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CHANGES IN OFFICES.
designations and Promotions in I


Interior Depa TT ment.
Official changes have been made in the
Department of the Interior as follows:
Patent CffiCe: observation-disclosures "A.
o. Rosell uf PENNSYLVANIA, third assistant
examiner, 81 400: John a. Sullivan of
Alexander ID. Lent OF New York, fourth TO
third assistant examiner, 81 200 10 81, 400.
Pension ice: Prun.otions-George w
Taiburt of Kentucky. Paul Kesn OF AR
81 900 to 81 200; Frank +. Gents,h of
Ohio, John H. Cook of Minnesota. Herman
J. Sthulieis of Wisconsin,, and Daniel G.
Hutton Of North Carolina, $500 to 81 900.
Resigna ation-Andrew F. Dinsriure OF Mirh-
igan, $500.
The evening times., 1895-12-04
Pcn.ion AGENTS CONVICTED.

Philadelphia. Dec. A verdict of guilty
was rendered 10y jury in the United States
district court this morning in the cases
against Edwin Bookmyer and Edwin II.
Bookmycr. his son. pension agents of Lam
caster. Pa, who-were charged with at
tempting to fraudulently obtain a pension
for Francis Hart. colored, in the name OF
Isiah Hart. colored, who is decea sed. Sen
tcncc was deferred.
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"PoPS" IN CONFERENCE.
They Decide to Vote Solidly Topet he
and Play II Waiting Game,

my htciut to ' ote SpHu1y logger nef
and Play Waiting Game.
The Popuiist members or the Senate held
conference yesterday afternoon for The
purpose of consulting about the situation
in the Senate. and, as Mr.. Pefrer said,
strengthening tbeir political acquaintance
with each other.
There were present Senators T cffer. Allen,
Kyle. Butler. Jones of Nevada. and Stewart.
IL was agreed they should ST and together
as a political party and vo,e solidly. at
least up to such time as il might be demon
strated what the Republicans and Democrats
contemplate doing. No effort viii be made
by the Populists to organize the Senate.
The evening times., 1895-12-04
Martin Becker's win.

The last will of Martin Becker was sub
mitted today for probate. He bequeaths
his household effects to his niece, Annie
Varth, and all the residue of his estate is
given to his son, John NJ. Becker, to his
grandson, Michael Becker, and to the niece
mentioned, share and share alike.
The evening times., 1895-12-04
Cant. Ba.sett Weaker.

There is very little change today In the
condition OF Capt. Isaac Bassett. the ven
cradle assistant doorkeeper of the Sennte.
His stomach does not retain food, and be is
steadily growing weaker.
The evening times., 1895-12-04
Amounted Three Policemen.

Harry W. Cover, Rufus Van der Schaaf
and William c. Van Horn We're appointed
policemen of the first class, tn take effec.
today.
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Half Of MIlllon Of Cold Goes,

New York. Dec. 4.-Muller. schaIl &
Co. have withdrawn from the Sub-Treasury
the $500 900 gold TO he shipped to South
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GRANDPA sllcI IS DElD
Tragic Coincidence in the Trl-
angular Court Case.
WHILE TRIAL WAS GOING ON

The Old Man WIS Troubled With
Heart Disense, Aggravated by the
Family DifficuIty-The End Came
Yesterday, and for Some Reason the
Relatives Are Thankful.
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AoW

natural--showing a new
purchase = specially when
it's an acknowledged good
one-there-we've told the
secret that's crowded our
store the past two days with
buyers.
Those brand new Hud-
dersfield Cheviot Suitings
are remarkable values, and
their wearresisting qualis
ties will greatly extend Our
fame. SIS is all we're ask
ing for a suit made-to.
measure.
The evening times., 1895-12-04
NOafINATIONS SENT IN.

Vote OH The Bond Bill. See announce
ment on fourth page.
The evening times., 1895-12-04
Marriage Licenses.

Vote on the bond Bill. See announce
ment on fourth page.
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Washington s,osx Excnan-..
rnrrxSMrsr RnSnS

SaIes-Trsders Nat. Bank. 10 at los; Capital
Traction,i at %; Metropolitan r. r., 10 at lu2;
Il EIec. ric Light, 3S at lS
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- 81 WANT TO BE TIE
JEwELER WHO COMES
- INTO Y0UR MIND FIRST. !"
The evening times., 1895-12-04

Vote on the Bond Bill. See announce
ment on fourth page.
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and dashed upon the roof. like the
snarl of the ocean on gravelly beach,
while the hurting streams of snow
gave rise 20 strange multitudinous.
anomalous SOUNDS, now dim and far,
now near and all surrounding, produc-
ing an effect of mystery and infinite
reach as though the house were a
helpless ship tossing on a limitless
angry sea.
Looking ont there was nothing to
be seen save the flashing of the wind
and snow. When we attempted to
face it and go TO the rescue of the
poor cattle, we found that the charac-
ter of the storm had completely
changed. IL was no longer showing,
but the air was filed with an impene-
trable cloud of flying snow. fine as
powder and mixed with the dirt
caught up from the Flowed fields by
the relentless blast which had now at
tanned the inconceivable velocity of
ninety miles an hour. IL was impos-
sible to see twenty feet save at long
intervals-indeed one could not see at
all facing the storm; the eyes would
have been destroyed. As we stepped
on: into the wind the face was coated
with ice and dirt as il by dash cf
mud, mask which blinded the ey
and froze the cheek in a few secon >
Such was the force of tire wind mat
a strong man could not breathe with
his mouth unprotected. The mouth
being once open the breath seemed
swept away and the power of the
lungs to inh5. e lost
That day we mainly spent in keep
ing warm and feeding the stock in the
barn. which we reached BY desperate
dashgs dur. ng some monetary re-
lenting in the tempest. We attempted
to alter tie horses and cows, but the
wind blew the water from the pail
and fsoze :. Instantly on everything it
touched. IT, the house it became more
and more difficult to put a cheerful
construction on the outlook, notwith-
standing we had fuel in abundance.
Oh. that terrible day, Hour after
hour we listened to that prodigious,
appalling, ferociOus wind All day we
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shape itself into these words. but an
awed silence came upon me The cold
began to make itself felt, and Il
winds voice began TO send thrill of
terror to the listeners heart. striking
as it did through our little house,
freezing our food -ithin a few feet of
the stove.
] thought the wind at that hour had
attained its utmost fury. but when /
awOke in the feeble light of the next
morning / realized how mistaken l
had been. No words of mine can de-
scribe the steady. solemn, implacable
roar of that storm. Imagine all the
roarings Of the lions of Africa. the
Kissing OF a wilderness OF serpents.
the lashings of great trees and the
walls of a hundred women, all COM
min gled in one ceaseless. unfaltering.
rushing. diffusive, all-surrOunding roar,
and you may rise half way to the real
~ OF that voice. II benumbed the brain,
il appalled, the heart as no other force
i have ever met could have done. lie
sea itself in its mightiest moments
could not be more absolutely horribly
ing.
The house shook and snapped; the
snow beat in mufiled rhythmic pulsa-
tiOns against the walls, or swirled
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Fresn water for Cows.

Cows in milk will con sumo nearly
City per cent. more water than the
same cows when not giving milk. The
New York experiment station at
Geneva found as an average of several
breeds that each COW drank 1,039
pounds of water and consumed 547
pounds more in food per month. Dur
ing lactation the average per month
was 1000 pounds drank and 774S
pounds consumed in food The pounds
of water consumed for each pound of
milk produced were as follows: Ayr
shires, 4.26; Guernseys, 5.07; Holsteins,
AS; Jerseys, 5.24; Shorthorns. s.;
Ho,derness, 3. 95; Devons, 4. So; making
an average of 46s pounds. The need
of an abundance of water is evident
Am erican Cultivator.
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with which we melted the ice from thu
windows the next morning and looked
out on the familiar landscape, peace
full, dazzling under the brilliant sun
and sky. We greeted il with sort of
frenzy as II we had given it up for lost.
The wide plain ridged with drifts and
the far blue line of timber looked IA
miliar but desolate. The neighboring
cottages sent up cheerful column of
smoke as il to tell US the people were
alive, but the sound of the wind
seemed with US still. so long and so
continuously had il howled in our
ears that even in a perfect calm tho
imagination was constrained to sup
ply its loss with fainter fancied roar
ing.
As long as live I shall never forget
those days. and the sound of that wind
will never leave me. What II must
bee on the open plain was awful to
think Of Those prairies so bright
and beautiful in the summer that you
seem adrift on a fowery sea, under
skies of perpetual biue-those wide
wastes when the norther was abroad
in his wrath. were as pitiless and de.
structive as the Northern ocean. Moth.
ing lived there unhoused-all was az
the mercy of the north wind. whom
only the great Lord Sun could tame
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sun" He seemed to enjoy being

sun" He seemed to enjoy being
roasted.
The steamer that brought Gen. Grant
and his party to Galveston from Vera
Cruz was several days behind time,
having encountered "a severe storm,
and fears Were expressed that the
steamer had gone down with all on
board. The newspape<men at Calves
ton received numerous kilograms from
the great dailies IN New York, Chi
eago and other northern cities asking
for immediate information in regard
to Gen. Grant an1 his party. Among
the journals that were anxious for in
formation as to the fate of the missing
steamer was the New York Sun. which
had alway3 been bitter opponent of
Gen. Grant, and which had maliciously
criticised the acts of his administra-
ton. Being aware Of this fact, during
an interview remarked that the New
York Sun was particularly anxious to
have the earliest information about the
delayed steamer. The hero of Apo
mattox slowly moved the inevitable
cigar from between his teeth and re-
piled, with grim smile and a twinkle
of the eye, that no doubt Mr.. Dana
would be sadly disappointed on learn
ing that he (Gran) was Hos drowned.
The people of Texas n general, and
the citizens of Galveston, in particu-
lar, gave Gen. Grant a magnificent
welcome. Nobody has ever before, OF
since, received such q tremendous ova-
ton as did Gen. G al when he landed
at Galveston. TIcre was an imposing
display of loca' militia and brass bands
at the wharf, and thousands of en-.
thusiastic citizens lined the streets and
cheered the party ON their way to the
hotel. There was, and still is, an in
tcnse admiration for Grant in the
south, on account of his uagnanimous
treatment of the defeated and over
whelmed confederates Then too, it
did not seem unlikely at that time that
he might once more fill the presiden-
tial chair, and it was not bad idea to
favorably Impress the man who might
exert an influence on Congressional APP
preparations for the deepening of the
water on Galveston har, which was
question of vital Importance, not only
to Galveston, but to the entire state of
Texas; so between these two causes for
enthusiasm the Grant reception was
absolutely terrific.
There was subsequently grand BAN
quet at the fremont hotel, at when
Gen. Grant made quite a lengthy
speech. There was wine OF almost
every vintage, but tie general reso-
lutely turned down his glass, and did
not touch drop. However, as soona
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PROFITS IN PECANS.
A Texans Experience in This New q
Is.r,i.II.--c rnrrinr In

A Texans Experience in This New end
RapIdly-Growing Industry.
A Texas man who has a pecan or
rhard in bearing has the following to
say about it:
II am more than satisfied with my
investment in pecans ia this section,
along the valley of the Pecan bayou,
in Brown county, and were it possible
for me TO put in double the amount of
lanl | now have (Which is 400 acres,
with 1000 trees on sane). / would
certainly embark in a similar enter
prise As to the amount Of the trade
in Texas | am not prepared to give
you any definite information, but | can
say there was pne year here at Brown
wood alone that there was shipped
son. | will present some figures to
show the profits that can be obtained
from an acre of trees when they come
into full bearing.
"Twenty-seven trees can be grown in
one acre. When they come into full
bearing these trees will each yield an
nually about bushels (some bear as
much as IL bushels). This makes 2l6
bushels to the acre. Extra large nuts
bring from S4 to Sc per bushel, while
small nuts bring from S1.50 to So
Suppose we estimate the value at 81.
This would z We you for one years
crop $500. The cost of gathering would
be nominal, say S54, as patent sweep
could be constructed to sweep them off
the ground after the first frost, which
opens the burrs. This leaves net
amount of $500 per acre. Suppose we
take of $500 for contingencies, and
we have $500 income from one acre. l
would rather have a pecan farm than
stock in any bank"
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snneoy.rs In tbe SiIo

Some experiments have been made
by one of the Canadian experiment
stations with sunfiowers mixed in the
silo with corn and other fodder plants.
The heads only were used. The ex-
pertinent was successful and quite sat
isfactory, showing that there is a place
for this plant as feeding crop in our
agriculture. 1t is substitute for the
oil meals and other fatty foods, having
twenty-five per cent of an excellent
oil, sweet, digestible, and devoid of
any Objectionable quality. The prod
uct of an acre is from thirty to eighty,
or even more, bushels OF thirty-three
pounds. The leaves may be gathered
as those of corn are for fodder, and
are acceptable and nutritious.
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement nd
tends u personal enjoyment wien
rightly used. The many, who live set
ter than theirs and enjoy life more, With
less expe aditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value TO health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; elfectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches ana fevers
ard permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction TO millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ering them and it IS perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but il is man
ufaetured bv the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name IS printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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from imposing. At a distance it some
what resembles an old-fashioned bake
oven. 1t is constructed of red brick,
and is constantly guarded by park POI
licemen. | made this discovery while
endeavoring to execute a rough sketch
of the edifce. l was interrupted by
deep voice with crude, imported ac-
cent:
mo stitching is allowed. If yez
want to skitch the tomb, yez will have
to go somewheres ilse."
But I'm not sketching aloud It's
you who are doing all the talking"
n. B.-Since the Lexow committee
has been in session it is quite safe to
give back talk to a New York police
man.
Finally / asked the gray-coated guar
dian if might look at the tomb and
make mental sketch of it. This
seemed to bother him, and. after pom
dering over it for some time, he decided
In my favor, but, telling me not to
'mintion' to anybody that he had inn
parted the permission, he went Off out
of sight, and / was allowed to finish
1.-The mental sketch" with lead pencil.
Through the barred door of the
tomb, on the right, is seen the triple
caslxet of chilled steel. Some ported
plants and faded floral decorations
from Grand Army posts are also in
view. The vacant space is for the
caslxet of Mrs Grant, in ease she should
die before the permanent tomb and
monument are completed. These
stand about fifty yards to the south of
the temporary structure. Work on the
Grant monument is suspended in win
Ter. 1t has reached height of about
forty feet, is of white marble, and will
he most irHposing landmark when it
is finished. The work has been slow
on account of lack of funds, and l do
not believe that this generation will
see it completed.
! saw Gen. Grant twice-once when
he was living and again when he, or
rather his body, was lying in state in
New York city hall. AS a reporter of
the Galveston News, ! interviewed him
when he visited Texas on his return
from his tour around the world. lie
was accompanied by Mrs. Grant, Col.
Fred Grant and wife, Gen. and Mrs.
Sheridan and others. AS the steamer
could not pass over the bar, Gen. Grant
and his party were brought to Calves
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moved restlesslv to and fro asking
each other: VIII il ever end?n We had
the same sensations which the sailor
has when the reused ocean seems too
vast and too ungOvernable to ever
again be spoken into quiet even by the
Creator Himself It old not seem to
me that God could control that storm,
for my imagination could not conceive
of n power greater than this war of
wind and snow.
On the third day we rose with weari-
ness and looked intOeach others faces
with a sort Of Mortified surpr sc. Not
the invineible heart of father nor the
CHEEKY good nature of our guests could
keep a gloomy silence from settling
down upon us. Conversation was
scanty. and / do not remember that
anyone laughed during the whole of
that day. as we listened anxiously to
the wind tearing at the shingles, beat
ing at the door and shrieking around
the caves.
The frost upon the windows thick
ened ana the room was dusk at mid
day. 1t grew dark at three o'clock
and the lamps We're lighted. The
women sat with awed faces and wide
open musing eyes. full of unshed tears.
their sympathy going out to the poor
travellers on the wild prairie or fioun-
dering in the deepdrifts OF the gullies.
That night. so disturbed had we be-
come, we lay awake till nearly mid
night listening, praying that ne
storm might cease. waiting for some
sign to tell that the wind had reached
its height
Shortly after midnight l noticed
that the roar was no longer so relent-
less. steady and high-keyed. There
were moments of lull. distinct easing
away. and though il returned to its
attack almost Immediately, its fury
was plainly becoming spasmodic- l
heard an exaitant vsice from below
cry out: The storm is over" and then
everybody sank into deep sleep from
sheer relief.
1t is impossible to express the Joy
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AFTER MANY YEARS.
The Modest Bachelor and the Maiden of
Long Standing.


He was too modest to be a success
full lover, and he had let { orty years OF
his life go without ever coming to an
emotional point
He was in love with fair being of
suitable age, but he would not tell her
so, and though she knew it she could
not very well give him a tip on the
situation.
She was willing, because she had ar
rived at that time of life when a wom-
an is not nearly SO hard to please "a
she might have been at some other
time, but he was stupid and went
away without a word
He was gone a long, long time, and
when he came back he found her still
ready.
y have come back after many years. :"
he said to her as he took her hand in
greeting.
She had learned something in the
years since she had seen him last.
We'll, for goodness sake, Henry"
she exclaimed tervidIy; "why don't
you take them? I'm thirty-five now;
how many more years do you want?"
Then a great light shone upon him.
and he did not wait for any more.
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2 squabs.
8 orders of wheat cakes.
3 cups of coffee.
2 orders of baked potatoes.
Isn't an order like that something
unusual?" was asked
That's rather large order for one
man, but we have had much larger
ones. It's a very common thing &c
have a man come in and order a double
porterhouse steak, with potatoes and
coffee, and consume everything that
is placed before him. I'll show YOU
the champion order. One night big
fellow who had evidently been sharp.
ening up on cocktails came in here and
sat down at a table, and the first thing
he did was to drink pint bottle OF
Worcestershire sauce. Then he began
ordering. AS soon as the walters
would bring him one thing he would
order something else. Here is the list
of what he actually ate and drank be-
fore leaving the table"
1t was as follows:
pint Worcestershire sauce.
l spring chicken.
/ prairie chicken.
l dozen hard-boiled eggs
orders potatoes.
EQUALS.
cup of coffee.
1 sirloin steak.
IF | remember correctly the bill
was about eight dollars" said the
cashier The big fellow paid 1t in
an off-hand way as il there was nothing
remarkable in his performance. Chi
catrn Rarnrh
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THE THIRD FACTION.
Politics Discussed with a Man Who Has q
Small Boy.

Politics Discussed with u Man Who Has q
Small Boy.
A big man, holding by the hand 5
small boy. stood on corner down.
town talking to friend.
''Itell you, Smith," he said earnest
ly, 1.-THE political situation is Like this.
The two factions are"
Papa" interrupted the small boy,
buy me monkey on a string"
The man smiled good humoredly and
bought the toy for the child, after
: hich he resumed the discussion with
his friend.
''As l was saying, the two fac ton
are
Say, papa" called the young'ster,
make this monkey climb the string
This being attended to. the political
situation was again considered.
Where was I?' suggested 'the big
man.
You said the two factions"
"Oh, yes. The two factions are both
interested in the-what is it now.
Frankie?'
-'Oh, papa, won't you buy me two
monkeys on a string, so that when this
one wears out can have another?''
The friends car came along at that
moment and the story of the two fac
tions remained untold. But the little
third faction got in it's work.
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doors through which the ice house
to be filed and L l. are doors used for
the renewal of the chaff The letter
Il represents a layer of peat on which
the ice rests. 1t will be noticed that
the layer of chaff extends over the ice
as well as up the sides of the building.
The ice is removed through the shute
and falls into the box X. from which
it is removed as wanted during
the day. Entrance to this ice
house is gained at Y. under the ceiling,
where there also is window to admit
some light In the ground plan, the
letters l. and NJ represent the OPEN
ings, the same as in the section. X is
the box into which the ice is thrown,
ID ID are drains which carry off the wa
ter as the ice melts and the line A ID
represents the point at which the cross
section is drawn.-Farm and Home.