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The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
College Diplomas and Debts.

Ann Arbor boys, says the Detroit Tri-
bune, are ordered that they cannot be
graduated" unless they pay up all
their debts" The enterprise smells of
the shrewdness of the thrifty townspeo-
pie of Ann Arbor. A little board bill
here, little beer bill there, laundry
bill somewhere else-no diploma. This
is sheer nonsense. The faculty of the
university should never descend to sunh
trucking with local merchants. Is the
Board Of Regents to be regarded as a
collection agency? Is the terror of with
holding a well-earned diploma to intim-
idate the boys into paying all their bills
on a certain day? Well, some Of them
have not the money, and what then?
Are they to be disbarred? 1t is about
time that some one out in that town was
bold enough to make test case. We
would advise the young gentleman to
do as they please about their bills, and
not construe the faculty as bill COL
Iecting agency.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
Good-Natured NapoIeor TIT,

1t was few evenings before the EN-
perors departure for the Franeo-Aus-
trian war. Gen. de Cote was on duty
at the time. and after dinner went down
to the SMOKING room set apart for the
military and civil household. 1.-THE thins
is settled" he said, aloud, lighting d
cigarette; "in a day or two we shall be
on our way to Italy, unless providence
and the lunacy commissioners stop us at
the first stage at Clarendon" (Charen-
ton is the Paris madhouse) Half an
hour later the General went upstairs to
the Empress drawing room. He had
scarcely entered the apartment when the
Emperor came up to him with a smile
MY dear General" he remar'-nd, quiet
ly. Il have too much resp: i for tn.
opinion Of others. even when they are
diametrically opposed to mine, to ask
people to fight battles the causes for
which they do not approve. You will
remain in Paris with the Empress!'
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26

fried to Gross . Track In Front Of q
Train.


Train.
SteubenvilIe, O., Oct. -Four men
were hurled into eternity yesterday
morning at Miller's Station crossing,
On the Panhandle Railroad, by east
oound accommodation train No. So
The men were from Youngstown, near
Latrobe, in Westmoreland County. Pa.
Their bodies were horribly mangled.
Their names are Edward Cogan, a
driver, eighteen years of age; Samuel
Cogan. Jr., a plasterer, aged twenty:
Samuel Cogan, Sr., a plasterer; John
campbell, hod carrier, aged twenty
slX. The men were working for Jesse
Cogan, who had a plastering contract
under George c. Anderson & Sons. The
men started for Miller's in a wagon
" hen near the railroad crossing they
saw the accommodation and started
the horse on the run to cross the tracks
in front of the train.
The engineer of the train says he did
not see the wagon until he was right
ON top of it, as there was sharp curve
approaching this point, and the engine
struck the wagon about the middle, de-
mollshing it and killing all four men.
The horse escaped uninjured. After
the coroner's inquest the bodies will be
shipped to Youngstown. The engineer
claims to have applied the air pressure
as soon as he saw the wagon, but
could not check the train in time to
prevent the accident
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
Santa Clara Laid Waste.

Havana, Oct. "A cyclone has
caused havoc in Santa Clara province.
The wind blew at the rate of ninety
miles an hour, uprooting trees, wreck
.ng houses and laying waste cane fields.
The damage is enormous. The people
IN the interior villages are thoroughly
discouraged at so many successive ca
Iamities. The danger for Havana is
now over. 1t has been raining all over
the island more than twenty-four hours
!ncessantly and there are fears of an
other disastrous flood in Vuelta Abajo
and in Havana, Matanzas and Santa
Clara provinces.
The storms trajectory shows that it
will strike the southeastern portion of
Florida, and perhaps will be more vio-
lent there than here, as it was momen-
tarily increasing in intensity while
passing over this island. Communica
lion with Matanzas is stopped, as every
wire is down and the railroad track is
Hooded.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
A French Boa rd and It's Lesson

In the country districts in France
boards are put up telling people what
animals and insects should not be killed
and the reason. and also which ones
should be eXterminated in order to af-
ford protection to the farmer. First on
the board is this:
This board is placed under the pro-
lection of the common sense and hon
esty of the public"
And. Of course, after that no boy or
man would mar or remove the board
Then follows these instruc tions:
Hedgehog lives upon mice, snails and
wire worms-animals injurious to agri-
culture. Don't kill a hedgehog
Toad helps agriculture. destroys
twenty to thirty insects hourly. Don't
kill toads.
Mole destroys wire worms, larvae and
insects Injurious to the farmer No
trace of vegetables is ever found in his
stomach: does more good than harm
Don't kill moles
Cock chafer and it's larvae-deadly
enemy to farmers; lays seventy to 10C
eggs. Kill the cock chafer
"Birds-Each department of France
loses yearly many millions Of francs by
the injury done by insects. Birds are
the only enemy capable of battling with
them vigorously; they are great helps to
farmers. Children. don't take bird s
nests"
And so On the instructions read.
Among the animals which need killing
on farm are mice and rats, and the
reason they increase In spite Of the COLI
slant warfare of cats and dogs is be-
cause the boys on the farm kill the ami
mails that would destroy the pests if
they had chance.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
HOW THE POST WAS NAMED.
Sergeant Apcrson. who Died on the Dsne.
Ing Shadow Of the Flag

Sergeant Aperson, Who Died on tho Dano.
Ing Shadow Of the Flag.
Col. VIII L visscher tells a pathetic
story In connection with the organixa,
tion OF q. A. r. post at Tacoma The
average post Is named after some one of
the great generals who were conspicu-
Gus in the war. But there are many
names which, though perhaps not pre-
nxed by any grand titles, are fully as
worthy OF the honor as any that have
been used. Col. Visscher felt this most
emphatically at the time of the organi-
cation alluded to. When the question of
name arose. there were dozens offered,
and no doubt that of some noted gen.
eral or brigadier-general would have
been selected had 1t not been for the
Coloneps story. AS it was. however, the
post was organized, Col. Visscher was
elected commander and the name of
Coleman r. Aperson was adopted, amid
the greatest enthusiasm.
Coleman r. Aperson, of Kentucky"
said Col Visscher, when he had the
hooor. was one Of the warmest, dearest
friends ever had, and the keenest grief
ever felt was when he was shot
through the heart while at my side, In
the trenches Of the battle of Resaca We
were Damon and Pythias if there ever
were two such personages. Coley, as I
used to call him, held no higher rank
than that of a quartermaster's sergeant,
and he had no business whatever in
battle. But he would go in, and many
times we have fought side by side. Just
before Resaca I asked him to keep out
Of the fight. but he would not.
Don't go into this, Coley,' begged.
But / SHALL he replied: I want
some more Of that same Chickamauga
fun
Our regiment was the Twenty
fourth Kentucky Infantry, and at that
time was the color sergeant Of the regi-
ment Notwithstanding all my plead
ing, Coley was fully determined to enter
the fight. He succeeded in getting the
second sergeant Of the color guard, who
carries the State flag, to give up his
place. and thus we were close together.
Once more I tried to dissuade him.
had an underlined feeling that IL he
went in he would be killed.
why, what's the matter with you to-
day, WHIP he exclaimed What makes
you so nervous about me? You never
were so before
''I know it. Coley,' I answered, but
to-day I have a fear. I can't tell why,
but for some reason I feel as if you
were going to be shot
''He looked at me a moment brightly,
and then spoke words have never for
gotten. They are as poetic as anything
ever heard In my life. Waving his col
ors gracefully over his head, he cried
out:
Well, suppose I am; I shall die on
the dancing shadow Of my country's
flag"
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
FASHION NOTES.

lis rumored that dame fashion will
u.;+ddraw the light of her counternance
"d 'ad favor from the blouse before the
~in+er season sets in, and insist upon
,aaisfs ~. and skirts being made Of the
same material
No woman who aGpireS to be fashion
,bIa will not even now have an elegant
Sra Srass made with blouse effect.
princess. gowns, on the other hand,
.ra looming on the horizon in place of
.bs blouse and skirt combination.
Those with figures which come near
.onerfection can welcome the Princess
md the majority of less favored figures
iii steer away from them and adopt
.bat always becoming tailor made coat
basque and skirt.
Instead of the very short capes that
are so pneumonia inviting, we see the
mi sweep cape, "a inches in depth. A
nIeated collar of Marten fur, and gar
ature OF wells.
Amost marvellous effect of crinkle is
ohtained on absolutely smooth surface
Goods. in the weave and by pin lines Of
Color. and in many inexpensive mat
srials without bit of silk simuates Gre
pon well.
The Jacket bodice has a loose box
front that laps over and conceals the
hooks and eyes that serve as fastening
Sbortness and fullness characterize the
basque.
4 handy all-weather cape is made of
heayev blue-gray covert cloth, which
is really a coat, for it has a three
nuarter Jacket, the cape comes only to
The waist line and is divided in the
back and has the fullness only across
the shoulders, revealing the front and
back of the coat.
A pretty red serge costume is a very
useful one for the early autumn wear,
and the coat is little change from the
ordinary double-breaSted REFER.
The pretty little Tam O'Shanter cap
SO much in vogue can be made ofserge
tOmatch any costume.
Bicycling and roller skating are much
the fashion at present and of course all
fashionable girls will seek the mode;
for dress | described some time ago.
Dark dresses only look we'll upon
BICYCLES, and the more neatly they are
made the better.
It's not quite the fashionable thing
for ladies to go bicycling alone, still
the girls who "don't care" are often
seen alone.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
Don't Get Red

The general supposition Is that to get
red-headed" is slang for getting angry.
This is based upon the prevalent belief
that red-headed persons are more eX-
citable and liable to sudden passion
than other people-a belief hardly in
harmony with the fact that the dark
haired, dark skinned races Of southern
climes are more highly strung and vio-
lently passionate than the fair haired
natives Of the north.
But does not the hair really and &C
tually change hues under the more vio-
lent emotions, just as does the COM
plexion? There are plenty Of instances
where intense fear and mental suffer-
ing have blanched hair to snowy white
in a few hours. Will it turn red with
passion?
81 know it to be a fact said lady
friend Of mine with light brown hair in
which there isn't a tinge Of red under
ordinary circumstances.
II got terribly angry one day." she
continued, laughingly, "and my hair
turned red as could be. Fortunately, 1t
went back again to its normal condi
ton. A brute in human form cut off
the tail of my pet cat. I could have seen
that man hanged without the culver Of
an eyelid, believe. My husband came
in about that time, and, without know
ing the cause of my wrath, suddenly sx-
claimed:
why, Allie, your hair is turning
red.'
We'll, you'd get "red-headed." too
said thinking of the slang for getting
angry-ff somebody had chopped your
dogs tail off,
but don't mean that he replied;
1T is actually getting red! Look in the
glass. 1t is queer I never noticed it be-
FORE
"And, don't you know, looked In the
mirror, and, sure enough, my hair was
of distinct reddish tinge! 1 was SO
astonished-fc I then supposed, with
him, that my hair had been changing
for some time and that we hadn't no.
ticed it up to that moment.
I'VE laughed SO much about it that /
soon got in good humor again. And
then went to the glass again to look ut
it-and let it down about my shoulders
and we both examined it. But don't
you know, it was just as usual. 1t
wasn't red at all!
After that noticed that whenever I
lost my temper got red-headed for The
time being. New York Herald.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
BULLS FIGHT 70 THE DEATH.
Terrific Combat for $500 Takes Place In y
Florida Woods.

Terrific Combat for $500 Takes Place in !.
Florida Woods.
To settle a bet made by their owners
two bulls met In q duel to the death near
Callahan, Fla. The combat took place
in an in -losed space in the Piney Woods
about 200 feet square, says the New
York Morning Journal. and was wit
messed by over 1000 citizens. many Of
them from Jacksonville and Fernan-
dina. The bulls were owned by Messrs,
McLendon and Jones, wealthy planters.
No gamer animals ever met in the arena
The Jones bull was Of red color and
the McLendon animal of a dun hue
The bulls were about eight years old
and each weighed about 900 pounds. The
animals have been noted for their fierce
ness. and their owners have been forced
20 keep them closely confined.
The other day the owners met and be-
gan discussing the fighting qualities OF
the bulls, which resulted in an agree
ment to match the animals for $500
side.
The animals were driven into the arena
from opposite sides. and then began
contest, which will long be remembered
for the fray and Immediately dashed at
one another. They met with terrific
force in the middle of the arena. Both
seemed partially stunned by the shock
Of the collision. The red bull was the
first to recover. and dashed at the dun
animal. succeeding in gashing the latter
in the side The wound only served tc
enrage the dun bull. and he repaid 1T in
kind, tearing open the flank Of the red
arimal The contest continued for thir-
ty minutes with the utmost feroc1ty,
each animal giving and receiving dozens
of wounds The red bull was the more
active. and. probably, bore fewer
wounds than his opponent Both ami
mails were now winded and seemed will
ing to rest a few minutes. Bets were
2 to l that the red bull would win.
AS soon as the animals had rested thaT
dashed at cne another again, meeting IN
the middle Of the arena. Both bulls fe!
to the ground and seemed unable to rise
The red animal gave conclusive klc
or two and became still, while the dur
bull continued to struggle, but could no.
rise. Th. spectators approached and
found that in the collision one of the
dun's horns had entered the right eve
of the red animal, penetrating the bra n
and causing instant death. The animals
met with such force that the dun bull
could not withdraw his horn, and the
skull of the red animal was split in Or
der to release the victor. Although the
dun bull had won by a chance blow. he
was horribly wounded. He had been
torn in twenty places by the horns Of
his opponent. and his wounds will prob
ably prove fatal. The sand Of the arena
resembled the floor of a slaughter house.
so profusely were the combatants bied
It is estimated that $4,000 changed
hands on the result. The spectators,
most of whom saw the Corbett-Mitchell
mill. say the contest beat prize fighting.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
The Mirror.

Every house should contain at least
one mirror of sufficient length to en-
able one to see ones self within it at
full length No woman ever knows
quite what an appearance she makes
until she thus sees herself, and there
are many little defects of dress only
to be remedied by such observation.
Many gowns would hang very differ
emily, or be of different lengths, ant
sometimes, too, very much better boo,
would be donned, if the gift We
thus given ito see ourselves as otheI
see U.s."
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
Burned 10 Death.

New York, Oct. George Winter
Who lived in a little cottage on John
street, Sag Harbor, L. l., was burned
o death yesterday morning. Winters
wife was absent from home at the time
If the fire. The firemen did not know
that Winter was in the burning build
ing until after the fire was extinguish-
ed His charred body was found in
the kitchen. 1t is thought Winter acci-
1entally upset lamp, which started
the fire, and that he was overcome in
his efforts to extinguish it. Winter
was a German, forty years old.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
WHAT WOMEN DRESS FOR,
One Of Them Says It is to Please the
Taste of Men.

One Of Them Says It is to Please the
Taste of Men.
A group of young women sat around
their waters almost in the same breath
'T am only beginning to take an inter-
est in my gowns" said sun-browned
maid who had just returned from a
summer resort where there were twen-
ty-six girls to three men. Although
my summer costumes were perfectly
lovely I did not thrill over them once
for what was the use of donning the
most becoming frock when there were
no men to be overpowered by the effect.
] argue that we dress to please the men,
therefore I state In all candor that
don't care button what sort of gowns
have unless know that men are go
ing to see them"
But woman knows more about
their value and their STYLE" put in
brown-eyed creature who always looks
well.
That's all very true" argued num-
Der one. "but the influence that men ex-
|ercise upon women's dress is certainly
underestimated. The taste Of the hus-
band, the taste of the lover, of the inti-
mate friend, and even Of the brother,
has always to be deferred and submit
ted to, and in each and every case is
acknowledged to be superior to that
possessed by his fair subject. The Sc
cret Of this is, perhaps, in measure
due to the fact that the masculine eye
sees and judges from the effect pro-
duced, and a verdict Is passed accord
ingly, whereas the feminine mind is Of
ten distracted by the choice of color
material, trimming and style offered:
and when and where natural good taste
does exist it is frequently dominated
by the will of another actuated by self
interest. and thus good judgment is for
the moment overpowered. Again, the
desire to confine expense within GER
tain limit Is another fertile source Of
sacrifice on the altar of good taste
Still allowing all this and more, the fact
remains incontrovertible that man in
tultively knows what suits a woman
better than she does herself
With convincing air the speaker set
her cup down, gave herself a furtive
glance in the mirror, and departed to be
seen soon after on Walnut street look
ing perfectly radiant as she walked
along quite conscious that the man by
her side regarded her get-up as emf
nenty fetching.-Philadelp Times.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
New Uses for Peat,

The numerous peat bogs Of New Eng
land have hitherto been Of little use 10
their owners, but the new process of
making gas from peat may greatly en-
hance their value. The tests just made
at Cambridge encourage the hop, that
a high grade of gas may be nanufac-
tured at a low price. BY an ingenious
and comparatively simple method in
tense heat is generated from this bog
ploduct. which becomes available for
steam power.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26

New York, Oct. "A package con-
tanning jewelry intended as wedding
presents to the Duke of Marlborough
and his bride-elect, Miss Vanderbilt,
was received by steamer on Saturday,
ind held for duty. The value of the
presents as appraised by the customs
officials was about $3.50, according to
the statement of Col. Phelps, chief Of
The ninth or law division. The Duke
was notified of the arrival Of the wed
ding presents, and was required to pay
lie duty. He did not respond. but yes
.erday Mr.. Fraser, the British Consul,
allied upon Col. Phelps and secured
permission to return the glittering
oaubles to the senders in Europe. as
he Duke did not care to pay the duty
.hereon.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
Oil on Troub'ei Waters.

A seaman in the United States Nav
has invented a machine for distri5utin
oil at sea to lessen the volume of 'real
ing waves. 1t consists Of metal tar
in a box with a door in the side 20 Sho
a gauge, which indicates the quantity
oil in the tank. A rubber tube pass
f-s n the bottom Of the oil tank throu.
tho top OF the surface OF the sea.
the end Of this rubber tube is bu
for siphoning the oil from the tan
The naval authorities will take the ma
TOR I'm and experiment wr.h it.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
KICKED TO DEATH.
Aged Colored Man Killed by Buffalo
Tough.

Buffalo, N. Y, Oct. A peculiarly
brutal and unprovoked murder was
committed in the open court in the
rear of Nos IS and 10 Sycamore street
yesterday afternoon. The victim was
Michael Johnson, an aged cOlored man
and veteran of the civil war. The muir
ierer was Frank Gordon, an all-round
tough. Johnson had lifted the small
son of Gordon from rickety old hogs
head, where he was in danger of hurt
.l.g himself, and this provoked the at
tack Johnson was kicked viciously in
the stomach by his brutal assailant,
and died almost Immediately. The
murderer was taken into custody.
Johnson was native of Brooklyn. He
caves a wife.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
A Cure for Slander.

In Poland It was once the custom
sentence backbfters to go on all fon
and bark like dog for the space OF
quarter of an hour. This mode OF puf
,shment was introduced during the reis
Of Charles ", but 1t was soon aboiisne
as Il had to be applied 50 frequent
that his Majesty's rest was disturbf
fer the barking went on all the for
noon while the courts were sitting.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
Fourteen Chinese Put to Death.

Foochow, China, Oct - Mabel
Hartford's assailant and thirteen
others convicted of taking part in the
Hwasang massacre were put to death
yesterday morning at Kucheng. The
execution was witnessed by the foreign
Consular Commission, the Chinese Pre-
feet. the District Magistrate and d
great crowd. There was no disturb
ance
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
Male and Female Vanity,

Woman and the mirror have long been
the subject matter Of fun by the column,
bur if the dear creature can beat her
brother she is most remarkable. The
radiant, bemirrored elevator Is respon-
sible for the demonstration Of this. II
takes but the most superficial observer to
noe that nine out Of ten men who ride
ia the elevators take peep into the re-
fiecting glasses, give the musrache a
twist, push back lock or two Of hair or
shake out coat lapela
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
Gar Wants to See Emperors.

Berlin, Oct. The Car earnestly
wishes to meet. after his coronation.
and converse with Emperor William
and Emperor Francis Joseph, accord
ing to the Localanzeiger, which reports
that Prince Lobanoff, the Russian Min
lister Of Foreign Affairs, so informed
Emperor William when he recently
visited him at his shooting box at
Hub4rtStOck
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
ItalyEuts PORTUGAL.

Rome, Oct. AS an outcome Of the
King Of Portugal postponing his prom
ised visit to Rome on account of the
Pope's opposition, it is reported that
Italy has suspended diplomatic rela-
tions with Portugal. The Pope's oppo-
sitfon to the visit is due to the difficulty
a Catholic monarch would be under in
being received by both the Quirtnai
and the Vatican.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
Plenty of Room In Canada

Canada lacks on.J 900 square miles
Of being al large as the whole continent
Of Europe; 1t is nearly thirty times rs
la, e as Great Britain and Ireland. and
IL 5000 square miles larger than the
United States.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
Men Who Make Ink.

Between 800 and 400 persons are en-
ployed In making writing Ink in the
United States. and their yearly wages
amount to between tsos, 80 and sex, ,ooo
About the same number are employed In
making printing i1kG
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26

optician (to his new clerk)-''Now. in
sending out those price lists write the
addresses as small as possible. so that
those reading them may feel how badly
they need glasses"
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
sssend Advance In Three Months.

Allentown, Pa, Oct. The Crane
Iron Works increased the wages or
their four hundred employees 10 per
cent yesterday. This 10 the second ad-
vance in the past three months.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-26
Boy With o Big Head.

There is a negro boy living In Madi
son, Fla, whose head measures fifty
inches in circumference. He Is only
three feet tall.