSsI
Ever and ever so long ago
She fOolishly hearkened TO all he said,
Ever and ever so long ago,
Till he kissed her lips so ripe and red,
Ever and ever so long ago
Then he knelt no more, nor kiss would he
Her finger tips; loves slave was she;
The men are the same as they used 10 be,
Ever and ever so long ago.
Amusing Journal.
The Washington times., 1895-05-21
Brides Russian Garland.

The Russian garlands bid fair tosupersede
the heretofope popular shower bouquets for
thus carried at recent wedding were of
entwined roses and buds and hung from
band OF rose satin ribbon, which rested on
the arm in butterfly bow. At the same
wedding the bridegroom united with the
bride in the souvenir gifts TO the brides
maids. These were not the conventional
and monotonous brooches or locllcts, but
took the form Of exquisite point lace fans,
in each Of which were set, in the outer
sticks, beautifully executed miniatures OF
the bridal pair. Those who know the high
prices charged by miniature painters will
appreciate the amount OF money needed
20 indulge in these tasteful gifts. Most
OF this sort OF painting is done by women
artists and the price expands as the por-
traits shrink. A miniature OF the ordi-
nary size costs about Sl25 and a tiny
one 70 Set in q fan stick advances coHsid-
erably over that price.-New York Times.
The Washington times., 1895-05-21
infectious Diseases Cure Mental Ones.

Infectious Diseases Cure Mental Ones.
nfectious diseases, especially when
accompanied by high fever, have been found
in many cases of mental diseases to leave
the patient with greatly improved mental
powers. DR.. Wagner Won Kauregg, profess
sor of mental diseases at the University of
Vienna, has been experimenting in produc-
ing high fever artificially in insane patients
by the injection of DIR. Koch's tuberculine
He asserts that though the mental improve
ment that follows each injection rapidly
The Washington times., 1895-05-21
The Utilitv of the Hairpin

Instead of hook it buttons boots, gloves,
and such like.
Instead of a needle and thread it VIII
fasten together a ripped seam.
Instead of mucilage it fastens together
the woman reporters sheets OF copy paper.
Instead of a corkscrew it VIII open
bottle instead of paper knife it VIII cut
open magazine leaves.
Instead of a candlestick 1t does good
service cestraightenedOu out, with one end jabbed
into a candle. the other into the mantel.
1t is so useful the wonder is how men
get along without them.-ROseleaf.
The Washington times., 1895-05-21

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Address THE TIMES, Washington, D. G.

that could be equitably apportioned by
the rule of numbers, could not be direct
tax within the meaning of the trainers of
the Constitution.
This was, after all, the best and most
practical test of direct tax. He illus
trated the absolute aud unnecessary iDjus-
tice which must follow an apportionment
of an income tax by the rule of numbers
by comparing the new State of Washing
ton with the old State of Rhode Island.
1n the former 900 persons perhaps, would
be called upon to pay the same amount of
taxes derived in Rhode Island from co.
600 or so 900 persons.
The imposition OF such taxes by the rule
of apportioument levied taxes arbitrary,
with no principle of justice or fairness be :
hind them. This decision, in his opinion,
practically destroyed the power of the gov :
ernment to reach incomes. 1t takes from
Congress its rjghtful power 10 iiX the rate
of taxation, and substitutes therefor
rule incapable of application without i'm :
posing the most monstrous inequality on
the citizens of a common country.
The decision reversed the common rule
of taxation by eXemptiug those who were
best able to pay and forcing the burden
upon the shoulders of those least able to
pay. In concluding, Justice Jackson said
in his opinion the decision was the most
disastrous blow ever struck at the con-
stitutional power OF Congress. 1t struck
down an important, vital and essential
power of the government. 1t left the goy,-
ernment, in case of necessity, without
power to reach by taxation in any form the
vast incomes derived from the real and
personal property of the country.
1.-The decsion," he concluded, lis a dis
aster, ana must be regarded as public
calamity"
| JUSTICE BROWN ALSO.
Justice Jackson concluded at 2:35 p m, {,
aud was followed by Mr.. Justice Brown.
He held to the doctrine of stare decisis.
Even a century of error, he said, may be
pregnant with a less evil to the state than a
newly discovered truth
JUSTICE WHITE DISSENTS.
Justice White followed Justice Brown,
renouncing the opinion expressed by him
when the case was first decided.
The Washington times., 1895-05-21
New Trainson Royal Blue Line.

The ROYAL Blue Line train ervice to
Phiiadelpiia Z and New YORK hss s. De Ell greatly
1mproved by the addition of Bew trains,
notably the trains leaving Washington at
q. m.s arriving Philadelphia 1915 a.
M, New York 12:45 p. NJ, and leaving
Washington at 1890 p. m. arriving Phila-
oelphia $40 p. m, New York boo p. m.
:Southbound a new train viii leave New
:Tork s q. M, Philadelphia 1888 a. m.,
arrive washington ]: 40 p. M, and another
will leave Philadelphia $50 .. M, arrive
washington o: so p. m. The time of most
OF the old trains has been materially re-
huced.
The Washington times., 1895-05-21

The Times has just receivedanO
immense consignment of the stand
ard premium books any one of W hich
is offered, with The Times for one
month, at Thirty-five cents
Those who have sent in subscrip-
tiOns and have not received their
books VIII now be served AS soon as
the agents can cover the ground
BE sure and have the money ready
W hen your door bell rings.
The Washington times., 1895-05-21

declines, there is a steady and lasting
clearing of the patients mind A case is
cited where a high fever following trans
fusion OF blood resulted in a complete cure
of Observation-Disclosures
The Washington times., 1895-05-21
Envy the Chicken.

: A chicken has a hard time during the win
ter, but we always envy achickeninthesunl-
mer. A chicken must have an awful good
time waIlowing around inthe dirt.-Atchison
The Washington times., 1895-05-21
erandma,swrink

''Gwandma, !" said MoIlie, Looking at the
wrinkled forehead of the dear old lady, 81
finks you ought 10 90 to the Iaundwy and
det your head ironed. ''-Harper's Bazar.
The Washington times., 1895-05-21
These S3
RuSSetS

Are not S. Russets,
but better. We doubted
them at first, but after
dissecting a pair we
jumped at the lot. Now
the maker says he doesn't
think he can let us have
any more at the old price
after this lot is sold, for
leather has gone up. We
won't increase their price
until we have too. We
advise you to get a pair
at s. while you can.
Latest shape and regular
$3.50 Russet.
The Washington times., 1895-05-21
PERsoNALPRoPERTY.

Nor can we perceive any ground why the
same reasoning does not apply to capital
in personality he'd for the purpose OF in
come or ordinarily yielding income, and to
the income thererrom. All the real estate
of the country, and all its invested per
sonal property, are open TO the direct oper-
alton of the taxing power if an oppor-
tionment be made according to the Con-
stitution. The Constitution does not say
that no direct tax shall belaid by appor-
tionment on any other property than land;
on the contrary, It forblds all iinapportion-
ed direct taxes; and we know of no war
rant for excepting personal property from
the exercise of the power, or any reason
why an apportioned direct tax cannot be
laid and assessed, as Mr.. GaIlatin said in
his report when Secretary of the Treasury
in 1912, upon the same objects of taxa
ton on which the direct taxes levied un-
der the authority of the State are laid and
assessed"
Nor are we impressed with the argument
that because IN the four instances in which
the power OF direct taxation ilas been ex-
Middletown transcript., 1895-03-16
CHURCH NOTES.
Elect a Senator.

Rev. W.. Wilkie, Rector ofSt. Annes
preached in the Elkton P. E. church Tues
day evening.
Rev. G. S. Gassner, of Delaware City
preached at st Anne's P. E. church Wed
nesday evening.
Rev. T. Snowden Thomas, editor of the
Peninsula Methodist. will preach at the M.
E. church tomorrow at both morning and
evening service.
Rev. F. II. Moore of the Forest Presby.
terian church will preach tomorrow even-
ing ON What is up-to-date preaching" All
are cordially invited.
The "Big Missionary" day at the NJ. E.
Sunday School was about as Dig as usual
nearly $500 being raised for missions at
this one collection. The final report Of the
year however will be completed to. morrow.
Presiding Elder, Rev. Alfred Smith D. D.
preached at the NJ. E. church last Sunday
both morning and evening to large and
apprecfative congregations. The morning
sermon was one of the best missionary SER
mons ever given from that pulpit.
Middletown transcript., 1895-03-16
ODESSA NOTES.

Congressman Baker, of Aberneen, Me.
was in town this week.
Hon. Anthony Higgins was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Corbit on Sunday.
Miss May Thompson, of FELTON,, is visit
ing Mrs. Jos. G. Brown.
Mrs. Bessie Temple is enjoying an ex-
tended visit among friends and relatives
of New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Burrows, of
Woodbury., N. j., were entertained. by
Mrs. o. B. George on Sunday.
The remains of Corbit Warner were
inferred in the burial ground of Friends
Church on Friday afternoon. Mr.. War
ner was we'll known in this community,
and had hosts of friends who will mourn
his untimely death.
The Missionary Anniversary of the M. e.
Sunday school was held in the church on
Tuesday evening of this week. Opening
were made by the pastor. Rev. r.
Watkins, and after several selections by
the school, Mr.. Shoomkoff a native Bull.
garian. was introduced, and for more than
an hour entertained large audience with
descriptions of the customs of his native
land. Mr.. Shoomkoff is an interesting
talker, and deserves the success which
attends his efforts. Several
songs in his native tongue added greatly to
The interest of the occasion, and no one
regretted having faced the elements to see
md hear him.
Middletown transcript., 1895-03-16
MITE SOCIETY SOCIAL.

A Pleasing Program Rendered by the
Presbyterian Ladies'.
The first of the series of socials arranged
by the Ladies' Mite Society of the Presby.
terian church, was given at Misses Beasten's
on South Broad Street Thursday evening
and was very great success, botlf socially
and financially
There were great many present. tbs
capacious parlors being taxed to accommo-
date all the guests.
The following very pleasing program was
rendered: Vocal Quartette, "Yachtin :
Glre"-Misses Lydia Echenhofer and
Eugene Beasten, DR.. Gilpin and J. J..
Maxwell; Recitation-Miss Martha Heater;
Guitar Solo-Miss Mabel Parvis; Vel
Solo-Mr. J. B. Maxwell; Reading--A i,
Autcault; Medley Quartette-Miss Am i-
lynch, Miss Beasten, Mrs. Maxwell tI.d
DR.. Gilpin; A Good Night Drill, by ei;.' t
little girls.
Misses Vinie Lynch and Will Beastcr
were the committee who arranged the pro-
gram and to them is due the credit for the
excellence of the renditions.
Refreshments were served in charming
style by the ladies. which added much to
the pleasure and satisfaction of the visitors.
The receipts were SIS, but the sum of 500
will go into the Mite Society Treasury.
The pastor had pledged himself to give
five dollars for every ten the ladies made.
and another friend donated similar sum,
which made tie above amount.
The second of these delightful occasions
will be celebrated at the home of w. II
Houston on Thursday, March 2slh, and
will if possible be even more attractive
than the first.-Elect Senator.